Testrun Meme - March & April

[bravenewmods]

TESTRUN MEME

1) With spring fast approaching, Pokémon contests have become more prevalent, and stages have been cropping up all over Union. An open mic competition is being held in the park, and a trio of Jigglypuffs can be found taking the stage. Needless to say, they probably won't be a fan favorite...

2) Refuge has opened its gates to the people of Union, Caldera and Citadel, in the most hospitable way they feel possible: A party. Some have come to explore the expansive underground city, but mostly, word has spread about how Refuge's brews are on point. They don't seem to discriminate on age, either.

3) The great tree in Citadel is blooming a myriad of colors. The people are celebrating with a great festival among the various tribes that call Citadel and the surrounding area its home. This involves flower arranging, lots of meat, and, of course, a tournament to prove one's meddle in battle.

4) The city of Caldera is starting a major production project and they need workers. The forges are constantly going day and night and the pay's good, but it's hot, hard work that'll leave you tired and achy to say the least.

5) Wildcard! Come up with a prompt!

Comments

[pearltergeist]

A-an experiment?! Err-- forgive me, but I'm not really sure if I should agree to anything like that without knowing any of the details...

[ ... yeah, whatever Dr. Iwamine is selling, Pearl is most definitely not buying. quick, how can she extract herself from this situation without causing a scene...?! ]

[missleadingquestions]

What? Of course they wouldn't!

[Snort.]

C'mon, Pearly, they'd love havin' someone help.

..Especially after having to clean up after Kabobo.

[A pumpkaboo that sprayed ectoplasmic pumpkin goop as a prank? Noot their favourite friend.]

[feelingplummy]

Oh, I suppose that's fair, if rather typical. Hohoho, are you sure I can't convince you to lend me an ear?

[...Is he joking...]

[pearltergeist]

Oh, yes, he does like to pull messy pranks like that, doesn't he? I remember that Mother was furious.

[ that isn't really saying much, either about Morgan or about a lot of Maya's Pokemon, but...... ]

Well, if you're sure that they would want me around, I would be glad to help them in any way I can. It might be useful to learn a new skill!

[pearltergeist]

[ oh, Saviour. Mystic Maya, save her--

wait. ah. that's it. what does her mother do when faced with people she really wants to drive off?

Pearl draws herself up to her full height (which... isn't very impressive, but she's trying, okay), and uses her sternest voice. ]

Good sir! I am truly sorry for my rudeness, but I really must insist that you stop badgering me!

[ ... this isn't exactly the sort of channelling Pearl has spent all her life training for, but there have to be some perks to living with Morgan...? ]

[feelingplummy]

Oh! Oh, dear. [He sounds... disappointed.] So you were serious, after all.

[He took a step back, too. Was not expecting that. He blinks himself back up.]

Very well. If you should change your mind, I'm sure you'll be able to find me.

[As she's discovered, he doesn't exactly keep the lowest profile, does he? But he's wasted enough time at this festival for now, so he'll ollie out of this conversation.]

[pearltergeist]

[ ... oh, thank goodness. she wasn't even sure if that would work. Pearl waits until she can't see the strange doctor anymore before she deflates with an audible sigh of relief, taking a moment to collect herself before hurrying away in the opposite direction to track down Mystic Maya.

what a truly unsettling experience...! ]

Nicolas Brown | Gangsta.

[tripsoften]

1.

[ there's a boy of perhaps 12, short and scrappy, wandering around and staring. he's watching the trio singing, and blinks in confusion when people start falling asleep, but it doesn't seem to have any effect on him. ]


3.

[ nic's waiting for his next match in the tournament. he can be seen on the sidelines, crouching in the dirt and taking a handful of pills out of a bottle before swallowing them dry. feel free to let him know he doesn't stand a chance, shouldn't be here, or really ought to quit before he gets hurt. though, this is round three and he's got a few cuts and bruises, so that last one is a bit of a moot point. ]


5.

[ stray child crowded by stray pokémon! he's... probably fine? probably. ]

[conquerorofwaves]

Kind of remind me of a ruin I've been in...

[He trails off at that, processing what she said, pointing in disbelief]

Wait. You're saying the dead come back here?

1!

[feelingplummy]

[There's a... person of perhaps 26, tall and lanky and leaning to one side. He's watching the trio sing, and seems to be anticipating when people fall asleep. He hasn't, yet. And from the look of things, a boy nearby hasn't, either. Are they like him, too excited by the promise of study to fall victim to sleep, or is there something else at work?

..That would be when his Doduo decides to stumble into the boy and wreck any chance of an unbiased sample. It's apparently difficult to keep control of its legs when one head (Miru? Might be Miru) has fallen asleep.]

Honestly, I can't take them anywhere. [Shuu shakes his head.] Hohoho, no harm done? No broken bones? [... He sounds like he might be rooting for that option. Or maybe we're just imagining things?]

[tripsoften]

[ nic stumbles and very nearly sits down from the awkward angle of the impact. oh hey! bird! ... bird with two heads. one of which might be asleep? nic regards the bird curiously, tilting his head and watching it (him? her? them?) stumble around. hopefully not bumping into anyone else?

sorry, shuu. he's uh. he's totally missing out on the tone, this one. ... really, on the whole fact that someone's talking to him. ]

[feelingplummy]

[Oh, no. It's moved on to tripping over it's own feet on the grass over there.The other head (Kaku? Maybe?) prods at the sleeping one. It's not very effective.]

