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Sootopolis

Sarah: -nods- That works, thank you. I... guess we'll figure out when later?

Sootopolis

"No, but I've heard a lot about them. And met a few of them too, incidentally."

Sootopolis

"I used to date one of them! Though I don't think he's around."

She smiles coyly.

"Sooo....you wanna be my model?"

Sootopolis

"Sure, I guess."

City of Iron and Smoke

-our new trio has made their way to the forge, the journey made easier with the levity and whimsy of its newest addition-

Puppet: ...nd I've got this awful pain in my lower right side...do you suppose that it's arthritis? Oh, I'd hate to get arthritis at so young an age...

Ratty: ...but you're made of wood.

Puppet: I know. Horrible, isn't it?

Joseph: ...Can't you take out the clockwork thingy that makes him move and put it back in when we need him?

Ratty: Only if you carry him.

Joseph: So are we almost at the forge?

Puppet: We're here.

Joseph: Are you sure? All I see is this giant gate.

Puppet: Behind the giant gate.

Joseph: ...oh. So, how are we getting past this giant gate?

-not just any giant gate, but a big, foot-thick giant iron gate covered in big, rusty chains-

Ratty: Remember the gate back in the forest?

Joseph: Oh, yeah! Will that work?

-kicks it; sure enough, it budges as though it's made of balsa wood-

Joseph: SKILLS! :D

Puppet: I long for death.

Ratty: Well, the door's there.

Sootopolis

She holds uper her camera.

"C'mon, work it!"

Sootopolis

Daydre's not entirely sure how she should pose, and makes some awkward flailing motions. And does that thing that Dr. Evil does with his pinkie.

Sootopolis

"....You know nothing about being a model, do you?"

The Bon BonBon

Jacob: -Looks up at the mecha bird- "Uhhhhhhhhhh"

CLANK

CLANK

CLANK

-And Argentum lands on top of the plane-

Argentum: <Well hello.>

Jacob: "Argentum why are you here when did you what"

Argentum: <The boat looked suspicious.>

Jacob: "IT WAS IN A CRATER"

Argentum: <Hence it was suspicious.>

Jacob: "DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE ROBOT"

Argentum: <Silly birds do you know what you shouldn't do to electronics?>

-And the Xaut Mecha are hit with a powerful electromagnetic pulse-

Sootopolis

Veronica: "Oh no I'll figure that out. Just make sure to carry a sword on you all the time and be prepared when walking near alleys or going into hotel rooms! Well, see you Sarah!" -Smiles, waves, and skips off-

edited 13th Aug '15 7:23:22 PM by Verax

Sootopolis

".. No, not really. Sorry." She looks somewhat apologetic.

Sootopolis

"Nono it's ok. Just stand up, lean on one leg a bit, put your arms over head and grab your elbows, then give me pouty lips and sass."

Lilycove

Cleo's head meets the table in frustration.

Cleo: I'm not askin' you to be a 3 time academy award winning actor. I'm askin' you not to act like you just found a dead Rattata in your swimming pool while you have a hernia.

Sootopolis

Daydre does just that.

Sootopolis

Snaps some pics.

"Alright not bad, we got a real good shot of the lagoon in the background. You could be a real A-List model y'know."

Sootopolis

"Haha, oh no, not with my face."

Lilycove City

Shun: ...If I found a dead Rattata in my swimming pool whilst simultaneously having a hernia, I believe I would be rather more aggrieved about the entire situation.

Lilycove

Cleo looks up with a frown.

Cleo: Are you always this hard to work with?

The Bon BonBon

Daughter X and Son X: -begin tumbling towards the sea-

<Nooooo!>

<I told you we should have Faraday-caged the controls!>

<But Faraday was Kalosian! That would be unpatriotic!>

<What are you, a Braviary?!>

<I did Faraday-cage the missile.>

<Good, shoot that!>

-they do-

The Silly Pidgey: <Seriously.>

Impact in six seconds. Five...

Lilycove City

Shun: That usually depends on who I'm working with.

Mossdeep Gym, past

Steel: -Loses about a quarter of his health- <Argh!>

Finish it with another Heavy Slam!

Steel: -Attempts to land on Solrock once more-

The Bon BonBon

Argentum: <Projectile incoming.>

Jacob: "Telekinesis!"

Argentum: <I have a better idea.>

City of Iron and Smoke

-in an oddly straightforward manner, they're essentially able to go right through the front door-

Joseph: Well, it was a factory. No sense in making it hard for the employees.

Puppet: Something'll happen, though. I can bet.

Ratty: Now, I need you two to listen to me.

-his high-pitched Rattata voice sounds quite serious-

Ratty: Be very careful in here. This is not a safe place.

Puppet: We wouldn't have guessed.

Joseph: Please, it's just a factory! People worked here.

-he pushes open the (modest, compared to the gate) metal door-

Joseph: How bad could it beeeeeeeeeuuuuuuuuuh...

-he is greeted by the sight of a modern factory by way of Escher. Chutes and pipes and machines fill up every square inch not needed to walk, and metal platforms and conveyer belts go this way and that, leading to either another room or back into itself. It's functional-even now, its machines blithely go about its business, drilling and heating and assembling-but a nightmare to get through-

Joseph: ...why does my coat have such big sleeves?

-grumbling to himself, he looks across the narrow walkway leading up to the second story of the inner tower of this factory. Slowly, and with the care taken to walk over hot coals, Joseph makes his way up. It wobbles and groans at first, making the white-haired boy gasp suddenly, but he's able to get up to the next floor-

Joseph: Now, how do we tackle this?

-"This" is a mostly open floor crowded with tubes. Tubes the width of a head connect to tubes as wide as an oil barrel, with extraneous levers and joints ding their nebulous purpose. Liquid gurgles in the pipes and barrels-

Joseph: This is where Elizabeth is, right?

Ratty: Top floor, trapped in the final test.

Joseph: A test...? Of course it's a test, why wouldn't there be a test?

Ratty: Luckily for us, Puppet unlocked the stairwells before we got here.

Puppet: I was made to go through the tests...

Joseph: And what do the tests do?

Puppet: Test you.

Joseph: Look, I don't know if you're just crabby or a jerk, but I really do want answers s-

Puppet: Step to your right.

Joseph: What? Wh-OH JEEZ

-Joseph failed to notice the cauldron of molten metal until Puppet told him to step to avoid it-

Ratty: Be sharp, Joseph!

Joseph: Yeah, yeah...this place doesn't comply with OSHA, does it...

-and so they move on-

The Bon BonBon

Argentum's Gravity pulled the missile off-course!

Bouncer: -nods subtly-

Argentum's Gravity also pulled the plane off-course!

Bouncer: -glares subtly-

The Silly Pidgey: <Eep! You aren't very good at this, are you?>

-the Bon BonBon is now in a dive-

edited 13th Aug '15 7:46:40 PM by Tangent128

The Bon BonBon

Jacob: -Lurches to the side while the plane is pulled off course- "ARGENTUM WHAT ARE YOU DOING"

Argentum: <Using Gravity.>

Jacob: "WHY"

Argentum: <Because it's fun!!>

Jacob: "OKAY NEW PLAN STOP US FROM FALLING"

Argentum: <Initiating plan C.>

Jacob: "Wait what is plan C and what happened to plan B-"

Argentum: <C is for let's see if this works!>

-And tries to pull the plane slightly out of it's dive-

edited 13th Aug '15 7:56:41 PM by Verax

Sootopolis

"I came to Sootopolis in the hopes that would prevent me from having to be around it for awhile." He sits down on the shore, holding his hair. "I just wanted to try and get my head together..."