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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

Ampharos, if you've been too busy to post for everyone at once, I'm sure we wouldn't mind too much if you just pushed the teams forward one at a time, as you're able. There's clearly some patience to go around in this group, and I'm sure we'd all be happy just to see a bit of movement in general. (:

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

Ampharos said
I'm in no particular hurry. I've distracted by Twitch Plays Pokémon, anyway, so take as long as you need.Alrighty.

Oh, god. I don't have anything good to say because all I have are exasperated cries about how we're all becoming infected. I haven't been staying in much myself (it's not getting along with my browser), but a friend's been posting plenty about it so I'm keeping up well enough anyway.

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Unfinished business? I've none, personally, so I can move on any time.

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Luchell felt relief as Kulero promised to find a way home for the misplaced group. However, the Alakazam did have one request: for them to go and see the world they had wound up in while he focused on the promised task. It may have been a bit much to expect of them, but Luchell genuinely wondered what had happened to this world that it needed champions, as Kulero claimed. Certainly, some of the places that were described sounded less than pleasant, but the Noibat felt himself needing to see them for himself, to observe firsthand why the Seer had been so desperate as to bring them here, even mistakenly. Beside that, they probably couldn't be of much help here, anyway; they might as well do something while they waited, whether it wound up productive or not.

Kulero had grouped him with a Vulpix and Sableye, the latter of whom Luchell realized hadn't woken on the field with them. Where had he come from, anyway? From the sounds of it, it seemed as though the Sableye was actually a Pokémon who lived here—or underground, anyway. The Sableye seemed to make a bit of a show of greeting them and introduced himself as Monaghan. Their other companion, Blaise, also seemed to notice, but Luchell, too, kept quiet about it.

Not wanting her to feel bad about it, Luchell quickly picked up where Blaise had left off as she withdrew herself. Stepping close enough to exchange a handshake of his own, Luchell made it a point to offer her a reassuring smile as he looked between the two. Most of them were still getting used to their new forms, after all—himself included—and he was mindful to make sure he was close enough to offer a successful shake for the both of them.

"Luchell," he introduced. "It's good to meet you both."

They were heading east, right? From what Kulero had said, it sounded like it would be hot. Luchell could only wonder what it would actually be like, though. Having never seen a map, photos, or heard anything else about it, he didn't know what to expect beyond the edge of the forest.

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Personally, I've been too busy with being sick/jumping on the Valentine card bandwagon to starting thinking on my post yet. I should be at that in a little while, though. (Been ignoring the itch to draw the teams on top of that, as I'm already plenty busy!)

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On the note of Zee and Caliburn, I find it a rather amusing point-of-fact that the latter is nearly twice as long as the former is tall, with Cubone. And further:

• For the 4" matter between Enthen and Ryner, it actually extends the entire line: Ralts is 4" shorter than Cyndaquil, Kirlia is 4" shorter than Quilava, and Gallade and Gardevoir are 4" shorter than Typhlosion.


• Since Freya's just an Eevee right now, she's actually the smallest at just 1'00", and tied with Zee as the second-lightest. (Cal is the lightest of anyone.)


• Enthen and Caliburn will tie for second-tallest once fully evolved. Goran will be largest and heaviest by that point.


• I keep a table to quickly reference this kind of info.

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With large ears poised towards each, Luchell carefully observed the others around him as the last few reorientated themselves and some approached each other to investigate what had happened. From what he could hear, it seemed that they might have all been in the same situation—that all appeared here with no knowledge of where they were or memory of who they were. It was reassuring to know that he would not have to face his bizarre problem alone, but at the same time, Luchell felt for those who seemed even more distressed by their situation.

Hoping that Alakazam would have a way to change things back to normal—whatever "normal" was—Luchell picked himself up onto his feet. For a moment, just seconds early, he realized that the Alakazam's shouting had died down. When the Psi Pokémon's voice was next heard—so clearly as though projected directly into their minds—Luchell was probably the first to turn his head back his way.

Unfortunately, the first words turned hopes into doubts; but they also did more. As their apparent host discussed the Hanging Grimstones, Luchell couldn't help looking toward the massive stones that had been hanging above their heads, his own curiosity fostered by the Alakazam's musings. What Kulero—as the Alakazam eventually introduced himself as—had to say on the strange relic gave Luchell some possible answers, but also new questions. Then again, it still failed to answer what was possibly the most important question: How could they change things back?

