Test Drive Meme - December - Merry Christmas and a New Year!

[bestmomever]

December has arrived! And it's a festive, very festive time for the people of Alola. You'll find that many local businesses are doing well this time of year as there's brilliant lights being strung up, in preparation of people, both tourists and people. The doors are open, the Christmas Spirit is in the air, and Delibirds have arrived to start taking letters to Santa! Mallow in particular has been a chief advocate of getting your letters into Santa, as this is the second Christmas Vacation coming up for the Fallers, and soon you'll be off school for Christmas Break which starts on the 18th.

You'll have lots to do, but soon, there'll be a aura of business as Christmas begins to loom closer and closer, as a sense of urgency starts pushing forward as the Delibirds seem more and more urgent...




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. This month it is decorated for the Festival of Lights, aka Christmas.


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. There's a lot of holiday treats.


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 a lot of decorating jobs right now.


E. Exploring the entire island chain

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. There's plenty to see now, with Akala island, Ula'ula Island and Poni Islands also opened up for tourism.


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. Festival of Lights

There's actually two Festival of Lights this time around! The Boat Festival where there will be several boats on the water displaying gorgeous lights which shine on the water, and the festival where the land shines with twinkling lights on the seventh. The first is on the 13th. There seems to be a wonderful time coming up.


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. Alolan Steel Guitar Festival

Come listen to the native music of the people, leading into the city. You can listen, try out one of the steel guitars, dance, the choice is yours! Your world is yours to explore!


K. Lighting of the Banyan Tree

In the middle of the city there's a massive tree being erected. This is the Banyan Tree, and on the seventh during the Festival of Lights, it will be lit up! Come check it out!


L. Wildcard

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Comments

[railwaycat]

"Kuro? Do you have a plane? I suppose that's not the worst method of getting to other islands."

He might prefer that over a boat. He's not so sure about traveling over all that water on a leaky old boat.

[soft_focus]

Reira shakes her head. "Kuro is a bird! He's very big, bigger than me. I hatched him!"

There are a Few things wrong with that Entire Sentence-

But at least the boats in Alola are cool and not leaky.

[railwaycat]

His ears flick back and his eyes widen. "A...very big bird?"

He glances towards the sky. Smaller birds were prey, but the larger ones could be an annoyance. And one bigger than a human? Well there's no telling when it could decide it wants a tasty cat for a midday snack.

His tail flicks a bit, but Skimble clears his throat and tries to return to the conversation. "That must have been quite an egg."

[soft_focus]

"Yeah! He's a lot bigger than me, and tries to sit on everyone's shoulders." Kuro may, in fact, believe himself to be the size of Skimble.

It is a Tragedy.

Less tragic and more concerning is that the size Reira gestures between her hands is probably smaller than her head. "I had to carry it in my bag, and it wouldn't hatch at all...and then when it did hatch, it made all of my candy disappear..!"

It was a very strange thing that happened, actually. It hatched, absorbed all the experience candies, and evolved in rapid succession. Intense.

"And now I'm still waiting for my other egg to hatch..." Fortunately that won't happen again, or that would be Scary.

[railwaycat]

He pictures a normal bird hatching and immediately gobbling up all the candy. The resulting mental image of a horribly obese chicken is not at all terrifying so he's able to relax. He could outrun something like that with no problems.

"That sounds quite...exciting. I can't say I've ever witness an egg hatch like that."

He's quite sure he's never witnessed an egg hatch at all, come to think of it.

[soft_focus]

No one is allowed to tell Skimble that Kuro looks like a horrible black knight raven beast now. No one.

"I don't think anyone else did either. Everyone kept asking questions, and then answering them like they already had the answers." It was okay though, because honestly, she didn't have those answers either.

"I don't know if it's all eggs, but the eggs here glow a lot before they hatch- and then they explode, and the pokemon is there." Magic.

[railwaycat]

Oh that's right, pokemon hatch from eggs. Even the ones that don't look like birds or lizards. Don't wonder how the eggs taste, don't wonder how the eggs taste.

He flicks his tail, considering. "I wonder what else hatches from eggs here. Do humans?"

[soft_focus]

"I don't think so." She sure hasn't seen it happen anyway. "Maybe someone should ask? Eggs seem boring anyway, especially if you have to carry it everywhere."

[railwaycat]

"Indeed, quite boring until they hatch." Or are eaten.

"I wonder if the cats here do. I'm not sure if I've even seen a proper cat, though."

[soft_focus]

Don't Eat the Pokemon Eggs, Skimble!

"...What makes a cat a proper one?" Because, she thought Meowth was ok, but is he somehow not a proper cat?? Oh dear. That's a shame, he gave her donuts.

[railwaycat]

"Well, I just mean...like me. Not a pokemon. I couldn't really tell you if the pokemon-cats are like the cats where I come from. I haven't really spoken to any."

They didn't seem to speak right.

I am so sorry for this delay wheeze

[soft_focus]

"Mnh...there's some pokemon that sort of look like you do. Their heads are bigger, mostly." wow

"Meowth definitely talks though. He gives me donuts sometimes!"

its cool, happens to all of us

[railwaycat]

"Meowth? I don't think I've met him. Or maybe I did and forgot. This is all so much, its hard to keep my head around it!"

[soft_focus]

Reira does not know what it means to keep someone's head, but hopefully he keeps keeping his.

But anyway. "Um- Meowth is always standing, instead of just sometimes." Ah, the two legs thing. "He's got a tail that curls a little, and there's a coin on his head for some reason..."

[railwaycat]

He'd argue that standing on four legs is just as good as standing on two legs but he's not sure if a human would get it. He's only seen them stand on two legs, so perhaps that's all 'standing' is for them.

"A coin? I...hm. I may have seen a cat like that, but from far away. If I see him I shall seek him out!"

[soft_focus]

"Mnh! I hope you find them. He has nice sweets for sale!"

can cats even have donuts who knows!

[railwaycat]

He cna have tea and scotch so probably.

Though 'for sale' raises a question. Cats didn't often buy and sell things but of course he's noticed humans doing it. "What, ah, what do I use to buy things here?"

[soft_focus]

"Oh-" Reira fishes around in a pocket for something, before holding out a number of coins. "...We're supposed to use these... ...It's weird, but I guess it works." She personally thinks it would be far better if she just got candy.

[railwaycat]

Hm. He's going to have to find something to carry things in if he's expected to pay for things like a common human. His vest has a pocket for a watch, but he's not sure if its got anything to hold money in. And how did humans--pokemon?--decide how much to charge for things. His talk flicks a few times as he considers this before turing his full attention back to Reira.

"I'll have to keep an eye out for any. Thank you."