factam draco [ff]

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POSTED ON Jan 4, 2019 8:05:56 GMT
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First it was a goddamned Abomasnow, this time it was a Drampa.

The first he knew of, this one… this was a completely different Pokémon that he’d never even heard of—at least until today. The premise was the same, though. Random wild Pokémon causing problems for nearby settlement, people call for help. Need Pokémon taken care of—no matter how it’s done.

When he’d gotten word that this Drampa was a Dragon-type, though, his eyebrows went up so high they threatened to disappear into his hairline. What made this even more unsettling was the fact that it was much larger than a normal Drampa, and that it was acting really strange.

He wasn’t aware that he’d be meeting a familiar face when he’d arrived just outside Oldale’s Pokémon Center, meeting the point of contact that had the information on the renegade Pokémon that was causing havoc.

How was he supposed to know he was going to be working alongside Conrad again?

Either way, he was talking with the middle-aged man who’d put the request forward, getting as much information as possible before setting out to take care of the problem—at least for the moment.

Who knows if this gigantic Pokémon is going to return and cause even more trouble despite us taking care of it now… but who knows if we manage to drive it off on the first try? He mused privately.



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POSTED ON Jan 15, 2019 2:58:46 GMT
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"We'll just need to beat it up, right? Is that what you're saying?"

The question wasn't necessary, but Priam wasn't much of a thinker anyways. Anything that goes straight to the point was more than obliged. Beating around the bush only made things unnecessarily complicated and gets the explanation long and boring, and Priam didn't have much attention span to keep himself interested after thirty minutes or so. There was only so much information you can try and cram in his head, and he'd rather have the space reserved for the information that mattered.

"Big boy over here can do that job just fine!" The grin was a quick one-eighty turn from his earlier impatient attitude. Arms resting on his hips, he followed his claim with his own credentials. "Laurence can vouch for me to make things quick and easy."

He had only seen his Gabite and his Espeon, one of which can cause serious damage to a fellow Dragon-type while the other can support from the back lines with long ranged attacks and supportive moves. Besides, should things come to worse, Priam still has his Shroomish with him. A long drawn out battle can be ended sooner with a status abnormality from what he knows.

"An extermination job should be simple and straightforward enough,"
he remarked, grin facing the older male. "Lead the way, boss!"


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POSTED ON Jan 17, 2019 16:01:38 GMT
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It didn’t take too long for him to arrive at the rendezvous point—and saw a familiar head of hair already there, talking with the concerned citizens that had put the request forward.

“I’d rather prefer to call it a repelling maneuver,” he said quietly once he was close enough to where Conrad was talking with the point of contact. This time, he was the one who was late but then again, he’d been busy elsewhere and had only finished another request a few towns over.

“Wonder what’s got the Drampa all upset…” he mused quietly, nodding in the direction of the new point of contact, before turning around and hearing a faint-sounding roar; most probably the Drampa that had been disturbed from who knew what the hell it was guarding. Was it mating season? He wasn’t too sure.

“What other important information were you able to get about the Drampa?” he asked the other, now heading out to the outskirts of the small, sleepy town. Hopefully the other had picked up something they could use to their advantage—he only had one Pokémon that was technically capable of dealing with the problem, but that didn’t mean he only had Ro with him!

Wonder what’s causing it to go berserk… he thought privately. While the Abomasnow from before had clearly gone mad, he hoped that this one wasn’t the same… or was that too much to ask?



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POSTED ON Jan 23, 2019 0:57:08 GMT
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"Just that they think it's made its nest right around here." It was an estimate at best, especially since the people of the rural village did not seem too keen on following the rampaging beast all the way to its home as weak as their Pokemon were. "They couldn't get an exact location, but we should be able to find it. They also said it doesn't attack around this time, so it's probably here."

The sun was right overhead. Morning made it easier to see and act, and it was a time where they still got the energy for the day. Night was indeed the worst time any rampaging Pokemon could attack, especially if a run-down village without much resources was the victim to such misfortunes. Factors such as these would have made Priam more considerate when dealing with the beast, had he not been hell-bent on fighting it.

"We just need to beat it up!" he'd announce proudly. "Need to make it understand we mean business! Everything will be nice and happy afterwards and we don't ever need to return here ever again. At least, that's what those important looking people told me."

The sounds of the Drampa got louder as they neared it, and eventually, the white figure of the Dragon-type was visible. They were still a few distances away, enough to not get spotted by the wild Pokemon. It seemed content on being on its lonesome from what Priam could tell though, as it heaved heavily and lashed about randomly.

"Wanna make the first move, or should I?" he'd ask, voices hushed. He pulled out his Gabite's Pokeball, trusting his own Dragon-type to pull its own weight should push come to shove.



