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Petal Cookie Meme

Today in Ultern the delicious smell of Petal Cookies may waft throughout! It looks like there's someone out there already practicing for the upcoming Harvesting Bonds Festival by baking a lot of cookies. Like, a lot! So much so they've set up advertising free cookies for all in a variety of colors, flavors and shapes too!

Why not go ahead and take a few? It looks like there's plenty of Ulternians and Drifters alike already enjoying some without any signs of adverse effects anyway-

Haha just kidding! Once again apologies to any Domeists in the area.

THE COOKIES
1. SPICY
Telling lies?
Whatever you meant to say, it's not coming out! In fact only lies keep piling up! Gosh dang it, why can't you spit out the truth!?

2. DRY
Uncontrollable Impulsive Action
You're just compelled to act out any thought you've got going on in that head of yours! Uh-oh!

3. BITTER
Fortunes have turned
Do you generally have good luck? Well T-O-O BAD! You're in for the worst luck today, and it's the reverse if your luck is generally bad. Have some great fortune!

4. SWEET
Turn into a Pokemon
Won't it be neat to become a Pokemon? Well now you are. Are you already a Pokemon? Well enjoy being human!

5. SOUR
Personality Change
Either your personality went up a notch by like... a 100, or it's completely swapped! Either way it might be a bit unpleasant to be around you for the folks and Pokemon nearby...

6. SALTY
Wild Card Option
Any other ideas and prompts go here!!! Go nuts!

🌺(OOC: When replying to a thread feel free to RNG or choose one of the prompts below!

Of course, the person being replied to should also partake in any of the cookies for added fun!
Feel free to enjoy more than one type of cookies! All the effects of the cookies can be combined, you know. For fun!

Enjoy!)🌺

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(This is a thread for anyone who wants shenanigans with any of the NPCs~!!!)

"Ooh, they're so colourful! Never seen 'em in colours like that before."

Buson, already very fond of chinsuko, snapped up two at once, all different flavours. Dry and spicy easily caught his eye, the orange and blue. He even considered grabbing the yellow sour one, but he had to try these first.

"Nifee deebiru!"

He decided to take a seat right there, not too far from the stand, hoping to go back for more.

"Kuwacchi sabira!"

Sure, he'd use itadakimasu at home, but he'll switch languages to match the locals. He takes a bite. It sure is spicy!

"Whoa... that wasn't spicy one bit!" he said, despite blinking back tears.

Wait, he hadn't meant to say that... was it so spicy, he got confused? He looked at the biscuit again, suspiciously, before taking a bite of his dry biscuit, hoping to counteract the spiciness. It had an astringent taste that made his mouth feel dry.

"It's almost like... wine...?"

These chinsuko were very, very weird. But hey, he's not a kid or a lightweight, he can't get drunk off sweets, this is ridiculous. He ought to complain! Wait, no, he shouldn't? That person's offering them for free and doesn't deserve—no, but, he really felt like he ought to give them a piece of his mind, so, as if compelled, he got up and marched over to the baker.

"Your chinsuko's some of the sweetest, least spiciest chinsuko I ever tasted in my whole life!" he grumbled, in an ill-fittingly annoyed tone, looking more and more confused at how everything he said was the exact opposite of what he wanted to say. "All of this makes perfect sense, I mean every word I say, and I am in PERFECT control of myself and my whole life!"

Edited 2023-10-15 18:14 (UTC)

"My...! I didn't know they made petal cookies with different colours and flavours..." Lillie said admiringly, viewing the different petal cookies, as Snowy sniffed eagerly.

Lillie selected a pink one, while Snowy eagerly barked, waving her tails. With a polite bow of thanks, Lillie allowed Snowy to hop down, snapped her biscuit in half, and knelt down to share both halves of a sweet petal cookie.

As they enjoyed the sweet flavour and rich texture of the cookies, they slowly found themselves... changed!

The human girl had shrunk and become covered in short, velvety pink fur, disappearing entirely underneath her white sun-hat, her dress now encircling her lke a mountain. Pushing the hat aside with great effort, as her limbs had all become shorter and stubbier... she found she was a small, pink Pokemon.

"Cleffa...?" Lillie tried to call Snowy's name, then blinked in surprise at her voice, speaking Pokemon language.

The Pokemon she had tried to call had also disappeared, or rather, transformed... the six-tailed, white-furred fox-like Pokemon had lost her white fur and tails, gaining long silvery-white human hair instead that brushed the ground as she sat. She tried to disappear into the long locks, before reaching for the discarded hat, and found her trainer peeking out of the dress.

