Does Mace like Rock and Roll?

You didn't archive 74 gobble! Also hi

>>2448999
>>2448947
>I know I've been stand off with you
>of her sweater ad the way Laki starts
>all that weird atmosphere about him
double space
Just finished the Bin, great stuff Gobble! I never really suspected about Ab's sex issues, also loved we got to see more development for the all three girls.

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>>2449027
[Thanks! Will do!]
>>2449036
[Oh dear! I also forgot the other mistakes a nice anon pointed out. I'll get those hammered out after]

Wew lad.

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The sound of various tools, men moving things, and some radio echoing off in some other section of the site fill the air while you think about how to answer Lake’s question.

“Well, to me, being a man means having responsibilities you need to rise up to. A lot of people don’t really push themselves until they see a need to, so it can be a really good thing. I’m, well, at least I’d like to think I am, a better person because of my responsibilities, anyway.” Your brother, cooking, your pokemon, your girls and friends all flash before your eyes. “I don’t think being bullied makes you less of a man.”

“I’m an open minded person.” He tells you. “But that’s not an answer I can entirely accept. Every man is aggressed upon in his life, but one that does nothing about it isn’t man. I’m not saying Kai needs to win a fight against kids I’m sure are bigger and stronger than him. But he won’t be a man until he learns how to give them so much trouble that he won’t be worth pushing in the mud.”

“So, you’d like to see him fight back?” Another question you have is when did he become so eloquent? He's a lot more articulate today than yesterday.

“I’d like to see him not get bullied at all. He’s my boy. But yes. Applying force against someone who starts it is usually the best response, as long as you understand the violence to be a means to an end. A tool to protect your resources and family.”

“So if he could talk his way out-”

“Whatever solves the problem.” He says, nudging a bent nail with his tape measure instead of his hammer. “Talking can work. But again, it’s a means to an end. If he appeases them he just becomes a better target next time. And not everyone he meets in life can be reasoned with."


>You disagree. Everyone can be reasoned with, with the right approach
>Kai will probably learn how to handle himself when he starts his journey
>Well, good luck
>You’ll teach him how to stand up to bullies!
>Not everyone is cut out for that sort of thing
>Something else

>>2449073
>>Something else
I've learned that bullies don't care about their targets, so much as want to beat up someone weaker than them.
>You disagree. Everyone can be reasoned with, with the right approach
Oftentimes enemies can be made allies if the time is taken to understand your enemies.

>>2449073
This
>>2449078

>>2449073
>Kai will probably learn how to handle himself when he starts his journey

I’m late!

>>2449073
>>2449078
Yarp, supporting.


Hope you're having a good night so far Gobble!

>>2449073
>Part of growing up is gaining wisdom, knowing when a battle is worth fighting for. If he chooses to suffer under his bullies, understanding why he does so would be prudent. If it is purely cowerdise then surely he would not be a man. If it was to spare others the wrath of these individuals then his inaction could be viewed as noble.

>>2449104
Understanding, and a backbone. I like it. Maybe make it Herblike and you're golden.

You lie down and pull up the blanket to your face. Your hands find their way between your knees for warmth; a sleeping habit you >developed thanks to your crappy house and crappy blankets. You look at Herb and Laki one last time before closing your eyes.

>That Hana has some crazy ideas.


SOME MAJOR THINKING IS GOIN ON IN ME NOGGIN HO BOY GODDAAAAAAAYUM

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>>2449122

>>2449073
>>2449078
With the caveat that a good frying pan to the face can be a good intermediary step. I mean it works with dragons.

>>2449134
A frying pan to the face is just good sense in general. Be nice, until it's time to not be nice.

>>2449134
>>2449148
ever wonder how much an aura empowered frying pan could do?

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“I've learned that bullies don't care about their targets, so much as want to beat up someone weaker than them.” You tell him. “And I think you can make enemies into allies, if you take the time to understand them.”

Gobble listens until you’re done, then nods to show his understanding.

He grunts, with a little laugh. “Well, I guess you’re pretty young yourself. You’ll learn in time.”

That’s pretty disheartening to hear. You feel like you’re being dismissed a bit. “I mean it. It’s how I’ve made a lot of pokemon friends. And human ones. Although sometimes a frying pan to block attacks can help.” You think of Hydreigon and Jane. “I think part of growing up is gaining wisdom, and knowing when a fight is worth it. If he’s just scared, that’s one thing, but if he’s taking that focus on himself so other people don’t have to, then you could call it noble.”

He gives you a second, confused glance, before he accidentally hits his thumb.

“Are you okay?”

“You distracting lit-” He takes a breath. “I’m fine. I haven't done that in ages. My own fault for not keeping my eyes on what I was doing.”

“That looks like it’s going to leave a mark. Do you w-”

“It will.” He says firmly. “Going to throb for awhile too. Good. I won’t make that mistake again anytime soon.” His tone puts an end to it. “Shoot. Herb, hold that board for me, will you? You’re going to need to take a crash course in woodworking. That Munchlax of yours smart?”

“Gobble? Yeah!”

Gobble beams.

“I’ll trust you on that. Can’t fall behind today. Too much to do. Have him get me chalk-line from the other room and you stay here and hold this up.”

You pause. You and Gobble both have no idea what a chalk-line is. The tone in his voice made it sound like he expected you to, though. You want to make a good impression and feel like he’s already a little dismissive, even if he sort of likes you, you think. Should you just admit you don’t know? Is that unmanly in his eyes?

Maybe you could figure it out, or ask another person on the site.

“Look, one of you has to go and one of you needs to hold this board.” He tells you. He sounds a little cranky now that he hurt himself.


>Hold the board, have Gobble go and hope he figures it out
>Have Gobble hold the board. You’ll get the chalk-line
>Ask what a chalk-line looks like. Be honest about your ignorance
>Take his hand and heal it
>Something else

>>2449156
>>Ask what a chalk-line looks like. Be honest about your ignorance

>>2449156
>Ask what a chalk-line looks like. Be honest about your ignorance

>>2449156
>>Ask what a chalk-line looks like. Be honest about your ignorance
Anything else will waste time.

>>2449156
>>Ask what a chalk-line looks like. Be honest about your ignorance

>>2449156
>>Ask what a chalk-line looks like. Be honest about your ignorance

>>2449156
>Have Gobble hold the board. You’ll get the chalk-line
Think about context clues. Maybe its like fishing line only covered in chalk?knowing what it is isnt cheating, is it

>>2449156
>>Ask what a chalk-line looks like. Be honest about your ignorance


Time for the crash course. I was bad when I was little, liked playing with Dad's tools, one of which was a chalk line. He was not happy when he found out.

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“I uh, I’m not sure what that is.” You confess. “What does it look like?”

He huffs, but you can tell he didn’t mean to do it that loudly. “Nevermind! I’ll get it!”

You and Gobble standard there awkwardly as he gets up, heads to the next room. That really made you feel useless. Is he just mad because of his thumb? Are you saying the wrong stuff?

Are you just not man enough to hack it in a place like this?

“This is a chalk-line.” He says, showing you the tool. It doesn’t make sense until he pulls the string. “See? You hold this end. We stretch it out, and the line gets covered in chalk dust as it comes out. To make a straight line, I just snap it like this.”

“Hey, that’s pretty neat.” You say, looking closer and glad he’s teaching you something.

“It’s not a toy.” He holds it back. His gruff tone again making you feel pretty bad. He reaches to pull the tape measure from his belt. “This is.” He flicks it out, making it snap at you. He stops short of touching you, and repeats the attack a few times, startling you and making you jump a little. He must have a lot of practice! He tries the same to Gobble, but Gobble catches the end on the second flick.

“Good pokemon.” He says. “Fast for a Munchlax.”

You can’t understand him. Is that his way of trying to bond with you? Flicking a tape measure? Is he just giving you a hard time? Is he going easy on you? Is he just doing whatever he feels like in the moment and not overthinking it like you probably are?

How are you going to spend the rest of the day with this man?


>Spend the day asking questions and trying to learn as much handy stuff as possible
>Spend the day trying to get to know him better, looking for any common interest
>Spend the day working hard, doing whatever tasks you can as hard as you can without distractions
>Spend the day trying to convince him of your view of manliness. You’re sure you can find a point that resonates with him
>Something else

>>2449226
>Spend the day working hard, doing whatever tasks you can as hard as you can without distractions

>>2449226
>>Spend the day asking questions and trying to learn as much handy stuff as possible

No point in not learning! Just occasionally glance over to check and make sure Hana's not running low or pushing herself too hard Or if there's some dude getting too friendly{/spoiler]

>>2449226
>Spend the day asking questions and trying to learn as much handy stuff as possible

>>2449226
>>Spend the day working hard, doing whatever tasks you can as hard as you can without distractions

>>2449226
>Spend the day asking questions and trying to learn as much handy stuff as possible

>>2449226
>Spend the day helping where you can and try to pick up a thing or two if possible.

>>2449226
>Spend the day helping where you can and try to pick up a thing or two if possible.
Don't over do it on the questions but ya learning... do the learning thing.

>>2449226
>Spend the day working hard, doing whatever tasks you can as hard as you can without distractions

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You spend the day working hard, but making it your main priority to learn as much as possible. You annoy him at first, but with a little time he starts to warm up to explaining things to you.