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POSTED ON Jan 25, 2019 6:25:36 GMT
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A WILD DRAMPA APPEARS!




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WHAT WILL YOU DO?[break][break]


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female / berserk[break]
fly / dragon breath / outrage / twister / extrasensory
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the drampa doesn't notice their approach. at least, it's seemingly oblivious. as it rampages through the landscape, the drampa breathes dragon flames, casting walls of fire around its body. a harsh cry announces the presence of TWISTERS that cut through the flames, carrying the fire in the air. the battlefield is set; gabite won't die today.[break][break]

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POSTED ON Feb 1, 2019 15:46:33 GMT
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It was a good idea that this was taking place early in the morning, and not much later in the day. Otherwise the Drampa that they’d be approaching would’ve been much more violent that it already was; if what he heard from Conrad was right.

“Well, we could at least try to figure out what’s causing the Dragon-type to go on a rampage… if that’s not the case, I was hoping to avoid having to beat it down to an inch of its life… but I guess we’d have no choice if that happens, he added, brows furrowed together in concentration.

He did a quick mental rundown of his present team—at the moment, only one of them could possibly handle it; and it was definitely a companion of his that Conrad had seen before. He was about to send Ro out when he noticed the flames.

“Want to take the lead this time? I’ll toss Ro out should shit get nasty. Sorry if I just yanked the rug out from under your feet the last time, he apologized to the younger man, flicking his wrist forward and letting his Marshtomp take front and center for him.

“I’ll handle the flames, keep them away from the trees. Wouldn’t want a forest fire on our hands now, would we, he continued as the vortexes of flame came closer and closer…

“Sui, focus on the flames! Put them out if you can!” he began, pointing forward. The Marshtomp nodded, before bolting ahead—and then seemingly falling back, but at the same time releasing a burst of swirling water (Whirlpool); a counter to the flaming Twisters that the Drampa had called up.

Even if he knew it wasn’t going to work too much, he’d have to at least lessen the damage that the Drampa was whipping up!



- basically lets 'Conrad' have this one
- calls Marshtomp forward and assigns him to take care of the flaming Twisters with a Whirlpool vortex.



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POSTED ON Feb 4, 2019 7:51:07 GMT
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"...an inch of its life? Wow, you're fucking brutal, mister." The smirk on his face would tell Lars that Priam was being cheeky with his words. "I meant knocking it out and not actually exterminating it, but we can do that if you want."

Priam would start getting an inventory of his Pokeballs, looking for one particular member of his team, when Lars' words interrupted him. He'd give him a shrug and a smile, one that would suggest that he had no hard feelings over what incident the other had referenced. "No big deal. It didn't affect my cut of the pay anyways." Is this guilt tripping? Priam wasn't sure, but he felt like he was being made to feel bad for being petty and feeling upset for having the main role retracted from him.

"Don't feel bad about last time. There'll be, like, little to no action happening today."

He'd finally pick out his Shroomish' Pokeball. The small Grass-type came out of the capsule, it's emotionless face contrasting its excited nature, evident by its shaking. Holding the Pokemon up close to his face with his hands on its cheeks, he'd give the Shroomish its instruction. "You're going to have to use Spore."

With the Marshtomp focusing on the flames, it made the throw an easy one for Priam to make. Tossing the Shroomish into the fray, the Grass-type would release its spores all over. The dragon's attention went to the Marshtomp, who seemed to be the bigger threat than the Shroomish and for extinguishing the flames. It didn't even notice the sleep-inducing move from its state of rage until it was too late for it.

"We can beat it to an inch of its life now if you want."


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POSTED ON Feb 17, 2019 18:36:22 GMT
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The Twisters continued to grow in intensity, the Drampa continuously adding more fuel to the fire as it raged on, trying to catch the Marshtomp in its path. But the dual-type was too quick, aiming Hydro Pump after Hydro Pump at it, effectively controlling the flames that were spreading out.

Shit, looks like I’ll have a problem on my hands… hopefully Zeis is fast enough to deal with this! He thought, deciding not to let his Metagross out until it was crunch time. Eyeing the choice of a Shroomish closely, he then blinked and saw that it had used a Spore status change.

“You think it’ll work?” he asked Conrad quietly, noting the sheer…size of the Drampa they were facing. “Might need a little more,” he added, battling his indecision for a few moments before finally sending out his Scyther to help the little Shroomish handle putting the raging draconid to sleep.

“Zeis, need your help. Air Slash and keep it busy!” he said once the second dual-type emerged. Itching for a reason to finally get in on the action, the Scyther then flapped its wings as fast as it could, before turning around and releasing a blast of air, sending it forward and helping to disperse the Spore around the Drampa.

