You shift in the bath, the warmth of the hot coals below rises up through the pot, tickling your body with heat. You'd read that Ice-types tended to dislike the heat, but it hasn't really been all that bad for you. So long as you're not in it for too long.
You slip on over to Kurojo's back, feeling warm, and not just from the bath. For a moment you really just want to wrap your arms around him... But why?

Taking in a deep breath, you place your palms upon his back, claws retracted and mimic some of those movements that he performed on you. You breath deep into his muscle tissue, transferring soothing waves of aura pulses, soon turning him into putty beneath your ministrations as he relaxes into your touches.

His back is firm, strong and his body is solid while still being lean. A perfect example of a body built for speed and toned through martial arts. Yet there is a frailty there too.
A solid hit from a big enough monster and... Well, only Marine would be able to tough something like that out anyway.

“Sheru is good at this.” He pays a compliment with his beak partway open, lost in the feeling.

“Th-thank you Kurojo.” You mumble to yourself, stopping for a moment with your hands resting against his downy red and yellow feathers.
“You're really pretty Kurojo.” You smile. You suddenly set your ears low as you blush really hard, biting your lip a bit. You didn't mean to say that. What'll he think of tha-

“You're very pretty too Sheru.” He says without hesitation. You feel him shift in the water, turning around to bring a scaly knuckle to your cheek, touching gently.

“Kurojo?” You lower your brow in confusion, touching your cheek as he pulls his hand back, reclining back into the bath. Lowering your head, you have a lot of confused feelings well up inside. Sure, you told yourself that the Kahkori were people.
They're people but... What would the dome think?

>>31630176
Nice that you've got this stuff already pre-written.

oh crap oh geez we're live already and marine hasn't gotten a bath yet

>>31630140
>>31630176
Heh. I love that this Aura stuff, while being a key part of how they fight and survive, also makes the world's best massage.

>>31630176
Think about all the crushes you have back home, ceru.

Ignore the birdman.

>>31630140
Oh, I was archiving the thread just now when I saw that it had already been done. Then I saw that you probably did it yourself.

Shame. I was planning to be more subtle about the lewd implications. NOW THE JOKE IS RUINED.

>>31630216
Speaking of Marine, does she even know that Ceru took a bath with Kurojo?

>Ingenuity(20): Modifies (+5) to any kind of thinking, technique creation, or technique combination roll.
That do something special like Charm does?

>>31630254
It adds to special attacks like tenacity does to physical attacks. Also applies for when performing concerted maneuvers that have been planned with team members.

>>31630176
>They're people but... What would the dome think?
Well, Bruno is one of the Elite Four, so...

Also, does he even grafts?

>>Vacuum Wave(2): A quick strick that uses the air itself as a conduit for the aura. It hits quick and from afar, delivering damage. <Aura>

Would it be possible to indicate that VW gets a boost from H2h rank? It just seems like something that should be there. Also, it says "strick" instead of strike.

>>31630242

Realisticly, we're never going to decide if we try to vote for consensus.

Devon is my favorite, but Kurojo has more plot hooks

>>31630242
Well, if nothing else, this experience provides a transitional point for that facet of Ceru's character.

>>31630303
Yeah. He did impress the Machop people with FEATS OF INHUMAN STRENGTH, after all.

>>31630275
I meant the rank 20 thing. Charm gets the autosuccess against nonhostile sentients that have low enough Cha/Ten. I was just wondering if Ing does something similar.

>>31630353
Oh, Prof probably hasn't thought of one yet since he converted our Perception points into Ingenuity on the spur of the moment.

>>31630339
>Devon
>not Goldie masterace

>>31630342
>Yeah. He did impress the Machop people with FEATS OF INHUMAN STRENGTH, after all.

I thought he was just that good?

Also where would he even get that from except from Machops?

>>31630353

I doubt Ingenuity will be contested as often as charm, it seems mostly to boost your own rolls

>>31630317
Makes sense.

Though Force Palm would fit better.

>>31630395
>Also where would he even get that from except from Machops?
There are other pokemon with superstrength, anon.

“Sheru?” He seems concerned, obviously sensing your welling feelings. He's very calm about it too, at least on the surface. Beneath? You're not sure, your too confused to tell.

Standing up, you feel a foot touch the epicenter of heat and let out a loud yowl in pain before falling back in, sending the water splashing out of the bath.

Some of the ferrines tending coals perk to attention as you try to get up and out of the bath. It's not long before you feel a pair of hands grasp you from underneath your arms and hoist you out of the water, setting you out of the bath.

You thank Kurojo as you plop right down on your rear and blow cold air on your burned foot, trying to sooth the pain. It'll get better if you rest it in the water.

Kurojo follow you out, shaking off some of the water as it runs down his nearly sparkling feathers, his mohawk-like crest too wet to display proudly. “Sheru, are you okay?”

“Y-yeah Kurojo. I just...” You think better of what you're about to say,”Can we go to bed now?”

He nods and chats it up with the Ferrines, some of them seem to be chuckling about your little experience before Kurojo gets back to you,” Sheru, come, they have bed for us.” He seems to consider something else, “Sheru, they're happy that you enjoy water.”

Your ears stand up as you hop to a foot,”What? Why?”

“They shaid that Smorodhans hate it.”

