Welcome/Welcome back, you crazy diamonds!

[spiritcrystal]

[An island! This is most certainly not where everyone was just a few moments ago. ...Alright, maybe some of you were on an island. Don't get cheeky.

At everyone's feet is a small note. It gives no description of their location or explanation, of course; it only says one simple thing.

Please choose one.

The note comes along with three Pokéballs with different "starter" Pokémon in them- the three Pokémon can be anything, from a Froakie, Charmander, and Treecko to a Rattata, Patrat, and Bidoof if you're particularly unlucky- and everything in between. If it's not a legendary Pokémon, it's fair game.

Of course, you can only pick one! Trying to go for a second will leave you thinking that you better not get too greedy. If you're one of those types that wouldn't care either way, the other two Pokéballs will simply disappear.

Now go forth, and into a world of Pokémon!]

Comments

[mischiefbreeder]

...Yeah? [Why wouldn't you, what's wrong with you, Silver.]

[feistytrader]

[...] I believe you, but I don't remember a thing.

[mischiefbreeder]

You... don't?

[feistytrader]

Not one bit. [Sorry, Gold.]

[mischiefbreeder]

Did you hit your head on somethin'?

[feistytrader]

Nope. Did you?

[mischiefbreeder]

Nope, but I'm startin' to get a headache from this.

[feistytrader]

Could you tell me where we are before that gets too bad?

[Because that. That would be nice. Yeah...]

[mischiefbreeder]

Man, so you really don't remember? What a drag. This is the Island, don't you remember it?

[feistytrader]

Are you gonna keep asking until I say yes?

[mischiefbreeder]

No, I just keep hopin' you'll have some sudden epiphany about this place and remember everything. No dice, huh?

[feistytrader]

I remember a lot of stuff. Some random island isn't one of them.

[mischiefbreeder]

Forget it, then. There's no point in tryin' to explain it to you or make you remember.

[feistytrader]

...Pulls people in from different times and worlds, no way out, weird stuff happens?

[He's... Picking up on that much, but... Come on, Gold. Throw him a bone here.]

[mischiefbreeder]

That's the long and the short of it.

[feistytrader]

There are still plenty of Pokémon, right?

[mischiefbreeder]

Of course. What kinda terrible place do you take this for?

[feistytrader]

[...He quickly shakes his head. Yeah, that's just, you know. Terrible and crazy.]

[mischiefbreeder]

...So what do you remember, then? [Might as well tackle the elephant in this room.]

[feistytrader]

...A lot.

[What elephant

oh do you mean that donphan

wow donphan a real donphan that sure is a cool ground type--]

[mischiefbreeder]

Care to name some of it?

[feistytrader]

I've got wings, for starters.

[mischiefbreeder]

...Say what.

[feistytrader]

You know, wings. [He flaps his hands for emphasis. Those things some pokemon use to fly? Yeah, those.]

[mischiefbreeder]

...Wings. [He says this very deadpan, in a sort of "are you kidding me" tone.]