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Darkest Before the Dawn: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed]

If assault team waits, too, they'll find that they've got new information on what they're fighting. Not that there's particularly many in the assault team, but.

Darkest Before the Dawn: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed]

@Majoras End Alright, so I was asked if I wanted to post before Ari's next post, and as such I did, despite you not having posted yet. Say, do you have any specific thoughts around Eliza's appearance at the place? Or so? I do want to know what you're up to, thought wise, right now.

Darkest Before the Dawn: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed]

It did seem that Silhouette and Su were making their positions clear on their particular team-up. Good. Trixy apologized, and Mariette nodded.

‘I’ll choose to trust you on this,’ Mariette replied to Trixy.

Mariette simply nodded to Lily and Alexander saying they’d see what they could do about the true love thing. The companion did not respond to Lily, making her look like a dofus. Lily called for Mariette not to collapse the dimension, making Mariette blink at her and then Alexander a bit in surprise.

‘This is a small artificial dimension created by my patron. Its collapse is of no consequence to the multiverse at large. But, if you really don’t want me to collapse it… then please ensure I don’t have to,’ Mariette simply said, absolutely not intent on giving up the collapsing dimension plan in case something went wrong.

Viridian showed up and set up her tower. She’d been at the mansion the entire time, so it wasn’t as if it was surprising. Still.

‘I’ll note I haven’t stationed forces on the roof on account of that it’s outside the protection of the reinforced mansion exterior. I cannot promise the safety of the tower if they fire upon it, but I’ll see what I can do,’ she said. Then Viridian put pressure on Lily, which… huh.

Dina summoned Chuchuna, and Mariette opened a portal for the yeti to easily slip out into the snowstorm if needed, briefly blowing some cold blizzard into the office before the portal closed. The cat-girl then stood up for the electric girl… hm. That girl was a natural protector, wasn’t she?

‘… Lily is a personal friend of mine, not an ally by patron. She is the last person in this room I would expect to betray me,’ Mariette stated rather simply, about the matter of Lily’s current employer. She wouldn’t put it past Lily to potentially be manipulated, but Lily would never desire to harm her, she was confident about that. Mariette stopped paying attention to the rest of that conversation, she was still multitasking by letting her forces fire through portals, after all.

‘Your service as a healer and summoner would be greatly appreciated, Dina. It is amusing you’d suggest, because the mirror thing has already been covered. Should a mirror within my mansion be destroyed, it will disperse into shadows. I couldn’t have my mirrors be used against me, after all. Still, Su. If you’d wish to enchant regular house-hold objects to be used as grenades or traps, that would be interesting,’ she said, honestly.

She also nodded to Hilaria. ‘Sounds like you'll be of greatest use when the enemy has reached us. Until then, feel free to make yourself ready.’

Then, finally, looking to Trixy and Lily about the places they wished to go. ‘I will open three portals for you for now,’ so she said, and opened three portals. One went into the snowstorm, one went to a line of combat-ready magical girls looking out windows, and another went to the second floor balcony looking over the foyer. There were some more troops there.

‘If you wish to go onto the roof, here you go. I warn that I wasn’t intending on positioning any troops on the roof, for it is a dangerous and open location, but as long as you are aware you can fire upon our enemies with similar impunity. I will rescue you if it goes bad.’

‘The second option is joining the Artillery Line. These are my magical girls firing at our enemies from various third floor windows, though I have some shooting from second floor windows, too. They’re likely to be attacked, as such there’s close combat potential in them, too, but they’re ready to scramble back past the trapped room should things go badly. I will do my best to relocate as makes tactical sense.’

‘The third option is the top of the foyer. There are traps ready to be activated manually should our foes enter the main entrance, including a shield to separate their forces to allow us to focus on annihilating those who made it inside prematurely, as well as a sonic blast focus on the lower floor to shake up our foes and make them more vulnerable before our attack. This ambush could also use help. Of course, if our foes come with a different tactic, we will adapt as may come, and the second floor foyer is the best place to be prepared to rush anywhere else in the mansion even without portals.’

From here, the girls would be allowed to move where they thought they would be the most useful, because Mariette currently did not actually know, it all would change depending on what shape Justine’s attack took…

Mariette

Specialization: Portals, Light
Power: Tentacles
Perks: Gifted, I. Home, Blood M., Overcity S., I. Tourist, H. Handbag, Allies, Aware, A. Direction
Benefits: C. Doom, Reason, Minions, Retrieval, M. Might, Mana Font.
Drawbacks: Quick-T., Mind-Bent, Insomnia, Bane, H. Sapping
Str: 4 Agi: 4 Vit: 4 Mag: 22 Lck: 10

@BrokenPromise@Ariamis@Card Captor@FamishedPants@AtomicNut@Majoras End

Pokémon: Start

@hatakekuro

With the fairies cheering around, Basil went over to rub the little Jigglypuff. As it wasn’t sleep induced by a Pokémon move, Jigglypuff quickly awoke, blinking up at him looking still a bit tired and also very curious.

‘Jig?’ she asked, staring up at him, and then Basil mentioned the greater audience out there… ‘… Gig!’

result

‘Jigglypuff!’ Jigglypuff called out, more than happy to escape this forest and seek out this greater audience that Basil was promising!

So, if he took her into a Pokéball eventually…

Basil caught Jigglypuff!

Gender: ♀
Type: Normal/Fairy
Personality: (Up to player.)
Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other: (Up to player.)
Level: 12
Moves: Sing, Defense Curl, Pound, Play Nice, Disarming Voice
Ability: Friend Guard. Reduces damage done to nearby allies.
Held Item: None

New Pokémon caught! Basil earned 1500 P!

Would you like to give a nickname to Jigglypuff?

Then, Basil walked over towards the Ralts. The tiny feelings-Pokémon stepped slightly behind the tree it was beside as Basil approached, raising its head to stare at him, even though its eyes were still squarely behind the cap. Basil knelt and asked the question…

and then Ralts teleported. Whisked away from the place where it was standing as if it was never there.

Seemed like it wasn’t willing to converse with Basil… or so one could have thought, until Basil caught sight of it a bit further away, behind a different tree, deeper into the forest. It raised a tiny arm, and gestured towards it. As in, “this way”.

