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Guess what's back, tell your friends!

TEST DRIVE MEME

➞ Post with a character you wish to test drive in this game's setting.
➞ Tag other people's starters and thread out shenanigans!
➞ Invite your friends! Try out new characters! Come play with us!
➞ Have fun!

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JOHTO | and | KANTO

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As usual, we've created a Google Doc so you can submit your wanted characters for a big Route game ad on this month's ATP!
FIND IT HERE
CUTOFF FOR ADDING CHARACTER WANT ADS TO THE GDOC IS:
6:30 PM, EST, ON SATURDAY, JULY 26!
~~Since we're pretty sure that's when ATP is this month.~~

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[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]

[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?

Edited 2014-07-25 00:13 (UTC)

[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.]

[ 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! ]

[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.

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

[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.]

{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.}

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

Veronica Madaraki | Franken Fran | Johto

Nico Yazawa | Love Live! | Johto

nagi kengamine | deadman wonderland ( johto! )

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

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

Rei Ryugazaki | Free! Iwatobi Swim Club | Johto

Nanao Ise | Bleach | Johto | the very latest