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]

"Do people try to eat the moon?" shrugs Bella.

[intricate_engineer]

"I don't know that expression."

[the_very_best]

"It's not an expression, it's just, you think people meet sapient 'mon often enough that there are statistics on this?"

[intricate_engineer]

"Oh, sure. I thought you meant it was a regular pastime of the overly ambitious."

[the_very_best]

"Ha, no."

[intricate_engineer]

"I wouldn't put it past some people."

[the_very_best]

"Eating the moon or trying to catch sapient legendaries?"

And the town approaches.

[intricate_engineer]

"Both I suppose. Some people did used to think the moon was made of cheese."

[the_very_best]

Giggle.

[intricate_engineer]

When they land, Glen gratefully dismounts and stretches.
"I like flying, but that makes me a little nervous."

[the_very_best]

"It's better on your own 'mon than as a passenger, you should consider getting a flyer. Starly are easy to find around here, although you'd need to evolve it twice to get it actually comfortable to sit on. Some people have hammocks they get their smaller fliers to carry, it's not like little 'mon aren't strong enough."

[intricate_engineer]

"That's a good idea. Thanks. Do you know the way to the Pokécenter?"

[the_very_best]

"Yeah, sure." Bella scritches her bird and puts her away in favor of her flaming unicorn, and from the back of same leads the way. "I've kind of optimized half my team for rideability because walking and I don't get along," she comments.

[intricate_engineer]

"You don't like it?"

[the_very_best]

"I fall over a lot."

[intricate_engineer]

"Is it a physical problem or balance?"

[the_very_best]

"...Is balance not a physical problem?"

[intricate_engineer]

"I mean yes, but it's harder to fix then a badly healed bone."

[the_very_best]

"If I have any of those it's the result of the bad balance, not a cause."

[intricate_engineer]

"Has anyone checked your inner ear?"

[the_very_best]

"Checked all kinds of stuff, when I was little, didn't get anywhere."

[intricate_engineer]

"I'm sorry. If I can get back to the Organization, I bet somewhere there can help."

[the_very_best]

"It's not a huge deal, I just ride when I can."

[intricate_engineer]

"Riding does look fun. I've done it a handful of times, but it was always the hang on for dear life variety."

[the_very_best]

"D'you want to borrow Branch? Probably not right now because the center's around the corner but later. Fireflower's harder to loan out, she might burn you."