EXPEDITION TEAM

FAREWELL, MY FREE ADVENTURERS!

CHARACTERS: Fenelle Miller Vespa Baskerville
EXPEDITION #: border 1st timers, fen's 2nd time, vess' 1st time ever
SELECTED PROMPT #s: 02, 07, 15, 16
NOTES: vess: nothing
fenelle: nothing

There's no wavering, only certainty in Lulu's expression. Something that Fenelle would still need to internalise, but it's not hard when being next to confidence and assurance like this. But dee would not always have this ... in whatever scenarios the world and now also the simulation might throw at them.

RKS in particular seems to aim for a terastal cavern, right next to a lizard that dee has never seen before ... Miraidon. "It seems like we're perhaps in some kind of Area Zero."

And in the middle of a fight.

But considering their previous interaction, dee dares a little smirk. "Time to win this, too?"

Lulu Flint

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Fenelle nods at the reassurance - there's a not well-expressed hint of gratitude visible, as well as maybe taking it for granted in a way the naive do. And in such matters, dee choosing trust almost by default might prove unwise if Rocket's bonds prove to be unsteady. But for the moment, their mission is secured as Fenelle also manages to be dragged onto the platform, and ... interesting.

Fenelle believes to be able to see a whispered Don't let them see you, but dee wouldn't put money on that just yet as dee fiddles with a pokéball of der own. The examiner and the people designing this course have not done so too well - or maybe these little blind spots were intentional ... dee wonders.

But dee doesn't linger on that thought for too long as the examiner is distracted by exploding Voltorbs, giving dem an opportunity to let out der own Electrode in a flash of red. The exploding Voltorbs and Electrodes actually provide quite good of a cover, since it's hard to see who exactly exploded in this chaos.

Behind der back and away from the examiner's careful eyes, dee gives Cal a thumbs-up before frowning slightly, as if contemplating the next course of action.

Follow me.

Dee gestures for Cal to follow along, until they reach an even better vantage point. The examiner seems to be a little bit sus of them by now, but hasn't interferred yet. Seemingly thinking they're still just thinking about the best way out, which is technically what they're supposed to be doing.

I think I can hack into the system and let all Voltorbs and Electrodes detonate while we're in a safe spot ... I just need to figure out if there's one central point where my Electrode's gotta go or multiple spots. Easier might be overcharging it all, but with that many Electric types, it could go wrong easily, too.

Fenelle ponders and stops for a moment.

Else, we can run the course normally and have my Electrode keep some errand static at bay.

Calliope Alvara

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Fenelle lets the explanation sink in a bit, being quiet and unresponsive for a few moments as dee pointedly looks away, staring into the distant flickering of electricity. A world that is so alive and dead ... oh, der mind is wandering again. But eventually, dee would nod carefully, having engraved the words into der mind to still ponder. "I just hope that not all of them prove to be as fragile ... or maybe they are. And we'll never know if we're ... the bubble blower." There's gotta be something to being the Origin Point.

And in der mind, the only world worth saving.

The idea of traversing Ultra Space, not simply taking short cuts like with the portals and rifts they do now, is thrilling. Fenelle nods, eager to explore the vessel that could actually traverse these unexplored areas - allowing perhaps to see if the bubble theory holds up. "Let's."

Metagross pings Lulu, asking for permission to establish a psychic link so it could fill out what it finds with its Psychic powers, used now as echolocation in a way. There's dark corners that Fenelle only carefully lights up with a torch, looking at everything with an analytic gaze ... is there something, something interesting ... ...

The room behind the half-torn door is more clearly lit, but it's still the same sparks of electricity that they find elsewhere as well. "Is there a Xurkitree ahead, or is this ..." Dee pauses in der signing, straining to see as Metagross is very careful with any psychic shenanigans, in case it draws attention to them by accident.

