“It only seems like only you and Alex think so,” Katie says bitterly. “Even my other teammate Kori thinks I’m kind of useless.”

“Hey, she’ll come around,” you protest automatically. “She’s just blunt about your battling talents, but from what I’ve seen, you do really well in a supportive role. I think you just need more practice.”

“Yeah, kiddo,” Casey says. “You’re pretty smart. I’m sure that you can come up with some creative ways to disarm the competition.” He sits thoughtful for a moment before adding, “I know! Why don’t you stay here for the night, and we can brainstorm some battle plans?” Katie lights up at that suggestion and offers enthusiastic agreement. You take this as your cue to leave.

You jump off the comfortable seat and proclaim, “Well I should be heading out. There’s some stuff that needs to be taken care of before we leave tomorrow.”

“Hey,” Katie calls out before you get too far. When you turn to look at her, you get that spine tingling feeling of a confident trainer. “I’ll buy the tickets now with the money Fortuna put into the team account. The train leaves at 9 so you should probably arrive half an hour ahead of time.”

“Thanks Kate. I won’t disappoint,” you say before turning to leave. You offer Lugh a quick hug goodbye before gathering the rest of your pokemon into their pokeballs, save Mot. You let him follow you around as you leave the premises, waving goodbye. Once the gates close, you find yourself once again alone.

(2/2)

You…
>Should go shopping.
>Want to do some quick studying.
>Go home early.
>Other [write-in]

>>367699
>Should go shopping.

>>367717
this

>>367699
Hey QK!
>Should go shopping.
If memory servers we need things like flashlights!

>>367717
>>367732
Your thoughts momentarily move to your other companion. You wonder what she’s up to, and you contemplate calling her, but based on past experiences, you doubt she’d call. Instead you decide to follow her example and do some shopping. You have a list of things you’ve been wanting to get, though you can’t seem to recall exactly what was on that list.

You could go to the general goods store; they probably have a list of practical adventuring items for sale. Then there’s pokemarts, which offer items specifically for trainers, though they tend to mostly be medicine and pokeballs. You’ve heard certain marts sell TMs though. Let’s see… You’ve also wanted your own omnivice, though those tend to be expensive; maybe the electronics store will have some useful stuff.

Finally, you recall watching an ad, though you aren’t sure when you saw it, talking about a Clearance store that shouldn’t be too far from where you’re at now. They tend to have bargain goods and flash sales and that kind of stuff, and those kinds of sales are only available in person with each store differing what goes on sale. Something about wanting to reconnect with people and not mindless screens? You remember thinking it was ironic that they said that through a television screen.

Anyways, you decide to head to…
>The general goods store, like any pragmatic adventurer.
>A pokemart near you.
>An Omnivice and You store.
>Savings Savings Extraveganza, for all your clearance needs and wants.

>>367760
Hey anon! Pokemon Go is incredibly addicting, and I managed to find a Snorlax yesterday.

>>367699
>>Should go shopping.

Grab some flashlights, and probably essentials like some rations. Maybe grab a first aid kit or two, never know when we'll be injured again.

>>367792
>Savings Savings Extraveganza, for all your clearance needs and wants.

MYSTERY BOX!

>>367792
>>An Omnivice and You store.
Install Pokemon Go on any omnivice we buy.

>>367792

>Savings Savings Extraveganza, for all your clearance needs and wants.

Nice, managed to come across an Omanyte randomly here. What team did you join?

>>367792
>The general goods store, like any pragmatic adventurer.
Never be caught in the dark again!
then
>An Omnivice and You store.

>>367799
>>367823
Good Will + The Dollar Store

>>367813
>>367846
Best Buy + Apple

>>367795
>>367846
I'm counting these for going to a general goods store like any rational person.

Looks like we'll go to 3 stores before heading home. Try not to use all your money up in the first one you visit. Anyways, writin'.

Team Instinct represent.

>>367868

Repping the yellow as well

Right. Roll me a few 1d100s. Let's see what you find at the Savings Savings Extravenganza!

>>367868
>>367880
Mystic here. Only cuz I prefer Articuno, as all other Mystics I know are dicks.

Rolled 34 (1d100)

>>367883

Rolled 25 (1d100)

>>367883
Kek?

Rolled 75 (1d100)

>>367883

Rolled 59 (1d100)

>>367883

We have to buy a pair of googles when we go to the store.

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>>367868
Fuck yeah team Instinct i can clearly see you have good taste QK

>>367886
>>367888
>>367893
>>367907
Why go to just one store when you can go to multiple ones? It’s not like you’re limited to only one option. You kind of wish you had an Omnivice to plot out your route for you, but since you don’t, you decide to head to the nearest store.

The walk is a nice, calm one, though the day is a little warm. It looks like the telltale signs of summer approach, so you add sunscreen and bathing shorts to your evergrowing list of things to get. The same list you’ll probably forget about. It only takes maybe a kilometer before you find yourself out of the neighborhood and walking on a path built under the highway for foot traffic. On the other side, you see a parking lot surround a huge building. Big yellow letters tell you that you’ve reached the Savings Savings Extravaganza! store.

A gust of cold air hits you as you enter, and you find it to be refreshing when contrasted with the oddly rising temperature outside. A group of people push past you to get inside, and you let the surge of bodies carry you inside the way a current of water would. There’s a flurry of sounds as things are moved, people are arguing, and a forklift pushes things to and from shelves. You’re not really sure where all these people came from, since the parking lot wasn’t all that full, but the scene before you is chaotic.

A girl and man both pull at a doll as they yell at each other. There’s an employee trying to get people to give the forklift some room, but they don’t really heed her warning. You weave through the crowd as best you can, looking from pile to pile and shelf to shelf. Whatever contents these things once held are scattered around and displaced, because you can’t really tell what was meant to be where. One bin holds an assortment of things from dolls to wooden planks to jewelry. You’re left wondering if people dump whatever they want wherever, when an old lady casually throws a roll of paper towels into the bin. “Too expensive,” she mumbles as she moves past, the crowd giving her room as she moves past. At least the people here respect the elderly.

As you browse around, you happen upon a package of oran and leppa berries, with the expiration date set a week ahead. The price is only 200 poke, which you think is very reasonable. As you dig around the shelf, you come upon an even better prize: a berry pot that would allow you to grow berries on the go! It’s only listed at 2000 poke, which is probably a pretty good deal, since that’s what this place is all about.

You hold these coveted items in your arms as you navigate towards a cashier. On your way, you also stumble upon sunglasses for 100 poke, and 100 ft of Adventuring rope for 300 poke. Overall, not a bad find, but the crowd and hectic environment are irritating. You don’t feel like sticking around for long.

>Buy everything you find.
>Exclude an item or 2. (which ones?)

>>367884
As long as you're not Valor, you're cool.

>>367971
>>Buy everything you find.
sunglasses for disguise, rope for shenanigans, berries for utility.

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>>367971
>Buy everything you find.

>>367971
>>Buy everything you find.
Y-you don't think I'm cool?

