[One of Shoka's favorite pastimes in Bottlecap Bay is Pokémon-watching, and one of her favorite spots for Pokémon-watching, naturally, is the Questboard. With boisterous crowds all but guaranteed in the morning and various meetings held there all through the rest of the day, hanging around the Questboard is usually a sure-fire way to cure her of her boredom, at least for a little while. Sometimes a squabble will break out between two teams over the same quest (always entertaining), or she'll catch a glimpse of an entirely new Pokémon species to catalogue in her mental Bestiary. Other times, she may even work up the will to snatch up a quest herself, or just see something interesting enough to investigate closer—as is the case today.
Today, there is a Lopunny at the board, and he's taking every quest description from the day's list... only to hand them out to passing Pokémon like flyers. In the time she spends watching him, Shoka doesn't see him actually keep a single one. She does, however, notice that he's eerily familiar to her.
Curiosity eventually gets the better of her. She Shadow Sneaks her way over, appearing soundlessly beside him as if out of thin air.]
You do know that handing quests out to other Pokémon isn't gonna earn you any points, right?
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Date: 2026-03-05 06:17 am (UTC)Today, there is a Lopunny at the board, and he's taking every quest description from the day's list... only to hand them out to passing Pokémon like flyers. In the time she spends watching him, Shoka doesn't see him actually keep a single one. She does, however, notice that he's eerily familiar to her.
Curiosity eventually gets the better of her. She Shadow Sneaks her way over, appearing soundlessly beside him as if out of thin air.]
You do know that handing quests out to other Pokémon isn't gonna earn you any points, right?
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Date: 2026-03-08 08:03 am (UTC)Whoa, you scared me there! I totally thought you were someone else...
[that was like... way too Lilia for him. man, that's one part he doesn't miss about the guy... right? he definitely doesn't miss that.
anyway, he did catch her question, though, and—]
But— heyyy, I'm just utilizing my strengths! Getting acquainted with the whole questing thing!
There's all different kinds of ways to get experience.
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Date: 2026-03-14 06:47 am (UTC)[She sounds utterly unconvinced. She tilts her disguise-head at him, cupping a ghostly hand expectantly around one ear.]
And what experience are you getting right now, exactly?
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Date: 2026-04-10 07:05 am (UTC)[among other things, but he can tell from her voice she's not the type who'll accept a straight-up lie easily.]
Best to know who the over-achievers are before you get roped into things, riiiight~?
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Date: 2026-04-12 05:57 am (UTC)So you can avoid them? Or so you know whose coattails you can ride?
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Date: 2026-04-12 09:43 pm (UTC)C'mon. Do I like the kind of guy who wouldn't give it an honest effort?