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a tapestry of turning tides

POSTED ON Oct 1, 2024 16:15:10 GMT

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♁ CONTRARY | safeguard, stone edge, gastro acid, sticky web, earthquake, toxic | rock tera

⚬ LEAF SHIELD | JUNGLE HEALING, POWER WHIP, THRASH, HAMMER ARM, U-TURN, SNARL

howard slayte Miyako Noguchi

Sootopolis existed outside of the rest of Hoenn in terms of atmosphere. It felt like purgatory despite being ground zero for the disastrous combination of political agenda and outright war. A strange tension-relief rested over it, simultaneously a constant tug-of-war between sides and oddly peaceful as a result of the conflict, like it was safe now that battle had already struck. At least, that's how it felt to a non-Sootopolis citizen coming to visit. [break][break]

Clover was here because it seemed important to get a better grasp on Sootopolis. [break][break]

Not that free food hurt. He took advantage of his lack of public affiliation with Rocket in form of selecting several fine cheeses and some crackers from the buffet. Some of them had odd, multi-faceted tastes that took their taste buds down a journey. It wasn't as simple as cheddar. But Clover slowly found himself liking it. [break][break]

Consumed in the cheese plate, Clover walked around with minimal attention to his surroundings and bumped into - [break][break]

"Oh, geez, I'm so sorry, I didn't..." Clover looked up, apologetic expression fading into something confused. "Mr. Howard?" Their gaze flickered between Howard and the other guest (Miyako Noguchi ). Clover brightened. "Long time no see. Did you try the cheese?" They lifted up their plate for his view, showing a few different varieties that looked expensive.

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[break]enjoy some of the food and drink from the buffet.

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GUESS THE SIZE OF THE PUMPKABOO

POSTED ON Oct 1, 2024 15:38:42 GMT

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"Pumpkaboo." Clover placed their hand on their chin thoughtfully. There were so many people gathered around trying to guess its size. His paper was completely blank before him. He had no idea what to guess. It looked standard. He'd never held a pumpkaboo. They seemed like light pokemon. They were ghosts, right? Hmm. Clover tried to divine its size by squinting, but no wisdom graced them. "Here goes nothing," they finally said, scribbling a guess and submitting it.

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Zarude didn't care for the hills. It clearly preferred trees and vines like the jungle or safari zone offered. Still, Clover wanted to have protection while walking through the hills at night where line of sight was obscured. Zarude would have to cope with walking normally. It wouldn't be long before they made it deep into the city. Ramen called to Clover tonight...

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[break]ghost only (incense)

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POSTED ON Sept 30, 2024 17:03:42 GMT

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♂︎ 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

Cillian Quinn

Clover gave a big, goofy grin at the idea of calling it a battle scar. "The first of many," he said with pride. [break][break]

That Cillian had lived in Fallarbor felt like the stars aligning. "I know the place. The kids at school liked to share ghost stories about it because of how the shadows fell on it in the winter." Clover doesn't add that he'd contributed. Those kinds of stories naturally evolved to include greater and scarier apparitions, beasts, and curses. "Always wanted to see if it was as scary as the others said." [break][break]

But Mom didn't like scary things and Dad hated unnecessary risk. Her taste for all that went bump in the night was a quirk all her own. "At least home is where your people are," she offered brightly, "so home can be anywhere." They couldn't imagine making headlines or having their privacy invaded by a reporter. It planted a seed in his mind to be mindful of his public face. "And juuuust to put it out there, if Mr. Tempest is ever making any fish head, you should definitely float an invitation my way."

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POSTED ON Sept 30, 2024 16:15:12 GMT

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

⚬ SHIELDS DOWN | ANCIENT POWER, SWIFT, ROCK POLISH, TAKE DOWN, DOUBLE-EDGE

easterbelle flowerly

Clover laughed at the situation as Easterbelle explained her anxieties. He supposed he could have fit the bill for ghost with just a few changes, so it was fair enough. Plus, Hoenn had lots of ghost sightings on the daily. There were ghost pokemon everywhere, and there were plenty of ghost stories to go with it. [break][break]

"No revenge here," they confirmed. "I'm Clover." He picked up the minior and came closer to her, inspecting the telescope. "I've got several of these guys, actually. Last month, they littered the safari zone like crazy. I nearly stepped on most of them, actually." [break][break]

The Hoyeon people were generous and very intent on giving. It was instinct and habit, then, that led Clover to offer the Minior up to her. "Really, I have a couple. You can totally hold on this fella if that's what you're looking for. Though, I wouldn't mind getting a turn on your telescope if you don't mind. I've never used one before."

