Hammerlocke

At the mention of the OWCA, Roy blanched, taken aback before he relaxed and sighed. "I guess I can forget about his involvement."

Paige Manor

"Wow, if it shakes you," Colton trailed off. "I can only imagine..."

"How bad can it be?" Ammy said, grabbing Sylveon's Great Ball.

Metropolis Vanity

With his blindfold replaced, the tunnel Mercury was digging collapsed. "Let's bounce," Rage and Love declared, flourishing his half-cape as best he could.

Motostoke Outskirts

Ever: —it just never happened, okay? I had things to do, like lose to Aaron for the fifteenth time.

Brie: Seriously? It's great though!

Ever: Well, yes, I learned that.

PEFE!Every: You have to have seen it. It's seminal to modern-culture.

Ever: You do not get to lecture, Miss My-First-Movie-Was-I-Reprehensible.

PEFE!Every: Yes, and I've still seen Incarnation.

Ever: Oh, bite me.

Brie: Well, at least we can show you Korra now.

Ever: Oh, I've, uh...seen that, actually.

Brie: What.

PEFE!Every: Who are you?

Ever: Dearest Pot, I apologize for the tone of this correspondence, but as a conscientious Kettle of the community I feel an obligation to inform you of a troubling emergent property—

PEFE!Every: Yes, thank you, I get it. Have you seen the movie?

Brie: (automatically) There wasn't a movie.

Ever: Actually saw it first.

Brie: Lugia's taint.

Ever: Language! I've met Lugia, you know. A Lugia.

Brie: You have not.

Ever: I've met Palkia. She's loud.

Brie: Hey, don't think you can digress.

PEFE!Every: I liked that movie.

-...-

-...-

Brie: That's the worst thing you've ever said.

PEFE!Every: :c

Ever: Is it really worse than the Nihilego toxin stuff?

Brie: I'm thinking.

PEFE!Every: :c

Ever: Anyway, look, I wanna get this business in Motostoke done pronto. Everyone else is in Hammerlocke already, it's embarrassing to be this beh—

-they take a step, and fall flat on their face, having had their shoelaces tied together-

Ever: Well, that's peculiar.

stormchaser

Eva: Who's somewhere on the ship? Are you looking for someone?

-Merah turns to Evo.-

Merah: Hey, do you want to borrow my pokemon to human armband?

Evo: <Sure.>

Halis: <Let's just go ahead and move on from this, then, I'm running out of marginally-clever things to say...>

They proceed to start following the group again, wary of any further ambushes.

Wild Area - Axew's Eye

- Having realized that there, as far as she knows, are no rules stopping her from doing so, DS has had her Primarina carry her across the water to Axew's Eye, so she can find the apple she needs to evolve her Applin -

DS: (pets her Primarina) Thanks, Minami.

Minami: (smiles)

DS: (looks around) All right, there should be... (is briefly distracted by a wild Cramorant) Oh, hey. Look at that. (watches the Cramorant for a bit) I kind of want one of those, but I think that one is a bit too strong... I might be able to catch one in a different part of the Wild Area if I can get another badge, though...

Minami: (looks around) <So, what were we looking for on this island?>

DS: Oh, right. Let's see, there should be a tree around here somewhere that has the apples that can evolve Applin...

- Since it's not that big of an island, it doesn't take long for DS to find what she's looking for -

DS: Let's see... I wonder if I can find one of each, well, I suppose at least two of each would be nice. After all, even if I only need the one item, I like having a few extra.

Minami: (tilts head) <... Were you explaining that to me, or were you just thinking out loud?>

Paige Manor

-Kaiiseii bleps.-

Kaiiseii: "So..."

Battle of the Bands

The Geo Soc choir was able to secure a room to live stream their side of the song from a recording studio in their building at Castelia. Porys from either side of the [Atlantic] were called on to help coordinate the stream, as were the two rotoms the only live performers had. A zoroark, strangely versed in human audiovisual technology, was also called in.

