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Lost Carnival Mods ([personal profile] ringleaders) wrote in [community profile] lostcarnival2017-03-26 05:52 pm

⇨ ALOLA

Who: EVERYONE.
When: Day 73 - Day 87
Where: The islands of Alola.
What: The Carnival arrives at its next touring location, a series of tropical islands inhabited by a species of animal called Pokemon and their trainers!
Warnings: Pokemon is pretty PG-rated.

IT'S A POKEMON WORLD

Alola is broken up into four different islands, with a number of unique points of interest. Boats can easily be rented in order to get between the islands, or you can just pay for the fair of a scheduled trip. If you can prove you have the skills for it, you can also call on a "Ride Pokemon" - that is, either a Charizard or a Lapras that will fly or swim you between locations.

► POPULATION: Though the islands appear very small as an abstraction in the actual games, that doesn't hold over into the actual reality of it. When interacting with the different locations, imagine that they are about as big and spread out as they would be in real life. It's about on the same scale as Hawaii is on earth. Ignore any wikis that say the population of each island is like 200 people, because that's just adding up all the scripted NPCs, and there are realistically more than six houses per town.

► AMENITIES: Even if they aren't overtly listed on island maps, it can be assumed that all towns and cities will have basic amenities - that is, places to eat, place to go to the washroom, places to buy souvenirs, and the other things one would expect in a tourist heavy area. You can also buy malasadas pretty much anywhere.

► POKECENTERS: You'll be able to find a Pokecenter in pretty much every town - a Pokecenter is a public building in which Pokemon Trainers can rest and get their Pokemon healed. Think of it like free international Pokemon healthcare. You can also buy Pokeballs here, as well as potions and other healing items for later use.

► AETHER FOUNDATION: A peace keeping organization that shelters Pokemon from harm and abuse. If you kill/maim any Pokemon or otherwise act violently in public, they will come to try to take you down with their Pokemon. They also are the main force working against Team Skull.

MELEMELE ISLAND
[MELEMELE DETAIL MAP] [GUARDIAN DEITY TAPU KOKO] [WIKI LINK]

► TRAINER SCHOOL: A full fledged for young, aspiring Pokemon Trainers! Students go here to learn about Pokemon care and battling before setting out on their own journeys. It would be sort of weird for an adult to show up here, like it would for an adult to try to attend an elementary school, but you can probably learn some of the basics just from touring the facility.

► HAU'OLI SHOPPING DISTRICT: The biggest shopping district on Melemele, you can do a lot here, from eating out to getting your hair dyed. A lot of shops are, unsurprisingly, completely Pokemon focused - but there are some that aren't, too. There are also some very nice beach fronts nearby.

► BERRY FIELDS: Berries come in a lot of different types and have different effects when used. Mostly, Pokemon love to eat them, regardless of what type they are. This is a big field of them, most of which are free to take if you catch them when ripe.

► TEN CARAT HILL: The secluded interior of a small mountain, filled with some rare types of rock Pokemon. You have to be able to bypass the left overs of some recent rockslides to get in.

► TRIAL SITE: There is only one trial on this islands, which is the Normal type trial. All you have to do is fight a bunch of Pokemon ferrets, and then fight an even bigger Pokemon ferret that thirsts for your blood. It's not so bad.

AKALA ISLAND
[AKALA DETAIL MAP] [GUARDIAN DEITY TAPU LELE] [WIKI LINK]

► TIDE SONG HOTEL: A big ass hotel near the port - if you want to stay on Alola overnight, this is a pretty good place to go. It isn't too expensive, and is also rather nice.

► DIMENSIONAL RESEARCH LAB: Alola, on occasion, has been the site of various dimensional breaks (haha) in which extraplanar creatures called Ultra Beasts have crossed over. There isn't much information about these beasts, but they are something that are being actively studied. Characters who are nerds might find some of this information interesting.

► HANO GRAND RESORT: The inevitably big, fancy resort that tends to take route in touristy places like this. If you actually pay to spend some time there, you can enjoy all the things you'd expect to find in a fancy resort, except with way more Pokemon. There is also a fancy, secluded beach for resort goers only.

