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A bit before the EV announcement on MEGASTONES

[insidescoop]

[Oh, what's this? A call from Carly?

And the location is on! And

why is the location Sevii Islands]

[strings_theory]

[Hey, what the actual fuck, Carly? But whatever. At least she can get some time alone and out of earshot of everyone else. As she always does.]

'Sup? [Just enjoy that shot of her leaning against Ermes as always, it's fine.]

[insidescoop]

[She practiced at least a hundred times. So, so many times. 'Hi Jolyne, uh, awkward news, I'm in the mob!' 'Hi Jolyne, what are your thoughts on crime?' 'Hi-']

Ah...Hi Jolyne!

[fuck]

Sssssoo....you're probably wondering why I'm calling...now...

[She looks nervous. Of course she looks nervous. Aaaaaaa-]

[strings_theory]

[She's blinking slowly at the whole thing, well, at least she seems comfortable and relaxed? So bonus points?]

Yeeeeah, kinda. Especially when I thought you were supposed to be on victory road and the location says sevii islands.

The fuck's going on? Like, if you decided not to or whatever, that's cool, I guess? [She also has no idea why she seems so nervous, it's... all strange, honestly.]

ring ring ring

[128oz]

[ look who's calling, who wants to have chatty times ]

Hey, Jolyne, are you up?

[Video]

[strings_theory]

[FOO, YOU ARE LUCKY SHE WAKES UP AT THE ASS CRACK OF DAWN, even while on this stupid boat.

She's groaning softly to herself as she rubs at her eyes, just chilling next to a pool of this boat while her primarina is just chilling in the water in the background.]

'Sup?

[128oz]

There you are! Hi!

[ she seemed to perk up enough for this at least, waving her hand enthusiastically ]

I just wanted to talk I guess, it's still kind of weird and it's like I don't like sleeping because it feels like suddenly I won't be here anymore... I don't know if that makes sense though.

A Little While After the Family Dinner

[puddlesoverdios]

[Erina doesn't know quite how to deal with this call, but she did notice something and now that they're not surrounded by copious amounts of family, perhaps it's time to follow that inkling of thought she's had gnawing on the back of her head.

Well, better to say something than nothing.]

[strings_theory]

[Oddly enough, she's pretty quick to grab the call. And, luckily for everyone, she's actually wearing fairly normal clothing. Or, well, as far as a blank tank top and shorts can be.

She's shifting the camera around a bit before settling on what seems to be a chair facing sideways to the ocean, Demon ever present and already has his feelers wrapped around her wrist.]

'Su-... oh, well shit, not who I expected to call. What's up?

[puddlesoverdios]

[On the opposite end of the spectrum, Erina is dressed in what is considered comfortable for her: a long sleeved dress.]

Hello, Jolly. I've been wondering something for a very long while now, and it didn't seem wise to bring up when we were in mixed company during the trip.

[She's a nurse, she can do this.]

Why is it that you always look so tense near the ocean? [She nods at Demon's feelers.] He's always very tightly wound around you.

12/21

[fingersandteeth]

I'm sorry I have to bother you with this, but I'd never had to buy one for myself, given that I could always just borrow one from my ex-. *Do* you know who to talk to if one wanted to purchase a pretty glass pipe for one's faithful employee's Christmas present?

[strings_theory]

lmfao, you're lucky I know exactly who you're talking about, or, well, I can assume who you mean. There's a place that's a hole in the wall in Goldenrod that I'm pretty fond of, on the front it looks like they sell incense and shit like that but in reality they do sell that shit but also sell some pretty nice pipes and other shit like that.

Name's Smoke Vixen. And yeah, I know, it's a shit name.

[fingersandteeth]

Well, yes. It *is* for Chloe. She's a sweet kid and I want to get all my employees something, but I don't know all her tastes yet, so I figured something ornamental yet practical would be nice.

Honestly, I don't expect those places to have non-shit names.

Pidgey Mail | Morning of the 25th

[rollstoseduce]

[Hey, Jolyne, time to meet your Secret Santa!

...or at least, the gift he's sending. The box is very small but the content is good: it's a set of green eyeshadows, to match her lipstick. Written on the back of a very cute postcard, there's a poem by Jaskier, the ink gold and the handwriting refined.]

We pray a Merry Christmas,
Made bright by Christmas cheer,
With peace, and hope, and gladness
And all they may hold dear.

Merry Christmas from your "Secret Santa",
🏵 Jaskier

[hellablue]

[this text comes late, late in the evening, after having received Jolyne's christmas present.