“Oh, uh. Huh. What are they anyway? You just said mean before...” You take an experimental step, nearly hissing at the pain.

“You'll meet in shity. Need help?”

>[] Let him assist you.
>[] You can walk fine on your own.

>>31630342
>>31630395
I always thought Bruno didn't have any implants.

>>31630399
I'm not asking if it gets the boost, Prof already confirmed that it does. I'm just asking him to indicate it in the bin because it's not exactly the most obvious modifier to apply since VW is a ranged attack.

>>31630422
Why did you think that?

Only espers don't need implants.

>>31630418
>[] Let him assist you.

He's a friend, Ceru! Relaaaax!

>>31630418
>[x] Let him assist you.

I don't wanna ship but this one is interesting and you could probably use a hand

>>31630418
>[X] Let him assist you.

Romantic subplot or not, when you can't even put your foot down without it hurting like fuck, you don't walk around on your own.

>>31630418
>>[] You can walk fine on your own.

>>31630418
>[] You can walk fine on your own.
we don't need no help we EITE

>>31630418
>[] You can walk fine on your own.
We've walked off surgery before, this aint shit.

Tenacity points ho!

>>31630418
>[] Let him assist you.

Oh Ceru. Haven't you ever heard of a Mayflower Romance? I did, but only in passing. I don't even know if I'm using it correctly.

Regardless, let him help out.

>>31630418
>[] You can walk fine on your own.

Strong and independent woman.

>>31630446
I always thought the fact that there was a dojo (bruises adopted dad runs it) means that humans can grow to be that good, Espers just shut them down.

it comes down to this:

Hastened foot healing, or potential tenacity? Which is more important?

>>31630418
>[] Let him assist you.

still a ways to go before we get home, best not to risk aggravating anything

>>31630418
>[] Let him assist you.

Heh. Don't touch the heat, Ceru.

>>31630418
>Let him assist you.

>>31630503
Are you...this is just a character formation moment, anon...

>>31630418
>[] Let him assist you.

>>31630487

>[] Let him assist you.

You both misheard and are using it wring.

>>31630572
Well, it was something with a movie where ROMANCE happened for a short time, but the characters got separated and fell out of love to continue with their own lives.

THERE'S A REFERENCE WAITING TO HAPPEN HERE.

Letting him help wins... Rawr.

>>31630487
Its Mayfly-December romance and its when a couple each have different life expediencies

like one is decades older or has a terminal illness

>>31630418
>>[] You can walk fine on your own.

>>31630622
Reminds me of 5 centimeters per second.
My fucking heart.

>>31630533
He's probably right anon, we've gotten points for toughing out stuff before.

But I prefer the character defining stuff anyway. We can always train later when we are safe to up tenacity. We still have the Macho Brace and all.

>>31630623
Looks like Professor is enjoying himself too.

>>31630631
Yeah, I saw that while searching.

There's something else, anon. I just KNOW it.

>>31630649
I heard that was a heart churner, man... I haven't even read any summaries for it since I don't want to know how much it actually hurts. I am a sensitive soul.

>>31630661
About that. Since Prof said he had REASONS for wanting us not to have Macho Brace with us, I'm thinking he was going to have Bruise evolve while we're out and need the Macho Brace to restrict his strength. Depending on whether or not the Dome is able to develop a power-save belt, we might not have access to the Macho Brace for a while.

>>31630666
I just put it on with the dubs.
I'm fine with it breaking my heart to heal my soul.

>>31630666
Star Crossed?

>>31630707
Nah, nah, something like what I was saying over here
>>31630622

Maybe it had something to do with a mailbox and TIME TRAVELING LETTERS? My sister made me recently download a number of romance movies, all of which I watched to GUARANTEE QUALITY. Because I go all the way.

>>31630703
>We won't have it for a while
Oh I figured. And it'd be rad if Bruise did evolve too...er...if not terrifying... Still. It's ours, and we'll get to use it again eventually.

>>31630623


Be gentle Professor

remember we're weak to fighting

>>31630760
Ah, indeed.

>>31630760
R-r-r-ragdoll physics?

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How do you make out with a bird anyway?

>>31630910
http://pastebin.com/FCspiMvQ

While in the throes of passion.

>>31630910
Very carefully.

>>31630841
I can't handle all this shipping Prof, you're tearing me apart! I already had one ship for Devon and a small /u/boat for Lilac and now all of a sudden this big Kurojo ship comes barging in causing a lot of disturbances in my waters of love. When will it end!?

>>31630976
It's just for fun, anon, don't sweat it. Think of this like...Ceru's evolution into puberty.

>>31630976
with reverse harem

>>31630999
so... Ceru is kind of like an Eevee right now, and could go one of many ways?

>>31630924
Pls

We've had enough of that already

>implying Kurojo isn't going to die on the trip to the dome
>implying Silph won't dissect him even if he makes it

>>31631025
Uh, that's always how it's been with romantic interests. I'm just talking about understanding her own feelings on the matter. Like a normal person.

>>31631060
My thoughts:
>Ceru's at that age where boys aren't so gross
>Super hunk bird man she respects and who calls her pretty when she's super self conscious
>Nude with said bird man
>He is also fluffy

She crushing hard man. Normal teenage girl stuff here.

>>31631047
If he's still alive it's a vivisection.
But Simpsons has taught me that no-one likes a know-it-all...

