@Lord Of Evil@Hekazu Back now, sorry about the delay. Last week was full of life-related events for me, and I decided to put writing on hold since anything I produced would have been quite, well, terrible. I posted it in my status but I apologize if neither of you saw it; didn't really want to post in every one of my RP's about it, but I suppose I should.
“Well,” Leisy said, eyes widening at Ella’s name choice. “Pincushion’s has a bit of … violent imagery to it, doesn’t it?” She paused. “But a good name, with all the spines on that Nidoran. He looked like a strong little guy.”
Before continuing on with the journey, Leisy paused to give a rare candy to each of the two Pokemon she had out — Bidein and Naunet. Naunet inhaled the sphere of magical sugar without a thought, patting her stomach as Leisy looked on in amusement. Bidein, on the other hand, gave the foiled candy suspicious looks as Leisy unwrapped it and held it out towards him. After giving it another critical stare, the fire-type picked it up in his beak experimentally before throwing it up into the air and swallowing it.
“You alright there?” Leisy asked, reaching out to fix a feather on her Pokemon’s shoulder. The fire-type opened and closed its mouth experimentally before nodding, eyes bright. “See! Again, Naunet gets it right first!”
At the trainer’s feet, the Prinplup crowed victoriously, her teammate looking on with disbelief from Leisy’s shoulder. Leisy laughed, packing up the berries she was munching on. Just as she was about to stand up, a cloud of white fuzz smacked into her face.
“What—” Leisy cried, cut off as Bidein quickly swept the snowy ball off her face with a sweep of his wing. As Leisy recovered herself, dusting feathers off her face, Naunet ran over to the feathery cloud to investigate. “What is it?” Leisy asked, bending down. It was clearly a Pokemon, but Leisy wasn’t sure which one.
A white bird Pokemon… A Swablu!
“Hey there, little fella. You alright?” Leisy asked softly, reaching a hand out to the cloud. It flinched under the new pressure, and Leisy could feel the tremors wracking its body now that she had pushed down the insulating clouds. “Oh, it’s alright. Really — you’re fine now. The earthquake is over, and we won’t hurt you.”
The earthquake! Leisy thought, seizing on the point. The Swablu looked rather young and soft. Judging by how scared it was, it was probably a nestling that had been shocked out of its sleep and even its nest by the earthquake. With its mother not around, it had flown around the place, confused and scared.
“Here you are — don’t be scared,” Leisy said, scooping the flying-type up into her arms, hoping to both warm it up and comfort it some. “You’re safe now, so go ahead and rest.”
Turning to her friends, Leisy nodded. “We need to keep moving, since Vivian’s in trouble. It’ll probably take forever to find this Swablu’s nest, especially since we’ve now crossed the border to Greenhaven. We’ll have to wait to return it.” She frowned. “I’m worried about the little guy though — he’s probably stressed out from his attempts at flying, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he got a little injured too. Florence, could you look him over?”
@LuckyBlackCat "Pincushion" — I like it xD Also, sorry about the late response on my part; am a bit busy this weekend. I'll work on getting the post up tomorrow sometime ^_^
"Damn it, Derrick," Kenza cursed under her breath, taking off in the direction of the crack she'd seen earlier. If she was going to die running for something, it was going to be the light. As for Mistletoe, Kenza figured that this moment — if not anytime before now — was when "every man for himself" was most applicable. Going to help the clearly injured hunter up and away from the scene would lead to certain death, and, if there was one thing a hunter was required to learn quickly, it was that death didn't appreciate heroics.
The warden soared overhead, heading straight for Derrick and knocking over the wooden shelves underwing as he did so. Kenza narrowly dodged a falling shelf, clambering over the one on the other side as the gargoyles behind her got over the crash and resumed their chase. The path around the spiderwebs was longer than the path towards the door, but it was a risk she'd take.
When the warden flew past her without another glance, Mistletoe quickly started scrambling to her feet. The smaller gargoyles — while clearly still a threat — seemed to be the soldiers rather than the general, and when Kenza sprinted off, leading the soldiers away, Mistletoe made for the door to the hallway, cradling her injured side. In the hallway, she fled for a door two doors down from the library but on the same side, opening the door quickly and peering inside. If it was safe, she'd close the door behind her and attempt to wait out the storm while searching the room for supplies.
@Darkmoon Angel Sorry about the late reply, but yes, that looks right :)
@TheGrayWolf3 Hey, sorry about the late reply to you as well! Yes, we are still taking applications, and @LuckyBlackCat pointed you in the correct direction (thanks for that, Cat). Most of our OOC info is found on this thread here, and PM or tag me here if you have any additional questions!
Mistletoe watched a slow-motion sequence as the warden finished speaking, inhaled deeply, and opened its glowing mouth. A glowing smog of blue emerged from the back of his throat, lighting up before engulfing the cavity of his mouth, and—
"Mistletoe!"
Kenza's voice interrupted the flow of the moment, causing Mistletoe to snap out of her staring and throw herself to the side, turning around as she did so. The flame grazed her injured arm, searing the outer shell of light leather away and inciting an inferno of pain that bubbled on her arm. Groaning, Mistletoe stayed sprawled on the floor, cradling her seared arm.
