Coumarine Town
Jacob: -Is snatched and clung to by Deziree and is thus along for the ride-
-He has a deadpan expression- "I can safely say this has never happened to me on a Sunday before."
Regina: <O-Oh! You... you were.> -Looks down-
<... I don't remember much from my time as a Shadow or that day. I... everything is this haze of pain and constant screaming and it was like I always was looking through a crimson visor that was cracked and warped and everything looked... twisted and wrong. ... I remember hearing that was... well people were happy, finally. I just...>
-Sighs- <I don't remember who was or wasn't there... I suppose that's why I don't recognize you.>
"If there is no way to win, I will simply force a way."Coumarine Pokemon Center
-Herbert's face falls.-
Herbert: ...No offence, but I don't think there's anything you could do to help. I'll be fine. It's just a slump. I'll get over it. I'll get over it all eventually, I'm sure...
-His last sentence sounds more like an attempt to convince himself rather than Aline.-
edited 23rd Feb '14 1:25:47 PM by Herbert40k
Coumarine Pokemon Center
-Herbert shakes his head again.-
Herbert: No, that's not it. Or to be more precise, that is it, just not in the way that you're thinking. Look, I... it's a long story, one I don't like talking about, and I doubt it's appropriate for a kid's ears anyway. How about we just go get some ice cream or something and put this all behind us for now?
Coumarine City
Jacob: "Because it didn't start working until now? It probably just didn't go through until after you hit it. Either that or it doesn't like you."
Regina: -Is hugged and hugs back a little- <... Thanks.>
-Takes a step back-
-Beat-
<Wait. You're a Tyranitar. You're the least Tyranitar-y Tyranitar I've ever met. Whoa.>
"If there is no way to win, I will simply force a way."Coumarine City
Deziree: Why can't anything be-?! WAH!
-The flight path takes a sudden turn, the jetpack taking a direct path at the cliff face splitting Upper and Lower Coumarine.-
Deziree: ... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
-Ajax smiles.-
Ajax: <Being born and raised amongst Aron tends to make one a bit more mellow than normal.>
Coumarine City
Jacob: -Blinks- "I'm blaming Herbert for this. It won't save me but at least I'll be content knowing in the end absolutely nothing was different."
-Beat-
"Okay now is screaming time. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAAAAHAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
Regina: <I see... well I suppose that makes sense. I mean from what I've heard, anyways...>
"If there is no way to win, I will simply force a way."Coumarine
From: Tagg
I wasn't really ordering, just informing. As for the subject matter, besides the usual exchanging of contacts and introductions, I think it would be better for me not to tell until the meeting.
From: Tagg
I see. Well if you need a hand my blades and my mons are always ready.
Coumarine Pokémon Center
Aline looks a bit dispirited for a moment before remembering her Poképuffs. She writes a new message and goes pick them up, Divoom flies from under her hat and picks the one that was still untouched while Aline picks up the one she was eating. She then offers hers to Bishop while Divoom gives his to Herbert
"Sorry for bothering you two like this. It's not much but I want to give these to you guys. Sorry that one has some bites on it, but I don't really feel like eating it and I don't want it to go to waste."
Coumarine City
Deziree: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA- HRK!
-The second set of vernier thrusters activate and suddenly the pair are shot straight up again.-
Deziree: Hehe. We're not dead! Hahaha! HAHAHAHA!
Ajax: <Well, it helped that, since I worked with the local Aron-line, I was left with little competition in my original habitat. I had to be smart, or else I would have destabilized the entire ecosystem.>
Coumarine Pokemon Center
-Bishop gives Aline a small smile as he takes the Pokepuff.-
Bishop: <I can assure you that it wasn't a bother. Quite the opposite, in fact. It is simply unfortunate that you didn't meet Herbert whilst he was in better spirits.>
-Herbert bites into his Pokepuff.-
Herbert: Huh... these are pretty good, actually. Thanks for the free food!
Lumiose City, North Boulevard Center
Mezzo: Great... any idea where he went, then?
-Mezzo then notices Tagg's response-
From: Mezzopurrloin
Fine, I guess I can show up then.
From: Fortevee
You guys went back to Lumiose? Why? I mean, if you were going to go back could it at least be in a place that's not far away from me and Tangent?
From: Vanillissimo
I'm not sure if we can make it all the way back to Lumiose on short notice, but I'll see what I can do.
edited 23rd Feb '14 1:55:38 PM by Mezzopiano
Do not fear power... fear those who wield it.North Boulevard, Pokemon Center
Note: Uh...well, he went that way. -unfolds a few meters in one direction-
Geosenge, probably?
Amanita: -reading over Pianis's shoulder- Ares can probably get us there.
Ares: <Excuse me?>
Somewhere
Brie: -doesn't in fact have cell service-
Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.Coumarine City
Deziree: I REALLY HOPE SO!
-She takes out the control handle and tries to ease up on the throttle. The thrusters slow down, bringing the jetpack from a screaming blast of energy to a very mild blast of energy.-
Deziree: Phew! The throttle is working at least.
-She tries fiddling with the directional controls, but nothing happens.-
Deziree: *Sigh*
Ajax: <Well, I was born and raised in a place called Spitfire Valley. It's named so for the huge number of Torkoal that make the place their home, as well as several families of Heatmor. The weather in the valley is notoriously inconsistent, changing from bright sun to pelting hail to rain over the course of an hour.>
-He gestures toward his sand jets.-
Ajax: <My ability to control the weather around me, as well as my raw power, essentially left me the strongest, strategically, in the entire valley.>

Coumarine
From: Tagg
Yeah, I'm certainly not going to try to get everyone to pay for the darn thing. I might try to see if the Kalos PEFE branch in Lumiose has any open conference rooms.
From: Tagg
Vampires? You're going to have to explain this to me later.