Hasty Misread Edition>What is this?"The Mystery Dungeons 2e" is a text-based role-playing game created to expand on the setting created by the spinoff series, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon. This has no story relation to the first quest, and is its own new story. Players still isekai themselves into the world and become Pokémon, going on adventures with their newfound guild mates! SFW ONLYA deeper explanation of rules, related pages, and whatnot can be found here:https://rentry.org/tmd2many_rules>I'd like to participate!Currently, we're at full capacity as far as threads on /qst/ are concerned. However, there's always the chance that space for another player may grow in the future, or that you simply wish to play outside of /qst/ and the quests hosted here. There are other ways to participate, about which you can learn and do here: https://matrix.to/#/#the-mystery-dungeons-2nd-edition:matrix.org>Okay, now what?After you've read up and familiarized yourself with the rules and setting, be sure to hop into the Element: https://matrix.to/#/#the-mystery-dungeons-2nd-edition:matrix.org. Everything that doesn't involve Main Quests occurs here and is helpful for coordination.Character sheets and the guide to making them can be found here: https://rentry.org/tmd2many_charactersIf you feel you might need help, feel free to ask!Previous threads and summaries can be found here:https://rentry.org/tmd2many_daysOur LIVE main adventures start on Tuesdays/Saturdays around 6:30PM CST in this thread!Namefag as your character, with your item and level!e.g. Sparks, Lv. 56 Pikachue.g. Sparks L.56 (Sneak Scarf/Team Shock)
>>5947684FBI OPEN UP!
>>5947684Cat gameplay
>>5947684dead thread
Rolled 16 (1d20)>>5947684Thread claimed for the Rock Type
>ENTER>once the thread begins, at least
>>5947686Come back with a warrant
>>5947684fuck :(
>>5947684Live (dead) Snake Reaction
>>5947693Is your home a tomb for federal agents?
>>5947698Not yetWant to be the first one?
Our heroes(?) finally take their first steps against the Twilight Syndrome plaguing the clans and nomads of the Air Continent, their first clue coming in the form of a pair of Pokemon from space deeply knowledgeable in emotoreception. Meanwhile, the legendary hero Virizion provides another lead in the form of a pair of mystery dungeons indicated by a Croagunk detective before he had fallen to the illness. While she tests some resources gathered from the dungeon in question, you all venture back down into Mystic Monolith to gather more, just in case Virizion's mysterious water proves fruitful. Much like last time, the caves within the mountain glitter a royal indigo, studded with a myriad of giant Type gems. This time, you're headed for the bottom, though...Quicksand Cave, Pokemon Mystery dungeon: Explorershttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVI20eVhBbc
This is so sad, Alexa play highway to hell
>>5947700>ENTER"So... back here again huh? think the shelgon's still mad?"
>>5947703"Nah, I'm sure he's fine!"
>>5947700"So... I hope we're ready for this. I don't want to make you guys carry me back home again.">Evan's clearly nervous.>>5947703"I'm just hoping they didn't evolve, that's gonna be a hell of a lot worse on us if they're a Salamence now."
>>5947700>>5947703"I doubt it," Spike answers. "We're not here to mine type gems and potentially collapse the dungeon like last time."He slips a leg out from his bag's strap and swings it in front of him, flipping the cover open to check his supplies.>>5947706"If we stocked up before coming here then we should be fine. Just keep a cool head," Spike assures Evan.
>>5947700"Good ol' glitter cave. Wonder if I can snag another gem before we get outta here..."
>>5947700>>5947703"Yep, and there's probably more like them deeper in where we're going. Let's try not to risk the ceiling falling on our heads yet again, ok?"She turns back as she speaks.
>>5947700"We could just try and avoid them...?">>5947706Nah. Salamence is a real pushover," she responds. "This one'd be the same."
>>5947700"Since we're going so deep anyway, maybe it'd be possible to pick up on that voice the space guy was talking about.">Brook is a lot more calm than he normally is when going on one of these adventures, is it because of having already been here before? Or maybe from having learned new abilities since last time?>>5947706"Don't worry Evan, now I can keep us both safe.">he makes a mini Brook plush with his illusions and lifts it up for Evan before is vanishes with a pop
>>5947700"Feelsss like forever sssince we've been here! Thossse were the daysss..." Orner remembers how she almost got crushed that one time.
>>5947705>>5947706>>5947713>>5947716>>5947717>Ishmael listens to the answers, and nods"Yeah, hopefully they aren't. we're here on important business after all.">he pauses..."we're all in this together, remember? I believe in ya'll to make it through, this crisis will be over in no time!"
>>5947700>>5947703>>5947714>>5947721Cubone wastes no time being a hater in general. Or chiding any funny ideas. "...This time, perhaps, we could keep our objectives in mind, without distraction?"He's side-eyeing some of you rather hard... did you really have to bring along this whinebag? It's not like he's a whole lot MORE efficient.
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>>5947717>Evan sighs and scratches his head"I wish I could share your optimism, Skitty.">At the very least, he sounds honest about that.>>5947718"Woah! Those things are pretty cute, do you think we could make some to sell? I bet they'd go for biiiiiiiiig money, especially when we're famous.">That's our Evan!>>5947722>Evan gives a thumbs up"I'll try making sure nothing rains on your fire parade, yeah?"
Rolled 16 (1d20)>>5947700>>5947703"Maybe, probably, you should go first, you're our hard hitter"Katherine proposes Ish's death (+ vibes)
>>5947722"It better be. Then hopefully I can get a hold of that dream invader to get us out of this world."
>>5947703"We made a considerable wave with our initial approach." Sagira looks around. "To that end, the first impression is one that is unlikely to be so readily forgotten.">>5947723"We are here to search for components to a theoretical and hopeful cure. Most of which have not been... specifically defined. That does not leave much opportunity to be concise."
>>5947718Spike's ears twitch at the mention of the voice, he glances at Brook and then at Kaz. He's the only one that knows that he's heard it before.He should share this with the rest of the group, but not before venturing into a challenging dungeon. Their minds should clear and unpreoccupied. >>5947722"That's the right attitude to have," Spike replies, nodding towards his reckless rival.
>>5947700Mohka is just vibing, but slightly perturbed."Didn't this place have that fairy mist last time?"
>>5947727"I'd go for the term Scout, but that also works.">ish agrees?"I can take a high route and warn of anyone before they spot you all after all, new trick I got.">>5947726>ish gives a thumbs up back"I'll cover any grassy mons in turn so Wallis can help with the firestarters!">>5947728>Ish smiles, though... isn't certain on going home.>>5947731>and a return on the gesture!"Spike, I know you've been able to send thoughts to me, but is it possible to get some back? might make it easier to get around quietly."
>>5947726>The fox gives a smirk in response"Ha ya think so?">the idea for Sitting Cuties has been established
>>5947733"Did it? I just remember the big, spikey turtles."
>>5947700Espurr wonders if this mission will bear any fruit. Simultaneously, it matters little to them. As long as they make it out, they don't care.They glance around for any useful crafting materials. Anything?>>5947717Espurr stares at Skitty blankly. If they see a large dragon in this cave they're liable to take their leave, on account of how helpless they currently are, entering this place without any attacking moves whatsoever.>>5947723>>5947729"How seems foolish to assume a rudimentary physical creation would cure a mental affliction," Espurr says in their usual quiet but clear and toneless voice. They, like Cubone, like to point out peculiarities in day to day life, even if they're otherwise quiet.
>>5947735Spike shakes his head."Unfortunately, I can only send thoughts and sense emotions," he explains, "I would a move like Mind Reader to actually read other's thoughts- or have someone like Meowstic learn how to use telepathy as well."
>>5947700>>5947717Matchia makes a little 'hm' noise."The average wild Salamence would probably maul me if I didn't have my team. I wouldn't look down on them so quickly."She comments.
>>5947736"Totally! We just need to find the materials, maybe make a few test models, then...">Evan goes in depth on supply chains and marketing with a twinkle in his eye
>>5947733"Indeed it did." Cubone confirms.>>5947729"If you did not bear witness, Lady Virizion possessed an urn full of water... or something with mysterious properties. It is what we are here to seek." he clarifies for Sagira.>>5947739"Perhaps," He doesn't disagree, entirely, but he has a more optimistic view on the matter. "though not all that affects the mind is mental in origin."
>>5947738"No, no, I'm pretty sure it-">>5947745"...Fuck."
>>5947717"You can push him over? You're stronger than I thought!">>5947738"It did. That was a really fun fight!"
>>5947744>And Brook just smiles and nods as he moves forward with the rest of the group
>>5947748"You think we'll find more like 'em? I could go fer a fight.""Could really use somethin' to sell though...">Kaz says as an aside
>>5947739"I withhold my doubt until proven with recorded application," Sagira replies. "I've been proven wrong with greater oddities.">>5947745"...did she specify what was in the water? Or are we just searching for the source of it?"
Rolled 1 (1d20)>>5947742"Fair enough, still... not got a full grasp on the rules here yet, not sure what needs a move and what's just natural.">ish smiles and waves"either way, I'll take the high route!">Ish bounces! aiming to get to a vantage point to help the team
"Something isn't sitting right about Virizion's exploration of these caves to me..." Cress mutters. "The locals said they had never even heard of the Twilight Syndrome and never go outside. Yet she encountered an infected at the bottom...?">>5947703>>5947705>>5947706"They wanted to keep out excavators to stop caving in the place. As long as we do not mess with the gems, we should be fine..."It's not long until that misty terrain permeating the place starts filling the rooms you travel through. in one room in particular, the floor beneath you takes on a smooth, shiny crystalline texture whenever you can see through the sparkling fog. The floor's brown here. Lining the walls are oversized black and blue crystals deeply buried into the walls, as well as various items and sticks inlaid to some type of web? You can make out a few Iron Thorns, Gummis, and some kind of Rod. Useful for those inclined, but...they're in a web, obviously. Moreover, you can make out a few hearty looking ferals blocking off the exit; a Togetic, a Graveler, and a Mawile. Welp, it's time to get to business...PLAYER TURN 1
>>5947756>>5947757>guess there is no vantage point?>oh well, ish looks ready to head on to face the ferals!"Hey team, any of these fire weak?"
>>5947757"Hey Ishmael... you see that Mawile?">Evan brings out his vines"It's weak to fire. You ready to be a missile?"
>>5947762>>5947763>ah, that works!"Ready!">he hops over, ready to get slung.
Rolled 14 (1d20)>>5947757Darius grins at the sight of Ferals to fight, before using Dig!
Rolled 8 (1d20)>>5947754"No. Her investigative prowess is limited, purportedly." Cubone elaborates further, but he has a recollection of what to look for, at least. "Of note, it smells strongly of iron. It is likely infused with some sort of mineral.">>5947757"...I suppose a convenient start would be asking too much." he remarks, but gets to work. "Combat is not a particular affinity of mine... I will see what I can do about those items."Item pinata? Made of webbing? ...His best idea so far is to see if he can weigh it down, and there is a significant degree of earthy material here... Cubone aims a Mud-Slap at the web!
>>5947757>Kaz has his eyes on the webbed items!"Now there's some good worth sellin'! But how ta get 'em..."
>>5947757More fairy mist, and that flying thing over there looks like a fairy to him... Mohka is decidedly uncomfortable. He Leers at it, from a safe distance.
Rolled 1 (1d20)>>5947765>>5947757"GO LONG!">Evan grabs Ish with some vines, winds up, and full on trebuchets an incendiary munition right at the Mawile!
Rolled 19 (1d20)>>5947756A low ceiling. Unfortunately, you can't make much use of those bouncing forwards.>>5947754"She is testing it as we explore. If that detective is worth his salt, then he would have indicated the dungeon for a good reason. Unfortunately, it is only that Virizion who has any knowledge of his findings...Cress Growls into Mawile. Libero: Normal!
Rolled 14 (1d20)>>5947757"Ah, the wildlife isss here to welcome uss! Letsss greet them firssst...">Orner starts with a Poison Tail aimed at Togetic!
>>5947772>Or not. Poor Evan.>Probably poor Ishmael too. Sorry Ish!
>>5947774(5 BP + 1 STAB + 3 SE + 2 Type Specialist + 3 Attack = 14 damage!)
Rolled 5 + 1 (1d20 + 1)>>5947757>He is unable to hold back a cough as the pink mist begins filling the rooms, it brings with it the same slight weakening feeling as last time>Brook pauses as he sees the trio of mons blocking the exit then immediately looks over to the items instead"Hmph, let me try.">the enemy are looking a little too resistant to punches and claws, but the webbing is a perfect target>with an Aerial Ace powered leap he jumps up and attempts to slice the webbing to ribbons with a Fury Swipes>A slight Flying energy still on his limbs as he cuts
Rolled 9 (1d20)>>5947757>Maybe Kaz can swipe an item or two by shooting too fast for him to get stuck!"Gonna try getting those items! Be right back.">Kaz used Aerial Ace to shoot over the web and grab any items he can before coming back!
Rolled 19 (1d20)>>5947772>Ish does not go long, but he IS going forward, quickly.>he tries to use this velocity to drop a fire fang on the mawile!>>5947777>ain't no problem buddy
Rolled 3 (1d20)>>5947757"Oh, the fun didn't take too long to get started now, did it?!"Wallis form a water table at her feet, unleashing a wave of Surf! If she's lucky, she may also dislodge some of the webbed items.6 water type damage to all foes if it hits!
>>5947767Spike pauses for a moment, feeling the usual smoothness and hardness of the floor beneath them. It's brown and crystalline- a particular color for normal crystals to have it must a type gem-His eyes goes wide and he whips around.>>5947767>>5947768"NO DON'T USE GROUND TYPE GROUND MOVES! THE FLOOR IS A TYPE GEM-"
>>5947782(6 BP + 1 ATK + 1 STAB + 3 SE + 2 type specialist = 13 damage and a flinch!)
Rolled 1 (1d20)>>5947745Espurr can't argue with that. It accurately reflects their biggest issue right now. Headaches suck, especially when they're a product of your own inability to control your natural capabilities.>>5947754"It would be a significant truth to be wrong about.">>5947757And there it is, trouble. Blocking the way. Typical. You know what to do, Espurr.Being unequipped for battle, Espurr has to find Items to cover their inadequacies. Hopefully this web will be a convenient source of equipment. Trying to get the Items down, or at least make them more readily-available to them, Espurr unfolds their ears and amplifies the pull of Gravity in a radius around them three-fold. It hurts them so, but it'll hurt everyone else a lot more- once they get access to those pointy metal spikes and rods and so on.>Espurr used Gravity!>They're trying to lower some of the webbed Items into reach! Hopefully they'll drop closer to Espurr, rather than farther from them.
Rolled 12 (1d20)>>5947757Matchia immediately claps the Togetic with a Fake Out! (4 + 2 damage!)If done well, this'll flinch!"I guess this is why Dragons use this place as a challenge..."
Rolled 3 (1d20)>>5947757"Scent o' the fe'y around here." >Sail set his sight on the Graveler, spraying with Water Gun.
Rolled 5 (1d20)>>5947757Sagira backs up and disconnects from a majority of the group, looking at the surroundings for something to use as immediate combat leverage.>Roll to look at what the environment has to offer..."There are those webs... but they lack immediate usefulness..."
>>5947788(13 dmg!)
Rolled 18 (1d20)>>5947757"Death!"Katherine uses Razor leaf against the Graveler!
Rolled 9 (1d20)>>5947757Spike realizes it's too late to stop Darius and Cubone from potentially activating and destroying the floor behind them, so he rushes towards the wall and uses Hone Claws to shape his claws into climbing picks to hook onto the wall.
Rolled 9, 3 = 12 (2d20)>>5947774A true strike, dealing 10 damage! A solid blow, but Togekiss looks well enough to take another hit before it's in trouble. Orner can feel something on the bird-thing other than down when she hits. Maybe it has something? >>5947786That's 2 Damage, and a flinch. he's hard-bodied.>>5947782>>5947772Any extra force generated by Evan's whip is spent when Ishmael lands sidelong into the wall behind Mawile. After crashing for 5 damage, He's able to roll off the wall and maintain enough speed to lunge at Mawile for a burn and a flinch! 10 Damage! It may have been more, but her gnashing jaws force Ishmael to slow down a tad.>>5947783The blue gem in contact with the wave glimmers before shattering on contact with the wave. It was a Water Gem! That boosts the damage of the wave, but...>>5947788Graveler sputters, taking 9 damage. It looks like he was already preparing for oncoming water, just not in the form of a single-target move...>>5947795...And then 14 more. It doesn't look like he can handle another wave of attacks from these two...>>5947779Brook manages to pull free one of the gummis, a gray one. His follow through isn't good enough to avoid sticking himself to the formation, however...>>5947781And Kaz is suffering from a similar predicament, but he manages to free the rod. Pic related...>>5947786The intensified weight is starting to pull the entire web off the wall, as well as the items. Ordinarily, that would only add to the number of resources obtained from this trap, but...>>5947768>>5947767Darius finds his digging extraordinarily easy, and Cubone's Mud-Slap far more voluminous than average. Darius is able to swiftly reach normal, non-crystalline stone and a position to strike while Cubone's mud pulls down and coats the entire web. Fortuitous...Until that crystalline brown floor underneath everyone spikes in brightness. Having empowered Dig and Mud-Slap, the floor gem crumbles, putting everyone in freefall!!>>5947801While Spike prepares himself by leaping onto a wall. His perch is...not great, given Gravity. It's pulling him down before anything even happens...He's sliding down only negligibly slower than everyone else.ENEMY TURN 1 Graveler guards against Surf with Wide Guard! Mawile lunges for Orner with Vicegrip before the fall begins! Once airborne, It looks like she's trying to wrestle Orner into position to break her fall...! 6 Normal damage.Togetic is caught offguard by the flinch, and loss of flight. He only has time to loose an Extrasensory on Mohka before she's stuck to the collapsed floor. 11 Psychic damage, if she manages not to flinch.
Rolled 11 (1d20)PLAYER TURN 2Fight Against Bowser, Super Mario RPGhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkzJHhv4nrsIt looks like you are all in Gravity assisted freefall, now that the type gem making up the floor is gone. You're going to land hard unless something is done...You have one turn to do something about that.Spike is wall clinging during his descent, but it only slows him so much and...kind of hurts.With Mud greatly widening the surface area of the web Brook and Kaz are stuck to, it forms a sort of parachute slowing them down considerably. >>5947790Sagira doesn't find much more of note...until the scenario changes completely. Looking down, there's a fast approaching pool of water. At this speed, it'd be the same as hitting dirt...but the walls below are lined with a single vine, another web, gems of every single type to boost anyone's moves, and a few protruding stones to break a fall...if still a little hard. Cress spends her turn breathing an Ember over the mud, hoping to solidify it before the speed deteriorates it...
Rolled 3 (1d20)>>5947834>HP 17/22>Gravity would normally make Bounce unviable, but ish doesn't have time to consider that, unless he wants to get seriously hurt by the fall>he tries to make his way on top of the free falling mawile, and prepares Bounce! ...to land on it and have it break his fall. let's hope this works
Rolled 16 (1d20)>>5947834Katherine can try to fly, or hover in this case using her head leavesWorst case, she may even be able to bounce
Rolled 5 (1d20)>>5947834"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA">Evan desperately sends vines into the walls, searching for any anchor point to catch himself before he falls too far!
Rolled 16 (1d20)>>5947834Spike grits his teeth, suppressing a pained groan as he feels himself dragged down by the force of Espurr's gravity by his claws.He tries to strengthen his claws and his by extension his grip on the cavern wall with Hone Claws.'Espurr! Release your Gravity! Now!' Spike shouts to Espurr telepathically.
Rolled 7 (1d20)>>5947834"Good luck Kaz, Spike.">Brook gives the pair a salute before closing his eyes>the next thing ya know a stuffed zorua is taking Brooks place on the web granted it's going to eat up some of his strength but it's better than fallingHP 18/24>As soon as he's off the web Brook tries to Aerial Ace his way across the floor, using any other mons in mid air as ground for extra jump
Rolled 8 (1d20)>>5947829>Kaz turns to Brook"Come here often?">The Kubfu snickers>Kaz takes a look at the rod he collected"Funky lookin'.">THE WEB FALLS"OH SHIIIIIII-">Kaz uses Aerial Ace, aiming upwards, to add more levity to thier decent!>>5947844>Brook dissapears"Hey! Don't just leave us!"
Rolled 2 + 1 (1d20 + 1)>>5947829>>5947834(HP 17/22)"Gah! Why me?!" Orner takes the Vicegrip pretty well all things considered. Her training is paying off!"Nice going Cubone! We got a real wissseguy..." Now, if only she had trained for the thing she's about to do.>Orner expels all the water she's able to as fast as she can, downwards! Aqua Tail isn't Aqua Jet but beggars can't be choosers.>+1 Sea Snake for liquid propelled flight.
Rolled 20 (1d20)>>5947834"OHSHITOHSHITOHSHIT">Mohka uses Protect!
Rolled 20 (1d20)>>5947834Skitty has some experience moving in Gravity from her training with Espurr. Time to see if that counts for anything!She kicks off a piece of the falling floor and jumps, angling herself for the web, which'll hopefully cushion her... or somebody else. (IQ Skill: Lightweight)That somebody else? Well, Matchia is looking mildly desperate, and they've practiced some Baton Passes together... >Skitty used Baton Pass on Matchia over the web, assuming she can get there!
>>5947845>A stuffed Brook is probably not the best conversation partner, but the real thing is already moved on ahead."You got this man, I believe in youuuuu!">>5947834Also Lope in case it matters >>5947844 should have a +1 from balance attribute.
>>5947834"...Fuck."Just as Matchia thinks about using Detect to obliterate her paws to grab onto a wall, she's swapped...?!>>5947851"Ah, Skitty...!"
Rolled 8 + 2 (1d20 + 2)>>5947829>>5947834"When I said don't bring the ceiling down..."She says with a deadpan expression before steaming as her foothold vanishes with Gravity."I DIDN'T MEAN TO SWITCH TO THE FLOOR, YOU GROUNDED GOONS!"She's semi-used to Gravity as Espurr's ally. She forms a Surf wave, hoping to strike another blue gem as she uses it to push as many as possible up toward the web.>+2 Repulsion
>>5947854"I'LL REMEMBER THIS!">Kaz shouts from his impromptu parachute
Rolled 10 + 3 (1d20 + 3)>>5947834>Sagira's Magician! (Thaumaturgy 3)Cursing at the sudden lack of floor, Sagira twists her body around to stare at the vine and the remaining sticky webs. If there's a chance... she might be able to pull off a stunt to give her a shot of not impacting water at terminal velocity.She launches an Ember upward, watching it spark and sputter toward the remaining webs. Grasping it through a portal, she attempts to rip some away to grapple with the single nearby vine. Splaying her body flat to lessen the speed of her fall, she blades her body toward the wall and that vine.
