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• player/ooc name: milky
• character tags: jayden cross

4 ic posts for canon characters:

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• FIT FOR A KING (APRIL 15)
• DISADMINATE (APRIL 28)
• ANTIGONE (MAY 10)
• DUST & SHADOWS (MAY 18)

summarize 2 plots that are in-progress and being threaded:

• LOYALTY & LEGACY: ROCKET'S CHOSEN[break][break]
  Loyal and devout to the organization he calls home, Jayden is one of many who make up the face of Team Rocket. His plot has always been one centered around loyalty and devotion; as someone who had been once it's pawn, as now an Avatar and Admin within the organization, he becomes one of it's pillars.
  
  [break][break] As admin of Offense and Training Recruitment, even in his Cursed avatarship, Jayden spends a lot of time either recruiting fellow grunts or training them to their truest potential. In DOLLHOUSE THEORY, with MAKI YUKIMURA, he continues their mentorship by evaluating her for Team Rocket's SPECTRA division. He does the same for Gerald Kaiser, a man who he recruited into the organization years ago in exchange for his sister's safety and Alba Evovae, a man who he believes will be one of Rocket's brightest minds. He pushes Fenelle Miller to their limits in FLESH AND BONE and In addition, he also continues the process of assisting the transfer of Kanto recruits into Hoenn, needing fresh blood more than over with the upcoming war. With Asriel Pryde and Victoria Beckett both, he believes in their promise and strength, encouraging them both to sign up for the upcoming GAUNTLET.
  
  [break][break] Jayden lends his expertise to Aurelie Lefevre in both FIT FOR A KING and SCARS BOTH OLD AND NEW, as a testament to their ongoing relationship.
  
  [break][break] He maintains his mentorship with Hitoshi Inoue, even in despite of his Avatarship, in SHAPELESS IN STEEL; is relentlessly in pursuit of his one-sided friendship with Grigori Sokolov even in a faraway DREAM; supports @tempest in his research with AVATARSHIP.
  
  [break][break] Jayden's greatest power is one that he does not even consider a power — to him, such loyalty and devotion is a given. A means to an end. All within Rocket hold the greatest power for potential, and it is his job to make sure that they get there.
  
  [break][break] During their adventures in the RKS machine, he says as much to howard slayte. You won't be worthless. Howard hates him for it.
  
  [break][break] Yet, for Jayden, it changes nothing. Team Rocket is his very being, his past, his present — his undying future.
  
  [break][break] Even if it leads to his downfall, as scripted in Grigori Sokolov's WELL-SPRING PROPHECY.
  
  [break][break] themes: loyalty, devotion, idolatry, zealotness
  
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  RELATED THREADS: [break][break]
  rocket bonding: [break]
  FIT FOR A KING [break]
  EXPOSURE [break]
  THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES [break]
  INTERVIEW W/ TEMP [break]
  FLESH & BONE [break]
  DUST & SHADOWS [break][break]
  
  SPECTRA: [break]
  DOLLHOUSE THEORY [break]
  BLACKEST HAND [break]
  ICEBREAKER [break]
  ESCAPE FROM OFFICE HELL [break]
  REFRACTION [break][break]
  
  RKS WITH HOWARD [break][break]
  
  RUINOUS CATS DREAM OF FROZEN SHEEP [break][break]
  
  DISADMINATE
  
  

• THE PURSUIT OF POWER[break]
  
  Since his inception, Jayden's character arc has always been positioned against the idea of power and influence. Being a life-time Rocket, bureaucracy and hierarchy come second nature to him. It's why he doesn't think himself worthy of the position when he first rises to BEAST, as he explains to howard slayte in the RKS machine, or honestly even when he's chosen to ascend to ADMIN alongside Felix Gallagher.
  
  [break][break] But through all of this, each moment that he spends in his position slowly chips away at his complacency. It's what weakens him to the influence of his Ruinous patron, the potential for success that Jayden always sees desperately in other people but never himself. His bond with CHIEN PAO is the trigger-point for his ambition, which he says to Cillian Quinn and Elisabeth Fiorelli when he's initially chosen. It continues on in conversations he has with THEO BECKETT and Cillian Quinn both after, and culminates in his promise to Elisabeth Fiorelli in DEAD OF WINTER.
  
  [break][break] His FATHER WINTER 2 thread implies it too, that Jayden's path - while an arduous one - weaves a winding road. He can continue on the path he's on, being obedient and loyal to the organization that has only cast him harm, or he can forge his own.
  
  Drawn by his patron's ruinous influence, he escalates his rivalry with both Greyson Connors and @illie.
  
  [break][break] He fights with Greyson Connors during the EXCURSIONS, once again called nothing but a dog to Rocket.
  
  [break][break] In ANTIGONE, for the first time, he selfishly prioritizes his desires over the organization's. Even howard slayte urges him down this path, witnessing the admin's POISONED state and rightfully attributes such relentless loyalty to nothing but a foolish dream. PRISMATIC PENITENTIARY too becomes a relentless struggle of will — between the allure of power and the pursuit of naive happiness — as the human part of him continues to chip away.
  
  [break][break] As he steps forward into this Ruinous path, Jayden is beginning to discern his own will after so many years of being chained under someone else's control. But is this his will? Or is he just being controlled again by another's chains?
  
  [break][break] themes: power, rising, control, will, greed, sacrifice
  
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  RELATED THREADS [break][break]
  
  KISSING THE KILLER'S HAND (FW2) [break]
  RKS WITH HOWARD [break]
  VS GREYSON [break]
  ANTIGONE [break]
  ECLIPSE OF THE HEART [break]
  RUINS [break]
  ANCHOR [break]
  DEAD OF WINTER [break]
  MOCHI CHAIN [break][break]
  
  PRISMATIC PENITENTIARY
  
  

if an avatar, summarize how you've utilized[break]the legendary/avatarship for collaborative narrative:

• THE DEADLY INFLUENCE OF A RUINOUS PATRON[break]
  
  It's no secret that jayden cross's relationship with CHIEN PAO is self-destructive.
  
  [break][break] From the first moment that the Ruinous Beast set it's eyes on him, it saw him as a piece of prey. It saw him in nearly the same way that Rocket views it's populace — weak and dispensible, but necessary to utilize. However, the longer Jayden finds himself wrapped in the cat's deadly influence, it becomes more and more difficult to discern which emotions are his own and which emotions are due to his influence.
  
  [break][break] He says it first to Cillian Quinn BREAK ME APART and then again in DEAD OF WINTER with Elisabeth Fiorelli. He and Chien Pao are one and the same.
  
  [break][break] But Jayden never had a choice in his Avatarship. At least, not in the way others do. Chien Pao sunk it's fangs into his flesh without permission during Disseminate, and has continued to tug him in the direction that it best sees fit.
  
  [break][break] Yet, despite that, is that the truth? Is will so easy to erase decades worth of influence?
  
  [break][break] Many people now see Jayden only as a monster, influenced by the ruinous power of his patron. However, they forget why he was chosen in the first place. Past and present weave together when Jayden aids illeana reyes in repairing the fractured world in ANTIGONE. Perhaps it is his growing desire for independence that allows him to temper the brewing hatred within him.
  
  [break][break] Under the ruse of trying to grow stronger for Rocket, Jayden establishes the mentorship of all three Underbosses in his own Cursed avatarship. To no one's surprise, he's willing to go to extreme lengths, allowing himself to get burned alive in RUINS so that he can then utilize such skills in his confrontations with PENELOPE LIVY.
  
  [break][break] In PRISMATIC PENITENTIARY, Jayden experiences what it's like for the first time to be relieved from his patron's bond. His mind is clearer, his thoughts are sweeter. fern delaney is certainly happier for it. But rather than relief, he feels a sense of profound emptiness, a weakness that he no longer craves. Instead, he willingly seeks solace in his encounters with PENELOPE LIVY in the DREAM WORLD more than once. This time, his self-destruction is his choice.
  