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POSTED ON Sept 30, 2024 16:10:37 GMT

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Aurelie Lefevre

Aurelie saved them from the last Golurk's impending rampage, giving them a moment to gather their thoughts in the now-empty bunker. The roar from deep in the building's belly ran a chill up her spine, and admittedly, she froze in place. Aurelie had the opposite reaction, running to investigate. It made them think of how howard slayte had been so ready to fight in Ultra Plant despite being stunned at the sight of the shard of Regieleki. [break][break]

Clover needed to be ready to fight, too. [break][break]

She scrambled down the corridor at Aurelie's callout, but the sight of the gouging fire made them want to turn tail and run. This thing looked ferocious. Suddenly, their partner pokemon both seemed inept to handle it. Despite the fire-grass match-up, Clover pulled out Zarude's scratched-up pokeball. The two of them fit like peanut butter and jelly: each were inherently attuned to the environment, both could be considered a wild child, and both had a fierce, defiant set of their jaw at the sight of trouble. Clover had always felt at home in the safari zone, and Zarude's own alignment with nature only heightened her relationship with the world around her. [break][break]

"Put it in its place," she instructed. Zarude snarled to lower the gouging fire's strength and hurt it at the same time. Then, Zarude charged forward and trashed at the beast, throwing punches and swinging with wild abandon despite the overarching concern of its fire interacting with its grass-aligned nature.

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50 MP for getting your Pokemon knocked out in your skirmish thread.[break]
25 MP include a theme song or visual involving your character meaningfully in your post.[break]
50 MP have your character become inspired or consoled by another writer's character (tag them).[break]
50 MP involve the pokeballs of your pokemon in a meaningful way (e.g. type of pokeball described to reflect the pokemon or character, damaging them, seizing them).[break]
50 MP use a legendary, mythical, ultra beast, paradox pokemon in a way that reflects your character or highlights another character.[break]
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POSTED ON Sept 27, 2024 14:55:01 GMT

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one smeargle please -300 PD

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easterbelle flowerly

Spewpa was getting close to evolving. Clover could tell because she kept catching spinarak webs and soaring on them in the wind, floating as far as she could before finding a new ride. The two of them had been bug hunting in the woods. Clover wore a thin mask over their face - left over from the recent seaside clamperl festival - to prevent himself from getting a hundred webs in his eyes or from taking a string shot to the face from a surprised caterpie. [break][break]

Spewpa was getting away from Clover, though, as the wind picked up. "H-hold on!" Clover scurried after the bug, but it was carried downhill -[break][break]

The woman's scream caught them by surprise, and he held up his hands placatingly as he made it down to her. Spewpa landed on the ground. "No ghost, no ghost, I promise!" Clover removed their own white mask and gestured between themselves and Spewpa. "We were just walking through the woods. Didn't mean to scare ya." Clover's own Minior stumbled down the hill belatedly, rolling in its rock form.

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POSTED ON Sept 25, 2024 16:39:15 GMT

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Aurelie Lefevre

The life dew warmed her and closed the gash on the chin quickly. Clover nodded appreciatively to the hare pokemon before getting back to her feet. "Good thing your team is so well-versed in defense." Their gaze skittered over to Archen who was flailing with minimal grace. Then, Clover thought of Aurelie's prior comment. "They could be sentinels waiting for their trainer... or purely wild ghosts just looking for a fight? Ghosts are pretty territorial."[break][break]

Though they had limited experience with this one in particular. Golurk were ghosts they associated with ruins, mostly. Archen was, too, and the duo in the corner of the room were dueling it out. But Clover trusted Archen enough to refocus on Aurelie. "Cool knife," he offered as he brushed dust off of himself. "I think there's no, um, people here. Should we be leaving a marker on the outside of the bunker to tell others we've checked it?"[break][break]

They commended the Golurk for its defense of the bunker - after all, they sought the guardians of the world since he believed they alone could protect Hoenn from the increasing dangers - but it stood in their way and had to be fainted. "Switch up," he instructed, cueing Archen to u-turn on the Golurk and swap into Shuckle. "Tera!" Shuckle terastallized rock and struck the ghost with a stone edge to force it to the ground. [break][break]

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POSTED ON Sept 24, 2024 15:46:30 GMT

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Aurelie Lefevre

Clover oogled the Calyrex with renewed interest as Aurelie said it was a Galarian King but also perhaps a dream, and also something quite unknowable altogether. He enjoyed a good mystery, and this pokemon clearly was one. "That's badass," they breathed out with starry, eager eyes. Aurelie got the jammed door open for all of them and gave Clover the perfect opportunity to barge in with wild abandon, hoping to impress a king pokemon and his very cool trainer. [break][break]

The approaching footfalls belonged to two Golurk, which made themselves known as soon as Clover made it six steps in the room. Shuckle rolled after him, sticking its limbs out and making an intimidating face at the ghostly guardians. Shuckle spat out toxic at the two ghosts, which landed square on one's chest but did absolutely nothing to it. "Ugh, I forgot their typing makes it impossible for you to make a dent, Shuck." The defensive pokemon looked at Clover with serious determination, but Clover shook their head. "I'll bring you out for the next battle, okay?" [break][break]

They returned Shuckle to its pokeball and selected Archen's, chucking it at the Golurks like a baseball. The ball went through the Golurks giving their ephemeral state of being, leaving Archen to release behind them and immediately use dragon claw on the left one's back. The one that wasn't struck used phantom force to appear in Clover's shadow and knock them to the ground.

