Stormchaser — MEGAN

Kai: -already slipping on black gloves- I know, I've been at this for over a year and a half now.

-And thus, they help with the unbuckling!-

-As they do, their senses finally have a chance to reorient themselves, and they take notice of Vee's Aura.-

Kai: ...So, ah, how've you been handling the whole, uh, soul-hungry thing?

Edited by BittersweetNSour on Jul 7th 2019 at 2:20:13 PM

-first the gauntlet on the right arm, which upon closer inspection seems to be...not leather, but some sort of seamless teal stone-

Vee: <Hey, pretty great! All the vamp puns I can make, and I can smell fear now!>

Megan: -makes an uncertain sort of face-

-then the left, which seems to be the same silvery-blue metal as the rest of the armor-

Vee: <Okay, pretty good! I guess I'm immortal now? Which I might've been before without the soul-eating, but whatevs.>

Megan: -looks at Kai and shakes her head-

-vambraces and greaves, unclasped from the limbs-

Vee: <Okay, it's kinda meh! I can see your head moving, and it turns out I kinda hate the smell of fear!>

Megan: -nudges her, with an anxious sort of perseverance-

-pauldrons of a fairly reasonable size, because peripheral vision is nice-

Vee: <...'kay, it's pretty shitty. Just...a little tired, some percentage of the time I'm not defining, and not enough bad guys to go 'round.>

Megan: -insistently- Just...eat more people! Or—if that's weird, you can drain me—

Vee: <Fuck no.>

Edited by Asterisk395 on Jul 8th 2019 at 9:32:04 AM

No mind to think. No will to break.

"What can I say, the people at Asimov do good work, plus it wasn't a complete overhaul-"

"Save for the engines which needed another upgrade to support the new size, Captain."

"-Just some extra rooms, a improved workshop, and a better kitchen and lounge."

Roxy gave Silas a look.

Silas shrugged and walked out, the airship waiting outside for him, "It feels so good to be home."

~Are you ready Megan?~

-Kai looks at the material the gauntlets are made of in interest, but makes a note of them to ask about later. Right now, there's other matters at hand.-

Kai: That's about what Vo describes, too. Luckily, the benefit of being a predatory species by nature, is that you can get your Aura supply and your regular food supply from the same source. That's the rule of thumb Vo and I operate under. I imagine you haven't exactly had the luxury of keeping the same "don't kill anything in another universe if you can help it" moral guideline as me and my team keeps, but if you do find yourself somewhere that you don't have the safer options...

-They pull up their sleeve, showing a couple Dunsparce-sized bite marks on their arm.-

Kai: Be careful with willing donors, but don't dismiss them completely.

Vee: <Yeeeeah, that ship's, uh, slightly sailed.>

<Slightly.>

<Eugh, physical food. I swore myself off of that ages ago.>

Megan: ...no??? Incorrect???

-and Kai gives the Donation Advice-

Megan: -nods, pointedly-

Vee: <...okay, sure. And...I'll keep that, and the hunting, in mind. But...not you, okay? Not...anytime soon.>

Megan: -baffled, a bit frustrated- That's...sure.

-finally, Megan shucks off the scale shirt and...skirt? pants?-

-underneath, she's wearing a sort of black lace glove on her right arm that goes up to her elbow, a pair of Astonishingly Durable Jorts^tm, advertised oddly specifically but fortunately to survive zombie bites and the heat of atmospheric reentry, and a slightly battered yellow t-shirt with a Nyan Raikou on it-

Megan: -glancing curiously down at it- ...I think this is Logan's.

Megan: heck yeah

-and she picks up a different sack of stuff, and follows Silas-

-Pippy sticks close behind her, pulling out a hunk of stone and starting to whittle at it-

Edited by Asterisk395 on Jul 8th 2019 at 10:58:51 AM

No mind to think. No will to break.

Silas steps on board and takes in a deep inhale, "Aaaaaaaah, cleaned ship, always nice."

Bishop floats into the ship's systems, "We are operational Captain, everything is at 100 percent."

"Excellent."

Silas stretches as Roxy steps on board, "You're also free to take one of the rooms downstairs as your own if you want. Just not the Captain's quarters of course, that belongs to Silas and I~."

Silas looks at Roxy who sticks her tongue out at him, "Anyways, feel free to get set up and relaxed, I'll be in the workshop if you need me."

Kai: Vee, I am two layers of empath, and even if I wasn't, you're a horrible liar.

