Day 129 | A wild Trainer appears!

[gianthobo]

Who: AZ and open.
Open: Yep.
When: Day 129
Where: Near the entrance to the Skyway, then wandering around. He's nine feet tall, though, so he's pretty noticeable.
What: AZ and his Pokemon arrive at the Bastion.
Format: Either.
Warnings: Pokemon X/Y spoilers.


[Waking up in strange places isn't a new thing for AZ. He doesn't stay in one place anyway - he hasn't for a long time. But waking up on a floating chunk of rock is different, enough that he looks around in confusion. After a few moments of contemplation, he stands and looks around.]

[There's something in the distance. His pokeballs at his belt are secure, including - ... yes. She's there. He can practically feel her through the smooth material of the pokeball. With a faint smile, he starts trudging towards the light in the distance.]

[It takes a while, but he gets there. His large stride makes it easy to cover the distance. The abyss around the path makes him uneasy, so he keeps his partners in their pokeballs. Once he steps onto the Bastion, he lets them out to explore - a giant turtle, a large golem, a strange bird-like thing, and after a bit of hesitation, a small fairy. The first three start wandering around, but the fairy floats up to the man's shoulder and hovers there. He doesn't say anything, but he starts walking, looking around at what there is to see.]

Comments

[gianthobo]

Tor koal koal!

[The large man approaches, kneeling down a bit.]

... Hello.

[aprettyred]

[ Wow you are huge.

But you also wear a red hat. Anna thinks that the red hat is clearly a good sign. That, or she could hide under something if he turned out mean. ]

Hello. Is... [ She thinks on the noises the reddish turtle made. Koal and Tor? ]

... Koaltor? A pokemon?

[gianthobo]

... Torkoal. And yes, he is. You've... never seen one like him before?

[It's a question rather than a statement - it's not like Torkoal are very rare.]

[aprettyred]

Torkoal.

[ She repeats it, because she had gotten it wrong, before shaking her head. ]

Hilda and N don't have one. They are the two with pokemon here.

[ Anna pauses. That's clearly inaccurate now. ]

Were the two.

[gianthobo]

... Only two?

[That's surprising. Even most people in the cities have at least one or two.]

[aprettyred]

... They are the two here, before you, who have pokemon. Vatheon had more people with pokemon....

[ But Vatheon was gone. Her hands clutch at the front of her dress.

That's still hard to think about. ]

[gianthobo]

[He frowns at her obvious pain, and reaches out a hand to her. It's large and rough, but warm.]

[aprettyred]

[ Warm hands are the best. Warm people are the best. Anna didn't blink tears away, honestly. And if she's calm far too quickly, well, its because she does that. ]

... Sorry.

[gianthobo]

It's all right... don't worry.

[aprettyred]

[ Anna nods, then studies him a little. ]

... I can show you around the Bastion if you want. A lot of the people are out helping Nathaniel, but that doesn't mean its empty always.

[gianthobo]

... Okay. This... is the only safe place around here?

[Hmm... he's going to get antsy if he can't travel... he'll have to work it out.]

aaand my email ate this oops-

[aprettyred]

Mmmhmn.

[ Tiny agreeing hum. ]

There are chances of mean monsters if you go outside. But the monsters can't come in unless they're nice, so I think there's a chance they won't attack some people? Maybe.

It happens. :3

[gianthobo]

We can protect ourselves. My pokemon are strong enough to fight if they have to.

[aprettyred]

Then you should be okay, but they might have to. Other people know more about the skyway, because they go out on it, so you can ask them if you want to know more about what is there.

[gianthobo]

All right.

[He pulls his hand away, thinking.]

What do you do here for fun?

[aprettyred]

Fun?

[ She stares at him for a moment, then fishes in her pocket.

In her hand are a quartet of small red glass marbles. ]

I play with them. Or look through them for people.

[ Anna, one of those is far more strange than the other. ]

[gianthobo]

Look through them?

[He doesn't ask exactly, but the question is still there.]

[aprettyred]

Mm. I can find people or things. But they have to be here, and I need to know what they look like. It doesn't work if I have a bad picture, or just a voice.

[ She's a spoink a bit of a psychic. Just called a Strain. ]

[gianthobo]

[There's psychics and hex maniacs at home, so he's not unfamiliar with the idea.]

... That's an amazing ability.

[Useful, too. But doesn't want to make her feel like he's trying to use her.]