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Feral Totodile Round 1?


Okay, she indeed accidently alerted the waterly reptile. And from what Shiva could tell, it was all up to mess with her... Accidently entered what it called 'own territory' maybe?

"Fennekin, you know the plan! Don't be too afraid to get hurt by water again, I'm right there behind you... As for you, Kyuu, leer 'em, please." It felt like this will be a somewhat tougher battle since Shiva could not rely on her Electric rodents who'd be PERFECT in this situation, but...no way she'd back away now! She promised herself to develop and grow stronger after all.


Orders for this round: Fennekin will use Lucky Chant, while Espurr will, well, use Leer.

Effect Lucky Chant:
Allows me to ignore any reduced success by rolling two (1)s for the whole battle/scene, Foe does not get the +2 dice in Damage Roll if he rolls a crit. Good things happen to Storyteller's discretion.
Accuracy Roll: 2 Dex + 2 Fight + 1 Perform = 5d6
Additional notes: I like the idea of a musical fox chanting and howling.

Accuracy Roll Leer: 2 Dext + 2 Fight + 0 Intimidate = 4 d6
Effect: Lowers foe's Vitality (Defense) by 1.
Additional Notes: I feel that when an Espurr uses Leer, it always looks like this.
(07-16-2017, 04:32 PM)Iron Wrote: [ -> ]


Icebreaker Marshall Round 3



The researcher was quite sastified by his Pokemon's efforts, as they decisively removed Crogunk before he could become a threat in battle , but it was clear they took quite the beating in the process. He didnt let his success disrupt his serene calm he possessed in battle , however, so he calmly commanded his Corsola and Niobat to reprioritize thier actions.

"Areil, you are beginning to look far worse from Aron ' s mud slinging , so put Lucifer in front of you and use Recover now. Lucifer, intercept any attack made by Aron and counter with Screech , then react accordingly. I'm counting on you to protect Ariel, so do not fail me or her!"

Order: Ariel will spend the round using Recover while Noibat is position directly in front of her , who will intercept any attacks made by Aron and will Screech on it until it's defense drops. Once that is done , Lucifer will use Bite twice per Round on Aron , while Ariel gets in front of him to take bits for him and use Bubble once per Round. This is getting complicated fast!
(07-16-2017, 04:51 PM)Dragonstrike Wrote: [ -> ]Nathan sighs, sounding really sad, and also not really able to look straight at Shiva either.  "You know, I was wondering if you were going to change your mind on it again...decide to leave me in the dark anyways...I'm...glad you didn't...if I may ask though, what changed your mind in the first place?  Was it really because of...me running off so suddenly?"


Silence dwelled a little. Before, not much more than a whisper...

"... it indeed was."


"I thought you'd get over it eventually, after you promised to not ask me again concerning anything about that. But it seemed that was not more than a pure naive hope that died rather quickly. Seeing how you care for Ral - I'm sorry, Kirlia - after you saved him from biding eternal farewell to this cruel world" No, my dear, bad phrasing! Don't become allured! "As well as hearing from your recent abandonment from us... The mind is a powerful thing, Nathan. Trust is something to be earned. Noticing that I hurt you by my decisions and actions when I actually honestly care for you is...devasting."

"You deserve to know some details that mean to you, and you deserve to know why there is a Kirlia beside you now instead of a innocent Ralts. You ready for it?"
"It's hard to get over something that directly involves your best friend all of a sudden...but I explained all that already.  No need to hear it again..."

He sighs again.  "Well, if you're ready, let's hear it."

Kirlia, meanwhile, is starting to look a little concerned...something is clearly on Shiva's mind besides the immediate issue...he doesn't tell Nathan yet, though...
(Time to hopefully clear things up then!)


Her words were spoken out toneless, like the emotions behing were blocked away by a Klefki using Fairy Lock on Shiva. Mischievous little buggers. They hold their keys collected close and dear, almost like she was holding that secret mission close... Yes, after all that has happened she still did. In fact, all those happenings only increased determination to bring this mission to success, no matter what. For herself...for Kirlia...for Nathan. For whole Chreshire, if desired to put it out boldly. All the time, she struggled to face Nathan at all, but if she did, he'd know she meant those words. Fennekin was receiving gentle occassional strokes through his fur, it felt so entirely soft and soothing to touch...

