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In March of the White Rabbit: A Roll-Your-Own Magical Girl Roleplay → 4 mos ago Forum: Advanced Roleplay



Miko sure wasn’t ready for the person beneath the pile of metal to be someone completely different than the one she thought she was saving when she pulled the arm that had stuck itself out. She looked at Ani in confusion, while Roni peeked in curiously.

‘Ooooh. Are you like the Doctor, when you die you become someone else?’ Ronin asked, looking Ani up and down. Other than that, they let her say what she had to say, Miko looking a little confused at being noted as affection level “three”. As for Ronin being two… ‘Yeah, that’s fair!’ Ronin said, putting her hands behind her head. ‘My sis is the sweetest, after all!’ Also being amused at whatever smack on the shoulder. That’s fine. Depending on how much of that strength was used, she might have spun around a time or two, too.

‘Are you… still Mac? If not, what happened?’ Miko asked, unsure how to handle this situation.

‘And if you don’t remember, I’m Ronin, and this is Miko, and we make great girlfriends! When do we have our first date?’ Ronin asked. Miko’s going to just turn and frown at her a little.

‘… We were going back to Penrose to defeat the Queen and save Mariette,’ Miko would otherwise say, about where they were going next.

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So, the ritual was starting. The Black Mirror was starting the spell. The dimension within it would channel the magic into the core. There would be no avoiding this now. After enough time had passed, it would complete. There were magical marks around the core, only in the dimension inside the Black Mirror. They would fill with magic, and it all would converge to when Asengav would commit to the finishing touches… At the very least, in here, they were relatively safe from-

The Queen pointed her sword at the Black Mirror, claimed something was missing. Well, yes, it would be faster to put the mirror closer to the Nexus, but doing so would expose it to-

Que the Queen grabbing the Black Mirror with vines and then putting it on the top of Covington Tower, where the whole city could potentially reach it. Mariette’s mental health halved.

‘Hold… hold on,’ Mariette said, wandering after the Queen. This would put the Black Mirror closer to the Nexus, yes, but, now they were exposed on all sides. Mariette didn’t feel safe at all. She stopped silent as the Queen held her monologue, and then swung her sword to undo Nykannis’ defenses of Penrose. Mariette stood silent, her mouth hanging partly open. She looked around, trying to figure out what she should say and/or do…

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Lea was standing, silent, her mass shifting as the butterflies she was composed off scattered here and there in confusion, still reeling from having her mind bending with Asengav severed. She had yet to decide what, exactly, she wanted to do. So far, she had simply wandered after Mariette, and found herself staring at the mirror waking up, and Mikayla sitting reading to the children…

w h a t a r e y o u d o i n g
l e a

The words of Mikayla’s specter suddenly whispered into her mind. Lea flinched, her flinch making her butterflies briefly lose her shape before they reformed again, now in an alert position staring at the girl who hadn’t even turned from her position by the children.

a r e y o u n o t t h e l e a d e r
a s e n g a v w i l l b e v e r y d i s a p p o i n t e d i n y o u

… Lea grit her teeth, a small pulse of anger rising through her. Who the hell are you to try to get a rise out of Lea!? … Is what Lea thought but never would have dared to say to Mikayla’s face. That said, with Mariette moving out to the top of Covington Tower, she was losing access to the five mirrors. The rest of the group would have to stay here. So, Lea spun around to the rest.

‘It’s up to us to protect the other five mirrors,’ Lea stated, getting a small surprised reaction from the others because it was the first thing she’d said since the unbrainwashing event. ‘Nina, how are we looking?’ she asked, picking up the phone and looking at it. … With no answer, and also a frown as she realized she’d been able to recall Nina’s name at all. ‘… We’re going to need someone ready to sound the alarm at every mirror. Who’s protecting each?’





‘Esther’s protecting hers,’ Freya said.
‘She wouldn’t sound the alarm if she was attacked. She needs backup,’ Lea said.

‘Xander’s guarding Mayra’s,’ Suzette inputted.
‘And the Collector is guarding ours,’ Ronja said, referring to the one in the gallery.

‘We kind of killed the guardian of ours?’ Victoria chuckled indicating the one in the freezer.
‘We shouldn’t have picked something that would attack even us on sight…’ Tullia sighed.
‘Eh. Something loyal wouldn’t have been that strong!’ Victoria shrugged and laughed.

‘… My sensors will alert me if someone approaches my mirror,’ Taihei said.
‘Not to mention all the traps!’ Josefin added, smirking.
‘In that case, that is the only mirror that doesn’t need additional oversight. We can no longer depend on Nina…’ Lea muttered. Losing Nina was a SERIOUS detriment. They were depending on her to keep them informed of everything going on in Penrose, approaching threats and such. Losing her meant they were eligible to being caught unprepared, or scouted out by someone attacking without knowing it.

‘… I have no choice. I’ll be our new early warning system.’ So Lea said… and then channeled her magic. Butterflies started departing her body, and bugs flew out of her form. Flies, wasps, anything flying. It was time to truly show the capabilities of Oddball: Insects.

With a couple waving of her arms, the swarm dispersed, flying off in each of the five directions. On the other side, the bugs would emerge from the mirrors, landing on various surfaces to keep watch, and also a couple just buzzing around. Not enough for someone to realize it was infested, unless they were looking around with Third Eye. That thing that was irritatingly common, Lea thought. … The bugs at Xander’s mirror did not go through yet, someone would have to warn him first.

