C0D13
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Bug Maniac
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Posts: 2,101
Trainer Class: 
Player Name: C0D13
OOC Username: Ladybug
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Post by C0D13 on Nov 26, 2022 12:23:16 GMT 9
LOOKING FOR EGGS!
searching...
It's Black Friday, and at the Rookery that means one thing: chaos at the Rookery gift shop.
There are lines out the door, with people camped outside since days ago, just itching to be the first inside. And as soon as those doors open there's going to be hundreds of people scrambling to get the best deals on wireless egg warmers, shell wax, and oversized beanies.
Your mission is to get in there, find an egg amidst all the egg-themed merchandise and rude, pushy trainers, purchase it, and get out ASAP!
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Vincent
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Player Character
Posts: 75
Trainer Class: 
Player Name: silas derango
OOC Username: van
Arena Points: 30
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Post by Vincent on Nov 26, 2022 12:48:53 GMT 9
The rumors of the legendary Rookery Eggery had him prepared and eager to finally attempt his rush in finding an egg and leaving. " You going to come with? " This time, he looked at his Noibat who had been perched on his shoulder who flapped his wings eagerly.
< I've heard about this! I'm going to go in, use Hurricane and snatch all the eggs myself! > Maverick let out a sinister screech, eyes darting around looking for whomever would be his competition in the store.
" Alright, calm down, you little devil. We're not trying to ruin anyone, we're just trying to get an egg and make it out alive, alright?" Vincent turned his head to look his Noibat directly in the eyes, making sure Maverick understood what the plan was before going in.
And with a submissive nod, Vincent opened the door for the Rookery and quickly made a mad dash to the back of the room. |
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sommarsno
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Player Character
Posts: 18
Player Name: Sommarsnö Eidolon
OOC Username: Aster
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Post by sommarsno on Nov 26, 2022 22:12:35 GMT 9
Sommarsnö had heard of the fabled Black Friday and how horrible it was. Americans trampling each other to get toasters and televisions for what felt like a pretty reasonable price. It was appalling, but like most horrible things Summer couldn't look away from it.
Not when there were free eggs being given out! She pressed through the crowd by staying low, and anytime they could be her hands were clasped over the pokeball on her waist. Just because she wanted another friend under her belt--somewhat literally given the belt-clipped balls--didn't mean she was willing to risk losing Rosett. She found herself sorely disadvantaged on this day, for two reasons. Not only was she not quite used to having an able and healthy body, but she was a European surrounded by practiced Black Friday celebrators.
"Ugh, at this rate, I'll never get an egg!"
That was when she was blessed with what could only be described as providence. Up ahead, the sight of one guy shoving another over. As she watched the resulting opening, she blinked a couple time. "... Ehe, so it's like that! What a violent tradition!" With a laugh and the absolute certainty that she now understood the spirit of Destructive Discount Day, she grabbed the person immediately in front of her by the shoulder and shoved whoever it was to the side, then again after that. "Excuuuuse meee~! Coming thro~ouuuuugh~!" She was right there, inches away! She could feel the egg as her fingertips made contact with one-
And then the tides of karma turned against her as she was pulled back by the pretty imposing woman she had previously tripped. As they made eye contact, she felt a chill run down her spine.
"Eheheh... Lovely is the Black Friday, is it not?"
WHAM!
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Yggy Br00ks
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Pikachu Fan
Round 2
Posts: 406
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Kenneth Garfield
OOC Username: M00K
Arena Points: 68
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Post by Yggy Br00ks on Nov 27, 2022 1:04:54 GMT 9
"YOWCH!"
Yggy let out a yelp as someone behind her grabbed her by the shoulders and moved her to the side. She staggered, not used to being manhandled despite the Black Friday insanity. Being neither American nor a 40-year-old housewife desperate for a cheap blender, Kenny had never really gotten into Black Friday stuff. She'd been treating this more like a midnight game launch. "Aw, man! Come on, I've been camped outside here for hours!"
It was true. She had a thermos of Hot PokeCocoa in her hands, and the muscular Farfetch'd behind her was clutching a rolled-up sleeping mat rather than a leek. "Hey, does anyone want PokeCocoa? I brought a ton extra. Oh hey, it's finally opening!"
