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Post by lordfhalkyn on Mar 15, 2018 16:24:09 GMT
The music stops, and you hear Brandon, of all people, shouting something; you're not exactly sure at first what he's saying, only that he's not wishing Ryuki a happy birthday. Then the sound of stampeding Pokemon fades, and you can hear Brandon saying "Because I can hear you from over half a mile away, that's why! How are you not deaf yet!?" "EH?!?!? WHAT?!?!?!?!?" Ryuki is apparently talking into his microphone, thinking volume equals victory. "You sarcastic little... if I hear that noise again, I dismantle your sound system." "I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU TRY!!!11!!!!!!!1!!" "And I would like to see you go the same way your brother did!" After that, there's just the sound of Ryuki crying like a baby.
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Post by ren on Mar 15, 2018 18:02:24 GMT
"This just keeps getting better and better." Elise murmured as she went on ahead. If anything she couldn't leave Ryuki alone with Brandon.
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Post by drallore on Mar 15, 2018 20:15:21 GMT
Kane's ears perked upon hearing brandon's voice
"BRANDON?! IS THAT YOU?! SERIOUS QUESTION, HAVING YOU CONSIDERED GETTING A COOLER NAME YET? LIKE, IDK, KILLHEISER, SHADE ARCHER, MAYBE EVEN ANTI SMILE? YOU HAVE OPTIONS IS ALL IM SAYING."
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Post by madandy on Mar 16, 2018 1:18:41 GMT
Ira doesn't say anything when he recognises the voice, just growling quietly and stepping out ahead of his siblings, ready to leap in front of either of them or charge into battle, whichever is necessary.
He keeps his stance as Kane shouts at Brandon, barely hearing him as he considers his options. Either make sure his brother and sister are safe or go help Ryuki, a kid he's only met yesterday. As Kane finishes taunting(?) Brandon, he shakes his head - it's no real choice. Ryuki may be more than a little nutty, but he's still an innocent in all this. Besides, he might be a little helpful in figuring some stuff out and he can't let Brandon hurt him.
He looks back at Elise and Kane. "Either stay here and make sure you're safe or, at least, if you do come, be careful." He says, though he knows which they'll probably choose, much to his concern. That said, he charges forward towards the commotion.
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Post by lordfhalkyn on Mar 16, 2018 15:41:03 GMT
As Ira enters the tropical clearing housing the disturbance, he sees Ryuki standing, holding his guitar by the neck and crying like a lost child at a department store. Two large speakers and an amp, each on wheels and twice as tall as Ira, stand there. A small, rumbling generator provides the power for the speakers, the amp, and a headset microphone worn by Ryuki. There is also a battery-powered synthesizer hooked up to the speakers, being operated by Bagon, who's wearing earmuffs. Drampa stands placidly nearby, a harness attached to it; clearly, it was the one who hauled all this stuff out here. Circling in the air above the clearing is Brandon's army, and next to the albino is his Magnezone Brandon just finishes removing the microphone headset from Ryuki and deactivating it when he notices Ira charging in. "Oh, come on," he says as his ever-present Magnezone, along with his army of Magneton and Magnemite, loom up behind him. "You're here?? This far out in the middle of nowhere?? Really?? Are you following me around? Because that's just weird."
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Post by drallore on Mar 16, 2018 18:57:14 GMT
"Ira?! Oh HECK no! You do NOT get to go on a huge adventure without ME!!!"
Kane still didn't have a full appreciation for the severity of certain situations, so for him, this was like a call to adventure that he sure as hell wasn't going to miss. After heading through the clearing after his brother, he noticed Brandon. Still convinced that Brandon is just a silly goof participating in a game of heroes and villains, Kane gleams a big smile and waves to Brandon
"HIYAH BRANDON!! I was wondering where you were! OH! I thought of more names to replace that lame one you've got right now! Count Nefarious! Deathmongerer! Broccoli! Bloodrayne! I've got a whole book of them if you want!"
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Post by lordfhalkyn on Mar 17, 2018 17:14:00 GMT
Brandon just stares at the enthusiastic Kane before muttering "I was not ready for today."
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Post by ren on Mar 17, 2018 20:46:10 GMT
"Brandon! What are you doing out here?" Elise asked enthusiastically. Let's not try to antagonize a guy with an army of magnemite. That and she won't let her brothers face such a person without her.
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Post by lordfhalkyn on Mar 18, 2018 2:12:25 GMT
He looks at the three of you with shock. "Okay, so you're all here. Great. Are the twins with you??" He pinches the bridge of his nose and shakes his head slightly before saying "I have a beach house about half a mile away from here. I was trying to get some sleep, but noooo, tiny here has to start playing the Highlander theme at top volume!" As his Magnemite and Magneton begin to circle you, you notice that their magnetic fields begin to interfere with the electronics. The speakers begin to emit a whine, and harmless sparks are starting to fly from them.
