The ship buckled under sustained fire. Arthur grunted and pointed forward, on Gale's HUD would appear a door marked "SHIELD CONTROL".
"I See. I Have Analyzed You Both. You Are From Home."
Cayde paused, <Wazzat?>
"Affirmative. Getting the Captain on the right path, I'll be letting Queen know to get the Hades ready," Bishop commented.
"Commander," he started, "What would we do without you?"
Dimitri paused, sighed and excused himself from the table, "Alright. We just got a job! Everyone get moving!" he bellowed.
Percy chuckled, "Wow, seems we're moving out already," he said supporting Gale, "Come on let's get you to your room."
At Coil and Iris's reaction, Dredd and Ripley stepped forward.
"Hold it, what you're about to do is going to be a mistake," Silas/Dredd warned, hand raised.
Ripley rolled her eyes, "Guys, wanna reel yourselves in. Remember the last time you jumped the gun?"
Edited by EchoingSilence on Nov 9th 2021 at 7:49:49 AM
Priest of the Temple of Syrinx
Turffield Gym Battle
Milo: "Alright! Let's start this battle off! Shiftry, use Body Slam!"
Shiftry: <HAHAHAHAHAHA! HOW'S ABOUT THIS?!>
(He runs forward towards Benny and slams directly into him... which only succeeds in pushing Benny backwards a bit.)
Ananpi: <OOH!! And Shiftry starts the battle off with a Body Slam... that does absolutely nothing because Benny is part Fighting-type. What a shame.> (beat) <Wait, why'd my text go blue again?>
(Benny is completely unfazed.)
Benny: <It seems as though you have forgotten my typing.>
Shiftry: <Oh-ho-ho, have I? We're both Grass-types, how in the world could you possibly—>
(But he is suddenly interrupted by Benny's arm suddenly glowing red, before proceeding to punch the Shiftry up into the air, knocking him backwards.)
(The Shiftry slams against the wall.)
Ananpi: <Ohhh...! So Fighting is good against Dark! That's silly! You can't punch darkness!> note <Hey! I'm not silly, you silly head-voice! I'm crazy! Also, yeah, that makes much more sense. Anyways! Benny has just struck back with a Sky Uppercut, and- wait a minute. If it's called Sky Uppercut shouldn't it be a Flying-type move? Anyways, it's just slammed the Shiftry against that wall for massive damage! Let's see how it turns out!> (beat, then) <How do you think it'll turn out, random offscreen head voice?> note <Yeah, I think so too, chuu.>
(And sure enough, that is exactly what happens. The Shiftry gets back up, and grimaces.)
Shiftry: <I stand corrected. I forgot that you're part Fighting type. But still! That's not gonna stop me!>
(And with that said, he runs up to Benny, and the leaves on his hands sharpen into massive blades that he proceeds to slash at Benny. Benny, meanwhile, crosses his arms in front of himself, blocking the Leaf Blade attack from hitting.)
Shiftry: <W-what?!>
Benny: <You don't realize it, do you?>
Shiftry: <Oh?>
Benny: <I have a strategy planned for just about every situation. Including one like this.>
(And with that said, he shakes the mushroom on his head, releasing a massive purple blob out of it and straight towards the Shiftry. It hits. And knocks him backwards.)
Ananpi: <Sludge Bomb?! Dang! Benny is just way too powerful for this Shiftry, folks! >
(The Shiftry is once again knocked against the wall— and manages to stand back up, but while glowing purple at the same time.)
Shiftry: <W-what?! NOOOOOOO-! YOU'VE POISONED ME! H-how could you be this powerful?!>
Ananpi: <Easy! It's just like he said! He has a strategy planned for just about every situation!>
Shiftry: (smirks) <Oh, we'll see just how sure you are about that...>
Circhester Gym Battle Stands
(Upon seeing this, Elton jumps out of his seat.)
Elton: <YES-!>
Braker: "Well, that was certainly enjoyable."
Kim: "It was indeed. And now... there are only two Pokemon left. And mark my words... they'll be the biggest ones of all."
Walter: <I think I know what's about to happen, Braker.>
Braker: "I think so too."
Cuddles: <Ooh~! What is it?>
Kim: (smiling) "Oh... you'll see."
Spikemuth Gym Battle
(The dust eventually settles, and the Grimmsnarl smirks, thinking that he has won— and then Grohl, who was on the floor, slowly begins to push himself back up, looking extremely battered and bruised, but still alive. He glares over at the Grimmsnarl, whose look changes to one of incredibility.)
(Kim sighs with immense relief- but then Marnie's Grimmsnarl, spying his opportunity, smirks.)
(Grohl and Marnie's Grimmsnarl both prepare themselves for the final blow, with the former breathing immensely heavily.)
(And then Grohl smirks in the middle of the standoff, as his arm suddenly begins charging with electricity.)
(Kim's eyes widen, as do Elton's, Freddie's, Jagger's, and Marnie's Grimmsnarl, who gains an Oh, Crap! look.)
