The Border: BE

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Beau Fontaine
The Border: BE
POSTED ON Mar 12, 2024 15:43:53 GMT
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ONGOING EVENT
EXPLORATION



MT. PYRE[break]✥ THE BORDER



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Northern Province - Area 2 (Riding) - Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
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THE BORDER IS A MOUNTAINOUS PURGATORY OF MUTED SEPIA SMOKE. By floating islands, translucent bridges soar through the realm toward the heavens. Tall stone spires jut out from the spiritual mist. In the sky, the wisps of spirits can be seen heading toward their final destination before the afterlife...[break][break]

Curiously, there are four broken seals embedded in four mountains. Though Adrian Malcolm and YVELTAL may have seen their location upon their unceremonious entry, the spirit realm has shifted since their last visit, rendering each broken seal far apart from each other.


PROMPTS



LIST OF PROMPTS




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  • 06 Engage in battle with a malevolent spirit.
  • 08 Experience immense grudgefulness, fear, envy, or hatred.
  • 15 Become lost in the mist.
  • 16 Search for suitable locations to set up camp/base.



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PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES. A more comprehensive list of rules will be published in each event thread. These rules are also subject to change.[break][break][break]

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  • Your character can only be in ONE EXPEDITION THREAD at a time.
  • You may participate with all of your characters; however, be aware of your ability to post.
  • If a thread partner has not posted in awhile, please skip them in this event. Momentum is important for engagement.
  • Since these threads may feature combat, please be reasonable with your battling. Discuss with your group if you'd like one move per post, how many Pokemon are allowed to be brought, etc.
  • Try to keep posts short for clarity and speed.
  • Please be trusting and open to communicating with all of your thread partners.
  • Please INCLUDE WHICH PROMPTS you are using in your expedition thread.
  • Please have at least FIVE POSTS PER CHARACTER in your expedition thread.






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Beau Fontaine
The Border: BE
POSTED ON Mar 12, 2024 15:54:27 GMT
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Beau steps out of the wormhole and immediately his jaw drops. The scene before him is hauntingly beautiful - he's standing on a small floating island over a sea of spire-pocked mist, and the fading light seems as though the entire place is caught in the final moment before sunset.
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Behind him, Torben lumbers out and glances around dismissively, clearly not nearly as impressed as his trainer. This, at least, should be a cakewalk compared to his last journey through one of these weird rifts - the Ultra Deep Sea extraction had been harrowing, but this - this was practically a vacation!
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He'd signed up next to , figuring it would be a good excuse to take a calmer mission than his last and meet some new people - something he'd been making a habit of since his return to Dewford.
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He looked up to the sky, curious to see if the mist below was reflected by clouds above, and promptly blanched, catching sight of wispy spirits fluttering high overhead, drawn to some unknown destination. "Wh- uh, what- what's that?" he stammered, fixated on the sight.
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Behind him, Torben grunted helpfully. Jerk.



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Eduardo Hisakawa
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POSTED ON Mar 12, 2024 16:15:39 GMT
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Eddie had only a passing familiarity with the peculiar vistas described in the wilds, extra-dimensional microcosms that one could access from fixed points within Hoenn. He had become more aware of their existence upon his recent recruitment into the League's armed forces, so when the opportunity arrived to explore one of these fantastic locales, Eddie jumped at the chance to sate his eager curiosity. [break][break]

He stepped in shortly after Beau (no, not his Beau, the other Beau) and eyed the skies above him. The black bull (yes, that Beau) stepped through shortly after, huffing with light agitation as he warily eyed his surroundings. [break][break]

This place was certainly otherworldly, from the floating isle they had found themselves on to the impenetrable sea of mist below to the whirling specters that soared overhead. When the other man sputtered fearfully at the spectacle, Eddie squinted his eyes and rubbed his scruffy chin thoughtfully, trying to discern the true nature of the apparitions. After a moment of consideration, he gave his reply, [break][break]

“Ghosts? I think.” [break][break]

He watched as they drifted together towards some great unknown. [break][break]

“Yeah, definitely ghosts.” [break][break]

The Tauros snorted and stamped at his side, voicing his agreement with his trainer's incredibly insightful observation.[break][break]


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Beau Fontaine
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POSTED ON Mar 12, 2024 16:47:05 GMT
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Beau shuddered, finally looking away from the swimming skies as Eddie stepped through behind him. He turned to greet the man with a wave and a shaken grin, rubbing the back of his neck nervously. "It's always something, y'know?"
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He set off along the bridge to the next island, mumbling half to his companion and half to himself, "Just once I wish one o' these things would go to like...the Ultra Resort or something. They could have little umbrellas for your drinks." Instead of making the mistake of looking up at the sky again, he focused on the mist swirling below as he made the crossing, and it helped lift his spirits a little by avoiding looking at the lifting spirits.
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Alighting on the next island, he looked around as Torben lumbered up to his side. He didn't see any signs of life, not in any direction, although with what was going on above his and Eddie's heads, he figured he could suspect why. Regardless, his spirit was staying right where it was, thank you very much.
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He turned to face Eddie as the other man drew near. "So, what's your story, brah? I gotta say you look familiar, but I'm not that great with attachin' faces to places, you know?" If they were going to be trekking through some weird Zen afterlife-y place, the least he could do was keep talking, he figured.
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Behind him, a low curl of mist extended upward from the edge of the isle, twisting into a shrouded figure with empty hollows for eyes. With an empty sigh, it surged forward to Beau, and before he could react, Torben snarled at the thing, swiping down with a NIGHT SLASH that the spirit slid away from effortlessly.
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"Torben, dude, wh-AAAAAAGH!" Beau exclaimed, confusion turning to terror as he turned around and caught sight of the spirit. "Kill it! Uh, again!" he yelped, scampering back away from the thing.



