Niggers.

Yeah, not sure if anyone who plays that is here today.

As Charmeleon, we ask Magnemite what it saw on the roof.

>>8000667
"It's Skarem. With Ariliee."

>>8000728
Charmeleon's eyes grow wide in panic - it's much too soon for them to be caught now!
We hiss urgently to the others, "Everyone, get into the hole under the platform! We have to hide!"

>>8000762
They oblige rather quickly; the space underneath the platform is tight but tolerable, and you all climb down into it. For a while, nothing happens.

>>8000807
We ask Sableye to use it's stealth and Ghost powers to spy on what's going on - making EXTREME emphasis on not getting noticed.

>>8000921
Sableye obliges, drifting/hopping out of the tunnel and peeking outside. After standing there for a while, she hops back down.
"I saw Skarem fly off the roof towards the generator a few minutes ago; I don't know what he's doing here, but he might be on another inspection tour."

>>8000969
"Thanks Sableye."
We look around at the others, "Okay, we should be fine for now.." as we exit the hole and re-enter the abandoned warehouse.

>>8001001
You all crawl out of the hole with general expressions of relief. As you do so, Sarina turns to you.
"What now, then?"

>>8001074
"Skarem's here for something, and I don't think it's for us. Whatever it is, we need to find out, so somebody has to go out and scout."

>>8001115
"It's daylight, so Sableye wouldn't work as a long-term scout... Magnemite could get away with it, possibly. Or possibly you; if you convinced them that you'd come back here alone to speak to Ari..."

>>8001153
"No, it can't be one of us Pokemon - all of the Pokemon here have been confiscated from their Humans, so our presence would only draw questions. It will have to be one of you Humans."

>>8001191
Courtney moves forward. "It'll be me, then. And who knows? Maybe I can find a way to bring that bastard down, even if they end up killing me for it."

>>8001262
Charmeleon grins in her mind at those words *Heh, this Courtney's got guts*
"Very well then, but take Ferris with you for back-up. And remember - you're only there to watch and listen. Above all else, do not draw attention to yourselves."

>>8001323
"Right." The pair then proceeds to leave the room, and factory.

>>8001380
We wish Courtney and Ferris good luck as they leave, before returning our attention to the others.

After a few minutes of nervous silence as we wait for the two to return, Charmeleon turns to Sarina. "Sarina, you were among the townspeople - what can you tell me about them?"

>>8001446
She shakes her head. "I didn't see them; they've apparently all been locked up until the generator is repaired."

>>8001480
Charmeleon ponders Sarina's words, "Hmmm..."
Then she gets an idea and takes out the Mauville Map. "Where exactly are they being locked up?"

>>8001520
"Their own homes, as far as I could tell."

>>8001539
"Show me."

>>8001568
She marks down several residential areas on the map.

>>8001584
Charmeleon takes note of the house locations.
"Do you know if/when they're let out of their homes? Surely Magma doesn't keep them locked up all the time."

>>8001646
"Honestly, I don't know. It's only been about a day and a half since the destruction of the generator, so I don't know what their policy is yet."

>>8001675
"Alright, see if you can find out tomorrow. While we're stalling the generator's repair, we need to organize the townspeople and prepare them for when we take back the city."

>>8001719
"All right. What do we do now, wait until Courtney and Ferris turn up?"

>>8001754
"Yes, hopefully they'll be able to find out why Skarem is here. It may well be that he's just here to inspect the repairs, but we have to be sure..."

>>8001795
Eventually, and quietly, Courtney and Skarem sneak back into the factory, and Courtney nods at you. "Skarem's gone; it looks like he was just there to take a look at the generator."

>>8001839
"What did you hear about the generator? How much progress have they made?"

>>8001876
"I was right about the metal; they're trying to rebuild it with some of the old stock here and captured Magnemites, along with some other machines, and they were dragging it out of the old Game Corner to the south."

>>8001905
At this point, I think Magnemite would ask about his captured kin.

>>8001943
"I didn't see much of them; I didn't want to get too close. None of them looked too badly damaged from what I saw, though."

>>8001999
Charmeleon comforts Magnemite, promising to help free its brethren from Magma's labor. She continues to question Courtney and indicates at the map on the floor, "Where are they keeping the old stock?"

