LEAGUE BARRACKS 2B

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POSTED ON Feb 21, 2022 22:45:23 GMT
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LEAGUE BARRACKS 2B


FIRST POST




RANGER BASE is in chaos upon their return. numerous reports about possible situations on ROUTE 120 and MOUNT PYRE require immediate attention. ’s report is lost among countless stacks of papers as the rangers are debriefed on the situation.

locals have reported violent pokemon that seem to have no qualms with attacking people. supposedly, there have been no causalities. however, as the trail from the LEAGUE BARRACKS reveals, that isn’t always the case. the vivid memory of dead pokemon still wallows in the back of their mind.

upon their return to the field, their sense of tracking and affinity for nature helps steer them in the right direction. toxic residue serves as the perfect breadcrumbs. every drop burns through whatever it touches. whether it be plant, rock, or the ground itself. those who served during the POISON PATROLS may recognize this poison’s potency.

eventually, following these tracks reveals an opening in the thick fortree vegetation. precisely cut trees with exposed bark point down a path that no one has ever traveled down. an unnatural darkness seems to surround them, blanketed by the forest’s endless canopy.

OBJECTIVES


  • post at least 5 time total.
  • at least 2 participant(s) should mention that there were causalities.
  • at least 2 participant(s) should suggest following the poison trail.
  • at least 1 participants(s) should reference POISON PATROLS. if none of the characters were present icly, let me know!
  • at least 2 participant(s) should comment about the precise cuts.
  • at least 2 participant(s) should verbalize a hypothesis about the situation.


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POSTED ON Feb 27, 2022 2:25:16 GMT
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upon arrival, he immediately felt bad for . the base was in frantic disorder. he was shoulder-checked as someone blew past him through the doorway. ”what the hell?”

they were debriefed. apparently, these kinds of things were happening in multiple areas. he wondered about the rest of the region. fallarbor was just west along the coast. he took a moment to text , asking if she was with , and if they were alright.

they left, and eventually, they were looking down a fresh, dark path. one he'd never seen before. he brushed a hand lightly over the cut edge of wood, careful to avoid any toxic residue.

”these cuts kind of look like what we saw near lilycove.”


TLDR:
* comments on precise cuts, they look similar to the ones in lilycove
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Kaida Adachi
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POSTED ON Feb 28, 2022 19:35:56 GMT
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""No casualties", tch!" Kaida grumbled under her breath as the group set out once more, the nagging feeling that reporting had been a significant waste of time weighing on the back of her mind. She had only managed to save some Pokemon they had found, the other's had undoubtedly passed...and now they set out once more to prevent more such casualties.

She grunted in recognition of the cuts scattered around as well, but her attention was better served somewhere else, somewhere familiar. A frantic mission to save the region, followed by the terrible Three Day War, "This poison...it isn't a Pokemon's, I know. Watch out for Beasts. If you encounter one, do not hesitate. They are powerful." She didn't dare imagine what might happen if they encountered one even more powerful through training.

"What even happened?" She hissed under her breath, still not entirely clear what had caused the rampage, even if she was certain of the perpetrator.

@akila

TLDR: Kaida is a part of the Ranger's group, and begins grumbling about how there were casualties, despite being told none happened. She notices the posion, and mentions the subject of the Poison Patrol, warning the other's to beware. She questions what even caused all this.

Pokemon: Ekans, Yamega, Snubble

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DEREK HOFFMAN
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POSTED ON Mar 1, 2022 8:00:29 GMT
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"In Lilycove?" Derek questions, speaking up from behind the group that pressed forward. Gathering what morsels of info he could on his phone regarding the news, their commentary begged the question. "You think it's the same people behind this, then?"

What people that implied, he couldn't very well say. Having been out of the region, the news was something Derek didn't dig for. Simply put, they weren't native to Hoenn. Or this planet? The easiest part for him to understand was that they weren't friendlies, but enemies.

