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TO: Shalin Nariya (shalin.nariya@hoennrangers.gov)
CC: ORACELIES SOLAR (oracelies.solar@hoennrangers.gov)
MISSION: "Digging for Gold"
PROTOCOL: Dispersal
DANGER: ★★☆☆☆

A small horde of Diggersby have been causing big headaches for teavelers between Rustboro and Verdanturf, tearing up the main road between the two cities and making it impassible for most civilians' Pokémon. Find a suitable location to relocate them to and clear the road for general travel. While you are authorized to engage the Diggersby in combat if needed, it would be preferred if you could keep the encounter as nonviolent as possible. Can't have the press calling us hypocrites, you know.

Your mission objectives are as follows:

A) Relocate Diggersby horde
B) Repair Rusturf Highroad

Good luck! We're all counting on you.

Violence? Shalin didn't need violence to relocate some unruly Pokémon. She was a Ranger, not a Gym grinder. Though some may have considered her methods violent, or at least unorthodox, the Rustboro Captain saw her aural overload tactics as mere intimidation. She had a team of Pokémon perfect for the job: with the normal-types' sensitive hearing, it wouldn't take an overly loud sound burst to knock them all out, or at least scare them.

She had been made aware that the fellow Ranger assigned to her would be Pacifidlog native ORACELIES SOLAR , and that she only owned water Pokémon. She would need to provide a ride Pokémon for her partner. Luckily, she had plenty to go around! It was just a matter of her not being intimidated by her unusual choices of Pokémon, such as the Kommo-o and Skuntank by her side...

ORACELIES SOLAR

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NAME SPECIES STATUS
Treble Kommo-o Good
Kiku Skuntank Good
Bass Boost Seismitoad Good
Queen Zing Beedrill** Good
Lathiel Type: Null Good
Olivia Buzzwole Good

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POSTED ON Nov 5, 2023 4:38:23 GMT

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The last tinge regarding avoiding the exhibition of hypocrisy struck a nerve in her spine when her eyes had graced it, a feeling of hesitance due to all that had been brought down upon the waves of the resurfaced island on 105. Oracelies had not felt regret in her actions in the slightest, but to think about their hypocrisy was a whole new tide of feelings- she dismissed them quickly, all in the name of doing what she knew she desperately needed to do at the moment. Hopefully, others would do the same if they ever found out how many rockets and their pokemon she drowned that day, sacrificed to protect what she believed to be her mother goddess.[break][break]

Waves crashed in the form of blades of grass, further and further from the oceantide she found herself until her destination was in sight. It felt as if the sea was longing for her return far away on the horizon, but there was a mission and a familiar face to tend to. "A pleasure to work with you again, Shalin," she said as she approached, golden jewelry clinging against her skin, ".. you now get to see me outside of my element, attending foreign waters of stone and leaf. A rare sight these days." Her emotions seemed still with the wind coursing through the route, just as the Araquanid beside her, its bubble wavering. She hoped to be guided by the earth below her feet just as she did the captain's directive, though she pondered the issue during her journey inland and had ideal solutions of her own.[break][break]

"You don't see creatures like this out to sea. May I take to their back?" Oracelies asked while raising a hand out to the Skuntank, allowing it to brush up against her skin if it so desired.

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POSTED ON Nov 6, 2023 5:25:46 GMT

Shalin shrugged at Oracelies' mention of being out of her element. "That was me all day at Dewford," she sighed. "When we have to fight, we fight wildlife, not other people. I had a hard time sleeping after being cornered and forced to kill another person's Pokémon just to survive. Even if it's Rocket, it's just so much. There are a lot of wrongs that can be undone, but death isn't one of them."

Her mood perked back up when Oracelies approached Kiku with no fear at all. The Skuntank took her offer, rubbing his tail against her and even tickling her if she allowed. "You're a brave one! But I like that about you!" Once he had his fun, Shalin slid off the poison-type's back and onto that of her Kommo-o, the Captain letting out a yelp as the scales beneath her started vibrating like a snake's tail for a split second. Kiku crouched to let Oracelies more easily hop on.

