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[mischiefbreeder]

[It was still early in the morning. Way too early, as far as Gold was concerned. Green saw fit to wake him from his slumber to prep for a camping trip. Seems like Green thinks it's a good idea to get away from the village and go on a camping trip for a while. At least until things blow over.

...Granted, Gold didn't think it was a bad idea at all, early awakening aside. He spent a lot of the early morning with his Senior, scoping out a proper spot and setting up tents, but there was another reason Green had chosen to work with Gold specifically, and it wasn't just because they both had fire Pokémon as their starters.

Gold had been functioning as the de facto leader of the Pokémon trainers in Luceti, having been there the longest and knowing the most about the world, he was tasked with getting everyone gathered up so they could go go go.]

[Filtered to all Pokémon trainers in Luceti, including those from the alternate worlds, as well as Masaomi, Hiccup, Shiemi, and Chien. Oh, and Frey and his sister too, because housemates]

So you guys all saw that announcement, right? I know you did, Silver. [He saw that note, boy. |8] About all the outsiders comin' into Luceti for a little vacation. [If you could call that a vacation.] Anyway, it's gonna get real cramped here real fast, so Senior Green thinks it's a good idea to get away from the village for a bit. 'Least until all this blows over!

So, we're gonna go camping! We've got a sweet spot scoped out at the southern lake and tents already pitched, so pack up and head out! Make sure to bring your valuables with you, too, at least if you wanna make sure you still have 'em when you come back!

[And there ends that message.]

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[Following that announcement, before Gold heads back to the campsite himself, Gold might be found in the shops, gathering supplies for this trip, when he notices something odd about the whole thing.]
Say, is it just me, or is there less stuff in the shops than usual?

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[filtereddddd]

[tsuntrader]

[Damn right he did.]

You should've picked something in the mountains. [But fine, fine, he's heading over to the lake anyway.]

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[mischiefbreeder]

Senior Green picked the spot, dude. Besides, the lake has way more to offer for survival.

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[markofthebrave]

[Gold might run into more than one difficulty at the grocery store. Katara, Pepper, and Richard Sharpe have already started working on rations. And when Katara sees him going in looking like he's just about to start shopping, she has a question for him.]

What are you doing?

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[handing]

Excuse me.

[Pepper speaks up at almost the same time as Katara. It's got her almost in a state of disbelief, that someone is about to go shopping considering the situation they're in.

She nods toward Katara, then focuses on Gold.] What she said.

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[tsunsandsteals]

Eh, why not? But I'm challenging all of you to battles, got it? And I'm going to win.

[He'll have to make sure someone's there to babysit his too-trusting housemate, though.]

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[mischiefbreeder]

Really? In these dire times, a battle's all you can think of?

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[cooltrainer]

Don't waste your energy. We're experiencing a severe power cap, and we don't know if something more severe is going to happen.

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[contestconqueror]

[What.. is.. why- You're not his senior at all, are you? But you look the same...]

... I'll have to decline that challenge, so you win by default. I'm not a much of a trainer, you see. I'm a Pokemon Coordinator. [Regardless of who you are, he's nipping this in the bud right now.]

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[dragoneer]

You're just going to...go?

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[mischiefbreeder]

It's gonna be too crowded here, so yeah.

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[cooltrainer]

We're only a couple hour walk away, and most of us can get there swiftly in an emergency.

[You saw Charizard, dude.]

We're letting up on space, rations, and resources. We have the ability to remove ourselves because of our experience, so that is what we're doing. We're inviting you to do the same - if you can't rough it in the wild, we'll help you. That's why we've set up a central spot to camp out, so that we can rely on each other instead of trying to last by ourselves or being dependent on a dwindling resource.

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[generalflirt]

Yeaaaah, pass. Call me crazy, because I'm skill-less for this, but I'm not going to run from this sort of situation. If that's your call, then by all means.

