1st Contest [Video;]

[sewingbox]

[A few people might recognize Ruby when he comes on screen, and he looks excited.]

Guys, my dad finally gave me back my Warp Band!

[He's clearly been deprived. Behind him, you can see some of his room at home: it's all posters of contest stars and Pokedolls. There's some fabric laid out on his desk with a tiny sewing kit laying on it. He's had nothing to do but work on his Pokemon's outfits and routines while being grounded, so there's a lot more stuff than usual.]

Well, kind of. I think he forgot to put it back in the safe after warping my Pokemon back from the Habitat. But that doesn't matter!

Someone tell me about all the theatre stuff I'm missing!

9th [Action]

[makeitquick]

[ So Salvation has come and gone, she's had her time with her sister, things have moved on - but Melaka, who has gotten in the habit of checking Union's TM slot now and again after she realized that as a Ranger / as a trainer she gets free access to it... found a new one she didn't recognize there. She taught it to one of hers (specifically, she taught it to her creepy Drowzee, Guide) and she went around experimenting with this new Secret Power. And lo and behold, as she did, she found that it could make pocket spaces in rocks. And trees.

Secret Bases.

Not sure what to make of this, Melaka now is going around the city seeing if she can figure out the rules for it (it does seem she can only make one at a time) and seeing if she can find some one with a particularly cool interior. But the result is that Melaka and an collection of Pokémon (her old tried and true Toxicroak, Lurks, as well as a somewhat anxious looking Druddigon and the ever floating Guide) are testing out new locations!

Is it in this tree next to your house? This rock on the corner? She'll try out of the city eventually too, but for right now, this is kind of fun. So if you saw her appearing into a hole in a tree or something after the Drowzee's eyes flashed, that's why.

Have at ]

18 [Action x2, Video x1]

[niepokonany]

[Action A: Mountains -- OPEN to CR]

( Cut for length, excessive introspection, and sadfeels. )

[Action B: Union, that evening - OPEN to anybody]

[It's well past sunset by the time he makes it home -- though, as deep into the winter as they are, it's not really terribly late. A Noctowl swoops down from over the walls and makes for the nearest open area, landing with a soft, rather concerned hoot.]

[And off of his back climbs Feliks, looking rather the worse for wear -- and slightly different than before, the red at the tips of his hair having spread upwards and grown darker, more vivid. There's also the little thing where little red flames spring up at his heels -- though they burn out quickly, and don't appear to be hurting anything.]

[He blinks a little, then gives the Noctowl a grateful hug and starts sort of exhaustedly limping his way back toward the building where his mostly-abandoned flat is. It's not like he needs a medic or anything, right?]

[Video, the next day]

[Feliks is dressed in his warmest pajamas, with a very protective-looking Ninetales and Houndoom joining him in his pile of blankets and pillows.]

So, like--

[Wow, no, that isn't working. He clears his throat, trying to force away some of the hoarseness.]

Hahaha, lame. Can you believe that? Like, I evolve and look super cool, but then I go and get a cold the same day!

[A cold, possible pneumonia -- same thing really, right??]

I think Jadwiga's gonna stalk me around and teleport me back here if I don't stay put for a couple days, but I'm seriously gonna die of boredom. Who wants to help me escape?

[He laughs, and cuts off the camera when it turns into a coughing fit. Yeah, helping him escape might not be the best of plans.]