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I'm stuck in this rut again, I really dug myself deep this time

POSTED ON Jan 15, 2022 8:31:59 GMT

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"..."

Eventually, the dust settled. The Rillaboom they all swarmed managed to overcome the waves of attacks and claim two hostages. That being said, it seemed incapable of leveraging its murderous rage.

He stood behind the thing as it charged after the others. Giona had had enough time soaking in nutrients from the swamp. That being said... What was he going to accomplish by drawing fire, realistically?

He settled by using Cotton Spore to try and slow Rillaboom down. Yv94M2Dl

"..."

It was already under fire. If he got any closer, the risk of friendly fire grew. He had to just settle for making it an even easier target.

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GIONA USED COTTON SPORE ON RILLABOOM

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CAT GOT MY TONGUE [gift]

POSTED ON Jan 9, 2022 7:42:48 GMT

Giona at this point has had a lot going on... Just as a matter of trying to ensure the safety of his Luxray, he is gifting it to mint frost , who already owns a Luxio.

Enclosed is a note in comically bad handwriting: "Hey! I know you have that Luxio... I even met it a while ago. I figured I would give you my Luxray, just to give Cacio more chances to socialize. I'm the youngest of three kids... having a role model did wonders for my mental health. Thanks again, Giona."

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I'm stuck in this rut again, I really dug myself deep this time

POSTED ON Jan 6, 2022 8:19:27 GMT

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"..."

Eventually, everyone settled into a rhythm. They were all to head towards the end of the swamp and keep moving, right? Right? Wrong! What sounded like the howling of apes followed people who lagged behind. Despite being stronger than ever before, despite using GROWTH and soaking up swamp nutrients and even getting a little taller... a Rillaboom could punch the soul right out of Giona's iron-deficient body.

What looked like a... Gabite looked to him, before turning back and trying to help the others. Remi Cassel made a beeline, then a sharp u-turn, trying to head to the front of the pack again. Giona sent his Skarmory forward to try and have it rendezvous with THEO BECKETT et al... while he followed Remi.

He was still not in a million years gonna fight that thing, but he would've looked like a coward if he didn't do something. He was something of an annoying little brother to them all... now of all times he'd be able to prove himself. So, he settled for using PIN MISSILE to try and slow Rillaboom down. 5_6ksorh

"..."

A series of descending quills rained from above, trying to hit and pin Rillaboom. A few of the others were already trying to subdue it, he merely didn't want to hurt them or get in anyone's way.

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GIONA TOLD SKARMORY TO FOLLOW THEO

GIONA FOLLOWED REMI

GIONA USED PIN MISSILE ON RILLABOOM

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POSTED ON Dec 29, 2021 19:11:50 GMT

"..."

Eventually, he felt his body start to adjust. Water-filled, dense. Giona tried to tighten his muscles to ensure that they all still worked, accidentally using Growth. He felt himself suddenly swell up, getting taller and more built. The swamp ahead made this all work out; he didn’t fear the prospect of wading through it all.

He heard what sounded like a familiar voice trailing away, pulling himself away from his attempt to appraise the fang. Hearing mint frost, he started to trudge off after him. He brought up the rear of the Blue team, just far off enough that he could intercept anything sneaking up on them. H_Ry9kCw

"..."

He then needed an insurance policy, against whatever was out there attacking him. Giona called his Skarmory. He glanced at it for a second, and the thing took off, trying to circle overhead. It used Autotomize. Skarmory grew more aerodynamic, sanding off edges by scraping its feathers together..

GEOMANCY 2021

GIONA USED GROWTH

ENTER BLUE PATH
LOCATE AND FOLLOW MINT

CALL SKARMORY
SKARMORY USED AUTOTOMIZE

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POSTED ON Dec 25, 2021 4:19:46 GMT

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The big gun went off. A beam of light struck him in an instant. It felt like something was being pulled out of him, through the mouth. Though it didn't produce a sound louder than the hum of the machines necessary to set it up, he could hear a buzzing between his ears.

