like christ, but with more nails
Channah: Ah, right. -colors slightly-
-eventually they come up on a modest one-story house near the beach, with a Sigilyph floating in front of the door-
Channah: Hey, Aztec. 'm home.
Aztec Camera the female Sigilyph: <This One Welcomes Channah Home. Channah Has: 0 New Messages. And. 1 Belated Christmas Present. Ejecting.>
Channah: -catches a small wrapped gift that goes sailing through the air from AC's direction-
Aztec Camera: -eye goes red, turning to look at Tagg- <This One Has Identified An Unknown Entity. Target Acquired. Loadout->
Channah: -interrupting- Yeah, don't shoot. We're on vacation.
Aztec Camera: -eye goes blue- <Reconfiguring. Please Wait… Please Categorize Unknown Entity.>
Channah: Uh, Tagg is this guy I know.
Aztec Camera: <Loading… Reticulating 3-Dimensional Splines… Re-Rolling For Better I Vs… Unknown Entity Has Been Renamed 'Tagg'. Filed Under 'This Guy I Know'. Saving.>
Channah: So, can you-
Aztec Camera: <However. This One Respectfully Has An Objection. Channah Must Be Away From Home To Be On Vacation.>
Channah: Well. I was. I am. Just, let us in?
Aztec Camera: <Objection Overridden By Channah's Masterful Rhetoric.> -unlocks the door-
Channah: -_- Thanks. -goes in, waving Tagg in as well- Um, want anything? Drink?
Channah: -to Golias- Maybe you'll run into someone from home, then.
There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.
Dunsparce Cloud
PEFE!Every: Tuft, please, just leave him alone.
Tuft: <I will do no such thing! Maybe you're too busy being miserable to notice it, but I'm not!>
PEFE!Every: Enough.
Tuft: <You timed that! That was a performance; you were trying to hurt her! And fine, maybe that's what you do, or whatever, but you could at least apologize!>
-PEFE!Every begins fumbling for his ball, blinking tears out of her eyes-
-and then takes a moment, to try and process-
