Stormchaser hallway

Shutter: You needn't worry madam. I wouldn't be taking too much except establishing footage without the expressed supervision of the staff.

He looks at Gimbal, who had repossessed his smartphone and is now taking selfies around the hall of the airship like a crazed millennial stereotype.

Shutter: And I'll see to it that Gimbal here doesn't cause too much trouble.
He reaches deep down into his pocket and removes a pokeball.
Shutter: Go, Charger!

After doing a ridiculous over-the-top pose strangely reminiscent of some kid of importance that he ought to be familiar with, he dropped the pokeball and released a sullen Magnemite.

Shutter: Keep her out of trouble for me, will you, buddy? I've stuff to arrange.
Charger: <Do I look like that rotom's babysitter?>
Shutter: Will you do it for a pokepuff?
Charger: <Now we're talking.>

Shutter once again turns to his host.

Shutter: I'll be setting up some of my mobile equipment in the meantime. Let me know when you wish or any other member of the staff here would be available for an interview.

Edited by MasterJayAM on Jun 30th 2018 at 10:25:07 AM

Stormchaser

Aphrodite: Of course. Oh, here come a couple now.

-Indeed, here come Julius and Jared-

Contact Me!

Shady House

What other effects did that Glitch have on our universe?

-To Paula-

...Unfortunately. Kettles still make me jump almost. How'd you end up in Alola of all places?

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Paula: Oh, that? I ended up "landing" back in Orre, not here. I just went ahead and stowed away on a boat from Gateon, that's all.

-Elizabeth laughs and downs a shot of [tequila].-

Elizabeth: "YOU WERE RIGHT, JESS! THIS IS WAY BETTER THAN TAKING A DEPRESSION SHOWER!"

-Jessica giggles and looks for the bartender - who is hiding in fear after seeing Jessica down 72 shots in 60 seconds without breaking a sweat or dying from liver failure - before turning back to Liz.-

Jessica: "Isn't it?"

Elizabeth: "YOU'RE REALLY CUTE"

-She hiccups.-

"I THINK I MIGHT BE A LITTLE GAY"

-Jessica makes the "just a little" hand gesture.-

Jessica: "Wanna sing some karaoke?"

Elizabeth: "FUCK YES"

---

Jessica: "Sometimes I feel I've got to-♪"

DUN DUN

Elizabeth: "Run away I've got to-♪"

DUN DUN

Jessica & Elizabeth: "GET AWAY FROM THE PAIN YOU DRIVE INTO THE HEART OF ME!♪"

---

-Jessica is helping an almost blackout drunk Elizabeth to her room.-

-Unfortunately Elizabeth's door is locked and she is in no state to get the key.-

-Fortunately Jessica is impervious to the effects of alcohol and has a bed which can fit two to four people.-

"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"

Shady House

-To Paula-

Have you seen any of your old Cipher "friends" lately?

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Paula: As a matter of fact, I have. Lucky for you, though, my interests only align with one of them. Mostly below the belt.

-She knocks Tagg's Ness out with a smash attack.-

Paula: To answer what you were trying to imply with that, though, nah. Cipher's not my style anymore.

Shady House

-As Ness gets Smashed-

Fuck.

I don't think she's lying per se , but she's probably not telling the whole truth either.

How'd you end up with Cipher in the first place?

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

-Oh, hey. You found out how to make her falter.-

Paula: Mmph. You want the real version, or one of the twenty-odd lies I've come up with over the years?

Stormchaser

Shutter turns to the two staff members and politely gestures to them.

Shutter: Good day, sirs. A pleasure to meet your acquaintance. I'm Gavin Albirght, the documentary filmmaker sent by the Geographic Society. Call me shutter. I look forward to working with you and the rest of the staff.

Edited by MasterJayAM on Jul 1st 2018 at 12:05:12 PM

Shady House

-To Paula-

Your lack of jammer means I would tell if you were just feeding me a lie, so spill.

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Paula: Ah. Shit. Right, might as fuckin' well. Long story short, I was a middle child, my parents were old-fashioned unappreciative assholes, I ran away, Ardos found me. Bastard sweet talked me into joining because he knew I'd like the attention. I almost managed to turn it down, too, believe it or not, I was like "fuck this shit and fuck you,you're creepy" and ran to Johto. And then I fuckin' made a fool of myself with Skye and Diane, and all of a sudden Ardos had me again, hook, line, and sinker.

-She grabs a can of Team Skull standard shitty beer off the closest table and takes a drink. At this point, she's stopped paying particularly much attention to the fight.-

Paula: Lemme tell you, Cipher's a hell of a power high, with some pretty nasty withdrawal when it inevitably crashes. Especially when you're someone like me. I loved the attention! I loved being the one in the spotlight, I loved being able to be as loud and obnoxious and dangerous as possible and nobody could fuckin' stop me, especially with power over a fuckin' volcano. I loved fuckin' taking the credit for shit, especially with everyone else all secrety and sinister and back in the background. I loved seeing "Paula" plastered everywhere, without the Jaide name attached to it. It meant that I, some bratty middle child, was more important than my shitty rich family.