>>8002061
She marks the spot on the map, pointing at the Game Corner area south of the factory.

>>8002076
Charmeleon ponders the location and its distance/direction from the abandoned warehouse. "Gabite, do you think you could tunnel to this location from the hole beneath the platform and reach it by nightfall?"

>>8002155
Gabite returns from the hole. "Probably, but not enough for you to sneak in unless you can fly out the other hole."

>>8002175
(Explanation on this please. If Gabite dug a tunnel to the Game Corner, shouldn't it be usable for himself other Pokemon his size or smaller? I'd think it was just the people-sized tunnels that needed to be supported in order for them to hold.)

>>8002238
Right; his assumption was that you'd bring the humans in with you.

>>8002282
(Ah, okay, just needed to clarify that.)
"Don't worry Gabite, it doesn't need to be that big. I want you to establish a secret supply route to that structure so that we can take the materials for ourselves and use them to construct supports for the main chamber and tunnels back here."

>>8002354
Gabite nods, then jumps back into the hole. "Understood."

>>8002363

Hug Gabite... For luck.

>>8002363
We return our focus to the others.
"Magnemite, Seviper, I need you two to go with Gabite and watch his back once he breaks through. When you get inside, stay hidden from any guards they might have and take only as much as you can without the Magmas noticing. Think you can manage that?"

>>8002391
D'aaww, hi Snover

>>8002391
Snover does this. Gabite seems a bit nervous at the touch of ice, but accepts it.

>>8002416
They both nod (or bob, for Magnemite), and return down the hole.

>>8002469
"Alright, that leaves us with the townspeople and the guards. Courtney, Sarina - what can you tell me about the security in this town?"

>>8002513
"The majority of people are still huddled around the generator, but there's a lot of open space; the few who are patrolling here would quickly see anyone who looked obviously out of place."

>>8002553
"Alright then, we'll wait until nightfall before we do any snooping around while Gabite and the others are working. I suggest you both get some rest until then - tonight will be a busy night."

(Magnemite online, good to we aren't as fucked as the last thread implies.
Charming, I know the citizens of Mauvile had their pokemon confiscated but did we find out what Magma did with them, like are all the pokeballs in a vault somewhere, did they kill all the pokemon, or what)

>>8002599
They nod, but as they do so, you hear a faint voice, not directed at you; it seems more like a faint echo.
*Oh, yes... it will be.*

>>8002637
(ffffffffffff... god damn it Z)

>>8002637
Ignore voice, Go on with our buisness.

Ignoring the voice will make Z pissed off since it is doing it to scare/manipulate us.

>>8002630
We haven't found out yet. That'll probably be revealed to us once we start interacting with the townspeople.

>>8002637
Charmeleon searches within her mind for the source of the voice, before going to sleep with Snover.
(Time skip to night)

>>8002732
The voice is indeed Z, but it doesn't seem to have been talking directly to you. Eventually, though, you do fall asleep for a while, finally waking up at nightfall.

>>8002775
How far has Gabite reached with his digging, and how fatigued is he?

>>8002775
We wake Courtney, Sarina and Sableye.

>>8002775

Check up on Dig team, If they are done, Then wake the rest of the partymembers, If not then they will need the rest.

>>8002805
>>8002807
>>8002816
You wake everyone up. Gabite is sitting by the edge of the pit, smiling. "Success: we've made it to the other side, and that building's full of metal bars."

>>8002890
How discretely located is the other end of the hole? Like I know our's is under the rusted metal platform, but if Gabite was digging blind, I'm not sure if he managed to make it hard to spot.

>>8002890
"That's great news, Gabite!"
We focus our attention on him, Seviper and Magnemite (heads up, teammate) as we say this, "Alright, now see what you can do about bringing some over here. Remember, take only what as much as you can without them noticing or growing suspicious. Take one of the Zubats with you to report back here in case you get into trouble."

>>8002958
"Understood."

>>8002958
Gabite and Magnemite both return to the hole, with one of the Zubats crawling along awkwardly behind them.
Magnemite: At the far end of the tunnel, you pop out... in the very middle of the dilapidated ex-game corner, stacked full of metal in various shapes and sizes.