GROHL THE (MEGA) AMPHAROS
NEW MOVE LEARNED: THUNDER PUNCH
(And as Grohl sings this the electricity in his arm grows more and more powerful, causing Marnie's Grimmsnarl's eyes to widen even more- to the point of utter disbelief.)
(Grohl smirks, readying his new move.)
Spikemuth Stadium Stands
Braker: "Is that...?!"
Walter: <I believe it is.>
Cuddles: <Alright~! Grohl just learned Thunder Punch! This is so COOL~!!>
The Wild Area, November 6th
(And then Kim notices the cabbie and nods.)
Kim: "Yes, we are. Thank you very much."
(She gets on board the Corviknight and then turns to Ian and Evelyn.)
Kim: "I see. Do tell me more; I'm quite interested. Also what about that... ritual you mentioned?"
Spooky House, Halloween
Kim: "I doubt it."
Cuddles: <Wait, exercise?! Where?! This is going to be really fun~!>
Sinatra: <No, not exercise! Exorcise! That thing ya do to demons! Have you seriously never watched [The Exorcist] before?!>
Cuddles: (beat) <Nope!>
Walter: <If he did watch it, it would spook him half to death.>
Joel: <Don't think we need an exorcism, really.>
Kaylan: <W-why would we ever need—>
(And then the TV turns on, and a voice comes from it.)
Hello, J-Team.
(The group looks up at the TV, only to see a Mr. Mime with swirly red cheeks staring back at them.)
Kim: "...oh dear."
Braker: "Is that...?!"
Walter: <...>
Sinatra: <Sweet Arceus, who is that?!>
Kaylan: <I- I don't know... b-but he looks really scary...>
Dave: <...Ah, never mind. I'm not gettin' involved in tis.>
(And he immediately returns himself. Cuddles, meanwhile...)
Cuddles: <Hi, Panto~!>
Braker: "Cuddles, I... don't think that's Panto."
I want to play a game.
(Kim's and Braker's eyes go wide.)
Kim: "Oh ''no.''"
Braker: "Oh yes."
(And then Snoop emerges from his PokeBall.)
Snoop: <Game?! I heard someone say game; who was it?>
(Braker points to the screen.)
Snoop: <Oh, hey there. What's the game?>
Braker: "...You don't want to know."
But unfortunately for you... you will.
Wedgehurst, November 5th
(The second that the group goes up to the Stormchaser, the door opens, revealing a hallway— with a room directly in front of them, having suddenly appeared out of nowhere and labeled with the number 4674 on it. Ingrid, Benny, and Ananpi turn to face each other.)
Ingrid: "Is... is that room for us?"
Benny: <It appears to be.>
Ananpi: <Ooh~! I've heard of this! Apparently the Stormchaser can make rooms appear whenever you need them~! And since we need one, it showed up right in front of our face!>
(Benny turns to face Ananpi with a raised eyebrow.)
Benny: <And where did you hear that from?>
Ananpi: <...Not sure.>
(Beat. Ingrid and Benny turn to face each other, and Ingrid shrugs. Benny rolls his eyes, and eventually, they enter the room.)
The Stormchaser, Room 4674
(The room itself contains a flat-screen TV, a CD player, a bed, a cabinet, and so on. Ingrid, Benny, and Ananpi enter and look around.)
Ingrid: "Oh, wow! This is incredible!"
Benny: <...it's alright.>
Ananpi: <Yippee~! Now we can listen to the album, chuu~!>
(He jumps off of Ingrid's shoulder and grabs the remote control, before turning on the TV and going to [YouTube]. Meanwhile, Benny turns to face Ingrid.)
Benny: <Alright, General. Are you going to send the rest of the troops out?>
Ingrid: "O-oh, you mean the rest of my Pokemon? Yes."
(She takes out the rest of the PokeBalls, and in a few successive flashes, Frida, Bjorn, Bitey, Bindi, Amity, and Agnetha appear. The second that they see the room, they look around.)
Agnetha: <O-oh? W-what's all this...?>
Ananpi: (typing something into the TV) <It's the Stormchaser, chuu~!>
Bjorn: <Stormchaser?! Heard of that! Very interesting airship. Heard they made it sapient a few months ago. Must be the place where "listen party" is. Can barely wait to hear new album!>
Frida: <Neither can I-! Oh, I am so grateful that [ABBA] decided to bless us with one final gift before their grand finale~!>
Bindi: <This is goin' to be really interesting~!>
Amity: <I have a feeling it will be as well.>
Bitey: <Yay! A new ABBA album~! I can't wait to listen to all of the new music~! Will there be food during the party, too?>
Benny: <There does not appear to be any food.>
Bitey: (sadly lowering his head) <Awwww...>
Ananpi: <Alright~! I have it uuuupppp~!>
(And the second they hear that, everyone turns to face the TV. Sure enough, the playlist is up on the TV. Everyone crowds around it.)
