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Post by lichlord on Feb 6, 2018 9:15:48 GMT
As Haruka gives her weird answer and scooted off, Erica stood there for a moment, just confused and rubbing her temple. After a minute she just shakes her head.
Whatever, I guess that situation is resolved.
She goes to nab the key from Rose and heads to communal room. Letting Haruka have the shower first, Erica watches the tv for a bit. Today was... strange. Filled with ups and downs. She may have gained potential marks but alienated herself from the Professor and Haruka/Dean a little bit. Had the first evolution but found out Juniper knew all about her past work. She sighs, and hopes tomorrow turns things around. Once Haruka gets out she takes her own shower and goes to bed. She's not happy about getting up early to meet the others but it's gotta be done. Unless she's willing to go out on her own like she originally thought.
Maybe I'll check out the other shop for some techy stuff. Maybe that'll make me feel better.
It's not long before she drifts off to sleep.
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Post by imtobe on Feb 6, 2018 13:55:16 GMT
The trio goes to bed at their own times after enjoying a nice warm shower at the PokeCenter. In the comfortable beds they have little trouble falling asleep and when the next morning comes, they all feel properly rested for the new day.
The Center is still quiet in the early hours they wake up, not even Rose is around. The sun has barely started rising but the sky is quite clear already as there are no clouds in sight. It looks like it will be another hot day in Lima.
Before they leave the Center, a small sign on the counter catches their attention with a picture of fruits and juices, and reading it they are informed of breakfast time: from 7:30 to 10:00. Looks like they will be just in time then.
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Post by manicmeeple on Feb 6, 2018 14:24:49 GMT
Dean wakes to the sound of his alarm and groggily gets out of bed. After a quick wash and brushing of his teeth, it takes him less then 10 minutes to leave the room. He spots the sign at the desk, stating breakfast starts at 8. That should give him plenty of time to get in some training with the team and maybe even scout for some new Pokémon to battle. He quickly checks to see if he has the baby food with him that he bought yesterday and heads out to the woods. Once there, Dean first releases Beacon and Sentinel. He offers them both a portion of food which they wolf down in seconds. Iguard looks full of energy, but the little cresclo somehow looks a bit off to Dean. He approaches his bug Pokémon with caution, softly patting her on the head. "Are you alright girl? You don't look too well. What do you say we do a little light training and then you can take a nice long rest" Beacon nods to her trainer and gets into position opposite Iguard. The two start sparring and Cresclo is tasked with getting away from Sentinel. Sentinel keeps coming after her though so at one moment in what seems like pure desperation, the little worm shoots a stringshot up into a tree and retracts herself to land on one of the branches. For a moment, Dean is unable to see his Pokémon but then he sees a bright light coming from the trees. Seconds later something descends from the tree, but it is not the Cresclo that went up. Sure, there were still some similarities, but it was a completely different creature. Something similar to a Chinese lantern, but with a brightly pulsating lightbulb at the top of its head. Dean instantly knew what had happened and he took out his dex to check his suspicions. The entry confirmed that it was indeed his Cresclo, but now evolved to a cocoon stage. He scooped the pokemon up in his arms and twirled around with his new Noomaglo in his hands. "You did it! Great job Beacon. You both did very well. Take some time and rest, we'll train some more later" He returned both Pokémon and then released his other couple out in the open. He spent some time with both, trying to perfect their timing with their defensive moves. With Hemlocke using defense curl and Shuriken using withdraw in turn, they were able to shrug off a lot more attacks. He finished the training around 6AM and thought there was plenty of time till he needed to meet the girls for breakfast. Dean decides to take a stroll through the woods, seeing if he could maybe find some new Pokémon while there. Dean applies focused training and inspired training on all of his Pokémon. I've updated the sheet to reflect the trained stats. Iguard and Noomaglo got the babyfood boosts Dean applies experience training to all 4 Pokémon.
