Testrun meme (January & February)

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TESTRUN MEME

1) New Years Celebration! There are fireworks all over the city! And that means your Pokémon are probably hiding under the bed. No matter how big they are. What do?

2) There's been some heavy snowfall and the connecting bridges are overloaded. They're really slick and icy and need to be plowed for safety. You and your Pokémon have been selected for this "honor". Have fun!

3) With the winter coming, the Hot Springs have been overwhelmed by an abundance of monkey Pokémon. They've been attacking citizens who are trying to soak in the pools and it's creating a big problem. Go resolve it!

4) Caldera has been working on a project to restore some of their fortifications, and that means they need strong trainers and Pokémon to help carry and work the stone and metal. Time to help out!

5) The Tropical Island has become something of a destination in the wintertime, and it's getting really crowded. Some Pokémon researchers need to conduct studies on the volcano but the throng of tourists is simply too much. Help clear a path!

6) Wildcard! Make your own prompt!

Comments

[actsmagnificent]

Eon ee. [ Hi! Gold was taking a bath and then he heard noises. So he's come to help! How can he help? Why are there so many monkeys?

Haruka tosses said Aipom to the ground behind her without looking: it's a limber little thing, it'll land on its feet. ] You're making a fuss.

[expertonshutters]

Bone! [Goro doesn't know either, they were just here to take pictures and all these pokemon went bananas!]

[His brows furrow.]

Do you have a better plan?

[actsmagnificent]

Jolt! [ That's dangerous - both for themselves and others! Gold learned a new move the other day, though, that stops people in their tracks. Should he use that? Maybe it will be helpful. It's called Thunder Wave, which is a cool name....

His already-dripping fur begins sparking with electricity.

Haruka shrugs, snagging a Mankey that's trying to climb her leg and Gusting it away. ] Just an observation.

[expertonshutters]

Cubone-bone![It sounds cool to me!]

Your observation is appreciated.

[He is going to continue trying to fight these monkey pokes off. At least he's not outright punching any more of the in the face for now.]

[actsmagnificent]

I wonder what's -

[ - "got them so upset" is cut off by the sight of her soaking-wet Electric type charging up for an attack. ] Get down!

[ And, because she knows all that charged electricity has to go somewhere, she tackles Gold to the dirt instead of ordering him to stop. Thunder Wave flies everywhere, much of it absorbed by Haruka's Ground-type body. Woe betide any monkeys in the wrong place at the wrong time, though.

Or, if Haruka's luck today is truly abysmal, reporters. ]

[expertonshutters]

[The good news is that Hayato recognizes that this is GOING TO BE BAD IF HE GETS HIT. For all his fancy resistances, electricity still stung. He ducks down, grabbing Goro (even though Goro is just kind of confused and unaffected) and waits for it to clear.]

[Goro does clap though, that was pretty cool!]

...That's one way to stop a bunch of monkeys.

[His hair might be floofing up from all the static.]

[actsmagnificent]

[ Haruka, meanwhile, looks disheveled in a windswept-model kind of way. She picks herself up off of Gold, who crawls out from beneath Trainer with a cautious look around. Did he get the monkeys? He didn't - gosh, he didn't hurt anybody, did he? ] Jol.

Something must have upset them. [ This guy seems fine, so Haruka isn't bothering to ask him whether he's okay. She just goes right back to looking for the source of the problem.

...She might also want to make sure Gold didn't hit any unsuspecting guests, but she won't mention that either. ]

[expertonshutters]

[Hayato stands up, shoving his hat back down over his hair and he collects his pokemon, gingerly setting him so that he could ride on his shoulder.]

You think it's all the visitors?

[He frowns looking around.]

[actsmagnificent]

Could be. [ She'd rather it weren't, since that's not an easily-solvable problem, but Haruka doesn't get to pick and choose how the world works. (Gold, meanwhile, has decided to check on all the monkeys to make sure nobody suffered grievous harm. So far so good.) ] Are they native to the Hot Springs?

[ She....can't honestly remember whether she's seen monkeys here before or not. There's always been more pressing matters, like training an Ice-type to withstand heat or watching her partner adopt an eggbaby. Gold sticks his head in a bush so just his fuzzy behind's poking out. Monkeys? Any monkeys? ]