Three Wishes (Team 1)

[Tsumeken]

The sun shone high above the rubble of the broken city below it. The sounds of construction and progress are heard as many of the neighboring towns have sent aid to the all but destroyed metropolis.

You yourself were sent here, through either fortune or duty, and see first hand the horrible state of things. Your destination if that of the Pokemon Gym, the leader Burgh has been rounding up volunteers and survivors since the incident and giving them shelter in the gym until further notice. Thanks to it's design the hive-like structure is mostly intact.

[Tempest Kitsune]

Jeremy carefully picks his way through the debris, with Backblast at his side. "It's even worse than it looked from that air..." he mutters. Every now and then he's forced to use his Mecha arm to move some debris out of the way, and at one point even deploys Hercules to move a wrecked car out of the main road, opening up the traffic lanes that much more for others. Finally he gets to Burgh's distinctive gym.

[passinglurker]

As Chekhov approaches the gym he goes over his information and tries to get his facts straight so he didn't appear ignorant. He knew the gym was the logical place to start and one of the most structurally sound buildings in the city but for the life of him he couldn't remember the current gym leaders name Ok Burgh founded the gym but that doesn't mean he is still there just like how Brock doesn't run the pewter gym anymore who else specializes in bugs?... well there is the johto leader Bugsy... hmm burgh is tall and bugsy is short so I'll just ask who the leader is and make the call on height... what could possibly go wrong?

He then noticed Dimitri and Sasha who were walking with him were giving him funny looks "eh I thought that out loud didn't I?" the pair nod "ah well I'll get used to this telepathy business eventually... it only took me a year to get telekinesis down*grumble*"

unless he is getting jumped by something his walk should be uneventful till he reaches the gym

[Emperor Ing]

After hearing that the Gym was not only still intact but its Leader being still alive, Phil took off for it on Horus for it. One would think riding a Sigilyph is difficult, and for extended periods it can be. But where the round body may be awkward to ride on, it's compensated for by the pokemon's telekinesis. Also it helps to lay on top of it on your belly.

The pair gets to the Gym. Visibly damaged (as any building covered in glass would be) but still very much intact. Phil can't help but think about challenging the Gym finally, but he realizes that now is neither the time nor the place. For now he figured he could be of some help. The white-coated trainer slides off the Sigilyph, landing on his feet. From that, not really liking the idea of keeping Magnus and Sekmet held up for too long, he releases them, the former hovering in the air with Horus, the latter is placed calmly on Phil's shoulder. The four proceed into the gym, careful to avoid stepping on glass.

[Anonyman]

"Looks like I made it."

Circling the giant hive-gym once to give it a good look, James directs his ditto downwards. He wasn't sure how much longer the pokemon would hold the form, and he certainly didn't want to experience a free fall from this height...again.
Landing on the ground, the Pidgeot immediately reverts into it's small pink ditto form.

Checking the mechanics of his metal arms and ensuring that everything is in place, James proceeds to head for the gym entrance.

[GrayGriffin]

Vera picked her way through the debris, frowning. Oh, she hated to reinforce stereotypes, but she really didn't like getting dirty! Even if she was wearing work clothes. Clarissa was lying on her head now, perfectly content. The dusty atmosphere was nothing compared to her home cave.

After a while, they made it to the gym. Vera could see several other trainers gathering around-she supposed they were here for similar reasons as she was.

"Hello!" she called, waving. "I'm Vera. And you guys are?"

[Tempest Kitsune]

Jeremy looks up from where he'd been inspecting the foundation of the gym, mindful of the shards of broken glass that hadn't been cleared yet. "Ah, hello. Jeremy. Jeremy Fairweather. Excavations and Demolitions specialist from Johto." He motions to the Heracross that's using his armored forearms to sweep the larger glass chunks into more manageable piles while a Quilava gingerly picks up smaller pieces to add to the piles to the side of the entrance. What appears to be a smooth brown rock at first glance is skittering about on insectoid legs, using weak jets of water to gather up the smallest shards in a glittering mass of mud, maneuvering skillfully around the other two mon. "This is my team. Hercules, Backblast, and Skimmer." The three mon momentarily stop what they're doing as their names are mentioned and look up, but after no new orders are issued, go back to what they'd been doing.

[passinglurker]

Chekhov was about to go inside when he heard the girl speak he instead holds the door open for the others and says politely "My name is Chekhov pleasure to meet you" Sasha then coughs and Chekhov realises he is holding the door open with his third mechanical arm. A D'oh slips from his mind into the minds of the surrounding people as he quickly switches arms and retracts the mechanical one. he look up again with a weak smile, and some innocent whistling hoping no one noticed.

[Anonyman]

James eyes up the newcomers. Couple of kids out to help it seems. Well, it's good that at least not all kids these days were hooligans. Hell, two even seemed to have gotten their hands on a Mech Arms, though . Brings him back to when he first got his...

Realizing what he's thinking, James sighs. He really wasn't THAT old... he just certainly seemed to be feeling it nowadays. Maybe it was due to the influx of new recruits lately.

"Special Agent Burdell, second division Kanto Snagger unit."
He wasn't a huge fan of being in authority, but he needed to stay professional if he wanted to be able to get anything done. Good impression and all that.
Truthfully, he rarely worked with other parties anyway. As a robotics specialist and a Snagger, he was more used to commissions, hunting bounties, or being called in for dangerous people.

Now that he's representing his division in a different area however, he needed to stay as respectable as he could.
His musings are interupted as he hears a few crunching sounds behind him.

