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The Poké Ball containing your Pokémon finished downloading before your very eyes. It sat expectantly on a pocket below the screen, awaiting you. The top, red portion had a silver “E” inscribed into it. More blue letters began flaring across the screen.

@samreaper

No 092 SIR GATRICK BOOWART (GASTLY)
GAS POKéMON
LEVEL: 5
HT: 4’ 03”
WT: 0.2 LBS
SEX: M

NATURE: SASSY
INCREASED STAT: SP. DEF
DECREASED STAT: SPD
FAVORITE FLAVOR: BITTER
DISLIKED FLAVOR: SWEET

ABILITY: LEVITATE (IMMUNE TO MOST GROUND ATTACKS AND ARENA HAZARDS)

ITS BODY IS MADE OF GAS. DESPITE LACKING SUBSTANCE, IT CAN ENVELOP AN OPPONENT OF ANY SIZE AND CAUSE SUFFOCATION

PLEASE TAKE YOUR POKé BALL. GOOD LUCK!


The computer said.

~You caught Sir Gatrick Boowart, the Gastly!~


@Turbine

No 037 SAPPHINE (VULPIX)
FOX POKéMON
LEVEL: 5
HT: 2’ 00”
WT: 21.8… 18.8 lbs (WEIGHT VARIATION)
SEX: M

NATURE: BRAVE
INCREASED STAT: ATK
DECREASED STAT: SPD
FAVORITE FLAVOR: SPICY
DISLIKED FLAVOR: SWEET

ABILITY: FLASH FIRE (IMMUNE TO FIRE-TYPE MOVES, AND POWER INCREASE WHEN HIT BY FIRE-TYPE MOVES)

AS EACH TAIL GROWS, ITS FURE BECOMES MORE LUSTROUS. WHEN HELD, IT FEELS SLIGHTLY WARM.

PLEASE TAKE YOUR POKé BALL. GOOD LUCK!


The computer said.

~You caught Sapphine, the Vulpix!~


There appeared to be a warning for special care of this particular Vulpix, but you appeared to ignore the request if you wished for another Pokémon. You noticed the front right paw of the Vulpix was actually a stub, rather than having another dark-brown paw at its end. You figured this might be one of the main reasons for its slower speed nature.

@Turbine @samreaper

“CONGRATULATIONS.” ERIC said. The hologram spoke monotonously and lacked facial expression, but you felt he was trying his best. The transparent, blue humanoid waved its digital fingers in a direction toward you. A drone came humming over from the opposite corner of the room, carrying two miniature, silver tablets in its clutches. The flying robot lowered itself and extended mechanical projections towards you, waiting for you to grab the Pokédex at any time.

“THESE DEVICES ARE KNOWN AS POKéDEX. POINTING THEM IN THE VICITNITY OF A POKéMON WILL GIVE THE TRAINER A SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FOR THAT POKéMON. THAT POKéMON’S INFORMATION WILL THEN BE DOWNLOADED TO THE DATABASE. THE POKéDEX IS LINKED TO PROFESSOR EVERGREEN’S POKéDEX, AND SHE MAY BE CONTACTED AT ANY POINT IN TIME.”

[Acquire: Evergreen Pokédex]


A normal person explaining all of this would need to catch their breath between sentences, or at least explanations. ERIC wasn’t limited by this, however, and continued to list off everything you needed to know. There were silent pauses between each recital, though, so you were able to catch on to all of the information being explained.

“EMPLOYMENT UNDER EVERGREEN LTD. REQURIES TRAINERS TO UPLOAD AS MUCH POKéMON DATA AS POSSIBLE. MONETARY SUMS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR SCANNING WILD POKéMON. ADDITIONAL MONETARY SUMS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR SCANNING BOTH WILD AND RARE POKéMON.”

Once again, a momentary pause.

“EMPLOYMENT UNDER EVERGREEN LTD. DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY PROVIDED BY OTHER COMPANIES. TECHNOLOGY WILL BE PROVIDED BY EVERGREEN LTD. AS THE TRAINER BECOMES A MORE VIABLE ASSET THROUGH THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF DATA UPLOADS. TO BEGIN EMPLOYMENT, EACH TRAINER WILL RECEIVE A COMPLEMENTARY EVERGREEN BALL.”

