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Post by Lockdown on Feb 10, 2017 17:18:40 GMT
Elliot chuckles, even as he deftly keeps Highbeam from sampling his drink. "Heh, I like getting down and dirty myself. Just something really good about bringing a new shard, stone or fossil to light. And who knows, maybe there'll be some exceptional insects down there, fossilized and not. Might be able to help you add one to your collection."
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Post by anonyman on Feb 10, 2017 17:58:23 GMT
"Aye, ye better watch out or she really might add another one to her collection." He eyes the man. Some archaeologist? Pah. "Ah'd be careful down there. I've seen many a ship sink from some fool diggin' up some other fools cursed coin. 'Ell, ah made that mistake once. Swarm o'sableye pop up, right in the middle of the sea to punish me. Et the whole thing, plank by plank." He pours the last of his drink on the floor beside him, wiping a fake tear. "Was a good ship."
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Post by Lockdown on Feb 10, 2017 19:00:07 GMT
Elliot cocked a brow as the man slopped out the last of his drink onto the floor, shaking his head at the waste. "Well, uh, buddy, that's rough. But I make my own luck. Been a pleasure meeting both of you, maybe we'll be able to watch each other's backs down under." He looks at Beatrix specifically as he says that and smiles, before finishing off his drink and rising to his feet. "However best to be well rested before heading off into the great unknown. See you lot in the morning."
With that he'll head over to and up the stairs, hauling his pack, weapon and mon along with him; looking for a room to rest up in.
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Post by Zephias on Feb 10, 2017 19:15:44 GMT
Alessa took a quick glance at her 'dex and raised from her seat.
"My check-up's coming up. I'll see you in a bit, Honey, ok? And Eric, it was a pleasure to meet you" she said. "I have a report to type down so I'll probably head to our room after"
She then collected her things and headed towards the exam room.
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Post by SinGin on Feb 11, 2017 15:21:14 GMT
The evening passes by uneventful, and eventually it is time to head to bed. Soon the Inn is empty, except for a stalwart few at the bar, and you head to your individual rooms for the amendities of bed and shower...
The next morning you attend breakfast at 10, and at 11 you get your results from the previous day. All are eligible to venture into the "Pit". You are each presented with a strange new PokeDex, it's sleek dark grey body has a very different feel to it. "This special Pokedex was produced specifically for the exploreres of this cave, and is a complimentary gift oursides to you. It features a neigh indestructible Graphene outer shell, an equally resillient Photon Crystal Screen, and a specially bred and trained Rotom to not only ensure constant power, but also an advanced, user friendly interface that can act as an assistant to you. I would also like to draw your attention to the integrated text messanger capabilities right here. Further it is directly linked to the PPSS as well as the Transport-Vendor-Storage on this menue screen. It also has all capabilities of a normal Pokedex, at half the weight, and may or may not be bullet resistant, but please, don't cite me on that one! Once the formalities are done with, you are led to the platform that allows for descent into the depths, which really is just a couple of small cranes with a hand and foothold to use. The security guard from the last day attends there silently and makes sure everyone get's strapped in properly before lowering the lines down into the hole, which is literally a large, gaping hole in the ground. It's perimeter is lush with vibrant plantlife, and several Pokemon watch you as you go down into the hole, their calls echoeing after you during the slow progress of the journey. It takes several minutes to reach the bottom, in which you experience the humid heat of the top area, then a sudden chilly area, and again a humid warmth as you finally, finally reach the bottom.
You are greeted by a fungal world, through and through. Large bioluminescent fungi are growing from the various crooks and crannies of this first room, their pastel shades coloring the floor and walls with a soft light and multi-limbed shadows. Within these mushrooms live a plethora of pokemon, all visible immediately, starting with Paras and Shroomish, but extending to Zubat at the ceiling and Nincada on the walls. The air is heavy with spores and moisture, and the bustling of the small pokemon. This room has 4 exits, 2 of which are very close to one another (your compass is telling you it's somewhat south) and the other two essentially cutting the room into thirds (one is North West, and the other is North East). A small stream flows from the NW exit and into the southern exits.
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Post by kagemaru656 on Feb 11, 2017 15:50:30 GMT
Eric connects the dex to his music accounts, and then surrepticiously places the Dex in his shirt pocket, over his heart. Let's still not test that.
As they descend he stares in wonder at the cave walls and the plethora of environments there. Once the floor they are descending to comes into view he looks it over, noting the exits and paying special attention to the stream. As they get off the lift he starts readdying his guitar, tuning it idly as he turns to Honey, (and anyone nearby, likely Alessa at the least), and drops some knowledge from his park work. "So, this stream is interesting. It's flowing that way..." he nods his head in the direction of the southern exits. "which would mean that way is likely down. Maybe just downstream, maybe down in general. Either way, maybe a pool further along. The way it's coming from, there'll probably be more water as well, cause its gotta come from somewhere. I don't know, which way do you guys think?" Eric then fishes in his pocket for a line in and connects his phone to his guitar, before scrolling through his collection looking for a good marching song.
