Continued from >>7781157You exit the desert without further incident, continuing west and then north. The landscape grows steadily more hellish as you travel, soon leaving no real life at all, just burned and blasted wastelands.
There's no need for you to make a second thread dumb fuck. You're first one isn't close to auto saging and you're making a second complete thread to fuck up this board?
>>7785116I'm sorry. I generally make second threads early, after I eat dinner, so that I don't have to worry about autosaging later.
Survey land and begin planning on making a settlement, seems perfect for me.
>>7785143That's why you're a faggot.
>>7785143Don't worry about it. This is fine.As I was saying - we continue North through the desert to Fallarbor town.
>>7785167I thought you left the desert and went on one of the routes to avoid the possibility of another sandstorm. Do you continue through the desert instead?
>>7785116You're point, while a good one that deserves consideration, gives no reason for you to be so rude. Also, the old thread will fall off the board on its own. And if you really think that starting the second thread really was such a bad idea, why did you bump instead of sage?>>7785094Continue on until we get close to Falarbor twon or night falls. In both cases, make camp.
>>7785180Yes. Through the desert. Then on the town.
>>7785180No, that's fine. Out of the desert and into the wastelands.
>>7785189>>7785200You continue onward through the scorched lands, until you begin to feel a soft rain of ash down on your skin, and the landscape ahead seems coated with the stuff.
>>7785223"What is this? Where is all this ash coming from?"
>>7785246Courtney turns to answer this. "From Mt. Chimney. The volcano is constantly spraying ash into the air, into this area."
>>7785246Well you see, when things catch fire they burn until all that's left is this dark flaky stuff around us, called ash. Therefor, it is safe to surmise that there has been a lot of stuff burning lately. Of course, an active volcano might also produce ash in large quantities.
>>7785274....>>7785269"What's a volcano?"
>>7785287"The short version is that it's a mountain containing a lot of molten rock, that it ejects occasionally."
>>7785310"Sounds dangerous. Who would build a town or city so close to such a thing?"
>>7785310"That sounds...powerful....Anyway, let's keep moving."
>>7785274*facepalm*
>>7785334"Those who wanted to farm it. Volcanic soil can be quite rich in nutrients, and Fallarbor Town was originally built for that purpose. This rain of ash doesn't typically land on it.">>7785338You do. The ashen landscape is quite eerieIs there anything in particular you're watching for?
>>7785358Let's see, Skarem, Team Rocket, Team Magma, Team Aqua, wild Pokemon, random Magneton flying overhead, Porygon Z.Naah, we're not looking out for anybody...
>>7785358Those thrice damned dizzy-eyed teddy bears. If we see one I want to rip it to shreds.Aside from that, where exactly are we? Have we made our way through Mt. Chimney's tunnel and are relatively close to Falarbor town, or have we not even made it to the cave that lets us forgo the desert?
>>7785379You haven't yet made it to the Fiery Path, but its entrance is coming closer.
>>7785388>Fiery PathThat's the name I was looking for, thanks. Well, there will without a doubt be guards. Though I have to wonder, if we're so close to the lift, and there are going to be guards anyway, might it not be better to just fight to the lift itself and use that to get to Lavaridge? We can backtrack from there to Meteor Falls, so we wouldn't have to put it on hold.
>>7785418>>7785388So wait, our choices to get to Fallarbor Town are either the desert, Fiery Path, or the Sky Lift that's heavily guarded by Magma?
>>7785418I'm sorry, people, but I'm losing the Internet for a while. I'll be back as soon as I can.
>>7785465Okay, let's go over this. Right next to the Fiery Path is a short flight of stairs leading to a ski-lift thing that can take us to the top of Mt. Chimney. From there is is an easy downhill walk to Lavaridge, which, as has been stated, is close to Meteor Falls. If we travel through the Fiery Path, we will come out close to the exit of the desert, and can continue on as we had first planned, traveling to Meteor Falls by going through Falarbor town.
>>7785492...what if we go through the desert? Would we be able to reach Fallarbor Town that way?
>>7785510Yes. As I said, the Fiery Path eventually meets back up at the exit of the dessert, but since we've already left the desert it would be foolish to just turn around and go back into it. In the end, both the Fiery Path and the desert get us to the exact same place, since they meet up a short distance from the edge of the desert.