Driftveil City, Team Plasma Safehouse:

Mark takes a few moments to process what is being said before wondering aloud, "So they only act that way when they're grouped. When one pokemon is separated from the swarm, they start behaving normally, is that right?" It would be a few more moments before Mark would then add, "If that's the case, what's causing them to group up anyway? I get that some pokemon like zubats and wingulls flock together naturally...but multi-species swarms aren't normal..."

"I don't want to be part of a swarm, I like my life! I don't want to attack random people against my will!" Chopper whined in his native language. Despite not actually understanding a word being said, Mark could reasonably infer something was bothering Chopper enough for him to reply while taking a knee, "Don't worry, you're not gonna be a swarm zombie or anything like that. Wild mons mainly act out of instinct, but tough and smart fighters like you are trained and taught everything you know..." Not long after saying that, there was a sudden and dramatic pause as Mark began coming up with a possible explanation for what's been going on.

"You don't think someone's teaching these multi-mon swarms do you?" Mark then asked the Plasma Boss before adding, "Seems like an awful lot of pokemon for one person to train, but it could be a whole group...or something else entirely."

Living The Fever Dream

Shady House

-Non-judgmentally-

So if I'm understanding you right, your reasons for all of... that back in Orre basically boiled down to asshole parents Like most of my friends these days, desire to forge your own path, and perhaps one of the world's biggest examples of middle child syndrome?

I do wonder though, after the glitz wore off, was it worth it? Given the choice, would you have done exactly the same all over again?

Edited by rmctagg09 on Jul 1st 2018 at 4:14:59 AM

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Skull Mansion

Matthew: I thought this guy was here to do your trial. Why are you giving him your life story?

Do not fear power... fear those who wield it.

Paula: Hell nah. Ardos is a gross motherfucker and being a baked lobster in another world for months sure as fuck wasn't worth it.

-She leans back to face Matthew, barely noticing her Capu!Mewtwo getting launched.-

Paula: Listen, kid, this whole thing was a thinly veiled bullshit excuse for backstory anyway. And I can do it because I'm the boss and I make the rules. If we wanted a serious big grudge match we wouldn't be fuckin' playing Smash.

-Back to attentiveness, sorta-

Paula: Anyway! All things considered, if Ardos hadn't reared his ugly blue mug, I probably would've ended up right here in Team Skull a lot earlier. This is way more my style. That said, like I am now at least I can try to fix this shit up a bit, so I'm not too bummed things happened how they happened.

Edited by BittersweetNSour on Jul 1st 2018 at 10:10:59 AM

Volpe's House - The Long-Distant Past of the 1st April

-Though Leone seems to be losing interest in Shun's invigorating explanation of chess, he continues to witter on, happily demonstrating each of the moves to Tigre as he goes.-

Shun: ...and so a pawn moving via the double-step rule in this circumstance can be captured via the rule of en passant, even though the capturing piece is not technically moving into the same space as said pawn. Do you understand so far?

???, Team Iron Base

-A door of one disused storeroom seems to have been sealed shut with hoarfrost. None of the passing Grunts try to chip it open. They know better.-

Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.

Volpe's House - April Fools Day

Tigre blinks, before nodding slowly at Shun.

Tigre: I get it now! Think, yes! If a "pawn" has stepped two places, other pawn can capture it on a crossing move! But only as the next move of that pawn, si?

By this point, Leone is completely lost by all of this, and has begun making small, obscuric lightning clouds in his hands.

Team Iron Base

While none of the other grunt would dare venture near the frostbitten den, one grunt with remnants of red hair dye and wearing sunglasses indoors does venture near the cave of misery.

She is holding two amusingly quaint mugs, one filled with a piping hot beverage and the other with one much colder than the other.

Janet: It's been a little while since we last talked... I hope she's been better, I know that Shard has been busy lately and that really doesn't give Lucille much downtime but maybe she's pretty okay now to visit...

Janet looks over to her Herdier that is totters behind her.

Janet: What do you think boy?

The Herdier boofs in response

Janet: That's the spirit!

Janet walks up to the door of the old storeroom, before realising she can't knock because she's holding two mugs with each hand.

Janet: Ah, well, this is a pickle innit?

After contemplating many, many options of what to potentially do to figure out her conundrum, Janet's solution was to hit her forehead against the steel door just once but with a force loud enough so that whoever is inside could definitely hear.

