bottlecaplogs | EMPORIO'S OCTOBER CATCH-ALL!

What. Like, the things you put stuff on? [ her head tilts to the side. ] I mean. We still have those. It's not like we can just make stuff float.

[ all that effort to make artificial gravity wouldve been wasted if that were the case-- ]

Oh, someone where you're from can do it too? I didn't realise it was that common.

[He can't tell if he's disappointed or not...

But, he does seem to default more to relief than anything else.] N- no... 'Stand' is the term for...I guess the best way to put it would be unique powers from where I used to live?

...Dr. Kujo's Stand could stop time, but that was just him as far as I know.

[no one tell him]

I guess hearing about slowed time resonated more than I expected...

Oh. I understand. Well, if it's any consolation: my Captain's the only one can do it and it only effects their perception of time, not anyone else's.

[ no funny music referencing superpowers here, just quests named after songs. ] They were frozen for a pretty long time and to my understanding that messsd up their brain pretty bad.

[A nod. It still sounds like a Stand power, but honestly someone could have the ability to turn the sky pink and it'd be a Stand power.]

That makes sense then. ...Especially the last part, [he adds with a grimace, before reaching to take another seed satchel.]

Why'd your captain have to do something like that anyway?

[ parvati's got a couple in her hands now, looking back at the garden. ] I think we should be good to go.

And to move to Halcyon. Heh. Granted, they were only supposed to be frozen for ten years, but the ship they were on had an accident so it actually ended up being sixty. [ she offers a shrug as if that's the most normal thing she's said this whole conversation. ]

What about this, uh... Dr Kujo, was it?

Edited (I forgot an entire sentence) 2025-10-14 14:48 (UTC)

Great! I guess...next we find what looks like an untended patch of dirt?

[That's probably the right thing. Yeah. This conversation feels more normal than gardening.] Oh...so it was an accident. Huh.

[Fascinating, he doesn't say aloud. That's probably not what you say about people who accidentally get frozen for sixty years.]

Well, I didn't know him that well, but he could stop time for...I think about 10 seconds? It might have been less. I would've been stopped too, so it's not really something I could actually count down.

Oh, wow. That sounds dangerous.

[ parvati trots over to a patch of dirt with no pokemon around, dropping to her nonexistent knees. ] For the Captain it's more like super fast reflexes. Once watched them drop a cup and catch it before I could blink. We're still moving and before I've even had a chance to notice they've knocked two bullets into the Marauder's back. Stuff like that.

[ she shakes her head. ] Anyway, what now?

It could be, but it could still be countered even so... [Emporio muses, going a bit quiet. After all, Dr. Kujo had been on his side. So the fact that it could be countered...

He shakes it off.] That's neat though. ...A bit familiar in a different way too, but that was a whole different ability...

[He idly wonders if the two things could be countered in the same way. Probably not? Probably not.

Plants, then. He looks over the bag of seeds.]

...At home, these would have instructions on them, but I don't see anything...so we'll uh. Probably have to guess how to plant these properly.

[ parvati opens her bag again. ] You just put 'em in the ground, don't you? Cover them with the dirt, water them sometimes?

[ see! not totally clueless! somewhat. ] I wouldn't be surprised if Umemiya put these together himself, actually.

Yeah, something like that. Some seeds need to go down pretty deep, and likewise, there are seeds that just rely on the rain...

[Hmmmmmmm.]

I think...

[He stares at his hand. Stares at Parvati's hand.

Emporio has realized a problem.]

....uh oh.

[Uh oh!]

"Uh-oh" what? [ her brow furrows as she glances between him and the small patch of dirt. ] There a bug on my face or something?

Oh-

N- No, nothing like that!! [He hurriedly protests, calming down after a moment.] It's just...

When I was a human, the idea was to poke your finger in the dirt and make a hole, for most seeds. That's what it seemed like anyway. But...

[He looks rather warily to Parvati.] ...lack of fingers aside, I'm a foot tall. The frame of reference for this feels entirely off...