>>5947844Even as the gravity threatens to tear him from the wall by the claws Spike can't help but smirk at Brook's stylish moves."You damn ace," he mutters.
Rolled 17 + 2 (1d20 + 2)>>5947829>>5947834Espurr has significant reason to panic, falling from this height so suddenly. Their head hurts from the surprising rush of emotions as they have to stabilize their thoughts in order to cancel the Gravity. It's not working too well...They've practiced meditation for a little while now. They usually try to tune the world out, focus on the void between stars, but now, they can't help but feel the wind rushing past them.Despite this, it's strangely... homey. In spite of them falling down at a considerable speed, in freefall, things feel almost weightless. They close their eyes, loosely holding onto the web. It's as though they're in space, where nothing matters.>Espurr is trying to meditate!>If they can isolate their thoughts, they might be able to tune into the Psychic Gems in the walls to help them in a moment. But first, they have to find peace. >Meditation II
Rolled 1 (1d20)>>5947834>Sail expel water out of his mouth for a safe landing with Water Gun. "Down t' the deep o' the abyss"
>>5947857The wave doesn't reach as well as she'd hoped, not nearly enough to resist both gravity and Gravity, but the extra water is certainly going to break surface tension. It'll deal 3 less damage on impact.From what would have been 10 damage, unassisted. Subtract your reductions from 8 flat damage on impact, if your character lands in water.>>5947838Flight is...off the table. Gravity is in effect. Katherine twirls for 1 damage reduction.>>5947837A flailing Ish can make his way over to the Mawile Seviper stack, but finds himself...incapable of jumping. With both Orner and the feral breaking his fall, Ishmael reduces his taken damage by 6.>>5947848Under which Orner is struggling to generate any thrust with her water. It's not looking hot. A stray Water Gem protruding grazes her upon falling, helping along the endeavor before shattering. She spares herself 3 damage...minus 2 and 2 more from the two Pokemon weighing her down.>>5947841A much better pierce this time around, Spike is able to bring enough friction to slow down considerably. His claws are uncomfortably hot, but once he runs out of stone it's more of a smack into the water below than a crash. He reduces his damage taken by 3 counting worn claws. >>5947850I'll take Protect as a uniquely successful brace. -4 damage taken.>>5947861Fortunately or unfortunately, she's falling too fast for hitting the vine with fire to matter. With the vine in her paws, the lip of the roof everyone falls through snags the vine and whips it underneath, shifting all of Sagira's momentum horizontally. Starting her fall over when when she lets go, she doesn't pick up nearly as much speed when she lands on the path out of this watery cavern on dry land. -6 damage taken. (1/2 posts)
Rolled 4, 9 = 13 (2d20)>>5947872Espurr borrows some power from the environment...though something about this use of them doesn't allow it to flow well enough to 'spend' the gems the way they're normally seen. Espurr finds just enough calm for this state of mind to manifest as -4 damage taken. Were anyone watching, they might notice Espurr slowing down just before landing.>>5947875Sail tries further breaking the tension with more water!...It loses pressure faster than he falls and smacks his face. The splay he happens to take after reduces damage by 1.>>5947845Kaz, still on his widened trap falls in more slowly at 4 damage reduced. For him, it's more a matter whether to pick out the Brown Gummi and Iron thorns before swimming out from this still-descending underwater web dome. getting stuck here would be...real bad.>>5947851>>5947855And Matchia finds herself on top of the apparatus, a little disorientingly. She takes 5 reduced damage on impact, with Skitty taking full.>>5947840There's a protruding rock to stand on before landing from the full height of the fall, but the friction still stings your vines until a Grass gem passes by and strengthens them. Evan rappel-grinds down for -5 damage taken. >>5947844The muddy web and Cress are thrown a little off balance by Brook's kick-offs, but he catches on an uneven stone jutting at a (relatively) generous angle from the wall. He still feels the sting of that landing, but he isn't missing any more than a quarter of his health once his substitute is flattened in his place.Those unmentioned take 8 damage, landing in water....But it's getting late. Hear more of our further descent...later! An update on this particular predicament tomorrow, with the real dungeoning continuing next Tuesday or Saturday.(2/2 posts)
>>5947917Spike takes 5 damage.Spike's HP: 17/22
>>5947917"NNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH">Despite his vines being cooked via abrasion, Evan is somehow, miraculously, relatively fine. Lucky Evan! He still makes a bad noise on impact.>19/24 HP
>>5947915>HP 13/22>ishmael takes, 4 damage.>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHo2mEg10zo>he has now recognised that he is on a likely pissed off and sinking island over his worst enemy. water. someone please turn gravity down he doesn't want to touch the waters
>>5947917(HP 8/22)>Used Oran Berry.(HP 18/22)>>5948141>Ish would do well in getting out of the crash radius in time. Or pray.
>>5947917>Brook says a quick "Sorry!" to Cress as he uses her for an extra jump, though now with no other mons to use as more ground he pushes as far as he can go with his final skystep>Thankfully there's a stone that is sturdy enough to serve as safe ground that he manages to land on, the stuffed doll in the web flattening and popping as it absorbs the fall damage in his place
Hard landings abound. Evan and Brook merely have tall (but painless) jumps into the pool below. It's still a little intimidating with gravity still in effect, but...go ahead. Those having fallen in the water have a minimalistic swim up to the dry ledge Sagira finds herself on, that being one with some mossy growth and a doorway leading further into the dungeon. Why is there a light source in there, though? Were you to look ahead, you might find a little lit torch framing a stone pit and some dense greenery in the next room.Graveler simply curls up and begins spinning, having no moves to assist his crash into the water. He takes 8 damage and vanishes into nothingness on impact. Togetic fares much the same, only just staying corporeal enough to struggle in the pool.Mawile, sandwiched between two flailing Pokemon only mitigates 1 damage taken, having lost her grip on Orner.Both of the ferals as well as Ishmael and Cress seem to be having a lot of trouble with the swim up...
>>5948815>not gonna sugarcoat it>ish is having a very, very bad time in the water. ignoring being fire type, ignoring gravity still presumably in effect, ignoring the fact he can't even swim>ish has personal trauma relating to this, and he is NOT surfacing flailing like that. the only thing stopping him from screaming is itself the knowledge that'll only make things worse>someone should probably help with that.
>>5948815Orner, unbecoming of her does not immediately seek revenge on the objects of her ire, opting to get to dry ground and watch them drown instead."Sssservess you well, moronsss!"But she does take the time to get a little something for the road.>Orner used Switcheroo on Togetic!
Rolled 7 (1d20)>>5948833It's...an eviolite! Only so much use for that. Perhaps it could be sold...Meanwhile Cress tries to gather her wits well enough to evoke a Growl. A "Dammit. Ish!" Comes out, but nobody's likely to hear it underwater...
Rolled 19 + 2 (1d20 + 2)>>5948815>>5948830Wallis lands on her feet with a ripple throughout her body. She lets out an anime sigh as her Surf mitigates the damage.>IQ Skill: Second WindHer health recovers. She focuses on pushing the water she conjured with Surf toward shore to rescue the others.>+2 Repulsion"No, no please. Allow me."She deadpans, looking tempted to leave Darius and Cubone on their own for getting them down here. She doesn't, though (yet).
Rolled 14 (1d20)>>5948815>>5948830>Evan gets to the shallow part"Gh... I've got you, Ish!">Evan sends out a vine to reel Ish in like he's fishing
>>5948845>>5948853>Good news, ish is no longer under the water>bad news, he's still clearly having a bad time, especially given he normally says far more than he is right now.>that, and the fact he's soaked through. plus the factor of scrambling from the water the moment he's close to the shore.
>>5948815"Is everyone alright!?">the zorua calls out before taking the plunge down, using a quick Aerial Ace around halfway to lessen his momentum before he splashes down>the moment he does, he makes for the nearby edge to pull himself to dry land.
>>5947917>>5948815(14/23 HP)Espurr will survive. They aren't sure how, and surely nobody cared too look as they were falling, but they're fine.With eyes closed, it takes them a moment to realize they've stopped, even after the impact. https://youtu.be/rHTinEcgLn0?si=g-ephWywQW5lt8VWAfter a long few seconds of silence and complete solitude from the outside world, they open their eyes and regain their grip on their surroundings. Gravity ends immediately. Perhaps it wasn't right to have it active during the fall to begin with, but they weren't thinking. Espurr quickly scurries through the body of water and onto the nearest source of dry-ish land. Their body has to remember to shiver as it recalls the events that transpired moments ago and the temperature of the water. Espurr doesn't realize they're shivering slightly. They seem quite calm otherwise.What now, they wonder? They look around for Items and materials, and after that, anyone that needs help. Charitable, surely.
Cress washes ashore, having made...not much progress.She's about to approach and verify Ish's condition, before seeing her team cover him. "...I see..."She makes her way forward to the safe space and stops to gather everyone.
>>5947917HP:18/22>Kaz picks up the Brown Gummi before heading out of the water trap!"I am outta here!"
You find surprisingly comfortable accommodations in this break between the Mystic Monolith and the Ontic Oubliette. Plenty of of peace and space to rest, train a little, and even eat. All of you manage to recover 2 HP from the rest area! The Shelgon from your last visit happened to be around as well, and he's a lot more friendly, now that nobody's mining away his home's structure. Onto each of you taking on the challenge ahead, he pushes a collection of glass jars, and a few healing items to Ishmael as well. Apparently it's standard practice to have them in the event one passes the trial. Moving ahead to this trial dungeon, it's exactly as the few who knew about the Ontic Oubliette described. It's... an empty, spacious cavern with no split paths, items, or even features on the ground, except a flood of Misty Terrain. The place is so inundated that the end of your visual range fades into pink rather than black. Despite the odd atmosphere and lack of Pokemon, you can't help but feel malicious intent pointed at you...Sylph Cave, Final fantasy 4https://youtu.be/BYjK-99G9FI?si
Rolled 20 (1d20)>>5953230>21/24 HP"Geh... I feel like I'm entering a baby girl's reveal party. So much pink...">Evan looks around, trying to peer through the feminine haze
>>5953230>5 oran leaves, acocrding to ish's knowledge, and a berry>he does not have the inventory space for this>gesturing to the members of Stylish and Ruckus he's closest to, he has a simple question"Kaz, Spike. either of you got room to stock up on our healing supplies? I... lack space, and it's best to share them around the group"
>With the rest he managed to get, Brook could feel a small portion of his strength returning after having spent a fair amount on saving himself from a hard fall>Speaking of....as he moves onward with the others that strange pink haze has become so thick he can't hold back a cough as he pushes through, the feeling of danger not going unnoticed>he double checks to ensure his footsteps are still as quiet as ever as he goes, a nervous sweat starting to drip down as the mist seemingly saps more and more of his energy with every breath
>>5953230"Okay guys, pep talk. The upcoming cave is going to be a trap what do we do?"
>>5953230HP:20/22>KAz looks down into the pink mist"Yeuck. It's gotta smell like unicorns and puke down there.">>5953239"Uuuuh.">Kaz checks his bag"I got space for one more thing. Watcha got?"
>>5953230(20/22 HP)Mohka is... understandably apprehensive about the fairy mist. But hey, he's a big dragon, he should be coming out of this trial specifically for dragons stronger.
Rolled 16 (1d20)>>5953230>>5953235Wallis anime sighs out a small wind in this opportunity outside of battle.>IQ Skill: Second Wind>26/26 HP"Hey, don't look at me!"The shiny Marshtomp replies. Wait, maybe this is a chance to blend in...Wallis walks lower on all fours like a Mudkip in order to cloak herself as she proceeds. She's wary of hidden threats.
>>5953251>Dustin notices Wallis's cloak.>He gets an idea."Can you give us a report on what's ahead?"
>>5953251"Oh, sorry. I thought you were part of the fog.">Evan watches her get on his level"...Hi?"
>>5953248"Some grade of healing items, oran berry, and some leaves. the leaves are a little less effective than the berry, but I think I can pack 3 into one spot.">ish shrugs"and who knows, with skills like yours you could use them like some kinda healing dart."
>>5953230(20/22)"Whew... real thick fog. But whatsss thisss sso called trial ssupossed to tessst?">>5953239"Yo Isssh, wanna trade now?" Orner offers the Eviolite they talked about outside the thread, no metagaming involved!
>>5953260"I like the sound ah that! I'll take 'em off your hands.">Kaz offers to take the 3 Oran Leaves
>>5953262"hmm...">ish considers"the scarf works for everyone, right? but eviolite only works for mons like me. consider it final once I get a way to keep my style, but for now a temporary swap could benefit us both.">ish accepts the offer.>>5953264>3 leaves, no need to bargain, now ish is waiting on Spike, if he's noticed, in case he wants the remaining leaves or the berry.
>>5953245(HP 20/24)>>5953264"Kaz, if things start to get hairy maybe we could clear out the mist with that one move."
>>5953230Espurr is observing their surroundings with interest. Ever since the fall, they've felt surprisingly-at ease. They have a new trick in mind for later, but a field test isn't safe enough for trying new things. Feet on the ground, Espurr.>>5953245Out of the blue, they attempt to start a conversation with one of the others nearby. It's in their best interest they attempt to form what most individuals call 'a relationship' with the different members of the group."There is no place for enemy combatants to hide in this location," that also goes for any allies, too. "It is open with no source of cover or shelter other than the fog in the distance. If anyone were to have ill intentions, your cautious footing would not affect the outcome."What a fun way to start a conversation. Is this their attempt at being friendly?>>5953251Espurr momentarily glances at Wallis while walking. They occasionally prefer to walk on four legs instead of two when applicable, as she's doing now. This is not one of those moments. If Wallis' legs are short, then Espurr's are practically non-existent. Walking upright takes quite a bit of energy if done hastily. They look back to Brook afterwards.
>>5953270"Hm?">Kaz turns to Brook after accepting the leaves form Ishamel>>5953269"Oh! That one!""You think we got enough between the two of us?"
>>5953230Spike follows behind Ishmael and Kaz, listening carefully to the sounds around them rather relying on sight- although both are unreliable, at least he can try to parse out any unusual footsteps.>>5953239>>5953260>>5953269Spike thinks for a moment. He would love some more Oran Leaves to roll up but. . ."Sure, I can take them off your paws," Spike offers, opening up his bag to reveal three other berries inside.>>5953247"Perhaps, but the floor failing behind us wasn't a trap, it was a simple hazard of the place. Expect equally hazardous obstacles or just a straight up fight." Spike warns. >>5953235Spike chuckles internally at the notion, you could argue that Dragons are a masculine bunch.
Rolled 19, 19 = 38 (2d20)>>5953230Kath is thereShe tries to see past said haze (Also 2nd roll is vibes)
>>5953269"Fair enough! But the final trade'sss gonna cosst you poke. Gotta make up the prize difference!">Orner Switcheroos the Eviolite and the Defense Scarf. Orner feels slightly tankier, Ish feels even more so!
>>5953230Without much else to do in a relatively empty room, Sagira takes out her Wooden Stick and just periodically pokes the space in front of her, trying to figure out if there are hidden pits concealed by the mist.
>>5953285>ish looks to the bag>it'd feel rude not giving Spike a full stack, and ish doesn't have a full stack left after handing 3 to Kaz>he places the full Berry in the bag"that's some items for each of us. you'd be better at reaching someone in critical state, I'm gonna try keep around Blaze range once I reach it while avoiding being KO'd">>5953290>ish briefly ponders what the hell is IN this rock to make him feel strong, just holding it makes him tankier, and it helps his mental state too?>he knows a few mons who'd probably like that he has this.
>>5953279"Remember the move we practiced before?""If it uses wind it might clear out some of the mist.""I don't expect it to work, but if we're backed into a corner it would be worth a shot.">>5953275>Once finished talking with Kaz, he turns his head back to face forward....until his ears pick up a somewhat unfamilar voice directed his way>Looking back he hadn't expected the little gray cat to be the one speaking, his moment of surprise doesn't last long however as he thinks over their words"I know what you mean, but even if it's just a placebo it does help to calm my nerves down.">he hides his face behind his scarf, his voice now muffled. It won't keep the haze out but at least the sickeningly sweet smell is diminished somewhat"I don't know if you feel it, but this weird mist is kinda making me nauseous."
>>5953285"I'm not willing to expose myself to more traps until I hear back from that blue frog."
Rolled 9 (1d20)>>5953230Darius follows beneath everyone else, safely out of harms way underground.
>>5953230Matchia follows along quietly, tilting her head as if to listen to the ambience around them. Or maybe it's just indicative of her boredom.
>>5953295"It certainly smells funky, but I'm not feeling it that bad. ...Come to think of it, this is some kinda trial for Dragon types, right? They're weak to Fairy, too..."
>>5953293>Spike nods, closing the bag and throwing it over his back. "You can trust me to," Spike replies. "You and the others should focus on hitting as hard as you can.">>5953296"I wouldn't expect you to. Just keep your head on a swivel. You'll be fine."
>>5953295"Why?" Espurr asks, simply. They waddle along, tailing him. They don't feel it. In fact, they feel better than they do normally. Still not great, but better.
Rolled 13, 8, 12 = 33 (3d20)>>5953247"If there is nothing to witness about the hazards we will face, then there is no option but to deduce whatever we can from how they spring..." Cress offers.>>5953262Survivability.>>5953289>>5953235As described, it's devoid of features. There really isn't anything to report, even if you could see...On that note, you feel that malicious presence grow. Maybe it's drawing near?...No, something about this is more...explicit, than mere unease. You all can tell with certainty that there are three entities converging upon you, each with their own distinct sensation of malice. And yet...you can't see or hear anything. It's like enemies are at once there and not there. How will you identify them...?Amalgam8, King for Another Dayhttps://youtu.be/XXZkamaVCXw?siENEMY TURN 1Those laying low feel just a bit of the enemy heat moving on from them...
>>5953303"Plan on it.">alright, let's do this
>>5953313"...I hate this feeling."Matchia murmurs, as she looks around.
>>5953305"You do?">his eyes widen in surprise"Maybe it's just my imagination then, being drowned in all this pink.">>5953301>While shaking his head, he hears his snake team mate speak up"You think that'd have something to do with it? Then are only a few of us feeling its ill effects?">he turns his head back to look at the gray cat"Huh..."
>>5953313Skitty REALLY wishes she had Foresight right about now... although maybe not. This is suddenly reminding her of the darkness from the Voice of Life dream.She backs away, softly hissing as she readies herself. (7 AP into Dodge). If she's not struck, at the very least she's ready to spot out and track whatever hits an ally of hers... or misses her.
Rolled 16 (1d20)>>5953313"Okay, how's this?">Dustin spits out Amber to better see the enemy.>Rolling to see how bright it is.
Rolled 20 (1d20)>>5953313>ActionKatherine rapid spins to probe the possible enemy!
From the first presence, Orner feels a wave of pressure pepper her body from all over. the stings upon her nerves deal 14 damage.From the second entity, a wave of stars materialize before crashing into Matchia. They deal 9 Damage. From the third, a clawlike laceration appears on Dustin's back. No projectiles or body parts can be seen anywhere though. He takes 10 damage...PLAYER TURN 1
>>5953333>Dustin gets hurt and screams!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCvQk0PWKu4>He chomps whatever is behind him!>Dustin uses Chomp
>>5953333(forgot to specify after healing, 15/22)>Oh, those moves looked Nasty, but ish doesn't know what they are?"Everyone, on guard! we need a way to deal with this mist!">ish braces his Mind while focusing, he hasn't got any tools to do that, but others could? +4 special defence this turn!
>>5953333>Evan looks at people getting hurt all around him and..."AGH! DON'T KILL ME!">He zig-zags, desperate to find cover. There is none. Poor Evan.>5 AP into Dodge
>>5953313>Spike glances around them in the fog and then turns to his allies."Ishmael. Do you remember the lawn in front of Stripe's place? Same situation. We should clear the fog, but there's no terrain to replace it with.">>5953333Spike sees the attack emerge from nowhere and curses. Likely ranged and with no target visible, he'll have to guess."I'm going to try and check where they are, all of you, try to feel something other than worry," Spike says.Spike takes a deep breath a unnerving aura starts to grow from around him, cooling the air and instilling an uneasy feeling. If they're affected by it, he will feel their unease bounce back like a radar. He will sense the fear.
>>5953333>Sail persist despite the fay misty air around the cave.>Feel the calm effect of the mist.>Scent something looming in the mist detect by his horn.>Liquidize his body with Acid Armor for the incoming attack, will be might be fay or not.(1 + 2 = 3 Defense)
Rolled 10 + 3 (1d20 + 3)>>5953341Forgot to roll, +3 from Phantasm
>>5953341"Yeah, I remember. do we have any way to show them from contrast? even if I just see a shadow of what attacked us, that's a direction I can follow."
Rolled 17 (1d20)>>5953313>Before Kaz can react, its time to fight!>>5953333"All right, go time!">Kaz attempts to find cover from the unseen assailants!"Anyone see where these guys are shootin' from?"
>>5953333Matchia hisses."Swift...? Damn, with a foe that we can't see..."Matchia closes her eyes. If vision won't work then she'll simply get closer to them with the rest of her senses through their hostility. Matchia used Detect! Matchia purposefully moves towards Dustin, she's going to try and bait the one that attacked Dustin just now!
Rolled 16 (1d20)>>5953313>>5953333Wallis appears from the misty terrain and draws some aggro with a fierce Surf that springs from the mist! It's the soaked earth approach.>6 water damage to all foes if it hits"Invisible attackers! Wait, invisible... The terrain!"
Rolled 13 (1d20)>>5953333(HP 6/22)"GHHH!" Orner chokes for an instant, feeling the telltale effect of what's surely a Psychic Type move hitting her from every side.(HP 16/22)>Consumed Oran Berry"GAAAAH! FUCKING... Pssychic Typesss!"From her throat a protuberance can be seen just for a moment before its revealed as an... acorn of sorts, shooting out of her mouth.> Orner shoots a Seed Bomb at nothing!
Rolled 9 + 2 (1d20 + 2)>>5953333>Suddenly the sinister feeling hanging over head has become a lot more noticeable>and based on the sounds nearby, they've already made their move>with all this mist there's no way he can tell where the attacks are coming from>there isn't exactly much he can do at the moment>he back steps until he completely vanishes within the mist, wrapping an illusion of a a similar pink cloud around himself to silently watch and wait
>>5953333Nothing good comes from fairy mist, nothing at all...Mohka braces himself with a Protect!
Rolled 13 (1d20)(Can't delete rip)>Action!Katherine lounges forward, and uses Razor Leaf to hit any possiblr enemies!