Koh, his Ditto, had apparently taken to the nearby Heracross's form, and had been doing mock poses behind him as he walked.

So much for first impressions.

"...If you're going to cause trouble, you're going to work. Go help out the other."

The Ditto-Heracross makes a noise of displeasure, but obediently goes to clearing away the rubble as well.

He briefly contemplates sending out his other Pokemon, but their use would be minimal at the moment. Not to mention he had his hands full with Koh alone.

[Emperor Ing]

Well since we're getting to introductions I guess it's my turn. The young man in the white desert coat steps forward. I'm Phil Garrett. I do...things. And I assume we're all here for the same reason unless i'm missing something. He turns to the Magnemite and Sigilyph following him.

And this is Magnus pointing at the Magnemite, Horus the Sigilyph And this little guy right here's Sekmet. He says, running his hand through the Larvesta's fur, who responds with a happy chirping.

[Tempest Kitsune]

Jeremy nods, even as he twists the wrist of his mecha arm slightly, a small fish-eye lens popping out of what had appeared to be a larger-than-average rivet at first glance. He swivels it to get a clear image of each of the pokemon that are present, giving a small satisfied nod after a small menu pops up on the lenses of his goggles. "Pleasure to meet all of you. Shall we see what Burgh needs to apply our skills to the most?" he gestures towards the doors of the gym, which now have a large space completely free of glass around them.

[Major]

By the time Terra arrived at the Gym she saw a group of others talking. She grinned as she recognized a few and casually moved over. "Hello everyone." She says with a mischievous grin. She looked over at the group, analyzing which of them seemed the easiest targets and which ones seemed the hardest. She didn't have time to get in a relationship or have any fun, but that didn't mean she couldn't use her good looks to at least make people interested in her.

[Tempest Kitsune]

Jeremy bobs his head in the woman's direction. "Ma'am."

[Major]

Target acquired...initiating Operation Blue Ball. Terra thinks to herself when the male nods and calls her ma'am. Gentleman were always fun to make think dirty thoughts. She hoped he was one of the ones that got embarrassed and felt bad whenever he thought inappropriate thoughts.

Terra turns, just enough to try and give Jeremy the best view of her body and turns and winks, "Name's Terra, cutie. Yours?" She asked with a purr. I hope he blushes...come on...get aroused, get embarrassed. Terra thought mischievously. She loved the power she felt being able to control people's emotions.


Infatuation!
[roll0]

Opposed by you making a wisdom check (since it is your lowest of int/wis)

Oh, right... plus or minus whatever based on if Terra is 'your type'. Max bonus is +15 if you REALLY don't like her at all. -5 if she is someone you'd be really interested. Any range in between. Not like it matters since even a +15 and a +3 gives you +18 and a natural 20 is only a 38. Enough, but unlikely.

[Emperor Ing]

Phil's eyes roll at the sight of Terra's behavior. He's seen it before, these kinds of girls are everywhere in Nimbasa City. It's better on Route 4, but only slightly less so. Needless to say he is not amused. He makes for the gym entrance. We shouldn't keep Burgh waiting, that'd be unprofessional. You coming Jeremy?

[passinglurker]

Chekhov's networked scanner and pokeradar combo was already picking up all the mons, and gathering information for him to review later. Though his drive to scan, and collect wasn't like it was a year ago.

As Terra flirts with the other engineer Chekhov was reading minds to see if anyone noticed his slip up. He couldn't help but notice her intentions to which he just rolled his eyes. Geez the last thing this town needs is more drama. He had a hard enough time keeping his powers in check without such "distractions" so he turns to technology to help him focus. He pulls his goggles down over his eyes, fires up their internal display, and starts psychokinetically coding.

He calibrates the scanner to lock on to, and keep track of the annoying woman, and compare her actions to his medical read out. Should she do anything Chekhov subconsciously finds "distracting" the focus subroutine he is writing will kick in, and give him sudden and unpleasant audio feedback to snap him out of it. As it records her words, and actions for future less unpleasant filtering.

To anyone watching Chekhov he looks like he is limply starting off into space as his goggles flash bright colors. He is still holding the door open.

[Tempest Kitsune]

Major, you use you Modifier, not your Full Stat for Infatuation.

[Major]

Major, you use you Modifier, not your Full Stat for Infatuation.


Correct. I also have two features that add +5 to charisma checks. +6, +5 (detective), +5 (commander). A full stat would be 22 not counting other features.

[passinglurker]

gah pure spoiler posts!
With the focus subroutine up and running Chekhov decides to test it out by sending a telepathic message to the flirtatious woman. If you're just hear to sexually harass the other volunteers then maybe you should just leave. He says staring at her grumpily before the focus routine gives him a warning "BUZZ!" causing him to flinch, and mutter. Gah! This wasn't well thought out.

[Major]

So grumpy. Is somebody jealous? I didn't realize cutie was sexual harassment. Terra replies mentally with an amused grin.

[Tempest Kitsune]

The teen blinks. "Name's Jeremy ma'am. Jeremy Fairweather." With that he heads into the gym, his team following along behind him, Skimmer perched on Heracross' head between the antennae.

If Chekov reads Jeremy's mind, he'll get some brief flashes of a very attractive brunette teen overlaying Vera, followed by an echo of mocking laughter.

[passinglurker]

This was more difficult than Chekhov thought he must have set the thresholds to low cause he really had to concentrate to stop the goggles from blasting his eardrums out. But he felt he had to do this. Or rather he felt he had to win against his subconscious to master his powers because he would be no good to his old group when he caught up to them if he was still all over the place like he was when he got hurt.