>>367982
>>367995
You decide to buy everything you find rather than subject the poor workers to finding a place to put whatever item you decided not to purchase. Overall, your purchase only cost you 2600 poke, and despite the noise and crowd, you find yourself satisfied and glad you came.

You duck at the sudden sound of glass shattering close by. You turn to see a young couple giving you a guilty look, both their arms frozen pointing to the wall next to you. You see a bunch of glass shards on the floor and realize that had you moved a fraction slower, whatever that was could have hit you on the head.

You leave quickly.

Thankfully, the next store you need to visit is nearby. You thank corporations for being smart enough to create shopping districts. A hologram logo is beamed over the store, displaying “Omnivices and You.” It’s a neat little store that caters to an exclusive clientele, which means you won’t find giant crowds of people inside.

As you enter, you see all kinds of cool hologram images of beaches, cities, and forests. It’s video taken in real time from actual customers, or so they say. You see people battling on the beach, someone doing parkour tricks, and someone tracking strange footprints in a jungle.

As you browse around, you see that the cheapest Omnivice is 10,000 poke, with deluxe models costing around 100,000. You’re not sure if it’s worth getting the cheapest now or saving up for the better model. Based on your experiences with the pokedexes, it might be better to wait until you can afford the deluxe model. Then again, you could always use a phone upgrade…

You…
>Will be patient. The wait will be worth it.
>Want it now. Buy the cheapest one they got.

>>368040
Nah, anon, you're cool. I just like to rib on your team since they seem to control every gym around here.

>>368090
Wait. Just like we're waiting for handholding

>>368090
>>Will be patient. The wait will be worth it.

>>368102
>>368105
You walk around the aisles, all neatly arranged and ordered. It’s nice seeing people your age wander about, playing with the devices; and you find the store alluring, but that’s probably the ads surrounding you making you want what you can’t have. It seems like no matter where you turn there’s a hologram of an attractive person doing something cool.

You spend a good half hour trying out the various model of products, and you have to say that the deluxe model is worth the wait. It can stretch from phone-fit-in-you-pocket size to a tablet, the same way Katie’s can. It holds a lot more storage and can run any application, which the cheaper options can’t do. It even has an exclusive trainer simulation app that uses AR to catch virtual ‘mons. It seems kind of silly to want to play a trainer simulator when you’re already a trainer, but you saw some kids outside playing it, and you’d be remiss to join the fun.

But you’re a patient fellow, and your time will come. It takes a good amount of willpower, but you leave the electronics store and head out to the general goods store. Unlike most shops, this particular store only has a display case surrounding three walls, with enough space behind them for a store employee to move through and for several shelves to be placed. There’s one cashier sitting in a chair opposite of the entrance, with a bored look on his face. As you enter the store, you hear the ringing of bells and see his face light up. “Hi! And welcome to your Friendly General Goods store. We have just about anything and everything for your adventuring and everyday needs. All you have to do is ask for it, and I’ll tell you if it’s available.” Well, that’s unique.

>So, what exactly are you looking for?

>>368145
a tent for when we need to camp, water bottles, first aid kit, a survival knife(just in case) and some dehydrated food(again just in case)

>>368153
>>368145
Flashlights

>>368145
Googles.

>>368145

And don't forget the sunscreen and bathing suit

>>368153
>>368171
>>368176
>>368236
“Alright, give me a moment to think,” you say. You’ll need a variety of things if you’re going to be ready for whatever challenges wait for you. You think back to the fight you had during your Trainer Registration Exam, the fight in the forest, and going through the underground lake. “How about a tent, reusable water bottles, a first aid kit, and dehydrated rations?”

“We have all of that,” the cashier guy says. He turns to enter the back room, presumably to get the stuff you asked for.

“Wait,” you say, interrupting the guy before he could leave. “Flashlights. I definitely need those. Oh! And goggles for sandstorms. And – and a lighter in case I need to set a camp fire.”

He chuckles. “Yeah, we got those too.” He turns and really looks at you, scanning your body from head to toe. It’s a strange feeling, and you’re not really sure what he’s doing. “You seem new,” the guy says. “Lemme find you a compass, portable shovel, duct tape, hiking boots, playing cards, binoculars, sunscreen, and… Some pepper spray. You can decide if you want to keep any of that stuff or not.” He leaves and it takes about ten minutes for the guy to reappear. No one really comes in during that time, and you notice it start to get dark out.

When the guy finally comes back in, he’s carrying a variety of things. He gives you a quick rundown of what everything costs:

Water bottle – 200 poke
Tent – 2000 poke
First Aid (with discount??) – 250 poke
Dehydrated rations – 300 poke
Flashlight – 50 poke
Goggles – Free with purchase
Lighter – 50 poke
Total: 2850 poke

Recommended stuff:
Compass – 150 poke
Portable Shovel – 500 poke
Duct Tape – 200 poke
Hiking Boots – 5000 poke
Playing Cards – Free with purchase
Binoculars – 400 poke
Sunscreen – 50 poke
Pepper Spray – 300 poke
Hunting Knife – 1000 poke
Total: 7600 poke

>Take only what you asked for. (Cost: 2850 poke)
>Take all of it. (Cost: 10,450 poke)
>Other (specify what you do and don’t want).

I have no clue how pokemon economics work, but here you go.

>>368292
>Other (specify what you do and don’t want).
Drop rations, get compass, sunscreen, duct tape and playing cards

>>368307
this

>>368307
>>368292
ask if they have a durable scarf to protect against dust,sand/etc.

>>368292

Honestly I like everything there except the hunting knife, drop that and get it all

>>368307
>>368323
>>368378
“Thanks for the offer, but I’ll only take the, uh,” you point to the compass, sunscreen, duct tape, and playing cards. “And I decided I don’t want the rations,” you say. Honestly, where was this guy thinking you’d carry all this stuff? Your bag can only carry so many things.

“Let’s see,” the guy says. “Without a bulk order, the cards will cost 50 poke, and this will bring your total to… 3000 poke exactly.” He whistles. “Not bad.” You hand over your trainer card, and the guy inspects it for a bit before running it through the machine and giving you all the items you purchased. You secure each item in the correct pocket of your bag, before retrieving your trainer card.

You place the goggles on your head then cover it with your cap. “Oh one more thing,” you say. “Do you happen to have a durable scarf for sandstorms?”

“Well since there isn’t a desert nearby, I’m guessing you have a ground or rock type pokemon,” the cashier says. That probably isn’t too hard to guess, which means opponents might start expecting a sandstorm. “You’re in luck, ‘cause I saw one when I was back there.” He leaves before you can tell him anything, and comes back with the scarf. You’re about to ask him how much it costs, but he tells you it’s a gift. “I have a feeling you’ll go far, so just remember us whenever you make it to the big leagues, ‘k?” The guy looks you in the eyes, but you don’t feel the familiar tinge of a trainer. Instead you feel slightly awkward and uncomfortable.

“Yeah,” you say. You grab the scarf and place it around your neck. It’s made out of some kind of strong linen or something, but you think that it is both durable and built for the heat. you see that the guy is still gazing at you.

