08-22-2017, 01:40 PM | #226 |
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Meetan – After seeing how strong the hit Lorin took from Frustration was, it became very clear to you that Duchess wasn’t very happy being with her trainer. With this new realization, you decided to stop the battle since the outcome doesn’t matter anyway, it’s not like you’d sell your Pokemon to that woman regardless. The pause in battle caused the surrounding children to get restless with disappointment. “Aww, come on!!” “We want to see a battle!” “Are you scared!?” The children all begin to voice their complaints and the teacher awkwardly attempts to stop them. “N-now children… That’s not very nice…” The children just ignore her and continue with their comments. The shift in atmosphere causes Meredith’s mother to turn her attention back to Duchess to see what all the commotion is about. Once she gets another look at Duchess’ completely ruined coat, she now sees that the fur on her head is frozen and she clicks her tongue in disgust. Then, she notices that Duchess is also out of breath and her legs are shaking, barely able to stand. Before she gets the chance to react, you’re already kneeling on the ground making it clear you won’t be selling Mimi and also trying to bribe Duchess with love.
Duchess stands there for few seconds after your apology, just staring at the hairbrush in your hand. She has never been in a situation like this before and isn’t sure how to react, she can’t tell if this is some sort of trick. She was a bit jealous of how you treated your Pokemon in battle but everything you’re saying just seems too good to be true, maybe all humans aren’t so bad after all. She takes a shaky step toward you and Meredith’s mother notices this, causing her to speak out in anger. “You are absolutely disgusting.” This grabs Duchess’ attention and she turns her head toward her owner. “… Frou?” The woman is staring at Duchess now with nothing but pure disdain in her eyes. “Just looking at you is repulsive. I was willing to overlook your appearance out of the kindness of my heart but then you just had to show how weak you really are. Perfect pedigree. Hah. That breeder will be hearing from my lawyer, you are nothing but a worthless mutt.” She then reaches into one of her coat pockets and pulls out an immaculate Luxury Ball and throws it onto the grass. She steps forward and stomps down on it with the heel of her stiletto. Shattering it into pieces right in front of Duchess’ eyes. The students who were once loud are now dead silent in disbelief. Duchess’ eyes fill with tears for a moment but she quickly shakes them away, she was wrong to think that there might actually be good humans in this world. No longer Duchess, she is just another Furfrou in a world with many and is not as special as she was lead to believe, but maybe it’s better this way. Pulling out of her thoughts, the Furfrou realizes that there are 30 children and 3 adults staring at her. “Fur!!” She takes off running, adrenaline is carrying her at this point since it was only moments ago that she was barely standing, you see something that she appeared to be wearing fly off in the wind and it isn’t long before you’ve completely lost sight of her out in the Galea Plains. The thing that flew off of her flies your way and you reflexively catch it before it is lost, now that you can get a better look it appears to be a Silk Scarf. “Good riddance.” Meredith’s mother turns her attention back to you. “What is this about not selling me that Pokemon either way? That was not the agreement. You will be hearing from my lawyer as well, come now Meredith. I’m going to buy you an even prettier Pokemon.” Meredith’s eyes begin to sparkle. “Ooooo! There are even prettier ones!?” They continue to chat as they walk away together. The silence is then broken as the children begin to mumble amongst themselves about how they couldn’t believe what just happened. Once the mother and Meredith are far enough away that they won’t hear her, the teachers timidness immediately changes back to being more outspoken like she was when you first met and she accused you of attacking Meredith. “Alright kids, quiet down right now or else we will not be getting ice cream later.” She has turned into the authority figure you had expected her to be this entire time. “But it was so cool!” Simon exclaims. “Simon, don’t think for a second that I’ve forgotten about what you did earlier, do you want a detention?” She looks at him sternly. “No ma’am…” Simon hangs his head and the teacher walks over to you after all of the students are behaving. “Alright, now that that’s settled, I’m very sorry you had to deal with that woman. There was nothing I could have done to help or else it would have cost me my job but I think you handled it perfectly and also told her things I could only dream of telling her.” She reaches into her purse and pulls out some money and a Luxury Ball that matches the one the woman crushed under her heel earlier. “Meredith’s mother, Cruella, pays me every day to give Meredith special treatment. I know it’s not right but she also bribes the principal so I just think of it as payment for having to deal with her. Either way, I think you deserve this more than me for having to put up with her today, so here!” After handing you the money and ball she turns back to her students and begins to lead them away. “Alright, single file everyone, it’s time for our picnic.” You are now left with your hands full of items and Lorin’s company as you watch the teacher and children leave. You’ve Obtained x1 Silk Scarf x1 Luxury Ball $500 Pokedollars myahoo – You feel bad for the Poochyena who is now completely passed out by a tree and know this is a battle you’ll have to give your all. After the boy returns with Wildfire in tow, he decides to turn this battle into a double battle since he is very much done with you and your Cyndaquil. He quickly gives his Pokemon commands and you do the same, it seems that you both have completely different ideas of who should be fighting who but that doesn’t matter to any of the Pokemon since they are going to do as they are told regardless. Scyther begins to take a deep breath in order to Focus Energy and pump himself up but his concentration is broken when Wildfire dives at him with Aerial Ace, scratching him up quite a bit. The Scyther considers trying again but sees that Wildfire is now Rolling toward him, knowing that there is no time to focus he moves on and Slashes at Wildfire, his original target was supposed to be Signal but he had no choice if he wanted to defend himself. Both attacks collide awkwardly and Scyther is thrown back against a tree, the slash caused Wildfire to stop rolling because the blade went across his back painfully, he seems to be doing pretty well still regardless. Scyther shakes off the impact, it hurt but he’s still pretty fired up and he was told to do a double attack which means he still had one more for Signal. As Scyther dives in to attack, Signal goes to use Soak on Papi but his aim is disrupted by Scyther jumping in front of him and Slashing him directly with a critical hit. He did manage to Soak Scyther in the process but that hit really hurt. Still standing, Signal jumped out of the way of Scyther blocking his target and then let off a Charge Beam hitting his intended target, Papi. This move of course had no effect since the Pokemon was also a ground type and he wasn’t the one that ended up getting soaked like originally planned. The boy begins to laugh at Signal’s mistake since he is clearly a bit twisted. You then ask him why he is setting the forest on fire and he laughs even harder. “Do I need a reason? Also, last I checked I wouldn’t be telling you anything even if I had one.” Now that all of the other Pokemon have done some battling, Papi decides it’s finally his turn to act. He uses Aqua Ring to cover himself in water in case he needs to heal at any point, which right now he doesn’t. Then he takes a nice deep breath and begins to shoot a Beam of Bubbles right at Wildfire who attempts to jump out of the way but still gets hit in the end. He tumbles and is now quite wet, the bubbles really hurt him but he still manages to stand back up looking ready for more. “I have this in the bag. Papi, use Supersonic on that Chinchou so it doesn’t bother you. Then hit the other target with lots of Muddy Water! Scyther, use two more Slashes on that Chinchou!” |
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Meanwhile, Comfey extended her long appendage towards the other stuck stem, wrapping around its cherry core and squeezing tight. The (de)flower(ed) center swelled even more from the stimulation, loosening its binds and bucking back, ramming hard in response. Its assailant reeled back from the aggressive retaliation, returning instead to her partner’s side to lend a hand with Iris’s own attempt to sample a taste of the forbidden fruit, savoring Steenee’s sap as she sank her munchers into the stalk’s soft, supple limbs. Steenee screamed out, even weaker to double penetration in its addled state. As Jess assessed the situation, it was true they had survived without suffering as much damage as their adversaries so far, but both foes looked extremely suped up and simultaneously pissed off. They’d have to be extra careful from now on to avoid sustaining some severe blows. “Iris, confuse them further with DOUBLE TEAM. Then, use your CAMOUFLAGE to sneak up on Cherrim and blast it with SILVER WIND. With any luck, maybe it’ll help boost your stats too…”
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"We had no agreement, I can't wait to take your money from your lawyer you dumb bitch!" The trainer called out, unable to resist the last word despite smaller ears. What Alice had just witnessed with the Furfrou was nothing short of heartbreaking, and her little Lorin was visibly upset by it. First, a pasty hand reached out to grab the silk scarf, and then Alice crouched again to take the Lotad in arms. She peppered him with loving, reassuring kisses as the teacher approached. As anger-inducing as it was to hear that the teacher had been faking her shit and taking bribes, the money-hungry and materialistic adventurer couldn't really take too much of a higher ground, either. Although, if dealing with a duo like them, Alice wasn't sure she'd even have the patience to pull a long game like that off, job be damned. "Of course her name is Cruella." Alice lamented dryly, but she thanked the teacher anyway, packing away her well-earned money and a ball that she probably wouldn't use. The owner of the Adoption Centre liked them, and they were a popular and expensive branding, so Alice was sure she'd get something out of it. She waved off the students as they disappeared out of sight for their picnic. Her own relaxing day had been ruined, and there was a more pressing matter in mind. "No worries, Lorin. We'll go and find Furfrou." The blonde assured. She held the water-grass type up above her head, smiling warmly and giving a little twirl, the silk scarf still partially gripped in hand. "Dutchess wasn't in good shape, so I'm not sure she can get very far. Time to go and give her the brush and feed of a life time, am I right? At least if we know she's doing better, we can go on with peace of mind." The Pokemon sounded his agreement, still a bit teary, and the young woman cuddled him close as she started towards the border of the Galea Plains. The first stop? The trainer's respite to heal up, ask questions and maybe get changed. After that? Find Furfrou. Quote:
"Come on, Farren, before he burns a hole through us." She mocked, and her Pineco made a noise that sounded like a disappointed, judgemental grumble. Sure, a lot of the time her rage was brought on by some kind of offence, but other times Alice was just rude. She spoke the riddle over more times than he had spines, making alternating grumbles, complaints or just weird and annoyed sounds. Riddles made Alice want to take her brain out on one of the tropical trees, honestly. It wasn't until she stumbled upon what might have been the answer that Alice actually thought she might have it. "Mushroom? Mush... Room? Room? Is it a mushroom?" Alice asked, and Farren implied that he wasn't sure. "I can't think of anything else it could be. Even a padded cell has a door. And it has to be something that's actually in here, so..." Tentatively, hoping it wasn't poisonous, the competitor reached down to pluck the mushroom from its place. Here's hoping Alice didn't let the team down.
