Kazuki
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Post by Kazuki on Nov 3, 2023 3:14:46 GMT 9
It had been more than half a year since he began playing UNOVR, and Kazuki was finally noticing the state of his inventory. Most of it was useful, but there were some pieces that he could do without, especially after the con.
And now, to wait. Kazuki sat by the shrine, on a flatland made from a horizontal skyscraper felled by some unknown disaster. Once the commotion of everyone’s arrival had died down, the place became quite peaceful, if he stayed away from the clumps of trainers gossiping frantically about Ostellia. And since he was off the elevated outcrops, he was quite easy to spot.
The disco egg—Chaos Dragon Egg, actually, was in his hand. Unlike the other egg he had, it was perfectly round, covered in pretty little squares of glass to make it gleam like a disco ball even in lowlight. Pretty nice, though useless, but maybe that’s just because he’s never bothered to use it.
His eyes shifted left and right, and with a flick of his wrist, he activated it.
His screen briefly flickered the words FUSION BOLT before he’s flash-banged by a giant bolt of lightning.
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Kazuki
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You Can't Take Me
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Posts: 883
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Player Name: Himura Atsushi
OOC Username: Sleepy
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Post by Kazuki on Nov 3, 2023 2:19:36 GMT 9
It is all so laughably easy. A simple distraction, and he was down. Armor on a weak man is nothing more than a flimsy blanket—comfort for the mind, dressing for a body. The mist is not picky; it seeps in and begins taking the shape of Verai’s lungs, wisps lashing over the cage of his heart, promising respite. Promising eternity.
Only for them to be pulled, yanked by a rush of fresh air as Kazuki leans back, hissing at something sinking deep into the flesh and bone of his calf.
“You—” the voice is guttural, dark mist dribbling out of his mouth, his nose, even the gaps in his eyes. The thing in Kazuki’s skin bared down at Kitty as if she were a blight upon life itself, one hand prying its claws out of Verai as it draws back to grab the pest.
<EVERYBODY!> Sprigatito yells, managing to wiggle-jump his way up the ledge, and is now charging into battle, screaming at the top of his lungs. <SAVE PURRAI!>
He had joined this battle hoping to have fun—but this wasn’t fun anymore! He hates the idea of attacking his trainer, but the look on his face isn’t Kazuki. He knows his trainer’s mean look better than anyone, and that isn’t it!
He summons another round of MAGICAL LEAF, aiming the glowing bullets at Kazuki’s eyes. His trainer hisses, drawing one arm to shield himself, the leaves sinking into inked flesh.
Insufferable. The urge to fight back is immediate; he’s going to rip them to shreds. He’s going to—
A roaring fireball comes hurtling down from the heavens, Combusken’s kick slamming straight into Kazuki’s side and wrenching away the last hold he has on Verai.
As he topples back, Kazuki can hear, in the back of his head—laughter. Mocking, loud, grating—
FUCK ME UP! It cries in triumph as his Pokemon turn against him.
{Prompts}
Kazuki (Player) - get a running start - take a hit on a non-essential part of your body - get blood in your eyes - use a move with over 100 base power - use a move with recoil - fight through the pain - create a distraction
Sprigatito - carefully line up a precision shot - anticipate a move before it hits - bide your time - observe your environment carefully - take cover - take damage from falling - try to blind your opponent
Combusken - use a fire or electric-type move - create a loud sound - describe a visually dazzling move - say a one-liner as you attack - pull off an unbelievable stunt - combine one or two moves for additional effect - act without orders
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Kazuki
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You Can't Take Me
The Creed
Posts: 883
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Player Name: Himura Atsushi
OOC Username: Sleepy
Arena Points: 113
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Post by Kazuki on Nov 3, 2023 0:44:53 GMT 9
#s://a~l3n~co/i/qo9OUC~png Explode. Explode right now.
“Can it.” Apparently a day running around in the a humiliating costume was nothing compared to—whatever this conversation was. Holy shit. A second later, and you’d think the guy was going to pull out pepper spray.