Truthfully you end up more confused than you were going into it, since you don’t know why he teaches you the things he does or when to apply them, but a few things stick and you learn some small tricks on how to do some tasks. You end up feeling more rounded as a person, and you can see Gobble learning from your example too. Once he learns the right way to get a nail out, he really gets into it. The chalk-line, the level, the way Lake puts in supports and why he chooses the spots he does, all of that seems to stick with Gobble maybe even better than you.

“Alright.” He says. “That’s enough for today. Come on, Herb. I bet the women are cooking us up a great meal when we get back.” He slaps you on the back. “Good work today. Good attitude.”

His approval hits you deep inside. It’s a nice, warm, fuzzy feeling that pits a kick in your step. You and him go to collect Hana.

Huh. You didn’t really get a chance to check in on her at all today. The few times you looked over, she was just digging and digging, not taking any breaks.

She seems to have attracted a lot of attention. At first, you assume it’s because she’s a girl, but you see the faces looking at her aren’t happy.

“What did you do?” A man demands. You recognize him as the site supervisor.

“I dug!” She sounds worried. “I thought you said to dig between the markers because you couldn’t get large digging pokemon in here and the smaller ones are all at another site, so...”

“I know what I said!” He bellows. “You just did a crew’s work for the week!”

“Oh.” She says. Her hand drops a little, and you can hear the arm strain. It must be near empty.

“What are you, some sort of jokester? You sneak a second pokemon on site or something? I know your Glaceon didn’t dig that”

“No. Glaceon was helping keep us cool” Hana says meekly. “I did the digging. I just put my legs into it.”

“Your legs?”

She lifts the ankle of her pants, showing metal ankles and drawing a lot of eyes. “Well, not -my- legs...”

“Hey! She’s that robot girl.” Someone says. “Yeah, I remember hearing about that years ago. Some sort of accident, right?”

Someone elbows that guy to shut up. The man who was giving her a hard time though, doesn’t seem to care. “Show me how you dug so fast.”

“I can’t anymore.” She says. “I’m low on power.”

(continued)

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>>2449320
“Uh huh. You get paid by the bucketload, totally didn’t sneak in a second pokemon, and you, some teenage girl with prosthetics, just dug that all by yourself.”

Someone else chimes in. “She was digging pretty ha-”

“Nobody asked you. I’m not paying. Not a cent.” He looks to the crew and yells. “Nobody cheats on my site! Back to work, everyone.” He looks down at Hana. “You, get off of my site.”

Hana climbs out of the hole, but as she pulls herself up slowly and with effort, she looks up at him in a rare show of social assertiveness. “I...that’s not fair!” Her voice cracks. She was so much more confident when yelling at Laki. You can understand though. This is different. She’s not convincing him of anything, but she’s not backing down yet, either. At least, until she see’s Lake. Then she seems struggle with if she wants to let it go or not. You think she doesn’t want to cause trouble for Lake.

“I know it’s different on the mainland, but we don’t sue here for just a small fist fight.” Lake tells you. It sounds more like a warning for you not to do anything dumb than advice to use against the supervisor. “Unless you’re going to talk him out of his money.” He adds in with a slight mocking tone. “Believe me, though. When he gets like this the only way you get it is by taking it.”

You want to get in there, but should you? Lake isn’t discouraging you, but isn’t that guy sort of like his boss? And is it sexist for you to step in for her if she can handle it?


>Give Hana encouragement, but let her handle it
>Take Hana away and cheer her up
>Step in, demand he pay her, or else
>Try to talk him into relenting but don’t get confrontational about it
>Something else

>>2449324
>Give Hana encouragement, but let her handle it

>>2449324
>Why are you so skeptical?
> She could easily show you if she had some power in her limbs. Watch her tomorrow when she's at full charge. IF she lied you get a week and change of work for free, if she's not you pay her.
>You really have nothing to lose... unless you're trying to stiff a girl out of money on principle.

>>2449337
This

>>2449324
This
>>2449337

>>2449324
>Put a hand on her shoulder and let her know you’re with her.

>If she doesn’t want to argue the point herself, give him a piece of your mind.

If so:
>Honestly, what sort of a two-bit racket is he running here? Is he that cheap he’s tricking kids out of their money or can he just not stay afloat otherwise? Or does he really think so low of his crew that he thinks none of them would spot a code violation all day? Maybe he’s just embarrassed at how slow he digs in comparison that he has to make excuses?

>>2449324
>Step in, demand he pay her, or else
Time for a fistfight!

>>2449324
This>>2449337
Also damn son, calling him out on his treatment of women, this guys are touchy about that.

Remember the consent thing Laki was on about, and how many times we had to confirm it?

>>2449324
>He’s lucky she’s not demanding a whole crew’s week’s worth of wages like she earned!

>>2449324
>>2449332
This was my vote
>>2449337
But I'll support this

>>2449324
>>2449337
Hot damn the burn, supporting!

>>2449324
>>2449337
This. This is glorious.

Man we are gonna get punched the fuck out

>>2449436
But we’ll get to find out if we can heal ourself!

Remember kids, being a smug big words asshole doesn't always fly, especially not with a dude like this

>>2449447
You should vote, and make your argument then.

>>2449447
Biggest words are skeptical and Priviple which are not that big.

If he attacks us fine, just shows he’s a cunt and we’ll defend ourself.

>>2449452
We just need to whip out our Pan. Oh shi-

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Its not about him trying to stiff her, its the fact that the rest of the dig crew just lost out on a week of pay, construction jobs and unions are very picky about people who over accomplish, fucks up easy money for everyone else and sets standards too high.

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You wipe your sweaty palms on your pants

“Why are you so skeptical?” You say, moving forward. Gobble follows with you. “She could easily show you if she had some power in her limbs. Watch her tomorrow when she's at full charge. If she lied you get a week and change of work for free, if she's not you pay her.”

“We can do it sooner, if I can borrow a charge from someone.” Hana meekly adds in.

“Who are you?” He looks around to the others without waiting for a response from you. “Who is this?”

“My daughter’s man.” Lake informs him, and all the onlookers.

“Laki got a boyfriend?” The supervisor asks, a little surprised, a little of what sounds like proud, and a lot confused. “Him?”

“That girl’s her Sal-mate.” He clarifies. “Hana.”

“Little Laki’s in a harem.” He asks. “Under a mainlander kid?”

Whispers spread among the crowd. The older workers refer to her as ‘little Laki,’ and it sounds like she was a bit of a sweetheart and mascot that the whole crew took a liking towards as a kid. The younger workers, though, don’t refer to her as little at all, and their tone is just a little different. You feel like you’re being sized up and judged by a lot of eyeballs right now.

“What do you say?” You try to get things focused on the issue at hand, and regain some sort of control here. This suddenly feels even harder than before.

“What, you’re serious? Why would I agree to that?”

You really feel the pressure now. The direct confrontation in his voice and posture put a scare into you, even if you don’t really want to admit it. It’s a powerless feeling. “B-” you cough. “Because.” That’s a little better. “Because you have nothing to lose, unless you’re trying to stiff a girl out of money on principle.”

It’s a direct challenge to his honor. He grinds his teeth and steps right up next to you. He clenches a fist. There’s definitely a hostile intent in his eyes, and from the group’s growing silence, you’re sure they see it too.

Your heart is pounding out of your chest.


>Stand your ground and keep eye contact until he backs down or hits you
>Punch him first! It’s your only chance to survive
>Back away, but still maintain that you’re right
>Maybe you can subtly try to adjust his aura (will require a very difficult role)
>Something else

>>2449454
OK. If that was the point the other guys would not have stuck up for her or tried too. Him not paying her is robbery plain and simple.


>>2449456
>Stand your ground and keep eye contact until he backs down or hits you.
>Be ready to block or dodge.

>>2449456
>Stand your ground and keep eye contact until he backs down or hits you.

>>2449456
>Stand your ground and keep eye contact until he backs down or hits you

>>2449456
>Stand your ground and keep eye contact until he backs down or hits you

>>2449456
>Stand your ground and keep eye contact until he backs down or hits you
I'm fully expecting to take a hit but backing down won't look good

>>2449454
Then he failed in his job because clearly she wasn't supervised.

>>2449456
>>Stand your ground and keep eye contact until he backs down or hits you

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>>2449324
I thought votes were called but I'll pitch somthing in, also the big words thing was more in reference to being a smug holier/I'm smarter-than-thou person to someone who probably could care less
>Give Hana encouragement, but let her handle it
Let her lead the conversation and pitch in if needed, its her money so she should be the one arguing for it (respect to her for both the island customs and in general), less likely for the construction foreman, who i doubt Herb could take in a fight, to try to just kick our ass and call it a day. The only friends we have here are Lake and Hana. The workers could give less of a shit or are pissed cos she just made them lose out big. If he lays a hand on her though then fight dirty and fight quick.

Hopefully if he swings we get a dodge/ counterattack roll.

I want to sap the aura from him through his fist if he does. Herb gets hit and the foreman goes down.

>>2449456
>>Stand your ground and keep eye contact until he backs down or hits you

>>2449456
>Stand your ground and keep eye contact until he backs down or hits you

>>2449456
>Stand your ground and keep eye contact until he backs down or hits you
If we get rocked I can see Lake having to pull Hana off or him, low charge or not

>>2449480
Hana, what about Laki?

>>2449462
I never said it was right, I'm just saying the guys who stuck up for her got shushed and these guys aren't gonna risk their livelihoods for this, the way shit like this is they could lose out on ever having a job on the island again.

>>2449481
she's not here

>>2449481
She's not here.

