Torchic!

well darn. how about a shelder?

a pichu could be fun however.

>>251086
I'm jumping on the Lopunny bandwagon. :3

>>251086
I vote for Pichu

All right, changing vote to Dratini.

>>251155
Voting for pikachu, 'cause pikachu is awesome!

>>251086
Changing vote to pikachu.

No love for the Oddish? Fine.

>>251159

Scruffy says 'Second'.

Buneary then.
Quests need to make an artist GROW!

>>251091
Bro has the right idea.

Votan for this.

ralts then.

>>251223
Seconding.

>>251166
Third.

Dratini

>>251086
BG, not gardevoir? HMM
Ralts!

magnemite.

Dratini 2010/11/02(Tue)11:29 No. 251497 ID: 679e7a
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"It's a Ditto. And he looks hurt!"

"All right. I'm going to send you both back to town. You take care of him, okay?"

"Mm-hm!"

Bubblegum 2010/11/02(Tue)11:29 No. 251498 ID: 679e7a
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Ohhh... my everything... I don't like this feeling...

Bubblegum 2010/11/02(Tue)11:31 No. 251499 ID: 679e7a
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Oh!

I'm not in the water anymore!

I'm in a strange place made of tree, with dried-up grass under me. There's a thing next to me that I don't know what it is, but it's shiny and full of juice.

Bubblegum 2010/11/02(Tue)11:32 No. 251500 ID: 679e7a
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And there's another thing in front of me! It might be a people. I hope it's nicer than the last one!

"Uhhh... who are you talking to?"

It is! It is a people!

oh, you don't need to talk out loud to talk to us, just think at us.

Bubblegum 2010/11/02(Tue)13:25 No. 251526 ID: 679e7a
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>>251501

Do what at you? I don't know that word.

"Hellooo?"

Oh, hello! What should I call you?

"My name's Ryu. What's yours?"

I don't have a name! You can call me what you like, as long as it's nice.

"You don't have a name? How old are you?"

Um... I dunno! Lots of days.

"How many seasons?"

How many whats? I don't know that word.

"...how long ago did you hatch?"

Um... is it still today?

...

It looks like it wants to say something, but it isn't.

"...are you talking to that orb?"

say yes and that we are super best friends. they need to touch us to talk to us too though.

>>251526
Give us to Ryu!

Hello Ryu, can you hear us?

We are a magical teleport return longtoss escape itemizer reviver totter orb!

Bubblegum 2010/11/02(Tue)14:01 No. 251532 ID: 679e7a
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I am! It says we're super best friends! (Hee. I like that word. Orb. It's fun to say. Oooooorb.)

"Okaaay. Where are your mom and dad?"

My what and what?

"...was there anyone around when you hatched? Anyone at all?"

Just Orb! Does that mean you're my thing it said, Orb? What does it mean?

"...oh, Arceus."

no no, we are just your bestest friend. a mom and dad are the people that made you, the look kinda like you but bigger and older.

Bubblegum 2010/11/02(Tue)14:23 No. 251536 ID: 679e7a
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>>251534

Oh, okay! I don't know where they are, then.

>>251529

Um, Orb wants to talk to you! It says you have to hold it to hear it.

"...I'm too young to take care of a ba--what? Oh, okay, sure. Um. Hi. Nice to meet you. Mister Orb."

hi ryu. our friend is pretty smart. just need the basics and he will learn quickly, just need to know what is good to eat and stuff.

Ryu 2010/11/02(Tue)14:52 No. 251540 ID: 679e7a
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HOLY SHIT IT TALKS

Bubblegum 2010/11/02(Tue)14:52 No. 251542 ID: 679e7a
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*crash*

... ow.

Ryu 2010/11/02(Tue)15:19 No. 251555 ID: 679e7a
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Aw... aw no, don't cry. I... I didn't mean to...

It's ok, we're good! We're good.

Normally we would swear that we will end you for breaking us, but this was an accident so we will forgive you.

Just gather all the pieces together and it should be all right.

Oh balls. Well we were going to offer to take care of baby pink thingy thing here, but as you can see we're a little incapacitated right now. You'll have to take care of it instead.

Bubblegum, can you gather us all up and just sort of... smoosh us together? Got any glue or tape?

>>251542
Glue. Lots and lots of glue.

We're glitter now! Wheeeee!

Ryu 2010/11/02(Tue)17:38 No. 251624 ID: 679e7a
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Hey! I can still hear it--uh, them--talking!

"You can?"

