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POSTED ON Jul 25, 2024 15:15:42 GMT

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♁ SHIELD DUST | tackle, string shot, stun spore, bug bite

♂︎ DEFEATIST | u-turn, rock slide, dragon claw, pluck, crunch, tailwind

♁ DANCER | hurricane, revelation dance, acrobatics, pound, roost, teeter dance

♂︎ CHLOROPHYLL | solar beam, leaf storm, air slash, outrage, stomp, synthesis

howard slayte

He sounded so sure. But it didn't sound possible. Still, the odd weather in the horizon and the rare pokemon left them inclined to believe that there was something wrong with the area... but could its existence itself be the anomaly? [break][break]

There is something here that I once sought... She hummed thoughtfully. "Like a bigger Stakataka?" Maybe there was like an alpha out here. She wasn't sure there was much else, though she saw something spindly in the distance with a spiky-electric head, and she had little interest in seeing that thing. She poked at the dirt by her feet, curious to see how different it was from that that filled the outside world. [break][break]

A small shard embedded itself in her finger. She flinched, investigated, and saw that it was like glass. But it was unnaturally warm and filled with energy not unlike an evolution stone. "This place is weird, but what could have made it, like, accessible? Are we actually entering another world when we step through the rift?" How was this not blasted on the news every night? It sounded so impossible, she wasn't sure why every scientist wasn't working on it day and night.

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POSTED ON Jul 25, 2024 15:10:32 GMT

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You are ushered into a room by God General Harcourt, where there is nothing else in the room except a steel chair. Shortly after, two grunts drag in a stranger whom you don't recognize. They secure him to the chair and silence him with a gag. [break][break]

Without preamble, the assassin addresses you. [break][break]

"Your training today will determine this man's fate." [break][break]

"He is either a Rocket prisoner, accused of collaborating with and serving under PENELOPE LIVY." [break][break]

"Or he is a grunt, caught trying to sell counterfeit Regice-themed merchandise to Admin Fox." [break][break]

"Decide if he lives or dies."

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Lightning-Struck Tower: Clover & Hitoshi

POSTED ON Jul 25, 2024 15:10:08 GMT

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Hitoshi Inoue

He grinned at Hitoshi's question and chirped, "a few days!" But it was only to lighten the heavy mood. "I've got a few months under my belt," she said more seriously, "but some of the formalities have only happened recently like my formal recruitment with Tempest Quinn." Hell of a guy to choose for the job, too, since they were both Hoyeon. It felt like a good sign to have someone inside that was, in a roundabout way, her family.[break][break]

Some of the grunts around them had dispersed to another group after Zev offered to turn them into weapons. They weren't sure about being likened to an object, but strength was necessary for what was coming. She didn't want to be someone who had things happen to them. She couldn't accept the passivity any longer. [break][break]

"Let's go be weapons, yeah?" She nudged him with a demeanor too pleasant for the setting.

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project tower | zev

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TOWER: CH #2

POSTED ON Jul 25, 2024 15:04:44 GMT

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Hitoshi Inoue

He beams at Hitoshi. "Only one tattoo," he confirms for himself, pulling his button-up off to show the Torterra lineage tattoo representing his Hoyeon bloodline. It sits between their shoulderblades, though not all of it can be seen because of their tank top. "I wouldn't mind going to Johto for something like that, though." Hitoshi's tattoo is gorgeous, though they can't imagine how many hours it took to complete. [break][break]

They sober as Hitoshi makes the call: they're going to investigate. She grabs her pokeballs and follows him to see... wait, she knows this one's name. Greyson Connors. "Surrender," She asks incredulously before she can stop herself, "in our own cave?" Seems kinda rude to go somewhere and tell the people there to give up. Sounded a whole lot like the colonization her people faced so long ago, though there hadn't been any asking. She sends out Archen who flies foward with a dragon claw.

