Action/Video/Action | 1st Summoning

[radeonthecity]

[Action 1]

This morning, a mighty warrior approaches Union astride his noble steed, weaponry and a trophy of his previous conquest displayed for all to see- wait no. No that's not it.

Approaching Union this morning is a kid with mohawk, piercings, and tattoos, dressed in the leathers and hides common to the Valkyrie tribes and with a glowing disk hanging from a cord around his neck. He's riding a slightly-smaller-than-normal Rhyhorn, who's also carrying a couple of packs and a bundle of sleeping furs along with a short spear and small shield. A Zigzagoon is running back and forth around them, examining everything it sees. The group comes to a stop outside the gate and looks up at the walls.

"This thing is huge! Not as tall as the Citadel, but it must have taken forever to build it!"

"Looks strong. Hard to break. Want to try."

The boy pats the Rhyhorn's head.

"We'll have lots of time to try. Let's look around first. There has to be tons of wrecked stuff to see here!"

The Zigzagoon runs in a circle in excitement.

"Lots of stuff! Shiny things! Smelly things! Fun things!"

"I bet! Come on!"

[Video]

[Crooked shakeycam video is a go! Have a kid who's very clearly not from Union because who in Union would make themselves look like that? Though that look does seem oddly reminiscent of some of the Valkyries who robbed caravans last year...

He's a bit loud when he speaks, as if he's trying to make himself heard by even the people who are far away. Hey, when you're talking to someone far away you have to raise your voice so they can hear you. It's not like he has any idea how this technology actually works.]

Hey! I'm Domri Rade! [The camera wobbles and points at a Rhyhorn.] And this is Little One [And now to a Zigzagoon.] and Root. [And now back to Domri.] We got here today and just got this "Warp Band" thing. This place seems pretty wrecked. I heard a lot of weird stuff happens around here, anything interesting happening right now? Any good places to check out? I need a place to sell some stuff too, where can I do that?

[Action 2]

And now Domri's riding around Union on his Rhyhorn because otherwise he wouldn't be able to see over people's heads, looking around at all the things he's never seen before. His Zigzagoon is with him too of course, darting between people's legs as it tries to look at everything (and perhaps acquire some new shinies in the process). He can be found pretty much everywhere at some point, frequently because he's lost but he won't admit to that.

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Action 1

[flying_chains]

Another traveler on the road joined him, though she seemed content to keep to herself. She perked up when she heard the human side of the conversation.

"Ah, are you visiting to see the ruins of the Old City?"

[radeonthecity]

Domri looks over at the new arrival, slightly confused. He didn't exactly take a perfectly-straight line here but he thought there was only one city in the forest so it'd be hard to miss.

"Isn't this Union?"

[flying_chains]

"It is. The Old City is underneath it. It is very 'wrecked'."

There seems to be a fundamental misunderstanding here.

[radeonthecity]

Slang tends to cause that.

"So there's a city under this city? Krokt. I'll need to check that out!"

[flying_chains]

"It's...dark, mostly. More of interest to engineers and historians than to me."

She gave her temporary companion a once over and decided he probably wasn't an engineer.

[radeonthecity]

That's a safe and accurate assumption on her part.

"Dark's no big rip. I've got this!"

He holds up the disk hanging around his neck, which upon closer inspection has a hole through the middle, making it resemble a giant washer. Its glow intensifies, switching from the glow of embers in a near-dead fire to the brighter light of the continual-light version of the move Flash.

[flying_chains]

After a moment, Morgiana held a hand up to shield her eyes. "Yes. That should help. What is it?"

[action 2]

[hallacious]

There's a young Brentwood boy walking down the street with a Slakoth clinging to him like a backpack. He looks stiff and uptight if there ever was an uptight person in the world, so it really is no surprise that Domri's look makes him do a double take. Tattoos? That hair...?!

But Combusken thinks otherwise, chirping and running after the Rhyhorn with a boisterous curiosity.

"W-Wait! Hirobumi-kun!" Ishimaru speed walks as quickly as he can to catch up, taking the Slakoth up in his arms to keep her steady. Really, it's faster than you might expect - he might as well be sprinting towards them.

[radeonthecity]

Suddenly there's a Combusken next to him. He leans over the side of his Rhyhorn and grins at it.

"Hi! What kind of Pokémon are you? I've never seen one like you before."

[hallacious]

"Busken!"

Hirobumi looks up at the tattooed rider in awe, unconsciously fluffing its hair feathers. But his trainer catches up before too long, followed shortly after by a Riolu.