Its not what you said its why you said it, and I'm not jealous because attention isn't something I seek especially from someone like you With that he breaks off the link and follows the other engineer inside closing the door behind him.

Walking behind the other engineer Chekhov says out loud as he pulls his goggles off. "Man what a [female poochyena] and with a dirtier mind to boot... she is gonna be trouble." still Chekhov couldn't help but think its very inconvenient to reach the city you have to be really twisted to come here JUST to be a flirt... so why else could she be hear? his curiosity was peeked but he would have to come up with a more elegant solution than noisy goggles if he wanted to keep his cool around her long enough to find out.

[Anonyman]

...So much for well-mannered kids. The kid by the door appeared to be watching cartoons on his goggles while the new girl seemed to be a pretty shameless flirt.

Shaking his head, James holds up a Pokeball and calls back Koh before the ditto can do something offensive. Following behind the ones entering the gym, he keeps his scanner open. He had just been issued a new Dex upon leave, and he figured it wouldnt hurt to send whatever information he got back to headquarters afterwards.

[GrayGriffin]

Vera simply smiles amusedly at Terra's attempts to flirt, which she can relate to in a way. Maybe I should make her a nice little accessory...

She spins around at Chekhov's comment.

"Excuse me. I didn't realize we had to censor what we thought as well. I thought our own minds were supposed to be private at least. Also-" she gets closer to his face, the Zubat on her head baring her own fangs as well "-I do not appreciate you using that kind of language about women!"

Maybe I'm just being sensitive...but I didn't like Richard calling me and Sasha that either. She briefly considers flicking some glitter into his eyes, then decides against it. No use wasting perfectly good glitter.

[Major]

As the young man walks away, Terra ponders what went wrong. Still, she wouldn't give up that easily. She lets him go for now before moving to the door, opening it, and heading into the gym. Since she has no way to tell when a "link" is broken, she replies to the rude mind reader

What a gentleman, so polite. She thinks, Still, its rude to read people's minds, you never know what they might be thinking of... She thinks before picturing some VERY inappropriate images which won't be posted in detail.

As she enters, she catches the tail end of the telepath's comment and frowns. She had come to this town and wasn't expecting people to be so hostile to her when all she had done was flirt. She'd had people turn down advances before and a few girls had been crude towards her, but this early and this quick and from men was a bit of a shock.

She realizes commenting would just drag it out, so she keeps her feelings inside, though a small smile crosses her lips when the other girl in the group snaps at the rude telepathic engineer. So far she only knew the one called Jeremy's name, but the girl seemed a good one to get to know.

[passinglurker]

Chekhov is surprised when the younger girl chases him down, steps in front of him, and gets in his face. Prompting him to accidentally transmit.

Sharp ears that one.

He steps back, and his leather coat sporting Nidorino steps in between the two with his spines standing up on end menacingly, but Chekhov waves him off.

"I'm sorry for my out burst" He says with a bow before swallowing his pride, and explaining privately via telepathy. These abilities are still new to me, and telepathy has proven especially difficult to control. There are times when I can't control what I receive, or send. When I "overheard" the woman's mind I found she was flirting simply to fuel a fetish of making the other man squirm. I found this inappropriate for the cities present situation, and over reacted causing my "Vermilion accent" to slip out. I ultimately do not wish to be a cause of hostility, and I hope you will accept my apology. also... while I have no grounds to expect, or request privacy I would appreciate it you didn't share the struggles I have with my powers with others.

[Emperor Ing]

Phil passes into the gym.

[GrayGriffin]

Vera flinched back in surprise when she heard him contact her with telepathy. Well, that explained things a little. She replied similarly with her own telepathic thoughts, even as she approached the gym doors.

Okay, I can see how that could be awkward. Still, it's her prerogative, and quite frankly, I can see how she'd find making people squirm fun. I'm a Coordinator, you know. Part of my act is to unnerve the competition. And really, even if what she's doing is inappropriate, using that word to refer to someone you just met is just as inappropriate. By then, Vera had reached the doors, and she quickly pushed them open and slipped inside.

[Tsumeken]

(And I poof back)

The doors open as they are pushed, each entrant is treated to the same site of many bug Pokemon and trainers tending to the injured in the makeshift hospital that has formed. Audino and nurses form the nearby centers have also been dispatched

A man with shaggy brown hair and a greenish coloring to his clothes directs most of the Pokemon to their tasks before turning around and noting you all. "Ah, Welcome friends, you must be the trainers that I heard were arriving today. My name is Burgh, leader of the Celestia city gym. Though now I seem to be head of the Celestia city relief shelter." he gives a slight chuckle trying to lighten the mood with a joke.

[Anonyman]

James approaches Burgh and extends a hand.

"Officer Burdell, Kanto snagger division. Sent to aid the relief effort. How can I help?"

Surveying the scene, James calls out Koh again.

"Mimic one of the pink ones and go help out."

Do you want us to treat pokemon you give by name as scanned, or do you want us to scan them manually?

[Emperor Ing]

((Glorious tale of victory bruva! :smallbiggrin:))

Although the circumstances are far different now, and to do so now would be horribly inappropriate, Phil can't help but be a little bit starstruck by finally having the opportunity to meet the Gym Leader he's been looking to challenge for months. Oh uhh...hi. I'm Phil. Phil Garrett. He says, shaking the de-facto Head of the Castelia City Relief Shelter.
I'm uhh...y'know. Some guy who thinks he can help out with his pokemon.