>>8003009
Magnemite sighs a bit at this, but decides to be thankful Gabite dug a stable tunnel this far without being injured.
"Priority One: Conceal Tunnel Entrance"
Magnemite closely examines the floor, hoping but not expecting conveniently mobile tiles/panels.

>>8003076
As you drift around, you hear the faint sound of a door opening at the far end of the building.

>>8003009
(Remember to include Seviper with Magnemite's party)

Charmeleon turns her attention to Ferris and the other grunt, "Ferris, can you two stay here and standby for us? Help Magnemite and the others store the metal when they get back to you, and prepare to send them help if they get caught."

>>8003114
Ferris nods. "Right. Where are you going?"

>>8003095
...About how far away is that? Because if there's time drag one of the wider flat pieces of metal over the hole while asking Gabite and Zubat to stay put. Depending on if it looks like the lights are working, Magnemite either hides on the ceiling in a corner, or amongst the scrap metal.

>>8003165
It's... maybe fifty feet away. A pair of human figures step inside, turning on the lights.

>>8003146
Charmeleon glances to Sarina, Courtney and Sableye, "We're going to do some snooping - see what we can find out while most of the guards are asleep and the security is lighter."

>>8003185

Great, Magma Grunts, Better scramble and hide.

>>8003165
If there's not time, order Gabite to collapse just the very end of the tunnel if he can do so safely, while Magnemite once again conceals itself.

>>8003189
The remainder there acknowledges. I assume you move out now?

>>8003200
Gabite kicks in the side of the tunnel, while you drift behind one of the stacks. The two grunts walk in, pulling a small cart.

>>8003185
...No time to collapse the hole, no room for Gabite and Zubat to hide without making a sound, and no way they'll miss the hole. ...Magnemite considers its options, orders Gabite and Zubat to retreat, while Magnemite tries to conceal itself, hoping it's as quiet as it thinks it is.
Magnemite tries to hide, and hopes that these grunts are exceptionally stupid.

>>8003233
Yes. We take the other Zubat with us to serve as a messenger. Courtney's Golbat stays behind with the grunts in the warehouse to keep watch.

>>8003249
(I would retract sending Gabite and Seviper away. They're hidden behind the collapsed hole, just have them wait until you tell them it's safe.)

>>8003249
After the team enters the hole we can have Snover freeze the entrance ground, Meaning that if they try to follow they would slip down the tunnel without being able to keep balance...

But that only works if the tunnel is relatively steep.

>>8003270
You step outside the factory. All looks quiet, from what you can see.

>>8003249
You continue to hide, as the two grab a few stacks of bars, load them onto the cart, then walk out.

>>8003292
Seviper is there? In that case, Magnemite considers the possibilty that Seviper is not unfamiliar with infiltration and quietly asks for advice on how to proceed form the more experienced pokemon.

>>8003332
...That's... sad.
Ah well, given the apparant slipshod quality of this operation, it shouldn't be any trouble to take some metal without anyone noticing, though we should go the extra step and make a cover for the hole.
In any case, Magnemite gestures the pokemon into the building and proceeds to investigate the facility more closely.

>>8003332
"Courtney, Sarina, lead us to where the Magmas' headquarters is in this town. Be sure to stick to the shadows and keep us hidden - you'll have to be our guides along the way."

>>8003383
Courtney pauses. "They don't... exactly have a headquarters. But their main command post right now is at the generator; I'm guessing they usually just take orders from Skarem whenever he flies in."

>>8003376
The facility is very definitely a metal warehouse, consisting wholly of shelves with dark, slightly bluish bars of differing sizes. There are also some thinner, wider plates.

>>8003431
"Alright then, lead the way."

>>8003431
And all the metal is on the shelves? Hmmm... locate all entrances and exits and begin moving bars from shelves that would be farthest from Team Magma's veiw.

>>8003473
They do so, walking out into the darkness. Activity in the northern part of the city is basically nonexistent, and you move steadily closer and closer to the generator site, which at this late hour is still bustling.

>>8003517
Also, are there any windows? If there are, Magnemite asks Zubat to look through them to see if anyone's coming.

>>8003529
Once we come upon the Game Corner, we examine the scene - including the entrance, where the guards are stationed, the windows, the roof, the sides of the building, and any surrounding objects in our sight.

