He hits. He knows he has. The person is pushed back but there's no spray of blood. They don't fall to the ground. Kevlar? Body armor? He frowned. What the hell kind of body armor were they packing? The casing goes flying out of his rifle and he begins to load another round when the Gengar moves into view. [break][break]

"Shit!" He hissed. Arber is returned but he doesn't have time , Paxton is already grabbing his rifle and running. He half slings it on his shoulders ass he takes off as the Z MOVE slams into the edge of the roof. The building rumbles following the explosion. [break][break]

The roof starts to tilt downwards and he desperately pats himself for Hopper's pokeball. The Porygon beeps erratically as gravity shifts and Paxton began struggling to stay on his two feet as the roof caves into the top from and sloughed off the side into the streets. Before Paxton can drop, Hopper TELEPORTS him to a different roof. It's not another nest but at least he's no longer falling off the roof top. [break][break]

The police as moving Winifred out, pulling her into a safe have and covering her under the flames and bubbles of pokemon to push back the Rocket swarm. [break][break]

"Escorting Fenwick to Rally Point Alpha!" the static filled comms go off as Paxton catches him breath. "Hopper, TRI ATTACK!" he ordered as he scrambled to the edge to find Zev Harcourt again and try another shot. "Engaging in suppressive fire!" he said into his radio if it even still worked as he tried to lock on to them through the chaos and the smoke from the last attack.


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+ Zev Harcourt | mission prompt: gaslight [break][break]

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He follows after her, carefully. He managed to pull his eyes away from the Magearna and towards the abandoned buildings they were now approaching. There's not a sign of danger yet, but he still keeps his voice low as to not alert the guardians of this desolate place. [break][break]

He watched Eva, a hand hovering out should she need it before going back to splitting his attention between the fabled pokemon and their creepy surroundings. [break][break]

The soft notes of the kingdom, fluttering on the wind give him a shiver as well. "That song controls more than just people." he said frowning. The grip on his rifle tight as he remembered. OR well remembered blacking out for a moment with luciano fisk and Morrigan Anderson . "It controlled me for a moment, just enough to use me as bait for the others." he explained before following Eva's look upwards. [break][break]

"Melody figured out the notes that can stop the robots then?" Shit, if only she hadn't been too busy to come with.

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+ Eva Morales leggo wheatfang x honeyleaf | mission prompt: into the wild [break][break]

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"Doesn't add up." he said wit ha small nod as he took point towards the GREENHOUSE. "This place is covered in thorny vines, like an attack. Question is, who would attack the popular FIORELLLI FLORESTRY like this." he said as they stepped into the warm air of the green house and got ready to look around at whatever had overgrown and survived. [break][break]

"Kind of on the nose too, if you ask me." he added. The fairy tale thorny vines were simply so...it for a grass specialist. He begins to survey the damages. Surely, this was also a huge loss if she was cultivating imported arrays and variations. It added up.


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+ PENELOPE LIVY | mention business from guidebook: fiorelli florestry | investigating the GREENHOUSE [break][break]

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"A brother in fishing wire?" he asked, arching an eyebrow at Isaac but he could already tell. "Not to minimize your pain, but I've seen people bounce back from worse. Tough, but you know. It's possible. And I think the possibility itself is a relief." Not that he would know. All his scars had faded with his new body. And everything left was entirely mental. [break][break]

"Hell yeah, been looking for shit to toast to." he said, raising his glass at the bartender. "I don't mind it. But it's not always healthy for me. When I start slipping, I leave." he said. "I'm kind of an introvert." he added with a small smile before taking another drink. [break][break]

"Mmm, the strip I guess? Was just gonna do my own private crawl and see what I found. Normally I drink at this shithole in the outskirts. The skinhead one with karaoke." he said with a snort. "Didn't bring my ride though. Walked here."

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+ Isaac Merlo | 1-2 weeks after meteor | mission prompt: post paaa[break][break]

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"If they do carry a BLIGHT, and it is as prolific as the CRYSTALBLOOMS, they'll need to be quarantined immediately by any means." he said. Though, that was a big IF. "Yes. If they can be captured and it's not killing the natural environment they're in too quickly." After all, the CRYSTALBLOOMS were pervasive and so strange. There's no guarantee this is the same. [break][break]

"In any case," he said moving on. "In my investigation with Councilwoman PENELOPE LIVY , I found the Blight was a little unnatu-" his words are cut off as he heard sudden stomping and the bushes rustling to his side. Before Paxton can give the order, a furious Gogoat pounces out of the shrubbery and goes straight for Paxton. "Shit!" he shouted as the grass type rammed horns forward. Paxton squares his stance, lowering his center of gravity. Gloved hands latch onto the horns and he digs his heels in to the dirt, sliding back a few inches as the Gogoat groaned furiously. [break][break]

Paxton's feet go flat on the ground before he dips down and up, yanking the pokemon's head to the side after a fierce push and pull. He follows through with a defiant shout, half shoving, half tossing the off balance pokemon to the side and stood panting. "Stay put!" he snarled, loud and tired. It's unclear if he's addressing the less angry Gogoat or his rookie.

