Castle Lycanrow, Main Hall - Day 2

-Marigold waits until she's standing between Dr. North and Dr. Kane before clearing her throat to announce her presence.-

Marigold: Perhaps we ought to establish what exactly we plan on loading before debating whether or not we may need loaders to load it?

Edited by Herbert40k on Mar 19th 2019 at 4:34:32 PM

Dr. North jumps and Kane looks like she nearly had a heart attack, "Whoa Arceus... you're quiet you know that?"

North shakes his head and quickly clears the air, "Anyways, Kane and I were discussing what to do for the dig sites. We've got heavy equipment and we need to get it transported, I was think we use the power loader."

North then pulled out a pen of sorts, clicking it displaying a hologram of a large piloted device, it had thick heavy arms and short stocky legs. "Kane here wants to use the cyborgs."

"Hey I spent a lot of time designing the basics of the Future-series, I think we should use them!"

"Kane they're mass production troops, they can't think straight, hell the Futurecarios can barely throw a aura sphere!"

"We lost a good sample awhile ago, one of our bases got hit and the last DNA sample we had for the production was lost, so we have had to rely on external DNA samples for the cloning vats," Kane explained.

North sighed, "Well. Miss Taylor, you're the analyst here are you not? What would you suggest?"

Rogue: The bed? You mean the one Marigold—

-And then their memory corrects itself, and they immediately feel dumb.-

Rogue: ...Right. That one. Slipped my mind in the rush to get the suit recharging. Among other reasons.

-They cough awkwardly, and poke their head up to check the room.-

Rogue: There's, like, something to eat in here, right? Better that than stealthing a bagel out of the dining hall.

"I've got food in there, it's technically an entire campsite if needed."

In the room would be the charging station, it looked like a monolith of sorts with a central human shaped indent in it, there would also be a sealed cabinet and a antenna.

"Obelisk and I had a tough time getting it in there safely. The door to that room collapsed and Pokefutures hasn't bothered with it, lucky us. I've got a few theories but they all come down to, "No time and not worth the effort compared to the rooms that aren't blocked off. Good news though is that thanks to Fritz in the 1940s that room still has running water."

Another voice came in muttering something, then, "Oh and yes. The Waterways, get those open and I can get my team in, Nightingale will be leading a team through the catacombs," Jackal responded.

"I'll be getting everything ready, let us know when you're good to go, also, forgot to say this. Sorry to put you through this kind of stress."

Edited by EchoingSilence on Mar 19th 2019 at 12:01:46 PM

Castle Lycanrow, Main Hall - Day 2

-Marigold focuses her attention on Dr. North.-

Marigold: If they can't follow instructions as simple as "pick this object up and put it down somewhere else", then they'd be all but useless - though admittedly rather more competent than some lab assistants I've had to deal with in the past. Either way, if you can't trust them to carry things from one place to another, then I don't know what you would consider entrusting them with, Doctor, other than perhaps providing more helpful recommendations than yours.

Vermillion city hospital ER

-Cady is sitting with Kat and Cecelia, waiting to be seen. She is working on some music with her good hand on her laptop, assisted by Cecelia, while Kat reads the ebook on aura. A grumpy looking lady approaches them.-

???: Hey, that's a fancy laptop you got there.

Cady: Um, thanks.

???: Could my son borrow it for a bit? We've been waiting for hours and he's younger than you.

Cady: No, it's mine. Oh Arceus not one of these people.

EP: But he's got good grades, he deserves it more than you! Plus, you're obviously faking!

Cady: If I was faking, why would I decide to wait for hours in here?

EP: Well I don't know, just give me the laptop, you selfish brat! Who raised you to be so selfish?

Cady: For the last time. This. Is. My. Laptop.

EP: No, it belongs to my son. He deserves it. Look how sick he is!

