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To those I RP with, I haven't dropped off of the face of the earth, just had a mental health crash but am recovering. Now to catch up on posting.
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To those I RP with, I haven't dropped off of the face of the earth, just had a mental health crash but am recovering. Now to catch up on posting.
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3 yrs ago
The worst thing about mental illness is you have to look after yourself a disgusting amount. I know it's the only way to actually be in a fit state to look out for others, but it still feels wrong.
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3 yrs ago
Emeth: Then I'll be that friend who's the opposite kind of annoying, whispering "Do it, you know you want to..."
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3 yrs ago
Judging by the Internet's definitions of introversion and extraversion, you'd think everyone's either an extreme hermit or a party animal with no in between.
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Krystal: All part and parcel of the job.
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Bio
A frazzled British thirtysomething cat mum with something of a tea addiction.
I like a wide range of RP genres, but have two absolute favourites: Pokemon and magical girls. (If someone manages to combine the two, I'll be VERY happy!) I post fairly regularly, but sometimes shit mental health days crop up - if that causes any delays, I'll try to resume posting ASAP.
@fer1323 Yep, I've played DnD (chaotic neutral charas are so much fun)
I guess a lot of Pokemon, even intelligent ones, wouldn't have the same concept of morality as humans do. In the anime, I seem to remember a Gastly, Haunter and Gengar pulling Ash and Pikachu out of their bodies just because they wanted friends.
@fer1323 It depends on the ghost type, I guess. Some just scare people and pull pranks, while others are outright dangerous. And there is that blurry line between animal and human.
@fer1323@Heckno12 Yeah, a lot of Pokemon seem to be somewhere in between animal-like and human-like. I guess humans would find most of them pretty easy to read, though.
"There's nothing to be sorry about!" Amber said, after listening intently. "Talk all you want. Fascinating, aren't they, Ghost types? There are all sorts of theories, yet so little is known for sure about them." A Ghost type was one she wanted to catch at some point - if she could find one here, it would most likely be helpful in the gym battle. The only problem was, apparently they weren't the easiest to train. Maybe she could ask Aedre for advice?
As Edea started wildly dancing around, Kyra leapt out of the way with a startled "Ruff!".
"Uh, careful with those maracas!" Amber said, stepping back. "As interesting as it is to see that dance in action."
She listened to Aedre's information about the Fletchling. "I was studying a flock of Fletchlings earlier. Precisely, the songs they use to communicate. I can see why you like them," she said with a smile before turning back to Deneb.
"Today's the first time I've seen a Rockruff, but I've read about them. Apparently, the younger and lower-level they are, the more sociable they are. They become more independent as they gain experience." There was something sad in her eyes as she looked at the little dog, imagining her gradually losing her friendliness. "But they always remain loyal to their trainers. And they evolve into one of two different forms, depending on time of day. It seems similar to the way Eevee's environment determines its evolution, except its type isn't affected. Instead, the two forms have different strengths and personalities."
She looked over at Aedre again. "You see? You're not the only one who talks a lot about Pokemon."
Sophia reminded herself what she'd said yesterday. Oscar wasn't the easiest person to work with, to put it mildly, but work with him she would. And considering what Solanna had revealed, the group would have to look out for each other even as high-level trainers... especially as high-level trainers.
"So you're finally being reasonable," she replied, keeping her pointed glare on Oscar. "I'm up for a training session later..." She glanced down at her Pokemon. "If you three are."
She still had to do what she'd set out on this journey to do - become the kind of trainer her family wanted her to be. They'd planned this her entire life, and she wasn't about to back out now. Besides, she of all people shouldn't be afraid. Her goal, as well as to improve as a trainer, was to be powerful in quite another way.
Except, if Ray was right, how would she overcome what was holding her back while under more pressure than ever?
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Alexis rush from the building. "Alexis?" With a surge of panic, she ran across the room. If an enraged Detective Hammer noticed the girl in her current state... Sophia didn't want to think about it.
"Alexis, careful! Don't let that detective see you!" This was more difficult with somebody who wasn't also a psychic, but Sophia put all the effort she could into sending the thought to Alexis. The room whirled and blurred around her.
Trying to shake off the fatigue, she stumbled from the building. The moment she did so, the ground lurched up. She yelped as her already bruised hands and knees struck the concrete.
Distressed cries registered through the dizziness, the cries of her Pokemon as they surrounded her. Right now, though, Sophia wasn't thinking about her own state. She owed Alexis a lot, after all.
"Yep! I'd be happy to help people train!" Solanna answered, her enthusiasm a little forced. She'd be alright with a sparring session - sort of. As long as it wasn't any kind of competitive battle.