“You look really cool,” he says. “If you’re going to go out in the wilderness, you should make sure to bring a buddy. I-”

“I have teammates,” you say back, interrupting whatever he was going to say. You think you see the guy deflate a little at that statement, but you’re too busy leaving. Was he going to say something else? You shrug and happily head towards home.

*****

It takes an hour by bus, but you finally arrive. When you get through the front door, you’re assaulted by the pleasant aroma of food. You hear a bark of excitement and see Robin waddling towards you. She looks like she’s about to hug you before she starts growling. You look around confused until you see Mot appear next to you.

Oh yeah, he was following you around. You didn’t even notice.

“It’s okay, Robin,” you tell her. “Mot is friend.” With your reassurances, she calms down and greets your ghost companion. Now that you think about, you’ve been neglecting her. Maybe you should leave her here permanently.

>Make Robin your mom’s pokemon.
>Take her back into your party.
>Just continue sharing custody of her.

>>368400
Sorry guy, you were outvoted.

>>368427

It's all good

How many pokemon do we have in our party now? And what role does Robin fill in there? Also ask if she has been liking it around the house

>>368427
ask robin how she's doing and her opinion again on whether to she wants to stay with our mom or not

>>368427
>Take her back into your party.
Hug her, and get her an apple too.

>>368427
>>368452
this

>>368448
>>368452
>>368457
>>368522
You hug Robin back before asking her, “Hey girl, how have you been?” She hugs you a little tighter. It looks like she missed you.

“She’s been pretty restless these past few days,” your mom says. She gives you a quick hug, and gives you a tired smile. “I didn’t want to call and bother you since it seemed like you were busy. What with you getting sent to the hospital and all.” You see her forehead crease, and you know from experience that that means she’s worried. “How is it?”

You pull your undershirt up to reveal your pudgy belly and the bandages covering a part of it. “It’s honestly not that bad. I have to change the bandages after I shower tonight, but I won’t need them after tomorrow.” You fish into your bag and remove a small tube that looks like it could be toothpaste. “The doctor gave me a special cream I’m supposed to apply to the wound each night, but he told me I’d make a quick recovery.”

Your mother seems less worried now.

“So has Robin been liking it around the house?” You ask. Your mother sits you down on the couch and brings you a warm bowl of soup. You thank her and start sipping at the warm, delicious juice and the contents within. Robin sits on your left, snuggling up to you, while Mot floats to your right, curiously observing his surroundings.

(1/2)

“She liked it at first,” your mom tells you. “But she’s been getting hyper and looking around the house. I think she was looking for you.” Your mom smiles at some memory only she’s privy to. “I actually couldn’t find her yesterday for several hours. I thought she might’ve ran away, and when I finally gave up and started cleaning around, I hear a noise upstairs. It turns out she’d been in your room and looking through your stuff.” Your mom holds her hand up. “Don’t worry though, I made sure everything was put back in place.” Well, at least your mom has your back. You look over to Robin, a satisfied look to her face, and you feel a pang of guilt for ignoring her. Still, now she can join you in your fun lifestyle.

“Hey sorry mom,” you say, and you mean it. “I got a little carried away. I don’t know; it feels like I’d been waiting my whole life for something and now that I’m a trainer, I’m finally living it.”

“I can tell,” your mom says, indicating Mot.

“Oh, right.” You let out the rest of your team. Gojira holds your pants leg while looking suspiciously at the others. Vulcan and Anuket sniff at your mom, then Vulcan rubs his head against her leg. You think he’s trying to gather static. With Mot and Robin by your side, and Lugh with Katie, you actually have a team of 6 pokemon. You introduce each one to your mom and to each other.

“It looks like you have quite the collection already,” your mom tells you. “Have you thought about what you’re going to do if you catch anymore?”

“Well, I thought you could take care of them for me,” you say.

“Yeah, but evidently, they end up missing you,” your mom says. “I’m pretty sure I can handle them, but have you considered asking a professor or looking for a ranch owner you can hire? They’d have more resources than me.” You honestly hadn’t given it much thought. You like and trust your mom, and you know she’d gladly support you, but she’s all by herself here. You’re not sure if you trust Professor Plato with your ‘mons though, and you’re not sure where to find a ranch, but if you do find one, it means your pokemon will have plenty of room to roam around and socialize.

(2/2)

>You think you’ll leave any extra ‘mons with your mom for now.
>You should ask Professor Plato if he has space in his lab.
>You’ll look online for a ranch. It’ll be pricey but worth it.
>There’s always the storage system…

I organized the items list to something a little more manageable. The same will probably be done to the other list eventually.

>>368575
>>You’ll look online for a ranch. It’ll be pricey but worth it.

>>368575
>>You think you’ll leave any extra ‘mons with your mom for now.
we can always look at the other options later

>>368575
>You’ll look online for a ranch. It’ll be pricey but worth it.

Only the best for our mons but until we have the money for the ranch

>You think you’ll leave any extra ‘mons with your mom for now.

>>368575
>>You’ll look online for a ranch. It’ll be pricey but worth it.

>>368582
>>368583
>>368594
>>368665
“I’ll, uh, look for a ranch,” you tell your mom. “But in the meantime, do you mind taking care of any extra ‘mons I get?” You make a mental note to ask Katie and Kori to help you out. You’re sure they could benefit from a similar deal.

“Of course I don’t mind,” your mom says. You decide to tell her about what happened to you the last few days, and she says that the Dratini would’ve made a good teammate. “You can tell by the way it helped its friend,” she said. Your mom only comments here and there. Apparently she used to go to the underground lake with you when you were young, but you don’t really recall any of those memories. You don’t really tell her about your weird freak out; you’re not sure you’ll tell anyone. Seeing red, and getting… bloodthirsty? It was probably a fluke that’ll never happen again.

Soon it gets late, so you shower, change your bandages, pick what you’re going to wear tomorrow and what clothes you plan on taking with you. All five of your pokemon decide to sleep in your room, but you don’t let any of them on the bed. You don’t want to show favoritism, and you can’t have all five sleeping with you, since two of them are way too heavy. Besides, you don’t want them getting used to sleeping next to you while they’re small and unevolved.

*****

The next morning you eat a hearty breakfast, and your mom included your favorite: pancakes. After breakfast and after you made sure they were fed, you retrieve your pokemon back into their balls. Your mom drives you to the train station before wishing you luck and telling you that she loves you. You mumble that you love her back as you exit.

The train station is a large building built to resemble the grand central station of Castelia City in the Unova region. The outer surface is marble and columns look Roman. You like the look but you didn’t exactly study architecture, so you aren’t sure what to call the style of building. There’s plenty of commuters inside.

You know that when these trains were built, they connected the four largest/most important cities in the region, making it possible to live in one city and commute to work in another. Your city, Serenecity, is one of the most expensive to live in, so more people are leaving the station rather than entering. The inside isn’t as large as the grand central station; at least you think not. You’ve never actually been.

