That's just how it is on this bitch of an earth
Falconan Mall
Star drops down from... somewhere, laser claws already ignited.
Star: "Ready to go!"
N's Castle, So Long Ago the Old Narrator Got Tired Of Waiting And They Had To Hire A New One
Daydre rubs her ears, the ringing finally fading out. Only to see Tom Phan's Fire Blast.
"Ughhhh...."
Tabitha, at this point, has had enough and is knocked out and recalled. Daydre and her rabbid counterpart both get behind cover quick enough to avoid the brunt of the blast, and Daydre throws a couple retaliatory grenades.
off the shits
Flying Colors
-Maybe it was due to feeling hopeless about the whole situation. Maybe it was just passing out from anesthetics. But either way, Kai doesn't respond to Ever for the rest of the night.-
-The next morning, all they can manage is another quick "okay" in response.-
-Their next message, though, is a bit more substantial.-
From: Kai
hey
not sure which mon is gonna read this but whoever it is, mind relaying messages for a while? still can't get up and limp over there myself
Dunsparce Cloud
Snowpoint Hospital
To: Kai
From: Brie
Hello, Kai. This is Halcyon; I have liberated a tablet pen from an inattentive doctor. Unfortunately aside from me only Atlantis can reasonably make use of a phone, and she is too large for the room. Consequently I hope that you'll forgive my larceny. I know that Brie is annoyed but I pointed out that it is her only means of contacting you and so she has begrudgingly accepted it.
I will do my best to relay Brie's thoughts in a manner appropriate to her usual texting habits, but I apologize for any discrepancies that may arise.
hey :S
Are you okay? :S
Flying Colors
From: Kai
larceny forgiven, seeing as I have no ground to stand on in that regard. or leg to stand on.
but yeah, I'm fine, please don't worry too much about me
it really is such a relief to hear from you, however indirectly
Dunsparce Cloud
Snowpoint Hospital
To: Kai
From: Brie
thanks =)
im really glad you're alright ^_^
I'm sorry you got hurt at all though :/
Atlantis shouldn't have gotten you involved :<
(Note from Halcyon: I am relaying, not cosigning, Brie's sentiments. We owe you a great debt.)
Flying Colors
-There's a typing bubble for a moment. Then it goes away. Then it returns. Then it goes away again.-
-Nothing, for a good several minutes.-
-And then, all at once:-
From: Kai
Brie
I love you so much
But
If you had died out there, it would have hurt a lot more people than just yourself and your team, and a lot more than just me having a broken ankle
Your family? Your parents, for one, but also Ever, Every, Amanita...
Your friends? There's a lot of people who care about you
And I really, really don't want to keep imagining what I would have done if I'd heard that you'd died, or worse, seen it firsthand. It would have been be the second goddamn time I've had to deal with a partner dying, and I don't make a habit of expecting people to come back after their awful decisions bite them in the ass.
I recognize that, technically, you never promised that you'd ask me for help with this sort of thing. But you also said you wanted me to keep it a secret from your parents, and that's a promise I intended to keep. So what the fuck am I supposed to tell them if you'd died, just because you've seen Zemmalise however many times before and yet somehow thought you'd do a better job alone than with someone else there as backup? What the fuck will I tell them if you end up doing this again with some other cosmic horror and don't make it back?
You can't keep a secret if you don't cover your tracks, and you can't cover your tracks if you're dead
-There's another long pause-
From: Kai
i'm so sorry
Edited by BittersweetNSour on Dec 1st 2018 at 10:28:43 AM
Dunsparce Cloud
Snowpoint Hospital
-the first part of the text comes quickly, but it's not from Brie-
To: Kai
From: Brie
(There's no need to apologize. That's quite sensible.)
-the second part takes longer. Several minutes go by-
no
You're right
I'm sorry
Flying Colors
-Another long-delayed response-
From: Kai
Just... please, take care of yourself
Please
Dunsparce Cloud
Snowpoint Hospital
To: Kai
From: Brie
Okay
I'll do what I can
Promise
(She's swearing a lot. I will refrain from transcribing it.)
Kai I'm so scared
Skyfire's really hurt and it's my fault
Edited by memyselfandI2 on Dec 1st 2018 at 8:13:08 AM
Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
Flying Colors
From: Kai
Right
Okay
Thank you
What exactly happened to Skyfire? I saw the aftermath briefly but couldn't tell the extent, or if it was due to the Mega or due to Zemm's assault
(note for Halcyon, if it's easier on her, you can tell me yourself)
Dunsparce Cloud
Snowpoint Hospital
To: Kai
From: Brie
(Right— Brie is in somewhat of a state of panic, so I will respond.)
