Paul: -pauses, the sound of a chair adjusting in interest-
...what do you mean, "Charizard weremon"?
-the next room is... not very wine-cellary at all, to be honest... or ancient, for that matter. Its construction looks fairly recent, despite its somewhat gothic stylings-
-the room is a large octogon, sparsely furnished with a few beanbag chairs and potted plants; the floor is of a material one might find in a gymnasium, easy on the feet and yet a snap to cleanup any messes-
-counting the door they entered, eight doorways line the walls, matching up logically with the eight white walls; the doors are mainly a deep blue in color and are adorned with reliefs abstractly depicting the sun (as an octogram) and the moon (as a series of circular arcs contained within a proper circle)-
-the ceiling contains eight large circular insets; four of them are currently covered by shutters, but the remaining four boast impressively-sized Sun Stone deposits, filtering the light from powerful electric lamps behind them to fill the room with a pleasingly natural sunlight spectrum, despite its complete lack of windows and the present time of night-
-in short, were the room quickly sketched by Tangent Wantwight, it might look something like this
◊, and presumably it is merely an interesting stop on the tour and has nothing to do with any parallel plot threads-
Some Rando
Mallville - Future
“Are you gonna insist I call you EMPEROR every single time?” Colt asked, throat hurting a bit from the impromptu bellow barely even a twentieth as loud as a Legendary Facepalm.
From: Colton Rever
What do you mean? He’s still got a tough team, if you’re worried about that. He’s just kinda meh about everything, like me.
“You guys’ll have to forgive me if I get a little lost. I gotta reorient myself, including where the ship is, <3” he defended as he summoned some icescura to flit between his fingers.
[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]
The Flamebringer
Severa: <Any good tailors in the city? I'm bored and have nothing to fight.>
She looks around, and sees Ilya and Herc approaching. <Friends of yours? They seem to want to talk.>
Mordred: "Huh? Oh, hey. The von Fucking Dracoknights."
Artoria gives a slight bow. "Is this a purely social visit because you were in the neighborhood or are my instincts correct?"
All are significantly abnormal in a normal world... All are significantly normal in an abnormal world.
chaos catby with a flannel shirt addiction
Mauville
Lila finished off her ramen.Lila: Thank you, it was great! Can I have the bill please?
I used to plug my deviantart here but turns out the link was too long.
No voice to cry suffering
-falling-
-two mons down, one who can't fly and one struggling somewhere behind, out of sight-
-text notification-
From: Megan
Oh hey ever were dealing with whismur too gudrunns in charge maybe darn the glitch sorry could you look after my mons and tell them and my mom and silas and you that I lofieufjrjrfirjk
-water jumps between blocks to engulf Megan just before impact, the surrounding water managing to dissipate the shock through time and space as assorted blocks and bits of rubble slam into the earth around them-
-then the bubble bursts, Megan left standing there, drenched but unharmed-
Megan: -w h e e z e-
-deep breath-
-beat-
-and she's scooped up, as a block buries where she was-
Vee: -gasp- <MOVE>
-wheeze- <NOW>
-and Vee Dives with her into a water-y pocket dimension, as the tower continues to come down-
Zippy: -shrug- <A bunch of mechanic-y parts, as usual. Dunno what they do.>
-they nom on a nugget-
Logan: -just finishing up- I've got it!
-rummaging around- I keep a little set aside for these occasions...some good food goes a long way.
Addie: -nibble on a dumpling-
Random Muscly Evil Scientist: -hearing of the Shepherds- Greeat. Are you a cult? That sounds like a cult.
-Chrom is Horn Leeched, grunts, and like an experienced Sigilite, retaliates, with a Sacred Sword slash-
"Wake up, Mareeple", and all that.
Muscly Sharpedo: <MMM, MAREEPLE! I'm so hungry>
Chrom: -distastefully, at their trainer- <Gods, have you no—ARRGH>
-and the Sharpedo hits Chrom with a Thunder Fang, then again-
Chrom: -gritting teeth, slashing them back- <...ask your friend who we a-...oh wait, you can't understand me.>
-so instead, in the brief gap between clashes, he levels a Falchop at Awakening shirt guy-
-muscle dude glances over, as Chrom takes his own initiative to lunge at the Sharpedo-
Chrom: <I will not fail!>
-and critically smash them into the floor-
Muscly Sharpedo: @WW@
Chrom: -skidding back, readying himself for the next sent out- <Finished?>
Random Muscly Evil Scientist: ...
