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]

... I can help you learn, if you would like.

[unwrittenformula]

I'm not sure how much good I'll be at it, but I would be willing to try.

[gianthobo]

Even that is enough. I can't teach someone not willing to try, after all.

[unwrittenformula]

Of course.

[N nods in agreement, pondering something for a moment before speaking again.]

There's another trainer here with me. Hilda, from Unova.

[gianthobo]

Unova... I haven't been there in a long time.

What... is she like?

[unwrittenformula]

Kind... optimistic. New to the world, but she's smart enough to make her way in it.

Honestly, she's one of the best trainers I've ever met. Her treatment of Pokemon is nothing less than compassionate. They are her friends as much as they are her team.

[Wow N gush more]

[gianthobo]

It sounds like you care about her a lot.

[He remembers that feeling. Vaguely.]

[unwrittenformula]

She showed me the error of my ways, several times over. I wouldn't be who I am now without her. She may deny it, but I was heading down a very painful road when she came in to my life and I would still be on it if not for her involvement in it.

[gianthobo]

... I understand that feeling.

[That boy... the power of his bonds with his Pokemon and his friends was what let him start to leave the fog of hatred and sorrow behind.]

[unwrittenformula]

You've been in the same situation, haven't you?

[N isn't all that good with people, but for some reason he can sense and understand AZ a lot better than he can others.

Probably because they are so damn similar. Hell, AZ could have been what N might have become, if certain people hadn't come along...]

[gianthobo]

Yes. I... could not understand the bonds between people and Pokemon anymore, or between people. Some young people showed me differently, though.

'I saw. And that's how I knew he would be okay.'

[unwrittenformula]

[N offered AZ a tiny smile.]

I agree with Floette.

[gianthobo]

[The little Pokemon giggled, and twirled happily. While he didn't know exactly what she said, he had a feeling of the general idea. AZ reached out to pat her head gently.]

... Mm. I don't know if I'll fit into some of those buildings... I can sleep outside, though.

[unwrittenformula]

[N made a face at that.]

The weather shouldn't be a problem here, but places can be built. A home may eventually be able to be constructed for you.

[gianthobo]

Whatever ends up happening is fine by me. I haven't had a permanent place to live in a long time, anyway.

[unwrittenformula]

I would like to help you where I can then. If that's alright.

[gianthobo]

... Thank you.

[Floette just giggles again.]

'You've never been good at accepting help...'

[unwrittenformula]

Don't worry. I haven't been very good about it either. We can learn together.