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Test Drive Meme - July/August

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!

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[2. beach foobaw]

[There's an oddly-dressed young man on the beach. Admittedly, given the eccentric styles of the Pokemon world, it probably isn't that odd by Alolan standards, but wearing a clear blue eyeshield attached to a visor is a bit weird to begin with, never mind that it's combined with some sort of red sports uniform. A jersey and shorts? Some sort of swimsuit one-piece underneath? Whatever this is, he's clearly angling to play some kind of sport - ]

It's been a while since we've been on a beach, huh, Monta?

Firn-oh!

[It wouldn't be a mistake to assume the young man on the beach with his Pokemon is a native. After all, he's seemingly right at home at the beach, and he's not wasting time drawing out some kind of pattern in the sand with his Infernape helping. Looks like some kind of box.]

I think a beach football field isn't that big, compared to a regular arena, but...if I remember right, this might be a good way to practice our passing! Monta, if you could clear the space out a bit...

[The Infernape nods, but...it looks like it's taking the order a little too literally. As in, it's making moves to carry out anything that's close to the relatively small spot Sena's managed to scratch out. Moving out flotsam and jetsam and other beach debris is fine, but...Monta didn't accidentally move that beach umbrella of yours, right? Or that picnic basket? Or - oh, no...

Look, sometimes Sena forgets that his Pokemon are dumb. Sorry.]

[7. wild card]

[ooc: feel free to plot with me in pm or at

emexceedschangezearu or come up with a thing on your own! ~~i'll make a writeup about sena's crau differences/circumstances on his journal in a bit, it's long overdue lmao~~ nevermind i already wrote it]

Edited 2019-07-10 16:36 (UTC)

{ Sandy Beaches }

[ Cool. Awesome. Peter can get behind this tropical not!Hawaii setting. It’s nice and warm and he doesn’t have to wear a jacket no matter what. New York is nice but not very forgiving during certain points of the year. He’s sprawled our on a towel, nerd shirt on and shorts and flip-flops and it feels great. ]

[ there’s a spinarak chilling on his stomach. They’re both just resting out in the sun. Best vacation. Ever. ]

[ Except here comes a volleyball out of nowhere that smacks into Peter-leaving him disoriented for a moment. What the hell happened to his Spideysense? ]

Oww...

[ The Spinarak makes a small noise of concern. ]

{ Just Spider things... }

[ That sure is a teenager hanging out upside down on the ceiling of the Pokémon center. His Spinarak is up on the ceiling with him and his sharing a bag of chips with him as he watches the comings and goings. ]

Man, Shelob, we’re about out of chips...

Edited 2019-07-10 18:32 (UTC)

[Arrival]

[Ending up in another world wasn't new for Kiran. It was now a rather common occurrence for them actually. But those were usually with other people escorting them; now they were having a repeat of the first time they had been summoned to Askr. Just with the added misfortune of having nearly plummeted to their doom. They swore they had lost ten years of their life once the adrenaline had worn off.]

So, this place is called Alola? I see, I see... I've never heard of it.

[They had been chatting with the person who was finalizing their newly-issued passport, which they promptly thanked once it was all done and over with. They walked a few steps away from the desk and looked about, very much looking the part of someone who was woefully lost.]

[Shopping]

[Having been experiencing the more medieval market places of Askr for so long, finding and once again being in an actual shopping center had ignited a feeling of homesickness for Kiran. While not an exact match due to the presence of Pokemon and things like brand logos the familiarity was very much there.

They spent most of their time wandering the mall to window shop, mentally making note of the places to revisit to actually buy something.]

Oh, these are cute. Sharena what do you--

[They paused after reflexively looking to the side and seeing someone who just happened to be there but was definitely not Sharena.]

O-oh... haha, sorry I thought... I thought you were someone else.

[Pokemon]

[Keeping a heavy cloak and hood on with a tropical sun beating down you wasn't exactly a good combination. As such, Kiran had been looking for a shady spot to enjoy the berry juice they had acquired in an attempt to cool off. They did, eventually, and had settled under the tree by a grassy hill.

They had only taken one sip when suddenly something was forcefully knocking in their hands, causing them to fumble their drink. Some of the juice spilled onto their cloak but it was safe for the most part.]

Augh! What the--?!

