ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

Party, past

-Houston is zapped and pretty close to fainting but tries a Water Pulse anyway-

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Alex:

Dunescape

-Arika and Ren just... blast the damn thing with Hydro Pump and Leaf Storm-

Contact Me!

Asimov Office, Past

Tommy: So, are they still in the vicinity? How long will they be staying? I'll need to alert my assistant about this. This is kind of important. I could've sworn one of the roadies was giving me a stink-eye and muttering something in [Finnish]. Long story short. All of them, including the one guy we managed to pin down, spoke that language.

Asimov Party

Blond Roadie "Matt", grabbing a doughnut: Hello Ted. How's life treating you?

Yonut Clerk Ted: You know, uh, "Matt" is it? You haven't yet stopped Ivan and Thomas from warning PEFE about your advances.

Blond Roadie "Matt": Even then, it would be too little, too late. Did you really think I was here to just swipe a USB?

Yonut Clerk Ted: What else could you possibly do? See the night your parents met? Try to handcuff me and send me to time prison like a bad girl? Gloat? Oh, crap, you're just here to gloat are you?

Blond Roadie "Matt": Sure, Let's Go with That.

Theodora: You're a terrible liar, David.

Dave: But an excellent wallflower.

The roadie points smugly at his earphones.

Dave: Good luck trying to take this off.

Theodora: Magnets that clamp to the metal plate in your head?

Dave: Exactly.

Theodora: I know how to nullify magnets.

Theodora hands Dave a few vanilla-cream doughnuts with sprinkles on them.

Theodora: Enjoy your doughnuts good sir.

Dave: I plan to, Ted.

Edited by MasterJayAM on Nov 18th 2018 at 12:31:04 AM

Silas shrugged, "Dunno, Diane does her own thing. Whether or not she's here is up to her and Skye, they're a cute couple honestly and I'm not gonna tell them what to do."

Hacks looked over the blueprints and such, ~Jeez going all out aren't you... Jackal?~

Silas shrugged again, "I do what I can. Now Tommy, the new shooters rely on a catridge system, just load the solution into them and you're fine, even better is that they're easy to clean."

Asimov Offices

Tommy: Easy maintenance? Sweet! And the uniform itself? Machine washable or hand-wash only?

Tommy fires a test shot in a direction that he hopes was not anywhere near anything fragile.

Tommy: I've a feeling that my assistant can manage.

Outside the Party

-Oberon gets knocked into the red but still stands.-

Oberon: <Begone, miscreant!>

-He looses one more Thunderbolt.-

"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"

"Machine washable, easier to handle that way. Trust me that was something we had to work out a long time ago," Silas explained with a wave.

"The Mask comes complete with a built in air filter that should help disguise your voice and prevent any toxic gasses from affecting you, as well as the lenses having their own minicomputer, the batteries are cheap to replace so it has less notable functions, keep this in mind."

Asimov Office, Past

Tommy: Does the mask's optics have a way of seeing through smokescreens?

"Standard Wifi AR vision that will project outlines of things. Smokescreens are no problem."

Asimov Office, Past

Tommy: Sweet! This really will come in handy. I was involved in this heist once when I had to save this geeky lady and this old guy, and the baddies were really keen on using smoke screens. The malamar that lady had was nice enough to give me a package with a tiny desk fan, but it's massively inconvenient when recovering civilians.

Tobi: <This high tech stuff is definitely growing on me. Any chance you can trick out these shades, Mr. Silas?>

Tommy: He's been itching for his own upgrade since he saw the superhero duo the Armored Arcanine and Vulpecula. Would it be too much trouble to concede to his requests?

Tobi: <What kind of superhero would I be if my sidekick is better dressed than I? I mean, I've been doing rather awesomely with just the shades, but appearances must be kept. You understand.>

Silas gave it some thought, "I don't see what features your mons would necessarily need in the glasses, you're the trainer after all, part of your job is to direct them."

Asimov Office, Past

Tommy: Mr. Grant's got a point there. You've those moves I trained you to do plus poison. You don't need tricked out shades. If anything, the fact that not counting that stuff in the lab you already have a rather formidable moveset; besides the whole hit them with blunt objects I can mallet toss at them, what moves do I have?

