PlatinumSkink

Pokémon: Start

@Pirouette

Pansear went over towards Sno, intending to hit the sleeping ghost with an Incinerate… when Eep flinged acid that splashed on the surface of the hill they were trying to become king of. It spilled over Pansear’s feet just as it was going to send out a burst of fire, and with a searing noise the monkey cried out, the Incinerate flying harmlessly into the air as it recoiled, and then proceeded to stumble backwards from trying to save its feet, eventually resulting in it falling backwards over the edge of the top!

Vanillite was about to send another Icy Wind shooting… when Kay flew up and struck with a shadowy Foul Play! It struck true and straight in Vanillite’s face! Critical Hit! Vanillite was sent flying off towards John’s corner of the battlefield!

With two precise moves, the two of them had cleared the top! Additional seconds were added just for Sno sleeping on the top. She showed no signs of waking up yet.

‘Tropius, Razor Leaf!’ John commanded, and Tropius, still in mid-air, sent out a swarm of leaves, and Razor Leaf was one of those attacks that could be sent indiscriminately forward, and all of Erika’s Pokémon were currently in the danger zone! Kay’s Reflect was sure to mitigate the damage, but did Erika have any other plans for this?

‘Pansear, Leer! Make them more susceptible to my seasoning!’ he commanded, because Pansear had only barely fallen off the top, and was able to quickly pull itself up to glare threateningly to lower their defenses! On Kay and Sno, then, because Eep hadn’t yet made it to the top.

‘Erika strikes back! But how will she deal with a storm of leaves!?’ Makirisu commentates.

Vanillite was sent far by the Critical Hit, and has to spend time recovering and trying to get back.

What would Erika command now?

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@Remram

Gothita blinked a bit at the pat, then smiled what tiny little smile her mouth could.

‘Gothita!’ she called. Then he asked what kind of song she wanted to hear. Her eyes positively sparkled.

‘Gothi! Gothita, goth! Ita, ita, Gothita!’ she did an attempt at singing something that vaguely sounded like something he’d played for her before at Lakewatch Town. Maybe.

She’d happily listen to whatever he’d play for her, for as long as he’s willing to play.

Stillwood Village

Stillwood Village

Inside these calm forests lies a village completely in-tune with nature. The buildings are built around or in the trees of wood and stone, the light shining onto the village stifled by the great trees above. In the air, meeting your nose as soon as you tread into the village, is filled to the brim with the smell of forest and spores. It’s a wild smell, but somehow it is extremely relaxing and any worries seem to be stifled before the calming village ahead where everyone is always so calm and happy, wild Pokémon walking freely on the roads of the place. This is Stillwood Village, the most relaxing place imaginable, it’s people in touch with nature and wishing the best to all those who come to their cozy and ancient little home.

Wild Grass Pokémon freely wander the streets, spreading their spores into the air which the townspeople actively walk through every single day. They are all smiles, very helpful, the entire village and all visitors afflicted by the relaxing sensations brought by the spores during their stay in Stillwood Village. However, these spores are the reason quite a few avoid Stillwood Village, arguing that it messes with one’s mind. It is extremely rare that a member of Stillwood Village moves out of the village, after all. It will also quickly become evident just how little the members of the village care about the world at large, all their worries gone by the relaxing spores and just continue living, no troubles in the slightest.

That’s Stillwood Village for you.

Suggestions to actions, Stillwood Village

1. Find Pokémon. Can still search for Pokémon in cities~
2. Talk. In cities, there are considerably more people one can talk to. Talking can give you info on local rumors and such.
3. Exit. Exit the town to any of the connected areas.
4. Specify. If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.
5. Trigger random event. Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.
6. Notable Places. Visit any of the places in the city!
6.1. Pokémon Center. Heal all your Pokémon.
6.2. PokéMart. Go to a store and buy things.
6.3. Pokémon Gym. ???
6.4. Herb Store. Selling bitter medicine that is very good for your Pokémon!
6.5. Flower Shop. For decoration and for pleasant smells, the flower shop has the best selection in Isson!
6.6. Berry Garden. Allows trainers to rent earth to plant their own berries. New trainers gets a kit to start them off!
6.7. Treehouse Arena. Even forest-people want to battle it out sometimes. Lots of berries as prices~
6.8. Ancient Woods. An older part of the forest. Dangerous, but said to hold a link to the past. There are large old rocks here. What more could they hold?
7. Stillwood Village Trades: Grass-type
7.1. ‘I got this little Bounsweet, but I keep being attacked by birds! Please, trade me a Geodude for it? Rocks should be strong against birds!’
7.2. ‘I actually only got this Gossifleur to lure trainers into trading me what I really want… I want a Spoink. Please, get me a Spoink.’
7.3. ‘This is a Capsakid. I got it because I heard it was gonna have two heads. It doesn’t. I’d trade it for a Doduo? I like two heads.’

