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Post by Artificiary on Oct 31, 2022 2:54:34 GMT
It hadn't been long since that day. Not long at all - a fateful visit to the Salve Island laboratory. A massive explosion, a fire. Dozens of Pokemon on the loose. A police report, dozens of calls and interviews with law enforcement and company standard alike. And immediately after, a tragedy rocking the nation almost as hard.
Despite the daylight hours, the weather gods seem to understand the mood of the day, of the region. The sun is hidden behind massive black roiling clouds, thunder rolling, lightning striking dazzling light upon murky waters. The same ship crew as before has bore Takara to the island's docks, with about as much concern of mooring as before.
But before long, Takara has been sent on his way -- Luxury balls in hand, with an entire island now abandoned by humanity and overrun with myriad unusual Pokemon, ready to be explored, wandered... revisited.
This is the newly abandoned Salve Island, post local-apocalypse. What will you do?
OOC: The encounter begins!
(Please be sure to post your active Pokemon's statblock in your first post's OOC section!)
You are currently in: SALVE BEACH [Sub-area 1]
ENCOUNTERS: 0/3 LUXURY BALLS: 5/5
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Post by Takara Wilton on Oct 31, 2022 22:57:48 GMT
"Yes! I'm me! I am careful and logical and I look up things I don't understand! When I hear people use the wrong words, I get edgy! I am good with cheese. I read books fast! I think! And I always have a piece of string! That's the kind of person I am!" -Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men It's actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him
Action: time to explore!
Items: 0/3
He let out a heavy sigh as he stepped foot on the black sand again. It had been... not long enough. He knew everyone that remotely cared about him at the office thought this was a horrible idea. Opening the island was one thing. Letting people come here was one thing. But him? Coming here?
It was madness.
And maybe that was true. Takara had been feeling a touch mad for a while between what happened here and losing his friend to such tragedy. He still couldn't believe he and Yew shared a dorm room together in college and now...
Mmuuph... he felt Bast bump his hand with her head, looking up at him with her bright, glowing eyes. The storm wasn't bothering her. If anything, the electricity in the air probably felt nice. That wasn't the reason he had decided to let her accompany him. Shri and Orion were with him, of course. Shri in her own luxury ball right at his hip... but he couldn't handle her being back out here. The pain in the pokemon she had witnessed and felt was too much for her.
"We're just here to make sure they're settling in okay," he said softly as he began to walk along the beach, angling his umbrella so it wouldn't blow away in the wind, but give him and Bast some shelter. "I hope they find some good trainers... those that decided to come seemed really forthcoming. People I'd trust to capture them..."
Bast nodded. Takara wasn't sure if she really understood, but he could recognize that she cared about how he felt right now. Not that he was looking forward going deeper into the island, but he had to make sure everything was okay. It had been long enough since the police report and the burials of the scientists that had been found... a few were still missing. He wondered if the pokemon had-
Muuuurph. Bast shook the water free from her fur as she walked a little further ahead, as if taking charge of the situation. Takara appreciated it. He kept feeling his mind slipping to somewhere else while here.
At least there were no sirens or flashing lights this time. No aching pain across his body or a ringing in his ears... he heaved out a sigh and bent down to pick up a colorful shell that had washed up on the sand. He admired it for a moment before putting it back where it belongs. He kept falling Bast across the dark sands, shivering against the cold, stormy air.'Cause we're the bitterest boys in town
Bast || Level 15 || Rivalry || N/A 20/20 Condition(s): N/A
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| Bast || Level 15 20/20 Condition(s): n/a
| Orion || Level 25 20/20 Condition(s): n/a
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Shri / Lucario:[img src="https://www.serebii.net/art/th/448.png" alt="Lucario" style="max-width:100%;max-height:200px;"]
[a href="https://pokemondb.net/pokedex/lucario"]Lucario[/a] // Level 30 // Female
[table][tbody][tr][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Max HP[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Attack[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Defense[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Speed[/b][/td][/tr][tr][td style="padding:3px;"]30 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]35 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]28 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]34 [/td][/tr][/tbody][/table] [b]Ability:[/b] Inner Focus - Lucario never flinches. [b]Held item:[/b] none [b]Moves:[/b] Counter, Quick Attack, Rock Smash, Metal Claw, Aura Sphere Bast / Luxio:[img alt="Luxio" style="max-width:100%;max-height:200px;" src="https://www.serebii.net/art/th/404.png"]
[a href="https://pokemondb.net/pokedex/luxio"]Luxio[/a] // Level 15 // Female
[table][tbody][tr][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Max HP[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Attack[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Defense[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Speed[/b][/td][/tr][tr][td style="padding:3px;"]20 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]22 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]17 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]21 [/td][/tr][/tbody][/table] [b]Ability:[/b] Rivalry - Deals more damage to other female Pokemon (same gender). [b]Held item:[/b] None [b]Moves:[/b] Bite, Tackle, Thunder Shock, Charge, Leer Orion / Kirlia:[img alt="Kirlia" src="https://www.serebii.net/art/th/281.png" style="max-width:100%;max-height:200px;"]
[a href="https://pokemondb.net/pokedex/kirlia"]Kirlia[/a] // Level 25 // Male
[table][tbody][tr][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Max HP[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Attack[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Defense[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Speed[/b][/td][/tr][tr][td style="padding:3px;"]20 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]21 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]21 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]25 [/td][/tr][/tbody][/table] [b]Ability:[/b] Synchronize - Passes a burn, poison, or paralysis to the foe. [b]Held item:[/b] None [b]Moves:[/b] Disarming Voice, Draining Kiss, Psybeam, Life Dew, Hypnosis
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Post by Artificiary on Nov 1, 2022 9:38:18 GMT
The waves crashing on the beach is a welcome replacement from the ringing pain of explosions and emergency sirens, for certain. They are as rhythmic and solid as the growls of thunder far above. The rain, too, is rhythmic - a nice, solid constant, drumming away in comfort and solitude.
Despite all the trauma, all the anguish, the pain, the discomfort of Salve Island, hidden away in blackened boughs, there is still beauty to be seen. The shell, for one, left glittering in the sand where Takara lets it lie. The beach itself - a rarity in the region, unusual and beautiful. Even the way that the sky itself looks like a swirling water-color of dark clouds and the reddened sun.
For one wild Pokemon on the beach, this innate beauty and peace are as much a given as the rotation of the earth. It is a surprisingly familiar sight: Bast comes upon it first.
The Pokemon is standing there, solitary, completely in the open and exposed to the elements beating down upon its earthen surface. There is no protection, no shelter, no hiding places. Unblinking eyes stare up into the storm, pulsating slowly with a golden light. Steady. Unmoving. A Golett. It has been here since time immemorium. It thinks. Except for The Between. It remembers life, an eternal guardian... and then it remembers the labs. The people. The replacement of the stars with neon fluorescent lights. Sterility. A prison. A lack of purpose, gone with the memory of kind humans and a reason to serve.
