yanginthere | Round 1 - [Action : New Bark City]

[ Action : Morning ]
[ When it came to blending in with the natives, Yang certainly looked the part. The only reason she had the jacket on in the first place was because it was much colder here and she was still feeling the heat of the combat high she left behind in the arena. It was with equal parts bewilderment, confusion, and irritation that she looked out at her surroundings, her mind reeling with trying to make sense of everything she had read, or heard from that ... that delusional woman in the house she left behind.

To make matters worse, her attention was constantly divided between her goal of gathering as much information on this town as possible and the faint half-bark half-growling of the "pet" that was close to the heels of her boots at all times.

Finally, Yang stopped and crouched down, adjusting the way her new bag slung off of her shoulder. ] Look, pup. You're cute and all, and I've love to play with you, but I don't really have time for it right now. Okay? You feel me?

[ It certainly seemed to be listening, though talking to an animal and expecting it to comprehend everything she said wasn't what Yang expected at all. She was more just vocalizing her frustrations to the closest living soul.

She sighed, a thick cloud of steam in the chill winter air. ] I don't even have any treats for you. At least, I don't think I do... [ Yang thought about it a minute. There had been supplies, but nothing you should feed a dog.

Then Yang withdrew her hand from within the travel bag holding onto small red-and-white sphere. ] Hmm, actually. I never tried to open this. Looks like one of those surprise egg toy prizes. I wonder what's inside...

[ The Growlithe made a gruff, curious sound, and leaned in a bit to sniff at the ball. Yang tapped the button on it front and made as if to show the puppy the contents first. The ball grew in her hand, which surprised her and caused her to drop it. It popped open with a sound and then, after a flash of light, the dog was just... gone! Sucked right into the ball by some kind of strange energy.

Yang did not take that well. ] WHOA! What the— [ That was. Not supposed to happen. Yang's eyes were wide and she rose her feet. Time to panic! ] Ohmygod! WhatdidIdo? DidIkillit? Ididn't—! Ahh crap!!! [ She bent down to pick up the ball once more, turning it this way and that. Does she dare open it? Can someone close to her explain what just happened?!? HELP! ]

[ Audio : Open ]
[ Yang sounded much calmer when she finally made her general broadcast. It was said that this would be a good way to reach out to anyone here whether they were new like her, well informed as to how this place worked, or (hopefully) familiar voice from home. ]

Uhh, I was told I should probably introduce myself here over this network, but it feels kind of weird to do that. Not like I expect anyone to know who I am. But... [ A pause, there is some growling in the background. Eh. Here goes nothing? ]

I'm Yang Xiao Long. If the words "Remnant", "Beacon Academy", or "Vytal Festival" mean anything to you, call me back right away. It's kind of urgent.

If you're the one that brought me here, well, thanks for not letting me get to enjoy my victory first? Niiiice timing! [ A grumble. ] Jerks.

[ Yang sighed quietly. She's usually much better with people, but it's hard to feel up to making new friends right off the bat when freshly displaced. Give her a minute. She'll come around. ]

Otherwise, uh .... hi, I guess? Someone talk to me. I don't even know if I did this right.

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Good. Yeah, I'm...glad some people are meeting up with friends from home. [Okay she sounds more subdued than glad, but there's a tinge of it in there!

None of the envy that she's currently trying to squash, at least.]

I just got here too, it's all really confusing.

Yep, a dog was following me — er, Growlithe, not dog, but you know. [ Same difference. ]

What about her?

Okay, well mostly it's the Pokémon that get to have weird powers here. All the rest of us get a mass downgrade to the basic squishy human level, so if you want to be fighting competent, you'll have to catch a few more and train them up.

"Wolf", huh? ... I can see that. [ A beat. ] I mean, not because I know your boyfriend or anything. I don't even know you. I just mean, I can see the wolf comparison. [ Awkward. ]

My bad, should've totally said something earlier. My name is Draculaura!

