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another try [s][c]
POSTED ON Mar 11, 2024 16:00:12 GMT
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His mind was going a thousand miles a second; the cracking sound had seemingly tapered of—for the moment.

“That…” he breathed out, the terror very evident in his voice, “…was the wrath of something that doesn’t want me here.”

For a few moments, though, he caught sight of his best friend’s expression; there was palpable terror there, right there, where he could see it.

“If I hadn’t tackled you down, who the fuck knows what might’ve happened…” he heaved quietly as he then looked over his shoulder; straining his ears as best as he could manage before finally, very painfully slowly, getting up—and helping the other man up as well.

“D-do you have any Fire-type Pokémon with you? To keep you warm?”

Because the threat of frostbite was so very real the longer they stayed here. As a matter of fact, the temperature had already gone down several degrees…


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What Can Go Wrong Now? [M]
POSTED ON Mar 11, 2024 15:41:39 GMT
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Much as he wanted to bust out the Alto Marean Ranger uniform he had, he knew he could only get away with that with la idiota , so he was stuck wearing the Hoennian version—yes the one that made them all look like traffic cones because of how hot the orange was before he had half a mind to look at what she’d chosen—

And he felt his jaw drop.

Wait, wait a second, was that—

“First off, what the fuck—” he trailed off at the sight of the Pokémon that had the abnormally large head before belatedly realizing—

He then looked around the immediate surroundings and then hissed her way, “…were you made an Avatar?!” he exclaimed in a very loud stage whisper.

Even if there weren’t any people around, he figured, it was best to lower his voice in case the wild Pokémon had ears or something like that.

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Whale Problems [M]
POSTED ON Mar 11, 2024 15:34:40 GMT
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“It’s going to be either violent rainfall, or… worst-case scenario, Water-types fleeing the area before we find the rainfall, so prepare yourself,” he continued as he scouted ahead, the silver beast flying ahead of the Noivern and expanding the ‘mental net’ that the Metagross had casted over where they were.

So far, so good… for now.

While he waited for her to catch up, he took a look at his PokéGear to double-check that the weather reports had pointed them in the right direction.

“Hm… this place is peaceful… almost too peaceful,” he’d muse out loud once she was close enough.

Where was the big ol’ fish hiding?


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one on one [m][c]
POSTED ON Mar 11, 2024 15:29:43 GMT
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“Aren’t you afraid of blowing your eardrums or your back out every time you do the whip-cracking thing?!” he exclaimed; the concern in his voice was evident even from here.

Even the Lucario could only look at the greenette out of concern because whatever this was, it was nuts; it was crazy; it was insane!

If anyone would get in her way, they wouldn’t stand a chance… unless they were an Avatar like himself, for one thing.

(Or what if there was a way to counter these Sygna Suits? The thought was troubling.)



oh look who finally decided to get a sygna suit of his own


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explorers of time [az:a]
POSTED ON Mar 11, 2024 15:24:35 GMT
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“Well, would you prefer scouting or chasing down whatever those weird… those weird Pokémon are?”

He wondered if the other knew of what had happened in Oldale—the way those strange ‘paradox Pokémon’ had poured out of the Giant Chasm; of how they looked like mockeries of the Swords of Justice that were currently accompanying two of the current Elite Four (and the current Champion)…

“Because either way, if we get into trouble—we’ll have to be careful because these Pokémon that call this place ‘home’ are stupid strong.”

Much as he wanted to voice out his thoughts, he decided to save those for later, because hopefully this was just going to be a quiet exploration of the place.

“Anything interesting we locate, we either haul back or take pictures of and send out a recon party to secure it,” he added as he rolled his shoulders and got ready to move out.

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surprise, you're dinner [az:e]
POSTED ON Mar 11, 2024 15:15:07 GMT
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“Josh,” he growled quietly once the tin of cream had been passed back to him as he returned it to his first-aid kit.

“What’d I tell you about actively chasing a legendary down? D’you want what happened to me, to happen to you? Is that something you’re prepared to live with for possibly the rest of your life?”

It wouldn’t take too long before the sound of… well, there it was again!

The melodious, yet antiquated melody, distorted and strange, rippling through the space.

“Don’t tell me whatever’s making that noise… it’s a mating call of some kind,” he continued, weirded out at the premise of legendary Pokémon being able to… produce.

