Mila
Well, less itself and more anything around it. To be certain we're unsure of her full capabilities, but we'll get nowhere underestimating her. Her abilities seem far too deliberate for it to be any sort of curse, but I suppose it'd be best to get you all a taste of what she has in store for us instead of continuing on like this. I'll finish up the requisitions, get you the string you mentioned, and we'll be off shortly.
As for your suggestion, it could easily be useful. Of course, I don't know how far her illusions go. Be careful, the unknown is dangerous with someone like her.
Ludovic speak first to Frost, then to the group as a whole, and finally making comments to Noriaki and Marlon, the second responding to the psychic ping. Once more, Ludovic returns inside to negotiate with the Stoutland. Mila has returned to worrying with the lack of something directly in front of her to catch her attention, and the flock of Pidgeys has moved on mostly without incident, though a handful have perched on the roofs of nearby buildings.
I need to update these things more often
Hellbender whispers to Cam.
"I think she's talking about eating them. I don't think any of us are potentially on the menu, at least..."
"Gotcha... Well, your mom said she was cool with this right? Then yeah, guess we'll see if you're up for seeing the mountains."
Dieter hears Frost.
"You're a detective? Cool. Might come in handy."
They then nod at Ludovic, getting close to Noriaki and ready for this.
edited 27th Mar '18 8:04:34 AM by CorvusAtrox
"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every
Not an evil Thievul
Cafe
(Harold takes notice of Frost remarking that he used to be a detective.) Huh...hey, Gen, did you hear that? That Glaceon just said he used to be a detective. (He whispers to her.)
Yes...but what does he mean by that he was one "in his past life"? Strange... (Genna says. She shrugs.)
Think we're all close to being set, then? (Delilah asks.)
I dunno. (I say.) I think we might be getting close though since we've worked all of this out.
(I idly glance around us. That sure is a lot of Pidgeys out here now. I don't think much of it and turn back to everyone else.)
(Lucy has fallen asleep at her group's table, having gotten a bit bored waiting for us to move.)
Treasure
Yeah...but, like, I think she'd already be trying to kill us or take us to her mom if she wanted to eat us, I think. (Cam asides to Hellbender.)
The mountains? (Tronne says. She begins running around in excited circles.) Oh cool! I can't wait to go there!
(The Mismagius, still out of sight of everyone else, looks on toward the mountains for a moment.)
edited 23rd Mar '18 5:50:48 AM by kablammin45
"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."
Not Sherlock Holmes
Frost -> Everyone
“So, with my ice attacks, I may be able to fight the advisor, but she’s probably going to also do some damage to me. Any suggestions for strategy?”
“Now! Let us engage in the art of deduction!”
We dare you to say his name
Main Group
I hear Ludovic's voice in my head suggest that keeping a link between everyone in the group would be beneficial, but even still it'd be dangerous. Reminds me a lot of keeping the link to Eliot when he tried to convince PJ the first time back in Hoard. My eyes gloss back over to their natural red color as I think on this.
Now how am I supposed to keep a link to everyone in the group...? And, Frost? She uses Illusions-so straight attacks probably wouldn't work as well.
Which leads to me also adding...
Well, if we are almost close to getting up and going, where's the food?
edited 23rd Mar '18 6:20:39 AM by Team42Larson
Tell....everyone....
Restaurant
-to Frost- "I'd be more worried about making sure we're hitting her and not someone else than anything, considering how much power we've already got. Do you have a partner, on that note? You could probably handle keeping your distance easier that way."
edited 23rd Mar '18 6:41:53 AM by CorvusAtrox
"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every
Not an evil Thievul
Cafe
(Lucy sits up at upon hearing mention of food.) Huh...is our food here? (She looks around, but doesn't see anything.) Oh... (She stays awake now, though.)
Dair somethin' dat could help yas keep a better link with everyone or somethin'? (Marsha asks Marlon.)
Or maybe we could find another Psychic-type so you aren't holding up the link all by yourself? (I also suggest.)
"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."
At the heart of the world...
