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In Pokémon: There and Back Again → 3 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
@Joshua Tamashii

Amelia would feel Professor Kapoc lay his hand on top of her head and gently ruffled her hair. There wasn't a smile on his face, and yet one could tell that he was trying to make an effort to show some kindness towards the girl."That's all I needed to know." He would walk away towards what looked like a rather secure, yet small safe where he appeared to be punching in a long string of code before they heard a beep and then a deep 'cha-chunk' sound. The professor pulled the door open and then retrieved a briefcase that he laid out on the table. He motioned for Amelia to walk over to the table with his hand.

The latches were flicked down and he lifted the lid to reveal the contents to her. Inside was a smartphone-like device that had a card slot in the back, five empty Pokeballs in a satchel, and a single Pokeball in the middle of the case. With her curious gifts, she would sense a ghostly presence contained within the Pokeball.



Kapoc held the items out to her. "Here, take them. It's yours."

Amelia received a Pokedex!
Amelia received 5x Pokeballs!


She also received the Pokeball that contained her starter, but she would feel the object shake in her palm as if it was trying to force its way out followed by a beam of white light erupting from the ball. Said light would begin to form into a floating, spectral being with a black body and a head made of petrified wood. It looked up at Amelia curiously. Her Pokedex suddenly sprung to life and recited the creature's entry with its robotic, yet friendly voice.


"Phantump, the Stump Pokemon. An unknown spirit came to lodge in a tree stump, creating this Pokémon. A cure-all can be made from an infusion of its green leaves. With a voice like a human child's, it cries out to lure adults deep into the forest, getting them lost among the trees."



@Zarkun

"Look up?" Both Connor and the Bug Maniac look above them and saw through the haze the silhouettes of three very large bugs above them. "Fuck." The figures soon turned into blurs. The Bug-Maniac was completely frozen in fear and in just the last second, the cowboy pulled him away from the overhead blade that nearly bisected. Connor sent out his Scraggy and the Bug Maniac sent out his own Beedrill to combat against these assailants.

Due to expecting the ambush, Jason and Slayer were able to dodge out of the way of a fucking glaive nearly cleaving the man in half. Jason was standing on solid rock and when the blade clashed with the rock, sparks flew from the collision. This nearly five-foot tall bipedal insect with blades for hands was glaring at Jason and Slayer for evading its attack. It growled at him and swiped its massive claw to shake off the dust.



Scyther, the Mantis Pokemon. As Scyther fights more and more battles, its scythes become sharper and sharper. With a single slice, Scyther can fell a massive tree. If you come across an area in a forest where a lot of the trees have been cut down, what you've found is a Scyther's territory.


Connor and the Maniac were too focused on their own fights to be of any help to Jason. He was completely on his own for this fight and compared to when he caught Murus, it was obviously going to be a much more difficult to subdue this creature.

What does Jason do?


@CitrusArms

Yeah, it actually wasn't hard to see where the Joltic was due to the bloody sparks of electricity that crackled in the spot it was located. Unlucky for Ocul, it could not dodge the attack and is just barely holding on after being electrocuted. This poor bug would just be knocked over if a gentle breeze just blew over him.

Kaebe charged where to the electricity had crackled and swiped its tail across the grass. The Joltik jumped up to avoid the Tail Whip, thinking that it was quick to avoid the attack only see its face was inches away from a Pokeball flying towards it. It collided with the Pokeball and was absorbed in a beam of red light.

It rolled once... it rolled twice... it rolled thrice!



What does Stella do now?

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@Lunarlord34

"Oh, um, that is correct. It is a pleasure to meet you as well, Steph." Basil gave her a smile, albeit a bit of a sheepish one though there was also... relief? Also, he did feel a bit silly explaining how Revives worked since she already seemed to have an idea how they actually worked. All he was trying to do was be a bit helpful to a new trainer and now he just made himself like a know it all. Mentally, he was cursing himself even though he was smiling on the outside trying to hide his embarrassment. So much for being helpful.

Freya had for just the briefest moment of confusion in regard to Basil understanding Steph's thick as oatmeal accent without a single trace of confusion though it was turned back to Steph who made quite the interesting comment. "Well, you're not the first to say that." She said with a smile, but her attention too was turned to the Sneasel that just woke up with pupils the size of dinner plates.

The Sneasel tried to stand up with the intention to just bolt mainly out of fear of any retribution that Steph and Freya may have sought against it though it grabbed the back of its throbbing head where it had been kicked.

Basil gently said, "Easy there, easy there. You're safe. Nothing is going to happen." He made sure to keep his body low to keep it from scaring the poor thing even more than it already was.

It looked at the white-haired youth and then to Steph and... it could not understand a word she was saying. Freya, who quickly caught in, said, "Your previous partner was arrested earlier." It looked like the Sneasel was going to attempt to bolt again hearing that, but she quickly followed up with, "But you aren't in trouble! I noticed it when you and Steph, but you didn't want to follow his orders, did you? "

The Sneasel paused and looked away from Steph guiltily.


@samreaper

"Well, there are three others who have access to the shed, counting the boss as well." said the large man, rubbing his chin in thought as he pondered on the next question. "Well, there was a robbery last night. For once, someone saw them and we gave chase, but somehow, they were able to get away from us. It was too dark to actually get a good look at them, but I did hear someone yell out in pain last night. I assume that it was the thief, but I have no idea why that would be the case. No one came up with anything."

