[ti]scenario[/ti]SURVIVOR UNOVR

Team N00b! It was a very silly name, but she loved the flag. It had a Piplup on it! Rose would happily carry the flag, grinning with absolute glee. Or rather, her Jeep did. She had tied the flag to the side of the Jeep as soon as she could, and watching it flutter in the wind as she drove it over to the Mistra side of the road was very satisfying.

"I'm gonna look around!" Rose called out, climbing out the driver's seat. "See if I can't find one of them idols! ... Wait." The young girl paused, remembering how Bergamot Gristleborg said she made the idols. A glitch about clicking and dragging the player icon into the world? She fumbled with her UI for a second, curiously attempting the very same.

Pop.

Suddenly, a little tiny [tangent=]figurine[/tangent] appeared before her, it was a spitting image of herself. "Woo! I found an immunity idol!" Rose shouted with excitement, not having any clue in the world how the immunity idols actually worked. Or even how Survivor worked, for that matter. She knew it was a TV show, about living in the wilderness! Sometimes the people in the wilderness shows were naked, but she didn't think this was one of them.

Suddenly, a battle commenced, some shadowy flames in the distance that had her stumbling backwards.

"Well, don't just stand there!" Cried out her Seedot, finally tumbling out of the footwell of the Jeep. "I hate this F____ng place, but if you're gonna make a winner out of us over all those Sh__heads, you gotta go find food."

"But the fight!" Rose frowned, still never understanding why her friend's voice cut out half the time.

"I got that. Get f___ing food, or you'll starve!" The Seedot suddenly rolled off towards the confrontation, attempting to Absorb the energy from the shadowy beast.

"... Okay!" Rose flopped down beside the Jeep, cradling her "Idol" in one hand as she thought. "Food, food... Where is food?" She mumbled to herself, slowly scanning her eyes around when an idea immediately struck her. "Ahh! Aha! I know where food is!"

Rose reached into the back of the Jeep, pulling out a large paint-stained canvas bag, her Art Supplies. After a few moments of tossing out brushes, spray paint, chalk, fabric dyes and even a few sponges, Rose finally found what she was looking for.

A huge box of Macaroni, specifically for Macaroni Art. It was probably a bit stale, technically it could be eaten! The others probably would know how to actually cook it. "I got 'roni!" Rose called out with a huge grin, waving the box above her head like it was a maraca, making music.

Find food, Fake finding an immunity idol.

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Holy shit what was he doing here.

Truth be told, he knew next to nothing about Survivor, he never watched it. All he could assume was that it sounded like one of those reality TV shows where people are out in the wilderness or something. Kind of like those random documentaries on cable? He was sure that there was fictional stuff involved, where people weren't completely left to their own devices (though them getting hurt was still in the cards; they must've signed some kind of agreement for that), but there no kind of contract for this. If something was going to happen to them, they were really going to get eaten up by the wild.

Great! (He glanced at one of the tombstones and did indeed see his name. Double great!)

Also, did she say Zapdos? Like, the legendary electric bird Zapdos?

(And what did Team Guillotine Apex mean? It didn't sound cool, it sounded foreboding. And they were going to tempt death by large bird beak? He had no idea what his teammates were like, but then again the other team had a literal child in there. Then again, a child could own powerful Pokemon, so he wouldn't really know if he was fucked or not).

Anyway, what did the forehead girl say? Something about making camp and finding a doll. He glanced at the mini map. ❝Click and drag? With what, hands?❞ he mumbled in bewilderment as he tried to hover his hand over where his player icon was. He was swiping nothing at air and looked pretty silly for a while, but after some more swinging, he did feel his bag getting heavier all of a sudden, and he pulled [tangent=]a doll[/tangent]. It didn't look like him, so he chucked it. He tried it again and managed to get [tangent=]another doll[/tangent], but it still didn't look like him, so he was like fuck it and decided it was not worth his time. For all he knew, he needed to find one of her dolls instead of his own.

❝Okay, so,❞ he faced his team members after they get dropped off in electric boogaloo territory. ❝Do any of you know how this works? 'Cuz I don't. I do have fire types though, the fire shouldn't be too difficult.❞ thunder roared above them as streaks of lightning zipped through the clouds. The skies were gloomy, filled with gray clouds, and anywhere in them could be hiding a spiky bird. The lands were not much better - these were plains, and so there were very few trees. They would likely have to burn dried up shrubbery or something instead of wood.

But where would a good place to be to start a fire while hiding themselves from Zapdos? They needed a place that wasn't near the natural lightning rods while still big enough to hide behind. It would be nice if he had a Pokemon that could scout ahead, but Mugan was the only Pokemon in his team that could learn fly, and he wasn't confident yet in sending that dragon out on his own (he might not come back).

So he was about to let out the fire types he spoke of, only to realize that he (oh fuck) signed up with just one Pokemon, and he didn't pick Gou. (Insert a number of curse words here).

He let out Koro and crouched down in defeat.

