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"Seriously?"

Shock. It frosts over his voice, in the pale shade of his skin; but his eyes are darkened, wet, terrified in the disbelief that keeps them wide open. No tears, but he sees the reality that's been decided for him from this. Because of all these idiots, these morons who couldn't think for a second, all because—

"—Because I wanted you to damn well think about who could've done it? I had an alibi, witnesses— I wasn't the fucking moron who wanted a kid to pull out a DNA kit out of his ass! Who talked about fucking checking for poison! I was getting you to look at the people around you and what they said and didn’t!"

Didn't they see it? Why couldn't they see it? Why, why was it happening like this—he wasn't going to vote so flippantly. Is this really what it took? Just— Just—

There's a tremble in his body. Small, tepid; it unnerves the core of him, his insides. Fists squeezed, he's been trying to hold it back— 

but there's no holding anything back now. His pokémon are already being sent back to his grandfather. To his sister. His family.

His family—everyone he wouldn’t see again.

"Fuck you all," is all he has left to say, a silence falling over him afterwards.

A silence too late for him.

[npplots]

Finally, winter time has arrived, your favourite time of the year! A fresh blanket of pure white snow has covered the ground outside, your cocoa is just the right temperature in your hands, and you can’t wipe that giant smile off your face. Oh, the only thing that would make this perfect is if you were out there making snowmen with all your favourite pokémon! If only wishes came true, huh?

—W-wait, what? How did you get outside? Is that a hundred goomy!? 

What’s going on!?

RP PROMPT EVENT:

How It Works:

This is a wish event. Meaning: anything your character wishes can come true! Absolutely everything. Well, nearly everything. You wish you had a cup of tea? Done! You wish you were at home right now? Done! You wish you were on a beach in Hoenn right now? Done! 

That doesn’t mean your wish will be exactly as you wanted it... Did you wish for a cup with that or, or is your tea in the shape of a cup? You can’t hold tea! What if you ended up at the wrong home? Speaking of home, how are you going to get home from that beach surrounded by nothing but ocean!?

Get creative with your wishes. Wishes are great, but do you know that wanting is a form of wishing? Idolising, becoming angered—sometimes, you can want things a certain way, and that temporary emotion usually doesn’t cause harm... but here, you just made that fleeting desire come true. What if it wasn’t a very pretty wish?

There will be certain restrictions to what’s achievable with a wish. However, think of what could happen to your character instead. They wish with all their heart that they could change the past. Do they get the opportunity to change the past in their dreams? Maybe they ended up somewhere important, that moment they wish they could change—and they’re not the only one who’s appeared there either. An old friend has too.

Or did they—I can’t believe I’m suggesting this!—wish someone dead? Goodness, no, absolutely not! But maybe instead, that person can feel your character’s emotions: Their anger, their hurt. After all, sometimes, you just want someone to pay for what they did to you. And perhaps...your wish-granting powers would rather find a way to get you two to stick together permanently for 24 hours?

Literally. 

How well the wish works or doesn’t work is entirely up to you. Wish too flimsy because you expect a wish to work, and the wish will be lazily granted as well. Also, world domination is a pretty vague wish... did you mean, make a globe of the world your new seat? You silly!

Sometimes, wishes don’t come true, even during a wish event... but it’s more likely to happen than ever.

Surely nothing can go wrong. Right?

The Rules:

The event starts today, 1st December, and ends at on the 31st December! or whatever u mods want, idc

Wish restrictions are as follows: Death? Changing the past?

If a character wishes death on another, feel free to make them stuck to one another (linked at the arms by a mysterious red chain). Seriously. You’re welcome, future loving couples.

Remember, the ban against capturing legendaries is still in effect—unless you want to make a plot out of it, then please contact the mods. However, legendaries—and most common pokémon—aren’t going to be happy about being whisked away from what they were doing! And you can’t wish them to obey you.

What we’re saying is, don’t expect not to annoy Lugia or Mewtwo.

THE PROMPTS:

Remember, these are not the only activities you can do for the event, but just ideas for you to use for threads! Plot to your heart’s content.

All Snowed In!: You were just out and about, minding your own business when suddenly—what?! The snow is flooding it down! You manage to retreat into a nearby building with another, but the problem is... how do you get out? Why can’t you wish yourself out?! Will fire work? Not exactly... someone wants this snow more than you want out! But if you work together, maybe you can wish a way out of this mess! Maybe.

Artistic Ice!:** Or some kind of ‘creative’ activity. The more arty types are excited at the abilities these wishes/feelings can cause to happen, and there’s a grand prize to whoever can team up with another person to make the best ice sculpture that no human or pokemon hands could ever create! It’s a lot of money, too. Especially if you can stop any wish or pokemon from melting it!! Should it be ice sculpture, or something else?

Wistful Heart: Have you ever just wished you were...somewhere else in the world? Just in a moment, you heart yearned—and in the next, congratulations, wish fulfilled: You’re in another region! Whether it’s a city, someone’s house, in the utter wild, you’re there. Do you have your pokemon with you? Well, you’re not entirely alone… there’s another unfortunate person, too.

Talk:** Do we actually want to give people the option to talk to their pokemon this early or let players think it up themselves…. I kinda like the idea regardless of doing it again in the future, since pokemon universe makes it a meaningful thing than your dog suddenly speaking to you (i already know what they say, they say ‘love me’), and having it as its own event later on is just a low-key, chill thing. We’ll have new members by the time we use it again, so!

A Mile In My Shoes: Wouldn’t it be easier to not be you for the day? You weren’t even serious with the thought, you just hate that you burnt your pasta for the fifth time, or you were just looking at someone, thinking about someone, with admiration or contempt-- and now, you ARE someone them! Lucky you! What, that wasn’t what your heart desired?

Listen to me!: Wouldn’t life be easier if people just, you know… understood you? Well now they can, with this simple and easy to use wish: They can hear everything you think, in their head! Turn it off, you say? Oh… that’s not how you active the ‘off wish’ switch.

Surprise Attack: Lapras are so rare along the coasts of Kanto! ...but not anymore, with your heart wishing for one! But maybe a singular one didn’t appear, or maybe one it wasn’t a Lapras—what if it was a group of dragonite? Tyranitars? Rampaging in my city? It’s more likely than you think.

Legendary Anger: And then, of course somebody wished this: There’s the time where legendaries are brought suddenly where they weren’t just. But I would be careful if you wish so so so hard for that being to appear. Your wish may come true, but Groudon or Mewtwo aren’t going to be very happy about this situation… you may just be in for a fight than a friend hug!

Phew! We hope these give you guys some ideas of what you can do during the event. The world is your cloyster (or did you turn it into a vaniulluxe? mmm, ice cream), and what’s important to consider when you make wishes work or not, is this question: How will my character be affected once this event is over?

Because this is a canon event, and so whatever happens this month will have had happened for your character! Unless you want to keep it strictly AU for yourself, then please discuss that with your partner. But everything that happens this month will have a point to it, we promise. Yes, even the handcuffed enemies. Yes, even the temporary body swap.

“But how can such bizarre events seriously take place?” I pretend you ask. And I answer, look around you—is this so unbelievable, in the world of pokémon? I bet there’s a few pokémon that can do something like this. Hmmm...!

Please feel free to leave any questions in the discord sever in the #Event channel, or to send a message (to the mods?). If this inspires your character to take this opportunity to cause some mischief later on that may have a larger affect on the world, please let us know, and we can see how we can help! (i mean, i will.i’m down for help players plan that if possible, but i doubt you’ll get many or any requests for this SHRUG)

I wish you a happy December, National Park! ;) Ho ho ho ho!