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 Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 12:33 pm
Nacrene City   DESCRIPTION -Nacrene City, 'A Pearl of a Place'. The majority of the City's businesses and houses are actually built into warehouses that have been standing for well over a century. Among these (ware)houses is the Nacrene City Gym - the second on your journey throughout Unova -, a furniture design studio, and even a cafe. If you're looking for a bit of a history lesson, then the Museum in the City's center would be your best bet - rumor has it that they have a skeleton of an 'ancient flying pokemon'... LOCATION -Nacrene City is located in south-eastern Unova. Route 3 lays to the east, and Pinwheel Forest lays to the west. PEOPLE -The people here in Nacrene are known for being celebrated artists; their works have been featured in several regions. RESOURCES/EVENTS/PLACES OF INTEREST -Nacrene Museum - The Museum here shows various exhibits spanning several millennia of history. A skeleton of what appears to be a Dragon-type pokemon is the central exhibit here. Just inside the entrance, one of the Museum guides will be happy to help you revive a fossil pokemon. Nacrene City Gym - Nacrene City houses the second-known League Gym in the Unova region. The Leader here is Forrest Lundgren, and he's quite skilled as a Grass-type specialist. He awards the Verdant Badge(and TM 86, Grass Knot) to those that best him in battle. Cafe Warehouse - This charming little Cafe lies just west of the Museum. Every Wednesday, they have a special on Soda Pop. Perhaps you could stop by for a drink? Loblolly's studio - Loblolly, a talented furniture designer, uses one of the City's warehouses to design pieces of furniture 'that people will dream of'. Her designs are quite famous, so you could always stop by her studio to view her work. Battle Item shop - On the south-eastern end of the City, a friendly man will be glad to sell you any and all Battle Items that you'll need on your journey, such as X Speed and Guard Spec. MYTH/LORE -If you look closely at the southern end of Nacrene City, you'll see a train track. Wonder where that leads...
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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:24 am
 ▅▅▅▅▅▅ ɴ ᴏ ʀ ɪ▅ ʀ ᴀ ɪ נ ɪ ɴ ▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅ "Oof! What the--" The female voice was cut off as she felt the same thing she had a moment ago, the thing that had made her say "oof" and wake up from her sleep. "Molga, Emem! Mo~olga~" [Wake up, sleepy head! The sun is already high! And I'm bo~ored...] Of course it was her Emolga, Trix. She was quite a playful little Sky Squirrel, and it didn't take much time for her to get bored. On top of that, she didn't much like Pokéballs and usually was much more content to sit atop her owner's head. Who was this owner, you ask? (Oh, you didn't ask? Well, I'm going to tell you anyway! Ha!) This was the Gym Leader of Nacrene City--Nori Raijin. She specialized in Electric Types, as anyone could see if they looked at her Pokémon. "You wanna play, huh?" Nori asked her friend, yawning as she did. She stood up and got dressed for the day. Did all her morning things, and made some breakfast for both herself, and her Pokémon. When it was ready, she released all of them and set their plates on the floor. When they had all finished their meal, she played with them a little before recalling them to their Pokéballs and putting them on her belt. Grabbing her guitar, Nori placed it on her back and allowed Trix to jump atop her head before walking outside. "Trix, the sun is not that high. It's only nine thirty!" The Emolga laughed at this and playfully glided around her in circles before landing on a shoulder. "Yeah, yeah, whatever....what do you want to do, anyway?" They had been so busy with battling and cleanup lately--the Professor must have sent some kids off on journeys. That meant another batch would be starting on their way soon. Hopefully that would be a few days, because Nori was beginning to get tired; and her Pokémon were too, for that matter. "Somehow, I'm not surprised that you're not exhausted from all the excitement. Alright, alright...we can play today."▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅ 
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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:41 am
 (( : Melody Rosaceae : )) -Subway Boss-
-Singles line(s)- If Nori were to notice when she walked outside, she'd see a certain redheaded Subway Boss, with an 'instrument(if one could call it that)' similar to a guitar, strapped onto her back. Said redhead was flanked by - of all things - a Blaziken, a pokemon that wasn't really native to Unova. "Honestly." Arms crossed over her chest, Melody blew a few strands of reddish-orange hair from her face. "I thought we'd grow old waitin' for Nori t'come out today." She frowned slightly, then shook her head.
