IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT (HALLOWEEN RAID)

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Balder
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February 12
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Balder Schwartz
IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT (HALLOWEEN RAID)
POSTED ON Oct 17, 2019 22:56:39 GMT
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ONE MORE TIME AROUND IS ALL I ASK FOR NOW


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Surprisingly, the tentacles were holding out. Even worse, they kept piling on each other. For each of them that Balder ripped off and Solgaleo burned, there seemed to be two more of them appearing. Balder, seeing the tentacles trying to drag the legendary lion into the soil, freed his arms to grab his pokeballs, allowing two pokemons to emerge: Terra the Torterra and Ash the Typhlosion. The two pokemons turned to go help their trainers, but stopped soon as they saw his face.[break][break]

"Don't worry about me guys. Go help Leo. The tentacles seem to be attracted to our essence or something." Terra nodded and turned around, starting to cast Leaf Storm on the tentacles that held Solgaleo, but Ash shook her head and started clawings at the tentacles wrapping themselves around Balder's chest, slowly getting tighter around him. "Ash, stop being so stubborn and listen to me! If we lose Leo now, the world is gonna lose another protector, and we can't have that! So go help Terra and free him. I'll handle myself."[break][break]

Saddened by the refusal from his trainer, the creature turned around and used Eruption upon the tentacles, slowly freeing the Lion out. As for Balder, he kept on ripping tentacles off from him... Until they all moved to one of his legs and constricted themselves instantly, crushing his leg. Balder's eyes grew wide and he was about to let out a scream of pain, yet he held back. Were he to let out any sound now, his pokemons would abandon Leo and focus on him.[break][break]

The tentacles kept on getting tighter and tighter, crushing his bones even more. All the while pulling on it too. Tired of this and wanting to get out of this alive, he pulled a third pokeball, summoning his dinosaur: Tyr the Tyrantrum. The Alolan Avenger pointed his leg and said a single word. "Crunch." Understanding the situation, Tyr nodded and opened his gigantic maw before closing it upon the tentacles and Balder's leg, chopping it off. As soon as the limb was severed, the man fell on the ground, letting out the scream of pain he had been holding back all along. [break][break]

Typhlosion grew livid and stopped her flames as she heard her master's voice. Seeing his status, she hurriedly grabbed what seemed to be cotton floating around and began to place it on Balder's wound. As leo was now freed, he went beside Balder and both he and Tyrantrum lifted the man up to have him ride on the solar lion.[break][break]

As the team followed the others to exit this location, Balder kept quiet, holding the cotton against the "flesh wound", as a certain man would say. How could the tentacles crush his body now that he had gained more resistance from his avatar powers? This seemed more and more like a nightmare. As the Castle came in view and everyone began to move to either stop the zombies or assault the gate, Balder analysed as much as he could, the pain dulling his focus somewhat. With a somewhat shaky hand, he pointed the horde of zombies.[break][break]

"Ash, Terra. Combo attack. Eruption and Leaf Storm." The two creatures nodded. Terra launched his leaf storm first and Ash soon followed with her Eruption, setting the leaves ablaze to spread the flames as far as possible. Hopefully, this would help get rid of them. As for Tyr and Leo, they stayed back to protect their trainer.[break][break]




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silph
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twenty-nine
august 12th
saffron
oppressive
silph co. ceo
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1997 height
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FERNANDO SILPH
IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT (HALLOWEEN RAID)
POSTED ON Oct 18, 2019 0:37:02 GMT
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[attr="class","spiral"]the only path is forward. decorations and details are nothing more than detours and distractions — tools to break concentration and apply the mental fatigue necessary to wear down on the cautious. the sight of the tombstones are duly noted and purposefully ignored. his own name goes unnoticed due to fernando's general lack of concerned for the deceased. panic is reserved for the living and initiative is the burden of the tenacious. focus is honed in on one factor: survival.

their pace picks up at the sound of a looming threat. fernando continues forward and does not turn back to assess the threat. not when there's so many bodies willing to offer themselves up as fodder to buy them enough time to breakthrough the next obstacle. three locks, one solution. the different colors between them is the only obvious clue and the pressing deadline of ravenous moans urging for their demise eliminates the opportunity to doubt the clue as a red herring. fernando comes to the same conclusion as and but considers the opposite possibility as well. the colors may yield to their type advantage but may also require being untangled by the same element as well.