Frida: <THIS IS IT~!!>
Bjorn: <Cannot wait to analyze new music~!>
Ananpi: <Neither can I~!>
Bindi: <Ooh! This is exciting~! Neat cover they've got there! Wonder what planet's on it.>
Ananpi: <I know- a planet made entirely of chocolate~!>
Bitey: <CHOCOLATE?!>
Amity: <Bitey, I don't think there's chocolate in here.>
Bitey: <Aww...>
Agnetha: (flinches back a bit)
Benny: <Please do not let this dissolve into an argument about frivolous things. We have an album to listen to.>
Frida: <Indeed we do~! Thank you very much for that reminder, Benny. And it's going to be a GREAT one~!>
(Ananpi jumps back up onto Ingrid's shoulder and gives her the remote, while everyone else sits on the bed.)
Edited by OPALGARNET16 on Nov 9th 2021 at 7:52:26 AM
Hi, I’m oghond, and I’m a Rushaholic. Sorry if I annoy you unintentionally. 😅
Fwomph
Rebel Flagship
-The Nightingale shrugs and starts making a break for Shield Control-
Yeah that scans. Honestly it'd be more of a surprise if it turned out the Alakagross were for some reason aliens rather than an Earth-grown set of precursors.
-She starts trying to slash at anything that looks vital-
Unless you mean home-home in which case that's a real interesting implication of their technical ability to be able to do a hop like that...
King's Ransom
Yeah, I could use a lie down after overdoing it on the drinks...
-Gale just kind of stage-stumbles along, maintaining a distance of plausible deniability as she follows her Captain's group-
Lee House
Franc Harri, frankly harried: More than you or I can afford, kid. That's why it's a rental!
-He flashes a smile at the assembled J-Teamers as he scoops up the documents laying around-
Franc Harri: Aegis guy? Let's see who gets here first, your guys or the sponsor's.
-He winks and tosses a pokeball into the air-
Wydon Stadium
-The Nightingale tilts her head a little, humming a bit along with the noise-
Just a status move? What's he planning, Corviknight doesn't normally learn any—... This is setup for a TM move.
Agent, foil them. Now.
-James nods and charges in to attempt a Sucker Punch-
Parfum Crater
What can I say, I've got solid intuition.
-Gale shrugs and gives a curt nod at the departing Macraul-
Well with that random civilian saved, we should probably figure out where Ollie took the palace and how to get up to it...
Hammerlocke Party
-The winged woman glances over at the sound of someone approaching and flashes a meek smile at Kamui-
Hello dear. Got a little nostalgic so I... I mean does it still count as nostalgia if it only happened a few months ago and kinda sucked for me? Whatever, dug out the gear from that, popped the wings out and bam instant costume.
-She glances at the headpiece she's still repairing-
Though some of this stuff is really fragile...
It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.
Not A Lawyer
[Venice], King's Ransom - July 7
-Roselinde gives a small smile at Bishop's remark.-
Roselinde: I'm sure you'd find some way to cope. I'm just one link in the chain, after all.
-She looks over at Dimitri as he rises.-
Roselinde: Already? That's certainly a departure from the usual pace. Though I do hope this doesn't turn into another [Kiev] situation...
-She moves to follow him out.-
Hammerlocke, The Slice is Right - October 27
-Lissa chuckles awkwardly at Apple-A-Day.-
They're right. You're a puppet. Helpless without someone pulling the strings.
Lissa: Heh, yeah. Ridiculous is one word for it. Though seeing as you're a superhero, it wouldn't hurt to learn how to handle yourself.
-She gets up.-
Lissa: Anyway, as much as I'd love to, I won't keep you. It'd be nice to do something like this again, though. Maybe one day I might even be able to convince you to go out without the mask. Tell Percy I'm down for a rematch if she is, yeah?
Hammerlocke, Banquet Hall - Halloween Party
-Lucius nods at Zeal.-
Lucius: Mundane's always good. We don't have to get into the weeds right now if you'd rather not. If nothing else, I'm glad to hear someone's doing well, at least.
-Seeing the situation with Coil and Iris escalate quickly, Queen(?) drops all pretense of remaining in character and lifts off her helmet - and yeah, it's Alice, no sense being coy about it.-
Queen(?) Alice: Okay, this is getting out of hand. Minstrel, can I make this a formal request to stop causing problems on purpose?
Spamtom(?): WHAT? BUT I'M A [TM24Outrage] MERCHANT! I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE SUFFICIENTLY [Status Condition: Rage] AT THE MEREST SUGGESTION OF [Cipher]!
-He gives a dramatic sigh, before removing his own mask - to reveal yet another mask, this one a bauta carnival mask in plain white.-
Spamton(?) Minstrel: As my admirable acquaintance will attest, I am neither a sinister spy nor a Cipher conspirator. We are instead instigators of an insurgency, striking at said slavemasters and secreting Shadows away to be saved. Seeing your shock at the suggestion of sympathising with Cipher says to me that you would be willing well-wishers in our work.