Cydonia - Melody's Blaziken - mimicked his master's motion. 'BlazBlaziken.' With a small grunt, the (original)Fire/Fighting-type pushed himself from the wall the two were leaning against, stretching his long limbs a bit before jogging over to Nori and her pokemon.
Chuckling, Melody followed suit - well, minus the stretching bit. "I suppose the term 'wait up' is lost on you, eh Cydonia?" Shaking her head again - a soft chuckle escaping from between her lips -, the Subway Boss followed her Blaziken over to Nacrene's Gym Leader...
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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 1:38 pm
▅▅▅▅▅▅ ɴ ᴏ ʀ ɪ▅ ʀ ᴀ ɪ נ ɪ ɴ ▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅ "Emolga! Mol..." Trix noticed Melody before Nori did, and flew over to her Blaziken, Cydonia. "Molga~a!" [Hey, hey~!] Nori was confused for a brief moment, but she noticed Melody, who was quickly getting closer. "Eh? Oh, my...Hello! I saw Cydonia...but I didn't see you right away. Sorry!" Nori released her Pokémon, who seemed as excited as Trix to be outside. Lotti(Joltik) took it upon herself to climb up a tree while Zekk(Blitzle) ran around it in circles, trying to figure out how to get his friend out of the tree. Dee Dee(Wash Rotom) decided to zap herself into Nori's guitar. "Ro~otom, Ro!" Her voice sounded musical, coming from the guitar, and Nori giggled. It took her Pokémon a few moments to realize Melody was there, and in almost an instant, Lotti was on Zekk's back and they were standing as close as they could get without making the Subway Boss unconfortable, excited to see a familiar face. Dee Dee even looked out from the holes in the guitar to offer her own "Rotom!" [Hello!] Nori laughed nervously, rubbing her neck. She offered her hand for a shake "So, what brings you here, Melody? I would think you'd be super busy, being a Subway Boss and all." ▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅
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Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2011 1:52 pm
(( : Melody Rosaceae : )) -Subway Boss-
-Singles line(s)- "No worries, Nori." Smiling, Melody took the Gym Leader's proffered hand, shaking it. "I guess I kinda blend in with my hat on--" She tugged on the bill of her newsboy-like cap. "--since I've got such a fiery hair color." She chuckled.
At the mention of the word 'fiery', Cydonia folded his arms behind his back, puffing out his chest proudly. 'Bla~aziken >w>' He was quite proud of his abilities as a Fire-type, thank you very much.
"And I thought I would be, too." Releasing Nori's hand, Melody gave the Electric-typer a light shrug. "The Singles lines are running pretty well, if I do say so myself, but those that're looking to challenge the Multi lines hafta wait until (Lydia)Benton gets her lazy butt in gear." Cydonia made a 'tsk, tsk' sound, shaking his head. "So I managed t'get some free time away from the Subway, and stretch my legs a bit, so I popped in here." She grinned.
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Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 10:56 am
▅▅▅▅▅▅ ɴ ᴏ ʀ ɪ▅ ʀ ᴀ ɪ נ ɪ ɴ ▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅ "That's probably it," Nori laughed. "If your hair had been more visible, I'm sure I would have seen you right away!" How could anyone miss that bright red hair? It was very pretty on Melody, but it was so bright that Nori doubted that her or anyone else she knew could pull it off so well. Melody's personality was what really pulled off the look of her hair. When Cydonia puffed out his chest, Trix decided it would be a fun thing to do to bounce off of it. "Moool...GA!" She flew into his chest, only to realize too late that it wasn't soft or bouncy at all, and she fell(in slow motion, it seemed to her) to the ground. It was a graceful drop, her wings not allowing her to fall to fast. Nori laughed before leaning over to pick up the crazy squirrel. "Don't try that again, 'kay, Trix? Sorry about that, Cydonia. Hope she didn't hurt you or anything!" She doubted that such a tiny critter could hurt Cydonia, especially without trying to. Nori listened to Melody talk about the Subway, and laughed a little when Cydonia shook his head about Lydia. "I see... So you've got nothing to do without Lydia, huh? That doesn't sound like too much fun." Part of her wondered why Lydia wasn't "in gear," but decided against her curiosity to ask. "What makes you come here with your free time, though? Got something you wanted to do?" Nori grinned. It was nice to see Melody, but today seemed like a relaxed day. Nothing specific happening that they could actually go and do, as far as the Electric-typer knew. But that didn't mean the two of them couldn't figure something out! ▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅
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Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 12:02 pm
(( : Melody Rosaceae : )) -Subway Boss-
-Singles line(s)- "Honestly, Nori?" Quirking a thin orange eyebrow - which could barely be seen, thanks to her hat -, Melody chuckled, crossing her arms over her chest. "No offense to your Emolga, but I don't think she could hurt my Cydonia even if she wanted to." More than likely, she added to herself as an after-thought, Trix just wanted to harmlessly play with her kung-fu chicken Blaziken.