>>2449481
Oh when she hears about it and finds him sure, I'm just talking about right now

>>2449456
>Stand your ground and keep eye contact until he backs down or hits you

This is the part where we get punched in the face

>>2449469
Oh he knows that she was legit, he's just pissed cos she worked too hard and made him and his guys lose out on money/look like shit

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[Roll!]

Rolled 57 (1d100)

>>2449496

Rolled 89 (1d100)

>>2449496

Rolled 36 (1d100)

>>2449496
Please Pokken-Machamp! Hear my plea!

>>2449475
Kinda hard to focus when you're getting a serious case of summer teeth

Rolled 9 (1d100)

>>2449496
Oh Shiiiiiiiii~

Taaaachyons

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>>2449500

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You keep eye contact and stand your ground. The closer he gets though, the more you realize how much bigger he is than you. It’s not a small gap.

“If you’re going to act like a big man, you’d better fight like one too.” He warns you.

You don’t have a retort. You’re just focused on staying firmly planted, not giving an inch. You don’t even want to blink.

“HA!” He throws a punch. You’re so busy fighting the urge to just stay planted that you don’t really flinch much. Well, some face muscles contort a little, and your stomach muscles tighten up, but you don’t blink and you don’t move.

His fist stops at the last second. He almost seems as surprised as you do. You think something about just standing firm made him change his mind. It seems like the last thing he expected you to do, and despite what you assume is at least some experience in fighting, his instincts told him your confidence made you not worth it. Whether you’re not worth the risk of punching your head clean off, or he got some sense that you’d fight hard, or something else, you don’t know.

Your gut is doing spins right now, but he backs down. “It’s beneath me to pick on a kid.” He says, trying to save a little face.

There are a few hushed whispers, but nothing anyone dares express too loudly.

“Alright. Sure. Charge up or whatever you have to do, grab a shovel, and if you dug this as fast as you said you did, you won’t have any trouble pitching that pile of dirt into that truck over there faster than Lileep.

You glance to Hana. Her expression says she’s pretty sure she can do it.

Gobble looks ready to throw down with this guy right here.

You’re still reeling from the fact that he backed down! You didn’t expect that to actually work!


>Accept his terms
>Sure, but if she wins you’re paying her for that too
>No way! He’s just trying to get free labor. We’ll be back tomorrow and we’ll prove it then
>Why don’t we settle this with a pokemon battle instead?
>Ask he pay up now, and he won’t have to deal with you or Hana again
>Something else

[Sorry about the delay. Computer crashed. It's been doing that a lot lately.]

>>2449559
>>Sure, but if she wins you’re paying her for that too

>>2449559
>>Something else
Encourage Hana to speak for yourself.

>>2449559
>Accept his terms

Let the dude save face

>>2449559
>Sure, but if she wins you’re paying her for that too

>>2449559
>Ask Lake if Lileep is a reasonable benchmark, as we have no way of knowing.

If so:
>Sure, but if she wins you’re paying her for that too

Then:
>Go talk with Hana and make sure you’re not writing checks she doesn’t want to cash.

>>2449559
>>Sure, but if she wins you’re paying her for that too

>>2449559
>Accept his terms

>>2449559
>Sure, but if she wins you’re paying her for that too

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>>2449559
>double check with Hana, sure her limbs work fine but how's her actual body?
If she is good to go then
>Sure, but if she wins you’re paying her for that too
If she isn't
>No way! He’s just trying to get free labor. We’ll be back tomorrow and we’ll prove it then
Remember she may not wanna back down to make us look bad, be double sure she feels ok.

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You glance back at Lake, wondering if Lileep is a reasonable pokemon for Laki to go up against.

He keeps his thick arms folded and his gaze cool. He leans over just a bit to look at the area Hana dug. “Anyone that could dig that today should be fine.” He says.

Your eyes go back to Hana to check one more time, but the supervisor snaps to demand your attention. “Getting scared? I’m a reasonable man, we-”

“We accept.” You blurt out. “But if Hana wins, you’re paying her for doing that work, too.”

He looks almost a little cornered. He glances to the men, then back to you. “Fine! Let no man say I don’t pay what’s owed.”

There’s some muttering of approval from the crowd.

“U-um, for the competition, can Glaceon help me? She helped with the other digging.”

He looks suspicious for a second. “I can’t come up with an argument to say no. But no funny business.”

Whatever counts as funny business, he doesn’t say. You don’t have time to follow up, as Hana is asking around to see if anyone has an electric pokemon she can borrow.

“I’ll help you, Hana.” Laki’s older brother offers, a little too eagerly. He was awfully quiet up until now.

“I thought you brought Mach-”

“SHHH.” He interupts. “I snuck in Raichu, too. He’s fresh. Lots of juice.”

Another worker, who thankfully was too far to hear that, comes over with his somewhat tired looking Charjabug. “Some of the other guys may not like it, but that guy stiffed me before too. If you can beat him, I want to help.”

“She’s covered.” Laki’s older brother tells the worker.

“Charjabug is cute! I’m sure he’ll do great” Hana says before turning to Laki’s older brother. “I don’t want you to risk anything. I’ve already been enough trouble.”

“It’s fine. I’m a sucker for a pretty face.” He says. “I’m really down with helping women in the workplace. Especially on this island.”

“I couldn’t...” Hana says once again.

“You can! I insist.”

“Well... if you say so...” Hana relents.

The rush of that encounter is still making you jittery and feeling a need to take some sort of action. It’s hard to tell if your feelings about wanting to step in again are because you feel she’s being forced into agreeing or if the adrenaline is giving you the urge to step up to him now too.

>It’s her choice. You’ve stepped in enough today
>She said Charjabug is fine, pal!
>Politely insist back to him that we couldn’t live with ourselves if he lost his job until he relents.
>Give her a piggyback to somewhere else where she can charge
>Something else

>>2449602
>It’s her choice. You’ve stepped in enough today

>>2449602
>Give her a piggyback to somewhere else where she can charge
Shitty situation but we don't wanna stress chargebug or assosiate with someone who snuck in a pokemon

>>2449602
>It’s her choice. You’ve stepped in enough today
>Give her a piggy back ride anyway

>>2449602
>>It’s her choice. You’ve stepped in enough today

>>2449602
could we mix up something quick to give Charjabug a boost, cooking wise?

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>>2449619
[IIRC Herb left most everything behind for the work day. There are places to pick up a quick bite within a moderate walk, though]

>>2449602
>It's her choice
Also, roll to heal her. She's probably tired, don't want her to overdo it.

>>2449602
>Give her a piggyback to somewhere else where she can charge

>Give her a nice long kiss and promise her more when she puts this Mudbray in his place.

She won't lose.

>>2449635
This!

>>2449602
this>>2449635

>>2449635
Massive overcharge-desu

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“It’s your choice.” You tell her. “I was going to give you a piggyback, but if that’ll work, then-”

“That sounds great!” She says before turning to Laki’s older brother. “Thanks for volunteering. I’ll leave it to you and Raichu.”

You’re both confused as to what she means until she detaches her legs and arm with a satisfying little click for each one. She leaves all three there and gestures with her remaining, biological arm, for you to help her up.

You do so. Jeez, you’re beat. Even without her parts, it’s not as easy as you assumed. You did a lot more bending and lifting today than you realized. Still, while today you’re tired, you know the you that started your journey would be flat out on his back right now.

The two of you walk off somewhere else, leaving him behind. Gobble and Glaceon hurry along with you.

Somehow today, you feel like you’ve become pretty unpopular here. It should bug you more than it does, but nothing seems to bug you that much when Hana depends on you.

“Thanks.” She says. “Sorry for being a burden again today.”

“You know that’s not-”

“I know.” She says, snuggling into your back. “And I know you know it’s not the leg thing I’m talking about. I went and caused a scene and almost got you into a fight. And now this with Laki’s brother.”

“...what do you mean?”

“I think I accidentally flirted with him. I didn’t mean to!” She quickly adds. “I was just trying to be nice and I told him I liked his hat and I think he took it way the wrong way because he’s been really weird.”

The explanation about what she meant by flirting calms you down, but the fact that he’s been making her uncomfortable bugs you. Even more than the fact that she likes that hat. “Did he do anything?”

“No.” She says. “He didn’t. He helped me dig and he did volunteer his Raichu. Maybe I’m just overreacting. I’ve been wrong about guys being into me before.” That last sentence comes out in a way that implies there’s a story from before she met you. “I feel a little bad. I don’t hate him or anything. He’s been nice. I just don’t feel right around him.”

You’re not sure what to make of him. There’s just this weird sense you get when he talks, like he’s just on a different wavelength than other people. It’s hard for you to describe since your gut doesn’t use words.

>She should trust her instincts. You’ll try to make sure he’s not alone with her
>He seems a little off, but nice. We shouldn’t judge until we get to know him better
>Laki would have warned us if there was anything to worry about.
>After this, you’ll talk to him privately and sort out anything that needs sorting. She shouldn’t have to worry
>Something else

>>2449660
>>She should trust her instincts. You’ll try to make sure he’s not alone with her

>>2449660
>She should trust her instincts. You’ll try to make sure he’s not alone with her

>>2449660
Goodnight Gobble, I must sleep.

>>2449660
>He seems a little off, but nice. We shouldn’t judge until we get to know him better
His mom is the Sal-mate right. there's loads of baggage carried with that. Maybe he just needs an understanding ear and a nice home cooked meal.

>She should trust her instincts. You’ll try to make sure he’s not alone with her.

