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In March of the White Rabbit: A Roll-Your-Own Magical Girl Roleplay → 3 mos ago Forum: Advanced Roleplay



Miko and Ronin nodded in unison as Penny pointed them at the interdimensional cat flap.

‘Alright, let’s go!’ Ronin was quick to start moving, and Miko was right behind her, no less determined.

They crossed through the cat-flap, went through and past anyone who might be left in here towards the next portal, and then-

Then both of them simultaneously widened their eyes and threw their hands up, putting their united strength together to throw up a barrier.

Mikayla’s ghosts slammed against their barrier, and the two girls gasped as the power of Asengav’s strongest girl struck against what little magical power the two had. Alone they’d have been immediately overwhelmed, together they could resist for a second. They couldn’t jump through and just let Mikayla’s ghosts go through the portal. However, with Mikayla’s ghosts continually slamming against the barrier, they wouldn’t be able to hold off for long-!

Luckily, they didn’t have to, as the portal suddenly closed (as I have asked Shifter and Penny will close it). The two staggered to one knee each briefly, breathing heavily.

‘G-good instinct, throwing up that barrier, Miko…’ Ronin praised her sister.

‘Y-you did the exact same thing, Ronin…’ Miko sighed with a smile, returning the compliment, kinda.

‘Yeah, and good thing we did! I didn’t expect to run straight into Mikayla…!’ Ronin laughed, slightly weakly.

The two stood up, and then turned to look at whatever other Penny might still be with them.

‘Do we have an alternative path?’ Miko asked, still very much wanting to get there and help.

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‘…’

…

‘I want to destroy Asengav. If I manage to do that, countless lives across the dimensions will be saved. There will only be one opportunity; at the pinnacle of this ritual. I chose not to tell anyone, because Asengav must believe I am still serving him. Letting people know while information-gatherers like Nina and Ronja are on Asengav’s team increased the possibility of them finding out and ruining my plan. In addition, my friends might not agree with my plan to put all of Penrose in danger in order to fulfill my goal.’

‘In order to accomplish my goal, I have my mother here, with an additional tool for destroying Asengav. I need her to make it. However, despite having woven this elaborate web of traps and five mirrors to delay my friends from arriving, it seems we’ve been moved so the Black Mirror is now our first and only line of defense, when it was supposed to be the last. My friends are now attacking. I need the ritual to keep on going, but I also don’t want to see my friends die. If either side of this battle wins, I lose. The best solution would have been if my friends did not attack or if they lost but didn't die.’

‘But, the moment my goal is accomplished, I DO need their help, because at that point I will need to fight against those who were previously my allies…’ Mikayla and maybe Mother, that is. ‘I’m uncertain what to do. And in the middle of all of this, my friend Su says Alice could match the queen when she crossed the board and became a Queen herself. I’m supposedly Alice in this saying. Becoming a Queen is supposed to be the solution to all of this. What’s supposed to be the board? What’s the other side where I am supposed to become a queen? What does “becoming a queen” mean?’

‘What do you think?’ Mariette said, off to the side, crouching and holding a stuffed rat-plushie she’d just whispered all of this to. ‘Cuddlespawn?’
In Pokémon: Start → 3 mos ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
@Remram

Earl peered at Basil when he said he was here for him. Then he introduce Anise, who was struggling to get her hand off her nose.

‘H-hello. It’s nice to meet you,’ she said in a modestly controlled tone and did a bow. Earl’s response was a small wave. Cleffa gave a happy cry. Then…

Earl didn't show any particular expression of surprise when Basil gave his suggestion. Instead, he pulled out his notebook, and started writing on one side of the notebook.

‘Hm. Being sought by the unlawful is not something I like. I’m all for putting bad guys in their place, but I don't want to be the one to do it, nor do I want to seek protection,’ Earl said, writing something.

‘It’ll also require social interaction. And I’ll be forced to cook for more people. You two don't have the appearance of people that can cook, and I like my cooked food,’ he said, and Anise looked maybe a little offended.

‘There’s also the possibility you want to go somewhere I don't, and I get peer pressured into following. Or maybe I want to go somewhere and find myself unable to say it out loud,’ he said, qualifying those as actual things that could happen.

‘That, and I’ve already declined several offers to travel with other people. If we run into any of them while I am travelling with you, it is going to be awkward.’ So he said, writing lower and lower.