"alfric!"

fernando barely latches onto her arm when she reveals her wavering plans. the submission in her voice admits her doubt towards the terror they face and fernando stands headstrong against it. fear should be weaponized to quell abundant zealousness. not to defer to in the face or mortal danger. in the face of adversity, it is stubborn spitefulness that one must accept as their benevolent god. to be a vessel that challenges even the most tumultuous tragedies is what promises the best chance at tomorrow.

"pokemon can go, you must stay. you must live." his voice is harsh, reprimanding the rash acceptance of defeat laden in her tone. cait alfric may be nothing more than a pawn but she is the queen of the board. fernando's misguided inference about her abilities, some nothing more than mere assumptions due to their conversations, is what promises her his concern. her survival leads to his best chance at self preservation — a second chance.

"celebi," he whispers between them, dead set on his own premise that should something happen to them that celebi's ability to undo time will ensure a do over.

and, for a moment, fernando forgets that he's in a dream, taking things more seriously then he needs to. it's good practice to treat this delusion as he would with any other event but the due diligence put forth can be lax.

"stay with me," is another - pleading - whisper and fernando takes her hand in his own, forcing her acceptance when his fingers wrap around her palm. if he has to play the emotional card to get her to comply with his own selfish plans then so be it. anything to get his way.

in quiet observation, fernando allows and the opportunity to try their first theory. depending on the reaction to their attempt, should nothing happen afterwards, fernando will try on his own. it only takes two more pokeballs to complete the elemental trio.


NOCTOWL uses HEATWAVE.
GRENINJA uses WATER SHURIKEN.
SMEARGLE uses TRANSFORM on DECIDUEYE.
S!DECIDUEYE uses LEAF STORM.


— fernando ignores the tombstones.
— doesn't bother fighting the horde since everyone else is.
— out of path to get hit by conflicting attacks.
— pulls away from the front lines.
— tries to hint that her survival is the most important because she can reverse time.
— watches and discuss the gate.
— waits for them to attempt to unlock the gate.
— watches how the gates respond. if nothing happens he attacks the lock with super effective type attack.









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perse
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lorekeeper / elite four
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persephone amavi
IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT (HALLOWEEN RAID)
POSTED ON Oct 19, 2019 2:03:54 GMT
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her approach towards the citadel with the rest of the group feels halting. persephone's eyes focus on the names on the headstones, searching for her own among the sea of letters until she feels herself lag behind and forces herself to quicken the pace.

persephone follows in the lightning footsteps of kyle's manectric, pleased with the clarity its electricity brings to their surroundings. chandelure's dim glow is enough to not walk directly into objects and people, but they would still be cast as stark silhouettes in the gloom.

the entrance to the fortress - its architecture striking against the sky - is barred and locked with some kind of elaborate lock, because of course it is. as the group comes to the courtyard and slows, persephone moves toward the front as though to help examine the entrance, but commotion in their ranks and a voice freeze her in place.

it's a single word, not a plea, not a command: help, and persephone responds as though driven by instinct. spectral and almost incorporeal, it blasted away the disks that threaten their group. the lock and the door is secondary now, as the horde of undead rush them.

releasing a second pokemon from its capsule, persephone's commands to her pokemon are lost in the frenzy, but it's enough that they alone heard them.

chandelure lingers far overhead for a moment as though calculating an optimal trajectory for its attack before unleashing a heat wave at their assailants, the purple and orange flames emanating from its body with unbridled ferocity.

gardevoir looks significantly less at ease than the ghost-type, but the pokemon stands by its trainer and covers the ground beneath their feet in a soft rose-coloured misty terrain, hoping to support their friends.