<I take it you did not think things through?>

❝You're a mindreader.❞ he replied, dripping with sarcasm. He then turned to the other two players, ❝I'll still try to find things for the fire, I think I can light it up on my own. I hope. If I find any food though I'll bring it along. Gotta find a decent place to bunker down too.❞ it felt like they were not going to accomplish much if they were huddled together, especially since their area was of plains - it wouldn't be too difficult to spot one another if they made some kind of signal. So Arthur got to work, telling Koro to watch his eyes for anything that looked easily flammable. The Kricketot seemed to have a better eye for this, at least. He, on the other hand, would keep his eyes to the horizon, which eventually allowed him to spot a [tangent=]rock formation[/tangent] that looked suitable for a camp. While walking there, he was trying to recall how these fires usually looked like in games. While he had never been to real life camp, he had played survival games, so a fire often had...

Stones. And wood. Or grass. So he made sure to gather medium-sized stones that fit in his hand. He would also get whatever flammable stuff Koro was able to find and put it in his inventory. Eventually, they made it to the spot and tried to clear some of the grass for a fire. He was plucking it out with his hands at first, but Koro offered to use Struggle Bug to make the job faster. As it turned out, the attack had a bit of an explosive property, so that gave them a patch of dirt to place the rocks in a circle. They were uneven and bumpy and dusty, but they were rocks (they should do). And then after that he dumped some of the grass they got in the middle. Without any of his fire types on hand, he had to use a branch that fell from the nearby tree and hope that doing that rubbing thing he saw on TV will do the trick.

It would take a few agonizing minutes before he saw a spark of something. And then the spark grew into a tiny flame, much more fragile and vulnerable than the one they made in the Canopy. Arthur again remembered that they needed to be careful not to snuff the flame out, but it soon began to eat away the grass and grow in size, and eventually, there was something of a fire going. Much smaller than how it usually looked in games, but it was something.

The Kricketot watched with fascination as his trainer looked rather proud of himself and asked, <I was surprised you didn't use your own flames to light it.>

Arthur blinked, realizing that he still had the Kindler class equipped. He cursed again, but at least they had a back up plan.

<< Party >>

start a fire, fake finding an immunity doll

Wolf wasn’t sure what to think when she got the random notification to join an active scenario party. To be honest, the player wasn’t very social in or out of the game. She really didn’t have any friends in game, nor out of game. So really, an invite to join was strange to her. Yet, she understood why she got the invite as well. Unovr has dropped in player activity recently, though she appears online every day. If you wanted a party, why not invite someone who was always online?

In silence, the hybrid listen to what the hosting player had to say. Her expression emotionless, arms folded over her chest while her wolf tail flickered every now and again. Personally, she had watched the game show ‘Survival’ a few times in her lifetime. Though, not in recent years. However, she never thought in a million years she would actually play it whether it was a knock off or not. And honestly, she feared for her virtual life now.

“Team Guillontine Apex,” the player mumbled to herself, though loud enough for anyone who wanted to hear her could hear, “What are we? High schoolers?” She didn’t mean for it to sound nasty, though it probably came out like that. Regardless, her gaze shifted to her suppose team mates. If she remembered correctly, they should work as a team until it comes down to the individual challenges. Then, take each other out. Yes, she was going to be the first one kicked. She knew it.

Once they were dropped off at their location, Wolf turned to her partners. “I’ve seen it a few times,” the player mumbled, pale golden orbs flickered over the vast plains before lifting to note the ominous storm clouds above, “Can’t say I know much though.” AS the topic of what they needed to do came up, her mouth parted already attempting to snag the easies of the task. However, she wasn’t quick enough. Kyukon volunteered to start the fire while Paw Wrangler mentioned something about food. “Normally, they give you enough food to last the competition. We just need to be smart enough to make it last.” At least, that’s what she last remembered from the show.

Honestly, Wolf felt luckily that Kyukon spotted a shelter even if it wasn’t the best. Again, she had no idea how to do that either. You know, built a shelter. And really, thankful that they managed to start a fire even if that’s the task she was hoping to do. And on that note, something occurred to her and she couldn’t help but make a comment on it. “Can I be real for a second? Do we even need food? Like- I don’t think we have a food stat.” At least, Wolf never noticed it.

Reaching into her pockets, the player summoned her creature of choice. The type null materialized within seconds, a low growl rattled in his helmet. "Keep your wits about you, Zapdos could be lurking." Ziryan emitted another grumble, dark gaze shifted to the rumbling skies and flashes of lightning.

Sarah eagerly stepped up to the challenge course. "Follow my lead," she told her team. She focused in on the course itself and gave her Pupitar herself a pep-talk. "Remember, it's 70% basic gymnastics and 30% overconfidence. We're leaders! What could be simpler than a game show obstacle course."

"Do you think a simple plank of wood, some Home Depot spikes, and a clean Gyarados scare me?" she called to Morgana, hoping to taunt the woman into revealing the location of more precious idols, "Watch this."

