Halis: "...You're probably right, but I'm only listening to you because I'm well aware of what you've given yourself for a power."

They materialize a pillow from nowhere and lay down, yawning.

Halis: "Well, let me know when it's time for me to inevitably lose because... bad guys never win... zzz..."

They fall asleep just as abruptly, and unless forced awake it's unlikely they'll reawaken until it's actually time.

Wrong Lumiose

-Piku-chan dodges the Wood Spirit's punch by a hair-

Piku-chan: -visibly upset- <What's the big idea?! I was just asking what you're doing here!>

-Ian the Witch tilts his head quizzically as Nightingale? speaks-

Me: Eh? Doko boku ga oka remasu ka?^Translation Huh? Where will I be placed?

-thinks to self- I didn't know she could speak Japanese... Just who is she and why is she on fire?

-Ian is then startled by Nightingale? lashing out at him-

Me: Whoa! That was a little too close! Hey! What's the big idea? Were you trying to kill me?

Edited by AnimeboyIanpower on Nov 2nd 2019 at 8:40:18 AM

Stormchaser, w/ Odin

"A pleasure, Maxwell. I am Lita Descartes from the future. You're looking for your OS friend, yes?"

Stormchaser, vs. Fuka

"Yeah just as Jared said, it's a magic armband. They used to be all the rage years ago. Nowadays people care about them less."

"For the record, I was originally an Arcanine. I change into a human. You would need an armband that does the opposite. Also you don't pick your mon form. It's something innate to you. You could wind up a Gulpin."

Sparkers looks to Jared.

"What did you think of the battle, by the way?"

-Megan yelps under the Magic Missile Barrage-

-she can't bend that, and she didn't dress up as a [Touhou] protagonist (or Logan), so the best she can do is take the bruises, avoid the brunt, try not to get knocked on her butt-

Avatar!Megan: -pummelled, nearly exploded- Rrrrrrrrgh...

-and strike back-

-she reverses her grip on her key, plunging it deep into the pavement—simultaneously, she stamps through with her right foot-

-iridescent crystals burst radially from the earth, a smashing blow of an arm sending them all flying in the Mage's direction-

-having found the scarf, Pippy dashes forward-

Zatanna!Pippy: No siht tup!

-and he tries to sling the scarf around Nightingale(?)'s neck, hoping that her costume will be absorbed into the mon form like clothes normally are-

-and therefore, she may no longer be "in costume"-

-in the meantime, Castor uses the amazing costume power of a walnut to (plant-canonically) inhibit the growth of other plants, and applies it to their foes-

Poison Ivy!Abilene: -tracking Natu-provided steps around magic missiles, willing more allelopathy into existence- Darrin will never hear about this.

Logan: -blink- Of course they'll think it's weird.

-leaning forward- In the sense that it's an unusual bit of their day, among, what? A couple dozen? More?

-shrug- We don't really have any control over the way people react. We can do our best not to hurt them, develop our understanding as best as we can, base our actions and responses in that emotional-cognitive work—but at the end of the day, we can't control them.

-staring into their mug- That's important to remember, in my line of work.

-...-

-smile- Anyways, the upshot is, if it's weird anyways—if being in the J-Team hasn't completely buried that bar ten feet in the ground—bank on finding a good kind of weird?

-frown- But if what you're trying to avoid is discomfort...

As a touchstone, a one-on-one message from a stranger asking to meet up isn't something people generally take well to. Especially not in a group with so many attempts made on their collective lives...but then again, people just walk onto the ship all the time. It's possible there's nothing to worry about there, either.

-tapping a finger against the cup- If you want to be mindful about it, an easier route might be phoning in a friend. It's an easier call for you, since you know you're welcome already, and then you can meet your friend's friends, who you already have someone in common with. And the people you're meeting have someone vouching for you before they meet. Easy as pie.

Megan: ...want to go play some of these videos game?

Pollen: <Why would they want to do that?>

Megan: I dunno! I'm spitballing!

