PEFE HQ

-Pent takes a glance at the document-

That's gonna need some revisions.

-He starts examining the shelving units-

A meter square chamber is large for an artifact that size and I'm not sure we have really much in the way of guards in the HQ. The timecop raid can attest to that...

-He shrugs-

Also I appreciate the attempts to replicate the style of an article but we're not making our own public-facing 'wiki of the weird' we're creating an actual object handling and testing document so maybe no inbuilt redactions until admin says stuff needs to be redacted?

Kanto Route 12

Me: Thank you, my friend...

-I take an empty Poke Ball out of my backpack, and press the center button, causing the Ball to grow-

-I turn my hat backwards and get ready to throw the Ball-

Me: GO! POKE BALL!!

-I throw the Poke Ball at the Snorlax-

-The Poke Ball hits Snorlax and then opens-

-The Snorlax changes into a beam of red light which is then drawn into the Ball-

-The Poke Ball closes and lands on the ground-

WOBBLE...

WOBBLE...

WOBBLE...

DING!!

-I pick up the Poke Ball and strike a pose-

Me: AWRIGHT! I CAUGHT... A SNORLAX!!!

Piku-chan: <Yeah! Way to go!>^note Which, to those who don't understand Monese sounds like "Pi-Pikachu!"

Edited by AnimeboyIanpower on Feb 23rd 2019 at 7:41:22 AM

Kanto, Route 12

While Ian was busy catching the Snorlax, Des had taken out a brush and began grooming Jovi.

"So, whatcha gonna name 'em?"

Halis also looks at this document.

Halis: <Iunno what kind of document style this is, but do you really gotta censor your own name? Are you afraid of getting a fanbase or something, or do you just not like reading your own name...? Also, it'd be nice if you credited me with the testing, since like Pent said, it's probably not gonna be something that goes outside this place anyway, and to be fair I did risk my own mind and being for that.>

PEFE Archives

"Valid points," Colton allowed, pulling out a pen from his pocket to make the appropriate correction.

<I understand, but I'm a little displeased,> The voice demanded from the backpack, now recognizable as Roy's. <It was just something I found one day that was fun-looking, so I decided, hey, we have something like that, why not use it as an inspiration?>

"Also, no guards? I suppose with a place this isolate it would be a redundancy," Colton conceded, striking out the mentions of guards, reducing the hypothetical size of the chamber to about as big as a drawer and filling in the redacted details.

"Also, sorry, dude, I don't think I ever got your name," he apologized to Halis, rubbing the back of his head.

Halis: <My name is Halis Aria! Though... you can just call me Halis, honestly. I don't really use the last name much at all aside for when someone asks for my name, mostly because I've never met anyone else named Halis. Plenty of people named Aria, though... mostly girls. Which I'm not one, by the way, I'm just a Halis, and a Halis is just me.>

Kanto Route 12

Me: Hmm... I hadn't thought of that...

...but maybe I can think of something...

-I look at the Poke Ball containing Snorlax-

Me: He reminds me of a big cuddly forest spirit...

How about "Totoro"?

Edited by AnimeboyIanpower on Feb 23rd 2019 at 7:46:02 AM

Kanto, Route 12

"Hahaha!" the cowboy laughed at the kid's suggestion, "Not a bad name, honestly. I felt him while I briefly commanded him. He is a gentle soul, despite his grumpy disposition."

He looks off into space distantly.

Kanto Route 12

-I notice that Des is staring off into space-

Me: Something bothering you, Des?

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"Everything...Nothing, kiddo. Say, you want an escort? I was wandering, after all, and having a set path would be a welcome change. I know the region very well."

He smiles at Ian, his green eyes seemingly glowing.

Kanto Route 12

Me: That would be great! Thank you, Des!

-I show the Wanderer a smile-

Illumis Auction House

Jonathan's Mind: <Oh, give this humble gag a rest Macraul. You are literally just cringing up the place. Go make excuses for your brother's criminal behavior somewhere else.>

Lowell's Mind: <The nerve of this low-life [Quebecois] trash talking me in that uncouth manner. Has he not said enough lies about my family? Really, some people just pour out slander like a leaky faucet. "Kalos' First Family of Crime" my ass. What'd we ever do to you, ginger man?>

Marius, fizzling out and revealing a screen: Yes, One Million Pokedollars. Seven million of the ten million we paid shall go to Hal's next of kin, though with him manifesting, he can make his intentions well-known provided that two independent psychics or psychic types corroborate his statements.