Foxfell, Outside Café
Writing down the last of the orders, the waiter heads back into the restaurant without a word, though he does glance quite confusedly as the conversation he had caught himself in the middle of goes to (for him) strange directions...
[I head back to my table, sitting back down beside Lucy and getting back to my drawing. I end up making another boiler-plate face right underneath the first one...I look up at Lucy for a second. Y'know, one of the neat things about drawing is that you can imagine things as they aren't. That's always been my favorite things to draw, where things that would seem like intrinsic characteristics of a person or a character get swapped around...sex, species, lifestyle, that sort of thing.]
[I think all this because I get to wondering what Lucy would look like as a human...it could be a little surprise for her, I think she'd enjoy that. I have enough room on the page...I go ahead and start drawing a profile of a standard youngish face...]
We dare you to say his name
Main Group
Another Psychic Ty-wait, that gives me an idea.
Why don't we get Benji to transform into his Gallade form so we can keep the link up?
I suggest.
Tell....everyone....
Not an evil Thievul
Cafe
Huh, dair's an idea. (Marsha says.) Should I run get him?
(I shrug.) Maybe it could help, and hopefully he and Dinah aren't busy with something. (I look to Ludovic.) Hey, is it fine if we get a Ditto friend of ours to help out here?
(Meanwhile, Lucy looks over to Eliot as he sits down beside her and begins drawing again.) Whatcha drawin' now, Eliot? (She asks.)
"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."
We dare you to say his name
Main Group
Yeah, you can if we're allowed to...sir, mind if we do this? I think we know how he'll be able to help us.
Benji being here helps us a ton, honestly. If we could have Benji join up with our little group of two we could almost be able to boost off of each other to be able to ping out to everyone else. Actually, the major caveat is that he might not be able to use his own abilities right..he is a Ditto, after all...
Tell....everyone....
"Probably, yeah..."
Hellbender then responds to Tronne.
"Yeah, this'll be my first time getting somewhere so high too."
"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every
Not an evil Thievul
Cafe
Yeah, I bet he'd be a pretty good help so Marly's not strainin' his brain too much. (Marsha adds.)
Treasure
Whee! This is gonna be so fuuuuun! (Tronne says, running around in several small circles, dragging her scarf behind her.) Are we gonna keep going? (She asks after stopping.)
(The Mismagius continues looking on from a distance, out of sight from the adventurers.)
What even is it that these fellows are going after...? Is it treasure? Oooh, I could use some of that so I don't have to live in that nasty nasty shack in Gleamscape...no, it couldn't be that...
"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."
Purrloin Jani by shrubBird
Eluant Road
*with raised eyebrow, Sarah listens on while generally taking point in the procession...she catches Hellbender's concerns but already picked that up herself* (I knew there was something wrong with her...one eye open...) *is all she can think to herself, not wanting to directly antagonize their feral companion*
*it doesn't take long for the "road" to merge into a natural slope down into the canyons. Mountains are visible from a distance, but given the awkward, slippery, and ultimately dead-end layout atop the surrounding walls, this narrow path is by far the most efficient route to their destination*
*not wanting to seem too offputting, Sarah says to Hellbender* I've climbed a few fourteeners, but that was years ago. Those mountains in the distance don't look like they get even close to as high, though...
Current WHABP alts: Jani (Sarah) the Purrloin, Hudson the Togetic. Tilly/Lilly (Digletts) are being Put on a Bus.
Not an evil Thievul
Treasure
(Cam continues on, with Tronne continuing to follow her.)
Dang, Sar, sounds like you used to go lots of cool places. (Cam comments.)
Ooh, it's been a bit since I last went here with my mom and my baby brother... (Tronne remarks.) Still looks so neat!
(The Mismagius is still following them from a distance out of sight.)
edited 29th Mar '18 6:49:12 AM by kablammin45
"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."
Hellbender looks a bit impressed at Sarah's commenting
"Well, if you've got some mountain experience, then guess that'll be pretty helpful for us."