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Sarah looked down at the balande beam, the fst if the three ibsracles. Would she be able to cross it. she hoisted Pupirar up onto her shoulder and took a steo. then another. the board shuddered underneath her. shr gracefullu dis,ounted and landed on a tombstone. no time to see whose name was on it, she moves swiftley down the line, keeping high on her toes. lastly was the pit of spikes. she would up to throw pipitar but held on to holes in his shell, using the momentum to carry her over the pit.

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She put Pupitar down and rubbed his shell in celebration. "We did it!" She turned to the non-existent camera. "I hope you got all that!"


She picked up Pupitar and strode over to Morgana. "I completed your obstacle course, and I didn't even see ONE of your forbidden colors," Sarah bragged, before the adrenaline wore off. "Because to me they're not forbidden. They're just normal colors. Maybe the color authority just doesn't want you seeing them."

Drums called her back, and Rose had to admit she was very intrigued. A little game! Like a game within a game! She loved obstacle courses! Sometimes her school set up a few outside for some big outdoors events, and they were always the best experiences. They couldn't ever go wrong! When she saw the "low-budget" obstacle course, Rose didn't see a barely put together challenge.

She saw a death-defying bridge, looming over a large moat filled with a deadly monster. Dangerous rock platforms and the most intimidating pit she had ever seen.

It had her eyes practically sparkling with stars, excited beyond belief.

It looked like she was the last one in her team to be able to go across, and already she had wrapped the piece of paper over head properly so she could look at the silly circles and colors. She had been staring for a good few moments before it was suddenly, her turn!

"Come on, we're up!" Cried the Seedot, being carried in Rose's arms.

"Oh, going!"

CHALLENGE START!

Rose didn't really know what to do first, but there was no time to spend debating on it! She quickly jumped up onto the balance beams, her Catcher wings fluttering out from the small little beetle shell, revealing themselves properly. They immediately fluttered like crazy, helping her keep balance on the beam as she walked across the beam. At one second she nearly leaned far too over to the right, having to swiftly swing her arms around carrying the Seedot, and her wings buzzed furiously to correct herself.

"Watch where you are going!" Said the Seedot, but Rose couldn't! She had paper in her face!

"Sorry!" Rose responded, finally moving to walk overtop the Gyarados that rolled underneath as she finally made her way to the slippery stepping stones. This was fortunately much easier! She'd jump, and her wings helped her hover across the ground to matke each landing properly. Maybe it was defying the intent of the rules a little bit, but she had wings! What was she supposed to do? Pretend they didn't exist? Her little bug wings were far too cute to do that to!

"Focus!" Said her Seedot, watching Rose's feet starting to slip on the stone.

"I am!" she replied, totally not focusing. She catches herself, having to jump up in place a few times to adjust her positon as her feet slipped, using her wings to find the perfect position as she hovered over it for a few seconds.

Steeling her resolve, gazing into the pit that seemed to end in cereatin death and doom, Rose took a a second to calm her nerves. "I can do this!" She shouted, moving to jump with as much force as her little legs could carry.

Of course, she didn't need to worry too much. The Catcher Wings really helped make the distance across, slowly falling and hovering to the very end before landing atop safe gorund.

END CHALLENGE!

At the very end, Rose was feeling dizzy. Her eyes were slightly crosseyed, staring at the circles, dots, and colors like she was trying to make sense of them. "Did, did we do it? Did we win?" She spun around, slowly flopping down onto the ground.

Wolf was one of the last players to attempt the 'challenge' set before them. And seeing well everyone else had did, she had a little more hope she wasn't about this fail this too bad. However, there was still at least a little doubt in the back of her mind knowing how bad she would be at this if this was real life. Hopefully, her calibration was correct!

CHALLENGE START!

The half wolf half human player put the optical illusion tape over her vision, taking a deep breath to claim her nerves before taking her first step onto the balance beam. Blurred vision flickered down at the beam, noting that this might be more difficult than she thought. However, she wasn't about to give up yet. Pressing forward, the player moved across the beam. Her arms would flail a few times, attempting to catch her balance when it was off. Ziryan seemed unfazed by it all, almost pushing her to move faster.

Once she was off the balance bean, the woman finally exhaled. A bead of sweat rolled down the side of her face, though the challenge wasn't over yet. Her pale golden gaze fell upon the stones, noting against how bad she couldnt see. Grunting to herself, Wolf moved across the stones nearly slipping several times if it wasn't for her type null helping her catch herself and mumble a 'thanks' in a low tone to him. Taking more time then the other, she finally made it to the end and let out a loud sigh of relief. If was actually kinda, though Wolf wasn't going to admit it.

Last but not least, the spike pit. The trick here was to figure out how far she needed to jump. And after taking several minnutes to silently debate, it was 'f*** it time'. Moving back a few paces just to be safe, the wolf hybrid sprinted forward. The 'end' of the ground came up quicker than she thought, quiet literally jump flailing over the spikes and praying she made it. Her landing wasn't so graceful. Yes, she landed on her feet but had too much momentum and ended up falling forward. Hands out, she landed on all fours though seemingly unharmed. She fought a smile, getting to her feet and seeing who was up next. Ziryan seemingly having no issues once so ever.

END CHALLENGE!