The stars, the storm, the sounds of the beach and of wild, living life, is a beautiful thing. An equally beautiful thing, to have been set free to see it again. Something still missing. But... better. It is better than it was.
It almost seems uncertain if the Golett is going to acknowledge Takara and Bast at all, for a while. If it is even aware. But as they near the pseudo-ancient golem, it finally reacts. It's eyes grow dim for a long few seconds, until they light up again, this time a constant light of a pale yellow. Slowly, it turns its head towards Takara and Bast, and then the rest of its body follows in an equally lethargic manner, until the Golett is facing the two head on. It makes a low sound that could be taken as a noise of inquiry.
A human? Ah... something familiar. And this human, yes. This is a good one. A kind one. But curious... the Golett wonders, why has he returned?
OOC: A wild GOLETT appeared! LUXIO is faster, and thus moves first. You may attempt an OUT OF BATTLE CAPTURE!
You are currently in: SALVE BEACH [Sub-area 1]
ENCOUNTERS: 1/3 LUXURY BALLS: 5/5 OUT OF BATTLE HEALS: 1/1
Golett // Level 20 // Genderless
Max HP | Attack | Defense | Speed | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 |
Ability: Iron Fist - increases the power of all punching moves by 20%. Held item: None Moves: Astonish, Mud-Slap, Defense Curl, Shadow Punch, Night Shade
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Post by Takara Wilton on Nov 1, 2022 23:42:59 GMT
"Yes! I'm me! I am careful and logical and I look up things I don't understand! When I hear people use the wrong words, I get edgy! I am good with cheese. I read books fast! I think! And I always have a piece of string! That's the kind of person I am!" -Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men It's actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him
Action: Takara attempts an out of battle capture!
Items: 0/3
Bast had slowed to a stop, watching the Golett with curious eyes. She had seen one of these before... yes, Farrah had one! Bast let out a purr as she sat down, waiting for Takara to catch up. She glanced behind her at her human, who was still admiring some shells on the ground as he walked. At least he was engaging with the world around him instead of his phone or laptop. She looked back at the Golett as it started to move. She stood up and positioned herself between it and Takara, just to be safe.
Takara blinked as he approached Bast, looking at the slow moving Golett. "Oh..." He looked around, wondering if it would be best to leave it be, but the pokemon turned to face them, its eyes giving that soft glow. And then it made a noise. Takara gave a gentle smile and a slow wave. "Hello! It's been a while! I hope you're doing well out here..."
He looked up at the sky, Bast doing so as well. It was fascinating and beautiful. The sky seemed to reflect the memories of this island, yet each flash of lightning showed a brilliant life in and of itself. A piece of artwork that humans could only replicate. It was the same beauty pokemon had and something they shared with the natural world. Takara would have been jealous if he didn't know his place in it already. A place that was meant to admire and protect.
"It's very nice..." he finally said after a few moments, closing his umbrella and enjoying the rain on his face. He closed his eyes and took in a deep breath before letting it out slowly, carefully. He looked back at the Golett, studying it's frame. Who made them? Where did they come from? He wondered how long this pokemon had been studied... was a shell left behind during the Rapture? Was that studied too? Takara didn't want to know. All that mattered was the here and now.
"I'm sorry," he said after a few long moments. "About what happened... I'm glad you finally get to be outside. Be among nature again." He held out a hand to Bast, who butted against it, rising up on her hind legs to put some force behind the motion. She let out a loud purr, looking up at him with bright eyes.
Takara smiled and scratched her chin before looking back at the Golett. He reached into his pocket and took out one of the luxury balls. "This is a luxury ball. A derivative of the common pokeball. Humans use them to take pokemon with us where we go. Bast has one... though I bet you already knew that." He held it out, kneeling down on the sand. He was slow. Purposeful. "If you are happy here, I won't bother you any more, I promise. I might come by to visit, make sure everyone on the island is recovering... but if you want to come with me, see more places, you are welcome to. Though, there are a lot of people out there... but the ones that hurt you and the others are gone. So even if you stay here, I promise you'll be safe. Even other humans that come here won't hurt you. I'll make sure of it." Takara looked at the luxury ball and frowned. "People don't deserve a second chance, really. But... I want you all to find someone you can trust... or, at the very least, know we're not all terrible. But again... this is your choice. No matter what it is, I will respect it and your individuality. You can do what you want now. Okay?"
The offer was extended, but Takara didn't mind either way it went. On one hand, he would love to show the Golett the world off the island, give him kindness and care. He'd do it for all the pokemon here if he could. But on the other hand, maybe this island was home, despite all the horrible memories that filled this place. Maybe it was important enough to make new memories over those old ones and reclaim what was supposed to be theirs to begin with.'Cause we're the bitterest boys in town
Bast || Level 15 || Rivalry || N/A 20/20 Condition(s): N/A
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Shri / Lucario:[img src="https://www.serebii.net/art/th/448.png" alt="Lucario" style="max-width:100%;max-height:200px;"]
[a href="https://pokemondb.net/pokedex/lucario"]Lucario[/a] // Level 30 // Female
[table][tbody][tr][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Max HP[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Attack[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Defense[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Speed[/b][/td][/tr][tr][td style="padding:3px;"]30 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]35 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]28 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]34 [/td][/tr][/tbody][/table] [b]Ability:[/b] Inner Focus - Lucario never flinches. [b]Held item:[/b] none [b]Moves:[/b] Counter, Quick Attack, Rock Smash, Metal Claw, Aura Sphere Bast / Luxio:[img alt="Luxio" style="max-width:100%;max-height:200px;" src="https://www.serebii.net/art/th/404.png"]
[a href="https://pokemondb.net/pokedex/luxio"]Luxio[/a] // Level 15 // Female
[table][tbody][tr][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Max HP[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Attack[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Defense[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Speed[/b][/td][/tr][tr][td style="padding:3px;"]20 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]22 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]17 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]21 [/td][/tr][/tbody][/table] [b]Ability:[/b] Rivalry - Deals more damage to other female Pokemon (same gender). [b]Held item:[/b] None [b]Moves:[/b] Bite, Tackle, Thunder Shock, Charge, Leer Orion / Kirlia:[img alt="Kirlia" src="https://www.serebii.net/art/th/281.png" style="max-width:100%;max-height:200px;"]
[a href="https://pokemondb.net/pokedex/kirlia"]Kirlia[/a] // Level 25 // Male
[table][tbody][tr][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Max HP[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Attack[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Defense[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Speed[/b][/td][/tr][tr][td style="padding:3px;"]20 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]21 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]21 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]25 [/td][/tr][/tbody][/table] [b]Ability:[/b] Synchronize - Passes a burn, poison, or paralysis to the foe. [b]Held item:[/b] None [b]Moves:[/b] Disarming Voice, Draining Kiss, Psybeam, Life Dew, Hypnosis
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Post by Artificiary on Nov 3, 2022 1:40:51 GMT
The Golett listens placidly to this human and his Luxio partner. Its eyes are lit up with that consistent solid glow, but they still pulse once in a while - almost in what could be considered a mimicry of blinking. Or maybe it is just processing the words and their meaning.
