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Post by lichlord on Nov 10, 2021 20:00:04 GMT
And... the Pelipper is down. The leader makes a face, this ghost has lived far too long for her liking. Next out is a very flightless bird, a Dodrio, who immediately charges! Pursuit AC 2 Dark Physical nb2spFjz1d20 1d8+36
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Post by Raven on Nov 11, 2021 2:18:30 GMT
Froslass finally goes down, replaced by Absol! The Disaster Pokemon pounces on the birb, horn glowing darkly.
Night Slash AC 2 vs 8bJJzIbA1d20+1 Crit 14+ (Super Luck + naturally extended crit range + brutal x2 + hardened) Damage: 2d10+471d20+1·2d10+47
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Post by lichlord on Nov 13, 2021 10:18:03 GMT
The Dodrio is whacked, and then a flap opens in the roof for it to jump out, prepping a big attack!
(Sky Attack set-up!)
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Post by Raven on Nov 13, 2021 10:29:48 GMT
Having no way of striking the birb from so far away, Absol merely waits until it dives and is just about to land its blow... Absol's eyes flash briefly and it twists out of the way with almost unnatural precision.
(When Sky Attack would connect, use Detect! Turn goes back around to birb after.)
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Post by lichlord on Nov 15, 2021 11:11:19 GMT
Seeing as that failed, it goes to just peck. Drill Peck AC 2 Flying Physical ax5KGrcF1d20 3d8+40
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Post by Raven on Nov 15, 2021 19:07:42 GMT
Absol tanks the blow and lashes out with claws.
Night Slash AC 2 vs 7q|SuEJk1d20+1 Crit 14+ Damage: 2d10+47 Crit: 2d10+10
(5 Injuries! Gain +5 DR)1d20+1·2d10+47·2d10+10
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Post by lichlord on Nov 19, 2021 5:25:15 GMT
The flightless bird is taken down, and there's a Noivern up next, followed by a Xatu. There's quite a bit of exchanges but thanks to the huge lead Svetlana already gained, the leader can't catch up.
She congratulates Svetlana on the battle, and hands her the Flight Badge! The plane lands, and she's released and is allowed to shuffle off.
(1 Group Milestone)
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Post by Raven on Dec 23, 2021 7:47:47 GMT
The following day, fresh off her victory against 'Captain Hawk' of Mistralton City Gym, Svetlana ponders a bit as her Pokemon put one another through their paces. She glances down at the odd marking on her hand that represents the Rotom; and where it (occasionally) spends time to 'recharge' as it were. Even leaving out the fact she wants to help heal it, she wonders just where she ought to go to search for its remaining pieces. Or even how many there are left. Though, based on its improving health, there can't be that many pieces left.
The question remains though: Where to find the remainder? Lavender Town had seemed like a good choice, but it's gone; replaced by that creepy 'tower of glitches'. A place she doesn't particularly want to return to just yet. That event was only a few days ago, really. Maybe a week tops. Honestly though, the pieces could be anywhe- wait. Could Rotom itself be able to help her track down the rest of itself? It was too weak to do so initially, but maybe now it could? She calls it out to check in on it and ask.
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Post by lichlord on Dec 28, 2021 10:43:05 GMT
The Rotom jumps out into the air in front of Svetlana and floats there. About... half there. It's glitching constantly, and looks fairly unstable but doesn't seem to be hurt or uncomfortable or anything. It seems to chime at regular intervals, with very long pauses inbetween each chime.
But otherwise doesn't seem to be able to talk or anything.
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Post by Raven on Dec 28, 2021 10:59:22 GMT
Well, at least one question got answered. It's "half there". Which means there are 1-2 more pieces of it left out there. As it is still currently unable to speak, she wonders if it can communicate in some other way...? Rotom are known to possess electronics, maybe it can use her 'dex to ping locations on the map it thinks pieces of itself might be in? If not, then Svetlana will just have to hope to stumble across it sometime.
