Adventure Thread - Group A

Sano blinked hard. Apparently, in the city, people levitate and speak monkey. There would be a lot of getting used to.
"Uh, are you all heading to the Adventurer's Guild after this?" He asks after Clay returns. "I assume that's an attractive destination for trainers like us."

"Oh, yeah, Tiki and I are both going there!" Clay hands one of the pastries he bought up to Fan on his shoulder, who munches contentedly and at least momentarily seems to have stopped eyeing everyone else's.

"I can't wait! I want to explore everywhere, really! And help people, of course." As Master Nob keeps insisting. "Either way, I couldn't stay in the dojo forever."

Divini drops her feet to the ground, and apologizes to the clerk. It looks like she'll need to be a little more careful about absentmindedly levitating... too much attention is just a pain.
"The guild? Oh yeah... their doing a thing today, aren't they..." She took a moment to mull it over. She originally she had plans to take a look and not actually join (as all that traveling seemed too much of a hassle), but if these people could get in, how hard could it actually be?
"Yeah, I was heading there myself," she said with a quick change of plans, "I guess we're... road mates for now."

Upon entering the large guild hall, most of Tiki's excitement is drained as she sees the massive line of people in front of the registry. "AWWWWwwww...! I told you guys we should've run!" Now moping, and shoulders slumped, she decided to burn time by walking around outside. Star soon taps at Tiki's head, and points off to a large fenced off area behind the guild. "Hmm? What is...Oh!? Could that be where the guild is holding all their pokemon!?" An idea soon pops into Tiki's head. She and Star look around their surroundings, and when no one is looking, hops the fence.
Walking around the enclosure, Tiki sees many civilians and guild members talking, and looking at pokemon. "Hmm...Seems people are being lead around and shown pokemon. We could be here all day doing that. Star, our new partner is out there, and how are we gonna find them if we are just looking around with other people. What happens if they get chosen before we even meet!? So, it's up to me to make sure we are noticed." Walking into a bit of a clearing, Star hops off her shoulder, and takes a seat at Tiki's feet. Tiki then readies herself, closes her eyes, takes a deep breath, and begins to sing a song. The song carries across the field. Pokemon and human's attention turn towards the song's source. It is a loving, and joyous ballad.
Soon, Tiki ended her song, and with a smile, opened her eyes. She was only greeted with stares from human, and pokemon alike. Most are of confusion, or annoyance. The stares soon leave Tiki's direction, and she puts her hands on her hips. "Geez...tough crowd..." A small rustling of grass at her feet grab her attention. "I know Star. Probably not my smart-..." Tiki's bright, violet eyes were met with shiny, crimson eyes of a small green creature. The two stared stared at each other for a good minute before Tiki spoke up with, "Huh..."
Dropping to her knees, and coming down to the chikorita's level, they both maintained eye contact. "H-hello there..." The chikorita let out a chirp of a response. A smile began to grow across her face. She placed her hands on her cheeks trying to hold back excitement. "Did you hear my song?" It nods its head. "D-Did you like it?" It nods again, it suddenly starts cute little march, and cries out the same rhythm of the song Tiki sang. Tiki's eyes widen, and she suddenly begins to hug the small creature. With tears in her eyes she hugs, and pets the chikorita. "Star, this must be fate! We are gonna be a happy family!" Star joins in on the hug. A middle aged woman wearing an Adventurer's Guild badge soon walks up to the three. Oh. I see you've made a beautiful friend. Tiki wipes her eyes. "I sure did!" The woman smiles, crosses her arms, and leans towards them, "Did you remember to fill out the proper paperwork to join the guild so you could be allowed back here?" Tiki blinks, and says, "...Huh?"
Luckily, getting away with only a lecture, Tiki soon finds herself back in the guild building, and in the massive line waiting to register. She has Star on her shoulder, a chikorita in her arms, and a huge smile on her face. Tiki digs around her bag for a pack of cards. "Oh yeah. You need a name don't ya? Mom gave me these cards. She used them to tell people's fortunes. Arcana...or whatever they were. I don't understand all that wierd stuff, but it is how Star got her name sooo..." Tiki shuffles the deck with one hand, and then flicks the top card up into the air. She catches the spinning card, and looks at it. "Hmm...Number eight, Justice." She smiles, and hugs the chikorita tighter. "You look like a Justice to me!" Justice smiles, and cries out in happiness.