Once the two were in place, firmly aboard Shalin's Pokémon, Treble kept pace with the bounding Skuntank. While it wouldn't be an uncomfortable pace for the new Ranger, it would be a brisk one. The Captain kept her eyes out for the roadblock, as well as the Diggersby that caused it...

ORACELIES SOLAR

{WC: 215}
{PC: 2}

NAME SPECIES STATUS
Treble Kommo-o Good
Kiku Skuntank Good
Bass Boost Seismitoad Good
Queen Zing Beedrill** Good
Lathiel Type: Null Good
Olivia Buzzwole Good

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POSTED ON Nov 8, 2023 3:49:15 GMT

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There was a part of her that wished she had a hard time sleeping after what had unfolded on the resurfaced island's outskirts in that regard, though the fact that her hands were stained with blood had not caused her to stir- the disgrace given to her mother goddess did. But she knew the ocean would always prevail; death was indeed something that could not be undone, though a part of her had not retained the guilt. Oracelies had not wished to speak of it, though it was as if her brain was ticking, getting lost in the sands. It was for the greater scheme.[break][break]

Holding her hand out to the Skuntank, she was quick to mount the saddle and adjust her posture, the Mudkip beside her climbing up to sit in her lap. "Are most afraid of this kind? I find the land dweller to be charming." She said softly, looking to the horizon. "Would you happen to have any plans for executing this mission? Orbicella, my Palpitoad, may be able to create a current to push the Diggersby to one place." The sea witch was firm in her graceful tone, though she wished not to encroach on the ideology of a ranger captain, especially on land.

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POSTED ON Nov 8, 2023 6:32:09 GMT

Oracelies really was an aquatic specialist, wasn't she? Skuntank were terrifying Pokémon; while their musk did not have corrosive properties, the foul odor that came with it was unbearable; even a mask could only do so much. Cleansing oneself of it required a special bath that was unpleasant just once, and that bath needed to be repeated several times to wash all the musk off. Thankfully for the cadet, Kiku had burned away most of his musk with creative use of his FLAMETHROWER.

The Skuntank's running stroke was a bit bouncy, but nothing that his guest rider likely couldn't adapt to. It would be easy for Oracelies to bury her limbs in the purple poison-type's fur and hold on tight. "That sounds like a really good idea! Not only could we collect the Diggersby in one area, but we could also grind their little roadblock to dust, too. I have a Seismitoad that could help with that. Come on out, Bass Boost!"

From within the Poké Ball came a hulking Seismitoad slightly taller than the Captain was. She raised her fists and let out a loud croak, the hum of rumbling bumps on her fists music to Shalin's ears. The saddle strapped to her back covered the four bumps on the amphibian's back - one of the sources of her ground-type, seismic attacks. What kind of girl was this Shalin, to not only willingly put a saddle on a Seismitoad, but to be able to withstand earthquake-level vibration? All would be answered if Ora saw Shalin in her Sygna Suit at another time...

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{WC: 263}
{PC: 3}

NAME SPECIES STATUS
Treble Kommo-o Good
Kiku Skuntank Good
Bass Boost Seismitoad Good
Queen Zing Beedrill** Good
Lathiel Type: Null Good
Olivia Buzzwole Good

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POSTED ON Nov 15, 2023 7:22:44 GMT

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The use of flamethrower to rid the stench of the Skuntank was quite useful, but due to such practices of her own out to sea, trivial matters such as smelling bad were things she had not given thought to as of late. Oracelies had not cared if she smelled bad as long as she was able to carry out the blessings of what she deemed to be her goddess, the ocean itself. Holding on tight to the back of the poison type, her pokemon ran beside the two as they neared closer to their objective. "Let's do it, then. I trust your judgment," she said, ruffling the fur of the beast with her hands, ".. just tell me when you would prefer, and I can release the waters."[break][break]

Looking at the Seismitoad that the captain had released, she looked down at Orbicella, her Palpitoad, and nodded. One day the young one would be the same as the seismic pokemon, once it was able to grow and prosper; it was quite impressive to see that she would be riding the cerulean frog, however, for that was a feat that she had not considered. But all was seemingly possible inland, something that she had wished to open up her heart to. Even though her heart resonated at the shore of the region, on the back of her trio of sea dragons.