"... Lillie?!" the Pokemon-turned-human, Snowy, said in surprise.

Edited 2023-10-16 17:18 (UTC)

Bashou is usually wary about accepting food, but on the other hand, he does love to get things for free. And since these cookies are free for anyone, he doesn't think they're likely to be harmful.

Well, not deliberately, though baking mishaps can happen...but even so, surely just one cookie couldn't hurt...

He goes for a yellow one, thinking that's the most likely to be plain, or at least mild in flavour. To his surprise, it's sour. Bashou wrinkles his nose and considers finding a discreet way to spit out the cookie, or at least to throw the other half away...

But that would be so rude, and a waste of a cookie that someone worked so hard on!

Even though he wants to wince at the sourness, Bashou eats the rest of the cookie, and finds himself smiling...?

"Thank you, that was lovely." It wasn't what he'd expected, sure, but it's nice to be diplomatic, right? Not the chef's fault that Bashou accidentally picked a cookie he didn't like! "It's so generous of you to give away all these cookies for free. I'm going to go and tell everyone to come and try them!"

And with that, Bashou sets off down the street, announcing and pointing to anyone who comes close.

"Hello, Ulsai, how's your day going? Did you hear about the free cookies? I can take you there, if you want?"

// This gave me emotional whiplash to write lol

"Are these really free? No money, no trade...?"

Volo waits and watches other people before taking two cookies for himself. He's tempted to take one of each, just to try everything! But that seems greedy, so he settles for a green one (his favourite colour!) and a pink one (chosen at random). Then he goes to find a bench where he can sit down, take off his heavy backpack, and enjoy his free treats.

He decides to eat the green cookie first. He isn't picky about flavours, so he doesn't mind the bitterness. With the green colouring, he almost expected it to be bitter, but he can't place the taste. Is it matcha? Or some kind of vegetable, maybe...?

Volo is happy to find that the next cookie is sweet. Sweet things still feel luxurious to him! He should savour it, maybe, but he can't help but wolf it down. Maybe he ate it too fast and got a sugar rush, because suddenly the world seems to be spinning!? Like he's falling over, but how can that be, when he's sitting down?

When Volo regains his 'balance', everything seems to be out of proportion. He can't even tell where he is anymore. Then he catches sight of himself in the reflective surface of his water bottle, which is now just about as tall as he is. He screams. But what comes out is just a frightened chirp.

"Togepi!?"

A.
BOSSSSSS!

[That’s what Mayday hears as she walks back to where she’d left two of her most trusted Pokémon. She didn’t have much of a sweet tooth so she’d given the small treats to a couple of them before wandering off to get a drink. Now, that was what she hears. What she feels is getting body-slammed by a six foot tall stranger(?) in plate armor as he scoops the Rocket up into a hug.]

—The fuck are you?! Let go of me!!

B.
[So I guess this is happening now. Mayday’s Pokémon, or at least a few of them, were temporarily human. There’s a blue and orange-haired woman with a spiky ponytail in a skimpy and definitely-not-regulation blue military uniform milling about and the aforementioned tall, fit young man with red-orange hair in plate armor sticking close to his trainer’s side.]

I’ve seen some wild shit but this might take the cake.
It’s like a dream come true!
You should introduce us to your friends, Chief.
My friends, huh…

"Ooh, free cookies! Yoink!"

Naturally Gold is here, stuffing a spicy cookie in his mouth and enjoying it.

"Mmff, mild! But it's bad!"

He blinks, chewing slowing down, and swallows his mouthful with wide eyes, then touches his mouth. What did he just say? Was that... the opposite of what he was trying to say?

"...Sky's green. Grass is blue," he says experimentally. Yup, he can lie all right. It's like the opposite of that truth effect a while ago. Slowly, Gold grins wide.

"Aw, hell no!" he cheers, pumping a fist up in the air. "This sucks! I hate lying!!"

[Oh? Free cookies? Normally X would be wary but it's Ultern. People have been kind and charitable here. He'll take a yellow one--never having seen a cookie so bright before, and...

He's openly grimacing as he chewed.]

Not sure if this is better or worse than Yago Chanpuru.

[Despite his complaint he's sure is eating the rest until it's all gone. The moment he does, X gripped his left hand into a fist.]

Alright, enough moping around! [He's rushing in front of the first person that comes across his way.] Let's have a one on one battle!

[Trip's hand hovered between the orange and yellow, having trouble deciding, but then finally opted for the yellow. The boy smiled shyly at the baker, but was too timid to say "thank you" unprompted, and took a few steps away to taste the free biscuit.

