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Calem ([personal profile] chosenbylife) wrote in [community profile] thebastion2014-05-24 01:27 pm
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Day 191 | A boy, a dog, and a goat walk into a...

Who: Calem and YOU!
Open: Like a BOOK
When: Day 191!
Where: Near the entrance to Bastion
Format: Initial post is prose but if you'd prefer brackets I'll follow format!
What: After making his way to Bastion from the Skyway, Calem and his Pokemon try and make sense of things

Calem had NO idea what was going on. Waking up in some strange place with no memory of how he got there... well it wasn't what one would call normal by any means. Especially when said strange place seemed to involve a whole lot of small islands irrationally floating about.  His first concern was his pokemon however, and he immediately let his Lucario out of his ball. Much to his relief his trusted friend was alright and seemed to confirm that there was nothing wrong with his other pokemon's auras either. There was a light in the distance, though it wasn't TOO far. Without any better ideas he decided to make his way there in hopes it was some kind of civilization.

So some time later a tall young man rides through the entrance of Bastion on what appears to be a very large leafy goat, with a bipedal blue dog sitting behind him.   Because Calem COULD have walked yes but all those floating islands just seamed really unsafe.  The smart choice was to let his Gogoat take the lead.  He was already skilled at traversing dangerous terrain, hopping from rock to rock, AND getting over those small ledges that were the bane of every trainer.  It was really much safer this way.  Plus even in circumstances like this he liked arriving to new places in style.  And riding in atop a freshly pruned Gogoat with a colorful brand new saddle was just about as classy as you could get.

Though there WERE other concerning things to think about of course.  He caught glimpses of unfamiliar creatures on his way here and was busy looking through his pokedex as Gogoat plodded onward.  He couldn't find any entries that looked like what he'd seen though.  With a sigh he closed the holographic device and scanned the area for someone with some answers.

"Pardon me!" he called out to someone passing by, sliding off his mount in the process (it was only polite), though Lucario remained seated up there, "Could you tell me where the nearest pokemon center is? Or... at least where I am?"

Honestly Calem was hoping for 'Dream'.  Floating Islands couldn't be normal... as fascinating as they were.

Later on in the day he might be found wandering around Bastion, trying to get a feel of the lay of the town and come to terms with things, his Lucario marching loyally beside him.  The observant might even notice the unusual looking key ring that was hooked onto Calem's bag.  A key ring that seemed to have a mind of her own as she jingled energetically any anyone who passed by.
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[personal profile] gianthobo 2014-05-25 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
"People show up here at different times. It's... strange. It likely has something to do with the Calamity that caused this." His expression turns grave, and he tries to think of how to approach this.

"It... apparently was a weapon. Even more destructive than the one... I made. There are people from different worlds here... many which have never heard of Pokemon." It weirds him out too, honestly. Eevee looks up at Calem, wiggling a bit. 'Vrii!'
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[personal profile] gianthobo 2014-05-25 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
"I -" Well, then he had to go and mention Eevee, which got her excited again. "... Yes. She likes it in there. It's warm."

That was kind of a different topic though. "In any case. Many different worlds were destroyed by the Calamity. It... we've found pieces of our worlds out there, but very few survivors."
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[personal profile] gianthobo 2014-05-26 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
"I don't know. We're trying to figure out if there is some way. We haven't found anything yet, though. For now... we're just surviving."

Eevee wiggles in AZ's jacket and he carefully pulls her out, setting her down. She runs straight to Gogoat and bounds up on her hind legs, trying to get him to play. "Be nice..." The giant trainer smiles a little fondly.

"We're doing what we can to improve things. The shards that you probably saw on your way in - they're small and light blue - help us make more things here. We take them to the Monument in the middle of the Bastion - that's this place - and it produces things. I'm not sure how. There's also larger cores that we find occasionally which create bigger changes."
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[personal profile] gianthobo 2014-05-26 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
"Maybe. I'm trying to do what I can, but... we don't even have the weapon that did this to look at. Not that it would be the same sort of weapon... and I wouldn't wish Yveltal on this place. It's had enough damage."

Eevee yips happily and attempts to flop herself on Gogoat's head. Yay, friend! New friends are great!
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[personal profile] gianthobo 2014-05-27 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
"But -"

AZ's shoulders slump suddenly. Ah. That must be it. He recalls his conversation with Rin about people from worlds that are close, but not the same.

"I see. Sometimes people arrive here from worlds that are similar, but not the same. In the one I'm from, I used Yveltal for the weapon. And it was you who captured it again."
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[personal profile] gianthobo 2014-05-30 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
"... She did. She's helping the others at the daycare right now - you should come see it. I think you'd like it. We've found some eggs and a Pokemon out on the Skyway."

He'd need to find a place to stay... Calem can always use his room. It's not like AZ uses it much anyway.
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[personal profile] gianthobo 2014-06-01 06:18 pm (UTC)(link)
He nods, and tilts his head to indicate that Calem should follow him.

"It's still a bit small, but we've got a lot of Pokemon there. We're still waiting for a few of the eggs to hatch."
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[personal profile] gianthobo 2014-06-02 04:38 pm (UTC)(link)
That manages a little chuckle from him. "True. Though Hilda and N - the other trainers here - have been nice enough to make sure the house is big enough for me to walk inside comfortably."

The doors are still a little bit of a problem, but he manages all right. "It's just over there." He points a little ways off, where a small house with a fence in the back yard stands.
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[personal profile] gianthobo 2014-06-04 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
"... Ah. N can be... a little hard to deal with at times, but his heart's in the right place. From what I understand he's not used to dealing with people as much as he does now." It's not really N's fault for how he was brought up, and how he'd been treated.

At the question though, he nods. "We were given a few eggs during a festival here, and then we found some on the Skyway along with a Ditto. Hilda and N decided they wanted to make a place for all the Pokemon, and I helped contribute some shards. We have some berry trees, too."
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[personal profile] gianthobo 2014-06-07 09:15 am (UTC)(link)
"He may be. There's a chance that some of the legendary Pokemon made it, but considering how hard they are to find normally..." It would be nice to find them, but it was difficult to imagine where they would go.
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[personal profile] gianthobo 2014-06-13 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
"Yes. And right now, we don't really have the resources to go out hunting through every corner of the Skyway. We have enough food here, but if you got hurt out there we wouldn't be able to know."

He doesn't want to lose anyone else from here.
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[personal profile] gianthobo 2014-06-17 08:13 am (UTC)(link)
"Maybe. We can maybe buy a place for you to practice with shards, if you want." Calem no. Basic safety is important.

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