The light faded, though he could still see the afterimage of it, like a lightbulb going out. Had he been awake, he would've easily began dry-heaving. What happened instead was he fainted due to exhaustion. He crumpled to the ground, head hitting the platform. Out cold. Not exactly a model of good health, as it'd been discussed.

The blast made it clear that he hadn't any of the power he was tested for.

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Eventually, a cowboy-esque duster and hat formed. His skin became smooth and sage-green, not unlike a succulent plant as well. He looked like he was wearing something fashioned from his own hide. A kerchief was over his mouth, but even when he lowered it to speak, his mouth and eyes looked like they belonged on a carved gourd. No teeth to speak of. Yellow irises reflected light in a way that a human's didn't.

POSTED ON Dec 24, 2021 9:07:52 GMT

The alms bowl at the foot of the shrine ate the pokeball he left. It confirmed his suspicions in one sense; the teeth and the forest clearing were like the digestive system for a living thing. In another sense, it was selfish of him... to want to put away the knot in his stomach by disposing of the pokeball. Everyone had lost something at some point, but would this reflect badly on him in a unique way?

More importantly, he noticed something odd. The offering was met in kind. He felt more alert. The damp soil burying him felt like it was pumping him full of the blood offered. And certainly, there'd be tears in the eyes and soreness from the injection. A pained cry escapes him, tempered by his voice cracking.

"..."

He emerged from a hole in the ground with a bleary-eyed and disoriented crawl. He falls on his side, and feels a dense, thick arm covered in needles embed itself in the ground. Giona eventually wrenches it out and glances around. Nearby at the eastern temple... Cillian Quinn underwent a similar metamorphosis. They were all at the edges of a flat plain. Far apart, but hypothetically in walking distance.

"...Hey! Are you okay, Boss?"

He then saw Gavin vanish, and reappear somewhere else. Having heard oscar clayton build up, as if his boasting were about to turn into a yell, he was surprised to hear it stop all of a sudden. Then, people started to slowly regroup. Giona settled for following this... fish effigy, rather than be the odd man out at any of the reunions.

GEOMANCY 2021

INTERPRET THE SHRINE ACCEPTING HIS OFFERING

TURN INTO CACTURNE

LOCATE AND FOLLOW OSCAR

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POSTED ON Dec 15, 2021 6:49:11 GMT

Assistants had the room prepared. He saw a sloped floor, emphasizing the center. And... was that a target on the floor? He tried to suppress a little laugh at the sight of it, but caved and smiled. It was like something out of a cartoon. Eager to set aside any distractions, he put away his Zangoose.

Giona thought for a second, then scaled the raised platform, standing upright and facing the big gun. And presumably, facing the two overseeing the big gun. Pryde seemed to hold back a little laugh himself, before the three made their way to the lab. It put Giona at ease, while standing on the big target, with the big gun trained on him.

"...It's a shame that you had to wait this long for a chance to shoot me. "

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POSTED ON Dec 13, 2021 6:17:03 GMT

The two trading blows came to an end. Zangoose was more or less sliced open down the middle like a gourd. By the time it'd registered, Giona was treated to the sight of blood being drank by the ground below. Whatever this thing was, if he tried feebly to save Zangoose it'd put him and the rest of his pokemon at risk.

A lump formed in his stomach, as if you'd tied a knot in it. He managed to escape the forest proper, greeted by the field that seemed to stretch on forever.

"..."

He thought, looking to the ground. A series of tooth-shaped stones were embedded there, as if trampled dozens of times. They were too large to carry. Must've tied into that gut feeling of his.

mint frost seemed to bounce an idea off Eris Halla . Giona looked between the two of them, and thought for a second. People continued to push their way out of the forest clearing, and into the field.

"...And what of the teeth? And... you all saw that last part, right? I might be describing it wrong, but... It's like this whole thing is the digestive system for a living thing."