► BATTLE ROYALE DOME: A battle area in which 4 trainers fight each other all at once, with teams of there Pokemon. The trainers here are mostly quite expert, and you need a team of three Pokemon to play, so player characters probably won't be able to participate. However, you can still come to watch, if you like seeing a bunch of colourful monsters slapping each other around.

► PANIOLA RANCH: A large ranch that keeps a lot of Pokemon that resemble earth farm animals. You can leave Pokemon here to stay for a while if you need a break from the strains of trainer life. Quite often, however, your Pokemon will end up getting knocked up and leave you with another egg to care for.

► TRIAL SITES: Brooklet Hill is a lake filled area that contains the Water Trial. You have to fight a bunch of schooling Wishiwashi, and then an even bigger schooling Wishiwashi to win. Wela Volcano Park contains the Fire Trial, where you must climb to the top of the dormant volcano, and spot the difference between a series of ceremonial island dances. Then you gotta fight a team of Marrowaks and a giant Salazzle. The Lush Jungle contains the Grass challenge, in which you have to find a series of rare organic ingredients in order to brew something that will lure out a giant Lurantis.

ULA'ULA ISLAND
[ULA'ULA DETAIL MAP] [GUARDIAN DEITY TAPU BULU] [WIKI LINK]

► MALIE GARDEN: A nice big garden to hang out in and chill. Also, there are Pokemon there... and also, Pokemon battles? There's really no end to it.

► MOUNT HOKULANI OBSERVATORY: Up at the top of the local mountain, you can go see a space observatory. Like most things in Alola, it's like a regular observatory, except with more Pokemon, since some Pokemon just straight up come from space. You can take a bus up here, but you can also hike if you want.

► HAINA DESERT: A shitty desert in the middle of the island. Mostly only good for if you want the kinds of Pokemon that live in shitty deserts.

► ABANDONED THRIFTY MEGAMART: A Megamart, but haunted. Extremely haunted, filled with the kind of ghost Pokemon that would actually kill you. You have to take a bunch of pictures of ghosts on your way through here if you want to beat the Ghost Trial.

► PO TOWN: The ramshackle remains of the town that Team Skull have taken over. It's completely walled off from the rest of the world, and is pretty terrible. No point in going in there unless you're fighting crime, in which case you can expect to get challenged to Pokemon battles by a lot of Team Skull knuckleheads.

► LAKE OF THE MOON: A huge, round temple thing in the middle of nowhere. It's used to praise a legendary Pokemon that existed years ago, but there presently doesn't seem to be anything around except cool architecture.

► TRIAL SITES: The Observatory contains the Electric Challenge, during which you have to fend off various kinds of electric grubs, before eventually taking on a giant Vikavolt. The Abandoned Megamart must first be cleared before challenging the Ghost Trial officially, at which point you will have to defeat a powerful Mimikyu.

PONI ISLAND
[PONI DETAIL MAP] [GUARDIAN DEITY TAPU FINI] [WIKI LINK]

► SEAFOLK VILLAGE: A village made of nothing but houseboats and other water fairing homes. It's the only major town on Poni Island.

► ANCIENT RUINS: Most of Poni Island has been reduced to ruins, over time. Not many people live here, relative to the other islands, but there are a lot of abandoned buildings from when they apparently used to.

► VAST PONI CANYONS: Most of the island is comprised of canyons, caves, and valleys filled with particularly strong Pokemon, and also a lot of fight-hungry Pokemon trainers. Most of them will want to fight you as soon as they see you, since they are there mostly to train, but they will back down if you tell them you're not a trainer. Though, at that point they will strongly urge you to go home, because it's too danger for anything other than the strongest trainers.

► ALTAR OF THE SUN: A matching altar to the one found on Ula'ula, except this time dedicated to a legendary Pokemon of the sun. If you play some magic flutes here at the right time then apparently a giant lion might show up, but there's no way to be sure.