The farmhand shot Tristan a look after what Hurley just said.
In Pokémon: There and Back Again → 3 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
@CitrusArms

To just state for future reference, only Kaebe was paralyzed. Electoweb only lower's a Pokemon's speed and is incapable of actually paralyzing.

Anyway, there were two reactions based on her order. Kaebe would turn to her and look at her in absolute confusion due to the fact that there was no attack coming its way. Luckily though, Ocul was able to make sense of the order and attacked the unsuspecting Joltik with its Struggle Bug attack. Its aim was true, and the electric tick was hit with projectiles that the player is allowed to flavor in its appearance in their own way, and its Special Attack was lowered.

However, now that the Joltik was all too aware of Ocul's presence, it crackled with electricity and shot a sphere of electricity that soon unfurled into a web.

What does Stella do?


@Joshua Tamashii

Evelyn smiled kindly at the nervous child. "I'll go get you something." The Head League Administrator walked off and, in a few minutes, arrived with one of those plastic cups one would find from a water cooler. The cup was cool the touch and had a faint scent of lemon.

"Now if you follow me to the lab, we'll get your starter and everything else you'll need for your journey." She motioned her to follow her and led her up an escalator and then down a hallway past several offices of people managing all official League business that keep the entire thing functioning. Eventually, they arrive at an automatic sliding glass door and when it opens, they would be hit by an almost overpowering scent of coffee. In this room was a man with long, messing black hair that was loosely tied into a ponytail, but still had bangs long enough to cover one of his crimson eyes. He wore a dark grey turtleneck underneath his lab coat with matching slacks and dress shoes. The scientist looked like sleep was a foreign concept to him; he had deep circles under his eyes and had scruffy facial hair that made him look way older than he actually was. At this moment, he looked like he wanted to strangle the woman across from him.

This woman was dark-skinned with sharp, gold eyes and gunmetal blue hair with a short cut that was buzzed on the sides. She wore a white tee with a black jacket over it and a muslin scarf wrapped around her neck and blue jeans with matching black boots. If Amelia ever paid attention to the news, pop culture, or any bit of history relating to the rebellion against Cipher ten-years-ago, she would know exactly who this woman was. This was Adriane Brand, the Hero of Evig and the current champion of the League. The woman that her teacher worked with to get Amelia to this point.

"Adriane, I swear to God I will-!" He yelled at what appeared to be a very smug looking champ before his attention was turned to the latest arrival. The scientist arched his brow and asked Adriane, "So, this is the kid you were telling me about? Aksel's apprentice?"

She nodded in confirmation. "Yeah, that's her." The Champion turned her attention to the girl and had a big, friendly grin on her face. If Evelyn exuded a commanding confidence, then Adriane exuded pure goofy self-assuredness. "Heya, Amelia. I was worried when I didn't see you with everyone else. Were you so excited that you couldn't sleep?"

The scientist smirked at her and said, "Says the woman that was late because she overslept." In response, she just narrowed her eyes at him in a death stare that was very much ignored. He walked over to Amelia, but not too close to make her feel uncomfortable. "I'm Cedric Kapoc, the Pokemon Professor appointed by the League. Adriane told me about your situation, and I just want to ask you if this is what you really want. In the end it's your choice, but I want to know if you felt pressured to do this or not. "


@samreaper

Well, Tristan's theory was not exactly off the mark. Upon just a normal glance, one would not notice any discrepancies with the footage, but upon closer inspection there was a discrepancy that would be impossible to ignore. For each night the robberies took place, the timestamp on the footage would skip by a minute. There was a minute long gap of footage missing.

There was something else of note though. While one of the cameras did not pick up a person perse, they caught the shadow of a person running by the camera as fast as they could. While this did indeed show that there was indeed robbing the farm, it wasn't important. What was important was the date. It was last night's footage.
In Pokémon: There and Back Again → 3 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
@Zarkun

"Huh, you've got a good eye. Well, we better find any tracks to follow!"

There was something strange though. Upon investigation, Jason would realize that the slash marks stopped in this exact location and the webbing onward was much thicker. What was stranger if they were on top of these things, they should have been able to spot at least one of them by now. It was as if they just upped and vanished to his and the rest of the group's confusion.

"The heck? How can they just disappear just like that?", asked a very puzzled and frustrated Connor. The cowboy's brow was furrowed, not knowing how to piece this all together.

The Bug Maniac suggested, "Maybe they had already noticed our presence and fled back the path they came?"

Actually, while their companions were racking their brains for answers, both Slayer and Jason would notice something odd out from the corner of their eyes just at the very top of their peripheral vision. The glint of something, something that Jason would very much recognize; it was the gleam of blades. Jason and Slayer could feel something was watching them from above though Connor and the Maniac did not seem to take any notice. Perhaps, Jason was not entirely correct that they were on top of them.

Do you look up?


@Joshua Tamashii

-Earlier That Day-

What Amelia had just unceremoniously rushed into was an impressively large, spacious lobby though given the size of the building it should have been no surprise. It would not be fair to call it ostentatious, but it definitely was a celebration of stylish modern architecture and a lot of comfy furniture. That and there was a big fuck off fountain in the middle of the room. Amelia specifically would notice that there also flowers and plants that would most definitely recognize originating from Florasong about as well.

