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Mariette
and Eli
Mariette barely kept herself from the slightest of a wicked smirk at Alex’s reply. He was more controlled than she’d have expected, except he was still a force of fury. Excellent.
Before she spoke, she paid attention to what Sue turned to her to say, without even turning her way. Indeed, she was planning on fighting back. And indeed, Amber’s airship was part of that equation…
‘…’ Mariette frowned in that direction, her awareness picking up on something. A tiny portal opened high in the sky, from the eye under an eyepatch to above the ship, looking at it…
‘The ship is under attack,’ Mariette replied to Sue. Though, it was too far away for anyone present to change the course of events that would take place next. Eli blinked up from where she was trying to maintain composure, seeing strains of magic from the distance on the flying ship. Several.
It didn’t occur to Mariette to help defend it.
Next, Anaya and Scout gathered. In the past, at the very least Scout had been scouted as a potential for being kidnapped, but was spared on account of being active in Penrose, too close to the home base, as well as being the servant of a Lesser Force. They were unpredictable in how they reacted to kidnappings, so Scout had been passed by as too much of a potential fuss. Anaya, however… was relatively new to Mariette.
Eli froze in realization behind Mariette, her sixth sense of darkness sensing the presence of the blessing of a horror. She hadn’t noticed it during the battle due to distance, but now she could notice the uncomfortable feeling on a closer range. And… with that, got a rough idea of what her bane was. Something about… a specific form of light, of some kind? … Eli felt an immediate sense of sympathy, due to having a very similar bane…
‘Mistress,’ Eli said with a cautionary tone. Mariette nodded, understanding the matter. This meant this girl, too, could get a sense of what their bane was. Banes, in Mariette’s case. One was a small lit natural flame, applying to both of them. The other was something, which was cracked like damaged glass, applying only to Mariette. … In any case. Anaya spoke about routes to the Overcity, and that she had found the shortest route… Mariette scoffed.
The portal girl standing on her own portal in mid-air considered for a moment, then spoke.
‘… There is no need to convince me. Justine attempted to take my life,’ Mariette told and gestured to her appearance, damaged dress and all. ‘My incentive to send a force of vengeance her way is more than sufficient. And… you have no need to find a “shortest route”,’ Mariette said. She then turned and stared directly at Anaya, thoroughly stale in expression. ‘I am the shortest route,’ she plainly declared.
‘That said,’ she continued, turning to those present. ‘I have been in contact with Alicia of Beacon. She was here before, wasn’t she? I offered her that I could ferry the forces of Beacon to Justine. I also said I’d mention this to Lily Hanson, for she showed a desire to go there. I’m willing to send you on your way, but perhaps you’d like to join forces, first? With them, and any allies you might have procured. You’ll need them.’
She then also looked up towards the airship. ‘And, in case Amber’s among your allies, I should mention that her ship’s under attack’—and that’s when something exploded within the ship and it started smoking and falling—‘oh.’
Mariette had a dull expression on her face as she looked up. Should she have told them earlier? Should she have acted? … The answer was inconclusive in her mind. … Hm.
She’d be standing there unmoving for a bit. Eli behind her, silent and staring.
@BrokenPromise@Majoras End@Card Captor And because her Third Eye could potentially notice a tiny portal watching the battle on the ship @FamishedPants
@Pikmin Eye
Martin sent out Goldeen into the water, and she descended into the well-like water-hole. It was dark, but small flashes of light guided the way. Descending deeper, the pressure rose, and the area opened up. It was a large, underwater cavern, and it was probably a bit deeper than the average human would like to attempt diving. The small flashes of light which actually slightly lit the place up…
The angler Pokémon secure territories, and would become hostile to Goldeen should she draw too close, which would be terrible because they’d be attacking with Electro Balls. In any case. The underwater cavern itself is not very meaningful itself, it’s an underwater area with some Pokémon living in it and some seaweed in the bottom.
Now, as a water-Pokémon, Goldeen would have immediately noticed that the water here was seawater when other water in the cavern was freshwater from the lake. She could clearly sense a current where there was a passage out to the sea southwards. Said current brought with it food and fish that flowed into the cavern and, with nowhere else to go, floated up to the room where the Slowpokes were fishing. It was a trap built of natural(?) cavern formation that the Slowpokes were taking advantage of for maximum food for minimum effort. Fish zapped by the angler Pokémon would also be drifting up there, free for the Slowpokes to feed on.