» chandelure uses heat wave on the zombies, but is super conscientious and tries to not hit our allies......
» decides to heed darkrai's call for help?
» gardevoir uses misty terrain to prevent status effects and boost the squad's fairy-type attacks!

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POSTED ON Oct 19, 2019 5:10:03 GMT
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DRAMATIC FLASHES OF FIRE & LIGHTNING strobe across the misty-terrained and electric-terrained graveyard. each fiendish reveals a corpus of gore. twitching limbs. bodily pyres. the gnashing of splintered teeth. as 's powders erupt into walls of flame, the coarse stink of burning flesh strangles the senses.[break][break][break]

CONGRATULATIONS.
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THE RAID PARTY HAS OVERCOME THE TOTAL. ONLY AN UNFORTUNATE FEW (<50) WILL LOSE THEIR PKMN TO THE HORDE RATHER THAN EVERYONE.
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as the zombie horde rushes forth, the pokemon who release their galvanic energies find their attacks being funneled to 's
LIGHTNING ROD MANECTRIC, sparing those in the sky. a frankenstein-lightning plunges into the heart of the horde like a spear. for a moment, the entire courtyard is illuminated bone-white. the ensuing explosions of electricity and fire toss the mass of corpses all over.[break][break][break]

fortunately, the zombies have weathered the violence of death before. fortunately for them. an ethereal resilience resides in some of their bones. explosions from the fire and lightning toss clusters of zombies back and closer.[break][break][break]

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's galvantula pauses, witnessing its DISCHARGE be siphoned into 's manectric. the zombies immediately before it toss themselves onto the arachnid, popping its beady eyes with their teeth. likewise, 's raichu discovers that its THUNDER is drawn away. the last things it sees are the unhinging maws of the dead.[break][break][break]


although @bryony's altaria is able to flee with its empowered MOONBLAST, the ensuing detonations cause one of the undead to be flung onto her whimsicott. those nearby will be able to hear the poor fairy's cries as its cotton is ripped to shreds, its agile body now torn asunder. several zombies are tossed upwards. despite their missing legs or bodies, their amputated bodies catch 's chandelure and dig into its spirit and black frame.[break][break][break]

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's aegislash is bitten into, but the teeth scrape off its metal blade. however, his golisopod is not so lucky. as it attempts to EMERGENCY EXIT, the expeditious zombies are able to latch onto its limbs, tearing them off in damning bursts of blood and pus. 's meowstic faces the same fate. zombies surround the psychic cat and deafen its mews under a mass of undead.[break][break][break]

everyone's efforts are enough to provide enough time for those at the gate; however, witnesses disaster. the remaining zombies are drawn to the manectric's resounding attack, the noise, energy and light attracting their grasping hands and mouths. despite @n0ble's mega-evolved garchomp, the undead target the dog. those closest swarm the manectric, biting into its spiked body. oddly, the zombies stop attacking and peel away. from the heap of canine-corpse, 's mega manectric...[break][break][break]

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ripping sinew and tendon, its head peels into two.[break]its exposed vocal cords whistle with spittle and ichor.
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with 's encouragement, and test the locks. with their pokemon, they strike the colored locks with an elemental assault. empoleon, decidueye, and infernape watch as their attacks connect... and are rewarded with screaming. each lock breaks with a wail, and the gate heaves its last breath. its iron lungs exhale to swing the doors open.[break][break][break]

's corrupted manectric (wearing a t-shirt) bolts toward the party. each stride causes the flesh from its limbs to slough off. as the last trainer and their pokemon pass through the gate, it slams close to the sound of clawing.[break][break][break]

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inside, the party is greeted to a grand foyer. chandelure float above, but lack any expressiveness. instead, they hover in benign, hypnotic orbits. beside the floating ghosts, portraits of the black creature (darkrai) they have seen before dominate the walls. however, they are vandalized with six sets of claw-like markings.[break][break][break]

before them, there are three large cast-iron elevators. no other exits exist. there are plaques above each elevator. they read:[break][break][break]