Chrom: <...>
Random Muscly Evil Scientist: -cough, glancing over at his now similarly disarmed coworker- ...Something you want to explain, Carl?
edited 28th Mar '18 11:18:07 PM by Asterisk395
No mind to think. No will to break.
chaos catby with a flannel shirt addiction
Mauville
Lila:-to Logan- What have you got? I used to plug my deviantart here but turns out the link was too long.
No voice to cry suffering
Logan: -smiling, pulling out a wallet- The bill. Er...if you don't mind.
Addie: -through a mouthful- <We get paid.>
No mind to think. No will to break.
chaos catby with a flannel shirt addiction
Mauville
Lila: If I don't mind? Why would I mind? I used to plug my deviantart here but turns out the link was too long.
RNP
Phoenix: Sup fuckers. What did I miss?
Lou: You're telling me there's another depressed/ing police officer out there? That's my shtick!
Jay: "Well... during some of my own things, I ended up doing business with a Pokemon Hunter by the name of Delta. My targets let it slip that a Charizard he ended up catching had recently become a Weremon. I told him, with how your family collects things, one of you might be interested in something like that and... here we are."
"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every
Dunsparce Cloud
To: Puts the "Rain" in "Trainer"
From: Ever
holy shit
i just went through the first five stages of grief i almost got to bargaining nobody needs that
are u okay
Flying Colors
-After making it about halfway through [Thor] before Kai passed the fuck out, she and Diane decided to rain-check the rest of their binge.-
-They're at it again today. Since it's so early, Kai is resting with her head on Diane's lap.-
Diane: I bet you could lift Mjolnir.
Kai: What, me? No way.
Diane: You're definitely worthy.
Kai: I call bullshit. I have historically been very emotional and irresponsible, see my entire relationship with Lucius.
Diane: You dumped him! That's responsible!
Kai: That's common sense! That's not the sort of thing that earns you the right to hit things with a legendary hammer!
Diane: Mmm, I guess. But what about watching over Nix?
Nix: -chirps from the other side of the room- <I am the hammer in this equation!>
Kai: ...I suppose. Still doubt it though.
Diane: If you say so~
-Diane giggles and ruffles Kai's hair.-
Kai: Aaaaaaaaa~
When Leo leaves the Ersatz Alliance store, he ends up in a random part of Pinwheel Forest due to him failing to narrow down where in the forest he wanted to go.
Leo: *almost immediately* Welp, we're lost.
AC: *to Cerbeau* <Well, genius, do you know where we are?>
Cerbeau: *mental sigh* <Unfortunately, no.>
AC: <I have an idea! Maybe we can have Leo train that Golett he can turn into!>
Cerbeau: <Well, we ARE in the middle of Pinwheel Forest... Sure. But...> *looks at Leo* <Can you give me the scarf, please?>
Leo: What for?
Cerbeau: <That way, no one mistakes you for a Wild Pokemon and tries to catch you, and I'm probably the best option to do this.>
Leo: *taking out the teal scarf after he hands the other scarf to Cerbeau* Okay...
AC: <I volunteer!>
Leo: Actually, maybe we can do this with Mau...
AC: <If this is because of the whole "Ground is immune to Electric-type moves" thing, then I have other moves I can use.>
Leo: It's mostly because Electric is weak against Ground. We can fight after the next round.
AC: <BUT SO'S- Agh, forget it.>
With the scarf in-hand, Leo takes out Mau's Ball and sends him out, but not before Cerbeau puts on the scarf and becomes a slightly dark-skinned person wearing a coat and hat similar to his Pokemon form as well as green-tinted glasses.
Mau: *looks at Leo* <Who do I have to fight?>
Leo: *brings scarf closer to himself* Me.
Mau: *befuddled* <YOU?! You're kiddin', right?>
Leo: Nope.
Leo then puts on the scarf and after the teal-colored fog disappears, there's a Golett wearing a Golisopod-themed jacket and gloves. If Mau had a mouth, his jaw would be on the floor.
Mau: *Stunned Silence*
AC: *to Mau* <I know! It surprised me, too!>
Mau: <WHAT?!>
Golett!Leo: <YEAH, I WAS GONNA SHOW YOU SOONER, BUT...>
[insert something relating to myself here]
Paul: Fortunate timing. As it happens, weremons have in fact struck my fancy of late.
Do you highlight everything looking for secret messages?
Meet The New Boss
Lina: Pent's plan is good, yes.
Reina: We'll recuperate in the Bwah Bunker. We could use it.
-Everyone gives Phoenix a Look™️-
-Everyone is recuperating here-
-Except Leo and Colton, they're off doing things-
-The Mawile goes down-
-The way to the basement is open-
Nero: Hopefully it's not too far, umu...
Ilya: Actually, it's about... Well, you're with the J-Team, correct?
