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ONGOING EVENT

EXPLORATION

LITTLEROOT[break]↻ MECHANICAL KINGDOM

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Partners ~ The Game is Afoot! - The Great Ace Attorney 2
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WHETHER IT WAS DISPLACED BENEATH LITTLEROOT DUE TO DIMENSIONAL ENTANGLEMENT, BROUGHT BACK TO FUNCTIONING ORDER DUE TO DIALGA, OR BOTH, can not be determined. However, this kingdom made entirely out of intricate mechanisms is void of human life. Clockwork gears, iron tunnels, and curious domes make up this kingdom that continues to function like an animatronic music box.[break][break]

Mechanical Pokemon like Magearna, Volcanion and others present in the kingdom seem to be robotic, set to a rhythm or programming like an animatronic figure.[break][break]

Several clock towers loom above the entire kingdom, though their machinery seems to be in disrepair.

PROMPTS

LIST OF PROMPTS

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03 spot a zygarde cell that flees, leading your character into a sticky situation.
04 experience your emotions being overridden by the song sung periodically throughout the kingdom; conversely, become cursed by the song and find yourself perpetually dancing before breaking the curse (e.g. dampening sound).
08 involve "lockpicking" or "jamming machinery" in some way.
17 ROCKET ONLY: using the primal crystal pilfered by ZEV HARCOURT, BRYAN DELAROSA, PRIAM CONRAD and LEVY ALINSKY, teleport directly into the castle's dungeons to discover a coal engine room. the engine is dormant and may require particular pokemon to power it again...
🗺️ utilize sygna suits in an advantageous way.
🗺️ Kouji Matsubara's expertise in close-quarters combat and/or his physical strength must be advantageous in some way.

EXPEDITION TREASURES

AT THE END OF EACH EXPEDITION THREAD, all characters must ROLL for their final post. The HIGHEST FOUR ROLLS will be counted for what TREASURES are retrieved from the location. These treasures will be returned to each faction for future use...

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RULES

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

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

IN YOUR FINAL POSTS, PLEASE ROLL.

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"tada! we're here!"

they arrive at the dungeons of the castle. the engine room deeper into it has already has been reported to have been activated, but there was nothing wrong with checking it again to make sure it remains burning.

it's a simple task, but a task nonetheless. rocket could probably send anyone, but since it was priam who organized it, the criteria goes out of the window.

"ah, i have someone to show ya!" priam pulls kouji over to where the underboss was. "heh! i thought you'd like someone to show the ropes to, hehe."

on paper, a new member. whether theo was aware of his background or not was uncertain, but priam did dig a bit to know the basics.

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with the help of priam conrad and others in acquiring the primal crystal, they make it into the dungeons of the castle without much of an issue.[break][break]

"well done."[break][break]

for both this and littleroot.[break][break]

turning to regard their new member, he offers them a nod.[break][break]

"theo beckett. it's a pleasure."[break][break]

despite being heavily involved in human resources, he has delegated most of it to jayden cross, and so it comes as no surprise when he doesn't recognize Kouji Matsubara.[break][break]

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Kouji hadn’t expected to be dragged along, pulled along even, by Priam; it seemed the man had been digging into his background, but it didn’t really matter in the end. Kouji met eyes with Theo, an underboss. ”Nice to meetcha as well, I’m Kouji.” He said as he extended his hand for a shake; a simple greeting, a simple meeting.
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This entire space was strange, right into the core room. He wasn’t smart, nothing he saw really made sense to him; but he looked around anyway. ”What’s the plan? I’m not good at the brainy stuff, so don’t count on me for that stuff.” He said as he allowed his eyes to explore and eat in their surroundings.
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”Hey Priam, what was that anyway?”

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NOTES

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POSTED ON Apr 22, 2023 0:46:04 GMT

"oh, yeah, he's an underboss. he's the easiest to suck up to, as far as i know."

that part, he doesn't whisper. the next, he does. "if you act like you're his child, he goes easy on you."

he looks around the place afterwards, trying to savor the view that he barely had time to stare at the list time the rift opened up before his eyes. his mouth moves as he does, explaining the current plan.

"i think we just need to check if the engine is running again for future expeditions, but nothing's stopping us to sightsee along the way."

he turns to theo. "i got that part right, right?"

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POSTED ON Apr 26, 2023 10:20:07 GMT

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is that the reputation he has as an underboss? easiest to suck up to? he supposes it's not the worst.[break][break]

"that's right."[break][break]

he nods.[break][break]

"you're leading this expedition, priam. we're just here to support."[break][break]

in other words: this is priam's domain.[break][break]

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He whispered back to Priam, his eyebrows raised. ”The hell, why would I do that?” He said as he looked back. The idea of pretending to be someone else’s kid made him almost wretch in his own mouth, a rare feeling.
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”Alright, the baton is back in your hand then…Boss Priam.” He said with a smirk.
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There was something else, Kouji looked back at Theo afterwards, a smirk on his face as he looked on. ”Hey, hey, great…Shirt?” HIs kissing up needed work to begin with.

priam conrad, THEO BECKETT [break][break]

NOTES

-Expedition.

