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>The rain beats down and creates a rhythmic tapping against the cold metal gutter >Distant lightning illuminates your window as you sit inside your room, shedding light onto your bed >Your day has been long and tiring and perhaps if your day at work hadn't taken so much out of you, you wouldn't have let yourself fall for the street salesman's slick talk >The charm you bought from him was one he called "total immersion," a charm that looked like a small four-pointed etched with a circle with a line striking through it asymmetrically, complete with a short leather string and two beads. >It looked incredibly generic and you're kicking yourself now for letting him talk you into buying it, but the promise of "your next daydream really pulling you in" seemed compelling, especially after such an awful day. >Resigned, you decide if you're going to do this, you'd better do it right. >You begin to imagine your favorite first-stage, non-legendary or mythical pokemon... >Well, what is it?
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>>40446165 lol
mine is Shroomish
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>>40446165 >...Liligant? Well, that is a pretty good one... but she's an evolved form, not a first stage... >>40446176 >No, eevee definitely isn't your favorite either... after all, what kind of basic loser has eevee as their favorite? Especially after all of the things you've seen online... eugh, just thinking about it makes you nauseous... >>40446179 >...Shroomish? Shroomish is a good one and fits in your criteria... But do you see yourself as a Shroomish-kind of person? Or would Shroomish be more like the kind of friend you'd want? Anonymous
>>40446214 Uuh, Fennekin then.
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>>40446237 >Switching from Lilligant Anonymous
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>>40446237 >Fennekin doesn't seem like a good choice either. After all, the stuff you've seen those weirdos say over the years has been unsettling... >>40446265 >Ralts? Ralts could be a good choice... why not? Hard choice to choose between Shroomish and Ralts, though... but even so, it's good to Narrow it down to that... So which one are you connected to more? Ralts or Shroomish?
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>>40446161 > first stage HAH, OP IS A LOLICON FAGGOT!
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>>40446161 I guess I'll take Ralts, but only if I'm pretty damn young as well. I don't want any loli shit. if we're talking loli shit, I guess I'll go with treecko, seems like a fun pet to have.
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>>40446286 Well, what some weirdos say shouldn't have any effect on its personality... right?
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>>40446307 >Yes, Ralts... >As you close your eyes, you keep Ralts in mind and let your imagination drift. >Though the others may not be at the front of your mind, they'll still be present in one form or another, you're just not sure how... >Your eyelids grow heavy as the beating rain lulls you into a trance, the warm covers cloaking your body. >The world begins to dissolve around you as you begin to drift off and away into your mind. >You feel as if you're sinking, as if a void opened up around you and you're falling away, even if you know you're not going anywhere >Eventually, you lose focus >Your consciousness fades >Then suddenly... >Your eyes open again Anonymous
>>40446360 >Your consciousness slowly comes back to you. >You feel a cushion under you, but it's not the same as that of your bed... it's rougher, almost like a couch cushion. >As your head begins to settle, you pick yourself up, unsure of where you are entirely >You hear indistinguishable chatter around you, but not necessarily near you >Upon looking up, you get a better idea of where you are: you're laying on one of many couches in a semi-covered area, it looks to be a lounge. Judging from the railing a good ways away, it's some place high up, perhaps a roof. There's a bar to one side of you, but you can't really see what the bartender looks like. >You pick yourself up, but feel shorter than you were before... and your hands don't feel all the way like they usually do, though you can still grab the pillow you're laying on >After attempting to sit up straight, you notice your body isn't entirely normal... in fact, you don't feel normal at all! Your legs are clothed in some odd robe-like silk and you can make out the rim of something green just outside your eyesight! As you reach up to brush your head, your hand is stopped by a fin of sorts! What is this... >You've somehow turned into a ralts! >What's more is that you're completely unfamiliar with what is around you! You've never seen this place in your life and you can't remember how you got here! The last thing you remember is feeling tired and that weird trinket... >The thought of this being a dream crosses your mind, but is quickly shoved away by the real pain in the head you feel. This hurts too much to be just a dream... >But what do you do now? Check out the bar? Look around the lounge for help? Maybe something else? Anonymous
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>>40446483 >Well, it's not like you're going to get anywhere from just sitting around. >You get up and start to walk around, getting used to your height change. >Upon glancing around the lounge, you notice something: pokemon are there, in the lounge, wearing human clothing. A slowpoke is sleeping on another couch wearing a tshirt. A Lampent is wearing a faux suit collar and bowtie and speaking to his Duskull friend. A Shroomish even has on nice shoes and a small hat is by his chair's side. >The Bartender is a pokemon as well: a Blaziken with a casual outfit on. He curses at a dish as he uses his fire to get something gross off it before sending it off to the kitchen with a Lombre and then continues to collect glasses. You see six joltiks in tiny bowties and small gloves for each of their hands discuss business over some joltik-sized food >But where did all of these pokemon come from? Where are all the humans? What the hell is going on? You have so many questions in your head and have no idea who to ask >Who do you ask? >The sleeping Slowpoke? The Lampent and Duskull? The Shroomish? The Blaziken? The Joltik group? Anonymous
