[@hatakekuro]

[color=C3C1AA]‘Ah, Kalmia’s new assistant? It’s a pleasure to meet you! Has she decided what she wants to research, yet?’[/color] Paulie asked with a lighthearted smirk. Then it was Anise’s turn to be introduced, and she nodded to him. [color=C3C1AA]‘Ah, Hector’s disciple. I’ve heard the training is really hard! Can you keep up, lass?’[/color]

[color=e04f4f]‘… Not always, Hector doesn’t really hold back, but one day,’[/color] Anise told.

[color=C3C1AA]‘Haha. Hang in there!’[/color] Paulie said, then turned to Basil… who said something quite interesting. Paulie frowned in interest, a little spark lighting in his older eyes. Anise unrolled the map at the cue, and Basil continued his explanation of the trip they’d taken so far. He started scratching his chin a little in interest as Anise placed the mirror on the table on the second cue, and he immediately leaned forward pulling forward his magnifying glass to inspect the mirror closely. Eventually Basil finished, and Paulie sat back in his office chair.

[color=C3C1AA]‘Hm. Hm. Hm, hm, hm,’[/color] Paulie made several noises, poking his face as he thought it over. [color=C3C1AA]‘Well! It’s worth a try, isn’t it!’[/color] he called, spreading his arms out wide, grinning widely. [color=C3C1AA]‘Come with me. There’s something I’d like to show you two. If it’s that or not, eh, we’ll see!’[/color] he said, standing up, grabbing his backpack and being on his merry way. [color=C3C1AA]‘You needed it right NOW, right? New discoveries waits for nobody!’[/color] 

If Basil would prefer to stay in Rainrock City.

[hider=Rainrock City][center][h2]Rainrock City[/h2][/center]

[center][url=https://i.imgur.com/Tr740Wd.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/yzIlVec.jpg[/img][/url][/center]

Passing over the rock bridge to enter, you’ll find Rainrock City to be a lot of exactly what’s in the name. Rain and rock. At the base of Mt. Strength, the city is on the top of a steep cliff, and has grown right where two rivers flow down from Mt. Strength to meet. A lake has grown in the center of the city, and the city has grown around it. The architecture of the buildings takes influence from an older time, as on these rocky cliffs larger buildings are difficult to construct, the streets made of cobblestone rather than asphalt. Given the near constant rain, it’s a largely silent mountain city where a lot of older people live, listening to the falling rain and taking it easy. You’re unlikely to find the town square bustling with attention.

Behind the town lies ancient caves, thought to have been inhabited in ancient times. By Pokémon, by men, who knows, the writing on the walls remain untranslatable to this day. It is perhaps due to these caverns, as well as a general concentration of old and wise people, that caused Rainrock City to house both the Rainrock Library as well as the Rainrock Academy. If Pureplain City house the schools for young children to learn, Rainrock City is where they finish their studies at the Academy, studying old texts under the calming noise of the rain. Rainrock Academy also happens to house the Pokémon Gym, due to Gym Leader being an esteemed professor.

Also notable, around Rainrock and on the streets there are Geodudes in town despite the rain, just lying about. Oh, and small crab-like bugs that make home in the rocks around here.[/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. 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. Rainrock Academy/Gym. [i]A higher-level Pokémon academy for higher-level studies. Also doubles as the Pokémon Gym for ???[/i]
	6.4. Rainrock Library. [i]Information stored throughout the ages. Are you interested in any particular subject?[/i]
	6.5. Rainrock Lake/Rivers. [i]Powerful currents flow beneath, a calm lake lies midst the town. Surely, some water-Pokémon got to inhabit these.[/i]
	6.6. Rainrock Caves. [i]Ancient, shallow caves in which contain numerous Rock-types. Something lived in here in ancient times.[/i]
	6.7. Old Street. [i]Many old people live here. Careful, they don’t actually have much else to do but battle.[/i][/hider]

[i]Connected areas: [/i]
Route 3. [i]To the south, the route around the mountain, leading to Route 4 or Highhill Town. A wet woodland.[/i]
Route 11. [i]A semi-populated road west under heavy rainfall, starting with a descent down towards Redcoast City. Abandoned buildings on the south side facing Silent Forest.[/i]

[hider=Rainrock City, known Pokémon]Common: 
#74 Geodude
#557 Dwebble

Uncommon: 

Rare: [/hider]

Otherwise, Paulie led them straight past the academy, through town, and in a very specific direction. The caves behind town. Straight for the opening, no hesitation.

