Momo
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Player Name: Momo Matsushita
OOC Username: M00K
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Post by Momo on Sept 22, 2022 16:05:03 GMT 9
Momo may have chosen the wrong time to take on a gauntlet of killer rats, but it had seemed like the Beginning Video Game thing to do. Perhaps that was a halfassed excuse, but it was true. That had been the original intent of this tower: but now it was something more. Things had changed. Things had evolved.The players were already halfway to the top. Momo was jumping in halfway through. She shouldn't have been surprised she was in over her head. "Kusa, watch your back! Circle the opponent. Don't let them get behind you," she said, demonstrating her own advice as she circled in a practiced aikido move around a group of armed Watchog. She watched them carefully for any sign of weakness, seeking an opening to attack. Dominant hand? Half of then were right-handed, the other half left. Gender, to determine center of gravity? No way to tell, despite her weeks of Pokémon Biology class, but she'd wager the ratio was 50/50. If they couldn't fight actual weak rats, they'd just have to make these ones weaker. Momo called out, "Absorb!"Kusa already had tears streaming halfway down his cheeks, and he swarmed over one of the Watchog in front, wrapping his spindly limbs around its body. He pulled, and the energy came out in cords of green light that disappeared into his body. The Watchog staggered, falling to one knee. ...and Momo was there, lifting up the human-height Pokémon and delivering a powerful throw that smashed the rodent halfway through the wooden flooring. "That's one," she said grimly as she straightened up, trying not to be frustrated with the futility of this exercise. They were supposed to eliminate another 50 of these?
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Sarah Lee
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Soldier, Poet, King
The Creed
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Player Name: Barack Orama
OOC Username: Ladybug
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Post by Sarah Lee on Sept 23, 2022 21:36:29 GMT 9
With half the floor on fire and the other half starting to smoke, the remaining Watchog swarmed the field. In the midst of the flames, Momo drained a powerful foe of energy and smashed it into the floor using her Treecko. Sarah took up a spot beside her, for though the trainer was definitely a newcomer, she had some terrifying moves. "Nice hit," Sarah said, giving Momo a nod of approval. "I'd say we're over half done with this floor. If this were a video game about now is when they'd release the mini-boss-"
Something heavy hit the floor, and a larger-than-usual blip appeared on Sarah's minimap.
The creature strode through the flames, and Sarah quickly realized that the ones they'd been fighting up until now had only been half-sized. This one had on a steel half-mask that covered its upper face, and held two quarterstaffs, one in each of its little grabby hands.
"Chell, come back. Go!" she shouted, not thinking, "Duraludon!"
The silver dragon BURST into the fray, filling what little space remained in the melee and smashing straight up through the half-height ceiling. "GWOARGHHHH!" it roared, from level 6.
The Watchog lunged, slamming its staff into Duraludon's leg with force enough to dent the steel.
The beast roared, lashing out with a steel leg that splintered a nearby pillar.
"Left! He's faster than he, uh, well you can't see him but he's quite lithe."
Duraludon crunched forward, tearing a hole further through the ceiling and catching the Watchog with a brutal Metal Claw. The pair sparred, blind power versus lithe yet underwhelming agility, with Sarah shouting commands.
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Tuesday
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Battle Legend
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Player Name: Martín 'Mars' Marzán
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Post by Tuesday on Sept 23, 2022 22:23:12 GMT 9
"Holy fucking shit… IS THAT MEW?!"
Listen, Tuesday may not have known a lot of pokémon before UNOVR, but she sure as hell knows Mew.
Everyone knows Mew.
Pokémon anime opening? I wanna be the very best like no one ever was? Classic. And that one movie? The first one? The only truly good one? Pokémon Mew Strikes Back… No, wait… Mewtwo! Right. There’s two. This is only one half of a pair or whatever the story between those two is, Tuesday doesn’t remember that part after so many years.
What she does remember is that Mew is fucking cute, and that’s what matters here!
”Okay, Phryne, I’m counting on you. Get these things high or something so they’ll stop getting in my way. ASAP.”
When she calls her Petilil out of the golden pokéball, she knows there’s a 50/50 chance Phryne will just cling to her leg and start crying instead of attacking. Tuesday doesn’t like those odds very much, so she just punts the sobbing Petilil towards the approaching Watchog.
She hits one in the head. Tuesday is great at fútbol.
”HA! GOOOL!”
Startled, her Petilil covers the Watchog in MAGICAL LEAVES. At least they smell nice, so there’s that, right?