Heracles: -snarls in a "just making sure" fashion-
Sivin: <...We're gonna have to fight, are we.>
-a voice calls out-
???: Paul dear, did you mention weremons?
edited 29th Mar '18 10:26:36 AM by Umbramatic
Contact Me!
Stylus looked up at the mention of weremons and Delta. That's what Jay had been doing... that's where she got all this... that's how she got the inspiration for those costumes.
And the news that Paul wanted more Weremons, this was worrying... Stylus had been looking into Hunters and reports, Delta was a notable name among Poacher watch forums, the authorities would want their hands on him.
His mind was racing, he had just helped a old money family, evil because stealing someone else's mon is just rude.
What could Stylus do? How could he break things down... what could he do to fix this?
As the Mega Mawile was down, Jimmy turned to the locked door, to the lock and handle, drew his sidearm and begun to fire on the lock.
Dean looked at Revolver, "Use flamethrower, low power."
Revolver nodded and smirked, shooting a burst of flame at the door to help Jimmy deal with the lock, hopefully by melting or frying whatever kept it shut.
edited 29th Mar '18 10:28:29 AM by EchoingSilence
Jay: "Excellent. You can reach the guy at [Insert Contact Info Here]. I'll make the trade in a bit. Pleasure doing business with you."
Provided Paul does nothing to stop her the line would go dead as Jay gets ready to trade the Blaziken.
"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every
Some Rando
Mallville - Future
"I should hope so... ♡ - heh-hey!" He paused upon noticing he got that noise down. Then he continued, looking all over the plushie for a tag. Didn't want to be accused of stealing it.
He looked out of a window and breathed. "Okay, yeah, we should be less than a few minutes away." He drew his phone as they approached an exit.
From: Colton Rever
Well, that's just motivation to get through it and beat his team, right?
Human!Cerbeau: We should just start the battle now before-
"Claude" is interrupted when he ducks out of the way to dodge an incoming Fire Blast.
"Claude": Huh?!
The group looks up to see a black 3-headed Dragon-type Pokemon fast approaching them, and he does NOT look happy.
???: <Taste ash, jou!>
Leo quickly used Mud Slap in an attempt to blind the Pokemon when he flew near "Claude", giving them a bit of a head start as they ran.
???: *trying to get the mud out of his face* <Ack! Covards!>
With several miles of forest around them, Leo and co did the best thing they could in that situation: run blindly into the forest for who-knows-how-long and scream for help, with the Hydreigon blindly following/attacking them.
After a while of running, the group finds themselves in familiar territory, sort of, with the Hydreigon a few minutes behind them.
Leo: *haff* What does this thing even want with us?! *scream* HELP!
"Claude": *also screaming* ANYONE?!
Leo: THERE'S A DRAGON-TYPE ATTACK- *coughs from running so much*
"Claude": THERE'S A HYDREIGON ATTACKING US!
edited 29th Mar '18 10:34:22 PM by Reuknighted
[insert something relating to myself here]
Paul: -shouting back- I can collect what I want, grand-mère!
Oppenheimer!
-a big, brawny, fluffy Blaziken stumbles into the room-
Oppenheimer: <'sup, boss?>
Paul: -passes the bird a Great Ball-
Take this to the Union Room, and trade it with Jay for your newest flockmate.
Oppenheimer: <Oh boy! I get to be a big brother!> -he sniffs, a tear forming as he skips out of the office-
Paul: -turns to his desk again, and dials Delta over a proxied phone line-
Do you highlight everything looking for secret messages?
Lumiose Union Room
After further ignoring her Lucario's worries, Jay has come to this union room, holding a Poke Ball.
She also inexplicably looks like an Unovan Ace Trainer.
"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every
-Oppenheimer takes the Great Ball into the Union Room, marveling at the numerous overcomplicated and beepity boopity machines for switching the places of two objects-
Oppenheimer: <Okay, Oppenheimer, you've seen people do this before. Trade this Munchlax with Jay for a new little brother!>
<Or little sister. Or little sibling.>
-he gasps-
<What if they are older than me?! Then I'M the little brother!>
-he throws the Pokéball in a panic, which lands in a slot on one of the machines-
<...silly, silly, Oppenheimer, you worry too much. You are an *expert* at this. See, you already put the ball in the slot! Now you just press the button like so...>
-boop!-
Wonder Trade Initiated. Say farewell, Munchlax.
Oppenheimer: <Aww, a Wonderful Trade~> -sniff-
You received Caterpie!
Oppenheimer: <What->
Caterpie: <Hello!>
Oppenheimer: <AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!>
-points accusingly-
<YOU AREN'T MY BIG BROTHER!>
Caterpie: <I'm... just going to go Wonder Trade myself again kthx>
Do you highlight everything looking for secret messages?
