{{ the dark cave }} open

[jin]

"It's impossible, when your pokemon don't know Flash."

He was talking to no one, really, because he couldn't see anything. He was frustrated. He was beating against the walls of the cave, vengeful now for falling, collapsing, hurting himself all night.

"I know caves," he insisted, now to the pikachu behind him. "I just need... a fkin... bomb. I just need to blast this wall out, and then the next one, and we'll be where we need to be."

He kicked the floor, madly.

"It's so dark in this cave."

"Pikachu..."

"Yeah, use Spark again. It works for one second -- it's giving me a migraine. I'm sorry, buddy, all I can see around us is walls. I think we're stuck."

- x - 

He had letters, in his pocket. He had a lighter in his pocket, too, and he used the lighter to light cigarettes while he read the letters.

'Remember, my bearded friend, that happiness is a stepping stone.'

'Remember, Abbot, where you came from.'

'Remember who made you, Abbie.'

'I haven't heard from you in a while. I mean only to say that -- you're my brother, and I hate being distant from family. 

'I... think we're going to be apart, now, for a while. I just -- get these sick feelings in my stomach, like I'm -- physically prepping myself for change. I'm going to be far, far away from you for a while. You're on your own, and so am I. You'll make friends, and so will I.

'I trust that you'll be well on your journey. I mean to say that -- be good, man. Don't forget where you came from. Don't forget who made you. I love you truly, deeply, honestly, and always.


-- jinwhite'

-x-

The lighter wasn't enough to break darkness. It was enough to see hairs on knuckles, minutiae in rock formation, but it wasn't enough to see where the path stopped and where the wall started. The cave was a maze. It was a labyrinth, and it had collapsing floors which fell into secondary layers of earth. Abbie was lost, and it was impenetrably dark. 

"EY," he called out. "I know you're there. Does anyone in this cave know Flash? How the fk do we get back to the first floor...?"


{{ done. open to anyone. }}

[❤ Aphrodite ❤]

After an unexpected rainstorm appearing on the route heading towards Cherrygrove City, Aphrodite and her Bulbasaur themselves taking shelter within some random cave. The mysterious cave was pitch-black and quite cold. The golden-haired beauty could feel sharp shivers traveling down her spine as she carefully move through the cave. Luckily, she had remembered to pack a flashlight into her travel bag. The single beam of light revealed an endless amount of decent-sized boulders and ledges ahead of her. Meanwhile, the rest of the cave surrounding her was still hidden within the overwhelming darkness. Aphrodite had no idea what Pokemon or human were lurking within the shadows of the cave and the possible thoughts of danger finding her caused her to feel a bit uneasy towards exploring the cave. "Jasmine, I have no idea where we are right now and I don't feel too save in here right now." She admitted, laughing down at the small plant-creature walking beside her. The Bulbasaur glanced up at her trainer, her shining red rudy eyes showing Aphrodite that her Pokemon also appeared to be a little uneasy about roaming through the dark cave. "Unfortunately, we've traveled a little too far into the cave now to attempt to retrace our steps back to the entrance." She sighed, shaking her head in disappointment. Calm down. If you start to feel to overwhelm by everything going on around you then you will never be able to find your way out of here. You have to remain confident, optimistic, and brave. Trust in yourself and your Pokemon and you shall find your way out of this cave." An eerie voice sounded out of in her mind. A quick gasp escaped her rosy-pink lips, once hearing the unfamiliar voice. She closed her warm golden eyes for a few seconds and took in a deep breath. The voice was indeed speaking the truth to her, and if she wanted to find her way out of the cave then she would have to calm herself down a bit. "Okay Jasmine. Here's the plan. We're going to clear our mind and think positively from here on out. We will find out way out of this cave soon enough." She smiled, glancing down at her small Pokemon. Jasmine simply nodded her head as she start to feel a little bit better now that her trainer had managed to regain her confident.

The duo started traveling through the cave once again, however, their concentration soon became broke from a random voice calling out to them. "W-who's there?" Aphrodite asked in a soft voice, moving her flashlight around a bit as an attempt to find the source of the voice. Meanwhile, Jasmine jumped into her battle stance, just in case she had to release an attack to protect both her trainer and herself. Aphrodite took a few more steps into the cave before finally finding the source of the voice. Apparently, she wasn't the only human trapped inside of the cave right now. "No flash, here. I only have this here flashlight and I'm not sure how much longer it is going to be able to last." She spoke before coming to a halt only a few feet away from Abbie. Jasmine pulled herself away from her battle stance and focused her attention onto the male and his Pokemon. So far, the two of them didn't appear to be too threading right now. "I must admit. It is a bit relieving to know that I am not the only person lost in this stupid cave." She giggled, showcasing her pearly-white teeth and deep dimples pressing through her high cheek bones.

[jin]

[[ still working on it... ]]

'hey, guy, i'm in a cave. my shift key is broken. it's really, really fkin dark in here. i had a map in my mind until the floors fell, like trapdoors, and i landed three stages down. i landed on my ass, and it still hurts.

i've got two uh... pokemon, here. a pikachu and a bulbasaur. the pikachu i'm mostly following, because he's stubborn like me, but the bulbasaur is 'mine' and i keep him in his ball most of the time. right now he's next to me. i keep telling him to vine whip the walls, and he does, and nothing happens, and he stares at me blankly.

anyways, i got your letters. i don't know where i am and i don't know where you are. hope to here from you soon, regardless.

- y o u r s

abbie hoffman'