Cubone!Byleth: <I have a question, actually.>

<If you are from another universe, how are you human? How is it that you all understand this language that I am speaking when others treat the same as impossible?>

Edited by Asterisk395 on Nov 2nd 2019 at 11:51:39 AM

Mandarin Island Marine Park, Oceanview Restaurant - Past

Seeing what unfolded, Alyesha chose to remain quiet for now, not really knowing anything meaningful to add to their apparent rivalry, instead simply staying out of that.

Though, as Galen turned towards her and asked if she was a J-Teamer, Alyesha nodded

Alyesha: "In fact, I am, why?"

Wrong Lumiose

Kicking Nightingale to get away from her Colton subsequently found the Obscura he had siphoned flowing around him too much to handle.

Quickly thinking, he flew over to Ammy and hi-fived her as she gestured for a whirlwind to fly towards the Dryad Robot, watching it become stronger and tinted with darkness.

They stared for a moment before looking at each other. Some of the Obscura had died down around him, and the Unovan could see clearly.

"Kanojo wa tabun kimi wo koroshitai yo!" ^note She probably is trying to kill you! Lamb hollered at Ian as Colton flew towards the Dryad Robot in an attempt to divekick it as well.

Stormchaser, vs. Fuka (w/ Sparkers & Jared)

Fuka: A Gulpin would be okay. Just so long as it's not a Diglett.

Fuka shudders, then brightens back up up

Fuka: The battle was great! Your Pokemon were all cute and so were you! (gives Sparkers a thumbs up) On that note, do you have a Pokemon Center or something up here so I can get Gyari and Goosey patched up?

Edited by sgamer82 on Nov 2nd 2019 at 9:07:53 AM

We now return to the Aurabolts Raid from a few months ago.

Obelisk crawled deeper and deeper, every clack of the keyboard that Jak hit, every nanosecond Dale bought them, every step that Jackal took leading the infiltration team, it all added up. Obelisk wouldn't consider himself the brightest porygon, he had heard there were pories that could run circles around him in some areas, but for the heavy encryptions of Delta Code and calculating precise maneuvers in orbital vehicles as well as managing a daily itinerary at the behest of his trainer. Well Obelisk considered himself a unrivaled master there, and he felt that confidence was well founded.

He saw it, the central security hub, cyberspace to Pory eyes always looked so different, to humans it looked like code or if they watched too many ridiculous movies, it looked fancy and graphical. To Obelisk himself, it was a colourful void, the security hub itself a icy blue glowing sun like object, about the one thing they did get right was the fancy tech lines. It was a circuit based object, why wouldn't it have those?

"Alright team. I'm in, Jackal, stand by for the dataflow."

Obelisk entered the sphere, it burned a bit but a firewall always did, he dug through the info, and smiled. The assumption was correct, this site did house the main servers, and Obelisk had their location, and how to access the hub. As well as a few Delta Peons, who could use a good scare.

"Jackal, the system is yours, communications can resume as normal, the encryption is ours and detection is impossible. You may praise me as your cyber overlord now."

Jackal lead his team through the dark, avoiding another mall cop security guard, "Roger that."

He scanned the room before finding the area, "There we go. Phantom, care to wall walk over? There should be a access panel on the other side to open it. That'll lead us to the main servers."

Hayon stuck close to the Avenger, ~Hey Avenger, I'm picking up 3 faint auras from the other side of that wall, you? Got any plans for them?~

"Taipain, you and lamb keep watch for any guards, I gotta coordinate with Obelisk on the next step."

<Partner, ya ready?>

"Been ready for a long time Mercer. I finally got a leg up on that jackass."

Jackal placed a hand against his ear, "Undercover team, time to get down here. Do what you can to get out of the security room, I've got your gear in a case with me."

Edited by EchoingSilence on Nov 2nd 2019 at 10:31:57 AM

Not Lumiose

-Bullets continue to fill the air.-

-As does Elizabeth's lightning breath.-

-The air begins to shift above the Dryad.-

Mementos

-Guardian stays on the defensive.-

Chateau D'Avarice

-Songstress switches to Titania and lobs Moonblasts.-

-Sorceress switches to Lakshimi and casts Razor Leaf.-

KI, With Jackal

Phantom: "Gladly."

-He glows as he sticks to the wall and walks over to the access panel.-

Phantom: "Do I need to press a button or just smash it?"

Wrong Lumiose, VS Nightingale?

