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Clavis Conservatory

<Sure, you're a normal chump, and I use the nickname Pinkamena,> Sylveon remarked. <You probably shouldn't be speaking too much anyway if you're trying to recover from drinking yourself under the table,> she added. <So just shut up, sit still, look pretty.>

Clavis Conversation

Amaterasu found Colt soon enough, her species' natural agility proving invaluable. <I need your Full Restore!> She explained. Without skipping a beat in the conversation - if it wasn't killed by Ilya getting kissed - Colt reached into his jacket pocket and drew one out, handing it to his Ninetales as he was given the Charcoal hidden in her neck fur.

She ran back after noticing Ilya's familiarity but said nothing.

Clavis Party.

".. Uh. Debatably, yes. I'm in the groupchat." She shrugs.

Celadon City

-Kai grins-

Kai: I'll hold you to it, then. Shame I didn't see you at the party.

Clavis Manor

Echo: Sounds like something out of a fairy tale. Perhaps it makes them more tempting to interact with and spread seeds or pollen? Or perhaps it's simply aesthetic, not the strangest thing to do so.

Team Iron Aux Base

-Scarlette is likewise near the water cooler. She raises an eyebrow at Lucius, in particular the nosebleed.-

Scarlette: Hey, Luce. Something up?

Clavis Party

-Oh hey guess who's gonna wander up all casual-like to the friends that includes his girlfriend-

Heya guys. Something wrong?

Clavis Manor

Selene: Ludmilla here had a migraine. I'm trying to tell if it was brought on by something other than hormones.

Ludmilla: Can I just go home now?

Doomsday: <Oh, please. That Soft-Boiled fixed you right up, now you're just letting embarrassment get to you.>

Alola League, Past

-Ahe walks into a room very similar to Hala's, with orange gems instead of yellow. Standing at the other end of the room is Olivia-

Olivia: Well, you've chosen me to fight second?

-Ahe nods-

Olivia: Let's do this! Relicanth!

Ahe: Hadilla!

Hadilla: <Let's GO!>

Ahe: Power-Up Punch!

-Hadilla rushes in and uses Power-Up Punch-

Hadilla: <This may not hurt much, but the next attack WILL!>

Olivia: Head Smash!

-Relicanth rockets forwards, smashing Hadilla with his head. It hurts Relicanth a little and Hadilla a lot-

Hadilla: <I'm STILL STANDING! SEED BOMB!>

-The Seed Bomb explodes in Relicanth's face, knocking him out-

Olivia: Why am I not surprised? Probopass, go! Use Power Gem!

Probopass: < Target confirmed. Firing Power Gem.>

-The Power Gem hits Hadilla, knocking him out-

Hadilla: <Thank you, Andre. I'll have the veal piccata.>

Ahe: Let's go, Typhoon!

Typhoon's Schooling activated!

Typhoon: <   United we stand!   >

Probopass: < And divided you fall. Firing Zap Cannon.>

Ahe: Scatter!

-Before Zap Cannon can hit, Typhoon breaks apart. The Zap Cannon passes by harmlessly before Typhoon reforms-

Ahe: We're not taking any chances!

-Ahe strikes a pose-

Hydro Vortex

-Typhoon floods the area, before charging at Probopass so hard and fast that Typhoon creates a vortex underwater-

Probopass's Sturdy!

-If not for Sturdy, Probopass would've fainted-

Olivia: Lock On, then Thunder!

Probopass: < Locking on...>

Typhoon: <   Not if I have anything to say about that!   >

-Typhoon fires a Water Gun at Probopass. It knocks Probopass out-

Olivia: Go, Golem! Use Thunder Punch!

Golem: <Don't be too shocked by this!>

-The Thunder Punch sparks off of Typhoon, knocking a few members of the school off-

Typhoon: <   Hydro Pump!   >

-The Hydro Pump hits, but doesn't knock Golem out because of Sturdy-

Golem: <How about this?!>

-She punches Typhoon again, knocking him out-

Ahe: Kuhikuhi! Use Brick Break!

Kuhikuhi: <On it!>

-Kuhikuhi swings a Brick Break at Golem. It hits Golem, knocking her out-

Olivia: Let's go, Carbink! Use Moonblast!

-Carbink uses Moonblast. The attacks hits Kuhikuhi, but not very hard-

Ahe: Use Iron Tail!

-Kuhikuhi swings her Iron Tail into Carbink, knocking it out instantly-

Olivia: Well, this is it. Lycanroc!

-Olivia's Lycanroc looks as his Trainer-

Olivia: Let's do this!

-Olivia strikes a pose-

Continental Crush

-A huge boulder forms above Lycanroc. He catches it and throws it at Kuhikuhi. To both his and Kuhikuhi's surprise, Kuhikuhi is not knocked out, but just barely-

Kuhikuhi: <Have another Iron Tail!>

-Kuhikuhi uses Iron Tail on Lycanroc. It hits hard, but doesn't knock him out-

Lycanroc: <No, please, have mine!>

-Lycanroc retaliates with his own Iron Tail, knocking Kuhikuhi out-

Ahe: Let's go, Aurora! Use Surf!

