>>5702832
>A boy named Danny

>>5702832
>A girl named Danny

>>5702832

> A boy (girl) named Danny

System : Tests will be solved with a d100, BO3.
Two kinds of tests :
>Battles, modified by type tables, move known, Pokémon Stamina/Status. One roll for one duel.

>Overworld test
Your character will have skills, giving modifiers. Using a relevant Pokémon or Pokémon move will range from small bonus to auto success.
Example : You have to climb a cliff. You are an Adequate climber, giving a +10 bonus to the roll.
Your Bulbasaur knows Vine Whip, using this as a rope could grant an additional +10. Your Onyx is tall enough, so climbing on his head and get a lift is an auto-success

>>5702838
I don't feel comfortable writing a trans quest. You can be a boyish looking girl, but not much more.

>>5702832
>A boy named Danny
Just gonna break the three-way tie

>>5702832
>>A girl named Danny
We're you the same south kalos QM before?

>>5702832
>A boy named Danny

>>5702832
>A girl named Danny

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>>5702835
>>5702836
>>5702838
>>5702849
>>5702853
>>5702855

Right… So your name is Danny...
Your mom is Belloco's Pokemart Clerk, which just moved in right? And right on cue for Pokémon distribution... Lucky you!

>You're 13. You had basic education so far.
>All anon roll 1 dice 85
>All anon write one thing Danny enjoyed doing in his childhood.
Examples :
Watching Medical shows taught First Aid
Reading mystery novels taught Investigation
Playing Finding Walrein taught Search
Opening Mommy's Pokenav taught about Technology
Playing Dress up dolls taught about Fashion
Playing in trees taught about Climbing

Going to eat. If situation is still tied when I come back, I'll break it for you

Rolled 10 (1d85)

>>5702862
>Danny enjoyed exploring the Forest near his house.

Rolled 66 (1d85)

>>5702862
>girl
>Opening Mommy's Pokenav taught about Technology

Rolled 38 (1d85)

>>5702862
Playing hide and seek with the neighbors Skitty

>>5702862
>Opening Mommy's Pokenav taught about Technology

Rolled 54 (1d85)

>>5702862
Oh, and dice.

Closing the free skill/Starter pool augmentation roll in 15 minutes.
Those rolls and action are net-positive and reward engagement.

Rolled 27 (1d85)

>>5702862
>Danny liked pranking both pokemon and people alike.

Rolled 44 (1d85)

>>5702862
Playing Pokemon cards

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You are Danny, a young girl from Hoenn region.
Your mommy have been working as a Pokémon Store clerk for as long as you remember. Opportunity to manage a shop oppened up in Belloco, a small town located in the south of Kalos, so you made the trip.
That was not that hard - you didn't left much friend behinds, despite always finding people to play Pokemon card with
>Playing Pokemon cards developped Knowledge[Pokemons]

You always felt invisible in the eye of the other kids.
Trouble is a form of attention - this is when you began pranking other; kids and pokemon alike.
What made you good at it is your understanding of internal coils of people.
>Pranking developped Psychology
In particular, you bonded well with the nieghbors' Skitty after stealing her food once - she retaliated by peeing on you on your first day of class.
The mutual conflict turned into a game, and the childhood bully turned a good friend, hide-and-seek reliable partner.
Yeah, you'll miss Skittles.
>Playing hide and seek with the neighbors developped Stealth and Perception
Danny liked her time outside - in particular, she burnt most of her daylight in the shade of Petalburg woods
>Exploring the Forest near her house developped Survival

But above all, Danny loved understanding how things work.
First, around 5, she wondered where the lights and sound from Mom's Pokenav came from.
Upon seeing the mess, the caretaker ground her for destroying the precious piece of technology.
And set up a "used electronics" box at her shop, to provide an ample supply of mechanical metaphorical lab Rattatas to quench her daughter's thirst for tech fluency.
Danny tinkered, read about, asked question on a misused Apricorn Grafting Forum.
The "used electronics" box was joined by an "attempt repair" one, giving Danny a bit of pocket money.

>Adequate at Technology
>Novice Naturalist (Knowledge[Pokemon])
>Novice Infiltrator (Stealth)
>Novice Observer (Perception)
>Novice Psychologist
>Novice Survivalist

Right now, you are gathered with a crowd of Youngster waiting for Pokemon distribution...

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"Allright, Kids.
Today is the day you'll get your first Pokemon. As your history class taught you, our country right to bear Pokemon have been strongly decreased after the War. Pokeballs are still forbidden sales.
Good news : Sanctions have been partially lifted up.
All of you are allowed two Pokeballs. For each Gym you defeat, two more will be given. Some trainer are willing to sell their balls - this is legal, but take care : they are worth their weight in gold in this region."

You're not the first to choose. Still, the one that remains are not completely garbage.

Choose your starter!
>δ-Combee (Steel/Fire, Female)
>δ-HootHoot (Ice/Flying, Male)
>δ-Snivy (Water, Female)
>δ-Croagunk (Fire, Male)
>δ-Dunsparce (Bug/Water, Female)
>δ-Numel (Poison, Male)

Rolled 6 (1d6)

>>5702941

Rolled 6 (1d6)

>>5702941
Might as well

>>5702941
>δ-Combee (Steel/Fire, Female)

>>5702941
>>δ-Croagunk (Fire, Male)

Rolled 4 (1d6)

>>5702941

Disclaimer : In case of tie, Write-in will supercede rolls.
So if you like what you rolled, feel free to Write-in

>>5703049
What do you mean?

>>5703089
Right now I have 2 votes for Croagunk and 2 votes for Numel.
The Numel votes are 2 dice roll while Croagunk have one anon that explicitly stated he wish for the Pokemon. So if situation don't change before next update, Croagunk wins. If you get vocal about endorsing your Numel vote, I'll roll for it. If the two anon rollin' for Numel endorse their vote, Numel wins.

I want to reward the anons writing out their decision more than the one just rollin' the dice.

>>5702941
>δ-Snivy (Water, Female)
sneedvy

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Hoothoot and Dunsparce don't deserve a second look at them. Your gaze lingers on Combee, then Snivy. Why not. Then, you see the two remaining ones. Yeah, you want one of them. But which one?

>Last chance to chime in, change your vote, do whatever while I'm writing the update.

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"So, what would it be?
- Croagunk, I choose you!"

Your head spin. Your own pokemon! You take a couple seconds to think of a name...

The kids before you already left the lab after making their pick. The kids behind are chosing their own. A muscular one with a brush cut, a blonde girl in those obnoxious Wooloo boots, a short boy in shorts with a bandage over the nose.
"This one looks strong."
"Ohmagad, that HootHoot is super duper cute! It will be like the perfect accessory, you know? I'm so sure I can make him totally match my boots. And blue? Oh-em-gee, blue is definitely my color! We're gonna be, like, so fabUlous together!"
"I like this one"

Well, let's act social! You engage the group which sticks together.
"Nice to meet you, my name's Danny!
- Nice to meet you, my name's Danny!"
Is the boy making fun of you?

>Social test!
>3 anon roll 1d100. DC is 50, reduced by 5 thanks to your Novice Psychologist trait.

Also
>Nickname of Croagunk?

Rolled 13 (1d100)

>>5703306
>Mittwoch

Rolled 45 (1d100)

>>5703306
>Apu

Rolled 61 (1d100)

>>5703306
>Apu

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>>5703312
>>5703325
>>5703336

>61 : success
His friends are not staring at him nor at you. They're making bad pocker face. You can recognize a fellow Prankster upon meeting one : the boy is a legitimate Danny, and he found the opportunity too good to waste.
Welp, you extend a hand that he shakes.
Danny the boy picked the Snivy; the muscular guy introduces himself as Matthew and picked the Numel.

"And here's your Pokeballs."
>Acquired : Pokeballs (x2)

>Go discuss with the professor - he might fill you in about the region's particularities
>Keep chatting with your fellow youngsters
>Abscond and go do the interesting stuff : wandering on roads, assaulting people that look you in the eyes, catch whatever you find nearby

>>5703361
>>Keep chatting with your fellow youngsters

>>5703361
>Keep chatting with your fellow youngsters
Third option is tempting.