-her emotions are broken. Her mind is not-
Tuft...knows what he's talking about. He's been wrong, but...
...To say that, after his last text...
...
You're being paranoid.
He wouldn't...
Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
The Wanderer
Dewford
-Chuckles slightly before being let in-
Croagunk Cola or [Pepsi Analogue] works, I'm not picky.
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
The Pokémon Genius
....
Jacob: "..."
"...."
-There is a flash and Tuft is pinned to the floor by a pillar of black mud erupting and flowing from one of Jacob's arms and PEFE!Every is forced against a workbench by the another-
-Jacob's face begins to drip, as if wax melting, and his eyes are just jittering red spheres-
"Àl̙̹̬̭̲̰̙ĺ̻͖̺͈̙̘o̻̦̺̘w̨̭ ͡m̵̦͎̭͚̬͚e҉̝̩̰̜ ̤t͓͕o̮̳͇̪͉̦ͅ ̲͖̥̻̹m̼͖a̹͍͓̗k̬͕͢e̲͕̤̲ t͍̜͇͉͇̪̤͡h̼̥̺i͇̥͓̹̣s̘ ͠c̢̯l̢̤̼̮̟̱e̹a̜r̹̣͇̥̠͖͘.̩̀ ̭̟̰͓̕Y̰̫͕̠̦͇o҉̩̠u͏̺̞ ̸̣̮̘ͅͅt̀e̷̠l̲̖l̢̫ ͎̬͈͇̫̪ͅa̭̦͍̤̘n̨̹̜̳̺yon̠͔̩̺͔̹ḛ͎̞,̸͉͉̪̘ ̹̩̟͎̝͞á̰̜̜̻ń̯y̭̞̖o͙̭̥n͍͈̱̮̬̫̠e̷̦ ̝͞s̳͖̝͔͡t̟̥a̘̼̳͓͢r̩̻͚͎ṯ̜̱s ̱̬͖̱ac̝̹̦͉͟t̳̹͙̙̮ͅi̯͖̗̼̬̼͟n̴̦͎g̲ ̫d̞͙̘̮͈͢ͅͅi͙̙̹͙f͔̩̲fe͔͓r͙̻͉͇̜e̛̠̺ǹ̤͓̪̤t̷̝͈͎͎̣ ̬͍̣a̯͙̬̭̟̖͡r̖̩͙̬͍̞͝o͝u̢͚̹͉͔n̻̩̯̦̩̲̭d̠̙̜͔̙͎̤͟ ̰͖͇̺̱m͚̪e̙̰̟̲,̸̬͓̤̹̬̝͔ ͓͚̜a̝n͓̰̺͚d I̤͍ ͟m̥̥͚̝͉u̢͔̭̳̺̟̖r͚de̫̣̲̟͉͍r͏̝͖͚̗ ̳̜͕̰͉̦̩th̼̤͔̩̤̠͓͝e̮̖͎m̫̬̻.̡̭̞̗̪ͅ ̜͡O̪̩͚̦͚̠n͏͍͇̫͔̺é͇͈̠̳̗̥̘ ̶̯̟b͍̗̭̻̰͙y̱̯̠̳̘͓ ͏̼̤̘ǫ̪͔̱͖̳̭̼ne͓̭̟̘̭̩.́"
-It's face splits into a grin that takes up 2/3rds of Jacob's head- ̻"Y̲̠̪͍̜̤͇͝o̥͙̘͈͚͙͘u̶ ̹̣͓͔̪̟͙l̳̼̤̰͢ͅo̹̕s̨̙̗t̫̱̞͈̦ͅ.͢ ̥̲͚̝̝̙Y̲͍̞̥̩̣̦o̘͉u̹͍̝͚̗͝ͅͅ'̪͍͍̪͎̖ͅr̟̪̰̪e ͇̩̦̻̭ͅt̥̮́h͏̖̥̳̩̰e̱̫͕̻ ̪̻͘r̷̹͉̬e͉̩̭̲̖̙͉a̴s̛͈͎̲ơ̙̙̱̼n̩ ̞̗̙I̡̠̦͕'̛ͅm ̻͎̼̥͇̠̝ḩ̬̤͇̼e̹̹̫r͢e̴̹̳͔̣̰̦͈!̵͕̞̤̼͙̹̱ ̝͍̖̟ͅY̱̥̱͕̹O͢U͚̰̗͎ͅ ͕̩̜̙̬͘P̯̫̕A̛T̯̣̺̭̹H̤̼͍̝E̱̪̦͙T̥͓̬̮̦͞I͈̤̱̤̱̮̠C̫̰͉̤̕ ̝͚̞͙̼͚̬L̼̝̳̳̲I̼̭̞͇̝̺T͙͓̬̣͉̞̗TL̯̲͓̻̤̭ͅE̫̰͇͔̖ ̛͚̫̣͍̖Ǵ͉ͅIR̝͟L͇͖͉͔͠ ̜̯̗̜̹̼̮W̷̬̞͔̠͉͓ͅHA̪̫͕̭͡T͍͚̞ ̤̗D͏̺̲̮I͎͎͉D ͏̙̺Y̨̤O̢͔U ͉̺̤̳E̜̣͙͟V̵E̴͇͍̳R ̛͔͚̟Ṯ̸̦H̛̭̰̬̩ͅI̪͙͇͉̯̙N̴K̼̲̗̦ ̞̳̪̼Y̷O̙͓U̠ ̡̼Ç̜̰̥̩̭ͅO͙̝̭̰̪͙͟U͍̪̘͡LD͙̻͓͎̦̝̜ ͔̟̞͕D͇̗̙̻̫̼̬O ̸͎Ợ͓͍͚N̻͢ ͚̯̗Y̤̠̹̜O̶̬͙̙̪̗̰ͅU̱̰̟͢ͅͅR̖͚̲ ̶͚̰O̯̱W̷̘̘N̬̱??"