>>31630976

Only when we commit. We need to leave a perfumed declaration of love in the locker/nest/cave of our chosen boy/girl/bird/cougar telling them to meet us under the tropius.

>>31631103
He's more of a bird boy, actually, since he's apparently only 14 (but his body must be rather well developed).

The CeruxLilac /u/boat shall sail and sail strong!
I can't decide between Devon, Bruise and Kurojo though...

>>31631161
W-w-why are they all well-muscled, anon? I'm sure Goldie could get real toned if he put effort into it!

>>31630999
She's going to need to get a lot of "experience" for that evolution though

Unless it's an item evolution

>>31631192
>I'm sure Goldie could get real toned if he put effort into it!
Nope. His implant is making him frail as fuck.

You raise up a hand, still feeling that blush beneath your fur, “Yes.” You mewl, and he offers his back to you, allowing you to hop on. Snuggling against his wet feathers, you nuzzle his neck and let yourself relax. At least he's not looking at you...

Marine passes by the two of you with another of the little ferrines leading her to the bath, mowing about as she nods and says, “Uh huh” now and then. She looks to you and Kurojo, stopping suddenly with a curious look in her eyes,”Hey Ceru, Kurojo. What happened?”

“I burnt my foot.” You smile a little painfully, Kurojo nods, stopping as well.

“Ah, I should be careful then too,” Marine giggles as the cat pulls on her trousers, mowling. “She's been talking my ear off...” Marine ruffles her hair, carrying on,”I'll see you in bed Ceru, take care of that foot.”

Kurojo takes you from the bathing chamber and takes you to the common room, large enough for not just ferrines, but their guests. You lay back on a pillow and examine your foot as it quickly turns blue, sighing at the tingling pain running through your foot you ask Kurojo if you could get some water to soak your foot in.
A ferrine soon complies, giving you what must be a basin to them, about a bowl to you. After donning your armor to preserve some modesty you soak your foot while Kurojo examines his blade with some of the ferrines attracted to its shininess.

You feel refreshed from the bath, and when Marine comes around the Ferrines bring you a helping of pikachu meats. Kurojo explains that the ferrines are very good at making food, though you need no convincing to eat the mouse meat, feeling the residual tingle of voltage sacs and battery muscles sparkling in your jaw. It's like eating a meaty soda that melts in your mouth... You can't explain the seasonings, but it's absolutely scrumptious.

>>31631215
The implant doesn't have anything to do with it. He just has normal human body muscles, is all. That's more resistant to poison, apparently.

What was Prof's explanation for that typing advantage, again? Maybe, since mediums apparently gain an increased m-virus count from acting as mediums, one could just say espers produce a certain kind of antibody? Connect the psychic powers more to some sort of biological function.

>>31631238
>“She's been talking my ear off...” Marine ruffles her hair
Does Marine understand what the Ferrine was saying?

>>31631215
I think it's more than he just uses his psychic powers to move himself around instead of actually using his muscles. Like early on, back when we were all training. Fucker just teleports everywhere.

Then he gets muscle atrophy and low, low Tenacity, since he absolutely cannot tough out anything with his weak muscles.

>>31631238
>voltage sacs and battery muscles
Those japanese will eat anything

>>31631238
>examine your foot as it quickly turns blue

Do we legitimately have blue blood because of our Ice Body or something?

>>31631269
That was earlier on in his training, when he was being petulant. Now he's performing the full training course properly. Like a Rocket!

>>31631238
>feeling the residual tingle of voltage sacs and battery muscles sparkling in your jaw
Dragon's Crown did a better job of making food made from dead monsters appetizing.

>>31631300
Yeah. Ceru blushes blue too. Her blood also frosts people on contact. She regulates her own body temperature through the freezer sac array on her body.

>>31631301
What if eating Pikachu is like eating pop rocks?

>>31631328
That's exactly what it's like.

>>31631253

Psychics can probably sense when a poisonous animal is going for the bite and dodge, making the quick strike much less effective.

>>31631339
Delicious.

>>31631253

Psychic powers break the poison's molecules, and/or screws the immune system of poisonous monsters.

Psychic doesn't resist Poison, but it super-effects it.

>>31631347
Nah, that's basically Detect. Psychics don't sense intent, but read minds which Prof is making resistible.

>>31631372
>>31631362
Ah, well, let's just go with this.

>>31631339
so which mon is like coke?

>>31631387
Curing effects in the game are also Psychic-type, or used by Psychics in general. So they still have a defensive advantage over Poison and the like by virtue of techniques.

After taking stock of your equipment, you go to sleep in a pile of dry leaves and grasses. You'll need to wash again in the morning but it feels good sleeping in another new place. Your time away from the dome has been so different...

Morning comes with the sun filtering in through some open holes at the sides of the common lodge.
You stretvh out, tuching a furry ferrine butt that's fallen asleep not far from you. You push another one off of your stomach and shake one off of your leg. Disturbing their sleep as you get up, stretching out and feeling your foot. All better.

You smile.

Kurojo and Marine rise too, brushing off dry grasses. The three of you suit up and greet the morning with a little bit of breakfast courtesy of the ferrines. The one with a black tail and stripes keeps mewling away at Marine, sharing in breakfast with you three as Marine just keeps acknowledging that the little cat's said something. It sure likes to talk her ear off.

