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Yeah, that's what I was thinkin'. (Benji says to Marlon, looking down at Lucy. It does feel like they've known her for much longer than a week, but it still has just been that long.) We like Lucy and all and do a lotta stuff with her right now, but I don't think we're ready for her tuh be callin' us her parents just yet...or even call her our kid. Like...Dinah and I are thing, yeah, but I dunno if we're ready to be parents to Lucy yet, just sayin'. Are ya, Dinah?
No, not really...you're all right...) (Dinah says, sadly looking down at Lucy for a moment and then back up.) I do want to make sure Lucy is happy and at least knows that we're protecting her since she lost her parents, though. So what should we do for now?
I guess just make sure Lucy knows that you aren't her parents yet? (Delilah suggests.) Wait until all three of you are really ready to be a full-blown family? Assuming that you two adopting Lucy ever actually happens? (She shrugs.)
Yeah, that sounds about right. (Benji says.) We'll talk with Lucy in the mornin' before we go, just sayin'.
(My stomach hurts too much for me to have the gumption to add to this discussion, but...I guess this sounds about right? I dunno. I continue to lie there and wait for Delilah to get in bed. Maybe then I can get my mind off my stomach (and my injuries that are still healing up).)
Silversand
(From a bird's eye view, Audrey the Victreebel is watching herself make her way down the Silversand boardwalk. As she does so, she sees herself patting her stomach and deciding to pop into the local deli.)
(Going inside, the place is completely empty except for the Quillidan owner Malcom, for whatever reason. Usually it's more crowded than this, isn't it? Audrey watches herself go up to the counter.)
Hallo, ma'am. (The Quillidan says.) Nice day, hmm? What can I get for ya?
Hmm...kind of leaning towards an Occa Berry sandwich. (Audrey says.)
All right, comin' right up! (Malcom goes to prepare the sandwich. However, after looking, he stops and looks back up with an embarrassed expression.) Erm, sorry, ma'am, but we're fresh out of Occa.
(To her surprise, Audrey sees herself suddenly become enraged.) You're WHAT?!
M-Ma'am, it's all right, there are plenty of other options... (Malcom says nervously.)
No! This isn't acceptable! I'll show you what happens when you don't give me what I want! (Audrey roars.)
(She whips her vines out and grabs Malcom. Wha-what am I doing...? Audrey wonders as she watches this.)
WAAAUGH! (Malcom screams as he's brought close to Audrey's mouth.)
(Audrey's point-of-view then shifts to her no longer watching this happening and sitting there holding the terrified Quilladin over her gaping mouth. A sense of sheer horror comes over her. She looks at her reflection in the glass on the counter. Instead of her own reflection, she instead sees that of a larger, Shiny Victreebel wearing a purple sash. Audrey's eyes go wide.)
No...nonononononono...NO! NO! (Audrey screams in horror.)
(Audrey wakes up with a start. She looks herself over and realizes that what just happened was all just a bad dream.)
Just a dream...just a dream... (Audrey gasps, slumping down in relief.) I didn't eat anyone...I'm not becoming my father...
(Audrey sighs and goes back to sleep.)
edited 13th Jun '18 1:14:39 PM by kablammin45
"Hey, least I didn't lose all my artistic talent when I crash landed in the arena here."Barracks
(I sit at the bed near the exit and thought about her. How I felt about her couldn't have been a coincidence. I mean, she's beautiful no doubt, but it felt... right, like I felt something genuine, more than just love. I'm not sure if she feels the same about me. In fact, I'm not sure she's even single. I think talking to Nori will help me vent my feelings about it.)
"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, MythraBarracks
I nod in agreement.
Yeah, I'm sure she'll understand if you guys explain it to her...right? Man, its still hard to deal with kids, even now...
I then yawn.
But man, I am beat after today. Shall we start getting some shuteye? I'm sure we've got more crazy adventures ahead of us tomorrow.
I lie down in the bed.
Silversand
Mack picks up his pace to see if Dew is okay, after hearing her start up.
Dew?
...where he just finds her back asleep again. Sighing, he and Toby go to their separate bedrooms.
Bollocks..how much longer are we gonna have to deal with this mess...
It doesn't take him long to fall asleep.