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Post by Furrlicity Purrfection on Sept 24, 2022 0:12:43 GMT 9
Furrlicity is halfway through the first half of the second half-hallway. He had half a mind to turn around and go home until the next challenge opened up. But they were already over halfway there and it seemed silly to just turn around when the tower was already half-mast. Hmm. This half talk was really getting to him.
Boo-Berry was with him but the Shinx was only half paying attention. She was sniffing at a half eaten bag of chips on the ground; something that had been carried up from the last floor. It halfway smelled like Patrat.... but halfway like something new. Something stronger.
Then out popped a skeleton.
Said skeleton was actually a Watchog, who had half of his Halloween costume on. The duo had scared half the wits out of it while he was getting changed for the season.
Then this pretty pink cat floated by, which made the Watchog half scared so it ran away. Boo-Berry was already aiming at attack, though... she ended up firing off a Thunder Shock that was only half aimed.
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Finnegan Fjord
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Rival
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Posts: 455
Trainer Class: Swimmer
Player Name: Cillian Quinn
OOC Username: thorn
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Post by Finnegan Fjord on Sept 24, 2022 8:34:34 GMT 9
"This is a Pokémon?"
Finn's not asking about the Mew. He's only half paying attention to the strange pink cat-thing the others in the half-finished tower are freaking out about. No. He's staring at what appears to be an animated keyring floating over the two halves of its opened capsule.
It jingles at him, and says what he assumes to be its name. 'Klefki?'
"Yeah, we're changing that." But for now...
"The fuck's a 'Mew'?"
See, the childhood of Cillian Quinn had been pretty shit. He'd missed all the iconic movies and games. He has no idea what he's looking at, only that half of the room appears to be glitching out and refusing to render and that's maybe this thing's fault?
Well, whatever. The METAL SOUND of the Klefki's jingling keys seems to upset it quite a bit.
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C0D13
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Bug Maniac
Administrator
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Player Name: C0D13
OOC Username: Ladybug
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Post by C0D13 on Sept 24, 2022 9:18:40 GMT 9
As the sixtieth opponent falls the players stand tall over the fainted forms of their half-baked enemies.
Or at least they would if they weren't chasing after a little pink cat!
"Is that a goddamn Mew?"
"Holy shit! Somebody grab it!"
"It's heading for the stairs!"
The pink, cat-eared Pokemon floats giggling up the stairs to the sixth floor, attacks bouncing off its protective bubble.
At the top of the stairs you find ten Mews! Some of them are squat, fat little cats, some are long and thin, stretched out like Gigantamax Meowths.
Wait. No, that can't be right. Something about the way they all move at the same times makes you realize.
Tower of Cats Floor 6: HALL OF MIRRORS. Wooden walls have been covered in warped glass and silver, and the single, real Mew darts happily between the screens, its movements hard to follow in the midst of the dozens of missphapen doppelgangers.
You have defeated 60 Patrat and unlocked SKITTY (C)! The next reward will be unlocked at 70 Patrat.
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Tuesday
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Battle Legend
The Creed
Posts: 1,602
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Player Name: Martín 'Mars' Marzán
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Post by Tuesday on Sept 24, 2022 9:37:39 GMT 9
"Finn, how the fuck do you not know what ‘a Mew’ is?" Tuesday says in utter disbelief when overhearing Finnegan Fjord, her mismatched gaze still fixed on the floating pink cat.
The cute little brat goes higher and higher, forcing everyone there to make a break for the stairs in hopes of catching it. Forget the Watchog. No one cares about Watchog. Well, Tuesday sure doesn’t, at least.
"Nevermind, just remind me to link you the movie later. It’s the only one worth watching!" She declares while sprinting up the stairs, which sure is task when her avatar’s legs are so damn short.
Is her opinion controversial? Not at all. Not as she sees it, at least. She’s right and no one will ever manage to convince her otherwise.
But, anyway, Mew!
A whole lot of Mew!
"Damn… CL, you think you can do anything about those mirrors?"
The question is asked as a Munna is released (no, she hadn’t abandoned her Petilil. Obviously she called back that little thing).
CL, the Munna, totally named after the cool South Korean Rapper and not a certain Guild Leader, floats idly, and the decision is made by it to suddenly illuminate the whole place with her MOONLIGHT. With mirrors all around? Terrible idea.
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Lucky Guy
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Soldier, Poet, King
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Player Name: Lucky Guy
OOC Username: AleDog#9110
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Post by Lucky Guy on Sept 25, 2022 1:44:29 GMT 9
Making his way to the seventy-second floor, the trainer had little idea why other people were freaking out. Whatever this thing that was following Lucky was, it seemed to be some kind of floating pink cat. It kind of seemed like a healthy, cat-like Musharna... Everyone seemed to go crazy over it, crying out things like 'holy shit, Mew!'
