[@Gardevoiran] [color=f7a1a1]‘Hm?’[/color] the girl in the swimsuit turned and looked towards the incoming group of Pokémon as well as the blind trainer and Vivia, because she’s here. [color=f7a1a1]‘Yeah, I’m Lin. I’ll be your guide down Descent Tower. The first thing I can tell you is leaving your Pokémon outside the door is completely unnecessary, as is wearing any sort of unique clothing for going underwater, really. Dive is such a convenient thing. Now, then. The two of you?’[/color] [color=b5e6e2]‘The two of us, yes. And, um, all these Pokémon,’[/color] Vivia said, gesturing back towards the lot of them… Lin gave them a raised eyebrow. [color=f7a1a1]‘Yeah, uh, if you could return them to their Pokéballs, at least most of them, that’d be great. We will have somewhat limited space. In any case. Cutiecruel!’[/color] Lin said, throwing a Pokéball that she retrieved from… somewhere… into the air, and it promptly opened and a large jellyfish Pokémon took shape. [center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/f/f6/073Tentacruel.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/2xWYHrx.png[/img][/url] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #73 – Tentacruel, the Jellyfish Pokémon. It lives in complex rock formations on the ocean floor and traps prey using its 80 tentacles, which are normally kept short but can extend seemingly endlessly by absorbing ocean water, which wrap around prey to weaken them with poison. Its red orbs glow when it grows excited or agitated, and allows it to fire harsh ultrasonic blasts.[/i][/color][/center] [color=f7a1a1]‘Let’s go in,’[/color] Lin gestured to Skylar and Vivia, gave Eryn’s Pokémon one more raised eyebrow, and then headed inside. Inside was flooded with water, with stairs that led both up out of the water and down into it. Assuming Skylar grabbed onto the Tentacruel as gestured by Lin, the jellyfish promptly jumped into the water and enveloped itself with a bubble before diving with them. It was a special little bubble in which they could safely inhabit the watery depths, because convenience. Regardless, the trainers and the Pokémon floated down the rather long yet unremarkable tower, before arriving in what lay below. A whole new city, just below their feet. [hider=Diving down to][center][h2]Flooded Lakewatch[/h2] [url=https://i.imgur.com/yKpOE5L.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/yKpOE5Ll.jpg[/img][/url][/center] Beneath Lakewatch Town lies a completely different world, one which was clearly constructed to stay. Monuments and pillars showing off the architectural skill of worlds past lie spread around the rocky buildings that to this day serve as the foundation of modern day Lakewatch Town. Countless little buildings stacked on top of one another with little openings for doors, their layout seemingly random creating what could best be described as an underwater labyrinth of buildings that cannot quite be described as ruins, on account that they are far too intact to be described by that moniker. Across the underwater floor countless little forgotten trinkets lie scattered, and in the middle of it all stands a mighty temple of some form… who even knows what it really is? However, the underwater city is not abandoned, not by a long shot. In fact, right about here floated by a huge, green piece of- [center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/a/a4/186Politoed.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/EpgKPdq.png[/img][/url] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #186 – Politoed, the Frog Pokémon. It often gathers groups of other Pokémon and act like their leader. Their echoing cries are known to have Poliwag and Poliwhirl gathering from far and wide, supplying their troops. When three or more gather, they sing in a loud chorus that’s more like bellowing. The longer and curlier “hair” strand, the more status it has as a Politoed.[/i][/color][/center] … Which was promptly followed by a whole little legion of Poliwag and a couple Poliwhirls. [center][url=http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/4/49/060Poliwag.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/Bm3aiFs.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #60 – Poliwag, the Tadpole Pokémon. It walks on two small newly grown legs, but it is much faster swimming than walking. Its damp skin is so thin, one can see its spiralling innards through the stomach, but the skin is so flexible that most fangs cannot break through it.[/i][/color][/center] [center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/a/a9/061Poliwhirl.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/Mu2HmGY.