pokedressing | what would you do if you just got launched into THE WORLD OF YOUR DREAMS huh

what would you do if you just got launched into THE WORLD OF YOUR DREAMS huh

[...who isn't experiencing culture shock as much as he is the total immense joy of being able to play with his Pokémon. He's got an interesting crew out with him (a Typhlosion, a Clefable, a Wigglytuff, a Bellossom, a Smeargle, and an Abra), and he's cuddling with them, as one is prone to do when one has never had the chance or thought of Pokémon being real.

(Well. He thought so, when he was like, eight or something? But he was a kid, and it hadn't been real. But these Pokémon -- they were! And his team from his Soul Silver game had been brought to life, just like that!!)

To the undiscerning eye, it might look like he's asleep. But he definitely isn't. Totally. 100% awake here. Really!! Just go over and see for yourself, he's seriously awake. It's not like he's his Abra or something, guys, hahaha, who the heck falls asleep in random places right --]

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[Hilbert's one of those people that do, for sure, but he's not asleep today. He's too busy wondering if there's a shrine to Landorus here like there was on that floating island (in his dreams?) and if he could find N here. Maybe. But this place is so big! It'd be impossible to find someone like that guy, even with that odd hair of his!

See? He even found someone who wasn't N. Hilbert stares down at Hibiki for a bit, fondly thinking of his own nap adventures, and plops down a little ways away from the Poképile.

... Was the kid really asleep? Maybe a poke with his foot'll go over well.]

[About as well as any foot poke. That is, uh, Hibiki really wasn't sleeping! Definitely! He was just jumping to, uh, meet Hilbert. Sure. Startling the poor Abra on his chest and the rest of his crew, too, with his definitely-not-startled-out-of-sleep jumping.

Hahaha. Haha. Ha. Hilbert's taller than him -- and he looks a lot older too -- so Hibiki feels just fine not looking him in the eyes. Don't want to start anything while he's half-asleep -- er, uh, not prepared?]

Can I-- Can I help you?

[Whoops. Guess he really was sleep. He scratches the back of his head and smiles apologetically.]

Oh, uh, not really. I was just wondering if you were really sleeping and it's kinda creepy to watch someone sleep... I mean, I was walking around when I saw you and your pals, so I thought I'd make a friend or two. Sorry if you were having a nice dream or something - you looked pretty happy!

[It's the truth!]

[Weirdo. Hibiki furrows his brow a little, but shrugs.]

I'm more happy this isn't a dream. [-- Okay that sounded out of place. He has the decency to look appropriately embarrassed and clears his throat. The ground's pretty interesting too!] Er, I mean, I... It's okay. It wasn't that good of a dream.

[...

Hilbert colors a little - happy it isn't a dream huh - and sits back on his hands, shaking his head. The kid's younger than him. But he won't lead him on, if it happens to be like that. Just tease him. Yeah. Even if it feels kind of embarrassing himself, since it sounds like something a friend of his would say...]

Am I better reality?

[.........huh?

What?

That's -- not -- no -- that's --]

I-I-I didn't mean it like that! [Wrong route, definitely! Super definitely!] It was, um about this world, not... about you...

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[For some reason, he feels disappointed.]

Oh. Uh. Why's that? [Yes let's change the topic from Hilbert's sexuality and onto Hibiki's reason regarding this world.]

[Wow good game plan.]

No reason. [It'll sound super weird and crazy and that's not the first impression he wants to give everyone.] I just get to be with all of my friends here, so it's nice...?

[...even he sounds unsure about it.]

That's not it at all, huh... Well, it kind of is, but you don't really sound like that's the only reason you're happy about being here. Your human friends, or your partners?

[He nods to the Pokémon surrounding Hibiki.]

[Hibiki gives him a suspicious glance, but mainly keeps his eyes on the prize. That is, the ground.]

Partners. I don't know if Kotone-kun and Silver-kun are here. [...He kind of hopes they're not, but it wouldn't surprise him.]

They might be! All kinds of people are here. [Hilbert really isn't bothered by the lack of eye contact, since he half-struggled with it for a while too in the very beginning, so he just assume the kid's the same way.

Oh. Have a hand too.]

I'm Hilbert. I'm pretty happy to be here too, actually, but that's because... I think I might be able to find someone I'm looking for here. Or, at least, I'm hoping I can find him.

Kiyosumi Hibiki, but you can call me Hibichi. [His eyebrows draw ever closer at the hand, but -- maybe this guy is American? They were fond of handshakes...

After a moment, he gives Hilbert's hand a gentle shake.]

It's nice to meet you, Hilbert-san. I haven't been here long [or paying attention to anything aside his Pokémon] but maybe I've seen him -- what does he look like..?