Lucky didnt see the appeal. It was a cat of some kind. Yes, cats made Mewling noises. He gets it. Big deal. Why in the world did people have to go crazy over it?
"Feels like I'm missing out on some sort of cosmic joke here..." When Lucky spoke, he did so to the mirror beside him. Maybe his reflection would have an answer, or perhaps the pink cat floating over his shoulder could elaborate for him. Alas, it was not to be, for cats hardly ever said anything other than 'mew'.
Lucky had been pondering in front of thia mirror for a long while. It wasnt because he was introspective today, but rather it was because the mirror before him was a huge wall that blocked the way.
He tossed out a faithful companion, Serkhet. Glass could be very sturdy, yes-but sudden changes in temperature were a surefire way to cause some samage.
"Give 'er an ice fang for me, would you?" The way forward was clear to him. Lucky only hoped that others would be able to see a hole in a mirror inside of a house full of mirrors... Ice move: Ice Fang Next prompt: [Tower]Ng8sflPA1-100 1-100
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Bergamot Gristleborg
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Muddy Girl
Round 2
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Player Name: Chryssa Glasgow
OOC Username: M00K
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Post by Bergamot Gristleborg on Sept 26, 2022 23:59:20 GMT 9
"Astonishing..." Bergamot said, suddenly turning her Rowlet around. Its head failed to turn, simply rotating in place so that it never changed direction. She of course meant the Mew, but Rowlet could be quite astonishing in its own right. <BUH!> it said, head suddenly spinning so its round, dark eyes stared into one of the nearby mirrors. It was refracted from a hundred different vantage points, filling the room with round, owl-shaped faces. "In any case," Bergamot said, returning her Rowlet to where she'd been carrying it under her arm like a companion pillow. "I just got back, what's going on?" Her voice was innocent, but her searching eyes lingered on the Mew currently bouncing around the tower like a cat-shaped blob of silly putty. She hadn't been back to the cat tower in awhile because she didn't want to become one of those cat ladies, and also killing rats was boring work and could scarcely hold her attention for the time it took to set the cheese. Recently she'd become invested in acquiring a Psyduck, however, so she was in need of spare cats to trade to Gothic Bethany. How convenient that when she arrive to do some grinding, a delightful secondary objective had reared its psychic head. "We can't scare it too much, or it'll just fly away again," she said after a moment watching Mew fly around. "If it's having fun, I expect it'll stay." They had to play with it. Being of similar temperament, Bergamot liked to think she had some insight. She looked down at Rowlet. "Let's have a Growl," she said to the grass-type, which churred comfortingly. The sound echoed around the bleak hall of mirrors and she saw Mew's ears perk up. It drifted a little closer, curious about the sound. Its eyes were big and bright. Despite being hit several times already, it didn't seem afraid of them at all. How strong was this Pokemon? Rowlet used Astonish! #63 - [Tower]pmnshRAU1d1001d100
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Tuesday
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Battle Legend
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Player Name: Martín 'Mars' Marzán
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Post by Tuesday on Sept 27, 2022 19:08:15 GMT 9
"Mirror, mirror on the wall…" What looks like a break to check her appearance on the nearest mirror may not be just that, for through the reflection, mismatched eyes followed the movements of a playful, airborne, pink cat. She only fixes her circlet’s placement once. ”Who’s the meowst adorable?”
Dramatically flipping her blonde hair back, Tuesday turns to point at the giggling Mew.
"Phryne."
Phryne is still in the golden pokémon, so Tuesday takes a quick second to fix that.
"Phryne! Obviously the move here is to stun it… I mean, paralyse it" Tuesday had only learned what status effects are last week. She still doesn’t have the full terminology down. Wait until she learns most of that wont even apply under regular circumstances, but for now, she sure speaks with confidence and pride. ”Get to that!”
The Petilil seems confused, so the catgirl sighs and makes the executive decision of shaking the poor little pokémon and then throwing her straight towards the Mew.
<'WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!'> Phryne screams, releasing STUN SPORES all over the sixth floor while at it.