  [break][break] It has him ignoring even fern delaney in PRISMATIC PENITENTIARY, where he fights annalise henderson, Eris Halla and Melody Miro. All of that all-consuming hatred lends him even more power in the final confrontation with CYLLORA and the Megalopolans, where he attempts to wipe away the lives of those who have enslaved them.
  
  [break][break] And thus, a new path appears. Hatred does not merely turn Jayden into a mindless beast; it grants him control and power in ways he never had before.
  
  [break][break] But the question remains — will it be worth it? Will it be worth all that relentless sacrifice?
  
  

• any notes/comments: THANK U SO MUCH SHIVERLY AND SPIRAL FOR ALL U DO!! Also, most importantly, thank you for all my thread partners and their gorgeous writing. I feel so, so privileged to be able to tell these stories with such a diverse, exceptionally talented and overall wonderful community.
  
  [break][break] FYI: If any of these plots strike out to you and you would like to thread something, please reach out!! Especially if you are interested in any Ruination/hatred beats, as well as anyone who is interested in connections from Kanto or preparing for the upcoming WAR. THANK YOU!!

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• player/ooc name: nikki
• character tags: illeana reyes

4 ic posts for canon characters:

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• ANTIGONE (may 14th)
• LONG & LOST (april 22nd)
• HEAR THE CALLING (may 10th)
• THE ALCHEMY (april 6th)

summarize 2 plots that are in-progress and being threaded:

• 1. EXPANSES OF THE UNIVERSE & THEIR COSMIC CONSEQUENCES[break]
  while the slow death of the universe is, perhaps, not entirely something new... having the means to now do something about it is.
  
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  she had, in vague and girlish daydreamish ways, thought of ways to prevent the inevitable (maybe?) decay of the universe before now. things like taking shiny machine technology from the wilds and crafting it to her will or begging and pleading for the gods to step in had become second nature as her mind was plagued with paranoid thoughts of not only sea hoenn but the sight of ultra space decaying. she couldn't get any of it out of her head.
  
  [break][break]
  
  and now, with palkia at her side, she has found herself in a, well, tight position?
  
  [break][break]
  
  in antigone with jayden cross , we see them both racing against time to repair the spatial dimension - and with it, the universe as a whole - but we see a steady realization from the beginning of the thread until the end where she becomes acutely aware that this is not the end. this will continue to happen if they do not burn out the rot at the source. in a way, even, it feels more and more like a pyrrhic victory: hollow, draining, opening a bigger wound in the grand scheme.
  
  [break][break]
  
  we see alliances come out of the knowledge that the end of times is coming - whether that's an apollonian curse or a prophecy coming to pass is entirely up to interpretation, but she aligns herself with the sole intention of stopping it nonetheless. a persistent alliance continues with annalise henderson in de selby, despite illie's male manipulating, while unlikely alliances form on shaky ground with Zev Harcourt in collision, Naomi Sato from excursions and spreading into the swift warning, and Cillian Quinn also from excursions spreading into son of nyx.
  
  [break][break]
  
  she knows, realistically, that aligning with any rockets will result in dire consequences, but she can't help herself. she feels drawn to those of cosmic or sea hoennian relation. she can't see past the warning signs, the decay of ultra space, the rifts still screaming across the expanses of the universe as they continue to bleed hoenn's stability dry.
  
  [break][break]
  
  and in a way, she can't see past her own need to prove to people like MATIAS SILPH in holy revival & prayer factory that she's not useless, she's not losing control, she's a tough kid and she can handle her shit (i needed the taylor swift reference smile). she is also, despite herself, still chasing after that elusive approval from FERNANDO SILPH in the alchemy. he will never give it to her, perhaps, but she can't help but seek out vindication after the events of nadir have followed her like a dark cloud throughout their relationship since.
  
  [break][break]
  
  the opening of the chasm and the overabundance of tera crystals has also caused her to drag Roy Aker down into area zero for testing (and the proving of worth) in hallucinations. there, they encounter an origin form dialga and we see a preview of the clash between both halves of the creation duo. she had told herself it was merely scientific curiosity that brought her down there, but there's this urge somewhere in the mind that begs for her to conjure up every terrible outcome possible in order to defeat it. in other trips and in antigone, she would find her alternate selves and they would pry their grubby fingers into her mind to rip mental fortitude apart at the seams.
  
  [break][break]
  
  antigone has just recently wrapped up and the state of the universe in the aftermath have not been revealed yet, but i aim to expand upon the events of antigone (and the growing tension outlined down below) further in her alliances with Zev Harcourt , Naomi Sato , and annalise henderson in particular. she believes the information is too valuable, too monumental, to not share with those also seeking to prevent the end of cosmic times. after all, the big bad of arceus and the drk triad, along with sea hoenn, are still somewhere out there... and even if it costs her sanity, she'll ensure they're all ready.
  
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  RELATED THREADS |[break]
  ANTIGONE ft jayden cross [break]
  THE ALCHEMY ft FERNANDO SILPH [break]
  HALLUCINATIONS ft Roy Aker [break]
  COLLISION ft Zev Harcourt [break]
  THE SWIFT WARNING ft Naomi Sato [break]
  SON OF NYX ft Cillian Quinn [break]
  PRAYER FACTORY ft MATIAS SILPH [break]
  DE SELBY ft annalise henderson

• 2. INTRICACIES OF AVATARSHIPS AMIDST GROWING TENSION[break]
  with the onslaught of various threats continuing to knock on hoenn's door in a never-ending fight for survival, head scientist (and new avatar) illeana reyes has taken to a rather simple concept: studying avatars.
  
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  it's been done before, surely, but in her eyes, it has never become more important than now. the region has war looming over its shoulders and those with legendaries in their midst - shards, avatars, you name it - will become vital pieces on the chessboard. after receiving approval by the council (freya morningstar in i, carrion, PENELOPE LIVY in deadlines, and FERNANDO SILPH in abstract), she began with a heavy hand and a flurry of summons to the league labs.
  
  [break][break]
  
  she has invited them into her lab for a series of tests and studies (avatar, legendary, sygna suit, etc. related), hoping to not only help herself/the league understand the intricacies of avatarship/the bond between mortal and legendary, but also to help each individual learn something more about themselves than they thought possible. this includes the following: Hideo Kino , Laurence Anderson , Eris Halla , Yuina Higashi , Josh Devlin , John Sullivan , Shalin Nariya , and Elise Calcifet . these threads are currently ongoing, focusing more on the individual's relationship with both their own current plotting tools and their relationship to the site narrative as it currently stands. by showcasing their current progression in their own plots, i hope to be able to aid in a better understanding of avatarship as a whole while also providing stepping stones that could be used to shed light on more personal aspects of character, pokemon, and site narrative. she has even begun looking inward toward herself and her own avatarship with the help of Michael Navidson in whetstone. by feeling her way through this new avatarship after having one and losing it two years prior, the training of her own powers has allowed a better insight into how to help those around her.
  
  [break][break]
  
  on the flipside, however, illeana has found herself growing restless as the region barrels toward war. this is shown in her threads with annalise henderson in de selby and ALEXANDER STONE in hear the calling. the urge to act, to answer the call of violence as it hums through the air, has never been stronger than now. it comes after a weakened mind tries - and fails - to bear the weight of the universe.
  
  [break][break]
  
  she, along with everyone around her, had known the cracks in her foundation had always been there. they had been subtle, rearing their head in times of stress and the appearance of sea hoennians (they're still coming, she swears!) peppered across recent years... but with newfound avatarship, she has found the waning of control, temperament, and sanity to be more pronounced. even in her threads with Felix Gallagher in haunted, Shalin Nariya in various storms and saints, annalise henderson in de selby, and Michael Navidson in whetstone, she has found her white knuckled control slipping faster than she can hope to stop.
  