(The broken wing is from the Mega Charizard creature Zemmalise created. Such an injury would normally heal over time like any other, as Pokemon are remarkably resilient. However, the sustained Mega Evolution depleted Skyfire's energies during critical periods of healing, as well as causing more systemic damage, and doctors are uncertain to what degree she will be able to recover.)
(If I may editorialize, my knowledge of Skyfire suggests that she won't allow something as minor as severe acute Aura depletion to keep her from protecting Brie. But Brie is not in a state to have great faith, and I admit that I may be overestimating the limits of organic tissue.)
Flying Colors
From: Kai
...I see.
I do have the resources and connections necessary for prosthtics to be a possibility, especially considering how much effort Diane's been putting into figuring out how to make prosthetic wings functional, but I recognize that this may be an issue that goes beyond what mechanical wings can fix. (Plus, I know there's previously been some awkward tension between Brie and Diane in the past.) But, if it is feasible, I'd be glad to help make it possible.
The staff wants me to stay for at least a few days, but I'll see how soon I can at least get a wheelchair or something so I can head across the hall to pay you guys a visit.
Edited by BittersweetNSour on Dec 1st 2018 at 12:17:06 PM
Dunsparce Cloud
Snowpoint Hospital
To: Kai
From: Brie
(That's good to know. I'll discuss it with Skyfire when I get the chance.)
thank you
really it means a lot
Flying Colors
From: Kai
Always glad to help ^_^
From: Kai
Hey, it may not end up actually amounting to something, but do you think you could try figuring out dragon wing prosthetics? Particularly Charizard
From: Diane
I can certainly try! Gonna be tough, though. Who'll it be for?
From: Kai
Thank you
It's for Skyfire
She, Brie, and I are in the hospital for fighting a very murderous Ditto
We're alive but the two of them are in bad shape
From: Diane
...That's certainly a sentence. But, uh, good to know. I'll see what I can figure out.
Dunsparce Cloud
Snowpoint Hospital, Brie's room
To: Kai
From: Brie
thank you
i'm going to rest now if that's alright
(As am I. My apologies, I am still rather fatigued.)
give Halcyon a break
~She'll be okay.~
You don't know that.
~Fair. But I still think you are unduly concerned with worst-case scenarios.~
Just...I keep thinking about when we met.
I'm glad we're talking like this because I don't know if I can put it into words.
~I can probably fill in the gaps.~
She was so small. I was so small. We couldn't wait until she was big enough to fly...and then Zapdos.
~I think I understand.~
I can't help but draw a parallel. We made a vow to each other, when I started my Pokemon journey. Not in words, exactly, neither of us understood it well enough, but...it's the Vow. Sigilyph follow it, right?
~By and large.~
I don't think I held up my end. To protect her. I feel like I've betrayed that Charmander that trusted me enough to put her life in my hands. And now she might be really hurt, because I fucked everything up.
~As might you, you know.~
...Don't worry about me.
Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
Flying Colors
From: Kai
Rest is a good idea.
I love you 💚
-Kai sighs, and looks through their contacts for a moment.-
From: Kai
Hey
Just so you're aware, Brie and I got involved in a crisis in Snowpoint and got hurt pretty badly, especially her and her team. I made it out with just a broken ankle, but she wasn't so lucky. We're at the Snowpoint hospital right now.
Edited by BittersweetNSour on Dec 1st 2018 at 2:52:11 PM
Not A Lawyer
Snowpoint Hospital
-Kai receives a response within moments.-
From: Alice
Fuck.
Do you need me to meet you there? I would much rather discuss something of this severity in person, and I get to Snowpoint relatively quickly.
Edited by Herbert40k on Dec 1st 2018 at 7:57:12 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.
Flying Colors
From: Kai
Brie needs rest, so I wouldn't bug her too much at the moment, but I'd personally appreciate the company while I'm waiting to be allowed to move around again.