>>5953333Espurr is reluctant to face these Pokemon. As such, it'd be wise to be cautious.They send their arms forward and spread them to their sides, forming a film in the air between the opponents and Espurr's allies in which light and the metaphysical are absorbed. >Espurr used Light Screen!>They take a few careful steps back afterwards.>>5953341Espurr is not someone to come to when emotions are in play. They never want to feel anything.
Rolled 10 + 3 (1d20 + 3)>>5953333"Concerning..." she says, attempting to look around for any kind of bearing. "I'm going to get turned around in here."Without much else to do, she closes her eyes and whips a firebolt out toward any direction, looking to try and orient herself between the madness.>Sagira used Ember on... a wall? (Pyromancy III)
>>5953333Skitty growls quietly, unsure of her next move. Those attacks must have been at range... maybe not at Dustin? She can't use Sing on no targets, either. ..she'll wait (7 AP into Dodge). She's not desperate enough to attack blindly, not right away.
Rolled 20 (1d20)>>5953354(Roll 2)
Rolled 5, 6, 2 = 13 (3d20)>>5953341Two Pokemon respond...near appropriately to the sensation. The apprehension leaves them wary of you, but the first entity is turning on you with a white-hot agitation. It's on its way over now!>>5953350The first two entities take 3 damage...?>>5953351The first presence takes 7 Damage. >>5953353The first entity takes 1 damage. >>5953387The second entity takes 6 Damage. A critical hit! >>5953330>>5953356The fire sticks to the wall like a flare, just a tad more persistent than the average fireball. The light reflects off the mist more that clears the the way, but it can still be used as the closest thing to a landmark in here. ...Until that light is unnaturally and abruptly dimmed. is there a fourth entity in here? It feels less intense than the others...>>5953339>>5953344>>5953347>>5953352>>5953353>>5953360Those taking cover or protecting feel the phantoms' attention shift away from them...ENEMY TURN 2
>>5953422>Dustin tries again to chomp at whatever attacked him!
Rolled 6 (1d20)>>5953429>Dustin readies himself...
>>5953337The third being takes 3 Damage From Dustin's Bite.A sudden force crashes into Spike! He takes 3 Damage and a paralysisThe second bats at Sail with a heavy appendage!His oran berry goes rolling away...10 damage. The third abruptly goes berserk, trying to catch and batter Dustin from every angle imaginable. It can't seem to make it past Matchia's guard, however...PLAYER TURN 2(Apologies. Orner was to take 15 damage, not 14. Accuracy is important.)
Rolled 9 (1d20)>>5953445"Orner, can you recover sail's berry?">ish turns, looking to whatever went bezerk"Skitty, I'm gonna try light up the crazed one, follow my lead so we can shut it down!">ish charges towards the seeming like bezerk figure. attempting to fire fang it, both as a way to damage, and to provide a line of sight for skitty to sleep it!
Rolled 2 (1d20)>>5953445>Evan takes this opportunity to sneak ahead since he can't see shit>sneaky snake
Rolled 19 (1d20)>>5953445Matchia, now fully aware of the third's position, reaches to go grab it!"C'mon, you're coming with me...!"She attempts to grapple the berserk one to keep it away from Dustin!
>>5953445>Kaz watches from a safe spot as his allies take damage!>Time to make good use of these Oran Leaves>Kaz runs out from cover, giving an Oran Leaf to:SpikeSailOrner"Heals, comin' through!">Kaz says as he speeds by, giving each a leaf.
>>5953450"Got it!" Skitty is still wary of getting stabbed in the back or something (3 AP into Dodge), but she can spare her attention for this. She warms up her vocal chords, ready to unleash Sing the moment she gets a hint as to where her target is, whether that be a direct visual or the source of an attacking move.>please land thanks
Rolled 1 (1d20)>>5953454liiivin on a praaaayerMaybe that's what she's Sing-ing. You know what? It is.
Rolled 7 (1d20)>>5953445"Gah!" Spike's joints lock up suddenly, his limbs don't budge as he falls onto the ground. "Dammit. . . At least I know where you are now," Spike hisses, his shadow races across the the dim light towards the source of the agitation.>Spike used Shadow Sneak! It should do 9 damage, and needs to beat a 7.
>>5953445(Revised HP 19/22)"Got one hit at leassst...">>5953450"I could! And I could alssso hit one of thessse basstardss!">>5953453"Awesssome!" (HP 22/22)
Rolled 7 + 1 (1d20 + 1)>>5953450>>5953456>he watches as Ish runs ahead curious although almost immediately his ears flatten as he can hear what is almost like nails on a chalkboard>based on that loud shriek whatever they were planning isn't going to work and Ish is about to run into danger so maybe now would be a time to try this..."AHHH!">the zorua bursts out of the mist but wait...did he? as he runs forward it almost seems like he's dragging some of the cloud with him and it even looks like blue sparkles are flying off how pretty>not even sparing the light show behind him a glance he charges ahead eyes focused on Ish as he feels the wind start to flow around his limbs"Ish I'm coming!">ZEPHYR STEP!!>the moment he feels the boost of speed he darts ahead aiming to grab Ish and twirl right around the berserk mon like a gentle breeze passing over
>>5953460"either way works, just want to be sure the group's safe!"
Rolled 1 (1d20)>>5953445>>5953452While Matchia grapples the unknown assailant, Mohka rushes it with a drain punch!
Rolled 7, 5, 10 = 22 (3d20)>>5953445>ActionAnother Kath Razor Leaf! Targetting all three entities if possible
Rolled 2 (1d20)>>5953422>>5953445Wallis scratches her head. She sets up a Wide Guard to see if the group is affected by something, extending her arms to form a barrier with each member.
Rolled 5 (1d20)>>5953445>Orner aims a Poison Tail at the entity that hit Spike! If it is what she thinks it is, it should do lots of damage!(5 bp + 1 stab + 3 atk + 3 se? + 2 type specialist?)
>>5953450(just remembered, 8 dam if neutral, 3 if NVE)
>>5953445"Ahrr... berry fell off." Sail look at the mist closely for cover.>>5953453(7/22)"Aye." Sail consume the leaf that the bear given him.
Rolled 2 (1d20)>>5953445Espurr tries to sense the foreboding and intimidating feelings these three are giving off. If sight is not enough to identify and locate them, then Espurr will attempt something other than sight. Empathy. >Espurr tries to trace the origins of the feelings emanating from the opponents using Empathy. They're unskilled and unfamiliar with it, but hope what they were told by Clef is enough to help push them in the right direction.>IQ Skill: Empath
Rolled 19 + 3 (1d20 + 3)>>5953445>Sagira's Magician! (+Thaumaturgy III)Sagira makes note of the remaining flame. Something is trying to snuff it out, but that matters little to her. "I can work with this," she murmurs, grasping the misty air in front of her to summon a portal at the location where the Ember landed.Keeping her eyes closed, she follows the link between the two ends, guiding her way.
Rolled 3, 6 = 9 (2d20)>>595346911 Damage! One of the enraged presences disappears...The second Entity takes 1 damage from Kath's Razor Leaf. >>5953450That's 5 Damage onto the third entity! A solid hit!>>5953452An expert execution. Assuming this wasn't a Steelix or hariyama, your control of space should've had the enemy swiftly immobilized....This Pokemon cannot be trapped.>>5953454The Misty Terrain seems to thicken around you, absorbing your sound before it can fall on any ears. Maybe it's a sign. Yikes.>>59534589 damage into entity 3!>>5953463Into Matchia's target? Your punch catches...empty air.>>5953464You have enough AP for...two. 1 damage.>>5953478The feelings of the invisible presences around you are rather simple; territorial, violent, aggressive...The one around the signal fire Sagira lit that Herself, Evan, Brook, and Ishmael are approaching is much more...anxious. Its feelings spike the closer they draw...One more Pokemon is wandering around yet deeper into the dungeon. But you can feel him as if he were right here; your heart hastens and your eyes sting at the depth of his anguish and rage...whatever he's doing in the distance.>>5953451Sneakily, or sneakily enough, you make your way deeper into the chamber>>5953461The haze is disturbing the air quite a lot for such a fine, precise manipulation. It's successful enough to escape the enemy's continued focus, like a cavalier pulling an ally in danger onto his steed to withdraw.>>5953480It's not long before you find a draft. There's no way a way out is this far down, so that must be the other end of your portal. You make your way over to where Evan, Brook, and Ishmael are.Perhaps it's best to have hands on deck here, because...ENEMY TURN 2The fourth entity hidden in this misty fog has been building palpable anxiety since the battle started. It's almost ready to lash out, if not something else. The mist in the area begins coalescing around a single point before Brook, Ish, Evan, and Sagira...Separately from some other aerosol being released into the air from this fourth entity. Everyone's abilities are disabled...The other combatants' attentions turn on Wallis, witnessing Wide Guard. In different ways for the second, third, and fourth entities, the atmosphere of the battle has shifted. Two are gunning for Wallis, the second with sprouts from the ground tying her down and sapping her energy, while the third flies into another rage and charges her.
>>5953505Wallis takes 13 supereffective and 12 physical neutral damage.>>59534293 More damage onto entity 3. It feels rather limp now compared to your first bite...! Is it getting weak?PLAYER TURN 3
Rolled 18 (1d20)>>5953505>Ishmael's blaze was supressed!>he's not in range for it anyway, but he realises..."it's gonna explode... MATCHIA, BROOK! get down!">Ish charges back on with another fire fang, trying to flinch the bomb!
Rolled 15, 5 = 20 (2d20)>>5953506>Action!More Razor Leafs, to 2 and 3!
Rolled 2 (1d20)>>5953506"Uh oh. HIT IT!">Evan lashes out with Vine Whip against entity 4!
>>5953507(8 dam from fire fang plus one status, I was aiming for flinch but the way fire fang works is funky so I'm not sure if that's what's applied?)
>>5953505>>5953506"...Fuck...! It's a ghost!"Seeing Dustin's bite, Matchia punches where it'd be with a completely normal punch! Basic Attack! (4 + 3 = 7 damage)
Rolled 1 (1d20)>>5953514roll
Rolled 11 (1d20)>>5953506"Hey! Claw, fangs, or whatever you got off my teammate!">Kaz charges at Enemy 3 and slams it with an Aerial Ace!6bp + 2atk = 8 damage
Rolled 18 (1d20)>>5953505>>5953506"Wrogh...! GAH!!">HP: 5/26Wallis' Special Defense weakens the super effective hit considerably. She still looks worse for wear, however...>Wallis' TorrentThe rippling pink aura surrounding her roars to life as it grows more jagged and sparkly."Oh, didn't like that did you?! Then try this on for size!"Wallis forms a water table deeper than the mist... and uses Surf to make it erupt from the ground in a roaring wave! With breaks in the wave for allies to dodge, the wall of water crashes fiercely toward the enemies!>11 water type damage to all foes!
>>5953505Well, she wasn't much of a Bon Jovi fan anyway.>>5953506>>5953518Shit. Clearly these guys want Wide Guard down or something. Skitty weighs her options, turns tail, and runs– what...?She makes as much distance as she can between her and Wallis while maintaining her knowledge of where she is, made easier by the giant wave of water from her position. She drops a Sitrus Berry (2AP to use on Wallis), then takes a deep breath and focuses her mind on where Wallis is standing.The Marshtomp feels a pull on her mind, like someone tugging her along by the hand, and then she's pretty far away with a Sitrus Berry in front of her. Skitty is now where the unseen enemies were previously attacking.>Skitty used Baton Pass!
Rolled 18 (1d20)>>5953506"Off with your headsss!"Orner aims another Poison Tail, this time at the second entity.>You already know the damage.
>>5953505>>5953514"I've got you!" Spike shouts, trying to gets back onto his feet.His shadow races across the ground, searching for the third entity.>Shadow Sneak, should 9 damage if neutral, 12 if SE.
>>5953527>Thats a crit! +5 AP
Rolled 15 (1d20)>>5953505Mohka drain punch entity 2
Rolled 10 (1d20)>>5953528Forgot to roll.
>>5953505>His first in the field use of Zephyr Step left a bit to be desired, but what can you expect when you're in a cave surrounded by a strange smog? Almost felt like he was running through syrup, the wind just isn't good quality.>>5953507>a close shout makes him turn to face the rabbit he had just saved"It's gonna WHAT!???">>5953505>instantly his head snaps back to the figure he's just now noticing, from what he just heard this doesn't bode well...>luckily he has just the technique in mind for moments like this, with sweat dripping he prepares for the light stinging followed by a short lived exhaustion in his muscles as a stuffed Brook doll materializes>HP 14/24"Sagira! Ish! Evan! I'll never forget you...">Strangely he can't seem to summon his illusions at the moment, which kinda ruins the cool factor of suddenly vanishing as a stuffed duplicate takes your place but oh well>with his substitute up he dashes back to reunite with the others
>>5953532"Wait, what?""WAIT, WHAT!?">Evan is now panicking
>>5953525"YE-ahhh!!"She's yoinked out of danger, but not before letting out a yell. Feelings in her mind, a tug on the hand... Those resonate with her fears! She opens her mouth to scream, just to get gagged with a Sitrus Berry.>HP: 25/26
Rolled 14 (1d20)>>5953505>Sail spray Water gun at entitiy 2if hit 6 dmg
>>5953505Espurr alerts everyone to the secretive entity. "There is another in the distance."In the meantime...>>5953525>>5953536Espurr waddles over to where Skitty was and where Wallis is, before promptly pouncing on the scraps of Sitrus left over like a wild cat scrounging for food. They're plucking the useful material from the Sitrus Berry and storing it in their bag. >Espurr used Recycle!>Espurr got a Sitrus Leaf!
Rolled 9 + 3 (1d20 + 3)>>5953506Sagira frowns, staring at the unfolding situation before her. Without much else to do, she takes aim at the center of the swirling mist, placing her hands together to let off another firebolt. It crackles and pops, purposefully held unsteady to deliver the most bang rather than anything else. It's a showy attack constructed to disrupt."Might as well try.">Sagira used (firework) Ember on the coalescing point! (+Pyromancy III)
>>595353010 damage before resistances
>>5953540Wallis' first time witnessing Recycle. She coughs out a..."That's disturbing."As she looks around to regain her bearings.
Rolled 17, 11, 9 = 37 (3d20)>>5953469Entity 2 takes...6 damage from the critical attack. Type un-specialist. >>5953537And 3 more! A neutral hit...>>5953530And the second phases through, much the same...>>5953518...and 8 more. Entity 2 falls, unable to loose any more actions before the blast goes off.As does entity 3, after...>>5953517Aerial Ace deals 5 neutral damage!>>59535094 from a neutral Razor Leaf!>>5953528and 9 from a supereffective Shadow Sneak. >>5953507The ambient mist thickens around the fourth being and blocks the nastiest of your flames...just shy of enough force for a flinch, too...That's 7 damage.>>59535104 more...>>5953541And 8 damage. The diversion can't really be called successful, but the being stops gathering air for but a split second. Consider that -1 to the amount of force distributed, if this attack goes off.>>5953518And 10, for 24 total.>>5953540Espurr has a Sitrus leaf! He may want to equip it...>>5953525...And Skitty replaces Wallis with herself in the list of potential targets for the incoming attack. ENEMY TURN 4On a mere sliver of health left, here it comes-!
The mass of gas and magical aura stops in place and shines for a moment-before billowing out in violent rays. Fortunately the force doesn't expand in all directions like a natural explosion...but there's no way for Ishmael to avoid it his range. The others struck are Skitty and Evan.All three, for 19 special Fairy damage. Be sure to count Light Screen in your defenses.COMBAT ENDThat seems to be the end of the presences here. The thought of a dragon Pokemon braving encounters like this one alone is...something worth pondering, maybe. But there's still one more hurdle before you can find your 'treasure'. With any luck, Virizion will have a use for these waters by the time you get back home. This is a long endeavor...50 Exp to all participants for tonight and the last dungeon.To be continued this Tuesday at 6:30 CST. Have a night, all.
>>5953586>10/24 HPhttps://youtu.be/BD4p4buPTv4?si=K5bfR6B20tsAGGb_>Evan coughs up a storm! It sure is (fairy) dusty in here. Or it's the fact he just got taliban'd again
>>5953579>>5953586Equip it? What a grand and intoxicating innocence. Espurr has no plans to USE this Item they've just acquired through merit alone. No. They're going to sell it directly back to one of their Allies. They don't need to have taken an economics class to see the value in such a tactic. Espurr is a cat who wants to redistribute wealth to cats such as themselves. Focus on the such as and themselves.Espurr may be satisfied to have gotten out of this scuffle unharmed, but they'd rather not get into another one. They hope that the coming locations are more varied and full of Items and objects they might toil with. They would very much appreciate some more crafting materials.
>>5953586>alright, -2 damage from eviolite, -5 from resisting fairy, and -6 from light screen. ishmael takes 8 total damage!>HP 7/22>that may have hurt, badly, but otherwise..."Man, that could've gone worse.">he fucking tanks it. just barely in blaze range.
>>5953579Skitty is blown backward, landing roughly on the floor. She gives a weak cough. "Fuck..." Looks like her plan to extract the Wide Guard user from danger didn't come with a complimentary Wide Guard,>1/22 HPThank God for Light Screen. And also not getting hit beforehand.
And so goes...most of your travel through the Mystery Dungeon. Other beings come and go, surely in enough number and uncertain nature to make quick work of any solo traveler the way these dragons do, but none as sturdy or problematic as that opening haunt. You manage them with little incident, however strange it is that you can't find bodies or utterances from any of them even if you're sure they have to be Pokemon, or damage them with physical attacks...In any case, your battling has taken you very deep underground at this point, and finally, you're at the dungeon's end. An invisible threshold is crossed, and you can feel that you've left the mysterious space. It's still hard to make out anything through all this mist, but you can definitely see that Flygon fluttering and stumbling into walls repeatedly near the tunnel leading to the end. It's making quite the stir trying to fly and clear the magic infused air...
>>5955645"A Flygon...?"Matchia mutters."Is it a trial-goer?"
>>5955645>>5955649"looks to be 'em.">ish turns to matchia"know what works on 'em? I doubt my standard tactics will."
>>5955645"Hah, see? No Grandmaster rank required."She blows off her earlier misty explosion misplay."Uh, is that flier... Y'know..."She does a "loopy" gesture around her headfin on the left side of her head.
>>5955645>The earlier explosion had given him a bit of a scare, though it wasn't aimed his way>As he goes along with the rest of the group, the downside to using that replacement technique is apparent, though he's nowhere near in as bad a shape as the trio that got blasted earlier>However the sight of a potential end to this haze infused tunnel does make him pick up his pace a bit">>5955649"Whoever they are, I hope they aren't looking to pick another fight....though the way they're flying they probably wouldn't be in the mood for one either."
>>5955653"Ice moves, Fairy moves. And Dragon. We don't necessarily need to attack them... yet."
>>5955645"That guy lookss like they got hit with Confussse Ray. Letsss approach, carefully..."
>>5955671"True, but it's always good to be prepared.">ish thinks..."So, Mohka would be our best bet, I don't think we got anyone icey or like one of those fairies."
>>5955678"Sail's strong too."Matchia comments off-handedly.
Rolled 5 (1d20)>>5955649>>5955660>Spike steps up to the front of the group."I can check," he offers. "The infected feel a strong sense of panic and mania, I'll be able to pick it up if they are.">Spike uses his IQ Skill: Empath to sense the Flygon's emotions.
>>5955645"Oh thank all that is holy it's all over and I can finally go back to my apartment in New York..."
>>5955685>Spike glances back at Dustin and arches a brow."Is that a place back home?"
>>5955645Mohka is still catching his bearings - and his breath - after the fairy ordeal. Maybe he can get whatever "rite of passage" reward the other dragons get out of this?>He looks to the seemingly-confused Flygon, and says to himself"Yeah, buddy, I feel ya there."
>>5955645>>5955649"Is that what its called?""Is it wearin' goggles?"
>>5955645>Evan walks around the area"Well, at least it's not AS funky here."
>>5955681"Yeah, most our drag's would work.">...>>5955685"hey Dustin, you figured out much of that dragon typing business like the other two have?">>5955684"Careful."
Rolled 7, 12 = 19 (2d20)>>5955645Kath is sus"Hi!"(Vibes + friendly)
>>5955690"It's a lens. Kind of looks like goggles, but no. Although people did make Flygon themed goggles..."
>>5955645>>5955703"Do we have to worry if the situation doesn't play to expectations?"
>>5955703"Do ya think that means they're hard a seein'?""You know, without em."
>>5955696>>5955686>He ignores them both and runs to the Flygon"FREE ME ANGEL OF HEAVEN!!"
>>5955718>...well it was worth a shot
>>5955718"Dustin hold your horses-! Aw dammit."
>>5955718>Spike shuts his eyes and clenches his jaw tight.>You can feel an aura of anger around the ghost type.>>5955721"Ishmael-" Spike pauses and just drops whatever he was going to say. He's just preparing now.
Rolled 12 (1d20)>>5955718>On second thought, letting Dustin get injured on purpose to teach him a lesson may not be for the best if it'll rope them into a fight.>Spike's eyes glow yellow as he uses Torment on Dustin to make him stop moving or speaking.
>>5955716"I guess? Not like I'm an expert on Flygons.">>5955708Matchia tilts her head towards Sagira."What do you mean?"
>>5955727>ish turns to spike, still honestly dumbstruck"...I'm going to need to find some way to destress after we get home."
>>5955645>Sail consume the Oran Berry while going along the mist.(17/22)
>>5955733She motions to the dragon bumbling around. "If that right there is nothing but a ploy to lull our sense of security, can we handle the Flygon?" Sagira overhears the response to Kaz. "But I suppose then, if it's not your expertise, are you at the very least, familiar?"
>>5955691>>5955688>>5955666You can't help but note that despite all the cool mist, it's actually very warm in this area- almost uncomfortably so...>>5955684>>5955702>>5955718Spike feels a raging storm of frustration, one that ebbs with every time he leaves the ground. Katherine and Dustin's speech leaves him in visible awe, completely disproportionate to even Dustin's logical leap. He and Katherine are regarded as if they're approaching demons. Flygon's sure too scared to say hello back, and from his perspective, none of them even sound intelligible to Spike. Or anyone esle's speech, to Spike.>>5955708"Always, but we may have little legwork before us. Look at its movements."Cress points out that what flights he can start are uneven and short, and he looks pretty beaten up already.That might come in handy if it comes down to a fight...Reckless for Glory, Bug Fableshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2xvnIDMJLEPLAYER TURN 1Which, naturally, it will. Flygon flinches and leaps back at your greeting, responding with a high, tinny screech of a roar that shakes the room. The sound is downright piercing, and for a moment you can't make out anything else while it's ringing. Best not to let that sound go off again, or as an attack...