He wouldn’t even blame him.
Turning around, Atsushi reached for—unfortunately—the door right beside the poor man’s room, swiping his card as if trying to cut it in half and then slamming it shut behind him. He dragged his feet over to the bed—the one that hadn’t turned into a laundry chair for Pokémon Merch—and collapsed, face-first and filthy.
And outside—the sound of someone sucking a straw in a plastic cup.
“Um, yikes,” Ren laughed, having materialized from the elevator at some point during the conversation. They were still wearing the C0D1E helmet. It could apparently be pried open, allowing them to shove a straw through and grin at Tarou. “What was that?”
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Kazuki
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You Can't Take Me
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Posts: 883
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Player Name: Himura Atsushi
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Post by Kazuki on Nov 3, 2023 0:19:19 GMT 9
Kazuki chuckled. “Oh relax, princess. It’s not like we’re climbing a tower of cheese wheels. This place is even flatter than the Steppes, we’ll be in and out in no time.”
He even mimed offering to catch him, despite one arm preoccupied with said blinking egg.
And then the ground began to shake.
“Ah, fu—” Sensing karma coming straight for him, Kazuki made to leap off the platform at the bottom of the incline, only to brace as his feet slip across the rushing sands, his free hand grabbing hold of a brick. The dunes fell away to reveal what from the distance appeared to be a sunken apartment building.
It rose off the sand pit, bricks shifting, clicking, screeching. Kazuki’s body slammed against the wall, the man dangling off the edge. A brick near his chest—at the front of the monstrosity's facade—sunk inward to reveal a single, violently glowing red eye.
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Kazuki
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You Can't Take Me
The Creed
Posts: 883
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Player Name: Himura Atsushi
OOC Username: Sleepy
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Post by Kazuki on Nov 2, 2023 23:39:06 GMT 9
#s://cdn~discordapp~com/attachments/847006452118978590/1147822551632990318/200x200_civilian2~png “I would assume that you're some creep using a costume to stalk someone here."
Atsushi squints, not just because he’s offended, but also because it’s true. The resulting stare-off between him and Fake Tuesday is a formidable one. It becomes quickly apparent they are both in the spiteful bitches department.
It is unfortunate then, that he loses—because Fake Tuesday calling Tuesday a pervert is enough to shock a laugh out of him.
“Fuck—no shit. She’s got interesting tastes.” And he had to hand it, at least the impostor’s smart enough to wheedle a paycheck out of it. “I’ll keep that in mind the next time she makes me do it for free.” And yes, he is admitting he expects it. Expect anything from Tuesday.
The good vibes are short-lived, though. The walls come back up as she negotiates for his silence, the threat heard loud and clear.
“First of all: Stop trying to hide him. I already heard you call the bastard Sir.” His eyes rake over her attire. “And yeah, I can take a guess. How’s this: The famous catgirl knight is being piloted by some spoiled, presumably recognizable tech nerd who’s too paranoid to show up in person and too much of an attention hog not to snoop with a hot body double. How warm am I?”
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Kazuki
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You Can't Take Me
The Creed
Posts: 883
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Player Name: Himura Atsushi
OOC Username: Sleepy
Arena Points: 113
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Post by Kazuki on Nov 2, 2023 23:15:09 GMT 9
#s://a~l3n~co/i/qo9OUC~png The answer took far too long to arrive, and by then Atsushi had plenty of time to put one hand over his masked face and just—will himself to explode. He has done it in-game, why can’t he do it in real life?
For whatever miraculous reason, the man does not smack him for the atrocious choice of words. It is still somehow not as bad as his first actual words to him, which he’s mortified to remember was “The fuck are you looking at?”
Whatever. He’s gotten this far. He will push his luck. “And what is. Your name?”
