the end of a nightmare

09 | video/text | backdated to October 1st

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 00:19:10 GMT

[Luca's nowhere to be seen, but there is a... strangely shaped Pokémon using the Gear. "Using" is a loose term; it's mostly seemed to have turned it on and is just floating around it, spinning slowly.

Then, another of the same swims into view. And another. And another. Until it's an alphabet soup of L-shaped creatures.

They scatter at the sound of something scampering in the distance, and a Buizel darts up to stare at the video... and grabs the Gear in his mouth. The feed ends a second later, before too much mouth can get shown.]

[Text, a little while later]

[There are some pictures attached to the message, so feel free to open those up. They're just of the walls in the ruins -- the strange messages coded out in the language Luca'd been talking about last post. And some pictures of the sliding puzzles.]

This is what I was talking about... See? I mean, the shapes are easy enough, but it's still pretty weird. I thought I saw something earlier, but

I was probably just tired. I mean, letters can't really fly off of walls, right?

[You can almost hear his fatigue.]

[Filtered text to Kayneth Archibald]

If you're in Violet at the moment, we can meet up at the Pokémon Center and talk for a while?

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08 | text

Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:02:49 GMT

Has anyone been to the Ruins of Alph lately? I know I investigated them for a few weeks when I was in Violet City when I started out, but has anyone else?

[He pauses, then tugs out his Trainer Handbook. He's written something in the front cover of it, and he's going to post it.]

Our words shall remain here for the ages,
Thus we shall erect a Pokémon statue outside.
They possess great insight and refuse the outside world.
We humans must learn to walk in harmony with them. We depart for their sakes.

That's roughly what the text on the walls. It took me a while to figure it out... That's why I was there for so long. I'm still kind of disappointed that I didn't see any weird Pokémon while I was staying though. I guess they're really shy.

[Yes he's starting to think about this again what's the big deal]

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07 | video

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 09:13:54 GMT

[Amongst some unhappy news of people being gone, there is Luca. He wanted to make sure that he hadn't actually been dreaming - that he actually had done it - and so, four days after the fact, he's trying not to smile too hard as he shows off his new badge. His first one, actually. ~~And it's happy even though his scales haven't exactly gone away. Huff.~~]

Since it was close by, I challenged the gym in Celadon City and... I won. [Obviously.] I felt kind of helpless just watching my Pokémon battle such strong opponents, even if I was giving them orders, since I'm used to being in the middle of it but, well -- it doesn't matter. I guess it isn't as much my victory as it is theirs...

[He turns the 'Gear to the team that won it - his Audino, his Lopunny, and his Ursaring. His Sentret's there too, hanging around Lopunny's next and chittering at him. Probably nagging.]

Congratulations guys. Doctor, Spada, Ursa. And thank you.

[...Doctor will take all that praise-- Spada's a little more sheepish about it, and Ursa just grins. This is his team!! ~~Mostly.~~ He keeps the video on them though, since he's trying to pin the badge in his jacket like he's seen some other trainers do and-- failing at it, incidentally, while he talks.]

Um-- I'll probably take on Saffron City's next, since it's just a day or two away. Any tips would be really nice.

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06 | video

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 22:25:07 GMT

[There's something-- different about Luca when he comes onto the feed today.

Maybe it's the silver scales fanning up from the back of his neck and around his collarbones, and dotting his face and arms (as well as many other-- less visible places). Maybe it's the fact he is, actually, dressed down - in a t-shirt and a pair of jeans he bought from Celadon's store, and looking pretty awkward out of his usual wear.

Maybe it's the fact he's leaking. There's water dripping down his scales and skin, as well as off of his hair. Instead of holding his PokéGear, he's let his Audino film for today. He looks more than a little tired, too.]

...I thought it was strange for the locals to start growing horns and scales and things, but I didn't realize it could infect us too. [He tried tending to a few infected NPCs, but-- couldn't really figure out the cause. As for people he's seen on the network--] Um... Some people, I've noticed, have red splotches and others have yellow... You can probably use fire and electricity-based attacks then, right?

[The only reason he's deducted this, though, is as he shows; when he opens his mouth to speak, he gets a wide-eyed look and turns his head; water spits out of his mouth, much like a Water Gun, and he looks sick again.]

Um... Sorry. Anyway, I hope everyone stays safe and gets better soon. It seems like Pokémon who are the opposite of whatever you have really don't like you [he glances at his Pokéballs and sighs, evidently not happy that his Charmander's become more hostile] and I'm going to bet that it's the same for ones that don't have trainers.

[He scratches at his scales, then wipes some condensation off of his face and slumps his shoulders.]

...I'm going to go lie down for a bit. Sorry for such a long ramble. I don't even know what I'm really saying anymore. [Time to address the cameraman.] Doctor, that's enough.

[With that, the feed goes out. Seasickness was bad enough; having it on land is even worse.]

[OOC: ICly, it'll be about two hours until he gets to replies.]

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05 | text

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 11:04:26 GMT

( welcome to introspection week with bella's characters -- )

[Not much later, he makes a text and goes downstairs to spend time with the center's eggs they usually sell, not hold in their laps and sigh over. It still isn't the paperwork job he was hired for, but at least he isn't in bed anymore.]

How do you spend your birthday, normally?

[ooc: anyone at celadon's breeding center, feel free to action tag instead of text.]

