LuckyBlackCat

Pokemon: New World

@Zarkun Yay! Well there's always Stellanova, that's a good place for musicians. Or would somewhere with a wide variety of Pokemon to train against be better, like a town or another village?

Pokemon: New World

@Zarkun Ah, ok. It was good RPing with you, but lack of time is understandable. (I remember you saying a while back you might have to drop.) You don't mind if I bring the guy with the Excadrill back in later on, seeing as that's pretty much set up to happen?

Pokemon: New World

@Zarkun @Darkmoon Angel So, where to next?

Be my Sanctuary

Jessamyn "Jess" Bailey

Just as Jess had suspected, Roxy headed right over to the workout area. The empath took the opportunity to take out her phone, ready to look into the problem. Surely something could be figured out... couldn't it?

Before she could do any research, Roxy's phone rang - and a sudden stab of fear accompanied the sound. Snapped from her thoughts, Jess gasped, glancing up. "Roxy, what...?" Before she could say anything else, the anchor had disappeared into her room.

Jess forced herself to breathe deeply as panic, not all her own, tightened its grip. What was going on? Whatever it was, her earlier suspicion could be correct. Both she and Roxy could be in danger.

Pokemon Spiral

@OtomostheCrazy Is everything ok?

Pokemon: New World

@Dusksong Is everything ok?

Be my Sanctuary

Jessamyn "Jess" Bailey

"Yeah..." Jess trailed along behind Roxy. "Uh, thanks. For today." A day of people hiding things from each other, or at least trying to. Secrets had slipped out from beneath the surface, including one she should have opened up about before, but hadn't known how to. That had been just one of the things Roxy had put up with from her today.

As she made her way upstairs, she wondered what Roxy would do. Now they were in private, would she have anything to say about it? Or would she just go back to her combat training? If it was the latter, Jess knew how she'd spend her own time. She had some research to do.

No matter what Roxy said, this was her responsibility too. For all the empath knew, it could be her own fault. The way she'd kept the anchor at a distance out of fear of burdening her could be contributing to the problem.

Pokemon Spiral

Vivianne Cypress

Mesalon Gym

@fer1323

Vivianne, eyebrows furrowed, peered out of the window again. "I knew he wouldn't stick around long," she muttered. She knew exactly who he was. Here, it was unfortunately impossible not to know who Detective Jack Hammer was. "For all his big talk, that guy's about as brave as a Wimpod faced with a flock of Pidgeots."

At Oscar's question, she nodded. "Well, the coast's clear," she replied, "but fair warning. The Pokemon behaviour I mentioned... Some of the wildlife around here seems to be getting swept up in battle-rage for no apparent reason. Sometimes it even happens to low-level trained Pokemon. Thankfully, from what I've heard, they don't stay in that state for long, but we'd still better be careful."

She turned to the Porygon Z. "Time to make a move, Pixel." The artificial Pokemon, who'd calmed down now the broken electronics were gone, floated to its trainer's side, prepared to defend her and the other two if they ran into trouble.

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Sophia Danvers

Mesalon Gym

@fer1323

"Y-Yeah... Exactly why he doesn't scare me in the slightest," Sophia replied, the confidence in her voice faltering just a little. "I'll come along. Got to be the first to get a full team, after all! Just you watch!"

And there she was, agreeing to travel with Oscar again. Because, well... She couldn't let her rival outdo her! She'd show him she could fill her team first! She seriously hoped nobody had already beaten her to it. That would be yet another in a long list of embarrassments.

At Vivianne's words, all thoughts of competition left Sophia's mind, memories taking their place. An Eevee covered in scratches as her Purrloin lashed out again and again. Her Gothita sending that defenseless Hoppip hurtling through the air. Alexis' horrified shouts that she hadn't listened to until it was too late.

That explained it, just like it explained what had happened with Rheese's Wooper and Alex's Beldum. The knowledge, though, did nothing to ease the crushing guilt that came back full force.

"Gothi?" The squeak snapped Sophia back to reality. She cringed inwardly at the shame that was clear on Lacey's face. Grimalkin, who'd spent the past few minutes continuing to sulk, turned her head, ears pricking up, a shudder visibly running along her sleek form. Leaning down, Sophia petted both of them. The little cat went back to acting as if nothing were wrong, but Lacey's wide blue eyes still bore that frightened, confused look.

Picking up the Gothita and cradling her, Sophia faced the other two trainers. "Ehh... We've been cooped up in here long enough, in any case," she blurted when she could bring herself to speak. "What are we waiting around for?"

While she covered up her initial reaction from Oscar and Vivianne - or at least tried to - she looked down at the distressed Pokemon in her arms, sending her a thought.

It wasn't your fault, she reassured Lacey. Please don't blame yourself.

Notes

Pokemon Party: Gothita "Lacey" lv13, Purrloin "Grimalkin" lv12, Staryu "Arcturus" lv12, Darumaka "Lumas" lv11
Pokemon in PC:
Inventory: Pokeball x2, TM33 (Reflect)

Be my Sanctuary

@KatherinWinter It's ok, I saw your status, and there's no rush.

Pokemon Spiral

Amber Pine

Mesalon Cave Complex

@Heckno12 @AbysmalDemon @Dusksong @Noxx

Haunted ruins theme

Amber chuckled a little at Aedre's reply. "Well, that's not the only crystal I found," she answered. "My Pokemon and I picked up some ordinary ones, though I'll have to feed a few gems to a certain somebody here." She glanced down at her belt, at the green pokeball that stood out among the red ones. "Assuming this Sableye wants to come along."

Her eyes scanned the network of tunnels as she followed Rachel. Occasionally, shadows stirred behind rocks, only to shrink back from Kyra's barks. This wasn't the place to let the Sableye out. The little ghost probably already knew the ruins, but if she was going to cause any more trouble, this would be a particularly bad area for it to happen.

As Nyxx, who now also had a new addition to her team, piped up, a strained smile spread across Amber's face. "Eheh... Yeah, let's make sure this is something to remember for the right reasons." Nyxx had been joking, but her comment still sent a shudder through the researcher.

Before long, a sign came into view. A sign with an image of some kind of Pokemon. "Hmm... Well, that's not one I've seen before," she commented, studying the figure. The wispy protrusions on its head indicated it was probably a Ghost type, but it didn't look like any she knew of. Taking out her notebook, she jotted down her observations and made her own sketch. "Rachel, would you happen to know what this Pokemon is?"

At the sight of the Gigalith the Rock-type leader sent out for protection, Amber stood in utter awe. Blue crystalline features shimmered in the Cradily's light, reflecting it all around. "That... That's a simply magnificent Pokemon you have there! Such beautiful crystals!" A hulking mass of rock wasn't most people's idea of beauty, Amber knew that, but to her, this Pokemon was a truly breathtaking sight. "And a rare colour for a Gigalith!"

Other interesting Pokemon made their appearance, namely more Goletts, and the researcher even saw the towering shapes of a few Golurks deep inside the cave. As fascinating as this all was, wariness tempered her excitement, both of those feelings growing the further she advanced into the tunnel.

Notes

Pokemon Party: Kabuto "Chalcedony" lv10, Yanma "Aeshna" lv9, Rockruff "Kyra" lv12, Rowlet "Tacita" lv10, Anorith "Larimar" lv11, Sableye (currently unnamed) lv10
Pokemon in PC:
Inventory: Pokeball x1, Potion x2, Dusk Ball x1