“Think you can hit it with another Spore, just to be safe? I’ve heard that Drampa can get real pissy,” he asked his companion; hoping the other would comply to his simple request.



- Marshtomp on fire control duty with the Hydro Pump madness
- sends Scyther out to help, uses Air Slash to further distract the Drampa
- notices the sheer size of Drampa, asks if Conrad can aim another Spore on it. Bc that shit be huge. You think it'll fold with one dinky little Spore attack? Lol



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POSTED ON Mar 3, 2019 6:29:04 GMT
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He wasn't sure if he was saying the truth of if he was just underestimating potency of his Shroomish's move. It just needed time to take effect, he believed. Priam was told he was going to have the lead, but Lars ends up telling instructions to Priam once more. Hypocrite, he judges him. In any case, he complies begrudgingly.

"Safe? Don't worry, I'll make it safe."


He releases two other Pokemon to match Lars' Pokemon: his Espeon and his Gabite. The two Pokemon stare up the giant Dragon from below, glaring at it with eyes full of determination. They know what they're called by their trainer for.

"Trap it."

A sandstorm envelops the entire area all of the sudden, combating the twisters formed by the Drampa. Winds wouldn't have made much of a difference normally, but Helping Hand from the Espeon helps the Gabite's attack get stronger. The sands would eventually encase the Drampa, transitioning from Sandstorm to Sand Tomb. The Espeon, too, would assist with Psychic, effectively immobilizing the Dragon-type as the earlier Spore takes effect.

"And Shroomish," he calls for the Grass-type by his feet. "Spore."

He holds the collar of his shirt towards his nose, signalling the Shroomish to go all out with the next attack. A cloud of Spore covers the area in one big release, intermixing with the sand particles and being proliferated by the winds. It saps the Shroomish of its strength, but it doesn't need to do any more than that. Sandstorm winds keeps the spore within the area around them, practically trapping the wild Pokemon in a vacuum with the sleep-inducing powder.


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POSTED ON Mar 5, 2019 13:55:14 GMT
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With the flames spiraling out of control somewhere, he hoped that his Marshtomp was smart enough to keep up with putting the fires out, and watched as the dual-type did so, funneling its Hydro Pump attacks at the flames before it spread too far.

Back where the Scyther was busy flapping its insectoidal wings as fast as he could manage, another Air Slash let rip from his direction. A sudden lashing Extrasensory came in the Scyther’s direction, however, and he was forced to fly backwards to avoid the attack—the problem is, how the hell was he supposed to avoid it if he couldn’t see it?!

He caught sight of a flicker of movement, seeing that two more Pokémon had joined the fray. An Espeon and a Gabite? Interesting choice, he thought to himself privately as the Scyther flew backwards and let out a little threatening Swords Dance in a show of intimidation at the Drampa, who attempted to Fly and slam its larger-than-life ass into the Scyther but found that she was being held down by the Sandstorm—and then a sudden Rock Tomb, accompanied by one more attempt at a Spore.

“Come on, Drampa… down,” he hissed, watching through the swirling grit of the Ground-type weather change as the giant Dragon-type let out another agitated roar, before the volume of its noise was reduced…

…and eventually fell asleep, succumbing to the swirling, howling grit.

“Huh, what do you know. See? Didn’t have to beat it to an inch of its life,” he muttered, throwing his hand up in front of his face as he inched forward before pulling out the League-issued Pokéball and dropping it atop the head, hoping that the Dragon-type would stay inside, watching as the beam of red light shot out to capture it.

He knew that bringing it in with a net was going to be Arceus-damned impossible, so to the Pokéball it went. He then watched as the Pokéball clattered down on the ground, keeping both his eyes on it as it shook, just in case it retaliated and lashed out from within the capsule’s depths.



- Marshtomp still on fire control duty with the Hydro Pump madness
- Scyther attempts another Air Slash but gets hit with a retaliatory Extrasensory from the Drampa
- oops?
- lets Conrad take care of the rest
- attempts to haul it in with a Pokéball since it's already asleep



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POSTED ON Mar 6, 2019 23:03:01 GMT
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"Nice! Just need to take it way away from here and we can get our bread."

The capture of the Drampa meant mission success for the most part. What follows next is to make sure it doesn't terrorize the town on the next occasion that it wakes up. The job was done, and with Lars taking care of the next part, Priam has nothing else to do before he can receive his reward. It brought any transgressions he had away from his thoughts.

"You got it, right?" he reaffirms. "I'll go ahead and give the old man the news!"

Priam starts walking away, too excited on the prospect of earning his keep.