Would Basil follow?

if so

Ralts used its teleportation to keep a healthy distance ahead of Basil, peeking out behind trees and maybe being slightly difficult to sight at times, but Ralts wouldn’t leave him behind so if he really couldn’t find the Pokémon it eventually stepped out a little more obviously or teleported closer to point and then teleport. It became a decently long trek through the Silent Forest, the only sounds being that of the rain and the occasional curious fairies peeking at them heading through. It eventually became decently apparent that the Ralts was leading him the same way those shining gates would have if he’d chosen to follow their only seemingly random pattern. Eventually, however, he approached a destination.

you’ve arrived at

Deepforest Shrine

It’s a shrine. Following the arcs of the forest, eventually the path somehow reached this road made of rock, leading through the forest to a destination. Surrounded by forest, far from any road, lay this sudden, as if hidden, shrine. In the midst of the rainfall of the Northern Silent Forest, this was clearly not the Silent Shrine, but someplace else entirely. Yet, other than being a shrine in the middle of nowhere, was there anything relevant about this place? It seemed but empty, abandoned and bleak from here.

Yet… the shrine was attended. There were small, white-bodied green-capped little fellas standing a bit here and there, holding tiny brooms swiping like they were trying to be shrine maidens for the shrine, wearing the same outfits a shrine maiden would,white top and red dress. They also had noticed the person approaching way before he’d come into view, some of them fleeing as if by sheer shyness, but others stood, watching the newcomer, unsure what to make of her yet.

Pokédex Entry #280 – Ralts, the Feeling Pokémon. The horn on its head can sense emotions, and its own mood will be affected in turn. It will approach positive emotion and its body will warm, while it will shy away from and avoid negativity and hostility. Quite rare to see in nature.

… But even more eye-catching than the odd attendants of the shrine. There was a young girl, sitting on the stairs up to the shrine under the roof by the entrance, all alone except for the company of these Pokémon. She was just idly talking to these little Raltses, when the specific one that Basil had followed teleported next to her and pointed. She sighed a bit, and then turned to look towards Basil.

her

‘I’ve been away for too long again, haven’t I?’ she asked with a giggle. ‘I’m Lorette, Gym Leader of Highhill Town and Shrine Maiden of the Silent Shrine… and frequent absentee from my own gym, sorry about that. Did you come to challenge me? Or did you just follow the curiously dressed Ralts you found?’ she asked, sporting a ready little smile that definitely said she was ready if he was there for a challenge… but it wasn’t exactly why Basil had come, was it? But maybe he wants to try himself out when the opportunity has presented itself?

What will Basil do here?

Otherwise, he’s still in Northern Silent Forest.

Northern Silent Forest

Northern Silent Forest

Before you lies a forest, dark to the sight but that is mostly due to the clouds gathered overhead. Unlike on Route 3, however, the thickness of the trees prevent actually seeing above the trees. The place has a lonely feeling, made only worse by the constant downpour which is the rain around Rainrock City, yet the place is filled with things one would not expect. There are lanterns shining blue light in the trees, there are arcs around the forest for unknown reasons that sometimes look like they’re glowing themselves. There were definitely mystifying powers at work here, these wooden arcs standing as if guiding the way somewhere, yet they lead nowhere, and are strewn around seemingly randomly.

True to its name, other than the rain barely any sounds come from within the forest. And yet, among the trees, small creatures dwell. Despite the lonely feeling, it is hard to look in a direction and not seemingly see a sign of movement. On the ground, smaller grass-type creatures were invariably found, while larger creatures that enjoy the rain could also be expected. But most of all, the air was populated by small, floating flowers, and the tiny denizens on top of them… This place was fairly well known for the fairies that inhabited it. If you’re looking for a place to name the Fairy Forest of Isson… This is a good candidate.

Suggestions to actions

1. Find Pokémon. Specify if you’re looking for a specific kind of Pokémon in the forest.
2. Train Pokémon. With this command, we can jump ahead in time and skip posting about grinding.
3. Move along. Move along normally, letting any events that may come happen naturally.
4. Hurry along. Intentionally avoid confrontations and try to get safely to the next destination.
5. Specify. If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.
6. Trigger random event. Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.
7. Area Specific: Follow the Arcs. They seem to be standing randomly, but if you follow them anyways…?

Connected areas:
Route 3. To the east.
Route 11. If you head directly north for a while.
Silent Shrine. Go south, you should be able to find the road there.

Northern Silent Forest, known Pokémon

Common:
#69 Bellsprout
#285 Shroomish
#669 Flabébé

Uncommon:
#39 Jigglypuff
#209 Snubbull
#300 Skitty

Rare:
#280 Ralts

Pokémon: Start

@hatakekuro

Right as Jigglypuff tried to sing her signature first tones, Basil changed the style of music. Jigglypuff looked remarkably displeased with this, but a songstress would never back down from a challenge! Not remiss to let go of this opportunity, Jigglypuff still sang… but she ALSO changed the style of her song!

‘♫Ji-ji-ji-jiggly-ji-ji-ji-ji-puff-puff~♫’ The impossibility of writing down the tones of the following song aside, she went with a more fast-paced tone to try to follow along and suit the rhythm that Basil was setting. It could hardly be called a lullaby anymore, but the eager little fairy still did her best to try to sing along…!

Now, it was still the soft tones of a Jigglifuff’s sleep-inducing voice that came along, but something about the change in style meant Basil found he wasn’t really falling asleep, just as long as he kept on improvising and kept Jigglypuff on her toes!

Perhaps Basil would like to do something extra with the Jigglypuff trying to keep up?

Otherwise

Eventually, Basil would (assumingly) stop playing, and an exhausted Jigglypuff ended her song on a high note. The little balloon fairy breathed heavily… when the other fairies gave some little cheers for the performance they’d been given, Flabébés calling out and Snubbulls barking in delight, the little Ralts in the background clapping quietly with its two little arms, and Jigglypuff looked more or less stunned to have actual audience response, given usually they’re all asleep. Jigglypuff smiled so happily, waved to the other fairies a bit… and then fell asleep, having exhausted herself by singing in ways she wasn’t used to.

This made it the only Jigglypuff concert ever where the only Pokémon to fall asleep was the Jigglypuff herself.

With that, Basil was free to interact with the fairies around him. What would he do?

Northern Silent Forest

Northern Silent Forest

Before you lies a forest, dark to the sight but that is mostly due to the clouds gathered overhead. Unlike on Route 3, however, the thickness of the trees prevent actually seeing above the trees. The place has a lonely feeling, made only worse by the constant downpour which is the rain around Rainrock City, yet the place is filled with things one would not expect. There are lanterns shining blue light in the trees, there are arcs around the forest for unknown reasons that sometimes look like they’re glowing themselves. There were definitely mystifying powers at work here, these wooden arcs standing as if guiding the way somewhere, yet they lead nowhere, and are strewn around seemingly randomly.

True to its name, other than the rain barely any sounds come from within the forest. And yet, among the trees, small creatures dwell. Despite the lonely feeling, it is hard to look in a direction and not seemingly see a sign of movement. On the ground, smaller grass-type creatures were invariably found, while larger creatures that enjoy the rain could also be expected. But most of all, the air was populated by small, floating flowers, and the tiny denizens on top of them… This place was fairly well known for the fairies that inhabited it. If you’re looking for a place to name the Fairy Forest of Isson… This is a good candidate.