-She points across the waiting room to a boy, about 10 or so, who looked somewhat pale and very embarrassed.-

Cecelia: ~Come on, we're all waiting here. You're not the only bored one.~

-EP then lunges forward and grabs Cady's laptop. Cady is unable to pull it back with her one good arm. However, as EP is walking away, she is tapped on the shoulder. She turns around to see Kat, seething, the shadow claw that had tapped her shoulder retracting back to it's owner. Both of Kat's arms are surrounded by obscura, clawed hands extending from the ends of them. EP drops the laptop in shock. Fortunately the laptop is saved by Cecelia, using psychic to return it to their seats.-

Kat: I'm telling you, do not mess with us. If you do, I can assure you that this is the best place for you to be right now. Leave. Us. Alone. This is your first and last warning.

EP: Y-you MONSTER! P-people like you don't deserve to be here!

-A nurse runs over. Kat has stopped with the shadow claws now, just looking like an ordinary person.-

Nurse: What's going on?

EP: These freaks took my kid's laptop! They should be arrested!

-A bystander walks over.-

Bystander: She's lying! I saw her trying to yank it out of their hands and they clearly had the laptop first.

EP: No! Can't you see? The girl is clearly faking an arm injury! They're not supposed to be here!

Nurse: I suggest you leave these girls alone before we have to ask you to leave.

EP: But my son-

-She grumbles and stomps off back to her son, defeated. The nurse leaves to attend to a situation elsewhere.-

Cady: Thanks. Did you learn that from the ebook?

Kat: Sort of. I think it was partly because I was so angry.

Cady: Still, you stopped a thief. Superheroics, one entitled parent at a time, eh?

Kat: Haha, yeah.

Bystander: If anyone asks, I didn't see no superpower shenanigans.

-He winks and walks off.-

Cecelia: <Well that was nice of them.>

Edited by QuantumMelody29 on Mar 19th 2019 at 6:06:32 PM

Rogue: ...Right, that would have been way more effective than just plugging into the wall. Ahem, all right, so, waterways are my first priority. I'll handle that, and then I'm thinking I'm gonna keep exploring this one secret passage I found. It might be a useful infiltration route, and there's a lot of gold and stuff, I know someone who could get that stuff donated to a museum or something. Better there than in Pokefutures' grubby hands.

Cerulean Gym

Bastion would just sit down.

Edited by Routeferret on Mar 19th 2019 at 7:28:16 PM

Cerulean Gym, VS Misty

Misty: I'll show you what I'm capable of! Go! Starmie!!

-Misty throws the Poké Ball into the air, which opens and out comes Starmie-

Me: Whoa! I don't think I've seen that Pokémon before!

-I check my Pokédex-

Pokédex: Starmie, the Mysterious Pokémon and the evolved form of Staryu. A Water and Psychic type. Its central core glows with the seven colors of the rainbow. Some people value the core as a gem.

Me: A Water and Psychic type, eh? Well... I know just who to send out first!

-I take a Poké Ball off my belt-

Me: Raru! Time for you to take center stage!

-I throw the Poké Ball into the air, which opens and out comes Raru-

Raru: <I'm ready for action!>

Misty: Huh? But you have your Pikachu on your shoulder? Why would you not send that out?

Me: Simple... There's more to a battle's outcome than a Pokémon's type...

Misty: Oh... Now I remember! The challenger I went on an adventure with has a similar philosophy!

Me: Yeah! The Battle's outcome is determined by many factors...

One of which being HOW you play!

RARU! USE SHADOW SNEAK!

-Raru coats himself in a shadowy Aura and then punches the ground!-

Eddisburg Tavern

"Wonder if I should come up with one, too," Ammy considered. "Granted, the sight of the calling card flitting down might be enough of one, given who I dress as," she added.

Vermillion hospital ER

-Cady is being seen by a doctor.-

Doctor: Ok, it was a close shave but you didn't hit any nerves or things like that. The reason it was bleeding a lot was you hit a blood vessel. It should heal in a few weeks but it'll need some stitches.

Cady: Ok.

Doctor: We'll give you a local anaesthetic so you won't feel a thing.