Kurojo goes out to check on the Tropius, saying that he'll be a while...

The Ferrine that's been mewling away at Marine, points the two of you at a boat within the village limits.

Well, a swim could be nice...

>[] Walk around the village, check out the locals.
>[] Follow after Kurojo. You don't want to be with the cats without him.
>[] Go for a swim in the lake...
>[] (Other)

>>31631529
>[] Walk around the village, check out the locals.

So Marine actually couldn't understand the cats. Can we attempt to understand what they mean using Detect?

>>31631529
>[] Go for a swim in the lake...

Beach(Lake) Episode, ahoy!

>>31631529
>[x] Walk around the village, check out the locals.

HAHA!
TIME FOR ANTHROPOLOGY!

>>31631529
>>[] Walk around the village, check out the locals.
>[] (Other)
let's hang out with marine for a while. Ask her if she has any idea what the hell that cat is going on about.

Also, how long until we can leave to the mainland then dome?

>>31631529
>[] Walk around the village, check out the locals.

Shmirodons!

>>31631529
>[] Follow after Kurojo. You don't want to be with the cats without him.

If we're not going to take pictures of them all, we might as well try to understand who and what they are better to give a more expansive report to the Boss.

>>31631529
>3
Sounds nice. It's been a long time. Besides we could use the exercise. Ask Marine if she wants to come and swim with us.

>>31631529
>[X] Walk around the village, check out the locals.

While a swim would be nice, we should try to see as much of the village as possible. Both because I find it interesting, and also because of ELITE. (Returning home to report that "yeah, we were in a village of creatures that we have no current records of, but I went for a swim instead of finding out more" isn't very Rocket.)

>>31631529
>>[] Go for a swim in the lake...
>with marine

Also, how much of this shit can we pokedex?

Can we take pictures of these cats and write "Seem friendly, willing to trade, no idea what meows mean."?

>>31631529
>>31631600
Oops, copied the wrong vote here.

>[] Walk around the village, check out the locals.
This was what I meant, Prof.

>>31631529
>[] Walk around the village, check out the locals.
we can go for a swim afterwards

I miss devon, lilac, goldie, and bruise

>[] Walk around the village, check out the locals.

Cat society is surely fascinating.

guys-

even if we can't take pictures of the locals, we NEED to take pictures of the stars.

>>31631621
We already used the Index to survey the area, so at the very least, the general space in which the Ferrines' live has been documented.

Aren't the Smorodhans Ceru-shaped versions of Devon or something? They're supposed to be hostile dicks.

>>31631660
We all miss everyone.

>>31631529
>[] Go for a swim in the lake...
We're guests, if they're giving us a swim then go for it.


Whats ours and Marines cup sizes?

>>31631676
This.

>>31631688
Pretty small, considering they're both still kids and Marine's chest is covered in shell.

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>>31631688
We're both flat.

>>31631676
but we don't know about navigating by stars, I'm pretty sure

>>31631529
>[] Walk around the village, check out the locals.
>[] Go for a swim in the lake...

We have time for a little of both, don't we?
a bit of business, a bit of fun...

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>>31631688
not this

>>31631529
Go for a swim

>>31631529
>[] Walk around the village, check out the locals.
>[] Go for a swim in the lake...

I like both

>>31631757
>Cerulean joins a sex club

>>31631529
>[] Go for a swim in the lake...

>>31631621
I second this

>>31631757

Needs more fur and blubber

>>31631529
>>[x] Go for a swim in the lake...

>>31631529
This
>>31631580

>>31631529
Is there anything stopping us from doing both Prof?

If not, we might as well go swimming first, seeing as they offered it - Then we can go looking around the village.

>>31631827
I didn't make it.

Its a drawing of a slutty Josie from Josie and the Pussycats fyi

>Detect and Vacuum Wave don't have listed Stam costs
>They aren't even on the list of moves ordered by Stam costs

>>31631917
Yeah. Obviously. He's just saying what alterations he wants for it, anon. Yeesh.

>>31631912
If there wasn't something stopping you from doing both I wouldn't have had them be separate options.

>>31631938
In this case, time, no doubt.

>>31631938
I've seen votes like this called mostly for scene order, so I had to ask.

Gathering information on the village is more our "job", but swimming is what they've offered us...

>[] Go for a swim in the lake...

"There you see her
Sitting there across the way
She don't got a lot to say
But there's something about her
And you don't know why
But you're dying to try
You wanna kiss the girl."

>>31632070
>You wanna kiss the bird."
ftfy

>>31632120
>You wanna kiss the cougar-wyvern."
ftftfy

>>31632120

Or he wants to further complicate our romantic situation by adding Marine.

Which is a terible idea and whoever that person is should be totally ashamed.

>>31632120
>>31632200
That or...he was just writing from Kurojo's perspective. You know.

>>31630623
Flags!

More flags!

We need to raise all of these flags!

With Kurojo atteneding to the tropius, you and Marine decude to talk a walk around the village, despite her little friend's mewlings. You sense her disappointment, though it's short-lived. It's weird though, listening to the little cat and hearing it go on about things. You feel that most of it's just about nothing in particular at the least, just a cat happy to have someone to talk to as she meows on and on.

You open up your index and take a picture when she isn't looking, typing in some basic information about the ferrines.
Friendly, willing to trade, don't like freeloaders... Kurojo told you about that last bit. The ferrines only open up when they've been given something first. They don't like promises.