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Post by frigidscholar on Feb 6, 2018 17:22:34 GMT
Haruka woke up in a panic; there was a loud, obnoxious noise coming from somewhere and she wasn't sure where. Was it an alarm? Had someone broken into the building? Was she in danger? She scrambled out of bed ungracefully, almost falling several times, before she came across the source of it. It was... her pokedex. Oh. Oh right, she had set an alarm on it. After a few moments of fumbling, she managed to turn off the loud beeping and she relaxed somewhat. That was... great. Nothing like panic and embarrassment to wake you up first thing in the morning... At least no one was around to see her flail around like a Magikarp out of water. She sighed as she got ready for the day. It took her a good 20 minutes to get ready, dressing in traveling clothes like the day before along with the typical morning routine. She yawned as she gathered her things to prepare for a training session. She was an early riser, but even this was a bit too early. She drowsily exited the pokemon center, taking note of the time breakfast started as she went. She sent out her pokemon and set them to working after giving Kasai a scratch behind the ears for how well he did the day before. As they trained with occasional directions from her, Haruka got out her cooking set and got to work, making a trio of dishes with the produce she had bought at the grocery store the day before. She felt like she was improving fairly nicely. It didn't take her as much time to finish making the food and she thought her presentation was a bit better too. Maybe she should try to make those snacks that Dean had been talking about to the woman at the grocery store... Haruka was jolted out of her thoughts by the sudden congregation of her pokemon around her. Oh, they must have been lured over by the smell of the food she was making! She chuckled and placed the finished dishes in front of them, giving each a pat on the head as they ate. She had tried something a little new, putting a bit of flavor into the usually bland dish, and it seemed to make a difference as all of them dug in with gusto. Both Kasai and Wata seemed to appreciate the sour citrus she had added to their meals, while Hana seemed to like the astringency of the fruit peels she had to hers. When they had finished their meals, Haruka smiled at them, "That's thanks for your hard work! Hopefully it was good, I tried something new with it..." Wata and Hana responded by butting her lightly and rubbing up against her respectively, which made Haruka smile wider. From that reaction, it seemed like they appreciated it! Kasai stood back, seeming a little aloof, but when Haruka paid some attention to him by rubbing between his ears, he seemed happy. Ahhhhh! He was so cute! Haruka couldn't help finding him so, even if he didn't like her fussing like that. It somehow made him even more cute! Haruka gave one last smile before returning her pokemon and heading back into the pokemon center. There, she found a seat in the lounge and checked her pokedex for the time. 6:45... so she still had 15 minutes. With the time, she brought out the notes she had made about the various cooking recipes she had come across and started going through them, looking at what ingredients she needed for them and how to make them. Even if she wasn't going to make them right away, going over the process would be helpful... Haruka makes 3 Baby Food for 135 and gives one to each of her pokemon. She uses exp training on Hana and Wata.
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Post by lichlord on Feb 7, 2018 1:24:49 GMT
Unlike the others, Erica gets up nearly late, and groggy. She looks out the window and groans at the early morning light. Who 'does' this and enjoys it? Probably a bunch of crazy people. She heads out into the main lobby and quickly trains all that she can while she waits for the others. She hoped that there'd be a chance to run to the shop to see what tech stuff they have before they head out, but she's just a bit too tired to do anything for now.
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Post by imtobe on Feb 8, 2018 9:25:10 GMT
After training his Pokémon and witnessing Beacon's evolution, Dean decided to take a quick detour near the small woods close by. He does not wander in too deep because he's on a schedule, but he walks a bit around looking for new species. However, perhaps due to proximity with the main city, perhaps due to the early hours, all he finds are a few more Cresclo still glowing lightly atop some trees and a couple of dribbino cleaning their feathers. The trees aren't too densely packed together, so I would be hard for any creatures to be hiding, so they must be in dens sleeping, something Dean does not have time to look for. He resigns to going back to the Center as the clock strikes 7 and he still has a small distance to cross. Haruka sits in the lounge with her notebook after the brief training session, quickly writing all the information she's got about the local cuisine. Almost as if to help her, Rose enters the place a few minutes later with a soft "Good morning" and starts placing trays and jars on the tables by the wall, setting the breakfast. She comes and goes a few times, and Haruka takes notes of the ingredients and, more interestingly, their heath benefits, both visible in small signs next to each plate. 5 minutes before breakfast time starts, Dean enters the room with a slightly sweaty face and sees Haruka, joining the girl with some time to spare before they can eat. Erica steps into the lounge a single minute late and immediately sees her two companions waiting for her. The lounge is still empty, with only another couple of trainers filling their plates, so the trio easily gets together and starts serving their own breakfast. OOCAt the current time, Dean could only find pokemon they have already seen, namely Dribbino, Cresclo and, if extremely lucky, Mefflora. Most other Pokémon try to stay farther away from the city or only come out later. If you want to capture any of those, however, feel free to do so. They would hardly present any challenge.
There's a lot of options in the breakfast, both sweet and salty, so feel free to name whatever dishes your characters would eat.
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Post by lichlord on Feb 8, 2018 9:51:04 GMT
Erica walks in, hair very frizzy and her coat wrapped around her waist. She'd rather be more hidden than exposed, but it's too damn hot for that. Her hat's also away now, so she's less covered up now. Looking at her this way feels like she could be a real cutie if she tried... and had a better attitude... and like people. Oh well. She's got a simple white tank top paired with her skirt and leggings now, as she walks in barely awake and heads to the food. She grabs a jar of juice and a bunch of doughnuts and slumps in a chair and begins nomming one before really noticing the others.
"...Yo."
Other than that small utterance, she doesn't say much more. Erica doesn't know much more to say after yesterday, and just silently eats the rest of her breakfast.
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Post by manicmeeple on Feb 8, 2018 10:11:19 GMT
OOC: Dean will not pursue any of the Pokémon for capture. What I actually planned was to battle some to gain some additional experience for my Pokémon. No sweat though, I think we'll see plenty of action today anyways. When Dean sees haruka already sitting he joins her at the table, offering a friendly "Good morning" to the shrine maiden. His growling stomach taking over, he walks to the table where the food is presented. He grabs a plate and starts piling food on it. Apart from some bread there's yoghurt with fruit, fried eggs and sausages. He also grabs a banana and a couple of oranges as well as a glass of full milk. When he makes it back to Haruka he sees her still without food, reading in a notebook. With his mouth still full of food he tries to say something, but he thinks better of it till he swallows. "What are you reading there? Anything interesting?" When he sees Erica arriving, he waves her over, a huge smirk on his face. "Hey Erica, guess who's Cresclo evolved during training this morning?"
