Post by Cyprus Riverson on Apr 13, 2009 0:33:09 GMT -7
Standing in the middle of the street and gawking, Cyprus tried to take in everything she was seeing and make sense of it. Buildings littered the area like the trees did her forest home. Instead of grass, streets sprung up from every nook and cranny. Sounds meshed and blended together to create a roar not unlike the sound of a waterfall; continuous and perplexing...
It was very unnerving for someone who'd never actually experienced this before. Her heart hammered in her chest as she realized that she needed to get moving or she would probably be noticed or pointed out as different. That wasn't what she wanted. It didn't occure to her that no one really cared because she wasn't waving a gun around or threatening to blow the place up.
The red headed girl walked down the street and came to a place where there were many shops and vendors. People saw her looking around and secretly grinned to themselves, thinking maybe she was a country bumpkin with some money to be swindled.
She was... but her funds were limited and her upbringing had taught her to be cheap. However, it still surprised her that people would call out to her and offer to show her things in their stands and shops... She didn't stop long, of course. People didn't scare her...much... but she was alone and didn't know anyone or anything about this place...
Well that was a lie... She admitted to herself looking up at one of the buildings. She did know a few things about this place. It was called Goldenrod City. It was one of the biggest cities in Johto. It had a Pokemon Gym and a subway. Her face darkened.
There was something else she had heard from one of the travelers that didn't quite sit right with her about this place. She sat down on a bench near a sign that said "Bus Stop" and wondered what a bus was in the back of her mind.
Soon her mind drifted back to the ominous thing she'd heard. Supposedly, according to the man who'd come to Riverson Complex one night half intoxicated and half starved, Goldenrod was the home of "The Evil Gods" ... Men and women who excercised rule over the world from behind masks...
Or at least, that was what the drunken old man had said... He didn't say much after he'd sobered up. Just asked where the path out of the forest was. Cyprus had not been allowed to question, care for or go near him because it might have encouraged her interest in the outside world. So she was left with a curious mind...
Her mind suddenly blanked when a huge, elongated thing pulled up in front of her. It had a long row of square windows and a door that opened to reveal a person in a chair with a round thing in front of them. The person called to her asking if she was getting on.
She shook her head fearfully and the door closed and the large.... thing... moved away, making a loud, rumbling noise.
"WHAT WAS THAT THING?!"
~*~ADDED 4-14-09~*~
After a bit of walking and watching out for anymore of those long, loud, people carrying things, Cyprus was able to overhear talk of lots of different things and couldn't make much of most of it.
But she had also heard that something big was going on. Some sort of sign up for a tournament... and more trainers talking about the Johto League; the latter of which she at least knew a little about.
Looking at a map at a table of an outdoor cafe' she determined that a good place to start would be Cherry Grove. From there, she could train Cinder and herself to be strong enough to do some good.
There was the added bonus of there being a newspaper place nearby. It would be the first place to hear of news about bad people and things happening.
She patted Cinder on the head, as she'd let the Vulpix out for a meal and to stretch her legs as well.
"I guess it is a good idea to start at the beginning, huh, girl?"
"Vuuuul."
It was very unnerving for someone who'd never actually experienced this before. Her heart hammered in her chest as she realized that she needed to get moving or she would probably be noticed or pointed out as different. That wasn't what she wanted. It didn't occure to her that no one really cared because she wasn't waving a gun around or threatening to blow the place up.
The red headed girl walked down the street and came to a place where there were many shops and vendors. People saw her looking around and secretly grinned to themselves, thinking maybe she was a country bumpkin with some money to be swindled.
She was... but her funds were limited and her upbringing had taught her to be cheap. However, it still surprised her that people would call out to her and offer to show her things in their stands and shops... She didn't stop long, of course. People didn't scare her...much... but she was alone and didn't know anyone or anything about this place...
Well that was a lie... She admitted to herself looking up at one of the buildings. She did know a few things about this place. It was called Goldenrod City. It was one of the biggest cities in Johto. It had a Pokemon Gym and a subway. Her face darkened.
There was something else she had heard from one of the travelers that didn't quite sit right with her about this place. She sat down on a bench near a sign that said "Bus Stop" and wondered what a bus was in the back of her mind.
Soon her mind drifted back to the ominous thing she'd heard. Supposedly, according to the man who'd come to Riverson Complex one night half intoxicated and half starved, Goldenrod was the home of "The Evil Gods" ... Men and women who excercised rule over the world from behind masks...
Or at least, that was what the drunken old man had said... He didn't say much after he'd sobered up. Just asked where the path out of the forest was. Cyprus had not been allowed to question, care for or go near him because it might have encouraged her interest in the outside world. So she was left with a curious mind...
Her mind suddenly blanked when a huge, elongated thing pulled up in front of her. It had a long row of square windows and a door that opened to reveal a person in a chair with a round thing in front of them. The person called to her asking if she was getting on.
She shook her head fearfully and the door closed and the large.... thing... moved away, making a loud, rumbling noise.
"WHAT WAS THAT THING?!"
~*~ADDED 4-14-09~*~
After a bit of walking and watching out for anymore of those long, loud, people carrying things, Cyprus was able to overhear talk of lots of different things and couldn't make much of most of it.
But she had also heard that something big was going on. Some sort of sign up for a tournament... and more trainers talking about the Johto League; the latter of which she at least knew a little about.
Looking at a map at a table of an outdoor cafe' she determined that a good place to start would be Cherry Grove. From there, she could train Cinder and herself to be strong enough to do some good.
There was the added bonus of there being a newspaper place nearby. It would be the first place to hear of news about bad people and things happening.
She patted Cinder on the head, as she'd let the Vulpix out for a meal and to stretch her legs as well.
"I guess it is a good idea to start at the beginning, huh, girl?"
"Vuuuul."