Particularly the ones who could dispatch helpless pokemon in such a manner. At what point did the league or it's rangers consider it fair play to do the same back?
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POSTED ON Mar 2, 2022 15:06:22 GMT
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No casualties indeed. Pace frowns right Kaida rightfully calls it out, then nods at her in agreement. "I know we saved some, but... no casualties? That's some bullshit" Wild pokémon were casualties in his mind as much as any people or owned pokémon were. Wasn't that the whole point of being a Ranger?[break][break]

He hadn't been here for any Ultra Beast bullshit, especially not the stuff that was being referenced here. Not a pokémon, but an alien. Even now, staring the creature's work in the face, it seemed unfathomable.[break][break]

"These slices are crazy... they're so precise it's like they were done with a machine. Not literally or anything, but..." It blew his mind to think that a pokemon - or even an Ultra Beast - could be capable of this kind of thing.



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tl;dr.

mentions that there WERE indeed casualties, and also comments on the precision of the cuts


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Elaine Highland
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POSTED ON Mar 3, 2022 4:21:17 GMT
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Elaine was always one to welcome a reality of no casualties. However, it was clear that there was some sort of reticence behind the reports of no casualties. Or perhaps there was just the simple reality of the lack of human casualties. Despite the trail of destruction that had been wrought, not a single human had been involved...save for the possible one that may have been at the scene prior.

But the reality before them was something different.

The Pokemon, they’re still casualties too!

She held her tongue as the words she so desperately wanted to shout failed to ever reach her lips.

But that grand travesty was the Rangers’ disregard for the lost lives was not the important part. The others had already brought it up. The more important issue was—

“That thing is still on the move. But, I have to wonder if the poison and the cuts all come from the same source. Was this entity you speak of something that could cause both sets of damage? Even corrosive poison would not be so...precise. No, it would be the farthest from precise, especially if it were leaving a leaking trail.”

Elaine thought out loud as she looked off into the distance where the precise cuts and poison trails led.

“What’re your thoughts on the possibility of there being more than one of these beasts, Adachi? After all, I’d never heard about the one you’re talking about until today.”

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TL;DR: Elaine comments on the precise cuts, the presence of the poison trail, and hypothesizes of the possibility of two separate beasts given what she can fathom about the gaps in her knowledge and the physical evidence.


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POSTED ON Mar 9, 2022 22:22:16 GMT
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bo nodded to .

”same people, or same ultra beasts...” his eyes traveled down the trail of poison, and slashed limbs. ”sure hope it’s the same ones.” cause if it wasn’t, what did that mean? there were more?

he looked over toward detective .

”nah, naganadel are poison-types, but they’re also dragons. moves like AIR SLASH and AIR CUTTER are some of the first things they learn when they evolve.”

”should we follow the trail? what’s your call, adachi?”


TLDR:
* hypothesizes with that this is the same culprit/s as in lilycove
* suggests following the trail of poison
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POSTED ON Mar 10, 2022 16:21:05 GMT
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"Sure hope it’s the same ones."[break][break]

says, and Pace tilts his head. That's not a thought any of them want to be thinking right now - the possibilities of their being multiple of these things. One enough was enough to cause all this damage, the idea of two was something that didn't bear thinking about.[break][break]

"We don't have anything to suggest that there's more than one..." Pace says, looking over to Bo and . "...And maybe it's not worth worrying about it until we do, y'know?" They had to keep their options open, but for now, the case at hand involved just one thing.[break][break]

"We don't have any other leads but to follow the trail, right? Though, there's the danger factor, so maybe..." He looks, as the others do, to for guidance. "Your choice, boss"



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tl;dr.

