Post by Sn0wman on Nov 19, 2013 19:36:17 GMT -6
- Starts in Vermillion City with Eska
- Heard about something in Viridian City
- Stole a Pork Lunch Box and a Pokefood from a vending machine
16:22 AnnaRef Vermillion City was bustling with people that day, children running and playing tag with each other while parents worriedly looked on from the sidelines. The water surrounding the city gently waved from side to side, looking calm enough to swim in. ...
16:22 AnnaRef The sky was completely clear with little to no clouds at all, a small breeze just barely brushed against the skin. A couple of girls walked by, gossiping to each other.
16:28 Eska While it was a decidedly comfortable day, Eska was still wrapped up in a winter coat. She tended to get cold very easily, regardless of the weather, and the furry wrapping helped her feel normal. Still, she couldn't help but notice that a few people glanced at her for a little longer than normal. Her intimidating appearance seemed to add to this as she gla
16:28 Eska these spectators down. Her Pumpkaboo was by her side, but Eska seemed to be ignoring it for the most part. Eska had never been chatty, but she was travelling with another girl named Dash, and she at least attempted to maintain conversation with her. Eska was mostly content with staying in the background, she would let Dash lead the way here.
16:29 Eska (( Abby* ))
16:31 AnnaRef Passerbys did indeed give her strange looks, being that most of them were wearing shorts or sweats and tanktops, if not for the occasional sweatshirt. A small boy around the age of 3 stopped to pet the Pumpkaboo
16:32 Abby` On the other hand, near the port, a lone girl stood with her arms crossed over her chest. Her hair is red as ruby, and her eyes are green as emeralds; her untamed hair fits the boyish expression plastered on her face, and the scarf she wears around her neck matches the color of her locks. She wears a sleeveless black top that hugs around her twelve year old body, with a white
16:32 Abby` Pokeball design on the chest area. The top is tucked underneath her shorts and belt, the former colored red and white while the belt itself is yellow, similar to the color of the big backpack she carries around. Fingerless gloves keep her hands warm while tapes could be seen underneath it, stretching as far as her forearms. Her knees, on the other hand, have rubber pads around them
16:32 Abby` for some reason. "So this is Vermillion City, huh?" she says with a tone of confidence as Eska - her apparent 'companion' - catches up to her from behind. Then she smiles to herself..... before suddenly turning blue and falling to her knees, obviously trying to hold herself from throwing up. "The ship...*ULP*... moved too... much..." And the Tepig moves to rub on the girl's side
16:32 Abby` for attempted comfort.
16:37 Eska A lot of stuff seemed to be happening at once. First, a boy went up to Eska's Pumpkaboo and began petting it. Pumpkaboo seemed to be quite pleased with this, but Eska's eyes narrowed intensely. Before she could tell the boy to go away, Abby fell to her knees, apparently sick. "At least we're off of it now..." Eska said under her breath.
16:38 AnnaRef The boy giggled and waddled away to go join back up with his friends, who were fidgeting impatiently a few feet away.
16:41 Abby` "I, It's okay..." says Abby, forcing herself to put up a strong front. "This is... nothing I can't handle...." She slowly pushes herself back up to her feet before looking at her surroundings, then back to Eska. Abby, by the way, is 4'5" - pretty short even for a girl her age. "You know, I don't think I ever got your name..." In fact, she doesn't remember talking to this girl
16:41 Abby` much - things just happened and apparently they decided to be together for the whole cruise.
16:44 Eska Eska realized that she hadn't ever become Abby's "friend". Eska had merely decided that this Abby girl wasn't as boring as the rest of the passengers. She seemed to be made of tougher stuff. So while Eska had decided in her mind that this Abby was alright, Abby was still out of the loop. "Oh. I'm Eska, sorry." Eska was at least a head tall than Abby,
16:45 Eska but Eska wouldn't have guessed that Abby was only 12. She must not have been very good at guessing ages.
16:49 AnnaRef As silence falls between the two girls with a height difference, the toddlers from before run by again, this time playing what looked to be a version of "Wounded Duck". A couple more gossiping girls walked by, talking about something happening in another town...
16:51 Eska As might have been determined by Abby already, Eska was a bit of an eavesdropper and a people watcher. So, while the gossiping girls walked by, Eska tried very hard to listen to what they were chatting about.