Yeah. They're asking about glue. ...y'know, this looks like it's mostly sand. Or something like sand. Just a thin shell of glass. No wonder it broke so easily.

"Can we make it better?"

Maybe. I'll look around the square, see if I can--don't touch that, it's--

"Owww!"

--sharp. It's okay, it's just a little cut, you'll be fine. Um, okay, lemme think... gotta clean up this glass, put all this powder someplace... maybe that jar...

"It huuuurts..."

Put it in your mouth and suck on it. It won't hurt as much that way.

"Mmmky."

Man, if it's not one thing it's another. You just sit tight, all right? Eat that apple, it's good for you. I'll have this cleaned up in a jiff.

So! Uh. Orb. Sand. Guys. Who am I talking to, anyway? Is this some sort of long-range talking thing?

>Is this some sort of long-range talking thing?

The answer to that is complicated, misleading, ineffable, and above all, variable. Let's just go with "yes" for now.

A jar sounds cool! We've never been a jar before. We can dress up!

Ryu 2010/11/02(Tue)18:33 No. 251646 ID: 679e7a
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You make it sound like you are the sand.

uhhh.... DO NOT QUESTION THE SAND!

Ryu 2010/11/02(Tue)18:47 No. 251653 ID: 679e7a
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Hey, this is important! He's just a kid! I don't want you telling him to eat broken glass or jump off a cliff or something.

Heck, for all I know you're behind the Rage!

I have no idea what the Rage is. Was that what was wrong with that Magikarp? As for what we are... well... I'm not sure.

hey, if we are anything we are very very loyal.

I hear jumping off a cliff is all the Rage in the extreme sports circuit dohohohohoho but no seriously listen to the other voices.

>>251653
We are not part of your world, and have nothing to do with the events or politics other than that which we suggest for beings in the world to do.
As far as we can tell, anyway.
I've been wrong before.

>>251653
Yeah. He's just a kid. And we're here to take care of him, so back off, Ryu. We're his best and only friend right now, with all our mysterious and inanimate powers. We helped him out of his egg. It was adorable, you should have seen it.

Point is, we're on his side. We may not be the BEST at giving advice, but.. well, actually, maybe we are, given us being us, but also the worst. It averages out in the middle, but we're here to be watch over him, protect him, and guide him. It's what we do.

Anyway, what's this Rage thing? It sounds like plot. I mean, like something important.

What's a rage?

Ryu 2010/11/02(Tue)20:39 No. 251704 ID: 679e7a
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You don't know what the Rage is?

Um. Okay. You should know this too, little guy.

People have been going crazy all over the place lately. They get super angry, and then they just start lashing out, trying to hurt anyone they can. It's pretty scary, and we don't know what's causing it. We've started calling it the Rage.

The good news is, we have a cure. There's a lake near town that's got some sort of... magic water. It glows a little, in the dark, and it makes the apples that grow near it glow too. If you drink the water or eat the apples, you don't--

Ryu 2010/11/02(Tue)20:42 No. 251706 ID: 679e7a
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--get sick. (That was kind of disturbing.) And if someone does have the Rage, if you can get some fruit or water into them, they'll recover, eventually.

There are pools like ours in different places around the world... we set up towns around them, a long time ago, because we could tell they were special places. As long as you stay in town, you're pretty safe; the people with the Rage don't seem to like coming here for some reason. Maybe the same reason the water is so special.

But out there is pretty dangerous now, and we still have to travel from place to place to get the things we need. Some people have started hiring themselves out to protect travelers or rescue people who've disappeared. Plus, some people have been trying to find out what causes the Rage, so maybe we can stop it at the source. That's what people like Miz Hunny do; she rescued me, and you too.

"Yay rescued!"

...so. You're some sort of... talking advice powder... thing. Only you don't know anything about the Rage. And you sound a little crazy.

Apparently so. At least, we are now. You might recall we were an orb of some sort not too long ago. But we do get a little nutty every now and then, yes.

Miz Hunny? So that's who you were talking to when you found us. Based on her name, would she be a Teddiursa?

Ryu 2010/11/02(Tue)21:21 No. 251719 ID: 679e7a
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No, she's a Lopunny. She's pretty strong; she took that Magikarp out with a single punch. I'm glad she rescued us!

"Yay being rescued!"

You, uh, you already said that.

"Yay again!"

Cheerful little guy. Well. I'm not sure what you are, exactly, but I don't think you're going to be doing any harm. Especially like this. I'm gonna ask around, find out if anybody's heard of something like you, and maybe find someone who can fix you. In the meantime... heh, stick around, I guess.

