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[attr="class","omgentop"]S.P.E.C.T.R.A. TRINITY TRIALS

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ICLY SET AFTER POSTDORMITUM, BEFORE GOODBYE GALAR

MEMBER EVENT - ROCKET PVE

DEADLINE: 11:59PM, JUNE 30

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🎼 Shadow Temple | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | Koji Kondo

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TEAM B-STIE BOYS:[break]DARKRAI

THE SIMULATION BLINKS YOU INTO A STRANGE OTHERWORLDLY REALM, one that those familiar would recognize as the INTERDREAM ZONE. Pink mist wafts around you in a way that only plumed in such ubiquity during the events of POSTDORMITUM.[break][break]

Rising from the nightmarish darkness around you is a Legendary creature that you know well due to its high-profile avatarship: DARKRAI.[break][break]

Your bracelets flash as a voice-over provides you with intelligence before you begin, the brief given in full:
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UNDERSTANDING THE STRENGTH WE POSSESS IS AS VITAL AS UNDERSTANDING THE THREAT THAT IS POSED AGAINST US.[break][break]

YOUR MISSION: YOU MUST DEFEAT DARKRAI OR BE DEFEATED BY DARKRAI TO LEAVE THIS SIMULATION. WHILE YOUR WOUNDS WILL NOT LEAVE THIS VIRTUAL SPACE WITH YOU, THE PAIN YOU EXPERIENCE WHILE IN THIS SIMULATION WILL FEEL QUITE REAL.[break][break]

THREE EVALUATORS WILL BE OVERSEEING YOUR TRIAL. BE ADVISED EACH SHALL GRADE YOU ACCORDING TO THEIR OWN UNIQUE CRITERIA. THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO SUCCEED, BUT ALL WILL REQUIRE COLLABORATION.[break][break]

NOTE THAT DATA PROVIDED FOR THIS SIMULATION WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THIS POKEMON, BUT SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON AS A COMPLETELY ACCURATE RENDITION OF EVENTS. THERE IS MUCH OF LEGENDARY CREATURES WE DO NOT UNDERSTAND.[break][break]

YOUR TRIAL BEGINS NOW.

EVALUATORS

jayden cross[break] admin[break]
offense & training[break]
he/him, twenty-six, milky[break][break]
grading criteria: "Hand-to-hand combat, knowledge of weaponry, danger level."[break][break]

Elisabeth Fiorelli[break] underboss[break]
she/her, thirty, scarlet[break][break]
grading criteria: "Perseverance. Quick-thinking. Ability to turn situations to your advantage."[break][break]

Cillian Quinn[break] underboss[break]
he/him, thirty-five, thorn[break][break]
grading criteria: "Tenacity, strategy, intellect."[break][break]

priam conrad Alba Evovae Isaac Merlo

PVE THREAD RULES

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY to understand the expectations of this event.[break][break]

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Teams of THREE have been set at the mod's (Scarlet) discretion. These cannot change at this moment in time.
If a thread partner has not posted in awhile, please skip them in this event. Momentum is important for engagement.
Since these threads 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 posts.
Please have at least FIVE POSTS PER CHARACTER in your Trinity Trial thread.
AFK behavior and low activity in this PVE may lead to a character's virtual 'death' to the Legendary.
Please provide a TL;DR with each post.
FOLLOW THE PROMPTS BELOW to complete this thread.

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YOUR PROMPTS:

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🌌 In the INTERDREAM ZONE, figments of your imagination will run wild, creating ILLUSIONS that deceive and trick you!
🌌 Darkrai must place one of your teammates under a DEEP SLEEP, and feast on your NIGHTMARES to heal itself! You must find a way to cure the SLEEP affliction!
🌌 Darkrai will MANIPULATE SHADOWS around you to create FALSE COPIES of your Pokemon that will battle against you!
🚀 priam conrad's disinclination towards attaining leadership in Rocket must be explored in the team dynamic.
🚀 Isaac Merlo's anxieties about his loyalty to Rocket must threaten to leak in the simulation; he must contend with the desire to hide his deepest doubts from his evaluators and teammates.
🚀 Alba Evovae's insecurities about his inexperience in Rocket compared to his teammates must be overcome in some way to achieve victory; alternatively, he may succumb to his doubts in the event of a defeat.

COMPLETION DEADLINE: June 30, 11:59PM EST.

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"darkrai, huh? they really chose wrong, cause we're dominating this!"

priam appears to stand without fear as the simulation loads the setting they'll be fighting in. pink mist no longer bothers him, especially after experiencing it at its worst at ultra deep sea.

that experience, alongside having worked with darkrai's previous avatars, gives priam an idea of how to navigate through things.