It's very nice... the human says, and the Golett makes a soft humming noise in agreement. It is nice. Having freedom, the air, the ability to just exist without shackles and cruelty and the dull monotony of an awful sterile empty laboratory. It's eyes flash again at the kind words - at an apology that is kind, but not for this human's to give. They did nothing wrong. Golett knows that. But they are kind words, nonetheless.
The lost guardian takes in the Pokeball, and the lights begin flashing in a much quicker fashion, this time clearly processing. It had... never been a trained Pokemon, itself. But it has seen the ones that the laboratory humans had. They always looked so sad. Or angry. Or... worse. This one - this Luxio. She does not look like that. She seems quite happy, at least at the moment. Even if her human is not.
Takara's offer is a kind one, too. A promise of safety, of freedom... both for itself, and for the safety of all Pokemon on the island. A promise of trust, despite the... ah, yes. The general untrustworthiness of humans. A... a sad thing. Yes. Golett was made to serve. Created as a companion. It should have no qualms about what the humanity that controls it makes it do - it lives, breathes, exists to serve. ...But it has learned. Grown. Become its own. Humanity will never put Golett under yoke for malicious purposes ever again.
...But... it would like to see the world. And it has felt very empty, very lost, without purpose. This human is kind. Perhaps this is where purpose is meant to be found. Perhaps this was meant to happen.
The Golett takes the few steps forward, and reaches down to press the capture mechanism on the Luxury Ball. It does not even rock. After being sucked into the sphere, it dings with the telltale noise of a captured Pokemon. Yes... perhaps this will be exactly what I was looking for.
OOC: Attempt to capture! Roll... successful!
CONGRATULATIONS! You have captured a GOLETT ! Please add the statblock below as a new post to your tracker for your new Pokemon!
Would you like to stay in [Salve Beach] ? Or move forward to sub area two [Fractured Woods] ?
You are currently in: SALVE BEACH [Sub-area 1]
ENCOUNTERS: 1/3 LUXURY BALLS: 4/5 OUT OF BATTLE HEALS: 1/1
Golett // Level 20 // Genderless
Max HP | Attack | Defense | Speed | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 |
Ability: Iron Fist - increases the power of all punching moves by 20%. Held item: None Moves: Astonish, Mud-Slap, Defense Curl, Shadow Punch, Night Shade
[img src="https://serebii.net/swordshield/pokemon/622.png" style="max-width:100%;max-height:200px;" alt="golett"]
[a href="https://pokemondb.net/pokedex/golett"]Golett[/a] // Level 20 // Genderless
[table][tbody][tr][td align="center" style="padding:3px;"][b]Max HP[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;" align="center"][b]Attack[/b][/td][td align="center" style="padding:3px;"][b]Defense[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;" align="center"][b]Speed[/b][/td][/tr][tr][td align="center" style="padding:3px;"]20[/td][td style="padding:3px;" align="center"]20[/td][td align="center" style="padding:3px;"]18[/td][td style="padding:3px;" align="center"]14[/td][/tr][/tbody][/table] [b]Ability:[/b] Iron Fist - increases the power of all punching moves by 20%. [b]Held item:[/b] None [b]Moves:[/b] Astonish, Mud-Slap, Defense Curl, Shadow Punch, Night Shade
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Post by Takara Wilton on Nov 3, 2022 3:54:17 GMT
"Yes! I'm me! I am careful and logical and I look up things I don't understand! When I hear people use the wrong words, I get edgy! I am good with cheese. I read books fast! I think! And I always have a piece of string! That's the kind of person I am!" -Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men It's actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him
Action: Added to tracker! Moving on to sub-area 2 Fractured Woods! Takara switched Shri to his active pokemon!
Items: 0/3
He smiled as he looked at the luxury ball. The smooth black and red surface. It was bitter-sweet in a way. How pokemon trusted people when they didn't deserve it. Takara wasn't even sure if he did... He sighed heavily and put the luxury ball away. "I'll take good care of you..." It was more of a promise to himself than to the Golett. He'd think of a proper name, one they would approve of. It was only fair, after all.
As Takara stood, he patted Bast's head and held out her ultra ball and recalled her. "Sorry, Bast... but I think I need Shri for this..."
He tossed out one of the occupied luxury balls. It released the large biped pokemon Takara had come to recognize as one of his closest friends. Shri. The Lucario looked at him, her brow furrowing. He knew she could see his aura. The aura of everything around her. He only wondered what it looked like as he turned and opened his umbrella, walking towards the broken woods.
"I know you didn't want me to come back out here," he said as he walked, knowing Shri was right on his heels, "but we met a very lovely Golett. They're going to come back with us... the island seems to be recovering somewhat..."
Shri frowned. That wasn't her concern... but she knew Takara's mind was set. They had wanted to come back here for ages. Why was beyond her. Maybe it was therapeutic, but she knew his choices weren't easy. It had rested so heavily on him, causing so much stress he caused himself harm. The same incident having her evolve to try and keep him safe. Not that she minded, but it could have been under better circumstances.
She sighed. Humans... they were so fragile.'Cause we're the bitterest boys in town
Shri || Level 30 || Inner Focus || N/A 35/35 Condition(s): N/A
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| Bast || Level 15 20/20 Condition(s): n/a
| Orion || Level 25 20/20 Condition(s): n/a
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Shri / Lucario:[img src="https://www.serebii.net/art/th/448.png" alt="Lucario" style="max-width:100%;max-height:200px;"]
[a href="https://pokemondb.net/pokedex/lucario"]Lucario[/a] // Level 30 // Female
[table][tbody][tr][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Max HP[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Attack[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Defense[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Speed[/b][/td][/tr][tr][td style="padding:3px;"]30 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]35 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]28 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]34 [/td][/tr][/tbody][/table] [b]Ability:[/b] Inner Focus - Lucario never flinches. [b]Held item:[/b] none [b]Moves:[/b] Counter, Quick Attack, Rock Smash, Metal Claw, Aura Sphere Bast / Luxio:[img alt="Luxio" style="max-width:100%;max-height:200px;" src="https://www.serebii.net/art/th/404.png"]
[a href="https://pokemondb.net/pokedex/luxio"]Luxio[/a] // Level 15 // Female
[table][tbody][tr][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Max HP[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Attack[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Defense[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Speed[/b][/td][/tr][tr][td style="padding:3px;"]20 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]22 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]17 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]21 [/td][/tr][/tbody][/table] [b]Ability:[/b] Rivalry - Deals more damage to other female Pokemon (same gender). [b]Held item:[/b] None [b]Moves:[/b] Bite, Tackle, Thunder Shock, Charge, Leer Orion / Kirlia:[img alt="Kirlia" src="https://www.serebii.net/art/th/281.png" style="max-width:100%;max-height:200px;"]
[a href="https://pokemondb.net/pokedex/kirlia"]Kirlia[/a] // Level 25 // Male
[table][tbody][tr][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Max HP[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Attack[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Defense[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Speed[/b][/td][/tr][tr][td style="padding:3px;"]20 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]21 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]21 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]25 [/td][/tr][/tbody][/table] [b]Ability:[/b] Synchronize - Passes a burn, poison, or paralysis to the foe. [b]Held item:[/b] None [b]Moves:[/b] Disarming Voice, Draining Kiss, Psybeam, Life Dew, Hypnosis
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Post by Artificiary on Nov 3, 2022 8:53:37 GMT
As much as a wooded area like the Fractured Woods could recover from the very recent catastrophic detonation and ensuing fiery inferno, it had. Nature always finds a way. And so it does - with rust beginning to overtake pieces of pipe and un-identifiable metal blasted into the trees and dirt, corroded away, clearly eaten at by an animal rather than weather. With twigs and branches, so badly burnt and decimated that they crumble into charcoal dust under Takara and Shri's footsteps, patterning both their feet and becoming nutrients for the soil and a new generation of plantlife. With the trees, shrubs, and plants that did survive the blast, still stubbornly holding on, new plant growth barely beginning to poke its way out of cracks and openings in felled trees.
