Week 2.

[azumods]

WEEK 2. The new week begins with new surroundings. The city you've been growing accustomed to over the past week is now well behind you as you set out on your journey proper; the terrain still seems rocky and steep here as you move downhill and to the south, dotted here and there with small ponds to the east and rocky outcroppings that you can climb on to the west. There are also large expanses of tall grass here, and the entire route is flanked with tall trees leading off into the forest a short ways. You're more than welcome to explore; just don't stray too far from the group - you wouldn't want to be left behind out here, for any reason. Wild Pokémon are abundant here, as anyone venturing into the tall grass will discover; they aren't inclined to attack you, however, simply watching with dull, dead eyes as you stumble through the area they've come to call home. The trip is difficult, and it's a lot of walking, but it's not unmanageable; fortunately enough, the route you're on should lead you directly to Valor Lakefront, assuming there are no complications along the way. From Thursday and beyond, the route takes a sharp turn west; in front of you lies what's clearly the ocean, large rocks jutting out just offshore tempering the waves. It's safe to go in the water if you so choose - assuming you can swim, that is - and the forested terrain has given way to a large beach with patches of tall grass here and there. Interestingly, there's a house located on the beach; whether it's inhabited or not is difficult to tell. Of course, exploring slightly north of the beach will reveal a path. Maybe it leads somewhere important... CURRENT LOCATION: ROUTE 213 POKEMON AVAILABLE: NEAR WATER SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY [OOC: Welcome to week two of Azume; feel free to make as many top levels as you'd like and tag out to other characters! This post is for all of your interactions this week... at least until the weekend. Don't forget that a write-up is due next weekend!]

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[bloodspent]

[Jake doesn't sleep much over the weekend.

He didn't sleep much in the Center, either, but it'd been easier there - not for comfort reasons, but rather because the Center was simple. One way in, one way out. If someone came in, he'd know about it. Outside, though... Outside there's a sense of hypervigilance pounding through his system that he can't shake off, especially since he doesn't have his weapons. He doesn't need the guns, but the weight of them was always comforting, and...

And, well, sleeping is out of the question, and morning finds him perched on one of those rock outcroppings, absently petting his Houndour and keeping an eye on the place the others decided to settle for the night, because we may not have set up an official watch but he's going to keep an eye on the place anyway.

He'll stay up there until everyone's ready to leave proper; he'll be sticking to the high ground for most of the morning until told to do otherwise, just because he likes it better up there. He seems to be having no trouble with the terrain, jumping from outcropping to outcropping easily; Lobanja follows him, because what the hell is self-preservation when one doesn't have feelings, and for the time being the adrenaline that comes with doing it is going a long way toward keeping Jake awake for now.

He'll be fine for today, but he's going to sleep really hard tonight, he can tell already.

That said, whenever a break is taken in the afternoon he can be found sitting off against a tree at the edge of the route, playing with that translucent blue cube he got from the warehouse. Apparently if it's flicked in certain ways it'll click open, revealing a few different displays amid softly glowing blue light; he seems to be looking for one in particular.]

Afternoon

[greydients]

[It's taking Rey longer than she would like to dry off after her unplanned morning swim, so she's taken to pacing back and forth even when the group stops for breaks. Anything to get the moisture out of her clothing faster. Her Pokemon team (apparently it's a 'team' now, since the Riolu is making no move to leave) trail after her rather amusingly - they change direction whenever she does, seemingly happy to just follow her like rather odd ducklings.

It's during one of her pacing sessions that she spots Jake, and the sight of the object in his hands makes her jog over to him, unable to contain her curiosity.]

So that's what it does?

[bloodspent]

[Oh, hey. He did say he'd show her; he shifts a little to tip the cube in her direction. There's a display showing up inside it with a bunch of little buttons on it at the moment.]

Yeah. It's...I don't know if you've got phones where you're from, or if you do I don't know if you call them that. But it's so you can talk to people long-distance, mostly.

[He flicks it again; the display shifts to a different options screen.]

Pretty sure you can take pictures and video and stuff with it, too.

[greydients]

[...oooh.]

So it's like a transmission device? It actually looks a bit similar to the sorts of technology we have back home!

[Seriously, it's kind of nice to see. For a moment, Rey just absorbs the details of the strange little device, before...]

...I know this is a stupid question, but...I'm guessing it doesn't work? The communication function, I mean.

[bloodspent]

It doesn't look like it, but I'm not surprised. We don't have space travel, remember? All our stuff works on Earth only, so it's not like I've got a signal or anything. Pretty cool that it looks like something you've got, though.