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“Ain't that the truth.” [break][break]

Eddie offered what he hoped was a reassuring smile before he began to follow behind the younger man on their journey into the unknown, scanning the environment for any possible threats that might crop up along the way. He didn't catch much of what Beau was mumbling about, mostly just finding himself preoccupied with fighting the vertigo that threatened to overtake him as they passed onto the next little rock floating on the foggy waves. His stomach finally settled as they made it across, and he smiled again at Beau's question, [break][break]

“My story?” Eddie reiterated with an amused chuckle and a quizzically lifted brow, “Ah, I'm nobody, really. Just a bum from Paldea, same as my buddy over here.” [break][break]

He thumbed back at his Tauros, who snorted with some indignation at being referred to as a 'bum', [break][break]

“Now you sound familiar. You outta the Dewford area, by any chance?” [break][break]

He recalled his first bit of training with and the mention of a former gym leader that shared the same name as Eddie's old bull. Unfortunately, that tantalizing little line of inquiry would have to wait; something was lunging towards his traveling companion, [break][break]

“Look out!” [break][break]

His warning may have come too late, but thankfully the Pangoro's strike did not. Eddie rushed forward to shield the younger man, sweeping an arm out in front of him, [break][break]

“Beau, get rid of 'em!” [break][break]

Maybe he should have clarified which Beau, but the Tauros seemed to understand the command. As the spirit shifted away from the bear in a cloud of inky smoke, the bull charged forward with horns wreathed in shimmering plumes of black and red. He sought to Lash Out at the spirit, and hopefully drive it away from the two men. [break][break]


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06. Engage in battle with a malevolent spirit.




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Beau Fontaine
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POSTED ON Mar 12, 2024 17:43:30 GMT
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Trembling - because this had to be the scariest thing he'd seen in his entire life - Beau shied away from the angry spirit, close enough to the edge that he might fall, but not caring a whit. When Eddie moved to intervene, he couldn't even register that he was the one normally doing the protecting; he just had to get away from the spirit.
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Beau-the-Tauros scored a perfect blow on the figure, catching it on his horns and sending it flying upward and backward dramatically from the platform, where it seemed to twist and contort before at last relaxing, the unnatural angles of its shape smoothing as it joined the flow of the other skybound apparitions.
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Beau-the-man, however, could not get a handle on his terror. Too scared to watch the battle unfold, he darted from behind Eddie and dove for the next bridge, dashing across it toward the next isle above. He had to get away before the thing came back and got him. Eddie and his Tauros could take care of Torben, they'd be able to meet up, but Beau could not linger around where that thing was.
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He knew he'd be seeing those bottomless sockets every time he closed his eyes for the next month.
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The mist grew thicker as he ran full-tilt up the bridge, and although he could feel his feet hit the solid stone of the next platform, all he could see around him was thick, cloying white mist in every direction. Turning, he couldn't even determine where the bridge was that he'd come from.
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What if the spirit was right behind him? What if he'd just run into a gaggle of its friends? What if it had gotten Eddie, and Torben, and Beau, and he'd let it happen because he didn't want to die? He was alone. He was alone, he had nobody, and he was going to stay in this quiet, endless mist forever.
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He screamed.



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15 Become lost in the mist.

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The victory over the spirit was short-lived; while Eddie was content to see it whirl up and away to join it's fellow travelers, he was far less happy to see Beau-the-man tear off into the mists of the next platform, [break][break]

“Hey- hey! Eddie barked sharply, his tone rougher and angrier than he intended, “Get back here, you're gonna get hurt!”[break][break]

He charged off into the mists after the fleeing man, only vaguely registering the click of bovine hooves and the padding of the Pangoro's feet behind him. Who the hell did this jackass think he was, Eddie thought bitterly as he forced his eyes forward, refusing to look into the depths below as he crossed the bridge. How the hell was Eddie supposed to protect him if he was going to bolt at the first sign of danger? What if he ran head-on into another pack of those things and Eddie couldn't make it in time to save him? Eddie felt his fists clench and unclench at his sides, his footfalls turning to heavy stomps. He didn't even realize he was gritting his teeth until he felt his jaw start to ache. Stupid fucking kid on a stupid fucking expedition; Eddie could have screamed for how deeply angry he felt at a man that was more or less a stranger, but... [break][break]