This performance was to be their last; after this, the choir will bow out of the competition. Scheduling between them and the organizers have proved impossible because of innumerable conflicts. By making this last performance, they also hoped to end any accusations of unfairness in performing remotely.

Fortunately, the Geo Soc group knew what they were doing.

A 90s rock chord played as the curtains opened, flashing its light on a bare set with a table, scant props, and an oil drum. Tommy enters stage right, dressed in winter clothes that look suspiciously like the type of clothes Shutter would wear, only in plaid. He carries an old fashioned camera around.

Tommy: How do you document real life
When real life's getting more
Like fiction each day
Headlines, bread lines
Blow my mind
And now this deadline
"Eviction or pay"
Rent!

Upton enters from the other side of the stage, dressed in extra baggy winter clothes. He is carrying an acoustic guitar.

Upton: How do you write a song
When the chords sound wrong
Though they once sounded right and rare
When the notes are sour

The lights flicker.

Upton, visibly angry: Where is the power
You once had to ignite the air

Tommy: And we're hungry and frozen

Upton: Some life that we've chosen

They circle around the drum, shivering.

Tommy and Upton in unison: How we gonna pay
How we gonna pay
How we gonna pay
Last year's rent

Tommy: We light candles

Upton: How do you start a fire
When there's nothing to burn
And it feels like something's stuck in
Your flue

Tommy: How can you generate heat
When you can't feel your feet

Tommy and Upton in unison: And they're turning blue!

Upton grabs a flint lighter and gestures with it. It's non-functional. A smoke effect emerges from the barrel as the two throw random papers there.

Tommy: You light up a mean blaze

Upton: With posters

Tommy: And screenplays

Tommy and Upton in unison: How we gonna pay
How we gonna pay
How we gonna pay
Last year's rent

Tommy and Upton huddle on the drum. The screen comes alive. It's Pearson, and he's dressed and made up for the occasion, lying on the ground while the camera is rolling. He's really selling the poorly sick act.

Pearson: How do you stay on your feet
When on every street
It's "trick or treat"
And tonight its trick
"Welcome back to town"
I should lie down
Everything's brown
And ugh—I feel sick

Tommy looks at the screen.

Tommy: Where is he?

Pearson: Getting dizzy

Tommy and Upton in unison: How we gonna pay
How we gonna pay
How we gonna pay
Last year's rent

The screen cuts to another scene. It's Jon, dressed all fancy.

Jonathan: Allison, baby, you sound sad
I don't believe those two
After everything I've done
Ever since our wedding
I'm dirt. They'll see
I can help them all out in the long run

He begins to mutter "forces are gathering" in the background. The screen splits, showing Pearson.

Pearson: Ughhhh... I can't think... I need a drink

Tommy: The music ignites the night with passionate fire

Upton: The narration crackles and pops with incendiary wit

Tommy: Zoom in as they burn the past to the ground

Tommy and Upton in unison: And feel the heat of the future's glow

Jonathan disappears. The screen then shows the rest of the Geo Soc choir in a stage, singing live via streaming.

Tommy and the choir at Castelia: How do you leave the past behind
When it keep finding ways to get to your heart
It reaches way down deep and tears you inside out
'Til you're torn apart
Rent

Upton and the choir at Castelia: How can you connect in an age
Where strangers, landlords, lovers
Your own blood cells betray

The entire choir: What binds the fabric together
When the raging, shifting winds of change
Keep ripping away

Jonathan: Draw a line in the sand
And then make a stand

Tommy and Upton grab their implements and look at each other.

Upton: Use your camera to spar

Tommy: Use your guitar

Choir: When they act tough
You call their bluff

Tommy and Upton: We're not gonna pay

Tommy, Upton, and Choir: We're not gonna pay
We're not gonna pay
Last year's rent
This year's rent
Next year's rent
Rent rent rent rent rent
We're not gonna pay rent
Cause everything is rent

Edited by MasterJayAM on Apr 28th 2021 at 7:51:03 PM

Turffield Stadium Entrance Room, Pre-AFD

Kim: (nods) "Right."

