[@hatakekuro][@Savo] There’s this, then there’s that, that then this. Basil searched for a bit and didn’t find a lot, then Cyril showed up and made way too much noise for the possibility of finding a rare Pokémon, don’t worry, I’ll make it up to you in a bit. So, Aster had this little adventure, which ended with… He hid in the bushes, preparing for whatever fwee heist he might possibly be planning, when he heard the slightest bit of a happy little humming. If he then looked over, to the other side of the bush… there was a large gathering of stones gathered from across the park. Small, round stones gathered in a pile, with the happy gatherer looking at each in turn with a happy smile before picking out her favorite and sticking it in her “pants”. She looked utterly delighted. Then the creature turned and happened to look directly at Aster. She tilted her whole body a bit and inspected him. [color=FBD4D5]‘Happiny?’[/color] [center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/2/27/440Happiny.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/gBT8lyW.png[/img][/url][/center] Oh, and, Cecil noticed something was going on in that bush over there and is authorized to peek. What will Aster do? What will Cecil do? What are the boys doing? [hider=Suggestions to actions]1. Pokémon School Park. [i]There’s a small park of grass in here. What kind of Pokémon might be in it?[/i] 2. Talk. [i]Plenty of students and teachers. This is a wellspring of knowledge, someone must know something.[/i] 3. Challenge. [i]Work your way up the leaderboard! Specify the level of opponent.[/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. Study. [i]You want to know something? Feel free to learn about it here![/i] 6.1. Pokémon Habitats. [i]Learn where you might find a specific kind of Pokémon![/i] 6.2. Isson Geography. [i]Learn more about the different places in Isson![/i] 6.3. Names to Remember. [i]Learn about Gym Leaders, Elite Four, or the like![/i] 6.4. Local Legends. [i]Learn about different tales from around Isson![/i] 6.5. Pokémon Breeding. [i]That’s also a subject.[/i] 6.6. Battling Basics. [i]You likely know them already.[/i] 6.7. Specify. [i]Tell what you want to learn and we’ll see if we have a course![/i] [i]Connected areas: [/i] Pureplain City. [i]All around, of course.[/i] [hider=Trainers’ School, known Pokémon]Common: Varies~ Uncommon: Varies~[/hider][/hider] __________________________ [@Rune_Alchemist] So, behind the tree that the man had gone past there was a section without vegetation, with a bunch of panels on the ground. Nothing looked out of the ordinary, and there were no human witnesses to claim anything strange was going on here. There was a Pokémon, however. [center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/9/90/290Nincada.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/WCUv2s4.png[/img][/url] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #290 – Nincada, the Trainee Pokémon. It is usually found underground, using its antennae to sense its surroundings. It gains nourishment my tapping into the roots of trees with its claws as it await evolution. Nincadas are nearly blind, and avoid sunlight due to inability to withstand it.[/i][/color][/center] Nincada sat in the grass next to the tree, absently tapping at the roots of it, when Ralia and Claire came over. It abscently pointed towards one of the panels. [color=C8C5C0]‘Nincada…’[/color] Translation for Ralia! [i][color=C8C5C0]‘Yeah, he went down this panel… can be lifted… ladder, under… not very nice to tap into…’[/color][/i] Should the panel be moved by someone, they’d find a ladder going straight down into some sort of building. The walls were concrete, the smell exceedingly stiff. There were some unruly noises from below, probably from the guy that just entered. What was going on down here? Well. Only one way to find out… if they felt like investigating, that is. What would Claire and Ralia do here? [hider=Bug Garden, Known Pokémon]Common: #290 Nincada #664 Scatterbug #665 Spewpa #666 Vivillon Uncommon: #291 Ninjask Rare: #292 Shedinja [/hider] If she headed out, here’s Raremine Town again. [hider=Raremine Town][center][h2]Raremine Town[/h2] [url=https://i.imgur.com/saVwpPm.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/rhaACBx.png[/img][/url][/center] [right][sub][sub][sub]no cat-eared girls here, sorry[/sub][/sub][/sub][/right] Raremine Town is a moderately large, bright town on the edge of the only desert in Isson. By some twist, the largest mineral deposits in the land is located right under the desert, making it an attractive place to build mines. From that, Raremine Town naturally sprung into being as a merchant town on the edge of habitability from where the mineral could then be delivered to the rest of Isson. The temperature is hot, sun blazing down on this land where plains slowly become desert, the atmosphere dry and unfriendly… yet, life and trees blossoms among the buildings of Raremine Town. The ground is still the grass from the Vast Plains, with buildings on top of them. The modern houses stand tall with plenty of architectural skill put into them, tools for building and living sold inside the houses. Everywhere, one can see workers walking about, but they’re happy workers, with their families living close at hand in the town and with the finest equipment available. Oh, and of course, plenty of Pokémon that assist with the finding of ores and such! The trees, which appear to have been planted and grown all over town by the residents themselves, gives plenty of homes for local Pokémon to live. Overall, it’s busy, with people walking and talking all over, an active town indeed.