And now for your prompt...

You're on your last mon against Claire! Her Gyarados is currently attacking Runt with a mighty Bite attack! What do you do, sir?

Please respond with the post you would make if this situation showed up IRP.

(I'm doing two versions here, since context is important - what he'd be doing would be different depending on if Jack was participating in the fight voluntarily vs. whether it was involuntary)

(Version A: Voluntary)

Jack shouted as he pulled out Runt's pokeball and recalled the Abra from the battle. He hadn't expected things to get so brutal. And while he knew Runt could handle himself if needed, this was not a battle worth fighting anymore. It certainly wasn't worth the damage he knew full well the mighty Gyarados could dish out upon his tiny little Abra.

Jack: "Alright, Alright, you win!"

He held his hands up in an attempt to get across that he had conceded the fight.

(Version B: Involuntary)

Jack: "This is nuts!"

Jack: "Runt, Teleport! Double Time!"

In the blink of an eye, the crafty little pokemon blinked out of the way of the mighty Gyarados' jaws and to behind Jack, where it grabbed onto it's trainer and teleported again, this time to the far side of the room to give them as much space as possible. Not that it meant much when Gyarados could be on top of them at a moments notice.

Jack: "Until further notice, just keep teleporting every time it gets close. At least till I figure out a plan to save our butts."

It was times like this Jack regretted his usual decision of not adding pokemon to his collection without a really good reason. Two or three more of them would have come in really handy right about now.

Voluntary Version

-Claire notices Jack conceding the fight and recalls her Gyarados-

Claire: "Well, if you're more ready for it later, feel free to challenge the Gym again."

Involuntary Version

-The Gyarados attempts to Bite the teleporting Abra, flailing around and knocking into parts of the room, making collapse imminent-

(Voluntary Version)

Jack: "Thank you."

With a sigh of relief, Jack turned and headed to to exit, stopping before he left the room.

Jack: "And Congratulations, by the way."

He wasn't sure what he had been thinking by challenging her in the first place. He wasn't a pokemon trainer - he didn't need any of this.

Maybe he was trying to prove something.

Jack: [Sigh] "I need to get to a pokemon center"

(Involuntary Version)

Before they even needed to do any more teleporting, Jack realized an escape may have come about on it's own.

Jack: "Hold that thought, Runt."

Running from the corner and looking for the most stable part of the room, the man waited for the room to start to fall apart. As long as he could avoid getting Runt or himself crushed, all he would need to do was wait for the roof to fall in and have his Abra move him from below to the debris to on top of it.

Jack: "And get ready to teleport us out of here."

edited 5th Jan '13 7:18:58 AM by SpaceJawa

-The Rhyhorn begins running around, shaking a bit to try and knock Kermit off, roaring while doing all of this-

Kermit laughed, hooking himself under the vines left by the leech seed. <What? Too much if a strain for you to talk and battle at the same time, huh?>

Now that he was properly secured, he nestled down, waiting for the kick from the leech seed to knock Rhyhorn out.

Rhyhorn:<I'll show you!>

-He surrounds himself with sharp rocks, and shoots them up at Kermit-

The rocks hit Kermit, sending him reeling, knocking him off Rhyhorns back. He prepared a razor leaf, and started to fire them off at Rhyhorn.

However, before he can get the attack to fire, Jake rushes in and grabs him by the vines, pulling him along, hoping Rhyhorn doesn't chase after him. He weaves between the trees, hoping to block Rhyhorns vision.

-The Rhyhorn gives chase, but has difficulty maneuvering through the trees, and eventually gives up-

Rhyhorn:<It ain't worth it for one stupid plant.> -turns around and leaves-

Jake: (panting) Phew... I think... We made it...

@Musik and Jawa Your posts could both use a bit of proofreading, but you both have been accepted.

And it's strongly recommended you go to the creative chat to get yourself oriented.

edited 5th Jan '13 9:02:26 AM by crowlover

I would like to apply to join this RP!

Name: Edgar Dickinson A.K.A. "The Penitent"

Age: Mid twenties

Gender: Male

Physical Appearance: Lanky, pale skin with long dark hair. The Penitent has high cheekbones, with a very thin, almost gaunt build. This build is sometimes concealed by a long, dark cloak, complete with a cowl that hides his face.

Ties to Organizations: Ex-member of Team Rocket, leaving for reasons that made clear in the backstory section.

Region of Origin: Kanto, originally from Celadon City, now based in Lavender Town.