I'll just have to take your silence as an answer. [After all, if something were broken, he'd definitely know it by now.

So. He's got nothing else to say right now, and he's not the type for Small Talk. Maybe he'll just move on in a minute. Who knows?]

[tripsoften]

[ small talk would be so lost on nic. perhaps it's for the better. he's followed the two-headed bird to where it's tripping all over itself, trying to see if there's something he can do to help. like keeping it from falling over completely. he does not, however, say anything in the process.

looks around, by now, to see if there's anyone paying them particular attention. does this bird belong with anyone? ]

[feelingplummy]

[The Doduo's sitting on the lawn now. Too dizzy, and the awake head's given up on dragging the other one around. It sulks, but then Miru (or Kaku) squawks when Nic approaches and leans over, again almost falling down in the process. Seems Festivals like this make them pretty... excitable.

As for the doctor himself, he's gone quiet, and unless something needs his attention (like a plague breaks out), he's gone back to his notes like it's no big deal.]

[tripsoften]

[ ... the bird does not seem to belong with anyone. or maybe the one they belong to just isn't anywhere close by. or has fallen asleep - more and more people seem to be falling asleep, actually. huh.

when the doduo opens one beak, the boy isn't really deterred. the bird seems startled, but he approaches pretty cautiously. he doesn't mean them any harm, and that much is obvious in his posture, and either way he isn't really afraid he might get hurt. ]

3. (I was on this journal anyway whoops)

[miracle_miko]

[ Yes! Citadel festivals are the absolute best, and nothing else can convince Sanae otherwise. Usually she's working at the shrine for the Great Tree, but after officially moving to Union to further her own spiritual training, she finally got to see the other side of the festivities. It was pretty great.

A meat stick in her hand, the shrine maiden beamed at Pearl. ]

All of the festivals here are like this! They're a lot of fun!

[feelingplummy]

[The Doduo, in a series of chirps, explains that they belong to the Grumpy Doctor Over There. Alas, as they speak entirely in variants of "Doduo," your guess is as good as his if he can understand them. Perhaps pointing their pointy beak at him will help get the message across? They don't hurt him, anyway, as one of the heads is still napping, and the other bonks its head against him as it chatters -- it seems it wants him to agree with something?]

[tripsoften]

[ well, nic understands some of it. like the pointing! so now he knows who this pokémon is with, which is good. gotta keep track of where the orders come from. nic crouches down in front of the both of them and wonders if the other head will wake up, watching them curiously. ]

huehuehuehue

[pearltergeist]

All of them? [ Pearl's eyes go as wide as saucers at that. ] But surely it's impossible to have flowers like this all year round...?

[ pearly, honey, she probably didn't mean the flowers... ]

[pearltergeist]

Oh, well--! I have never seen it happen myself, but I have heard rumours from others in Union about it.

[ her Pokemon nod in solemn agreement behind her. ]

Saber (the blue one) | Fate/Stay Night

[ofpromisedvictory]

1

[Saber the erstwhile shape-Shifting Honedge wanders around Union in bemused, polite fascination at all the pageantry, still amazed at a city with such high walls can be so...carefree inside.]

[She stops to observe the Jigglypuffs setting up, amazed at the way they just slot themselves right into an activity so human without direction or even apparently thought of it being unusual. She notes, however, the people moving quietly away from the stage.]

Excuse me...is there a problem I can help with here?

5

[It's time for a Pokémon battle! Just a friendly spar, of course, but someone's still going to take it seriously. She has to improve, after all.]

[Funny enough, she has no Pokémon with her and is not wearing a Warp Band at the moment.]

I am ready to begin when you are.

[She seems pretty sure of that, anyway.]

Richard Castle | Castle

[writeswrongs]

1.

[Castle has been enjoying the contests so far. Seeing the talents of the various Pokemon is always interesting. He's been trying to convince his Dratini to enter and show off her particularly beguiling Dragon Dance, but she's shy. Then the Jigglypuffs take the stage.]

Oh no..

[He tries to get up and move out of earshot, but the park is so crowded that there's no way to push through it quickly. Plus, he's not the only one scrambling for an exit. The trio starts singing and Castle ends up falling over asleep onto whoever happens to be next to him. He wakes with a start after the song is over, picking his head up and mumbling an apology to the person who just served as his pillow.]

Sorry 'bout that...

[numberonecastlefan]

[Kate pulls out the earplugs she brought along with her and stares at Richard as he wakes up from his nap. She'd only come along to support him and the Dratini, but she knew exactly what could happen at one of these contests.

Hence the earplugs.]

Do you always fall asleep on the person next to you, Castle? Is this a habit I'll have to watch out for?

[writeswrongs]

[Castle smirks at her as she sits there looking so smug with her earplugs. Kate is always so prepared.]

No, smartypants. Just like I don't travel with with earplugs on me. Seriously, who does that?

Xiu | Original Character

[echoingmelody]

[Sitting on a corner in Union, you might just spot a young looking girl with a couple of instruments laid out around her. A biwa, a cello, and a small keyboard. Her eyes are closed as she focuses on the task at hand.

Said task is playing said instruments. They seem to be playing on their own in a melody that's haunting, yet pleasing to the ears. A piece that evokes the serenity of the night sky and the stars above, of the goals individuals are constantly reaching for.

She continues for a few minutes, not even seeming to be breathing, a smile etched on her face as she relays each note to her instruments.

Until at last the song ends and she opens her eyes, giving a grin and a wave to anyone who might be watching.]

Did you enjoy it?~