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A Far Different Kind of Ghost Story

POSTED ON Aug 10, 2022 18:45:16 GMT

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If this were any other situation, Ruby would have gotten snarky about how Isaac's eyes lingered on the book. Hell, she could already feel the words brewing in her head: "What? Didn't think someone like me bothered to read?" or something along those lines. But even she knew this wasn't the time for that. It'd probably come up sooner or later, and she could save that pent-up snark for then. For now, she crossed her arms (a subconscious defensive position, not that she realized that) and listened.

[break][break]A mission gone wrong. Isaac seeing something that nobody should ever have to see Ruby could probably take a few guesses at what that was, but that wasn't the point. The point was that Isaac was apparently making progress on working through it, but his dreams were being uncooperative assholes. That explained his questions about Pagliacci and his Hypno.

[break][break]Ruby was broken from her thoughts by Isaac's question to her. "Wha—This is about you, not me!" she said, clearly caught off guard. Oh, she'd seen some shit, all right, but that wasn't what she was here to talk about.

[break][break]"Anyway," she continued, eager to get off that subject, "you're looking for something to help with those dreams, right? Dream Eater's obvious, but you can't just get any Pokémon to use it. You've gotta make sure they're trained the right way so they won't hurt you or eat the dreams you actually wanna have." She thought for a moment. "Hypno's okay for that, but I think it likes good dreams more, so it's harder to train. What was the other big one...?" Another pause for thought, and then she snapped her fingers. "Musharna, right. It's not as picky, but you've gotta be careful of its mist if you don't wanna see your own nightmares again."

[break][break]She looked right at Isaac to make sure he was still listening. "You gettin' all this?"

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♀ technician / swords dance, fury cutter, wing attack, quick attack, double team, double hit

♀ sand veil / sandstorm, dragon claw, dragon rush, dragon breath, bulldoze, crunch

♀ blaze / thrash, scratch, lick, leer, fire fang, --

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POSTED ON Aug 10, 2022 17:31:28 GMT

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Thank fuck, something different. Nothing souvenir-worthy so far, though. Maybe that shiny thing over there would work? She steered Arachne over to it.

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POSTED ON Aug 10, 2022 17:29:59 GMT

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Shame Ruby didn't last long on the tank itself. She didn't get the chance to get revenge on her dunker, but that didn't stop her from directing her anger to the poor sap currently in the seat. With a cocky grin, she pitched the ball at the target.

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POSTED ON Aug 10, 2022 3:35:45 GMT

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Okay, this was just getting stupid. Ruby wasn't looking for the lost city of Atlantis or anything, but could she find something besides a freaking Poké Ball down here!?

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ruby found an egg tutor!

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POSTED ON Aug 10, 2022 3:34:34 GMT

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Ruby cracked her knuckles before picking up the ball. See you, sucker!

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POSTED ON Aug 9, 2022 1:05:13 GMT

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Ruby gave a crooked grin. What was the point of apologizing? The people on the seat knew what they were getting into. Besides, an apology didn't mean squat when you immediately tried to dunk the person. Speaking of which, Ruby had calmed down enough to actually put some thought into her throw instead of just pitching the ball straight into the nearest solid object.

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POSTED ON Aug 9, 2022 0:23:36 GMT

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Were people just dropping their Poké Balls into the sea? Maybe they were failed attempts at catching some Water-types. Oh, well. Finder's keepers and all that. Ruby directed Arachne to another spot, maybe one that would have some actual treasure and not just people's misplaced belongings.

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ruby found ANOTHER poké ball!

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POSTED ON Aug 7, 2022 21:58:32 GMT

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Ugh, why was this so hard? This game had to be rigged. She decided to take her frustration out on the target by throwing the ball as hard as she could. At least the person in the seat seemed to understand the flow of this event.

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POSTED ON Aug 7, 2022 21:55:39 GMT

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What were these crowns even for, anyway? Were they worth anything besides bragging rights? She thought about giving it to Jade, but she knew her sister would want Ruby to keep it, saying that she'd earned it. Maybe someone else would want to trade or something... Eh, Ruby would worry about that when she was done down here.

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POSTED ON Aug 6, 2022 19:34:13 GMT

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Ruby grinned mockingly at the familiar face in the seat. "We meet again. I'm not sorry in advance, though!"

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68. SLATEPORT SPLASHFEST

POSTED ON Aug 6, 2022 18:48:17 GMT

Oh, hey, crown tracking.

Rolling a 1 in Clamperl Diving: +1
Getting a dunk in Dunk Tank: +1
Fishing up an extra-small Pokémon: +1
Incorporating TERAVOLT lyrics in the Mainstage: +1
Fishing up a Dynamax-sized Pokémon: +1

Total: 5

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POSTED ON Aug 6, 2022 18:46:51 GMT

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Ruby had expected this to be a sham, but no, she was actually finding some useful stuff down here. Nothing super-rare or valuable or anything, but definitely useful. Now, if she could find something like that, that would be ideal.

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ruby found a poké ball and a crown!

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POSTED ON Aug 5, 2022 17:06:58 GMT

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Ruby thought she maybe recognize the woman currently in the seat, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. Eh, it didn't matter. For now, she was Ruby's target.

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POSTED ON Aug 5, 2022 17:03:32 GMT

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Huh, she actually found something useful down here. Who would have thought? She gave Arachne's back an appreciative scratch before directing the Araquanid elsewhere to search for more treasure.

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