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Carly Nagisa ([personal profile] fortuneglass) wrote in [community profile] lostcarnival2017-03-26 10:55 am

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.]]
kingsroads: (totally got this situation down pat)

[personal profile] kingsroads 2017-04-02 07:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[ So to nobody's surprise, a six foot tall man is having a lot of trouble fitting on a three foot tall horse. This worked better in theory than in practice. Add in the fact that Lambert's behind him, smushing him forwards a bit and really, this is just not working out. There's looking stupid and then there's not being able to sit on Mudbray's back in any manner vaguely resembling something comfortable. ]

Maybe you should be up front, [ Strange grumbles, as he accidentally kicks poor Mudbray in the face while trying to make it so his legs don't drag the ground. ]
whattaprick: (Default)

[personal profile] whattaprick 2017-04-02 07:33 pm (UTC)(link)
How else am I supposed to keep you from falling off?

[ It could be worse, Lambert could be wearing all his armor and not only would Strange be smushed, he'd be getting poked in so many places. In any case, his smirk is prettt audible. ]

If you wanted to get your hands on me, you could have just asked.

[ Not even hearing about dead wives is going to keep him from cracking jokes like that. ]
kingsroads: (dude are you sure?)

[personal profile] kingsroads 2017-04-02 07:40 pm (UTC)(link)
I've ridden horses before, you know. I know what I'm doing.

[ The problem here is that all the horses he's ridden were normal horse sized. Strange is probably going to end up falling off no matter what, just because of the exceedingly awkward height difference. He's still riding the struggle bus with trying to get his legs in something remotely comfortable.

At Lambert's smirk however, Strange rolls his eyes. Of course the other man would take the opportunity to tease him. Still, his tone of voice tells Lambert that he's perfectly fine teasing him right back.
]

Now why would I want to do that now, especially when we had a whole Celebration tailor-made for things like that?
whattaprick: (muffled rap music in the distance)

[personal profile] whattaprick 2017-04-02 08:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Funny, I don't seem to remember you taking advan--

[ At this point, Pig has apparently decided that it's had enough listening to the pair of them natter on, because regardless of whether Strange has settled himself or not, it just starts walking. It all sends them jostling uncomfortably together again, Lambert grabbing for the Mudbray's mane to keep them from straight up toppling off and laughing as he digs his knees into the Pokemon's side. And if it mostly means Strange ends up using him as an impromptu backrest/saddle, it's not the most undignified position he's been in... though he does have a lot more of those, historically, than most. ]
kingsroads: (me & my stupid hat)

[personal profile] kingsroads 2017-04-02 09:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Strange just lets out a little noise of surprise as Pig starts walking. Lambert might be having an easier time but Strange? Not in the slightest. He tries to grab on the mane as well but there's not all that much to grab on because a: tiny horse and b: Lambert's grabbing most of the mane in the first place. Likewise, Strange can count the amount of times he's ridden bareback on one hand. While he's trying to mimic the way Lambert digs his knees into Pig's side, he can't help but yearn for a proper saddle.

Like most things in his life, turns out that Strange probably should have thought this through a little bit before actually doing it.

Needless to say, he lasts a minute before Strange accidentally moves his foot too close to the ground, trips it up on something, and pretty much just falls off the horse. We'll see if he manages to take Lambert off as well or if the witcher has better luck balancing on the tiny little donkey.
]
whattaprick: (quen if you love somebody)

[personal profile] whattaprick 2017-04-02 09:24 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Lambert manages to avoid going down with Strange, but only because he gets his limbs out of the way while he lets gravity take its course with Strange, wobbling for an unsteady moment before he rights himself and peers down where the magcian's fallen. ]

Wanna try it the other way around? [ He asks, brightly. Honestly, at this rate, Strange is probably better off walking... ]
kingsroads: (just sort of huffy and taken aback)

[personal profile] kingsroads 2017-04-02 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Eat dirt, loser.

Strange gets back to his feet with a frown, adjusting his stupid hat with one hand as he brushes dirt off his trousers with another. At Lambert's question though, he just shakes his head. Yeah, wanna try it the other way around while he falls off the donkey's butt? No thanks, let's try and maintain a sliver of dignity.
]

I think it would be best if I walked beside the two of you.
whattaprick: (dead eyes)

[personal profile] whattaprick 2017-04-02 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Suit yourself. Just make sure you can keep up.

[ Which ... he probably can't, because boy howdy, Mudbray has stamina that can go for days and days and Strange can probably keep a brisk walk up for about twenty minutes, if that. Off they go, a pair of idiots no doubt set to terrorize the local Pokepopulation. ]
Edited 2017-04-02 23:50 (UTC)