>>5955753>ish covers his ears from the screech, waiting patiently if anyone is going to open with priority.>dragons resist fire, but with blaze up he SHOULD be able to power through that anyway...
>>5955753"Oh sweet angel, get me out of here already!"
Rolled 3 (1d20)>>5955753"Ah! Ya made him mad!">Kaz moves to a good throwing spot and Flings a Grimy Food, hoping to land it in the Flygon's mouth!"Hey! Goggles!">Kaz shouts to get the Flygon's attention!
Rolled 20 (1d20)>>5955753"AAAAAAAAAAH MY FUCKING EARS I'M DEAF YOU BASTARD!">Evan uses the funny Mega Drain (needs at least 4)
Rolled 17 (1d20)>>5955753>Spike feels the entire chamber shake and he curses underneath his breath. If that can destabilize the structure. . ."Don't let it scream! This cave is too prone to collapse!" Spike warns.>He turns his attention from Dustin to the Flygon, he keeps his eyes trained on it, using Torment to keep it from screaming again.>1 AP into Evasion.
>>5955753"Oh great! Not only is this the guy we were warned about, we get to risk this place dropping on our heads a SECOND time! Are we cursed to deal with this every mission or what?!"She sets up a pink barrier on herself and all allies with a reach of her arms.>Wallis used Wide Guard!
Rolled 6 (1d20)>>5955752>>5955753"Well, we're finding out now...! I'd place my bets on us!"Matchia rushes towards the Flygon, slapping it with a Fake Out! (4 + 3 damage)
>>5955765>>5955753>Crit! Lucky Evan!>Evan deals 14 damage and heals 6 HP>HP 16/24
Rolled 11 (1d20)>>5955753"HEY! CUT THAT OUT, INSSSECT!">Orner answers Flygon's screech with her own Screech!
>>5955758>>5955753>alright people are fighting proper, ish's turn!>he... starts bounding around the arena, almost in a circle? can't exactly get sky high in a cave, but this is close enough!
Rolled 2 (1d20)>>5955753>Brook turns his head and lowers his ears in response to the blaring roar>However still feel the connection to that doll he made from before, he doesn't shrink back instead he dashes ahead cutting through what's left of the pink mist replacing it with a blue glow on his limbs"HAAAA">as soon as he gets close he backflips, using the wind he dragged to power up his kick straight into the chin of the goggled lizard>Aerial Ace (9 Damage)
Rolled 12 (1d20)>>5955753"Remind me o' couple shoutin' match along me kin.">Sail breath a ball of draco energy despite the fay fog cover against Flygon with Dragon Pulse.If hit 14 dmg.
Rolled 10 (1d20)>>5955645(1/22)Skitty is still sort of limping from the fairy-bomb, but taking initiative on something like this is something she's good at. Maybe if she pulls off a good Fake Out, Flygon won't deal exactly 1 damage and take her out of commission...>Fake Out, 3 AP into DodgeShe sure has remaining AP and healing items to use with it, but she's frail enough that there's a chance they'll be wasted if she uses them now.
>>5955773>Flygon's defense drops by 2. And maybe the cave too but nevermind that.
>>5955753Espurr approaches Skitty casually but with haste, giving her a Sitrus Leaf to heal her for 5 HP. "Compensate me later, I suppose."Skitty is healed 5 HP! If she wants to be.>Espurr gives a Sitrus Leaf to Skitty!>Espurr puts their remaining 4 AP to Dodge potential attacks.
Rolled 10 (1d20)>>5955753He just had to fight through a cavern of fairy mist, and what s found at the end, if not for a seemingly Twilight infected Flygon? It's those fairies... those DAMN fairies, they're behind all of this...Mohka rushes in to beat the fairy disease out of that poor Flygon with a Dragon Tail!
>>5955779Oops! This happened before the engagement, or something. Coordination is a funny thing. (6/22 HP)
>>5955780(20/22HP)11 damage!
>>5955766You wanted to say that, but you didn't have enough articulation. Your timbre's all weird too. Nobody heard Spike.
Rolled 13 (1d20)>>5955753>ActionKath joins in with a rapid spin
>>5955764>Dustin grabs Kaz and points at the Flygon."LOOK KAZ! WE CAN FINALLY BE OUT OF HERE!"
Rolled 7 (1d20)>>5955773The Pokemon recoils, now considering the threat of more than two attackers only now. -2 defense...>>5955778okay>>5955771Caught unawares, Flygon's true guard is punched through as well as his natural defenses. 7 damage.>>5955777Followed up by an identical potshot for 3 damage.>>5955775That's 7 damage! Starting with an upward attack, could this be a reverse Aerial Ace?>>5955772And 12 More! His energy feels...old, but excitable? It's hard to describe...either way, it's yours now.>>5955776Between his natural strength and the fog absorbing your draconic energy, your breath is softened to 9 damage.>>5955780That's 6 damage, and a Flygon blown well away from Mohka and any near him. Does he only have ranged attacks...?>>5955796and 2 more. Katherine's rocking a speed boost! >>5947716And with eyes and fins on more elemental attacks as well as Kaz and Spike's imminent control over the sound, this battle couldn't look more under control.>>5955764>>5955766The sludge flies straight into the dragon Pokemon's mouth, sans whatever goo is still stuck in Kaz's palms. And from this point onward, everyone should be free of sonic attacks, even if all of your ears are still ringing, even now...With Cress's own wordless feint pitching 3 more damage in on hit, that's 53 damage total. It may or may not come as a surprise that...ENEMY TURN 1...Flygon collapses unceremoniously.COMBAT END?...well, that should be the last of the hazards described to you before setting off...
>>5955838"Phew! That's that, then.">Evan wipes his hands and walks on...
>>5955838".......Hm? I suppose that's it."Matchia mutters to herself.She approaches the knocked out Flygon, trying to see if there's something identifiable on them.
>>5955838>Ishmael stops his jumping around the room"...that was quick..?">he hops off the walls."couldn't even get up to speed before ya'll did the job, good work."
>>5955808>>5955838"Heh, you may wanna hold off on that going away party, Dustin.""The thing is done for.">Kaz approaches the Flygon"I guess this fella'd be a lot more trouble if there weren't so many a us."
>>5955838Espurr lets their guard down. At least, they're as un-guarded as they will allow themselves to be normally, which is still a little on-edge by virtue of being a cat.>>5955842>>5955843>>5955845"One target is not difficult to overwhelm with our numbers.">Alongside their teammate Matchia, Espurr steps forward to see if the Flygon had anything on it.
>>5955838Wallis keeps up Wide Guard while she lets the others examine the situation."I don't think even think the dragons we fought the first time around went down that quickly... Let alone the amphibian that also fought us when she was infected."She seems wary.
>>5955838>Dustin looks at the dead Flygon.>He looks back at the rest of the group with a horrifying look on his face."Mh lezzl l bsdr iskh, mzoynim?"
>>5955838"Heh! That'll teach'em... c'mon, I wanna get out of here already!" Orner moves the group along.
>>5955838>After landing back on the ground, he was about to go back to regroup until he realizes the green lizard is already KO'd>and with everyone else seemingly approaching from behind, he steps forward to look at the poor mon"That was...easy? He really should've just walked away."
>>5955838Mohka stands over and mournfully stares at the Flygon. Another dragon, lost to the fae... Must we continue to endure these tragedies?
>>5955838>Spike eyes are trained on the Flygon until it collapses, only then does he blink. He stumbles back, his claws suddenly glow and grip the ground firmly as if he's loosing all balance. His eyes are wide, darting everywhere. There's. . . There's people are around him. He's fine. He's fine."DPNT GBT NBVR MB. I NBVD TP. . . I NBVD TP. . .">His words don't make sense. Spike collapses onto the ground, clutching the ground and screwing his eyes shut. He's fine. He's fine. He's fine. His teammates are around somewhere. They're fine. He's fine.
>>5955865Spike's inane ramblings catches Mohka's attention. He walks over to the zorua, picks him up by the scruff, and dusts him off."Stand up, son, yer trippin' all ovah yerself... again."
>>5955865>>5955870Espurr turns to face Spike as Mohka grabs him, noticing his strange behavior. "The gray one is not well."Is anyone else concerned? Espurr's not. But they still know this isn't a good thing.
>>5955871>The gray cats words draw Brooks attention away from the defeated dragon"You're not feeling very good? Is it maybe the mist? Don't worry, I think we're almost out."
>>5955838>>5955865>>5955871Skitty turns away from the crumpled dragon, and she frowns as she paces toward Spike. "Don't tell me..."Not again. He did NOT just fuck with this again.
>>5955870>It takes actually effort to pry Spike from ground he's gripping so hard, his head swings around, eyes darting, and he swipes at Mohka's hands with razor claws before scrambling onto the ground."LW TLMB! LW TLMB. . . LW TLMB. . ." >He grips the ground again, pressing his face against the ground. Taking slow, audible breathes.
Rolled 14 (1d20)>>5955842...some snacks, in the form of a Green Gummi and a Warp Seed. Nothing particularly useful...Land Below, Fire Emblem Fates: Revelationshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxo6UVefbGwAs you step deeper into this tunnel, you can feel the heat grow sweltering. It's burning up in here, and yet more the deeper underground you go. The mist and fog thickens to the point you can't even see the ground underneath you or your allies right next to eachother anymore. Is this stream now? With even less sight, the tunnel might have opened out into the last chamber for all you know...Those willing to draw those kinds of conclusions without evidence will have to assume so, because...All of you find yourselves alone now. The fog makes up all of the air now, and not just pooling at the ground the way terrain does. Is this a third dungeon? You're not hearing the sounds of everyone's voices anymore either...
>>5955865>>5955878>ish... stares? he's definitely concerned."uh, anyone know how we got him outta that the last time he... did the thing?"
>>5955878"Heaven'sss ssake, isss thiss gonna be an isssue EVERY TIME we fight a twilighted, Ssspike?" Orner's starting to see him as a liability.
>>5955880"Uh... oh...">Evan panics"W-where did everyone go? How did I lose ten fucking people!?">Evan can't do anything other than keep moving forward. Maybe there'll be a place he can wait for the others?
>>5955880Matchia briefly wonders about the ethics of robbing a KO'ed Twilight 'mon, but grabs the Green Gummi.She looks to Espurr.>>5955848"You can take the seed. ...If you want it."
>>5955878Skitty sighs audibly. "I mean, seriously," she says in reply to Orner >>5955884.Then she sighs even harder for having the poor fortune of having to agree with her.>>5955882"He sort of just fought it off, I don't know." She looks frustrated.
>>5955874In response to Brook misunderstanding the situation, Espurr just raises an arm in Spike's >>5955878 general direction, where he was writhing until Mohka grabbed him. Something's wrong with him. Espurr is fine. (14/23 HP)>>5955875>>5955884"This is a measurable phenomenon?" Espurr hasn't been paying attention to the last couple times it's happened. Regardless, Espurr gets moving. Hopefully, Spike is fine. Hopefully...>>5955880In response to the ever-thickening fog, Espurr follows the sound of Mohka's clangorous scales. Yet... they seem to be harder and harder to make out. Are they being left behind? Where did everyone go?Did they forget about you again, Espurr?
Rolled 1 (1d20)>>5955880>With only grief in his mind Dustin only wonders around...
>>5955880>Sail's grab the WarpSeed and store it in his band.>Sail glance into the fog
>>5955890...Approaching the Flygon was far enough to separate her, apparently."Uh."Seeing as no one is around, she quickly pockets both items, before glancing around."Where...?"
>>5955891>ish shrugs, he can't really help then>>5955880>after entering dungeon 3...?>ishmael is alone."Hello? anyone out there?">... nobody, huh. ish starts humming to himself while walking forwards. his compass, if not physical in this case, has always led him to allies, perhaps, it will again.
>>5955882>>5955884>>5955891>Spike swipes at Mohka's arms trying to free himself but eventually he just clings tightly to Mohka's arm- his ears are pressed against his skull and eyes screwed shut.>If Mohka can feel through his scales then he'd feel a tangible heartbeat from the corpse."ZYNV HV. . ." he mumbles, not violent but clearly not able to understand anything.
>>5955880"Gosssh, I can't sssee a damn thing... You are all being pretty quiet. Guysss... guysss?" Orner looks around in the infinite pink abyss and finds nothing."Sigh..." She chooses to slither on, hoping she'll come across literally anything.
Rolled 16 (1d20)>>5955880"Anyone got a flashlight?"Kath tries stumbling and rolling her way forward
Rolled 4 (1d20)>>5955899>>5955880"Ugh..."Seeing as she's now (apparently) all alone, she attempts hone her focus on her immediate surroundings, not necessarily with her sight.She stops walking to get a proper listen around the area... (Vigilance +3)
Rolled 17 (1d20)>>5955880"Ugh, misty again...">Kaz feels around for edges of the room or any distinguishable features that may show them the way forward
>>5955904"Yer... not gonna be walkin' on yer own, then?">Spike (1) added to inventory>>5955880Onwards Mohka marches, passenger in tow, deeper into the fog-obscured room. He doesn't take too kindly to fairy mist, so he's in this kind of flow state, marching almost mindlessly ahead, murmuring curses to the fae beneath his breath.
Rolled 11 (1d20)>>5955893"I'm...sure he's fine.">Brook throws a worried look back toward the white fox, before the steps of everyone else draws him to continue on>>5955880>as he leaves the area, a strange feeling almost sorta pops in his mind. The connection he made to that doll earlier just snapped, perhaps there was a time limit to it? A range limit? Or maybe this strange area is the cause?>speaking of it's starting to get uncomfortably warm now, he was already sweating a bit from burning some of his energy to make those dolls the sudden heat is only making things worse"Is anyone else starting to get hot?">he waits for an answer only for none to come, his eyes dart around but all he can see is yet more bubbly pink clouds"Hello? Anyone there? Ish? Wallis?? Evan???">not wanting to just sit and wait in this heat any longer than he has to, he walks forward making sure to keeping his head slightly tilted down to make sure there's still ground to walk forward on and just as an extra precaution he already starts to try to get a feel for the wind just in case he may need it for what lies ahead
Rolled 15 (1d20)>>5955880"H-Hey! Sparkly attractive gal over here!"She shouts, hoping how much she sticks out will make her easier to find. Since her prior Wide Guard seemed to fail to dispel the mist, she takes a moment to perceive her surroundings with sharp hearing and eyes evolved for murky water.
You can be somewhat confident you haven't been turned around back into the Ontic Oubliette; the haze is clear enough to see, and Flygon's unconscious body would've crossed you again.The air stirs visibly with your voice...and more sound comes back to you as a shocking buzz. There's something in here with you- a more solid presence, unlike those Pokemon from before. It shuffles around, making noises that tingle and surprise you just like that boomburst from earlier. Is it a threat? well...>>5955914>>5955904That heartbeat feels infectious and loud, about the other thing for you two to be sure of-that you're in contact with eachother. >>5955897>>5955894...Nothing. Does this room go on forever? The dungeon was already like this...>>5955901No way. Virizion would have mentioned a third dungeon. Right? She's not some absentminded savant?>>5955908Well. At least the terrain's flat. But that also means there are no landmarks. Don't get turned around...So you're protected with the sub, still. It looks a little funny in here, though?>>5955909Ah. It's following you. Them, to be precise.The Other One, Bug Fableshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STrUqv4gjc0ENEMY TURN 1Matchia takes 13 Damage from an attack from behind. PLAYER TURN 1
>>5955922>ishmael doesn't really know what's going on. but he hears buzzing, bouncing himself closer to the roof to try and evade the flygon!>sky high, again. ...he probably can't see SHIT like this though
Rolled 8 (1d20)>>5955922>Evan hides and crawls forward into the haze!
>>5955922".....!!!"Matchia makes a noise that sounds like a combination of a strangled cough and a surprised yelp."Argh....! It's behind...!"These words may fall on deaf ears, or they won't. Doesn't matter, Matchia's ready to fight for her fucking life. (Due to Regenerator shenanigans, Matchia is at 9 HP!)She pauses, catching a breath. Another attack like that will be trouble. It feels like adrenaline running through her. The threat of a fight almost feels invigorating, even if slight.Matchia takes a break! (12 HP)
Rolled 20 + 2 (1d20 + 2)>>5955922"What, you want some too?! Alright, fine!"Wallis can at least feel the solid footing beneath her. Heat could mean fire types, right? She forms a water table and lets loose a wall of water outward in all directions!>Wallis used Surf!She focuses on pure knockback at the cost of doing damage. She's specifically aiming to push this mist away and make it precipitate!+2 Repulsion
Rolled 10 (1d20)>>5955922>He stops in his tracks, in the back of his mind he has a strange feeling that there's something less friendly than his allies shrouded within this mist>his head darts around trying to get a sense of where they are but he just can't quite make anything out with all this fog"I've had about enough of all this pink.">he says coughing into a paw as he does so>as he lowers his leg he closes his eyes and tries to catch any of the wind that may be down here too>it's gonna be even more difficult with this haze surrounding him but still it's better than waiting in the mist doing nothing>when his eyes open he jumps up and throws one of his hind legs into a spinning 360 degree kick trying to cut through some of the nauseatingly pink mist around his general area
Rolled 14 (1d20)>>5955922"If thatss how you wanna play... eeeEEE-">Orner Screeches at the Thing in the Fog!
>>5955922"I think we're going to fight an archangel...">Dustin gets on the floor."Oh, sweet Michael! We apologize for killing one of your servants!"
>>5955922Espurr hunches over before taking to all-fours and looking around, completely on-edge. They're alone again. A wide, open field, danger in every direction. The fog of war is much more literal here, but it's just like the battle at the Chateau.>Espurr used Gravity!A reflexive action. They're a bit fearful for their own wellbeing right now. They have nothing of use in their Leaf Bag, and their moveset consisting of Gravity, Recycle, Flash, and Light Screen are not effective at warding off opponents.
Rolled 2 (1d20)>>5955922>Spike scrunches his eyes shut, he's pressing his ears against his skull. He's looking but not seeing. Hearing but not listening. There's colors and shapes but he can't recognize anything. Diaphragm clenching, trying to draw breath while the heart beats as if it were alive for once. >He can't trust his senses anymore- but Spike has more than his physical senses. Even if he scrutinized them at every turn, their effect is tangible.>Insight. Insight is all he has.>Spike uses Hex Maniac to try and sense his surroundings.
Rolled 13 (1d20)>>5955922"Aw come on, we just got done with the last guy!">Kaz swings wildly, hoping to land a Rock Smash on thier assailant!
>>5955922More noise... that's fine, Mohka can make noise too. He intentionally clangs his scales louder as he continues to walk. Not like he can hit what he can't see.
>>5955922>>5955934>>59559394bp + 1stab + 2atk + 2defdown = 9 damage and enemy defense lowered by 1, if attack hits
Rolled 15 (1d20)>>5955922>ActionNow able to hear, Katherine helps with the dogpiling using a Razor Leaf
Rolled 2 (1d20)>>5955922Skitty is 100% alone. Yeah.She sends out a mental ping of sorts as an instant reaction to noticing nobody is around her. Any available Baton Pass targets? There should be some, right? Everyone was just there...
>>5955922"Hidden into the mist t' veil." Detect the something along the fog.>Sail set up Acid Armor!(1 + 2 = 3 Defense)
Rolled 16 + 3 (1d20 + 3)>>5955922"This is worse than that damnable Infinite Forest," she huffs out. Waving her hand out, Sagira manifests dozens of little sparks of fire to orient herself within this misted maze.>Sagira used Ember! (+Pyromancy III)
Rolled 7, 11, 3, 7, 2, 11 = 41 (6d20)You can feel a sense of danger wash over yourself. It's chilling, despite the heat. Your heatbeats ground you, sure of yourself if not anything in this monotonous trap. It beats loudly and quickly. Is this fear, or resolve? The sounds surrounding you all explode into a mess of similar buzzes and cacophonies as soon as you all begin defending yourselves. It's almost nauseating, how much noise there is. It's starting to affect some of you. >>5955934And you're not helping, missy.>>5955924Ishmael finds something to latch onto up there-unless it's a Boldore or something, it's got to be a stalactite. It's a tad damp on one side...>>5955908>>5955925>>5955940>>5955938Katherine, Evan, Spike, and Mohka pile on forward. They get far enough to bump into some kind of platform ahead of them; it's short enough to simply hop up, if they wish. All of the ruckus is behind them...>>5955938In one direction off to Spike's side, there's a dotting of something deeply magical off at the end of the chamber. What it is and whether it's good or bad is anyone's guess...>>5955973Each shower leaves a crescent of flames around you, opening pointing you in the direction you're fairly certain you've been moving in since the beginning. You find the platform as well...>>5955933>>5955932Absolute successes! You've never manipulated water and air so cleanly and with so much intent before. You can visibly make out the air being stirred, pushed, and cut...Which makes it all the stranger that it doesn't clear. Whatever this is, it's not an irritant or energy flowing; it's something that makes up 100% of the air down here. There's nothing clearer to replace it with?!>>5955936Further proven when Espurr's gravity doesn't shift the air at all. Ishmael falls straight back down to the ground...Cress wordlessly tries to light a second Pyro Ball to kick into one of the noisy enemies. If there aren't any allies nearby, then there's no point in making her position clear...>>5955945The leaves shoot off into the distance behind you, finding a target...>>5955943A blast of sound accompanies your assault. Do one of your allies have a sound move?>>5955949There are targets everywhere. You're all here. One pair in direct contact, some far ahead of the rest, one falling from a ceiling...but you can't make any identities out. Who's who? One is pretty close, actually...but you can't make any jumps without knowing who you're passing with....Until a mass of...something, crashes into many of you. Did Wallis use surf? It sure doesn't look like water, but it moves and clings to you like it. It tickles your nerves, scales, and hair like something you've never seen or touched before...ENEMY TURN 2
What's unmistakably a speeding shot of heat crashes into Kaz and explodes; a look and sensation he's only ever seen from Cress. The sting is more potent and persistent than any fire he's been near recently...! Are they copying your friends' moves...? Or are these your friends? Kaz takes 13 damage....Then 7 from a sudden laceration from behind.Other moves, you're sure are being used elsewhere you don't see...A wave of energy rolls through Cress. She allows herself a gasp before she's KOed by converging projectiles both physical and not.The fluid substance throws everyone around...in the same nonviolent way Wallis does occasionally as well. It forces Sagira to reset her signal partway through the first one. Gravity?Another one failed its own high jump...And Wallis narrowly has enough awareness to sidestep an attack nearby. The sound of splitting air says it's a slash, too...Evan, now at the first landmark he's seen can feel one of the buzzing Pokemon drawing towards him from behind...PLAYER TURN 2
Rolled 4 (1d20)>>5956036>Evan panics and flails his Vine Whip behind him as he scrambles up the platform.
