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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2023 13:12:12 GMT 9
#s://cdn~discordapp~com/attachments/1114138222038106173/1114206910871261274/kallisto3~jpg Wow, you really pissed off your Mom, huh? There was a duck in front of him, that was the fastest way he could describe it. A very smooth, pink and blue duck. Its eyes were a little unnerving, like one would expect from a horror game that had possessed toys or something. Or maybe he was just being paranoid, since he had been expecting that he might stumble upon more bugs after getting his running shoes (which didn't seem bugged to him, at the very least). Actually, he was paranoid because the AI didn't speak like it was some kind of helpful NPC. There was no voice, the text just appeared all at once, kind of like messages set to the fastest speed.
Welcome to the catching tutorial! And it was back to sounding more normal. Kallisto squinted at the thing with uneasiness and distrust. The QUAXCEE stared back with flat enthusiasm. A brief silence fell between them.
Should he be pressing a button? No, this was a virtual reality, what was he thinking? ❝Hello?❞
Waiting for the second player! Oh, he was going to join someone again? Well, he supposed it would make it easier and less risky to complete these, even if they were just catching a Pokemon. Who was he going to run into this time? Was it going to be another player that skipped the tutorials or an actual newbie this time?
He had been standing at the outskirts of the settlement, a little ways off from Mom's house, because it seemed like it was a good idea to put some distance between him and it for the time being. The penguin was still in his Poke Ball for the mean time, though he would have to bring him out later, if he recalled it right that catching often involved battling.
ENTERING THE TALL GRASS!
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Post by odile on Jun 14, 2023 22:05:37 GMT 9
Okay, tutorials time. Odile knew the routine; gotta learn how to catch a Pokemon, gotta go see Mom (which... felt a bit odd, considering her own relationship with her mother), gotta do a bunch of things. All doable though. Just uh... didn't she need someone else to do this with her? Even if she didn't, would make her feel a lot... better? About this? Something about someone else fumbling about with you made the process a lot easier.
... Wait, maybe that guy can work? "Hey!"
Odile's chipper tone rang out, pace speeding up to catch up the... interestingly enough dressed man. Fancy fancy! Like he had come off the stage; there were a few ballets this costume could work for. Drosselmeyer maybe? Oh, he even have a Porygon! The most anachronic pair. "Am I butting in to anything? I'm looking for someone to help me out with the tutorial. If you and your Porygon aren't too busy that is."
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2023 22:34:55 GMT 9
#s://cdn~discordapp~com/attachments/1114138222038106173/1114206910871261274/kallisto3~jpg Player 2 has been registered! The catching tutorial can begin! Kallisto had spotted the new arrival as soon as he saw the pop up with the little gibberish noise. He turned to face the source of the voice, a young woman with interesting horns on her head. He wondered how similar or different she was to her real appearance, but he might've been thinking about it because he was starting to feel the weariness of walking around with this hulking outfit. While it was great to be tall and hot (he felt so, he didn't really think he was hot in real life), it was also so cumbersome and impractical. A part of him wished that this wasn't a virtual reality so that this part wouldn't feel so real.
But enough complaining about that, he should really finish the tutorial. He shook his head, ❝You arrive just in time, actually. I was also about to start the catching tutorial, but we have to do it by pairs.❞
The QUAXCEE nodded enthusiastically.
Welcome, Player Odile!
Now trainers, please watch and listen closely as I demonstrate how to catch a Pokemon... ❝Is this really necessary? Don't we just--❞ he cleared his throat, remembering that he had language to follow, ❝--Do we not simply have to weaken our opponent and throw a ball?❞ that was how he remembered it went in games, at least, but now in the virtual reality, they had the added problem of aiming. At least his penguin would finally get the fight he wanted.
The NPC simply ignored the man's comment and continued to happily talk about the best techniques to weaken a Pokemon and type advantages.
Kallisto let out a sharp exhale, ❝I am Kallisto, by the way. Thought it might be best to properly introduce myself.❞ he extended a hand as an invitation for a handshake. He had already washed the glove after the incident in Mom's house.
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Post by odile on Jun 14, 2023 22:53:06 GMT 9
Okay this guy actually seemed to know what he was doing; all the better. He wasn't a complete newbie like herself, but was still doing the tutorial. Okay, cool! Perfect. She could just defer to him then for things she wasn't too sure on. "Works for me! Always better to have someone you can bounce off of." Odile chirped, looking him over. So the Porygon wasn't actually his, just the tutorial bot. Got it.