You snap some pictures of the village. The huts made of dirt and grass, further on behind their palisade are some small farmlands being tended to nice and early by some ferrine farmers. It raises up a stink that attacks your nose with the full on force of nature.
Plugging your nose, you quickly extract yourself from the manure sight, headed to another little series of huts.

You take pictures of some females weaving baskets, some kits sleeping all in a pile at their mother's feet as she fletches arrows with her dextrous little paws.
The ferrines don't seem to mind your presence too much overall, which must mean that they see a lot of strangers coming through, at least, after doing something for them.

You notice at one point a black ferrine looking shifty, watching you from afar. You sense that it's sizing you up somehow as you walk through the village. You alert Marine and the little ferrine leading the two of you looks over at the black ones, her fur instantly standing on end as she growls and hisses, hurrying you two away.

You run from the black ones for a bit before the end their chase, seeming to laugh and have their own good little time as they run off. The little striped ferrine runs off and talks to some of the other locals, seeming to inform them of the black ones as you and Marine can only scratch your heads as they start to raise alarm, dashing here and there with little meows.

Huh... Well then.

>[] Mind your own business.
>[] Hunt the Black Ferrines.
>[] Go out to meet with Kurojo.
>[] (Other)

>>31632359
>[] Hunt the Black Ferrines.

ADVENTURE!!! Let's win some more status!

>>31632359
>[x] Go out to meet with Kurojo.

best get the 411 first

sounds like we might get "very special episode" about tolerance and race relations

>>31632359
>[] Hunt the Black Ferrines.

No time to dilly-dally!

>>31632359
>Go out to meet with Kurojo.
Isn't taking pictures kind of risky, since everyone might see them?

>>31632393
Uh, I think that's the same thing as "minding our own business".

It's the same thing as why we couldn't just go around town and go swimming afterward.

>>31632359
>[] Hunt the Black Ferrines.

>>31632359
>[] Go out to meet with Kurojo.

>>31632359
>[] Hunt the Black Ferrines.

Hunting! Non-lethally, I suppose. Just capture them.

>[] Go out to meet with Kurojo.

It would be really bad if it was somebody's creepy uncle and we slaughter him in the streets trying to defend them.

If this is serious, we need Kurojo with us. If it's not, we need him to translate for us.

>>31632359
>[] Go out to meet with Kurojo.

>>31632359
>[] Hunt the Black Ferrines.

>>31632468
See
>>31632437
>>31631938
Besides. We don't need to kill, just capture.

>>31632359
>[X] Go out to meet with Kurojo.

We're flying blind here. I don't want to make a social faux pas, so let's go get a translator.

>[X] Hunt the Black Ferrines.

Use out waterguns like a squirt bottle to chase away naughty cats!


>>31632393
Nah. Since it's Monster Hunter felines, that means that the black cats are thieving bastards that have piles of stolen crap hidden away in hollow trees and such.

>>31632359
>[] Hunt the Black Ferrines.

Took some pictures, huh? Well, that's fine, but if we're going to do that, we might as well also try to document the area's location when we leave.

>>31632359
>>[] Hunt the Black Ferrines.

Can we try to Detect and get some semblance of understanding out of the chatty catty?

>>31632359
>Hunt
Don't kill, though.

>>31632359
>[] Hunt the Black Ferrines.

>>31632359
>[X] Go out to meet with Kurojo.

I don't know what the hell is happening here

We need to learn to talk cat

>>31632540
You can understand their general feelings but it's not advanced enough to understand them as well as Kahkori do you.
It's also a sort of racial thing that they have. They're polyglots.

>>31632359
>[] Hunt the Black Ferrines.

Catch the cat!

>>31632359
>[] Hunt the Black Ferrines.

>>31632576
So the Kahkori are like parrots, right?

>>31632359
>[] Hunt the Black Ferrines.
Dont kill, but catch them. Strike fear into their hearts, let them know we are DEFINITELY not to be fucked with.

>>31632500

If that's the intended meaning, then let's go on catventures

>Hunt black cat

>>31632359
>[] Go out to meet with Kurojo.

>>31632521
Well, that makes this even more straightforward.

>>31632359
>[] Hunt the Black Ferrines.

>>31632607
They're gonna ambush us and steal all of our shit.

>>31632359
>[] (Other)
CHECK WALLET

THEY JUST JACKED YOUR POKEPHONE OR SOME SHIT

>>31632622
Wave/Aura. The Nar-kage was feared because it couldn't be sensed, but we'll be fine here. Aside from our implants that let us hunt better, one of Detect's passive uses is to feel for life.

>>31632607
>>31632622
Not if we let them know we're more than capable of killing them without our gear. The way they're described, they sound like the local troublemaking gang, and seeing us acting like the tourist makes us seem harmless and ripe for picking.

>>31632647
All of our equipment is physically integrated into our harness. The only thing in danger of getting stolen is our supplies for the trip, since we're probably not carrying them around.

Seeing the distress, you run on ahead after the small mob chasing after the black ferrines as Marine calls out to you, surprised by your sudden jump into action.
“Ceru, what are you doing!?”

“They look bad, I'm gonna help. Come on, they fed us!” You call back to your friend as she bedgrudgingly starts to move.

