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!]

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[big_mistake]

[Kids these days and their over-reliance on those new-fangled Pokedexes.]

There is another way.

[Loom.]




[Okay, enough of that.]

[Kneeling down as he reaches into a pocket for some berries to coax them forward.] The only sounds they make are their names, after all.

You aren't from Kalos, are you?

[spiritcrystal]

[Tall. Tall. Gosh this guy's tall.

Alright, alright, quit staring.]

Nope! Never heard of it. Is that where these guys are from? [The Pokémon all pretty willing to come over for food- the skiddo even jumps around a little before running up to the stranger with berries!]

[big_mistake]

Where they are native to, yes, as am I.

[He offers some of the berries to the eager Skiddo, but he holds out some to the girl as well.]

Now you try.

[One of them is meant to be hers, after all.]

[spiritcrystal]

[Oh. Uh. Sure! You guys want any- okay okay, you guys definitely want many. Easy, easy, one at a time.]

Is this really okay, mister? Do you have enough for your Pokémon, too? [These ones need to get fed too, but partners first and strangers second, right?]

[big_mistake]

It's alright. [He has enough. It's not like he carries a full team of six anyway.]

What did you want to know about them?

[spiritcrystal]

Whatever you can tell me, mister. [Although she gives the three of them a more thorough look. Hmm...] I'm guessing that one's like a Zubat, this one that looks like a Raichu's an electric type, and the energetic Stantler kind of thing is a grass type... [Look at all that greeny leaves. That's gotta be a grass type.

Come to think of it, she could use another grass type, couldn't she? Miss Bellossom is really strong, but she could always use some more variety... And this guy's really big. Big enough to ride, just like Stantler!]