At the sound of a cry and a thud, she spun around. "Sophia!" Running outside, she crouched down by the girl's side and helped her up, despite her protests that she was alright. Shame coursed through Solanna at the thought that she'd considered asking Sophia for help, even though the brunette had clearly been trying to hide how unwell she was, and was still doing so.
Tommy had joined Cici in getting a quick bite to eat, and turned with a smirk at the challenge. "Training or not, I'm all for a battle. Should give me a chance to get a solid handle on some of my team's abilities."
Cici smiled as Tommy accepted the challenge. "I was thinking just a quick battle. We have things to investigate, after all. Two Pokemon each?" It seemed like the best way to go about this - the point was just to get a feel for battles.
Forte looked up at Tommy with an eager squeak, ready for his first fight against another trained Pokemon.
Tommy nodded, taking a bit of his breakfast sandwich. Once he had finished chewing, he spoke. "Since we'd just be using two each, how about a double battle? I get the feeling we're going to need our Pokemon in sync with each other in order to beat whatever's causing Entei so much aggravation."
"Good idea," Cici replied, before eating a little of her own sandwich. Dulcet made her agreement clear as she fluttered down to stand by Forte's side.
Looking down, Cici wondered for a second if she'd have an unfair advantage by letting Dulcet fight - Tommy was probably going to send out Epsilon. A glance at her Pokedex, though, revealed the Swablu hadn't yet learned any strong Flying-type moves.
"You two ready to work together again?" she asked the two Pokemon. "You know, you're pretty good at that."
Tommy had already let Amica out, and knew that she could use Ice Beam. But he still needed someone else to work with her. Epsilon would be the most obvious choice, being his second strongest from his team, but all it took was one missed attack to accidently do critical damage to Amica. "Hmmm...." After a moment, he picked a Pokeball from his belt and tossed it, releasing the recently caught blue-headed Ralts. "Alright, Jerus, Amica, you two ready to work together?" The Pokemon looked at each other and nodded, before turning to their trainer, looks of determination on their faces. "Alright then, I have my two."
"Ok, let's begin this!" the musician said once Tommy had chosen his two Pokemon. "Forte, use Stomp on Amica! Dulcet, hit Jerus with Astonish!" Cici wasn't going to get her Pokemon to use their full strength against a recently-caught, low-level one, but the Ghost attack would still be an effective move against a Psychic type.
Forte leapt into the air, aiming a kick at the Froakie, while Dulcet let out a shrill cry at the blue-headed Ralts.
Tommy didn't waste any time having his own Pokemon counter. "Amica, dodge it then blast Dulcet with Ice Beam! Jerus, take the hit then hit Forte with Confusion!" Amica leapt back from under Forte, letting the attack hit the ground before blasting at Dulcet with a tri-beam of icy power. Jerus, on the other hand, grimaced through the attack before using Confusion on the now grounded Forte, blasting it with Psychic power.
"Hold on, Dulcet!" Cici called as the icy blast slammed into the Swablu. She staggered, looking ready to faint, but righted herself. Forte, on the other hand, quickly shook off Jerus' attack.
"Now, Forte, use Hyper Voice against both! Then, Dulcet, hit back against Amica with Fury Attack!"
Cici stepped back, covering her ears as Forte unleashed a shout that sent an energy wave at the two opposing Pokemon. Dulcet zoomed forward, her beak glowing white as she aimed a series of pecks at Amica.
The attack appeared to have used the last of Dulcet's strength. Drifting to the ground, she collapsed. "Ah!" Cici immediately held out a Pokeball, recalling her. "Dulcet, you did well. Come on back."
Tommy didn't get to all out for any defensive moves before Jerus moved, using the last of his strength to put himself between Amica and the Hyper Voice, falling to the ground unconscious. Amica endured the hit from the Fury Attack before bouncing back. She was beginning to look worn, but still strong enough to fight. Recalling Jerus, Tommy smiled. "Good fight. Take a break, Amica and I will finish it." Storing the ball, Tommy looks up, a glint of determination in his eye.
"Alright Amica, let's wrap it up! Use Water Pulse!" Amica nodded before blasting the Whismur with the triple pulse of water before landing on the ground, looking like she was about to fall over.
The blast of water bowled Forte right over. He tried to struggle back onto his feet, only to let out a strained murmur and fall unconscious.
"Come back and rest now," Cici said, returning Forte. Looking over at Tommy, she smiled. "Those were some good moves."
The defeat hadn't really bothered her. Both trainers had used the session to grow a little stronger, after all. She just hoped her Pokemon wouldn't be too upset about the loss. "Well, let's head back to the Pokemon centre."