Eclipse the Moon
Cleo, almost instinctively, grabs Pimpernel and squeezes him, sobbing softly.
Pakhet perks up after Charles' healing, and looks around.
Pakhet: <M-m-monty?>
Her expression goes more panicked and her looking more frantic, before her ears droop suddenly.
Pakhet: <....Montu?>
Like her trainer, Pakhet instinctively grab the Gallade and hugs him, bawling tears like a waterfall. Not far away, Chauffeur Henri is contacting authorities, looking back onto Cleo and Pakhet with a worried expression.
Cleo is sitting at a table, staring vacantly down at her cup of tea.
Cleo: So yeah... That's what happened....
Across from her, a tall man with a respectable posture and wearing a keffiyeh stirs his own tea with a spoon, humming and removing the spoon from his tea with three taps as Cleo finishes her tale.
Lawrence: My, my....
Lawrence takes a sip from his tea, before putting his cup down and reaching over to give Cleo two comforting pats and the head.
Lawrence: I'm sure that we'll find whoever attacked you and took Montu. You said the assailants looked like... robot cyclopses?
Cleo: Yeah! Weird right? I don't know of any like, second rate chump team that has "robot cyclops" as their team uniform!
Lawrence takes another pensive sip of his tea.
Lawrence: Hmmm, and if it wasn't for old Henri's corroboration on the matter, I would have thought of my own younger sister as mad~
Cleo throws a tea spoon at her older brother.
Lawrence: Ow~
Cleo: Now's not the time for you to be a jerk, Larry!
Finnegan swings to a vantage point and watches the group from above, observing their actions like some kind of hungry dragonfly.
edited 29th Mar '18 11:23:48 AM by PippingFool
I'm having to learn to pay the price
Ka-Wonder Trade!
Biker: Huh! I didn't know baby Snorlax were so cute.
...but I need something in pink to match my sidecar's paintjob. Hope you find somebody!
Ka-Wonder Trade!
Ka-Wonder Trade!
Doduo 1: <Our new trainer looks like a Blaziken.>
Doduo A: <It's rude to call attention to it!>
Oppenheimer: <You don't look like a Blaziken either!>
Doduo A: <He makes a good point.>
Doduo 1: <I'm convinced.>
Ka-Wonder Trade!
Ka-Wonder Trade!
Lass: A Munchlax! They're sooo cute~!
...but I can't exactly feed one with my budget right now... sorry, buddy.
Ka-Wonder Trade!
Ka-Wonder Trade!
Magikarp: <glub glub you don't want me>
Oppenheimer: <That fish has a Zorua tail!>
Not a Magikarp: <FFFFFFFFFFFF->
Oppenheimer: <Maybe it's a Blaziken using Illusion!>
Not a Magikarp: <pardon->
Ka-Wonder Trade!
Ka-Wonder Trade!
Stack of Slurpuff in a Trenchcoat: <AAAAAAA ABORT MISSION!>
-they scatter-
-the Munchlax, in severe confusion, climbs back into the machine to get away from the approaching sound of sirens-
Ka-Wonder Trade!
Ka-Wonder Trade!
-the shimmer of shiny, blue feathers glistens from the machine-
Blaziken(?): Oh, hello there~
Oppenheimer: <Welcome, sis!>
-the blue Blaziken chuckles-
Blaziken(?): Sis? Ohohoho, you flatter me, but...
-a white light envelops the Blaziken as she transforms back into her usual, Mewish self-
Snowman: I don't think I'm the mon you were rolling for~
Oppenheimer: <BEGONE, IMPOSTER!>
-he stuffs Snowman back into the machine-
Ka-Wonder Trade!
-the Munchlax's Great Ball rolls out-
Oppenheimer: <Ugggh, you again? Where's little Oppenheimer III Esq.?>
-boop-
...
We've detected an abnormal number of requests from your location. To proceed, we need you to prove you 're a human.
Oppenheimer: <Awwwww, but I'm a Blaziken!>
Trade Aborted.
Oppenheimer: <Aw man, the machine's busted.>
-he swipes the Munchlax's ball and tries to leave, accidentally taking the wrong door-
-there is now a Sky Trainer here-
Oppenheimer: Oh hey, I AM a human! Could I be a...
-duh!-
-DUH!-
-DAAAAAAAAAA!-
A WEREMON?!
-he isn't, but I don't want to try and explain virtual reality abstractions to him right now-
edited 29th Mar '18 12:14:46 PM by Tangent128
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Marco: "Sure, sounds interesting enough." Marco is only half listening, trying to remember where he'd heard the name Amontillado from.
off the shits