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Bridget looks at the game and shakes his head

Bridget: Nah man, you brought the wrong game if you wanted to break the ice. Vyv isn't really fond of those silly, joke games. Prefers the more straightforward games like Chess.

???: Hey! Is it the kid from earlier?

The hoodied figure from earlier looks down from a balcony suspended over the living space. He leaps over the railing and lands down on the loft floor softly (the loft floor glowing with the yellow line markings of Rayquaza as he does so).

Vyvyan: What brings you up here? Was Levi wearing your patience thin or something?

Vyvyan still has his hoodie drawn over tight, obscuring his face.

Edited by PippingFool on Aug 23rd 2018 at 1:35:50 AM

I'm having to learn to pay the price

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“Actually, I just wanted to ask if you wanted to play Exploding Skitties with us, but your Gardevoir just informed me that you’re not a fan of these unnecessarily humorous games,” he paused, looking down at the box. “I’ll see if I can’t propose something a little more formal like Clue or something, but honestly I already want to apologize for making you put up with me,” he rambled.

[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]

RSM Factory

Svin: -inspecting the body- <Gruesome!>

Mul: <Do we go up or down?>

Alto Mare

-Merlin approaches Tori-

Merlin: Hello there! I assume you're J-Team?

Contact Me!

Stormchaser, a while back

Alisher: "...anyway, we should find that person." A slight expression of impatience grew across his face.

Timers to measure time, thermometers to measure thermomets, mometers to measure mom, and measuring containers to measure measurements.

Alto Mare

Tori: "Heh, and here I thought I could lay low out here"

-She nods, though looks momentarily confused at the idea of pairing a suit with a codpiece-

"...You? Or there some other reason you're trying to look fancy?"

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Stormchaser

-Elizabeth nods timidly. Olivia sighs and twists a ring on her finger.-

-Her body undergoes a massive change. A beak takes the place of her mouth, pink feathers line her body instead of skin. A natural white and light pink skirt and hat of feathers grow out. Her arms morph, becoming more wing-like. Her dancing clothes change to accomodate her new biology.-

~Do elaborate, Medea. Once you overcome the shock of my ravishing form.~

"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"

Embedded Tower

Vyvyan raises a hand.

Vyvyan: Don't worry kid, it's not that much skin off my back.

Vyvyan tucks his hands into his pockets.

Vyvyan: I can't say I'm in the mood to play any games really at the moment, even the boring ones like chess.

Bridget smirks at Colton.

Bridget: As you can see, my trainer is kind of a boring guy

Vyvyan sideyes Bridget.

I'm having to learn to pay the price

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"Even so, once again, thank you," Colton acknowledged, a part of him noticing a pattern.

Sandy had a pattern on his arm, reminiscent of Groudon.

Levi couldn't seem to go thirty seconds without talking about something water-related.

Vyvyan had a Rayquaza-esque pattern on his floor.

Colton's Mindscape

"Nah, it's probably nothing," Programmer brazenly waved off. "We're way off the beaten path, no doubt there would be things pertaining to Legendaries out here."

"But why are they seemingly themed after the Hoenn Weather Trio when we're in Johto?" Otaku considered.

Embedded Tower

"How can he and his two friends be boring if they somehow have ties to the Hoenn Weather Trio?" Colton asked Bridget.

[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]

Harold saw the gym before them, he was ready, he had his selection picked and it was about time to go in! Which was why he was at this cafe talking with some cute girls about his Lucario because they found him cute (a phrase that would never fail to annoy and/or infuriate Stylus) so Harold had decided to play nice for a bit.

Stylus was standing on a table, arms crossed, looking indignant at Harold with his nose upturned, "Yeah as you can see, Stylus is a very prideful mon. He's loyal as hell and my best friend, hell the fact that his left arm is metal is because of a bad situation we got in, he really risked himself for me."

Harold scratched behind Stylus's ears a bit who after all the things said, seemed receptive, "He's my greatest ally, also he really hates being touched by others."

The two girls let out sighs of disappointment, handed Harold paper with their numbers and walked off, Stylus looked over as they walked away and looked back at Harold, <Really laying it on thick there Hacks.>

"Enh, I figured since apparently I'm good looking, why not use it a bit. Besides it's clear you're very prideful in mon form."

