like christ, but with more nails
-all bodies except for the green-spotted Espeon disintegrate one by one in the same way as the first, leaving behind more notes in their respective places, while that one remains as it is-
he walks empty down drooling path
the light is too bright for him
paradise rests on his back
that victim out of the Intelligent Machine
the demon is gone, but the blood is not free
Blastoise: <W-Wow, you got almost all of, of, of them, Tagg s-s-sir!>
-the disembodied Pikachu squeaks at midnight-
-the silence of the bathroom is broken when something smashes into the door, denting it-
Arkady: <...> -summons petals around him for a Petal Dance, but then flinches hard and readies an Energy Ball instead as the door dents further inward-
Girl: -shoots Jimmy a frosty look- The All-Obscuring Eye is a process, imbecile, not an object to be found. That said... -glances down at the floor, then back up- You might be onto something. Down here. -opens a hatch and climbs an extending ladder down to the ground floor-
mood music
, The Suicidal Clock Chime by Akira Yamaoka in case the link dies
-instead of the normal trappings of this building, the floor and walls are covered in rust and industrial material, and there are six body bags hanging from their necks or heads, all containing various Pokémon-
Girl: -motioning dismissively at the bags- I can't touch them. My hands goes right through. Maybe you can.
-the Houndoom is also a female. She doesn't move, she seems dead for all intents and purposes, but a voice issues from around her-
Houndoom: <Don't let him... become the Watchful One...>
-what Hae-Won's looking at is another piece of paper. Someone with very fancy handwriting wrote it, but someone else with terrible printing has scratched out sections and wrote what seem to be corrections nearby-
Descent of the Holy Mother Child - The 21 Sacraments
The First Sign
And God said,
At the time of fullness, cleanse the world with my rage.
Gather forth the White Oil, the Black Cup and the Blood of the Ten Sinners.
Prepare for the Ritual of the Holy Assumption.
The Second Sign
And God said,
Offer the Blood of the Ten Sinners and the White Oil.
Be then released from the bonds of the flesh, and gain the Power of Heaven.
From the Darkness and Void, bring forth Gloom, and gird thyself with Despair for the Giver of Wisdom. False Guardian
The Third Sign
And God said,
Return to the Source through sin's Temptation.
Under the Watchful eye of the demon, wander alone in the formless Chaos.
Only then will the Four Atonements be in alignment.
The Last Sign
and God said, separate from the flesh too, she who is the Mother Child Reborn and
he who is the Receiver of Wisdom. Patron of Silver
If this be done, by the Mystery of the 21 Sacraments, the Mother Child shall be
reborn and the Nation of Sin shall be redeemed.
-the Skarmory from before lands on a rooftop and gives Hae-Won and Akravator a piercing stare before flying off-
Houndoom: <My name is Vaida... Return my body parts before he does... Heart, brain, stomach, bone, and lungs...>
-please note that all landmarks in Lacunosa Town may be visited for exploration purposes-
Text adapted from "Descent of the Holy Mother", a Silent Hill 4 memo item
There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.
Dunsparce Cloud
Amanita: I really, really wish I could say the same.
-she sighs, and goes back into the living room, putting the Magical Leaves on the scales-
...Wait, you know Channah?
-Ever and Brie, neither of them wanting to deal with Lumiose hotels, are just here-
Brie: Feels weird, not having Every hanging around.
Ever: Yeah...
To: Brie
From: Ever
happy birthday!!
Brie: ...Did you just text me from two feet away?
Ever: Yeah.
Brie: ...Thanks. ^_^
Ever: -thumbs-up-
Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
Flying Colors
-Brie gets another text, this time from someone not in her immediate vicinity.-
From: Kai
Happy birthday! 💕 I hope you have a good one!
Clocj Tower World
Hae-won looks at the paper with a raised eyebrow and also at hearing the Houndoom's voice.
Akravator, meanwhile, understanding it, gestures to the paper and draws some images of the parts she mentioned on the back.
Hae-won: "...So we're supposed to find these?"
Akravator nods.
Hae-won: "Okay... maybe finding this stuff would be easier with Libby, but..."
"Well, we'll think about that later."
She starts heading for where the Pokémon Center should be.
"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
Kyler: -looking slightly less pale and spooked as he follows her back inside- D'you know her? Small world. We uh, used to be good friends in school. Whoa -
-the side of the scales which the leaves have been placed upon ponderously tilts down with their weight. The Leaves glow a dull red color. On the other side of the room, a very thin sword materializes on a stand. The grip is surrounded by a triangular guard-
Kyler: Er... I guess that's a correct answer? -looks around the living room for more clues, giving the body a wide berth, but there's only the aforementioned items-
-the Pokémon Center stands shrouded by fog. The inside looks pretty normal, except for the PC, which has another couple of weird Houndours dozing in front of it-
There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.
