Route 5 [@PKMNB0Y] “Heh, naive kid aren’t ya?” The man responded with a grin, not seeming bothered by Richard showing up here. “Ya ain’t wrong, if all we wanted was the stuff here ourselves, that’d be the nice way to go about things.” He pulled out a pokeball from his coat pocket. “Unfortunately for you, kid, we’re going to make sure no one else gets this but us.” “We’re burying this place. Again.” The woman's words were quick, sharp, and to the point. “Can I beat them into the ground, Montgomery?” “Don’t gotta wait for my permission, Bea-” Before the words even left his mouth, ‘Bea’ had already tossed a pokeball at Richard and Laurel. The released pokemon, was a Sneasel! Well, it looked like a Sneasel, though its coloration was a bit off. It was a Hisuian Sneasel! The Sneasel would shake its body, giving a little laugh as it’d aggressively swipe the air in front of it. “Seansel, rip and tear.” “Well don’t just stand there, Pawniard, you heard the lady. Lets teach these kids how this world works, eh?” [center][img]https://www.serebii.net/art/th/624.png[/img][img]https://www.serebii.net/art/th/215-h.png[/img][/center] Pawniard wasn’t far behind, joining right next to Sneasel. “Tch, fine then - Verdue, lets teach these cretins some proper Rossaden Etiquette! No one interrupts tea time!” It seemed whether he wanted to or not, he was now getting involved in a battle. [center][i][color=8dc73f]“Relic Hunters Beatrix and Montgomery challenged Richard and Laurel to a battle!”[/color][/i][/center] [hider=Sneasel and Pawniard] [center][center][img]https://www.serebii.net/art/th/624.png[/img][img]https://www.serebii.net/art/th/215-h.png[/img][/center][/center] [i][color=8dc73f]“Oh. Now thats not a pokemon you see every day, where the hell did it come from…? That’s a Hisuian Sneasel, not Native to Eidda at all and only recently reintroduced to the Nature Preserve - that isn’t even open to most public yet! Hm…well, whatever. Not my problem.[/color][/i] The chibi Camphor would take a long chug of coffee. [color=8dc73f][i]“They aren’t too different from normal sneasel. Claws, speed, but watch out for their poison.”[/i][/color] [color=8dc73f][i]“Pawniard is a bit more usual here. Often found around Giervor, they’re not an uncommon pokemon to find in a few biomes. Fearless and ruthless little midgets, they’re tenacious and take very good care of the blades on their body which they use to stab their opponents relentlessly.” Richard Obtained 2500p[/i][/color] [/hider] Stellar Toy Factory [@Vertigo][@XxFellsingxX][@Savo] So Yuu, completely ignored the Rattata. The little rat pokemon would continue to be mostly oblivious to his presence as he’d change course, contenting themselves with chewing through the remaining left over boxes and scampering along, unbothered after. It seemed like the only other potential door out of the large warehouse, now, though, was on the far opposite wall - it looked like an old loading bay with a few signs next to it saying ‘Foremans Office’ in old, faded letterings. Easy enough to get over there. Just around some boxes, past some Conveyor belts, up a small flight of stairs to a catwalk above, and they’d be out. [i]Beeeep! Bzzzzt![/i] The sound of machinery powering up broke whatever silence there was as every single conveyor belt turned on - followed by large shutters closing off the doors in the area leading out! Static played over the factory's intercoms, buzzing while a few TVs also flicked on, flipping between static and showing old toy commercials. While the TVs and speakers displayed static, a faint, whirring, buzzing, almost laughing noise could be heard… All three present would feel a bit of static charge in the air pass between them, shocking Chloe and Jill as they held arms. More importantly though, it made parts of her hair stand on end, completely ruining her hair style, for the moment. Seems like something may have finally woken up in the factory... Stellar Toy Factory [@Crusader Lord] Pursing the thieving ghost, Clarissa would be led on a chase through more offices, up some stairs, spooking some Rattata, and through an empty computer room. The Gastly showed no signs of stopping as the Psychic would soon find herself pushing open a door and finding herself now on the catwalks above the factory floor, a few stories up. Oh, she could see Chloe and the others from here, below her on the floor. Looked like they were having a rough time of it, too. Whatever was going on down there didn’t seem to bother her for the moment though, as she’d chase th Gastly across the catwalks towards the opposite side of the factory. The Gastly would phase through a door labeled ‘Maintenance and Computer Room’ It’d open without much fuss, where she’d find Gastly dropping the pokeball on a table in the middle of the room before flitting off again, though it was still nearby if she happened to check. More curiously, was the room she was in. Instead of a dormant, unused computer room, every single machine and computer in the room was alight with power, whirring and buzzing away loudly. Some switches were even flipping themselves… Huh, she could feel a second ghost pokemon that wasn’t the Gastly…somewhere. It was hard to pinpoint, almost like it was everywhere… Ancient Grove [@Pyromania99][@Thayr] “Goodness, either you all are wary of me or you all are quite content individuals.” Leah would cover her mouth with a hand and giggle lightly, her eyes narrowing slightly. “Well, I suppose I can’t fault you all for that. Strangers can bring strange times, no? Well, whatever the case, I hope you can think of me as a friend from here on out.” Her distant gaze turned towards Isla, her expression softening. “Never, really. I am merely an old recluse who travels far too much in her free time. Not that I mind it…people can be so very noisy.” “You done with your cryptic weirdness, lady?” “No.” The woman would retort with a small smile. “I have one last Cryptic little thing to tell you, Miss Yasu. What you have lost, has returned to the start.” Leah would clap her hands. “Now, a gift to commemorate our first meeting. You are all trainers, yes?” Leah walked over, handing Isla a small green and gold colored laminated card. On one side was emblazoned ‘VIP’ in large letters. On the back, was the logo for the hotel in Pines End depicting a Musharna sleeping languidly. Supposing she took it… [center][i][color=8dc73f]“Isla obtained the Tranquil Reviere VIP card!”[/color][/i][/center] “You see, I was out here since an old friend wanted to meet me…” Leah sighed, glancing to the side as her shoulders slumped. “Alas, I won’t be staying. We have drifted quite far apart these last few years, it seems and I have no desire to stay here much longer. Consider it a gift from your new friend, hm?” “We’re not your friend, lady.” “Perhaps, not now, but who knows what the future holds? Just show that card to the front desk of the hotel here in Pines End, and they’ll let you three stay there free of charge whenever you want as long as the card doesn’t expire, no questions asked. Now if you’ll excuse me, I must be returning to Byjerlfal by the end of the day.” Supposing no one had anything else to say to her, or to stop her from leaving, she would. [hider=Some actions/locations you could go to] You're in a Secluded grove off of route 1. Heading back to route 1 seems to be the only path. Train pokemon. (Skip the grind, and we get to the result. Tell me how you train and if you just grind wild mon or some other creative training) Maybe see if the wild pokemon in the field are of any interest to you. Leave and head back to Pines end. Random event (Want to bully the GM? Ask him to make a random encounter for you that isn’t any of the above or below. Quality will vary.) [/hider]