Connected areas:
Route 4. Forest route at the base of Mt. Strength leading west to Rainrock City.
Route 5. A grassy incline connecting mountains, forests, plains, Stillwood and Lakewatch.
Route 14. The waters of Dragon Lake are also known as Route 14. It connects Lakewatch Town, Highhill Town and Stillwood Village.
Mountain Valley. A passage between Mt. Strength and Mt. Chill, a shortcut to Worldedge City.

Stillwood Village, known Pokémon

Common:
#44 Oddish
#187 Hoppip
#188 Skiploom
#285 Shroomish
#315 Roselia
#406 Budew

Uncommon:
#45 Gloom

Rare:
#190 Aipom

Pokémon: Start

@Remram

Gothita stared up at him quietly when he said he wouldn’t make her hurt people. Just a little bit of a head-tilt. She kept the drawing steady in her hands until he spoke next. A name.

‘Gothita?’ she asked, sounding almost a bit confused as she lowered the drawing to look questioningly up at him. However, she seemed to consider it, and…

‘Gothi,’ she nodded to him. A single, fast nod, eyes still locked on him as she did it.

How does Basil interpret this?

Pokémon: Start

@Pirouette

The battle started! Eep and Kay made their way forward. Eep, unfortunately, was the absolutely slowest Pokémon on the battlefield. On the flipside, Sno was the fastest, the ghost quickly flying up and claiming the top for Erika’s team, giving her a valuable advantage. If nobody claimed the top, it was now Erika’s win!

In front of them, the Tropius flew high, and unleashed a Razor Leaf! Sno replied with an Icy Wind! Both of them wide-reaching attacks capable of hitting entire teams as the air filled with leaves and ice… but ice beats grass, so Sno’s attack broke through, hitting Tropius for an incredible x4 effectiveness! Now, in this game-mode, you cannot be knocked out… but the more effective the move, the more you’re launched back! Tropius was sent flying!

The two others, however, being Fire and Ice respectively, were not very effectively affected by what wasn’t even the full brunt of an attack, and advanced more or less unaffected! And as retaliation… Pansear Yawned, and Sno felt a sudden drowsiness. She’d fall asleep after one more move. She used said move to throw a Confuse Ray at the opponent closest to getting to the top, which was Pansear.

Pansear got hit by the Confuse Ray and suddenly stumbled. Sno then couldn’t help but fall asleep, but at least she fell asleep on the top.

The next two to reach the top were therefore Kay and Vanillite, basically at the same time. They unleashed their moves at the same time! Vanillite sent out a wide Icy Wind, intending to hit both Kay and Eep! However, Kay erected a Reflect wall… which did absolutely nothing because Reflect blocks physical moves, not special ones! Icy Wind blew straight through! Kay was hit directly and was blown off the top, then Eep ended up getting slowed down! … Suction Cups ensured Eep wasn’t blown anywhere, but he could be slowed down!

It was Not Very Effective against Sno, however, so no being launched off the top for her. Vanilitte went over to try to physically push Sno off the top… only to be reminded that Sno is a ghost and went right through. Vanillitte looked confused.

Kay and Eep had yet to reach the top, so Eep couldn’t do his strategy yet. Right now at the top was Sno, sleeping, but also Vanillitte freezing the score, and a confused Pansear was also stumbling up now.

‘Pansear, use Incinerate to blow the Froslass of the top! Vanillitte, keep using Icy Wind! Tropius, fly over there and Stomp down, keep them from reaching the top!’ John commanded. Vanillitte and Pansear looked like they intended to follow the commands, while Tropius was recovering way over there and took to the air again, but would need to spend some time flying back!

‘It’s an intense fight!’ Makirisu commentated. ‘Erika took the lead with the dash of having the quickest Pokémon, but doesn’t it look like things have swung in John’s favor!? But, everything could change if Sno wakes up!’

What would Erika command now?