Suggestions to actions

1. Find Pokémon. Specify if you’re looking for a specific kind of Pokémon in the forest.
2. Train Pokémon. With this command, we can jump ahead in time and skip posting about grinding.
3. Move along. Move along normally, letting any events that may come happen naturally.
4. Hurry along. Intentionally avoid confrontations and try to get safely to the next destination.
5. Specify. If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.
6. Trigger random event. Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.
7. Area Specific: Follow the Arcs. They seem to be standing randomly, but if you follow them anyways…?

Connected areas:
Route 3. To the east.
Route 11. If you head directly north for a while.
Silent Shrine. Go south, you should be able to find the road there.

Route 1, known Pokémon

Common:
#69 Bellsprout
#285 Shroomish
#669 Flabébé

Uncommon:
#39 Jigglypuff
#209 Snubbull
#300 Skitty

Rare:
#280 Ralts

Darkest Before the Dawn: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed]

Mariette looked a bit at the gathering of Su, Silhouette and Trixy. It seemed they’d work well together. That was all she could ask for.

Another individual appeared. To Eliza, she used the key and she was transported into a black void she could stand on. There was a few seconds of absolute nothing, long enough that one could wonder if she had somehow gotten lost between worlds, when a portal opened in front of her. It led into Mariette’s office, where Mariette was seated behind a desk, and in front of her were Su, Helga, Trixy, Silhouette, Lily, Alexander and soon enough would also be Dan, Dina and Hilaria. After the dolphin appeared with his crew, Mariette nodded to them.

‘That is everyone gathered. Good. I’m happy you could join us, Eliza. Dan, Hilaria, Dina, thank you for responding to my quick summon. Justine is about to begin her assault, and I wanted you here before it happens,’ Mariette said, looking over them. To address some questions. Helga’s question about the keys first.

‘The keys are magical artifacts that are checked for by traps before they go off. They only work if they’re held by the person they’re made for, to prevent enemies simply stealing them. Making a new one would take some amount of time, time which we do not have. As such, please stick close to someone who has a key, and those with keys, please do not lose them,’ Mariette requested, nodding to them.

Then, there was Lily… avoiding her question with a straight lie. Mariette stared at her for a bit, trying to puzzle together why Lily would lie to her. It probably wasn’t anything that could come to harm Mariette, Lily wasn’t that kind of person, but it still made her worry. Fortunately, she didn’t have to worry for long, because Alexander came out and explained. Mariette blinked a bit at him.

‘An old minion of mine?’ Mariette asked, frowning. She didn’t have any old minions. Trying to understand who he was talking about made Mariette draw a complete blank. Still, what Alexander said next made her forget about that piece of information.

Brainwashed?

She took a couple of seconds to consider it. Could she be brainwashed? She considered her patron, and…

‘It’s possible,’ she said, but then dismissed the question. ‘But at the moment Justine is mounting an attack intending to kill me. I do not have the luxury to worry right now. Let us focus on getting through this alive.’

‘The enemy will be carrying with them my bane…’ Mariette sighed a bit as she resigned herself to that the whole world will know her bane. ‘… Cracked glass and lit candles. However, cracked glass only hurts me, while candles have a moderate effect on all servants of Asengav. That’s why I need you. You’ll be unaffected by the banes that hurt me and my companions. I will maneuver you around the compound with portals, I ask you cooperate with my allies.’

‘Speaking of banes, we do know Justine's. It's True Love...’ Mariette sighed a bit. ‘Something I've been a bit short on. However, perhaps you could help with that?’ Mariette asked, glancing over Lily and Alexander, and a little over Trixy, Silhouette, Su and Helga. She wasn't entirely sure about various relationships there, but who knows?

‘I have borrowed this from my companion, Eli,’ Mariette said, placing a map on the table. It’s the Super Map, showing up like a video-game mini-map showing the names and locations of everyone in the mansion. _{Like the marauder's map in Harry Potter.}

Map of Mansion

Basement

Ground Floor

Second Floor

Third Floor

They were currently in Mariette’s office on the second floor. The map was currently showing that quite a few people were on the third floor, on the “Artillery Opening Fire Line”, but there were others that were spread across the mansion, and numerous in the monster room below. Possibly notably, yhe map showed a girl called Olivia Giles in the Treasury right behind Mariette.

‘I will use this map and my portals to control the flow of the battle,’ Mariette said. She then reached for a box and placed numerous small high-tech looking metal objects for everyone, opening a portal to get some more for the excess amount of people.

‘Please keep in contact with these, and if my companion talks to you through it, listen to her,’ Mariette said. ‘Hello, I’m the companion,’ said the communicator. ‘If you want to talk to someone in specific, say their name, and it should automatically patch you through. I’ve already entered the names of Su and Helga into them, as well.’ Mariette nodded to show that she was authentic. She wasn’t entirely comfortable with letting people know this girl existed, yet, these were very desperate times. The Trespasser was the only other girl who would have perfect supervision of the battlefield, she had to be able to contact everyone without suspicion if something happened to Mariette.

‘I have a force of around 40 other magical girls at this time, but most are weaker than the average. I hope you can help make sure they survive, as well. However, there are the other champions of Asengav, with strength similar to mine. They are…’ Mariette gestured to paintings on the wall, because there were paintings of the other champions of Asengav.

Tell them about their allies

‘Eli is a smile-harpy-girl with Reinforcement and Darkness speciality and Third Eye. Stealth and reconnescence is her speciality, but she will still block attacks and heal wounds as needed.’
‘Lea Keuffer is a green fairy-like monster girl. She’s a wind and insect specialist, and can cloud entire corridors in her bugs. Effective against close-quarter combatants without much magic, and otherwise an effective ranged attacker.’
‘Freya Cameron is a werelamia monster girl with rock and beast specialization. She has sacrificed her magic capability for monstrous might in close quarter combat.’
‘Esther Lassen is a wood-specialized monster girl. She’s embedded herself in the wood of this mansion. Through her, the mansion itself will be an active combatant against our foes.’
‘Josefin Hermansson is an Oddball: Mana specialized girl. She can steal mana from one person and give to another, or absorb mana from enemy magic. She’s also exceedingly lucky. If you’re out of mana, ask for her. She has a considerable amount stored up.’
‘Taihei Kumi is our item-maker. She’s gravity specialized, and is also the toughest girl alive. Nothing short of a Killing Blow can probably hurt her. Unfortunately, she's also incredibly unlucky. Beware if you're close to her.’
‘Tullia Barese is an ice-specialized girl with massive magical firepower. Count her as a massive power offensive strength. She will spend the first part of this battle whipping up a blizzard.’
‘Victoria Tretyakova is a physical powerhouse supported by ice-speciality and duplication. Make use of her many clones.’
‘Suzette Laderoute is a powerful empath. She can manipulate the emotions of the battlefield and is also a powerful offensive magical presence. Use her as such.’
‘Ronja Koskela is a Reinforcement and Psychic arachnid. She is support, first and foremost, let her heal your wounds and shield you from harm, though she is capable of considerable psychic firepower. Find her if you’re hurt.’
‘Jelena Dias is a metal-specialized girl that hides large amounts of metal in her hammerspace handbag. Formidable at mid-to-close range combat. Her Third Eye also helps detect enemy mischief from afar.’
‘Mayra McCullough is a dragon monster girl, fire and darkness specialized. She’s a jack of all trades, magically and physically powerful, if a bit chaotic in nature.’
‘If a ball of hostile spirits shows up outside the building… do not bother it. It’s an ally, regardless of what it looks like.’

