United One

[Well, after much distraction, elopements, and exploration, the travelling group of Yuuma, Astral, Subaru, and Loki have finally managed to make it to Mistralton some time ago. Naturally, Yuuma's first course of action was to go to the Gym...meanwhile, Subaru has holed himself up in the Pokemon Center's lobby, unaware of where either Loki or Astral have gone off to.

He spends some time looking at the strange glowing stones that he collected from Chargestone. He didn't take many, just a few, but even with so few samples for his extensive time there he isn't lacking in observations or theories.

A few moments more, then he turns on the video feed.]

Ah, hi, everyone! Have any of you ever been to Chargestone Cave before? It's really fascinating! The stones there...

[A pause. He's not sure how to continue for a bit.]

They give off a similar Denpa-I mean-electromagnetic energy...like we use as a power source back home. Even just holding it close to my Hunter VG- [and he pulls out said device, holding it close to one of the stones and letting the video show how its holo-screen lights up] - makes it turn on. But I can't use the Hunter to connect to anyone here, or back home, so it's kind of useless at the moment. I was wondering if it was possible to maybe combine it with  my XTransciever, or update it with similar programs...it's more comfortable to me and I wouldn't have to carry around two different devices all the time...but I wouldn't know where to begin with that.

And I could be solid again, ne, Subaru!

[It's highly unlikely anybody heard War-Rock, unless they can hear and see energy beings on his plane, but Subaru tilts down his odd green glasses to look to the side where the alien is anyway.]

Ah, that's right, War-Rock... [Back to the screen.] As it is, the stones on their own are just really fascinating! They seem to have an energy limit, but giving them to Leo seems to charge them right back up after a little while...it's like they thrive on some kind of electromagnetic energy...I wonder how the cave generates it...it's just all really fascinating!

[Somebody interrupt him before he gets into his stride, please, or he'll keep babbling on inanely as such.]

 [While Loki and Yuuma are off shopping for something in Black City, Subaru has elected to stay behind with Astral, if only to keep the being company while he recovered from the cave-in back in Mistralton Cave. Even so, Astral is apparently bored, and willing to follow Subaru around as he walks around Driftveil for his own errands despite relying heavily on crutches.

After a bit of worried fussing on Subaru's behalf (are you sure you haven't picked up on some of Yuuma-kun's recklessness, Astral?), he doesn't mind having the being follow him as he goes around town, asking questions about their next leg in their journey, Chargestone Cave. It's an area of  particular interest for Subaru, as it's one of the many unusual landmarks of Unova that Professor Juniper was kind enough to mention, and the stories about it make Subaru wonder if it's a possible source of strong Denpa.

Of course, they're going at a slightly slower pace than normal, thanks to Astral and his crutches, so it would be easy to stop either of them for a quick chat, if one wishes.]

[It started not long after Subaru finished preparing for a few days' journey in Nacrene City. He felt a little dizzy, and his arms and legs felt a bit heavy. It felt like early signs of Noise poisoning to him, but how could that be? There were no sources of Denpa around, and the Noise circulation system that was developing in his body was still in its fledgling stages, and was under control. Or so he thought.

He felt the Noise levels spike suddenly, saw machinery just near him suddenly start to malfunction. And so he did the first thing that came to mind: release his two Pokemon from their Pokeballs before they had the chance to malfunction too, then start running out of town as fast as he could before his body started causing more trouble, absorbing too much power. He fled to the heavily wooded areas that were said to be close by to Nacrene, immediately straying off the path in an effort to isolate himself deeper in the woods. That was two days ago.

Now, Subaru found himself getting worried. The Noise levels hadn't settled down, still spiking and flaring at random intervals out from his body, visible to anyone who could see or sense energy as a crimson red aura. The area just immediately around him, roughly a foot or so, was rather...unsafe, and he doesn't move far from that area in the hopes of keeping his sphere of influence as small as possible. Even with the Noise Program and War-Rock working as hard as possible to suppress its effects, and his own high Noise resistance, Subaru finds himself paralyzed for long stretches of time. Rocky and Leo seem to be doing fine for now, either by sensing the Noise radiation or actively fighting against any expansions in Subaru's aura, but he's still worried. He only packed for a few days, and even if he himself isn't using much supplies due to his inactivity, Rocky and Leo can't scavenge around the same area for too long, especially not with them fighting against both his Noise and other wild Pokemon that get too close to their relatively defenseless camp.

Not only that, but he fears what would happen if he really lets his Noise levels spike out of control. If only he could communicate with someone, keep his wits about him...War-Rock couldn't talk much with how hard he was working, and his two Pokemon needed to stay their distance. Slowly, hesitantly, he turns on his feed, letting out a yelp as his barely-working Xtransiever lets out loud, screeching noises.

Anybody who receives his video feed will notice how poor it is, how it constantly is riddled with static, and how Subaru's voice seems to get distorted and warped past recognition at times. But he's hoping desperately that someone will respond despite that. He needs to talk...he wishes he could talk to his friends, to keep his head on straight...he's hoping that someone will pick up!]

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[[ooc: yep, I ended up doing it. This AU is from a future crossover with Battle Network, in which during a fight with Sirius, Subaru gets deleted trying to protect Netto and his reconstructed body is pumped up with Noise by Sirius. He's brought back to his senses, but he's developed a body system to channel Noise which is still developing and is prone to sudden flaring-which is what is going on right now.]]

[Wandering around other people's dreams was a strange experience for both Subaru and War-Rock. Finding themselves in Accumula Town's Pokemon Center instead of Nuvema Town like Subaru had planned didn't help the disorientation. It took a fair amount of asking around Accumula Town to figure out which way to go.

Subaru finally found himself in Nuvema Town just yesterday, after chasing his wayward Riolu all over Route 1. But despite his hopes, logic prevailed and the Nuvema Lab had nothing that could really work as a power source for his Hunter.

When he noted that his Riolu seemed to be able to see and sense the power source (at the very least, it could see War-Rock, and War-Rock was made of Denpa and all...), he was told that it was possible that Pokemon could hold the answer that humans didn't. That there were still numerous mysteries that still surrounded the creatures, and a fair amount of places that held undiscovered relics, strange places.

It was then that he decided. If he could explore those places, perhaps he could discover an energy similar enough to Denpa to power his Hunter VG! Perhaps he could even connect to his friends! It was worth a shot, and better than sitting around doing nothing. He had to try, at least.

So, Subaru finds himself back on Route 1 again, headed back to Accumula Town. Maybe he could prepare there, it was apparently a good place for new trainers to get used to the ropes, if the people (read: NPCs) he talked to were correct.]

"Oi!!! Rocky, get back here!"

[But first, to start chasing his Riolu around Route 1 yet again. That little blue Pokemon sure did enjoy finding challenges...]