"Hey Dan," Indy replied in a hushed whisper after the Kricketune perform ance. "What's up? Let's get to where you are."
They met up in about twenty minutes, and the reason it took longer than usual was because Indigo had spied something on the path... "Look here," he said grinning as he walked up to Dan. Hanging off his shoulder was not one, but two old fishing rods. Slightly dilapidated looks aside, they appeared to be functional. "Found these abandoned near some lunchboxes with nasty food. Guess they owners never picked 'an up. I figured, 'why not'?" He tossed the extra rod to Dan. "Well, knock yourself out I guess. By the way, we got any extra places to explore or you wanna do something? Or do you wanna start heading to Kope Town?"7
Hawka the Torchic F- lvl 9 Hero the Burmy M -lvl 7
Items: small pearl ×1 Kee Berry ×3 pokeball ×4
Actions: Explore more? OR start heading for Kope Town
@TheForgottenArc yeah I've run into being quite busy this week myself! Take your time! My posts will likely be very short with no frills and I apologize in advance xD
i know i didn't do much in my last post, but i wanted it to be a bit more character building... @TheForgottenArc is there anything you want our characters to do together? i was thnking maybe they could have some kind of mini-adventure while they're at the beach or in the forest. i suppose quiet road is close enough and so is kope town, but idk, just checking. i was trying to think of some things for them to get involved in myself!
"Wow, Kee Berries? Pokedex says these guys are pretty rare. Well, don't mind if I do..." And Indigo plucked the remaining berries off the bush, stashing them safely away in his pack. "Looking for stuff is kinda fun." It was low effort and required, really, little to no skill on his part. And after today, he was feeling quite accomplished and competent, having found a pearl and some rare berries. Maybe there's hope for lazy people like me... Ha. Maybe I could do this on the side for some extra cash. I sure owe Ma and Dad a lot of money after all those trips on Cinnabar... Maybe I can just like, open up a business for getting pokemon to find stuff... Still though, he was only 16! There were people who were, like, 25 that actually knew what they were doing. How was he supposed to compete with them? "Hmm.... Maybe I shouldn't try after all."
Truth be told though, Indigo was great at finding excuses not to try anything, ever.
He heard the sound of xylophones again, although this time it was combined with a strange, haunting, violin sound. It was inexpressibly exquisite. Music... Again? But I thought the Kricketot only did the xylophone sounds. Hawka and Hero seemed entranced as well. Indigo stooped down to Hero's eye level.
"Do you know what sound that is?" He asked, and Hero nodded, jumping excitedly in front of Indigo, pointing with his coiled antennae. Hawka chirped excitedly. "Okay... Lead the way," Indigo said.
They followed the sound of the music, the melodic pattern changing, as if someone or something was improvising as they were playing. They were impressive, whoever they were. And finally, Indigo, Hawka, and Hero, came to a stop behind a dense thicket of bushes that just revealed a clearing beyond.
Filled with soft grass, wild flowers, and tree stumps surrounding a single, mossy rock, the clearing may have looked like some sort of forest nook. Seated on the stumps were Kricketot, but standing proudly in the center on the rock was a pokemon Indigo hadn't seen before. He opened his pokedex to read the entry.
Kricketune, the Cricket Pokemon. It crosses its knifelike arms in front of its chest when it cries, signaling its emotions with its melodies. By allowing its cry to resonate in the hollow of its belly, it produces a captivating sound. It can compose complex music patterns ad lib. Scientists are studying these melodic patterns. There are even villages that host contests based on the amazingly variable cries of this Pokémon.
It wasn't just the sound though; much to Indy's astonishment, the sound itself appeared to be manifesting as physical, multicolored, music notes. Coming out in spiral, the music notes were every shade of color possible, they glittered in the afternoon light of the sun, glowing mysteriously. It was a beautiful sight, and the pokedex called it the Sing attack.
Indy thought back to when the Tepig had used Tail Whip the other day. That had been unexpectedly cool to see, too. Had... Had pokemon moves always looked so artistic? Maybe there was more to pokemon attacks than just battling? Indigo sat back, staring in awe, spellbound by the performance.
Hawka the Torchic F- lvl 9 Hero the Burmy M -lvl 7
Indigo stared at what seemed to be a particularly large, overgrown berry. "Sheesh, pokemon are so weird." He flipped his pokedex on and read the entry.
Cherubi, the Cherry Pokemon. Sunlight colors this pokemon red. It evolves by sucking the energy out of the small ball where it had been storing nutrients. When the small ball is drained of nourishment, it shrivels to herald evolution.
The Cherubi didn't seem like it wanted to fight, and so Hawka, Hero, and Indigo let it go on its own way. Hawka and Hero both decided to take breaks from training, and the three of them took it upon themselves to snack on the nuts and fruit trees back at Muzin for about an hour. There was a freshness and tastiness to the wild, just picked food that supermarket food just lacked. After being revitalized, his pokemon began chirping and whining once more. "You still want to train?" He was bored already, and sleepy. Wasn't there anything else to do? He folded his arms, looking up, quirking a brow and trying to think. "Alright, uh... While you guys train, I'll look for more stuff in the forest. Stay close though."
And once again, Hawka and Hero were at it. They were going to find that bully Rattata and make sure he knew that he hadn't won!
Yet another hour passed with his pokemon working hard and gaining experience, with Indigo perhaps finally finding some kind of item...
Hawka the Torchic F- lvl 8 Hero the Burmy M -lvl 6
Actions: One hour of training; Indigo tries to find an item