Giona then looked to the others, and thought for a second. They could all see the whites of his eyes. The sharp, shallow breaths of a panic not yet pushed down. An extra-long drag on his pipe followed. Giona then walked towards the shrine towards the east. Emblazoned with a leaf, he thought about how the forest just ate whatever. Seeing the bowl on its floor, he started to grind his teeth. There's no way he's getting that thing back from the forest that ate it.

Giona places the pokeball for his Zangoose in the offering bowl at the foot of the eastern shrine.

GEOMANCY 2021

PANIC

CALM DOWN

REALIZE WHAT JUST HAPPENED

APPROACH EAST SHRINE

OFFER FALLEN ZANGOOSE'S POKEBALL TO SHRINE

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POSTED ON Dec 5, 2021 22:20:16 GMT

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The grove parts. Bamboo canes sway, as if pulled around by the wind. Oddly enough, he'd been separated from the person he was tailing, by the bamboo canes. A bead of sweat slid down from Giona's hairline to his cheek, before hitting the ground.

His hands were covered in sweat, mixing with the horn turning to ash in his hand. Being the superstitious type, he swallowed a lump in his throat and prepared for the worst.

"..."

He thought, before scrunching up his face and looking flustered. The bamboo canes threatened to beat and brain any number of them, each kind of pulled aside from the others.

Giona flinched, noticing the sea parting. Some sort of rock monster charged, meeting his Zangoose with an axe drawn. The hit was taken, sending the ferret skittering aside, like a stone skipped across the lake. Giona whistled, having Zangoose jump back at it and use Revenge. TW3Dn|RH

Giona then looked to the others, and thought for a second. The grove parted first with an action from @rayne. Giona nodded to him, and cupped hands by his mouth to yell.

"...We can either stop these things from tailing us, or you can alert the others."

GEOMANCY 2021 @rayne

BONE BROKE

TAKING HIT FROM KLEAVOR

USING REVENGE (FIGHTING TYPE MOVE)

TRYING TO COORDINATE WITH LUCIEN

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POSTED ON Nov 29, 2021 6:27:48 GMT

The grove parts. The group is met by a pair of statues. Effigies of hounds who served people like their lives depended on it. Giona reached into an open mouth, receiving a bone that was marked for him.

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The result wouldn't be pertinent yet. The membrane protecting the forest from scores of Rockets was torn open. Gaped, even. They each were funneled towards the statues, then pushed away again. Giona continued charging after Gavin, running with arms behind his back, neck craned up and core tightened like Naruto.

He then dug a pokeball out of a pocket. Giona switched his Dusclops out with something smaller and faster. His Zangoose followed suit.

"..."

He thought, before scrunching up his face and looking flustered. Giona held the whittled bone in his hand, thumb running over its grooves. He'd dabbled in occultism, but never something like this.

Giona tried to follow him, whistling for his Zangoose. The muscly ferret cleared debris with big, bulky claws swinging like machetes doing an X-Scissor. Giona felt the rumbling in the ground as he ran. Hairs stood up on his neck, and he felt the tremors shoot up from his feet to his chest, like he was near a bass-drum being hit as hard as possible.

"...If it's all the same with you. I'll jump on that thing. Whatever it is that made the ground shake."

GEOMANCY 2021 Cillian Quinn

GRABBED BONE

WITHDREW DUSCLOPS

CALLED OUT ZANGOOSE

ZANGOOSE CLEARING BAMBOO OUT W/ X-SCISSOR

TALKED ABOUT TREMORS

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POSTED ON Nov 22, 2021 4:59:17 GMT

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A comically long pipe. A bowl packed to the brim, wafting. It was like incense, but it seemed to keep the weirdly irritable man on everyone's side. The forest glade seemed to offer little, and keep most out. Eris Halla had her telltale cheerful demeanor, and Giona felt obligated to smile at her, being that he was more of a school field-trip destination than a man at this point.

