ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

Halis tries not to giggle about this situation.

Halis: <Uh... yeah, you could say that, and I get that you're not trying to hurt me, don't worry.>

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Me: -smiles at Halis-

So... where are you and your Trainer heading?

Halis: <Pewter City... going to start doing the gyms in order from there, actually. Have you done anything like that yet? Probably not, but... you should. You seem like the perfect type of person for it. Also...>

They look at the girl behind the counter again.

Halis: <Is it just me, or is something... oddly mystical about her? I'm having trouble figuring out what...>

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Me: Oh. I'm heading to Vermilion City so I can search for the legendary J-Team.

-I look at the girl-

...and now that you mention it...

...Yes. There is something mystical about her...

...with pink hair not out of place in a Mahou Shoujo anime and pink eyes that could almost hypnotize... It's no surprise that there is something mystical about her. That's because she is a Psychic. I'd say more about her...

...but I'm fairly certain you might not be able to handle it and will faint...

like I did...

Halis: <Psychic? Interesting, but... pfft, did you seriously faint because of that? Also, I've talked with people who're apparently in this J-Team thing... I don't think they'll just accept you into the fold right away, if they're as legendary as they are. I think you'd have to prove yourself first by doing something noteworthy.>

They're mostly saying that just so Ian won't get himself into trouble too quickly.

Halis: <Speaking of which... did you get what you wanted from here? Given the nature of this place, it might not be the best idea to linger... you might end up walking out of here and into a pool of deep water or something when you leave.>

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Me: Point taken... and you saw through me... it's not that she's a Psychic that you might faint...

-whispers in Halis' ear-

...it's that she's actually a Mew...

...and you might be right... I might need to do something noteworthy...

...but then again, with what I had to do for a magical Pink Scarf that turns me into a Ralts, winning a BOOT from a Team Rocket Grunt, and finding some colorful fabric that won't turn me into a Pokemon, I think I might be qualified for the position...

...but I want to see what the future has in store, to be totally honest...

Halis: <Oh, ok, I guess we just have beings of seemingly-unlimited power running this place, then... that's a normal thing. Also, wait, Pink Scarf? That's like the one I have...>

They hold it up a bit.

Halis: <Except mine's far fluffier and longer. Team Rocket, though... I thought they were only active years and years ago from what I've read? Are they coming back? That seems like pretty important information, honestly... but, uh, anyway, if you want to see your future, then you should go out and make it happen. It's not gonna just come to you if you sit around all day, after all. Besides... I can't see the future, and even if I could, there'd probably be consequences from doing so.>

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Me:

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Girl: -Leaning over the counter- "I tend to get more snuggle attempts then fainters, if we're being honest"

-She chuckles and turns back to the counter where she certainly doesn't have a phone game open while people are browsing and chatting instead of buying-

Martel Household, Early Breakfast

Jean: Well, I can say this for Losken: when he's doing field work, he's dedicated.

Daguerre, half asleep in his perch: <Mornings are eeeeevil>

Jocelyn approaching: Well, I've got to go, dear. Duty calls.

Jean: Take care, Chérie.

They kiss. More accurately, they make out.

They're caught off-guard by this sudden statement.

Halis: <Snuggle attempts? What? I feel like that'd have consequences... probably temporary ones, but still, mythical mons do not seem like the sort of thing to handle with such casualness... at least, that's what I think.>

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Me: -I bow with respect to the Girl- I'm sorry about fainting, ma'am. I just...

...didn't think I'd meet such a rare Pokemon... let alone in a place like this...

-Ivan picks up a brush. He absentmindedly fiddles with the bristles. Oh, Arceus, there's a flashback to Clowning Around with Isaac Losken.-

Hal: Myyyyy... second-cousin-twice-removed... a pictuuuuure... on the dreeeessssseeeeer...

-Ivan picks up the photograph.-

Ivan: "Gah! He sure ain't a looker, huh?"

Hal: He also wanted to pay in expooooosuuuuuure...

-Ivan grits his teeth. He scrapes the crust off all the brushes and rummages through Hal's paints, trying to find a few that aren't legally classified as building materials.-

Ivan: "Well... here goes nothing..."