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Kazuki
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You Can't Take Me
The Creed
Posts: 883
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Player Name: Himura Atsushi
OOC Username: Sleepy
Arena Points: 113
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Post by Kazuki on Nov 2, 2023 22:58:12 GMT 9
The sun shined bright on his skin, a harsh ray that threatened to bleach out every dab of ink. His body has been scratched and buffeted by the howling winds, and when he stopped to look around, the land was barren—as lonesome as it could get. It’s the last thing he’d want to visit as an introduction to the new area, but he has to be there.
The egg said so.
“Alright, you little fuck. Where to next?” He held up the black stone egg. It was still the greatest puzzle he had in the game, an impenetrable item that would not be bought by quality mulch. Under the sun’s rays, it felt warm, for once.
And then he saw it: The tessellations. Blinking over the shell like distant alarms. It had taken him a long time to notice, but there were times when it would suddenly shift these symbols, coalesce as if trying to communicate.
“Looks like we’re heading west. Worm morse code says so.” He turned to his companion and snapped. “Move it!” Before leaping down the fucking incline, heedless of the threat it would pose to the fragile thing in his arms.
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Kazuki
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You Can't Take Me
The Creed
Posts: 883
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Player Name: Himura Atsushi
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Post by Kazuki on Nov 2, 2023 20:20:48 GMT 9
ARCHIVE 2: MISTRA
Breaking New Ground
Fuck. {notes} - met lacrimosa - sprigatito befriends wysteria - unlocked PARASITEclass - whited out
Salting The Earth
Took some time off, came back. Saw Ver again. {notes} - real-life snippet: ren's introduction - respawned in precipice shrine
On a Snowy Evening
The cats wanted to fight, so I dragged Ver in. {notes} - freeform arena battle with verai
Burning The Field
The cat wouldn't stop crying about sleeping through his visit, so we went to see Ver. Found him at the (former) Giant Shrine. Something's going on with him. The fucker bit me. {notes} - verai had obtained SEER class - PARASITE: stage 1
And The Halls Were Silent
Been keeping an eye on Ver since he's still not used to being blind. Figured out some things about the UI, turns out I did end up bringing something out of Mistra. Challenged Ver to a spar to see if we can train him to use it to his advantage. {notes} - kazuki finds out about being stuck with PARASITE class (yeah it took him this long, dense fucker) - challenged verai to a training session in the arena
First Training Session
It was going well until the end. Why the fuck did I do that? {notes} - freeform arena battle with verai - PARASITE: stage 1 (symptom)
LOVE UNKNOWN? A HEART-POUNDING DATING SIM! ♪ ♥
Met that fox lady from before again, traded some pokemon. I swear, something's off with my headset. {notes} - a dating sim! - traded flamigo for sewaddle - PARASITE: stage 1 (symptom)
Where We Lay Our Scene
The bard challenged me to a duel- turns out this one's actually a theater play. I should've known. At least the pig got the reunion he wanted. {notes} - arena battle with lord darien blackthorne - pignite meets his original trainer for the first time
Hell Week: Day 1
A little bit after I joined CREED, I got contacted by some guild member called Tuesday. Catgirl knight promised a starter pack and gave me way more than I bargained for. Lied straight to my fucking face. Respect.
