Seasalt caverns [@PKMNB0Y] Try as it might, the Nacli’s defense had been lowered heavily. The Leer’s effects had soon compounded. Doubly so, it was growing increasingly frustrated by its many whiffed attacks. The rock throws mostly missing, bouncing off the cavern walls and careening off towards the floor and a few even down the chasm the waterfall disappeared into. Which meant, it was also growing more and more careless. When Luna darted forward, another Rock Throw was lobbed towards the grass snake - but it left it right open as Luna would slam her body into the rock type. Even with the type disadvantage from a normal hitting a rock type Nacli’s defense didn’t stand a chance. With a somewhat pitiful and annoyed cry, the Nacli slid across the ground, spinning from the impact just as Richard’s pokeball would clink against its head. … [color=8dc73f][center]Success! Nacli was successfully Captured![/center][/color] [center][hider=Nacli] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/5UKuWTM.png[/img][/center] The Chibi camphor was sitting at a desk. A Nacli was sitting on a shelf that itself, was over a mug of coffee. [color=8dc73f]”Ah, Nacli. The Rock Salt pokemon. The first ones were born in a layer of salt really deep in the earth, supposedly. Really friendly and they’d used to give people their salt. Supposedly, their salt is really good at repelling ghost-types and spirits. Not sure if I believe that myself, but science seems to say ghost types really don’t like being around Nacli and their evolutions.”[/color] Camphor went to pick up the coffee mug and take a sip, before immediately making a comical gagging noise and choking. Apparently, the Nacli’s salt had spilled into the coffee… 1000p obtained! Level: 7 Gender: Female Moves:Tackle, Harden, Rock Throw, Mudshot Ability: Purifying Salt 1000p Obtained! Would you like to give Nacli a Nickname? [/hider][/center] And with that, the Nacli was caught. A successful capture. Luna was a bit hurt, but at least the battle was over with for now and he was up one more pokemon. Getting out would be fairly easy, as long as he followed the route back up and didn’t antagonize any more zubats. So it was probably fine. However, just as Richard would start making his next move… “Well, that was certainly an…experience.” A slightly, whiny sounding voice would catch his attention from where the waterfall was careening over the edge of the chasm. A quick glance under it, would reveal two people walking up the narrow path. One was…one was dressed in what was clearly foreign, slightly perhaps out of date clothing. [url=https://i.imgur.com/bgIVF5T.jpeg] Covered in red and golds, with various bangles dangling from her wrists and ankles. [/url] She was notably barefoot, and seemingly unbothered by it and there was an[url=https://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/7/70/Dream_Odd_Keystone_Sprite.png]odd stone hanging around her neck.[/url] “Haa, that Garganacl was scary. I almost got sent to the afterlife.” It was said with a mildly amused, flippant attitude. Her companion was a pale young woman with long, unkempt red hair, the fringe covering her eyes so it was a wonder she could see where she was going. She was dressed in a simple and fairly conservative teal dress. She simply smiled in response to her friend's comment... or at least, half-smiled. One got the impression she wasn't used to smiling. “Hm…you're not very talkative are you?” The somewhat flamboyantly dressed woman would say. “That’s fine. We can talk without saying anything.” Silence befell the two as they reached the crest of the path that would bring them to Richards level. It seemed like the barefoot woman was indeed, trying to telepathically communicate with Mattie, judging from her somewhat unblinking gaze. “Hm…you know Mattie. You’re hard to read…ah.” The pair then noticed Richard. Wordlessly, she’d walk over to Richard…and proceed to place either hand on the sides of his cheeks, pinching and lightly pulling on them before he had a chance to react. “Hm…you have a good feeling to you, boy.” She then released Richard, offering him a friendly, if somewhat unsettling smile. “Want to make some money? Thats something people like, right?” Mattie kept her distance while the other woman approached Richard, offering instead a small, somewhat timid wave in the boy's direction. "Don't mind her," she said, her voice low but soft. "She's harmless. Mostly. I think." “Indeed, I’m mostly harmless.” The perhaps, somewhat overly friendly woman responded, still wearing her mildly unsettling smile. “Oh, right, silly me. I need to introduce myself. Marzana. Fortune teller and kind of a big deal around here, hm? That’s my name. At least, that’s what people call me, yes? This is Mattie. Anyways, would you be willing to help?" [hider=Possible Actions] Retrace your steps and try heading back up? The Zubat are…probably fine now. Maybe. You’ll probably run into a few pokemon on your way out. Train pokemon in the current area? Who knows, maybe you could get a few quick levels here. Look for pokemon. Who knows, maybe you could find something neat here. If so, describe how you search and if you’re looking for anything in particular. Random event (Want to bully the GM? Ask him to make a random encounter for you that isn’t any of the above or below. Quality will vary.) Marzana and Mattie seem like...an odd pair, to say at least. [/hider] Lab - >Stellar Toy Factory [@Vertigo][@XxFellsingxX] Who ya gonna call? “Weird Misdreavus?” Frieda frowned. “Camphor doesn’t particularly like ghost pokemon…so she doesn’t keep them around…Uhm…Maybe there’s a baby pokemon I haven’t been informed of…I’ll look into it and ask the professor about