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[bestsweater]

[There is a giant, living boulder...thing on campus. It's snake-like in appearance and is just kind of milling about, sticking its giant rock nose into bushes, peering into second-story windows, leaving the campus lawn all torn up in its wake. Hey man, you can't be a massive stone-serpent and not leave a some kind of trail. It's around various places all day, and very clearly seems to be giving the place a once-over.

One might easily ignore the young man that accompanies this gargantuan creature (or is it the other way around?) if not for the fact that he is wearing an obnoxious shade of bright orange. Still, it might take you a few moments to notice him, given the sheer size of his rock-like companion. He carries a backpack, and a map which he refers to every so often.

What is most interesting about this duo, perhaps, is the fact that they seem to be actively conversing, albeit in different languages. Occasionally this mysterious arrival hitches a ride on his stony friend along their self-guided tour. It's obvious that they're evaluating the school with a sort of non-verbal running commentary, perhaps looking for a familiar face or two.

>>FIGHT
>>PkMn
>>ITEM
>>RUN

THE CHOICE IS YOURS.]

Comments

[bestsweater.livejournal.com]

You have a friend in Viridian?

[tank-rockarms.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I'm friends with Green's blastoise.

His name's Blastoise. Sorta like how my slowpoke's name is Slowpoke.

[bestsweater.livejournal.com]

My Onix's name is Onix.

Ah. Right. Green. Is he around?

[tank-rockarms.livejournal.com]

Yeah, he goes to school here. Never see him in classes, though.

Char goes to class more than Green does, and Char hardly goes to class.

::In the distance. A smallish pink thing. Is slowly moving in this direction.::

[bestsweater.livejournal.com]

[Woah, even the Pokemon take classes here. What a school.]

I'm sure I'll find him sooner or later. I uh. I already ran into his Charmeleon, if that's who you're talking about.

[tank-rockarms.livejournal.com]

Yup, that's Char. He's a Charmeleon. He's on Green's team.

His Bulbasaur's here, too. His name's Bulba.

::That pink thing. Is still coming this way. It'll get here. Eventually.::

[bestsweater.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I remember that Bulbasaur.

[Is that a pink thing in the distance?]

[tank-rockarms.livejournal.com]

Oh, you know Bulba? He's a good guy. How do you know him?

::It's coming ever closer. Slowly.::

[bestsweater.livejournal.com]

...Green beat me with that Bulbasaur.

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[tank-rockarms.livejournal.com]

Really? Ha, I guess that's why Bulba was the one fightin' that onix guy, he was good at it already.

::The pink thing. Is finally close enough. To be heard::

[tank-rockarms.livejournal.com]

SLOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWPOKE.

[bestsweater.livejournal.com]

Is this your Slowpoke?

[tank-rockarms.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah it is. I wonder what he's doin' out here.

::SLOWWWWPOOOOOOKESLOOOOOOOW::

What, no I'm okay you don't gotta worry the rock guy ain't doin' anything.

::It is crawling ever closer. Max goes over to pick it up and sticks it on his shoulder where it hangs like a limp noodle::

[bestsweater.livejournal.com]

He uh. He seems to like you.

[tank-rockarms.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I tried to set him free like five or six times but he kept comin' back.

He's worried 'cause of your onix guy, so he came out to make sure I was okay.

::POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKE::

{Poketranslation: Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii}

[bestsweater.livejournal.com]

Oh, you didn't catch him?

[tank-rockarms.livejournal.com]

Nah, I set him free from some sorta aquarium-pokemon-jail place. Keepin' them there so people could poke at them and look at 'em and make faces and not be able to be outside in the sunshine and fresh air and be free. I tried to make him go but he kept comin' back, sayin' he liked me.

Don't got any of those ball things either.

[bestsweater.livejournal.com]

That's really impressive, Max.

[Brock reaches out to maybe pet Slowpoke!]

[tank-rockarms.livejournal.com]

No it's not, he's just an eco-terrorist

Yeah well, I'm a pretty impressive guy sometimes. Really modest, too.

::Slowpoke is staring into your very soul with it's little Slowpokes eyes::

::STARE::

::Oh wait now it's nibbling on your hand::

[bestsweater.livejournal.com]

[Oh gosh that's almost adorable.]

Haha, he's cute.

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[tank-rockarms.livejournal.com]

::Suddenly as he's nibbling your hand a torrent of water comes shooting out, getting the arm of your orange sweater all wet with Slowpoke water::

[tank-rockarms.livejournal.com]

SLOWPOKE KNOCK IT OFF.

::Max pulls Slowpoke away from Brock's now wet hand::

::SLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWPOOOOOOOOOOOOKE::

I DON'T CARE IF HE'S WEAK AGAINST WATER, THAT AIN'T FUNNY. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

::SLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW::

NO, IT AIN'T.

[bestsweater.livejournal.com]

[Oh God ALL WET.]

It's...it's okay, really, I--

Wait. Do you know what he's saying?

[tank-rockarms.livejournal.com]

In a roundabout sorta way yeah. I can tell what he means.

You know he don't usually say that much, I'm sorta surprised.

What's he mean when he says when you're weak against water?

[bestsweater.livejournal.com]

Well, roundabout like "I can sort of infer what he's saying", or roundabout like "I can actually understand his language".

...Type advantages.

Rock is weak against water, water is weak against electricity, electricity is weak against rock. It's like rock-paper-scissors.