I'll be there when the world stops turning

[these_balls]

ACT I:
Around the stroke of noon on Sunday, something causes a disturbance at our venue’s reception hall. It’s fairly quiet, as disturbances go, but it does involve a lot of growling. Wild Pokémon haven’t been turning up inside, so what could it…?

Well. It could be that.

Arceus stands in the entrance to your temporary lunar abode, looking...kind of amused, actually. Something dark is trying to huddle behind it, hissing first in the struggle to get to the door, and second at itself, uncomfortable with the attention. Arceus waits it out with the patience of the Dalai Llamagod.

Eventually, the reluctant shadow steps out to be seen. Well, hello, kitty.

It’s like the sky outside, for anyone who’s spent any time looking out that wide dome in the ballroom. Its fur is inky black, absorbing light but somehow hosting it: billions of tiny, glowing sparks lie scattered across the Pokémon’s body, yellows and reds and blues and whites, faint pink-green nebulae shimmering under its skin. Its eyes glow like stars themselves, shifting from yellow to a more sedate rose.

It flicks one of six ears uncertainly, looks back at Arceus, then sighs and plops its butt down, staring at the trainers before it. Its mouth and pawpads glow, too, as if inside all is starfire hidden in the vastness of space.

...Hi.

Its tail is so. Fluffy.

...Have you been having a good time?

Holy smokes guys it looks like your host is a brand-spanking new Legendary.

[Both Arceus and Route’s new game-specific Legendary are available to chat! Talk to Arceus here and New Guy here.]

ACT II:
Anyone visiting the Holodeck after noon on Sunday will find that, if no one else has been using it, its default selection is not the familiar yellow-gridded room but a scene of Kanto and Johto being remade from the ground up. Hidden glitch damage is restored as new, flowers dissolve and then bud and open again, brighter; even water seems a little more wet, now, as if the years have been lifted from the very material of the world.

People might catch sight of their houses or businesses being remade, too, exactly as they left them. Any Pokémon left behind sleep through it, safe, untouched.

It might be disturbing to watch at first, but it’s calming, too: The grass grows back soft and green, and who knows what new discoveries will be made in its tallest blades…

ACT III:
Seven forty-five P.M. Several of the wild Carbink, Elgyem, and members of the Clefairy line have been darting excitedly to and fro, whispering to each other and then sneaking off with barely-restrained glee.

At exactly eight, the first crystal rockets into the sky, and then bursts into fragments of pink, glittering light that drift slowly back down. Then another, and another: blue, violet, yellow, your favorite brilliant color or many at once, a small green star inside an orange sun, a cerulean flare. These are the moon Pokémon’s answer to fireworks, and they’re as quiet as they are beautiful. The moon’s reflected light refracts off of the falling shards in entrancing, magical ways, and the music plays on.

The light show goes on for half an hour, finishing with a glorious cascade of rainbow bursts.

Enjoy, everyone. Make this a night to remember forever.





[[Starting with what is undoubtedly the most important information in this section: Y’all get to name the cat. I mean legendary. I mean Mewssingno. Just leave a suggestion in the comment below any time before 11:59 P.M. Saturday, June 4th and we’ll put it to a vote starting Monday, June 6th.

Anyway, that concludes the final reveal of our Promageddon and our lead-in to the New Game. Thanks a ton to Alex for putting such a fabulous blowout together, and to her, Sunny, Steven, and Aren for all the rest of our events this month, the CRAPLOAD of work that’s gone and is still going into our move to Victory Road, and the combined years of love that have gone into making Route the wonderful, thriving playground that it is. You’ve all been a treat to work with and learn from, and I hope to continue the tradition of this game sporting super sweet mods over in Season 2!

Thanks also to Luc for the fantastic design and artwork for our own game-specific Legendary!

Don’t worry if you’re not done and/or have barely begun having the time of your life at prom: VR’s first event, while dramatic for our characters, will be neither high-commitment nor time-sensitive, so feel free to backtag prom and the rest of May’s closing events to your hearts’ content without fear of overwhelming yourselves.

A note: If you are planning on bringing a character with existing Route CR, whether or not that character is currently in game--e.g. if you played here three years ago but dropped last year--please fill out the easy-peasy lemon squeezy TRANSFER APP by 11:59 P.M. on Saturday, June 4th. After that, you will have to submit a normal app form like everyone else.

Speaking of apps, VR’s first round of apps WILL ALSO close at 11:59 P.M. on Saturday, June 4th. Because it’s so close, we’re doing an ATP/Enable Me meme so people can popcorn ideas for future apps, so tell your friends! And if you miss this one, the next round will close at 11:59 P.M. Saturday, June 18th.

See you again at the Indigo Plateau, folks!

- Asher]]

Comments

NAME SUGGESTIONS

[these_balls]

Submit name suggestions for your baby legendary by replying here! Please keep it to one suggestion per character.

[hashtagafreakingghost]

why am i the first one oh no MY SUGGESTION is Nephelis.
Entomology being: nephélē, Greek origin of nebula, and Felis, the genus for small-to-medium sized cats.

[yanginthere]

Yang isn't allowed to make a serious suggestion, as she runs a high risk of committing another Foe Paws.

Re: NAME SUGGESTIONS

[tearsofademon]

Nyabula, a portmanteau of nya (Japanese cat onomatopoeia, because cat and also because direct descendant of Mew) and nebula (because it's got a universe theme, see).

[harlequinhater]

Matth-mew Mc-paw-naughey.

[crouching_sin]

Katelius, from: cat (kat) and Alsciaukat, the only named star in the constellation Lynx + Johannes Hevelius, the astronomer who first delineated the constellation Lynx.

