Conifer Crest

[Tarlar]

-coming from Mushroom Bank-

"Well, I just don't trust him," Ramsey said and Astrid sighed.
"Let us just leave it at that, done is done and it will not change anything if we agree or not," Astrid said and Ramsey grumbled his agreement and they continued in silence as they traveled through the mushroom covered forest floor.

-leaving for Moss Rock-

[Marchbaby]

Coming from the Mushroom Bank.

As Tyler reached the next area a kind gentleman was handing out Technical Machines for a move called Headbutt. It was a move Tyler knew a number of his Pokemon could take advantage of and since it was being offered for free he had to take one. " I happen to have a number of Pokemon who could take advantage of such a move and it is totally free?" He asked as the man handed him the TM at no charge. After he walked away from the man he made his way to the Moss Rock before the nice man could change his mind.

Heading for the Moss Rock.



OOC: Adding TM126 Headbutt to Tyler's inventory and updating the move tutor post to reflect him claiming the free TM.

[Venominon]

Arriving from the Mushroom Bank

After a thrilling visit to one of his favorite spots in the Ilex Forest, Venom found himself in the Conifer Crest, home to some very tall trees. Of course, since most of them were pine trees, even a ninja like Venom had to be careful moving from tree to tree in this place. One wrong move, and he could get a fairly nasty jab from one of the trees in this area. With that in mind, the Poison type trainer made sure to slow down his pace by about half, checking the trees ahead of him thoroughly before jumping over to them. However, as he landed safely in the next tree in front of him, Venom suddenly stumbled, as someone or something hit the trunk of the tree with great force. This caused a wild Ekans to fall out of the tree's branches above Venom, but the ninja quickly caught it in his arms before as it fell passed him, breathing a sigh of relief afterward.

Still carrying the wild Ekans, Venom jumped to the next tree over, and gently placed the Snake Pokemon on the branch above him, making sure that it was okay. Once that was done, Venom looked down at the ground, seeing right away that the cause of this was another human. Although, Venom had no idea why this human was headbutting the tree himself, rather than having a Pokemon that knew Headbutt do it for him. "Hey, you! Down there! Watch it! There's more than just Pokemon in these trees ya know!" Venom yelled down at the man, just to make sure that he was aware of Venom's presence, but then he listened to what the man had to say. As useful as Headbutt was, Venom decided that he didn't have any use for it at this time. "Thanks, but no thanks! Maybe some other time!" With that, the ninja jumped to the next tree, bound for the next area beyond the Conifer Crest.

OOC: Venom's next stop is the Moss Rock.

[❤ Aphrodite ❤]

Coming from Mushroom Bank...

From the moment Aphrodite stepped foot inside of the new area, a rather handsome young man would approach her and offer her an unique gift. If first, she was not sure if he was attempting to flirt with her or if he just felt like being extremely giving and helpful. Either way. she did not plan on turning down his gift. "I don't believe that I have any Pokemon on my team that may benefit from this TM at the moment, but I would love to take it with me. I'm sure that I'll catch a Pokemon in the future to teach this move to," she stated with a smile as she took the HM.

Next stop Moss Rock...

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Aphrodite obtained the TM126 Headbutt

[Tiki]

I don't think ❤ Aphrodite ❤ obtained the TM yet. might wanna post on the transfer thread

Ken's text both talks about giving TM and teaching it right on the spot, what is it? lol

-mushroom bank-

Penelope continued to an area with conifers for foliage. The ground were littered with fallen pine cones and some leaves and branches. The trees were quite tall, and there was a man named Ken showing off his ability to headbutt into trees. Once his head made contact, the tree was shaken and some more plant things fell.

"Um... I'm not sure I have Pokemon who can learn Headbutt, but I'll take your Technical Machine if you're generous?" the young girl replied, both reluctantly and unsure of Ken's intention. Once the communication was cleared, she'll move on to the next area once again.

-moss rock-

[Caramell 🍬]

Team Notes: Kumaneko HP 30/60; Ika HP 67/69

 
MISHU MIZUMA
Dark Type Trainer •
Education / Science

Conifer’s Crest was a marvel of tall pines that jutted out of the ground around random open patches of small meadows secluded inside of the forest. Spruces and hemlocks shot up from the grassy grounds generously littered with leaves and pine straws that crunched underfoot wherever you went. The grounds were eerily quiet, causing Mishu to pause for a second and take note of the open terrain and lack of roaming Pokemon through the tall grasses.

Though the grasses remained still save for the moments where a wild breeze stirred through their dense reaches, the tops of the trees seemed to fill the air with strange noises. Small blue pinecones nestled with large eyes next to regular looking brown cones that dangled from the branches in the tall trees. Large, purple snakes slithered across the wide barks, searching higher still in the tall trees for possible nests that they could raid. Bright purple primates swung through the trees, jumping in air gracefully, as they used their hand-shaped tails to grasps on the branches and help them swing.