(1/2)

It takes you less than five minutes to meet your friends. You see that Kori only has two pokeballs on her belt, while Lugh jumps out of Katie’s arms to greet you. You pet him on the head, making sure to scratch behind the ears. “So how are you two doing?” You ask. You don’t think people would describe you as a morning person, but you feel pretty excited about the bike event. Even more, you’re excited to finally be leaving town and to be officially starting your journey.

“I’m doing good,” Katie says. “I thought my 3 pokemon some new moves that I think should come in handy, and I have some strategies under my belt in case we get separated. I hope it never comes to it, but I’m ready for the inevitable trouble we’ll be getting into.” At least she looks more confident.

“What do you mean inevitable?” You ask.

“I just mean that with you around, things are bound to stay interesting,” Katie says with a wink. She also sticks her tongue out a little, which you find kind of cute. You ignore her though and turn to face Kori.

“I’ve chosen the two I’ve caught with the most potential and plan on incorporating them into a permanent team. I think you are right about getting to know at least a few pokemon.” You’re glad Kori took your words to heart, but... “Except I plan on doing my specialty justice, which means using a variety of pokemon, and leaving some spots available for rotation. I never intend to stop adding to my personal collection.” Yep. That sounds more like her.

*****

It doesn’t take long for the train to arrive. The three of you decide on a spot near the front of the train. For some reason there’s less people around, and there’s a train cart nearby meant for battling. You have a few hours to kill.

(2/2)

You…
>Study and read. There’s a lot to learn.
>Ask Katie to help you make a training schedule.
>Ask Kori about what she plans on catching.
>Want to go planning.
>Do something else [write-in].

I have to mow the lawn, so...

>>368731
>Ask Katie to help you make a training schedule.
>Ask Kori about what she plans on catching.

>>368731
>>Ask Katie to help you make a training schedule.
>>Ask Kori about what she plans on catching.
>>Want to go planning.

>>368731
>Ask Katie to help you make a training schedule.
>Ask Kori about what she plans on catching.

>>368755
>>368756
>>368794
You turn to one of your companions. “Hey Kori, what do you plan on catching?” You’d ask her more about her personal life but you don’t think you’ve gotten to that part of your friendship yet. Hell, you haven’t gotten to the relationship advice stage yet, and that’s like one of the first ones. At least it is for Detective Watts and his eventual love interest. That was a weird series involving ghosts and time travel.

“Interesting query,” Kori says. “River City is well known for its vast assortment of water types, but few know of the ruins underneath the city. I’m sure that we can find something rare down there.” Informative and to the point. You feel like you have a better grasp of Kori’s character.

“Kate, help me plan out some future training sessions?” You ask her. She puts down her Omnivice, currently in tablet form.

“Yeah, alright,” she says. Katie puts a finger to her chin contemplatively. “It really depends on what you want to train. I could help you modify their moves to be stronger, do something specialized, or to be less tiring. You could train their stats, or in Lugh’s case, have him spectate more battles. Um, there’s also battle commands?” Oh right. You were waiting until you had a full team before teaching them those. Battle commands are specialized techniques in battle where your pokemon focus on certain aspects. The two best known commands are “Going All Out” and “Dodge the Fuck Out of Everything.” Actually, you think there’s official names for those techniques, but you prefer yours.

“Going All Out” focuses on offense above everything. Your pokemon would attack aggressively and forgo defense. You suppose that could come in handy during certain situations. “Dodge the Fuck Out of Everything” is pretty obvious, you think. It lends itself well to stall tactics and tiring out the foe. You’d have to train your pokemon’s stamina though, but it’s a doable strategy. Nah, where Battle Commands really apply is during double or Team battles, where you can utilize the techniques in synchronization with your other pokemon, giving them goofy names like Double Trouble or Misdirection. You think they’re called paradigms.

Your thoughts are interrupted by someone giving you a side hug. “Well, well, well,” you hear a familiar voice in your ear. You push him off.

“Hey Otto,” you say. Your rival stands next to you on the train. You look around and see a blonde minding her business and a familiar buff face looking out the window.

“I challenge you to a battle,” he says. Well, it looks like your train time has been decided.

[Alright guys, that’s all for today. We’ll continue tomorrow at noon central time. I have pokemon to catch on my phone. Bye!]

>>368880

Thanks for running QK

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“Otto,” you say, obviously taken aback, “how you doin’, buddy?” Is his first reaction to seeing you always going to be a challenge? Don’t trainers usually say hello first anymore? Also, he’s pointing a finger at you. That’s supposed to be rude, right?

“Don’t change the subject,” Otto asserts. “I need to make up for last time’s failure.” You push his hand away and stand up.

“Oh hi Otto, how you doing? Good, thanks. And you Alex? Fine. I almost died a few days ago, but what kind of trainer doesn’t almost die a couple of times their first week. Oh, Alex, that’s very cool. I want to be just like you.” This is almost too easy.

“I don’t sound like that,” Otto says.

“Yeah, but it’s called trainer etiquette,” you say. Though to be honest, that’s probably an outdated concept.

“Since when did you develop chivalry?” Katie asks. She also managed to take you aback.

“I, uh, I can be chivalrous,” you say defensively. You’ve opened the door for her before. Or at least you think you did. Aren’t most doors automatic these days?

The blonde girl that was sitting in the aisle next to yours stands up. “If you two are going to battle, I want in,” she declares.

“How would that work?” Otto asks. You noticed he didn’t decline her offer to join. Then again, the blonde is kind of cute.

“It’ll be a three-way battle,” she says, a smile on her face. Confident and informed. She smells of trouble.

But before you can protest, your muscle bound stalker Hephaestion speaks up, “if you’d rather a less complicated battle system, I wouldn’t mind joining. A 2-on-2 is easier to keep track of.”

You…
>Would rather just face your rival alone.
>Want to try out that 3-way battle. Sounds intriguing.
>Sure, why not? The more the merrier. Go 2-on-2.
>Decline. They can battle while you do something else.

>>373643
>Sure, why not? The more the merrier. Go 2-on-2.

>>373643
2 on 2

Let's beat dipshit Otto and the cute blonde

>>373643
>Sure, why not? The more the merrier. Go 2-on-2.

We should take the chance to apologize for our earlier behavior with Hephaestion, seriously, why would we run away

>>373661
which one?

>>373643
>Sure, why not? The more the merrier. Go 2-on-2.

>>373714
Eh, I'll agree to the apologising, but we did have our reasons. Our mons were still healing and we had to go soon. Katie and Kori were waiting after all. Battle would have slowed us down. Still, I'm in fair if bring in relatively good terms with him.

>>373762
I'm in for being on*
Christ, mobile can be really finicky.

>>373643
>>Sure, why not? The more the merrier. Go 2-on-2.

>>373643
>Sure, why not? The more the merrier. Go 2-on-2.

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>>373657
>>373661
>>373714
>>373751
>>373762
>>373790
“That sounds fair,” you say. You wait a moment but since you don’t hear any sounds of protest, you think it’s decided. The match will be 2-on-2. You turn to face the cute blonde, and she looks you right in the eyes. You feel a familiar intensity in her stare – one that matches the same one you felt when you first met Kori. Whoever she is, this girl is probably really good.