“What even are they? Mina freaked out when she saw them.” The two of you slip around the little huts, and pass up the mob chasing after the laughing black cats as they mark up houses with their claws and knock over vases, snatching baskets of dried food and grasses. It's a small gang of something like twenty of them wreaking havoc where they can before snatching something and running off at the first sign of trouble.

One with a half-bitten ear looks at you with yellow eyes before seeming to smile with its teeth showing. It brings a claw up just below its eyes and pulls down while sticking out a tongue and blowing a razz-berry at you.

>Resist taunt! 1D20 R+2 I+5 DC 18

>[] Shoot cold water at it!
>[] Icy wind to slow them down!
>[] Close in and slash at them!
>[] (Other)

Rolled 9 + 7

>>31632842
>[X] Shoot cold water at it!

BAD KITTY!

Rolled 12 + 7

>>31632842
>Icy Wind
That always slows them down!

Rolled 3 + 7

>>31632842
>[X] Shoot cold water at it!

Rolled 1 + 7

>>31632842
Mother fucker.

>Shoot cold water at em

Rolled 18 + 7

>>31632842
The cold water could give them a concussion, right? It's that strong?

Rolled 19 + 7

>>31632842
>[] Shoot cold water at it!

TALK SHIT
GET HIT
YOU GON ACT LIKE A BITCH
YOU GON DIE (not really) LIKE ONE

>>31632842
>>31632902
You better be glad we got 2 successes here, anon.

Although, Prof didn't mention what the crit range was, so we might have technically gotten 3 successes?

>>31632902
uuuuh.... is it the first 3 or the first 5?

>>31632902
Best of three or best of five?

>>31632938
Best of five. I think it was mentioned that crit failures subtract from successes.

Rolled 10 + 7

>>31632842
>Taunt

They're gonna lead us into a trap if we chase, aren't they?

>[] Icy wind to slow them down!

>>31632954
So, one success should be enough I reckon.

Rolled 6, 18, 13 + 4 = 41

Water gun has it!

Firing the cannons!

+5 Ing +2 Rock +1AC
+4 Water Gun

1d20+12

Rolled 14 + 12

>>31633064

Rolled 16 + 12

>>31633064
Let's a go!

Rolled 14 + 12

>>31633064
elite?

>>31633064
Beat these rolls!

Rolled 5 + 12

>>31633064

Rolled 4 + 12

>>31633090
Cumulatively, you mean? Or individually for each roll?

>>31633064

>>31633064
>1AC
Shouldn't it be 2?

>>31633083
>>31633084
>>31633088
Tactical domination!

Rolled 8 + 12

>>31633064

>>31633123
Indeed.

>>31633064
Did you mean to add +4 to each dice roll?

I don't know if there's a way to add 4 to each roll, but you might as well have just given the dice roll a +12 to represent them all.

>>31633179
Yes and will do.

>>31633122
Each individual.

>>31633064
>+2 Rock
Rock? Water Gun is a water type move, Prof.

>>31633211
Rock-et

>>31633064
>>31633200
Oh hey. I just realized they're three cats and we have three omniguns. Heh. Fun.

>>31633227
For detect you have the
>At Rank 3 it unlocks the ability to dodge at supernatural speeds.
thing. Do you have any plans to put what the next rank will allow/do for the other skills? It would be nice, and it's not like you'd have to constantly update it since we very rarely actually upgrade things.

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>>31633293
It'd help you guys plan things out, sure.

>>31633236
They're in for a surprise. Maybe we're only striking 3 at once and rolling for only those 3, but there are more we can't target due to only having 3 guns?

>>31633236
I hope we finally use our mouth gun.
Ceru has yet to shoot water out of her mouth. I hope we make the squirtle "Bubububbub" sound when we do it.

>>31633311
You mean helped you come up with ideas?
Heh. I had an idea for Rank 10.
>Stop time
>Do whatever we like for a period of seconds/minutes. Nothing affects anything until time starts again.

>>31633332
She's done it in combat before. Our water capacity went down for all 3 omniguns during the Missing Metals arc.

>>31633354
>ZA WARUDO!!!!!!!

>>31633311
Thanks.

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>>31633311
how about spidey sense? like some kinda auto detect.

maybe drains tenacity over time?

>>31633354
Know, he's saying that if it would help us plan things out (our upgrades, that is), then yeah, sure, he'll add it.

Personally, I just like the flavor.

>>31633388
>Spidey sense
I like it.
>Drains Ten over time
Huh? No need for that. Maybe a nerfed spidey sense, but if we dump that much effort into Detect, then it'd make sense to be passive.

>>31633418
>Allows you to feel the intentions of sentient beings.
This is already a passive ability. So yeah, detection in and of itself IS passive. It's the actual DODGING that needs a stamina cost.

You ignore the thing's taunt and level your gun to it's face, bringing your other up to cover the flank opposite of Marine.

You blast a jet of water across the way, nailing the naughty feline in the head and sending it sprawling back as another jumps at you, swinging staff with a claw at the end of it, your eyes zero in and your free gun aligns to blast that one away too as Marine takes care of things on her own end, spitting out a dark mixture of water and mud, the excess dripping from her mouth.

Another ferrine tries to swipe at her feet, but she meets it early and sends it flying with a kick. You can hear it yelling out with a meow as it's sent blasting off.

