spiders and scorpions and bagworms; oh my!

[thebelsareinert]

Who: EVERYBODY that wants to tag.
Where: EVERYWHERE
When: Friday, April 08
Summary: Crazy bugs have begin attacking Johto! Do you:
A: Go fight the good fight until you can't fight no more.
B: Attempt to do A and wind up in the hospital.
C: Jam it in.
or D: Hide inside until Wednesday.
Rating: We'll start at PG-13 for now, but anything goes.
Log:
[Hiro was asleep when he heard the crashes. Naturally, being a Manly Protagonist and all, he rushed to the window and... saw a bunch of bugs? Seriously, everywhere he looked, there seem to be bugs coming out of nowhere - in the middle of the night no less.

What was worse, there were people out there. Already a couple were on the ground, the locals from the looks of it, while others were calling out their Pokemon to start fighting back. It was chaos, chaos of a level that Violet City hadn't seen in a long, long time.

... For some reason, though, he found it almost comforting to see chaos erupting like this. Maybe not comforting, but... The moment passed quickly, however, and he turned away from the window right away.]

Guess it's back to work...!

[He grabbed his headphones and his PokeBalls and made a dash for the door.]


OOC: HOW THIS WILL WORK. We've done posts like these before! There will be starter comments for each place, and then individual threads within them - be it a city or a route. All depends on you. Since everyone is so spread out though, I ask that if your location isn't up to start the initial thread for it first - like I'll have with a few of the major towns.

Now, if you don't want to take part in this log and just want to get right to posting, feel free, though hopefully this will cut down on the initial reactions at least. Remember: Your power is YOURS.

Comments

[fullmoonstory.livejournal.com]

They grow so differently from people, don't they?

...Ah...what is a 'tank'?

[usedgatlinggun.livejournal.com]

They do. And still, it's so easy to see them as your children, almost. [ She smiles fondly as her Skarmory nudges her shoulder. ]

... A tank?[ She looks thoughtful. ] It's a military vehicle — very large and durable, able to plow through most defenses. In Pokémon terms, I suppose it would mean a Pokémon with very strong offense or defense.

[fullmoonstory.livejournal.com]

[her hand rests on top of Sunny's ball and she smiles]

They've become my very dear friends, and I don't know what I would do now, without them.

Ah, I see.

[usedgatlinggun.livejournal.com]

I'll certainly miss them, when and if I ever leave them behind.

[ Quistis hauls open the door to the Pokémon Center, stepping aside for Estelle to enter first. ]

My team, as well as the people I've met here.

[fullmoonstory.livejournal.com]

[heads in the door first, calling back those of her Pokémon who are still outside so she can hand them to the nurse at the counter]

I feel the same way.

[usedgatlinggun.livejournal.com]

[ Quistis follows suit, and settles onto one of the chairs in the waiting area, once their Pokémon are safely in the nurse's hands. She takes her hair down and sighs a little. ]

I'm Quistis Trepe, by the way.

[fullmoonstory.livejournal.com]

[Estelle sits beside her and idly rubs one shoulder. Those bugs don't just go for Pokémon opponents.]

My name is Estellise, but all of my friends call me Estelle. It's nice to meet you, Quistis.

[[ooc: But please tell me how that name is pronounced out loud.]]

[usedgatlinggun.livejournal.com]

[ Quistis glances at Estelle's shoulder and reaches for her bag reflexively before remembering that there are only Pokémon potions in there. She drops her hands into her lap. ]

Is your shoulder all right?

[[ ooc; That's actually... a point of debate, lol. I pronounce it 'kwiss-tiss' (both syllables rhyme with 'kiss') 'trape' (rhymes with 'drape').

I've also heard it pronounced 'kiss-tiss' and 'kees-tiss,' and I've heard her last name pronounced 'trep,' to rhyme with 'strep,' or 'treep,' like 'sheep.'

There are actually more variations, but I use the most common, I think? ]]

[fullmoonstory.livejournal.com]

I think so. It's just sore. Thank you for asking.

[oh, how she wishes she had her artes right about now]

[usedgatlinggun.livejournal.com]

We have to look out for each other, right? [ She smiles. ] I've been in a few battles before; you get used to having someone's back, I guess.

[fullmoonstory.livejournal.com]

Yes, you do.

[She's been in so many battles. Not all of them - actually, not any of them - the best decision, either.]

...Does the world you come from have magic?

[usedgatlinggun.livejournal.com]

It does, actually. There are sorceresses, who use magic naturally, and there's a type of magic scientifically developed for normal people to use, called 'para-magic.' [ She tilts her head. ]

Does yours?

[fullmoonstory.livejournal.com]

Yes. People are able to use it by harnessing the power of these stones, called blastia.

[she looks at the one she still wears on her arm. Mostly because she's never really done anything else.]

More and more I wish I could still use my artes.

[usedgatlinggun.livejournal.com]

[ Her eyes follow Estelle's, quizzically. ] When things get like this, it's hard not to wish I could use para-magic, or summon a Guardian Force.

As much as things were tougher back home, we also had more means by which to survive.

[fullmoonstory.livejournal.com]

People are going to get hurt...and we won't be able to do anything.

[usedgatlinggun.livejournal.com]

Hey.... [ She reaches out, a little tentatively, to touch Estelle's wrist. ] That's not true.

We might not be able to keep everyone safe, but we're doing all that we can. We all are. And we'll all get out of this alive. I've beaten worse odds. [ She smiles encouragingly. ]

[fullmoonstory.livejournal.com]

So have I. ...I didn't really even consider that people might not survive. I think we're all stronger than that.

[usedgatlinggun.livejournal.com]

The people here came from all kinds of places, some more dangerous than ours. You're right; we're all stronger than that. We'll be fine.

[fullmoonstory.livejournal.com]

Of course we will.

[she rubs her shoulder again despite the smile]