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[rydiaofmist]

Who: Everyone!
Where: The newly discovered island
What: After recent events, the people of Union could use a bit of R&R. What better place than a tropical island?
Warnings: Drinks with little umbrellas in them, swimsuits, idek



An island paradise, discovered just off the southern coast, less than a day's travel from the city. A strong enough Pokemon could easily carry their partner and others out there. It was hard to say just who sent the original message, but pictures surfaced, with the tagline "Don't you wish you were here," came over the warp bands' feeds, and, like Venomoths to the flame, people began clamoring toward this new found tropical get-away. Those who wanted to go would find it easy enough--with so many people making their way to investigate, for whatever reason they claimed (but let's be honest, it was probably the beach), one could just hitch a ride.

The island itself appeared untouched by human contact. The Pokemon were strange and different compared to the fare immediately around Union. A warm breeze blew through palm trees, carrying the scent of hibiscus flowers. The water, blue as the summer sky, was warm and inviting.

This truly was a paradise.

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Traveling

[rydiaofmist]

Transit for Ezreal, Lux, and a few more if they need a ride

[indy_wannabe]

Ezreal stood at the edge of the water with Nashor, his Gyrados, on the shore, the tides lapping at it.

"This everyone?"

[whateveryoueatliveitspart]

Fletchinder was fast and strong once he got going, yes, but not strong enough to carry Apollo. Lift off of the ground? That was possible, as was pulling him. The problems with that, however, were that Fletchinder couldn't get a good grip on Apollo and it was rather painful on Apollo to be dragged around. These facts were interesting, but hardly relevant to trying to reach the island, right?

...Apollo has a rope knotted into a loop, and both he and Fletchinder are holding it. Fletchinder is flying as fast as he can, while Apollo's leaning back and "standing" on the water, his bare feet creating a pair of wakes as he travels. He wasn't sure that this would work, but it's quickly turning out to be pretty fun.

On-Island Mingle/Activities

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[tinytactician]

This should be so exciting for Armin but. Well. Recent events.

He's peaceful, at least, standing at the edge of the water with it lapping at his bare toes and little Meredith-the-Ralts cuddled to his chest. And look, he's even brought a (rather old and battered) straw hat to keep off the sun, how nice.

[whateveryoueatliveitspart]

It turns out that Apollo is really skinny under his clothes. It also turns out that he doesn't wear clothes when he swims and just emerged from the water without any hesitation or embarrassment.

[antiseptic]

[What's this? It looks like Jade is peacefully, innocently asleep on the beach, wearing a loose bathrobe (second from left) in place of his usual Ranger outfit.]

[He looks very much alone and ripe for bothering, but be careful: not all is as it seems...]

[moemoetentacles]

[Squid Girl can be found both on the beach and in the ocean water during all of this, playing around like a little kid. She's keeping busy, and can be found doing any and all of the following:

-building a truly massive sandcastle with her tentacles and proudly naming it 'Squidbase'

-chasing swimmers around and trying to scare them while wearing a Sharpedo costume

-splashing around in the water with her Pokemon friends

-looking for Corphish, Clauncher, or Krabby to eat

-or anything else a hyperactive ten year old would do at the beach]

Open!

[niepokonany]

One of a great many fantastic things about befriending Fai was that he now had a constant enabler. Well, besides Imogen. Okay, so he had two, whatever!

But the point was, he had someone there to hand him the clothes he'd been staring longingly at, all but drag him into a dressing room, gush about how great he looked until he really had no choice but to get them, and come out in public with him dressed just as scandalously, and ancient gods, everything about it was awesome!

Especially the way his legs looked right now. Hell yeah.

He was dressed in a relatively modest one-piece swimsuit, sleeveless, with a low back and a little ruffled skirt attached. The ruffles and straps, as well as the neckline, were white, and the body of the suit a vivid red. Somewhere around the beach, he'd found a flower of about the same shade and stuck it in his hair. His feet were bare in the pale, warm sand, and he had a smile on his face and a girly-ass cocktail in hand.

Yes, this was exactly what he'd been needing today.

