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Post by Harbringer of Insanity on Mar 2, 2018 21:46:04 GMT
Luke stops walking at the sight of the small Pokémon, which he quickly identifies as a Mawile, appearing from the suddenly opened door, moving into a slightly more defensive stance. As the little fairy starts yelling, obviously panicked, he drops the stance to a more relaxed one, and listens to what it, he, has to say. Huh, I'm a Zangoose then... good to know. He looks familiar though, somehow... "Dave?" he tentatively asks, brows furrowed slightly.
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Post by DataNinja on Mar 2, 2018 22:07:03 GMT
Dave's thankful when the claws are more-or-less lowered and it seems like there's much less risk of him being eviscerated. But that relief fades once the Zangoose addresses him by name, replaced by shock and despair. He's not out of the dream after all... what else is going to happen this time?
But, he reasons, nothing ventured... "How do you know my name?" he asks, suspiciously.
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Post by Harbringer of Insanity on Mar 2, 2018 22:50:14 GMT
Luke sighs, smiling slightly. "That's a yes then. It's me, Luke. Guess... whatever happened to me happened to you as well, huh?" He looks at his claws for a moment. "I wonder if Jack and Jacqueline are doing any better..." He sighs, before shaking his head. "Not important for now. Let's first... find something. Don't know what yet, but we were changed in a Pokémon somehow and I don't think we've been moved that far so... we might find something useful?" he trails off, unsure.
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Post by DataNinja on Mar 3, 2018 0:05:09 GMT
"Well," Dave says, just rolling with the fact that the Zangoose is Luke. Honestly, by this point (especially given his own situation), it's not the weirdest thing that's happened. It does make the possibility of this being reality a little more plausible, though. "I guess that explains where you went... kinda. I have no idea what's going on around here. I don't suppose you've seen anything that might explain it? Last I remember was entering the building... then having a hell of a strange dream... then this."
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Post by Harbringer of Insanity on Mar 3, 2018 22:01:12 GMT
Luke shakes his head. "No, it's been pretty much the same for me. Enter here, black, strange," A flash of fangs as Gawain attacks. He shakes his head quickly "bad dreams, than waking up all Zangoosy."
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Post by Breakthelevee on Mar 5, 2018 2:23:10 GMT
Jacq
Looking through the crack, Jacq noticed a large blue Pokemon with a red head going on a rampage in the room. Just after a moment it roars again, but this time she can make out what its saying. The Pokemon mentions their entire group, minus Jack, and Bolt twice. It wasn't hard for the Sableye to realize that there was a high likelyhood that this was Jack, under the same effect as whatever happened to her.
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Post by haybalebarn on Mar 5, 2018 20:02:19 GMT
Jacqueline watches and listens to Jack rage through the door, cringing slightly at all the noise he's making. Someone had probably done this to them, and if they were still around... There was a high chance they knew Jack was awake, now.
When he finally stops yelling long enough for her to get a word in, Jacqueline begins yelling through the door, hopping up and down as she tries to reach the door handle. "Hey Jack, it's Jacqueline. I understand- that you're- stupid door... probably a bit- a bit disoriented- alright, damn it... Can you open this door for me and try not to crush me when you're walking through? I'm significantly shorter than the last time you saw me. Little bit more purple too. Makes doors frustrating.
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Post by JPThunda on Mar 5, 2018 21:07:29 GMT
Jack turned to face the door. "Jacqueline?," he asked, thundering over to the door. He grabbed the flimsy thing and ripped it off it's hinges, casting it aside. "This happened to you too?! Damn that Team Plasma...this is their doing! After I blacked out I had a weird dream and talked to N and a guy that seemed like their boss...then I woke up with a headache and I heard them talking, said I heard their plan...just thinking about it makes my head hurt," Jack explained. "They were talking about Dream Mist, but before I could do anything I blacked out again and woke up like this."
There was something boiling up inside of Jack, something unfamiliar. Feelings of besmirched pride, anger, and rage. "Darn them, just wait til I get my hands on them and get my body back, I'll show them not to mess with me...," Jack snarled practically growling.
"Have you seen Bolt anywhere? Or the others? I had him out when we blacked out, and he was in the dream with me for a while, the he was gone. I'm worried about him, and the rest of our pokemon."
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Post by DataNinja on Mar 5, 2018 21:52:00 GMT
"Well, in that case," Dave says, "we should probably try investigating. Try and figure out exactly what's happened. There was another door to the right of where I came in, seems like the only way to go." Without waiting for a response, he twirls around awkwardly to face the opposite direction - the second jaw giving him a bit more momentum as it flails than he expected - and heads towards the second door.
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Post by Harbringer of Insanity on Mar 5, 2018 22:00:20 GMT
Luke nods and follows Dave, staying well clear off Dave's second jaws. When they reach the door, he moves to open it, awkwardly manoeuvring his claws to work the handle.