-Kai fully expected the jorts; after all, denim is a signature piece of the other relentlessly blue individual they're friends with, and jorts are perfectly valid from a functionality standpoint. The yellow shirt, however, is a bit more of a surprise.-

-They take a moment to remember who Logan was^* Kai: (Didn't they sign a contract with me or something? Or was that a handshake deal?), think for a moment about the typical implications of wearing the shirt of someone else who has been one of your few companions in a distant, lonely land for over a year, and connect a few dots, probably incorrectly.-

Kai: ...Huh. Well, at least you weren't totally alone, I can only imagine how much that would drive you mad.

-They smile.-

Kai: Anyway!

-They once again scoop Megan up in a twirling hug!-

-It's not quite as dramatic as the last major hug they had, since there wasn't room to build up velocity before the hug, but it's more than made up for in sheer feeling-

Stormchaser, Deck, July 4th

Me: Well, everyone... I think it's time we got to bed... for starting tomorrow...

I'm heading out by myself.

Everyone, return.

-I call every one of my Pokémon except for Piku-chan back to their Poké Balls-

-I head off to the Pokémon Center for the night-

Kanto Route 6, Present

-Ian heads north to Saffron City-

Me: Y'know... This feels kinda freeing...

Piku-chan: <How so?>

Me: *shrugs* It just does somehow...

Piku-chan: <Ian... are you okay?>

Me: Me? I'm fine. I'm just dandy.

Piku-chan: <Ian...>

Me: Okay, I'm not okay! I'm just worried...

Piku-chan: <About what?>

Me: When was the last time I challenged a Kanto Gym?

Piku-chan: <The last Gym you challenged was in Vermilion City and that was 3 months ago.>

Me: Exactly! And what happened since then?

Piku-chan: <There was the Raid on Macraul Manor, Merlin getting kidnapped, you learning you're a psychic kid from Meloetta, the battle against GigaMegaVenustoise at J-Con, getting medical attention for Pentigan, that time you found Accumula Town overrun with Furret, you accidentally yeeting me into the air, learning about Seimei and how the world needs Magical Girls to protect it...>

Me: Wait a minute... Meloetta warned me of something big coming... Could the thing she was talking about be... Seimei?

Piku-chan: <Yeah... you could be right...>

Me: Anyways, then there was the Raid on Mobius' base at the Ultra Plant!

Piku-chan: <Yeah!>

Me: I haven't challenged a Pokémon Gym in 3 months! And there was a lot of J-Team related stuff between the battle with Lt. Surge and now!

Piku-chan: <You're worried that all that J-Team stuff will affect your performance at the Celadon City Gym, aren't you?>

Me: Kinda...

Piku-chan: <You're so used to battling side-by-side with the J-Team that...>

Me: I'm afraid that I might not be strong enough to fend for myself...

Piku-chan: <Don't you worry about all that. After all, You Are Not Alone...>

Me: You're right. I'm not alone. I never am alone. I've got you, and Oshawittle, and Raru, and Mothra, and Totoro, Miyako, Piper, Floof, and Yuki by my side! I don't have to worry about this!

Piku-chan: <Exactly! Now, let's go to Celadon City! Our next Gym Battle awaits!>

Me: Yeah! Let's go!

♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...

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Hearthome

Luciana is standing outside the PMC, looking moderately irritated.

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

Stormchaser

-Lucius is sprawled out like a cat in one of the corridors - as is apparently fairly common - with Falchion by his side.-

Lucius: So.

Falchion: <Please tell me this isn't going where I think it's going.>

Lucius: I don't know about you.

Falchion: <Stop this.>

Lucius: But I'm feelin' 22.

Falchion: <Why do you insist on tormenting me like this?>

Lucius: Because Ever doesn't get any of my lyrical references, so I have to voice them in your direction instead.

Falchion: <...I asked for a mission, and for my sins, Edge gave me one.>

-Lucius opens his mouth to reply, but is cut off by Maul materialising in front of him.-

Maul: ~Duty calls.~

Lucius: Wait, wh-

-blip!

Hearthome City

-A certain dark-haired twink and his grouchy Bisharp materialise outside the Pokemon Center about ten feet off the ground.-

Lucius: -aaaaAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!

-He lands on his ass directly in front of Luciana. Despite this, he still attempts to maintain some facade of dignity as he picks himself up and brushes himself off.-

Lucius: ...Ahem. What's up?

Back on the Stormchaser...

-A young detective is on a fact-finding mission.-

-At the same time, a nervous-looking young man and his stern-faced friend are wandering the ship, seemingly looking for something but being thwarted by non-Euclidean geometry at every turn.-

-These two statements aren't causally related. It's just convenient to note them both under the same header.-

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.

Hearthhome City Pokemon Center

In a pink flash, a Sylveon and Delphox appeared at the Center before they both turned into a pink-haired woman at 5' 3" and a orange-haired girl who was a few inches taller but somehow looked younger. The two looked around before catching sight of a couple of familiar faces.

