Timey-Wimey Nonsense Part 1

[lucetimods]

Who: Everyone!
What: The Time Travel Trip 2014
When: HUNDREDS OF YEARS AGO
Where: Luceti before it was cool Luceti
Summary: The residents are dragged into the past thanks to John's latest Shift. More information is here and here, and, ICly, here.
Rating: Varied



It's early morning in the quiet enclosure that will someday become Luceti. The sun is rising, birds are chirping in that annoyingly cheery way that makes you want to shoot them out of the trees, and the residents are beginning to wake up. Most of them are heading to work, either to farm, or to build, or to work the shops, or even just to prepare a nice breakfast for their families and neighbours. Everyone has something to do.

And then, out of nowhere, a couple hundred strangers show up in the middle of the woods.

At first there is confusion, and no shortage of caution, from the neighbours; newcomers are common enough, but usually they are announced beforehand, and never in such great numbers. The leaders of the town are called in to ask questions. The newcomers are free to explore, but any aggression will be met in kind; if need be, the Filial of the past will defend their homes. They're hoping it won't come to that, however. You're stuck with one another for a long time, after all.

Thankfully, there is one man who might be able to bring the natives and newcomers together: Tyr.

...And the other guy, maybe. We'll see.


((mingle and explore at will! further questions can be redirected to either of the posts linked above. NPCs will be available for plotty stuff soon.))

Comments

[pokegirl]

((She unfortunately won't be found in the village. Ch'Ding walks in circles impatiently until the pikachu's return, and at that point, he'll immediately start waddling off in the direction of the forest. There's no point in wasting time here! He knows she's in there somewhere.))

[pokeboy]

(( Hey man, the moment Ch'Ding thinks they need to wait for Pikachu, Red will let him know they don't! Don't worry, Pikachu is good at finding him okok.

Anyway. )) You don't have to worry! I'm sure they're okay.

[pokegirl]

((Sigh. If this human thinks she'll be okay, then he obviously doesn't know Leaf. Her penchant for getting in trouble is ridiculous.

She won't be in the village, he says after some time. She'll be up in a tree in the forest calling for me. That's what I think. Hopefully Red understands a little.))

[pokeboy]

(( Well he sort of gets the tone...?! But, uh, he's not that fluent in pokémon ok, especially not his own... ))

When I came here, I showed up in the forest too. It's smaller this time though-- (( oh. Red lowers his voice, but still audible for the bird. )) Oh, but don't tell anyone that.

[pokegirl]

((If Red thought birds couldn't glare at people, he's being proven wrong right now. And how would Ch'Ding tell anyone anything? It's not as if Red can understand him, and Red's a trainer. (Naturally, Leaf doesn't count as anyone. Right? Right.)

As they plod along through the soft grass, Ch'Ding plays with his leek, holding it in one wing, then in the other. Your pokémon had to find you too, when you first came?))

[pokeboy]

(( ... no, he definitely knows birds - and everything else - can glare at people. He doesn't even know what he's getting told off about!

But watching the farfetch'd sure is cute. Could he do neat tricks with it too like Ch'ding back home? -- oh, wait, is he asking him a question? ))

Umm. (( What could he be asking. Hmm, if they were like Ch'ding... )) How did we get here, right? We were brought here by- (( the Malnosso? Uhh, wait, no... )) somehow. I don't know if we know? It's been a long time since I read the guide...

--oh, and your trainer will have wings too! But she can't fly off with them, so don't worry about that.

[pokegirl]

((Ch'Ding huffs, shaking his head. If anyone could manage to fly off with the wings, it'd be his trainer. She did know how to get herself in trouble.

Suddenly, he cocks his head to one side, as if he can hear something. And then he points in a seemingly random direction and starts waddling there, full speed! As Red follows, he'll probably start to hear faint calls of 'Ch'Ding!'))

[pokeboy]

(( Did he say something wrong again? Nooo...!

But hark, a farfetch'd on a mission! Red follows after the pokémon, determined not to lose them. It's still odd to run on his only recently healed up foot, but no time to get anxious about that!

As they're making their way though, he does hear that faint sound- and it's odd; what are they trying to say? Sure, there's something it does sound like familiar, but... if the farfetch'd thinks it's related to their trainer, then now might be a good time to call out himself as they run! ))

Hey! There's a farfetch'd here looking for their trainer! We're over here!