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lightning flashes. within the windows, the silhouettes of the undead cut harshly against the glass.[break][break][break]

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Natsuki Ryuunosuke
IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT (HALLOWEEN RAID)
POSTED ON Oct 19, 2019 13:30:39 GMT
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Her attempts to help had all but been halted by the tremble in her body, those who had unleashed there Pokemon onto the horde were now left to watch as there children were tortured and murdered before there eyes. Natsuki could do nothing but watch as the undead moved closer while the flesh and bone of so man creatures were ripped to shreds. Unable to muster any words from her mouth she never sent forth her own children, knowing she would be unable to cope should they meet the same fate. Backing away slowly as the horde approached the blissful sounds of creaking metal pulled her back to reality. They had finally gotten the gate open and despite the lurking unknown that sat before them, Natsuki had rationalized that her odds were better inside then out. The last remaining people had all survived some how, their Pokemon a sacrifice not many of them could handle. One such beast had come back from the dead and could be heard attempting its best to break through the door that had just confined them all inside. She needed to pull herself together, at this rate she was going to get herself killed. Taking a good look around the front entrance they had come upon, it was clear that something just wasn’t right.
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Three elevators stood before them with a cryptic sort of warning or riddle she supposed, pick a stereotype and pray you didn’t lie about it. Perhaps there was a trick to it? Carefully moving forward in order to inspect around the portraits Natsuki and her Pokemon began an investigation, perhaps they were over looking something that was in plain sight? The last thing she wanted to do was straight walk into the elevator marked virgin and accept her embarrassing fate, though as further examiantion contiuned it seemed the canvas on the walls were nothing more then that. having hoped to find something that would help them, Natsuki found herself a little disappointed. however it was time to choose a door, stepping forward she placed herself in front of the door marked Virgin.


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Lars
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thirty-three
july 26
alto mare, johto
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ex-head ranger
tonight
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Laurence Anderson
IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT (HALLOWEEN RAID)
POSTED ON Oct 19, 2019 17:29:36 GMT
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His eyebrows go up in barely-concealed shock at the sight of the madness unfolding before him—it was like they were trapped in some circle of Hell, and there was no way out. Only, he knew that there were no zombies in hell and that this was still very, very real.

He barely concealed an eye roll of disgust at one of the others who had yelled at him for his Mirror Move tactic, but there was no time to argue—he’d shove that out of his mind and deal with it later! As the rest of the group deals with the ever-regenerating hordes of the undead, he hangs still from his fluffy aerial perch. His eyebrows go up at the sight of what ‘Dog Boy’ had done—only for it to actually backfire some scant moments later.

Well, at least I didn’t use my main weapon just yet, he thought quietly, watching as another Pokémon had also changed forms in an effort to help stave off the waves of living dead. The stench was more than enough to make his eyes and nose water, and the moment the gates were blasted open, he flew through with the rest of the other, only looking forward at the manse that lay before them.

He doesn’t even notice the zombified Manectric chasing them down, stopped at the gates. Once the doors to the manse proper swing open, he comes in for a landing, before recalling his Altaria and sending out his Gallade once more. The place is basically everyone’s stereotypical nightmare of a Halloween house—creepy lighting, cobwebbed corners, the works.

There were even paintings of the spectral being that had appeared before them, only slashed through to whatever hell by some unknown force of nature. Or whatever else was around the place. It’s here he notices the elevators, and has to do a take two at the wording because… wait a second, what?

“Gareth, what the hell?” he gestures at his Gallade, pointing at the words above the elevator. Okay, the terror factor became kind of corny there for a few moments. Seeing that there were three choices, he wonders—what if someone doesn’t fit any of the stereotypes?

He lets out a bit of a snort at the elevator labeled ‘the virgin’, because he’s pretty sure that means ‘literally untouched by anyone else’ and he’s definitely not that. Ah, bless @leonn, wherever that man was these days.

