Okaaaay.

So, in light of the recent absence of Vec or Drummer, I'ma have to do somethin' about this I suppose, along with the RP since it's kind of slowed to a halt for the moment.

You guys wanna finish up this Onix event soon, so we can get moving onto cherrygrove? On that note...how exactly are we going to deal with it? xD

Okaaaay.

So, in light of the recent absence of Vec or Drummer, I'ma have to do somethin' about this I suppose, along with the RP since it's kind of slowed to a halt for the moment.

You guys wanna finish up this Onix event soon, so we can get moving onto cherrygrove? On that note...how exactly are we going to deal with it? xD

YES RUNE

DON'T LET THIS DIE!!!

Let's just have the Onix fall for the whole "playing dead" thing and leave. And then we can rejoin and stuff. I was gonna wait for my dear minion @Noklu to post~!! But I could go ahead and do a Melody post to wrap the situation up, too. It's not like there's much opportunity for Ryley to do much, anyway. What do you think?

About Drummer-- after a bit of cyber-stalking (read as: I looked at his profile), he's still alive. So yeah. We could just send him a PM and ask him if he's still interested?

About Vec-- after a bit of cyber-stalking (read as: I also looked at his profile), he's... I dunno. Can't tell. We could send him a PM too?

Or alternatively: @Vec!!! @DaDrummer676!!! WHERE ARE YOU GUYS?!

That would be the simplest way to have the Onix leave, yeah, and probably the most realistic solution in this situation I think.
Well, you could always try fighting it and dealing enough damage to run it off, but that probably would end very badly~ xD

PMing Vec and Drummer would probably get the fastest response. I'll do it after I finish some stuff, unless you want to go ahead and do it.

As for posting - there's sure not much Abigail can do, so it's gonna have to be one of you guys who wraps it up. If you wanna go ahead and do it, I say go for it!

That would be the simplest way to have the Onix leave, yeah, and probably the most realistic solution in this situation I think.
Well, you could always try fighting it and dealing enough damage to run it off, but that probably would end very badly~ xD

PMing Vec and Drummer would probably get the fastest response. I'll do it after I finish some stuff, unless you want to go ahead and do it.

As for posting - there's sure not much Abigail can do, so it's gonna have to be one of you guys who wraps it up. If you wanna go ahead and do it, I say go for it!

Alright~!! I have to go to bed pretty soon, so I'll just go take a shower, and then I'll start working up a post. I'll leave the PM-ing up to you! :D

I may be a lurker for now, but I honestly hope this roleplay stays alive as I want to see this amazing story come to a proper end. I probably won't ever participate, but I'll be here rooting you guys on! I want to see how Derpiku and Drummer Boy develop their characters too along with the rest of you guys! Abigail, Peggy, and all the others as they are all wonderfully crafted.

Keep this going damnit! The only way to finish this is with another post as they said.

So please post for everyone's sake guys! D:

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Alright~!! I have to go to bed pretty soon, so I'll just go take a shower, and then I'll start working up a post. I'll leave the PM-ing up to you! :D

Alrighty, I'll do it then~

I may be a lurker for now, but I honestly hope this roleplay stays alive as I want to see this amazing story come to a proper end. I probably won't ever participate, but I'll be here rooting you guys on! I want to see how Derpiku and Drummer Boy develop their characters too along with the rest of you guys! Abigail, Peggy, and all the others as they are all wonderfully crafted.

Keep this going damnit! The only way to finish this is with another post as they said.

So please post for everyone's sake guys! D:

Well hey, if Drummer or Vec disappears or doesn't get back to me after I send them a PM, we could always let you in :P
Shouldn't be too hard to introduce new characters, since we're gonna be in cherrygrove pretty soon.

annnnyways, yeah. Don't worry. Not gonna let this die on my watch, even if it's just me and a few others left here~ xD

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Alrighty, I'll do it then~

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Well hey, if Drummer or Vec disappears or doesn't get back to me after I send them a PM, we could always let you in :P
Shouldn't be too hard to introduce new characters, since we're gonna be in cherrygrove pretty soon.

annnnyways, yeah. Don't worry. Not gonna let this die on my watch, even if it's just me and a few others left here~ xD

I don't wanna let this die either!!!