Regardless of the outcome, she eventually puts it away again and ponders her next move...
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Post by lichlord on Jan 10, 2022 8:11:47 GMT
When the question of 'can her dex ping locations' comes up, it vibrates, almost violently, and suddenly *poof*! A big circular device lands on the ground as the rotom is forced back to it's normal spot. It's one big screen with a grid, and something is blinking on it! It shows nothing but the blinking light, but as Svetlana turns it, the grid and light turn with it, almost like a compass! Is this another piece on the horizon? Something horrible? Who knows!
Either way, it's pointing south, and a bit west from her current position.
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Post by Raven on Jan 10, 2022 8:26:23 GMT
Huh. Well, that's certainly not the weirdest thing Svetlana has seen lately. May as well see where this leads her.
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Post by lichlord on Jan 15, 2022 9:12:17 GMT
The signal leads way out of the city it seems, as Svetlana heads south out of Mistralton, and it's still pointing southwest. Fushia maybe? She heads down to what is now Slateport apparently, even, and it's still pointing southwest. Getting an inkling, she takes out a map and tries to directionally ping Fushia... and it's not quite a match. Like it's just a bit off, maybe even farther. She looks at her map and... what the heck is Aether paradise?
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Post by Raven on Jan 15, 2022 9:15:34 GMT
Huh... she's definitely never heard of this 'Aether Paradise' before, but if that's where the signal is, it can't hurt to check it out. As Svetlana is a Ghost Expert, she obviously has no flying Pokemon or sea-based Pokemon to get here there under her own power. So she walks around... Slateport... and looks for some sort of boat/flight charter service that can get her out there.
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Post by lichlord on Jan 22, 2022 9:24:54 GMT
It looks like there is one small ship taking passengers out there specificially. In the normal world, it would have been to Cinnabar, so that's not 'too' crazy. A small group of people are waiting around. Seems like it's gonna be a little while before they leave. Might as well relax for a little bit while the gettin's good.
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Post by Raven on Jan 22, 2022 9:30:52 GMT
Svetlana pulls out a book to read while she waits, occasionally having to stop her rambunctious Gengar from bothering people while it hides in her shadow. She normally rotates which of her ghosts are out, but Froslass doesn't like the heat and humidity of the area, Mimikyu gets agitated when there are a lot of other people/Pokemon around, Braixen doesn't like boats, Palossand.... is a sand castle, it doesn't move much and Absol is an Absol; 'nuff said there. Thus, Gengar it is; even if ghosts don't particularly need 'exercise' like "living/regular" Pokemon do. They're weird like that, and that's what makes them fun.
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Post by lichlord on Jan 26, 2022 11:41:44 GMT
After some time, Svetlana and everyone can board! It'll be just a few hours to their destination. Seems it's going to be a ride of leisure and fun.
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Post by Raven on Jan 26, 2022 19:39:02 GMT
Svetlana and Gengar board the ship, entirely oblivious to any ominous warnings that may or may not exist.
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Post by lichlord on Jan 29, 2022 9:49:50 GMT
The trip is uneventful for a while. A leisurely boat ride. Svetlana is standing on the dock of the boat as it starts to close to crossing under the bridge that would lead to open water and her target.
But... as they get close... the sky gets weirdly dark, almost like a light storm incoming. And as she passes under the bridge, there's a weird feeling washing through her, like she's crossed some sort of threshold.
It's also... weirdly quiet now.
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Post by Raven on Jan 29, 2022 10:01:57 GMT
Svetlana shivers a bit as the odd feeling passes through her. Gengar makes some sort of soothing noise from within her shadow. Honestly, she wouldn't be surprised if Absol's ball started shaking or the 'mon itself came out to let her know (for certain) something weird was going on. As it is, she glances around to see if anybody else is acting oddly (doubtful, this feels like it may be another Glitch thing, especially considering she's here for a piece of a... torn apart? Rotom) or if they've perhaps mysteriously disappeared (which, honestly, would be even freakier at this point).
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