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!]

Comments

[feelsgoldman]

[A 16-year-old Ethan's just casually hopping down the cliffs near Mt. Silver with Typhlosion and

what.

They both miss their footing by, uh, quite a lot and tumble unceremoniously on to the landing strip from what feels like a million feet in the air (or something like that anyway). Falling headfirst into the ground isn't exactly something they both enjoy, and it results in a cloud of dirt and quite a few bruises. Ow.

After questioning the local NPCs on exactly where they are, Ethan scratches the back of his neck in thought and realizes...]

Hey, where's my hat? Typhlosion, did you take it again?

[Typhlosion shakes his head, looking equally perplexed. Ethan frowns and folds his arms behind his head, glancing around for a glimpse of black and gold. There was only one like it! Just like there was only one him, right? So where could it be?]

[quietfortitude]

[oh look. there it is. A few feet away...and it seems to be moving away at a rapid speed]

[feelsgoldman]

[hey what no NOT COOL HAT, COME BACK]

Hey! Someone catch that!

[Typh's obviously got the lead on him, having already bolted when he saw something dashing away across the meadow, but Ethan's got pretty quick legs himself for a non-Pokémon and is definitely putting them to the test.]

[quietfortitude]

[the hat doesn't seem to know where it's going...this way and that--MAN did your hat always have yellow legs?

Watch it throw itself into the air and straight into someone's legs in what looks to be a headbutt. Ash stumbles a bit but picks it up, looking confused. Then he looks up--OH GOD DON'T CRUSH HIM TYPHLOSION]

[feelsgoldman]

[asldkajsdf sorry Ash, you are about to be BLASTING OFF tossed a few feet into the air by an orange and blue blur that totally did not see you coming in time. ;;

Ethan screeches to a stop in front of the chaos, wide-eyed and momentarily forgetting about the hat in favour of helping up the poor guy. Typhlosion, having finally stopped a few meters away, looks sheepish.]

Oh man, sorry about that! You okay?

[quietfortitude]

[did anyone catch the number of taurus that just ran by? thanks...

Dazed, he accepts Ethan's help, stumbling around with the hat and small yellow pokemon in hand. Then he grins nodding, giving a thumbs up. He's totally fine.

Here's your hat though. Scraggy's his]

[feelsgoldman]

--oh, hey, thanks!

[Ethan takes the hat and dons it in his usual fashion, feeling significantly less naked, then turns back to Ash and... what is that.]

Is this your Pokémon? I don't think I've ever seen it before! [He crouches down, staring at Scraggy in fascination.]

[quietfortitude]

[Stares.

Stares.


HEADBUTT.

It's surprisingly gentle but Ash quickly pulls scraggy back with a silent yelp and sheepish laugh.

Scrawling on his note pad.

'Yeah, it is. This is Scraggy, he's from the Unova region']

[feelsgoldman]

[At the headbutt, Ethan nearly falls over and finds his momentum by jumping back up instead with a small laugh of his own.

He's pretty curious about the notepad, but he figures Ash has got his reasons for it. He won't pry, for now! He sends a grin down at Scraggy after reading the note.]

Scraggy, huh? Seems like a pretty cool dude. [And then his interest perks again for a different reason and he looks back at Ash.] Wait, did you say Unova? I've never met anyone from Unova before! I'm Ethan, of New Bark Town in Johto!

[quietfortitude]

[Putting scraggy down so he can go investigate typhlosion, he shakes his head.

'Actually I'm from Pallet Town, Kanto. But I'm traveling through Unova right now. I'm Ash, it's nice to meet you']

[feelsgoldman]

[Typhlosion's throwing a pity party for himself in the shade of some trees. Drama queen.

Ethan looks even more excited at the Pallet Town news. Mostly because he was sure he had met everyone who lived there, but evidently this wasn't the case!]

Pallet Town, really? No way! Did you know Red when he was younger, then?

[quietfortitude]

[Tylphlosion huh? YOU'RE NOT SO TOUGH. GENTLE AS A FEATHER HEADBUTT.

Ash takes a moment to think before shaking his head.

'I don't remember any Reds living in Pallet Town']

[feelsgoldman]

[Typhlosion doesn't even notice until he happens to look down and sees the little yellow thing. He points at himself with a paw, confused. Did you poke me?

Ethan blinks a few times, frowning.]

