I Could Be Violet Sky | OPEN

[fractales]

Who: Professor Turo
Status: Open
Where: Various
What: MANTA Quests; potential catch-all
Warnings: Thread with Dojima involves The Plant Bounty, so NSFW will come up in it.


Bite-Sized Blessings 🐉

[Turo was seated on the ground, one leg folded and the other somewhat outstretched, as he watched the small pink dragon roll around with a large Poké Doll that he had of course brought with him. Really, it seemed to be having a great time biting and kicking into it much like he had seen Dapplewhisker play with one she had gotten a hold of.

Of course Turo was taking a moment, notebook in hand, sketching out the little darling in plate; a few other poses done as well.

Along with a little note talking about the baby dragon's teeth and bite strength. A blue mark already coloring skin, amusement in his eyes despite the otherwise calm expression.]

You are rather energetic- must not have many playmates around for you to sneak out and cause such mischief as this.

[... perhaps he should let it keep the doll. Not exactly a playmate, but something the young dragon could play with safely and seemed to have no issue toting. Which the baby dragon proved by toting the plush right over to plop the doll and itself against his leg, tangling claws a little into the white fabric of his labcoat.]


A Storm of Sneezes ༄࿔🐢

[Herbal remedies was something Turo could assist with, given he was studying the various plant life alongside animal life and everything else outside and in-between. Making large batches that were enough to work on something the size of Eltrut?

He was getting whatever helping hand he could while crushed herbs and certain liquids together in something large-]

Would you mind dropping those lemons in here for me? Just sliced in half, do not worry about squeezing out juice. The skin is just as good for this purpose.

[Dump them lemons in.]



A Very Beary Night 🐻

[The weather was bad enough that Turo had taken shelter in a cave, bag set behind him on some stone. The flickering of a fire likely enough of a beacon for anyone else to see despite the stormy weather and strong winds carried with it. Waiting the storm out-]

Iron Bundle, please do not wander.

[A raised voice called towards the robotic creature with glowing LED screen eyes peering outside of the cave once it had waddled there out of curiousity.

Maybe the Paradox Pokemon spotted someone, trying to catch their attention with just how brightly red part of their body was.

Or that was just a coincidence.]


Monty's Python 🐇

[In all honesty? Turo hadn't intentionally gone out to collect the bounty, oh no. He had certainly heard the rumors about this odd and violently dangerous creature before he had set out and had hoped to avoid it given he had gone out to collect a few samples of plants and whatever herbs he could find out in the wilds of the island.

The beast had other ideas, given that Turo hadn't been paying attention and despite the odd scents that clung to him- well, predators knew signs to look for didn't they—]

--Miraidon?!

[—yet it likely looked a bit hilariously strange to see a large floating, dragon-like creature staring down at the murderous rabbit, some of the ground just in front of the fluffy beast singed where it had just dodged an attack from the Miraidon. He always had the Pokémon's pokéball on him, but he never intended to- oh, this was unfortunate.

The large Paradox Pokemon was keeping an eye on the rabbit at least, while Turo was moving himself backwards from where he had hit the ground, only a slight rip in one of the pantlegs of the slacks he'd worn on this outing; the turtleneck sweater could be washed as well.

His eyes still remained on Pokémon and beast.]

Wildcard 🃏
[OOC: Bring your own starter or PM/catch me in the game Discord/PP me if you want something more personalized as a starter from me.]

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A Beary Night

[cursedwords]

[ It's the glowing eyes that catch Toge's attention. It's a dark and stormy night. He's gotten turned around and while he was looking for the bear, he's completely soaked through by that point.

It's been wooded area and natural green space, so the pokemon really stands out.

This guy is the one hired to be the cook on Daqiang's crew, but at the moment he looks like a drowned rat. He's not dressed particularly warmly either - he's just in a school uniform with a high collar to hide his face.

Toge approaches the pokemon with caution, one hand on the zipper of his collar, just in case it is hostile. ]

[fractales]

[Those LED displayed eyes blinked, the odd bird-shaped robotic creature's head tilting to one side and staring with those bright blues. Even reflected a little off the bright white pieces of metal plating it had, the round object attached to its back glowing a brighter almost shimmering blue.

Those flipper 'arms' moving in a flap once Toge was spotted, Bundle rocking side to side on those sled-runner-like yellow feet.

It's head turned around first, following it's body, and there was that waddle slowly into the cave where it seemed that a fire was built.

Pausing, only Bundle's head turning around to see if Toge was following or not.]

[cursedwords]

[ He's being lured into a dark cave, of course the zipper comes down. Toge is cautious, but he's following Bundle.