It seemed to be saying the usual in most Pokemon games, how you went about it. Weaken the Pokemon, maybe put on a status condition, toss the Pokeball. All things she knew, but you also never knew what they changed in UNOVR compared to the other games. "Well yeah, normally that's how you do it. Fight them a bit, weaken them enough and then throw the ball. Though sometimes you can just luck out by just tossing the Pokeball and they'll still get caught, though I don't know if you can do it here or not."
Kallistro was it? "Fancy name for a fancy fella." A small chime of a giggle escaped Odile, offering her own gloved hand for the shake, going slightly firm in it. "My name's Cl—Odile, 'scue me. I still gotta get used to calling myself that. Really nice to meet ya! You're the first real like, player character I've met so far? The get-up is really cool. Are you in theater by any chance or something?"
And there she was, off to the races. It was friendship opportunity and Odile was not going to let it go by her so easily!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2023 23:13:21 GMT 9
#s://cdn~discordapp~com/attachments/1114138222038106173/1114206910871261274/kallisto3~jpg She was chipper, Kallisto thought. If he were acting like himself, he could let himself be hyped along with her, or maybe still play it cool. As the avatar he wore, though, he really needed to keep a level head, a low seriousness and a desire to get things over with so that he could move to bigger and better things, such as becoming stronger to feel more secure in this world. Rems decided, at that moment, that Kallisto was a bit of a party pooper.
Whether he can act on it was a good question, though.
He would listen to her ramble on a bit, which if he decided to listen to the QUAXCEE as well, their voices kind of blended together. Words upon words, he felt. ❝Only one way to find out.❞ maybe they should've been paying attention to the duck NPC after all, but it was hard to get a foothold on his blabbering, which now sounded more like English with an autotune. He supposed that the game didn't read out the notification pop ups, but it made sense that everyone was voiced.
He wasn't sure how to react to the compliment. Was it a compliment, being called fancy? Alexander was certainly fancy, and Remmiel was not. Anyway, back to the matter at hand, ❝You have not passed by Mom's house?❞ well, it was only then that he particularly took note of the no running shoes. ❝Well, it is of little consequence. I am sure she would be happy to see you.❞ the NPC needed a break after getting a face full of pie on her face.
Kallisto shook his head, ❝Not quite. I do not think the theaters would take me on, keeping up appearances is more difficult than I anticipated.❞ he clicked his tongue, ❝Would you believe me if I say this is how I truly look like?❞
But their banter was not to last for too long, since QUAXCEE decided that it had enough talking to a brick wall and turned its attention to the two trainers.
Now it's your turn! Walk into the tall grass and a Pokemon will jump out!
Use the techniques I talked about to catch it!
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Post by odile on Jun 15, 2023 9:05:33 GMT 9
Serious fella wasn't he? Made sense with the get-up. Would be a bit odd if he had showed the same sort of excitement that Odile had, but hey, she also wouldn't knock him for it. People liked to make all sorts of characters for games, and this shouldn't be any different. Now for Claudia herself? Honestly, if it wasn't for the fact that the name Odile was available, she might have just stayed with her actual name. Used her real name for all the other Pokemon games. She had only changed it up when she really saw the extent of the customization, and maybe the fact that everyone else was going by all sorts of cool names. Kallisto couldn't be this guy's real name. Might as well have some amount of fun with it.
Her eyes fell to her shoes, shrugging with a sheepish grin. "That's on the to do list, there's just so much to do you know..." Could anyone fault her for wanting to do the catching tutorial first? The point of a Pokemon game was catching Pokemon! At least one of them, but their slogan hadn't been Gotta Catch 'Em All! for no reason. "No theater huh? Well, if you're asking me if I believe you, then—"
Odile's words were cut off as QUAXCEE stole both of their attentions; was it time already? Her heart skipped a beat, lips curling into a grin. "Well Kallisto, you'll get your answer after this!" Strutting like some bird, the redhead entered the tall grass, Pokeball in hand. It was go time.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2023 14:06:38 GMT 9
#s://cdn~discordapp~com/attachments/1114138222038106173/1114206910871261274/kallisto3~jpg ❝Well, you are not wrong there.❞ admittedly, Kallisto hadn't quite figured out what he wanted to do in this game other than try to figure out who he wanted to be as Alexander. It was...strange. Every time he entered this getup and moved in a skin that wasn't his own, he just felt detached and off. Even his voice was permanently set to how he normally spoke as his avatar so that there wouldn't be a sudden lapse by accident. That didn't stop the words he spoke though not fitting with the character. It was certainly a strange sensation not having to worry about deepening his voice but still achieving the same effect.
