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Test 5.
VERITY The journey this month has been easier on you in several ways; despite your losses, your numbers have been bolstered by the addition of two more this month, and unlike the unforgiving terrain on the way to Lake Acuity the routes to Lake Verity seem downright hospitable - they're straightforward, the climate is far more temperate, and there are patches of cheer visible here and there along the paths in the form of those brightly-colored flowers, even as you make your way toward the lakefront. But the lakefront itself is perhaps unsettlingly silent; a reminder, perhaps, of what you're here to do, of the importance of your task. You'll reach the lake sometime in the evening. The sun isn't down yet, but it looks as though it won't be too long before it dips below the horizon; there's more than enough light for you to see what the lake itself looks like, however - the water is still and clear, to an extent where you can see straight down to the bottom regardless of how deep it gets. There's no bridge or other way to cross over the lake that you can see, but once again there's a large rock formation rising out of the center of the lake and a good-sized opening in the stone, leading to what's likely a system of caverns further inside. Your exploration starts here, next to the crystal clear waters of Lake Verity; what happens next is up to you. |
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...Yeah.
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—don't worry, you'll get there. You're already doing really well, you know? You're pretty impressive for staying here as long as you have, ceaselessly trying. How much you care shows.
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[Which she thinks is for the best, even if a part of her wonders. But at the same time, it means she can't understand even half of Lucas's struggles over the last several years.]
But I'd like to see you continue to improve, all the same. Besides yourself, have you noticed any differences in your pokemon?
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[Waving the Pokedex in her hand, she hums.]
I was thinking one way we could do things is you can pick one or two people you want to battle, but then for the rest, we could just have our pokemon get to know each other.
In this scenario, the important part about battling in this world is coming to understand one another, right? But we don't have to fight for that to happen. So long as our pokemon can interact, they can learn about each other just by talking. I'm sure they'd love to share the things they've seen, and what kind of adventures they've had.
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[...Ah, right, the Pokédex.]
I could show you what that does, too. It's got information on all the Pokémon I've seen in the wild.
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I thought it was a camera, but you're saying it's more like... An encyclopedia? I didn't see any pages when I opened it.
[She's not sure she's following, so color her curious! Either way, she'll approach Lucas now in order to give it back to him, and take him up on that offer!
...as she approaches, she can't help but pat Torterra's shell, too. Hey, buddy! What a cool looking pokemon you are.]
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and also cute according to aya so he's going to have to tolerate being called cute as well.]
That's because it's all electronic. We've got this stuff in books, too, but this is a lot more portable.
[rin are you ready for a very handwaved course in how this works
because he will show you so many functions on this thing so help us god]
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It does—oh, uh-huh. Is that even possible? Ugh, why does it need so many functions!!]
Wait, slow down. What does this do again?
[She just meant to point as she said that, but she may have accidentally pressed and clicked a button.]
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here's hoping it's not a fucking spiritomb
...or a froslass, lest everyone shit themselves]
...We record all of those and store them in here.
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MAJESTIC.]
Wow, that's pretty thorough. How many species do you have recorded? Does it have data on pokemon from outside of this region, too?
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You probably don't have this guy recorded then, huh?
[Reaching for her belt, she releases her Mienfoo from his pokeball.
The fighting type pokemon is usually very energetic, but he actually flinches upon being released here, affected by that strange energy only their partners seem to be able to sense. He bristles, unsure. What is this, he doesn't like it... but he also doesn't like that he doesn't like it, what the heck's going on, this is weird.
Even him, huh...? He usually determinates his way through everything. Rin gives him a pat on the head, reassuring, before continuing.]
I heard from Maylene he comes from a region far away from here. I think she called it Unova.
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oh god this is actually pretty cool? do you want to see how recording data in this works because he is willing to show you that too, come here this is neat- ]
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She's still not sure if she's hip on it, but if she pretends it's some sort of fancy, mystic code type of encyclopedia, she might actually retain most of what she learns here.
So have at it, Lucas! Let's add a Mienfoo to your pokedex. \o/]