The staff person, who very much had an arched brow at the sudden appearance of the girl, took the letter and read it to themself mentally. It was then that they actually understood the situation. "I see. You're a bit late, but it shouldn't be a problem. I just need to make a quick call to the boss to let her know you're here." They handed her letter back and spoke on the phone for a very brief moment. "She'll be right here in a moment. Please, make yourself comfortable." They motioned to any of the open seats though they soon had to get back to whatever they were doing before so she would have been left alone there.

It was only actually a few minutes until someone approached her; a woman of above average height approaching her mid-twenties with long, straight orange hair, dark green eyes, and freckles. She wore a black pantsuit with the jacket opened to show a white collared shirt underneath. There was an air of confidence, self-respect, and strength surrounding this woman and yet, she gave the pre-teen the gentlest of smiles. She extended her hand for a handshake.

"You must be Amelia. I'm Evelyn Beck, the Head League Administer." She did notice that this girl seemed to have pushed herself past her limit. It did not take long to realize that this poor girl sprinted through this big city so she wouldn't miss her opportunity. "Are you doing okay sweetie? Do you need a glass of water?"
In Pokémon: There and Back Again → 3 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
Hey, Remy, sorry but due to some ridiculous crap I was forced to delete my old discord and need an invite to the new server so please pm it to me when you can


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In Pokémon: There and Back Again → 3 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
@Sanguine Rose

Thankfully, the kid wasn't bawling for losing the battle. "It's fine miss. Pa says that this how it goes. Still sucks though." The kid went off to go watch the remaining matches taking place.

Well, at least Faye wasn't feeling to hung up about beating little kids in a Pokemon battle. Also, she isn't getting money from these battles because taking money kindergarteners after beating their Pokemon is even more fucked up. Now to the battle at hand.

Not only did Sage's Growl lower its attack stat, but it also intimidated the Dark-Type so much that it could not even to have even missed its moves because it froze in place out of sheer fear. Apparently, Sage made an expression so fierce and a growl so guttural that no one would have expected it to come from something as adorable as an Eevee that it scared the Nicket that it could not follow through with its trainer's orders nor did it seem to be in a state of mind that it could listen to orders at the moment.

If Faye were to order Sage to use a move, the next one would land automatically unless the Nicket broke out of this state next turn. However, the Nicket failed and got dirt and sand kicked into its eyes from Sage's Sand Attack. The Pokemon yipped and as it pawed at its eyes to get the debris out of its eyes Sage steamrolled in and tackles it with a very hard hit, sending it flying back and skidding on its feet. It looked like it took some hefty damage, but it looked like it could go still.

"Don't give up! Just keep using Tail Whip and Quick Attack!" Second verse same as the first. What does Faye order Sage to do?


@Zarkun

The bug-maniac saw the confusion on Jason's face and said, "The Scyther population was hit the hardest in Starbor. Very few people see the potential that Bug-Types such as Ariados and Beedrill hold, but I must admit, Scyther and their evolutions are incredibly powerful. In fact, in terms of stats they average out to the same total, but their utility is totally different."

Meanwhile, as Connor looked around the area it was plain to see his discomfort looking at the webs and the occasional yellow incarnate of rage with needles for hands flying by. For a guy that looked like he was ripped out of John Ford western, he sure didn't seem to match the way he appeared.

By the way, as Jason looked at the trees closer around him, he actually found quite a few deep cuts. Actually, on closer inspection they look fresh and not fresh as in they were cut like a few hours ago, but as in there was actually still wood dust clinging around these marks. If he were to take a guess, they must've flown through this area only a few minutes ago or perhaps, even still here.


@samreaper

Tristan was led to what could be described as a large shed with a couple of windows. The farmhand tapped on the glass of one of the windows and soon followed by the sound of the door unlocked. When it opened up, a friendly looking man with a bulbous nose and a pretty hefty stomach was standing there. He was dressed pretty similarly to everyone else on the farm as well.

"Hey Billy, what can I do you for?" He asked.

"Hey Hurly, the boss hired someone to investigate what's going on and he wants to see the camera footage."

The man arched his brow as he looked down at the fashionably dressed young man with boots that do not match the rest of his dress. "He hired a kid? Things must be pretty desperate if he's going that far, but hey, if you want to look I'll show you. Don't expect it to help though." He motioned for both Billy and Tristan to come in.

Surprisingly, the inside of the shed was pretty okay. The temperature was well regulated, so it was comfortably cool inside, it was well lit, and there were some amenities such as a mini fridge in the area, but the main interest was what was on the other side of the room. There were five flat screen monitors on a desk; three on the desk itself and two on the shelf it came with. On the screens there was footage of currently what was happening on the farm.

Hurly motioned for the two to come over to the set up. "Alright, I'll show you, but uh, I don't think you'll find much." What he shows was footage of the nights when the eggs were stolen, which ranged from the fields to the barns and other buildings around the farm. A few weeks' worth of footage. What exactly does Tristan look for in the footage?


