Near Jacob

-Robin hears Vyvyan and gives him a small smile-

Robin: Don't worry. If you're lonely, we'll be glad to have you around, and not just as the backup sky deity.

-He pats Vyvyan, then listens to Jacob's plan intently-

Sounds like a sound strategy to me.

-He turns to Tagg and Vyvyan-

What do you two want to do? Tagg, if you go with Jacob perhaps Vyv should go with me?

Near Xander

Yvan: -twitches at the Stealth Pun, but holds back a more outbursts reaction and groans.-

Brother, I already told you right after I shouldn't have said that.

...And as for my voice sounding off when I was projecting those emotions... What's a big thing the daughter of yours I just mentioned have in common with you?

Palace Of Shadow

Kaguya: <This whole mission of his is driving him mad...>

Nico: All the more reason we need to stop him.

Arika: Ayep. So, tower?

Greyscape

"... Sorry, I'm gonna need a bit more reason than random button pushing to do that"

-Tori peers down the cliff in search of some insight how to get down-

"Say, you don't happen to have any rope or something...?" -She pauses when she realizes she doesn't know what to call the Malamar besides 'squiddy'-

With the D.E Crew

Vyvyan: I perfectly fine with that.

Near Yvan

Xander takes another swig.

Xander: Like pops, like daughter and all that~

He chuckles.

Xander: She is more than one person sharing the same body, after all~

edited 28th Nov '15 10:46:03 PM by PippingFool

Palace of Shadow

Maggie: "Tower."

-Maggie reaches for Jones' ball with her good arm and sends him out-

Jones: "We're going that way, then?"

Maggie: "Yeah."

"...You can keep the ride gentle, though, right?"

Jones: <...Well, I'll try.>

Greyscape

-Teacher does not seem to register that Tori is asking for a name in the slightest-

Teacher: <Sadly, I have none at my disposal.>

-He likewise searches-

Mossdeep, past

-To Robin-

I guess I can go with Jacob.

Greyscape

The tall stranger gestures languidly.

Mr. Tenant: Go ahead, take your time. Be sure to absorb the... atmosphere.

Iggy's Room

-Iggy is going zshuu-

-Lane sits on the chair next to the bed-

-Maria walks in-

Maria:Hm? Hey, bro...shouldn't you be asleep?

Lane:-shakes himself-Muh, wuh? N...Nah....m' fine...

Maria:You sure?

Lane:She...had a nightmare...while ago...

-He yawns-

Wanna make sure she doesn't wake up alon' if she has another.

-Maria is silent a moment. She smiles a little-

Maria:Well...I won't stop ya...you, ah...want anything?

Lane:Wat'r...

-Maria nods and goes to get a glass-

-However, by the time she gets back, Lane's all but passed out in the side of the bed, face first in the blankets-

Maria:Lane...heh...

-She drapes a spare blanket over him and leaves the room, shutting off the lamp-

Greyscape

"Right"

Squiddy it is then

-Tori continues searching, but after a while seems to be getting a tad frustrated at the concept of not being able to progress-

"Oy, come on... There's gotta be something"

-The search continues for a few momens before she pauses, then smirks-

"Wait a sec. If stuff can bleed through here from our minds or dreams or whatever..."

-She does a fancy thing to get her Dreamcaster menu open-

"Maybe I've got some rope after all"

-The [Leave Dreamscape] option is selected-

edited 28th Nov '15 11:35:17 PM by BlitzTrain

Team DE Gathering

Robin: Alright then...

-he grins-

...Let's move out.

Palace Of Shadow

-Nico and Arika follow on Betelgeuse and Prinny-

Near Xander

Yvan: Exactly. Now, those emotions I projected... They weren't mine.

...They were those of one of the people in your daughter's body. Now... Judging from them, what do you think happened with them?

DE Crew

Vyvyan: Alright

He turns to Robin.

Vyvyan: So... Meteor Falls, eh...? It's been... a while since I've been back there...

Vyvyan puts his hoodie over his head again.

Yvan

Xander: They lost themselves, I could imagine.

edited 29th Nov '15 3:52:16 PM by PippingFool

Riddle Tower

-Maggie, Jones, the X-Nauts, and presumably the others in the group enter the tower-

-Inside there is a spiral staircase heading up and various illustrations depicted on the wall-

-One involves a tower that looked pretty much like this one from the outside with multicolored water flowing from outside it to the entire city along with something written in what some might recognize as Alakagross script-

-Another shows a room with eight pedestals with star-shaped markings on them near a body of water with a giant statue of what appears to an attempted depiction of what the Alakagross thought the solar system looked like at the time^* *cough* Geocentric *cough* hanging above it-

-Seven of them have Crystal Stars above them, their colors seemingly slowing into the water-

-Another pedestal has a certain Star-shaped key inserted into it-

-There is also more Alakagross script on this one-

-The third painting is... a bit different-

-It looks like it was originally supposed to depict some Alakazam and Metagross holding the Crystal Stars and looking proud, their names written in Alakagross Script below-

-But it has been thoroughly defaced with all sorts of things to make said figures appear more arrogant, immature, cruel, or some combination of the three-

-Their names at the bottom have also been crossed out and replaced with words in the same script as the one on Gloomtail's bottle-

-There are similar words written all over the painting and in a few other spots-

-It's probably for the best the party can't read them-

- I... don't know if she's still relevant anymore, but if she is, then Sierra might still be with Vyvyan and the others? -

Not responding to Vyv just yet since Pips misread something.