His father seemed to imply something up with him and I think Laki seemed kinda weird about him too.

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>>2449673
[Night!]

>>2449676
its just that hes doesn't stack up against whats expected of him. He's a bit of a fuck up but we have also been seeing how Loanan culture and society is going through upheaval.

Lake and his generation looking at the younger one with the rose tinted memory of how it was when they were that age. Plus his mom nerly Allan's Snack barred the family according the Wahine

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“You should trust your instincts.” You tell her. You feel like that old bit of wisdom has really come to define your aura training. It’s just good advice.

“Yeah? I’m not being crazy?”

You give her an assuring nudge with your head. It’s all you can manage while carrying her. “I’ll try to make sure you’re not alone with him.” You hope you're both not being too judgmental. It sounds like he's had a bit of an odd upbringing and he's just in a strange position in general. That can't be easy. Still, you couldn't ever dream of taking any chances when it comes to Hana.

“Thanks.” She says, sounding a little disappointed. “Don’t say anything to this, because I know what you’re going to say. But I want to tell you how I feel right now. Umm, if that’s alright.”

“It’s always alright.”

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>>2449691

She takes a big breath. “I feel like...I’m not needed. It’s not that you make me feel that way. You didn’t do anything wrong.” She really puts a big emphasis on that. “Don’t feel bad, please. I just, well, it’s hard to feel secure when I’m always taking and taking and never giving. I don’t even know what I can offer, at this point. Now I’m asking even more from you. I’m always doing greedy things. I’m a huge hypocrite, too. I’m calling Laki’s brother creepy but I’m the one that creeps on all my friends!” She sighs. “I think sometimes when I talk about being a burden, people think I’m being down about my limbs and stuff. I don’t exactly feel like they help, but I don’t hate them or mind the stares. I’d love to be able to just blame any of my problems on my condition or the things that have happened to me, but I can’t. That wouldn’t be true. I am who I am because of my choices and habits. I get exhausted just being around so many people all the time so I’m always quiet and boring, but I get exhausted because I never forced myself to socialize much before. I have no skills or anything because all I did most days was watch movies and play games. I have nothing to show for in my life except for you and my pokemon, and I always feel like I could lose either at any time because there’s no reason you should want to be with me. I know you it kills you to hear all this and that’s just another thing that makes me feel bad, because I’m dumping stuff on a guy that deals with everyone’s problems all the time and the last thing he needs is a needy girlfriend complaining about vague feelings of inadequacy. I don’t know. I just really wanted to tell you how I feel. You’re doing great as a boyfriend. Really. Like, infinite out of ten. The way you stood up to that guy back there? Holy crap! You’re amazing! But that’s part of why feel so insecure. You’re so out of my league it’s insane. I still have no idea how this even happened. I don’t want you to get any weird ideas that I want to see you fail or anything just to bring you down to my level so I can feel more secure or some crazy girlfriend stuff like that. I just...I don’t even know what my point was. I guess I was hoping if I kept talking, I’d be able to figure it out. Just uh, please let me know if I have any habits or things that I do that I can work on. Again, please don’t say anything in response to this right now. I’m not looking to make you fix me every time I blurt crazy all over you. You do so much as it is. I guess I just wanted to give you a sort of status update because at the very least, it’s probably better than if I just clam up and make you guess.”

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>>2449693
You really, really want to say something to that. But said not to say anything in response. There’s so much there to go over that you need time to process it all to even respond anyway.

“Thanks for being you.” She says after your non-response.

You set her down on a bench. She cuddles against you, ignoring the looks of occasional passers-by. Despite what she told you, she neglected to give the same instructions to Gobble. He gives her a big, long hug. He was going to hug her leg originally, but found that to not be working at the moment and had to climb up the bench instead.

Just sitting on the bench for awhile lets your mind wander. You note that all the women you’ve seen here are pretty modestly dressed, and many are escorted by a man. The streets are very clean, with almost no signs of litter. People greet each other very formally, but immediately lighten up as soon as the formalities are taken care of. You even saw two brothers do a formal bow, then talk about what they’ve been up to since the other day. But they still maintained acknowledging the older/younger hierarchy. It’s so foreign to you, but you feel more curious the more you get to know how it all works. There’s a feeling of assurance in having a system where you theoretically always know where you fit.

“Umm, there’s something else we should talk about.”

Your heart stops for a second. What did she just say? Oh no. Oh no! “S-sure.” You sweat.

“Doesn’t it bother you that I’m...the way I am?”

You cock your head. You have no idea what she’s talking about.

“You know...”

“Cute?”

She smiles. “No! I mean, thanks, and I think you’re crazy, but no. That I’m more...sexually enthusiastic than average?”

Somehow, you can almost hear Abigail’s voice calling that the understatement of the year.

Hana continues. “I’m not stupid. I’m not really that smart either, but I’m not dumb. I know most boys would be really happy about that. But you’re not like most boys. I’m so dirty and you’re so...not. And I’m not complaining about your ability to keep up because, wow! Even I’m going to be really satisfied for a while after last night. But doesn’t it bug you that I’m a huge slutty pervert? Even a little?”

>Well, a little
>You like it. She makes you feel needed. Nightly.
>She knows about a whole new world you don’t. It makes you feel safe
>It is a little intimidating, but you can deal with it
>It’s part of who she is, therefore you love it
>She’s not -that- perverted. She’s just being hard on herself
>Something else

[That’s it for tonight. We’ll be going Saturday! Thanks for coming! I may still be a bit slow because I don’t know if I’ll have time to format this crashing toaster, but we’ll see!]

>>2449694
>You like it. She makes you feel needed. Nightly.

>>2449694
>You like it. She makes you feel needed. Nightly.
>It’s part of who she is, therefore you love it
>Something else
And if she feels like shes to much for Herb to be able to handle. Well that just means the Sal-pack must grow.

Herb needs to practice his jokes.

>>2449694
>I just wonder if it doesn't bother you. Does it not keep you from doing or thinking about other things you like?

We should encourage her try taking up writing. She has clearly demonstrated an understanding for the underpining of comedy and I'm sure she knows a lot about the art of storytelling. At the very least I'm sure she would come up with some great smut...

>>2449694
>You like it. She makes you feel needed. Nightly.
>It’s part of who she is, therefore you love it

>>2449694
>sometimes it’s a little intimidating
>because sometimes you can feel like you can’t give her everything she wants when she’s feeling masochistic or exhibitioney.
>But you’ve been satisfying her, right?

On another note, we should encourage Hana to pursue a skill that’ll make her proud.

>>2449694
Yeah, this >>2449709 is a good point too. With the way she’s worried about it, is it something that bothers her?

>>2449694
>It’s part of who she is, therefore you love it
>You like it. She makes you feel needed. Nightly.
But also
>>2449709
Supporting this. Nothing wrong with being a pervert though.
>Maybe Herb should share a few of his other fantasies with Hana?

>>2449816
Like what?

>>2449833
Thoughts about the other ladies.
I have no doubt he's had a thought or two about the girls in nothing but aprons.
Maybe how the impregnation stuff might be a bit more than just him trying to satisfy Laki's fetish.
Other than that I imagine its a lot of not too terribly deviant lewd thoughts.

>>2449841
All herbs lewdness surrounds a happy family life.

> dress up and roleplay
> Food play
> impregnation

>>2449694
>You like it. She makes you feel needed. Nightly.
>It’s part of who she is, therefore you love it
I'm often worried that I'm not manly enough or good enough for you and Laki, so it makes me happy that I can do this for you. I think I'm getting more comfortable with it as well.

>>2449891
Let’s pick up a can of whipped cream then.

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>>2449709
This could lead to an interesting conversation

>>2450093
Yeah, I’m hoping it leads to a “no need to be ashamed” type of thing. I can kinda see Hana reading it as Herb thinking she’s obsessed or something, based on the wording.

Something interesting about Herb/Laki/Hana, none of them really have set ambitions. That’s something they should work on together.

Man I love when things just slide into place like that. Perfect example of what we told lake about violence and bullying.

I think one thing we need to do, assuming we have their contact info, is get in touch with Kat and crew and ask them about getting Hana some prosthetics she can swim with. IIRC, that was something she once told us she loved before she became a triple amputee. It would be a nice thing for her to do, alongside writing and directing.

As far as her libido goes, I think Herb would be worried about going too far if he plays along with some of her fantasies and not knowing when she wants him to stop. Not in the sense that we think she's fragile, but in that life already shat on her enough and we don't ever want to add to that pile.

Rolled 8, 25 = 33 (2d100)

Read the new lewdbin. Just for the hell of it, rolling for chance of pregnancy. First is Laki, second is Hana.

>>2450813
Already talked to Hana about the prosthetics thing. It would require more surgery and stuff and was deemed not worth it. I agree with the other stuff though.

Rolled 92, 40 = 132 (2d100)

>>2450821
bo3

Rolled 75, 90 = 165 (2d100)

>>2450821
lets see what we get

>>2451061
92 and 90, fuck the DC was 95+

>>2451074
Probably 99+ for basic on Laki due to contraceptives. 100 for Hana for an aura miracle.

>>2450813
Well, that's why we all have the safeword right? So we can keep pushing the limits, but always known when one of us wants to stop.

>>2450848
Why would she need additional surgery to get lighter waterproof prosthetics?

>>2451264
I don't recall directly off the top of my head but it was Hana herself who said it. I think it has to do with how her robo legs attach to her. It prevents an easy swap like that.

