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Post by DataNinja on Mar 10, 2019 0:02:39 GMT
"The Twins don't care for politics. Just the Plate," Vonthiar says. "The rest of us could all kill each other, and they probably wouldn't even notice."
"And... problem with finding the Zubat," the Ekans says. "I have no idea where Mela went. She could be anywhere right now. If Mom's fine, and she has a plan then... probably best to at least stay here."
The 'mon mostly don't seem to register Mica as she pushes through, at least not until after the fact. She's able to walk up to Niara with no incident, at least. The lizard blinks and looks down at her as she approaches. "Mica? What are you doing here?"
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Post by Robot on Mar 10, 2019 0:20:49 GMT
"I didn't know where else to go, so I figured coming here and talking to everybody might be for the best." Mica blinks up at Niara. "Since everyone puts so much emphasis on hierarchy and status here, and I'm the only Rock in the temple, that makes he the highest stationed Rock here. So if that means I have any kind of importance, I could talk to the people here too."
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Post by DataNinja on Mar 10, 2019 1:04:32 GMT
"I see," she says. "Well, I don't think that it would hold much importance, even if it were true, but-" she's cut off by a snapping "What is going on here?"
"Oh, Ayne," Niara says, silkily, turning to the arriving Drapion. "You see, this child, she stumbled in from the outside, somehow, with delusions of grandeur. She thinks herself strong, but, you know how children are, before they're taught their place. Now, everyone knows that you are the strongest of warriors, so I was hoping that you could show her true strength."
The Drapion's eyes narrow. "What are you trying to pull here, Niara?"
"Well, I would say it's for no reason, but I know you wouldn't believe that," the lizard says. "She got to talking to my kids, giving them ideas above their station. So, I'm hoping that this will send a message to them that speaking like that to those above them is a bad idea. That a child needs to grow up first."
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Post by Robot on Mar 10, 2019 1:25:58 GMT
Mica opened her mouth to protest before closing it again in a pout. She hated being called a child, she was practically an adult! She had badges, and Pokemon friends, and had touched Donovan's hair! What was Niara getting at?! Oh, right. Kind of exactly what they had come in here for. "My name is Mica! You can't treat me like some little kid just because I'm small! I fought a Trevenant and won!" The anger was genuine, the statements were half truths. Hopefully it would be enough.
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Post by Breakthelevee on Mar 11, 2019 0:07:09 GMT
Donovan stood and watched. This could go very poorly but he wanted to be nearby in case Mica needed him....but maybe her plan was the better idea.
"Well I'm not sure how long Mica can act as a distraction. We should either go all in on her plan, or try and bail her out of there"
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Post by DataNinja on Mar 11, 2019 3:26:57 GMT
"See?" Niara says, "She runs a few times into some saplings, and suddenly she thinks that she can win against a fully evolved Pokémon..." She looks down at Mica patronizingly. "Size has nothing to do with it. You're a child, that's why you're being treated like one. But, if you feel like you're an adult, then, well, I guess you have to fight one." She looks back at Ayne. "So, are you willing to put this whelp in her place?"
"Very well. It won't be the first outsider that I'll have had to send running today." The Drapion glares at Mica. "Do the children out there get encouraged to play adult? I'll tell you, you have neither the experience nor the skill to do so until you've lived long enough to know better than to so brazenly act up." She snaps her claws. "This is your last chance to recant. Believe me, I am not feeling merciful today."
As Niara steps gingerly away, closer to the circle of Pokémon, the Ekans whispers to Donovan, "What exactly is her plan? Can she really stand against Ayne at all? Even Mom prefers to avoid direct interaction with her, if she can avoid it."
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Post by Breakthelevee on Mar 11, 2019 3:34:10 GMT
"Ayne wasn't able to take me down after a few hits and she used Fire. Mica is tough as a mountain, I think she stands a better chance than we give her credit for."
Donovan sighed "But her plan right now is to buy us time to get past the Twins. She was hoping to draw enough of a ruckus to bring them here, she was gone before you could explain that wouldn't work. Mica isn't great with thinking things through. She's brash, but it works out for her more than my planning works for me. She's got fate on her side or something"
He turned and started to walk away "Show me where the Plate is. I don't want her distraction to be in vain."
