Cobalt Chaser

Ace: "I don't tell you how to live your life!"

Shaun: "Also he has a revolver and a sword."

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PEFE HQ, Outside the Horsemen Module

Isbrand: "Hey, Dad."

-Shaun looks up, having just exited the module.-

Shaun: "Man, my parents lied to me. Just be safe, they said. You won't have kids, they said."

Isbrand: "Eat shit."

Shaun: "Yes, fuck you. Anyway what's poppin?"

Isbrand: "My soul just exited my body."

Shaun: "Good."

Isbrand: "Beowulf went to Hyul with you, right?"

Shaun: "Yeah...why?"

Isbrand: "Vacation."

Shaun: "Want company?"

-Isbrand shrugs.-

Isbrand: "Why not?"

"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"

Ramona: Oh, oopsy. Hey, is that a rotom cam? cool. I'm filming to. Wanna share vids?

-"Ramona still hasn't realized that she's in the way of the shot."-

Let's all have fun

Marine Tunnel

Shutter: Gimbal, mosey on over to where Tommy is. I'm just glad this pod is big.

Gimbal zips upwards and moves toward Tommy, who happens to be taking a few camera shots on his own. Shutter, meanwhile, preps his own camera.

Shutter: Well, ma'am, sharing isn't something we can do. See, we're a documentary crew. If you wanna be in showbiz, though, you're free join the crowd shots if you'd like.

He hands her a waiver.

Shutter: Sign here for consent if you're willing to take the offer.

Just across was a sign that said "Geographic Society Crew: Do not disturb."

Edited by MasterJayAM on Jan 29th 2019 at 2:09:35 AM

Ultra Megalopolis, after this

-The group has reached a tower in the center of Ultra Megalopolis-

-It's awfully quiet. Except for a strange buzzing in everyone's heads-

-Especially Channah's-

Contact Me!

Ultra Megalopolis

You, er, getting a buzz? One that's not like the ones we've gotten from hangovers.

AU!Tagg: Yeah... Feels like a mind probe almost.

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Ultra Megalopolis

Channah: -wincing- I think my head's making it worse...

Hale: -bristles-

There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.

Ultra Megalopolis

Squirps: This... Is where the Blinding One is imprisoned. It sends out psychic signals from its prison...

A Voice In Channah's Head: ~Yo~

Edited by Umbramatic on Jan 29th 2019 at 5:13:28 AM

Contact Me!

Ultra Megalopolis

Channah: -stiffens, then slowly relaxes, looking around warily- (What the fuck.)

There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.

Ultra Megalopolis

-To Squirps-

Yeah, I can feel it.

Edited by rmctagg09 on Jan 29th 2019 at 12:53:25 PM

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

[La Bohème]: A VULPIX Live Extravaganza

The recent live production of [La Bohème], a televised event, has turned into an abominably ridiculous farce. Hank Harvey is backstage, making his indignant fury known. Nearby, Jean attempts to break out of his state of catatonic disgust.

Stage Director Max: So you didn't like the show, eh? Well, that's just dandy. No refunds!

Hank Harvey: What the f—k did you just f—king say about me, you little b—h? I'll have you know I graduated top of my class in the Nacrene City University School of Journalism and I've been involved in numerous groundbreaking exposés, and I have over 13 [Pulitzers]. I am trained in investigative journalism and I'm the top honcho of the Geographer Weekly. You are nothing to me but just another peg to knock down. I will wipe your career off the face of the Earth with fury the likes of which has never been seen before or since, mark my f—king words. You think you can get away with producing this hideous farce of an opera? Think again, f—ker. As we speak, I am composing and tweeting the worst and most caustic and quotable review of this show so you better prepare for the storm, weedle. The storm that wipes out the pathetic little thing you call your career. You're f—king dead, Max. I can be anywhere, anytime, and I can smear your little disasterpiece in little over 700 words, and that's just with my bare handwriting. Not only am I extensively versed in social media and Internet journalism, but I have access to the entire arsenal of the Geographic Society and I will use it to its full extent to wipe your miserable a— of a career off the face of the continent, you little s—t. If only you could have known what unholy retribution your little "bad show we can make money out of" was about to bring down upon you, maybe you would have thought twice before ruining [La Bohème]. But you couldn't, you didn't, and now you'll be paying the price, you Arceusdamned dipshit. I will s—t fury all over you and you will drown in it. You're f—king dead.

Hank moves away. Jean is surprisingly okay with the tirade.

Jean: Breathe.

Hank Harvey: Now the healing can start.