>>5703361
>>Keep chatting with your fellow youngsters

>>5703361
>Abscond and go do the interesting stuff : wandering on roads, assaulting people that look you in the eyes, catch whatever you find nearby

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>>5703364
>>5703404
>>5703539
>>5703733

"Allright kiddos. Have fun within the next year but most importantly, stay safe. If you get your hands on unusual Pokémons, give me a call."

You and the others can't wait to get out and bond with your new friends. Still, you keep socializing.
"So, what's your plan Danny-girl? What Gym do you plan to start with?
- Wow, I... haven't thought of that to be honest.
- It's because she's not from here, duh! In South-Kalos, going on a Gym tour is a total must-do thingy. Teachers have been talking our ears of that for the past few years - lucky you to avoid that! You also gotta collect Gym Badges to, like, qualify for Higher Education.
- Also, you have to be careful! The roads can be dangerous as Ranger are understaffed. Well, sticking to the road itself should be ok, but Dad have been telling me for the past two years to not wander too deep - like that would stop me, that's where the good 'Mons are!
- Yeah, about that... It might be safer to trade our numbers... Hey, that's a Pokenav? So cool! Here, we use Rotom-phones..."

>Got Matthew Rotom-phone number
>Got Amelia Rotom-phone number
>Got Danny Rotom-phone number

- And now... Safety first. I'll get a couple antidotes before playing with HalfLife."

>Find a river to play with Apu near water in case of fire-related incident
>You can see woods north of there - a chance for Grass or Bug type to fight easily?
>Wait a second [Write-in a kid name], tradition require us to fight here and now!

>>5703751
>Find a river to play with Apu near water in case of fire-related incident

>>5703751
>>Find a river to play with Apu near water in case of fire-related incident

>>5703757
>>5703768
Locking that option.
>3 anon roll 1d100
You benefit from your "Naturalist" trait.

Rolled 54 (1d100)

>>5703811

Rolled 56 (1d100)

>>5703811

Rolled 26 (1d100)

>>5703811

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>>5703814
>>5703820
>>5703828
(You) follow the river just down of the professor lab on a small trail, until you find a small sand bank.
Yeah, that place will do better than any. You've seen a fair share of wildlife on the way down. Pokemon have mostly kept to themselves - so close to a town, they know not to engage humans or are dealt with by the Rangers.
Nearby, a swarm of Ledyba are hunted by a Taillow, a Tympole stares at you and a Magikarp cruise by without a care in the world.
You release your Pokémon.
"Hello there.
- Croa."
The small Croagunk looks scared. He's way smaller than what you expected, at around 40 cm tall - well, the only Croagunk you know of is the Mascot of ToxiCure Pharmaceuticals, but the remark holds. He's still a youngling, he will most definitely grow more.
You extend your hands toward your partner.
"Croa."
He accept the touch, headbutting your palm. You start petting the Fire Frog.
Like a regular Croagunk, you void his cheek poaches as well as his fingers and toe - Even nothing much is known about this species, you intuitively feel it's asking for burning yourself. His skin his warm and supple.

"Tympole!"

Hearing the call of the Tadpole, Apu spins on himself and walks toward the river. You let him do, pokeball on hand. He's not looking aggressive, but you never know, so you stay ready for recall and abscond, as well as comforting your Pokémon after the inevitable discovery that Water is bad for him.
Surprisingly, Apu gets into the water with a wide grin on his face. Unexpected.
Still, you're not confident about letting him play a lot longer in the Water.

>Bond increased with Apu

What should you do next?
>One of the Pokémon of the scene caught your eye [Battle? Catch?]
>You're curious about what other pokemon you can met around here [Specify River or Fields]
>Back to the village. Introduce the little guy to Mom
>Write-in

>>5703853
>One of the Pokémon of the scene caught your eye Catch Tympole

>>5703853
>>Back to the village. Introduce the little guy to Mom

>>5703905
While we're waiting for other inputs...
I tried to learn from my mistake in the archive-dive of Pokemon Cult Quest, mostly getting away from the ultra-grindygrind that fight were.
As a player of last quest, what did you enjoyed in the previous experience?

>>5703853
>Back to the village. Introduce the little guy to Mom

>>5703853
>One of the Pokémon of the scene caught your eye [Catch Magikarp]

>>5703912
I remember hearing about that one some time ago. Good to see ya back man.

>>5703952
What if i told you I'm a man with a lot of identities?

>>5703962
You're every QM on the board, aren't you?

>>5703912
I like the weirdness of the previous MC. The Pokémons are fine although the battles were indeed too long.

>>5703970
Nah, just doing my part in the struggle against the decline of this shithole I call "home." And unless your ID change, I'd appreciate a tiebreak between catching something and going toward Mom.

>>5703853


>>5703952
+1

>>5703995
you my good sir are spinning a lot of plates at once.

>>5703865
>>5703905
>>5703936
>>5703952
>>5704050
Your mind is set : You'll catch that Magikarp!
Wait, where did the fish go?
You'll run up the river for a chance to get him...

>Observation test! 3 anon roll 1d100
DC : 65 thanks to your Novice Observer skill
You will spot something for each level of success, that mean number of time you get over (success threshold + 10)

Rolled 23 (1d100)

>>5704060

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>>5704060
Forgot pic somehow baka

Rolled 78 (1d100)

>>5704060

Rolled 3 (1d100)

>>5704060

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Running along the bank, you catch up with the fish while clenching your ball.
Oh, he's not alone.

" Tymtym! "
Tympole followed you, with happy chatter. And there are a few more riverlife - Corvish and a Wooper. That region sure have some nice wildlife - Hoenn is way less diverse.

Auto-success for catching up with a Magikarp. 2 level of success so two random encounters. Tympole followed because someone voted for him. As Pokeballs are limited, there will always be a form of "confirm vote" unless the target to catch wins by a landslide

>Try to catch Magikarp
>Try to catch Tympole
>Try to catch Wooper
>Try to catch Corvish

>>5704126
>Try to catch Corvish

then

>Try to catch Magikarp.

>>5704126
>Try to catch Magikarp

>>5704126
>>Try to catch Wooper
Wooper, my boy

Leaving that one open for the night.
Warning : This is not a gotta catch'em all quest.
You will need a team. You will need a rotating rooster. But I'm tracking bonding individually. And that will go both up and down depending on the actions taken.
Level-evolution will usually decrease the bond as the pokemon gets harder to deal with. And High-level pokemon will require high-level bond to listen to you.

Danny knows better than doing the rookie mistake of getting a 6 pokemon team and be wildly unable to deal with all of them. Typically, very few trainer can handle Gyarados - after all it's a real challenge to bond with a Magikarp while training him and trainer, young and old, getting killed by a freshly evolved resentful Gyarados
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l5Vw8Up8gU

Still, you can pull this out - you're a protagonist after all.

Virtually all non-legendary Pokemon are available in the region one way or the other. Growing the team can be lucky encounter based (like just right now! Thrilling!), Research-based (travelling half the region, then back to get the perfect element for a gym? Piece of cake with SKTN - South Kalos Transportation Network) or opportunity based (for the reeaal good stuff; old-timer knows what I'm talking about)

>>5704126
>>Try to catch Tympole

>>5704126
>>Try to catch Wooper

>>5704126
> Try to catch Tympole

Looks like we have a Tympole/Wooper tie.
Either Magikarp/Corvish voter change their mind, or I'll roll for the tiebreak.

Feel free to argue among yourself over the superiority of an amphibian above the other

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>>5704517
Wooper. Quagsire's cute. Maybe both if possible tho.

>>5704520
>Both if possible
Definitely possible; most likely not a good idea - Training and bonding will be hard enough with two of them for now.

>>5704527
Then go whooper. I like it more

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>>5704129
>>5704138
>>5704141
>>5704186
>>5704445
>>5704516
>>5704520

You feel like an Unovian kid at an all-you-can-eat buffet. You get buyer's remorse even before catching the Magikarp - It's definitely easy to take care of, but hard to bond... And two month ago a kid from Sootopolis died from his freshly evolved Gyarados. Again. Yeah, poor choice for a beginner.
So many options. So many possibilities. You can definitely pull out Magikarp. But should you? And the Corphish looks tempting too... But as Hoenn Gal, born and raise, you know first hand how nasty those can get.
On second thought, that Tympole looks nice.
" Woop woop! "
Wait, that's a Wooper? How exotic! It's a hard choice, but your mind is set!