(She leaves the room, along with her Pokemon, and heads back to the stadium.)

Turffield Stadium Entrance Room, Pre-AFD

-Ian, Evelyn, Piku-chan and Hatty look at each other and nod before they step through the doors onto the playing field for their Gym Challenge.-

Turffield Stadium, Gym Challenge: Puzzle Room

Announcer: Welcome, one and all, to the Galar Gym Challenge! Here we are in the agrarian town of Turffield, where we have not one, but TWO Gym Challengers performing TOGETHER! They both share the Number "556"! SO HERE THEY ARE!

-Ian and Piku-chan step into the Puzzle Room-

Announcer: The Boy hails from Nuvema Town in the faraway Unova Region, and he and his Pikachu are going to give us quite a show. Say hello to Ian!

-Ian notices the Rotom drone's camera, looks to it and waves while smiling.-

Announcer: The Girl hails from Ballonlea in this very region! She and her Hattrem are bound to work their magic! Ladies and Gentlemen, give it up foooorrrrr Evelyn!

-Evelyn does a curtsy in her kimono before laughing to herself and waving to the camera.-

Motostoke, Macro Cosmos Building

-Daisuke is called out of his cubicle into the break room because there was something on TV that he just needed to see. When Daisuke arrives, he sees Evelyn and Ian on the TV, waving to the cameras.-

Daisuke: That girl... Th-That's...

-At that moment, a Blastoise and an Orbeetle jump out of their Poké Balls to join Daisuke.-

Blasty: <Hey... Isn't that Evelyn?>

Orbito: <According to my calculations, there is a 0.00001% chance that it could not be Evelyn...>

-Beat-

Orbito: <Rounded down, of course.>

Daisuke: Yes, Blasty... Orbito... It is... My daughter. She's doing her Gym Challenge!

-At that same moment, Daisuke notices the boy she's standing with.-

Daisuke: ...but who is that boy?

Turffield Stadium, Gym Challenge: Puzzle Room

Me: Alright, Evelyn. Judging from what we know of Kim's Gym Challenge, we're gonna have to herd Wooloo for our first puzzle.

Evelyn: That shouldn't be too hard to do...

Piku-chan: <Let's do this.>

-Ian and Evelyn run towards the scattered Wooloo.-

Wooloo 1: <Baa? The peoplemons approach us? Instead of running away, they come right TO us?>

Wooloo 7: <You know the deal... They can't do their Gym Challenge if they don't get closer...>

Wooloo 3: <W-w-well, we better not be in their way when they approach!>

Wooloo 5: <I concur, Wooloo 3... So now, we utilize our advanced peoplemon-related tactics.>

All 20 Wooloo: <Roll away! Roll away!>

Edited by AnimeboyIanpower on May 22nd 2020 at 5:26:19 AM

Turffield Stadium

(Kim takes her seat in the stadium, and Elton proceeds to sit down next to her, as do Ozzy and Dio.)

Ozzy: <Well, it appears as though Ian and Evelyn are not using the same method that you did, Kimberly.>

Kim: "Indeed. Their method of Wooloo-chasing seems... rather normal."

Elton: <Probably because you caught Dalt!>

Kim: "True... but there's got to be a second Yamper out there on the field."

Turffield Stadium, Gym Challenge Puzzle Room

-Ian and Evelyn keep running, only to realize that a few of the Wooloo are rolling right at them.-

-Ian and Evelyn stop running, but the Wooloo proceed to bowl them over.-

Turffield Stadium- Gym Challenge Puzzle Room, Pre-AFD

(Upon seeing this, Kim, Ozzy, Dio and Elton look on in disbelief.)

Kim: (blinks) "Well."