He spotted a familiar face, one that hadn't changed in a while. Cillian Quinn seemingly called on his Zarude, asking for help in warding off the worst of the forest glade. Giona took a long puff, filling his lungs as if he was chugging a liter of water without any breaks.

He then dug a pokeball out of a pocket. He wore a pair of track-pants that went to the ground. A red shirt sat over a striped undershirt. A big pendant sat on his sternum.

"Liam!"

He said, before scrunching up his face and looking embarrassed for a second. He recalled the news article that'd outed him, upon seeing his face. Giona tried to follow the group, whistling as if siccing his beast on the tree's tendrils. It would be an even fight, the thing's bulky arms batting away branches, and occasionally doing an Ice Punch.

"...Gavin. My bad. Save your strength. You don't know what's inside the tree yet. I'll keep this stuff off us until you can get in."

GEOMANCY 2021 Cillian Quinn Eris Halla

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POSTED ON Nov 19, 2021 21:24:06 GMT

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Purchasing: full evo on Vullaby
TM on Gengar to replace Night Shade with Poison Jab
stage 1 to 2 evo on Metang
total cost: 210 pd

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GEOMANCY SIGN UPS

POSTED ON Nov 19, 2021 21:18:37 GMT

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character tag: giona ferrara[break]
pokemon and movesets:
Dusclops male/pressure/fire punch/ice punch/thunder punch/confuse ray/will o wisp/shadow punch
Aegislash no gender/stance switch/sacred sword/king's shield/head smash/night slash/iron head/iron defense
Leafeon male/leaf guard/sunny day/synthesis/giga drain/leech seed/swords dance/double edge
Zangoose male/immune/hone claws/crush claw/x-scissor/revenge/detect/close combat
Skarmory male/sturdy/brave bird/steel wing/autotomize/iron defense/night slash/agility
Camerupt male/solid rock/yawn/lava plume/flame burst/eruption/rock slide/earthquake[break]
preferred posting speed: 2-5 days[break]
notes:may alter team comp before signups close.

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POSTED ON Nov 19, 2021 8:47:51 GMT

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Chu-e Choi commanded everyone's attention. At the head of the class, not unlike a teacher in how he wrestled the powerpoint. The MAGMA project. He'd heard nothing of it until now, but seeing the acronym spelled out put a smile on his face.

He looked away for a second, thinking of his encounters with avatar power. His near death in the forest. Groudon trusting him. Lulu Flint knocking him to the ground. His smile grew to the point that it pulled the skin around his eyes, a rarity for the man who looked young by keeping a stern expression.

He then overheard someone else in the communal garden. mint frost spoke up, volunteering to go first. It'd been a while. Giona glanced aside at him and maintained his grin.

"Thanks. You being here with us is making it easier for me to be brave about this."

The hem of his undershirt dipped low enough to expose his collarbone. Giona cast his collarshirt to the ground, exposing his arms, as if anticipating the injection. His tattoos, his mix of 'tribal' lightning bolts and agonized faces like usable items in Devil May Cry, were on display. He beamed up at Chu-e with excitement.

"My one question is... When will it be my turn?"

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A M.A.G.M.A. MEETING

POSTED ON Nov 15, 2021 3:21:19 GMT

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The specifics of the project were lost on him. Weren't they always. He preferred to just riff on the general assignment of the whole thing. Nonetheless, the assignment seemed more up his alley this time.

Still hungover from being drunk on power, Giona thirsted for something more. He was startled by Killian Decker appearing at his side and zeroing in on him.

Giona ran a hand through his hair. Reddish brown, like he'd applied his favorite pink dye again, but hadn't done as thorough a job with the bleaching mix. His hand kind of sank in, hair spilling over between fingers. He raised a brow at the way Killian framed that.

Lab rat. He'd already been there and done that. Big gun, and all that. Either way, if it was a stunning success... he tried to hide a grin at the thought of being on the other side of the situation they were in in Fortree.

"Lab rat?! I'm just tired of letting my friends down. If this is the way to do it, then so be it."

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