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Post by DataNinja on Feb 11, 2020 23:19:40 GMT
"What aren't you comfortable with?" Ayah asks, concerned.
"I mean," Evelyn shrugged, "It looked like it wasn't gonna be too bad. And it prolly woulda been fine if there were any less of the nuisances around."
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Post by Robot on Feb 12, 2020 3:05:13 GMT
"Fully embracing the new me." Theodore grumbles softly as he wrings the water from his hair. "Can't really pin it down, and every time I think I have a handle on it, it goes and makes me some uncomfortable. It doesn't cloud my head the way it used to, but it makes it really hard to focus. It's like embracing chance, change, life, the wild truth of the universe. Doesn't care about the rules I set fer myself or how things are supposed to be."
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Post by seraphflonne on Feb 12, 2020 19:44:25 GMT
"U-uh, Well at least you have a grasp on it. I still haven't really noticed much of a difference, l-like in the powers department, I mean. Admittedly I'm really scared to try anything with water at all, so maybe that's why I haven't made any progress on that..." Kai stumbled over a few words there, but ended it all with a shrug. He was still a bit afraid of what was different, and trying to be open about it, but it wasn't easy to change just like that.
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Post by DataNinja on Feb 12, 2020 23:30:08 GMT
"Just give it time," Ruby says. "You'll adjust. The worst of it comes from the uncertainty. Not knowing if you have control, or if you'll end up lashing out at someone. Hurting them unintentionally. Thankfully... it seems like that's not something that happens, really. At least not that I've found. Hopefully that helps take some of the pressure off."
"Granted, yours might not be exactly like mine," she admits, "especially given your... visual changes, Theo."
"They're not bad changes," Ayah says, quietly.
"Granted, if it makes you uncomfortable... I won't say to push it. You feeling at ease with yourself is much more important than pushing the limits of your abilities. For either of you."
"Besides," Evelyn says, "'supposed to be' is what you make of things. You forge your path - it's not set out for you."
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Post by Robot on Feb 13, 2020 1:32:30 GMT
At Ayah's comment, Theo felt color spread across his cheeks, and at Evelyn's he laughed and pulled his hat down to cover his face. "Alright alright, I get it, I said the same once." Getting to his feet slowly, he collected the Pokeball with the captured Ludicolo in it and exhaled, turning it over in his hands.
"Thanks for sticking with us, girls. I wish we were any closer to figuring out what's behind all this, ain't even got our feet under us about it yet."
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Post by seraphflonne on Feb 13, 2020 19:00:56 GMT
"Yeah, granted... how many incidents haven't we been involved with? Ruby, do you know?" Kai kinda glanced down, contemplative about that. He walked over and collected the Castform.
"It all started with that girl back in Petalburg right? That makes how many incidents now?"
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Post by DataNinja on Feb 13, 2020 19:43:04 GMT
"Your own worst enemy," Evelyn says, winking. "Yourself."
"If we don't stick together," Ayah says, quietly, "then things'll probably go wrong again... that's how it happened last time, right?" She looks around, nervously. "As soon as someone split off... so, we should all just... stick together."
"Look, I don't have any more info than you all have," Ruby says. "I haven't even made mention of this stuff to my dad. So, uh..." she thinks, counting on fingers, "I think, including that first woman... five that we know of? Unless I'm forgetting one. Or you all ran into one we didn't, and didn't mention it. Haven't heard anything on the news or anything though. Just... rumours and stuff when paging through online." She sighs. "It's not fun, seeing fiction involving yourself."
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Post by Robot on Feb 14, 2020 1:20:19 GMT
"Each one a Pokemon type that let off a big surge of an element, and when you knock the shards out of somebody it disperses but leaves a mark on you." Theo put an arm comfortingly around Ayah's shoulder but didn't say anything with regards to her fear, just letting himself be a presence. "With Cole the temperature in Meteor Falls shot way up and the water steamed away. Ruby drummed up a sandstorm like no other. That Ranger turned a whole town into a jungle, and Kai made the seas rise. Maybe these stone chunks are being put in people to release that energy, not to make them freak out and hurt others?"
He paused, twisting a lock of his hair around a finger. "And the reason they keep doing it to us, is because we are damage control. We can manage it. If it was about being intentionally hurtful, we have shown we are capable. Don't make sense, some egghead repeating the same thing over and over."
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Post by seraphflonne on Feb 14, 2020 3:24:05 GMT
"It's all pretty strange, I doubt we'll figure it out all on our own." Kai looks out at the trail they were following before. "Especially if we just sit here, not like we've gotten any new clues lately, and I kinda hope we don't for a little bit. Just cause most of the time the clues don't actually give us much to go on."
"Plates, Types, and Emotions seem to be the key players, and with that all we can really guess is maybe their connected in some way, like maybe each type is linked to an emotion? Or maybe the Plates create the Type and emotions have nothing to do with it? I just, don't think even if we come up with things that we can be certain about it... so might as well worry about it when it comes up instead"
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Post by DataNinja on Feb 14, 2020 3:48:35 GMT
Ayah gratefully accepts Theo's arm, looking up at him and giving a little smile.
