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Post by C0D13 on Nov 2, 2023 10:46:16 GMT 9
AUTUMN EGG HUNT looking for eggs... The base of the Rookery tower is a mess. The dropped twigs and straw from thousands upon thousands of nests have clumped into vast, crunchy hills that Breeders patiently rake out of the pathways. Scraps of moss have taken root in the fertile soil, spreading to provide a patchy covering to the land.
But there is gold in these hills. The gold of eggs that have fallen from their nests, only to land safely in the beds of fallen leaves!
So search! Check between branches, under logs, and in piles of crunchy red leaves, for who knows where those pesky eggs are hiding?
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Rose Garden
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Post by Rose Garden on Nov 4, 2023 7:50:22 GMT 9
"So you see, all Pokemon come from eggs!" Rose explained to her Type: Null, Moab, as the two wandered around the Rookery. Her little beetle wings fluttered behind her, disturbing the leaves and shaking them away as she gently pushed through the massive piles of leaves.
"And here, a lot of eggs fall down from the big nest way up there! And then they land for us to find them!"
The Type: Null didn't quite understand, but they were politely kicking some leaves away as well. "... But I did not come from an Egg. I was born, already me."
"I-" Rose paused, slumping down into the grass. She didn't really know how to answer that question. "... I uh, I guess legendary Pokemon are special!"
"And what makes me, legendary? What is this title you speak of?"
"I, umm... I admit, I'm not sure." She flopped down onto her back into the soft leaves, giggling to herself. Her wings seemingly folded right back up into the little beetle shell that kept them hidden when not in use. "I think it just means you're stronger!"
"Hmm, yes." Moab stood proudly, gazing across the endless discarded leaves. "Strength. A good way to describe me."
"Hehe, you're so silly." Rose giggled, rolling about in the leaves before finally sitting up again. She spotted someone in the distance!
"Oh, hey! Over here! Are you looking for egg friends too?"
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Post by Torino on Nov 4, 2023 16:00:42 GMT 9
Torino digs through the leaf litter like a rabbit searching for nuts and berries. "Are you lucky?" she asks Grookey.
"I wouldn't call myself lucky, per se, I mean I've had my share of hard times. I was trapped in that lab for longer than I'd have liked. But then you got me, and I guess that was an uptick in my luck. Like i said it's been ups and downs. What about yourself."
"No egg."
"Is it really that important to you to find an egg?"
"No no no. It's a saying. 'Are you lucky'. It's like 'Did you find'"
"You mean 'Any luck'."
"Sometimes."
"I mean the phrase you want is 'Any luck'."
"No I want egg."
"I'm going to attack you with this branch."
Torino is saved from violence by the arrival of a small girl. She turns around, hands still clutching leaves. "Hello! Are you here to find eggs? We need help. My friend is not lucky."
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Rose Garden
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Post by Rose Garden on Nov 4, 2023 16:20:15 GMT 9
"Yeah! I'm looking for eggs!" She splashed in the pile of leaves like it was water, giggling to herself before she finally stood up. "Me and and my cat have been looking for forever!"
"You know, we never did truly figure out if I was a cat or not," Moab the Type: Null replied, politely making their way over towards the other trainer as Rose did. "There seemed to be some complicated discussion on the matter.
"Oh, whatever! Point is, we're trying to find an egg friend!" Rose would smile extremely widely up at the trainer, only to see them with only a Grookey. "... Ooh! Did you just start?" Rose asked excitedly, grinning ear to ear. "Eggs are lovely! Great ways to build a team! I found Cheese in an egg, they're lovely!" She laughed, spinning in place for a second, digging a few leaves out of her hair. "Last time I was here though, there was like, a big sale at a gift shop? I think? People wanted egg gifts, or something. I don't know why though. I did also get a shirt with an egg on it that day, though, so that was cute!"
Not much one for a ton of conversation, Moab put their helmet to the ground once more, slowly digging and lifting up a few spare logs, hoping to find an egg. They didn't know what an egg looked like, but they'd probably recognize it when they saw it.
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Post by Torino on Nov 4, 2023 17:12:11 GMT 9
"I think it is a cat," Torino says firmly. "It has four legs and moves with agility. The tail is not normal, but I think under the hat are ears. My aunt has a cat and it sometimes wears a Christmas hat that hides her ears." She nods, happy with her input to the discussion.
Torino nods enthusiastically as Rose kicks off the search proper. She helps Moab lift a log, the pair doing the heavy lifting while Grookey heads into the trees to search above. The monkey leaps from branch to branch, sending down a steady scattering of twigs and autumn leaves.
"A store for eggs sounds good. I think we do that a little now. Buying a ticket to use for an egg search. It's like...one step away from just buying at the store. I wish it were cheaper though. In Italy we can buy 12 eggs for a few dollars!" she laughs at the joke. "Did you buy the egg shirt? It sounds very cute."
"Found something!" Grookey calls from above.
Torino looks up and a red slip of fabric falls from the tree onto the ground. She picks it up and unfolds it. It's a square. "What is this? Do you know who had this?"