>>7785554True, but the Fiery Path would most likely prove fatal to Snover. We also want to try to avoid conflict at this point, so going for the Sky Lift would probably be suicidal if not impossible. I say we backtrack to take the desert path and take shelter in a cave in the event another storm comes.
>>7785578She survived desert heat and sleeping next to a Camerupt that was using increased body temperature. I think she can stand a 5-10 minute walk.
>>7785595Couldn't have said it better myself.
Also, that just gives more reason for why we should take the lift instead; bypass the desert and the Fiery Path altogether.
>>7785595>>7785606Hmm, I dunno. Seems like we wouldn't be doing our best to protect her as our friend if we expose her to such an ordeal. A desert and being next to a fire Pokemon are one thing - going through a sweltering tunnel close to the inside of a volcano and dodging wild Fire Pokemon seems too much. I still say we should go through the desert, since it's the more direct route. I'll wait until CS comes back to settle on an opinion.
>>7785633You do know that the desert will be much, much hotter during the day than it was last night, right? Plus, a sandstorm could pick up without warning.
>>7785641True, but it still wouldn't be as bad as being inside a thermos-like tunnel for Snover.But, like I said, I'll wait on CS.
>>7785663YOU DON'T KNOW, MAN! YOU'VE NEVER BEEN IN THE DESERT, WALKING IN CIRCLES AS THE VULTURES CIRCLE ABOVE YOU! THE HEAD IS UNBEARABLE!
>>7785692>WALKING IN CIRCLES AS THE VULTURES CIRCLE ABOVE YOU! THE HEAD IS UNBEARABLE!Those vultures are some frisky critters, are they?
>>7785728Damn you Groucho. I meant HEAT.
>>7785750So now you think vultures are hot, do you? You sick man, the saying is "Find yourself a broad", not a "bird".
>>7785810Why don't you go chat with Alan Alda? He could use more humor in those later seasons of M*A*S*H.
I'm back. How's the action consensus?
>>7785896Just to clarify, what are our options for getting to Falarbor Town? So far I know of the Sky Lift, Fiery Path and the desert.
>>7785899Actually, it's just the Fiery Path and the desert. The Sky Lift is a way to Lavaridge and the entrance to the Magma base, but not Fallarbor.
>>7785918I'm of the opinion that we go through the desert. Fiery Path seems like it'd be too much for Snover to take.
>>7785918But we can backtrack from Lavaridge to Falarbor town, right?
>>7785950Unfortunately not. There are two exits from Lavaridge: the Jagged Pass, which leads back up to the summit, and a series of ledges that goes back down to where you are right now.
>>7786020Definitely voting for the desert at this point.
>>7786020Really? Huh. Well, we're almost there anyway, so I say we take the Fiery Path.
>>7786090After making a stop in Lavaridge to talk to Tabitha. Honestly, since we're so close anyway, we should do that now, regardless of which path the Falarbor town we take.
>>7786103Well that goes without saying. But again, I'm firmly against going through the Fiery Path - poor Snover's been through enough as it is.
>>7786136Maybe if we got enough ice packs strapped to her, she'd be okay? If that won't work, go desert.
>>7786136Fine.
>>7786136>>7786197Not knowing about the Fiery Path ahead of time, how will you justify returning to the desert?
>>7786221Good point! Fiery Path it is! That or I suppose we'll check it out once we return from Lavaridge, realize how hot it is, and then decide there. Since we're agreed that we're going to Lavaridge via the lift first anyway, can we do that and burn this bridge when we come to it?
>>7786221We'll go to the Fiery Path and decide there.
>>7786266>>7786270So... you're going to Lavaridge first, then?
>>7786291......we'll go to the entrance of the Fiery Path
>>7786328Why? Look, we'll get there anyway, by going to Lavaridge first we can shave off a lot of time because we won't have to come all the way back here after Meteor Falls. Once we're done there, and it should only take a day, maybe less, we hop down the ledges and end up literally right in front of the entrance to the Fiery Path. Heck, the Lift is actually a few hundred yards CLOSER than the Fiery Path from where we are now.