Regardless, there was one more exit. A place in the opposite direction to the exit out to the sea, northwards. There was a cave. A pitch-black cave, leading out further than she could see if she stuck out her head. It was hot and dark, and Goldeen was unable to see further into the dark cave to tell what could possibly be awaiting in the depths. But, it didn’t FEEL like it was the Wet Caverns anymore.
In any case, it was somewhat optimistic for a human to attempt diving to these depths on their own. However, if holding onto Goldeen, perhaps she could guide him there. If she didn’t mind being held onto.
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@Joshua Tamashii
‘Laurinda, hm. Oh… oh, I see.’ Jacques nodded to Amelia, his eyes trailing her Pokémon a little. Then, soon enough, they were done with the meal and such. Jacques paid for all of it, and left a fairly generous tip, before standing up and retrieving his hat.
‘Very well. I have a few things I’m going to want to research a little about, if you don’t mind me possibly seeking you out in the future. I wish you luck on your journey. Until next time, young Amelia.’ He bowed to her, then cast a quick look at Charl. ‘I’ll be back for you.’
‘Yes, sir!’ Charl flinched at being addressed, and then Jacques would be wandering on his way.
So, now, besides Charl still being there, Amelia was free to do what she wanted again.
Connected areas:
Route 1. To the south, is the common route of first journeys. Green and straight.
Route 3. To the north, the route to Rainrock or the Silent Shrine. A wet woodland.
Route 14. To the east, the lake known as the Dragon Lake, potentially for crossing.
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@Eklispe
The two Pikachu hesitated and then retreated in two different directions as Dawkin started chasing the Pichu. Apparently, after electric shocks turned ineffective they lost the will to fight.
It should be noted that mice are naturally developed to get to safety in a forest. That said, Pichu is yellow for whatever indiscernible reason, probably to warn other Pokémon of their electric potential, but it was doing it a considerable disservice here as Dawkin could easily pursue it. Pichu was slowed from being damaged, but it seemed to have a destination as it dashed past a tree and another tree and-
The Pichu dashed up the leg of a Sawsbuck, who simply stood majestically and turned his head to the little parasite running up his leg and standing on his back. Pichu proceeded to turn towards Dawkin, and…
‘PIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICH~!’ … Stuck out a tongue and pulled at the lower part of its right eyelid at him.
Sawsbuck, looking exceedingly disinterested, shook his body absently like if he had tried to dry himself after being wet.
‘P-pichu…!’ Pichu lost balance and fell down behind the two-meter-tall stag. Sawsbuck proceeded to slowly wander in the direction that was to Dawkin’s right, but the stag’s indifference didn’t prevent Pichu from giving Dawkin the evil eye and trying to hide behind the legs of the Pokémon.
Okay. What would Dawkin do now?
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@Rune_Alchemist
Yvonne simply smirked at Claire’s claims. She nodded to Ralia and Claire as they smiled at one another, and then continued with what she was doing with opening a wide enough space inside this building to set the stage for this little show. She only paid the slightest attention as Claire engaged Lure in conversation, and then soon enough she had managed to move enough things to give themselves a room to play in. Leftover furniture, tables, chairs and the like had been moved to the sides, and now there was room to play. A light rainfall started outside, and it should be noted neither lights nor heating worked inside the building. It may be somewhat cold, the air a bit damp from the rain now and sunlight unable to reach the surface due to light clouds. That said, it could otherwise be interpreted as cozy.
‘Yeah, I figured you’d use her.’ Yvonne eventually settled, looking at Ralia. She did look to Lure, a little perplexed as to that relationship, but chose to dismiss it. There had been the chance she was wrong, after all, not that it would have mattered. Yvonne smirked, once again, lifting the Pokéball.
‘Alright. This one is my representative of Cool and Clever. Stefan! Let’s go!’ She lobbed the ball, and it hit the floor with a flash of light. Out treaded a white quadruped covered in fur, but its claws, tail and face notably dark, including an odd horn that curved like a blade on the right side of the head, a glare of red eyes forward at Claire and Ralia.
‘Absol.’ The Pokémon stated, affirming his presence. Yvonne breathed out a breath she had been holding in since before she sent out the Pokémon, and she looked visibly proud.
‘Yeah. Sorry about this.’ Yvonne started off with.