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Post by Slytherclaw on Feb 11, 2017 15:57:54 GMT
Honey spends a bit longer with Eric, chatting, before calling it for the night and wandering up to her room to crash. She thrums with excitement most of the night, sleep horrific in quality but is still so excited that she's perky and bright eyed in the morning anyway when she arrives for breakfast.
Her gaze is bright and attentive as she looks around curiously at the drop, head whirling around wildly to take everything in. The snitch, clipped to her jacket (and she's glad she chose the light weight jacket, as they pass through the chill), twitches at specific intervals to get a few shots of the decent.
At the bottom she climbs off the plant form and carefully steps onto the ground, careful to avoid stepping on anything worrisome. "Fascinating," She breathes out, looking at the glowing fungi. She'll tug Eric to find Alessa if she isn't nearby.
"How long do you think they'd keep shining?" She'll ask Alessa, peering down at the closest fungi.
At Eric's question, she'll shrug. "Water is...good?" She seems largely unconcerned.
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Post by Lockdown on Feb 11, 2017 15:59:28 GMT
Elliot admires his new toy before securing it within his jumpsuit. No way he was letting something like that potentially fall out of his pack! Hoisting his hammer and checking his belt to make sure his mon are well-secured. As the group is moved onto the platform, he notes the others that had made it in. A trio of kids with a very nice little drone of some kind, and a wicked looking guitar. Hopefully they'll be able to stand up to the kinds of horrors that were supposed to be down here.
On his other side he notes Beatrix and the lush from the bar last night. The rifle that the woman had in her hands was a little surprising, but he supposed he should have expected something like that from the lady. Then they breached the entry cavern, and Elliot let out a low whistle. "Man, this place is something else. Figured I'd need the goggles right off the bat."
He nods slightly along as the musician comments on the streams. "Think I'll be heading upstream. More exposed rock faces due to erosion to check for shards and fossils, and the closer we get to the source the cleaner the water's going to be. I wouldn't chance drinking directly from this stream after it flows through here, who knows what kinds of toxic spores the water's picked up." He shakes his head, before looking around. "Anyone feel like accompanying me? Safety in numbers and all that."
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Post by Zephias on Feb 11, 2017 16:24:16 GMT
Alessa took in the sights, already marveled by the biomes she was seeing. If she didn't have Myron already, she might've been tempted to go for one of the Shroomish too. "Since we're talking fungi here, they can keep their light going pretty much indefinitely as long as there's material to decompose. They actually do it all the time but stronger light blinds us to it"She took a closer look at the stream, looking for any edible mushrooms. Survival O1VSvKfW4d6 "Downstream sounds like a good idea to me"4d6
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Post by SinGin on Feb 11, 2017 16:56:21 GMT
The mushrooms are not really edible, and their names are rare knowledge, they don't appear too often in the nature, usually in the deepest jungles far out. Thus it's rare to know about them.
The green ones are Irklin Desks, named after Professor Doctor Irklin, it is said that he used one as a table of sorts, and they have the general integrity to do so, just standing on one should be avoided, it seems the professor broke his neck when he tried to use one of these mushrooms as a step ladder while exchanging bulbs in his home.
The blue ones are Bubble Bulbs, these are usually found in desert regions, far underground of oasis. They continue to glow for a few minutes after being picked, unlike the others who extinguish within seconds.
The purple ones are called Wizard Hats, based on their cap form and the fact that they glow purple.
Neither of those is truly edible, they all have issues, Irklin Desk collapse and become too chewy to really eat, Bubble Bulbs are too tough, and become this disgusting crumbly mess when eaten, and the Wizard Hats are bitter.
Wizard Hats can be used to alleviate bladder problems, other than that the mushrooms have slight antibiotic properties, but nothing truly noticeable.
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Post by Slytherclaw on Feb 11, 2017 17:05:50 GMT
Honey hums at the answer and nods--and reaches out to pluck a very small green mushroom curiously. The light fading in her hand makes her frown. "Whoops?" She mutters, squeezing the mess in her hand and then grimacing at the gunk. She rubs her hand on a nearby rock. "Guess there's no hope of keeping them as lights or anything. That's a pity, they'd make cool jewelry..."
She glances at the other groups with absent curiosity, noting the people from the bar last night. No need to bother them, though, she decides. She pulls a pokeball from her belt and releases it in her hand, revealing a small floating candle casting a soft glow. "Hello, Cinnamon. Care to join us?" She asks cheerfully, and nuzzles the creature back when it presses into her neck happily.
She starts walking towards the downstream exit, assuming that the other two will follow, if not overtake her.
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Post by anonyman on Feb 11, 2017 17:17:57 GMT
Buck never actually makes it to his room, eventually passing out at the bar and sleeping the night there, somehow managing to not fall off his stool all night. He must have a lot of practice.
