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Post by Breakthelevee on Jun 17, 2017 17:44:32 GMT
As the other girl appeared, Donovan mentally kicked himself for hesitating, maybe if he had been quicker he would have stopped Madine from attacking another person...
He walked over and knelt down next to the girl "Heh, we made it out okay?" He chuckles a little to himself as he searches through his bag to find something that might help, before realizing his stock of Berries is currently non existent and gives up "It isn't often that someone gets blasted out of a temple and then worries about people they've never met." He stood up and offered a hand towards the girl in greeting, the scent of a field of flowers wafting around him "My names Donovan Fleur, what's yours?"
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Post by Nocturne on Jun 18, 2017 9:46:56 GMT
Desiree didn't quite know how to react to the statement that entering the temple was like a dream come true. Did she mean the aspect of being inside a place that had been sealed off for centuries, or the fact that she had turned into a Pokemon? At the girl's next comment she couldn't hep but smile alongside Donovan. It was nice to see someone actually concerned for them a little after having had to deal with a murderous talking Lucario. Desiree shook her head slightly, "I'm glad you're okay too," she said.
When Donovan introduced himself, Desiree of course scrambled to do so herself. "I'm Desiree Adeyemi." She even held her hand out too, though she waited until Donovan and the girl shook hands first. She did hope the girl was in a good enough condition to move that much.
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Post by Robot on Jun 19, 2017 21:38:30 GMT
Mica tilted her head up, nose in the air to sniff in an animalistic way at Donovan as she shook his hand. "You smell really nice, it's soothing, I'm Mica." She introduced herself at last, slowly rising and turning to shake Desiree's hand in turn. "Mica LaBrasta. A lot of people and pokemon could've gotten hurt when that big metal bird came through here, I don't know if I fainted or blacked out... but those kinds of falls are pretty dangerous! So I came up here to look into it and I got beat up."
The way she said it was so... un-bothered, like she was somehow used to being pummeled, scratched, bitten so on and so forth. "Unless I dreamt the whole thing, that's possible too I guess. Well... okay maybe not." She corrected herself, frowning at the temple portal. "I should put a sign up... but I don't have anything to make a sign out of."
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Post by Breakthelevee on Jun 20, 2017 0:21:53 GMT
Donovan frowned when Mica mentioned the big metal bird "That bird was more trouble than you know. The one riding it is......Well let's just say they're bad news. And...You didnt dream it. Unless we all had the same dream."
He sighed as he walked over towards the rippling entrance, placing his hand on the wall next to it "I dont think a sign will stop people. Des is right, we need to get to Kanadario and let the people at the conference know what happened, then they can post a guard or something, find out WHY people turn into Pokemon in there."
Donovan turned back to Mica and scratched the back of his head "Wait, are you out here alone?"
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Post by Robot on Jun 21, 2017 12:35:29 GMT
"Yeah, I was gonna go to Kouchi to get my PokeDex and trainer license, but then something happened that I'd never seen before and I -really- wanted to see it! I've already got two Pokemon, so I was pretty sure I was fine." Her face broke into a sheepish smile. "I know I'm not 'sposed to yet, but you find an apricorn or two lying around and have the know-how, who wouldn't want to have a best friend for life? You're never alone when you have Pokemon!"
Cocking her head to one side, her eyes followed Donovan's for a moment. "More people company would be good too though, especially if they smell nice."
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Post by Breakthelevee on Jun 22, 2017 1:18:55 GMT
Donovan turns a slight shade of red when Mica made the comment about smelling nice "Ye..Yes well...The Professor isn't back in Kouchi right now...Actually we aren't really sure WHERE she is..."
He shook his head before he started rambling, still a light shade of pink "But I'm sure when we contact her aide we could get those sent to us, if you wanted to come back to Kanadario with us. I wouldn't really feel ok leaving you out here alone, especially with Axiom on the loose, and not knowing the after effects of the temple" He finished with a nod
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Post by Robot on Jun 22, 2017 1:29:14 GMT
"Oh...". Mica looked crushed at the news the professor was missing, her shoulders slouched, head lolling to one side. "I guess if it could maybe help me be a real trainer it couldn't hurt to go back there... I was really looking forward to meeting someone super important like that.". Disappointment marred her cute features, but as with every other time she's come off as down it was fleeting. "I got to be a Pokemon today though, maybe she'll come study me someday! Yeah, I'll backtrack with you girls, you all seem really nice! It's getting dark though. We should probably set up camp."
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Post by Breakthelevee on Jun 22, 2017 1:35:27 GMT
With you girls. The words rang out in Donovans head and he turned an even brighter red "Umm actually I'm not a girl. I'm a boy." He laughed nervously, not really sure how to take being mistaken for a girl...again...that hadn't happened since he was back in Sinnoh. Maybe he didn't cut his hair short enough? He thought as his hand moves up to feel the midlength lavender mess falling to his shoulders.