He was admittedly curious on what Odile would say, but the catching tutorial had impeccable timing, so it looked like they had to clear the event before anything else. Alright, he really should try to get another Pokemon besides the penguin, anyway.
The "tall" grass (which was not very tall, honestly) rustled loudly. After that, a creature sprang from it, teeth looking dangerous despite it looking blunt rather than sharp. ❝A rat.❞ he clicked his tongue. Oh well, Pokemon was meant to simulate an ecosystem of sorts, so he shouldn't be surprised. Now, what he should do next was...
He grabbed Aegis' Poke Ball and opened it, letting out the eager penguin. <Is it go time?! It's go time!> he didn't even need to command the Pokemon to do something before he shot out a flurry of bubbles at the rat.
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Post by odile on Jun 19, 2023 23:18:44 GMT 9
"Oh it's a Patrat!" Odile exclaimed. Would it be her first choice of a Pokemon to catch? No not really, not at all. She did not particularly care for this line, she couldn't even call it cute? The eyes always... kinda weirded her out. Why were they like that? Freaky. Well, not what she wanted to catch, but every route did start you off with the "rat" of the region, so this wasn't too surprising, even if a little bit disappointing.
She turned to Kallisto, gasping as he opened the Pokeball, revealing a Piplup. Oh my lord he had a Piplup. Cutie! Oh she loved Piplup, she had used one in her own Sinnoh run. Fit him too! She could just imagine that little guy evolving into an Empoleon, they would look nice together and—Odile focus girl. You're a trainer too! Following his suit, she too released her Pokemon, Mercurio the Froakie arriving onto the scene.
The small frog looked at the exchange happening, the onslaught of bubbles firing at the Patrat, the Pokemon fumbling about as it tried to strike at the Piplup, only to meet the bubbles instead. "Alright Mercurio, it's your turn now! Go for it with a... a Water Pulse!" Odile pointed to the Patrat, and he nodded. A ball of water formed in front of him, tossing it and striking the rat. One wet, wet rat.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2023 23:32:04 GMT 9
#s://cdn~discordapp~com/attachments/1114138222038106173/1114206910871261274/kallisto3~jpg He didn't really care what it was called, frankly. It looked weak, perfect for a beginning Pokemon for a catching tutorial, but that also meant that this thing was likely not very strong and not worth the time to invest in. He wondered if there was some kind of system wherein he could trade it for something better, but he would need to check up on what else was around after this was over. He would glance at Odile as she let out her Pokemon -- a frog? A frog. Seemed like a similar element to Aegis by the way it also used something water-y, soaking the rat thoroughly and just making it look plain miserable.
❝It looks rather miserable. Put it out of its misery, Aegis.❞
<You got it!> instead of shooting it with another stream of bubbles, the penguin went for a more head's on approach, as in, running toward the target and hitting it with a good ol' pounding, if Kallisto could really call slapping something with its flippers a "pounding"...well, according to the UI, it was an actual move, so he supposed he should remember it later on.
As he watched his Piplup land what was hopefully the final blow, he looked at the other trainer and her starter Pokemon. ❝For a moment, I thought you were the theater kid. One syllable away from 'Mercutio'...❞ he wouldn't have known if the name would fit, but at least it was blue, like the Montagues, but he should stop thinking about it -- that was not what the name was referencing, anyway.
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Post by odile on Jun 20, 2023 0:01:10 GMT 9
Oh this Patrat was not having a good day now was he? Soaked, got smacked by a Piplup, couldn't even land a hit back. Poor thing. Odile was beginning to feel sorry for it. Never thought she would think that over a Patrat of all things, but it was a lot different from looking at her DS screen than it being right in front of her, legs shaking as it tried to stay standing. It was time, right? Weakened, on its last legs.