@Lunarlord34

Yeah, those anger issues definitely run in the family although compared to Freya's icy rage, Kapoc's was much more expressive visually and far more violent if that kick was any indication. At least she didn't get that annoyed look from Freya when Steph caught herself from calling her elder brother a quack.

Basil actually was gently leading the two girls away from the scene of what would appear to be a violent crime perpetrated by a certain bogan redhead. The people who were watching what happened gave her a wide berth, whispering and muttering to each other about the strangeness of the scene though they were referring to Cedric, who is better known as Professor Kapoc, was taking care of the scene. While they walked away, he took the Sneasel off Freya's hands and carried the poor thing himself. He had actually taken off his jacket and had it draped over the Pokemon in an attempt to make it more comfortable.

Without that jacket though, Steph would see that this guy was heavily tatted. He didn't just have a few tattoos, but two sleeves of black geometric tattoos contrasting his fair skin that went from his wrists to what she could assume to be his shoulder. Along with his many piercings, and white hair he looked like someone's edgy OC except he had a very friendly demeanor and those yellow doe eyes made him look much softer. Actually, now that she got a good look at him, she would probably realize that he really wasn't that much older than her and yet, he had an air of experience around him for someone his age.

"Pokemon are pretty resilient. Under normal circumstances, it probably would've been okay, but uh, judging by the burn marks and the smell of smog it was already weakened." He glanced at the Litwick sitting on Steph's shoulder with a knowing look, but also wondering how the fire on its head hasn't set her hair on fire yet. "It's really not as uncommon as you would think. There are a lot of people that treat Pokemon as if they are disposable if they think they are no longer usable or if a specific kind becomes out of fashion. Not just teams like Cypher or petty criminals, but normal people are capable of being monsters."

His face darkened as if he spoke from experience though it wasn't something like the pure rage that Kapoc had demonstrated earlier. It was a bit more complicated than that, something that went beyond anger or sadness though it seemed like he forced it back with a smile. "But I'm thankful that there are people like you two that can get angry and actually do something about it.

Freya shrugged in response to the compliment. "Nah, the one who deserves the credit is Steph. She's the one who actually caught the guy though God damn, I didn't expect you to be that brutal. Then again, Cedric soccer kicked his head so I can't really say that it's just you."

What was it about her that violent people seem to just appear in her life?

Eventually they arrive at one of the many parks at the city since it seemed like there was no Pokemon Center in this area. Basil laid the Sneasel down on a bench and slung down his backpack, which really looked like it had reached the end of its life but was being held together by a bunch of patches. It looked like it was begging for the sweet release of death.

He turned to the tall girl and said, "Okay, can you bandage her knuckles, Fre-" Even before he could finish his sentence, she was already wrapping bandages around Steph's hands. He had completely forgotten how much of a busy body she actually was. Meanwhile, he turned his attention to the unconscious Sneasel and examined its head. From what he could tell, there was no severe damage and that it was simply knocked out. He rummaged through his bag to pull out a spiky yellow capsule.

"Funny thing about Revives, they don't really heal Pokemon., said Basil, "They're adrenergic drugs, basically capsules meant to mimic the functions of sympathetic nervous system. If a human consumes one, they'll probably die of a heart attack due to the potency, but Pokemon have been shown to have such a high resistance that it will simply wake up. Still, don't feed your Pokemon more than one unless you want to rush them to an ER." While this came out of nowhere, it was more advice to Steph to be careful with these things.

He propped the Sneasel's head up and opened its mouth, dropping the Max Revive in its mouth and luckily it swallowed it. The next thing they knew, the Sneasel's eyes shot open, and its pupils were dilated from the stimulation of the medicine. It looked at Basil and then saw the two very familiar girls with a look of absolute panic and confusion.
In Pokémon: There and Back Again → 3 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
@CitrusArms

Stella was incredibly unlucky, the Electrowebs that she ordered he Pokemon to avoid met their mark. These webs wrapped around their targets and proceeded to electrocute them though Kaebe did not suffer that much damage due to its dragon-typing and Ocul, while managing to survive the attack, looked like if it ate a couple more or faced a critical hit that it would faint. However, due to the effects of Electroweb, their speed dropped a stage, which would be rough for Kaebe especially due to the paralysis making this a whole lot worse for him.

Meanwhile, the Joltik was cautiously observing the dinosaur and the girl running around with it, but it had lost track of the Blipbug due to its attention being brought to the larger beings. It looked like it would not make a move until they did, but it was also now vulnerable for a sneak attack.

The only thing she didn't need to worry about were the bird Pokemon. They all cleared the area as soon as they saw electricity crackling.



@samreaper

"Yes, I'd say most of us do." said the man in response to Tristan's inquiry about what kind of pants that most of the workers normally wear. The boy would in turn, answer his question in return. His face scrunched up with absolute disgust at the very thought of any of the workers on this farm were the thief in question.

"So you thought it was a good idea to show potential evidence to someone who could possibly be the criminal. You really aren't that bright, are you?" Clearly, the farm hand was really starting to question whether or not Tristan was the right person for the job if he so willingly shared his evidence and theories with possible suspects. That soon changed though into a look of deep contemplation. "But that is odd. As far as I know, no one on the farm had an incident like that. We'd all know if something like that happened. Got my leg caught on them once after we installed them. Hurts enough to make a man scream."

He was just going to ignore Tristan's self-important comment.