‘Listen up,’ Lea said. Her monster-girl form was notably more see-through, as many of the butterflies that composed her form had departed. ‘Freya and Shelyn, I’m going to need you to reintroduce yourselves to Esther, so she knows you’re allies. You look different, and she’s not used to change,’ she said.

‘Yeah,’ Freya nodded.
‘Sssh…’ Shelyn merely hissed. All of this was making her uncomfortable.

‘Okay. So I can’t talk through bugs, but I will be using them to tell you messages like “get back” or “reinforcements are coming”, or so. Pay close attention, I’m going to show you how…’ Lea said, and was going to show the rest of the girls how she would manipulate the bugs around them to show specific messages…

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Mariette was simply watching Penrose and considering what to say. She noted Lea taking command of the rest of the girls, which took a load off her mind for now, even if Lea still worried her. For now, she considered what she could tell the Queen to-

‘Ah-’ Then her hair was grabbed and pulled. That sorta hurt. She was pulled down, and at that point it was easier to simply fall down on her knees. She was promptly grabbed around her neck. ‘- oh,’ Mariette made a startled noise as she realized her position, and what exactly just happened. H-had Su and Mika actually been sent to stop her? … Hold on, but then, what were they now talking about?

‘U-uh… Mother, please don’t kill her…’ Mariette said, because what she actually feared the most for in that instant was for Mika’s life. Her words could possibly save her from the Queen…

She couldn’t do much to stop the second potential threat to her life.

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‘… Hm,’ Mikayla closed the book she was going to read to the children. As the supposed protector of the Black Mirror, she couldn’t exactly stay on the sidelines when the Black Mirror was taken directly out of the realm specifically created to defend it. It looked like Lea was actually doing her job now, the bug-girl looked much better than before. Which meant Mikayla was more comfortable leaving her own children behind.

‘Sleep tight, my children. Don’t move anywhere. I’ll be back,’ she told them, and kissed each on the forehead. They were merely unmoving, scared of the one who was watching them. With that, Mikayla wandered over and out the same portal that had opened for Mariette…

And saw the whole thing with Mariette getting herself held hostage. What a truly, truly pathetic display. For a moment, Mikayla’s disdaining eyes met Mariette’s scared one. Mariette knew fully well what likely went through Mikayla’s mind.

Now, honestly. Mikayla looked over Mika and Mariette, and saw only expendable people. If Mariette was no longer an asset, then there was no sense in keeping her alive. If that was all in this scene, then Mikayla would have sent ghosts to kill Mika right now. However… her eyes trailed over at the Queen. The actual threat. Mikayla likely couldn’t cause Mariette’s death without the Queen becoming an enemy. Was that desirable now, with the whole world watching, at the top of Covington Tower? … If she was probable to become an enemy anyway later, then why not? Staying passive before cost her the time she should have been staying with her children, since she was now taken to the top of Covington Tower.

… No. Given they were now on top of Covington Tower, it was likely that they would attract all possible heroic Magical Girls that would try to stop them. If there were two of their kind, the Queen and Mikayla, two forces so far above other Magical Girls that it needed a whole bunch of them to match even one, then they stood a better chance to protect the Black Mirror together. Even if Mikayla would perhaps need to find an opportunity to off said Queen sometime before the end of the ritual… That would have to wait a little. It didn’t really matter what happened between Mika, Su and Mariette. All that mattered was that the Mirror was unharmed. And even then… Did it truly really matter?

Too passive it is.

… But even then, spectral forces were going to show up from nowhere beneath them, wandering inside Covington Tower. Both to discourage those who would try to attack from underneath, and perhaps to maybe stab Mika from beneath when she saw an opportunity. If the Queen didn’t do anything first.
In Pokémon: Start → 4 mos ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
@Pirouette

‘Oh, that’s ALL of us!’ Rose claimed whole-heartedly about Erika saying she didn’t know what she was doing and was making things up as she went. ‘Those who claim they know what they’re doing, they’re the ones truly living in fantasy land!’ So she said, and clapped on Erika’s shoulder. So they went in…

Erika described her “condition” to the receptionist. Her eyebrow twitched, and stared at Erika. A moment later, she spun around and ran, and a quiet but fast-paced conversation took place between coworkers. A pair of the coworkers then went running and ran down the stairs, while the receptionist ran back to Erika.

‘Alright, ma’am! You’re in luck! We’re preparing a room for you as we speak! Though, I think you’ll find that, with our Pokémon, it wouldn’t matter where you were for them to be able to put you to sleep!’ the receptionist boosted, and it might have sounded a little bit more like a threat than she meant it to. The preparations took more than five minutes, and five minutes later the Jigglypuff started to open its mouth…

‘Not yet!’ the receptionist put a hand over Jigglypuff’s mouth. Jigglypuff looked startled. ‘I know it’s Sleep O’Clock, but this young lady must get her room, first!’ The receptionist then glanced over at Rose… ‘And who’re you supposed to- I mean, are you also here to sleep?’

‘I’m just my friend’s escort~!’ Rose declared. ‘She was so frightfully worried about coming here, you see! So I’ll be coming along!’

‘Uh-huh,’ the receptionist nodded, raising an eyebrow at her. Yet, it wasn’t time for that, there were some slightly irritated people waiting for Sleep O’Clock that wanted to know why it hadn’t happened yet, and it was clearly stressing the receptionist somewhat.