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Yggy Br00ks
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Pikachu Fan
Round 2
Posts: 407
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Player Name: Kenneth Garfield
OOC Username: M00K
Arena Points: 68
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Post by Yggy Br00ks on Oct 9, 2022 2:01:07 GMT 9
"Go Chain Chomp! Go Chain Chomp! Yeah! Yeah! Get it!"The outpouring of support from Yggy was surely very validating, but her squawk was echoing all around the hall of mirrors and making the place even more disorienting than usual. "Can you believe Mew is here?" she chattered excitedly to Tuesday, the closest person. She found herself speaking to a mirror and turned around, seeking out the real catgirl in among the kaleidoscope. "I always thought Mew had to be under the truck on Route 4, or like, hidden somewhere! But it was in the Cat Tower, haha!" <VRRRRRRRRRmmmmmmm!!> The Galarian Meowth dashed through the hall like a living buzz-saw, claws scything through hard-to-see Watchog enemies. "You're new, right? I've never seen you here before! You know, I started climbing the Cat Tower at the very beginning, and look where we are now! Like... halfway up? It's pretty cool. I wonder what cat Pokemon is next?"Watchog fell left and right like bowling pins, scattered by the might of Chain Chomp's Fury Swipes. At the end of the lane he leapt like he'd been launched out of a cannon, yellow eyes stretched wide and eager as he reached out for Mew— —only to come crashing down, repelled by a psychic shield. CRASH! The floor splintered as Chain Chomp smashed into it with terminal force. Fist-sized chunks of wood splintered free from impact, spearing out in all directions like porcupine quills. "Watch out! I'll protect you, Tuesday!" Yggy cried, jumping in front of Tuesday. "Ooh ow ooh ouch ow ow ow ouch!" Her avatar de-spawned as she took terminal damage and vanished in a beam of white light. YGGY BR00KS HAS WHITED OUT, said the in-game chat helpfully. She was back a few minutes later, pixels buzzing around her character model. "Oh man, Seta was not happy to see me. What'd I miss?"G.MEOWTH uses FURY SWIPES #65: [Tower]73fU|hey1d100 1d100
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manish
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G.A.Y.
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Player Name: Manish
OOC Username: GreySquid
Arena Points: 10
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Post by manish on Oct 19, 2022 9:31:19 GMT 9
Manish spawned back into the Cat Tower and immediately screamed at his own reflection. It took him a moment to come to his senses and realize that he was looking at a mirror. Were there more mushrooms than normal in his hair? He wasn’t totally sure what the normal amount of mushrooms were anymore, to be honest. But he was pretty sure there were extra. But he was pulled from his mushroom thoughts by a bouncing pink cat in a bubble zipping past his head. “What the heck was that!?” he screeched as he ducked down. He fumbled with his various pokeballs till he finally pressed one that contained a pokemon. To his disappointment, though, the pokemon that appeared wasn’t Ryan. No. It was much, much worse. <I am Manish’s revived spirit!> Narrator yelled in a dazzling flash of light. He looked, well, different. Manish took a second to rub at his eyes. “You’re uh, you’re, well, I don’t know how to say this. Why are you white?” <You can’t just ask someone why they’re white!> Narrator chided while looking around the mirrors to locate his foe. “No! That’s not what, I mean, don’t do that! Don’t uh, twist my words.” Manish tried to backtrack. “I mean, look, you uh, you sort of died? Kinda? At that one weird thing? With the moon? I just uh, are you um. Are you okay?” Narrator turned to Manish and jumped up to place his paws on his chest. <Chosen one…>“Don’t.”<Chosen one!> He said a little more forcefully, <I have achieved a new form more beneficial for your fight! I have ascended as all true believers must if they wish to help you fight in the holy war!>“Woah, woah, woah holy war? Nope. Uh-uh. I’m out. I was barely tolerating the uh, the chosen thing. Holy war is a no go. I’m not…no. I’m not dealing with that.” Narrator pouted. <Fine. Divine conquest? Just cause of freeing pokemon from their treacherous bonds of servitude? Freeing a lower class? Pick your struggle, man. I’m gonna help you with it whether you like it or not.>“Not, definitely not.”<Can you just, like, come on. I am Manish’s fury and stuff.>Manish sighed. The only thing he hated more than Narrator’s rants about righteous causes was seeing him sad. “Fine. Okay. Help me with the uh…” his eyes scanned the various mirror and spotted the pink cat again, “...help me with that cat thing.” <The mew? Wow, taking on the origin of all pokemon? You truly are the chosen one! Alright, I will accept this quest! What do you ask of me, oh mighty chosen one?>“Gross. I don’t know. Um. You have all different stuff now? I don’t know what this does. Do uh, do a…Shadow Sneak?” <Excellent choice!> Narrator started to phase from his corporeal form, slowly fading from the physical realm. With his new, ghostly form, Narrator was able to quickly locate where Mew actually was and not one of the many reflections darting around. <Got you…> he whispered before becoming a shadow and dashing towards Mew to land an attack. NARRATOR uses SHADOW SNEAK