Janet: Ow

Herdier: Woof

I'm having to learn to pay the price

Volpe's House - April Fool's Day

-Shun nods happily.-

Shun: Correct! Of course, this move can only be carried out by other pawns due to their unique method of movement. I think we're ready to move onto castling now. Castling is the only move in the game that allows for the movement of two pieces at once, but only if neither have already...

-He continues in this fashion for some time, oblivious to Leone's obvious disinterest.-

???, Team Iron Base

-A few moments after the loud bonk, the hoarfrost around the door cracks as it opens inwards slightly, and a voice calls out from the other side.-

Lucille(?): ...Who's there?

Edited by Herbert40k on Jul 1st 2018 at 4:04:44 PM

Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.

Volpe's House, a bit back in time.

Despite having some troubles deciphering the waffley instructions and explanations Shun is giving about chess, Tigre nevertheless follows along diligently. Her brother sort of goes back and forth between being curious about what's going on with the chess stuff and being utterly confused to the point of disinterest in it.

Tigre: Ah! I get, I get! So when there is no one between the castle and king, king can move over for the castle to protect him, si? A very smart move.

Leone: -Nodding along with his sister, pretending to get it- Ah! Si! I get it!

Team Iron Base

Janet recoils her head slightly as the door begins to creak open and looks towards Lucille with a awkward yet sincere smile.

She also now has a dark patch on her forehead where she donked the steel door.

Janet: Uh, hey Lucille! It's Janet! Remember me? We had a talk a while back and I uh, also kind of left one of my lil mugs in your room.

Janet holds up a mug of the colder beverage.

Janet: I brought you somethin'! If you don't mind, that is...

She looks down towards her Herdier somewhat sheepishly, the faintest tinge of blush on her face.

I'm having to learn to pay the price

Volpe's House - April Fool's Day

-Shun nods again.-

Shun: Right, yes. However, whilst castling is often a wise move from a defensive standpoint, it cannot be performed if doing so would move the king into check. Observe.

-He moves a bishop across the board to demonstrate, possibly forgetting that he hasn't explained how the bishop moves yet.-

???, Team Iron Base

-After a moment, the door swings open fully to reveal Lucille. While she hardly seems like a model of health at the best of times, right now she looks even more thin and pale than usual, staring wide-eyed at Janet for a moment before she relaxes somewhat.-

Lucille: Oh... right, yeah. Yeah, I remember...

-She shakes her head forcefully, as though trying to shake off something.-

Lucille: Sorry about... all this. I really don't mind visitors, but she... she ain't making it easy.

Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.

Alola route 2

-Lila is walking to verdant cavern-

Lila: Would have prefered to do the water trial first, but I guess I should do them in order.

I used to plug my deviantart here but turns out the link was too long.

Silas accepted the sword and smiled, <Oh my, this should be fun.>

Hacks picked up the Katana, ~Interesting. Looks rather dangerous.~

~<Thank you>~ they both said.

The moon-bands they were a little more confused by.

The Airship finally landed and Silas stepped off stretching, "Alright, we're actually near the-"

"OI!"

Over stepped Johnathan, "What's up with you ya bastard?"

Silas blinked, "Uh..."

"Ya send me a text sayin ya wanna use na factory to make armor parts for a suit? What be y-" and then Johnny saw Silas's left hand.

"What the bloody crap is this? How did that happen?"

Silas held up his hands defensively, "Calm down. I'm still alive, aren't I?"

"How the hell did ye lose your arm?"

Silas looked about and then said plainly, "Getting involved in the same stuff that my friend over there needs the armor for."

Johnathan looked between Silas and Jessica, "Tell me that ain't gonna be yer hand forever..."

Silas smiled a bit, it was actually kind of unnerving with how unnatural it was on his face, "Of course not. I've got plans for a actual replacement."

"Actual?"

"Johnathan, this thing is a temporary prosthetic."

Johnathan sighed and lead them into the factory, "So we've got your designs in fabrication now. Miss, tell me, what do ya plan ta do with this?"

Silas let out a slight laugh as Tae nodded.

<Good, keep that up.>

The Guard tilted their head at Lei, "You wish to join guard unit? Shadowification necessary? Wish to proceed?"

<I roll to start charging aura.>

"Roll successful, you slowly begin to build a auric charge."

The guard looked at the door and raised a hand over the pad, awaiting a answer to open it.

Tsubasa and Cris sit interested and curious, Charles waits to see what he'll get.

Hazard: <Well, time to hope this doesn't backfire.>

Lei: "Mmm..."

"Yeah, I'll do it."

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

Game Night

Phaz ~Are thoses Shadows the true self? Anyway...~

Shipyard Brig

-Camélia gives a worried look to Lei.-

What's the use of money if you ain't gonna break the mold? Even at the center of fire, there is cold All that glitters ain't gold