‘On the other hand,’ Earl then said, bringing his pen over to the top of the other side of the page. ‘You have a ridiculous amount of berries that I want. If I were to travel with you, you could let me have a portion of them, correct? That, and you got me a discount on herbs from the herb-store for my contribution, which I’m grateful for.’

‘I’ll have people with me that want me to succeed. I get more test subjects, and perhaps support where I need it. You’ve shown willingness to improve the lives of others,’ Earl said, gesturing for the herb store. ‘Who’s to say you won’t do the same for me?’

‘There’s a part of me that also wants to grow stronger. It isn’t my primary goal, per say, but it would make it easier to accomplish what I want. If you also seek that, then we have a common goal. As I have realized, I am having trouble growing on my own on that front.’ Earl kept writing on the right side of his page.

‘In addition…’ He looked up from his paper, at Basil and Anise. ‘You’ve already run into the stuff of legends before. In addition, you’ve got some powerful connections. I didn’t miss the commotion earlier. It is hard to miss a prehistoric dinosaur soaring in with a curious cast on its back. Going with you may mean getting to partake in your connections and future endeavours, and perhaps even running into more of the mystical.’ Having said so, he wrote down a large section on the right side of the page.

‘That’s the big plus. It is contending with the big minus of you being hunted by the forces of evil. That sounds like a pain and I want nothing to do with it. That, and if we run into any of those who asked me to travel with them before. That would be super awkward.’ Those two negatives sounded almost like they were of equal weight.

Earl stood there, staring into his notebook, comparing the two columns he had written. At his feet, Cleffa looked up at him curiously, then turned and waved happily at Basil and Anise, as the tiny pink ball it was.

Eventually, he put the notebook back into a jacket-pocket, before adjusting his glasses and looking towards Basil and Anise.

‘In the end, it boils down to “am I willing to accept danger and discomfort for the sake of advancement”. I would claim answering “no” to such a question would make me a lesser herbalist. I accept.’ So Earl proclaimed.

‘… Assuming the lady is okay with it. She looks anguished,’ he said, looking over at Anise.

‘N-no, no, it isn’t that!’ Anise exclaimed, still trying to overcome the grimace from the smell that had been here earlier. ‘I’m happy to have you. It’s just, uh. Is it gonna smell like that every time?’

‘That took me a bit by surprise, too. It must have been because I used the herbs from the store for the first time. It doesn’t usually smell quite that bad. Still, I suppose it will, each time I use those specific herbs or change the process,’ Earl said.

‘A-alright…’ Anise said, still reeling a bit.

‘I have some places I want to visit. Like Endless Forest, Sparse Forest, and the area around Gentlevale City. So if you’d keep that in mind, I’d appreciate it. I also want to find a Doduo. Someone in town is trading their foreign Capsakid for a Doduo, and I want that Capsakid,’ he proclaimed.

What’s Basil’s reaction?





Connected areas:
Route 4. Forest route at the base of Mt. Strength leading west to Rainrock City.
Route 5. A grassy incline connecting mountains, forests, plains, Stillwood and Lakewatch.
Route 14. The waters of Dragon Lake are also known as Route 14. It connects Lakewatch Town, Highhill Town and Stillwood Village.
Mountain Valley. A passage between Mt. Strength and Mt. Chill, a shortcut to Worldedge City.


In March of the White Rabbit: A Roll-Your-Own Magical Girl Roleplay → 3 mos ago Forum: Advanced Roleplay

Lea did not reply a single word to Penny’s first part, merely glared ahead with narrowed eyes. Then… unsolicited advice. Advice that made her frown. What kind of advice was that? Part from advice that sounded like Penny knew exactly what was on Lea’s mind. Did she know about the Queen’s mind-bend-undoing slice already?

Foolish. Asengav had kept her happy for thousands of years. Who was Penny to say her happiness was better, somehow? As the call ended, Lea lowered her phone… and she felt the darkness behind her gazing at her. It had heard her. Heard her request to slay the Queen of Hearts, and now it wanted answers.

‘… If she aims all her strength to take out the Queen of Hearts, then it avoids harm to the rest of our forces. If the Queen is strong, she can take some focus-fire. We lose nothing if she dies. If Penny thinks killing the Queen can cause us to make peace, then perhaps she will not aim to hurt anyone else. Anyone we actually need. It is simply a distraction, and make sure the Queen of Hearts pulls her weight in our service,’ Lea told the darkness, framing it as a plot.