>>2451264
Uses different kinds of connectors than the more durable and stronger cutting edge prosthetic she uses.

>>2451292
Prosthetics like that would require surgery beyond just attachment; a lot of the body would have to be altered to be capable of supporting the kind of force they put out. Hana might well have been given a Wolverine-style adamantium bone treatment.

>>2452052
It’d be easier to just use aura to swap bodies with her.

Or use an old timey diving suit.

>>2452524
The moment the possibility of swapping bodies comes up, Hana's first thought is going to be "cool, I get to find out what a male orgasm feels like".

>>2453149
It’s a valid question.

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STOP FORCING YOUR DEGENERATE FETISHES ON PURE HERB

>>2455868
You say that like Herb wouldn’t want to spoil Hana with lots of new experiences.

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[Thread soon! Been having computer issues but it looks like they're abated for now.]

>>2457322
You say that like Herb could figure the operating end of a double ended dildo.

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http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=Pokemon%20Island%20Adventure%20Quest
https://twitter.com/GobbleQM
Character info pastebin in progress: http://pastebin.com/iB0tb7rz
Dice odds for best of 3: http://pastebin.com/994WTT3g

General rules:

There is a 10 minute voting period after each post. Non-contradictory votes will be combined as best as possible.
Write-ins for all votes are always welcome and encouraged. They may not all make it into the post or be altered to fit in, but I'll do my best to at least try to address the spirit of the write-in.

Very important or contentious votes may be redone in a stricter voting system as circumstances warrant.

Combat mechanics involve three rolls of 1d100, taking the best, and using the base accuracy and crit ranges of the the PTU system, roughly, but the 'turn order' will be more like the anime, where sometimes you can do a few moves in a row or be hit by a combo of moves yourself, all depending on circumstances. Stronger moves tend to take more time and have more cooldown than weaker moves and also may leave you open to an interrupt, so beware of that timing. Speed is more important for closing ground, intercepting, and other things and doesn't necessarily mean going first.

Pokemon and trainers are unique, and may have certain specializations, skills, or other things that the video-game mechanics might not allow. Some examples: That kung fu Bellsprout in the anime, that crystal Onix, or a Roggenrolla that can fly. Herb's perception skills, pokemon knowledge, context clues in general, and other things will hopefully come into play to avoid completely unfair, unforeseeable bullshit, but expect more bullshit from more advanced trainers.

Call me out on a mistake and receive a suggestive picture, mostly likely a butt.

Pokemon:
Gobble (Munchlax)
Mace (Roggenrola) - Elsewhere
Belladonna (Roserade) - Elsewhere
Dice (Croconaw) - Elsewhere
Sorbet (Vulpix) - Elsewhere

Location: Akaneki, just outside a construction site not far from Laki's parent's house.

>>2457398
My computer gave up the fight yesterday.

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>>2457554
[Oh no! Sorry to hear! Mine's been having trouble too. Have a Hex Maniac to help ease the pain]

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After Hana asks her question, she picks up Glaceon and pets it. It’s a nice distraction for her to keep from having to look you in the eyes. You recognize it because you do similar stuff sometimes.

“I like it.”

“You do?” She sounds happy and relieved, but also surprised.

“You make me feel needed.” You say, lowering your voice a little and sinking your head into your shoulders shyly before you continue. “Nightly.”

She gives you a fun, sideways smile, but only for a second. “That’s a relief. But, are you sure? I feel like I’m always just bugging you for a favor. You get into it.” She blushes. “Really into it. But I feel like you’re just sort of trying to make me and Laki happy. You never really initiate so I don’t know if you’re just sort of giving in because you feel you need to or, uh, y’know, you’re not as attracted to me...” she sort of trails off. “I just feel like I’m being a pest sometimes. You don’t have to do stuff if you don’t want to. If it’s bugging you, I’ll cut it out and stop bugging you for it every day. You’re such a pure, nice guy and if I didn’t meet you I’d probably just end up as some easy practice lay for shallow jerks with confidence. I just don’t get how someone like you can like someone like me.”

You face her, lifting her chin a little with her finger so she’ll meet your eyes. “It’s a part of who you are. How could I not love it?”

She says nothing for a moment. Not because of a lack of effort, but because she looks overwhelmed. The dried sweat from working all day makes way for new, fresh sweat forming a bead on her face, despite Glaceon’s presence. She hides her face under her hair and looks down. “You always know what to say.” Her voice has a smile in it.

It’s your turn to feel a bit reserved now. There’s something you’ve been worrying about, too. “I guess it can be a little intimidating, because you know so much more than me and I’m just kind of learning. I have been... uh, satisfying you, right?”

“Oh ho ho yeah!” She blurts out. “Do you ever. I probably shouldn’t say this, but I didn’t see that coming.”

There’s a pregnant pause in the air.

“I-I-I just mean, that I’d find a guy who’s really nice and makes me feel great and also...makes me feel -great-” She awkwardly lifts her shoulders to emphasis the different meaning. “I always thought I’d end up just sort of being jerked around by some hot douchebag. And instead, I have you.”

Once again, there’s another pause.

“I mean, you’re hot! I mean, everyone thinks you have a cute face, you dress really well and you’ve got a decent body, and also a massive-” she suddenly goes quiet as a jogger passes by. “Uh, heh. But you’re also the most powerful person I’ve ever met.”

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>>2457651
“Me?” She’s teasing you, right? She doesn’t normally, but maybe with Laki and Abigail going at it all the time she might be picking up a habit. “Me?” You repeat.

“Well, yeah. You don’t always take charge, but it’s like, you don’t seem to feel the need to most of the time. And when you do, you’re really direct and honest and you just sort of take over any situation that needs you to and it’s just like, wow!” She wiggles her leg stumps, as if to mimic kicking her legs while sitting. “You dominate. And not in the usual way you think of the word. I just feel safe when you do that, like everything’s going to work out because you’re in charge. It’s scary, but exciting.”

“Scary?” You scare her? You?

“Well, it’s scary in the sense that you make me feel optimistic about stuff.” Oh. You understand now. Being optimistic about life is scary to her.

She laid out a lot. You take a minute to process it all and figure out how that makes you feel.


>Optimism is good. Encourage her to embrace that feeling
>She has way too high of an opinion of you. You have no idea what you’re doing most of the time
>Explain why you never initiate (will go to new vote)
>Cuddle and wait until it’s time to go back
>There's no way she'd end up like that if she didn't meet you. She's stronger than she thinks
>Something else

>>2457658
>Optimism is good. Encourage her to embrace that feeling

~Ay ay Hoooo! Now lets dig some holes!

>>2457658
>She has way too high of an opinion of you. You have no idea what you’re doing most of the time
I know this is just going to trap them both in an endless cycle of compliments and bashful denial, but I can't help it. It's just too good. This is just how I get my kicks.

>>2457658
>I get what you mean, about feeling safe. I can trust you.

>Explain why you don’t initiate.

>Cuddle and wait until it’s time to go back

Y’all are sleeping on cuddles.

>>2457658
>She has way too high of an opinion of you. You have no idea what you’re doing most of the time
>Cuddle

>>2457658
>She has way too high of an opinion of you. You have no idea what you’re doing most of the time.

"But I guess it's worked out okay so far, I mean, I got two great girlfriends out of making it up as I go."

I think the reason we don't initiate is because Herb is like a truck. You put the sex in the truck and it gets the sex where it needs to go.

While for Hana sex is a series of tubes. In optimum condition she's hot and cold running sex.

>>2457658
>>Optimism is good. Encourage her to embrace that feeling

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“You have way too high of an opinion of me.” You say, putting an arm over her, and forgetting for a moment until now that the reason it feels off is because she’s only got the one full arm right now. “I have no idea what I’m doing most of the time.”

Gobble looks up in shock from that statement. He apparently didn’t know that, either.

You feel the need to add something to that statement to lighten it up a bit. "But I guess it's worked out okay so far, I mean, I got two great girlfriends out of making it up as I go."

“Psh. We got you.” She says, leaning into you She is getting a little teasing, after all! “Um, kidding.” She breaks easily. “Trust me, after last night you pretty much own me.”

You’re not sure how you feel about that, and she seems to regret saying it because she hides her face in your chest quickly out of embarrassment after. But before you can say anything, you the timer on Hana’s pokedex going off and Glaceon’s leap of surprise from it. It’s time to head back.

On the walk back though, there’s another thing you wanted to mention. “Optimism isn’t the worst thing in the world. I don’t think it’s bad if you feel that way.”

This time, when you look at her, the eyes looking back look a lot different. A look of condescension. No, not that. Pity. No, not quite that either. You’re not sure how to describe it. It’s like you’re a little kid who just said Santa is real and she doesn’t have it in her to tell you otherwise. But beneath that, there’s also something else, just barely there. Like you could almost convince her it’s possible if you really tried and found the perfect argument for it. The whole look vanishes when she glances down.


The site supervisor and his pokemon are there, waiting, and watching as Hana starts putting herself back together. “You still interested in doing this? There’s no shame in backing down. As much as I shouldn’t be doing this, I’m a reasonable guy. I can give you a day’s average wage and we can settle the issue there.”

“Not like you to give up so easily.” Laki’s dad says, folding his arms. He’s been suspiciously quiet during this whole thing.

“As far as I’m concerned, we’re wasting time. And I don’t want to have some poor girl throw her back out on my watch.”

