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Pokémon: There and Back Again

@Lunarlord34

The Sneasel sat there ruminating on such an important decision. It looked like it was weighing its options, specifically if it would be a good idea to work with someone that it literally just stole from and if she had a vendetta against it even though she doesn't seem to have any ill-will. Eventually, it looked up and stared her right in the eyes. Snease, snease. It was looking at Steph expectantly.

"I think it decided to join you." Freya said, a little unsure, but had a hunch.

If Steph held a Pokeball out, the Sneasel would tap the button with the tip of its claws and be absorbed in a beam of red light. The ball would drop to the ground and begin to roll.

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

Result

Steph caught Sneasel!

Gender: Male
Type: Dark/Ice
Personality: (Up to player.)
Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: (Up to player.)
Level: 5
Moves: Scratch, Leer, Ice Shard
Ability: Pickpocket Steals an item from an attacker that made direct contact.
Held Item: None.

Currently at full HP.

New Pokémon caught! Steph earned 1500 P!

Would you like to give a nickname to Sneasel?

However, as soon as she caught the ball, the Pokedex went off on a very now overdue entry of the dual type pokemon.

"Sneasel, the Sharp Claw Pokémon. It has a cunning yet savage disposition. It waits for parents to leave their nests, and then it sneaks in to steal their eggs. It uses its claws to poke holes in eggs so it can slurp out the insides. Breeders consider it a scourge and will drive it away or eradicate it."

Well after that very uplifting entry of Sneasels, Basil spoke up and said, "Well, all's well that ends well. Congrats on your new partner. What are you two going to do now? "

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@Joshua Tamashii

Now this was a very hefty, middle-aged man whose neck seemed to meld with his chin and a stomach that protruded forward with his pristine white chef's uniform. He had a very pointy pencil mustache that looked like it would poke someone's eyes out, a balding head hidden by the very tall chef's hat, and gentle almond eyes that lit up with sparks of joy when he heard the girl's stomach rumble. After all, for what greater pleasure is there in life for a chef than to feed a hungry customer?

He had a hearty laugh and said to the lass, "What are you apologizing for? A growing girl must eat! Come, come."

The chef motioned her to follow him to one of the outside tables of the bistro.

If She Follows Him

If she did follow him, she would be seated on a very nice handwoven seat that had a simple, yet elegant wooden frame. Amelia was also seated underneath an umbrella, a reprieve from the ever-beating spring sun above her. She was seated just close enough to see the interior of the bistro and it was actually quite small. In fact, it looked like the majority of the space was taken up by a big slab of zinc that acted as a bar where people were drinking espresso and coffee. The outside and even the inside was filled with people from not just the city, but all over Evig. Heck, even people who were from abroad were sitting around with the kind of look that may as well been a sign hanging around their neck saying Hey, we're tourists and have no idea what the heck we are doing.

About five minutes later, a very stuffy looking waiter would walk over and pour her, and her ghost companion a glass of ice water and handed her a menu. He looked like he was iron pressed into his uniform. Phonetically, she probably was able to read it. It was written in the universal language of the Pokemon world but understanding what most of these food and drink items were, was probably beyond what most eleven-year-olds were capable of. Luckily, a few minutes later that same chef would walk over to her table.

"Mon petite, are you finding everything okay?" He asked the ever anxious girl.

If she didn't what would she do?

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@samreaper

"Nothing that I can think of. I mean, they aren't some Phantom Thief that go around leaving calling cards before they rob us.", said Hurly though as he spoke, he looked like he was bothered both something. "Well, there is one consistency that is odd. For each night of the robberies, the same person had always been on camera duty. A kid named Robbie. Been here for about a couple of years now. Good kid, if a bit clumsy."

"I know what you are going to say. The kid isn't involved. We've seen the footage so there's no way he'd be able to stop it. Besides, he was with us last night when we were chasing the robber." Despite saying that, he didn't look convinced. There was definitely loyalty to the workers on the farm, but also a mix of doubt because even he saw how suspicious it was though the issue of the matter was evidence. No one could prove this Robbie guy was working with the robbers. It was possible that he was just some really unlucky, unobservant sap.

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@CitrusArms

So yes, Niblet used Eletroweb at the nearest one and the poor bird was electrocuted and just barely hanging on only to be smacked in the face by a Pokeball and absorbed into the ball.

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

Result

Stella caught Rookidee!