‘Outside the mansion is a great field of snow, filled with traps and monsters to exhaust our foes before they reach the mansion. The mansion itself is also filled with traps, mostly designed to work even if they have shields. Psychic blasts, focused sonic blasts, emotional manipulation, as well as numerous occasions of simple spells like burning them if they touch any surfaces or sudden spikes and explosions. In addition, Mayra has cursed all the windows, so if they get in through those without thinking they will be cursed with a variety of effects. As Esther has joined with the mansion, she can also close corridors or doorways and lock our enemies in with the traps, and we will use that to our advantage.’ Slight pause to breathe.

‘As champions of Asengav, we also have a lot of minion monsters at our disposal, expendable bodies to throw at our foes, let them take hits for you. Of course, we will use my portals to avoid enemies and try to get them from behind, but know I can’t portal where there’s shattered glass. As such, I cannot properly fight today, but I will ensure you all can fight to the best of your ability.’

Mariette breathed in a bit heavily. Time to tell them about that.

‘I have a plan in case we start to lose. I have the ability to make this dimension collapse, which would kill everyone still stuck inside it. If this happens, your priority will change to getting out of here as soon as possible. You are my allies, and I am not going to risk your lives more than I already am. Upon the start of the destruction, the place will start to crumble and fall apart over the course of one to five minutes, and I shall ensure portals try to take you out of here. People with Overcity Shift or their own Interdimensional Homes should be able to escape on their own, keep track of them. That’s why I called you, originally, Dan, to see if you could lock or keep our enemies within this dimension while we escape…’ she sighed a bit about what she was about to say next. ‘… but upon further consideration that feels like I’m putting you at risk, and I don’t want to do that.’ Now, ideally, this was when Dan offered to risk his life for her, but one thing at a time. ‘After such a collapse I’ve made arrangements to flee to the dimensional home of Vermillion Veronica,’ she said, nodding to Silhouette and Trixy, before looking to the rest again, ‘who I hope is prepared for a possible follow-up invasion. Everyone is free to come along, or I can simply put you back in Penrose. Your choice.’

‘It is imperative we take out Sonia, Justine’s maid, as quickly as possible. Not only can her warping powers likely supply her with an infinite amount of my banes, she’s a teleporter that could appear and disappear with their forces wherever. The traps are in large parts to take her out if she teleports directly into the mansion, no matter where she appears. Not only that, but if she’s around and I start collapsing the dimension, the escape of our foes will be trivial and they’ll likely be able to pursue me, making this whole defensive operation pointless. Taking out Justine is also a priority, of course, but if we take out Sonia it’s possible Justine cannot get out of here on her own.’

‘That should be all. Any questions or suggestions?’

Eventually, after that, Justine appeared at the front, it was visible on the map. Mariette breathed out a bit in relief, she was afraid Justine would appear right inside the office and just slaughter them all before they had a chance to react. Then, she looked at the names, and came to a realization just at the same time as Eli sounded in through the communicator.

‘Mistress! Justine’s appeared with a small army! And, she has brought some Beacon forces with her!’

…

Oh, you’re serious.

‘I’m… not going to ask anyone to fight Beacon for me. I can send home anyone who doesn’t wish to,’ Mariette said, her tone suddenly filled with a bunch of dismay. ‘… It seems their “do not make alliances with horrors” rule is dead if they’re willing to make peace with the person that blew up their base and brainwashed their girls trying to conquer this world in order to have me killed. I suspect they’ll turn on one another as soon as the battle is over, if not before.’ Now, there was the possibility that Justine had just brainwashed those that appeared and Beacon wasn’t involved at all, but Mariette wouldn’t expect herself to be that lucky.

‘Regardless, it seems it’s time to do battle. Stand by. Do any preparations you need. I will portal you wherever you want to go, but for now, let them face the blizzard. In the meantime, it’s time for me to open up some of the stars in the skies. Anyone’s got any magic missiles to spare?’

…

‘There’s a lot of Beacon names missing. Expect a second strike force.’ Primarily, there was a single name on there that Mariette definitely would have expected to be there.

Mariette

Specialization: Portals, Light
Power: Tentacles
Perks: Gifted, I. Home, Blood M., Overcity S., I. Tourist, H. Handbag, Allies, Aware, A. Direction
Benefits: C. Doom, Reason, Minions, Retrieval, M. Might, Mana Font.
Drawbacks: Quick-T., Mind-Bent, Insomnia, Bane, H. Sapping
Str: 4 Agi: 4 Vit: 4 Mag: 22 Lck: 10

@BrokenPromise@Ariamis@Card Captor@FamishedPants@AtomicNut

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Why, of course Justine was the one who was kidnapping people around Penrose. Who else would it be? Mariette?

Ronin giggled as she put away her phone with the message from Hilde. Right, then.

Then Sakura appeared with her patron. Ronin grinned widely and waved at her.

‘Hey, Sensei! Glad you made it!’ she said, partly for her allies to potentially realize this was also a friend. They couldn’t really give an update, but, oh, well!

That one over there was Aurelio, the one Penny had recommended. Unfortunately, he was going with the headlong assault. Which was a shame, since she had to-

‘We’ll go with the infiltration group. Need to get as close to Mariette as possible, taking her out early would complete the mission, after all,’ Ronin said, nodding about the rest. Very well.

That’ll be all there.

Deni

Specialization: Reinforcement
Power: Twin S., Shapeshifting
Perks: M. Training, Flexibility, Fated, G.o.o. Jail, BigDamn H.
Benefits: Free Agent, Genki Girl
Drawbacks: Alone, also in debt to Crimson Cradle
Str: 7 Agi: 7 Vit: 7 Mag: 8 Lck: 6

@Shifter_Master@Ariamis@ERode@Ponn@Flamelord@Crusader Lord@Majoras End@AtomicNut

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A lonely gothic mansion stood before the assault squad, in a field of deep snow. The building ahead has windows to basically every room, albeit the windows were enchanted and cursed, making looking inside difficult.

