The land remains, the land endures

[stormkingofshepherds]

Arrival, Part 1

Anyone walking out on Stardust Beach might be surprised to see someone new, a young man with brown hair lying facedown in the sand, groaning. A Carnivine hovers over him worriedly, drifting back and forth in what looks like the equivalent of pacing. Finally, he turns over, looking up at her.

"Ugh, Macy...where are we?"

"Vine..." She sounds just as confused as he is.

Arrival, Part 2

Meanwhile, Turnbloom Gym now has a young teen hanging around outside, face pressed against the glass as they observe the gym interior. They're holding a carved walking stick that seems way too tall for them. After a bit, they try to wave down a passerby.

"Hey! Do you know where we are? And have you seen my dad?"

(Responses will come from loudvoiceloudbabybird!)

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[ Arrival, Part 1 ]

[unchcsen]

It's the Carnivine that gets Volo's attention first. He has seen lots of unfamiliar Pokémon in Ultern, but finally, here's one he recognises! However, that's not necessarily a good thing. He approaches, but slowly, remembering that Carnivine were always aggressive back home. He doesn't fancy the idea of being chased down the beach by this one!

When he draws closer, he sees that the Carnivine is accompanied by a human, and one who seems to be in a very similar situation to the one Volo had found himself in, on the day of his arrival. He'd been drifted onto this beach, too. In his sleep, or so it had seemed.

"Ah...hello...? Are you alright?" He edges closer, keeping one eye on the Carnivine, and one hand on his Togekiss' Poké Ball. "Welcome to Ultern! Please don't attack me..."

what's the chronology of these threads? listen don't worry about it

[stormkingofshepherds]

"As alright as I can be under the circumstances," mutters Nathaniel, using Macy as leverage to sit up. He notices the other man's nervousness around the Carnivine, and waves a hand casually.

"Hey, don't worry, Macy's not a biter. Unless she's being protective, but this place seems alright so far."

[ sorry for taking ages to reply, just coming back to old tags but feel free to drop if you want to]

[unchcsen]

"I understand. I arrived here in quite the same state and circumstances, you see."

With some reassurance that the Carnivine is under control, Volo approaches the stranger, offering out his free hand in case the man needs any more help in getting up.

"Where I come from, Carnivine were universally aggressive. For no good reason. Negative associations, and all that. I do hope you'll forgive me, Macy, and Mister...?"

[No problem, I've also been busy!]

[stormkingofshepherds]

"Nathaniel," he says, looking hesitant at the offered hand for a moment before Macy nudges him to take it. Using both Volo's hand and Macy's vines for support, he's able to get to his feet, looking around slowly.

"I can believe that. I first met Macy here when she was attacking our family flock. That was...years ago, though." His face looks wistful, and just the slightest bit sad as he remembers.