[break]
+ is monka at the idea of multiple UBs[break]
+ suggests their best bet is following the trail[break]


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POSTED ON Mar 11, 2022 2:56:38 GMT
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LEAGUE BARRACKS 2B


FIRST PROMPT




AN ENDLESS FOREST FEASTS on the unexpecting. as the rangers delve deeper down this path of breadcrumbs, they start to lose their sense of direction. electronic devices fail without explanation, compasses unwind in careless spirals. their only guide is the residue of their suspects.

which is how they find themselves in a place still undiscovered.

the trimmed tree line reveals a dark clearing in fortree’s jungle. while the leaves above blot out the sun, their space is illuminated by the brilliance of a purple energy field. it covers the inner workings of a temple decayed with age.

this thread is now DEATH ENABLED.

the BARRIER expands over the entire temple. it radiates with a constant hum, solid but translucent enough to discern what lies on the other side. however, what the rangers will find does not bode well for them.

vegetation stops where the BARRIER begins. all foliage: grass, underbrush, vines and more, are withered, lifeless. a small buffer zone between inside and just outside the BARRIER is littered with bones. splotches of dried red-black liquid stain eroded stone.

before any of them can react, much less voice their concern or curiosity, a high pitch shrill draws their attention. they will find their culprits battling, exchanging blows as they’re caught in the crossfire of a naganadel’s ACID.

on the other end, a kartana, shuriken spins through the air, deftly avoiding each spurt of ACID. with no regard for the rangers or their pokemon, it releases a flurry of RAZOR LEAVES. each one shines with an edge that will cut flesh like butter, evidently strong enough to clear trunks that have lived well beyond anyone present.

OBJECTIVES


  • engage as you see fit while naganadel and kartana battle!
  • as someone stationed in fortree, have notice that they’ve never explored this area. use this to reference how far remote and unexplored the clearing is.
  • at least 2 rangers must be injured during the battle*.
  • at least 4 pokemon must faint against the ULTRA BEASTS*.
  • at least 1 pokemon must die while fighting the ULTRA BEASTS*.
  • at least 1 trainer or pokemon must be POISONED*.
  • at least 1 trainer or pokemon must suffer a cut like injury*.
  • have recognize, through her understanding of beasts and their behavior, that these pokemon are hostile toward one another but do not intend to kill each other.
  • at least 1 participant should attempt to catch either ULTRA BEAST. the pokeball will bounce off due to still being registered under BAILEY COOPER.
  • optional: have a pokemon get pushed into the BARRIER. roll a dice in the post that this happens in.
  • naganadel and kartana must unwillingly get pushed into the BARRIER. this can be due to the battle.


* these prompts do not have to be finished in order to move on. any progress made will be carried over after the next mod post.

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PLEASE READ CAREFULLY. To ensure these events run smoothly, you must communicate with your thread partners and are able to keep up with them. Please let your partners know if you will be busy, lose interest, or find yourself unable to post.

Always exercise courtesy, maturity and patience.

There is NO POSTING ORDER that you need to maintain; however, be respectful and allow characters to contribute.

Offer openings or opportunities for other characters. These events are not one-man shows.

Decide upon a reasonable time for posting in your group; if a thread partner is unable to engage well enough, skip them.

Since these threads will often 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.

A TL;DR (too long; didn't read) with your posts is not mandatory, but helpful.

This thread has no length requirement. Pace yourself accordingly and submit it when the group is done! I would recommend trying to touch on every aspect you find interesting in order to maximize enjoyment.

you may submit this thread to mod reqs whenever you have finished the objectives not marked with a *!

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POSTED ON Mar 12, 2022 3:24:42 GMT
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boruta looked over to regard with concern. naganadel was the only candidate he could think of that could have possibly done both types of environmental damage, but that didn’t mean that it was the only possibility. it would have certainly been the most remarkable one.

”we should err on the side of caution. always better to expect more trouble than we find.” this was an extraordinary circumstance, after all. for all they knew, they were witnessing the first strikes of war.

something ahead eventually came into view that he’d never seen, or heard of before. bo squinted towards it.

”you familiar with that, mahmoud?”

then, everything happened in a blink. the strange temple was swallowed within some otherworldly barrier, and there were the sounds of battle–on either side of them. there was ACID, flying their way. what they'd been looking for? they were in the middle of it.

”shit! here we go!” he reached for his pokéball, already calling an order as he threw it. ”hitmontop, WIDE GUARD!”

and hopefully, it would be enough for everyone—at least to get out of the way. ”move!” he urged, running himself out of the crossfire.