Finally, the two coworkers came back up, and waved. ‘Finally!’ the receptionist sounded, then hurried over to escort Erika down. Assuming she followed…

She got to follow down the stairs. There, the atmosphere changed somewhat. It was a sterile environment that would remind someone of an abandoned hospital wing. There was a big open door to the left, but they’d clearly hurriedly covered it with curtains so Erika couldn’t see through it, and two other coworkers stood in front of it, all smiley, their arms crossed as if guarding it. The receptionist led Erika and Rose past them, and past another set of doors similarly covered, and then through another door…

The room looked like what might have been a doctor’s office, with one of those firm beds for a patient to briefly lie down on as the doctor talks to or investigates them, and then a computer for a person to sit by. The room was clearly not actually meant for customers of the facility, but they’d put a fancy bedspread and pillow on the patient-bed.

‘Here! This place!’ the receptionist called. ‘Please, feel free to sleep here. And stay here, both of you, and don’t move around!’ she said, despite there clearly being nowhere for Rose to sleep, too. The receptionist took out a Pokéball, which opened and a yellow-brown tapir-like Pokémon took shape…



Pokédex Entry #96 – Drowzee, the Hypnosis Pokémon. It gains nourishment by consuming dreams. Fun or happy dreams are more delicious, and it can get a bad stomach from nightmares. In battle, it puts enemies to sleep and then eats their dreams. It remembers every dream it has eaten, and if you make friends with one it can show you its best dreams with psychic powers.


‘Our attendant here will ensure you go to sleep!’ she said, gesturing at the Drowzee. She then leaned in and whispered a couple words to the Drowzee, which quickly got a sharper look in its eyes, nodded, and then moved a step or two to be more in-between the door and the two. ‘Well, good night! We’ll be taking your payment in the morning! Now I gotta hurry to Sleep O’Clock…!’

So the receptionist said, and then hurried out of the room, closing the door with just a bit too much force. The Drowzee that remained gave a small smile behind its trunk, and then used one hand to gesture at the bed…

What does Erika do now?









Connected areas:
Route 12. A long, peaceful plain stretching far west towards Redcoast City.
Route 13. A route of eternal night, leading east towards Worldedge City.
Route 26. The calm waters north of Bigfjord City, leading towards Ironcliff Town.
In March of the White Rabbit: A Roll-Your-Own Magical Girl Roleplay → 4 mos ago Forum: Advanced Roleplay


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The twins went down the slide (because Ronin wanted to experience it, and Miko headed along in order to protect them should it turn out to be a trap), and then came out to the scene. Looks like the battle was won. Cheshire Cat did their announcement, alright, then. The discussion continued, while Miko looked at the map, and Ronin peeked over her shoulder.

‘Oh, hey, the map changed to say Cheshire Cat’s an ally!’ Ronin called. Now, she was well aware, just as Miko, that one of the traits of the map is that it is fooled by even the simplest enchantments, but saying that out loud in the middle of the enemy base was probably not recommended. If anyone would be able to do some trickery, it would be Cheshire Cat, wouldn’t it?

But Miko was doing something else. She was counting the people present. Mayra was flying off, Penny, Rachel, etc. Magical Dream Princess wasn’t here, but she had a feeling that had to do with the individual Penny was escorting away, she she didn’t worry about it. But there was a person they had interacted with not long ago, and Miko was looking around with her Third Eye looking for-

Miko broke off in a dash. Ronin was initially surprised, but immediately followed with a dash of her own. They were heading for the giant pile of swords that the Jabberwock had previously launched, not that they’d know. Arriving to the pile, Miko grabbed the first one and threw it aside, careful to not slice anyone or herself with it. If they were too large for Miko alone, Ronin would help, but otherwise she’d start clearing them on her own. With Reinforcement barriers to help prevent them from cutting themselves, they’d work themselves down.

‘Mac!’ Miko cried… if she at all could, there’s something wonky going on there, maybe she actually shouted “ΣΔΓΠΦ”, or maybe no word at all occurred to her to shout. Regardless, if there was someone injured to heal, then Miko and Ronin were the ones here capable of healing, and would get onto that as quickly as they could. And… if there was not… then it will be covered in the next post, depending on what they find.

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Mayra, giant dragon, lands near the entrance of the castle.

She bends down her neck and picks up the Mermaid Princess in her mouth, like how a mother might their child or something like that.

She flies off.

Don’t worry about it.

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Mariette nodded, and took a deep breath. Then she advanced to meet with the most powerful soul in Asengav’s army.

‘The ritual is starting. I have told Asengav about this, but the Queen of Wonderland and allies will be assisting us in this venture,’ Mariette told simply.


Mikayla took a moment, looking over Mariette’s shoulder. At the various agents that were supposed to be stationed at their respective mirrors. At Lea, looking far more soul-less than she previously looked and would undoubtedly have been at the front trying to look powerful. At Mika and Su, whose reports she’d been given, that didn’t fit the narrative that Mariette just gave. At Mariette, looking far, far too tense… Mariette winced as she felt a flash of cold go through her, like Mikayla had just sent a spirit through her…

‘Then you better get a move on, don’t you?’ the spirit-master said, gesturing past her at the Black Mirror. Mariette was a bit surprised, but nodded, and started wandering past Mikayla and her gathering of children…

‘I don’t know what kind of games you’re playing, Mariette…’ Mikayla said, and Mariette’s hair stood on end. ‘... but you’re lucky that I don’t care.’