Dunsparce Cloud
Brie: Ever
Ever Ever Ever look
Ever: Aww. Little hearts.
Brie: Little hearts!
To: Kai
From: Brie
Thanks! 💚
Brie: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa~
-she presses the phone to her chest-
Ever: Gay.
Brie: oh my gosh
Amanita: Uh, I don't know her that well myself. She's a friend of a friend, mostly.
-she grabs the sword-
Hey, Phobos, I know you said this wasn't done by humans, but maybe this sword was involved?
Phobos: <M-maybe.>
-Amanita shrugs, and puts the sword on the other boat on the scales-
Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
Hey, so, question: Anyone know how to find Mew?
Oh also happy birthday Brie
From: dangerousPrototype
Clocj Tower World
Hae-won heads into the Center.
Akravator has a realization.
Akravator: <Wait... that Houndour from earlier had the Heart we were looking for! Maybe these others will have something!>
He rushes over to the Houndour in a way meant to startle them.
edited 11th May '18 10:47:50 AM by CorvusAtrox
"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every
Flying Colors
From: Kai
💕💖💞💗💕
Nix: <You think you put in enough pink hearts?>
Kai: There's an art to it.
Nix: <An art to the hearts?>
Kai: listen,
like christ, but with more nails
-a whole lot of nothing happens-
Kyler: Huh. Maybe... Maybe we should take that sword with us? I, I don't know why I'm saying that. I just had this feeling all of a sudden...
-they snuffle awake, and instantly get up on their feet to glare at Akravator and Hae-Won-
Houndour 1: <What do youuuuu idiots want?>
Houndour 2: <Nerds. They're nerds.>
Houndour 1: <Right. What do youuuuu nerds want?>
There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.
pain peko
-Shaun shrugs.-
Shaun: "Jean?"
-He casts a glance to Kaisei.-
Shaun: "He's smaller than I thought he would be."
From: Jessica
U can look at Ersatz Alliance or text her!
I think the number was Mew?
edited 11th May '18 10:49:51 AM by SwiftSeraph
"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"
Clock Tower World
Akravator: <Hey, there! You got any disembodied Houndoom body parts or know anyone who does?>
Hae-won: "Uh, yeah, I think she said to go looking for these..."
She shows Akravator's drawings.
"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every
Some Rando
Lumiose
Colt and Lucario looked at the footage. “<Nice,>” They chorused.
<But, I’ll be honest,> Lucario added as he stood beside the table, putting on the Orange Scarf for no reason other than he wanted to.
What remained was a human who appeared to be of mixed Unovan-Sinnoan heritage, wearing black wool fingerless gloves with spikes on the back. His shirt was a deep blue, as were his pants.
He wore sneakers that had the same coloration as his trainer’s, and his Expert Belt had gone from his forehead into two cuffs on his wrists.
“I don’t think that a prostetic - if robotic - would be able to channel aura that well. I’ll admit if I’m wrong, but I don’t have much faith.”
[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]
Dunsparce Cloud
To: J-team
From: Brie
Thanks! ^_^
-and then Kai's text comes through-
Brie: oh my gosh
Ever: Are you going to reply?
Brie: what do i even saaaaay
Ever: Incredible.
To: Buds! 💙
From: Ever
dw if she doesnt reply
shes just a mess
-there's a brief typing notification after that, but it goes away pretty quickly-
Amanita: Okay, yeah. It was worth a shot, though, I guess.
-she takes the sword off the scales, and then goes to collect...some of the petals-
-Petal Dance is a thing, right? Hopefully?-
-either way, she places them on the scales-
Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
Flying Colors
From: Kai
Relatable honestly
-Kai raises an eyebrow at the "typing" bubble-
like christ, but with more nails
Houndour 2: <Eh? Our guts? What kinda sickos are you?>
Houndour 1: <Well, come to think of it, our brain's supposed to be in here - > -looks up at the PC-
Houndour 2: <Hey, shut up! Dammit, now we have to dismember 'em!> -lunges at Akravator with a Bite-
Houndour 1: :O -attempts to use Smog on Hae-Won-
-still nothing happens-
Kyler: -carefully picks up the Altaria floof and replaces the petals with it-
-more nothing-
Kyler: Dang. Why were these people, like, killed anyway? I mean, it's obviously a cult thing, but... -goes over to the bookshelf and looks through the books, which are mostly about Obscuric arts-
There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.
