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Post by Brooke Verity on May 11, 2011 10:36:43 GMT -5
(Kicking the parade off! For this one time, I’m allowing your characters to be in the same thread at the same time. Also, let’s try to finish off our other RPs as soon as possible to get all the focus on this! ) And thus the celebrations have begun. Broadcast all over the world in every region, Kansai Island is hosting their very first annual Pokémon Parade. On the agenda is the island’s Pokémon League being advertised as a new option to trainers all over the globe; introducing the formidable five gym leaders where part of the challenge is finding them whilst they journey through the island. Also, to help bring publicity to the island includes some of the biggest names in Pokémon Champion history. The likes of Ignus Draco, Lorna McKinley and Brooke Verity are amongst the favourites to be available; especially as Verity recently became Kansai’s Pokémon Professor! So the parade begins, the first float sets out on the main street in Silverfern City. There are hundreds of thousands of people on the streets, all cheering for the Champions and Gym Leaders who come down on two individual floats; one is an extravagant purple and gold decorated float with large digital pictures of the Kansai Gym badges mounted upon the back which merge and create the Kansai Totem, with each Gym Leader standing upon their own pedestal with their respective badge mounted on it, a single Pokémon of theirs on there with them. The Champion’s float is blue and silver; gym badges from every region flash up on the back of the float and alternate with the Champion’s pictures and their teams of Pokémon corresponding to which League they conquered, each of the Champions has one of their Pokémon out waving with them to the crowd. Brooke blushed as she saw her picture from the Indigo League came up. Her long hair gathered up into one big ponytail, she looked even younger than she had thought then! She turned and tried not to look at the screen again, even though her Johto photo was much nicer than that one. She glanced down at the one she had chosen to accompany her on the parade; her magnificent looking Ninetails. The vixen looked up at her and smiled, her tails weaving around each other; Brooke had spent all night brushing them to make sure that the Pokémon looked beautiful for the parade!
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Post by Soren Forberg on May 11, 2011 11:02:01 GMT -5
((Soren should be completely free soon whenever Jack gets around to replying I'll just make a quick post for each charrie then sit back and wait)) Soren tried his best not to look bored standing up on his pedestal. Absol nudged his leg with her horned head, reminding him to smile and wave as she struck and fierce pose. He sighed inwardly and forced a cool smile as he waved at the crowd and heard a few women scream his name. That at least got a small laugh from him. He wasn't terribly nervous about the upcoming battles - of course he'd hope to win, he'd hate to have people muttering behind his back that he was getting too old for the gym leader game. The Speed expert deftly unbuttoned his frock coat, allowing it to flair out behind him. Some might call him arrogant, but the amusement caused sight of a woman in the crown practically swooning when he gave her a wink was well worth it.
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Post by Lorna McKinley on May 11, 2011 11:03:04 GMT -5
((same as before haha))
Lorna stood next to her Typhlosion and gave a lazy two-fingered salute to the crowd. She almost doubled over laughing when her Championship photo flashed on the screen. Her hair had been so much longer back then...She patted Typhlosion's head as he let out a playful roar and gave his flaming collar an extra boost. When they'd told her she could only have one pokemon out on the float there had been no hesitation. Typhlosion was her best friend in the whole world, he'd been with her for more years then she bothered to count. Honestly she'd been a little bit wary of the whole parade idea when Brooke had first pitched it to her, but now standing on the float - well it was kind of fun.
She turned to Typhlosion and earned a few laughs from the crowd as she and the large bear-like pokemon fist-bumped before both of them struck a comical pose.
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Post by Ignus Draco on May 11, 2011 11:11:40 GMT -5
(Well, here goes...)
