ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

Shinobi: <Guess you could say we a bit distracting>

-He waves at the serrated mon-

<We're some of Jason's friends> More or less <I heard he we hanging out with you guys earlier?>

Village Fountain

Kainé:<If that's was "hanging out" I'd hate to see a bad day>

-The Doublade glares-

Nier:<Forgive Kainé's...demeanor. What was in there was...hectic, to say the least.>

Kainé:<And now that damn book's gone and we have no way in.>

-Nier shakes his head-

Nier:<And again, some of those doors locked behind us...>

-Hmmmm-

<We were thinking of checking some of the surrounding areas for Weiss and Jason's companions...we were separated from them too...maybe we'll find something to help open the doors. There's a book in the library that said the old owners of that house had connections everywhere...>

 Lilycove 

-To Channah-

You kinda zoned out a bit there.

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

-Kai goes quiet. After a pause, she silently offers Brie a hug.-

Pinwheel Forest

Alright, battle formations. Let's do this.

-Pent shrugs and glides behind the closest cover to begin the process of taking aim-

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.

Channah: ...He is. The coolest guy.

Liberty: <Despite the Claydol?>

Channah: Despite the Claydol. Hands down. That cravat. It should be stupid but it's not!

Thierry: < I do not understand human fashion trends >

There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.

Linnea: Now then, let's see how you are in motion. Leafeon?

Linnea's Leafeon: <It'd be my pleasure.>

-Linnea's Leafeon starts out by enhancing the sunlight around him, creating a spotlight effect-

-then, he closes his eyes and allows the light to flow into him, his leaves taking on a soft glow-

Leafeon used Synthesis!

Linnea's Leafeon: <How was that? Perfectly graceful and elegant, as always? Well, watch this.>

-he draws a line in the sand with a Leaf Blade, then launches a Last Resort to the skies, the stars flying off in all directions-

Astral: <Pew pew!>

Fortis: Oh my gosh!

Forte: Wow. All right Leaflet, your turn.

Leaflet: <Okay...>

-Leaflet closes his eyes and focuses, then releases a cloud of leaves into the air-

-they hang there a moment, then float in a circle around him, eventually coming closer and closer until he's surrounded by a ring of leaves-

-the leaves swirl around him in all directions, cutting the ribbons from his ears and tail-

-then they form a shell around him, cutting off the lei and grass skirt in the process before being sent flying in all directions-

Leaflet: <...There. That's much better.>

Fortis: Oh my gosh! But what about all our decorations?

-Leaflet then leaps into the air, doing a forward flip and striking the ground with his tail before returning to his original position-

Forte: Whoa, that was cool.

Linnea's Leafeon: <That was impressive.>

Linnea: I don't think I've ever seen a Pokémon use Magical Leaf with that kind of precision. Very elegant.

Lefalet: <Really though, I just wanted out of those clothes...>

Linnea: It was a clever show as well. Intentionally overdressing your Leafeon for him to then cut them free and let his natural beauty shine forth...

Forte: Uh, I'm not sure that's what we intended but... it worked?

-Linnea hands Forte a green crystal-

Linnea: Here. You've completed this trial in fine form.

Forte received a Grassium Z!

Do not fear power... fear those who wield it.

Ratigan thinks for a bit and nods.

Ratigan: <Deal.>

Might be good to stay a bit away from home until we've got enough of these anyway...

Soujin gives a so-so sign.

edited 26th Feb '18 6:01:18 PM by CorvusAtrox

"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every

-an army of robot Exeggutor appears to be massing near the coast-

-leading them is a particular Exeggutor in what appears to be a modified ZERO-ONE-

Dr. Exeggutor: <Muahahaha! Smash them all!>

-the robots begin attacking the city!-

-as they have no frontal limbs, they can't do that much damage, but they're trying their best-

Do not fear power... fear those who wield it.

-Brie just sort of collapses into Kai's shoulder, sobbing-

-Ever looks somewhat uncomfortable, and is glad for the text-

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

-And thus, hugs are applied. Kai briefly gives Ever a "sorry this is a bit awkward" look.-

-Tangent and team are sitting by the Pokécenter, watching the ash fall-

Cephas: <The weather's decidedly less evil today.>

Basket: <Thanks to the Valliant Knight!>

Headpet: <SKARMORY!>

-the sound of the TV wafts out the door-

Tangerine: ...well. We should check that out.