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As Karrablast charged in to defend the frightened Kricketot, Jayson had gotten what he was looking for, the perfect opportunity for a two on two battle of the bugs to give Spartacus and Trieu some much needed experience. Despite their diminutive stature, Jayson didn’t want to underestimate his opponents so he carefully planned out a strategy for his Scyther and Skorupi to take them on. As they listened to his orders, the two Pokemon prepared themselves for battle, and in Trieu’s case, her very first battle. The Kricketot shook nervously as the two larger bugs approached it and its ally, Karrablast. It let out a warning Growl to show Trieu and Spartacus it means business, while Karrablast Leered at Spartacus to entice the bigger Pokemon to battle it one on one. Trieu unleashed a flurry of Poison Sting needles that flew and hit Kricketot, who grunted in pain. The young cricket then began to Bide its time, emitting a soft red glow. Trieu then fired off another volley of Poison Stings at Kricketot, who sat there and took the attack. Meanwhile, things were heating up as Spartacus squared off against Karrablast. Spartacus’ scythes began to glow green, and the Scyther rushed forward, hitting the Karrablast with both of them simultaneously for a Dual Chop. The small beetle retaliated with a Peck, hitting Spartacus in the chest with its horn for decent damage. Undeterred, Spartacus darted back to give him a running start and then Quickly Attacked Karrablast from the side with another Dual Chop. Karrablast winced from the damage it received, but it stood its ground firmly and leapt forward to strike Spartacus with a Fury Cutter. So far Trieu and Spartacus have dished out more damage than they received, but if they weren’t careful, those tables could be turned in a hurry. As Kricketot and Karrablast prepared to unleash their next wave of attacks, Trieu and Spartacus looked at Jayson expectantly for commands. Jerichi: Steeling his resolve to get back to the frail Budew as quickly as possible, Lucas returned Violette back into her Pokeball and thanked the Lilligant for her generosity, as unsettling as it may be. With Petunia and Horologie in tow, he departed Lilligant’s treasure vault and headed westward in the direction of Roserade’s domain. It was a little confusing trying to navigate through the chaotic maze of hedges, but thankfully Lucas had Petunia as his guide, as she knew her way around the area like the back of her hand. Eventually the three of them reached the edge of Lilligant’s domain and the border where Roserade’s domain began. Fortunately it appeared as if the Jumpluffs and the Whimsicotts had quelled their feud for now and vacated the premises. All that remained as evidence of their fight was an array of clumps of cotton and fluff that was scattered across the area. Most of it was on Lilligant’s side, as a few Roselia were spotted having already cleaned up the mess on Roserade’s side. Lucas imainged the queen would throw a fit if she had seen mess like this in her territory. Lucas and crew passed onwards into Roserade’s domain, the neatly trimmed and orderly walls of hedges a stark contrast to the disorganized labyrinth of Lilligant’s domain. As the garden was much easier to traverse, it took them considerably less time to arrive back at Roserade’s throne room. The queen looked down at them coldly upon arrival, expecting to see the results of their excursion. Lucas had resolved to keep his interference of garden politics to a minimum, so he quickly bowed before producing the Miracle Seed exactly as Lilligant had given it to him. Handing the seed off to a Roselia, the flower Pokemon held it up before her queen, who examined it skeptically from a distance. Acknowledging that the task was indeed complete, she whimsically gestured toward one of the Rose Incenses behind her before ignoring the guests’ presence. It seemed as if her business with Lucas had concluded. As one of the Roselias procured the incense and handed it to Lucas, Petunia leaned in and whispered to him, “Something doesn’t smell right, and I’m not talking about the incense. We better get out of here before Roserade realizes what Lilligant has done. Try not to make a scene though.” It would be best to leave Roserade’s domain as quickly as possible, but in such a way that doesn’t draw suspicion. What will Lucas do? Patches: Sensing that victory was within his grasp, Kei prepared himself to go on the offensive and finish off this Mankey for once and for all. The monkey was slumped against the ropes, trying his best to catch his breath while Kei shook off the critical hit from before. Not wanting to give his opponent too much time to recover, Kei quickly formed a strategy in his head and stepped forward, ready to finish his opponent off. As the smoke from earlier continued to clear out, Kei stared down his opponent. He dashed forward, his body enveloping in an aura of fire as he did so. Kei tackled the Mankey down, hitting him as hard as he could with a Flame Wheel. Mankey did its best to retaliate with a Fury Swipes, but only two weak scratches connected with the Charmander before his body gave out and collapsed. DING! DING! DING! The bell rung as Timburr hit it with his plank. Kei was officially announced the winner of the first round of the tournament. Retreating back to his corner of the ring, where Stufful, Patches, and others were watching, Kei let out a sigh of relief. Stufful, still with the ever-nervous expression on his face, slipped an Oran Berry into the ring for Kei to eat and regain his energy. The fighting was not done yet, it would seem. As Kei munched on the berry, he could feel his strength returning to peak condition, and he even felt stronger than he was before. Kei has gained 1 level! Still facing his friends, Kei didn’t realize a new opponent had stepped into the ring until he felt the floor shake. Turning around to see what the source was, Kei met eyes with a tubby sumo wrestler of a Pokemon, Makuhita. It smirked and flexed its arms before patting its belly, which jiggled. With little time to plan a strategy for a new fight, the bell rang “DING!” one more time. What would Kei do? lilbluecorsola: With two opponents that looked like they had powered up quite a bit and both looked quite angry and ready to fight, Jess knew she would have to continue to play things carefully or else the momentum of the battle could swing against Iris and Comfey in a hurry. She quickly thought up a defensive strategy and called it out to Iris, who nodded in acknowledgement as she prepared to fight. Comfey hovered next to Iris, ready to go as well. Still wobbling around in a state of confusion and rage, Steenee was unable to see Comfey coming, as she snuck up and Kissed her on the cheek and began to Drain some energy. Her fury still locked in on Iris, Steenee lumbered forward. However, Iris began to dart around rather quickly for a caterpillar, creating a series of after-images in the process. Steenee went in for a Double Slap, but came up with air as one of the Double Team clones faded away. Annoyed even further, Steenee unleashed a flurry of Razor Leaves on the rest of the Irises, but as they all faded from existence, the original Iris was nowhere in sight. Not wanting to be left out of the action, Cherrim turned its attention towards Comfey and rammed into her with a powerful Tackle. Comfey yelped in pain but Wrapped her flowery tail around Cherrim once again. Her goal; hold the opponent in place long enough for Iris to sneak up undetected from behind with her Camouflage and unleash a Silvery Wind as Comfey released Cherrim and jumped out of the way just in time. Cherrim anguished over the super effective hit and began to spin and Dance around, releasing a tornado of pink flower Petals that knocked Comfey back for considerable damage. As Cherrim continued its dance, Steenee looked as if her confusion was beginning to subside. While Comfey took a nasty hit, both opponents weren’t looking too great either. Iris seemed to be the only one who came out of that round clean, but Steenee and Cherrim shouldn’t be underestimated as they looked desperate and ready to put all they had into next attacks. What will Jess do?