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Post by lichlord on Feb 8, 2018 10:29:47 GMT
Erica snaps with a jolt when being addressed.
"Oh ummm, the light bug you got? I was actually thinking about nabbing one, so neat that it's a quick evolver I guess..."
She just sorta trails off toward the end and goes back to noms.
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Post by manicmeeple on Feb 8, 2018 10:36:04 GMT
"It's usually the case with bug Pokémon, actually. As a matter of fact, while I was training I saw some in the woods nearby. If you want to nab one, now'd be a good opportunity".
Dean also gets back to his food. When he finishes he waits patiently for the rest to finish as well.
"so what's the plan for today. I'd say we get out to the ranch as soon as we can, I just need to pick up the food I ordered at the store yesterday. Maybe you girls want to pick up something from the other store as well. "
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Post by lichlord on Feb 8, 2018 10:39:05 GMT
"Nah, I'm good. Don't need to step on toes. As for other stores, yeah I got money burning in my pocket I want to spend so I was planning on heading to the other one."
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Post by manicmeeple on Feb 8, 2018 10:47:46 GMT
"That's good, I'll join you then. You coming as well Haruka?"
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Post by frigidscholar on Feb 8, 2018 19:03:08 GMT
Just as Haruka was about to finish with her run through of her cooking notes, Rose appeared and began setting up for breakfast. Haruka gave her a nod before she went back to her notes, but... she noticed something interesting, the dishes she had brought out had little notes about the food's nutritional value! Ooh, that was something that was bound to be useful... Haruka stopped going through her notes and began writing down short summaries of all the small print as she waited for her companions to arrive. As she was finishing up, Dean arrived and she gave him a wave in response to his own greeting. After he grabbed his food and sat down, he asked what she was reading. She wasn't exactly reading anything rather than writing down things, but... "Oh, I'm just going over some notes in regards to these dishes. I'm thinking of trying to replicate those snacks you were talking to the woman at the grocery store the day before. Maybe not now, but... sometime soon. I just need a little more practice before I'm comfortable with people trying them out."
With that, she figured she should probably eat some breakfast. She finished the last line of her notes before moving out and grabbing a plate of french toast with some fruit. When she returned to the table she found Erica there, who greeted the two of them with a single word. Though it didn't seem to be brusqueness, just... tiredness. Haruka supposed not everyone could be a morning person. She answered back with a soft, "Good morning..." but otherwise continued to eat her breakfast. Haruka... still felt a little awkward. She had apologized, but Erica hadn't... really said either way if she accepted the apology? She wasn't entirely sure if they were okay or not, but... Erica didn't seem to be saying anything about it so Haruka figured she should just... act as normal?
At Dean's words, she paused for a few moments, considering. "I didn't have any particular plans in town, so that sounds fine to me. And... I suppose I'll tag along. I don't have anything I particularly need to buy right now, but... Maybe I'll find something that will surprise me."
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Post by lichlord on Feb 9, 2018 2:42:48 GMT
"Alright, cool. So we'll go after that."
Erica pauses a moment before adding something on her mind.
"So ummm, after the ranch... Whats our plan? We gonna move on? Hang around town for a couple days?"
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Post by manicmeeple on Feb 9, 2018 8:15:17 GMT
"I was thinking it might be a good idea to move on after we visited the ranch. The first gym is one town over and I think it would be a good idea to get there fast. Not even so we can take the challenge there, more so we can get the lay of the land a bit and train a bit up there."
He thinks for a bit before continuing
"I don't know about you guys, but I want to train my team up before tackling the first gym. Since Beacon is now in a cocoon form, it will probably not take too long for her to Evolve into her final form and I have some things I want to learn the others as well. Sentinel has been putting in a lot of battling time as well, so I reckon he could evolve soon too."
He looks from Haruka to Erica, realizing that he wasn't sure if they were even planning on taking the challenge.
"You guys are taking the challenge too right?"
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Post by lichlord on Feb 9, 2018 8:30:25 GMT
"I have... no idea."
Erica thinks for a moment.
"But I guess just heading on is fine."
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Post by frigidscholar on Feb 9, 2018 8:52:13 GMT
Haruka nods as Dean shares his thoughts on what to do after visiting the ranch. "Yes, I think moving on to the next town would be best. I would imagine a town with a gym would be fairly larger than this one and have more resources and... um... things in general? Not to say this town isn't nice, but... there's not much here. I think the next town would be more conducive to our journey in general." After voicing her thoughts on the matter, she thought about Dean's question. Was she? It was... sort of her job wasn't it? She supposed Dean was the specialist in regards to gyms and the league in general, but...
Haruka nodded, "Yes... I should think so! That's kind of what we're here for, right? Well... perhaps more specifically you, but I think it would be useful to have the experience of someone not too versed in pokemon battling for the gyms, since most of the trainers that challenge them won't be particularly experienced. So... I think it would be good for me to challenge them with you."
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