-the team takes flight aboard Basket, passing over the desert-

Do you highlight everything looking for secret messages?

"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every

Shaun: "I feel ya. The whole J-Team could use a therapist."

-He shudders.-

Shaun: "As it stands, I don't think repressing and erasing memories is good for my health."

---

-The bird swoops down, a gray tactcian on his back. He takes a moment to appraise the trio.-

Shaun: "You probably have a lot of questions."

Lucina: "An understatement, but yes."

---

Lyra: ~Hap birf~

-Elizabeth appraises the situation. Lyra presents a cake she made. A pile of presents are in the corner of the room.-

Elizabeth: "That's today. I'm what, twenty?"

Christina: <Indeed.>

Lyra: <Which means you can legally drink in these islands, by the way.>

Elizabeth: "And what's all this?>

Oberon: <Gifts for you, Mistress Tsukida, and a confectionary to celebrate this joyous occasion?>

Elizabeth: "Where'd you-oh, right. Lyra's rich."

-Lyra fans herself with some Poké Bills.-

Lyra: <I may have destroyed a few economies.>

Elizabeth: "Thanks guys. Now, the all-important queston...presents or cake first?"

Olivia: <Presents, of course! I got you my presence, seeing as how I'm Arceus's gift to the world.>

Christina: <She's kidding, of course. Now go on, dear. It is your special day.>

-Elizabeth dutifully opens her presents.-

-From Christina, a Primarina-themed dress.-

Elizabeth: "Blue's normally not my color, but this looks nice."

Christina: <Precisely, dear.>

-From Olivia, a red hand fan.-

Elizabeth: "Oh, this is cool. No pun intended."

Olivia: <There was this lovely woman selling them.>

-From Lyra...an electric ukulele. With a purple case.-

Elizabeth: "Oh, is this one of those new age ukuleles I wanted?"

Lyra: <Yep!>

~I got you another present, too. Check your [Steam] account later.~

~O...kay?~

-From Haku, a survivalist's kit, filled with first aid supplies and stuff you might need when stranded - rations, flares, Quick Balls, etc.-

Elizabeth: "Thanks, Haku. This might come in handy."

-Haku nods politely.-

-From Aristotle, a book on famous Aurics and Obscurics.-

Elizabeth: "Looks like an interesting read. Thanks, Ari."

Aristotle: <My pleasure.>

-From Oberon, a dagger made out of silver with an opal inlaid in the pommel and a matching black sheath.-

Elizabeth: "What's this for?"

Oberon: <To protect yourself from bandits and channel your magicks, milady!>

Elizabeth: "Cool."

-She slashes the air in front of her before noticing another present.-

Elizabeth: "Who-"

Naganadel: <I did. You have taken good care of me, Elizabeth.>

-Elizabeth unwraps the present. Inside is a female Meowstic plush.-

Elizabeth: "Ooh. It squish. Thanks, Naga."

Nagandel: <No problem. Now, I believe cake was mentioned?>

edited 26th Feb '18 6:16:19 PM by SwiftSeraph

"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"

-Brie stays there for a while, until she eventually cries herself out-

Brie: That was just...awful.

-Ever shrugs at Kai, in a "don't-worry-about-it-Brie-clearly-needs-hugs-and-I-am-capable-of-adequately-distracting-myself-from-this-whole-situation" sort of way-

edited 26th Feb '18 6:21:46 PM by memyselfandI2

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

Kai: Yeah, possession is... not fun. It's super fucked up.

"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every

Morgan nods. "Yes, more than a few."

Cynthia points her spear dramatically at Shaun. "First one! Who are you, and friend or foe?"

Morgan: "Cynthia, that was two questions."

Cynthia: "Shush Morgan."

Vi is walking through the airship, having gotten what she came for, nobody stopping her because, well, why would they? She's one of them.

Johnson walks past. "Hey Vi."

Vi: "Hey Johnson."

They both go their separate ways, before Johnson turns around after a moment.