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Kei was confused at the mention of a ‘next round’ since he was pretty sure this thing was already over. Then, just as he began to swallow the last bite of the berry the floor begins to shake causing him to finally turn around and see the Makuhita who is completely ready for a fight. “Char...!?” Kei couldn’t believe it as he watched the Pokemon’s belly jiggle with each pat. He hadn’t realized that there were going to be several opponents and is feeling mentally exhausted thinking about this whole situation. Of course, any time he may have had to think about it is gone in an instant anyway, once the bell begins to ding. He doesn’t have time to come up with a strategy and just begins to use whatever comes to mind in that moment, his first move ends up being Dragon Pulse and during that attack he decides he is going to follow it up with double Fire Punches just like he did in the first round.
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"Stand strong Spartacus", the Scyther's attack had been dropped and so had its defense. Jayson didn't have many ways to get around stat drops but their was a way he could perhaps get around Spartacus's reduced attack. "Focus Energy, then continue hitting the Karrablast with a Bug Bite and then another Dual Chop." Spartacus was ready to go but Trieu was still in need of commands. If she continued to target the Kricketot she would be in for a rough surprise when the Bide went off. The only logical plan was to gang up on the Karrablast."Leer at the Karrablast Trieu, then follow up with a Poison Sting and then a Feint Attack." So far the battle of the bugs was proving a nice platform for his Pokemon to train. Spartacus was developing his leadership skills while Trieu was getting her first taste of battle, although the Skorupi was yet to take her first hit. How she took that first hit would show just how tough she really was, although Jayson was confident she would take it like a champ. |
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Patches: Surprised by the arrival of a new opponent, Kei racked his brain over how he would handle this Makuhita, an opponent that was much bigger and sturdier than his previous. As the big sumo wrestler Pokemon prepared to attack, Kei had little time to worry about exhaustion from consecutive fights. As Kei stood there and sighed, trying to pump himself up for battle, the Stufful who had been relatively quiet and timid to this point spoke up. “Stuff! Ful!” he shouted as he saw the slouch in Kei’s body language. Stufful tried to cheer him on the best he could for the Charmander who was fighting in his place. As the next match finally began, Kei took a deep breath as he gathered the Dragon energy in his body and prepared to fire off a Dragon Pulse. However, the Makuhita had other plans, charging in close and clapped his hands together loudly, the surprise tactic Faking Kei Out as he momentarily forgot what he was doing. Not to be deterred, Kei charged forward, fists engulfing in flames as he unleashed a pair of Fire Punches on the Makuhita. The punches sunk into Makuhita’s flabby belly before bouncing off rather harmlessly while the sumo Pokemon simply laughed. Makuhita pat his jiggly belly, thankful for the insulation that his Thick Fat provided. Ready to launch the counterattack, Makuhita pulled back one of his hands, building up his strength before unleashing a Forceful Palm on Kei, sending the Charmander flying back against the rope of the ring. “Stuffff!” Stufful cried out, trying to encourage Kei to get back up. Makuhita simply smirked and waited to see what Kei would do next. TheKnightsFury: Jayson was excited to see the battle begin just as he had imagined it. While Spartacus had taken a couple hits, both the Scyther and Trieu were still standing strong as they faced off against the smaller Karrablast and Kricketot. While the Kricketot stood there motionless and Bided its time, Jayson found it more strategic to not add fuel for the cricket to retaliate with and turned his focus to the plucky Karrablast. Aiming to team up on the rhinoceros beetle, Jayson called for Trieu and Spartacus to attack Karrablast together. Now that it was surrounded, Karrablast’s eyes narrowed as Spartacus began to Focus his Energy while Trieu Leered at him menacingly. If his opponents weren’t going to make the first move, then Karrablast decided that he would strike while he had the chance. Leaping forward, Karrablast struck Spartacus with another Fury Cutter, and although it was still a relatively weak strike, it was twice as strong as before. Spartacus leaned forward and sunk his teeth into Karrablast’s shell for a Bug Bite before Karrablast leapt forward into Trieu, hitting her with an even stronger Fury Cutter as she simultaneously stabbed it with her tail for a Poison Sting. Karrablast winced, but this one was a fighter, as he leapt off of Trieu and back into Spartacus for yet another Fury Cutter. Despite resisting the attack, Spartacus let out an anguished cry, as the slashes were really beginning to accumulate and grow in power. Holding his scythes back as they began to glow green, Spartacus slashed forward, hitting Karrablast with a Dual Chop while Trieu snuck up from behind and hit him with a Feint Attack. “Tot!” a cry suddenly called out from across the clearing. Kricketot was finally ready to unleash his attack, and couldn’t take watching Karrablast get ganged up on any longer. Glowing a dark red, Kricketot fired off a beam of energy as its Bide attack knocked Trieu off of Karrablast. While the power of the attack wasn’t terribly strong, it was still impactful enough for Trieu to feel it a decent amount. Karrablast had taken quite a beating this round, but it was far from ready to give up the fight. Trieu had taken a decent hit while the damage on Spartacus as beginning to accumulate as well, although he was still doing better than Karrablast. As Kricketot was now ready to rejoin the battle, it was up to Jayson how to order his Pokemon next. Jerichi: Heeding Petunia’s warning, Lucas slowly nodded and took the Rose Incense from the Roselia. It was time to make an exit before Roserade changed her mind and found out whatever Lilligant had planned. Following Lucas’ lead, Petunia and Horologie walked after him, slowly and calmly, thanking Roserade for her generosity. It wasn’t until after they were out of sight that the trio decided to pick up their pace southward. “We better hurry out of Roserade’s domain,” Petunia added, taking one last look back. It wasn’t too long after walking through the neatly trimmed rose hedges that the group had arrived at the border of Roserade’s domain. Before them lay the familiar sight of sunflowers, rows and rows of them in fact. They were now finally back in the domain of Bellossom, where the flowerbeds were bright and filled with color. Lucas, Horologie, and Petunia hurried over back to where they had first met, at a nursery for young Sunkern while the protective Sunfloras watched over them. Peering into the flowerbed, Lucas looked to make sure Budew was still doing alright. She continued to frown, having received deficient sunlight and water, but at least she was still alive. The Sunflora leaned forward as to block further view of the saplings. “Flora….” one of them called out menacingly, repeating their earlier warning for Lucas to keep away from their children. “Let’s try using that incense,” Petunia spoke up, offering advice. “If we can distract them long enough, I know a fountain nearby where we can get some water for Budew.”
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Everything seemed to go by so slowly after he had been hit but really it had only been seconds. Kei pushes himself off the ropes and after regaining his balance he begins to Swords Dance while also keeping a close eye on the Makuhita, ready to dodge the Pokemon if he must. Then he will follow this up with an Ember in hopes that the move will cause his opponent to let its guard down after seeing Kei make the same mistake twice. Then when Makuhita is hopefully least expecting it, Kei is going to quickly charge in and use Brick Break and then Scratch. If he finds an opening after all of that he’s going to try and use Dragon Pulse once again.