In the basement, among a group of monsters, stood three girls.

Tullia stood in the middle of the room on a pile of snow, summoning her magical power while holding a focus artifact that brought her power to their maximum efficiency, her icy dragon hulking over her and gripping her shoulders, focusing even more power into the mighty magical staff of an artifact she held. The exit out of the basement was blocked by a massive amount of snow, and by it two girls were inspecting the monsters.

‘The monsters have been prepared, specifically for your snowy landscape,’ Lea spoke, looking over the giant hulking beasts, as well as the smaller, growling ones. ‘Each has the locations of our traps mentally imprinted upon them by Ronja, they won’t enter their trigger area.’

‘Hahaha, awesome! I wish I could fight them myself!’ Victoria said with a grin. ‘Me and my duplicates are ready to harass the crap out of their flanks! Are we ready!?’ Victoria asked, and a roomful of similarly grinning Victorias stood ready behind her.

‘We’re ready,’ Tullia said with a sigh, focused her magic power, and lifted her staff, an artifact more powerful than a regular magical weapon. ‘I call upon the power of the Bifrost. FREEZE THIS WORLD OVER!’ she called, and an explosion of ice-magic blasted out of her. Lea stepped forward and grabbed the side of the staff to supply some of her wind-magic, and together, wind and ice magic mixed with the power of the staff…

And as Justine made her announcement, a blizzard manifested. Snow and ice filled the air, the temperature dropping, vision turning worse because of the snow and wind suddenly manifesting in the air itself. It wasn’t actually hurting them, it was just wind and snow, but the blizzard regardless raged to make life as uncomfortable as possible.

This was when small portals started opening around the enemy forces, on a range as to avoid the shards that no doubt were brought. Now, Mariette had her weaker magical girls spread across the mansion fire their attacks through these portals, intent on taking out the weaker targets to leave Justine without backup. Blasts of fire, electric bolts, light and ice beams and otherwise just beams of power, bullets and arrows, any available ranged weapons would start assaulting the troops. All the attacks were of a weaker variety, but they would not let up. Mariette knew she could recharge even if she ran out of mana, so she would never let up. If enemies fired on the portals they would close (which would be hard enough because the portals only opened for a very short time to let someone shoot through them), and if the enemies got closer to the portals they would close. For now, it was just harassment to make the enemies desperate, the big things came ahead.

The big things that, along with a huge swath of Victoria clones, just dove into the snow as to head towards the soon-to-be battlefield to attack. The doors to the basement closed, leaving Tullia and Lea alone to focus their blizzard upon their enemies.

If someone were to fly directly at the mansion at incredible speed... that was what the artillery line was for. They'd face sudden and focused firepower, hopefully enough to discourage such an approach.

[@anyone that went with the main team]

Pokémon: Start

@Joshua Tamashii

‘Excellent! Good luck on your way!’ Kalmia said to her, and then Amelia was on the way again!

It didn’t take long before she arrived to

Route 2

Route 2

Original Description

Route 2 is the wetter alternative to the fairly dry and straight-forward Route 1. Dragon Lake naturally flows south, causing many rivers through Route 2 which lead on into Infested Woods, giving the woods all the water it needs to grow. The road forward is a more primitive gravel road, which in order to get to the mountain housing the Wet Caverns on the other side requires one to cross a number of bridges, and it’s near tradition that there’s at least one trainer waiting in ambush for any other trainer who desires to cross. But, Route 2 sees traffic from nature-goers, fishermen and so as well as trainers, giving possibilities to slip by if desired.

One step to the left and one has ended up in the wetlands of Route 2, drenched by Dragon Lake’s insistence on breaking into the ground. Large flowers and many bushes arise from these lands, the nature is lush and green. Although one might wish to pack an extra pair of boots if one intends to traverse the reaches, there are undoubtedly many wild Pokémon awaiting in the grass around. Quite a few other trainers seem to have thought this, as there are quite a few in various stages of Pokémon searching or battling. With the combination of water and grass, one can assume the kind of Pokémon one might encounter. In the distance, by the lake itself, stands a number of fishermen’s huts, for those interested.

To the right, instead, stands the imposing Infested Woods, which scare people by its name and promises of how terrifying it might be to wander deep, or maybe that’s just scary-tales from those who are scared to death by bugs. Regardless, it stands there, drinking deep from the waters provided by the rivers. One merely needs to break off from the path and then one will sooner or later be in the woods. It is an alternative way to the Wet Caverns that avoids the trainer-bridges, but the choice of where to go obviously falls on the trainers themselves. For the most obvious Pokémon, there are Pidgeys flying about, every here and there one carries a captured Weedle from the tall grass, which tries to sting back…

Most Obvious Pokémon of Route 2

Pokédex Entry #16 – Pidgey, the Tiny Bird Pokémon. They are docile Pokémon that avoid fighting, kicking up sand in an enemy’s face or using Whirlwind to avoid battles. They have sharp senses of direction, capable of finding their nest or destination from very large distances. They inhabit tall grass where they search and prey on small bugs.

Pokédex Entry #161 – Sentret, the Scout Pokémon. A very cautious Pokémon, it stands on its tail to spot far-off threats and shouts an alarm if it sees one. When they sleep, they always does so with at least one Sentret on guard. If separated from the pack, a Sentret is unable to sleep.

Pokédex Entry #13 – Weedle, the Hairy Bug Pokémon. It has an acute sense of smell, and can easily distinguish its favorite leaves. It eats its body-weight of leaves every day. Its stinger secretes a powerful venom, and it uses this toxic barb to ward of hostiles.

Pokédex Entry #283 – Surskit, the Pond Skater Pokémon. Found on lakes or in puddles after evening downpours, feeding on microorganisms. It secretes an oil from its feet that enable it to move on water as if skating. When endangered, it secretes a sweet fluid from its head.

Pokédex Entry #270 – Lotad, the Water Weed Pokémon. They live in clean ponds and lakes, where they float with their large leaves above the surface, and they serve as ferries to smaller Pokémon. They rise climb ashore only in search of cleaner water. If it’s dehydrated, the leaf will wilt.

That aside, there appears to be more significant flooding here than usual. Water was pouring over from Dragon Lake, over the edges of the numerous rivers and into the grass, making the trainers around here gather on top of the various bridges that one needed to cross in order to get to the Wet Caverns. But, as it looked, Route 2 looked significantly wetter than Wet Caverns.

