fallers_ooc | Test Drive Meme - November/December

The last week of October into November has come and Halloween has come! With the Haunted House come up, strangely clean, too clean, INTERPOL has decided to leave it open for now while it is under surveilance. However, there has been more movement on the Ultra Guardians side as more information has continued to flow. It seems that there has been a push to discover Plates, that have been discovered in different Regions.

Now with November starting into December, the weather of Alola's daytime, average high temperatures typically range in the mid to low 80s. Evening temperatures usually dip into the upper 60s to lower 70s. Per weather records, November rainfall levels in Alola are higher than average. The ocean temperatures around Hawaii are pleasant enough for swimming which is still very pleasant. However, there's also winter-time adventures as Mount Lanakila also is opening it's Ski and Hot Springs Resort. That greedy Viren has opened up one on the mountain, and while he doesn't like you, he's inviting you all for a trip on the first of November. Which is good, because it eliminates the need for housing for your School Field Trip from the first to the seventh.

A. Arrival

Another wave of Ultra Holes have opened up over the Island, alarms have appeared and the Ultra Guardians as well as Bewear has come into play. This time, the Fallers have been asked to intercept the literally Falling people who are coming out of the holes and brief them and bring them to the Pokemon Center, ie Immigration to get checked in. Wicke is there to answer questions but a few volunteers may be there as well. The experienced Fallers can get you up to speed.

B. The Alola Community Visitors Plaza

A venue usually for tourists, new Fallers are given a chance to see the main tourist area for Alola, in order to orient and familiarize themselves with the nature of Alola and Pokemon in general. A far cry from the disorganized mob that was originally there, this time, there are people set up in the stands, ready to receive tourists and Fallers alike. Pamphlets, interviews with locals and tour guides, Ride Pokemon to take you around the island, and various other places are available. Please look around, the choice is yours. For the end of the month, it is now decorated for Halloween.

C. The Hau’oli City Markets

This is where the marketplace stands, full of fresh fruit and food. Those who are hungry can be treated to a delicious taste of Alola. Not once, not twice, but more times than they can imagine. Your coin is good here, even if it’s alien in nature. Even if you don’t have coin, you’ll be fine. Ohana. No one is left behind or forgotten. We’re not about to let people go hungry in this world. Nature’s bounty is for everyone, humans and Pokemon alike. There’s no need to steal, just ask the marketplace for some food if you are very hungry. Even if you’re shy, Miss Anela will offer you a snack. This time however, it is now serving Halloween themed treats and pumpkin treats as well.

D. Job Board

Odd Jobs have been posted here right now, thanks to the efforts of the people who have decided to help the Fallers out, and it’s also a help wanted board for those who want to earn some coin in the middle of the week before the beginning of the school year. Tasks such as bucking crates of Juice off a truck, to doing some simple paperwork in an office for a few days, and even tending Pokemon in a farm on Akala Island. The choice is yours. Get out and explore. There's also now halloween themed decorating jobs and pumpkin harvesting related things.

E. Exploring Melemele

If you wish to explore Melemele, it is a big island, and there is plenty to see. There are Forests, Honey Fields, Hot Springs, Beaches, and many other places. Melemele boasts one of the biggest cities Hau’oli City, and is the capital of Alola. Here, up at the top of a large plateau is the challenge area where Hala offers the Grand Trial. The caves are full of Pokemon, and your Pokemon are eager to prove themselves in a Trial. You can also check out Ula'ula's Ghost Town if you want, the ferry is open this time, and Acerola will show you around her library.

F. Grand Trials

The Four Kahuna are accepting challengers once more. Those who wish to participate in the sacred trials are allowed to participate in the Grand Trials once more, to earn the right of the Z. With the goals in mind, you may undertake a Trial to earn a Z-Crystal first, and then take on a Grand Trial for a Z-Ring and a Z-Crystal. The choice is yours which to tackle first.

G. Pokemon School Trip

The School Trip to Mount Lanakila might come as a surprise, but there is a big, snowy mountain on Alola! Bundle up for winter time activities and hot spring shenanigans because there's plenty of both! Relax in the hot springs as snow falls gently around your body, play in the snow in the day, view amazing Snow Pokemon, explore the incredible Ice Caverns, and perhaps participate in the PokeJump Competitions which is a long-jump sledding competition with your Pokemon.

H. Melemele General Hospital

Even Angela is working extra hard to make sure everyone's prepared for the winter, and that makes time for checkups, and other such things. If you've got the sniffles, this one is for you. But also, come chat with Angela, and meet some of the more colorful visitors from Overwatch Earth.

I. Aether Labs

Come review the brand new information that makes the Ultra Guardians go on the offensive. Which means, Aether Labs is open to the science community! The scientific community heads can now access the labs, and the resources within. Under the guidance of Wicke, Faba and, Burnet, you're allowed access to Aether's resources to build and invent and upgrade and repair your own equipment.

J. Unovan Togetherness Day

Every November, the people of Unova celebrate a day where they come together together after a long harvest year, and feast with family and friends. Fallers might recognize this as Thanksgiving, but the connotation of thanking the Pokemon is strong in this world, as they came first in this world, and the people of Alola celebrate their families and their friends and their precious partners.

