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Post by DataNinja on May 18, 2020 22:21:19 GMT
Thomas looks at her. "There's always a risk of injury. That's just a fact of life. All we can do is to try our best to make it not happen." He shrugs. "But it will eventually. We can't stop it all. That's a fool's mindset."
Magnolia returns, Lucille in tow, with some firewood. "Okay, there's six of us, so it should be fine to try and switch off fairly regularly. I'll take first, because the time just after the lights go is the most likely time for something to happen. When people get incautious. Anything else before we get some sleep?"
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Post by Robot on May 19, 2020 23:48:45 GMT
"I've already said my peace, so I guess it's time we rest a bit." Laying down, she rests her head against a cluster of roots. "Keep close Rainbow? I want to be able to be by your side quickly if anything happens."
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Post by DataNinja on May 20, 2020 1:54:46 GMT
Rainbow lays down nearby, hand lightly on top of Bea's. The sounds of the ocean eventually lull them to sleep. Eventually, Bea's gently shaken awake by Lucille, who lightly says, while yawning, "Alright, it's been Magnolia and I so far. Stay awake until you feel tired, then wake one of the others."She briefly pauses, before whispering, "...what's it like, having them? Uh, Pokémon, I mean?"Also, a Perception check for your watch, please.
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Post by Robot on May 20, 2020 3:08:53 GMT
"Mine were the only friends I really had before I met Rainbow." Bee replies quietly as she rose and gave a small yawn. "They're... a bit simpler then humans, or hybrids. Some love to eat, some love to fight, some love to play, but they have wonderful personalities and are really worth saving. I can't fully grasp this time I'm in now, where every Pokemon is a threat."
(7 for Bee, 10 for Crassi)
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Post by DataNinja on May 20, 2020 3:23:40 GMT
"That sounds nice," she says, quietly. "I'd love to have some friends like that. Things are... kind of lonely sometimes, because I'm not that good with people. Magnolia's... really intense, a lot of the time." She looks awkwardly towards the sleeping Charizard-girl. "I'd love to have friends that're a lot easier to understand..."
She goes quiet for a time. "I... I heard it, they said you were from the past, but... are you really? What's it... what's it like? How is that possible?" She asks the questions with some awe.
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Post by Robot on May 20, 2020 3:36:53 GMT
"Sometimes understanding others is an exercise in futility." The Magnezone agrees, sitting cross legged. "Magnolia isn't that hard to figure out, she reminds me a lot of Crassi in some ways." Beatrice smiles knowingly. "She wants the absolute best for the team effort, and thinks she is the one to cultivate that. It is a desire for success and a disdain for any form of weakness, probably coupled with some brashness." She gestured with open hands and a little shrug.
"Rainbow is a very special hybrid, her bond species is only a rumor in my time. It allows her to span backwards or forwards in time. I've only been here... four or five days now. Only been a hybrid for about a week." Punctuated by a helpless smile.
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Post by DataNinja on May 20, 2020 3:41:55 GMT
Lucille blinks, and then her eyes go wide. "Wow. You must be really brave to have done... all that. And also smart to know that much about a person. I wish I could be like you. You just... have that confidence that I want."
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Post by Robot on May 20, 2020 3:50:03 GMT
"Recklessness maybe." Beatrice waved Lucille off gently, cheeks heating. "Confidence is just like any skill though, you have to work at it. If you want to be strong or fast, you exercise. If you want to be skilled or intelligent, you read, learn, and do. Think of it like a muscle. Standing up for yourself over little things, saying you'll do something and then following through. Confidence is just... applied stubbornness really."
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Post by DataNinja on May 20, 2020 14:22:46 GMT
"Really?" the other girl asks, eyes wide, as she yawns. "That... huh. I never would have thought of that. ...it seems like a lot harder to find a place to begin than wit, like, muscle training. I do follow through on thigs, but is that really confidence...?" She wonders, anxiously.
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Post by Robot on May 20, 2020 23:51:40 GMT
"Only if you are tried, have something working against you while trying to follow through. It could be something you are afraid of, an overbearing friend or family member that thinks they know better, your own uncertainty and so on. Just following through with something you would have done without fear of failure or difficulty is simply routine." Bee continued to explain. "Get some rest, I'll see you in the morning."
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Post by DataNinja on May 21, 2020 3:42:48 GMT
"You're right, I should sleep now..." the girl looks a little bashful. "Sorry, shouldn't have been distracting you or anything." She goes to lay down a fair bit aways from the remnants of the fire.
The night is tense as it drags on. There's something much harsher about it now. If a bear came across them in the night (though, they would have seen it on the island already, surely,) it wouldn't be a cute little beggar. It would try and maul them to death.
But, the time passes with nary a bear... until there's a sudden roar from Crassi, and the sounds of a scuffle towards the water. ...well, everywhere's towards the water, but towards the nearest water!
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Post by Robot on May 22, 2020 0:46:08 GMT
Shaking her head with a little smile, Bee found she was getting fond of the firefly. The hours ticked away, feeding the fire and listening to the sounds of the others sleeping. This was never an environment she expected to be in. With Crassi's bellow, she shot upright, tail lodging over her forearm. "Crassi, come into the light! We'll cover you!" Beatrice plunked Baied down beside herself and went stiff, watching the trees nervously.