Me: -to Lamb- Mā, naze kanojo wa sore o shitai nodesu ka?!^Translation Well, why would she want to do that?!

Jubilife City, En Route to the Fox's Wedding (Distant Past)

-A single, red-flowered Floette flies through the hustle and bustle of Jubilife City with a flower petal full of notepad towards the nightclub that her employer, Tamamo-no-Mae owns and operates-

Floette: <Boy, will Tamamo be happy about all the notes I've gathered about my contractee!>

-The ecstatic Floette flies through the doors of the nightclub-

The Fox's Wedding

-The Floette flies over the dance floor to the back room-

Fox's Wedding, Back Room

Floette: <Lady Tamamo! I have returned...>

Wrong Lumiose

"Ii shitsumon da na,"^note  That's a good question Ammy spat. "Tabun fushigi miteki wa kanojo wo tsukatta kara..." ^note Probably because our mysterious enemy made her... She trailed off.

She does seem to be an Obscuric construct, Colton projected to the two of them.

26th Floor, Past

Lamb wordlessly nods.

Edited by AbsentCoder on Nov 5th 2019 at 10:56:20 AM

Wrong Lumiose

Me: -to Ammy- Sore wa rinikanatteiru yo. Arigato, Amaterasu ̄-san.^Translation That makes sense. Thanks, Amaterasu.

-Beat-

Me: Oshiete kure... Hontō no naichingēru janaidesu ka?!^Translation You mean to tell me... THIS ISN'T THE REAL NIGHTINGALE?!

Wrong Lumiose

Janai yo. ^note  Nope. Colton interjected, decisively touching down beside Ian with a loud slam. Sono hito wa yami de tsukatta. Soshite, Amaterasu-chan to Naito-kun wa issho ni iroirona houken wo shimasu. Amaterasu-chan wa sukkari Naito-kun wo wakatte, soshite sono Naito-kun wa hontou no Naito-kun janai, ne? ^note  That person was made with darkness. Plus, Ammy and Night(ingale) go on all sorts of adventures. Ammy thoroughly knows Nightingale, and that's not the real Nightingale, right? He explained while turning to Ammy, who nodded.

Edited by AbsentCoder on Nov 2nd 2019 at 9:58:47 AM

Wrong Lumiose

-Ian the Witch thinks about what Colton said and agrees-

Me: Sonoyōni suru to, mugen ni imi ga arimasu. Watashi wa anata ga karera to no subete no bōken no ato, hontōni hito o shiru yō ni naru to omoimasu.^note When you put it that way, it makes infinitely more sense. I guess you really do get to know a person after all the adventures you have with them.

-a Poké Ball opens and out comes Raru-

Raru: -to Ammy- <Konnichiwa. Boku wa Raru desu. Onamaehanandesuka?>^note Hi. I'm Raru. What's your name?

Wrong Lumiose

Colton Kendall Rever, he projected to Raru. Demo, konban, boku wa "[Merukaba]" da, ^note  However, tonight, I am [Merkava].

"Okay! I'm sticking a lid in this!" A voice boomed before a blue blur touched down with much more force than Colton did a few meters from where the party stood, the form of some muscular blue-haired person standing up and cracking his knuckles threateningly.

"... Miiiight want to pull yourself out of that [Azrael] headspace," Ammy warned, watching the fire in Helmsman's eyes die.

Edited by AbsentCoder on Nov 3rd 2019 at 3:43:45 AM

Macraulloween

Daydre, surprised to not be more dead, opens her eyes. Ama has frozen in her tracks, blood flowing from her nose. She's trying to wipe the blood away, but all she succeeds in doing is smearing some of it on her arm. Her body seems to be shivering involuntarily as she attempts to take another step forward.

Daydre: "Are you... Wait, why am I asking when you're trying to kill me?"

Ama just glares at her.

Daydre: "... Right."

She quietly raises an arm. It's.. fragile, though. Somehow the gesture seems fragile. Obscura gathers once again, but it's much wispier.

Daydre: Oh, wait. This is an opening. And she never bound my legs-

Ama starts to bring her hand down, only to be met by Daydre lashing a leg into her stomach. The Obscura infused kick staggers Ama, and though she doesn't stumble as much as a normal human probably would she's sufficiently distracted. If only for a moment.