Jean: Took the words right out of my mouth. I have never been so insulted by a production of an opera in my entire life.

Hank Harvey: I did it for both of us.

Meanwhile, at the box seats, the Macraul family looks nonplussed and furious. They exit, followed by their companion pokémon: Primus the golurk and Napoleon, the furfrou in a dandy trim. Primus is carrying a parasol.

Helena, sashaying out of the booth in a huff: Well, I never.

Lowell: Talk about bad taste.

Helena: If I wanted a bad rendition of this opera, I'd have watched [RENT].

Lowell: Primus, drown out our memories of this moment with a rendition from an actually good opera.

Primus, via speech device: Will do, sir.

The [Footloose] soundtrack plays.

Edited by MasterJayAM on Apr 13th 2019 at 4:29:39 PM

As everyone got on board, the ship jolted and began to move, anyone looking out the windows would see the Cobalt chaser and the black void, as they went flying towards the angular ship. Further inspection would reveal it was hooked directly to the station.

The ship pinged, "Please come to our docking hangar! We need help and we have something!"

Silas motioned for Bishop to take the directive and Bishop nodded.

The ship docked and Silas clicked his helmet on, "Might wanna suit up for this folks, we have no idea of the air situation and last I checked none of us squishies can breath in space... also after this I'm getting you all Cobalt Star jackets."

As everyone stepped off they would notice a distinct lack of gravity, it was there but very weak.

Silas clicked his heels and stuck to the floor, "Alright everyone, we ready?"

Ultra Megapolis

Squirps: It's been growing restless... Could Mobius be why?

Voice In Channah's Head: ~Hey! It's me! Voyd, Necrozma, the Blinding One... The J-Team finally found me! About time.~

Edited by Umbramatic on Jan 30th 2019 at 6:45:12 AM

Contact Me!

Ultra Megalopolis

Channah: -stops and shakes her head, grimacing-

Hale: -picking up on her emotions- <Youareunsettled.Whatiswrong.>

Channah: -looks questioningly at the others to see if they heard, then takes a shallow breath- (I don't know - or care - who you are. Get the fuck OUT.) (...Please.)

There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.

Ultra Megalopolis

AU!Tagg: -To Squirps- These Mobius guys, they're a pain...

Definitely.

-To Channah, concerned-

Are they trying to communicate with you? What are they saying?

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Ultra Megalopolis

Squirps: Yes...

-looking at Channah-

Hmm?

Voyd: ~Wait! Here's the thing. Mobius is coming here soon. Real soon. You gotta stop 'em!~

Contact Me!

Ultra Megalopolis

Channah: -shakes her head again- It's - some Voyd Necrozma thing. Said something about Mobius coming - (Fuck off!)

There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.

Ultra Megalopolis

-To AU!Tagg, after hearing Channah-

Wonderful, I'm injured, and you can't exert yourself too much either because you're still recovering from the blood transfusion.

Muddy: <We've dealt with worse, we can handle Mobius.>

Edited by rmctagg09 on Jan 30th 2019 at 7:53:27 AM

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Mysterious Foxverse Space Station, Past

-There is a soft ~thunk~ as /Duck/ activates the magnets on the frame's feet-

/Rabbit/: Thankfully I don't need to into breathing

-The frame makes an exaggerated imitation of breathing to demonstrate that fact-

/Rabbit/: Robots, yo.

Wandering The Streets of An Urban Location In Our Regular Universe

-Pentigan was having a day that was kind of feeling slow. He'd just picked up some handheld lunch from a street vendor and was just walking around with a head full of thoughts-

...

-He glances at the sky a bit and scowls slightly before returning to his food-

Would look better with sigils...

-He takes a bite of this food object and shrugs-

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.

Foxverse Station

Artoria: "Keeping pressurized suits on during a boarding action seems like the smart thing to do anyway..."

Mordred: "This sounds like a trap."

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

-"Ramona eyes the paper, then happily signs it."-

Ramona: Okay, I didn't read it because it was like totally toooo long. Can I be in your movie now?

-"A passing Wailmer face palms, having heard Ramona... Some how."-

Let's all have fun

Foxverse

-Shaun puts on his glasses and taps a button, avian helmet enveloping his head and attaching to the spacesuit.-

Tsunami: "Why are you two still wearing your coats?"

Shaun: "Why aren't you?"

-Ace inspects his hand cannon as he stands next to Artoria.-

Ace: "When is it not a trap?"