"This whole thing has been going on for a few weeks now and we know just about nothing, let alone if there is more than one. If you want to see the camera footage, then follow me. Can't imagine it will help much though.", said the farmhand, motioning him to follow.
In Pokémon: There and Back Again → 3 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
@Lunarlord34
Oh, right. Her accent.

Kapoc sighed and loosened his grip on Steph's arm. It hasn't even been a full day since this girl became a trainer and she's already gotten herself in this mess.

Upon looking around, he noticed the injured Sneasel that his little sister was holding. His eyes narrowed as he looked back at the assault victim and then back to the Pokemon. It looked like he was starting to put some pieces together on what exactly was going on, albeit he was missing some vital pieces of information. "Freya, what exactly happened?"

Due to the laziness of the GM, Freya recounted the entire series of events that led to this moment from Steph's Pokedex being stolen to the thief injuring his own Pokemon as a distraction in an attempt to get away. The more he heard, the more contorted with rage his face became until one would think that this man looked more demonic than human.

"So that's what happened... And he did that to his own Sneasel." He said through gritted teeth, his eyes were now trailing back to the thief and stepped towards the criminal.

There was a loud crack. The professor had swung his leg in a low roundhouse kick against the thief's head, which then smacked against the pavement hard and was now completely out cold. Kapoc glared at the unconscious thief and spat in his general direction. His messy, long black hair was somehow even more disheveled now. The white-haired young man and Freya just looked at the professor in complete wide-eyed, mouth gaping shock as they watched him now pick up Steph's Pokedex and handed it back to her.

"Don't lose it again." He said so nonchalantly that one would not think he just cave some dude's head in like it was a football (or a soccer ball).

"What the hell Cedric?!", exclaimed both the white haired young man and Freya at the perpetually tired looking professor. It was less of surprise and more on the along the lines of, 'God dammit, not again.'

In response, he simply shrugged. "I'll deal with it. Besides, I'd rather not stop her journey when it's just beginning.", he said while pulling his own smartphone out. It looked like he made a call to the proper authorities for this matter. Judging by the way he spoke, it seemed like he had some pull within the law enforcement. Professor Kapoc sighed and looked back towards the person that was accompanied by when they entered the scene.

"Sorry Basil, we'll catch up later." He pushed his hair back from his face and did his best to at least look somewhat presentable for when at least the cops arrived.

"It's fine. There's always next time, whenever that is." said Basil who didn't seem annoyed, but more disappointed. He turned his attention to the two girls. "Come on, let's make ourselves scarce. You and that Sneasel need some patching up." It was probably no surprise to Steph, but her knuckles were very raw from beating that guy down.


@samreaper

The person that Tristan approached was a man that seemed to be in his mid-forties. His messy short, black hair was showing signs of graying early and his skin in a perpetual state of farmer's tan. He wore a very durable looking button-down shirt and dark brown pants that also looked like they could take a beating. In comparison to Neil, he was far scrawnier, but one would expect that this guy's body was pretty damn strong from all of the farm work. That and he was one arming an entire bale of hay.

His attention was turned to the kid wearing nice clothes and yet, was also wearing some very worn, dirty black boots. "Yup, we heard from the boss. Not sure why he'd offer the job to a kid like you, but these are desperate times I s'pose." He said, tossing a bale of hay onto a truck. It did not escape his notice that the kid's nose crinkled up though he didn't blame him. No one is going to come out of a far smelling like a rose. Tristan examining the worker's clothes also did not escape his notice, but he let it slide.

The kid then asked a pretty odd question, but okay then.

"Well, it's more to personal preference than an actual uniform. Some of us prefer denim, some prefer canvas, but it must be something that is durable enough for all seasons and protect us from the sun. You also don't have to mind getting a little bit of mess on it too."

Now the man wasn't dumb. This line of questioning and the context lined up way too perfectly. He narrowed his eyes and asked ever suspiciously, "Is there a reason why you are enquiring about our work clothes?"


@Zarkun

Considering the level that Spinarak evolved into Ariados, perhaps it would be a good idea to finish their business before they ended up on the wrong side of a web.

The bug-maniac arched his brow in a mix of what could be described as surprised and somewhat impressed that Jason actually knew about Scythers.

"How astute of you. I didn't think that you would know what they are considering their rarity." In fact, it was even more surprising that Jason would know what they are because the only regions that they do not appear in was Hoenn and Unova and even then, in the regions they live in they are hard to find. Then again, the internet was a thing and there were shows and battles that air on television or streamed through many services, so it wasn't that farfetched if that's how learned about it.

But yes, you would be correct in your assumption. We have strong evidence to believe that Scythers are beginning to repopulate the area. They used to be more abundant and cleared out the webs though due to their decreased numbers the Spinarak have had the run of the place since. He said, motioning to the myriad collection of webs that littered the woods.

Meanwhile, uh, Connor looked a little self-conscious as it dawned on him that between the three of them, he looked like he had no idea what they were talking. The bug maniac made sense, but Jason started around the same time as he did, so he just felt a bit behind the curve. "Y'all are making feel kinda dumb. What the heck is Scyther?"

"If we're lucky, you'll find out soon. That is if they don't find us first." Responded the bug-maniac. While they walked, the maniac would observe things such as footprints, slash marks in the trees, and... uh, actual shit to see if there were any of these bugs nearby. Connor too was looking for similar things as well.

