Searching Far and Wide

[intricate_engineer]

Glen was creating a prototype for a new gate design. It was meant to be affordable and provide quick transport between individual homes. She tests several objects and a rat and everything seems to be working.

She steps through. Instead of finding herself in the room next door, she finds herself standing on a sidewalk in an empty city. The buildings are tall and perfect, colorless with doorways far too tall for any human. The roads have no straight lines and twist in on themselves. There is no life or sound.
Glen tries to stay calm. She begins to walk along the road, randomly opening doors and exploring buildings that are as silent as the rest of the world.

She opens a door that she hopes will lead onto a roof and is instead met with warmth, and soft noise, and color.

Comments

[the_very_best]

"Some of them have strong preferences but most of them are pretty neutral about it. I usually don't have more than one out at once unless I'm having 'em spar, but that's just me liking to have better track of them, some people barely use the balls."

[intricate_engineer]

"How do I tell?"

[the_very_best]

"If they're always super excited to come out or look unhappy when they're about to be put back," shrugs Ace, "they're probably not major fans of the balls."

[intricate_engineer]

"Are there emotions easy to read?"

[the_very_best]

"You get to know yours. Some of the species and some individuals are harder to tell with."

[intricate_engineer]

Glen nods.
"How often do they need to eat?"

[the_very_best]

"Once or twice a day. Three if you have them out a lot doing stuff."

[intricate_engineer]

"Can they get sick?"

[the_very_best]

"Not as much as humans do, and you can just take 'em to a Pokécenter if it doesn't clear up by itself."

[intricate_engineer]

"Is there anything else they need? Do they need time to be social? Or time to run around?"

[the_very_best]

"They like it but need is maybe an overstatement? How much they benefit from it varies. Some 'mon come out to fight and eat and train and otherwise hang out in balls and they're fine, some are out all the time and like that, I dunno what yours are like!"

[intricate_engineer]

"I guess I'll just have to wait and see."

[the_very_best]

"Yup! And you can trade 'em or let 'em go if you don't like 'em."

[intricate_engineer]

"Can Pokemon survive in a different habitat?"

[the_very_best]

"Depends on the 'mon, but these two you got as long as it's not a desert or a frozen wasteland or something they should be fine."

[intricate_engineer]

"How long would you have stayed in this town if you hadn't found Milliways?"

[the_very_best]

"Probably a day or two, maybe one to three weeks if I found a good way to pick up cash."

[intricate_engineer]

"If you don't mind waiting, I'd like to travel with you. I know I'll likely hold you back, but you seem like you might be onto something with the legendary Pokémon."

[the_very_best]

"You can come along!" agrees Bella.

[intricate_engineer]

"Thanks! Where are you going next?"

[the_very_best]

"Lake Acuity!"

[intricate_engineer]

"What's there?"

[the_very_best]

"Uxie, supposedly!"

[intricate_engineer]

"Uxie?"

[the_very_best]

"It's a Legendary, one of the Lake Guardians."