Hanahaki
Found Ver at Precipice, wearing a kimono. Guess I'm sponsoring now 👌 {notes} - found out verai goes to higashimokoto shibazakura festival with his daughter, bria - proceeds to pay for their hotels because he is Abysmally down bad
Second Course: Plateau de Fruits de Mer [1][2][3][4][5][6]
Gathering pokemon in preparation for the plan. Fought a bunch of fish, or actually, I ended up fighting my own goddamn pokemon instead. {notes} - the trade shop grind - obtained dratini among others
Elor Bindel Felallan Morinaminor
Ver called me back to the arena while I was in the middle of hunting. Looks like someone's angry. I'd be delighted by this if it weren't for the battlefield he chose. {notes} - freeform arena battle with verai - PARASITE: stage 1 (fluctuating)
On Read
People need to learn to answer their fucking messages!! {notes} - messaging with verai
High Tide Shrine
Finished hunting. Had to let the monkey out to smooth things over with the weasel. {notes} - buizel comes to accept pansear's eventual retirement - pansear continues to be impressed how fucking stupid his team is
Slugfest
Did a quick run through the steppe and ran into M'Foxy again. This was just fucking shameful. {notes} - reunited with m'foxy - caught duraludon
SIDE QUEST: Steel Yourselves
Came to a decision. The plan's shit but it's what I've got. Telling an NPC about this wouldn't have helped anyways. {notes} - gave duraludon to professor ash [NPC] - failed to report current status of PARASITE symptoms
Rumble Tumble & Ironing Out [1][2] & Protection Fee
Found a newbie getting his ass kicked by Duraludon while doing more hunting. Brokered a deal, got some steel. The guy's totally spineless, could probably scam the fuck out of him. Good. {notes} - met saint - traded rare magikarp, espurr, and snom for saint's duraludon and box fodders - bullied him into a deal
Precautionary Measures
Got an Absol from C.L.A.W. This thing should be able to predict when shit goes haywire. Now to just make the stubborn bastard take it from me. {notes} - traded absol to verai
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
I tried to see how bad it c ould get if i Upgraded it. the cat got sick. I'm going back. need to call D̜̗̦̣̣̦͉̄͌ͦ̉͜O̼̼̩̥ͭ͌̒͞M̶̻̞̹͎̙̒I̅̀҉̫͕̞N̟͙̟̥̑ͭ̃̾́O̘̬̹̯̰̥ͩ́. {notes} - returned to mistra to ask help from domino - PARASITE class upgraded to s̷t̶a̷g̷e̶ ̵2̷
[004] Catch a Cold
Went back to finish the last tutorial. I just needed a break. What's a guy got to do to ₲Ɇ₮ ₳ ฿ⱤɆ₳₭ {notes} - met adarsa - PARASITE: stage 2 (effects)
To Grass Roots
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{notes} - tricked into upgrading PARASITE class by mistra's hallucinations - PARASITE class upgraded to s̷t̶a̷g̷e̶ ̵3 - PARASITE class upgraded to s̷t̶a̷g̷e̶ ̵4 - spoke to It for the first time - failed the persuasion check
The Devil's Advocate
This Player data has been corrupted and cannot be accessed.
{notes} - was taken over by his parasite and made to upgrade - PARASITE class upgraded to s̷t̶a̷g̷e̶ ̵5 - reunited with lacrimosa - obtained a promise
Anabasis
I woke up bleeding something strange. Tried to hurl in the shrine but it didn't help. Ver found me though. I knew that absol was a good idea. {notes} - woke up at precipice shrine with no memory of what happened - realized his PARASITE had reached T5 somehow - experiencing strange symptoms, but he doesn't feel the parasite's presence anymore - was found by verai thanks to miu the absol
Fight or Flight
I think I fell asleep. Something happened to the monkey, but he won't tell me. I found another one of those samples in my inventory. {notes} - met - pansear development - obtained sample
For You Must Remember All Things Die
Turns out I'm not the only one who got fucked up by all this Mistra business. Parasite AA meeting in an old cultist church; the game designer behind this should get an Emmy. {notes} - reunited with m'foxy - met yuze
Mile High Club
Testing out the new waters. Went to a flying lesson with Ver and ended up teaming with this kid called Jinx. Got a cool anti-gravity belt but forgot to grab the boots for propelling - figured out how to maneuver by causing some sick fucking explosions, though. Kid was surprisingly with it. All in all, pretty fun. {notes} - met jinx - met cygnus [NPC] and chadwick [NPC] - obtained AVIATOR class
WORLD EVENT: THUNDERFALL RAID
A royal ass-kicking. They brought us up to the skies for this, the biggest fight in Asper. I can't fit all the shit that happened but among them was that I got betrayed, we found out the game's AI is alive, and that it took everything for us to reach the end. It was hell to end this fight, but I won't deny - it's an adrenaline rush that can't be beat. {notes} - met/saw a shitload of people - reunited with zapdos [NPC], professor ash [NPC] and cygnus [NPC] - prominent development for waffle (previously sprigatito) and steelix - obtained BOLTER class
I Don't Need Gravity, I Just Need Growth
In the middle of the raid, I was going to kick Ver's ass for betraying Waffle and still siding with Zapdos after he tried to kill him, but instead I - listen, that wasn't in the fucking plans, it just happened, alright? I didn't think he'd do anything, let alone kiss me. In the middle of the raid.