The darkness heard her, and slowly slank back where it came…

‘…’ Lea could have told him about the un-mind-bending that had afflicted everyone. She absolutely, absolutely could have. However… a part of her wished to prove she could be Asengav’s worthy follower, even without that silly change. She’d lose that chance if it was reinstated. She could desire him on her own. With her own free mind. That’s what she was telling herself.

She turned to gaze out the direction towards Covington Tower, through the Black Mirror. It seems things were going to go down out there, involving none of the mirrors. She trusted Mikayla had it handled. She always did. But just in case, Lea prepared herself, frowning, gazing down all of their backs… and her eyes landed on Mariette’s.

For some reason, Asengav, in his infinite wisdom, had picked a girl less than a decade old to be his favourite. To rain all his rewards upon. And what had she done? Delayed the ritual, brought this Queen of Hearts into their midst, and that woman had taken Lea’s happiness…

‘…’

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Kayli appearing from literally nowhere was concerning. She immediately had spectral soldiers wielding lances and scythes surrounding her on most sides, also seeming to have appeared out of nowhere in response, prepared for whatever shenanigans she might attempt while Mikayla merely stood on her side… but, it seemed like this was the Queen’s battle to fight. So who was Mikayla to deny her the battle?

Instead, Mikayla turned her clawed hand to point at the portal forming ten feet above Covington Tower. There was no way she would miss something like that with her sense of magic.

Her attack was two-fold.

First, an intense shock-wave of a gravitational blast. She wasn’t going to let anyone land on this tower. While the Black Mirror stood here, this was her grounds, and nobody was allowed to walk it without her permission. With the gravity-blast, it was impossible to just “fall” onto the rooftop.

For the second. It was the beam of ghasts that flew at abnormal speeds at the portal and anyone who was coming through. All fighters, soldiers, thugs, knights, empowered with the might of the Netherrealm Queen they flew with swords and lances and axes and shields raised, their spectral bodies twisted by the speed with which they were shot. They were far stronger than they’d been in life as Mikayla’s magic coursed through their attacks, and even if you cut some down there would always be more of them. Mikayla was ready to fight armies of men or dozens of Magical Girls at a time, but she was more than capable of aiming all that firepower at a single point. Standing in the eye of that particular magnifying glass would be very dangerous.

The spectres had been launched by the very same gravitational shock as the one that was stopping descent. They were pale blue, ghastly in appearance, sunken eyes, tattered clothes fluttering over ancient armor, and brandishing their weapons to stab and chop at those standing in their way. If the portal remained open, they would try to barge through it en-masse and attempt to cut into the group waiting at the other side, flying past and cutting down with their blades as they’d try to swirl into the room.

All while Mikayla merely gazed, intensely and unconcerned, her partly uncorporeal body gushing with Powerful Aura as she unleashed her assault; her magic so powerful it was visible as bright blue around her. All while numerous spectral guards were forming around her… just in case.
In Pokémon: Start → 3 mos ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
@Remram

Anise took a moment to grasp what Basil said first. ‘Oh, no, I think your idea was great. I’d have gone for it,’ she said. Then, about seeing Dunstan… ‘You already sent a message to him, through an Elite Four, no less, I feel we might as well. I feel we should.’ So she figured.

And the next part, about them likely being connected… ‘Definitely true,’ Anise crossed her arms. ‘They need to be taught a lesson, all of them regardless of if they’re different or the same organization.’ She listened to what more Basil had to say, and…

‘Hm, alright. Is it the guy you told me about? I’m curious to see him,’ she said. And so, they could depart. Uxie and Chikorita both gave small waves to them as they departed, before Uxie flew off out of sight…

They returned to town, and there were a couple more police officers around now, looking like a couple of them had come from outside Stillwood Village to help, judging by how poorly they were dealing with the spores in the air all around. Regardless, they were heading for the herb-shop.

… There was a little bit of a queue to get into the herb shop. It wasn’t giant, just six people long, but that was six people that couldn’t fit into the building, which was a vast improvement over what Basil had found back then. Still, he’d perhaps find the one he was looking for not inside the building, but outside it. There was smoke rising from behind the building.


Earl was sitting with a small cauldron, a fire burning beneath it, reading and writing in his notebook as two Budews threw various herbs into the cauldron, the available ingredients being spread around the cauldron. In front of Earl stood Cleffa, waving her fingers in a specific, well-known way, adding her own fairy magic to the brew. The contents of the brew was bubbling away…

‘And for the final touch… Cleffa, Metronome!’ he commanded. Cleffa, excitedly, lifted her finger as the “spell” finished, and… A blinding, grey beam of light suddenly shot from Cleffa, straight into the brew. The Budew’s held onto the cauldron in a panic, trying to keep it from flying. A lot of the brew was sent flying, but many of the herbs were also disintegrated into the contents of the cauldron. For those who knew what it was, this was clearly Flash Cannon.

