Oh?

[ulternnpc]

[OPEN TO ALL - Location: Everywhere, Ohritori]
[It's quiet at night, but not dead silent. In the streets of towns, there's still sounds of people, families gathered at home enjoying time together. Or Nocturnal Pokemon who'd skitter about, and communicating amongst one another.

There's a lone Parasol Lady walking down the nightly path--her parasol in one hand, and her phone in another. She's clearly panicked and will immediately stop anyone who's nearby.]

Did you see just now!? Up in the sky?! I saw it! I really did!

[Just what was she going on about?]

[In fact, if one were to go online that night many people of Ultern seemed to be buzzed with something up in the sky--]

[PIPPI POST]
xXxBL4ZExXx @(ulterniantraveler)
Did anyone see this up in the sky just now?

[Attached is a blurry photo of something flying in the sky. A blue fish? It was hard to tell, really.]

How kewl is that?! If anyone knows what Pokemon it is tell me!!!!!!! I wanna catch it!!!

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[Turnbloom + Gilterrace]
[Manzana, one of the flowershop keeper is out with his Marine pattern Vivillon not too far. There's a worried look on his face, as he seems to be searching for something. He'll soon approach anyone that's near by.]

Excuse me? I'm looking for a friend of mine...have you happen to see him? He's this tall, muscular, blonde...

(Happy May everyone! Feel free to pester any of the NPCs here, or mingle amongst yourselves, speculate about the strange sighting etc!)

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Ohritori [ooh, plot!!!]

[timidlyblooming]

[Lillie, with her own parasol-styled umbrella (hers is a white one!), stepped out to check on the lady, having seen her from the window, while writing in her journal.]

Ulsai! Um, did something happen…?

Plot!!!

[ulternnpc]

Oh! Ulsai!

[The Parasol Lady looks quiet frazzled, still remembered to greet Lillie. Yet once she asked her question, the lady began rambling off.]

Did you not see? There was something big in the sky--a fish? It looked like a flying fish!

[Gilterrace]

[buson]

[Attila spotted Manzana a good distance a way, noticed the troubled look in his eyes and beseeching gesture… he really should have warned him or given him a head’s up, huh? Or even mention it to Anemone when she brought him food…

Well, time to apologize for worrying him! First, to get his attention… rather than call out to him, Attila decided to whistle to get his attention.]

[ulternnpc]

[Upon hearing the whistle, he turned as his Vivillon fluttered close. At the sight of Attila, Manzana looked relieved. He'll make his way over to Attila with a smile.]

There you are! I haven't heard from you, or seen you in a while that I began to wonder what happened to you...

[Pippi]

[red_berry]

Red Sr. @(scarlet_ellipsis) replied:
maybe it's a flying gyarados??? i wanna see it too!!

In real life, Red takes a look up at the sky, not seeing much through the layer of trees around him. If the mystery Pokemon is up there, then maybe he can find it. He brings out his Fearow, Rowina, and takes to the skies on her back, looking around in the dark night sky above the Shrouded Woods.

[buson]

Sorry, man.

[He rubbed the back of his head, smiling broadly.]

Wasn't tryin' t'scare ya.

... just ran into someone I knew, who's new here.

[timidlyblooming]

A fish?

No, I...
[Lillie hadn't seen anything! She was busy writing. She looked up at the sky, trying to find some trace of it. Maybe she should contact Ash! She went from looking confused to very serious.]

Which way did it go?

[newphonewhodis]

Akari @(surveycorps_akari) replied:
Gyarados would be my bet too! I wonder how high up it was? Hard to tell from the picture.

[ulternnpc]

xXxBL4ZExXx @(ulterniantraveler) replied:
Can it really be a Gyarados? I never heard or seen a flying one even if it is a Flying Type!

[She will post an incredibly grainy, obviously cropped and zoomed in photo of the already blurry Pokemon.]

It did look blue and like a fish? But it didn't scream Gyarados to me⁉️🤔

[ulternnpc]

xXxBL4ZExXx @(ulterniantraveler) replied to: @(scarlet_ellipsis) @(surveycorps_akari)

WAIT GYARADOS *CAN* FLY!? Am I the only one to not know this!? Huh!?! Since when!? 😭💔

[ulternnpc]

Someone you knew...?

