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"it should be safe today," ollie says, but he's hopeful — maybe a little too hopeful in that regard. he trusts in the work of CIAN MAHER and Hideo Kino both, but history has a way of repeating itself, despite their best efforts.

[break][break] over the last few days, ollie had increased ranger patrols in the area surrounding rustboro and oldale. it's far away from evergrande — but it's a necessary move to make, especially if they don't want rocket to get more of a foothold in the region then they already do.

[break][break] but that's not what ollie wants to think about. at least not today.

[break][break] not when GIDEON GRAVES is here with him.

[break][break] giddy, the head ranger turns to his friend, plucking off a stray sunflower petal and then placing it in the museum director's hair.

[break][break] "looks good on you, gids. you might even attract some combee, i think."

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dr. graves

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October 28

fallarbor town, hoenn

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museum director

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POSTED ON Sept 22, 2024 19:25:25 GMT

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"Focus, Ollie." The professor chided, but it was a soft admonishment. He didn't even brush the petal from his hair.[break][break]

GIDEON GRAVES knew that his friend was a professional, no matter his carefree demeanor during these dark times. He was here, after all, helping with Gideon's studies and relief efforts.[break][break]

While the region and its inhabitants were living through a tumultuous time, Gideon also worried about how the wildlife was affected.[break][break]

How have the recent skirmishes displaced the local Pokémon? If Petalburg's near-destruction wasn't enough, now the surrounding areas were being affected by the conflict.[break][break]

"Nowhere is completely safe right now. We need to be careful."

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ollie morales Cillian Quinn[break][break]

TOTAL: 60 MP[break]
+ 10 MP per ic post [break]
+ 50 MP have your character reflect on why they're fighting/reflect on their loyalties

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At least one of them had sense.[break][break]

GIDEON GRAVES' caution proves well-founded. Rapidash and rider approach not with the thunder of hooves, but the soft hiss of phantom flame.[break][break]

It was a shame, really. The museum director was collateral. They'd probably get along if they weren't on opposite sides. Head Ranger ollie morales is Cillian's target, and the underboss closes in with murderous intent. By the time they're close enough to hear the crackling of the flame and the heavy breathing of his shadowed mount, Cillian's tossing a second Pokémon onto the path.[break][break]

The eerie HOWL of the werewolf shatters the peaceful atmosphere of the route, and the Rapidash surges forth with a SHADOW BLITZ to run the ranger down.

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💜🌟🌱➕ ROCK/SHADOW (T) CONRI (M) NO GUARD - PLAY ROUGH / FIRE PUNCH / CLOSE COMBAT / ROCK SLIDE / LASH OUT / SHADOW DOWN / HOWL | Z-MOVE

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ollie, oliver

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pallet town, kanto

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"i am focused," he quipped. "on you."

[break][break] it's an easygoing banter, one that he'd come to enjoy in the last few months of spending time with the other man. in the chaos of all that existed these days, especially at the devastating losses from sootopolis and petalburg, ollie sorely needed a little relief to distract him from the brutalities of war.

[break][break] but every step forward is two steps back. light always attracts darkness.

[break][break] "you're worrying too much. everything is just — "

[break][break] but everything wasn't fine.

[break][break] suddenly, out of seemingly nowhere, the faint echo of phantom hoofbeats on mossy stone. suddenly, an eerie howl shattered the lovers' peaceful moment. startled, ollie turned. "what the - "

[break][break] and just like that, he was violently wrenched from GIDEON GRAVES' side.

[break][break] the SAFEGUARD from his nearby dragonite is imperfect, and ollie is thrown against a tree, bark digging into his back and flames licking at the edges of his ranger uniform. pistachio defends with a THUNDER WAVE that cuts through the air.

[break][break] ollie gasps painfully, eyes suddenly locking onto the shadow man that had appeared:

[break][break] of course, it's —

[break][break] "it's you."