However, in addition to that, the smell of the herbs was suddenly blasted all over the place. The smell of those bitter herbs that the herb shop used to sell, only somehow greatly amplified. Suffice to say, an incredibly awful smell met the nostrils of all who were close enough, causing the whole line by the entrance of the herb shop to suddenly stagger. Earl himself simply grimaced and held a hand in front of his nose.

The beam finished, the fluid settled, and the smell also slowly wafted away. Both Budews dropped their hold of the cauldron and started bouncing a bit because it had been hot. Earl quickly gave both of them a small drink each which they both drank… which seemed to heal them before they both fell asleep. After that, Earl kneeled over the small cauldron, staring at the grey result. He grabbed a vial and gently scooped up the contents. There wasn’t much left in it after Flash Cannon had blasted most of it all over the place, but there was some he could get in there.

The fluid was heavy, barely flowing. The grey color reflected light easily. It looked a lot of liquid metal.

‘… Hm,’ Earl made a noise as he inspected the fluid in the vial. ‘How to best confirm if this is fit for consumption…? Regardless… this could be very useful…’

Earl obtained Steel Potion!

Cleffa turned around and made a sudden noise and waved for Basil, making Earl also notice that Basil had arrived.

‘Oh, hello, Basil,’ Earl said, pocketing the vial. ‘Come to see how your advertisement campaign has gone?’ he asked, nodding towards the line by the herb shop. The line that was now very much wondering where that smell had come from.

Anise is going to be standing a couple steps behind Basil, her hand close to her nose, looking quite alarmed.

What does Basil do?





Connected areas:
Route 4. Forest route at the base of Mt. Strength leading west to Rainrock City.
Route 5. A grassy incline connecting mountains, forests, plains, Stillwood and Lakewatch.
Route 14. The waters of Dragon Lake are also known as Route 14. It connects Lakewatch Town, Highhill Town and Stillwood Village.
Mountain Valley. A passage between Mt. Strength and Mt. Chill, a shortcut to Worldedge City.


In Pokémon: Start → 3 mos ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
@Pirouette

With Malamar approaching the desk, Sno could dash out and (being a ghost she could go directly through the desk) close the distance to the Hypnosis-throwing Malamar! She struck into him, the flying upside-down squid recoiling with its tentacles waving about! Critical Hit! … But it still didn’t do a lot of damage!

That said, Malamar was startled enough that Erika was able to launch Tara up into the air, and the Swablu could swing her sweet bird-song, which immediately caused a couple of the nearby staff-members to immediately fall asleep-!

… Before Tara was struck in mid-air by a sudden purple beam of power that launched her back into the wall! It wasn’t enough to take her out, Swablus have high Special Defense, but it sure hurt! The Malamar, clearly unaffected by the sing, turned with annoyance to face Sno instead.

‘You done?’ Lotus asked, aiming an annoyed expression back at . ‘Me and my Pokémon have heard that song so many times… we’ve become desensitized,’ she continued, visibly suppressing a sleep-deprived yawn.

‘Are they desensitized to this!?’ Rose called from across the room. She’d jumped up on a desk in front of Hypno, together with not one, but two Whismurs. Chimecho was flying behind her. ‘Whismurs, SUPERSONIC~!’

The two tiny fluffy-eared Pokémon breathed in, and then let out a pair of shocking screams, their screams looking like they were sending visible circles at both Hypno and Malamar! More than that, the still wake staff had to grasp at their ears again as they were not being given a break from vocal assaults!

‘Hypno!’ Lotus commanded, even as both Malamar was shivering and Hypno was taken aback by the sound. With a wave of its hand and a swing of the pendulum, the desk Rose and the Whismurs were standing on suddenly flipped backwards with Psychic power!

‘Woa-!’ Rose and her Whismurs gave a cry as they collectively fell off the desk that toppled back, Rose managing to grab onto Chimecho and pull the windchime along, perhaps softening her own drop to the floor as Chimecho desperately tried to pull upwards. The Whismurs’ Supersonics were cut short, replaced by just normal Whismur crying at being launched off the flipped table.

However, the damage was done.