Rolled 13 (1d20)>>5956036>ishmael, descend>honestly you are just having the worst fucking day today, nearly drowned, point blank exploded, gravitied TWICE into danger and you're back in the fucking water again>if, this is water.>ish just tries to continue onwards, no more humming, he can let his guard down until there's one of our allies around, if he spots them back to the standard cheer>but until then? ish is so fucking done with this stupid fucking cave.
Rolled 17 (1d20)>>5956013>>5956036Wallis grimaces. This mist defies the water cycle. Her headfins twitch as she narrowly dodges a slash."Brook's move...? No, this stupid feeling resembles the fruit. Hmph!"Wallis inadvertently executes a new idea as she tries to defend herself from Razor Leaf. She uses Wide Guard to mark friend from foe with a sparkly pink barrier, then tries to walk ahead past the obstacle."This better get me closer to my prior world... Hopefully things are understandable there."
Rolled 14 (1d20)>>5956036"Damn it Wallisss..." If Orner wasn't disoriented before, now she is for sure. These attackers must have a way of seeing in this mist, most likely with sound... If only she had trained any of her senses for something like this. We'll put a pin on that for later."GHHK-HRUK!">Orner spits a Seed Bomb at a random direction!
>>5956036>7 AP into DodgeSkitty makes a face at the very not-water. She'd almost prefer water, at this point. She forges towards the closest allied presence, slightly confused about the inner workings of Baton Pass. With luck, it's someone she can help advance a significant distance.
>>5956036Matchia, in a split mental decision, uses Detect while backing up into the direction she had initially found to be forward!"Where are you...?"Despite backing up, she seems to want the next attack coming her way to guess her opponent's position to be ranged or close by.Matchia will not be affected by damaging moves in the next round.
>>5956036>Sail bunker down with Acid Armor for the incoming foe.(3 + 2 = 5 Defense)
Rolled 20 (1d20)>>5956013>Spike sees something with his insight, weather friend or foe it doesn't matter. He scrambles off Mohka's arms and runs towards it.>He's not right. His mind is breaking.No.It's not.My mind is not broken. Only my senses. But I'm afraid.And? You've been afraid before. You've died before.But I can't-You can and you will. Pull yourself together. You are not a slave to this fear or this body. You are it's master. It is your tool.I am an agent of justice. Justice guides me. Follow the light, ignore the pain and suffering as you have before and complete your mission. Let your insight guide you. Follow the light.>Spike rolls to wrestle control over himself.
Rolled 3 (1d20)>>5956013>the wind he managed to stir cut in a spiral as he fell back down, however he's still trapped in a maze of pink"Hmph.">he releases a frustrated grunt, this pink refuses to leave however the fact he hadn't been able to make even a dent in it isn't a good sign>Is this pink stuff coming from somewhere down here?>the pressure on his back probably means that little gray cat used their powers somewhere around here, he won't be walking through the air anytime soon...but that doesn't mean he's out of ideas!>he lifts his foreleg and tries to summon the wind again... however rather than try to make use of it he lets it fly free, only lightly touching his limbs as it passes by making sure to pay extra attention to the direction it flows>with that done he tries to follow where the wind escaped to, in the hopes it would lead him out of this pink nightmare
>>5956036Fearfully, Espurr localizes a Light Screen for themselves. They don't even think about using it selflessly- their allies aren't here. It's only them, it seems. Where did they go?>Espurr used Light Screen!>They sit beneath the screen and lie low against the ground, hoping whatever it is that might be attacking them will ignore them.
Rolled 12 + 3 (1d20 + 3)>>5956036Sagira watches as the sparks flicker and wither away. She gazes within her mind and to the surroundings. The others are somewhere, either near or far. Within the mist, it seems that fire has a way to be a beacon in the fogged dark, no matter how miniscule."With the Light, guide our way..." she whispers, grasping her hands and striking parallel toward herself.>Sagira used Flame Charge to set her body aflame! (+Pyromancy III)>May it help the lost...
>>5956036"AAG-">But before Kaz can get the rest of his scream out, he is slashed from behind!HP:0/22>Kaz down!
Off in the very back of your minds, you can just barely make out something more akin to voices among the sound disturbances. You may not be certain, but it's the sound of your allies falling elsewhere in here...should you progress? Or do something about that?>>5956045The barrier forms. It looks completely wrong, but being a wall of energy forming around you, it has to be wide guard. It feels a little like it might be walling you in, but that may also be illusion. It's hard to tell how much or where you're moving...>>5956093The Light Screen forms. You're sure, your view of the nothingness before you is tinted, but it says something about how much you're truly seeing that you can't find your own light screen.>>5956074The sensation of being touched flows backward, from your head to your tail. It moves slowly, so...whatever draft there is this far underground, it incredibly far off and weak...>>5956627Your own body alights with as you make your way forward. you make your way forward until you reach a structure where the entities surrounding you are much denser. You can hear distinct sounds of actions other than their chatter and movement happening as you draw close. Whatever they're doing, your allies must feel your heat and trail if not see it...right?>>5956042And much like others, you bump into some kind of low wall, almost tripping over it. It's the first feature of the room itself you've encountered since passing that Flygon...And you can sense that many of the entities surrounding you are gathered here specifically. Do you continue forward? Take some down with yourself? Scout? You can hear a whirling sound, like something whipping through the air...>>5956055And you press into your chosen direction until you happen into...something. It's not a Pokemon you recognize, or even an object you recognize. Coming into direct contact with it probably isn't safe, but that's the only range at which you can see anything at all..And your failed attempt to Baton Pass is telling you this is where it could have sent you-into this thing...?It moves...!(1/2)
Rolled 19, 4, 20, 6 = 49 (4d20)>>5956063You're getting pretty bulky! But...it seems none of the sound-making or attacking Pokemon have their attention directed on you, at all. Could it be because you aren't attacking? You could certainly take a few hits, and you have opportunities to take advantage of this information. It's just a matter of how...>>5956041The moment you climb over the peak, you find yourself tumbling back down into more fluid. It's less like you're climbing a staircase and more like you're on the lip of a thin wall. Your attack lands into something solid, but there's no telling if it's a KO or not...>>5956050A sequence of cracks follows the rhythm of your seeds as they disappear into the void. That's a definite success, and it doesn't feel like any retaliation is coming. Is that a KO? This lack of information is maddening. There has to be some way to definitively fell these Pokemon...>>5956060You back up, and cross a lingering source of heat-of which Detect saves you from stepping into. It definitely feels as painful as fire to get close to, but fire doesn't look like...anything, actually. It's near indescribable. The source of this stuff is cloaked in it and retreating off in some other direction making more...You assume. It can be felt better than seen.>>5956041As you collapse forward past tat bump, you land in something coating your entire body. for a moment, it feels like you're being smothered by whatever it is you've fallen into. And then-peace. Your thoughts don't quite clear per se, but you feel some of the suggestions and thoughts you'd had quiet themselves. The danger, the enemies, this airborne veil, they all come secondary to the thoughts you feel like having yourself. You're lying facedown in water. It's a pretty shallow, but you can see much more clearly now...Ahead on the back wall of this pool is a statue of a Pokemon: Hatterene.Your heart is beating out of its chest, but you're slowing down quickly...>>5956065Spike searches deep within himself for a solution to his condition. Past the uncertainty surrounding himself and his fate, and to truths he knows he can observe. By dissociating from the feelings infecting your heart and disabling your mind, you're left with nothing but the world around you and the clarity to do as you will with it. What, is up to you.You're surrounded by...air. there's a pool of water before you, with Evan inside. It's about leg deep for a short Pokemon...Your friends are all stumbling around nearby, lost. Cress and Kaz are unconscious towards the back.Empathy is overwhelming you with sensations of fear, panic, frustration, and trepidation-near exclusively.ENEMY TURN 3(2/2)
Someone is stirring the wind...how?You hear the sounds of barriers forming all around you-as well as yourselves.Somewhere, Light Screen is being evoked...A sudden volley of hard projectiles springs from the void and knocks the strange thing back away from Skitty a bit...?One Pokemon is using extreme heat to make a torch of itself-it's making its way towards those of you gathered at the platform...you can't see it, but you can tell by the yet more extreme heat rising behind you...Matchia sidesteps that stirring of the wind...As Ishmael reaches his destination, a long tendril lashes out and cracks him across the face. That's 4 physical damage...Some Pokemon out there is boosting...Espurr is buffeted by round, bursting object. That's 11 physical damage...And Gravity is still up. Are they copying your moves...?PLAYER TURN 3
Rolled 1 (1d20)>>5956810>with eviolite in hand, that's at most 2 damage, at least just 1>let's say the upper bound, 5/22HP>either way, ishmael has found the enemy, at least he thinks it's the enemy>he crackles with blaze and jumps in the direction of the attack, intending to fire fang the culprit!
Rolled 1, 16 = 17 (2d20)>>5956810>ActionBlinded by not knowing what's happening, Kath continues slashing with her razor leaf (And vibes)
>>5956810Spike has left Mohka, but through this dense fae mist, Mohka can't tell. He scrambles onto the platform and continues on.Is it getting hot in here?
Rolled 3 (1d20)>>5956810Matchia can hear the familiar noises of certain moves."Damn, damn...!"Either she's going crazy, or these are some familiar sounding moves."Copycat...? Or...?"Matchia doesn't have any tricks up her sleeves, other than to gauge the location of the fiery foe she almost stepped into, and begin her approach.(Vigilance +3)
>>5956746>>5956749Espurr, lying low, desperately-hopes that the opponent will leave them be. When suddenly...>>5956810They are struck by something intense, removing most of their remaining HP.(3/23 HP)Espurr is in the red!In a panic, Espurr reaches into their Leaf Bag to find their badge and frantically tap it. These things are supposed to help in bad situations, right? This is a pretty bad one. They want out immediately. >Espurr is trying to use their badge to escape. They don't care if it causes them to leave their items behind, they have nothing but dust to care about, and they care about their wellbeing more. This is the first time they've felt genuinely at risk and they can't handle that.>Leave please! Teleport, clear fog, show them the exit- they don't care!Hopefully it'll work... but they aren't exactly knowledgeable in their badge's uses.
Rolled 8 + 1 (1d20 + 1)>>5956810>The direction of the wind brings a frown to the zoruas face"Hmmm...">Didn't get much help about where to go there...>All this pink is making it hard to concentrate, after closing his eyes Brook takes a breath and lets what little wind he managed to call blow over his body>Perhaps in this moment he should stop trying to get the wind to listen to him and instead just go along with wherever it carries him>keeping his eyes shut, he moves forward keeping up his aerial ace however now no longer trying to read or manipulate the it in any capacity>instead he fully empties his thoughts giving himself over to the freedom of that light brush of air he felt letting it pull him forward
Rolled 14 (1d20)>>5956746>>5956749>>5956810Wallis just keeps heading forward with Wide Guard up. Maybe that Surf from earlier will help her sense the moisture?"Sorry, can't help without touching you!"She says upon sensing a fallen ally.
>>5956749There is more to creation than the material.Beyond the earth and heaven all the creatures and constructs that inhabit them are ideas. These are not merely the fleeting thoughts that a psychic may detect and interpret, but patterns and cycles that through a shared essence one could be called a spirit.This is the domain in which souls rest. This is where things such as the types hold their purest form. Love. Hate. Good. Evil. Falsity. Truth.Justice.And they are self-evident. Reoccurring. Perpetual. Manifesting themself in the material, through out all of creation whether through the land or people.I am such a manifestation. I am the one who was brought into this world by the flow of causality. Everything that has happened to me has occurred for a reason. I am not set in a path, forced against my will- the path is my will.I thought myself to be without kin, but that is merely an illusion. My spiritual lineage reveals to me that the righteous are my kin, and I another agent in this cause. But the battlefield in which I fight is a material one, one where I must contend with a limited body and a shrouded mind. The mind is bombarded by an unseen force, deceived into believing that death looms close and filled with the terror the body responds as it should, shaking and nearly functioning as a living body should.But I am the master. They WILL OBEY ME.This corpse stands in-between worlds and where my will forces it to move towards the pond of water. Through a solid fog of panic, so palpable as to threaten the mind, I sense a shimmer of peace within Evan who lies within the pond.Yes. The water that Virizon spoke of.I force the head into the water and with some difficult manage to drink despite reflexing tightening the throat. I drink until I cannot anymore.I have had my fill. The water should remedy the physical condition of the body and mind, but my charges will need it more.With shaky paws I take out the glass jar the Sheldon from earlier and fill it with water. My teeth chatter.I turn around to see who I can administer this to first.
Rolled 8 (1d20)>>5956810"Deceit 'n trickery blow out the wind. May be friendly fire or nah fer that the fog cover rain down.">Sail chuck a Warp Seeds into the mist.(IQ Skill: Skywords)
Rolled 12 (1d20)>>5956810Skitty stumbles back from the "thing" and the projectiles– surely this isn't an ally, right?Maybe it is. Why else would she be able to Baton Pass it?She traces around where she's pretty sure it is, using Tail Whip as an attempt to disorient it, perhaps. Worst case, she lightly annoys an ally.>Skitty used Tail Whip! (3 AP into Dodge)
>>5956856I survey the chamber, considering who adminester the calming water to first. Matchia would be the easitest as she can not resist me, but Espurr is trying to retreat. The others would resist harder.It's difficult to think with this mind, so I choose to follow insight and march towards Skitty. The eyes glow and dark energies, filled with ambition and passion paralyze the body.My first instinct is to utter a command, however Skitty asked that I refrain from that. The mind feels amusement and disappointment in equal amounts before it's washed away with more panic.>Spike uses Torment to freeze Skitty and tries to administer the calming water to her.
Rolled 2 (1d20)>>5956749>Evan picks his head up, looks around, then stands."This... must be it.">Evan feels like the goal is finally within reach. He's made it! >Evan scoops up some of the water into his jar."Finally. I guess it makes sense it'd be a Hatterene here. Maybe this one was a sage or something.">As Evan speaks to himself, he realizes he can actually SEE that statue."Woah! I can see again! Awesome, about time that happened..........Wait, why would water clear up fog? That doesn't make sense at all!">Evan thinks about this for a while, only to realize that besides just seeing better, some of the more intrusive thoughts he's had in this dungeon have been quieted too. It all didn't make sense, unless..."Wait... oh shit.">The water. That detective thought it could cure Twilight, and ever since Evan blindly stumbled into the pool, the effects of the dungeon he's been feeling have come to a halt. As much as he tried to reason that it couldn't be, he couldn't think it could be anything else.>He was infected. >How long? Just this dungeon, or was it worming its way through him since he first got near one of the sufferers? But if he was infected, then... wouldn't everyone else be? His mind races,"The fog... I lost everyone so quick, and then I got attacked... No, wait! It couldn't have been like that! It was too fast, like one second and then... !!!">Evan comes to the realization; if he was infected and just came out of it in the water, he must have hit his friends! Besides that, they must be thinking they're under attack all alone too!>He turns back to the lip of the pool, slamming his vines down into the water again and again, splashing it onto as many as he can!"STOP FIGHTING, IT'S ALL US! WE'RE THE ONLY ONES HERE! WE'RE HITTING OUR OWN MEN!"https://youtu.be/o6QC_oPLVFs?si=WI_zU4EK4otDQhck&t=102
>>5957351But…none of your friends react to your voice. Surely the others were also talking while you were alone. What was it you’d heard then…?”Talking is a free action. Feel free to take another, if you’re confident all that is what’s happening here.
Rolled 11 (1d20)>>5957359"...oh yeah. They can't hear me.">Evan is a little disappointed in himself. >He takes the jug and dunks it on people."HAVE A DRINK!"
>>5956826>>5956827>>5957395>>5956839Evan uses the spread of his vines to create a small wave from the pool. His stature and range only afford it a modest reach, but it's noticeably drained from this move alone... The wave douses Mohka, Wallis, Sagira, and Katherine. Before you all know it, the chamber and their surroundings stabilize. The lot of you can finally see eachother; there's no fog or mist at at all in here!...But it's not simply a clearing of the head or return to normal being. You feel...isolated from your feelings, as if you're acutely aware of every thought and sensation you're all experiences. Among them is a sense of dread and fear that you're certain isn't entirely yours. In fact, you may not even remember feeling concerned...depending on your personality. It's like you're meditating, or observing yourself from a detached second perspective; free of your feelings...There's a Hatterene statue ahead of you, in that emptying pool Evan and now Ishmael are in, and...the rest of your allies stumbling over eachother aimlessly. A couple of them unconscious...And there's no haze at all. Not even any Misty Terrain.And that ceaseless, shrill chattering that was tracing and rolling around your bodies has been replaced by the sound of your allies' voices and incoherent mumblings...And not before...>>5956826A stray Razor Leaf alredy aimed at the disturbance Ish is creating cuts him for 4 damage. It appears to those doused by Evan that there are no enemies, only eachother and friendly fire...>>5956826Your teeth catch...something you don't recognize. more sludge coats you as you land, stinging your vents all the same. A few seconds later, the film lifts from your eyes and it's...Evan you've tackled, in a short, waist-deep pool of water. That's...10 damage to him...>>5956834There isn't enough information for her to intuit anything, but Matchia slowly makes her way towards the source of those flames...Now that it's not moving, she catches up easily enough.>>5956827Mohka steps forward into the pool before getting splashed. Strangely enough, that overwhelming heat stays exactly the same in here, even though the only source you see could be Sagira. She's a moderate distance from you, anyway...>>5956836Your minuscule field of view is absorbed by a flash of light. That had to work; there's no reason for it not to...but nothing of your surroundings has changed at all. At least, not that you can tell upon first inspection. Something is moving along the ground; you feel it approaching and stinging your back while they very ground beneath you rises up and scratches away at your feet; It looks the same as every other object and light skittering around and near you from nowhere, not like any recognizable Pokemon or move. That buzzing from before is now given way to a constant drone. You're out of the dungeon. That's the only conclusion that follows. But where are you? Still under attack?Espurr takes 1 damage.Espurr has vanished.(1/2)
>>5956837>>5956849The draft blows much more resolutely in much the same way, now tugging on Brook's tail and against his face in the opposite direction he came. With no other direction to lead lead him...Something coats and spreads thickly over his back. When Brook's sight and senses return to normal, he's back at the beginning of the tunnel before everyone got separated. Terrain permeates the area more thinly, and his only company is the floundering body of that Flygon starting to wake up, and Spike behind him with an empty glass jar...>>5956852It's not much more than blind hope guiding you. Your skills should guide fate into your favor, but it's hard to tell if that's at all what happened when something crashes into you from above. ...You can't tell what it is, but it's moving a lot. It landed hard on you, too! Gravity must still be in effect...neither you nor this object can move...Surely unrelated, Orner feels something smack her hard from below. It knocks the wind out of her. It could've been harder, you feel, but it's going to take a lot to throw another move out. You feel attention shift towards yourself...Of the allies you can help, it's just Matchia, Orner, Cress, Sail, and Kaz left. There's also the matter of what you came here for. There's enough left over to fill all the collection jars you got from Shelgon, but the fountain is looking pretty shallow...(2/2)
>>5958389*wheezee* Orner doesn't feel like making a fuss right now. She sprawls on the ground and the Gravity makes it too hard for her to bother getting back up."Uncle! I give up. Haha, funny prank guysss. Can sssomeone do ssomething usseful already?!?"Orner's mumbling cant be understood by anyone but fortunately forher the team will soon heed her prayers.
>>5958388>>5958389>>5956818>6/24 HP"OW! SONOVA-!">Evan slaps Ish with a watery hand"WILL YOU CUT THAT OUT YET!?">Evan takes a deep breath, then addresses the group"Get everyone in the pool here, everyone's got the damn sickness!">He uses his vines to drag the unconscious bodies of Cress and Kaz into the water (face-up so no drowning)
Rolled 12 (1d20)>>5958389>>5958388>>5958416>4/22 HP>I'M BACK IN THE FUCKING WATER AGAIN"h-huh? everyone was in some wierd fog, what... ah.">ish tries partially filling his jar"make sure the others are okay, I'll distribute... this, to our remaining allies, aight Evan?">before hopping out to go douse those still panicked! he might just want an excuse to leave the pool
Rolled 8 (1d20)>>5957351>>5958388>>5958389>>5958404>>5956834"Wuh?!"°△°Wallis snaps back to reality as she's doused in a refreshing coat of moisture. (pic related)"Oh you've gotta be kidding, it happened to us, too?!"She looks back at those still hallucinating."Alright, alright let's get you..."She pauses as she sees Orner hallucinating alongside Sail mumbling gibberish. She kinda prefers Orner this way.Wallis bypasses the two natives and pours some water she's collected onto Matchia to cure her.
>>5958388Mohka breaths a sigh of relief. Finally, a clear head... no more DAMN fairy mist... Still, it's so hot in this chamber. Mohka bends down to drink some of the water to cool himself off, before filling his jar. Whatever "rite of passage" those native dragons were talking about better be worth it...
Rolled 8 (1d20)>>5958388Matchia lashes out, quickly slapping her paws together onto the flame in a Fake Out so as to not get burned.
>>5958388As Espurr shuffles back across the ground, they take note of the environment, indifferent to their troubles, perhaps even complacent in it. A paper cut would feel exhausting at this point.(2/23 HP)Instincts tell them to flee, faster and more wildly than before in order to escape the serpentine concept which snakes around them and nips at them. How is it that their surroundings can change so quickly, but be identical in spite of it? And that sound... Their head hurts, it stings worse than the aching of their tiny, tired body. When they're 'out,' they hastily stand upright and run, not even checking to notice they've lost everything in their possession. They need to be on alert. They won't let anyone catch them off-guard. They want to go home. They want to find someone big and strong who can solve their problems and make sure no one hurts them anymore. Is that too much to ask for? >Espurr is running away, following the first path their instincts will lead them on. They'll claw at the first thing to jump at them if they can.>A migraine worse than usual plagues them as they flee, Gravity welling up in their thoughts.
>>5958416>Splish splash your Kubfu is wet>Still unconscious though
Rolled 19 (1d20)>>5958389>Sail liquifies his body more and trying to slide out of here.>Gibber about the cursed fey in the meanwhile.
