This world is inhabited by creatures that we call pokemon. People and pokemon live together by supporting each other, but now the scourge threatens the safety of the entire region. Kohaku has become a dangerous place, where children stay at home and only brave souls go adventuring.
Welcome to KOHAKU. Come for the nightmares. Stay for the tea and crumpets.
The season is SUMMER. It is easy for survivors to forage for food from the land, as there are entire abandoned farms ready for harvest. On the downside, you can smell the corpses.
swarms
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No, that can’t be right. There was a wooden sign pointing to the large building, stating that the city’s gym leader was inside here. However, instead of an arena that Nemona Taiski had expected, she instead stepped inside to see a library. Towering shelves were crammed to the brim with all kinds of books, written by all kinds of people. Luckily, the Shinx on her shoulder pointed a paw towards a solitary elevator, with a sign that read, 'Gym Leader Jaspar at B4'. "Good call, Balthazar." the girl whispered before pressing the up arrow button and stepping inside.
After a minute of antagonizing elevator music, Nema tentatively walked out of the structure. Peering around with wide, olive green-tinted optics, the girl cautiously called out, "Hello? Is the gym leader here?"
the gym leader is indeed in. jasper pokes his head out from between two bookshelves towering high above them all, books slotted neatly into their registered places. that didn't count the tomes scattered on a desk nearby, though, along with various papers spread out in no particular obvious order. "he's here!" jasper calls out, and puts the entirety of himself into view, books cradled in elbows before he puts them down to concentrate on his visitor entirely.
"is there anything you needed?" although he can guess why the girl is here, it's considered polite to ask.
Well, Nemona hadn't expected him to be absent. As far as she knew, gym leaders practically lived in their gyms. Right? The next question muddled her somewhat. Was he or was he not the gym leader? Wasn't it pretty obvious what she wanted?
Finally realizing that he was asking out of courtesy, the girl blushed and quietly answered, "A gym battle, I guess. How exactly does this work again?" Nema had no idea why she had added the 'again' at the end of her question, because nobody ever explained Jaspar's battling system to her before. Nimble as a cat, the Shinx on her shoulder leaped down, landing on the carpeted floor without a sound.
her voice is quiet, but jasper can catch it all the same. he leans against the overflowing desk as he gives the obviously new trainer a light grin. "for me, it's a one-on-one battle. others might have two-on-two or higher, but not here!"
lapis came out.
"you can go first, since you're the challenger!"
?Lyrical psst. you need to tag me so that i know when you reply. just a friendly note. <3
Glancing backwards with optics brimming with excitement, the Shinx silently implored her for a chance to battle. "Alright. Get out there, Balthazar." she encouraged him, although he was already 'out there'. "Charge, then Spark!"
Bite isn't an awfully complicated move. It consisted of rushing forwards and, well, biting.
While wondering how a sea snail can even Bite, the shinx went with the leapfrog tactic and hopped over the Omanyte, pushing off of its shell. "Um, yeah." Nemona admitted, looking down at her feet. She should have trained some before coming here. Ah, well.
"that's alright!" jasper shouts, and i am glad that he isn't the type to do a dynamic entry like that maito guy from naruto. instead, he continues to grin at his challenger. "so, are you with eos, or are you going for the league?" he got both types, these days.
omanyte dodged ice fang omanyte hit by leer omanyte used aurora beam e_YOoGa4 <30 lowered attack
?Lyrical note: you should roll < 30 for ice fang's flinch and freeze effect. to roll, just type [*roll] without the asterisk.
Wincing for her Shinx at the attack, Nemona responded, "Eos, mainly." Honestly, she was doing this for the benefits of the badge, but the Elite Four sounded promising as well. "I might try going for the Elite Four, too. Same moves, Balthazar!"
balthazar used leer balthazar used ice fang
Hfwc0Zkj <10 for the ice fang freeze and flinch effects nette
"Ha, yeah. I'm not sure if I can do it," Nemona admitted. It was near impossible in her standards, but a trainer can dream. "No, not yet. I guess I will, soon." she answered in response to Jaspar's question. Frankly, she wasn't looking forwards to it, not really being the sociable type.
balthazar used charge balthazar wags his tail. hello right back at you!
"it's okay! you just need to have faith in yourself!!"
...wtf.
"you probably will. there's a lot of eos running around, going to and fro, frontlines and back as they restock and head out again. but if you manage to catch one of them before they go, you can get battles and levels! i recommend it!"
omanyte used withdraw omanyte used rock slide
?Lyrical (...i actually have a ranger that nemona can battle against for levels, if you want.)
Well, at least someone believed in her. It sounded cheesy, but it was a nice thought. "Oh, okay. Thanks. Yeah, I guess there are a lot of Eos people around here. I'll have to meet one of them sometime." Even though she really didn't want to, being the hermit that she was.
Balthazar, still crackling with electricity, squeaked as he jumped around the tumbling boulders just in the nick of time before getting hit. Charging up a little more energy, the Shinx finally released his electricity with Spark.
?Lyrical (okay, then! just let me know when you want the thread started! :3 ...and you should really say whether or not your pokemon was hit by a move or dodged it. it makes it easier on both you and the mod. ^^;