With that said, Mikayla started to walk back to the bed with the children in it, sitting down next to them and lifting a book as if to read them a bedtime story…

Mariette quickly passed her. While Mikayla’s future role was going to be a potential problem, she didn’t have to worry about that until the time came. So, for now… she would advance on the Black Mirror, swallow a little, and then put her hand on the frame. Beyond the frame, she could see a different world, the world where the five mirrors were feeding energy to a dark core…

It was time to get started.
In Pokémon: Start → 5 mos ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
@Remram

Anise looked between Basil and Uxie, and frowned as she considered. Now, the following questions she’s already received sort of an answer to, but having it be answered by the god of knowledge was fundamentally different.

‘Alright, so I…’

Then she went ahead and explained at length the quest that she and Basil had departed on, following the prophecy, finding Landorous, getting Lorette’s explanation. That they had received the berries from Landorous, and what it had done in Stillwood Village. That her current quest was to find Landorous and bring him back to the Deepforest Shrine, and that she intended to become stronger first, then somehow find Landorous. Despite this being the “god of knowledge”, it appeared that she didn’t want to assume Uxie just knew all this.

‘… So, I wanted to ask. Do you know how to find or summon Landorous when the time comes, and how I should prepare myself for when it happens?’ Anise eventually answered.

Uxie patiently waited during the story. And, after Anise had finished, it didn’t need any time to consider. Uxie o

sd its eyes. Once again, there was a hole in Basil’s memories, so he couldn’t recall how the eyes had looked. Yet, it seemed Uxie had seen fit to share the answer with Basil.

Landorous can sense whenever an Abundance Berry is planted, and will then make the decision himself if he wants to head there or not. It was likely he decided not to show up when it was planted in the midst of a village. However, plant it somewhere with significance to the Pokémon, say, a shrine, and he is more likely to see it as a summon.

But Anise is correct. When he appears, she should be prepared to prove herself. And to do that, there is nothing else to it. Get stronger. And, as an additional note, an answer to a question Anise didn’t even ask, Landorous will respect someone who holds true to their beliefs far more than someone who intentionally built their team to counter him.

Anise winced a bit from having received her answer, but then her expression steeled itself in determination. She stood up straight, and did a proper martial artist bow to Uxie.

‘Thank you, Master Uxie. My mind has been cleared of all doubt,’ she said.

In response, the Psychic Legendary did a bow of its own, albeit flying in mid-air.

In the time of the story, Chikorita had more than enough time to run back into the area, and happily present Uxie to Crocus again… and then just want to play some more.

What does Basil do now?







Connected areas:
Stillwood Village. Behind you.


In March of the White Rabbit: A Roll-Your-Own Magical Girl Roleplay → 5 mos ago Forum: Advanced Roleplay



‘See? I was right!’ Ronin confidently declared, placing her hands on her hips and sticking out her chest. Because of course. Miko picked to let her sister have this one and not chew her out for how much she hated the risk she felt Ronin just took. This was not the time for it.

Gaia said not to put their guard down. ‘I agree,’ Miko said, lifting the map once again to confirm they were, in fact, approaching the destination.

Then they arrived and some argued for going back to Penrose. Definitely a sensible decision. Miko nodded when Connie said she didn’t want to lose more friends, agreeing to the sentiment. Ronin, still the first one in, decided to take a step forward.

‘Alright. We do seek the princess. How can you help us?’ Ronin asked, kind of just very much wanting this journey into the castle not to have been for nothing. Meanwhile, Miko tried to confirm on the map if the one in front of them was, in fact, the neutral one on the map. Because being classified as neutral or enemy could be a giveaway to if they could trust her or not. Or, even better, if the map said she was an ally.

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Mayra, the dragon, grunted in reply to Rachel and Penny. It was a relief that Brittany was still alive. She also turned and looked a little curiously at the pile that formerly was known as Mac. Mayra didn’t really care, but she did think it was odd that nobody had gone to her aid, whoever she was. Anyway! With that established…

The dragon once again roared in victory, and then pushed down with her wings. She lifted, and spun around as she gained flight. There was no more battle to be had here, and it wasn’t like Mayra could just return to normal on command. She had to exhaust her energy first. As such, she flapped her wings and carried off…

The dwarves or the Green Beans or whatever they were called were engaging the enemy somewhere else, too, weren’t they? Well, in that case they were about to get giant flaming reinforcements as Mayra took off for whatever battlefields were yet unwon. And as such, she probably left the pages of this story for at least a while.

Mayra had known transforming likely would mean she’d miss the rest of the fight, so she hadn’t really wanted to do it. That’s why she had thrown MDP first. Yet, when presented with such a gigantic opponent? And given the chance to also become giant and then prove her giant superiority in her own giant form? C’mon. There’s no way she could have resisted.

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‘…’ Mariette watched the Queen walk through the mirror… and then immediately spun around to address everyone else.

‘Everyone,’ Mariette turned to speak with those present. ‘We have a shot at freedom. There’s a plan in the works. However, for it to work, Asengav cannot suspect our intentions. I need you to fight, as if everything was going according to plan. Fight, as if you were still under Asengav’s control. Don’t… don’t get killed. We need the ritual to proceed to the final stage. We can’t be interrupted until the final stage starts. Until then, follow the plan. But when I give the word…’ Mariette took a deep breath. ‘Follow my lead,’ she instructed. Suzette and Ronja smiled, and looked supportive enough. Tullia and Freya both nodded with determination. Victoria chuckled at this silly plan, but okay. Shelyn looked unconvinced, but Freya encouraged her to follow along to earn her freedom, so. Taihei also grunted in annoyance, but now Josefin encouraged her. Lea did nothing, merely stared. Mariette was glad that they seemed mostly on-board.