̠̼͎͕̕-It's entire body begins shaking- "I͍͓̻͎ A͔M̟ ́C̵͇̞ͅH̤͕̟͟À̪͎͕̠O͓͓̺̠͞ͅS̴̘̪͔ ̴̠̖͉I̘͜ ͅA̵̫͙̬̣̮̤͙M ̮̰͉̠̪̙̦Ţ̩̻͈̫̼̤H̯E̬̻̳̮̹̥̜͢ ͏͖̝S̯̖͓̟͝E͚C̜̮̱̖O̵̤N̵̙͓D̼̺̳̳͜ ̯̗͎̦̻̜S̰͉͞ͅH̻͚̼̥̣A̮R҉͎͖̘͔D̹͖͕̫͙ͅ ͚O̗͇̥͍͝F̦̩̰͙͎̬̪ ̰͜C̭͔͎͎Á̟͚͚̖L͚̗͍̲A̷̖̹M̱̕I̤T̗̻͖̥̦̱̭Y̬͈̤͈͚̱̦͘ ̰A̖̝̞̹̰͡N͎̫D̻̖͍̙͍͖̖ ͉̭̖͢I̹̟̠̥͘ ͓̣̬̹̹̘̰͘A̰͞M͙͙̥̱͘ ͖̙̣̮̹͈B͏E̡̺͔̥͕Y̥̣̰̫͇̪ͅO̬̙N̗D̡̗͈̝̗̠̞̮ ̠͈̼̮̙̭͉͡Y̴͎̖O̧̝͍̼͍͈̫U̥͎͓͙̤"
"If there is no way to win, I will simply force a way."
like christ, but with more nails
Channah: -returns from the kitchen with the former to give to Tagg- Here. -throws the present on the coffee table- It's from my brother. He lives over in Angela, so a lot of his stuff comes late. Just like his New Year's phone call. Um. So yeah. This is my house. It's not on fire, which is all I really wanted to check on. What to do… Eh, it's too late to do anything.
Female Azumarill: -comes waddling over with a tray- <Howdy!! Oh my, who's this??>
Channah: This is Tagg. Tagg, this is Mari. Oh, I gotta check something. -goes into her room and shuts the door-
Mari: -cheerfully rocks back and forth- <Wow!!!~ We haven't had a visitor in ages! Would you like some kifli? Baked fresh~> -sets down the tray of [Hungarian] dessert crescents on the table and leaves for the kitchen again-
edited 11th Jan '18 7:46:38 PM by Metanoia
There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.
The Flamebringer
Saber: <Ha!>
-Beat-
Saber: <So what was that, aside from a fun fight?>
Rin: "One of those Ultra Beasts... I think."
Saber: <You think?>
Rin: "I know! It definitely was!"
Saber: <... So we should probably report that to the Aether Foundation, right?>
Rin: "Where do you think we're going! Hmpf!"
Saber: <... Okay?> -She shrugs. How a pair of swords shrugs is left as an exercise for the reader.-
All are significantly abnormal in a normal world... All are significantly normal in an abnormal world.
The Wanderer
Channah's House
-To Channah-
Angela huh, I wonder if he was there wh-Door close-...Okay.
-To Mari-
Sure.
-Takes one and starts eating it-
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
Dunsparce Cloud
-welp-
...I was right.
-PEFE!Every is pinned to a bench-
...I turned one of my best friends into a Glitch.
...A secondary problem.
-an error was made here, Chaos-
-can you figure it out?-
Priority. Survival. Lock down mental barriers.
PEFE!Every: You assume you're ever going to make it out to interact with them.
-she snatches a small remote from the workbench, and begins tapping a command into it one-handed-
Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
The Pokémon Genius
PEFE-Chaos Module
-A massive curved scythe blade erupts from its arm and cuts the remote in two-
Chacob: -His neck cracks as it turn 90 degrees and starts reshaping into Unigma's maw- "You SWEET little creature... thinking I need to break through your mind to get to what you fear. What I can draw power from. No, no, this talent of mine comes as naturally to me as breathing. By merely being exposed to something with experience, I can access those experiences."