16:51 Abby` "Well, you can call me 'Abby'!" says the crimson-haired lass, thumping her chest lightly with her fist. "I don't know if I've told you yet, but I'm aiming to become the 'strongest POkemon Trainer' there is! Not 'best'... Not 'skilled'... 'Strongest'!" She says this with a confident grin... before her expression dulls as she looks down at her Pokemon. "... but I'm not exactly sure
16:51 Abby` why this one's hanging around with me." "T-Tepig....!" The Pokemon looks surprised by that. "But it doesn't matter! I'm gonna train 'em and make him tougher than ever before!" Then,upon seeing the little kids approaching them, Abby quickly shake her fists in teh air. "Scram, you brats! I was saying something cool!"
16:54 AnnaRef The little kids give out shrilly screams and turn around to run the other way to get away from the mean girl!
16:54 Eska Eska lightly smiled as Abby talked about her dreams and goals. It seemed like a long shot for this girl and her Tepig to become the strongest pokemon team in the world, but the confidence was infectious. Abby even yelled at the annoying kids to go away, which was a huge plus in Eska's book. "I'm just trying to assemble a team of powerful pokemon to create
16:54 Eska a new world order," Eska dryly joked.
16:55 AnnaRef : "...oh yeah, the people there are really getting riled up about something... I heard a lot of different reasons why though, I'm not really sure what to believe! There was one about the water well..."
16:56 AnnaRef The other girl's face was covered by a mysterious hood. "I heard that it was about that scary group of trainers harassing people in Viridian... No one will do anything about it!"
16:57 Abby` "Ha....? 'New World Order'...? What's that...?" Seems like the attempted joke is lost on this girl. She turns her attention away from the kids and look back to Eska, only to have her attention stripped away again by the gossiping girls nearby. "Huh? Water well? Riled up...?" She raises her eyebrow. "Oy!" She calls out to the two strangers. "What are you two talking about? Is
16:57 Abby` something happening?"
16:57 Eska Eska hadn't had the guts to ask more about what the two girls were gossiping about, but Abby seemed to have no qualms. She was glad her curiosity would hopefully be satisfied now.
16:58 AnnaRef : !! The girl looks frightened and almost runs away. "N-nothing! My neighbor just told me about the people down in Viridian are getting angry about something..." she trailed off, not seeming to want to talk any more.
17:00 Abby` "'Viridian'...? Hey, sounds like it's something worth checking out! I -was- going to try and visit the Gym in Saffron though..." Then she looks to Eska. "... by the way, where's 'Viridian'...? Is it nearby?" On top of that, this girl doesn't even seem to know her way around here!
17:02 AnnaRef The girl speaks up again. "Viridian City is a ways away from here... I think you can take a shortcut through a cave... I-I could be wrong though! It's best n-not to take my advice..."
17:02 Eska "So where's the cave?" Eska asked dogmatically.
17:04 Abby` "No cave will stop me...!" the young girl exclaims.
17:04 AnnaRef "I saw one just outside here, route 11..."
17:04 Abby` "Route 11, got it...!" Abby nods enthusiasticly. ".... where's Route 11...?"
17:05 Eska Eska smirked again. The questions continued to get more and more silly.
17:06 AnnaRef The girls were already gone, speeding off while the first girl had started to cry. She didn't seem like much of a people person.
17:07 Abby` "... what's her problem?" ABby asks, raising an eyebrow while thumbing to the retreating girls' direction.
17:08 Eska Eska creepily and mysteriously disappeared. Apparently, she had some important business in Vermillion, and hadn't felt the need to tell Abby goodbye.
17:08 Eska (( See you two later, this was fun. ))
17:09 *** Eska quit (Quit: www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client)
17:14 Abby` "... eh?" But the other girl was already gone! Abby didn't even hear her leave! "... huh, where'd she run off to...? I wonder if she's actually more sea sick than she let on? Wait, what if she already left for Viridian!?" Then Abby looks down at the Tepig. "Looks like it's just you and me for now, Tepig! Are you ready for this?" "T-Tepig...!" The Pokemon nods with enthusiasm.
17:14 Abby` "I can't hear you; put more spirit into it!" "T-TEPIG...!" "Better! Come on, let's go...!" ... but then her stomach starts to growl. "... but after we get something to eat first. I think I threw up whatever I ate back at the ship..." "Tepig..." The Pokemon sweatdrops.
