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Capim Reception

A modicum of indifference being his one vice, Colton considered wether he could listen to his own music and dance to the literal beat of his own drum.

He reached for the lowest pocket on his jacket, calling for Sylveon. She exited the Pokeball and put Colton's headphones back into his ears.

They hi-fived each other. And then Colton realized the problem. <No fingers. No pockets.>

Maybe he could just sit and listen. He found a parody of his own creation, pretty pleased with himself about it to this day.

~I'm the son of rage and love

The Otaku of Unova

Work at Game Freak of

Castelia

But it still is not enough~

Surrounded by good vibes and pumping music. Lucario's mood was spoiled. In a good way.

Lucario Sean was ready to rave, but wether it was the time was yet unknown.

Watching Sean bite his tongue metaphorically was kind of amusing. <Mona, ya still here?> The Rockruff asked.

edited 19th Sep '17 7:32:19 PM by AbsentCoder

Cliff: <Hm...>

-He attempts to use his tail to grab the Grunt-

<That, or this.>

Trainwreck: "Huh..."

edited 19th Sep '17 7:33:55 PM by CorvusAtrox

Capim Town Reception

Azure: <This is pretty fun..>

Daydre: <Yeah.>

Rowan: <I would've chosen different music, but...>

Azure: <It needs something though.>

Daydre: <... I don't like where this is headed.>

Tabitha: <What does it need. Tell us. Please.>

Azure: <Geez, no need to be dry about it. It needs some of this!> Azure pulls out a Brionne sized electric guitar.

Everyone But Friendo: <....>

Rowan: <No it doesn't, please put that away, this is a bad idea>

Daydre: <Where did you get that from?? Also, where the hell were you keeping that?>

Azure: <Got it from a guy who was giving out free mon-sized instruments. And I have no idea.> Azure shrugs and goes off to find whoever's in charge of the music.

Daydre and Rowan follow him very urgently.

Asimov HQ

<I guess if he needs smaller stuff done he could just ask someone with hands to do it.>

edited 19th Sep '17 7:48:32 PM by Daydre

Outside Asimov HQ

-Jean is here, alone, when Dave and Mia catch up to her-

Dave: What the everloving hell was that all about? The "not going home" bit, that is.

Jean: You ever try being a bounty hunter, Dave? Plenty of people have grudges, plenty of people want you dead, and it's not like I even wanted the job in the first place. Even if I took the straight and narrow, if any trace of my past came up, I'm probably quite literally dead.

Dave: So you're just, running away? That's pretty scummy itself!

Jean: I know it is! But it's the only chance I've got!

-she tears up a bit-

I never wanted to be an outlaw... I want a fresh start... Even in another world... Even as a species like this.

Mia: Well, you could probably try. I mean Dave made me as a weapon and now I'm his best friend.

-Dave grits his teeth-

Dave: Fuck, she's right. I made abominations for a place called Pokefutures and now one of 'em doesn't leave my side. As much as I want to I can't really give you shit for what you're doing.

-Jean pauses, then chuckles a bit-

Jean: I guess we're all fucked up, huh.

She looks up at the sky.

Beautiful planet you've got. I'd love to learn more about it.

Dave: Well the guys inside probably have a map if you really wanna look.

Jean: -nods- All right then.

-They head back in-

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 Ancient Poni Path 

-Entering a house-

Hello? I was told I could find Kahuna Hapu here.

-Looking at an old woman seemingly cooking something-

Excuse me ma'am, are you them?

Old Woman: Oh no, that would be my granddaughter.

???: -From behind- So you must be Tagg?

-Turns around to be greeted by a very short young girl and a rather large Mudsdale who makes the height disparity even more apparent-

And I'd assume you'd be the Kahuna.

-Beat-

...You've... heard of me?

-Eyes narrow-

Does the term "J-Con" mean anything to you?