Stylus shook his head, <Anyways... can we move onto the next gym now? The sooner we get through, the sooner I can go back to being human.>

"Don't want to experience the world more like that?"

<Get me more giant soft pretzels and we'll talk.>

Tae chuckled, <Any objections to Snakeye's new poncho?>

Stylus looked over to Snakeye, who had gotten a new Poncho purchased by Harold, his old one had been soft greens to go with his style, the new one was a maroon colour with a white rectangular pattern around the edges.

Stylus shrugged, <If he's happy. Fine, I just don't want to be hugged or petted okay?>

Harold shrugged as they entered the Gym, unsure of what to expect.

Embedded Tower

Bridget freezes and Vyvyan goes silent.

Colton may feel the air starting to slowly deplete from his lungs without his control.

I'm having to learn to pay the price

-Kai smiles, cheeks tinting at Alice's second message.-

-Meanwhile, Onabarrak is wandering, alongside fellow Toa Femata — better known as Ellen, in her Golurk form.-

[Downtown LA, Gym]

-The gym doesn't look too interesting, just a standard lobby-type room. Two statues flanking the door, a receptionist working at his desk.-

-It's almost suspiciously mundane.-

Edited by SwiftSeraph on Aug 22nd 2018 at 10:53:16 AM

"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"

Embedded Tower

As a result of the air leaving him, the temperature seemed to drop at the accusation. "Did someone leave a wind-"

And then Colton had trouble breathing.

"Called it," he tried to say, but he could barely breathe. He managed to quickly send out enough Obscura to have a neon sign appear in front of him, big enough for both Bridget and Vyvyan to read, before his brain would lose oxygen.

You can't kill me. You'll be investigated.

Edited by AbsentCoder on Aug 22nd 2018 at 8:55:09 AM

[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]

Stormchaser, past

Medea: You're lucky I can't risk morphing myself right now. Anyway she's clearly in love.

Alto Mare

-Duolis is around, along with some other Phantom Force members, all in suits and dresses-

Edited by Umbramatic on Aug 23rd 2018 at 11:38:32 AM

Contact Me!

Stormchaser

~I'm not an idiot. I can recognize love. Unless it involves me.~

-Insert awkward pause.-

~Anyways what of it? Worried about Princess Thunderthighs?~

Edited by SwiftSeraph on Aug 23rd 2018 at 4:36:28 AM

"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"

-Onabarrak, seeing Duolis, turns to talk to Femata.-

-There is a bit of quiet discussion between the two of them, before Onabarrak approaches her.-

Onabarrak: <Hello, excuse me. I've heard word that you command a team of ghost heroes?>

Stormchaser Geographic Society Tempquarters

Shutter, reading his grandpa's Imperapic: Hmmph. Apparently there's a big fancy wedding at Alto Mare. Grandpa walked by this group of dapper folk leaving the fancy suit shop he used to go to.
Tommy: Yeah, cool. Anyway, apparently this Jetta girl works for Battle Company. I've heard of them, but what's their deal with PEFE?
Shutter: Oh, them. Yeah. Big kerfuffle when they decided to go multiregional.
Tommy: Yep. Last I remembered they're largely Unovan. I didn't even know they operated anywhere else.
Shutter: They had an expansion phase a few years ago, filling in the large corporate vacuum left in the wake of the Pokefutures crisis. Geographer Weekly and Geographic Society Magazine had specials dedicated to them. We have that in our online version. This one was actually one of the definitive stories of Harvey's career. He wrote many of the articles personally and led the teams that covered the event.
Tommy: Are the issues available online?
Shutter: As a matter of fact, they are! Hold on.

Shutter logs into the Geographic Society online database, opening to an issue with an exceptionally familiar image of a mandibuzz and pyroar fighting over the remains of a bouffalant with the Pokefutures logo on its head.

Harold and Stylus looked at each other before walking over to the receptionist.

"Uh hi. We're here for the Gym match," Harold said raising a brow.

Stylus closes his eyes and attempts to see if the Statues are just statues with aura sight.

Embedded Tower

Bridget quickly begins snapping at his trainer.