You’re about to step away towards the battle cart when you hear Katie say, “Hi I’m Katie, and this quiet beauty next to me is Kori. And you are…?”

“Cleo,” she says. You notice her posture signals confidence in the same way Kori does. She always has her back straight, and she isn’t afraid to look people in the eyes. Except, she doesn’t strike you as someone who’s as intense as Kori. No, she seems much more social.

“Hi, I’m Otto,” your rival says, momentarily interrupting your thoughts. He holds out his hand to shake hers. Yup. You can tell by the glint in his eyes that he likes this Cleo girl.

“Yes, your, uh, friend here mentioned your name.” Cleo looks you in the eyes once again. There’s a determination there to win, and you start to feel the familiar energy accompanied by a battle – the rush of making quick decisions and reading the situation, the connection you feel with your pokemon pals, and the elation of victory.

“His name is Alex,” Heph announces. Damnit dude. You have to announce yourself in a way that impresses the other people. You were going to copy Cleo by just stating your name, but you guess having someone else announce who you are is equally as cool? You decide to return the favor.

“Yeah, and this is Heph. He’s, um,” you’re not really sure what to call this guy. You look over to Katie and Kori, and they both give you a look of questioning. What can you tell them? That he’s a friend you had as a child and met years later in embarrassing circumstances you failed to ever tell them? No that wouldn’t do. Plus you probably need to apologize for running away; it was probably uncalled for. You turn to face the guy that at one point promised to have your back forever. “He’s a friend,” you say. That earns you a smile from the tall lug of a man.

Introductions out of the way, the 6 of you – the only ones in the front cart – move to the cart made specifically for trainers. Instead of aisles placed around in an orderly fashion, there’s only 4 chair on the sides of the cart. There’s rails on the ceiling with rings on them to hold onto. You see dents here and there from previous battles, but since the windows aren’t cracked, you guess they’re made of highly resistant stuff.

“So what should I do?” Heph whispers to you.

You tell him…
>To act offensively.
>To act defensively.
>To support you.
>That you would rather battle with your rival.
>That you want to battle with Cleo.
>Something else [write-in].

I can't find a good picture of Heph. Pokemon actually doesn't have a lot of beefcake.

>>373827
>To act defensively.
>To support you.

>>373827
>To act defensively.
>To support you.

I can get some pretty heavy hitting moves out, I don't know Cleo's capabilities though. Let's get a measure of her first. What Pokemon do you have?

>>373827
Can we play balanced and not dedicate ourselves or heph to a stance yet? Maybe just act as normal and support each other should the opportunity arise.

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>>373827
Young silver maybe? Same height and build, just with Heph's hair color and hair.

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>>373827
Kinda pushing for Alex to be gay aren't you?

>>373855
Actually, I forgot to include an extra option:
>Do whatever you'd normally do in a battle.

>>373860
I could see it. Just give him olive skin, keep the pronounced jaw line, give him a haircut, and change the hair color to, um, brown I think.

>>373870
QK ain't the only one wanting him bi.

>>373827
Ask him if he has any speciality.
and
>Do whatever you'd normally do in a battle.

>>373878
and I like traps but you don't see me hoping Katie is a trap or basically pushing hard for Alex to be a catcher and I don't mean catching pokemon, let the people decide.

>>373905
Dude. I'm one of the people. I wasn't criticizing you, merely saying perhaps having his sexuality be fluid could help others get into the quest, as I found the situations we find him in to be funny.

>>373905

I feel like this conversation has already happened when that shower thing went down which was the only point I felt like it was being pushed, course that might also be because it's the only time I have seen the choice offered without the quest being specifically about it and immediately flamed out for having it. I'm just going to wait for specific votes and then vote whatever way feels right.

>>373920
>>373927
I'm fine with humorous situations involving homosexuals but having some kind of subtle agenda to make a character gay without majority vote will curse this quest into circle jerking.

>>373827
>Do whatever you'd normally do in a battle.
>If you see an opportunity to do something, go for it, and I'll back you up. Likewise, same goes for me.

>>373964
Supporting this.

>>373927
>>373939
Yep. Majority rule is fine, and I respect whatever way you guys vote.

>>373841
>>373847
>>373890
>>373964
>>373969
“What’s your specialty?” You whisper back. Come to think of it, you don’t really know much about this guy.

“I’m an Item Master,” he says proudly, forgetting that you were supposed to be whispering. You’re not exactly sure what that is, but you suppose it could come in handy.

“Just, uh, start off defensively,” you say. “Cleo is an unknown entity, and I want to see what she can do.”

“Gotcha, boss,” Heph says. You’re not sure how to deal with being called boss so you ignore that comment.

"Actually, if you see an opportunity to do something, go for it, and I'll back you up. Likewise, same goes for me." Heph signals that he understands.

“If you two ninnies are done chatting, we’re ready to battle,” Cleo says.

“Y-yeah!” Otto adds. Gods, he’s hopeless, you think. Then again, it’s not like you’re any different. You have a hard time thinking when there’s someone nearby that you think is attractive… You try not to think about Katie watching your match. Actually, maybe you do. You want to impress her. And Kori. Yeah, you just want to be impressive to your teammates. Nothing more.

You sent out…
>Gojira, your sand shark Larvitar.
>Vulcan, your powerful Aron tank.
>Anuket, the Totodile you have yet to battle with.
>Robin, the Munchlax you have yet to battle with.
>Mot, the Yamask you have yet to battle with.

>>373870
Please anon. Alex is just being a bro to Heph. N-nothing more. Besides, he has shown to like girls, so he can't go full gay.

>>373982
>Mot, the Yamask you have yet to battle with.

>>373989
seconded

>>373982
>Mot, the Yamask you have yet to battle with.

>>373982
>>373989
We can go with Mot but he's a highly defensive pokemon, hopefully whoever Heph sends out can bring the offence for Mots Defence

>>373989
>>373998
>>374000
>>374030
You pick a ball from your belt, and so do the trainers on the other side of the cart. You see Heph hesitate between two balls before picking one. He nods his head at you, ready for this battle. Four pokeballs fly up at the same time; you notice that Cleo does a little spin before sending her pokemon out. Looks like she developed a signature style to the way she battles. Maybe you should develop your own too?

Your and Otto’s pokeballs release a dim red light before showing Mot on your side, and a Riolu on his side. Cleo’s ball erupts with holographic pink hearts before showing a small, brown furred quadruped. The tip of its bushy tail and its large furry collar are cream-colored. You know without having to look at your pokedex that it’s an Eevee. Your mom used to breed these all the time. A quick analysis tells you that this one probably knows Yawn.

Heph’s pokeball emits holographic stars, and out comes a humanoid pokemon with a white body and what looks like a green helmet, but is probably hair in a bowl-cut shape; you see a cowlick of hair sticking out. There is a wispy trail behind its legs, giving the impression of a white nightgown. Your pokedex automatically identifies this pokemon as a Ralts.

