Adventure Thread - Group A

Vincent smiles at a successful capture. It might not be the best Pokemon, but this was his first capture. Vincent almost wanted to keep this Pokemon and forget about finding others, but the idea of meeting a Scyther was too tempting. With a shrug, Vincent picked up the Pokeball.

"Nice work, Vel. Let's keep moving," he told his partner and continued stealthily moving deeper into the forest in search of a rare Pokemon.

(Should I roll Stealth again, or do I keep the previous rolls?)

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Vincent shook his head as he encountered yet another cocoon Pokemon. While he wouldn't have recognized the Pokemon without the help of the Pokedex, Vincent doubted that it was very rare. He chose to leave the Pokemon be and continue searching while attempting to stay out of sight, Machiavelli following him just as stealthily.

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Not content to quit there, JoJo kept up the search

Back at the registration desk, there are several people milling around, chatting. Some of them are even bragging about what they caught for the contest. Seems like most of the trainers are satisfied with what they've caught for the contest, and there are only a handful of participants left to wait on.

When Jax first showed up for the competition (he was one of the few who arrived before everyone else) he drew a few looks from the crowd and his fellow competitors, and he drew them again when everyone returned at the competition's end. Naturally, it didn't bother him - he's quite used to his mask and garish clothing grabbing people's notice - but he's still a little bit glad now that something else has everyone's attention. He's just disappointed that it had to be under such circumstances.

As he stands in the back of the crowd, Jax consults his Pokédex to review the data acquired during the competition. He turns 'Sharing' on and allows his dex to sync up with everyone else in the crowd who owns one and also has theirs set to share data. Out of all those who are present here, he only finds two other 'dexes that are within 50ft and have their settings set to automatically share unlocked entries - a dark-clad fellow in the crowd and the poor girl being carried away by the EMTs.

Their Trainer Cards say that their names are Vincent Roth and Jolyne Joyce. Vincent caught a Kakuna, and Jolyne encountered a Beedrill. That means that there's probably a Weedle encounter still to be had in this forest, as well as the Wurmple that remains locked. Jax grins under the mask. They'll be happy once they get a chance to look at their 'dexes and see that, between he and Vincent, nearly the whole Wurmple line's entries were unlocked today.

Jax would absolutely love to have a chance at that Beedrill, too, since it wasn't actually captured. But he gets control of himself and takes his mind away from the selfish for a moment and does his best to focus on the poor girl who got hurt today. He moves over to a position near Vincent.

"That's a darn shame. Do you know her?" he asks, doing his best to speak quietly but still loud enough to remain intelligible through the muffling layer of the mask on his face.

"I know, Mr. Roth," the masked man says, putting forth his own gloved hand to return the handshake. "It's a pleasure. You can call me Jax. You'll find my info already on your Pokédex."

The mask is emotionless, and the mesh across the inside of the eyeholes doesn't even let Vincent see emotion in Jax's eyes, but the voice sounds pleasant and well-meaning enough.

"I sure would like to stick around long enough to see that Miss Joyce is okay," Jax says, beginning to absent-mindedly juggle a few of the Sport Balls he hasn't had to turn in yet, "and if she's willing to show me back to the spot where she met that Beedrill."

"Wonderful," Jax replies. "I'll be around then, Mr. Roth. Good luck in the competition."

Jax then adds a few more balls to the juggling now that he's paying attention to it and then turns and slowly walks away to await the contest judging.

Vincent wasn't sure what to think about the delay. On one hand, it was obviously done on JoJo's behalf, which was nice. On the other hand it meant more waiting. Well, Vincent had been ready to wait anyway. A little more doesn't hurt, he supposed.

But maybe I could use this chance to look for a Scyther? I could heal up Vel and then head out back into the forest. The only issue is how much time that would take. I suppose a battle isn't that long and I'll get notified anyhow. But... it's probably best to wait until the Judging is done. I should be there when JoJo is back. It's what any potential teammate would do, right?