Ignus stood upon the Champion float, some people in the crowd immediately looking awestruck as he stood on his float, smiling and waving, some from the other regions roaring with cheers. As he waved, he noticed Baron his Blastoise waving as well, trying to smile. Ignus sighed, and noticed his photo from the Indigo League show up, him and Baron staring at it with smiles on their faces. Ignus' photo showed him at the age of fifteen, his strand of fire-red hair shorter than it was as was his grey hair, young and beaming with pride. He and Baron kept watching as his photos from the other region's Pokemon Leagues popped up, some people gasping in astonishment. Ignus smiled nervously, as it wasn't that much of a big deal.
Taking off his hat, he bowed before everyone like a gentleman, causing the roars to grow louder, Baron looking at him questioningly. Ignus smiled with a look that said, It is fun, right? The Blastoise sighed, and hoisted Ignus up on top of his shell, Ignus pointing to the sky, his face the brightest it has ever been.
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Post by Lumine Divina on May 11, 2011 11:31:55 GMT -5
Lumine stood nervously on the float, trying not to look at Ignus. Noticing this, her Simipour tugged on her sleeve, causing her to smile at her water simian Pokemon, showing no worry whatsoever. She then noticed that her photo from the Johto League showing up, causing her to hide her face in embarrassment. Her photo from 2005 showed her at the age of eighteen, her white-blonde hair tied back in a ponytail, her brown eyes shining. Then her photo from the Unova Pokemon League came up, showing her much older, her hair much longer than from five years ago. She smiled, and waved happily to everyone, her Simipour beaming as always.
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Post by Nyght Zasq on May 11, 2011 11:58:54 GMT -5
(yay parade!)
Nyght stood tall, his arms crossed over his chest and his head held high. His spiked black and blonde hair blew softly in the wind the float was making, and his gym badge dangled on his left ear.
Besides him stood one of his prized Pokemon, Aggron. Its body shined in the sunlight, once in a while giving a ferocious roar to the crowd. Each time it did, the crowd grew excited.
At one point Nyght put a hand on Aggron's back, and his friend hoisted him up easily onto its shoulders. Nyght now stood on his Pokemon friend, who let out another proud roar as Nyght removed his badge from his ear and held it high. The crowd beneath went wild.
In a graceful swoop Nyght jumped off and replaced his badge. It was hard to believe that over twelve years ago he was raising an incredibly shy Aron who had no interest in battling. He looked up at Aggron and smiled. He had come a long way.
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Post by Seth Galloway on May 11, 2011 12:03:58 GMT -5
(speaking from the audience...)
"Come on Quilava! We can't miss this!"
"Qui!" the little fire Pokemon ran after his trainer, still holding the Pokemon Egg Brooke had entrusted to them.
They cut through the crowd easily, and found a great spot near the front. There they could see each Champion and Leader with ease, and joined in the loud cheering.
"Brooke! Lonra! Over here!" Seth called, holding Quilava up high so it could show them the egg. "Hey, there's Ignus as well! Over here!"
He hoped Jack would be here soon, he would not want to miss this!
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Post by newwriter777 on May 11, 2011 12:26:32 GMT -5
(this character is just watching)
It was hard when I tried to get through the crowd to watch the pokemon battles. I don't even know if it's even started since everyone is too loud. It's even harder when your trying to stay behind Eric's sister when she is part of the crowd.
I find some room to at least get down on the ground to find her cord still being pulled. I even see her running now. I'm officially losing it because she told me she would keep a close eye on me.
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Post by Evelyn Cherry-Holme on May 11, 2011 15:09:37 GMT -5
Evie watched from the crowd, standing on her tip toes to try and peer over the sea of people to catch a glimpse of Tobias and the other Gym Leaders. She wove her way through the crowd and eventually ended up near Seth as he called out to Brooke and Lorna on the Champions float, she just thought he was a fan at the time but then Professor Verity turned and waved in his direction and calling out his name as a greeting. She gasped, how did everyone seem to know all these powerful trainers? Although, Verity was the Professor, but never the less it was weird! Evie's eyes turned down to see the boy's Quilava holding the egg. Evie's Vulpix sauntered over and sniffed at it, then barked happily at the fellow fire Pokémon.