„Nathan... As I said, the following words are the truth, nothin' but the truth, and I do hope they reach them.“

„Maybe you picked up meanwhile that I'm not only inexperienced in active battle – not speaking of the theory and how to combine moves, abilities and side effects like entry hazards and weather conditions, I am well aware of all these mechanics – but also, indeed a highly emotional person. Prone to both, positive and negative. Add that to not being very self-confident, unlike you seem to be... You can bet that your abandoning was causing me physical pain. Somewhere deep, like if you'd devour a toxic that is now posioning you from the inside without you being able to do anything against it. But...I promised myself to at least try to grow stronger and feel better about my own possibilities... Our battle showed me this. I...appreciated the challenge... I feel it showed where the boundaries are in me and my Pokemon, since I assume none of us would enjoy another collapse from my side. I'm sorry if I caused you concern to worry about me and been a burden to you...“

„Besides, you know the old yet silent spat between a tough hero enjoying the spotlight and a silent hero in the background? Right... now who do you think is recognized and titled a 'true hero' in that case? Have you ever seen a Pokemon Musical or Contest on stage involving a wide group of Pokemon and recognized that no matter how brilliant a suporting actor's performance was, he will most likely always be overshadowed by the main actor no matter how poor his performace was in comparison? How do you think that overshadowed person would feel...?“

„You see, the Daycare owners were putting trust in me. From the first day, I felt like they appreciated whatever I did. They...saw that knowledge of mine. I loved to help them out. I devolped hope and eager to ask for a apparenticeship there before I'd assign for Telperion University in case they offer classes to my intentions. During last day, they came up with a mission they wanted to engage in. Purly and honestly following my heart, I accepted to offer my help and keep in contact with 'em. You know what this mission consists of? Haha, how could you, foolish me... I...cannot tell you the whole thing, but do believe me, I am silently helping you to bring down The Almanac. From she shadows, they never know before they'd get hit. If all turns out well, we are...working together in this... The difference is the way we are bringing them down. Silently pulling the strings is more comfortabe to me, but even the quiet hero in the background deserves to be titled a 'true hero' sometimes. Allow them to taste how the spotlight feels. I am...so tired of being underestimated and not taken for full... You remember how Ven's second challenge against Zamboni could have never happened if I would refuse to hand that CarnyCoin of mine to him? Right... He thanked me, deeply, and I felt personally responsible for his victory in the rechallenge. A word of thankfulness afterwards? ...No. I'm not mad, really not, and I honestly grant him victory. Some appreciation is an all sugary treat for somelike like me anyway, though.“

„As I heard 'The Almanac', I rather quickly understood that these must have been those that have hurted your closest Pokemon. You remember how Professor Mallorn mentioned them back there in Trillium? Of course you do. Maybe this added lots of determination of mine to the eager to help the Daycare owners wherever I can... After you told me how you met Ralts back then, it confirmed my assumption.“

„You remember that call I had just before Ralts evolved? True, that was Gol- I'm sorry, the Daycare woman – informing me of a partial success in the mission. Ralts must have noticed, he must have known from the very start, that's the reason he acted smug. Most likely it was, indeed. Did you realise that behavious? I bet you did. I also bet you didn't know where it came from. It all bursted out in a flash of light as the small Pokemon heard about that partial succees!~ Pure happiness. Boom, evolution triggered without me even knowing what I did.“

„However... The Daycare owners made me swear not to tell a single thing about the mission. I feel...quite guilty that I had to broke those words as Ventus threatened me dig into things on his own... He must have picked up that something from me about me was causing dicord among us, and had just enough of that. I knew that him searching for the truth on his own was FAR more dangerous than just revaling things to him. You remember Project Silverfish? I knew that he has experience with keeping things a secret. I made him give me his words not to share a thing about what I told him, and he agreed. You see, I am not favoring him over you! It's NOT that I just decided to tell him about things on free will! I do care for you! It may be on a different level because of the different nature, age and whatever of you and him, but none of you is better than the other. I could not tell you about the mission not because I did not trust you, all these lies were to protect the mission since I DO WANTED to bring those down who harmed lil' Ralts... See, if anything of that mission gets to the wrong ears, things will become difficult. If The Almanac of all people would hear about it... Well, good luck in bringing them down. If the Daycare owners hear about it... Well, there goes an important and valued contact of mine that might build me a secure future. You think I was happy by my actions? Not for long. I hoped for you to get over it soon, but I see that was absolutely pointless from the very start. See, I value your battle skills for example. If I ever need advice concerning that or anything concerning Pokemon from that place called Tandor, who will I ask? Definitely you.“


Silence then dwelled for a little while then. So many words, it was highly unlikely for Shiva... she was just spitting out the words and the issue. No more. No more lies, no more issues, she knew she disliked conflict and still she was the cause for one! She took hard effort not to shed any tears during this whole confession. She needed...to stay strong towards him.