Backstory: Edgar Dickinson joined Team Rocket in his teens, and a couple of years after joining were part of an ill-fated raid in Lavender Town, attempting to steal a Marowak and a Cubone. The raid went awry, and while the Cubone was still poached successfully, Dickinson killed the Marowak in the confusion. In the weeks and months following the incident, Dickinson noticed that he was being followed by a mysterious, unidentifiable Ghost. He complained of this haunting to his co-workers and superiors, but they merely ignored him (asking if he had been taking one too many acid pops). The constant, silent presence of the spectre drove him nearly to the point of madness, until he managed to secure a prototype Silph Scope during Team Rocket’s brief occupation of Silph Co. With the aid of the Silph Scope, Dickinson discovered that the Ghost that had been haunting him was, in fact, the Marowak that he had killed. She charged him to take care of her son, the Cubone, raising him and training him in her place. Frantically, he agreed, stealing the Cubone (nicknaming it Q) from Team Rocket and deserting the criminal organization, taking on the moniker of the Penitent. Soon after adopting Q, the Ghost disappeared, but the Penitent kept his word, training him as they travel throughout Kanto, on the run from both the law and Team Rocket.

Pokémon Profile: The Penitent’s only Pokémon is Q, the Cubone that he has sworn to protect and train. All his others belonged to Team Rocket and were left behind when he deserted the gang.

Species: Cubone (Starter)

Nickname: Q

Gender: Male

Ability: Battle Armor

Personality/Bio: Q is a melancholy Pokémon, silent the vast majority of the time, unless he is weeping. He is traumatized by the death of his mother, the Marowak, and he regards the Penitent with a strange mix of hatred and love. Q is wise beyond his years, and while his will never forgive the Penitent for killing his mother, he recognizes the potential for redemption and is grateful that the Penitent has saved him from Team Rocket and is training him. Q often acts as a sort of Morality Pet for the Penitent, quietly making him a better person. Although he is quite a high level, Q refuses to evolve, out of respect for his mother and an inability to move on. Q will only evolve once he has finally come to terms with his mother’s death. Also, candy apples.

edited 8th Jan '13 5:31:23 AM by ParadoxicalStone

It looks good so far, if a bit similar to a few other characters in the RP. Assuming Every changed the code word to something else, hopefully someone will be available to start your test battle.

Test Battle Tiem!

Congratulations, The Penitent, two soccer moms believe you have been giving steroids to children's Pokemon. They now have you cornered in the back alley with their Vaporeon and a Glaceon. What do you do?

edited 8th Jan '13 6:23:43 AM by crowlover

The Penitent: "Oh dear... I'm so sorry about that. That was... quite some time ago, wasn't it?"

The Penitent surreptitiously slips what looks like a Pokeball into his hand from within his sleeve.

The Penitent: "Still... I understand your feelings, and..."

The Penitent throws the apparent Pokeball at the ground, and it starts to spray a cloud of dark smoke. Quickly, he backs away and quietly sends out Q, his Cubone. Reassuringly, he strokes Q on the skull helmet and whispers something in his ear.

edited 8th Jan '13 6:30:53 AM by ParadoxicalStone

Soccer Mom 1: "Oh, no, you're not getting away this time!"

Soccer Mom A: "Not until you pay for what you've done! Glaceon, clear the Smoke with Icy Wind!"

Soccer Mom 1: "You too, Vaporeon!"

-The Glaceon and Vaporeon exhale a cold wind from their mouths in an attempt to clear the smoke-

When the smoke clears, the Penitent is backing away slowly. Suddenly, from behind and the soccer moms, a Bonemerang whirls out, aiming to strike the Glaceon on the outbound path and the Vaporeon on its return. Once it returns, Q - who is now standing on a window ledge on one of the walls of the alley catches it, before jumping down to hide behind a group of trash cans.

-The spinning bone hits Glaceon followed by Vaporeon-

Soccer Mom A: "I'll handle the guy, you handle the Cubone."

-Soccer Mom 1 nods-

Soccer Mom 1: "Vaporeon, Hydro Pump!"

-Vaporeon expels a large amount of water at the trash cans the Cubone is hiding behind-

Soccer Mom A: "Don't let him escape, Glaceon. Ice Beam!"

-Glaceon launches a beam of ice at the ground near The Penitent, freezing it and hoping to cause him to slip-

edited 8th Jan '13 7:07:19 AM by crowlover

The Penitent stumbles, skidding on the ice, but manages to break his fall with his gloved hands and keeps scuttling away backwards.