Dunsparce Cloud
To: Buds! 💙
From: Ever
nah
-typing-
-typing-
-...-
-typing-
actually
its not important but if u have a minute can i pick ur brain abt something
Amanita: Um...well, I think it might be something to do with these notes? Something about a kid going through some special procedure...
-she goes to look at the books with Kyler-
Phobos: <...>
-he goes over, replacing the Altaria floof with the Durant leg-
Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
Meet The New Boss
Julius: ...Sorry, the owner of that ship just introduced me to the world beyond the sky of your world and I'm still a little excited.
Jared: -to Zacharias- So what do you think?
Jean: Oh. Well, good you have a hand-le on the arm puns. And good luck learning Aura Storm again.
edited 11th May '18 11:40:32 AM by Umbramatic
Contact Me!
The Wanderer
Healing World
-Decides to try putting an Anti-Bound pill in the Manspeon's mouth-
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
Flying Colors
From: Kai
Oh? Sure, pick away, I'm all ears
like christ, but with more nails
-the second side of the scale sinks as the leg is placed on it-
-suddenly the sky outside turns to nighttime, and the house is plunged into darkness-
-this also doesn't seem to work-
-a group of Espeons approach Tagg, and Blastoise easily sweeps them away with a massive Surf-
Blastoise: <Oh jeez, these th-th-things are creepy...>
There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.
Jimmy looks down at the bodybags and drops down, releasing Mantis, who instantly says, ~Whoa... Are we in Silent Hill?~
Jimmy chooses to ignore that as he enters the lower level, "Pull me out when I say to."
Mantis nods as Jimmy starts to reach for one of the bags, hoping that he does grasp it.
Silas looked about and breathed a sigh of relief when nobody took notice and shrugged, "I'm a smart guy. I could probably work something out."
Hacks chuckled a bit, ~We won't need to honestly. We just need to get him a working arm.~
"Maybe I could fire it like Piccolo, one handed, Special Beam Cannon."
~Arceus you are such a nerd.~
As for Yunwa's comments, "Actually I'm human, just got access to a fancy magic trinket that lets me be a pokemon instead of human. Nothing really that special about me or my biology."
It was at this point that Silas took note that one of Jean's hands was artificial, "Huh... how did that happen?" He asked.
edited 11th May '18 12:16:03 PM by EchoingSilence
Dunsparce Cloud
Phobos: <AAAAAAAAAH!>
Amanita: Relax! You did good work, I think!
-she closes her eyes, carefully feeling her way around the room, seeming fairly at home in the dark-
Kyler? If you're there, keep talking. Don't want to lose you.
Phobos: <What about me?>
Amanita: Stay in my sha— uh, just stay right by the scales. I'll come get you and then you can hold onto me.
-she makes her way to retrieve Phobos-
To: Buds! 💙
From: Ever
thats a mental image
so um
so ive been giving some thought 2 changing my look again
but like
im not super sure if i dont like this look
but tagg said something abt another look and like maybe i think that other look would look rly good on me
but also im not totally sure abt how ppl would react
like what if mezzo doesnt like my new look that would b
concerning
i kno u are good w fashion advice bc i have somewhat unreliable transcripts of ur convos w brie so i figured i would turn 2 u
u feel
Brie: Ever, who are you texting?
Ever: A person.
Brie: ...
Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
Flying Colors
From: Kai
Do you mean to tell me you needed to eavesdrop on a conversation to figure out I was good with fashion and that you couldn't tell from the fact that I look fantastic all the time
Ersatz Alliance? Heard a bit about that but not much.
From: dangerousPrototype
Ice Cream Parlor
Kaisei: -to Shaun- "Ehe, well, they're a lot bigger normally, just... yeah, not as a human."
Yunwa: "Oh, huh, guess that's different. Trinket, though, huh. Guess you gotta be sure to hold on to that, then?"
-seeing Lucario- "...Huh. Like that?"
Clock Tower World
Akravator is Bitten.
Akravator: <Dangit, now we gotta beat you!>
He tries Slashing the Houndour.
Hae-won breathes in the Smog, coughing, pulls out some glitter, and throws it in the Houndour's eyes.
edited 11th May '18 12:25:24 PM by CorvusAtrox
"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every
Yunwa looks at Silas after mentioning the aura thing.
Yunwa: "Oh, huh, didn't know you were a Pokémon too."
edited 11th May '18 9:48:27 AM by CorvusAtrox
"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every