Can you figure out why Ethan's marill has this name

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[Ethan is running through Levanta Town with a worried look on his face, looking in trash cans, under stairwells, and into every nook and cranny he can find. While he searches, he's calling as loudly as he can without attracting too many glares from the townsfolk.]

Marbles? Marbles, where are you? I told him to stay put...!


[[ooc: this place is too dead, let's fix that ;_;! Dear mods, how do I tag? This is an AU gameverse-sort-of Ethan ;_; do I use "game: ethan" or something else? Thanks in advance!]]

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Well that will help him remember you at least

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[Ethan offers his hand to Gold's ponyta, asking if he can pet him. He cocks his head to look up at Gold.] You're sure? ...You mean there are more of me—um, us? Well, um, I'm Ethan, from Johto.

[He perks up at Gold's offer, but looks anxious as his lost pokemon comes to mind.] Oh, you don't have to if you don't want to! but it would...really help...

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I don't know what you mean. [Gold's assuming either Celebi's messing with him, or he's passed out and is having another fever dream.

Judas is compliant, nuzzling into Ethan's hand.]

I'm also from Johto. I'm Gold.

[Shrugging he notices the Icarus' confused look, gesturing the Togetic with his finger.]

Go out and see if she's around...and also look for a Marill.

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[Ethan happily pets Judas's nose.]

Oh, Gold? So you are a different guy from the one I met. Um, basically I'm from another universe!

...I know that sounds weird.

I met another Ethan—like us!—the other day, and even the people I know from home aren't the ones I know. I wonder why your name is different, though. Are you from New Bark, too?

[Ethan turns to the togetic.] Oh, actually, wait—I have another idea! Do you have any Cheri berries? Marbles really likes them, but I'm all out.

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Uh? Um, I'm from New Bark too. I run one of the local farms.

[.......Yup. She must be behind this. Gold would've probably be less confused and more taken with the multiverses theory if he had actually remembered coming here.

He cups his hands over his mouth.]

GODDESS! COME OUT!!

[Few seconds of no responses later, he shakes his head. He does have Cheri Berries, but he's hesitant to share them with a stranger, even if it is imperative on the 'quest.'

Luckily Icarus always has something on hand, coincidentally a Cheri Berry that fell out of Gold's rucksack. He whips it out happily, eliciting glares from Gold.]

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Oh! My grandparents run the day care by the moomoo farm. Who runs it in your universe?

[Ethan cocks his head at you.] Goddess? Did you lose your pokemon, too?

Oh, awesome! [He takes the cheri berry from Icarus, completely oblivious to Gold's glare.] Now all we need is a box, and a stick, and some string! I think I might have some string, actually—

[Finally, he notices Gold's unhappy expression.] Oh! Don't worry, I'll pay you back. I'm good for it. [Back to digging:] Seen an empty box anywhere?

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I think Bill's family ran the day care and the Moomoo farm, but Silver's been trying to obtain ownership recently.

Goddess? I wiiiish. [Did she make other me say that? That little--]

Um....here you go. [It's just a berry. Still. He hopes Ethan will keep his word. What looks like an abandoned box about the size of one of the Miltanks Gold grabs, emptying out what looks like crumbs and bits of paper. He hands it over to Ethan with a half smile.]

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Silver? ...Really? Silver's pretty okay with pokemon, I guess, but why would he want to own the day care? He's never even wanted to come over.

[The plot thickens!] Goddess isn't your pokemon? Is she...someone you know?

[Found the string...] Woah, dude, that box is huge! ...That's awesome, this is definitely going to work! We're going to need a pretty strong stick, though. See anything anywhere?

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Huh. He swings by a lot, mostly to see the farm.

That's weird. Silver can't get enough of Pokemon, farming in general.

[He wasn't good friends with the guy, he considered him competition more than anything. But he respected him...in a way.]

She's a Pokemon. She's a Celebi. [Dun dun dun!]

[Eyes a bundle of them. No one sees him pulling him out one at all..] Ack?? I just need one...no! I'm not going to pay for all of it!!

[Several haggles and yanks later...]

Here. [Gold has obtained enough half of a stick!]

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[Ethan pouts.] I wish he'd come by. He wouldn't even come over for Lyra's birthday! We made a cake and everything.

...Okay, we were going to stuff his face in it. But it would have been the best blac—birthday present! A silly picture of Silver, I mean. Besides, we made sure it was his favorite flavor. [Ethan looks at Gold and shakes his head.] I mean, really, can you believe that guy?

—A celebi?? You're friends with a celebi?! No way, pics or it didn't happen!

[He watches as Gold haggles, trying to stifle his laughter as his twin struggles. Gratefully, he takes the offered stick.] Hey, man, thanks! Okay now hold the box upside down while I—

[Ethan deftly loops the string several times around the stick, then places it standing straight up from the ground.] Okay, rest the edge of the box upside-down on top of the stick! So that there's a little opening.

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...He can be confusing. The two aren't even friends really.

[Gold's not too fond of Ethan's comments. True, he and Lyra had their fun with Silver....well used to. His eyebrows furrow when he hears Lyra's name.

This other him though sounded obnoxious.