He's trying to feel things out, quite literally, but he's not getting a sense of any cursed energy at least. ]

Takana? [ What does this creature want with him? ]

[fractales]

[Bundle hops and waddles along as it continued forwards, the occasional digital beep-is squawk here and there, echoing off the walls. Head further within.

It's head turned all the way around at the word, body continuing forwards all the same. A flipper-like arm waving and pointing towards the flickering light that could only come from a fire within; well out of the way of wind blowing in.

So there was a bounce upwards, body turning around in a spin mid-air and continuing until Bundle was facing forwards.

Of course there was something glowing green, bundle bumping into the tail of another robotic creature that was laying down, an LED eye display lighting up as the much larger green glowing Iron Thorns didn't even lift it's head-]

I see Iron Bundle has come back from their little adventure.

[A different voice, from near the fire.]

[cursedwords]

[ Toge's confused, but he doesn't drop his hand. Between the pokemon and the fire ahead, that doesn't mean safety or security. It's dark, he can't see that much, but he can sense there are no curses. Good.

After a moment or so, he comes into sight of the fire. ]

Kelp. [ It's his greeting, but Toge's tone is more cautious than anything. ]

[fractales]

[Thorns simply lifted their head at the sound of someone following the smaller paradox pokémon, that green glow of their display 'eyes' following. Remaining down, at the very least.

Bundle however was more than happy to bounce further in, moving past the fire to the one tending it.

Turo rested his hand on Bundle's head, between the two 'feather' shaped parts on the pokémon's head. It's flipper-like arms waving a little to catch his attention to look—]

Ah, hello?

[Toge had spoken before Turo could work out what Bundle had wanted, bu it was easy to put the two together.]

Were you caught up in the storm as well?

[cursedwords]

Salmon. [ Toge nods, and he's definitely soaked to the bone so he was caught up in the rain. It's kind of nice in here, and with nothing outwardly dangerous, he lets down his guard a little bit.

He offers a smile behind his collar. ]

[fractales]

[Salmon?

His head tilted briefly, but he could pick up on the nod; perhaps this was simply how this young man spoke.]

You are welcome to have a seat by the fire. I was using it to aide in drying off a my travel bag while ensuring the contents were fine.

[Such as a few small green 'dinosaur-'like plushes, and a few small and round pink ones. A couple of notebooks. A few items typical of what someone would take on a trek as well.

He gestured towards one of the smoother rock outcroppings near the fire.]

There is plenty of room, and hopefully the storm will pass soon.

[cursedwords]

[ The plushies seem like a bit of a strange thing to carry around, and Toge arches an eyebrow at it, but he nods, accepting his invitation.

Drying off is going to go better if he's not wearing went layers, so Toge fusses with doing his uniform jacket, and then runs his hand along where someone's normal collar would be to detach the one hiding his face, so he can remove the jacket, but leave the collar behind.

It's uncomfortable soaked through but it's for the other man's safety.

His baggy t-shirt is just a plain white, not very exciting. ]

Tuna mayo. [ Toge smiles, thank you. Once he's settled he can pull out his relic for the text-to-speech function. ]

I was looking for the bear but it's raining really hard out there.

[fractales]

You are welcome.

[Bundle had settled down again, even as those glowing blue eyes flickered in blinks while looking around. Content with the world and no thoughts possibly in that metal head. Whatever 'mission' it had decided to go on clearly accomplished, the momentary feeling of being pleased with that enough to coast on until something else caught it's attention.

Turo's head tilted as the relic was taken out and- ah. The foods must be some code that made it easier to communicate with spoken words for the young man, but something needed to be learned? A reason for using the text-to-speech then.

His smile was warm.]

That is the reason I am out here as well. The storm was very sudden, but I was fortunate enough to spot this cave nearby- you are welcome to remain until the weather eases.

[cursedwords]

[ That's exactly it. Toge has to speak in code, but admittedly the accessibility option is helping way more than it should have to. Ah well. He knows he's the problem here. There's just nothing he can do about it. ]

Salmon, salmon. [ He says cheerfully, his tone is grateful. ]

Thanks appreciate it, it's cold being soaked like this.

[ Toge's wrinkling his nose behind his collar and tugging at it a bit. It's very uncomfortable to have wet cloth pressed against his face. ]

[fractales]

[—It sounded like a code where in some parts tone and inflection could be used to guess what was saying, in lieu of not exactly knowing what certain words meant. difficult at first, but something that could indeed be learned.

Still.]

I do not doubt that- would you like something dry to replace that?

[Turo did make a small gesture around the lower half of his own head.]

I have something like a scarf, that I packed in case I had need of the extra fabric.

[Like bundling something, a fabric wrap.]