(Well, there was one exceptional case, however that was neither here nor there…)

“Want to check it out?” he offered.

For some strange reason, he could feel the hairs on the back of his neck beginning to prickle; before he whipped his head around for a few moments just to check that they were being followed…

…strange.

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• ROLL 2-10. - Hear the following cry echoing from somewhere deep below (using the 7 roll)
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get rekt [az:c]
POSTED ON Mar 11, 2024 15:07:36 GMT
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The moment the other mentioned Kalos, he felt this momentary burning jealousy in his gut; but quenched it.

(Conceal, never feel, right? Right?!)

“What, prefer to be out of the chaos rather than right here?” he teased the other; their positions were reversed now—he was no longer Head Ranger while the other was one of the Head Rangers now.

“Feel like running away sometimes, don’t you?” he hummed as he squinted out over the ground below. Things were quiet now… just don’t tell Lars about the multitude of Spinarak nests around here!

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explorers of darkness [gc:a]
POSTED ON Mar 11, 2024 15:01:36 GMT
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The moment she agreed, he then placed his palm on one side of his Metagross’s legs and off they went—with him in the air and her down on the ground, it wouldn’t be easy to sneak up on them!

(Adding to this was that Ro was part-Psychic so there was that, too.)

“Don’t forget to like, record video of where you’re headed down there!” he called down her way; he already had his own camera on ‘record’; they’d have to upload this later and whoever was in charge of translating the video data into a map would be able to make use of what they’d be bringing back.

Hopefully they didn’t run into any problems…

But knowing Hoenn? Haha.

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• off they go!


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GC EXCURSION C: Lars & Doug
POSTED ON Mar 8, 2024 19:22:43 GMT
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“You think?” he blinked, because right now he was just basically another number from the Ranger ranks that could be pulled in for most stuff—at least until AQUA-related things came into play.

He watched Doug go forward before—

“Wait, I have an idea,” and he popped out the scuffed, battered Heavy Ball before summoning his shining silver beast of a Metagross, Ro.

“Best to have an extra pair of eyes in the sky, wouldn’t you say?” he remarked; with one singular pat on the silver Pokémon’s legs, the Metagross took off and ‘flew’ slightly ahead of them.

The moment the other mentioned ‘stepping down’, he let out a bark of laughter.

“Stepping down? I’ll be straight with you. She demoted me.”

He then pulled out his vape, flicked it on and took a deep inhale.

“…but yeah, ever since I was yeeted out of the title I’ve had a lot more time for myself these days.”

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surprise, you're dinner [az:e]
POSTED ON Mar 4, 2024 21:19:48 GMT
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First off—

“What… no, who is Kora,” he corrected himself once the other had made the wise choice to recall their Glastrier and swapped out for the mockery of the Sword of Justice that he was aware was accompanying .

“Oh. Those things,” he rumbled a few moments afterward. He hadn’t gone into any of the newer simulations that were available to them, mostly because they were either dodgy, suspicious, or just outright possibly a trap waiting to happen!

“D’you think you’ll need the anti-allergy cream? I brought some along in the first-aid kit I have with me,” he offered afterward.

Yikes. Was that how the reaction looked like if someone wasn’t tied—connected—to a legendary patron?

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• that skin rash is concerning!


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explorers of darkness [gc:a]
POSTED ON Mar 4, 2024 21:11:04 GMT
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“Huh,” was the first word out of his mouth.

The noise that she heard was definitely not the same as the one he’d picked up on. While hers sounded like metallic nails scraping on a chalkboard (and then some), his sounded far more… older? Antiquated? If that was even such a thing!

“What the fuck was that…” he trailed off, before quickly summoning his go-to, Ro the Metagross, who hovered in mid-air after emerging from the red beam of light.

“You know what they always say… curiosity killed the Meowth,” he smirked in his cousin’s direction.

“Shall we check out where the source of the noise is coming from?”

All of course, while mapping the region that they were assigned to explore.

Who knew if there was something waiting for them in that direction…

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• ROLL 2-10. - Hear the following cry echoing from somewhere deep below (using the 3 roll from dear cousin)
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processed shop
POSTED ON Mar 4, 2024 20:43:53 GMT
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REDEEMING


welcome to the poké mart!


redeeming the following rewards from the 2024 sweetheart sale to saltlord Lars!

