none of them were unaccustomed to being submerged in the dark of the ocean, but typically, they weren’t outside of the hull, simply wandering around. this wasn’t quite the ocean. it wasn’t anywhere in their world—presumably.[break][break]
the caves glittered between shadows cast by floating water-types. lulu floated past them, accompanied by her poipole. this was not the first dimension she’d levitated through. it wasn’t so bad, really; however, things were becoming increasingly strange.[break][break]
for a moment, she could have sworn she saw the stone of the cave moving. surely, just a trick of what little light they had to see with.[break][break]
but if it wasn’t?[break][break]
”i’d recommend not touching anything until we’ve taken enough time to observe,” she suggested to all. it was not curious Naomi Sato who received her look, but rather Elisabeth Fiorelli . as her eyes met the admin, though, she noticed the shimmer of something unmistakably metallic behind her.[break][break]
”what’s that?”
it was the wreckage.

[attr="class","ooc"]Elisabeth Fiorelli Naomi Sato THEO BECKETT [break][break]
notes:[break]
- notices environment doing weird things[break]
- suggests not to touch anything[break]
- notices megalopolan wreckage[break][break]
[attr="class","pkspr pkmn-poipole"]

oddly enough, the similarities in the environment to what it would be like under the sea are what puts theo at ease. in a way, it feels more freeing than diving as there's no need to be bogged down by equipment. just his sygna suit.[break][break]

still, there's an odd sensation he cannot place. he puts it in the back of his mind for now, choosing to focus on the wreckage instead.[break][break]

"odd."[break][break]

he narrows his eyes, unable to gleam much from a distance.[break][break]

"shall we investigate?"

[attr="class","ooc"]Lulu Flint Elisabeth Fiorelli Naomi Sato[break]

[attr="class","pkspr pkmn-milotic color-shiny"]

the ruins were approached, and it did not take long to determine that megalopolan corpses were aboard. one had even made their way a small distance from their landing.[break][break]
orbiting the hull, she eventually came across the name as it glowed under her headlamp. ”quaestor lucis…”[break][break]
a camera was raised to take a photo of the finding, before she noted another big shadow falling over the remains. a look over her shoulder revealed what it belonged to.[break][break]
a giant nihilego, who seemed to be gravitating towards Elisabeth Fiorelli —or just leaving her.[break][break]
”fiorelli!”[break][break]
she spun, eyes glued. her experiences through the timestreams had revealed the effects of nihilego toxin to her. rocket was well aware of it, now. this was not good.[break][break]
her hand reached for a pokéball.[break][break]
”she may have just been infected with nihilego toxin. stay alert.” words to theo and naomi acted like a sudden barrier, already placing elisa as an outsider, one against the three. left to prove her safety.

[attr="class","ooc"]Elisabeth Fiorelli Naomi Sato THEO BECKETT [break][break]
notes:[break]
- locates ship name[break]
- sees nihilego near elisa[break]
- warns others elisa may have been poisoned[break][break]
[attr="class","pkspr pkmn-poipole"]

the SYGNA SUIT he wears allows him to effortlessly glide towards the wrecked vessel, unhindered by any environmental effects that might have slowed the others down. he drifts to a stop behind them, acting as their eyes and ears.[break][break]

"elisa—"[break][break]

Lulu Flint calls out to Elisabeth Fiorelli at the same time he does but by then it's too late. being adept at toxicology, he understands the effects of the poison well enough to know that their time down here has suddenly become much shorter.[break][break]

"should you start to feel excited, elisabeth, do let us know. we would need to leave immediately."[break][break]

he turns to the other two, voice lowering slightly, though he makes no attempt to hide his words from the admin.[break][break]

"the priority is to restrain her but do not hesitate to eliminate her if need be."