TLDR:
* reasons that they should be prepared for possibilities
* asks if he's familiar with the temple
* in battle now, releases hitmontop, uses WIDE GUARD to hopefully defend the group from the crossfire for a sec
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POSTED ON Mar 14, 2022 0:03:05 GMT
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The idea of there being more than one of these Beasts was a terrifying one, but one that Kaida reluctantly needed to accept, "...Very possible..." She answered, skirting around the precise cuts like they might bite her, "The ones I fought. They were brutes, everything melted in their presence, they didn't cut, not like this." Even Air Slash left some debris, tore more than cut. She didn't even want to imagine which one was loose, every one of the Beasts were a disaster in a body.

Taking a deep breath, she led the way. It was all she could do, "You're all right. Let's follow them."




The temple got little more than an observing blink from Kaida, too focused on their mission to note the oddity and remoteness of their location. And then the tell-tale shriek of a Beast rang out, and her legs weakened as attacks screamed out.

Hating herself for her own slowness, Kaida tossed out her Pokeball, releasing Svart the Yamega to grab her by the torso, eyes already glowing with Detecting light. As the dragonfly zipped away from the sharp blades and sizzling acid, Kaida wrenched in her Pokemon's grip to note something with great confusion. The poison being scattered with only lowly acid, the way that the paper thin Beast didn't close the distance when the poisonous dragon shrieked and retreated dangerously close to the barrier. These Beasts weren't trying to kill each other. Why? Was this a sparring match? A disagreement turned fight?

No matter, if the Beasts were only fighting each other then..."Get out of their way! This is their battle!" Her shriek rang out over the battlefield, eyes wide and bulging as she and her Yamega struggled to track and stay out of the way of attacks. Their objective was to survive.

@akila

TLDR: Kaida is a part of the Ranger's group, and begins by acknowledging all the Ranger's observation, noting it is totally possibly that there is more than one Beast. When they continue on and get caught in the battle, she released Yamega, who tries to carry her away from the worst of it while using Detect. Noticing the Beast's aren't trying to target them, nor kill each other, she yells for everyone to stay out of their way.

Pokemon: Ekans, Yamega (released, uses Detect!), Snubble


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DEREK HOFFMAN
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POSTED ON Mar 14, 2022 0:23:04 GMT
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Two beasts streak across the clearing with little warning, their hostility towards one another and the characteristics of their attacks matching what was seen elsewhere. However, the brief moment of security provided by Bo and his Hitmontop surely wouldn't last. A tense hand of Derek's jumbled between the pokeballs at his hip, reluctant to send one or the other out in fear of them ending up like the others.

But if they were to let them fight, the group of rangers may not enjoy finding out which would be the victor...

"Any ideas which one, if either, belonged to Bailey?!" Pokeballs had been broken, missing from their slots in the late champion's gallery. Did they even know what he was talking about, though? They weren't there with him. "Maybe one's on our side?" Or at least not actively out to murder and maim their ranks. But he could be wrong.

Though apprehensive about it, Derek eventually revealed his Metagross, Rasputin, which promptly used it's agility to deliver him from further harm the beasts may pose.



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- asks if either beast belonged to bailey
- released metagross to further avoid harm w/ agility
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POSTED ON Mar 14, 2022 1:02:24 GMT
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"I'll be honest with you, I had no fucking clue this place even existed. It's so out of the way here I'm not sure if we could've known"[break][break]

Because, seriously, some temple in the middle of jungle that he'd barely knew delved this deep? From everything he knew about the local area, this place had never been mentioned even once. Pace knits his brow, ready to make some other quip, but then a great deal happens at once.[break][break]

An air of dread accompanies a great barrier, translucent and quivering like electromagnetic waves. The scream of a pokémon echoes, and then the battle begins. The shuriken comes fast, as do the leaves, quick like lightning. Adrenaline takes over as he hears the orders of and to his side, following them and releasing Akhenaten as he takes cover.[break][break]

The Pyroar lets out a roar in the direction of the other rangers, emboldening their pokémon with a resonating helping hand.[break][break]

"Fucking hell-- their battle or not, these guys are causing way too much trouble!" He calls from behind his Pyroar's flickering fur. "We need to shut this shit down before the whole place ends up destroyed."[break][break]

A pain stabs at his bicep - moved too fast and pulled a muscle, perhaps? As he puts his hand across to his arm to check, it comes back bloody. Pace looks down to see a slice in his arm, likely from one of the projectiles he'd dodged, but as he presses his hand against the wound it's white-hot like infection. No time to think about that now - have to deal with the immediate danger, first.