As he chewed, he was surprised by how sour it was! Maybe he should have taken a different one, but the sour flavour wasn't bad, just surprising. He felt bolder, all of a sudden!]

Thank you! It tastes like lemons! I don't usually like sour candy very much, but this was pretty good!

[He spoke with such a loud voice, he surprised himself! He felt a little breathless from the effort and unused to it, but it was exhilerating and fun! Maybe he can say even more things! He wondered if the biscuit gave him courage...]

[Free food? Don't mind if he do! He's grabbing different types as he thanked the bakery and chatting them up. Once he's done and gotten a box of cookies (shameless? Never!) He's plopping a flower shaped petal cookie into his mouth.]

Huh...! This is...it's different but it ain't bad.

[As he's digging in he doesn't realize his sudden outfit change or how his eyes are now gold. What he does notice is the fact he's become taller, and how his bangs weren't in his face anymore.]

Whoa, dang! Not cool! My awesome hair is all different!

[He's not even questioning how or why he's like this. Instead he can be seen fiddling with his suddenly explosive bangs.]

Edited (had to make it clearer that oops! bodyswapped!) 2023-10-16 18:56 (UTC)

A- Change of Fortune

Georgia chose green simply because it was her favourite colour and she was curious to see what green petal cookies were supposed to taste like. Were they source like green apples? Were they strawberry like those maligned gummies? Or even some totally cursed cookie that tastes like veggies?

She took a bite and made a face. Yeah, she should've known they weren't going to taste all that good.

"Ugh, this tastes awful!" Georgia complained to the baker, as entitled as ever. "You know, if these are supposed to be sweets, I have no idea why anyone would be interested in... oh, what's this?"

Georgia's little tirade was broken by spotting something gleaming on the ground. She picked up a ring with a gleaming orange, white, and green stones set in and arranged to resemble a Ho-Oh's wing.

Before she could say or do anything at all, an Ulternian ran over, took the ring, and thanked her for finding it, saying it was meant to be an engagement ring.

Georgia was stunned speechless and couldn't make sense of anything as she was clapped heartily on the back, thanked, and given a small fortune meant as reward for whoever finds it.

When Georgia finally found her voice again, all she could muster was a baffled and incredulous shout.

"H-HUH?! W... wha... all of that, for me?! For this ring?"

Stunned, Georgia walked off with the check, dubious, and feeling like she's being set up for a very, very cruel prank!

"I... guess it's time to open a bank account?"

B - Repaying a Debt

Sure, Georgia knows how easily she could lose this money, so she doesn't want to spend much of it at all, but compared to how much she got, the stolen device wasn't worth much at all! Still, she felt bad for the lady who gave it up so willingly, so she tracked Miyo down, knocked on her door, and unceremoniously offered the money.
"Ulsai!"
"Yeah, yeah, ulsai. Here," Georgia pushed the money at her. "It should be the right price. Looked it up. Sorry about swiping it, don't let people take your stuff again, okay? Most people aren't gonna bother tracking you down to pay you back."

Miyo looked surprised, but smiled gently, and told her she hadn't expected Georgia to pay in the first place, but knew she clearly needed it. What's worse, she called Georgia "a very kind, honest little girl" which just embarrassed Georgia further.

"Ughhh, what-EVER!" Georgia turned sharply on her heel, pulling the brim of her newsboy cap as far down as she could without blinding herself, and ran off, gritting her teeth.

C - Window Shopping

Georgia knew she shouldn't waste her money, but she did love to indulge and she hadn't had a good opportunity in a while... maybe she could buy just one new outfit or two... Georgia could be found, peering through the display windows of various shops, admiring odd things, even poking around the marketplace (but avoiding most of the street vendors, because she's pretty sure at least one or two have surely noticed fruits tend to mysteriously disappear when Georgia passes through, even if they couldn't pin it on her usually...

A nice suit? Some fancy teas? How about a pretty tea set? No, that might be hard to travel with... what bit of luxury would be okay to spend on?

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[1+2; opposite day for Buson with no self-restraint... + CW passing alcohol references]

4 [sweet - an outfit swap is in order...]

[ 5. Limited Edition *nice, friendly Bashou*, only available while stocks last... ]

[ 3 & 4: Volo becomes a lucky Togepi!? I guess he must be a shiny... ]

Mayday & 'mon | Sweet + Dry | will match format o7

1.

5. back to being battle brained

5 [sour - have a braver, less timid baby Trip!]

6 and probably others down the thread-

3 - Bitter

[ 5. Limited Edition nice, friendly Bashou, only available while stocks last... ]