“Hey, I’m going to be slow starting out,” Heph warns you. “But I have a strong attack incoming.”

Looks like you’ll be playing support for now, but you know that Mot is pretty slow, at least in comparison to your opponents. It does look like you have the type advantage though, which means they might aim for you. Or maybe that’s what they want you to think.

Either way, you order a(n)…
>Offensive move and act aggressive.
>Protect, maybe you can shield both pokemon
>Nasty Plot to power up for your next move.
>Mirror Coat, to block any incoming status attacks.
>A different defensive move; be unpredictable.
>Different strategy [write-in]

Pokemon sheet: http://pastebin.com/DqdcTfig

>>374073
>Protect, maybe you can shield both pokemon

>>374084
seconded

>>374073
>Mirror Coat, to block any incoming status attacks.

Don't want to be put to sleep on this one

>>374084
>>374104
Alright, let's roll a 1d100 vs a DC of 80. Bonuses of +5 for any increments of 5 above the DC. Best of 3.

Rolled 35 (1d100)

>>374139

Rolled 80 (1d100)

>>374139
FLEXING

Rolled 44 (1d100)

>>374139

>>374160
nice

>>374160

Thank Arceus

>>374174
>>374185
Flex to the dice gods, and they deliver.

>>374160
There’s a moment of calm as each person inspects the rest; for a split second no one wants to make the first move. It looks like Otto did get stronger, though you doubt he’s gotten good enough to beat you. It’s Cleo that has you worried though. She’s the great unknown, and you’re not sure what her specialty is.

The silence is broken when Otto exclaims, “Bullet punch, go!” His riolu starts racing across the 20m train car, and you notice that his target is Hugh’s Ralts. You have to intervene.

“Mot, protect your ally,” you order; he does so in the nick of time. Mot jumps in front of the Ralts and summons a green shield of energy. Otto’s pokemon bounces off the shield, and you notice that you managed to also protect yourself from Eevee’s yawn. That was a close call.

“Now Ral, use Fling!” Heph orders. You see a dark aura of energy surround a metal ball the tiny white humanoid pokemon is holding. It extends its tiny arms forward, and the ball is flung forward at a high speed. You see Cleo’s Eevee move to dodge, but it was too slow. One of its back legs was struck as it tried to jump away, resulting in it spinning before it hit the ground.

Now’s your chance to attack that Eevee, though you don’t have many offensive attacks in your disposable. On the other hand, it looks like Otto might keep targeting Heph’s pokemon. You…
>Order an offensive strike on that Eevee.
>Have Mot use Mirror Coat just in case.
>Try another protect. Gotta stay on the defensive.
>Use this time to power up Mot with Nasty Plot.
>Write-in.

>>374222
>>Have Mot use Mirror Coat just in case.

>>374222
>Use this time to power up Mot with Nasty Plot.

>>374222
>>Use this time to power up Mot with Nasty Plot.

>>374222
>Use this time to power up Mot with Nasty Plot.

>>374222
>Use this time to power up Mot with Nasty Plot.

>>374230
>>374234
>>374238
>>374241
Roll a 1d100. DC 90 to dodge the next incoming attack.

Rolled 41 (1d100)

>>374254

Rolled 56 (1d100)

>>374254

Praise to the Dice

Rolled 85 (1d100)

>>374254

>>374264

So close

>>374264
You figure Heph can take care of himself, so you’re better off using this opportunity to buff yourself and be more useful in the long run. “Mot, use Nasty Plot,” you command. At the same time, your opponents gave their orders.

“Disarming Voice,” Heph says.

“Toxic,” Cleo and Otto yell at the same time.

You see a sinister smirk on your pokemon’s face before it turns to face the competition. Both of your pokemon are struck by purple globs exuded from the Riolu and Eevee before getting hit by pink sound waves.

You think the Eevee is on its last legs, because it’s crouching low and panting. It also winces as purple bubbles come out of its body. It looks like Heph’s Ral has trace.

You look at your own pokemon. Purple bubbles ooze out of Mot, but since he hasn’t taken any damage yet, so he can last a while probably.

What do you want to do?
>Defeat the Eevee.
>Harm the Riolu.
>Protect Ral.
>Write-in

>>374347
Protect Ral. With toxic, eevee should be on its way out.

>>374347
>Harm the Riolu.

We did just buff using Nasty Plot, might as well use it, maybe both of use in tandem will take down the Riolu

>>374347
>>374358
this

>>374358
We got hit by toxic not evee.

>>374347
>Defeat the Eevee.

>>374374
>You think the Eevee is on its last legs, because it’s crouching low and panting. It also winces as purple bubbles come out of its body. It looks like Heph’s Ral has trace.

>>374374
Eevee got badly poisoned because it used toxic on Ral, and Ral has trace.

>>374358
>>374367
This battle has been pretty tough. Roll a few 1d100. DC is 82. I believe in y'all. Best o' 3.

Rolled 89 (1d100)

>>374401

Rolled 95 (1d100)

>>374401

Rolled 42 (1d100)

>>374401

>>374420
>>374418
You flexed for the dice gods, and they answered

You can see worry cross Cleo’s face. It looks like she’s not the big shot she projected herself to be. You can also tell that Otto seems anxious. You beat him before, and now it looks like Cleo is going to lose, making this an easy 2-on-1 victory. Cleo and Otto exchange a look of understanding.

It looks like they came to a consensus. You turn over to your partner in this battle, and you see that he’s concentrated on the pokemon instead of the other trainers. Doesn’t he know that there’s more to battling other trainers than just using moves?

It’s cool. You’ll have his back this time.

Cleo orders a Quick Attack at the same time Otto orders a Bullet Punch. Both of their pokemon were only 10m away this time, but you also anticipated this. You pay attention. “Mot, protect your ally again!” You call out. You feel in sync, and Mot seems to feel it too. He jumps forward quickly this time, and the green shield once again catches both opponents off guard.

Heph takes advantage of this situation to order another Disarming Voice. Both the Eevee and Riolu lay prone on the ground, and it seems like the pink waves manage to get a critical strike. Both pokemon are thrown a good 2m away before they stop moving. It looks like you won this round.

Both Heph and you start to cheer, while your opponents look at each other with disappointed looks on their faces. He high fives you, and you commend him on his pokemon’s attack strength. He orders a quick Recycle, and you see that Ral moves forward to pick up the Iron Ball it flung at the beginning of the battle.

You feel one of your companions slap you on the back. Or at least you assume it’s one of your companions. Before they can say anything, you hear an announcement over the PA system. “Hello everyone. I would appreciate it if you didn’t panic, but we of the newly minted Team Instinct are taking over. Do your best not to make a fuss, and we won’t have reason to harm you.” Wait, what?

The next thing you realize is that there’s smoke rising around you and quickly filling the train cart.

>>374418
This would've given a +5 to the next action you took, while >>374420 would've given a +10. I decided to use both of these to power up Heph's next move. Expect a redefined double battle system some time in the future.

This next part will be a little weird. I'll need a 1d8 then a 1d6, then a 1d4.

