Ethos Week 1

Beauty and the Bean

"May and Dawn? No last names or anything?" The man first sounds frustrated, but then it occurs to him. "Wait, I think I know who you're talking about. Those two girls that come around yelling a bunch. Eh, I kind of like their energy." He hit some keys on the computer terminal in front of him, before nodding. "Okay, looks like they're in good standing behaviorally, and they've also got quite the impressive League record. You know some aces, eh?"

At that moment, the Pokemon used to scan the adventurers finished up what she was doing. "De-voir," said the mysterious one to the employee, before heading off elsewhere rather than returning to the ball.

"Okay, that will be all you need right now. Depending on how fast we can get a response from your sponsor, you should be able to verify acceptance or denial as soon as tomorrow - just visit any official Pokemon Center, our systems are linked! I hope the rest of your day turns out well, and that you can soon give your new friend a fine home!" He smiled at both of the adventurers but especially Swellow, who cooed at the guy happily.

Well, that went pretty well! Hopefully May and Dawn will put in a good word for you, and your adventurers can become official Trainers! For now, though, the two of them would have to find something else to do. Waiting would do them no good, but they could always explore the world they were in, or even Hearthstone out and return to Harrow Plains for another trip or whatever.

Beauty and the Bean

When asked if he knew any good places, the pleasant-tempered bird stalled for a moment as he thought about it. "Wellllll," he mumbled, in sheer coincidence since he probably wasn't intending to speak the appropriate human word for that context. Soon enough, the proud red-breasted bird had his chest puffed out and his mouth open in a big old beaky smile. "Low low low!" said the male bird, putting away any disappointment he might have had towards the two of them. He'd apparently figured out a good place to go, since his wings once again began to flap him forward. He didn't ascend terribly high for a change, and apparently he assumed the two adventurers would accompany him on land. Presuming they did, the trio strolled casually on the streets leading toward the later rings of the city. There was simply too much around for them to take it all in, but what they did notice as they walked was the fact that everything was clean and safe looking - despite the variety of people and monsters (so many they couldn't even keep track of them all so soon), there was practically no trash. The city they were in, which interestingly enough they didn't even know the name of, was chock full of businesses, residences, and even a river that composed an entire layer of the circular, ring-based urban design. Even as they walked, randoms off the street would wave at the two, providing simple and friendly greetings - these people were clearly as welcoming as those in Toad Town, they noticed!

Alas, after a surprising distance, they found themselves at the outskirts of town. Swellow had every intention of leading them down "Route 21", according to a sign. This was just fine with the two of them, as the Route was principally composed of well-maintained paths lined on each side by sweet-smelling flowering trees. There were a few Pokemon Trainers around, and though they drew some interest from them, none ended up approaching once they noticed that no balls were being carried. Everyone actively training, it seemed, was recognizable by the fact that they had the Pokemon related balls displayed somewhere on their person. After navigating down the path for at least a few miles, if not more (they were a little distracted by how happy and proud their bird friend was to be bopping around with them), he directed the squad into the trees. Not literally of course, just off the beaten path. He stopped making his cute vocal noises as well, and on top of that he landed. Even his steps were quiet at the determined bird traveled with them even more. Though they saw the occasional Pokemon resembling a worm, the three of them passed in relative safety. Their ultimate destination was soon revealed, and it was even better than they could have expected!

Apparently, the ultimate goal was a lake right there in the forest not too far outside the landing point city. Not just any lake, though - pristine bluish green waters played host to countless lilypads, and even drankula cargantula. Yeah, figure out what the heck that is based on context clues. Little waterpools and waterfalls all churned up the lake, keeping it very fresh and ionizing the air around. Twas a large body of water as well - Fawful and Rosalina could barely see the opposite side of it with their bare eyes! The lake seemed to be fed be a few small tributary rivers, while also feeding another out toward what Rosalina had presumed to be east. As for the drankula cargantula, it was rising in spherical orbs, giving the lake and its banks satisfactory light despite the canopied trees that stood outside and even in the lake. Yes, somehow there were even trees in there, with their roots obviously submerged under the lake's water.

As for Pokemon, there were more of a variety than Fawful had ever seen, but without the means to identify them, he could only speculate as to their nature. Some of the residents were birds, which explained why the one your leet adventurers had convinced to come with them knew how to reach the location. In contrast, there were also many monsters that even a layman could identify as plants, and they seemed content to have a cool drink or play about. The final category that the bean and his space magic lady identified were the last to become evident - mostly because they were made of stone! Yes, there were even Pokemon composed of living stone, and more than a few varieties at that!

This was certainly a lovely ecosystem that the bird PKMN had led them to, and knowing this, he swelled up his chest and closed his eyes, taking a bow. "Ell!" he said.

Fawful and Rosaline

Swellow is happy to receive such praise, and coos agreeably when the tree-hidden lake is spoken of favorably. Speaking of the lake, it's both cool and refreshing, with the Pokemon and their powers seemingly keeping the place actively clean. While most of the flowers were content to relax along the banks of the body of water, soaking up what light peaked through the canopy cover, Rosalina did get the attention of a variety that resembled smol yellow sunflowers. "Flora!" "Sun!" "Sun!" Flora!" They were actually singing, going up and down scales like they were a choir practicing. Very wonderful they were, and even as they sung, they swam alongside Rosalina, kicking their little feet.

Fawful, on the other hand, took to the air, flying alongside the Swellow towards the other side of the lake. Though they were left alone, traveling over the quite large river was fun, since there was much to see. Though there were no fish in the water, some of the Pokemon were swimming, and of course there were the drankula cargantulas, which they soared past enjoying the glow of. Perhaps the most interesting to see were the trees standing in the middle of the lake, which were both far larger in diameter than even most large trees, and the host to quite a few nests in their branches. This was not his goal, though - instead of staying around the trees he made his way towards the opposite bank from where they'd started. There, some Pokemon had assembled, and were watching two large, four armed hulks of stone smash into one another. It was reminiscent of sumo wrestling, actually.