October Catch-All

[0dchess]

Who: Kinger, Cedric, and You (especially fellow Oran Berries?)
What: Kinger coming to terms with being a Pokémon in Bottlecap Bay
Where: The Spire (plus anywhere a Wildcard takes us)
When: Early October
Warnings: At least amnesia? I can't think of any others right now.


1. Right Behind You

Yelling from the training rooms is sometimes par for the course for the sound of exertion and combat. What probably is less common is short screams of varying tones.

Anyone who investigates will find Kinger, circling a training dummy while making short yelps and screams, attempting to Astonish the dummy. He sounds like he's starting to get a little hoarse, but he is singularly focused on the dummy and doesn't notice when you approach.

2. Sea Seeking King

Despite having a body that, for the first time in decades, probably needs sleep, a few nights in to his stay he can't. His newly tiny stature gives him the luxury that few others in Oran housing have, which is to sneak out without waking his roommates. Probably.

He wanders his way outside to stand at the cliffside, feeling the cold spray of saltwater from the ocean. He laughs to himself quietly.

"It's real. I'm not in the circus anymore."

He sits near the cliffside, just enjoying the delicate feeling of salty autumn air that nothing in the digital world could possibly replicate. He lets off a faint glow, making himself visible to anyone else restless tonight.

3. Wildcard

Feel free to hit me up with any other ideas for my little mushroom man! I will also be throwing any prompts we discuss elsewhere under this.

Comments

[offtracks]

Very well!

[ Pokemon do be like that sometimes! Ingo's careful, though, just sort of half-heartedly using Scratch. ]

[0dchess]

Ack! [Kinger yelps slightly as the scratch hits him.] Nope, not a ghost!

[Kinger thinks really hard for a second, trying to get two brain cells to spark and pull up a memory.]

When Mightyena recruited me, I think she knew what kind of Pokémon I was?

[offtracks]

Yes, I suppose she would know.

[ It's slightly distracted, as Ingo fishes a dried Oran berry out of his bags. He pretty much always has some of those around. ]

Here, eat this! It ought to heal you entirely! If it does not, I have more!

[0dchess]

Oh, thank you!

[Kinger pops the berry into his nonexistent mouth, and processes Ingo's reaction.]

Do you not like Mightyena?

[offtracks]

Not at all! She is an excellent leader!

[ He didn't mean it like that! ]

[0dchess]

Great to hear! I haven't had a good leader in a while. I sort of remember liking some guy with a saxophone back on Earth, can't remember his name...

[Kinger thinks for a second, then realizes something.]

I never caught your name, either!

[offtracks]

[ A saxophone? Ingo isn't sure if that's a different-world thing or a future one. ]

My name is Ingo! It is excellent to meet you!

[0dchess]

It's nice to meet you too! You're kind of an expert on this stuff too, you must be a local. If not, you're a quick learner!

[offtracks]

I am not a local, but I am from a world much like this one, with Pokemon in it! I worked very closely with them, though I am human myself.

[ Am? Was? Probably "am"; Ingo feels strange claiming to be a Pokemon now when there's Pokemon all around who have been so their entire lives. ]

[0dchess]

Oh! So there are worlds with humans and Pokémon. I wonder if that means there are humans here.

[Kinger gets a concerned look on his face.]

I wonder if among those humans, there are Pokémon from other worlds who got transformed!

[offtracks]

Ah! That would be very strange for them!

[ Better or worse than the reverse? Ingo's not sure... ]

I wonder if they would be able to speak human languages right away, as we have been!

[0dchess]

Do Pokémon... normally not talk in your world?

[Are Pokémon more like animals elsewhere?]

[offtracks]

Some might, like powerful psychic-types or Chatot! But overall, no. I imagine they can speak with each other much as they do here, though!

[ It's just different! The fact that some can learn to speak human tongues, though, indicates to Ingo that they probably already do have some kind of language. ]

(sprinkles in a touch of dramatic irony knowing the upcoming IC discourse)

[0dchess]

A shared language? Well, that's a relief, that probably means they're not eating each other if they can talk to each other. I was worried since I hadn't seen any regular animals around that people might start trying to eat each other here!

lmaoooooooo

[offtracks]

Of course Pokemon eat each other!

[ Sort of confused, like - what else would they eat? They are not all herbivores! ]

[0dchess]

Are. Are Pokémon and humans the only living creatures where you're from?

[Followed by a more pressing question.]

Are they the only living creatures here...?

[offtracks]

They are! Well, I suppose plants are living...

[ But that's a whole other thing, isn’t it? ]

[0dchess]

[The reality sets in as Kinger thinks of his new friends and visualizes the worst: roasted game hens adorned with witch hats and domino masks, massive ostrich drumsticks, winter-spiced venison... A purple and pink mushroom chowder, WITH couscous!?]

Agh! [Kinger yelps out another Astonish and ducks behind the training dummy.] I don't want to be Soylent Purple!

[offtracks]

[ Ingo seems nonplussed. ]

Of course not! No one is allowed to hunt anyone within the village!

[0dchess]

For clarification does that mean 'people who live in the village' can't be hunted, or does it mean once we leave on quests we're fair game?

[Kinger is glad either way that he's safe in The Spire, but questioning this towering creature about whether he can be eaten is still a bit nerve-wracking without any witnesses.]

[offtracks]

One may always be hunted by wild Pokemon while traveling in the wilds!

[ Being a human didn't protect him either! Far from it! ]

Though the areas nearest us are relatively safe. The Pokemon there are quite used to Guild members!

[0dchess]

[What makes them "wild"? What about guild members who got turned into carnivores- or spent their whole life that way? Kinger has a lot to think about and even in The Spire this place might be a bit too well lit for that.]

In that case, it's good that you showed me the ropes! I should probably get some rest, unless you have some other tips?

[offtracks]

Not at all! Rest is also an important part of training! Safe travels! Follow the rules!

[0dchess]

Thank you, Ingo.

[Kinger gives Ingo a nod, and scuttles away back to his room.]