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PEFE HQ, Labs

Lyra: <You got an email.>

-Ace doesn't look up from the chemicals he's mixing.-

Ace: <Summarize it.>

Lyra: <Rossum made Ultron and they want our help along with safe haven.>

Ace: <These are the people responsible for Aismov's teleporter accident, no? Along with several other attacks on the scientists? Let them solve their own problems, I say.>

Tsunami: <We have enough to worry about.>

-She pats the egg incubator in front of her.-

---

Hyul, Vali Mountains

-Shaun sits next to a fire, preening his feathers.-

Shaun: <This is nice.>

---

Hyul, Jester's Castle Ruins

-Sure, Isbrand, poke around the ruins of a Glitch-corrupted castle.-

-Nothing can possibly go wrong.-

"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"

Foxverse

Star suits up and does the thing to stick to the floor.

Star: "... Not a fan of having to potentially fight in low gravity, but! I'll make it work."

off the shits

Thanks to Zeal for giving background info and reviewing to make sure Savannah was in-character while I wrote for her! Enjoy~

-Rose sighs, slumping on her receptionist desk a bit. For once, it appears she's gone through the effort of putting on makeup, putting her hair in a braid, and putting on a red Ugly Christmas Sweater™ with a stylized Delibird on it, and a Santa hat. Based on the snoozing coworker coworker right next to her with a giftwrap-patterned sweater and bow attached to his hair, at least some level of Holiday Spirit seems to be mandatory.-

-She just sorta stares off at the partygoers, lost in thought for a while. So lost in thought, in fact, that she doesn't notice someone waving shyly at her from across the desk.-

Savannah: Um... Rose? Is that you?

Rose: Hmm?

-Rose blinks to attention, taking a moment to register who's talking to her, before her eyes widen in recognition.-

Rose: Oh, uh, Savannah! Hi! Um, it's— it's nice to see you! I wasn't expecting you to be here.

Savannah: Um, yeah. I wasn't sure if I should come. I've b-been away for so long...

-Rose gives a warm smile.-

Rose: Well, I'm glad you did. It's always nice to see you around.

-Savannah smiles back.-

-There's a moment of awkward silence. Rose anxiously brushes a strand of hair out of her face.-

Rose: ...S-so, uh, wanna go catch up or something? That snack bar's looking really inviting right now.

Savannah: Um, sure! But wait, aren't you b-busy with work? I don't want to keep you away from your job. Sorry...

Rose: Nonono, it's fine, no need for apologies! I'll just... leave it to my coworker for a little bit...

-She looks over at her coworker, who snores loudly.-

Rose: ...He'll be fine.

Savannah: Are you sure...?

Rose: Totally. He'll wake up when someone needs him.

Savannah: If you say so...

---

-Two cups of punch and two assembled plates of assorted party snacks later, the two have found a table to sit at to chat. Rose sorta gazes thoughtfully into her cup, while Savannah generally glances around, unsure whether to try to meet Rose's eyes or not.-

Rose: So, uh... what have you been... y'know, up to? The last few months and all? It's been a really long time and all and I feel really bad for not really keeping in touch...

Savannah: No, it's okay! I've been away for a really long time, so I don't blame you for n-not really trying to talk to me. But, um, I've been s-sort of trying to do my own thing? I was having trouble with battling, so I decided to put that on the side so I could s-start taking classes full-time.

Rose: Huh. Cool. Maybe I should give that a shot myself, it would definitely keep me occupied. What'cha studying?

-Savannah brightens up slightly.-

Savannah: Medicine. I think I realized what I really want to do is just, help people?

Rose: Oh, wow. That... yeah, I can definitely see it. That's really cool. Way more productive than what I've been up to this past year.

-Rose slumps slightly. Savannah gives her a worried look, debating whether saying something would help.-

Rose: Scarlette and I still haven't finished our Alola League stuff. We're ready for Mt. Lanakila, but then we ended up heading back to the J-Team for a bit and I've been pretty much useless since.

Savannah: But you're not useless! You're working here, aren't you? That's worth something! I think...

Rose: I guess...

-She pauses, then looks away.-

Rose: ...Sorry. I really shouldn't keep bringing down every conversation we have.

Savannah: It's fine! It's okay. You're okay. It's nice to talk to you again, even if i-it's something like that.

-Rose still can't bring herself to look back up, but she does manage a smile again.-

Rose: Yeah. I missed seeing you around.

-Savannah's cheeks glow pink.-

Savannah: Oh, um. I missed you too.

-She giggles slightly, and Rose's face suddenly matches her name.-

Rose: Heh. Um.

???: Hey, you two, you really need to learn to look up.

Rose: Uh?

Savannah: Huh?