Lulu Flint

Fenelle follows Makoto's gaze in Tsukiko's direction for a moment, and then nods as dee signs at the Rotom, something it wouldn't translate. Temperature meter. See what the coldest pastries are here, dee instructs, and the Rotom dutifully goes to work. It's a bit odd, frankly, seeing Fenelle care about any pokémon, and what cruel implications it might have considering der team at the moment.

Still, the Rotom keeps quiet and merely fulfills his duties. "I've heard the cheese ones are pretty good, too," Fenelle chimes in at Makoto's contemplations, "even if I never tried one. Too much of a sweet tooth, but the puff pastries are pretty good here in general, I think their savoury ones are also good." With precision and not much thinking, dee has loaded up some of the sweetest pastries onto der tablet and prepares to ring it all up - maybe also contemplate to get some ice cream later from that little freezer that they definitely only got to boost their summer sales.

Once they were all seated, Fenelle smiles slightly at Tsukiko's ideal positioning. "Has she been Illumina as you've got to know her?"

Makoto Kurumi

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Fenelle looks surprised at the Corviknight's appearance, unaware of his storied past. The only focus dee has is on the red glow that surrounds him, his size growing as his form shifts, and distorts. It seems like the dog has not been left without a dynamax of his own, something that Fenelle is really grateful for in this moment. There's multiple goals dee works towards, but admittedly, a Dynamax Band hasn't been amongst them. Maybe dee should reconsider, but ... maybe.

The gigantic Corviknight sets the ship right much to Fenelle's relief, and dee nods, maybe even grins, at Hitoshi's words. Grimmsnarl is back on track as every of der pokémon continue fire at the Blastoise, showing that there's hell to be reckoned with if you really are stupid enough to cross Rocket of all enemies.

Grimmsnarl hurls Spirit Breaks, beautiful pink balls of energy that shatter and show their dark, insidious intentions. Metagross and Hisuian Goodra keep up a partnership of Electrified Mud Shots in support of the Corviknight, attempting to slow any bit of already slow movement from the massive enemy. And Dondozo attempts to open up a Fissure even in the ocean to further break barriers with everything he got.

Dee glances at Hitoshi, nodding as the pokémon continue to carry out the fights. "That Gigantamax'ed Corviknight comes in real handy. Think now there shouldn't be any more tricks they can use."

Hitoshi Inoue

And it seems that indeed, diving in the sense of the activity is correct. Eventually, Magnemite gets a ping for something that is half buried in the sand, and occasionally moves in attempts of freeing itself. And it's suspiciously shaped like the Porygon they lost ...

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COLLECTED august 28

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missed 24,25
3x pokéball
2x level tutor
1x move tutor
2x clamperl
3x blue shard
3x gachapon ticket
3x incense
4x form change
1x devolution stone
2x tera shard
2x big pearl

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POKEBALL - 1-25
LEVEL TUTOR - 26-30
TM/TR - 31-35
MOVE TUTOR - 36-40
EGG TUTOR - 41-45
ABILITY CAPSULE - 46-49
CLAMPERL (100 PD) - 50-55
BLUE SHARD - 56-60
GACHAPON TICKET - 61-65
INCENSE - 66-70
FORM CHANGE - 71-75
SALAC BERRY - 76-80
DEVOLUTION STONE - 81-85
TERA SHARD OF CHOICE - 86-90
BIG PEARL (150 PD) - 91-94
DYNAMAX CANDY - 95-99 can only be won ONCE.
MEGA STONE - 100 can only be won ONCE.

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Mille nods at Summer's words, both in understanding and agreement.

Area Zero and the Great Chasm should prove to be a valuable resource ... but we need to be careful as ever with it, too. There's no telling what might happen if the natural balance is disturbed too much.

It'd also be interesting how those fake saints of the League might proceed with this at their disposal - given how they've hollowed out other places already before Team Rocket could even get started.

Indeed ...

Fenelle thinks of the Paradox Pokémon for a moment, quiet as dee ponders, before.