Alice: ...A rather needlessly dramatic way of going about establishing if they're trustworthy, but yes, that's the basics of it. Minstrel here works for me as part of an underground organisation seeking to undermine Cipher remnants and return snatched and Shadowed mons to their owners. We have several defectors from Cipher and other organisations working with us as part of those efforts, given their familiarity with how the group operates.
Edited by Herbert40k on Nov 9th 2021 at 4:39:22 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.
See ya
Hammerlocke Banquet Hall – Halloween Party
Zeal: ...Y'know, the emphasis you put on "someone" is really not the most encouraging sound.
But anyway! Continuing small talk! What about you? How's life been?
I'm done here.
Not A Lawyer
Hammerlocke, Banquet Hall - Halloween Party
-Lucius swipes another shot of vodka off of the bar before answering Zeal.-
Lucius: Life is... well, it's life! Actually, I dunno if you can really call it "life", 'cause technically I'm still dead. But hey! Coming back from that gave me the chance to screw up all of my personal relationships, give into my most hateful instincts as part of a stupid mistake that cost me my arm, utterly fail to protect a kid I tried to take under my wing, and watch someone I care deeply about slide into depression because they allow themself to be abused by evil people they insist on letting close to them! So it's all good. Gotta enjoy yourself where you can, right?
-He gives a rather disconcerting grin, then downs yet another shot.-
Edited by Herbert40k on Nov 9th 2021 at 5:32:46 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.
See ya
Hammerlocke Banquet Hall – Halloween Party
-Zeal is momentarily lost for words.-
Zeal: Oh, um... that's... a lot... to take in... that I don't know how to respond to.
I'm done here.
Meet The New Boss
Stormchaser
Justice: "Hm. Probably nothing. Do you know if there are any empty rooms for me and Xaster?"
Hammer-locke Horror Halloween
-Coil and Iris stare for a second before lowering their "weapons"-
Coil: "Oh. Sorry for... Misinterpreting."
Iris: "Sorry about him, he ALWAYS jumps the gun." -eye roll-
Coil: "What? You totally did too!"
Iris: "Because you did first."
Coil: -sighs- "Sorry about. her Your organization seems intresting. And... no, nevermind."
Iris: "C'mon, spit it out."
Copil: "...Potentially useful?"
Foresty Of Focus
Mog: <I... Dunno. Lost all motivation to be around the J-Team. Still kind of feel it.>
Odin: <That's what we're trying to fix!>
Parfum Crater
Sylvestre: -to Ann- "A key to Parfum Palace! I need it for one of the modern art peices I make and or collect! It had to have been dropped around here somewhere! See you later, plebians!"
-He dashes off-
Olivia: <Now that we know he's OK, what do we do next?>
-Hears Gale-
<Ooh, good idea! Maybe we should look around here for clues...>
Contact Me!
"My Creators Made A Mistake When I Travelled. I Will Correct This Universe And Return To Mine. You Will Not Stop Me," Metanet continued.
<Suuuuuuure buddy,> Cayde commented as he assisted Gale in slashing through the shield controls, more brainwashed minions charging in.
Arthur grunted, as the ship shook as another salvo from the Defiant Wing ruptured through.
"Prepare for transport back," Silas's voice came over comms, "We've taken out its hull, I can see ruptures and explosions."
Dr. White was lead away by another security guard as Dimitri lead the party out.
As they passed through the doors, the Hades could be heard coming to life.
"Keep a steady pace everyone, we'll be departing soon. I'll meet with the senior officers and we'll pick up Suiko soon," Bishop said.
"Oh come on, let them rest a little bit. Not everyone is as cold and robotic as you are," came Queen's voice over the comms.
Grumbling from Bishop was heard, "We'll have time to recuperate as necessary. We need to-"
Dimitri rolled his eyes, "Da, I understand. Do not test me, just get it done and get it done my way. We will speak, understand?"
There was a brief period of silence, and then, "Yes Captain..." the voice sounded rather small now.
Queen laughed, "Oh wow! You gotta teach me how to do that!"
Silas nodded, "Yeah Alice's faction has been of great assistance. You didn't get to properly see her at our last event."
Roxy grinned, "Remember that? Remember when you busted into a skyscraper and thought we were criminals, and then needed to escape an army of Guild minions?"
Silas smirked a bit, "Alice here is my second in command. When I say there is no one better you can trust to help, I mean it."
Roxy laughed, "Aaaaawww... not even lil ol me?"
Silas looked to her, Roxy lifted the helmet and kissed him on the nose.
The Wanderer
Parfum Crater, August 31st
Ann: -Grimacing at Sylvestre's retreating form- Right.
-Starts looking around the rubble-
Wyndon Stadium, September 16th
Corvus: -Is brought down to half health as he attempts to Body Press Agent-
Stormchaser, past
Chiyo: -To Justice- There's always an empty room.
