The New Normal – 10-16 – Interlude – Cynthia
Cynthia stood with her arms crossed as she stared stoically at the two titans of battle in action. She watched each blow with a critical look, trying to scorch the memory of the power behind each attack into h...
2024-07-17 11:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 10-16 – A Clash of Kings
With the meeting wrapped up, Wallace subsequently made an announcement to the public regarding the change in plan, declaring that the upcoming battle of Champions would be a 2v5 and that there would be a duel between Lance and I...
2024-07-15 11:00:15 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 10-15 – The Other Battles
Unfortunately, my celebrations with Roxanne about our mutual victory was interrupted by the sounds of children sniffling as Agatha and the twins approached us.
The twins were ‘unhappy’ about their defeat.
“…...
2024-07-12 11:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – OMAKE – Ingame Snippet – Tri-Regional Tournament
[New FREE DLC: THE TRI-REGIONAL TOURNAMENT, HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE GAME! FIRST PLAYTHROUGH AND THOUGHTS!] by Earlier Access
So I know there were a few players complaining about the...
2024-07-10 11:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 10-14 – Ghostly Finale
Our planning almost went deep into the night, but we eventually called it quits so that we and our Pokémon could get a good night’s sleep before the upcoming battle. We were going to need it.
Besides, there was nothing mo...
2024-07-08 11:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 10-13 – To the Finals
Browsing through the Pokenet a few hours after our match made me realize that we had gotten on a few headlines for making it into the Final Rounds. Like I had hoped, Roxanne got her share of the spotlight, even if that spotlight wa...
2024-07-05 11:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 10-12 – Interlude – The Losers
(Sidney POV)
“…Are you feeling any better, Brock?” He spoke softly to his partner, making sure that his voice remained calm and gentle. The young lad hadn’t taken the loss very well, which was only...
2024-07-03 11:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 10-12 – The Second Battle
Blaine had offered us to join him for a dinner, but Volkner and I both declined as we wanted to return to our respective partners as soon as possible. So with that ‘distraction’ over, Roxanne and I were able to spend whatev...
2024-07-01 11:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 10-11 – Overthrow
Time quickly flew by when we were having fun. And the evening rays of light told us that we had been playing around for long enough.
Our stomachs also alerted us to the fact that we were actually pretty hungry. So despite the two...
2024-06-28 11:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 10-10 – Interlude – Archer
The terrorists were on the move.
Just like his boss had predicted, the criminals thought that they were safe – that the whole world’s attention would be focused on the Tournament, and that the security measures wou...
2024-06-26 11:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 10-10 – The Beach Episode
Winning against Will meant that we had successfully managed to clear through the first round of the Tournament. And since we were one of the earlier fights to take place, it meant that we had some time off before our next battl...
2024-06-24 11:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 10-9 – The First Match
As soon as the announcements were over and we were allowed to leave the arena, Roxanne and I broke off from the rest of the group to get some more training in.
I was happy to see her determination. It was clear that she was ...
2024-06-21 11:00:16 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 10-8 – Interlude – Live Reactions
[LIVE: OFFICIAL BROADCAST FOR THE TRI-REGIONAL TOURNAMENT!]
FutureAce : When are they all coming out? I feel like I’ve been staring at an empty arena for hours now.
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The New Normal – 10-8 – The Gathering
We fully threw ourselves into training for as long as possible, until we realized that we couldn’t train for any longer or else we’d be very late for the photoshoot. There was a difference between being fashionably late and just...
2024-06-17 11:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 10-7 – Pre-Tournament
Time flew when you were having fun, and there were few things as fun and as exciting as preparing for a Tournament that would have the entire world watching and cheering. During that time, my sister finally deigned to visit home, w...
2024-06-14 11:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 10-6 – Interlude – Drake
Drake fiddled with his phone for a while before he finally managed to dial up the Waterflower sisters’ correct number.
He had no idea why all these newfangled phones were all determined to make their buttons even small...
2024-06-12 11:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 10-6 – Partnering up
As was to be expected, the announcement for the Tri-Regional Tournament dominated the headlines. It was the first large scale event that would involve all of the known regions, and every Gym Leader and Elite Four was allowed to part...
2024-06-10 11:00:12 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 10-5 – A New Stage
(Cynthia POV)
It was time. Her battle against ex-Champion Hayato had finally come.
She wasn’t nervous, far from it. She couldn’t be, not when she was here to make a statement – to remind the traditionalists ...
2024-06-07 11:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 10-4 – Interlude – Proton
Idling around did not suit a man like himself.
Proton had initially thought that they could have made use of the current political instability of Sinnoh to start getting things done, but he was unanimously shot...
2024-06-05 11:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 10-4 – A Frosty(?) Reunion
I was reluctant to go see Pryce, as all I anticipated was getting a major headache from our conversation. But there was no real good reason to put it off, and so I eventually decided that pushing forwards my plan was worth any...
2024-06-03 11:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 10-3 – Plans and Preparations
As I laid down on my bed the previous night, I had come to startling realisation – and it was something that, in hindsight, I couldn’t believe I had overlooked.
The Tri-Regional Tournament that Wallace was setting...
2024-05-31 11:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 10-2 – Interlude – Volkner
Despite being on the backfoot, he could feel his heart pumping in excitement as he stared down the newest Champion of Sinnoh.
Flint was always generous with his praises, so he had his doubts about how strong Cynthia tr...
2024-05-29 11:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 10-2 – The New Elites
“Did you really call me here because you wanted to have someone to spar against?” Karen asked jokingly as we walked to the training fields, “Surely with all the people you know you could have called someone else to fight agai...
2024-05-27 11:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 10-1 – A New Tournament
Turns out that just because Cynthia wasn’t going to ‘officially’ style herself as Champion of Sinnoh until the Open Challenges were done doesn’t mean that she couldn’t get a head-start in pushing through the policies sh...
2024-05-24 11:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 9-18 – Interlude – Cynthia
Cynthia let out a tired breath as she finally managed to escape from the crowds of reporters and well-wishers. They had been hounding after her after she made her open challenge. While she usually would have the patience to ...
2024-05-22 09:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 9-18 – INTERLUDE – Pokenet Reactions
[THE CHAOTIC RELEASE OF THE POKÉMON STORAGE SYSTEM! WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR THE WORLD AT LARGE?!] by The Indigo Post
[A picture of a PC in a Pokémon Center with the PSS installed]
Often times, the relea...
2024-05-20 10:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 9-17 – The New Champion
(Cynthia POV)
She stared Lucian down, ignoring the roar of the audience around her. She had a one Pokémon lead on him, leading the match 4-3.
Her team had taken down his Mr. Mime, Medicham, Espeon, and Bronz...
2024-05-17 06:20:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 9-16 – Interlude – Whitney
“…And this is the cafeteria where you’re free to eat whenever you want, but try to keep it to the lunch break.” Samson said to her as he showed her around the Saffron Gym. The fact that they had an all-you-can eat ca...
2024-05-15 10:09:29 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 9-16 – Back to Business
I had hoped that my stress-free vacation would be able to last a bit longer than it did. However, duty called, and when Giovanni rang you up saying that he had news from Archer, that warranted enough importance for me to resume m...
2024-05-13 06:20:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe New Normal – 9-15 – A Much Needed Rest
The bright rays of sunlight shined onto my blearily eyes, forcing consciousness back into my body. Stifling out a yawn, I pulled off the covers and dragged myself off the bed, blinking the last vestiges of sleepiness from my ey...
2024-05-10 06:20:01 +0000 UTC View Post