ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

Silas and Hacks blinked, looked at each other and then looked at Sholto, "What do you mean?"

Blitz: Hm?

-Tint-

-Blink-

"You're uh, looking for a mew? What for?"

-Sadly the transformed mew intern isn't very good at dealing with psychics. Or not mentally flailing about how to deal with strangers of unknown morality figuring things out so quickly-

Lyra: <These four? They were technically already named. I did christen my Delta Wing Artemis, though.>

Malie Library

Gina: Apparently something about collapsing interdimensional barriers or something spooky like that?

Malie Library

Ever: You called her mom. There's no coming back from that.

PEFE!Every: What?!

Ever: Like, it's not a bad thing. She seemed pretty okay with it. But there's definitely no takebacks. You've just gotta live with the fact that you called her mom.

PEFE!Every: -tugs her hat over her face-

Ever: We've all been there.

-the two are studiously ignoring the presence of a third person sitting a few chairs over, who looks precisely like the two of them-

-yes, both of them. It's rather a discomforting perspective shift-

 Malie Library 

-Has spent the day doing modifications to the Web of Intrigue to add in Mobius, Team Iron, and Best Berry-

Malie Library

-Reina approaches Tagg-

Reina: Hmmm. This seems intriguing.

Pokeworld Studios

He lifted up the little doodad, letting some of the details settle in. He took his phone in his left hand and shined its flashlight onto it. "Fascinating," he remarked.

"Terry, ya wanna come with me to the Ink room?" He asked. "Or should we all just go into one room as a group." He considered.

Heahea City

In time, Colton arrived, making a beeline for Game Freak HQ. He knew where the office was, he went up the stairs leading to it, and entered the office. "Did I leave my Z-Crystals in here?" He asked. Wordlessly, he was handed a collection of the little things.

"Thanks." He nodded as he left. He jammed the crystals into his pocket, not counting them.

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Blitz .-.

"That does sound pretty spooky, yeah. But I don't really know about that kind of thing..."

-Beat-

"I might have seen somemon hanging around yesterday though. Maybe-"

-Suddenly notices or realizes Tagg is in the library-

"-Oh! Tagg might know something"

Pokeworld Studios - B4

Well we're two floors below where we last encountered Zach, so he might take a bit to follow us down. Unfortunately I've got an inkling that mister greenlight is as invincible.

-He glances at the passing around of blasters and makes a mental note to figure out where to get one for himself later once this all blew over-

I'd advocate for small groups, because if we all move as one that's a larger target to get caught by stompy mc metalface.

 Malie Library 

-Suddenly Blitz and Reina-

Well, I guess you could say that.

-There's now a connection between the Mobius section and Original!Illuson-

Malie Library

-Reina peers at the Web Of Intrigue, looking at the various pictures and connections-

Reina: I assume these are all the J-Team's past and present foes?

Gina: Also, this guy says you know something about Mew and collapsing interdimensional barriers?

Blitz: -Has a look that can only say 'help I have no idea what these people want'-

"Sorry to interrupt your studies"

^_^;

Sholto: <Oh, other peoplemons. Muddy's part of Tagg's team. Probably his starter. But, yeah, they look pretty similar when they're the same species.>

Malie Library

PEFE!Every: Okay, we have to acknowledge the elephant in the room, right?

Ever: It does seem important.

-they look at the person who looks like both of them, who makes eye contact-

PEFE!Every: I don't like it! Every time I refocus my eyes, they look more like me or more like you! And historically, people who look like either of us are bad news!

Ever: You're telling me.

PEFE!Every: ...Can I dissect them?

Ever: Don't you mean vivisect? Also, no! Absolutely not.

PEFE!Every: What if I ask permission?

Ever: You honestly think they'll give you that permission?

PEFE!Every: No harm in trying.

Ever: Mmm.... empirically inaccurate. But let's go.

-they two make their way over-

Person Who Looks Like Both Ever and PEFE!Every: May I help you?

PEFE!Every: Your existence presents us with an interesting conundrum which I'd like to study. May I dissect you?

PWLLBWP: ...You know, it's not often I'm genuinely taken aback. Congratulations.

Pokeworld Studios

"We aren't gonna make much progress simmering around," Colton decided. "C'mon, let's freaking do things." With that, he advanced for the Ink room, sometimes quick-drawing his gun. For practice, he'd justify.

He unzipped his jacket, using an inner pocket as a surrogate holster.

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Silas and Hacks looked at each other, and at the same time said, "I don't see it."

Amber cracked up and Snakeye sighed, "I reckon that's pretty similar. Silas is here to learn how to use aura and actually fight like a Lucario insteada relyin' on all that tech."

Silas held up his P-Droid, pleased it still worked with his Lucario paws, "I'll happily stick to what I know."

Bishop spoke up, "We're also here so the Captain can keep a complete log on what his experiences and what this world are like."

"Well yes that as well, the world of science never stops keeping a complete record!"

 Malie Library 

-To Reina and Gina-

Well, basic's of it are that we're not sure exactly why, but we suspect the Mobius Society's screwing around with interdimensional barriers may have something to do with it.

Malie Library

Reina: Mobius society?

