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[payback]

Ahhh... [Such a happy sigh, here.]

You know what's an extra-weird thing about this no one has mentioned yet? This is a repeated world change - kind of. Years ago now, we went to a world that had Pokémon too. I guess it's probably the same world! I haven't seen any of the kind of Pokémon here that were there, but maybe it's just a matter of time... and anyway, that world change was my favorite one I'd ever been on! I think if I had to live in any world that the castle changed in to for keeps, I'd pick this one.

[She goes quiet for a second. She remembers Zexion asking her that question... the first world change took place when he was still around. She wonders if he's here somewhere. Maybe he'll talk to her if she is. Or maybe she'll broach the subject.]

This world is a lot of fun and it's really interesting and beautiful. And there's so much to explore! And to be honest, I really like Pokémon. Tad has been one of my best friends ever since I met him on the first world change. I hope everyone has fun. This will probably only last a week, anyway... [Her voice drops a little. She's disappointed, yeah. Rin could spend a month here, or even more.

Then reminded of something:]

Ah, yeah, for those of you who saw me... um, I'm older again. That was a quick loss it seems. [Little does she know, ohoho.]

[Zexion]

[A little hopeful:] Hey... are you here?



[Open: for those of you who have hit the ground running, you might run into Rin face to face! She went through Route 4, the desert resort, and hit Nimbasa City already, acquiring a new Maractus along the way. She'll go back over it more later and then push on... maybe to Driftveil, or maybe Mistralton? She just wants to see as much of the world as possible.

Anyway, she's sitting on a bench in a public park, kicking back and keeping an eye on her Pokémon. Tad the Arcanine and Certain the Absol are curled up licking each other, while the new Maractus is wobbling in place, staring back at Rin. Apparently it's (at least temporarily) put down roots.]

Hmm, you need a name... [She looks up at the sky, still relaxing on the park bench.] But it has to be a good name. I guess it can wait, anyhow.

I wonder if we should just sleep here in the park tonight...

Comments

dictated;

[gunslinger]

Y'know, that world change was when I arrived! It's nice to see my pokémon again. My Vulpix just became a stuffed toy when we moved to the castle, and the other one stayed behind I guess.

[payback]

Was it? I didn't realize you just got here then... I thought it was longer.

I used to have a Seadra and a Gloom too. They didn't come back, but... I guess I have three anyway, so okay. Hopefully they're out in the world somewhere.

[gunslinger]

Well, I was here a few months before that, I just don't remember it.

Where did you end up?

[beforepride]

[this is over the journal, because he hasn't gotten quite as far as Rin yet.]

Tad?

[payback]

[... FFFFFFFfffff.

Aaah, what should she do? It's Zelman and fairly safe to say she wants nothing to do with him. Yet, right now he's just a kid.

Will this cause problems for her later? It seems like everything does. But she can't be mean to a ten-year-old-kid, even if he'd probably just let it wash off his back. She's better than that!

So, she responds... civilly, at least.]

My Arcanine. [Does he remember?]

[beforepride]

[herp derp oblivious.]

Is he the big dog that breathes fire?

Rin

[division]

[a few days later.

Dictated, as coolly as ever:]


That would depend on where "here" is.

Zexion

[payback]

[Gosh you are lucky she even sees this Zexion. Or maybe "lucky" isn't the word.

But she'd almost given up hearing from him at all! So there's a delay of some long hours after he responds, before she hits him back.]

With the Pokémon? I almost thought you weren't here.

Rin

[division]

No, I'm not with the Pokémon. I'm in a place called the Sun Preserve.

How have you been?

Dictated forever

[onlyanapple]

I didn't enjoy it the first time, I'm not enjoying it now.

[payback]

Why not?

[onlyanapple]

Because it's about cutesy animals.

ACTION

[midget]

[ Evangeline hates Nimbasa. The city's paper has run several articles on her, mostly warning gullible vacationers to avoid her.

Still, it's usually a good spot to drum up business, even though the articles have been steadily cutting into that. It also brought her the unwanted attention of Jenny at times.

This visit was even worse than the last, though. Not a single gullible person to swindle out of their hard earned pokémon dollars. What was a girl to do? Probably best to head back to Castelia for now. Hrrngh, but she just came that way...

So in short (heh,) Rin might see a grumpy little girl wandering by. A familiar one. She doesn't really seem to notice Rin, though. ]

[payback]

[Tad recognizes her for sure! He's untangling himself from Certain posthaste, and jogging over with a low woof to waylay Evangeline. He knows she probably won't recognize him, but he doesn't care. It should get Rin's attention that he's going over.]

[midget]

A... Growlithe?

[ Eva looks a little unsure at it... then pulls out a Pokédex.

What? She needs to check. She's only ten, it's not like she knows non-Unova region Pokémon too well. ]

dictated

[selfless]

Wow... it really has been years, hasn't it?

/picks u up

[payback]

Colette, you were here for the last time too, huh?

/twirls you

[selfless]

Yes! It's funny to think about.

[inafadingcrown]

[And look how happens to be nearby ralts in tow. She may or may not have captured others when the mun makes up her mind but she's particularly bonded with little Finyë.]

You seem more content than I have seen you in quite some time.

[payback]

[Rin looks up at Galadriel and then rises to come nearer, closing the journal and dropping it in her bag as she does.]

I like this world. It's a peaceful place... except for the battles, I guess, and they're controlled. And I like Pokémon a lot.

[inafadingcrown]

With good reason. They seem to be, by and large, quite intelligent creatures.

[walkinthruwalls]

I wish we could stay here longer.

[payback]

Me too. There's so much to explore and do. I could stay here for a month or even longer.

[formercheerio]

World change is... pretty accurate.

How often do these things happen?

[payback]

It's a veneer so far as I've been told, but Pokémon came back with people the last time this happened, so maybe there's some reality to it.

Anyway, world changes happen... probably at least a few times a year? Big ones like this are rarer. It's not very predictable! All kinds of things can happen.