>>77863741) We're heading to Falarbor Town to get to Meteor Falls, not Lavaridge2) The Sky Lift is heavily guarded by Team Magma
>>7786445Right, but we agreed that we would go to Lavaridge afterwords so as to speak with Tabitha. Since we're so close anyway, we might as well do it now. And this deep inside their territory, I doubt it'll be super well-guarded. Certainly the guards would see us if we tried to make our way past to the Fiery Path anyway. And heck, there could be guards stationed at the edge of the desert, since Skarem knew that we were in there.All I'm saying is that we delay our trip to Falarbor town for a day while we make contact with someone who could help. Heck, he might be able to hook us up with some extra uniforms and IDs so that we can infiltrate better and not have to fight whenever we are approached by other Magma members.
>>7786328>>7786374>>7786445>>7786504FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF-Can we just get on with it?
Note that I never said Tabitha was in Lavaridge himself. All I said was that he had possibly been coerced into helping Skarem, not where he was.
>>7786513YES, GET ON WITH IT!>>7786504Falarbor Town
>>7786537Fine. Let's head to the Fiery Path, realize that poor Snover can't take a 10-15 minute walk in 100 degree heat without becoming discomforted and rish sandstorms in the desert along with the chance to be discovered by Magma patrols while we walk. Because you know security will have been stepped up.Yeah, sure, let's do it. Heaven forbid one or more of us is uncomfortable with a little heat, that's perfect reason to put ourselves in danger. Go for it.
>>7786598And you wonder why I figured you'd be perfect to play Magnemite - a cold, unfeeling machine-like character.
>>7786629I'm serious. Though I do have many misgivings, I am also bored from all this discussion and am willing to cave if it will just get the story moving again.
>>7786661THEN LET'S FOLLOW THAT TRAIL!
>>7786661>>7786598ON WITH THE PLOT!
Very well. The trail continues up the mountain, which is somewhat less scorched, until you reach a T-shaped intersection; one path leads up to a trio of Skarem grunts standing next to an egg-shaped contrivance, while the other loops around a large rock jutting out of the side of the mountain.
>>7786713We hide out of site at the intersection and consult Sarina and Courtney. "Which way do we go?"
>>7786723
>>7786713Follow the path that loops around the rock.
>>7786723Courtney responds. "The cable car will take us directly to the mountain's summit, but even if we make it past these three guards, they'll be plenty more waiting for us at the top." She smiles. "I doubt you'd want to head straight into their base, though."
>>7786781And the other path?
>>7786781"Indeed, that would most certainly not be 'discrete'. Where does the other path lead?"
>>7786809"Into the Fiery Path, a tunnel through the mountain. It may be guarded as well; that is, if these false Magmas can take Mt. Chimney's heat as well as we can."
>>7786834Snover's eyes grow nervous as Courtney says this.Charmeleon notices this and continues. "Tell me about this 'Fiery Path'."
>>7786851"The tunnel travels through the side of the mountain, not the heart. The magma chamber is close by, though, so it can get very hot indeed inside; not so much as the base itself, where there are actual openings into the magma chamber, but it can get uncomfortable." She glances at Sarina, then at Snover. "We'll move fast."
>>7786879"About how long a journey is it?"
>>7786879Charmeleon considers this, then gives Snover a comforting look before returning to Courtney."Is there another way to Falarbor Town? I do not wish to endanger Snover's health in this mission any more than it has been already."
>>7786903"Only through the desert, and meeting another sandstorm will endanger her health a lot faster. Not to mention all of ours; none of us humans could make it through without protection."
>>7786912"What kind of protection?"
>>7786949"Go-Goggles are the most necessary thing, but none of us have any, and..." She looks at Sarina, who shakes her head.
>>7786912Then through the tunnel we must go.(i hate tuesdays)
>>7786971>Sarina, who shakes her head.
>>7786985Protip- Shaking generally means no. Nodding is for yes. She ain't got no goggles.And again, the desert would be just as hot if not hotter than the Fiery Path.
>>7787004>>7786978Let's hear her out.>>7786971"What is it, Sarina?"
>>7787052"I don't have any goggles either."