This then left him with the choice between ‘the jock’ and ‘the nerd’. He wasn’t that much of a great shake when it came to overthinking—preferring to think on his feet. So did this put him in ‘the jock’ category then? Well, he did live out in the wild for so long, but… there was something… nagging him about the elevators.

Like, he wasn’t too sure about it, but there was something really off about all of this.

He stands before the three, still trying to decide what choice to make. Would he make a break for it and go with his initial choice, or go along with the flow and choose whatever everyone else decided?

He wasn’t sure.



• /ignores ’s tirade, he’ll deal with that later
• Quietly watches the carnage unfold. Cringes at the Mega Manectric going down under a horde of zombies
• Once the gates have been busted open, he flies in with the rest of the pack
• Switches out Altaria with Gallade upon landing once they’re close to the entrance and eventually get shunted inside
• Lars notices the elevators, but can’t help feel that there’s something wrong with them.
• Wonders if going with ‘the virgin’ is a good idea considering he technically isn’t one but nobody knows that except him...


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Derek's sigh of relief doesn't last long, the sound of that thing clawing at the door repeatedly warning the party that they didn't have time to dawdle. As they made their way further inside, only three paths would allow them to venture further with any hope for escape. Having already collected his pokemon into their respective devices, Derek began reading the signs carefully in case they housed some kind of clue.

“The jock, the nerd and the virgin, huh?” Not much of a clue, but definitely something you'd see out of those cheesy horror movies with college kids. Who would even design a place like this? It was starting to feel like they were in one of those movies, except that there was no crew around filming it. Which meant, if that were the case, it was more like a live play...

“So it wants to split us up. Not good for our chances of survival, but neither is getting in such a cramped space...” They wouldn't be able to release all their pokemon without somebody getting crushed. It would be better to use small pokemon, or those that were no bigger than themselves. This left him with one choice. “Come on out, Micah.”

Standing almost half a foot taller than Derek, the Blaziken looked around, taking in the many Chandelure floating creepily above them while the group faced three signs that would determine their fate. “It's kind of embarrassing... But I feel like lying will cause us more trouble than the elevator's destinations themselves.” As such, the trainer and his pokemon entered 'the virgin' before anyone else had the chance. He just hoped everyone would be honest with their selections, as it could drag the others down with them.

And even if this was just some kind of virgin sacrifice, Derek could at least feel better knowing that paying his life as tribute might save the lives of those familiar few. But before that, it was time to find out if there was a maintenance hatch leading out the top of this elevator...

tl;dr returns mega-garchomp (mega post #2) & metagross

- summons blaziken (micah)

- enters elevator labeled 'the virgin'

- attempts to locate a maintenance hatch on the elevator

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mixed emotions find kyle when he witnesses his manectric evolve into a new form. he finds himself muttering one line as he takes one last glimpse of his beloved manectric.

"i want that shirt..."

innes begins to gain on him, forcing him to eventually join the others into the interior of the castle. the image imprints on his head, making him further question whether this was reality or not. the logical side of him says this was a hundred percent an illusion, but with the weird things that started happening lately, such as the emergence of legendary pokemon at the slateport beach, he wasn't sure what to believe anymore.

he is eventually met with a choice. all three were dumb, and while there's little difference between 'virgin' and 'nerd', 'jock' was equally as stupid. the decision wasn't made as he attempts to go into the elevator with little to no consideration. he turns to as he cocks his head towards the door of his choosing.

"morgan, let's go to this one."

there was no use trying to mull over something that they have no clue about whatsoever. whether this was a riddle or not, they have nothing to hold onto to make the decision any easier. choosing a random one was pretty much the same as thinking too hard on it. regardless of what he does, there'll be no correct answer.

he goes to the one labeled 'nerd'.


