Exploring Aatos (IC)

[CosmicOccurence]

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You catch a glimpse of a long pink object slamming into you, dealing 15 dark normal damage and knocking the sword out of your grip. Your eyes manage to follow the pink whip thing back to a large pink form hiding behind a tree.

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Knock off! You can't pick up the sword this encounter.

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[MintyNinja]

Theo shakes his head to signal no, and then continues writing, Felt a mental probe outside your shop. Thought it was you. I ran through a game of Voltorb Flip, though. Thus the writing. I am new at this. And I've got something to sell. Are you able to buy? Torch comes around and sits on the counter between the two men. With the sudden reminder of his ghost pokemon, Theo says, "Torch, invisible and outside. Come back and tap the counter twice if someone's out there."

[MesiDoomstalker]

G5 hisses at you in pain before latching onto Valerie's leg and diving underground with it. G3's tail wrapped around her rapidly paling body as poison coursed through her veins and assisted in pulling her down into the sand. Only her head and some of her shoulder remained above ground. The last gligar slammed its tail into Fury for 17 physical normal damage. The croconaw leaped at the gligar and flinched it with its large jaws. Rashif shot a pokeball at the one next to Janan, but the ball sailed above its head and landed in the sand.

Valerie! I got you, don't worry. He spoke out, not to reassure her, but to reassure himself. His life changed so drastically in such a short period. He was used to death. Slaves died all the time. But there was a culprit there. A slave driver who worked them too hard, an owner who stopped feeding them. There is no one at fault here.

He lunges at her, grabbing whatever he can and heaving trying to lug her out. Fury, battered, bleeding and pissed, leaps into action again, wings flailing around furiously.

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Wing Attack, AC 2 and 4 Physical Flying
(1d20)[20] G7
(2d10+19)[23]
(1d20)[14] G5
(2d10+19)[28]

[Major]

Ovelia cursed at the ambush and quickly dropped off Maximus to free him up for battle. "Maximus, flame wheel." She called out while moving to flank the pokemon. As soon as Maximus slammed it, Ovelia tossed one of the royal balls.

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Flame Wheel, Fire/Physical
(1d20)[10] vs 2
(2d10+28)[37] (burn 19-20)

Royal Ball
(1d100-15)[77]

[CosmicOccurence]

Theo shakes his head to signal no, and then continues writing, Felt a mental probe outside your shop. Thought it was you. I ran through a game of Voltorb Flip, though. Thus the writing. I am new at this. And I've got something to sell. Are you able to buy? Torch comes around and sits on the counter between the two men. With the sudden reminder of his ghost pokemon, Theo says, "Torch, invisible and outside. Come back and tap the counter twice if someone's out there."

The old man snatches up the piece of paper in question and hurriedly shoves it in Torch's flame. After the paper caught on fire, Torch fades from sight as he began to float away.

No. Not now at least. Whoever was following you may already suspect this place, and I don't want to incriminate myself. Do you have any money on you?

He starts rushing around the shop snatching items at random from shelves. A broken basic ball, a silver sewing kit, and a small painting of a zangoose and seviper locked in mortal combat. You need to buy right now in order to avoid suspicion. Hopefully it will look like you're a normal customer.

This will be 63 Gold. He suddenly switches to a normal talking voice. Just let me bag them up for you quick and then you can be on your way. It's almost time for me to close shop for the night. Next time you come here, bring something legitimate to sell. In two or three days perhaps. Nothing stolen.

[CosmicOccurence]

Valerie! I got you, don't worry. He spoke out, not to reassure her, but to reassure himself. His life changed so drastically in such a short period. He was used to death. Slaves died all the time. But there was a culprit there. A slave driver who worked them too hard, an owner who stopped feeding them. There is no one at fault here.

He lunges at her, grabbing whatever he can and heaving trying to lug her out. Fury, battered, bleeding and pissed, leaps into action again, wings flailing around furiously.

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Wing Attack, AC 2 and 4 Physical Flying
[roll0] G7
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[roll2] G5
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As you began to pull, she started to reemerge from the ground, but the one remaining gligar above-ground hit you for 15 dark physical damage on your shoulder, which caused your muscles to spasm. Your hand involuntarily released whatever it was holding: Valerie. G3 dragged her underground now that the resistance had vanished.

The rest of the battle seemed to be finishing up nicely. Duncan's croconaw fainted another, and the fire spin from Rashif's magby finally fainted the gligar on the ridge. The only gligar left was the one in front of you. It was badly hurt, and it looked like it was about to flee underground.