Re: On-Island Mingle/Activities

[bejustorbedead]

[Ky had noticed on his way over that the maids somehow managed to pack two swimsuits for him - one that's navy blue with white trim and other solid white. He decided the white would be the cooler of the two and changed into it, with his flaaffy and bulbasaur trailing behind him carrying beach towels and a small basket as they find a spot to set up before Ky goes swimming.

He got far enough to be shoulder-deep in the water when he noticed a logistical problem with his choice of swimwear]

[second_destiny]

[Asemu isn't spending much time relaxing, but he is spending some. Right nonw, he's at the beach. Towel laid on the sand, with him sitting on it and sipping a drink. Or maybe he's in the surf. Either way, he's got a pair of swimming trunks on, white with black outlines. While he's on the beach, he's going to enjoy himself.]

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[heartstorage]

[Sora wasn't around the main group. He knew the moment he saw the island that it wasn't his. He knew his home like the back of his hand. He didn't even need to explore the entire place to make sure of that]

[Sure, he knew there was a good chance it wouldn't be home. Even so...he couldn't help but feel disappointed and homesick.]

[Not wanting to draw attention to himself- he slipped away while everyone was distracted by this new land. A little bit of exploring has found him a hidden little beach that's a bit rockier than the sandy beach everyone is playing on. He sits on a fallen log, watching the ocean and sky. His Pidegeotto is near him, cleaning her feathers and making sure her companion doesn't get himself eaten. It's tough being Bird Jesus.]

[Even if it wasn't home, it was nice to see a sky without towers again.]

Open!

[for_realsies]

For a Dark Type, with very sensitive light issues to her eyes... she really loved sunbathing on the beach. Her friends had prevented her from wandering off to find an... empty, section of the beach where she could wear what she wanted. But still, with her sunglasses and a swimsuit she was content to laze about above the water's edge and enjoy the sights.

Which for Imogen was anyone wearing a newer scandalous swim outfit much like her own. That showed bared chests for the menfolk, and nice figures of the ladies. Also the water was very soothing to watch. Her glasses did help to shade her attentions as she let the sun soak on her skin.

Her Umbreon Brighteyes was somewhere around in the shadows, waiting to make his presence known to some unwitting passerby at the most hilarious time. As he had little interest in the water or the sun. He wanted to get out of babysitting the hatchling.

[ember_celica]

[Yang Xiao Long got here via the power of mystery (actually, by asking a fisherman with a boat very nicely and then giving him a big tip).]

[Of course, she has a bit of a reputation; she's exuberant, flamboyant, and maybe a little crazy. Is she going to show up wearing something ridiculous?]

[The answer would be YES: a T-shirt and long pants because there could be stinging insects and poisonous plants, man! She doesn't want to get stung or a rash or something! That'd be stupid! And that's why she has a hat with an extra-extra-extra-wide brim, to keep the sun out of her eyes while she's exploring. The brim is wide enough to tip over drinks and accidentally scoop up small children if she's not looking.]

[celebrity_commentator]

[For all she'd effusively thanked Squid Girl for a ride over, Rise isn't really doing much. She's here to relax and forget, and for her, right now, that means reading an extremely predictable romance novel under an umbrella and watching her Pokémon play - mostly Toyo and Himiko attempting to bury Musashi in the sand. She's also brought her little Nidoran with her as a vacation from the Habitat, and, being a reptile, Chiyome's snoozing in the sun.]

[Maybe later on she'll strip down to a bikini and splash around, if it seems worthwhile. Right now she's saving her skin from the sun and her hair from the salt water, though.]

Open!

[stahlflugel]

Eren and the two pokémon he brought with him are busy! Eren is dressed in a simple tank top and, well, his boxers. He's naked as a Pokémon, so he's not too concerned about being modest. He does have a wide-brimmed hat to keep the sun out of his eyes.

The first thing he does upon arriving is finding several straight, fairly sturdy sticks and a whole mess of banana leaves. Using a knife and string he packed in his bag, he creates a sun shelter on the beach. He digs a shallow hole in the shade of the shelter, and this is where he places his baby Sigilyph, Fig, along with a few simple toys. Fig squeals happily and immediately starts playing with his toys, manipulating them with his huge stupid feet, picking them up in his mouth, and even moving them around telekinetically.

Once he's done with that, he explores the beach and jungle a bit, but never strays far from Fig.