Naturally, Cydonia wouldn't object to that. 'BlazikenBlaz.' Un-folding his arms from behind his back, the Blaze Pokemon extended one of his arms forward, almost as if he was offering Trix a perch of some sort.
"See?" She nodded to her Fire/Fighting-type. "He knows that Trix didn't mean to hurt 'im."
'Blaziken^^'
"And as for comin' here to Nacrene~." Rocking back-and-forth on her heels, Melody now folded her arms behind her head. "I figured I might as well check out the famous Museum here, right?" Yes, even a high-energy Subway Boss like Melody wanted to get away from the hustle and bustle of Nimbasa every once in a while; what better place to do that than in a Museum, right?
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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 3:17 pm
 <=LANDON DRAKE --- ICIRRUS CITY GYM LEADER=> [[enter: Landon from.... okay, do you honestly care?]]From the western entrance of town, off towards Pinwheel Forest, a particular Ground-typer slowly made his way into town, his eyes staring down at the pages of a book he held in front of him. The Icirrus Gym Leader was wandering around the region, city to city, just wanting to get away from his own town and catch some Pokemon. Out of the corner of his eye, his peripherals caught a glimpse of a girl with bright orange hair. He couldn't help but look, as the girl's hair was almost enough to blind him in this light. He didn't quite recognize her, or the girl she was talking to, as he didn't get out of Icirrus often enough, but they seemed at least a tad familiar nonetheless.
Landon made his way over to the Pokemon Center, casually strolling past the two girls conversing in the street. He needed to heal his Pokemon, as well as pick up some extra supplies while he was here, so those were his first priorities. After spending a little while in the Center, he made his way back outside. He didn't have any real reason to hurry off to his next destination, so he decided to head over to the diner and grab something to eat. Besides, he wanted to finish this chapter before moving on....
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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 8:14 am
▅▅▅▅▅▅ ɴ ᴏ ʀ ɪ▅ ʀ ᴀ ɪ נ ɪ ɴ ▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅ The museum was a nice place, and a good escape, but Nori had been so many times she was pretty much sick of it. She had basically memorized all of the tour guide's speeches, minus the little bit of ad-lib they did. If Melody wanted to go, though, she would happily go with her. Who knows, it may be different not going alone. While Nori was listening to Melody, Trix had taken the opportunity to play with Cydonia as soon as he offered an arm. Landing on it, the Emolga shook a little bit, similar to a wet Lillipup trying to dry off. "Mo~o~olga!" She took to the air again, tapping the Blaziken on the head before flying off. She seemed like she wanted to play...tag, maybe? Nori couldn't ever tell with Trix--she was so strange sometimes. Well, most of the time. "Well, if you wanted to check out the museum, it is free." She laughed and stuck her tongue out, just a little bit, as if money was an issue for either of them. Gym Leaders and Subway bosses, not to mention Elite Four, generally had at least "a little" money. It was then that she noticed a man walk past them, one that she didn't recognize. Not really. He disappeared into the PokeCenter, though, and Nori turned back to Melody. About to say something, she noticed him again. She spoke softly this time, not wanting him to hear. "He looks...a LITTLE familiar. Do you know who that is?"▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅
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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 12:36 pm
(( : Melody Rosaceae : )) -Subway Boss-
-Singles line(s)- 'Blaz?' Cydonia couldn't help but blink bemusedly as Nori's Emolga tapped him on the head, seeming to want to play tag. 'Blaziken...' He scratched the side of his head in confusion; he got the message that Trix was trying to send, sure enough. But wasn't he about four times the Emolga's size? If the game of tag got a bit rough, he could easily crush her with one claw tied behind his back.