[Tempest Kitsune]

Jeremy comes up next, his team still deployed. "Jeremy Fairweather sir, from Johto. Professor Elm thought my team and I's experience in excavation and controlled demolition would be useful." Even as he talks, he's looking over the gym's layout, pinpointing potential structural areas that may need reinforcement.

[passinglurker]

Chekhov hoping to not screw up this first impression as he has done with everyone else today says with a tip of his hat and a slight bow "My name is Chekhov Ironwood sir. Professor Oak sent me to help in anyway I could."

[Major]

"Private Investigator Dikolv." Terra replies, "Call me Terra. I have reason to believe a detective will be needed here since I have some suspicion about the cause of all this." Terra adds.

[GrayGriffin]

"Vera Hampton," says the Coordinator, curtsying. She pulls out two Pokeballs and releases Walter and Samuel, who both look around curiously. "What can they help with?" she asks, gesturing at them. She's not going to send them out until she's got an actual assignment.

[Tsumeken]

(Pokemon I list off can be counted as scanned)

Burgh nods to each of you in kind as you introduce yourselves, "I'm glad to have so many talented folks coming to our aid. Most of the initial aid has already been rendered, the more outlying areas around Route Four. The sandstorms that usually control the bulk of the route have died down, which I suppose is the silver lining of this event." He looks back to the nurses for a moment, thinking if there was anything else he had forgotten to mention.

"Oh, yes there was another thing. Some of the nurses have wanted me to check on the state of the Pokemon on Route Four, particularly those around the ruins, they worry that the quake might have put some of them in jeopardy as well. I've got my hands full though at the moment so I can't go."

[passinglurker]

"Well I'm up for that" says Chekhov as he deletes the focus subroutine so he can safely wear his riding goggles again. He then turns to the others and says "does anyone need a ride? My Fearow can carry one more person" He does feel a bit of suspicion at all this it seems awfully conviennent that the sandstorms that are supposed to be very prevalent in the region have just died down, and with the annoying flirt's comments that something could be behind all this he can't help, but suspect that there maybe criminal activity around their destination. At the very least exploiting the situation if they are not responsible for it. As a result his starts sifting his brain for any relevant information he may have picked up in school, over the news or while travelling about route 4 and the ruins it possesses.

int check of recall useful knowledge [roll0]

Much to his annoyance his mind keeps slipping as he thinks and skims the surface thoughts of some of the surrounding people on accident.

aaaaand random mind probe! everyone gets a number if I roll your number I accidentally read your mind. 1)jeremy 2)phil 3)james 4)terra 5)vera 6)burgh 7)a nurse 8)a mon(so I get nothing)
[roll1]

He just gets the untranslatable static that is a mon's mind, but its still an annoying reminder that he isn't in complete control of his powers.

[GrayGriffin]

Vera nods. "Well, that's convenient," she says, gesturing to Walter and Clarissa. "Even if there are less sandstorms around there, I'm guessing that Ground-types and Flying-types are pretty valuable for this kind of work nonetheless."

While her ears perk up at Chekhov's offer, she doesn't respond to it yet.

[Anonyman]

"Understood." Beckoning Koh back, the ditto reverts to it's original form as it crawls onto his shoulder, ready to transform when needed.

James was extremely glad that the sandstorms had abated. If there was one thing he liked about Kanto, it was a lack of deserts. He couldn't stand the sand or heat of the deserts.

[Emperor Ing]

Phil looks a bit alarmed. He lives on Route 4 so he knows relatively well the town to be intact. He hadn't considered the Desert Resort would be intact. His Larvesta and Sigilyph appear particularly frightened, Sekmet glancing back and forth between Phil and Horus, chirping in worry. Phil sensed this, having known Sekmet for years, he knew his friend's emotions better than anyone. In some attempt to comfort him, he gently lifts the Larvesta off his shoulder, stroking his back gently. Don't worry Sekmet. I'm sure they're all right.

He then carries the Larvesta in one arm, gently rubbing the Sigilyph with the other. I'm sorry. It's just that these two are from there. Yeah. We'll go.

[Major]

"It's better than laying around doing nothing." Terra said with a shrug, "Anything in particular you want checked? Or are we just giving a brief look around and making sure things are fine?"

[Tempest Kitsune]

Jeremy nods, looking determined. "Right, I'm guessing you want us to check the stability of the ruins as well? Make sure that none of the tourists got caught in a bad situation either?" He recalls all of his mon but Skimmer, transferring the Kabuto to his shoulder before he recalled Hercules.

[Tsumeken]

Burgh nods and smiles at you enthusiasm. "To be true enough the ruins are probably stable as ever. I'm more concerned that with the now non-blowing sand thieves and miscreants may try to raid them." He thinks for a moment before walking off to reach into a nearby cooler and comes back with a cold can of soda for each of you, "It's not much but hopefully it can help you beat the heat per se."

Useful Knowledge Check (Chekhov)
You recall that the sands are usually littered with nesting grounds for numerous Sandile. They should not approach your group however as they usually only attack if they think they stand a chance.

[Anonyman]

"Are the ruins under any jurisdiction? I mean... exploring ancient ruins is kind of free game isn't it?"
James ponders to himself. He had no problem dealing with thieves or miscreants but...it's not like they're taking from anyone else. The biggest danger they have to offer is to themselves.

