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Jungo Torii | Devil Survivor 2 | Breaking this thing in | Johto

[physrepel]

[Most people leave New Bark Town pretty quick. Jungo is not most people. He's been here for DAYS, sleeping at the pokemon center and exploring the nearby tall grass. And feeding the pokemon much to the locals' dismay. Feeding them way too much, to the point he's kinda just sitting in the grass with a small horde of Pidgys and Sentrets and the like. The only stand out is his Meowth, making sure none are going to attack.]

Are you hungry, Jungo?

[Jungo asks the Mewoth, who is also Jungo. But this time it's named after the cat Jungo, not himself Jungo. Three degrees of Jungo]

who knows how Jimmy got here from Olivine MAGIC OF TEST DRIVE

[awesmazings]

[Jungo intensifies.

But no, Jungo might be a bit surprised to see something much larger nosing its way through the tall grass, snakelike in form, until...

...until a furry head pops up near the group of Sentret, huge ears turning this way and that as she stands up on her haunches. It's a Furret!

....a wiiiild....Furret?

Investigate y/n?]

[physrepel]

[Being rather clueless on what wild pokemon are where, Jungo doesn't find it odd that there's a Furret there. Or know what a Furret even is. He does scoot over carefully, and offer one of the poffens he's made instead of... traveling. Or leveling. Or anything useful]

It's good.

Veronica Madaraki | Franken Fran | Johto

[stitchedupbodyguard]

[Route 29 always saw new trainers passing through it, Veronica was no exception. Although, she seemed to be having a bit more trouble than most with getting through the route. There seemed to be a problem with her methods, which included trying to climb over the ledges that dotted the path and utterly failing at that. Every time, she tried to climb over the ledge and ended up falling to the ground. She'd get up and try again though, frustrated but determined.

To top it off, a Murkrow, likely hers, was sitting at the top of the ledge, watching her trainer try to accomplish the impossible task of beating the game mechanics and falling on her ass each time. She was finding quite a bit of enjoyment in this, even if her trainer was not.]

S-shut up, jerk! How come you can get up there?

[nicocchi]

[...Is this girl serious? Nico just sighs, crossing her arms against her chest as she watches the other with narrowed eyes.]

You're not going to get up there, you know.

[Though, she is pretty amused watching the girl fail every time, so it's not that bad.]

[stitchedupbodyguard]

[And it's just so happens that Veronica has landed on her ass again. She glared daggers at the ledge, picking herself up and dusting some dirt off her cloak.]

Hmm? Oh, yeah?

[Veronica turned her gaze to Nico, the stitches that crossed over her face creasing as her expression changed to confusion.]

But they're just ledges.

[wanderinglight]

[Eventually a Wingull lands next to the Murkrow, and squawks in friendly bird... ness]

Need a little help?

[Oh, there's also a boy approaching or something]

[stitchedupbodyguard]

[Murkrow reacts to the sudden bird by squawking happily, communicating in it's bird language that it's trainer is so stupid.]

Shut up! [Veronica shouted angrily at her pokemon, attempting to get over the ledge in one jump, which she found much harder now for whatever reason. Obviously, she landed on her ass again.

She mumbled a few bad words before the sound of someone's voice drew her attention away from her current conundrum.]

What?

Nico Yazawa | Love Live! | Johto

[nicocchi]

[Those who just so happen to be out and about on one of the routes will just so happen to see a young girl and her Pokémon training...except they're not so much making progress than they are bickering. Every time the girl commands her Pokémon to attack, the Sneasel blatantly ignores her and casts its trainer a mocking glance whenever she got annoyed. In the meantime, the Pidgey that they were targeting quietly watches the two, tilting its head to the side, rather confused at the disharmony.]

You stupid Pokémon, listen to me--!

[The Sneasel sneers and angles away, crossing its arms. Nico huffs loudly and stomps her foot, her fists balling at her sides as she glares daggers at it. As she and the Sneasel continue to bicker with each other, every now and then Nico attempting to try and command it again only for the process to repeat all over again, the Pidgey, now disinterested, casually makes its escape without either of their knowledge.

...Clearly, we can see who's great with Pokémon.]

