Paul: Of course. What good is a weremon collection if they never weremon?
-he opens the door to the populated wing of cages, then turns the light to moon mode-
Nelly: Hey pops <a little warning maybe?> -grumbles in Sneasel-
Do you highlight everything looking for secret messages?
Dunsparce Cloud
Amanita: ...Sure, why not? Heh. Ever, don't do anything stupid.
Ever: You and I both know that's a promise I can't keep.
Amanita: -sighs, and goes to follow Al-
Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
Eclipse the Moon
Levi is busy idly lounging on a couch, scrolling through his Holocaster and stuffing his mouth full of Goldeen Crackers when he suddenly gets Lucius's text.
Levi: Gah!
He jolts up from the unusually loud "pings" (as he unwittingly had his notification volume turned up to max) before reading the messages.
Levi: ...Huh. I wasn't expecting to get messages so quickly... Or at all, TBH. Most of my leads are dead ends... Well then, better not leave 'im hanging.
Levi is about to text back to Lucius, when suddenly a similar shortstack with workout gear with wild hair reminiscent of antlers cups his hands over Levi's eyes and blinds him.
Xander: Hey Levi, whatcya doin there~?
Levi begins flailing, but Xander doesn't let up.
Levi: -Pouting- Xaaaaan! Cut it out! I just got a message from someone I met at [Five Guys] a few days ago.
Xander relinquishes his grasp on Levi and sits beside him, giving him a knowing smirk.
Xander: Oh I see~ You didn't tell me about this yannow~
Levi gets a lil frazzled and a tad defensive.
Levi: W-well, yannow. I was in a food coma and it was a spur-of-the-moment thing and I didn't expect it to bear fruit anyway and I was gonna tell y-
Xander: Levi, Levi. Don't panic, I don't particularly mind. Just, say somethin' about it next time, ya hear?
Levi: -Rubbing the back of his head- Oh, sure then.
Xander crosses his arms and flops back on the couch.
Xander: So! What's he like~?
Levi: Cute, if a lil' wiry and shrimpy (but then again, that could easily describe me~). Got only one arm, so I nicknamed him "Stumps". The name he gave me was Lucius.
Xander ponders for a moment, scratching his goatee.
Xander: Lucius, eh...? Lucius, Lucius... Why does that name ring a bell... Did he have a sort of... strange Auric - or more accurately, Obscuric - energy about him?
Levi does some pondering of his own.
Levi: Soooorta, yeah. But I don't really pay attention to stuff like that. It was this sorta strange Spectral/Obscuric mix that permeated his entire being.
Xander continues pondering before snapping his fingers in an 
moment.
Xander: Aha! Well, if my intuition is correct - and it most likely is - then the Lucius you're talking about is most likely the very same Lucius that Yv revived a few years back after a back and forth of bartering with the J-team.
Xander closes his eyes and gestures to himself with a Cat Smile.
Xander: The one who whipped is a friend a mine and cus'. Though, I bet if she heard the guy lost an arm, she'd probably respond with a beleaguered sigh before whipping him up a new one (probably with something embarrassing engraved in the skin permanently so he learns his lesson).
Levi chuckles.
Levi: Is that so? Well that's a pretty interestin' development.
Xander opens one eye at Levi
Xander: His name rings a bell lately because apparently he did something to really piss Yv off lately. Something about breaking the T&C, I don't know. All I know is that it causes Yv to go on some very long winded rants.
Levi's chuckle morphs into a laugh.
Levi: Well, that makes two of us then!
Xander's permission gets slightly more serious.
Xander: Hey. I know you and Yv don't exactly get along, but like - don't deliberately go out of your way to goad 'em. That just makes you look like a jackass. Well, that and I don't want to have to stitch your arm back on, again.
Levi: Let's not bring up the New Years party, thank you.
Xander chuckles as he leans on Levi's shoulder.
Xander: So, you gonna leave this kid on read or what?
Levi blinks momentarily, before snapping back into realisation and looking down and his Holocaster.
Levi: Oh. Yeah, right.
Levi begins typing out a message and sending it to Lucius (though not as clumsily as Lucius).
From: Levi
Oh hey! Nothin much
wby?
edited 7th May '18 8:36:59 PM by PippingFool
I'm having to learn to pay the price
Meet The New Boss
That's just how it is on this bitch of an earth
Marco is splayed out on the floor and just groans when the change hits him.
Marco: "Uggggg"<ggghhhhhh>
off the shits
Barclay looks at the weremons.
Barclay: "You've... got them in cages..."
Finn: "Do something weird, He's got a shifting curse where he shifts those close enough to him too so you can always piggyback off of that, if you don't wanna go looking for your own artifact or whatevs."
"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every
Nelly: <No shit, Sherlock.>
Paul: It does hamper the viewing. But hey, can't have them running off, am I right?
-he elbows Banquo jovially-
Do you highlight everything looking for secret messages?