>>5956856>>5956865Another thing approaches Skitty as her first mystery disappears. As her vision returns to normal, who else would it be her Tail Whip catches but Spike while on his way back over to Brook…>>5958634>>5958404>>5958828This time, it’s Wallis before the both of you. Or behind, as Sail is sliding away. Suddenly, it’s clear there aren’t any enemies or anything nearby…>>5958648And Sagira takes 7 damage from the stray attack before anyone can get to treating her. As the last of you are helped, you can’t help but notice it takes considerably more water to reach the intended effect. You’re not sure by what means its concentration and effectiveness are determined… you’ll have to fill every container you have on you just in case. There’s much recovering and consideration to be done, especially on what to do with this resource. If there’s anything else you’d like to do while you’re down here, now’s your chance…Otherwise, your experience in the Ontic Oubliette hardens your battle senses by 25 Exp. The impact your success here presents to the rest of the Air Continent should be evident, but how much rank experience you’ll gain is…to be determined. Somewhat related,>>5958708You have an Espurr to find. So ends Chapter 11: Deep Dive.
>>5958389>As soon as he reaches the beginning of the chamber the feeling of something cold on his back snaps him out of his aerial ace fueled trance"Why'd you do that? You broke my concentration!">not waiting for a response he shoots a glare Spikes way before moving further back in the tunnel waiting in the distance, keeping his eyes trained on Spike just in case>he was freaking out shortly before, and then suddenly throwing stuff at him from out of nowhere
>>5958881"Have you returned to your senses?" I ask Brook as he steps away.It hurts to see him look at me like that and anger boils in the back of my mind, but this is for the best.The body and mind have calmed down now, I feel myself sinking back into my senses.I doubt that I don't look bizarre.
>>5958884"There was never anything wrong with me, you were the one freaking out....">his tone turns more calm as takes a breath before speaking his next words"I have no idea what's going on with you, but just stay away from me."
>>5958873"...I..."Matchia blinks as the surroundings seem to just... come into view."..."Matchia's fighting stance relaxes, and she slumps."...Shit."She doesn't say anything else.
>>5958893I struggle with the urge not to scowl and release my aura. There is anger, but now is not the time."Espurr has retreated with his badge. He must be outside the dungeon," I inform the others.
>>5958873>Kaz finally awakens!"Uugh...Anybody get that Fire type that burned me?">Kaz looks at his now soaked body"Huh. Guess I needed a dousin'."
>>5958873>Evan refills his jug
You find yourself departing Baram once more, on the request of the ever-mystery Sneasel. Wherever you're going now, you're off to a place with hostile conditions: magma and steam. For a moment, you can't help but wonder if there's anything there that would survive in a harsh environment. However, you've seen worse. You'll just have to be extra vigilant in searching for the artifacts left behind.As you approach, you make note of the unique appearance of the beach. Black sand is battered by the crashing waves running up and down the shore. It's a strange sight, considering how often you get to stare out into the sea around Baram Town. The cave's entrance is right up ahead, indicated by the map. Getting closer, you can feel the wafting heat emanating from deep below. For those not comfortable with such things, it's already immediately uncomfortable to be struck by the sudden change in temperature.Chapter 12: Superheated SpelunkingTaking a moment to rest before heading inside, you look around. Other than the looming volcano and the strange sand, it's rather unremarkable. There is a tree nearby blooming with some ripe Rawst berries, but nothing more than that.>Head inside?
>>5959040>Evan takes a Rawst Berry!"You guys always take me to such nice places.">The sarcasm can be felt in your bones
>>5959040"It's prob'ly a smart idea to take some of them berries before headin' in.">Mohka himself doesn't take any, as he has the sweat band."Same black sand as the shores we rescued the Shore Thing from... wonder wat kinda relation there is between the two beaches."
>>5959040Matchia looks at the cave ahead."Definitely gonna be favored by fire types..."She mutters.
>>5959040>>5959040Cubone, who has voiced complaints all of you may have wisely ignored, and petty enough in scope that he doesn't press any of them, has accompanied you to the Most Definitely Not A Fire Dungeon. By all accounts, he should be acclimated to this sort of environment, given his species, but...Well, it's better safe than sorry. Taking a brief aside to carefully climb his way far enough up the berry tree that he can grab one of the bitter berries... it might occur to an outside observer that for once, Cubone may actually just be acting on personal greed for once. Cubone does hate sugary foods. Something bitter would be nice, he thinks.This time, however, a name is properly appended to the post, and that's pretty poggers.
>>5959040>>5959045"Eh, I don't burn easily. but I can carry one in my bag for the others!>Ishmael
>>5959045"It's likely that they were both volcanic," Spike answers, "however this is a strange place for ruins. Remember people are intended to enter and the place itself to endure- either this place was vastly different when it was built or they didn't intend for it to be found.">>5959040Spike wanders to the trees and tries picking a Rawst Berry. If they're going into a hot place then burns are more likely.
>>5959040"You wimpsss can keep the burn healsss, I'm built different." Orner doesn't wait for the others and enters the cave.
>>5959040>Brook waits outside the cave with everyone else...another cave the wind won't work very well here either on top of it most likely being uncomfortably warm too>his team mate draws his attention over to the tree with a few light blue berries growing, might as well enjoy the free breeze while it lasts>walking over he gives a short hop before landing in midair as if an invisible staircase was right there, then he jumps again reaching out to take a berry for himself>>5959044"Hey Evan, you know what these taste like?">he holds up a berry similar to the one Evan just grabbed"Might wanna cook with them sometime."
>>5959040>Kaz takes a Rawst Berry and fills a bag with the odd black sand"Never seen black sand before! At least...I don't think I have."
>>5959055"Pretty bitter, if I remember it right. Not like, ultra-bitter, but don't expect anything sweet."
Rolled 2 (1d20)>>5959040Wallis tries to pick from the Rawst tree after properly moisturizing."This black sand is strange. Think it sparks or something?"
>>5959058"Ehh it might still be useful as long as the other ingredients aren't so bitter.">he turns the berry over in his paw to get a good look at it before putting it away
>>5959059"Be cool if it did! I could make fire crackers!"
>>5959048Matchia carefully picks one to hold onto her offhand.
>>5959040>>5959054Spike picks a Rawst Berry, pocketing it in his full bag before following Orner into the cave.There is a strange air to the fox. Something about him is. . . different ever since the cave.
>>5959058>>5959060>looking to the two, ish picks one to save the most useless fruit he could ask for for later"Maybe something sweet to go with them? I could light a fire and fry 'em off if all else fails">good thing clover doesn't know what happened the LAST time ish cooked
>>5959065>>5959060Evan shrugs"I think they're kinda hard to cook, since they resist burns and stuff. I could be wrong about that though, don't uh, don't take that as a certainty."
"Too bitter..."Cress ignores the berries and >Heads inside>>5959049"You will find a shortage of work if you only take jobs you are perfectly suited for." Not untrue, but it would feel better coming from almost anyone but the Cinderace here...>>5959045>>5959053"We should be at our best. This request comes straight from our employers...And this sand is not ferrous like in that other beach...I hope. Regular sand is already a poor conductor. Being surrounded by metal with steam and magma around would be...problematic."
>>5959040Skitty's got no space on her for Rawst Berries at the moment. Skill at not being burnt will have to do. In she goes!
As everyone grabs their own share of Rawst Berries, descending into the cave is already a bothersome effort. The air feels uncomfortably oppressive, with the weight of the heat and humidity pressing down on you and your ability to breathe properly. At first, you think you're going to need someone to bring a light to guide the rest of you down, but the warm glow of the deep below splashes against the walls.There are two paths ahead of you now. What would you like to do?>Steam seems to be pouring out from the right room, making it appear foggy.>Crackling, bubbling, and a slow crawl of shifting lights make you feel as if you're going to encounter a large pool of magma in the left room.
>>5959068"Not saying that facing Fire Types are an issue for me specifically. Just thinking out loud about future foes."
>>5959070"I'm getting real tired of limited vision in our fights...">Crackling Magma room!
>>5959070>ishmael looks left, and right"Alright, this choice is easy for me.">ish heads to the left side"Who here can take the heat? aside from me and Cress, of course."
>>5959070"Agh, it's hot as Reshiram's tail in here!">>5959075"Definitely not me. Goooooooood luck!">Evan stumbles down the Steam zone"I'm so dead..."
>>5959070>Crackling, bubbling, and a slow crawl of shifting lights make you feel as if you're going to encounter a large pool of magma in the left room."I like being able to sssee where I'm going, thank you very much!"
>>5959070>Spike frowns as he examines their options. Neither seem particularly pleasant, but he'd rather see the danger than guess where it is.>Left room."The fire types here can leads us, they'll actually be able to survive an accidental dip in magma," Spike comments.
>>5959070"Ugh, had enough of not bein' able ta see.">Kaz heads to the left room, with the magma>>5959078"I'm with ya there."
>>5959069https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSYXM5HjDQY>Dustin still can't believe the entire group>He's walloping in his misery.>He heads down to the steamy area hoping that no one will ever find him.
>>5959070>Crackling, bubbling, and a slow crawl of shifting lights make you feel as if you're going to encounter a large pool of magma in the left room."Based on the job description, we've gotta head deeper into the volcano to find what we're here for.">>5959075"Not quite as resistant as a fire type, but I've got my ways around it."
>>5959081"Dustin? Where are you going?" Spike calls out. "Don't run off!"
>>5959070>with his new abilties, there's nothing to fear from a little fog and steam...especially after the last encounter>that steam wasn't even real either so surely the best path for him to take is the right most path>Steam seems to be pouring out from the right room, making it appear foggy
>>5959070"I've had my fill of sight obstructions.>Crackling, bubbling, and a slow crawl of shifting lights make you feel as if you're going to encounter a large pool of magma in the left room.>>5959073>>5959080"............I am sorry about last time, Matchia, Kaz."
>>5959070"This place is utterly horrendous. Eugh." Cubone is disgusted by the sheer humidity! He would rather be outside, where the heat isn't so... damp. That should tell you where he'd prefer to go, given that steam is even wetter. Yuck! Melting seems preferable to THAT!>Crackling, bubbling, and a slow crawl of shifting lights make you feel as if you're going to encounter a large pool of magma in the left room.
>>5959083>He's too deep in the fog.
>>5959083"Ah I'm sure he'll be fine.">>5959081"Be careful Dustin!">>5959087"So it was you that hit me?!""Ah its fine. Sounded like we all hit one another back there."
>>5959070>Sail headed right toward the steam."Nah as bad compere t' the blazin' heat o' magma">Also take Rawst Berry as well
>>5959087"What? What're you talking...?"Matchia looks over at Kaz's mention of hitting someone. >>5959096Shortly before looking back at Cress. She makes a slightly annoyed noise, but it doesn't seem... Too angry?"I got hit rather quickly after... the 'separation'. Why'd you start kicking Pyro Balls in the first place??"
>>5959070>>5959075Ish is heading to the left, so Mohka goes right.
>>5959096>Any figments of him are no longer visible.>Any sort of response are just echoes of your warning.>There is only the fog.
>>5959109>Well the fog better stay safe!
>>5959074>>5959075>>5959078>>5959079>>5959080>>5959082>>5959087>>5959091Stepping into the left room, you immediately have to shield your eyes from the sudden change in brightness and atmosphere. While the steam isn't as all-consuming in this area, it is blisteringly hot. You can see magma popping and bubbling, a veritable river of molten earth dividing the room in half. On the other side, you can see another chamber. The stone there... looks uniquely modified. There must be something in there for you to find.>If you roll lower than 5, expect to be burned.Orange rocks litter both sides of the magma shore, and you can see something slithering around in the slow-moving river of fire. Some kind of long, flat creature, neatly moving in sync with the flow of the magma. Looking around, there doesn't seem to be anything else to get across. You can see the glow on the walls and the hot gas accumulating around the top. If you're planning on flying or digging through, you'll have to be creative...>>5959077>>5959081>>5959084>>5959097>>5959105Wrapped by the steam, you feel like your energy is being sapped by the pressure. It's not great to experience, much less to breathe in. As you continue forward, your instincts make you stop, and you all stumble backwards as a geyser of steam vents from the floor beneath you, slamming into the roof of the structure. You can hear the roaring of the ocean crashing against lava!Scrambling back and squinting, you try to make out what's going on here...There seems to be some kind of pattern to the area before you...>picrelYes, that's it. The steam appears to fissure between the gaps, but the major vents seem to exhaust the greatest amount. You'll have to be careful about moving here... but is there even a method to this madness?
Rolled 20 (1d20)>>5959113>ish looks to the walls"I got this">he hops once, twice, and runs to bounce to one of the wall!>before activating his newest skill, Bounce Rebound, to hop to the other, again and again to try reach the other side!
Rolled 7 (1d20)>>5959113>Kaz looks bummed out"You gotta be kidding me...">Kaz inspects the Orange Rocks at the edge of the lava"What are you...?">He seems to ask the rocks
Rolled 19 (1d20)>>5959113Wallis stays at the start, funneling ahead a wave of Surf to try and tone down the harsh conditions of the lava room ahead.
>>5959113>Dustin's path is as follows:OXOOOOOXOOOOOXOOOXOOOXOOOXOOOO
Rolled 5 (1d20)>>5959113"uh... crap. I'm gonna get boiled, aren't I?">Evan studies for a pattern of steam eruptions
Rolled 20 (1d20)>>5959113>>5959119"Do be careful of... whatever's in there. It likely won't be happy to have its' bath interrupted." Cubone advises. "I, however, might have a solution for that..."He digs around under his funny skull helmet, which seems to be where he (somehow) stores all his items. Aiming near the far ends of the magma stream flowing towards it, he tosses a Dye Bomb to distract it with pretty colours to investigate, no doubt likely to explode in a volatile kaleidoscope due to the inordinate heat.
Rolled 14 + 1 (1d20 + 1)>>5959113>the sudden burst of steam makes him freeze in his tracks, looking ahead it would seem that a lot more of these steam vents are ahead just waiting for one to step over>though it shouldn't be any issue for him, however the heat here might burn his feet a bit it's better than getting scorched by a direct blast from the vents>closing his eyes he focuses on drawing in the air around his feet, and jumps forward intending to skywalk his way across
Rolled 2 (1d20)>>5959113>Spike scowls as he examines the terrain. There's no bridge to cross, so either this wasn't the intended path, it crumbled away, or if this was created by the charizard from the mural it was meant for him to cross."There's likely I can do. . . You all continue, I'll try something," Spike says approaching the lava as far as he's comfortable.>There's something in the magma stream, a pokemon of some sort. Spike closes his eyes and using his telepathic abilities emits a strong sense of curiosity into the room.'Hello? Can you hear me' he asks the creature telepathically.
>>5959102"...There were more enemies surrounding me in every direction. I swung for the first thing I was confident I could eliminate as a threat...or so I thought.">>5959113"...I think it's almost certainly a Pokemon in there..."Cress kneels as far into the magma as she can and presents her second Mago berry."I am...not a threat...?"She's not used to playing with wild Pokemon without shows of force.
>>5959113"...Be careful. And look out for the... 'mon in the magma river."Matchia notes the lack of anything that can be used to cross the river."I can try and throw someone across at a lower angle... If someone's seriously up for it."
Rolled 1 (1d20)>>5959113>>5959123With Duston, Brook, and untold others already attempting to cross, Mohka hangs back with Evan to observe and try to pick out patterns.
Rolled 19 (1d20)>>5959113Katherine goes on a sraight line from the center (vibes roll)
>>5959127"Now I'm slightly miffed that I was the 'easy' threat."Okay, that one's just in jest. Probably. There are zero indicators in tone or facial expression that it was a light joke.Matchia does step behind Cress, waiting to see if the 'mon in the river bites Cress' paw off or something.>>5959113
Rolled 3 + 1 (1d20 + 1)>>5959113"Wheew... No wonder Sssneassel wouldn't come here herssself.">Orner uses Aqua Tail to cool down the lava and make a bridge. +1 Sea Snake.
>>5959124"Yeah yeah... At least we can manipulate it better than the mag- whoa!"She watches Cubone's distraction. That paint sorta looks familiar...
>>5959124>>5959119>>5959126"If our baits work, you can trap it in this corner. It will be preferable to a disturbance, if there are more..."
Rolled 5 (1d20)>>5959113>Sail raise his horn to listen to vibration for any incoming geyser about to erupt.
>>5959120>>5959123>>5959125>>5959129>>5959138As Evan studies the steam eruptions, he gets a firsthand account of jumping straight into action. Dustin steps on one of them, immediately cracking the incredibly thin layer of rock, practically detonating a landmine beneath his paws. There's a great hiss and a billowing cloud of steam!>Dustin takes 7 damage from the explosion, landing back at the start. >The rest of the vents look unstable now. Has their pattern... shifted?Brook's concentration is immediately broken by the massive detonation of steam, disrupting his skywalk attempt. The subsequent micro-eruptions send him tumbling backward to the beginning.Mohka is blinded by the blast of steam. His eyes tear up. His next roll will have -1 applied to it.Sail recognizes that the pattern... is new. It seems failing resets the pattern.>>5959114>>5959115>>5959119>>5959124>>5959126>>5959127>>5959133Ishmael jumps onto one wall and immediately misjudges the depth and power of his subsequent jump. However, he is doing well, up until he feels himself seize up from the lack of breathable air. He plummets and lands on the giant creature moving in the magma. He's uncomfortably warm, even for a fire-type, and his head is swirling.Kaz can't identify them, but they are definitely just rocks, he thinks.The surf mostly turns into a pile of steam as it collides with the magma. You've managed to slightly lessen the distance... and you've angered the creature in the middle.Thankfully, Cubone's distraction causes the flat creature to explode in that direction again, violently assaulting the magma. You can see a half-conscious Ishmael bouncing around its flat back. A... Centiskorch? It's really long. If you could distract it... you could use it to cross...Spike can hear unfiltered, raw anger. It's not a thinking creature.Unfortunately, the creature is too pissed to take Cress' offering.
>>5959148"...Ah."Matchia blinks as she sees Ishmael land on the Centiskorch, subsequently pissing it off."Hey, let's move back!"She yells to Cress as she jumps back, using Detect.
>>5959148>Ishmael is light enough where this thing probably wouldn't even notice it>he's... taking time to catch his breath, suffocating WITHOUT water is a new one.
Rolled 17 (1d20)>>5959148"Shiiiiiit... this is like that obstacle from that Kantonian TV show with the rocks on the water and some of them sink when you step on 'em. How the hell am I gonna live through this one!?">Evan prods a platform with a vine. Maybe he can tell where he can step?
Rolled 17 (1d20)>>5959148"It's angry," Spike announces, his eyes lock onto the Centiskorch.He continues to project his emotions into the beast's mind, this one is calm. He will drown out the feral's anger by force.
>>5959148HP: 3/20>Dustin is unsure about whether or not he'll continue.>Does activating the landmine finally release him from the nightmare?
Rolled 5 + 2 (1d20 + 2)"I would not either. It isn't nearly so irresistible as the sweeter berries..." It shows what Cress knows about baking. It's a Wiki Berry she's holding anyway."Kaz. Get on my back!...Or springboard from me. If they are drawn towards motion..." Cress jumps to try and get on the Centiskorch's back! She tries guiding its movements by shooting Embers in front of it, like a carrot on a stick. Attribute: survival nature II
Rolled 18 (1d20)>>5959148>the invisible midair platform bursts as he sets foot on it, knocking him backwards with a cry>getting back up he shakes his paws and flows on them, the steam used for the platform wasn't enough to give a longer lasting injury but it still hurt"I guess going over isn't an option...well then let's try something else.">approaching the edge he stirs the wind again, trying to find the flow of hot air and steam to get a hint at which platforms are safer than others
>>5959134Orner's Aqua Tail isn't nearly enough to solidify the magma any more than Wallis' surf. Trying to make a path this way seems it'll take too long. She has to retreat eventually due to the heat trying to air-boil her tail.
Rolled 12 (1d20)>>5959148Though blurry eyes, Mohka searches for a rock to toss ahead of him onto the tiles, to check for their safety.
Rolled 14 (1d20)>>5959148>>5959167"Oh! Yeah, good idea. Lemme help!">Kaz uses Aerial Ace and shoots himself onto Cress' back, hoping to add more force to thier launch!
Rolled 19 (1d20)>>5959148"Alright, here'sss a trick I sssaw from sssome punk the other night...">Orner attempts to use a detonation of Seed Bomb to lauch herself to the other side! She's never practiced this before.
Rolled 1 (1d20)>>5959148"...Troubling." With the creature, a Centiskorch, distracted by an object (or rather, individual) attached to it and a bunch of strange, odd-smelling dyes invading its' space, Cubone decides the best way to handle this thing is to make sure it can't redirect its' anger somewhere more productive for it, and less so for them. He reaches to the floor to throw a Mud-Slap at it, hopefully blinding it. Hopefully it likes a spa day, if it connects...
>>5959148>>5959157"Hey, Ish! I thought I saw some whiskers! Maybe you could steer it with those!"Wallis puts up a Wide Guard in case of Centiskorch retaliation.
>>5959186"...whuh?">ish is out of it
>>5959154>>5959160>>5959167>>5959176>>5959177>>5959178>>5959186Matchia's senses are on high alert as she backpedals from the magma.Spike did not specify any emotions, so his power will default to [Curiosity]. The creature has now been inflicted with:>Anger>CuriosityWhile the dye has served its purpose, its furious eyes are now trained on the group itself. It is now curiously angry with why trespassers have entered its territory.Kaz and Cress makes the jump... and nearly falls off the Centiskorch, nearly having overshot the approach. They definitely don't go unnoticed, and now they're the subject of the feral's undivided attention of curious anger. Oh, and Ishmael is also there with them. Kaz can feel like his skin is drying up and his fur is melting off...Orner's Seed Bomb sends her wheeling through the air, landing on the only other platform in the lava river, the tail end of the Centiskorch. She can feel the intense heat peeling away at her scales.Cubone's Mud-Slap dries up midair, turning into a burst of dirt, striking the Centiskorch directly in its eyes. Curiosity evolves into fury and its entire begins moving like a living wave. Hang on tight, riders.While the Wide Guard doesn't do much, it does give a brief respite from the heat. If... only a little.>>5959159>>5959161>>5959168>>5959174Evan can't tell. They all feel the same, and pressing down could cause the pattern to reset. It is said steam is a cleansing force. It has also cleansed him of some of his HP.Brook can feel that the steam is weakest somewhere on the left. Mohka has found a rock! Although you're not sure if it's a great idea to be throwing it, since activating the wrong platform resets the pattern.
>>5959191>>5959159>>5959174>Brook opens his eyes and turns to face the others"The steam feels weaker over here.">raising a leg he gestures to the platforms near the left side"But I'm not sure exactly which one it is... it's a 50/50 gamble and well I mean I AM the only one among us that can check the next platform so....>the lifted paw does a waving off motion towards the others"Get jumpin fellas, if the platform is safe I'll follow and check the next one."
>>5959191>Evan has no clue anymore>Evan looks to Mohka"...You first?"
