Nowhere Fast
Sept 3, 2019 1:37:56 GMT -8
Post by Bones on Sept 3, 2019 1:37:56 GMT -8
Nowhere Fast " What we find changes who we become " - Peter Morville |
{Team Declaration}
Togekiss ♀ Hatched at Level 1 Evolved #1 at Level 11 Evolved #2 at Level 23 7% Nickname: Tasanee | Tasa Gender: Female Type: Fairy / Flying Ability: Serene Grace Height: 5’2” Weight: 92.1 lb Health: Above Average EXP Rate: Fast EXP Gauge: (954/1000) EXP Gained: 954 Level: 49 Division: D4 Total Stats: 748 [735+13]
Vitamins Used: None Pokerus - Sp Def 7% | Moveset: 1. Charm 1. Growl 5. Tackle 9. Sweet Kiss 11. Fairy Wind 11. Magical Leaf 13. Yawn 17. Encore 21. Follow Me 23. Air Slash 23. Aura Sphere 23. Extremespeed 23. Sky Attack 25. Bestow 29. Wish 33. AncientPower 37. Safeguard 41. Baton Pass 45. Double-Edge 49. Last Resort Unique Moves: - Rest (TM Move) - Light Screen (TM Move) Item Held: - Luck Incense |
Colin squinted into the distance, his pale, caesious orbs straining to see what lay beyond the steep slopes of Mt. Quemar. He could feel the heavy heat from the sun’s ray beating across his broad shoulders. By now, damp spots soaked though his clothing and if Colin didn’t know any better, they would soon leave yellowish stains on his shirt. It also didn’t help that a trickle of sweat dripped down from his forehead and stung his tired eyes, as if it wanted to emphasize his already sweltering situation.
’Of course,’ the explorer mused, ’no heat is gonna get me beat!’ He shook his head, chuckling at his terrible rhyme.
It had been a while since he was here – if he was here at all. Technically, Colin did come to the volcano plenty of times, however, it was always as a tourist. When he was seven, the young man recalled the days his parents would take him on that tour. The guides always rambled on and on as they circled around the base of the gargantuan rock. For someone who was only seven years old, such a sight was amazing... for a mere fifteen minutes. After that, all Colin wanted to do was play on his portable gaming console while his body swerved alongside the same motion of the tour bus. In hindsight, he should’ve been listening to their monotone explanations. It wasn’t like Colin had a poor memory, in fact he remembered the specific colours and the smells of the rock, especially the hint of sulfur emitting from the volcano. However, ‘why’ was the question and it was without a doubt the tour guides would have explained it, if Colin listened.
Oh well.
To be fair, the man underwent specific training for months for this trip. He was in his prime – or so he thought. That’s what the textbooks say, and hell that’s how he felt. Having grown up with eczema, Colin knew exactly what it meant to always be physically uncomfortable, so seeing how his smooth skin was only mildly irritated and bumpy thanks to the heat, his current situation wasn’t too bad.
A familiar rustle snapped the man from his thoughts and once again Colin felt the lightweight of the brochure in his moistening hands. The same eyes that stared into the distance had to readjust themselves to read a single phrase that was the sole purpose for Colin being here.
YOU THERE! YES, YOU! Looking for HAPPINESS? It’s just a TIP TOP away! Find it at the TOP of MOUNT QUEMAR. You know you want to! |
The gigantic lettering took up the entire first page, almost as if the letters were screaming off the corners. Naturally, since the whole point of the advertisement was to catch people’s attention, it sure grabbed Colin hook, line, and sinker. If anything, something about the bolded words hit the wanderer a little bit too close to home, but more specifically it was a simple word.
Happiness.
What exactly was that? For the last decade, Colin had immersed himself in articles, books, researches, conferences, and much more trying to objectify a feeling so abstract. Happiness came in many different forms - anyone knew that, even Colin. However, like any scientific exploration, there was always an answer. Though he studied the art of psychology in various forms from cognitive to sociocultural, no single field could give him an answer that had just one thing in common. Granted, relativity and subjectivity was the answer, but what kind of answer was that? It simply raised more questions than anything else.
Colin huffed, the bubbling bits of annoyance slowly creeping up his throat.
Throughout the years the man had seen happiness vary from person to person, and the joy that lit up their faces always made Colin's stomach flutter. It didn't matter if the connection between him and the other party were romantic or platonic, he simply relished in another person's elation. Having seen all of that, Colin gradually came to ponder about his own happiness. It was clear the same level of amusement he had didn't cause any similar bodily reactions whenever he did something for himself. Such a feeling frustrated the man; he too wanted that same elation, but the question was how? What was worse - which has plagued the man's mind since he was young - was the ill sensation of selfishness. Under no circumstances did Colin ever want to come across as opportunistic or make the other party feel as if he used them; that would be blasphemous! The thought alone gave Colin a sense of nausea.
The explorer shook his head, clearing the retched thoughts away. He had come to Mt. Quemar for one reason and one reason only. The brochure clearly promised happiness, and Colin was going to find it if it was the last thing he ever did. He spent the latter half of his life in search of this, gathering every physical, emotional, and spiritual tools to mesh them all together. His schooling and workouts would not be put to waste here!
Colin turned to his quiet partner, the high sun illuminating her feathers into a blanket of white, and smiled. Their eyes met, hope contrasting determined. Wordlessly, the Togekiss spread out her wings, casting a large shadow over her trainer's own towering form. She glided into the air, her nose pointed forwards, the way up the winding trail. Colin followed underneath. Step by step, he heard the crunch of pebbles below his heavy boots. There was only one direction to go and it was around the bottom of Quemar and all the way up. Naturally he couldn't go to the absolute top due to the lack of a gym badge, and no business in their right minds would allow such a thing! Dangerous Pokemon lurked about blah blah - Colin knew that. If one squinted, like the hiker had done earlier, they could see a tiny flag at the halfway point indicating the goal. It was still fairly high, enough to see all of Tiensee Town below and beyond. Besides, according to the reviews online, no one seemed to be disappointed. The chances of Colin being disappointed were little to none - or so he hoped.
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