as ATP is this weekend!

[these_balls]

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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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, AUGUST 30!

Comments

[exeggutorhead]

[Fortunately, Carl wears a harness that Envy straps himself into for this exact reason. Unfortunately, one of the leg straps had snapped and sent Envy over the other side. He's hanging upside-down with his upper back on the ground, the intact leg strap keeping him from getting loose.]

Damn it, Carl...

[The Aerodactyl bobs his head and makes an apologetic noise. Envy groans; his head is swimming, and he's going to be bruised as hell. He probably would have been content to just not move for a while...except he hears somebody coming. With a low curse, he starts fumbling at the twisted strap without having much luck. Carl whips his head up and ever so helpfully lets out a loud screeching noise. Over here!]

[If Hughes finds them, Envy will still be stuck. He's wearing normal street clothes with pants that cover his ouroboros, and flight goggles that obscure his eyes.]

[father_of_the_year]

Aha! There you are!

[Carl's calling was very helpful! And the Lieutenant Colonel wasn't long at all in tracking the pair down.

Of course, he's not going to waste any time in rushing over to lend a hand to the poor tangled soul and trying to free him from the harness.]

Looks like you had quite the ride. You alright?

[Boy is this going to get special if he gets to find out who he just helped.]

[exeggutorhead]

[...of all the people Envy doesn't want to see coming towards him when he's stuck upside down and probably concussed, Maes Hughes is up near the top of the list.]

[When did he even get back to Johto? At least he doesn't seem to have recognized Envy on sight. Maybe he can get out of this quickly and be on his way. Carl holds (mostly) still while Hughes helps with the tangled straps.]

I'm fine, completely fine.

[When he's finally free from the harness, he tries to push himself up...and promptly gets dizzy and falls right back down. Shit. If Hughes figures him out he is screwed.]

[father_of_the_year]

[And there's pulling a concerned face at that.]

You don't look completely fine.

Here, let's get those goggles off. I'll have to stay with you if you do have a concussion, even if I'm not a trained doctor or anything.

[And there's slowly moving to carefully remove the flight goggles..]

[exeggutorhead]

[Envy lifts a hand to lightly hold the goggles in place; he's not thinking quite clearly enough to be subtle. He frowns defensively.]

You don't have to take them off, I'll need them to fly here in a minute. I don't have a concussion.

[He clearly has a concussion. And with Hughes this close, he might just be able to see through the goggles anyway to the violet eyes behind them.]

[father_of_the_year]

[As he sees the violet hues behind the lenses, he's momentarily taken aback.

Well this was an interesting turn of events.

That sure looks like that Homunculus that killed him using the illusion of Gracia's face, no less!

...On the other hand, he was clearly concussed. It would actually be pretty horrible to just let the kid up and leave in this condition.

The issue of what happened back home would have to wait. For now.

He leaves the flight goggles alone, since the boy clearly doesn't want them removed.]

You're not going off alone anywhere. Not in that shape. It would be irresponsible to let you go off and push yourself like that. Besides, what if you fainted while you were in the air or something? What then?

[Naturally, the best course of action would be to just pretend that he didn't recognize the kid, and pick him up. Moving him was risky, but if he could find somewhere like a hospital to take care of him..

He turns to look at the large pterodactyl-dragon-creature.]

Did you see a hospital or something while you were in the air?

[exeggutorhead]

I wouldn't faint. You don't need to bother.

[That comes out in a sullen, defiant mutter. Clearly he's not getting away from this guy anytime soon. He also doesn't realize he's been found out yet.]

[Carl perks right up at being addressed, tilting his head from side to side as he thinks over the question. A hospital...he's heard that word before, that's what his trainer calls the Pokemon Center sometimes. And Envy looks like he needs to go there! So the Aerodactyl grocks and nods his head, pointing in the direction of Viridian City with one wing claw.]

[Then he bends down, as though telling them to get on his back. He can take them there!]

[father_of_the_year]

That's a risk I really don't want to take. Besides, it's not a bother. It'd be more of a bother to know that I've just left you to go off on your own in this state and maybe get yourself hurt worse or something.

[Maes is visibly surprised as the Pokemon bows down, like to suggest that he could give them a lift there. He was actually just going to suggest that the large flying pterodactyl-dragon creature lead the way from the skies...But this would actually be a lot faster.

He gives a nod. It's a little risky, considering the messy crash-land he just witnessed, but if the kid did wind up with some kind of hemorrhage or brain-swelling as a result of impact(after all, there's no telling if this is actually a second-impact concussion or not), it'd be better to get him looked at right away. Carefully, he makes his way over to the Aerodactyl and climbs onto his back, holding Envy close with one arm and bracing himself for the inevitable high winds with the other.

After all, it'd be bad if there was a second fall with an injured passenger aboard. Especially since second-impact concussions are actually pretty serious and potentially fatal.]

Please stay focused, and be gentle. For your friend's sake, alright?

[He smiles, his tone with the same kind of calm gentleness that he'd use with a child - he can only hope that the Pokemon listens.]