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"Always in you, sometimes on you; if I surround you, I can kill you.""Huh," she said after reading the new clue aloud. "That's...probably water, I think. What about you, Vine?" She turned around and blinked. Vine...was glaring at the Sudowoodo, rubbing his snout with one hand while his green tail lashed like an angry cat's. His Tail flickered Aqua again as she watched and Melissa hurried over to pick him up. Flailing momentarily as his feet left the ground, Vine twisted until he could glare up at Melissa and then let himself fall limp, crossing his arms and grumbling as she carried him out of the gazebo with a nod at the Sudowoodo. His tail faded back to green under the sunlight and Melissa let him go once they were a good distance away from the gazebo. "So, the new riddle." She read it to him again. "What do you think? Water, maybe?" He shook from nose to tail and then eyed her skeptically. "Well, we might not have been looking in the right places, since we were just looking for sunlight and shadows," she said, looking around and trying to figure out all the places that had water. "And I know I wasn't really paying the vases much attention, but they do hold water too, so it could have been hidden there." Vine nodded thoughtfully and then pointed from himself to the path he'd taken earlier. "It would be faster to search everything with water if we split up." Melissa glanced around, trying to get a general idea of how many flower vases were placed around the area. "Alright. Same paths and meet back at the entrance?" Vine nodded his agreement and then darted off towards the first body of water he could see. Melissa turned and headed for the nearest vase. Now how would Peony have hidden the next clue without getting it wet?
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With this easily being the thickest fog Chroma (and the less fog exposed Berue, by extension) had ever been in, it was only natural that there'd be a fair bit of chaos involved in their endeavors to get the machine to stop murking up the place. Chroma was the most lucky than the others, with the man apparently falling over (presumably on his face) and Berue groaning in annoyance every time someone else touched her. Vines and electrical cords are not the same thing, okay?! While it might have taken a while for the oddball trio to unplug the malfunctioning humidifier, it didn't take long for the air to clear up enough to allow for some visibility. It did allow for Chroma to get a halfway decent look at the poor guy, and... Let's just say that Tsareena has very particular tastes in her human servants. The "warrior" couldn't help but wonder how the place managed to stay so organized when its attendees were so blatantly not, but that was neither here or there. What did matter was whether or not this would push bring her closer to the goal or simply count as her one good deed for the day... "Think nothing of it," Chroma responded when the man gave his thanks. "If nothing else, it should make it easier for other visitors to see in a few minutes." Admittedly, there wasn't much conviction in her words, but the fellow seemed to be too far lost in thought to notice it. Said thoughts did lead him to remember something quite important, however, the young woman was all too pleased to be getting the sheet of paper he had in his possession- it seemed that he thought she had actually solved the riddle! "Oh, thank you! Have a good day!" She turned around to leave the man to his (possibly) disjointed thoughts as she opened up he paper... and frowned. Persimmon's torchick scratch was hard enough to read- this had the added difficulty of having bled through! "Hoo, boy, this one's going to be real pain. Let's see... 'If y... yo'? You, probably. 'If you ta... tape? a hoto'. Oh! Take a photo! Which means the next to words are probably 'of this'. 'It mi...' Great, that's a real big smudge. '...Ite rainy?'" She sighed and shook her head. "What a mess! I think it's supposed to read 'If you take a photo of me, it might look quite grainy', but it's so hard to be absolutely certain!" Berue nodded in response, a thoughtful look in her eyes. "So, things that look grainy in photos... Sand? Wheat? Couscous...?" Chroma shrugged. "Seeing as we still don't know what the exact answer to the last riddle was, it's hard to tell if I'm being too literal or not..." "Tan. Tangrowth." Berue pointed behind them, supposedly trying to give her idea to the answer. "...Fog?" Suddenly, a potential answer dawned on her. "No, not fog! Water spray! Great job, Berue!" The trainer turned around and started heading back to the original meeting place. "The only place I can think of that might just have that is The Oasis, so let's hop to it!" |
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"Why you!" Shouted Elka, upset that the bear had once again played her for a fool. She limped hurriedly after the bear once again, she realised how much it actually sucked to drag her crutches through the tall grass. Pascal struggled to stay caught up, as his master tugged his leash along. As she chased the bear, it seemed to miss some kind of obstacle in it's path and toppled over. In it's spectacular fall, it's picnic basket spilt onto the grassy plains below it. Elka immediately came to a halt near the bear, who seemed to realise that it's once silky brown fur was matted with the various colours of berries that it had squished in it's tumble. It quickly rushed over to the basket and realised that there was nothing left to be eaten, only to flop down and begin to sob. This time, it wasn't fake tears, but rather real tears and a loud throaty sobbing over the loss of it's berries. Elka felt bad and approached the bear, wanting to make it stop crying. "Hey little guy... would it make you feel better if I helped you pick some new berries?" She asked, looking down so she wouldn't have to crouch --- her legs were tired enough as it was. Pascal glanced at the Teddiursa and did his best to translate just in case the little bear didn't fully understand what Elka was saying.
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"Alright Spartacus the Karrablast is yours to finish, hit it with a Return, then Shadow Break. Spartacus looked back at him, an apprehensive look in his eyes. They had stumbled upon the move during their time in Bedlam, it was a memento of the carnage they had inflicted. They only used the move sparingly, but the Karrablast was proving tougher than he thought it would, it needed to be dealt with. "If it still isn't down go for one more Bug Bite." Now he had to think about Trieu. The Skorupi had taken its first couple of blows and was holding up relatively fine. He knew she was tough but whether she could withstand a prolonged beating was questionable. The best thing for her would be to concentrate on the Kricketot and hope that the Karrablast ignores her in favour of targetting the more threatening Spartacus. "Trieu, Leer at the Kricketot then a double batch of Poison Stings at it." |
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Alas, Alex's plan had but one small hitch: Pansage were agile. As the branch shook, the monkey deftly kept its balance, a sign the Ferroseed took as a challenge as he built up gyroscopic velocity and spun faster. The thorn pod pokemon's speed acted much like a buzzsaw as the branch slowly wore away and started to creak and splinter. Taking the opportunity, the monkey leapt to a higher branch, catching it and in the process dropping the envelope, the sudden change in force being too much for the branch as it broke free and plummeted to the ground, weighted by Pridwen who landed with a thump. Collecting the envelope from the ground, Alex read the clue while the steel type wiggled in vain to remove the branch, unharmed from the landing thanks to his height and physical form. "With or without words...whether or not I lead the way..." he mused, before noticing his pokemon. "Lemme help you out there a sec, Prid." Taking a hold of the branch and with a foot on the pokemon, he gently levered it off the spikes and placed the branch beneath the tree out of the way. Wincing at the damage, he hoped that Lilligant wouldn't be too annoyed, before returning vision towards the spherical creature, who was rolling around, not at all fussed by what just transpired, a sign that he was likely... "Of course! A sign need not have words, and can tell a lot depending on the message. Where would we find some in here though?" As the Ferroseed returned to rolling and began to return back the way he came, more interested in venturing down the straight path from the garden entrance, towards the throne room. "Hold on a sec there!" he called out, pursuing the runaway orb. |
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In its wake was left the cool cluster of crystal it had been sitting on, gleaming in enticement. Jess knelt down to thoroughly inspect the piece, carefully pushing it aside to discover an envelope pinned underneath. (She deliberately replaced the decoration to its designated spot afterward, tempting as it was to take along. But she had no desire to disturb the tranquility of such a lovely location's cultivated arrangement.) As she opened the slip, Lilac leaned over to read along with her trainer as together they scanned the next clue: “Where can you rest but aren’t allowed to sleep?” Again, Jess pondered possibilities, feeling frustrated at the even further vagueness of this riddle. Certainly, they'd passed a number of places meant for resting, but it almost seemed too simple to suggest a mere man(?)-made construct specifically built for such a purpose could be the answer, given the propensity of word puzzles towards the abstract. Besides, wouldn't they have noticed anything that stood out on their way here? (Then again, given her considerable lack of observational skills, perhaps that was a bit too presumptuous.) Plus technically one could take a nap on a bench, but generally it was frowned upon by society she supposed. Unless... It couldn't be referring to Bellossom's own throne, could it? There was also supposedly a gazebo by the waterlily display... As her head spun with prospective solutions, none of which she was entirely positive about, she looked to Lilac, who shrugged as well in response. Seems she wasn't sure of their next directive either. So it looked like they'd just have to take a wild stab in the dark. "Well, let's begin by looking at all the benches first I guess. There's one right here in the center we can start with, as well as those back along the path. If we don't find anything, then let's move on to the gazebo and check there. And if that doesn't work, our last resort will be the throne room..." A gulp. "If they'll even allow us to investigate the throne itself..." She added nervously, wanting to avoid making a fool of herself by asking such an outrageous request if possible, thus leaving it for last.