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• pistachio (dragonite) uses SAFEGUARD, then THUNDER WAVE [break][break]

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GIDEON GRAVES Cillian Quinn [break][break]

SKIRMISHES: PETALBURG [break][break]

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dove

dr. graves

he / him

October 28

fallarbor town, hoenn

bisexual

museum director

professor / researcher

6'4" / 193 cm height

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POSTED ON Oct 7, 2024 23:26:04 GMT

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Even on a battlefield, ollie morales knew the best ways to coax a smile onto GIDEON GRAVES' lips. His carefree demeanor was almost convincing enough for the professor to drop his guard — but the moment wasn't meant to last.[break][break]

From the shadows emerged a specter of a man with two wild beasts at his call. Gideon's eyes widened in shock at the ghostly horse and its even gloomier rider as they galloped past... straight toward the head ranger.[break][break]

"Ollie!"[break][break]

Fear almost overtook instinct. Flashes of the art gallery and mint frost came to mind, but Gideon was determined not to run away this time. He wouldn't allow ollie morales to fight ROCKET alone.[break][break]

Even terrifying ones like Cillian Quinn.[break][break]

A SHEDINJA emerged from a hastily-lobbed Poké Ball along with an even hastier order for the Bug-type to protect Ollie from oncoming attacks. Following instructions, the SHEDINJA used SHADOW SNEAK to rush to the ranger's defense and help against the RAPIDASH and LYCANROC.

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ollie morales Cillian Quinn[break][break]

TOTAL: 120 MP[break]
+ 10 MP per ic post [break]
+ 10 MP per ic post [break]
+ 50 MP have your character reflect on why they're fighting/reflect on their loyalties[break]
+ 50 MP describe your character's pokeball throwing style.

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SCRIBE ⨀ LEVITATE | Discharge / Substitute / Thunder Wave / Confuse Ray / Double Team / Hex

SHEDINJA ⨀ WONDER GUARD | Shadow Sneak / Fury Swipes / Heal Block / Scratch

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A THUNDER WAVE hits Rapidash and rider both; Cillian can feel his limbs seize up as his mount staggers to an unsteady halt. It reminds him of being paralyzed by MATIAS SILPH in days long past, the helplessness as his body fights against his brain's desperate insistence to move.
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-but before the infernal equine can retaliate, Conri has already thrown himself into the fray, his clawed fist aflame as he throws a FIRE PUNCH toward the meddlesome bug.
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"Die," Cillian grits through clenched teeth.

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10 MP for IC post.[break]
25 MP for STATUS INFLICTION.
50 MP for INJURY.
25 MP for CHARACTER REFERENCE.

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ollie, oliver

he/him

august 5

pallet town, kanto

bi (complicated)

evergrande

head ranger

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POSTED ON Oct 16, 2024 6:23:19 GMT

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"Ollie!"

[break][break] His eyes snap quickly, from the monster that is Cillian Quinn, to GIDEON GRAVES.

[break][break] A whirlwind of emotions crashes over him, but one rises sharply above the rest: FEAR.

[break][break] "Gids, get back! Run for help. This guy's dangerous - "

[break][break] But his eyes fall upon the broad back of the Museum Director, and suddenly he freezes, words failing him for another reason. One that won't bring words to name. He knows there's no use in trying to argue — Gideon is far too stubborn, far too relentless, to leave him behind again.

[break][break] The Head Ranger scrambles to his feet.

[break][break] "Stache! Focus on him!" He calls for his loyal Dragonite. They don't even need to exchange a glance — completely in sync, the dragon swoops above, unleashing tornados of TWISTER towards the immobilized Rocket Underboss and his Rapidash.

