WHAT GOOD...

COMES FROM RESISTING FATE'S CRUEL HAND?

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AS YOU STARE INTO THE ABYSS, it stares back at you, its pensive coral eyes piercing the murky waters. With so little light, you vaguely make out its pale figure, impossible to mistake for anything else. Despite being dragged beneath the waves, you realize you can breathe here, though the sensation is wholly discomforting...[break][break]

As you struggle to find your bearings, its lips turn oblique with a pout, its lingering gaze one of disappointment. You are not entirely convinced it wishes you harm, though it holds you prisoner. You bide your time until your allies arrive, Razz Kingsman, and try to understand the truth to this apparition's words...[break][break][break]

Ẁ̶̛̤͒H̶̠͙̦̩̅̈̅̚Y̵̨̼̰̣̌͂̇͠ ̴̧̣̉̆Ḑ̶̟͚̜̀͗͜O̶̡͎̹̺̻̐̈́̎ ̵͔̥̯̖̖́Ỹ̴̳̞O̷̡͉͋͛͒U̴̯̻̒̐̄ ̶̛̪̼͔͔͑͘S̴̰̅T̵̰̯̟͈̣̑̑̂̎̋Ṟ̵̡̛͈͔̄͋̓U̶̠̥̖̫͊̀͐͊G̵̫̿G̸̼͂Ļ̸͝E̸͈̦̞̥͗͑͠

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I̸̖̯̬̖͎͑̍͠F̷̮̭̬̓̈͠ ̶̣̮̤̠̝̑Ȧ̵̙͒̽̆L̸̻̼̙̱̀͗͜L̵̙̝̼͒̋̆̉͜ ̶͕͊̔I̷̗͕̟͎͌̕Š̷͉͍̓̀͠ ̵̫͕͕̤̈́̓͊̄̒I̶̬̓ͅN̴̮̣̹͋̾̒̑̒ ̸̞̿V̶̭̪͛̽͘͜A̵͓̅I̵̲̰̦̻͂̒̽Ń̵͇̮͍͐̑͜͝?̷͚̀

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Shadows shift unnaturally in the dim, and you begin to detect its growing fervor as it laments the futility of life. Its tone is somber and defeated as it waxes over its sophist dogma, undeterred by obstinate optimism.[break][break][break]

T̷͈̞̱̚͘͠Ŗ̵͇̞̩̙̽̔͑̃͐Y̴̟̙̦̌͊͒̽̒ͅ ̸͔̲̜͉͎̽͑͆A̸̡̐͊̀͜͝͝S̴̤̎ ̶̺̯̠͝Ỹ̸̺͕̬̟Ó̵̜͑̒U̷̘̘̞̠̘͌̎́͝ ̴̼̤͂̎̉̄̃M̸̗̺̾̽̐͌̚Ī̶̲͔̰̙́̓͒Ǵ̵̤̤̗͝H̶̥̏͌T̶͎͈̬̣̓̒͐̎,̴̗̟̓̕

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Y̸̦͂̒̾͘͠ͅO̷̘̹͚͎̎̐͜Ų̸̥̤̦̿̂ ̷͍̝̪̲̜̃̐̏Ŵ̴̖̙̝̔͗͒I̶͖̟̜͍͆̒͝L̸̡̛̝̟̉̔̄͘Ļ̷̲̳͓̪̾ ̶̤̲̠͔͉̿͑̔Ĭ̴͎̟͒́N̷̛̠̗̱͇̍̾͗Ȩ̵͑̃͝Ṽ̴̖͍͠ͅỊ̶̢͂̓̍́T̴̛̛̻̩̭̏̇A̵̞͕̅̐̓B̷̭̆L̴̹̿̈́̚͝͝Y̵̛̺͐ ̶̜̮̉͑͋͋D̵͙͗̆I̶̲͕̯̙̪̚Ë̵̞̜̣̤̎,̵͈̩̖̿͂͝ ̷͍͍̲̙̞̎̎O̵̧͉̭̔͜N̶̞̟͉͆̓̉͐Ė̸͇̮̱͓͜ ̸̱̰͊̾̂͆D̷̜̈́̓̓̌Ă̶̲͍̜̜̩̈̒͝Y̶͎̱̘̗̍͋̃͐.̷̡̛̅̊̋̀.̴̲̝̯̊̑̒͘.̸̨̠̮̥̲͗̀̕

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Perhaps not here, perhaps not today, or even years from now. But the slow march would invariably find its path growing shorter, until one day the road lead nowhere, losing yourself in the end. It was the natural progression of things, you could never escape it. Not now, not in ten years, not ever... Death always has its dues.[break][break]

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W̸̺͙̖̅̏͑̈́͆H̶̨̖̻͑̉̂̏Y̵̨̛̯͚̒̒̀ ̸̈́͜P̴̹̦̳̮̎̽́̉͜R̶̗͇̱̣͔͐Ǒ̸̘̩͙̖͋L̵͓͔͛̐Ö̴̝́̂N̷͇̿͂̕G̴͚͛̄́

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Y̶͉̬͂̍͜O̸̯̱̖̥̙̓͆͊̂͗͜Ǔ̶͇̈́R̷̢̹͕̘͈̫̈́́́͝ ̶̯͍͌́́̿̈͝Ŝ̴̨̮̞̩̉͊Ǔ̵̖͚̩̰̦̈́̈̚ͅF̶̡̲͓̹̿F̸͖̪̗̰̞̊̽̑̓̃E̸̡̯͓̪̋̐́͜R̸̨̨͎̮͈̜̈́͊̀̃̿͠I̸̡̨͕̖̤̐̊͝N̵̨̨͈̮̲͛̿̓Ģ̴̝̬͕̟̖͛̿͆͘?̸̝̮̲̄̐

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Your friends and comrades-at-arms finally find you, amidst the gloom of Cursola's sanctuary, mind addled by the pervasive, perhaps even persuavive utterings of this self-proclaimed soothsayer. You shrug off the apparition's words as the meddling of some craven creature seeking to dissuade you from excising it from its sanctuary.[break][break][break]

J̴͎̥̮̭̉̓U̷͎̐̃Ś̶̮̬̬̱͚̤̀̈́̎T̶̹̾̋ ̸͕̤̘͗̅͆Ģ̵̳̻̘̏̕̕I̶̼͔̒̀̏̅͘V̷̧̛͍̹̆E̷͎̲̬̻̫̽̍̊̌ ̴̧̘̖̋͆̇̿̄̎ͅU̴̜̻͌P̴̡͚̝̤̙̣̒̀̀.̴̨̢͉̫̣͋́̋͐͝.̴̢̼̹͈͌̒̈́͋.̷̣̯͆̒̀̀̾

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With your allies supporting you, it is only natural that you decry its beliefs, and seek instead to banish this creature. But you cannot take away the voice it has given to the dark recesses of your mind... Why do you suffer this?[break][break]

Would it not be simpler to just... give up?[break][break]

IMPORTANT: Any CONTACT with Cursola's PERISH BODY will faint a pokemon at the END of the turn unless they are a GHOST-TYPE. PERISH SONG will also faint pokemon at the end of the turn. For the sake of this prompt, STRENGTH SAP will be treated as a CONTACT MOVE for all intents and purposes.[break][break]

Surpass this trial or be forever lost to the NEVER ENDING NIGHTMARE

INSTRUCTIONS

READ CAREFULLY EVERY ROUND

• Please refer to sign-up thread for more information.
• BOLD applicable Pokemon moves, abilities, etc.
• Each player may have ONE POKEMON out at a time during a given round. NO EXCEPTIONS.
• You must specify which AREA you're INVESTIGATING AS A PLAYER every round.
• You may only post ONCE VERY ROUND. Remember to ROLL WITH EVERY POST.

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PLEASE NOTIFY FONZ WITH A LINK TO YOUR THREAD IN #MEMBER-EVENTS WHEN ALL PARTICIPANTS HAVE POSTED FOR A ROUND!

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Serena Malcolm Razz Kingsman[break]angelo vestri skyler dross[break][break]

EVIDENCE[break]ODD KEYSTONE[break]ROTOM VOICEBOX[break][break]SALVAGED ITEMS:[break]

WELCOME...

