Rumo’s Log: The Adventure Begins
Thus marks the beginning of legend. To you, oh reader of the future, this marks the humble starting point of Rumo Heb Din, the greatest performer who ever did live. It also marks the beginnings of the less notable, but still grand, adventure of Lyla, Arthur, and Jozari. I am 90% sure Arthur and Jozari have last names, but Lyla stands to be determined. Ah, but forgive me, as I said this would be the beginning. Let us rewind back.
I had entered the Pokemon Center after receiving my summons from the queen. Quite a wonderful queen, and my 4th cousin (once removed) to boot! I informed Nurse Joy of that and I must admit, she did a wonderful job of holding back her excitement, notable as I’m sure this day had become for her. After the required forms were filled out, I received my darling Pokemon, a sweet brown deer-like pokemon with a flower on her head who we will call Deerling for now. As I thought through nicknames, one thing became swiftly apparent: I had literally no idea how to tell if a pokemon liked her nickname. As we worked on smoothing our communication skills, the doors slid open and some sort of… trash fiend entered the room, followed by a gigantic metal bird. This, of course, was Lyla.
Lyla shook my hand and made rather sweeping comments about silver spoons and the bourgeoisie once she found out I was royalty. Interesting that she seems unaware of the rituals of royalty, but no matter! She was filthy, scruffy, and immediately set about searching trashcans with Scrappy the Skarmory (that metal bird). I decided to leave them to it. In the meanwhile, Deerling and I connected and settled upon the name she had chosen as her favorite: Morrigan.
Soon thereafter, a new traveller entered our midst, being Arthur the Wise. He received a Litleo before introducing himself to us. I did not think this rude, for one can tell that he has a true love and care for pokemon. Little wonder then that he prioritized Litleo over his soon to be travelling companions! Another example of his great wisdom was his response to my questioning of whether he’d bring Litleo out.
“He’s asleep.”
Ah, so wise that he minced no words! I couldn’t even tell that while his new friend was in the pokeball, but he just knew! Truly marvelous. I immediately invited him to join me upon my travels. We silently debated upon inviting Lyra, who was currently upside down and waist-deep in a trash bin. As we did, she pulled herself holding half a sandwhich.
When I informed her that the pokemon center would be feeding us, leaving no need for trash diving, she turned upon me with a fierce look of great pride and stated, “Any food wasted is food that could not be given to the poor! The Homeless may partake of this meal, so that all might live upon this beautiful Earth of ours. Truly the hearts of the meek will be restored in full at the kindness possible in our hands!”
At her words, I will admit I wept, and thus invited her posthaste to our party.It was at this point that Nurse Joy informed us of Jozari’s tardiness. Mourning the potential loss of our friend, as the roads truly are periless, we steeled our hearts and prepared to search for his remains. However, the creator god looked kindly upon us and delived Jozari to us alive. He received a Bidoof and immediately showed himself to be a scholar. He informed me that Morrigan had many forms, varying on the season.
“That’s brilliant!” I declared, “For I too vary my power on the seasons, or rather the weather! I have been blessed by the greatest of gods and thus can do this!” and I fired a weather ball into the trashcan.
Arthur gave me an inscrutable look and immediately matched me with a blast of his own, knocking the bin aside. In that moment I realized my arrogance to assume I had been the only one touched and wept at this wise man who had shown me my error. Truly Arthur is the greatest of us all, in pokemon, and in life. After our demonstraions, Jozari asked us of our future plans, to which we realized we had done no planning at all! Oh woe unto us who were blind until the great scholar took our reigns! He directed us to Memento, where I could perform and Arthur could battle! Truly breeders must be trained with great intellect and foresight! As we headed in for the night, I saw Arthur sneak outside for a walk with his pokeball. Perhaps his pokemon prefers darkness? Truly I have much to learn.
The Next morning, I am ashamed to say that I slept in for the first day in my life. Morrigan and I practiced our morning routine together, furthering our bond with one another. As we got downstairs, I took the final toast, and noticed Lyla offering Arthur breakfast from her pockets. Jozari and I noticed, but Arthur seemed to enjoy it nonetheless. As we headed out to Memento, I noticed Litleo was walking among us! How exciting that Arthur had so quickly tamed its heart. The travel to Memento was without too much excitement. Jozari used the queen’s letter to secure us a free ride, and he then also spent an hour teaching Scrappy that one shouldn’t eat free rides. We had many a conversation on the tram, but I will admit, I largely zoned out.
As we arrived at Memento, we headed straight to the Stadium. On the way, Lyla found what she would only describe as “definitely garbage and nothing else.” Seems legit! We arrived at the stadium, and met the leader of this island, a (if you don’t mind me saying so) rude diva named Star. She demoralized Jozari in his quest to find an egg and rebuffed my attempts to build a challenge in his honor. Lyla had some very choice words for her, but I cannot blame the flames of passionate friendship, for she was defending our dear Jozari! Potentially, if I get top 4 in next week’s competition, I will receive an egg for Jozari. If Arthur makes himself notable in battle, he may attract attention as well. Thus, the stage was set: Rumo vs Arthur: Battle! Training to surpass the Heavens!