[Tempest Kitsune]

Jeremy ponders Burgh's statement and James' question, before speaking up himself. "But the ruins would also make prime locations for looters to hide after scavenging from the city. Hit and run tactics to keep themselves from being seen and then falling back to hide amongst the ruins. So Burgh, you basically want us to make sure that the only people camping out there are legitimate explorers and hikers, not thieves?"

[Emperor Ing]

Praise the Omnissiah! One of my games updated! :smallbiggrin:

Thank you. Phil says, taking the soda. He thinks to the Desert Resort. He's pretty much from there, so if anyone would know the area it's him. Truth be told there isn't a whole lot to say about the Ruins, as just about all excavation attempts are thwarted by one sandstorm or another. He'd think after all these years the winds would run out of sand.
I think that can be done. I don't mean to be rude but do you have extra water bottles or something? The desert is the last place you want to be dehydrated. Also... he looks to the other trainers. a word of warning, you might wanna cover up. Just because there's no sandstorm doesn't mean the wind isn't blowing. And trust me, when that sand gets blown around, it can really hurt. Something white too, or a generally light color.

[Major]

"So in short you just want us heading out to the ruins and checking to make sure thieves aren't being a problem?" Terra asks raising an eyebrow.

[GrayGriffin]

Vera smiles and accepts the soda, wrapping it in plastic and slipping it into her bag. "Thanks...I get hit by heat pretty hard," she admits. However, as she reaches into her bag, she perks up.

"Oh! Right! I prepared some accessories that fit this mission just right!" She reaches into her bag, and pulls out a gold-colored shamrock necklace, a pair of metal armbands with several small gems embedded, and a pair of silver cloth legbands. "The necklace...I'm not quite sure, but I think it can give you bursts of luck when you need it the most. The armbands can temporarily increase your strength, and these legbands do the same for your agility. You just need to focus on activating them to use their power. Each one only works for around five minutes, and each one has only three charges." She looks embarrassed. "I'm still working on improving that last part...anyways, if you think you need one, feel free to take it!"

Hey, might as well use some of my starting accessories now, eh? The necklace is a Lucky Piece, the armbands are a Strength Piece, and the legbands are a Dexterity Piece. Their uses can be found on Vera's profile.

[passinglurker]

Chekhov is concerned that they are about to be here all day asking burgh questions about who they are allowed to kick out of the ruins so he says "Well I got all the instruction I need. Which is go to the ruins and make sure the pokemon are happy, and safe. I'm not to concerned about kicking out the wrong people I know how to tell the difference between a bug catcher looking for thier first caterpie in the viridian forest which is acceptable, and team rocket using a vileplume mech to round up all the bugs and haul them off in mass which is unacceptable and a true story. So I'm going to head out." He begins to leave, but he stops at holding the door open and says. "Last call for anyone who wants a ride."

At Vera's offer of accessories Chekhov initially declines with a slight bow. "I do not need any at this time and I would not want to cause you unnecessary expense hording them"

[Major]

"I'm always willing to be given a ride." Terra says with a shrug, "And it beats walking."

[passinglurker]

"very well" he holds the door open for Terra and waits for her to step out. When out he calls out Mig and mounts the Fearow, and Waits for Terra to climb on.

[Major]

With a mischievous grin, Terra gives Jeremy a kiss on the check in an attempt to mess with his mind more, "See you at the ruins, cutie." She says before turning and heading out the door after the man with the Fearow. Sure, the guy was a jerk, but as she said, it beat walking. She quickly got on the Fearow and smirked at the Fearow's owner, "Oh darn, I'll have to wrap my arms around you to hold on tightly. I hope that doesn't make me too much of a bitch."

[Anonyman]

Not wanting to miss his chance, James points outside to his Ditto.
"Go shift into whatever he's riding and wait for me. Don't want to miss our ride, and we might not find another flier so easily.
And behave."
The ditto happily wanders outside, following the departing girl.

[passinglurker]

Terra will probably find her arm wrapping to not be as effective as she would like for messing with Chekhov due to his leather jacket and the equipment filled backpack between them, but other wise her message was sent. "Heh I guess I deserve to be messed with after getting carried away and letting my vermilion accent slip" Says Checkhov trying to make light of the situation in the hope that it would resolve faster as a result. Chekhov then recalls Demitri, and Sasha, and directs Mig to take off. They rocket into the sky, and set a course for the ruins along route 4.

Along the way he sends a message to Terra since its inconvenient to shout over the wind. You said you had suspicions about the cause of all this? Is this the result of hard evidence, or just detective intuition and gut feelings?

[Major]

Oh wouldn't you like to know? Terra replies with a chuckle, But playing hard to get is so much fun. Lead them on, get them interested, then pull back and see if they pursue. It works in a lot of things, you should try it. Terra thinks back. Then, in an attempt to mess with the man, she quickly starts thinking all manners of dirty thoughts to test his reactions.

[GrayGriffin]

Well, Vera has no beef with James, at least.

"Hey," she calls, "Does your Ditto have room for another person?" Since no one has expressed interest in her items, she stuffs the bands back into her bag and puts the necklace on herself.

[Tempest Kitsune]

"Uhm, I kind of need a ride too. Sure, Hercules could carry me, but he's not exactly the greatest at aerial maneuverability." Jeremy is looking a bit uncertain now, as it seems like only two people have pokemon that can actually transport someone.

