PTA: Dusk Island (IC)

[Darchias]

Mueki unsteadily starts pedaling after undoing the kickstand, quickly picking up speed to help her balance. She was never one for physical exertion, preferring to move under the power of something other then her two legs if she could help it.

Spending all that time riding Ooraku was going to hurt her on this journey.

[Kairose]

The four of you have an uneventful ride to the Casino District. There has clearly been some damage dealt already, as you see some piles of rubble that were most likely buildings until recently, and yet more buildings have more minor damage, but seem to remain stable.

[passinglurker]

Dave gets off and fold up his bike he needed to be stealthy for this. He keeps to the shadows and tries to make out any sign of movement.

dex of stealth (1d20+4)[21]
wis of spot (1d20)[10]

[planswalker]

Figuring he'd better fill the role of "decoy" than "reconnaissance agent", Collin will slow down and whistle loudly in an attempt to make his more stealthy friends harder to detect.

[BluesEclipse]

Blake will remain on his bike with Collin, looking around carefully for any signs of trouble - or anything that might give them an idea of where to go - while Celeste sticks to the shadows nearby. Keep your eyes peeled, Celeste.

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Perception: (1d20+4)[17]

[Darchias]

Mueki shakily dismounts the bike, folding it up. She collapses on the road, rubbing her sore thighs. "Ugh... Never again..." She gets up after a moment, looking around for signs of life. She specifically looks at the rubble that used to be buildings, pondering what they could of been.

Perception: (1d20+4)[11]

[Kairose]

There seems to be no one else within visible range as far as Blake or Dave can tell - or audible range, judging by the lack of attention attracted by Collin's whistling. However, Mueki and Blake notice that some of the pieces of rubble have frost marks on them.

[Darchias]

Mueki blinks, confused. "Ice? Why..." She collapses her bike, strapping it to her back before releasing her own Ice type Pokemon. The Spheal barked happily at being released before Mueki crouched down to it. "Can you help us look for the Ice Type that did this?" Mueki follows after Punipuni's search, looking anywhere he thought might be important.

Mueki's Perception(1d20+4)[7]

[passinglurker]

Seeing Mueki has found something Dave follows her and says "Found something? If its something with a sent maybe I can have Nosey track it."

[BluesEclipse]

Blake speaks up, "Celeste is a capable tracker as well... she could easily help."

[Darchias]

"There is some ice built up on some of the rubble. Ice types tend not to have much of a smell, doesn't travel well through cold air. Feel free to try, though." Mueki looked at the pair, distracted from her search.

[passinglurker]

Dave lets Blake take a crack at tracking it first if its really an ice type around he would want to avoid using Nosey. He instead ponders the possible correlations between ice and rubble and tries to gleam some useful insight from this.

Int of deducting (1d20+3)[4]

[BluesEclipse]

Blake nods, and thinks to Celeste, Can you track it? We'll find out, won't we? is the Umbreon's reply as she steps forward to try and pick up a scent.

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Tracker Roll: (1d20)[12]

[planswalker]

Collin follows the rest, keeping an eye out for trouble.

[Kairose]

As the pokémon begin their individual searches, you all feel the ground begin to rumble, and a Steelix erupts from the ground nearby, with a man riding it. He does not seem to notice you, and he and his Steelix begin to head deeper into the Casino district.

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Wis Checks for visual details on the Steelix-rider

[BluesEclipse]

Blake blinks, before closing his eyes to look through Celeste's vision at the man, knowing that her senses are superior to his.

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Wis Check: (1d20+4)[16]

[planswalker]

Collin whistles low. "Now that's a pokemon I can respect."

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wis - (d20-2)[0]

[passinglurker]

"A Steelix? hey didn't that guy who battled Joan in the arena the day of the blast have a Steelix?" Dave slips back to cover as he trys to make out the mans features.

Dex of stealth(1d20+4)[21]
Wis of recognize(1d20)[17]

[Darchias]

Mueki had her eyes wide, recognizing the enormous Pokemon. "Wow! That's a big one..." She fumbles for her Pokedex, only to remember she scanned it back at the match. "It... Might be?" She peered up at the man, the Steelix's enormous size and motion making it difficult to spot his features.

Spot: (1d20+4)[18]

[Kairose]

Collin is too busy admiring the Steelix to notice the man, but the rest of the group recognizes that the Steelix-rider is indeed the man who challenged Joan at the arena.

[planswalker]

Hm... earth. Today, I feel a particularly strong connection to it. Why is that? Collin thinks, distracted from the task at hand.

[Darchias]

Mueki, above all, was friendly. She called out, "HI! HEY, DOWN HERE! HELLO!" She waved her arms frantically, it not occurring to her at all that this man could be in league with the bombers.

[passinglurker]

Unfortunately it occurs to Dave that he might be with the bombers and when Mueki he knows its over. Even if the rider isn't with the bombers and even if the rider doesn't thing they are bombers for being here the bombers around would hear them and ambush them. he calls out Growler and him and the meowth remain hidden.

[Kairose]

The man glances back in Mueki's direction briefly, but continues in the direction he was heading, seeming to have no intention of stopping for them.

[passinglurker]

hmm... not considering us worth his time? that could work to our advantage he thinks as he messages the others with his p-gear -I'm going to sneak along and follow him- him and his stealthy meowth then try to be as silent as possible as he follows the steelix rider while keeping to the shadows, and behind shadows. He also keeps his senses open for signs of trouble.

dex of the ninja(1d20+4)[16]
wis of the paranoid(1d20)[16]

[Darchias]

Mueki gawks a little bit, a little peeved he wasn't slowing down. A ping on her P-Gear alerts her to Dave's message. She frowns and starts walking towards the direction the Steelix was going, figuring it was probably a safer place to be if he wasn't going to attack them.

[planswalker]

Not wanting to miss a chance to follow the steelix, Collin will hop back on his bike and follow along as well.

[BluesEclipse]

Blake will follow along with the group, with a thought to Celeste - Stay in the shadows and remain unseen... stick close, though.

[Kairose]

As the four of you chase after the Steelix, it rounds a corner next to one of the still-standing buildings, and you lose sight of it. When you get to the corner, the Steelix is nowhere to be found, but there is a Steelix-sized hole that seems to lead into the city's sewer system.

[Darchias]

"Not going in there." Mueki said immediately, with more force then almost anything the assembled have heard her say. "Nope. Nothing edible down there, nothing but nastiness and stench and Poison type Pokemon..."