To DS

-Probably. She can totally chip in if you want-

Palace Of Shadow

Kaguya: <That last one... Why...?>

Nico: ...Was that because of those Ghost and Dark types Xavier mentioned?

Near Xander

Yvan: Yes. But not from violence or other such things against her, but from words, years and years of petty spiteful, demeaning words aimed in her direction fraying her mind until it finally snapped.

Words... Oh, they make my job so much easier when used that way. But while I don't disapprove of you trying to stop the kid from going down a bad path... In light of what I said about words your execution both certainly botched the job and infringed on my territory what he did to yours. Especially with what I also just said about it being poor taste given what happened to someone I know you damn well care about.

edited 29th Nov '15 1:54:55 PM by Umbramatic

Ever Grande City

-John searched his surroundings relentlessly even using his psychic abilities to detect the Mawile-

John: <And now I regret what I said. Great.>

-Although he didn’t hear what the Mawile said his psychic abilities had detected her presence and sharply turned to the general direction of where he detected her-

John: <Gotcha!>

-He evaded the Mawile by backflipping out of the way-

John: <Nice try and points for effort but unfortunate for you, I’m psychic.>

Lilycove

-Jason's been just wandering around the wilds of Hoenn on a whim. Nearby are his Flygon and Shelgon.-

Darius:<Bleh...>

Vivi:<Hmmm? What's wrong, Darius?>

-Vivi buzzes a little-

Darius:<S'not fair...>

Vivi:<What isn't?>

Darius:-huffs-

-Begins to walk away-

-Vivi flies in front of him-

Vivi:<Darius! I'm telling you to tell me what's wrong! You're my friend! I wanna he->

Darius:<You can't! It ain't like you can help me evolve anyway!>

Vivi:-taken aback-<E-Eh?!>

Darius:<You heard me! "Oh look, I'm Vivi, I'm a Flygon! I got to evolve during the Elite Fooooour". Shit like that!>

Vivi:<Darius...>

Darius:<So don't go spouting off "you're my friiiiiiiend, Darius". Not when you're flaunti-wagh!>

-The Wagh is Darius taking a Dragon Pulse to his shell-

<VIVI! What the hell was that->

Vivi:<If you want to evolve so badly...>

-She narrows her eyes-

<Then why don't you do something rather than...rather than bitching and moaning about it?!>

-Darius shakes himself-

Darius:<V...Viv....>

-He glares and snarls-

<You wanna pick a fight...>

-He kicks the dirt.-

<You got a fight.>

Mt. Chimney

-Efreet was called back here on the behest of Shadow and Volt-

Efreet:<What do you want this time?>

Shadow:<Ooooohohoho! Don't be so dour, flam boogle~, Volt has a bit of a gift for you~>

edited 29th Nov '15 5:19:25 PM by Skyzerk

Meteor Falls

Jab: <Gang, we have a mystery on our hands.>

Merle: <Gang, he says. Why'd we even bring Mix?>

Mix': <Because of the four of us, I'm the best in a fight. :3>

Access: <Wait, really?>

Jab: <NO!>

Mix: <Yep. :3>

Jab: <If you'll pay attention for just a moment, Ever's been missing for upwards of a month.>

Merle: <To be fair? So have we.>

Jab: <Yes, because we're looking for him! Don't get off-topic!>

Access: <You're only encouraging us.>

Jab: -punts Access-

Access: -lands on a rock, pouts- <If you weren't so wimpy, that might have hurt.>

Jab: <Shush your face or I'll make it hurt next time. Anyway, we need to find him.>

Mix: <Is this a bird thing?>

Jab: <Are you a bird?>

Mix: <I don't think so.>

Jab: <THEN IT'S NOT A FREAKING BIRD THING IS IT?>

Mix: <I guess you have a point. :3>

Access: <Is participation mandatory?>

Jab: <Yes, because you asked.>

Mix: <Does that mean it's not mandatory for me?>

Jab: -leers-

Merle: -looks both ways, and then starts to fly away-

Jab: <YOU GET YOURSELF RIGHT BACK HERE!>

Merle: <You said participation wasn't mandatory if you didn't ask.>

Jab: <I LIED!>

-Jab punches a nearby rock in half-

Jab: <Okay, now, the four of us are going to go find Ever.>

edited 29th Nov '15 5:38:37 PM by memyselfandI2

Near Vyvyan, previous DE shenanigans

Robin: My first time... Perhaps you could show me around?

