EVENT: Winter Wonders

[ulternnpc]

All over Ultern both the Pokemon and People have yet again set out decorations around the island. It seems they're all buzzing with excitement over the winter festivities this time.

In fact the keen eye just might notice there’s many unique designs, and decorations aligned together. It seemed not just the Ulternians but the drifters who live here have pitched in to put up the festive decor. Everyone was sure getting into the holiday spirit it seems.

Now, what's going on around the rest of the island...?

1. Everywhere, Anywhere...
Whatever you're doing, whoever you're with it's hard not to notice the sense of being watched. Whether you're a Pokemon or a regular person, something, or someone is clearly watching. There just might be sounds of shuffling nearby.

What could it be? Is it time to go snooping, or time to lock all the doors and enjoy some hot chocolate with whoever you're with?


2. Glitterace Town, Pokemon Center
Dr. Unoya, a Pokemon Doctor, is looking like his usual pale, tired self. His eyes however, are sharper than normal with his brows furrowed together. Not a word is uttered by the man as he seems to be glaring at the festive winter decorations that surrounded the Pokemon Center.

He was clearly not in the mood for any holidays with how he stood with his arms crossed. At least it seemed he wasn't sending any visitors away.

3. WILDCARD! 
Start your own prompt/thread top and go wild! It's the holidays!

(❄️Don't forget to check out the EVENT OOC POST! & happy holidays, everyone!❄️)

Comments

[domeinion]

Oh, you know about it too! [She claps her hands.] Yes, it's a common theory that they're the same, or at least related. Other names for OLDEN are Phancero and INOL. It usually manifests as a bird or a mass of glitch data taking physical form, but there was one time it turned into a Ledian...

[monologing]

[Phancero and INOL... names he didn't know, along with Ledian. Yet that got him excited. They had to be Pokemon he's yet to see! Although, if they're the same or related to Missingno was it safe to come across them out in a place like Ultern?

It was a little too much for Red to think about at the moment (much like the book he just received). Still he could at least try and ask Alice what all three of them looked like. That was a good start if any-!]

......never seen either of those before. Do you have a picture?

[domeinion]

Not on me, unfortunately. [She slumps a little.] I did get my old Pokédex back from one of the Delibirds going around, though! There aren't any glitches on there, but there are a good number of randomized Pokémon you probably haven't seen before.

[monologing]

[Pokedex!!! Red's quick to dig around his bag to pull out his. He had his too! It's red (like him), and definitely scuffed up in places.]

...dunno if it's the same but I've got a few glitched ones on here. Maybe...you can show me yours?

[While he doesn't get "randomized" exactly, at the mention of her having records of Pokemon he hasn't seen before of course he wanted to see! He wanted to see them all!]

[domeinion]

Of course!

[She pulls out her scuffed and dented Pokédex, turns it on, and hands it over. The entries... well, they're definitely weird. What's with the aquatic Charmander? What are Swablu doing so far north? Ghost Rattata?]

That's what a randomized world looks like. I think a good way to see it is nothing is what it is because everything is what it isn't. Things change fundamentally, and to a degree that can't be sustained.

[monologing]

[Taking her Pokedex and perusing through the entries there were some Pokemon he didn't recognize (Swablu) and others that he did which were completely different from what he was used to. Wow, this was all new!

Glancing over to Alice he nodded--while he didn't get all of what she's saying he got the gist of it at the very least.]

...do you want to look at mine?

[He'll hold his Pokedex out for Alice, whether she wanted to take a look at it or not. After a moment of consideration, Red finally decides to ask:]

......these Pokemon, do you still have them?

[domeinion]

[Alice happily looks over his normal dex, nodding and taking mental notes. When he asks a question, she nods and pulls out a ball.]

The ones I caught. Oh, that's right, you've only seen Shellock, haven't you? Some of my team are more obviously randomized than others. Meet Flamesplash!

[She lets out what looks like a Sandslash, but with spines made of fire. Flamesplash shyly waves.]

She's a Sandslash, but that's what they were like when things got scrambled. Flamesplash, this is the Red I told you about!

[monologing]

[Red's entries aren't too out of the ordinary until going past the initial 151. For some reason there's a few garbled glitch entry and 2 entries that are of a Joltik and Galvantula of all Pokemon.

Meanwhile Red's focus is on Alice's Pokemon. He's amazed by her Sandslash. Seeing the shy wave he's beaming and returning the gesture of his own. What a cute Pokemon!]

......nice to meet you Flamesplash.

[As he's kneeling to be at eye level, the mention of Shellock had him think.]

Oh...so Shellock is different too?

[domeinion]

He is! I know the only physical indicators are the different shape of his water cannons, but randomization can affect some species more than others. What happened to us and where we come from was only one instance, and modern randomizers can shuffle humans around more visibly, too. Then again, that was the original purpose.

[She looks hesitant for a moment there. Flamesplash, for her part, sniffs and looks over Red before visibly relaxing a little.]

They're trouble in a lot of ways, not just with the timeline fractures they tend to cause. But we did manage to repair my world a long time ago, for the most part. We're still the way we are, but thankfully we and the world alike are as stable as we'll get, so it isn't a worry.

[monologing]

[Red surely wouldn't have noticed anything different about Shellock in that case from a regular Blastoise. Red's smiling still at Flamesplash as he slowly held his hand out to her. He just might smell like the earth and mud really for how much he's been camping outside.

Again, a lot of what Alice said was hard to grasp having not experienced it himself but... what he knew was she has gone through a lot. Just like himself in his own journey. His expression drops just for a brief moment before lifting it back up to look at Alice.]

Sounds like...you've gone through a lot, but...you guys did your best right? ...... ......are you and your team okay now, too?

[domeinion]

[Flamesplash carefully takes his hand in her claws and shakes it. Alice smiles and pets her.]

I think so. We're as stable as we're going to get, and even if we're still statistically odd at the best of times, we aren't hurt or anything, and just our presence isn't going to harm the world in the way that a full-scale randomize can do. We're just going to be the way we are and live in the way we can. Which is here right now, I suppose.

[monologing]

[Live in a way that they can, huh? Red could understand the thought behind that to a degree. Throughout his own journey he just wanted to live the way he could, while trying to help out the Professor with his research but suddenly even if he hadn't wanted it to be the way it had been, he found himself becoming Champion and well, here he was now. In Ultern.

Red focusing on Flamsplash shaking his hand gave a smile, returning the gesture. What a smart lil' cookie.]

...me too. There's a lot to find, and see here. I like it.

[It was a step above trapping yourself in a cave in any case.]

[domeinion]

Right? There are all kinds of things to study, even outside of the phenomenon of people being dragged here from other universes. I'm still certain we'll get back home eventually, so while we're here, why not see what we can see?