A day to Return your gratitude!

[ulternnpc]

Today is Return Day in Ultern.

Happy families, and blushing couples can be seen excitedly exchanging gifts that day. Not only that but it seemed the Pokemon too can be seen handing gifts out to their own family and friends, be it another Pokemon or a person.

Like any other holiday in Ultern there seems to be excitement in the air. In fact, everyone just might notice there are Gracidea flowers blooming here, there and seemingly everywhere especially out in the fields. People here can be seen decorating their place with the flowers, or even handing out bouquets of them as gifts to those they hold dear.

Maybe, just maybe there's someone out there waiting to send you a gift too. Or perhaps there's someone you're excited to send a gift to...?

 

 

LateR...

 

(🌺Ulsai, everyone! Don't forget to check out the OOC post on the event!🌺)

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[domeinion]

[Alice might not have Return Day at home, but it seems fun to her! (And with Return being her ace's signature move, she basically has to participate.) So she's currently gathering flowers and weaving them...

Well, she's trying...

Okay, she's got a tangled mess in her hands and a bunch of broken flowers at her side. Even Hyperbug is doing a better job, and he has cannons for front legs.]

[ateamrocket]

[Mayday sits outside smoking a cigarette, one leg crossed over her lap. Beside her is her normal messenger bag, itself filled with several smaller bags. A strange armored dog sits beside her, tail idly wagging.

If you happen to know her and have an even passably positive relationship, she’ll call out to you if she sees you pass. If you aren’t in the area, she’ll find you and flag you down.]

Hey, c’mere.


[For those of you who don’t know her, she offers a mildly interested half-scowl if you catch her gaze. Sorry, she’s kind of got resting bitch face, don’t take it personally. Maybe you are intrigued by the strange Pokemon(??) with her? Or maybe you just want her to stop stinking up the area with her smoke?]

[flashing gif in the link, not very fast, but!]

[buson]

[This place sure likes to celebrate stuff... Buson's down for any excuse to have fun!

Gracidea flowers were more common in Sinnoh, so he wasn't exactly used to them, but the meaning was clear and simple, so he didn't mind buying a bunch to give to people he's thankful to! He'll deliver the gifts himself to friends and sworn brother, but just kind of have them anonymously delivered to people who helped him who he felt too shy to go see himself, like to the barista who fed him and farmers who employed him previously. (Yes, even Buson can feel shy! ... sometimes.)

As for anyone he's closer to and friendly with, they'll be receiving his gifts in person! If they gifted him anything on Palentine's Day, it'll also be accompanied by a customary white sweet like marshmallows (or, if he's feeling playful, it'll be halfway a gag gift, but still serving some purpose, like white-coloured throat lozenges for Ken!)

Pokemon, like Evie, will get Pokemon food with sweets mixed into it! ]

[squaredup]

[Calla has certainly made herself scarce as of late. She's been spending all her time running around in the wilderness training her Pokemon and enjoying danger-free training, so she's a bit grubby when she finally turns up in civilization again. Just don't mind the brambles stuck to her shirt!]

[She's got several bouquets of Gracidea flowers sticking out of her bag and several more poking out of her pockets. Chloris is waddling along at her heels with what is clearly meant to be a flower crown on her little Ivysaur head. It... isn't exactly the best attempt at one.]

[How many flowers does one person need? Apparently more than that, judging from the way she keeps stopping to look for more. She sure could use a hand, though!]

[unchcsen]

[Now, finally, here's a tradition that Volo is more familiar with! There were Gracidea flowers in Hisui, too, usually associated with Shaymin.

He's managed to get himself not just one bouquet, but a few. But...he doesn't really know what to do with them. He could keep one for his room, but he has too many!

For now, he's just sitting awkwardly on a bench outside the main Pokémon Center with his arms full of flowers. Maybe people would think he received them as gifts...if he wasn't looking so lost and uncertain.

He can't be sitting here all day, so he decides he's just going to give them out to whoever comes close enough, even though that's not exactly the spirit of the occasion...]

At Churahana Flower Shop

[ulternnpc]

[Unsurprisingly there's bouquets that's been prepared for White Day--but they're given out to any customers or guests for free, along with a random assortment of berries simply for dropping by that day. Both shopkeepers are also more than happy to help out with anyone trying to choose a special gift for Return Day.

Of course for anyone (be it a Pokemon or a person!) who's talked to and befriended Manzana he'll approach them personally with a smile on his face. Among the flowers he'll pass a small, neatly gift wrapped box.]

It's not much...but happy Return Day. I hope you like this treat I made you.

Within the Cities and Towns--

[ulternnpc]

In the towns there will be a shop set up for people to see and browse gifts for Return Day. However, while other places may be handing out gifts for little to no cost, people may notice the high price on the items. In fact right behind where the shopkeeper is seated people will get a very good look how there are cages of Shaymins at the back wall.

They're all clearly confused and scared as they can be seen making pathetic sounds and scratching at bottom of their cages. If anyone were to come close the bored looking shopkeeper's expression will change into a bright smile.

"Welcome to our store! Are you interested in getting a gift for a friend? Or maybe bring home a special friend for Return Day? Let me know if you need any help!"