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SKIRMISHES: PETALBURG [break][break]

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50 MP have your character be injured by another's pokemon directly or indirectly. [break]
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dove

dr. graves

he / him

October 28

fallarbor town, hoenn

bisexual

museum director

professor / researcher

6'4" / 193 cm height

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POSTED ON Oct 16, 2024 23:46:48 GMT

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And die it does. Gruesomely, in fact.[break][break]

The SHEDINJA, faithful to the man that had raised it from a larva, did not flee from the ravenous LYCANROC. Instead, the Bug-type stood its ground and tried to fend off its attacker with a flurry of FURY SWIPES. Its pointed forelegs may have hit once or twice, but pain from the wolf's fiery punch quickly halted the attack.[break][break]

"No, wait—!" Illuminating orange danced in GIDEON GRAVES 's horror-struck eyes.[break][break]

The flames stuck and spread, igniting on the SHEDINJA's chitinous carapace. Its screams of agony were high-pitched and wailing as it fluttered helplessly to the ground.[break][break]

Reacting in desperation, Gideon ran forward and stumbled to his knees beside the convulsing insect. In a scrambling mess of limbs, he then hurriedly removed the jacket he was wearing and attempted to snuff out the flames engulfing his Pokémon. [break][break]

It was futile, of course. The SHEDINJA soon stilled in GIDEON GRAVES 's arms.

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ollie morales Cillian Quinn [break][break]

TOTAL: 280 MP[break]
+ 10 MP per ic post [break]
+ 10 MP per ic post [break]
+ 10 MP per ic post [break]
+ 50 MP have your character reflect on why they're fighting/reflect on their loyalties[break]
+ 50 MP describe your character's pokeball throwing style[break]
+ 50 MP showcase a meaningful moment between your character and their pokemon[break]
+ 100 MP for getting your pokemon killed (does not stack with KO) in your skirmish thread

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SCRIBE ⨀ LEVITATE | Discharge / Substitute / Thunder Wave / Confuse Ray / Double Team / Hex

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the Harbinger

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october 28th

circhester, galar

demisexual

the harbinger

underboss

6'3" height

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POSTED ON Oct 18, 2024 16:28:00 GMT

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It feels like ages before the pain of the paralysis fades. It's probably less than ten seconds in reality, but it's long enough that he doesn't notice the TWISTER in time.[break][break]

His Rapidash does, thank Arceus, and ALLY SWITCHES with the Lycanroc before the attack hits. The confused werewolf swings its head around with a snarl before reorienting to its new space, surrounding itself with the fey energy of PLAY ROUGH to take the edge off the spiraling draconic winds.[break][break]

Now GIDEON GRAVES and ollie morales both would find themselves closer to the Harbinger than either would've liked.[break][break]

Especially the poor museum director, whose beloved bug would twitch as SHADOW MIASMA pools around the underbosses new position. Its wings flutter. It rises.[break][break]

And it casts a HEAL BLOCK against the Harbinger's enemies.[break][break]

The shadow himself inspires terror, a SHADOW PANIC preying upon and strengthening anxieties already present within the duo. Taking advantage of the resulting CONFUSION to get his bearings as the stiffness in his limbs abates, Cillian guides his Rapidash a few paces back from the Rangers.[break][break]

It wouldn't do to underestimate them.

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35 MP POST / 165 MP THREAD

10 MP for IC post.[break]
25 MP for KO OTHER.

[attr="class","pkmn"][break] FIRE/SHADOW (G) RAPIDASH (F) SHADOW STEP - ALLY SWITCH / INFERNO / SMART STRIKE / AGILITY / SHADOW BLITZ / POISON JAB

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ollie, oliver

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august 5

pallet town, kanto

bi (complicated)

evergrande

head ranger

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He'd warned Gideon. He's warned him — at least tried to. But there is no avoiding it — not now, and maybe not ever. With war came death, and with death, destruction. It's a lesson that Ollie has been forced to learn again and again, ever since his boots had set once again on Hoenn soil, and ever since he'd risen to his current seat.

[break][break] But even then, it does nothing to dim the sympathy flickering in his eyes as he watches his beloved scientist collapse over their Pokémon, its fragile wings reduced to ash.

[break][break] "Gideon..."

[break][break] His throat tightened, choking the words beneath a weigh of pain and sympathy. But that feeling was quickly replaced by panic at a sudden oppressive pressure bore down on them like hammer to bone.

[break][break] "Gideon!" Ollie shouted. Forcefully, Ollie reaches for the back of his beloved's shirt, an attempt to pull him away from the decayed bug and the miasma that suddenly pools rapidly beneath them. Ollie's eyes flash with exposed fear; he remembers exactly what the Harbringer was capable of, and the gruesome way that he'd puppeteered Nugget's dead body like it was nothing. "We have to —"

[break][break] "Ugh!"