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[strings_theory]

[WHY YOU GOTTA DO THIS TO HER SO LATE!!!! At least she needed to get up to go to the bathroom anyway, whatever, whatever.

And has to immediately shove her hand over her mouth to keep from making any noise, oops.]

1. Fuckin' rude sending this to me this late
2. Holy shit.
3. You got some days off coming up soon so I can, you know, get this shit on the road so I can potentially do more than just gawk at a photo?????

Hot, tho.

[hellablue]

[Listen. Listen. You have no idea how long it took her to get stoned enough to actually do this.]

u think so? god i felt like the angle was shitty
you should see the reject pile
uhhh i can probably pull a few strings??! i got my boss hella swag for chrimmy so uh maybe he might owe me idk how this employment shiznit works

anyway thx... btw that coat is fucking dope and im gonna wear it forever
sorry all i got u was a shitty gift card

January 5

[uber_marionettist]

[Attached is a short, 20-second video: the camera follows a still-unsteady bull calf (okay, a Tauros, that's still a bull calf) around the room. Unlike some hatchlings I could name, it appears to have zero inclination to swallow my books, tools, smuppets, or other Pokemon. The video ends when it touches noses with my Type:Null in an unscripted but truly heartwarming moment we will all forget in about fifteen seconds.]

Nice.

How long did it take you to think that one up?

[strings_theory]

[Aww, that's fucking adorable and she's saving that shit.]

Not long, the opportunity presented itself and I jumped on it.

He's a cutie, at least?

[uber_marionettist]

Damn right he is.

You think I can ride him? Not right now, obviously. But when he's got some legs under him, bulked up a little. Turned that appetite for my paper notes into a multi-horsepower salad-conversion engine.

What I'm getting at here is:

Y'ever wonder how a bull would do on a race course?

[schachmeister]

[This is slightly backdated, but somewhere around the fifth/sixth of January, every Aurora League member is going to get one of these. It's a hand-written letter with a Pelagic gym letterhead leaving no doubts as to the sender.

It reads:]


I hope this letter will not be seen as me overstepping my bounds but --

I think the Aurora League should meet.

I'm sure I'm not the only one who has noticed that strange things are happening -- first the wild rumours about pokemon losing control, then the incident at the Safari zone, and now the message that was visible in the sky during the New Year.

Perhaps I'm worrying too much, but it is starting to feel like what happened a year ago when that creature managed to find its way into this world. That didn't come out of nowhere either; there were several smaller events that preceded it though we didn't see the connection at the time. I'm not necessarily saying that this is because of that same creature (though 'He will be back' could certainly be a reference to it) but something certainly seems to be going on. And perhaps this time, if we act early enough, we can put a stop to things before it gets that bad.

I know the Pokemon League is undoubtedly monitoring this situation too, but there is no reason why we of the Aurora League couldn't look into things as well. Or at the very least share our thoughts. Several of us are gym leaders and come into contact with a lot of trainers. Someone may have heard or seen something that, on its own, isn't particularly troubling, but if put together with other, similar accounts, could indicate something brewing.

Plus, even if there is nothing to share of that sort, I think it would be good to get to know each other a bit better. Several new members have joined us since that November. Who knows, we might need to depend on each other again in battle, and wouldn't knowing more about each other and how we fight help if it ever comes to that again? It's easier to trust someone at your back if you know what kind of person they are.


I know all of us are pretty busy, but I'm hoping you could all make time to meet on the 27th of January. That is still nearly three weeks from now, which should give those of us with gym schedules and other jobs enough time to arrange for some time off. I've even found a good place to meet at, where we can both talk and even battle if people would like. I've enclosed the address on a separate card in this envelope.


I hope to see you all there, though please let me know if you cannot make it.

Yours truly,

Armin Arlert


PS. Please do not worry about the costs involved. When I asked Lance for suggestions on where to meet, he told me the Pokemon League has a discretionary fund for these kinds of things.


[As mentioned, there is a card inside the envelope with the address of a battle club in Viridian City.]

forward-dated to 12/25!

[nellacerniera]

[Given in person on Christmas, Jolyne will be receiving a box of homemade cookies and a pretty generous gift card to an online retailer.]

AFTER NARANCIA THREAD...

[insidescoop]

So, just a hypothesis, bear with me here...

Have you ever made any gym leader other than Whitney cry?

[strings_theory]

Uhhhh

Not CRY

Why?????

[insidescoop]

Narancia got me wondering. Because isn't it strange, she cries every time Jolyne.

That's definitely stage acting right?