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I just can't. This is too much. Berserk was so influential on so many things that I love. Goodbye, Miura. You'll be missed by many.
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4 yrs ago
Migraines ew
5 yrs ago
Welp apparently discord servers are having some pretty bad Latency issues.
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5 yrs ago
Well I just got my mitts on the Links Awakening remake. Excus eme while I disappear for a weak while I relive my childhood
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5 yrs ago
Migraine killed me today. Posts tomorrow.
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Bio
Hello! Welcome to my little bio.
Not much to say, really. Just a horror game protag that likes writing and playing vidya games when I'm not being chased by the cosmic forces of darkness. (I'm a security guard that works night shifts usually).
The cursed water hit its target. The blacked liquid coating the undead naginata wielder just enough to give it a moment of hesitation. The large centipede creature, thus, proceeded to eviscerate the undead, ending at least one threat for now. She was a little unsure what to think about it taking a second to glance in her direction, but there wasn't time to linger on that.
She could already feel Mae's incense getting to her a little.
"Nngh...bweh, this is giving me a stomach ache..." She'd grumble. It was fine for now, as long as it didn't get stronger and the weeping god stayed dormant she'd be fine. Swiftly turning on her heel, a wall of inky water formed between her and the gunners behind, stopping the bullet in the decaying waters, before it would turn into a fast moving wall and knocking over the undead, if nothing else leaving it and others around it prime targets for anyone else. In the same instance, Numako started moving, following behind the path cleared by Teratoma. "Don't suppose anyone would want to carry me? No?"
Not that she was expecting anyone to just scoop her up as she'd move as swift as her lazy self could run, dousing a few of the Ashagiru that were being targeted by others in her waters and alternating between knocking over or taking out a few more.
Try as it might, the Nacli’s defense had been lowered heavily. The Leer’s effects had soon compounded. Doubly so, it was growing increasingly frustrated by its many whiffed attacks. The rock throws mostly missing, bouncing off the cavern walls and careening off towards the floor and a few even down the chasm the waterfall disappeared into. Which meant, it was also growing more and more careless.
When Luna darted forward, another Rock Throw was lobbed towards the grass snake - but it left it right open as Luna would slam her body into the rock type. Even with the type disadvantage from a normal hitting a rock type Nacli’s defense didn’t stand a chance. With a somewhat pitiful and annoyed cry, the Nacli slid across the ground, spinning from the impact just as Richard’s pokeball would clink against its head.
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Success! Nacli was successfully Captured!
The Chibi camphor was sitting at a desk. A Nacli was sitting on a shelf that itself, was over a mug of coffee.
”Ah, Nacli. The Rock Salt pokemon. The first ones were born in a layer of salt really deep in the earth, supposedly. Really friendly and they’d used to give people their salt. Supposedly, their salt is really good at repelling ghost-types and spirits. Not sure if I believe that myself, but science seems to say ghost types really don’t like being around Nacli and their evolutions.” Camphor went to pick up the coffee mug and take a sip, before immediately making a comical gagging noise and choking. Apparently, the Nacli’s salt had spilled into the coffee…
1000p obtained!
Level: 7 Gender: Female Moves:Tackle, Harden, Rock Throw, Mudshot Ability: Purifying Salt
1000p Obtained! Would you like to give Nacli a Nickname?
And with that, the Nacli was caught. A successful capture. Luna was a bit hurt, but at least the battle was over with for now and he was up one more pokemon. Getting out would be fairly easy, as long as he followed the route back up and didn’t antagonize any more zubats. So it was probably fine.
However, just as Richard would start making his next move…
“Well, that was certainly an…experience.” A slightly, whiny sounding voice would catch his attention from where the waterfall was careening over the edge of the chasm. A quick glance under it, would reveal two people walking up the narrow path. One was…one was dressed in what was clearly foreign, slightly perhaps out of date clothing. Covered in red and golds, with various bangles dangling from her wrists and ankles. She was notably barefoot, and seemingly unbothered by it and there was anodd stone hanging around her neck. “Haa, that Garganacl was scary. I almost got sent to the afterlife.” It was said with a mildly amused, flippant attitude.
Her companion was a pale young woman with long, unkempt red hair, the fringe covering her eyes so it was a wonder she could see where she was going. She was dressed in a simple and fairly conservative teal dress. She simply smiled in response to her friend's comment... or at least, half-smiled. One got the impression she wasn't used to smiling.
“Hm…you're not very talkative are you?” The somewhat flamboyantly dressed woman would say. “That’s fine. We can talk without saying anything.” Silence befell the two as they reached the crest of the path that would bring them to Richards level. It seemed like the barefoot woman was indeed, trying to telepathically communicate with Mattie, judging from her somewhat unblinking gaze.
“Hm…you know Mattie. You’re hard to read…ah.” The pair then noticed Richard. Wordlessly, she’d walk over to Richard…and proceed to place either hand on the sides of his cheeks, pinching and lightly pulling on them before he had a chance to react. “Hm…you have a good feeling to you, boy.” She then released Richard, offering him a friendly, if somewhat unsettling smile. “Want to make some money? Thats something people like, right?”