Ozzy: <That is... unusual.>

Kim: "Agreed." (then, calling down to them) "Are you two alright?"

Turffield Stadium, Gym Challenge Puzzle Room

-Ian and Evelyn get up, dust themselves off and give Kim a thumbs-up.-

Turffield Stadium- Gym Challenge Puzzle Room, Pre-AFD

Kim: (smiles, nodding) "That's a relief."

Turffield Stadium, Gym Challenge Puzzle Room

Me: Evelyn...

Evelyn: Yeah, Ian?

Me: The Wooloo that rolled into us just now are...

Evelyn: right... behind us?

-Ian nods as Wooloos 8, 13 and 4 turn around to roll at them again.-

Me: Jump!

-Ian and Evelyn jump over the Wooloo that roll at them. The two trainers then suspend themselves in the air with their telekinesis so they don't risk getting hit when the Wooloo come back around.-

Me: That's not... NORMAL Wooloo behavior... is it?

Evelyn: Not last I checked... Any ideas on how to herd them back?

Me: Well... If we had a bucket, a Torchic and a mirror, we could c-

Evelyn: No! No! Just... No! We are NOT doing that! Why would you even bring that up?

-Ian shrugs-

-Evelyn and Hatty facepalm-

Evelyn: Every day, in every way, I'm Surrounded by Idiots...

Hatty: <You said it...>

Turffield Stadium, Stands

Suzie: Don't Wooloo usually roll away from herders?

Fuka: Usually. I'm wondering if there guys aren't just a bit mixed up.

Suzie: Will didn't have any issues, or do anything too unusual.

Fuka: That wouldn't use the same herd twice in a row anyway. Bring constantly herded and scattered would cause confusion.

Above them, Waka the Unown is floating sideways, a bar telekinetically tied to its left, so it looks like the letters I and E together.

Fuka: Waka improvised that pretty quickly.

Suzie: He was never much for battle, but he always cheered everyone on, so he's good at it.

Fuka: Hm...

Wheels start turning in Fuka's head

Turffield Stadium, Gym Challenge Puzzle Room

Me: Okay, so "no" to that idea... Any ideas, Evelyn?

Evelyn: Okay, so they're sheep... and they are easily herded by Yamper, an Electric type, soooo...

-Ian looks at Piku-chan and realizes...-

Piku-chan: -confidently- <Bring me in close...>

-Ian and Evelyn release themselves from their own telekinetic grip and drop to the floor.-

Me: Piku-chan, I choose you!

-Piku-chan jumps off Ian's shoulder and electrifies his cheeks to run at the Wooloo.-

Wooloo 8: -gasps- <It's the Thunder Shepherd...>

Wooloo 13: <The Thunder Shepherd?>

Wooloo 4: <We're sorry... We were just shaken up a bit... We'll behave.>

Piku-chan: -crackling with electrical energy- <That's all I ask from you three. Now, let's get you back to the herd.>

-The three Wooloo roll back to their flock and Piku-chan guides them to the first threshold.-

Me: He may not be a Yamper, but he's as good at herding Wooloo, and I'm glad he's my friend. I'm glad you thought of this plan, Evelyn.

Evelyn: You're welcome, Ian... Now, let's get back to it...

Me: Keep up the good work, Piku-chan.

-Piku-chan turns to face Ian and salutes him, and the three of them continue to herd the flock.-

Abilene: Perfectly alright, grandmother. What sort of Macraul would I be if I hadn't arranged proper accommodations for my collection prior to, collecting, as it were? Surprise gifts notwithstanding.

-she lifts her purse, already filled to the hammerspace brim with dozens of varieties of apple, and now two frolicking drakes-

-scoots her chair back, and stands, offering a hand to Sylvestra-

We should remove ourselves from the premises before anyone wanders by. We can discuss why you're here over proper café provender.

Distortion World - Shadesden

Logan: ...what kind of prison exists in the Distortion World?