TO YOUR FINAL RESTING PLACE

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YOUR STOMACH LURCHES AS ITS HEAVY FORM GROANS TO LIFE, lumbering towards you with doom-driven fixation as its gnarled, oaken body shifts with newfound vigor. Before you is a towering creature of the woods, a lone scarlet eye lingering on the humans that have broken into its grove for the first time since—[break][break]

.̵̙̙̭̈́̿͊̌.̵͍͔͋̓̀.̴̰͉̓̆̀̈ͅͅÏ̶̧̋̀Ý̸̥͇̾̊͝O̷̫͛U̵̢̨͔̇͛ ̸̱͒̌F̴̮̙́͒O̴̢̨͛̿̒U̶̬͖͉̒N̴̗̭͑͋D̵̲͕͐̊͗ ̸͚̕M̴̗͚̱̑͑̄E̸̪̜͔̽!̸̪̻͕̝̊

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Ì̵̺̯͉͈̔ ̸̧̔̃T̴̨̟̱͗͌͌H̷̢̘̺̽̊̇̚O̸̹̓U̷̟͓͍͋͐G̴̼̉̽H̵̭̟́̊͑T̵̢̥̜̗͆ ̵̖̈Ÿ̵̰͉́ͅO̴̬̝̅͝ͅǗ̷̬̘

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Ñ̷̙͚͐͋͜E̸͈̮̝̞̓͛͐̔V̷͓͙̠̽̅̚͝E̵̖͈͙͂͋̓͜R̸͙͈̬̹͛̅ ̶͔̜̳̭̉W̸̘͕̏͜Õ̷̪̔̎U̶͚̱͗̒̇̂L̷̢̛̦͑̅̓Ḑ̴̦̱̦̚.̸̖͕̲͊̋͒͝.̶͈̙͕̻̚.̵̫͛̅!̴̬̞̘̄̂

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You see a shimmer. The corporeal body before you flickers, and you catch glimpses of some tormented spirit writhing in shrieking misery before the image fades, and you're met with the widening grin of the apparition's carven trunk set like fangs in its timber maw. It seems detached from the borrowed words it echoes in mock delight... But then its tone sharpens with bitter malice.[break][break][break]

.̵̙̙̭̈́̿͊̌.̵͍͔͋̓̀.̴̰͉̓̆̀̈ͅͅÏ̶̧̋̀S̶̮̹̒̋ ̴̨̦͎̀͂̆͜I̶͈͓͓̔T̶͕̮́̅̈̐ ̵̀̈͜͠Ȳ̴̘O̴̺̽Ư̶͉͓͚̚͝Ř̸̬̩̠͆̽ ̶̞̽̊̂͗T̵͇̳̞̽U̶͎̦̍̉̃̽Ṟ̷̈́Ǹ̵̘͊̊̚

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T̸̪͔͍̦̀̄͠Ơ̷͉͍̎͝ ̶̨̞͆Ḣ̸̙͠İ̶̙̬̀́̏D̵̢͑E̶̱̯̖̋̓͜͝ ̴̡̻͙̏N̶̳̼̽͝Ò̸̻͋̔͘Ẃ̷͍̭̘͊̃̃?̸͔̭͍̻͐

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You hear the croaking, whining of the pines around you as it hobbles closer, its pale figure shrouded in the veil the encroaching fog has placed over the forest. Should you lose sight, it's impossible to tell where it has gone, and what evil its idle hands are working...

For the sake of this prompt, you should consider the FOG an ENTRY HAZARD. If it remains past this round, your team will suffer COMPLETE INSANITY, which is to say your sanity gauges will drop to zero.[break][break]

Surpass this trial or be forever lost to the NEVER ENDING NIGHTMARE...

INSTRUCTIONS

READ CAREFULLY EVERY ROUND

• Please refer to sign-up thread for more information.
• BOLD applicable Pokemon moves, abilities, etc.
• Each player may have ONE POKEMON out at a time during a given round. NO EXCEPTIONS.
• You must specify which AREA you're INVESTIGATING AS A PLAYER every round.
• You may only post ONCE VERY ROUND. Remember to ROLL WITH EVERY POST.

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PLEASE NOTIFY FONZ WITH A LINK TO YOUR THREAD IN #MEMBER-EVENTS WHEN ALL PARTICIPANTS HAVE POSTED FOR A ROUND!

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DEREK HOFFMAN ollie morales[break]PENELOPE LIVY annalise henderson[break][break]

EVIDENCE[break]FOOTPRINTS[break]UNOWN WRITING[break][break]SALVAGED ITEMS:[break]

WELCOME TO...

HOENN HISTORICAL MUSEUM, LILYCOVE CITY

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GATHERING BEFORE THE BURNING PYRE, they would feel waves of heat assailing their skin, leaving them to suffer the sweltering heat until they could quell the rising threat. For as innocent and unassuming the Polteageist seems, there is a whimsical madness to its demeanor as it imperils you with wild abandon. You realize it does not appreciate the potential loss of life that may ensue...[break][break]

Y̷̼̟̤̽̓O̷̮͂Ǘ̶̗̩ ̴̯̦͐̈́̏Ẁ̸̥̀Ȩ̴̺͔͔̍̾Ŗ̵̮͚̘̿É̵̢̧̹̙̒ ̶͍̺͍͑̓͠ͅW̶͖͇̹͊͒A̶̜͍̭͐̓̚ͅR̵̭͌̂Ṅ̶̯̓Ë̴̢́͝D̴̥͓͑

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It casts a looming shadow over the museum as the ghastly flames rise in intensity with its ascension, its size bolstering as it surges with unnatural power... Its figure distorts to the naked eye, and you see flickers of rows and rows of gnarled fangs lining its once-porcelain frame, seemingly twisted to that of some spectral maw before your 'vision' seems to correct itself.[break][break][break]

Ĭ̶̝Ḟ̴̥͚̾̆ ̸̦͎̔͝Ÿ̴̝̖́͒̽Ō̷̪̗̙͉͑̽̊U̷̺̺͔͛̃̀̎ ̸̝̎W̴̧̢̪̹͛̄Ḭ̸̛̉͘L̷̯̃͌̀̌Ḻ̷̘͚͎̃͗̈́ ̸̮̬̲̆̕N̷̺̲̔̂̚ͅO̶̤̹̣͗̈́͌͝T̵̢̳͔̭̀̋̄͑ ̷̧̲̙͕̾̆̕L̵̯̲͊͜Ȅ̷̤̪̣̞A̶͚͖̩̘̋̎̚͝V̴̳̓̄Ȩ̷̜̊.̶̲͈́̓.̵̢͍͖͈͗̈.̴̨͇͛

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Y̶͇̗̹͂Ò̶͉̮̓̾̾͜U̸̞͌ ̸̩̱͓̘͌̌̌̈́Ẅ̶̢̲͋͠Ị̶̃̇L̴̙̜̂͗͗L̸̩̜̫̉̈́̌̿ ̸̱̃S̷̝̿T̵͕͋͛̊Ạ̷̝̑̌Y̸͉̟̺͒ͅ ̶̧͓̆̕F̵̻̑O̷͕̼̜̓̓̽Ř̸̯E̴͇̪͚̊̉V̸̨͙̲͚́Ḙ̴̾R̸̉ͅ

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As it soars upwards, the poltergeist draws on the nearby appliances and stores, sending a swarm of office supplies and the like flinging towards these interlopers four, hoping at best to frighten them off—or perhaps distract them from the treat of tricks it has long since prepared...[break][break][break]

Ç̷̩̯̽͌̐͒̕͝O̵̩̹͐͐̌M̷͔̻̂̿͐̈́̇̊̀È̸͓̫̺͈͐̿͌̏͜ ̷̙͎̊͊̚T̴̲̜͋̓̈̏͝H̵͚͋̿͋͘Ē̴̡̡̛̝̱͘̕̚N̸̯̱͕̦͓͓̘̈́,̴̹̖̅͘ ̶̲̠̚͘ͅT̸̰̳̙̩̾A̵̡̛̠̥̰̜̱̳̓̓̏̂̎͆S̸̛͇͙̽̅̓̊͊̃T̵̝̰̗̮̑̀̈́̇͑͝È̵̖͙͍͛͜

