Week 1.

[azumods]

WEEK 1. As Cynthia had promised, the sun does indeed rise the next morning. Whether you slept or not (and sleeping inside the Pokémon Center you were in before seems totally fine by the attendant), it seems Cynthia kept her word; she left sometime shortly before sunrise, and you haven't been bothered by Team Galactic and those that work for it in the interim. It isn't advisable to return to the headquarters building, however. At least not for the time being. However, a new day does dawn, and with it comes the knowledge that you're in an unfamiliar city, completely on your own. There are several things to be done before you can leave: gathering supplies and provisions, finding maps, obtaining new clothes... Of course, your new "companions" are still with you, and they don't seem willing to leave your side; they'll follow you dutifully, but they still seem...wrong, horribly so, and it doesn't seem to be wearing off. Maybe if you work with them a little...? Try to talk to them, train them, teach them to do things... Who knows? It might do them some good. CURRENT LOCATION: VEILSTONE CITY POKEMON AVAILABLE: WITHIN CITIES MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY [OOC: Welcome to week one 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 this weekend! Feel free to investigate the city as you see fit this week; we ask only that you try to stagger investigations and be mindful of what's already been checked. If you wish to investigate, notify the mods in your comment subject for your top-level and we'll get on it as soon as possible!]

Comments

[fatalstrikes]

[Jake, aren't you going to go find a bathroom or something— No, of course you aren't. Okay. This is happening. Yuri will just, politely turn his gaze away?? What the heck.]

Sounds like it'd be a real pain, having to deal with monsters that were once people. Hate to have to ask, but what's an American?

[bloodspent]

[...We're both guys, no one else is immediately around, your dog's a lady but she won't really care? Get over it.]

They're people. Usually if they're just being called Americans they're from the United States, 'cause they're all arrogant like that. Good old U.S. of A. - the only country that matters on the entire godforsaken continent.

I'm from Edonia. An entire ocean away from 'em. Not like it stops them from showing up and fucking around with things that don't involve them.

[fatalstrikes]

Sounds like the knights.

[i guess that's a comparison you could make???]

They always show up whenever you don't want them around and they feel the need to stick their noses into everyone's business when they could be helping their own people. A bunch of 'em chased me across the ocean.

[...because they thought he kidnapped a princess, but listen. It was still annoying.]

[bloodspent]

Exactly, right?

[guys...]

One of the last jobs I had was taking care of a bunch of them that showed up. Said they were from an antiterrorist organization. Maybe they were, maybe they weren't, point is that a bunch of military guys showed up and started mowing people down, calling 'em J'avo like I said. I mean, I get their point, but if a bunch of people were running around calling your guys the devil and not even doing you the courtesy of saying it right? You'd be pretty pissed too.

[fatalstrikes]

Is that what J'avo means? Not exactly a very creative name...

[you named your dog "rock", shut up]

Sounds like a pain, though. So how'd the job go?

[bloodspent]

It's đavo, but apparently they decided what they were saying was close enough for government work. Literally.

[Anyway.]

The job was going great until the group I was with all went and got themselves infected. Kinda went downhill from there.

[fatalstrikes]

...Understandably so...

[y i k e s]

Were they friends of yours or just guys you were working with?

[bloodspent]

It's pretty much always "just guys I was working with."

[He doesn't really do friends.]

[fatalstrikes]

Are you a mercenary or something?

[too bad you're gonna make friends here, huh jake]

[bloodspent]

[oh my god no he won't

sherry was bad enough he doesn't need more- ]

Yeah, actually.

[...A fully-dressed mercenary, has been for a while, he probably should say something but who cares.]

[fatalstrikes]

[you're gonna have so many friends]

There's a whole guild full of mercenaries where I'm from. We had some trouble with them for a little while since we kept getting in their boss's way.

[And thanks, asshole?? He'll finally glance over after a moment as if to make sure you aren't still changing. Alright, well. Let's just not mention that, it's fine.]

[bloodspent]

Yeah, that sounds like a good way to get into trouble.

[He shrugs.]

I don't really have a boss or anything. I'm more freelance.

[fatalstrikes]

Sounds like it'd be a little easier that way, honestly. But the guilds are full of rules and from what I've gathered, it seems to be easier just to join one of them than trying to strike out on your own.

[bloodspent]

I mean, we don't really do guilds where I'm from, either.

[fatalstrikes]

Huh, really? We've got the guilds and the Empire and pretty much nothing in between. You're either protected by the Empire - and subject to their rules - or you leave and join the guilds, and deal with their rules instead.

[bloodspent]

[...Uh.]

Sounds great. Congratulations on the dystopia.

[fatalstrikes]

[He shrugs at that.]

It's kind of a mess, but it's home.

[bloodspent]

Yeah, it used to be like that for me, too.

[But, eh.]

I don't really have anyplace I consider home right now - sorta like it that way, actually.

[fatalstrikes]

[Mm...]

Yeah, I kinda get it. I'm originally from the Empire, and the Lower Quarter's still home in a way, but it's been a long time since I've been back there.

[...well, okay, he was back there to save Estelle, but like. It wasn't exactly a fun trip.]

I've been traveling for awhile, getting to see more of Terca Lumireis and getting roped into all sorts of crazy things. I ended up joining a guild, so going back to the Empire's sort of out of the question.

[bloodspent]

You like it better like that? As part of your guild thing.

[fatalstrikes]

Definitely. Brave Vesperia's given me a lot more freedom. We came up with the rules and everything ourselves, and while there's still guild laws to follow, it's a lot less strict than the Empire. I've got plenty of issues with how the Empire runs things, so this is definitely better.

[bloodspent]

Good to know, I guess.

[...]

Vesperia, huh. That's something to do with...what, night? Stars?

[fatalstrikes]

Yeah, good guess. Brave Vesperia's the brightest star in the night sky.

...Where I'm from, at least. Kinda weird to think even the night sky could be different, though.

[Something he's definitely going to have to check out tonight...]

[bloodspent]

I didn't get a good look at it last night; I should probably do that once it's dark.

[...Same.]

[fatalstrikes]

That's what I was thinking. You wanna go stargazing with me?

[yuri, no]