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Post by banov on Jul 2, 2008 13:34:58 GMT -5
The tangy taste, the cool winds, the wingull's caw... Lilycove City is a grand place to be, situated right on the western coast of a large southern island. A popular tourist trap, ships come and go all the time from other regions. For many, this is the gateway to the land of Hoenn.
To some this means new lands to explore; to others, a place for new battles and challenges; and for others still, a land to prove themselves in contests. Welcome to Hoenn!
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Post by The Rose Kirlia on Jul 3, 2008 9:48:50 GMT -5
Kimiko stepped off the dock and onto the sands of Lilycove.
"Ugh..."
Not really her place to be right now. It's not that she hates this place or anything... It's just that having to see the part of the world and actually having to come back to this place, it leaves at lot to be desired in terms of adventure and exploration.
Maybe things have changed since she last been here.
Kimiko called out her Kirlia, Mint to stand beside her. 'Perhaps this would be a good place to practice contest appeals.'
There were people, but they were further off into the distance- the girl picked a rather secluded spot for her purpose. Underneath a cliff was a patch of pearly sand. There was a cavern of some sorts behind them, with tidal pools. Clamperl and Staryu usually gather there, prettying up the normally dank and dark scenery. This is the place Kimiko usually hangs out at on the beach.
Her secret space.
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Post by banov on Jul 3, 2008 10:21:16 GMT -5
Dirk Illinois, explorer extraordinaire, was on the beach as well, but not really near Kimiko's "secret spot." No, Dirk was searching the beach, with his trusty ItemFinder and rhyhorn, for buried treasure.
His search wasn't going too well. So far he'd found a broken bottle and a few coins for the slots in Mauville.
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Post by Rick Xeros on Jul 3, 2008 11:00:46 GMT -5
Ahz walked enthusiastically on the beach, dressed in swim trunks, sunglasses and a straw sun hat. Something about sand and water being in the same place, at the same time, was refreshing to him.
Still as usual, Ahz didn't want to be surrounded by people. So he decided to find a nice place, off away form the busy crowded side of the beach. He noticed a strange man with a ryhorn nearby, that seemed to be studying his ItemFinder intensely. This interested Ahz somewhat and since he was feeling pretty good today he thought he'd risk conversation.
"Hello there sir! Finding anything good?" Ahz asked with a smile.
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Post by banov on Jul 3, 2008 12:26:27 GMT -5
Dirk looks up from his ItemFinder, a disappointed expression worn on his face. "Nothing good, unfortunately," he admits with a shrug. He notices this stranger's summer gear, and begins to feel a tad overdressed in the sun's rays.
"Um... who are you?"
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Post by The Rose Kirlia on Jul 3, 2008 12:51:20 GMT -5
Mint, looking off to the distance, sighed happily as she soaked up some sun. It was a very nice day at the beach. Looking back at her trainer, she decided that Kimiko could use some alone time at her secret spot. Mint slinked off into the distance, twirling and whirling her way across ever sandy and slippery dunes. She leaped and pleayed- //Oh how the sun shines!// and continued to do so until something caught her interest. There were two guys, a certain explorer and another person.
Mint walked up and looked at the ItemFinder with curious eyes.
Meanwhile, Kimiko was looking into the cavern of semi-precious Pokemon, trying to get reacquainted with the surroundings, unaware that her Kirlia went off somewhere to have a bit of her fun.
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Post by banov on Jul 3, 2008 12:58:17 GMT -5
"Hm?"
Dirk turns to see a familiar pokemon staring at the ItemFinder he'd lowered to his side. "Uh... hello," he says, crouching down to its eye level. "Don't I know you from somewhere?"
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Post by The Rose Kirlia on Jul 3, 2008 13:18:22 GMT -5
"Kirlia." Mint twirled around in confirmation and gave a smile. "Kirla!" She then proceeded to poke at the ItemFinder.