Mattie kept her distance while the other woman approached Richard, offering instead a small, somewhat timid wave in the boy's direction. "Don't mind her," she said, her voice low but soft. "She's harmless. Mostly. I think."
“Indeed, I’m mostly harmless.” The perhaps, somewhat overly friendly woman responded, still wearing her mildly unsettling smile. “Oh, right, silly me. I need to introduce myself. Marzana. Fortune teller and kind of a big deal around here, hm? That’s my name. At least, that’s what people call me, yes? This is Mattie. Anyways, would you be willing to help?"
Retrace your steps and try heading back up? The Zubat are…probably fine now. Maybe. You’ll probably run into a few pokemon on your way out. Train pokemon in the current area? Who knows, maybe you could get a few quick levels here. Look for pokemon. Who knows, maybe you could find something neat here. If so, describe how you search and if you’re looking for anything in particular. Random event (Want to bully the GM? Ask him to make a random encounter for you that isn’t any of the above or below. Quality will vary.) Marzana and Mattie seem like...an odd pair, to say at least.
“Weird Misdreavus?” Frieda frowned. “Camphor doesn’t particularly like ghost pokemon…so she doesn’t keep them around…Uhm…Maybe there’s a baby pokemon I haven’t been informed of…I’ll look into it and ask the professor about it.” Visible confusion aside, Frieda would start to explain more about the job Chloe had been given, but before she could get another word out Chloe grabbed Jill and bolted from the lab.
“A-ah! Uhm…g-good luck!” Frieda would call out as they left. Clarissa and the group chat would soon get a text in response from Remi, Nevine, and Laurel.
Remi: Ooh, Sorry Clarissa. Me and Nevvy just left Byjerlfal and are heading to route 25. Try not to let a ghost get ya! Careful though! That place was closed down years ago after some accident.
Nevine: …The toy factory…its cool. I take naps there sometimes…
Remi: LOL, Nevvy that’s not good! At least invite me next time and we can have a spooky sleepover!
Laurel: Nevines’ lack of sleep posture aside…I am currently out on Route 2 with Richard. We are planning on heading to Giervor and will soon have our first badge.
Remi: What she means is she’s a tryhard and you guys bore her. Also, Hi! We missed you at the lab! Nevvy’s asleep but she says hi too! I’ll treat ya to something when we meet! Toodles for now though, we got some pokemon to catch!
Finding their way to the Toy Factory wasn’t hard. The only snag was that when they finally got there…the doors, seemingly had been locked. How did they get inside? There was a window that they could potentially get in through that was open just enough to squeeze in on the ground floor if they wanted too, though they could probably also just break the door. It didn't look all that strong and it seemed pretty rusty and old.
Remi: Ooh, Sorry Clarissa. Me and Nevvy just left Byjerlfal and are heading to route 25. Try not to let a ghost get ya! Careful though! That place was closed down years ago after some accident.
Nevine: …The toy factory…its cool. I take naps there sometimes…
Remi: LOL, Nevvy that’s not good! At least invite me next time and we can have a spooky sleepover!
Laurel: Nevines’ lack of sleep posture aside…I am currently out on Route 2 with Richard. We are planning on heading to Giervor and will soon have our first badge.
Remi: What she means is she’s a tryhard and you guys bore her. Also, Hi! We missed you at the lab! Nevvy’s asleep but she says hi too! I’ll treat ya to something when we meet! Toodles for now though, we got some pokemon to catch!
Thankfully at least, It didn’t seem like there was anything immediately going to bother her in this little foyer area. At least immediately. Clarissa had enough time to send out the group text, catch her breath and collect herself.
Well…for a few moments anyways. It wouldn’t be long before Clarissa would feel a chill up her spine. The air noticeably cooled. The foyer itself seemed to be a square room. The old lights overhead hummed with electricity still, thankfully giving off light despite years of disuse in the factory. A desk where there was likely once a check-in or some sort of security personnel letting people in once worked. And just behind the desk, was a TV.
It would switch on, static playing on its screen.
“Gaaastly…?” Floating just through the wall near where her had was, a ghostly noise and a little black ball of floating gas was now watching this static screen, looking from her, to it. It didn’t immediately seem hostile…more curious than anything, perhaps, though it was floating between the door and herself, making any escape route having to go through it…
A wild Gastly appeared! What does Clarissa do?
Find pokemon (Specify if you’re looking for anything in particular or how you look) Leave? Random event (Want to bully the GM? Ask him to make a random encounter for you that isn’t any of the above or below. Quality will vary.)
“I am well aware of what Celebi is and what Celebi does.” Yasu rather taciturnly replied, turning her unimpressed gaze towards Isla. “And what, you want to damage the forest or cause something to happen? Did I hear you right? Yeah, no thanks, I’m not looking for extreme options.” She glanced to the side, pursing her lips before shaking her head. “The only thing I can possibly say is aside from the shrine here,” She’d motion to the sealed and closed square little box house against the far wall. “There is another shrine deeper in the forest. It's not hard to get to, but its off any known trails.”
Hatty had waddled over to a table where some berries had been placed. After climbing on top of it, the pokemon started eating quietly on a Wiki Berry.
“Could start there if you wanted to, I guess. Might be some books or other material here too…theres a room over there that has some records, I think. Otherwise, leave. Hatty and I don't really care much for guests.”
