Keys: <You know who you are!>
-*sigh* Various J-Team members get a gift of The Legacy TM Collection Vol. II as a Christmas gift from Ren.-
-Certain other PCs will get some special gifts.-
-Psyche will receive a Pokeball with a custom casing - a metallic evergreen with a matte Psychic-purple All-seeing eye symbol... There is also a very special Steenee inside!-
-Diane and Skye will get a voucher for a three day Spa resort trip.-
-Dune gets several boxes of files and discs of all the dirt Ren could find on Chris Morton D. V. M.-
-Galvani gets an investment check for 5k.-
-Ludmilla gets a high-end Pokemon care and grooming kit and a couple of plushies.-
-Verax gets a Knife and blade care kit with a reusable leather case-
-Tagg, Silent, Mendel, and Team Umbra get Vouchers for professional grooming for the Pokemon and a one-day spa treatment voucher for the humans.-
-Joseph gets a new suit
◊.-
-Vierr gets a new pair of hiking boots and a burn treatment kit.-
-Kai gets a red dress
◊ and one-day spa treatment voucher.-
edited 26th Dec '17 10:48:40 AM by keys2tkingdom
Meet The New Boss
Castelia
Gabe: Wha- I'm not a furry! I'm a goth fairy!
-Plague Doktor snickers-
Celadon
Team Umbra, collectively: SPA DAY!
Contact Me!
RNP
Dunsparce Cloud
-PEFE!Every is quicker on the uptake, but Ever is quicker on the trigger, barking an order as he and PEFE!Every leap back. As the vial goes off, shards of glass collide with a wall of yellow and black energy-
Ever: Much appreciated, Cuseinga.
Cuseinga: <Thanks! What's going on?>
Ever: I have a sinking feeling we're about to find out.
-a Protect barrier is reflective, not absorptive. Past it, the counter and wall are spattered with bits of Chaos-
Ever: ...Seriously? How'd you fit that much in the vial?
PEFE!Every: I didn't. It grows.
Ever: Well, fuck.
-Both Ever and PEFE!Every have had a lot of experience with telepaths. Whether it's Breeze poking around in Ever's head like a dustmop, or Cytosol's mental presence like cool water, or even Xeno's antiseptic probing, the defining theme is that it's gentle-
-the blob of Chaos isn't. The immediate analogy is drawing a razor blade directly through your cortex, and it only gets more unpleasant from there-
Ever: ...PEFE!Every. Get it right.
PEFE!Every: Ever.
Ever: I'm reclaiming the power in this interaction by making a wry joke.
-PEFE!Every purses her lips. Ever, by contrast, stumbles back-
Cuseinga: <Pretty much always, yeah.>
-he fires a Thunderbolt at the black sludge. It strikes...and is absorbed largely without effect-
Cuseinga: <...Maybe I should try Dazzling Gleam?>
-Cuseinga does, launching blasts of light and darkness consecutively. Much like the Thunderbolt, they are absorbed to limited effect-
-and then the sludge expands again. Collecting from where it spattered, it congeals rapidly, forming appendages-
-familiar ones-
PEFE!Every: Latios wings? Why would—
Ever: Protect!
Cuseinga: <On it!>
-a light forms from within the goo, and the Protect shield appears just in time to keep a Dragon Pulse from vaporizing the room-
PEFE!Every: This is...new.
Ever: ...Not to me.
-PEFE!Every glances at Ever, and her eyes widen as she starts drawing connections-
Ever: No, don't you—
-and the connections PEFE!Every was drawing are torn apart as the fragment of Chaos dives into her mind-
Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
Revali stepped onto the "bridge" (it was a rather small airship compared to the ones Phaz or Colton would've been familiar with so it was simply a wheel and some pedals) of the ship and motioned for the others to get on. Kass probably felt really cold.
<I'll drive! You two mount the cannons, the Articuno is gonna be trouble!>
The ship lurched and Phaz and Colton could feel the warmth and movement. Kass as well.
Ganon stepped down from his throne, overlooking everyone, <Some of you look worried. Something bothering you?>
He noticed Tuff, <Who let you back inside the Citadel?>
The Pen set about conjuring up a structure for Pentigan, tearing out ground to build it, -This will keep your body safe.-
Pentigan would feel a little woozy but the dizzy spell would easily pass.