[cursedwords]

[ He tilts his head a little bit as he thinks about the offer, he nods. ]

If you don't mind, yeah.

[ His collar is presently attached to his jacket, but he'll unzip it and unbutton his jacket so he can take it off. He's wearing a wet t-shirt underneath.

He rubs at the curse marks on his face. Yuck. Wet fabric against his face is just lightly irritating to his skin. ]

[fractales]

I do not mind at all- Iron Bundle, if you would please fetch my bag?

[There was that cheerful series of beep-like squawks as the future pokemon waddled and did indeed fetch a leather satchel, carrying it over as Turo placed it on a thigh to keep it steady as he sorted through the contents still within.

Of course he looked up, the wide scarf-like fabric bundled up neatly but retrieved nevertheless. Offered out as he leaned over to cross that distance to help make the passing of it easier as he spoke-]

If you would like a blanket along with this, I can oblige. It would be unfortunate to get sick out here, and my medical knowledge is somewhat limited when it comes to treating people.

[He had basic first-aid due to working conditions back home, but that only went so far and was more towards injuries than illness.]

[cursedwords]

[ Toge responds with a smile and he shakes his head. He does accept the scarf like fabric and wraps it around the lower half of his face, tying it so it's muffling his voice. Perfect. He flashes Turo a thumbs up. ]

Not necessary. I can handle the temperature.
This is for your safety.

[fractales]

If you are sure, the option shall remain.

[The leather satchel set to the side of the smooth outcropping of stone he had seated himself on to started the fire in the first place. Been no sense to continue with how bad the storm had gotten, and there had been some hope that perhaps the bear cub would also seek out shelter.

Could pick back up later.]

I take it has something to do with your speech, given the code-like way you speak and using the text-to-speech like now.

[cursedwords]

Salmon. [ Toge agrees, and once he's got that settled he'll use his shellphone again for the ease of understanding. ]

I have the power of cursed speech. I can exert control over people with my voice. I have to be very careful not to curse people accidentally.

[fractales]

[Ah- that sounded—]

You must have quite the mastery of it- or at the very least are very clever to have found a system of words you can use to replace regular speech to get your meaning across.

[Not an easy task, easy to slip if forgotten, and Turo didn't doubt that it took quite a bit of self discipline.]

Compassionate as well in that want.

[cursedwords]

[ It's not easy, not at all, but he's there. Living his life. ]

It's not entirely curse proof but it does enough to avoid accidents. Those that can see the energy will still see some. Nothing I can do about that.

And thanks, I think. I just know what happens when things go wrong, that's all.

[fractales]

It is still an effort made with the safety of others in mind.

[To care for what could go wrong, and doing something to prevent that.]

Are you starting to feel warmer?

[cursedwords]

[ He rubs the back of his neck like he's a little embarrassed by the praise. To him it's just logical to do it, but Turo has it exactly right. ]

Salmon. [ He agrees with a smile. ]

Getting there, the storm was really bad out there actually. Kind of got lucky in here. Not that I'm complaining. I should be able to handle stuff like that.

[fractales]

[There was a brief nod, Turo's head turning in the direction that the opening of this cave was. Could still hear the wind and thunder, the rain falling, even if it sounded a little muffled simply because they were a little further in.]

The storm did appear suddenly, and grew into something terrible just as quickly. We were both fortunate, even if timing was off- it allowed for there to be a ready fire by the time you found this cave. [Some pocket of warm air created, a safe enough place to wait for the storm to pass.]

Do you often go on journeys into some wilderness? It is something common in my world, and the basics of preparing for such a journey is part of what Uva Academy within Paldea imparts on its students.

[cursedwords]

[ Toge's curled up and he looks relaxed. He rests his head on his knees, typing while he can, but at the question he shakes his head. ] Fish flakes.

Almost never, actually. Most of my missions take place in the city centre. Schools are big. Hospitals. Anywhere people can be bogged down with negative emotions.

[fractales]

[At least he looked to be feeling better, good. Turo could keep the fire going, enough broken branches there to feed it as needed if it got low.]

Ah, those sound similar to places most Ghost Types would frequent- some of them living in those places as well. Journeying out into the wilderness is much different, you must take supplies with you- even if you only plan to be out in it for a day. Be able to find or create your own shelter.

Camping, and even just picnicking, is popular in Paldea for this reason. Especially around the annual Treasure Hunt of Uva Academy.

[cursedwords]

Yeah? It sounds nice. At home they don't really let me go around places much. Just missions, but camping could've been fun. My friends and I would've enjoyed that. I don't know that our teacher could've come up with some kind of excuse for us to do it though.

[ They need excuses to play and fool around and be normal teenagers. ]

This place is pretty good for exploring.