[hider=Welcome To][center][h3]Rainrock Caves[/h3][/center]

[center][url=https://i.imgur.com/RbNpDtl.jpg][img]https://i.imgur.com/RbNpDtl.jpg[/img][/url][/center]

Rainrock Caves is an older cave, within which Pokémon and people once lived within. The whole area is mapped and mostly exhausted of new discoveries, lights have been set up to allow people to traverse without fear of the darkness but there’s also many natural holes in the cavern ceiling letting in natural light, albeit things to cover them up exist at each. There’s remains of old construction work, mostly made out of stone, standing unused for hundreds of years. There’s little left of interest, unless you’re an archeologist.

[color=C3C1AA]‘Careful not to step on Geodudes!’[/color] Paulie warns.

Yeah, as Paulie warns… In here there are… Geodudes. Loooooooooots of Geodudes.

[center][url=http://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/9/98/074Geodude.png][img]http://i.imgur.com/uWRWPD6.png[/img][/url]

[color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #74 – Geodude, the Rock Pokémon. Found in fields as well as mountains. They commonly rest, half-buried in the ground and indistinguishable from normal rocks. There are always way more Geodude around than a traveler will notice. Stepping on one by accident may trigger their rage.[/i][/color][/center]

There’s also these weird rocks walking about, a single strange sensory organ in front. Whenever people came by, they started following them in strange disorderly lines. Like with Paulie, Basil and Anise, a strange little group of seven of them started following them for no apparent reason.

[center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/6/69/524Roggenrola.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/fegTVwi.png[/img][/url]

[color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #524 – Roggenrola, the Mantle Pokémon. First discovered around a hundred years ago in an earthquake fissure, it was compressed to be hard as steel underground. Inside each there is an energy core that keeps it moving. It’s only anatomy is the hexagonal ear in front, making out the world through sound. It has a tendency to move towards sounds.[/i][/color][/center]

Here and there were these strange insectoid Pokémon with mushrooms on their backs crawling about, sometimes planting their mushrooms. They were largely ignoring the newcomers.

[center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/d/d4/046Paras.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/lsucXfc.png[/img][/url]

[color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #46 – Paras, the Mushroom Pokémon. It lives in caves and damp forests. It is doused with mushroom spores when born. The Pokémon burrows underground to suck nutrients from tree roots, and then the tochukaso mushrooms absorb them. These mushrooms are highly valued for their life-extending medical properties.[/i][/color][/center]

Then, here and there, there’s these weird immobile statues just standing around, their noses always pointing in the same direction, and metal objects start being pulled towards them when you go too close… wait a second, the statues are Pokémon!

[center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/8/89/299Nosepass.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/tZpneDo.png[/img][/url]

[color=6ecff6][i]Pokédex Entry #299 – Nosepass, the Compass Pokémon. These Pokémon stand like statues for all year round, always facing north. They hunt with powerful magnetic fields, pulling in prey towards them. Should two meet, their noses will repel one another. While they move less than a centimeter per year in the wild, they become more lively when captured by a trainer.[/i][/color][/center]

[color=C3C1AA]‘Now, I could tell you everything we know about the people that once lived here,’[/color] Paulie said, waving a little at some ruins. [color=C3C1AA]‘I could tell you what tools they used, what their average day looked like, what Pokémon they had with them, what Pokémon that lived here by themselves without there being any humans involved… but that’s not going to help you in your mystery. You’re looking for a mysterious shrine that we’ve somehow not found. I’d normally have told you that there’s no such shrine… but there is a mystery that we haven’t been able to solve,’[/color] Paulie said, leading them through multiple chambers and corridors, towards a sanctum deep within the Rainrock Caves. 