"But anyways. Yeah, setting up camp is a good idea. I'll get started on dinner, does that sound ok to everyone?" He asks as he reaches into his pack to begin.
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Post by Nocturne on Jun 22, 2017 2:16:03 GMT
Desiree had been letting Donovan do the talking, happy to simply stand back and observe. There were points at which she wanted to interject something, but then Donovan pretty much summed up what she was going to say so she refrained. She had been rather bemused the whole time. Donovan had seemed really shy when they had first met him, but perhaps he was just getting used to being in a new region? He had proven himself to be pretty brave and outspoken recently, which Desiree could certainly appreciate. She smiled a little. At the, 'With you girls,' line, Desiree's smile turned into a grin, before she rapidly devolved into helpless laughter at the boy's expense. "Hahaha... It'll be a girl's night out right? We can have lots of girl talk eh?" She soon calmed down and agreed with the two. "Yeah, setting up camp sounds good, I'm kinda tired."
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Post by DataNinja on Jun 22, 2017 2:28:33 GMT
"Sounds good to me," Avani says, finally getting up. "You guys can talk. But I just want to get some sleep..."Dinner is made and eaten, camp is set up, and the night passes uneventfully. It is a beautiful night, clear, and with no light nearby. The sky is filled with stars, and the full moon illuminates everything enough to cast shadows. The warm night transitions into a warm morning, with the sun rising over the trees, and the temple beginning to be illuminated with a bright solar glow. You all still seem to be the only ones around, so there's no one to disturb by Training, or just running around the Temple's levels, looking at the designs on the outer walls. Each of your Pokémon may take 10 EXP for you dealing with Madine.
Take 3 TXP for the temple. Mica can also take an extra 2, so that she's on par with the others.
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Post by Robot on Jun 22, 2017 15:46:45 GMT
Mica lets both of her Pokemon out the night before, and thanks them for their patience. She spends the better part of an hour talking about the day's adventures to the bleary eyed Slakoth named Apex, and the star-eyed Trapinch named Dusty, all the while filling out quick sketches she did of the temple grounds. Without bedroll, or blanket, she rests her head on the squat antlion Pokemon, and holds the sloth to her chest, out like a light in moments. If asked why she takes such painstaking efforts, she explains that neither of her Pokemon can walk very fast, so she does the walking for them and tells them when they miss things!
The following morning the spectacles continue, the young girl working her Trapinch up into a playful, mouth-clacking frenzy that would scare any adult, and has it chase her for a solid fifteen minutes while carrying a piece of food behind her. This affair is repeated with Apex, but is much more subdued. Hardly a fast walk, with periodic stops when the Pokemon was feeling truant. (Agility Training 2 Mon, Apex Leveled to 11 w/+10 Previous Day, +10 Training. Dusty gains +10 from Previous Day, +11 Training.)
When she's finished playing, which did involve a fair run of the grounds, she returns to the others and sighs happily. "So, we're heading back to Kanadario to talk about axey-ums? Is that a dragon type?"
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Post by Breakthelevee on Jun 23, 2017 1:11:55 GMT
When everything is settled down, Donovan reaches down to make sure Roses Pokeball is still there, sighing in relief when he feels it. Without hesitation, he releases his Budew in front of him and begins to look at him more closely than he had since the sprout had hatched. Rose, while initially happy with all of the attention and puffing himself up, eventually grew confused "Sorry....But I WAS a Budew too, at least for a little while. I don't know how you can get by without hands and with such stubby legs all the time" This of course caused Rose to ignore Donovan for the rest of the night, his pride injured by his trainer, only relenting when Donovan offered an apology on hands and knees.
The next morning, Donovan took both Rose and Aster through the same drills as before, having the pair look for weak spots on each other, throw dirt, and otherwise do whatever it took to win. While Rose had the upper hand for most of the training, Aster was able to take a win by hitting that much harder than the Budew. Donovan came over and congratulated the two, before returning them and heading back to the camp
"Axiom. A-X-I-O-M. She isn't a Dragon type, shes a kidnapper and a murderer. We have to go let the other scientists know what happened to the professor and about the entrance to the temple" Donovan says, his voice serious at the mention of Axiom
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Post by Nocturne on Jun 24, 2017 2:31:14 GMT
Desiree hadn't really wondered why Mica talked to her Pokemon so much, but had remarked on it anyway. The answer she received was more than satisfactory, though the girl couldn't help but wonder whether loneliness was a factor too. This would ultimately end up being a hypocritical thought. Deciding to give her Pokemon some well deserved rest and not release them - she still felt guilty about letting them get so hurt by Axiom - Desiree turned in for the night, though she kept her Pokéballs close by as she did.
