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[worldofnpcs]

WHO: Everyone!
WHAT: Traveling to Aquacorde, and then Pokemon Catching 101!
WHEN: August 28th
WHERE: Vaniville, Route 1 and eventually Aquacorde!

Well, after that strange introduction from Professor Sycamore, and all the introductions being out of the way, the Aides pull out some Pokeballs and continue with their explanation.

"All Pokemon come from these Pokeballs. We are going to teach you how to catch a Pokemon, so that you may use this knowledge. Not all of you have to become Trainers. There are Pokemon Breeders, and all sorts of things you can do here. We will be taking all of you to Route 2, just past Aquacorde Town, on some larger Pokemon that you can ride so that we may get there faster. It will be a one hour ride."

The Aides tossed their Pokeballs, and multiple Pokemon appeared - including a large orange and black dog, a large fiery horse and a giant rocky triceratops-looking thing.

"Please do not be afraid, they will not harm you. Hop aboard, and let us get on towards Aquacorde!"

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Onward to Aquacorde!

[worldofnpcs]

[Everyone hop on those riding 'mons and let's go to Aquacorde! Thread your characters getting on the Pokemon if you wish, or thread with each other for the way through Route 1!]

[myheadisnotbig]

Dib never really got on well with animals. In fact, he's done the math; while they were in his presence they were more likely to attack him on sight then do anything else, and that included any efforts to meet basic needs. Self-preservation instinct fell by the wayside in the face of their hate for him.

He's even done experiments about this. There were rats involved. Some of them were STILL chewing on his protective gear.

Needless to say, he's more than a little wary around these new creatures. He edges towards the triceratops thing, watching and waiting for it to charge or breath fire or something...

[shutupdib]

Gaz, meanwhile, isn't going to pay her brother's pathetic attempts to approach the rock-rhino any more mind than a glance and a huff. Animals hardly intimidate her - more often than not, they take one look at her and flee for their lives. Of course, she hasn't really had the opportunity to see how huge, tamed monsters with crazy powers react, but no time like the present.

She strides right up to one of the hulking tiger-wolf things, leveling a sharp glare straight into its eyes. Daring it to do anything other than whatever she wanted.

Arcanine might have Intimidate, but make no mistake, if Gaz were a pokemon that's exactly what she would have too.

[hagyjbeken]

Oh hell to the yes, this is Hungary's type of thing. She immediately gravitates towards the fire horse, reaching a hand out to let the creature sniff her and know she's not a threat. Luckily she has Matthias, the furfrou, tucked safely away in his pokeball to not spook the thing.

Once that's completed she grabs for the mane, paying no mind to the fact it's, well, fire, and pulling herself on bareback.

Sorry, aides, she's got this shit down and knows how to deal with horses.

"We going to go or are we just going to stand here? I mean, I could just take this darling off your hands if you wanted me to..."

Pokemon Catching 101

[worldofnpcs]

[The Aides stand ready at the edge of Aquacorde and Route 2, ready to demonstrate how to catch Pokemon. Of course, someone else might end up hopping in and demonstrating for them...

Kotoha has permission to partycrash and teach it herself, if she wishes.]

[unbroken_chain]

Before the Aides can launch into the explanation, Kotoha raises her hands in the air and claps three times.

"Okay, everyone, time to learn how to catch Pokemon! Today, you'll be learning from Special Guest Lecturer Kotoha and her assistant Kasumi!"

With a flourish of both hands, she indicates the Froakie standing next to her, who draws herself up and does a little bow in greeting.

[worldofnpcs]

[Oh... dear. Well, she did say she was from Unova, and she's had plenty of experience with catching Pokemon, so... the Aide that was going to explain steps out of the tall grass.]

[unbroken_chain]

Kotoha taps something behind her right ear and is suddenly wearing glasses. Striding into the tall grass, she is already speaking.

"Now, here's the deal: Wild Pokemon live in tall grass."

No sooner does she finish saying this than a Pokemon pops out!



As Kasumi somersaults into position, Kotoha adjusts her glasses and continues speaking.

"When they pop out like this, you send out your own Pokemon to battle them! In general, it's best to weaken them first - Kasumi, use Growl!"

As Kasumi Growls at the bird, it launches itself directly at the Froakie in a Tackle attack. Kotoha nods in satisfaction.

"Use Pound!"

As the Pokemon exchange blows again, Kotoha fishes a Pokeball out of her bag.

"And then, once it's been weakened, you go like this!"