Ah, well, I'm sure it can't be that complicated. Other Pokemon are doing it perfectly fine without em. [ she flexes her hands a little bit. ] Might just have to poke it in a little deeper or something.

P-Point, [he agrees nervously,] I guess I'm over thinking it...

Food just seems really important. I knew there were plants that could grow in the cold, [Emporio explains as he starts to carefully try making some holes,] But I've never actually seen anyone try to make a garden like this...

...And given how many of us have suddenly come into each of the guilds, they probably need whatever extra they can get.

[ this is an almost entirely foreign concept to parvati -- she's just glad they're not using corpses for fertiliser, even if that would be a resource efficient option. parvati's been nodding along and making holes with her fingers in the meantime. ]

Umemiya was pretty smart to call like this. I know there's some people making preserved food too -- maybe I could make a cannery next time I get the chance. Make food last longer that way. [ the only issue would be how to make the cans. but jars seemed to be a reasonable alternative, and she'd been wanting to try some fruit preserves anyhow. ] It's nice it's being thought about, though. Most folk were starving where I'm from.

You know how to can goods? [He asks as he works, glancing up.] ...I guess if we have enough metal, we could recreate cans...

...I'm not sure how good an idea it'll be though. Metals could leech a lot of stuff into the food if we're not careful about how we treat them, and they've already got jars...

[He can indeed confirm that jars are quite the reasonable alternative.

The cubone winces though, pausing from where he's making little holes in the dirt.] Oh...

...That...sucks.

[It feels like reality, but it still sucks...]

I mean, most canned food is at least 80% salt for a reason. [ food surviving the apocalypse thanks to that in her sister series is one thing, but food surviving long trips through space is another. ah, american diets. ] The folks here don't seem to eat enough meat to justify it, though. Meat's better for canning, and fish.

[ she offers a small shrug at emporio's reaction to her home's plight. ] I'm sure the Captain's got it all under control. Once they get everything worked out, things should be better for us. Them. [ she's almost too quick to correct herself, still staunchly focused on the task at hand. ] So you don't gotta worry. We've got plenty of food here, anyroad.

We definitely have salt at least?

[He's pretty sure they can harvest that directly from the Oran caves even.]

I think the meat eaters just keep it private? I know plenty of Pokemon who Definitely hunt...

[But it's not exactly...cool to show off, you know.]

We do though! And I'm looking forward to trying some of the stuff we've been putting in jars through winter...Honestly, being able to eat anything after warming it up has been pretty great! It always used to just be cold leftovers...

Cold leftovers? Blech. [ she playfully sticks out her tongue. ] Only thing thats best served cold is Purpleberry Munch.

[ parvati's not really judgemental of the whole hunting thing herself. people will be people even if they're pokemon, and pokemon've gotta eat the same as everyone else. plus the whole. corviknight thing. ] Hopefully this stuff'll taste real good when it's ready, too.

Phfhfhf...yup. The food wasn't really the best to start with, but it was at least food.

I'm looking forward to trying though...Members of Lum Guild get vouchers to use at the places in the town, but I kind of want to try cooking at some point.

That's neat. We get food provided in Oran, but I've been given some stuff around town by folk who needed things repaired. [ she's patting the top of her little dirt pile. ] I'm not any good at cooking, not really a thing where I'm from in the way most people see it. I helped on my ship sometimes but I can't say I made anything to phone home about.

Oh yeah- Sanji apparently cooks for everyone? [He was unclear on it, but it sounds right.] Or at the very least he helps...one cook can't be enough for the entire guild after all.

Cafeteria cooks are...okay at their jobs, [He muses in the meantime, steadily moving down the row as they continue their pattern of hole, seed, bury.] Mostly they just need to know how to put something on the stove and cook from frozen. I wasn't exactly supposed to be there though, so I couldn't see how any of it tasted fresh.

EMPORIO'S OCTOBER CATCH-ALL!

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crawls out of Z-A like `oh god what year is it`

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problem hint: most simple seed guides say 'poke a hole with your finger-'

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