Addie: <If I recall correctly, this whole dimension is a prison—for Giratina in exile, along with the hypermetric gigafuckton of antimatter they preside over.>

Logan: I assume it's not the town's, if it's that far away...

Does Giratina take prisoners? Does Giratina have enemies?

Addie: <We know for a fact—>

Logan: True enough, but it's unsettling to contemplate, this close to home. We won't ask you to accompany us, Lauren, if that's where we need to investigate.

-Byleth sits and listens

Hulbury, The Captain's Table

Fraidy: <...fuck.>

Pippy: •♦•

Pollen: :|

Vee: .D

Fraidy: -more firmly- <F-fuck!!>

Vee: <Attagirl!!> .DDDDD

Pollen: -flinchflail- <vee put those away that wasn't even what you were talking abOUT>

Vee: <So 'm surprised an' proud!!> >.(((

Fraidy: <......oh noo>

Pippy: -patting her- <It was very impressive.>

Fraidy: <oh noooooo> =ToT=

Pippy: .

Pippy: ;v;

Vee: -pats him-

-thereby absorbing his tears- <-cough- Water Pledge.>

Fraidy: !!

Oh, like...what Curry did, in the last gym.>

Vee: -beam- <Yeah! 'S pretty similar, at least.>

-she throws back her glass of water and chugs it, to no discernible effect-

-finishes, lets out a satisfied sigh-

Vee: -ice cubes dancing behind her eye- <So.>

-staring huge through the glass- <Let's get down to brass tacks.>

-Pippy taps the empty glass on the rim, and it starts filling up again-

-Vee stifles a chortle-

-stifles, dang it, she's gotta school somemon-

Vee: -trembling with mirth- <This's a specialized technique!! For focusin' the energy of the environment.>

Fraidy: <Wwe have a lot of those, don't we…?>

-she drags her claw up the side of the glass-

Vee: <An' I keep emphasizin', if somethin' messes with the stuff before you can get your paws on it, more often 'n not 's either—>

-a sunny ember, titan-shaped, forms above the cup to burn her-

-flames in her eye- <Somethin so far above the level of the environment that it throws it outta whack with its shadow, tossin' trees in its wake, or—>

-Pippy pinches his claws around the ember, extinguishing it-

-smugly Vee bats the cup right off the table, and it halts in midair-

-watching it twirl- <—somethin' that operates on the same level.>

Pippy: -holding the cup-hovering Aqua Ring steady- <Hm.>

Vee: -manic grin- <An' either way, that's when it gets interestin'.>

<You followin' so far?>

Fraidy: <M-mhm.> •.•

Vee: -shrug-grin- <Jus' lemme know if ya ain't. Ocean didn' fill in a day.>

<Anyway. A—>

-the glass of water upends over Vee's head, drenching her utterly-

Vee: <...>

Fraidy: (-giggle-muffles-)

Vee: -turning glares on her compatriot- <As I was sayin', if you can get over meddly mundus-manipulations—>

Pippy: -shameless- ^v^

Vee: -crawling over him, glass like a party hat- <—then you'll have unparalleled efficiency.> ,3

Pippy: -yelp- <Y-yes!! When you are weak, it is important!! To turn small motions!!>

-he jabs at her-

Pippy: -Water Pledge- <Into large effects??>

-Vee explodes around an injected bead of aqueous wild essence, distillate-

-gently, as though returning to a threshold humidity from which she precipitated, once-

Pollen: -sitting on the other side of what once was a cohesive Vee, looking down at her sugar-water bowl- <...>

-water wicking off of her, poking grumpily- <Hey. You got your self in my lunch.>

Vee: -coalescing chuckle- <Ain't I sweet, though?>

-undead silence, helmed by the fondest of bird grins from the blue corner-

<That was rhetorical. All y'all failed.> >.o

Fraidy: <aaa??>

Vee: -soothing as the sea- <Not you. Yer an angel an' we're delighted t' have you here.> ~w

Pippy: -leaning over- <Hmm~?>

Vee: -soothing as salt water- <Double-time!!>

<As for the rest, eh.> .3

Pollen: . … .. . .. .