Rolled 18 + 68 (1d20 + 68)

>>374511

Rolled 7 (1d8)

>>374519
fucked that up

Rolled 8 (1d8)

>>374515

Rolled 5 (1d6)

>>374515

Rolled 5 (1d6)

>>374515
>>374527

Rolled 3 (1d6)

>>374515

Rolled 1 (1d4)

>>374515

Rolled 3 (1d4)

>>374515

>>374524
>>374530
>>374536
You’re quick to retrieve your pokemon, and so are the other trainers in the car. You hear a loud sound, something like a boof noise, then you feel yourself pulled by your wrist before hitting something (someone?) else. Whatever you hit was soft to the touch.

There’s a few more boof sounds and you hear some people grunting. The smoke clears, and you see two grunts in yellow standing at one side of the battle cart – the side opposite of you. Katie and Otto are at the middle of the cart, both handcuffed to each other, both sitting at one of the available seats.

Next to you and closer to the entrance are Kori and Hephaestion crumbled on top of each other. You see that their ankles are keeping them connected. They both must’ve aimed to escape the cart in case the gas was a disabling agent.

You for your part sit nearby where you were standing when the battle ended and the smoke started spilling out. Your left wrist is handcuffed to the right wrist of a female grunt in a yellow uniform. “Hey, you shot me!” She exclaims, and you find that her voice sounds familiar, though you cannot immediately connect it to a person you know.

The two grunts on the other side of the cart seem to be loading their weapons again. You see that Cleo is sitting on the ground next to them, a pokeball in hand. You’re not sure if she can handle the two grunts alone, but you have your own trouble to deal with. You…
>Unmask her. You should find out who this female grunt is.
>Send out a pokemon to disable her. She’ll probably do the same.
>Try to overpower her yourself. She shouldn’t be too strong, right?
>Send out a pokemon to help Cleo deal with the other grunts.

This was a clusterfuck, I admit, but it definitely had interesting results.

>>374574
>Send out a pokemon to disable her. She’ll probably do the same. Attempt to unmask her once this is done.
I swear it's probably the one from the first threads.

>>374587
+1

>>374574
>>374587
this send out Gojira, he's a ground and she'll likely pull a lightning.

>>374574
If you don't mind me asking, what did those rolls determine?

>>374587
>>374598
>>374602
Alright. Roll a 1d20+8 (+3 for Detective-in-Training, +4 for Cool, -4 for Gut Wound, +5 for Pokemon assistance) vs DC 21 (Base 12 +3 for Expert Combatant, +6 for ally help). Shouldn't be too tough. You know the drill, best o' 3.

>>374609
First roll determined which person Alex would be handcuffed to, with certain people having a greater chance. Next was Kori, then Katie. Both Alex and Kori had a chance to not be handcuffed, and whoever was left would be free to do whatever they wish.

Rolled 7 + 8 (1d20 + 8)

>>374618

Rolled 7 + 8 (1d20 + 8)

>>374618

Rolled 7 + 8 (1d20 + 8)

>>374618

>>374618
>>374625
>>374627
>>374639
wtf

>>374625
>>374627
>>374639
Wow, that is rare as fuck. We get a bonus for this?

>>374643
c-can we pretend we're in a casino?

>>374625
>>374627
>>374639
A triple seven... That's got to be a statistical anomaly, right? I don't actually have a crit system with d20s because it's too common, but this is too interesting to ignore. I think I'll have you guys fail but have something lucky happen. Like a glitch, but a good one.

>>374666
bless you

>>374666
is it gonna be lewd?

Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>374666
Followed by trips?!
Dice Gods, what do you want from us??

Team Instinct, the color yellow. That has to mean something. Your first association with pokemon and the color yellow is electric types, but that seems too simple. Maybe they only use pokemon that are yellow? No, that’d be far too dumb, even for people wearing some tacky yellow uniform. You allow yourself a brief moment during the chaos to examine their uniforms, and you see what looks like a lightning symbol on the belt of one of the male grunts. It looks like your first theory of them using electric types is probably right.

You quickly summon Gojira to aid you as you try to subdue the female grunt that has been handcuffed to you. Honestly, why the handcuffs? There must’ve been easier ways to subdue trainers.

Your first attempt at subduing the female grunt goes poorly. You yank at the chain, eliciting a cute gasp from her, but in doing so, pain quickly extends outward from the wound in your gut. Instead of hugging the grunt, you hug your wound and give her an opening.

She elbows you in the face. Your vision swims for a moment, as it goes from white to black and fades back to normal. You find yourself on the floor, but it looks like your fall and weight caused her to fall as well. You capitalize on this by trying to jump on top of the grunt, and Gojira bites at her uniform in his attempt to help. You can’t say it is very useful, but you can’t say it’s not useful?

For the second time today, you forget the wound you carry on your gut. You wince as you straddle the female grunt, and she takes that opportunity to throw you off her while holding on. The effect is that your positions are reverse, and you find yourself under her. You see a look of surprise and recognition through the eyeholes in her mask. She raises her right hand to ready a punch, which causes your left arm to move up.

It is then that a flung iron ball smashes the chains holding the handcuffs together. You find yourselves separated, and the female grunt takes that as an opportunity to run. You look behind you to see that the entrance you used is open and unguarded. You sit up, with Gojira’s help, and see that the five other trainers are currently engaged in a battle with four yellow grunts; two more of which probably appeared.

If you were to join them, you could easily overpower them, but you also want to give chase to the grunt that got away. You…
>Just lay down and rest. No need to aggravate your wound some more.
>Send Gojira to attack the grunts in this train cart. Overwhelm and defeat them.
>Go chase after the female grunt. It’s best to make sure they’re all defeated.
>Do something else [write-in].

I hope this is satisfactory.

>>374739
>>Send Gojira to attack the grunts in this train cart. Overwhelm and defeat them.

>>374739
>Send Gojira to attack the grunts in this train cart. Overwhelm and defeat them.
Gojira, Sandshark them.

>>374739
Can we leave Gokira to help and chase after the female ourselves? To uh y'know, fuel the forbidden love

>>374759
That's a possibility. It's not like the two options are mutually exclusive.

>>374759
seconding

>>374748
>>374759
>>374769
You lay back down, suddenly feeling heavy despite the way your heart beats erratically. “Gojira,” you call. The Larvitar you started your journey with enters your field of vision. “Go help out Katie and Kori. Make sure to absorb as many electric type attacks as you can.” He leaves and you continue to lay down for a moment. There’s a feeling of warm water on your face. You touch it with your left hand and see that it’s red. Looks like you’re bleeding through your nose.

There’s also a semi-sharp pain on your abdomen. You think you’re probably experiencing mild shock, and endorphins are probably dampening any pain you’d normally be feeling. You sit up then stand up as quickly as you dare, which turns out to be pretty quickly. A quick inspection tells you that you tore your stitches and are currently bleeding. It doesn’t appear to be a lot of blood though.