>>8003517
>>8003576
You begin to do this. Zubat, however, is incapable of looking through windows, thanks to having no eyes.

>>8003609
The Game Corner? I thought you were going to the generator.

>>8003645
Derp, my mistake. The generator.

>>8003691
That will come when I return from dinner.

>>8003645
Right. Crap.I guess Magnemite alternates supervising the transport of the metal with looking out the windows. ...I'm not really sure what Zubat is supposed to do, since presumably Gabite and Seviper will be able to speak with whoever is in the factory, and if not, Zubat probably won't be able navigate past the metal in the tunnel, anyway.

Bump
Also, you still there Magnemite?

>>8004081
Indeed I am.

>>8004118
Just wanted to say you've been doing a great job so far with the role-playing. Glad to have you on-board for these quests!

>>8004194
Not a problem, all it takes is a combination of logic, arrogance, paranoia and oddly enough compassion.

>>8003691
You head slowly for the generator area. The building isn't much to look at, being a bombed-out shell with only one standing wall; the work seems to be taking place underground. Several guards are stationed all around the area, with two on the bridge leading to the generator, others on the perimeter of the area.
Magnemite does its thing, but nothing interesting is happening there.

>>8004443
We check for any gaps in the security - a place where we can sneak into the building such as a hole in a wall (being a bombed-out building and all).

>>8004486
There are some gaps, but you'd need to swim across the river to reach them, or be thrown across by something.

>>8004546
Curses.
Charmeleon looks to Sableye.
"Sableye, do you think you could sneak inside that building and do some snooping? We gotta figure out how that place is run and what all is inside."

>>8004594
Sableye nods. "If I'm clever, I can, yes."

>>8004617
"Okay then. Sarina, you go with her and watch her back. Once you're done Sableye, both of you just head back to the warehouse, and be careful you don't get caught. We'll see you there when you return - me and Courtney have other business to deal with."

>>8004658
Quick offer here: Does anyone want to play Sableye?

>>8004837
Shouldn't be too hard... So if there's not any other takers...

>>8004859
Lets get started

>>8004889
Right, then.
Sarina proceeds to use her Mothim to fly you, low and slowly, across the river. She then hunkers down by the bank while Charmeleon and Courtney move off in the other direction.

>>8004956
"Courtney, lead us to the residential area. We need to check on the townspeople and see what condition they're in."

>>8004889
(Though I'd appreciate a brief outline of Sableye's capabilities, like any training he received from being a Team Rocket pokemon, any insights he would have etc. I think I can get a hang of his personality though)

>>8004978
Sableye (LVL 28)
Night Shade
Fake Out
Detect
Shadow Sneak

Your partner is Seviper, and you once belonged to a Team Rocket grunt - who was killed in the explosion by Porygon Z. You're exceptionally skilled in stealth tactics - meaning you're even SNEAKIER than I (Charmeleon) am.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-rs/302.shtml

>>8004978
She's a fairly typical Sableye; while she lacks any secret ninja techniques, she can adapt her Shadow Sneak attack to move quickly and unobtrusively in darkness.

>>8004974
Courtney begins the slow walk north, towards the northeastern segment of the city, where several apartment complexes stand. They look to be in acceptable condition, but rather still rather dilapidated.

>>8004956
Sableye keeps in mind that this is a sneaking mission and begins infiltration.

>>8005041
What do you mean explosion? Porygon Z flooded the facility with deadly neurotoxin, the only part of the base he blew up was the dock. I'm pretty sure he's still in there...

>>8005056
We make our way to the nearest building, keeping an eye out for any Magma guards that might be lurking.

>>8005089
Oh yeah, sorry about that. I thought the explosion blew up the entire facility, not just the dock.

...dang, that means Porygon Z is held up in an underwater, poison-room-filled, ex-Team Rocket lab.
How very Bond-villainesque.

>>8005068
You shadowily sneak past the immediate guards; this brings you down to the rim of a huge pit, full of Magma workers and a bunch of debris; much of the latter is shoved off to the sides of the pit while the workers and several Magnemites and hastily repositioned factory machines are putting pieces of metal together at the center.

>>8005129
You go up there. A pair of (presumably) guards is walking back and forth near the buildings.