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D̶͓͂̆̏̀̈́͜͜͠Ẽ̴̟̪͒͝Å̶̩̹͇̑̋̈́́̂̆T̴̗̳̰̻̿Ḧ̸̰̰͍̯́̆͒͋̇̚̕'̸̮̎S̶̨̡̝̫̞̲̼̽̉̾ ̵̢̩͆̐͊̆̌̑͠S̸̨͕̱̮̬͕̬͐͐͘W̶̛̭͚̣̦͗̽̀͠E̸͓̦͇̟̝̒̈̚Ẹ̶̛̇̐̂̎̈T̸̢̡̝̹̳̝̫̅͐͝ ̴̫͍͔͉̲̳̎͜R̸̡̺̈͑̍́̾͝ͅE̸̛̫͉͋̇͜L̸̢̞̋̓E̸̟͋͊A̵͓̗̺̩̾Ş̷̩̪̯̝̜̔̒͝E̴̥̓̈̾̔̀̃͝!̶̛̤̱̭̮̖̅̉͐̍͐

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For the sake of the prompt, the LOWEST ROLLING PLAYER will have their pokemon TRICKED into holding the lethal berry, but it cannot be removed by SWITCHING OUT. The player will be allowed to switch out as needed to complete prompts, but the current ACTIVE pokemon will always be holding the item until it is passed. The team may adjust their choices/posts around the LOWEST ROLL to optimize their team composition as needed.[break][break]

Surpass this trial or be forever lost to the NEVER ENDING NIGHTMARE...

INSTRUCTIONS

READ CAREFULLY EVERY ROUND

• Please refer to sign-up thread for more information.
• BOLD applicable Pokemon moves, abilities, etc.
• Each player may have ONE POKEMON out at a time during a given round. NO EXCEPTIONS.
• You must specify which AREA you're INVESTIGATING AS A PLAYER every round.
• You may only post ONCE VERY ROUND. Remember to ROLL WITH EVERY POST.

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PLEASE NOTIFY FONZ WITH A LINK TO YOUR THREAD IN #MEMBER-EVENTS WHEN ALL PARTICIPANTS HAVE POSTED FOR A ROUND!

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Locke Jamison luka chêne[break]Eris Halla thomas nightingale[break][break]

EVIDENCE[break]ROTOM VOICEBOX[break]ODD KEYSTONE[break]WILL-O-WISP[break][break]SALVAGED ITEMS:[break]

SERVE FOREVER...

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Before you is a singular granite slab, brimming with the potency of this maligned spirit. Its lone eye burns with an untethered malice, harboring a great hunger that cannot be slaked; you feel the weight of its lingering stare upon you as you and your companions make your last stand.[break][break][break]

Ỳ̸͖̲͑̓̑͠Ơ̸̙̮̱͖̾͗̚̕Ụ̴̯̓̽̈͝ ̴̧͔̳̟̙͆̍̒ͅȚ̵̤͎̦̱̅͗͂̈̓͠H̵̳́́͘Ì̵̡N̸̬̈́̅̿̕͝K̸̰̜͉̮͐̈͝ ̷̳̻̳̜̿̾̀͊͠͝M̷̗̱̳̏̈́̇̇͠Ē̶͓̠͍̰͒ ̴͓͔͔̺̉̑͂C̸̺͊̃Ŏ̴ͅR̵͎̐̃͊̾̽͒N̶͈̺͉͕͎͈̅̐̅́̀E̶͎͂̏R̶̦̺̈́̈̃̈̈́͝Ḛ̴͛D̸̢̼̘̞̀̊͛͝?̶̻̙̉̓͋̀͂

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Despite its vessel being bound and inert, still it manages to draw on the shadows surrounding you; from the guts of Hell itself it drags out ashen tendrils, a swarm of grasping hands that try to climb from out of their jail—to use you as their stepping stone as they flee that dreadful pit.[break][break][break]

Ŷ̵̖̠͚͍̞̘̽̌̓͑O̶̘̟͎͍͗͂̎̏͒͆Ṳ̴̙̤͇̳͇́̊̀̀ ̴̺̋͗͛̍C̶̛̳̖̻̣̽̐̓̿̚A̴̩̭̦͆͆̋N̸̟̟̞̳̹̓̄̊͒͑͝Ṋ̸̮͍͂̒͛͘O̸̺͖̳͂̄̅̂͛̕T̶̝̪̹̾̓̄̋̚ ̴̫̖̟̻͛̇̊̕K̷̻̺̩̘̠̇̂̿͑͠Ĭ̴̙̞̥͈̇̎̅͘͝L̴̬̊͝L̶̥͚̟͇͖̇ ̴͙͙̻̻̿̔̓̈̀͝ͅM̵̛͕͎̃͂E̴̪̽̀͜!̵͍͈͇́͑͆

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As they are caught in this swathing shadow, they can see the creature before them unraveling; its corporeal body, bound in its transient state by the exorcism, begins to degrade. Flickers of some benighted, unnatural creature clawing, lashing out and writhing in the throes of death flash across their eye. It was now or never, then...[break][break][break]

Î̷̧̬̩̻̰̻͒͗ ̷̧͈̲̘̖͐̉̌͒A̶̩̹̮͂͒̒̈̄̕M̶̭̟̼̗̈́͠ ̵̟͚̠̞͛̓̊̊B̵̺͕͗̉͐̈́͌͒E̵̢͘Y̵͚̫̏̑̆̆̾Õ̶̙̳̺̍̈͑͜͜ͅŅ̷͙͈̀̇D̶̢̛̯̮̭̺̿̌ ̴̥̼̬̤̌͆Y̷̛̫̖͇̏̄̍̇O̵̖͇͕̐͋̾͝Ų̵̘͍̍̾̎͋!̴̡̲̯͚̄̊̐̒

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Take heart, and trust in your allies...[break][break]

...Or be lost to the never ending nightmare.[break][break]

Perform the Runerigus' final rites before you are lost to the NEVER ENDING NIGHTMARE!

INSTRUCTIONS

READ CAREFULLY EVERY ROUND

• Please refer to sign-up thread for more information.
• BOLD applicable Pokemon moves, abilities, etc.
• Each player may have ONE POKEMON out at a time during a given round. NO EXCEPTIONS.
• You must specify which AREA you're INVESTIGATING AS A PLAYER every round.
• You may only post ONCE VERY ROUND. Remember to ROLL WITH EVERY POST.

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PLEASE NOTIFY FONZ WITH A LINK TO YOUR THREAD IN #MEMBER-EVENTS WHEN ALL PARTICIPANTS HAVE POSTED FOR A ROUND!

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FERNANDO SILPH kyle lopez[break] noah faber MATIAS SILPH[break][break]

EVIDENCE[break]ROTOM VOICEBOX[break]UNOWN WRITING[break]ODD KEYSTONE[break][break]SALVAGED ITEMS:[break]

WELCOME TO...

THE FALLOUT OF FORTREE FOREST

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AS THEIR HAUNTING HOWLS fade into the forest, ollie morales and PENELOPE LIVY would find an opportunity to catch their breath thanks to the efforts of Ollie's YAMPER. Think of a new approach. The hours were quickly winding away without them, and they had not heard back from the others yet, though there seemed to be at least nominal activity in the area...[break][break]

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But then elsewhere, DEREK HOFFMAN and annalise henderson make headway, unaccosted by the wild Poochyena pack prowling the woods around them. But they can hear the pitter-patter of their footpads as they race around them, yipping and crying out as the depart. As they continue investigating the area, Derek utters a word that disturbs the forest's peace...[break][break]

Back towards the EERIE MONUMENTS, a single obelisk adopts an unnatural glow, and upon closer inspection would have meen host to a plethora of UNOWN SYMBOLS lining its worn, earthen face. But instead a phantom claw rakes its surface, marring the structuring, sending it crumbling to the ground in a clutter of rubble and stunned Unown...[break][break]

In the wreckage, DEREK HOFFMAN and annalise henderson would be able to make out mismatched Unown tiles scattered across the ground. Given the luxury of time, they might have devoted time to rearranging them, but they have no such luxuries as the forest begins to awake around them![break][break]

A halphazard photograph would be the best they could do, snapped from their phones before hastily making their way to regroup with PENELOPE LIVY and ollie morales.[break][break]

REUVDO... UCRES... EAGRVA...[break]EFAR... AHET...