“Umm, I don’t think you need to worry about that.” Hana says, assuringly. Despite everything, she bows and sounds humble. She turns to bow to Lake, too. Deeply “But, I feel awful, sir. You took me into your home and I’ve done nothing but cause you trouble. I apologize. Please don’t let my behavior reflect on Herb as a person or mean any disrespect to you or your family.”

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>>2458016
He looks surprised, and his face softens, but only for a second. “I forget that you’re an outsider and don’t know much about our island. Matters of honor are on the individual only. That’s how we avoid some family rivalry problems that used to plague our society. I have no place in telling you to step down or to continue with your challenge.”

You see a few workers subtly taking bets between hana and the Lileep. She still seems pretty unpopular in their eyes, but you see a few bets going for her as well.

Hana comes up from her deep bow, but something seems wrong. Her face looks surprised. She comes over to you and whispers. “I’m not charged all the way! Not even close!”

“What?” You look to Laki’s older brother, who was left with charging the limbs. He looks like he expected a reaction from you and Hana. He looks away before you can get a sense of if there's any malice or guilt or anything on his face. You wish you were better at reading people.

“I think I can still win. Maybe.” She says. “If I was charged all the way it’d be no contest....”

“Do you want to try coming back tomorrow?” You ask.

She shakes her head. “No. I’m already shaking. I don’t have the guts to come back a second day. And they’ll just say I’m making excuses. And everyone will be disappointed. The show must go on, right? I think...I’ll try my best!” She does her best to sound and look optimistic. She’s a great director, but even you can see she could use a little practice on her acting skills.

You want to encourage her, but you’re not sure if you should. Even if she says she’ll be fine and won’t hurt her back or anything, you’ve seen her push herself before. You remember how she went under the water to win the trust of her Chinchou.


>Wish her luck. She’ll do great!
>She should take the supervisor’s offer of a day’s average wage
>Tell them about her power situation, insist she be allowed to come back tomorrow
>You have an idea for a last minute power boost for her (write in)
>Forbid her from this as her harem leader. You know she’ll hurt herself rather than disappoint people
>Something else

>>2458034
>Tell them about her power situation
>Wish her luck. She’ll do great!
>tell her not to overdo herself. You have other uses for her energy.
>Grab her tuches right in front of everyone. Overcharge her.

>>2458034
>You have an idea for a last minute power boost for her (write in)

Give her an aura pulse.

>Promise me you won’t overdo it and hurt yourself?

>>2458034
>>You have an idea for a last minute power boost for her (write in)
I can't really think of anything that we'll be able to pull off, other than try and use our aura magic to charge her up ourselves. I mean, technically, aura is like energy, right? Converting it into electricity seems retarded, but not impossible. Just gotta think about electric typing and go ham.

>>2458075
While also grabbing her hams

>>2458034
Why is Laki's older brother such a shit?

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[So just so I understand, will Herb try to give her a bit of an aura boost to perk her energy up? This would just affect her, not the limbs.]

>aura
>no aura

>>2458154
>no aura
We promised not to overdo it, and there's all kinds of ways it could go wrong. Which wouldn't normally be an issue for us, but this time Hana's the one who'll get hurt if we screw up.

>>2458154
Since it wont effect the limbs we can boost her Without using aura. Can't rightly ask her to not stress herself and then stress our own body unnecessarily.

>no aura

>>2458154
>>aura

>>2458154
Doesn't Hana have a Chinchou?
Can we run back to Laki's and grab it?

Your dad is gay

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>>2458146
[Herb will have to ask him in person!]
>>2458264
[She only has Glaceon. Everyone on site is limited to a single pokemon while they work.]

>>2458264
that would be cheating, and against regulations since she chose Glaceon.There is the guy with the Charjabug but delaying more would cause problems with everyone.

Unless are there maybe multiple batteries set in series Like some laptop and Tesla batteries are? we could pop out the empty cells and ask charjabug to fill them while she works and swap them out as needed.

>>2458146
I'm guessing he's a shithead. But he'll probably give an excuse like "Oh! Well the foreman said he'd fireme if I charged her!"

Which doesn't follow because the foreman was still trying to get her to quit.

>>2458154
>aura

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“Good luck.” You say, pulling her in for a quick hug. “Don’t push yourself too hard though, okay?”

“I’ll try.”

You lower your hands, taking in two big, meaty handfuls. As you do, you whisper into her ears. “Just remember that there are better uses for your energy.”

Between you doing that and the few cheers from the guys, her face gets so hot you almost need to back away. “Okay.” Her voice cracks. She looks like she was struggling to find something witty to say and just gave up.

She walks up and picks up her shovel. Lileep, who has been waiting by it’s pile of dirt, stirs awake. It doesn’t have any tension in it’s movements. It either doesn’t consider Hana to be someone who can beat it at this little game of moving dirt, or it just doesn’t care about competing.

“Ready?” The supervisor says, taking Hana a lot less seriously after you manhandled her.

“Yeah!” She fakes some determination. That seems to spur a few more last minute bets against her.

“Then let’s go!”

Hana and Lileep get to digging. Hana, rather than using both hands, sort of couches the shovel under her fake arm and uses its power to toss shovel-loads that way. At least, for now. Lileep sucks in a good load against it’s face, then drops it into the truck bed beside it.

“Go Hana!” You cheer. She smiles back for a second to let you know she heard before concentrating on the task at hand again. Glaceon helps her by blowing a quick breeze onto her arm to keep it cool. You guess that must help.

This looks like it could take a little bit.

You keep thinking about what went wrong. You don't want to start throwing accusations around, but you feel a little betrayed by Laki's brother right now. He said he'd charge her limbs with Raichu

>Keep cheering, loud and hard, the whole time
>Talk to Laki’s brother
>Talk to the supervisor
>Talk to Laki’s dad
>Something else

>>2458401
>>Talk to Laki’s brother

>>2458401
>>Talk to Laki’s brother

>>2458401
>Talk to Laki’s brother
Not cool bro, we were counting on you, If it was the supervisor making it impossible to use Raichu he should have teamed up with Charjabug buddy.

>Something else
Place a reasonable bet in favor of Hana.

>>2458401
>Talk to Laki’s brother
First priority, other than watching Hana at work

>>2458401
>Keep cheering, loud and hard, the whole time

>>2458401
>keep cheering

I wonder. Maybe Laki’s brother doesn’t approve of Hana because he thinks Laki deserves better than having to share attention?

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>>2458469
There's definitely something up but for the life of me nothing seems to fit cleanly.

>>2458482
Maybe he’s just a fuckip who, for some reason, can’t understand how to recharge three state of the art prosthetic limbs he’s never seen before with a rodent and zero instruction on a time limit.

>>2458495
Well shit that actually makes sense. Good on you anon

>>2458523
Or maybe he was too busy smelling her fingers or somethin’ I dunno I’m not a doctor.

>>2458495
I thought you just had to dump electricity into them and it did it by itself?

>>2458541
If that’s how it works (as opposed to having some hidden panel with jumper cables in it) I don’t remember anyone explaining that to him.

We can blame him for not asking for instructions though, or for not owning up to doing a rush job at the end, assuming it wasn’t sabotage or negligence.

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You casually make your way Laki’s brother. Well, casually for you. You stick out here pretty hard, it seems. At least, it feels like. Everyone else looks like they belong. Still, you don’t feel like they look down on you exactly. You guess standing up to the supervisor in front of everyone counted for something. Nobody seems to be exactly sure what to make of you at all.

He doesn’t say anything, but he looks pretty uncomfortable.

“So, Hana’s arms and legs weren’t charged much.”

“Aww yeah man. That looked pretty hard.” He says, sounding like he’s making conversation.

“It looked hard?

“Well I was trying to make her like me and she just acted like a stuck up...she just ditched me without explaining how it works. I couldn’t figure it out so I just told Raichu to handle it since he’s an electric type and all.” He explains.

You have to do a double take. You’ve seen how it works. It can be a little hard to see the spot to open, but not that hard. Not if you’re actually looking for it. But he’s hard to read. Did he do it out of malice or is he just a little...unreliable?

And what did he mean by making her like him? He must have meant as an acquaintance, right? His tone didn’t tip you off one way or the other.


>Ask him to clarify what he meant by having Hana like him
>Chew him out! What the heck! Hana depended on you! Jerk!
>Oh. Sorry for making you feel that way. We did ditch you, didn’t we?
>Calmly explain how they work and why he should have tried harder. Doesn’t he understand?
>Something else

>>2458579
Ah I see, he's a lazy idiot.

>>2458579
>Calmly explain how they work and why he should have tried harder. Doesn’t he understand?

I'm willing to accept that this guy is just a useless idiot who gives up too easily, and not actively malicious.

>>2458579
>Calmly explain how they work and why he should have tried harder. Doesn’t he understand?

>>2458579
>>Ask him to clarify what he meant by having Hana like him
>>Calmly explain how they work and why he should have tried harder. Doesn’t he understand?
Second and then first.

>>2458495
Thats a reasonable assumption. And I've tried to give him the benefit of the doubt so far.

The thing making me less forgiving is that he offered as clearly an attempt to ingratiate himself with Hana and then he fucked it up.

>>2458541
it probably does, that doesn't mean that he knows that especially if hes an anxious fuckup. It might even have a lable describing it, or Raichu might have been able to charge it intuitively.

He could still fuck it up by accident by not noticing and then not asking the pokemon to charge it and then standing there holding a pair of metal legs in his hand running an internal recursive panicked monologue of "wait, what? how do I do this? Oh shit, I'm a fuck up, why did I suggest that I could do this. No wonder my dad hates me." and on and on until he was out of time or fixing it to late to give it a proper charge.