There. On the cavern wall, there was ancient cave drawings that were remarkably well preserved. 

[color=C3C1AA]‘We unfortunately don’t know what these drawings represent, or if it has any connections with the legends we know today. Lots of theories are being thrown around, but…’[/color]

Depicted on the wall, is a bird, a dragon, and a beast. By what can be seen, it seems like there’s some form of darkness approaching from the left and right sides, and the bird and the dragon are fighting it, or at least depicted as aggressively charging it. The beast stands above the both of them, watching them, depicted as significantly bigger than the other two. It looks calm, its eyes focused on the bird and dragon, looking superior. There’s a crowd of humans and vague Pokémon under them, worshipping them, or perhaps cheering them on, whatever those raised arms are supposed to signify.

[color=C3C1AA]‘What’s interesting with this wall, however, is not only that it depicts what must be a fantastical story of ancient times,’[/color] Paulie said, with an expression looking like he was getting to the good part. [color=C3C1AA]‘It’s the fact we can’t sample it. We can’t take a piece of it to sample it. Specifically, it’s [i]impossibly hard[/i], our equipment can’t pierce it. … What do you think?’[/color] he asked, looking pretty excited.

Anise turned to look at Basil, still holding the mirror herself.[/hider]

Basil’s actions?

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[@Gardevoiran]

[color=b2dbb2]‘Oh! A-alright, then! I’ll see you, there!’[/color] Florrie said, hurrying away for now.

He eventually headed back to the resurrection researcher…

[color=9A897A]'What? Nope!’[/color] Resurrection dude shook his head. [color=9A897A]'One at a time per person! We don’t have an infinite amount of these machines! They’re not popcorn machines, popping out Pokémon in the hundreds from the fossils at once! You’ll have to wait until tomorrow!’[/color] he said, crossing his arms, looking defiant. Trade-off tomorrow it is.

Skylar then headed off to Dunstan’s office instead. He knocked a couple of times, and said his line…

[color=b2dbb2]‘Ah, that… that’s him!’[/color] he faintly heard Florrie’s voice on the other side. There was the noise of a chair in need of some oil being leaned back, and then a significantly calmer voice.

[color=8a685f]‘Alright, come in.’[/color] With that, Skylar could open the door.

A dimly lit lab presented itself, one where a bunch of machines glowing with light green were orderly placed in squares with plenty of room in-between, many documents of research on varying tables as well. There were tubes of who knows what liquids, primarily green ones, that shone a bit and gave the whole place a green shine were placed to the side, along with flasks and vials of similarly green nature that made one ask what chemist was using only the same green fluid for all their experiments. Also inside this very same room, was a man sitting by his computer…

[hider=Dunstan][url=https://i.imgur.com/asM7CSE.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/asM7CSE.png[/img][/url][/hider]

[color=8a685f]‘I heard you had something to show me?’[/color] Dunstan asked, looking up at Skylar from where he was seated, letting Skylar speak. Florrie was standing next to Dunstan, looking exactly like a couple minutes ago.

What does Skylar do now?

[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]

__________________________

[@Joshua Tamashii]
[sub][sub][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66LCfFqIbAA]appropriate music[/url][/sub][/sub]
As simple as that would have made the case, there was no Water Stone among Leila’s collection of rocks. There was a Fire and a Leaf stone, however.

>> Evidence updated: Fire and Leaf Stone.

