PPPB Part 10: Dress for Success

Part 10

Dress for Success

My mind is a labyrinthian pastiche of emotions.

Anyway, welcome back and hey I got a show to watch.

The old guy standing in front of us turns around and goes up to us, stating that he's the owner of this place.

How phenomenal is "got my Pokeyman stolen" again? Ah well, he wouldn't know.

I literally did not ask.

In any case he hands us a Prop Case which allows us, the player, to play dressup with our Pokemon.

 I gave Haum the tennis racket and the cane.

Anyway, with a dolled up Pokemon they can participate in the musical.

You and me both. But might as well ride out this whole... musical thing. Bianca heads off to do more sightseeing. I wish to do the same.

Oh dearie me I tripped over another cutscene.

Bianca's dad was never particularly for Bianca leaving town due to concern over his daughter. So, of course, when he eventually decided to get out the house several towns after we left he managed to catch up to take Bianca home. Bianca is less than willing to do so. But someone steps in to diffuse the situation.

The woman introduces herself as Elesa, the town Gym leader who is also a model. She starts talking about how people's different ways of thinking can hurt you but you must learn about the differences of people, being different is OK, pokemon are with her, heart of the cards, that kind of thing.

The father concedes (although admits that the both of them are being selfish) and soon leaves. Well... I saw that conflict coming a mile away and it went 3 feet before deciding it was done. I mean, in the beginning of the game the father made it clear to the player that he didn't want his daughter going out in the world. Bianca basically ran away because she knew her father wouldn't have allowed her to go.

And it all just kinda... fixes itself within a minute. Just to introduce the gym leader.

I thought you *were* doing what you really wanted to do.

Anyway, the others leave and hopefully there's no more plot to accidentally step in for now. Another building has what looks like a teleport that takes me to some sort of...

...some sort of Pokemon Stadium?

No, it's just soccer. There are a number of players here but only one of them actually triggers a Pokemon battle.

No that's Pocket Soccer. What you want is Sopokermon.

I leave and end up going into a basketball stadium. The court itself is off limits as there's a game going on, though.

If they are so easily distracted shouldn't normal people be disallowed from a sports team's training session? I mean, if I were a coach I wouldn't appreciate it if some teenager just came from nowhere and distracted a couple of my players with monster fights, you know what I'm saying?

 I'm just going to leave this here. Now, I'm not going to make the obvious joke. I'm sure people can do it themselves. But I would also like to point out during all of this, he's not only with the rest of the crowd watching the game... he's also not even watching the game.


Cripes... so easy to make the obvious joke.

What court? I see a soccer field. Seriously, these people are supposed to be watching a basketball game and they are clearly looking at something that isn't a basketball court.

 Oh, nevermind. This is some form of... uber Basketball I cannot comprehend.

I decide to go back to the Musical building (it says Musical on it, actually) and decided to do the musical thing.

Don't hate me because I'm so dapper!

So Haum and 3 other pokemon perform on stage.

Oddly enough, the items vanish when they turn around.

Anyway, after the play the participants are told how they performed. Thankfully I seemed to do well enough that I don't have to pull a Parasite Eve on the stage.

 Afterwards, someone gives me a paintbrush. However, I did the Musical. I've no real interest as of now to try another.

I think of socialism, economic woes, and Snakeman.EXE's operator. But I guess musicals are fine too.

Back at the amusement park I look into the gym. It seems as though the gym leader uses ground type pokemon. I think. The guy at the entrance states that Electricity doesn't work well on ground types but makes on obvious indication which the gym leader uses. So I'm guessing she uses ground types.

Also, a gym leader, who is also a model, has a gym in an amusement park with bumper cars in it.

I mean, come on, at least have some thematic connection, guys.This is just outright random.

Anyway, I shall leave off here. I should go train a bit. Just in case. See you next time.