  [break][break]
  
  the avatar studies are, in a way, also a foolish woman's hope of finding a way to stop the inevitable break before it comes. after all, she might be kind and attentive to her willing subjects, but there's an underlying selfishness permeating through all of her actions. using them as guinea pigs is, perhaps to her, the only way to know what will work on herself.
  
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  as hoenn gets into a more tense and war-focused atmosphere, i hope to use these avatar studies and these subtle nods of her own struggles in relation to those around her as a means to push both conflict and interpersonal narrative forward in a way that feels natural and slow dawning - kind of like a lightbulb flickering on after being kept in the dark or a bolt of lightning suddenly striking full understanding into the body. it's a slow burn (my favorite), but it's honestly also just a lot of fun to see how each character has different answers when asked about their avatarship, shards, personal struggles, etc. i like seeing the variety and connecting the dots as they relate to each other and the world around them ♡
  
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  FREE ft Hideo Kino [break]
  DAFFODIL ft Laurence Anderson [break]
  ABSTRACT ft FERNANDO SILPH [break]
  DE SELBY ft annalise henderson [break]
  FIRST STEPS ft Eris Halla [break]
  LONG & LOST ft Yuina Higashi [break]
  WHETSTONE ft Michael Navidson [break]
  HEAR THE CALLING ft ALEXANDER STONE [break]
  THE ALCHEMY ft FERNANDO SILPH [break]
  DUST TO DUST ft Josh Devlin [break]
  ST JUDE ft John Sullivan [break]
  HAUNTED ft Felix Gallagher [break]
  I, CARRION ft freya morningstar [break]
  VARIOUS STORMS AND SAINTS ft Shalin Nariya [break]
  DEADLINES ft PENELOPE LIVY [break]
  FIRST LIGHT ft ollie morales

if an avatar, summarize how you've utilized[break]the legendary/avatarship for collaborative narrative:

• 1. AVATARSHIP: PALKIA (pp head)[break]
  during and after the events of to sow dragon's teeth, illeana had found herself thrown into surprisingly new territory: another avatarship. she had lost her first, something that shaped her into the character she currently is today, but she had never quite truly believed she would be chosen again. it's one of those things where you have come to shaky terms with the inevitable acceptance of a dream never coming to fruition and not quite knowing how to handle it when it does, despite all odds, end of coming to pass.
  
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  i've, honestly, peppered a bit of hints and nods along the way as her previous arc had developed and transformed over the years. there's always been this sense of fracturing self from back when her sea hoennian self had cut her down in aqua 2 to losing herself in the pursuit of lost power and, finally, to securing said power only to inevitably realize it will have cost her much more than she anticipated.
  
  [break][break]
  
  while we have yet to truly see palkia's intentions, ideals, or goals, illeana herself has her own particular agenda that has persisted throughout the years: the one woman war against sea hoenn, the push for dimensional stability, and the warnings of multiversal war. it's difficult to say at the moment if these will fully align with palkia necessarily, but i believe the overall goal for a stable and whole universe is shared between avatar and patron. it is, after all, the only way to prevent the rest of her fears from coming to pass, isn't it?
  
  [break][break]
  
  personally, though, there is a more personal plot i am slowly pushing through with this avatarship. i had selected one of her powers in particular to set up a particular arc i have been wanting to explore, which is the concept of "you've gotten the power, but what has it cost you?". inspiration for this has come from the scarlet witch, game of thrones, etc, but the slow burn of losing yourself and your mind because the power you sought had never been meant to fall into mortal hands is my overall goal. i admit it is a bit slow to come into full bloom yet, but it's not something i wish to rush.
  
  [break][break]
  
  of note, there has been a peppering of slipping control, a fracturing mind, and the potential beginnings of a anti-hero (or villain, smirk) throughout most of my threads since receiving avatarship. the threads outlined below do a great job of highlighting the inner turmoil of the alchemist as she treads a careful line between keeping control and losing herself. she is still unaccustomed to her powers, sure, but does that make a difference? is it still fated, in the end, for her to succumb to the weight of the universe and its creation overwhelming her mind?
  
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  and will it end with her as a villain or - worse - the origin point?
  
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  RELATED THREADS |[break]
  ANTIGONE ft jayden cross [break]
  COLLISION ft Zev Harcourt [break]
  WHETSTONE ft Michael Navidson [break]
  THE ALCHEMY ft FERNANDO SILPH [break]
  THE SWIFT WARNING ft Naomi Sato [break]
  HALLUCINATIONS ft Roy Aker

• any notes/comments: ily all, happy to be here as long as you'll have me cuties ♡ ps i'm a slow lil plotter and apparently also a massive rambler :froggie_sob:

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• player/ooc name: Raptor
• character tags: Shred Zeppelin

4 ic posts for canon characters:

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• Lending a Hand (April 5th)
• Markov Chain (April 18th)
• Dog's Out (May 5th)
• Reshi-RAM (May 15th)

summarize 2 plots that are in-progress and being threaded:

1. They Didn't Lie, That Chain Really Was Toxic[break]

• Chain Reaction
• Supply Chain
• Under the World
• Chain of Command
• Markov Chain
• Lucid Dreampolis: Shred
• Polybius
• Prismatic Penitentiary and also like a dozen PP2s but lol lmao

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The Toxic Chain is a threat. Not just to Hoenn, but to the entire world. And nobody is doing anything to stop it.[break][break]

Nobody, except you.[break][break]

With the League riddled by incompetence and the rest of Team Rocket distracted, the events of Route 119 went mostly unconsidered. Reported? Sure, but certainly not considered. The reveal of this apocalypse-in-the-waiting was witnessed, then quickly dismissed. Nobody seemed particularly concerned about it. And why would they be? They weren't there.[break][break]

But you? You were. You fought the Megalopolans, faced down the Toxic Chain, escaped upon the reflection of the Quaestor Lucis. And you're going to crush that apocalypse beneath his foot before it can ever hope to blossom.[break][break]

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If there's one thing Shred Zeppelin hates, it's a chain.[break][break]

In the aftermath of the Route 119 incident, fuelled by his glimpse into a dark future, Shred investigates the mysterious Toxic Chain. In doing so, he forges a... Well, not quite a "relationship", but certainly a something with former head scientist and fellow survivor Lulu Flint. They take him far and wide, from examining Tera Crystals to begging Howard for money, and even a meeting with his own Megalopolan ally, the General Velmos. It's a difficult search, but perhaps not a fruitless one. After many distractions and much struggle, the Chain finally seems to rear its ugly head once more. Maybe, just maybe, this was the lead he needed?[break][break]

A tragedy? Sure. Avoidable? Yes. His fault? Maybe! But none of that mattered. As long as he could get to the bottom of this, as long as he could cut down this quickly growing weed before it grew any larger, then maybe he could still prevent the worst case scenario. He could prove himself. He could save the day. He could ensure that this pathogenic slavery was annihilated, and that it could never, ever control him again.[break][break]

And then, he woke up in prison, with a Toxic Chain around his neck.[break][break]

Fuck.[break][break]

A story about stupid love, control and the loss of it, guilt over the unpreventable, and a Dogi that's pretty Oki. Stay tuned for the thrilling conclusion and also-thrilling aftermath!