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Post by Breakthelevee on Mar 8, 2018 2:40:03 GMT
Jack and Jacq
Not long after Jack ripped the door from the rotting frame, footsteps could be heard from one of the other doors, though without listening closer it wasn't sure which direction they were going or how many there were.
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With a bit of struggle, Luke is able to get the door open. Instead of leading into another hallway or room it gave way to a staircase leading down. After a little while the walls began to look clean, the rotting wood being replaced with a slick white metal.
Even the air seemed to change, becoming sterile, the scent of chemicals overwhelming Luke for a moment before he got used to it. Once they reach the bottom of the stairs, the room opens up though it's still barren other than the door on the other side, where the sounds of machinery could be heard. Unlike the facade up top, the lights are still on down here, casting an eerily bright glow to the whole place.
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Post by DataNinja on Mar 8, 2018 3:16:31 GMT
Hopping down the not-Mawile sized steps, Dave looks around. This... certainly doesn't match what was seen above. It seems much more advanced, closer to home... although, all sterile instead of fresh and clean. He doesn't like it.
"Well, looks like there's only one way to go..." he says, before headed towards the door. "Maybe there'll be some answers though there."
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Post by haybalebarn on Mar 8, 2018 8:55:11 GMT
At Jack's question about their pokemon Jacqueline sighs and shakes her head. "I just woke up myself, haven't seen any signs of them. I had Floon released too..."
As the footsteps rush past, Jacqueline falls silent again, pushing up against a wall. As soon as they're gone, she looks up at Jack decisively. "Well, no use staying here, might as well set off and try and find some things to mess up. Mind taking the lead? I'm rather door... deficient? Inefficient? Right now."
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Post by Harbringer of Insanity on Mar 8, 2018 21:01:17 GMT
Luke moves towards the door a bit hesitantly, on edge due to the sudden change in scenery and the smell hanging around. "Yeah, answers would be nice... let's hope it's that, and not something... else" He opens the door.
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Post by JPThunda on Mar 12, 2018 2:51:39 GMT
Jack stayed quiet, listening to the footsteps. If he could figure out which way they were coming from, he'd definitely check it out...and woe be unto any Team Plasma members he found.
"Sure thing. We need to find our friends, and I don't just mean Bolt, Floon, and the rest of the pokemon. I'm worried the same thing might've happened to Luke...and Dave...," Jack said, putting a claw on his draconic chin thoughtfully.
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Post by Breakthelevee on Mar 17, 2018 1:00:00 GMT
Jack and Jacq Jacq is able to pinpoint which door the sounds were coming from with a little effort. She also noticed that they weren't getting fainter in either direction, but rather were going down, the muffled sounds of footsteps on metal being heard.
Jack couldn't hear the footsteps, but Jacqueline was quick enough to point it out. When he opened the door, he saw a hallway going off to the right, and stairs straight ahead, going down. Faint footsteps could still be heard ahead of them.
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Getting the door open, the pair notice that the room is filled with humming machinery all around. Dave is pretty sure that they’re some sort of generator for the building based on a combination of the humming like would hear in the lower levels of the Battle Tower and the static electricity that was latent in the air, causing Lukes fur to stand on edge.
Making their way through the room, the duo saw a man in a labcoat standing at a large computer, some sort of graph appearing to be fluctuating on the screen, though neither of the trainers can tell what it is.
He does not seem to have noticed them yet.
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Post by DataNinja on Mar 17, 2018 2:24:57 GMT
Dave does his best to tiptoe past the man, trying to see if there's anything more of interest or relevance further past. He may have liked to try and see what's going on with the computer... but his current size isn't really conducive to looking at it from this angle, and he's fairly sure even a blind man would notice a Mawile trying to jump up to look up the monitor. Stealth: ...10
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Post by Harbringer of Insanity on Mar 17, 2018 18:48:39 GMT
Luke follows Dave to look at the screen, figuring he'd have a better shot at actually seeing it with his extra height. However, he is still not quite used to this body, and his sneaking isn't as careful or quiet as it could've been.
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Post by JPThunda on Mar 19, 2018 1:05:12 GMT
Jack walked up to the stairway and paused, turning back to verify with Jacqueline. He put a single massive blue finger up to his Draconic lips.
"Shhh. We need to be quiet from here on," he whispered, though it came out as a hiss.
With that warning given, Jack proceeded down the stairs on his tip-toes (tip-claws?), trying his best to stay silent.
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Post by haybalebarn on Mar 22, 2018 7:06:07 GMT
Jacqueline nods to Jack and stays silent, following his lead. As she does so, she practically sinks into his shadow, incredibly difficult to spot.
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