Rune_Alchemist

Herculean Academy, The Top School for Aspiring Superheroes: Prologue

@Zoldyck Nothin' like some conflict to make popcorn taste that much better. Oh. Yeah. Want some popcorn?

@Ogobrogo

I'll take three buckets! :D

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I still post in the OOC because I have interest in the RP and I intend to apply for it when some people go inactive or leave as soon as the RP starts. (Honestly, I don't like "first come, first serve" styles, but that's another issue.) I can make my own RP, but it would easily conflict with the other Pokemon RPs that already exist in the Casual and Advanced section - that's what two RPs of the same video game / anime generally cause.

Also, backseat moderating is when any non-GM or non-mod member tries to deal with rule-breaking or some other offense by demonstrating moderation traits instead of reporting said conflict to the GM him/herself.

@Stale Pizza

...and this point, you are just annoying me. This RP, was actually made between a collaboration between a group of friends (Myself, Bunny, and a few others) From another RP. So, the spots were actually decided before the RP was even made.

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Look, dude. First of all, you can't just assume that any of us are going to just randomly drop out, because that's rude and quite frankly, offensive. You might not know this, but most of us know each other from another RP, and we're all quite consistent. That's not to say that someone won't drop out... but you can't sit here just hoping that someone's gonna leave.

Please, be respectful, okay?

@Nightmare Bunny

Yes, Bunny summed it up quite nicely, thank you.

Whatever the case, at this point, I see you as nothing more than a problem member. I dislike doing this, but I have low tolerance for rebel scum people like you. Kindly show yourself to the door, please?

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Oh, right!

*ahem*

Before I forget, since handling all of these goddamn NPCS is going to be a hassle, I'm delegating their control to @Nightmare Bunny, @Ogobrogo, and @Noklu

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~New Bark Town~

~Professor Elm/Alfred Elm~

The pokemon lab of professor Elm. Used to, this place saw all sorts of trainers and was filled with the bustling activity and research of pokemon scientists. Used to, this place was the leading facility on pokemon breeding and eggs. The sleepy little town of New Bark was the perfect place to do that. Open fields, rolling hills and forests perfect for raising and breeding pokemon. Unfortunately, in recent years though, the activity had died down. Now that pokemon were all but feral at this point for some unknown reason, it made research difficult - especially when it came to breeding.

Still, it didn't deter the professor, nor his young assistant that lived in New Bark. Said, young assistant who was currently sitting listening to his granddad rant about pokemon. Professor Elm - his granddad was notorious for going off on long tangents and getting sidetracked quite easily when he was really engrossed in his work. It was something he hadn't grown out of, no matter how old he was. Alfred had to admit to himself, it was a bit funny to see his granddad go on long tangents and talk to himself. Well, to him, anyways. Still though, the new trainers should be arrived soon! This was exciting! This was the first time since working in a lab he was going to get to help new trainers chose their first pokemon! With the restriction on trainers, less and less trainers had been coming in recent years so this was a big occasion as far as Alfred was concerned. He just had to find someway to get his granddads attention...

"Fascinating! No matter how many times I see an egg, I never get tired of studying one!" The older professor said, rubbing his chin thoughtfully as he observed an egg in a glass incubator. The egg, was hooked up to various wires and other mechanical things. Various displays showed various life signs and other vitals of the baby pokemon in the egg. What they said, only someone who vaguely knew anything about pokemon research would know, but apparently it intrigued the aging professor. "If this experiment goes well, then We could have a major breakthrough as to why the pokemon are acting up! I'll have to thank that trainer again! Getting this egg all the way from Sinnoh must have been difficult at best..."

Elm went on some more, talking about a bunch of scientific variable sand Jargon Alfred didn't quite understand quite yet. It might have made some other kid a bit depressed, to learn they still had so much to learn about pokemon, but to Alfred it just brought a big smile to his face. He was eager to learn if nothing. He had a love of pokemon and learning that rivaled even his granddads. Now, he just had to get over his timidness, and he'd probably make a class A professor one day.