INSANE SCREAMING because hello favorite love live idol

[meikyuubutterfly]

[Well, sure looks like she's got a long way to go before she can even dream of becoming a Pokemon Master. If such title is even possible here. Utau is not even trying to hide her amused smirk. Then again, she's been in that situation too...]

I'm sure he -- or she, will start listening to you at any second now.

[Or then not, because clearly this is sarcasm and everyone knows it.]

HELLO FAVE SHUGO CHARA CHARACTER aaah I hope I can do Nico justice o/

[nicocchi]

[She turns when she hears someone address her, narrowing her eyes at the blonde and crossing her arms.]

Haha, very funny. [Then she turns her attention back to her Sneasel.] She's been ignoring me all day!

[And it's a well-known fact that Nico does not like being ignored.]

nagi kengamine | deadman wonderland ( johto! )

[noctuam]

[ and— there. his first batch of eggs as a breeder. the weather's perfect, he's in whatever route of choice, kneeling beside his bulbasaur and rolling up his sleeves to get them comfortable around camp. aster's making sure of that, using her vines to careful move one of the two eggs together in a comfy ball of blankets. ( nagi's blankets, but aster's been so motherly that— well, it hits his heart! as a father and a husband himself, how can he say no? ) ]

I'm sure they'll be fine, Aster— They won't be feeling the chills so soon, I promise you that.

[ they were warm blankets, after all . . . his voice is an artificially synthesized one, leveled and near-emotionless despite the easily read emotion in his expression as he smiles, giving a soundless laugh. she gives a coo, half worry and half happy; was she doing a good job??? even if the eggs weren't her's to begin with, as this breeder's first partner ( and her first friend!! ), she'd foster them until they've found the right homes!!

even if they were just two eggs, they were eggs he's had to go through more than two cycles to get, so hopefully, they'll be promising! taking out his notepad, he begins to scratch out a rough draft of the should be move list, flipping in between the parents page, grandparents, and the one he's writing out now, comparing and following some simple breeding rules—

aster senses something, someone, other than themselves zoning into where they were, and as the mother hen she is, she immediately takes on a fierce stance in front of the eggs, trying to pinpoint the little stepping and scratching of small sounds getting closer, giving a reptilian growl to alarm her trainer . . . alas, it's not so alarming as it is both cute and becoming a normal thing. ]

Ah— Again?

[ the last time she did that, it was a harmless little caterpie in the trees . . . if it were a trainer, well— hopefully they wouldn't scare them off so soon! ]

/excited screeching noises oh my god a Nagi

[ladywithnovoice]

[The sounds are twofold, as a matter of fact- two sets of paws on the ground and the sound of snuffling. Soon enough, there's a pair of Growlithe heads peeking out from the bushes. Breach perks up immediately at the scene and bounds closer, protective mama not even really recognized- yes hello how are you all oh gosh there are eggs this is so exciting hello hello!!!]

[Crash is a bit more civil minded and just throws her head back to start calling for their trainer.]

[Give Red a minute, Nagi- she has to push her way through all these trees and bushes to find her dogs and what's gotten them so worked up.]

oh heheh ;u;

[noctuam]

[ aster just kind of stink eyes at this. two growlithes, is all— and one much too excited for her tastes! one of her vines coils around the eggs, while the other just kind of reaches out to give a little "shoo". like you need to back up.

by nagi's point of view— they seemed too domesticated, and with the other calling . . . he's almost positive it's a call for its partner. he holds a hand out to aster, kneeling to place it against her back for comfort. ]

Look at them— They won't bite, Aster.

[ not unless ordered to, at least. but nagi liked to think that they wouldn't bite at all ( all that benefit of the doubt, just look at those friendly puppy faces, ect ) until!! after a few moments, out of the greenery comes a young woman! see aster?? it's a trainer, nothing to worry about! ( in which nagi smiles, rubbing the back of his neck; she's so protective . . . ]

Pardon me— I take it they're yours?

Xion | Kingdom Hearts...is DIDNEY LAAAND! | Johto

[faintwaves]

[Xion's still not sure how to feel about all of this.

No Organization XIII coat, no Keyblade, some strange woman claiming she's "Mom" (what?) and a clapping, seal-like creature at her side.