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50 MP describe your character's pokeball throwing style.[break]
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POSTED ON Sept 20, 2024 22:56:55 GMT

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Aurelie Lefevre

Unaware of any uncertainty from their partner, Clover marched onward as the two of them relied on the map for bunker locations. "I hope we see something awesome. I'm crossing my fingers for some ghosts." Clover waved said crossed fingers. He strained his ears for the sound of a creek as they all traversed the grass, and it wasn't long before the trickling water made itself known. Aurelie was highly capable with her cutting down of grass and vines, but Clover took a less coordinated approach of struggling through the greenery.[break][break]

Clover split up from Shuckle as the two sought out the steps, the tall grass making it difficult for both to see much. He let out an "oof!" as he staggered down two covered steps, though he caught his stumble before he flew down the rest. The tall grass had hidden the entrance to the steps, though the remaining ones were covered in moss and mud instead of hazard-obscuring blades. "Found it!" He called out. [break][break]

Shuckle came to his side and followed clumsily down the steps until Clover came up against the storm-cellar-y door. "Kind of an underwhelming door, huh?" Clover knocked at it for emphasis since the material seemed kind of weak. Then, they looked back at Aurelie and realized they couldn't hold back the question any longer. "I don't mean to be rude, but what is that pokemon that's with you? I haven't seen it before." The shield-y one, she had seen in a ruin before, but the white one was just... strange. Clover was a Hoennite and a Hoyeon, so they were more familiar with pokemon common to the region.

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POSTED ON Sept 20, 2024 16:13:16 GMT

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♂︎ LIQUID VOICE | DISARMING VOICE, ICY WIND, BABY-DOLL EYES, BUBBLE BEAM, AQUA RING

♁ SWIFT SWIM | water sport, soak, fury swipes, aqua tail, cross chop

lisette bellamy

Clover's got an approving glint in their eye at the suggestion of stealing the recipe. They really like the way Lisette thinks. Maybe they'll slip by on their way back and see if anything's written down in the kitchen. Maybe it'll require some old-fashioned note-taking. "Let's hope the organization requires more taste testing in the future."[break][break]

They rise to their feet and stretch their arms overhead, taking a deep breath. "Alright, back to work, then." She was right about them needing to actually drop the pokemon off. Clover tightens the straps on the bag and marches down the streets filled with hungry and satiated shoppers alike. "We stopped pretty close to the drop-off, so it should be right around... here!"[break][break]

He turns past the last stall and finds the dock - dock being used in a loose sense, as it's really just a log that hangs off the edge of the seaside market, but it's low-traffic and inconspicuous. There's someone in a thick jacket standing in a boat, hands outstretched and flipping impatiently. "Yeah, yeah," Clover responds, handing over the bag. They've done this hand-off once before, but on a day when the market was closed due to weather. [break][break]

The two of them exchange a few words, then Clover receives a stamped receipt that confirms the drop-off. The ferryman of kidnapped pokemon waves them off and pushes the boat back into the open water. Clover turns to Lisette and offers a fist bump. "All in a day's work, yeah?"

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POSTED ON Sept 19, 2024 17:57:58 GMT

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Aurelie Lefevre

Lines were drawn after Sootopolis and Petalburg. Clover had missed the battle, caught up in a hospital in Mauville after falling from a serious height and fracturing their arm, so he'd been laid up during the entire thing. It especially sucked given their interest in the Guardian pokemon; he'd missed the appearance of Regirock. Missing the fights also meant they needed to really show up and show out for the aftermath, which left them patrolling regularly around the border of the newly claimed territory. [break][break]

"Do you think we'll see anything, Miss Aurelie?" Clover stuck their hands in their pockets as the two walked the path. Shuckle cruised right alongside him. The weather was pleasant and the path was seemingly clear, though there would be several hideouts or bunkers they could examine along the way. He wasn't sure if he should be looking forward to a fight or hoping they don't see anything. After the extensive training they did with Hitoshi Inoue , it was important to put in the work, but a fight meant wasting resources and also that the League was trying to make a push on their grounds, so... well, they just weren't sure what the ideal outcome was.

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POSTED ON Sept 19, 2024 15:34:55 GMT

clover matamata's gacha swablu to lam logan in exchange for da skirmish thread i got yesterday hehe

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POSTED ON Sept 19, 2024 15:05:56 GMT

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"A chatot? Does it mock you?" Clover's eyes glittered with mischief. She'd heard they were very vocal pokemon, and that's why she hadn't sought one out. Flying types seemed to love her a lot, despite her belonging to the Earth sect as a Hoyeon and consequently preferring ground, grass, and fire types that flourished in Fallarbor. [break][break]

They shrugged at the question. "Fossils are neat. I like that they're relics from the ground. Makes me feel like... well, like I'm doing a good deed by helping restore them. Archen, though, I found already restored." He was a good fighter. Lam was right about that. She didn't think his Pidove was anything special, but the pride in its eyes told her that it could put up a damn good fight. [break][break]

Their Oricorios found a collective rhythm, though their styles were still distinct. Watching it got them thinking about Lam's Pidove. "Did you found your Pidove, or did it find you?" Sometimes, it felt like Clover was sought out by their pokemon wayyyy more than she sought them out.