A wild HONEDGE appears!

[ofpromisedvictory]

[Action - The Verdant Forest]

[On your way to/from Caldera for the festivities? Wandering out in search of Pokémon? Fleeing from a flock of Spearow? Odds are that you might run into a Honedge wandering the woods. They're not completely uncommon in Union, but finding them in the wild outside of ruins is almost unheard of. Too bad it's not Shiny...]

[It's definitely behaving oddly, though. Rather than going for the immediate attack, as many Wild Pokémon do, it's...lurking. Observing, actually. It's too honorable to lurk. But it seems to be hesitating about approaching for a little bit.]

[At this point, you can choose your path, almost like it's some sort of visual representation of a novel with multiple options given to the reader:]

1

[Approach the Honedge with Pokémon ready to attack, or with a Warp Band as if you're about to try to bond it (she, actually), and she'll unsheathe herself, ready for a fight.]

2

[Start speaking plainly, or wait long enough for the Honedge to get comfortable, and the Honedge Shifts into the form of a young lady in an old-fashioned dress, who immediately bows in greeting.]

Greetings. I ask of you - do you know the way to a place called "Union City"?

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[halfterlife]

[ as is fast becoming normal for him whenever there's a Ghost-type involved, Danny senses her before he sees her, the cold, shivering someone-just-walked-over-my-grave feeling giving him a heads-up before he spots the Honedge... staring at him?

he exchanges a puzzled glance with his own Pokemon, a Cleffa, before he looks back at the Honedge. yep, still... staring... ]

Uhm-- sorry, but are you looking at me? [ being able to have an actual understandable two-way conversation with Pokemon? definitely the only thing he thinks is 100% awesome about these weird Earthkin powers. ] Not that I have a problem with that or anything, but it's kinda a little-- whoa!!

[ OKAY, HE DEFINITELY WASN'T. EXPECTING THAT? ]

Um, greetings! [ wow, Fenton, that was smooth. he tries to cover it with a chuckle, one hand going to the back of his head. ] Wow, that startled me. But uh, Union's really not too far from here, actually!

[ofpromisedvictory]

I apologize for startling you.

[She bows her head, honestly apologetic.]

I thought it would be easier to communicate this way, and you didn't seem to be a threat.

[halfterlife]

[ he shakes his head, waving his hands as if to say "it's fine". ] Nah, it's cool. The Shifter thing's a new one on me, but it wouldn't be the first time I've been startled by a Ghost-type.

So, Union, huh? You new around here?

[ofpromisedvictory]

I am. "The Shifter Thing" is new to me as well, and I only recently ventured out of my home.

[halfterlife]

Oh wow, so new experiences all round, huh. [ new powers... yep, he knows how that goes. ] Did you travel far to get here?

[ofpromisedvictory]

Farther than I've traveled before, but I generally stuck to one tomb until now. I'm not sure what constitutes "far".

[halfterlife]

[ tomb? oh wait, ghost-type. duh. ]

Haha, my sense of distance is screwed in the total opposite way, so I don't think I could answer that one either. What made you decide to leave and come to Union all of a sudden? You know, other than the fact that everyone and their mom seems to be going there these days.

[ofpromisedvictory]

Suddenly gaining the ability to take a human form was one part. I'm also very curious about certain aspects of human society...which probably comes with the human form.