"Q, take the can lid, and use Bone Rush!" calls the Penitent. Q picks up the lid of one of the trash cans and swiftly wields it as a shield, charging at the Vaporeon while bravely holding the trash can lid in front of him to defend himself from the Hydro Pump.

Q grunts: <You know you deserve this. I don't know why the hell I'm defending you.>

The Penitent looks up at the soccer moms, still crabwalking away. "As I said, I'm terribly sorry about this... how can I make it up to you?"

Soccer Mom A: "What we want is for you to go to jail!"

-Vaporeon is hit by the bone 3 times, causing it to fall to low health-

Soccer Mom 1: "Hey, I need backup over here!"

Soccer Mom A: "Glaceon, go help her out."

-Glaceon nods, then goes over to help Soccer Mom 1-

Soccer Mom 1: "Thanks! Vaporeon, use Hydro Pump! Glaceon, use..." -at Soccer Mom A- "What moves does Glaceon know?"

Soccer Mom A: -dialing on a phone- "I'm trying to call the police. Just go with Blizzard!"

-Vaporeon lets out a jet of water concentrated on the Cubone, while the Glaceon releases a snowy storm that disperses more-

The Penitent grimaces at Soccer Mom A, shaking his head slowly. "I'm sorry... I'm afraid I can't let you do that." He tries to kick the phone out of her hands, then turns to look at Q, who has managed to keep blocking the Hydro Pump, but is shivering from the Blizzard, which is clearly hurting him, as ice crystals buffet the small Pokemon's body.

"Hang in there, Q, I'm coming to help you soon!"

Q continues advancing on the Vaporeon, intent on knocking it out with another Bone rush so that it can focus all its attention on Glaceon. The Penitent pivots his head back to look Soccer Mom A in the eye, calmly meeting her angry gaze, struggling not to betray his desperation. "You see," he says, "I made a promise..."

-The cell phone is kicked from Soccer Mom A's hands, injuring one of them in the process-

Soccer Mom A: "Gah. You're getting written up for assault too when I reach my phone!"

-Vaporeon is hit by the bone, fainting-

Soccer Mom 1: "Gah, Vaporeon!" -recalls it- -to Soccer Mom A- "What do we do now?"

Soccer Mom A: "You call, I'll handle the Cubone. Keep using Blizzard, Glaceon!"

-The Glaceon lets out another snowy storm from it's mouth, while Soccer Mom 1 tries calling the police-

"Damn it!" mutters the Penitent, scrambling over to spray a Hyper Potion on his Cubone. "Hang in there, Q! You can do it!" Q emits a low, mournful wail as the Blizzard chills him to the core, but manages to recover with the aid of the Hyper Potion and throws his bone at Glaceon while shielding himself as best as he can with the trash can lid.

<Thanks,> murmurs Q, resolute behind his mask. <I'm so cold...>

The Penitent glances at the Soccer Moms. "Shit... I didn't mean to hit your hand, but really, you can't call the police. There's stuff at stake here... really important stuff." He starts raising his voice, knowing that - though he's unlikely to convince them to stop, he can still stall for time while Q fights the Glaceon. "I'm telling you to stop calling them right now! Please! I'll pay you!" He starts becoming frantic, frenzied - whatever he can do to distract the Soccer Moms and buy him and Q time.

-Glaceon is hit by the Bone, taking a fair amount of damage-

Soccer Mom 1: "Ha, you think paying us will-"

-Soccer Mom 1 and A receive calls-

Soccer Mom A: "My kid needs to be picked up..."

Soccer Mom 1: "Mine too..."

-Soccer Mom A recalls her Glaceon-

Soccer Moms: "This isn't over, you hear?"

-The Soccer Moms head off just as suddenly as they came-

edited 8th Jan '13 8:16:27 AM by crowlover

The Penitent picks up Q and cradles him in his arms. "Good work there, boy. And nice job with that trash can lid. I think we'll keep that - could come in handy. Now let's make ourselves scarce."

<Yeah. Thanks for the idea,> says Q, in a strange, low, purring sound, as his trainer picks up the can lid and stores it in his cloak.

Q returns to his Pokeball, and the Penitent scurries off into the darkness. "That was far too close for comfort," he mutters. "We have to stay out of the way of the police," he whispers to Q's Pokeball. "For both our sakes."

edited 8th Jan '13 8:19:01 AM by ParadoxicalStone