"'Sup," they chorused.

[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]

Stormchaser

-Pent is doing some sketches of something edgy when his phone rings-

-He doesn't react right away, waiting for /Duck/ to summarize it for him-

/Duck/: >Trivial matter sir, I'll reply for you.

Cool beans.

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Stormchaser

-Finishing up his art, Pent slings his back across his back and heads out. He has a meeting to attend-

Hearthome PMC, later

-Pent is now here, looking pretty normal-

Yeah my client might take a bit to show up, sorry. I'll relay any important information to them.

Edited by Pentigan on Jul 8th 2019 at 10:14:00 PM

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.

Kanto Route 6

-Ian receives Tamamo-sama's text-

Piku-chan: <Oh boy... Here We Go Again!>

Me: Well... I guess I'm gonna hafta go to Hearthome...

Piku-chan: <Don't forget. Whatever you do, I'm with you all the way!>

Me: Heheh... Thank you, Piku-chan...

Piku-chan: <You're most welcome...>

-I start looking for an Ersatz Entrance-

Piku-chan: -whispers- <Dad...>

Me: Huh? Did you say something, Piku-chan?

Piku-chan: <Me? Oh no, I didn't say anything.>

Me: Okay... Let's go! To Hearthome City!

Piku-chan: <To Hearthome City!>

-Transition-

Hearthome City

Me: Wow... so THIS is Hearthome City...

Piku-chan: <And here I thought Jubilife was a big city!>

-Ian checks the text message on his Xtransceiver again-

Me: I'm curious... Why did Tamamo-sama want us to meet at the Pokémon Center? If it was urgent, couldn't she have just called us to the Fox's Wedding...? I mean, Imi ga nai yo.^Translation It makes no sense.

Piku-chan: <I guess she wanted a change of venue...>

Me: Maybe, but if there's one thing that's for certain... it's that it's not the venue. It's the company.

Piku-chan: <I guess when you put it that way...>

Me: Ah! Here they are!

Hearthome Pokémon Center

Me: Hey, everyone! I'm here!

Edited by AnimeboyIanpower on Jul 8th 2019 at 8:33:38 AM

♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...

-Megan, apparently either cheerfully oblivious or entirely indifferent to any such implications, only beams-

Megan: Oh yeah without them we definitely would've dieeaaaaaaa—

-and Kai scoops her up in a hug and twirls her around-

-and thanks to the recent lack of armor, it's soft-

-so she sinks into it, appreciatively-

Vee: -smiling- <...yeah, joy's got a much nicer scent to it.>

-Kai, it is established, gives good hugs-

Megan: Oooooooh, thank you~!

This seems like a good space to set up a lab if ever there was one...

-she either follows Silas if he needs her, or starts looking for a place to set up-

Pippy: -carefully carving the rock with a wing-blade into a brick- <Erm, I've been meaning to ask for a while...>

-sidelong- <Is there any particular reason you named your science spaceship the Death Scythe?>

No mind to think. No will to break.

Silas lets Megan run off to find a place to set up, he enters his workshop and stretches, warming the machinery up first. He looks at Pippy and decides to explain.

"Few reasons, 1) I'm Kalosian and my family were Yveltalists once. B) Because all spaceships have awesome names, "Millenium Falcon", "Enterprise" "Defiant". Stuff like that, I could call it the Defiant Wing... actually shit that's awesome... oh and Γ) It is meant to be a little intimidating since the inevitable space adventure may involve us getting into trouble," Silas explained.

~We're more likely to go under the sea first.~

"Yeah, I should get a proper diving suit for that."

"And a submarine," Roxy added.

"That's like the opposite direction Asimov wants to go, where would I get a submarine?"

-After the twirl, Kai sets Megan back down, still gently hugging her.-

Kai: I'm really glad you're back. I missed you, y'know?

Hearthrome PMC

-A finely-dressed man leans against the wall, fidgeting with his hands.-

Luca: "I never shoulda left Los Phiones..."

"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"

stormchaser, a short while ago

-Eva is asleep. Merah notices the text she recieved.-

Merah: <Hey, Eva, wake up!>

Eva: Five more minutes...

Merah: <Well, I wasn't the one who signed up to be a magical girl...>

Eva: Waitwhat?!

Merah: <Just read the freaking text.>

Eva: Okay, okay. Wahoo! Let's go!

hearthome PMC

-Eva rushes in, a half eaten piece of toast in her mouth.-

Eva: I hope I'm not late again!

I used to plug my deviantart here but turns out the link was too long.