Wrong Lumiose, An Alley

Cold mist floods the alley as a paw presses the release on the various Pokeballs of Daydre's discarded belt. The situation is explained in hushed tones.

Now Back To The Murder

Ama recovers.. well, as much as she can given she's still bleeding. She draws out more Obscura, but judging by how she winces it's not easy.

Ama: "I always have to make things difficult for myself..."

Daydre: ... Well that did something, but I'm still probably going to die.


A lot of things happen all at once. Ama is suddenly knocked and pinned to the ground by a large Foxy body. The Obscura trapping Daydre is wrenched away by a pair of head-jaws. An Alolan Ninetales places herself between Daydre and Ama.

Hellebore: <I cannot.. Allow myself to let this happen any longer.>

Ama: "..."

"I would never hurt you. But this is something I have to do."

Daydre: "It's really not!"

Daydre earns herself another glare.

Ama: -With a surprisingly soft and pleading tone- "Please. Move."

Hellebore: <I will not... cannot... raise a hand against you, but neither can I assist you in this perverse self flagellation.>

Ama grits her teeth. Whilst purposely not meeting Rowan's eyes, she (again, surprisingly gently(?)) shoves Rowan off of her and makes a break for Daydre.

In the space of a second, she's maneuvered around Hellebore. The speed with which she does this is frankly a bit surprising, but.. the exertion comes with a price. Ama freezes again, coughing and hacking. Blood splatters the pavement in front of her. By the time Ama's able to look up again, Daydre is... gone? Wait, no, she's-

Running in from the side. Preparing a blow.

Daydre slams her fist into Ama's stomach.

Ama staggers back. Coughs more blood into her hand a couple times. And slowly

Collapses.


Daydre: "..."

Holy Arceus how bad a shape was she in that that actually worked-

Hellebore slowly walks over to Daydre.

Hellebore: <I'm.. sorry about all this.>

Daydre: "It's um.. It's.. It's not okay, but it doesn't seem like you wanted to be doing this so I guess I won't take it personally??"

Hellebore: <...>

The shadows twitch, reminding all present that they shouldn't dawdle for too long.

Hellebore: <.. I would .. understand if you did not wish to take her with you.>

Daydre taps her foot and looks conflicted.

Daydre: "... I really don't want to be responsible for someone's death. Even if they were trying to kill me a minute ago."

Hellebore looks a bit surprised. And relieved.

Daydre: "Also, even if you're a bit different than the Hellebore here, you still feel like Hellebore to me. Making you sad doesn't feel right? And leaving another version of me to die is.. uncomfortable."

Macraulloween, Where There Are More People

Daydre is running to catch up with the others. One should note she's covered in blood and carrying the remains of a Pokeball belt in one hand. Behind her are Hellebore and Sylvie, the latter of which is levitating Ama's unconscious body behind her like the world's strangest helium balloon.

Mementos

Pink: <Galen!>

Galen: -Sends a Blizzard at the remaining demons-

Macraulloween

-Mason has still been around since his chat with Shaun, and has since taken up conversation with Echo, out of the range of the fight.-

-Said conversation trails off when Mason sees Daydre — or rather, when he notices Ama behind her.-

Mason: ...Uhhh??? Need someone to help you hide that body?

Echo: I don't believe she's dead yet.

Mason: ???????

Chateau d'Avarice

Rose: (weakly) I'd love it if I could do that too!

They'll just have to carry you like the baggage you are.

-The New Moon's Beast staggers as its grip on Solaire is forced off by the Stone Edge, and as the flurry of attacks knocks it aside. It snarls, and ducks into the shadows.-

Paula: Psh. Coward.

Edited by BittersweetNSour on Nov 3rd 2019 at 7:34:03 AM

Jackal grunted a bit as he dispelled Solaire, stepping over to Rose and extending a hand to help her up on her feet. "Anything broken?" He asked.

Macraulloween

Hellebore: <...>

"N Ononono, she's not dead yet! Though she might be close if I don't find a medical professional or something soon."

"...I appreciate the offer though..?"

Chateau d'Avarice

"Is.. It's going to come back, isn't it?"