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project tower | fight

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POSTED ON Jul 25, 2024 14:59:16 GMT

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Hitoshi Inoue

She can't keep the awe out of her voice at the Arcanine's fiery addition to the hurricane, generating blazing winds. "Woah, that's awesome..." It gives them a few ideas for how to rouse up trouble quickly. A few well-timed attacks that can join together like that and, well, she'd have a catastrophe at her hands. [break][break]

But Wo-Chien is a hard mountain to move and it creates a shield that discourages physical contact. "This thing can really hang on." She hadn't expected it to tank so many hard-hitting strikes. "Scramble its thoughts," they instruct. Oricorio uses teeter dance to confuse the ruinous pokemon and widen the opening for a strike.

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project tower | attack

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POSTED ON Jul 24, 2024 23:45:09 GMT

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Josh Devlin

Clover considered his words. The idea of them being benevolent was interesting. They were supposed to cast judgement, she was sure. They served specific purposes when they came to walk the earth with the rest of them. She wasn't sure they were meant to help so closely. "So, why would there be legendary pokemon backing both sides of the conflict?" She didn't ask to be difficult. Rather, she hoped he had some special insight or some angle she had yet to consider. [break][break]

But these other pokemon were not important to them, not like nature's giants were. "I think my childhood dream was to restore the land. The big cities here... they're so wasteful. So removed from nature." They were over-developed. It didn't sit right with her. "I would like to see more developments live in harmony with nature like Pacifidlog."

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mission: babysitter duty

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Josh Devlin

His interest was piqued at the idea of having a Pyroar for himself, but he tried to avoid feline pokemon for the sake of his team's comfort; Oricorio enjoyed playfulness over everything, but Archen was distrusting of most things with claws sharper than its own. "I should work on finding more fire types. They'll remind me of home." A blessing and a curse, they supposed. Their family was all about ground and fire pokemon given their sect and their proximity to volcanoes in Fallarbor. [break][break]

They felt a pang of sympathy at what Josh said. Pain shared was pain divided, his family had always said. He stretched open his arms in invitation. "You don't have to talk about it. I can see that you've been working through it. Can I hug you?" Clover knew there was more individualism in Hoenn's predominant culture than they were used to as a Hoyeon, so they felt it prudent to offer comfort. "I can tell you take good care of your pokemon, by the way. My family, they bond for life with their partners and don't use capture capsules. Your pride would stand by you with the same loyalty." It was clear to see.

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bond bridge | oricorio x litleo

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POSTED ON Jul 24, 2024 18:16:47 GMT

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howard slayte

Ultra Beasts didn't belong in their world... anomalies... "So, how are they here?" This world isn't meant for you or me, so the life left behind is a mockery. How could that be true? Earth Mother created their world with the help of Her Sisters. She sat at his prompting, making herself comfortable on a rock. They were completely invested in this, now. They'd gotten the impression that Howard was shooting straight with them so far. [break][break]

And the Stakataka had barely looked like a pokemon at all. She felt a twinge of homesickness as she prepared to listen to the story. Her entire life had been listening to stories from her community members to learn how the world was created and how to walk through life as a Hoyeon. This was yet another learning opportunity.

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POSTED ON Jul 24, 2024 18:08:41 GMT

18 recover notes from disintegrated megalopolan remains that suggest no other pokemon apart from ultra beasts resided here.
30 hear haunting human-like or pokemon-like screams within the electrical currents of this world.
33 discover fulgurite, natural tubes or crusts of glass formed by the fusion of silica (quartz) sand or rock from a lightning strike. these stones act similarly to thunder stones.
35 allow a stakataka or xurkitree that you own to guide you safely through the realm, or have them encounter previous members of their kind that believe it to have betrayed them.

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POSTED ON Jul 24, 2024 18:08:26 GMT

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FAREWELL, MY FREE ADVENTURERS!