► TRIAL SITES: The only Trial here is the Grand Trial, which is a fight against the leader's ground type Pokemon. You may also get lucky and have the Fairy Trial's kahuna deign to fight you, with her fairy types, if she randomly wanders into your path. Both of them are very strong, and are not advised to challenge for new trainers.
periphrasing: (What did you just call me?!)

[personal profile] periphrasing 2017-04-06 03:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"Woah!" Peridot gasps, distracted momentarily from her objective (and that suggestion) by the sudden appearance of fomantis. "You got a Pokemon?" She looks and sounds envious. Frustrated, even. "How did you manage to get a Pokemon? I've been trying to catch one for days!"
starseedling: (that weird smile i get when i think of u)

[personal profile] starseedling 2017-04-06 03:36 pm (UTC)(link)
He's Steven is how. That's pretty much the whole explanation, right there.

"We fell out of a tree together!" he explains, like it's a bit of fond nostalgia, but in reality it only happened a few hours ago. "So I guess I did catch her - with my hands!"

Fomantis seems intimidated by Peridot's frustration, and flushes a deeper pink while looking nervous and embarrassed. Steven pulls her back, cuddling her in his arms.

"I don't know if she's really mine, though. We're just hanging out, for now."
periphrasing: (Ooooooh that sounded bad)

[personal profile] periphrasing 2017-04-06 03:54 pm (UTC)(link)
"I haven't even been able to get close enough to one to attempt any 'hanging out'," she says, lifting one hand and making air quotes with her claws. "They all just peck me, or ignore me or run away. Which is ridiculous, because I am SO knowledgeable about them now!"
starseedling: (about our presidential candidates)

[personal profile] starseedling 2017-04-06 04:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"Really?" he asks, perking up in some excitement. He sits down next to her with his Pokemon, apparently ready for Peridot school. "What do you now about Fomantis? I just know that she smells really good."

It's true, she does.
periphrasing: (Lemme think about that.)

[personal profile] periphrasing 2017-04-06 04:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hrrmmm," she says, squinting down from her perch. Steven has completely distracted her from this business with the mysterious hole critter. "Fomantis... Right. If I recall correctly, it's a grass type, a basic first stage Pokemon capable of evolving into a bigger Pokemon called Lurantis at a higher stage. They're typically most active at night, and spend their daylight hours sleeping in one spot in order to absorb sunlight through photosynthesis, which they convert into energy that is stored for evolution."
starseedling: (head for the summit tomorrow)

[personal profile] starseedling 2017-04-06 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh wow!" Steven says. That's a lot more information than he was expecting. "You learned all that already?" He looks down at the Pokemon. "Am I keeping you up?" he asks, playfully. The Fomantis shakes her head and clings to his arm.

He turns back to Peridot.

"But you didn't learn anything about the one you saw go in the hole?" Maybe it's just more rare than fomantis is. He's seen ones like her around a few times already.
periphrasing: (They're on to me!)

[personal profile] periphrasing 2017-04-06 05:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"I couldn't even get a visual on what species it was," says Peridot. "It was fast. Like, really, really fast. I have a few theories on what it could be, but there's no good way to know for certain until I can get a good look at it."

She's so frustrated. The mystery of it all is eating away at her.
starseedling: (i will be voting for all of them)

[personal profile] starseedling 2017-04-06 05:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hmm, well, like I said! You should try leaving out some Pokesnacks and seeing if they come out to get some. Most of these guys seem like they can be friendly if they know you aren't trying to hurt them."

"Antis!" the Fomantis chitters at him when he says the word Pokesnacks.
periphrasing: (perihuff)

[personal profile] periphrasing 2017-04-07 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
Peridot taps her chin thoughtfully. "Hmmm... The idea has merit. But obtaining any would require me to leave my post."

And also probably, money. Which she doesn't have. So...

"Steven! I require some of these confections immediately, if you happen to have any on your person."

Pause.

"...Please."
starseedling: (i'm not pro gay)

[personal profile] starseedling 2017-04-07 05:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Steven just so happens to have a quantity of Pokebeans on him, which he pulls out without the need for any more prompting. He grins, happy to help, and starts searching through the bag for a good one.

