[Something doesn't seem right...]

...Mm.

[All things considered, he doesn't look as perplexed as he perhaps ought to. This probably means upon waking up, he spent a lot of time staring at himself in the mirror.]

I seem to have run into some difficulty.

[While it'd be comical if he kept his soft and delicate voice, it's not quite like that. Whatever the case, he addresses what's really important at a time like this.]

I cannot fit into my dresses.

[A video post pops up on the network with a cellphone-y aspect ratio. The girl in charge of the camera has it way too close to her face before she pulls it back and starts talking at about a mile a minute.]

Heyyyy, it works! Good, I'm totally starving. Uh... I guess my info's still good cuz I got wi-fi, no problemo, but s'that really the date? I coulda sworn it was last year, like, 5 minutes ago. I was on a plane to Kalos and I walked outta the bathroom and now I'm here? Howzzat work, anyway? I mean, like, I'm stoked to be back and stuff but I tried FOREVER to get back last year'n I couldn't! It was the pits, and...

And I'm stuck. In a... I think it's a closet? Lotsa brooms. I dunno how I even got here but the door won't open and man, I was like 10 minutes away from my in-flight meal. I could eat, like... Somethin' that eats a lot. I hope I don't gotta sleep in here. I tried bustin' the door open but I don't wanna trash it cuz that's gotta be a detention or somethin'. Someone's gotta have a key. Right? ...Right?

Uh, thanks! If you see this and you can help a girl out! Umm... P.S., what's on the menu? If the cafeteria is still in the same place I'm there. Peace out!

Hello, one and all! I'm Randall Ascot and I will be joining you at the start of the next school year here at Smash Academy. It's... [ THERE'S SO MUCH WEIRD SHIT AROUND HERE. ] Certainly been interesting thus far!

However there is something I urge you to look over before we continue, hm?

( you knew this was coming )

Hey, uh...

[Hey, it's...this guy! Some of you might remember this guy, but it's been a while. How long has it been? Like two years? Yeah, he maybe looks about two years older. He's still squinting, though.

Maybe he is a little embarrassed about being gone for as long as he has, even if he was off doing important things.

He sits against a backdrop of a normal teacher's dorm, except there appears to be a very large swath of tarp covering where a back wall should be. He thumbs in the general direction of this gaping hole.]

The wall of my dorm kind of got knocked in when that giant monster was rampaging through prom. It was repaired, but then it fell again, and it hasn't been fixed since. Is that normal?

[Someone please help this poor man.]

[Garrett couldn't have been happier with his decision to abscond to the nearby city when he did. For once, there is a crisis and he doesn't have to do anything about it. What a liberating feeling that was. Meanwhile, that little communicator that he swiped kept beeping as people inside and out wrote frantic messages to one another. It was something to pass the time, except that it was all out of context for someone who was stuck on the outside and had no idea who any of these people were to begin with. He didn't really want to get involved, but surely poking around for more details couldn't hurt...]

anyone still alive?

seems pretty quiet from out here.

[Hey network guess what

IT'S BROCK

He looks a little tired, but otherwise cheerful, ready and waiting to deliver some EXCITING NEWS.]

Did any of you know how much paperwork you have to fill out to change classes? It's a lot. But! I've got it all done, and this fall I'll be teaching the Cooking class. It's probably a little less, um. Awkward than what I used to teach, given how many Pokemon are actually students here.

Speaking of which, though, if anyone feels up for a battle, I think I'll be out in the stadium this weekend with the team. It doesn't have to be formal, but if you want to go for the badge, just let me know. I'm told I'm a good place to start when it comes to taking the gym challenge.

 [Nephers is in a good mood today, thanks to the residual effects of the lollis. Now that some insanity is over, she decides to post to the network about the garden.]

Hi y'all~ How is everyone doin'?

A couple of y'all expressed some interest in getting a personal plot in the greenhouse. So this is a reminder for y'all and for anyone else who wants ta grow anything- flowers, veggies, fruits, whatever. Ya can meet me in the greenhouse and pick it out!