The Airidos would look at Spinme and go, <Will you take it?>
"Alternatively it is a bribe to ignore said rules. I can understand not taking it."
Hacks's Defense is Lowered
Amber is struck with the stapler in a bone rush, <OW!>
Silas sighs and pulls on his mask and his tone drops to a instant low.
"Alright you two... this is how we'll deal with this."
Hacks and Amber looked back.
"Hacks, Psychic on the Mankey."
<Wait you know that move?>
~Learned it through a Technical Machine, we don't use it much.~
Hacks cleared his mind, focused on the Mankey and attempted to toss it with telekinetic power, ~Should really try this more.~
"Amber... Incinerate the Mandibuzz."
A evil grin crossed Amber's face as she turned to the Mandibuzz and used Inferno.
edited 26th Dec '17 11:14:44 AM by EchoingSilence
Tuff: <These folks said I could help them take down the Grand Palkia.>
"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every
Some Rando
Castelia City
Before Colt could consider too deeply on it, the Sea Cucumber Pokemon used her one hand to make a shrugging gesture.
"I guess that's it, then," he decided. "Gotta find the place first," he considered as he walked away, only then realizing that there was one step he forgot about.
— Some Time Later —
Pyukumuku now had her own Nest Ball to chill in. It was much easier on the both of them.
Salvation - Cannons
Colt made it to the cannons, looking up and down them for any indication of how they worked.
Eventually, he thought he had it.
[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]
Asimov Space Crew Member
Salvation - Cannons
Phaz looked at the airship, then at the cannons.
Cynthia: "More primitive that one of thoses Delta wings, huh?"
Phaz: ~I'm up for the chall-oof. Heavy.~
Cynthia: "...You know what? First lesson. Concentrate and try to feel the cannon getting lighter."
Phaz: ~R-Right...~
His horn glows and he's suddenly able to maneuver it.
~There, better...~
Forest
Spinme: "Hold up."
She... closes her parachute for a second. A minute passes and she skyrockets back near the others.
"So, uhm. Maybe. Sure. No other way, you sure? If so, then yes."
What's the use of money if you ain't gonna break the mold? Even at the center of fire, there is cold All that glitters ain't gold
Dunsparce Cloud
-Don't let a bud of a Shard of Calamity in your head-
-not that there was much choice involved, but still-
Ever: Cuseinga! Distract it, use—
Can't let it in
Don't think about
N̸o
Get out
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-there are a number of techniques for resisting psychic attack, but they rarely prepare one for the real thing-
-especially when the real thing isn't a Psychic but a Glitch-
You're a
You want
I won't giv͝e you͜
-compartmentalize. Pain is a warning sign, but there's nothing to warn of. Pain past a point is irrelevant̨-
-change focus-
-keep it from finding out ab̸o̢u̶t-
-focus on what can be done-
Ever
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-PEFE!Every screams as her thoughts, plans, and identity are drowned out by the Chaos fragment activating all her pain receptors at once-
-but that's just a reflex-
-again, pain past a certain point becomes irrelevant-
-compartmentalize-
y
Ever: Dark Pu— huh?
Rotary: <I'm not sure either. If you'll excuse me, I have to keep my trainer from dying.>
Ever: Wha—
-it's still-
-PEFE!Every is lying on the floor, shaking. The Chaos fragment has lost its shape, though it's still screaming, now in PEFE!Every's voice-
-Cuseinga is blasting it with Dazzling Gleams, searing away its new growths as it continues to scream. By the time it's small enough to fill a wine glass, Rotary has contained the remainder with Psychic-
Cuseinga: <...Well! That was fun!>
Rotary: <...I'm extremely confused.>
Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
Zoroark Green: <So now that we have established that I am not a giant Tentacool from another dimension...>
Cephas: <So wait, do you have a Trainer?>
Zoroark Green: <Nope! But if you call me feral I will have cross words.>
Cephas: <No, no, I'm just curious- how did a wild Pokémon learn so much about species that only rarely manifest in a far-distant region?>
<When I lived in Dark Cave we'd hear rumors about Hoenn from passerby Skarmory sometimes, but nothing about Alola, and Unova is even farther from Alola than Johto is...>
Zoroark Green: -smirks, then holds up a claw-
<First, the range of Ultra Beasts has expanded worldwide since the sky broke.>
<Second->
-instead of holding up a second claw, she simply points at a hatch on the ceiling, then climbs up a ladder and disappears through it-
Mankey was OHKO'd!