"These are Pokebeans! All of them seem to love it," he explains, pulling out a blue one covered in different shades of spots. It's also heart shaped. Everything around here seems to be like that. Fomantis immediately starts squirming for it and chirping eagerly.

"Aw, okay," he says with a laugh and gives it to her, and she immediately starts chowing down with her nearly invisible mouth. He hands the bag over to Peridot. "If you toss some of those on the ground, you can watch and see if it'll come out for it! The fancier looking they are the better they taste, I think."

He's got a couple rainbows in there, but he's been saving them.
Edited 2017-04-07 17:47 (UTC)
periphrasing: (Scientific observation)

[personal profile] periphrasing 2017-04-07 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Well at least one of those rainbows is getting hucked right on the ground, along with a few other speckled and brightly colored beans that she figures qualify as "fancy" looking. From atop her rock, Peridot picks through the bag carefully, and then throws a fistful of the treats over towards the ground in front of the hole with a grunt.

With her short little arms, her aim falls a bit short, and the beans scatter haphazardly across the rock.

Close enough though, right?
starseedling: (i like how space doesn't care about me)

[personal profile] starseedling 2017-04-17 03:37 pm (UTC)(link)
"Um..." Steven begins, as if he's thinking about questioning how effective that will be, only to decide he'd rather not bother. He doesn't really know where the Pokemon was coming from anyway! Maybe Peridot has a plan.

He sits with her and waits. In the meantime, Fomantis finishes her bean and stares ahead with them, looking sort of confused about what they're staring at.

"...Maybe if you... talk it to...?" he'll suggest after a long delay.
periphrasing: (Ummmmm)

[personal profile] periphrasing 2017-04-20 11:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ehhhh..." Peridot groans skeptically. That sounds kind of dumb? How is she supposed to figure out where to start with talking to it, when she doesn't even know what it is?

Peridot stares at the hole for another moment, and then glances back at Steven. "Wwwwhat should I say to it?" she asks.
starseedling: (i think i've watched enough anime)

[personal profile] starseedling 2017-05-02 06:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"Um..." Steven isn't really sure either he's just kind of spitballing things here, sorry. "That you just... want to be friends? Oh, and that you aren't going to hurt it!" Then he points at the bag of beans. "And that you have beans!"

Meanwhile, the Fomantis is trying to get into said bag of beans, right out of Peridot's hand.
periphrasing: (GET DOWN)

[personal profile] periphrasing 2017-05-03 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
"Hey!" she says sharply, jerking the bag away and trying to hold it up out of the pokemon's reach. "I need these, you already had your share--"

She cuts herself off, blinking at the little creature thoughtfully. In the midst of snapping at fomantis, Peridot has suddenly gotten an idea. A terrible idea, most probably, but... an idea nonetheless.

"Hey Steven," she says slowly, without looking up.
starseedling: (i'm not dumb i just like nice things)

[personal profile] starseedling 2017-05-03 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
Steven is chuckling happily at the sight of Fomantis trying to get the beans, so Peridot catches him by surprise.

"Huh?" he asks.
periphrasing: (Lemme think about that.)

[personal profile] periphrasing 2017-05-03 02:32 am (UTC)(link)
"Do you think maybe... Your new friend here could fit in that hole...?"
starseedling: (what i understand: jack shit)

[personal profile] starseedling 2017-05-03 02:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Fomantis jolts as soon as they're mentioned, looking up at Peridot with startled eyes, before squealing and scurrying back to Steven, clambering up his arm to hide behind his shoulder. She starts making threatening churring sounds, because there is no way she is going in that hole!

Steven looks a little taken back by the idea too, and holds up his hands in pacification.

"Haha! Uh, I don't think she's really up for that today..."
periphrasing: (Ornery squint)

[personal profile] periphrasing 2017-05-03 05:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Peridot looks momentarily taken aback; clearly, she hadn't been expecting such an extreme reaction to what was just an innocent suggestion.

Her eyes narrow, and then she turns away looking surly. "Hmph. Fine," she grunts, putting her attention back on the hole. "We'll just do this the extra slow way, then."