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Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
Stormchaser, past
Xaster: So I guess we'll be staying here then? Okay, so shall I just...
He grabs the handle of the nearest door and goes to open it.
Some Rando
Parfum Crater
"Can I ask what it is you had collected? It's probably still in there," Kamui reasoned, approaching where Sylvestre had just been crumpled up.
Kendall, meanwhile, crossed his arms in contemplation. And then Ann voiced her disgust.
"Okay, that's just rude," Kendall said. "They hosted a Halloween party for some of us a couple of years ago, and when things turned south it wasn't their fault."
Kamui gestured with a finger to Kendall as if to say "can confirm", watching as the Unovan took in a deep breath and summoned the illusory [Merkava] costume onto his person just long enough to say, So yes, I trust him, as I have no reason not to, before it vanished.
Lee House
Kendall rolled his eyes, Kamui her own as well, the latter discarding her choker and letting her Drought pour into the room, Katsuragi materializing as well.
Halloween Party
"I imagine it was designed to be so," she recalled, reaching up to adjust the pentagram pattern of her shirt's straps. "I mean, I wouldn't have expected them to last for too long without Pen's help. But, you had to deal with that much more directly than me." She shook her head. "So I'm no authority, let alone on remembering something that we'd both rather forget." The emblem on her shorts changed in sympathy.
[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]
Priest of the Temple of Syrinx
Turffield Gym Battle
Milo: "Oh no! Shiftry!"
Shiftry: <Ah, relax. I know exactly what to do to him.> (He turns to face Benny.) <He hit me with a status condition, didn't he? Well, then naturally, the only thing to do... IS HIT HIM WITH ONE RIGHT BACK!>
Ingrid: "Oh no..."
Ananpi: <I think he's about to use Body Slam again...> note
(And sure enough, Shiftry runs forward towards Benny, hitting him with a Body Slam move again- and this one knocks him back onto the floor. From behind the stands, the Drifloon who is watching gasps in horror.)
Ingrid: "Benny! A-are you okay...?"
(Benny stands up, unfazed- and crackling with electricity.)
Ingrid: "Oh no..."
Ananpi: <Yep. I had a bit of a feeling this would happen.> (beat, then) <But I have an even bigger feeling for what's going to happen next~!>
Shiftry: <HAHA-! YES—! Weren't expecting that, were you, you good-for-nothing Breloom?!>
Benny: <As a matter of fact, I was very much expecting that.> (then, with a bit of a smirk) <Which is exactly why I poisoned you.>
Shiftry: <W-what? What do you—?!>
(But he is suddenly cut off by his body glowing purple with a poisonous energy. Seconds later, he hits the floor, with the last of his HP having left him.)
Shiftry: (weakly) <Dang it... just when I thought I had a chance...>
(Benny goes up to the fainted Shiftry and looks down at him.)
Benny: <And this is why you never call me good-for-nothing.>
(Ananpi immediately starts jumping up and down with excitement.)
Ananpi: <WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT, FOLKS! Benny has defeated Milo's Shiftry!> (beat, then) <No, wait, actually, it was Benny's poison who defeated Milo's Shiftry, so does that mean we should be celebrating the poison instead, chuu~? note Good point, silly head-voice. YAY BENNY~!> (then, whispering in the Shiftry's ear) <Also, he makes a good point. Don't call him good-for-nothing or silly or anything like that, chuu~! You can call me all of those things, though, I won't mind.>
(He moves away from the fainted Shiftry, while Ingrid turns to face Benny.)
Ingrid: "That was excellent, Benny! But... I think you deserve a rest now. Especially after that paralysis."
Benny: <I am in agreement.>
(Ingrid nods, and then takes out Benny's PokeBall and returns him.)
The Stormchaser— VOYAGE REACTION TIME
Track #1: "I Still Have Faith In You"
note
(The song's instrumentation starts up, and immediately Bindi is intrigued.)
Bindi: <Ooh, that sounds pretty!>
Ananpi: <The song's starting, chuu~!>
(The group promptly quiets down, and soon enough, the lyrics proper begin.)
[[center: I still have faith in you
[[center: I see it now
The Stormchaser, After the Song
(The song ends. Ingrid promptly hits pause and turns to face her Pokemon.)
Ingrid: "Well? What did all of you think?"