"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every
Purrloin Jani by shrubBird
Eluant Canyon
(Cool...huh, grass is greener huh?) *Sarah thinks to herself, then says aloud to Cam* I mean, I've traveled for years...so... *she's interrupted by the Skitty's odd statement, and remarks* Huh, I figured you'd have made more trips, living so close and all...
Well anyway... *addressing Hellbender's point, she says* ...I might be overselling it a bit, not to mention much of it isn't relevant but I can tie knots and rappel and junk... *she then briefly unsheathes her claws to add* ...though I guess with these babies I usually don't need need a descender for short distances, and we didn't bring one anyway...
edited 29th Mar '18 10:51:11 AM by sarysa
Current WHABP alts: Jani (Sarah) the Purrloin, Hudson the Togetic. Tilly/Lilly (Digletts) are being Put on a Bus.
Not an evil Thievul
Treasure
Well, with Ma having to keep an eye on my baby bro, we haven't really had time to do that lately. (Tronne explains.) Last time was the first time we ever brought him out here! I think he liked it, so I bet we're gonna come out her more often soon!
(Cam looks around.) Huh, did we, like, lose Yukio again?
"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."
Purrloin Jani by shrubBird
Eluant Canyon
*Sarah looks around in response to Cam's question, only to catch a bit of sun in her eyes, causing her to squint and go* Ugh... *before continuing forward with arm-over-eyes, adding* ...I'm sure they're here, it'd be really weird for them to have run off... *dirt collecting in her ears makes her unable to determine their location*
*she turns to Tronne to say* Couldn't hurt to learn the area better...who knows, maybe you and your mom could become tour guides, or something...
edited 30th Mar '18 11:12:40 AM by sarysa
Current WHABP alts: Jani (Sarah) the Purrloin, Hudson the Togetic. Tilly/Lilly (Digletts) are being Put on a Bus.
"Hm... that could be interesting. Your family might make good ones if you wanna try something like that considering you live around here."
"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every
Not an evil Thievul
Treasure
Ooh, that's so cool! I'd love to be a tour guide! It sounds sooo fun! (Tronne say, running around in a few small circles before stopping to ask:) So what is a tour guide?
"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."
Purrloin Jani by shrubBird
Eluant Canyon
*Sarah chuckles at Tronne's question, then says* You'd get paid for showing people around the canyon...buuut, you need to know how to find whatever's worth finding: stunning geological features, magic hidden pools of sexy swimming, and so on...
Definitely a better pursuit than ea........ahem... *Sarah tries to move herself to not be judgmental, and rephrases it as* ...it'd help you and your family reintegrate with society, anyway...
Current WHABP alts: Jani (Sarah) the Purrloin, Hudson the Togetic. Tilly/Lilly (Digletts) are being Put on a Bus.
Not an evil Thievul
Treasure
Sounds like something you and your mom could look into, Tronne. (Cam says to Tronne, also hoping that this will give a way for Tronne and her family to become part of normal society.) What do you think?
Ooh...! That sounds like fun! (Tronne says, hopping up and down.) I know Ma knows a lot about this place...I bet she'll like being a tour guide! We should tell her about it later!
"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."
Purrloin Jani by shrubBird
Eluant Canyon
Your mom...right... *Sarah looks once more to Tronne as something about her has always been unsettling...and then it hits her. She bears an uncanny resemblance to a certain Delcatty who nearly killed her a few weeks ago...at least superficially, given she just picked up to the same line. This causes Sarah to stop for a moment with a teeth-clenched look of terror*
Current WHABP alts: Jani (Sarah) the Purrloin, Hudson the Togetic. Tilly/Lilly (Digletts) are being Put on a Bus.
(Frost has been following the group all this time. He only now decides to get chatty.)
Frost -> Everyone
"So, to recap, there's a Granbull that can disguise itself like a Zoroark? From what little I remember of my past life as a detective, I had a case where someone had a curse where they turn into a Zoroark every night. I only remembered that because I heard the monarchs talking."
“Now! Let us engage in the art of deduction!”