Tobi: <Martial Arts? Firearm? Overdue Bill? Low [Nielsen] Ratings? Opposable thumb? Opposable thumbs OP please [nerf].>

Tommy: Point is, Tobi, you don't need this stuff. And also, if anything, you're the sidekick. I mean, I give out the instructions.

Tobi: <Bah, speciesism. Just because Noivernman has the gadgets and strategy doesn't make him the sidekick to Awesomeguy, who doesn't use any of it.>

Tommy: I'll take the Noivernman thing as a complement.

Tobi: <...if he were played by Parker Netherlands. I mean, seriously, are you sure you two weren't separated at birth or something?>

Tommy: Don't push it, Tobi.

Edited by MasterJayAM on Nov 3rd 2018 at 5:47:20 PM

Asimov Halloween, Clusterfuck(?)

Hellebore takes the hit and barely manages to recover. She staggers forward a little, before both her and Alstroemeria are recalled to.. somewhere.

Asimov Halloween, Docks

Daydre and the rest of the herd have backed themselves up into a corner of sorts.

"Uh... Don't suppose any of you know Surf?"

They all shake their heads in unison.

"Well, fuck."

Kaden: <Wait, why don't we just leave the way we came..?>

".. Oh yeah, I forgot about that.Why didn't we just do that in the first place?" Daydre goes to reach for a pokeball, but freezes as someone materializes nearby.

Would you look at that, it's Ama.

She looks rather singed.

Ama: "..."

"I'm retreating for today." She steps towards the edge of the dock.

"But I'll definitely be back to rid this world of you."

With that, she tips backward off the dock, into the water. By the time Daydre runs over to the edge, Ama is already gone.

Asimov Halloween, Awoo

Arianne doesn't respond.

"Oh, now you decide you don't want to talk."

"... Well, anyway. I guess you're right." He shrugs. "I guess this should seem more normal to me given the Mobius thing but nope."

off the shits

Castelia City

-Pent's spent today lingering around various bus stops and such in the city. Incognito-

-By which I mean a red sports jacket, blue jeans, earbuds, his phone open to Capumon GO and accompanied by Lydia the Rockruff and Shift as a Tranquill-

/Duck/: >Still no further confirmed letters but I think all the ones in this city have been found

Shift: <Maybe just ask those werekrow? You've got a spare coin on ya.>

That's just cheating. Besides if any of them did notice and care they'd already have shared the info.

-Pent's phone subtly buzzes in his hand-

/Duck/: >Message from Susan. Thumbs up emoji, heart emoji.

What?

Shift: <Oh yeah, I'm gonna need to explain that. Can we delay that confrontation until we finish up out in public?>

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.

Asimov Party - Chase

Brynhilde, as Ama reappears next to Daydre, resumes running towards them, slowing to a walk as she approaches and Ama teleports off.

Brynhilde: "Well, that was... certainly exciting."

After a few moments, Sainte reappears next to her.

Brynhilde turns to Daydre. "Are you alright?"

All are significantly abnormal in a normal world... All are significantly normal in an abnormal world.

Castelia City, Quiet Park Area

Okay, so what did you do?

Shift: <Before anything else I'm gonna just apologize. Just formally, I'm saying sorry.>

What did you do?

-Pent is swiping through his phone looking for where the message log is stored-

Shift: <I sent Susan a few photos and it sounds like she approves...>

-Pent stops once he finds the photos in question-

I don't remember taking these...

Shift: <Yeah I kinda borrowed your phone while you were ranting into your laptop about imminent doom and a 'world of light'>

So you... You borrowed my phone without asking, turned into a copy of me in costume and then sent Susan selfies under my name. ... Given everything I know about you I'm surprised that these pics are super tame.

Shift: <Hey, this wasn't a prank I just knew you'd be too skittysh to show her yourself.>

-The phone buzzes again-

... She wants to meet up.

Shift: <Go for it!>

What? No I... I'm gonna check what she means first.

Shift: <Then do so. I have no idea what you're afraid of.>

Right yeah... We still need to talk about what you did. I'm not happy you went behind my back and used my identity like this. You're not allowed to do something like this again without my express permission, got it?

Shift: <Sure, whatever fixes your issue...>

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.

