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Post by powerkitten on Sept 16, 2021 17:42:51 GMT -8
"Yeah, I got a coupon for a free night from the contest hall." She says, walking over to the front desk
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Post by SJmun on Sept 17, 2021 1:17:41 GMT -8
The person at the front desk looks at the coupon and smiles.
"HAZEL, the recent award winning contest coordinator? Glad to see you've chosen our establishment for the night." They pull out a set of card keys in a sleeve and hand them over. "You and your party will be in room 372 tonight. Just take the elevator or the stairs up to the third floor and turn left at the first split."
Slope idly stares at the decor in the lobby.
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Post by powerkitten on Sept 20, 2021 20:16:01 GMT -8
"Thanks, happy to be here." She says, before leading the party to the room. She hands Nick one of the cards on the way.
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Post by SJmun on Sept 20, 2021 23:16:24 GMT -8
Thankfully, the route to the room is just as expected. Nick accepts one of the key cards.
Upon arriving, they use their key card to open the door.
Inside, appears to be fairly standard hotel faire. There's two beds, a tv, a bathroom with a bathtub and a small hairdryer, a minifridge, a microwave, a coffee pot, complementary shampoo, conditioner, soap, coffee, tea, sugar, artificial sugar, and creamer powder. there's also a neat little table with two chairs, and a window with a decent view of the city. A phone and a phone book, as well as a laminated page with some ads for nearby restaurants that deliver to the hotel can be found.
Nick leaps and flops onto one of the beds, effectively claiming it. Slope plods along, looking for a spot to rest. She soon finds a corner to settle down at, near the heater on the wall with the window.
"man, its been so long since I've got a chance to do that." Nick sits up and takes off their poke-bag and hat, as well as their shoes.
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Post by powerkitten on Sept 28, 2021 20:59:18 GMT -8
HAZEL flops onto the other bed. "They don't have hotels where you're from?" She says, looking at Nick confused. FLOWER hops up onto the window sill to look out at the city, curious as ever.
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Post by SJmun on Sept 28, 2021 21:20:02 GMT -8
Nick takes a moment to pull out their captchalogue camera, to uncaptcha a couple things.
"They do, but it's been a while since I've stayed at one. For a while I was stuck living in a hotel room after my hometown died, but after a while it kinda stopped feeling like a hotel and more like an apartment, you know? Hotels aren't as fun without the travel factor."
Outside the window is quite a sight, though there's also a sense that there could be much larger cities out there with much taller buildings than this one. In a way, it's very similar to Portland in that respect, even down to the river cutting down the middle, and the sense that the city is tearing it's way out of a forest that has been here for countless years before it.
Nick looks over at the tv, currently off. "I wonder what's on tv tonight. Anything good on at this time?"
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Post by powerkitten on Sept 28, 2021 21:44:24 GMT -8
"I think the Pokemon Showcase is on around this time on Jubilife TV? It's the one where Trainers show off what they caught recently. Goldenrod Sports is probably showing today's Pokeathlon highlights if you'd rather watch that." She says, handing the remote to Nick
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Post by SJmun on Sept 28, 2021 23:59:30 GMT -8
Nick accepts the remote and turns on the tv. At very least there might be some noise. The TV appears to be on channel 10. It appears to be some sort of art program, with someone that looks suspiciously like Bob Ross, and his faithful companion smeargle. They appear to be painting a landscape scene together, somewhat reminiscent of the Lake of Rage.
They seem to work remarkably well together, the man using a palate knife and smeargle using their brushlike tail.
"Huh, this is pretty cool.."
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Post by SJmun on Oct 6, 2021 13:52:33 GMT -8
Nick watches the program for a little while, and then gets inspired to work on their own art. They pull out their gamer laptop and their drawing tablet and then begin working on panels.
However, upon checking mspfa.com to get a quick recap of their own comic, it becomes quite apparent that there are more pages here than there were earlier today.
They try not to think too much about it and check the new pages for a good spot to jump back into writing.
After a while, they catch up, and draw something. A single panel. Thoren dressed up in their Santa suit, surrounded by children, sat on an ornate chair, pulled from an online storefront.
The soft tone of the artist's voice on tv is calming. Nick holds onto their wakefulness for just long enough to post the page.
With enough done for now, they put their equipment away and get ready for bed. They look over at HAZEL, it appears she's already fallen asleep at this hour.
