ITT: We Have All Become Pokémon

(Marsha gladly stays close by Marlon, anticipating another incoming mess.)

(It's as she does so that she notices something...up on the ceiling is a very familiar Vibrava, though still without his homemade royal robes.)

Oh no...please tell me dat isn't dat Vibrava... (Marsha says.)

"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."

[Walking inside, I notice the crowds in the throne room...these can't all be bastards, can they?] "Hey," [I whisper to no one in particular.] "S'that the king?"

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As the group enters, some may get a whiff of smoke slowly floating down from one of the rafters in the room, followed by a loud, reverberated sigh.

Slak Rock Cafe?

Scilio, laughing, is interrupted by Marie. In his hand, a glass of wine. Hello, miss! You must be Marie, the king's daughter! A true pleasure. I am Scilio Orpatts, captain of the Blue Cross.

He motions to his neighboring raticate. This here is my lady, Marion Thorann. He motions to Jillian. My prize inspector Jillian Springsteen. He then motions to the Heracrosses around them. The powerful Blue Cross. As I'm sure you knew. But how are you doing, miss Marie?

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Andy turns to Eliot. Have you still not met the king?

edited 30th Nov '17 7:37:17 PM by TacoBadger

Huzzah

Dieter notices the Vibrava after Marsha says so and comments.

"Well... he doesn't have his robes. Maybe that's a good sign?"

"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every

Marlon > Dieter, Marsha, others

Yeah, that's him...but did he already give up on wanting to try to be a King? And what's that smell?

(I ask. Right now I don't see Jillian.)

Marlon > Eliot

Nope...where is he?

edited 30th Nov '17 7:44:55 PM by Team42Larson

Tell....everyone....

I sure hope so, Deets...and I hope not, Marly... (Marsha says to Dieter.)

Cough cough... (Henry can be heard coughing from the ceiling.)

edited 30th Nov '17 7:42:31 PM by kablammin45

"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."

"My full name is Marie Fabienne, sir. And it's an honor to meet you all! Honestly, I'm just happy I get to meet all my brothers and sisters! Even if we likely won't be around for long. Here's to hoping the king makes a full recovery!" She toasts, without a glass.

I'm Huney B now. Okay?

Hospital -> Castle??? (Tilly)

*Tilly nods to Grigori* Understood — I suppose I can start by questioning those around the crime scene later.

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Hospital -> Castle (Sarah)

Well whoever's going like...yeah. *Sarah follows to the Castle. Upon reaching it, she just looks around at the various candidates*

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Outside the Castle -> Castle (Horowitz/Olmer)

*Fatima Olmer, the Sharpedo first mate is explaining to the captains* While we're in there, it'll be up to you all to use your connections to sway the intelligencia... *waiting for Horowitz to leave, she adds, whispering* I'll be frank — our chances are slim, however, the sooner we determine who the frontrunner is, the better — our stations can be lifted even if the prince's is not...

*the captains nod in understanding, and start schmoozing with the upper crust of Slak Rock. Fatima follows her captain inside*

*inside the castle, Horowitz barely manages to make it in time (arriving shortly after the humanmons), puffed-up chest emphasizing his swag while also belying his mixed confidence inside. Not one to show weakness, of course, he lets out a* Peh! So this is me competition, eh Olmer? *not as loud or haughty as usual, but likely to be noticed. He finds a fairly unoccupied spot near the front, with his first mate right behind him. He whispers to her* Seems like mostly peasants and nobodies to me — we've got this one in the bag!

edited 30th Nov '17 7:50:11 PM by sarysa

Current WHABP alts: Jani (Sarah) the Purrloin, Hudson the Togetic. Tilly/Lilly (Digletts) are being Put on a Bus.

Scilio chuckles, clinking the ghost glass. Cheers! Ah... if it gives you any comfort, I am not one of the heirs. I'm actually the king's stepson, see because... He sniffs. What the Hell? He looks at the roof, seeing Henry and trying to see the cause of the smell.

Huzzah

(Henry realizes that he's been spotted by Scilio and scampers away. He gathers his hidden homemade cape and crown and moves toward the entrance to the hall, crawls down the wall, and begins trying to hide behind Eliot and his shawl.)

Where'd Henry go? (Marsha asks.)

edited 30th Nov '17 7:58:39 PM by kablammin45

"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."

Marlon > Marsha

I don't know...he's probably hiding in the crowds...

(I sweep the crowds to try and find him, not being too successful with my finds.)

Marlon > Anyone

How is this meeting supposed to go?

Tell....everyone....

"No, I didn't, ya dildo! ...a'was...too busy dickin' around on the ship..." [I hesitate to approach the crowds, preferring to stay with the others for now, hoping this ends up dying down soon enough.]

[I hear the sound of frantic skittering behind me...the hairs on my neck stand on end. I slowly look behind me...it's some caped Vibrava...wait, fuck, wasn't this the asshole they were talking about earlier? I rub my chin, wondering if I should confront him about it...]

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In the rafters, producing another puff of smoke, is an Emolga, his eyes squinting as he sucks on a rolled up joint. Then, taking the joint out of his mouth and throwing it into a cup of water (one he had brought up onto the rafters), seemingly randomly, he rolls off his wooden perch and spreads his arms. He catches the air, slowly gliding down towards Scilio.

...actually, the trajectory puts him square in the path of Scilio's face.