The rest of the black ferrines begin to back off as the cavalry of other angry cats arrive. A spitting and hissing match taking place between them as the black ones begin to back off to the palisade. You keep your guns ready in case they decide to attack again...

Once their back finally hits the wall, the black cats realize just how cornered they are and growl angrily.

They open their maws and begin to yowl, raising the pitch to brutally high levels...

>RESIST SCREECH! DC... SUPER EFFECTIVE- DC 30
1d20 T+2 R+2... CRIT REQUIRED TO SUCCEED

Rolled 5 + 4

>>31633453
ELITE!

>>31633447
Indeed. All I was saying was at rank 10, it'd make sense if we had spidey sense of a sort.

Rolled 11 + 4

>>31633453
k

Rolled 4 + 4

>>31633453
Okay.

Rolled 13 + 4

>>31633453
Wait what? Super Effective?

Rolled 14 + 4

>>31633453
>Screech is super effective
W...wait what?
I am confused. But uh okay.

Rolled 11 + 4

>>31633453
ELITE

>>31633483
Ceru- AND Marine have sensitive ears.

>>31633483
I guess because there's 3 of them doing it at the same time...

>>31633497
Ooooh. Right right.
Damn, that sucks. I REMEMBER THINKING WE WERE WEAKER TO SONIC MOVES

Aw poop.

>>31633500
THere's more than three in this gang, though the number earlier got reduced.

>>31633497
Something to take note of for the future.

Ceru can plug her nose, I know. Can she do the same for her ears?

I didn't know Marine had sensitive ears, though, just that she had a radar fin.

>>31633497
I suggest not using the same words for this type thing as you do for type SE moves.

Just say that it's the sensitive ears right out.

>>31633354
>>31633373
WRYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

>>31633517
>Can she do so for her ears
Nah, no reason to for the species I think.

Buuut, I had an idea. Suggest to Silph: Ranger Helmet. Allows users with sensitive ears to block out foreign sounds when it reaches a certain pitch too high.

Probably a later grade of Ranger tool, but it might exist, huh?

>>31633543
>Nah, no reason to for the species I think.
They swim underwater too, apparently. And swimmer's ear SUUUUUUCKS.

>>31633517
>I didn't know Marine had sensitive ears, though, just that she had a radar fin.
Swampert's dex says the fins pick up sound waves, not EM radiation.

>>31633497
Don't the Ferrine have similarly sensitive ears?

>>31633571
They do? I may be mistaken then. I don't know a ton about cats that dive underwater.

>>31633594
They do, but- POKESCIENCE.
Seriously, you'd think screech is double-edged but hey, they're not the ones that have to listen to it head on.

>>31633618
Directional sound weapons exist in the world.

>>31633618
I assume they're angry thus
>Pull back ears hard
>Block sound(?)
>Screech freely

I dunno man. Voltorb learns Screech and sonicboom AND IT DOESN'T HAVE A MOUTH

>>31633618
its like raking your fingers across a balloon.

its less annoying if you're the one doing it

>>31633618
>>31633631
Yes, this.

So Prof, can the crytten "plug" its ears?

>>31633590
It's sensitive to movement, so I presume it just feels the vibrations.

I arrived late. This still ongoing?

>>31633656
Still early on in the thread. Prof's gonna run for about 6 more hours or so.

>>31633453
>spitting out a dark mixture of water and mud, the excess dripping from her mouth.
Heh. So she carries around her own mud in her gullet, huh?

>>31633679
Heh I just realized that Marine would LOVE mud baths.
...
Why does she keep getting hotter in my head?
I KNOW SHE'S 12 I CAN'T STOP

>>31633671
More like 3 -maybe-

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>>31633671
Hell yeah. Let's roll.

>>31633733
It's more that he goes to sleep on the keyboard by 5 AM, really.

>>31633719
No, by my clock, we've got about 5 and 1/2 hours before we usually end.

What are YOU basing your estimation off?

The escalated sound grates against your ears, forcing you to fold then shut and cover them, but the sound still hits you hard, forcing you to stand stationary, doing all that you can to keep your head from exploding at the shrill sound.

You're seeing stars as the ferrine militia and Marine stand just as stunned, trying to block out the wretched sound.

The black one's stop abruptly and cheese it over the fence, scratching up and jumping over, disappearing beyond into the tall grass and leaving you stunned and a bit confused on what all that was about.

>[] Pursue them!
>[] Leave them

>>31633756
Prof's been cutting these sessions off earlier every time. I subtracted a touch over an hour off the time the last session ended.

>>31633777
I haven't noticed a change, though.

>>31633775
>[] Pursue them!

Go!

>>31633775
I hate to say it, but when they got screech, we can't really beat em.
>Leave em
We'll get you next time, you meddling brats.

>>31633775
>[] Leave them
It's not really our problem. We've already done more than enough.

>>31633775
Fucking hell.
>Screech costs 2 stamina, going by its 40PP
>They can spam the shit out of that if they want

>>31633775
>[] Pursue them!

We can keep going.

>>31633775
>Leave them
"So the hell was that?"

>>31633775
>[x] Leave them

rile up a posse

>>31633775
>[] Pursue them!

Eh, let's keep chasing as far as we can.

>>31633775
Pursue them.

>>31633775
>>[] Pursue them!