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POSTED ON Oct 20, 2019 14:03:31 GMT
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❝i feel like being illogical...❞


returning his pokemon, he'd enter. looking over his shoulder toward the entrance, his eerie smile never wavered. "they're restless..." turning toward his options. cadis examined the doors before him. he watched as several had chosen. he expected the many to go 'virgin', it was to be expected. so rather than choose the most logical option that stood, "let's choose the most illogical one."

and with that he'd enter 'THE NERD' elevator. as if he was pure enough to enter the virgin. with this stained, unhealthy body. not even cadis's poker face could fool the devil himself. "shall we..." he coldly spoke to and .
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- entered the nerd.


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Let's face it,

Your replacement is

All the hopes and the dreams

You took right out of me

I've outgrown your

All of your silly little things

Outgrown those silly little games





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The blood, chaos, and more importantly, stench, was behind as the hordes of corpses laid dead thanks to the combined efforts of the trainers. [break][break]

"If stereotypes hail from ill truth, must we heed them?" Morgan read the plaque out loud. Did they? The answer was clear to him. "Hold it together and decide your fate." Jock. Virgin. Nerd. They were not exactly run of the mill tarot card answers. Was he a jock? No, he was nowhere near the nuclear family upper-middle-class all-Hoenn highschool boy that he pictured. [break][break]

Was he a virgin? Outside of the obvious reference for sex, a virgin could have possibly represented an unsatisfied life, or one that was yet to begin.[break][break]

But then the answer hit him like a ton of bricks, he was a nerd, because no other group would have spent so damn long on reflecting on the elevator puzzle.[break][break]

Hold it together, and decide your fate.

Morgan paused, and went to the Jocks. He had a feeling the together line was more important. [break][break]

+ Morgan believes that the second line of the puzzle is being ignored in favor of the first.[break]
+ Morgan picks the Jock because no one else is in it.[break]

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Her stomach twists, turns, raises bile to her throat until it begins to burn and Bryony (who tells herself, pleads with herself, begs herself to believe she has felt worse) swallows it down. Her whimsicott disappears before her eyes and she can do nothing but cling to her charizard and be reminded of the truth she can never seem to escape: she is useless.

Helpless.

Pathetic.

She forces herself to stay in one piece but the continuous onslaught of horror pulls at each fracture in her facade. It is only when she and everyone else is in the castle does she finally give in and fall apart. Bryony topples from her charizard and down to her knees and she heaves.

Her eyes burn. Her nose runs. When she thinks she is done being sick, another wave of nausea hits her and all that's left is foam. The world rings in her ears but nothing of it seems to make sense. Bryony wipes her mouth off with the back of her hand, aware of the way she cannot seem to stop shaking. She pushes herself up.

(Pathetic. Weak. Helpless. A burden. A burden. A burden.)

In a sea of people, Bryony catches sight of Kyle and Morgan. She glances to Noelle but can't bring herself to say anything. Instead, she calls her altaria back to its pokeball and follows after the other familiar faces. The charizard moves with her, snapping at anything that gets too close.

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- bryony throws up. she will ignore anyone who attempts to help her.
- enters the nerd elevator
- recalls altaria. still has charizard out. charizard is hostile towards anyone who approaches.


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As the others were working on the door, Thomas' Pokemon continued to do their best to hold the line against the horde of zombies. Despite his efforts, some of the group had lost their Pokemon to the horde. Worst of all was Kyle's Manectric not only being attacked, but turned into a zombie as well.

Once the door was unlocked, Thomas recalled all but Freke, the two of them making a break for the now opened doorway. Thankfully, the two of them made it inside.

Thomas would look around the castle, seeing the portraits of the familiar face. The mysterious Pokemon that apparently tried to help them, before being whisked away. Oddly enough, the portraits themselves seemed to be defaced with a set of claws most familiar, like that of the hand that whisked them away. But rather than dwell on it, Thomas instead moved on with the group. At the end of the foyer, they'd find three elevators.

Upon reading the prompt, Thomas quietly looked it over, before stepping into the elevator labeled "jock". He figured that all three elevators would have to be populated, and that it was the closest fit to him.