>3 anon roll 1d100; with a write-in on your catch plan : Battle, befriend, feed him...

Rolled 72 (1d100)

>>5704545
firmly grasp it

Rolled 72 (1d100)

>>5704545
+1 >>5704550
Show dominance with a firm Handshake

Rolled 13 (1d100)

>>5704545
Befriend

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>>5704550
>>5704555
>>5704557

>Action plan : befriend

Look how smiley the lil guy is! No way you just rudely throw a ball at his head - ball might break, you might loose it in water, and talk about a bad start in companionship!
Your mom always say that a Firm Handshake goes a long way - you couldn't with Apu for safety reason, but nothing prevents you from that with your new friend right here.
Well, his lack of hands do prevent you. Change of plan.
You extend your arms, pick him up from the water.
"Hey little guy, wanna live an adventure?"
He looks you dumbfounded. Cute. Waitwaitwait Aoutch!

Getting him out of water made him all gooey, and goo that appeared under your hand shocked you. Poison - you know that a bit from your forest-delving days. That's a sharp reminder to stay wary around wild Pokemons - it's a good way to hurt yourself.

>72 : attempt success
The lil gal - short antenna-things, that mean female right? - looks a bit affected by your pain.
Wooper used Water Gun
The water move broadly clean your hands; they still hurt. You'd have to learn more about the water amphibian biology in the future - both to take care of her and avoid getting hurt yourself

You rummage in your bag, getting one of the two balls out. You're pretty confident you made a good choice. Showing Wooper the ball, he watches it with big eyes. A minute pass without movement. You tap the ball on her forehead, she gets in.

>Congratulation, you caught Wooper!

It's best to get back to town right now.
>Go see the Professor, to ask him about how to take care of your small team
>Go to the Poke Center, to get medical attention for your hands
>Go to the Poke Mart, show off your 'mons to mom, grab a soothing cream

Most importantly,
>Nickname for Wooper?

>>5704569
>Go see the Professor, to ask him about how to take care of your small team
>Nickname for Wooper? Bubbles?

>>5704569
>Go to the Poke Mart, show off your 'mons to mom, grab a soothing cream
>Booper

>>5704569
>Go see the Professor, to ask him about how to take care of your small team
>Ask for Antidote

Nickname:
Demeta

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>>5704586
>>5704591
>>5704615

"Ah, you came back young Danny.
- Hi again, professor!
- And with company... You're not losing any kind of time. But beware, young girl : speed must not be confused with haste... A Pokémon is already a big responsibility, are you sure you can handle two of them?
- Yeah, concerning that... It's better not handling at all a wooper - i got some of his snooty coat on my hands, do you have anything like an Antidote?
- I'm afraid not, you'd have better luck for that at the mart. But check the Pokecenter - nurses are trained to take care of Humans and Pokémons.
- I mostly came as you could provide me advice on how to take care of the two of them...
- Well, a water pokemon is useful nearby a fire one - less risk of Involontary Arson... As a rule of thumb, don't manipulate pokemon with bare hands, especially the one you're not extremely familiar with. Rock cuts, Flying peck, Fire burns, electric shock, and so on. Marts got gloves - you might want the one looking like Oven glove for your Croagunk, and Chemist gloves for handling Wooper on ground.
Then, find out what they like - food flavour, kind of game... Try to figure out the moves they know before getting engaged in a trainer battle. Even hatchlings like yours can fight safely. "

That's good advice.

"Thank you professor!
- If I may add a couple things... Try to always have a spare ball - it would be a shame to miss on a rare pokemon because of that. Extensive research work remains on lesser known species of the country. If you catch a rare pokemon, you can give it to Science - the retribution will be worth it. Last, if you want to grow your team, feel free to ask me about location of Pokémons of interrest.

>Nickname still open
>All anon can request informations about 1 Pokémon

Pain got a bid better. You're sore, but can endure it for the time being.

>Go to the Poke Center, to get medical attention for your hands
>Go to the Poke Mart, show off your 'mons to mom, grab a soothing cream

>>5704637
>Go to the Poke Center, to get medical attention for your hands

Info: plant pokemon would be useful.

>>5704640
You forgot your free "Ask about where to catch whatever" write-in

>>5704644
Where could we find a suitable plant pikemon?

And croagunk can train a bit there

>>5704645
what you can ask the professor : where is my favourite plant pokemon, [Insert the name of the pokemon you want informations about], can be found?

>>5704650
Alright. Then i misunderdtood.

Where can we find Seedot?

I would prefer shroomish for its evolution but shiftry also can pull some work

>>5704637
>>Go to the Poke Center, to get medical attention for your hands
>Where to catch Bulbasaur?

>>5704637
>Go to the Poke Center, to get medical attention for your hands
>Nickname? Bubbles

>All anon can request informations about 1 Pokémon
Where to find Petilil pls

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>>5704656
>>5704822
>>5704868

"Let me pull up my map. And there we are. The Yellow blinking town, Belloco."

>Seedot
>Petilil
>Shroomish
"Your best bet would be in the Dark Woods. North from there, there is Road 1. it leads to Velayswell - where you can find a Bug Gym by the way.
The Dark Woods link Clerk-Mountsmith, Velayswell and Saint-Stephen.
Those woods are the home of an impressively diverse collection of Bug and Plant Pokemon - with of course a few exceptions.
The deeper you go, the most impressive the Pokémons - I wouldn't be surprised if a dozen of unknown species where hidden in the heart of that forest."
The professor stops, looks sorrowful.
>Bulbasaur
"You put the finger right on one of the few exception. A few Pokemon, as rare as powerful, are roaming the Vicswell mountain.
Grassy slopes, a stream of the purest water, lava-slide caves... All that make pokemons like Bulbasaur, Squirtle and Charmander happy.
Of course, the War-weapon collection of evolution roaming the mountain makes the place quite dangerous.
You'll most probably need a special authorization to visit it. Or get there one day the guardsmen are in a good mood :
the recent politics are aiming for creating strong trainers, and Paldea "Treasure Hunt" initiative looks like our neighbours are getting ahead in the highly competent trainer department..."

You thank the professor, and aim toward the Pokecenter.

" Hello, and welcome to the Pokémon Center. Would you like to rest your Pokémon?"

The nurse is a pretty boy. The center is half-full - traveller start gathering for spending the night, far from crowded.

"Actually, no... Got hurt by handling my Wooper...
- Let me see your hands... You should be fine, I'll still bandage you. Try to keep it on for the night, and it should be gone by tomorrow. You cleanse it with water immediately I see? Good call, but you should have held your hands under water for ten minutes. It would all be gone...
You recognize leaves from Lotad sliced and applied to your wound. The plant act as a sponge, slowly dripping water while absorbing the poison-energy goo remains.

With your hand mobility severely reduced, time to do what you are avoiding since the beginning of the day : introduce your Pokémon to mom.
One was not supposed to be simple. Two will take extreme precaution for making her swallow the pill.

>3 anon roll 1d100. Novice Psychologist applies.
DC : 45/65/85
Write-in about how great an idea it is to adopt a Toxic goo and a walking fire incident might decrease further the DC.

Rolled 29 (1d100)

>>5705019

Rolled 1 (1d100)

>>5705019

>>5705150
Lmao

Rolled 43 (1d100)

>>5705019

>>5705019
Since no one else made an attempt.

Since i chose a Fire Pokémon i thought it would be wise to get a Water Pokémon as well Mom.
Just make sure to not handle the little one without gloves while outside of water and it will be fine.

And the goo can just be washed off since its Water soluble so no problem with the wash.

I might need to use the shower more often though to keep Wooper Hydrated. Unless you want me to use the sink.

If she protests just pull out the adorable little gal and show her that pleasant vacant smile. No judgement. Only joy.

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>>5705131
>>5705150
>>5705168

"Hi honey, I'm home WHATTHEHELLARETHOSETHINGSINMYLIVINGROOMYOUNGGIRL?"
Oh Arceus, no. The pitch. The decibels. It's one of those days.
>1 : Your mother is not the... stablest... person

"Mom? Remember? This was the Pokémon distribution day today...
- NONSENSE! ONE, YOU'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH FOR GETTING A POKEMON. AND THERE ARE TWO OF THEM. SECOND, THIS IS NOT A POKEMON HOUSEHOLD."