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+ Genevieve Cromwell | mission prompt: commitment: act 1 [break][break]

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Paxton nodded along, picking up luka chêne 's report and glancing at it before back at her as she spoke about her own encounter. He'd seen the cultists with Councilman GABRIEL BLACK but nothing much else out of the ordinary. [break][break]

"A titan?" Paxton frowns, racking his brain for whatever pinged something similar to that title. Could've just been a moniker and nothing specific. He wondered if perhaps it had something to do with the creatures DEREK HOFFMAN and francie myrtle were looking for.
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"Not at the moment." he said simply. "Unfortunately, I don't have footage to hand over to Eva Morales 's or dr. illeana reyes 's teams for analysis either." He certainly couldn't think of anything, but he was already worn thin between the Ranger Corp relations with dahlia goode and the council, as well as his deputy duties under PENELOPE LIVY . Not to mention the reports he had to work on for his updates with Gunner Graves . [break][break]

As Oliver Shrakes continued, Paxton tapped his chin thoughtfully. "Like a Ditto? It morphs it's body....Like you'd expect a Ditto to?" he asked trying to clarify the picture in his head. He didn't recall that cat thing doing that in front of him and illeana reyes . "Arceus and the DRK Triad would make sense based on the name but..." It may just also be generic. "No, I don't think it's crazy. I just don't know how likely. A manmade pokemon?" Then again, the creatures that were made out of scrap after the Wilds expeditions had begun in earnest. [break][break]

"Then again, it's not a creature within our records. So it could've been created. That's also not impossible." he added, sighing as he finally flipped through Luka's report. "It's dangerous, but it seemed focused on escaping the Dome which may mean it's long gone now. I think perhaps synthesizing our reports and putting out a directive to the Rangers would be a good start. Just to be aware. As far as I know, it hasn't shown itself near populated areas, correct?"


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+ Oliver Shrakes luka chêne | talking about cat thing! [break][break]

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Under the cover of gas, more assailants pull through. Paxton lets out Arber, holding her out for back up as more and more people choked on the gas and others were taken out in surprise of the sudden surge of grunts. "Prep for the worst!" He ordered as the blue Florges spun around once before putting her delicate hands together and calling upon WISH on Mayoral Candidate. [break][break]

Paxton's focus stays on the strange, almost grinning robotic creature. For a moment he blinks, cold as he recognized that thing. Back in POSTDORM, he'd seen such a strange creature approach Colton Boothroyd . "Not...another paradox thing?" he hissed suddenly even more alert than before. [break][break]

Shining, glittering lights seemed to push back and blind those closest to the action. Arber yelps in surprise giving Paxton just enough time to close his eyes against the worst of the flash before opening it back up and squinting as he urged his vision to level out. "Fuck, my sight picture-" he hissed, grip tight on the rifle as he takes aim as the unknown assailant. He sucks breath in, holding it tight as he yanks back on the trigger. Follow through is shit, it's not precise enough. Not dead center. But- Wait a second-


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+ Zev Harcourt | mission prompt: gaslight [break][break]

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He stands first, offering a hand to Luci to help him out of the teacup. "Messy." He repeated to his date as he led them off the cups. "I just mean carnivals are a low bar of expectations kind of place. I'll get powdered sugar all over my face and just be one of dozens of people like that today." He said, pointing out a few people with traces of white fist on their faces.
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“What did you think?” he asked as he nodded up at the teacups. “Ready for something a little more intense?” As if on cue, the roller coaster that served as a backdrop for the carnival drop, screams echoing loudly as dozens of fair goers shrieked.


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+ luciano fisk | mission prompt: RONDEZ-VIEW CIRCULATION [break][break]

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The smoke starts out as possible dry ice fog. Nobody moves. The coughing spreads slowly but gradually until the first person passes out. Then another. By the third, there's screaming as people are trying to move away from the POISON GAS. [break][break]

Comms go off nonstop as chaos begins to take over the rally. Movement buzzes around Winifred, as she tries to continue with her speech before announcing a quick break while they try to disperse the gas. [break][break]

Security moves to cover the woman, while Paxton eyes the crowd as it begins dispersing. A spot of purple moves forward on the shadows. It flashes, gas surrounding it and pulsing outward as it seemed to double its efforts to hasten the reactions. [break][break]

"Cassidy, firing at a source of gas." He warned as he locked in on the strange creature, the cover of the crowd dissipating as more and more people choked on it. He pulls back the trigger aiming towards the red flashing on the front of the thing's body.


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+ Zev Harcourt | mission prompt: gaslight [break][break]

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