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POSTED ON Nov 19, 2023 15:46:45 GMT

"Got it!" Shalin chirped back. "Just have your Palpitoad stand next to Bass Boost, then on a count of three, we'll let them go at it! Just make sure you're far away, otherwise you and Kiku will get caught in the mud, too. One... two... three!"

On the Captain's command, a loud hum pierced the air as every bump on Bass Boost's arms and back began vibrating so fast that the water-type's body, saddle included, turned into a blur. The grinding noise of fist against ground was grating, and so was the EARTHQUAKE that came with it. If ORACELIES SOLAR 's Pokémon were to release a wave of MUDDY WATER, the combination attack would ensnare the wilds causing trouble. Once captured and released elsewhere, the froggy duo would have all the time they needed to grind the impeding rubble to dust.

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NAME SPECIES STATUS
Treble Kommo-o Good
Kiku Skuntank Good
Bass Boost Seismitoad Good
Queen Zing Beedrill** Good
Lathiel Type: Null Good
Olivia Buzzwole Good

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POSTED ON Nov 26, 2023 7:28:38 GMT

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At Shalin's enthusiastic words, Oracelies was quick to tug on the reins of the Skuntank's saddle to command it to back up a few feet, taking into consideration that being washed away in the slide of ancient mud and aqua would be an unsightly feat. Anticipating the countdown, Orbicella stood with all the joy in the world next to the evolved version of itself, delighted to spend time with a pokemon so familiar. It was a cute sight, one that would soon be overtaken by muddy waters.[break][break]

"Release!" The sea witch commanded once the countdown had concluded, the frog pokemon quick to summon its MUDDY WATERS with a seismic reverberation of its own; while it was definitely not as exquisite as the vibration of Shalin's, it still proved quite fruitful. Water channeled through its orbs on its skin and the push of its hands brought brown waves, swirling alongside the earthquake. Now that the troublesome Diggersby were retained and clumped into one area, all that was left was taking care of the roadblocks! Montastraea, the Araquanid, quickly made its way across the rough waters in an attempt to use SOAK on the rubble, embedding it with water to bring it to an easier crumble.

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POSTED ON Nov 28, 2023 5:12:13 GMT

"It worked!" Shalin cheered, withdrawing her dizzy Seismitoad after she rocked the earth intensely enough that both the Rangers could feel it even at a distance. "Couldn't have done it without you. I got the rest!" She slid off the Kommo-o's back; as much as she wished she could show off, she was not wearing her Sygna Suit.

Treble ran up to the collapse. Resting both his clawed fists against it, the dragon-type let out a war cry before loudly vibrating every scale on his body. They rang like cymbals clashing against one another dozens of times per second, his entire body blurring like a snake's rattling tail in motion. The rocks began to crack. "Faster, Treble, faster!" she shouted over the racket. The scaled Pokémon began to independently hum from the sheer frequency its body shook with, the pieces of rock being ground to dust as they fell around and on top of Treble. With a little cleanup from ORACELIES SOLAR 's Palpitoad, the road was open once more.

"Again, couldn't have done it without you!" Shalin offered a high five, hopping back onto the dragon after he returned to his trainer. "How about we celebrate at this lakefront in Petalburg Woods? It's where most of my Pokémon are at!"

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NAME SPECIES STATUS
Treble Kommo-o Good
Kiku Skuntank Good
Bass Boost Seismitoad Good
Queen Zing Beedrill** Good
Lathiel Type: Null Good
Olivia Buzzwole Good

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