First, get her back to her sense.
"Mom, you agreed to me going to the distribution. We talked about it. You signed the wager - else the Professor would not have given it to me."
She blinks a couple time.
"We... Talked About it?"
The wire of her mind uncross.
>29
"WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT IS YOU GETTING ONE - AND ONLY ONE - POKEMON. AND I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO TAKE SOMETHING THAT WOULD HELP YOU IN THE TECH FIELD, LIKE A MAGNEMITE!"
That one's on you - you implied that heavily. The closest would have been the δ-Combee. And then she would have complained that you didn't get something Normal, the more "Tolerable". And if you did, she would have complained that it is a dirty, damaging, useless mouth to feed.
"Mom, we changed region. I told you : Gym badges are mandatory to get into school here. When we had to left everything behind, you told me it will be good for me. Meet new people. Make friends. One of the best engineering school in the world. That's why you agreed to...
- ONE, NOT TWO! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU DANNY?
- And if I walked in with him alone, you would have say the same thing about being irresponsible and bringing in a fire hazard. That's why I caught Bubbles.
- And that's how you burned your hands?
- Not burned. Poisonned.
- IBEGYOURPARDON? YOUBRINGEDAPOISONPOKEMONINMYHOME?
- No, no... Wooper got poison-energy in the goo surrounding them. In a trace amount, negligeable amidst ground and water energy - both of which are highly water soluble. Just don't handle it barehand out of water, and... Come with me Bubbles... Allright lass, jump in the bathtub... Watergun."
The attack is not focused where it should be, turning the bathroom in a damp mess.
Still, you feel great about yourself : it's your first time ordering a pokemon to use a move - and she did it! There's still training to be done, but your chest swells with pride.
"As you can see, that one is low maintenance.
- yeah, of course, BARRINGTHECLEANINGFORTHETOXIGOO
- Mom, it's not a Slugma dropping a lava and ember trails in its wake. Goo stick to her - or other living being that touches her. Plus, she's low-maintenance. Look how adorable and happy she looks!
- Woop woop"
Your pokemon is bobbing from left to right in the bathtube in contentment.

Apu clinged at you the whole time, careful with his hands. The yelling scared him.

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>Three compelling arguments (extinguisher, goo is not a washing issue, adorable gal) : +3 on best roll
>46 vs 45 : pass by the skin of your teeth

Your mother looks dazzled for a bit, then collect herself.
"Still, you overstepped boundaries. You were allowed one Pokémon - and a flat-friendly one. Instead, you brought two, including the little guy hugging your leg that doesn't look like he belongs inside. So you're grounded. One month locked home. Two half-a-day permission to bring them to the Park"

That's bad. Not as bad as what you feared - her lashing out, threatening to seize and give away your Pokémons, you having to run away from home; still, one month is an eternity. Matthew, Amelia and Danny will make so much progress, they'll leave you in the dust. You're not giving away that shot at friendship.

The plan is simple : Comply while your hands heal and you create a stronger link with your two partners. Meanwhile, gather what you'll need. Get away.

>Each anon write-in one thing you'll pack, with 1d100 roll.
Suggestion : Money, Food, Toolbox...
Some things will be auto-win. Some will require to roll above a threshold (I'll arbitrate). You have a backpack, benefiting from the miniaturization and weightlessness technology

>>5705436
Will camping supplies be necessary?

Is it that you can cross routes in a single day? Or is it more that it takes weeks on foot?
How is public transportation looking? Are there roads? Well maintained bike trails/any trails at all?

Just some questions to ponder for me so i can make a more informed decision

>>5705444
You have 3 possibilites from where you are :
>Going West, to Aemilius Overpass ( 2 days walk), then 1 and half day to the crossroad, half a day East to Frameson/ one and half day West to Pinktown
>Going North to Velayswell. 2 days walk.
>Cutting North/East the Dark Woods toward Saint-Stephenson. Theoretically reachable in 2 days, but as you'll get quit far from the roads, it will be dangerous with many strong Pokemon to avoid, so more like 2 weeks.

Roads are indeed maintained enough for making Pokemonback trip Tensendur the Ponyta was a really useful mon in first thread for that or Bike trip efficient, cutting travel time by half.

>>5704145
>travelling half the region, then back to get the perfect element for a gym? Piece of cake with SKTN - South Kalos Transportation Network
SKTN, a Drifblim (and Mega-Drifblim) based transportation network turning days into hours. You don't know much about it - you'd have to investigate the SKTN station of the village for more informations.

At some point you will want to look for strong mon and thus get deep inside a road or a landmark. That will require camping, it is not mandatory here and now.
Each town Pokecenter offer basic services - shelter, wash, bed - to Youth on their Gym tour.

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Rolled 62 (1d100)

>>5705436
>Each anon write-in one thing you'll pack, with 1d100 roll.
Money.

Rolled 34 (1d100)

>>5705452
First aid kit

>>5705467
Oops linked to the wrong post , it was in response to >>5705436

Rolled 28 (1d100)

>>5705436
Food

Priority Non Perishables and Pokemon food.

How is it with the special berries? Can humans eat them? Are they poisonous to humans? Get humans any of the healing benefits from them?

And how expensive are they?

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>>5705494
damn... foods probably burned out of the can.

cant be as bad as pic related.

Rolled 14 (1d100)

>>5705452
Several sets of clothing

Rolled 84 (1d100)

>>5705436
Food again

>>5705614
I'll allow this one, but the idea was making all of you vote of something different.

As some of you haven't vote on pokemon location yesterday (and I can't update right now), feel free to ask informations about location of your favorite team candidate

>>5705629
>As some of you haven't vote on pokemon location yesterday
Thanks for reminding me QM
>Going North to Velayswell. 2 days walk.

>feel free to ask informations about location of your favorite team candidate
I'm guessing most of the grass pokes will be hidden in the grass or something. Though I wonder if Petilil is in the lighter or darker parts of the forest.

Rolled 61 (1d100)

>>5705452
>>Going West, to Aemilius Overpass ( 2 days walk), then 1 and half day to the crossroad, half a day East to Frameson/ one and half day West to Pinktown

>Camping supplies

>>5705629
Dratini maybe?

>>5705638
dragon pokemon will be difficult to bond with. Dratini might be on the gtentler side.


maybe we should get some Ice Pokémon beforehand just in case things go south.

>>5705629
where could we find Snorount?

or a Vanillite.

>>Going West, to Aemilius Overpass ( 2 days walk), then 1 and half day to the crossroad, half a day East to Frameson/ one and half day West to Pinktown

>>5705629
>Going North to Velayswell. 2 days walk.
Where can we find Goomy?

(exact where-we-goin'-now location is not up to vote yet)

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"Snorunt can be found, as most Ice-type Pokemons, in Whitemount, near Frosthaven.

Dratini and Goomy delve Pointhûche, the Dragon Mountain, two steps away. As you know, dragon type are fierce, hard to raise, and have the nasty tendency of having fully-evolved parents nearby. Following... accidents... the Dragon Gym Badge is required to enter the mount's grotto. Dragon Gym which is in Belloco - east, exactly."

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While you heal and gather the supplies, a couple day pass. Plenty of time to know better your pokemons. Inside, you play. On your outside time, you try a mock-battle among them.
What you expect : rough-playing tempering them before a real fight against a wild pokemon or a trainer.
Reality :
Bubbles only knows water-gun. Hitting Apu with the move only makes your starter happy. The only thing he can do for now is a headbutt you identify as Tackle. But when he touches your Wooper, the goo shocks him.
Asking the Pokecenter nurse about how to take care of them, he assures you they'll be fine with rest and a good night of sleep - no needs for potions every day.

The following outside time is dedicated to play - simple things, like racing and red light - green light. Apu is way more competitive, but seems to really enjoy the playtime together
>Bond with both your pokemon increased.

