Test 1.
VALOR Your arrival at Lake Valor is met with no fanfare at all, nor are there any obstructions; it seems that Team Galactic has moved on from here, the area devoid of activity and strangely-dressed people for the time being. The area is also largely devoid of water. There's some, in the area that presumably was the lake once; however, it can hardly be called a proper lake now. There's a massive crater in the middle of the clearing that that now-unobstructed path through the woods takes you to; it's refilled some since whatever incident caused it, but the water is only about knee-high at the deepest and generally incapable of impeding you much if you should choose to wade into it. Whatever you choose to do, there's a massive, raised area in the middle of what's left of the lake, a rock formation of some sort; it's capable of being scaled with reasonably little difficulty. An opening is visible in the rock face, large and gaping, leading inwards and downwards into a cavern system of some sort. Your exploration starts now; time to see if there really is nothing worth reporting in the area. |

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I guess we're going in.
[He's already walking towards the cave as he speaks.]
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[But he’s coming.]
Anybody got a light?
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Asking for a friend.]
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That's everyone, I assume? [She'll take a quick headcount, smiling to herself.] Let's be off, then. And remember; stay close, and stay vigilant.
[Alright, let's start heading off into this mess. Likely lead by any flashlight people who wanna take the lead, we should have a decent idea of what we're dealing with, so what's going on up in here?]
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Your Pokémon still seem anxious, but it doesn't seem to be escalating, at least.
What now?]
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...i was waiting for that to happen
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Let's do this.
TEST.
So far, you've worked out that Sing will work to some extent, but it has a reasonably low success rate and won't take out all of them at once. Greeting them will get you...uh, this? Food is interesting to them, but results are mixed.
Your goal is to get into the next chamber. Good luck.]
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I... no, we apologize for startling you. Are you alright?
[ She's going to try as best as she can to address the one which came out of the rock that Michael threw or the one Rin picked up? But either way, she speaks with an even tone, seeing if she'll be allowed to take a step closer ]
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So that's what she's going to do. She clears her throat a couple of times and starts singing.]
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Everyone stay calm. Let's not do anything rash we're liable to regret.
[Like throwing rocks, Michael.]
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So, she's...going to add to Kayneth's little pile, there, trying to calm a bit.]
You're free to dig in...I've little idea if you lot eat such things, but consider this a sort of apology for awakening you...
[She's. Trying? She's trying.]
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But, you know, maybe this is still an animal? Just a very creepy looking one. Bucky's pretty good with animals.]
Hey there. Did all of us here scare you guys?
[He'll do talking, too.]
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The thing is though, royalties off magic fax machines aren't enough to live by, so Rin has to take odd jobs from time to time! One of those she's done for a few years is acting as a Shrine Maiden during the New Year's season, handing out talismans and the like. Talismans like for warding off evil spirits!
Thing is though, you usually need things like a deities name or the place they reside in for it to count. Symbols and stuff. She doesn't actually have a name asdfghj, so she just scribbles down "Guardian of Lake Valor" in kanji. If this is going to be anything more than a stupid test though, she'd need something more specific, so...
Weird time to be looking around for something like this, but she's trying to avoid the fighting and flashing her light on the walls. Are there any distinct markings here? Maybe like a mural, or ritualistic symbol?]
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[Well it's clear they won't get through by fighting. Maybe...]
Are we certain there aren't any other routes?
[He looks around, trying to find indications of holes or other tunnels that can lead forward]
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Could this be the work of Team Galactic...?
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I’m much more interested in communicating with you all than fighting, so let’s work something out.
[He specifically focuses on the terrifying mass of souls closest to him, but maintains his current distance.]
Can you understand me? I assume so, but for confirmation... let’s work out a system where you blink primarily on the left side for “yes” and on the right for “no.” Is that agreeable?
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Eventually, however, Ari carefully kneels down until he's practically sitting on the ground in front of them, rather than standing and towering over them as he attempts to speak with them.]
Um... hello. Do you have a name?
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IMPROMPTU REQUEST, FELLOW PLAYERS
The deity is hurt, they're protecting their friend. It's not guaranteed, but we may help them -- as long as they know what we can do.
Someone explain to them potions and everything else that can be of help.
[Somehow, he doubts saying 'we're going to spray stuff and that's it' will be of much help, so he decides to leave this to others. They're the wordsmiths, not him!]
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RESOLUTION.
As they shift back into the inner cavern to allow everyone safe passage, it seems for now that the situation has been resolved; hopefully whatever awaits you in the next cavern resolves itself as peacefully...]
[C O M P L E T E]
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Thank you, for giving us permission to go further inside.
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