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ALOLA SCOUTING CATCH-ALL

Who: The Nightrunning Crew!
When: Day 73
Where: ALOLA
What: Scouts doing SCOUTS STUFF and Mercs ALSO DOING SCOUTS STUFF maybe catching pokemon maybe getting clothes WHO KNOWS
WARNINGS: People being Dumb

Alola, the scouts will notice initially, is fairly warm-but fairly diverse all the same. Everyone is equipped with their handy-dandy radio, which is good considering the chances that everyone arrived on separate islands.

Those landing at Poni Island find it largely uninhabited, aside from one lonely property and a dock filled with houseboats. The pokemon here are wild and untamed, and among some of the strongest in the region-and scouts will find massive canyons and equally large trees, that some can even walk on.

Mele-Mele Island on the other hand, while small, has more sizable a population. There's one city, and plenty to do, and the scouts becoming familiar with pokemon will observe that those in the wild here are good for anyone 'starting out'-the labs here as well might supply tourists with pokedexes even just as a temporary measure, so that's handy.

The third of the four islands meanwhile, Ula'Ula, is home to the highest peak in the entire region...as well as a desert. There's a lot more people living here, though scouts venturing far enough north are going to come across the town that Team Skull took over, which might be a good idea to warn others of. It's one thing to dismiss Team Skull as a threat, it's another to just waltz into their home base. There's also a local bus that will take visitors up to the Hokulani Observatory, up on Mt. Hokulani.

Lastly, the most populous of the four islands, Akala Island has hotels, a natural park, an impressive mall...scouts can probably take at least a brief moment to get themselves to blend in more with some local clothing while here, especially while in one of the two cities. Konikoni in particular seems to be selling numerous items relating to pokemon in one way or another, so it's a must-see!

Though really, scouts should probably try to focus on what's relevant to the Carnival, right..?

[[OOC - This is a mingle log; players of scouts can assume they can be anywhere among the islands given how easy it is to travel between them, or just radio out-and beyond that everyone is free to come up with their own ridiculous scouting scenario! Just try not to alola yourself out, we still have the main event after all.]]

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DRESS TO DECOMPRESS

[Scout came back to the Carnival in an outfit suited for cool weather and plantlife equipped with long thorns. Can she get other outfits there? Oh, sure, but hush, she's taking this excuse to try out the kinds of things the locals are wearing. They're very light, and as long as they don't hamper her, it seems like a welcome change.

Scout comes out of the booth in a floral skirt, tank top, giant beach hat, and sandals. The glamour doesn't entirely hide her brass finger- and toenails, but they do look more like nail polish. She scrutinizes herself in the mirror. This is more skin than she usually shows, but hey, if anyone asks about the burn scars on her arms and legs, some of them on the recent side, she has a reason.]

Hm. I don't know, maybe the short pants were better.

BERRY IT

[Scout has gathered a dozen freely-growing fruits - the locals call them all "Berries", despite some being fairly large - to test on a picnic table overlooking the ocean. Sure, she's asked and been told that they're all edible, but it's worth seeing for herself, in case the people here don't have quite the same biochemistry. You never know.

Nothing hurt her skin or her lips or reacted oddly in her mouth, so this is now just Tasting Interesting Tropical Fruits Time, And Feeding Them To Togepi. She hasn't named the little hatchling animal yet.]

This one's really sour. You're sure you want it? Yeah? All right, don't say I didn't warn you. ...of course you like it anyway. Why am I surprised?

[ At this point, Lambert's survived his first day of the harrowing Alola adventure, and he's just wandering. Mudbray, for now, has been stuffed into a Pokeball, so his hands are stuffed into his (currently very floral) pockets. Yeah, it's been less than twenty-four hours, and Lambert already looks right at home. He's even wearing sunglasses on his head. With the glamour active, his horns and even his cat-eyes are concealed from sight, becoming a very unremarkable brown. ]

Doesn't seem like there's a lot they won't eat. [ He interjects, popping up near her from who even knows where. ]

What is that? [ It's an ... egg??? Not as freaky as the tall trees from before, for sure, but it's still plainly weird. ]

Edited (werds are hard) 2017-03-29 21:49 (UTC)

[Scout's wariness can't be entirely soothed by these charming surroundings. She knew he was coming, and just smiles.]

Hello, Lambert! Aren't we the perfect holo of tourists? [She has a great huge sunhat and is wearing bright warm colors and sandals. Scout's skin is naturally golden brown, but in this light she's freckling too. ...she's a tourist with a lightsaber, admittedly, but it's on a cord around her neck like a big necklace.]

This is called a togepi. I think it looks kind of like a baby bird? [The hatchling trills. Absently she wipes fruit juice off its face.] If I spoil it enough it'll fledge, apparently.

A perfect what? [ Lambert has zero idea what a holo is, but Scout probably already knew that. Lambert tends to have anything that is above a middle-ages level of technology explained to him in small words, unless it's got a conceivable magical analogue in his world. Then he can at least understand its purpose, if not how it works.

In any case, he looks at Togepi, head tilted. Well, it is in an egg, but ... ]

If that's a bird, it's definitely one of the weirder ones I've seen. [ Is what he'll offer, taking a seat across from her at the table. ] Should it be eating that?

[ He has a vague idea baby birds shouldn't be eating solids. ]

[Scout wasn't sure if she expected it or not, but she's used to people in the Carnival not getting that kind of thing.] We blend in really well with the on-world tourists. They're from at least five countries, so hopefully no one's too curious about where we're from.