[CosmicOccurence]

Ovelia cursed at the ambush and quickly dropped off Maximus to free him up for battle. "Maximus, flame wheel." She called out while moving to flank the pokemon. As soon as Maximus slammed it, Ovelia tossed one of the royal balls.

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Flame Wheel, Fire/Physical
[roll0] vs 2
[roll1] (burn 19-20)

Royal Ball
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The pink pokemon's tongue - for that's what it was - slammed the royal ball and broke it into several small pieces, then whipped out to wrap around maximus dealing 19 physical normal damage and trapping him.

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Your royal ball was broke and cannot be reused unless repaired by a capture specialist

[MesiDoomstalker]

As you began to pull, she started to reemerge from the ground, but the one remaining gligar above-ground hit you for 15 dark physical damage on your shoulder, which caused your muscles to spasm. Your hand involuntarily released whatever it was holding: Valerie. G3 dragged her underground now that the resistance had vanished.

The rest of the battle seemed to be finishing up nicely. Duncan's croconaw fainted another, and the fire spin from Rashif's magby finally fainted the gligar on the ridge. The only gligar left was the one in front of you. It was badly hurt, and it looked like it was about to flee underground.

Janan doesn't have a chance to react. She slips away, just like that. He groped at the ground futily before realizing he was too late. His face turns red, as he fights to keep himself steady. He notices the last one trying to escape, tossing an apricorn absentmindedly. If that fails, Fury Swipes at it with his wing to finish it off.

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(1d100+5)[89]
(1d20)[10]
(2d10+19)[36]

[Major]

Ovelia cursed when she saw one of the royal balls shattered and Maximus now trapped. Without a weapon there was little she could do and now that Maximus was trapped he probably couldn't reach the creature.

It was times like this Ovelia wished Maximus could breath fire. Instead he was useless, which left Ovelia with only one choice. "Come on..." She mumbled throwing the second Royal Ball.

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(1d100-15)[44]

[MintyNinja]

Theo collects up his new assortment of junk and pays the 63 gold. "Thank you," he says through a wall of disappointment. This wasn't supposed to go wrong, he was almost in the clear. Seeing that Litwick was returning, Theo waved him over and left the shop. The game of Voltorb Flip still rolling around in the background of his thoughts, he began to walk back to his apartment.

[CosmicOccurence]

Janan doesn't have a chance to react. She slips away, just like that. He groped at the ground futily before realizing he was too late. His face turns red, as he fights to keep himself steady. He notices the last one trying to escape, tossing an apricorn absentmindedly. If that fails, Fury Swipes at it with his wing to finish it off.

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Your apricorn misses the gligar, who promptly disappears underground. Now that the immediate risk of death seems to be gone, the cacneas seem to calmed now that their fear over natural predators has faded. They do seem wary of you, though they aren't openly hostile.

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2080 xp split evenly among your mons. 1 trainer xp,

[CosmicOccurence]

Ovelia cursed when she saw one of the royal balls shattered and Maximus now trapped. Without a weapon there was little she could do and now that Maximus was trapped he probably couldn't reach the creature.

It was times like this Ovelia wished Maximus could breath fire. Instead he was useless, which left Ovelia with only one choice. "Come on..." She mumbled throwing the second Royal Ball.

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Shift, throw ball
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Your aim is true and your arm strong as you throw the ball. It sails past an interfering tongue to slam into the pokemon. Glowing runes verify the capture of the beast.

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5 sections left. 4 Hunt points. 4 points total for hunt.
675 xp. Lv 18 Serious, oblivious lickitung.

[CosmicOccurence]

Theo collects up his new assortment of junk and pays the 63 gold. "Thank you," he says through a wall of disappointment. This wasn't supposed to go wrong, he was almost in the clear. Seeing that Litwick was returning, Theo waved him over and left the shop. The game of Voltorb Flip still rolling around in the background of his thoughts, he began to walk back to his apartment.

As you left the sight of the pawn shop, a man dressed in a long black cloak stepped out of an alleyway to stand in front of you. The surrounding street was deserted, and the area around him was lighted by a lantern that he held in his hand. May I have a quick word with you? My name is Marcus, and I'm with the Clairsentient Law Force. He produced a small amulet showing his identity. I just had a couple of questions for you regarding the well publicized burglary of an pokeball store.

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Things you would know. The CLF is a well respected government supported class of clairsentients who investigate crimes. The law states that you must cooperate with them within reason. However, they can only commonly arrest you for further questioning under three conditions: either 1) you are violent towards them 2) you interfere with their questioning of another (either violently or nonviolently) or 3) you lie to them.