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POSTED ON Apr 28, 2023 2:52:44 GMT

he shrugs at kouji's question, pairing it with a cheeky smile. everyone on rocket was weird, including their underboss. he's certain he's not the only one he's tried to play the father figure to.

"aye, aye, captain!" he responds to the assignment theo gave him.

as soon as he gives the underboss the affirmative, something green pops out on the corner of his eye. it notices priam the same time as he does, and after that brief moment of eye contact, the slightest movement stirs both into action.

"t-t-that thing!" he points at the zygarde cell. "let's fuckin' get it!"

while kouji attempts to curry theo's favor and theo goes idle in favor of priam's action to the cause, priam quickly shifts priorities from the assignment to what was newly discovered.

in his head, he thought they could always postpone the visit to the engine until the end since it's not going anywhere.

03 spot a zygarde cell that flees, leading your character into a sticky situation.

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POSTED ON Apr 29, 2023 17:30:51 GMT

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he peers down at his nondescript shirt.[break][break]

"thanks."[break][break]

while it sounds dry, he is sincere about it.[break][break]

noticing the zygarde cell, they start chasing after it, turning corner after corner before eventually the music all around them becomes too loud to ignore.[break][break]

so much so that he starts dancing.[break][break]

"hm?"[break][break]

04 experience your emotions being overridden by the song sung periodically throughout the kingdom; conversely, become cursed by the song and find yourself perpetually dancing before breaking the curse (e.g. dampening sound).

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POSTED ON May 1, 2023 11:08:49 GMT

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Kouji hadn’t expected it, that strange creature and the movement that didn’t make sense.
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He didn’t even have time to acknowledge the thanks before Priam ran; there was something else here, something problematic. He joined them in the run, and he could only watch as Theo broke into a dance. He looked at the moving creature, and the door that began to slide down.
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And the moving gear that was behind it, the moving machinery; that was causing the doors to fall down, Kouji’s eyes had caught it, and jammed the hilt of his knife into it, a tough metal casing that moved into the moving gears, jamming the door shut for a moment.[break][break][break]

08 involve "lockpicking" or "jamming machinery" in some way.

priam conrad, THEO BECKETT [break][break]

NOTES

-Expedition.

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POSTED ON May 8, 2023 2:47:53 GMT

the samurott forces itself out, activating the sygna suit the moment the song sounds. it looks frantically around, but calms down at the sight of priam getting unaffected.

"oh, so it does that." at least THEO BECKETT was there to test the effects of the song to them. his lips crack to a smile, but he moves forward to frisk the underboss for his pokemon instead of taking a video. "hehe, alright i'll getcha out."

milotic. that's the pokemon theo was bonded with as far as he knows. he picks one out and takes pokemon out until he gets one to activate the underboss' sygna suit.

it was a roadblock that stopped their momentum, but it wasn't like they didn't reach a physical blockade anyways. he turns to kouji, who had been doing work for them in the meantime, and shouts.

"put yer back into it! full power, kouji boy! let's go!" he cheers as he fixes theo's condition.

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POSTED ON May 9, 2023 6:24:51 GMT

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this isn't normal. theo doesn't dance. but priam conrad steps in to save the day.[break][break]

"please."[break][break]

his SYGNA SUIT shimmers as it activates, freeing him from the effects.[break][break]

immediately, he takes a step and stomps on Kouji Matsubara's knife, ensuring it's jammed in place enough for them to get through.[break][break]

"let's go."[break][break]

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POSTED ON May 10, 2023 1:12:15 GMT

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Kouji saw the foot fall onto his knife, and sighed. ”I compliment your shirt, and you just step on my third favorite knife.” He said as he took out another, the one with his mega stones embedded in it.
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”A sygna suit huh?”
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But that was to be expected, it was the type of thing that he should have expected to see, the door was kept open, and now the two were free. ”Forward, I’ll keep chasing whatever the hell that thing was.”
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He said as he began to go into a sprint again, a fast run; the strange thing that had been upfront, just what the hell was that kind of pokemon to begin with?

priam conrad, THEO BECKETT [break][break]

NOTES

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POSTED ON May 22, 2023 4:17:12 GMT

as the door remains open for them, courtesy of kouji, priam steps in to look for the small cellular pokemon. despite his eyes that were perceptive to small and shiny things, he finds none of what he saw.

"ugh, it got away."

shoulders fall heavy in depression, though they were quickly picked back up, just like his spirits. he turns around, hands on his hip, as he takes the position of captain once again.

"i guess there's that! should we head to the engine instead? that thing's only gonna take a few minutes anyways, then we can go back to searching for that thing!"

he probably will, too, until someone else pries him off of the area. unlike ultra deep sea, dancing doesn't seem as bad as having hallucinations that could turn him against his allies through his intrusive thoughts.

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POSTED ON May 25, 2023 9:28:54 GMT

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compared to the other realms he has ventured into, mainly deep sea, this one seems like a relatively peaceful walk in the park that may or may not include dancing.[break][break]

he supposes he should feel blessed.[break][break]

"engine room it is."[break][break]

17 ROCKET ONLY: using the primal crystal pilfered by ZEV HARCOURT, BRYAN DELAROSA, PRIAM CONRAD and LEVY ALINSKY, teleport directly into the castle's dungeons to discover a coal engine room. the engine is dormant and may require particular pokemon to power it again...

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