… That was the part she was okay with the Queen overhearing. She might have caught the first part of that. However, when she was done, she quickly channeled as much magic as she could to break through the wall between dimensions. On the other side, she used Absolute Direction to find her goal. And then, she opened the smallest possible portal in front of her mouth. Size wasn’t of importance. The message was.

‘Penny,’ Mariette stated through the portal. ‘I don’t have much time. The Queen is using me to start Asengav’s ritual so she can slay him. I-’ she swallowed. ‘I want her to succeed with that, but you might want to stop what she wants to do after that. She’s going to enter the Nexus to slay the Grand Magistrate and write her own happy ending… which I am not even sure what it means, but it likely doesn’t bode well. I will need that pick. Find the mirrors. Don’t kill the guards. Find me,’ she said, and then cut the connection. She didn’t have much time before the Queen would wonder why Mariette wasn’t following.

She’d turn to Su and Mika… ‘I am extremely happy you’re here, now. One way or another, this is going to go wrong,’ she said, before turning to the mirror. ‘Be careful in there. The woman there is Mikayla Synnot, Asengav's strongest champion. She's very powerful, but as long as she thinks we’re on the same side, it’s a problem for later. And be careful what you say. In there… Asengav might hear you,’ she said a final warning, before treading forward.

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It was a depth of absolute darkness. There were no walls, only the glittering of distant mirrors. Despite the darkness, one could see in the ambient light anyone who had entered it. The ground had no texture, it was merely darkness. If there was an end, it was beyond the perceivable, and the darkness was very much alive. Another point of note, was that behind them was no mirror. Despite having entered through a mirror, there was nothing but darkness behind them, like they had manifested out of nothingness.

In the distance was something that stood out in the darkness. The Black Mirror, standing idly, yet a gentle swirl was manifested in its surface. But beside it, was something perhaps unexpected. A remarkable amount of white. There was a pristine, large bed with white bed-sheets, and in a half-circle around the bed and the area hung white drapes. There was a large round white carpet, lying on the darkness, signifying a zone of homeliness. And in it, a couple of children were playing, watched by their caretaker.

There was a box of toys that had been opened, and the contents spread across the carpet as a result of children playing. They were cubes, wooden cars, dolls of varying kinds, all sorts. There were five children playing… but there was no joy in their movements, just going through the motions. They were dressed in spotless, white clothes… and two of the children were ghosts, all white, ethereal, playing with the others like it wasn’t strange.

Watching them was a taller girl. She was sitting at a chair and a small table with a teaset on it, holding a cup herself. She was wearing a long, dark dress over her thin body and had long, white hair going down behind her. Some form of animal ears and some form of tail held itself to her form. From her back stretched two weak-looking feathery wings that didn’t seem like they’d do anything to aid in flight. The edges of her clothes curled in tattered tears, damaged. In fact, there was slight damage in the corners of the drapes, the carpet, the bed… all over on a closer inspection…

As the group entered the darkness, it did not go unnoticed. The taller girl stood up and put her cup down…

‘Children. Go to sleep. I have some visitors I must attend to,’ she said. The children, without a word, dropped the toys they held and obediently ran towards the bed, even the ghost ones. With that, the caretaker walked to the edge of the carpet, magic claws manifesting on her right hand. She did not hold the pose of someone expecting a fight, merely a meeting.

This was Mikayla Synnot, the Netherrealm Queen. This was her real body, not the projection they faced last time. And as she stared at them, it was like power itself echoed through. A Powerful Aura.



If Mariette was at all present when the Queen urged Mika to deal with her, she’d raise her voice, with a hint of desperation and fear.

‘Hold on. She’s here to ensure Asengav’s ritual goes as planned, same as us. Don’t… try to fight her. We should speak with her,’ she urged.
In Pokémon: Start → 5 mos ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
@Pirouette

Rose’s eyes practically glew with excitement as Erika told about her journey.

‘Wow, there’s so much one can see and experience outside this city… I’ve been missing out!’ Rose giggled. ‘Sure, what I’ve been doing has been important, but still!’

Eventually they arrived before the Dream World, and…

‘Huh, maybe. I haven’t heard of them putting people to sleep just for entering, but maybe!’ She then gave a curious look at the EXP Share Erika took off from Tara, and then when she used Safeguard. ‘Ooo, that’s handy!’

‘Maledy can wait!’ Rose said, despite being so excited about seeing Maledy before. ‘They told me to escort you! If you were to walk in there and end up in danger on your own, how would I live with myself? C’mon, let’s go!’ she said, definitely not hiding that she really just wanted to accompany to see what the goggles were actually leading towards.

So, entering the building…

There’s a decently sized reception area, with three doors and stairs, up and down. The door to the left was to the sleeping rooms on the first floor, the door to the right was to a cafeteria, while the door straight ahead was to the staff area. Up the stairs were more sleeping floors, down was staff only. There’s chairs and tables for waiting around and talking, or perhaps napping straight here by the entrance. There were a substantial number of people in here, sitting or standing around, waiting, looking happy for no discernable reason. If Erika equipped the goggles, she’d see the lines going down the basement. A round Pokémon was standing on the reception next to the staff member, smiling at all customers.