You could head back to route 2, or head on to route 3. Find trainers to battle. While sparse, there’s probably people here you could battle and train against. Train pokemon. (Skip the grind, and we get to the result. Tell me how you train and if you just grind wild mon or some other creative training) Maybe see if the wild pokemon in the field are of any interest to you. Maybe you wanna try resting at that Hotel. Well…Yasu is decidedly unfriendly. She did however, give you some directions. There's an old shrine she said she'd be willing to show you. Also some old records might have something. Random event (Want to bully the GM? Ask him to make a random encounter for you that isn’t any of the above or below. Quality will vary.)
Whatever the black ooze that the creatures collapsed into...well, in her professional opinion, was not good in the slightest. She had experience with spooky black liquid, after all. As the others continued their assault, Numako remained mostly near the rear. They certainly were handling the fighting relatively well and easy enough...she thought, briefly perhaps that she could take it easy. Stay near the back and not get involved and simply let them do all the fighting. It was relatively safe back here and she didn't want to get in the thick of it.
"I'll support her best I can." She'd shout back to Yuma. Was It actually a Her? Probably not, but it was far easier to say that then A-188. As her tired eyes fell upon Teratoma and the naginata wielding specter that seemed fairly adept at not getting crushed. While Agent Mae, Yuma, and Arisa were busy dealing with the chaff then...
"Haa...I could really go for something spicy right now..." Moving without any hint of swiftness through the battlefield, Numako made to evade a few of the Ashigaru, while a thick barrier of black water was put between herself and the Arquebus wielding specters. Bullets sank into the black water, stopped in their tracks.
As she got close enough, between when the Ashigaru were reloading, the barrier of water dissipated, as the structure sank and then...a wide arc of the black liquid shot overhead, raining down on both the Ashagaru immediately in front of her. Notably however - it was aimed to land right on top of the Naginata wielding warrior that Teratoma was busy trying to chew on. It wouldn't be a particularly powerful attack, but with any luck the cursed water should weaken the specter enough for Teratoma to finish off. She'd need to get a bit closer in order to try and bind the spirit.
Dealing with the first two Nacli was…easy enough. Snivvy being faster, could easily get a Glare off to paralyze them. The first one would choose to opt for a defensive strategy - using Harden repeatedly followed by the occasional rock throw or mud shot. This dragged out the battle considerably, considering Luna’s only offensive move at the moment was tackle which wasn’t very effective against a Nacli…
Still, with the combination of already being slower then Luna and getting Paralyzed, Luna would take just minimal damage from it.
Luna grew to Level six!
The second opted for a more aggressive approach, favoring rock throw. If the Nacli wasn’t repeatedly unable to move from Paralysis, Luna might have been in a good bit of trouble here. Instead, all the Nacli could do really was angrily glare and get off a few that would be easily dodged. So aside from taking a stray rock to the body, Luna would come out just fine.
This left her and Richard to deal with the one currently in front of them.
The Mudshot sailed through the air, slamming right into Luna.Despite Richards quick thinking and instructions, there wasn’t enough time for Luna to dodge the already incoming attack. That said…
Luna’s Speed Rose!
Despite the mud and gunk from the attack covering Luna’s body, she seemed just a little faster than she normally was…which made avoiding and dodging the Nacli’s attacks just a bit easier. Luna herself though was starting to not look so great after the last two battles and taking a Mud Shot.
As Luna was recovering and preparing another Leer, Nacli seemed content enough to keep itself at range, a little confused as to why Luna hadn’t been slowed and had opted to instead use Rock Throw, keeping itself at range while Luna would alternate between Leer’s and avoiding the Nacli’s attacks.
If he wanted to win though, or catch it, he was going to have to go on the offensive, though…
Retrace your steps and try heading back up? The Zubat are…probably fine now. Maybe. You’ll probably run into a few pokemon on your way out. Train pokemon in the current area? Who knows, maybe you could get a few quick levels here. Look for pokemon. Who knows, maybe you could find something neat here. If so, describe how you search and if you’re looking for anything in particular. Random event (Want to bully the GM? Ask him to make a random encounter for you that isn’t any of the above or below. Quality will vary.)
Heading out of the cafe and towards the rest of Industrial District proper, Clarissa would be met with more dock workers, factory workers and similar types. Finding the old Toy Factory wasn’t too difficult. Beryl would give her pretty clear direction. Follow the street down the dock until you see the giant sign that reads ‘Stellar Toy Co.’ Amidst the various buildings, warehouses and manufacturing plants that littered the Industrial district, it stood out with its large multi-colored lettering, and the once vibrant colors of the company's logo, a four pointed star were now faded and washed out from years of neglect.
Atop the large factory, just behind the sign seemed to be a large chimney. At the very top, it was hard to make out, but she could see a large number of bird pokemon circling about and roosting on it - and inside of it, it seemed like.
Navigating through the somewhat narrow alley between two warehouses and through a hole in an old fence, would bring Clarissa to her goal. The unlocked doors to the toy factory itself. There didn’t seem to be any way to get up from the outside currently…which meant, the only way up…would be inside.