Anything else you wanna know while I'm here? Prophecies to foretell? Winning ticket picks?

We are blue sand here, apparently.

o/~ Just a drop of water in an endless sea. All we do crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see. Dust in the wind. All we are is dust in the wind. o/~

Maybe we can temper a shield if you have any handy. [Azure Dreams reference, for those who care.]

>Anything else you wanna know while I'm here?

Well, let's see... Hm...
I guess the obvious question would be "what were the two of you doing before discovering the Ditto and us? Are Miz and you perhaps part of a Team of some sort who undertake previously mentioned calls for help? And if so, is it just the two of you?"
...But, since you bring it up, a Silver, Gold, or even Prism ticket would be nice. Mama needs a new Friend Bow.

Prophecies?
We have a few prophecies, perhaps.
We can't tell you though. Not yet.

For now, we must teach Bubblegum words while you are away.

Ryu 2010/11/03(Wed)17:23 No. 251931 ID: 679e7a
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>>251734

I don't know any Shieldons, and it sounds like you mean something else anyway.

Miz has a team, but I'm not a part of it; I'm just somebody she rescued, same as the little guy. And you, for that matter. I've kinda been thinking about starting a team, but I don't have a partner or anything, and today taught me I still have a lot to learn about adventuring.

>>251752

Good, you keep those prophecies to yourself. The last time somebody brought a prophecy to town, people almost killed an innocent boy.

...hey, does it hurt you any to be... split up? I was just thinking, it'd save some time if I could take some of... you... for people to look at, and I don't want to take the whole thing and leave squishy here by himself.

"Huuuugs!"

Besides, that jar's heavy, and I already dropped you once.

pretty sure we can be spread out to single grains and be fine. take a good chunk though, just to be safe.

its time to divide this sadness =3

if you can keep a handful of us we should be able to keep contact with everyone. now that it looks useful now...

so where did this "rage" started? any new buildings with big R's on them?

As long as you bring the piece back afterwards it should be fine.

Speaking of prophecies...

THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO, BEFORE THE DAWN OF MAN AS WE KNEW HIM, THERE WAS SIR SANTA OF CLAUS etc etc etc.

Splitting us up may allow us to communicate with multiple beings at once. We may even function as a communication device between multiple people.
Or not.
Can't be sure until we try.

>>251931
Nah, I think as long as you don't try to set us on fire, we'll be okay.

Anyway, yeah! Let's start a team! You, us, and the little pink guy! C'mon, it'll be fun. Righting wrongs, protecting the innocent, robbing the rich to feed the poor, whatever. We're not picky. Let's just do stuff.

Prophecies...prophecies...Ah, I have one. IN THE GRIM DARKNESS OF THE FAR FUTUR-Oh wait, I think I know what's behind the rage now. Sneaky Khorne, sneaky.

Ryu 2010/11/03(Wed)23:07 No. 252071 ID: 679e7a
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>>251934

Hm. Doesn't matter after all; there aren't any little bottles or anything in here. I'll have to go get one.

>>251942

Not that I can think of. Why would you put a letter on the side of a building, anyway?

>>252033

Are you nuts? The poor thing's just been born! He's in no shape to be fighting off crazy people!

...hmm. On the other hand, I can't just leave him by himself. Maybe Miz Hunny will take care of him?

Wait, I can't leave you alone either! I don't know what you are exactly, but you're even more defenseless than he is!

Rrrg. I... I need to see if Miz Hunny is back yet. You two... stay here, okay?

"Okaaaay!"

And don't go anywhere until I get back!

Bubblegum 2010/11/03(Wed)23:07 No. 252072 ID: 679e7a
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...

...

...

I'm bored. Let's do more stuff!

>>252072

Let's go fight some crazy people!

>>252072
How about if you try to turn into more kinds of stuff! Well... if anything neat is around here. Look around.

Bubblegum 2010/11/04(Thu)12:06 No. 252224 ID: 679e7a
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>>252074

Don't wanna. And Ryu said not to.

>>252083

Hm. This place is mostly made of tree, but the ground is still dirt. There are holes in the tree that let light in, and some plants growing near the sides; some of them have a kind of leaf I haven't seen before on their tops. Other plants are growing on the tree; I think I'll call them 'vines'.

There's a piece of tree nearby, mostly the bottom of a tree; the top part's been cut off to make it flat and round. Near it is another, smaller piece of tree, maybe from a branch; it's been made flat and round too.