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.


‘Hello, and welcome to Dream World. Here, we promise you nothing but the deepest of sleeps, regardless of how stressed you may be,’ the receptionist bowed. ‘You can order Dreamless Sleep to simply wake up refreshed. A Happy Dream will bring you joy for no discernable reason. Adventure Dream is a special option; it will allow a Hypno to manipulate your dream to let you experience whatever you wish. You could also order a Nightmare, but it costs more because our Pokémon enjoys it less. Also, why would you?’



‘Oh, but if you’re just here for Sleep O’Clock, then you’re just in time. Simply wait five minutes, and it’ll be upon us,’ the receptionist said. Jigglypuff winked.

Rose was looking around excitedly for now. What does Erika do?









Connected areas:
Route 12. A long, peaceful plain stretching far west towards Redcoast City.
Route 13. A route of eternal night, leading east towards Worldedge City.
Route 26. The calm waters north of Bigfjord City, leading towards Ironcliff Town.
In Pokémon: Start → 5 mos ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
@Remram

There was a moment of silence as Uxie considered what Basil was asking. The legendary Pokémon tilted its head somewhat forward, and Anise looked between them, seemingly holding her breath.

Then, Uxie ope

osed its eyes. The eyelids definitely were open a moment ago, but Basil had no memory of it. He did have new memories, however, that he didn’t have before.

For one, he’s not in a rush. The people down there in the building were trying to get something from the girl, but they were working with a mistaken assumption. They would not make progress anytime soon, so if Basil wanted to, he could take his time and train to become stronger, until the day when he would so feel ready to take it on.

For the second. Simply progressing his journey would be plenty in order to grow stronger. To grow in levels, challenge strong opponents, learn new moves… it would all help in simply growing stronger. Most people didn’t get strong enough Pokémon to challenge the Pokémon League, simply reaching that strength would put him above most common bad guys as well.

But, there is one more thing he can do. Other than getting experience through battle, they could also train specifically to get stronger. One can get better at deflecting attacks, or dodging under an incoming blow. There is more a Pokémon can do than simply their moves. Many Gym Leaders have practice doing this, where their strongest Pokémon are able to battle on their own if so needed, because they’ve trained to be creative during battle and have the experience to do so. A more experienced human should be able to teach Basil how to do so.

Or, if he wanted a more experienced Pokémon, then there was another option. Four different locations were recorded in Basil’s memory. A hidden cavern in Gold Cave. A dangerous section in Unforgiving Cavern. A glade in Sparse Forest, located west of Route 19, south of Route 18 and south-east of Cycling Outpost. A pond in South Silent Forest, west of Highhill Town. In each of these locations was a skilled Pokémon, who might assist his Pokémon, to train them in ways beyond what humans could.

This was Uxie’s answer.
In March of the White Rabbit: A Roll-Your-Own Magical Girl Roleplay → 5 mos ago Forum: Advanced Roleplay


As the Queen lifted her sword and swung, an excessive amount of artifacts in Taihei’s skin suddenly sprung to life. A giant shield swung up, clear white, to shield from any harm that was to come to Taihei or Josefin or the mirror. As someone who lived with constant horrible misfortune, Taihei had devised an excessive amount of artifacts meant to reduce the chance of death to nothing. A meteor could land upon it, reducing the very apartment to dust and leaving a crater, but Taihei and those under her protection would still be there. As someone fate tries to kill every few hours, this came as natural to her, and it would protect from physical as well as mental attacks…

And for the moment, it even opposed the strike of the Storyslayer.

Taihei, shocked at the power of the blow that suddenly came through the opened portal, raised both hands and staff to amplify her artifacts, to keep the shield intact, her eyes widened. The attack wasn’t even coming from in front of her, it was like it came from within her. Yet, despite this, Taihei’s artifacts still defended her, even against the most unnatural of blows…!

Next to her, Josefin immediately collapsed. Taihei but grunted, unable to provide the same protection to her ally. While alarmed at the collapse of her friend, she didn’t have the time to focus away from the attack currently striking at her very existence. It was strong, so strong, and yet… yet her defense was working. She was holding it at bay.

‘Heh… hah!’ Taihei let a rare smile spread across her lips. She knew who was on the other side. The Queen of Wonderland. Not even her power could break through Taihei’s defenses! … Was what she was thinking while they were barely holding together, but at this moment, tentacles flaring and her shields holding firm against the Storyslayer’s strike, Taihei felt invincible.

Josefin slowly stood up next to her. Taihei chuckled in relief. Figures someone as lucky as her wouldn’t fall to a random slice like that. She didn’t know what convenience allowed the supernaturally lucky girl to survive, but right now, she didn’t care. The strike at her existence still remained, but it was waning in power.

‘It would seem even the Queen can’t strike through our defences!’ Taihei shouted, emboldened. ‘Come, Josefin, it’s time to mount our counter-’

SLASH

Taihei fumbled, unprepared for what had just happened.

There stood Josefin, giant sword in hand, eyes wide with small pupils. She’d just slashed straight across Taihei’s body. The thing was, Josefin’s strength and her sword was no match for Taihei’s superior toughness; it had inflicted no physical damage whatsoever.