Frida: (through tears) <T-that... that was BEAUTIFUL—!!> (starts crying Ocular Gushers)
Bjorn: (clapping) <Incredible song! Absolutely incredible! Almost seems as though ABBA have not aged in 40 years! Felt like going through time machine, if anything. Already have theories as to song's origin. Very likely written about band's friendship and reunion.>
Agnetha: <A-and their marriage...>
Bindi: <Wait, the members of ABBA were MARRIED?! Why didn't ya say that before?>
Bjorn: <Indeed! Agnetha married Bjorn. Benny married Frida.>
Ananpi: <Ooh~! Frida and Benny are going to get married one day~! It's a sign, chuu~!>
Frida: (indignant) <What?! NO! Absolutely not! I am never going to follow in the footsteps of my namesake besides singing and inspiring people!>
Benny: <What? No. I have absolutely no desire to actually marry Frida. Bjorn was simply referring to the original members of ABBA.>
Bindi: <Awww, come on~! It was clearly a joke!> (winks at Benny) <Besides, I thought the song was absolutely incredible~! Almost reminded me of the ending song in a [Disney] movie...>
Bitey: (jumping up and down on the bed) <Yay~! What a great song~! I loved it!>
Benny: (immediately grabbing him) <Bitey. Do not jump on the bed. The last thing anyone here wants is for you to cause another Earthquake again.>
Bitey: (looking down sadly) <I'm sorry...>
Ananpi: <Ah, give him a break, Benny! I don't think that him jumping on the bed is going to cause an Earthquake.>
Amity: <B-besides, I'm immune...>
Ananpi: <That, too.>
Ingrid: "I agree with Ananpi. Bitey jumping on the bed won't cause an Earthquake. Anyways... are we all ready to hear the next song?"
Bitey: <I am!>
Bindi: <Me too!>
Frida: <I AMMMMMMM~!>
Ananpi: <I have a feeling this next one's going to be fun, chuu~!>
Ingrid: (smiles) "Alright, then."
(And she hits PLAY again.)
Lee House Battle
(Braker nods.)
Braker: "Oh, it is on." (He takes out a PokeBall.) "Romea, you're on the air!"
(And in a flash, Romea the Zangoose emerges.)
Romea: <ALRIGHT! Time to tear you and your Pokemon into shreds!> (beat, then) <Wait, who the heck is this guy?>
Origami Plot
Kim: "Agreed. Although... I've never met this person before, I don't think."
Braker: "I certainly haven't either."
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Hi, I’m oghond, and I’m a Rushaholic. Sorry if I annoy you unintentionally. 😅
Dunsparce Cloud
Morata's Mansion
Avery: I can...well, Facade can make me invisible, or make us look like a wall or a statue or topiary animal or whatever. So I'm pretty comfortable spearheading this? Not that I've ever done a heist before but you kind of need to be a really good pickpocket to do my job.
You're not making yourself sound less suspicious.
Avery: Oh, uh, I'm a stage magician, for the record.
There we go, yeah.
Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.
Meet The New Boss
Stormchaser
-Justice peeks into the room Xaster opens-
Parfum Crater
-Those who look far enough may notice stairs leading up a wrecked tower-
Edited by Umbramatic on Nov 9th 2021 at 10:09:22 AM
Contact Me!
Flying Colors
Hammerlocke Halloween Hall
-Okay, let's rewind, shall we?-
-Let's actually see how our purple disaster is doing.-
-Kai... is present at the Halloween party! This year, they've put together a surprisingly good Mayura cosplay over the past 24 hours. Did they have it partially prepared already?-
-It looks like at first, they tried to put the full effort into it all, including face paint. But, no more than an hour prior to showing up, it looks like they've scrubbed all the face paint off. And have done a decent job of getting everything, too — unfortunately, the wash also accentuated the bags under their eyes.-
-But they're fine. They said so themself!-
Empathic Kid Hero-in-training
Circhester Stadium, VS Melony and Gordie
Melony: I must say... The two of you are simply incredible.
Gordie: It's like the two of you know exactly what the other is thinking!
-Ian and Evelyn rap the sides of our heads and wink while sticking our tongues out.-
Evelyn and I: We get that a lot!
Melony: Thank you again for suggesting that Gordie and I battle together.
Gordie: Yeah! Thanks! Now... What do you say about finishing this battle, Mom?
Melony: -giggles- I thought you would never ask.
Me: Hanuman, return for now.
Evelyn: Mirai, you get some rest.
-Ian and Evelyn call their Pokémon back to their Poké Balls.-
Melony: This battle ends here and now... LAPRAS!
Gordie: COALOSSAL!
Melony and Gordie: GO!
-Melony and Gordie throw their Poké Balls into the air and from the flashes of light jump a Lapras and a Coalossal.-
Melony's Lapras: <Here I am~♪>
Gordie's Coalossal: <GRAAAAAAAAAAH!! IT'S TIME FOR A REAL HEATED BRAWL!!>
-Upon looking at Gordie's Coalossal, it sparked a memory from the time Ian first met Evelyn.-
Me: Ah!
Evelyn: I-Ian-kun? Nanikode?*
Me: That's the same Pokémon I saw at the North Pole!
Flashback to Santa's Workshop, Christmas 2019
Circhester Stadium Pitch, VS Melony and Gordie
Me: Santa Claus had a Pokémon just like that one!