[He wants to ask but realized out in the open wasn't exactly the right place. Instead he offered a smile.]

A friend, perhaps?

[ulternnpc]

Yes! It looked blue, I think? I didn't get a good look but I tried taking a picture!

[She's lowering her phone screen to show Lillie. Sadly it wasn't the best taken photo as the Pokemon in question was blurred from movement and the lady's finger clearly in view of the camera.]

I saw it going straight ahead! I was trying to chase after it but I can't exactly run in heels...

[newphonewhodis]

Akari @(surveycorps_akari) replied to @(ulterniantraveler):
lol yeah! I saw one way up high when I was in Hisui! I had heard about that but never seen it until then. It surprised me, too! 🤯🐉 it was so amazing and majestic.

[buson]

[Exactly. Attila would rather talk in private. He scratched his cheek.] Yeah, y'can say that... [He swung an arm around Attila's shoulders, in a friendly gesture, but also to navigate him away from the people he'd been asking.

Let's leave the crowd behind, shall we?]

[ulternnpc]

xXxBL4ZExXx @(ulterniantraveler) replied to @(surveycorps_akari):

You gotta be pulling my leg! Why can't my Gyarados do that? Unless it's just in Hisui where Gyarados flies?! 🤔 Now I really gotta find that flying Pokemon!

[ulternnpc]

[Oh he is being led away-Manzana wasn't about to argue as he trusted Attila thus far.

As he suspected, this person had to be related to Team Rocket. Yet just how much was Attila comfortable with discussing things...?]

We can go over there- the back garden.

[He'll gesture to the flower shop. Plus Anemone was away running errands anyway.]

[red_berry]

Red Sr. @(scarlet_ellipsis) replied:
hmm idk... i can't tell from the pic but if it's a gyarados that'd be hype ^o^

[red_berry]

Red scrolls through some of Akari and Blaze's conversation before replying.

Red Sr. @(scarlet_ellipsis) replied:
wait so there's rly flying gyarados?? that's so cool how do they do that??? mine can just hover a little 😭

[buson]

[Attila nodded and headed there. He let Manzana go when he looked around and found no one. He still didn't feel safe enough in the garden and decided to go into the shop. Empty right now?]

This place doesn't have cameras or anythin' does it?

... stupid question. Who robs a flower shop?

[timidlyblooming]

Blue... fish-like, flying...

It could be a Dratini or Dragonair... [Those are more serpentine and Dragon-like, to be fair.] Was it long and thin? Or very wide? If it's the latter, it could be Kyogre or Actovish...

[Pippi; very, very dated reference + do you think Pippi has a Fail Wailord?]

[serperiority]

Trip @(clankingsword) replied:
Funny, I just thought Pippi was just over capacity again, but then, I noticed there weren't any Flying types carrying it.
I hadn't seen it myself, but if it's NOT a Wailord... Gyarados sounds more likely. It could even be an undiscovered species.
Where did you see it?

[There's probably a bunch of trainers after it already, but he'd like to seek it too. Is there a location attached?]

[Pippi... wow, Bashou using social media? Scandalous.]

[bashou]

nobody @(user71237564) replied:
Has anybody considered that this photo might be fake? I'm just saying...

[Bashou was indoors at the time, so he didn't see it with his own eyes and therefore doesn't believe it...]

[but do they know???]

[buson]

BIG GAINS 💪 @(legendarycheatday) replied:
Wow. What a killjoy.

[He didn’t see it either, he just wants to pick a fight.]

[ tbh even if Bashou knows that it's Buson, this would still be his answer (but teasing) ]

[bashou]

nobody @(user71237564) replied:
Guilty as charged. Thought we were here to share information, but if it's joy you want, I'll be right back with a real live photo of Arceus that I took on the beach.

[buson]

BIG GAINS 💪 @(legendarycheatday) replied:
Alright bro bring it on!
I dont use this app for news just for laughs andfitness tips.