Gender: Male
Type: Flying
Personality: (Up to player.)
Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: (Up to player.)
Level: 5
Moves: Peck, Leer, Power Trip
Ability: Big Pecks Protects the Pokémon from Defense-lowering effects.
Held Item: None.

Currently at almost no HP.

New Pokémon caught! Stella earned 1500 P!

Would you like to give a nickname to Rookidee?

Now here is the issue. The Roar didn't actually scare them away. If anything, it now just brought attention to it. Niblet was too small for the Rookidees to notice so when they looked to see who the hell was responsible for all of this, their gazes fell onto Stella and her dinosaur. There were about twenty of these things and they were now very focused on Stella and very angry. They all flocked to her in a cheeping rage.

Current objective: survive.

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@Sanguine Rose

"Wooly, dodge that Tail Whip and follow up with Tackle!", shouted the child!

So, Sage's Tail Whip was going to completely whiff, but when the Wooloo tried to dodge it somehow lost its balance by not distributing its weight correctly and got hit in the face by the Tail Whip. This was then followed by up an extremely hard Tackle that critted the sheep Pokemon. It didn't knock it out though. In fact, Sage bounced off from the fur as it somehow had given it some resistance against all physical based attacks. What happened was this.

The force of Sage's critical hit Tackle knocked the Wooloo off its feet and send it rolling as Wooloos are prone to do. The issue was that the Wooloo was now rolling down a hill bleating in distress.

"Wooly! No!" All of the children stopped what they were doing and were now chasing after this runaway Wooloo down the hill to make sure it doesn't slam into a tree or through someone's fencing.

So... Faye wins?

Sage grew to level 6!

"Uh...that happened. Don't... don't mind them. They'll sort it out." The teen girl said, rubbing the back of her head with an unsure expression on her face. "Well, a deal's a deal. Since they're, uh, rescuing Wooly, I'll show you where that Pokemon is. Follow me." And with that the tournament, if anyone could call it that, ended and now Faye was being led through a meadow.

Pokémon: There and Back Again

@Zarkun

Luckily for Murus, the Scyther just swung its blade above its head, narrowly missing and thus reverting the power of Fury Cutter back to its original power. In fact, it kept just bloody missing as Murus kept backing up closer and closer to the webbing behind it. Its slashing grew more frantic and less precise due to its growing frustration, which was evident on its face. Somehow, bloody somehow, it somehow tripped over the Golett. The oversized mantis somehow bowled over and got its back stuck to the damned webbing, leaving it prone for the moment. Any attack against the Scyther the next turn will land automatically.

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@Lunarlord34

Basil rubbed his chin as he thought about what to do with the Sneasel. Sure, he could catch it and take it to a Pokemon Center, but he also wanted to give the newest trainer a chance to grow as well. It would be kind of a dick move to also just snatch it from her after all the effort and the narrowly avoided assault charge that went into helping this Sneasel. So that's when he had an idea. He smiled and looked at both the Sneasel and Steph, and said,"Why don't you two work together?"

"Snease?" It said incredulously.

"Well, why not? She's obviously a person that cares about your wellbeing enough to beat a man half to death and being a Pokemon alone in this city certainly isn't easy living, so it makes sense. You both benefit from being around each other and get the chance to explore Evig together. Who knows? Maybe you can help other Pokemon who were in your situation?"

The Sneasel looked like it was seriously considering this. What about Steph?

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@CitrusArms

It wouldn't be very hard to actually find one of those bird Pokemon, mainly because there was a flock of these things just standing around pecking at the grass for sustenance. They weren't actually paying Stella or her Pokemon any mind. She was free to plan out any surprise attack, but beware, they are very territorial little bastards that don't back down from a fight.

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@samreaper

"I mean, I suppose so. It's very possible that it could've happened, but we also don't have any evidence if that was the case. It was very dark and really, the only thing that I can confirm that it was a man's voice, not that it narrows it down very much. Almost everyone who works here is a man."

"Nah, we haven't a new hire in months. Besides the robberies, everything works like a well-oiled machine."

Still, with that info one could reasonably assume that this did indeed happen around the fencing. Also, the thief, or thieves, seemed to have a very good way of avoiding the cameras and even editing the footage. The timing between last night and the blood stained cloth was just a bit too weird for it to be a coincidence.

There was one question could ask to get a solid confirmation, but that would mean showing his hand a bit to a potential suspect.

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@Sanguine Rose

The Sand Attack would not be necessary due to Sage just absolutely decking the Nickit. Again, Adaptability is an absolutely strong ability this early in any game as all that it would take to take down the dark-type was just two attacks. That poor fox was sent skidding along the dirt with no chance of standing back up.