June 27th
Purrloin Jani by shrubBird
Banquet —> Barracks
*Tilly (in the past) nods to Benji and remarks* Understood — I can wait until you are ready. *before following everyone to the Barracks*
*once the sisters arrive, their minds are set for finding a quiet place to rest. Not at all needing beds, the two Digletts in-cart opt to follow Zeb, figuring he's in a similar situation. (also assuming the Cofagrigus coffin doubles as a bed) Catching up, Tilly asks the former Girafarig* I hope we are not disturbing you. As we have no use for beds, I figured it would be most logical to rest somewhere quiet, but not isolated.
The Ruff Stuff
*at a secluded corner of the dingy bar, a Togetic sits alone at the table with a pair of drinks. The first, and the one he is imbibing himself, is the bar's namesake beverage. The other, positioned across from him, is quite virgin...as he knows how unpredictable his future companion would to become were it anything else. Adorned in a basic suede outback hat
◊ with a braided trim, and himself being trimmer than the average Togetic due to his time spent out in the wilds, he downs the beverage with a well feigned comfort as he wonders to himself* (Taking their sweet time they are. This must be something if they're going to these lengths...)
*while the Togetic looks longingly at the door, a figure is secretly floating in through the window...the same one that Sirus used but yesterday for his chat with Yukio and the others. With an aerodynamic shape that barely disturbs the wind, the figure manages to not only make it to their seat, but also take a sip of the beverage, entirely unnoticed. They end up having to speak up to grab the Togetic's attention*
Ahem.
*startled, the Togetic ends up furiously side-juggling his beverage, trying to keep it from crashing to the table and spilling its contents everywhere. Just managing to get it set down, the Togetic subtly berates the new arrival by saying in an Australian accent* Ah g'day...I forgot you can do that. Can't you civilised types use the front door? Nearly gave me an 'eart attack...
*the figure, revealed to be a very familiar Unown-V, sets down their beverage before retorting* You must be ready for anything at anytime. It is foolhardy to assume that even in a progressive kingdom such as Foxfell that you are always safe. One might say that civilization is its own kind of jungle.
*the Togetic shrugs and remarks* Of course I know that! It's not like most mons could pull off that trick anyway. *taking a quick swig of his beverage, he then continues* You never did answer me question, but I'm sure it's in line with the vague wording of those orders. "Head to Foxfell and meet up at the Ruff Stuff to discuss a support and reconnaissance assignment." What's so special about this group you want me to monitor?
*the Unown states to the Togetic* I can assure you that they are no ordinary company. *then takes another sip of the alcohol-free beverage* I ascertained that you would be best suited for the task, as they are not only in dire need of support mons, but you understand the virtue of observing without interfering.
You mean that stint I had with the Imzadi culture while bushwalking through Wildland Island? It's fairly common knowledge that such isolated groups can be found in poorly charted regions of the world, so if that's the reason for— *the Togetic stops himself as the Unown floats toward him to quietly say*
Humans.
*stunned silence follows*
Current WHABP alts: Jani (Sarah) the Purrloin, Hudson the Togetic. Tilly/Lilly (Digletts) are being Put on a Bus.Barracks
Yeah, let's go ta sleep already. (Marsha says.) I feel like I've been up for six months. Night, fellas! (She immediately climbs into her and Marlon's bed.)
Night! (Benji says. He moves to get into his and Dinah's own bed. Dinah sheds her blouse and glasses and they both hit the hay.)
Night... (I mumble, waving at everyone.) Ugh...
(Delilah finally gets in bed with me.) Night, Goobert.
Night, Del... (I say. I wrap an arm and an antennae around her and try to go to sleep. Thankfully, after a while, I do so despite my upset stomach. I really hope this doesn't make me have any crazy dreams tonight...)
(June lies awake for a bit longer before nodding off, excited about what may happen tomorrow.)
edited 13th Jun '18 4:05:36 PM by kablammin45
"Hey, least I didn't lose all my artistic talent when I crash landed in the arena here."The Castle
Jack takes his coat off as he prepares to go to bed, then something wrinkled and slightly water-damaged falls out of one of the pockets. He picks it up and reads it.
Jack: Oh, I forgot I had this thing...
The S.S. Endless
Snaptooth arrives to find Captain Warfridge and a few crew members at the docks, with the broken mast having been taken off the ship and laying down on the docks. The Poliwrath sees Snaptooth coming and waves.