You're in a thing made of rock... Ryu called it a 'jar', I think. There's another, flatter jar that has some 'fruit' in it. Which reminds me: when I ate the 'apple', it felt good! I'm going to call that feeling 'sweet'. The fruit senses like it's sweet too, but I can't be sure unless I touch it.

There are two spots where dried grass has been piled up; I'm on the big one, and there's a little one too.

There's stuff outside; I can't see it, but I can sense it. Some tree, some plant, some grass, some stone. No people, I think.

What do you think we should do?

let's go say hi to people

>>252224
lets go fill your stomach more!

pehaps its time to teach you sour and sweets, too.

Suggestion 2010/11/04(Thu)12:50 No. 252251 ID: 679e7a
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>>252227
>>252241

Well... I guess it'd be okay, if we're careful. I'll be sure to sense for people so we get some warning if bad ones are coming.

Oh wait! We can't go like this! This jar is way too heavy for me to carry! What should we do?

Eat some of us! That way you can always have us with you! :D

yeah, we can keep you company.

Suggestion 2010/11/04(Thu)13:13 No. 252269 ID: 679e7a
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>>252253
>>252268

Are you sure? The apple I ate isn't an apple anymore...

naw, we will be fine. we are much tougher then an apple.

Bubblegum 2010/11/04(Thu)13:31 No. 252287 ID: 679e7a
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Well, okay!

*nom*

...well, you're not getting all fizzy and melty. You're just sitting in my tummy. Are you okay in there?

Oh yeah sure.
I can't tell if anything is different from before.

yeah, we cool. let's go see some neighbors.

Bubblegum 2010/11/04(Thu)14:50 No. 252320 ID: 679e7a
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Yay exploring!

Okay, I'm outside now. There's something made of tree up ahead, but I'm not sure what it is; there are some little bushes all around the thing we were in, but there's a space I can get through. Past that is a path that goes a couple different ways.

I think I hear voices; should I go toward them or stay away? Or do something else?

Should be safe enough to approach the other people here, but probably best not to wander TOO far away right now. Don't want to make Ryu upset (even more?).

See if you can get the other people to notice you with your own voice. If none of them come over to talk to you, then check out the something made of tree with the little wavey thing at the top.

>>252340
Second'd

Bubblegum 2010/11/05(Fri)20:27 No. 252933 ID: 679e7a
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>>252340

Okay, I'll do that.

Hello? People? Can you hear me? I'm over here! I want to do stuff!

...one's coming this way!

OOC INTERRUPT: It's 'who's that pokemon' time again! Pick a pokemon that's small and unevolved.

>>252933
Pichu

It's Shaymin!

...oh fine, Pichu.

ralts.

>>252936
Sure why not.

>>252933
A plusle and minun pair.
Just like pichu, only not.

>>252961

plusle and minun suck they don't even evolve

>>252933

Burmy!

...Though I guess you might think that's a little too complicated.

Drifloon maybe?

Ooh no Aron! Arons are so adorable.

Drifloon!

>>252940
Seconding Ralts
yaaaay psychics

Plusle and Minun.

>>252989
This.
We can get kidnapped and go on adventures.

>>252933
Pichu

RALTZ!

Bubblegum 2010/11/06(Sat)12:51 No. 253147 ID: 679e7a
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Hi! Are you a people?

"Um... yeah?"

Yay! Hi! What should I call you?

"...Floony. What's your name?"

I don't have one! You can call me whatever you like, as long as it's nice.

"Um... uh... okay. What are you doing?"

I'm looking for people to be friends with me and do stuff!

"What kinda stuff?"

Well, I dunno! Fun stuff! I can turn into you and do whatever you like to do!

"...what?"

Bubblegum 2010/11/06(Sat)12:54 No. 253152 ID: 679e7a
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"Whooooa! You turned into a Drifloon!"

Yaaay! I'm floating! I like floating!

"How did you do that?"

Um... well, I sensed you, and then I moved my parts around to match your parts.

"How come your X isn't yellow?"

I don't know that word.

"What word?"

The last word.

Meh, pop him.

you see to have a hard time with colors.

Drifloons are great at finding friends. They float up in the air and run into other drifloons who run into other drifloons until you have a whole cloud of drifloons!

Does Floony have something else he needs to be doing now? If so, say bye for now then look inside that metal box thing on top of the something made of tree.

If not, how about we ask him more about himself? Is he a part of a team of helper people? Is he a shop owner/worker? Favorite food? Favorite game? Favorite town-based activity? Favorite "restricted to one area" activity? Stuff like that.