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The others would find themselves surrounded on all sides by a sudden OVERGROWTH, the treeline surrounding them physically shuffling towards them, corraling them deeper into the FOREST GROTTO, and even further from their companions...[break][break]

As they break through the twisted treeline, annalise henderson and DEREK HOFFMAN would have trouble isolating the sounds of their allies, and would need to rely on their pokemon to IDENTIFY their location, either by scent or their mind's eye.[break][break]

Take your time searching the following points of interest:[break]

THE TREELINE[break]
WEATHERED TREES[break]
FOREST GROTTO[break]
EERIE MONUMENTS

As a team, each of you must submit the same answer to the haunting apparition's species, while at least ONE (1) of you activates the CURSED POSSESSION using the requisite move or ability. If you succeed, you will move on to the FINAL ENCOUNTER... But if you fail...[break][break]

You will be forever lost to the NIGHTMARE

INSTRUCTIONS

READ CAREFULLY EVERY ROUND

• Please refer to sign-up thread for more information.
• BOLD applicable Pokemon moves, abilities, etc.
• Each player may have ONE POKEMON out at a time during a given round. NO EXCEPTIONS.
• You must specify which AREA you're INVESTIGATING AS A PLAYER every round.
• You may only post ONCE VERY ROUND. Remember to ROLL WITH EVERY POST.

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PLEASE NOTIFY FONZ WITH A LINK TO YOUR THREAD IN #MEMBER-EVENTS WHEN ALL PARTICIPANTS HAVE POSTED FOR A ROUND!

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DEREK HOFFMAN ollie morales[break]PENELOPE LIVY annalise henderson[break][break]

EVIDENCE[break]FOOTPRINTS[break]UNOWN WRITING[break][break]SALVAGED ITEMS:[break]

WELCOME TO...

THE COASTAL SHALLOWS, LILYCOVE CITY

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AS YOU CLOSE IN ON ANSWERS you are forced to muddle through darkness. In that dismal dark, you can hardly see so much as feel what is ahead of you, though your pokemon are a welcome comfort and resource to lean on. It is by their guidance that you manage to muster a brave face and delve these depths...[break][break]

Closest to their diving point, angelo vestri rummages through the flotsam in search of writing, scripture; anything that may have so much as been initialed, as they are the symbols through which the Unown will manifest. Yet as he pilfers the wreckage, Angelo finds naught but a dingy mirror in need of a good polish that catches the eye...[break][break]

In his hands, he feels something... stirring. Whether it boded ill, Angelo knew better than to leave this keepsake behind, tucking it under his arm while turning his attention elsewhere—towards the gorge...[break][break]

Elsewhere the rest of the team investigates for other proof of the supernatural. For her part Serena Malcolm manages to further eliminate the odds of Unown writing, all while nearly being tangled in the scores of kelp. When it dragged against her legs, it would feel as though something had grabbed her, wrenching her towards the abyss below... She tells herself it's her imagination.[break][break]

Finally, at that deepest schism where light went to die, Razz Kingsman and skyler dross stand vigil. They can feel warmth radiating here, likely from some thermal pocket below, as they notice bubbles rising past them. It is unsettling to swim over the mouth of the trench, and yet they are strangely drawn to it, like moths to an open flame...[break][break]

...As they stare into the pit, a flurry of bubbles once again rushes past—yet they are wrong somehow. With an eerie glow they ascend towards them, but as they near, they would appear more like fiery WISPS than pockets of air rushing towards the surface. The two could almost be excused for missing the titan's shadow swelling beneath them, mesmerized by the flitting, dancing flames...[break][break]

But Razz Kingsman would not be spared the worst of it as he is dragged under. As he vanishes into the pitch, watching the light of the sun dissipating in the depths, he can only panic and wonder what forces have brought him here...[break][break][break]

Ȳ̸͙̪̫̂͝Ö̷̹́̊̚U̸̙̇̔̕ ̶̨̺̹̮̓̈̾W̴̩̗̝̼̏̍͗I̷͔͚̋̅L̵̘̣̺̘͂́L̷̢͈̆ ̶̧̤̄͊̌͆B̶̤̀̓E̸͎̟͈̗̅̓͌

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̵̣̻̣̉͛̕T̷̙̿̾̋͠H̷̝̐Ẽ̸̯ ̵̦̟̏͊͊͊F̵͈̯͎͇̔̚Ĭ̶̥̙̇Ŗ̵̨͎̖̒̐̔͝S̸̜̥͋T̸̳̻̫̖̄̂.̷̺̪̃́̎̆.̵͔̻̞͐̾̊̉.̴͎͌̂ͅ

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Take your time searching the following points of interest:[break]

As a team, each of you must submit the same answer to the haunting apparition's species, while at least ONE (1) of you activates the CURSED POSSESSION using the requisite move or ability. If you succeed, you will move on to the FINAL ENCOUNTER... But if you fail...[break][break]

You will be forever lost to the NIGHTMARE

INSTRUCTIONS

READ CAREFULLY EVERY ROUND

• Please refer to sign-up thread for more information.
• BOLD applicable Pokemon moves, abilities, etc.
• Each player may have ONE POKEMON out at a time during a given round. NO EXCEPTIONS.
• You must specify which AREA you're INVESTIGATING AS A PLAYER every round.
• You may only post ONCE VERY ROUND. Remember to ROLL WITH EVERY POST.

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PLEASE NOTIFY FONZ WITH A LINK TO YOUR THREAD IN #MEMBER-EVENTS WHEN ALL PARTICIPANTS HAVE POSTED FOR A ROUND!

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Serena Malcolm Razz Kingsman[break]angelo vestri skyler dross[break][break]

EVIDENCE[break]ODD KEYSTONE[break]ROTOM VOICEBOX[break]WILL-O-WISPS[break][break]SALVAGED ITEMS:[break]

BOUND

FOREVER WITHIN THIS MORTAL COIL...

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ITS MALEFIC PRESENCE IS CONTAINED, but it is not without recourse. It is, in a word vulnerable, contained within its once worldly vessel. But they would all of them see the propensity for violence it still maintained even now, within their trap...[break][break]

MATIAS SILPH, kyle lopez and noah faber succeed in this endeavor, firing off potent attacks; and yet Lycanroc is the first to fall. As its fangs gouge its spectral form, so too does Runerigus rend its soul, bringing it over to darkness... As it lurches away from a successful strike, a subtle misstep tells all to a concerned @ noah...[break][break]

H̸͍́É̴̢͎̥̯͇̿͑̊͝ͅ ̵̡̹͕͖̈̈́Ī̴͓͓̠͛S̷̤͙̩̈́͑̅̕ ̷̨̨̳̥̪̌̿̽M̷͓͇̙̂̉̓͆İ̵̛̛̗͈̫̏̌̽Ṉ̵̥͓̪̒͂Ȩ̶̫̥̤̜̾̽͌͜ ̶̝̩͑͘N̷̠̿̊̍̏́͠O̵͓̙̫͕͙̒̒̽̑̒ͅẄ̴̲̝̦̋̓̉̕ͅ.̵͔͎̇.̸̛͎̲̲̱͛̂͘.̶̖̂̎̽͐̽͘

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Lycanroc struggles under its thrall, subjected to its torment as equally as its will. Lycanroc turns towards its master, stalking after him slowly like some rabid animal too far gone to be helped, visibly resisting RUNERIGUS in a futile display of loyalty. But the NIGHTMARE only continues surrounding them with horrors...[break][break]

For all their efforts, the raking tendrils of its BRUTAL SWING remain unthwarted, swathing them in a mass of darkness that sows further discord among their ranks. Lucario, Decidueye and Pyukumuku have joined their unholy congress, turning around to defy their previous masters. They heed the call of RUNERIGUS alone...[break][break][break]

T̷̢̞͇̟̞̬́̈́̉̒̿͠H̵̭͖̙̹̹͖͗͗E̶̙͚̱̘̓Y̴̢̘͔̭̹͎̐͑̾͝͠ ̷̩̥͑͐͋A̸̯̦̱̐̈́̕ͅR̶̛͓̒͐̉̚E̶̛̹̱͙͉̦̖͑̅ ̷͎̝̳̦͊A̷̪̜͈̜̼̔̍͑̌̈́̓L̷͔̙̠̩̩̾́͑̃̉̏L̷̛̼̅͗̽̚͝ ̵̦̤̿̿͗͐͗̽M̴̬̍̈́͝I̸̛̲̓̆̒N̷͎̪̣̳͖͗̄Ë̸̜͕̮́́̎̃͝.̷̛͖͖̳͈͕̎̀͑͝