Pushing past the rust covered doors that creaked with age, Clarissa would find herself standing in a small foyer. A subtle chill in the air persisted. The cries of some murkrow could be heard both above and further within, but something was telling her there were certainly more than just murkrow and the usual urban pokemon here.
Now then, what would Clarissa do?
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“Eh? Oh that?” Remi nonchalantly shrugged. “Nothing super important. My parents are some big wig fashion people here in the city and they can get a little…forceful. Seriously they spoil me too much sometimes, its annoying. They just didn’t want me to be held back by other people so they wanted me to start early. I told them I’d only do it if Nevvy here agreed. She did.”
“...only because if I didn’t,” Nevvy yawned, lifting her head up. “You’d get into trouble…”
“Pfft, I can get myself out of trouble though you know?~”
“Stellar Toy Co…”
“Ahahaha,” Remi started nervously laughing. “Accident! I had it totally under control!”
“Mhmhm…” Navy’s head plopped back down onto her slakoth with a dull whump.
“A-anyways! Unimportant…!” He glanced to Yuu. “Anyways, we’re likely gonna head to Route 25 and head to Wailport. Going to check out the pokemon school there and maybe catch a cruise or a ship up the coast to Snowport or Seawatch. Next time you see us, better be ready to get your butt kicked!”
You’re in a pokemon center and the Poke Mart. The contest hall is currently holding a master-rank championship contest. Perhaps you could inquire how you could participate yourself. The resort area is famous for its well, resort. Sandy, sunny beaches, amusement park, Casino…and gym. Its often considered the toughest gym in the region. You can get to Route 1, Route 2, and Route 25 from Byjerlfal. Neither of the three routes are particularly dangerous. Frieda mentioned a cave system on Route 2. Perhaps there could be something interesting in the Commercial district or the Industrial district. You also saw a park on the way to the lab. Might be a good place to start, if you really wanted to stay in the city or avoid heading out, for a bit. It looked like someone unfamiliar walked into the lab while you were battling.
“Hmph.” Yasu let out a grunt. “Well, you’re nothing if not informed. Yes. Celebi, though not from Johto. Well, maybe its the same one, but I doubt it.” The woman would fold her arms as the Hatterene behind her seemed to grimace with a minor bit of annoyance as it looked in Isla’s direction, no doubt a little put off by her. “You are correct. This temple was dedicated to it ages ago. Supposedly, it protects this forest…” Her voice trailed off for a few seconds, eyes looking over the intricate carvings. “And this town. This town is probably one of the most rural places in Eidda. A lotta the folks here don't care much for the hustle and bustle of city life but..." She shook her head, grumbling something before fixing her gaze back on the other two." Which brings me to my question. If you’re that smart and work for the Professor, then you must have some idea on how to go about finding this mythical pokemon.”
Yasu’s statement was followed by silence, a steely gaze narrowed at the two of them. She didn’t seem like she was going to elaborate or explain. Hatty gave a little huff and started walking away, not particularly liking the vibes, maybe.
You could head back to route 2, or head on to route 3. Find trainers to battle. While sparse, there’s probably people here you could battle and train against. Train pokemon. (Skip the grind, and we get to the result. Tell me how you train and if you just grind wild mon or some other creative training) Maybe see if the wild pokemon in the field are of any interest to you. Maybe you wanna try resting at that Hotel. Well…Yasu is decidedly unfriendly. Random event (Want to bully the GM? Ask him to make a random encounter for you that isn’t any of the above or below. Quality will vary.)
Frieda, was at a loss. As Chloe started talking faster than the assistant could think, she only started stumbling and eeking out some muttered words and half-hearted apologies. Hearing that some pokemon had attacked her though, caused Frieda to frown. Her stutters of apology were replaced by confusion instead as she’d furrow her brow.
“Attacked…the only pokemon she has at the moment is a Grimmsnarl and-ah!?” Her words, cut off just as the Snubbull decided to go say hi to Aster. Frieda followed after Chloe, but before either Chloe or Frieda could get close to Snuggles and before the Snubbull could get to Aster -
“Imp!” Running out from behind a nearby chair where he had apparently been eating some stolen food, Pix bolted between the two, jumping in front of Snuggles. “Dimp.” It clapped its hands together quickly, a loud clap of white energy reverberating towards the canine pokemon as Snubbul was hit head on with a Fakeout and causing it to flinch.
“Impy.” Pix, thus turned towards Aster and gave the monkey a thumbs up.
“Ah pix there you are you little rat!” Frieda huffed, quickly grabbing the Impdimp. “Jeez…uhm, I am really sorry about that Miss…” Frieda turned her attention back to Chloe as Pix wiggled out of Frieda’s grip and retook his normal position sitting on her shoulders. “I’m unsure what erm, pokemon attacked you. The only ones right now are in the Habitat and they’re all baby pokemon we’re studying and rearing. Camphor’s only pokemon is a Grimmsnarl and this little guy…” She shook her head. “And if I could uhm, have your attention over at the desk again…”
Walking back to the receptionist desk, Frieda pulled a few objects out from behind it.
