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Post by snark on Apr 7, 2019 6:05:24 GMT
Melissa blinks. "Um." She raises a finger, opens her mouth to say something, thinks better of it and closes it. Finally, she says, "So you're not a time traveler, then?"
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Post by ventix on Apr 7, 2019 6:11:24 GMT
"No, the god I replaced was Lugia, not Celebi...What led you to believe I was a time traveler?"
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Post by snark on Apr 7, 2019 6:27:39 GMT
"Your dialect, of course! Nobody in this day and age uses words like 'fizgig' or 'gyves', much less grammatical constructions like 'twas'. You appeared out of nowhere, didn't know where you were, and clearly aren't familiar with local laws and customs. It was a perfectly sensible hypothesis that simply happened to be incorrect. Some might call such notions outlandish, but I say the close-minded and the unimaginative never make history." Melissa nods firmly. "Now, on to the important questions. Can I trouble you for a blood sample? Won't take a moment."
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Post by carnackiArdent on Apr 7, 2019 7:13:50 GMT
Nori, meanwhile, has been enjoying a night's sleep untroubled by the need to de-nausify himself. Knowing the tournament is today, he's up early again to make sure they're ready for it. Baobab has been improving by leaps and bounds and has mastered that psychic wall technique already. When he comes in to breakfast he and his Pokémon have all worked up an appetite. He can't help but wander over when he sees Gwen out with her Onix. "Wow, that is pretty impressive. Don't see that many people with Onix around. What's, uh..." He squints at it for a moment. There's supposed to be a way to tell whether Steelix are male or female from their teeth but he doesn't remember if it works for Onix. "What's her name?"Training Crunch: EXP training to Ordira and Baobab, Brutal and Focused training to both, both still have an Injury for Hardened purposes.
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Post by Lessah on Apr 7, 2019 13:51:36 GMT
Stella can't seem to find anyone inside (that she knows) and wanders outside with her tray of food. Aha! There she could see Gwen's Onix at least. That one was hard to miss. So she wanders in that direction until she also finds the pair of people next to it. Then she's content to wave and sit down nearby to eat while watching the huge Pokemon. Yepp it would surely be a tough foe if it came to that!
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Post by ventix on Apr 7, 2019 15:29:06 GMT
"What art you talking about? Mine dialect is perfectly natural and is most certainly not out of place!" Yue says with a hmph. "And what dost you intend to do with said blood sample, hmm? For all I know, you dost intend to clone mine person to create a legion of Lugias!"
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Post by oddeyes on Apr 7, 2019 16:01:19 GMT
Gwen looks in Nori's direction when asked. "Huh? Oh. That big palooka over there is Jasmine. She's my extra pair of legs when I'm out of this thing." She pats the arm rest of her chair. She also smiles, and waves to Stella who drops by. Onix looks up over some trees to check on her trainer, and continues to feed on some earth. Meanwhile, Castor the Durant, is scurrying about waiting to ambush prey. Its bright red eyes darting all about.
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Post by snark on Apr 7, 2019 16:20:20 GMT
"Okay, first off, cloning an army is horribly inefficient as nefarious plots go," Melissa huffs, crossing her arms. "It'll take ten to fifteen years before your clones are anywhere near mature, bare minimum. I haven't got that sort of time. Also, it's a logistical nightmare. Can you imagine trying to raise a hundred toddlers at once? Now make that a hundred toddlers with the power to destroy houses whenever they throw a tantrum! That's not even a very large army, and it's already totally unfeasible. Secondly, what if I did? What's wrong with a legion of Lugias? I'd have thought you'd welcome a bit of companionship."
She pauses, then adds, "I don't actually know what I'd do with your blood sample yet, to be clear. I'm just asking for science."
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Post by ventix on Apr 7, 2019 16:37:51 GMT
"I would much rather keep the company of people with differences to enjoy rather than a hundred copies of myself...Natheless, I dost not think they would be able to do much at that age as I hast yet to unlock any of mine godly powers." Yue says, embarrassed. "...I shalt...consider your request..."