There’s a bunch of noises as a battle goes on at the other end of the train cart, but you ignore it. You have a grunt to pursue. You wander away and pass through the train cart door, the little hallway between the train carts, and into the seating area. You feel the train cart around you shake, and you use one of the seats as an aid to keep yourself from falling. There’s a whooshing noise behind you, and when you turn to investigate, you see that the train cart behind you has been disconnected. You worry internally; some part of you telling you that that’s a bad sign, but you kind of shrug and keep walking.

At the other side of the passenger cart is a steel door with a round handle, the kind you have to turn clockwise to open. You do so, but you find that the handle refuses to move. It’s probably locked or something. You summon Mot and request that he unlock the door for you. He gives you a worried look but does as instructed. Mot passes through the door and a moment later, you hear a clicking sound. You take that as your cue to start spinning the wheel, and it moves easily to your touch. When you open it, Mot floats on the other side. He looks kind of purple and winces as purple bubbles ooze out of him. Right… You recall the useful ghost pokemon and continue onward.

Before you is a modern, sleek interior, with a large desk taking center stage. You see the conductor tied up on his chair on the opposite side of where you are. There is some furniture, couches surrounding a coffee table, in front of you, cutting off your access to the center desk that takes most of the space – maybe about half of it. Similar furniture stands between the conductor and the desk.

The female grunt sits on the edge of the desk, looking out a window. “You don’t really know what you’re dealing with,” she tells you. You don’t see any other people here. You…
>Question her.
>Attack now.
>Toss a ball as far as it can go, so you can rescue the conductor.
>Other

>>374821
>>Toss a ball as far as it can go, so you can rescue the conductor.

>>374830
Agree, maybe he can slam it in reverse and hook back up to the disconnected cars while we seduce m'lady. I mean battle, for dominance

>>374830
>>374858
Let's see. Roll a 1d20 vs DC 15 (Base 12 +3 for Keen Senses) to distract her. Best o' 3 guys.

Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>374869

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>374869

Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>374869

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>>374880

>>374880
You decide you won’t fall for her bait. But you should still lure her into a false sense of comfort. You decide to play along while you inch closer. You grab the nearby couch to use it as a crutch. You’re starting to feel woozy. No words really come to your mind, so you use the oldest trick in the book: you parrot her.

“What don’t I know about what I’m dealing with?” You ask. Yup, you nailed it. The female grunt turns to face you. Oh, whoops. You didn’t want her looking at you.

“I’ve seen what kind of things they’re capable of. Dark, evil things. There’s no fighting these people.” There’s a genuine look of fear to her eyes, though you don’t see the expression on her face due to her mask. You can’t have her looking at you though, so you decide to use parts of a speech you know by heart. Said by the great detective Jacques.

You point to a window to your right, the same side she was looking out of earlier. “Just look outside,” you tell her, and she does so. “Look all the beautiful things out there.” You look outside a window yourself as you inch towards the desk, though you mostly look for a way of helping the train conductor. “Do you see the trees, the river, and all the beauty of life? I think those are worth fighting for. And you shouldn’t underestimate the power of human will. We’ll find a way to beat the bad guys.” You see her looking out, contemplating your words.

There has to be a way to get a pokemon across the cart without exerting yourself too much. And then a crazy idea hits you. You quickly release Mot from his pokeball then hand a pokeball to him. You point him to the train conductor and he starts quickly floating that way.

The female grunt turns to face you. She gets off the desk and stands with her legs crossed and an arm in front of her, ready to fight. In her other hand, she holds a pokeball. She looks at you from head to toe. “How can you fight? You can barely stand!”

You chuckle. “I didn’t know you cared,” you say. You look her right in the eyes, and you think you see a chill go through her body. “And it’s simple,” you explain. “I fight because I’m a hero, and a hero will always protect innocent people from the bad guys.” You say this like it’s the simplest thing in the world. You’re convinced it’s true, and you think your resolve is getting to her. You just need to say one more thing to keep her attention away from the train conductor. “I’ll protect any and all innocent people – including you.”

You see the female grunt hesitate. And that gives you enough time. Mot was able to release Anuket, and she was able to free the conductor. You feel the train cart you’re in start to slow down. The power car you think it’s called. She looks over at the conductor and sees that he’s free. She shakes her head, and releases a Nidorina.

You…
>Stand your ground.
>Summon all your available pokemon.
>Tell her something [write-in].
>Do something else [write-in].

We're close to finishing for today, guys.

>>374928
>>374928
>>Stand your ground.
>>Summon all your available pokemon.
It didnt have to be this way.

>>374928
>>Stand your ground.
>Tell her something [Evil wins when Good accepts it.

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>>374959
>>374962
Her resolve is weakening. All you need is one more push. You decide to walk forward while her Nidorina growls are you. You hear her say, “Stay back. I don’t want to hurt you.” Her voice is shaking, so you decide to continue walking.

You get a momentary vision of a guy named Alex walking towards you. You see a bloody nose and you see him holding onto a bloody shirt centered on his abdomen. Behind him, you see an Aron and a Munchlax pop up. They walk with him as one; when he steps forward, they do so, and all three of them look at you. You look to your right and see a Yamask and Totodile moving towards you. There’s no way you can take them all.

You wince but you don’t stop walking forward. You see that she winced too. That was a weird connection, so you stop walking. “Evil wins when good accepts it,” you say, not really sure where that came from. The female grunt drops to her knees, then removes her mask. You had a suspicion, but now this confirms that this is the same female grunt you met during your Registration Exam.

The young woman chuckles a little. “Alright,” she says. “I give up.” Her Nidorina looks at her then stands down, though you see that the pokemon is ready to defend her trainer if the need arises. You feel like kneeling too, but you know that if you do, you won’t be able to stand back up.

It looks like you won though. But looks can be deceiving.

“You give up too easily,” another voice says. You turn to face a tan lady in a skintight body suit. The inside of the cape she wears reflects the universe. Her hair is purple and her eyes are green. And you feel afraid of her. Whoever this lady is, she’s too strong to fight at your current level.

[End of thread. Thanks for playing guys! Next thread on Monday at noon central time. I hope the ending wasn't too abrupt. Feel free to leave any comments and complaints. I like to read your feedback.]

>>375034
>admin

we're fucked aren't we?

Great read again, thanks! One thing (about that earlier fight), that's not what trace does, is it?

>>375034
Nice thread QK. I enjoyed it. Alex playing support was pretty interesting to see as well.

>>375057
I hope this doesn't end up like Pokémon Reborn, where the admin beats your entire team with a single Pokémon a la Solaris.

On another note, we should really get that wound checked, and thank heph for the help breaking the cuffs.

If we survive, at least.

>>375057
When in doubt, get naked and do whirlwind with the pickle.

>>375077
You're right. iirc, trace copies the enemy ability. Inflicting status moves back on the opponent is synchronize.

>>375132
Fuck. I'll just chalk it up to Alex being a dumbass but that was entirely my fault.

Can Ralts have synchronize or am I going to have to make it a special snowflake 'mon?

>>375460
It can have Synchronize or Trace, and it's hidden is telepathy.

In other words, we're good!