test drive meme!

[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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[fourgreatspirits]

[Celadon was a nice place, Milla had to admit that. The Fennekin by her side was just as fascinated by all the flora and fauna in what apparently was the greenhouse attached to the gym in this city. Milla wasn't here to battle this day. Just enjoy the sights.]

These plants are quite impressive. There's nothing like this back in my world.

[preybeforemeals]

[Milla isn't the only one not here to battle; it's rare for Tsukiyama to be in the area, but whenever he is, it's almost guaranteed that he can be found here.

He's certainly not going to complain about someone else being here; the company is appreciated, really - or, at least, the company he can talk to. He's got his Roserade out with him today, and while at the very least Pharamond is well-behaved enough to remain near his trainer and not get in the Fennekin's face, that doesn't mean he isn't curious about both the fox and its trainer as well.]

Ah, are these new to you as well, mademoiselle?

[Tsukiyama's voice is easy, light without being condescending; his gaze shifts to focus on the flowers without disregarding the person. Not ignoring her, but not staring her down, either.]

I recognize some of them, but not all; there are a good amount that seem unique to this place.

[fourgreatspirits]

[Milla looks at the man with some curiosity. She hadn't even noticed him here. Then again, this wasn't the first time. Being a full human always dulled her senses.]

Yes. These kinds of flowers are beautiful. A lot of the flowers back home happen to be attached to monsters. Though these ones are not without danger, that much I can tell.

[Her Fennekin wiggles his ears before carefully approaching the Roserade. If it attacks, at least he had type advantage.]

The Pokémon here with blossoms attached are proof of that.

Nagisa Hazuki | Free!

[naggysa]

[A lot of different towns in Johto boasted having the best something. Goldenrod was the biggest and had the best places to shop, Ecruteak had stuff for the theatre and museum crowd, and Blackthorn had slopes for skiing. But the best place, in Nagisa's opinion, was Cianwood City.

Cianwood had the beach.

It's the surfing competitions that attracted Nagisa to start with, not that he actually knew how to surf at all. Of course the water itself is enough to keep him hanging around, but the tide pools dotting the perimeter of the beach are enough to keep his interest for several hours as he and his Piplup carefully navigate their way over the slippery rocks.

Nagisa stoops down near the edge of one of the tiny pools, his Piplup padding over to bend down and peer into the water as well.]

Ehh? What's that down there?

[He points into the water, prompting the penguin to take a deep breath before plunging her head beneath the undisturbed surface to get a closer look. A second later she suddenly goes rigid, flailing her flippers and nearly slipping in just before Nagisa quickly reaches out to jerk her back...

...only to lose his footing and stumble into the water himself. Apparently there was a Tentacool down there who didn't really want to be disturbed, judging by the dark splotch of ink covering the Piplup's face as Nagisa holds her aloft over his head, the two of them thoroughly soaked.]

[kingofthetvworld]

[DID YOU KNOW penguins and polar bears, both animals known for living in extreme arctic conditions, never meet because they live on two opposite ends of the earth??? Of course you did, that's why history is being made when a tiny cubchoo toddles past them, only to stop to see probably one of the strangest sights one can see at the beach. Why, a soaked child and their ink splattered partner... This must be performance art, there's no other explanation.

Of course the cubchoo isn't exactly looking so normal herself, the tiny bear is sporting a one piece swimsuit, the same sort you'd see on a small child. Which must mean she has to belong to someone...

...Someone who finally comes running up, frantic as he catches up to the well dressed cub.]

Cho-chan, you can't just go running off like-

[He stops, noticing she's looking at something and turns around to face...that. Now Nagisa has two sets of eyes on him, both unsure of what they're seeing.




After a good few seconds of awkward silence, Cho finally breaks it by spraying water at the piplup's face. Guess who also knows water-type moves?]

[naggysa]

[Nagisa had just barely managed to catch sight of the approaching bear through his soaked bangs in his eyes, shaking his head a little to get them out of the way while still holding his Piplup up above the water's surface. Even her eyes are hard to see beneath that mask of ink as it drips off her beak, and just a second after Nagisa she notices Cho as well.

Before Nagisa can say anything when Teddie comes running up, the sudden chirp of surprise from his starter causes him to very nearly drop her as she receives a blast of water to the face. She sputters and shakes her head briskly as the ink drips off and into the tide pool where the Tentacool is no doubt still lurking, trying to decide what angle would be best to try and poison one of Nagisa's intruding feet.