"we're on bodyguard duty," he tells Isaac Merlo. "i think that's the best thing we could do for a while until dream mist is dealt with. i'm pretty sure darkrai isn't capable of making more of 'em anyways."

he turns to Alba Evovae next as he releases his remoraid.

"and you're the mvp for this! hear me out! i tested it out back in ultra deep sea, and since you have a-"

priam drops to the ground before he can finish his statement. it's only been seconds, but too much time has already been wasted talking. the darkrai makes its move as it takes the first victim of the fight to dream world.

the remoraid flops in a panic as it watches the darkrai start warming up for the brawl.

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Dark Void

Shit, shit, shit. Couldn't he have stayed awake for just a few more seconds!? Couldn't this shithead simulation have waited a moment longer before lulling their most experienced member into the plague of sleep?[break][break]

"Damnit… You're his Pokémon, yeah? Can't you wake him up?" Arceus knew if that Remoraid was going to listen to him, or even understand a thing he said, but it was worth a shot. His own Pokémon weren't too suited for it, anyway; Whimsicott preferred to make people worse, Iron Moth was a weapon before it was a healer, and Musharna—[break][break]

Musharna… Come to think of it, the mist that surrounded them looked like…[break][break]

"I don't know what he was gonna say, but I might have a small idea." In comparison to how Alba had been talking before the simulation, there was a solid edge to his words that made it sound like he was actually living in the present. Gripping his Pokéball tightly, the grunt released Musharna, a plume of pink rising from her forehead to join the surrounding fog.[break][break]

"Musharna can create Dream Mist, so maybe our SPExpert was trying to say we could use that?" The nickname sounded a little hollow on his tongue, given the circumstances.[break][break]

As he mulled things over, the Psychic-type unleashed a Moonblast on their opponent. And the ball started to roll.

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• We do a little thinking

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[attr="class","skulloverlap"]BUT HOLD YOUR BREATH, GUESS WHO'S RUNNING THE SHOW?

[attr="class","skullbody"]Bodyguard duty, indeed. Darkrai's preemptive strike had taken their most experienced teammate out, and that meant keeping him safe was going to be a priority. Isaac rushed without thinking, dipping his shoulder and extending his arm as if ready to spear Priam across the midsection. He didn't, but the principle was the same; he caught Priam before he could fell, then shifted their body positions so he could hold Priam up by the shoulder.[break][break]

With his one free hand, Isaac hit a breakable loop on his belt. It unfurled, allowing the attached Pokeball to roll to the ground. Out from that ball popped a Blastoise, rolling its shoulders and cracking its neck as it stared down their foe.[break][break]

"Toto, keep close to us. You're pulling double duty today," Isaac said. The cocky grin spreading across the Blastoise's face showed he knew exactly what that meant. He slid in front of Isaac and Priam, sheltering them with his bulk as spirit energy gathered at the tip of his cannons. The Aura Sphere that launched from them needed no aim, homing in on the Darkrai's own aura no matter where Toto stood. This freed up his focus for watching Isaac and Priam's back, allowing him to keep them safe from any harm.[break][break]

With Toto on offense and defense, Isaac could comfortably slot into the role of tactician. Alba had some interesting ideas, and his Pokemon had some interesting capabilities. "That could bite us in the ass," he warned. "Dream mist's been nothing but trouble. And if they plopped us in a room full of it, it's probably Darkrai's home field advantage." Did anyone know the extent of Walsh's capabilities? Of course not. But this being Rocket's choice of location left Isaac very concerned.[break][break]

"Wait. What if instead of making mist, we eat it?" Isaac asked. "We've got a shot at taking away its turf, and that might save us a lot of headache." If the mist helped Darkrai somehow, it'd be left without its support. If it could wield the mists, it'd be stripped of its weapons. And if the mists were simply there to distract them, now they'd be able to fight with clear heads.[break][break]

And that was a good thing. The last thing Isaac wanted was for those mists to start reflecting the fears he'd been harboring lately . . .[break][break]

TEAL DEER;[break]
Man down! Isaac swooces in to catch Priam before he falls.[break]
Isaac's choice of Pokemon; Toto the Blastoise, with auto-aiming artillery and a big, chunky body on defense.[break]
Isaac suggests they consume the Dream Mist to strip Darkrai of whatever advantages it provides.