With that, she throws the Pokeball at the Fletchling, which opens up and sucks the bird inside with a torrent of red light. The ball shakes once - twice - three times (a lady) - and throws off small sparks before lying still. Smiling, Kotoha steps forward and picks it up.

"This concludes Catching 101 with Kotoha and Kasumi! Any questions?"

[fastesthedgehogalive]

Okay battling doesn't sound too bad. Sure it's not as satisfying as battling robots, but he could get used to it eventually.

The throwing the pokeball and trapping them on the other hand, hit a little too close to home. Mainly that it reminds him too much of Eggman's capsules that he would use to trap small animals, and use them as fuel for his robot army.

"Yeah. Do we have to use those balls and keep them in there?"

Even if she said no, he was going to try to keep his out of them as much as possible.

[unbroken_chain]

"You can't catch them without the Pokeballs, but it's not necessary to keep them in there, no!"

[bunraku]

Sorry, Kotoha, have a very confused looking ninja staring at you with his litleo setting patches of grass on fire next to him. Ignore the odd facepaint, it's just a thing he does. For some reason. Puppet theatre and all of that particular kind of nonsense.

"So how do they fit in those balls? Like I can't see how anything could fit in them and that makes no... sense." As much as his sister carrying a giant fan and summoning a weasel from thin air totally does, okay.

Jouri on the other hand is quite content to keep setting the grass on fire, she's a bit of a firebug like that and paying no attention to the froakie or fletchling.

[unbroken_chain]

Okay, Kotoha will just invoke her Persona without summoning it and stick her hand in the little patches of blazing grass.

Absorb Fire: good for dealing with pyromaniacs.

"Well, the short answer is that the Pokeballs maintain an extradimensional space inside themselves, and the long answer is...quite a bit longer."

...she is remarkably blasé about glowing blue and sucking fire into her skin, isn't she?

[shutupdib]

"Yeah. What's the point?"

Gaz isn't too impressed by stuffing a tiny bird into a hi-tech ball with what she only assumes is some kind of dimensional pocket inside, suffice to say.

[unbroken_chain]

"Pokemon Training is the foundation of civilization, of course! If you're really good at it, you can make a lot of money, too!"

Sometimes the best way to motivate a kid is with the promise of money to buy shiny things with.

[myheadisnotbig]

A pale hand waves in the air. The other hand is holding onto the tail of a quiescent and rather heavy-looking magikarp slung over the boy's shoulder.

"Yeah, uh... I don't think my pokemon can do any of those moves. Mostly it just flops around! What am I supposed to do?"

[unbroken_chain]

Kotoha blinks. This is Eikichi all over again, though at least this kid isn't into punk rock.

Hopefully.

"Well, most Magikarp start off with Splash, which, yeah - is basically just flopping around. But they can learn attacks...you might want to try seeing if it knows Tackle?"

Slight pause, as she remembers Eikichi.

"...also, I feel like I should warn you in advance: when Magikarp evolves, it becomes a twenty-one foot long rage monster. So be nice to it, okay?"

The network!

[worldofnpcs]

You've all been wondering what we were talking about back in Vaniville. Well, allow me to explain...

[The aide pulls out two devices.]

This first device here, the Player Search System, is a small tablet/watch combination that allows you to view the Network. You can also text one another through this device. As for other methods of how you post to the Network, there is the Holo-Caster. [He holds out the Holo-Caster and it projects a triangular blank image.] With this, you can video and voice chat with one another, and also make voice and video posts to the network.

This is how you will all stay in touch throughout your adventure. Any questions?

[unbroken_chain]

Kotoha raises her hand.

"Does modifying it to accept secondary input devices void the warranty?"

[worldofnpcs]

"What kind of secondary input devices, if I may ask?"

[unbroken_chain]

Tapping behind her ear, Kotoha's glasses once again appear from thin air.

"Nanomachines."

...nanomachines?

[worldofnpcs]

"You could definitely try... but I cannot guarantee the safety of such a thing, or the consequences of what it might do to yourself or the network. As is the risk with combining any technology like this."

[entercheats]

I have a question...

[Surely, it's an important question this time, right?]

Are there any games on here?

[...Or not.]

Oops I hope you don't mind...

[shutupdib]

Yeah. Any games?

[What do you mean, of course that was an important question.]

Not at all!

[entercheats]

[Better answer wisely, Aide...you have two very expectant gamers staring at you.]

fsdkljfskldfsd you two

[worldofnpcs]

[...why did they both have to team on him.]

Well, what kind of games were you hoping for?