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W̷̙̠͎̹͉̟̓͛̓̋H̷̨̛̜͈̳͚̘̊̐̈́͌͋A̴̡͖͂͛̈̾T̷̘̙̖͚̳̪͒͐͐͗̒͝ ̵̘̐̐͊E̶̘͖̠̤̙̽̆̆̉̅͝L̶̦̰̯̭͊͊S̵̤͑͐̓̂͜Ē̷̝̮̱͘ ̵̡̗̫̬͈̞͒̆̈́W̵͓͍͈̹̃̾̐͊Ī̶͔̮̟̻̪̣̅͑͆L̷̡̛͙̖̠̒͌͝͠ͅL̸̢̙͚̺̊͘ ̵̢̙̠̫̙͐͒̄͋̊̈Y̵̯̰͚͍͐̈́̍̀̔̄O̴̘̱̭̬͎̾̍̏̈́͝Ú̸̱͔̥̦̩̄͗̓̕ ̷͉͕̞̩̍̀̇̀͑̂Ś̴̝̈́̿͒̐̄͜Á̴̱̲̬͌͝C̷̝̊͂̔Ṟ̸͙̦̝͂̌͒͋̆͊I̶̭̺̲͔͂͜F̷̡͎̮̠̿̂̕I̵̧͍̝͇͕̼̍C̴̛͓̓̐̍̄̇E̸̛̻̙̘̋̇̐͘,̴͈̞̪͖̩͊́̀͜ ̴̪͕̇̈́̌͝Ṱ̴̺̳̌̆̉̕͝O̴̗̫͖͊́͗̆ ̵̯͉̱̗͔̎̍̅̀͘T̷̹̙͔͎̩̉̋̐̀̕͘Ĥ̵̱͝Ỉ̵̡̛͙̇̿Ŝ̶̘̦̽̑̕ ̸̮̦͕̖̌E̷̠̜̓N̵̜̳̹̞̐̋̉͊D̶͈̗̭̬̣̋̆̊̉?̶̡̡̻̥͚̿̾̅̓ͅ

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The four close ranks, forming a vanguard that lies just ahead of their master. At their rear, Runerigus gives off a resplendent glow, its surface shimmering with renewed vigor. The pokemon before it close in on their former trainers, brandishing tooth and claw as they are unable to resist the will of Runerigus... Can you strike them down, as you would any other enemy before you?[break][break][break]

Ý̶̤̞̫͇̬̔̔̊̌̑ͅỌ̶͎̭̅͒Ư̷̢̨̹͌͒̋̓̉ ̸̪̆̑̆̽A̵̯̠͈̔̃̃̆R̸͇̆̀̈́̽͘̚Ę̸̙̞̟̫̼̄͆̽̃ ̸̙͎̹̗̆̽́̀̌A̶̢̬̥͒̍͒̂̅͜L̵̟̥̖̯͖̏̓̏̆L̵͍̅̇̚͜͝ ̶̨͖̭̺̜͚̆̉́́Ť̶̢̛̖̓͒͝H̶̝̘̣̔̐E̸̢̤̫̔̒͐͐̕ͅͅ ̶͎͙̻͇̪̲̀̑̾̊͂̋S̷̻̜̃Ä̷͖́͗̌̍Ḿ̶̫̉̌̎̀͘E̵̞̬͓̘͋̚

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Ú̶͕̮͎̳̝̃͋̓͘Ń̵̝͉͒W̶̧̳̞̞̮̦̽̈́Ȍ̴̰͖̄͆͗R̴̼̪͂̌̌T̶̨͈̠̠̰͕̀́̎̊́͝H̴̩͍͖̝̼̃͋̏̈́́͝Y̷̞̎͐̑̈́ ̶̛̥̖̜͎͒̿Ö̸̫̫͙̟͍̳́̋F̴̨̤̉ ̸͚̬̓̇̐̓T̸̠̣̹̑̌̀̕̕͜Ŕ̶̢̻͍̉̇U̷̡̻͎̟͎̘̿S̴̡͌̄T̶͎̣̮̰̅̾̿͝.̵̧̛̭͉̫̖̀̓͂͐̒.̷̡̧̣͖̲̮̉̄̓.̸̖͇͇̈́̏̚͜

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A sense of helplessness begins to surround you and your endeavors, but you are not so inclined to surrender. Having come this far, you must see it through to the end.[break][break]

POKEMON* who come into CONTACT with the physical manifestations of RUNERIGUS will become WANDERING SPIRITS. They will not respond to their trainer, falling under the apparition's THRALL for the thread[break][break]

LYCANROC, DECIDUEYE, LUCARIO & PYUKUMUKU are no longer available to their trainers, and have become THRALLS that will attack their trainers. EACH pokemon left in RUNERIGUS' THRALL at the end of the round will deal 10% SANITY DAMAGE to each player, meaning you all will lose 40% SANITY at the end of this round, when RUNERIGUS activates its CURSE.[break][break]

If you release pokemon with a "SPIRIT/SOUL" ABILITY, you reduce that damage for yourself by 10% SANITY. For every THRALL that is attacked using a "SPIRIT/SOUL" MOVE, you remove a THRALL from calculation. REMEMBER: YOU ARE STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEARING THE OTHER PROMPTS![break][break]

PLAYERS WHO REACH 0% SANITY WILL BE EJECTED FROM THE ENCOUNTER![break][break]

Surpass this trial or be lost to the NEVER ENDING NIGHTMARE!

INSTRUCTIONS

READ CAREFULLY EVERY ROUND

• Please refer to sign-up thread for more information.
• BOLD applicable Pokemon moves, abilities, etc.
• Each player may have ONE POKEMON out at a time during a given round. NO EXCEPTIONS.
• You must specify which AREA you're INVESTIGATING AS A PLAYER every round.
• You may only post ONCE VERY ROUND. Remember to ROLL WITH EVERY POST.

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PLEASE NOTIFY FONZ WITH A LINK TO YOUR THREAD IN #MEMBER-EVENTS WHEN ALL PARTICIPANTS HAVE POSTED FOR A ROUND!

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FERNANDO SILPH kyle lopez[break] noah faber MATIAS SILPH[break][break]

EVIDENCE[break]ROTOM VOICEBOX[break]UNOWN WRITING[break]ODD KEYSTONE[break][break]SALVAGED ITEMS:[break]

WELCOME TO...

HOENN HISTORICAL MUSEUM, LILYCOVE CITY

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FANNING OUT ACROSS THE GROUND FLOOR, Locke Jamison and thomas nightingale cover the ANCIENT SEA FOSSIL EXHIBIT while Eris Halla and luka chêne continue to investigate the EMPLOYEE BREAKROOM. Fortunately for them, their little mischief-maker had precisely what she needed to short the circuit and end the effects of the PERISH SONG...[break][break]

But it is not without its repercussions. As thomas nightingale unleashes an impermeable MIST, there is a crackle of electricity, and the sound of shattered glass as the silence is punctuated by bursting lightbulbs across the facility. In the breakroom they can hear the computers and facilities powering down, a low, whirring hum that preludes the pervasive silence. But there is something more...[break][break]

For her incessant prodding, luka chêne has earned a response. Though it does not take the form of parabolic noise through her ROTOM VOICEBOX, she is able to hear a shrill whistling that overwhelms the senses. It rises in intensity, like the sound of a locomotive's horn blaring into the night, warning of the impending danger...[break][break]

Though she would be the first to hear it, the others are also afflicted with this deafening pitch. As they looked for its source, nothing would be so obvious as the spectral flames surging from the breakroom's stove...[break][break]

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As they stare into this spectral flame, a figure appears therein, though veiled in its ephemeral state. Myriad faces, inventions of their own fear, morph and warp the creature's unsighlty visage as they pay it heed...[break][break][break]

