Ninian

Pokemon: Legendary Guardians [V2]

Olivier Laine

Libra the Ralts

[Route 701 - Pokémon Center]

@Sketcher@Shiny Keldeo
Michael's words caused a small smile to play across the blonde's lips. "...I see. Well, it'll certainly be an interesting story to tell your friends when you get home." Taking his hand from his chin, he began to furiously click things while using a few keybinds to get the desired effects from his video editing program. "Anyway, I've briefly looked into the Gyms in Sinnoh. Maylene does seem to be exceptionally strong, and Lucario are notorious for being rather powerful. Unfortunately, acquiring a Riolu is difficult..." Trailing off, Olivier glanced the snack Michael had been ingesting, contemplating his own hunger, as well as his partner's for a moment before going back to what he was doing.

Seemingly out of nowhere, Olivier made a proposition. "Given we're both inexperienced Trainers, it would be in our best interest to travel with a partner."

@Shiny Keldeo
Visibly wilting, the Ralts let out a small sigh. <O-Oh. Poor Maya...> Staring at the ground sadly for a moment, Libra contemplated for a few moments before coming up with a plan. <Bryce! You said he could help!>

Shuffling over to the occupied Trainer, Libra looked up at him before getting up on his toes so that he could pull at the bottom of Bryce's pantsleg. <Ummm... excuse me...>

Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: Crossroads of Time [Full]

Pyrrha the Gardevoir

[Folio Town - Town Square]

@Light Lord
When the Feraligatr pulled out a Guild badge, she gasped somewhat, noting the rank and the age of the item. "W-Wow, you really have a lot of experience, don't you..."

As he continued, she flashed a smile when he offered up his appearance. That was up until his scarred face was revealed. Her expression faltering, her visage dropped into a concerned frown, "Oh my goodness..." Letting out a nervous chuckle after his own commentary on his appearance, the Gardevoir quickly shook her head. "N-No, it's quite all right. You look fine, I just wasn't expecting such a... grievous wound. W-Well healed wound. Scar...?" Entirely frazzled, her face flushed a deep pink before she quickly averted her gaze, "A-Anyway, once we're done here, I'll find you. We should be staying for a week or so. Hopefully I catch you..."

Starting towards the Guild, she waved, "It was good meeting you too, Raiden! Take care, and enjoy the performance!"

Hurrying towards the Guild, she finally reunited with her dance troupe.

Troupe Relm

Relm the Sylveon, Pyrrha the Gardevoir
[Folio Town - Glyph's Guild]

"Sorry I took so long! I got a bit caught up in the conversation...."

Rolling his eyes, the Sylveon's gaze fixed on Pyrrha. "I thee you finally made it. You almotht held up the thow!"

Scratching the back of her head, the Gardevoir wilted, "S-Sorry. Let me touch up my makeup, and I should be ready." Rushing to her bag, Pyrrha grabbed her makeup kit, using [PSYCHIC] to apply the color to her features. A bit of green powder to accent her eyes, and a very light blush. Once finished, she put everything away, and waved over to the troupe leader, "I'm ready! Sorry. Is it time to start...?"

With a nod, Relm replied, "It will be very thortly..."

[Folio Town - Town Square]

@Light Lord@Shiny Keldeo
Members of the guild had already moved crowds from the designated performance area, using vines to rope it off. Troupe Relm revealed itself, and fans went wild! Pyrrha looked around in an attempt to find Raiden from before, but instead her gaze fell upon a small Totodile.

After the cheers died down, the Troupe got into their positions, with Relm stepping up to address the masses. "Good evening denizenth of Folio! Tonight is the firtht of many performanceth by Troupe Relm! Thethe girlth will dazzle you with their thyle and grace!" The Sylveon's ribbons moved to introduce the star of the performance, "Thith firtht performance tharring none other than Pyrrha!"

As if on cue, the crowd went wild, shouting, clapping and whistling as their diva took a modest bow.

With a small smile, Pyrrha looked back towards her fellow dancers. "...is everyone ready?" With a collective nod, the show would begin.