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@Joshua Tamashii

Amelia switched Pokémon to Shuppet! She risked being hit by Confusion as Meditite focused her power to use Confusion… and then ended up instead having the Psychic power erupt right in front of her head and Meditite was blown back, flipping over and hitting the back of her head into the ground! Meditite hurt herself in confusion!

‘Ow,’ Anise winced. ‘That’s fine. I’m confident you can fight through this! Meditite! Confusion!’ she commanded, and it was now simply a question of if Meditite could get off the move or not!

Meditite confidently punched forward! … Wait, a punch is not Confusion-

Meditite suddenly recoiled like she’d been punched in the face and her body curved sideways as she flew spinning through the air and Anise had to dodge aside as Meditite rolled around behind her. Anise looked a bit confused.

Probably because she wasn’t aware Meditite’s Pure Power was boosting the attack power of Meditite hurting herself in Confusion, doing more than half Meditite’s health on her own.

Shuppet launched Night Shade, a dark shadow hitting the already fallen Meditite. It did a bit more damage.

‘Okay. I realize I maybe should have switched Pokémon,’ Anise told, frowning as she watched Meditite slowly standing up. ‘But at this point, Meditite is too damaged to be sent in in the future. So, Meditite! Confusion!’

Meditite smiled, standing looking damaged, before focusing for another Confusion!

What would Amelia do?

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@Remram

Gothita tilted her head at Basil’s question first question. That was perhaps too complicated a word. But she was on to the drawing soon enough.

She kept looking excited as he held back his laugh. So, he mentioned rules… and she looked at him with wide eyes. Not that her eyes were ever not wide.

She listened patiently for him to finish speaking, still staring. As he finished… she took the paper again and started drawing on it. Eventually she finished, turning it around and presenting it to him.

picture

‘Gothita,’ she told, pretty intently.

What’s Basil’s response?

March of the White Rabbit: A Roll-Your-Own Magical Girl Roleplay

So, MDP started telling her story about her travels. As it grew longer and longer, Ronin’s grin grew larger and larger, while Miko’s expression of genuine concern grew more and more worried. After MDP finished, Ronin just laughed.

‘Sounds like you’ve been having a great time!’ Ronin laughed and smiled widely.

‘I have… so many questions, but I don’t think I want all their answers…’ Miko said, knowing fully well what kind of world Mayra’s home actually was. ‘Who is “Flower Wower”...?’ … was just one out of a whole bunch of them.

Of course, MDP wasn’t actually there to answer them, because she’d already jumped off to marvel at Lily and the animals. Ronin just chuckled some more.

‘I think whatever happened, she probably wasn’t actually in any danger!’ Ronin said, confidently.

‘Sigh…’ Miko mumbled to herself before looking about. ‘Is it time, yet?’ .

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It would seem that Mariette had solved the riddle. She looked on blankly as the Pea Princess felt her bed and then seemed to call it all off, so intent on brushing it all off and falling into a deep sleep…

‘Not so fast,’ Mariette declared, and a tentacle promptly wrapped around the princess to pull her up, extended directly from Mariette’s shadow. If she couldn’t sleep due to a single pea, then this should do more than rock her sleep.

‘The dawn of the conflict approaches. I cannot have my ally sleep it away quite yet. Your request, while crudely delivered, is sensible. It is time my allies learn where they stand, and who stands with them. Let us wash away any doubts about our allegiances, and establish the order which shall embrace our future,’ she told, her glare transfixed on the Pea Princess. A portal opened behind her.

‘Come, Pea Princess. A meeting awaits,’ Mariette told. She would not take no for an answer.


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In the park, Mariette eventually stepped out of a portal before Penny and the others. The portal closed, and the eyepatched girl in a blue dress holding a stuffed bunny turned to look at the queen directly.

‘I apologize for the delay. I have assembled my allies on the other side. We’re ready to move,’ she explained courtly, turning her eyes slightly to nod at Lily, then looking back to Penny.

Pokémon: Start

@Remram

Gothita stared up at him quietly, and then tilted her head at the statement of confirmation.

Then Basil responded to her question. She once again didn’t really move, tilting her head a little in the other direction as she gazed up at him with wide, oval eyes. Then, though, Basil asked his next question. She looked down into the ground, not moving for a couple seconds as she was considering…

‘Gothita,’ she eventually said, grabbing the drawing tools to sketch out a drawing. Eventually, the result was presented back to Basil.

drawing

How he might best interpret the drawing was up to him.