2. Shred is Burnt, Part B[break]

• To Sow Dragon's Teeth (Leftward (Lol, Lmao))
• Honest Hearts
• Long Time No See
• Melt
• AZ Excursion: Shred and Parker Talk About Women
• GIANT CHASM EXCURSION D: Shred/Howard v. June/Annalise
• AREA ZERO EXCURSION D - Shred/Howard v. Penelope/Illeana
• Rage

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Getting hit by that Mind Blown was the second worst thing to ever happen to you. The first? Getting hit by the Hyper Beam a few seconds later.[break][break]

It feels like a sick joke, doesn't it? Things were going well for you. With your promotion to Rocket Beast, everything was finally going your way. You had a nice house in Sootopolis, you had a fair mortgage, and you had money to spare. You were happy! You were... Well, maybe not "content", per say, but pretty damn close to it![break][break]

And then, they took it all away from you. Just like they always do.[break][break]

The League[break][break]

They're gonna pay.[break][break]

They're ALL gonna pay...[break][break]

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After suffering horrible wounds in his foolish stand against Palkia and the League, Shred Zeppelin is a shell of his former self. Physically, but also mentally and spiritually, too. It's left him a husk of his former self, hollowed out and left to fester. Given the circumstances, how else could he fill the holes but with contempt for those that did this to him?[break][break]

Not that it's the first time. For Shred, the League represents all the things that have haunted him throughout his life: His "betters", their corruption, the laws they enforce and break at their discretion, the holier-than-thou attitude that makes them "right", and the authority that puts them beyond reproach. Once, he might've been content to simply hide himself from them, to scuttle away from notice and try to live his life as best he can.[break][break]

Now, though?[break][break]

He'll burnt the whole thing down to the goddamn ground.[break][break]

A story about hate; For your enemies and your friends and yourself, for your successes and your failures and your wounds, for the envy and the space and the modest soups. Very longingly ongoing!

if an avatar, summarize how you've utilized[break]the legendary/avatarship for collaborative narrative:

• 1. AVATARSHIP: THE SUN

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Shred can summon the sun, but since he's Galarian, he doesn't know how to feel about that yet.

• any notes/comments: Feeling like WorrySleep the way I'm very tired. Going to probably stick to a lower threadcount for the foreseeable future in an attempt to maintain more consistent posting rates and also stave off burnout (I will probably fail but alas).

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MAY 2024 CANON ACTIVITY CHECK

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• player/ooc name: yams
• character tags: Tempest Quinn

4 ic posts for canon characters:

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• DUCKS IN A ROW - 5/1
• CHAOS COORDINATOR - 5/11
• STUCK IN YOUR TEETH - 5/15
• VOLTORB FLIPPING - 5/20

summarize 2 plots that are in-progress and being threaded:

• 1. TIME FOR CRIME (WAR VER.)[break]
  Temp's main objective for ooc stays the same as usual, which is him causing as many problems as he can for the League. With the beast of proper war starting to open it's eyes and peer onto Hoenn, Tempest hasn't been slacking![break][break]
  
  Tempest has been assisting Rocket in the war efforts, as is expected, as well as helping to train up new recruits. Recent examples of this is Adrian Malcolm assisting Tempest in securing supplies from a secret bunker, then Tempest helping to sort those same supplies with Cillian Quinn. His STRIKE FORCE goals has saw him start to test Vasla Mercer to see if she's worthy; I also have have plans with Derek Khan and kasper thaler in the works.[break][break]
  
  He's not just having happy fun times with Rocket, though! Tempest is also causing problems for the League. He had a clash with PENELOPE LIVY and ollie morales in TSDT (Left) in order to assist Shred Zeppelin and howard slayte, which left him with some permeant burn scars from his encounter with Penny. During the discovery of Area Zero, Tempest clashed with Hyakkaryōran Tsubaki and Michael Navidson with Cillian Quinn. He's grabbing Voltorb right now with Elise Calcifet and also is harassing a Ranger by the name of faolan ashbaker. One could argue he helped bring in Michael Navidson recently, but there are some fuzzy lines going on in Temp's mind with that one...[break][break]
  
  This plot, even if not War flavored, is one I will probably keep pushing. I really want Temp to be both a hero to Rocket and a villain to League for the long haul.

• 2. AVATARS ARE STINKY (REDUX)[break]
  Tempest hasn't stopped his research into Avatars and Infinity Energy. His long term goal is to find a serum that cuts off their powers, even if temporarily, and IC he feels like he is so close...[break][break]
  
  Tempest is still conducting interviews with a few of Rocket's Avatars. He's managed to finish quite a few of them, but there were a lot so I'm still trucking along! His most recent pick up is the big man declan walsh himself. Outside of the Avatars themselves, Tempest has met up with a few other figures who I'm hoping he can make some connections with for this plot - like ameena abadi, oscar clayton, and Calpurnia Kubrick. He's also interviewed howard slayte, despite him not being an Avatar, to field what some of the differences are.[break][break]
  
  Tempest has presented all his past research to mint frost's Project Infinity as a ways to support Rocket. The thread with faolan ashbaker is pulling double duty, since Tempest is not only harassing a Ranger but also trying to pull some more of Kyogre's blood for his own studies.[break][break]
  
  On a more personal matter, he and Cillian Quinn recently had a fight about Avatarship and some of the side effects (as well as some other things). Tempest ended up meeting with Makoto Kurumi and admitted some of the marital troubles they were having because of it. However, they have made up and seem to be doing better.[break][break]
  
  I have a few ideas where I want to take this plotline further but right now I'm still in the planning stages and am having fun with Temp throwing himself against the wall of Infinity Energy over and over.

if an avatar, summarize how you've utilized[break]the legendary/avatarship for collaborative narrative:

• 1. AVATARSHIP: MERCEDES CLR GTR[break]
  No problem! Here’s the information about the Mercedes CLR GTR: The Mercedes CLR GTR is a remarkable racing car celebrated for its outstanding performance and sleek design. Powered by a potent 6.0-liter V12 engine, it delivers over 600 horsepower. 🔧
  Acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h takes approximately 3.7 seconds, with a remarkable top speed surpassing 320 km/h. 🥇
  Incorporating advanced aerodynamic features and cutting-edge stability technologies, the CLR GTR ensures exceptional stability and control, particularly during high-speed maneuvers. 💨
  Originally priced around $1.5 million, the IRO Mercedes CLR GTR is considered one of the most exclusive and prestigious racing cars ever produced. 💰
  Its limited production run of just five units adds to its rarity, making it highly sought after by racing enthusiasts and collectors worldwide. 🌎
  Join my Instagram, there are regular quizzes about cars and automotive news 📱
  I invite you to my Telegram channel where you c

• any notes/comments: my lowered activity from the very sudden death and all the aftermath of that made this canon ac a bit harder for me. i'm very grateful for everyone who is patient and understanding as i come out of the other side from that. i'm hoping to forge a lot of cool plots in the future and finish off a lot of my current threads before the next canon ac! i have a lot of fun on hoenn and i love seeing everyone's plots push forward; this place is basically my fave soap opera LOL i love you all <3

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• player/ooc name: kimmy
• character tags: mint frost

4 ic posts for canon characters:

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• everytime you pop off, 4/24
• freezer burn 5/3
• ripple 5/9
• fate, up against your will 5/15

summarize 2 plots that are in-progress and being threaded:

• 1. AD ASTRA PER ASPERA [break]
  
  Since the events of Father Winter 2, Mint has, under the approval of THEO BECKETT, BARNABY FINCH, and jayden cross, developed a new initiative known as PROJECT INFINITY. Through it Mint has been reaching out to other members of Team Rocket in an effort to collect data on various lege3ndaries, as well as study various energy phenomenons. The purpose of the current project's phase 1 has been to create a legendary database in order to help identify legendaries. [break][break]
  
  Throughout the past months, Mint has made great efforts to track and identify legendary signatures of both League avatars as well as roaming ones, leading eventually to the tracking of not only Kyogre but also two of the Legendary Galarian Birds, Moltres and Articuno respectively. [break][break]
  