So I posted~! And now I'm probably going to bed. So yeah. :D

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Let's just have the Onix fall for the whole "playing dead" thing and leave. And then we can rejoin and stuff. I was gonna wait for my dear minion @Noklu to post~!!

Sorry... Been doing crash studying for AP tests the last couple of days. Good news is the last one is tomorrow!

and then everyone finds Abigail just chilling with a little makeshift campsite going, eating, roasting marshmallows like three people almost didn't just die.

That's going to be fun~ xD

Anyways, PM'ed Drummer and Vec, so hopefully they'll get back soon. I'll have a post up tomorrow, promise~

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I don't wanna let this die either!!!

So I posted~! And now I'm probably going to bed. So yeah. :D

This ain't dying o.o
We ain't going to let it.
I'll post again tomorrow. For now...shleep.

XD, good job Abi, you dun good :P

Also, if none of them pop up, I have a quick question - Did the cast ever receive pokedexes, and if not were they ever supposed to? If they were, how about having my character deliver them if it reaches that point?

XD, good job Abi, you dun good :P

Also, if none of them pop up, I have a quick question - Did the cast ever receive pokedexes, and if not were they ever supposed to? If they were, how about having my character deliver them if it reaches that point?

No, no pokedexes.

In this universe research is strictly kept to professors and their aides who have probably passed several exams and tests to make sure they know what they're doing.
Not some kids who have never even seen a pokemon before and can probably barely control their own newly caught ones.

Basically, pokedexes are high-end research tools available only to professors or other pokemon researchers. They might get one later, though, if they want.

I may be convinced to let you have one though, if there's a good reason.

POOOSTED~

Just abigial doing some bonding with her newly acquired Spinarak~ xP

Also, eating all the food she bought with her~ xD

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No, no pokedexes.

In this universe research is strictly kept to professors and their aides who have probably passed several exams and tests to make sure they know what they're doing.
Not some kids who have never even seen a pokemon before and can probably barely control their own newly caught ones.

Basically, pokedexes are high-end research tools available only to professors or other pokemon researchers. They might get one later, though, if they want.

I may be convinced to let you have one though, if there's a good reason.

I think I have an above average reason one that might work - Professors most likely aren't out in the field and are more likely held up in their lab since its safer. Problem is that they can't exactly observe their behavior up close, barring them from a specific amount of information. However, trainers who are more out in the field see the differentiating reactions of pokemon in their adverse state, therefore have the knowledge of how they are currently acting up. If combined with current pokemon entries they could also record what they saw and give them to a professor digitally.

But in reality, the only thing we really know about pokedexes is that you get up close, record the data that it analyzed, bam. In a nutshell, I'm saying the newbie trainers have the chance to figure out an answer to this solution since they will be the ones travelling through the wild, not pokemon assistants or professors. If they do that, my arguement goes down the drain. Also, even with the egg, it might not produce the correct results and therefore myriads of tests need to be made.

So yeah. Also, you may not like my characters backstory then as it involves an encounter with a specific pokemon when in the town that has the steel gym leader Byron or something other place, a sister ensnared in a never ending nightmare for years, and a fear of dark types along with a couple of other leading factors. If there are any problems here, please tell me and I'll work to reverse the problem.

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I think I have an above average reason one that might work - Professors most likely aren't out in the field and are more likely held up in their lab since its safer. Problem is that they can't exactly observe their behavior up close, barring them from a specific amount of information. However, trainers who are more out in the field see the differentiating reactions of pokemon in their adverse state, therefore have the knowledge of how they are currently acting up. If combined with current pokemon entries they could also record what they saw and give them to a professor digitally.

But in reality, the only thing we really know about pokedexes is that you get up close, record the data that it analyzed, bam. In a nutshell, I'm saying the newbie trainers have the chance to figure out an answer to this solution since they will be the ones travelling through the wild, not pokemon assistants or professors. If they do that, my arguement goes down the drain. Also, even with the egg, it might not produce the correct results and therefore myriads of tests need to be made.

So yeah. Also, you may not like my characters backstory then as it involves an encounter with a specific pokemon when in the town that has the steel gym leader Byron or something other place, a sister ensnared in a never ending nightmare for years, and a fear of dark types along with a couple of other leading factors. If there are any problems here, please tell me and I'll work to reverse the problem.

...Darkrai?

Sorry, no. Legendaries can not be involved with characters backstories.

