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Post by getsuga on Nov 17, 2017 7:44:42 GMT
Following the aftermath of the previous battle, Tully wakes up in an area filled with fauna. He finds himself leaning against a tree with leaves covering his body. Any blood that he spilled during the battle was dried up by any leaves that stuck to him. Cassie is still fast asleep next to him. Other than being teleported to a mysterious forest, everything seemed ok. Except his hat has gone missing...
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Post by madandy on Nov 17, 2017 18:13:51 GMT
Tully groans as he awakens, looking around. Panicking for a moment when he feels his bare head, he looks down, but calms himself when he sees his coat still on.
Humming for a moment, he muses aloud. "Huh. Coulda sworn she was gonna try to grab the shard outta my pocket."
He reaches into his sleeve and pulls out the shard he stashed there. "Guess I palmed this thing for nothin'. Ah well."
Shrugging, he takes the rock he switched it for out of his pocket and tosses it aside. He reaches a hand under his coat and stashes the shard somewhere safe that no one can see before nudging Cassie with his foot.
"Might wanna wake up, there, Cassie - looks like we're in deep somethin' again."
As Cassie rouses herself, Tully looks around... and quickly determines that he hasn't a clue about any of this - he's a city boy to the core and has little experience with the outdoors.
Shrugging, he picks a direction at random and starts walking, hoping it'll get him somewhere.
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Post by getsuga on Nov 18, 2017 5:27:16 GMT
After walking around for a hour and a half, you reach civilization! It's a fairly small village similar to Roslynn Town, but there are fewer shops and more residents. It's only a few blocks wide and you can already tell that there is no pokemon center, but a house doctor works in this area. The shopping centers leans more toward everything but trainer accessories. A tavern is open to the public as well.
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Post by madandy on Nov 18, 2017 18:24:15 GMT
Tully sighs, annoyed a little at the lack of a Pokemon Centre - with Otto and Shanna out of Commision and Cassie still wounded (not to mention having a few bruises himself), he's been very worried about the possibility of being attacked.
Shaking his head, he hurries towards the doctor's office and knocks, his feet fidgeting in agitation.
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Post by getsuga on Nov 20, 2017 1:57:19 GMT
Along your way to the doctor, you notice a few broken fences, crushed gardens, and crashed merchant carts. The most of the villagers were either gawking at the minor property damage or fixing it to bother showing a newcomer around town.
The door opens in response to your knock. Out comes a pretty young looking Nurse Joy. Probably old enough to start high school. At first, she gives a curious glance outside, but then her face sours up once she makes some sort of connection.
"Finally ran into some trouble I see. If it weren't for the Hippocratic Oath I would kick you out to suffer. So come in, tell me what you need." Nurse Joy opens up her doors for Tully and Cassie. Her beds are a bit more stiff than what he would see in a center, but it will make do.
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Post by madandy on Nov 20, 2017 2:12:22 GMT
Tully sighs and enters. "Can't exactly argue - trouble's got a knack fer trackin' me down."
He sits down and releases Otto and Shanna. "As fer what I need, well, coupla things. Mostly, I need these guys back up and runnin' - had nasty encounter a while back and I ain' had the chance to get them healed." He holds up a hand to forestall any further barbed comments. "Ain't cause I wasn't tryin' - ran into some guys before I could get them to a centre. Which brings me to the other thing:" he releases Xander behind him, away from the wounded pokemon, so that he can hear what comes next, "girl who got me's got some space-warpin' weirdness. Far as I tell, zapped me clear across the region, maybe further. Couldja tell me where I am." He pauses for a second before adding. "And when - what year is it. Probably didn't get timewarped as well, but I ain't assumin' nothin' right now."
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Post by getsuga on Nov 20, 2017 2:37:51 GMT
As Tully would expect, the nurse takes no time to go along with your story. "R-right. Sometimes I have the feeling of lost time too when I go party with my friends." She says as she rehearses the Art of Nodding and Agreeing. Leaving your calendar question for later on in the conversation.
She brings over a map and points to their current location. "You've reached Rotherharn Village." Pointing far west of the Nexus region. Away from the league challenges; pretty remote. "The closest city is about two hours away from here. Is that where you're from?"
She then takes a look and Otto and Shanna. "Are these battlin' pokemon? That's the only way I could see something get so injured! Healing this won't be as quick as something done by my sisters in the city so they'll have to stick with me for a few hours." She says among other things of how irresponsible Tully is. Chaney and the nurse pick up your pokemon and place them on beds.
"I'm not sure what made you decide to come here now, but let's do something about that concussion so you can apologize to those people who owned those things you broke."