So, uh, Lisa, the little girl she was fighting had tears beginning to well up and just ran off bawling to her older sister, the teenage girl who was watching the matches. The teen just held her loosely and looked at Faye with an apologetic look as if this was not the first time that this was the first time. Again, these were preschoolers that Faye was beating in battle, so this was sort of to be expected.

But let's skip to the next battle!

Her final opponent was a preschool boy. He had a cocky smile and openly declared, "I'm no crybaby! I'm gonna beat you!"

Preschooler Monty wants to battle!

The little boy threw his Pokeball and out in that flash of light came a Wooloo, a very round, fluffy sheep. It's literally just a sheep.

The strategy that the boy was going to use was Defense Curl to buff its defense stat and use Tackle. How does Faye respond to this?

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@Joshua Tamashii

So, Amelia decided to explore this sprawling metropolis with her spectral sidekick. One of the things she would notice that in comparison to the musical, yet calm town of Florasong, Grand Glory was bustling. Crowds of people were walking about focusing on their own daily lives while there seemed to be constant construction. These construction sites had a mixture of humans working with both fighting and psychic-type Pokemon

Anyway! Besides the residents of the city, there were wild Pokemon as well! Well, a few of them. Everywhere Amelia went she would see little birds looking about, while common, could be great a start for any budding trainer. Well, maybe not in her case due to her very specific specialization in ghost-types, but at it was good to know that these Pokemon were here.

In this case, it seemed like there were two types of Flying-Types that were in competition to get the most food.

Pokedex Entry #016- Pidgey, the Tiny Bird Pokémon. They are docile Pokémon that avoid fighting, kicking up sand in an enemy’s face or using Whirlwind to avoid battles. They have sharp senses of direction, capable of finding their nest or destination from very large distances. They inhabit tall grass where they search and prey on small bugs.

Pokedex Entry #519-Pidove, the Tiny Pidgeon Pokemon. Where people go, these Pokémon follow. If you're scattering food for them, be careful— several hundred of them can gather at once. It's forgetful and not very bright, but many Trainers love it anyway for its friendliness and sincerity.

Besides the birds, there were also some felines just lazing about that took advantage of the food offerings that humans gave them and otherwise would just be looting.

Pokédex Entry #052 – Meowth, the Scratch Cat Pokémon. During the night Meowth are known to sneak around stealthily in search of prey and shiny objects which it adores with a passion. During the day, Meowth is known to laze around all day. In the dark, its eyes glow.

Then there were scurrying rat Pokemon that seemed to be the prey of the Meowth when they felt like hunting.

Pokédex Entry #019 – Rattata, the Mouse Pokémon. This Pokémon is common but hazardous. Its sharp incisors can easily cut right through hard wood. Its incisors grow continuously throughout its life. If its incisors get too long, this Pokémon becomes unable to eat, and it starves to death.

Eventually, perhaps due to her oversleeping this morning, she had skipped breakfast and was quite famished. Luckly, she had just stopped outside of what appeared to be a cafe with outdoor seating. People from all walks of life, were sitting around, chatting, drinking coffee, and eating though perhaps to her anxiety she did not enter. However, this was noticed by one of the employees who walked over to her. He spoke to her in a heavy Kalosian (French) accent. "Ah, petite fille! How can I help you and your little companion?"

Pokémon: There and Back Again

@CitrusArms

With the command to try and absorb the electricity from the rocky dino dragon, the aptly named Niblet latched itself onto it, and proceeded to attempt to such the electricity out of it to cure its paralysis. Fortunately, it worked and Kaebe was cured of its paralysis.

What does Stella do now?

Connected Areas:

Grand Glory City
Florasong City
Unmarked Woods

Suggested Actions

1. Find Pokémon. Can be specified what kind of Pokémon is being searched for, and how you search.
2. Train Pokémon. With this command, we can jump ahead in time and skip posting about grinding.
3. Seek trainers. There should be some trainers among those walking back and forth in the area.
4. Talk. There’s plenty of travelers around. Maybe seek answers to any burning questions you have.
5. Move along. Move along normally, letting any events that may come happen naturally.
6. Hurry along. Intentionally avoid confrontations and try to get safely to the next destination.
7. Specify. If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.
8. Trigger random event. Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.
9. Area Specific: Ranches and Farms. If you can think of a reason to go.. Pokemon Daycare. There if you need it. Unmarked Woods For some reason it is not marked on the map. What is it? Kids.They seem to be holding a tournament of sort.