[passinglurker]

sigh more mind games eh? Thinks Chekhov to himself. Then Terra's dirty thought bombardment starts. His reaction is generally confusion and "why would someone do that?" before any sort of embarrassment since innuendo's generally go over his head (not as bad as they used to though). He keeps in her head though hoping to get something he out of the flirt in the off chance this volunteer work was about to get very dangerous, and because he doesn't want to get caught off guard by that like his first encounter with team rocket. He decides to play along and try his version of her tactics. Well I was hoping to get an idea of who was behind this due to an old score I want to settle with team rocket, but I guess I shouldn't bore you with the story of action and conspiracy since I can't consider you a reliable source of information if your comments are just intended to fake people out, and bait them into awkward situations for your own enjoyment. I guess things could be worse at least your dressed and we are not under attack my anything yet. Both are wins in my book considering I only learned to fly yesterday and I'm not interested in falling to an untimely demise

[Emperor Ing]

Phil shrugs at Jeremy. He can ride on Horus but he sincerely doubts Horus' ability to hold more than two people. If it helps, the Desert Resort isn't exactly a huge distance from here. Certainly walkable.

[Tsumeken]

After a slight walk you come upon it, Route 4.

Route 4's expanse lies before you. the sandstorms having abated for now make the sun seem hotter as it has no clouds of dust to streak through. The road to Nimbasa seems in tact in some places and shattered in others, the quakes having done some damage. From here you can proceed towards a few places such as the Desert Ruins or the Resort.

Rolls of randomness
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[Major]

On the trip there, Terra and Chekhov continued their chat.

"I could fix the dressed part..." Terra replies as she lets go with one hand and reaches for her shirt, though she doesn't actually remove it. "And I never said I knew who was behind it, I merely commented that I suspected people were behind it. Team Rocket doesn't stretch out this far though. Besides, when people are in awkward situations it is very common that they slip up and reveal things. Keep somebody flustered and they can't keep anything hidden. It's like a boner. You can adjust it, but it sticks out if you're looking for it." She teases, though her mind stops with the dirty thoughts since her test was complete.


We had some stuff typed up while forums are down so we'll wrap it up then comment on landing :P

[passinglurker]

when she reaches for her shirt at first he thinks to himself Dang walked into that didn't I? oh well I can't tell her what to do then he thinks of what everyone else will think if they get there and she is half dressed which causes him to blurt out Oh Arceus please don't! ahem I mean that guy who is actually from the desert said to stay covered in case the winds pickup again bare skin turned into raw hamburger by flying sand isn't something to look forward to

thankful the bombardment is over he answers her other comments So it was just a gut feeling then? Well its just as suspicious to me too, and I wouldn't be one to underestimate rockets after all I believed they were disbanded the first time I ran into them. Imagine my surprise when I learned they had raided the center my friends were staying in in force and made off with a rare egg we were transporting for professor oak

[Major]

"Well, that's only if the sand is blowing. If it isn't blowing then being topless would be more comfortable right? No hot icky clothing that sticks to me because of sweat?" Terra asks as if seriously considering it. "And I didn't say it was suspicious or a gut feeling either. I merely said I don't know the who...for sure." She pauses for a moment, "Have you never seen a pair of breasts?"

[passinglurker]

Ah trubbish now she sounds like she is actually going to do it! Screams chekhov inside his own head he was losing control of the situation, and his reputation, and how the rest of the group would see him is on the line. He forgets about conspiracy theories, and just focuses on convincing Terra to keep her shirt on. Rather than fake some technobabble about arid climates actually being cooler and that deserts are not always hot he decides to go for the honesty approach Uh... look I just don't want the others to catch up, see you next to me half naked without any context as to why you're like that, and have them imagine their own reasons. That will probably ruin my reputation with them even more than my vermilion accent already has.

[Major]

"So I put my shirt back on AFTER you finally get a nice peak and man up. You're not gay are you? No...even my gay friends love boobs." Terra says rubbing her chin as if thinking. "Besides, what reputation? You'd look like quite the player. Only a short ride and you already got to titty base." She teases. At first she'd thought his focus had been pretty well, but now she'd finally found out how to distract him enough that he'd forgotten all about his questions about who was involved. She'd tell him eventually, but his embarrassed reactions were just too good to pass up. "You can even have a quick squeeze if you want. Be gentle though, lots of nerve endings in breasts." She says biting her lip to hold back a snicker. "And you didn't answer my question on if you'd even seen breasts. I'm trying to help you man up. Real thing beats porn, trust me."

[passinglurker]

Chekhov takes a deep breath and reminds him self she likes to fluster people. With this in mind he tries to proceed calmly as he attempts to conceed the conversation to her without getting roped into feeling her up Yes... between biology, autonomy, and art classes, a rebellious streak in my early teens, and an incident at the lavaridge hot springs in hoenn. I can safely say I've seen real breasts along the way possibly multiple times. Though I think rescuing and rehabilitating a mortally wounded onix alone has taught me more than I would ever gain from seeing and or feeling breasts. No offence. You're pretty and all that. Its just... oh never mind I'm not a philosopher or really even much of a psychic its not worth the time of a dedicated and more experienced detective for me to go rambling on about my past, or go digging for information when they haven't decided I'm worth their time to tell yet. I am sorry for wasting time you could have spent deducing and going over your information he thinks over some things and decides he was just caught up in the moment, and that his fussing over reputation was silly Also you can forget what I said about reputations after thinking it over I'm sure whatever misunderstandings that occur can be overcome as long as no one dies as a result. though I recommend you don't change while we are flying. You don't have telekinesis or a mechanical appendage to act as an additional limb or restraint like me, and I don't think I'm a good enough flyer to catch you if you slipped up and fell