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #61 – Poliwhirl, the Tadpole Pokémon. Its legs are well developed and it can live both on land and water, but it prefers water. On land, it sweats to stay moist and slippery if attacked. The spiral pattern on its belly subtly undulates, which causes those watching it to fall asleep.[/i][/color][/center] And over there, floated a huge, blue and and black monster of a- [center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/3/35/537Seismitoad.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/swtJsK0.png[/img][/url] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #537 – Seismitoad, the Vibration Pokémon. It’s capable of vibrating the bumps all over its body, channeling the energy into powerful punches or quakes. It’s able to shoot a paralyzing liquid from the head-bumps as well. They’re decently popular with the elderly, who use the vibrations for massages.[/i][/color][/center] … Just… drifting by… was a Seismitoad on its way to who knows where. And over there, partly buried in the dirt on the floor of the underwater town… [center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/6/60/340Whiscash.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/m0J2m2n.png[/img][/url] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #340 – Whiscash, the Whiskers Pokémon. Despite its looks, it’s an extremely territorial Pokémon that will trash about with enough force to trigger earthquakes if a foe approaches it. It claims the bottom of ponds or swamps for itself, and then eats anything that moves around there. It can tell when earthquakes will happen, which people have made use of.[/i][/color][/center] Given that the whole underwater town still stands, it’s likely this one hasn’t earthquaked a lot. Still, Lakewatch Town is right above… [i]This is a high-level area[/i]. [color=b5e6e2]‘Wow… this is such a sight…[/color] Vivia told, for now having Venonat on her shoulder as she looked around. [color=f7a1a1]‘It is, indeed…’[/color] Lin said, something melancholy in her tone as she gazed out over the surrounding buildings. [color=f7a1a1]‘Anyways, time to be a guide. What you’re looking at is Flooded Lakewatch, where the people of Lakewatch Town once lived, built by our ancestors. Dragon Lake as we know it was once much smaller, but over time, the amount of water in the lake has steadily grown. The people at the time decided that the solution to this problem was to build upwards, rather than to move anywhere. This has resulted in all the towers and multi-leveled living quarters you see around you, as the inhabitants moved upwards one flooded floor at a time. Today, Dragon Lake leaks out through the southern river and also a couple rivers going through Route 2 and Infested Woods, so it’s unlikely it’ll grow much more, but the buildings remain standing down here as proof of the feat of engineering that is the modern Lakewatch Town, the town resting right above us. At some point a separation between old and new was built, making Descent Tower the only way down here, but we still come down here regularly to ensure that there are no cracks in the foundation. Would be terrible if Lakewatch just up and collapsed one day. There’s also plenty of treasures around, so treasure hunting can be fu-’[/color] [color=b5e6e2][i]‘ROTOOOOM!’[/i][/color] [center][url=http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/e/ea/479Rotom-Wash.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/wNxRdyf.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #479 – Rotom, the Plasma Pokémon. Its body is composed of plasma. It is known to inhabit abandoned buildings. It is a mischievous Pokémon, known to possess machinery to play pranks and cause destruction. Its type changes depending on the machine it possesses.[/i][/color][/center] Everything was suddenly interrupted by Vivia shouting out at her Rotom, the currently washing-machine formed Pokémon (giving it a water-type) having drifted over and positioned itself riiiiiiiiiiight above Whiscash, who hadn’t noticed it. Rotom, with a mischievous grin, was sloooooowly reaching down to potentially poke on the territorial earthquake causing Pokémon… [color=b5e6e2]‘Rotoooom! Don’t you dare! Come back this instant, or so help me…!’[/color] Vivia demanded with a bit of a panicked expression, while Lin was staring with an intensely neutral expression at the strange scene before her, and, well, a Rotom intent on maaaybe irritating a Pokémon that could cause earthquakes under a city on stilts. That aside. Skylar had come here for a reason, and… and he felt it. Somehow, the blind guy of them got some sort of a feeling of where he was supposed to go. And, in fact, so did Vivia. She was just [i]a little too occupied[/i] to share this experience right now. Now what? [hider=Suggestions to actions]1. Search the area. [i]Maybe find a Pokémon that isn’t immediately obvious, look for items or inspect the place for interesting things?