Fraidy: -raising a tentative toe- <but can vaporeon learn water pledge,?>

Vee: <Nope!> ^w

Fraidy; <...then how do you know this,>

Edited by Asterisk395 on May 22nd 2020 at 7:12:50 AM

Stormchaser

Coil: Oh I meant the Mimiku's Trainer

Iris: ...Armband?

Turffeild Cafe

Sylvestra: Certainly~

-She escorts Abeline out-

Hammerlocke

-Two folks in agent uniforms arrive-

Ilya: So we've got a mission here?

Heracles: -snarls-

'''Metropolis Of Vanity

Royal: Make haste!

-the group absconds-

Pokemon Den

Neon:' Okay, don't panick, you've got your Pokemon with y-

-oops, Pokeball belt is empty-

...Oh.

Hattena:    <BEGONE, CREATURE OF FEELING>   

-Psybeam-

Edited by Umbramatic on May 24th 2020 at 11:58:47 AM

Turffield Stadium, Stands; Watching Ian & Evelyn

Suzie: So was he able to pull that off because they're trained to respond to electricy?

Suzie receives no answer.

Suzie: Fuka?

Suzie looks and sees Fuka isn't paying any attention to her. Instead she has one of her Pokemon, her Binacle, out in front of her, along with Will's Cubone, Ronin, who has tassels tied to both ends of his bone. The Binacle, Elanor, is holding a pair of pom-poms, as is Fuka.

Fuka: Fuka! shakes pom-poms

Elanor: Elanor! shakes pom-poms

Ronin: Ronin! twirls his bone club-now-baton

All: Binacle Cheer Squad!

Motostoke

-Ever has, predictably, untied their shoes and entered the city-

Brie: —going to head back to the Wild Area, I think.

Ever: ...Uh, look, you don't need to stay in Galar, if you're not enjoying yourself—

Brie: I am absolutely enjoying myself. Do you have any idea how stressful the last two years have been?

Ever: ...I mean, I have some idea.

Brie: Y e a h not enough of one.

Ever: Fair enough! Have fun!

Brie: I am having so much fun.

-but all the same, she flies off on Atlantis-

Ever: ...So. Pef. Gonna challenge the gym?

PEFE!Every: That was my plan, yes.

Ever: Very reasonable. Enjoy yourself.

PEFE!Every: ...Are you going to watch?

Ever: Some reason not to?

PEFE!Every: ...

-scoots away-

Ever: -stands still-

PEFE!Every: -scoots-

Ever: ...

-PEFE!Every heads away to the Gym-

Ever: Well, that was productive. Alright, time to—

-yep, their shoes have once again been tied together-

Ever: Who keeps doing that?!

Viridian City, MMO Space:

"DPS, short for Damage Per Second. A DPS focuses on defeating their enemies as quickly as they can, and it looks like everyone here's a DPS," Travis explains as his character dodges a few attacks from the Clawitzer, getting hit by one but still just barely above half his health. The S3's strongest move would weaken the Clawitzer enough for Travis to finish it off. "Alright, time for a Solar Beam...UNDERWATER!" He shouts before his Grovyle unleashes a blinding, powerful solar beam that hits the Clawitzer hard enough for it to be lifted off the ground, spewing water while dramatically falling backward, collapsing on the ground and shrinking back down to its normal size.

Travis wasted no time in looting the boss, picking up some in-game currency and a water stone that could be used to evolve one of the playable water types upon leveling them up to a set point with major stat boosts and becoming an advanced class. "Finally, we've done it! This dungeon was longer than I remembered," The human said with a sense of relief. He didn't waste time in leaving the instance, however the group chat would still be active.