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(Please keep this thread alive, I hope to continue this when I come back)
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>>40446842 Let’s talk to the Blaziken, he’s probably used to people asking weird shit
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>>40448381 >As you approach the Blaziken, he gives you a funny look but drops it >"Ah, hello. I was going to ask where you came from, but you seemed pretty out of it when I saw you, so I decided on holding off," the Blaziken says to you >You reply reluctantly, "What's going on? I have no idea where I am or what's going on around here. Why are there so many pokemon around here? Why am I a pokemon? Where are all the humans?" >The Blaziken looks at you as if you're insane. "Humans? The hell? Why are you talking about humans? They went extinct ages ago. What are you talking about 'where are the humans'? More importantly, how did you even get here?" >You decide as if keeping your past and identity to yourself is the best choice here. >"Well, regardless, where am I? And how did I get here?" you ask >Blaziken shrugs, "Beats me. One moment that couch is empty, look away for a few minutes, and next thing I see is you're in there, out like a rock. To answer your other question, you're at The Cove: Rooftop bar and lounge. You're in a city called Vale right now." >An Audino calls from across the bar. >"Listen, man," the Blaziken goes on, "I'd love to help you with your problem here, but I've got to get back to my work. Good luck figuring out... whatever it is you're trying to figure out." He slides you a bottle of... Negro Modelo? Branding and everything too. "Here, kid. On the house. Good luck," He then walks over to the Audino to take her order. >What now, though? Exit the lounge? Talk to more of the people there? What should you do now? Anonymous
>>40450668 Drink up. Relax.
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>>40450735 >Right. No reason to rush. >You crack open your modelo negra and nurse on it for a bit, the flavor giving you some semblance of familiarity >Instinctively, you check your pockets which, oddly enough, you have in the weird Ralts-robe you're wearing. >You have a wallet, for some odd reason. Checking inside, there's some odd currency that you can make out to be this world's equivalent of $40, a membership card to some place called Sol Cafe, and your id... >Your ID! Maybe that can clue you in more to what's happening! >It says here you're 22 years old, your... Level is 6, for some reason... odd having that there. >But the picture on your ID is a Ralts. You don't look like anything too different from your average Ralts. >What about your name? What's your name? Anonymous
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>>40453141 >Edgar's your name, that's right! >"Hey bud, you need some help?" says a moderately low-pitched voice from behind you >You turn around quickly, on edge from your current situation >"Woah there, are you good?" The Shroomish from earlier is talking to you, a look of mild confusion and concern on his face >You reground yourself before responding, "Well, not exactly. Thanks for asking, though." >Shroomish gives you a suspicious look. "I'll bet. Especially after you just sort of... appeared on that couch over there. I take it you're not from around here?" >"Not exactly," you reply, trying not to catch the same side-eye you got from Blaziken. >"Ah. I'd ask you how you got there, but you probably just teleported in or something. Anyways, I'm Grant. Nice to meet ya." >"Edgar. Same to you." >"Well, good luck with... whatever you're up to. I'd help you, but I'm kinda busy right now. I frequent here, so if you need me, I'll see you around here, I guess." He walks back to his seat. >Well, that was odd, but nice to see somebody friendly. What should you do now? >Speak to another person here? Relax some more? Leave the lounge? What happens next? Anonymous
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Are you male or female? Should be on your id
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>>40453472 >You make your way down several flights of stairs and through double glass doors and find yourself on a busy street in the middle of the city. >Pokemon are everywhere: driving cars, walking down the street, and even flying above the crowd >There are posters on a telephone pole, flapping in the wind >A map of the city is on a street corner near said telephone pole >There's a suspicious alley on the other side of the street >Several shops line the street: a jewlery shop selling gems, a supermarket, a clothing store next to a dry cleaning place, and a store with a braviary owner in a millitary hat that sells hats with weird particles coming off of them >Where to now? Where are you going to stay? What are you going to do about food? >What do you do next? Go to a store? Check the map or pole? Or follow the street in a cardinal direction? Anonymous
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>>40453618 >Checking the map has given you a better idea of where you are >The city you're in is actually relatively small. There seems to be a university at the center of the city and the outskirts aren't very developed, though there are advertisements by a real estate team next to the map, implying that some development is being done >The city is divided by a small river with the main urban part being on the larger side of the river while the suburban part lies on the smaller side. Roads lead out of Vale to a forest called Autumnwood Forest and a city, the name of which has been graffiti'd over. >There are some other shops here, though. Sol Cafe is within walking distance and there's a detective firm a little further away. >Where to next? Any of the locations mentioned previously are available >>40453596 Male. I know better than to let /vp/ have control over a female body.
