mysterious places, perfect harmony

[themaskkeeper]

[Someplace in Turnbloom City is a wandering Yamask equipped with a small leather backpack and gold bracers. His arms are curled, hands planted firmly in the straps of his backpack as he takes in the sights and sounds of this new place. He can be spotted at several different locations.]


[A] Stardust Beach

[Chenzira's closely inspecting the sand. He's experienced the sands of Goldenrod Bay and the Sevii Islands but never has he seen anything like this! He grabs a handful and holds it close to get a better look at it. He should bring some back for his trainer...!]


[B] Turnbloom Market

[With a tiny coin purse in hand, the Yamask mutters a "oou-sigh" to one of the shop owners and points to a peach. When the owner tells him the price, Chen looks down at his fingers, humming in thought. He should have enough but...

He looks up to the person next to him, waving a hand to get their attention.]

Suu... 'Guuse me...

[It appears he's forgotten how much his coin translates to and needs help counting.]


[C] Rainbow Plaza

[Chenzira's staring up at the Ferris Wheel, mouth agape. It's so big...! He's seen tall buildings before but never a moving one! And there's people inside. Wow! Plus there's so many different games to play. He wishes his trainer was here so he could experience this all with him...

Obviously pokémon by themselves probably aren't allowed to ride the ferris alone. Not that he'd want to anyways. So instead he just floats there awkwardly, hoping maybe someone will come to his aide and take him on the ferris wheel with them - or play some of the other games with him.]


[ooc: Chenzira here is capable of some human speech but it's rather limited. He has trouble with pronouncing hard consonant though. If your character is capable of understanding pokémon though he's perfectly understandable outside of being mumbly.]

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[goingallout]

[Today, Ash is eager to let his Pokemon have a bit of a break from the usual training and decides to visit Rainbow Plaza for a some fun. It's then he notices Chenzira alone and staring up at the ferris wheel.]

Ooh, a Yamask!

[He then takes notice of the accessories Chenzira's wearing, which gets Ash to look around.]

Hmm, you're not a wild Pokemon, aren't you? Is your trainer around?

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[themaskkeeper]

[Chenzira perks up upon hearing Ash mention what he is, turning slightly to look at the boy. He takes a moment to think of how to vocalize his answer before shaking his head.]

No... Mair-egh is on Se... Sebii? Mmn... Fh... Four Eye-lan.


[ooc: Forgot to mention, if you want Ash to recognize him from his previous thread with Marik, I'm totally fine with that!]

[goingallout]

[Ash blinks. Once, and then twice. Did his ears decieve him or did that Yamask just attempt to speak?]

You can talk too!? That's so cool!!!

[And his eyes begin to sparkle.]

((ooc: It's OK, I don't mind doing a fresh start!))

I need a bashful icon for him

[themaskkeeper]

[Chen shrinks a bit at Ash's excitement as well as the compliment. He's never been good with either. Not that he doesn't like them! He just... doesn't know how to handle it. His trainer has told him how unique it is that he's learned so many things as quickly as he has but that's nothing really that special, right...?

He fidgets a bit and partially covers his face with his hands.]

Is... gool? Oh... Thangh you...

crawls back in

[goingallout]

[Did he just say "Thank you"? Now Ash is even more impressed!]

Yeah, you're super cool! It's not everyday you'd find more talking Pokemon!

[D'aww, Ash can't help but find Chenzira endearing from his reaction. Though it's probably best to calm down now before overwhelming the poor guy.]

So your trainer... you said Four Island? [He cups his chin in thought.] Never heard of it before.

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[domeinion]

[Alice looks unsurprised at the talking Yamask; she smiles and adjusted her glasses.]

Oh, ulsai! Was there something you needed? Exchange rates?

[themaskkeeper]

[Oh, thank goodness. She seems to understand! Chenzira nods his head.]

Mn!

[His coin purse is full of pokédollars. He's just... used to his trainer handling all of this. He was given an explanation before coming here but he's forgotten in the moment.]

Pea-gh...

[Why must "CH" be so difficult to pronounce? Chen's brow furrows a little.]

Pee-ee-shhh...! How mudgh?

[domeinion]

Oh, that!

[She looks at the weird Pecha Berry, counts out the cost, and points at a few coins in the coin purse.]

Two of these and one of those should be enough, given how retail works over here. The big ones are worth more. Are you running errands, or is this for you?

[themaskkeeper]

[The Yamask watches intently, trying to commit the conversion to memory. He plucks the necessary coin from his purse and hands them to the stall owner. Once he's handed the Pecha (his trainer taught him the wrong names apparently) in return, he delicately holds the berry in one hand and puts the coin purse back into his backpack.

The perks of having long arms.

A quick head bow to the owner then he returns his attention to Alice]

For me.

