Arrival.

[azumods]

GREETINGS. Several days through the woods seems to have at least been preferable than several days through snow; it's seen several evolutions, as well as new friends joining you along the way. It's been a long trip, but not an altogether unpleasant one, and when the route through the forest finally opens up back onto open road, it's a relatively short walk to Floaroma Town. This place is much smaller than any of the cities you've been to so for; it's a tiny town in the relative middle of nowhere, surrounded by vast fields of flowers and large, open meadows. It's peaceful, for lack of a better word, and likely far more welcoming than it could have been given the recent improvements in the people lately. You'll be getting in sometime late afternoon; given that the town is so small, it seems that the people here are definitely noticing you - there are a fairly large number of you in your group, after all, especially to all be traveling together. Not like that's a bad thing; they certainly don't seem to think it is. But it is noticeable, and as such you're going to have a few people that seem...dully interested in your sudden appearance. Although it's worth noticing that not all of the people noticing your arrival are locals - there's someone here that you might want to meet eventually... [OOC: Welcome to the end of Week 9! As of this log, you'll be gaining a new party member; feel free to come say hello! No NPC response will be given to this post, though you can thread here amongst yourselves if you wish; we'll see you tomorrow at noon with a new log for your further adventures!]

Comments

[perfectselfie]

You would be the fourth, after Keith, Noctis, and Flurrie.

[gekkaju]

[Keith...he was one of the others that greeted him, earlier.]

I'm not sure if it's a good or bad thing that I'm not the only one, if we've all been getting...basically kidnapped.

By the way, did you guys uh...wake up with one of these guys, too?

[He holds up his Wimpod, who looks sleepily at Aya.]

I haven't been able to find his owner or anything...and I'm not sure he'd leave me even if I wanted him to anyway.

[perfectselfie]

Kidnapped is exactly right.

[Aya smiles at that.]

Oh, yeah! Here, let me show you mine.

[She takes her Audino out of her ball.]

Say hi, Ichigo!

[She waves.]

I don't think he would leave you, no. You're his trainer.

[gekkaju]

Oh...she's so cute.

[She's so cute??

Atsushi waves back, hello there.]

Oh, I uh- I guess I didn't introduce mine. This is Chazuke.

[Chazuke blinks slowly, his legs curling around Atsushi's hands. He's saying hello, despite looking lowkey like he wants to hide under Atsushi's shirt.]

That's what those other people called me, too, even though I've never really trained anything before.

[perfectselfie]

She's a sweetheart. I couldn't not call her Ichigo, honestly.

[Aya waves, hi there!]

Hello, Chazuke. It's good to meet you.

I hadn't either, honestly. I associated 'training' with idol training and band practice, not, well. Yes.

[gekkaju]

Idol training? You're an idol?

[Looking at her, it makes sense. She's got both the personality, look, and energy to be one.]

[perfectselfie]

I am!

[[And pose!]

Pastel✻Palettes' soft pink leader, Maruyama Aya!

[gekkaju]

[...that's so cute holy shit.]

That group name really does suit you, Aya-chan! I've never met an idol before now...

[He's never seen one either, but that's what happens when you're a poor orphan with no TV.]