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super-effective hits do little to dissuade to the darkrai. the mist start to swirl below it, like the start to a typhoon of disasters it's about to bestow to the group. it does the first strike to priam with a point of its finger.

he starts to sweat as in isaac's arms, with his remoraid still in a panic. his espeon pushes itself out of the ball, forcing the remoraid to go back, and stands between its trainer and the legend. it's an emotional choice for the pokemon, but something that works in their favor as this was a test.

the simulated darkrai is programmed to torment instead of going for the kill. with a wave of its hand, it disables the super-effective moves that were fired earlier.

as priam stirs in his sleep, the mist starts to manifest something from memory.

the scenery changes to a tower that exists no more. the rockets would find themselves at the edge of the top of a tower, with the bottom floors burning as they get cornered in.

the witch hunt for the rocket traitor rings on the background as faceless crowds block the way down. three familiar pokemon serve as the vanguard of the illusion: blastoise, espeon and musharna.

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Dark Void

It's funny, really. He'd expected to be more excited about this, but somehow doubt managed to creep in as well. The unknown was a paradox like that; the thrill of conquering it warred against every step being uneasy, and the feeling of being horribly out of your depth.[break][break]

But Isaac had a good head on his shoulders, and it was only a matter of time before they managed to wake Priam up. The illusion of safe passage was paved in Alba's mind, and he forced himself to focus.[break][break]

"It's worth a shot." It's not as if they had anything to lose. Darkrai is a stronger entity than they are, and is fighting with a home advantage… Any edge they could possibly gain was worth pursuing.[break][break]

And then the world shifted. From the thick mist rose a burning tower, a crowd of nothing, and a stolen vanguard, facing them down like a mirror.[break][break]

"Give it a try, Musharna." Like steel— no, the grunt's voice was more like an ore becoming steel. Rough, unsteady edges mingled with the heavy clang of the hammer, trying to make something harder than it actually was. His eyes trained themselves on the replica of his own partner, as if a heavy enough stare would make it vanish back into mist.

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• mmm dream mist

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[attr="class","skulltitle"]導通抵抗

[attr="class","skulloverlap"]BUT HOLD YOUR BREATH, GUESS WHO'S RUNNING THE SHOW?

[attr="class","skullbody"]Click. Click click click. Shit. Toto huffed as he tracted his cannons, turning over his shoulder to check for Isaac's input.[break][break]

"Little busy, buddy!" Isaac called, supporting Priam with one arm while switching between shoulder shakes and fanning his face with the other. One way or another, he was getting Priam awake. Even if he had to go for the dreaded pinc-[break][break]

Too late. From the mists rose a tower, and from the tower came the hunt. Cinders seared at Isaac's nose as gruff voices ordered a manhunt on any traitors present. Isaac's breath hitched in his chest. For a second, past the three Pokemon that stepped from the smoke, he swore he could see a shock of blonde hair [break][break]

No. No no no no no. They couldn't know. Not about his deepest secrets. Not about his hidden doubts. Not about a decision he didn't even have the guts to make for an organization he didn't even trust. They couldn't. They wouldn't. And yet with each spike of anxiety through his system, he could more clearly see himself as the-[break][break]

Birthday whale.[break][break]

Cabbage grenades.[break][break]

A roller coaster juggling chainsaws. The first annual frog olympics. A second Zev, who was slightly taller than the real Zev. Donuts, but in reverse. The smell of silence. Headphones for your headphones. Jeans for every part of the body, an entire joutfit. Economy 2.[break][break]

Isaac took every single invasive thought, every single nonsense phrase, every single combination of two words he could string together, and weaponized it. He turned his conscious into a hammer and bludgeoned the everloving fuck out of his subconscious with it. If his fears were to breach, they'd need to be found in a sea of pure white noise inanity.[break][break]

Eventually, he knew he'd slip. He'd have to focus on the battle instead of dredging up more absurdities. He'd run out of new material and start losing his footing. He'd be confronted with imagery too painful, too realistic, too close to home, and when his mind skipped a beat Darkrai would slip right in. But for now, he was secure.[break][break]

He stooped to pick up Remoraid, pointing it like a gun towards the trio of incoming Pokemon. "Hit 'em with what feels right!" he said, hoping the Remoraid knew more of its moves than he did. In return, Toto foxused his attention on the fake Musharna, blasting it with a powerful Dark Pulse.[break][break]

TEAL DEER;[break]
Isaac fears he sees glimpses of himself in the tower. To stop these from developing any further, he buries his subconscious under a relentless tide of conscious absurdities.[break]
Toto aims a Dark Pulse at the fake Musharna.[break]
Isaac himself aims Priam's Remoraid at the trio, asking it to use whatever move it wants.