"Could be…" Ruby says, thoughtfully. "the broadcast we saw... it was saying something about unlocking potential. So... that is almost certainly what's going on. But why us, and all that... I don't know. That energy could have something to do with it. Maybe… we're just a test? There was something about all of humanity evolving in that way. None of us did anything much compared to foresting a whole city," she says, "so, maybe it's not the same thing every time. Maybe it's changes." She shrugs. "Or maybe it's something else. There's not enough information to say..."
"Why us?" Evelyn says, scoffing. "It's obvious. It's because we're important. We do stuff. We're making our way through the Gyms. We're the ones aiming for the top! It's those kindsa people who'd attract notice, I'm sure."
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Post by Robot on Feb 15, 2020 12:05:22 GMT
"Us and how many others though? Not to rain on yer self esteem or nothing Evelyn but there are a lot of trainers that challenge the League. I think it was probably us -because- we overcame the first event. If it is an experiment, and the successive reaction was less pronounced, maybe that is what they are trying for.". Theodore shrugged. "No sense bellyaching about it, what comes comes. I'll be there for all of y'all through it with a little kick in the pants now and then.". He smiled.
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Post by seraphflonne on Feb 16, 2020 0:50:33 GMT
"Yeah, no point worrying now, the answers will come when they come. No need to try and speed it up without any concrete answers to help with it." Kai tries to flash a carefree smile, though it's a little strained.
"So let's just continue on the journey, and deal with it when it does come, yeah?"
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Post by DataNinja on Feb 16, 2020 1:42:27 GMT
"I still like the way I put it better," Evelyn hmphs, "and I'd like to see you try the kicking."
"Evvvvv..." Ruby says. "Lay off. Getting full of yourself again."
"Fine, fine," she grumbles.
"So," Ruby says, changing subjects, "there's the Weather Institute up ahead, they seem to have temporary traveller shelter. Want to bed down there for the night, or push on a little more and camp so we don't have as long to go until Fortree tomorrow?"
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Post by Robot on Feb 16, 2020 2:50:50 GMT
"Ah'm soaked and not wanting to slog through muck fer the next few hours no matter how manly it is." Theo grins, making light of himself. "Let's bunk up at the Weather Institute, maybe let'em know bout the weird Pokemon rain whatsits out here."
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Post by seraphflonne on Feb 17, 2020 22:07:08 GMT
"Sounds good, maybe they can tell me a bit about my new cloud Pokemon while we're there. Plus we can ask them about that group of Pokemon we encounter in general. Considering they were causing a weather phenomenon and all" Kai looks happy that their finally hitting the road again, he had been eyeing it up for a bit now.
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Post by DataNinja on Feb 17, 2020 22:25:48 GMT
While the weather has gotten nice, the ground itself is still fairly wet and muddy for some time, though it dries out as they approach the tall, sprawling technological building. Many radio dishes, and instruments, and towers and technical stuff all adorn the top.
Entering, the reception area is clean, sterile... and soon starting to puddle with some water still on clothes.
"Hello there," the receptionist says, cheerily, as she looks over the group. "I assume that you're here to take advantage of our resting facilities. They're over there to your left." She points it out, helpfully. "Unfortunately, while we don't have changes of clothes, there are some washers and dryers you can use."
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Post by Robot on Feb 18, 2020 12:46:18 GMT
"Much obliged ma'am." Theodore tipped the brim of his hat forward, prompting a trickle of water to roll off of it, and a disappointed expression from the boy. A little smile flitted across his face and he rolled his eyes, before moving into the shelter area as instructed. "Good that they set this place up to take guests."
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Post by seraphflonne on Feb 18, 2020 19:36:56 GMT
"Thanks!" Kai says as he runs on over, intending to get to the dryer as fast as possible. He really wants to get changed and putting some clothes from his bag into the dryer would be the fastest way for that.
"Yeah, it's pretty nice!" He shouts back to Theodore in the distance, already fiddling with his bag to try and get what clothes he wanted to dry out.
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Post by DataNinja on Feb 19, 2020 4:53:32 GMT
"We're really the only thing in the middle of nowhere," the woman shrugs. "Helps us get clearer readings, but it's a good distance away to help for both ingoing and outgoing travellers. And people have to stay here anyways, so wasn't much of a hassle to extend some travel facilities. Though," she chuckles, "I must say, people usually don't come in soaking wet in the mid-summer. Usually it's for the air-conditioning. Must be pretty brave going swimming around all these cliffs and waterfalls."
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Post by Robot on Feb 19, 2020 11:22:53 GMT
"Actually a little cloud critter and a bunch of frogs and pineapple ducks decided it was high time for a record breaking pour." Theo gestured outside. "Was getting really out of hand fore we stepped in." He wasn't super keen on changing his outfit, but it wouldn't do being soaked either.
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