-Aurora summons a giant wave that crashes into Lycanroc, knocking him out-

Olivia: Well, you've beaten me now, along with Hala. But remember, the next two fights may not be as easy.

Ahe: Don't worry. I'll be careful.

Chez Clavis

Ahe: So, Reina, what brings you to the party?

-To Echo-

I suspect it might've actually been an Aura Nexus, but I didn't even know I had powers back then.

-Jokingly-

I just noticed that if I was quiet enough it seemed like people couldn't perceive me at all, and my "Researcher Sense".

Clavis Manor

Thirtyjoe: Oh, good! Do you know Joe? Skinny little white-haired kid, kinda hyper, likes flowers, gay as a picnic basket?

Clavis Party

Oof, those are always terrible to go through...

-Pent glances around before gently trying to go in for a soft group hug-

Jamie: <You are related? And why do you look like that?>

-Umbra and Ammy may notice Jessica - champagne in one hand - leading Shaun around with her other.-

edited 23rd Dec '17 2:24:23 PM by SwiftSeraph

Clavis Manor

Echo: Heh. Always a good thing for a researcher to have. Where exactly was this? I'd be interested in seeing it myself sometime.

Clavis Family HOUSE OF PAIN

Ilya: -turns to Artoria- You look familiar...

Heracles: -snarls in recognition-

Neon: -is still near Ludmilla- Trust me, sis, I'm plenty emberassed being here, and yet...

-joins the group hug-

Izaya: So, you have any big dreams and aspirations now you're in?

-Umbra and Ammy turn to look at the other couple-

Team Iron Water Cooler Of Fun

Alonya: Oh, hello, Lucius. I was just talking to Scarlette about...

-sighs-

The attack...

edited 23rd Dec '17 2:27:14 PM by Umbramatic

Clavis Manor

Ludmilla: Yeah, but you're a boy, Neon. Your body stays mostly the same...

-Ludmilla and Selene join in the group hug, while Doomsday remains icily indifferent.-

Selene: Hey. Doomsday. C'mon.

Doomsday: <No.>

Selene: C'mooooon.

Doomsday: <No.>

Ludmilla: Please?

Doomsday: <... freaking fine.>

-She joins.-

edited 23rd Dec '17 2:27:01 PM by DuneTheWanderer

-Alice shrugs.-

Alice: I wasn't trying to be noticed.

Liam: I, um, d-don't think I was invited.

-Lucius raises an eyebrow at Scarlette.-

Lucius: "Luce"? That's a new one. But no, I... I'm fine. No issues here.

-He turns to Alonya to avoid Scarlette's eyes.-

Lucius: Oh yeah... that was rough. You holding up okay?

Edward: <How do you handle pressure, though?>

-he retreats into his shell and starts spinning towards Bloodworth like a top-

Edward used Rollout!

Ryklys: ...what does Team Glacier even do, anyways?

Bluggoe: -is blasted into a table by the Pulse-

<You know, this reminds me of the first time you Water Pulsed me. Well, except instead of Mauville it was Sunyshore City. And instead of a Malamar I was an Inkay. And instead of a Lapras you were a slightly smaller Lapras. And instead of a table it was a intercontinental ballistic missile.>

<Really the Water Pulse itself was about the same I guess, I have better defenses now but it wasn't raining that day so it balances out I think. I dunno why I'm telling you this, you were there, that's the whole reason this situation is familiar.>

<Though the other Ryklys and Vilkas weren't there. And our Ryklys and Vilkas didn't understand Pokémon back then.>

Ryklys: Another difference: you didn't know Superpower back then.

Bluggoe: <...oh yeah! That too!>

...

<Wait, that was relevant!>

-Bluggoe focuses energy, her tentacles getting RIPPPED, as she charges towards Zilvinas-

Bluggoe: <I AM NOT HOLDING A GRUDGE THIS IS JUST FUN!!!>

Tang: Ugh... that was a fuss.

Basket: <Yeah... but nothing going on now but a trans-oceanic flight. I suggest you take things easy.>

Tang: I just feel like I'm missing something...

Basket: <Travel anxiety? We didn't have a permanent base in Alola, you're probably in the habit of packing everything. You have your toothbrush?>

Tang: Mm-hmm.

Basket: <Pokégear?>

Tang: Yeah.

Basket: <Z-Ring?>

Tang: -lifts their wrist with a smile-

Wait... did we remember to pick up Fuego?!

Basket: <Yes. And Abby's been with Thresher the whole time, you didn't forget her either. Just... lay back, it's been a stressful morning.>

Tang: OK, OK...