"Huh...well what have we here?..." Alfred shot a quick look over to Elm from where he was organizing the bookshelf, placing the books back on pokemon breeding in the correct order, turning his head over his shoulder to take a look at his Granddad. Apparently he found something interesting in the readings. Well, now was as good as time as ever to interrupt his Granddad. Interrupting him when he was going off on one of his tangents was almost impossible.

"Uhm, Professor Elm?" He said, hopping off the stool he used to reach the higher shelves.

"Curious..." It seemed Elm hadn't registered his comment. He was staring at one of the read-out screens, his brow furrowed in thought. It seemed he was still caught up in his own little world, then. With a bit of a sigh, Alfred walked over, giving the Professor a small little tug on his lab coat. For the briefest of seconds, it seemed as though Alfred got through to him. At least, until he turned swiftly around and completely ignored Alfred. "Where are my notes!"

The professor quickly walked past the young boy, completely ignoring him and causing Alfred to stumble a bit as the professor walked past him. He was surprisingly fast for an old man. Elm went to his desk as he started shuffling through some papers, stopping every now and then to take a look at a few of them.

"Granddad!" Alfred called out to him, walking to the front of his desk. Finally, it seemed Elm had heard him. The older man gave a small yelp of surprise, dropping the paper he was holding back onto the desk.

"Huh? Wha-Alfred! Sorry, I didn't see you there!" He laughed a bit to himself. "I was caught up in my research. There's something odd about one of the readings on this egg, but I'm not entirely sure what it is yet. Perhaps its whats causing all of the pokemon to be so aggressive! If I can identify it, perhaps I can find a way to reverse whatever effect its having! This is a major breakthrough!"

"Really? That's amazing!" Alfred said, reaching out and taking a look at the notes himself. He didn't see anything that was quite out of place - but he didn't have as much experience with such things - yet. With a cheery smile, he placed the papers back on the desk after putting them back in order. "But Professor! The new trainers are probably going to be arriving soon! We should get the pokemon Ready, shouldn't we?"

"Hm? Oh, I had completely forgotten about them! Of course, Alfred! Get the pokemon ready! I'll get everything else! Let's see...pokeballs...yes, they'll need those! Ooh, and maps too...they could always use a map! I'll need to remind them to stay in a group...where did I put those maps?"

"Top shelf professor!"

"Right, thank you Alfred! What else?..."

The professor was already lost on one of his tangents again as he quickly moved about, trying to find everything he had prepared for the trainers. Alfred smiled, as he got the pokeballs out of storage. Perhaps he should release them and let them get used to being out before the trainers came along?

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~New Bark Town~

~Abigail Blanchett~

It was a sunny afternoon in New Bark town. The Pidgey would have probably been chirping on such a day twenty years ago, but now all one could hear was the soft noises of the sleepy little town as people went about their daily lives. Nothing seemed too much out of the ordinary today. For the last twenty years, the lack of pokemon in the area was perfectly normal. If there was a pokemon around here, then people usually fled indoors, unless there was a trainer around. Usually there was one or two here and there, but in recent years, the number of trainers had diminished, thanks to the rather dangerous nature of the profession nowadays.

Still, that danger was the allure to some teenagers, just now turning old enough to get their licences. One such youth, by the name of Abigail Blanchett, was just now arriving in New Bark town so she could get her first pokemon from Professor Elm. She had to admit, even for herself she was feeling a bit on the excited side. She might even decide to be nice to someone, if they caught her in this mood. Nothing could ruing this day for her! Nothing at all!

"Thanks for the ride." Abigail said, hopping off of the vehicle. It was an older vehicle, used by pokemon rangers or other outdoorsy people back in the day when pokemon weren't so aggressive. Now, most weren't in use since not very many people got stuck outdoors, since only those who knew what they were doing went out usually, but there were still quite a few around that worked. She was glad she didn't have to walk through route 29. That would have ended quite badly, probably.

"Aha, don't mention it kiddo." The older man said, with a kind smile. "When you said you were getting your first pokemon, I couldn't sit idly by. All kids your age should grow up with pokemon, not separate from them. Going on a journey is a great experience."

