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Azume Mods ([personal profile] azumods) wrote in [community profile] azume2018-07-01 02:03 am

Week 5.

WEEK 5

As of morning the next day, it seems the rain has stopped; with Azelf awakened and your newly-hatched companions by your side, it's possible that you're feeling a new sense of resolve regarding what needs to be done - and, perhaps more importantly, your ability to accomplish it.

The device Maylene gave you certainly does seem to work; activating it will reveal a dark portal crackling with energy, shades of pink and purple swirling brightly around the outer edges, and those of you that walk through it will find yourselves quite suddenly standing somewhere else - there's grass beneath your feet and an unfamiliar city to the west, and the place you're standing seems raised up in some way; turning around once the portal has closed behind the last of you will reveal a massive bronze statue depicting a Pokémon of some sort, though what it is seems to be a little difficult to tell...

The trip to Eterna City may leave you feeling a little dizzy and disoriented, and for a few uncomfortable moments you're likely very, very aware of your organs, but the effects will pass after a few moments and you'll soon feel right as rain.

Of course, it'll likely become obvious very quickly that you aren't alone near that statue...

Either way, it's a long journey up to Snowpoint City; you might want to take some time to make sure that you're prepared before you set off. It really does seem as though finding Azelf at Lake Valor has done the world some good, though, along with your combined effects on the world already; hopefully the Guardian at Lake Acuity in the north will be just as helpful...

CURRENT LOCATION: ETERNA CITY
POKEMON AVAILABLE: WITHIN CITIES

SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY
[OOC: Welcome to week five of Azume; feel free to make as many top levels as you'd like and tag out to other characters! This post is for all of your interactions this week... at least until the weekend. Don't forget that a write-up is due this weekend!]


heritrix: (PDA)

[personal profile] heritrix 2018-07-03 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Wha—! [She squawks.] Don't look at me like that, Kazuma! It was moving and causing all sorts of trouble just a minute ago! It only stopped because you're here!
takestheblame: 12 (12)

[personal profile] takestheblame 2018-07-04 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
So you think if I leave it'll start giving you trouble again.

[And he conveniently wouldn't be here to see it]
heritrix: (yakuza)

[personal profile] heritrix 2018-07-04 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, I don't have the kind of patience. [So she says, turning this look on the lawnmower.] If I wallop it a few times, it'll definitely pull that horror movie routine again.

[And now she's back to yelling at the lawnmower.] You hear that, you rusted hunk of metal?! I'm not falling for it! Just because you're playing dead now doesn't mean I won't get you back for zapping me!

[It might be worth noting, actually, that there are leaves all over the yard. Rin's hair also looks like a balloon was rubbed over it. It's got that whole floatey thing going for it. Say, Kiryu. Do you feel static in the air?]
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[personal profile] takestheblame 2018-07-04 01:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[The air does feel strange! Not having figured out the source of the static, Kiryu steps forward to take the lawnmower and move it away. Put it away before Rin destroys something that likely doesn't belong to her]

Let's not do something hasty.

[No offense, Rin, but even if people is spiritless, they may not take kindly to the destruction of their property!]
heritrix: (hey man)

[personal profile] heritrix 2018-07-04 04:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[She's getting really annoyed now. Mostly at the Rotom, but geez. Why won't Kiryu believe her? She tisks, about to make a biting comment to him as she looks back over at him, only to cut herself off as she realizes how close he's gotten and what it seems he intends to do. Instead, she tries to warn him.]

—Wait! Don't touch it!

[Her warning might be too late. If he does touch it or come close enough to do so, the Rotom will use Thunder Wave and attack with a weak jolt of electricity. It's weaker than what it would use on a pokemon—this Rotom seems to be minding the inherent squishiness of humans—but it'll still smart.]
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[personal profile] takestheblame 2018-07-04 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[Who'd take the warning at face value, Rin? Goodness! But yeah, Kiryu tries to get his hands onto the lawnmower and gets a jolt as a reward. Well then!]

What the hell?!

[Well this sure explains why Rin looked like she had been shocked. Kiryu's looking pretty much the same as well]

Tohsaka, start from the top, please!

[You know what's going on, please enlighten him as to why a mere lawnmower just shocked him]
heritrix: (irritate)

[personal profile] heritrix 2018-07-04 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[Can't say she didn't try, Kiryu, but ouch, that looked like it hurt. Rin can... RELATE. That's probably happened to her more than once now.]

I told you, it's not a lawnmower! I don't really get it, but somehow its a pokemon.

[...a pokemon who's realized its jig is up, and is very subtly trying to get away from these two. Back up, back up slowly... Sneak, sneak...]

I was trying to mow the lawn earlier for the man who lives here, and this stupid thing wouldn't start no matter what I did! That's when it attacked me. [You know, 'cuz she kicked it first.] I've been fighting it ever since then.
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[personal profile] takestheblame 2018-07-04 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
If it's a Pokemon and is getting stubborn... [Hm. Well there are two options, as far as he knows] Either you convince it with food or anything you have, or you fight it in a battle.

That's how everything in this world gets solved when it's about wild Pokemon, apparently.

[Or so he has heard. Food or fighting! Keeps things simple enough]
heritrix: (objection!!)

[personal profile] heritrix 2018-07-04 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[Rin puts her hands on her hips.]