-they lean back, trying to settle into the headrest-

...

-then catapult up again-

Tang: Cephas!

-To Echo-

Deep, deep in a mountain valley north of Kanto, past where the Rattata start getting replaced with Bidoof. But yeah, I used to twitch whenever one of my fellow researchers was nearby, which we figured out later was actually me involuntarily using Aura Sense.

Beat sleeping in another abandoned mining facility with creepy fog at night.

Clavis Manor

-Artoria and Mordred might also see a Garchomp who they probably wouldn't find familiar hanging around Heracles, though he likely won't be saying much for a while-

Bloodworth: <I am the greatest under pre—>

Vilkas: Excellent work, Bloodworth. So, Vilkas. Remember Nero?

Vilkas: ... (suspiciously) I do.

Vilkas: There's no irony here. Let's wrap this up!

Nero: <Rain? On Christmas? Not in my Hoenn.>

Vilkas: ...Irritating.

Nero: <Let's chase the sun together!>

-and he fires a beam of concentrated sunlight at Edward-

-meanwhile, Zilvinas takes the Superpower head-on-

Zilvinas: <Waugh! Good to see you're having fun, Bluggoe!>

-he takes a breath-

Zilvinas: <But I can have fun too!>

-going all-or-nothing, his eyes glow bright blue, and waves of cold pour off him. The sun's rays even seem to slow down, a slight redshift flickering around him-

edited 23rd Dec '17 2:36:38 PM by memyselfandI2

Celadon City

-Kai blinks, and their smile creeps into a smirk.-

Kai: So you're telling me you dressed up in all black, dyed your hair black as well, and went to a high class party for little more reason than to lurk mysteriously in the shadows? Dear gods, you've gone full goth.

Iron Aux Base

Scarlette: ...If you say so.

-She takes a sip.-

Scarlette: But yeah, she's fine. She was dealing with other things away from base at the time, and as much as we could have used the help, it's good that we're all okay after it.

Clavis Manor

Echo: Ahh. I might go to look for that place, then.

-She pauses.-

Echo: ...How difficult is it to adjust to someone whose Aura you can't read? I certainly got a glimpse of the answer a few moments ago.

Clavis Family Residence, Pain Train

Megan: Um...

I'm not sure, to be perfectly honest. I'm on a second try at a Pokémon journey? And the J-Team thing kinda happened...really suddenly. So...just taking it as it comes ^_^;

Pippy: <Beyond the usual gamut of region challenges, we're mostly just following the lead of the new guys. And they seem really interested in the J-Team!>

Thespi: <I'm gonna do something great! Write a story, star in a performance, make something like that! "All the world's a stage", and I'm gonna make it my Clamperl!>

Clavis Party

-Aww yes, this is a big group hug. Those are really good hugs in general yaknow?-

Ryklys: I like this Nero a lot more!

Bluggoe: <Oh. Cold. Sheer Cold. Absolute Zero. Which is more of a limit than an actual thing that exists, since a true lack of heat would likewise imply a total lack of entropy, which goes against the Laws of Thermo->

Bluggoe fainted!

Ryklys is out of usable Pokémon!

Ryklys: ...I do not like this. Finish them, Vilkas!

...the red one! Blue Vilkas, be finished!

Edward: <...next year, I suggest you spend Christmas on Christmas Island.>

Edward fainted!

Ryklys: Almost there... Read, let's go!

Read: <My turn!>

-the Gastrodon glides into battle atop a wave of Muddy Water-

-a Geodude, not being in the system, is thrown out of the airport-

Cephas: <Unova. Definitely not Johto. OK, stay calm, you just need to get in contact with the local PEFE Office, that'll work...>

-he rolls downtown-

Clavis House of Oh Crud...

"Woah," Colt breathed as Heracles growled. "Calm down, dude."

Vilkas: I'll finish this up, don't you worry.

Vilkas: You should be the one worrying. Zilvinas, Surf!

Zilvinas: <Two on one is hardly fun!>

Nero: <I'll take you both on!>

-he's washed out by the Muddy Water, which is fortunately weakened by the Sunny Day, and growls, attempting to blink the mud out of his eyes-

Nero: <Not...enough!>

-he howls, attempting to fire a Solarbeam at Read-

-but there are two big long-necked blobs in front of him, and he doesn't have such excellent color vision-

Zilvinas: <Oh boy.>

-and he's knocked out by the beam before he can manage his Surf-

Vilkas: ...Damn. Ryklys? I hope I can count on you.

Vilkas: You can. But this isn't over.

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The Red Wings

-Cid stands at the bow, looking over the water. The breeze is stiff and chill, but the sun does its best to warm his bones.-

-A bird flies overhead.-

-A note drifts down, landing on the deck. Cid goes over to investigate.-

WE KNOW

-Cid blinks and looks back up at the bird that flew past. The bird banks and hides in front of the blinding sun.-