The New Normal – 4-16 – Interlude – Lorelei
To say that announcing her challenge to Walker for his position in the Elite Four was poorly received would be an understatement.
She knew that her reputation was poor, but she didn’t realize just how tarnished it wa...
2023-08-02 12:39:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 4-16 – INTERLUDE: WHITNEY
“Use Rollout, Miltank! Win this for me!” She yelled out. Her Miltank mooed and obeyed as she dodged under a swipe of Tyrant’s arms and crashed into him with her Rollout.
“Transition it into a Brick Br...
2023-07-31 14:20:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 4-15 – Political Kindergarten
I awoke early the next morning as I quickly made my way to the Indigo Plateau on Port to attend the rushed committee meeting; I didn’t even have time to test out my new Porygon2, which I apologized to Pixel profusely for....
2023-07-28 12:55:24 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 4-14 – Interlude – Giovanni
As he teleported away from John’s house, Giovanni’s mind was unable to focus on the politics that they discussed. John likely noticed that he had been fairly distracted during their talks on politics but was polite to n...
2023-07-26 13:54:43 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 4-14 – An Upgrade
Ultimately, after a back-and-forth discussion between myself and Giovanni, we both decided on a potential course of action. With my limited influence in the committee, we both understood that I would not be the deciding vote here. Inst...
2023-07-24 14:24:29 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 4-13 – A Lunch Date?
I arrived home after the match and found my parents were already eating dinner. Seeing that they had cooked a little extra, I joined them since I was still feeling a bit hungry. They had been watching the match on the TV, and they w...
2023-07-21 13:08:38 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 4-12 – Interlude – Pokenet Reactions
[LANCE WINS! WE HAVE A NEW INDIGO CHAMPION!] By the Indigo Post
In a stunning match between now ex-Champion Pryce and Lance, Lance came out on top and secured his new title as Champion with a convincing 6-3 w...
2023-07-19 12:48:24 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 4-12 – A New Champion
I watched as Lance posed proudly as the announcer finally declared his victory. His expression was one of proud triumph, but there was still a hint of arrogance in there as if he thought that his victory was an inevitability.
The New Normal – 4-11 – A Fight to the Finish
“ANND WITH THE ARENA FULLY REPAIRED, WE CAN GET BACK TO THE BATTLE!” The announcer declared to the sounds of cheers from the audience. “TRAINERS, ARE YOU READY?!”
Both trainers nodded. “BEGIN!”
“Dra...
2023-07-13 14:28:14 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 4-10 – Burn them all
We didn’t have to wait long before Lance sent out his next monster.
“Charizard, it’s your turn.”
Lance’s Charizard emerged from its Pokéball with a terrifying roar, sending out a huge plume of searing flames t...
2023-07-10 14:37:55 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 4-9 - The Showdown
I sat down in the VIP viewing room for the Elite Four, overseeing the upcoming match between Lance and Pryce. Agatha sat down on my right, accompanied by Karen, who Agatha had invited into the normally exclusive room; the security guard...
2023-07-07 13:08:21 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – OMAKE – The Hero
As the young man finished placing his saddle onto his Dragonite, he turned to look over the cliff. In the distance, a large tribal city was located just below, as if it was being protected by a nest of cliffs and mountains. This seeming...
2023-07-05 12:54:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 4-8 - INTERLUDE – Whitney
Whitney finally arrived from Pewter City after she practically sprinted from her home, only to despair as she witnessed just how long the queue was to reserve a match for the Gym Battle. She cursed inwardly; John had warned her...
2023-07-03 14:26:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 4-7 – A New Journey
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the charity match against Giovanni was very well received by both the public and by the other leaders of Indigo. I was obviously very pleased by the outcome of the match, both with the victory and with the pos...
2023-06-30 13:12:20 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – OMAKE – Ingame Conversation Snippets v2
When speaking to John at Seafoam Island:
[“Blaine is an…impressive Gym Leader. I mean, what kind of guy watches his life’s work and Gym get destroyed by a volcano, and relocates everything to ...
2023-06-28 12:50:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 4-6 – Interlude – Shelly
Despite the hints that John gave her that he was working on a scientific experiment regarding Pokémon eggs, Shelly was still taken aback at WHAT John had truly been working on. The idea that there were still hidden, undiscove...