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While Blake's two pokemon put on the fight, their trainer scrambled to keep up with the rest who opened the doors of the gate. People were there to help heal him, but they weren't there to help assist him. It was certainly the way he liked it, but it made things more difficult. It was everyone for themselves at this point. If he wanted to enter this place with his pokemon, he'd have to recall them with their respective capsule devices.

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"Return." He ordered, pressing on the center of one pokeball. With a flash of lightning, the ghastly sword was recalled into the sphere and escaped the path of the zombies. Shoving his only hand into his pocket and then back out of again, Blake returned his arm to the same position but with a different ball. This one was for the golisopod, but it was far too late. Pressing on the button on the center did nothing but make a noise. Blake watched as his pokemon was carved into. Bits of the creature's exoskeleton was ripped apart, piece by piece. It was a gruesome sight, and Blake was forced to watch it all.

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There wasn't time for this. He couldn't save his own pokemon but continuing on in its name was the next best thing. Without hesitation, Blake moved past the others and climbed into the foyer of the castle. His eyes studied the different paintings of the legendary pokemon on the walls, but this experience was quickly shortened by reaching the elevators. From there, Blake's optics danced around the riddle that stood above the three different lifts.
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Everyone there was picking something different, but their choices appeared blind in design. It was obvious that this was a game. The costs were just much higher than normal. This was all background noise to Blake's mind as he tried to solve the riddle. "If stereotypes hail from ill truth must we yet heed them...?" He paused for a moment in thought, speaking quietly against the others who tried to defend their choices.

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"hold it together and decide your fate."


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And then, the answer was obvious, at least to Blake. Whether it was the moment of clarity after watching a pokemon die or the one-armed trainer's intellect, Blake found his answer. "We need to stick together." He noted, just loud enough for those in the vicinity to hear but not enough for those in the elevators already. He knew that his choice could be wrong, but if he had to pick one to survive, it had to be the one elevator with the most amount of people. It was possible that the other elevator choices required sacrifices for the main one to continue, so he'd choose to keep the information to himself unless asked. With that, Blake chose the elevator below "nerd" and stepped inside with the rest of the group waiting for him.



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blake watched golispod get ripped to shreds. got inside, looked at the darkrai paintings. went to the elevators and then solved the riddle his own way. he thinks people need to stay together. he stepped into the nerd elevator because it has the most amount of people.



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I GOT A BEAST THAT CALLS MY NAME. YEAH, IT COMES IN THE NIGHT AND IT AIN'T SATISFIED TILL WE'RE BOTH GOING UP IN FLAMES. IT'S THE BLOOD THAT I BLEED, IT'S THE LOVE THAT I NEED, AND IT'S ALL OUT OF MY CONTROL, AND IT AIN'T SOMETHING YOU CAN SAVE.


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The mews were heart wrenching.[break][break]

Bailey was stilled by the noise—and the sight—of her meowstic's demise. If it had not been for the sudden intrusion of her Togekiss, the member of the Elite Four may have been tempted to brave the swarm; offering a limb would have been a small price to pay for her pokemon's safety, but she had not been given that option.[break][break]

The Togekiss' claws dug into her shoulder, wretching her away from the torn, zombie infested grounds with the use of extreme speed. She felt her body being wretched from the ground, and by the time she registered where she was, it was with a sudden thud as the back of her head collided with the back of an open elevator door.[break][break]

THE JOCK.[break][break]

“Tink! What the fuck?!” and her fate was sealed.[break][break]

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The door breaks at last, heaving one last shuddering groan before giving way to the masses. Not without consequences, however... She watches some fall, Pokemon becoming nothing more than food for rotting corpses. The stench from the fire is nauseating, burning flesh filtering through the air with ease. Her eyes sting at the smell and she coughs, struggling to keep her composure as she follows the herd into the doors. The last of them make it just in time, escaping the vicious claws of the animated corpse of their own fallen Pokemon. She can't imagine the feeling of watching this unfold, watching as your beloved companion succumbs to the decaying masses and rises with an insatiable bloodlust...