K. Ryme City Anniversary

In the middle of the month of November, there is the Ryme City Anniversary. A week leading up to a parade with floats and celebrations. The Fallers are invited to Ryme City and will be preparing for their first international trip. Pack your bags, we're going on an Educational Field Trip!

L. Wildcard

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WELL MAYBE YOU'RE RUDE!!!

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"..................I dunno?" Katsuya no. "Y' think I got any better idea on how all th's shit came abou'? I had weird dreams, started seein' ghosts, an' here we are now..!" And he is never telling him about the future sight bit, never, never never...

Rude, him? ...Duh? What's that got to do with anything, he sees no valid connection.

He raises an eyebrow in skepticism. The Spirit suspects there's something getting talked around - intentionally talked around, this time. He doesn't have enough to guess at what yet though. He's gotten enough clues to keep digging just a bit longer...

"Weird how? And define 'ghosts'."

Jonouchi might just mean the Spirit and the Pharaoh, but it's still an opening to work with.

He sure is intentionally spinning the other around! He's better at it than people give credit for.

In fact, Katsuya is making himself comfortable now- leaning back in his seat, arms behind his head...

"What'dy think defines ghosts huh? Yer a ghost, when y' don't have a body y'know! Plenty 'f screamin' ones durin yer shadow games too, f'r tha' matter!" He thinks that one is safe. It should be safe, probably.

It is less safe than he thinks, to hear Screaming Ghosts,

Ah yes, waxing philosophical. The most definitely-not-suspicious reaction a Jonouchi could have.

Maybe he still can't tell what Jonouchi's hiding, but he can tell the guy is hiding something, and his own flat stare back will hopefully tell Jonouchi that he knows, too...

"Why can you hear Kul Elna." Completely deadpan. "Those are mine." ...And now the deadpan's taking on a very 'what are you doing in my locker' vibe.

And here he thought he had it!

Oops. Instead he actually has the closest thing to a spit-take he can have- and seems to be looking at the spirit very...Oddly.

"Wh- wh- Wai' THA'S what those are..!?" Well.

Great! "Y'mean from tha' freaky display w' th' swords an' th' ruins an'..." Hihhh!! He doesn't shudder, despite the desire to. After all...

He's remembering a very important encounter with the one from his world. "...Oi...when you say 'yours'..."

"'Ruins'?" ...From. The ruins in the Memory World game? Did this Jonouchi play through that game yet or..?? ......But what other ruins... Meh, it doesn't matter.

...The Spirit suspects that yes, actually, the ruins mentioned are kinda A Big Deal, but he doesn't want to think about it, so his mind just sorta. slides away from the topic on its own. That's normal and fine.

Then Jonouchi continues, and the Ring-Spirit snarls at him. "I mean - ngh -" The Spirit cuts himself off, one hand going to his head as he fights the Sudden Headache when his components follow conflicting instincts and each supplies a different word. And then immediately descend into screaming at each other over 'family' vs 'collection'. The Spirit forces enough focus to grind out a "Mine!"

That helps, and it's easier for him to press on. "That! Mine. We good? You done? Great, shut up."

The Spirit's attention snaps back to Jonouchi and he resumes snarling like that little side convo hadn't been at all audible. "I mean they're MINE. What else could it mean?!"

You come into his shadow game and eavesdrop on his ~~personal collection~~ ~~family~~ tormented souls,

Katsuya watches. He watches and intermittently his eyes lose focus, as if seeing something else that isn't there. A memory of something that happened to him, but from another angle, from another place. A shade with no face, clawing at themselves as Something Else hisses words in their ear.

Without realizing it, without realizing the relevance even, he stands up from his seat- as if struck by lightning, looking to the spirit with a strange unplaced horror as his heart begins to race. In the back of his mind he hears the screams as his hair is grabbed, hears them cursing his Name as the Priest and his soldiers laugh, unaware that the only one who will leave this place alive is the one who led them down. Only one will have the last laugh, and it will not last long, not at all, and-

And his eyes regain focus from a much longer stint, and Katsuya realizes it's only going to get worse.

He takes a step back- he is forced forward, two steps forward, and then pulled upright by the man with a jackal's grin-

He takes another, recognition flashing in and out and in and at least one will live, he knows this well enough, he told them it was hide and seek, to stay hidden until sundown and after sundown it'll be too late to find them here, he-

"I..."

What connects the screams to the shadows, he wants to ask. What connects them, he knew he was hearing Those People eventually, but how did the other know, how did-

"...kh..."

He doesn't think anymore. His breathing heavy, he blindly grasps the ponyta beside him and wheezes-

"K'seri..!"

Before he can really collapse, the ponyta is moving with almost practiced ease- rapidly pulling her trainer more over her back, and turning to try and make their escape.

It's ultimately up to the spirit if he wants to bother following.

...Well.

That. Happened,,

The Ring-Spirit is still halfway Something about his souls, HIS,, and now he has whatever-THAT-was to deal with. ....He doesn't want to deal with it.

Discordant whispers alert him to the mimikyu's return. She's got a doctory-looking sort in tow, and the Ring-Spirit realizes shit he missed his chance to escape.

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