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>>40453841 check Braviary's shop
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>>40454222 >Walking into Braviary's shop, you're immediately greeted by screeching >"IT IS A GOOD DAY TO SHOP HERE! HOW ARE YOU TODAY, PATRIOT?!" The bird screams >Startled by this, you don't really know how to reply. "F-Fine, I suppose. These are some fancy hats you have here." >"DAMN STRAIGHT THEY'RE SOME FANCY HATS! THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH MORE MARKET CRASHES THAN THOSE FILTHY BRAUTWURSTS WENT THROUGH BACK DURING THE DEPRESSION AND THEY STILL ARE MORE VALUABLE THAN SOME SMALL COUNTRIES! NOW WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR HERE?!" >Trying to ignore the screamin' eagle, you look around the shop. There are several hats, all with odd effects on them. You look at the price tags, but they don't seem to have the same symbol as what you have in the wallet, they're more akin to key symbols. >You ask the shopkeeper what the symbols mean, confused as to how you pay. >"WHAT, YOU FILTHY ONION-HEADED MAGGOT, YOU'VE NEVER SEEN A KEY IN YOUR LIFE BEFORE? COME BACK WHEN YOU HAVE SOMETHING WORTH TRADING!" >You're not sure what he means, but you think you've just been kicked out of his shop, so you walk out before he has a chance to yell at you some more. >Upon walking out, you see a klefki dip into an alleyway, seemingly laughing at you as he does >What do you do now? Any previous option mentioned is available. Anonymous
>>40454447 discreetly follow the klefki
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>>40454567 >The Klefki is expecting you >"Saw you got kicked out of that shop there. Funny how that works. Luckily for you, I have just the deal for you: see, those hats are particularly fancy, but that old braviary is insane: he goes on about some sort of imaginary market run by Volcanion, something about 'strange and unusual' hats, and just doesn't shut up about keys and some form of... metal? Anyways, allow me to introduce myself: I'm S. Spartan and I'm here to give you a good deal on those keys that old featherbrain wants so much. How does $4 per key sound? Quite a steal, wouldn't you agree?" >This Klefki radiates the same energy as that street salesman who smoothtalked you into buying that shitty little trinket. >You can't help but feel like you're getting ripped off here. The keys that Klefki has on its keychain don't look like abnormal keys at all and you could probably just make copies of them at a hardware store for $2.50 at most. >What do you do now? All previous options available. Anonymous
>>40454703 ah, tf2 reference then. Well we need at least 1 hat no matter what. Nothing else matters until we get one. We do have a decent bit of money, so we could pay, but first off let's see if Klefki will haggle a bit
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>>40454835 >Spartan looks offended >"What do you MEAN you want cheaper keys?! Fuck you! You can't get cheaper keys anywhere else! No way I'm scamming you out of these keys! You know what? I might just raise the price on you! Honestly, I can't believe you're trying to doubt ME, the greatest key trader of all time!" >Klefki looks ready to fight. This could get irritating, but not impossible. He has around 12 keys on his keyring. >What's your move? Fight or Run away? Anonymous
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>>40455680 >A battle has started! >Both parties expected it, no priority >Current moves: Confusion, Growl, Double team; Effects are more akin to the pokedex entries rather than their stats >Klefki uses Fairy lock! You can't escape now! >What move (or, sequence of moves) do you use? Anonymous
>>40455355 >>40455680 specifically his ass. ignore the rest of the body
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>>40455805 Give me something more substantial
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I'm going to use double team
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>>40455907 >Edgar used double team! >You begin to rapidly move yourself and create the illusion of presence behind Spartan >It's odd: you couldn't dream of this kind of speed as a human. This feels beyond exhilarating. >Taken off-guard, Klefki uses Fairy wind, but only scathes you! >You're at 17/20 health from that. Didn't hurt much, but would probably have been worse if it hit you directly. >What next? Confusion, Growl, Double Team, other Anonymous
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>>40456659 The universal option for if you can think of something you want to do with the moves and resourcesbyou have available to uou at the moment.