“Your pokedex.” Frieda said, handing Chloe a sleek looking device. “Unlike standard rotom dexes, ours is a little…different. The professor wanted to keep a close eye on the progress of the pokedexes herself, so, well…she added a few things. It comes with the standard usual features, and has the contact info for the other trainers and hires on there already if you want to use them. Also Camphors direct line, though I erm, would suggest you don’t call her unless its important. And here, a little welcome gift.”
”Chloe was handed Five Pokeballs and two potions!”
“As for how this is going to work, you’ll get paid once for each pokemon you scan and each pokemon you capture. So for example, if you find a pidgey you’ll get 500p for registering it in the pokedex. You’ll get another 500p if you successfully capture it. The Pokdex also acts as identification and licensing for trainers. If you ever decide you want to visit some other labs around the region, such as the Mexatus Institute or the Mireth labs, since you’re affiliated with us the pokedex acts as a basic clearance to allow you to be in most labs.”
"Eh? Charm?" Numako, ever since being possessed, had decidedly not been too keen on being anywhere near any place that so much had a hint of some sort of protection against evil spirits. "Eeeh, you know I'll die if I touch one of those right?" She'd give agent Mae a smile before taking the charm. "Joking. Mostly. They do make me just a little uncomfortable since well, you know...but thanks." Stuffing the charm in her coat pockets, she'd content herself to be mostly by herself, quietly observing from the back as they approached, though she didn't get to sit idly by for long.
It happened fast. Undead samurai spilling out from the manor with some wielding some ranged weapon from the rooftop aiming at them.
"Eh, couldn't this be a little spookier then just undead muscle-heads?" Numako, was sorely disappointed. Well, whatever. A melee suited her just fine, as long as she didn't get put on the front lines. A sphere of Black, cursed water formed just in the palm of her hand as the others engaged the Yari wielding ones. The sphere elongated, becoming almost disk shaped as it started to spin at high speed. A flick of her wrist, and it would slam itself into one of the spirits necks, cleanly beheading it and consequently, the black liquid exploding outwards from the impact once the high velocity severed its head covering the rest around it liberally in the cursed substance ensuring that if nothing else, their armor and weapons would likely be just a bit weaker, and they themselves would be too.
"So tiring..." She'd grumble, a second sphere of the cursed water forming in her hand, this time sending a high powered jet of water towards another, slamming into its chest and knocking it back with the force into its comrades. The only well, downside was that she had to be careful not to hit any of the other agents even with a little splash...
Nacli, the Rock Salt pokemon. A friendly pokemon that in the old days was prized and treasured for its willingness to share salt. Born often deep within the earth, they love environments near beaches and other rocky areas. Natural and edible salt is constantly made inside of their bodies. Some groups say they are particularly good at warding off ghost type pokemon.
“Oh, Nacli, eh. Good pokemon. A little too…blocky for my tastes, but whatever.” The Chibi camphor was holding a Nacli, a screen behind her showing its various body parts. “Pretty useful to have, and super friendly usually.”
Richard earned 500p!
Finding more Nacli indeed, wasn’t too difficult. It seemed they were one of the more common pokemon in the caves. Finding one he wanted to get however, would prove just to be a matter of patience. The first one he’d find wouldn’t be too difficult, though it didn’t have what he was looking for and would choose to flee if it was given a chance. The second, though, would opt to fight instead of flee though still would be affected by Luna’s Glare.
The third he ran into, was a particularly small Nacli. It, though, rather confidently slid out in front of Richard and Luna, hopping up and down. With a battle cry, it would charge right ahead as glare hadn’t worked on it! A blob of mud would be launched towards Luna as it attacked with a Mud-Shot!
Retrace your steps and try heading back up? The Zubat are…probably fine now. Maybe. You’ll probably run into a few pokemon on your way out. Train pokemon in the current area? Who knows, maybe you could get a few quick levels here. Look for pokemon. Who knows, maybe you could find something neat here. If so, describe how you search and if you’re looking for anything in particular. Random event (Want to bully the GM? Ask him to make a random encounter for you that isn’t any of the above or below. Quality will vary.)
For the most part, Remi and Nevine remained silent on their way to the pokemon center. Remi, particularly, seemed to pout and avoid speaking with Yuu while Nevine just didn’t seem all that talkative in the first place. Once they arrived, their pokemon would easily and quickly be taken care of.
Da-da-dada-da! Yuu’s, Remi’s, and Nevine’s pokemon were fully healed!
Remi, would content himself with sitting near the front of the pokemon center, ordering a few refreshments and making a point of still ignoring Yuu. Nevine…had laid Slakoth on the table, and was seemingly using it as a pillow as her face was currently face down in its fur.
“Hey, Yuu.” It wouldn’t be until a few seconds later that Remi would chime in. “You really planning on going to that forest?” He’d question. “Tch, if I wasn’t with Nevine I’d totally go with you.” He’d pout again, poking out his lip and taking a long sip of the freshly brewed coffee. “Word of advice from a local, Yuu. Rumors say that place supposedly, somehow, makes people see things from their past. I’m not saying I believe in that stuff, but pokemon have some weird abilities sometimes.”