Warfridge: Hello Snaptooth! Where's Jack?
Snaptooth: He's staying in the castle along with everyone else who helped with the problem the locals had. The two of us fought the one responsible for the mess, who turns out to be connected to Viral Aggression. Unfortunately the enemy escaped but we sent her packing.
The captain's eyes widen in surprise.
Dear Arceus, this is more serious than I fought!
So, on another topic, how's the mast doing?
Not good, I'm afraid. We're gonna have to search for a new mast tomorrow. Anyways, I'm gonna call it a night now that I know you can Jack are safe.
Then Warfridge leaves the docks and heads to the hotel. As soon as Warfridge leaves, Snaptooth allows his true thoughts to run rampant in his head.
Snaptooth (Inner Thoughts): ....grumble...I feel cheated since I wanted to kill that Granbull but couldn't since she's involved with the VA... Now I need something to take out my frustrations on....
He looks around the docks and notices that the Kingler who replaced Snaptooth's position after he was demoted is gazing out at the sea. The Feraligatr grins.
Snaptooth (Inner Thoughts): This guy seems promising...
The League of HeroesI eventually reach the room where everyone seems to be sleeping and find an open bed in the corner of the room. I take off my hat and set it down on the ground next to my bed, dropping the stick next to it. There's still a lingering bubbly feeling from when the Queen let me keep it. My attention is grabbed by the others, who seem engaged in their own conversation, although it apparently just ended. Just looking at it kills my happy-ish feeling and… kind of stings… I dunno how to put it, though. I lie down and stare at the ceiling. (… I can't sleep.)
If I don't clash, I don't change. The world ends at my borders, and the best moments slip away.The Castle
Jack turns to the others, looking through his coat pockets as he picks up some rather weathered brochures.
Jack: I completely forgot about all these brochures I picked up during our travels. And this...
He then places the wanted poster onto his bed.
...this is the wanted poster I picked up in Silversand the day we first met! I used to look at it from time to time wondering if I could be strong and experienced enough one day to take on the pirate on the poster!
The S.S. Endless
The Feraligatr sits down at the edge of the dock right next to the Kingler. The Kingler turns him in surpise.
Revaige: Oh hey Snaptooth! Wasn't expecting you! So, uh, no hard feelings about me taking your job?
Snaptooth: Nope, no hard feelings. So, how's life going for ya?
The Kingler sighs in sadness.
Revaige: Not too good. The love of my life recently divorced me and took the custody of my kids and has since remarried, so now I'm looking for love again.
Snaptooth puts his left arm over the Kingler's shoulder, his voice sounding sad as well.
Snaptooth: Aww, that's too bad. I feel for ya buddy, I feel for ya.
His thoughts were a different story however.
Snaptooth (Inner Thoughts): Good, that means no one will miss him... heh heh heh...
edited 13th Jun '18 7:19:44 PM by TheGamechanger
The League of HeroesBarracks
Wow! That's cool! (June says.) ...and it means nothing to me at all, but it's cool! Man...fightin' with pirates...that'd be something interestin' t' tell my grandkids one day...
(I should have known that going to sleep with an upset stomach and the stress of everything that happened today would not be not a healthy combination. Not long after going to sleep I'm already having bizarre vivid nightmares.)
(I'm once again standing in front of that mirror, just looking at myself. My stomach is still really hurting. As I stand there, I suddenly feel like I'm about to throw up. I put my hands around my neck for a moment before I suddenly heave violently.)
(Looking back up, though, to my surprise, I see long blue stringy material, almost like hair, hanging out of my mouth. I feel my eyes involuntarily widening in shock at the bizarre sight. I don't remember eating blue cotton candy today. Then I heave even more and turn completely inside out...but instead of becoming a science project on the internal anatomy of a Goodra from turning inside out, I have somehow turned into Belle?!)
AAAAAHH!! (I yelp, throwing my flippers in front of my face and looking down at myself. My stomach seems to feel worse and I feel lightheaded. I then feel a tap on my shoulder.'')
Psst, Mrs. Belle, you're on. (I turn to see a random Cacturne gesturing behind himself. I notice that I seem to be backstage on a large stage. I dazedly pull myself to the other side of the curtain and go up to the microphone.)