[pokegirl]

((Someone kinder would've said that Leaf climbed down from the tree. The more truthful verb would be closer to falling. At any rate, she ends up on the ground with nothing more than a skinned knee for her trouble, her eyes going wide in delight as she catches sight of--))

Ch'Ding! ((Pokémon and trainer meet as if they're protagonists in a dramatic movie, running into a tight hug as Leaf twirls around with her farfetch'd in her arms.)) I missed you. I knew you'd find me.

And did you help? ((She asks, finally noticing Red.)) Thank you so much.

[pokeboy]

(( As the girl comes in sight (shh, don't worry, we won't say anything about that drop) and the farfetch'd seems to hurry more forward Red slows, stopped already during their Moment. There's a certain amount of surprise to hear the name he does (so she was saying Ch'Ding...?), but the sight distracts him from that oddity. Aww, reunions. So nice.

When he's noticed, he laughs, shaking his head. )) You don't have to thank me - he did most of the work. Your farfetch'd's got a good trainer tracker in him. --he is a guy, right?

(( Better ask! ))

[pokegirl]

Yeah, he's a boy! And we've been together for months now. Maybe even a year. He always takes good care of me. ((By now, Ch'Ding is squirming to be let go, but Leaf has no plans to set him down.))

Are you a trainer too? I heard there were other trainers in this world.

[pokeboy]

(( Oh, Ch'Ding... ))

That's right-- my name's Red. I'm a trainer from Kanto! How about you?

[pokegirl]

What? No way! I'm Leaf, from Pallet Town! I don't know if you know of it - it's a pretty tiny place, but it's home. Wow, I didn't expect there'd be anyone else from Kanto here! ((Ch'Ding's finally set down so she can hold out a hand to the other boy.)) It's nice to meet you!

[pokeboy]

Pallet--? (( It's not said too loud, and then there's a hand-- let him take that. )) Um, nice to meet you too! (( And while they're still handshaking, he glances over to Ch'Ding. )) Did you meet Ch'Ding in Kanto too?

[pokegirl]

Yeah! I met him through a trade in Vermillion City, and he's been my right-hand man every since! ((Pose!)) He's one of my best friends. I don't know what I'd do if he didn't come here.

[pokeboy]

(( ...Vermillion? That earns the pokémon another look, staring at him with confusion before he looks back up to Leaf. ))

Oh, so do you... know what's going on?

[pokegirl]

Uh... I guess? I just got here, but a kid explained some of the stuff to me. New world, different times or whatever, no one will know I'm gone... it's going to be so fun! It just kinda sucks that only three of my pokémon are gonna be here.

[pokeboy]

Um, right; only three pokémon show up. No more show up later... (( He shouldn't be distracted, right? What else does he say here? )) Have you found anyone else?

[pokegirl]

No, but I should find them soon, now that I've found Farfetch'd. It'll be easy - nothing to worry about. Which of your pokémon do you have here?

[pokeboy]

Pikachu-- oh! Just give me a second- (( He turns his head, and loud with more warning- )) PIIIKAAACHUUU! We found her!

(( Echo, echo, echoo...! Okay, done. Where was he? )) A pikachu, snorlax, and a venusaur.

[pokegirl]

Ooh, that's exciting. I'd love to meet them! Where are you from in Kanto, again?

[pokeboy]

Um... Pallet Town. But I live in Celadon too sometimes.

(( He says it like an excuse for what he thinks will come from admitting that. It's not really the truth, but it's not entirely a lie.

Kind of.

Sort of.

Let's add to it. )) There's trainers from far away here too!

[pokegirl]

((Hold up a second here.)) Wait, you're from Pallet Town too? That's impossible. I would've known you. You're just a little younger than me!

[pokeboy]

Maybe I was in Celadon at the time! (( GDIT TAKE THE BAIT. )) Anyway, I didn't get out a lot, so you just never met me!

[pokegirl]

Wait, so did you grow up in Celadon or Pallet Town? ((She's insatiably curious! SHE HAS TO KNOW.)) That's really weird. I've spent a couple months in Celadon too, and I lived in Pallet Town for - well, years and years!