Î̶̧͎͝ ̴̘̰͕̗̹͗̈̽̊Ẁ̵̧̬͎̫̼̖͂İ̸̱̈̽̀̃̍̃L̷̯̅͐̈́̈́̔̊L̵̯̤̋̐ ̸̢̡̞̊̌͒͊G̸̨̢͉̝̰̘͑͒̓Į̴̮̌̆̀͜V̸̡̢̲̦̹̖͑̉̈́̂̕͝Ę̵̺̝̰̯͎̄͊͆̅ ̵̬̦̠̩̻̮̙̈́͒́Y̵̛̛̲̲͈O̶̡͈͉͊̂̓̌͑͝Ǘ̵̬̤̦

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T̵̬̱͙̑̔͝͝H̷̢̤͉̬͓͒̅̀̆͆I̵̩̤̯͈̲̳̅̇͑S̷͈̓̆͒̋ͅ ̶͕̅͑͑͛Ǫ̴̢͉̯͗͆͆͊̊͌N̸̛̘̹̰̒̒̓̚E̷̛̮̥͕̫̳̤͆̕͜ ̶̥̙̗͌̒̑̌̕C̸̝̅̈́͗͠H̶̡̠̺͔͔̼̀̑͐͆͝A̴̧̢̲͔͙̰͋̈́͊̄͘͝N̴̬͈̮͓̠͐́̀̚C̶͈̜̰̰͖̹̣̉̎̋Ȩ̵̼͎̳͓͈̇̉̇ͅ

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F̶̛͈̗̘͇͗Ļ̵̟̻̤̉̾̑E̷̬̽̓̊È̴̮̯̲̘̏̀͗̔̅̐ ̷̩̪̓́̊̒̔̌N̷̡̟͉͖̺̂̿̔́̇͊̕O̶̺͋̌̅Ŵ̸̧̧̛̦̝̝͚̘͗.̷̢̢͍͔͛̉̑̀͊.̸̳͌̈́̈́.̶͈̈́̽̅͒̆

.̸̢̧͍̩̜̱̗̉̏͠.̵̡͈̩͌͋͐̂̎͂͠.̴̛͕͇̜͙̬́͌̉̓̃͝Ó̷̢̙̗̠̭̈́͝͝R̵̻̀́ ̷̪̹̽̀̑̈́B̵̘̳̓̑Ȕ̵͓̻̰̝̰̻̋͝R̶̙̞̬̰̒͋̾ͅN̷̘̞͔̹̖̓͋̈́́͝ ̴̳̌F̸͚̥͕̠̂̊̈Ó̸̳͈͇͌R̵̤̟̥̝̩͐̔̍̒͆E̶̠͇͙̿̊̋͑͘Ṽ̷̨̧͕̼̫̙̰͒E̸̼̼͙̙͛͗͑Ŗ̶̦̫͋̔̌͜ͅ

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It comes to you now with words of warning and ill intent at this turning point, the witching hour...[break][break]

As a team, each of you must submit the same answer to the haunting apparition's species, while at least ONE (1) of you activates the CURSED POSSESSION using the requisite move or ability. If you succeed, you will move on to the FINAL ENCOUNTER... But if you fail...[break][break]

You will be forever lost to the NIGHTMARE

INSTRUCTIONS

READ CAREFULLY EVERY ROUND

• Please refer to sign-up thread for more information.
• BOLD applicable Pokemon moves, abilities, etc.
• Each player may have ONE POKEMON out at a time during a given round. NO EXCEPTIONS.
• You must specify which AREA you're INVESTIGATING AS A PLAYER every round.
• You may only post ONCE VERY ROUND. Remember to ROLL WITH EVERY POST.

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PLEASE NOTIFY FONZ WITH A LINK TO YOUR THREAD IN #MEMBER-EVENTS WHEN ALL PARTICIPANTS HAVE POSTED FOR A ROUND!

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Locke Jamison luka chêne[break]Eris Halla thomas nightingale[break][break]

EVIDENCE[break]ROTOM VOICEBOX[break]ODD KEYSTONE[break]WILL-O-WISP[break][break]SALVAGED ITEMS:[break]

WELCOME TO...

THE FORETREE SUMMER CAMPGROUNDS

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IT HUNTS THEM NOW as a party divided, singling them out. It advances on Laurence Anderson, who makes the mistake of alerting it to his presence with an ill-advised SMOKESCREEN. Though it does succeed in giving him a moment to break off into an adjacent room, the shape that haunts him has now quickened its pace...[break][break]

^{Task f̸̨̖̑̈́a̴͇̦̾̈́̚ͅi̷̘͐l̷͔͋̐̓e̶̙̰͊̄ḋ̵͍͕ successfully!}

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As yet unaware of the dire straits Laurence finds himself in, Killian Decker and Elinor Anderson continue their search unabated. Alakazam's MIRACLE EYE is able to disern that the slashes in the tent were made by a POKEMON'S ATTACK, detecting a faint aura of infinity energy. Alakazam would see a trail of it in the form of various splattered marks against the forest floor beneath their very feet, leading off towards the HANGMAN'S TREE...[break][break]

Along the way, they may yet decide on shelter at the SCOUTMASTER'S CABIN should the tree prove insufficient. But they are fortunate enough that their paths will cross with Callan Young, who has uncovered remarkable insight into the events surrounding the cordoned campgrounds...[break][break]

With a *click* the battery is returned to the device, and power restored. Callan would only have to press play to see a recounting of that fateful night...[break][break]

^{Task f̸̨̖̑̈́a̴͇̦̾̈́̚ͅi̷̘͐l̷͔͋̐̓e̶̙̰͊̄ḋ̵͍͕ successfully!}

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SPOILER: Click to show

As the camera feed flickers into life, static overtakes much of the screen, though Callan can make out rough figures. Silhouettes of the young campers, surrounding a dated book "borrowed" from the SCOUTMASTER'S CABIN. Thereupon the page open before them is an unseeming limmerick, tucked within a passage concerning the local history of the campgrounds:[break][break]

^{Alas poor Alonzo, known to be dead[break]
Staked his life on the promise of gold—[break]
But when the land turned up lead[break]
Cruel irony had been doled—[break]
And the foreman walked off with his head}[break][break]

The screen surrenders to pitch black and white noise before it fills with color once more at the mouth of a closed cavern; the opening to the ABANDONED MINES just northwest of him. The campers are surrounding the cave mouth, though none dare cross the threshold. Only the bravest among them holler vainly into the darkness entrenched therein, taunting IT...[break][break]

"Alonzo, Alonzo, the gold is all gonezo!"[break][break]

^{Callan would not be aware of the historical significance, but the limmerick seems to be referencing a local superstition, and the taunts now made in jest and false bravura are reminiscent of the utterings of bloody mary.}[break][break]

Darkness and static again, until now at last he would see a huddling of campers, toying with some sort of playing cards. Here the distortion becomes more severe, and Callan cannot be sure, but a player seems to have set down a rather auspicious card before—[break][break]

A tear in the tent, followed by a shuddering. An unpleasant tinge smears the camera before the frightened screams of five campers erupts; the camera shakes and loses focus. They are running down the summit, though Callan only recognizes the HANGMAN'S TREE as the student with the camera huddles there, behind the trunk, thinking themselves safe...[break][break]

Precious silence falls save for the panicked, hushed breath of one who is hunted. The camera, almost forgotten, is useless with nothing in focus. But as the screen becomes a mess of black-and-white static, he would hear one last distant scream before the camera fell to the forest floor and became defunct, as he'd found it...

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On their way to the cabin, the others inevitably come across Callan in his troubled state. They will have the chance to see the RECORDING for themselves. But when the footage is reversed, it plays back only a corrupted distortion of the original imagery, although there are strange letters with eyes appearing among the ruined images for these three to witness:[break][break]

SPECTRAL... FORCE...[break][break]

PEOPLE... DRAINED...[break][break]

... OF LIFE.

