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bottlecaplogs2026-04-11 04:11 pm
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Ren's April Shenanigans [Catch-All]
Who: Ren, his quest buddies... and you?!
What: Quests and logs
When: April
Where: All around Bottlecap Bay
Warnings: Bugs (other things will be tagged as they come up!)
1. Infestigation(closed to Catrina)
Out of all the things Ren expected to do here, purposely getting himself infested with tiny little bugs was definitely not one of them. Still, he can't deny his own curiousity now, and while he doesn't know her that well, Catrina, seemed so enthusiastic about the whole ordeal that he couldn't not include her.
... A little too enthusiastic maybe. Oh well, who is he to judge? Still, they should find someone who actually knows Infestation first...
"Do you think Vivillon will want to help us out? I think she knows the move we're looking for," he asks Catrina as they walk away from Kinger, quest details in hand.
2. Falling Rocks(closed to Simon)
It's a wonderful early spring day, and Ren's Sprigatito nature compells him to enjoy it to the fullest... not that he wouldn't otherwise, ordinarily, but there's something else about feeling the wind tousle his fur, and smelling the pollen in the air. He doesn't have a mission today, so he ends up going for a walk.
It's all very nice, and his feet carry him to the beach, the gentle sunlight doing wonders for his chronic pain. He happily basks in it- until suddenly a shadow covers him, taking with it the warmth of the sun. When it doesn't go away, he lets out a confused noise.
"Mm?"
... and looks up just in time to watch a rock plummet towards him, too fast for him to dodge. He barely gets out a startled yelp, before-
BONK!
3. Light Quests(open to the people joining him on a light quest)
Are your character and Ren doing a light quest? Take this as your sign to play it out! (if you want!)
4. Wildcard(Open)
Wanna tag with Ren, but got something else in mind than the above? Drop a tag, or plot it out with me in Ren's OOC Inbox/discord (cha0136)!
What: Quests and logs
When: April
Where: All around Bottlecap Bay
Warnings: Bugs (other things will be tagged as they come up!)
1. Infestigation(closed to Catrina)
Out of all the things Ren expected to do here, purposely getting himself infested with tiny little bugs was definitely not one of them. Still, he can't deny his own curiousity now, and while he doesn't know her that well, Catrina, seemed so enthusiastic about the whole ordeal that he couldn't not include her.
... A little too enthusiastic maybe. Oh well, who is he to judge? Still, they should find someone who actually knows Infestation first...
"Do you think Vivillon will want to help us out? I think she knows the move we're looking for," he asks Catrina as they walk away from Kinger, quest details in hand.
2. Falling Rocks(closed to Simon)
It's a wonderful early spring day, and Ren's Sprigatito nature compells him to enjoy it to the fullest... not that he wouldn't otherwise, ordinarily, but there's something else about feeling the wind tousle his fur, and smelling the pollen in the air. He doesn't have a mission today, so he ends up going for a walk.
It's all very nice, and his feet carry him to the beach, the gentle sunlight doing wonders for his chronic pain. He happily basks in it- until suddenly a shadow covers him, taking with it the warmth of the sun. When it doesn't go away, he lets out a confused noise.
"Mm?"
... and looks up just in time to watch a rock plummet towards him, too fast for him to dodge. He barely gets out a startled yelp, before-
BONK!
3. Light Quests(open to the people joining him on a light quest)
Are your character and Ren doing a light quest? Take this as your sign to play it out! (if you want!)
4. Wildcard(Open)
Wanna tag with Ren, but got something else in mind than the above? Drop a tag, or plot it out with me in Ren's OOC Inbox/discord (
cha0136)!
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"I don't know if Vivillon would want that, but it won't hurt to ask, I guess?" he says. "Anyway- I think she likes hanging out near the forest, so that's probably where we should head."
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"Shit for real? Sure, let's ask and see if Vivillon is game for a petting." Well that's new, asking to pet a bug at a cafe for pet petting? Well that's just the weird, wild world of Pokemon at its finest. "Lead the way then, I might pick up some snacks then."
By snacks, she means pinecones...delicious pinecones.
CATRINA YES i also wanna pet spinarak
... Okay, he will judge the pinecones slightly, raising an eyebrow when she starts picking them up. But only a little. He's eaten weirder things. Actually, now that he thinks about it... she does seem to like them a lot. He wonders...
"Are they any good?"
Without waiting for an answer, he picks up one for himself, and prompty shoves it in his mouth.
...
...
.........
Well. They're. Certainly crunchy. He grimaces, chewing a little more to see if his opinion will change- nope. Nope nope nope.
"Not my thing, I believe," he says, but still swallows the... snack. "You can have 'em."
A Spinarak styled Cat Cafe is definitely in order then >:3c
Ah yes, the delicious and earthy taste of pinecone. Truly captures that premature tree flavor and aroma in every single cronch cronch....okay that was short lived. Catrina figures it might just be a candle thing then if the grassy kitty didn't like the delectable taste of pinecone.
Oh well that just means all the more pinecones for Catrina to have to herself! Dragon hoarding the pinecones time!
"Sweet! Thanks for the pinecones!" Catrina goes to pop another one into her mouth, crunch crunch. Mmmm...delicious...
What were they doing again? OH HELL YEAH THAT'S RIGHT! PETTING GIANT BUGS! Catrina's kingdom for a spider shaped cookie and come coffee to go along with the experience.
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His ears flick, noticing Catrina's fallen behind a bit. She's... talking to a random Spinarak? He totally missed them. Maybe...?
"Heya. Everything good here?" he asks, prancing up to the duo. "You learn anything, Catrina?"