But the slice had come filled with the full might of Josefin’s Mana specialization, struck directly to Taihei’s magic defense. No matter the defense, it uses mana to materialize, and being in close quarters with Josefin could cause any such magic to destabilize, if but for a moment. Josefin’s strike had cut the slightest, tiniest hole in Taihei’s protective magic shield… and the Queen’s strike passed through.

Had the Queen somehow mind-bent Josefin with her strike? Or had Josefin been a traitor in their midst, the entire time? Regardless, the fact that the one and only one who could make a hole in Taihei’s defense was next to her the entire time, and that when it mattered the most she turned her sword on Taihei… Her own closest, most trusted friend, of all people… There could be no other culprit than…

‘Tsk… fucking bad luck…’ Taihei cursed her own Soul Mutation, just as the Storyslayer’s slice broke through and cleaved into her identity…

She expected to die.

…

Taihei gasped, staggering as a new clarity flushed her mind.

What… what were these thoughts?



Taihei’s gaze flashed quickly over to Josefin, the determined blonde breathing in sharply as she gazed earnestly at Taihei, and…

‘AAAAAAAAAAAAH!’ Josefin cried as she hugged around Taihei, clutching tightly. Her giant sword had been dropped, falling clanking to the floor.

‘I KNEW IT! I knew I had to be here for a reason! It’s finally time! Taihei, you’re finally free…! I’m so happy…!’ Josefin shouted out, Taihei supremely confused, but also frowning at dark thoughts…



… The Queen broke into the moment to tell that she would see them truly liberated. Taihei had her doubts, this could just be replacing one master with another…

‘Taihei,’ Josefin clasped one of Taihei’s hands, smiling so eagerly at her. ‘Believe in me. It’s going to be all right. Trust in me. It will solve itself somehow. I promise,’ Josefin said, looking happier than Taihei had ever seen her.

… but at this point, who cared? If there was any chance it was better than Asengav, it was worth it. Taihei wasn’t hopeful, the curse of misfortune was still imprinted into her soul, just like good luck was imprinted in Josefin’s, but what the hell. Josefin looked so happy.

‘… Alright,’ Taihei merely said, nodding, and eventually the both stood up to look upon the Queen and those who followed her. In Taihei’s mind, questions about the circumstances of Asengav’s recruitment of her still swirled, and a hot, burning rage slowly started to glow within as she pieced various pieces together…




‘…’ Mariette didn’t really have much to interfere with in that whole scene, so she simply walked in through the portal, walked past the two un-mind-bent followers, and then put a hand on the mirror. With that, as the swirl into the void began again. She knew, the effect would be unmistakable on the surface. This would be the time when normal Magical Girls would have risen to oppose them, and they’d likely have lost. But, now…

‘This is the last mirror surface mirror,’ Mariette said, to the Queen and to Su and Mika. ‘All that remains now, is the Black Mirror itself, and the ritual that should take place there…’ she said. A shudder went through her, knowing who was guarding that one. And also… what they would have to do there.

‘No portal there is necessary…’ Mariette said. ‘We can head there directly if we go through the mirror,’ she said, gesturing to the mirror in front of them. The time of the ritual was approaching…

… She needed to find the time to send a message.
In Pokémon: Start → 5 mos ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
@Pirouette

Erika sent her message to Joshua. It did not take long at all before she received a response. A decently long one, at that.

Oh, thank goodness! :D
We’ve been held up for a bit by this guy called Bladestorm, apparently a member of the City Guardians of Bigfjord City. He found us in front of the store, initially assumed we were the robbers and fought us, but now we’ve explained ourselves and now he’s leading us to their HQ and telling us all about what’s going on in this city.
I feel a bit uncomfortable, but Ewan seems determined to help out with the criminals in the city. I kinda just want to continue my Pokémon journey and have fun? This serious stuff can wait until my team is stronger. :3
Ah, but if sweet lady Erika says that she will need my help, then I will of course stop at nothing to come to your aid! Just tell me when! I’ll watch Ewan in the meantime! Good luck!

Then, Erika told her plan to the rest. Part of which included a big heist on Rukh HQ. As long as they didn’t mention that it was an attack on Rukh’s HQ. Hush brought a hand to her chin as she considered.

‘… The biggest players would be Naiad of Silver Scale, Static of Neon Dream and, well, Maledy of Maledy’s Menagerie. And Granite of the Automatons,’ Hush murmured. ‘Then numerous smaller teams like the Clovers, Mammoth Squad or the Vices…’

‘Or us!’ Chime raised a hand and exclaimed happily.

‘Yeah, the Night Owls are unfortunately not a major name with not a lot of contacts,’ she admitted to Erika. ‘but we can make an effort. Yoink, you know the guys at Neon Dream,’ Hush said, turning to their red-haired member.

‘Er, well, I do,’ Yoink scratched her head over her beanie. ‘But they just mainly hate the Agni group in specific.’ The members of the Agni noble family, that is.

‘Try speaking to them. Gauge interest in meeting. We have a big target,’ Hush said. ‘Myself, I know Onyx of Mammoth Squad is good friends with Naiad, and I have partnered with Onyx in the past. So I can work myself up. If I were to get Naiad to join us, plenty more would join for free,’ the leader continued. ‘GW, try to come up with a plan. That’s your area of expertise.’

‘It sure is…’ GW sighed, as he crossed his arms and gazed off at the tower, the weight of his new task apparent in his tone. ‘Hm. I should also be able to contact the Automatons… and some more. I have a couple contacts, actually…’

‘Good. As for Maledy…’ Hush turned to look at Chime, who was positively beaming through her mask. ‘Chime, I think you’d match her aura. Would you like to go make the request?’