Isaac's House, Sinnoh, a long time ago

Jean: Okay, what now? We have our opening. Is there anyone else in this household we need to bring to the custody of the local authorities?

Isaac's Living Room

Thierry: No where to run, old man. You're under arrest for kidnapping and several counts of vandalism. As you say, book 'em.

Officer Jenny: They only usually say that in Unova or Kanto, though.

Thierry: You know what I mean, lieutenant.

Isaac: "Ah, I see. But how can you arrest me if I'm more powerful than you?"

-Isaac lifts a table with his mind. Then it crashes back down to the ground as Ivan puts his Aura Jammer headphones on Isaac.-

Isaac: "What the-"

Ivan: "Jean, can you knock some sense into him? I have to go talk to my brother. See if he's okay."

-Ivan walks off to Icarus' room to find him.-

Isaac's house, past

Jean: Much obliged.

Jean didn't exactly need any cues. As though tying Ivan up in the basement wasn't despicable enough, the thought of him harming Thierry was not going to sit well with him. He responded with a quick punch to the face.

Thierry was somewhat confused; the Sinnoh police, less so.

Guard #1: You again?

Guard #2: We told you to leave.

Noelle: But I just want to see her...

Guard #1: And we told you, you're unworthy.

-one of the guards rips the wings off Noelle's back-

Guard #2: Aha! A fake! I knew it!

Guard #1: You're not even a real fairy!

Noelle: I'm...

Guard #1: I'll tell you what you are. You're just a feeble womanchild who thinks she's special, when you're really anything but.

Guard #2: And a stalker who would ruin the life of our beloved angel.

-the two guards remove their helmets, revealing a familiar pair-

Mimmy: Why else would Mother disown you? It's because you could never be the daughter she wanted, like I am. You're just worthless.

Mezzo: Just a little kid in a grown-up body. And you're the same as all the other fangirls, never giving us any space. All you do is ruin things.

Mimmy: Worthless!

Mezzo: Helpless!

Mimmy: Hopeless!

Mezzo: Useless!

Noelle: But I... I... No!

Noelle: No, no, no! I'm not! I'm...

-she sits upright in bed, waking up with a start-

-then lays back down after a moment's pause-

Noelle: I'm not... right?

-she shudders and hugs her pillow tightly-

Do not fear power... fear those who wield it.

(CW: mention of drugs)

Isaac: "Ow! No, I'm the one who's much obliged!"

-Isaac takes a wide swing at Jean, like he's trying to put psychic energy behind it, but can't. Thus he sorta pats Jean with his fist a bit harder than you'd pat a dog.-

Icarus: "Hi, Ivan. Who's that out there?"

Ivan: "Police friends. Ick, I've been locked in the basement for a few weeks now. How the hell did you not notice?"

Icarus: "Oh, shit, the cops? Help me get rid of this!"

-Icarus goes under his bed and extracts a large bag of marijuana. Ivan does not seem surprised by this development.-

Ivan: "Well, that answers that."

-He facepalms and stops Icarus.-

Ivan: "We need to get you an apartment. Dad's getting arrested."

-Icarus pauses.-

Icarus: "R-right, that's what I meant. We need to get rid of all my stuff. Out of this house."

Edited by redneckphoenix on Jul 9th 2019 at 2:06:29 PM

Hearthome

Daydre jogs over to the group.

".. Hey guys, sorry I'm late."

off the shits

(CW: Drug mentions)

Isaac's Living Room of Shame

Jean didn't really feel anything. The attempts just keep getting more and more awkward. Tobi climbs up Jean's head and facepalms.

Thierry: Do you hit or do I hit him? I'm tempted to say you should hit him. I dunno what'd happen if I would.

Jean: We should just cuff him. It will be so much easier.

Officer Jenny complied, preparing to cuff Isaac and send him to the police wagon outside. Thierry's white herdier jumped around, while Thierry's other Pokémon glowered closely at Isaac.

Thierry: Milou only does that in the presence of drugs. We'll do a search later. Monsieur, your rap sheet just keeps getting longer and longer. Child abuse and drugs. Tsk. Tsk.

Officer Jenny: We should. I'll have a warrant and search team ready. Are there any minors in this house?

Jean: Ivan's brother, Icarus.

Officer Jenny: We'll have a few details ironed. But since Mr. Losken's older son is legal aged, we might find a ruling that favors your employee getting custody of his siblings.

Isaac's house, a little later

Thierry: Papa, I don't understand. Losken had psychic powers. How did he lose control of them?

Jean: I'll explain on the way back. It's got something to do with this device.

Edited by MasterJayAM on Jan 28th 2020 at 2:39:37 AM