wdango
Storyteller
- Location
- Bali, Indonesia
Answer in the next update.
Rocketeer [PKMN/Recettear/Rancher]
- Thread starter wdango
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Skewfiend
The Corruptor of All Things
- Location
- The Darkness Behind Your Eyes
Not by your standards, yes, but by general standards, your slapdash is most peoples' fancy.
- Location
- United States
[x] Viridian City
1.1 - The Ranch
wdango
Storyteller
- Location
- Bali, Indonesia
Once you are back home in Lavender Town, the first thing you do is reconnect the electricity and the water, and then get the house cleaned.
It's not a very big house, about 100m2 or so, but for one girl it's very spacious -- both to live in, and to accumulate dust over the span of 6 months. Dusting and mopping takes up the rest of the day, and by the end of it you don't even want to think about looking at the rest of the estate, or what kind of state it must be in.
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Later that night, you find yourself at the dining table.
Your copy of the contract is to one side, while a pile of crumpled paper litters the floor behind you. You nearly threw your pencil out of frustration as well, but you settled for gnawing on one end of it, cradling your head in your other hand. The calculator refuses to come up with any numbers that make sense, and you've gone through almost half of your notepad.
You only have about two million Pokédollars left in your account, which can only pay for three months of interest -- and that's without chipping away at the loan at all. If you add your living cost to that...
Ugh! This is driving you crazy. You could rip your hair out of your scalp.
You know you dropped out of PokéTech to earn money and hold onto the house, but two million isn't a lot of capital. Even if you invested all of it, trying to get a consistent 30% return every month is impossible.
Mom would have known what to do about this if she were here... She's the most resourceful person you know, and if anyone could deal with this steaming pile of shit your Dad left on your plate, it would be her. But you don't even know when she's coming back, and you have no way of contacting her when she's all the way across the ocean.
Maybe you should just cut your losses and give up the estate... At least then you wouldn't risk losing everything you--
*KNOCK KNOCK*
Gah! Fuck, that nearly gave you a heart attack.
What is it now? If it's more loan sharks at your door, you swear...
You tell yourself to calm down as you get up. "One second!"
It's probably just one of your neighbours deciding to check the house after seeing the lights on, right?
"Who is it?" You open the door, then look around. "Huh? There's nobody here..."
"Down here, kid."
"Wha--a Meow--the fu--a talking Meowth..?"
"Yep, and in a suit, too." Standing at about knee height, the talking Meowth in the suit deadpans.
".......Nope."
"Hey, wait! Don't close the door!" He hurriedly puts a gloved paw in the door. "You're Jean, right?"
You pause, looking at him. Still nope.
He yelps, snatching his paw out of the way as you close the door on him. "No, listen! I'm here to help you with the ROCKETs!"
ROCKETs..? Does he mean the guys from Rucola Financial Business Consulting?
"I'm a friend of your Mom's! Maybe she mentioned the name 'Inuyama' once or twice?"
Your Mom does speak frequently -- and fondly -- of a Meowth named Inuyama. When you were little, the name always made you laugh; it's absurd to name a cat Pokémon 'dog mountain'. And you thought the Meowth was just a favourite Pokémon from when she was a full-time Trainer, but normal Pokémon don't live much longer than 4-5 years...
But. Eh. Well, yeah, okay. Fine.
You open the door again, sighing. "Fine, come in. I doubt my life can get any weirder, anyway."
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"So..."
You look at him. He's adjusting his bowtie -- it's actually kinda cute.
"I'm not a normal Meowth," he starts.
"I know." You shake your head. "I gathered that much. But you said that you can help me?"
He nods. "Your Mom is looking for your Dad in Hoenn, right?"
"Get to the point."
"We happened to meet each other about two months ago, and when she remembered about the ROCKETs, she asked me to come help you out."
So she really did just forget about it...
"I figured that you'd come back here sooner or later, so I just waited in town until you showed up."
"So did Mom send any money?"
"No..." He rubs the back of his head sheepishly. "She spent most of her cash on getting to Hoenn, so it's just the two of us, now."
Sigh. You drop your face into your palms. "Great. So it's just a dropout and a cat."
He grins. "Hey, I'm not just a cat, okay?"
"..."
"I mean, beyond the obvious. I happen to still know some people from the ROCKET group, and I managed to pull some strings."