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>>40456034 grab klefki and shove him into the nearest door lock, then turn so it gets stuck
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>>40446161 Bump out of interest
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>>40457056 >With your agility, you muster your strength and try and grab the Klefki... >...but fail! Your swipe has missed, as Klefki's body was just out of your reach! >Klefki turns around and hits you with a another fairy wind, this time hitting you harder! >You are now at 13/20 health! >What do you do? All previous options available Anonymous
>>40457830 spam double team until your at max evasion then confusion the fucker to death
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>>40446161 Is that cat giving a come hither look
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>>40458294 >Well, double team seems to be working... You use double team >And double team again >And again >All the while, Klefki is attacking you over and over until it finally uses astonish and catches you >Super effective! You take 7 damage! You're at 6/20 HP! >On the ground, you're exhausted. Keeping your illusion copies is taking up a lot of energy >Suddenly, a green blur jumps up and stomps on klefki's head, pushing his key into the ground and trapping the Klefki in the dirt >It's Grant! >"H-Hey, who are you?! What's your deal?!" >Grant delivers a kick in the back of Klefki's head, silencing him quickly. >He turns to you. "I expected you to get caught up with this dickhead. He harasses tourists regularly." >"Well thank you, but why did you head down to find me?" you reply curiously >He shrugs (or at least, does as close to a shrug as a shroomish can) "You were sus as fuck at the lounge. Mainly wanted to make sure you weren't gonna shoot up the place or something. Happens more often than you'd think." >He looks at you more intently. "More importantly," he continues, "I don't think you're from this world. You just appeared out of nowhere and didn't have any idea where you were. It's like some shitty reverse other-world japanese cartoon." >You tilt your head "You guys have Japan over here?" >He gives you a look. "Well, that definitely establishes you're not from around here. I wanna figure out exactly what you are. What's your plan from here?" >He has a point: What is your plan from here? >Klefki is subdued and all previous choices are available. A HeartGold Nuzlocker
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>>40458615 >"Well, first thing's first: what's Sol Cafe?" you ask Grant >Grant seems visibly puzzled, "Sol Cafe? It's a little coffee joint not too far from here. Why are you asking about it though?" >You show Grant the card in your wallet. >"A Sol Cafe card, eh? Hey, who knows? Maybe you've got some credit on it. Still, weird that you have it. Maybe there's some kinda answer there." >You and Grant walk out of the Alley, leaving the Klefki buried headfirst in the ground. >You arrive at Sol Cafe and it looks like every other coffee joint. You're not entirely sure what makes this one special, but you walk in nonetheless >There are eight tables and a small place to order. There's your standard cafe grub and drink there: coffee, cappuccinos, bagels, croissants, and other pastries and baked goods. A Magnemite is manning the order counter. >What next? Order something? Anonymous
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>>40459199 >You order coffee for yourself >"Hey, you've still got credit on this card! Your coffee's on the house." The magnemite says in a perky tone. >After a few minutes, your coffee is piping hot and ready to drink. >You bring it to your lips and take a sip... >...It brings back a nostalgic feeling, though you can't quite pinpoint why. >Though the false memory of it is bringing back something... not of your past life, but perhaps of some other life you're linked to in some way... >You feel your eyes get heavy >"Not again..." are your last thoughts before you feel yourself collapse on the cafe floor >End chapter 1 Anonymous
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I shall continue this story at a later date. I've been ad-libbing it until this point and that's mainly because I don't want to railroad anybody into one path, but with any luck, I'll have more story and lore planned out for next time I make a thread.
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>>40460544 You're a pretty decent story writer anon
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>>40460809 One of the best threads on /vp/ in a while.
Good show anon.
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>>40460544 Just wanted to say really enjoyed the read anon, hooked me surprisingly quick.