[brocrux]

Ailuros, after the Greek name for Bastet.

[exeggutorhead]

Rouvidian, for a combination of Route, Victory Road, and the word guardian!

THE MYTH, THE LEGEND

[these_balls]

THE SPARKLECAT FORMERLY KNOWN AS MEWSSINGNO.

[these_balls]

[The spacey-looking beast seems shy of people, but brightly curious for all its fussy mood. Dare you approach the unknown?]

IF YOU DIDN'T EXPECT ALPHONSE TO GET UP IN THIS IDK WHAT TO TELL YOU

[armoredsoul]

[The entrance is more than a little surprising, but when Al catches sight of the young legendary any hesitance he had completely evaporates. A psychic space-cat? You guys didn't tell him it was his birthday!]

I have! Are you the one that arranged all this for us?

[these_balls]

Errr...sort of.

[Its tail lashes once, but it watches Alphonse with sharp focus, intrigued.]

Bringing you here, yes. The other incidents, not so much.

[Its eyes flick to Arceus for a moment, but then it looks to the side. That's all there really is to say about that.]

[paladinlost]

Of course I have! Seeing a moon again after so long is a treat I did not expect.

[Cecil, having previous experience with Legendaries, has no trouble accepting the existence and presence of fluffy star kitties.]

What of you? Have you had a chance to try those delicious canapés?

[these_balls]

...What's a canapés?

[Cecil, please. Your new friend is about seven months old.]

[tearsofademon]

[okay but

he has never seen you in any book

and he's looked everywhere okay

so have a blinking mage]

...You're new.

WHAT'S NEW, LLAMAGOD? WHOA-OA-OA-OA-OAAAA.

[legendarybeasts]

[When was the last time we saw the ten-foot llama that reigns over all of Pokemon existence? Evidently, long enough that it's felt the urge to once again put in an appearance among all of its subjects — though it does beg the question of whether it or the Sparklecat Formerly Known As Mewssingno is the "plus-one" in this unlikely duo situation.

Arceus is, however, as stately and dapper as always. It can also occasionally be spotted wearing what appears to be a magnificent hat.

Hello, PokéChildren, it's Legendary time.]

[quickattackjack]

_{[Jack can spot an important figure from a mile away (what with being so tall and all) so naturally he approaches with wide-eyed curiosity. He offers the shimmering cat beast a nod but it's Arceus he's here to see. The skeleton offers the spacellama an elegant bow before getting to the point.]}

Good evening. I fear I may have...quite a few questions. Can I trouble you?

[legendarybeasts]

[Unlike some of its counterparts, Arceus has never been much of one for conversation. Or at least — not one for the spoken word, at least, though it has been known to occasionally make its point with thoughts, visions, or judicious application of its world-altering powers. So the look it gives Jack is steady and solemn and silent, which isn't actually a yes, but it's certainly not a no.

From the looks of things, it's waiting. Patiently.

So yeah, that's probably a "go ahead".]

[yanginthere]

[ You know, Yang had thought Ryner was messing with her way back when he was talking about and describing Arceus but looks like he was right. ]

Oh my god, it really is a goat.

[ Did she. Say that out loud? Whoops. ]

[monge]

MOOONGEE!!

[It's just expected that Komasan shouts like a moron at this point. But more importantly, he's shouting as he charges right for Arceus, as fast as his legs can take him.]

I'm gonna--

[He slides to a stop for dramatic effect, spinning around as he pulls something from out of his sleeve. Without missing a beat, he holds it up towards the majestic llama god and its amazing hat.]

--feed it an apple, zura!!!

[If it eats it, all of his dreams will come true.]

[foolishwren]

<sub>[So Heather had spoken to Llamagod exactly one (1) time before. And hadn't been very nice. Heather Mason and gods just don't get along.]

[But, uh.]

[She's done some growing up in the last year.]

[And while it would be easier to skulk around and pretend not to notice the dazzling deity and its magnificent hat... it's not every day that Llama Jesus is in the house and she owes it an apology. So a little awkwardly, Heather sidles up and clears her throat slightly.]</sub>

Uh... hey.

_{[That's definitely now how you're supposed to greet a god. But baby steps amirite?]}

[lieutenantantichrist]

[Blake has seen that before. Feels like a long, long time ago. He approaches the creature slowly, hand out, whether to placate it or steady himself, he can't say.

His voice comes out strangely soft.]

Hey.

I remember you.

[tearsofademon]

[(Ryner doesn't know what a llama is okay. Hence, goat.)

He nods, politely, at the god of all Pokemon. He's met him once before, and Arceus seems like a decent enough deity.]

Hi.

[charcoalfeather]

[Pokegod, meet not-angel. It's. It's really not that difficult to spot Arceus, nor note that this particular creature is an important one.

So, naturally, she approaches it. Rakka did know she would meet some big Pokemon someday.

This is pretty big.]

Uh, hello! [waves!] Did you really bring all of us here for this party?

[exeggutorhead]

[It's the giraffe god.]

[Who...actually Envy is hoping isn't godlike enough to have overheard any somewhat recent conversations about finding it and beating it up if certain people vanished. But he'll take that risk, because he remembers his last talk with Arceus, and he's got something to say.]

[Because thinking on what he'd been told last time had wound up meaning a hell of a lot.]

[So how do you start up a conversation with an all powerful being? Envy meanders closer and closer, before finally getting in range to speak in a normal tone, and then--]

Nice hat.

[Nailed it.]

Gotta say, it's a lot nicer being summoned to a fancy space party than to fight giant monsters.