-Ian takes out his Pokédex and checks what it says about Coalossal.-
Ian's Pokédex: Coalossal, the Coal Pokémon and the evolved form of Carkol. A Rock and Fire type. It's usually peaceful, but the vandalism of mines enrages it. Offenders will be incinerated with flames that reach 2,700 degrees Fahrenheit. While it's engaged in battle, its mountain of coal will burn bright red, sending off sparks that scorch the surrounding area.
Evelyn: You mean to tell me that Father Christmas has a Coalossal?
Me: It's true.
Evelyn: Of course. I was on the boat mission.
Me: And I was at the Workshop.
Evelyn: Still and all... We made a great team then, and we still do now. So, what do you say we wrap this battle up?
Me: Like a present! Piku-chan?
Evelyn: Hatty?
Piku-chan and Hatty: <Ready when you are!>
Evelyn and I: I CHOOSE YOU!
-Piku-chan jumps off of Ian's shoulder and Hatty jumps off of Evelyn's head. The two Pokémon then get ready for battle!-
Spikemuth Gym
Piku-chan: <No way... THUNDER PUNCH?!>
Me: Grohl learned Thunder Punch!
Evelyn: I must say, that's quite an impressive feat!
Evelyn and I: GO, KIM! GO, GROHL! YOU GOT THIS!
Circhester Castle
-Krypton smiles sincerely at Oganesson, as though he can tell that the two of them will get along really well.-
Krypton: We sure do, Oganesson.
Turffield
-A girl with raven black hair and deep blue eyes, wearing a frilly pink tutu, violet shirt and pink ballet shoes sets foot in the agrarian town of Turffield. She looks around for a while before taking a deep breath. She feels ready to take on the Gym Challenge in Galar (she even registered for it offscreen).-
Emilie: Alright... So this is where it starts out.
-She kicks up a bit of dust by tapping the toe of her ballet shoe against the ground.-
Emilie: I'm ready!
-She then runs down to the Gym to challenge it.-
Lee House, Harrying Franc Harri
Me: I see.
-Ian then assesses the situation.-
Me: And who exactly is "Aegis"?
Parfum Crater
-Ian and Evelyn watch as Sylvestre leaves to find the key to Parfum Palace.-
Me: Well, that was rude...
Evelyn: Are all Macrauls like this?
Me: I doubt it. There was this one I met at a Halloween party that collects memories. I believe her name was Ekaterina.
Evelyn: I see.
Me: That was the party where I was dressed as a witch.
Evelyn: That would explain the flying broom you gave to me last year.
Me: As for Sylvestra Macraul... Well... It's a Long Story.
Evelyn: Uh huh... and I've definitely got time.
Across Galar, Hoops' Invitation
Me: Well, Evelyn? Kim? Shall we?
Evelyn: I'm ready when you are.
-Evelyn thinks to herself.-
Evelyn: I can't wait to see them again. I was so worried about them...
Me: I know how you feel, Evelyn.
Evelyn: Wait, how did... Oh, right. Telepathy. Forgot I taught you that.
Me: Sorry, Evelyn... Didn't mean to pry.
Evelyn: It's okay, Ian. I knew you were thinking the same thing.
Evelyn and I: Kim? Shall we board the Flying Taxi?
Forest of Focus
Aurelia: The J-Team? That's the group that had that convention earlier this year!
Edited by AnimeboyIanpower on Nov 9th 2021 at 11:20:09 AM
♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...
No voice to cry suffering
Campus Palace
-they're not remotely expecting an attack here, so Huli-Jing takes it without issue-
Myrmex: <!!!!!>
Myrmex: <Thief!! Thief!!!!>
-without issue-
-without issue.-
-Pink would see that these, indeed, are Myrmekes—Steel/Fighting warriors that guard the gold-
-they are incredibly weak, if moderately tough, and their Ability is…-
-Steely Spirit-
-an oddly muted reaction, as far as Palaces go-
"Cloud": -shriek- <This is a library, you fucks!!>
-"Cloud" is very loud-
"Cloud: <We're borrowing her!!!>
-Tinkerbell appears and jingles sternly—forcing one (1) of them to provide an Encore performance-
-out of...four...five...six…-
Near Morata's Mansion, November 1
-Megan goes through a similar thought process re: secret identities-
-to that end, she concludes-
Megan: -salute- Call me Kappa! ;D
Vee: -facepaws-
-Megan blinks at Aislinn's query and smiles, serenely-
Vee: -...but like, internally-
Megan: We're notoriously bad at building up habits. u_u
Vee: -but like physically-
Morata's Mansion, November 1
Kappa (ϰ): -headtilt- ...if you've seen what I did at the League, you've probably got an idea of what I bring to the table.
Kappa (ϰ): -finger-twiddle- Thing is, I can't...really do it without power, and not without water on the other end. We'd basically be flying blind.