At home, you gather supplies.
First aid kit? Bandage, Gauze, Plaster, Scissors, Tweezers, oxygenated water. Sadly, the "No-Pokémon" households implies a lack of potions, antidote, antiburns, and the like.
Food? on one hand, you find very little that can be used as emergency ration - mom loves cooking and fresh products. On the other hand, you gaslight her to get spare kibbles.
>8 days of Water-type kibbles
>8 days of Fire-type kibbles
>2 days of Human food.
You'll have to forage, eat freely at pokecenters, or go to the restaurant quite soon.
Clothing however is an issue. Almost nothing fits you anymore, and you destroyed your favorite trekking trousers.
>1 spare set of cloths
At leas you have outdoor supplies...
>Utility knife, string, 15 meter rope, sleeping bag, flint stone.
No tent nor cooking gear - you weren't allowed to spent the night out. The sleeping bag was a sneaky buy from Mom's substitute at Petalburg's shop.

And most important...
>Money
Between a generous allowance and a few tech jobs, you're kinda loaded - for a 13 year old, that is.
>Money will be naratively tracked; I won't beancount it.

>Nobody voted for toolbox
When you want to bag your toolbox, you find it missing. Of course. Grounding would not be complete without suppression of what makes you happy while inside.

Time to leave the nest.
>Alone
>With Danny, Matthew and Amelia

You're leaving...
>West road. Fields, then Aemilius pass
>North road. Rocky cliffs above the Silt river
>Through SKTN.

>>5705736
>With Danny, Matthew and Amelia

People to train with for a while and security in numbers. also getting some bonding time in will be helpful.

>North road. Rocky cliffs above the Silt river

maybe we can catch a Rock/ Ground type. Or train a bit more until Bubble learns something more useful for moves.

>>5705736
>Alone
>Through SKTN.

>>5705736
>With Danny, Matthew and Amelia
>West road. Fields, then Aemilius pass

>>5705736
>With Danny, Matthew and Amelia
>North road. Rocky cliffs above the Silt river

>>5705736
>With Danny, Matthew and Amelia
>West road. Fields, then Aemilius pass

I'd appreciate a tie break for destination.

Else I'll roll for it

Rolled 11 (1d20)

>>5706524
i am not married to going north. On a 2+ i will change my mind.

>>5705737
>>5705760
>>5706062
>>5706186
>>5706371
>>5706563
All anon roll 1d100 (Observation)
Finally finished building up my Encounter table for the road.

Rolled 92 (1d100)

Also, I'd need that..

Rolled 34 (1d100)

>>5706631

Rolled 3 (1d100)

>>5706631

Rolled 25 (1d100)

>>5706631

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Rolled 30 (1d100)

While you were grounded, you still coordinate with your new friends.
All of you were quite busy gathering supplies and bonding with your new partner.
It was a difficult, and debate-spawning choice, but you all settled on a track : going West, then South, then East toward Frameson.
You're worried about food - but then, foraging will be league easier in the fields than the cliffs of the North road.

Going down the staircase with your backpack and Pokéballs on belt - like yesterday, and the day before, you head out, walking right in front of the countertop.
"You're taking your walk early. Be there in time.
- Sure do!"
The shop is always crowded just before people start working. That will buy you just what you need for the great evasion to work.

>Adequate Techician :
After meeting up with the gang, you sneakily shut down your PokéNav. With a Toolbox, you could disable either Location Tracking or Parent Watch modes (or even do better), but that's sadly not an option.
"Let's go everybody!"
You all set your sight West on the balmy spring morning.
"Still can't believe we didn't aimed directly for Vicswell, either by foot or SKTN...
- Come on, Matthew. We already went through this. Beside, we will certainly find nice things either at AEmilius overpass or at Resortlast Ruins.
- Yeah, sorrynotsorry, don't care about those. I pushed that direction 'cause thats the way to meet some Bunearies.
- Bunearies?
- Please don't put another coin in the jukebox...
- They're, like, totally the cutest pokemon evah. And so so good at fighting -
First, they're normal-type. That's Li-Te-Ra-Ly "plush type". And versatile with that.
Second, they evolve in Fight type. So that means its stronger than all the other Normal type, cause it's like a little bunny karate master, super effective bitches.
So, long story short, I'm gonna find one, catch one, call her Velvet, and she'll be my best friend with Snowflake.
- It's amazing how she's doin all that without taking her breath midway.

>Observation roll : All failure - no additional pull on wild encounter tables.
You chatting while talking makes quite the uproar. Most Pokémon flee before you make it to their level - the only ones you're able to discern are a sleeping Hoothoot and...

>Somehow pulled Buneary in the random table after all that
"O M G O M G OMG I've been dreaming of that since I was 6
- Can confirm..."

Amelia is jumping up and down in excitement

>Rollin' for Amelia attempt. DC 35

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"Look at those big adorable eyes and that fluffy fur! *Squeals* I can't handle the adorableness!"
She makes a beeline at the pokemon, catching it with both hands, spinning around.
>30
That's not of the Bunny liking. Punching with it rights paw, Amelia gets Pounded right in the nose.
Amelia wails, drop the Pokémon, which tries to run away.
"But!but.but.but.but"

The boys seems paralysed - wanting to preserve the magic, then dumbfounded at the fairytale world vision of their friend. Looks like you'll have to do something - and perfect training opportunity.

>Go, Bubbles!
>Go, Apu!

>>5706704
Go Apu!

gotta feed the starter!

>>5706704
>Go, Apu!

>>5706720
>>5706725
Oh, girl! your first fight!
>3 anon roll 1d100
Also, if you win...
>Catch the Buneary for yourself
>Let Amelia try again

Rolled 14 (1d100)

>>5706728

>Let Amelia try again

Rolled 8 (1d100)

>>5706728
>>Let Amelia try again

Double-roll allowed for one more significant update before sleep

Rolled 28 (1d100)

>>5706728
this will be a humiliating defeat.

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>>5706735
>>5706736
>>5706745

"Go, Apu! Tackle!"
Your partner eagerly move forward, jumping to headbutt the Buneary. And is met with a Pound to the face.
>28 vs DC Undisclosed : not enough
"Again! Tackle!"
That don't go much better. Your Pokémon jumps forward a couple more time, each of them met with a fluffy fist in the face.

>Apu condition : Beaten. Nothing a good night of rest can't fix, can still fight in emergency but at greater risk of wounds.

"Come back, little guy... Go, Bubbles!"
-Wow, you didn't told us you had another Pokémon!"

>3 anon roll 1d100

Rolled 75 (1d100)

>>5706771
Alright... Bubbles. I believe in you.

Extra Kibble if you impress here

>Double-roll allowed

Rolled 12 (1d100)

Also, don't mind me... I'll need that one

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Nothing much better would happen on a crit, moving on...

"Bubbles, Water-gun!"
>75 for DC 50 : Wooper Wins
The Buneary gets ready to pound a third foe, to be deterred by a burst of water to the face.
Shaking its head, it get soaked again. That takes his fighting spirit away.

"Congrat, Bubbles!
Woop! Woop!"
Your wooper shakes its head left and right in celebration.

"Amelia, now's the time ! catch it!"

>Amelia : 12
The girl fishes a pokeball in her bag. Drop it. Pick it back. See the Pokemon running away.
"Come back!"

>Pursue the Buneary
>Convince Amelia to let it go for now

>>5706808
>>Convince Amelia to let it go for now
Can't win em all.

>>5706808
>>Convince Amelia to let it go for now

>>5706808

>Convince Amelia to let it go for now

"You didnt bond with it properly and chasing it now will only make it unhappy and an unhappy partner to you. You should try again later."

>>5706808
>>5707256 +1

Rolled 23 (1d100)

>>5707167
>>5707173
>>5707256
>>5707314

"You didnt bond with it properly and chasing it now will only make it unhappy and an unhappy partner to you. You should try again later."
>Compelling argument from the player plus Novice Psychologist : turn the test into auto-win

"If you think... that's for the best..."
Yeah, she looks disappointed. Moving on.

>>5706640
>Road RNG : 92
Would you look at that? Apricorn Tree!
>Adequate Technologist
You spent enough time on an Apricorn-based forum to know your fair deal about them - in particular, you know all the theoretical steps to turn one into a ball.
"Isn't it illegal?
- Double-read the law and did my own research. The diffusion of how-to to South-Kalosians regarding the ball-making process is. Applying this process is tolerated, as long as the resulting balls are not sold nor given"
>Acquired a few Apricorns of all the colors of rainbow

You covered a nice distance when you stop for a midday-break. That gives you enough time for extra activity while still making the required distance.
"Good. That mean I can check the castle's ruins.
- Then, I'll go on Buneary hunt!"