I had entered the Pokemon Center after receiving my summons from the queen. Quite a wonderful queen, and my 4th cousin (once removed) to boot! I informed Nurse Joy of that and I must admit, she did a wonderful job of holding back her excitement, notable as I’m sure this day had become for her. After the required forms were filled out, I received my darling Pokemon, a sweet brown deer-like pokemon with a flower on her head who we will call Deerling for now. As I thought through nicknames, one thing became swiftly apparent: I had literally no idea how to tell if a pokemon liked her nickname. As we worked on smoothing our communication skills, the doors slid open and some sort of… trash fiend entered the room, followed by a gigantic metal bird. This, of course, was Lyla.
Lyla shook my hand and made rather sweeping comments about silver spoons and the bourgeoisie once she found out I was royalty. Interesting that she seems unaware of the rituals of royalty, but no matter! She was filthy, scruffy, and immediately set about searching trashcans with Scrappy the Skarmory (that metal bird). I decided to leave them to it. In the meanwhile, Deerling and I connected and settled upon the name she had chosen as her favorite: Morrigan.
Soon thereafter, a new traveller entered our midst, being Arthur the Wise. He received a Litleo before introducing himself to us. I did not think this rude, for one can tell that he has a true love and care for pokemon. Little wonder then that he prioritized Litleo over his soon to be travelling companions! Another example of his great wisdom was his response to my questioning of whether he’d bring Litleo out.
“He’s asleep.”
Ah, so wise that he minced no words! I couldn’t even tell that while his new friend was in the pokeball, but he just knew! Truly marvelous. I immediately invited him to join me upon my travels. We silently debated upon inviting Lyra, who was currently upside down and waist-deep in a trash bin. As we did, she pulled herself holding half a sandwhich.
When I informed her that the pokemon center would be feeding us, leaving no need for trash diving, she turned upon me with a fierce look of great pride and stated, “Any food wasted is food that could not be given to the poor! The Homeless may partake of this meal, so that all might live upon this beautiful Earth of ours. Truly the hearts of the meek will be restored in full at the kindness possible in our hands!”
At her words, I will admit I wept, and thus invited her posthaste to our party.It was at this point that Nurse Joy informed us of Jozari’s tardiness. Mourning the potential loss of our friend, as the roads truly are periless, we steeled our hearts and prepared to search for his remains. However, the creator god looked kindly upon us and delived Jozari to us alive. He received a Bidoof and immediately showed himself to be a scholar. He informed me that Morrigan had many forms, varying on the season.
“That’s brilliant!” I declared, “For I too vary my power on the seasons, or rather the weather! I have been blessed by the greatest of gods and thus can do this!” and I fired a weather ball into the trashcan.
Arthur gave me an inscrutable look and immediately matched me with a blast of his own, knocking the bin aside. In that moment I realized my arrogance to assume I had been the only one touched and wept at this wise man who had shown me my error. Truly Arthur is the greatest of us all, in pokemon, and in life. After our demonstraions, Jozari asked us of our future plans, to which we realized we had done no planning at all! Oh woe unto us who were blind until the great scholar took our reigns! He directed us to Memento, where I could perform and Arthur could battle! Truly breeders must be trained with great intellect and foresight! As we headed in for the night, I saw Arthur sneak outside for a walk with his pokeball. Perhaps his pokemon prefers darkness? Truly I have much to learn.
The Next morning, I am ashamed to say that I slept in for the first day in my life. Morrigan and I practiced our morning routine together, furthering our bond with one another. As we got downstairs, I took the final toast, and noticed Lyla offering Arthur breakfast from her pockets. Jozari and I noticed, but Arthur seemed to enjoy it nonetheless. As we headed out to Memento, I noticed Litleo was walking among us! How exciting that Arthur had so quickly tamed its heart. The travel to Memento was without too much excitement. Jozari used the queen’s letter to secure us a free ride, and he then also spent an hour teaching Scrappy that one shouldn’t eat free rides. We had many a conversation on the tram, but I will admit, I largely zoned out.
As we arrived at Memento, we headed straight to the Stadium. On the way, Lyla found what she would only describe as “definitely garbage and nothing else.” Seems legit! We arrived at the stadium, and met the leader of this island, a (if you don’t mind me saying so) rude diva named Star. She demoralized Jozari in his quest to find an egg and rebuffed my attempts to build a challenge in his honor. Lyla had some very choice words for her, but I cannot blame the flames of passionate friendship, for she was defending our dear Jozari! Potentially, if I get top 4 in next week’s competition, I will receive an egg for Jozari. If Arthur makes himself notable in battle, he may attract attention as well. Thus, the stage was set: Rumo vs Arthur: Battle! Training to surpass the Heavens!