Veescarf: -slither- <It ain't real quiet, either. Goin' in normally, I can crack any physical lock you can care t' name, as long as it ain't waterproof.>
-they said, hubristically-
Veescarf: <I thin' a couple illusionists take care 'f a lot of the visual concerns, yeah?> :o
Kappa (ϰ): I'm probably safe to touch it! ^_^
Kappa (ϰ): Probably.
Veescarf: -making grabby hands- <An' otherwise we've got juuust enough armor-material left to melt us a glove.>
-...-
Kappa (ϰ): whose team am I on, anyway
No mind to think. No will to break.
The Wanderer
Parfum Palace, August 31st
Ann: -Notices the stairs and starts moving towards them-
Stormchaser, past
-The room Xaster sees is a fairly basic one with a desk and a bed-
Edited by rmctagg09 on Nov 9th 2021 at 2:00:08 PM
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.
That's just how it is on this bitch of an earth
Morata's Mansion Nov. 1
Daydre: "Good to know we have multiple entry strategies. But uh... "
"Wait, did we decide on groups?"
Aislinn: "Not yet. Though it's sounding like we're splitting up into retrieval and distraction teams. Maybe one distraction, one retrieval and one secondary retrieval/distraction so we can move quicker but we're not caught alone? Unless you all want to get into one group."
"Do you have any preferences on how you group up? I can try to put us in groups, but you all probably know your group dynamics better than me."
Daydre: "Man am I glad I have Rikuo for illusions my stamina's still not great yet"
Aislinn: "Oh, you have a means of using illusions? That's good, because you're coming with me."
Daydre: "Wait what"
Aislinn: "This is your responsibility too. I will take care of the mask of course but, this is a family thing."
Daydre: "I... Okay."
Daydre looks like she wants to argue, but from Aislinn's expression this doesn't seem negotiable.
???
Aw great here come more-
Daydre puts a hand on her belt and starts backing away.
Campus Palace
"Well, fuck."
Daze looks around as if that's gonna give her any ideas for what to do. Zorua can only do so much, and they're not especially suited for crowd control.
Well, something something the journey of a thousand miles starts with a step. Huli-Jing runs up to one and flips them on their back.
"You guys didn't know where to put her anyway!"
off the shits
Not A Lawyer
Hammerlocke, Banquet Hall - Halloween Party
-Lucius gives Zeal a manic smile.-
Lucius: Sounds about right! That's the response most people have when they start talking to me, honestly.
-As he says this, he seems to be peering over Zeal's shoulder.-
Lucius: Speaking of which, I think I spy someone I'd like to catch up with. You don't mind if I...?
-Alice chuckles, then seizes Silas by the chin and pulls him in for prolonged makeouts before eventually letting go and turning back to Coil and Iris.-
Alice: The good captain overstates my abilities, I would say. But yes, our faction is always keen to collaborate with those who share our goals.
-That said, she also seems to be checking over her shoulder.-
Alice: Would you mind if I left Minstrel with you to field further questions, or would you rather I remained here to allievate your doubts?
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.
See ya
Hammerlocke Banquet Hall – Halloween Party
-Zeal glances behind himself.-
Zeal: Well, there's another ever so familiar face.
Yeah, no worries, go ahead. I take it you'd rather I break off and do my own thing? We were never super close and all, y'know?
I'm done here.
Meet The New Boss
Hammer-Locke Horror Halloween
Iris: -to Silas and Alice- "Woah watch the PDA."
Coil: "You... You two can go ahead. We wouldn't want to... Interrupt anything."
Morata's Mansion
Odin: <I could be infiltration team. Again sand is good at getting in places where it shouldn't be.>
???
-The Jangmo-o hides behind the first knight's legs-
-The other knights speak to him, he shakes his head, and they move on-
-The Jangmo-o emerges and the knight pets him-
-The green mist appears again-
-The chirp-like beeping grows louder-
Regidraco: <They're COMING.>
Forest Of Focus
Mog: <What's a convention?>
-Odin gives Aurelia a "go on, explain" gesture as best he can while sand-
Contact Me!
Empathic Kid Hero-in-training
Forest of Focus
Aurelia: I can't exactly explain what a convention is, since that J-Con was the very first one I've ever been to. But it seems to be a place where fans gather to celebrate their love of something. In the case of J-Con, it's of the J-Team.
-Beat as Aurelia floofs up her shimmering golden hair.-
Aurelia: That's how I know about them, as far as I can tell.
♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...
Parfum Crater, August 31st
Ann: Macraul? Eww...
-To Sylvestre, skeptical-
What do you collect?
Wedgehurst, past
Chiyo: -To Justice- It does that.
Morata's Mansion, November 1st
-Looking between the gates-
Okay, Trojan can hack their way past the gates, but after that point, assume you can be attacked at any time, they most likely have some sort of redundancy. It gives us some time before the cops show up if she decides to involve them at any rate.
ChiyoShamhat: -Nods- And you want us to be the distraction.The mask is probably too dangerous for us to even touch, so we'll focus on getting the other masks, and potentially dealing with Morata's manservant.
Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.