Johnson: "... Wait Vi wait up what's all this about?" -He holds up the resignation letter.-

Vi turns around. "Mobius... It's not what it seems."

Johnson: "Companies rarely are, so what? And Siegfried - why? What's gotten in to you? Why don't you just give it to the boss? Are you that selfish?"

Vi: "No! Mobius.. Mobius is justifying the means with the ends. And having seen some of those means... I can't justify it to myself. I won't."

Johnson: "The ends do justify the means! If we make a better world for everyone -"

Vi: "Maybe so, but even if I am on the wrong side of history for this, I'm making my stand on my principles. I won't turn a blind eye to what Mobius is doing."

Johnson: "... Then you're our enemy, too."

Vi: "See this is exactly what I'm talking -" She dodges an... admittedly shoddily-thrown punch. "Johnson, ple - AAA-"

Metagross: -grabbing Vi by the collar.- ~Nope, we're going, make your principled stand later.~

Johnson: "Hey, get back here!"

Unfortunately for Johnson, Metagross can vastly outpace a human.

Fortunately for Johnson, a Staravia not so much.

Unfortunately, that doesn't help him, and Vi still escapes.

Johnson: "... Guess I'll have to tell the boss about this, too."

All are significantly abnormal in a normal world... All are significantly normal in an abnormal world.

Brie: Yeah.

-she just stays there for a while more-

...I think I'm okay now. Or, I mean....you know.

-Ever reads the text, and blinks-

Ever: Muninn. Nod or shake your head, did Ratigan mention Makbaliv?

Muninn: <...> -nods-

Ever: Thanks.

-PEFE!Every is microwaving some ice cream-

Where are you?

-she drops the bowl, startled-

I don't know who you are.

You do. Don't leave me.

I'm alone. Why would you leave me alone?

Why did you abandon me?

I didn't! I don't abandon—

Please come find me. Please don't leave me.

Mother, please.

-well-

-PEFE!Every blinks, hard-

...Where are you?

I don't know. We're connected. You can find me, if you don't want to leave me.

...Right.

-she sends out Rotary-

PEFE!Every: I need a Teleport.

Rotary: <To where?>

PEFE!Every: I'm...not sure.

Rotary: <That makes it difficult.>

PEFE!Every: ...Yeah...

-she places her hand on the Claydol-

I need your help to find y—

PLEASE!!!!

Click!

edited 26th Feb '18 7:24:57 PM by memyselfandI2

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

Shinobi: Sheesh

<Sorry, details were a little vague>

-Shrug-

<So, we just gotta track down some secret passages to sneak in through or a magic book to hopefully undo the locks. Guess it's a decent idea to start with>

-Beat-

<What's in that mansion that got your attention in the first place anyway? The most I've heard was something about it being 'tainted'>

edited 26th Feb '18 7:30:52 PM by BlitzTrain

 Lilycove 

-Looking at my clothing before speaking again-

Uh huh...

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every

Shaun: "Shaun Sapphire. Friend, unless you impale me with that spear, because then we're going to have a problem."

Lucina: "..."

He doesn't look evil...but neither did Gabrielle.

---

-Elizabeth logs onto her Steam account to find two gifts waiting. The first is Huniecam Studio. The second is a preorder for Huniepop 2. She feels her cheeks heat up.-

I thought I set that to private...

"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"

Channah: -anxiously playing with her hair as she talks- Right? First time I saw him, he was on some nature show talking about really boring caves, and I think he was eating a Toblerone, and I didn't know he was a trainer. Like, holy shit who is this. At first I thought he'd be a narcissistic trust fund baby; not that I would've cared, in fact -

Montanari: -looks slightly pained in the background-

Channah: ... -the growing manic look in her eyes fades a little- Uh. Sorry. Shouldn't go on like this in public. Jeez.

There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.

-Dr. Multiman is here-

-he is giving the Exeggutor robots an unamused look-

Dr. Multiman: ...Really. Really?

-As the group inspects the battlefield further they may notice most of the enemy Rabbids are clustered near the top-

-there are pipes to said top, but everyone is wide open from above-

Svin: That sounds like-

Other Metang: <What's going on?>

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