Then we're agreed. That was my reasoning exactly.

[Food or fighting! With heavy emphasis on the fighting. Look, maybe she'll feed it later, but right now reparations must be paid. Rin doesn't even turn to look at the Rotom, raising her voice instead to call out the the pokemon who's been recovering some strength from this battle up in the tree.]

Abbey! It's on the move. Cut it off before it can escape!

[She's on it! With surprising speed, the Gligar swoops out of the tree to attack the Rotom straight on. She's immune to the Electric attack it tries to fire off to protect itself and zig-zags through their before landing a hit of its own. Acrobatics!]
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[personal profile] takestheblame 2018-07-04 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[This is Rin's fight, not his. The most he can do is at least make sure it won't get through any available exits while Rin kicks the motor out of it.

Get to the exit, Daigo, guard it while Rin fulfills today's shenanigans!]


heritrix: (grit your teeth)

[personal profile] heritrix 2018-07-04 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[YOU'RE A PAL, DAIGO. The Rotom is definitely going to try to speed for that exit after it recovers from Abbey's attack. It's part Grass type at the moment, so that Acrobatics move hurt it. When he sees his path is being blocked though, he backs up.

Really, the Rotom is just tired of this. He only kicked Rin because she hit him first? He just wants to get away now. Two eyes appear at the front of the lawnmower, looking between them and glowing with a green energy. Seeing all of his ways out have been blocked...

The only warning is the thumping sound of a motor turning over, before the Rotom makes its last ditch attempt. Only he's not going for either Abbey or Daigo, but instead plows right through the fence! Broken planks fly everywhere, momentarily tripping the lawnmower up before it swerves out of the way and tries to continue on.]


Dammit! How am I supposed to explain this mess? [Rin stands staring in shock for only a moment, before she takes off running after it, gritting her teeth.] I'm not letting you get away!

[Floating there and watching her trainer move in hot pursuit, Abbey seems to realize the battle isn't over yet and follows. They won't have to go very far, though. As Rin passes through the broken fence, she scoops up a splintered plank and chucks it in the air. She has a pretty good arm; it falls right in the Rotom's path and makes it trip over itself.

In the process, it accidentally discharges some more electricity, and Rin's unfortunately going to get a little caught up in that. It knocks her to her knees, but it's not so bad she can't get up again. She's already trying to push herself back up.]
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[personal profile] takestheblame 2018-07-05 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
[Does this count as a win by default? The opponent is running away! Rin seems to have that under control, although when she's knocked down he hurries towards her]

You okay? Better hit hard while you still have time.
heritrix: (get in line)

[personal profile] heritrix 2018-07-05 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
I've had worse. That was just stronger than before. [She gets that out through grit teeth, nerves aching, but she rises by her own power.] Which means he's on his last leg, right where I want him!

[She's grinning. She doesn't need Kazuma to tell her to attack; though if he has to, that just shows how out of practice she is. That won't stand.]

Abbey! Do it now!

[Right! The Gligar rushes in—Quick Attack it is! It checks the Rotom hard, the force and momentum making it flip back so it's on its wheels again. Even dazed as it is, it still tries to make another break for it.

And that's when the pokeball Rin throws pops open, inches from striking it right between the eyes. The lawnmower is sucked into it with a flash of light, the capsule dropping harmlessly to the ground. It rocks once, and then twice... And then with a satisfying click, it locks still.

Capture confirmed!]
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[personal profile] takestheblame 2018-07-05 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
[Once the capsule stops, Kiryu gives Rin a few moments to go pick it up and relish in her success]

Congrats. You now have gained a... [...huh. Kind of awkward to ask, but...] ...do you know what you captured?

[Because he sure doesn't]
heritrix: 1804-41-4a24 (da fuck is this chickenscratch)

[personal profile] heritrix 2018-07-07 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
—ah.

[...she did catch it, didn't she. That wasn't part of the plan, but there's no taking it back now.]

Uh... I have no idea. [Rin squints down at the ball in her hand, picturing the lawnmower she just captured.] There was nothing like that in the books at the department store.

[Well, not like that specifically.]

Though now that I think about it, I think there was something about a creature that liked to hide in appliances. But when you read that, you pictured a raccoon in a trash can or something. Nothing like this!
Edited 2018-07-07 20:37 (UTC)
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[personal profile] takestheblame 2018-07-08 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
If it can hide in appliances, then it must be a small bug or something like that. An electric bug.

[So far off the mark, Kiryu]
heritrix: (could it be?)

[personal profile] heritrix 2018-07-09 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
[Well he got the electric part right!]

Like a firefly...? [Hmm, she thinks on that.] Its body was glowing like one.
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[personal profile] takestheblame 2018-07-09 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
Most likely. A firefly that can drive a lawnmower and other appliances.

[The mere concept is ridiculous]

...I guess we have seen stranger creatures than that around here. I shouldn't be surprised.
heritrix: (okay then)

[personal profile] heritrix 2018-07-09 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
The screaming rocks do leave an impression.

[...oh. Wait, she might be onto something with that train of thought.]

Now that I think about it, maybe it has something in common with them.
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[personal profile] takestheblame 2018-07-09 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
Does it? What do you mean?

[Hm. He's not sure he's following this train of thought]