"Oh?" You look up again. "Did you manage to get the debt waived?"
"I don't have that much pull anymore." He shakes his head. Taking out a document from... somewhere, he continues. "But at least I managed to get the interest reduced to a more reasonable 6% per annum."
You take the document. It's printed with the same letterhead and in the same style as your copy of the contract. But more importantly, it's an original copy. "And that means..."
"That the interest is ₽2,400,000 every year instead of ₽600,000 every month. That will give us more time to work our capital and get a return on it."
"Wow. You're more capable thank you look."
"Thanks--Wait, hey!"
"That's still quite a lot, though..."
"Don't worry." He grins, patting his chest. "I was the one who helped your parents get to where they were, you know? You won't find a better partner than me."
Whoever said that you were making him your partner..?
"I'll help you clean up the barn and the gym tomorrow, and then we can get our first Pokémon."
But then again, he's offering free labour.
"Yeah, okay, why not?"
"Awesome! We're gonna be great together."
"Let's work hard, Mr. Inuyama."
"Eh?" He smacks you in the arm, shaking his head. Pointing to himself, he grins. "Don't call me that! Call me, 'Bro'."
"....."
"....."
"Let's work hard, Bro."
"Attagirl!" He laughs. "See you tomorrow, Jean."
What did you just get yourself into..?
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The next day, you wake up to find the barn and the gym already in order.
The barn is a small one, consisting of just two medium-sized stalls and some storage space. You've seen even Pokémon like Blastoise and Charizard fit in these, so they should be enough to serve you for quite a while.
Pokémon like Venusaur or Pidgeot would need a large-sized stall, though, and on the off chance you wanted to get something like an Onix or Gyarados... those will definitely need a huge-sized stall.
The gym, on the other hand, is just a trio of training equipment sitting out in the open. They're built to be sturdy, so that's not really a problem.
The sandbag is obviously used to train physical strength, while the set of targets and rocks are supposed to train a Pokémon's reflexes and coordination.
The weird looking glass tube growing out of the metal base is... something else. You've seen Mom use it to train her POISON-type Pokémon, though, so at least you know what it's for.
Other than that, there's about 200m2 of empty land, and just... forest beyond that. You know that the estate is about half an acre, so you suppose that's about 1,600m2 of land you could eventually use. If you found a way to clear it. And to deal with any Wild Pokémon you find in there.
︵︵︵◓
"So do you know where I can buy a good Starter Pokémon?"
"..."
"Hey?"
"..."
"...Bro."
"Yeah, Jean?" He turns to you, grinning with satisfaction.
Sigh. "Where are we going to get a Pokémon, Bro?"
"I actually already checked the breeders today. These four are the best ones that I could find."
[x] Pidgey ♀ (1 month old. ₽18,000)
[x] Nidoran ♂ (2 months old. ₽24,000)
[x] Mankey ♂ (2 months old. ₽30,000)
[x] Gastly ⚥ (1 week old. ₽40,000)
"What about the catchers?"
He shakes his head. "Not a good idea for a Starter Pokémon."
That makes sense, so you quietly agree with a nod.
"There's also a black market where you can get a random Pokémon for ₽10,000 or so, actually. Most people keep trying until they get one that they like, and release all the others." He taps a gloved finger on his chin. "But same thing as buying a Pokémon from the catchers: you'll want to have a trained Pokémon of your own on-hand to help discipline it."
"What if I want something more specific?"
"We can look for it." He nods. "But it might be a bit older, a bit more expensive, or need more training compared to the ones I already picked out for you."
[x] Look for something more specific.
→ [x] What do you look for? Be as specific as you want.
[x] Try the black market.
It's not a very big house, about 100m2 or so, but for one girl it's very spacious -- both to live in, and to accumulate dust over the span of 6 months. Dusting and mopping takes up the rest of the day, and by the end of it you don't even want to think about looking at the rest of the estate, or what kind of state it must be in.
AREA UNLOCKED : House (10 squares)
︵︵︵◓
Later that night, you find yourself at the dining table.
Your copy of the contract is to one side, while a pile of crumpled paper litters the floor behind you. You nearly threw your pencil out of frustration as well, but you settled for gnawing on one end of it, cradling your head in your other hand. The calculator refuses to come up with any numbers that make sense, and you've gone through almost half of your notepad.