The storm still howls overhead, thunder cracking and growling. But at least under the shelter of trees, both burnt and barren and still somewhat green survivors, there is a respite, a canopy buffer to the rain storming down from above. There is only a drizzle able to make it down, pitter pattering against the umbrella.
One Pokemon, though, is reveling in the wind and rain and thunder. This is her element - one of many, in fact! As Takara and Shri step around yet another fallen log, the duo comes across an opening, where she is plainly visible. Having broken from the shelter of the trees, the Castform squeals with glee, dancing around in the rain.
So many forms she has gotten to take, lately! No ice, but her normal form, and the rare golden orange hue that came with all of the heat burning things up! A scary time, but she was a very adaptable Pokemon. She had not gotten to transform like this in so very, very long. The holding cell that kept her lethargic, moving only to be tested, pushed, put in an examination room and poked, prodded, forced into tricks and moves and more... she had not felt herself. No change was her.
The broken shackles were a wonderful thing - and now, as she dances around the clearing, she feels the fluid shift of her body once more, rippling and morphing, water pooling higher and higher until it all floods away, and the rain feels refreshing and like life to her new water type form. Castform loves this, of course! But sometimes... she wishes she could see more, transform more, test her boundaries! She never got to, in... there. But now the sky is the limit!
And the sky says, look over there! The Castform notices the human and his partner on the back-end side of a twirl, and she trills once more, stopping short. A human! Oh, oh my - but they aren't like the other humans. No white coats and glasses and diodes and clipboards. The brief flash of anxiety fades. Maybe they'll be friendly? She isn't sure!
Drifting to a stop, and then swaying back and forth in the air, Castform observes the trainer Pokemon duo, readying herself for whatever is meant to come next.
OOC: A wild CASTFORM appears!
LUCARIO is faster, and moves first! You may attempt an OUT OF BATTLE CAPTURE! CASTFORM transforms due to the weather! It is currently a WATER type!
You are currently in: FRACTURED WOOD [Sub-area 2]
ENCOUNTERS: 2/3 LUXURY BALLS: 4/5 OUT OF BATTLE HEALS: 1/1
Castform // Level 20 // Female
Max HP | Attack | Defense | Speed | 24 | 20 | 20 | 25 |
Ability: Forecast - Castform transforms with the weather. Held item: None Moves: Hail, Ember, Powder Snow, Water Gun, Headbutt
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Post by Takara Wilton on Nov 4, 2022 2:23:03 GMT
"Yes! I'm me! I am careful and logical and I look up things I don't understand! When I hear people use the wrong words, I get edgy! I am good with cheese. I read books fast! I think! And I always have a piece of string! That's the kind of person I am!" -Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men It's actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him
Action: Takara attempts an out of battle capture!
Items: 0/3
He knelt in the dirt, very carefully so, just brushing some rubble off of the young little sprouts. It would take so long, so many years... but the island would recover. The explosion was so carefully calculated. The math had been sound. But nothing could have planned for the destruction of the nature around it. Takara knew that there would be destruction. He had tried to pick a time when the earth was moist and the trees filled with water. To reduce some damage... but he needed so many charges in so many places. Salve Co. didn't skimp on building it.
He took in a breath and stood up, closing his umbrella. He couldn't deprive any of these new plants rain, no matter how little there would be under the canopy. But Takara knew the forests took care of its own. The larger trees would share their nutrients to the little ones.
That was the thing about the planet. People could build cities and roads and create buildings, but they could never maser the engineering nature had billions of years to develop. It was amazing, really. And something to be admired. Everything worked together so well.
Takara let out another breath and kept walking, Shri close behind. He soon slowed to another stop at the dancing pokemon enjoying the rain. Takara smiled. He stayed still even when he was spotted. "I'm sorry for disturbing you!" He says with a polite wave. "Just passing through! It really seems like you are enjoying yourself in this weather! It is very nice. I like your form!"
He looked up at the sky. He had no real use for a Castform, but this island would grow a bit small after a while. And Takara knew quite a few people that could give this pokemon a good home... the island was also too dangerous for most pokemon to leave given its violent weather and dangerous sea.
"I can get you to the mainland, you know, a place with all sorts of weather instead of stormy. There's rain and sun like here, but there's also tornadoes, snow, hail, sandstorms... the whole works!" He shrugged. "The island can be hard to leave, even for the strongest of pokemon, but I can get you there." He offered out one of the luxury balls. "Only if you wanted, of course, this island is just fine as well. Whatever will make you happy! And, if you ever want to come back here, I can arrange it."
It was a simple offer. Takara never did like forcing any pokemon to go with him. It was important it was their choice and their choice alone... in most circumstances. This island was one of them.'Cause we're the bitterest boys in town
Shri || Level 30 || Inner Focus || N/A 35/35 Condition(s): N/A
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| Bast || Level 15 20/20 Condition(s): n/a
| Orion || Level 25 20/20 Condition(s): n/a
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Shri / Lucario:[img src="https://www.serebii.net/art/th/448.png" alt="Lucario" style="max-width:100%;max-height:200px;"]
[a href="https://pokemondb.net/pokedex/lucario"]Lucario[/a] // Level 30 // Female
[table][tbody][tr][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Max HP[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Attack[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Defense[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Speed[/b][/td][/tr][tr][td style="padding:3px;"]30 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]35 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]28 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]34 [/td][/tr][/tbody][/table] [b]Ability:[/b] Inner Focus - Lucario never flinches. [b]Held item:[/b] none [b]Moves:[/b] Counter, Quick Attack, Rock Smash, Metal Claw, Aura Sphere Bast / Luxio:[img alt="Luxio" style="max-width:100%;max-height:200px;" src="https://www.serebii.net/art/th/404.png"]
[a href="https://pokemondb.net/pokedex/luxio"]Luxio[/a] // Level 15 // Female
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[a href="https://pokemondb.net/pokedex/kirlia"]Kirlia[/a] // Level 25 // Male
[table][tbody][tr][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Max HP[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Attack[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Defense[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Speed[/b][/td][/tr][tr][td style="padding:3px;"]20 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]21 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]21 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]25 [/td][/tr][/tbody][/table] [b]Ability:[/b] Synchronize - Passes a burn, poison, or paralysis to the foe. [b]Held item:[/b] None [b]Moves:[/b] Disarming Voice, Draining Kiss, Psybeam, Life Dew, Hypnosis
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Post by Artificiary on Nov 6, 2022 23:17:06 GMT
Oh, what a nice human! Castform has never been complimented before! It feels nice. Gives her body a little thrill of joy that goes from nubby bottom to the tip of her tear-drop head. "Caaaaa-aaaas!~" She calls out.
