Adventure Thread - Group C

Away from the others, and while Freya is distracted, Stephanie walks off. Water types would probably hold what she needs more. Grass types mostly don't 'eat' and Fire is a lot more stringy and active. Water types will have those with bulk and blubber, closer to what she needs. Something that likes eating and something that likes sleeping. She walks through the various mini ponds in the area, and backs up when she notices a blue ball floating on it's back, seemingly asleep already. She flips through some of her pokemon research notes into things she's looking for and... yup there it is. Spheal. A pokemon more home in the frozen northern oceans, so the species has had lifetimes to adjust to eating what it can and saving it. And this one already seems to want to nap it all off.

Perfect.

She approaches the pond, pulling some of the snacks out of her bag. Destiny watches intently, as she knows that once she learns to eat dreams herself, this may be the first test target. Stephanie holds out the food, which the Spheal opens up an eye before swimming over eagerly. Stephanie pets it while it munches, a smirk forming on her face.

"Yes, you like that don't you..."

She starts humming a song to make the Spheal sleepy again after eating the meal while giving it soothing pets. It lays back over and begins snoring again. Stephanie boops it with a pokeball.

"Oh you'll do perfectly... Nutmeg."

Sapphire is unfazed by the boop; there are few better ways to get accustomed to unexpected physical contact than living with Ruby. "Hello, Torch. This is... oh, I haven't given you a name yet, have I?" She bites her lip, thinking. "How does Cicely sound?" The Tangela at her side shuffles her feet in what is presumably an agreeable manner. "And this," she releases her Bonsly, "is Juniper. I found him in Father's garden, doing a very convincing impression of one of the plants."

Soon enough, Freya comes across the group once again. She walks on over with her pokemon at her sides. "Greetings again, friends! Our lord has blessed thee with the most wonderful pokemon!" Her little Cutiefly flies about in circles. "Oh! Introductions! This is my partner who accompanied me on my journey, Gabriel! And now, my newest addition to our group, Seraphiel!" The lively Popplio stands on its' hind flippers, and bows to the group. Freya clasps her hands together. "Aren't they just adorable!?"

"So you got a rock that pretends he's a plant, and I got a plant that pretends he's a bug. And I guess Tulip sorta counts as a bug that pretends she's a rock, except she really is a Rock-type." Emil shrugs, though only with the shoulder Snapdragon isn't on.

He smiles up at Gabriel as Freya approaches - unsurprisingly he's more interested in the Bug-type out of the new arrivals. "Hey there, Gabriel." No prizes for guessing where Freya's focus is, he supposes, but maybe that just makes sense for such a... vocal devotee of Xerneas. "So whadda we do now? I thought the sign said they weren't gonna pick up the applications 'til the end of the festival."

Sapphire claps her hands. "Right! Let's go find something to eat. Miss... I don't believe we've been introduced? I can't claim to know very much about Xerneas, but I doubt he wants people to starve themselves on his behalf. You can read more from your book on your own time."

Sapphire smiles back politely, but it doesn't reach her eyes. "A pleasure, Sister Freya. Shall we go?"

"We're from Celadon. It's a little under a day's journey, if you go at a sane walking pace and stop for lunch. Someone got a little carried away." Sapphire gives Ruby a pointed look. "Now let's go, I'm not about to let my sister starve herself."

She leads the way to the Guild's mess hall; apparently she familiarized herself with the layout at some point before meeting up with Ruby. "So," she asks, once they've gotten their food and settled in, "what brings you all to the Guild?"

After several hours of partying and hanging out, the sun begins to go down and the vendors begin to close up shop. Those who came only for the festivities also depart at this time. In the end, roughly twenty or so people remain, including Team FRESS ("Fresh"). Guild representatives that were in charge of keeping the peace during the festival gather everyone near the entrance to the Guild building. Once all have gathered, a masked figure emerges from within, juggling several apricorn balls as they walk. They continue juggling this even as they stop before the entranced spectators and begin to speak.

"Greetings! Welcome, one and all, to the Adventurer's Guild! My name is Jax, and this is my partner, Ace!" A purple-furred monkey bursts from one of the balls to land on Jax's outstretched hands and begins juggling in his place. "I am the leader of the Normal Branch, and the Guild's elected spokesperson. I am here to collect your paperwork and help you all get settled into the Guild." He gives the crowd a moment to register his words as Ace finishes depositing the juggled apricorn balls into a satchel that nobody noticed it had before. The monkey Pokemon then goes around and greets everyone with a hand-tail shake as it collects their papers from them before returning to Jax's shoulder. "Ah, thank you Ace." He gently pats the purple-furred monkey as it flashes a grin at the crowd.

"Now that that's out of the way, here is the rundown on how the Guild operates: Everyone is required to pick a Branch that they wish to join. There is a Branch for every type of Pokemon with the exception of Dark, Steel, Dragon, and the recently-discovered Fairy. Each Branch has a specialization of sorts. A 'focus' if you will. Joining a particular branch does not mean you are required to specialize in what they do, but I'll leave that for the other Branch Leaders to discuss with you all. An example of a Branch Specialty is the Flying Branch. They specialize in training and raising Flying-Type Pokemon with the intent to become messengers and, more recently, as Air Defense of Saffron. Conversely, Electric Branch is the most technologically inclined Branch in the Guild. Bear in mind that these are just generalizations. If you want more details, you'll need to visit the Branches on your own time." He pauses a bit to allow everyone to process this again before continuing.

"Before you all begin to discuss among yourselves which Branch you and/or your friends feel most inclined to join, you should know that there is a time limit. You have one week starting from the moment you walk through these doors to decide. If you cannot, then, barring extenuating circumstances, you will be sorted into the Guild's "General Corps". The General Corps does everything that the individual Branches do not. From preparing food for the Guild, to keeping the place clean, to sorting through paperwork and performing upkeep on the Guild Library and Archives." At the look on people's faces, while his own is unreadable through the mask, one can imagine Jax is smirking. "Yes, yes, it's terribly boring work, but it's essential at the same time. Without our General Corps, the Guild would hardly be able to function as it does! Of course, if you would like to join the Corps, do feel free. We always welcome volunteers over those who feel they have no other option." He heaves a dramatic sigh. "Alas, but my time runs short here. I'll leave you to discuss things for the next hour or so. That ought to be plenty of time to decide. Those wishing to join the Normal Branch will come stand near Ace here." The Aipom waves from its new perch to the left of the doorway into the building. "I can provide a few more details on any given Branch should you wish, but you'll have to come to me and ask first. Be aware that I shan't be giving you a full rundown on how each Branch operates, as that would ruin the surprise!" One could swear they can see his cheshire grin beneath the mask at this moment. After this final announcement, he falls silent and waits for everyone to begin breaking off into groups or whatever and chatting among themselves to decide where they're going.