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The most obvious information they take away from this, as most of them could tell, was the UNOWN WRITING manifesting before them. But as they stare into those seemingly lifeless eyes, they blink in obvious cipher...:[break][break]

L-A-R-S

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Elsewhere, Laurence must once again elude the haunting geist as it encroaches upon his position. He holds a crucial piece of evidence the other three require to solve this puzzle, whether or not he realizes as much...[break][break]

As a black miasma drags a gnarled appendage across the doorway of the room, Laurence Anderson must rely on a swift pokemon to help him run away from this creature...[break][break]

Take your time searching the following points of interest:[break]

SCOUTMASTER'S CABIN[break]
CAMPER'S SUMMIT[break]
ABANDONED MINES[break]
HANGMAN'S TREE

INSTRUCTIONS

READ CAREFULLY EVERY ROUND

• Please refer to sign-up thread for more information.
• BOLD applicable Pokemon moves, abilities, etc.
• Each player may have ONE POKEMON out at a time during a given round. NO EXCEPTIONS.
• You must specify which AREA you're INVESTIGATING AS A PLAYER every round.
• You may only post ONCE VERY ROUND. Remember to ROLL WITH EVERY POST.

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PLEASE NOTIFY FONZ WITH A LINK TO YOUR THREAD IN #MEMBER-EVENTS WHEN ALL PARTICIPANTS HAVE POSTED FOR A ROUND!

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Callan Young Elinor Anderson[break]Laurence Anderson Killian Decker[break][break]

EVIDENCE[break]FINGERPRINTS[break]HAYWIRE PORYGON-Z*[break]UNOWN WRITING[break][break]SALVAGED ITEMS:[break]

WELCOME TO...

THE FALLOUT OF FORETREE FOREST

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UNDER EXTREME DURESS you and your team continue to make strides in their investigations. The evening quickly surrenders to a brief twilight as night begins to fall over the forest. With it come the inexplicable sounds of the forest's ambiance...[break][break]

Following the ridge where their tracks went cold, annalise henderson and DEREK HOFFMAN slowly make a path back towards the grotto unknowingly, hoping to pick up the trail elsewhere. But it was as if they vanished right before that tree... Could something have climbed it, maybe? While the two of them contemplate turning back, the light of Starmie's ILLUMINATE shines over a filthy ragdoll.[break][break]

On the other side of the ridge, PENELOPE LIVY and ollie morales manage only to disrupt the delicate balance within these woods. While the trees continue to groan overhead, the night around them grows thick, and before long they can hear something in the distance... Winding, shrill yips loosed into the night... A cacophany of feral voices, before they can hear the woodweald around them teeming with movement—twigs snapping as the brush is swiftly thrown aside to avail them to this promising SCENT...[break][break]

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They stare down their quarry with ravenous eyes piercing the treeline, their true number unknown as they are blanketed in darkness, but their yellow sclera reflect back the MYSTICAL FIRE in a volume that leaves you feeling ill at ease at the prospect of confrontation...[break][break]

If the RAVENOUS POOCHYENA are not FORCED TO FLEE in the next round, they will be REINFORCED and become an even greater danger for investigators next round!

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Take your time searching the following points of interest:[break]

THE TREELINE[break]
WEATHERED TREES[break]
FOREST GROTTO[break]
EERIE MONUMENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

READ CAREFULLY EVERY ROUND

• Please refer to sign-up thread for more information.
• BOLD applicable Pokemon moves, abilities, etc.
• Each player may have ONE POKEMON out at a time during a given round. NO EXCEPTIONS.
• You must specify which AREA you're INVESTIGATING AS A PLAYER every round.
• You may only post ONCE VERY ROUND. Remember to ROLL WITH EVERY POST.

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PLEASE NOTIFY FONZ WITH A LINK TO YOUR THREAD IN #MEMBER-EVENTS WHEN ALL PARTICIPANTS HAVE POSTED FOR A ROUND!

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DEREK HOFFMAN ollie morales[break]PENELOPE LIVY annalise henderson[break][break]

EVIDENCE[break]FOOTPRINTS[break][break]SALVAGED ITEMS:[break]

WELCOME TO...

THE GAME CORNER, MAUVILLE CITY

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THE SLOT MACHINES BLARE INCESSANTLY with every interaction, making it abundantly clear they are not acting within their typical parameters. Something has restored them, but you cannot be sure whether you alone are responsible, or if it's something more...[break][break]

As they begin their descent down the stairwell, mint frost feels a warm breeze rolling over them; it drifts along, bringing the poster tumbling to the ground. Behind it is a dingy, underutilized MIRROR with strange ornamentations that resemble a pokemon. Whether any would be there to notice it was another matter...[break][break]

Searching for any administrative kiosks or information, Alexandra Briarwood and fern delaney chance across a COIN CASE filled with an untold amount of credits... If nothing else, perhaps you can swindle an unsuspecting receptionist at one of Hoenn's many other game corners; but that is an exploit for another time. While FERN is searching for the source, he cannot help but hear the poster falling to the floor limply...[break][break]

Even while the slot machines continue to malfunction, illeana reyes and her Rotom continue to push their luck. Perhaps there is something about meddling with these gambling machines that incites the ghost, as they are eventually met with a voice:[break][break]

Ą̵̥̥̖̠̺̄̑́̕͝N̵̞̳̞̈́̈̐͑̐̃D̵̡̺̳̱̙̆́̍̐̓̚͜͠ ̴͎̼̠̱͊̇N̷̦̬̏̒̈́̐̽̌Ơ̴͉͇̳̲̝͉̯̥̓̂̽͠W̵̡͍̥̯̙͆͌́͆͠.̴̝͖̘̇̀̆̓́̅̈́̔.̶̬̻̝͍̣͉̻̐.̵͓͆̽̉̎͋̅̽̏

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As the voice begins, you hear a sudden *BANG* coming through; a single gunshot. As the words fade into memory, your ROTOM suddenly tenses up before collapsing against the floor, felled by some unseen source. Skulking somewhere nearby, hidden in plain sight, the culprit smiles approvingly at its handiwork...[break][break]

Take your time searching the following points of interest:[break]

SLOT MACHINES[break]
RECEPTIONIST'S DESK[break]
BREEZY STAIRWELL[break]
PRIZE STORAGE

INSTRUCTIONS

READ CAREFULLY EVERY ROUND

• Please refer to sign-up thread for more information.
• BOLD applicable Pokemon moves, abilities, etc.
• Each player may have ONE POKEMON out at a time during a given round. NO EXCEPTIONS.
• You must specify which AREA you're INVESTIGATING AS A PLAYER every round.
• You may only post ONCE VERY ROUND. Remember to ROLL WITH EVERY POST.

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PLEASE NOTIFY FONZ WITH A LINK TO YOUR THREAD IN #MEMBER-EVENTS WHEN ALL PARTICIPANTS HAVE POSTED FOR A ROUND!

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mint frost fern delaney[break]Alexandra Briarwood illeana reyes[break][break]

EVIDENCE[break]EXTREME TEMPERATURES[break]ROTOM VOICEBOX[break]? ? ?[break][break]SALVAGED ITEMS:[break]

ASHES TO ASHES...

THE APPARITION HAS REVEALED ITSELF...!

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ENGULFED IN ESOTERIC ENERGIES, the runerigus circle you've invoked takes you to the mausoleum's central figure; the dilapidated shrine that Matias had escaped only moments ago. But MATIAS SILPH would see now that the stone had crumbled away, revealing strange markings in the pillars—streaks of crimson that resembled the smear of gore...[break][break]

FERNANDO SILPH, kyle lopez and noah faber find themselves wholly unfamiliar with this place, though all would marvel at the transfiguration of this once proud stonemasonry; As pieces of granite fell away, the hulking pillars of a RUNERIGUS come clear into view... And yet something is amiss with this benighted creature.[break][break]

Ỳ̸̤̼͓̤̪̒̾O̵͍̰͔̟̿̓͐͜Ų̸͚̭̱̽̏̅...