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Post by Robot on Mar 11, 2019 10:34:25 GMT
"I didn't ask for your mercy. If you are the one everyone is scared of, then you're the one getting put in your place today. I hate bullies, and today, I'm the peak of the mountain!" Mica bellowed, spectral swords rising around her and clashing as she drew a fighting aura about herself.
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Post by DataNinja on Mar 11, 2019 23:10:24 GMT
Donovan"I'm telling you!" The snake insists, " that won't work! They don't care if we fight amongst ourselves. It's just the Plate that they react to. It's really creepy, I saw them once. But if your plan relies on drawing them away, it won't work...""...that's all the plan you had?" Vonthiar asks nervously. "Get in there, hope something distracts them, and then get the plate?"
Mica "Well that 'mountain' looks more like a molehill from up here," Ayne says, rubbing her claws against each other with a rasping screech. Several of the Pokémon in the surrounding circle wince and flinch back. "And you clearly have no idea what it takes to rise to the place where I am."
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Post by Robot on Mar 11, 2019 23:24:22 GMT
"It isn't that I don't know, it's that I don't care. All the backstabbing, all the in fighting, the politics. It's stupid. What is personal power to a tribe united?" Mica's eyes twinkled as she took in every little movement of Anya's and mimicked what she could with her feet, scuffing them along one another to add an edge.
Mica uses Copycat. Mica uses Hone Claws. Copy Master adds +1 Defense CS.
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Post by Breakthelevee on Mar 11, 2019 23:47:36 GMT
"Remember that whole 'we don't do plans' thing I literally just finished saying?" Donovan asks as he moves "Besides, I didn't say it was the Twins she was distracting. It's Ayne and the rest of them. Even if we had everyone else on our side, the Twins still wouldn't let us touch the Plate right? They have some sort of obsession with it?"
He sighed "You think I would be better off helping Mica take down Ayne? I thought it wouldn't help her make her look strong enough if someone helped her. Or something. I don't know anymore. Look, I might be poison but I'm not Poison. I don't understand anything about how things here work, and everytime I start to think I do, I find out I'm wrong. I really just want to get the Plate and free you all. Maybe the fresh air will stop all the backstabbing"
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Post by DataNinja on Mar 12, 2019 5:07:09 GMT
Mica "If you don't live for yourself," Ayne says, "Then what are you living for? If all you do is for others, then you're just surviving. You're naïve if you think that that's a life worth living. You only think that way when it would increase your own station, not realizing the consequences." She slashes at Mica with claws of darkness, taking a small chink out of the Rock Type's body. Mica takes 16 damage from Night Slash. Donovan"Well... I guess I could lead you there," Vonthiar seems to grumble as he realizes that it's the exact thing that he'd refused to do earlier. "The point of having 'everyone' is that you apparently just need to touch the Plate, right? So, they can't stop everyone at once. People are just way too scared to do it individually. I know I wouldn't want to go toe-to-claw with either of them, let alone both. It's a little ways away, though. How long do you think that that little... 'spat' over there will last?" He gestures towards Ayne and Mica. "It might be over before we get there. But, if you still want to go... I guess." He heads back down the tunnel that they'd come from, glancing to see if Donovan follows. "I was more thinking waiting for her to win," the Ekans hisses, "But, fine. You go. I'll tell them where they can find your bodies afterwards."
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Post by Robot on Mar 12, 2019 7:35:07 GMT
"You are living for the betterment of a people! Instead of fearful masses not willing to risk misstep for punishment, you have a strong foundation that elevates an entire tribe! It isn't just survival, it is sharing. Avoiding excess! Rock is hard and stable!" Mica goes for the Drapion's spindly legs but can't seem to make contact.
