No voice to cry suffering
Logan: Heh, no. The short version is that I got a job, and when I was done I kept the equipment.
-extending their Styler into a rod, examining it- It's flashy, but not too dissimilar from something a villain group tried to pull some years back. With more safeguards, of course.
From: Megan
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Okay!!!
(...in retrospect, I'm not sure if I could eat ₽25000 of ice cream, either)
(I'm not sure if I thought this gift through very well lmao)
-Chrom watches them leave-
Chrom: I—
-and he's Teleported away by a Rescue rod-
-a sparkly Ranger flies in on a whole lot of barely subsonic nothing-
Logan: -blink, looking at their Styler- Ancient moon civilization?
Empty Air:
Logan: Fair enough.
-they then notice the woman standing outside the Stormchaser with a variable-sized metaphorical bag of troubles, and attempt to surreptitously dismount-
-as people from the airship approach- Hello! Is there something you need?
No mind to think. No will to break.
Flying Colors
PEFE HQ — Aug 21
From: Kai
Yeah I'm definitely gonna be sharing it in general but also it's so much holy shit
Kahlia's Nefarious Movie Night
Mason: I was wondering when you'd notice! I swear, if I'd had to wait until the end to tell you, you'd owe me a drink.
-Kai inhales sharply, followed by a long exhale.-
Kai: And thus my fanbases merge further. I was going to ask for some advice, but apparently that's going to have to wait until either you're sober or I'm drunk.
-They pull out a shot glass, pour a shot, down it, and flop onto the couch next to Kahlia.-
Kai: Probably the latter.
Meet The New Boss
Outside The Stormchaser
Woman: -perks up- Oh! Thank you for being helpful. Is my son around here?
Cafe
Ishtar: They have medicine that does that? ._.
Julius: ...Apparently?
Contact Me!
Not A Lawyer
Kahlia's Nefarious Movie Night
Kahlia: In my defence, they've changed a looooooot. No argument about the drink, though. Hell, I probably woulda let you keep the bottle.
-She downs another shot and turns to Kai as they flump down.-
Kahlia: Advice, huh? Guess it was too much to hope that this was just a social call. Still, this stuff hits ya pretty quickly and the movie's wrapping up, so what can lil ol' Whiptail do for her dashing space-age hero~?
Edited by Herbert40k on Aug 23rd 2019 at 11:41:58 AM
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.
Manager's Office, Repair Store, Vermillion City
Milagros walked into the office. It was warm. A desk and swivel chair would be on the other end of the room. He started walking towards the desk.
Milagros: Hello? I'd like to...
The chair on the other side of the room spun around. A man dressed in blue and black would be staring back at him.
Cullen: Anything wrong?
Milagros: Yeah, it's about how you're treating your workers. I'm friends with Rourke and he says that he hasn't gone home for weeks.
Cullen: Yeah. Workers are required to work 24/7 until the winter.
Milagros: Wh- how have you not been arrested yet!?
Cullen: Well it's not like the police know or anything.
Milagros sighed before starting to walk towards the door...
Milagros: Y'know, you're a really bad manager...
...and Cullen basically teleported in front of him, still smiling.
Cullen: 'scuse me, can you repeat that?
Baby Cat: <Oh. Bad move...>
Milagros: I said you're a really bad manager.
Cullen's cocky expression slowly became an angry Death Glare. The room suddenly felt colder.
Milagros: I-I shouldn't have said that, should I?
Cullen: Nope.
Edited by Routeferret on Aug 24th 2019 at 10:51:34 AM
Stormchaser, Outside
Beck: We can always check, ma'am. What's his name. And what might his business be with PEFE?
Some Rando
Stormchaser
The pink-haired girl pointed to herself while the Lycanroc's eyes stopped glowing. "Could... could I ask his name?" She asked, oblivious to the Lycanroc sitting down and gesturing to the woman with an "I'm watching you" gesture.
[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]
Flying Colors
Kahlia's Nefarious Movie Night
Kai: Good, I'm fae, this stuff should hit like a truck if I'm lucky. Anyway, it's about the vampire thing.
Mason: Oh, fuck.
Kai: So. For reasons I don't wanna kill your mood with, I ended up getting the ol' aura dependency. It sucks. Literally. But, you know how to deal with it without just killing and eating people, right? You're good at this thing. So, y'know, any pointers?
Not A Lawyer
Kahlia's Nefarious Movie Night
-Kahlia blinks, and the smile slips from her face.-
Kahlia: Oh, uh... right. Yeah. Fuck. Mason told me about that. And yeah, you're right, it fucking suuuucks. Sadly the only two pointers I've got are my fangs, but if you want some advice...
-She pinches her nose and gives a faint sigh.-
Kahlia: If you've got people around you, it's... manageable, at this stage. You don't need to take that much as long as you're doing it pretty often, and if you know your way around Aura it's pretty easy to regulate how much you take. Used to be I just slept around and drained people in the night before I met Amelia. Problem is... each time you need just a little bit more, and it nourishes you just a little bit less, and it becomes that little bit harder to control. You should be fine as long as you pace yourself, since you're newly turned, but me... I'll be lucky if I get past forty. Not without ending up like Livius, anyway.
