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Post by nadodan on Aug 2, 2018 23:32:26 GMT
Leon chuckles "Yeah complicated is the best way to describe it right now. As for how I know about Yue, it's because of the connection Leanne and I share. I know what Leanne knows and she knows what I know. It's about as good as me being there in person, except that I can't directly communicate with you guys." he explained.
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Post by snark on Aug 2, 2018 23:38:53 GMT
Brooke makes a face. "Like she's in your head all the time? That'd give me the shivers, even if it went both ways. But I guess it'd come in handy sometimes. Anyhow, let's get a move on."
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Post by nadodan on Aug 2, 2018 23:46:20 GMT
Leon nodded a bit grimacing a bit himself, realizing he wasn't sure if Leanne was awake in his head like he was in hers when she was active, and even if she wasn't anything he did as Leon she'd remember when she 'woke up'. Though he also knew there wasn't much he could do about it as he nodded "Sure, hopefully they'll let us in now." he said standing up returning Clefairy and Rex for the moment.
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Post by snark on Aug 3, 2018 0:59:41 GMT
"Had better, unless the Queen decreed somethin' new overnight." When she reaches the gate, she asks, "Can either of you tell us where we'd find a fellow named..." She checks the letter. "Shinobi Ravenbrandt?"
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Post by Raven on Aug 3, 2018 1:06:12 GMT
The gate guards have changed from last night, but after checking Leon and Brooke's temp passes for entrance to the city they are directed to Ravenbrandt Manor. The city seems huge by comparison to Saffron, and it takes nearly an hour to reach the Market Square, let alone the area in which the Ravenbrandts are said to live.
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Post by snark on Aug 3, 2018 1:19:50 GMT
Although deeply intimidated by the size of the city - what do all these people eat? - Brooke is an old hand at navigating through strange territory. The streets and buildings are easier to pass through than undergrowth-choked forest, and the people are a whole lot less likely to be trouble than wild Pokemon.
When she figures they've reached around the right area, she starts asking passers-by, "Scuse me, do you know which house belongs to the Ravenbrandts?"
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Post by nadodan on Aug 3, 2018 1:25:03 GMT
Leon didn't fare much better, the big city a far cry from Saffron or the estate where he would grow up. Seeing Brooke ask a passerby for help, Leon decided to do the same approaching a person and for a moment tried to channel Leanne "Good Day, Pardon me but could you give me some directions to the Ravenbrandt Estate? Me and my traveling companion were invited and we've seemed to lost our way in the city." he said
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Post by Raven on Aug 3, 2018 1:29:38 GMT
Brooke receives only a scoff in response as the noble lady keeps right on walking. She can be heard commenting something along the lines of 'filthy peasant' to her cadre of servants as she moves on. Leon has an easier time. With a bit of "help" from Leanne, he is able to acquire proper directions to the Ravenbrandt Estate. The house looks much like any of the others on this street, but Leon was told this is the place.
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Post by snark on Aug 3, 2018 1:40:37 GMT
Brooke aims a thunderous scowl at the noblewoman's retreating back, but does not otherwise make a fuss. "Welp, guess this is it. Hope they're more welcoming than the other folks round here."
She knocks.
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Post by Raven on Aug 3, 2018 1:42:12 GMT
It takes several minutes, but the door finally opens. An elderly man in a spiffy butler uniform answers the door. "May I...help you?" He drawls.
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Post by snark on Aug 3, 2018 1:45:34 GMT
"I'm hopin' so. We got a letter from a Mr. Shinobi Ravenbrandt, askin' us to come here?" Well, he hasn't asked them in so many words, but the pass to the city was suggestive. "We're friends of his daughter."
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Post by Raven on Aug 3, 2018 2:28:50 GMT
The man blinks, ever so slowly. "I was not informed by the Master of any guests arriving. Know you the password? The Master gives passwords to all of his guests." His speech is slow and ponderous, enunciating every syllable perfectly.
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Post by nadodan on Aug 3, 2018 2:33:44 GMT
"Oh...maybe that was in the parts of the code we couldn't figure out." Leon whispered to Brooke "Should we try to guess or just admit we couldn't figure it out?" he asked
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Post by snark on Aug 3, 2018 2:45:54 GMT
Brooke blinks back, not nearly as slowly. "Uh. Didn't see any password, but half the letter was in code and I don't think I got all of it. I could show you the letter if you like? Or you could just take a message from us to Yue, that's his daughter's name."
(Leon gets a very brief eyeroll; even if she thought bluffing was a good idea, holding a whispered conference right in front of the butler would be a great way to get his suspicious up.)
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Post by Raven on Aug 3, 2018 2:51:08 GMT
"I'm terribly sorry about this, but I'm afraid that without the password you'll have to go through the Master's Trials." Before you can ask him what the hell he means by 'trials', he pulls a lever just to his right and the doorstep opens up like a trapdoor, dropping both Brooke and Leon down a long, dark shaft. The trapdoor resets just as soon as they're clear.
At the bottom of the shaft, both land rather unceremoniously upon their rumps on a large mattress that seems to be meant to cushion the 20 meter drop. There is only one path: straight ahead through the dimly lit tunnel.
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Post by snark on Aug 3, 2018 2:56:41 GMT
"What tri-" is as far as Brooke gets before the trapdoor opens beneath her. Sharp is caught equally off-guard, though he manages to flutter off her shoulder mid-fall and thus avoid being squashed.
"Oof. You all right, Leon?"
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Post by nadodan on Aug 3, 2018 2:59:42 GMT
"I'm alright, Are you okay?" he asked pushing himself offering a hand to help Brooke up as he fished his Lantern out of his pack.
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Post by snark on Aug 3, 2018 3:03:02 GMT
"Yup." Brooke dusts herself off, taking a look around. "Well. Looks like there's only one way out of here, unless we want to wait for Sharp to evolve. Let's see what these trials are all about."
She starts forward carefully, Sharp fluttering above her and periodically swooping ahead to scout.
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Post by nadodan on Aug 3, 2018 3:04:35 GMT
Leon let out Clefairy, just in case he would need to transform, holding the lantern out so he and Brooke could see where they were going in the dimly lit hallway.
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Post by Raven on Aug 3, 2018 3:08:10 GMT
The tunnel is just wide enough for two people to walk abreast, and just high enough for Sharp to not crash into the ceiling when flying. Occasionally, there are intersections where the group swears they spot movement out of the corner of their eye, like someone shadowing them along parallel tunnels, but if someone is there, they're gone before you can even turn around.
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