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Gotcha. The young woman barely paid the tulips mind as she basked in self-satisfaction a few moments before a gentle nudge to her shin returned her to her senses. Glancing downwards, she found Aiolia leaping from paw to paw with glee. Upon meeting his trainer's gaze, he halted and dutifully presented her with an envelope--doubtless, the next clue! Seiko thought. "Thanks, Aiolia! Great job." Seiko squatted down to pet the Little Cub, who deposited the slip into the young woman's hand. Her countenance turned sour as she scanned the page. She straightened, scratching her chin. "Yellow face... white hair... green body," Seiko hummed to herself. "Sounds like another flower to me. What do you think, Aiolia?" The Litleo yipped in accord, his expression brilliant and determined. Seiko cast her glance right and left. "Alright, I think I know what specimen we're supposed to look for this time around. Do you know what a daisy is? They're simple little things, with petals spread out like this..." she placed her palms against her ears and fanned out her fingers wide in a manner she hoped would best convey the flower's actual appearance. "Though they do come in other colors, I can't think of anything else that matches the description." "Leo!" Aiolia nodded. Seiko smiled. "There must be daisies out here in the flower fields. Do you recall passing anything that resembled what I just described?" |
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That could have gone better. Pros: They technically got the blade of grass, stopped inwardly cursing having to get a singular blade of grass, and got a new clue. Cons... Drew just slumped back against the sculpted Buizel. Wet and continually poured on he may be, but at least in this fountain pool he wasn't dragged into random dancing. Man, he must be getting old; the him of years past wouldn't have even questioned it and joined right in. Tingles down his left arm suddenly jolted Drew from his musing as Rotom strayed too close, peering down at the new clue as if hoping to psychically discern the riddle hidden inside. On second thought, maybe staying in water around the living plasma was a bad idea. Pulling himself up and out, Drew flopped onto the grass, water that had clung to his sweatshirt and jeans pooling under him. At an impatient urge from Rotom, Drew tore open the clue envelope, only slightly damp by this point. A single slip of paper floated out onto his lap, much like the first go-round. With a loose grip, so as to not get it any wetter than it had to be, Drew held it up for the rowdy Rotom. "What runs around the whole yard without moving?" the Ghost-type read aloud. "Well, flip that around and it could mean me. Y'know moving without running. Cause I float." More than a little done with this scavenger hunt already, it was surprising Drew didn't pull something as hard as he rolled his amber eyes. "I highly doubt they would put a clue that points to you, Rotom" "Well if it's not me then what? It's pretty hard to run without moving. Not that y'know, I've ever ran. Floating and all." "Stop trying to make a running gag or joke or whatever you're doing. And it's not going to be literal. Riddles are never literal unless it's being literally ironic. Ironically literal. Whatever." He lay backwards, waving the point away. Squinting up into the sky, Drew raised an arm to block out the sun. "So, what runs around a yard - or more accurately, because wordplay, what encircles a yard?" Rotom paused for a beat, thinking it over. "A fence?" Drew took the idea and ran it through his mind. Yeah, that'd work. And just about par for what seems to be this scavenger hunt's course given the first thing. "Yeah, sounds about right." The plasma Pokémon did a little circle mid-air, taking in the yard. "...This is going to be another search every inch thing isn't it." With a smirk, Drew gave a little two-finger salute up at the Ghost-type. "Godspeed, Rotom. Godspeed." All that got was a glower and an "I hate you sometimes." Still, Rotom ventured away with a huff towards the nearest stretch of fence, ready to do a full lap of the yard if it took that. "No you don't!" Drew called out after him with a chuckle that segued into a sigh. Staying still on the ground, he eventually decided he'd put off getting up enough, and struggled to his feet. After a moment of stretching his sore muscles, he hobbled towards the stupid blade of grass to pick it up. Who knows if they need to keep the clue-things - he kind of hoped not if the fence-clue was as exact as this grass turned out to be - but better safe than sorry. |
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08-28-2017, 12:18 AM | #243 | |
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Hiero read over the riddle several times, not realizing he was thinking out loud. "What is a Ghost..." he began once more, when Jotaro suddenly tugged his pants leg. "Ah.. right. Sorry, Jojo." The Lombre blushed. He didn't enjoy his trainer's pet name for him, immediately getting flustered and walking toward the waterlily display. "Hey, come on now... don't be like that!" Hiero followed his Lombre apologetically, hoping the Lombre would believe his sincerity. "I need your help here, and I really don't know what the answer could be. Normally, I'd say something like, I don't know, pumpkins? But that's obviously not the..." Hiero paused. Jotaro wasn't angry. He had stopped in the path and was pointing at the water lilies. "I don't get it. What would water lilies have to do with ghost-types?" The trainer stood still, staring for a moment before rubbing his chin. "You know, actually, come to think of it... lilies are traditionally funeral flowers, aren't they? So, yeah... I guess it would make sense that lilies might be a Ghost-type's favorite plant, at least given the resources we have available to us. Let's look for lilies over here, and if we don't see any, I assume that perhaps water lilies would make a good substitute for that. Good thinking, Jojo!" The Lombre stomped the ground angrily and shot his trainer a dirty look. |
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08-28-2017, 09:32 PM | #244 |
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War of the Roses Team Lilligant Rorik – After taking too long for Staryu’s liking, they decide that a Water Gun to the face will make this go faster. Staryu wasn’t wrong, the blast of water not only made it so that you now have water dripping from your chin, it also gave you the answer to this next riddle! With your destination in mind, you turn around and allow your Pokemon to take the lead, heading back to where you came from. After a 5-minute walk, you are now back at the entrance, which you find very strange since it felt like you were traveling that path for well over an hour in search of lavender. With the answer to your clue in mind, you continue to follow Staryu to the only location that seems to fit the description. Fortunately, the path to the fountain is quick and straight forward and you find yourself arriving there within minutes. The first thing you notice is that there is a maintenance man bare foot with his pants rolled up to his knees, standing inside of the small fountain and twisting the Petilil figure that decorates the center. As you approach, you also notice that this man has a white envelope that matches the previous two sticking out of his back pocket. Once you are beside the fountain, the man finishes twisting the Petilil figure and pulls it off, turning to place it down onto the fountains edge which is when he notices you standing there. “Sorry sir, this fountain is out of order but should be back in tiptop condition in no time, there are plenty other decorations you can take a look at while you wait. The water in here hasn’t been flowing so I’m here to find out why.” After making sure the Petilil figure is sitting stable on the ledge he turns back around and looks down into the now open center with his flashlight. “Ah! The pump is completely clogged!” He hops out of the fountain and bends down, digging through a tool bag he has sitting on the ground. “Welp, this is going to be a long day. I didn’t bring the proper tools for something like this, but I’ve got to get the job done somehow...” He then pulls out two screw drivers and gets back into the water fountain and sticks the screwdrivers into the hole at the top, using them in a way similar to a pair of chopsticks as he attempts to pull whatever is stuck in there, out. He doesn’t appear to be making any progress so this is probably going to take all day and you can’t help but stare at that envelope in his back pocket. Lucas – Horologie made it very clear that she was not happy about that uninvited slap and her tail nearly bit the man’s hand off but thankfully, she missed. Meanwhile, after carefully opening the cement covered envelope you stand there for a few moments trying to figure out the answer to this next riddle. Eventually, you reach your answer and immediately know of a place that fits the description, calling Horologie to follow. She goes to do just that but takes a moment to get a little bit of revenge on the way. The man’s clipboard flies out of his hands and onto the wet cement just as she planned. “They’re ruined!” A voice yells out behind you. As you go back the way you came, you pass the fountain you once searched which appears to now be getting repairs as well as your teammate Rorik whose attention seems to be fixed on the man at work. Deciding not to bother them, you continue on and follow the gravel path that leads toward the tree that you believe is your answer. The path was just as straight forward as the other path you took that had led you to the wet cement. As you approach the tree you notice an envelope sitting on the ground in the open right next to it. You walk up to it and bend down to grab the envelope when suddenly, it disappears! You stand back up and see a Pansage