Meet The New Boss
Julius: I see... And how would one get an artifact, if your Trainer isn't available?
-A Ersatz Alliance entrance is suddenly within Finn's feild of vision-
Contact Me!
That's just how it is on this bitch of an earth
Marco: <Feh. I wish I could run off...>
off the shits
Barclay just reacts with nervous laughter.
Barclay: "Ehehe... I... guess I just forgot... thought they'd be more willing like your Blazikens."
Finn sees something.
Finn: "Well, apparently fate or something wants you to see if you can buy your own since it looks like that store my boyfriend bought my thing at is right there."
He gestures at the Ersatz Alliance.
"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every
like christ, but with more nails
Al: -beams- <Yay!> -looks around- <And now for a source...> -heads down the hall, talking to no one in particular- <Without a source, the door won't open! That's what it says, anyway.>
There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.
The Wanderer
Stormchaser
-Still following along-
I'm getting a bad feeling about this...
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
Meet The New Boss
Julius: -looks over- Your world's magic is very strange... Let's go in.
-he heads over-
Contact Me!
Paul: Wouldn't that be candy.
-shrugs- One or two of the Blaziken can be troublesome sometimes, but the others keep them in line.
Do you highlight everything looking for secret messages?
like christ, but with more nails
Al: -clumsily runs into Pent, wherever he may be-
There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.
That's just how it is on this bitch of an earth
Marco, not knowing if Barclay could actually understand if he called for help, opts to just give him a pointed stare.
off the shits
Finn heads in as well.
Barclay: "...Yeah, that's a shame."
He looks at the cages again, a bit unsure.
"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every
Meet The New Boss
-Julius enters here and looks around-
Julius: What kind of shop is this? It's certainly... Colorful.
Contact Me!
Eclipse the Moon
A strange blue in a green outlined galactic gown is currently at the desk, idly stamping some... Paperwork?
Snowman: Welcome to the Ersatz Alliance. We sell clothes and clothes accessories as well as artefact and artefact accessories and sometimes even a combination of the two. Our recent expansion into interdimensional outlet fronts has really boomed business, how may I help you~?
I'm having to learn to pay the price
Meet The New Boss
Julius: I'm looking for... an artifact I guess and...
-looks down at his hospital scrubs-
...Some new clothes.
Contact Me!
The Flamebringer
A pair of orange fox ears perk up from behind the counter.
Followed by pink ponytails.
And an irate-looking foxgirl whose expression rapidly shifts to what is 60% genuine smile and 40% a customer-service smile.
Yeah, it's Tamamo: "A customer☆"
She thinks.
"What sort of thing are you looking for?"
All are significantly abnormal in a normal world... All are significantly normal in an abnormal world.
Eclipse the Moon
Snowman: Yes, Tam is right~ What kind of artefact are you looking for? Similarly, what style of clothes?
edited 7th May '18 10:07:03 PM by PippingFool
I'm having to learn to pay the price
Meet The New Boss
Julius: Something... Red and black for the clothes and soething that can turn me temporarily into one of these Pokemon.
Contact Me!
-Nelly sticks her tongue out at Barclay-
Paul: I realize it's a bit of a pitiful collection right now... I am going to have words with Delta next we meet... But I have high hopes for expansion!
I've found several leads on where more weremons can be found hiding- did you know they have online forums?! And if nothing else, your sly old Aunt Anna can just make us more.
-he stretches, then leads Barclay out of the cage room and towards the kitchen-
Paul: I could use a bite to eat. What'd they feed ya while you were dead?
Spagged with Pippi
Oppenheimer: <The astronomy tower's great, you can see the whole Estate from here!>
Montu: <Oh, really? That's.. neat. Yeah...>
-Montu drums his claws on the table, wistfully sighing into the distance-
Oppenheimer: <It's ginormous! Three floors, three basements, we even have a pool!>
Montu: <...Can we even swim in pools?>
Oppenheimer: <Eh, I mostly walk along the bottom, but it really puts your life in perspective. You can see your reflection above you!>
Montu: <Doesn't it... hurt though?>
Oppenheimer: <Pain is just the body communicating extreme deviation from a desired equilibrium, usually indicating the necessity of coordinated effort to retreat from the abnormal stimulus and restore a comfortable enviroment. Occasionally it falsely flags circumstances that are merely exotic but manageable with expertise.>
-Montu tilts his head-
Oppenheimer: -pointing out the window in excitement- <There's also a courtyard with lots of fountains and funny-shaped bushes!>
-Montu sighs and places his head on the table-
Montu: I miss my home... my trainer... my friends... my loves..
Oppenheimer: <And sometimes some of us even get to leave the Estate to go on missions!>
Montu: <Fun...>
Do you highlight everything looking for secret messages?
-Jessica's on her laptop, a finished Rubix Cube next to it.-
Jessica: "Tickets bought...clothes ordered..."
Still confused and guilty...
"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"