Bridget: <Vyv! Vyvyan! You're doing the thing you do when you're panicked!!>

Vyvyan's iris shrinking panic snaps as he stops the whole "oxygen drain" thing and rushes over to Colton.

Vyvyan: -Shaking Colton- Kid! Kid! Are you okay!?! Shitshitfuckshit!

Worry has racked Vyvyan so much that he hasn't noticed the threat against his person. Which is probably a silly thing to do to a minor deity who nearly just drained all the oxygen from one's lungs.

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I'm having to learn to pay the price

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After roughly ten seconds of being shaken, Colton manages to get enough oxygen in his lungs again to be able to breathe, but his response is filtered through staggered breaths.

“Sorry if... I touched... a nerve,” he said between breaths. “It was... just a guess. And for the ... threat. I wasn’t thinking well,” he ultimately wheezed out.

Was he doing it and not the Gardevoir? He realized upon mentally playing back the last 20 seconds, massaging his throat and eventually returning his breathing to normal.

[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]

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Vyvyan gives a sigh of relief.

Vyvyan: Oh thank fuck, I was worried I... I...

Vyvyan trails off as the atmosphere gets more sombre and tense.

Vyvyan: ...

Bridget: We're all inbetween a rock and a hard place, kid.

Team Iron Base.

A familiar female figure who wears shades indoors and has the vestiges of red hair dye among the roots of her brown hair walks towards a familiar frosted over door carrying with her a typical cup of hot coffee in one hand and a pair of earphones new in the box in the other.

Janet: Well, I noticed that Lucille's headphones were a little tattered the last time I saw her... So maybe she'll appreciate a new set! I mean, those headphones of hers should be with Yveltal by now...

She looks over to her trusty Herdier.

Janet: What do you think, boy?

Herdier: <Honestly, I think you and Lucille should admit that you're both silly in love with each other and kiss already>

Janet interps her Herdier's statement as a series of affirming woofs and boofs.

Janet: -Similing- Exactly boy!

Herdier: -Low boof- <If only we could actually talk...>

Janet reaches the door to Lucille's quarters, tucks the earphone box underneath her other arm, and knocks on it.

Janet: Hey, Lulu~ It's been a while so I decided to come by and say hello! I got something for you~

I'm having to learn to pay the price

Team Iron Base - Lucille's Storeroom

-The first thing Janet is likely to notice is the fact that the room is even colder than usual. Most of the piled-up crates are coated with hoarfrost, and there are small stalactites hanging from the ceiling.-

-The second thing she's likely to notice is the pair of jet-black, reflective lenses staring at her from a military-style gas mask.-

Shard: You.

-The third thing she's likely to notice is the blade of ice-cold Obscura pressed up against her throat.-

Shard: Flare. Like him. Why are you here?

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.

Embedded Tower

Colton avoided eye contact with Vyvyan, needing a little bit of time to process that he almost got asphyxiated.

“What do you mean?” He asked Bridget.

[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]

Embedded Tower.

Bridget: ...Wow are you really that dumb?

Bridget sighs and looks over to Vyvyan

Bridget: <Should we tell him anyway or->

Vyvyan raises his hand, and finally removes his hoodie.

The first thing that Colton would probably notice is the rather awful looking burn scars that has taken up a good portion of the right side of his face and completely singed off his right ear.

The second thing would be the green hairflips that jut out from his black hair that seem to correspond to Rayquaza's headfins.

Vyvyan: You see... Myself... Sandy and Levi...

Us three aren't exactly human. Not anymore.

Team Iron Base

Janet squeaks as she's pinned up against the wall by Shard, dropping her mug of coffee and the earphones in the process and the shades knocked off her face.

Janet: -Gasping- I... I brought... Lucille... a gift... just a gift...

Janet begins struggling somewhat, tears starting to form in her eyes.

Janet: I'm... sorry... Shard... Sorry...

Janet's Herdier begins whimpering.

I'm having to learn to pay the price

Team Iron Base - Lucille's Storeroom

Shard: Gift?

-Her grip loosens somewhat, and she withdraws the blade from Janet's throat as she looks into her eyes.-

Shard: ...Lucille's not here. Don't see why you would want to give her anything anyway.

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.