„Nathan... You see, I am as tired of this as you are. Now you know what you have to know. I cannot tell you more about the mission since it would be a great threath for the mission's success, and I bet you wouldn't want to risk that. All I am asking you to please don't hate me. I...see you have all reasons to hate me, I've been a damn horrible person to you when you absolutely do not deserve it. Not a single bit. All I am asking is for a second chance... But whether you grant that, is absolutely your call. If you prefer to never have anything to do with me again, I'll accept that.“


Feral Totodile Round 1

Totodile blasts a stream of water at the fox, so Fennekin is forced to dig his claws into a timber to maintain his balance.

Water Gun on Fennekin, naturally
2 Dex + 2 Fight + 2 Canalize -2 actions = 4 dice
(2)(1)(3)(5) Hit
2 Str + 2 power +1 STAB -2 vit = 3 dice
(6)(4)(3) +1 Fennekin takes 3 damage. 2/5hp

Fennekin casts his spell, the luck flowing through him and restoring his precarious grip on the steel beam. He can now retract his rear paw from its position on a loose wooden plank! His barking chant and howl sets up throughout the underbelly of the ship, but Shiva thinks hopefully it is too low pitched to attract undue attention.

Lucky Chant
(5)(1)(3)(2)(2)

Leer
(5)(3)(6)(4)
Totodile's def reduced to 1*

Bite
6 dice -3 actions = 3 dice
(1)(1)(5) Unshielded by Lucky Chant, that is a miss for Totodile. His jaws snap at Espurr. Perhaps good luck for Fennekin and Co is bad luck for Totodile.

Feral Totodile Round 2




Icebreaker Marshall Round 3

Recover
(3)(2)(5)(2)
Corsola will roll 3 dice of healing
(5)(1)(6) Corsola is now at 6/7hp.

Mud Slap on Corsola, covered by Noibat. Noibat's immunity doesn't fully apply in this situation, since he's purposely putting himself in harm's way. I'll treat it as a resistance instead.
(5)(1)(1) It misses anyway, possibly because Aron is not used to slinging mud at flying opponents.

Screech
(6)(3)(4)(3)(2) Success!
Aron's def is now 1*

Iron Head on Noibat
(3)(1)(4)(1) The GM needs Lucky Chant today.
Aron manages to charge directly into the mud he slung earlier, skidding a bit and putting his aim off.

Icebreaker Marshall Round 4

Ventus' Pokemon switch places.

Bubble
6 dice, -1 hustle, -1 mud (6)(5)(2)(2)
2 Str + 2 power +1 STAB +2 hustle -1* vit = 6d6+1
(3)(5)(5)(1)(2)(1) 1 success, so Aron takes 2 damage. 3/5hp -1 pain.
Chance: (6) -1 Dex to Aron

Iron Head, single action on Corsola
(2)(1)(5) Hit!
2 Str + 3 power -4 vit = 1d6
(3) That is one tough piece of coral.

Bite
2 Dex + 2 Fight + 2 Brawl -1 pain -2 actions = 3 dice
(6)(2)(6)
2 Str + 2 power +1 Blackglasses -1 vit = 4 dice
(5)(2)(6)(2) Aron is down to 1hp. He is withdrawn!
Flinch: (4)(2)(5)

"Your Pokemon work great together as a team. I can tell from this battle and the battle I observed earlier that your Pokemon really do see each other as siblings. Awesome!"

3XP to both fighters and to Ventus.

Nathan and Shiva gain +2 XP for that little exchange. It's a form of heroism to admit you were wrong or to open up about yourself so much.

I'm off to bed, so it'll be a while before I'm back to wrap up the Totodile fight.
(07-16-2017, 08:25 PM)Iron Wrote: [ -> ]

Icebreaker Marshall Round 3
(...)
"Your Pokemon work great together as a team. I can tell from this battle and the battle I observed earlier that your Pokemon really do see each other as siblings. Awesome!"

3XP to both fighters and to Ventus.


He couldn't help but beam with both pride and pure joy, glad that he not because he won his second match in a row , but because the bonds he forged between him and his Pokemon were strong enough to be recognized by all ! Truelly , that is just wonderful!

