X-Git-Url: https://git.ladys.computer/Wiki/blobdiff_plain/122dd04648b39bb2e10ab76372599618eedb3047..178d96da91a8d4b46b1e68050d8ca2e1e205ab3d:/Sources/Editor/Hongye94/Journal.djot diff --git a/Sources/Editor/Hongye94/Journal.djot b/Sources/Editor/Hongye94/Journal.djot index 317d99d..7baa4ff 100644 --- a/Sources/Editor/Hongye94/Journal.djot +++ b/Sources/Editor/Hongye94/Journal.djot @@ -42,17 +42,127 @@ A record of events in [][@:Hongye94]’s pokémon journey. with the pokémon, but he didn’t make any claims on it; performance anxiety maybe, wot with all the watching eyes. -So the end result is that I have a Slowpoke to take care of now. -Honestly, my plan is just to head to the Isle of Armor and release it - back into the wild; I don’t have any need for another pokémon but - mainland Galar is clearly not its correct habitat. -I might see if Professor Magnolia has any tasks I can do there as - well—not exactly looking forward to spending the next few months in - Wedgehurst while everybody else is off having adventures. + So the end result is that I have a Slowpoke to take care of now. + Honestly, my plan is just to head to the Isle of Armor and release it + back into the wild; I don’t have any need for another pokémon but + mainland Galar is clearly not its correct habitat. + I might see if Professor Magnolia has any tasks I can do there as + well—not exactly looking forward to spending the next few months in + Wedgehurst while everybody else is off having adventures. + +: [2023-08-30]{as=time} + + There were still a few pokémon local to the Wedgehurst area that I + hadn’t yet made a pokédex record for, so I decided to try to find + them before setting out. + Purrloin wasn’t too hard to find, but Hoothoot sure is rare! + To give a sense for how long it took, several of the bug pokémon I + had under observation had already evolved by the time I found one. + It was several trips to the Pokémon Centre because my party just kept + getting worn out! + + On a more positive note, while hunting through the tall grasses of + Route 2 I managed to befriend an incredibly shy Yamper—it fetches + my pokéballs for me when I miss. + I named it Ballecherche, which is a pun on the Kalosian _aller + chercher une balle_{as=i lang=fr}, meaning “to fetch a ball”. + +: [2023-08-31]{as=time} + + I finally made it to the Isle of Armor! + Bit of a strange sequence of events upon my arrival :— + + - In the station there was a guy evidently looking to join the dojo + on the island—except he’s averse to weirdos and there’s one + hanging around outside. + I immediately don’t think he’s dojo material, and weirdo evidently + agrees, as he mistakes me for the new member and pays the other + guy no mind. + + - Weirdo (Avery) turns out to be the same guy who was super into the + Slowpoke back at the station—turns out he already is training + one, which explains why he didn’t catch it back then. + I find this out because he challenges me to a battle—he doesn’t + seem to remember me from the station. + I’m not big on battling, but I want to get a sense of his strength, + and it turns out he is pretty green. + + - After we win the battle, Sobble evolves into Drizzile, and it seems + pretty interested in the idea of dojo training. + The guy whose place I stole seems fine with it—he evidently has + second thoughts about training on a remote island with the likes + of Avery. + I don’t get it—the guy’s bark is waaaayy worse than his bite. + + - The dojo accepts me as a new member even thô I’m _not_ who they + were expecting. + We’re immediately set on a task of chasing down some quick + Slowpoke, which my experience running down pokémon for the lab + evidently prepared me well for. + Then we’re given another task of mushroom foraging, and the dojo + instructor evidently likes me because he tells me just where to + find them. + It’s mushroom soup for dinner. + +In all this I forgot to release the Slowpoke, although I suppose + there’s no rush. +As a reward for the first trial I was offered the opportunity to raise + a Squirtle or Bulbasaur—it’s not often you find those in Galar and + these have the Gigantamax factor. +I agreed and went with Bulbasaur. + +: [2023-09-01]{as=time} + +As Avery and I performed the best in the dojo trials, we’ve been asked + to compete for the top spot in a pokémon battle at the end of the + month. +I’ve never had difficulty taking on Avery before, but I admit that + battling isn’t my strong suit. +In the meantime I’ve been familiarizing myself with the local ecology + and running down Diglett which have escaped a trainer from Alola. +Bulbasaur evolved into Ivysaur after not much time together, but + Venusaur is likely still a ways out. + +I’ve decided to keep Slowpoke in my party for now. +I may still release it after my battle with Avery, but for the time + being a larger party is better, and we’ve developed at least a little + rapport. [^time]: - The dates here are “real‐world” dates not “in‐universe” dates, which - is more useful for following along in real time but less useful for - roleplaying purposes. - Do we have a preference? - [][@:Lady]{.sig} + ::: thread + - The dates here are “real‐world” dates not “in‐universe” dates, + which is more useful for following along in real time but less + useful for roleplaying purposes. + Do we have a preference? + [][@:Lady]{.sig} + + - My preference would be for “real-world” or both. + Or at least to having some clear marker of different updates. + Just a HR between updates would also work fine. + btw do you have thoughts on how (if) you would like other peeps + to comment on the events? + iiii fiured this would be okay in this case given your asking a + question hehe + [][@:Rinna]{.sig} + + - Yeah I definitely agree and think the only advantage to + in‐universe dates is if other people were also R·P·ing and + wanted to like, co·ordinate timeline. + And it’s more that like, “canonically” (wiki page forthcoming + eventually) _Sword & Shield_{as=cite} take place in like, + Summer 2019 and not late summer or early fall in 2023. + + Commenting on the events is fine! + Just be sure to like, make it clear that it is a comment (sign + it, ⁊·c) so that it doesn’t get confusing to read. + I think there’s a feature request for using lists as threading? + but even without additional styling I think adding a bulleted + list of signed comments after each update could work. + + For in‐character R·P stuff we could also add like a + `Hongye94/Talk` page or whatever, i suppose. + [][@:Lady]{.sig} + + - Threading support has now been added! + [][@:Lady]{.sig} + :::