Viridian City Karaokes R Us, Past
Dave: Seems like each time
I'm with you I loose my mind
Because I'm bending over backwards to relate
It's one thing to complain
But when you're driving me insane
Well then I think it's time that we took a break
Maybe we're just trying to hard
When really it's closer than it is too far
Cause I'm in too deeeeeeep, and I'm trying to keeeeeeeep
Up above in my head, instead of going undeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeer
Jonathan, in hard light human form: Really, Dave, isn't it kind of hypocritical for a guy with an artificial voice box to pontificate about cheating in karaoke. I mean, who knows what you'd sound like with a natural larynx?
Theodora: Well, that is a compelling point. Anyone with a voice box they can programme can calibrate their vocal output to hit all the right notes.
Dave: The point is that he's not allowed to just play the damned songs while pretending to sing. Everyone else here has an artificial voice box except old Teddy here.
Theodora: Clearly this means all three of you are disqualified and I officially won by default.
Jonathan: Or we can just do this for fun, artificiality in our voices be damned.
Dave: No MP3s!
Theodora: Right then.
Theodora selects a song.
Edited by MasterJayAM on Dec 1st 2018 at 5:23:35 PM
pain peko
Mobius Base - I'm Going to Hell For This
Minor CW: Gore (Vague)
-Kaiiseii manages to extract Isbrand and lean her against a wall.-
Isbrand: "Hngghh...man, fuck me. How come you're arms are fine?"
Kaiiseii: "Twink Immunity."
-He winces as he inspects Isbrand's arm.-
Kaiiseii: "What hurts more? The dislocation or the inch-deep hole?"
Isbrand: "I'll tell you when the adrenaline wears off."
-She slumps against the wall, breathing raggedly.-
Isbrand: "I need...to set my shoulder."
-She turns and tightens her legs, about to slam her arm into the wall.-
Kaiiseii: "No wait let me massa-"
-Isbrand just throws her arm into the wall and grits her teeth, biting back a scream as her shoulder pops back into place.-
Isbrand: "Fuck!"
-Kaiiseii facepalms.-
Kaiiseii: "Well, it can't be helped. Let me see your arm."
-Kaiiseii grabs Isbrand's outstretched arm and observes the hole. It's...not a pretty sight. The skin has melted away, revealing bloodied muscle and a bit of bone. While gory, it seems the acid somehow cauterized the wound.-
Kaiiseii: "Some bandages and a Heal Pulse'll keep you stable."
-He shifts around in his bag and pulls out a first aid kit and Athena's Poké Ball.-
Kaiiseii: "Heal Pulse, concentrated on the fist-sized hole."
Athena: <My father art a master of this technique, but my hands are not as adept at healing."
-She holds her hands over Isbrand's arm and pours out energy. Nothing happens.-
Kaiiseii: "Shit, right, Glitch. Here."
-He pulls out a bottle of vodka, a clean tanktop, some leather strips, and a roll of duct tape.-
Kaiiseii: "This might hurt."
-Athena holds the bottle and pours some onto Kaiiseii's hands as he scrubs them.-
-Kaiiseii takes the bottle and soaks the tanktop. He places the leather in Isbrand's mouth.-
Kaiiseii: "Bite."
-Isbrand does so, her already quiet screams muffled as Kaiiseii pours most of the remaining vodka onto Isbrand's arm and wrapping it in the tank top and tape.-
Kaiiseii: "That...should hold."
-He swigs half the vodka and passes it to Isbran, who chugs the rest and throws the bottle over her shoulder, where it shatters against a wall.-
Isbrand: "I need a doctor, a bottle of whiskey, and a hot shower."
Kaiiseii: "Amen."
-Athena slips on Kaiiseii's backpack and holds out a hand.-
Athena: <Shalt we gather art party and venture forth?>
-Isbrand leans on Kaiiseii, and the Leafeon gijinka holds Athena's outstretched hand.-
Lumiose Hospital, Exterior
-Athena materializes.-
-Alone.-
Athena: "Oh Gods."
-She tries to teleport back, to no avail.-
-She knows exactly why she can't.-
Edited by SwiftSeraph on Dec 1st 2018 at 4:18:02 AM
"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"
Viridian City Karaoke, Past
Theodora: 'Till now I always got by on my own
I never really cared until I met you
And now it chills me to the bone
How do I get you aloooone
How do I get you aloooone
Alooooone—
Dave, telepathically: You're reading into this too much.
Theodora: Well, beat that.
Jonathan: A a a. I believe it's my turn, madam.
Jonathan's human form punches in another song. Lo and behold, a duet.