  While successful icly, with multiple avatars on both factions analyzed, the project has been and continues to be an open avenue to assist in pushing rockets down an intelligence or scientific path. In the coming months, PROJECT INIFNITY will begin its second phase in order to assist THEO BECKETT with an excursion into the DISTORTION WORLD. [break][break]
  
  

• 2. AMOR CAUCUS EST [break]
  Mint has had a storied past with Father Winter, finding Dionysus fascinating as a man as well as a member of th4e DRK Triad. At first identified as an one of the members easiest to exploit for information form the DRK Triad, Mint has grown to have a strong romantic interest with the man. Despite their visits and meeting being brief, Mint has been trying to scrounge for any lick of information on the DRK Triad as well as how to manipulate Dionysus' penchant for gambling to help Rocket avoid utter destruction by Arceus. [break][break]
  
  The relationship between Father Winter and Mint is far from solidified, with Mint possibly becoming more of a liability to Winter as well as an apt test subject to manipulate as seen in the events of his Father Winter 2 thread. [break][break]
  
  I want to continue pushing for Mint x Father Winter 2 not just because I find the ship interesting but also because I do believe it is a genuine avenue to try to get information from a group as elusive as the DRK Triad. But I also like the character plot it puts Mint in. As a soon to be avatar, there's bound to be contention between himself and Dionysus as DRK Triad assassins are still known to crop up.

if an avatar, summarize how you've utilized[break]the legendary/avatarship for collaborative narrative:

• 1. AVATARSHIP: GALARIAN ARTICUNO [break]
  
  
  S C I A M A C H Y
  [break][break]
  
  Mint's avatar thread is still ongoing, but moving steadily into its finale as I shift y focus with him solely towards it in order to finish it. As per usual, I bite off more than I can chew and tend to lag when it comes to big solo story threads with my characters. However, I am very pleased to continue my work with the help of multiple talented and caring writers to help flesh out what I envision for Mint's ascendancy into avatarship. [break][break]
  
  I've been very excited to work with the premise of Mint being 'haunted' by his past just as he's about to, unknowingly, change in a more dramatic way than when Michaelis Fisk died. I'm excited to showcase Mint's lingering insecurities about his status as Rocket, his self destructive habits, the choices he makes to ensure his seat amongst an organization that could, in theory, discard him at any moment avatar or not. [break][break]
  
  

• any notes/comments: shiv said mint x father winter cyber counts for my ac

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• player/ooc name: lou
• character tags: lam logan

4 ic posts for canon characters:

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• PRIMEVAL
• GETTING THEIR FEET WET
• ANCILLARY
• LUCKY STAR

summarize 2 plots that are in-progress and being threaded:

• 1. gym leader reppin'[break]
  
  The more upbeat side of things! As Lam nears a year in his position as gym leader (woah!) he continues to uphold his vocational duties in taking in challenges as they come. In addition, he's committed himself to challenging the gyms of his fellow gym leaders, both in the effort to eventually pursue championship rank, as well as connect and better familiarize himself/bond with the others he works with. when there is an opportunity to interact with the others in the circuit, he seizes upon the opportunity if he can - whether it is casually or work formally, and whether these faces are active or retired from current gym leadership.[break][break]
  
  The study of dynamax has also been a point on Lam's radar since the powerspots began to appear earlier in the year. Though he has his reservations on the use for it as a combat tool for conflict - ensuring that is a safe mechanic to operate within the gym setting is something that he feels is important.[break][break]
  
  In tandem with managing his gym, another key part of his position as gym leader is to continually represent lilycove in his actions (from tending aquatic pokemon with zachary stellar to stopping poachers within city limits alongside haoyu tso.) As a participant, he's also built his public figure in various events, such as VCT (as well as helping in the hosting of the tourney in lilycove) and the Silph Cup Race. Anything to promote Lilycove, and present himself as a trustworthy rep for the city and its inhabitants.[break][break]
  
  
  ongoing gym matches:
  
  • double trouble w. Laurence Anderson & Elinor Anderson
  • if you can’t join ‘em, beat ‘em! w. Caleb Harcourt & Isaac Merlo
  • tager? i barely know her! w. Michael Navidson & Hyakkaryōran Tsubaki
  
  [break]
  completed gym matches:
  
  • we knew eachother once w. Tempest Quinn & freya morningstar
  • tag team w. MATIAS SILPH & kyle lopez
  • tag-gressive dragons w. Josh Devlin & Andrea Vaneau
  
  [break]
  personal gym matches:
  
  • it’s john cena (completed) w. noah faber
  • ribbons & smoke (completed) w. Hideo Kino
  • aurum badge (ongoing) w. Gwyar Wledig
  • time to pretend (ongoing) w. DESIREE BLOOMS
  
  [break]
  other relevant events + threads:
  
  • gym jam
  • vital city tournament (tracker)
  • silph cup 2024 at pacifidlog
  • lotus eater w. CIAN MAHER
  • snow globe w. mint frost
  • dynergy, shmynergy w. Josh Devlin
  • getting their feet wet w. zachary stellar
  • lilycove leeches w. haoyu tso
  • the poison hunt w. Johanna Joy
  • gc excursion: lam + noah w. noah faber
  
  

• 2. the ultimate gym battle: healthy work-life balance[break]
  
  and then the less upbeat side! lam genuinely loves the sport of battling, and using his job as an educational tool. however, he continues to war with the idea of obligation to the league and what that fully entails.[break][break]
  
  as conflict continues to rise, he finds himself torn between what he thinks is expected of him in participation level and what he is actually capable of. this, of course, is also marred by the internalized idea that he is not as capable as others seem to think he is. he has seen more than one of his friends tilt toward more extreme ideals as their lives are profoundly affected by the conflict. regardless, he stubbornly maintains a grounded footing when it comes to assisting those friends, while fighting internal self-deprecation.[break][break]
  
  this is notably explored in primeval, as matters with MATIAS SILPH come to a head. lam finds himself in co-partnership with virizion - something that he still struggles to accept himself as worthy of, even as he attempts to better acquaint himself and bond with the sword of justice.[break][break]
  
  through it all is the grounding that his partner, Ikarus Rook provides. and as the two get engaged, and attempt to build a life together that is as untouched by the region's tumult as they can manage, lam finds himself more anchored by the separation he keeps in his personal life as a safe haven for his own mental sanity. through this, he seeks the advice, perspective, and confidence of others he trusts, such as CIAN MAHER & ALEXANDER STONE.[break][break]
  
  even then, though, he still finds himself embroiled in the league's affairs. whether this is through his participation in various endeavors, his AQUA-oriented mentorship by Greyson Connors, and his interactions with league-affiliated deities via ollie morales and freya morningstar, and the search for those who went missing for those two days in april.
  
  
  relevant threads:
  
  • primeval
  • all that i want w. Ikarus Rook
  • you make my dreams (come true) w. Ikarus Rook
  • where the sky hangs w. ollie morales
  • ancillary w. Greyson Connors
  • feather fall w. ALEXANDER STONE
  • cull the horde w. Greyson Connors
  • lamian day w. CIAN MAHER
  • lucky star w. freya morningstar
  • lakeside guidance w. MATIAS SILPH
  • knighthood w. MATIAS SILPH
  • lighting swordsmen w. Josh Devlin
  • houdini
  
  
  

if an avatar, summarize how you've utilized[break]the legendary/avatarship for collaborative narrative:

• 1. AVATARSHIP: LEGENDARY[break]
  n/a

• any notes/comments: Meowy kazOWIE

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• player/ooc name: EBC
• character tags: John Sullivan

4 ic posts for avatar character:

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• ER: HOENN EDITION
• DAYBREAK
• ONE LAST HOPE
• DREAM

summarize how you've utilized[break]the avatarship for collaborative narrative:

• 1. AVATARSHIP: TAPU LELE[break]
  Subject: 'Dr.' John D. Sullivan (No MD, no PHD, all vibes).
  [break][break]
  John D. Sullivan has continued his savage guerilla campaign against Hoenn's healthcare industry. By way of indiscriminate free services, an absolute disregard for any 'real' doctor or hospital personnel trying to stop him, and utilizing his AQUA membership and high military rank to more or less martial law his way into any hospital, he has continuously forced hospital personel into allowing him to heal people for free, the barbarian. Well documented cases of such criminal acts include the likes of Isaac Merlo , Yuina Higashi , DESIREE BLOOMS , Thomas Benoit, amongst others.
  [break][break]
  The public has been fooled into believing that free, results guaranteed, cavalier treatment that dismisses the shareholde— er, hoenn's health economy is somehow justified just because some may be unable to afford healthcare. The public, a mob as ever, does not consider the possibility that perhaps some may be undeserving of treatment. Er, moving on—.
  [break][break]
  I can't keep this bit going, I'm too lazy.
  [break][break]
  Tl;dr Doug continues to menace hoenn hospitals by doing their job, but the hospital staff likes him for the most part since surprise surprise, people who go into nursing tend to be good folk. (actual doctors may disagree)
  [break][break]
  Doug essentially breaking and entering into any hospital he wishes to offer his services in is mostly something he's adopted from Tapu Lele. A 'do as you please, when you please' approach to helping others based of her own 'do whatever, whenever, because it's funny' approach.
  [break][break]
  Doug would be offended if you pointed out any similarities in personality between him and Tapu Lele, though.
  [break][break]
  Even skittish, hopeless folk like Aubre McKenna-Settentrione have turned up at to his doorstep... Petalburg General's, really. Andrea Vaneau & Chomper benefited from his 'healing first, ask for money never' policies as well. And freya morningstar put aside her... understandable doubts regarding Tapu Lele to try and help bring her oldest Salamence to full health.
  [break][break]
  I need to make an exhibit or HNN article about how Doug said fuck the healthcare industry on poketweeter and all the ritchie ritches are upset about it.
  

• any notes/comments:

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• player/ooc name: thorn
• character tags: Cillian Quinn

4 ic posts for canon characters:

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• DUTY-BOUND (APR 7th)
• CHOKE (APR 29th)
• CORROSION (MAY 11th)
• TO USHER AN ERA (MAY 18th)

summarize 2 plots that are in-progress and being threaded:

• 1. TOXIC TAKEOVER[break]
  After stepping on one of his Roserade's DARK SPIKES in an excursion with mint frost, Cillian's questionable judgement leads him to dosing himself in an attempt to gain immunity. (This thread falls outside of the AC window, but I included it to highlight what kicked off this plot.)[break][break]
  
  Though he involved his fellow underbosses and familiar faces (Elisabeth Fiorelli, THEO BECKETT) in WITHERING and CHOKE, he also reached out to a new face in Neffatari Nzingha, whom he'd learned has a past with ethically questionable studies surrounding CORROSION. Different toxins are utilized/alluded to in all three threads, from Nihilego and Naganadel to his own Shadow Breloom's CORROSIVE toxins. What little resistance he's built up from years of Avatarship is showcased in DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD, as he manages to shake off a dart of Ultra Beast poison to turn and fight Nikita Sokolov.[break][break]
  
  He also argued with his husband Tempest Quinn about his reckless decisions, but they worked it out.

• 2. WARNINGS OF WAR[break]
  With war between Rocket and League on the horizon, preparations begin and tensions are high.[break][break]
  
  Cillian raids a League warehouse for medical supplies with Frank Caffey, which are later sorted and stored alongside Tempest Quinn in their basement bunker. In the thread with Temp, they talk of the Kanto war; similar reflections of war are brought up over tea with Amor Rose and ameena abadi.[break][break]
  
  He enlists the help of Adrian Malcolm in protecting the Sootopolis Bay from flooding in the event of an invasion.[break][break]
  
  And then there's that RAT, howard slayte, who decided it was a great time to move to Dewford. Cillian grills him about it.
  
  

if an avatar, summarize how you've utilized[break]the legendary/avatarship for collaborative narrative:

• 1. AVATARSHIP: LEGENDARY[break]
  I've had a lot of fun with the TOXIC TAKEOVER plot written above and how it ties into Lugia's influence over him. He was once an overly cautious character who wouldn't dream of willingly subjecting himself to things like corrosive poisons, but just as the Nihilego toxins have shadowed Lugia, so too has her blessing begun to corrupt him. Throughout it all, he remains devoted to her even as his friends and loved ones, particularly Tempest Quinn and THEO BECKETT, express their concerns over how far it'll go.

• any notes/comments: I tried to think of something witty but I'm braindead so I'll go sappy instead. Love you Hoenn, thanks for helping me get through a rough time. Also honorable mention to DUTY-BOUND with Aurelie Lefevre; it's been a blast to write! Honoured to have been invited to this thread!

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• player/ooc name: lou
• character tags: fern delaney

4 ic posts for canon characters:

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• EXTRATERRESTRIAL
• PRISMATIC PENITENTIARY
• AHABS QUEST PT II
• ELECTRIC INDIGO

summarize 2 plots that are in-progress and being threaded:

• 1. MY HEAD IS AN ANIMAL[break]
  
  the tumult in their nature has continually pushed fern in the last several months to behave more recklessly - even as they fulfill typical admin tasks, as seen in the way they begin to openly provoke members of the league whether for rocket purposes, or for their own. there is an air of erratic unreliability and burgeoning distrust as they begin to rely more on themself and tapu koko - something that is keenly starting to show itself in the widening gap that is growing between themself and their partner, jayden cross.[break][break]
  
  though imperfect, their relationship to their fellow admin has been one of the most consistent things in fern's life to date, but in recent months they've grown wary of the bond between them. this kicked into high gear after they were pulled into the alternate world presented to jayden cross by father winter 2. the distrust and conflict that rose between them in this dreamscape impacted fern in a significant way, and the aftershocks continue to linger in the waking world of reality: from what occurred, for jayden cross's connection to chien pao, and from the influence of their own patron.[break][break]
  
  this wariness has marred their interactions going forward. during their excursion into the great chasm after kyurem's attack, and in their personal interactions. jayden's flip toward excess adoration in the wake of father winter 2's influence is not something fern knows if they can believe. the hatred they witness whenever chien pao appears tinges all of that sweetness, even as fern works as a steadying influence to the other admin.[break][break]
  
  in prismatic penitentiary, there is a reprieve, but even this becomes tainted by the end of their time in imprisonment. as resentment and confusion build and conflict with fern's internal desire for control, expect them to lash out more and more - with the aim of them becoming more of a traditionally antagonistic and unpredictable villain for others to either align themselves with or work against.
  
