farawayplace | mysterious places, perfect harmony

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mysterious places, perfect harmony

[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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[Chenzira understands a decent amount of things. Human speech, battling, being a ghost, playing card games, and driving a yacht to name a few.

Multidimensional stuff goes in one ear and out the other mostly. He has a vague understanding that you can travel to different times and places but multiverses isn't something Marik's touched on much.

And so he just frowns and tilts his head, visibly confused by what she's trying to explain to him.]

Muldi...dim... mmph...

And that's -- oh! Sorry. Scientific theory does tend to get away with me sometimes. I know you were asking about the Voices, but explaining that they go to other worlds is predicated on the notion that other worlds exist and that you can go to them, and that that's what happened here. Does that make sense?

[The Yamask hums in thought, going over Alice's words in his mind to try and make sense of them.

After a few moments he looks up and nods.]

Yes. Gine-dof? Thingh... so...

You... drabel worlds willing... lee?

Well, I have in the past! Not here, though, I drifted here just like you. But the Voices are something different from me. It might be a bit complicated to explain the whole story, but they're something I have experience with. That's all.

[The voices thing doesn't quite make sense to him but everything else finally clicks with him.]

So... special... abilidy, yes?

Special ability... hmm. I wouldn't say I have any special ability.

[Not like the glitched, or for that matter, the glitchmancers. Or wherever Ao falls under that. Not like the Moemon, either, though that certainly would be useful. She did choose and free the Dome, and not just anyone could say they'd been their current age for as long as she has. But is that an ability?]

The Voices are a chaotic mob of incorporeal beings from another plane. They're a legend where I come from. And Hosts are people who carried the Voices once and are still a little touched by them. It doesn't really give you any special abilities. We just all ended up working to try and help, and on more than one occasion that's involved travelling across timelines. Does that make more sense?

[Chenzira looks down for a minute, processing her words again. That sounds very familiar to something Marik told him about... Making a comparison to that helps things click a bit better.

It's still a lot to take in but if he can at least understand some of it, that's better than nothing.]

Yes. May-gs sense.

Uhm... Your world haff pogey-mon? Or you s... s'dard tu-rain here?

[She thinks for a moment to puzzle out what he's saying, and then nods. She's seen worlds without, so the concept isn't completely new, but...]

Yes, my home has Pokémon. That's one thing that hasn't changed, no matter what else about it has over time. I don't think there's anybody here who doesn't know Pokémon -- that, at least, seems to be a constant in contrast to all the variables that do exist between timelines that this place pulls from.

Nod... otherworlder then.

[The term used for people like Marik, who come from different worlds typically without pokémon. Alice definitely isn't scripted like the town folks, gym leaders, and trainers are though... Hmm.]

How long... you been drainer?

[Trying to pronounce the T in trainer was getting difficult for him.]

...A long time. It's difficult to measure relative time in my situation, but I've been a trainer since I was 11.

[And she looks about 14, but who knows.]

How long have you been with your friend Marik? If I'm pronouncing it right.

[Chen smiles. Even with the time shenanigans, it's nice to hear she's been a trainer for a while. He hopes he and Marik can be together for a long time too.]

Das good...

[He counts on his fingers. Let's see, it was towards the end of May...]

Yes, thas righ'd. Mmn... aide months? Would be... nine... bud he wen do His... Hisoo-ee for a month.

Wait, to Hisui? Was time travel involved there, too? Sorry, it's just deeply fascinating to see what everyone's been up to before now, especially with things like this!

I thing so...? Mair-eg was gone... for a month. I was nod there. Ad mom's home in New Barg. He dold me... 'boud'id.

Is he a planeswalker on his own? Or was he transported there by something else? Oh, if this is too many questions, let me know. Sometimes I get a little overboard with regards to scientific curiosity.

[Chen scratches his head. He's not sure what a planeswalker is.]

Science lady... mes'd with dime. Everybody go bagh.

...Science lady?

[Her first thought is -- but no, it couldn't be. Or if it is, it's a different version. She of all people should know that could mean anything.

Her own father isn't always a monster, after all.]

But they managed to all find their way forward in time, I presume?

Gara...? Mair-eg say loss of bad names for her.

[How did they get back again...?]

Mnn... Arceus bring everybody bagh. Nod happy with science lady.

Really? [She lights up.] You met the Streamer? Or your friends did, I guess -- oh, right, that's something we call Arceus where I come from. That's amazing, isn't it?

Nod me...

[His trainer just told him all about it when he got back to the current time.]

Is amazin' though... He eben gave Mair-eg and everyone an egg for Gifd-mas...!

[Alice nods along.] I presume Giftmas is either a name for secular Helixmas celebrations or a similar holiday -- it's highly fitting either way -- but regardless, that's highly impressive! Your trainer must have had all sorts of adventures. What about you?

[Both he and his trainer only just learned about Christmas this year. It seems it's generally referred to as Giftmas in Chen's world. He attempts to repeat "Helixmas" but only gets the first syllable out before he gives up.]

Mn...! There was... Wish Fes'dibal and Halla-ween. Was fun. We dravel all over Johdo an' visid places... Mair-eg has dree badges!

Oh, I've heard of Halloween!

[Thanks to the Trick-or-Treat Houses, anyway. She tries to think if any of her home holidays sounds like it could be Wish Festival, but quickly gets back to the topic.]

That sounds good! So he's doing the gym challenge? Johto's a nice place, all kinds of history there. I was staying in Goldenrod with family for a while.

Was fun... Loss of gandy and games.

[It was a Japanese style festival in honor of Jiraichi. Chen just doesn't know the actual reason for it.

He nods in response to Alice's question.]

Goldenrod is nice... Lived in Ecroo... deeg for gouple months... Mair-eg moved oud and indo boad...! Now he go from Sebii do Goldenrod.

That sounds nice.

[She pauses. It might be a loaded question, depending on the state of his world, or it might not. Either way, it's a simple thing anyone would ask -- everyone knows he visits Johto sometimes, has relatives in Goldenrod. And having seen other worlds' versions...]

Did you ever meet Bill?

Bill...? Mnn...

[He counts on his fingers, mentally listing every one of Marik's friends, pausing from time to time, then looks back up at Alice.]

No. Who is thad...?

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