(05-07-2025, 03:39 PM)Lord Windos Wrote: ~~~~~~~~~~
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*Blink blink*

You....you find yourself awakening, bundled up in a little cot on the floor, right up next to a flat-to-the-ground bed. Looking around, you see that you're in some sort of....sea sack of sorts. Very spartan, but still have the bare necessities of living and some modern amenities like a fridge and stove. Despite you waking up in a completely unknown and uncertain place, mind fuzzy - you can't for the life of you remember what happened after meeting Uxie - you feel....safe and welcome. A home away from home.

The door to the place is open. Leave, or indulge in your latent Sylveon genes and be curious as you can be?

(05-07-2025, 03:03 PM)Mikaruge108 Wrote:

Quote:The old gentleman just chuckles at that. "Looks like Miss Fortune has turned her attention towards me now, lad."

Not much progress made in this Round, but at least your partners didn't get screwed over by bad Luck for once!

Moar Sand, moar chaos!

To keep things simple for both of us, Crustle repeats the Sand Attack/Feint Attack combo

(05-07-2025, 04:01 PM)Pokekitty2 Wrote: A fridge and a stove - no-one else in sight, though? Sylvia's instinct is to find a person to needle with her curiosities before poking around a potentially private space. She'll take the door, looking for someone to ask what how she got there.

Quote:All your Pokemon gain + 3 XP; You gain + 1 XP

Minor Encounter concluded: what else do you want to do? 2 Moderate Slots and 1 Minor Slot remaining.

(05-07-2025, 05:06 PM)Mikaruge108 Wrote:

Quote:All your Pokemon gain + 3 XP; You gain + 1 XP

Minor Encounter concluded: what else do you want to do? 2 Moderate Slots and 1 Minor Slot remaining.

Moderate encounter at the Pokemon Center when Darren goes to heal, Fortuna's choice

(05-07-2025, 02:15 PM)Lord Windos Wrote:

(05-07-2025, 01:53 PM)Spiritmon Wrote:

(05-07-2025, 09:18 AM)Lord Windos Wrote: @Spiritmon : It’s fine! New changes take some time to get adjusted to!

As for the Battle, it’s still a fairly stormy day, so finding  someone willing to Battle in this mess is easier said than done. Do you have any idea of where to look for Trainers for a quick 2v2 ? Otherwise I got to Roll to see if you stumble upon one or otherwise….

(Sorry , afk atm . In the meantime use this as a chance to brainstorm or message the others - Seddi likes being kept in the loop, for example.

(Hmm maybe Bayhama Mega Ports and Marina? Since you mentioned about some trainer battle there. Maybe I could find something interesting there? It's a good place to at least visit too perhaps. That's gonna be my Moderate Encounter for the day if you don't mind Windos.)

(You got two Moderate Slots in a day, mate, don't forget!)

Going hunting for a good scrap around the salt and hard tack side of the city, huh? Well, let's sea how that turns out!

Finding A Double Battle: Seaside Pursuit!
Base 7 Roll - 2 (Terrible Weather for a Battle, Wouldn't you say?) ; Minimum 3 Successes needed to get exactly what you wish
(2)(6)(5)(6)(5) Well alright then!

As you weaved your way through a large shipping yard you find a old woman leaning against the side of a shipping container, watching a bunch of sailors load cargo on and off a sizable frieghter while puffing on a big fat cigar. Their skin a deep windsor tan yet strikingly wrinkle free, long salt white hair in a pony tail underneath a equally white captain's cap, and adorned in a white/grey coat (think one piece navy, but a bit more hard tac), this was a quintessential Veteran of the seas if you ever say one.  Helping sell the image was the Toucannon perched overhead and what looked like a Ratfitti with a sailor's cap on sulking in her shadow.

How you going to approach this?

(05-07-2025, 01:44 PM)Dragonstrike Wrote:

(05-07-2025, 12:59 PM)PhantomUnderYourDesk Wrote:

Spoiler

Upon receiving that text from the cowboy, Bernhard would halt in his steps, stare at the screen with an unreadable expression and almost drop his treasured expensive-looking stylus onto the ground.

The first respond-message gets send within seconds and reads the following:
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The second follows a little later, once having gathered our self-composure again. Damn it, Bernhard, I said NO daydreaming nor thinking of her now, it's enough that you'll meet her in person tonight. But regardless she STILL somewhat manages to wiggle her way into his mind and his thoughts, one way or the other... If things continue that way, he'll indeed end up bewitching himself without her direct doing, much to her amusement and his agony. Thankfully(?) Zephy's out in cold so she doesn't have to see her Master and Wielder like this, fighting a battle with himself and feeling bad and sorry for himself here.