After that, it was Gothita’s turn to draw a question. She stared blankly at the new page she’d turned…

‘Ita!’ she finally realized something, and then excitedly drew something pretty fast. When she was done, she showed it to Basil and poked at her drawing over and over, looking up at him with wide eyes.

drawing

‘Gothita! Ita!’ she energetically asked.

What does Basil think?

March of the White Rabbit: A Roll-Your-Own Magical Girl Roleplay

‘Alright,’ Miko simply responded to Lily informing them about the plan, and nodded. She had her doubts about how well they’d be able to pull this off, but hey, everything had worked out so far, hadn’t it? Ronin spent the time looking around at the various characters that had decided to join them…

And then the both of them were glomped by a certain explosively energetic dream princess.

‘Of,’ ‘Ah! … Hahahaha!’ Ronin laughed as MDP kept jumping next to them while holding onto them. Miko looked mostly startled, she wasn’t entirely the kind to keep up with that level of energy. Ronin, however…

‘Yeah! I wanna know! What crazy shenanigans have you been up to lately?’ Ronin asked, grinning happily at their glomper.

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To say Mariette was startled by the Pea Princess’s outburst was putting it lightly. Still, even with the princess raging, she was busy trying to find if what she’d said actually had confirmed if she wasn’t a liar by exclusion or not. Struggling with something is not the same as not doing something. Bribing not working doesn’t matter if you’re already willingly giving information. So far, the princess hadn’t actually said anything that disproved that she might be plotting something… but it was a bit difficult to get a word in while recoiling at the princess’s rage and foul language…

When Mariette noticed the tiny object in the middle of the stacked beds that slightly disturbed the mattresses. It felt like it was too tiny to cause any form of discomfort, but since the Pea Princess was complaining about the discomfort…

Mariette stuck a hand inside a portal and, with a fast snatch, gripped the small circular object and retrieved it, removing it from the stacks and then presenting it to the Pea Princess. Mariette’s not-eyepatched eye looked up at her slightly wide as she looked for a reaction.

‘This… was in your mattresses?’ she asked, unsure if that fixed anything.

Her eyepatch eye looked through a portal to her phone-screen to see the message Penny sent to her. Unfortunately, Mariette isn’t skilled enough in sending text-messages to do that and look at the Pea Princess at the same time, so she can’t answer quite yet. Not to mention, what she types back entirely depends on the Pea Princess’s reaction.

Pokémon: Start

@Remram

The Gothita stared at him blankly as he posed his question. After a pause, she reached for the pencil and pad that Basil had offered her, and then dropped the pad onto the ground. She gripped the pencil with both hands, before placing it down onto the pad. She wasn't the most skilled of artists, but she did her best. In fact, it did seem like she was using some psychic power to keep the pen steady.

What she drew…

A black form in the middle, a triangle in under and a circle above, with three lines extending on each side. Giant rectangles to its left and right, and a line across above them. Then, two more forms. An uneven ball with a happy face and black round spots drawn around it, and a dark form with a vaguely recognizable shape. She poked at the drawing.

drawing

‘Gothita,’ she declared, looking up at Basil. This was her answer.

Then she promptly flipped the page and started drawing anew. She drew a couple rectangles, then the roof above those, and what looked like a building. Then a stick-figure and a small ball of a creature on legs.

‘Gothi,’ the Pokémon gestured at the stickman and ball, then to Basil and then herself. She pointed at the rectangles and houses, then made a gesture at a nearby house and some trees.

drawing

‘Goth…’ She then started drawing a line, extending from the new drawing to the edge of the paper. She then flipped the page back to the first picture.

‘... ita?’ she asked, as she finished the line on the new page by drawing the line to the first form she drew and looked up at Basil questioningly.

What would Basil interpret this?

Pokémon: Start

@Remram

The officer was a little bit confused by Basil first saying that there was no need to search for the Gothita, but then went ahead and described the group searching for Gothita potentially dangerous and was leaving his information on them. She blinked a little and stared at him when he mentioned he was, indeed, from that Rivens family, but never said anything else about it.

‘Alright. I’ll give my coworkers a heads-up. Thank you for coming,’ she said, looking down on the notes she wrote down while Basil was talking with a frown. She wasn’t entirely sure what to make of this, but she got it.

With that, Basil went outside and found a spot to have a private enough conversation with Gothita. He found something eventually, there’s trees to hide behind all around, after all. He pulled out the Pokéball and the little Gothita came out.