Really? But everyone knows who... huh. That's kinda weird. [Oh well. Things'll explain themselves eventually. Maybe Red or Green or Leaf will show up and clear up this thing themselves. He shakes his head and flips his frown upside-down.]

Anyway, it's nice to meet you too! How long have you been here? I just, uh, dropped in myself a little while ago.

[quietfortitude]

[FIGHT ME. ANOTHER HEADBUTT THAT IS LIKE A POKE.

...please don't fight him.


Ash looks sheepish. 'Same here. Walked out of my treehouse and well...']

[feelsgoldman]

[Typhlosion tilts his head. A fight? But their trainers are busy talking. It's probably not a good idea. :( He pats Scraggy on the head, which could easily be construed as a super aggressive... HEAD PAT attack if you were one to be riled up easily.

(which scraggy is not right)


Ethan nods quickly in agreement.]

Strangest thing, huh? I mean, we could've landed in worse places. This island sounds kinda cool. But I don't even understand how this thing is floating in the sky to begin with. [He peers ahead at the clouds that are much closer than they usually are.]

[quietfortitude]

[...unfortunately, he is. TRYING TO ATTACK NOW.

'Yeah! It really is cool! I was thinking of going exploring but I need to find all of my pokemon first']

[feelsgoldman]

[Typhlosion falls over at the attack, no matter how weak, mostly out of completely not expecting it. 8( scraggy why so violent you crashed my pity party!!! meanie!!

Ethan looks concerned.]

You lost your Pokémon? Man, and I thought losing my hat was trouble. [Out of paranoia, he pats his belt--yep, all six (including Typh's typically empty ball) are still there. He'd have been a pretty terrible trainer if he hadn't even noticed they were gone.] D'you need any help looking?

[quietfortitude]

[DOES THAT MEAN HE WINS. YEAAAAAAH VICTORY.

ash maybe you should but scraggy back in his pokeball.


Ash grins and nods! 'Help would be great!' and grabbing his pokedex, he points to the entries of all his pokemon that were still missing: Tepig, Snivy and Krokorok]

[droppedballs]

[ The familiar face is more than a welcome sight for this NPC! Hope you don't mind the personal space invasion, Ethan, because suddenly Irwin is there and resisting all of the urges to just hug you. Can't hang up on him if he's right in front of your face! ]

Ethan, Ethan, Ethan! It is good to see you here!

[feelsgoldman]

[Well that's a familiar voice if he's ever heard one. Ethan looks round and starts slightly at the man that's just. RIGHT THERE. Good god.]

Oh, uh. Hey there, Irwin! [This smile isn't nervous at all that'd just be silly.] Didn't expect to see you all the way out here. How's it going?

[droppedballs]

[ >implying Ethan is capable of being nervous! ETHAN IS A FLAWLESS BEING HE DOES NOT FEEL THE NERVES THAT MERE MORTALS FEEL ]

I am good! It's odd being here, but I don't mind! [ especially when ethan's here KYAA... protag... ] And how are you? Have you been doing well? Catch any new Pokemon lately? Win any battles-- oh, of course you did! Oh! How's your mom doing-- [ He's going to keep going on and on if he isn't stopped. ]

[feelsgoldman]

[Because Ethan is a Nice Guy, he lets Irwin talk his ear off for a good five minutes, nodding and smiling at the necessary parts. At the ten-minute mark, he clears his throat and interjects quickly.]

That's really cool, Irwin! It's great to hear that you're doing so well. Oh! I think that's my hat! Gotta run, I'll catch you on the 'gear sometime!

[And there he goes, off to continue being flawless and filling the world with sparkles and magic and ponytas. Totally.]

[droppedballs]

[ k-kyaa talking at with Ethan!! even though it's mostly a barrage of questions... ]

Ah-- alright! Go find your hat! I'll talk to you later, Ethan! [ Irwin waves cheerfully, waiting a few minutes before walking in the direction that he headed off in. The stalker fanboy is on the loose... ]

[feelsgoldman]

[ETHAN LOVES YOU IRWIN, REALLY. You usually have more interesting things to say than Joey, Rattata-Whisperer. And that says a lot, because Joey says a lot of really interesting things.

but no the real truth is that he feels terrible to be around his fans with a naked head. it's a TERRIBLE SHAME tbh.]

[droppedballs]

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