2023-06-28 12:48:46 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 4-6 – INTERLUDE – POKENET REACTIONS
[GYM LEADER GIOVANNI OF VIRIDIAN CITY ANNOUNCES UPCOMING CHARITY SHOW MATCH AGAINST ELITE JOHN! ALL DONATIONS WILL GO TO THOSE INJURED AT OLIVINE AND THE REBUILDING OF THE PORT!] by The Indigo Post
Just moment...
2023-06-26 14:15:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 4-5 – Playing for the Crowd
Karen was expectedly very excited to hear about D-Zigzagoon’s successful hatching, and eagerly came over the next day to check up on him. As soon as she laid eyes on Ornstein, she immediately wanted one of her own. I promis...
2023-06-23 14:31:36 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 4-4 – Interlude – Lorelei
Training to defeat a member of the Elite Four was much easier said than done. Especially when there was no one around to support you while you did so.
For the past week or so, her life has been an exhausting balance bet...
2023-06-21 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – OMAKE – Ingame Conversation Snippets
First time meeting, with John standing outside of a Pokéshop in Cerulean.
[“…Hey kiddo. Do you need some help beating the Gym Leader? Well, you can buy some of the Smith family Moomoo milk. They...
2023-06-19 14:28:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 4-4 – A New Member
If there was anything good that I could say came out of Lance’s challenge towards Pryce for the position of Champion, it is that us Elite Four members were basically on vacation until the whole thing blows over. Pryce didn’t even ...
2023-06-19 14:27:14 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – OMAKE – Pokemon Gamer POV
Eric was an 18-year-old university student who had recently bought the new Pokémon game. Normally, he would consider himself too old to play games like this, but out of nostalgia and procrastination to avoid doing any more uni...
2023-06-16 13:30:26 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 4-3 – Training and Preparations
“A show match? Between the two of us?” I repeated curiously to Giovanni.
“Yes, what do you think? I believe that it would be a great way to generate some more goodwill from the public, both towards us and towa...
2023-06-16 13:29:29 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 4-2 – Interlude – Mrs Smith
With John out again dealing with who knows what, and Whitney in the fields preparing for her journey, Angela was alone in the living room with her husband, Jack, discussing business.
They had scoured through the numbe...
2023-06-14 13:08:17 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 4-2 – Progress
I flew home after that conversation with Agatha. I did ask Karen if she wanted to accompany me so that we could get started on training immediately, but Karen had something to discuss with Agatha and wasn’t available. I accepted that an...
2023-06-12 14:35:59 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 4-1 – Interlude – Pryce & Lance
Pryce sat alone in his office, staring blankly as the news droned on about Lance’s upcoming challenge against him, of all things. He didn’t understand where Lance had received all of his ill-found confidence to ...
2023-06-09 13:17:49 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 4-1 – The Road to Champion
“I can’t believe that they’re still discussing the attack at Olivine, haven’t we caught all the stragglers anyways?” My mom spoke up at the lunch table as we all gathered to eat, “It’s already been a week and a h...
2023-06-07 12:57:35 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 3-13 – INTERLUDE: Pokenet Reactions
[TEAM ROCKET STRIKES AGAIN IN THE WORST ATTACK TO EVER HAPPEN TO INDIGO! MANY INJURED IN TERRIBLE ATTACK IN OLIVINE CITY! MANY TEAM ROCKET MEMBERS ESCAPED TO HOENN!] by The Indigo Post
[Collated pictures from th...
2023-06-05 14:53:41 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 3-12 – Interlude: Proton
Proton entered the facility’s basement, which was surprisingly well-lit for a so-called ‘secret’ facility, with an unusually thoughtful expression on his face. He knew that he wasn’t one for circumspection, but even a se...
2023-06-02 12:55:43 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 3-11 – Interlude – Karen
They had barely managed to save the port of Olivine, though it was undoubtedly in need of repair. Despite their best efforts to stop the plans of Team Rocket, having hundreds of Pokémon on a rampage is always a recipe for dis...
2023-05-31 13:22:50 +0000 UTC View Post