carrying the envelope as it begins to climb the tree, little do you know, this Pansage did this exact same thing to your teammate earlier. Only this time, things go a little differently for the mischievous monkey. Half way up the trunk the Pansage lets out a small squeak of pain before immediately climbing back down to your level. It places the envelope back onto the ground and then sits directly on top it with tears in its eyes while staring at one of its hands. It would seem that the Pansage is now experiencing a splinter of its very own, all while using the envelope you need as a seat. Alex – Even though it didn’t go exactly as planned, you were still able to get your hands on the next clue which is what really matters in the end. After assisting Pridwen by using leverage to pull the branch off of him, he begins to happily roll around without a single care about what just went down. Once you’re done cringing about the slight mess your Pokemon made, you start watching Pridwen again and his behavior helps you figure out the answer you’ve been looking for! With the sign in mind, Pridwen begins to take the lead as he begins to head back toward the way you came. The Pokemon is quickly creating distance between you so you begin to take chase before losing sight of him. While on your way out of this section, you can’t help but notice that your teammate Lucas appears to currently be dealing with the very same Pansage you had trouble with earlier. Not wanting Pridwen to get away, you don’t have time to stop and help so you continue after the orb shaped Pokemon even passing your other teammate Rorik by the water fountain. You also take a moment to think about how strange it is that the gravel path was completely straight forward on your way back, didn’t you suffer through an entire maze on your way through the first time? Finally, Pridwen stops right in front of your target, the sign that tells guests that this is the way to Queen Lilligant’s throne room. There’s a lot of empty space around the words on this sign and there appears to be a woman trying to attach a piece of paper with a printed notice about construction to it with tape and they seem to be having a hard time getting it to stick. However, once you get a closer look, you see the envelope that you need sticking out of the sign at the top! As you go to approach in order to grab your envelope the woman drops her notice and bends down to pick it up right in front of you, blocking your way for a moment. When she stands back up she shifts so that now she is standing right in front of you as she continues to try and attach the notice. You attempt to go around her but she seems to have the most perfect timing with her movements, blocking you every time. Once she finally notices you, she gives you forced smile which shows that she is clearly a bit frustrated at the moment. “Sorry sir, I’ll be out of your way once I get this notice up. It’s important that guests are aware of the current construction going on in the garden so that they can plan accordingly.” After letting you know the situation, she turns back to the sign and continues to fail at getting that notice to stick. Please post your reply by September 3rd. Please continue to use the Pokemon you chose at the beginning of this round. Team Bellossom Melissa – After reading your clue you turn around to see that Vine appears to be quite bothered by the Sudowoodo although you aren’t sure why. You decide to pick up Vine and carry him away from the Pokemon that seems to bother him so much before settling down and going over the riddle with him once again. You both seem to agree that water is the answer to this one and decide that it’d probably be best to split up this time in order to cover more ground. Vine runs off to another area of the garden as you begin to search the vases in this area while wondering whether the next clue is going to be dry or not. You try your best to thoroughly search these vases as you carefully shift the flowers around and peek inside. The inside of each vase is very dark and the flowers create even more of a shadow so you aren’t even sure whether or not you’re just missing it because it’s hard to see. You are also making sure to check each individual flower just in case it’s mixed in with them. You look the outside of the vases over but they are way too heavy for you to move easily so you hope that it’s not hidden underneath one of them. After looking through your third vase, you hear a loud crash from nearby and turn your head toward it. There is a girl who appears to be in her teens standing next to a very large vase that has fallen over and is now split completely in half. “Oh no!!” The girl begins to frantically gather the flowers that had fallen out of the vase back together. Vine heard the crash and quickly runs back to your area in order to make sure you’re alright. You approach the girl and at this point she has pulled some super glue out of her purse and is lining the broken edge of one half with the glue. After she finishes applying glue, she begins to bring the halves together but seems to be struggling to hold them together long enough for the glue to set due to the weight of such a large vase. “Come onnnn! I have to fix this! I don’t want to be the person that ruins such a pretty garden…” She seems to be having a really hard time but you notice that on top of the flowers that she had gathered next to her, is a pink envelope inside of a sealed Ziploc bag. Jessica – Lilac’s song was a total hit for the Azurill who seemed to have forgotten that it was upset in the first place with how happy it looked dancing along with the melody. After the Azurill is gone, you take a moment to inspect the pretty stones that it was sitting on top of and it doesn’t take you long at all to find the clue you had been searching for. After reading it, you’re a bit frustrated that this riddle seems to be even more vague than the last but you do at least seem to find a solution of some kind rather quickly, though you’re a bit doubtful. Once you’re done thinking it over you decide to stick with the answer you came up with and begin exploring the benches of the area, hoping that you’ll find something before you’re forced to resort to asking the Queen herself if you are allowed to search her throne. Cringing at that thought, you put it in the back of your mind and proceed to the first bench you see. The first bench is in a small clearing on your way back toward the entrance. You carefully look through the small flowerbed that is set up behind the bench with no luck and then examine the bench directly. You don’t find anything that stands out so you decide to continue along the path until you finally reach the wide-open entrance that has a few benches surrounding a large flower display in the center. As you arrive, you are careful about staying out of the way of a couple of gardeners with leaf blowers who are gathering leaves that have been carried over here on the wind from other sections of the garden. Once you are clear of their space, you glance around the area and one of the benches stands out to you immediately, and that is because a sign of some sort is placed in front of it, it’s surrounded by caution tape, and a man is also standing by it. Since it’s the only bench in this area that stands out to you at first glance, you decide you should probably check over there first and begin to approach. Once you are close, you can see that the sign says “Wet Paint” which explains the caution tape, probably to make sure people notice the sign and keep their distance from it as it dries. This bench does stand out but not for the reason you were hoping and you prepare to search another bench but then something catches your eye. There is a pink envelope sitting directly underneath the bench, looks like this is the place you were looking for after all. You can tell that as long as you’re careful, you can easily grab that envelope without disturbing the wet paint on the bench. You prepare yourself to cross the caution tape but the man who was standing nearby notices what you’re about to do and approaches. “Sorry miss, I’m not letting anyone near this bench until this paint is dry. The last time I painted a bench and left it alone someone ignored the sign and sat directly on it and guess who had to come back to work after their shift was over in order to fix it? That’s right, me. I am not about to miss out on the season finale of Game of Throh’s because of somebody deciding that out of all the benches that this park has to offer, the one surrounded by caution tape is the place their going to sit. No way. Not going to happen tonight.” The guard continues to ramble on about how the last time this happened it caused him to miss the season premiere of Dancing with the Staryu’s and you aren’t even sure if he’s still talking to you or just himself at this point but one thing that is very clear is that this man has no intention of letting you anywhere near that bench anytime soon. Hiero – After repeatedly reading the riddle out loud, Jotaro began to tug on your pant leg in order to snap you out of the trance you seemed to be in. He wasn’t prepared for the fact that it would trigger you to use his embarrassing nickname out loud in public for everyone around you to hear. In order to play off this uncomfortable situation he began to casually walk away, leading you toward the waterlily display. You follow along apologetically until you reach the display area and find out that Jotaro wasn’t upset with you, he just wanted to show you what he thought the answer was. As you enter the open area, you see your teammate Melissa on the farthest side away from you looking at vases. She is clearly hard at work in search of her own clue so you decide to waste no time and begin to do the same. After carefully searching the flowers that are displayed in pots and as decoration on the ground, you don’t come across any actual lilies. Since it is now clear that there are no regular lilies over here, you begin to search each of the pools that have waterlilies decorating the water as well as lily pads. After taking a decent amount of time to search, you come up empty handed, there is nothing over here that appears to be of any use for your scavenger hunt. You begin to take a moment to rethink your answer but then you hear a small splashing sound behind you which grabs your attention. When you turn around to see what caused the sound, you notice that there is a lily pad floating in the center of one of the nearby pools of water with a pink envelope sitting on it plain as day. You could have sworn you searched every inch of this place, how could you miss something so obvious? Regardless, you need that envelope and there it is, so of course you walk over in order to grab it. Except there is one problem. You are now standing at the edge of the water and that lily pad is a bit too far away to reach yourself. 