[OOC] Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of the Void

[Anlu]

Hey there, @bobert778! :D.
-flips through character list-

Sableye, is it? I don't see Xeno on a list of teams! Is the list not up to date, or is joining a team not necessary?

[bobert778]

@Anlu

I think mostly not up to date. Joining a team isn't really necessary but is in a way the theme of the RP XP. Xeno is on team Scarab, but did just kinda join them :P.

I just wanted to say I like you already. That scene in your bio about devouring another pokemon is pretty rad

[Pearion_Rehtyer]

G'day.

G'night.

@KaBling

Nini, talk to you later I hope.

Also, *flails at Anlu* did you expect me not to join a PMD one? I love that series. Or are you just teasing I can't tell anyways...up! And hi again. So what would I need to know aside from the character creation to get started?

[Kamen Evie]

Yeah, thanks. Everyone here dislikes what I choose to believe in, which just annoys me.

@KaBling

Well, I never did that...

I think.

[Lugia]

Well, basically all the stuff I told Anlu... speaking of whom, that app is accepted... though, I guess I should tell you that there are some species of normal birds, fish, and bugs which are TYPICALLY eaten by pokemon instead of other pokemon. Now, keep in mind that I said TYPICALLY. There are some that, well, don't do that, and a completely wild pokemon (As in, one that's lived in a mystery dungeon for a while) would probably end up doing that sooner or later, anyways due to the effect it (that is, remaining wild) has on their mind.

[Anlu]

@bobert778 - Thanks! XD. I tried to keep it short and sweet without getting weird about it.

@Pearion_Rehtyer - Obviously I'm teasing. Go back to bed! :P

@Lugia - Woo! C:
Well, I wasn't sure about whether there were other said animals in the setting... but an Ekans' natural diet consists of pidgey, rattata, and other small pokemon!

I'll admit I'm not sure what effect mystery dungeons have on the world around them. How do they work, exactly, in this setting?

In any case, I prefer to use a pokemon <3. She might have started with fish or birds if she'd had proper guidance but the idea of extinguishing life was the sticking point for Lola rather than its sentience (after all, she'd spared Thassa's own life when she represented a threat to her own young), and the event serves as a solid turning point in her life where things got weird with her family.

[Anlu]

So, any suggestions about which team I should try to meet up with or preferences about the way Thassa enters the story?

[Pearion_Rehtyer]

Well, basically all the stuff I told Anlu... speaking of whom, that app is accepted... though, I guess I should tell you that there are some species of normal birds, fish, and bugs which are TYPICALLY eaten by pokemon instead of other pokemon. Now, keep in mind that I said TYPICALLY. There are some that, well, don't do that, and a completely wild pokemon (As in, one that's lived in a mystery dungeon for a while) would probably end up doing that sooner or later, anyways due to the effect it (that is, remaining wild) has on their mind.

@Lugia

I am aware of this implication simply from the games themselves, though in the games you never end up getting eaten if you fall for obvious reasons. And thanks, I read up all that yesterday! So I'll work on a profile today when I have the time to do so. I have work over the weekends so I may not be as active as I want to be, but if accepted I hope to be around fairly often still.

[Anlu]

@Lugia Should I wait for approval from @KaBling, too? I see a lot of apps that require a double pass, but this isn't explicitly stated anywhere that I see.

[Lugia]

Mystery dungeons... well, I can't say TOO much without spoiling future plot points, unfortunately, but I will say that there's a chaotic entity located in an unknown location that's controlling the spread of said mystery dungeons, and partially controlling the pokemon who live within them. Towns and cities are safe due to Arceus' protection. The fact that they constantly shift (though we're not going with the whole 'floor' thing due to how ridiculous it can be, Mystery dungeons do change every time another foreign pokemon enters) will make a LOT of sense once a certain team figures out who's behind all of it.

EDIT: you guys post like lightning, but Kabling will be a while, and I don't see too much wrong with your app. You can start if you'd like.

[Anlu]

aahah, I mostly just sit and refresh the multiple browser pages I have open. Any new videos on youtube? No? Any new posts on RPG? Anything going on in Skype? No? Rinse, repeat, watch a video, play a game, go back to refreshing...
It's almost a full time job.

What about the wilderness in general? Is it okay to just be out in the wild or does stuff randomly go weird? I suppose as long as you're not near a dungeon you're probably fine? Would a pokemon under a dungeon's influence KNOW that they were being manipulated, and is the control direct or indirect? [E.G. mind control vs. suggestion and increased levels of aggression].

What are the different teams doing right now?

[Lugia]

Wilderness in general is shrinking, as the influence of these mystery dungeon grows, but, it's just like being in a town, you know, so long as it doesn't become a mystery dungeon later. Also, it's more indirect, like you said, suggestions and increased aggression... said pokemon also have no clue that they're being manipulated, and some just think that they're defending their home.

[Anlu]

You know, except for all the ways it's not like being in a town at all, because you're in the wilderness.

Edit: Do mystery dungeons affect exploration teams like that, or is it a slow and gradual corruption that doesn't do much after brief exposure? Do the effects last a long time, or cause permanent changes in demeanor [other than via traumatic experiences possibly suffered under such conditions]?

[Lugia]

Right. Lol, but you get my point.

[Anlu]

hah, yes. What about the current teams? Are they up to anything that I should know about before I try to post?

[Lugia]

Let's see... now here's where I fall short. Currently, The Odd Ones Out, and Team Scarab are heading off on a huge expedition, however, they haven't really left the guild yet. Team Crescendo (probably not listed) is in Sunswept plains, collecting papers, and Team Green is in Bonnie's old house, getting chased by her crazy father.

[Anlu]

Hrmmm. I guess I'll have to skim through the last few pages to see which situation it would be most appropriate to inject Thassa into. Is there any additional information I should have?

Crescendo is listed but the character list is a little out of date. Chip isn't in the list of characters. Does stalepizza still play? Last post I see from him was 28 days ago but I dunno if that means anything.

The Sunswept Plains is a good place to find Thassa [ekans are a plainsdwelling species], so at the moment Crescendo's crew may be a natural choice. She might otherwise have found her way to Allure Town's guild to stick her nose into this expedition mess - what's it about? As for team green, it seems unlikely that Thassa would be in somebody's house at a time like that... XD

[Lugia]

Stale's still... kinda here? We're kinda bugging him about it, and he said he's still here, so... I dunno. About the expedition... the two teams are off to save Josh's love interest who is in mortal danger, or, more accurately, Team Scarab is doing that, and Spruce just thought it would be funny to tag along due to the fact that he's not really believing Anthony actually got a psychic message telling him to head north.

[Anlu]

How does Josh even do dungeons. Does Matt still have to carry him around in a bucket? Does he provide psychic support from the safety of his bucket?

[Lugia]

That, and he can use moves such as bubble/bubblebeam. I'm figuring that once he evolves, he'll be able to psychicly float around all on his own.