What does Jason do?
In Pokémon: There and Back Again → 3 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
@Zarkun

"Very well then. Let us depart."

The bug-maniac lead the duo away from the group of his compatriots. They went down another path and the further they went, not only darker did it become, the more of a mist cloaked the surroundings. What's more was that it was obvious that they were walking up a steep incline, the terrain itself was becoming rocky with sharp cliffs and running waterfalls crashing down to rivers below.

Deep Starbor Woods



Deep Starbor Woods was a place that many actively avoided and perhaps for good reason. The mist that permeated the area cutdown the visibility within the woods and somehow, the canopy above was thicker than before, making it darker. This was a tad big dangerous as there were some drops that if someone were not paying attention, they would find themselves with some very broken limbs or fall in a river down below. That is if they don't fall in some webs and find themselves on the wrong end of a hungry bug-type. Actually, people just needed to be careful of these webs in general as they were littered all over the place.

Due to the lack of people travelling and lack of people volunteering to enter, the path that led to the Deep Woods was essentially now just a dirt, rocky path covered with moss. Yes, this place was not exactly a place that experienced a lot of foot-traffic in general, but that meant that there were possibly encounters that people had limited experience about or never had seen before.

From what can be seen, the Pokemon responsible for all of the webs in the area were these green spiders with markings meant to scare predators away from them.



Pokédex Entry #167 – Spinarak, the String Spit Pokémon. With threads from its mouth, it fashions sturdy webs that won't break even if you set a rock on them. Although the poison from its fangs isn't that strong, it's potent enough to weaken prey that gets caught in its web.


There were also these horned caterpillar things with big, pink, round noses and every now and again, sentient yellow cocoons could be seen hanging above from strings of white.



Pokédex Entry #013 – Weedle, the Hairy Bug Pokémon. Weedle has an extremely acute sense of smell. It is capable of distinguishing its favorite kinds of leaves from those it dislikes just by sniffing with its big red proboscis (nose).




Pokédex Entry #014 – Kakuna, the Cocoon Pokémon. Kakuna remains virtually immobile as it clings to a tree. However, on the inside, it is extremely busy as it prepares for its coming evolution. This is evident from how hot the shell becomes to the touch.


However, the main reason as to why many people avoided took the form of very angry bees with drills for arms. You know what they are.



Pokédex Entry #015 – Beedrill, the Poison Bee Pokémon. Beedrill is extremely territorial. No one should ever approach its nest—this is for their own safety. If angered, they will attack in a furious swarm.





@samreaper

For once, the dice gods smiled upon Tristan.

The pen that he entered was the one that contained the Wooloo and Mareep. Now, understandably, these pens were quite big to give these Pokemon to roam comfortably. In fact, they were less pens and more very segregated pastures, no doubt to keep his different cattle from mixing with cattle the neighboring farms. It would not be an easy feat to walk cover the entire area by himself on foot on his own as they covered quite a few acres. He would also note that there was barbed wiring around the fencing itself with the obvious intention of keeping thieves out. What he would also note were the livestock cameras set around the perimeter. For such a large space, things like this were necessary to keep an eye on the cattle and any suspicious individuals. It would be safe to assume that there were also security cameras in the barn as well.

What was strange however, was that there seemed to be a piece of torn denim dangling listless from the barbed wire. Upon inspection, carefully removing the denim from the wire, he would notice that there was a dark red stain on it. Quite out of place.

Tristan was just a rich boy that had no understanding the inner workings of a farm, so he was a bit out of his depth, but that was something that could be easily fixed by talking to Neil, something that he should have done initially, or the workers on the farm, after finishing up whatever he wishes to do. Who knows, maybe he'd find something out about the piece of denim?

What does Tristan wish to do?


@Lunarlord34

This bastard was actually laughing while he was running, pushing people aside to move his way through the streets. The idea that this girl would even catch him was so completely absurd to him since he was so confident in his ability to get away from just about anyone. He was as slippery to catch as he was greasy though uh, he actually wasn't getting away. Quite the opposite in fact. Arold glanced back behind him to check if he had lost her and to his own terror, she was not only keeping up with him, but she was also catching up to him at such breakneck speeds that his eyes looked like they would have bulged out of his skull and picked up the pace.

Unluckily for him though luckily for Steph, the Pokeball somehow went through the gap between his legs and as soon as he stepped on it, it rolled and threw off his balance, which was aided by the fierce tackle causing him to eat concrete as his face slightly skidded on it. With a scuffed-up face, he lifted himself up on the ground to his butt and turned back to see the raging redhead had now caught up to him. With the fear of God instilled in him, he tried crawling back with one arm while the other was held up outward to her.

"W-wait! Let's talk about this!" Violence is never the answer. It's a question, and in this case, the answer was a resounding yes.

The petty thief was somehow pinned down by this hell beast of a woman and was beaten mercilessly. It was actually a terrible sight to behold; the man's face was a swollen, bloody mess and the people watching could only watch in absolute shock and horror. Even Freya, who had finally just caught up with her, carrying the Sneasel in toe, froze in place.

