Return of the Snorunt Fortunes

[indigo_league]

There exists an old superstition that Snorunts bring luck and good fortune to those that treasure them. 'Look into a rich man's past, and you will find a Snorunt there' is something you might hear from older relatives to explain why some of us enjoy more fortune than others.

Well. It turns out those old people are right. Up to a point, at least.

Whether they actually bring good or bad luck themselves or if there is some luck-giving entity that is just very concerned with Snorunt Treatment is something that can be discussed at length, but the fact remains that how you treat a Snorunt can definitely affect your luck in life. And today, characters get to experience that for themselves.





Today, wherever your character may roam, they'll find Snorunts there. Even if they just stay at home, they might find their garden teeming with Snorunts or that the little creatures have somehow managed to get into their kitchen and have turned their fridge into a nice little hang-out. It's almost like a normal swarm, and it is possible for characters to catch the Snorunts if they want, however, unlike a normal swarm, the way your character interacts with the Snorunts will affect their luck for the duration of a month (from the fifth of January to the fifth of February).

Comment on this post with your character, and how they might be dealing with the Snorunts swarming everywhere. Are they ignoring them? Trying to catch them? Will they play with them, and if a Snorunt tries to get into their home, how will they react? Don't worry, we are not looking for an essay, just a line or two is enough.

Based on that, your character will receive one of five fortunes for the coming month. These range from Great Luck, Just a bit Lucky, ??? Luck, Just a bit unlucky, to Great Misfortune and can affect anything from making your character particularly vulnerable to tiny little mishaps or fortunes to actually affecting things like the likeliness of them encountering/breeding a shiny pokemon or how many levels their pokemon can gain.


Mind you though, that these Snorunt are rather unpredictable. What could lead to a great fortune from one Snorunt could be taken as a complete insult by another Snorunt. Like someone once said, life is like a completely randomly decided fortune by some website generator; you never know what you are going to get!

Oh, and as always, this event is entirely optional!

Comments

[un_oiseau_rebelle]

Having also been around for last year's Snorunt Day, Shinobu at least has some idea what to expect from them. He's also very aware that luck is a very fickle thing and that even blessings may... not be... so whenever he encounters the Snorunts, he is very polite and accommodating. Fuyu is available for Aurorus rides (and is light enough on her feet to be able to avoid stepping on any Snorunts, unless they happen to be into that kind of thing), and Glacée the Froslass, an alumna of last year's Snorunt swarm, is also around to keep an eye on the proceedings and maybe direct some Snorunt mischief elsewhere. For his part, Shinobu will offer sketches, food, conversation - hey, Snorunts can have problems just like any other Pokémon - and maybe some dance lessons.

He just hopes whatever curse he may end up with isn't too bad, because his Pokémon counseling clients are probably going to need sessions themselves once the Snorunts are gone.

[indigo_league]

All of Shinobu's various efforts do not go unrewarded. It won't be immediately clear that those Snorunt's reacted positively to (was it the sketches? The food? The chance to finally talk about their deep troubles?) but it is certain that they did.

As a result, Shinobu will be experiencing A Bit Of Good Luck during the month. A few days after encountering the Snorunts, he'll find a thick sketch book on his doorstep. Most of the pages are already filled in with sketches of him and his various pokemon -- or at least, the ones he let the Snorunts meet. The sketches are... lets say, they are more enthusiastic than skilled, but endearing in their own way. The book is being held down by a Shiny Stone.