Mercurio seemed to have similar plans to Kallisto's Piplup, speeding right on in to attack head on. One good slap did the poor thing in, falling to the ground. Finally free of this torment.
"Mercurio that wasn't necessary, we were going to catch it anyway..." Odile chuckled, shaking her head. Her hand turned to her UI, going to... try to find where this Pokeball was for it. Had to be here. "Kallisto, you would be right though! Kinda. I am on the stage a lot, but it's not quite theater theater. Real close though. Can you guess what I do?"
In the meanwhile while Odile went ahead to catch the rat, Mercurio went over to the Piplup, holding his hand up high. "Good job friend."
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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2023 0:20:43 GMT 9
#s://cdn~discordapp~com/attachments/1114138222038106173/1114206910871261274/kallisto3~jpg Whack went the frog to the poor soaking rat, and it crumpled like a bag or whatever was the proper imagery for it.
Congratulations, you successfully weakened the PATRAT! Use the GOLDEN POKE BALL that's now in your inventory to catch it! Make sure to aim properly!
True enough, there was indeed a new item in his inventory that wasn't there before, listed under KEY ITEMS. He materialized the spherical thing in his hand, testing the weight in his palm, and chucked it at the wet rat. Since it wasn't that far from them, he thankfully aimed it right and it hit the creature squarely on its stomach. It then drew the creature in with a bright light before the sphere would close with a satisfying click. Actually, since there were two players present, even after Kallisto caught the rat, it seemed that there was an afterimage left for Odile to catch as well.
His Poke Ball had disappeared on the ground, but in the UI, it registered that congrats! He now owned a rat! How delightful.
You've completed the catching tutorial, congratulations!
Kallisto noted that the QUAXCEE was also nowhere in sight.
❝Hm.❞ he eyed her from head to toe. So she performed on stage, but it wasn't theater? Musicals wouldn't be too far off, but that was technically under theater, in a way. He crossed his arms, showing a bit of a smirk, ❝Well, you did not answer my question earlier, so I will not answer yours. Perhaps we will share it some other time. I have places to be.❞
Aegis had been very eager to shake the frog's hand with big big sparkles in his eyes. <Oh, a friend! My first friend!! This is delightful!! Absolutely wonderful!!>
❝Aegis, we're going.❞
The penguin turned to him with his beak wide open, <Whaaaat? No c'mon! We can find another wild Pokemon to beat!>
❝We may cross paths again, so no need to be whiny.❞ to stay true to his word, he did send a friend request after learning how to do it with his step-sibling last time. ❝Apologies, I forgot I have something to do back at home. Thank you for the brief partnership.❞ he bowed before glaring at his Pokemon briefly for it to follow. Aegis tearfully continued to hold the frog's hand before saying goodbye and following his trainer.
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Post by odile on Jun 20, 2023 22:53:42 GMT 9
"Oh come onnnnnnnnnnnn...!"
She was going to answer him too! Wasn't it understandable that it might have slipped her mind when the Patrat came around? Despite it all, there was a smile on her face as she chucked her Pokeball at the afterimage of the Patrat. Not quite sure what she was going to do with them, but that would be something for future Odile to figure out. More pressing matters were in front of her, like... wait he was leaving?!
Mercurio looked up to the trainers, away from the Piplup that was shaking his hand. He was aiming for a high five, but this worked as well. Got the message of comradery across. He was a touch sad over them leaving so soon, but there didn't seem to be much to do over it. "We'll speak later friend."
Red eyes rolled, shaking her head as she leaned over, picking up her Froakie in her arms. There was a small noise of complaint as she did, but Mercurio quickly silenced himself after realizing what she was doing. He moved himself over, clinging to her arm as he hopped onto the perch of Odile's shoulder. "Oh, at home? That's alright!" Odile's eyes landed onto the notif on her UI, nodding. "I'll send you a message later! It was really nice to chat with you Kallisto!"
A beat passed, the duo watching them go. "And you'll get your answer next time we meet!" This would even give her time to think on her answer. Make it special.
Oh she loved this game.
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Post by System Admin on Jun 21, 2023 0:25:57 GMT 9
CAPTURE COMPLETE!Catching Tutorial Complete!
PATRAT has been added to odile and @kallisto's boxes!
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