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This candle is literally vibrating from the sheer excitement upon learning about the fabled cafe of bugs and definitely is set to running towards it. Speaking of...There goes that damn candle now, scurrying off to the Bug Cafe the best a legless candle creature can do.
....This is going well, yep, nothing to worry about....
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But she's already scurrying off at the speed of... deceptively fast for a legless candle creature. Ren's honestly kind of impressed. He takes a quick moment to thank Spinarak for the info, before dashing off after Catrina, catching up with her a few moments later.
She's really excited about this, isn't she? Well... the world has all sorts of people in it.
He doesn't know where it is, so he supposes he'll just follow her for now.
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"Come on! ITS IN HERE!!!"
Catrina wasn't going to wait much longer as she goes to dart inside of the entryway to the Bug Cafe and she is shook by what's before her. All sorts of Bug Type Pokemon are inside, enjoying cafe food and drink items catered to the bug type Pokemon themselves.
"Holy shit, this is a Crawlie's dream come true here.."
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... But none of that, now! Catrina shrieks with excitement, and Ren's quick to follow her, some of the patrons giving them A Look. He grins in apology, before turning to his companion.
"... This seems like a cozy place. We could probably find someone to help us out here..." but before that, his attention's drawn to the menu. The items on it are a bit esoteric, and clearly meant for a bug audience. A... Cup of Mud? It looks like coffee from a distance, and being the coffee lover that he is-
"I'm gonna order something to drink." He turns to Catrina (who is very excited to be here, wow). "You want something too? We'll get back to it afterwards."
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"I'll go for the Nectar, that sounds like fun. I'll find us the best spot to pet bugs at."
Catrina...don't you do it...don't you...oh hell, she's determined to pet her fellow patrons at the Cafe as she wanders off and away from Ren. This candle is now left to her own devices now as the band continues playing. Somehow, this is giving a certain 80s cartoon about ants a good run for its money with the music here.
Yep, this is definitely a Crawlie gathering combined with a Jumping Gem Cafe, Catrina has already deemed it as such. It's best to get some pastries too...compensate them for the trouble.
sorry this is super long ufgusdgf
The nectar is exactly as advertized: nectar. Sweet smelling and watery, while the cup of mud is... he's not sure, actually. It kind of looks like coffee, but it's not hot, for sure. Doesn't really smell like it, either... oh well. He's never backed down from trying something strange before (he still doesn't understand why that vending machine back home sold placenta water. Sure helped in the Metaverse, even if it did taste awful). He thanks the Spidops, pays what he needs to, and heads off with the drinks, balancing them with a tray on his head. Seems like Catrina's found a spot near a bunch of bugs... who are starting to look annoyed. Oh boy.
"Hey, here's your nectar," he says, distracting her, and putting down their drinks before greeting the bugs. "Hey there. Sorry to barge in on you- we're working on a quest." He sits down, and grabs his cup of mud. "Do any of you know the move 'Infestation?'"
He puts the drink up to his mouth, taking a big, confident sip-
-only for his face to scrunch up, unable to hear their replies with how much he's focusing on not spitting the drink out right then and there. The taste... the taste is absolutely indescribable. It's somehow gritty and goopy at the same time, coating every inch of his mouth with its awful, nausiating flavor. Trying not to make a scene, he attempts to swallow, but it's like his body refuses- were he still human, he'd be going green about now.
Panicked, he looks at Catrina, hoping she's actually listening while he battles with the drink- no, absolute filth in his mouth.
It's all cool and this is perfect XD
The whole cafe is just looking on at the scene, one very rancid Litwick is violating that poor and defenseless Ariandos's space while there's a Sprigatito making some interesting faces from the ever mysterious vile liquid...maybe it was a mug of M. Valdemar? Who really knows...
The band, however, is amongst those in the cafe that was most displeased with this disruption! How dare these two take attention away from the band and their music! They are very obviously the Pokemon world's version of the 'Piano Man' as the patrons of the cafe go to cover their ears upon noticing the music had been stopped.
Turns out Kricketune was a far bigger prima donna than Catrina is as he prepares to play a song of misery and woe with a side of ITCHING as a very harsh tune plays out.
"SHHHHIIIIIIT!!" Catrina is wishing she had Sound Defect still as she starts itching all over the place, giving Ariandos time to escape the candle from hell. Upside though to this agonizing tune....there's a pastry of some kind out in the open for thieving..
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Ren finally manages to swallow down the liquid, but the taste lingers in his mouth like a bad hangover. Catrina is being no help at all, forcibly inserting herself into the personal space of an unfortunate Ariados. The music has stopped, and Ren notices too late that the other patrons have covered their ears... being a physically painful note assaults his senses.
"Wh-wh-wha-?!"
To make matters worse, his skin starts itching all over the moment the note ends, like a million little ants have started crawling around on him. Catrina shouts out a curse next to him, and the Ariados that just escaped her... affections huffs at him, scowling.
"You wanted to know about Infestation? Well, there you go," it spits, before skittering away. Ren thinks he hears something about 'fucking non-bugs', but he's too busy trying to crawl out of his own skin. This... this is a form of Infestation?
"C-Catrina. I think it's time t-to leave," he says, trying to keep his voice steady, but unable to with how badly he itches. It seriously feels like he just stepped in a nest of fire ants!
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How she's scurrying with no legs? Don't worry about it.
All she cares about is getting as far away as possible from the cafe before an angry mob forms. Let it sink in for a moment...this was a common occurrence for Catrina to have angry mobs go after her...
"LET'S SHIT SCRAMBLE OUTTA HERE, POTATO KITTY!!"
Catrina that's not Ren's name...CATRINA HIS NAME IS NOT POTATO KITTY WHAT THE HELL!?