Victor has another idea. The lombre scours the beach for the perfect piece of driftwood; flat, thin, and long. He finds something suitable and borrows Eren's knife, as well as a piece of stone. He sits at the edge of the shelter and works on shaping the plank of wood and smoothing it out into a long, fusiform shape. What's he up to?

Open...and to explain Red in all the other tags I make.

[crimson_pinnacle]

"Nike!" Red shouts for the fifth time, jogging down the sand, and...Well. Other than his hat and his Warp Band, Red is sans culottes.

The Pidgey while normally very Mild in temperament, has decided to be sneaky and has a red and black cloth clutched in it's talons as it flies down the beach almost casually, and Red finally comes to a stop. The Pidgey likewise settles down on the sand with Red's trunks, and finally lets Red calmly walk up before trying to take off. He manages to grab a leg this time, and the sand gives from under him, and Nike also lets go at that moment, letting Red's shorts fly off into the water, and a riptide quickly draws them away.

Defeated, and really everyone's probably seen him--all of him by now anyway, he merely shrugs and adjusts his hat before setting it down on Abby, his faithful Charmander before he dives into the water.

[border_of_phantasm]

Yukari has chosen to sprawl out on a towel and relax in the sunshine. She's wearing a bathing suit, two piece and definitely a lot more risque than what is commonly used in this day and age.

[flowerofsendai]

Has anyone decided to stay into the evening? Sakura has. With the help of a few of her Pokemon, she's managed to dig a decent pit and collect quite a bit of wood. Ken, her Magby, sits by, bobbing from foot to foot impatiently before, backing well enough away, she gives him the okay. A well-placed, powerful Ember starts the wood ablaze.

Did anyone order a beach side bonfire?

[choseneutrality]

It might have taken Flynn a while to find a way to get to the island, but he was here now. And like everyone else, he was dressed for the warm climate and enjoying it. Fran and Mandrake were both playing in the sand, currently trying to build a sand castle they could fit into while Flynn watched them.

Every now and then his attention would wander but he would still keep it on his two partners.

[ladyofluminosity]

[Finally arriving on the island, separating to change, as Lux went through her bag, her heart sank. She knew she had packed something to change into before she left, she told Camille to make sure that she would be more than prepared for the trip.

But instead of finding the outfit that she had set aside for herself, she pulled out a few pieces of powder blue fabric and paled.

Camille, you didn't...

She couldn't avoid this, could she? They were waiting. Oh, Lux was going to have a looooooong talk with you when this was done. At least this time she didn't have to wage a war with the mirror. She didn't have to actually see what she looked like. All she had to do was tell herself how she looked. What had Imogen said about confidence? Control it. You've got this, despite what the Butterfree in your stomach said.]

Sorry that took so long!

[Wandering out from the woods, dressed in an uncharacteristically flashy suit. If she was uncomfortable, it was near impossible to tell.]

[all_onis_are_true]

[A tropical island. Beautiful sun and sand. Is anybody even remotely surprised that Hiroshi is sitting here in full, black clothing and scarf, sitting on a chair reading a book? At least his POKEMON seem to get what to do, with Takuro messing around with Spur in the water. Webster is out there and... wow, those poor Water pokemon.]

Exploring the Island

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[antiseptic]

[There's only so much sunshine an old man like Jade can take, so after some quality sunbathing time, he leaves his Sandshrew to continue playing on the beach and heads off into the jungle in search of some curiosities - the Pokemon on the island are bound to be interesting, and perhaps there are items or signs of ancient colonies to discover.]

[This would be quite a regular scene, if not for the fact that Jade is still in his bathrobe and slippers. Who knows why? Regardless, he'll be open to having travelling companions, and is likely to approach anyone he sees wandering about.]

Pokemon Encounters

[rydiaofmist]

If you wish to have a Pokemon encounter here, please comment on the map post for a roll. Island catch all threads for this event can posted here!

[for_realsies]

After being told she wasn't allowed to sunbathe the way she really wanted to, Imogen decided to go for a hike. Still dressed for the idea of lazing in the sun, she had on an orange top with a white bottom, with a pink pair of shoes to just be able to walk and climb about safely. You know, just in case.

It was an unexplored tropical island, what's the worst that happens if you travel off on your own?