[break][break] Before he can drag them to safety, sheer TERROR surged from the Avatar, making his knees week. Shadowy tendrils snaked around his legs, poisonous black bubbling against league gold, as he buckled suddenly to the floor. But even then, his arms moved instinctively to shield the man beside him, hopefully from the weight of the move itself.

[break][break] Flames danced in the Head Ranger's eyes as he spotted his Dragonite from afar cut through the air towards the CONFUSED Lycanroc, aiming to pummel the canine with a FIERY fist.

[break][break] Dizzy and frantic, Ollie reached for his pokeball — a familiar, wellworn sphere with a pink hue — to release his Blissey. However, in his CONFUSION, instead — fingers brush against Ladybug's pokeball. The ORBEETLE appears, wings buzzed, and Ollie blinked in bewilderment.

[break][break] Bug against fire?

[break][break] Well, that wasn't good.

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• pistachio gets hit by PLAY ROUGH but fights back with FIRE PUNCH [break][break]
• ollie get hurt by SHADOW PANIC and buckles beside gideon. he is CONFUSED and releases his Orbeetle instead of his Blissey

♀ ladybug the orbeetle / ability swarm / confuse ray, magic coat, agility, psychic, bug buzz, ally switch

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GIDEON GRAVES Cillian Quinn [break][break]

SKIRMISHES: PETALBURG [break][break]

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dove

dr. graves

he / him

October 28

fallarbor town, hoenn

bisexual

museum director

professor / researcher

6'4" / 193 cm height

i get by, but it's hard to forget in the smoke of denial and the fog of regret.

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POSTED ON Oct 26, 2024 18:38:05 GMT

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It was as if GIDEON GRAVES was petrified in place.[break][break]

He looked up at his half-charred SHEDINJA, back from the dead as a miasma-controlled puppet, with confusion and grief and horror in his eyes. And then, briefly, his gaze fell on Cillian Quinn.[break][break]

What kind of monster was this? That could bend the rules of mortality? [break][break]

A sharp tug at his collar brought the professor back to his grim reality. If he and ollie morales didn't act quickly, they'd be the next ones dead and controlled by this demonic man. There was no winning this.[break][break]

Scrambling to his feet as dark tendrils spasmed all around, Gideon went to where ollie morales had fallen in the dirt, injured after protecting him. Again. It burned him up on the inside to be such a burden on someone he cared for so, so much.[break][break]

"I'm fine!" The professor assured, his arms moving to hoist the ranger up and support him, if needed. "But we need to run. Now!"[break][break]

Sensing the fear and panic in his trainer's voice, Scribe the ROTOM, who inhabited GIDEON GRAVES's tablet, emerged from the device in his pocket. It acted as a distraction — conjuring a SUBSTITUTE to take on incoming attacks, as well as summoning a slew of copies of itself using DOUBLE TEAM.

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ollie morales Cillian Quinn [break][break]

TOTAL: 440 MP[break]
+ 10 MP per ic post [break]
+ 10 MP per ic post [break]
+ 10 MP per ic post [break]
+ 10 MP per ic post [break]
+ 50 MP have your character reflect on why they're fighting/reflect on their loyalties[break]
+ 50 MP describe your character's pokeball throwing style[break]
+ 50 MP showcase a meaningful moment between your character and their pokemon[break]
+ 100 MP for getting your pokemon killed (does not stack with KO) in your skirmish thread[break]
+ 50 MP showcase your own character's weakness(es) meaningfully[break]
+ 50 MP have your character directly or indirectly spotlight another writer's character's strengths (cillian's avatar powers)[break]
+ 50 MP have your character recall a past thread or event that they have participated in or not (bruises)

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SCRIBE ⨀ LEVITATE | Discharge / Substitute / Thunder Wave / Confuse Ray / Double Team / Hex

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the Harbinger

he/him

october 28th

circhester, galar

demisexual

the harbinger

underboss

6'3" height

I want corruption, I think I'm the devil in disguise.