"My apologies for the disturbance, sir!" He bows briefly, not knowing what exactly to address this man as. Perhaps sir was too formal for the likes of him, but Ishimaru didn't want to encourage any delinquent behavior, whether it was merely perceived or not.

[radeonthecity]

"Sir" is definitely too formal. Up close it's also apparent that "man" doesn't apply either. Domri's just lucky that he at least looks like he's a teenager now. He's not going to complain about the respect he's getting here though.

"There's no disturbance. Is this one with you? I've never seem a Pokémon like him before, he looks pretty wrecked!"

The last is said approvingly.

[hallacious]

"Wrecked...?"

Ishimaru isn't exactly the master of understanding colloquial expressions, but he shakes it off. "Yes, they are! This is Hirobumi, my Combusken, Kuroda, my Riolu, and Aritomo, my...Slakoth." He points to the first two and looks down at the Slakoth loafing around in his arms, still not entirely believing that he is this thing's trainer. She lazily stretches and climbs over him again, hanging on and resting against the small of his back.

"I assume those two Pokemon you have there are with you as well?"

[radeonthecity]

Domri gives a single emphatic nod.

"Yes, this is Little One and that's Root," he says, indicating the Rhyhorn and the Zigzagoon, respectively. "I'm Domri Rade. We just got here this morning."

[Action 2]

[conquerorofwaves]

[Sinbad was haggling with a man over the price of Bananas - after all given, all the Tropicus he seen around here, they should be dirt-cheap, he stops suddenly when he felt something close]

Iniiii!

[A dratini pops it's head out from under the young man's wrap as he glances down at the Zigzagoon, hands on his hips]

I suggest you find another mark, my sword's not for nicking.

[radeonthecity]

[But it's shiny~

Of course there are always other interesting things around. Like those bananas. The Zigzagoon looks at the bananas, then looks at Sinbad. For the briefest of moments there's a mischievous look on its face, followed immediately after by...

The Zigzagoon used Baby-Doll Eyes on Sinbad!]

[conquerorofwaves]

[The Dratini rolls it's eyes, giving Sinbad an 'are you serious?' look]

Hm... I don't know... all right, why not. Give me one of the unbunched bananas too!

[radeonthecity]

[It worked? It worked! The Zigzagoon chitters happily as it takes the banana and nibbles into one end, eating through the peel and into the fleshy part. This is pretty good. Her trainer needs to try this! With an appreciative chitter the Zigzagoon scampers off into the crowd.

If Sinbad watches after her, she'll eventually reach a mohawked kid riding a Rhyhorn, who will take a bite out of the end that the Zigzagoon ate from, lean forward to let the Rhyhorn take a bite, take another bite from the same end, then hand the remainder back to the Zigzagoon for her to finish.]

[conquerorofwaves]

So you're the Zigzagoon's human.

[Sinbad calls out to the mohawked kid, walking over - a hand casually resting on his hip, the small sack of bananas slung over his shoulders looking over all three]

[radeonthecity]

[Domri looks over at the approaching teen and gives a single emphatic nod.]

Yes, I'm Domri Rade. That's Root and this is Little One. [Indicating the Zigzagoon and the Rhyhorn, respectively.] We just got here this morning.

[ video ]

[pearltergeist]

[ having only recently had her warp band upgraded with a video function herself, Pearl is busy playing around with hers, and is only too eager to use it to welcome newcomers. ]

Welcome to our city, Mr. Rade! My name is Pearl Fey - it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance. Oh, and Little One and Root's acquaintance too, of course.

[ she frowns a little, though, puzzled by something he said. ] Pardon me, but what did you mean when you said that the city looks "wrecked"? I know that the disturbances here can occasionally make things less than ship-shape, but surely things don't look that bad?

[radeonthecity]

No, this place looks great! It's wrecked, like incredible, really amazing, the best. You know, "wrecked". Things that have been smashed and broken can be good too though.

[pearltergeist]

Oh, I see! I do beg your pardon, I've simply never heard that word used like that before.

Hmmm... when it comes to good places to go check out in the city, though, I guess it would depend on what your tastes are? What kinds of things do you like?

[radeonthecity]

Pokémon, breaking stuff, seeing new things, I'm up for anything!

[pearltergeist]

[ "breaking stuff"? she hopes he doesn't mean literally breaking things... ]

The entertainment district may be a good place to start if you're looking for something a little more exciting, then! The Pocket Stadium and Versus are both located there.

[radeonthecity]

[Yup. Just be glad this is an AU otherwise it'd be even worse.]

What are those?