Pyrrha would start the group off by singing a fast-paced, melodious, yet fun tune with the other dancers completing the melody in a cappella. The group's Medicham very obviously had the deepest voice of them all. Once the melody picked up, the group would begin their choreographed dance, their movements seemingly not impacting the timbre of their song at all.

Lilisette the Kirlia

[Folio Town - Town Square]

@Light Lord@Shiny Keldeo
Lilisette was about to comment on the group's current guild-related conversation when her mind blanked. The moment Pyrrha stepped through the Guild's front doors, she made a squeeing noise, and hopped out of her seat. "ITSGONNASTART! EEEEEEEEEEE" Quivering in anticipation, her eyes were now glued to Troupe Relm.

Pokemon: Legendary Guardians [V2]

Celes Elwyn and Nasir the Zoroark

Celes' Party - Ranulf the Dragonite, Mist the Dratini
Zoroark Illusion Status: None

[Route 701]

@Shiny Keldeo@Light Lord
Five rocks impacted the meteors threatening to destroy the terrain beneath them, but the remaining large molten rocks still fell through. One fell in the vicinity of the Mismagius and Dragalge. Another near Cyan and the Haxorus.

Watching his attack being partially neutralized, Ranulf let out an aggravated grumble, <All right. Fine.>

Lifting himself from the ground, the large Dragonite let out a battle cry before flying straight towards the Crobat, reading a [FIRE PUNCH] aimed straight towards the bat's face.

Narrowing his gaze, Nasir's focus was right on the two enemy Trainers. "So you figured out that quickly. Thank you for informing me." In a flash of pink light, the guised Zoroark came out of his illusion, a wicked grin playing across his visage.

Given his orders, the Zoroark's brows furrowed. ...Fake him out? They're already aware of my abilities, but... perhaps I can catch him by surprise.

The Zoroark's readied [Night Slash] remained in sword-form, being clutched in his claws. Launching towards the Rhydon, the Zoroark flashed a toothy smile as he approached the significantly slower Pokémon. Try to deflect me with brute force. I dare you.

Taking his opponent's powerful horn, hide and tail into consideration, the Zoroark felt it would be significantly safer to attack the Rhydon from the back. Stopping just before he was in melee range, Nasir launched himself into the air, performing a back flip over the Rhydon, his sword slashing at the base of the Pokémon's shoulder blade, skillfully avoiding the protective spikes. Once the slash followed through, Nasir kicked off the back of the Rhydon's head to propel himself out of range of a direct tail retaliation.

Once landing, more crystals expanded from Nasir's form, erecting an illusory barricade.

Pokemon: Legendary Guardians [V2]

Pent Faraday

Shinon the Lucario, Aenir the Froslass, Jill the Skarmory

[Viore International Airport]

@Ophidian
The blatant flirting caused the drugged professor to furrow his brows, a very obviously confused expression across his features. "A-Ah...?" Somewhere deep in his mind, it must have processed, as his cheeks began to flush a deep red.

When asked a question about his Pokémon, Pent looked confused, as if forgetting who his partners even were. After a brief few moments, the man spoke up, "Shinon... door?" A small sliver of lucidity washed over Pent in this dire situation. He began contemplating. This man is a thief, however he most definitely saved my life. Had no one noticed me laying unconscious, I'm almost certain I would have died of shock. That door is strong, but there's no other reasonable way out. We must take that door down... Wait! My staff... how am I supposed to—

A large wooden object being tossed at him drew Pent from his thoughts. Looking over his shoulder, the man saw Shinon beside him. More importantly, the Lucario had delivered to him his staff. Placing a weak hand over the stone dangling from the top, he spoke as firmly as he could muster, "Shinon, you must transcend the bounds of evolution..."

A brilliant light expelled from the keystone in his staff, connecting with Shinon's Lucarionite bracer. With Shinon's mega stone as the catalyst, a transformative light embraced him, evolving him into Mega-Lucario.

Now with a significant power, boost, Shinon was ready to take down anything that stood before him. That included the heavily reinforced door. "Aura Sphere... if that doesn't work, use... Bone Rush."

On command, Shinon made a small grunt before putting his hands together. A bright blue orb of energy formed between his hands, and after a few moments, [SHINON used AURA SPHERE!] The condensed aura impacted with the door, and instead of ripping it off its hinges, it simply blew a hole straight through it.

Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: Crossroads of Time [Full]

Pyrrha the Gardevoir

[Folio Town - Town Square]

@Light Lord
Crossing her arms, Pyrrha's brows furrowed with worry as she looked over the hooded figure. He seemed nice enough, but the thought of Dunban getting himself in trouble worried her. "...Well... I suppose. I'm not even sure he has a proper rescue team. I think he just solos everything, it's... going to get him in trouble." Hanging her head, she thought for a moment before continuing, "...Well, if you promise you'll accompany him wherever you need him, I'll take you to him..."

A small smile crossed her lips, "I may take you up on the bodyguard offer. That's quite nice of you. I'll probably have to run it by Relm, he's... difficult sometimes. Maybe we could just go together, and I'll meet up with the rest of the troupe after my meeting with Dunban..."

Scratching the back of her head, she flashed the male a smile, "Well, um. I should probably head to the Guild and get ready for the performance. It should be shortly, you may want to pick your seat now."

Karaha the Umbreon

[Folio's Trunk - Town Path F6]

@Light Lord@Shiny Keldeo@Lucius Cypher@Empour
It was clear that Letho didn't believe the female Aron when she mentioned defeating a Gliscor. Karaha, however, was not as doubtful. Instead, he was more worried about the fact that a Gliscor had already breeched the path.

"Petra... if you do not mind my questions, what exactly was the Gliscor doing when you discovered it? Did it seem organized? Were there others with it...?"

The Umbreon's gaze then fell upon Letho, who seemed against the Aron accompanying them. Letting out a sigh Karaha spoke up, "You will have one less once we reach the Waypoint. However..." Thinking everything over, the Umbreon realized that the group would likely have to rest before trekking further into the Trunk. It might be unwise for him to travel into the desert as well, he wasn't entirely certain. It would depend on a few conditions. Looking over the Aron, he studied her for a few moments before speaking, "Petra, if I have read you correctly, you wish to accompany the group into the roots because you wish to become an adventurer?"

Lilisette the Kirlia

[Folio Town - Town Square]

@Light Lord@Shiny Keldeo
Making her way over towards Devon's selected bench, Lilisette took a seat beside him. "Good choice! We should be able to see a lot from here. I'm especially excited for the fire show."

Watching in somewhere between horror and amazement, Lilisette's jaw dropped while Devon devoured his apple. A small rumble in her stomach alerted her to the fact that she too was hungry. "Man, the way you ate that apple wasn't exactly appetizing, but I'm pretty hungry..." Pulling her new satchel forward, she dug into it to find an apple of her own. "Wow, these are good ones too!" Closing her eyes, she took a small bite of the apple with a smile, "Mmmm. Yeah this hits the spot."

Once the Totodile finished bathing, his question caused the Kirlia to think it over. "Um... good question. I assume so? What kinda mission would you even want to go on?"

Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: Crossroads of Time [Full]

Lilisette the Kirlia

[Folio Town - Town Square]

@Light Lord@Shiny Keldeo
Gaze still fixed on the hooded man, Kirlia spoke softly, "...He was nice enough, but... something about him seems off, and I can't really put my finger on it..." Nodding at Selena's input she continued, "...Yeah, giving you the creeps is a good way to put it..."

Looking to Ember, she gave the Quilava a quick nod before closing her eyes and tensing her muscles. "Oooo I bet this is going to hurrrrrt..." Surprisingly, it didn't. Opening her eyes one by one, she turned around, spinning around looking at her now dry dress. "Oh wow, you did a great job! Thanks, Ember!"

Finally looking to Selena, she flashed a smile, putting her hand in front of her, "Yup! We were gonna watch the show! And it's going to be AMAZING! Given they just got into town, it'll probably be a little bit before they start. Usually they start just before sunset, to get the main acts out of the way before the fire show!" Looking around, she put her hand over her brow, "We should probably find a good seat before they're all taken."