‘You’re telling me a single Pokémon caused all this flooding?’
‘Yes! It’s right out there, mocking us!’
‘Hey, this is a beginner-level area! We’re not equipped to handle this!’

So, what was this terrifying Pokémon that were plaguing the route?

‘Papapapapapapapa!’ it laughed, as it stuck its vibrating head back down into the water and made itself vibrate more and more, until a wave of water blasted away from it and over the edge of the water to soak down some more plains and make the young trainers take cover on the bridge.

Pokédex Entry #536 – Palpitoad, the Vibration Pokémon. It lives in the water and on land. It uses its long, sticky tongue to capture prey and to immobilize its opponents. When they vibrate the bumps on their heads, they can make great waves in water or earthquake-like shaking on land.

… Still, even though there’s a significant amount of water on the land, it’s still perfectly possible to cross, as long as you’re willing to get your feet wet. A single Palpitoad isn’t capable of causing entire natural disasters on its own, albeit the place is considerably less comfortable to traverse now.

At the fisherman’s hut over there sits a sleeping fisherman with his feet wet, clutching his fishing rod even as he sleeps, with a big Pokémon similarly sleeping next to him.

What would she do now?

Suggestions to actions

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

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

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

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@Eklispe

There was a headbutt contest, between a normal-type and a debuffed rock-type. The miners was supremely excited to see them strike one another, one with Pound and the other with Stomp. Ultimately, however, the winner was the one with the type-advantage. Tyrunt managed to stomp down the Minccino eventually, with a bit of a sheer from the audience. He was considerably hurt, though.

‘That’s fine! I just need to take you both out… with my partner! Ducklett, go!’ Mia called, excited, and the duck waved his wings to dart onto the battlefield, and…! ‘Ducklett, use Water Pulse! And keep Water Pulsing even if the yellow rat comes out! Take them out before they can hurt you…!’

Mia has made her move. How would Dawkin counter?

There is the possibility he’d catch a glimpse of Vivia peeking over a shoulder of a miner at the battle over there, and could potentially recognize her as one of the trainers Jacques had given Pokémon to and Kalmia’s former assistant. If he’s too busy with the fight to notice or otherwise too preoccupied to acknowledge, that is totally fair.

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@hatakekuro

‘Oh?’ the Bug Maniac looked curiously at Basil as he began speaking of travelling trainer, and there was a strong gleam in his bespectacled eyes as he smirked at the egg. ‘So, if you’re speaking the truth, I could be among the first bug enthusiasts of Isson to…’ He snickered a bit. ‘This is valuable information. Very well. Let me tell you what I know.’

‘The big mistake of most would-be Pinsir hunters is that they’re looking at ground level. Thing is, they’re either underground or high up in the treetops. If you have something that can dig, look among the roots of trees. If you have something that can fly, have them check the tops of the trees. And, the deeper you are into the forest, the more likely you are to find one. They like the dampness here where it rains, so Northern Silent Forest is where it’s at! Good luck on your hunt!’ so the Bug Maniac said, before he was suddenly off in a hurry, because, foreign bugs.

Then, he went over to the forest. He decided eventually to pick out his mandolin and start playing.

He played his little bardic tones for a couple moments… and then the effect was immediate and very obvious. He was drawing fairies from around the otherwise relatively silent forest that came out of curiosity to inspect what was making such pretty noises. Hope he wasn’t hoping to only lure over ONE fairy…

‘Fla?’ ‘Bé?’ ‘Bé?’

… Asked three separate fairies as they drifted close to inspect him.

Pokédex Entry #669 – Flabébé, the Single Bloom Pokémon. At the beginning of its life, this fairy picks a flower that then becomes a part of its body. It can draw out and control the hidden power of flowers, whatever that means. When it floats in the wind, any troubles in its heart is said to wane.

Then, on his left on his right, some (ugly?) pink heads stuck out of some bushes to stare at him a bit.

‘Snubb?’ ‘Snub-bull!’

Pokédex Entry #209 – Snubbull, the Fairy Pokémon. It carries a scary face that frightens smaller Pokémon, but Snubbull is actually a cowardly, excessively affectionate and kind Pokémon that is very popular with women for its frolicing ways. It becomes sad from Pokémon fleeing it and is known to sleep half the day.

There was also the slightest glance of something green hiding behind a tree somewhere to the left…

Pokédex Entry #280 – Ralts, the Feeling Pokémon. The horn on its head can sense emotions, and its own mood will be affected in turn. It will approach positive emotion and its body will warm, while it will shy away from and avoid negativity and hostility. Quite rare to see in nature.

There was something a bit curious about this Ralts, though. As in, it was wearing a miniature version of a traditional priestess outfit. You know, the kind a shrine priestess would wear? White top, red under? The Ralts was wearing a tiny such. Yupp.

Before he reacted to any of his visitors… something else skipped in. It was staring up at him in awe for playing music, like if he was a dream come true. The round, pink thing happily opened its mouth, looking like it wanted to sing along the music.

Pokédex Entry #39 – Jigglypuff, the Balloon Pokémon. Looking into its eyes causes it to sing a lullaby which, due to its unique vocal cords, are able to find the exact frequency at which the opponent cannot help but fall asleep. This is its defensive mechanism, and will sing to the point it cannot breathe against an enemy that won’t fall asleep.

… What does Basil do?

Northern Silent Forest

Northern Silent Forest

Before you lies a forest, dark to the sight but that is mostly due to the clouds gathered overhead. Unlike on Route 3, however, the thickness of the trees prevent actually seeing above the trees. The place has a lonely feeling, made only worse by the constant downpour which is the rain around Rainrock City, yet the place is filled with things one would not expect. There are lanterns shining blue light in the trees, there are arcs around the forest for unknown reasons that sometimes look like they’re glowing themselves. There were definitely mystifying powers at work here, these wooden arcs standing as if guiding the way somewhere, yet they lead nowhere, and are strewn around seemingly randomly.

True to its name, other than the rain barely any sounds come from within the forest. And yet, among the trees, small creatures dwell. Despite the lonely feeling, it is hard to look in a direction and not seemingly see a sign of movement. On the ground, smaller grass-type creatures were invariably found, while larger creatures that enjoy the rain could also be expected. But most of all, the air was populated by small, floating flowers, and the tiny denizens on top of them… This place was fairly well known for the fairies that inhabited it. If you’re looking for a place to name the Fairy Forest of Isson… This is a good candidate.

Suggestions to actions

1. Find Pokémon. Specify if you’re looking for a specific kind of Pokémon in the forest.
2. Train Pokémon. With this command, we can jump ahead in time and skip posting about grinding.
3. Move along. Move along normally, letting any events that may come happen naturally.
4. Hurry along. Intentionally avoid confrontations and try to get safely to the next destination.
5. Specify. If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.
6. Trigger random event. Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.
7. Area Specific: Follow the Arcs. They seem to be standing randomly, but if you follow them anyways…?