"Je vois...Well, Merci Monseuir." She thanked the man, stopping mid sentence. She had a habit of speaking the native language of Kalos, a bit to often sometimes. "I think I'm a bit late though, He said he wanted us there by midday."

"Oh, well sorry! Don't let me hold you up kid! Good luck out there, You look like you can handle yourself, but be careful." And with a wave of good bye, he turned his vehicle around and made his way back to Cherrygrove. With a sigh, she looked at the city in front of her. She found herself smiling involuntarily at the scene before her. She had waited quite some time for this! She would have gotten one when she was 16, but she graduated trainers school at 17, a year behind other kids simply because she was behind a year after the move to johto.

That was something, you did not talk about unless you wanted a face full of her fist.

"Now where is the pokemon lab?..." She took a quick look around, before pulling a map of New Bark town out of her bag. "Let's see...oh other side of town. Oh great...more walking." She grumbled, folding the map and replacing it in her bag. Oh well. At least she could walk off that rather large breakfast she had eaten. With a stretch, and still wearing a bit of a happy smile, she set off towards the Lab. She hoped they had a fighting or ground type for a starter...

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I had never mentioned that what the GMs are doing what is wrong, nor I am backseat moderating. I was adding suggestions that you may or may not have covered, and I haven't read every single page of OOC, especially with this much activity and the possibility of outside conversations (Skype chat, PM, etc.).

Please don't try to warp my posts as if I was trying to make an argument. I have never debated over anything your RP has done yet.

@Stale Pizza

You are throwing suggestions out into an RP that you're not even a part of, without have being asked. I think that's the definition of 'backseat moderating' Or backseat anything, really. Honestly, you shouldn't even be posting in this RP thread since you're not a part of it, as per guild rules. However, I decided that I'd let you stay, because hey, I'm a nice guy and I think we should all get along. Besides, I may have decided to open another spot if someone did in fact leave, and keep the number at 8 or 7, without waiting until it got bumped back down to 6, the original number.

If I want suggestions, I will ask people who actually are in the RP, since that is who my decisions will affect.

*ahem*

Also, the IC is finally up!

Have your trainers be arriving at the lab, or just now getting to New Bark! Also, decided to add anew habit to Abs~ xP
If you need a translation, I will give one xD

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But at the same time, Gym Leaders are not static and flat characters. In the anime and the game, it's frequent that you see the Gym Leaders wander around before you even get to the Gym, and a few even become temporary companions, either for the whole series or a part of it.

Also, there isn't really any rules to naming Gyms, but generally I like making it connect to their main Gym type, either directly or indirectly.

@Stale Pizza

You are quite correct, Pizza, and I do have a few arcs already planned that could involve Gym Leaders, little encounters and stuff. However, that would mostly be up to the player playing them. However, the Gym Leaders are Gym Leaders for a reason. They are strong. Having them with a permanent team of newbie trainers, would just make any challenge they face way to easy.

Everything you have already suggested, I or Bunny have already taken into consideration in some manner. However, at the moment we are currently focused on getting everything started.

Now, I would appreciate it if you, someone who isn't even a part of this RP, stop telling me how to run my RP.

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@Nightmare Bunny
Fell posted a Gym Leader. See any Problems with it, Bunny?~

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Holy hell. I will try to sneak a post in even though I'm in class...

@Nightmare Bunny

Soooory~ xP

That's just professor Elms/Alfred's part though. I imagine Abigail's is gonna be at least another 4000 xD

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Dude, that's not a intro post! That's the first three chapters of a novel!

@XxFellsingxX

xD~

I'll take that as a compliment. When I start writing, sometimes I just don't stop~ xP

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Because we are waiting for Rune to make the first post. :D

@Zoldyck

Halfway done with it! xD

Just give me a half hour or so more. Decided to take a shower so I could write something halfway decent xD

IC post is already 6000 words~ xP

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I've never played yellow xD
I played red after buying it in some store a bit after Fire Red came out.

Honestly, I was kind of unimpressed xD
But yeah xD