-Sierra might notice them-

edited 29th Nov '15 5:41:45 PM by Umbramatic

Mossdeep, sometime after the last conversation

-Two people are currently engrossed in conversation-

Random Person 1: Did you hear there was some sort of fight at the Space Center earlier?

Random Person A: Yeah, but no one's got any good pictures yet...

Gekkota: -Looking at them from a tree- <Where there's smoke, there's probably the J-Team.>

Fortuna: -Looking up at the Sceptile- <All we have to do is wait around here for the next time they all show up, and we're golden.>

Ann: -Leaning against the tree- I hope so, we've been looking for like two years already and this is the closest we've gotten since they're actually staying someplace long...

Lilycove Outskirts

Darius:<RAAAAAGH!>

-Darius barrels into Vivi full force and is quickly repulcsed by a hard Dragon Tail to his side.-

-A sharp crack rings out as one appears on Darius' side.-

<N...Ngh...>

Vivi:<Is that your best?>

-Darius shakes himself, shards of shell flecking off-

Darius:<Not...even close...you bitch!>

-He jumps up, a leg glowing with draconic force.-

-The Dragon Claw tears into Vivi, knocking her back, only for her to lay into Darius with a Pulse to his other side. It too cracks and begins to fall away-

<Hah...hah...you...really serious...hehehe....>

-He begins to charge again, the front of his casing now cracking as well.-

<I'll...show...you...!>

-He leaps to try Crunching into Vivi's neck, sending them both flying back into a nearby tree-

...

-The dust...seems bright...and hasn't cleared-

Mt. Chimney

-Volt floats off-

Efreet:<What kind of gift do you figure, wench.>

Shadow:<You see soon, flammie~>

Efreet:<STOP CALLING ME THAT!>

Mossdeep

Vyvyan: Yeah, but the last time I was there. I was trying to drain the place of water.

He scratches his head awkwardly as he looks over to Sierra.

Vyvyan: So Sierra, up for a bit of a blast to the past?

With Yvan

Xander: Tch. You rabble on about morality of words for someone with a hair trigger temper and a Chew Toy that you beat on five ways 'till Friday. But I concede, you're in the right here bro.

I was a bit harsh with my words. But remember, if he pulls any more strikes I will have to take action. Whatever that may be.

edited 29th Nov '15 7:08:03 PM by PippingFool

Lilycove Outskirts

-Darius has his jaws around the Flygon's neck.-

-But...she's...laughing?-

Darius:<What's so funny, don't you know I could break yer damn neck?!>

-Vivi laugh harder-

Vivi:<Hah...hah...I...I know...but...l...look at you...hehe...>

-Bit of carapace lie discarded on the ground...large crimson wings extend to their full length, the final shell bits falling from then. Dariu's torso...is actually further from his mouth than it used to...the once stubby leg nobs that once were, they now had grown large, pinning the other dragon to the ground.-

Salamance!Darius:<Look...at me...?>

-He feels himself move his own wings.-

Vivi:<I...knew you could do it...just...needed a lil push...hehe>

-Vivi smiles up at him as his hold on her neck loosens.-

Darius:<Viv...you...wanted me to...>

Vivi:-nods-

Darius:<Hah...>

-He sighs-

<You can be a real dumbass...>

Vivi:<I'm...till your friend though...~>

-Darius hunkers down.-

Darius:<Yeah...guess you are...>

Near Xander

Yvan: ...I don't think you're taking the spirit of what I'm trying to say seriously, brother.

-he sighs and places a hand on his forehead-

...But I should know better by now than to fully reason with you in this particular personality and mood, and I got some of my point across, so I've got a date to keep planning for.

-he glowers at his brother-

...But when you're in a better mood I'd suggest asking that daughter of yours about the subject...

...It should put things into perspective.

-vwip-

Near Vyv, past

Robin: -blinks- What would you need to drain the water from Meteor Falls for? Couldn't fill a pool or something?

Route 116, Phosphora's Secret Base

-Omlette the Togepi looks outside at the door. He could have sworn he saw something move.-

Omlette: ...

-He goes back inside.-

...

...

-Sad eyes watch him go.-

???

Xander takes another swig as he watches his brother -vwip- away.

Xander: Hmm... What a day.

Mossdeep

Vyvyan rubs the back of his head.

Vyvyan: Um... well... it's... a bit of a long story.

Mt. Chimney

-After some time of awkward silence and occasional bickering, the silent Rotom returns-

Volt:<...>

-He is holding a strange looking red device.-

Shadow:<Oh-hoh~! There you are!>

Efreet:<What is that?>

Shadow:<Oh-hoh~! Volt called it...a Magmarizer~.>

-Three beats-

Efreet:<You're...seriously giving me this?>

-The Duskull nodnods-

Shadow:<Indeed~. You want to evolve sooner rather than later, yes~? Volt says this will help you~>

Volt:<...>

-Efreet, rather gladly, accepts it-

Efreet:<I still don;t know how you understand them.>

Shadow:<Trade secret, flam boogle~>

-Efreet fumes at the name-