>>8005129

start a thread of Shirow mecha

Hrmmm this sounds like an awful lot of fun youre having

>>8005157
We avoid the guards and look for a way inside.

>>8005161
?

>>8005176
It is! Sneaking around a Magma-captured town and planting the seeds of an insurrection is ALWAYS fun!

FREEDOM FIGHTERS, GATHER YOUR WEAPONS AND RISE UP!

>>8005178
You sneak closer to the building. The two guards walk past each other, an unremarkable event until one, having just passed the other, turns and wallops the other guard on the head with a hidden small club, sending him to the ground.

>>8005129
...You're only just figuring that out, and you haven't even put together the full ramifications of what control of that facility means for Z?>>8005141
Sableye notes the layout and the number of Magma guards as well as roughly how much progress there is on the generator. She then searches for any side rooms within reach. After all, if this is where team Magma is localized, there's probably lots of valuables as well.

>>8005199

Is their possibilities for late entries?

>>8005217
(I... feel compelled to rp Sableye as pretty much Catwoman and I can't think of anything else)

>>8005217
The notion of side rooms appears to have become irrelevant with the explosion; as far as you can tell, it's just one big pit. The pit itself isn't guarded, though, there are just workers... working in it.

>>8005237
Of course.

>>8005210
We watch the guard from the shadows to see what he does next and figure out why he attacked his fellow guard.

>>8005237
Always. Scroll back up to the Magnemite-related posts - you can take over that role since he's switched to Sableye for the moment.

>>8005237
Of course not, the more the merrier is my view, since this is on a public imageboard and all.

>>8005270
>>8005237
Also

Magnemite (LVL 22)
Tackle
Metal Sound
Thundershock
Supersonic
Sonicboom
Thunder Wave
Spark

- Knows symbols of human organizations
- Knows human alphabet and basic words/phrases

Logical, calm, quiet and stoic

>>8005265
Sableye sighs, she *knows* Team Magma has probably milked this town dry of valuables in the name of "protection taxes" and Magma has to have stored the towns pokeballs somewhere. She's not going to risk being caught starting a riot so she slinks away and remembers that she never came up with a signal for retrieval. *Sigh*

>>8005270
The guard looks towards you, and you can faintly see him grin. He then walks swiftly towards you, his hands raised.

>>8005326
"Who are you? Why'd you attack that guard?"

>>8005307


Right Magmite is still supervising the metal transport?

>>8005380
He seems not to hear, or possibly understand, this, instead going up to Courtney. "Miss Courtney?"
Courtney looks shocked. "Who--"
The guard smiles again. "True Magma. I know we shouldn't have sent anyone here, but after the generator explosion, and our total loss of contact with you, we had to send in someone to find out where you were hiding. I'm just glad I ran into you; what have you been doing all this time?"

>>8005396
To my knowledge, yes.

>>8005432
right

Magmite floats around the little defensive patrol he has set up. His eye is trained on any moment. He would not let anyone sneak up to ruing this operation. Not when others count on him.

>>8005407
We allow Courtney to explain our current situation.

>>8005463
>He would not let anyone sneak up to ruin this operation. Not when others count on him.

Hell yeah, MAtt!

>>8005463
You continue to float. You don't see anything for a while, until the door opens once more.

>>8005509
The other Magma member raises his eyebrows in surprise. "You have a tunnel ready?" He pauses, smiling a bit disbelievingly. "I'm amazed... I didn't think we might actually have a chance of getting this thing in the bag."

shlickin' an fappin I be cumming out niggers
bouncing brown shit slippin from ma trigger

'ittle nigger fetus swimmin in brown cum
drinkin semen an shit like cheap rum

>>8005541
At this point, Charmeleon chimes in, "I was planning on digging a network of tunnels around the town to help us do our missions in secret."

>>8005541
Well since Sableye's not doing anything...
Magnemite requests its companions reenter the hole and cover it if they can reach it in time, if not, see if Seviper can actually hide *under* the shelves while Gabite and Zubat do their best to hide. Magnemite conceals itself and watches whoever enters.
(Don't let the name fool you MAat, if you have another idea I'd be glad to hear it)

>>8005541

Magmite strains to look at the door,, readying himself, He is Magmite, he is magnetism personified. Enemies will perish, allies will be drawn in under his protection.

