Purrloin Jani by shrubBird
*in Unown-V form
◊, Voxno answers Marlon*
Given our isolationist nature, the Guild of Orichalcum is more independent than most chapters. However, we are merely one small part of a network of guilds formally known as the Swords of Justice, though most refer to them as the Musketeers Guild. Founded by and named after the legendary quartet, their reach extends well beyond this island.
*it stops briefly as its affinity for a certain someone triggers an involuntary shift to Unown-! form
◊*
The Silversand guild leader is super amazing! Guild agents have to check in whenever they travel on official business, so you'll all get to meet them! NPC is up for grabs, hell I didn't even gender them.
*shifting back to Unown-V, who also has the best direction sense of the forms, it continues onward*
edited 6th Jul '17 2:33:56 PM by sarysa
Current WHABP alts: Jani (Sarah) the Purrloin, Hudson the Togetic. Tilly/Lilly (Digletts) are being Put on a Bus."Hey, so..." Finley says, approaching the Unown.
"When did this whole Hate Plague thing start?"
Long live the New Bev.(I'm too distracted by the possibility of us meeting Cobalion, Virizion, Terrakion, and Keldeo to ask further questions about the hate plague.)
(I start daydreaming about what they'll do if and when we meet them, not realizing that I'm about to walk into a tree.)
edited 6th Jul '17 2:52:09 PM by kablammin45
"Hey, least I didn't lose all my artistic talent when I crash landed in the arena here."(I snap out of it and see what the others are warning me about...too late.)
EEEP! (Splat!)
(I walk into the tree full force and fall backwards, throwing Cyk off my back in the process.)
Oh...whoops... (I say in an embarrassed tone as I sit up, pick up my glasses and put them on.) Are you okay, Cyk?
edited 6th Jul '17 3:06:11 PM by kablammin45
"Hey, least I didn't lose all my artistic talent when I crash landed in the arena here."
Purrloin Jani by shrubBird
*responding to various queries, the Unown-V
◊ goes on*
*to Finley and Marlon* As mentioned earlier, we believe the plague to be roughly two to three months old. As we have little understanding of where it came from or how it spreads, and its symptoms often resemble common behavior, we came to this conclusion by studying crime statistics and roughly estimating its rate of spread.
As for where it originated, this is unknowable. Although most Pokemon prefer to live civilized lives, an estimated 25% of us are feral worldwide. This makes epidemiology a considerably imprecise task.
*getting a quick read on Goobert who's the center of attention, Voxno telepathically tells him*
(I am surprised that you know the identities of our founders. However, it is rare that they visit any particular guild branch.)
edited 6th Jul '17 3:17:34 PM by sarysa
Current WHABP alts: Jani (Sarah) the Purrloin, Hudson the Togetic. Tilly/Lilly (Digletts) are being Put on a Bus."Ouch...I'm fine, just don't do that again"
Cyk gets up, a bit dazed. She then climbs on the Goodra again.
Just made a server on discord.Come join me.That just strengthens the idea of us being here to stop this... but what about people like Andy?
"Interesting. Do you think that ties into our current situation at all?"
Long live the New Bev.
Purrloin Jani by shrubBird
*the Unown-V answers Finley*
If your query is about the trio who fought you, I highly doubt that they are infected. It is unfortunately common for Pokemon to fight each other, and the fact that they stopped when they did indicates that they are sufficiently in control of their faculties.
*sensing Finley's concern about Andy, it continues*
As for whether or not it has manifested in your party members, it is difficult to determine as we have a poor understanding ourselves of how it spreads. Discovering this is one of the goals of our mission.
*Jani notices a panting Dana behind her, and greets her* Glad you could make it! I was a little worried people wouldn't notice the branches.
edited 6th Jul '17 3:24:34 PM by sarysa
Current WHABP alts: Jani (Sarah) the Purrloin, Hudson the Togetic. Tilly/Lilly (Digletts) are being Put on a Bus.Mila trails behind the group, finally catching up after several minutes of moving at a brisk pace. However, once she reaches the rest of the group, she doesn't say anything, preferring instead to listen in on the current conversations.
