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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[ohcrumbs]

[What is this place?? A familiar blonde is eagerly bouncing around and exploring.

Though, anyone who might know her might notice that she's oddly... young! She looks about 14 years old, is all, as she's looking around.]

[falsified]

[Isn't that--]

Cynthia? [You look so much younger than you're supposed to. THIS IS WEIRD.]

[ohcrumbs]

Huh? Oh, have we met before?

[falsified]

I ran into you in Sinnoh. But I think you were a lot older when I met you there. [You looked like you were twenty-- you look a lot younger than that now.

This is weird. Somehow, it feels weirder than the floating region.

Ash just looks at you with a very confused look on his face.]

[ohcrumbs]

That... would be possible, if we met in Sinnoh. I was traveling through for a good part of my journey...

...But older?

[falsified]

Yeah, you were Champion. [Wait. Crap, is he supposed to say that? Is he allowed? How do time paradoxes work?

He has no idea.]

[ohcrumbs]

...You must have me confused with someone! I'm not the champion yet.

[snags]

You don't seem worried.

[Sup little Cynthia. Someone who doesn't recognize you ahoy! You just look like some youngin' to him.]

[ohcrumbs]

Well, I don't see why we should be. Not really.

It's a new place to explore!

[snags]

We're stuck in the sky.

[Not much to explore. Or, well, there is, but riding a bike around? Not really gonna help here.]

[ohcrumbs]

I know! How mysterious it is. I wonder if there's a great and legendary Pokémon creating that effect. Or maybe it's a colony of strange Pokémon of a different sort.

Or perhaps it's simply magic!

[snags]

No such thing. [Seriously, who believes in magic?]

Probably a legendary.

[ohcrumbs]

[Cynthia does!]

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

[fated_fall]

[Familiar, no. But Grimsley's coming over - how can you people relax?! This is a kidnapping!]
You seem cheerful.

[ohcrumbs]

[Cynthia smiles broadly, looking excited.]

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

[fated_fall]

It is amazing - but not in a good way. [Sour, sour bitty.]

[ohcrumbs]

Huh? Why not?

[fated_fall]

...Because it took us without permission!
[Logic!]

[ohcrumbs]

So? We're being presented a very special opportunity!

[bibliogeist]

[She's in the middle of jotting down notes on some of the people she's seen around when a familiar face catches her eye. Younger than when she saw her last summer at Caitlin's villa. How odd.]

Are you enjoying yourself here?

[ohcrumbs]

I am! I can only dream of the stories around a floating region!

[bibliogeist]

It would indeed make a fantastical tale. If I don't find any inspiration to write here, I'll be very surprised.

[ohcrumbs]

You're a writer?

[bibliogeist]

I am. I hail from the Unova region, known for my writing and prowess as a ghost-type trainer. My name is Shauntal, and you look very much like a good friend of mine, the Champion of the Sinnoh League.

[ohcrumbs]

Oh, I'm not a champion. I've only been traveling for a few years!