Pokemon: Legendary Guardians [V2]

Olivier Laine

Libra the Ralts

[Route 701 - Pokémon Center]

@Sketcher@Shiny Keldeo
Taking a quick glance at Michael, Olivier raised a delicate brow, "...Have you battled any of the Gyms in Sinnoh? Despite myself living in Kalos, I haven't had a chance to attempt one there. Not even Lumiose's, unfortunately..." Trailing off, his brows furrowed with disappointment in himself.

The Ralts had already parted his lips in an attempt to response when the Swampert spoke up. Face flushing a deep red, Libra let out a sad sigh. <Y-Yes... Olivier's... a male. Mostly. Everyone assumes he's a girl, which is why...> Gesturing to his Trainer, Libra continued, <He makes it a point to wear his uniform. But, um... it's understandable... I'm pretty sure someone here's going to mistake him for being a girl, and... he'll go sulk somewhere....>

Now looking over at Maya, Libra contemplated for a moment before shuffling over to her, bending down to meet her eyes. <Please don't be upset. I'm fine... r-really.> Holding out his small hand he continued, <Let's be friends, all right...?> Flashing the best smile he could at the moment, he let out a soft giggle, <Besides, if we're all staying here for the night, we might as well get along, right?>

Pokemon: Legendary Guardians [V2]

Olivier Laine

Libra the Ralts

[Route 701 - Pokémon Center]

@Sketcher@Shiny Keldeo
Putting his chin on his right hand, Olivier continued awkwardly navigating his laptop's GUI with only his left hand. "Hmmm... Libra knows Magical Leaf, but I can't imagine it being that simple. Gym Leaders are formidable opponents, and are accustomed to countering type disadvantages. I wouldn't be surprised if they knew Ice-type moves, and were skilled at mitigating blows."

Gaze still downcast, the small Ralts let out a sad sigh. <...A-All right.> Awkwardly rubbing one of his arms with a small hand, he kept his gaze averted while he attempted to change the subject. <S-So to answer your question from earlier, yes the blonde Trainer is mine. I guess we're going to be here for a while, since he doesn't really want to walk around after dark. What about you...? Are you staying the night too?>

Pokemon: Legendary Guardians [V2]

Olivier Laine

Libra the Ralts

[Route 701 - Pokémon Center]

@Sketcher@Shiny Keldeo
Taking a seat, Olivier pulled his laptop from his bag once more, opening the video taken just previously. While staring at the screen, the blonde replied to Michael, "If I remember correctly, getting to Riviera Town's quite the walk. And this is just a guess, but given it's near a river, Water Pokémon are likely the specialty. Well, regardless, I would be surprised if I'd be strong enough to challenge them anyway..." Taking his eyes off his screen, he gave Libra a glance, letting out a soft sigh before working on his project.

Libra, on the other hand was enjoying conversing with fellow Pokémon. At least up until Maya broke his heart. With lips parted, the small Ralts looked at the Flareon, deeply hurt. <S-Stuffy? I... I'm... not trying to be stuffy...> Hanging his head, the two others gathered that had scolded Maya hadn't made him feel any better about the situation in the least. A small whimper escaped his lips, <I'm... Libra. It's nice to meet all of you, and... I'm sorry I'm... stuffy, Maya.>

The dejected Ralts' gaze now fell to the floor, now wondering if approaching was the right idea after all. He only wished to compliment the Flareon, but was now afraid she'd bite his head off. Kicking at the ground, he spoke, <I just... don't get to talk to other Pokémon often. I... may have gotten a bit excited. I'm really sorry...>

Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: Crossroads of Time [Full]

Pyrrha the Gardevoir

[Folio Town - Town Square]

@Light Lord
Rolling her eyes at the hooded figure, Pyrrha responded, "Ugh... Relm is. He's nice at heart, he's just really protective, and hates starting shows late." As the male continued, the Gardevoir tilted her head when he mentioned a familiar name, "...Oh, Dunban? That's that charming Gallade I met at our previous stop. I believe he lives in Noe Town, but I'll be honest I can't say for certain. We agreed to meet in Sahra Town after this gig is over, though. So hopefully he actually shows up..." Averting her gaze, the dancer let out a dejected sigh.

After a few moments, she looked back up at the hooded figure. "What do you intend for him to do? I hope it's nothing too dangerous..."