>>2458579
>If you couldn’t figure it out you should have found us or asked for more time. You just passed the buck into Raichu and Hana.

>And she’s not stuck up at all, she’s humble. You must have misread the situation.

>>2458613
Sounds like he needs an aura massage.

>>2458579
These
>>2458603
>>2458636

>>2458579
>Oh. Sorry for making you feel that way. We did ditch you, didn’t we?
>Calmly explain how they work and why he should have tried harder. Doesn’t he understand?
>Hana's real friendly and gets along with everyone really easily. I'm sure she already likes you. (Herb gonna Herb)

>>2458658
Hana told us he creeps her out. She doesn’t like him and Herb’s honest.

>>2458676
that's right, I forgot about that. That was the whole reason for the piggy back ride. rescinded.
>>2458636
Ya we def' should stick up for our girl. also aura massages for everyone after. seriously we need to work on figuring out the non-sex related aura channels.

>>2458676
He needs to know he fucked up and this road goes nowhere.

>>2458716
Second

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You look to Gobble. He’s been quiet for most of the day, helping you with whatever tasks you were assigned and soaking in as much as he could.

“Well, if you look at the place where the charging ports are, there’s tiny little writing that explains it.”

“That’s a lot to read.” He says dismissively.

“Well, there are pictures, too.” You try not to let your voice or feelings become too judgemental just yet. “Right under it. If you just press your finger on the right spot it opens up.”

“Oh yeah. Raichu probably figured that out eventually.” He says quickly. “So, dad teach you anything?”

That’s a strange change of topic. “Umm, yeah, a bit about framing and some tools. Anyway, look, Hana was really depending on getting charged up.”

“Well, Raichu did it. They’re working, right?”

You feel just the slightest tinge of frustration. “Well. Yes. Technically. But not all the way.”

“Look man. Get off my back. I said I’d charge them and I did. Using Raichu was a big risk for me, so lay off, okay?”

A slight commotion hits the people watching as Hana begins to support her fake arm with her real one. It doesn’t take long before you can see the amount of effort she’s putting into it shows on her face. Lileep has slowed down a little, but not much. At this pace, it’s hard to tell who will be a winner.

“What did you mean before, about wanting Hana to like you?”

“Yeah. I figured you guys aren’t serious since you’re dating my sister. But like I said, she seemed pretty stuck up so whatever.”

Okay. Now you’re feeling pretty steamed. Gobble must be picking up on it too because he gives him a very frustrated look. “She’s not stuck up. She’s humble.” You say, as calmly as you can. You really want to assume you’re just having a series of misunderstandings.

“Yeah man. She’s totally hating being the center of attention.” His voice actually does have a little edge to it for the first time. Maybe it’s just annoyance. Either way, he seems to back it down a little. “Women, right?”

Gobble makes a motion like he’s rolling up a sleeve.


>Call him a mean name (write-in’s very welcome)
>”Heh, yeah. I guess.” Try to just get along, even if he’s burning your biscuit
>We’re serious, and don’t ever forget it!
>Just forget it and cheer on Hana
>Still try to be patient with him, and calmly explain why his comments are beginning to upset you
>Something else

>>2458794
>>We’re serious, and don’t ever forget it!
>>Just forget it and cheer on Hana

> There are many thing wrong with what you just said. A person doesn't necessarily have to like you just because you do nice things for them. Also acting nice for the sake of getting people to like is very wrong.

>>2458794
>We’re serious, and don’t ever forget it!
>Just forget it and cheer on Hana
This root tuber... I mean really.

>>2458794
>She probably is hating this, actually.

>Go cheer on Hana.

>>2458794
>I am serious about about her and your sister. You should also probably get that attitude of your's fixed otherwise no one is really ever gonna like you in the way you want.

>>2458794
Oh he's just a lazy scumbag. That being said
>There's so many things wrong with what you just said. But you don't care so I won't waste my breath. But we are serious and you messed up.
Then go back to cheering Hana on.

>>2458794
Yeah, this dude is a jackass.

>Call him a mean name (write-in’s very welcome)
I was thinking just say 'Well, if that's how you think then nuts to you!', then walk away to cheer Hana on.

Look, I don’t think having a hard life makes it okay to be shitty (just look at Hana) but there’s no way this guy’s issues don’t have anything to do with how his mother got ousted from the harem. I feel like we should at least be cognizant of that. Is that weird?

>>2458845
The thing is that being cognizant of it won't change anything. He's already shown hell just shift blame for anything to reinforce his own worldview. Nothing we say or do will change that and frankly it's not our problem. The simplest thing to do is state our opinion and move on.

>>2458845
It's not just that he's a shitty person, he's the type of shitty person who doens't see people as people and as objects ( some of which he lusted after like Hana, who is one of Herbs women). The moment someone doesn't do the thing he wanted he will shift the blame to them rather than admit the way he is viewing people is fucked up.

>>2458794
>>Call him a mean name (write-in’s very welcome)
>>We’re serious, and don’t ever forget it!
Maybe a fusion of these. Something like "I am serious about both of them and you're gonna need to go somewhere I can't see you and stay there." Strong language and a good stance.

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“We are serious.” You say, keeping your eyes forward to avoid glaring at him. “Me, Hana, and Laki. Don’t you ever forget it!” The fierceness in your voice surprises you. The thrill, embarrassment, and just unfamiliarity with expressing anger all surprise you.

“Woah. Alright.” He says defensively, and again, a little dismissively. “Touchy.”

You bunch a fist in frustration You just can’t let it go quite yet. “There are so many things wrong with what you said! A person doesn't have to like you just because you do nice things for them! You really ought get that attitude of yours fixed, because nobody is going to like you the way you want like this!” You tried to restrain your voice but that comes out sounding very angry. You'd grab his shirt if you didn't respect the brand too much. Even then you might do it anyway!

He doesn’t say anything right away, but eventually there’s one last comment. “Yeah, well, guess that’s why you and him get along so well. You sound exactly the same.” He walks away.

Hana has Glaceon focus on freezing chunks of dirt. At first you can’t understand why, but you see it soon enough. Glaceon is freezing the loose gravel into solid chunks that Hana can lift. It takes a lot of effort, but she keeps her back straight and uses her legs for the power. Hana sweats a lot now, trying to keep pace. She’s really struggling, but not to the point where you’re worried, yet.

The guys all really get into it, but part of you can’t help but feel it also has to do with how clingy her shirt is getting. The heat and effort must have done away with her reservations. Normally she’s hesitant about showing too much of her body, not because she’s ashamed of it, but because she doesn’t like making other people uncomfortable. She thinks so much about others that it bothers you that they don’t see it.

“Go Hana!” You say, stepping closer. “You can do it!”

She reacts immediately, working slightly faster. But that burst of energy doesn’t last long. The drop off in speed is very noticable. She is beating Lileep, but it’s steady pace is quickly catching up as she shows more signs of exhaustion. A cool breeze from Glaceon helps with the heat, but makes her shirt a little pointier than is probably appropriate with all the guys around staring at her.

She’s in the final stretch now, but you get a little worried. Is she pushing too hard? You can hear the limbs groan in protest as they’re being forced to move despite being next to empty now. With the face she’s making from the effort though, somebody could be forgiven if they thought it was her making the noise. You wouldn’t blame her either. You’re pooped from working all day, and she’s been doing a much harder job even if lots of her is metal. Her core must be killing her by now.

Gobble makes a lot of noise and motions. He insists she keep pushing hard. That makes a lot of sense coming from him with his iron resolve.

(continued)

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>>2458951
One of the guys elbows his friend and makes a strained, funny expression that’s meant to make fun of Hana’s face. It doesn’t get much of a reaction, thankfully, but it still bugs you. She’s trying her best!

>Encourage her to push to the end!
>Throw in the proverbial towel for her. She’s pushing too hard.
>She’s doing great. Go talk to Laki’s dad about his kid
>Give that guy a piece of your mind while you’re still full of confrontational energy
>Something else

>>2458961
>>Encourage her to push to the end!

>>2458961
>Encourage her to push to the end!

>>2458961
>This is a good chance for Hana to practice setting boundaries with you, like you asked.

>Cheer for her, but in a general sense. Don’t push her too hard.

Hana can come across as though she might let us hurt or use her and that’s scary. If she gives up we need to make sure to back up that decision.

>>2458961
>Encourage her to push to the end!

ganbatte

>>2458961
>Encourage her to push to the end!
I believe in you!

>>2458961
>>Encourage her to push to the end!

>>2458961
Try to aura ease her fatigue from a distance

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Hana slows, but Gobble kicks up a fuss again. He’s getting surprisingly invested into this. You sure as heck can’t be quiet either.

“Push Hana! You’re almost there! You can win as long as you keep going!”

Hana pushes. Hard. She’s been switching between methods to move the last bit of dirt because she’s just so drained and anything she can try at this point might help make it a little easier. Glaceon gives her another light spray of ice to cool her down and she goes for one last mad scramble.

And despite some of the workers feeling like she’s taken work from them, and the fact that she’s a girl who didn’t really socialize at all the entire day, everybody there seems to root for her. Maybe not to beat Lileep, and maybe only for a short time, but they root for her to keep doing her best and make it to the end. All eyes go to her as she gives it her all.

“Stop!” The supervisor says. “Stop!”

The crowd dies down a bit, and the supervisor strides forward. “It’s done. She’s exhausted.”