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Post by madandy on Nov 20, 2017 3:27:59 GMT
Tully shrugs - he couldn't blame her for being skeptical. Plus, he did get hit pretty hard in that last fight.
"Well, I ain't gonna complain 'bout bein' looked over." He says, sitting down, wincing a little as he feels the bruise under his ribs. "Big guy hit like a mack truck. Still, we all got out alive... to varyin' degrees."
He thinks for a few moments - Rotherharn Village. He hadn't heard of it before today, but that's no big surprise. Still, if he was out in the west of the region, he was far, far away from where he needed to be. And if Tatsumaki was caught in that... whatever it was as well, he couldn't rely on her for an evac, even if she could get to him in time.
He sighs again. Got no choice - gonna haveta figure out a way to port back like I ported here. Ain't got much of a chance, but I dunno what else I can do. Maybe my shards can help... I got no idea.
He shakes his head after a moment, refocusing on the nurse as what she said registers. "Wait a second, stuff I broke? Look I get you not believin' my story - which is fair, I wouldn't either if I heard it - but I can tell you I only just got into town. Even if I did go round breakin' things - which I don't, cause I ain't stupid - I ain't been here long enough. So were you just assumin' I did it or didja actually see me. Cause if you did, then somethin' real screwy's goin' on."
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Post by getsuga on Nov 21, 2017 9:04:33 GMT
The nurse looks scans Tully over once more. "Countless eye-witnesses saw you stealing and resisting authority! But you look more ...tame than the reports say." She walks over to a dresser and retrieves a set of robes. Then goes to the other side of the room to grab a pen and paper. "I may be understanding, but I can't say the same for the others outside." She finishes her document and hands it to Tully.
"Take these hospital clothes and paper dust mask. Walk around and get me these items for you and your pokemon. Maybe your stroll will jog your memory, or find your long lost twin. Are you up for it? If you get torn apart, then what will be of these wonderful pokemon?" Nurse Joy says in a totally non-threatening way.
The contents of the list is just herbal medicines and food to pick up at various stores. All of it has been paid and ordered. Someone representing the nurse has to pick them up.
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Post by madandy on Nov 21, 2017 16:39:49 GMT
Tully nods as he takes the items. "Okay, I seen this movie - guy gets framed, gotta clear his name. Guess I know where my hat went, at least."
He spends a few moments working on his appearence - changing his hair, stuffing a couple of cotton balls in his cheeks and generally making sure he won't be recognized. Afterwards, he puts on the clothes, mask and, finally, his sunglasses - after all, if they had to steal his hat, that'd suggest there were things they couldn't replicate, so his shades should be fine.
He pauses for a few moments, making sure the nurse gets a look at him so she can tell him if he needs to do more, before heading out the door for these errands.
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Post by getsuga on Nov 21, 2017 17:07:40 GMT
Nurse Joy puts a finger in her cheek and contemplates.
"No shades. You're my assistant, not a black market surgeon. Yet."
She gives him a pair of prescription glasses. They don't help Tully's vision, but he'll pass along as someone on a mission.
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Post by madandy on Nov 21, 2017 17:34:05 GMT
"Gotcha." Tully puts the glasses on and goes out, heading to get what the nurse needs quickly, but not so much as to be suspicious. As he goes, he looks around at the damage to the town, seeing what his double (or he under some kind of influence, but the missing hat suggests otherwise) has done.
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Post by getsuga on Nov 21, 2017 18:11:25 GMT
As Tully walks across the village for orders. He hears the hammering strikes of woodwork and other construction. Even though the damage around the town was minor, it was still impressive that someone that mimics Tully could reap so much havoc in such a short time.
Because they haven't seen him before, the townsfolk naturally gravitate towards Tully. They ask him all sorts of questions about their health and injuries. Tully's smooth lying hid the lack of Medical knowledge he has. Though not everything was a lie, some folks felt a bit skeptical. As if they know what is best for their body.
"He was about this young man's height, but a little stronger lookin'." A man says as he points to Nurse Tully and shows his wound to the him and the townsfolk. The wound was three, deep gashes on his arm, bandaged of course.
"I tackled him to the ground. Boy did he scream, but before I knew it he managed to wiggle his way out and scratch me!" The townsfolk look at you for some answer to this
Roll Stealth/Guile to also wiggle your way out of this conversation.
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Post by madandy on Nov 21, 2017 19:22:14 GMT
"Well, that's odd." Tully says, in a professional-sounding voice, without a hint of his usual accent. "He scratched you, you say? I admit, entry wounds and forensics aren't my specialty, but these look too deep for most people to cause just with a scratch. Unless he had very long nails, though they still probably wouldn't be strong enough to..." He trails off for a moment, seemingly deep in thought before shaking his head. "Anyway, they don't look infected, so as long you don't aggravate the injury, they should be fine. Still, I do need to collect a few things to make sure there are no problems. Would you excuse me?"