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POSTED ON Oct 26, 2024 22:09:50 GMT

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This was not ollie morales's first encounter with the Harbinger. It may not be his last. Yet for as much as he knew Cillian's strength and brutality, still he throws himself over GIDEON GRAVES.[break][break]

It reminds Cillian of Tempest Quinn's eagerness to defend him, to defend any Rocket on the battlefield.[break][break]

Less of a coward than I thought.[break][break]

Of course, no amount of begrudging respect would stop Cillian from attempting to confirm the kill.[break][break]

Rapidash gallops in a broad circle around the ranger and his companion, the INFERNO in the wake of its hooves like a fiery cage. Black lightning arcs around the Harbinger's hands as he curls claws to fists. There is no brief scent of ozone to herald the SHADOW BOLT that slams down toward the pair.[break][break]

Lycanroc falls for the SUBSTITUTE set up by Rotom, growling in frustration as it LASHES OUT at empty duplicates. The Dragonite's FIERY PUNCH scorches stony fur, causing the werewolf to falter from its BURN. Red eyes glow with fury as it pants, showing no intention of surrender despite its injuries.

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60 MP POST / 225 MP THREAD

10 MP for IC post.[break]
50 MP have your character learn to respect another character in some way.

[attr="class","pkmn"][break] FIRE/SHADOW (G) RAPIDASH (F) SHADOW STEP - ALLY SWITCH / INFERNO / SMART STRIKE / AGILITY / SHADOW BLITZ / POISON JAB

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ollie, oliver

he/him

august 5

pallet town, kanto

bi (complicated)

evergrande

head ranger

6'5" height

everyone's a sucker for a taste of glory

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POSTED ON Oct 27, 2024 22:52:57 GMT

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stare directly into the sun

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IMMOBOLIZED thanks to the TERROR induced by Cillian Quinn's attacks, it did not bode well for the Head Ranger and his companion as the sound of galloping hooves echoed around them. Terrifying walls of flame mirrored in the man's emerald eyes as he stared around them. Though he heard the urgency in GIDEON GRAVES's voice — 'But we need to run, now!' - he couldn't move.

[break][break] He was terrified.

[break][break] This was the worst possible situation.

[break][break] How did he get here? How could he have gotten here?

[break][break] "I - "

[break][break] The words felt like mush in his mouth, as his limbs did, even as he tried to force them up from the ground. He staggered to his feet, throat closed with fear.

[break][break] But his head darts to the side as he sees his DRAGONITE just beyond that fiery wall, slamming a fist into the disoriented Lycanroc, and he sees his chance.

[break][break] "Ladybug! Ally Switch, now!"

[break][break] It's the worst possible situation.

[break][break] But he has no choice.

[break][break] The Orbeetle shimmers to life with the power of the ALLY SWITCH, swapping their bodies in place of the canine. Everything happens in a blur, but Ollie is running straight on fumes at this point, grabbing Gideon and attempting to shove the other man atop his Dragonite.

[break][break] Guilt swarms his eyes as he looks back at his Orbeetle, caught in the ring of FLAME, destined for death as the SHADOW BOLT strikes it down. For carnage and a life of eternal suffering.

[break][break] He did that. He chose that.

[break][break] There was no denying it anymore.

[break][break] ollie morales was a selfish person.

[break][break] "We - we have to go. Let's go, Gids!"

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• ollie sacrifices his ORBEETLE in exchange for him and gideon, using ALLY SWITCH to swap their bodies between the lycanroc and them so that they can get away [break][break]

• ORBEETLE is sacrificed (either dies, or goes to Cillian Quinn - thorn's choice!)