‘In the appeal round of any contest, the Pokémon are to make moves in a specific order. Now, other Pokémon are allowed to make counter-moves if they’re being targeted, Clever’s a bit different since the Pokémon will actually be attempting to achieve superiority above one another, but still. The one to make the first move will be decided from the votes of the audience in the primary judging, the one with most votes gets to move first and so on. So…’ She then looked and smirked at Lure.
‘Who does our audience think seem the most clever?’ Yvonne asked the bug, gesturing between the two competitors, Ralia the Ralts and Stefan the Absol.
Stefan calmly turned his head to look with sharp eyes towards Lure… before making a brief Huff sound of breathing out in slightly scoffing manner, before turning to stare at Ralia, limbs in a stance showing he was ready to make a move.
Martin sent out Goldeen into the water, and she descended into the well-like water-hole. It was dark, but small flashes of light guided the way. Descending deeper, the pressure rose, and the area opened up. It was a large, underwater cavern, and it was probably a bit deeper than the average human would like to attempt diving. The small flashes of light which actually slightly lit the place up…
The angler Pokémon secure territories, and would become hostile to Goldeen should she draw too close, which would be terrible because they’d be attacking with Electro Balls. In any case. The underwater cavern itself is not very meaningful itself, it’s an underwater area with some Pokémon living in it and some seaweed in the bottom.
Now, as a water-Pokémon, Goldeen would have immediately noticed that the water here was seawater when other water in the cavern was freshwater from the lake. She could clearly sense a current where there was a passage out to the sea southwards. Said current brought with it food and fish that flowed into the cavern and, with nowhere else to go, floated up to the room where the Slowpokes were fishing. It was a trap built of natural(?) cavern formation that the Slowpokes were taking advantage of for maximum food for minimum effort. Fish zapped by the angler Pokémon would also be drifting up there, free for the Slowpokes to feed on.
Regardless, there was one more exit. A place in the opposite direction to the exit out to the sea, northwards. There was a cave. A pitch-black cave, leading out further than she could see if she stuck out her head. It was hot and dark, and Goldeen was unable to see further into the dark cave to tell what could possibly be awaiting in the depths. But, it didn’t FEEL like it was the Wet Caverns anymore.
In any case, it was somewhat optimistic for a human to attempt diving to these depths on their own. However, if holding onto Goldeen, perhaps she could guide him there. If she didn’t mind being held onto.
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@Joshua Tamashii
‘Laurinda, hm. Oh… oh, I see.’ Jacques nodded to Amelia, his eyes trailing her Pokémon a little. Then, soon enough, they were done with the meal and such. Jacques paid for all of it, and left a fairly generous tip, before standing up and retrieving his hat.
‘Very well. I have a few things I’m going to want to research a little about, if you don’t mind me possibly seeking you out in the future. I wish you luck on your journey. Until next time, young Amelia.’ He bowed to her, then cast a quick look at Charl. ‘I’ll be back for you.’
‘Yes, sir!’ Charl flinched at being addressed, and then Jacques would be wandering on his way.
So, now, besides Charl still being there, Amelia was free to do what she wanted again.
Connected areas:
Route 1. To the south, is the common route of first journeys. Green and straight.
Route 3. To the north, the route to Rainrock or the Silent Shrine. A wet woodland.
Route 14. To the east, the lake known as the Dragon Lake, potentially for crossing.
__________________________
@Eklispe
The two Pikachu hesitated and then retreated in two different directions as Dawkin started chasing the Pichu. Apparently, after electric shocks turned ineffective they lost the will to fight.
It should be noted that mice are naturally developed to get to safety in a forest. That said, Pichu is yellow for whatever indiscernible reason, probably to warn other Pokémon of their electric potential, but it was doing it a considerable disservice here as Dawkin could easily pursue it. Pichu was slowed from being damaged, but it seemed to have a destination as it dashed past a tree and another tree and-
The Pichu dashed up the leg of a Sawsbuck, who simply stood majestically and turned his head to the little parasite running up his leg and standing on his back. Pichu proceeded to turn towards Dawkin, and…
‘PIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICH~!’ … Stuck out a tongue and pulled at the lower part of its right eyelid at him.
Sawsbuck, looking exceedingly disinterested, shook his body absently like if he had tried to dry himself after being wet.
‘P-pichu…!’ Pichu lost balance and fell down behind the two-meter-tall stag. Sawsbuck proceeded to slowly wander in the direction that was to Dawkin’s right, but the stag’s indifference didn’t prevent Pichu from giving Dawkin the evil eye and trying to hide behind the legs of the Pokémon.