[Major]

Satisfied with his responses, Terra nods and removes her hand from her shirt and goes back to holding on for the ride. There we go. She says satisfied, Now I know a little more about what makes you tick. And hey, I didn't say you weren't worth my time. If I felt that way we wouldn't be talking now would we? I merely said I didn't want to throw out information without being positive. My lead comes from somebody else's lead. They suspected a group, then they died. Unfortunately this means I can't question them and find out why. Terra thinks. Despite the fact that she is trying to act calm and casual at the last sentence a trace of hurt and sadness is barely detectable, especially due to the fact it was telepathy and not speaking, However, until I find out more, spreading rumors would be bad. She is quiet for a moment before replying to the final part, And thank god the reputation crap is being dropped.

[passinglurker]

I... understand Is all he thinks back till they land.

As they fly over route 4 Chekhov flys lower keeps an eye on his radar for signs of movement. If he sees any deserted ruins he will land there other wise he will land in a very visible spot so the others can find them and then texts everyone their coordinates (I'm just going to assume hacker gives me PC's phone numbers if I don't have them already just for convenience) finally on the ground and not having to shout over the wind he says "heh actually its more of a lack of reputation, I have a knee jerk reaction to avoid bringing attention to myself in front of groups due to some negative experiences in my very competitive education experience, but yes like you said consider it dropped. This volunteer work is a chance for me to change the way I think and I should be taking advantage of that... now lets see where are the pokemon we are supposed to make sure are safe and happy?" he looks around but doesn't stray to far until the others catch up.

[Major]

"People are going to think what they want of you. You'll always find somebody that thinks negatively of your actions and judges you on a different stand then they'd judge others. So focus on what you enjoy instead." Terra replies as she glances around.

[Tempest Kitsune]

"Alright, should we check the Ruins or the Resort first? I personally vote for the Ruins, it's more likely to have people there that may have been trapped and haven't been able to get help yet." Skimmer hisses in agreement from where he's no perched on Jeremy's head, basking in the sun even as he gives his trainer some shade.

[GrayGriffin]

"I'm fine with either," admits Vera. "If you guys feel the ruins are more time-sensitive, then we should probably hurry over there then."

[Emperor Ing]

Phil scratches his head. Aren't the Ruins in the Resort?

[Anonyman]

James nods to Jeremy, beckoning him to hop on.


"They're relatively close. The resort is probably fine, if anything the lack of sandstorm will ease up. Let's check the ruins for now. Jeremy, you have a radar in that thing right? Keep an eye out if you can while we're flying, just in case something tries to sneak up on us."

[Tempest Kitsune]

Jeremy nods, before climbing on behind the older man. "Right, engaging HUD and deploying sensor net." His goggles light up with several readouts as a number of small directional antennae unfold from his mecha-arm and begin to move about. "Sensor net is engaged; ready when you are."

[Tsumeken]

As you begin you way to the ruins you spot a group of stone statues off the side of the road that were not here before. They look very monkey-like in their faces as they silently watch you pass by.

[GrayGriffin]

Vera turns her head to get a better look at the statues. "Hey, I don't know much about Unova," she comments. "Any of you know what these are supposed to be?" She is already thinking of different accessories she could create with the design of these images.

[Emperor Ing]

I'm embarassed. I should know but nobody really does. They're supposed to be statues that are connected with the ruins, but they're wierd. They never seem more than a few year's old and it's impossible for the sand to bury them for some reason. Apparently they move around too. I figure they have, or had, some function, but right now they're just decoration as best I can tell.

[passinglurker]

"Moving statues eh?" Checkhov thinks of Soyuz which was 28m long chain of living boulders "That reminds me of a pokemon I used to travel with" he scans the statues manually since if they are stationary the radar wouldn't do it for him. He expects they are some sort of pokemon, but just so he doesn't look totally silly talking to an inanimate seeming rock he tries to send a telepathic message to one or all statues instead.

Hello, good morning, and are you alright? There is no need to be shy we are not here to hurt anyone we are here to help, and make sure everyone is safe and happy after the earthquake. Do you know anyone who needs help?

cha of come on out [roll0]
int of sending a telepathic message to a mind I'm not entirely sure is there [roll1]
(dex and health scanner feedback please ^^)

[Anonyman]

"Looks like the others have become interested in some statues."

James slows down Koh's flight a bit, having it circle around the area to wait for something to happen. Maybe this was a Unova thing.

[Major]

As the people focus on the statutes, Terra waits. She didn't know what the big deal was, but the group was interested so she might as well wait.

[Tsumeken]

As Chekhov scans the Pokemon he finds them to be a creature called a Darmanitan. The pokedex continues to go saying that when damaged or low on energy they can enter a stasis like mode that gives them a statue-like appearance

Health scans

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32%
42%

As Koh continues flying in circles, a large black bird begins flying towards the pair.

[passinglurker]

"They are pokemon and they're hurt." Says Chekhov as he pulls out a super potion and applies it to the closest statue as he says "Don't worry we'll get you guys patched up"

Heal[roll0]

[Anonyman]

"Brace yourself, I'm bringing us down. I don't want to get knocked out of the air by whatever that is."

Directing Koh to land, James tosses out another Pokeball.
"Inorra, be ready for whatever's coming."

[Major]

Seeing the birds and wanting to be prepared just in case, Terra taps the pokeball on her belt to release Kit the Vulpix.