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A thousand-thousand hands begin trickling down along the walls, rolling over them at a crawl, but their approach was certain... The sense of imminent danger, the inability to escape—it would be enough to instill panic.[break][break]

W̷̩̗̽̀̀͒H̵̬͖̰̥̙̀̈́̋Ŏ̸̡͔̬̝̐ ̸͎͉̂̇̇̚Ą̴̍͘͘R̷̉̀͒͜E̵̥͈͔͌͜ ̵̧̺̫̤̎̚Y̴͉̪̱̖͉͑́͑O̵̡̱̳̝͂̇̈́ͅU̷̪̒

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T̸͙͈̠̮̹́̀̄̈́́O̵̯̦̱͎̝͒̇ ̵͍̩̰͎̉́̇͌Ḏ̷̭͓̍̉͑̋Ë̸̤̳̗́N̸͇̯̺̞̔͒͠Y̶̜̻̲̠̻͑͘ ̴͎̞̠̼͐̈́̐M̷̙̿̔͜͠Ȩ̷̨̖͍̥̊̀͋͌?̷̳̯̥̐̋̇͂

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As the stone monolith rose to its full height, near to bursting through the roof overhead, shadowy tendrils roiled with renewed vigor before ejecting violently across the hall. A shadowy mass swells with might before raking across the headstones, crumbling the stone as it swept towards their assembly with swift lethality...[break][break]

I̵͍̼͉̓̈̀͘'̴̻̖͊̆M̵̮̀̀̅͊͑ ̴̨̨̹̮͆̀͜G̵̲̼͗̏̂Ô̸̱̭͙͌I̶͚̗͉̺̗͝N̷͈͎̫͑͠G̸͕͉͂́̋̚͝ ̷̳̯̰͖̈́̊͝T̶͓̖̅̚Ŏ̷͚̦̙̙̱̋́̅̈́ ̷̨̢̻̹̱̈́K̵̭̮͛̉͒͝I̶̥̒͠L̷̢̛̹̗̎̃̆L̸̻̻̥̻̈́̆́̈́̚ ̸͈̰̫̎̌͂̓̅Y̴̥̮̤̫͗̂͝ͅỌ̷̭̲̈U̵̖͎̿̔͜

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Ẹ̶̰̣̪̖̅̂̄̎Â̶̗̥̼͚T̴̬̆̏̃̚ ̴͚͓̰̑̑Y̷̧̛̤̤͇͇Ỡ̵̞̟̰͊̄̒U̷͖̲̻͒͘R̵̤̗͊̓̎͝ ̶͕̼͔̂̍S̸̢̢̮̻̍͜͠Ö̸͇͔͙̤̌̑U̸̺̘̙̓̋̐̕͠L̵̢̮̭̤͆̓͌̕̚,̸̬̽͝

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S̷̲̝̜̳͌̂̚Ḩ̸̀͐͂̊̓Ï̷̢̳̥͚͈͑̃̈́T̷̩̘̻̝̜̂̾̀́͠ ̸̧̈́͆̾Ḯ̴̢̭̥͗̐T̷̢̥͉̻̋̐̕ ̴̢̀́O̴̧̬̳̭̻̎Ũ̴̞̗͐̇͝T̸̪͉̳̦̽̾ ̸̡̟̈́͘A̷̮̘͓̋͒̽̈́͜N̸̺̟̬̋̄͝͝D̷͙̈́̀͗̂͘

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U̸͙̳͖̝̎̇S̷̡̰͓͋̕Ȇ̷̡̬̑͋̊̇ ̸̟͍̀͒̿I̵̜̙͙̎̏̏͝T̴̢͓̺̋̏̿ͅ ̴͚͛̾̅̅́T̷̖̥̓͑̿̄ͅO̵̞̞̅͛̃ͅ ̴̡̧̠̩̓̌̂̈́S̵̲̒̿̕M̴̨͙̦̆͆̅́̚O̶̩̦͗͝T̷̬͔͑̌̋̀̈́H̴̥̬̻͓͆Ë̷͕̼́R̴̨͆͗͘ ̷̩͙̗̯̼͛̚T̸̜̟̞͂̏͌H̶̼͕͎͐ͅĚ̵̛̙̰̱̦̰̊̚̕ ̷͖͚͓̓̽͌Ȓ̴̭͇͇È̷̲͌̐S̸̺͖̮̈͊̂T̴̝͎̰̰̃̈́̂͂̚!̶͔͒

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As the fighting progressed, they would realize the creature had transcended the limits of the flesh, a gossamer of black seeping from every stony surface it willed itself away from. If they wished to combat it, they would need to BIND it somehow...[break][break]

POKEMON* who come into CONTACT with the physical manifestations of RUNERIGUS will become WANDERING SPIRITS. They will not respond to their trainer, falling under the apparition's THRALL for the thread[break][break]

Surpass this trial or be lost to the NEVER ENDING NIGHTMARE!

INSTRUCTIONS

READ CAREFULLY EVERY ROUND

• Please refer to sign-up thread for more information.
• BOLD applicable Pokemon moves, abilities, etc.
• Each player may have ONE POKEMON out at a time during a given round. NO EXCEPTIONS.
• You may only post ONCE VERY ROUND. Remember to ROLL WITH EVERY POST.

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PLEASE NOTIFY FONZ WITH A LINK TO YOUR THREAD IN #MEMBER-EVENTS WHEN ALL PARTICIPANTS HAVE POSTED FOR A ROUND!

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FERNANDO SILPH kyle lopez[break] noah faber MATIAS SILPH[break][break]

EVIDENCE[break]ROTOM VOICEBOX[break]UNOWN WRITING[break]ODD KEYSTONE[break][break]SALVAGED ITEMS:[break]

WELCOME TO...

THE COASTAL SHALLOWS, LILYCOVE CITY

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YOUR SENSES ARE DROWNED BY THE OCEAN as you and your team allow themselves to be swallowed by the abyss. In that surreal biome beneath the waves, bleached shells and stones look like bones littering the seabed full of seaweed, almost like a garden of bones...[break][break]

Although your team has shown courage, you are all intimately aware of what you lack. As you progress along the bottom of the ocean, you remain vigilant for the final piece of information, and the cursed object through which you mean to quell this looming phantasmal presence...[break][break]

Scattered across the seafloor are ruined flotsam that have sunken to the depths, among the prizes of the ocean's bounty, all within the waning light that barely manages to reach their depth. But ahead of them is a gorge wreathed in shadows, wherein a set of eyes seem to linger on them, fixated on their every mouvement...[break][break]

Ȉ̸̘͉̬̲̜̓́̈̕͝T̶̡̛̖͉̭̰̘̳̺͈́̇̀̎͝S̷̯͓̰͇̯͌̈̄̾̉̀̏̽͘ ̷̨̮̦̦̪̅͋Ȇ̸͕̟̺̘̹̪̖͚͓͉̒̂̊̏͑̅Ÿ̸̖̩̮͍͖̲̰̻̯́̈̓̉̓̔̊͜͝E̵̡̮͎͚̙͉͈̾̓͜͝Ș̸̲̺͇̞̥͕͙̙̚ ̵̛̰̝̫͍͌̉̑̈̾̈͠͝A̵͔͖̳̳͚̮̼̋͂̈R̶͈͚̥͈͋Ě̸͉̹͆̂͂͂̍͝ͅ ̷̨̦̼̲̙͖̟̓U̶͔̠̹̱̻͊̅̉P̷̹̔͆̿̿̽̕O̴̢̹̦̳͍̍N̷͉̠̝̣̉̀̈́̀ ̴̛̖̺̒̎̾̈́̒̽̚͠͠Ý̷͖̥̗͚͓Ố̵̞͙̭̖̬̮̥͉͓̅̏͜Ų̶̢̢̙̘̗͉̮̖͕̔̂͒̑̉̌͘̕͠

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Take your time searching the following points of interest:[break]

FLOTSAM GRAVEYARD[break]
STRETCH OF SEAWEED[break]
THE PEERING GORGE

INSTRUCTIONS

READ CAREFULLY EVERY ROUND

• Please refer to sign-up thread for more information.
• BOLD applicable Pokemon moves, abilities, etc.
• Each player may have ONE POKEMON out at a time during a given round. NO EXCEPTIONS.
• You must specify which AREA you're INVESTIGATING AS A PLAYER every round.
• You may only post ONCE VERY ROUND. Remember to ROLL WITH EVERY POST.

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PLEASE NOTIFY FONZ WITH A LINK TO YOUR THREAD IN #MEMBER-EVENTS WHEN ALL PARTICIPANTS HAVE POSTED FOR A ROUND!

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Serena Malcolm Razz Kingsman[break]angelo vestri skyler dross[break][break]

EVIDENCE[break]ODD KEYSTONE[break]ROTOM VOICEBOX[break][break]SALVAGED ITEMS:[break]