The next morning his eyes glaze over during the tech demonstration of the pokedex, stopping the man only to ensure it is waterproof before proceeding to the pit.
As he looks at the massive hole in the ground, a sly smile crosses his face.
"Ay 'Trix, ah haven't seen a hole this big since-oof!"
And he is promptly cut off by a quick kidneyshot by Jack, his Mankey, that begins to climb down the pit by itself grumpily.
As the crew arrives at the bottom, Buck moves to investigating the stream. Nothing too exciting, and not particularly deep sadly, but enough to make him yearn for deeper waters.
"Ah'd prefer to see where it empties to, but the idea of escortin' a buncha guppies sounds about as much fun as using a tentacool for a washcloth."
Thankfully it seems Buck has sobered dramatically, though the slight smell of alcohol on his breath belies his slight continued intoxication.
"Whadyou think 'Trix?"
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Post by kagemaru656 on Feb 11, 2017 17:39:50 GMT
Eric affixes his lantern to the head of the guitar, leaving it off for the moment. He then releases a small mole at his feet, stooping down to pet it. "Alright Stevie, just like patrol, stay with me and tell me if you feel anything coming at us." He then follows after Honey, catching up beside her as he queues a song from his dex and starts to play along. "~We can't help it if we make a scene/stepping out of our hot pink limousine...~"
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Post by Zephias on Feb 11, 2017 18:10:27 GMT
"Honey, could you give me half a second to finish up with some sampling please? I need them for my notes, plus I may be able to sell some and get some materials with which to make medicine. Shouldn't be too long. I'm almost finished"
Alessa collected small samples from each of the mushrooms and also filled a small bag with ten of the smallest mushroom. She'd seen it used in indie textiles before so she estimated she might be able to get around a 100 poke for the bag.
With a quick tap she stored it and placed it on sale before rejoining the group and releasing Kassia. She'd study her personal samples later.
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Post by SinGin on Feb 11, 2017 18:19:28 GMT
A swift notification says that the mushrooms have gone to a college in Unova for a 100$.
The passage is barely wider than the stream, and it's hard to keep ones feet wet. After a while the group comes upon a fork, the left leading into another room, while the right goes further into the caves. The room is large, and almost spherical, the entrance sloping down into the center, the stream following the descent, pooling there, before it disappears in a hole in the wall. The room is habitated by Geodude and Poliwag. The Geodude's are eating minerals in a corner, while the Poliwag are frolicking in the cold water.
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Post by kagemaru656 on Feb 11, 2017 18:23:51 GMT
Eric was able to recognise the mushrooms, but he wasn't really here to categorise mushrooms, and they didn't seem like enough of a payoff. He kept playing his songs, trying to get Honey to sing along. When Alessa is ready he marches straight toward the left of the two southern exits. "Alright, onwards Sweet Dreams! Those 'dudes look interesting, I wanna rock!" With all three of them proceeding, he is now playing more of a fighting song.
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Post by Zephias on Feb 11, 2017 18:42:35 GMT
Alessa looked surprised at Eric's song choice, and began to hum the cello arrangement for the song to herself. As the group stepped onto the room she took a glance around her to explore their new surroundings. The Pokemon were, admittedly, pretty cute, but not really her type. "Do you want to try and add one to your team, Eric? Geodude are terravores so it wouldn't even require more rationing" she said after a quick pokedex skim. Perception S2O1_Vo02d6 2d6
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Post by kagemaru656 on Feb 11, 2017 19:18:50 GMT
"Yeah, I find the little guys pretty cool, especially those electric ones they're 'sposed ta have across the sea. Wonder if any down here will be like that?" He starts walking towards the feasting Geodude, playing a ditty of his own creation. "~Hey there little rock buddies/would you like to rock buddies?/I'm looking for some friends down here/to explore and be friends for years/so what d'ya say ta come with me/and be the best 'dude you can be!~"Charm roll mFHdceC94d6 4d6
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Post by Slytherclaw on Feb 11, 2017 19:23:22 GMT
Honey follows after Eric with a shrug, glancing around the open room. The rock pokemon interest her rather little, and she wrinkles her noise--definitely not cute! The small floppy blue ones, though....she taps her chin, watching them curiously, and then pulls her pokedex from her pocket to scan the nearest one. They're rather cute now, but do they stay that way, she wonders?
At the same time, she flips the clip on her snitch, letting it lift and hover in case of an actual fight. Fights would be /great/ coverage.
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Post by SinGin on Feb 11, 2017 19:42:13 GMT
The Geodude closest to Eric looks up, smacks it's lips as it crushes another crystal contemplatively...
As Honey flips open the Pokedex, a cheerful voice comes to life:" Hello~! Welcome to...drum roll please...ME! So you want to know about these Poliwags? Really? Everyone knows they evolve into Poliwrath or Politoed! Well, at least that's what I thought. Even I can be wrong, even with the internet at my disposal!"
Honey sees the grinning face of a Rotom on the Photon Crystal Screen laughing at her.
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