(I see that I seem to be in...a school auditorium. The whole room seems to be rocking back and forth like it's on a boat; not helping my upset stomach feel better in the slightest. The audience is full of Muppet-like creatures that are constantly shapeshifting into each other. Looking around me, I see that my backup band consists of Dinah with some bongos, Marlon with a guitar, Autumn at a keyboard, and...Larry the Cucumber with a tuba? What...?? I notice that Marlon's head seems to be rotating on his neck like a globe, the stick in Autumn's tail is actually a small Sudeaux and she has four eyes, one of Dinah's bongos has Marsha's face on it and the other has Delilah's, and Larry is changing colors every time I look at him and his tuba seems to be painted to look like Róisín. What the crap is going on...?)
Boom, boom, boom, boom...
(I hear Larry start the tuba, and shortly after the others start playing their instruments. Not knowing what else to do, I stand up on my flukes and open my mouth to start singing, only for the entire audience to start singing instead. A chorus of high-pitched voices screech nonsensical lyrics to the equally rambling tune:) IF YOU'D LIKE A CHOCOLATE BERRY SAY "YES MAN, YES MANDARANDABOW" AND THEN I'M RUNNIN' TO KENNEBUNKENLAND AND TAKING ME HOME TONIGHT I DON'T WANNA LET YOU GO TO SEE THE JAILHOUSE ROCKADELLY LELLY...
(I throw my flippers over my ears and stagger around a bit.) Everyone quiet down!! I'm the one trying to sing! (I yell.)
(The audience stops, to my relief, only to get mad at me and begin ripping their own arms off and throwing them at me while booing me. Dinah, Marlon, Autumn, and Larry bail out of the stage (or they just up and disappeared, I can't tell) and I try to shield myself from the flying arms. One conks me on the head and I suddenly feel really dizzy. The audience seems to merge into one giant multicolored blob that hangs over top of me like a tsunami and the ceiling starts dripping. I stumble a bit more before I fall over onto my back and break into several pieces as though I were an action figure that someone decided to throw against the ground. I look down from my disembodied head and see my flippers laying on the ground beside my body, which has split into two pieces halfway down. The giant wave of colors then comes down on top of me.)
Ugh... (I groan as everything seems to dissolve into a tornado of colors as I am swept away by it. As I do so, I hear my name being called.)
Goobert...? Goobert... GOOBERT!
(I suddenly jump up awake, looking around. I still feel dizzy and my stomach still hurts, though I'm now thankfully back to my normal self...almost normal self, anyway. I realize that Delilah just shook me awake.) W-What...? (I moan.)
Goobert, you threw up in your sleep! We both need to get cleaned up! (I hear Delilah say to me.)
(I look down and see that a huge mess of half-eaten food and Sludge Wave gunk is all over us and the bed.)
Oh, ew... (I hear June say.) You okay, Gooby?
Aw man...! (I groan, flopping back down before rolling off the bed.) Can't this horrible day just end already...? (I whine.)
Eugh...c'mon, let's go... (Delilah says, getting up and heading to the bathroom. I begin trying to clean up the mess while I wait for Delilah to come back. Marsha and the others have slept through this entirely.)
(Outside the barracks in the hall, Delilah looks for the servant that lead us up here to ask about where to get cleaned up.)
"Hey, least I didn't lose all my artistic talent when I crash landed in the arena here."
Purrloin Jani by shrubBird
Barracks (Zeb/Sisters)
Thank you. *Tilly says to Zeb and proceeds to park the cart somewhere in line of sight. Lilly, on the other hand, has a bit of a fascination with Zeb's situation, remarking* I've been trapped in my own head so long that I was shocked t'hear what happened to you...first brought back and now y'even have yer own body? That's pretty amazin'...
Uh... *Lilly feels a little awkward coming on strong like that, and then adds* If y'don't mind my askin', how is it like? Being somethin' different...from before. I mean, uh, aside from the whole dead thing...
*Tilly doesn't really say anything this time...she too has some curiosity when it comes to Zeb, and feels she couldn't have worded it better*
Current WHABP alts: Jani (Sarah) the Purrloin, Hudson the Togetic. Tilly/Lilly (Digletts) are being Put on a Bus.Barracks
Oh wow...that takes me back, Jack, ya know with us popping up so close to each other-
Before I could finish my thought and perhaps turn my attention to Niles, Goobert, once again throws Sludge Wave chunks everywhere.
