From one isekai to another

[newphonewhodis]

Link’s Awakening || Turnbloom City - Stardust Beach
She woke up on an unfamiliar beach.

That might be strange and alarming for most people, but Akari, lying flat on her back, couldn’t help but laugh about it.

“…So we’re doing this again, huh?” she asks the wide open sky with a wry sort of smile. After a moment, she sits up, fumbling around in the pocket of her Survey Corp gear and pulling out a strange-looking phone. No cryptic godly messages, huh? At least not yet. Hmm… curious.

Well, nothing to be gained by sitting around! She stands up and pats herself off, glancing around for the nearest landmarks. Do you happen to overhear her? Or maybe you just caught sight of her on the shore? Either way, the past and the present are once again about to collide and a new adventure is about to unfold…!


Kirby’s Dream Buffet || Gliterrace Town - Bistro Le Yago
The curiously-dressed girl in front of you in line at the restaurant has been waffling about what to order. Her travels had led her to the nearby town and the journey had made her quite hungry.

“Hey, do you have any potato mochi?”

It’s a decidedly Hokkaidoan Sinnohan snack, and a rather traditional one, at that. Maybe you’ve heard of it in an old cook book?

“No? Well, that’s okay. I’ll just take a dozen of whatever the specialty here is!” A…a dozen? Can she really eat that much?!

Art Academy || Pretty much anywhere!
Old habits die hard and Akari found herself instinctively compelled to start taking notes and recording information about the unfamiliar Pokémon she was encountering here in Ultern. Catch her crouching behind some bushes or a rock, carefully taking notes or sketching the shape of an Ulternian Pokémon. Maybe she’s sketching a rare Palssio along the shore, or maybe she’s hiding behind some bushes taking notes about a pack of Pichu! The possibilities are endless!

Breath of the Wild || Route 3
Or maybe, just maybe… she’s running. Running full tilt, being chased by a Pokémon. What Pokémon? It looks like an Ulternian Blissey and man, it’s hauling ass! Sort of surprising given what stumpy little legs they have. Akari is keeping ahead of it, but just barely. She could probably use some help.

[ooc: Wildcards welcome too, come at me with whatever idea you have! And feel free to use brackets if you prefer - I’ll match you!]

Comments

buffet

[domeinion]

Your Pokémon must be hungry!

[Because she wouldn't get that much for just herself... right...?

The comment comes from a girl about 14 with a plate of some fancy layered tomato-and-tofu fusion dish, putting down her fork and waving. Though you might notice the Masquerain beside her at the table, given it's got what look like cannons for front legs and is eating its own meal by just shoving its face into the bowl.]

This place does seem pretty good. Are you new?

[newphonewhodis]

Ah, eheh. Y-yeah! My Pokémon…

[Akari looks a little embarrassed because the food definitely was intended for her and her alone but! It was fine, her Pokémon could use a snack anyway. She steps away from the counter while waiting for her order to be prepared, turning to keep up a conversation with the friendly young lady.]

You’re right on both counts - I just got into town and everything here looks delicious! We’ve been working up quite an appetite doing field work in the area.

[Speaking of, that Masquerain… her attention seems drawn to it.]

[domeinion]

Oh, same here! Hyperbug was starving. I swear he usually has more manners.

[Said weird-looking Masquerain lifts its head out of its salad and waves its little cannon arms around with a buzz. Alice laughs and pets it.]

You're right, Hyperbug, I shouldn't be applying the standards of people who can hold cutlery to you. It's only fair.

[Satisfied, Hyperbug buzzes happily at Akari and continues eating. Alice notes Akari's expression and shakes her head.]

He is a little noticeable, huh? Most of mine are. We're a little jumbled up, you could say.

[newphonewhodis]

[Akari smiles. This girl seems to have a good, close relationship with her Pokémon. It’s nice to see. “Jumbled up”, though, what could that mean?]

He’s definitely unlike any Masquerain I’ve seen. I’d love to learn more about him and your other Pokémon, if you don’t mind my asking!

Your order, Miss.

Oh, thank you!

[Akari takes the heaping tray of… honestly I’m not sure what it is I hadn’t thought that far ahead. I’ll figure it out by next tag, lmao. Anyway she takes the tray over to Alice and sits down at the neighboring table.]

What region are you all from?

[domeinion]

We've been a lot of places, but we're originally from Kanto. I was born in Cerulean, if you know where that is.

[This girl does look like she's from the past... maybe it's like Iqa's situation, Alice thinks, but she was never there to watch Iqa's run. She'd still been stuck in the amalgam world, spending that year on the world's most awkward family visit in Goldenrod.]

It's a pretty long story as to why, or why most of my Pokémon aren't in keeping with the average of their species. But what about you? Where'd you come here from?

[newphonewhodis]

Oh, me? I was in Hisui when I came here. Ah, you probably know it better as Sinnoh, though? It’s north of Kanto. My case is kind of a long story too [She laughs lightly.] but I know a thing or two about pokemon not being the average of their species, myself.

[…Not exactly in the same way, but still!]

[domeinion]

Oh, that makes sense! [Does it, Alice?] I might not have been there myself, but I've seen it and I know a few people from there. Hisui, that's the name used until about 150 years ago, isn't it? Then again, what year is it here? I really should get myself a phone so I can check these things.