1x incense (00 PD)
1x rainbow shard (00 PD)
1x shaymin (00 PD) (gacha)
+ converting the gracidea seed packet from the otome 2023 event into a gracidea after delivering 10 gifts!



redeeming the following rewards from the tales beneath the dyna tree event; stashing it all in the PC unless noted otherwise!

1x starf berry (00 PD)
1x move tutor (00 PD)
1x kasib berry (00 PD)
1x tm / tr (00 PD)
1x tera shard of choice (00 PD)
1x egg tutor (00 PD)
1x occa berry (00 PD)
1x level tutor (00 PD)
1x dynamax candy (00 PD)

prompt 1, prompt 2, prompt 3, prompt 4


TOTAL


do come again!


00 PD
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POSTED ON Mar 1, 2024 7:23:04 GMT
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One Charcadet please

- 150 PD

FLASH FIRE / FIRE SPIN, LAVA PLUME, ASTONISH, WILL-O-WISP, CLEAR SMOG, PROTECT
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Sweetheart Sale 2024
POSTED ON Feb 28, 2024 19:59:34 GMT
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TEAS & DESSERTS:


Send a special someone a bespoke box of sweets delivered by Stufful, signed or anonymous!

[break][break]

ORDER DETAILS: A box full of assorted candies and sweet treats. Hilariously, all of the box contents are Alto Marean.[break][break]
TO: [break][break]
CARD: ‘don’t get diabetes from eating all of this in one go, la idiota is written on the card. while there is no signature, you can’t help but tell you know just who this came from.[break][break]


TEAS & DESSERTS:


Send a special someone a bespoke box of sweets delivered by Stufful, signed or anonymous!

[break][break]

ORDER DETAILS: A box full of chocolate-covered marshmallows. The biggest one in the center has a Flygon-like design.[break][break]
TO: [break][break]
CARD: ‘remember what I told you about having alternate options outside of ridable Pokémon? you best not forget it,’ is written on the card. while there is no signature, you can’t help but tell you know just who this came from.[break][break]


TEAS & DESSERTS:


Send a special someone a bespoke box of sweets delivered by Stufful, signed or anonymous!

[break][break]

ORDER DETAILS: A box with an assortment of various flavorful teas. [break][break]
TO: [break][break]
CARD: ‘you look like you could use lots of these,’ is written on the card. while there is no signature, you can’t help but tell you know just who this came from.[break][break]


TEAS & DESSERTS:


Send a special someone a bespoke box of sweets delivered by Stufful, signed or anonymous!

[break][break]

ORDER DETAILS: A box with an assortment of cupcakes. All of the cupcakes have an Alolan theme to them. [break][break]
TO: [break][break]
CARD: ‘avoid work while eating these on a vacation!’ is written on the card. while there is no signature, you can’t help but tell you know just who this came from.[break][break]


TEAS & DESSERTS:


Send a special someone a bespoke box of sweets delivered by Stufful, signed or anonymous!

[break][break]

ORDER DETAILS: A box with an assortment of freshly-baked cookies. One of them has an Urshifu-inspired pattern baked into it. [break][break]
TO: [break][break]
CARD: ‘you were right, I need to take them out on more walks!’ is written on the card. while there is no signature, you can’t help but tell you know just who this came from.[break][break]


TEAS & DESSERTS:


Send a special someone a bespoke box of sweets delivered by Stufful, signed or anonymous!

[break][break]

ORDER DETAILS: A box containing chocolate-covered strawberries. Hilariously, there is a very hastily-added note in small print that replaced the card that came along with these. [break][break]
TO: [break][break]
CARD: Instead of a card, a note accompanies this particular gift. ‘there was this new chocolate… I think it was called bite and bang, or something? anyway, yeah… apparently it says that it takes effect after thirty minutes or less whatever that means so, like, don’t go out on a public date if you do decide to share this with my friend because of that thirty minutes or less disclaimer…’ is written on the folded piece of paper. while there is no signature, you can’t help but tell you know just who this came from.[break][break]


TEAS & DESSERTS:


Send a special someone a bespoke box of sweets delivered by Stufful, signed or anonymous!