Danny seem to not have a strong opinion one way or the other.

"Still, Danny showed us with that Buneary fight that having only one Pokémon is quite dangerous..."

>Look for food
>Help Amelia looking for a Buneary in the fields
>Go look for pokémons in Resortlast with Matthew
>Write-in

>>5707342

>Go look for pokémons in Resortlast with Matthew

Girl's unlikely to get punched to death by Buneary The ruines will probably be more dangerous. Might contain ground/rock types. Bubbles is still at full power.

>>5707342
>Look for food
hungry, no starving

>>5707342
>>Look for food

Rolled 88, 11, 73 = 172 (3d100)

>>5707344
>>5707345
>>5707349
Locking foraging.
>All anon roll 1d100
DC : 40 (base DC of foraging in fields) further reduced by 5.
Rolling for Amelia, Matthew and Danny adventure

Rolled 100 (1d100)

>>5707351
well Matthew bit of more than he can chew.

>>5707354
damn. did we find an abandoned orchard together with a Truckload of preserved food of a long dead doomsday preppers bunker?

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>>5707354
No much point on letting that open more either...

"I'll come with you in the castle. It's dangerous to go alone. "
While the boys go into the ruins, and Amelia go bunny-chasing, you struck gold. Edible one.
An orchard, with a variety of commons and less so berries.
>Novice survivalist
No much point into picking more than 4 days worth of fresh berries - for the 4 of you that is. You can maybe trade fresh food for can food to your friends tonight?
>Got an assortment of berries from Cherry to Tamato numbers

The orchard is a place well-liked by the local pokemons it seems.
>Interract with [Write-in]
>Leave them be

>>5707358
>interact with Evee

It can evolve into a variety of forms if we bond with it enough. and isnt that the point of this quest?

>>5707358
>Interract with [Happiny]

>>5707358
>interact with Evee

>>5707358
>>Interract with [Write-in]
Shinx

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>>5707359
>>5707375
>>5707412
>>5707420

You're really suprise to see the Eevee. There were rumors of their presence, but you thought it was just that : rumors. Same could be said for Happiny, but Eevee caught more your eye.

You step toward it, and the Pokémon starts growling. At that moment, Sentret, Mudbray and Bunnelby abscond - the Shinx watches, and the Happini joyfully calls out.

Once closer to the Eevee, you can't help but notice how thin the pokemon is. Fur tangled, dirty.
Eevee is chewing at a Kelpsy berry.
One more step. Eevee breaks its berry in half, throws a part to you, cower while chewing the other, still looking frightfully.

>What do? [Open vote question]

>>5707460

In a soft voice.

"You look hungry..... and a bit sick... here i think i have some berries you might like more."

Offer some berries by laying them down and then step back.

"Are you getting bullied by the other Pokémon here? Did they steal your food?"

>>5707471
+1

>>5707471
>>5707494
>3 anon roll 1d100
Bonus from Novice Psychologist applies.

Rolled 55 (1d100)

>>5707607

Rolled 99 (1d100)

>>5707607
Come one please. I wanna help the little guy out.

>>5707636
I guess we did really help it.

>>5707652
lets hope we figure out whats wrong. It probably needs a good scrub and a good amount of food. I just hope it hasnt gotten sick yet from being malnourished.

>Double roll allowed

Unreal luck Jimmy here.

Rolled 99 (1d100)

>>5707607

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>>5707686
please call me Jimmy

>>5707695
and here is another 99. damn these dice really want our little friend to be fine.

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>triple dubs
>two 99s

Rolled 9 (1d100)

>>5707607
so if a double roll is allowed and wont screw up my previous roll. then here i go again.

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>>5707629
>>5707636
>>5707695

"You look hungry... And not really well...
Here, I think I have some berries."

You laid in front of the brown pokémon a collection of berries of basic taste - Cherri, Chesto, Pecha, Rawst and Aspear. It looks afraid, but seeing you stay still and motion to come closer, jumps on the Chesto berry. After devouring it, Rawst follow the same fate.

"Are you getting bullied by the other Pokémon around here? Did they steal your food?"
>Road RNG : 23 - attacked by an angry pokémon
"Spearow!"
Eevee flinch, startled by the cry. It crouches, trying to appear even smaller.
It confirms you strike true with your guess.
You know what to do - Pokémon under the order of a trainer are stronger than wildlings, right?

"Alright, Lil' one. Don't be afraid I'll help you. Onward!"
>99
It might be the full belly. It might be the kind of instinct that bonded Pokémon and Trainer at Mankind's dawn. It might be that you're an exceptional trainer. It might be luck. But it results in the Eevee stepping forward. Not looking like a contest-pampered Pokémon, nor a fighter 'mon hone for battle, but there's still a flame of resolve in the Eevee's eye.
The Spearow comes forward, raising his neck and launching a nasty Leer at your new friend
"Eevee, Tackle or something!"
>99
The mammal runs...
"Eevee!"
And hit strongly the Spearow.
Confused by the sudden spine his favorite target appeared to grow, the Spearow is going for a Peck
"Again!"
And get slammed by the Eevee head in the chest again.
Battered, the Spearow goes away. Eevee seems as confused as its defeated foe.
>Ask Eevee to join you (last Pokéball)
>Leave it be stronger, with the power to stand for itself

>>5707768
>Ask Eevee to join you (last Pokéball)

its obviously fate that brought us together. we have to take the little guy.

>>5707768
>Ask Eevee to join you (last Pokéball)
This is some anime power of friendship right here.

>>5707768
>>Leave it be stronger, with the power to stand for itself

>>5707768
>Ask Eevee to join you (last Pokéball)

>>5707768
>Ask Eevee to join you (last Pokéball)

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>>5707770
>>5707809
>>5707955
>>5708160
>>5708182

If that one is not the perfect story of how to get a friend, you don't know what it is. You present a ball to the Eevee, which accepts the invitation and triggers the mechanism.

Just like that, you move back to the road. Being quite early, you move a bit further to find a nice spot for setting camp, and notify the others.

>Amelia : 88
Amelia is the first one to find you - with a distressed-looking Buneary clutched in a death-grip hug.
"Danny, meet Velvet! Isn't she upper-dupper-cutie?
- Nice. Can you send our location to the boys?"
Your Pokénav is still shut-off to avoid your mother finding you easily.

>Matthew : 11
>Danny : 73
The boys follows quite soon. Matthew looks concerned.
"The ruins... They're definitely a league above what I was ready for...Without Danny, it could have gone really really wrong...
- And it didn't . Everyone, meet Impalator!"

Hey that's an... Honedge? That makes you curious.
"What kind of Pokémon are there in the ruins?
- I was looking for Pawniard.
- We were assaulted by Shuppet, Duskle, and that guy. I think I also saw an Aron in there.
- Well, at least you're both fine... On my side, found this guy.
- Oh, a Eevee! cute!"
Eevee is definitely not comfortable with that many people. You return him to his ball for the time being.

"Also, found berries. A full Orchard of them. Which is good - I packed very little food... So I got a deal for you : Fresh Berries on the menu for us and the 'lil ones for the next few days. Each of you give me one day worth of rations. Deal?
- Hey, why have you so little food packed while being the one planning the whole operation?
- Not sure on my side... Might have to go back to town - I'm worried about Half-Life.

Three-elements vote!
1
>Nickname for Male Eevee?

2
>Come clean to your friends about you leaving home
>Shut it for now

3 : What do?
>Have a look with Matthew at your injured Pokémon - Half-life and Apu
>Help Amelia cooking
>Train-fight against Danny
>Spend time with your Pokémons [Only one/all of them]

>>5708237
>Nickname for Male Eevee?
>Cinnamon

>Come clean to your friends about you leaving home

>Have a look with Matthew at your injured Pokémon - Half-life and Apu

>>5708237
>Cherry

>Come clean to your friends about you leaving home

>Have a look with Matthew at your injured Pokémon - Half-life and Apu

>>5708237
Nickname:
Cinnamon

>Come clean to your friends about you leaving home

>Have a look with Matthew at your injured Pokémon - Half-life and Apu

>>5708257
>>5708269
>>5708278
Looks like we have a consensus.
>3 anon roll 1d100 (unknown skill : Healthcare)

Rolled 6 (1d100)

>>5708282

Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>5708282
My plan for naming our 'mon in alphabetical order still goes well

Rolled 55 (1d100)

>>5708282

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>>5708301
Congratulation, this is an official Gimmick now.