>>7787083Charmeleon scratches its cheek as it ponders the dilemma, her gaze returning to the three Magma guards in the distance..."...Would they have any?"
>>7787140Courtney glances at them. "There are three of them and four of us, and that's if all of them happened to have pairs. And even then, there's nothing that'll protect you from the sandstorm."
>>7787140Oh my god, really? Really? You wanted us to avoid fighting the guards, and now you want us to fight them on the off-chance that they have an item that will let us cross the desert without getting blinded? They won't give us any physical protection from a storm, and there's only 3 guards and 4 humans, plus us and Snover.Sometimes one person has to suffer for the whole. If that suffering is being very uncomfortable due to high temperatures for a few minutes then may that be the worst that is ever asked of her.Go for the fiery path.
>>7787175"We can find the rest later, but the goggles are a start. They have something we need - so I say it's time we take it for ourselves."
>>7787217Three guards we can take - a platoon waiting for us at the top of the mountain is just asking for a whoopin'COME ON, WE CAN TAKE 'EM!
>>7787221Sounds like something Team Rocket would say.
>>7787272Team Rocket enslaves Pokemon and experiments on/uses them for personal power. We're talking about relieving some Magma grunts of their goggles. Let's not get into hyperbole.
1) Take out the 3 Magma grunts2) Relieve them of their goggles (if they have them)3) Go back to the desert and travel at night (to avoid extreme heat/storms)4) Reach Falarbor townSound reasonable?
Consensus?
>>7787456Let's just try the Fiery Path. If it's too hot then we can leave.
>>7787456still deliberatingI'm fairly sure that Charmeleon would want to avoid risking Snover's health at all cost, so we would attempt a night-time trek through the desert before we would consider the Fiery Path. Sam seems to believe that we should disregard Snover's feelings on the matter and just go with the Fiery Path because it's easier.
>>7787615We don;t know how Snover feels. We haven't asked her. We should try the Fiery Path since we're already here. If it is too much for her and she asks that we take another path, then we can, but better that we try this path since we're here already. We don't know how this will effect Snover. It could just be mild discomfort or it could indeed cause serious harm to her. And if it does start to hurt her then yes, we should retreat with great haste; we surely have an Escape Rope, since we picked up supplies.
>>7787615I say we try the path, as we are already here. If it seems to dangerous for snover, we should try the desert at night, when it will be cooler.
>>7787673Fine, we'll go to the tunnel just to find out that Snover can't stand it.
>>7787722And if that happens then it will take one post to find out, rather than dozens more spent arguing with each other. We're here. There's no point in not ruling out the possibly while we have the opportunity.
As you ponder, you see a shadow pass over you. It then wheels around and hovers above you, and you hear the battle cry of the Charizard accompanied by triumphant laughter."We meet again, littles! I'm so happy that you chose to throw away your sandy little escapades of last night, and come knocking on my doorstep! It makes it so much easier for me to burn you!"
>>7787834*Skarem...*"TRY IF YOU CAN, HUMAN!"Charmeleon uses Smokescreen
>>7787834Ah well shit.
>>7787931You belch out a Smokescreen at the hovering Charizard, but at this far a range, its effects are limited. The Charizard, presumably Ariliee, responds. "Human? How bold of you, Charmeleon. You are an affront to the master's presence, and I shall remove you from it!"
>>7787931run away with the help of smoke screen!
>>7788043This
>>7787931This. With any luck, Charizard won't be able to fit in the cave. At the least, it won't be able to fly in here.
I apologize for the cliffhanger, but I'm very tired and I think I'll need to go to bed now. And I apologize for dropping Skarem on your heads, but, well, I figured it'd be a good compromise.
>>7788235'kay, see you on Thursday CS
>>7788235>Groups finally reaches something approaching a consensus.>Powerful boss shows up forcing them away from where they had decided to go.I'm not sure I see the reasoning behind this. But whatever.
>>7788281Oh, and see you Thursday! Good night!
>>7788281In hindsight, I was tired and stupid and probably vindictive and thinking it was funny.
>>7788397Fair enough. I too get annoyed at stalemates that take up hours of time. If only we had some more players. When it's just two people this kind of thing can get out of control.