‘Gah. Great,’ Lotus grunted as she saw Hypno stumbling, and Malamar also whirling about like it had gotten a little drunk where it floated in mid-air. Hypno and Malamar became Confused!

Meanwhile, enough time had passed that Erika had been able to reach Musharna. She was able to pull the cables off easily enough, freeing the giant sleeping Pokémon. Now for the next problem.

This thing was giant. Height-wise, it was just shy of being as tall as Erika, and substantially wider. Musharna also weighed as much as a person. While it floated in the air by its own power, pushing it around was more difficult. It could be done, but perhaps not when Lotus was glaring daggers at her standing right in-between her and the only apparent way out.

What would 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 → 3 mos ago Forum: Advanced Roleplay


Lea flinched, not expecting to suddenly have Penny talking in her ear, without even the usual noise of someone answering. … So, without their technology expert they were instantly breached, is that it? Or had Penny successfully found and neutralized Nina? Once again, the mere fact Lea could recall Nina’s name implied so. Still…

‘… Hah,’ Lea gave a mild chuckle. It didn’t take too long for her to come up with her reply.

‘Kill the Queen of Hearts,’ she demanded plainly. ‘As long as she runs her show, things will end undesirably, one way or another. Asengav has made his decision, he thinks the Queen is on his side. She’s not. There is no way she is. But for whatever reason, the words of Mariette ring more important in his ears than mine, and Mariette has said the Queen is on our side. Slay her, and then perhaps I can convince Asengav that this operation is doomed to fail. Until then, my hands are tied.’

This bought her time. She could evaluate the situation again should Penny succeed. If they were losing, maybe she’d keep her word. Because what does one operation matter to an eternal being like herself? She knew Asengav had put a lot of planning into this one operation, but what did it really matter if it failed? It just meant another thousand years during which Lea could spend eternity with Asengav…

Lea winced. Why didn’t… why didn’t that thought spark the joy it used to? Because the Queen had cut her so-called mind-bending? … Lea shook her head. Surely, that joy would come back. The happiness of serving her lord. It had to. Because without it…

What was she?

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‘Freya. Get out of there.’


‘Woah. You answered,’ Freya reeled a bit. She hadn’t expected that.

‘Fighting for Asengav will get you killed. Get out of there, and we’ll figure out a way to sever your connection with him. You have no reason to stay,’ Nina declared in a harsh tone.

‘Heh. I’m happy to hear you’re doing fine. Hm. Mariette said that there was a plan in the works to set us free, but we’d have to pretend to still be under Asengav’s control,’ Freya shared what she knew, while feeling intense relief at hearing Nina’s voice.

‘Iracabeth is playing with her like a doll. I don’t know what kind of a plan Mariette could purport to have. Get out of there,’ Nina maintained the exact same tone.

‘… I’m thankful you care. But actually, I’d like to be here. I care about the people here. I can switch allegiance on the fly if the situation calls for it. I can make a difference here,’ Freya said, satisfied. She didn’t know if she wanted to fight for Asengav, but she didn’t want to flee. Esther, the others… Freya cared about them.

‘Stubborn fool, Freya. Fine. Maybe if I share some information, that will convince you,’ Nina said in a frustrated tone. Then, Freya’s phone got a text message. They were coordinates. ‘A plant-monster invaded from within our base. Olivia grabbed the unconscious Jelena and ran. Iracabeth’s army’s attacking. They’re alone on the streets. I need you to go save them.’

‘… Fuck,’ Freya glanced at the message, her mind all of a sudden working at full intensity as she spun around look over at Shelyn and Esther, who were a bit further away out of hearing range. ‘Shit, fuck. I’m on my way.’

‘I’ll keep you updated,’ Nina said, before the call ended. With that, Freya broke into a run, to tell Shelyn and Esther about what she was off to do. Freya knew Lea would simply say that Olivia and Jelena weren’t important at this stage, so no telling her.

Right, time to mount a rescue mission. She’d bring Shelyn, because she didn’t trust leaving Shelyn alone with someone just yet.

Hang on, Olivia, Jelena…!

…

Meanwhile, at the other end of the call, Nina breathed out in satisfaction. Now, someone who was aware of her every move might know that Nina had already sent a message to Olivia to meet up with Freya, with what path that was safest… and also that she could just have sent one of those under her current command to save Olivia and Jelena. But instead, she made sure Freya was the one to do it.