The doors opened. Yggy took one look at the stampede coming her direction, yelped like a kicked dog, and bolted inside.
It was immediately chaos. "Oh man! Go for the ankles, Ducker!" Yggy shouted, desperately holding onto her hat with one hand so someone wouldn't try and snatch it off her head and make off to the checkout line with it. The Farfetch'd swept around himself with the bedroll, knocking out the feet of NPC bargain-seekers in a wide circle around himself. They were NPCs, right? There were no way this many players were actually here just for eggs?
The rumors were that Paldea Pokemon might have been added to UNOVR in Rookery eggs, though, so maybe these were real people.
With that in mind, Yggy yelled "Sorry!" as she ran for the mix-n-match bins.
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Lucky Guy
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Soldier, Poet, King
Player Character
Posts: 359
Trainer Class: 
Player Name: Lucky Guy
OOC Username: AleDog#9110
Arena Points: 30
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Post by Lucky Guy on Nov 28, 2022 6:10:01 GMT 9
"YEOWCH! Sorry!"
The startled shout of someone else's voice brought Lucky Guy out of his reverie. It felt as if he had been asleep for a while, a strange sensation that came to him because he had been asleep for a while. He had been waiting in a line for a few hours, looking over documents in the spare time that he could de-connect from the headset. He did this is a timely manner, making sure that he was only ever treated as 'AFK' rather than in need of a forced log-out. Eventually, however, the monotony had gotten to him, and he decided it would be better to take a nap in the game rather than outside of it.
Truly, relaxation was his worst enemy. By the time he had awoken, the normal monotony of the line had devolved into complete shopping chaos, as if all the time he had spent here meant nothing at all. It was understandable that this news did not sit with Lucky very well, enough so that he had no hard feelings with the effortless task of pushing aside any existing shopper to the wayside with the forceful strength of whatever vengeful god was trapped inside of the leafy confines of his Decidueye.
Some people he recognized to be players (they always had a very distinct character design about them), and those people he would stray well away from. He was all for a friendly conversation, but first he wanted to buy himself a coffee grinder from the store and plug it into a wall for immediate use. He was far too groggy to have a conversation yet. A kick to the system would surely fix that...
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Spring
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Player Character
Posts: 19
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Post by Spring on Nov 30, 2022 22:57:14 GMT 9
Spring heads to the Rookery hearing about the Black Friday egg deal that was still going on; there are still tons of players around clamoring for the very same deal. Apparently, pokemon from an all new region known as Paleda were in these eggs. Who knows? For now, he just has to get in without getting trampled on. Chikorita is being held close to his chest as well as in a little blanket so she at least has something of a cushion while he weaves his way slowly through the river of players and possibly even NPC's saying many "Excuse me's and "Pardon me's.
Most do move but as to be expected, the melee gets tighter as he gets closer and soon the density of players becomes such that both are starting to get squished and now have to start forcing themselves through very small spaces and the grass type does not enjoy this in the slightest, wearing a grumpy expression that looks more appropriate on Tyranitar then a Chikorita. Spring by this point is wearing the same expression thanks to 'swimming' in that river of bodies for 10 minutes...Wait, it took 10 minutes just to get in here??! UGHHH! he thinks to himself taking another minute to calm himself and his pokemon down a bit before heading over to the back of the room. It certainly didn't help that everything in the market looks something like a egg.
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Celastrina Nestlewood
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Player Character
Posts: 50
Trainer Class: 
Player Name: David Cooper
OOC Username: Kayube
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Post by Celastrina Nestlewood on Jan 1, 2023 11:59:04 GMT 9
Celastrina is feeling good. She had already obtained her starter, had a scenic carriage ride, and arrived at home- where warmer clothes, new shoes, and motherly love awaited. But before continuing her tutorial quests, she hears some people talking about the Rookery. Apparently, there's a Pokémon egg available somewhere in there. Fortunately, it's not hard to find the place. Unfortunately, it's still jam-packed with trainers hunting for that elusive egg, and NPCs hunting for... whatever they're looking for.