On top of the world now, she does a little twirl, and another, circling around the clearing, at this point putting on a show for the human and his Lucario companion. Nobody has ever enjoyed her songs and dances before! She's been yelled at for them surely... told to hold still, be good. And she's never really had room either, in that glass encasement of hers. So, how wonderful!!
And - oh, the mainland? The mainland sounds fun, with all of its weathers and oh goodness, its everything! She's never even heard of a sandstorm but it sounds fun! Okay. This was an easy choice, then. Zooming forward towards the pair at mach speed, Castform only manages to slow down enough to come to a full stop barely inches from Shri's face. With a happy cry, she bows her head to boop the Lucario on the tip of her nose, and then she's off again, swirling around the two for a few loops until with a squeal that sounds like a thank you, she pushes her head against the Luxury ball and is sucked inside.
It shakes and quivers in Takara's hands for a moment - not an attempt to escape, per se... but perhaps a Pokemon so excited she just doesn't know what to do with her own energy. And then -- *ding!* the ball clicks with finality and goes still with one last buzz. Castform is caught, and ready for adventure on the mainland!!!
The noise in the woods now seems a lot more peaceful. Its less threatening, with sweet Pokemon like Castform around - but now, there's only one place left to go further in towards... and the emotions and memories of that locale are less than cheerful...
OOC: Attempt to capture! Roll... successful!
CONGRATULATIONS! You have captured a CASTFORM ! Please add the statblock below as a new post to your tracker for your new Pokemon!
Would you like to stay in [Fractured Woods] ? Or move forward to sub area three [Destroyed Facility] ?
You are currently in: FRACTURED WOODS [Sub-area 2]
ENCOUNTERS: 2/3 LUXURY BALLS: 3/5 OUT OF BATTLE HEALS: 1/1
Castform // Level 20 // Female
Max HP | Attack | Defense | Speed | 24 | 20 | 20 | 25 |
Ability: Forecast - Castform transforms with the weather. Held item: None Moves: Hail, Ember, Powder Snow, Water Gun, Headbutt
[img style="max-width:100%;max-height:200px;" src="https://serebii.net/swordshield/pokemon/351.png" alt="castform"]
[a href="https://pokemondb.net/pokedex/castform"]Castform[/a] // Level 20 // Female
[table][tbody][tr][td align="center" style="padding:3px;"][b]Max HP[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;" align="center"][b]Attack[/b][/td][td align="center" style="padding:3px;"][b]Defense[/b][/td][td align="center" style="padding:3px;"][b]Speed[/b][/td][/tr][tr][td align="center" style="padding:3px;"]24[/td][td align="center" style="padding:3px;"]20[/td][td style="padding:3px;" align="center"]20[/td][td align="center" style="padding:3px;"]25[/td][/tr][/tbody][/table] [b]Ability:[/b] Forecast - Castform transforms with the weather. [b]Held item:[/b] None [b]Moves:[/b] Hail, Ember, Powder Snow, Water Gun, Headbutt
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Post by Takara Wilton on Nov 7, 2022 1:11:23 GMT
"Yes! I'm me! I am careful and logical and I look up things I don't understand! When I hear people use the wrong words, I get edgy! I am good with cheese. I read books fast! I think! And I always have a piece of string! That's the kind of person I am!" -Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men It's actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him
Action: Castform added to tracker! Takara will move onto sub-area 3: destroyed facility!
Items: 0/3
He smiled and let out a soft laugh at the castform's antics, Shri herself looking surprised to get a nose boop from the pokemon. But... she seemed happy! Shri let out her own small smile as the pokemon rushed around, then as she went into the luxury ball.
Takara looked down at it for a moment, running a thumb over the ball's smooth surface. "I'll find a good home for you, someplace you'll love. I promise, little one. Until then, you and Orion can dance together." He slipped the ball into a safe place and sighed deeply. He leaned on his umbrella as he stared at the path ahead, glancing at the security cameras that he had cut the lines to back before... he shook his head.
No. He wasn't going to think about it. He just needed... closure. He had to prove to himself all the papers had been collected. Nothing could be left behind for someone to find, someone that would use it for wrong. He just hoped that, out of everyone that was coming to the island in the next few days, that things were ready. That the pokemon here found good, loving homes with good people.
But... he heaved a sigh as he stared ahead. He really didn't want to go back to that lab. He could still hear the crack of the head researcher's bones... poor woman. She was just doing a job and that was the problem. She followed orders without a problem. She didn't stop to think about the morality of the situation. None of them did. Humans just got pokemon back and Salve Co.'s board wanted to try and get them taken away by whatever made them vanish in the first place? It made Takara's blood boil. No living thing should be treated like that...
Shri put a comforting paw on his shoulder. He knew she was ready to turn back, but Takara was not. He reached up and grasped her paw before letting go and walking forward to the lab. That awful place he had set off the charges. The place he told Orion to ensure Shri and Bast survived the blast if he couldn't protect them all. The place that was filled with torture and death and what gave him an annoying, but thankfully not always present, ringing in his ears.
Takara pressed onto the facility.'Cause we're the bitterest boys in town
Shri || Level 30 || Inner Focus || N/A 35/35 Condition(s): N/A
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| Bast || Level 15 20/20 Condition(s): n/a
| Orion || Level 25 20/20 Condition(s): n/a
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Shri / Lucario:[img src="https://www.serebii.net/art/th/448.png" alt="Lucario" style="max-width:100%;max-height:200px;"]
[a href="https://pokemondb.net/pokedex/lucario"]Lucario[/a] // Level 30 // Female
[table][tbody][tr][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Max HP[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Attack[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Defense[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Speed[/b][/td][/tr][tr][td style="padding:3px;"]30 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]35 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]28 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]34 [/td][/tr][/tbody][/table] [b]Ability:[/b] Inner Focus - Lucario never flinches. [b]Held item:[/b] none [b]Moves:[/b] Counter, Quick Attack, Rock Smash, Metal Claw, Aura Sphere Bast / Luxio:[img alt="Luxio" style="max-width:100%;max-height:200px;" src="https://www.serebii.net/art/th/404.png"]
[a href="https://pokemondb.net/pokedex/luxio"]Luxio[/a] // Level 15 // Female
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[a href="https://pokemondb.net/pokedex/kirlia"]Kirlia[/a] // Level 25 // Male
[table][tbody][tr][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Max HP[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Attack[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Defense[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Speed[/b][/td][/tr][tr][td style="padding:3px;"]20 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]21 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]21 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]25 [/td][/tr][/tbody][/table] [b]Ability:[/b] Synchronize - Passes a burn, poison, or paralysis to the foe. [b]Held item:[/b] None [b]Moves:[/b] Disarming Voice, Draining Kiss, Psybeam, Life Dew, Hypnosis
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Post by Artificiary on Nov 7, 2022 2:34:18 GMT
Despite all of the roaring, burning, agony that came with the events that had gone down in the Salve Island facility, the facility that Takara and Shri come upon now is blissfully, thankfully quiet.
