[ti]complete[/ti] here kitty kitty...

Ooh, a mirror maze! Jinx had always wanted to check out one of those, and now here she was, right in the middle of one!

It was definitely fun looking at all the different weird reflections in all the different mirrors, seeing how some of the reflections got reflected back in turn and kept going on and on and on, even if trying to track some of the far-away ones made her eyes ache a little with all that focusing.

It was... decidedly not an ideal place for a battle, though. Far from it. But Jinx figured she'd trust in the Tower mechanics rather than actually trying to figure out which images of the enemy Watchogs were real and which were just reflections upon reflections. One hit from the right Pokemon and down they'd go, without having to mess with any of that logical, riddle-solving stuff.

All she had to do was look up what a Unova Pokemon was again... silly Pokemon games with their fancy terminology that she still couldn't quite keep track of...

Oh. That was easy enough.

"Hey, Bear?"

The Cottonee perked up at the sound of her name.

"Use... uh..." It didn't really matter what move was used, of course, but Jinx thought about it just the same. "How about... Razor Leaf! Yeah, that'll show them!"

All those sharp, pointed leaves went flying this way and that way, and the mirrors were soon practically covered in their reflections... and in scratches from all those leaves hitting their surface and digging into the glass that covered them. Oops.

At least they were all on their way out of here anyway, right?

Good gravy he wanted out. Sure, he got two cats from it, but when will the wave of Patrats and Watchogs end?! As he trekked his way to the next set of floors, he was immediately hit by a familiar but terrible, terrible stench. He retched. He cursed loudly before retching again. Thankfully, their enemies were Patrat instead of their evolutions. Not thankfully, there were lumps on the floor that he could only imagine were squishy or fresh or still in the process of lumping, and really he didn't think he would ever see a giant litter box in his life; he already didn't like this part of his chores on the daily.

But it was to get out. To get another cat. To see what was at the top of the tower. Pinching his nose, he saw the pop up was asking for a Unova Pokemon, and thankfully, he had one that he wasn't afraid of using. ❝Okay, Cliff, your time to shine!❞ his voice was nasally but it was better than gagging. When the Pidove came out of his Poke Ball, he at first squawked before covering his nostrils with his wings, panicking.

❝The faster we take out the Patrat the faster we can leave! Use, err, Quick Attack!❞ he realized that Gust would be the worst move ever in this situation, in a place that was covered in tiny dusty particles that would sting a person's eyes. Birds usually had Keen Eye right? He sure wish he had that ability right about now! And there was the matter of actually crossing through the terrain as well...man, here goes nothing.

Verai didn't need sight to know exactly where he was. "Hm." He said, and that was about it. The litter was doing a good job, for the size of the room, so he simply forged on ahead.

He had no concerns or qualms about where he was going- or what it was- until the hard earth gave way. Only then did Verai pause, considering his options. To stride forward into the litter and whatever was within it, or...

"Sagwa," He called, the glaceon landing neatly behind him. "Use icy wind- give us a bridge to the next path." She chriped in response, dipping to the side to dig, just a moment, before racing to freeze the area, solidifying it for walking and... very barely improving the scent.

glaceon used icy wind!

Taylor had missed out on a couple of floors, and was a little startled to see how much progress had been made in her absence. "Whoops," she murmured under her breath as she hurried to catch up with the frontrunners. A moue of disgust pursed her lips as she stepped gingerly through the sandy flooring, and the back of one hand rose to press against her nose in an attempt to block out the scent.

"Well," she breathed. "That's disgusting." Of all the times to jump back in, it had to be during litterbox o'clock?

She was almost relieved when a Patrat appeared in front of her, hissing angrily. She couldn't say she really blamed it for the attutide this time, given the less than hospitable locale. "Yeah yeah, hiss to you too, buddy." Came her grumbled response. Her voice was a little thready as she tried to minimize how much air she pulled into her lungs, but at least Mumble didn't seem bothered by things as she sent him out to face the opponent.

Mumble the Piplup used Growl!

NEXT PROMPT (#75): [Tower]PKQXz0VZ1-50

Ergh...why was he here? He hadn't exactly hadn't gotten a chance to properly meet and greet the new cat that the tower spat at him (he picked it up by the scruff, and it had a permanent smirk on its face. He didn't like it). But still, it was a pretty easy way to get Pokemon if he helped out, and so long as it meant beating up other Pokemon, that meant that his would grow stronger, right?

He didn't expect that would mean stepping into a giant litter box. He didn't own pets, but he saw enough internet videos on cats to know what this was, and to see it in such a scale (and the creatures here weren't even cats, they were rats!) was disgusting. Unfortunately that in the avatar shift he couldn't get something like turn off a sense or something (like smell). They would just have to go through this ASAP so that they could nab the prize and move to the next floor.

Thankfully, the pop up happened to correspond with a Pokemon he just caught, though admittedly he had no idea if anything here could catch on fire. Sand wasn't flammable, right? Right?? He chucked the Poke Ball in the air and let out his newly captured Cyndaquil from the crater, looking at first rather confused before immediately being whacked by the pungent stench. <What the Giratina is this?!>

❝Less talking, more Ember!❞

Channeling inner frustration from being beat and the terrible surroundings he was placed in, the fire rat shot fire at the other rats, and Kallisto was happy to watch them burn.

BALLISTA USED EMBER!

"Oh! It's sandy now." The Captain Obvious points out, a bright smile illuminating his expression when stepping into the next floor of the Tower of Cats. It's sandy and weirdly scented. It's not a bad scent, mind you, but it's just as unnatural as the grey colour of the sand and its claylike sections. Almost as if... "I get it! It's a litterbox. Fuck, that's hilarious!"

The Captain laughs, and it's with flair that throws a Pokéball up in the air...

"Alright, Queen Anne! Show me what you've got!"

A beautiful Magikarp of violet scales is released then, but instead of gracefully swimming through the air as a Swimmer's Pokémon usually do, she just... gives up, flopping down onto the grey sand. She Splashes about, doing no harm other than splattering sand all over the place.

The Captain does no more than watch her, brows raised.

"Well, damn, girl... Anticlimactic, ain't it? "

QUEEN ANNE'S REVENGE USED SPLASH

The Litterbox is cleared quickly (as I'm sure the cats appreciate) and players may advance to the penultimate floor, where Patrat and Watchog have united to make their almost-final-stand.

Tower of Cats Floor 8: MOUSETRAP.

Kitty litter falls off your shoes as you leave Floor 7 behind, advancing onto a floor that creaks slightly underfoot like cardboard. Casting your eyes upwards, you may notice an array of giant plastic traps such as falling cages, springboards, giant hammers, gear-grinders, and other various Rube Golberg-esque devices (see the board game). The items are clearly here for you to trap Patrat, but be careful the clever Patrat don't trap you first.

You have defeated 80 Patrat and unlocked SHINX (U)!
The next reward will be unlocked at 90 Patrat.

odile The Captain Saint @kallisto Taylor Tuesday Kazuki Verai Wolf @killian
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