[... The point driven home by him taking a dainty bite of the berry.

Being taught proper manners, Chen doesn't speak again until he's swallowed his food.]

Thangh you... for helb!

[domeinion]

[Alice shrugs -- different worlds, different things -- and smiles.]

It's not a problem! I haven't seen you around here before. Are you new?

Stardust Beach

[snakewithacape]

[That is indeed a Pokemon he hasn't really seen before at the beach. The seviper will slither up to it and give a polite bow.]

I greet you. I go by the name of Kebi. May I ask if you're new here?

[themaskkeeper]

[The Yamask turns to face who the voice belongs to, a bit surprised to see it's a fellow pokémon this time. He bows his head in return.]

I am. My name is Chenzira... Marik told him I should try my hand at... adventuring on my own... so I found myself here...

[Little does he or his trainer know that poor Chen is stuck here now.]

[snakewithacape]

[That's some slightly ambiguous wording here. Did he really come here of his own volition?]

I see. If I may, I'd like to welcome you to the region of Ultern. Many others have been stuck here for a while, myself, included. If you wish, I'm willing to show you around.

[themaskkeeper]

[He got on a ferry and wound up here. The whole location/world hopping isn't completely foreign to him thankfully.]

Thank you... Um... Stuck...? Like Marik...

[If the earlier explanation he got rings true then he's starting to suspect getting back to his trainer will be extremely difficult, if not almost impossible...

Chen's heart sinks. No, he mustn't panic. He needs to keep it together and find out more before he jumps to any conclusions.

Still, the Yamask wears his heart on his sleeve and Kebi can probably see some tears begin to well up for a moment before he blinks them away.]

Ah... Yes, please. I'd appreciate it.

[snakewithacape]

[Kebi manages to suppress a frown at the sight of the tears. Chenzira doesn't need sadness right now, he needs comfort, so Kebi will nod and smile.]

Not to worry, I've been here for a while. I'll be more than happy to show you around!

[Kebi will then begin to lead.]

As I've said, the region is Ultern. But more specifically, we are on Ohritori Island. There are four routes, two human settlements, and a forest. If I may, we'll be heading to Turnbloom first.

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[radleyslittleevie]

Evie bounds along the beach when she sees another Pokemon. New friend!

"Hihihi!" she greets enthusiastically. "Everything's so pretty here, isn't it?"

[themaskkeeper]

Chenzira looks up upon hearing someone approach, turning his attention towards the Eevee.

"Hello... Yes, it is. I have never seen sand look like this before... I want to take some... back to my trainer."


[ooc: up to you if you want them to remember each other from VR :3]

[radleyslittleevie]

((OOC: This Evie has a different backstory. :) She's from my fic verse where the shows co-exist.))

"Oh, that's great! Is your Trainer here?"

Evie's tail waves happily.

[themaskkeeper]

The Yamask's expression starts to fall a bit but he tries to keep it together. It's only been a few hours anyways. He'll get back eventually...

"No... He is not... I wish he was. This place is... very pretty. He would like it. He told me about his home and how it... is warm and sandy."

[radleyslittleevie]

((OOC: You're welcome to join me in the fic verse, unless you want yours to be the VR version. :) ))

Evie droops a bit. "I'm really sorry. I'm looking for my Trainer too. He might not be here at all. Team Rocket took me from him years ago and I'm still trying to get back to him."

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[serperiority]

... you want to go on the ride?

[This trainer's fond of Ghost types, so you're in luck, Yamask! He should have enough to spare for a ferris wheel ride, now that he's got a job!]

We can ride together, okay?

[themaskkeeper]

[Chenzira looks up at the source of the voice addressing him and blinks. Oh... He's offering to ride with him...! His eyes light up a little as he clasps his hands together.]

Ah... Mn... Yes plees. Is fun?

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[serperiority]

W...wha— you can talk!

[It's really strange to hear, but that's undeniably human language, isn't it? Trip's taken aback for a moment.]

[2/2]

[serperiority]

Sure. I haven't been on one in a long time, since I was a little kid... but they're nice and quiet inside and you can see really far. You know, there's a huge ferris wheel in Nimbasa city, back in Unova...

[Hey, come to think of it, he is a Yamask... so maybe he's been in Unova or seen it before?]

Let me just get some tickets, okay?

[themaskkeeper]

[Chen eyes widen in equal surprise. He's so used to talking around Marik he tends to forget how unique his ability actually is.]

Unova...? Where... is thad?

[Sadly, this particular one is from Johto. He's met other Yamask before at the Ruins of Alph though!]

Oh... I have... money!

[He reaches into his backpack and pulls out a little coin purse to rummage through.

... He doesn't quite remember what the currency equates to.]