All the fires have long since gone out. Especially now, with the downpour of rain and thunder - thunder that is now echoing like a soft rumble, a snore on the far horizon. After everything, the lab is in shambles now. Calculated careful blasts left only a shell, a skeleton of the building standing. The blackened husk of something proud now stands lonely.
The remnants of the bodies left behind by almost unrecognizable bloodstains are now long-gone. Whether it was because they were recovered, or because something had... well. That much was difficult to say. Pieces of glass and chunks of blown out metal are all that remain of the tubes, and not a single cage had been left occupied. All have become either ash, or half molten remains.
Looking around, not a single piece of discernable data remains either. The terminals and server towers are either completely melted and destroyed, or they've been smashed in so thoroughly that there is nothing left worth or able to be repaired. The same goes for paperwork - of which none survived the fire. Not even the smallest scrap of paper that can be seen.
By all means, it seems to be a complete and thorough job - and a case closed. Except... there's something still in one of those test rooms. Its a familiar sight - the very lab that Takara had looked into and upon being brought into the lab for the first time. The one with all of those tubes. The one with the table surrounded by scientists, an unknown Pokemon being poked, prodded, and operated on - surrounded by piles of bloody towels holding it in place and staunching the flow of their grisly work.
The Pokemon that Takara and Shri run into, in turn... is very similar, indeed. Familiar. The very same.
The Type:Null is skulking around the room. Its injuries have healed, mostly. At the very least, whatever the scientists had been doing to it have patched up. It stops in front of the tubes, bending down to eye the glass before lifting its head to observe the broken, empty nature of things that had been almost its entire world, the soft whiz and beeps and... well. This is where it had been developed. The prison now destroyed. Good.
Seemingly unaware of the duo, it continues its walk around the room, the large talons clicking gently against the burnt, ruined floor. The Type:Null makes a soft noise under its breath as it approaches the shattered, scorched remains of the examination table. It investigates, nudging the table with his head, looking it over... determining.
Very suddenly, with a furious screech, the chimera rears up and brings its full weight down to bear down upon the table. The burnt twisted metal makes an awful, grating, groaning noise, and collapses half into dust and half into shards of broken material. Still angry, the Pokemon then rakes its claws across in a fit, throwing the table like a toy across, and then out of, the barrier of the room.
No more would the shackles of these scientists confine it. No more would arrogant, cruel humans hurt itself, or anyother Pokemon. It was not. A. Slave. The beast speaks for itself, now. The orders it follows will be of it's choosing. The humans it aligns itself with - the Pokemon it aligns itself with - will be of it's choice. Nobody will force it into cruel, terrible, horrible situations ever again. Or ANY Pokemon ever again, if Type:Null can help it! It's brothers and sisters - the... other Type:Null. Could they be called that? They were cut of the same cloth. Perhaps. They were as beaten and bruised and experimented upon as it was - no more shall this be a reality. No more!
The Type:Null snarls, shaking its head from side to side -- and it is then, that it notices Takara and Shri. The reaction is instantaneous. The beast freezes, and the eyes behind its visor narrow dangerously. Human.
The chimera growls dangerously low in its throat, crouching down, ready to lunge, maim, rip. Defend and attack. It moves slowly, inching closer to the door, closer to the human -- and then it stops. Wait. No.
Type:Null knows this human. He... he was the one to set it free. To set all of them free. The one behind the ruinous state of this place. The one human to stand against and free them of the yoke of scientific tyranny.
A good human.
The growl stops instantaneously. All noise from the Null stops, really, as its eyes widen with recognition. Slowly, it lowers its hackles, and stands back up. There is still a defensiveness to the Pokemon's posture... but now, wary curiosity.
Why is this human back? What does he want? What are his plans to do now, with everything gone, freed, changed...? There is nothing left. So why is he here?
OOC: A wild TYPE:NULL appeared!
LUCARIO is faster and moves first! You may attempt an OUT OF BATTLE capture!
This is encounter: 3/3
You have: 3/5 balls
Out of Battle Heals: 1/1
Type:Null // Level 15 // Genderless
Max HP | Attack | Defense | Speed | 24 | 27 | 24 | 18 |
Ability: Battle Armor - prevents the Pokémon from receiving a critical hit. Held item: None Moves: Imprison, Tackle, Aerial Ace, Scary Face, Double Hit
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Post by Takara Wilton on Nov 8, 2022 3:06:07 GMT
"Yes! I'm me! I am careful and logical and I look up things I don't understand! When I hear people use the wrong words, I get edgy! I am good with cheese. I read books fast! I think! And I always have a piece of string! That's the kind of person I am!" -Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men It's actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him
Action: Takara attempts an out of battle capture! (also I am so sorry Tara said 'oh boi am I awake')
Items: 0/3
Takara squeezed their eyes shut and enjoyed the quiet. The rain. The storm... They opened their eyes and turned their head to look down what used to be a hall. They thought they heard heels clicking on the ground. But that was impossible. This place was empty. As empty as they had left it. All the papers... yes, they were all gone. Good. Takara had been so careful to ensure everything was taken. To ensure no one could replicate what was done in this horrible place. But it wasn't the fault of the pokemon. Not those on the tables or the poor fossils brought back to an awful life, freezing.
He sighed and leaned on his umbrella. There had been so many problems since the explosion. First was that ringing in his ears that came and went, then the pain in his legs. The doctor said it was a stress reaction. It was an answer, but not a great one. It didn't matter. He let out a breath and kept walking, wrapping up the umbrella as he did so. He hated being here, hated walking these broken walls, but it was done now. The island was going to recover and, one day, this place and what it did would fade away from nature's memories. One day the pokemon here wouldn't know what had happened. They wouldn't realize how awful things were. It was over for the future generations.
But not for the current. Takara came to a stop at the blasted out windows, looking into that lab they did once before, back on that 'tour'. What they had seen. It had made them sick to their stomach. But here the creature was, walking along. Takara stood there in silence, watching it, unaware of Shri's ears twitching as she stepped closer to him. She could feel it, the aura from this pokemon, the building--justified--anger.