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GIDEON GRAVES Cillian Quinn [break][break]

SKIRMISHES: PETALBURG [break][break]

[attr="class","mplist"] 50 MP ic post (x5) [break]
50 MP have your character be injured by another's pokemon directly or indirectly. [break]
50 MP have an antagonistic exchange of dialogue between your character and another writer's character or NPC. [break]
50 MP involve the pokeballs of your pokemon in a meaningful way (e.g. type of pokeball described to reflect the pokemon or character, damaging them, seizing them). [break]
50 MP showcase your own character's weakness(es) meaningfully. [break]
50 MP showcase a meaningful moment between your character and their Pokemon [break]
25 MP have your pokemon be inflicted with a status condition by an opposing pokemon. [break]
25 MP for completing your Skirmish thread. [break]
150 MP for "losing" or having a "negative" outcome for your character and their Skirmish thread. [break]
150 MP for having Rocket and League characters and faction-based conflict in the thread (no NPCs). [break][break]
650 MP total

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dove

dr. graves

he / him

October 28

fallarbor town, hoenn

bisexual

museum director

professor / researcher

6'4" / 193 cm height

i get by, but it's hard to forget in the smoke of denial and the fog of regret.

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POSTED ON Oct 27, 2024 23:21:51 GMT

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The fire nearly took them both.[break][break]

It was only because of ollie morales's quick thinking that the two men were able to escape the circle of dark flames — though not without cost. [break][break]

After scrambling onto the back of the DRAGONITE with Ollie's help, GIDEON GRAVES then watched in horror as his friend's ORBEETLE stood its ground against an impossible enemy. He knew there was no saving Ladybug.[break][break]

They'd both lost a trusted companion here today.[break][break]

Ringing his arms around ollie morales's waist, the professor held on tightly and yelled against the wind, "Go!"

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ollie morales Cillian Quinn [break][break]

TOTAL: 825 MP[break]
+ 10 MP per ic post [break]
+ 10 MP per ic post [break]
+ 10 MP per ic post [break]
+ 10 MP per ic post [break]
+ 10 MP per ic post [break]
+ 50 MP have your character reflect on why they're fighting/reflect on their loyalties[break]
+ 50 MP describe your character's pokeball throwing style[break]
+ 50 MP showcase a meaningful moment between your character and their pokemon[break]
+ 100 MP for getting your pokemon killed (does not stack with KO) in your skirmish thread[break]
+ 50 MP showcase your own character's weakness(es) meaningfully[break]
+ 50 MP have your character directly or indirectly spotlight another writer's character's strengths (cillian's avatar powers)[break]
+ 50 MP have your character recall a past thread or event that they have participated in or not (bruises)[break]
+ 50 MP pace your narrative accordingly by featuring a "back and forth" in terms of advantage and raising the stakes until the climax[break]
+ 25 MP for completing your Skirmish thread[break]
+ 150 MP for "losing" or having a "negative" outcome for your character and their Skirmish thread[break]
+ 150 MP for having Rocket and League characters and faction-based conflict in the thread (no NPCs)

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thorn

the Harbinger

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october 28th

circhester, galar

demisexual

the harbinger

underboss

6'3" height

I want corruption, I think I'm the devil in disguise.

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POSTED ON Oct 27, 2024 23:58:13 GMT

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Lycanroc whirls around in confusion as it finds itself in the center of the ring of flames, embers still licking at its stony coat. Its red eyes are glazed with pain, slavering jaws parted to taste the air for its prey. But all it can taste is smoke and blood.[break][break]

Shadows swallow it as it's recalled; in the split second decision Cillian makes to save his Pokémon from death, so too does his would-be victims make their escape.[break][break]

But not without casualty.[break][break]

The SHADOW BOLT strikes down the noble Orbeetle whose efforts saved the lives of ollie morales and GIDEON GRAVES. A selfish, thankless sacrifice. Yet when the bug twitches, it is not from the MIASMA.[break][break]

Cillian crouches next to Ladybug, running his hand along her scorched shell as umbral claws revert to pale, scarred fingers. Though the carapace was undoubtedly damaged, it was not beyond repair. But with the ring of flame surrounding the Harbinger and the Orbeetle, the Head Ranger wouldn't know.[break][break]

"Ladybug." He tests its name on his tongue, and it echoes in a whisper drowned by the crackling flames. "I'm sure I can find a use for you."

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335 MP POST / 510 MP THREAD