Sano takes a moment before arriving at the Guild Hall to release Mitis from her ball. The small cat stretches as she's released from her sleep, greeting Sano with a grumpy meowl. She acknowledges each of her trainer's road mates as they are introduced, noting the Venipede's demeanor. The Guild Hall is larger than any building Sano has encountered, provoking a moment of awe.
"Great Stag, that's a building..." He mumbles to himself. The line of trainers in wait for a Pokemon is surprising, but Sano isn't as bothered by it as Tiki and Clay. Still, it looks like a long wait, so he allows Mitis to go play with the other Pokémon.
After a good half-hour, he finally arrives at the head of the line and starts filling out the application. Suddenly, a stern-looking woman carrying a dazed Skitty enters the room.
"Who owns this creature??" She asks, scouring the room. Sano sheepishly comes forward and takes Mitis from the woman's arms. Mitis smells oddly wonderful, like a bed of roses.
"I'm sorry, I hoped she would be good. Did she cause any trouble?"
"I'll say she did," huffs the woman, scolding the feline. "She was chasing around the Surskit in the pond. Luckily, our resident Oddish put a stop to her before she caused any real damage." Sano apologizes to the woman before she storms off, mumbling something about 'not her job' and 'third time today'.
After finishing the paperwork, Sano heads into the enclosure, the recovering Mitis resting on his head. Immediately after walking in, a bold plant struts up to Sano, blocking his way.
"Odd! Odd!" The shrub glares above Sano's head at the Skitty.
"Ah, you must be the individual who protected your fellow Pokemon from Mitis." Sano purrs, kneeling down. "That wasn't only brave, but also selfless. I'm looking to make a team, and you'd fit right with us. What do you say?" The Oddish looks at Sano's smile, but is hesitant. Mitis slinks down his arm, causing the Oddish to back up, arming his leaves. Mitis recoils for a second, but extends her paw in truce. The leafy creature hesitates, but approbates the gesture by meeting the paw with a leaf.
"Great! You're very strong but also kind, so Aloe is the perfect name for you. Welcome to the team!" Sano looks back and nods at the caretaker, who smiles and goes to grab Aloe's corresponding Pokeball.

With everyone having applied to the guild and acquired a new partner, several groups of adventurers can be noticed gathering near the entrance; yours included. These must be the new applicants. Each group seems to consist of about 3-4 people, though none of their Pokemon are visible at this time. You all stand or sit around chatting about things, maybe comparing Pokemon partners or the like. After several hours, the crowd finally begins to disperse as non-applicants have acquired their Pokemon, done some socializing, and are now headed for home. The sun begins to sink towards the western horizon, indicating that you have been here all day waiting for... something. Thus far, the only official personnel you have seen were those dealing with the paperwork of applicants and helping people acquire their perfect Pokemon pal.

Almost as one, everyone gathered has their gaze drawn towards the entrance of the building. A young blonde woman wearing a different guild uniform is standing in the doorway. She smiles at everyone and motions you closer. Once everyone has gathered, she begins to speak.

"Welcome. My name is Genevieve, and I am the Head of the Normal-Type Branch of the Adventurer's Guild. I am also in charge of new recruits. I do apologize for the long wait, but we were a tad understaffed today due to a much larger turnout than originally expected. First of all, I want to officially welcome you all as Members of the Guild. Congratulations!" She beams brightly.

"Our first order of business is to get you all situated into your respective fields. You do know what field you are planning to join, right? Our recommendation is to begin with the Type that matches your personality. This is usually indicated by the type of the very first Pokemon you were drawn to. Your 'starter', as it were. In the case of dual-type Pokemon, such as Chimchar or Bulbasaur, it is up to you as the Member to decide which you will focus on. Currently, there are fourteen different branches, though the largest by far are Fire, Water, Grass, and Normal. There is no restriction on which you may join, nor any penalties for changing fields later on if the first does not suit you for any reason.

However, we do not appreciate 'dabblers'. Once you have selected your Type Branch, it is expected to be the one you focus most on. If you truly cannot decide on a branch, then perhaps a more generic role is more suited for you. I'll talk more about those if needed, but for now I want you all to think long and hard about which Type Branch you will specialize in."

Tiki was scratching her head with both hands. "14 branches...What should I..." She quickly over to Divini, and grabs her hands. "Divini! What do I do!? These are so many choices! I gotta pick one!? What if it's wrong, or I don't like it!? Is...Is our group gonna split up...?" She looks into Divini's eyes as Tiki's own has tears build up.

Oh, so we ARE a team now, Divini thought, one of her fears that she might actually be stuck with these guys might be coming to fruition. At least they're not too terrible...

She looked down at Tiki, whom after one or two tries, managed to find Divini's hands in her long sleeves. The sudden jostling of Divini's arms elicited a grumpy hiss from Viiral before crawling over her shoulder and joining his new team member on Divini's back (She decided to call her new member Tessalon, as it was the first word that came to her head). "It's nothing to cry about," Divini sighed, freeing a hand and poking Tiki in the forehead, "It's likely just to keep their goals straight. Most large guilds have several divisions to split the work loads. Besides, if you were listening, you'd have heard you can change if you have an issue."

"First and foremost, we'll need to see what these branches are offering."

Tiki nods, and takes a seat on a nearby bench. Star, and Justice sit on each leg of her lap. She then pets both of their head. "Sticking together would be fun. A branch huh?...Hmm. Any ideas from you guys? Star is normal type, and Justice is grass. Do we wanna cover most bases, or choose whatever we like?" Tiki furrowed her brow while Star and Justice stared up at her.