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Post by Breakthelevee on Mar 13, 2019 5:37:52 GMT
All Donovan could think about now was how much he hated this place. Hated the people in it. Maybe freeing everyone wasn't the best idea. Maybe people like this SHOULD stay trapped with themselves. Toxic, the entire place
"Fine then, we wait. I don't care either way" He was getting sick and tired of explaining the whole not dying thing to them. "If she doesn't win soon, I'll help her end it faster" Maybe the reason the Twins were so obsessed with the Plate is because it was the only thing that would keep their brains from rotting anytime the people in here talked. It was insufferable
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Post by DataNinja on Mar 13, 2019 19:09:54 GMT
And, indeed, rock did seem to be incredibly hard and stable, even against Ayne's claws. It doesn't take much more than a minute for the Drapion to finally falter, slumping exhausted to the ground. Mica, too, has a few scrapes, but nothing serious. There's a silence so thick that you could cut it with a knife, before Niara breaks it. "So, a mere child from the outside defeated the 'mighty' Ayne. I have no doubt that some of you will begin squabbling as soon as I turn my back. But for those who would prefer to not be under a weakling, or who wasn't bold enough to make a move against someone that they thought was capable, then I invite yourselves to pledge yourself to me. You'll know where to find my lieutenants." With that, she strides from the circle, glancing at Donovan and the two allied Poison-Types and uttering a quiet "Tell me exactly what you need done for your plan once we're away from here. I will do what I can to pull strings and get it. There will no longer be any opposition. Your friend has seen to that."
Meanwhile, there're some looks given by the Pokémon in the circle. Some are glancing at each other, while others are peering at Mica - some of those looks are fear or wariness, while others are those of scorn, obviously thinking her to still be some kid.
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Post by Robot on Mar 13, 2019 20:44:41 GMT
"When you act as a cohesive tribe, without debts and strings, without vitriol and backstabbing to vie for a top spot there is nothing that cannot be collectively accomplished." Mica stated tiredly. Her cuts burned and she was certainly winded. "I am the mountain here. Donovan and I will set you free."
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Post by Breakthelevee on Mar 15, 2019 0:04:00 GMT
"How long can you all keep the Twins distracted" Donovan asks as they walk "Or I guess will the rest of you be alright once we take it? Will they like.....go on a rampage or something"
Inside he was still a whirlpool of emotions. On the one hand he was proud of Mica for winning that fight all on her own. On the other it was solidifying what he already felt. She didn't need him for any of this. All he did was slow them down, and make things harder. Maybe he would be better off leaving it to her alone, like the other two did......
Attempting to shake off the thoughts, he looked at Niara "Because like I've been saying, I just need to touch it. Don't need some grand plan for that. I just want to make sure the rest of you are ok when we're gone"
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Post by DataNinja on Mar 15, 2019 0:51:30 GMT
Mica
"That is not our way," a small purple frog says, stepping forwards. "Do not impose your outsider beliefs onto us. We are strong, because we must be strong. If you say that everyone gets everything, regardless of strength, then we will not be as strong."
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"I... do not know what will happen," Niara says, "But, if all you need to do is to touch the plate to do whatever... I surely have some strings somewhere that I can pull to co-opt one who can fly. It will take some time, for I have none under my direct control. But, I know that there is at least one strong, swift flyer in here who can get you to your destination. I, too, will need to get people ready, in case we do need to face the Twins... would you like to address the Council, or would you prefer to do something elsewhere in here? As a Poison-Type that I vouch for, you should be listened to, at least somewhat. Or, I'm sure my daughters would enjoy some company, and more tales of the outside world, if you'd prefer to simply relax until I handle everything."
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Post by Robot on Mar 15, 2019 2:20:28 GMT
"You must think little of Anye. Little of me. I know changing your mind is just as hard ad changing Junthem's, so it isn't worth my time. I came here for two reasons, neither was to discuss rhetoric. To let you know a grave danger is coming, and to safely fetch your plate from this place so you can return to the outside world. Fighting Anye was a calculated risk to get you to listen."
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Post by Breakthelevee on Mar 16, 2019 0:19:58 GMT
"I.....I really don't care" Donovan says bluntly "Whatever I can do to help get this over with as soon as possible. The longer we take the bigger chance that something will go wrong. We may have taken care of Ayne, but there is still Thalian out there, and he didn't seem to happy with me either."
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