Fucking Christ! You alright? Can someone get in here and help them clean up?
June 27thZeb sighs and thinks about it for a bit.
"Yeah, you are right about that. I might have been surprised to come back and I am glad I have my own body, but..."
Some appendages come out of the coffin.
"A body like this? It's gonna take some gettin' used to. I dunno how it really feels yet. I'm just kinda in... disarray, I guess."
"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also EveryBarracks
(The commotion wakes Benji and Dinah up.) Oh yikes...what a m-...m...me-...ooh, I feel a visit from Marj comin' on, just sayin'!
(Benji morphs into Marjorie and climbs out of bed.) Oh, Goobert...I hope you're not as sick as you were back in Hoard!
No... (I groan.) I think I just had a really bad stomachache...maybe I ate a bad Berry?
Well, go ahead and go get yourself cleaned up. I will take care of this, just saying. (Marjorie(?) says.)
(Marjorie begins tidying up my mess as I go and join Delilah in the hallway, kind of embarrassed over vomiting in front of everyone still awake. Dinah goes back to sleep.)
L'Arachel's Mansion (Guest Bedroom) taking place after Phoebe's lessons from L'Arachel
(Georgés is lying restlessly. He could still see the fear in the Pokémons' eyes at that facy restaurant as Phoebe attacked them with that terrible serum and added them to her clan.)
I must get out of here... (He mutters to himself. However, he looks around and continues to doubt that he should leave, out of fear that one of the now many, many Clamperls will hear him try to leave, and thus Phoebe will use her serum on him. Or maybe he'll be transformed into a Combee by Phoebe's Vespiquen acquaintance instead? Either way, he'll be stuck under one of them forever with no escape.)
I...I can't escape...I'm trapped...what have I done... (Georgés says sadly. A tear slides down the imposing-looking Machoke's face.)
(Meanwhile, Gomer is dreaming again. He laughs in his sleep as he is dreaming that he is a Salamence again, flying happily through the sky. Large, fluffy, pinkish-tinted clouds are all around him.)
(He laughs as he looks down at the sky below him. He loves being a Salamence and flying around. Flying way up high, the ground far below him, able to freely go wherever he pleases...)
Yoohoo...! (A soft, etheral-sounding voice suddenly says. Gomer looks around. He's never heard a voice like this before, has he? Not only that, but something about that voice sounded oddly familiar, yet it sounded nothing like his Mama Phoebe.)
Doooogiiiiiiii... (The female voice says something else. Looking around some more, he finally thinks he sees the source of the voice. A cloud floating toward him seems to be taking the form of some sort of Dragon-type, but it's not another Salamence, and it doesn't even seem to be merely an Altaria. He isn't sure what kind it is, but it seems bigger and bipedal.)
(Gomer stops in mid-air and lets the cloud dragon approach him. It smiles, giggles, and seems to carress his face with one claw. Gomer giggles like an idiot.)
(The cloud dragon then gives Gomer a kiss on the cheek and floats on, humming a soft tune. Gomer watches it go when the cloud dragon looks back at Gomer and motions for him to follow. Gomer can see the cloud dragon's eyes. They seem so familiar, but he doesn't know why. He feels compelled to investigate further.)
Hey, come back here! (Gomer says, flying after it.) Heh heh...you seem so familiar...I think...?
(The cloud dragon giggles again and disappears into the rest of the clouds before Gomer can catch up.)
Hey! Come back! There's something about you that's- (Gomer says.)
(He's interrupted by the soft pink clouds suddenly turning into threatening gray storm clouds. Gomer yelps in surprise as lightning begins flashing around him.)
Ack! Miss Cloud Dragon? Where are you? (Gomer cries, gripping his tail in fear.)
(Some of the stormclouds then collaesce and form into a giant red-eyed stormcloud version of Phoebe.) M-Mama Phoebe?
(Suddenly, a huge bolt of lightning shoots from her bill and strikes him. Gomer cries out as his body painfully contorts and and shrinks back down into his normal Huntail form. Bereft of the red wings he just had, Gomer is sent tumbling down into the swirling mass of stormclouds below him. It's at this point that he finally sees the friendly cloud dragon again, happily floating away from him and apparently oblivious to his fate.)