it.” Visible confusion aside, Frieda would start to explain more about the job Chloe had been given, but before she could get another word out Chloe grabbed Jill and bolted from the lab. “A-ah! Uhm…g-good luck!” Frieda would call out as they left. Clarissa and the group chat would soon get a text in response from Remi, Nevine, and Laurel. [hider= Group Chat] [quote=Remi, Nevine, and Laurel] [i]Remi: Ooh, Sorry Clarissa. Me and Nevvy just left Byjerlfal and are heading to route 25. Try not to let a ghost get ya! Careful though! That place was closed down years ago after some accident. Nevine: …The toy factory…its cool. I take naps there sometimes… Remi: LOL, Nevvy that’s not good! At least invite me next time and we can have a spooky sleepover! Laurel: Nevines’ lack of sleep posture aside…I am currently out on Route 2 with Richard. We are planning on heading to Giervor and will soon have our first badge. Remi: What she means is she’s a tryhard and you guys bore her. Also, Hi! We missed you at the lab! Nevvy’s asleep but she says hi too! I’ll treat ya to something when we meet! Toodles for now though, we got some pokemon to catch! [/i] [/quote] [/hider] Finding their way to the Toy Factory wasn’t hard. The only snag was that when they finally got there…the doors, seemingly had been locked. How did they get inside? There was a window that they could potentially get in through that was open just enough to squeeze in on the ground floor if they wanted too, though they could probably also just break the door. It didn't look all that strong and it seemed pretty rusty and old. Stellar Toy Factory [@Crusader Lord] [hider= Group Chat] [quote=Remi, Nevine, and Laurel] [i]Remi: Ooh, Sorry Clarissa. Me and Nevvy just left Byjerlfal and are heading to route 25. Try not to let a ghost get ya! Careful though! That place was closed down years ago after some accident. Nevine: …The toy factory…its cool. I take naps there sometimes… Remi: LOL, Nevvy that’s not good! At least invite me next time and we can have a spooky sleepover! Laurel: Nevines’ lack of sleep posture aside…I am currently out on Route 2 with Richard. We are planning on heading to Giervor and will soon have our first badge. Remi: What she means is she’s a tryhard and you guys bore her. Also, Hi! We missed you at the lab! Nevvy’s asleep but she says hi too! I’ll treat ya to something when we meet! Toodles for now though, we got some pokemon to catch! [/i] [/quote] [/hider] Thankfully at least, It didn’t seem like there was anything immediately going to bother her in this little foyer area. At least immediately. Clarissa had enough time to send out the group text, catch her breath and collect herself. Well…for a few moments anyways. It wouldn’t be long before Clarissa would feel a chill up her spine. The air noticeably cooled. The foyer itself seemed to be a square room. The old lights overhead hummed with electricity still, thankfully giving off light despite years of disuse in the factory. A desk where there was likely once a check-in or some sort of security personnel letting people in once worked. And just behind the desk, was a TV. It would switch on, static playing on its screen. “Gaaastly…?” Floating just through the wall near where her had was, a ghostly noise and a little black ball of floating gas was now watching this static screen, looking from her, to it. It didn’t immediately seem hostile…more curious than anything, perhaps, though it was floating between the door and herself, making any escape route having to go through it… [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/UDiX1pX.png[/img] A wild Gastly appeared! What does Clarissa do?[/center] [hider=Possible Actions] Find pokemon (Specify if you’re looking for anything in particular or how you look) Leave? Random event (Want to bully the GM? Ask him to make a random encounter for you that isn’t any of the above or below. Quality will vary.) [/hider] Temple [@Pyromania99][@Thayr] “I am well aware of what Celebi is and what Celebi does.” Yasu rather taciturnly replied, turning her unimpressed gaze towards Isla. “And what, you want to damage the forest or cause something to happen? Did I hear you right? Yeah, no thanks, I’m not looking for extreme options.” She glanced to the side, pursing her lips before shaking her head. “The only thing I can possibly say is aside from the shrine here,” She’d motion to the sealed and closed square little box house against the far wall. “There is another shrine deeper in the forest. It's not hard to get to, but its off any known trails.” Hatty had waddled over to a table where some berries had been placed. After climbing on top of it, the pokemon started eating quietly on a Wiki Berry. “Could start there if you wanted to, I guess. Might be some books or other material here too…theres a room over there that has some records, I think. Otherwise, leave. Hatty and I don't really care much for guests.” [hider=Some actions/locations you could go to] You could head back to route 2, or head on to route 3. Find trainers to battle. While sparse, there’s probably people here you could battle and train against. Train pokemon. (Skip the grind, and we get to the result. Tell me how you train and if you just grind wild mon or some other creative training) Maybe see if the wild pokemon in the field are of any interest to you. Maybe you wanna try resting at that Hotel. Well…Yasu is decidedly unfriendly. She did however, give you some directions. There's an old shrine she said she'd be willing to show you. Also some old records might have something. Random event (Want to bully the GM? Ask him to make a random encounter for you that isn’t any of the above or below. Quality will vary.) [/hider]