[attr="class","ooc"]Lulu Flint Elisabeth Fiorelli Naomi Sato[break]

[attr="class","pkspr pkmn-milotic color-shiny"]

Elisabeth Fiorelli could no longer be trusted.[break][break]
so, what were the options? a) they could leave her there. b) they could kill her, or c) they could drag her unconscious body back and run tests.[break][break]
making her own decision, lulu tossed her pokéball.[break][break]
”find her.”[break][break]
djall the houndoom descended upon the ruins, joined by the bodiless shadow of darkrai. the dog was a little slower on his feet than usual, but odor sleuth made him plenty useful still.[break][break]
”i’ll put her to sleep,” lulu explained to the others, gaze turning towards THEO BECKETT in particular. it was rare that she found herself feeling truly under his authority. the labs were her realm, where she called the shots. ”until it's decided what to do with her. i, personally, think it would be wise of us to bring her back and run some tests.” to treat this as an opportunity.[break][break]
she then called out to elisabeth, wherever she was, ”hiding in the dark from us is frivolous, fiorelli! come out so we may resolve this situation.”[break][break]
it was then that she saw more nihilego heading for them. her attention was pulled away, more immediately focused on the threat closing in.[break][break]
”penrose!”[break][break]
just as she dodged out of the way of the attacking ultra beast, a dragon pulse blasted it away.

[attr="class","ooc"]Elisabeth Fiorelli Naomi Sato THEO BECKETT [break][break]
notes:[break]
- houndoom and darkrai are search the ruins for elisabeth[break]
- lulu intends to sleep elisa and bring her back to the lab for research (passion for scientific discovery prompt)[break][break]
[attr="class","pkspr pkmn-poipole"] [attr="class","pkspr pkmn-darkrai"][attr="class","pkspr pkmn-houndoom"]

ICY WIND meets DISARMING VOICE that drops the frozen projectiles to the ground, keeping the three of them safe as their "ally" departs without warning.[break][break]

so much for unity.[break][break]

he nods at Lulu Flint, heeding her words.[break][break]

"okay. we'll bring her back and run some tests."[break][break]

but his attention quickly shifts to the incoming attacks from a swarm of nihilegos. quick to click his tongue, he watches a tidal wave of SURF arc up towards them before crashing, pushing them back ever so slightly.[break][break]

another pokeball bursts open, then another, buying him time to look back at Naomi Sato.[break][break]

"go after her, naomi. assume she is a threat."[break][break]

🗺️ Lulu Flint and THEO BECKETT's contact with ultra beasts in the past will cause the environment to creepily "seek" them.

[attr="class","ooc"]Lulu Flint Elisabeth Fiorelli Naomi Sato[break]

[attr="class","pkspr pkmn-milotic color-shiny"][attr="class","pkspr pkmn-salamence color-shiny"][attr="class","pkspr pkmn-gyarados color-shiny"]

the swarm descended.[break][break]
go after her, naomi.[break][break]
the words reached lulu strangely. a command to one of their top scientists to rush in and face an admin, poisoned and made violent by alien neurotoxin. presumably, sacrifice herself. then again, perhaps it beat facing off with a whole swarm of nihilego.[break][break]
for a split moment, lulu had the reflex thought to hide in the shadows. instead, she shifted closer to THEO BECKETT , and turned her back to his to cover his blind side. with the surf having only pushed the wave of nihilego back some, they were still surrounded.[break][break]
at least penrose was there with a helping hand.[break][break]
darkrai?
within the ruins, djall had begun howling, pursuing something else in the dark entirely. just as darkrai had homed-in on their target (with no help), it found itself forced to turn back to retrieve and surely save its avatar’s bizarrely prized dog.[break][break]
from the shadows, the mythical appeared before djall, grabbing him up by the horns and carrying him back through the ruins with a vexed growl, ”imbecile.”

[attr="class","ooc"]Elisabeth Fiorelli Naomi Sato THEO BECKETT [break][break]
notes:[break]
- lulu and poipole fight nihilego swarm with theo[break]
- houndoom got lost, darkrai had to go save him, brb[break]
[attr="class","pkspr pkmn-poipole"][attr="class","pkspr pkmn-houndoom"][attr="class","pkspr pkmn-darkrai"]