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Week 1.
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. 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!] |
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Hmm... he looks like he's thinking about this a little. Clearly the guy doesn't know where to go from here -- he looks over at his partner and then back at Shirou. Maybe they could help! ]
Do you need a little help with that? Since it's been awhile and stuff.
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Like tag!
[ He looks at Klefki and taps the Pokemon. ]
Now, come on Klefki, all you need to do is just tap me back.
[ Extended pause as the Pokemon just floats there, but in between the moments here Ventus keeps encouraging his Pokemon to do the thing. Granted how the Pokemon would tap Ventus back in the first place might be unique, but still.
Wait, could it be...? It seems that maybe there might be a result -- nope. False alarm.
When that doesn't work, Ventus just sighs and begins to lightly pet his Pokemon anyway, which says it's own name once. ]
That's just an example of something fun. There's other things like maybe trying to go out for a run with your Pokemon, or playing catch or maybe ... we can try to set up a scavenger hunt and guide our Pokemon to the things they need to find.
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Of those choices, I think a scavenger hunt would be the best. We could use some of the stones in that pit as the scavenger items. [ Without waiting to see if Ventus is agreeable, he rises, headpatting his Litleo once and sets off. Shirou might not look like an athletic kind of guy (maybe that's why he didn't want to run?), but he jumps into the pit pretty seemlessly. ]
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[ He doesn't seem like he'd be an athletic guy by appearances, no, but he watches him leap down. ]
Well, I'm glad to know you're all for it. Let's try to pick the best ones, alright? Oh, and look out below!
[ The blond leaps right in after him, because he is definitely not going to leave it all to Shirou here. ]
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Let's see, would the best ones be large stones or those which are shiny? Or maybe the coloring matters most...
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[ Ventus is also hoping they'll react to things that are more shiny in general, but hey. ]
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Something vibrant to draw their attention then... [ Seems he's not opposed to getting his hands dirty either, as he readily sifts through some of the rocks. There's nothing really exciting here, but he does manage to find one that's stained bright red due to clay. ]
Starting with one for each of them seems best.
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Yep. I think I found one too, so we're good to go for now.
[ At least the pit isn't too deep that he can't leap right out of it. So, oop, there he goes! ]
Next we should think about where to hide them. Do you think near some of the trees would work out just fine?
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Yes, and a place that's not too far out of reach either. We might need to encourage or give them hints so they can find it. [ Aka let's not put it in a tree. Hmm... this bush looks like a pretty good spot. ]
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[ ... Also good call, because guess who was thinking of putting his shiny rock in a tree. This guy!!
Listen, Klefki can float around, okay.
To make it not extremely difficult, however, he heads over to a bush nearby. Not right next to Shirou's bush, but, close enough. ]
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Ready when you are.
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Alright, Aurora, we're going to be playing a game. We're going to need to find some stuff -- like shiny rocks. Can you help me do that?
[ Silence. ]
... It's going to be close by too so it's not going to be too hard. Just nod or...something if you understand.
[ The Pokemon just says Klefki once, which Ventus thinks counts enough for him to look back at Shirou. ]
Okay, I'm ready. First hint is that it's near somewhere...green!
[ He's actually never done a scavenger hunt before but he does know what they are, so. Totally winging it and starting it even though they're not too far from the spot. ]
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Go on, I believe in you.
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You can do it! Look at that, you're already doing so good. I bet you can make it if you keep on going. Go go go!
[ Sure, Ventus does notice Shirou's seriousness, but for his part he's not very authoritative at all...mostly because he's not held the same experience and just because of the way he is. At the very least, his Pokemon moved one more time.
So basically two steps if Klefki had feet. ]
They're not off to a bad start, I think, for their first time doing this.
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Litleo—move forward, and choose which bush you think the rock is in. [ Shirou opts to continue to give clear orders rather than cheer, and to his credit his Litleo does follow his most recent command. ...nada on choosing a bush though. ]
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[ Shirou's leadership skills are certainly refined -- he wonders about it a little. He doesn't know much about this man -- which includes his name as of now. He encourages his Pokemon some more, which gets Klefki to move about...two paces forward. That's. Some sort of progress.
But, he'll turn to Shirou again. ]
By the way, my name's Ventus, but you can call me Ven. It seemed kind of silly for us to be working together and not even knowing each other's names, right?
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Oh! Forgive me for failing to do so sooner. I am Shirou Kotomine, it is a pleasure to meet and work with you, Ven.