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

[savedover]

[Without a second thought-]

None of your business.

[goldenlyre]

Mean! I'm just curious! Do you wanna see what I picked? She's gonna be super strong when Sprouty and I are done training her.

[savedover]

No. [Silver crosses his arms.] But just get it over with. Arguing with you is a waste of time.

[goldenlyre]

[Sprouty commends your learning ability, Silver.

Lyra will let out her Magikarp and hug the darling close after she's got her approval! She just seems so happy. And Fishy is jolly too. Wiggle wiggle. Hi!!]

This is Fishy! I've gotten some non-believers and skeptics, some questioning stares and scoldings, but she's gonna be big and strong. I mean, look at the size of her now! She's big!

[savedover]

[Much like the non-believers, skeptics, the owners of the questioning stares and those who have scolded her, Silver isn't too impressed with Lyra's choice.]

Gyarados are strong-- but I doubt an idiot like you has the patience to raise a Magikarp. It's just going to stay weak and useless forever with you.

And you gave it a stupid nickname.

[goldenlyre]

I guess I'll have to show Ethan and you... It's okay Fishy, you're not weak and useless. You are cheerful and ready to learn. I'll raise you into the best and strongest Gyarados there ever was, just like that red one.

[Yeah! She's great! Totally cool!]

And Fishy isn't a stupid nickname! It's cute! Like her!

[savedover]

[Silver is smart enough not to point out that the Gyarados Lyra mentioned was that strong because it was painfully and brutally tortured with radio waves. Because he theoretically should know nothing about that Gyarados yet!

But he sure is thinking about it and how much he hates Team Rocket. What a bunch of losers!]

It's not cute. It's a stinking, gasping fish.

[goldenlyre]

[It had to be strong before then, too! Tortured or not! Besides, it was like a kitten after she saved it. Such a precious darling. A precious, sparkling ruby darling.]

Well, she'll be prettier when I get a tank for her, that's for sure. [Back into your ball, sweetie.] We'll carry her around on Sprouty's back. I bet you don't think Larvitars are cute either.

[savedover]

[Before Archer, it was just another flopping Magikarp: weak and useless.]

There's nothing "pretty" about carrying around a fish in a tank. And no, I don't. [He's the kind of jerk who doesn't think any Pokemon is cute.]

[goldenlyre]

[Tell that to the well trained Magikarp that defeated the E4--]

What about Totodile? Isn't it cute?

[savedover]

No, she isn't. [His Totodile is a super serious ferocious death machine. So not "cute".] Stop asking stupid questions.

[goldenlyre]

[Yeah, sure, okay. Can she pet you, Totodile.] She's fiercer than cute, sure, but I'd still call her the second. It's good to compliment people and Pokémon.

[savedover]

[Probably not. If she were out of her Pokéball, she would probably glower and be far too grumpy.]

I think it's pointless. If you want to label Pokémon with useless adjectives, keep it to your own.

[goldenlyre]

[Just like her trainer.]

I'm sure she wouldn't mind me calling her cute. But okay! As long as you can concede that Fishy'll be strong one day.

[savedover]

Your Magikarp has the potential to be strong. But I sincerely doubt you're capable of drawing that strength out. A Pokémon is only as strong as its Trainer is.

[Silver: he has more faith in Magikarp than he does in people.]

[goldenlyre]

[His rudeness bounces right off of her. Kind of. It's a little thorn, that doubt, but nothing big.]

Then I sincerely hope you'll battle me when your Totodile's big and strong! Fishy versus your cutie. We'll show you how you're wrong then. [She won't even use Sprouty, because that would be totally cheating. He's too strong for normal battles.]

[savedover]

Fine. Whatever. I don't care. [Her terms are so loose that he can put it off forever! By the time he's raised Totodile, she'll probably have forgotten anyway.]