[color=greenyellow]‘Oh. Yeah, they were both out!’[/color] Eric responded pretty quickly, smirking. [color=greenyellow]‘We’ve been making trips to and from the Pureplain Pokémon Center here to train! Then camping on top of it, because, yeah, why not? So, yes! They were both out at the time of the earthquake,’[/color] he told. Then about taking his eyes off them. [color=greenyellow]‘Well, uh. I wasn’t training both of them at the same time. I was training them one by one, so I suppose one could have snook off while I was training the other… but you guys didn’t snitch the stone, did you?’[/color] he asked, turning to his two Pokémon. Both the Ledyba and the Surskit shook their heads to the best of their ability.

[color=greenyellow]‘Yeah! Then I trust them!’[/color]

Was anything in that important enough to add to the testimony?

Also, may as well add the Earthquake Testimony to evidence.

>> Earthquake Testimony added to evidence.

[hider=TESTIMONY: Backpacker Leila][center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/e/e4/VSBackpacker_F_SM.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/KdQaabU.png[/img][/url][/center]
[color=goldenrod]‘So, the three of us are friends. We came to Route 2 together.’[/color]
[color=goldenrod]‘We came across the Water Stone, but Palpitoad protected it.’[/color]
[color=goldenrod]‘I went with Annica, and checked the waters for rare rocks while she set up camp.’[/color]
[color=goldenrod]‘I can confirm Annica was with me the entire time, until I left.’[/color]
[color=goldenrod]‘I did so to check on the Palpitoad and the Water Stone, and found both to be gone.’[/color]
[color=goldenrod]‘Nothing else of note happened.’[/color][/hider]

[hider=TESTIMONY: Lass Annica][center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/0/0a/Spr_Masters_Lass.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/kkQlKFu.png[/img][/url][/center]
[color=paleturquoise]‘I went to set up camp for us for later, because we were going to spend time here.’[/color]
[color=paleturquoise]‘I didn't do much else, just watched Leila nearby by the waterside.’[/color]
[color=paleturquoise]‘There was this odd earthquake out at the water at one point, maybe a different Palpitoad?’[/color]
[color=paleturquoise]‘Leila eventually left towards the site where we found the Water Stone and Palpitoad.’[/color]
[color=paleturquoise]‘It was shortly after that Palpitoad started washing over the route with water.’[/color]
[color=paleturquoise]‘Anyways, I don't particularly have a reason to want a Water Stone.’[/color][/hider]

[hider=TESTIMONY: Bug Catcher Eric][center][url=https://cdn.bulbagarden.net/upload/6/6b/VSBug_Catcher_PE.png][img]https://i.imgur.com/a4txroy.png[/img][/url][/center]
[color=greenyellow]‘Yeah, while those two were doing boring things, I went Pokémon hunting!’[/color]
[color=greenyellow]‘I was battling the wild Pokémon of Route 2 the entire time!’[/color]
[color=greenyellow]‘There was that weird earthquake at one time, and I saw Palpitoad depart to investigate.’[/color]
[color=greenyellow]‘So there was a time there when the Water Stone was unguarded.’[/color]
[color=greenyellow]‘… I was tempted. I would have wanted to gift Amy a Water Stone for her Staryu...’[/color]
[color=greenyellow]‘But I'm in no rush! I'll find her another one!’[/color][/hider]

[hider=Evidence][list]
[*] Attorney's Badge. [i]… This is a Sun Stone.[/i]
[*] Earthquake Testimony. [i]An earthquake happened that distracted Palpitoad. Would have been hard to miss.[/i]
[*] Leila's Barboach. [i]A healthy Barboach. Has inherited a bunch of moves from parents.[/i]
[*] Leila's Belongings. [i]Hiking equipment. A fishing rod. A ridiculous amount of peculiar rocks and stones. A diary with a ton of writing about wanting to compete in contests. There’s a Fire and Leaf Stone among them.[/i]
[*] Annica's Murkrow. [i]A healthy Murkrow. Looks pleased with itself.[/i]
[*] Annica's Fletchling. [i]A slightly damaged Fletchling. Looks a bit nervous.[/i]
[*] Annica's Belongings. [i]A couple Pokéballs and Potions. A phone. The wrapped-up-in-a-hurry remains of the tent they were going to camp in. A pair of tickets for a ferry from Pureplain City to Sunyshore City.[/i]
[*] Eric's Surskit. [i]A damaged Surskit. Still pretty peppy.[/i]
[*] Eric's Ledyba. [i]A damaged Ledyba. It's suffered a Burn.[/i]
[*] Eric's Belongings. [i]Bug catcher net and cage. Bunches of Pokéballs and Potions and Repells and anything else a good Pokémon Trainer needs. A photo of a young girl together with Annica.[/i]
[/list][/hider]

Or she could leave. 