Route 1, Known Pokemon

Common:
#023-Ekans
#263-Zigzagoon
#835-Yamper

Uncommon:
#821-Rookidee
#827-Nickit

Rare:
#595-Joltik

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@Joshua Tamashii

While Amelia was interacting with her newest friend, Evlyn just looked at Kapoc with an expression that was a mixture of surprise, curiousness, and confusion. "Where have you been getting all of these shiny Pokemon?"

Kapoc in response shrugged. "You can blame Ruey for that."

Their attention was soon brought back to the excited preteen thanking them with a bow.

"Don't thank us just yet. You've been given a very big opportunity and with that comes responsibility.", said Evelyn with a smile, yet there was a bit of sternness in her tone. While she was happy to give this child the chance, she would be lying if she said she was not feeling a bit hesitant about sending a child with a weak heart out into the world and deceiving her parents.

Adriane however, rolled her eyes to this stick in the mud. "Way to be a downer Ev. Let her enjoy the moment a bit." The Champion of Evig walked over and bent her knees so that she was eye level with Amelia and placed her hand on her shoulder. "I'll let your teacher know that everything went off without a hitch, and uh, hopefully he'll tell your parents', so they don't file for a missing person's report. I doubt your parents are going to be very enthusiastic about this, but don't worry. You go have fun and let the grownups handle it." She said as she flashed a grin.

"Grownup. You? Sure, let's go with that." And that grin turned into a scowl and looked as if she was about to throw down with Kapoc.

Seeing what was about to transpire, Evelyn gently pushed Amelia to move. She looked tired, but not surprised anymore. "Okay, let's get you out of here." She led the girl back down to the entrance of the building. "Well, I'd like to be able to help your more, but I've got to make sure those two don't kill each other. Good luck!" And she was gone in a rush.

Amelia was now free to explore Grand Glory City to her hearts content.

Grand Glory City

Grand Glory City

Grand Glory City is located in the north-east of the Evig region and is the third largest city in all of the region with a quickly rising population. As well as being the largest, it is also one the newest as well and there almost always seems to be something new under construction though it is done so at swift rate due to the efforts of humans and Pokemon working together. The city, if the name did not give it away, represents the victory of the Evig over Cipher and the progress to move away from the dark past of the region as well as house many refuges whose homes were lost during the ordeal. It is the City of New Beginnings.

Despite being a newer city, there is much to offer. It has the first newly established Trainer's School in the region, and it has a small park where trainers can catch Pokemon. There were others before, but they were destroyed by Cipher. The Grand Glory Port has a marketplace with goods from all over the world and ferries. There are many stadiums where tournaments are held, but it is far too early for you guys. Of course, there is the League Administration's headquarters is located here and contains the lab of the young Pokemon Professor Kapoc.

Suggested Actions

1. Find Pokémon. Can still search for Pokémon in towns and cities.
2. Talk. In cities, there are considerably more people one can talk to. Specify what kind you’re looking for.
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 Buildings. Visit any of the facilities of the city!
6.1. Pokémon Center. Heal all your Pokémon.
6.2. PokéMart. Go to a store and buy things.
6.3. Gym. ???
6.4. Grand Glory Arena A local venue for Pokemon battling tournaments for prizes. You are too weak to partake, but are allowed in as a spectator.
6.5. Trainer’s School. Where young trainers study to become better. Has a little park of wild Pokémon.
6.6. League Administrator Headquarters. You know you’re always welcome. Except in Kapoc's lab. He'll tell you to fuck off.
6.7. Grand Glory Harbor. It has a marketplace and ferries to places.

Grand Glory City, Known Pokemon

Common:
#016-Pidgey
#019-Ratatta
#052-Meowth
#519-Pidove

Uncommon:

Rare:

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@samreaper

"Well, yeah. Surely you didn't think that only one person managed the security system?" He arched his brow when asked if it happened near the barbed wire fencing as if it was one of the dumbest questions he ever heard. "Do you realize how much barbed wiring there is? You are going to have to be way more specific and yes, the last robbery happened last night."

"Almost a month now. We did have the police investigate and they interviewed us. They probably suspect it was one of us who did it, but I guess everyone had rock solid alibies because no one was arrested. At this point they just ignore us if we try to call for help because they couldn't find any clues."