And then the pokemon smashed the table and slung part of it, she grabbed Takara and showed her true speed, yanking him away from the half of the metallic table as it slammed into the wall. She yanked Takara behind her and took on a battle stance, gathering the auras around her in preparation of an attack the moment the Type: Null laid eyes on Takara and stalked forward.
But a gently hand on her shoulder made her stop, the aura-based energy fading between her paws. Then the Type: Null seemed to... calm, in their own way. Shri also let herself relax, but she was still defensive, ready to grab Takara and run. She let out a deep growl from the back of her throat. A warning. If one hair on Takara was harmed, she'd make it the Type: Null's problem.
Takara, however, moved around her, shushing her softly and with a gently hand on her shoulder. He looked at the pokemon, studying the body language, the healing wounds. The shift from angry to... curious?
"Well, look at that! You look a lot better! Your wounds are closing nicely," he said as he moved forward, very slowly. Takara knelt on the ground, using their umbrella to help them get down before placing it down and letting it go. They didn't want any part of them to appear threatening as they looked at the creature, minding its space. "I bet it feels better now? being out of those," he said, motioning to the massive tubes, "and not on that table anymore? I don't blame you for breaking it, I would have too... I can only imagine how much it hurt."
Takara looked around the lab, any smile he had fading away as his brow furrowed. The torture here went on for so damn long. It took him ages to even find the papers stating what Salve Island was for. It was well hidden, the company's greatest secret. And when they learned about it... maybe fast, swift action would have been good, but Takara was a calculated, patient person. They knew just charging in and taking over wouldn't have been a good look. The board would have caught on. He had to be calculative, careful, ensure only those at fault were harmed, the pokemon spared. Part of him was guilty that he had waited so damn long to act, but on the other hand... not a single pokemon or innocent person was hurt. And the reason for the explosion was airtight to the police. It was easy to make a boiler look old and fill it with enough C4 to blow a place to kingdom, adding a few more charged for good measure...
"I'm sorry," he said after a moment, voice barely above a whisper as he looked at the tubes, the table, the stray instruments used on the poor pokemon. "You never asked for any of this. You never asked to be made..." Takara looked back at the Type: Null, studying the pokemon's masked head.
"But you are alive. You can live any life you want. Do anything you want to do, and no one will hurt you again. I promise." He heaved a sigh. "You might be wondering why I'm here... if that promise is true... I just needed to see it again, I guess. The forest is recovering, you know... fresh plants growing up from the destruction. There's a chance for this place to thrive. That the pokemon that come after you lot will have peaceful, happy lives on this island." That was... true.
"I'm not going to open this island to people often, but the people that will come here are good people. I trust them enough to be careful around all of you. To be kind and gentle... Not that they deserve it... but I think some pokemon here would like to leave. To be around good humans... I met some very nice pokemon. A wonderful Golett on the beach. Very polite. Then a very playful Castform that loves to dance and sing..." he smiled to himself as he talked about them. How sweet they both were. He was honored to have been trusted by them enough...
Takara slowly reached into their pocket and took out a luxury ball. They put it on the ground and scooted back so it was equally between them.
"I don't force pokemon to come with me... I always ask. I want it yo be your choice to join me and my little family... Um... this is Shri," he said as he motioned back to the lucario. Shri gave a stuff nod. "She was my first pokemon companion. She's very... protective. I apologize for her actions. She's just worried about me. Didn't want me to come back here after..." he took a breath and looked down.
"Whatever you do, I support you. Stay here and protect your fellow pokemon, or you can give some of us a second chance to prove we're not all awful. I wouldn't mind having you join me... maybe you can help me prevent this ever happening again. Keep me in check and responsible for my fellow humans. But..." Takara looked at the luxury ball. "If you say yes, you just tap that Luxury Ball right now. If you say no then don't. I'll leave you alone. I promise."
Shri watched curiously, still poised to yank Takara away, but trying to give enough space for the two. She knew Takara was different from other trainers in the sense that he never out-rightly attacked. Not unless he had to. Peace was always his game, but so was extreme patience. If that meant staying here for hours while the Type: Null made their choice then... well... she would find a way to entertain herself. Maybe... counting pieces of shattered glass.'Cause we're the bitterest boys in town
Shri || Level 30 || Inner Focus || N/A 35/35 Condition(s): N/A
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Shri / Lucario:[img src="https://www.serebii.net/art/th/448.png" alt="Lucario" style="max-width:100%;max-height:200px;"]
[a href="https://pokemondb.net/pokedex/lucario"]Lucario[/a] // Level 30 // Female
[table][tbody][tr][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Max HP[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Attack[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Defense[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Speed[/b][/td][/tr][tr][td style="padding:3px;"]30 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]35 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]28 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]34 [/td][/tr][/tbody][/table] [b]Ability:[/b] Inner Focus - Lucario never flinches. [b]Held item:[/b] none [b]Moves:[/b] Counter, Quick Attack, Rock Smash, Metal Claw, Aura Sphere Bast / Luxio:[img alt="Luxio" style="max-width:100%;max-height:200px;" src="https://www.serebii.net/art/th/404.png"]
[a href="https://pokemondb.net/pokedex/luxio"]Luxio[/a] // Level 15 // Female
[table][tbody][tr][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Max HP[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Attack[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Defense[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Speed[/b][/td][/tr][tr][td style="padding:3px;"]20 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]22 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]17 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]21 [/td][/tr][/tbody][/table] [b]Ability:[/b] Rivalry - Deals more damage to other female Pokemon (same gender). [b]Held item:[/b] None [b]Moves:[/b] Bite, Tackle, Thunder Shock, Charge, Leer Orion / Kirlia:[img alt="Kirlia" src="https://www.serebii.net/art/th/281.png" style="max-width:100%;max-height:200px;"]
[a href="https://pokemondb.net/pokedex/kirlia"]Kirlia[/a] // Level 25 // Male
[table][tbody][tr][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Max HP[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Attack[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Defense[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Speed[/b][/td][/tr][tr][td style="padding:3px;"]20 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]21 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]21 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]25 [/td][/tr][/tbody][/table] [b]Ability:[/b] Synchronize - Passes a burn, poison, or paralysis to the foe. [b]Held item:[/b] None [b]Moves:[/b] Disarming Voice, Draining Kiss, Psybeam, Life Dew, Hypnosis
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Post by Artificiary on Nov 13, 2022 2:53:01 GMT
The great chimera listens silently. One might think the Pokemon was actually a statue rather than a living creature, with the way that it refuses to move, barely even refuses to breathe, as it listens to Takara talk. The wariness does not change - but nothing about it's posture changes, to be fair.
...Yes... that is true. The island has been changing. Not that the Type:Null has really taken the time to acknowledge it - they've been haunting this facility like a poltergeist. A phantom, full of malicious energy and hatred and the negativity of a life filled with torment and experimentation. As soon as the fire had died down, they have been stalking its halls. But other Pokemon haven't. They've dispersed. Moved across the island. They will propagate, and repopulate, and thrive. But Null... Null can't.
They were not built for repopulation. No matter how they are created, what they do with themselves - there will never be a baby Type:Null. There will never be a new generation.