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Rose Garden
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Post by Rose Garden on Nov 4, 2023 18:18:07 GMT 9
Another vote for cat, it seemed! With a laugh, Rose helped continue the search. She kneeled down, picking up a big rock that had been stuck in the ground, as if somehow an egg could hide under it.
She hummed listening to the other trainer speak. How expensive were eggs in the real world? She didn't know! Didn't like, chickens just make free eggs? Why did food have to cost money anyways? That always seemed silly to her. She understood when candy cost money! But eggs? Too far.
"I- uhh," Rose suddenly froze in thought at the question of the egg shirt came into play. Did she buy it? She certainly has it still, but where did she get the money for it? Did Auntie Tuesday get it for her? Did she spent her own bytes? She couldn't remember... Oh god, she hoped she didn't steal it. Stealing would be very bad. She could get in a lot of trouble for that! Worse than riding a bike without a helmet!
"Oh!" Rose was thankful for the distraction with the strange red fabric square. "I don't have a clue! Maybe it's a bandana? I've seen a few trainers with them! They're kind of common for some reason!"
She giggled to herself, glancing over at Moab who was busy at work shoving off another log, before peering into a hole in the ground.
"Find anything yet?"
"... Do you count leaves, rocks, logs, and mud as something?"
"Umm, yes? But anything interesting!"
"Then no."
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Post by C0D13 on Nov 4, 2023 18:32:53 GMT 9
THE ROOKERY GIVES YOU...SCYTHERRose Garden Hatch your egg IC to add this Pokemon to your Storage Box!
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Post by C0D13 on Nov 4, 2023 18:33:51 GMT 9
THE ROOKERY GIVES YOU...PETILIL (HISUIAN)Torino Hatch your egg IC to add this Pokemon to your Storage Box!
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Post by Torino on Nov 6, 2023 8:17:42 GMT 9
"Nothing under the log!" Torino calls, as she and Moab let it drop back into its rut. "This is fun. This forest is like being in a living dream after so much cold. I cannot wait for Spring!" She tosses a handful of autumn leaves into the air, making a flurry of amber, saffron, and crimson. "I could stay in this place forever and never see all the colors. "Do you like Autumn Rose?" she asks.
As they talk there is a lot of noise from up in the trees. "I think I found something. Eggs are round and white, right?"
"Yes! Simone bring it down!"
With a shout, a crack, and a rush of leaves and branches the 'egg' drops from the tree onto the ground. It's a bald man, wearing a red apron with a stylized oval symbol on it.
"Is this an egg?" the Grookey asks, climbing on the man's head.
"No Simone, that's an egg shop man."
"I lost my head scarf," says the Rookery NPC. "I was looking for it up in the tree. Can you help me find it?"
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Post by Rose Garden on Nov 10, 2023 13:55:52 GMT 9
Rose immediately giggled as the monkey Pokemon apparently found a man inside the tree.
"Silly man! The bandana was on the ground!" She speaks up, pointing to the square cloth that Torino had found. She then promptly ignores him, in favor of the far more interesting questions.
"Ooh, Autumn is so fun! I love all the pretty leaves! And the turkey! And the candy! And- and-"
"What's a Turkey?" Moab suddenly spoke, tilting its head as it shoved over a massive log, using its helmet as a lever to rip it up.
"... Uh-" She blinked. Was there a Turkey Pokemon? She didn't think there was. "A uh, big, tasty bird! I think?"
"Good enough," said Moab, digging its feet into the mud. It suddenly paused, slowly stepping back. "Are rocks supposed to be colorful?"
"Huh?" Rose's head immediately whipped around, cute little beetle wings abuzzing as she floated over towards Moab. Only for this loud gasp to spill from her lips. She dived into the muddy earth, pulling out large eggs that rolled across the ground. She immediately clung to one of them, holding it close to her chest.
"Egg friend! I knew we'd find you! I wonder what is inside you? Last egg friend had Cheese inside." She mumbled to herself, before pointing the other Egg out to Torino and their Grookey.
"That's an egg! Not the man, silly!"
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Post by Torino on Nov 10, 2023 14:44:13 GMT 9
"Whoa! That rock is super colorful. Are you sure someone didn't find them before us and paint them all?" Simone asks. The Grookey's head tilts to one side as he inspects the gorgeous egg.
"Oh it's definitely an egg!" says the Rookey NPC, scarf now safely back on his head. He smiles at Rose Garden as he walks over to inspect the find. "In fact, I'd be happy to tell you what's inside as thanks for finding my scarf. It's getting a bit chilly out and I hate to go scarfless." He kneels down in front of the eggs and inspects them, tapping gently with one finger and listening for sounds from inside. "Well this one is a Petilil I'm pretty sure," he says, handing it back to Torino. "And this one is definitely a Scyther! Doesn't the egg feel sharp?" He hands the egg back to Rose.
It's clear that this man operates off vibes as much as off scientific method.