"But fine. If you're so determined, I'm sure there are plenty of fun things I can learn here, and this will be my prison and your tomb."
-And it's arm begins to crush, maybe not instantly shattering bone, but all her ribs and spine are very definitely fractured at that first moment and speedily approaching shattered-
"If there is no way to win, I will simply force a way."
like christ, but with more nails
Mari: -returns with a kifli of her own, munching- So~! Are you a new friend?
Channah: (Why am I doing this.) -digs through the lair of darkness that is her room- (I mean, I know why, but...)
edited 11th Jan '18 8:03:15 PM by Metanoia
There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.
The Wanderer
Channah's House
-To Mari-
I'd like to think so, even if she did just kinda leave me out here.
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
pain peko
Shaun: "So let me get this straight. You two are originally from Ransei...and are technically 600 years old. Cereza was a famed mercenary, and you, Cheshire, were her Liepard companiom. Eventually you two died during a war and ended up in the afterlife. There, you participated in an Arena Gauntlet-style battle against hundreds of opponents together, eventually winning, and you were both reincarnated as Ghost-types and flocked to important-slash-interesting events which went down in history. Rinse and repeat until modernity, where you two came back as Pokémon Eggs."
Cereza: <Yes, yes, that's it.>
Cheshire: <Those bastards are probably laughing it up right now.>
-A Gengar and a Drifblim are leaning on each other, laughing their asses off.-
Gengar: <That was fucking gold!>
Drifblim: <Oh, she's probably gonna kick our asses again next time.>
Gengar: <Probably.>
-They look at each other seriously before bursting back into laughter.-
Mismagius: <I swear, if it wasn't for me, you two would have died. Again. Here. Even though it's not possible.>
Haunter: <Would we be undead dead?>
-The Drifblim pauses, a...tentacle? Arm? Appendage resting below his mouth thougtfully.-
Cereza: <Be glad it's not like your last body.>
Cheshire: <WE DO NOT SPEAK OF THAT>
-A Decidueye with a Honedge attached to her right wing strikes a pose and looks at an enemy soldier.-
Decidueye!Cereza: <Bring it.>
Honedge!Chesire: <This is demeaning.>
Decidueye!Cereza: <Well then, let's get to decapitating.>
Cheshire: <NEVER>
Fluffles: <That's cool! Man, you guys must have had crazy adventures!>
Cheshire: <My paws are stained with blood.>
Fluffles: <Jeez, you're getting buzzkill-y.>
Jessica: "Still not the strangest thing I've seen."
Shaun: "...Eh, fair."
Fluffles: <Hey! Where's my Poké Ball?>
Shaun: "You still wanna go with her?"
Fluffles: <Yeah, duh! Weren't you listening?>
Shaun: "Too closely."
Jessica: "Hang on let me just"
-She grabs a Heal Ball and a Quick Ball.-
Fluffles: <Ooh, I want the pink one!>
-Jessica obliges and tosses the Heal Ball at the Growlithe.-
Cheshire: <What's that one for?>
-He promptly recieves a Quick Ball to the face.-
like christ, but with more nails
Mari: <Oh, that's good! If she didn't like you, she'd stay here and awkwardly play host until you left!>
There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.
"What'd they say?" "Not sure Lt. Grant!" "For arceus's sake! We get backup and we can't even understand them!"
Lt. Adam Grant looks at the Honedge and the Decidueye and sighs, backup was this, he then turns to his squad and shouts; "Still! We're here to win boys! Stick to your teams and keep them close at all times! OORAH!"
The grunts cheer as Lt. Grant raises his Tommy gun high, the offensive has begun.
"I just hope that Delilah isn't here, it'd suck to almost kill her again..." Adam muttered under his breath.
edited 11th Jan '18 8:15:34 PM by EchoingSilence
Dunsparce Cloud
-theoretically, the labcoat PEFE!Every is wearing provides some resistance to simply crumpling her like a soda can-
-in practice, it just means her ribs (and the arm that was inside the coat) go first-
Cannot permit damage to spinal cord or nervous system. Otherwise... acceptable losses.