[He's got maybe one person he'd want to call, anyway.]

You want to see that girl I was telling you about? Sherry, I mean.

[greydients]

[...huh. Good point. Rey hadn forgotten about that whole 'yeah we've only got one planet and people keep trying to ruin it' thing.

At the mention of Sherry, however (and the promise of seeing more of the mysterious cube's features)...]

I'd love to.

morning

[hyruglyphics]

[ Zelda's an early riser. Early riser and no stranger to camping out in the wilds, though the Hyrule of the time... it wasn't peaceful, but whatever active threats existed at the time were watched for by her soldiers or by Link. They weren't at the risk of being hunted or anything. But here, they are and honestly as she more or less feels the eyes on her, she heads towards that rock outcropping in the dawn and politely waves for Jake to show she's coming. ]

Thank you for keeping watch. [ As she's pretty sure that's what he's done here. ]

[bloodspent]

[Morning, Zelda.]

Yeah, don't mention it. I wasn't going to be able to sleep much, anyway.

[hyruglyphics]

Even so, if we can assume the possibility of any pursuit, the vigilance will be important.

[ She gently says, silently asking with a little nod if she might take a seat near him or not? She doesn't want to impose! ]

[bloodspent]

[That gets a vague gesture out of him, anyway; go right ahead.]

That's my thought, too. Especially now that we know there's at least one of them that can still think for himself.

[hyruglyphics]

It does give a new meaning to the statement that only their officers would make Team Galactic a threat to us.

[ She says somberly, taking the seat. No, it's... mm. ]

morning

[rainbowlife]

[ Oh, someone's been keeping watch? That's what it looks like to him when he passes by the rock outcropping. The behavior, the choice in location, and the general air of this person reminds him heavily of O'Brien—and that's probably why he feels comfortable with just casually approaching Jake without giving a proper introduction. ]

Oi! Good job over there!

[bloodspent]

[You can get something resembling a wave in your direction, man, it's appreciated.]

Yeah, don't worry about it.

[rainbowlife]

[ Have a full wave back! This is what he's here for, apparently. Encouraging things that probably shouldn't be encouraged. ]

If you say so. If you need help keeping watch though, let me know. I'm happy to help out.

[bloodspent]

You do this sort of shit a lot or something?

You're the one with all the...dimensions and stuff, right?]

[rainbowlife]

Not really, no. It's more like I used to help a friend of mine who did this kind of thing a lot. He was a mercenary, so he probably felt more at ease knowing he was somewhere safe.

[ To the dimension question if it was asked out loud, he does nod! But looks kind of sheepish. "Not really but also yes" to that one too. ]

afternoon

[fatalstrikes]

[Hey, Jake. You don't mind if Yuri wanders over and takes a seat nearby, right? Of course not.]

That's a pretty interesting device. What's it for?

[bloodspent]

[Okay, how to explain "phone" to the guy from medieval fantasy not-Europe...]

It's mostly something you can use to talk to people over long distances. Even if they're in another country halfway around the world, you can just contact them with this if they have something similar and talk to 'em about whatever.

[He flicks it a little bit; the display changes, just a bunch of buttons lighting up on the surface of it.]

You can also use it to send written messages and stuff. And take pictures, kind of like that thing Zelda was waving around the other day.

[fatalstrikes]

Yeah? That sounds really handy. You wouldn't have to wait forever to get letters. I guess in a world as big as yours communication like that's kinda necessary.

[It'd be really handy where he's from too, sure, but at least his world is pretty small.]

[bloodspent]

Yeah, it's pretty much all instant. Pretty useful, I guess, if you have people you want to talk to.

[fatalstrikes]

What, like you don't?

morning

[divinedescendant]

[as if Emmeryn isn't annoying enough, she's also a Morning Person, so she's up early early early with the sunrise and walking over Jake's way once she catches sight of someone moving in the distance.]

Good morning, Jake. [Duma is toddling ever-present at her feet, and she waves as she approaches.] Have you been up long?

[bloodspent]

I slept a bit last night, but for the most part I've just been up.

[...Thanks, Jake.]

Keeping an eye on things, you know?

[divinedescendant]

[well. at least he's honest about his inadvisable decisions. she'll take it]

I see. Thank you for watching over us. You weren't all by yourself the whole night, were you? [rhetorical question she's already got a PRETTY GOOD GODDAMN GUESS AS TO THE ANSWER] I've no doubt there would be company if you asked for it.

[bloodspent]

Well, yeah, I'm sure...

[emmeryn please have mercy on him he's doing his best]

It's okay, though, I don't really mind.