[/i] 2. Train Pokémon. [i]Just be aware that most things here can probably eat you alive.[/i] 3. Specify. [i]If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.[/i] 4. Trigger random event. [i]Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.[/i] 5. Area Specific: Go Deeper. [i]There’s something calling in the depths of Flooded Lakewatch. Do you want to brave the depths and see what it might be?[/i][/hider] [i]Connected areas: [/i] Lakewatch Town. [i]Above you.[/i] [hider=Flooded Lakewatch, known Pokémon]Common: #60 Poliwag #61 Poliwhirl Uncommon: #186 Politoed #340 Whiscash #537 Seismitoad Rare: #656 Froakie [/hider][/hider] __________________________ [@hatakekuro] [color=82c6cf]‘You’re most welcome! Keep me updated on how your trip is going! Good luck!’[/color] Kalmia told Basil when he came to tell her he had all he needed. Then he got out and said that to Cyril while Rodger was there, and… [color=9e8d77]‘I’ll challenge you to a battle next time we meet, to gauge your progress. With that said,’[/color] and so Rodger put on his helmet (because we’re advocating good biking here) and started the engine again, because Cyril was probably pretty done with the convo based on the GM’s chat with him, and prepared to ride off into the nonexistent sunset for now. Chloe’s there, too. She’s going to have a comment if he decides to get going. Will save that for the next post, though. Basil is currently in Pureplain City. What now? [hider=Pureplain City][center][url=http://i.imgur.com/90QlLSx.jpg][img]http://i.imgur.com/V8jzaJE.jpg[/img][/url][/center] Pureplain City is placed on the south-west brink of Isson, with the town facing the water and spreading quite far. The further in-town you go, the higher the buildings become, but the suburbs spread quite far. In terms of sheer landmass, it might even compete with Worldedge City, although maybe not in height. Life passes normally within this city. Children grow up alongside their parents in houses in the long, friendly streets. Jobs come from the depths of the town in the taller buildings. Schools grow from the reasonably high amount of children in need of tuition. And of course, there are lots of Pokémon. In Pureplain City, human and Pokémon work together. Be it for manual labour or just for company, Pureplain houses often contain at least one household Pokémon and there are many Trainer's Schools around the city have always been plentifully attended, not counting the recent drop of embarking trainers due to the Team Wars. In addition, Pureplain Harbor is known as the “Gateway of Isson”, as that’s where all the ferries from outside the region dock, giving life to quite the marketplace. A common attraction of the city is the Super Contest stage, but other than that, Pureplain remains what it has always been. Pure and plain.[/hider] [hider=Suggestions to actions]1. Find Pokémon. [i]Can still search for Pokémon in towns~[/i] 2. Talk. [i]In cities, there are considerably more people one can talk to. Specify what kind you’re looking for.[/i] 3. Exit. [i]Exit the town to any of the connected areas.[/i] 4. Specify. [i]If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.[/i] 5. Trigger random event. [i]Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.[/i] 6. Notable Buildings. [i]Visit any of the facilities of the city![/i] 6.1. Pokémon Center. [i]Heal all your Pokémon.[/i] 6.2. PokéMart. [i]Go to a store and buy things.[/i] 6.3. Gym. [i]???[/i] 6.4. Super Contests. [i]Rank 2 / 4. Where hopefuls become idols![/i] 6.5. Trainer’s School. [i]Where young trainers study to become better. Has a little park of wild Pokémon.[/i] 6.6. Kalmia’s Lab. [i]You know you’re always welcome.[/i] 6.7. Pureplain Harbor. [i]Known as the Gateway of Isson, it has a marketplace and ferries to places.[/i] 6.8. Pureplain Airport. [i]The Gateway of Isson also has a way to dock your flying ships, apparently![/i] 7. Familiar Faces. [i]Kalmia, Cyril, Jacques, Rodger, Chloe, Tim & Tom… and Amelia somewhere else in the city, not that any of you know her.[/i][/hider] [i]Connected areas: [/i] Route 1. [i]Easier path, just follow the bigger road.[/i] Route 2. [i]Walk through quite an amount of suburbs until you eventually reach the path.[/i] Sea. [i]There’s water, alright. Can take you anywhere you want to go, assuming you have means to traverse it.[/i] [hider=Pureplain City, known Pokémon]Common: #16 Pidgey #52 Meowth #506 Lillipup Uncommon: Rare: #353 Shuppet (night)[/hider]