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"O-oh, hello! My name is Rorik," said the Professor, struggling as always to make small talk. " I didn't realize Queen Lilligant employed humans in her realm to begin with! Well, you... You are being paid to work for her, r-right?" Because the alternative to that would be that the man had been enslaved by the ruling Pokemon, and Rorik really didn't want to find himself in the same position, should his team lose. The very thought was... deeply unsettling to say the least, so he made a conscious effort to think of something else entirely. "Th-these are some lovely figures! Lovely fountains actually, lovely garden." How he'd managed to say lovely three times instead of messy, his actual opinion of the whole thing, was a miracle. "I guess I'll wait then, no problem! Take your time, good man." It wasn't until Rorik took a step back that he was certain - the gardener most definitely had the next clue in his possession. In his back pocket to be precise, which was a place Rorik himself would never use to store important documents, but to each his own. Still, maintenance did seem to be taking ages. Not even two simultaneous screwdrivers and the man's expertise seemed to get the job done, and the Professor's patience was withering. Besides... I wonder if he will be punished for failing to repair that fountain. If he'll be... flogged with Vine Whips, or worse... Oh dear. Maybe I... His mind made up, he finally spoke up, clearing his throat beforehand to make sure he got the gardener's attention. "Good sir, if I may? I think I should be able to help," he said cautiously, not wanting to offend the professional. "You see, I have a partner who is very skilled at clearing out unwanted debris..." Dropping to one knee, he whispered his instructions to the ever-dependable Staryu. "I'm afraid you'll have to get a little dirty... I need you to Minimize to get inside that pipe, then clear out the clogging with Rapid Spin, or even Gyro Ball if it's particularly stuck. That should help us gain precious time in restoring the fountain's water flow!" Rorik was still unsure, but why wouldn't it work? The maneuver could clear out all manner of hazards, from nagging spikes to stealthy boulders... Surely it could remove a bit of garbage from a pipe? Well... at least he hoped it could...
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War of the Roses Team Tsareena Meetan: Leaving your frustrations with the thirsty guard in the past, you focused yourself on your next riddle. You wandered throughout the tropical domain with your Pineco, looking for something that might give you a hint. At the base of a tree with a twisted trunk, you spot a patch of what you were looking for. The mushrooms are tightly attached to the tree, and look to be hungrily sapping its nutrients. They come in several colors, ranging from off white to dark, poisonous looking red. You reach for your signature color, pink, but are startled by a voice from behind you. “Wait don’t!” Someone beside you pushes your hand away before the mushroom lets out a bright light. It is a girl in a lab coat similar to Persimmon’s, but she looks comparatively much neater. She makes eye contact with you through red frames before spores lightly dust over her skin. “Oh…that’s not good,” she mumbles, then woozily falls to the ground. You and Farren reach down to check on her, and find that she is just sleeping. In the pocket of her lab coat there is a slip of paper, sticking out just enough for you to read “ICE”. The mushroom she had fallen victim to jumped up out of the ground, revealing a cute face with two black eyes. Angry eyes. The Pokemon scrambles up on to the girl with its three tiny legs. It latches itself on to her face, and glows brightly as it begins to drain her energy. You notice this one is rather tiny, but definitely has enough determination to get its fill from its human victim. Median Dia: You traverse back through the low visibility and are relieved when you can start seeing more than three feet in front of you again. Berue led the way, having an answer the two of you felt was the most fitting. You soon came upon the oasis which was fairly populated with people and Pokemon alike. Some noticed you as a participant of the War of the Roses and gave you a wave. The water of the oasis sparkled brightly, and as your feet touched the soft sand of its shore you were almost blinded by the reflection of the sun. “PI PI PIPI!” A loud beep came from your left. You see a person crouched next to you, holding two rods in their hands. A beam of light came from each, forming an X right over your shoe. The device had alerted its owner to your partially buried foot in the sand, and was beeping away at its finding. “Oh…Sorry,” The woman stopped digging in the sand around your foot. She stood and squinted at you. She wore an orange sweater that looked much too hot for this weather. “I lost my glasses…and it looks like a lot of other people lost things here as well. Or maybe they were placed here? I don’t know. Anyway, I’ll get out of your way…” She sadly began to walk away, the rods in her hands returning to a steady pattern of beeps. After a few steps, the rods direct her to another spot where she digs up an empty Potion bottle. Politely, she covers the item back up, creating a mound of sand. Now that you took more of a look around, you could see that she had created several of these mounds where she had found something other than her glasses and tried to return it to its place. Please post your reply by September 3rd. Please continue to use the Pokemon you chose at the beginning of this round. Team Roserade Kyuu-Tales: With your next flower in mind, you continue your search in the flower fields. You and Aiolia both kept an eye out for the white flowers, but were still careful to not bump into anyone standing around again. Remembering the organization by color, you follow the path to the section of pale white lilies and daffodils. Knowing daisies are rather small, you kneel down to look closely at each patch of flowers. Strangely, you spot a gap in the flowers where it looks like some of them have been picked. As you question this, a toy microphone is suddenly shoved into your face. Two children stand above you, one holding the microphone and the other holding a cardboard box as if it was a camera. At their side is a Spinarak holding a surprisingly accurate recreation of a boom mic in its small pincers. “Hi! Do you have time for a quick interview?” The young news anchor asks. On her head is a crown made of daisies. Her cameraman has a matching one around his neck, and the Spinarak has one placed delicately on its head. The little girl has a piece of paper in her hand with several questions written on it in crayon. Still new to journalism, she rattles off all of the questions at once. “What’s your name? Do you like being a Pokemon Trainer? What’s your favorite color? Do you like flowers? What’s your favorite flower?” After a while she seems to get off script. “Can I pet your Litleo? Will you be our big sister? Where do babies come from?” With the last question, the kids look at you with a big grin. Rotom310: You remove yourself from the refreshing fountain and look over your next riddle with your Pokemon. You quickly settle on an answer and prepare yourself for your next search. Figuring that the fence would most likely run along the outskirts of the field, you made your way away from the loud groups of people still talking about the sudden dancing that happened. You spot a white picket fence not too far in the distance. You and Rotom follow it, looking carefully for anything that might show you had found the right answer. You come to a gap in the fence. However, the gap looks unplanned, with nails and scraps of wood littering the ground. A loud cry and the sound of something crashing to the ground comes from behind you. You turn to see a small gray and pink Pokemon on the ground. Surrounding it was a scrambled pile of fence posts and buckets of nails. After clearing the tears that welled up in its eyes, the Pokemon picks itself up and begins to collect the wood once more. It stacks up each piece into its small arms on top of a square piece of wood that it looked unwilling to put down. With each piece that it stacks, it wobbles a bit and strains to carry the weight. It finishes up with the tower of wood in one arm, then picks up the bucket of nails with the other. After a few shaky steps, the Pokemon again falls to the ground along with all of its materials with the cry of “Timburr!!” Despite its continuing failure, the Muscular Pokemon again tried to gather up the wood for the fence. Please post your reply by September 3rd. Please continue to use the Pokemon you chose at the beginning of this round. |
08-29-2017, 03:45 PM | #247 | |