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tl;dr.


[break] + confirms that this place is undiscovered and unexplored
[break]+ sends out PYROAR who uses HELPING HAND on allies
[break] + gets a nasty poisoned wound but ignores it


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LEAGUE BARRACKS 2B
POSTED ON Mar 15, 2022 7:24:09 GMT
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as he reached temporary cover, he called to , ”not sure, but that kartana explains the cuts!”

then, at ’s order, he was faced with a decision. to go against her? it seemed like the only option to avoid whatever was about to occur here in the background.

”i don’t know, adachi; mahmoud’s got a point! i don’t think we should stay here too long!” he called over the battle, pointing to the temple and its ominous purple barrier. ”and we can’t just leave ‘em here!”

deciding quickly, he launched an attack as the naganadel came lower.

”hitmontop, get underneath it!”

it dove headfirst, drilling into the ground and traveling beneath projectiles before crashing through the surface, driving with a force towards the dragon. however, it was knocked out of the way by a powerful wing, and showered with a copious amount of potent ACID.

shit.

gritting teeth, bo reached for another pokeball. an aerodactyl, who screeched and immediately careened towards the battle. an IRON HEAD swung on the naganadel in defense of its teammate.

the hitmontop did not get back up, already FAINTED from a critical close-range combo. it was returned.


TLDR:
* notes kartana likely caused the cuts
* agrees with about intervening
* hitmontop attacks naganadel w/ DIG, is knocked out of the way and badly poisoned
* aerodactyl is released, uses IRON HEAD on naganadel
* hitmontop FAINTS and is returned
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POSTED ON Mar 16, 2022 0:42:01 GMT
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Action on their part only emphasized the inaction on his side. Unable to just stand by and watch them sacrifice their own pokemon, Derek releases a Grimmsnarl, hoping to catch them off-guard while they were duking it out.

"Crota, aim for the purple one." Prompting the Grimmsnarl to go on the offensive, it's attempts to play rough were quickly thwarted, sent crashing back down to the ground where it leapt from with a decisive blow. One that didn't take much effort from their adversary.

Didn't even lay a scratch on the damn thing.

The injury proved just as devastating as the others. Collecting the unconscious Grimmsnarl with a pokeball before lobbing out another, he felt a change in approach might be helpful. The Charizard that came soaring out was quick to lock eyes on the two fighting before seeking direction from it's trainer. "See if you can't break them up with your smokescreen!"

Committing to this initiative, Derek looked down to Rasputin, who seemed to be looking back as if of the same mind. It was time he played a part in all this. Especially once the Charizard was witnessed being struck down, though only after it's mission was successful. As it soared down between them, a dense black plume expanded between them, causing the beasts to lose sight of one another.

"Your turn." Seeing Rasputin off with a leap, Derek tucks and rolls along the ground, the Metagross maintaining it's agility until close enough to drive into the Naganadel with a zen headbutt. It's mass likely superseded the beasts, and with any luck (or help), it would be pushed further towards the barrier (temple?). Or maybe not...

The Charizard that had been struck down, however, was not going unconscious, instead struggling to pick itself up to see what was happening just overhead.



tl;dr
- releases grimmsnarl which faints after attacking

- returns grimmsnarl before summoning his charizard

- charizards smokescreen attempts to disrupt their battle

- charizard sustains an injury but is not out of the fight just yet

- derek bails from metagross so that it can attempt to zen headbutt naganadel into the barrier (perhaps prompting the kartana to follow due to aggro)
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