If ya have any questions, just holler and ah'll do mah best ta answer 'em.

[If you want to meet her at the greenhouse, either leave a post here or just use the action tag and drop them into the greenhouse. She'll be watering or tending the plants.]

[It's early in the afternoon, a while after a foreboding phone call, and the (mostly) unfamiliar brunette was popping up on the school network. Blue was taking a moment to marvel and the shiny interface of this computer, cause gosh she was mostly just used to the Pokecenter PCs and old spare one back home.]

Oh, it's working!

[She adjusted her hat and smiled broadly for the camera.]

Hello...! I guess you can already tell, but I'm new! I just came in from the Kanto area... You can call me Blue. I'll be an entering freshman for the University program once the new term starts.

I've heard this place has its fair number of Pokemon trainers already, so I hope no one minds one more. I'm really excited to meet all of you in person! ... Erm.. I'm not too used to doing a full fledged introduction, so is there anything else you'd like to know?

[She hesitated a moment, unsure if she was supposed to turn the camera off already or not. Then there was a moment of epiphany and she leaned in with a pointing finger, having remembered an important duty.]

Red, Green, I've got some stuff here for you guys. You better come get 'em!

[Skarmory is on screen. Looking very serious as he stares into the soul of whoever was his audience.]

I want a name.

[It was a tranquil afternoon at Smash Academy. The sun was out, the ground was covered in a lovely blanket of snow. Yes, it was quite a nice indeed. The peacefulness was suddenly broken as an unidentified object plummeted from the sky. The object or more accurately, person fell in a blur of blue and orange, leaving a trail of smoke behind.]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!


[With a loud thud, the poor fellow smashed into a nearby wall. The force of the impact then sent him flying backwards into a tree. After that he fell limply to the ground.]

Ow...

[Maybe he should have taken the train with his family. Sparkster slowly picked his stiff body up and with a wince started to walk around to check out the area. Maybe someone could tell him where he could find the street his new home was in.]

Hey, it's almost December! Time flies, huh? Just when I get used to the beard, I'll have to shave it off agian, haha.

( I think I did pretty well this year. )

How are everyone else's?

I have decided that perhaps building a recreation of Iron Island in Minedcraft was probably not the most productive use of my time. Ah, but I have been preoccupied with a certain procurement from the Pokemon Petting Zoo that requires most of my attention and perhaps Minedcraft was the best thing I could do.

Peculiar, isn't it when perhaps the best thing to sometimes do is to do nothing at all?

But this isn't about that.

[Riley tips his hat.]

My skills in battling, sad to say, has gone a bit rusty. I have no lack of training but there's only so much you and your team can do on their own. Almost like playing chess with yourself.

So I shall place this challenge here: I shall battle any trainer, any Pokemon or even... should some of you wish, yourselves against my team.

[Lucario pops up in the corner of the frame and waves a paw to the camera, yes he is one of the main Pokemon you will be battling.]

Obviously this is all in the name of friendly clashing. Winners gets a small token of appreciation from me.

[He grins at the camera. And he is putting on his oh so charming voice while putting his hat back on his head.]

... That is, if you can beat me.

[This is totally backdated. And private. Maybe. Anyway.

Dear Brock. It is your birthday. It might also technically be your anniversary/almost your anniversary/etc. It's been a whole year isn't that completely nuts. Erika was not entirely sure what to do for you, but she's made a modest attempt. In your dorm at a time of convenience, you can find the following:

1. Some flowers. She knows you're not real big on them so it is very modest, but they are there because this is Erika. Please enjoy your selection of honeysuckle, white camellia and asters.
2. Some new stoneware bakeware. Please enjoy your selection of a muffin pan, baking dish and cookie trays. This is not an indication that you should make more tasty things but you can take it this way when we go to item 3...
3. There is a tiny cake. Do not ask her about any attempts on her part to make one. This is not that cake. This one is edible and will not kill you. Please enjoy this cake.
4. One (1) Erika. Please enjoy this Erika.

Also she might have already instructed Omastar on how to take care of your flowers. ~Efficiency~]