[They turned to look at the offending object that was the culprit. Their, laying against their leg was an egg. Carefully, they set aside their juice to pick the egg up and inspect it.]

An egg? What's it doing here?

[They're so caught up wondering about the strange turn of events that they won't immediately notice anyone who approaches them.]

[Wildcard]

[Free-for-all!]

[Shopping]

[She may not have any of the proper coin, yet, having just literally Fallen in. How this has come to be, Yotsuyu does not understand, but she will simply roll with it. The cute little minion-like creatures are not entirely beneath her notice, but that's another thing she hasn't educated herself upon, yet. But for the moment, she's entertaining herself by window shopping, taking the occasional pull from her pipe and sending the smoke into the air.]

[Pokemon!]

[Yotsuyu has a tail. Certainly an unexpected one, as well. The little one is following her, but she hasn't quite noticed him--yet. She pauses to look over something, and he toddles up to her and clings to her sandaled foot. She looks down at him, and he looks up at her...and despite the stone that doubles as her heart, she cannot say no to those eyes. She is a hard and difficult woman, it is true, but it would take someone much harder than she to turn him away. ]

Oh, very well...come here! [But it is Yotsuyu who stoops to pick him up, and tuck him in the crook of her arm before she goes on her way.]

The Sandy Beaches

Ever since Ellen arrived in this new world, she'd been keeping to herself, pretty much on Cure Beat mode the entire time. She just didn't trust this world at first, no matter what was being shown to her. However, the sight of the beach, the people and the Pokemon enjoying themselves in the sand and surf... she just had to join in!

You've probably just witnessed a magical girl grab and toss off her entire costume and reveal an adorable one piece underneath (how? Magic? *shrugs*) and run off to enjoy the beaches herself!

Pokemon

"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

Ellen bolted from the forest she had wandered from, a Haunter slowly following her. It laughed as she dived behind a rock, then peeked over it while pointing at the Pokemon.

"G-Give me that back, then go away!" she shouted. In the Haunter's hand was Ellen's Cure Module - seems the ghost Pokemon took it while she was scared stiff. "Now! Please!"

She's not living this down.

Wildcard!

Hit me up with anything!

shopping

Kaiba's first order of business, beyond cursing whatever powers might be at this inconvenient intrusion into his life, is to change his wardrobe. Long trench coats and turtlenecks don't exactly suit the island climate. He ruffles through clothing racks, huffing at bright print after bright print.

"Is there anything reasonable here?" he growls, after tossing another cute pair of Squirtle swim trunks aside. But he's soaked in sweat and needs to find something fast.

pokémon/beach

He eventually settles on a blue vest and black wetsuit, and heads out to the beach. Not that he's interested in joining the group fun, but it's where most seem to be gathered and he needs to know what he's dealing with.

There, he finds a slug-like creature wilting in the heat. That was...a Goomy? He'd learned the name in researching all local dragon types and immediately dismissed it as a weakling, but the poor thing was clearly out of its element. Well...it would be rather unpleasant for the beachgoers if it died, so Kaiba kneels next to it and digs a shallow pool in the sand.

He walks up to someone with an umbrella, frowning. "I'm borrowing this---" Sorry not sorry. He's planting it to shade the little pool.

travel

Later, he takes what little money he has to the food court, where he partakes the strange selection. There are plenty of vegetarian options, of course, strange colas, and even onigiri---or is it?

"Jelly filled donut? This has to be a joke."

Goomy will happily eat it, though. He slithers his way onto Kaiba's lap and slurps it right off his hand, leaving the human to shudder. Just his luck.

2. The Sandy Beaches

Nadeshiko
What better way to prove that you are actually a girl in case someone guessed otherwise than hanging out on the beach in a swimsuit. The wore a loose shirt over a one piece swimsuit. The shirt hung over one shoulder and she was very much planning to ditch it at some point. The swimsuit had a big bow on the chest and was pale purple with small pink flowers and a pink frilly skirt like some kids swimsuits have. She looked every bit the adorable little 12 year old out to have a good day on the beach, with her hair high in its customary ponytail and a beach bag swinging from her hand as she skipped along looking for the perfect spot to spread out her towel and catch some sun.