Deskman: Aha.
Deskman sent out Manectric!
Manectric: <I don't really have any bureaucracy-themed banter, sorry. It's just a living.>
Manectric used Charge!
-the Mandibuzz is inferno'd, but shields a lot of the damage with her feathers-
Mandibuzz: -to Silas- <Contact us off-hours and we may be able to help you find a fire insurance policy that works for you.>
<But for now...>
Mandibuzz used Mirror Move!
Mandibuzz used Inferno on Hacks!
Do you highlight everything looking for secret messages?
~The fire! It burns!~
Hacks takes extra damage thanks to Steel type but manages to last through it, though another hit and he's down. Hard.
<Sorry Hacks!>
~Not your fault! Let me handle the-~
"Amber. Rollout. Mandibuzz. Hacks, Bone Rush. Now."
Amber charged right at the Mandibuzz with a rollout attack, <TAKE THIS!>
Hacks summoned a bone staff in hand and charged right at the Manectric before swinging low.
Manectric: <This is gonna suck... Think Fast!>
-before Hacks closes the gap, the Discharge Pokémon manages to, well...-
Manectric used a boosted Discharge!
-A surge of electricity sweeps the field, but not hitting Mandibuzz, since...-
Mandibuzz used Protect! Mandibuzz protected itself!
-the Bonebat then makes contact regardless of its owner's state-
Manectric was knocked out!
Deskman: Spirited. You remind me of a few Cubone...
Deskman sent out Mantine!
Mantine: -wearing a headset- <I am sorry ma'am, but we do not know where to buy those mittens. We can't access your son's private Cheeps.>
<Please hold.>
-Cephas follows the Zoroark up the ladder, finding himself in a room full of shelves, racks, and sealed cases-
Cephas: <Is this some kind of secret Ultra Beast research facility..?>
Zoroark Green: <Teehee! No, it's better than that!>
-she leads him up some stairs-
<We are in the>
-the Zoroark pulls some paperback novels out of her bag and dumps them in a Returns slot-
Do you highlight everything looking for secret messages?
Some Rando
Some park somewhere in Unova
Colt threw up the Nest Ball and let his new Water-type look at the place. He sat down on a bench and gestured for her to set herself down beside him.
He exhaled. "Okay, I'm no good at these kinds of things. Gonna try.
"Hi. Uh... I'm gonna be your caretaker. You can call me Colt if you want. Uh, there's not much to do in Castelia - that's the name of the city I live in - but we can probably make it all work.
"You've already met some of my team. Uh, you can get acquainted with them at a controlled pace. I haven't decided on a nickname yet, so I'll just call you Pyukumuku until an epiphany comes around.
"I can understand Pokemon and possess Dark-type abilities," he demonstrated with a palm strike on the bench, reminiscent of Assurance. "And I'll be gone from time to time, as I have a job and need to make money for the rest of the team," he considered.
"Uh, is there anything I'm missing?" He asked, to which she wordlessly responded with the universal signal for "okay".
"Right, uh... you not gonna speak?" Met with a thumbs-up. "Okay then."
Pyukumuku returned herself and they left for Castelia, both feeling a little bit better about the situation.
Castelia - About a half-hour later
Colt decided to walk around the city a little bit.
edited 26th Dec '17 1:21:25 PM by AbsentCoder
[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]
~T-T-T-THAAAANK Y-Y-O-U FOR THEEEEEEE COOOOOOOMPLIMEEEE-~
Hacks has fainted and is unable to battle
Silas sighed and recalled his right hand mon.
"Okay. Changing things up."
Silas tossed out Snakeye, who took one look around, and a wide grin crossed his face, <Oh. Howdy there... this little show how we gonna get things sorted out?>
<More or less...> Amber admitted.
"Snakeye. Let's start off by leveling the playing field. Make things difficult."
<Sure thing Boss.>
Snakeye used Sandstorm
"You know I will never understand how pokemon can conjure this stuff indoors."
Snakeye's poncho flapped in the wind, <Sorry Amber.>
Amber shrugged.
"Amber. Rock Tomb."
