DUE WEST {{ sacred fire prease }}

[jin]

"The air was red, and so were my eyes."

He was talking to Brother, the snowboarding pikachu.

"We were at the caves, right? And then - and then we weren't. The wall just kind of... disappeared, with that final blast, and suddenly we were outside. Or no - we were under cover, but now we could see the sky."

"Pikachu..."

"Yeah, so. You want to hear the story or not? Say, 'yeah, dude...'"

"Ka - chu..."

"I guess that's my cue. Hang on... Can you light me? Yeah, just... let me use that red dot on your cheek. OW! Shit, Jesus. I was just kidding. That really stings, Bro."

-x-

"I'm no good at storytelling," he said, this time to the bulbasaur and pikachu pair. "It went like this - I finally arrive in this town, in this country, and like all charter ships mine dumped me in front of the lab. That's when I realized: I've never owned a pokémon before. I've never actually had my own pokémon. I worked with a bunch, and I used to chase mankeys out of the market with a stick, but I'd never... you know. So I walked into the lab.

"There was an assistant there, and she had the reddest hair known to mankind. You think my hair is red? This woman was on fire. I digress. Told you I'm no good at this. The professor met me, after that. He was - solid, upright, a little distracted I guess. I thought he would make me feel like a creep for being six years behind the times but he didn't at all. He thought it was okay that I'm starting off old. He talked to me a couple minutes about Kanto, about home; I didn't tell him anything. He led me to the back where you, the charmander, and the squirtle were all sitting waiting for me like three wide-eyed creepers."

The bulbasaur nibbled on some grass, and his vines were poking around from either side of his bulb like long green tentacles. He looked up at Abbie briefly, murmured, and then went back to eating grass.

"You were there, with your big green face and that smelly bulb on your back. The fire one was all roaring and hissing, trying to get my attention. I didn't really look at the water one. You were staring at me with your giant green face and your big blue eyes and you looked kind of bored, like you do now. I told the professor I wanted you. I told him, 'I choose Blobasaur.' That's you."

They walked for a little while, after that: Abbie Hoffman, the pikachu with his snowboard, and the wide-faced green bulbasaur. There were small ledges all over the path, which Abbie might have been able to climb, but which the pikachu and the bulbasaur were too small to navigate. Walking across the route was tantalizingly slow. The grass came sporadically, but in giant bursts: suddenly all three of them trudged through a forest of grass, and Abbie had to listen for the pokémon's rustling tails to know they were still behind him. "Let's get out of this grass," Abbie called, over his cigarette. "I think there's a lake over there." He pointed west: the sun was already on its way down.

{{  walking from New Bark Town to Cherrygrove City. Looking for the small pond. }}

[Sacred Fire]

Most pokemon by now had scurried back into their hiding spots as evening was about to fall on the horizon. Night was slowly approaching the sky lit up in vibrant colors that were like cherry red, deep purple, and fire yellow all of which were putting on a spectacular display as night approached closer and closer. The stars weren't out yet, but there were a few occasional pokemon that were taking advantage of the time at dusk to be out with the last bits of sun rays that filled the sky. Because of this there were still plenty to go around. But it was a totally different atmosphere at night time since a variety of different pokemon came out in the dark time. Hoot hoot especially, it could be heard giving its call as the pokemon tossed its head back and forth with a common metronome. They were a bit of a rare sight around here, but none the less a bit of a calm one with their monotone calls.

But they hadn't just appeared out of the blue as a purple pokemon dashed through the grass having noticed that some human trainer had come across the area. Its fur bristled and looked rather unhappy as its sharp teeth looked like it could pierce someone's skin if it got too close. the whiskers brushed up against the grass so it had an idea of how far away the grass was compared to its body. It was fast for being such a small rat like pokemon, using all four of its legs it bounded forward. Finally meeting its match as it came up to meet the new trainer that was within its territory. Of course, seeing his size, it was not afraid to pick fights with other people. Especially since it got annoyed in seeing someone step into its territory. It wasn't about to let someone take all of its food or even take advantage of it. This person and his pokemon were going down one way or another.

A gusty wind was in effect as the leaves swayed back and forth on the trees. It seemed to attract more bird pokemon into the area. So far the Rattata, had been lucky as it managed to not be swept off its feet yet. It only seemed to add more to the challenge. The wind seemed to be swaying more towards the Rattata's side of the battle field.

"Rattata! Rat-tta!" The pokemon called out showing that it was eager for a battle and its cry broke through the wind. It didn't seem to really care what the person was up too. All that a battle was in order. However it seemed to notice that this person was headed nearby the lake that was within the small area of these twisty and curvy roads. It couldn't help but wonder why a trainer was all the way out here, and for what purpose was it going for the lake? It wasn't like it was about to ask a total stranger, but he better not do anything to cause danger to that area. Lakes were vital resources to pokemon and humans alike.

A wild Rattata appeared (level 3) And wants a battle? Do you challenge it or flee?
Caution: Tail wind is in affect, it is windier than normal on the battle field!

[jin]

"The wind was abnormal.

"Abbie was okay with this. He heard the birds fighting against it, and some of them singing with it, and he felt their presence like a great mountain over his head. 'Hoot, hoot,' he sang, calmly, then loudly, then sweetly, then meanly. 'Hoot, hoot!'

"A purple rat chased him. He thought it would go away soon enough, so he kept calling to the birds, looking for the lake. 'I want to find a fish,' he said, to no one, for no reason. 'I want that one jinwhite used to own. I want that little, stupid one that turned into a monster.'" Never end a paragraph on dialogue, Jin remembered, so he kept writing. 

"A purple rat chased him. It was basically nipping at his ankles, beckoning for a challenge, and Abbie thought it would leave him alone if he kept on walking. He kept on walking. He walked to the sound of the wind, or something, and was looking for the fish I used to love."

{{ whistling at the hoothoots, walking towards the small pond }}

[Sacred Fire]

The rattata eventually gave up on trying to chase after the two seeing that they were no harm. Or they were just ignoring the pokemon completely. Once the Rattata was gone some peace returned to the area as most pokemon were interested in doing their own thing in the grass or in the nearby territories.

It was true that the wind was a bit on the fierce side, the flying pokemon were out above the tree tops and flying around taking advantage of the wind.

Even the hoothoots could be heard in the nearby trees calling out to the other Hoothoots that were there. One pokemon came forward as it seemed to be searching for something in the brush. It at first, almost didn't even notice Abbie and the other pokemon. With its head down in the ground the pokemon had been looking for something in the grass. It was looking for precious Oran berries that some other sentret had managed to get away with earlier. Because of this, the sentret seemed lost without those special Oran berries, they were a main source of food and pokemon alike. And not to mention the oran berries restored health in battle, causing more of a use and an urgency on trying to regain what it had lost.

As the Sentret moved closer, the observance of the pond was coming into view before the pokemon spotted faint blue berries near where the pond was. But spotted the trainer as he walked as well. At first thought the Sentret came to assume that he was about take them, but the sentret assumed they were its first. And so like that the Sentret walked in front of Abbie preparing for a battle as it leaped up onto its tail. Poised for an attack.

Will Abbie challenge the Sentret (level 3) To a battle? Do you challenge or flee from it?
Wind advisory is still in for effect!