  [break][break]
  relevant threads:
  
  • prismatic penitentiary
  • kissing the killer's hand [fw2] w. jayden cross
  • luminescence w. jayden cross
  • to sow dragon's teeth (rightward)
  • ahab's quest pt. ii w. mint frost
  • electrify w. CIAN MAHER & kyle lopez
  • the liar & the charlatan w. howard slayte
  • dissadminate w. jayden cross, howard slayte, & BARNABY FINCH
  [break]
  to keep an eye on:
  
  • feral for nothing w. Eva Morales
  • overflow w. ollie morales & annalise henderson
  
  

• 2. TAPU MANIA[break]
  Since their interaction with Elisabeth Fiorelli, in which her connection to Tapu Fini was revealed several months ago, Fern has borne a curiosity directly pertaining to their patron’s connection to other Tapus. While there was an obvious disconnect between the Tapu Fini of Hoenn to their own shiny Koko, the two island deities still regarded one another with interest. This led to a later pursuit in confronting its direct counterpart in Hoenn’s Tapu Koko, along with CIAN MAHER and kyle lopez–though this interaction was far more contentious, as provoked by the shared, intentional aggressing from both shiny Tapu Koko and Fern.[break][break]
  Both interactions, however, have spurred the innate desire to return to Lesser Megalopolis not only for the sake of finding out how Tapu Koko came to be in the destroyed city in the first place, but also in search of other Tapus that are its true counterparts. There is almost a strange sort of clashing independence and longing for that connection (as Fern noted in Tapu Koko’s interaction with Tapu Fini,) and it resonates with Fern’s own conflicting emotions as they struggle with their stubborn autonomy and developing infallible trust with others, within Rocket, and with their indecision to reconnect with a father they have intentionally distanced themself from (and struggle to discuss, as noted in discussion with jayden cross.)[break][break]
  To this point, more than one trek into the ultra city has proven fruitless, even as reports of Shiny Tapu Bulu sightings appear, not just within Lesser Megalopolis, but the Ultra Crater as well. But after the events of Prismatic Penitentiary, their determination to pursue the Tapus is renewed–now with the caveat of uncovering how exactly Tapu Koko also connects them to Zev Harcourt and Necrozma, thanks to biting words imparted by Cyllora.
  [break][break]
  
  
  relevant threads:
  
  
  • prismatic penitentiary
  • lesser megalopolis: cf w. Calpurnia Kubrick
  • lesser megalopolis: fo w. oscar clayton
  • starlight, starlight w. jayden cross
  • electrify w. CIAN MAHER & kyle lopez
  • extraterrestrial w. Zev Harcourt
  • interview: fern w. Tempest Quinn
  • deceitful w. THEO BECKETT
  [break]
  
  to keep an eye on:
  
  
  • feral for nothing w. Eva Morales
  • electric indigo w. Lulu Flint
  • night running w. THEO BECKETT
  • kinship w. Zev Harcourt
  
  

if an avatar, summarize how you've utilized[break]the legendary/avatarship for collaborative narrative:

• 1. AVATARSHIP: ✨ TAPU KOKO[break]
  never separate fern from their patron son. but for real, it's been interesting to develop the co-existence that now seems to have developed between fern and their patron. while fern was initially resentful of their connection that came with their avatarship as an attack on their autonomy, it has become more uncommon to see them without the presence of the tapu koko - whether physically or in continued mention.[break][break]
  
  from prismatic penitentiary:[break]
  
  the problem with fern delaney is that they never really do know what it is they want.[break][break]
  
  they are a liar and a fraud and an actor on a grand stage in an empty auditorium. they spin worlds where they ascend to power, and ones where they walk away from rocket altogether.[break][break]
  
  the only one there to hear their soliloquy of want and desire and the spew of conflicting whims and wants is themself.[break][break]
  
  in every world they hold their leash. in every world they make the choice.[break][break]
  
  they are multitudinous.[break]
  
  and they do not know what it is they want—a frustrating thing as calm clashes with the chaos their soul reflects. they are on an empty stage in an empty auditorium, but they are in a hall of mirrors that reflects every version that they are and that they aren’t and what they could be and what they never will be.
  
  
  as the charlatan, fern is a bundle of contrasting traits, and tapu koko is a tool to draw that out and exacerbate it, and it varies from thread which fern i will get...which is a fun ride to embark on as the writer. in allowing myself this layer of unpredictability, it really presents the opportunity to paint fern as fickle, mercurial, an actor, and a falsity. as the pair clashes in their independent nature[break][break]
  
  but collide in co-dependence and shared mischief and chaos (something that is continually enabled,) we propel ourselves into a looming war with poking and prodding of the league in antagonistic endeavors, and a reliance on each other rather than the organization they are committed to, and how that affects the relationships that fern has built up to this point.
  
  

• any notes/comments: sobs, I’ve been lagging a bit more on Fern (I took two grad school classes this last semester and let me tell u that will NOT be happening again..) but I’m hoping that with wartimes on the horizon and a few things taking an impending turn that there will be a swift uptick incoming. 🙏 I hope that the slow burn is acceptable

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• player/ooc name: Magnetic
• character tags: howard slayte

4 ic posts for canon characters:

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• EARTHSHAKER (April 27th)
• EXTRACTION - LULU/HOWARD (April 19th)
• CRATER: HE #2 (May 13th)
• TO USHER AN ERA (May 19th)

summarize 2 plots that are in-progress and being threaded:

• 1. PRESSURE MOUNTS [break]
  Howard Slayte is a coward. Unfortunately for him, he’s a coward with a desk job with one of the most dangerous organizations on the planet. As the admin in charge of finances and logistics, his job is to ensure that Rocket’s coffers are full of gold and their hands are full of steel as they march off to war.
  
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  A war that Howard has no part in, for an organization that does not trust him. For good reason, admittedly, given the admin’s frequency of complaints and his lack of commitment to the cause.
  
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  As Howard moves to Dewford to keep an eye on Eternatus per Michael Navidson ’s requests in House Call, Rocket begins to take a notice as BARNABY FINCH ponders the admin’s loyalty in Infernal Question while Cillian Quinn twists his arm in To Usher an Era.
  
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  Wary of the suspicion of his colleagues, Howard enlists Nebula member Makoto Kurumi to gather information on Dewford as well as run counterintelligence for the admin. To appease Cillian, the admin leads him and Tempest Quinn into the bowels of the Ultra Deep Sea in Dark Mitochondria.
  
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  As Rocket’s grip tightens on the admin, Howard panics and prepares an assault on Dewford to prove his loyalty to the cause, striving to replicate and learn from Elisabeth Fiorelli's success in Sun That Set. This is further enhanced by a discussion with Naomi Sato in Cooperation, in which the admin determines that a ceasefire to deal with Eternatus is likely impossible. This is further enhanced by the death of Kyle and the distant behavior of Navy, along with the transition of Tsubaki as Dewford's Gym Leader.
  
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  He recruits walter delmar in Set Sail and Contract to ferry a small detachment of Rockets to Dewford. At the same time, he prepares and strongarms Laurence Whateley to join them, convincing him that fighting with Rocket is better than risking Eternatus’s awakening.
  
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  Grigori Sokolov is enlisted in Move Your Body, Then Your Heart. Shred Zeppelin is taken along to lead the battle as a Rocket Beast. As the battle begins in Hyperborea, Howard’s dream turns into a nightmare.
  
  

• 2. MINING AWAY[break]
  At the end of Resurfaced Treasures, Howard was bestowed by Regice as he ascended to the role of Rocket Admin. While this was a logical move, as Howard’s knowledge of archaeology, history, and languages is infamous within Rocket, it also saddled Howard with a great burden.
  
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  Unlock the secrets of Regice. Use it for the benefits of Rocket.
  
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  Unfortunately, the Regice Howard owns and the one from Resurfaced Treasures are very different. One is a colossal titan, and the other is unceremoniously stuffed into an industrial freezer at Rocket HQ.
  
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  Having lost the Power Spot to the League during Resurfaced Treasures, the admin begins to extract Wishing Stars from the earth for research, and in an attempt to find a high quality Wishing Star to power Regice. From sending Zev Harcourt into the Ancient Tomb (mostly to watch him overdose on Dynergy) in Sup Upon Divine Poison to excavating ore with Adrian Malcolm in Split the Earth, Suck the Marrow.
  
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  As people delve into the Power Spots for ore, Howard explains to Lulu Flint the purpose of his search in Extraction: Howard and Lulu.
  
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  With Regirock’s appearance in the Giant Chasm and Area Zero, Howard is ordered to capture Regirock by declan walsh . After several (hi june sleigh Shred Zeppelin annalise henderson ) fights with Regirock (hi Eris Halla ), the admin deduces that his golem is lacking in power. Without it, it cannot defeat its fellow constructs.
  