‘Gothi…?’ she asked, immediately looking around at this new area, before turning to look up at Basil as he started explaining. She tilted her head at the statement about being Gothitelle’s kid from Worldedge. He explained the rules of the gane, and…

‘Gothita,’ she answered, nodding and turning to him, looking like she accepted the deal. So, now was just a question of how he was going to ask the questions that this Level 72 Gothita would be able to answer for him. The Pokémon in front of him that the Pokédex clearly told him was level 72.

What would Basil do?

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@Joshua Tamashii

Amelia switched to Pumpkaboo! Pumpkaboo tried to avoid the Lick, but turns out even when floating away from it, the decently well-trained frog was too fast. Pumpkaboo tried to avoid and float away, but Froakie nimbly dashed under him and leapt, extending his frog-tongue and hitting!

This is a moment when Amelia might realize, with the Super Effective damage Pumpkaboo just took and with Froakie’s fast movements. Anise’s Pokémon were, Riolu excepted, several levels above hers. Level 11 VS 15, roughly.

That said, Lick is a weak move and Pumpkaboo avoided being paralyzed. He survived with more than half his health. In return, a Trick-or-Treat was shot back, hitting Froakie, the frog blinking and looking confused.

‘What did that do!?’ asked an equally confused Anise on the other side, clearly having no idea what that move did. ‘Er, hold on. That’s… that’s a Grass-type, isn’t it?’ she asked, frowning a little. After a moment of consideration…

‘Froakie, return!’ Anise returned her Pokémon to his Pokéball, and then grabbed another… ‘Meditite, go!’

A new Pokémon appeared!

Pokédex Entry #307 – Meditite, the Meditate Pokémon. It is found deep in mountains, meditating for hours on end and surviving on a berry a day. It trains its spirit, and by heightening its inner strength it somehow achieved levitation. It also enjoys daily yoga workouts.

… And the floating meditating Pokémon immediately got hit by Confuse Ray! The light made the Pokémon flinch, starting to tilt where she floated in mid-air, her eyes spinning!

‘Okay. Fight through it, Meditite! Use Confusion!’ Anise commanded! That was for her next turn!

What would Amelia do?

March of the White Rabbit: A Roll-Your-Own Magical Girl Roleplay

Mariette was a bit taken aback by the Pea Princess’ attitude, and her choice of words. It was unlike any of the previous princesses of this land, and not in a good way. Mariette felt a bit like she shouldn’t listen too closely to the words this princess was spouting… Still, the bed was quite a sight. Looked dangerous, actually. In any case. Despite her manners, the Pea Princess made a good point. She couldn’t risk her life if there was no chance of victory. Still, Mariette had to ensure she was not compromised.

‘I understand. Your request makes sense. I do want to ask, however,’ Mariette said, mentally pondering how to phrase this question so the target could not weasel her way out of it in case she was guilty. Mariette would know if she lied, after all. ‘this isn’t a ploy or a trick, correct?’ Yes or no question. It is more difficult to avoid lying to those.

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‘Alright! We’re ready to get started!’ Ronin and Miko arrived at the scene, the indicated gathering coordinates. Ronin was determined to do what she could to help defend Penrose. Miko was not as sure she was attached to Penrose, but she would certainly help defend Ronin and her friends.

‘Alright,’ Miko repeated the word Ronin had said. ‘So we’re attacking, right? How are we doing this?’ she asked, a bit nervous and desired a clarification of the current plan of action.

Pokémon: Start

@Remram

‘No, there hasn’t,’ the officer answered automatically. ‘I’d have remembered if someone came here looking for a Gothita. That said, let me go check if there are any missing Gothitas issued by other stations,’ she continued, walking over to a computer that was behind a counter. She sat down, clicked a couple times, wrote some things down…

‘None that match your request,’ she stated simply. ‘There’s only a single request for a missing Gothita, and it’s in Worldedge City, where a prominent wild Gothitelle has apparently not been seen with her Gothita lately. However, that’s a wild Pokémon so a trainer might just have caught her, and since she was wild she wouldn’t be particularly strong.’

‘Should I open a new request for around Lakewatch Town and Stillwood Village? We can look for it, but it does sound like this wouldn’t be for you, but for the others that you found searching for her. Do you have any additional information about them?’ she asked, looking up to Basil.

How will Basil respond?