‘Leave~! It~! To~! Me~!’ Chime chimed with a melodic tone to her voice as she spun around. ‘Aaah, it’s a dream come true! I’ve always wanted to have a reason to meet with Maledy myself~!’

‘It seems we all have tasks to do, then. Chime, escort Erika to Lovesick Lane. I wouldn’t like her heading there alone,’ Hush said. ‘I’ll contact you later. I… don’t want you heading to Renaud without us nearby to possibly bail you out, just in case,’ the leader said with genuine concern in her voice. ‘Regardless of what may have been on his mind, he has fought against our kind so far…’ And that was reason enough why he could be their enemy, and Hush wanted Erika to have some form of cover.

With that, their plans were made.

‘Alright. Then, until we meet again,’ Hush would say, because she’d now go off and try to negotiate with other teams. Block, who hadn’t said much, would head with her simply to make sure the leader of the Night Owls wasn’t heading somewhere alone, either. Yoink and GW had their own tasks… but Chime was sent to Lovesick Lane with Erika. So…

A couple of steps after separating, Chime just gladly pulled her mask off and smiled with her real face to Erika. ‘’It’d be weird to be seen walking with someone in a mask, right? So, hi! I’m Rosemary~ Call me Rose~’ she happily presented herself, waving to Erika. Also, she let Chimecho out, and the Wind Chime Pokémon dangled along with them on the way.

They headed across the city again, walking across most of the city. They crossed Gemstone Skyline, which was a lot of tight streets with plenty of shops around and lots of blinking lights, and the whole time Rosemary was chatting. Talking about various things. The shrine they briefly visited? She worked there, for a measly sum, but she likes the place and as such doesn’t mind. She then went on to ask Erika plenty more, like about the journey she was going on, what she likes, etc, and far more things that would cover the entire screen if it was written down.

After following the lines seen with the Goggles, and passing by a lot closer to Rukh’s tower, they could head by the perimeter of Safehouse Docks and arrive towards Lovesick Lane.



What does Erika do now?







Connected areas:
Route 12. A long, peaceful plain stretching far west towards Redcoast City.
Route 13. A route of eternal night, leading east towards Worldedge City.
Route 26. The calm waters north of Bigfjord City, leading towards Ironcliff Town.
In March of the White Rabbit: A Roll-Your-Own Magical Girl Roleplay → 6 mos ago Forum: Advanced Roleplay




‘Haha… Sorry…’ Ronin quenched her smile when Connie indirectly reprimanded her for laughing. ‘It’s just that the silliest things can go wrong…’

‘Right. But if you’re done… Let’s think of a solution…’ Miko demanded. ‘It’s not like we played by the Queen’s rules in any of the other puzzles…’ Miko questioned. They could break through a wall?

‘I don’t really see the need to complicate it,’ Ronin told, then advanced towards… ‘Who the heck would claim a door in a wall…’ She said, grabbing the left door from their point of view. ‘… Is on any other side than the way you’re facing when you’re opening it!?’ So she said, as she decisively opened the left door!

‘T-trickster guards, that’s who!’ Miko replied in horror.

‘Possible!’ Ronin shouted. ‘But we can handle anything this door might throw our way! Now c’mon, we can’t spend eternity here!’ Ronin waved to the rest, and was definitely intending on going through that door.

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Becoming a giant dragon (well, her original form, that is) while being launched faster than she’d ever been launched before…

It was glorious.

Mayra had intended on attacking after MDP’s shot, but Rachel shot her so fast she ended up hitting into the Jabberwock’s sword before it hit MDP before she fired in the first place. Unable to comprehend at the moment why this might have been really good, the dragon went on an assault against the giant monster, and then the pastel princess shot her magic and their enemy was reduced in size, all while dragon Mayra swiped and swiped and breathed fire…

Until eventually the great fire dragon Mayra had taken the great Jabberwock’s place upon the castle.

Mayra roared loudly, victoriously, extending her wings to become as large as she could. Show her dominance. There was nobody under the skies as mighty as she was right now. If this was the fairy-tale, she was the dragon. She was the embodiment of fire, shadow, and-

In the edge of her consciousness, Mayra noticed MDP suddenly dropping through her cloud. The dragon turned, stretching out a claw, but having been preoccupied with celebrating her timing was late. Again.

… But Penny had managed to crash her truck and come flying to catch her. Mayra turned fully around, staring down at her. She was reminded of something. She… very much wanted to fight Penny. Ever since the briefing where they had been presented all the threats to Asengav in Penrose… she’d very much wanted to fight Penny. … And that was the glare she was aiming down at Penny at this moment…

… But not while she was holding Violet. Mayra had enough sense to recognize her too, and also enough object permanence to know that was where MDP had been. While Mayra very much wanted to battle Penny, seeing her holding their mutual friend, which Mayra did not want to harm, stayed her instincts. Instead, her second concern…

Mayra growled, and then pointed with a claw and a nod of her head. At Brittany. Who had taken an arrow from Gryphon because Mayra’d been a fool. Was she alright? If not, could someone help her? Mayra was somewhat unable to articulate her concern as being a giant dragon did, in fact, not come with the ability to speak, and also lowered her sense of reasoning to that of an animal. In this case… a concerned, if giant and very dangerous, animal.
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