Wasn't this a little too much? Eddie felt his stride grow softer as he neared the end of the bridge, suddenly struck by how foreign the seething hatred was that coursed through his veins. Eddie blinked rapidly, like he was waking from a deep sleep. Anger was, at best, only an acquaintance to him. It was a transient passenger that was only ever a temporary tenant in his heart, not something that lingered and festered like an infection. When was the last time he'd ever been this pissed at anyone? [break][break]

The scream that rang through the air shook off the last lingering wisps of hatred like the sun dispelling gray clouds after a thunderstorm, but in it's place, Eddie was struck by a deep, bone-chilling dread, [break][break]

“Beau?” he called out into the mists, his feet finally finding the solid ground of the next platform. [break][break]

The mists were so much thicker here, like something out of a dream. Eddie stepped cautiously into the whirling land of cottony fog with an arm stretched forward. He strained his ears, desperately trying to recall which direction he had heard the scream come from, [break][break]

“Beau, can ya hear me? Try and follow my voice.”[break][break]


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Rocking back and forth, Beau tried to talk himself through the situation he found himself in. The mist was all around him, blocking sight in all directions. It caressed his clothes, it was part of every inhale and spun, tauntingly, on every exhale. He could wait it out, not all the platforms were like this, the mist would surely part and drop back to the surface below any minute now.
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Any minute now.
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As he peered ahead of him, his spine a solid rod of ice, the mist did not clear. Instead it swirled and contorted, forming faint shapes that drew higher, moved to encircle him, and loomed ever higher. Cringing in on himself, he clenched his eyes shut, whispering, "It's not real it's not real it's just mist it's gonna go away you're not gonna die."
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"beau?"
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He heard his name, the things were calling his name now.
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"beau, can....my voice."
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Muffled, but clearer. Beau cautiously cracked one eye open, and then the other. The oppressive mist was still cloying around him, but there were no malevolent figures ready to snatch his soul. Coming carefully to his feet, he gritted his teeth. I have to do somethin' or I'll be here forever, he thought.
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Moving slowly, careful to ensure he was on solid ground with each step and not about to plummet off the platform, he moved in the direction of the voice he'd heard. Suddenly and abruptly, he came face-to-face with Eddie, and as though a reaction was triggered, the mist seemed to break like a bubble bursting, albescent striations streaming off the sides of the platform and clearing the air once more.
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Beau could have sobbed with relief. "Eddie, Arceus, I'm sorry. I dunno what the hell happened, it's this place, what the hell is this place?"



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Eddie was a little surprised to have stumbled back into Beau so quickly, and even more surprised when the mists swept away like they were never there at all. Surprise quickly gave way to worry when the fear in the younger man's voice pierced Eddie's heart like a lance; he gently clapped an arm onto the top of Beau's shoulder, looking him up and down to see if the poor kid had gotten hurt while they were separated, [break][break]

“Hey, hey now,” Eddie soothed, his voice dropping to a soft rumble, “Ya ain't got nothin' to apologize for. You hurt? Maybe we oughta turn back, or find somewhere safe ta hole up in for a bit.” [break][break]

Beau the bull ambled out from where he had been trailing behind Eddie and sidled up close to Beau the man, snuffing at his side with obvious concern. Poor kid; he wished that there was more that he could do to comfort the obviously rattled man. [break][break]


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"Just my pride," Beau tried to joke, a half-hearted grin accompanying the words. With the vision-obscuring mist cleared, Torben ambled over to his trainer, staring him solemnly up and down for a moment before grunting, tapping a fist on his shoulder opposite Eddie.
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He lifted an arm and offered the bull snuffling at his side a few tentative pats. Drawing a deep breath, he shook his head. "Nah, we shouldn't turn back, not yet." He ran a hand through his hair - a nervous habit - and surveyed the platform they currently stood on. "I need to get over this, or I'll be useless the whole time, and the League still needs info on this place, so we might as well try to see how much further we can get."
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He grinned gratefully at Eddie. "Not the best first impression, but I'm not usually such a baby, promise," he commented with a wry twist of his mouth. "Findin' cover doesn't sound half bad, maybe if we can figure out a safe spot, we can use it as a camp t'work from. Maybe that mist only hits certain places?"
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Locating a bridge to the next platform, he tilted his head toward it, a bit of his usual cheer entering his voice as he nudged Eddie with his elbow. "How 'bout it, wanna keep going, at least a little further this trip?"



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Eddie nodded in acknowledgment, letting his arm fall away as he felt a swell of pride for the younger man. It was a hell of a thing to stick it out in a landscape that had affected him so; Eddie resolved to stay by Beau's side for however long they were in this accursed place, [break][break]

“Well hell, I think yer bein' a bit hard on yourself, but for what it's worth, I'm with ya til the end of the line,” the older man offered with an easy smile. [break][break]

Some cheer, a bit of stubborn resolve, and that little nudge to his side were all Eddie needed to fall into that easy camaraderie born from experiencing great peril with another. He looked toward the next platform, seeing the mists were lesser there, and felt a new glimmer of hope for their trek to come, [break][break]

“Sounds good ta me; lead the way!”[break][break]


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