We might find their hideout. Then we'll let the militia take over and fight the catnip cartel on their own.

>>31633775
>[] Pursue them!

Eh. We might as well follow them for as much as we're capable.

>>31633775
>Pursue them

Fun.

>>31633775
>[] Pursue them!

So, these guys are from the game and they still shit. Anyone know anything else about them?

>>31633775
>Pursue them

In these kinds of situations, you just have to keep chasing. At least we know to cover our ears now. Use Icy Wind too.

>>31633775
>>[] Pursue them!
So how many of them were there anyway?

>>31633933
Around twenty.

>>31633775

>Pursue them

And murder them all. It's what we've been training for, all these years. Killing monsters. Theiving, haughty, malicious monsters who won't. Stop. Making. NOISE.

>>31633775
>>[] Leave them

rushing into an ambush

ISHYGDT

>>31633948
Nah. We need to abide by the laws here, whatever it may be. It'd be better to freeze them into place.

>>31633944
Horde battle!

>>31633775
>[] Pursue them!

>>31633988
Huh. Assuming they're Normal types, Fighting is going to be pretty effective against them. Gotta spam Vacuum Wave, then!

>>31634015
I'm thinking they're Evil types personally

Alright, this is kind of funny... Looks like you're chasing them!

1d100 for encounter! DC 18 or below. 90+ is their ambush!
5 rolls, go!

Rolled 55

>>31634043
Okay!

Rolled 73

>>31634043
Xx

Rolled 90

>>31634043
YEAH

Rolled 96

>>31634043
I don't quite understand the DC, but it's so late that it's early and all I really need to do is roll a die, right?

Rolled 97

>>31634043
>Kinda funny
Thought we'd give up?
Me too

Rolled 2

>>31634043
Thought it was only low = good for saving rolls.

Rolled 91

>>31634043
Roll!

Rolled 35

>>31634043
ELITE

Rolled 93

>>31634066
>>31634078
Welp

We just got ambushed

>>31634080
>>31634078
>>31634066
How does this always happen. Every single time, no matter whether prof sets high or low as good, we always roll SHIT

>>31634066
>>31634078
>>31634080
Oh christ

>>31634096
Then we gotta beat them up!

>>31634080
>>31634078
>>31634066
>>31634086
>90+ is their ambush

How fucked are we

Rolled 55

>>31634066
>>31634078
>>31634080
>>31634086
>>31634096
Time for Gypsy to start writing up some felyne gangbang

Rolled 60

>>31634066
>>31634078
>>31634080
We just got fucked

>>31634115
Uh, we get ambushed. Then we fight.

>>31634119
Oh my god.

You here, Wanderer? You getting this shit?

>>31634115
I'm not frightened of the little thieving cat men. What are they gonna do? Claw our shins?

>inb4 wrekt

>>31634154
Mind the fact that they're natives.

>>31634154
There are 20 of them.

Screech is either 2 or 3% stam depending on how it rounds.

What do you think is about to happen.

>>31634172
...
Can we freeze our ears shut? Or something?

>>31634172

What happens is we spam icy wind and hurt parts of them that aren't eardrums.

when we get to the dome we can have them replaced if they get fucked up.

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>>31634172
...

so much for Prof running 4 quests at once.

>>31634210
Yeah, sure, why not?

>>31634170
Let's go ahead and do that on the fly, then. We'll still be able to know when someone is talking to us from Detect.

You growl deeply in your throat, angry at the fleeing black cats as you push off against the dusty village road and jump off of a hut before vaulting over the palisade, running on through the grass with conviction. Marine projects herself overhead with a blast of her water sac, rolling off the fall as she rolls through the grass to your side.

“Marine, we're getting them!”

“Alright Ceru, how are we doing this?!” She runs on at your side, Rattata darting out of your way as you push through the grass after the bad cats.

Green grasses are cast aside as you make your way after them. You can sense them, feel them even if it's a faint and far-off feeling.

Your pursuit draws you closer, and closer until... You feel something big coming up... but how did you miss that? They're headed right for it.

You stop just short, seeing them swing around one of those duck-billed monsters from before, harrassing it as it tries to shake them off, sweeping its tail across the grasses before you hear a loud mowl, and one of their little black claws pointing in your direction. Another one sidles up right at the monster's heel and slashes it, spurring it onward as one rides upon its head, sending it into a wild frenzy as it charges you!

>[] Dodge and then... FLEE!!!
>[] Shoot it, shoot it!
>[] (Other)

>>31634327
Freeze the ground in front of it as it charges and dodge.

>>31634327
>>[] Shoot it, shoot it!

run and gun?

>>31634327
Are we inside or outside the village?

>>31634327

Does marine her her repel gear on? Do we? If so, turn it to high, sidestep and begin picking off the cats while they're confused.

>>31634327
>>[] Dodge and then... FLEE!!!
chase scene continues!

que benny hill

>>31634365
Outside. You hopped the village's fence.

>>31634327
>[] Shoot it, shoot it!
[x]Lock on.
[x]Akimbo Icicle
YOU LIL' SHITS
WE'LL TAKE ON ANY MONSTER YOU AGRO
AND THEN WE'LL COME FOR YOU

Seriously guys if we pull this off they will be fucking TERRIFIED of us

Rolled 12

>>31634327
>[] Shoot it, shoot it!
Icicle to the face