"Oh my god.", said Freya with that same shock and horror... then there was an aura of bone chilling rage radiating from behind her. A very familiar figure with a sloppy black ponytail and a lab coat walked from behind Freya along with a white-haired young man with piercings. "Wait, what are you two-?!"

Kapoc grabbed Steph by her arm and yanked her off the now bloodied thief. Yup, he looked livid. "What the hell is going on?!"

Surpringingly, the man was somehow still conscious and pointed at Steph accusingly with a shaky arm. Tears were running down his ballooned cheeks. "T-this bitch assaulted me! I want her arrested!"

Kapoc's companion shook his head and sighed. "I'll call an ambulance."
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@Zarkun

Lordy this guy wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed.

The bug-maniac narrowed his eyes, as if he was trying to see through that thick headed skull of Jason's. "Do I really need to spell it out for you? You're trainers, aren't you? You go headlong into danger for the sake of adventure and battle anything that has a pulse. You're adrenaline junkies."

"Do you want me to punch you?", Connor piped in. In reaction to that, the bug-maniac stepped out of arms reach.

"We have reason to believe that what we are searching for is deeper in the forest. Problem is we aren't skilled trainers, and the Deep Woods are not exactly a place where we want to go unless we absolutely know for certain that it's there." He sighed heavily and pinched the bridge of his nose. At this point he was just ready to cut straight to the point. At least before he gets socked in the face. "Look, you have to understand that what we are looking for is one of the rarest bug-types out there, even before Cipher. It's considered to be one the pinnacle achievements of bug-collectors, so we trade for things that are of equal value, which I can gather you don't have.

He eyed the two of them and silently, from what the duo could tell, assess them. "I'll help you two, only if you guide me through the Deep Woods. Fair enough?"

One of the other bug-maniacs called out, "Why you?"

"Because I'm the one leading this project!"

What does Jason do?


@samreaper

"Er, uh, sorry about that. She tends to forget her own strength.", said Neil while he led the very much winded Tristan down the hall. Judging by the way he said it, he seemed to know all too well just how strong his wife so there was definitely some sympathy for the scrawny lad even though he just took what would be considered a casual pat on the back. If she had put more into that, well, it would not be an exaggeration that Tristan's feeble body would crumple from the sheer force. Thankfully, that reality is one that Tristan nor the narrator, need to deal with.

Eventually, Neil would lead Tristan back out at the farm though this time he motioned him to follow him to the pens. "Alright, I'm going to inform my workers that you are allowed access in the pens so you can investigate. I wish I had more to tell you, but this thing has somehow evaded every security measure I've taken. If you do have any questions about the farm, or if you find something, let me know."

He looked like he was just about to leave before his face lit up as if he remembered something. "I'll be right back." He ran back inside his house and after a few minutes he came back out.

"Take these." Tristan was handed a pair of very faded, yet sturdy black boots. They were a size larger than what Tristan could wear, but it was better than nothing. It was pretty obvious what these were for if he were to go in the pen.

"Well I better get back to work. Good luck." And with that, he went back to do his farming duties.

The investigation is afoot! What does Tristan do now?


@CitrusArms

So, uh, for being a tick, Joltik wasn't exactly very good at being one. As soon as Kaebe tried to slam the Joltik in the ground with its tail, it lost its grip so instead of being smacked onto the ground, it was sent flying in the air horizontally. The electric tick did land on its feet, a bit disoriented and that disorientation allowed for the green projectiles of energy to land on it. However, due to its superior bulk despite being literally .2 inches, it was able to withstand the blows though its special attack did fall.

Unlucky for Stella and her team, the Joltik was hidden in the grass due to its absurdly small size. However, what they could see was the crackle of electricity where it landed and then it used Electro Web. The electrified webs flew straight both towards Kaebe and Ocul.

What does Stella do?


@Lunarlord34

Freya was watching this whole thing go down and the only thing that ran through her mind was, Why did her accent just disappear? I'm not imagining this, right?

She really was overestimating how skilled her opponent was, but hey, it was good of her to acknowledge her own inexperience.

While Dusk's Embers did indeed shoot down a majority of the Ice Shards that flew towards it, a couple did indeed manage to sneak through and collided with Dusk though given the fact that Litwicks resist ice, the damage was not severe. The little candle tanked it like a champ, but even he would give in if he ate too many of them.

Yes, while a battle of attrition would have been the most solid strategy, it wasn't exactly necessary. The Smog did indeed limit the Sneasel's movement as this toxic haze was now lingering against the left side of the alley, hugging the wall and even floating along the ground a bit. While yes, it did limit Dusk's movement options as well, it actually didn't matter.

The Ember that followed the Smog flew with great force and in fact, the Sneasel was still struggling to get its bearings due to its now limited movement. In fact, it was so caught up with the Smog that it did not even have the time to react to the sparks of fire flying towards it much to his trainer's dismay. The attack met its mark with such a ferocious force that it knocked the Sneasel off its feet and sent it tumbling back. It was a critical hit!

With a great amount of stubbornness and effort, the Sneasel did stand back up before it fell on its knee with a haggard breath. It was unable to battle!

Petty Thief Arnold was defeated!
Dusk is now level 6!
Steph received 800P!