“Excuse me, miss!” A tall young man with rich sepia hues raised one hand up and waved to the ebony trainer with a wide smile. He wore a simple green jersey with green basketball shorts and bounced a large red-and-white shaped ball against the ground, before placing it next to a large, flattened boulder to race over to her side. “I’m Ken!....I think. Julia? No, definitely not. Miles? Oh, noo! That was my friend…I remember! Mark…Joseph?...No, I’m definitely Ken. Definitely Ken…” He hummed more to himself than as an introduction to Mishu, who justifiably took a few steps backwards.

“Oh no, not like that, miss! I’m known as the Headbutt Man you see…and well, I’ve been running full force into the trees for a while now!” He laughed, then tapped the side of his head to show the bruises that lined his cranium and were visible even through his short, buzz-cut hair. “Sometimes things take me a moment to remember…haha!” He explained his skills with the move Headbutt and offered to teach one of her Pokemon, though Mishu declined and instead accepted the Technical Machine from ‘Ken’ instead, with a weary eye, before shoving off to explore deeper into the forest.

Set at Day

WORD COUNT: 382 words
OOC: Coming from Mushroom Bank. Taking TM: Headbutt and self-updating to Mishu. Moving to Moss Rock!

^{Mishu | Ziggy | Wanigara | Sakka | Yōsei | Ika | Kumaneko}

[Pixel]

As Silas entered the Conifer Crest, he witnessed a man run headfirst into a tree. He paused and just gawked as the man stumbled back, rubbed his head and then bemoaned that a pokemon didn't fall out because he wanted to give one a big hug. He was about to skirt around Mister Nutter Butter when he spotted Silas and started to ramble about being known as the headbutt man and how he could teach his pokemon how to use this technique. That gave Silas pause. Headbutt was a strong move for some pokemon...such as his raticate. Who needed some decent normal-type STAB.

For lack of a better option, he figured there was no harm in King learning how to do so.

He let King out of his ball.

The rat looked momentarily confused, his belly swimming from the poison that still coursed through him. But his trainer ordered him to learn how to use headbutt and well...he wasn't about to defy him. So reluctantly, he watched the strange human bash himself into trees for a while before chittering and mimicking him. It took a few tries, but eventually, he hit a tree in just the right way to knock a pokemon out. The ekans probably didn't appreciate being disturbed, and hissed at the rat for knocking him down before slithering out of sight, not wanting a battle.

The headbutt man cheered Silas' raticate on for learning the move! Then offered the TM to Silas to use later.

"I can teach another of your pokemon how to use headbutt if you come by again some time. But not today. I think I need to sit down and rest for a while." The man said, dropping to sit on a log, looking a little dazed. Which was not surprising. He had been running headfirst into trees like he was a tauros chasing a rodeo clown. Probably terrible for his health.

Silas honestly didn't care that much and just waved to him before making his way out of that part of the woods and towards the exit. To goldenrod! He had plans and places to be. Places that did not included trees or strange men running into said trees at velocity in hopes of a pokemon falling out. He returned King to his ball since the rat was shuffling about looking pathetic because of the poison. They would reach a pokemon center soon. No need to whine like a baby.

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Word Count: 400 | OOC:
Coming from mushroom bank.
Going to moss rock

Tutoring King in headbutt over focus energy.
Taking the headbutt TM.

Syndicate HP [ 85/89 ]
Mercenary HP [ 80/85 ]
King's HP [ 67/67 ] | Status: Poisoned

[Pixel]

As they chattered, Adrian and Tommy were interrupted by the sound of something crashing into a tree. That thing turned out to be a person. A very overly friendly person that talked about headbutting trees with enthusiasm and handed Adrian and Tommy each a disc to use to train their pokemon.

"I don't think I need this," Tommy mumbled.

"TMs are useful. Keep it for later. Never know if your next pokemon will be able to learn it and help you knock stuff out of trees." Adrian pointed out, putting the disc away.

"Is it really that useful?" Tommy asked dubiously.

"Yeah?" Adrian shrugged. "I've found a few pokemon that way."

"Ah-ha, a gentleman who already knows the greatness of headbutting!" the man declared with a grin. 

Adrian grimaced and nodded awkwardly, "Sure..." And it was true. He did find it useful. But he didn't want to talk about it with a stranger. "C'mon, let's go." He ushered Tommy away.

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Word Count: 000 | OOC:

Taking the HM: Headbutt. Turning down Move Tutoring.

Sarge + Zoro: Full HP, Byte: Fainted

QUEST COMPLETE

(Adding an NPC and mini side quest for fluff)

Coming from Mushroom Bank!
Going to Moss Rock!

[Venominon]

Arriving from the Mushroom Bank

Shinya was on the home stretch. According to the map on his Pokegear, only three more areas of the Ilex Forest now stood between him and Goldenrod City. Of course, the sun was already beginning to set over the Johto region. So, upon seeing the setting sun through the tall trees of the Conifer Crest, Shinya picked up his pace, starting to dash through the trees, fallen logs, and anything else that got in his way, bound for the biggest city in the entire region. The green-haired trainer was also well aware that his buddy Venom was already there, and although Shinya's social skills weren't exactly the best, he was still rather excited to see his poisonous pal again. Thankfully, his current speed made it possible for him to leave the Conifer Crest in his dust within minutes, heading south to his next destination.