??? Hapu: Oh no, I just saw some of the tournaments you participated in in the past, and Mina mentioned seeing you yesterday. If you're here than the rest of the J-Team shouldn't be too far behind.

Well we'll see, I think I'm the first person here.

Hapu: -Smirks- I can wait to battle them all then. But before we can do that, you'll have to get through the Canyon first, which I'm sure won't be that big an issue for you.

Looking forward to it...

-Stomach growls-

...but not today.

Route 10

-Ludmilla pumps her legs with maybe-slightly-waning vigor as she hikes up the mountain trail, having foregone the bus ride most people usually take.-

Skarmory: <GET AWAY FROM MY TREE!>

-It wouldn't be so bad if Skarmory and Fearow wouldn't leap out at her the whole way up, though.-

*Fwoooooom!*

-The Skarmory is cooked by a Flamethrower and falls to the ground in a heap. Cu Sith yips happily and hops back to Ludmilla's side.-

Cu Sith: <Can I evolve nooooow?>

Ludmilla: Not yet.

Cu Sith: <Aaaw, why not?>

Ludmilla: I want some more time with my little puppy before she becomes a big puppy.

-Cu Sith bashfully breaks eye contact.-

Team Iron Aux. Base

-Orlandeau jumps slightly at the sound of his high priority ringtone.-

Orlandeau: Yes, this is Dr. Orlandeau speaking.

edited 20th Sep '17 10:55:32 AM by DuneTheWanderer

Dr. Multiman's Office

Dr. Multiman: Hello, Dr. Orlandeau! Dr. Multiman of The Mobius Society here. I heard from your friend Alonya here you needed help with a J-Team problem?

-Alonya waves akwardly-

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Multiman's Office

(Seth snorts at the sight of Orlandeau.)

Seth: And here's a bloke who ain't gonna be advertising anything other than prison gruel. I mean, Arceus, look at that face! Is that the mug of someone who's ever smiled in his life?

Team Iron Aux. Base

-Orlandeau cocks an eyebrow at Alonya quizzically before returning to the matter at hand.-

Orlandeau: I am, yes. It appears you have already been appraised of the situation. Most of the management of my organization is presently in a dispute with another organization that has interfered with operations, of which I am not allowed to discuss openly, but nevertheless has set back our efforts considerably. If another problem, day, the J-Team, were to be solved while the one at present was being dealt with, it would be a very efficient use of time and resources.

PEFE HQ

-PEFE!Every is mopping up some fluids best left unstudied, an Ariados suspended from a line of webbing a little ways down the hall-

Scuttle: <You haven't considered going back outside?>

PEFE!Every: No. And I don't intend to.

Scuttle: <Why not? Revy is safely behind bars. And while your research is progressing more or less adequately, a robot is no substitute for real field investigation. Besides—>

-PEFE!Every passes him to continue mopping. Scuttle retracts his thread and crawls after her on the ceiling-

Scuttle: <—The artificial biomes in the HQ are lovely, but the rest of the team does miss the outside world.>

PEFE!Every: Were you always this talkative?

Scuttle: <Yes. You would know that if you ever had conversations with me.>

PEFE!Every: I'm not really a conversationalist.

Scuttle: <Yes, years of being on your team have taught me this.>

PEFE!Every: Hmph.

Scuttle: <Anyway, give it some thought. I—>

PEFE!Every: Cytosol, please stop translating.-

Scuttle: —dos. Ariados dos aria. ...Riados!

-PEFE!Every finishes her work and returns to her pod, leaving Scuttle irritably rambling in the hallway-

Cytosol: -shrugs as much as a Solosis can-

Scuttle: <I don't blame you.>

Cytosol: <Good, because that would be totally inappropriate.>

-a Whimsicott hops up-

Tuft: <Any luck?>

Scuttle: <Nope.>

Tuft: <Time for plan B, then?>

Scuttle: <Seems so.>

Tuft: <YES!>

Cytosol: <I don't know if that's really the appropriate—>

Tuft: <I'll go get Rotary!>

-he sprints away-

Scuttle: <Well, this should be exciting.>

Dr. Multiman's Office

Dr. Multiman: Agreed. If we were to share human resources in this effort against this common enemy of the J-Team, name, this Alonya Polnoch of yours, in an administrative, ambassadorial, and management position, this would allow us to save time, money, and other resources, and breed goodwill between our organizations in pursuing a common goal.