In the morning, Desiree finally decided to face her Pokemon. The electric lizard and large mouse both looked up at her with big eyes, wondering why it had been so long since they got to see their Trainer. Before she did anything else, Desiree apologized profusely for causing them to get hurt recklessly by an opponent that could obviously not be beaten. Then, she talked a little about the previous day and what had happened.
Once she was done with that, Desiree walked her team through some basic exercises, mostly focused on aiming and precision attacks. Amprex and Prova both seemed to respond to it well, which made Desiree happy. Amprex seemed curious about the rest of the Pokemon around and would crawl around rapidly, chattering to this Pokemon and that. Desiree was glad to see him as energetic as usual.
When Desiree got back and heard the current conversation, she resisted the urge to frown a little. As much as she hated Axiom, she didn't want her journey to be solely about that criminal. Oh, she was going to do her best to make sure Axiom was imprisoned, but her focus, as always, was the Championship. The tribal descendant reminded herself that she had to devote time to seeking out gyms too. She decided to vocalize this. "Once we've done that and visited our families, we should head for the nearest gym. I bet our rivals already have a head start on us in terms of badges, though I suppose that can't be helped."
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Post by Robot on Jun 25, 2017 11:19:46 GMT
"You're a very cute and nice smelling boy then." She commented about Donovan being a boy, but in that pleasant bubbly way that it could only be taken as a complement. Listening intently to what Donovan had to say, her cheeks puffed out with a long sigh. Those things sounded like people problems, bad people problems, Pokemon didn't do stuff like that! Mica supposed telling someone with authority couldn't hurt, but she didn't really want to have anything to do with kidnapping and murdering. Life in the woods was better, where the worst thing you had to worry about was Beedrill stings and maybe eating leaves that taste gross because you forgot that those were bitter even after having had them several times before.
Mica was extra glad that Desiree wanted to talk about other things, people problems that went beyond physical needs had always unsettled her a little. "My family is pretty far from here, but I want to help my friends get stronger, so I might walk with you for awhile. Speaking of walking, I'm really great at doing that and talking at the same time! We should try it together!" It might've been a tease if it hadn't been delivered with such wide eyed glee.
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Post by Breakthelevee on Jun 25, 2017 17:25:08 GMT
Donovan chuckled at Mica's segway, before getting up and beginning to break camp, still a light shade of red from her compliment.
As he finished packing his things he nodded at Desiree "Yeah, I guess we should hit up a gym pretty soon, but I wanna check out any Temples we come by as well. Just in case. Does that sound alright? We'll make the gyms our endpoints and just....sorta stop at other places on the way?"
He thought on her terminology for the other Trainers "I don't know if I would call any of them my rival" He says with a thoughtful look on his face "We've only battled them once...Though I do want a rematch to make up for the loss"
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Post by Nocturne on Jun 25, 2017 22:02:12 GMT
Desiree shrugged briefly while also packing up her things. "I lost to them, which means I'm going to try my best to beat them next time. If we win, they will probably try to win next time. Isn't that what a rivalry is, in the end?" Desiree smiled briefly at Donovan, before continuing, "And yes, I'm alright with checking out the temples. I don't have high hopes for what we'll find inside, but that shouldn't stop us from trying to bring Axiom down."
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Post by DataNinja on Jun 26, 2017 21:24:36 GMT
As you wrap up your morning, the sun rises further in the sky, warming the day for you to get on the road. There's still few people, but, as you pass what seems to be a clearing in the somewhat-thinning forest, there seems to be some hooting and hollering coming from within. If you look over that way, the noise seems to be coming from a trio of monkeys - one red, one blue, and one green - they seem to be having fun playing catch with each other, tossing a red ball back and forth, and bounding around the clearing and surrounding trees. Perception and Pokémon Edu checks, please.
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Post by Robot on Jun 26, 2017 22:50:41 GMT
Mica watches the three Pokemon at play curiously, but doesn't immediately approach them. Monkeys were really fickle like that, she tried to play catch with a furry tan one once, and it threw things at her. Awful, terrible, smelly things. She doesn't like to talk about it, but she learned you have to be very cautious especially with pig monkeys and thrown objects.
fZV2dYaa2d6 Pkmn Edu 4d6+6 Perception (Route Archived, Forest Terrain Bonus, Skill Enhancement)2d6·4d6+6
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Post by Breakthelevee on Jun 27, 2017 0:25:32 GMT
Donovan cocked an eyebrow as he watched the Pokemon toss the ball around, wondering where the Pokemon got the toy " Do you think they belong to someone?" He asks the other two after a few seconds Got a 3 on Perception and a 9 on Pokemon Edu
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Post by Nocturne on Jun 27, 2017 21:47:20 GMT
Desiree watched the monkeys play with a minute smile. The sight of playful Pokemon always warmed her heart, no matter what kind of Pokemon they were. "I don't think so," Desiree said in response to Donovan. "I get the feeling they're native to the area. But who knows, maybe they do belong to somebody."Perception: 5
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