...But anyway. "Well if it's free, then what're we watin' f--" Melody was cut off as Nori mentioned the brown-haired gentleman enter - and leave - Nacrene's Pokemon Center. "...Ya know, Nori?" She tilted her head to the side, mostly in confusion.
Naturally, this motion was mimicked by Cydonia. 'Blaziken...?' His head was tilted for another reason entirely, but you get the idea.
"Unless I miss my guess--" She nodded in the man's direction. "--I think that's one'a your fellow Gym Leaders." Keep in mind, the only Unova Gym Leader that Melody bothered to keep in touch with was the one in Nimbasa City, being from there herself(along with being one of the two Subway Bosses).
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Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2011 4:13 pm
<=LANDON DRAKE --- ICIRRUS CITY GYM LEADER=> Landon sat at the diner's bar, eating the usual, generic breakfast you'd expect at such an establishment. Marcus, his Seismitoad, sat on the stool next to him, sipping on a soda pop while his trainer ate. It was a pleasant atmosphere here. The patrons calmly eating, the gentle breeze making its way inside, the ambient music playing on the radio, it was all very relaxing to the Ground-typer. It was certainly something he could get used to. He would never say it out loud, but the constant rainfall at Icirrus was getting pretty old for him. He enjoyed any time away from the town, despite not taking much time away. Part of being a Gym Leader, after all.
Every so often, in between gulps of his soda pop, Marcus would lean back in his stool, looking out the open door at the two girls conversing outside. Landon didn't say anything about it, though... that is, until about the seventh or eighth time. "Marcus..." he said, in his usual calm, quiet tone. "What are you doing?" The Seismitoad turned to his trainer, then pointed outside at the girls. Landon then leaned back in his own stool, looking at the two females.
"What about them?" "Gero. Gerogero." "Okay... Why would I want to talk to them?" "Gero~oh! Gerogerogero~." "What? No! I'm not interested in that! Besides, they look rather... young." "Gero?" "What do you mean, 'so?'"
Eventually, Landon looked around the diner, realizing that their conversation started to attract attention. "What are you lookin' at? Never seen anyone talkin' with a Seismitoad before?" he said to all the other patrons, causing them to quickly return to their meals. Marcus, having enough of his master's anti-social behavior, stood up from his stool, sounding off with a "Gerogero~!" before dashing out of the diner towards the two girls outside. Landon, of course, didn't want Marcus to embarrass him, so he chased after his overly enthusiastic Pokemon.
However, Landon wasn't quite quick enough, as Marcus had already reached the girls by the time he caught up to him. The Seismitoad gave his unwilling trainer a playful grin, before turning back to the females. The Ground-type Gym Leader blushed lightly, sticking his hands in his pockets and gulping hard. He figured it was too late to do anything else now, so he might as well strike up a conversation with them.
"Hey........"
Oh yeah, Marcus is so gonna get it...