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  In a routine field test with Navy and Hyakkaryōran Tsubaki in the Ultra Deep Sea, Howard finds a potential core for the construct. His goals become clear:
  
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  Obtain it. Insert it. Use Regice to overwhelm Regirock and the Regieleki in Ultra Plant. Find the other two. Complete Amor Rose 's dream, which is a mission he plans to complete with the help of priam conrad 's Odd Regi Statue.
  
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  Then Hoenn will be safe. All lines point to Dewford.
  
  

if an avatar, summarize how you've utilized[break]the legendary/avatarship for collaborative narrative:

• 1. AVATARSHIP: LEGENDARY[break]
  

• any notes/comments: Looking for VCT threads

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• player/ooc name: Blue Star
  
• character tags: Hideo Kino

4 ic posts for canon characters:

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• Mind Over Matter (Gym) (Apr 3rd)
• Lost Little Lambs (PP2) (Apr 23rd)
  
• Ultra Desert: CHE #2 (May 3rd)
• Prismatic Penitentiary (May 17th)

summarize 2 plots that are in-progress and being threaded:

• 1. #JustGymLeaderThings[break]
  This may come as a surprise, but Hideo is still the Gym Leader over at Littleroot. Crazy to think it's been a whole year since he got the role! He's done well in his role, even managing to find out he's gotten a fan in Lucia Aldrete over in Prismatic Penitentiary!...and it's also attracted the attention of Rocket, who've finally sent Hitoshi Inoue to try and assassinate him over in Wolf In The Woods.[break][break]
  
  Just the pros and cons of fame baybeeeee![break][break]
  
  In regards to challenges: they've been slow-going. Only one has finished since the last CAC, but since then, more slots have opened for the non-traditional - with many ongoing (and nearing completion).[break][break]
  
  Of the completed:[break]
  
  • lam logan - Smoke and Ribbons - a Traditional 2v2 between Hideo and Lam Logan. The lesson here was on team synergy, as Hideo's team was able to give Lam's a good fight despite overall being weaker and having a typing disadvantage. Preparation is half the battle - with the other half being a good-old-fashion slugfest.[break][break]
  
  Of the ongoing:[break]
  • Noel Parker - Mystical Mayhem - Traditional 1v1
  • Alexei Ivanov - Strakh - Non-traditional Escape From The Fae Kingdom (nearly finished!)
  • Josh Devlin - Josh's Return To Dream Land - Non-traditional A Monster In The Woods
  • kyle lopez - Daybreak - Non-traditional A Journey Amongst The Stars
  • Hyakkaryōran Tsubaki - Mind over Matter - Non-traditional A Journey Amongst The Stars
  • Elise Calcifet - Once And Future Queen - Non-traditional A Monster In The Woods
    
  
  

• 2. Ay yo check out this pixie I got[break]
  Hideo had been keeping Uxie a secret for quite a while - but upon learning Eris Halla revealed Mesprit during Kyurem and Hoopa's attack, he resolved himself to doing the same - although in a more private setting with an audience he could trust.[break][break]
  
  And the Gym Jam proved to be a perfect opportunity for this, with Hideo revealing the pizza-inhaling pixie to his fellow Gym Leaders - as well as to freya morningstar (Hyakkaryōran Tsubaki as well, though she's now counted among Gym Leaders). People within the League that are privy to more sensitive information are now aware that he possesses Uxie, and there's no way he can take back the reveal.[break][break]
  
  It's already led to a few one-on-one conversations with League higher-ups: a friendly interview with Head Professor illeana reyes over in Free, a somewhat-stern-but-also-sympathetic conversation with freya morningstar over in the RKS simulation, and a considerably more stern (and somewhat threatening) scolding from paxton concordas during an Excursion in the Great Chasm. He also got to discuss the reveal with fellow-legendary-revealer Alexei Ivanov down in Area Zero.[break][break]
  
  His search for Azelf has finally come to a head, with the pixie popping up in Prismatic Penitentiary. Hideo's since been focused on trying to recover Azelf, his goal ever since him and Eris were joined by Uxie and Mesprit. Though as this is an ongoing event, we'll have to wait and see where this takes him…
  
  

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• 1. Uxie[break]
  According to all known laws of physics, there is no way Uxie should be able to eat so much.[break]
  Its tummy is too small to fit all that pizza in its chunky body.[break]
  Uxie, however, eats anyway. Because Uxie doesn't care what humans think is impossible.

• any notes/comments: Gonna be giving a canon AC badge to Hitoshi Inoue as thanks for trying to assassinate a child in the middle of the night! And more importantly, giving Hideo what he needed to upgrade his sygna suit.
  
  
  

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• player/ooc name: Teddie
• character tags: Michael Navidson

4 ic posts for canon characters:

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• Under the Eaves
• Animosity
• Just Desserts
• Nowhere

summarize 2 plots that are in-progress and being threaded:

• 1. RHYTHM OF WAR // THE ENEMY WITHIN[break]
  War is coming. True, proper war, and not just two sides teasing the idea with one another. Tensions are building and Declan Walsh boasts openly that the offensive begins soon. It is something Navy is conscious of, discussing it with both MATIAS SILPH in animosity and freya morningstar in It Takes a Monster. The part of him that loves a good fight relishes what is to come. Another part, conscious of how the unseen Rocket propaganda master BARNABY FINCH can spin one false step, is terrified of where the League will stand after the battle of Sootopolis.[break][break]
  
  He distracts himself from such concerns with preparations. War is coming, and the people of this region he so loves must be made ready if they are to see tomorrow. He asks Andrea Vaneau to help the League guard Fallarbor Town in What is it Good For, trains Genevieve Cromwell in RKS: Fast and Furious, gives robin coello a taste of war in Dews and Don'ts, rescues recruits trains fights and grieves with Eduardo Hisakawa, and sets the stage for Hideo Kino's grand reveal in gym jam. The warrior prays that it will be enough. A storm comes for Hoenn.

• 2. RHYTHM OF WAR // THE ENEMY WITHOUT[break]
  "I have one enemy, and His name is Eternatus."[break][break]
  
  And while they bicker, unseen foes in the heaven smile. Eternatus slumbers in the heart of a black sea. Dewford, and Hoenn, must be ready. He recruits Montgomery James in Waymore's Blues as a deputy and Calliope Marks as a gym trainer in Call to Arms. He makes Beau Fontaine aware of the dangers facing the town in House Call.[break][break]
  But it is not just Eternatus that threatens the region. Naomi Sato has explained the danger of the Dark Triad to Navy, giving him clarity on the bigger picture. He takes what most of his peers would call a foolish leap of faith and chooses to place his trust in her ideals in The Division Bell. They meet again under strenuous circumstances in Unavoidable Battle involving Navy, Nomi, Isaac Merlo, and Elisabeth Fiorelli. Forced to fight, it is the intervention of the Dark Triad in an attempt to assassinate three avatars that breaks the fight apart.[break][break]
  All the while, poison seeps into the warrior. He seeks answers from howard slayte concerning the toxic chain in I Walk a Rocky Road and poisons himself by fighting the chains again and again. Ultimately, these chains cement his downfall, causing him to collapse while fighting Tempest Quinn in Stormbringer. Taken to a Sootopolis hospital, it is only the intervention of the mysterious forces at work in Prismatic Penitentiary that spares him from being captured by Rocket.[break][break]
  With war, must come ruin. Mankind's enemies stir.
  
  

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• 1. AVATARSHIP: LEGENDARY[break]
  Navy is not an avatar.[break][break]
  Bottom text.

• any notes/comments: I am awarding Navy's final canon AC gym badge to Genevieve Cromwell for stepping up to the plate across Navy's training, To Sow Dragon's Teeth, and Prismatic Penitentiary.

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