He places the box as said.]

Capture a Deity on camera? That's funny.


What did you say you do back home? What's...your Lyra like?

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[Obnoxious is certainly one way to describe him, although Ethan himself might not agree with you!

He rolls the cheri berry underneath the propped-up box, and then measures out the string as he backs up around a nearby corner. Peeking out from around said corner, he gestures at Gold to come over and hide with him, and then kneels down to wait.]

Why wouldn't you be able to catch a legendary on camera? They're still just pokemon.

Oh, I'm in college! I'm a freshman at Kanto State Saffron. Lyra? She's my best friend! We've known each other since we were really little. She's amazing, she's really smart and fun. I think she can do anything! She's a PR major, she wants to work for the League one day.

1/2

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[Gold purses his lips, rolling his eyes. Icarus and Judas do not need to be told, then again they are the trained ones. He has to yell at them, but he manages to get the Miltank "brothers" over to join Ethan without conflict. He decides against kneeling when some unusual green and black clumps catch his eye.]

Well that's why they're called Legendary. They know how not to get caught.

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[For the first time, he listens intently to Ethan. He scratches his arm at 'best friend' and 'really little' and 'fun.']

College still? Huh.

..I used to think she had the potential. [He mumbles this out loud.]

[OOC: Sorry about the over editing.]

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[Ethan thinks about Gold's "legendary" comment, and then starts to chuckle at the pun, covering his mouth with the back of his free (non-string-holding) hand.] Point taken. Why would Celebi be around here, though?

[He cocks his head as Gold grows quiet. His voice is soft, too, when he answers, his expression dropping to one of concern.] ....Did...is your Lyra in trouble?

[What unusual clumps? Ethan kneels right on top of them.]


[[ooc: no problem. :) I just "preview" my comments ten million times, myself.]]

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The only time she makes an appearance is if she wants something or she's messing with me.

Are you sure you're not in high school?

[He's super tempted to punch Ethan in the shoulder for that laugh, but he refrains himself, in case hurting him means he would also be hurting himself.]

No. She's been trouble lately. Her and...[A shot in the dark, he's curious if the name means anything.]....her and Kris.

[OOC: :D ]

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So you're Celebi's chosen? [Ethan sits back on his heels, staring at you.] That's...wow, dude, that's amazing.

What? No, man, I graduated high school last fall!

[Ethan turns away, relaxing slightly when Gold says "No," and peeks around the corner to check for his pokemon.]

Kris too? That's weird, Kris usually keeps Lyra out of trouble. I like them.

What kind of trouble? [This other-him seems more straight-laced than he is. Maybe it's just a misunderstanding, he thinks?]

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Chosen? Well if you mean she's special, yeah.

She's the village's Goddess.

[He's sure that should be enough pandering to Celebi. She usually shows up when he reiterates her title.]

Oh, that makes sense. [He turns around, concealing a giant smirk.]

Kris keeping Lyra out of trouble? That's rich.

Since when is Kris the responsible one now? [He disregards the last question completely.]

Ethan used Traumatize

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[Ethan tilts his head. Don't you know this already?] Sometimes legendary pokemon pick someone out as their special person. Someone they pay a lot of attention to? I mean, that's what my grandparents used to say, anyway. I've never met a real chosen before.


...Kris is always the responsible one! She's super smart and she's probably going to be a pokemon professor one day. She doesn't come around much because she's so busy studying, but she really likes Lyra. They're girlfriends, I think. [Ethan scratches his head.] I don't know, I've walked in on them a few times, but they're not really lovey-dovey, or anything.

Is it different, where you're from?

Red is Confused Part 1

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W-What?!??

[Excuse Gold while his back and all reason collapse against the wall. His expression rapidly changes back and forth between laughter and disgust.]

YES. It is SUPER different.

[He now concocts the image in his head.]

N-N-N-NO! Nooo waaaaaaaay!!

Red is Confused Part 2

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That's hilarious!

Kris isn't the smartest tool in the shed! She's clumsy, she forgets easily, she's super unorganized, has a hard time getting ready..

[He looks like he can keep going on and on..]

Red is Confused Part 3

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..it's impossible though.

In more than one way. That and--

she hates Lyra.

[His eyes dart around.]

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[Ethan laughs, half at what Gold is saying, and half at the other boy's expression.]

That sounds more like...no, not even Lyra's that bad! [If anything, that describes Ethan himself. orz.]

Well, they weren't super close at first or anything, but Kris and Lyra definitely like each other where I'm from. [Muttering to himself.] Unless it's hatesex? ...Nah.

[Ethan perks up.]

Tell me about your Silver, though! What's he like?

[Ethan is too busy chatting to notice a round blue pokemon peering out from behind a large stack of boxes on the other side of the street, staring intently at the makeshift trap.]

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It's just complicated to explain those two. They are not sleeping with each other for sure, it's physically and mentally impossible.

[This topic is making his head hurt. Silver, Silver...]

Silver's always busy. That's what he tells me and Lyra. He works out and reads plenty. He's loud and sassy when he's drunk though. He tried to kiss--[Notices the Marill, he turns down his voice.]

--me.