[Emperor Ing]

Pokemon? Really? He responds to Chekhov. Although he pretty much grew up there, he never really considered it beyond a possibility, however it does make total sense considering how impossible it was for the sand to cover them up, and how out-of-place they looked relative to the rest of the Ruins. At the very least they at least seem harmless, and as long as you leave them alone they leave you alone.

However when he looks for the source of the commotion and sees the birds being drawn towards the group, he knows what to do. It's pretty much universally known that flying pokemon don't like electricity. For this reason, he draws out his Electric type. Magnus, I think i'm gonna need your help. Phil says, calling out Magnemite.

[Tempest Kitsune]

Jeremy will bring his scanner up and direct it at the approaching shape even as he slides off of Koh's back. "Long-range lens up... scanning for range..." He'll try and scan the approaching entity with his Pokedex, with the wide-angle lens also scanning the Darmation. Skimmer hisses from where he's clutching the teen's head

[GrayGriffin]

Vera frowns, picking up Walter in her arms. "Be prepared," she whispers, as small flakes of frost begin to dance around the Swinub. Hopefully whatever is coming towards them is just curious, not malicious.

[Tsumeken]

As Chekhov sprays the Pokemon it suddenly changes forms, growing a bright red fur along with a very prominent brow. it looks very gorilla-like in both size and form. It seems to not have noticed the approaching shadow.

The scanner brings up a large avian figure. Two black wings stretch far to an impressive span as bones seem to adorn it's body in areas. The Pokedex registers the creature as a Mandibuzz, a large scavenger Pokemon though they may become aggressive and hunt if desperate enough for food.

Health scan info
The first Darmatian is going to be the one you healed that I listed last time, his new health % is 86

[Tempest Kitsune]

"Got a positive match on the incoming bogey. Mandibuzz. Scavenger usually, but will attack if desperate and hungry enough. Dark/Flying type combination, so electric, rock and ice attacks are our best bets here. Jeremy is keeping an eye on his radar to track the mon's distance from the group. "If it starts circling before it gets to us, we may need to leave these mon and move fast to assist someone that's in a lot more trouble, so be ready. The teen's voice is no-nonsense as he assesses the situation. Skimmer has crawled off his head and is now perched on his armored shoulder.

[passinglurker]

Chekhov now aware of the coming threat connects the dots and says to the group "I need some help these pokemon need to be healed and reverted to their normal form immediately. They are part psychic in their statue form meaning they would be easy pickings for a dark type like that." he then sprays a different statue as he sends a telepathic message to the first Darmanitan to warn him of the impending danger and that his odds are best if he sticks close and takes cover.

heal a different target[roll0]

(Also heath scanner result for mandibuzz once it is in radar range please)

[GrayGriffin]

"Ice-types?" Vera grins. "I've got all the ice you need right here. Don't worry, I'm sure we can take down this bird just fine."

[Emperor Ing]

We SHOULD be okay, but just in case, well...me and Magnus can keep 'em off you. Phil glances to the Magnemite, who happily makes a mechanical hum in acknowledgment.

[Anonyman]

"We outnumber it pretty heavily. Should we try to follow it to see if it knows something we don't?"

Might not lead them to anything capable of being saved, but there's always a chance...

[passinglurker]

"Its probably scared, desperate, and hungry. Which means its probably heading here cause it thinks it has a chance to swoop in fast and fly away with a limping psychic type. So if some one would help me we might be able to take away its incentive to attack, and hopefully reason with it to the point that we can help it without anyone getting hurt." Says Checkhov getting frustrated that everyone is just waiting to punch a starving bird in the face when there are injured pokemon right in front of them.

[Major]

"Well toss me a medical supply and I'll see what I can do." Terra says as she moves closer. "And you guys know the bird things' genders with your little toys? Kit here can probably deter them from attacking." She says as she moves closer.

[GrayGriffin]

Vera sighs, at least partly because she didn't get a chance to sketch out the original designs of the Darmanitans. It would most likely have ignored them. That's the point of this kind of protective camouflage, isn't it? However, she doesn't say that out loud. Now that some of them are already coming out of that form, it will get interested in the rest as well. "Fine," she says, turning around and digging a Super Potion out of her bag. She sprays it on the Darmanitan at the far end. [roll0]

[Tempest Kitsune]

"Dex identifies the species as all-female." Jeremy replies, eyes quickly scanning the data.

[Major]

"Errr...that changes things then..." Terra replies as she sends out what appears to be another Vulpix.


Its Zorua, illusion to look like Vulpix

[Emperor Ing]

...huh. It is possible it's not the...what did you call them? Darmanitan? That it's not them she's after.

[Anonyman]

"I've never heard of a scavenger willing to go after anything that has better odds than it.
And right now it's one against a dozen.


Unless we see a flock of these things, I doubt it would attack us or the four statue mons."

[passinglurker]

"I've never heard of a scavenger willing to go after anything that has better odds than it.
And right now it's one against a dozen.


Unless we see a flock of these things, I doubt it would attack us or the four statue mons." "Hopefully it won't attack, but that's assuming its acting rationally."


...huh. It is possible it's not the...what did you call them? Darmanitan? That it's not them she's after."Its possible I can't read pokemon minds"(I don't think Chekhov revealed to Phil he can read minds at all)"but if its hostile do you want to risk these already injured psychic types taking super effective damage?"

[Anonyman]

James keeps his eyes on the bird anyway, just in case. Rational or no, not like there was anything else to occupy his interest out here in this desert.