Asimov Party, Hajime

Calamity: <Well, I'm not that great at anything that doesn't involve destruction, but I don't think it matters, because I'm really good at destruction.>

-they bob up and down in a shrug-

<I'm sure you'll figure it out, though! I gotta go make sure my trainer's not dead!>

-and they whiz off-

Asimov Party, Daydre

-Brie and Skyfire come to a stop near Daydre-

Brie: What was that?! Are you okay?

-Calamity zips up, nearly knocking Brie over-

Calamity: <I am!>

Brie: But I wasn't asking you.

Kai's Apartment, now

Brie: Don't worry about it.

-she flops down next to Kai-

What's going on?

Vermilion, now

Ever: You should sleep.

PEFE!Every: It's mid-morning.

-well, at least she's talking?-

Ever: And you haven't slept since the 2nd.

PEFE!Every: Nor do I intend to.

Ever: Interesting experiment. Testing your ability to handle a fight for your life when completely refreshed, vs. your ability to do so on no sleep and limited food?

PEFE!Every: Shut up.

Ever: You couldn't fight me like this, Pef.

PEFE!Every: Well, I'd need my team...

Ever: I was including your team. You're tired, you're slow, and you've been talking to a trash sculpture I made of myself instead of the actual me.

PEFE!Every: ...Wh—

-she focuses a little, and realizes that this is accurate. She turns around to the real Ever-

Ever: So ruling out experimental conditions, is this a question of vigilance? Because I don't think you're really at risk across the ocean. Besides, you've got me, and while I'm not exactly Brie, I can probably handle one angry science project, especially one tired from a 3000-ish mile swim.

PEFE!Every: Are you being difficult to some particular ends?

Ever: Always.

PEFE!Every: So explain them.

Ever: So deduce them.

PEFE!Every: I don't have time for this.

Ever: Is there something else you have planned? Is it sleep?

PEFE!Every: I'm not going to sleep.

Ever: Because?

PEFE!Every: Because I can't.

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

-Kai just kinda curls up with Brie. They're quiet for a while before they finally speak.-

Kai: ...At the party, someone almost identified me from the museum heist. Which was kinda my fault for getting careless about it. And then... I found out...

-They pause, in a way that pretty clearly indicates that they're hesitating on how much info they want to reveal.-

Kai: ...One of the Auric Avengers — who I know the identity of, mind — is in trouble and I can't do anything to help them. I don't even know the guy who mentioned it, and I'm not sure how he heard about it, or from who, or where, or...

Mason: You'd think with my ridiculous straight-out-of-dystopian-fiction Tragic Backstory^TM that I'd have been used to this from day one. And yet.

Edited by BittersweetNSour on Nov 4th 2018 at 12:42:17 PM

Hajime: "Ah, fair... See you..."

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

The Black Crystal

-Magatsu Susanoo pulls out Ares' Shield and the Hydro Pump and Leaf Storm wash over like spring stream water.-

Magatsu Susanoo: You're going to have to try something new.

-The green god draws a glowing bow from his back, of odd [Chinese] make.-

Magatsu Susanoo: Ho-oh's Bane! Bow of Hou Yi! Slayed nine of a clutch of ten! DIE!

MAGATSU SUSANOO used HOU YI'S BOW, SUNKILLER STRIKE!

-Nine arrows flair into the sky before coming down with quenching, godkilling Almighty death rains.-

Ren: SHIELDS, NOW!

-Izanagi tries to throw up a barrier as the arrows strike. The Protect blocks one arrow before cracks spiderweb across the barrier's surface.-

Dune's Mind - Arsenal of Gods, past

???: If I had known then as I do now, that one of the Contractors harbored an evil like this...

-The owner of the black coffin fully manifests in a blaze of blue flame. A Clefable washed of most color, carrying themself with dignity under the weight of a piece of bleached metal larger than itself. It takes a moment to hoist the blackened coffin back into place with it's fellows, chained to it's arm, before speaking with a voice layered with faint multitudes-

Messiah, Amalgam of Hope: I would have lent my assistance sooner.

-With a burdened sigh it breathes out a soothing presence to the party-

Heal Pulse, Oratorio!