"Mistletoe!" Kenza called again, making a move forwards. Sudden movement from the gargoyle beside her sent her shooting back just as a glowing yellow projectile imbedded itself in the stone floor below her before dissipating into the air. "Bastards," she cursed, shooting the stone beings glares before trying to catch a glimpse of Mistletoe. From what she saw, the other hunter was now sitting up, obviously injured by the flame.
At least it's her injured arm, Kenza thought. The Warden's on Mistletoe, the two gargoyles on me, and then there's Derrick...
Glancing to her side so that Derrick's hiding spot was in her peripheral vision, Kenza vaguely made out that the boy was looking at her, waiting for a signal. She gave a single shake of her head — no. Better that one of us makes it out alive.
Mistletoe, having successfully pulled herself up into a sitting position, waited in trepidation for the Warden's next move. If the winged figure wanted to talk it out, she would listen, since the main exit of the room was behind it. If not, she would take the risk and make a sprint into the bookcases which, although a poor barrier, would work as obstacles for the flying creatures.
I see that you're adding two TP to your trainer's TP count each time, but I don't think your character is eligible for an organization bonus yet? Your character gets one TP for every post, no additional TPs. Most other characters are getting additional TPs because they are part of some organization and are thus eligible for a TP bonus. Your character can join an organization by registering for one IC (existing organizations can be found in the CS section, and just tag the owner in your IC post or make an OC post to get your character's name added to the official list.)
So, could I ask you to recount your TP count? By my count, you've made 6 posts total and therefore should have 6 TP and 6 CP. Could you also add a CP counter to your info Box? Inside or after the box is fine.
Also, your Deino should have started at level one (all wild Pokemon start at lvl 1 in this RP) rather than five (which is what I think you set it as?) and I'd prefer if, since your Deino isn't technically caught yet, you don't level it up yet (consider tacking his levels, a single +1, onto your Flabebe instead?).
Other than that, sorry about sending all these criticisms your way. The system's confusing at first, and I get that, so I'll be here to prod you in the right direction ^_^ Also, did you perhaps forget to add the sunset bonus (for posting on the 24th of the month)? It's +3TP for your trainer, and +3 levels spread however you'd like among your Pokemon.
The trio of girls dropped by the Pokemart, picking up the necessary supplies for their trip. Leisy, figuring that she didn’t need any more Pokeballs at the moment, picked up some boxes of berries for her Pokemon and some food for herself to munch on before regrouping with the other girls and heading to the outskirts of town.
“Greenhaven should be in… that direction,” Leisy said, pointing into the woods in the direction her Pokedex directed her. “It looks like it’s near Tefan Village, which is near a volcano, so it’ll probably be pretty hot there, huh?”
Passing out the hamburgers she’d purchased for everyone — fast food was, while unhealthy, the fastest food Leisy could grab for the road — the trio immediately started towards Greenhaven, a spring in their step. They were driven by loss and fear of continued failure, which all subscribed to in some way or the other, albeit on varying degrees. The first hour or two of the trip was silent but fast-paced, interrupted only by vague remarks on the scenery around them. Their goal was far ahead of them, and their minds were focused on something just as far.
Soon enough, the sun was setting and the woods were darkening. “We’re probably halfway there around now,” Leisy said, voice a bit winded. Their pace had drained her of much of the energy she’d recovered from her pseudo-sleep, but she knew she would need to push on.
“See you there,” Cillian said, breaking off from the group as well. Figuring he’d take the long way around, Cillian headed for the perimeter of the village, wanting to see what laid beyond the small village huts. As the tarps and fencing started thinning, Cillian popped a Pokeball off his belt and released the Pokemon inside.
“Hey there, Haz,” Cillian said to the Charmeleon, dodging out of the way when the large orange Pokemon tried to hug him. “Whoa there, careful! You’re a lot bigger now, so don’t crush me just yet!”
The fire-type paused, looking down at its claws and flexing them quizzically. A swish of its tail later, the Charmeleon was back on Cillian’s tail, so the boy relented with a smile.
“Missed you too, you big lug. Now c’mon, off to the Pokemon Center we go.”
The village’s Pokemart was apparently a makeshift stall that resided near the volcano, and from Cillian heard from locals he asked, it sold nothing he needed at the moment — disappointing, since he’d wanted to snag a Great Ball for his journeys. So, with nothing in particular to buy, he beelined for the Pokemon Center, his travels on the outskirts of the village met with nothing but hot air and billowing sand.
“Hey Juana! Tora not here yet?” Cillian asked, waving at the girl once he’d arrived. Figuring he his Pokemon were fine for the moment — just dehydrated, no injuries — he was raring to go. But, it was getting late, and he figured dinner was probably in order first, and he didn’t want to be the first to try the local delicacies.
@LuckyBlackCat Seems fine to me! Your interpretation fits well, so I don't see any reason to change it. Love the creativity with Jason though and hope to see more :)
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