Connected areas:
Route 3. To the east.
Route 11. If you head directly north for a while.
Silent Shrine. Go south, you should be able to find the road there.

Route 1, known Pokémon

Common:
#69 Bellsprout
#285 Shroomish
#669 Flabébé

Uncommon:
#209 Snubbull
#300 Skitty

Rare:
#280 Ralts

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@Gardevoiran

‘… It was around nine the first time, then four more the second… so thirteen trainers???’ Vivia guessed on how many trainers Kalmia had sent out, not entirely sure about her own accuracy. That aside!

Later on. Since he wasn’t actually doing much, Vivia’s response to if Dawkin was a good trainer. ‘I’m not sure. He did win his first battle, but we all were just on level 5 then, and we don’t know who he’s battling…’ Vivia said, as she got up on her toes to peek over the shoulders of a couple big dudes, miners surrounding the battle.

What now?

Darkest Before the Dawn: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed]

It was a problem that someone else was brought along.

When Trixy first started talking, only the very first sentence was important to Mariette. She threw a single glance at one of the paintings, and an alarm went through the heads of every Magical Girl in the building that was connected to Asengav, that is, everyone but Mariette’s guests. Girls that were out on missions were called back, traps were in the process of being armed, various monsters set in place to be unleashed, measures and countermeasures were activated around weak points, and magical girls all over the building started scurrying towards their positions… which left Mariette with the duty of calling for and briefing her allies.

… Silhouette appeared. However, she was not the only one that had appeared. Su appeared, which made Mariette widen her one visible eye a bit. Her lips parted, wanting to say something… when her gaze met Helga right behind. The feelings were mutual, as Mariette’s eye narrowed towards her, suspicious of her intentions, for Mariette had no reason to believe Helga was not a mole placed there by Justine. That aside, there was someone significantly louder that had also come in, alongside Alex.

‘The maid is not mine, she’s an ally. Meet Trixy. I’m happy you could come, Lily, Alex. Silhouette, you’re a scary magical girl, I’m happy to have you with us on this side. And…’ Mariette then looked towards Su.

‘Su…’ she muttered, a bit softened in her expression. ‘I would have liked to speak with you, but it’s a bit of a bad time. Justine is coming to attack. … I apologize for this, but…’ Mariette turned to look directly at Helga.

_{Slight collab with @Ariamis}
‘Helga. Are you intending to betray Su’s trust?’ Mariette asked.

"I would never betray Su, even if I had to risk my life for it. Unlike certain other people," Helga replied.

‘You're no longer connected with Justine in any way, then, and will not leak my battlefield information to anyone in the outside world granted I'm true to my word?’

"I'm here to make sure Su is safe, and that Justine won't hurt people again. Nothing more," Helga replied again, glaring at Mariette.

Light-specialization noticed no lies. Very well. Mariette’s doubts were slightly quelled. She turned to Su again.

‘It’s a bit dangerous for the two of you here, without a key the traps of this mansion will treat you as an enemy. If you’re here to help, I’m eternally thankful, but you should make sure never to leave the side of someone with a key, then. Even straying a couple meters from them could be dangerous,’ Mariette said to Su. Then, to Alexander.

‘You’re correct, the dark void is a trap. If a party without a key entered, they would have been annihilated in there,’ Mariette replied to Alexander’s question about a trap, revealing she’d heard him. ‘But, as you’re a friend of mine, you’re safe,’ she quickly added. ‘Justine von Visceral is starting her attack, so my allies are gathering. Still, it sounded like Lily maybe didn’t know and only came to talk about something…’ Mariette said, and looked to Lily. ‘Was there something you wanted to talk about?’

While waiting/listening for a reply, Mariette opened a gateway into her Hammerspace Handbag. In there she found… the phone from Umu had disappeared? Strange. Did that mean the “alliance” with Beacon had shattered already? … There was a weird premunition in that something was off. Still… she reached for the aquamarine shell she’d received from Dan. It was what she’d been looking for in the first place. She took it, and with the intention of letting them prepare a bit before the attack actually happened, she brought it to her ear, just as intended for Dan and company to bring them over here… not actually knowing what they were currently doing.

Mariette

Specialization: Portals, Light
Power: Tentacles
Perks: Gifted, I. Home, Blood M., Overcity S., I. Tourist, H. Handbag, Allies, Aware, A. Direction
Benefits: C. Doom, Reason, Minions, Retrieval, M. Might, Mana Font.
Drawbacks: Quick-T., Mind-Bent, Insomnia, Bane, H. Sapping
Str: 4 Agi: 4 Vit: 4 Mag: 22 Lck: 10

@BrokenPromise@Ariamis@Card Captor@FamishedPants ?@AtomicNut?

Pokémon: Start

@hatakekuro

‘Hm? Ooooh, you’re looking for a Pinsir, basically the pinnacle of bug catching?’ the Bug Maniac had a cheeky grin on his face as Basil inquired him about the bug. ‘It’s a really rare Pokémon, I wouldn’t be surprised if you’d never find it on your own… but I COULD be persuaded to give you a tip… but what would you give me in return…?’ the Bug Maniac asked, ever the charitable individual, grinning and with a hand on his chin.

We can return to this conversation depending on what Basil replies to him.

Then there was the guy by the souvenir store over there.

‘Oh, if you’d like to learn all about it, there’s a whole book about it here! It’s mostly superstition, though, not based on real facts,’ the guy in the shop said, waving a book about the legend of the silent shrine around. ‘Truth is, we don’t even know if that legend is real. The trainer walked alone into Silent Forest, and came out with the guardian Pokémon, fending off the monster. How many of these guardians there were, how we even know he was blessed by the fairy, we don’t know. Yet, so the legend states. He walked into the Silent Forest, prayed to the fairies for help, and something heard his plea. The guardians came to help, and the monster was defeated. In movies and such, the “fairy” is usually represented by a Floette, but who knows what it really is?’

Yeah, not too much information to gleam from this guy.

Regardless, Basil now went north, stepping into the forest. The rain started coming down and with the clouds gathering overhead, the air got darker despite that it was daytime. Yet, instead, something inside the forest lit up instead…

Now Entering

Northern Silent Forest

Before you lies a forest, dark to the sight but that is mostly due to the clouds gathered overhead. Unlike on Route 3, however, the thickness of the trees prevent actually seeing above the trees. The place has a lonely feeling, made only worse by the constant downpour which is the rain around Rainrock City, yet the place is filled with things one would not expect. There are lanterns shining blue light in the trees, there are arcs around the forest for unknown reasons that sometimes look like they’re glowing themselves. There were definitely mystifying powers at work here, these wooden arcs standing as if guiding the way somewhere, yet they lead nowhere, and are strewn around seemingly randomly.