Rolled 3 + 1 (1d20 + 1)>>5959191With Centiskorch opting to buck its riders instead of a more direct attack, Wallis takes the opportunity to go to the rocks. She gets to work lifting and throwing them to make temporary platforms in the lava. She did know Rock Throw a short time ago...>+1 Attack if applicable
Rolled 19 (1d20)>>5959191"Stand down," Spike commands the creature.After his experience in the cavern, he knows that the mind and body are merely vessels for the soul- and how can something without a mind challenge his will?>Spike eyes begin to glow. He uses Torment to halt the creature.
Rolled 2 (1d20)Cress suddenly notices the myriad limbs skittering and writhing almost touching her. This was a really bad idea; She stomps the thing repeatedly both in a bid to get it to stop moving and minimize contact with the Pokemon.basic attack for 4 damage, if it connects.
>>5959203She's starting to panic.
>>5959191>Dustin takes a leap of faith.>He steps on the center most tile.
Rolled 2 (1d20)>>5959191>>5959198>>5959199"Like hell."Mohka tosses his rock onto the leftmost tile.
Rolled 8, 16 = 24 (2d20)>>5959191"No, ssstupid bug, to the other sssside!">Orner hangs on for dear life while Screeching at the centipede!>And does Shed Skin activate? >14
>>5959191"aaaAAAAH!">Kaz screams as he feels his skin start to deep fry"LET'S GET OFF THIS CRAZY THING!"
Rolled 8 (1d20)>>5959205>>5959191(haven't made an action yet!)>The second Dustin moves to step on a platform, Brook immediately grabs him and throws him back to where he stood(Attack stat is 3 if it matters)
Rolled 18 + 4 (1d20 + 4)>>5959191Cubone isn't sure how he'll make it across... but of course, there IS a natural bridge there! It's just.. not ideal or particularly stable, in the strictest sense. He takes a gulp... he's done strange feats of acrobatics that defy his short legs prior, but it hasn't increased his confidence any... but doubt won't get him anywhere. He has to take a leap of faith onto that Centiskorch, which he knows is likely to flail in the direction of the dirt that blinded it, and then carry that momentum to leap to the other side... With a running start, he commits himself to the jumps!
Rolled 15 (1d20)>>5959191>the rabbit tries to get to his senses>eh, this isn't that bad, ish hangs on for DEAR life
>>5959208>-2 Defense for Centiskorch>Orner is healed from burns! There's an Orner skinsuit left behind.
>>5959207"Please?">Evan's eyes tell you he's begging
>>5959211>Dustin gives one horrific glare at Brook>He silently asks..."Why?"
Rolled 4 + 3 (1d20 + 3)>>5959203"Hey! Quit messin' with the feral WE GOTTA GET OFF THIS THING!">Kaz Picks up the panicking Cress, charges to the part of the Centiskorch closest to the other side, and Flings her the rest of the way across the lava river!"GO!"> +3 Power Pitcher?
Rolled 2 (1d20)>>5959191"Mrr. shiftin' 'n changin' 'n even lastin' tide." >Continued to sense for vibration and detect for changing flow of steam.
>>5959220"Now's not the time to be random guessing, I know the safe one is somewhere on the left.">he says struggling with the almost three times his weight dragon"If you wanna get a face full of hot air, at least wait until after we're across please!"
>>5959198>>5959199>>5959207>>5959205>>5959211>>5959222With Dustin weakened, he's definitely not putting up too much of a fight trying to jump onto the platform. Brook manages to drag him back. Meanwhile, Mohka tosses his rock on the platform, holding his breath... nothing happens, miraculously. It doesn't seem the disturbance did anything. This platform looks safe.>>5959200The rocks plop into the lava. They kind of... float? But not for very long. She also didn't throw it as far as she hoped, nearly throwing out her back.>Wallis is Burned.>>5959203>>5959208>>5959201>>5959221>>5959212>>5959213Centiskorch is receiving mixed signals and a wide and varying array of sensations and attacks. Spike's mind domination is only throwing the feral into a state of enraged confusion, paired with Orner's attempts to wrangle it. It's thrashing about harder as more 'mons start jumping onto its back and subsequently attacking it. Move??? Halt??? Attack??? Cubone, surprisingly, is holding on, for now.It's nearly in perfect rotation with the other side of the room, but the constant wiggling and splashing is causing the entire ride to be... incredibly problematic. It's sending magma and jets of hot gas into the surrounding air. But if you can balance yourself, it's a straight shot!>If you roll lower than 12, expect to be burned.Kaz manages to lob Cress across, but only partially. She lands near the other side, but also ends up in the magma. It's like a brief plop as she starts sinking, and a million Embers embrace her. Hothothothothothot... >Cress takes 5 damage.
>>5959230"Does that mean that one's safe? Try tossing a rock on the next one!">Evan ain't stepping on that shit until the route is set
Rolled 17 + 3 (1d20 + 3)>>5959230"UGH...! Alright, fine I'm... doing it anyway!"Wallis tries to push herself off the wall with Surf and onto Centiskorch. The burn stings, but she acts as fast as she can to beat the damage tick.>+3 Repulsion
Rolled 19 (1d20)>>5959230>He lets out a sigh of relief both at getting Dustin away from the platforms and at the rock not causing another steam explosion"Alright team, that one looks like the safe one. I'd better check the air current for the next one at least just to be sure the left side is the way to go.">approaching the platforms, even knowing this should be the safe one it's still a bit worrying to actually jump forward>like a spook you know is coming that still manages to get you anyway, putting any worries aside for now he puts his brave face back on and moves forward>as soon as he lands he freezes in place waiting just in case before tip toing up to the edge and trying to get a feel for the steam current again
Rolled 7 (1d20)Cress scrapes her way up like a cat dropped in a bathtub. She wipes a tiny bit of excess stone on her shorts(does that even help?). "Is that everyone?" Cress sees Cubone still not having crossed and sucks her teeth. There isn't much to do but hold an arm out to grab just in case. She just went through this..."Hey Spike, do those powers have any kind of...numbing properties? Those odd ghost-things you do..."
>>5959191>>5959230"Hey Kaz, got spare items for me to throw at that damned thing?">>5959221
Rolled 3 (1d20)>>5959230>>5959237"Shit! SORRY">Kaz calls to Cress>He then proceeds to start cussing at the heat gets back on his mind>He turns to the end of the Centiskorch closest to the other side>Its now or never!>The Kubfu runs to the edge of the pokemon...and uses Aerial Ace to launch himself the rest of the way!"PLEASE LET THIS WORK!"
>>5959230Mohka collects his stone from the platform, but otherwise hangs back until Brook gives his information.
Rolled 8 + 3 (1d20 + 3)>>5959230Sensing an opportunity, Spike takes a running start and jumps onto the feral beast, trying to run across it's length and jump across.>Adding Speed +3 if applicable.
Rolled 15 (1d20)>>5959230>ready, aim. BOUNCE!>ish prepares and leaps to the other side! hopefully>if cress sinks like that ish would probably completely submerge under the lava
Rolled 9 (1d20)>>5959230"This is enough adrenaline for one month..!" Cubone whines at his predicament, holding onto the Centiskorch... It's thrashing about randomly, but given its size, Cubone has a vague idea of where it might go... if only he could say the same about its' force. Ugh. Still, the risk of staying aboard is far worse... he has limited tools to make the impact less horrible, but his best bet? Let Centiskorch's thrashing launch him towards the other end of the magma river, and hope for the best by spraying downwards with Water Gun to cool... whatever is beneath him on the way.
>>5959243"...Shit."Matchia looks at Kaz throwing himself across the magma."Well, that's one option for ranged attacks out..."
Rolled 2 (1d20)>>5959230"Aahh, ssscrew it!">Orner launches the rest of the way woth another Seed Bomb!
Rolled 7 (1d20)>>5959230>>5959249Seeing no other convenient option, Matchia approaches the hot rocks around the shore of the river. Wheeling around to remove the need for a wind up, she scoops up a rock and blindly throws the rock at the general direction of the Centiskorch so that it gets out of her paws as fast as possible!
>>5959235>>5959237>>5959243>>5959245>>5959248>>5959250>>5959251Wallis sends herself soaring through the air and roughly landing on the Centiskorch. It's a pretty soft landing, relatively, anyway. She's joined shortly by Spike, who dips his tail into the bubbling fury of the stirred magma river. Matchia is the last to make the crossing, feeling a pop of gas next to her jump. Gritting her teeth as she's showered by molten specks, she lands on the lava bug.>Spike is burned.>Matchia is burned.Cubone successfully lets out a perfectly timed shot of water, but completely underestimates the heat generated from water instantaneously evaporating beneath him. With a gasp of pain, he's carried across.>Cubone is burned and takes 2 damage.Orner, combined with the thrashing of the Centiskorch, manages to fling herself across, but it's not perfect. She slams into the adjacent wall before ricocheting off and to the other side. Covered in mineral and ash, she's definitely alive.>Orner takes 7 damage and is burned.On the other side is the chamber, with its chiseled entrance. Peering inside, you can see a purposefully constructed organ-like structure, with three ferals patrolling the area. It seems to belch out steam in regular intervals, but you're too far to count the pattern.>>5959236>>5959231>>5959244Brook manages to gather the information that... it's nearby to the safe platform. It has to be accessible to the group, so there must be something about the pattern that indicates some kind of path.
>>5959247Ishmael, with some luck on his side, manages to make the leap across relatively unscathed. His landing isn't perfect, and as he touches back down, he nearly teeters over into the magma.
>>5959265"Well, that's rough..."Matchia consumes her Rawst berry.She looks though the chamber."Is that what we're looking for?"
Rolled 5 + 3 (1d20 + 3)>>5959265"AAAHH! GET OFF OF ME!"Wallis says with a hint of irony as her fear of touch is triggered and she reflexively attacks. She lets loose another Surf jump, likely propelled by the resulting steam as she takes burn damage.
Rolled 4 (1d20)>>5959265Kath is merely vibing, keeping a not so keen eye on dangers
>>5959265>Dustin waves over to the ferals, probably just another part of his imagination.
Rolled 19 (1d20)>>5959265(HP 15/22)"Cough... damn... lava..." Feels like ashes just follow us everywhere, doesn't it.>Shed Skin?
>>5959277Orner leaves her scales behind, again. That can't be healthy...
>>5959265>>5959277Cubone also takes the Rawst Berry from himself and consumes it. Nice burn hazard roll threshold, stinky.More importantly, Cubone's not DIRTY. He passes a judgmental look at Orner before moving on. It's not like she's in control of the environment to not get ashy, so he won't bully her for it. It's not like she's wearing that skin for much longer anyway. That's pretty much a shower.>>5959269"It appears to be. It also appears to be some sort of... steam device. Strange, those Pokemon over there don't seem to be of the chatty variety..." he notes as he joins Matchia at the chamber entrance.
>>5959265Kaz's jump is definitely less than perfect. He lands near to the fiery shore, scooting across the magma. He's immediately set ablaze.>Kaz takes 7 damage and is burned.
>>5959265>he shakes his head, it's obviously nearby to the safe platform already known but he can't quite pinpoint the path>he moves back to the beginning to inform the squad
Rolled 2 + 2 (1d20 + 2)"...All of you make better use of steam than I. I can try to divine more about our surroundings, but I will give no guarantees..."Cress tries to see if she can influence the intervals of the steam releases by introducing heat to the ground they travel through with randomly placed Embers...Survival Nature II? If Hoenn had two features, a volcano was one.
Rolled 13 (1d20)>>5959265Skitty is late to the left room somehow. Late enough to watch Matchia finish crossing after the others. Um. Hmm.Well, it'd be quite rude to Baton Pass and reset someone else's progress, and a little unreliable to put the fiery centipede to sleep. Skitty just runs up and jumps for the Centiskorch after a brief deliberation on what she actually does want to do. If it's too stunned to retaliate against her attack after she uses it as a stepping stone, she'll probably be fine.>Skitty used Fake Out! (3 AP into Dodge, Lightweight, Speed Tier 3)
>>5959265Spike grits his teeth, feeling the skin in his tail burn. He reaches into his bag, pulling out a warm rawst berry to squeeze the juices on his burnt tail.>Spike used a Rawst Berry to cure his burn."Ugh. . ." he huffs. "Is everyone alright? I have berries if you need them," he offers before turning to the organ structure.>>5959279"What for? Is it meant to power something or release pressure?" Spike ponders, gritting his teeth in pain.He approaches the steam machine, not too bothered by the ferals.
>>5959279"Hm. Can't think of a use on why someone would put an... Organ? down here, but guess that's what we're gonna find out..."
>>5959265>>5959281Mohka tosses his rock onto the 2nd tile from the left on the 2nd row.
Rolled 19 (1d20)>>5959265>Evan monitors the steam output
Rolled 2 + 2 (1d20 + 2)>>5959265>>5959280"Ah sonuva-!">Kaz takes out the Rawst Berry he picked outside and shoves the bitter flavor downHP:15/22>Kaz peers into the next area with the three ferals>He goes back and picks up one of the Orange Rocks from the edge of the lava flow>Then he Flings the Orange Rock into the area, bouncing it against rock formations to a secluded spot in the cave to distract the ferals> +2 Trick Shot
>>5959285"Look at it closely," Cubone points, towards the steam emissions of the device. "It emits steam. It isn't an instrument, but rather, likely something used to control the passage of steam. Perhaps it might be used for pressure or to power something?" he suggests.
>>5959279>>5959282>>5959284>>5959285>>5959289"I see. Everyone, my investigation has yielded results. This cavern is made of basalt."".....................and I am not strong enough to influence the steam. Use it to mask your approach and gain initiative." Thanks Cress.
Rolled 1 (1d20)>>5959265>>5959268>hmm, that doesn't look good"I'm going to stay quiet and scout ahead.">ish, scout
>>5959283Skitty is now on the wild Centiskorch ride, feeling her fur threatening to suddenly ignite if she makes the wrong choice. With everyone moving off, the feral is now bearing down on the cat, trying to throw her off.>>5959269>>5959271>>5959277>>5959279>>5959282>>5959284Wallis makes it to the other side, in exchange for being propelled by a searing burst of steam. She might just become some kind of boiled fish!>Wallis takes 3 damage.But most of you are here now. Cress attempts to mess with the steam moving from the organ, but nothing happens. It seems whatever force of nature is powering this, it's stronger than whatever she can do... it seems connected to something, she notes. Spike, observing the organ directly, can see a pattern.One jet of steam. Pause. Two jets of steam. Pause... something else. It keeps going. It's hard to see from here without getting closer.>>5959289The orange rock manages to attract the attention of one of the ferals. The Heatmor looks particularly interested, walking over to inspect it. It begins to nibble on it.>>5959281>>5959286>>5959287It's hard to analyze the steam from here, but a realization strikes you. There must be some other area that's causing the steam to escape.The rock plops down... and nothing happens.
Rolled 17 (1d20)>>5959297>Evan walks around, trying to find where the hell this steam's coming from, and if possible, how to stop it
>>5959296Ishmael is not... particularly stealthy. In fact, his timing could not be any worse. Everything at that exact moment chose to quiet down into a lull... and he's the loudest in the room.The Magmar and Torracat turn to his direction.
>>5959297"How bizarre, is this mechanized? Why is it creating a pattern?" Spike asks before looking around, he grabs a rock and shoves it into one of the organ holes.
Rolled 11 (1d20)>>5959292"Better than nothin'. Thanks Cress. And ah, sorry for the poor throw again.">Kaz takes a crack himself to find the pattern of the steam
Rolled 20 (1d20)>>5959297Well, that wasn't very nice. Skitty, unable to get her footing before kicking off of the bug, decides on Sing as a last resort before a second attempt at jumping to the other side. If it works, it should calm its thrashing enough for her to disengage.If it doesn't... nah, it will."Burn out the day, burn out the night...!">Skitty used Sing! (3 AP into Dodge)
Rolled 18 (1d20)>>5959302"Hey! Don't pressurize it!" She hisses.Libero: Normal! Cress feints Spike for his attention before it can be placed.
Rolled 16 (1d20)>>5959301>how do you do fellow fire types?>ish pauses, then keeps walking like nothing happened, a roll to check his vibes, those... ferals? cool with him?
Rolled 7 + 3 (1d20 + 3)>>5959297While everyone else concerns themselves with messing with the machinery, Cubone knows full well he is not an engineer... or steampunker. Whatever makes this thing. No, he has better questions to answer, like wondering what's connected to this device, or where all that smoke seems to be blowing off to... For a better angle, he tries to sneak around the perimeter of the room towards the back of the device.
Rolled 10 (1d20)>>5959297>>5959301>HP: 21/26Wallis tanks the assorted damage sources and runs ahead."Agh..."Only now does she notice the ferals. She's too flashy to opt for stealth, so she goes for intimidation instead. She confidently struts ahead. These fire types do know picking a fight puts them at a disadvantage, right? She eats her Rawst Berry with a forceful chomp as a display while she heals her burn.
>>5959307Spike stops in his tracks and turns to face Cress."So then what do you we suggest we do? This clearly does something and I would like to know what," he says."It was made on purpose, but I can't tell what for- where is this steam coming from? Why did it need to be released- and where are the ruins? There's no murals here like before."
Rolled 18 (1d20)>>5959297>again the platform seems to be safe, he hops across and repeats the earlier attempt at reading the air current
>>5959299>>5959317Everyone in the left steam room can feel a deep rumbling and rattling in their bones. The platforms start to wobble and shake as steam pulses. The first row suddenly has steam escaping from between the seams. It stops as suddenly as it happened, however.Whatever happened messed with Brook's sense of reading... where did that come from?>>5959306The Centiskorch stops moving as violently as it did before, and its movements begin to display a sluggish wave. It plops down on the magma, awkwardly skewed at an angle. It's not a complete bridge across, but you can jump across now... just don't fall in.>>5959305>>5959302>>5959310With Ishmael taking all the attention, you're able to access the organ without much trouble. Until Spike plugged one of the holes with a rock. Cress slaps his paw away, returning things to normal. Now that you're much closer...One jet of steam. Pause. Two jets of steam. Pause. Three jets of steam. Pause. Three jets of steam. Pause. Four jets of steam. Pause. Three jets of steam.It starts again after the last one.Cubone waddles off, quietly looking for what this organ might be powered by. It seems to cut into a natural vent, heading somewhere to the left. Now that you think about it... wasn't there another room over there?>>5959309>>5959312The Magmar simmers down, but the Torracat doesn't appreciate the presence of a newcomer. It begins yowling in defiance, fur puffing up. Wallis' actions only serve to further agitate the Torracat. Heatmor is looking in the direction now.
>>5959315>>5959312>>5959310>>5959309"We need to get past the ferals to get at that device. Spikeand Cubone are better at that that the rest of us, so we should bring them forward and towards the geyser, away from the organ while we fight. so you can examine it in peace." Seeing action already taking place, Cress dashes over to follow Ishmael and Wallis in.
>>5959319>Act natural... act natural...>>5959320>well that ain't going to work, ish sighs then looks the torracat up
>>5959315>>5959319"Hmmm... Hey Ssspike, can you communicate with the othersss from here?" Orner watches the organ with interest.
Rolled 3 + 4 (1d20 + 4)>>5959319"All right, think I got the pattern.">Kaz tells the others the pattern of the steam>He then attempts to use his speed and knowledge of the pattern to get through the room!> +4 Speed
>>5959319>with his sense completely ruined by the sudden shift in steam Brook looks over to Evan, his companion in steam sensing"You wanna try something....?"
>>5959319>>5959320>>5959321Wallis is content to keep the ferals at bay while the others get to work."Ish... Get away from the way out of this room..."She starts slowly circling the Torracat with a scowl.
>>5959322>>5959320>>5959319"Of course I can, I've learned all of the. . ." Spike pauses, unsure how to describe what he's learned to do, "Yes, I can. Why? Do you think has to do with the steam down the other path?"
>>5959325>>5959319"Hm? Oh, yeah why not, I don't see a clear pattern here anyway."
>>5959326>ish nods, having a silly idea>he walks up closer to the fire types, paws out to his sides, almost as if he's giving the cat a "bring it" look
>>5959329"Okay, when I'm gonna try to jump as high as I can.">he gestures over to the platforms, now most likely having been shifted once again"You give me your vine and I'll try to throw you over, as you're flying release your other vine and I'll grab it to come across...but we gotta be fast.""If we mess this up at least one of us is gonna be burning pretty bad, if you're too scared I won't force you."
>>5959328"Probably? Try and tell them what we are ssseing, it could help and we don't lossse anything for trying."
"This wouldn't be a code, would it...? Would anyone bother settiong that up on purpose? There must be more to this, somewhere?">>5959328>>5959320"The releases in steam here might drop the pressure going into that steamier room over there. Relay that pattern over there to them so we don't have to backtrack."She scratches her head. "Orner is right. I was going to knock on the wall or backtrack through that magma room..."
>>5959332"...I'm not gonna lie man, this entire mission is just bad for me in general. Screw it, let's go."
>>5959319>>5959320>>5959326>>5959331Skitty dashes across to join the others in the room with the curious organ. If anyone asks, she was there the whole time.She stalks up behind Cress, Wallis and Ishmael, preparing to back them up in case of a battle; what's a few more angry Fire-types?
Rolled 16 + 1 (1d20 + 1)>>5959337>>5959319"Yeah, I'm gonna run make sure your vine is following right behind me as I go okay?">he steps away from the platforms, he's gonna need a running start....>and shoots forward aiming to jump as far across as he possibly can using a skystep as a lift keeping an eye out for Evans vine
Rolled 6 (1d20)>>5959342>>5959319>Evan runs forward too, trailing a vine behind Brook!
>>5959319"Fascinating..." Cubone mutters to himself. Almost like natural pipes... Plugging that instead may shut the machine off altogether, but it's not something he wants to even entertain at the moment. Letting steam build is... risky on its' own, let alone with machinery. There'd be time to recoup and recount all their findings, but Cubone notices the Fire-types getting aggressive, and elects to stay hidden in case he'd be better used for an ambush.
>>5959335>>5959336"Alright," Spike nods and starts broadcasting his thoughts.'There's a device where we are releasing steam in patterns. We think it might have something to do with the room you're in. The pattern is 1 jet, pause, 2 jet pause, three jet, pause, four jet pause, three jets, pause and then repeat.'
>>5959342>>5959319Mohka is content to sit back and watch Evan and Brook's gamble play out.
>>5959344>>5959319>the second he sees the vine, Brook aims to use everything he has to grab it and whip Evan across to the other side
>>5959347"...One, two, three, three, four, three."
