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autumnrainrunaway ([personal profile] autumnrainrunaway) wrote in [community profile] bottlecaplogs2025-12-03 07:01 pm

Dolly's December Catchall!

Who: Dolly, you, and the whole Yule season...

What: An in general Catchall with a side of quests should they come up :'3c

When: Throughout all of December!

Where: Bottlecap Bay and some mild wilderness (we're off to get a tree~)

Warnings: None at the moment, but will update if something crops up.
sharpjustice: (good mood~)

<3

[personal profile] sharpjustice 2025-12-04 03:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Mayaka is standing outside what she thinks should be the right place. She'd diligently followed the directions from Polteageist to find the Lum Berry housing area, still surprised yet pleased about joining the Guild that managed the library of all places! This has left her in pretty good spirits after the turmoil of being turned into a Pokemon and dropped into a volcano.

From the corner of her eye, she spots someone approaching. She's immediately drawn to the soft shade of pink that is Dolly's fur, and the gentle sway of her ribbon feelers.

"Thanks!" Mayaka presses her mouth into a polite smile in response to the Sylveon's greeting, doing her best not to jump in excitement. She hadn't known Pokemon could look so pretty. She's only met cute ones (Emporio), odd ones (Goro Akechi) and scary ones (Red Velvet) so far.

Keep it together Mayaka, act normal. She has to direct her attention elsewhere, and quickly remembers the burning question she had the moment she walked up this line of townhouses.

"Do I get this whole place to myself?" she asks incredulously.




dripdrive: (Espathra_Neutral)

Don't maul us before we have to go~

[personal profile] dripdrive 2025-12-05 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
For every few body-sized prints Dolly leaves in the snow, a single, avian footprint is pressed into the ground. Anasui isn't walking too slowly but he is mindful that he is much bigger than Dolly, so it looks like Anasui is casually strutting through the forest. He cocks his long neck over as he hears Dolly speak and frowns as he mills over the question.

"Depends. If we're being generous and this is for the Archives, we'll want a very, very big tree. If it's for your apartment or my house, we don't need it that big. Maybe something 7'2" at most. Sizable but still able to fit inside."
sharpjustice: (Default)

aaaaa the JELLYBEANs...

[personal profile] sharpjustice 2025-12-05 03:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Mayaka's ears perk up when Dolly mentions the private quarters. It means she'll be able to draw without other Pokemon looking. That is, if she gets the hang of drawing with this new body. There's still a little seed of doubt in Mayaka, but she pushes past it, determined to at least try.

"Aww..." she coos to herself as Dolly stands and points. She's like a cat, but bigger and prettier! And able to hold conversation.

The Sneasel walks up to her front porch as Dolly describes it, examining the furnishings with curiosity. The houses in her Japanese hometown look nothing like this. She's only seen these sorts of townhouses online. It's intriguing, even though there's nothing much out here now.

"What does your house look like?" Mayaka blurts out with curiosity, before catching herself.

"Wait, wait, I shouldn't have asked that when I haven't even introduced myself!" she hops off the porch, resuming her space next to the Sylveon.

"I'm Mayaka. Nice to meet you!" she gives a quick bow, out of habit.
sharpjustice: (thinking)

[personal profile] sharpjustice 2025-12-07 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
A smile touches the corner of Mayaka's lips as the Sylveon paints a quaint picture of spring. It almost makes her look forward to staying here just so she can see what it'd look like in person. But she doesn't have the luxury of sitting and waiting for spring.

"Spring sounds nice and all, but it'd be nicer if we all managed to find our way home before that," the Sneasel says plainly.

Perhaps she is being too ambitious and ignorant. She's aware that a number of Pokemon have been here for months -- almost a year! But doesn't that also mean they've spent all this time gathering information into what brought them all here unwillingly?

"You mentioned research about this world -- did you find anything useful?" she asks Dolly.
sharpjustice: (i'm listening)

[personal profile] sharpjustice 2025-12-07 03:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Mayaka can tell that Dolly is trying to lift her spirits, so she doesn't scrutinize her words too closely, or declare that she thinks the Sylveon is being just a tad bit too optimistic about their circumstances. With so many involved, aren't they all bound to butt heads at some point, even with a common goal?

As the two of them move at a casual pace down the row of townhouses, Mayaka decides to nudge Dolly with a question.

"Are there any Pokemon like us who are content just staying here for the rest of their lives, you think?"
sharpjustice: (Default)

[personal profile] sharpjustice 2025-12-09 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
"I sure hope not. That would suck," Mayaka declares.

