welcome to calamity! we are an au pokemon site based in hoenn. we do not have canons so you can pick them as your fcs! we have a short one hundred word word count. and you get to also pick your own starter! calamity is going to focus on providing users with a good and stable plot line to follow. this helps each character progress and some might even have a play in affecting the plot! we hope you enjoy your time here and if you have any questions don't be afraid to ask.
hey guys! we've finally hit our three month mark! let's stay strong. the activity check and gala have ended, if your character has been archived and you need them back please pm one of the admins! unfortunately, noods has steped down from his admin position. make sure you say your goodbyes here!
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JUNE 18TH, 2015
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hello calamity! we're nearing the two months mark in a few weeks. how time flies! right now we have two things going on that need your participation. the first is an activity check! it is impotant that you check in so you don't lose your face claim. the second is the otm nomiations! we're doing it a bit different than last time. so please submit your nominations in. a vote thread will be up in the next few days. there will also be a formal event coming very soon, so keep your eye out for that. keep being cool!
we're currently about to host calamity's first contest in slatepor. trainers are flocking to the city to see, the city's been trying to get good pr since the gala, and it seems to be working! they're asking for both coordinators and volunteer judges to sign up.
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After the whole evolution thing, the now Alakazam was getting good at teleporting exactly where he wanted and his trainer Syndra was getting use to that method of travel for long distances. For now this time the girl made it back to one of the starting routes right near Littleroot for the reason of gathering berries along with some herbs she remembered growing off the side of the roads. The teleporting pokemon had since been recalled and replaced with the lumbering turtle Grotle.
The grass type walked next to his trainer as the green haired girl looked around the area to find the exact spot she remembered these items growing. Her partner helped with that somewhat by directing his trainer by scent but as whimsical as she was Syndra would always get distracted. That said when she finally reached the tree that held the pecha berries she smiled. The Grotle began meticulously sending razor leafs to loosen individual fruit from their branches where his trainer caught them before they hit the ground.
The early evening sun streaked through the leaves of Route 101's burly trees, interrupted occasionally by the small bird pokemon who would flutter through the treetops. Kevin's patrol had taken him up and down Route 101 throughout the day, but no matter how many times he passed through the same grove of trees and tall grass patches, he always noticed something new. Whether it was a mother and baby zigzagoon weaving through the grass, or a pidgeot grooming itself, or a small burrow dug between the roots of a tree.
On this particular lap, the ranger and his partner pokemon stumbled across another trainer and their pokemon. They had their backs to Kevin and Aethra, obviously focused on their task at hand. He watched with a smile at the creative way the Grotle knocked the pecha berries from the higher branches. One berry hit the ground and rolled down the slight hill towards Kevin. He stooped to pick it up. "You dropped one."
Each berry that fell into the green haired girl's hands were inspected for quality before either being placed on the ground or into the bag on her side. For the most part Syndra was able to catch each and every berry as the rate they were cut down wasn't especially fast. However the trainer wasn't flawless and a few did escape her grasp. Not her sight though as from the corner of her eye the pink heart shaped berry tumbled down the grassy slope. "Oh!" the sound was instinctual as she stopped and turned towards it. The grotle also stopped what he was doing to look where his trainer had. It was then that her jade eyes would meet with the place where the berry stopped and her attention redirected to the one that picked up the item and the pokemon with him.
She paused for a moment as the male spoke unsure of what to do. In the end she mustered a friendly smile as she waved her hand to signal that it was fine. "Thank you but if your pokemon will enjoy it then you can keep it. It's not like there isn't enough to go around." Grotle gave an affirming cry as well to show that he did not mind either. After placing the other berries in her hand into her bag she pat the back of the turtle pokemon offhandedly as a sign of gratitude for his work. "If you don't mind me asking, are you a new trainer or just passing by?"
