JAN 2020: GRAND OPENING MINGLE

[therunebranded]

Who: All characters, completely open!!
What: Arrival prompts for your convenience.
When: All January long! A new one will be posted next month.
Where: Any known Pokémon regions, feel free to specify where in your posts.
Warnings:: Tag your top levels appropriately.

* Feel free to have your character dropped into the world through any means you see fit, AU them into the setting, or whatever you damn well please. Feel free to follow the prompts below or post something totally original. Just be polite and have fun with one another.



01 // Feastivities

Ever since people from other worlds started showing up through strange wormholes in the sky, locals across every region have started trying to make them feel welcome. Almost everyone agrees that it's best to be kind and friendly to newcomers, to ensure that they are treated well so that they treat others well. And so, many regions have been holding monthly feasts to celebrate. Free food for anyone who shows up! Below is a list of the main regions where festivities are taking place. Any city within any region is likely to have some sort of feast, parade, street market, or what have you to interact with. Be creative, go wild!

Kanto
Johto
Sinnoh
Unova
Kalos
Alola
Galar

Some ideas:
Are you helping out with the festivals? Are you a newcomer? Are you both new and helping? Have questions, or even better, answers? All game lore is canon, anything you come up with for the musebox setting can be canon, just go wild. Don't feel like you're restricted, either! If your top level is one region but you want to tag in another, nobody is going to stop you or force you to tag within the lines. This is for fun.

02 // I Choose You

Many locals also think these newcomers should have a pokémon if they're going to be staying for some time. Which is why a handful of trainers have gotten together to give your characters a free pokémon! Additionally, trainers are working together to teach newbies how to battle using local gyms or trial sites as arenas.

You can select any (preferrably non-evolved but I'm not the police so like...) pokémon that isn't a legendary/mythical, just to keep things fair. If you're having trouble picking, head over HERE and generate a 'mon randomly!

Some ideas:
Are you new, selecting a 'mon? Are you an old timer, helping teach newcomers how to battle? Are you just here to observe? Maybe you're working the pokécenters and all these new trainers getting their asses kicked is overwhelming?

03 // Where You Rest Your Head

Everyone needs a place to stay, right? Well, lucky for all these new arrivals, people have set up some apartment complexes just for them. The units are decently sized, two bedroom, one bath, one living area. Every floor has a communal kitchen and common room. Accomodations past that vary from place to place. Get creative and describe your digs, visit one another, be roomies, whatever your little heart desires. This is one part mingle prompt and one part worldbuilding exercise, more or less.

Comments

[strateagy]

[It would be rude not to call her that now since she said that so...]

Can I call you Akko-chan?

[She looks younger than he is, after all.]

It's nice to meet you too, by the way! I was wondering if there were other Japanese here.

[thatsmymagic]

[ Akko visibly brightens at the mention of Japan. She's been in England for so long without seeing anyone from back home that it's exciting to potentially talk to someone who understands her better. ]

Sure! Do you have a preference for your name?

[ She scoops up her Eevee and stands up so she can give a greeting bow. ]

Oh, me too! I've been living in England for a while for school, but I'm from Chiba originally.

[strateagy]

Not really. You can call me Teshima if you'd like.

[It's sweet that she's being conscientious about it. A cute girl, definitely.

His expression brightens as he whistles lowly, nodding.]

Really? I'm from Chiba myself. Currently, that is. Never been to England actually.

[thatsmymagic]

Oh, wow! Small world, huh?

[ Er, multiverse? Whatever. ]

England is a whole lot different, but not in a bad way. Although, I only got to see a small part of it because I was there for school. But what I did see was really beautiful.

[strateagy]

Want to travel together and talk about it with me? I uh... don't really know anyone else.

[That's probably shady, a guy just asking a girl outright like this, and he immediately backtracks.]

I mean, just-- if you want. I mean if you already had plans then...

[The unspoken 'I can look for someone else' looms in the air, as he hugs his Teddiursa closer, causing it to squirm in his arms and make a cute sound.]