You almost lose it until you see him kneel down in front of Lileep. The poor pokemon breathes very heavily, then coughs a little, sending dust all over the supervisor. The breathing stays intense for a long time after it stops working. “We concede.”

Lileep was only a few loads away, but you guess he just couldn’t let the pokemon push any harder.

Some clapping and mild cheers come from the workers. Not much, but more than you’d expect. Hana weakly lets the shovel drop. That spooks Glaceon enough for it to freeze the shovel in place before it gets a second bounce in. Glaceon goes back to grooming itself.

You run up and get ready to catch her if needed, but she’s locked pretty firmly in place.

“You did it!” You tell her.

“We did it, right Glaceon?”

Glaceon gives what looks like version of a shrug.

Some workers come by. You worry for a second, but they all offer quick but respectful words of congratulations.

“Good hustle.”

“Nice job.”

“Way to go.”

The last is the supervisor himself. He gives a very slight, but still deliberate bow, then offers her a small envelope. “I’m a man of my word. You’ve proven yourself. I was wrong to doubt your ability.”

“Thank you.” Hana replies. She also bows, but when she does, you can see a sudden shock hit her. She forces it away, but doesn’t grab the envelope. “Herb, could you get that for me?”

“Right.” You peel your eyes off of her. “Thank you, sir.”

He grunts respectfully. “Those limbs of yours, are they for sale somewhere on the mainland? I’d be interested in getting my hands on some.”

(continued)

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>>2459169
He and Hana talk for a short bit as he asks her all about it. She looks relieved he doesn’t seem angry at her. You only sort of pay attention, but catch his face turn pale when she gives a ballpark of the price costs from what she knows, and also that he says it’s not personal, but she should probably not come back to this or other sites again as a worker. She doesn’t mind that at all.

Laki’s dad offers her a deeper bow. “If I had that sort of hustle from the help I try to get,” his voice seems to direct towards his son, “I’d be a much happier man.”

Hana tells him he’s too kind, and you can see that as her heart rate slows down, her shyness returns and she becomes a little uncomfortable with all the attention. But the work day is over and everyone is busy picking up and taking off, so she doesn’t have to deal with it much longer. You and everyone else get their pay for the day.

“Herb, you worked very hard today as well. With both of your permissions, I, respectfully, will carry Hana back.” He seems a lot more sensitive towards Hana being yours than somebody else, even if you do feel a little weird having your permission being a concern. Hana’s face conveys that she’s okay with that. Something does seem to be bothering her, though, even if this isn’t it. She’s just got a strained look. You suspect she’s cramped up or something, but she doesn’t want to make a fuss or have you use your powers.


>Sure, thanks!
>That’s okay, you got her (will be pooped by the time you get back)
>We need to talk about your son
>Try to jazz Glaceon up a bit more. Isn’t it inspired by Hana’s efforts?
>Heal her without asking
>Talk to Gobble to make sure he takes away a good lesson from today
>Something else

>>2459174
>>Sure, thanks!

>>2459174
>Sure, thanks!
>Heal her without asking

also we need to give Hana a little something tonight as congratulations. Nothing too intense, she's probably exhausted, but maybe Herb takes a long walk downtown for her

>>2459174
>That’d be appreciated. Thank you.
>Talk to Gobble to make sure he takes away a good lesson from today.
>Maybe tell Lake about the time Hana and Laki arm wrestled.

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[I'm going to have to call it there. Sorry for yet another short one today. I barely got that out after several tries with my computer pooping itself. I've been having hard drive crashes a lot and thought I had fixed it but apparently not. I can't complain too hard considering it's like 10 years old though. Assuming no further computer issues, we'll be at it tomorrow again.]

>>2459174
>>Sure, thanks!
>>Try to jazz Glaceon up a bit more. Isn’t it inspired by Hana’s efforts?
Hana is getting pampered tomorrow.

>>2459174
>Sure, thanks!
>Talk to Gobble to make sure he takes away a good lesson from today

>>2459174
>Sure, thanks!
>Heal her without asking.
>Talk with Hana. Make sure she’s ok.

I’m worried guys. If she busted an axle or something, that’s not something we can just magically fix. Her limbs were groaning. And Hana tends to be reckless with her well-being.

>>2459190
Thanks for running! There’s always phoneposting if you need.

>>2459215
Second this but we should check in with Gobble too

>>2459221
Yeah, I feel like this could be a good lesson about knowing your limits for him too. Though, Pokémon physiology is pretty resilient in general compared to most other things.

>>2459234
Yea. We don't want Gobble to do what Jane's Hitmonlee did way back when and push himself too hard and not tell us.

>>2459190
Hey, Gobble. I wasn't able to make it for the thread, but I just finished reading it. It was really fun to see Hana race the pokemon. It was a very John Henry style of challenge of human vs Pokemon. I liked it a lot!

>>2459174
>>Heal her without asking
sorry slept through the thread, hope my vote still counts

>>2459258
I mean, that’s kind of what Hana just did, it seems.

>>2459174
>>Heal her without asking
>We need to talk about your son
Your son is a cunt.

>>2459922
Nah, I think he’s just not that bright.

>>2459970
Being an idiot is fine, but he's also lazy, gives up too easily, and doesn't have any respect for people.

>>2460588
I dunno, it’s hard to distinguish poor character from things like values dissonance, communication problems, or a lack of social skills.

>>2459970
I'm guessing that's an excuse. He seems like a 'nice guy' to me.

Hana will put out if I charge her robot legs!

>She goes off with herb
>WHAT THE FUCK I WAS SO NICE AND OFFERED TO CHARGE
>FUCK THIS

>>2461416
Gosh, I hope not.

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General rules:

There is a 10 minute voting period after each post. Non-contradictory votes will be combined as best as possible.
Write-ins for all votes are always welcome and encouraged. They may not all make it into the post or be altered to fit in, but I'll do my best to at least try to address the spirit of the write-in.

Very important or contentious votes may be redone in a stricter voting system as circumstances warrant.

Combat mechanics involve three rolls of 1d100, taking the best, and using the base accuracy and crit ranges of the the PTU system, roughly, but the 'turn order' will be more like the anime, where sometimes you can do a few moves in a row or be hit by a combo of moves yourself, all depending on circumstances. Stronger moves tend to take more time and have more cooldown than weaker moves and also may leave you open to an interrupt, so beware of that timing. Speed is more important for closing ground, intercepting, and other things and doesn't necessarily mean going first.

Pokemon and trainers are unique, and may have certain specializations, skills, or other things that the video-game mechanics might not allow. Some examples: That kung fu Bellsprout in the anime, that crystal Onix, or a Roggenrolla that can fly. Herb's perception skills, pokemon knowledge, context clues in general, and other things will hopefully come into play to avoid completely unfair, unforeseeable bullshit, but expect more bullshit from more advanced trainers.

Call me out on a mistake and receive a suggestive picture, mostly likely a butt.

Pokemon:
Gobble (Munchlax)
Mace (Roggenrola) - Elsewhere
Belladonna (Roserade) - Elsewhere
Dice (Croconaw) - Elsewhere
Sorbet (Vulpix) - Elsewhere

Location: Akaneki, at a construction site not far from Laki's parent's house.

>>2461498
Woooo!

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Sit down, boot up my comp and suddenly Its pokemans!

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“We’d really appreciate that, thank you.” You tell Lake in response to his issue to carry Hana.

“Sorry for the hassle.” Hana says.

“Don’t be.” The stocky, strong carpenter bends down so Hana can be put onto his shoulders. She hesitates for a second, not having the strength to do it herself, and seemingly pretty concerned about how she’s lifted.

“Are you okay?”

“Y-yeah!” She says, wincing for a half-second before hiding it. She reaches her good hand onto your shoulder for you to help lift her up.

It’s become obvious to you that she’s pulled or hurt something, and she’s covering it up. First thing is first, you’re going to heal that. You close your eyes and try to focus. You place a hand gently on her back.

This feels harder. You’ve been getting the idea that doing things with aura is a lot easier on people that are relaxed, as well as if you’re relaxed too. That there are all these streams of different types of energy in a person and when they’re tense, they pull in and you can’t really see or maneuver or manipulate as easily. There’s a strong river of energy you recognize as pain, kept relatively in check by being hemmed in by other energies as long as she keeps herself tight.

Besides what you’re able to sense from her, there’s also the stuff you’ve come to know as floaties. Bits of stray energy here and there that seems to be a sort of spillover that occasionally comes off of living things around you. You’ve never done anything with that before because you’ve never really paid them much mind. But the more practice you get, the more you think you might be able to use it.

Hana’s pain, whatever it is, feels pretty big. And with her as tense as she is just being in a social setting, let alone after today, it won’t be very easy.

>That just means you have to try a bit harder. Go for it! (more draining)
>Try to address the most critical areas lightly, without disturbing anything (harder, but in theory takes much less energy)
>Try to funnel other, outside energies to help you (huge learning experience, possibly dangerous)
>Wait until your home, even if that means Hana might keep insisting there’s no problem
>Something else

>>2461539
>>Try to address the most critical areas lightly, without disturbing anything (harder, but in theory takes much less energy)

>>2461539
>>Try to address the most critical areas lightly, without disturbing anything (harder, but in theory takes much less energy)

I want to work with these floaties later though, just not when it could potentially hurt Hana as well.

>>2461539
>Try to address the most critical areas lightly, without disturbing anything (harder, but in theory takes much less energy)