You’re in a pokemon center and the Poke Mart. The contest hall is currently holding a master-rank championship contest. Perhaps you could inquire how you could participate yourself. The resort area is famous for its well, resort. Sandy, sunny beaches, amusement park, Casino…and gym. Its often considered the toughest gym in the region. You can get to Route 1, Route 2, and Route 25 from Byjerlfal. Neither of the three routes are particularly dangerous. Frieda mentioned a cave system on Route 2. Perhaps there could be something interesting in the Commercial district or the Industrial district. You also saw a park on the way to the lab. Might be a good place to start, if you really wanted to stay in the city or avoid heading out, for a bit.
“...Never-” The woman started to initially say, frowning lightly as Isla would walk up not too long after, earning a tired grumble from the glasses-wearing woman. Upon hearing that she was from the lab, though, the woman’s expression softened only just slightly. “You work for Professor Camphor…? Well…look, the temple isn’t open because I say its not. But if you’re with the professor, then…you know a lot about pokemon right?” The woman frowned, weighing her options before sighing.
“Alright, you can come in, but don’t touch anything…and try not to uhm, be too excitable…” She’d say, turning around and opening the large wooden doors to the temple, their ancient but well taken care of hinges creaking open as she’d lead them inside. “For starters, my name is Yasu. I’m…well, the priestess here I guess, if you want to call it that, though most days I just clean and make sure the shrine is well taken care of…”
The interior of the Shrine was just as the exterior. Primarily made of wood, though well maintained even if it was obvious some renovations had taken place over the years. The temple seemed to consist of a mix of local Eidda styles and those perhaps found more in Kanto or Johto. The room they found themselves in seemed to be a large, single, room with a high ceiling. Ornately carved around the door they had walked through was depictions of foliage, leaves, and various old depictions of pokemon.
In the far back of the room, was a somewhat smaller looking building, a slanted roof and walls made of stone. Old, weathered writing hanging on a wooden plaque hung over the wooden doors which were sealed tight with thick ropes. Camilla would recognize the writing as written word used by old civilizations, though she couldn’t quite read it. A few rooms were off to the side that seemed to be a small kitchen and living area.
“Right…” Yasu sighed, frowning lightly. “Hatty?”
“Teeeen?”
Bouncing out of one of the rooms, a pink and blue pokemon bounced out of the room and walked up, hiding behind Yasu’s ankles.
“We have visitors.”
“....Haaa…?”
The Hattenna’s antenna drooped lightly, as if it wasn’t too impressed with the two of them.
“So, if you really are interested in the shrine and not just here to gawk like some tourist,” Yasu pointedly stated. “Then you can visit. As for what I want help with…I’m looking for information on a pokemon that you might know about or have seen. It’s a small pokemon, small body, green in color. Two antennas. I realize that is not the best description but it's all I really have to go on.” Distinctly though, she hadn’t quite given an actual reason as to why the temple was closed.
You could head back to route 2, or head on to route 3. Find trainers to battle. While sparse, there’s probably people here you could battle and train against. Train pokemon. (Skip the grind, and we get to the result. Tell me how you train and if you just grind wild mon or some other creative training) Maybe see if the wild pokemon in the field are of any interest to you. Maybe you wanna try resting at that Hotel. That girl seemed a bit stiff but she obviously works at or knows about the temple… Random event (Want to bully the GM? Ask him to make a random encounter for you that isn’t any of the above or below. Quality will vary.)
Camphors Lab @Vertigo@XxFellsingxX The pokemon, irreverently stared at Chloe, lightly chewing on her hair through the entire rant without a care in the world. Until it had the hair forcibly yanked from its mouth, upon which it would give an impish, ghostly giggle. The odd Misdreavus would completely ignore the lecture, instead floating down over to Snuggles and -
“Why is someone yelling in my lab-!”
Before it could do what it was about to, someone else started shouting. Just down the hallway, a short woman wearing a labcoat and a darker skinned younger woman with red hair had just turned the corner. The smaller one, she’d immediately recognize as Professor Camphor. The irritated expression she was wearing seemed to indicate she wasn’t too happy about something.
“Uhm, and who are you…? This lab is private property and we don’t usually allow people-”
“Ha? Wait, I recognize this one. Chloe Rothschild.”
“Oh! She was one of the-”
“LATE.” Camphor would interrupt loudly. “Now why the f-”
“Ah professor!” Before Camphor could finish the sentence, Frieda would wrap her hands around Camphors mouth, silencing whatever it was she was about to say. “A-ah I’m sorry, Miss Rothschild. I’m Frieda, Camphors assistant.”
“And also way too soft.” Camphor harrumphed, pulling Frieda’s hand away from her mouth. “Look, I don’t have time to catch you up personally. I’ve got a meeting with the head of the Mexatus Institute’s R&D and with Mr. Mexatus himself regarding the preserve. Frieda, you can handle her.”
“A-ah, yes professor! I can, you uhm, go to that meeting. There’s some freshly made coffee next to your desk!” Camphor waved the two of them off, before continuing down the hallway.
The odd Misdreavus, seemed to have vanished without anyone else seeing it when no one was looking…did she want to mention it? Didn't seem like the professor or Frieda saw it.
“So, uhm, Miss Chloe? I’m really sorry about that. The Professor really doesn’t like tardiness…uhm, with that said if you’ll follow me we’ll get you registered and all set up. Are there any questions you have?” Upon reaching the reception area again, she’d notice Jill, giving her a friendly wave.