You only have about two million Pokédollars left in your account, which can only pay for three months of interest -- and that's without chipping away at the loan at all. If you add your living cost to that...
BALANCE : ₽2,000,000
Ugh! This is driving you crazy. You could rip your hair out of your scalp.
You know you dropped out of PokéTech to earn money and hold onto the house, but two million isn't a lot of capital. Even if you invested all of it, trying to get a consistent 30% return every month is impossible.
Mom would have known what to do about this if she were here... She's the most resourceful person you know, and if anyone could deal with this steaming pile of shit your Dad left on your plate, it would be her. But you don't even know when she's coming back, and you have no way of contacting her when she's all the way across the ocean.
Maybe you should just cut your losses and give up the estate... At least then you wouldn't risk losing everything you--
*KNOCK KNOCK*
Gah! Fuck, that nearly gave you a heart attack.
What is it now? If it's more loan sharks at your door, you swear...
You tell yourself to calm down as you get up. "One second!"
It's probably just one of your neighbours deciding to check the house after seeing the lights on, right?
"Who is it?" You open the door, then look around. "Huh? There's nobody here..."
"Down here, kid."
"Wha--a Meow--the fu--a talking Meowth..?"
"Yep, and in a suit, too." Standing at about knee height, the talking Meowth in the suit deadpans.
".......Nope."
"Hey, wait! Don't close the door!" He hurriedly puts a gloved paw in the door. "You're Jean, right?"
You pause, looking at him. Still nope.
He yelps, snatching his paw out of the way as you close the door on him. "No, listen! I'm here to help you with the ROCKETs!"
ROCKETs..? Does he mean the guys from Rucola Financial Business Consulting?
"I'm a friend of your Mom's! Maybe she mentioned the name 'Inuyama' once or twice?"
Your Mom does speak frequently -- and fondly -- of a Meowth named Inuyama. When you were little, the name always made you laugh; it's absurd to name a cat Pokémon 'dog mountain'. And you thought the Meowth was just a favourite Pokémon from when she was a full-time Trainer, but normal Pokémon don't live much longer than 4-5 years...
But. Eh. Well, yeah, okay. Fine.
You open the door again, sighing. "Fine, come in. I doubt my life can get any weirder, anyway."
︵︵︵◓
"So..."
You look at him. He's adjusting his bowtie -- it's actually kinda cute.
"I'm not a normal Meowth," he starts.
"I know." You shake your head. "I gathered that much. But you said that you can help me?"
He nods. "Your Mom is looking for your Dad in Hoenn, right?"
"Get to the point."
"We happened to meet each other about two months ago, and when she remembered about the ROCKETs, she asked me to come help you out."
So she really did just forget about it...
"I figured that you'd come back here sooner or later, so I just waited in town until you showed up."
"So did Mom send any money?"
"No..." He rubs the back of his head sheepishly. "She spent most of her cash on getting to Hoenn, so it's just the two of us, now."
Sigh. You drop your face into your palms. "Great. So it's just a dropout and a cat."
He grins. "Hey, I'm not just a cat, okay?"
"..."
"I mean, beyond the obvious. I happen to still know some people from the ROCKET group, and I managed to pull some strings."
"Oh?" You look up again. "Did you manage to get the debt waived?"
"I don't have that much pull anymore." He shakes his head. Taking out a document from... somewhere, he continues. "But at least I managed to get the interest reduced to a more reasonable 6% per annum."
You take the document. It's printed with the same letterhead and in the same style as your copy of the contract. But more importantly, it's an original copy. "And that means..."
"That the interest is ₽2,400,000 every year instead of ₽600,000 every month. That will give us more time to work our capital and get a return on it."
"Wow. You're more capable thank you look."
"Thanks--Wait, hey!"
"That's still quite a lot, though..."
"Don't worry." He grins, patting his chest. "I was the one who helped your parents get to where they were, you know? You won't find a better partner than me."
Whoever said that you were making him your partner..?
"I'll help you clean up the barn and the gym tomorrow, and then we can get our first Pokémon."
But then again, he's offering free labour.
"Yeah, okay, why not?"
"Awesome! We're gonna be great together."
"Let's work hard, Mr. Inuyama."
"Eh?" He smacks you in the arm, shaking his head. Pointing to himself, he grins. "Don't call me that! Call me, 'Bro'."
"....."
"....."
"Let's work hard, Bro."
"Attagirl!" He laughs. "See you tomorrow, Jean."