Cabby: <Did you understand a word they just said?>

Nagini: -tchs- <Human doublespeak or whatever this is.>

-Izaya chuckles-

-Alonya cocks an eyebrow at Seth-

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Multiman's Office

Seth: Damn, I left my bureaucrat-to-English dictionary back at base. Now I'm lost.

Po Town — Past

-Rose grits her teeth and sends out Sadie-

Sadie: <...Okay, you're gonna need to explain— >

Rose: Later! Just do as much damage as you can with Earthquake!

Sadie: <Right, right, okay, questions later!>

-Sadie stomps on the ground, sending tremors through the town and doing... decent damage to Big Data-

Big Data: <You really weren't prepared for this, were you?>

-Big Data fires an Ice Beam at Sadie, doing massive damage and coating her legs in ice.-

Sadie: <Aah!>

Rose: Just stomp it off and use another Earthquake!

-Sadie tries to break the ice with another Earthquake, but it impedes the attack and has minimal effect on Big Data. He charges up a second Ice Beam as Sadie continues to try and unfreeze her legs.-

Big Data: <And... terminating.>

-He fires.-

Seafolk Village

-A boat arrives, and Team Locke all akwardly stumble out -

Locke: Shizuo, did you really have to cause a scene with that one guy?

Shizuo: Hey! He looked at me funny!

Alli: Hey, Shizuo, at least you made the boat ride less boring.

Gudrunn: I think I might have preffered it boring...

Alex: Enough yap, can we explore this deserted-ish island already? There's stuff here I wanna check out.

Alli: And the end of an Island Challenge to be had!

-they all head off. Archer is the only one who is silent, something on his mind -

-Meanwhile La and Ilya peek from behind a building -

Ilya: They're here! Which means more importantly he's here!

La: So now what?

Ilya: Now for the plan I cooked up.

La: -smirks - Go on?

-They whisper -

That one pocket dimension

-Team Umbra Minus Robin Plus Volkner are playing [CLUE] -

Volkner: I might as well say it... Professor Plum, in the library, with the candlestick.

Nico: How do you kill someone with a candlestick anyway?

Human!Ammy: Easy, you    bur-   

Nico: Ammy, do not finish that sentence.

Arika: Simple, you beat them to death with it. I've do- Er, it's possible.

Umbra: Mabye the candlestick is a Litwick?

Lina: Maybe you pour hot wax down their throats.

Nico: OK, Lina that one made me candle-sick.

Everyone Else: NICO!

Volkner: -sighs - I can't wait to get out of here.

Po Town, way past

Archer: What the fuck what the fuck what the fuuuuuuck

Mona: <If it helps I had no idea going typeless would be that broken either.>

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Poni Island

-Ever is peacefully fishing-

-his line is not baited, there is no hook, and the actual rod is just a stick with a string stapled to it-

-he is very softly humming some sort of something that might charitably be called music-

-when there is a pop next to him, and PEFE!Every appears-

PEFE!Every: Hey! Rotary, what are you—

-pop-

PEFE!Every: ...Doing.

Ever: Heya. Are you a robot?

PEFE!Every: ...No, unfortunately.

Ever: Huh.

Po Town — Past

-Rose thinks. She looks at Big Data, noting that he's at low health. She looks at Paula's belt, which still has three more Poke Balls that haven't been sent out.-

Rose: ...

-She thinks to her own team. Only Domino is left.-

-She thinks to Scarlette. Who knows how far she's gone now.-

Rose: ...What were your terms again?