After the two had gotten their Pokemon healed, Cici stopped by the mart to pick up a few items she'd need for the quest. "If only I had as much money as I had Trainer Points," she laughed, stuffing the purchases - six Rare Candies, a Pokeball and a Potion - into her bag. "I guess we'd better ask people around about the Entei situation."
Hours passed, though, and the travelling companions were no closer to finding out what was going on. "Wow, where did the day go?" Cici said, glancing up at the deep grey-blue sky. The smoke from the volcano obscured the stars and moon, so the only light came from the village. "I need to keep better track of time - I wonder if any Pokemon could help me do that?"
Right on cue, there was a hooting sound behind her. Turning round, Cici chuckled. "Of course," she said, watching the little round bird tilt its head from side to side in perfect rhythm. She'd heard of some people in Central City learning music by playing in time to a Hoothoot's movements.
The brown bird hopped over to her, its big red eyes on Dulcet as it let out another hoot. Returning the gaze, Dulcet fluttered down from Cici's shoulder. The Hoothoot hopped up and down on its one visible foot, challenging Dulcet. "Another battle already?" Cici glanced from one Pokemon to the other. "Ok, Dulcet, Fury Attack." The Swablu sped at her opponent with a volley of pecks.
It seemed to be working, until a wall of light appeared in front of the Hoothoot, knocking Dulcet back. "Try using Sing!" Cici commanded. Flying back over, Dulcet whispered a soothing song to the Hoothoot - which did absolutely nothing. Hovering in place, the owl remained as alert as ever.
Before Dulcet could do anything else, the Hoothoot's eyes glowed gold, and it blasted her with a rainbow-coloured beam. Cici gasped and stared. Was that some kind of Psychic-type attack? Dulcet rolled across the ground, then jumped back up, looking at her dirtied wings and giving an angry chirp.
"Ok, no more physical attacks. Use Dragon Pulse!" Cici said. Taking to the sky, Dulcet unleashed a turquoise energy wave that knocked the owl from the air. Lying on the ground, it gave a resigned hoot.
Grabbing the empty Pokeball at her belt, Cici threw it and watched the Hoothoot vanish inside. Her hands clenched slightly, then unclenched as the bruises twinged. Would this Pokemon come along with her? The capsule became still, indicating it would.
"So that's a full team now," Cici laughed, picking up the Pokeball and reattaching it to her belt. That was when she realised something. "Hey, wait..." She'd travelled outside of Central City, she'd battled, and she'd caught six Pokemon. She checked her Pokedex. "I... ranked up? I actually ranked up?"
"Oh yeah. I heard about that," Jason replied, walking along the seafront beside Charlotte. "It's a possibility... Well, this will hopefully be a chance to investigate Lunala."
There was something a little off about this place. Jason looked from side to side, taking in the quiet, shadowed surroundings. A Liepard prowled around the harbour, scavenging for fish, turning tail and running as soon as it spotted the two humans. In the murky water, a Golduck surfaced, the gem on its forehead flaring brilliant red before the water Pokemon submerged.
"Golduck. Now there's an interesting Pokemon," Jason commented. "A pure Water type, but with psychic abilities." A slight frown creased his face. "Hmm, some of the Pokemon here seem a little skittish..."
Now he thought about it, he realised the only activity was that of Pokemon. He and Charlotte seemed to be the only two people around. Yes, it was late, but it wasn't that late... surely some people would still be up...
Tibert gave a low, growling purr. Looking down, Jason saw the cat's fur standing on end. "Oh, geez, something's not right here," he said. "Really not right."
TP: +1 +5 (new location with legendaries) (24) Pokemon:
Vulpix (Iliana), female, lv11
Snorunt (Eira), female, lv10
Doublade (Agne), male, lv10
Golett (Amyntas), lv11
Espurr (Tibert), male, lv10
Fraxure (Fraener), male, lv11
Inventory:
Pokeball x1
Rank: Skilled Organisation: Legendwatch (founder and leader)
A frazzled British thirtysomething cat mum with something of a tea addiction.
I like a wide range of RP genres, but have two absolute favourites: Pokemon and magical girls. (If someone manages to combine the two, I'll be VERY happy!) I post fairly regularly, but sometimes shit mental health days crop up - if that causes any delays, I'll try to resume posting ASAP.
<div style="white-space:pre-wrap;">A frazzled British thirtysomething cat mum with something of a tea addiction. <br><br>I like a wide range of RP genres, but have two absolute favourites: Pokemon and magical girls. (If someone manages to combine the two, I'll be VERY happy!) I post fairly regularly, but sometimes shit mental health days crop up - if that causes any delays, I'll try to resume posting ASAP.</div>
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