"I just thought that this place seems pretty peaceful and easy to live in. I wouldn't blame them." The Sneasel shrugs, reflecting on how the pace of life has certainly slowed down for her since she came here. No more rushing for school in the morning or stressing about deadlines and homework.

"Then again, there are dormant volcanos, so I'm not too sure about that."

Worst place to arrive in Bottlecap Bay, ever. Except maybe getting dropped into the sea. She remembers Akechi telling her at length about his arrival.

Wanting to focus on nicer things, and on the tour, Mayaka decides to ask: "What's your favourite part of town?"
dripdrive: (Espathra_Neutral)

Please don't us per-manently put us to bed~

[personal profile] dripdrive 2025-12-10 06:17 am (UTC)(link)
Anasui rarely feels charitable but he's very much feeling the spirit of the season. That being said, he's pleased to hear that Dolly is as interested in decorating his home as he is. While they could find the tree and get others to help if Anasui's psychic powers couldn't lift it by himself, it's just... nicer to have one for themselves.

"We can decorate it with whatever we like. And whatever we fine. Treats will be good though - and they'll last longer in our house without strangers munching on them. But you better make sure the treats look adequate, alright?"

Anasui glances over at Dolly and frowns. "Are you not cold down there?"
dripdrive: (Espathra_Glare)

[personal profile] dripdrive 2025-12-11 07:08 am (UTC)(link)
If Dolly had voiced her strange expressions or the orange issue, Anasui... wouldn't be sure how to react. However, since she didn't, he simply nods in response to her more traditional suggestions for tasty decorations.

"I can get the candy canes. And we can always just put regular decorations if there's not enough sugar to go around."

Anasui stops walking and sighs. He shakes his head, like an exasperated parent, before he leans over to pick up Dolly by the scruff. Without any warning, he picks her up and puts the tiny Sylveon onto his back.

"There. Now you won't be as cold and we can move faster without you holding us back."
sharpjustice: (heh)

[personal profile] sharpjustice 2025-12-12 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
"The Archives. It's so much grander than any library I've ever been to. I could spend days there!" Mayaka says this, even though she has in fact already spent a number of days holed up in there going through the materials and tablets. She suspects that Polteagiest only let her join the Guild because he found her reading in a corner, and didn't really know what to do with her.

"What kind of craft stuff do you make, Dolly-chan?"

Edited 2025-12-12 01:18 (UTC)
dripdrive: (Espathra_Neutral)

I imagine their attempts at hacking the tree down will end up bonking the abomasnow + getting it mad

[personal profile] dripdrive 2025-12-12 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
"It's fine. You barely weigh anything and this is far more efficient," Anasui isn't fussed and is just glad that Dolly isn't upset with him picking her up. So many people got upset with him doing that without asking (not that he cared. He will absolutely continue to do it).

Anasui takes the time to walk through the woods, analysing the tree carefully. He knows how big his house is and what they could manage decorating, so in no time he's scanned through a good part of the forest. Eventually, he pauses when he sees a large tree. It's not towering like the ones around it, but it looks plenty sturdy and healthy.

"This one. I think this one will be good."
dripdrive: (Espathra_Neutral)

[personal profile] dripdrive 2025-12-12 07:46 am (UTC)(link)
Good. Then let's get to getting it down. [Anasui makes a full lap around the tree, inspecting the base, blind to the whole world around him. Then he begins marking lines in the tree with his talons.]

Got any moves you want to practice? We just need to cut out this bit of tree here so the tree will fall away from other trees.

[Anasui could do it himself with a series of Aerial Aces but it'll be much faster if they work together.]
dripdrive: (Espathra_Action)

[personal profile] dripdrive 2025-12-12 09:06 am (UTC)(link)
Weaponised iridescence? [Anasui frowns as he racks his brain, trying to see if he's ever come across such a move.] Do you mean Lumina Crash? You know that move too?

[Regardless, he's fine doing the work himself (he can be more precise, this way). Anasui picks Dolly up by the scruff again and puts her in the snow, so she's not thrown off when he's attacking. Then, Anasui readies up and charges for the tree. With a kick from sharp talons, Anasui begins using Aerial Ace and slashes at the indicated marks. It may take a bit for him since he's a better special attacker than a physical one but Anasui will indeed show off his elegant but fierce physical moves: Aerial Ace, Pluck and even Drill Peck!]

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