-Paula raises an eyebrow-

Paula: Er, that if you win I leave and stop bothering you, and if I do, I stay here and still probably won't have any sort of influence on your life?

Rose: Good. Because I don't have time for this. Consider this a surrender.

-Paula frowns-

Paula: ...Well that's a huge letdown. Don't you know anything about—

Rose: I don't care what you're about to say, I'm not in the mood. I've been assaulted by police cats, lost my girlfriend, and to top it all off, we're wasting both of our time in the middle of a rainstorm. I'm tired. I'm soaked. I'm done with this, goodbye.

-She storms off. For once, Paula's the one staring dumbfounded.-

Po Town, way past

-Archer tenses up-

Archer: That's it, I'm talking to her.

Mona: <Which "her"?>

-Archer points to Paula-

Archer: She's got the attitude.

Mona: <Fine, I'm trying the other one.>

-she heads off after Rose. Archer emerges from the wrecked xar he was hiding behind and slowly approaches Paula-

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Team Iron Aux. Base

Orlandeau: I could not think of anyone more deserving of the position. Ms. Polnoch, you may act in whatever capacity you believe to be the most expedient and efficient.

-An almost imperceptible snake-like glint in his eyes might hint the consequences of her beliefs being "mislead" in any way.-

-Lisa comes in, a bit tuckered out-

-Gogie notices her and heads over-

Gogie: <Uh, you okay? Looks like you got out of that bubble, at least.>

Lisa: <Barely, yes. I have no idea what's up with that Wooper, but I suppose it explains how he beat Sholto back then.>

Gogie: <...Wait, where is Sholto?>

Lisa: <He said to go on without him, he'll be fine running Double Team to throw him off for a bit.>

Gogie: <...Now I feel like I need to go check.>

-He heads off-

Lisa: <Hm, fair enough.>

-She follows-

Po Town — Past

-Paula raises an eyebrow as Archer approaches.-

Paula: You don't look like one of the grunts. Here to join, or?

-Rose doesn't notice Mona yet; it may take more direct interaction to get her attention, because right now, she just wants to leave.-

Shaun: <I have a feeling Sholto's run into some trouble.>

Ace: <Should we check?>

-Shaun's head swivels 180-degrees as his watches Gogie and Lisa leave.-

Shaun: <Give it..10 or so minutes.>

Shaun: "I think I prefered the wilds.>

Ruby: <Yes, I prefer the trees.>

Lightning: <Shaun?>

-Shaun tries to swivel his head around and stops suddenly. Shaun winces, facepalms, and turns around.-

Shaun: "I wonder if Locke tried that...yes, Light?"

Lightning: <Do we know where to look for that Celesteela?>

Shaun: "No. Besides this island. I'm sure we'll run into them during the trials. Fate has has a funny way of ensuring we're at the right place at the right time."

Capim Town

-Mona is foraging at the snack bar-

Mona: <Yeah, I'm here.>

Dr. Multiman's Office

-A slight nod and glimmer in Alonya's eyes indicates she'd never dream of it-

Po Town

Archer: I'm not joining anything. These kinds of groups have ruined you once and they'll do it again.

Mona: <Hey you! Hold on a second!>

Capim

Hear Mona chime at the snack bar, the Unovan went there. He lifted his phone up with his tail while biting the button on the cord that adjusted the song. He settled on a ditty about some ghetto guy who wanted to take his girlfriend.

<So, we were saying before the ceremony? Something about a group chat?> He asked while looking for a plate or something and flicking his headphones off of his left ear.

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Team Iron Aux. Base

-Orlandeau nods.-

Orlandeau: Then I leave matters in your capable hands. Orlandeau, out.

-The connection ends.-

Orlandeau: ... *Sigh* This is all getting far too tangled. We need to end one threat or another, and quickly, before someone decides to come around and cut the knot we've found ourselves in.

Multiman's Office

(Seth reclines in his chair.)

Seth: Right, is that us done?