[/hider] [hider=Suggestions to actions, Raremine Town]1. Find Pokémon. [i]Can still search for Pokémon in cities~[/i] 2. Talk. [i]In cities, there are considerably more people one can talk to. Talking can give you info on local rumors and such.[/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 Places. [i]Visit any of the places in 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. Pokémon Gym. [i]???[/i] 6.4. Desert Miner’s Hangout. [i]The workers of the Desert Mine live around here. They can give tips about the desert![/i] 6.5. Research Lab. [i]For archaeologists, those who want to talk to Dunstan and those who want to resurrect fossils.[/i] 6.6. Stone Store. [i]Where all the stones of the Desert Mines or Frozen Cave eventually end up! Lots of evolutionary and other kinds of stones![/i] 6.7. Bug Garden. [i]A garden within which bugs thrive. Vivillons can be hired here for tracking down the Mythic Oasis![/i] 6.8. Warehouses. [i]Because the things they mine here needs somewhere to be stored. This includes Ancient Pokémon, apparently, as some of the warehouses are pens.[/i][/hider] [i]Connected areas: [/i] Route 6. [i]The Vast Plains open up to the north of Raremine. The shorter paths lead to Route 8 and 16, while west far enough leads to Lakewatch Town.[/i] Route 7. [i]The single rocky desert of Isson, it connects to the Desert Mines, the Old Tombs and to the Mythic Oasis.[/i] [hider=Raremine Town, known Pokémon]Common: #290 Nincada #529 Drilbur #664 Scatterbug Uncommon: Rare: [/hider] __________________________ [@Gardevoiran] [sup][color=b5e6e2]‘Wh-what?’[/color][/sup] Vivia asked momentarily, her voice cracking as Skylar grabbed her wrist and starting to walk. She had to be very careful where she put her feet, and Skylar probably accidentally stumbled a couple of times too, but they were starting to move as they wandered further into the repulsing darkness. Each step still tried to tell them it was a bad idea, that home behind them was a much brighter and happier place and the only thing that awaited before them was misery. Yet, still, Skylar braved the darkness, and Vivia… [color=b5e6e2]‘Y-’[/color] A pause. [color=b5e6e2]‘Y-yeah, I get it already! We just need to… I’ll do it!’[/color] she said, and gripped him right back, her expression a grimace. [color=b5e6e2]‘I’ll prove I can do it! Let’s go!’[/color] And so, the two of them forced their way forward through the lengthy passage, and with each step the doubts and hesitation grew stronger… yet they had already decided, they’d do this. Eventually, finally, they broke free. The attacks stopped, they were free from the intrusive thoughts. They could stumble up a couple moderately corroded steps, and they came up into a new room… It was a simple, empty room, surrounded by a slight channel of water. Except for the entrance, there were two exits, both somewhat to the left of where they came in. One immediately to the left, and one a bit further. [color=b5e6e2]‘W-we made it…’[/color] Vivia sighed out, hanging her head and sighing out a bit. [color=b5e6e2]‘Thank you, Skylar. I don’t think I’d… have managed… huh?’[/color] Vivia said, before looking towards something in the center of the room. Where she was looking, in the center of the otherwise empty room, was a pedestal. On said pedestal, was a stone plate. A stone plate of red, or perhaps wine-coloured effect. Skylar felt himself urged to pick it up. Vivia gave him a curious look. There was an inscription on it, which read… [i]"When the universe was created, its shards became this Plate."[/i] [center][color=6ecff6][i]Skylar obtained Draco Plate![/i][/color][/center] … And then there was a crack, which sounded from deep under them. Then… there was the sound of water flowing, from underwater. The water level was starting to slowly rise in the channels around what they stood on. It was not showing any signs of stopping, and soon enough it would seep over and make their feet wet. This was not caused by them taking the plate, as such placing it back would do nothing. They somehow knew that, if they turned back, they’d be able to get back safely. [color=b5e6e2]‘Oh, no,’[/color] Vivia simply sounded out, looking towards the two routes. [color=b5e6e2]‘There’s two paths out, one left and one right, but both turn left after a while, seems to head the same direction…? Not much to distinguish them otherwise…!’[/color] Vivia called. Notably, she didn’t immediately suggest turning back. What would Skylar do now? [hider=Map][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/mmzsbgN.png[/img][/center] Blue dot - Entrance. Pink dot - Eryn, if she followed Oaken. You don’t know this. Dark green dot - Oaken. You don’t know this. Purple dot - Skylar. Cyan dot - Vivia. Red dot - Claydol.[/hider] __________________________ [@Typical] [right][sub][sub][sub][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ez225PlwHA]Random music I listened to while writing.