[ No one could fault her. Were positions reversed, Yang would be more than a little jealous too. Missing people can do that. ]

Are you still in that first town — I mean, I'm getting the impression this is where everyone comes in. It's creepy but at least a common starting point makes it easy to find anyone if they do come in. [ Unless they go and get their friend's friend to teleport them. That's just cheating. ]

It really doesn't, especially given what happened. Time is incredibly strange here, it seems like.

[Not that she's going to mention what happened to Penny over the Gear, but.]

If we arrived this close together, I've got to wonder if Blake's on her way — or here and just hiding. [ Ninja, etc. ] Is anyone from Penny's team here? Or anyone else from home that you know about?

Thank you!

[It's a genuine smile, if a bit smaller than it might usually be. Her knowledge of the future still doesn't seem exactly real, but it's there.]

About three months now, yes. I don't really understand it myself, but apparently people can arrive here from the same place but different times. When I arrived, as far as I knew the tournament was still weeks away! But Ruby and Weiss had both seen the singles' matches begin, and Ruby said she'd just talked to me a few days before SHE arrived.

[Time shenanigans aren't her forte, despite spending months around Dave.]

Well I'm not helpless or anything. It's just super inconvenient and frustrating. [ ... ] Wait, what am I going to be fighting anyway? [ That didn't sound good. ]

It's cool. Don't worry about it.

I'm Yang. [ Yeah, she said so before, but it was worth being clear. ]

So, uh, have you been here a while?

I've been here for a couple of months now, so, like, I'm a total expert now.

Well, people don't really fight here. Or if they do go hand to hand, I haven't heard about it. But the national sport appears to be Pokémon battling. There's Gyms with people you can take on all along the way and other trainers will randomly challenge you on the roads, and there's wild Pokémon to worry about a little, too. Like, they're not dangerous, usually, you just gotta watch out.

Three months, though. Wow. I'm that's just longer than I've known you. Which is .... weird....

But I could say that about every other part of getting here in the first place, so what's one more? [ There's no significant baseline for how Penny should react in Yang's eyes, but for her part, Yang is significantly chill about the situation. A far cry from her teammates' own arrivals. ]

Trainer. That's what that... weird lady called me before she kicked me out of her house.

Guess that explains the uniform. [ There is some apprehension there, but it's hard to say what the cause is. ]

Oh yeah? [ There's amusement in her tone. People who called themselves experts usually weren't, but Yang doesn't exactly have a lot of options right now. ]

What's the easiest way to hitch a ride somewhere? I'm not a fan of hiking through the woods alone at night, so I haven't hit the road yet like that woman told me to.

Well, you can have someone come get you if their Pokemon knows Fly!

I'm... not really a fan of giant birds.

[ Which is funny, considering her family... ]

I meant like renting a bike or a car. A bus ticket. Something.

Yeah, about that. No. None of that's here. There are trains, and boats, but no cars or limos.

...great. [ That could say a lot about the level of technology here. ]

Don't suppose you know if there's "Dust" here, do you? And I'm not just talking about dirt.

[blink-blink.]

Unless you mean the stuff building under my bed, nope.

Nope!

[ Great. Just great. There went hopes of rebuilding her gauntlets out of the picture. ]

I have to wonder how they power a train without it. ... or how they don't have cars, but they have this thing— [ Tapping the shell of the 'Gear. ] — which is basically like my Scroll, just clunkier.

... Electricity? Isn't that, like, a thing?

Yeah, everyone gets to be either a trainer or a breeder, and "Mom" packs a lunch and a change of clothes. Mine was so shitty, god, it didn't even have sleeves, what the fuck kind of parent is she, sending kids out into the cold.

[Grump.]

Speaking of which, I got a way to bring you over to Violet City, if you want. You know, for civilization and your sister.

She's not my mom. [ Sorry Dave, but that's a really sore spot. Sore enough that Yang's jaw is tense when she interrupts the last part of that statement.

...but fortunately, he has some good news, so that remains just a flash of emotion. ]

—huh? Really? You'd do that?

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Round 1 - [Action : New Bark City] - [Audio]

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