HOENNWEEN: AFTERMATH LOG

[these_balls]

Who: Hoennween Plot Participants!
Where: Tohjo Falls!
When: Friday, October 31
Summary: The bosses are defeated, the strife is over, the apocalypse has been averted. But things are still a bit of a disaster and some benign faces are arriving, so this is your chance to wind down, rest up, commiserate with others over everything that transpired, and breathe a little in general before it's time to go home again.
Rating: PG-13 in general; please mark threads that go higher accordingly!
Log:



YOU ARE HERE. IT LOOKS A LITTLE APOCALYPTIC. BUT THESE GUYS ARE HERE, AND SO IS THIS GUY.

NOW GO LEARN THE MAGIC OF YARN.

KEY:

• The GRAY, GREEN, and BLUE areas remain as they have all plot; these are the mountains, forest, and lake areas (respectively) that are now devoid of Team Aqua and Magma Grunts and currently form the natural boundaries of the map area you're in!

• The BROWN rectangle in the center of the map is still the Elite Four's Resort; because you did so well at fighting off the bosses and their legendaries, it escaped the conflict with minimal damage. For this log, that means it will also still be available to you as a bonus area map!

• The PINK triangle represents Shauna and Sina's private jet (or, well, someone's private jet, anyway), in which they just arrived from Kalos! Also, it sounds like they've got some kind of goodies for you in there, so you might want to stop by and have a chat with them to see what that's all about.

• RED stars on either sides of the map are approximate locations where you are most likely to be able to find and approach Arceus! Note that it can be sighted pretty much anywhere on the map as it walks around restoring things to some semblance of normal, but if you intend to approach it directly, it should be in one of these two areas. Attempting to catch or battle Arceus will result in a character immediately whiting out and being booted to the Blackthorn City Pokemon Center, and thereby suspended from participation in the remainder of the event.

A FEW OTHER SETTING NOTES:

• The Gen VI Pokemon that assisted you in the battle are still around somewhat, but they're largely leaving the area to head back down into the Johto/Kanto regions proper; they made good on the summons from their creator and have received its profound thanks for it, and now it's time to get back to the areas they've picked as their new habitats from here on out.

• FOR CHARACTERS WHO USED A HONEDGE LIKE A WEAPON DURING BATTLE:
This is also where we are asking you to experience some IC consequences! Namely, in exchange for picking up your Pokemon and rather unceremoniously winging it around by the head during battle, Arceus will be returning the favor by winging you around by the head a little at some point during the log! You're welcome to handwave this as you see fit, but we ask that you please accept this as the consequence of your choices!

• On a related note, if your character has mistreated one of their Pokemon lately and you would like them to suffer a llamagod-delivered consequence for it (for the purposes of development or what have you), feel free to let us know and we'll work something out with you!

• There is no restriction on how many of the NPCs you may talk to; feel free to interact with any and all of them!

• Maxie and Archie are not available on this log; they are, however, going to be taken into Shauna and Sina's custody and presumably deported back to Kalos to receive justice for...something or other, assuredly.

• You are welcome to thread out scenes occuring at any time during the aftermath events — waking up in the morning to Arceus, spotting Shauna and Sina arriving around noon, and experiencing the Sylveon Swarm in the afternoon are all fair game!

• At the end of the day you will be getting home the same way you initially came: via an Arceus-opened portal that will take you back to the location you left, with its thanks!

• EDIT: It's been brought to our attention that this was somewhat unclear — yes, you may make your own top-levels on this log! It is not solely for interacting with the NPCs, so please feel free to tag around and interact with others as you like!

QUICK LINKS

EVENT LINKS MASTERPOST | AFTERMATH LOG INFOPOST | QUESTIONS FOR MODS

☆ THREAD WITH ARCEUS ☆ THREAD WITH SHAUNA ☆ THREAD WITH SINA ☆

Comments

[envy_the_sinners]

[It's hearing his brother's voice a second time that causes Scar to approach the great Pokémon that seems to have just ended the battle. He watches quietly for a moment as grass regrows and earth reforms itself before speaking.]

You called us here.

[legendarybeasts]

[Hello there, stoic one. It's nice speaking with you, too.

It's also nice to see that you have grasped who was behind that; it's sort of a relief that the message did in fact come through as it was supposed to some of the time, after all.]

[envy_the_sinners]

[He prefers "emotionally constipated."

Scar hadn't been certain of the truth when he first approached the Pokémon, but he was rarely one for out and out asking questions. A bit of curiosity does color his voice, this time, when he speaks.]

Then who are you, exactly?

[legendarybeasts]

[The look it returns is one of vague amusement, and also a brisk glancing-around as if to try to catch sight of a Pokemon that might be able to explain that to this poor, evidently confused creature.

Why don't you ask one of your own Pokemon, Scar?]

[envy_the_sinners]

[He frowns, slightly, taking out one of his Pokéballs and letting out Yaminah, his Teddiursa. They aren't often stored as such, but after the exhausting last couple of days, he doesn't want them running around.

Yaminah recognizes the Pokémon before her immediately, and Scar watches in silence for a moment as his Pokémon takes on a quiet, reverent demeanor in Arceus' presence.]

Yaminah... Who is that?

[He's already starting to put together that this is a being of incredible importance. On what scale, though... The Teddiursa shoots Scar a look that clearly says that he ought to already know.]

The creator of all of us.

[Yaminah's chatter is mild as her actions. She maintains a respectful but not fearful distance from Arceus, and Scar looks up to the unfamiliar Pokémon with a small note of shock. Yes, they had to come from some place, but...]

Earlier, you spoke in the voice of my brother.

[His eyes narrow, though not aggressively.]

How did you do that?

[legendarybeasts]

[Ah, then you're another one who had trouble with the call. The response that Scar gets is a continued holding of Arceus's gaze — steady, silent, and unruffled; there is no guilt and no implicit excuses, because it has no reason to offer any for a thing that it was not responsible for.

Still, it has given this answer before; it will give it again now:

You heard what you wanted to hear.

So really, the question is more how did you do that, isn't it?]

[envy_the_sinners]

[Something cracks in Scar's stoic facade, then. His frown deepens, not aggressive but contemplative and quietly confused.]

Then are you the one who brought us all to this world in the first place?

[His voice is quieter.]

[legendarybeasts]

[The answer he gets, like so many of the others before him, is the godllama equivalent of a shrug — a motion that makes it difficult to tell whether that's a yes, a no, a yes-and-no, or even just a much more enigmatic "that's for me to know and you to find out".

That said, Arceus doesn't seem offended by the line of inquiry; you're welcome to keep trying, though evidently it doesn't consider itself obligated to tell you anything it doesn't want to.]

[envy_the_sinners]

[Scar can recognize a moment he isn't in any position to make demands. His eyes narrow, but only for a moment. It's an irritating answer, but still an answer, regardless. And it wasn't a 'no.']

If it was you...

[His mouth twitches, he struggles to find his words for a moment-]

Thank you.

[That's all he has to say, really. Scar will wait another moment before turning to leave Arceus to its tasks.]

[legendarybeasts]

[As he turns to go, Scar may just feel a sudden blossoming of warmth all around him, just for a few seconds — something akin to the feeling of being reunited with an old friend, in that moment of recognition when the knowledge of that person's identity hits. It's fleeting and brisk, but it's comforting.

Perhaps it's a sort of, you're welcome.

And perhaps it's a bit of, go well, human, wherever you go from here.

It's certainly something like that, anyway.]