At least Rina is small enough to squeeze through the crowds relatively easily. Picking the child character model has its benefits after all! Scooching past people and apologizing profusely, Rina begins looking for that egg... |
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ibis
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Player Character
Posts: 123
Trainer Class: 
Player Name: Pace Mahmoud
OOC Username: Evan
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Post by ibis on Jan 5, 2023 8:37:22 GMT 9
Black Friday was the kind of thing Pace loved, mostly because he didn't actually have to be out in it. All that hubbub and people getting trampled? Gross! The Steam Black Friday Sale? Five hundred emails from online shops with crazy deals? The comfort of his epic gamer chair while he orders more than he can afford? Let's go.
But now, for the low price of a VR headset, Pace, too, could experience all the pain and excitement (the epic highs and lows, etc) of Black Friday! And if he won big, he might even win a baby. Which was cooler than most of the discount garbage you'd find at, like, Walmart. For today, his sights were set on Baby Finding, or, technically, pre-baby finding. Egg time!
It would be easier if he would stop getting distracted by all the cute totally not needed but also so needed garbage, like - are those socks? With pokemon egg designs? Is that like an irl merch tie-in - can he get those in real life? Aw, shit, and they come in multi-packs...
"No, focus! I gotta shift into egg mode..."
The ibis took flight, searching for the perfect filling for it's nest... amongst the hoard of others who had crammed the Rookery with the same idea. |
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Rose Garden
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Player Character
Posts: 180
Trainer Class: 
Player Name: Roseanne Woods
OOC Username: Magnere
Arena Points: 95
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Post by Rose Garden on Jan 5, 2023 8:58:36 GMT 9
Rose stared at the insane crowd before her and felt almost certainly out of place. She had never gone shopping for herself before, not like this. She had made her way down to the convenience store on the corner to get a little snack or two with the spare change she found on the side of the road, but she's never encountered something like this before.
Adults were weird.
"Uh, excuse me, I-" She tried to make her way into the crowd like another child did just moments ago, only to not really have much room to go with. She just wasn't able to push through fast enough. What if she got in trouble?
Standing all the way in the back, she sighed softly and thought to herself. There was no way she was getting in there, but she knew someone who could. She was quick to summon her starter Pokemon, only for it to slowly circle around her legs and shake its head.
"... The answer is no. You want me to-"
"Please! Oh, please oh please!" Rose stared down at her cat friend, with extremely wide eyes. "I really want a new friend! And an egg can hatch into whatever!"
The Sprigatito took one look at their face and sighed to themselves, standing up and stretching from their spot. "I'll look, but don't expect a miracle." And with that, the cat Pokemon dived into the crowd, slipping and winding between the feet of the crowd with the grace of a feline. |
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Tuesday
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Battle Legend
The Creed
Posts: 1,602
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Martín 'Mars' Marzán
OOC Username: Stells
Arena Points: 138
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Post by Tuesday on Jan 5, 2023 9:27:12 GMT 9
For once, Tuesday is not at the Rookery with the intention of looking for eggs.
Shocking, right?!
The gift shop had never really appealed to her, because anyone knowledgeable about these things knows gift shops are generally full of factually useless things and just designed as ways to make one last quick cash grab before people leave. No more than a place where to waste bytes. A Black Friday sale, though? Now, to Tuesday something like that means only one thing: a chance to buy things others may consider valuable for real cheap. If the 'T' in Tuesday's T.E.A SHOP really stands for 'TRADE', then this is a great opportunity indeed.
Too bad her plans find themselves momentarily derailed.
All because she overhears Rose Garden. See, Tuesday is well aware that this could actually be some gross middle aged man who chooses to play UNOVR as a child, but it at least looks like a little girl, and it sure as hell also sounds like one...
"Hey, you want an egg?" Tuesday asks the child, mismatched eyes fixing on her as cat ears twitch a couple of times. "I think CL here can help us with that."
The Munna that floats overhead is silent, but Tuesday gives Rose Garden a wink and gestures for her to pinch her nose. The reason for this becomes obvious soon enough: the DREAM MIST released by the pokémon has a HYPNOTIC effect, causing many of the people (NPCs) nearby to grow incredibly drowsy and stop their hectic shopping. Some even fall asleep!
When it comes to shopping, Tuesday could've written the book on it, and let's be honest, playing fair has never been her thing.