Amber did as told and tossed the Rock Tomb right at the Mandibuzz, <We're in agreement!>
No voice to cry suffering
Celadon
Megan: Oh neat!
Pippy: <I hope we don't meet him again...>
Vee: <Buuuut we probably will, based on who we're running with.>
Pollen: -buzzes, almost eagerly-
-they blink at the flickers-
Megan: -curiously- What's that?
-Pollen attempts to peer at it with her flower-y Aura sight-
edited 26th Dec '17 1:44:28 PM by Asterisk395
No mind to think. No will to break.
Trans Terminus Homo
Rock Tunnel, Entrance
Alyesha was currently standing in front of the tunnel, checking her flashlight and other equipment for a last time, she was currently dressed like this
with Yuri and Krasnaya behind her
Fwomph
Ersatz Alliance
White and gold is the color scheme of so many damn glorious wonderful empires! Societies that have reached the point where they can afford to gild every surf-
-A white-gold concordant tries to strangle the world back into formlessness. Gilded white ships choked with infestation, gilded white towers employ their Neural Sentries to recruit new security. Temples of white stone and gold decor lie sundered in the Veil, the Alaka sealed under the Vow. Somewhere under the sea, white and gold and red and neon, no gods, kings or mercy. The white radiance of the sun desires obedient prayer, he will send his golden disease to secure it. Robots painted in white and gold following their routines in the decay of the park's vision of Space, a corporate song jingling in their audial sensors. Banks and casinos flaunting their wealth, now host to fallen police and emptied vaults. A party rages in white and gold, outside it's walls a plague of rats chew on corpses. A grand tower of pale bricks and flowing gold amber, imprisoning a World Tree and brought to heel by a singular, wretched, sneaky, dark-clad thief!-
O-on second thought, maybe pastels..?
edited 26th Dec '17 2:40:42 PM by Pentigan
It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.
like christ, but with more nails
Channah: Ah. Good to know. Thanks dude. I'll uh, get out of your hair now.
Basil: -huffs and pulls her away to the buffet-
Lo: <You never told me what that man gave you at the party.>
Channah: Oh, the guy with the Cherrim? Yeah. This. -digs in her bag and reveals a Helix fossil-
Lo: <Why.>
Channah: -shrugs-
There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.
Meet The New Boss
Castelia
Gabe: Look, I'm clearly goth and as for the fairy thing... well, that one's a bit more complicated but it's not some Internet thing!
Celadon
-The presence in the necklace is strangely elegant, graceful, beautiful. But also ẃ̛̻͖̙͎̻͓͖̬ͧ̊̎̇̍ͬ̑ͮ̚͝r͗͗̑̆͌͒ͣ͒ͫ͌̎̀͒͏҉͇̙̭̥͇͓̹͍͎͕͓̭̳̙̗͚̪͟ͅõ̪͔̱̩̳̺͙̘̠̞̪̝̼͓̯̍ͧͥͪ͗ͦ̏ͮͪ͐͋̅͑͑̄ͬ͌́̚ͅn̛̫̲̺̹̥͍͓̤͙̮͓̬̠͊͛̊̽̉̒́͡g̨̤̞̳̥̭̹̻̭͉̫̣͛͐ͦ̆ͪͪ̓̇̅͊̌͆͝.-
Jackie: Oh... That. That necklace has stuck to me and never let go... Tagg rudely tried to yank it off and it still wouldn't budge...
Rosetta: <It's an ill omen to be sure...>
-Speaking of which, it's calling out to Thespi. Will she listen?-
Rock Tunnel Entrance
-Sora is riding around on Chocobo near Aleysha-
Contact Me!
Trans Terminus Homo
Rock Tunnel, Entrance
Alyesha waved at Sora friendly
Alyesha: "Hiya there~"
"One may feel fear in the face of danger so long as one banishes fear when danger actually arrives"
The GM House
-Deziree has a big, dumb smile on her face as she gently folds Ren's check and puts it in her pocket.-
Dune: ... Huh.
-Dune goes to open the file with his father's "dirt"... but stops as a sense of foreboding washes over him. Probably best not to, at least not during the holidays.-
Ludmilla: Hey, new brushes and stuff! And oh my goodness look! It's a little plush Anastasia!
-She takes out the little plush Bounsweet and fluffs it a little.-
From: Dune and Dezi
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee~
No voice to cry suffering
Celadon
Pollen: -shaken- <...what are you...?>
Megan: That sounds...worrisome. Do you have any idea why?