But maybe, because of that... maybe they should move on. Leave the past behind them in the ash. The human's words strike a chord within the beast. They listen as a bastion. The only movement they offer is their eyes, shifting back and forth within the mask to look back between Shri when she is introduced, to the Luxury Ball, and then Takara again.
It... does end up taking a while for the Pokemon to make its decision. Shri is not wrong in this regard. After dead silence and a lack of of movement for a while, the Pokemon eventually lays down next to the Luxury Ball. It eyes Shri for a long while - wondering if even the slightest movement will set her off. Start down another long path of destruction in this ruined place. They watch Takara, too, observing the human with sharp eyes. Their words resonate with the Type:Null in a number of ways. The reminder that there are further things out there. That other Pokemon have a chance at happiness, at the happiness of their progeny. And... the idea that this human is giving them the agency to keep humanity in check. Even if this world was not meant for monsters like them.... they can make it palatable for the rest.
Mind set, the Type:Null, after what feels like ages upon ages of deliberation, reaches it's helmeted head out and brushes the Luxury Ball with a surprising gentleness. There is very little fanfare. The movement seems to be a surprise even, coming out of nowhere after so much still tense silence. But the ball clicks without a single rock or movement.
Type:Null has made its decision - and just in time... a foghorn, distant over the horizon, echoes through the air to the facility. It is the call of the ship back in the harbor -- much like any trainer... it is time to go.
This visit to Salve Island, at least, has come to its finale.
OOC: Attempt to capture! Roll... successful!
CONGRATULATIONS! You have captured a TYPE:NULL ! Please add the statblock below as a new post to your tracker for your new Pokemon!
Please finish out your final response, and wrap up any loose threads! When you do so, please add a moniker of FINISHED at some kind at the end of your post, and let a mod know that your thread is finished so you may claim EXP and archive the thread. Congratulations!
You are currently in: DESTROYED FACILITY [Sub-area 3]
This is encounter: 3/3
You have: 2/5 balls
Out of Battle Heals: 1/1
Type:Null // Level 15 // Genderless
Max HP | Attack | Defense | Speed | 24 | 27 | 24 | 18 |
Ability: Battle Armor - prevents the Pokémon from receiving a critical hit. Held item: None Moves: Imprison, Tackle, Aerial Ace, Scary Face, Double Hit
[img alt="type:null" style="max-width:100%;max-height:200px;" src="https://serebii.net/swordshield/pokemon/772.png"]
[a href="https://pokemondb.net/pokedex/type-null"]Type:Null[/a] // Level 15 // Genderless
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Post by Takara Wilton on Nov 13, 2022 4:24:05 GMT
"Yes! I'm me! I am careful and logical and I look up things I don't understand! When I hear people use the wrong words, I get edgy! I am good with cheese. I read books fast! I think! And I always have a piece of string! That's the kind of person I am!" -Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men It's actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him
Action: Cassiel has been added to the tracker! Thread FINISHED!
Items: 0/3
Takara would have waited for days if the Type: Null needed it... but that wasn't the case. It took a while, the pokemon only moving to lay next to the luxury ball, but Takara didn't move. Even though his knees were screaming at him and his back started to ache, he stayed still and studied the Type: null. The places where its mismatched parts came together, the helmet that had been put on its head. The poor things had to be hand fed or injected with nutrients... but Takara was willing to do whatever it took. Anything that was required to give the pokemon here a better life. He knew the others would be fine out here. He had been studying the records and Nulls could eat on their own but...
The Null moves and Takara could hear Shri's breath hitch as she got ready, but it reached for the luxury ball and vanished inside... click...
The fog horn ripped Takara out of the moment as he took his umbrella in hand and used it to help him stand up, grunting at the soreness in his knees. He stretched his jaw and popped his neck, unaware of all the tension he had been holding. Carefully, as if the Null would change its mind, Takara picked up the luxury ball and brushed the dirt off of it, staring at its shiny case.
"I won't let you down, I promise... When we get home, we'll let you pick out a good nickname, if you want one." He put the luxury ball away and looked to Shri, giving a nod. They started to head back to the ship, Takara opening up his umbrella as they left the comfort of the lab's cover.
He was satisfied. The lab was empty, the pokemon had a chance to survive and thrive here... he heaved a sigh and handed the umbrella to Shri as he put his palms over his ears and drummed his fingers on the back of his head.
Slowly the ringing in his ears vanished, leaving him with the blissful silence of nature and the storm. He took the umbrella back and kept walking. He was ready for a long shower, a nap, and then a chance to properly learn about his new companions.
||FINISHED||
'Cause we're the bitterest boys in town
Shri || Level 30 || Inner Focus || N/A 35/35 Condition(s): N/A
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| Shri || Level 30 35/35 Condition(s): n/a
| Bast || Level 15 20/20 Condition(s): n/a
| Orion || Level 25 20/20 Condition(s): n/a
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Shri / Lucario:[img src="https://www.serebii.net/art/th/448.png" alt="Lucario" style="max-width:100%;max-height:200px;"]
[a href="https://pokemondb.net/pokedex/lucario"]Lucario[/a] // Level 30 // Female
[table][tbody][tr][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Max HP[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Attack[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Defense[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Speed[/b][/td][/tr][tr][td style="padding:3px;"]30 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]35 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]28 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]34 [/td][/tr][/tbody][/table] [b]Ability:[/b] Inner Focus - Lucario never flinches. [b]Held item:[/b] none [b]Moves:[/b] Counter, Quick Attack, Rock Smash, Metal Claw, Aura Sphere Bast / Luxio:[img alt="Luxio" style="max-width:100%;max-height:200px;" src="https://www.serebii.net/art/th/404.png"]
[a href="https://pokemondb.net/pokedex/luxio"]Luxio[/a] // Level 15 // Female
[table][tbody][tr][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Max HP[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Attack[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Defense[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Speed[/b][/td][/tr][tr][td style="padding:3px;"]20 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]22 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]17 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]21 [/td][/tr][/tbody][/table] [b]Ability:[/b] Rivalry - Deals more damage to other female Pokemon (same gender). [b]Held item:[/b] None [b]Moves:[/b] Bite, Tackle, Thunder Shock, Charge, Leer Orion / Kirlia:[img alt="Kirlia" src="https://www.serebii.net/art/th/281.png" style="max-width:100%;max-height:200px;"]
[a href="https://pokemondb.net/pokedex/kirlia"]Kirlia[/a] // Level 25 // Male
[table][tbody][tr][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Max HP[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Attack[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Defense[/b][/td][td style="padding:3px;"][b]Speed[/b][/td][/tr][tr][td style="padding:3px;"]20 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]21 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]21 [/td][td style="padding:3px;"]25 [/td][/tr][/tbody][/table] [b]Ability:[/b] Synchronize - Passes a burn, poison, or paralysis to the foe. [b]Held item:[/b] None [b]Moves:[/b] Disarming Voice, Draining Kiss, Psybeam, Life Dew, Hypnosis
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