Test Drive Meme - July/August

[bestmomever]

Welcome to sunny Alola! The sun is shining, and it is July! Which means it is the warmest, most tourist-y days of the year! And that means it is fun in the sun and there is plenty to do. As the summer days are out and the Pokemon School has yet to officially begin its school year, let’s give you some orientation prompts for the area.



1. Arrival
You’ve just arrived! While not an ideal prompt for your test sample, it makes for a good testing for your first reaction here! Having fallen, gotten off the boat or plane from another region, your passport is stamped and processed. If you’re a Native, there’s plenty to see, and can go about your day. But if you’re a Faller, there’s a tour guide waiting for you. Just hold on tight!


2. The Sandy Beaches

Perhaps you’ve had the time to acclimate yourself to the area, and just want to relax now. It’s time to relax in the sunny beach, throw yourself onto the sand and surf, and just chill. You’ve had a long,tough time, and now just want to sleep. Or maybe you’re too excited! This is another world, or another region! Perhaps you’ve been planning this trip to Alola for ages, and now its time to play! The choice is yours!


3. Shopping

What’s a trip to Alola without shopping. There’s food, accessories, more food, clothing, and tourism. Ride some Pokemon, find some things to do. Eat some malasada and shop at Aina’s Kitchen and Team Rocket’s Honey Donuts. If you want to escape the heat, there’s always the mall.


4. Pokemon!

Of course! Pokemon are everywhere. And maybe your Fated Encounter is upon you now. The Tapus are urging a Pokemon to come to you, be it in an Egg format to make its way into your hands, or perhaps a bird or a bug or whatever. Somewhere, a partner is waiting for you, you just have to meet them. And then, perhaps, you will be able to make friends! Just remember in this world? You don’t catch Pokemon -- Pokemon catch you.


5. Travel

There’s plenty to see on Melemele even in one day. There’s a lot of places to travel even by foot, and a lot of room, even in this place. There’s forests, hills, the town, the smaller suburbs, and beaches, an island off the coast, and the honey field even within walking range. Take time to explore and get to know the place, you may be staying for a while until the Ultra Guardians can send you home.


6. Battle

What is Pokemon life without Battling? Now that you have your Pokemon, you can battle with them. But Pokemon battles aren’t just about training but about forming a bond. There’s no such thing as levels in this world, the level system isn’t really a thing here. Sure there’s math and science to count the precise numbers of a Pokemon’s strength but we don’t dwell on this sort of thing. What’s important is forming these bonds with your Pokemon, and learning how to communicate with them, making precious ties with them. Eat, sleep and cherish them as your own family. Manalo, and Ohana. No one is left behind, or forgotten.


7. Freeform

Anything Goes! Come at you, this is a wide world, make up your own prompt!

Comments

[swiftasacoursingkawa]

[jiiiiiii

maybe? yes? no?

it's not saying anything.]

Shell-?

[Oh thank god, someone else's voice.]

Hey, Shell, where'd you g-uh?

[cronch. That sure is the sound of someone stepping on crumbs. That person looks up and...hey. Looks like a guy around Peter's age, maybe? They at least brighten up a bit, so maybe they're not mad about the crumbs-]

Shell! There you are - why're you bothering them, uh-?

[based on how the Shedinja's turning around to look at this guy? That's "Shell." dont look at the crack on its back dont look at the crack dont lo

anyways, looks like he's finally realized he's talking to a Dude Sitting on the Ceiling.]

[hashtagparkerluck]

[ Some of you have never seen a spider-teen before and it shows. ]

S’up!

[ Peter offers cheerfully, shoving move chips in his mouth. ]

It was a bit crowded in the cafeteria so I’m hanging out up here.

... that pun wasn’t actually intended.

[swiftasacoursingkawa]

R...right...

[It takes Sena like a good thirty seconds to realize what pun wasn't intended. He's not good at this.]

So, er...you can do that? Even for a world full of Pokemon, that's weird...

[it's the pokemon that're supposed to have weird powers, not the people!]

[hashtagparkerluck]

[ Peter just offers a shrug. ]

Uh... it's a long story but.. yeah. I can. Shelob and I kinda like just being on the ceiling.

[swiftasacoursingkawa]

I...guess that's just a spider thing, huh?

[He's just assuming that because. Uh. Shelob.]

[hashtagparkerluck]

Guess so.

[ He certainly didn't ever have the urge to hang upside down before he got bit by a radioactive spider. ]

But Shelob doesn't really have eight legs so... [ He glances over at her. ] but then neither do I so I'm not really one to judge.

[swiftasacoursingkawa]

...Actually I don't think I've seen any spider Pokemon with eight legs yet.

[He's been to Unova. Galvantula are cute, but...six legs.]

[hashtagparkerluck]

Huh. I mean I guess.. technically arachnids don't have to have eight legs.

[ He gets some more chips out of the bag and passes some over to Shelob. ]

[swiftasacoursingkawa]

Well...that's Pokemon for you...

[He sounds used to it by this point.]

If they can do stuff like bend time and space, then they're allowed to have as many legs as they want...