17:21 AnnaRef If one were to look around, they would see no open restaurants at this time. There was, however, a vending machine a bit away from where Abby was standing. Half of it was filled with pokemon food and expensive berries, while the other half had snacks. A small collection of chips, poptarts, some candy, dried fruit, cheetos...
17:24 Abby` "Hey, it's one of those things!" says Abby, pointing right at the vending machine. She runs towards it without hesitation and plants her hands on the front, scanning through the various snacks for both Trainer and Pokemon. Then she looks at the price... and then compare it to the amount of Pokedollars she actually has on hand. "Let's see if we have enough for at least a snack..."
17:24 Abby` **SHe has 100 Pokedollars!**
17:27 AnnaRef The cheapest snacks were some different varieties of chips for 50... The other machine contained Juice for 50. If one were to try, they would be able to cheat the vending machine and possibly make away with their free spoils.
17:32 Abby` The girl would actually spend some time trying to make subtractions and additions in her head while counting her fingers, and evem showing some difficulty at some point. If she bought one for each of them, she would be out of money! If she bought only one, it probably won't be enough! "Were these things really that expensive back at home too...?" she groans and then looks down ...
17:32 Abby` at her Tepig. The Pokemon looks sympathetic, and it's just as hungry as its Trainer. "Tepig..." "... a-ha! I know! I'll use that 'trick' Will taught me!" And she takes a few steps back... "Tepig...?" Looks like the Pokemon isn't sure itself what she's trying to do--- "Hryaaaa......!!" T-Tepig...!" And the Pokemon runs off to the side... making way for a charging Abby ...
17:32 Abby` who soon slams herself against said machine!
17:37 AnnaRef The vending machine seems to be reinforced with that pesky bouncy glass! Some of the items managed to come loose, but are stuck against the glass! Hit it again for more effect.
17:39 Abby` The girl literally bounces off the machine and falling onto her back! "Ceh... These things are tougher than I thought! But no... whatever this is... can stop me...!" And she backs away again, only this time putting more distance between her and the machine. "Hrrraaaaaah......!!!" And she starts charging at the machine again, attempting to slam herself against it one more time!
17:39 Abby` The Tepig simply closes its eyes, bracing itself for the sound of the impact.
17:44 AnnaRef The girl slams against it, and out comes a pork lunch box and some pokefood!
17:45 AnnaRef The passerbys don't seem to care about what she is doing.
17:45 AnnaRef Abby gains +1 Pork lunch box | +1 Pokefood
17:45 AnnaRef A bag of chips falls on the ground, although it doesn't heal anything.
17:49 Abby` And she bounces away from the machine again! But seeing the food come out put a smile on her face. "See? Told you I could do it!" Then she picks up all the food and turns to look at Tepig. "Now what usually comes next again...? Oh, right!" And she starts to bolt away, carryng the food in her arms. "We find ourself a good spot to eat as soon as possible...!" Or in other words:
17:49 Abby` 'run away'! T-Tepig...!" The Pokemon simply chases after her, and once they find themselves in a place with shade, they start working on filling their stomachs. "Will is so cheap... Leaving me with just 100 Pokedollars and all." She takes a bite out of her food again. "But I got food without even spending a single one! That'd show him!" "Tepig..." The Pokemon, however, is
17:49 Abby` unsure of the moral issues here, but sees that its trainer genuinely doesn't think of it as a crime.
17:54 AnnaRef There don't seem to be any good hiding places other than some dark and suspicious alleyways. Abby comes upon the exit to Route 11.
18:00 Abby` Eventually, the two would be done eating, though they saved the bag of chips for next time. "I wonder if that lady had anything to eat...?" Abby wonders outloud. "And those other ladies didn't even tell us where Route 11 is!" ... despite it actually not far from her now, which she sees the entrance to a cave not long after. "Hey, there's a cave right there! Maybe this is the one
18:00 Abby` they were talking about?" "Tepig?" "Oh, don't be scared! Probably nothing but a bunch of Zubats in there anyway." "T-Tepig..." "Toughen up, Tepig! We can't be the strongest if we're scared of a lil' ol' cave! Come on, let's head in and get ourselves to Viridian!"