[MintyNinja]

"Well publicized, eh?" Theo says to the officer. Torch stops leading and comes down to his trainer's shoulder, as innocent as can be. "I heard of it through word of mouth, are people writing on it already?"

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OOC: Theo did hear of it through word of mouth, it wasn't the only time he heard of it though.

[CosmicOccurence]

"Well publicized, eh?" Theo says to the officer. Torch stops leading and comes down to his trainer's shoulder, as innocent as can be. "I heard of it through word of mouth, are people writing on it already?"

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OOC: Theo did hear of it through word of mouth, it wasn't the only time he heard of it though.

It's certainly public knowledge to all of the buisnessmen in the area. The value of goods stolen was astronomically high. I was wondering if you could tell me a little bit about the pawn shop you visited. Why did you choose to go to the Hub tonight?

[MintyNinja]

"I had previous dealings with the man at the counter and I like to believe in a sense of mercantile loyalty. You see, I just moved into town and my apartment could use a personal touch." He shows Marcus the painting of the Zangoose and the Seviper. "Pretty nice, eh?"

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OOC: I will point out that Theo does not necessarily have bad taste. He showed the painting as a question.

[CosmicOccurence]

"I had previous dealings with the man at the counter and I like to believe in a sense of mercantile loyalty. You see, I just moved into town and my apartment could use a personal touch." He shows Marcus the painting of the Zangoose and the Seviper. "Pretty nice, eh?"

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OOC: I will point out that Theo does not necessarily have bad taste. He showed the painting as a question.

The man's eyes didn't leave your face when you attempted to show him the painting. Lovely I'm sure.

Are you aware that the Hub has been known for selling goods that have been shown to be stolen? The owner has no knowledge of the goods' pasts, so he is not considered an accomplice in the crimes. Only the suppliers are found guilty.

[MintyNinja]

"I was not aware, sir," Theo says. He chooses his next words carefully, "Are you suggesting that I shouldn't buy any balls from that man, just in case?"

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OOC: Theo was aware that the man bought stolen goods. He did not see, or ask about the man's selling habits.

[MesiDoomstalker]

Your apricorn misses the gligar, who promptly disappears underground. Now that the immediate risk of death seems to be gone, the cacneas seem to calmed now that their fear over natural predators has faded. They do seem wary of you, though they aren't openly hostile.

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2080 xp split evenly among your mons.

Janan forces Valerie out of his mind. His breathing increases, the adrenaline leaving his system and his wounds finally hitting him. He looks over at the cacnea, his eyes blurring and the smears of color returning. Don't worry. We mean you no harm.

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Note: that is Aura-Telepathy

[Major]

Your aim is true and your arm strong as you throw the ball. It sails past an interfering tongue to slam into the pokemon. Glowing runes verify the capture of the beast.

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5 sections left. 4 Hunt points. 4 points total for hunt.
675 xp. Lv 18 Serious, oblivious lickitung.

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YEAH! Level 67 and a half! Kidding, I figure that's for Maximus :P
Gender? Or do I pick? Marked as male for now.

With a deep sigh of relief, Ovelia quickly ran over to grab her sword, scooped up the destroyed royal ball and tossed it in her satchel, then jumped back on Maximus. Her rough start had put her behind and she would have to rush to catch up. She'd figure out what to do with the tongue pokemon later.

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[CosmicOccurence]

Janan forces Valerie out of his mind. His breathing increases, the adrenaline leaving his system and his wounds finally hitting him. He looks over at the cacnea, his eyes blurring and the smears of color returning. Don't worry. We mean you no harm.

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Note: that is Aura-Telepathy

The cacneas calmed down considerably to this aura voice that you were emitting to their minds. Rashif was holding his magby, and Duncan had released his haunter in preparation for the harvest of the spines.

Shall we?

[CosmicOccurence]

"I was not aware, sir," Theo says. He chooses his next words carefully, "Are you suggesting that I shouldn't buy any balls from that man, just in case?"

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OOC: Theo was aware that the man bought stolen goods. He did not see, or ask about the man's selling habits.

Don't ask any more questions. You said you know about the murders. How exactly did you find out about them?

[CosmicOccurence]

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YEAH! Level 67 and a half! Kidding, I figure that's for Maximus :P
Gender? Or do I pick? Marked as male for now.