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! (Gomer wails, trying to reach for the cloud dragon with the arms he no longer has as he falls into the dark flashing void below.)
Gomer! Gomer, quit crying and wake up! (Phoebe says, slapping the writhing and whimpering Gomer around with the end of her tail.)
(Gomer shakes his head and looks around as he wakes up. It was all a dream. He looks at Phoebe, who has returned from her lessons with L'Arachel.)
If I have to wake you up again because of some dream you are having, it'll be a minute too soon, my son. (Phoebe scoffs.)
Oh, Mama Phoebe, I was having the greatest dream ever! (Gomer sniffs, leaning up against her.) I was a Salamence again and I was flyin' everywhere and everythin' was pink like always...but something was different this time!
What? (Phoebe asks, curtly.)
There was this dragon made of clouds flying around with me. She called me the funniest name and we flew around together for a bit. Then she vanished. I tried to find her but then this huge storm showed up and it looked like you. I was zapped and then I was just falling and falling and falling...and I was fallin' away from the pretty cloud dragon...I was so sad, Mama Phoebe! I wanted to keep flyin' around with her... (Gomer buries his face into Phoebe's side and begins crying again.)
(Phoebe wraps her tail around Gomer.) Don't worry, Gomer, it was only a bad dream.
Yeah, bad because I didn't get to hang out with the pretty cloud dragon more... (Gomer blubblers.) Something about her seemed so...interesting, like...familiar, even. Like, her eyes made me feel real funny when I saw 'em and she called me the funniest name...
(Phoebe's face wrinkles a bit.) Gomer, what did this..."cloud dragon" call you? (She asks him.)
Uh...Doogy? (Gomer says.)
"Doogy"? What sort of name is... (Then something suddenly occurs to Phoebe. She looks back to Gomer.) Gomer...that dream is...you must forget about it before it ends up consuming your mind.
W-Why, Mama Phoebe? I really liked it until the end. Why do you always tell me to forget about the dreams I have? (Gomer protests.)
Gomer... (Phoebe starts to say. But then she pauses for a moment and thinks for a moment.) N-Never mind, Gomer. Come on and let's wake up Mister Tyrell so we can gather Berries and get ready to leave from here. We'll talk as we do.
But why, Mama Phoebe? (Gomer asks.) It's the middle of the night and we've got some food.
I know, Gomer, but we forgot some things. (Phoebe says.) Please, Gomer, make your mama happy and do this for me real quick.
Y-Yes, Mama Phoebe... (Gomer says, reluctantly slithering over towards Georgés.)
(Phoebe shakes her head. Why does Gomer keep having these dreams? It's getting on her last nerve. Starting tomorrow, she decides, she is going to do all manner of things to keep Gomer's mind on other things so he will stop having these dreams before something drastic happens.)
edited 14th Jun '18 4:29:38 AM by kablammin45
"Hey, least I didn't lose all my artistic talent when I crash landed in the arena here."
Purrloin Jani by shrubBird
Barracks (Zeb/Sisters)
Oh, I see... *Lilly's expression turns noticeably more dour as she's confronted with the reality of the situation* I mean, I guess it's kinda what I've been figurin' and all...
Well uh...disarray is bettering than being dead, right? *with a quick blush of embarrassment, Lilly corrects herself* I mean dead dead...err, I mean "gone"? Better to be than not to be, huh?
The Ruff Stuff
*the Togetic eventually composes himself enough to remark* Humans, crikey...I really have been out of it... *the Togetic reflects a moment on the full implications of this, and ends up asking* So why haven't they taken over the bloody world by now? In fact why haven't...
*Voxno-V interrupts the Togetic and remarks* It is complicated, but the short version is: They appear as unassuming pokémon, and they tend to hide their origins. Most of them have an uncanny knowledge of our world...but they all seem to be ignorant of our cultures.
Right...and from what archaeologists have told me, them visiting us would be like meself studying the Imzadi... *the Togetic responds, understanding it somewhat anyway, though Voxno corrects him by saying* Their destructive technology did not arrive with them, as far as we can tell...