CHARACTERS: howard slayte clover matamata
EXPEDITION #: 8th & 2nd
SELECTED PROMPT #s:
18 recover notes from disintegrated megalopolan remains that suggest no other pokemon apart from ultra beasts resided here.
30 hear haunting human-like or pokemon-like screams within the electrical currents of this world.
33 discover fulgurite, natural tubes or crusts of glass formed by the fusion of silica (quartz) sand or rock from a lightning strike. these stones act similarly to thunder stones.
35 allow a stakataka or xurkitree that you own to guide you safely through the realm, or have them encounter previous members of their kind that believe it to have betrayed them.
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howard slayte

He did what he could to make himself smaller underneath Howard as the rocks fell. The admin's quick reaction and Crumble's skillset protected him from bruising like an oran. "Is - is the wall alive?" They peered between their fingers just in time to see his pokeball consume the Stakataka. Clover held their breath without thinking about, watching the ball shake once, twice, then still. [break][break]

"That's really a pokemon?" She hadn't seen it before. Hell, she had barely made herself familiar with other unnatural pokemon like Rotom and Revaroom, which really seemed strange. She scrambled to her feet but didn't get closer to the pokeball in case the Stakataka somehow broke out. "Why is that thing here?" Now that they looked at it, it stood out a bit from the environment, though the dust that covered it went a long way to helping it blend in.

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POSTED ON Jul 24, 2024 17:05:12 GMT

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howard slayte

Howard's suggestion that Clover would be a juvenile delinquent is offensive, except it's also totally correct. But they weren't a rulebreaker for the hell of it. He had turned against his Sachem's philosophy and will by pursuing Rocket, but it had all been for the larger cause. He was positive Maili's direction was going to allow Hoenn to face ruin. Similarly, coming here was going to offer them some enlightenment. They were sure of it. [break][break]

And they perked up at the mention of a fellow Hoyeon, but then dozen eyes appeared on the wall before them. "What the heck is -" [break][break]

The weight of the world grows tenfold. Her legs buckle and bring her chest to the ground, pressed hard. It feels impossible to breathe. Archen is grounded by the force of it, though he uses TAILWIND to soar into the air once more. It clearly strains him, but he summons a ROCK SLIDE to force the wall of Unown to fissure and split.

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37 experience a sudden surge of ANTI-GRAVITY that forces you and your pokemon to the ground.

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POSTED ON Jul 24, 2024 16:58:34 GMT

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Josh Devlin

Clover felt a little nervous at the idea of riding on a Beedrill, but they trusted Josh and his pokemon. No one so prominent in the League would put a child in danger. But the idea of riding Raikou surprised them. "... really? Legendary pokemon usually come in bad times, don't they?" They were portents. They tended not to appear unless they were necessary. She couldn't associate them with goodness outside of the Earth Mother and her Sisters' most clear vessels like Kyogre or Nature's Giants. [break][break]

The literature was a little unclear about the other legendaries and their place, if they were divine or just particularly strong pokemon. In any case, he figured Raikou would bring a storm that was necessary in some way - but surely such judgement, if it were divine, would be a bad sign, right? It was admittedly confusing. "I feel like it is a bad sign to see so many of these legendary pokemon in Hoenn." They spoke softly, to not upset the children. "Doesn't it scare you?"

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mission: babysitter duty

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POSTED ON Jul 24, 2024 16:45:48 GMT

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Yuina Higashi

It took a moment for him to realize there was anyone around. He nearly jumped out of his skin at the sound of someone else's voice. "Uh-" they uttered instinctively, eyes glued to the oddly-colored Charizard. This person looked a little formidable and, unfortunately, someone at an advantage against their Tropius. They tugged on Tropius' side to get the pokemon to turn and face the newcomer. "I'm fishing?" Oh, that didn't sound very convincing. "You've got to get them to the surface before you start." Nope, that wasn't good either. Maybe she wouldn't know anything about fishing, though?

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POSTED ON Jul 24, 2024 16:36:16 GMT

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sage morgan

From the water, then. If stealth was preferable, then they wouldn't use Tropius to swim across the water, either. "I'll see if they have any pokemon guarding underneath." They dove into the water and swam over to the boat, looking like someone just enjoying the ocean if anyone were to see them. They ducked their head underneath but saw no pokemon beneath the boat protecting it. Perfect. They had honestly feared the thieves would have a sharpedo or something keeping watch, and they weren't that strong a swimmer. [break][break]

She lifted herself onto the boat very slowly, cautious not to make any noise as she looked across the surface to ensure there was no one around. She rolled onto the deck as quietly as possible, dripping. If they were fast, the thieves would have no evidence of their entry besides water that could've come from a high wave lapping at the ship.