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Yggy Br00ks
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Pikachu Fan
Round 2
Posts: 406
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Kenneth Garfield
OOC Username: M00K
Arena Points: 68
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Post by Yggy Br00ks on Jan 7, 2023 23:00:41 GMT 9
The mix-n-match bins were full of all kinds of crap. Mostly old DVDs.
"Eggs in the City?" Yggy wondered aloud, wrinkling her nose as she held one of them up. A woman snatched it out of her hand and made off with it. "Hey!" Yggy gave up and kept digging in the bin. "Egg Raider with Laura Croft... Egg at the Museum... Hey, these are pretty funny!" They weren't clever, but they got the job done, right?
There was something underneath the markdown scarves and socks and boxes of cheap candy, however. Something... dare we say it... egg-shaped?!
"Gotcha!"
Yggy pulled out a motorbike helmet.
"No!"
Safety first, she supposed. Maybe this would come in handy while fending off the crowds of crazed Black Friday Shoppers. And it would probably make her look really cool, too. Speaking of looking cool... "Wow, dope! Sunglasses!" The lenses were shaped like eggs, but that was fine. Not everyone could pull off aviators.
Retreating from the discount bin, Yggy found an aisle that wasn't totally packed with people to recombobulate. Where was she? Looks like the baking section. That always was the most boring place in a supermarket. And eggs were never there, even though almost every cake or cookie recipe called for them!
Unless...
"Ducker, hey... you don't think..."
Was that round thing what she thought it was? Or was it just a mixing bowl someone had turned around the wrong way on the shelf?
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prince
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Player Character
Posts: 66
Trainer Class: Kindler
Player Name: Vera Michaels
OOC Username: Cupid
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Post by prince on Jan 7, 2023 23:05:11 GMT 9
He had never been black friday shopping in his life. And after seeing all of the chaos just inside a game he really never thought he wanted to either. With a grimace he gently touched one of the ravaged clothing racks. It was dead Jim. And there was no bringing it back. It even seemed like someone had tried to chew through it at once point. At least it was probably a Pokemon that had done it. He really, really, hoped it had been a Pokemon that had done it. |
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Domino
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G.A.Y.
Round 2
Posts: 314
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Hilda Faust
OOC Username: Stells
Arena Points: 40
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Post by Domino on Jan 7, 2023 23:25:28 GMT 9
"Daaamn, look at them go." Domino whistles, smiling to herself while watching the chaos of Black Friday shopping at the Rookery's gift shop. Isn't chaos just the best part of UNOVR? Well, maybe not, but it sure as hell is the most fun.
She clips right through the door, pixels displaying a rainbow arrange of colours before returning to their proper form. TRAILBLAZER KICKS leave behind flames that would be aesthetic if it weren't for the choppiest of animations, and closely following along, a Ditto rolls like the most adorable amorphous blob.
Weaving her way through the crowd (aka glitching right through a few NPCs and shelves alike), Domino looking through what's left of the gift shop's stock, reaching for what looks like a cream-coloured ball with a rather familiar pattern of green dots...
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ibis
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Player Character
Posts: 123
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Pace Mahmoud
OOC Username: Evan
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Post by ibis on Jan 9, 2023 0:09:44 GMT 9
Pace shifts out of egg mode long enough to notice someone clipping through the crowd like it ain't no thing. One of those beta testers, he presumed. Now that was cool. Much cooler than his abilities, which was just, y'know, fire type pokémon. Of which he currently had... zero. So that was going well.
In between the egg-print socks, a plushie egg, a chocolate egg with egg-patterned foil wrapping, and a music-box in the shape of an egg, he hadn't actually managed to pilfer himself an actual egg... but if anyone was gonna be able to get right to it, it was a bitch who could zip through the code itself.
Making a beeline for Domino right as she began reaching for something egg-patterned (which didn't really narrow anything down), Pace stops and leans against one of the shelves, punctuating his words with a smirk. If she could grab an egg from there, then maaaybe he could have a chance at charming it out of her hands.
"Seen anything you want yet? This place is wild. Good thing we've got eachother, huh?" The confidence never stopped. Especially when there were eggs on the line! |
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