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Momo
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Retired
Posts: 127
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Player Name: Momo Matsushita
OOC Username: M00K
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Post by Momo on Oct 26, 2022 11:19:33 GMT 9
It was so cute."Waaah..." Momo couldn't help but say, fingers itching to pick up the Skitty that had just appeared and bury her face in its pink fur. What's stopping me? She glanced over her shoulder to see if anyone was watching, but it seemed like everyone was occupied chasing a shimmering blur into the Hall of Mirrors on the next floor. Succumbing to temptation, she knelt down and scooped the cat Pokemon up, holding it to her chest. It was the biggest, cuddliest kitten she'd ever held. "I will call you Ichigo," she told it, hugging it. <Mew!> it said in a deep voice. "Mew to you too," she said back. <No, I mean, Mew is here. The mythical Pokemon? It's on the next floor. Super strong, psychic, cat-shaped. You know?>Momo gave a little start. She felt like she'd been underwater, but suddenly all her consciousness (and self-consciousness) came rushing back. "O-oh. A new opponent! Very well."She held the Skitty all the way up to the next floor, then quickly put it down before anyone could notice. She saw the rare Pokemon— the Mew— right away. "We need to lower its defenses," she said, realizing attacking it from the ground would be futile. Momo sent out her Doduo and Chespin. "Everyone, use Growl. We have to convince it we're not a threat." It galled her to do, but there was no pinning something that levitated up near the ceiling. Thrumming growls and purrs resonated through the Hall of Mirrors, warming the chilly atmosphere. Chespin, Doduo and Skitty used Growl! #67: [Tower]5966|IjR1d100 1d100
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Tuesday
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Battle Legend
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Player Name: Martín 'Mars' Marzán
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Post by Tuesday on Oct 26, 2022 13:27:27 GMT 9
"Hey, good to meet ya! Yeah, I actually joined a couple of floors ago. Never thought we’d end up running into Mew, though. Guess it makes sense, you know, cats and all–" As if on perfect cue, a weird fluffy cat falls from the skies, causing wood splinters to go everywhere. Yggy Br00ks, who Tuesday had been talking to, jumps in front of her, taking the damage and whiting out in the process. Tuesday blinks, looking at the spot where Yggy had been and shrugging. "Damn… Better her than me."
<'It should’ve been you, though.'>
Cat ears twitch, a fluffy tail sways, and it’s into a perfect arch that a blonde eyebrow is raised when looking at her Rapidash. "Oh, shut up... And when did you even get here? I didn’t call you out of the pokéball."
Or had she?!
Rocinante just rolls his eyes before poking a Watchog with its horn. It’s persistent, so the Rapidash just pokes it again and again.
"Is that all you’re gonna do? Poke one of them? At least aim for Mew or something."
Rocinante just keeps poking the Watchog until it vanishes.
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Yggy Br00ks
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Pikachu Fan
Round 2
Posts: 407
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Player Name: Kenneth Garfield
OOC Username: M00K
Arena Points: 68
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Post by Yggy Br00ks on Oct 31, 2022 19:36:25 GMT 9
"Oh my god, Tuesday, you won't believe what I just found."Yggy stood up from where she'd been crouching, scrolling through her Pokemon menu. Actually, she'd been playing with the trainer Starmie in her UI, but after that she'd been trying to figure out which of her Pokemon all knew the same moves. The best bet is all the cats, right? Most cat Pokemon learned Fake Out and Fury Swipes and stuff. The Cat Tower itself was giving them the answer! Pretty cool!But she didn't send out a cat. Instead, she sent out a Diglett. "So like, Diglett, right? No hands, right? Oh, hi Sally," Yggy said to the little brown head peeking up from the floorboards, which bobbed acknowledgement. "Anyway, guess what it knows?"Two Meowth joined the ground-type on the floor, one Galarian, one classic. "Everyone, use Scratch!"Chain Chomp raked out with a front paw, claws shining as it raked through the fur of a lunging Watchog. Kitkat caught the rodent where it fell, rolling over and over with it and battering it with her back claws until it shrieked and ran for safety on all fours, its fluffy white tail between its legs. And Diglett— "Watch watch watch!"Diglett disappeared. "Huh?" Yggy scratched her head (hey! Did that count?). The hole where the ground-type had been was still there, but the little brown head was gone. She looked up at where Mew had just settled on an upper rafter high above the hall of mirrors, peeking curiously down at them. Then a Diglett popped out of the wall right next to it. <Diglett-dig! Diglett-dig!>"It's too far away! I can't see—"< DIGLETT USED SCRATCH >"How?!"And then Sally was back, bobbing up and down in the hole by Yggy's feet. The tomboy groaned. It seemed some questions would never be answered. g.meowth, meowth and diglett used scratch! #69: [Tower]eLjXUH9i1d100 1d100
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