Evie looked back to the trainer, "You know Professor Verity and Lorna McKinley?" she asked, then realised that she had personally trained with Tobias Clarke, one of the gym leaders! She glanced down to the egg again, "Did one of them give you that egg?" She had to shout over such noise, but she was so excited! And it showed big time. Her eyes lit up as the Champions float drifted by towards the Contest Hall, her eyes lingered on the large dome shaped arena; she was sure she'd be able to get some good battles in once the public battles opened up. It would make good training.
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Post by Ignus Draco on May 11, 2011 15:20:34 GMT -5
Barons' ears pricked a few times, and his gaze turned towards the nearby crowd. "Eh? What's up, Baron? Feeling hungry? Or do you see something?" The Blastoise then motioned his head towards the crowd, and Ignus, squinting while sitting on top of Baron's shell, noticed Seth and his Quilava yelling out towards them. Ignus smiled, and waved back, Baron doing the same.
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Post by Seth Galloway on May 11, 2011 19:33:16 GMT -5
Seth was excited to see each of the Champions he knew had heard him, and waved happily back.
Just then he realized someone was speaking to him. When he turned and faced them, he was surprised to find it was a young woman who seemed his age. He blushed slightly, she was rather pretty.
"Yeah, Professor Verity gave me the egg! And I know Lorna and Ignus too, and Tamsin, the red-haired Gym Leader!" he had to yell back, but he couldn't help but feed off of the same energetic feeling this girl had. "Do you know any of the other gym leaders?" He blushed more, then said, "I'm so sorry, what's your name? I'm Seth Galloway!"
Quilava was also chattering away with the Vulpix, allowing it to touch the egg and share the warmth.
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Post by Ignus Draco on May 11, 2011 20:18:08 GMT -5
Ignus sighed, seeing Seth talking with a pretty young woman, and then his gaze turned to Lumine, who was also looking on. Feeling his face heat up, he looked back forward, trying to hide his face, Baron snickering. "Oh, ha ha, very funny, Baron," whispered Ignus, his face a little red. He then noticed that Brooke noticed him for a few seconds, then turned back forward, her Ninetales looking at the Pokemon Explorer strangely before turning away, Ignus sighing. Ah, what misfortune...
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Post by Evelyn Cherry-Holme on May 12, 2011 1:29:12 GMT -5
"Yeah, Professor Verity gave me the egg! And I know Lorna and Ignus too, and Tamsin, the red-haired Gym Leader!"
Evie was gob smacked, he knew so many famous people! "Wow..." She found herself staring at him with a mixture of jealousy and admiration for such pro activeness, she realised what she was doing and shook her head when she also noticed that Seth was blushing. He asked if she knew anyone and Evie gave a tentative nod and pointed to the Speed Gym Leader, "I know Tobias Clarke. I met him in the wilderness and we trained together... I didn't even realise til after the battle." It sounded as if she wasn't entirely sure whether she felt a bit foolish for not realising it sooner. Never the less she smiled at Seth, "What're they like?"
Vulpix called happily and sat down in front of Quilava so that they created a sort of egg-sandwich. Evie giggled at the sight, "That's a sweet Quilava you have there... Uhm. Will you be battling when they open up the grounds to trainers?"
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Post by Seth Galloway on May 12, 2011 2:04:18 GMT -5
Seth had his turn to be stunned. "You trained with Tobias?? Dang! I haven't properly trained with any of the Champs, but they're a great bunch! Maybe I can introduce them to you if they're not busy." He didn't know quite where that last comment came from, but he seemed to like this female trainer. It deemed appropriate to make proper introductions to the friends he had out here.
Seth watched Quilava and Vulpix make their egg-sandwich hold and chuckled. She asked if he was battling later, and he replied "You bet! I'm not turning down this challenge! How about you?"
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Post by Brooke Verity on May 12, 2011 11:27:31 GMT -5
(I'm not going to post as Brooke yet until everyone can try get in a post, because when I do Brooke I'll move on the plot )
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