The greasy petty thief looked upon with shock that he was defeated so easily and so quickly. He looked back at the girls, to the exhausted Sneasel, and back to them with a now eerie grin. "Well that happened. I guess I should return this now..." He said, holding the Pokedex out with a loose grip, sauntering over. Well, he was. "Like hell I will!" Arnold kicked the back of the Sneasel who had a look of complete and utter shock and disbelief, sending it flying forward towards the girls.

It was all too clear that he was using the Sneasel as a distraction as he quickly turned tail and dashed. He knew what would happen if he got close to them and he was sure as hell that he was not going to get caught.

Freya ran towards the Sneasel and knelt down to check the wound. She turned to Steph and yelled out, "Don't let him get away!"
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@samreaper

Much to Tristan's surprise, she laughed and gave him such a hard pat on the back that he would have felt the air forced out of his lungs. "Weel aren't ye a bawherr o' an ass kisser! Tis braw laddie. Ah know mah accent is thick." He wasn't exactly discreet with how confused he was when he heard her speak. In fact, she seemed quite used to it though it seemed like it didn't save him from that back pat that forced his soul out of his flesh. To be frank, it would have been an impressive feat for him to not be literally smacked onto the floor though if that did happen, Neil would've just grabbed him before that would happen.

Speaking of Neil, he had raised his brow when Tristan made dinner part of the deal for the job. He waved his hand dismissively at the very notion of adding it into the deal. "No, no that's okay. We'd offer you dinner anyway for doing this. It's the decent thing to do.

"Aye, we aren't monsters you know. Ah will be sure tae cook up a hearty meal." Frida said with a confident grin.

"Well, I should probably show you around the farm. You can't really investigate from inside a kitchen. Follow me, if you please." asked Neil, motioning Tristan to finish his drink and follow him.

Well, it looked like it was time to get back to work. "Alricht, see ye later love."

With that, Tristan was being led back outside.


@CitrusArms

Well, it was an interesting idea. Let's see how it plays out!

The issue is that even Ocul, even with its big glasses like eyes, would have trouble trying to spot a Joltik because those things were bloody well small. They're 4 inches or for the metrically inclined, 0.1 meter so trying to spot then in the tall grass would be just about impossible, if they were even in this area to begin with.

This would go on for quite a bit of time and perhaps Stella was beginning to feel a bit discouraged. Maybe she was ready to give up, until something very interesting happened. Something bit the tip of Kaebe's tail and was completely latched on. No matter how hard the Tyrunt tried to shake it off, this thing was fiercely clinging onto the dinosaur.



Pokédex Entry #595 – Joltik, the Attaching Pokemon. Joltik can be found clinging to other Pokémon. It's soaking up static electricity because it can't produce a charge on its own. They're often found sticking to Yamper's hindquarters.


What does Stella do?


@Zarkun

Connor wasn't exactly pleased with this situation. Despite how friendly of a face, he put on, one could see the right corner of his mouth twitch and how clenched his jaw was. Judging by the fact that there was a thick piece of rope poking out of his bag, there was no doubt that this man would've loved to hogtie them and hanging them on one of those massive tree roots that were arcing above them. Even more to his annoyance, he didn't know how to bargain with these bug obsessed nerds and apparently, neither did Jason.

The cowboy leaned in and whispered back, "Yeah, I don't have much to offer myself. This is proving to be much more difficult than I thought."

Despite their whispering, the bug maniac was quite sharp and was able to pick up on the situation quite quickly. He furrowed his brow and sighed, shaking his head. "God above, we don't want your money. Do you two have any info or skills to offer? You are trainers, right?" At this point, he wouldn't be surprised if they couldn't provide anything either.

"Come on, aren't you being a little too hard on them?", said someone else from the group, who then received a burning glare from behind the very thick lenses of the man's glasses.

"Are you kidding me? We've been painstakingly researching this for so long with little sleep and you'd just give it away to anyone that walks and asks you? Would you give your thesis away if someone asked? Know the value of your work dammit!"

Meanwhile Connor turned to Jason while this Bug Maniac was going off on this one person. "I've don't have much on the info department."


@Lunarlord34

We will assume that Dusk used an Ember to intercept the Ice Shard. The attacks did collide and thankfully, due to Ember having a type-advantage over Ice Shard, the opposing Pokemon's attack was destroyed with very little resistance. Bits of ice and ember fell to the ground, none of it harmful as they were more like specks.

Okay so, uh, Litwick is not exactly what some would call a fast Pokemon. In fact, even at its fastest speed it had no chance in hell to match the most casual saunter of a Sneasel. Even under the cover of the small explosion of ice and fire, jumping or floating with all its might, Dusk did not have a chance to intercept the opposing Pokemon though it was still within range for the Litwick's next attack. Dusk breathed out a dark gray cloud of exhaust gas at the Sneasel and due to its wide range, it still caught the Sneasel. Rather than doing external damage, Smog hurts by those who breathe the toxic gasses in.

Actually, Steph and the lowlife would have noticed that the Smog was actually not dispersing but lingering above. "Get out of there!" The thug ordered and the Sneasel found its way back to the ground. The thing's breathing was haggard, presumably from breathing in the gas though it seemed to not just take damage from the attack. It was poisoned. "Ice Shard! Don't let up!" Even in this pained state, it still followed through and kept blasting icicles at Dusk nonstop.

What does Steph do?
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