Edited by Herbert40k on Aug 23rd 2019 at 12:04:43 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
Kahlia's Nefarious Advice Corner
Kai: ...Right... thank you. I... guessed as such, for the most part, but it's a lot harder fathoming what it means based on theory and speculation than it is from the mouth of someone who actually, y'know, knows this whole thing.
-They pause as something clicks in what Kahlia mentioned early in her spiel.-
Kai: ...Wait a sec.
-They open their mouth and feel their teeth.-
Kai: ...What the fuck. Hey, Kahlia? What the fuck? Why are my teeth sharp now? Are they just a vampire thing?
Mason: Uh, isn't that kind of the thing that makes vampires vampires?
Kai: In folklore! In reality, it doesn't make any sense, aura vampires don't need to bite to drain people, I literally killed Carmilla with my hands! How did they even get sharp that fast? Like, theoretically, I'm all for it, I think it makes me sexy as hell, but there's no logical reason for it!
Edited by BittersweetNSour on Aug 23rd 2019 at 7:30:18 AM
No voice to cry suffering
From: Megan
I'm glad you like it!!
I didn't really have time to get something better but now I do so I might bring something else to ice cream time
Logan: Your son?
Addie: -studying her face, to Logan- <...y'know, I think we might've seen him, a year ago.>
Logan: Oh!
-to the mystery woman- Someone just came to mind—I haven't seen him in awhile, but your son's name wouldn't happen to be Rod, would it?
No mind to think. No will to break.
Meet The New Boss
Outside The Stormchaser
Woman: Oh! Rod is my grandson. My son is named Ivo. What's this PEFE thing?
Contact Me!
Not A Lawyer
Kahlia's Nefarious Advice Corner
-Kahlia nods somewhat solemnly.-
Kahlia: No probs. You... learn to live with it, after a while. I kinda think of it as like an insulin shot. Not fun, but something you just gotta do every now and again.
-She brightens up a little at Kai's sudden revelation.-
Kahlia: Oh yeah, that! Best I can tell from skimming through the School's files, the infusion of Aura associated with vampirism accelerates growth in certain areas of the body. Including, for some reason, canines. Dunno why, but it's one of the few perks of the whole thing. Does the same for muscle and bone density too, so you get tougher without noticeably bulking up. Also, you killed Carmilla? I definitely owe you a drink. Never met her, but she sounded like a nastier piece of work than Livius, and Livius... eeeuuurrgh.
-She shudders slightly at the memory.-
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.
Some Rando
Outside the Stormchaser
The girl met the Lycanroc's eyes, and he nodded sagely.
"The PEFE is basically this big operation that ties all the research done for the 'dex together on one big server," she summarized. "I think.
"Ya think if we find Rod, we'll find Ivo?" She asked, to which the Lycanroc shook his head.
[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]
Flying Colors
Kahlia's Nefarious Advice Corner
Kai: ...That... sorta makes sense, I guess. Okay, I'm not as freaked out about it, but still.
-Kai frowns.-
Kai: Be thankful you never met her. She... well, she was to me what Livius was to you, from what it sounds like. I was lucky enough to not be stuck with her for more than a year before I killed her. Would've been a year as of yesterday. It's not exactly the birthday gift I would have asked for, but apparently that was what I got for my 21st.
-They sigh, and take another shot.-
Edited by BittersweetNSour on Aug 23rd 2019 at 7:50:18 AM
Not A Lawyer
Kahlia's Nefarious Advice Corner
-Kahlia shakes her head sympathetically and takes a shot of her own.-
Kahlia: Jeez... well, least we're rid of them now. Or out of their reach, anyways. And hey, you could consider finishing her off an early birthday present.
-She brightens up again.-
Kahlia: Oh, forgot to mention! I've got no idea when my actual birthday is, but today's the anniversary of the day I finally managed to get away from those bastards at the School, so Mason and I decided that that's my birthday! A toast to my health, happiness, and if I may say so myself, stunning good looks~
-She pours herself another shot and raises it in a toast before downing it.-
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
Kahlia's Nefarious Birthday Celebration
Kai: Wait. Are you telling me your birthday is the day after mine?
Mason: It is now. Happy birthday.
Kai: Gods, you're the most Leo I've ever seen, too.
Edited by BittersweetNSour on Aug 23rd 2019 at 8:09:41 AM
Not A Lawyer
Kahlia's Nefarious Birthday Celebration
-Kahlia giggles.-
Kahlia: Thank yooooou, Mason~ And hey, if the shoe fits, wear it. I'm not gonna argue with the stars, am I~?
-She drapes herself over Kai's lap like a stretching cat.-
Edited by Herbert40k on Aug 23rd 2019 at 1:16:12 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.