Nagihiko

What better way to prove you're actually a boy, in case anyone should guess, than a day out on the beach? Not the same day as Nadeshiko of course, but he finally did make it there after some brow beating by his sister. So he was in a pair of blue plaid swim trunks, a loose fitting pale blue shirt, and a nervous expression as he tried to find the least in the way place to drop his blanket so he could read for a few hours and convince his sister that yes he went, yes he had fun, yes he was done being social for the week. Of course whenever the wind blew his loose purple hair into his face, he had to forcibly drag his eyes away from the group playing volleyball....

Wildcard

She had gotten settled in, learned a little about this place, and then had decided that this might not be the worst thing that had ever happened to her. Yes, she was cut off from Ikuto and her manager and ramen eating contests. But on the other side? No Easter. No bad reputation to live down. No war for the Embryo. No Amu-chan and the stupid Guardians.

OkayKukaiisn'tashorribleastherest,shutup.

Dressed in a sundress in the local styles, pokeball barretts at the base of each of her blond pigtails, and light but stylish sunshoes. She found a spot in a local park in the mid morning and took several breaths before she set down a hat and began to sing. Maybe she'd get scouted here, maybe not. Right now her goal was just to sing. Money for dinner was just a bonus if she could get enough. If not, well, she could stand to lose a few pounds anyway. And getting scouted or signed could be nice. potentially, but she was going to read any offered contract carefully.

But for now? A new place, a new chance. A fresh start. And a song she wrote when she turned her back on being a villian.

For those who are animals/pokemon, are under the age of 4, or have a strong tie to magical things or souls, they might see what look like two hand span high dolls, an angel and a devil
floating in front of her, watching the performance happily.

Shopping

[Being transported to a different world can certainly take a lot out of you. The best way to recharge, at least for Bridge, is with food.

Lots of food.

It is actually kind of impressive how much food he can eat, though. Or disturbing. Either one.]

Pokemon

[He'd never seen creatures like these before. From what he'd heard, they were quite normal in this world, and most people owned multiple creatures. In fact, it seemed the world revolved around them, from the jobs people had to the things people studied.

And as he sits at the beach, observing some blue seal-like thing, he admits that he's pretty curious about them as well.]

Travel

[Well, if he was stuck here for a while, might as well take some time to look around.

The islands, he finds, reminds him a lot of Hawaii back home. But there is a lot of ecological diversity, which was pretty interesting. With Popplio at his side, he looks over a map, trying to find where to go next.]

Wildcard

((OOC: If you have something else in mind that you'd like to do, go ahead!))

Beaches

After years of living in the desert, sand wasn't exactly Primrose's idea of a good place to relax. But the beaches in Alola reminded her much more of Goldshore and the surrounding area than of the Sunlands, and she'd been told that the warmth was good for the pokemon egg that had been left by her bedside one night. Left with little choice other than too assume it had been sent her way by the Tapus-and considering none of them had approached her in the interim, it made sense-she'd taken to taking care of it.

Sitting just at the edge of the tide, the cool water lapped at her feet while she and the egg took in the sunlight. Her gaze fell out across the ocean, towards the other islands she knew must be just over the horizon. As distracted as she might have seemed, the woman's attention was placed squarely on her egg-if anybody was likely to bump in to it, or, worse, attempt to harm or take it by design, Primrose was ready to spring to its defense.

Travel

The wonder of Melemele island, of course, was in the variety of environments-only surpassed by the variety of pokemon and people. When the time had come to leave the beach behind, Primrose made her way into the forest nearby. Sticking to the route had been her plan, but it was easy to allow her mind to wander, and her body with it. This, of course, had the unfortunate side effect of leaving her more than a little lost.

"Hello? Can anybody hear me?" With her egg in tow and supplies it's not as though Primrose was in any particular danger per se, but the last thing she wanted was to waste the entire day traveling in circles through the woods in a vain attempt to find her way out. Hopefully somebody would be able to help direct her-or, if nothing else, join her efforts to find their way out of the woods.

The Sandy Beaches

The beaches in front of Kukui's beachfront house was a perfect place to find Ash Ketchum, as it was a place where he was often training in the morning, and evenings. Today, he was also found in the public beaches, just having fun with friends, playing with his team who were having fun, or napping underneath an umbrella in the case of Torracat.