[Kouken talk is so nice... That honorific makes him feel a little more responsible. He's gotta be a good senpai!!

After the handshake, he goes back to leaning back on his hands and looking up at the sky. They'd be under the same one no matter how far that guy went. That was something nice to remember.]

He's really tall, with long green hair. Talks really fast too. Like, a mile a minute. That never changed even towards the end... I wonder if he's learned to slow down... [Hilbert pauses, gripping the grass with a little smile.] If you're lucky, you might've seen him with a great big white dragon. Very refined and powerful. He's a good friend of mine, see, so I need to find him.

[He kind of sounds like he's in love with the guy.

Or just really, really good friends. Hibiki settles back against his Wigglytuff with a frown, his arms crossing at the motion. Green hair, really tall, talks fast...]

Sorry. [And he's sincere!] I haven't seen anyone like that, Hilbert-san, or any dragon like that either.

[Although... A great big white dragon... What dragons were there that matched that description..? The mascot for Black did... What was its name...

Ah, whatever. Trying to come up with it while it's on the edge of his tongue isn't going to happen.]

It's fine. It's pretty much a one in a million chance to meet someone who has, I think. He's never been very good with people.

[Even if Hilbert says it's fine, there's still a seed of true disappointment in his reply. He closes his eyes, sighing. Maybe the search was fruitless? It wasn't like he'd left Unova yesterday, after all, and knowing his luck...

He'd miss N again and again.

... That was no way to think, Bianca'd scold him. Friends always meet up again! That's why he'd see her and Cheren again too. Hilbert falls back onto the grass, pulling his hat more over his eyes to hide from the sun.]

So! You're from pretty faraway, huh? I've only heard your kind of speech on Kouken talk.

[His accent isn't noticeable, is it --?!

...Although on second though, the idea that he hadn't needed to switch to a different language to speak with this guy suddenly pops up and... maybe it's just an effect of this place.]

I guess so. [...Could he say it...? Johto was Pokémon's answer to the Kansai prefecture, after all...] I'm, um... I'm from... Johto.

[...He did it!]

You sound America-- um... Like you're from Isshu. [Er.] Unova?

You bet. I haven't been there in a year or so, though don't ask me what it's like. My info's dated. Johto's really pretty though! I've seen more of it on TV than I have in person, so...

[Ha. Ha. Ha.]

Tell me about it? Even if my info is old, I'll tell you anything you wanna know about Unova.

[His Johto knowledge is being put to the test?! Okay, just... be cool.

So cool.]

Well [um] what do you want to know?

[socool]

[Oh boy!! He gets to learn about legends and history! Something that he, ah, gained an appreciation for...]

You guys have some kind of cool legend about two birds, right? And those towers. We kinda brush over anything that isn't our own legend at home.

[Oh, those.]

Ho-oh and Lugia, right? [Hmmmm.] They're known as the guardian of the skies and guardian of the seas respectively, and they used to both roost in Ecruteak City -- apparently -- until the Brass Tower burned down. Lugia's wings are said to be strong enough to create storms, so it's not too far-fetched to say it accidentally caused one big enough to set fire to its own tower... Ho-oh left its tower, the Bell Tower, after that, and Lugia disappeared, too.

After the fire died down though, Ho-oh came back to revive three Pokémon that died in the fire, and those became Entei, Raikou, and Suicune. Personally, I think those three Pokémon were Flareon, Jolteon, and Vaporeon, but no one really knows.

[too much speculation?]

[No, that sounds cool... Hilbert is a pretty attentive listener too, alright.]

Because of the fire, lighting, and rain thing right? That makes sense. I found out I had a pretty good interest in legends and myths and stuff, so that's why I wanted to know. [Hmmm.] How about those letter Pokémon?

Unown? Well, there's a lot of people who say the world's writing system was based off of them, but since there's stuff like exclamation-point shaped ones... I kind of think that maybe, they adapted to fit the world? [Hmmm.] Still, you don't find any in regions where they use that letter-based writing systems, so I don't know.

That's true. We have the Relic Castle in Unova, but there's no sign of anything like that there. Just a bunch of sand and old protectors and graverobbers awoken from their slumber.

[Which is cool in its own right.]

The Kimono Girls tend to those two birds you talked about, right? I hear they're super beautiful. Have you ever met them?

[Not personally --]

Yeah, a few times. They're really amazing. Not only are they pretty, but they're really strong. Do you have anyone like that in Issh-- Unova, Hilbert-san?

Well, not in the same way you do... Our legends are pretty much bedtime stories and the royal family's gone too, so there's no real "protectors" or anything like that. The closest I can think of is a dance group I helped get together in Castelia, Unova's big port city. I wonder if they've kicked off as well as I hope.

And by the way, if it's easier to call it by the name you're familiar with, go ahead. I've got it.

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