What did you just get yourself into..?
︵︵︵◓
The next day, you wake up to find the barn and the gym already in order.
AREA UNLOCKED : Barn (4 squares)
AREA UNLOCKED : Gym (6 squares)
The barn is a small one, consisting of just two medium-sized stalls and some storage space. You've seen even Pokémon like Blastoise and Charizard fit in these, so they should be enough to serve you for quite a while.
Pokémon like Venusaur or Pidgeot would need a large-sized stall, though, and on the off chance you wanted to get something like an Onix or Gyarados... those will definitely need a huge-sized stall.
FACILITY UNLOCKED : Pokémon Stall 1 (Medium)
FACILITY UNLOCKED : Pokémon Stall 2 (Medium)
The gym, on the other hand, is just a trio of training equipment sitting out in the open. They're built to be sturdy, so that's not really a problem.
The sandbag is obviously used to train physical strength, while the set of targets and rocks are supposed to train a Pokémon's reflexes and coordination.
FACILITY UNLOCKED : Sandbag (Lv. 2 POW Machine)
FACILITY UNLOCKED : Target (Lv. 2 SPD Machine)
The weird looking glass tube growing out of the metal base is... something else. You've seen Mom use it to train her POISON-type Pokémon, though, so at least you know what it's for.
FACILITY UNLOCKED : Tube (Lv. 3 POISON Machine)
Other than that, there's about 200m2 of empty land, and just... forest beyond that. You know that the estate is about half an acre, so you suppose that's about 1,600m2 of land you could eventually use. If you found a way to clear it. And to deal with any Wild Pokémon you find in there.
AREA UNLOCKED : Clearing (20 squares)
AREA UNLOCKED : Forest (160 squares)
︵︵︵◓
"So do you know where I can buy a good Starter Pokémon?"
"..."
"Hey?"
"..."
"...Bro."
"Yeah, Jean?" He turns to you, grinning with satisfaction.
Sigh. "Where are we going to get a Pokémon, Bro?"
"I actually already checked the breeders today. These four are the best ones that I could find."
[x] Pidgey ♀ (1 month old. ₽18,000)
[x] Nidoran ♂ (2 months old. ₽24,000)
[x] Mankey ♂ (2 months old. ₽30,000)
[x] Gastly ⚥ (1 week old. ₽40,000)
"What about the catchers?"
He shakes his head. "Not a good idea for a Starter Pokémon."
That makes sense, so you quietly agree with a nod.
"There's also a black market where you can get a random Pokémon for ₽10,000 or so, actually. Most people keep trying until they get one that they like, and release all the others." He taps a gloved finger on his chin. "But same thing as buying a Pokémon from the catchers: you'll want to have a trained Pokémon of your own on-hand to help discipline it."
"What if I want something more specific?"
"We can look for it." He nods. "But it might be a bit older, a bit more expensive, or need more training compared to the ones I already picked out for you."
[x] Look for something more specific.
→ [x] What do you look for? Be as specific as you want.
[x] Try the black market.
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EternalObserver
eYe Gaze baCk
- Location
- The Void
[X] Gastly ⚥ (1 week old. ₽40,000)
I'm joining in the ghost train as well
I'm joining in the ghost train as well
Archeo Lumiere
The Prince's Archivist
- Location
- Lumiose City, Kalos
- Pronouns
- He/Him/They/Them
[X] Gastly ⚥ (1 week old. ₽40,000)
Dolly Fail Fail
Boss Leader
- Location
- Within dreams and memories
God mom must feel like absolute shit right now. Imagine leaving your daughter alone so that she wouldn't have to drop out while you're out of the country, but in the process you wind up forcing her to drop out in order to deal with the ₽40 million debt you left in her lap.
also yeah ghost
[X] Gastly ⚥ (1 week old. ₽40,000)
also yeah ghost
[X] Gastly ⚥ (1 week old. ₽40,000)
- Location
- United States
[X] Gastly ⚥ (1 week old. ₽40,000)
wdango
Storyteller
- Location
- Bali, Indonesia
You'll have an opportunity for a second one soon. Good idea to stick with one for the tutorial lol.
Yeah, for sure.
- Location
- California
[X] Gastly ⚥ (1 week old. ₽40,000)
- Location
- Earth
[X] Gastly ⚥ (1 week old. ₽40,000)