Nah, its previous owner talked about this. Nothing too hard or crunchy, wet soft stuff is good, everything here likes fruit. You should watch the floating gear creatures eat sometime, it's just bizarre.

[Scout raises her eyebrows.] Nice horns. They come in all at once? These [She taps the slender, pointed ones on her brow. They're pale, but slight stains on them suggest that she's learned to maximize the effect of a headbutt.] took a week.

If I ever run into one, I'll try to remember to throw food at it. [ All dryness. He'll touch a hand to his horns when she comments on them, snorting softly. ]

They were starting to come out right when the vampires attacked. [ A parting gift from the Celebration. Thanks a fucking lot, Host. ] Hope they're done by now. They get in the way.

[ It's what happens when you have to reach over your back for a weapon ... In turn, though, he'll indicate the lightsaber around her neck. ]

What is that, anyway? Came in handy back there.

[Now and then, Scout is absolutely a teenager, with flashbulb emotion; in this case, incredulous delight.]

They don't have mouths! I have no idea what's going on when they eat!

[But she sobers, her face taking on a masklike stillness, and touches the silvery hilt. It's worked and wrought in a clean, machined way, elegantly formed. Her Togepi looks up from the aguav berries it's making inroads on.]

I could pretty it up a lot, or I could just say it's my heritage, and part of me, and you can translate it into this language as lightsaber.

[Everyone in the Carnival is made to understand a fae tongue, though they may not be aware of it at first.]

Kind of a big deal, and you don't get to play with it.
-aw, look at you, I'm going to have to give you a bath. [She's smiling again. Togepi has decided to come cuddle. How can you be a happiness-and-empathy Pokemon if you don't try to cheer up your trainer?]

[ Before he'd come to the carnival, Lambert had never seen light capable of cutting through anything. Now? He's seen way more examples of that than he'd ever dreamed possible. ]

A sword made out of light? [ He guesses that's the concept of such a thing, anyway. ] Someone must have had a lot of time to come up with that.

[ While he's curious about the weapon, her words pretty much confirm what he'd expected. It's not the kind of thing to casually touch, any more than he'd probably tolerate someone randomly grabbing at his medallion or his swords -- the only one of them left, anyway. Togepi's snuggliness will pass without comment, though, just because he's not the type to coo over useless baby animals being cute.

Though objectively, he supposes, that's really the only word to describe it. ]

Looks like it's really imprinted on you.

Sort of. Think about, oh, the heart of a star. Of the sun, I mean.

[Since he probably doesn't think of stars as distant suns. ...She can talk about technical details no problem.]

It burns so fast and completely that if you have it focused down into this narrow of a shape it's better to call it 'cutting'. Way more elegant and precise than my blaster - play nice long enough and I'll let you look at that, though.

[She's not Obi-Wan and doesn't disdain blasters, but the Mandalorian-issue heavy pistol is a useful tool to her, not all kinds of meaningful. Scout hefts up her Togepi in the crook of her arm.]

Seems like that's how it works. Did you get any Pokemon yet?

[ Celestial physics aren't really a thing covered in witcher school, though magical eugenics sort of is. But that's beyond the point, isn't it? It's interesting, in any case, though he doesn't know if he'd ever want to use something like that. Her second comment does, however, provoke a smirk. ]

Not exactly known for "nice," so I'll be waiting a while.

[ He reaches for the lone pokeball at his belt, tapping it lightly. ]

Yeah, I got one. Useful for getting around, but it's a bit of an ass. [ Its a joke ... but it is true, too. Mudbray might be cooperating now, but Lambert's yet to win its respect. ]

Eh. Kindness, precision, convenience, 'nice' can mean any of those. Maybe someday you'll impress me.

[Honestly that's probably harder. Scout doesn't impress easily.]

Seems like they're all basically domestic and really inclined to like people. The stronger they are the more effort it is to work together. If they're like this one food's enough.

[ If that's her criteria, it's definitely probably going to take a while. In a sense, Scout's already seen him at his 'best' in hell, doing the kind of thing he was trained for. This sort of thing is new to him, scouting for the sake of having fun. ]

I've run into a few that were definitely on the wilder side. [ He can't help snorting, remembering the weird creature he and Strange had spotted. ] Seems like people around here don't think twice about catching them, though.

Yeah. They take it for granted that they tame down really fast.

This one was carried around by people as an egg and that just kept on when it hatched. It's pre-tamed.

Doesn't look like it's gotten its egg off all the way. [ Weird, useless-looking little thing. ]

Is it going to stay that way, or is it ever going to grow up?

I think it's like toughened scales, actually. It just looks like the egg. For... reasons, I guess.

[Togepi sure ain't giving answers, if it knows any.]

If I spoil it enough and give it the right piece of treasure, it'll turn into a big bird. I could use one of those.

Yeah? What are you going to do with one, ride it around the Carnival?

[ Anywhere else, that would be a stupid question. After everything he's seen on one day here, it's the obvious conclusion for why anyone would want one, isn't it? ]

...Maybe?

[Togekiss don't seem like they're big enough for that, but she's also seen that flying physics tend not to all work like they do where she's from.]

If nothing else, it could carry things for me.

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oops i misread the setting info post and glamors can be seen through by other carnies so ...!

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