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Ronin and Miko looked on in surprise as Ani up and left after giving no answer to the given questions. After Ani departed, Miko turned to look down into the pit of blades with tense apprehension. There was no proof that there was anything left in this world of Mac, other than the completely different girl that had jumped out in her stead.

‘Hey, we’ve got a city to save,’ Ronin said in a comforting tone. She had realized what was on her sister’s mind and grabbed her arm, both as emotional support, but also as a reminder that they were definitely on a clock.

‘I know,’ Miko closed her eyes in regret. ‘Alright, let’s go! Penny, where are we going!?’ Miko asked, as the two twins turned to dash along with the Penny version that was still here and Ani to return to Penrose and see what they could do there. Part of both of their minds did think about what Ani had said about being an AI, and also more concerningly about having data on the people present, but for now they would have to stash that away.

As said, they had a city to save!

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‘…’ Mariette wasn’t entirely sure what was happening. Mika was going to compete with Su in this strange competition as the Queen opened a portal to an arena. And she was the price? Then they said that she needed to become a queen. The chess comparison wasn’t entirely lost on Mariette, albeit she had no answer to their question. The world wasn’t a chessboard. The Queen had never shown anything that seemed like a king, or the other side of the board.

… Okay, but this whole adventure had left Mariette feeling like she wasn’t updated in a long while. Mariette manifested her hand-mirror in her hand, waved it before her, and an array of mirrors showed up in front of her. Her portal-magic, albeit blocked from being actual portals by her necklace, spread across the city to give her sight as her portals opened up high. It was high time she got back into a position where she could see everything. That’s where she was the most comfortable…

…


‘…’ Mikayla didn’t really have an opinion on what was currently going on. Instead, she was simply gathering mana.

She was supposed to be the last line of defense, when their foes had been exhausted fighting all the guardians of the mirrors to overwhelm what was left of them. Now, here, on top of the tower, she was now instead going to be the first one they faced. So in preparation for that…

Mikayla idly waved her arm with the magic claws on them. Nothing apparent was happening, but the spiritual presence around Covington Tower was growing stronger…
In Pokémon: Start → 3 mos ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
@Pirouette

Erika called out Sno, and then unleashed an Icy Wind at Hypno. Hypno lifted an arm to shield itself from the chilling wind, but nonetheless felt its limbs grow cold, more stiff, slower. But, the one part of it that needed to be able to move still did, which was its psychic mind.

‘What an awful ruckus. Some people are trying to sleep here,’ Lotus said, staring at Rose and her Pokémon. ‘Hypno. Psychic,’ she commanded. At the command, Hypno lifted its pendulum and instinctively aimed for the target that would take the most damage, Rose’s Whismur…

But just before impact, Rose picked up her Whismur and leapt behind a set of computers! The psychic attack instead cracked the wall behind where Whismur had been standing a moment ago, showing the power in Hypno’s mind. Chimecho flew after Rose and Whismur… but this unfortunately meant the Round wasn’t being as loud anymore. The other staff were trying to recover…

‘Hm,’ Lotus glanced to her left and right, as Erika and Rose split off in different directions. ‘I need more Pokémon,’ she plainly said. She lifted a Pokéball and opened it in Erika’s direction, and a large squid took shape…



Pokédex Entry #687 – Malamar, the Overturning Pokémon. It is cited as holding the most compelling hypnotic power of any Pokémon, using which it can force others to do whatever it wants. It hypnotises with flashing patterns on its torso to draw in prey. Those who are controlled by a Malamar loses their memories of the events while they were hypnotised.


‘Hypno, get the noisy cretin. Malamar, get the pink-haired wretch. Hypnotise them, and we’ll have them tell us all about how they knew to break in here,’ Lotus commanded. With that, Hypno started taking heavy, slowed steps towards where Rose was hiding, while Malamar started drifting in the air towards Erika. Even if she freed Musharna, that Pokémon would be there, and it was starting to flash lights of Hypnosis towards them… but Safeguard was protecting her and her Pokémon from it for now.

There were about a dozen office workers currently recovering from Rose’s attack, six on each side of the room. Musharna was tied up in cables and glass items, but nothing too sturdy to possibly not be ripped off or sliced by hand or Pokémon attack.

Erika would reach Musharna first, but now with Malamar floating behind her. What would be her strategy 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 Pokémon: Start → 3 mos ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
@Pirouette

‘You can count on us~!’ Rose gave Erika a thumbs up and a wink, as they prepared to head in through the door. Then… Erika opened the door and entered.