Having to take a few deep breaths and sitting down somewhere for a bit, the second message's typed up and sent, it reads the following:
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... Thank you for the information. Well, fate and fortune has it I'm scheduled to meet with that certain someone tonight, and I shall ask about that Wandering Hurricane. While I do admit the temptation of a literal Philosopher's Stone in my very own hands was real and tangible, I'd prefer for that - yes I need to put emphasis on this - powerful Malefic Monstrum capable of destroying half Bayhama on a whim and devouring us whole to be dealt with without either of us indulging in the threat and danger. I do not doubt you or any of us Chosen Ones is capable and powerful in their own unique way, but I would really prefer to go for the voyage through Sutalör instead of facing such a massive threat like that Wandering Hurricane before the voyage itself has even started.

That, and I do value my life. I doubt my prestigious Mentor would be all too happy having to collect the pieces of me and Muse scattered around the city.

Please do keep me updated indeed shall you desire to get to the core and heart of what occured this morning and what's with that appearant timeskip. Fate has its own ways and means to toy with one, hasn't it... I'm more than happy to accept you as my guest at my room at the Magi Embassy and share findings and insights by a cup of my very own darjeeling and sugar cookies. The question of 'when' remains, however... Definitely not today, and neither tomorrow morning.... ........

Feel all free to let me know when YOU are free however, and I'll try to make amends and time for you. Do forgive me, you see, a man of my position tends to have way too much work than having asked for...
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(I'll respond to the scene with Citrine in a sperate post, as well as state what to do next)

To Bernhard:

Understood.  I'll make some time tomorrow to meet with you.  Tomorrow afternoon, maybe?

And that's the text.  Even shorter and more to the point than usual.

Seddi also sends another message to Professor Sada, Oz (@Spiritmon), Dodger, and Ianai.  As the other people directly involved in this mess, they need to be updated as well.

The situation with the Wandering Hurricane has changed.  Morgana decided she needed to meet with me this morning to tell me she would handle it.  It appears that our services are not required anymore for that specific task.

The message has a slightly better undertone to it.  Seddi's not entirely happy about having to deliver that message.

There's an additional addendum specifically for Oz:

We still need to arrange that battle you wanted.  I do suddenly have a lot more time on my hands now, so scheduling time for a friendly spar should be easier.  Won't be today though.  Leaves is out cold.  Something to do with that skip we experienced, I imagine.

(05-07-2025, 05:03 PM)Lord Windos Wrote:

Spoiler

Not a soul - you're completely alone in this lil' hut.

You unbundle yourself from the well made nest and exit the shack....




...and discover you're on a small little island, with crystal clear waters and pearly white sand. Strangely, though, the scent of the sea is absent. The only sound you hear is the wind and various bird calls.

Straight from the shack was a small pier, and their was somebody perched right at it's end. 

INS Roll
(4)(2)(5) (2)(4)(1)(6) + (4) 5 Successes!

From what you can glean from a distance, it looked to be an older man dressed in a tacky Alolan-esqe shirt and toga pants. Bald and dark skinned too, and completely at ease. They appeared to be fishing, though judging by the empty bucket they hadn't had much Luck yet.

(05-07-2025, 05:22 PM)Spiritmon Wrote: Oz was walking though the shippyard, looking at the amazing ships coming and going. When she was even younger, Oz dream in going to other places, wishing to see the world as much she can, and help as much people she can outside of Sutalor...and away from her home and "family". She kinda receive the wish she wanted, but...not in a way she wanted. "I guess the old saying some evils go for good, goes in the same other way around: Some good things come in bad ways. At least I out of home. Although...I do miss my granny and grandfather. They were the only good ones aside Persephone, Fortuna and..." She decided not to think this time. She remember Tiffany words. She slaps her cheeks, trying to get out the funk thoughs from her mind. "Control yourself Oz! Keep it together girl!" She looks around and see and old woman. She had some intimidating aura with her...but at the same such...strengh! She looks really cool. Specially the Toucannon and the little rat Pokemon. She don't know what that rat is, but this tip her curiosity. The woman doesn't look the type of person who wants to be disturbed, but Oz can barely hold her curiosity. She approach her, and trying to sold as much welcomed as possible, she looks around, seeing some navy person working maybe working around, and all the old structure of this place. "This place sure looks amazing. Like...each structure hold a history behind. Its...interesting to imagined that way." Oz said looking at the place. "Sorry if I...disturbed you. I was...walking around this place and kinda...get lost. And taking shelter somewhere from this storm that is happening."

(05-07-2025, 05:44 PM)Pokekitty2 Wrote: Sylvia approaches him calmly, doing her best to not silence her footsteps in an attempt not to startle. If he doesn't respond, she'll jump up onto one of the piles at the end, putting herself in the edge of his sight.