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Lavaridge

Sarah: Well, considering I'd pulled something out of mental space and brought it to reality, it kind of made limited scientific sense. I say "limited", because I ended up providing a possible explanation.

Lavaridge — Past

-Sarah blinks-

edited 28th Feb '15 4:36:23 PM by Eskay64

Lavaridge, Past

Sandiree: See? That's why we scrapped it! I mean, it's not like the freeze ray she carries around in terms of ridiculousness, but it's not like my helmet in terms of practicality, either. So she's made a few lemons over the course of her career.

Glitz Pit Backstage

Bandy Andy: <They say... sometimes fighters disappear for no reason, never to return...>

<Some say... that the very first Champion, Prince Mush, was spirited away in this way...>

<As for Grubba and Jolene...>

<Grubba's a strange one... His body is incredibly well toned, even if he's apparently past 60.>

<He must have an exceptional training regimen.>

<As for... Ms. Jolene...>

<They say... she suddenly vanishes at times...>

<Some say... a fighter waited for her in front of the bathroom... and she never came out...>

<Granted, it's kind of strange someone stalked out her bathroom in the first place.>

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

It's been three years, and we both know what I did more than a year ago.

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Lavaridge

(A punk-looking person who isn't really a person at all is busy transforming a hot spring into a rainbow typhoon.)

Lavaridge Gym Doors

(Meanwhile, Hephaestus and a party of Magma grunts are camping out here, forcing placards and speeches upon travellers who just want to challenge Flannery.)

Tastes better on the way back down.

Near Sarah

Umbra: Oh?

Near Bandy Andy

Robin: ...

-narrows his eyes-

Do you know any more details about those last two?

Contact Me!

Lavaridge

Sarah: Something about hammerspace connecting mentality and reality. Didn't get to suggest much more, because she kinda went mad-science-y.

-She fidgets-

Sarah: She's kinda scary when she gets mad-science-y. ._.

Lavaridge Town

-Zeal tilts his head.-

Zeal: Oh, right... that... I see why... right...

I'm done here.

Glitz Pit Backstage

Bandy Andy: <I can try and look into it more, but it's a bit difficult.>

<Especially because it's kind of hard to find anything about Grubba and Jolene from before they got here...>

<And if peoplemons are going missing, they haven't been on any official records.>

edited 28th Feb '15 4:53:52 PM by CorvusAtrox

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

Shade wonders if Excaliburs Retaliate worked. It looks almost as if time was frozen at the that moment.

Decisions were made regrets were had.

Near Sarah

Lina: She's like that.

Near Bandy Andy

Robin: I see... Thank you.

Contact Me!

Lavaridge

Sarah: Yeah...

-She stretches-

Sarah: I should probably start doing something other than just spending all day in the springs.

edited 28th Feb '15 5:29:21 PM by CorvusAtrox

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

Lavaridge

Duke is currently here with his Deino.

Lavaridge

(A masked man might be seen striding up to Duke, a rather decrepit grey-eyed Ninetales plodding along beside him.)

Hephaestus: Greetings, dear sir! Might I enquire whether you have a moment to spare?

Tastes better on the way back down.

Mauville Gym

"Excalibur use Magnet Rise"

The Aegislash summons electromagnetic energy to make it hover.

Thanks to this move the Earthquake is negated.

edited 28th Feb '15 5:18:38 PM by usherp

Decisions were made regrets were had.

Lavaridge

Duke raises an eyebrow curiously "Hm?"

Lavaridge

(Hephaestus's goons trickle down from their posts outside the Gym to stand behind him. They do not, for the most part, look particularly enthusiastic.)

Hephaestus: As an act of indescribable magnanimity on my part, I have begun a drive to bestow as many common individuals as possible with the glorious words of the official Hephaestian Magma manifesto! Are you, perchance, intrigued by the concept of such complimentary enlightenment?

(As for the Ninetales, he's just sniffing the air gently, not looking at Duke or anything in particular.)

edited 28th Feb '15 5:27:20 PM by Uilleam

Tastes better on the way back down.

Lavaridge

"With Magma you mean, like, Team Magma?"

Wait, I misremembered. >_> Starting over from the Retaliate.

Mauville Gym

-The Ampharos is struck by the Retaliate, taking heavy damage-

-He then tries to strike at Excalibur with a Fire Punch-

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

Lavaridge

Hephaestus: Intriguingly, you are simultaneously completely right and sadly mistaken. Though we have inherited our spirit, our drive, and our passion from the original Magma, our motives differ significantly! We are driven by social realism in the face of an ever widening gulf between the wealthy and the downtrodden, using a metaphorical interpretation of Maxie's original misguided vision as the basis of our ideology!

Tastes better on the way back down.

"Excalibur protect yourself with Kings Shield"

Excalibur braces for impact.

The move negates the Fire Punch.

edited 28th Feb '15 6:06:54 PM by usherp

Decisions were made regrets were had.

Lavaridge

-There is an Greninja in a tree not too far from Duke, he was considering dropping down to greet his 'trainer' and the Deino, but has decided to stay put and watch what's up with the people in Magma costumes for the moment-

edited 28th Feb '15 5:42:48 PM by BlitzTrain

Lavaridge

"Uh-huh..." said Duke, quite clearly not following

"<This sounds like weirdo stuff.>" said the Deino.

Lavaridge

Hephaestus: I see you are bewildered. Would you care for a more detailed explanation?

(The Ninetales stops snuffling and bends down to the Deino's level.)

Ninetales: <That's pretty much what it is, lil' one. Just ignore my trainer, he's kinda... not all there.>

Tastes better on the way back down.