Past the door, she entered a room with metallic walls and a lot of computers. Rows of rows of screens showing various colorful images, both to the left and right of the room, and before each of them staff that were inspecting them closely. Many of the staff were wearing suits. Beside them stood a lot of Drowzees, and in the air floated numerous pink cloud-like Pokémon…



Pokédex Entry #517 – Munna, the Dream Eater Pokémon. It always floats in the air. It is known to seek people who have nightmares and eat their dreams, yet it eats any dreams. It expels mist after eating a dream, pink if it was a pleasant dream, black if it was a nightmare. They glow when eating dreams, and this is due to Munna feeling happiness from the dreams it consumes.


‘The dreams from the Sleep O’Clock participants are coming in now,’ one of the staff said. A woman walked in to stand behind the row of staff on the left side.

‘Good. Getting anything worthwhile?’ she asked. At her side stood a yellow, humanoid Pokémon, staring blankly at the screens next to his trainer.



Pokédex Entry #97 – Hypno, the Hypnosis Pokémon. It swings its pendulum, and anyone seeing it is put into deep sleep. It can also put someone to sleep by mere eye-contact. It feeds on dreams, and it often carries away those it put to sleep to feast on their dreams. While dangerous, it is often used in hospitals to quickly put patients to sleep.


‘There’s a girl here dreaming of leaving her company and also reporting her boss,’ one of them said.

‘Can’t have that, can we? Have a Drowzee discourage her. Have the boss give her plenty of promotions and happiness if she just tries hard enough,’ the apparent leader said.

‘Guy III of Maledy’s crew is back,’ the staff member said.

‘Excellent. Then pick his dreams apart until we can find out as much information as possible about Maledy, then send it to Rukh for processing. As for the rest…’ the woman turned around, and extended her arms with a smirk. ‘… Give them the most pleasant of dreams imaginable… positively featuring the brands we’ve been paid to advertise, of course!’

‘Yes, Director Lotus!’ the staff member replied.

‘Haha… they almost make it too easy…’ the woman said, walking with her hands in her pockets to stand in the middle of the room, facing the thing in the back of the room, and her Hypno walking with her. Likely the first thing Erika had actually noticed, there was a giant Pokémon in the back of the room. It was tied to a lot of cables, and blowing pink mist into glass containers that were being analyzed by fancy parabolic gadgets, with cables from those going to the computers, becoming images for the staff to look upon. If Erika were to put on her goggles now, she’d find the goggles pointed in the direction of this Pokémon. It was not legendary… but it was also far bigger than this Pokémon was supposed to be.



Pokédex Entry #518 – Musharna, the Drowsing Pokémon. The mist emanating from it is packed with the dreams of surrounding people and Pokémon. It is capable of giving these dreams physical form. It eats dreams, but sleeps and dreams itself almost all of the time. If it is ever woken up, it often acts like a terrible grump until it is allowed to sleep once more.


The sleeping Pokémon appeared to be tied up in scientific-looking cables. As it was asleep, it wasn’t clear if it was aware of being restrained or not.

‘Come on, Musharna. Make their dreams visible to us, so we may exploit them further!’ she said, almost a bit manic in her smile. She looked a little sleep-deprived.



‘Also, someone close that door. For some reason we have guests in the basement, wouldn’t do for them to look in-’ she said, turning around to look towards the door that Erika just opened, her Hypno turning with her.

What will Erika do?

She can act first. Or, she can let Rose do something first, because Rose absolutely does want to.











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

Freya and Shelyn had been able to go to Esther’s underground jungle, and in there Freya had talked to Esther and also been the only one present to speak. Esther sure didn’t talk back, and Shelyn couldn’t explain what had happened. Regardless, Freya was decently sure that Esther had understood her, seeing how Freya hadn’t been immediately attacked. With that, it was now a waiting game, where the forces of Asengav were to await the time when they would come under attack. …

While Freya was all fine with waiting, there was something she wasn’t fine with. It was the immediate dismissal of Nina that Lea had just done. Freya and Nina had somewhat of an acquaintanceship. Not exactly friends, but when either of them spoke to someone for any other reason than work, it was usually to one another. The closest thing Freya had to a friend among the forces of Asengav. So, when she’d seemingly just vanished, that was on Freya’s mind. Freya was not someone who liked losing allies.

As such, the moment she had a moment over, currently not watched by anyone as she stood among Esther’s plants while Shelyn was inspecting the plant-girl, Freya walked over where she wouldn’t be overheard and used her phone to attempt to call the number that used to lead to Nina. She wasn’t sure if it still would lead to her, but she wanted to try, at the very least.