Huh, everyone's so ready to move on. I can' help but feel worried about what we're getting into. This might be the first time we're really in danger. Even all the other times we had to fight it was just one or two opponents, and we didn't have to go all the way. What if there is no cure? Suddenly, I'm reminded of the Black Plague, back in the middle ages...
I need to update these things more often"Why don't you get on Goobert's back? If he's fine with it" Cyk says to Mila..
Just made a server on discord.Come join me.*Back in Milklett Village...*
The Bisharp commander walked into the centre of the village, surveying the decimation all around. Clearly, something nasty had been going on here sometime before they arrived. In the centre of the village was a giant, ornate statue of a Miltank... or there *was*, before it had been knocked over. Windows had been smashed, doors knocked down, holes blown in walls - some of them barricaded, others not - entire buildings reduced to smoldering ashes. Prominently on one building, somebody had written some graffitti reading 'THE MILK HAS GONE BAD'.
The sounds that bounced off the walls out in the fairly open village centre were not typical village sounds; rather, the sounds of frantic steel feet clattering in all directions, along with the hum of hovering Magnemites and a couple of Magnezones, shining bright lights towards the ground in the hopes of seeing past the thick, humid fog.
"Kapitani!" another Pawniard said, running towards his superior, a collection of papers impaled on one of his sword-arms. The sword-arm he happened to salute with, as per custom.
"Report." Khmalidze responded, keeping her gaze fixed on the curious graffitti.
"Uh... still no signs of habitation, but... we found some local news articles you might find interesting."
"Post-disaster logs..." she muttered to herself, intrigued. She turned around and delicately slid the papers off her soldier's arm and began to read through them.
They were all articles written by the Milklett Bulletin, helpfully arranged in order from oldest to newest. The first one had a great big headline reading 'KILLER ON LOOSE - THREE MILTANK FOUND DEAD IN DITCH'. The next one, dating to a week later, featured a mysterious, blurry catlike image on the front, beneath 'LOCAL DELCATTY SUSPECTED OF RECENT MILTANK MURDERS'. And things only seemed to escalate from there.
'DELCATTY KILLER STRIKES AGAIN - BOSS TAUROS FOUND DEAD'
'TAUROS RIVAL BOSS BOUFFALANT ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH DELCATTY KILLER'
'MAYOR SUSPECTED OF PERPETRATING KILLINGS IN DASTARDLY ATTEMPT TO TAKE OVER DAIRY INDUSTRY'
'THE MAYOR IS DEAD - ELECTIONS FOR NEW MAYOR TO BE HELD'
'TOP NURSE AUDINO ELECTED MAYOR'
'LIGHT IS NOT GOOD - SIX CITIZENS FOUND DEAD IN CONNECTION WITH POLITICAL OPPOSITION'
'WE PREDICT A RIOT'
And that was where the newspapers stopped.
edited 6th Jul '17 3:29:47 PM by PresidentStalkeyes
Those sell-by-dates won't stop me because I can't read!Mila answers Cyk before processing what Marlon said afterwards.
"I'm perfectly fine walking, thanks. I just had to catch up because I needed to get Eliot and PJ. Anyways, what are you talking about now, Marlon— wait, Psychic, I forgot. That does sort of make me uncomfortable, though, anyone else? I feel like we need to set some ground rules about reading other people's minds now that we're out of privacy-invasion central."
I need to update these things more often
Purrloin Jani by shrubBird
*as the party approaches the 1km mark, the "road" (it's more of a very wide trail) is visible, so Voxno as Unown-V brings it up*
This road connects Silversand Town with Hoard. From here until we reach Silversand, we are liable to cross numerous Pokemon who are en route to Hoard.]
*Voxno then floats over the road, and leads the party in the right direction*
4500 reached, 500 to go.
edited 6th Jul '17 5:26:56 PM by sarysa
Current WHABP alts: Jani (Sarah) the Purrloin, Hudson the Togetic. Tilly/Lilly (Digletts) are being Put on a Bus.

"Is the Guild based in Silversand itself?" I ask inquisitively to Voxno.
June 27th