-He steps back from the picture. It, well... it's a painting of the subject in clown makeup.-

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Girl: "Oh, certainly, if I don't want to be snuggled there's consequences"

-She chuckles, and waves Ian's apology off-

"It's fine, I get it. Though I will say if you're looking to hang with the J-team, they really aren't big on credentials. If there were any requirements besides not annoying them, having those scarves probably covers it"

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Me: Thanks. I had been wondering...

I wonder if Milagros got his bike fixed yet...

Halis: <Huh... well, that's useful to know. Thank you. I wonder what a Mew can do, though... I've only really read stuff online and it's usually pretty vague about it. Stuff like being able to do almost anything a normal mon can... Hm...>

They start imagining what they're really capable of...

Arthur turned away from Guiscard long enough to say to Halis, "Don't concern yourself with the stuff the fae and the legends get up to. Trust me power like that is not worth the time."

As if on cue the door opened again and in walked Denali, whistling and carrying a bottle of wine, they looked out over the store, "Whoa active toda- ARTHUR?!"

Arthur rolled his eyes, "Hello Denali."

"The hell are you doing here?"

"I was just trying to get a good tunic for my chainmail, also comparing my modern armor to my old set, walked through a door and entered here."

"That's pretty normal actually."

"There they go, Launching!"

The catapults sprung into action and tossing the active fighters out, Silas working from the bridge, "Anything about Diaga 3 so far?"

"Nothing sir! We'll keep you updated!"

The Lati twins were dominating the battlefield, and they didn't even have fighters, they just wore armor.

"Niles look! Newcomers!"

"What do you know Neph? Think they can handle us?"

"They can try!"

The two Pories would be faced with a mess of a desktop with countless files, though thankfully there were notes on the research they had been doing, especially on the process of developing the Futurecario cyborgs.

Jackal grunted as he looked about, "Clones of me... used for whatever purpose these guys were up to... Do they actually have a plan beyond "For Science" I wonder?"

He looked into a pod, "We're listing this place as dangerous and a potential biohazard, my armor and mask cleanses out toxins and such, as well as Vulpecula's armor which I built. Made sure proper filtration was important, but you may want to use the showers in my ship once this is over. We have decontaminating soap."

Overwatch spoke up over comms, <You should see into upgrading the lower deck, getting more rooms and all, since we're obviously carrying more people now.>

Jackal admitted he had a point. Things to talk about with Zeke, supposedly the Wing needed some upgrades anyways, something about a better reactor being available.

What with all the effort at the hinges, and the Meteor strike which thankfully hit nobody, the cockpit popped off. Banshee sat there, and in a quick draw raised a pocket petrifier, only to get decked in the face by Fox.

Hunters like Delta and Banshee pay top dollar for good solid armor and helmets, after all you do your job better if your armor works and doesn't hinder your movement, it was designed around protection. However Fox had been working out recently and could easily carry her own weight and more, add in the electroactive artificial muscles in her suit that enhanced her strength to well over 6 times what it normally was. Banshee was lucky that the punch knocked them out, of course Fox was also holding back as she wasn't a cold blooded killer.

Fox pulled Banshee out of the armor, "Well we caught em!"

Bishop spoke up, "I'll get Jackal and his Party. We'll meet at the Elevator. Gaia if you could please contact Interpol."

With that he was gone and Fox looked at Banshee, "Wonder what the hell this asshole looks like..."

It took a moment, wasn't easy to pull off a dented helmet but Fox managed and soon everyone could see Banshee's face. A young woman with short red hair and a slightly split lip sat there, she had a triangular nose and noticeable cheekbones.

"You know I'm not surprised really," Fox commented.

-Rogue watches Banshee get unmasked.-

Rogue: ...All right. That's over with. M, I.T., let's get out of here. I have some things to discuss with Jackal, but as far as I'm concerned, my part in the job's done.

I.T.: <Not sticking around for the fun?>

Rogue: Maybe next time.

-They hop off of I.T.'s back, and I.T. disappears. M exits the cannon, zipping back to Rogue's phone.-

-And they're already gone.-

-A piece of paper drops next to Jackal's feet.-

Edited by BittersweetNSour on Feb 17th 2019 at 10:59:22 AM

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Girl: "Oh, you know, stuff."