True to its name, other than the rain barely any sounds come from within the forest. And yet, among the trees, small creatures dwell. Despite the lonely feeling, it is hard to look in a direction and not seemingly see a sign of movement. On the ground, smaller grass-type creatures were invariably found, while larger creatures that enjoy the rain could also be expected. But most of all, the air was populated by small, floating flowers, and the tiny denizens on top of them… This place was fairly well known for the fairies that inhabited it. If you’re looking for a place to name the Fairy Forest of Isson… This is a good candidate.

So, what will Basil do here?

Suggestions to actions

1. Find Pokémon. Specify if you’re looking for a specific kind of Pokémon in the forest.
2. Train Pokémon. With this command, we can jump ahead in time and skip posting about grinding.
3. Move along. Move along normally, letting any events that may come happen naturally.
4. Hurry along. Intentionally avoid confrontations and try to get safely to the next destination.
5. Specify. If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.
6. Trigger random event. Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.
7. Area Specific: Follow the Arcs. They seem to be standing randomly, but if you follow them anyways…?

Connected areas:
Route 3. To the east.
Route 11. If you head directly north for a while.
Silent Shrine. Go south, you should be able to find the road there.

Route 1, known Pokémon

Common:
#69 Bellsprout
#285 Shroomish
#669 Flabébé

Uncommon:
#209 Snubbull
#300 Skitty

Rare:
#280 Ralts

Pokémon: Start

@Joshua Tamashii

‘Hey, Amelia?’ Kalmia showed up next to her, looking a bit eager but also a bit pensive.

Professor Kalmia, because a while since the last post

+ lab-coat, because professor

‘As you may know, I am not the one that actually installed the PC-system in Isson. I’m just borrowing it with permission from the guy who is actually running it. While you trainers of mine are using my, Kalmia’s PC, everyone else in Isson uses David’s PC,’ Kalmia said, a decently serious tone of voice as she did.

‘David is both the owner of the Pokéball Factory close to Rainrock City, and the PC system that he operates from his home. He is the master of the Private Palace, located west of Worldedge City. He’s a decently rich guy, constantly working to spend his money on technological advancements. I hear he used to be a pretty accomplished Pokémon Trainer back in the day, as well,’ she continued, reminiscing about him.

‘I met him once when I was seeking permission to make an off-shoot of his system for research. He was a pleasant and understanding man, if a little intimidating. Now, I COULD just call him and ask for permission to edit his system, but understand that we’re seeking to circumvent one of the oldest rules in the Pokémon World. Without his permission, that is not happening. As such, I’d like you to go to him and present your case to him. It may feel a little cheap, but nothing like a little girl to tug at the heartstrings to make him consider it, right?’ Kalmia said, smirking a bit.

‘The Private Palace is accessible from Route 13. You can get there on your own, right? In the meantime, I’ll see if I can work on a prototype to present to him. If you want me to be there, you can call me when you get there and I’ll get there as soon as I can. If you want to do other things before the time comes, and give me a bit more time to work, I could make something a bit more impressive to show off,’ she then said, and then seemed to get deep in thought.

‘The Pokédex already keeps track of if Pokémon uses moves, I just need to create a function that… somehow connects to their Pokéballs if they try to illegally use a move, to enforce the rules of Pokémon battle through programming rather than actual physical presence. It’s, uh, a system that could easily become vulnerable to exploitation, what if someone uses a “non-active” Pokémon as a shield to take damage for them even if they don’t use moves, for instance? I need to think of all such circumstances, and fix them all, somehow…’ Kalmia said, and then chuckled a bit.

‘Haha, if I actually complete this, it might be something that finally pushes my name to fame, like other professors. But, it wouldn’t be for actual Pokémon Professoring, it’d be for technological development, and I don’t know how I feel about that. I mean, I can do that, too, I learned all about Pokémon programming for the sake of studying Pokémon in boxes and how I can improve things for them there, as I intended that to be my thing, but… Oh, well!’ she said, and then gave a wide grin.

‘I’m in your corner. If you have trouble getting into the Private Palace on your own, show them this,’ Kalmia said, and offered a letter.

Amelia obtained Kalmia’s Permit!

‘Any further questions? Otherwise… good luck!’

Currently in Pureplain City.

Pureplain City

Pureplain City is placed on the south-west brink of Isson, with the town facing the water and spreading quite far. The further in-town you go, the higher the buildings become, but the suburbs spread quite far. In terms of sheer landmass, it might even compete with Worldedge City, although maybe not in height. Life passes normally within this city. Children grow up alongside their parents in houses in the long, friendly streets. Jobs come from the depths of the town in the taller buildings. Schools grow from the reasonably high amount of children in need of tuition. And of course, there are lots of Pokémon.

In Pureplain City, human and Pokémon work together. Be it for manual labour or just for company, Pureplain houses often contain at least one household Pokémon and there are many Trainer's Schools around the city have always been plentifully attended, not counting the recent drop of embarking trainers due to the Team Wars. In addition, Pureplain Harbor is known as the “Gateway of Isson”, as that’s where all the ferries from outside the region dock, giving life to quite the marketplace. A common attraction of the city is the Super Contest stage, but other than that, Pureplain remains what it has always been. Pure and plain.

Suggestions to actions

1. Find Pokémon. Can still search for Pokémon in towns~
2. Talk. In cities, there are considerably more people one can talk to. Specify what kind you’re looking for.
3. Exit. Exit the town to any of the connected areas.
4. Specify. If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.
5. Trigger random event. Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.
6. Notable Buildings. Visit any of the facilities of the city!
6.1. Pokémon Center. Heal all your Pokémon.
6.2. PokéMart. Go to a store and buy things.
6.3. Gym. Dorian’s Major League Normal-type Gym.
6.4. Super Contests. Rank 2 / 4. Where hopefuls become idols!
6.5. Trainer’s School. Where young trainers study to become better. Has a little park of wild Pokémon.
6.6. Kalmia’s Lab. You know you’re always welcome.
6.7. Pureplain Harbor. Known as the Gateway of Isson, it has a marketplace and ferries to places.
6.8. Pureplain Airport. The Gateway of Isson also has a way to dock your flying ships, apparently!

Connected areas:
Route 1. Easier path, just follow the bigger road.
Route 2. Walk through quite an amount of suburbs until you eventually reach the path.
Sea. There’s water, alright. Can take you anywhere you want to go, assuming you have means to traverse it.

Pureplain City, known Pokémon

Common:
#16 Pidgey
#52 Meowth
#506 Lillipup

Uncommon:

Rare:
#353 Shuppet (night)