Dave: Oh boy. That's gonna trigger the old man something fierce. Hit it!
Jonathan: May I have this song with you, madam.
Theodora: Jonathan, such a gentleman. Let's rock.
Jonathan and Theodora in unison: That's great, it starts with an earthquake
Ekans, pidgeys, aeroplanes
And [Lenny Bruce] is not afraid
Eye of a hurricane, listen to yourself churn
World serves its own needs,
Don't mis-serve your own needs
Speed it up a notch, speed, grunt, no, strength
The ladder starts to clatter
With a fear of height, down, height
Wire in a fire, represent the seven games
And a government for hire and a combat site...
Left her, wasn't coming in a hurry
With the Furies breathing down your neck
Edited by MasterJayAM on Dec 1st 2018 at 8:00:41 PM
Not A Lawyer
Snowpoint Hospital
From: Alice
Very well. I'll be there momentarily.
-About half-an-hour passes before the hospital doors swing open to reveal Alice in her usual suit, though she clearly hasn't had time to apply her makeup. She makes a beeline for Kai the moment she sees them, her eyes wide with concern.-
Alice: There you are. Are you alright? What happened? Is the crisis resolved?
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.
Flying Colors
-Kai turns their head toward the door as Alice arrives. They look a bit drowsy at the moment.-
Kai: Oh, hey, there you are. Slow down a bit, just took another dose of pain meds before you showed up.
-They smile-
Kai: But, yeah, I'm doing fine. We fought this big murdery Ditto on Route 217. Ever seen a Ditto with oddly innate Obscuric abilities? Because I'm pretty sure this one would have matched Annoski if it knew Aura Nexuses existed.
Not A Lawyer
Snowpoint Hospital
Alice: ...I see. The most important thing is that you are safe, and in relatively good health considering the circumstances.
-She takes a deep breath.-
Alice: I can't say I've ever heard of anything like this Ditto, though I admit that despite my own Obscuric affinity I am hardly an expert on the subject. Were you able to drive it off, at least?
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.
Mobius Raid - Insert Castlevania Reference Here
CW: Un-undeath, vaguely described mutilation
-Naganadel roars and surrounds himself in an orb of vines, like a Mega Evolution shell.-
E̷͎̞͂̍̓̔̚͢͞N̢̹̠ͭ̑̋͑̊̅̅̒͂O̠̝̫̜̦̒̌͐̋͆̊̈͗́͘͜U̴̗͒̓̀̍͌́G̡̟̠͙͚̪͌̍̚Ḥ̶͈͚͎̰ͤ͒ͥ.̸̴̛̘ͦͧͤ̒ͮ ̭͖͎͕͚͍̻ͩͩͫͤ̋̇́ͩ́
-Several vines grow out and, rather than hitting the twins, explode into acid.-
-A droplet lands on Isbrand and immediately eats through her clothes and a few layers of skin.-
Isbrand: "Shit!"
-She strips off her jacket and shirt and hurriedly wipes off her shoulder.-
Kaiiseii: "Oof, same shoulder."
-He stares down the orb of vegetation and flicks his arm up, snagging one of the spikes. Kaiiseii spins his arm around his head and launches it into Naganadel's shield.-
-It bounces off with no effect.-
Kaiiseii: "I tried."
-He rolls away from some acid rain, gritting his teeth.-
Isbrand: "Please work please work"
-She looks at her dislocated arm in disappointment for a moment before just slapping her right forearm against her stomach, thankfully tapping the exact part of the screen she wanted.-
-There's banshee-like wail from inside the orb before the vines all wilt, revealing the body of Naganadel-
-Writhing in pain from the foot of electrified sword inside his body. It seems that, while the wound was repaired, the sword stayed inside.-
Isbrand: "Kaiiseii!"
-She grips her blade tight and rushes forward. Kaiiseii nods and starts whipping his blessed chain at Nagandel, cutting vines and burning the Glitch's body with the mace-like tip.-
Kaiiseii: "Now!"
-Isbrand throws herself to the ground and braces her sword pointing straight up. Kaiiseii flicks his arm a few times, wrapping his whip around Naganadel's neck, and throws his whole body into yanking Nagandel down-
-Right into Isbrand's blade.-
-The Glitch lets out a death rattle, writhing about on the blade as he tries to retaliate.-
-Kaiiseii puts an end to that quickly with the dagger and some dismemberment.-
"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"