"Anyway, I'd better be heading back. Lots to do at the tower. Good luck hatching those eggs! Remember to keep them warm!"
The NPC walks off and Torino looks down at her newest Pokemon (egg). "Have you ever had one of these before?" she asks Rose. "I have never hatched an egg. He said keep it warm. Should we make a big fire?"
"I'll start collecting kindling!" calls Grookey.
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Post by Rose Garden on Nov 10, 2023 15:49:25 GMT 9
"I'm sure! It's an egg!" She'd hold it up proudly, eagerly allowing the NPC to determine the egg for them.
"Scyther... Huh." She hummed in thought. Letting go with one hand, it stuck to her other as she just reached up to rub her cheeks. Sharp egg? That seemed silly! It was a smooth egg! "That's a big bug if I remember!" Rose grinned excitedly, turning to show the egg off to Moab. The Type: Null just looked at it confused, as if he had no idea how something big could come from something so small.
"I have!" She immediately turned to Torino, grinning ear to ear. "I got Cheese last time! Fire can work! Just, uh- don't put them too close! We just gotta warm them! Love them! Not cook them! It's like a chicken egg!"
"What is a-" Moab began, only to have Rose immediately respond.
"It's like a turkey! But, smaller!"
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Post by Torino on Nov 10, 2023 18:15:45 GMT 9
"I see," Torino says, turning her egg over. Petilil...what is that again? It sounds grassy. She opens up her UI and looks in the Pokedex. "Oh it's cute! Like a little sprout. I love this one!" She hugs the egg close. Her Gardener powers resonate, and the egg quivers. It shakes in her arms, and she can feel movement coming from inside.
"I can feel it!" Torino says excitedly. "Oh I cannot wait! I want to see my new flower!" She hugs the egg close, feeling the heartbeat inside through her shirt. It's strong and light and filled with the strength of a sapling. "It is a baby tree," Torino says to Rose. "And baby trees need to have three things. They need water, they need deep soil, and they need light. Ah! That must be why the egg didn't hatch under the log! There was no light!"
She kneels down on the soft ground and starts clearing a spot in the leaf litter. "This place is perfect," she says, scooping handful of dirt with one hand. "Soon this baby will be born!"
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Rose Garden
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Post by Rose Garden on Nov 19, 2023 18:15:43 GMT 9
Rose immediately jumps in surprise seeing the egg quiver in her friends arms. That was so cool! She watched excitedly as Torino began to clear a space for their egg to hatch. That made sense! Plants needed water and soil and sunlight! she learned that in school!Why the plant was hatching from an egg, however, she still didn't really understand.
"Ooh, your first egg! Exciting!" Rose spoke, completely unaware if it was her first egg or not. It was just the first one she had seen Torino with, anyways. "Hmm, I wonder how Scyther hatches," she mused to herself, humming in thought. Her cute little beetle wings unfolded as she fluttered in place, hovering just barely off the ground a few feet away form Torino. "Normally, all my bug friends seem to come in big groups! Or can call on them! I don't think one egg holds a swarm of buggies! Do you?"
With the egg stuck to her hand, she'd hold her other hand up to brush through her hair in thought, gently twirling it.
"... Maybe they come, when they sense the egg hatched?" Moab spoke, awfully curious himself. The Type: Null was beyond curious staring at the two eggs with wide eyes, slowly turning its head and looking at the two.
"Maybe!" She grinned excitedly, cradling her egg close to her chest as well. "Maybe they just know! Like magic! Oooh, wizard bugs." A giggle escaped her lips at the thought, slowly floating back down to the ground where she'd gently scoop a small handful of dirt, and tuck it up against Torino's egg.
"Do you think, you need to water the plant egg? I don't got any water! But, ooh, ooh, maybe a Grass-Type Pokemon could share some! Grookey!" She'd immediately turn to Torino's Grookey with incredibly wide eyes, like she came up with the most perfect idea ever. "Share your energy with the egg! Actually-"
Rose would immediately pause, blinking. "Are you a plant? Or are you a monkey? Are you a monkey plant? You got leaves on your head..."
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Post by Torino on Dec 3, 2023 11:07:00 GMT 9
"I'm Simone," says Grookey, and he holds out a hand for Rose to shake. "I don't have water. I have a stick though. Can that do anything?"
"Natural water may be close. Rose and I will look," Torino says, and she gets up from her squat next to the eggs. "Simone, can you stay here? Use your stick to dig a well. "
"Yeah yeah. I'll get right on it," says Grookey, and he lays down next to the eggs.
Torino and Rose walk into the forest in search of water. After a few minutes the sound of flowing water forms a trickling undercurrent to the constant crunch crunch of Autumn leaves. "You hear that? A stream!" She turns to Rose with a gleaming smile. "Are you lucky Rose?"
She pushes through the last screen of bushes and branches, and comes upon a shallow stream. The water is freezing, and tumbling like liquid acrobats over the huge stones on the bottom of the stream. "We have water! Now Rose, how can we get it back to the eggs? It is much too cold to carry, and my hands are too small. We need something big!"
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