Okay. What would Dawkin do now?
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@Rune_Alchemist
Yvonne simply smirked at Claire’s claims. She nodded to Ralia and Claire as they smiled at one another, and then continued with what she was doing with opening a wide enough space inside this building to set the stage for this little show. She only paid the slightest attention as Claire engaged Lure in conversation, and then soon enough she had managed to move enough things to give themselves a room to play in. Leftover furniture, tables, chairs and the like had been moved to the sides, and now there was room to play. A light rainfall started outside, and it should be noted neither lights nor heating worked inside the building. It may be somewhat cold, the air a bit damp from the rain now and sunlight unable to reach the surface due to light clouds. That said, it could otherwise be interpreted as cozy.
‘Yeah, I figured you’d use her.’ Yvonne eventually settled, looking at Ralia. She did look to Lure, a little perplexed as to that relationship, but chose to dismiss it. There had been the chance she was wrong, after all, not that it would have mattered. Yvonne smirked, once again, lifting the Pokéball.
‘Alright. This one is my representative of Cool and Clever. Stefan! Let’s go!’ She lobbed the ball, and it hit the floor with a flash of light. Out treaded a white quadruped covered in fur, but its claws, tail and face notably dark, including an odd horn that curved like a blade on the right side of the head, a glare of red eyes forward at Claire and Ralia.
Pokédex Entry #359 – Absol, the Disaster Pokémon. It lives in mountainous regions and don’t often leave them. Its horn senses impending disasters, so it’s known to come down to warn people. In the past, it was misunderstood and thought to be an ill bringer of harm, and many still feel uncomfortable with it. It has a notably long lifespan.
‘Absol.’ The Pokémon stated, affirming his presence. Yvonne breathed out a breath she had been holding in since before she sent out the Pokémon, and she looked visibly proud.
‘Yeah. Sorry about this.’ Yvonne started off with.
‘In the appeal round of any contest, the Pokémon are to make moves in a specific order. Now, other Pokémon are allowed to make counter-moves if they’re being targeted, Clever’s a bit different since the Pokémon will actually be attempting to achieve superiority above one another, but still. The one to make the first move will be decided from the votes of the audience in the primary judging, the one with most votes gets to move first and so on. So…’ She then looked and smirked at Lure.
‘Who does our audience think seem the most clever?’ Yvonne asked the bug, gesturing between the two competitors, Ralia the Ralts and Stefan the Absol.
Stefan calmly turned his head to look with sharp eyes towards Lure… before making a brief Huff sound of breathing out in slightly scoffing manner, before turning to stare at Ralia, limbs in a stance showing he was ready to make a move.
@Pikmin Eye I'll say Goldeen can probably swim you there. I checked, Goldeen CAN learn the Dive HM, so that should mean you should be able to use Goldeen for that purpose here. ... But I am not letting you breathe underwater just because your Pokémon can Dive you. Haha.
@Joshua Tamashii You know, I had something clever in mind. Then I forgot. I forgot what kind of cleverness I had in mind for what Jacques to say. So, instead of delaying you, run along. I can kick myself whenever I remember later. Hahaha.
@Eklispe You know, if you had written that you'd try capturing the Pokémon while running, I might have... eh, oh, well. I'll let you entertain this one instead. XD
@Rune_Alchemist ... Yvonne planned that you might be using Ralia, because she (obviously) already knew who her own competitor would be, and chose category based on that. Hah.
@Pirouette I'm just happy you wrote and confirmed you're still here! If you prefer, I can jump you past this trial and just assume you cleared it if you don't want to be delayed here. If you're finding it hard to reply.
@Joshua Tamashii You know, I had something clever in mind. Then I forgot. I forgot what kind of cleverness I had in mind for what Jacques to say. So, instead of delaying you, run along. I can kick myself whenever I remember later. Hahaha.
@Eklispe You know, if you had written that you'd try capturing the Pokémon while running, I might have... eh, oh, well. I'll let you entertain this one instead. XD
@Rune_Alchemist ... Yvonne planned that you might be using Ralia, because she (obviously) already knew who her own competitor would be, and chose category based on that. Hah.
@Pirouette I'm just happy you wrote and confirmed you're still here! If you prefer, I can jump you past this trial and just assume you cleared it if you don't want to be delayed here. If you're finding it hard to reply.
Got overwhelmed by some work-related things.