Malie Library

Person: Okay, rather than anybody dissecting anybody, how about this? You try to guess what's my deal, and I'll—

Ever: (wearily) You're a Mew.

-the Person blinks a couple times. On the third blink, their eyes shift from brown to blue-

Ever: There are, like, five other Mew in the library already, anyone shapeshifting is probably suspect, and you don't act like any of the others. Prime can't keep her mouth shut and speaks in pink, Starkeeper doesn't make jokes, Bartleby...you know, I don't know anything about him, but you don't seem like a Bartleby, and Snowman exudes an aura of deep untrustworthiness.

PEFE!Every: Wait, you said five. That was four.

Ever: Right, and Blitz is, like, nice and doesn't mess with people. There. New Mew. What's your deal, why are you pretending to be us?

Mew?: (to PEFE!Every) What's his deal?

Ever: I just got ghosted by a Great Old One.

PEFE!Every: ...What.

Ever: I really thought we had a good friendship going!

PEFE!Every: -huffs- (to Mew?) Why are you here and pretending to be us?

Mew?: Curiosity, primarily.

PEFE!Every: Obviously. About what?

Ever: Is this the whole "I don't act, I just observe" shtick?

Mew?: ...I'm starting to dislike you.

Ever: Well, if you don't act, that's not really my probl—

PEFE!Every: I'm going to go out on a limb and say you should have seen that coming.

Ever: <Oh, shut up.>

Mew?: I'll fix him when we're done talking.

-they shift into a replica of PEFE!Every only-

Mew?: Yes, ideally, I'm an—

PEFE!Every: Please don't speak so loudly with my voice.

Mew?: ...Yes, ideally, I'm an observer. After the disaster with Machamp, the higher-ups thought it might be nice to try gathering a little data on life without feeling the need to act on it. So, I'm here. I was perfectly programmed to learn and not care.

PEFE!Every: And Ever still annoyed you enough to turn him into a Dunsparce?

Mew?: It's hardly a punishment. Look at him.

Ever: -rolling around cheerfully-

PEFE!Every: -pets- So what are you studying?

Mew?: Everything. Over the course of my existence, I have observed and catalogued 40184674202920 different stimulus-reaction chains (well, 40184674202921 now), 13284293 long-term effects over the course of a year or less, 232239 long-term effects over the course of between 1 and 50 years, and 692 long-term effects over the course of between 50 years and a millennia.

PEFE!Every: ...Oh.

Mew?: The list goes on, of course, but humans tend to get bored by my discussions of the evolution of proto-feathers in Archen and its contribution to the decline of Aerodactyl as an apex predator.

PEFE!Every: I can guarantee you I would not get bored by that.

Mew?: Hm. I suppose you wouldn't.

PEFE!Every: So, um, not to be rude or anything, but why are you telling me any of this? Like, at all?

Mew?: 40184674202922.

-kerhuman-

-blip-

PEFE!Every: ...Oh.

Ever: Why am I on the floor?

-PEFE!Every hears Tagg's discussion with the Enforcers, and proceeds over-

Edited by memyselfandI2 on Jul 27th 2018 at 11:45:48 AM

Celeste: <See, once we have the books back, we can start learning magic!>

Forte: -petting Celeste's head- Yeah, that would be...

-Forte looks around, and sniffs the air a bit-

Forte: ...We need to get out of here.

Celeste: <But the books!>

Forte: Now, before they find us again.

-Forte slowly moves toward the exit, keeping an eye on the room and any Mew present-

Somewhere on Akala

Colton reached into his pocket and pulled out the Z-Crystals he was handed, doubtlessly his. He counted a few crystals, a white one with an unrecognizable symbol, as well as a few that obviously had the symbols for Water, Fire, Grass, and what was either Fighting or Rock.

"This would either mean I accidentally skipped over a trial or I'm a bit further than I anticipated." He remarked. "Now the only question is where this would lead me to go."

Within time, his wandering led him to a trial gate. No doubt someone would be able to direct him to where he'd need to go.

Later...

"You mean to tell me I would have been on the right path if I went the OTHER way?!!?" He groaned when he was sure he was alone. "Alright. I guess it's time, then." He said, eyeing Akala's southern edge, and that tunnel full of dirt and Digletts.

...

"Waterfall?" Colton asked as he threw up a Poke Ball.

<Waterfall.> The Formidable Pokemon responded.

"Just checkin'." And Helmsman was promptly returned.

Blitz: "Yeah, I kind of missed the part about what the Mobius society gains from screwing with the multiverse when Echo was talking about scamming them."

-Meanwhile Forte may trip over a green hatted shiny Ralts on their way out-

-Or not, the kid's just minding his own business with a book-

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-Forte does indeed trip over them-

Forte: Wah!

-and drops Celeste, who immediately runs back over to the counter-

Forte: Oww... hey, get back here!

Sol: So it's a deal, then.

-he scans the books for renewal-

Let's take the bus to the geothermal plant, we're working in the nearby berry fields.

Fuego: <You ready to go, Celeste?>

Ton: Is the sword ready to let me go?

Mew: ~Machamp wasn't a disaster!~

Lady Being Carried By A Machamp: -6 thumbs up-