Nimbasa, Cafe

-Susan and Lati were already there by the time Pent worked up the courage to approach the meeting-

Yo.

-Lati gives a wave and continues chowing down on a piece of cake-

Susan: Dear, please. Anyway, hi Pent. Thought you were going to show me the costume?

Well not in public. It wouldn't be-

-Lati gulps down her mouthful of cake and smiles-

Lati: You need a safety [Naruto]!

Susan: What?

-Pent blinks-

Lati: Someone who's very obviously in cosplay as something everyone knows so that people intrinsically twig that you're not just a goth who's carrying a sword in public.

Sure but I know goths who do that.

Susan: I... Where did you even get that... Nevermind, you can show me the costume later. How's things been?

Lati: Well excuse me if I keep up with memes!

Uh... They've been alright yeah. Just sorta trying to calm down after some things but the-

-He makes a vague motion skyward-

Yeah that's concerning.

Susan: Yeah but it's been a year and it hasn't gotten worse. Come on take a seat.

I'd rather stand, looks like you two are almost done anyway.

Susan: Okay okay. Also we're gonna need to jam sometime, I've been working on some lyrics and I want to see what you can match with them.

-Lati has meanwhile returned to eating her cake, trying to finish it off quickly-

Susan: Dear...

Lati: Shawy, you wanf som?

Susan: Dear.

Edited by Pentigan on Nov 5th 2018 at 1:30:52 AM

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.

Asimov Halloween, I'll Face Myself Intensifies(?)

"I.." Daydre's face is blank with shock, the adrenaline beginning to wear off. ".. I'm fine..?"

She looks at the spot where Ama disappeared into the water. "That was me?..."

Asimov Hallowoeen

"And yet. ... Wait what was that about the dystopian fiction Tragic Backstory?"

off the shits

Silas stood before the gateway and took a deep breath, he looked back to everyone behind him, "Okay, everyone ready?"

The gateway had been built based on Paul and Joseph's infamous teleporter that caused everything last year, and here he stood ready to go back to that other universe.

Roxy ran over and gave Silas a hug, as always, he was uncomfortable and disliked being hugged, "Please let go."

Roxy smirked and let go, "Don't worry about us, just enjoy your time there!"

Bishop marched up with a suitcase in his PRB, "Ready to go Captain?"

"Yes, but what about everyone else?"

Edited by EchoingSilence on Nov 5th 2018 at 9:31:23 AM

Asimov Island

Cliff arrives, carrying his and Trainwreck's stuff.

Cliff: "Think we're ready."

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

Asimov Portal Area

A certain Unovan dusted off his jacket, looking around himself at everyone else who wanted to go. He released a breath he didn't know he was holding.

He looked in his own pockets, counting the Pokeballs in there. When he counted them all, he nodded. He was confident his infinite backpack contained everything they wanted to bring.

Most of us are ready, he heard Xatu say. Caliburn's a little paranoid about what he'll become and how he'll be received.

Remind him that I'm here for him, no matter what, Colton thought. "I think I'm ready," he nodded.

[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]

Halloween Party, Daydre Only, Final Destination

Brie: Wait, it was?

Uh, not to put too fine a point on it, but why?

Kai's Apartment, now

Brie: Wait, what? What happened? Can I help?

PEFE HQ

-PEFE!Every jerks awake with a start-

Ever: No, go back to sleep.

PEFE!Every: I wasn't sleeping.

Ever: You were. For about two seconds. (to Cytosol) Hey, that's a whole thing, isn't it?

Cytosol: <Microsleep is common after a certain point of sleep deprivation, yes.>

PEFE!Every: I don't need medical advice.

Ever: Someone does, and it's probably not me.

Cytosol: <While we're at it, actually, you seem at pretty severe risk of—>

Ever: We're not talking about me right now.

PEFE!Every: Obviously, Cytosol, I respect your intelligence and your knowledge. But I'm fine.

Ever: Catch.

-they toss what appears to be a stress ball at PEFE!Every. It bounces off her face. She takes a moment to react-

PEFE!Every: Why did you do that?

Ever: One, it's fucking hilarious. Two, you're obviously not fine. If you're having nightmares—

PEFE!Every: I'm not having nightmares!

Ever: Gods, you're the worst fucking liar.

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.