That's just how it is on this bitch of an earth
PEFE Medbay
"... Man I suck at aiming but I'll keep that in mind?"
"Farm fish man?"
...
"Oh, um, are you feeling okay? I mean, less okay than you were before anyway I can go if you want to rest.."
Fuchsia Zoo
Lilith takes this opportunity to return to slither away.
Somewhere, Probably the Stormchaser
Daydre is playing the new Blazing Sigil game somewhere on the Stormchaser, probably.
"Hm. Speaking of time related shenanigans, the other me hasn't tried to kill me in like, eight months."
Rowan: <.. Where'd that come from?>
"I dunno, something about this game is making me think about how I haven't had any attempts made on my life specifically in a while."
Rowan: <Um>
off the shits
Fwomph
Fuchsia City Zoo
Are we just gonna let them run? Might not be a good idea to let them take the next battle on their own terms...
-Pent sighs and follows along with his own retreating side-
-A pokemon I still haven't chosen a species for wearing a pink cloak is still watching the battle from afar-
J-Team Textspace
Stormchaser, Exterior
-There is a Pent here, lurking at the back. He's thinking about something and after a moment gets out his phone-
J-Team Textspace
Flying Colors
Kahlia's Nefarious Birthday Celebration
-Kai just sorta autopilots into patting Kahlia's head.-
No voice to cry suffering
-Megan laughs for an extended period of time, then-
Megan: -hazily, to Daydre- nooooo don't gooo
Pippy: -finally opening his eyes, cracking a shy little smile- <You can go if you'd like. We've got this from here.>
Megan: -flailing- nooooo staaaaay
-Pippy gives her just the softest pat-
Logan: -smoothly- Ah, my mistake. We can certainly help you look for him!
-pulling out their Styler- I'm not familiar with him personally, so do you have anything—descriptions or pictures, what he's doing, where he may have gone...?
Addie: -blinks cutely-
No mind to think. No will to break.
Meet The New Boss
Outside the Stormchaser
Woman: Oh my... Sounds fascinating. Reminds me of my researcher days.
-she sighs-
To put it bluntly he looks like an egg.
Contact Me!
Some Rando
Stormchaser Exterior
"How literally? Like, is he just a giant egg or is he a-" she interrupted himself to make a hissing noise while biting her tongue.
"THICC boi?"
PEFE HQ - Summer ‘19
A scientist sat behind his computer, scrolling through some text about the latest documented Galarian Pokemon to be added to the dex. He didn't really pay much attention to what was being described, as his goal was more to find typos. It wasn't pretty, but it was his job. As he continued to scroll, though, he paused upon catching sight of a bizarre image.
He recognized it as a city skyline, but it was all in black and white. There were a few splotches of colored boxes, like the image was corrupted, but what really drew his attention was hidden between two buildings. A big clump of black-and-grey static, like the signal cut out as the photo was being taken. He swiftly screenshot it and sent the image via email to his coworkers, asking if they were receiving anything like this.
With his work impeded, he drummed his fingers as he waited, receiving a couple of emails in a few seconds. They simply answered in the affirmative and had two new images of similar appearance, although the settings for the block of static were different. Curious, he compiled the images into a folder and sent it to his superior.
An office on the same floor.
No matter what page he tried to access, it simply led to the same damn excerpt. He angrily slapped his computer a few times, hoping it would do something. A buzzing from his phone caught his attention, an email from one of his employees with a few pictures attached.
With his phone seemingly the only thing that wasn't bugged, he composed an email to security.
The pictures and text continued up the corporate ladder, carbon copied without fail by everyone who received it. Including one who broke the chain by changing the recipient.
From: PEFE
Our ability to perform our jobs has been blocked off by a number of files of unknown origin. No one is quite certain how to access their metadata. Do you know anything about these images, or even this short excerpt?
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Log 14.txt
The first image showed a black and white forested area, a big block of static blocking out the sun.
The second was taken from high in a tower in an urban area, the block of static nestled between two skyscrapers. Much like the first, it was in greyscale.
The third was taken in a more suburban area, its block of static much more pronounced, almost right by the window.
June 23, 2024
It's getting closer all the time. They're sighted almost daily now, per neighborhood. It would be almost expected, but I don't know what they do to us. Some have started developing cults to keep the Presence appeased in their own twisted ways, away from the Disciples. Just a bunch of smaller gangs against the [shogunate].
I'm ready to die for my cause. I just need to convince everyone else to join.
Edited by AbsentCoder on Aug 23rd 2019 at 8:56:36 AM
[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]
Kahlia's Nefarious Movie Night
-Kahlia throws an arm around Mason and winks at Kai.-
Kahlia: C'mooooooon, it's brilliant! The sci-fi epic of our generation. Rubber-faced aliens, tinfoil minidresses, cheesy forced romance... it's got everything! Well, except for yooooooooo...
-She trails off as looks at the screen, then at Kai, then back at the screen, then back at Kai. Realisation dawns on her face.-
Kahlia: ...Holy shit you have aged like fine wine.
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.