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Post by getsuga on Nov 22, 2017 2:00:51 GMT
The man starts to nod his head at the end of every sentence Tully utters. People are starting to make connections to the newcomer. Not that it means anything, yet.
Just when Tully is almost finished with his routine of orders, he finds out that one package has not been delivered to the store yet. A pack of Chople Berries were supposed to arrive earlier, but it seems the carrier has been caught slipping up. So the owner sends him to the area where the carrier is thought to be picking up berries.
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The directions given to him were so clean that it was impossible for him to get lost, even with no road, he could find his way back into town. Tully arrives a the Chopped berry tree and finds but a lone bucket of berries...
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Post by getsuga on Nov 22, 2017 6:24:11 GMT
Tully notices nothing out of place at the moment. Maybe the carrier went off on break and fell asleep.
A sudden movement comes from behind Tully! A familiar hand covered in ghastly aura pierces your stomach, but you don't feel a thing as the fingers wiggle along your intestines. As Tully turns around, he is confronted by this another self. Tully? Puts his hand in front of the the real one's face and flicks him in the head, which hurts a alot more than a playful strike should.
His breath smells of sweetened fruit and old garbage. His clothes, identical to your roughish ones are torn and defiled with filth. But despite the difference in hygiene, there is one genetic difference Tully can take note of. While Tully's eyes are blue, this impostor's eyes are teal in color.
"G-go back to sleep" The imposter says. Mimicking Tully's voice, but as if he were learning a new language.
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Post by madandy on Nov 22, 2017 18:18:29 GMT
Tully's eyes widen as the... he's gonna assume imposter, but his reflexes are not noticably slowed by his surprise. After all, over the past few weeks, he's gotten somewhat used to weird crap coming out of nowhere. Still for some reason, the words "mirror match" flash through his mind. Shaking his head, he backs off a couple of steps and releases Xander in front of the imposter. Xander, for his part, is pretty confused as he is released in front of Tully to see Tully. However, Tully quickly makes thing clear as he drops a knife into his hand: "This guy's an imposter, you and I met in Hayden city so you know I'm the real one and this guy's attacking us, so let's stop him, huh?"Xander shrugs - everything seems to check out - and chomps on the false Tully, growling as he does so to make clear that he's not fooled. Tully: Swift: Disengage 2 metres away from the False Tully Shift: Release Xander adjacent to the False Tully Standard: Use Take Aim
Xander: Standard: Use Crunch on the False Tully Swift: Use Intimidate on the False Tully, lowering his Attack by 1 CS
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Post by getsuga on Nov 22, 2017 23:08:42 GMT
Other Tully shows his back to Xander as he strikes, revealing his backpack to Xander as an appetizer. Xander doesn't hit Tully?, but he does make contact with something solid inside the bag. "Zhan-" Other Tully lifts his ears and stops abruptly when he feels a sudden shift. He bends his knees and lowers his hips. Charging Xander with a flurry of swings from his unrefined hands. Other Tully is forced to use his shift action so the bag can 'intercept' Xander's melee attack.
He uses his standard action to preform Fury Swipes
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Post by madandy on Nov 22, 2017 23:53:04 GMT
Tully smiles a little at the interception - it means they've got this... guy? on the the defensive. Still, he doesn't let that slow him down. Xander spits out the scrap of fabric he'd chomped and goes for another bite, while Tully steps to the side to get a better shot and throws a knife into the imposter's stomach. Xander Standard: Bite on Other Tully
Tully: Swift: Disengage 2 metres to the left Shift: Flutter Standard: Deadly strike on Other Tully
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Post by getsuga on Nov 23, 2017 3:33:01 GMT
Other Tully falls to the ground, mumbling something under his breath. The bag also makes a few noises. As he gets back up, a red haze dismisses the illusion. His hands become sharp blades, his mouth grows outward into a snout, and he loses the jacket for black and red fur, though the one thing that doe snot dissapear is Tully's hat.
Zoroark opens his backpack at Xander, revealing an Inkay is nesting inside the pouch. It rings smoothing whispers that fail to reach Xander's ears. A second later, the beast takes on a new appearance into someone from beyond the grave.
She removes Tully's hat in place of her own goofy accessory that stands out among crowds. Lazily, the girl twirls the thrown knife around her fingers as she walks up to Tully unopposed. She throws it over his head and sneaks in a quick gut punch. Not enough to cause injury, but enough to make Tully fall unconscious.
"Later, J." The acrobat says with the smile that always gives off a silly air to everyone around her.
Have Xander roll focus to get past this guilt if he wishes to attack
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