-Suddenly instead of the girl there's a male alolan sandshrew laying on the counter poking at their phone-

Mew-Shrew: <Hard to trust the internet though, you never know when someone actually knows something and sounds crazy, or sounds like they know something that's all hear-say>

-He shrugs vaguely at Arthur's comment-

<Fair enough, Boredom and power are rarely a good combination, and immortality means a lot of time to get bored. I like to think I'm one of the more relatable ones though>

-The phone suddenly disappears once Denali walks in-

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Me: Once my friend Milagros gets his bike fixed, I think it'll be high time that we get a move-on... What do you think, Milagros? Cady?

Halis is slightly shocked by this sudden shift.

Halis: <H-hey, wait a minute! Copying me like that is gonna get me so confused... I can barely keep track of myself as-is, y'know. That's half of the reason I've been travelling with someone else.>

They start thinking out loud again, losing track of what they were saying.

Halis: <Speaking of Lucius... I'm really gonna have to ask him if his original mon form was a Buneary or something else. I just can't shake the feeling he wasn't always a Duskull... Hmm...>

Jackal notices and reads it over, he sighs, Bishop reappears, "Hello Captain."

"Bishop lead the party out to the Elevators, Hacks, you good?"

Hacks devolved back to regular, ~I'm good.~

"Take a potion, we got someone we need to talk to."

~About time I say. Any further you got?~

"Give me a moment," Jackal responded tapping his earpiece, "Fox any intriguing details you noticed about Rogue?"

Over the radio came, "They had a Latias, I'm fairly certain it's a ditto though."

"Thanks."

Jackal and Hacks walked out, Jackal pondering.

Rogue has to be a J-Teamer considering the mailing list I used.
Ditto, which means I need to narrow down that category, thank you tnf for documenting all that... even if it's not totally accurate.
Lack of Greninja and Ninja themes, likely not-

He stepped out into the hall, still in thought.

Space (The Foxverse Frontier)

-The Arwing inhabited by /Duck/ just flies about, is it performing tricks?-

-/Duck/, are you trying to impress the Latii with your flying skills?-

Cyberspace (Digital Pocket Monsters)

-/Duck/ starts combing the files. All this information on mon-machine interfacing and aura mechanics was utterly fascinating... Maybe something to store away for later analysis-

Base (Physically Adjacent to Devices)

-The flurry of energy ends and cosplay!Pent just sorta goes a little limp in the middle of whatever horrific scene she's managed to create-

H-holy trinity that was a workout and a half...

Foxverse

-Ace observes the Latii as they fly by.-

Ace: "Interesting. No need to breath, and they can fly in a vacuum. It seems their flight methods really are exactly like jet fighters."

Tsunami: "Sweetheart you know I think it's cute when you get nerdy about things but can we focus on getting close enough to do some damage?"

Shaun: "...Nami you're on the open channel."

Tsunami: "...fuck."

-She adjusts her grips on the controls and sets about getting a targeting solution for the plasma cannon she had mounted on the ship.-

Banshee Base - Lab

The Armored Arcanine: <Good. I hate baths.>

Vulpecula: "...your armor doen't cover your whole body."

-AA gazes at a lifted foreleg.-

The Armored Arcanine: <AHHHHHHH>

Banshee Base - Mecha

Shaun: "We should have seen this coming."

"Agreed"

-Shaun twitches.-

Banshee Base

"She's almost kind of beautiful. It's not often steel hides silk," Amaterasu observed.

Minerva dropped the illusion on Amaterasu and used an illusory pair of handcuffs to attempt to bind Banshee's hands together.

"Make a note to get Colton to get a Hidden Power TM," Ammy considered while picking up Pent with Psychic, forced to expose her tails. "We've earned a break but it's liable to end at the drop of a hat.

Foxverse

"Alright, Talbain," Colton muttered to himself. "It's just legendaries in body armor. You've defeated a Mew as a Rockruff, even if they... were... holding back..." his ears drooped. "But you have a spacecraft; you're on equal footing."

With the realization he elected to simply stall, not firing, just kinda keeping an eye on the two, waiting for one of them to make an advance.

Edited by AbsentCoder on Feb 17th 2019 at 8:13:08 AM