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As the bugs squealed at the sight of the massive Drapion staring down at them, Herex quickly apologised and calmed the situation, inwardly thankful that neither of them retaliated with some sort of powder offensive before explaining their situation to the bugs as best as she could. The human looked up at the sky, and the sun that was their timer in this desperate situation, before the Sandshrew poked him in the leg and pointed towards the Paras, who were discussing among themselves before grabbing some grass. Pulling, the bugs revealed a hole leading down under the garden, a slope which led to a musty tunnel with a faint glowing light within as they gestured into it. The hole was big enough for the group to enter, if they crawled a little, and yet Alex paused for a moment. While finding the Parasect and obtaining the necessary antivenom was his priority, he remembered Petunia's words regarding the behaviour of Paras compared to Parasect, and their lack of knowledge concerning the rogue bug would normally be enough for the trainer and group to move on following the tracks. However, he felt that the Paras perhaps had an idea of where it was headed, or had something to show him, and given the time he felt he could afford to sacrifice a few moments to check what was in the hole. If it turned out to be nothing of importance, both Herex and Glasspine could easily dig them out of the tunnel. "Glass, you go in first. Herex, get my back, we'll check the tunnel out, against my better judgment. If it turns out to be a dud, dig us out and we'll retrace our steps and back to the tracks." |
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08-29-2017, 10:12 PM | #248 |
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The sudden darkness stunned both teams for a few moments. Though some Pokemon were more attuned to the dark than others, the change was disorienting. You expect Louise to be fine, but she was used to travelling with a diurnal trainer. The Mawile aimed for where she expected her opponent to be, but found herself making contact with the hard ground. Her eyes were slowly beginning to adjust, but there was not anything in her immediate area that posed a threat. Elenchos floated along in the dark, hoping that he would still be able to find the flag. He reached his tentacles out in front of him in case he ran into any walls. The soft sound of snuffling came from his right, and as a precaution he shot out a Psywave in that direction. The snuffling stopped as a psychic wave of light was emitted from the Inkay. Elenchos watched as his move traveled into the darkness, and past a figure with illuminated, red eyes. The light had drawn Lulu to Elenchos’ position. With her sharp teeth she sunk a Bite into Elenchos. He let out a pained squeal before everything began to fade. Elenchos has fainted! You were only able to see your Staryu, and directed it to focus itself on Larvitar. The small green Pokemon was rather weakened, but was determined to keep up his fight. Miapladicus focused a Water Gun at him as Berue provided a potential backup with her vines. The spray of water hit the Larvitar, sending him tumbling away. The Pokemon fell beyond the circumference of Miapladicus’ light, and disappeared into the night. Your Staryu and Tangrowth couldn’t hear anything from the area Larvitar had been sent to, but there was no knowing whether he was still conscious. With no sight of Lunatone, darkness was still prevailing on the playing field. ----------------------- Maskerade: You were getting fed up with this wild Zangoose chase. At this point, it was looking better to just turn back, maybe get a drink in Galea Town, and get on with your life. While you deliberated, you felt and overwhelming sense of shame. There was no way you could stop now, you were Rorik! A man of science! You were going to see this pursuit through, for both you and your Pokemon. Staryu wasn’t quite sure what was on your mind, but it seemed to take note that you were distressed. It appreciated the affectionate tap you gave to its gem, and shined brightly with a warm light. The two of you slowly traversed the torch-lined hallway, the sound of dripping water getting ever louder. The path gradually became wider, and soon opened up into a large room. Torches still lined the walls, providing plenty of light for you to see your surroundings. Stalactites made of glittering rock clung to the ceiling in the center of the room. Water droplets formed at their tips, and dripped slowly into a shallow pool. The cave water was being enjoyed by the Bunnelby you were after. The Pokemon lapped at the water, taking a rest after all the running it had done. Its back was turned to you, and it was quite invested in their re-hydration. The piece of paper it was carrying was placed next to it. It was a bit unfurled and you could just barely see markings on the inside surface of it. You and Staryu were far enough away at the moment to remain unnoticed, but the Bunnelby’s ears were rather sensitive to sound. ----------------------- Raves: Glasspine carefully makes his way into the hole, crawling on all fours down the sloped path. You crouch and follow after him, crabwalking on your hands and legs in order to not slip. You make it to the end of the slope and find there is enough room to stand. Herex brings up the back, glad that you are not in too cramped of a space. You and your Pokemon are in some kind of underground cavern. The faint glow is coming from green, luminescent mushrooms attached to the wall. Herex examines one closely, prodding at it with a careful claw. It easily detaches from the wall, and it surprisingly keeps its glowing properties. The two Paras scuttle in after you, closing the secret door in the grass behind them. They point down the path, indicating that you should keep going. The Bug-types waved to you before disappearing into a thick patch of mushrooms. You make your way down the path, careful not to step into clouds of spores that hang in the air. Looking up, you see a dirt ceiling with the roots of trees poking through. Some of the longer roots continued down further into the earth, creating the impression that you were actually in a forest lined with thick tree trunks. Mushrooms of all shapes and sizes gathered around the roots, sapping the nutrients. The path was also littered with rocks, large mounds of dirt, and the molted skins of various bug Pokemon. Up ahead, there is a tree root growing right through the middle of the path. It is taller than you, but you are able to peer over the top of it to see the other side. Rising from the ground is a circle of tall, glowing mushrooms. In the center, you spot the large, battered figure of the Parasect you are after. Parasect is surrounded with a soft glow, and orbs of light float around it ominously. A tight line of Paras stand guard around the mushroom circle, eyes scanning the distance for any sign of movement. Last edited by morningstar; 08-30-2017 at 10:37 AM. |
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The paper sticking out of her pocket was a possible godsend. As a diabetic, the initials of 'In Case of Emergency' were something she was familiar with, although Alice had thankfully not needed aid to that extent yet. She plucked it out, about to read, when something had the human shrieking and whimpering up a storm. Some Alolan Pokemon that Alice didn't immediately recognise, and in the middle of her fuss - 'Holy fuck! Holy shit, Farren, kill it, get it, oh my god what the f--' - she forgot to get out her Pokedex. Well, RIP her, honestly. "Oh god, it's gonna murder her, what the hell? Farren, Farren--" The Pineco was already stood as if ready for battle, red eyes fixated on the enemy. He was obviously a lot more calm about this mess than his trainer was. Somebody had to be. The duo had to be careful, or else they might cause more harm to the damsel. "Okay, okay--" The trainer tried to collect her frayed nerves, stood up again with the important paper clutched in shaking hand, "Use iron defense, then a barrage of swift to knock it away! If it comes at you, use protect, we got this, boy!"
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08-30-2017, 09:06 PM | #250 | |
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"Here we are, girl," Surashu said to his little Popplio pal. Caprina squealed gleefully in reply. "The legendary Stone Shrine. It's said there are plenty of interesting Pokemon to be found around here. Not to mention, I head some rumours back in town. This place is supposed to have some weird, mysterious history. Or so that creepy tavernkeeper claimed to me". The Popplio halted its crawling momentarily, and looked up at her trainer with worry in her eyes. After a second, Surashu realised she wasn't following behind him anymore, and stopped short. He turned back to her and knelt down to speak to her directly. "I don't mean to say it's haunted, sweet girl," he assured her. "I never heard even a single word indicating that. Just that there are sometimes strange things found around here, and sometimes Pokemon of considerable power". He rubbed her on the head lightly. "And they're nothing to worry about for a big, strong girl like you. You're a fabulous diva, and you have a type advantage against any earthy creatures who might try to jump us." She squealed happily again, and crawled up to his arm, putting her flippers around it. "Okay, I see what you're getting at, girl", he said. He scooped her up in his arms and carried her close to his chest, and then started back on the path they had started down. As the jagged rocks became closer and closer to the two, Surashu could swear he saw flickers of movement, here and there, in the distance. Nothing close enough for him to discern, but just here and there. A little anxious, but not wanting Caprina to pick up on it, he steeled his nerves and picked up his pace. In seemingly no time, he reached some of the closest large stones. He kept his eyes out for any signs of life, knowing something could happen at any moment. |
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