Lowell: I do have devices that lets pokémon other than rotoms and porygon-lines speak human languages, but they are hard to replicate and even harder to calibrate due to my lack of access to more detailed research. That's what happens when human-pokémon communication studies is largely dominated by that monopolistic think tank PEFE.

Jonathan, mentally: <Guys, you should hear his screeds about the J-Team. It's like a deranged supervillain. His brother is even worse.>

Lowell: I'll let Monsieur Lazarus' estate handle the distribution. If you need anything clarified, you may call up Marius for any queries.

He hands Ivan a business card.

Marius, hologram bowing: At your service.

Edited by MasterJayAM on Feb 23rd 2019 at 9:22:40 PM

Kanto, Route 12

He shakes his head and climbs into Jovi's saddle.

"Let's go then!"

PEFE HQ

Looks like there isn't anyone around here... Maybe we should just get a good box for the Stone and chill out in the J-Team module until someone who can help turns up?

-Pent ponders opening up one of the shelves-

PEFE Archives

"Coulda just said 'Halis Aria'," Colton considered as he added in Halis' name where appropriate to the document.

"And that does sound like a good idea," Colton acknowledged to Pent, stuffing the folded document into the pocket opposite the one holding the Spiral Stone.

Halis: <Hey, I heard you calling me a guy earlier... I didn't correct you because I didn't want to be rude about it. Just wanted to make sure you understood.>

They also start looking around, a small smirk visible.

Halis: <So... wanna look inside one of these shelves while we're here? I see you looking, Pent.>

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Me: Let's go!

-I head off to Fuchsia City with my new pal, Des-

Me: So, what does one like yourself do for fun as you wander?

Edited by AnimeboyIanpower on Feb 23rd 2019 at 8:32:06 AM

PEFE Archives

Yeah I kinda picked this place because it said archives and I don't actually know what's in here...

PEFE Archives

"It probably would be worth meeting up with some other J-Teamers, assuming they're there," Colton considered. "Would make more sense than just poking about somewhere seemingly ignored for a while," he said.

"Wait, Halis, what are you getting at?" Colton asked.

Edited by AbsentCoder on Feb 23rd 2019 at 5:19:04 AM

Halis: <Getting at? What do you mean? If you mean about looking around, I'm just curious, honest...>

Hal: <No, I believe that should be fine. Although there must be some odd legal humdrum about an artist dying with an unfinished painting, someone finishing that painting, that artist coming back as a ghost, that artist willfully being caught by the finisher, and then the whole shebang being capped off with an auction.>

Ivan: "I... I dunno. I think I may need to sit down after hearing this news. And then stand up. And then sit down again, just for good measure."

Hal: <Sure. You do that, I suppose.>

-Hal sits there for a moment.-

Hal: <Suppose we do meet again. I wonder if Ivan could be sponsored to make another piece?>

Ivan: "Oh, no, I only learned how to do just the one pattern. I started skipping clown painting classes after that."

Hal: <what>

PEFE Archives

Sure, you call and see who's around while I check this...

-He carefully wheeled one of the shelves open and looked at the precisely arranged boxes on it-

Maybe we're not the only ones to store anomalies here.

-Picking mostly at random he pulled a box halfway off the shelf and opened the lid. He stared at it's contents a little before closing the lid again and pushing it back onto the shell-

Right, yeah. Technically we're a pokemon cataloging and research group first and foremost...

PEFE Archives

"The "P" stands for "Pokedex", doesn't it?" Colton hypothesized. "Let me guess, the box had old, like, drafts of Pokedex entries?" He asked.

Halis: <Wait, you're telling me this place wrote that stuff!? I thought it was someone else entirely! Though... that doesn't explain why there seems to sometimes be conflicting information on things. Interior conflicts, maybe? Also... if this is just for documents and stuff, why'd we come here again?>

Halis keeps looking around in a small radius around the two humans they're accompanying.

PEFE Archives

Not quite, the box had a few well-preserved taxidermied specimens.

-He backs away from the shelves-

I could... I need a snack, let's get up to the J-Team module.