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"gabby!"

priam jolts awake as water splashes on his face. it was not just him drenched, but the entire party, thanks to the efforts of Isaac Merlo and his attempt to get the remoraid in action.

soak comes out of the water-type as per the grunt's encouragement, only to return to them as it hit the opposing espeon's magic bounce.

"oh, uh, good!" he quickly exclaims as he finally wakes up from his slumber. he gets back to his feet, giving isaac a quick whack on the back as thanks. "where are we?"

as long as he's conscious, priam can reel it in. as long as there's a challenge to overcome, there's a direction to look forward to.

the intensity of the setting weakens as the dream mist gets consumed. the space gets closer to reality, but at the same time, presents darkrai's true form to them once more.

"your musharna got soaked too, right?" he asks Alba Evovae, alluding to an obvious conclusion given their matchup.

he spares no time to sparse around the area afterwards. he hones in on the easier targets, keeping an eye on the darkrai. while he recalls the espeon back to it's ball, he aims his remoraid at the blastoise, firing off bullet seeds at its face.

"i think we jump the darkrai as soon as we deal with these," he tells the others, speaking whatever was on his mind without any thought behind it.

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Dark Void

He's awake. Thank Arceus for that. Drenched with water, Alba let out a sigh of relief as Priam returned to the land of the living. They still had to be careful, though. There was practically no warning before their teammate fell asleep. The same could easily happen again.[break][break]

"Yeah, that's right." Musharna had done an excellent job at weakening the Dream Mist; Alba returned her to her Poké Ball, Iron Moth appearing in her stead. Soaked and disabled as she was, she wasn't a good match-up against their opponents, and it was best to keep her healthy in case they needed her dream eating again.[break][break]

Then the sound of mechanical wings vibrating filled the room, as his Pokémon aimed a Bug Buzz towards the illusory Espeon. Take out the pawns, then deal with their true foe.

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[attr="class","skulltitle"]導通抵抗

[attr="class","skulloverlap"]BUT HOLD YOUR BREATH, GUESS WHO'S RUNNING THE SHOW?

[attr="class","skullbody"]"Where we are's not important." An endless flask of beer? Ugh. He was starting to run out of absurdist thoughts. Thank Arceus Priam was back up, because maybe now Darkrai wouldn't have a direct pipeline to his memories. "What's important is that we stop Darkrai before this gets out of hand."[break][break]

Clearly, the urgency in his voice was that of a man aiming to make a good impression on his mission.[break][break]

A tide of Bullet Seeds walloped the illusory Blastoise. A Bug Buzz shrieked against the ears of the psychic types. The reflected Soak meant that, in contrast, their enemy's strategies would have far less impact. It was an ideal situation to be in, even if it had been born of an accident. "Keep on pushing. We have these guys right where we want them."[break][break]

That meant it was time for plan A. Sending Toto back into his ball, Isaac tossed out one of the Paradox Pokemon that had been all the rage lately. Ferrus Manus emerged, his hands spiraling around him in an impromptu threat display. However, before he could start stomping, Isaac held up a finger to silence him.[break][break]

"We'll be supercharging up," Isaac whispered, keeping his voice low. "Soon as you blow a path through these guys, we'll be ready to crash on through." Darkrai's name was a massive hint to its type, and that meant one good shot from Ferrus could turn the tide of this brawl.[break][break]

His hands orbited around his body like little satellites, sending jolts of electricity racing across his body. Each press of this Belly Drum turbocharged Ferrus' motors, even at the cost of shielding and life support systems. Were he to make it through this ritual uninterrupted, he would be swinging at several times his usual force.[break][break]

Hammer and anvil tactics were the bread and butter of mass combat. And Isaac had brought one hell of a hammer with him.

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"i gotchu!"

it's when someone else gives him the objective then the gears on his head start moving with better efficiency. although willing to step up when need be, this position was more comfortable for him, whether he admits to it or not.

like everyone else, he changes switches his pokemon, recalling what was his on the field for an espeon. "dazzling gleam!"

light shines on everything on the field, dispelling nightmares conjured from their shadows into nothingness. the immediate contrast between the darkness of the night and the weakening of the dream mist opens up a moment for them to unleash their attacks.

the next thing priam does was to take out a knife and cut his palm with it. a gash bleeds as priam shows it to his team.

"just in case, y'know?" pain was, after all, a good way to keep himself awake. he holds up his pocket knife for the others. "do you guys want to try it?"