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Post by carnackiArdent on Apr 7, 2019 21:15:21 GMT
"Yeah, I can see she'd help out with that. Hard for rough terrain to stop you on a nine-meter rock snake." Well, not quite nine meters, but who's counting? "I always wanted an Onix when I was a kid. I was big on big Pokémon. Still am really, but Ordira and Baobab are gonna get there the hard way."
Nori waves back at Stella when he sees her park nearby. "Oh! I'm Nori, by the way. Sorry we made a big commotion at your table yesterday. I wasn't expecting my possessions to get possessed."
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Post by snark on Apr 7, 2019 23:53:23 GMT
"Excellent! This is an unprecedented opportunity, really, legendary Pokemon are notoriously antisocial..." Melissa pauses. "Wait, none of them? You seem to have gotten flight down, more or less."
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Post by Lessah on Apr 8, 2019 0:20:00 GMT
Stella returned the waves with more waves and a sunny disposition. After she had finished her plate she stood up and headed over, content to stand by and watch the others pokémon and wait for the tournament to start. That would be exciting. Any moment now. Aaaaaany moment now. Hmm... She looks around and then decides to beseech the wisdom of the elders. "Do you know when it starts?" Her gaze hopped between Gwen and Nori, wondering if either of them knew.
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Post by oddeyes on Apr 8, 2019 0:31:37 GMT
"Hm? Hopefully soon. The wait is killin' me." Gwen rubs her hands together to fight of anxiousness. "Been catching glimpses of people's partners, and just thinking of how I'm gonna handle them all. No offense to you guys, but I'm prepared to win."
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Post by Lessah on Apr 8, 2019 0:39:20 GMT
"Mm!" Stella nodded and made some affirmative noise agreeing with the general idea of Gwen's words. She was eager to try her best, but her quick math she'd made this morning told her the odds weren't that great. Roughly one-in-many. But hey cool things did happen right?
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Post by carnackiArdent on Apr 8, 2019 0:40:53 GMT
"I'd be more offended if you weren't gonna at least try. What's the point of winning if it's easy?" Nori grins. Some of the people here may be a little weird but at least he thinks he can understand them. "I think they were saying it'd start basically right after breakfast, as soon as everybody's eaten and gotten out here. So no offense if I end up stomping you flat soon."
He takes a mental tally of the people he's met here. Which is... really only five people. Gwen and Stella are right here, of course... He looks around to see who else has made it outside. Of course, Dr. Melissa is going to be hard to spot since she's on the short side, and he doesn't actually think the ghost-chaser girl bothered to introduce herself before wandering off, but surely he'd at least see Yue if she's out here. She's pretty distinctive.
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Post by ventix on Apr 8, 2019 2:16:03 GMT
"Indeed, but so dost every other Pokemon with a set of wings. As of yet, I seem to be nothing more a Pokemon with the ability to take human form..." Yue says with a sigh, before standing up. "I grow weary of this topic. Shall we go seek out the others that were with us yesterday. I dost not think it fair that only you are allowed the truth."
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Post by snark on Apr 8, 2019 2:25:11 GMT
"Still fascinating! Imagine the potential if I could reverse-engineer that ability..." Melissa stands and follows Yue, lost in her thoughts.
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Post by lichlord on Apr 8, 2019 3:21:17 GMT
As Yue and the doctor head off to find everyone else, Yue's quest to tell the others is halted as the Professor comes back out.
"Alright it seems everyone is here. We can begin. We've had a couple bow out, which is leaving us with a perfect 32. This will be single elimination. I've drafted a ladder already, and I have it posted on the building right over there. Everyone find your opponent and go fnd a spot somewhere nearby. We'll have an aide for each match to referee. Please go find your spot."
She motions to the paper on the nearby wall, and everyone starts crowding around it...
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Post by ventix on Apr 8, 2019 4:26:33 GMT
Curious, Yue heads over to check out her first opponent.
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Post by Lessah on Apr 8, 2019 11:31:53 GMT
Oooooh! Stella tried to make herself taller to see over the crowd. That didn't work. "It's starting!"
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