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

[perfectselfie]

Exactly. I almost feel like I’m making up for lost time.

[hyruglyphics]

To my ears, you do not sound rusty.

[ Though she gets where she's a layman so that's not... helpful per se. ]

[perfectselfie]

I’m glad. If it’s really been years, I was a little worried about that.

[A pause.]

Do you think everyone back home is all right?

[hyruglyphics]

[ . . . She hangs her head a little, pulling her Beldum closer. She weighs her response and then says, ]

... I am confident that Link would not lose. So I am certain that - even if it has somehow been years, Hyrule is still defended.

[ But she can't like... promise for everyone. Per se. ]

[perfectselfie]

I'm glad you have someone like that back home.

[Aya takes a deep breath.]

Sorry for bringing things down. The thought just kind of popped into my head...

[hyruglyphics]

No, there is nothing to apologize for. It is a very real concern that must weigh upon all of us.

[ But okay, she's going to stand from her watching spot here, and she'll walk towards Aya, softly promising, ]

... If we can end the curse upon this world, we will hopefully end the threat to all other ones.

[perfectselfie]

[Aya nods, and to her credit, she doesn't cry.]

Mm. That's what we have to focus on.

[hyruglyphics]

[ It is, but ... also ]

That being the case though.... I think self-expression is important. I do not believe this curse is infallible, and because of that, your singing might be truly helpful to people as it goes on.

[perfectselfie]

Thank you, Zelda. That means a whole lot to me.

[hyruglyphics]

[ Good, she's glad! Her smile grows a little wider, and she takes a step back, looking a little sheepish. ]

You and your partner might even do it together, eventually.

[perfectselfie]

I'd like that a lot. We'll have to find her a costume down the road.

[hyruglyphics]

Her natural plumage already looks a little similar to your costume, if you ask me.