“Hello Jill. I saw your battle out there! Did you guys have fun? I’d like to talk more, but we have a late arrival here and I need to get her registered and all settled in...”
The Zubat menacingly floated near the pair, flapping their wings and screeching irritably. If he had been only a few seconds later, there was a good chance that they’d be attacking him. However, before any of them could, the Rotom Dex would let out a high pitched screech. The three Zubats recoiled in seeming pain, their fluttering and wing flaps becoming erratic and causing them to crash and lose their sense of direction for a brief moment, giving Richard just enough time to book it past them.
Heavy footfalls echoed off the cavern walls. Richard would at least take note of a few more pokemon in his mad dash further in. A few barboach leaping out of the river and shallow, muddy puddles of water. He’d almost trip over a Nacli on his way deeper in, and a rather Irritable Binacle gave him a glare as he’d pushed deeper into the Seasalt caverns…
Soon enough, though, Richard would find himself much further underground. Good news, he had lost the Zubats. As soon as Richard would near a particular cave path that led further down that was near a waterfall, they’d shriek and turn back, seemingly unwilling to go past down there with him. Bad news though, was that he likely hadn’t been paying attention to where he was or how he got here. At least he was safe for now, though. A few curious Nacli were staring at him from a perch on a rocky shelf. The aforementioned waterfall seemed to fall deep into the earth below.
Retrace your steps and try heading back up? The Zubat are…probably fine now. Maybe. You’ll probably run into a few pokemon on your way out. Train pokemon in the current area? Who knows, maybe you could get a few quick levels here. Look for pokemon. Who knows, maybe you could find something neat here. If so, describe how you search and if you’re looking for anything in particular. Random event (Want to bully the GM? Ask him to make a random encounter for you that isn’t any of the above or below. Quality will vary.) You could always go deeper. There's a small path that winds down under the waterfall.
Sea Salt Caverns known Pokemon: 1. Nacli 2. Binacle 3. Magikarp 4. Barboach 5. Zubat
With a new partner in hand, Isla would thus head back down Route 1, the quiet natural trail being easy to navigate until eventually she’d arrive at her destination.
~Pines End~
Stepping out of the Winding wood, Isla would find herself standing on the outskirts of Pines End. Named aptly, as this is where the forest stopped and the plains began. Small houses dotted the landscape, large wind turbines cresting many hills, harvesting power as gently rolling farmland spread out in the distance. The small town wasn’t known for anything spectacular aside from its sleepy atmosphere and being a popular getaway for those that still wanted modern amenities while being closer to nature. The only claim to fame the town had was the ancient shrine to an ancient pokemon. There was the large hotel too, which recently opened that promised a good night's sleep, even if you were having trouble sleeping.
Apparently they claimed their beds were so good you could sleep for days…
1. Find pokemon (Specify if you’re looking for anything in particular or how you look) 2. Find trainers to battle (Probably not hard to find other trainers to battle here of varying skill levels) 3. Train pokemon. (Skip the grind, and we get to the result. Tell me how you train and if you just grind wild mon or some other creative training) 4. Move along. (Don’t want to engage with anything and move quickly to the next destination? Go ahead, then. A few events may prevent this.) 5. Random event (Want to bully the GM? Ask him to make a random encounter for you that isn’t any of the above or below. Quality will vary.) 6. There’s that old Shrine here, if you want to visit. You could see Camila here from not too far away, if you wanted too. 7. The Hotel is also an option if you wanted a place to rest. 8. Alternatively, you can always head back to Route 1 and the forest.
“Well, good job on that win there, Missy!” Beryl said as Clarissa would return to her table. The food was still fresh and hot, and Wobby would give a friendly salute and his usual Wobbufet. “Them bettin folk sure are happy. Not every day the Gym Leader fights and not every day someone can beat ‘em so easily. Granted, that matchup was pretty poor once that fightin’ move came out, eh?” Beryl grinned, giving Clarissa a wink. “You need anything else, lemme or Wobby here know. I gotta get back to the kitchen.”
The rest of the meal would pass without incident, and there wasn’t much else to do in the cafe unless she wanted to go bother what was said to be someone that worked for Keira. Maybe taking a bet could be a good idea? Probably not, really though. Either way, once she finished her meal she and Riley should he want to, could easily head back out. It was getting a bit on in the day, so finding the Murkrow likely wouldn’t be much harder, though they’d still need to keep Beryls words in mind - nesting on the roof of a nearby old toy factory.
Should be fine to go poking around there.
Find pokemon (Specify if you’re looking for anything in particular or how you look) Find trainers to battle (There might be a few people here looking to tussle, especially the sailors.) The Resort and Commercial districts can be easily accessed from here. The residentials a bit of a walk. Area Specific: Order some food? Area Specific: Head to the old Toy Factory? Random event (Want to bully the GM? Ask him to make a random encounter for you that isn’t any of the above or below. Quality will vary.)
