The Grand Opening

[driftingmods]

[A large WELCOME sign is hanging from the buildings when you walk into Levanta Town, but that seems to be the only sign that today is any different than any other day. The villagers are simply going about their daily business. However, if they are approached they are more than happy to explain the region as well as they can to any new arrivals.

Welcome to Levanta Town in The Drifting Land!]

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[droppedballs]

[ AND IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII WILL AAAAAAAAAAALWAYS LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU~~ ♫ ]

[brbsalamence]

[No? :(]

Well someone has to have been out there...

[notinmtsilver]

Actually, I think I've got a list of people I'm supposed to be battling at home.

But, I'm not there. So if it's a battle you want, it's a battle you get.

Don't apologize! This is a happy accident~

[brbsalamence]

[Oh no that's the nice girl he played with yesterday! Why is she crying? He's running over to her right now.]

What about your Papa? What's wrong?

[battling]

[FLOATING IN THE SKY.

FLOATING

IN

THE SKY

HOW IS THAT NOT AWESOME]

[battling]

[She's a little out of it, just staring at the sky. SHE'S UP HERE.

AND CLOSE TO IT.

So she is a prime target for being bumped into]

Huh? [Oh, it's a person!] Hi there!

[healpulse]

[ Good thing she's rather small, or else recklessly running into someone would probably be (more) dangerous. But thankful she is, so no disaster yet. ]

Oh, sorry! Shoulda watched were I was going. Are you okay?

[battling]

I'm fine. Don't worry about it.

Why're you running?

[ohcrumbs]

You must've meant another region, too. The champion of Sinnoh is a man, this year.

[ohcrumbs]

[Cynthia does!]

Maybe! There's a lot of possibilities. I wonder if this place has any folklore...?

[falsified]

Y-yeah, that's gotta be it.

[ohcrumbs]

[Cynthia smiles broadly, looking excited.]

I am! This place is amazing! I can't wait to see all of it!

[snags]

It might. Doesn't hurt to read up, someone's gotta know about this place.

[healpulse]

Oh, that's good! [ She claps her hands together and smiles. ]

'Cause I wanna explore this place, since its new!

[battling]

Oh! We should explore together. It's always more fun with company!

[healpulse]

Sure! This sorta stuff is always better with someone else tagging along! [ Adventure ho! ]

:3

[notyetwild]

[SHE WANTS HER DAD, EVERYTHING IS UNFAMILIAR AND SCARYYYYY HELP]

Wh-wh-ah...

[She looks up, sobbing and hiccuping, then jumps up and latches onto Ruby's arm.]

I wanna go home!!

[still crying.]

[torrential]

[Contrary to Tallie, Archie does remember dying, but that's not something he's going to bring up even if asked. Nope, that totally didn't happen! That version of Maxie he was bonding with totally didn't kill him!]

[But that's neither here nor there, and Archie isn't dwelling on it. He's here now, right? So even if this is some sort of afterlife, it's better than being dead, right?]

[The sudden Castform from nowhere prompts Sharpedo to leap between the trainer and the offending Pokémon, using Protect to shield his trainer from an attack. Except... the Castform wasn't attacking and the Protect failed. Archie is a little startled by just how quick the shark reacted - it's been awhile since they've battled like this, hasn't it? Besides, no one would throw a Pokémon at him in an attempt to attack him here, right? That's only something that particular version of Maxie would do...]

[Again, he's not going to dwell on it.]

Hey, watch where you're goin', little guy.

[Archie's tone is light though, and he absently pets Sharpedo again to calm the Pokémon down.]

[torrential]

[He's the cutest Sharpedo ever, Rosetta! The Sharpedo very happily rubs against Rosetta, shrieking happily in recognition. It's been quite awhile since he's seen her, right? It feels like it's been awhile anyway, despite the fact that his trainer was dead for the majority of that time.]

[But eh, details.]

[Archie stares at the pink-haired girl for a moment, trying to figure out if that really is Rosetta, and if so, what she's doing here. Probably the same thing he is - she probably just appeared here. He finally speaks.]

Rosetta...? That you?

[brbsalamence]

[The latching was kind of unexpected and he winces, but he doesn't pull away. Awk or not: this is the right thing to do in times like these... right?]

You didn't get to talk to any of the grown-ups in town? One of em' told me we'd go home sometime later, so you don't have to cry...

[It's making him sad too. :(]

[bellfire_bird]

[....this all seems familiar.

Ho-oh can see his tower out in the distance, on the - "landing strip"? - that. Which is good. That's one constant in all these messes, it looks like.

While wandering through town, he finds himself at the shrine to Landorus, tilting his head at the carvings and little statues.]

...Um, hi?

[this is awkward]

Sorry to barge in here like this...? I didn't do it on purpose. Promise.

[He's talking to a statue. Obviously he needs to be bothered.]

[healpulse]

Eh? [ Upon hearing her name, Rosetta looks up at Archie in confusion. After all, it's not everyday a stranger knows your name.

Although, there's definitely something familiar about him...but she can't quite place a finger on it. Maybe when she was visiting another region?

...Nah, her memories are probably just messing with her as always. It would be hard to forget someone has huge as this guy. ]

Yeah, that's my name. How'd ya know?

[bellfire_bird]

[Trip over him. Because bags of groceries block your view of the ground, and robes make it hard to jump out of the way in time.

UNGRACEFUL PILE OF LIMBS AND CABBAGES]

[entertheninja]

[He lurks in the shadows, because he is a ninja. This is what ninjas do. And he waits.

And waits.

After a while, of waiting and napping, he reconciles with the idea of walking out of the shadows to buy some food for his pokemon. He will find somewhere worthy of spending money, because Koga of Fuchsia only gets the best food for his pokemon. Even if he hates them all with a passion. On principle.

He walks up to the first person he finds and asks--no, wait, first a smoke bomb, then an entrance, a pose, and then he finally asks]

Tell me where can I buy food.

[entertheninja]

[Smoke bomb]

You, with the ridiculous hair. Tell me where I can find food for my Pokemon.