[Basically, to throw his lot in with whatever Shikamaru decides until he formulates his own plan]

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[mischiefbreeder]

That's your call, dude, they need hands here to help out, after all. But us? We'll be in the way. There's over 50 of us if you count our Pokémon, so we're takin' up space and resources. No matter how you slice it, that's a huge chunk of the population here.

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[cooltrainer]

Calm down, we're setting up only a couple hours away, if you're walking. We're moving out of the way so that we aren't taking up space or rations, especially with our Pokémon. We have experience in "roughing it", it is best leave the rations to those who don't have that experience.

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[oftheland]

Camping, huh? That sounds like it could be pretty fun. I'll tentatively consider it.

[...because really, it could get pretty awkward...]

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[mischiefbreeder]

[He sees Green addressing some of the responders on here, so he adds an extra filter to this particular conversation, because this is a family matter. Or at least he's gonna make it one.]

Come oooon. You're gonna let a golden opportunity like this pass you by?

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[justicereigns]

Probably just more people grabbing what's useful.

How low are they?

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[mischiefbreeder]

It's not alarmingly low, but considering the stores always seem to be well-stocked? It's pretty weird to suddenly see some shelves bare.

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[contestconqueror]

We're going camping to avoid this? [whinnnnneee.]

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[tsuntrader]

[Ruby, stop whining. They're not dealing with whining on this trip, and you're definitely coming with them.]

Think of it this way. You can use it as an opportunity to teach us about contests. [...Silver no]

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[kickingcatcher]

Be safe, everyone. I'd go with you, but... well, there might be kids here that don't have anyone to look after them. I want to stay and help them in case they can't. [You understand, Gold, right?]

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[mischiefbreeder]

...Yeah, I gotcha. You gotta stay and do what you can, right? You be careful, okay?

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[de_bel_survivor]

Most likely people grabbing what they need for what's coming.

[He went there earlier to stock up. He can survive on rations, but Kouki got a pet to feed.]

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[mischiefbreeder]

It's just weird. I've never seen the stores look this empty.

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[happyends]

.. Um.. with 'less', do you mean just a little less or a lot? [ madoka is a natural worrywart, okay, this only causes her to worry!! hence why she sounds a little nervous already.. ]

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[mischiefbreeder]

Well, it's not quite a "lot", but it's more than a "little".

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[cilantro]

Oh? [Normally he'd probably have something really gay extravagant to say but considering the current situation, he should probably be a little more serious for now and make sure they'd be prepared if they're planning to leave. If he's noticed that he's sort of been invited too for this, he doesn't show it yet.]

How many people are you expecting for your camping trip? Do you think you'll have enough tents and supplies for everyone?

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[mischiefbreeder]

We've got tents, and I'm working on the supplies. As for people... I dunno, probably a dozen or so? There's a fair few of us Pokémon trainers here, y'know!

[Pokéfilter]

[infinitefrown]

[Ingo's response is a little slow in coming, but when he does there's a younger boy in a raggedy green uniform behind him looking a little apprehensive.]

Sounds like a sensible plan of action. I'd be happy to accompany you-- however, one of my employees arrived from the Kin'cora station. [He makes a gesture to the boy.] Would it be acceptable to allow him along as well?

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[mischiefbreeder]

[Well, Gold and Green hadn't exactly planned on taking outsiders along with them, but...

...He is a friend of Ingo's. So it couldn't be that bad.]

I guess so, but you're in charge of him.

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[falenandawn]

Sorry Gold. I'm going to be staying behind too. [He wouldn't feel right, leaving and not offering some sort of help to these people.]

Be careful, alright?

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[mischiefbreeder]

[Gold can't say he's surprised at all, really. Frey's just that sort of guy.]

Hey, who do you think you're talkin' to?

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[moehealer]

Ohh.. That sounds like a good idea. Do we have enough supplies though..?

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[mischiefbreeder]

Yeah, me and Senior Green are all over it!

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[shamelessness]

Th-thank you for inviting me! B-but I think I'll stay.

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[mischiefbreeder]

Oh, that so, huh? Silver'll be disappointed, I bet.