Only a shame I don't have breath to monologue.
-there's a red flash, as the Chingling in the corner of the lab recalls Tuft and himself-
Don't you dare don't you dare use his face you monstrosity
-and then there's a second red flash, from the broken remote-
And they said the deadman's switch was excessive.
Not an AI Anymore, But the Voice Should Be Familiar: Broken testing protocols detected. Employing Thermal Discouragement Beams. Your next of kin will be informed and repurposed for future testing to ensure maximum adaptation.
-and dozens of searing beams burst to life, crisscrossing the room-
-PEFE!Every, in her labcoat, feels a mildly irritating sense of warmth as a beam hits her in the side-
-Chaos, or Jacob, or whomever we're speaking to, may feel a slightly more unpleasant sensation-
Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
No voice to cry suffering
Megan: -Mareepishly- I'm just kind of curious, that's all ^_^;
And for my mons, I'll do my best to make sure we won't run into something horrible unprepared...
-blinks-
-shoves "psyche risk" into the imaginary box at the bottom of the imaginary pond right next to the "horrifying weight of heroism"-
Well okay then! ^_^
Oh! I should let all my mons experience this!
-she opens her last two Pokéballs, releasing her remaining mons into the craft-
Thespi: -dramatically- <SPAAAACE! The FINAL FRONTIER!!!>
Ceal: <O-ooh...>
-starts humming along to the Light Side theme-
Megan: I'll just enjoy the rest of this flight, then! Thank you so much!
Kanto
Megan: -having recalled all her mons- aaaaaaaagggggggggggg
-discomfort-
-and then they land and go through the typical landing procedure-
Megan: Alright! Thanks for the lift back! And all of the advice and tutoring!
No mind to think. No will to break.
The Wanderer
Channah's House
-To Mari-
That's a relief at least, it would be kinda awkward if she ditched me after I took her to my place after she helped me fight an extradimensional brick wall monster.
Tagg... stop, if Echo was here... Yeah she'd never let me live that one down.
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
The Pokémon Genius
PEFE
Chaos: -It's hit by a few beams, it's face twisting back into Jacob's, and slams on the pauldron on his shoulder. In a flash of black smoke its body is covered in dark blue plate armor
with Kyogre sigils and markings, which deflect the rest of the beams-
-Its whole body shimmers and collapses into a pool that darts back and erupts out into Jacob's normal form, armor gone, with a cauterized wound though his right shoulder and left forearm- "Oh... do you want to kill this shell? Fine by me. Let me cut loose."
-Jacob's body is covered by large gray plates and his arms twist into Unigma's claws, and Chaos starts flailing aimlessly at PEFE!Every, its arms stretching out like rubber-
"If there is no way to win, I will simply force a way."
Silas, Bishop, Hacks, and Megan made it to the PMC. Silas easily found Echo, his memory was at least good enough to recognize her.
like christ, but with more nails
Mari: <She helped you fight something? Amazing~! She never helps me when I ask her to pick up some organic powdered sugar the next time she goes out!>
-door opens-
Channah: -returns, sitting down heavily on the couch across from Tagg, looking pensive- Hey uh. Thought I'd show you something of mine, since you took me to Grey Ruins and all. -lays a battered photo on the coffee table- ...Shit, it's bent. But. It's uh, my old team. From before I tried for the Indigo Championship.
-The photo displays an adolescent Channah sitting on the ground, surrounded by several Pokémon - A Raticate, Kingdra, Crobat, Scizor, Dragonite, Espeon, Magmar, Houndoom, Pupitar, Ampharos, Cloyster, and Gengar. They're clustered on a rocky surface in front of a late afternoon sky. Channah has a headband, short hair with bangs, and is looking critically at the Ampharos in lieu of the camera-
Channah: The Raticate's my starter, Bodee. Don't like getting my picture taken, so. -motions to her turned face in the pic, then taps the Magmar- Liberty's the only one who's still around.