Nagisa puts the penguin down carefully on the rocks as she shakes herself bodily, though she doesn't actually seem upset by being sprayed. The ink had been more of an ordeal than a little water, after all.]

Ow ow ow...hey, can you give me a hand?

[kingofthetvworld]

[Both Teddie and Cho pass glances at each other before looking back at Nagisa and begin clapping.]

[naggysa]

[...okay, now the Piplup is getting a little huffy. She puffs out her cheeks, flippers on her hips. Real funny!

Nagisa shakes his head again, laughing a little as he lifts a hand to brush his hair back.]

Haha...okay, I guess I walked into that one, huh?

[kingofthetvworld]

You also walked right into that pool!

[Nope, sorry, he's on a roll. You can't stop him. In contrast to huffy penguin, Cho can only giggle at the absurdness of the situation. If only they knew there was any sort of danger...

Thankfully another figure steps in, this time Teddie's pangoro who has ran out of patience waiting for her trainer. At first she was almost worried, thinking a sharpedo somehow got him or something, but no. Him and Cho are just being dumb, of course they are. Well she'll show them. If there's one way to ruin the fun, it's getting to the source of the problem. In this case? The idiot in the tiny pool.

With a grunt, she waltz over there and tries her best to fish him out. If you want to live, grab onto the giant scary panda. Just do it.]

[naggysa]

[Oh. That is a big bear. Like any reasonable person, when presented with a big bear, Nagisa does the first thing that comes to mind. That first thing is apparently reaching up to grab onto the Pangoro's arm, pulling his foot back just in time to avoid a nasty sting from the angry Tentacool in he tide pool.]

Hey, I didn't do it on purpose!

[kingofthetvworld]

[There, problem solved, now everyone can go back to beach time adventures. But not before Rosa shakes off her new arm attachment, away from all the dangerous overgrown puddles. The things she does for you people, seriously.]

You sure fooled me, you looked like you were having a real blast!

[And by blast he means "blast in the face several times." ...At least his piplup did, anyway.]

What're doing all the way out here anyway? You didn't get all lost, did you?

[naggysa]

[Nagisa stands upright when Rosa puts him down- rather, shakes him off- flashing her a quick smile of thanks for helping him out.]

Nuh uh, we're not lost! Look!

[...and he kneels right back down next to the very pool he just fell into, pointing into it so Teddie will look.]

There are lots of Pokemon in these pools!

Greed | FMA: Brotherhood

[princeofavarice]

[ Sun and sand, even if it's starting to cool off a bit Greed can't help lounging on the beach. Catching and making sure his pokémon are big and strong is tiring, so a little break like this to sit on the beach and indulge in Vermillion City's scenery definitely isn't a bad thing.

Now he's just got to find a good bar to hang out in, so that he can enjoy his possessions the right way - surrounded by them and enjoying the best booze available. The world would be his all in due time, after all.

Maybe he can get a new henchman or two while he's at it. To start with, anyway. ]

[ifwishesweremustangs]

[Who's that standing in your sun and casting an Alchemist-shaped shadow over Greed? It's Roy, of course.]

You're going to get a sunburn.

[He normally wouldn't point it out but Greed- this Greed, at least- isn't such a bad guy.]

[princeofavarice]

[ Huh... He sorta recognizes this guy. Isn't he the one who was blinded? How'd he fix that one?

Yeah, he remembers him in the fight against Father. Maybe not by name, but he knows the face. Still, the comment earns Mustang a smug look and he shakes his head. ]

Maybe, maybe not. How do you know I don't just want to work on my tan?

[ifwishesweremustangs]

[Roy shrugs and steps out of the light.]

I'd hate to stand in the way of a good tan.

[Even if that's not his style.]

[princeofavarice]

Only the best for me.

[ Not like you can pull it off anyway. ]

[ifwishesweremustangs]

[So Roy will just get comfortable on the sand.]

You seem to be taking this whole Pokemon things well.

[Nothing makes sense. He still hates it. But it is a nice break from his life.]

[princeofavarice]

Well, what can I say. Life after death doesn't seem so bad here, and they're more things to collect and use to get the money and status I want.

[ Not exactly the secretive type there, Greed... ]

[ifwishesweremustangs]

[An afterlife full of weird friendly monsters.]

Remind me that there's someone you need to meet if you ever make it over to Goldenrod. He wants to run this place.

[princeofavarice]

Oh really. Sounds like I'll have to meet him, and make sure that he knows his place. There can only be one at the top.