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Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 8:15 am
▅▅▅▅▅▅ ɴ ᴏ ʀ ɪ▅ ʀ ᴀ ɪ נ ɪ ɴ ▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅ "Well," she said, rubbing the back of her neck. "That would explain why he looks familiar." The Electric-typer wished she knew more of her fellow Gym Leaders, but that couldn't really be helped. He had gone into the diner...and Nori didn't exactly want to follow him. She got the idea(who knows where, with Trix over there giving her looks) that it would be at least a little creepy. So she turned back to Melody. "Anyway, yeah. It's free, so I don't really know how they manage to pay their tour guides or maintenance people... Ya know, that's actually a good question. I'll have to ask sometime. I doubt taxes can cover it..." She shook her head slightly. "But I'm rambling. Did you want to go to the muse--umm..." The visitor to Nori's City had apparently lost his Seismitoad, and it was running towards Nori and Melody. "Hello, there," Nori said, copying Melody's earlier head tilt. Why was it coming to THEM? She shrugged, and turned to the Gym Leader when he reached them. "Hello! My name is Nori Raijin, Electric Type Gym Leader of Nacrene City!" She shook her head a second time for the day. She didn't need to tell EVERYONE that as soon as she met them. She tried to pound that into her head, and Trix took this opportunity to glide over and jump up and down on her head to try and get her to talk to him. She looked back up at him happily, as if glad Nacrene was getting some attention from people besides Locals. Which was completely true. As soon as her job was done, Trix flew over the the Seismitoad, hitting him in the chest the same way she had done to Cydonia before going back to the large Fire/Fighting Pokémon and perching on his shoulder. "Mol, Molga Emem!" She looked at the Seismitoad playfully. "Sorry about her... What brings you to Nacrene?"▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅
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Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 10:02 pm
(( : Melody Rosaceae : )) -Subway Boss-
-Singles line(s)- "Hiya!" Melody grinned at the newcomer, waving. "Melody Rosaceae, Subway Boss of the Singles line(s)." Maybe it was the fact that she was one of Unova's Subway Bosses; maybe it was her naturally sunny/cheerful disposition. Either way, people couldn't stay very down and/or melancholy around the redhead for very long.
Cydonia - after Trix had perched on his shoulder -, settled for nodding in greeting to the brown-haired human and his Seismitoad. 'Bla~aziken.'
"Ooh~, another Seismitoad user." Squatting down so that she was more on the Water/Ground-type's level, Melody got a closer look at the man's pokemon. "Ilrath - my own Seismitoad - is one'a my strongest pokemon." Jumping a bit, she sprang back up into a standing position, giving the brown-haired man a 'military' salute.
'Blaz.' Naturally, this motion was mimicked by Cydonia, minus the jumping.
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Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 8:10 am
<=LANDON DRAKE --- ICIRRUS CITY GYM LEADER=> Landon stood there and listened, feigning interest as the two girls introduced themselves. Apparently, one was a fellow Gym Leader, and the other was a Subway Boss. He thought they seemed a tad familiar, but it didn't surprise him that he didn't realize it right away. Marcus, after being hit by the Emolga (which made a sound similar to hitting a bass drum), looked down at his chest, then back to the Emolga, then to the Blaziken, then.... well, just generally everybody. The friendly toad then gave the girls and their Pokemon a pleasant smile, then puffed out his chest proudly when Melody mentioned her own Seismitoad.
Landon sighed, then alternated his gaze between the two females. "I'm Landon... Icirrus City Gym Leader." he said, keeping his bearing as best as he could. "..and this is Marcus." With that, Marcus gave a polite bow, then turned to his trainer and swayed his head-bumps up and down, giving Landon his version of 'sexy eyebrows.' The Ground-typer silently cringed, then turned back to the girls. "Anyway.... I'm just kinda passin' through the town... figured I'd get out of Icirrus and catch some Pokemon..." Marcus then gave Landon a playful nudge with his elbow, to which the Striaton native replied with a nonchalant slap to the back of the head. "Sorry if I caused any kind of trouble while I was here..." he said quietly, running his fingers through his jagged brown hair.
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Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 6:30 pm
▅▅▅▅▅▅ ɴ ᴏ ʀ ɪ▅ ʀ ᴀ ɪ נ ɪ ɴ ▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅ Grinning, she called Trix over to her and she perched herself on Nori's head instead of Cydonia. Realizing her Pokémon were all out, she recalled Lotti and Zekk(Joltik and Blitzle), leaving only Dee Dee (Wash Rotom) and of course Trix. Dee Dee popped out of the guitar on Nori's back, interested in the new person and Pokémon. "Roo~!" She made a whirring noise with her cry, and honestly scared Nori slightly. She had forgotten Dee Dee was in there. She rubbed the back of her neck "Jeez...""Trouble?" Nori laughed. "You? I can't picture you causing any kind of trouble. Seem like such a...quiet guy." She tried to word that carefully as not to offend. "Feel free to stay as long as you'd like, you're welcome here any time. Unless you decide to START causing trouble."▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅ ▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅
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