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04 | video

Thu, 31 May 2012 02:49:08 GMT

[Well, that was an. Exciting weekend that he has a somewhat vivid, dream-like recollection of. Luca's spent the last two or so days trying to sort through the blanks in his memories and why he saw people he definitely knew -- didn't he--?

Well, whatever. This night finds him a little north of Goldenrod, training Spada -- on the Buneary's insistence, of course. Said Buneary is landing more than a few hits on some poor tree Scout's sitting in, while Luca takes his five minute break not too far away. Better time than never to see if any night owls want to talk, right?]

Do any of you try to find constellations that are the same in your world, here? It feels a little sad knowing that I'm really not under the same sky as my friends back home are. [He's still coming to terms with it despite being here a few months, okay.] I mean, I --

[He pauses, listening -- getting a little paler, because he definitely just heard a twig crack.]

...Are there a lot of nocturnal Pokémon? I know Sentrets are kind of that way - at least, Scout is - and Hoothoots are too, but is there anything by Goldenrod that would be --

[He yelps as a huge Scolipede charges into view -- right for his little Sentret, actually, who shrieks and climbs higher in the tree. She won't last too long up there --

but no worries, citizens of Johto and/or Kanto! Spada - our brave Buneary hero - is here! He's a little outmatched in terms of power, but he's fast... and he's got someone to protect. Luca's shaking - the feed's left on, forgotten in his fright, but giving quite a nice view of the battle taking place between a huge bug and a little bunny.

Or... well, Lopunnies still pale in size to Scolipedes, but he's not as small as he used to be, and evidently the Scolipede thinks battling for food is Too Hard, since it leaves after an intimidating glare thrown at the would-be prey and her protector.

Luca sighs, thankful, then bites back a smile; finally, one of his Pokémon've evolved.

And, upon remembering the feed, frowns.]

Well, um... That Pokémon's not native to Johto, right? I really hope we don't see anymore of those...

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03 | fourth wall | action/video

Sat, 26 May 2012 16:24:26 GMT

[Well, yesterday was strange. And today's just as strange -- although, nothing weird (aside from mysteriously waking up in the middle of Goldenrod City) has happened to Luca. He still has all his Pokemon, nothing's tried to attack him, and while he can feel the power of Asura circulating through his body again he doesn't feel the need to use it or say he's gotten it back.

Goldenrod is pretty, though, and he'll be taking the time to explore it, with Scout and Spada by his side.

A little later on - more around sunset - he'll make a nice post.]

This doesn't happen often, does it? The whole, um... waking up in a different place thing.

[...Right?]

...Anyway, I guess it's kind of nice. I would've gotten lost pretty badly if I had to go through Ilex Forest...

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02 | video

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:38:07 GMT

[Hello, Route! You get the pleasant scene of Violet City again - he would've moved on by now if not for the ruins south of it, which he's been tediously exploring and training in - as well as Luca looking, well. A little beaten up. A Buneary's sitting further back with a Sentret, the former giving Luca a dirty (?) look as the latter sort of naps, and --

Well, it's about those two, at any rate.]

Um... According to the teacher at the school here [because he's just. been checking on a few things. okay?] Scout - my Sentret - she should've evolved by now... but she hasn't. She's certainly strong enough, I think... Is it possible for Pokémon to delay their own evolutions?

[He pauses, then yelps as the Buneary makes its way over (after setting the Sentret down carefully, of course) and punches Luca's shoulder.]

Spada--! Can it wait? [Foot tapping, mister. Hurry it up.] We'll be staying in Violet for a little longer. Just go back to Scout, okay? And make sure Minor's not taking things from the Pokémart again. Or from anyone, actually.

[Once that's gone, Luca sighs and slumps his shoulders.]

...My egg hatched a little less than a week ago, and all he's done is bully me. I think he's trying to tell me looking at the ruins is a waste of time, but... I think it's all very interesting... Also, I've heard there are strange Pokémon to be found there? I haven't seen any myself, but if any of you have, I'd like a little more information on the matter.

[And off goes the 'Gear! Those in Violet can find they're missing a few small items, courtesy of one kleptomaniac Teddiursa ~~soon followed by a Buneary dragging the culprit away -- with none of the items being given back nope why would he do that~~, or find Luca sitting outside of the gym with his Audino, getting a little patched up/sassed at ~~and he will actually return stolen items if one does get pickpocketed by his bear~~.

Or both, actually.]

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01 | video

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:07:19 GMT

[Who knew training Pokémon was so tough? Besides that, now he had two of them to deal with...

...or so it'd seem. For the last three days, there's been a Sentret trailing him - from New Bark Town, all the way to Violet City. He hadn't exactly caught it - he didn't really want to, considering it seemed pretty young to be out on its own and certainly it must have a family or something - and he's beginning to wonder if feeding the poor thing the first time he saw it was a Bad Idea.

He's sitting inside the Pokécenter for the moment; Doctor's outside with the Sentret, and with this peace and quiet he can finally settle down to talk to others for a while.]

I haven't been here too long [a little over a week, and that was pushing it; he'd only gotten to Violet that morning after trucking it as hard as he could] so I, um, have a question... Is it normal for a wild Pokémon to follow you if you feed it? Like a stray dog?

And if so, is it better to catch it or to hope it'll just go home?

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