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@Zarkun

The Scyther charged straight towards the Golett with an amazingly fast dash with its scythe like arms and with a Fury Cutter, slashed the automaton. Due to its ghost-typing and the defense buff, the damage was not as severe as it could've been. Now Jason would not know this, but Fury Cutter's power increases the more it is used so

Okay, so the Astonish landed. Murus threw out however the player wishes to flavor it and made contact with the Scyther. Unlucky for Murus, due to the Scyther completely out speeding the Golett, it was unlikely that Astonish would ever cause this bug-type to flinch. Jason was going to need to think of another way to whittle it down before it knocked his team out or had the figure out a way to stop its succession of Fury Cutters.

Pokémon: There and Back Again

@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.

Info Dump

"First and foremost, your Trainer Card. It is your ID as a Pokémon Trainer, showing your name, index number as a Pokémon Trainer, a picture of you, the date you got your card, today, and it also shows how many badges you currently have. At the moment, that's zero. If you ever enter the Pokemon League or any other event, it will show your results there." He picked up a Pokedex and flipped it to show its back, which has a slot big enough for a card. "I took the liberty of inserting your new Trainer Card into your Pokédex, for the Pokédex won't function without it, but you can take it out when you need to show it or add a badge to it. It's in the back of the Pokédex."

Your Pokédex has multiple functions. The main function is to give you information on every Pokémon you encounter and register the Pokémon you have caught. Scan a Pokémon by simply holding the Pokédex towards the Pokémon in question and press the scan-button. You'll be told information about said Pokémon, and by capturing the Pokémon you can also see its expected sizes, what moves it knows, what level it is, what types it is, where it is expected to live, all sorts of stuff. Note, Pokéballs needs to be registered to a person in order for them to function, and the Pokédex does that for you when your Trainer's Card is inserted. It's already linked to the PC as well, so any Pokémon beyond the six you're already carrying will be transported to the PC, and you can retrieve them at any Pokémon Center PC."

"If you check the Pokédex, you can play the cries of a specific Pokémon you've previously caught. Use that as you wish. You can also use the Pokédex to find out where you might be able to find a specific Pokémon that you've scanned and want to catch... Or, well, you would be able to do that, but due to the change of Pokemon populations due to Cipher years ago, existing data is no longer as accurate. You will have to record the data yourselves, but once you do it the information is shared among your other peers automatically, including where you found the Pokemon."

"In addition, you are helping record the recovering Pokemon population so you will be compensated financially with each catch. For each Pokémon you catch, the data of where the Pokémon was encountered and such will be recorded, and a number of Pokédollars will be transferred to your accounts. Also, assuming you register a Pokémon trainer battle, you automatically get the winnings transferred to you should you win the battle."

"It's also functions as a smart phone. I took the liberty to put all contact information of the other Pokedexs that have been handed out, including mine if you have questions."

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."

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@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?

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@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!

Result

Stella caught Joltik!

Gender: Female
Type: Bug/Electric
Personality: (Up to player.)
Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: (Up to player.)
Level: 5
Moves: Absorb, Fury Cutter, Electroweb
Ability: Compound Eyes The Pokémon's compound eyes boost its accuracy.
Held Item: None.

Currently at 21 HP.

New Pokémon caught! Stella earned 2500 P!

Would you like to give a nickname to Joltik?

What does Stella do now?

Connected Areas:

Grand Glory City
Florasong City
Unmarked Woods

Suggested Actions

1. Find Pokémon. Can be specified what kind of Pokémon is being searched for, and how you search.
2. Train Pokémon. With this command, we can jump ahead in time and skip posting about grinding.
3. Seek trainers. There should be some trainers among those walking back and forth in the area.
4. Talk. There’s plenty of travelers around. Maybe seek answers to any burning questions you have.
5. Move along. Move along normally, letting any events that may come happen naturally.
6. Hurry along. Intentionally avoid confrontations and try to get safely to the next destination.
7. Specify. If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.
8. Trigger random event. Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.
9. Area Specific: Ranches and Farms. If you can think of a reason to go.. Pokemon Daycare. There if you need it. Unmarked Woods For some reason it is not marked on the map. What is it? Kids.They seem to be holding a tournament of sort.

Route 1, Known Pokemon

Common:
#023-Ekans
#263-Zigzagoon
#835-Yamper

Uncommon:
#821-Rookidee
#827-Nickit

Rare:
#595-Joltik

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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.

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@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.

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@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?

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@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. "

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@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.

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@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?

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@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?"

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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

@samreaper

Check your messages.

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@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?

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@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.

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@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?

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@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.

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@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.

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@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.

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@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.

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@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?"

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@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?