[/url][/sub][/sub][/sub][/right] [sub]Sure, the items could have been left with Wilhelm, no problem.[/sub] [color=7eab87]‘Yeah. When it gets to the center, hide, and I’ll make it target the wall. Let’s go,’[/color] Oaken told, nodding as he took cover, waiting for the Claydol to be lured over. Eryn took off, putting herself in danger for the sake of getting further into this dungeon. She called out to Claydol as the floating robot appeared, and… and it quickly lifted its arms and glared with an ominous noise coming for it as Psybeam charged. Now, Oaken perhaps was accurate in how long it needed to fire, but it sure FELT like less, yet Eryn was able to dodge. One thing she quickly learned was that Claydol fired even if it lost sight of its target, as it fired on the things she hid behind, causing pulses of force to shake her a bit from impact-force despite them not actually hitting her. She called out, and Claydol gave an irritated beep as it floated after her, as she zig-zagged away from the range of the Psybeams it fired. Finally, after numerous longer turns and hiding behind the pipe as Claydol floated to the middle of the room and fired a Psybeam right at the pipe, which sounded almost like it cracked beside her… [color=7eab87]‘Hey! Pathetic excuse for a defense system! Where are you aiming!?’[/color] Oaken called from over there, and Claydol quickly beeped and turned to aim its arms at him. The boy winced before he jumped out of the way just in time, as a powerful beam was fired from Claydol right at him. Oaken precisely got out of the way, right behind him the beam of psychic power impacted the cracked wall, and-! There was a thunderous crack as the wall collapsed, breaking apart at the floor and revealing a new path! Claydol froze in the middle of the room, as if realizing it had just been used. It floated there for a couple of inactive seconds… and then it turned eastwards, just slowly drifting away and off into the corridor… [color=7eab87]‘… Well done, Eryn,’[/color] Oaken said as he stood up where he was, adjusting his glasses. [color=7eab87]‘It appears the way is open, and interpret that as the Claydol acknowledging our success. Shall we go?’[/color] he asked, as he began wandering without further ado. Here’s a moment for Eryn to potentially say anything to Oaken, as he wandered northwards up through the corridor. This corridor was decently tight, but still with random extrusions from the ground and pipes and who knows what else along the walls and otherwise as they moved through. If she does, I’ll have Oaken respond in the next post. The corridor turned west, and… The next room they arrived to was partially surrounded by water, a small island with fallen moss-covered towers, with bridges out over the water to paths in all four directions. To the left, back south, were another gang of Beheeyem guarding the way. They were guarding the way to the same room as the previous gang of Beheeyem… [color=7eab87]‘Tsk. They really don’t want us going that way,’[/color] Oaken commented. To the right, northwards, stood a… [color=EE839D]‘Mime?’[/color] [center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/e/ec/122Mr._Mime.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/d4fNtFP.png[/img][/url] [color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #122 – Mr. Mime, the Barrier Pokémon. A master pantomime, it practices constantly. It generates a mystic force from its fingers, creating an actual invisible wall by stopping air-molecules. Should it be disturbed during its act, it slaps with its broad, powerful palms. It enjoys conning people.[/i][/color][/center] A Mr. Mime stood right in the way, on top of the bridge to the north. It looked towards them with a bit of confusion. And straight forward… was a darker path. It wasn’t properly lit like the rest of the place somehow was. It was sort of unpleasant to look in that direction. Hurt even worse to consider going in that direction. However, notably, it was a slope that led upwards, higher. Oaken wandered over the bridge on the side they’d entered, looking around in the three directions. [color=7eab87]‘Hm, suppose the way is-’[/color] Oaken started, when suddenly there came a loud [i]crack[/i] from somewhere beneath the island, just as one of them took a step onto the island in the center. Oaken froze in place, frowning, gazing around him all alert. Mr. Mime looked somewhat panicked, flailing its arms a bit over there. Then… there was the sound of water flowing, from underwater. The water level was starting to slowly rise. It was not showing any signs of stopping, and soon enough it would seep over and make their feet wet. They somehow knew that, if they turned back, they’d be able to get back safely. [color=7eab87]‘… [i]Drat[/i],’[/color] Oaken said, looking around in annoyance. [color=7eab87]‘Fleeing may be the only way to assure safety… but no, this is a trial…!’[/color] Still, his second of hesitation muttering that to himself meant that perhaps Eryn would be first to act? [hider=Map][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/mmzsbgN.png[/img][/center] Blue dot - Entrance. Pink dot - Eryn, if she followed Oaken. Dark green dot - Oaken. Purple dot - Skylar. You don’t know this. Cyan dot - Vivia. You don’t know this. Red dot - Claydol.[/hider]