Why? I have things planned for most legendaries, that's why. Plus, Darkrai is a Sinnoh native pokemon, so I doubt he'd be in Johto.

In fact, we may be meeting one somewhat soon.

However, your statement about the pokedexes is true. Professors can't really get up close to pokemon since their labs are safer. Having a trainer observe these would be the best solution.

However, as the current world is, I'm not sure a trainer would have access to one, at least, not a new trainer. Unless it was given to him by...a more experienced trainer who didn't want it, (however, then he would have it illegally. Not too much of a problem, but he'd have to come up with an excuse for having it.) Or a professor went through several legal hoops to get the trainer one legally.

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...Darkrai?

Sorry, no. Legendaries can not be involved with characters backstories.

Why? I have things planned for most legendaries, that's why. Plus, Darkrai is a Sinnoh native pokemon, so I doubt he'd be in Johto.

In fact, we may be meeting one somewhat soon.

However, your statement about the pokedexes is true. Professors can't really get up close to pokemon since their labs are safer. Having a trainer observe these would be the best solution.

However, as the current world is, I'm not sure a trainer would have access to one, at least, not a new trainer. Unless it was given to him by...a more experienced trainer who didn't want it, (however, then he would have it illegally. Not too much of a problem, but he'd have to come up with an excuse for having it.) Or a professor went through several legal hoops to get the trainer one legally.

You know, I should of probably asked this before completing his personality and some of his quirks xD

Good thing I didn't complete his backstory yet, or started on it XD

Maybe the professor could give him and the others one later due to him dropping a logic bomb and such by going through crap tons of legal work to get each of the characters one.

I'm still going to have my characters backstory going around from region to region. Mind if I give you some of the backstory to see if it might move you? It most likely won't, but I'm not one to argue once the gavel comes down.

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You know, I should of probably asked this before completing his personality and some of his quirks xD

Good thing I didn't complete his backstory yet, or started on it XD

Maybe the professor could give him and the others one later due to him dropping a logic bomb and such by going through crap tons of legal work to get each of the characters one.

I'm still going to have my characters backstory going around from region to region. Mind if I give you some of the backstory to see if it might move you? It most likely won't, but I'm not one to argue once the gavel comes down.

Well, you can send it to me if you want, but no legendaries. That's something I'm going to have to say no too, no matter how 'good' or 'moving' it is.

If they want one, sure, they could get a pokedex later from the professor. Probably I'm guessing around maybe their fourth or third badge, should they go for the badges, or after they have sufficiently proven that they can handle themselves.

Abigail doesn't want a pokedex though. yeah, she doesn't care about stuff like that xP

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Well, you can send it to me if you want, but no legendaries. That's something I'm going to have to say no too, no matter how 'good' or 'moving' it is.

If they want one, sure, they could get a pokedex later from the professor. Probably I'm guessing around maybe their fourth or third badge, should they go for the badges, or after they have sufficiently proven that they can handle themselves.

Abigail doesn't want a pokedex though. yeah, she doesn't care about stuff like that xP

Sounds good, however I want to ask you another question but I feel like i'll be pestering you at this point because of its context. Yes it involves legendaries, no, he isn't the one interacting with it. Either way, I should look for a backup motive or a different way to go about his original motive for him going on his journey, maybe his sister being crippled by a dark type and going into a coma?

...

On second thought, I just partially came up with a good enough motive for him to challenge the league without involving legendaries. Needs some kinks worked out though, like slightly improving his reason for challenging the league. Either way, thanks for the talk!

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Sounds good, however I want to ask you another question but I feel like i'll be pestering you at this point because of its context. Yes it involves legendaries, no, he isn't the one interacting with it. Either way, I should look for a backup motive or a different way to go about his original motive for him going on his journey, maybe his sister being crippled by a dark type and going into a coma?

...

On second thought, I just partially came up with a good enough motive for him to challenge the league without involving legendaries. Needs some kinks worked out though, like slightly improving his reason for challenging the league. Either way, thanks for the talk!

He could always just challenge the league for the sake of challenging the league, y'know. Not everyone needs a deep and moving backstory, or a crippled sister, or some other kind of troubled past~!! :D

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He could always just challenge the league for the sake of challenging the league, y'know. Not everyone needs a deep and moving backstory, or a crippled sister, or some other kind of troubled past~!! :D

... They don't?!
Fuck, I've been going about this all wrong.