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Rabbit

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Twenty-five

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Opelucid City

Gay

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Dark Void

He flinched as the room filled with light; spots danced in his vision as he re-opened his eyes. But they were pushing the nightmare back, one step at a time.[break][break]

"It's not like we have anything to lose… aside from blood, I mean." Alba took the knife and sliced in one practiced motion, clenching his fist to keep his attention on the sting.[break][break]

"You've got this, yeah? I'll cover your approach. Use Hurricane!" Darkrai's terror had been its ability to manipulate. It had put them to sleep, restricted their attacks, turned the world around them against them… How did it hold up in a direct battle?[break][break]

Raging winds surged from Iron Moth, to cover Isaac's Pokémon, and hopefully keep their target right where they wanted it.

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[break][break]priam conrad Isaac Merlo

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MADE BY GUNSMILE

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The Liberator

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April 10

Lavaridge Town

Figuring it Out

Penitent

Renegade

Short King height

Turned on my friends and brought them pain. I have no right to show I can change. But I gotta try!

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[attr="class","skulltitle"]導通抵抗

[attr="class","skulloverlap"]BUT HOLD YOUR BREATH, GUESS WHO'S RUNNING THE SHOW?

[attr="class","skullbody"]A full team switch, executed flawlessly. Iron Moth's Hurricane bought time for Espeon to emerge, purging the darkness of the Dream Mist in a brilliant plume of light. Ferrus Manus was fully charged. Darkrai had just been opened up. The area-wide attacks limited its room to maneuver. Isaac gave Ferrus the nod. With a wind up for speed and power, the Iron Hands flung his Drain Punch right towards Darkrai.[break][break]

The Master of Shadows hung in the air, completely unaffected. He flickered a few times, then fizzled out.[break][break]

It had been a Double Team all along. All of that planning, all of that effort, all of that combined strength had gone into fighting an illusion. Confused, Isaac took a step back, trying his damndest to survey the situation. It wasn't until he saw the shadow stretching beneath Ferrus that he put 2 and 2 together.[break][break]

Instinct took Isaac. Before he knew what he was doing, he charged towards the steadily rising form of Darkrai. They got Darkrai's attention, alright, but not how he intended. The self-injured Pokemon had become the perfect bait, and his tremendous strength would let even an indirect fighter like Darkrai make some very Foul Plays.[break][break]

Darkrai plunged his claw forward, borrowed power turning it massive and jagged. However, instead of striking clean through his chosen foe, he would instead find himself impaling its trainer. Isaac had intervened just in time, screaming in pain as he put his own body on the line to protect his Pokemon.[break][break]

He was fading, and fast. Had it not been for the simulation nature of this battle, he may have died right then and there. Instead, he was simply wavering on the edge of blacking out, simulated damage fighting against adrenaline and white hot pain. He knew he only had seconds remaining to make a move. His teeth clenched. His legs went limp. His grip tightened on the knife-[break][break]

Of course! The knife![break][break]

Muttering a quick thanks to Priam for his idea, Isaac poured all of his remaining strength into a desperate lunge. His body sank deeper into Darkrai's claws, giving him the last bit of distance needed to stab Darkrai right in the eyeball. The universe gave Isaac maybe half a second to contemplate the irony of the situation before he fell limp. The knife clattered to the ground as it fell from his hand, breaking what little silence remained before Darkrai let out a hellish scream of pain.[break][break]

Isaac had done his duty. Now it was up to his teammates to finish the fight.

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[attr="class","skullinfo"]MOBILE POST / priam conrad + Alba Evovae

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conrad

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vermillion city, kanto

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grunt

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Embrace the dark you call a home, Gaze upon an empty, white throne

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priam charges in, catching isaac the same way he had assisted him when he fell into deep sleep.

"this is a test, dumbass! rocket doesn't grade by group, they grade by person! don't just fuckin' die!"

the smile he had from the validation of his plan with alba's compliance has faded the moment isaac went the self-sacrifice route. a palm would have hit his forehead if he has them free as he turns to his remaining teammate.

"we're gettin' him his points, alba. let's finish with a bang!"

priam has never been soft, though it has never been revealed from the jobs he's taken. the fear of being unable to perform sacrifices has always stopped him from taking up the invitation as a beast, which he knows was going to be full of.

unable to switch pokemon with someone else occupying his hands, he shouts a command for his psychic-type to go against a dark-type.

"hidden power!"

light glows around the espeon the same way reality bends around an unown. like glass shattering, the illusion is broken after steps have been taken to weaken both the legendary and its domain.

a final burst knocks it to the ground, leaving it vulnerable for the final blow.

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Rabbit

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Twenty-five

November 17th

Opelucid City

Gay

Researcher

(Rocket) Scientist

5'11" height

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