Most of all...why is she alive? Xion didn't know that fading into oblivion meant coming to a place like this, she thought it was...well, never existing again. Or at least in some part existing in Sora's heart. Not that she contemplated that part of her fate too deeply, since she knew that it had to be that way or else...]

Roxas.

[She says the name and she frowns, pulling at the hem of her (is it hers? Can she really keep it?) skirt that the "Mom" woman practically forced onto her. She really misses Roxas and Axel right now...but she knows that even if she did see them, they wouldn't know who she is. Just a copy and all that. It's fine, though, that's how it has to be.

But part of Xion wishes they were here with her, they could explore the new world together and find a new place to eat ice cream. Like friends.]

...[She feels a heart beating inside of her chest and emotions fighting each other for dominance in her mind. How is this possible? It shouldn't be, it shouldn't hurt so much! Frustration overtakes Xion and she yells, kicking at a rock to send it flying away.] This is stupid!

[The creature is startled, birds have flown away, and Xion realizes that she overreacted. Scaring things isn't a kind thing to do, not that a "Nobody" was ever concerned with kindness or anything that wasn't conducive to forming Kingdom Hearts. Obviously Xion wasn't a regular Nobody, just a flimsy copy. A nobody Nobody?

...That's really weird to think about. The girl sighs and crouches down onto the ground to hold out her hand to the creature, smiling apologetically.] I'm sorry, I didn't mean to yell, please don't be scared. I won't hurt you, promise.

[islandshore]

[Once upon a time, there was a doofus who decided he'd pass the time by flying around and seeing if New Bark Town had gotten any less mundane than he remembered.

And, nope, it's just the same as ever. Small. Peaceful. Nothing particularly interesting except--]

Flare, slow down!

[At his trainer's sudden outburst, the Charizard grunts and screeches to a stop. It's tough to tell from a distance, but that's certainly a familiar face down there. Both Riku and Flare exchange glances and then, with a beat of the Charizard's wings, he two take a nosedive towards the ground, swooping over the rooftops, annnnd... slamming into the ground in front of a nearby tree.

In hindsight, maybe they shouldn't have gone for such a flashy approach, but here we have one Riku, a few years older than Xion remembers, giving her a wide-eyed stare.]

...Xion? It's you, right?

[faintwaves]

[The noise startles her, of course. It startles the Seel, too. Both scuttle away from where Riku landed, staring equally wide-eyed right back at him.

What is THAT? Is that a DRAGON?

How does she even know what dragons ar--oh, who cares, Xion! She brings herself shakily to her feet and stares, just stares as though she can't believe what she's seeing. But it's real, it's Riku, he's here too? Then--no, Roxas and Axel shouldn't be here.]

Riku...I think it is. I still feel like myself, but...I shouldn't be, right? [Is Sora still asleep because of me?]

[paopuprincess]

[Well.

This isn't something Kairi expected to see today.

Or any day, really.

She's kind of far away, and the hair's a little different. But that face is like looking in a mirror. It's kind of creepy, really. Is this world really that weird? She's seen people come from all over time and space, people younger and older than they should be. But this? Why is the world creating clones all of a sudden? And clones of her, of all people.

Maybe somebody out there wants her heart again. It wouldn't surprise her. Back home, in her time, Ansem is still trying to get her. It's something that she's pushed to the back of her mind in her time spent here, but seeing someone who looks so suspiciously identical, it's hard not to think about it.

Still, her curiosity overcomes her. Slowly, cautiously, she approaches the girl.]

Hey, uh... you okay?

[faintwaves]

[Xion, having made up with her Seel and in the middle of petting it, hears the voice and freezes. The voice recognition comes in before she even looks up. Kairi, it's Kairi. The one whose image she's a copy of, because of Sora's memories. She can't possibly know who she is, but then nobody should...she would hate her for being the reason Sora can't come back, right?

Okay? No, she's terrified, confused, angry, trying not to scare off the little creature in front of her again, so many things at once she can almost feel herself beginning to shut down.

But still, she turns her eyes to Kairi--eyes that look very much like hers--and looks, just looks with total recognition and fear.

She really does look so much like her. But Kairi seems...full of light where Xion is not. She carries herself differently, she sounds different, she's overall better than her, right? Xion almost feels insulted on her behalf for being such a poor imitation of Kairi and wishes to stay silent because that's what a doll should do when faced with a better.