Illeana welcomes the new air within the foyer with steady gulps, anything to get rid of the macabre smell they were just subjected to. Emotionless ghost types linger above them, offering light and nothing more. She peers up at them, curiosity licking at her mind. Are they even alive? Or merely carcasses used for decoration...? The thought is enough to rip her eyes away in slight horror, instead choosing to glance around at the various paintings. Odd, they show depictions of that figure from before... The one pleading for help, sounding worn and broken from the shadows. Upon gazing at them for a few moments, she takes notice of claw marks vandalizing the paintings. Claw marks... The door was just locked a moment ago, however, so how could these have formed? Unless... The cause of these marks is still somewhere within the castle. She swallows, throat suddenly dry at the prospect of more danger. Instead of voicing her concerns to the crowd, however, she stays silent and moves in unison with them.

Coming to a stop beside , she offers him her deepest sympathies, tears pricking at her eyes if only for a moment. "I'm sorry about your friend," she says, soft and gentle. Before she can speak further, however, gun metal eyes take notice of the riddle presented before them. If stereotypes hail from ill truth, must we yet heed them? Hold it together and decide your fate. She stares, falling silent. The cogs in her mind begin to churn, if only to attempt to decipher this message.

Lightning strikes as she thinks, the muffled groans of the undead just beyond the windows seemingly suffocating. They must choose and quickly, before the windows give way to the assault kept at bay for the current moment. But, on one hand... Is there a wrong answer to choose? Does one give in to the stereotype that fits best and accept whatever fate lies beyond? Or does one select the opposite of who they are deemed by society? She is uncertain in this aspect, mind reeling. She could select the Jocks, the complete opposite of everything she has ever been. No, that feels like lying... The Virgin elevator is next, already gathering a few members within. Fitting, but perhaps not the right choice. In the end she stares down the Nerd elevator, second guessing herself for a mere moment before shuffling forward. Stereotypes might come to light from ill truth and ill intentions, but she will never shy away from what she truly is. A nerd, an intelligent woman, a capable researcher. She will wear this stereotype with pride, even if it kills her.

Ninetales sticks close to her legs, the light brushes of fur against skin comforting in this dire time. Nervousness pricks at her skin and she feels the sudden urge to crumple at the pressure. Decide your fate. The weight of these words is suffocating, incredibly so, but the other half of the statement is encouraging, if only just a smidge. Hold it together. Yes... She will, even if she has to fake it...

Joining the group already within the Nerd elevator, she settles into a small corner, reaching to scoop Ninetales into her arms without a second thought. There are a lot of survivors still and they might need as much room as possible in this small elevator. The fox Pokemon settles against the front of her body, each of her tails lightly brushing against the floor. Illeana smiles, then, glancing at the people already within the cast iron grip. Unfortunately, she recognizes no one, but no matter. She offers friendly smiles to all, meek and shy and pressing against the wall.

The dread in her stomach is overwhelming and while she knows that this could be the end, she supposes that if she's going to die then she might as well die with the acceptance of who she has become within society. A nerd in all her intelligent glory, happy to have just come this far.

notes |
- ok well this has been terrifying!!
- interested in the paintings. wonders if the cause for the claw marks is still lurking about. doesn't want to find out :c
- tells she's sorry for his loss
- ponders the riddle
- keeps ninetales out for comfort (the floof helps)
- watches people begin to pick their elevators
- tries to keep it together but she nervous
- uncertain at first but then selects the NERD ELEVATOR
- she thinks it's better to accept the stereotype she's been given instead of selecting one that isn't fitting
- casually squeezes in between the group in the elevator, offering smiles to each of them


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The Shula Region
Hogwarts AU
RPG Unlimited
MR
The Enroi Region
N:FB
Vyrehaven
Celestial Guardians, AU Sailor Moon RP
EO GENESIS
Code and Crown: An advanced literate warriors cats RP, set in medieval times
Swords Clashing