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Post by drallore on Mar 18, 2018 21:21:37 GMT
Kane raises his hand
"Aren't you like, wanted by the police or something? Do you really think it's a good idea to announce to us you have a beach house nearby?"
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Post by lordfhalkyn on Mar 19, 2018 19:30:57 GMT
Brandon initially looks like he's about to deliver a brutal insult, but then a crafty smile crosses his face as he looks Kane directly in the eye. "Well, Mister Big Fancy-Schmancy Hero, since I'm such a villainous villain, how do you know I'm not doing the dastardly thing and lying about my beach house?" Ira & Elise He doesn't really look dressed for the beach- he's wearing gray sweatpants and a light, long-sleeved white hoodie, and black gloves and sneakers (likely for his albino condition.) Then again, who knows?
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Post by drallore on Mar 19, 2018 22:20:34 GMT
Kane leans over to Ira
”He totally has a beach house”
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Post by madandy on Mar 20, 2018 1:30:36 GMT
Ira rolls his eyes at the whole exchange. "Yeah, probably does." No reason why he'd lie about that, after all.
Still, this might be a good opportunity to test a theory. "Probably got a basement full of early versions of that pokemon control machine of his."
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Post by lordfhalkyn on Mar 20, 2018 16:31:16 GMT
Brandon, upon hearing Ira speak, swallows the bait. "Ah, yes, thank you for reminding me," he says. "I need to thank you for your little, ah, interruption. If you hadn't wrecked our machine, we wouldn't have found the mechanical errors that've been causing us our problems. Now, not only can I control any number of Pokemon I wish, but I can do so remotely." So saying, he leaps onto his Magnezone before pulling out a smartphone and pressing something on it. Moments later, a herd of Slowpoke comes trundling into the clearing, making their usual dopey sounds. Brandon actually looks faintly embarrassed. "Huh. Not what I expected..." he says.
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Post by ren on Mar 20, 2018 18:10:02 GMT
"Hey leave those slowpoke alone!" Elise says rather agitated. She's totally oblivious to the game going on around Brandon and her brothers.
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Post by lordfhalkyn on Mar 22, 2018 6:53:56 GMT
Brandon thinks a moment before tapping a button on his phone. Apparently, this releases the Slowpoke, who amble away, seemingly blissfully unaware of what has happened to them. While you step aside to let a few trundle past you, Brandon taps away at his phone before smiling and nodding, saying to himself "Ah, there we go." Anything he was planning to say is immediately forestalled by Ryuki (who apparently popped one of those pills of his); the Bard strikes a pose and shouts "YOU FILTHY RAPSCALLION, YOU!!!!!!!!!1 I WILL NEVER LET YOU GET AWAY WITH UPSETTING THE PRINCESS SO!1!!1!" Brandon looks down at Ryuki and replies "You know what? I'll just let this part happen." He presses a button on his phone and a group of Pokemon lumber out from the forest. Many of them are small, looking like either bug or grass types. But the largest one looks like a mutant Exeggutor, and the other is a Tropius. All of them look angry.
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Post by madandy on Mar 22, 2018 16:07:46 GMT
So it might have been Brandon causing all the ruckus the whole time. Good to know. Ira releases Chase in front of him and takes a ready stance as he thinks. Now we just have to survive long enough to use that info.
He looks at the surrounding pokemon carefully, trying to get a read on them. It's obvious they're being influenced in some way, but if he can get an idea how, he might figure out a way to deal with the control.
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Post by lordfhalkyn on Mar 22, 2018 19:34:42 GMT
As the Pokemon shuffle forward, you notice that the smaller ones seem to be more uniform; they're kind of adorable, actually... in their own unblinking, eerie way. Rotom quickly scans them and says "Ooo! Fomantis! They normally don't move around in the daylight! ....are they moving because Brandon's controlling them?" Ira Since this is mind control being induced by technology, either an Occult Edu. or Technology Edu. roll would be appropriate to guess how to break their trance.
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Post by drallore on Mar 22, 2018 19:37:26 GMT
Kane observes the mind controlled creatures, attempting to find a way to fix their . . . mind controllness
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Post by lordfhalkyn on Mar 23, 2018 15:35:36 GMT
Spookydex tugs on Ira's sleeve, indicating the mutant Exeggutor. "See that?" it asks. "That's what an Exeggutor is supposed to look like- big and tough, not like those stunted ones you find outside of Alola." Kane You can always beat them unconscious. That would release the mind control. Or take Brandon's phone, since that seems to be the remote control.
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