Regardless. Shall see if I can post within 25 hours.
Regardless. Shall see if I can post within 25 hours.
@Sickle-cell Soooooooo are you guys just going to post back-and-forth to one another quickly while the rest waits for their turn? I'm personally kind of fine with that, but I'm wondering anyway.
@SkinnyTy Btw, sent you new link, meetingwords isn't working.
@SkinnyTy Btw, sent you new link, meetingwords isn't working.
@Eklispe Nicely posted. Alright, chasing on. That's to be expected. I will note, I am keeping wild Pokémon from attacking humans, most of the time. The Pokémon world would look so different if humans were regularly injured or killed while walking in Pokémon-infested areas. Especially the "Pokémon Journeys" extremely young trainers embark on probably wouldn't happen. It'd be more like a standard JRPG where monsters inhabit everywhere outside the walls of towns, just that all the monsters are Pokémon, then. XD
@Rune_Alchemist *gasp* What a spectacle! ... Anyways, yupp. Nicely posted. Picking what monster to put on what contest's an interesting challenge, eh? Now, then. Yvonne's feeling like showing off.
@Rune_Alchemist *gasp* What a spectacle! ... Anyways, yupp. Nicely posted. Picking what monster to put on what contest's an interesting challenge, eh? Now, then. Yvonne's feeling like showing off.
@Pikmin Eye Nicely posted. Heh. Alright. Now, I know how it looks down there... but how much of the regular treatment should I give it when it's a single Pokémon making the trip. Haha. Anyways. I'll have something.
@Joshua Tamashii Oh? Did she mention the Known Ruins in addition to the Old Tombs? Very well, then. Yeah, that'll be something, then. Heh. Alright. Nicely posted.
@Joshua Tamashii Oh? Did she mention the Known Ruins in addition to the Old Tombs? Very well, then. Yeah, that'll be something, then. Heh. Alright. Nicely posted.
@Majoras End My current thinking is that I'll wait for you before posting anything, because you're at the scene. This is correct, right?
@Pikmin Eye … I’d like to let you know, I check if Pokémon have a chance of holding a particular item, and then I roll to see if they are holding it. If there are several items they could be holding, then I roll between them. There were a 1.25% chance of this happening, in total. … Enjoy. XD
@Joshua Tamashii Yepp, I think I’m done with what I think Jacques would ask for the moment. He’ll have some more to say when he actually intends to leave, but first, let’s hear if you want to ask him anything. Heh.
@Rune_Alchemist *has been making opponents for Contests* Cute’s difficult. How do I grade degrees of cuteness!? XD … Anyways, yeah. Yvonne interpreted “practice” as “going head to head outside official circumstances to see how you do”. Claire’s free to react as she pleases. I did consider a bit, "how do you show off that you're 'clever'?" The answer is, of course, not to show that you're smart, it's to show that you're more intelligent than your opponent. And there's no way to do that without going head-to-head. So, with that. Have fun. Haha.
@Eklispe You could probably hit with a Pokéball if you chase. … If I’m feeling nice. Otherwise, I’d be interested in hearing your plan to make it more likely. Chase Pichu down until it’s too exhausted to flee further? … But then, perhaps, do you risk losing track of it? Haha. I’ll leave it to you.
@Pirouette@Pyromaniacwolf@Project@TheIrishJJ So, how’s it going?
@Joshua Tamashii Yepp, I think I’m done with what I think Jacques would ask for the moment. He’ll have some more to say when he actually intends to leave, but first, let’s hear if you want to ask him anything. Heh.
@Rune_Alchemist *has been making opponents for Contests* Cute’s difficult. How do I grade degrees of cuteness!? XD … Anyways, yeah. Yvonne interpreted “practice” as “going head to head outside official circumstances to see how you do”. Claire’s free to react as she pleases. I did consider a bit, "how do you show off that you're 'clever'?" The answer is, of course, not to show that you're smart, it's to show that you're more intelligent than your opponent. And there's no way to do that without going head-to-head. So, with that. Have fun. Haha.
@Eklispe You could probably hit with a Pokéball if you chase. … If I’m feeling nice. Otherwise, I’d be interested in hearing your plan to make it more likely. Chase Pichu down until it’s too exhausted to flee further? … But then, perhaps, do you risk losing track of it? Haha. I’ll leave it to you.
@Pirouette@Pyromaniacwolf@Project@TheIrishJJ So, how’s it going?
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