X-Git-Url: https://git.ladys.computer/Wiki/blobdiff_plain/1a7c852b41c17b88bfc17b4001c051a07bd5d51e..122dd04648b39bb2e10ab76372599618eedb3047:/Sources/Editor/Hongye94/Journal.djot diff --git a/Sources/Editor/Hongye94/Journal.djot b/Sources/Editor/Hongye94/Journal.djot new file mode 100644 index 0000000..317d99d --- /dev/null +++ b/Sources/Editor/Hongye94/Journal.djot @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +# Hongye’s Journal + +A record of events in [][@:Hongye94]’s pokémon journey. + +: [2023-08-28]{as=time}[^time] + + Big chain of events culminated in the start of several new journeys + today. + To summarize :— + + - A while back, a new girl (Gloria) moved into Postwick and hit it + off with Hop, who is about her age. + Leon caught wind of this and decided to gift them both pokémon, out + of the hope, as Sonia would have it, that having a rival would + encourage Hop to get more serious about pokémon training. + + - Day 2 of them both having pokémon, the youngsters run off into the + Slumbering Weald (!!) to rescue a Wooloo and give everyone a + fright. + They go on and on about seeing a mysterious pokémon there, which + gets Leon and Sonia interested for their own reasons—Sonia’s are + academic; I can’t claim to know Leon’s but evidently he has been + pestering her about legendary super‐strong pokémon for some time. + + - After getting Pokédexes and meeting with Professor Magnolia, Hop + and Gloria manage to pressure Leon into endorsing them for the + Gym Challenge. + The professor evidently twists this to somehow pressure Sonia into + setting off too. + Not really sure what she’s hoping to accomplish, but I think she + misses being on the road and Professor Magnolia knows it. + In any case, I accompanied her to the station to see her off. + (Would have gone with her if she’d asked.) + + - A train (from the Isle of Armor connexion) pulled in just after + Sonia’s departed, carrying a rogue Slowpoke. + Bit uncertain how it managed getting off the island, as that part + of the journey is usually managed by flying taxi. + Everybody just kind of hung around the station unsure of what to do + until I offered to catch it. + Oddly, there was another guy there who seemed totally enamoured + 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. + +[^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}