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Post by DataNinja on May 22, 2020 5:36:41 GMT
She waits… but it seems like Crassi's not re-appearing. As she does so, though, the others groggily seem to wake up. "What's... what's going on, Bea?" Rainbow asks, yawning. Magnolia seems more alert, the tip of her tail suddenly flaming to life. "For all of this, there better be trouble..."
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Post by Robot on May 22, 2020 11:11:29 GMT
"I'm not sure yet." Beatrice replied to Rainbow, while examining her partner for injuries. "It definitely sounded like she was having it out with something nearer the water." Glancing between Crassi and the fire, there was consideration to taking a torch, but the idea registered as a hazard.
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Post by DataNinja on May 22, 2020 18:32:49 GMT
She really doesn't need to fret, as the fire comes with her, Magnolia and Lucille helping to light the way as they and the birds investigate what happened to Crassi. It's not far away, through the trees, that they come upon the Drapion embroiled - and entangled - in a battle with a gigantic jellyfish with a dark ruby in its head. Around the jellyfish are several more ethereal ink ones, floating in the air. "Oh, well… that's not good..." Lucille says, readying her bow. Map
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Post by Robot on May 26, 2020 15:52:59 GMT
"I've never seen a Pokemon that large before...." Bee exhaled, releasing Baied alongside her. "Stay close to me." She instructed the little bug. "Crassi, I'm going to get you loose, don't worry." Beatrice binds Iterative Evolution as a swift action, and takes a knee, the end of her tail lighting up in vivid electric blues. (Initiatives on map.)
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Post by DataNinja on May 26, 2020 18:08:25 GMT
Well, it's not Wailord sized, but it's pretty dang big. Magnolia curses, before looking at Bea. "You must be a trouble magnet or something, boys this big are pretty rare - 'specially to just stumble upon them, rather than them attacking the city."In this case, it's not a city that's being attacked, though, but one lone scorpion. Tentacles wrap around her body, squeezing, stinging... but, at least Crassi seems immune to that last part, thankfully. Crassi takes 32 damage from Wring Out.
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Post by Robot on May 26, 2020 19:59:37 GMT
"Crassi you don't have to take that from some hulking jellyfish, hone claws into a Pin Missile!" Crassi passes her claws along each other, which gleam wickedly in the low light before unleashing a powerful volley into the creature holding her at point blank. Tentacruel takes 64 Bug Physical damage, resisted one step less. Crassi gains 5 DR and a tick of Temporary Hp. "Baied, Charge." The square bug beside her wriggles vigorously, passing power along to his trainer as he builds energy. Beatrice obtains a lock and fires at the hulking mass, the beam of blues and yellows hitting it square without fail. Tentacruel takes 71 Electric Special Damage and is Paralyzed.
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Post by DataNinja on May 26, 2020 21:50:38 GMT
The gelatinous mass is punctured by the missiles, beginning too ooze... but not in any meaningful sense, really. It's mostly just angry. Bea's attack hits it dead-on, though, coruscating through the crystal to ravage the thing's body... before the energy beam is refracted out, away. Towards Thomas, who's hit with the beam, the Swanna's unfortunate typing, and the potency of the attack, meaning that he drops almost immediately. "Oh, hell..." Magnolia says, as she sees the hybrid next to her drop. "Okay, that's something I haven't seen before... water, electricity, this just isn't my day." "Okay, new plan!" Lucille says, nervously. "I'll help plink at the big thing, people who don't like lightning, keep rocks between you and it, take care of the little ones - I know from experience my bow doesn't do a thing against them."The little ones in question certainly don't waste any time. The one furthest back summons clouds and rain begins to pour over the battlefield, while the closest sprays water at Magnolia, and the last shoots ghostly energy at Lucille. "Where do you get telling me what to do?" Lucille asks, nostrils sparking, as she lets loose a blast of draconic energy at the giant beast. "Fine, fine, whatever..." Lucille shrinks, as she fires an arrow directly where Crassi had previously hit, helping to puncture the thing even further. The Tentacruel isn't taking this lying down, though, as it fires off a torrent of water at Crassi, before trying to drown her even more. She gets pushed back and hurt by the first shot, but manages to withstand the followup. Crassi hits with Pin Missile. Tentacruel takes an injury from Zap Cannon. It's super effective! Tentacruel refracts the attack to continue to Thomas. He gains 3 injuries and Faints. It's super effective!
Frillish 3 uses Rain Dance! Frillish 1 uses Water Pulse! It's super effective! Frillish 2 uses Ominous wind! Magnolia uses Dragon Rage on Tentacruel. Tobias uses Air Cutter on F2. Lucille staggers Tentacruel with Bleed!
Crassi takes 47 damage and an injury from Hydro Pump, and is Pushed. Tentacruel misses with Brine.
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Post by Robot on May 27, 2020 1:19:38 GMT
"I can't fire on the big one, it's not grounding the current right for some reason!" Beatrice calls over the din of the fight. "Crassi take the small one to the north. Baied, assist Tobias!" Beatrice turns her attention to the one hiding far to the back, her scorpion scrabbling around the rocks to slash at one of the Frillish, the Charjabug rushing a second with Spark, and another Zap Cannon careening through the sparse trees, lighting everything on all sides of the beam with a shocking brightness, backlighting trees in all directions. (Spark hits F2 for 63 Electric Physical, Zap Cannon hits F3 for 141 Electric Special)
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