With a deep sigh of relief, Ovelia quickly ran over to grab her sword, scooped up the destroyed royal ball and tossed it in her satchel, then jumped back on Maximus. Her rough start had put her behind and she would have to rush to catch up. She'd figure out what to do with the tongue pokemon later.

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Time is beginning to run out as you run into a blue, yellow, and black pokemon with what appears to be its prevolution child trotting along beside it. When it sees you it stops and stares at you, waiting for you to make the first move.

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Male 4 sections left

The child counts as if it were in the 100-50 category.

[MesiDoomstalker]

The cacneas calmed down considerably to this aura voice that you were emitting to their minds. Rashif was holding his magby, and Duncan had released his haunter in preparation for the harvest of the spines.

Shall we?

Hold on a moment. Lemme try something. Curious, Janan willed himself, his own color reaching out again. Unlike the last time, he had some modicum of control, for however long it lasted. Are you alright? Are any of you injured?

[Major]

At first Ovelia was about to turn and keep going. But she stopped when she saw there were two of them. If she could catch the child and the parent then that'd give her extra point.

Quickly, she dropped off Maximus and hurled a regular pokeball at the child, hoping to get lucky while Maximus charged the parent and attempted another flame wheel.

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Capture roll:
(1d100+5)[40]

Flame wheel
(1d20)[16] vs 2 (19-20 burn)
(2d10+28)[39]

[MintyNinja]

"I'm afraid you must be confused, Marcus. I never said anything about murders," Theo retorts. "A guard of House Marshall told me about the robbery, over dinner. I'm new to town, as I've said, and it's not easy to just make friends. We talked about the day's events."

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OOC: You fumbled with Murders and I have to run with it. Only thing I can think of. I dodged the inherent question of "when did you first hear of them" by answering that I had not heard of murders. Then I volunteered the information about Gardner as a pseudo-answer in it's place. This should all check out as truth.

[CosmicOccurence]

At first Ovelia was about to turn and keep going. But she stopped when she saw there were two of them. If she could catch the child and the parent then that'd give her extra point.

Quickly, she dropped off Maximus and hurled a regular pokeball at the child, hoping to get lucky while Maximus charged the parent and attempted another flame wheel.

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Flame wheel
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The pokeball captures the child, to which the mother responds by howling angrily and clamping its jaws on Maximus to deal 30 dark physical damage and flinching the ponyta.

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I believe Maximus is now fainted with -2 HP from the damage it took here and in the lickitung fight.

[CosmicOccurence]

"I'm afraid you must be confused, Marcus. I never said anything about murders," Theo retorts. "A guard of House Marshall told me about the robbery, over dinner. I'm new to town, as I've said, and it's not easy to just make friends. We talked about the day's events."

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OOC: You fumbled with Murders and I have to run with it. Only thing I can think of. I dodged the inherent question of "when did you first hear of them" by answering that I had not heard of murders. Then I volunteered the information about Gardner as a pseudo-answer in it's place. This should all check out as truth.

A look of confusion passed over the man's face, and his hand drifted up to his face in confusion. Oh pardon me. I'm afraid I got confused for a second there. You see there's been a murder in the Gatsbury House recently, and there just aren't enough of us in the CLA to handle the increasing number of high publicity cases. I apologize sincerely for the mistake.

If you have any more information - about the theft or the murders - , please come forwards about them. We're offering rewards for information leading to a resolution for both cases. Have a nice night, and that zangoose portrait is very nice. He walks off silently back to where the hub is without another word. Soon the sphere of light his lantern casts disappears from view, and you are alone on the street again.

[CosmicOccurence]

Hold on a moment. Lemme try something. Curious, Janan willed himself, his own color reaching out again. Unlike the last time, he had some modicum of control, for however long it lasted. Are you alright? Are any of you injured?

Duncan frowned in confusion. What the muk are you doing Janan? You're not going to get anything done by holding your hand out to them. They aren't poochyenas who will come to lick your fingers. They're cacnea. He did not, however, make any move to interfere with what you were doing.

One of the cacneas, a female slightly larger than the rest, holds out an arm to the carcass of one of their companions. Some of the others have gligar spines embedded inside of their hides.

[Major]

As her mount was taken out, Ovelia cursed. It'd be rough having to do this job on foot. Knew I should have grabbed some healing potions... Ovelia thought to herself as she released Sir Hector.

"Slash!" She called out as she readied a pokeball and hurled it.

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Slash
(1d20)[6] vs 2 (18-20 crit)
(3d8+32)[48]

If Crit: (3d8+10)[31]

If it hits, pokeball
(1d100+5)[105]