___


Okay. Lea had somehow managed to regain a modicum of control over the situation. She’d taken command of the forces of Asengav currently located in Penrose. She’d sent the rest of the girls on missions, while she remained in the darkness where the Black Mirror was once housed. In each of the various rooms with mirrors, Lea’s bugs were scattered, and she could feel each one of her bugs. She knew where they were, and they would inform her when things were going down. Of course, Nina would have done this job far better than Lea could, as Nina was able to watch the entire city on her own and warn in case of threats…

Lea made an annoyed sound, and had her hand bring the phone before her face. The hand was seemingly floating in mid-air, as the butterflies that made up much of her arm had been sent away to scout. Nina’s number was still on her phone. Lea was now modestly sure she was ready for whatever was going to happen, and had a minute to spare, so why not, really? She hit the button to start the call, absolutely expecting the call to terminate and not go anywhere at all.

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Nina was in the command station she’d been offered and learning how it worked, and as they spoke she was relaying information and making various decisions that were part of the position… when she got a phone call. She brought up the phone, and saw that Freya was calling.

… She was of two minds. Answering could lead to Asengav’s side learning more of where Nina had gone, which she didn’t want. On the other hand, Freya was in the same room as the Queen when the slice that had taken Nina’s mind-bending had taken place. It was possible the same had happened to everyone in that room, in which case this was an attempt to escape together. One which Nina didn’t want to miss.

‘Freya’s calling. She was in the room where the mind-unbending took place. I’m going to answer her,’ Nina spoke out loud. She had reason to believe Penny was listening at all times, through various machinery. She also didn't need to introduce Freya to Penny, they'd met. Nina had been watching their talk, so. She was about to answer Freya, when…

Another call, at the same time. Nina frowned, staring down at her phone that obviously could handle two incoming calls at once. The other one was Lea. … Nina did not want to talk to Lea. You would not find a person more loyal to Asengav. That said, she’d ALSO been in the room when the mind-unbending took place… but she was likely just calling to figure out why Nina wasn’t responding to anyone.

‘Lea, the spokeswoman of Asengav and his self-proclaimed right hand, as well as the overseer of our actions in Penrose and Mariette’s boss, is calling. Likely to figure out why I’m not around. I don’t want to talk to her. But, maybe you do? Do you want to talk to her?’ she asked.

In response… that side of the incoming calls was suddenly interrupted, and there was no longer an option to answer Lea. Nina did a small nod, before pressing the button to answer Freya.
In Pokémon: Start → 4 mos ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
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Almost at the same time as Erika apologized and then told Tara to use Round…

‘Oh! Chimecho, use Round!’ Rose commanded with sudden attentiveness. With that, Chimecho flew in beside Tara and shook herself, the wind-chime Pokémon being a wind-chime generating the sound-attack, right after Tara… and the two offensive attacks combined into a single attack that peaked directly at the wide-eyed surprised Drowzee, before said Drowzee was suddenly shook by the gathered power of the sound-attack that got stronger if more Pokémon used it together!

‘Dro-!’ Drowzee started trying to turn to avoid, but it was caught entirely unprepared. Critical Hit! … Drowzee spun around an additional lap from the sudden audio impact, and then collapsed. Drowzee fainted!

‘Oooh! We have a combo!’ Rose said excitedly. She took out a Pokéball and opened it too, and a small pink Pokémon with long ears and plus-shaped eyes looked up at them.

‘Whismur?’ the Pokémon asked quietly.



Pokédex Entry #293 – Whismur, the Whisper Pokémon. A timid Pokémon, its murmurs are usually barely audible. However, when frightened or in danger, it shrieks at an earsplitting volume. Its own cry can startle it, so it keeps shrieking more. To make it calm down, cover its ear-holes, or vacate the area until it falls asleep due to exhaustion.


‘I taught all my Pokémon Round so that they could combo for massive damage! And Tara can join us!’ Rose said, grinning. ‘In any case, looks like the coast is clear! Let’s go!’

If they check outside, they’ll find that the guards that were posted there were only there for when Erika and Rose passed by, they’d already left. The corridor was empty. So there were only the two doors, both of them covered by curtains. Other than that, there was only the stairs back up again, the faint sound of a Jigglypuff singing up there so maybe not go closer, and also a small opening for ventilation to the top right of the first door.

How does Erika approach this?









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.

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