Laying back in bed, Nick thinks about the future, and their day class tomorrow. They aren't sure how hard it will be, but they feel confident in their pokemon knowledge.
Soon enough they fall asleep.
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Post by SJmun on Oct 6, 2021 21:38:55 GMT -8
Chapter 9 1/2...? The night is buzzing with life, cars moving down the roads as beacons of moving light. The moon hangs high in the star studded sky, though most of them obscured by the glow of the city. There is almost a lingering sense of anticipation in the air. A pink cat-like figure dips below the thin cloudline far above. It seems carefree, perhaps even whimsical in its movements. A child-like sense of wonder defines its entire being. The figure perches upon the tip of a cell phone tower, crouched with its long tail cradled around it, like a veil. Years ago, a mysterious tragedy was prevented. However, in avoiding it, everything changed... almost. Some factors still remain, and this region is still fundamentally the same place it always has been, even if technological advances and ideological movements have refined it further. But what could have been, is no longer possible as it once was. A simple fact of the matter. This creature, though playful on the outside, is privy to things that no mortal could ever understand in entirety. They know secrets that would throw the entire region into chaos. Though the worst was prevented long ago, the return of The Draw is still a worrying possibility. Let us hope that it does not come to pass this time.  |
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Post by SJmun on Oct 7, 2021 12:03:39 GMT -8
Chapter 10: Ready to be schooled
Light shines into the hotel room through the crack in the thick drapes. Another day has arrived.
Sheets and a comforter hold fast in their embrace. The bliss of comfort cradles softly.
However, the spell is about to be broken.
Nick's cellphone blares an alarm, set for 7am.
A hand clumsily emerges from the bedding, slapping the bed stand to grasp the loud rectangular device.
The hand slaps around aimlessly for an entire minute, knocking over the pokeball resting not too far away. It rolls onto the ground, empty. Its occupant in the corner still sleeping through the chaos.
A groan from the bed. Why is it so hard to turn off a freaking alarm??
Nick finally gives in and sits up in bed, annoyed in their defeat at the hands of time. With improved dexterity, they grab the phone and turn off the alarm.
It takes a moment, but soon the obligations of the day settle in.
"...HECK! We gotta get to the trainer school!!"
Blankets fly as Nick launches off towards the bathroom to take a shower. When was the last time they took a shower, a couple days ago? Either way, its important to be clean in a room full of other students.
Clothes lay on the floor as a warm mist escapes the bathroom, warm showerhead blasting behind the curtain.
Eventually, Slope lets out a yawn and smacks her chops. The light of a new day upon her.
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Post by SJmun on Oct 8, 2021 10:40:54 GMT -8
Shampoo, conditioner, and soap.
It doesn't take too long for Nick to take a shower when in a hurry.
A misty period of silence from outside the door. Slope plods across aimlessly, glancing at various things in the room.
Soon, Nick emerges from the bathroom, fully clothed. They quickly equip their basic prosthetic leg and put on their shoes.
"Hey HAZEL, we should have enough time to hit up the breakfast downstairs. Wanna go down there with me?"
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Post by powerkitten on Oct 13, 2021 22:44:14 GMT -8
"Sure, lets get going!" She says, grabbing her bag to follow the Mage of Light downstairs for some Hotel Waffles
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Post by SJmun on Oct 13, 2021 23:58:35 GMT -8
After some mild preparations, Nick and HAZEL make their way out of their hotel room. Just in case, Nick packed all their stuff away, and remembered to bring their key card.
Before them is a long hallway. As they would otherwise, they walk.
...Something seems off somehow.
Slope, usually the slowest in the group, soon passes by Nick and HAZEL. It seems almost unreal how fast Slope is walking.
"...hey! get back here Slope!"
Nick breaks into a run. Somehow though, as if in a dream with terrible spatial construction, Nick's efforts make them somehow even slower?!
The hallway stretches onwards in an almost mocking manner. You could almost hear the king of the koopas laughing, in lack of star power.
"what the heck is going on?!?!" Nick cries out in distress.
Slope is so far ahead that she is but a pink dot on the edge of infinity.
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Post by powerkitten on Oct 14, 2021 7:08:37 GMT -8
"It's a Trick Room, you can't trust your eyes." HAZEL says, closing her own and starting to walk down the hallway.
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