Pikachu leaped up, hitting the ball with Iron Tail as Lycanroc bounced the ball back. Ash rebounded it, knocking it high into the air as Rowlet headbutted it and went dizzy as Meltan grabbed it and rolled across the ground.

"Nice you guys!" Exclaimed Ash, as Meltan rolled with the ball to someone's feet. "Hey! Can you throw the ball and Meltan back to us?"

5. Travel

In the fields around the town, there are several Honey Fields where Ash is visiting for the day. There are bird Pokemon who are nesting there, and he's showing people around as an Ultra Guardian.

"And this is the Honey Fields! This is where some of our best nectar is found. The ribombee take the nectar and deliver it to the locals, who then fertilize the flowers in the field here...!"

And he spread his arms as a huge spread of flowers were revealed, as far as the eye could see.

"Awesome, huh?"

6. Battle

Ash is showing you how a battle is as part of his Ultra Guardian Duties, and Kiawe is helping demonstrate. So they're having a mock battle. As mock as two hot blooded guys can get.

"Turtonator, Flamethrower!" Roared Kiawe as Turtonator unleashed a gout of flame at Pikachu who dodged and leaped into the air.

"Pikachu, Iron Tail!" Exclaimed Ash as Pikachu came sailing down on Turtonator, tail glowing bright white.

"Trap Shell!" Countered Kiawe as Turtonator whirled, spikes glowing.

"Weave between the spikes!" Exclaimed Ash as Pikachu came down amidst an explosion. Pikachu fell back and there was mutual damage, but both were relatively unharmed for the moment. "Thunderbolt!"

"Shell Smash!" Turtonator vanished and reappeared in front of Pikachu, smashing into him with the brunt of his shell as Pikachu went flying.

"Pikachu!" Exclaimed Ash as Kiawe flared with brilliant light.

"The zenith of my mind, of body and spirit, like the great mountain of Akala, become a great raging fire and burn! Inferno Overdrive!" Seconds later a massive fireball bloomed and crashed into Pikachu as Pikachu was consumed in flames, as he went flying into Ash's arms.

"You okay buddy?" Asked Ash.

"Pikachu," said PIkachu, giving him a thumbs up.

Ash grinned as he said, "Your Z-move is always powerful, Kiawe! So, that's a Z-move. Any questions so far?"

[[OOC - Note; Reira has a permanently active Empathy ability- however, if you would like to opt out of this, please just note as much when you tag for now. As it is, Reira's replies will only make note of other characters feelings if they are mentioned in that character's tag specifically.]]

[ARRIVAL]

The child who has fallen recently is wearing clothes that seem as though they could fall apart in an instant. They are weathered and worn, and the backpack is assuredly the newest thing about the ensemble- that, or perhaps the tablet device on her arm. Reira is a child who is no older than 7 by all accounts, and she is only now looking at her new 'passport' with a blank, difficult to read expression that doesn't suit her in the slightest. There's a little stamp on it, and there's people everywhere, and yet somehow despite her empathetic abilities she doesn't feel entirely overwhelmed.

Everyone is...nice, and means to be nice, it seems.

"Um..." And now they're supposed to have a tour. "...which way..."

Help...

[POKEMON]

Reira has encountered many pokemon, but somehow nothing has stuck. The birds, in particular, seem to adore her- not all flying types, notably. Simply...the 'birds'.

Flowers, as well- not all grass types, but simply flowers, have gravitated toward her naturally, and to a more confusing end she's occasionaly even been followed about by a lunatone.

Yet nothing has stuck.

It is very odd, and at some point one of those kooky Tapu are probably going to get involved...at some point, anyway.

For now, she might need a guide.

(But at least someone got her some proper clothes in the meantime.)

[Wildcard- Got ideas? Hit me up!]

A - Alola! Arrivals from Ransei!

"Interesting." utters a... teenager(?) to no one in particular, dressed in curiously feudal-looking robes and a lightning-emblazoned samurai chest plate. He’s in one of the shops examining a red and white orb-shaped device, none other than a basic Pokeball. Of course, there’s an electric rodent sitting on his head showing just as much curiosity at the piece of tech as (presumably) their partner.

Just as intriguing is there being plenty of extra-strength or specialized variants of the thing. "Considering it was highly advised I have you registered into one of these, I don’t suppose you have a particular preference?"

And the response he receives is obviously one with an unsure tone. "Piiii-kaa..."