The Seel, however, interrupts this after looking between the two and finding--ah--this must be trainer's family! Very good! It starts clapping enthusiastically all over again and Xion is startled into an awkward mumble.]

I--I'm fine...I'm a...little lost, though. A-and I accidentally scared--[what is this thing, does it even have a name? It just says "Seel" and it looks like a seal, it must have come from the ocean, but she can't just call it "it" all the time. It needs a name. A good name, not an imaginary Nobody name.] Thalassa. [Her thoughts are on the shells she used to collect, all different shapes and colors and sizes. Thalassa shells--the oddly-shaped (and rare for her to find) shells she somehow--intuitively--knew that were made into good luck charms. Yes, it's perfect.]

[dressofheaven]

[Clomping up towards the two of them on four massive feet is a towering blue creature with red eyes. It looms in front of Xion for a brief moment, staring at her and the Seel with an unblinking gaze.]

Talos? [A small, feminine voice pipes up, and a young woman with white hair and red eyes steps out behind the creature.] What did you-

[Her eyes widen in shock as they fall on Xion. She stares at her as though her entire concept of reality just fell apart around her. About the only thing she does for a few moments is breathe.

Then she leans forward, the expression on her face changing from shock to hope and joy, a slow smile appearing as she reaches out towards her.]

Xion? [Her voice is almost disbelieving, which is probably about as strange as her knowing Xion's name in the first place.]

[faintwaves]

[Xion was startled by the appearance of a--a--what is that? Some new Nobody? It has an X on it, shouldn't that mean something? She jolts and falls back on her behind, Thalassa--the newly named Seel--of course claps because trainer did a funny thing. It turns to Talos and claps to it as well, hello new friend!

But then...there's this girl. She's smiling at her and calling her by name, what's going on? Xion feels scared, not just of the creature, but this girl--part of her terrified that she's here to take her back to the World That Never Was, another part terrified of disappointing her by not recognizing who she is.]

How...how do you know my name? A-are you from the Organization? [Please say no. She doesn't want to go back, she can't go back.]

Chi Yamada | Chi's Sweet Home | Let's see if I still got it. | Johto

[usedscratch]

MYAAAA!!!!! CHI'S TAIL IS GOOOOOOOONEEEEEE!

Rei Ryugazaki | Free! Iwatobi Swim Club | Johto

[esthetically]

[This fish isn't beautiful. It's made of spots, large lips, and it looks like it's going to cry. Honestly, so does Rei; far from Iwatobi, he's stranded in this odd, confusing world with an equally odd fish-type... pokemon? He recalls the name; it was a game he had never played as a child, but a few children he went to school with had. But the only fish he remembered was... orange, wasn't it?

Not... whatever this was.

But what does he do with it?

Standing by the water's edge in Cherrygrove, he's been letting the little thing splash about while he contemplates what to do with it. His backpack is securely stocked now, after three and a half days of rough camping and very lacking survival skills, and he's finally gotten to shower properly. He can't complain too much, but he does worry about... where to go. He doesn't want to get badges; he needs to get to prefecturals.]

SUP NERD

[hiraoyogi]

[The attack comes with no warning, and in the blink of an eye Rei is tackled by something far more concerning than his hideous fish Pokemon.]

Rei-chaaaaan~! [Nagisa has none of the worries that Rei has as he lunges at him from behind, wrapping his arms around him in a big hug before he tries peeking from his back to see what he's looking at.] Hey hey, what are you doing? Did you find something interesting?

[At the same time, a loud splash can be heard as Nagisa's Piplup (endearingly named Pippi Longstocking) jumps into the water to join its miserable water type friend, hoping to cheer it up by swimming circles around it and leaping up and out of the water with as much energy as Nagisa has.]

Nanao Ise | Bleach | Johto | the very latest

[bookslap]

{Nanao is now mildly more accustomed to the fact that she's not going to get home (short of a miracle), and is attempting to make the best of things. Right now, that means sewing a tiny jacket for her still unnamed Yamask.}

Look, I know that you don't think it's fashionable, but it will keep you warm.

{The Yamask burbles back, and continues on frowning at the rather floral work in progress.}