A shadow moving ever so slightly in a mirror image, and Morgrem being more alarmed than before.

We have company.

Though the Morgrem's still in training, he doesn't hesitate to approach the Slither Wing and use Fake Out, getting it to flinch away and buy them time to either face it or run away.

Summer Atreides

An unnverving presence then makes itself known. This one's definitely not safer, but would be a formidable addition to der team, actually ... dee calls for der Grimmsnarl, who quickly figures the situation out. The Aerodactyl might be helpful in the air, given that their team doesn't exactly have a good flying type that isn't incredibly slow (and not even actually flying - it just floats).

The dark fairy weakens the pokémon so Fenelle could swiftly throw a pokéball at it.

catching aerodactyl

Occasionally, Fenelle would tell the Ralts to ping the others so they'd find each other again. However, where the hell is this Porygon-phone? It truly seems to have disappeared ... and they might as well need to truly dive for it.

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COLLECTED august 27

SPOILER: Click to show

missed 24,25
3x pokéball
2x level tutor
1x move tutor
2x clamperl
2x blue shard
3x gachapon ticket
3x incense
4x form change
1x devolution stone
2x tera shard
2x big pearl

SPOILER: Click to show

POKEBALL - 1-25
LEVEL TUTOR - 26-30
TM/TR - 31-35
MOVE TUTOR - 36-40
EGG TUTOR - 41-45
ABILITY CAPSULE - 46-49
CLAMPERL (100 PD) - 50-55
BLUE SHARD - 56-60
GACHAPON TICKET - 61-65
INCENSE - 66-70
FORM CHANGE - 71-75
SALAC BERRY - 76-80
DEVOLUTION STONE - 81-85
TERA SHARD OF CHOICE - 86-90
BIG PEARL (150 PD) - 91-94
DYNAMAX CANDY - 95-99 can only be won ONCE.
MEGA STONE - 100 can only be won ONCE.

Fenelle isn't entirely sure why the other looks so ... unconvinced, but decides not to question it further, and simply nods and gives a reassuring thumbs-up. "I'm sure we'll find him together in no time!" And internally, Fenelle would actually rather leave. Still, dee nods as dee reads about the introduction, "I'm Fenelle." Patiently, dee waits for the explanation about this mysteriosu Jooo-Nathan, but it doesn't come as Vespa leaps to the side.

Confused, dee stares as the other throws a pokéball - and actually catches something? But it doesn't seem like she has actually found what she's been looking for.

"Did you not ... catch the pokémon you're looking for yet?" dee asks, slightly bewildered as something else appears. A Dusclops that has accompanied the Drakloak, freshly caught by Vespa. Without thinking much, Fenelle throws a ball at the other ghost, catching it successfully for der collection.

Vespa Baskerville
catching dusclops

Lipreading is a skill and an art that Xuanyi is fairly good at - a necessity that they developed after being roped into the shenanigans that their adoptive parents wanted them to do. Observe the snobby folk and report back what they might merely whisper. It truly isn't something to rely on, especially with the hushedness of their articulation when whispering, but it's something their parents insisted on nonetheless, falling for false myths that Xuanyi had to bend to.

Here, however, it comes in handy to make some light conversation where they fill in some gaps with context clues.

It does take some moments until they formulated the probably spoken sentence in their head, leading to a few breaks before they seem like having an epiphany and start to write.

Yes! Do not worry about it too much, there's not much to do with the arm, too ... I'm so sorry for that.

Xuanyi appears very apologetic as they give the knight the text to read, and hastily continue to carefully bandage it. They chuckle as they understand that the other also has similiar experiences with doing things she shouldn't do. The sound is odd, but the expression of a laugh lovely nonetheless.

I would love to chat more about it ... but I'm afraid I might need to leave soon. I think they'll start looking for me anytime soon ... I'm Xuanyi, by the way. Xuanyi de Laurierwylle.

Mireille Wynter