So why choose me? I'm sure plenty of the guild's archaeologists can provide an 'ands-off approach, and they'd surely have an easier go at striking a conversation with 'em than I ever would— *the Togetic asks while Voxno takes another sip...only to be interrupted again by the Unown, who states plainly*
Trust.
*with a grin, the Togetic quips back* Heh heh, ever since ya got that fancy promotion you've been stacking the deck, eh? So this is just you operating independently then?
Yes and no... *Voxno states plainly to the Togetic, before adding* There are heated debates within the guild on how to deal with the arrival of humans, and as far as the higher ups are concerned, I am a neutral party to this debate. *their stoic demeanor breaks for a moment as they look down at their beverage and describe what's been going on behind the scenes*
Of course, I am not. I have had quite some time to get to know them all, and frankly they cannot be held to the same standard as others with world-altering potential who have come and gone. So naturally, when I learned the guild was forming a Human Activities Division, I left Hoard to proper negotiators and worked the right contacts to acquire the position.
*looking back up at the Togetic, Voxno adds* I admit that I am somewhat conflicted. A small but vocal hardline faction within the guild believes that humans need to be contained, regardless of rumors that some of them have contracted the Viral Aggression. *opting not to mention those rumors are true. Voxno caps it off by saying* In any case, as my new position is not suited for field recon, I am handing that task off to you.
*the Togetic is pretty amazed by all this, and taking in all these revelations as Voxno takes another sip of their drink. Eventually he's able to put two and two together, but asks just in case* Well, seeing I've fought hard to keep key details of the Imzadi secret...such as location and whatnot, I'm supposing ya want me to help ya wash any incriminating details about the humans that cross me way?
Precisely.
Current WHABP alts: Jani (Sarah) the Purrloin, Hudson the Togetic. Tilly/Lilly (Digletts) are being Put on a Bus.The Castle
Jack is taken aback by the Sludge Wave.
Jack: Yikes! I hope he's ok...
The S.S. Endless
As the remaining crew members have seen enough of the nighttime sea and returned to the inn, Snaptooth grins as that means that there's no witnesses. He turns to the Kingler.
Snaptooth: And by the way...
Revaige: What?
The Feraligatr's eyes turn black.
Snaptooth: I LIED ABOUT NOT HAVING HARD FEELINGS!
Without warning Snaptooth blasts the Kingler in the face with an Ice Beam, knocking the Kingler into the water and freezing his mouth shut. While the Kingler is still stunned Snaptooth Aqua Jets into the water, diving below. As Revaige fearfully tries to swim back to the dock, Snaptooth grabs him from below and drags him underwater.
The Kingler prepares a Bubble Beam from his claws, but can't see his attacker due to how dark the water is. Then he winces in pain, unable to scream as Snaptooth plants his feet on the Kingler's back as Snaptooth grabs each of Revaige's arms with his hands and rips them off.
Then the Feraligatr bites off each of the Kingler's legs one by one, sending the Kingler to the seafloor below. Snaptooth follows just to gather the fallen limbs and shoots another Ice Beam at the Kingler's face for good measure, sealing off the nose.
Certain that the Kingler will now slowly die of suffocation, Snaptooth resurfaces. He sees some of his victims peg legs and a Von Gold business card floating in the water from the attack and takes them as well. He then boards the S.S. Endless. He goes to his room on the ship and feasts on the limbs he ripped off.
edited 13th Jun '18 9:26:30 PM by TheGamechanger
The League of Heroes"...Yeah, true. I am glad at another chance at life, but, I'm not sure I'm ready to go home just yet. And especially not with... Dieter not breakin' that curse yet."
"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every(That almost feels like an understatement… I'm finally back to being my proper age, but Dana left and my levels pretty much been cut in half… The Queen gave me her stick, but that's hardly a consolation prize…) I think back on that little summary and decide which one of those things I can talk about. "… Hey, so… you probably don't know yet, but, uh… I got weaker. Like, I've lost access to a few of my stronger moves and I have the durability of tin foil."
If I don't clash, I don't change. The world ends at my borders, and the best moments slip away.

Barracks
I watch the display at hand...but then Lucy calls Benji and Dinah "Mama" and "Papa." Already? They seem to want to hear out opinions.
If I had to give an opinion on this...maybe not try to at least "adopt" her now, if you know what I mean. You've only really known her for a week.
June 27th