Magmite Situation: Unknown aproaching,
Assessment: Ready Shockwave
Solution: Destroy threat, welcome friends.

>>8005622
(By which I mean, just because I'm calling myself Magnemite doesn't mean that my suggestions are guarenteed to be chosen, /Co/mrade worked with Researcher Sam to make decisions earlier, I see no reason why we can't do the same)

>>8005611
The other Magma guy turns to you. "Did you already have something in mind?"

I await a consensus for Magma.

>>8005657
Erm, Magnemite.

>>8005632
(One thing I do suggest is reading the previous threads first)
(My point of view is that discretion is the better part of valor, killing or harming people will raise attention and render the whole operation impossible to complete, besides, it already evaded notice before)

>>8005708

True, ITs logical. VBut he IS guarding and supervising is he not. I'd say hide, observe then act)

>>8005723
(Of course, if its teammates are discovered, it has no choice but to distract or incapacitate the intruders to allow its companions to escape. So we are agreed on try stealth for now?)

>>8005657
"The plan was to stall and sabotage the repair of the generator while we organized and trained the townspeople to help us kick out Skarem's forces from Mauville. The tunnels are going to be our supply and transportation network - so we can move around the town without them noticing. We've got two other teams out now: one stealing building materials for the tunnels, and the other doing reconnaissance on the False Magma's command post. Courtney and I were just about to establish contact with the locals.

What exactly were you doing here? Are there others with you?"

>>8005708
>>8005723
Right, then. You hide (Seviper, Gabite and Zubat return to the hole) as the two earlier guards come in with their cart, loading it up with more bars from the shelf opposite you.

>>8005777
He shakes his head. "I was the only one who came in; more would have been suspicious. Their security is horrible, though, especially with the detection systems on the gate down. Hell, Aqua itself could show up right now and knock this place over."

>>8005883
"Detection systems?"

>>8005782
While hoping they'll leave just like last time, Magnemite checks to see if he can identify any pokeballs on the grunts.

>>8005926
agreed

>>8005908
"The gates are set up to set off an alarm if anyone passes through them without permission, but I was able to get past without getting stopped at all. I think that either Skarem's gotten lazy, or if the rumors are true about Tabitha really running this group, he's deliberately sabotaging it."

>>8005926
They have two each.

>>8005977
"Who is Tabitha?"

>>8006065
Tabitha is the other Magma admin Courtney mentioned when you first met her, and you were considering invading Mt. Chimney to find him.

>>8006115
(Oh right, disregard that question)

>>8005977
"Will you help us in our mission?"

>>8006150
He grins again. "It's my job, and quite frankly, my pleasure."

>>8006150
(I think it would be more accurate to ask "Can we help you"...)

>>8006175
"Excellent, thank you so much. However, now we've got a problem..." Charmeleon slides her gaze over to the knocked-out guard.

>>8006364
He sighs, looking down. "Right. I'll move him; Miss Courtney, maybe you could find a way of unlocking the doors here? He doesn't have any keys on him."

>>8006411
"Wait, are you just going to put him out of the way somewhere? What about when he wakes up? He'll surely inform his superiors that a fellow guard attacked him, and raise suspicions for ourselves and the townspeople."

>>8006521
"I figured we can lock him inside one of the houses, once we get one of them open."

>>8006562
"But who will watch over him and make sure he doesn't escape or warn the others?"

>>8006578
He pauses, then sighs. "You may be right. What else can we do with him, though?"

>>8006578
(...Don't push your luck Charmeleon)

>>8006631
"We'll have to take him with us - it's the only way we can be sure he won't talk to the rest of Skarem's goons and rat us out."

>>8006631
(Nothing is guarenteed, most are unwilling to kill even in self-defense, and murdering someone out of convenience... there are limits to everything)

>>8006717
(Oh. Good. That works I guess)

>>8006717
He gives you a skeptical look. "So he can wake up and scream or thrash around at exactly the wrong moment, and give away our positions? Or were you planning on bringing him back to the base somehow?"

I don't think I've taken a break to say this before, but I think Charmander Quest is great. I enjoy reading it.