The same drone that had delivered the Pokédex had flown back to another corner of the room, activating a switch on a white wall tile with a twisting, mechanical projection. The wall tile folded open to reveal a line of Poké Balls ready for the taking. The drone grabbed two and delivered them much the same as the Pokédex. They were like other Poké Balls, but with a silver “E” within the top portion of red.

[Acquire: Evergreen Ball x1]


“DO YOU REQUIRE MORE INFORMATION?” ERIC said.
Gleampier


@Xan the G@Eklispe @BlueSky44

Budew was quickly shoved from the path of the Poliwag, knocked off-kilter by the momentum of Houndour’s shove. Despite being knocked off its footing, though, the bud Pokémon was capable of unleashing its Absorb in the correct direction of a descending Poliwag. Green orbs intercepted the path of the tadpole Pokémon, drawing its last bit of energy from it and removing its momentum. Broseidon fell to the ground, as did Budew, but one was in much better condition than the other. Poliwag flopped against the cold, hardwood floor a couple of times before coming to a halt. Though, it might be difficult for the Budew to get back on its feet without arms.

“Broseidon! You’re all wiped out!”

“Waaag…”

A red beam of energy quickly came from the palm of Chuck’s hand to collect his beaten Pokémon. A coy smile crept onto his face, and he raised a fist in the direction of his other two brothers.

“Keep partying hard bros! For the Broletariat!”

~POLIWAG IS UNABLE TO BATTLE!~


The other two brothers crossed their arms, nodding with an odd intensity.

“You’re right bro, this isn’t over yet.”

The brother in the center, the one of curly ginger beard, had been watching his Magikarp for some time now. Now that Machop was approaching, his eyes diverted to Buck with a knowing nod.

“Bro, you know Lord of the Rings?”

The brown-haired brother nodded as well, mouth slightly agape. An eyebrow raised as he replied to his brother with hands that spoke as much as his voice did.

“Yeah bro! That's my jam.”

“Well, you know that one scene where Gimli gets tossed?”

“Twin Towers?”

“Hell yeah, bro.”

Puck ended his remark briefly, casting his eyes downward at the other bro and smiling devilishly. Buck appeared confused for a moment, opening his mouth just a bit more and squinting his eyes. Finally, they widened and he pointed a powerful finger towards Puck.

“OOOOOOOH!”

Buck returned to the battle, Machop now nearly on the scene with Budew and Houndour.

“Brohammed Ali! Grab Brometheus and let’s go! Power toss!”

Machop immediately veered right, feet slamming onto the hardwood. The biological steam train had moved from the path of Budew and now was upon the flailing Magikarp. With a diving leap, the Superpower Pokémon grabbed the tail end of Magikarp and gave him a mighty hurl in the direction of Rook, who had taken the place of Budew. The spinning scythe of Magikarp was only a blur to the watching trainers, colliding with Rook in a fraction of a second. The force of the blow sent Rook away from the battle and sliding onto the floor. Magikarp soared high into the sky, still gaining elevation as Poochyena collided with Machop just after.

Rook had taken too many water guns to continue battling, and was knocked unconscious by the unorthodox blow.

~HOUNDOUR IS UNABLE TO BATTLE~


Now it was two Pokémon vs. two. Poochyena and Machop were entangled in a wrestling match, and Magikarp flew high above, waiting for gravity to shift him back downward.
Dewmeadow


@Morose@hatakekuro@PlatinumSkink

Professor Dogwood shook his head as Rowan asked him where his assistant was. His eyebrows arched upward and his brow began to wrinkle as he scratched his chin.

“I really don’t know where that girl could’ve went. She usually checks in every three days.”

A faint smile crept on his face as the trio offered to help Dogwood with his missing assistant problem. It was the first time you’d seen worry on his face, and it quickly vanished with your generosity.