Cady: Ok.

Doctor: I just need to grab the equipment.

Cady: Ok.

some stitches later...

-Cady and Kat walk out of the hospital, Cady now sporting a bandage on her arm.-

Kat: Phew, that took a while.

Cady: Yeah. We should go get cake or something. I can only half feel my arm.

Kat: Agreed. Cake is very much deserved.

Cecelia: <I wouldn't mind getting something to eat. I'm starving!>

Cady: Then it's settled. Time for cake.

Eddisburg Tavern, Night 1

Yeah, I guess it depends on how often we go loud. Maybe my 'quiet' thing will be like... Lighting up the suit eyes red in the dark.

-He shrugs-

Spooky digital red eyes~

Eddisburg Streets, Day 2

-Pent had gotten up a little early to just take in the town's early chill and continue a fast in preparation for the raid-

-He pondered an offering, some kind of prayer or donation towards his nominal patron or the spirits that might be lingering in the catacombs that they were preparing to wander through-

Theater Prost, Backstage, In the past

Morgan: -over the coms, excited- <Nagito, does that "wibbly thing" look cloud of... for the lack of a better phrase, "particles and light" with no real form to it?>

Ren: Mona?

Eddisburg Tavern

"Red Eyes, Take Warning, eh?" Amaterasu considered. "Yeah, that's the one caveat that comes with my Lamb getup - hides my piercing red eyes," she explained, looking at Pent as if she was trying to hypnotize him again.

Fortunately, as she was full human, it would just come across as her staring very intently into his eyes.

Eddisburg Tavern, Night 1

-Pent smirked-

May I ask what you're trying to pull, dear?

The Prost - Manager's Office

Oh good, you've seen one of these before. Yes it's a formless cloud, but what is it?

Lumiose City Streets

In the intervening period, Tommy had quickly dived into an even more isolated corner of the alleyway, bag on hand. By the time Ivan could even take a glance at him, he was already wearing pants and had already donned a buttondown.

Tommy, fixing up his shirt buttons: Gotta love the quick release function in the suit. Heck, since I started this routine I've gotten really efficient in dressing up and folding clothes; it's done wonders for laundry day.

Ivan would probably notice that Tommy's shirt sizes are rather baggy, which by now was definitely on purpose. Tommy meanwhile, quickly puts on his socks, which seemed a lot less awkward than what a normal person would be when they're attempting to wear socks while standing up.

He dons his jacket and was almost immediately completely unrecognizable.

Tommy: Okay, now here's the fun bit. I laid out a few cameras here and there that we'd need to pick up. Setting up these camera traps really fast was something I learned from the nature documentary crew, which reminds me. I didn't even need to use the polymer. We'll pick up your standard-issue equipment tomorrow for photojournalism and wildlife photography.

Eddisburg

"Exactly. Without at least being a gijinka I can't even make my eyes glow, much less entrance or confuse someone," she said. "Can't really recreate that mysticism with a monochromatic faceplate," she realized.

Prost, Past

Morgan le Fay: <I was going to tell you more if we made it to this point. But this is going to be a lot of information for me to relate. We should leave and regroup. Then we can plan a way of dealing with this guy!>

-Ivan removes his costume, revealing his street clothes.-

Ivan, cracking a smile: "But I also don't overcomplicate things."

-He looks at the headphones again. Some weird time travel bullshit, no doubt, and that guy definitely is reading his mind and selling his info to advertisers, but that aura-blocker is incredibly handy.-

Ivan: "But, ugh, confirmation. That's my dad, alright. Fucking asshole. I should text Jean."

GeoSoc Office

Jean: Halliburton, why are you telling me that your father was the one responsible for the vandalism at the Macrauls? I've met Pierre before; he looks nothing like the clown in the identikits. And where are your shoes?

Jonathan: I didn't— oh crap, where's my phone?

Jean: I recognize this speech pattern. It's Ivan Losken. He likely picked up your phone when you dropped it in the Yonut. His father was suspected of being the Last Laugh.