Macraulloween

Marin!Alli: Anyone know what's going on anymore?

Medea: -slurp- Beats me.

Discovering Something That Doesn't Exist

Locke: Okay... I've got an idea.

Viridian

Julius: We could play video games yeah.

Gaius: -to Byleth- What's the weird rodent saying?

Stormchaser, Lita C

Odin: Er, yes. Friend. But I'm looking for him yes.

Aurabolts Shenanigans, 26th floor

-Suddenly a motorcycle (minus the police decals) bursts in, along with a Manectric-

-Atop it is this guy◊-

Coil: You all must be the Pokefutures goons I'm looking for.

Mementoes

-And now it's just Parcelus-

   Parcelus: No... You won't take him! You can't!   

-AOE Moonblast-

Fuka

Jared: There should be a healing machine somewhere on the ship.

Edited by Umbramatic on Nov 3rd 2019 at 3:51:42 PM

Repair Store, Vermillion City

Milagros walks in without a bike or his Pokemon. The store is back to it's normal, not-polished self.

Attendant: Oh, hey. How may I help you?

Milagros: Well, I need to talk to Rourk-

Attendant: He's in there.

The door to Rourke's station opens, with Rourke slowly walking out.

Rourke: Oh, hey! Nice to see you again. Thanks for helping me a few months ago, by the way.

Milagros: Yeah, about that. Do you know anything about the other owners?

Rourke: All I remember is their logo.

He shows Milagros his sleeve, which had a blue star printed on it. Before Milagros could say anything, Rourke's boss came out covered in soot alongside a cloud of black smoke.

Rourke's Boss: *cough* If you're looking for the private group, I think they were called Godfrey Enterprises or something.

Milagros and Rourke would both take out their phones and search up the company. No results.

Milagros: You sure?

Rourke's Boss: Definitely.

Rourke: Do you have their phone number?

Rourke's Boss: ...not exactly. *shrug* I do have the name of one of the workers though. His name's Preston.

Rourke's Boss then took out a photograph of a young man wearing yellow and white. +44 7700 900010 was wrote in blue ink on the back. The manager then walked back into his office. Milagros dialed up the number on his phone shortly after, with a Galarian voice responding shortly after.

??? (Preston): Hello?

Milagros: Hi. Is this Preston?

Preston: Yep. Whad'ya need?

Milagros: Err, do you know anything about "Godfrey Enterprises?"

There was a long pause.

Milagros: ...you okay?

Preston: If you want to talk to me about Godfrey, come to my house whenever possible. I live in Goldenrod City.

He would hang up.

Rourke: What'd he say?

Milagros: He told me to go to Goldenrod City so we could talk to him in person.

Rourke: Well, looks like I'll need to book a day off...

Milagros: I mean, you don't have to come if you don't want t-

Rourke: I just- I just don't want people to be overworked like I was. I'm coming with you.

Edited by Routeferret on Nov 4th 2019 at 6:47:41 PM

Wrong Lumiose

-Ian the Witch was started by the blue blur falling from the sky-

Me: Colton, who the heck was that?!

Edited by AnimeboyIanpower on Nov 3rd 2019 at 6:45:42 AM

26th Floor

"We're looking for them ourselves," Lamb swiftly explained, trying to not be distracted by such a dynamic entry.

Wrong Lumiose

My starter, my Samurott - Helmsman, Curtis Shunner, [Azrael], whatever name you want to use, he swiftly explained as the shapeshifted water-type looked out amid the battle.

He shook his head. "Woah," he mused. "That was one hell of a rush," he said.

Edited by AbsentCoder on Nov 3rd 2019 at 3:46:48 AM

Wrong Lumiose

Me: A Samurott? cool!

-Ian the Witch checks his Pokédex-

Pokédex: Samurott, the Formidable Pokémon and the final evolved form of Oshawott. A Water type. When a Dewott evolves, the scalchops morph into weapons known as seamitars. One swing of the sword incorporated in its armor can fell an opponent. A simple glare from one of them quiets everybody. In the time it takes a foe to blink, it can draw and sheathe the seamitars attached to its front legs.

Oshawittle: <Is that what I'm going to become when I evolve?>