>>8006785
And we appreciate all the work you've put into your RPG, I for one plan to put it to good use,

>>8006785
Thanks. I should probably look into your RPG, but I'm not sure... I always thought the point of the different classes of trainer is that they're just images and not actually defining in any way; what matters for you as a trainer is your Pokemon selection and how you treat them. But I'll look into it anyway.

>>8006780
"We'll have to gag him and keep him in the warehouse until we can find a more secure place to hide him from sight."

>>8007182
"All right, but be careful. That tail of yours definitely shows up at night, if people are looking for it."

>>8007227
"Indeed, I will do my best. What is your name, Human?"

>>8007307
"You can call me Stan."

>>8007373
"Alright Stan, well-met. Now, let's tie up this one and gag him before he comes to and get back to the warehouse - the others will be worrying about us if we don't return soon."

>>8007427
"What do we use to tie him up with? These Magma outfits don't tear well, to put it mildly."

>>8007474
Charmeleon looks to the apartment complex, "Perhaps one of our neighbors would oblige us?"

>>8007517
"Perhaps..." He smiles. "Let's see if you can break the lock on one of these things."

>>8007538
"Alright, but be careful..."
We follow Stan's lead to the apartment building.

>>8007597
He does indeed lead you to it. And it does have a large padlock-and-chain assembly on the outside of the door.

Magnemite, MAtt - you two still here? You've got characters to role-play.

I want chameleon to get a gang tattoo. brand it in with his fire.

>>8007644
Do we? You didn't leave Sableye a method of contacting you or tell her were you're going, so she's still hiding near the generator. Meanwhile those Magma grunts are taking their sweet time loading those metal bars and Magnemite is still on guard. Pretty sure this is your scene, and since you've been doing good so far, I've got nothing to suggest. (Except the usual 'be more respectful they are hundreds of times older than you and even what memories you were born with is not greater than their experience)

>>8007711
Interesting. Perhaps after we've freed Mauville and we have the time/opportunity to do so.

>>8007711

Charmeleon = female.

>>8007720
I just figured you guys would have more to role-play. Sableye could do a bit more snooping before returning to the warehouse, and Magnemite can always take a look around before he and the others disappear back through the tunnel.

I feel like a lone actor on the stage right now. I don't wanna be the only one doing things - you guys have good characters and ideas too after all. We're a team.

Also, Charming, still waiting on Stan to get through the locks to the apartment building.

>>8007809
True, but I don't think Charming had the Magma grunts even leave yet and it doesn't look like there's any side entrances or hidden chambers in the generator, it was blown up pretty bad so there's just one big room... Nothing left to do but start the rebellion and Sableye's not so suicidal/altruistic to do that. Besides, this is a sneaking mission.

>>8007938
He led you up to them; I was waiting for you to take an action.

>>8007976
As far as I was aware, Stan was going to try to break through the locks. Charmeleon won't do much until then, other than keeping her eyes peeled for other False Magma guards in the area.

>>8007960
You could always sneak to another room.

>>8008055
Actually, he'd asked you to do it because he couldn't do it himself. I think he was expecting you to melt them.

>>8008073
Charmeleon uses her talons to pick at the locks.

>>8008123
Your claws do slip into the initial hole, but a total ignorance of locks and suchlike results in your not getting anywhere.

>>8008185
(Team Magma were criminals once, I'd think they know how to pick locks, as would Team Nightfall... if they can't provide sufficient advice, just melt it)

>>8008185
Charmeleon removes her claw and growls in frustration. She looks back to Courtney and Stan for ideas, before eyeing the knocked-out guard. "Perhaps he has a key on him."

>>8008240
He does not, see >>8006411
...Is Snover with you? Because while melting raises notice there's nothing wrong with the good old freeze and smash.

>>8008240
>"Right. I'll move him; Miss Courtney, maybe you could find a way of unlocking the doors here? He doesn't have any keys on him."

>>8008287
No, Snover's not with us - we let her sleep back in the warehouse where it was safe.

"Alright everyone, stand back..."
Charmeleon proceeds to concentrate an Ember attack on the lock - making sure to concentrate the flame so that it doesn't attract too much attention.

>>8008326
You move back and let fly a burst of fire at the lock...

And that's where I have to cut off. I need to sleep and probably need to get up early tomorrow.

>>8008362
Alright, see you on Thursday.

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