Jean's phone received another message.

Jean: Officer Jenny confirmed that The Last Laugh managed to defeat Arachna-Guy. Our villain hit Arachna-Guy with a dumpster and fled with his M. Mime. Petersen then witnessed him fleeing with another superhero, possibly to regroup.

Jonathan, in Galarian: Say what?

Jean: Knowing Petersen, he was probably tossed about when our villain threw the dumpster at Arachna-Guy.

Cerulean Gym, VS Misty

-A shadowy version of Ralts rises from the darkness right behind Starmie and punches it in the back.

RARU USED SHADOW SNEAK!

IT'S SUPER EFFECTIVE!

Misty: Well played, Ian... You definitely have the makings of a great trainer...

...Now let's see how you deal with this!

STARMIE! USE RAPID SPIN!!!

-Misty's Starmie flipped itself onto its back and started spinning, causing it to gain lift-

-Ivan is fiddling with the headphones.-

Ivan: "This place is really weird, but at least the only cameras are the ones we're holding."

Vermilion Skies

Brie: Someone fixed it already?

-she's holding onto Halcyon like a sailor to a mast, staring at the empty space in the sky where she was pretty sure there was supposed to be a breach-

Halcyon: <Maybe it's small? It's awfully dark for this time of day; it's wholly possible we're missing something.>

???: <You are not!>

-there's a clap of thunder and a red blur, and a Latias is hovering in front of Brie, a rift sealer strapped to one of her arms-

Ruby Rose: <Rift and intruder dealt with, courtesy of the Skyguard™!

Halcyon: <I have several questions.>

Brie: Did you just say the word "trademark"?

Ruby Rose: <Yeah, is that not what you do?>

Brie: Usually, no? So, uh, why are you the Skyguard?

Ruby Rose: <I'm a superhero now!>

Brie: ...Oh.

Ruby Rose: <Yeah, it's pretty great. I find the rifts, fight whatever's coming through, and then— pew pew!>

-she mimes firing the rift sealer-

<I close it up!>

Brie: ...Oh. Well, uh, thanks.

Ruby Rose: <So hey, where's Skyfire? If you were here expecting a fight, I would've expected to see her.>

Brie: ...

Ruby Rose: <Oh no! I'm sorry to hear that. She's still not better?>

Brie: ...Please ask before reading my mind.

Halcyon: <Or at least be more subtle about it.>

Brie: What was that?

Halcyon: <Telepath humor. Nothing over which to concern yourself.>

Brie: ...Sure, Halc.

...But, uh, yeah, she's still not ready to fly again, I don't think.

Halcyon: <Not that you've let her try.>

-Brie glares at Halcyon-

Ruby Rose: <...Oh. Well.>

Brie: ...So, uh, how've you been?

Ruby Rose: <Oh, I've been fantastic! Okay, so first—>

-and so the conversation goes-

SNES Cafe

Tommy and Ivan receive their drinks from a waitress dressed like Princess Peach.

Tommy: I managed to call Halliburton. He'll be meeting us here in about five minutes. So, daddy issues. I can see why this would bug you so much. I mean, before he was murdered I had my uncle to look up to after my dad died.

Next to them, their Pokémon (and Jonathan's) roamed around. This place was pet friendly.

A fearow looms beside them, holding a pair of Vans in his beak. He lays them down.

Eastman, the fearow: <Jonathan is going to complain about his shoes. That criminal is on my shit list. Mr. Losken, you really should've just let us out.>

Meanwhile, a spearow approaches Artemis and Apollo.

Eastman: <Please excuse my daughter. She was trained to be extra curious but her instincts have yet to be reined in completely. >

Edited by MasterJayAM on Apr 20th 2019 at 6:02:13 PM

Eddisburg Tavern

Ah well, you can probably do well enough with some LE Ds in the eyepiece.

The Prost - Office

Yeah let's get out of here. I don't want to be interrupted while our guide exposits.