-They both glance toward the voice in confusion, and see Scarlette pass by rather quickly.-

Scarlette: Thank me later!

-She gives a wave, and she's gone.-

Rose: ...Uh. Oooookay.

-Still confused, Rose and Savannah both glance up above the table.-

-And then, in an instant, all questions are answered, and the confusion is replaced by complete and utter embarrassment on both sides as they recognize the sprig of mistletoe hanging over their heads.-

Savannah: ...O-oh.

Rose: ...Scarlette you've got to be kidding me.

-They look down, then at each other, then are both suddenly very intent on looking at the table instead of meeting eyes.-

Rose: ...So, uh. Are we doing this?

Savannah: Um, i-if you want to! I mean, if you don't want to, that's fine too. Sorry...

-Rose rubs the back of her neck awkwardly for a moment, then scoots her chair around the table next to Savannah.-

Rose: ...All right. Um. Ready when you are.

-Savannah hesitates, forcing nerves down. And then pulls Rose close and kisses her.-

-Rose barely has time to react, before Savannah breaks away, blushing furiously.-

Savannah: Sorry! I'm sorry, I...

Rose: Nonononono Savannah it's fine that was okay you're okay!

Savannah: Are you sure?

Rose: Yes! Totally fine! That was a completely okay thing! It's okay.

Savannah: If— if you say so...

-Rose nods.-

-They share a moment of quiet.-

Rose: ...Ssssssoooo are we going to talk about that? Because, um. I was kinda hoping I'd get to kiss you more.

-Savannah's eyes widen.-

Savannah: Really?

Rose: Yeah. I, um, I like you a lot and I've kinda been thinking about kissing you a lot since the last time I saw you.

Savannah: O-oh, um, uh...

-She takes Rose's hands.-

Savannah: Okay. Um, I'm ready, I think.

-Rose exhales, finally steadying her nerves and meeting Savannah's eyes.-

-And leans in and kisses her again.-

-After much longer than the previous attempt, they break away again.-

Savannah: ...So, um, me too. I like you a lot too.

Rose: Y-yeah, I... I kinda knew but also I wasn't sure if that was just me hoping you did?

Savannah: Well, I did. I didn't want to screw things up between us, though...

Rose: I promise, you wouldn't have. I care about you a lot. I... I wouldn't be the person I am today if I hadn't met you.

-She squeezes Savannah's hands slightly.-

Rose: ...And I'm glad I did. Having seen what the other me, the old me, did because of the people she met, I'm so happy you were the first person to acknowledge me. And to give me the name I have now. It's... I'm just really happy you're in my life, and... fuck, sorry, I'm really bad with words, I just, really like you. Love you, even. Sorry, uh. Holy shit I just said that.

-With every word Rose spills, Savannah's blush grows brighter and brighter. She stammers a bit, before sputtering out a response.-

Savannah: Love you too! Um, sorry! Sorry!

-She promptly hides her face in her hands, cheeks burning. Rose recovers from the briefest mental short-circuit Savannah gave her by saying that, and hugs her.-

Rose: You don't have to apologize. I'm really happy.

-Savannah tenses up, but then sinks into the hug.-

Savannah: ...I am too.

-In the background, Scarlette takes a drink, smirking at the two.-

Scarlette: About damn time.

Edited by BittersweetNSour on Jan 31st 2019 at 10:22:30 AM

Ersatz Dungeon, B2

-Lucius turns slowly to Halis.-

Lucius: <Agreed. Let's... let's shelve this conversation for now, yeah?>

Abandoned Sinnoh Island

-Gaia looks behind her at the Taipan, ever so slightly surprised that someone was able to sneak up on her while she's crouched on a rooftop.-

Gaia: Oh, um, thank you. Truth be told, my intention was never to inspire others to follow in my footsteps. I was trying to help people in my civilian identity, but I figured that if I have the resources at my disposal to return to this line of work, then why not use them?

Edited by Herbert40k on Jan 31st 2019 at 6:57:58 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.

The three enter the electrical plant, Jackal motions for everyone to move up and observe.

Inside the electrical plant one of them pulls a lever on what looks to be a transformer, the plant shakes as a door slides open in the floor, revealing a staircase to a locked door.

"See anything notworthy?" Jackal asks.

<Oh you want to get to the stairs leading out of zis dungeon?>

<Ve know where it is!>

<Yeah but first you have to beat us in a strength of contest!>

<Vith lots of grappling, und wrestling, and moves, OOOOOOOOOO!>

There were a lot of ways out of this situation, but there was a better way.