“I’m sure she’s fine… but maybe you three can check up on her.”

He paused to reach into the black satchel that he was carrying over his shoulder. Deep within the main pocket, his arm buried itself to elbow length before grasping something. He pulled out a Pokédex much smaller than your own, but with a clear coating and visible cogs whirring on the inside. The screen came alive to show you a miniature map of the local region.

“Cass lives here, in Quagmire.”

The path was a straight shot to the east, most of it through flatland that you’d already seen outside of town. Closer to Quagmire, the terrain became more akin to marsh, and there were many bridges one had to cross to get from place to place and across rivers.

“She wouldn’t have gone into the swamp, I’ve already told her about that. But maybe the path is blocked somehow…”

Dogwood put up his Pokédex, a slight ding coming from the inside of his satchel as he tossed it in.

“She’s tall, thin, with red-hair braids and round-framed glasses. She’ll probably be reading something wherever you see her.”

With that, he placed his hands on his hips and looked at the three of you, eeys wondering to figure if there was any more information he could give you.

“Stay on the path, and be safe. If you see Cass in any kind of danger or you get caught up in something, contact me immediately. I don’t want any of y’all getting hurt.”
Hey everyone! Bad news, I got drunk with some friends and didn't write posts. Good news, I slept a lot today and I'll be able to stay up late writing them! Probably TMI, but honesty in all things is much more important to me.

@Turbine Great question. You are free to advance story as long as you are only advancing to a point of known environment and setting. Essentially, don't world-create unless it's something very basic. So, I guess a hybrid of the two.

@PlatinumSkink @Morose Sorry y'all! I should've explained that better. It's technically not character knowledge so I should have responded. I'll get those posts up ASAP
Hey everyone! Posts will be coming late tonight, or early tomorrow morning.
@Whimsley Then let's find this info out. Dogwood hasn't gone too far, right?


I mentioned you can grab Dogwood's attention if you wished, so it'd be doable in part of the next post. You can go ahead and specify what you'd do after you got that information to save some time, and I'll add in what he says in my next reply.
Um. Do we have any sort of indication of where Cass might be? I mean, I seem to get the feeling we're supposed to search for her outside Dewmeadow, but, er, did we get any indication? Maybe she just overslept? Any reason we shouldn't just check her house first, or something? Ask around town for clues?


This isn't known information by the characters, but Cass actually lives outside of Dewmeadow for research purposes. She regularly reports in with Dogwood to transfer data and to discuss future projects, which is why he was confused as to why she hadn't made it in yet.
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If it's because Lynn was being watched by some Xatu, and they led her on a wild goose chase or something, that's hilarious xD


...Perhaps.

@hatakekuro No worries, hope your dog is okay.

Krunk Fortress, Courtyard

Here we go again


"We killed your guys."

Zerraf groaned, cracking his neck as he stood in an awkward roll. The wind mage shuffled his feet and adjusted his cloak, making sure it was covering the right side of his body. His left arm rummaged beneath to pat his bag of tricks, making sure it was attached just right. With that, Zerraf trudged behind at a distance from Jenso. His sauntering wasn't nearly as quick as Jenso's hurried pace. He yawned into a closed fist as he made his way underneath the archway at the end of the courtyard.
Dewmeadow post is up!

@Pikmin Eye It typically takes me half an hour to two hours to write each post, depending on how distracted I am and how much detail I place into a post. On average, I would say it's around an hour per post. I'm a slow typer, and I like to pay attention to specific detail. Also, it takes time to respond to the points in your post. The environment, NPCs, everything had a unique way to react to a situation. And I couldn't be happier with this campaign at the moment. I know it's only going to get better from here, thanks to everyone's input and hard work.

@Rune_Alchemist I agree with your point completely, but some people find such things a waste of time, and I was worried this might be one of those cases. I will definitely keep that in mind, and make unsuccessful rare hunting just as extended and suspenseful as other events, even if it's just because it leads to other events. There actually is a reason why you ended up where you did, even if it seems underwhelming

Thanks for the advice! I always appreciate your feedback.
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