OOC: Shinya heads for the Moss Rock now.

[Pixel]

As they entered the Conifer Crest, that was filled with tall trees that were perfect for headbutting, they spotted a man doing just that. A man that introduced himself by three different names before settling on Ken.

Lola chuckled and hopped off of Arcanine's back, "This is my stop."

"Huh? Oh. Wait. Is Ken your husband?" Freya asked, eyeing the young, spry looking man.

"Oh no, my husband works with him, however! I see him just over there, working away~ Thank you again, Miss Freya. For escorting me and for allowing me to see Celebi returned to Ilex." Lola smiled fondly before patting the hound and hurrying over to a burly older man a few trees away.

Ken introduced himself again and offered her a TM. Freya hesitantly took the disc and nodded, tucking it away into her bag, "I will keep your offer in mind for the future."

After one last wave to Lola, Freya headed off. Goldenrod bound!

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Word Count; 000 | OOC:
Coming from mushroom bank.
Headed to moss rock.

Taking the headbutt TM.

(Adding an NPC to my journey for flavor)

[Pixel]

Oh. It was the headbutt man. The man who headbutted trees. Who clearly had a concussion and had no idea who he was. He offered to teach a pokemon of his headbutt and you know what, Silas took him up on the offer. Hera could use a strong, solid attack. The recently pilfered stag beetle was strong and he hadn't gotten around to using her in battle, but he had plans. Extensive plans. Ones that involved eventually thrashing Whitney.

Fortunately the headbutt man asked no questions.

Just tutored the beetle and let Silas go on his way.

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Word Count: 000 | OOC:

Arriving from mushroom bank,
heading to moss rock

Swapping spinarak for heracross and tutoring headbutt over horn attack.

[Caramell 🍬]

ZAIDEN KABILA Aspiring Champion : On | Time: Day The long, arduous path forward sloped upwards, carrying Zaiden through the wild terrain on an ever-climbing hillside whose peak stopped several feet above the usual ground floor. He paused, pulling back a stray branch blocking the pathway forward, and pushed onward through his journey through Ilex. His Pokemon followed closely behind, with Goshikka still trying her best to scare her companions as she painted vivid pictures of demonic creatures lurking just beyond their field of vision, with impossibly long arms meant to snatch and gobble them up in the blink of an eye. He stopped when he noticed someone up ahead ramming his head into the side of a tree. The man looked young – though considerably older than Zaiden and already in the early stretched of his adult years. Why was this strange dude slamming his head into the sides of the trees? Occasionally, the trees would stop shaking and manage to drop a strange Pokemon down from their branches. Some were spiders who scurried off in a flash, aiming to stay as far away from the strange humans as possible. Not all of the creatures that fell out of the canopies overhead proved to be as timid or shy. A unique pinecone plopped out of the tree tethered to a singular branch by a long, thin strand of silk. It spun around and blinked with two large eyes that seemed at first confused, then angry, and sparked in an instance. The loud boom shook the earth underneath Zaiden’s feet, causing him to reflexively jump backwards as though he thought the shockwave would topple him over. Once the smoke and dust cleared, Zaiden slowly crawled out from the tangle of forested overgrowth and waltzed quietly over to the stranger’s side, eyes wide with curiosity. Ken spun around a quick as a cat on the hunt, eyes turning on Zaiden in seconds. He introduced himself, going into a long-winded speech of who he was and what he was capable of. Zaiden’s mouth opened, humming softly though without coherent syllables to make words with, and closed just as easily. “Well… come now, don’t be shy!” He laughed, grasping Zaiden’s hands in his own. “I promise I don’t bite! I butt! Get it? Cuz I Headbutt?!” He jested. Zaiden shook his head with a loud gulp and slowly nodded his head as he turned to his makeshift team. He already had capable Pokemon that knew the move, so it wasn’t like he needed it on one of his Pokemon. “I’m…” The words of rejection must have been known before they were spoken. Ken held up one finger to silence Zaiden immediately and shook his head firmly. “Hey, wait a minute, fellow! I said just wait one minute, if you please. Why don’t you just take a copy of the move? Here! … Did I give you a copy? I think I didn’t? So go ahead and take it! Please!” Ken insisted. Zaiden, not wanting to upset the man who seemed overly friendly and too politely to turn down, immediately wrapped his long beige fingertips around Ken’s ebony hands and carefully plucked the technical machine free of them. He’d pocket it all the same with a friendly nod to the strange man whose head must be swimming from prolonged rampages with various trees. “Thank you…” Zaiden stated, spinning around to hurry off through the wild tangle of forested overgrowth towards the heart of Goldenrod City. “Think nothing of it! Remember I’m John…no, no, wait! Ken! That’s right! Come back and see me anytime!” Ken called out, one lone hand waving furiously in the air as they parted ways from one another. OOC: Coming from Mushroom Bank. Collecting TM: Headbutt and self-updating. Headed to Moss Rock! Words: 608 | Speech. Thoughts. | Pokedex Moyashi | Raion | Bībā | Kiji | Goshikka | Gena | Zaiden Sprite by Redwerecat!