Kimiko, now suddenly realizing that her little friend has gone off, exited out of the cavern that she as in and tried to follow the path in the sand her Kirlia left- they're fresh and the waves haven't washed them away yet. When she finally found Mint, she looked up to see a familiar explorer. "Oh, hi Dirk! How are you doing?"
She crouched down to Mint's eye-level as well, and said "You shouldn't touch things that isn't yours without permission."
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Post by banov on Jul 3, 2008 13:26:53 GMT -5
Dirk now finds that he and Kimiko are now both crouched down to the same eye level, a bit awkward. He stands up with jolt, tipping his hat. "Hey, Kimiko. Didn't expect to bump into you out here." He says this as he hands Mint his ItemFinder, letting her inspect it.
It's a round and grayish, with a green LED screen that displays a grid, though at the moment there aren't any objects present nearby, apparently. A short antenna comes out from the top.
"What are you up to?" he asks.
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Post by Rick Xeros on Jul 3, 2008 15:16:49 GMT -5
Ahz suddenly felt very distant seeing to people catching up with each other. The events happened so fast he hadn't had time to say his name and found him self standing awkwardly with his mouth hanging open. "I'm... Ahz...." he murmured under his breath, to quiet for anyone to notice.
Ahz dropped his head and sighed. 'Well maybe this is a good thing...' he thought slinking away slowly. When he looked up he realized he recognized the girl. "Oh my! Are you not the young miss I met at the museum?" Ahz exclaimed. "It was Kimiko correct?"
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Post by The Rose Kirlia on Jul 3, 2008 15:25:28 GMT -5
Mint beamed widely as she examined the gray round thing handed to her. It's rather interesting thing to see... Nothing was on the screen though. The Kirlia walked around in a close circle near the group, seeing if there would be anything interesting popping up on screen.
Kimiko answered to Dirk, "Oh, I just came back to my hometown to see if anything is up and take a break from adventuring. Maybe even enter a Pokemon contest while I'm at it."
She looked at Ahz for a moment, then greeted with a warm, "Hello there! Yes, it's Kimiko. How are you doing?"
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Post by Rick Xeros on Jul 3, 2008 16:04:54 GMT -5
"I'm doing quite well," Ahz beamed. "I'm here on my way to the volcano near Fallarbor. I thought I might take a break and enjoy the beach before that."
Ahz paused for a moment and realized he was ranting. He quickly decided to change the subject. "So then Kimiko-chan how have you been?" Ahz asked, "Er you don't mind my use of the suffix -chan do you?"
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Post by The Rose Kirlia on Jul 3, 2008 17:03:06 GMT -5
She shrugged. "Nah, I don't mind if you use the suffix -chan. I kinda like it." Kimiko turned her sights on her Kirlia.
Mint, still walking around, she got a little bored with just holding the ItemFinder and now proceeds to levitate it in place then up a little and down a little... up.... and down... and up... She twirled again, still holding up the Itemfinder with her psychic abilities.
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Post by banov on Jul 3, 2008 18:38:08 GMT -5
Dirk watches Mint toy with his ItemFinder, and begins to wonder if he's ever going to get it back. "Sorry, Ahz, got a bit distracted," he says to the caped trainer.
Back to Kimiko. "This is your hometown? Pretty nice place to live." he says, looking over the summery vista.
"I came here to investigate these three mysterious chambers," he says, trying to go along with the conversation. "Hoenn holds a lot of mysteries, I have to say. It's a fascinating place to explore."
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Post by Rick Xeros on Jul 3, 2008 20:24:02 GMT -5
"Indeed! I've heard Hoenn holds some very beautiful sites," Ahz replied, looking dreamily at the sky. "I can hardly wait to see them all."
Raia, who had been running around playing in the water all this time, finally decided to join her master. She could see Ahz talking to people, which seemed strange to her but that thought didn't linger with her long. She noticed another pokemon playing with something interesting. Raia decided to run up and see what it was.
"Shin shiiin!?" {What is that!?} Raia asked the Kirlia, while she intently watched the pokemon twirl the object in the air.
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