-and as for Thespi...she does!-
-out she pops from a ball-
Thespi: <Maybe it's waiting for something! Like a ball-in-the-stone chosen-type thing!>
-she approaches-
No mind to think. No will to break.
Not A Lawyer
-Shun has returned to his grandfather's for Christmas, and is currently in the grip of an intense food coma. He did bring two guests, however, both of whom are now sitting amongst a colossal pile of leftovers.-
Tara: Man, I'm surprised there's anything left at all after yesterday. My waist grew three sizes that day.
Dani: Yeah...
-She looks away distractedly with a smile on her face.-
Tara: What's eating you?
Dani: Nothin'.
Tara: Oh, come on. Like you've ever had a thought you didn't immediately vocalise.
-Dani looks back at Tara, still smiling.-
Dani: ...It's nice, yannow? Not having to be hungry anymore.
Tara: Ah. Yeah, that must be a pretty great feeling.
-The two hold each other's gaze for a moment.-
Tara: Okay, if there is a time to tell her, it's now.
-She clears her throat.-
Tara: ...Want another mince pie?
Dani: You know me too well~
-Underneath Fiore, in a cavern whose interior design clearly ripped off took some hints from the Batcave, Liam is talking to an androgynous young woman with a Scizor by her side. She doesn't look much older than him - late teens, rake-thin, with short brown hair and steel-grey eyes that seems to stare straight through Liam.-
Lillianna: ...I am going to kill him.
Liam: See, uh, I was afraid you'd s-say that. Is there any way we could, er, n-not?
Lillianna: I had hoped that this timeline was one where my father's descent into evil could be avoided. Considering that he has now joined Team Iron, which never even existed in my future, it seems I was mistaken. Hence we ought to take direct action to prevent any further divergence.
-The Scizor shakes his head.-
Future!Bishop: <Assuming it can even be prevented at this point.>
Liam: Yeah, but "direct action" doesn't have to mean m-m-murder! I know he did all sorts of t-terrible things where you come from, but he's still my brother. He's b-better than what he became in your future, and you're better than the killer he b-became. We just need to c-change his mind.
-Lillianna glances away as Liam looks at her pleadingly.-
Liam: Please, Lilli. You're my f-friend, I don't want you to have to k-kill anyone.
Lillianna: ...Very well.
-She stands up and walks over to the v3 Avenger Suit, currently suspsended in a thick glass tube.-
Lillianna: Team Iron is our target, then. Cause as much damage to their operations as possible while attempting to retrieve your errant brother.
Liam: Um... but h-how are we going to find them? Or him?
Lillianna: There is an ally we could enlist. An individual I know from my own timeline. An Interpol detective, a key figure in the efforts to bring my father to justice. His assistance could prove invaluable, as might that of any others willing to aid us in our search.
-She reaches out for the suit's helmet, looking at her reflection in its visor.-
Lillianna: Either way... we ought to get started.
Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.
You're shivering. Are you afraid?
-Forte walks past Mezzo, who is playing a game on her Switch-
-they then do a double take-
Forte: Wait, hold on.
Mezzo: Uh?
Forte: You're playing Mario?
Mezzo: Yeah?
Forte: But why?
Mezzo: Because there's a new Mario game out?
Forte: Yeah, but you could be playing Sonic instead. You know, it's like Mario but fast. And also better.
-Mezzo rolls her eyes-
Mezzo: Go be a furry somewhere else.
Icicle: <Sonic is cool 'cause he's blue!>
Umbreon: <Okay, no, that's not a valid argument.>
Mezzo: And quite frankly, the reason I'm not playing your new Sonic game you keep pestering me about is because I know Sonic is nothing but cartoon characters trying desperately to be "cool" and "edgy" with an aesthetic that died in the 1990s.
Forte: Well, uh... okay, yeah, but if you took that out it wouldn't be Sonic anymore. It's cheesy, but it's an essential part of his character and the whole flavor of the series as a whole and...
-Mezzo rolls her eyes again-
Mezzo: Don't you have a plane ride back to Alola to catch?
Forte: -scratches their head- Yeah...
Do not fear power... fear those who wield it.
edited 26th Dec '17 10:48:28 AM by redneckphoenix