>87 for DC 75 : Success!
You release Apu, and get your First Aid Kit out.

"Will they be ok? Damn, HalfLife lost his first match...
- So did Apu. But it's okay. We don't like them any less because of that, right?"
You set camp near a water stream - still, you feel like a Bucket would be a nice addition to your gear : for fetching water, making cleaning the wounded pokémons easier and of course give a comfy hydrated seat to Bubbles in downtime.
Apu sport a bump on his forehead, following the pounding he got. Numel sports a slash. But you don't want to touch the green ooze coming out of the ð-Numel
"Do you have gloves?
- Of course!"
Another thing heavily missing on your bucket list.
"I think you should try cleaning the gash. Then, maybe bandage it? "
In the meantime, you wet a bit of cotton, and dab your pokémon, which croak in contentment.
You're quite lucky to have a water-loving fire pokémon - how do nurse even clean wounds of fire types?
Once you're both done, you fetch a couple Oran berries from your edible trove. Both pokémons nibble at them happily.
Yeah, you're not an expert, but they look like they'll be fine after the night.

Apu loved having your full attention (prevented a further bond decrease from getting beaten in battle)

Rolled 23 (1d100)

Need that dice for cooking.
>3 anon roll 1d100 for presenting the facts to the other kids in a way they don't immediately snitch on you; DC 65
DC was supposed to be 80.
-5 for helping Amelia with the bunny Fight
-5 for providing berries
-5 for helping Matthew to take care of HalfLife
No relevant skill like Social Butterfly or whatever

Rolled 65 (1d100)

>>5708320
If they snitch we ditch

Rolled 37 (1d100)

>>5708320

Rolled 63 (1d100)

>>5708320

>>5708318
>how do nurse even clean wounds of fire types?


Firewater. capable of being used as both disinfectant and fuel.

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Rolled 90 (1d100)

>>5708321
>>5708322
>>5708323

You all sit around the campfire for a fresh berry soup.

>23
It's... Not good.
"Ugh, like seriously, why do peeps think I gotta be some kinda cooking queen just 'cause I'm a girl? It's so not fair and totally untrue! Girl Power; we can rock anything we put our minds to, like not just cooking and care
- The problem is not limiting what you can be good at, just that you suck at cooking
- Sexist assholes.
- *Sexist asshole. Not taking side on that one.
- What are you even doing on your Phone? Socialize, man!
- As cliché as it is, texting my mom we're okay.
- Oh, good call."

This is a time as good as any for coming clean.

"Before all of you call home... there's something I need to tell you... See, my mom is not really fond of the whole Young trainer goes discover the world with his Lillipup thing. So when I came home with a fire Pokémon, she grounded me - even though first thing I've done was grabbing a Water-type; she almost tear the Pokéballs out of my hand to release them!
>65 for DC 65
- Can't say my parents were overjoyed with me bringing home a poison type...
- Yeah, were you confined for one month for that? Did they get back on their word to let you take a trip around the region?
- Yeah, yeah, we got it, your mom the nice new shopkeep is horrible behind closed doors.
- So, anyway... I sorta just ran out of home.
- Wow. I mean, you're putting us in a bad spot, you know? We're literally criminals guilty of abduction right now.
- Stop overreacting Amelia. But indeed, it makes the situation more complicated... Let's face it, choosing this long road for starting travelling was not a smart move. I mean, everything turns out OK so far, but do you realize none of us packed potions? For caution's sake, it would be better to avoid Apu and Halflife fighting tomorrow - and we weren't even challenged for a battle, or attacked by ill-willed people. So, I wanted to ask you about going back to Belloco, training a bit more, then either trying a Gym or moving North to Velayswell...
- Ya know, we can go back to Belloco and then take the 'blim to anywhere."

>They're right, this road is too dangerous for you right now. Return to Belloco, confront your mother.
>They're right, this road is too dangerous for you right now. Return to Belloco, avoid your mother by going directly to SNTK station.
>They're spitting hot bullshit right now. The day went fine, you're four, they're acting as Wurmples fallen from their tree. You'll be fine continuing the road

>>5708339
>They're right, this road is too dangerous for you right now. Return to Belloco, avoid your mother by going directly to SNTK station.

>>5708339
>They're right, this road is too dangerous for you right now. Return to Belloco, avoid your mother by going directly to SNTK station.

sure. lets fly somewhere else.

since Pokéballs are such a rarity here.... do they import all the balls from outside?

Are there no factories producing them in this region? no wonder they are so limited if that is the case.

>>5708344
After the war, Kalos was considered as the instigator of the world-sized conflict, and went under heavy restrictions, such as the Pokeball Ban.
It's true that Kalos dirigeant at the time, Firmin Frappeur, was a fascist leader. A man, Roger Quilliot, was able to preserve North of Kalos by arguing for a split of the country to preserve the Pokéball Industry of Laverre city (producing most of the world's supply) and somehow succeed. So the Pokéball ban is mainly a kind of demilitarization of the country.
The conflict happened 30 years ago. Limitations are being weakened, as most Pokémon trainers were criminals that found ways to get Pokéballs. The new Pokéball are all directed toward Kids, to rebuild operational capacities in term of First Responders - Healthcare, Firefighter, Rangers, Police... This is mainly accepted by the population, but the whole 20-50 generation feels sacrificed and crime is high among them.

>>5708339
>They're right, this road is too dangerous for you right now. Return to Belloco, avoid your mother by going directly to SNTK station

Rolled 96 (1d100)

>>5708340
>>5708342
>>5708359
Let's lock that.
Rollin' Road RNG...
>3 anon roll 1d100 Athletism
You'll focus on making good distance today, waking early and all that. DC is 50, you are around 6 hours of uninterrupted walking.

Rolled 12 (1d100)

>>5708360

Rolled 32 (1d100)

>>5708360

Rolled 80 (1d100)

>>5708360
lets go. or completely fail. we know how these dice roll.

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>>5708365
>>5708386
>>5708441

All of your reach a consensus : That road was a bigger piece than what you can chew.
"Hey Amelia, could you lend me your phone five minutes?
- Sure, here... "
>>5708339
>Roll to Mom's reaction to your disappearance : 90
Nothing about you on the news... Knowing Mom, it can mean two things : she worked herself to exhaustion yesterday and collapsed right upon getting home, failing to register you not coming back from the walk, or just forget about you. Yeah, either case you don't want to think about it.
You turn your Pokénav on for five minutes - as you're going back to town, this will create a perfect false signal when she comes back to her mind.
>0 messages
>0 missed call
>0 notifications
You prefer not delve onto that too.

You all go to bed early. Luckily, the weather is clement enough for you to sleep out. You'll definitely need a Tent at some point in time, or Pokémon able to build a shelter fast.
Waking up with the sun, taking a breakfast of fresh berries, you all set up and walk toward Belloco...

You pick up a good pace, seeing way fewer wildlife than you would have expected so early. That's quite good, as it lowers the chance of aggression. Hey, look, a Mudsbray! Is it the same than yesterday? Wait, Why is he running away?

>Unlucky draw on the (reduced) encounter table + encounter reaction table
"Veni!"
Yeah, you're getting jumped. First time, as expected it makes your heart pounding like a Machamp on a sand bag.

>Go, Apu!
>Go, Bubbles!
>Go, Cinnamon!

Three first voter include 1d100

Rolled 32 (1d100)

>>5708462
>Go Apu!

Rolled 51 (1d100)

>>5708462
>Go, Apu!

Rolled 26 (1d100)

>>5708462
>>Go, Apu!

Hey, where did the Bubbles vote with the sub-par roll go?
Even if you changed your mind when realizing Bubbles was not immune to poison, please don't tamper with the roll and just reply to your own posts saying what you're changing your vote into

From my experience, bad rolls or their looming
threat and consequence make quests way better.

I'll chalk it on a rogue janitor or an honest mistake,
Not that it matter in the current situation

>>5708555
>Hey, where did the Bubbles vote with the sub-par roll go?
It's usually why rolls are asked after making a choice on who to send out, to avoid situations where people vote based on who has the highest roll.