There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.
No voice to cry suffering
-Megan is accompanied by Thespi and Ceal-
No mind to think. No will to break.
Dunsparce Cloud
-as Chaos dissolves, PEFE!Every crumples, and is given a chance to assess the full scope of her injuries-
Right arm unrecoverable by traditional means. Multiple rib fractures. Breathing plausible but unpleasant. Escape or die.
-she rolls underneath the workbench as Chaos reforms-
Second clue, shell. Psychological warfare possibility discarded; Chaos evidently capable of only superficial subtlety. Jacob thus retrievable.
-a slice cuts through the bench like butter. PEFE!Every feels the heat from where she's lying-
Enigma Slice. Despite protections offered by labcoat, a connecting blow will be lethal.
-she casts her eyes back and forth-
Chaos will not allow itself to die, or it would have. Conclusion, lethal force acceptable up to apparent threshold of its endurance.
-with her functioning arm, she grabs something she put on the lower level of her workbench. When making the anti-Tragedy gun, she dissected several Gravity Guns...and the core of one is still lying around-
-she's not strong, but anyone can roll something on the ground-
-into one of the heat beams-
-there's a hiss as the casing melts-
-and then a low, humming twang as a concussive pulse explodes under Chaos's feet-
Second priority, contain or expulse.
Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
The Wanderer
Channah's House
-To Channah-
I actually have a picture like that myself, from my own first run. Thank you for sharing this with me, Channah, I can tell they meant a lot to you.
Should I ask?
What happened to the others, if that's something you feel like answering an almost stranger.
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
Flying Colors
Celadon Department Store
-There's soon another flash, this time green.-
Red Metal Guy: OW! OW OW OW YOU'RE CRUSHING MY HAND OW OW OW—
-He tries to kick the Avenger away. The Electrode is Night Slashed and rolls across the room, but reorients and aims a Shock Wave at Shrike.-
Team Iron Safehouse
Mason: Yeah. We have. Awfully stubborn and insufferable of us, ain't it?
Yangverse Unova
-The employee sees her cohorts leaving-
Employee: Oh, you jerk. You were stalling!
Skye: Uh, you were too?
Employee: Damn it all. I'll be back!
-She takes off an armband, and an Unfezant flies away.-
Diane: ...
Skye: ...
-They just sorta look at each other.-
-Meanwhile, as the various employees retreat, Kai looks at the group.-
Kai: Well, that was eventful.
Dylan: Certainly... something.
-Kai turns to Xerxes, Alain, and co.-
Kai: All right, so, how much exposition do you want on those guys?
Celadon Pokemon Center
-Echo smiles as Silas shows up.-
Echo: Ah, hello. Pleasant to see you again, and of course under non-retail conditions.
-"Zagreus FINALLY wakes up"-
Zags: -yawn- <what nice nap... -smacks lips- mmmm cotton candy.>
-"He then noticed the large number of Pokémon starring up at him"-
Zags, pleasantly: <hello>
Fomantis: <God has awaken>
Spearow: <It's the end of the world>
A very overly enthusiastic Haunter: <Bring out the blood sacrifices>
-"The Lurantis priestess steps forward and bows to Zags"-
Lurantis priestess: <Oh great sleeping god, we ask of you. Why do you wake, are we to purge those filthy helix worshippers?>
Zags: <nah, you don't have to. also, I don't think I'm a god>
Lurantis priestess: <...what?>
-"Zags untangles himself, and drops to the ground."-
Zags: <just a kadabra, see?>
Heracross: <But, we worshiped you, fought and died in your name. Some of us even sacrificed our children to you>
Zags: <well why would you do a dumb thing like that? Any who, got to go find my trainer. -Zags notices a stack of pancakes by him- can I have these?>
Lurantis priestess: <'KILL HIM
-"The angry cultists rush at Zags"-
Zags: <uhoh>
-Zagreus used teleport-
Let's all have fun