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

OPEN NPC INTERACTION: ARCEUS

[legendarybeasts]

[There is still much to be done.

It's good that these children, the strange ones and the Pokemon alike, were able to prevent the impending cataclysm that the meeting of Groudon and Kyogre promised to create. Destruction inevitably followed when those two legendaries came head to head, and under the command of the grudge-matching humans with their supporters, they became even more so. Save for the intervention of those who answered the call for aid...

Well. There is really no telling what may have happened. What matters is that in the end, it did not come to pass.

Majestic and solemn, Arceus will leave them to their recovery for now. They have fought bravely and nobly for a land that, unlike the Pokemon, is not inherently their own. They have earned their rest; their work is done. The time for Arceus's own work has begun, and it has set about doing precisely that, and will do so for the duration of the day.

There is a certain beauty and peace in restoring that which was destroyed; the grass grows, the rocks lose their scorched color. The air grows cool and sweet; the broken pieces begin to come back together.

But even as it works, Arceus is always aware of its surroundings, and should one of those valiant ones approach, it will almost certainly pause in its work to look up and greet its arrival with an impassive, silent gaze.]

OPEN NPC INTERACTION: SHAUNA

[pokestars]

gift bags;

[ And then there's this girl! Not majestic and silent and impressive, but Shauna does have perky down to an artform. After landing and sorting out what was going on (sort of - Shauna's a little vague on the details, but what she gathered left her sure that everyone totally needs gift bags and head it right this second - Shauna and Sina set up a few tables and crates beside their jet. The tables are covered in cutesy patterned tablecloth (pink, with Sylveons) and have platters of pokepuffs and macaroons spread out on them. Shauna's personally handing out gift bags to anyone who comes up (one per customer) and her own Sylveon is sitting beside her on the table, even before the swarm starts.

She'll wave at anyone new she spots, whether she knows them or not. ]

Helloooooooooo! [ And then, in cheerful sing-song: ] I have something to cheer you right up! C'mon over! ♪

[ Let her give you an excessively glittery gift bag! Or ask about that mysterious Pokemon you've never seen before that looks mysteriously like yet another Eevee evolution. Or complain about Kalos' sense of timing, because wow guys you totally missed that entire battle. Pick your poison! ]

pokemon amie;

[ And hey, speaking of all that yarn...it looks like it does have a purpose! When she's not handing out the gift bags or chatting with anyone who comes up to her, Shauna spends her down time playing around with her Pokemon. She is the most serious of assistants...but the last time she was here, no one else had seemed to play a particular and important game! Tossing a ball of blue yarn up once and catching it, she laughs and calls out to her Sylveon. ]

Sylvie! Let's hit it! Time to show everyone how to Amie! [ And then she will toss the ball of yarn to the Pokemon, who will head it.

...She has several crates of yarn, so she can pretty much keep tossing random ones, but Sylvie's good enough to head the ball straight back at Shauna, who will keep tossing it back, giggling. Was...this important enough to delay the trip to the Johto/Kanto region? Kalos sure thinks so. ]

c) choose your own adventure;

[ Shauna can pretty much be found hanging out near the jet and all those crates of goody bags and yarn if you want to approach her about something else! She'll smile brightly at anyone who comes over whether she knows them or not. If you had any Kalos NPC questions, now's probably a good time to ask them; Shauna seems like she's not really the sort to keep things quiet. ]

OPEN NPC INTERACTION: SINA

[pokestars]

Gift bags;;

[Sina is taking everything as a learning experience. She's still not fully sure what happened to this place, but as she listens to others and gathers information, she's collecting more and more information for Sycamore to dissect later--but first and foremost, making sure everyone is taken care of is their main priority. The gift bags were a pretty great idea, and she's just enjoying passing them out the bags and getting to mingle with the many trainers.]

And here you go!

[Holding out a bag of goodies to the next trainer to approach, she offers a gentle smile and a small nod.]

Thank you so much for helping us. We couldn't have done it without you.


Exploring;;

[On a few breather breaks, Sina opts for taking a small walk. She's got a few goodie bags in a small satchel around her shoulder, in case anyone hasn't gotten one yet, but she's also just mingling with anyone. She's got a clipboard in hand, in case she needs to jot anything down for later, but overall she will be exploring and chatting with anyone who wants to say hello!]

[armoredsoul]

[You know what's awesome?]

[SYLVEON.]

[With the swarm of ribbon-cats everywhere, Al has inevitably collected quite a following. It's not quite so bad as the Espurr Incident, but he's got quite a few cuddled all around where he's sitting with his Amaura and Tyrunt, all of them looking much more cheerful than they had been this morning. There's a few balls of yarn laying nearby, but for now Alphonse is content to give every single one of these Pokemon a whole heap-load of loving attention.]

[superordinary]

[ OH NO, THESE SYLVEONS ARE CUTE. Naegi, currently sporting his fabulous Kalos-brand fedora, can be found playing with four of the friendly pink fairydogs, alternating between tossing the balls of yarn in a game of Head It and showering them with scratches behind their ears.

Eventually, though, something occurs to him: ]

...Are the ribbons made of flesh?

[ Naegi. ]

[badabooms]

[It's getting late in the day. Impmon has been handed a bag that's way too glittery for his personal tastes, and for some reason contains a ball of yarn. He's pretty tired even after the magical llamagod-induced sleep from after the battle, and frankly ready to go someplace that hasn't been exploding recently.]

Vee?

What.

[And there's this... thing following him.]

[It's a pretty far cry from the creepiest thing he's seen since coming here, but it's the first to act like this without him catching it first.]

Syl!

Rururu!

[His Tyrunt's excited to see it at least, but that doesn't particularly mean anything. Giruko seems excited to meet anyone, up to and including the things they're fighting.]

What, you smelling this shit or something? You want one?

[He rummages through the bag for a second, pulling out the tin of Pokétreats. They're for HIS monsters, he knows, but it can't hurt to give this thing just one if it means it'll leave him alone. It's starting to creep him out a little.]

Fine. Just one.

[Impmon tosses the Poképuff in the Sylveon's direction, watching as it catches the treat deftly with its ribbons and eats it in a few bites. ...And then sits patiently, staring at Impmon with expectant eyes.]

Vee!

...Seriously, WHAT DO YOU WANT?!

[soundmind]

[It's not so much that Maka picked a Sylveon.

One picked her.

It spotted her amid the trainers peeking curiously at the herd traipsing around to soothe their battered emotions post battle. This Pokemon knew, immediately, that girl is very unhappy and in some serious need of

L♡VE~!

That intrepid Sylveon skips forward eagerly and grabs Maka by the wrist with her--for the Pokemon is indeed female--ribbons and leads her to touch hands with the nearest person without so much as a "hello I want to be your friend!"

Maybe you're the unfortunate second victim of this well-meaning Eeveelution, maybe you're a bystander, either way Maka is flustered as hell.]