( @breed-station ) Francis notices Nats nervousness passing by and taps on his shoulders. "Are you okay, kiddo? Sorry i couldnt help it but see how youre shaking like a leaf!", she chuckled. "You remind me of myself the first time i battled in a tournement. I screwed up big time and lost on my first round. However, i learned from my mistakes and kept training." Francis gives Nat a pat on the shoulders and a warm smile. "I bet whatever got you this nervous will vanish the moment you see your pokemon ready to achieve your goal! They got your back afterall! So dont give up just yet!!", cheers Francis on with a big smile and thumbs up.
I always ended up jittery before matches, just the nerves of it all I think... Not my first rodeo-as they would say in Orre.
[They gave a reassuring smile as they heard Francis continue speaking-he had to give himself a fighting chance, that much was true. They just had to focus their efforts to the dragons, they were always the reason to push beyond. Even when Nat didn't feel as he belonged, he knew the team at the very least did.]
But... you're right. I can't really call it quits if I haven't even gone out in the first place, right?
With a bit of help on where to go and who to look out for, it was finally time. Hopefully it sufficed that these items were found at the building they were sleeping. Even with this, were they actually doing this all right?
"Would it be appropriate to just drop these items off?" One had a pit in one's stomach.
"I don't think so. But if they're nice but don't like what they have, I don't mind just giving them something else-"
"Ya think that's gonna work now??? Still, how the hell we know if we picked out the right stuff or not? Shadow, ya sure that book thing ain't full of shit?"
"Don't worry, it isn't! That dictionary wouldn't have lied about what we looked up, I'm sure this'll be fine!" It was somewhat of a miracle she found one of those earlier. It was probably the main reason half of the list made sense.
The four eventually approached with what they had.
"... Soooooooo. Who's t'first sacrifice?"
"Uh- I'll do it!" For the sake of not singling anyone out, Shadow takes it upon herself to start out. She cleared her throat a bit to prepare to talk to the unfamiliar human.
“Hiya!” She excitedly waved to her while hiding the gift behind her.
“I didn’t know there were fancy writing sets like this, this is really cool! I don’t really know how to make anything right now, but this should work!" Shadow thought about the dictionary from earlier, which without she wouldn't understand what was asked. "By the way, would you mind if I asked what you like to use this for?” Shadow was particularly curious, and this person looks like she wouldn’t mind talking about it, hopefully.
Wesn’s turn!
“Oh, hi, Indigo! I wanted to give this to you!”
“Unfortunately I didn’t know where to get what you exactly wanted, but…
Luckily we found this! There was a picture on the wall that showed one of these being used to store a lot of brushes. I hope you like it! If you don’t, I can try to find you something else!”
Next, while Neo-Ka was hesitant to walk up, eventually they did so. Eventually.
“Yo. Lizzy, right?”
“So, y’know how many can show up on those docks in the city? Whenever those bigger waves show up, it looks like a big ol’ mess.” The Eevee shuddered a bit. “Anyway, er, hope ya don’t have any of these yet. Somethin’ like that.”
Meanwhile, “Alright, just come along and be polite…” Hope eventually steeled one’s nerves enough to approach Magby. "Hello..."
“I was lucky with this, it was near the door where we sleep. This reminds me of someone I knew that did the same thing… Still, the blanket hopefully works too, it should be nice and warm.”
This was their first time with something like this, especially with new folks. Worry and optimism lingered that the gifts were what they'd like.
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Happy Holidays, @breed-station! I hope you like it!! I enjoyed drawing these characters alot!
Romeo: I mean I bet you would find it fun being shot out from a slingshot like a wishing star. But in a confined space like here? Maybe another time when the time is right... Or maybe a circus act is needed.
"That's the only name I've ever known for it. Maybe my Ren knows another name, though. They've been here since wayyy before I was born. Maybe we could ask them!"
"I can't say any of you look familiar to me! And I thought I knew everyone around here. Did you come from the place above the clouds?"
( @breed-station ) Indigo @ North: "Hello Child, well do tell, what is that kind of 'gift' you talked about? Is it about that little spirit you carry with you?"
[In reference to this post]
North: What's a gift?
North: After you agree...
North: Sometimes I hear them talking but I never know which way the voices are coming from... It's really scary when it's dark.
North: Hehe. Uh, yeah, that's just what my parents told me about gifts... I don't understand a lot of it myself.
North: If you want to know more about familiars and where they come from you'll have to wait to meet my parents... or you can ask Polaris. I'm sure she knows something. I'll try to tell you anything she does share.
North: But, when I learn more I can share it with all of you! I've only had my gift for a while... I'm still getting used to it, My parents have had their gifts wayyyyyy longer!.
( @breed-station ) Indigo: "Dear Professor, you are specialist in Variants but how come you know of Mewtwo, a species rather secretly kept under the public eye? This purple baby does look like one."
Saguaro: Well, uh… Oh boy, how to explain this one…
Saguaro: When I went travelling to Hoenn to check on the Hoennian Vulpix, I was approached by Calico.
Saguaro: She begged me to help her. She communicated through telepathy, told me that her 'mewtwo baby' needed human help.
Saguaro: So… Calico told me it's a Mewtwo. I looked into it, and learned as much as I could… y'know, for how much is kept from public eye, there's a lot of drawn artwork of what people believe Mewtwo look like, due to stories of people believing they saw something 'strange'.
[@inaris-pokemon-world]
{Ask hints updated!
Calico->
Why did you approach Saguaro?
Why is Lynx a Mewtwo?
Did you live in Hoenn?}
( @breed-station ) Magby: "Greetings, your Grace" and bows a bit. "As a deity, do you have any servants that fullfil your purpose in the mean time youre not around? Or do you have to be summoned when something happens everytime?"
“I do infact, though they don’t typically listen tooo well. Even so they arn’t horrible servants by any means. The Forces Of Nature are loyal to a fault and train extensively to do their duties well, perhaps a little…too much.”
“When I am in slumber typically they watch over the region for me alongside Zekrom’s attendants.” She places a finger to her chin, thinking aloud. “We used to have pur attendants swapped with one another, but for some reason the Swords of Justice took a seift disliking to me, and begged Zekrom to be their new master. It was unfavorable, however they seem happier so I’m not too upset. I never did get to know the truth of why I drove them away however, and Zelrom of course never told me. Prick.”
( @breed-station ) Lizzy looks in awe at the huge Arcanine. Ol' Arca back home is big too but this one is topping it! She shakes her head. She didnt come for this hunk! "Why are treating your companion like that?! They are unconscious so be careful! Here lil buddy this will prep you up!" Lizzy places a Sitrus Berry by the smaller Arcanine.
The Arcanine observed the human with an unreadable gaze. Seeing the berry cradled in her grasp, his guard slackened, and a huff escaped from his maw. It was a welcoming sight although his expression hardly reflected as much.
His expression suddenly hardened. He placed his paw between them after she placed the berry, "He is no companion of mine," he replied harshly, "He's part of the job and that's all,” he emphasized sternly, his tone breaking no argument.
“I’m not stupid enough to reject any supplies if you have any. No funny games though," he added with a growl. With his large stature, he had no doubts he could intimidate those who had foul intentions. Fools would be fools, however. "I have gotten tired of carrying this runt. It'll make this go faster so I can go about my business more quickly."
The smaller Arcanine seemed to shift in response to the berry nearby. A soft whine from the canine, the hound curling into a ball.
[ You may leave supplies! Any funny business will be met with retribution. ]