Zeal, Monferno Level 18 Status: 100% Held Item: Focus Band
Bronzor, Tez Level 17 Status: 100%
Sprigatito, Jade Level 13 Status: 100%
14,238P Antidote x1 Great Ball x3 Super Potion x7 Tiny Mushroom x 1 Revive x2 10 Ultra Balls Shiny Stone Amulet Coin Letter of Recommendation Escape Rope Mach Bike Calcium
Important Items: Castle Medal Crystal of Knowledge Coin Case - 970 Coins Little Cup Ribbon Isabella’s Card
Badge Collection: Challenge Badge - Redcoast Town, Hector. Minor League.
"Alright team! Wait, hold on we need a team name..." Claire would take a moment to setup on her side of the field. "Team...team...Team Ruby! Yeah that's right! Red and cute like me-!" Alright, this was a bit of a unique challenge. That said, she was super confident in her teams ability to win. Coordination and teamwork made the dream work and all that...so she was going to go super aggressive to start with.
"Alright! Ralia, take rear! Laurel take mid! Zeal, be our attacker!" She'd shout. "So Laurel, whip us up a sandstorm!" Laurel would give an inquisitive, but affirmative cry as it would do just that, trying his best to whip up a violent sandstorm to obscure their side of the field...and conversely, Simons side so that neither could get a good visual on things. "Then Ralia, teleport Zeal right in front of the ball! Hit that thing as hard as you can with a mach punch towards the Goal then, Zeal!" Saluting as they all got into positions, Ralia would do as instructed, teleporting Zeal immediately in front of the ball. Her goal here was simple. Obscure the field from Simon while getting an advantage with her own pokemon by hitting the ball hard and fast. If it failed, then the sandstorm should if nothing else obscure where their goal was and make retaliation harder.
Supposing Ralia's telepathy helped too, she could hopefully easily pinpoint everyone's else' movements and coordinate with them too. She had to hope though, Simon didn't think to do the same with his ralts.
"...well don't blame meeee." Numako responded evasively. "They bring me coffee all the time..." She had cleaned up herself rather easily. Wasn't too hard to just make a ball of water, soak up the coffee and pull it off herself without leaving a trace of it behind. "...but I guess if someone did get burned, that's what the medical facilities are for, right? So it'll be fiiiine." And that was the crux of Numako's problem, really - the sheer nonchalance that she treated pretty much everything with. "Mhm, I'm gonna go find somewhere quiet to-ah."
Before she could flee the scene, it seemed as though duty called. The intercom turning on and asking for her presence in the briefing room.
"...you don't think I could get away with not going, huh?" She'd huff lightly, asking the spirit that was still here who'd only give a ghostly groan in response. "Thought not..."
Making her way to the briefing room wasn't all that hard, though she made sure to find some quiet place on the outskirts of the room. She was one of the last few in, it seemed like judging from everyone else in the room. As Director Murata started speaking, Numako turned her attention to the hologram and the consoles provided for them. A mansion, huh...the summary given was fairly standard and easily understandable and didn't put her to sleep at least, so she managed to pay attention to most of it.
"Waltzing in the front door, huh...making it hard to slack off ya knoooow." Numako quietly complained, hearing her assignment proper. This was sounding more and more like a hassle the more she heard. "Well, if nothing else walking into the front door of some spooky place is how you get the ghosties attention, from personal experience. Maybe we won't have to look hard for it..."
Abandoned Mansion
Numako, stepped out of the portal and stretched. Ugh, being outside always made her feel weird. Maybe it was a result of the possession, some influence from it bleeding over, but she always felt weird out in the daytime. Thankfully at least, it was quickly becoming night. Maybe they'd actually see something spooky, tonight. Something that could make her skin crawl would be hard to do if nothing else, and she kind of missed the feeling of it...
"Looks like a good place to have a test of courage to me, heh." Numako chuckled, flashing a small smile towards Murakami as she finished berating Kawahara. "And heeey, someone's got to be the eager one in the party. Might as well not be you." A brief turn of her head towards Kawahara. "They're always one of the ones that end up dying first in these kind of things, ya know? Lets see..." Following Tera, Numako would position herself a bit at the end of the group, towards the rear, but not quite all the way in the end. Far enough away from the front, but not close enough near the back to get snatched in case something started picking them off from behind.
“Coffee Machine…?” Numako was unfamiliar with a lot of things, thanks to being just fourteen when she was put into a memory loss inducing coma, sixteen when she came out of it, and effectively had been living mostly in the branch since turning eighteen. Normally too, she typically just had her spirits bring her anything she wanted without much trouble. Usually.
As such, Numako had never paid much attention to the coffee machine or how it worked. Only that if she ever wanted some, a spirit soon just came back and gave it to her.
“...I see.” She’d nod, as if understanding. “So this…is where they get the coffee from…ok.” The solution to this was simple then. She didn’t know how, but she knew things that at least could do it with a reasonable success rate. Making a circular motion with her hand, a feminine spectral entity that looked like it had its flesh ripped off would pull itself up from the ground.
“Coffee.” Numako would say, nodding towards the machine in her usual manner. The specter, floating over to the machine would phase through the machines exterior, sticking an arm inside of it. A few clanks and whirrs could be heard as the machine turned on.
Perhaps on a little too much.
The machine rumbled, clinking and clanging…before hot coffee was blasted out of it forcefully, getting all over Numako and Sakura both.
“...snrk.” Numako badly tried to stifle her laughter.
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