[hider=Suggestions to actions]1. Find Pokémon. [i]Can be specified what kind of Pokémon is being searched for, and how you search.[/i]
2. Train Pokémon. [i]With this command, we can jump ahead in time and skip posting about grinding.[/i]
3. Seek trainers. [i]There should be some here and there. Note, some may challenge you, regardless.[/i]
4. Talk. [i]There’s some other travelers around. Maybe seek answers to any burning questions you have.[/i]
5. Move along. [i]Move along normally, letting any events that may come happen naturally.[/i]
6. Hurry along. [i]Intentionally avoid confrontations and try to get safely to the next destination.[/i]
7. Specify. [i]If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.[/i]
8. Trigger random event. [i]Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.[/i]
9. Area Specific: Fishermen Huts. [i]See what the fishermen over there's got going.[/i]
10. Current Event: Palpitoad Flooding. [i]Random event.[/i][/hider]

[i]Connected areas: [/i]
Pureplain City. [i]You can get back without complication.[/i]
Infested Woods. [i]You’re right next to it.[/i]
Wet Caverns. [i]May need to cross a bridge or two to get there.[/i]

[hider=Route 2, known Pokémon]Common: 
#13 Weedle
#16 Pidgey
#161 Sentret
#270 Lotad
#283 Surskit

Uncommon:
#60 Poliwag

Rare:
#158 Totodile
#420 Cherubi
#536 Palpitoad[/hider]

__________________________

[@Savo]

[color=fff79e]‘Um, don’t you mean [i]faint[/i] two poor Pidgeys with one Rock Tomb?’[/color] Chloe asked, sounding like she didn’t like the idea of Pidgeys being Rock Tomb, and especially not to death. [color=fff79e]‘Anyway, yes! I’m in! Growlithe, after!’[/color] she turned back seriously towards the battle, and Growlithe turned to dash after Aster!

To they lined up in order to make Spheal crash into Grimer…

[color=9396a3]‘I see what you’re doing! I’m not going to have Spheal hit my ally again! Spheal, STOP!’[/color] the white-haired shouted. Spheal started spinning violently in the other direction, kicking up dirt and creating a little crater as the round seel slowly came to a stop in front of Aster and Growlithe…

[color=9396a3]‘HAH! I did not hurt my own ally! Your plan has failed! What are you going to do now, huh!?’[/color] white-haired sounded out, stupidly proud, crossing his arms. Chloe stared at him a bit, then…

[color=fff79e]‘I suppose we can beat you?’[/color] she suggested.

[color=9396a3]‘Wha-’[/color]

[color=fff79e]‘Growlithe, Bite!’[/color] Chloe commanded, unless Cyril had a better idea, and Growlithe jumped forward to bite at the suddenly immobile Spheal.

[color=9396a3]‘W-Water Gun!’[/color] white-haired dude commanded, Spheal intending to shoot a Water Gun at Growlithe if it survived for it.

[color=ff2929]‘Poison Gas!’[/color] the red-haired one commanded, and Grimer spewed out a Poison Gas towards Aster and Growlithe, and Spheal because it’s right next to Growlithe. Probably didn’t know Aster’s part poison-type.

Their strategies after this will probably exclusively be to have Spheal Water Gun or Powder Snow depending on effectiveness, and Grimer to Pound or Mud-Slap, because Grimer early moveset is not very good.

Cyril’s actions?