Boys and girls of every age...

[indigo_league]

TRICK... OR TREE?

Guess what, trainers? Halloween is approaching, and that means things are gonna get spooky around here!

Things start out simply enough...throughout October, as people everywhere are bulk-buying Rare Candy and hanging up ghostly decorations, there seem to be a steadily increasing number of Phantump floating around all over Johto and Kanto. Day and night, they can be seen in towns and cities, and even out on the routes. And if you’re really unfortunate, you might even spot one or two out on the Sevii Islands. Why unfortunate, you ask?

Because these Phantump are preparing for something. They’re very shy if approached, and will not battle-- if any trainers attempt to catch them, they’ll disappear before a Pokeball can even be thrown. But they seem to be clustering, passing messages and secrets between themselves, having spooky little meetings...and when it gets dark, they get a little bolder. Any human out alone at night, even if only for a few minutes taking the trash out, might feel a sharp chill pass over them as they’re tapped somewhere on their body by a swiftly passing ghost.

And anybody who receives one of those taps? Has been marked, and will begin to have dreams at night.

Bad dreams.

TIMELINE:

October 5th-12th: Phantump begin to appear everywhere, mostly within towns and cities but also out on the routes and on the Sevii islands more rarely. At night, they will mark participating characters, who will begin to have nightmares each night from then on, although by morning they will be difficult to recall, if remembered at all. Characters may also notice Drowzee lurking around windows and campsites at night, which will also flee if spotted.

October 13th-21st: The nightmares worsen, but strangely enough, many characters will seem to have the same or very similar nightmares as others. Characters will not be lucid or encounter each other during these dreams, but they do seem to be shared.

October 22nd-29th: Somewhere in every city, town, and route, strange copses of forest seem to sprout overnight where there were none before. Strange...and ghostly. Characters who were marked by the Phantump earlier in the month will feel drawn in, the feeling growing stronger the longer they resist until they feel entirely compelled to enter. Once inside, they will become lost in the trees almost immediately, even if the wood didn’t seem so big from the outside, and will be unable to find their way out. Eventually, they’ll have to sleep, and whenever they do…then the real dream (and nightmare) walking begins.

October 29th (evening): Event conclusion, characters will be freed from the woods and have a few days to get some rest before Halloween!

( Wouldn't you like to see something strange? )