"I treat each and everyone of my Pokemon like they are of my own blood , and I do everything in my power to foster thier growth and ptential. Your compliments are greatly appreciated, and I would love the opportunity to bro battle with you once . Perhaps we can exchange contact details, so that we may arrange such a match?" Ventus replied, accepting his bounty for winning the battle. While the constant hardships he faced on the journey so far were quite trying , they have forged both him and his Pokemon into fine combatants! ( Raising VIT by 1 for 30 XP ! )

 Ariel , who was currently busy Recovering from the rest of her battle injuries , looked extremely iat overcoming that nasty duo of Steel and Fighting . Perhaps her master was not so bad at all , if he could steer her through such a trail !

Lucifer did a couple of loop de loops in the air , trolling happy notes all the while , before he landed on the researcher's shoulder, looking expectantly at him. Chuckling, Ventus withdrew an Apple from his satchel and handed it to his little devil , who gleefully to it and began munching on it's reward. His master might not be a loaded with treasure, but his care and generosity are truely priceless!

Returning Ariel to her ball, but letting Lucifer continue roosting on his perch , Ventus began to make his way back to the Pokemon Center for some rest . ' My family and I have trained enough for today , and our battle together has greatly improved my mood! The money I raked in is just making it all the more fruitful! I still feel awful for ruining Nathan. 's vibrant attitude , but hopefully Shiva will have fixed that by now . It was her fault that Nathan sensibilities were abused in the first place...' he thought, frowning slightly to himself, still cross at the young lass. Shiva may have been a dear friend to him , but that gave have her no right to drag Nate down like she did...

Order : Ventus is going to the Center to heal his 'mons and to relax a bit with Lucifer in his room. My character is in one location now for awhile , so it should be easy to set up future talks and apologies...

Oh , and raise VIT by 1 point! Yay! Now it's time to start raising my specialties some more!
Nathan sits there quietly, also doing his best to keep his emotions in check until Shiva finishes.  There's another moment of silence as he processes it all...

Almanac.

Of course that was the reason...

...why hadn't he thought of that?

All of a sudden, what Kirlia had been trying to tell him was all to clear.  Why he'd snapped a single string (with his elbow, now that Nathan thought about it a little more carefully...hmmm...that wasn't a simple karate chop...) to bring down that whole structure...why Ralts had been so smug the day Shiva had returned from the daycare and when they'd picked up the egg from the same place...why Shiva had been so reluctant to share even a scrap of info...

She was working with the daycare to bring Almanac down from the inside.  Nathan didn't need to know how.  He was content enough with knowing just that little bit.  He knew first hand that they might not be what they claimed to be, after all...

It wasn't the only thing she'd said, though.  She was hurting emotionally...for many reasons.  She'd hidden it very well, too...if it hadn't been for Kirlia confirming the little bit that Shiva had just said about what she'd been feeling (but he still doesn't tell Nathan just how bad it is...Kirlia doesn't want to worry Nathan that much...), and that she needed a friend right now, Nathan might not have believed it.  

They were more similar than he'd first thought, apparently...

Nathan has no words for what he's feeling right now.  It's an indistinguishable mixture of way too many individual ones to be able to identify it.

Before Shiva knows it, Nathan's right next to her.

It's his turn to give her a hug.  No awkwardness in it from his end, either.  There are tears as well, but they aren't for himself.

"Shiva...I wasn't trying to abandon you...nor Ven...you know I'm not always as strong as I appear to be, and a lot of that 'confidence' I show is just me trying to keep myself from falling apart, something I've built up over the last 3 years...you're stronger than you might think, and I'll say it as many times as I need to.  I'll never consider you being with us a burden.  Ever.  Stop putting yourself down over all that.  If you need a shoulder to lean on, though, I'm here for you.  You have my support, for whatever you might need.  I'm...sorry if it came across as otherwise previously.  I don't know if you remember it or not, but...I didn't willingly enter a nightmare last night just for kicks and giggles..."

"But please, don't lie to me outright on something like that again.  If you can't tell me, just say why.  I promise I'll try to be more understanding of that in the future.  Okay?  I don't hate you for any of this, and I promise you it WILL remain a secret as far as Kirlia and I are concerned.  I'm sorry I pushed you so hard about it, though.  Really.  I should have just gotten the message and left it alone.  You're not the only one at fault here.  Can you forgive me too?"

Nathan might not be entirely happy with her earlier decisions, but he can damn well be a good friend when he needs to be.  The important part was that she opened up about it now, before the damage became permanent.  Wounds can heal, given enough time, after all.  And a good band-aid can greatly accelerate that process.  And mistakes can be learned from, as well.

Now, it was Nathan's turn to try and help Shiva.
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