Eeep! (Henry yelps, zipping out from behind Eliot, stumbling, and falling on his face in front of the party and everyone else.)

Hey! What are yas doin' back here? (Marsha says to the Vibrava.)

(Henry nervously stammers a bit, then grabs his cape and throws it over himself again.)

edited 30th Nov '17 8:00:24 PM by kablammin45

"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."

Because they are slowly gliding, Scilio is able to slowly step out of the way. Not paying it mind, he responds, You must be one of the heirs! One Mr. Sunhillow? Pleasure to meet you. I'm your half-step-brother, Scilio Orpatts.

Andy sighs. I'm amazed you think dildo is an insult. Look, let's ditch the delusional bug, and I'll take you to see the prince. We are the supposed VA doctors, after all.

Huzzah

Castle (Sarah)

We probably just sit back and watch the insanity, y'know? *Sarah says to Marlon*

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Castle (Horowitz/Olmer)

*the two simply stare at the Emolga floating toward Scilio. Olmer whispers to Horowitz* That seems to be another contender — clearly someone hasn't brushed up on their decorum...

edited 30th Nov '17 8:01:21 PM by sarysa

Current WHABP alts: Jani (Sarah) the Purrloin, Hudson the Togetic. Tilly/Lilly (Digletts) are being Put on a Bus.

Dieter decides to talk to Henry.

"You okay?"

"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every

Castle (Sarah)

Seriously? *Sarah looks down at the prone Vibrava, asking in an accusing tone* Have you totally learned nothing since last time?

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Castle (Horowitz/Olmer)

*Horowitz whispers back to Olmer* Decorum, peh...everyone knows pops is arcsdamn laid back... *only to then to notice the Vibrava dressed in regal-ish gear, and asks out loud* The hell did ol' pops do when he seeded that monstrosity?!

Current WHABP alts: Jani (Sarah) the Purrloin, Hudson the Togetic. Tilly/Lilly (Digletts) are being Put on a Bus.

(Marsha yanks the cloak off of Henry and looks down at him, somewhat disdainfully.)

What are yas doin' back here? (Marsha asks.) Didn't what we told yas earlier get through to yas? Ya seemed like ya got it! Answer dese fellas!

I tried to do things! I really did! But then I almost got horribly injured and decided that I would just take my chances here! This is the only place for me! (Henry snaps. He takes the cloak back and goes back underneath it.) How was I supposed to know that homeless guy was a psycho who wanted my wings...why does everything happen to me...?

"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."

Content to let Horowitz keep thinking Henry is King Raleigh's biological kid, the Litleo responds to the Vibrava.

"Uh, wait, injured? What happened?"

edited 30th Nov '17 8:13:37 PM by CorvusAtrox

"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every

"OH!" She looks to the E(s)molga. "Hello there!"

I'm Huney B now. Okay?

(I looked at the crowds around us in the throne room. One thing of note would be the younger-looking Slaking with an entourage of beetles along with a Raticate suitor and who else but the Jolteon. Yep, that's her. I sighed to myself to keep myself cool. I noticed the Vibrava on the ceiling making his escape and I shook my head. One of these days, he's gonna get himself killed or mixed with the wrong crowd. Or both.)

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(Meanwhile a Tsareena looked on at the scene with feigned boredom. She appeared to be disinterested at the rabble, but in reality, she was scanning the area and paying attention to the bastards and anyone near them that are not guests to this meeting.)

"I treasure every day with you, darling." "No need to be so sappy, love." "You know that's how she is, Nia." - AU!Pyra, Nia, Mythra

"The king, you mean?" [I am somewhat worried about the Vibrava's odd behavior, it's kinda awkward seeing him do all this.]

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The Emloga, indeed a Mr. Sunhillow, finally lands on the ground, an eternal blissful smile on his face as he lets out another tiny puff of smoke. He turns to Scilio, speaking in a high, gleeful voice, "Yis, that's me! Mr....Olias Sunhillow! A'was su'prised ya goh me name, noh many 'ave heard uf me!"

He nods to Marie. "You mohst be Marie! Ah've seen ya roond before methinks." Curious about the screaming, he looks to the currently hiding Vibrava. "And who's that lad ov'r there? Another one uf our bruthers?"

edited 30th Nov '17 8:18:37 PM by BlackMageAnolis

I was told that I should try helping the homeless people around here and the first guy I talked to tried to cut my wings off... (Henry tells Dieter.) I just barely escaped before he could chop them off with that big cleaver he had...! He told me that he wasn't even homeless and had a place far from here where he kept all of his wings...

(Tears begin streaming down Henry's face.) If I were prince, guys like him would be in jail...just like whatever that thing was that killed that Mudsdale back home would be...

edited 30th Nov '17 8:22:19 PM by kablammin45

"Lucian, don’t be afraid, we’ll make it through this."

Castle (Sarah)

Your wings? Geez... *Sarah sits by the Vibrava, getting a better level of understanding* One of ours was totally attacked too — went after his paw, luckily she missed y'know?

Also, I hate to say this...but that freak is in this town... *she informs Henry*

Current WHABP alts: Jani (Sarah) the Purrloin, Hudson the Togetic. Tilly/Lilly (Digletts) are being Put on a Bus.

I just kind of mumble to the others after letting out a cough, my flipper to one side of my beak, unsure of the strange sight that I saw "Uhh, what do you suppose they were even smoking... Literal grass?"

[A pokemon just... Was smoking a joint, wow, this is... This is fine.]