"So if you're serious about wanting to hang out in real space, send me a time with an address and I'll be there. Just look for the dude in the hoodie with a manectric."

stormchaser

Merah: Huh. I guess not everyone on the stormchaser knows about the various transformation items.

-She takes off her armband and turns into a shiny Cinccino.-

Evo: <Wow, I forgot those existed!>

Eva: There's also a variant that can turn humans into pokemon! Cool, right?

-Abilene takes her umpty-great-grandmother's hand in her arm, picks up her cane and bag and weird fruit creature, and sets to walking-

Abilene: -after some time- ...so.

-Castanea lumbers behind, projecting the essence of a fitted suit and impassionate shades, a metaphorical earpiece set perpetually to "verge-of-asskicking" frequency-

Abilene: -veiled purpose-query- Lovely vacation, isn't it?

Byleth: Who are you? . _.

Sothis: -perking up- ...oh my.

-hands on Byleth's metaphorical shoulders- Straighten your spine, successor mine. I feel the slightest...kinship.

-Byleth's hand drifts back toward the concealed short sword on their person, idly wary-

Vee: -smile- <Hee. Turns out, if you Mimic the same move off a guy enough, you get a feel for the theory.>

-sly- <...an' maybe, jus' enough t' fak—>

Pollen: <Koko, just get to the point.>

Vee: <...so 'm gonna go into detail,>

Pollen: -groan-

Pollen: -running a palp down her face- <Look, kid. This is all you need to know.>

-she scribbles a rune in the air—it burns blue-

Pollen: <The world is alive and it wants to breathe. You're here and you're hungry.>

-directing it cupward- <Just reach into the ether, right into the meadowheart, and—>

-the glass shatters-

-Pollen flinches—in a surge of Aura, Vee takes a bite—and glass and water and danger all vanish, leaving a booth in disarray and some stymied startled stares-

Vee: -irritated, glares right back, defiantly chew (crunch) chew (swallow)-

Pollen: -...see? she seems to express, demonstratively-

Fraidy: <um, um, uh,,>

-she breathes, looks with her eyes—wait, takes a deep breath and closes her eyes-

-holds her breath and shuts her eyes tight and cries just a bit and focuses on...something-

Pippy: -patting Vee on the back, conciliatory- <...let's start from the beginning. Give it a go when you feel like it.> ^v^;

-Fraidy looks up from waving her forelimbs in vague imitation of Pollen's script- Q~Q

Pippy: -beaking encouragingly, musing- <For a starting form...>

-crunch (crunch) crunch (crunch)-

-manifesting rings- <...take an Aqua Ring, and focus it into a point.>

-Fraidy hesitates, squeezing her own into a focus balanced on the tip of her finger-

-there's the awkward moment as the three of them reflect that it needs to exist as focus-at-a-distance for the League to call it Water Pledge at all, in which no one moves-

-munch (munch)-

Pippy: -lightbulb- <No, wait, into—>

-he gestures for her to set the focus on the table anyways—she does, it wibbles-

-he dips both his wing-tips into it and flicks outward, expanding it into a pair of crossed lines in a ring-

-bird grin- <—a targeting reticle.>

-Fraidy's eyes get big-

(-Pippy quietly preens-)

-the new form sits stably, a trickle of power escaping—Pippy weaves more elaborate, arcane rings around its periphery-

Fraidy: <U-um...??> .~.

Pippy: -focusing- <You're doing good, you're doing good—try gathering power and holding it there. We're going to work our way up.>

-trying to ignore further crunching, Fraidy raises her toes to her temples and stares with all the intent of a markswoman lining up her shot-

Edited by Asterisk395 on May 23rd 2020 at 5:25:58 AM

Paige Manor

Des blepped Kaiiseii back.

"Ok, just be careful down there."

He turned to the others.

"Maybe be better prepared. Get a food stock going."

He held up his new mask.

"Also I should figure out what this thing does."