>>5959321>>5959323>>5959326>>5959338Ishmael, Wallis, Kaz, and Skitty get immediately caught up in the fight. The upset Torracat immediately leaps into action, biting down on Ishmael.>Torracat used Bite on Ishmael for 7 damage!Heatmor follows the feral buddy suit, attempting to burn Wallis up. It seems they didn't really like her swagger.>Heatmor used Incinerate on Wallis for 5 damage!The Magmar is loafing around, but it might choose to join the battle!>>5959346Cubone is [concealed]. His position is not likely to be revealed because everyone is pulling all the aggro.>>5959347>>5959365Those in the steam room begin to hear a faint message from somewhere or something. It's hard to decipher. It's saying something about 1 steam... 2 steam... 3 steam... 3 steam... 4 steam... 3 steam...>>5959342>>5959344The two of them, against the odds, manage to practically throw themselves across the room, bypassing the dangerous tiles. They can feel the lingering sensation of the steam radiating off their fur and skin, but they're across. Looking into the other room... they notice three statues placed on steam vents.Oh. That must be the artifacts.>First Statue: It displays the two heroes you all saw on the cave paintings.>Second Statue: It seems to be a recreation of that strange stick figure in the painting. A Gardevoir, Spike called it.>Third Statue: It's the most complex, featuring a battle against the golems depicted in the paintings.Looks like you have to figure out the path to get these heavy statues across, huh...? Looking back at them, it appears you can only take one before flooding this room with too much steam to handle. A strange gut feeling tells you that whatever you choose to bring out influences how you might be rewarded.
Rolled 15 (1d20)>>5959368"It's a fight, then!"Matchia charges into battle, having kept to the back the entire time!Matchia uses Fake Out on the Torracat!4 + 3 + 3 damage!
Rolled 8 (1d20)>>5959368"Hey! Back off my pal!">Kaz rushes to Ishmael's aid, slamming the Torrocat with a Rock Smash!
>>5959368>>59593714bp + 1stab + 2atk + 7 damage
Rolled 2, 4 = 6 (2d6)>>5959368>(17/22 HP)>Ishmael, kick that cat. in the face. twice>that's what double kick is after all
>>5959368"Well. . . There," Spike sighs. "Hopefully they heard that and it helped with whatever they were doing."He turns to spot the fight in the chamber."is there a way out of here?" he asks, "Otherwise we'll have to go back across the magma stream."
>>5959373(2+4+1, for 7 dam before defences)
>>5959368"Aaallright, I'll handle thessse...">Orner contributes to the fight with an Aqua Tail aimed at Heatmor.>9 BP + 4 SE + 2 TS + 4 ATK = 19 damage!
Rolled 20 (1d20)>>5959368Skitty lunges up, passing Wallis taking the burst of fire, before unleashing Fake Out on the Heatmor. Most of her allies are rushing down the Torracat; if she can prevent this weird anteater from moving then they should be able to do the same to it before it can get more done. (4+1; 5 dmg. 3 AP to Dodge.)
Rolled 18 (1d20)>>5959368Wallis shakes her stuff off. Did that just destroy the Sitrus Berry she had in her inventory?! She's not letting that slide!>Wallis used Mud Shot on Heatmor for 11 damage if it hits! Heatmor's speed fell!"You wanna try something funny again, pipe butt?!"She seems willing to let him go if he backs off.
>>5959368"Hm." Cubone thinks... Fire-types aren't a terrible matchup for his fellows, and the ferals have been distracted for a bit. He takes out and looks at the last dye bomb he has, hesitating. It... doesn't seem very useful at first glance, but staring back over at the vent he discovered, he gets an idea... if the thing were to burst inside the vent, it'd be too weak to ever damage stone, being a glorified paintball, but the steam pressure would blast it forward and colour everything connected to it with the bomb's contents...Deciding there's no better use for a harmless tool of vandalism, he slices it open with his thumb claw and tosses it into the vent, the steam pressure sure to detonate it.
Rolled 1 (1d20)>>5959380Forgot the dice
Rolled 11 (1d20)>>5959375"See if there is anything else to note about those pipes or the wall it's near. If there's more to this room, it will be there.>>5959368Cress tries to light a Pyro Ball for the less-damaged Torracat. Hit on 9, for 8 damage.
>>5959368>Once across the zorua quickly brushes the fur on his underside off, they may have made it across but they still got blasted by the steam>once his near burns have cooled as much as they could, he looks at the strange statues before turning to his snake companion"I...think we should wait for the others before trying to do anything with these."
>>5959368>>5959389"Yeah, I'm not touching this junk 'til we know exactly what we're doing.">Evan wishes he had some cool water right now. His poor skin/scales/foliage...
>>5959369>>5959372>>5959376Torracat growls, but it's very clear that it's not going to last much longer. With a smack to its head, a brutal strike meant to crack rocks, and two swift kicks to the face, the poor thing is sporting a brutal limp in its step. But it's feeling cornered... and decides to lash out anyway!>>5959387...but not before it gets bonked on the head by a Pyro Ball. It skids away, fainted.>>5959386Heatmor gets to watch its life flash before its eye right as Orner scrapes on by, obliterating the hardened rock standing next to the feral. Blinking in confusion, it takes this chance to scratch away at the snake.>Heatmor used Fury Swipes on Orner for 9 damage!>>5959382Skitty wasn't quite fast enough to stop it, and she causes the Heatmor to flinch right after, stumbling back.Magmar is reconsidering joining the fight.>>5959385>>5959389>>5959391There's a minor thwump and then a pop as the dye bomb goes off......somewhere else, those in the steam room can see colorful puffs of steam erupt from various platforms. Several of the platforms, where you couldn't see before, seem to have been marked. The dye has stained through the micro-fractures. These must be the platforms that aren't good.>Bad platforms have been marked in red.
Rolled 20 (1d20)>>5959400Wallis puts another Mud Shot in the Heatmor as it refuses to back off.>11 more damage and speed drop!"Don't..."She says to the Magmar as she does so.
Rolled 3, 2 = 5 (2d6)>>5959400>ishmael, finished with this one, runs over and boots the heatmor!>again, twice
Rolled 6 (1d20)"I hit...I hit it!!I got it on command! Ah-ahem. I have neutralized one of them.">>5959400Instead of turning around to menace Magmar or anything, or hit one of her ineffective moves, she turns her head up to glare back at an unnatural angle. Do. Not.
Rolled 2 (1d20)>>5959400Spike rests his head against the side of the pipes, they're burning hot, but he can endure that.He's trying to find some answer. There's a pattern here, but what for? Is it an obscure reminder of a code? No, that's too much work for a simple reminder. Do the specific patterns patter? If this was to release pressure it would do it all once- maybe it's to regulate pressure? Maybe. . . But then what needs it's pressure to be specific? The steaming path? If that's the case then perhaps this is a device meant to regulate a hazard that someone with knowledge could've easily work through.A pressure is building up in Spike's head. This is getting annoying. . . There's nothing he can do. . .Spike grabs a rock with a sharp point and goes behind the organ to the natural vent- and just starts slamming his impromptu pick at it.
>>5959400Mohka decides to pay attention to the voices in his head for once. "1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 3..."Mohka follows the tiles in that order.
>>5959400It's fine if Skitty wasn't fast enough. It's Orner.She struts away from the Heatmor, flicking it with her tail so lightly it does even count as Tail Whip. "You guys have this for sure." Showoff...
>>5959404(6 dam this time)
>>5959400>Sail follow the path that the ghostly message lend.
>>5959400(HP 9/22)"Goddamn- all thisss ash isss leaving me half blind! Fine, I'll let you live, not my problem!""
>>5959400Cubone hears it go off, but doesn't see anything directly himself... he has to assume it leads to that other room. So if they were to block it off... well, that's a deliberation that can wait. It'd still risk damaging the delicate components.Instead, he reveals himself. It's not intimidating, but Magmar would obviously have to notice it's dealing with an additional target it didn't expect if it's picking a fight.
>>5959403>>5959404Heatmor can't withstand the brutal hits from having itself open to be freely attacked by Skitty, and is folded cleanly in half by the shot of mud striking it directly in the head, right before being bapped twice by another two kicks.>>5959407Cress' look isn't nearly as refined as she'd hoped. She just kind of looks like she hit her head wrong and is displaying a pained look. This emboldens the Magmar.It causes the ground to fissure, sending shards of molten rock all around. It seems to have missed entirely!>Magmar used Lava Plume! It didn't hit anything!>>5959423Magmar does look spooked to see Cubone materialize, though.>>5959410Spike chips away at the natural vent, slowly cracking away at it. The pressure in the organ is dropping.>>5959412>>5959416Mohka and Sail make the trip across without much trouble, now arriving at the statue room with the other two. With how fast they made it across, that sure looked easy. Since you're all here, you can discuss which statue you'd like to retrieve.Remember, you can only take one.
>>5959427"Ah, there we are! Alright, let's grab this one here and get outta here, yeah?">Evan points the boys over to the third statue
>>5959427Wallis, alerted, sets up a Wide Guard."Ugh, what is WITH you pokemon?! Do you not have a survival instinct?!"
>>5959427Matchia is rapidly approaching the Magmar.Tackling it to the ground with a Reversal, she does 2 + 3 + 2 damage!
Rolled 9 (1d20)>>5959427"I've had enough of these stupid games, humans," Spike murmurs, if his words can reach the dead, then he's talking to Charmander and Bulbasaur directly. One of them is a human, they should know how annoying this bullshit is.He channels that anger into his strikes as he seeks to rupture the vent.
>>5959427>with the duo making their way across... Brook points toward the second statue"I think we should go with this one, it looks like that figure from the painting."
Rolled 7 (1d20)>>5959427"Fine, I'll kill YOU inssstead!">Orner chooses Magmar as her next victim. Aqua Tail 19 dmg yaddayadda
Rolled 3, 4 = 7 (2d6)>>5959427>another opponent>ish kick
>>5959438(8 dam this time)
>>5959427"...Well. How rude!" Cubone scolds Magmar, as if it can understand at all, and aims Water Gun at it. It'd also make the surrounding area it just doused in magma a little cooler...
Rolled 8 (1d20)>>5959427>>5959428>>5959437"I tend ta agree with Evan. This one looks the coolest, an' has the most intricate details. Worth more based on technical value alone, but lemme take a closer look...">Mohka has some experience with stonecarving. Is it enough to give him better insight into which statue might be the most ideal to take?
Rolled 13 (1d20)>>5959442when the dice isnt affixed to the post!
>>5959429Skitty strolls behind Wallis and pokes her with a Sitrus Leaf, realizing a little late that Marshtomps don't like plants. "Um." She applies the healing effect normally. "'Scuse me." Hopefully it doesn't distract from the Wide Guard.
Rolled 10 (1d20)>>5959427She implied so. Cress begins stomping her way over to Magmar with a Kubrick stare. She really doesn't want to reveal her best move to be uninvested Feint.Hopefully a Cubone jumpscare and Spike's fit of anger adds to the atmosphere.
>>5959443"I don't know, it feels like a trick. The most on the surface valuable one turns out to be worth the least.""I mean we just went through that whole steam puzzle, you don't think they'd put another one at the end?"
>>5959437>>5959438>>5959442>>5959431>>5959429The radiating heat from the Lava Plume dies down as the Wide Guard goes into effect. Almost immediately, the Magmar is beat down by the entire strength of the group. At the end of it, the feral had been tackled, kicked, and doused from two different forms of water-based attacks.It looks pitiful, slumped over on the floor.>>5959446Cress glares at a fainted body.>>5959434Meanwhile, Spike is chipping away at the vent and manages to crack it. He's rewarded with a burst of steam in his face, and he takes 7 damage. The organ stops displaying a pattern and the room begins to fog and heat up.>>5959443It's made from polished obsidian, giving it a very interesting, glassy look. It is the most complex out of the two other statues. If you were to weigh things solely based on physical value, this would probably be worth more. Although in research, things might be different.
>>5959427>Sail view all the option >Agree on taking the Third Statue of the titan battling out."Whatever we choose, the steam will cover the view 'n trap the light. Seem it related t' that tale or collected dream."
>>5959448"...I may have tunnel visioned too hard..." She keeps the look, but more out of frustration than menace.
>>5959448>ish calms down, fight complete!"So... what are we supposed to be doing here? nothing particularly looks valuable in this room."
Rolled 7 (1d20)>>5959445>>5959448"...Eh?"Wallis gained 3HP from the Sitrus Leaf>HP: 19/26"Ugh, let's just... Get moving before more show up."She examines the ferals for any belongings while she's here.
>>5959448"Well, that'sss about it for thisss place! Letsss get out already. Hopefully Sssail and the othersss had better luck." Orner is ready to call it a day.
>>5959448Spike falls back, hissing in face as his face feels like it'll peel off. He quickly wipes away the boiling water and stumbles onto his feet."We should go, I don't see an entrance or anything else here other than the organ," he manages out, stumbling back to the magma stream.
>>5959459Spike's HP: 10/22
>>5959448"Yeah, the most technically impressive, but archeologically...? Maybe... this one. This figure was unclear on the mural, and might provide more insight.">Mohka gestures to the 2nd statue>But he's not leaving without checking out the remaining first statue. Are there any identifying characteristics in the figures that stand out from the norm of their species? What even are their species, anyway? Anything unique about the construction of it?
>>5959464You note all of them are carved from polished obsidian. The species are a Charmander and Bulbasaur, just like the paintings on the cave you previously visited. While not as complex as the golem one, this one does have more noticeable care placed into it.After retreating and using the sleeping Centiskorch as a bridge, the entire group is looking over the strange statues in the steam room. Steam is threatening to escape from the bases of the statues. The moment you take one away, the other two will become inaccessible to collect.This is the previous description.>First Statue: It displays the two heroes you all saw on the cave paintings.>Second Statue: It seems to be a recreation of that strange stick figure in the painting. A Gardevoir, Spike called it.>Third Statue: It's the most complex, featuring a battle against the golems depicted in the paintings.You can only take one, and the statue you choose to bring may influence the content of your rewards... perhaps it's not the physical value they bring, but the meaning behind each of them.Reply and vote! Ends same time tomorrow.Participants get 40EXP for this adventure. Thanks for being here.
>>5959467>3rd statue"Let's get the hell outta here, yeah? This place is making me sweat my skin off."
>>5959467>oh hey ish is stronger from that
>>5959467>second statue"We should take the least valuable amongst them, I'm absolutely sure this is one final puzzle."
>>5959467Mohka's going to grab the 2nd statue, provided no one stops him. He has the stonecutter's eye, after all.
>>5959467>Second statueCubone offers no comment, but his gaze is fixed there. For what it's worth, he's an archaeologist's... lackey? Or something? Besides, he personally recalls a Gardevoir, too...
>>5959467>Second Statue: It seems to be a recreation of that strange stick figure in the painting. A Gardevoir, Spike called it."Thisss one isss weird... Take it!"
>>5959467>Second Statue: It seems to be a recreation of that strange stick figure in the painting. A Gardevoir, Spike called it."We're here for human artifacts, right? This looks the most human out of the three... I think. We saw it at the other place, too."
>>5959467>while ish can't reach the others..."hey, I think I recognise the figure in that second statue... good think mohka is going for it."
>>5959467>Second statue
>>5959467>Second Statue: It seems to be a recreation of that strange stick figure in the painting. A Gardevoir, Spike called it."I'm not surprised to see you again. . . These must've been made by someone other than the humans, this level of craftmanship wasn't present at the last ruin. . . Obsidian. . . Right, that material would naturally occur here, these were likely made by someone other than them- but then how do they know about Gardevoir? Did they share that information or is this a friend? This is a lot of reverence for a friend. . . " Spike is thinking out loud.
>>5959467>"Isn't that the figure from my dream?">Dustin chooses the second statue.
It appears that the second statue is the one the group would prefer to depart with. Applying some careful work, they lift it off the pedestal and flee, watching as a column of steam floods into the surrounding areas. Leaving only seconds to spare, you all dart out of the boiling box, cargo in tow. You've managed to successfully recover an artifact, and an interesting one to boot.Mission complete!
>It's a lovely day at Lost Hope HQ, our favorite little purple bastard; Principal Sable, is expecting company!
>>5967541>>A goodra wearing a fanciful top hat and a business suit walks up to the entrance>>He appears to be holding a bottle of fine Oran juice!>>He knocks, awaiting an answer
>>5967543>Ah, that must be him!>Sable opens the door, seeing his guest arrive
>>5967544>The Goodra looks down at the Sableye from his lofty height"Well Sable, I made it, despite your directions.">The Goodra looks inside Lost Hope and its familiar halls>Have they redecorated?
>>5967546>Quickly putting on the charm, Sable disregards the verbal backhandAh, Gooperintendent Charles, welcome! I hope you're prepared for an unforgettable luncheon!
>>5967547"Myeah.">Charles lumbers in, placing the bottle of Oran Juice in a bucket set at a table.>He then takes a seat at said table and waits for his host to serve the meal
>>5967551>Sable enters the kitchen, where much to his shock, smoke is coming out of the oven!>He gasps, rushing over to open the oven and check on his meal>Alas, it is on fire. Astor must have been in here without him realizing.Oh, egads! >He quickly shuts the oven, trapping the burning food insideMy roast is RUINED!>He puts his hand to his chin, wandering over to the window. That KrustVee Burger gives him an idea.But what if... I were to purchase fast food and disguise it as my own cooking?Ho ho ho ho ho, delighfully devilish, Sable.>Tearing off his apron and raising the window, he begins to climb outside...
>>5967555>Suddenly, Charles opens the kitchen door!>He stares aghast at his host, with his leg going out the window!"Ah-">He squints his eyes.>Just what is Sable up to now?
>>5967556>Sable with his crazy explanations>The Gooperintendent's gonna need his medication>When he hears Sable's lame exaggerations>There'll be trouble in town tonight!
>>5967559"SAAAAAABLLLLLE!>The Gooperintendent shouts!
>>5967561Gooperintendent! I was just...>His mind races, how is he gonna get out of this one???Uh- just stretching my calves on the windowsill!>He begins stretching along the opened window Isometric exercise, care to join me?>The smoke is still emitting from the oven.
>>5967563>Charles squints>Then he looks over to the currently smoking oven"Why is there smoke coming out of the oven, Sable?">Is Sable ruining their meal??
>>5967565>CRAP he noticed. Okay, think think THINK! Aha!Uh, oh! That isn't smoke, it's steam! Steam from the Steamed Clams we're having.>Sable rubs his chest gemMmmm, Steamed Clams!
>>5967568"Mmm...">He's not so sure that's the truth>But Charles will accept this answer>For now>He closes the door behind him as he returns to the table
>>5967573Whew...>Sable wipes his head, relieved Charles bought it.>He quickly jumps out the window and rushes over to KrustVee Burger.>Soon enough, though, he re-emerges from the kitchen with a silver platter full of... hamburgers. and fries!Gooperintendent I hope you're ready for mouthwatering hamburgers!
>>5967577>Charles is setting his table cloth as Sable enters>He raises an eyebrow as the meal is brought to the table"I thought we were having steamed clams?"
>>5967581>Sable sets the food down on the table and sitsOh, no, I said steamed HAMS! That's what I call hamburgers.>Sable smiles. He exudes... something.
>>5967582>Charles wears a questioning look on his face"You call hamburgers 'steamed hams'?">He's not buying it
>>5967583Yes! It's a regional dialect.>Sable waves his question away
>>5967584"Uh-huh.">Charles looks to the side for a moment"Eh, what region?">He prods for more information!>Lets see if Sable can provide an answer!
>>5967585Uuuhh upper Unova?>That sounded more like a question than an answer...>he couldn't be... LYING, could he??????
>>5967589"Really?">Charles asks"Well I'm from Undella, and I've never heard anyone use the phrase 'steamed hams'.">Shaking his head
>>5967593Oh, not in Undella, no, it's an Icirrus expression.>Spoken with dismissive confidence!
>>5967598"I see...">Charles will just have to take Sable's word for it>He begins eating his burger, sneaking a fry or two in between bites"You know">He intterupts their eating"these hamburgers are quite similar to the ones they have at KrustVee Burger."
>>5967603>Sable sips his drinkhohoho, no... patented Sable Burgers! Oooooooooold family recipe!>He gestures his glass towards Charles, tilting his head slightly away from him and grinning
>>5967607"For steamed hams?">Charles asks, opening up the burger to see they are, in fact, grilled>Not buying it for much longer!>Can Sable save his butt?
>>5967608>Without hesitation, Sable repliesYes.
>>5967612"Yes, and you call them steammed hams, despite the fact they are obviously grilled?">He shows Sable the patty of his burger, obvious grilling lines present>Might he have anything to say about this?
>>5967614Y-euh... you know, the... One thing I should...>FUCK>He can't think of any excuse! He's been caught purple-handed!>There's only one thing he can do now, ESCAPE!>Sable stands from the chairExcuse me for one second.
>>5967616"Of course.">Charles places his burger back together and continues eating it>Oh what a world...
>>5967617>Sable quickly enters the kitchen and... oh>oh ye gods, the kitchen is fully on fire>Shit, the only way to salvage any of this is to end this luncheon quick.>He re-enters the dining room, yawningAaaaah, well that was wonderful. A good time was had by all, I'm pooped!>The door takes its time closing, there's lights coming out...
>>5967620>Charles checks the sunlight outside"Yes, I should be-">But as Charles gets up to leave for his room, both of his eyes fly right open!>What's that light coming from behind the kitchen door??>Is there a fire???"Good Lord, what is happening in there?!"
>>5967621>SHIT, FIRST THING TO COME TO MIND GOAurora Borealis.
>>5967624"Ah-">Charles can only take so much"Arora Borealis??">He says, incredulously"At this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of the region, localized entirely within our kitchen?
>>5967626Yes!>Sable smiles. >He's so unconcerned with it. Surely, nothing must be wrong after all?
>>5967628"...">Could it be true?"May I see it?">Charles asks politely
>>5967629>Sable, dumbfounded that shit he just blurted out in a panic somehow WORKED, takes a moment to consider if he could swing it.>Probably not. Better to just leave....No.>He walks Charles outside when ReRe screams out"Sable, the base is on fire!">Sable turns back to the entrance, calling inNo, ReRe, it's just the Northern Lights.
>>5967635"Well Sable, you are an odd Pokémon, but I must say...you steam a good ham." >Charles heads out to the garden to relax for the evening
>>5967636"Heeelp! HEEEEEELP!">Rere cries from inside>Sable gives Charles a thumbs up and a smile, panicking internally
>>5967642>Charles looks back once more to see if assistance is need>A spot of Life Dew, perhaps?
>>5967643>Sable wiggles his thumbs up>CLEARLY nothing is wrong!
>>5967644>Charles shrugs and goes on his merry way to the garden!
>>5967645>Sable runs back inside to save ReRe from the 'northern lights' as the fire brigade approaches from Treasure Town>Happy April 1st, everyone