Or was it, 'Why did he bring us here in the first place?', Luchell realized. With Kulero seemingly unaware of their predicament, the bat still hoped that the Seer would know a way back, but the new question bothered him. It was getting to be an awful lot of things to ask. Maybe Kulero was right; perhaps introductions were in order first. They could press questions after they were all acquainted and certain they were in the same situation.

Carrying himself over on uneasy feet at first, Luchell stopped nearby. He whispered first, to Freya, "I don't think you need to bow," before looking up at Kulero himself. Some of the others who had approached hadn't done so yet, so Luchell took the chance to introduce himself next.
"Luchell, but my friends mostly call me Lucie," he said. It was as though second nature, and Luchell hadn't even realized until then that he still knew his name. He paused, though, suddenly wondering about his friends. Luchell was left in thought in front of the Seer, intently questioning who his friends even were. For all he knew, he could be standing next to them or complete strangers right now, and not even know either way for sure.

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Ah, but guys, you are clearly missing the solution. Obviously, the second Doublade would be the half of Cal that's already been driven to madness. Further evolution is impossible until he accepts that the world is a messed up, nonsense place.

Personally, I'd rather not stress myself out too much over post length. Also, despite what Ampharos said earlier, introductions are great opportunities for long posts, anyway. The fact that everyone just transformed into a Pokémon and has no idea what happened just adds more fodder.

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Ringing. That's all Luchell could feel at first: an awful ringing echoing through his head. From the moment he gained consciousness it was a little overwhelming, leaving him immobile and unable to open his eyes; nor could he hear or feel much. For the first moments, it felt as if the noise had been wracking his brain for hours, even though he had just woken up. Those first seconds were the longest, but soon Luchell rolled himself off of his back and only just pushed himself up onto his knees, clutching his head with a tiny clawed hand. On the inside, he could feel himself reeling.

"Mnn... What happened?" he mumbled, only loud enough to make out what he said himself. Everything was still obstructed by the noise in his head, so it was hard to hear even his words. "Maybe I..." Luchell abruptly stopped. 'Maybe I what'? Where was he going with that? What was he about to say? His thoughts stalled when nothing came up—he wasn't even sure himself what. It was a strange gap.

As the seconds passed, the ringing began to die down and Luchell could start feeling the rest of his senses return. He could make out some shouting and make out the natural light through his eyelids. When the boy tried to open his eyes, though, he was forced to squeeze them shut again right away from the burn of light. It felt just the same; he must have had them squeezed that tight from the beginning.

Giving his eyes time to get used to the lighting, Luchell decided to focus on the shouting instead. He could hear it more clearly now that the noise rattling his head was subsiding. Someone was shouting about something working, and he could soon hear clearly a couple of other voices nearby—shouts and cries, some more subdued than others. As he listened, he flexed his free hand and arm a little. Something felt off. His hand, his arm, elbow... He investigated with his other, scratching his head a little to feel what felt like short, velvety fur.

Luchell finally opened his eyes to get a look at what was going on. When he looked at his hands, he saw claws, and attached to those claws were wings. He stammered a little, confused, as he examined his wings, his body, then reached up and felt himself grasping at a huge pair of ears. Looking around, Luchell realized that he was surrounded by Pokémon. "I... Am I a Pokémon?! What happened??"

Now that was an odd question. He wasn't supposed to be a Pokémon, was he? No, he had clear...feelings of being human.

That didn't make any sense; why couldn't he remember?

The little Noibat looked toward the Pokémon whom had been shouting about something working. An Abra? No...Alakazam—Luchell was sure he knew that much. It sounded like Alakazam would be the one to know what had happened, if anyone; but, confused, Luchell felt a bit withdrawn. Instead of asking, he decided, for now, to listen to the others, wondering if they were all in the very same, bizarre situation.

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Kiri said
Can't wait till this is up, too. Once teams are set up i'll draw them~

That makes the two of us, then! The itch won't leave me alone, but I'll be patient to see who's with whom, first.

By the way, Ampharos, I've a question I've been meaning to ask. How far may we push outside of what's laid out in our Stunts sections, such as with fighting "tooth and claw" and using what we can find in the environment? I've seen it go either way between Pokémon roleplays, though they are also somewhat established elements in the PMD games (now that I think about it). Just to touch on it briefly before we start would be nice.