[break][break]

ORDER DETAILS: A box with an assortment of freshly-baked pastries. The biggest pastry has an Aggron-inspired design. [break][break]
TO: [break][break]
CARD: ‘pffffft does this even need a card, xoxo cuz’ is written on the card. while there is no signature, you can’t help but tell you know just who this came from.[break][break]


TEAS & DESSERTS:


Send a special someone a bespoke box of sweets delivered by Stufful, signed or anonymous!

[break][break]

ORDER DETAILS: A box full of assorted candies and sweet treats. Funny thing is, all the sweet treats in the box are apparently meant to be given to young kids.[break][break]
TO: (on behalf of the Lavaridge Ranger Captain)[break][break]
CARD: ‘i know you have kids. don’t tell your wife about this candy stash!’ is written on the card. while there is no signature, you can’t help but tell you know just who this came from.[break][break]


TEAS & DESSERTS:


Send a special someone a bespoke box of sweets delivered by Stufful, signed or anonymous!

[break][break]

ORDER DETAILS: A box with an assortment of various teas, along with a matching tea bag holder in the shape of a Meowstic’s face. [break][break]
TO: [break][break]
CARD: while there is no card that came along with this gift, you can’t help but tell you know just who this came from.[break][break]


TEAS & DESSERTS:


Send a special someone a bespoke box of sweets delivered by Stufful, signed or anonymous!

[break][break]

ORDER DETAILS: A box with an assortment of freshly-baked cookies. Several of them are baked in the image of a Spinda. [break][break]
TO: [break][break]
CARD: ‘we need to hang out more, man.’ is written on the card. while there is no signature, you can’t help but tell you know just who this came from.[break][break]
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TALES BENEATH THE DYNA TREE (LEAGUE)
POSTED ON Feb 28, 2024 19:31:44 GMT
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Who knew that this was going to be last time the strange Pokémon that had seemingly appeared into existence alongside the big-ass tree would be asking for stories?

And this time, the theme was… well, ouch. There was a hint of a bitter smile on his face as he approached—several other people had gone ahead of him, and he made sure to pay a visit when there weren’t too many people around because his story was on the extremely personal side of things.

“Well… I bring you a tale… of sacrifice.”

He took a deep breath; scoured the deepest recesses of his memories, and began—

“Once, there was a cocoon that appeared on Mount Pyre. Only those who had the rank stench of death all over them were allowed to visit. Yes, I know, ‘death’ doesn’t really smell like anything, but that apparently was how several people were able to learn about the existence of the cocoon.

Little did they all know that said ‘cocoon’ was actually holding a slumbering surprise…

One by one, the voice emanating from inside the cocoon would tell those who were brave enough to gather, to do their ‘bidding’, to see things through—to right the balance of life and death once more.”


If there was anyone else around, perhaps they would piece together what he was narrating. (Hello, .)

“Amongst their number, there was one—who didn’t want to take part in what happened. Like, at the time they knew that killing people outright would appease the presence slumbering in the cocoon, however they refused to do it. Why, you may ask?

Because he’d already suffered the death of one of his Pokémon companions.”


Uh-oh.

“So, after running a few errands for the ‘presence’ in the cocoon, the remaining curious souls are asked to cull down lives. Lives that would appear in very vibrant color in their black-and-white field of vision. Anyone who didn’t deserve to die would just be as colorless and bland as what they could see. Anyone who was burning bright with color… was living on borrowed time.”

Here came the irony.

“Remember the one who didn’t want to kill anyone when asked? Well, when they found out that they had to do it, they were torn at a crossroads—would they sacrifice their humanity and become a killer, or… or put their chosen victim out of their misery?

That was where they were stuck at, for a long while. What made this even worse was the fact that the person that they were assigned to kill…

…was their very own younger sibling; one who’d been in a coma far too long and had next to no chance of recovery.”


The same brittle smile was still on his face as he went onward. Ah, the mcfucking irony to be had here.

“They were stuck. Right at that crossroads, unable to decide—would they play a direct hand? Or would they end their younger sibling’s suffering?”

He sighed.

“…in the end, they signed away their sibling’s life… because in their mind, it was better to sacrifice one person that they held close to their heart, rather than kill off someone and get their hands bloodied.”

Now the actual irony here was that…

“And do you want to know who that idiot was, the one who ended their family member’s life, for the ‘greater good’? Who made that sacrifice?”

He let the silence settle before he plunged on.

“…that idiot was me.”



spot the irony of the sacrifice that was made

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