>>5708564
/qst have seemed to be on its best behavior lately. I'll let benefit of doubts - it makes the whole thing faster. I'll ask you guys to try not metagaming about that and if trouble arise, I'll switch to that solution

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>>5708463
>>5708507
>>5708533
"Go, Apu!"
The Venipede seems a bit dettered by the appearance of the fire Pokémon. Perfect.
"Apu, Tackle!"
A clean hit.
"Tackle again"
The ennemy looks cunningly making a decision. It look like it figured a couple things : Your Croagunk does not know fire moves, and he doesn't hit really strong. He launches a Poison Sting
>51 for DC 50 :
A few round of headbutt and stings later, your Apu triggers the foe's disappearing reflex.
That's a win on your side. Apu let out a weak, but proud, "Croa".

"Wow, well played Danny! You're like a natural
- Great. We didn't lost much time... If we hurry, we can in-and-out at Belloco's SKTN station...

>Give the mandatory "good job" head pat and hurry - time is of the essence for your return to Belloco to bear as little consequence as possible.
>Stop for tending to your Pokémon wounds.
>Stop for strategical debrief and battle advice to capitalize the most on the experience.

>>5708573
>Stop for tending to your Pokémon wounds.
"10 minutes wont make a difference for the flight. it will make a difference for Apu here."

>Still waiting for 2 votes
Also, whatever you choose I'll need 3 rolls of 1d100 so... put the dice to work

Rolled 56 (1d100)

>>5708573
>Stop for tending to your Pokémon wounds.

Rolled 8 (1d100)

>>5708660

>>5708662
>>5708672
Double-roll allowed (want to get the update out then going to bed on a meaningful choice)

Rolled 74 (1d100)

>>5708674

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At first, you're tempted to feed Apu with ten or so Oran berries - it worked yesterday after all.
>Healthcare DC : 70 beaten (Your proficiency as a Survivalist allowed the test to begin with)
But situation is different. You're more worried about potential Poisoned condition than about purely recovering stamina - no matter how impressing the recovery gained from berry feeding seems to go, you can't feed a pokemon that small a truckload and call it a day. You rattle your brain and what you read in a Bidoof Junior Manual came back in a flash - Pecha berries are good against the poisoned condition are they're known to dispel Poison type energy. Good thing you have an ample supply of them.
Handling one to Apu, he curiously nibbles at it before ravenously eating the berry whole - looks like he really likes the taste. Then, you give him an oran berry to slowly chew at while walking toward your objective again.
>Bond with Apu Increased

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>>5708360
>Road encouter : 96
"Yesterday at the camp, and right now again... You look really good at taking care of Pokémons, do you have like Junior Volunteer Nurse Certificate or the Hoenn-acronymed equivalent?
- No, I guess I'm just lucky so far... Hey, take care, a tractor need to pass through.
- That's uncle David! HEY CAN YOU GIVE US A LIFT TO TOWN?"

The tractor stops, and the colossal farmer driving it tells you "Jump in the Hay Cart!"

You can't help but wonder.
"Isn't it a bit early for Hay Harvest?
- Good ol' Sunny Day. Underrated move, let me tell you so. What 're you youngling doing, berzingin' back into town? You left yesterday morning, 'aight?"
You're still unfamiliar with all the local expressions.
- Bigger eyes than belly on that road choice. We'll take SKTN instead
- Goof down and you'll get out forcely"
Are they even talking the same language as you?
>80 on athletism; 96 on road RNG:
Thanks to David's lift, you make it to SKTN at peak hour. Perfect for you to fit in.

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Looking at the Map, Belloco is on the cross of two lines : Yellow and Pink. Good thing : you can definitely afford tickets there and back, which will only make a barely noticeable dent on your savings.
>Take Yellow Line to Wateredge, North-West oceanic coastal town
>Take Yellow Line to Martialhill, South-East town stuck between Cagarig, the Albios Mountain chain and the sea
>Take Yellow Line to Ajaxcity, on the Ajax Island
>Take Pink Line to Frameson, south of your position
>Take Pink Line to Velayswell, north of your position
>Take Pink Line to Clerk-Mountsmith, North end of the line

Feel free to argue about the various choice to your liking.

>>5708730
>>Take Yellow Line to Wateredge, North-West oceanic coastal town

>>5708730
>Take Yellow Line to Wateredge, North-West oceanic coastal town

sounds like a good place to start as any.

i take it Arena challenges will scale themselves a bit depending on how many badges someone has?

>>5708730
>Take Yellow Line to Wateredge, North-West oceanic coastal town

>Arena challenge scaling
Spot-on.

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Rolled 26 (1d100)

>>5708912
>>5709001
>>5709010

You made your pick just in time : the Drifblim is preparing for take-off.
The world behind you get smaller and smaller as it takes of. You woke up at 5.30, met Danny's uncle around 7, get up in the 'drim at 9.30. You overpass the Castle's ruin around 10.20 - And all that with a Mega-evolution and a basket : Technology is incredible!

"So... Wateredge...
- Sitting at the mouth of the Gafrone, Wateredge is a town opened on the ocean : ferries go to Unova, North-Kalos, Paldea, and Galar. Being both a River town and an ocean port, the diversity of Water Pokemon around town is simply incredible. On the east, a mountain road rallies Clerk-Mountsmith while open plains go south toward Pink Town.
- Cool. And about the Gym?
- Wow, we're so not ready for a gym right now...
- Water-type. Champion : Lili"

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The trip is quite uneventful. The day gets cloudier and it starts to rain, which sucks because of your lack of good water-protecting clothes. You land around 13.00. You're starving.
First order of business is grabbing something to eat. You settle for a Kebab, unfamiliar hot meal to go : Bread, sliced meat, a couple vegetable. Berries are perfect for the desert. You decide to...
>Go shopping.
You have enough money for Two somewhat expensive items (tools, set of cloth, Kitchenware, one Berry Planter) without creating immediate trouble for your finance. One somewhat expensive of them is worth around as much as Three cheaps (books, gloves, potions...)
>Try to sell your trove of berries before it goes bad
>Go book a room at the Poké Center
>Just walk around town with one of your Pokémon [Which?]

>>5709046
>Try to sell your trove of berries before it goes bad

>>5709046
>Try to sell your trove of berries before it goes bad

shopping list for the future:
Gloves to handle Apu and Bubbles
Tent
Tinker Tools

>>5709047
>>5709074

>3 anon roll 1d100. Unmastered subskill : merchant

Rolled 73 (1d100)

>>5709076

Rolled 89 (1d100)

>>5709076

Rolled 40 (1d100)

>>5709076

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Rolled 67, 42, 95, 21 = 225 (4d100)

>>5709092
>>5709097
>>5709118
Your friends go on their own.
"Whatcha gonna do?
- Training.
- Ditto
- Try to catch a good Water Type...Let's go all together though - dangerous to go alone"

>Currently Rollin' for Matthew attempt

Meanwhile, you look for an opportunity to empty your produce and get more dough. You're in a quite big coastal city, reminding you of Slateport; maybe there's a open-air market? And indeed, you find one. Strolling through it, you see berry stalls almost empty at this time of the day.
"Sure, I'll buy your stock - but at a discount, as you don't have an official Provider license.
- Yeah, thanks, cool..."
Hey, as soon as that trainer left, the shopkeep raised the price and advertise the berries as "Freshly trainer-gathered"! Your Business sense is tingling.
Going to the entrance of the market, you ask for a stall to rent. The condescending organizer state the cost - as much as your current funds. Quick maths in your head... Yeah, that'll be worth it.
>89
You feel like the victim of a raid - lots of young trainer desperate for all kind of berries, you've got all kind of berries, and you have low competition.
You kept for youself a set of three of the essential berries : Cheri, Chesto, Pecha, Rawst, Aspear, Oran -- After all, you never know when you have an emergency.
Soon, you recoup your initial investment and even make a nice amount of profit.
>Funds status : Enough for 2 SKTN tickets and living expenses for a lil while as well as 3 Major Objects and 1 Minor object

Time flies when you're busy. It's starting to get a bit late, so you head toward the Poké Center.
>3 anon roll 1d100 for rooms available. You have to beat best of my last 3d100

Rolled 19 (1d100)

>>5709206
damn... that will be hard.

Rolled 9 (1d100)

>>5709206

Rolled 93 (1d100)

>>5709206
Guess it's time to camp lmao