B - Battle! ... Or not?

Later on, chilling on the beach is exactly what this arrival is doing rather than say... battling other warriors- er... trainers. Specifically, napping in an umbrella-shaded beach chair.

Aside from keeping the hat, his attire is now much more suitable for both the climate and fashion. His brown sandals and white shorts are plain, while the Pikachu napping away as well on his chest makes it hard to see there's a design on his otherwise similarly plain souvenir Alolan shirt.

But once someone or a Pokemon happens to approach the two, it's enough to get the mouse's ears twitching enough to perk up to attention rather quickly. Maybe they're a light sleeper. But hey, if it's a battle you want, they'd be more than happy to wake up their partner for one!

C - Wildcard!

[Got something else in mind? Come at me!]

[Arrival]

"Hahhhh, so this is all it takes huh..."

A relatively tall young woman stands with her passport, bag over her shoulder and one hand idly grasping at the strap. She sighs, perhaps a little tiredly at the little thing. "...To think, everyone was telling me I should take some time off..."

...

"...Instead, my paper is going to be late..."

She's talking to herself for the most part, but are those really the things she should be concerned about!?

[Beach Chill]

"Hmnnnhhhh..."

The beach, truthfully, is lovely. The weather is pleasant. The sand warm. The lounge chair cozy, and just the right size to be laying about in. It's the perfect place to relax! And that's exactly what Yuume is doing with a book right now. Except...

...There's another book settled on the table beside her. And...another book... ...that's a lot of books...

"I wonder if anyone has written on this..."

Yuume please relax on your vacation.

[S HOPP ING!]

She told herself she wouldn't splurge. She swore it. Made an oath, with herself.

But here she is.

A plate...filled with triangular honey donuts.

"It's so sweeeeet...~" And it's like the relatively calm-faced woman has become another person. Occasionally dunking the donut in her drink, she savors the pastry with absolute glee. "Without a doubt, I need to come here more often...~ I can have them for snacks, or maybe even breakfast..."

DONUTS AREN'T A BREAKFAST YUUME.

[7 - Username Relevance Time]

There's so much to see, and so much to do, that Yuume frankly is beginning to wonder if this is still a vacation.

That's her own fault mind, but she's doing a great job of enjoying herself for the most part. The key word of course is most part, but at least there's been nothing to complain about? Nothing...upsetting? Nothing harmful?

She has to admit to herself, genuinely, that she hasn't really been able to relax this much in a long time. Even in XYX, she was on 'business'. A dangerous, dangerous business that required plenty of focus when on the job itself. Here...

Yuume pulls out her Glove, staring for a moment. ...She really shouldn't let herself get rusty. No...she can't let herself get rusty. So...

At Yuume's side, a large pink 'rabbit' looking pokemon blinks. "...Auudino?"

Pulling the glove on, she simply shakes her head. "Aaah...Audino? If you could listen for anyone coming...I need to practice, but I'd rather not anyone get caught in the way..."

The Audino nods, and soon enough anyone coming up the hill to a relatively secluded area of forest is going to be blocked by them. "No no, Audinoooo!"

And behind them, you might just see what looks to be a dark costumed figure literally leaping from shadow to shadow, flipping and twisting as they go through their regular warm-ups.

Cool.

Arrival

What the? What kind of world is this, and how did I get here?

[She waves a hand, and seems surprised when nothing happens.]

Oookay, Corridor of Darkness is a no-go. Hey, you! Where is this?

Pokemon

[A rustling of the bushes gets Elrena's attention, knives appearing in her hand with a crackle of lightning. Her stance breaks a bit when a little brown fox-like creature hops out of the foliage.]

Vuii!

...What? That thing hardly seems dangerous.

Battle!

[It looks like Elrena managed to get on the bad side of a school of Wishywashi. She's hardly intimidated by the swarm, letting out a high pitched giggle at the attempt at strength in numbers.]

Well, looks like I'll get a chance to sample the local seafood!

[Lightning arcs from her hand to the pokemon, zapping the whole school. She isn't holding back at all, and the Wishywashi quickly faints.]

Ahahahaha!

Freeform

[Or your character can bother her. Just don't be surprised when she tells you to beat your head against a wall or something.]

Edited 2019-07-19 17:00 (UTC)

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