The green-haired girl's friendly smile made him smile as well. There was a very alluring and peaceful aura about her, something that made Kevin want to stay and chat with her, which was very unlike him. "Thanks," he would reply before dusting off the berry and taking a bite of it. He set the rest of the berry on the ground, and it was quickly devoured by his cottonee, who chirped happily. Brown eyes watched the little cotton pokemon devour the soft pink flesh, the juice staining the area around its mouth. There was a moment of silence, in which Kevin considered turning and leaving the two to their berry picking, but the girl spoke up before he could. "I'm actually a ranger. I'm still new, though. This is Aethra, my partner."
The trainer waved off the thank you as she didn't mind at all. Her focus was more on the cute ball of fluff now eating away at the leftover fruit which allowed the silence to develop as much as it had. Making a mental note of this person being a ranger, she glanced back to the long haired man as if to look him over. "Oh?" she hummed in thought. No matter what went through her mind or her experiences she decided not to make any hasty judgments as of yet. "Your partner is cute," her words gave off a content tone as she waved at the small thing. The pink staining the areas around the face made it look even more adorable like it was blushing or something.
As the male introduced his pokemon she figured it was only fair to introduce her own. Motioning her right hand over to her own pokemon she spoke again, "I'm not good with nicknames so my pokemon don't have any but Grotle here is my partner." The turtle nodded sagely in acknowledgement of the strangers when introduced. "I'm Syndra and I'm sorry if we bothered you."
He listened to the girl's introduction, nodding in return to Grotle. "I'm Kevin. It's nice to meet you both." Aethra perked up at the compliment given to her, squeaking happily to the pair. The ranger watched as his cottonee finished off the fruit and proceeded to bounce over to Syndra and Grotle, her ears wiggling wildly in excitement. The fluffy pokemon bounced in place in front of the turtle pokemon and it's trainer, chittering away happily. A hint of a smile could be seen on Kevin's features. "Do... you mind if I pet Grotle?" he inquired, unsure of himself. He loved pokemon, especially grass types, but this grotle was huge...
The smile on the celadon haired woman grew at the cottonee's response to her words. It truly was a cute pokemon to the point that she wanted to hold the fluffy thing. Refraining from doing just that the girl made a mental note as the ranger stated his name instead. "Nice to meet you both as well." As the other pokemon approached Syndra and Grotle, they both looked down towards it in surprise at the friendliness. The trainer knelt down to look at the puff ball closer, even extending her hand with her palm upwards to see if the Cottonee wanted to be pet or something. That was when Kevin's question reached her ears that sparked her attention.
"Not at all if he doesn't mind." Glancing over to her Grotle the turtle gave a shrug of his shoulders and then a nod of his head to show his approval. He was careful not to make any sudden moves that might frighten either the humans or the pokemon nearby as he waited for the male's touch. "He's gentle so you could probably sit on his back for awhile if you wanted to. Speaking of which do you mind if I pet your pokemon as well? She's positively adorable."
A hint of a smile shone on his features at Aethra jumped up to nudge the trainer's hand, practically demanding pets. "I don't think she'll let you leave without petting her," he said jokingly. At the girl's response and Grotle's confirmation, Kevin hesitantly stepped forward, extending a hand to carefully scratch under the pokemon's chin, hoping that he liked that. The handsome pokemon's foliage that grew from his back looked healthy and vibrant, and the soft breeze that blew by them ruffled the leaves. Kevin tried to think of something to continue the conversation, but he was dreadfully awkward. Small talk was not his forte.
The feel of the soft plush cotton against her fingertips made a delicate smile appear on the girl's face. Encouraging her further, her hands extended to run through the tuffs of cotton at the of the pokemon's head in the same manner she would pet her own pokemon. She wasn't sure if the grass type would appreciate her scratching behind the ears like her Vulpix did so she played it safe for now. "Aww aren't you a sweetie."
Grotle on the other hand was more nonchalant about the exchanged compared to the other grass type. He wasn't used to others asking him for the right to pet him or getting any attention even as a Turtwig. So when the male scratched his chin he was not sure how to feel. The touch was foreign and wasn't like his trainer's but it wasn't in a bad way. It was not unwelcome. A soft murmur of his name later Grotle slowly nuzzled his head against the ranger's body to show he was comfortable with the situation. It didn't escape Syndra's attention though. "That's new. I think he likes you."