This better not get back to Ren. {notes} - confessed his feelings to verai - obtained COUPLE class
Stormfall
After the raid, Ver and I went back to Precipice. Wanted to get some answers out of him. Wanted to — clarify some things that happened in the raid. I don't like this stuff half-assed, alright? And there's still a lot we gotta deal with, but — he said he wanted to be with me. {notes} - officially got together with verai - the shared custody and kissing in front of bird jesus really came first before all this huh great job fellas
Urayamashi Omoi-kiru Toki Neko No Koi
Went to visit Ver like usual. He had a surprise for me and Waffle: custom handmade armor. Can you believe it? Shit, who does that in this game? He even got me a sword. {notes} - gifted honedge - Down bad. Down catastrophic. Down horrific. Down horrible. Down terrible. Down cataclysmic. Down awful. Down monstrous. Down atrocious. Down abominable. Down horrendous. Down heinous. Obscenely down. Repulsively down. Down grotesque. Down so much it’s troubling. Down so much it’s mentally tasking to think about. Down horrid. Appallingly down miserable. Unspeakably down. Down so much one could call it off-putting. Nightmarish even. A sickly variation of down, just vile. Down repugnant. Down revolting. Shockingly down. An ungodly, uncivilized form of down. Down so much it brings upset tears to the average human eye. Down brutally. Just toward or in a lower position. Just down. Below pitiful.
UNOVRKart: Ride After Thunderfall
They held a race after the raid. I'm not big on Mario Kart but Waffle wanted to try so I taught a cat how to drive. {notes} - met ozone - violating traffic laws - vehicular clownslaughter
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Kazuki
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You Can't Take Me
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Player Name: Himura Atsushi
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Post by Kazuki on Nov 2, 2023 20:19:56 GMT 9
ARCHIVE 1: ASPER Starter Lab: Kazuki
Met the Prof for the first time to get my starter. Never played one of these games so I tried out the AI by throwing some glass at her, but the monster she keeps in her desk stopped it. Too bad. {notes} - met professor ash [NPC] - skipped personality test by turning it into a dexterity check - found out she keeps a runerigus - obtained sprigatito
[001] These Boots Were Made For Beating
Was pissed as fuck I didn't get a dog, got into a fight with some bastard with cat ears. Actually a pretty strong opponent, and I don't recognize his style. Very, very pleased. Couldn't knock him out though- an NPC calling herself our mom stopped us and we had to help with lunch. Ransacked her house but didn't find anything interesting. {notes} - met verai - sprigatito and kitten become friends - meet mom [npc] - obtained running shoes - obtained frenemesission (?) call therapy
[002] To The Cloud District
Sticking with Ver. Prof sent us off to deliver an expensive egg to some rich brat, turns out the path there is full of bandits and brain damage. {notes} - egg care 101 - itjustworks.jpeg - kazuki cosplaying as a piñata - turns out fighters who only do 1-on-1 eat shit against groups
In Search of Silver Linings
Accidentally accepted the Intro to Asper quest, got transported to a carriage with this scared kid called Silvermoon. Carriage crashes, I get stabbed in the shoulder, and that's not even the worst of the insane bullshit that happened. How the hell is this an intro quest? {notes} - met silvermoon - experience the first consequences of setting pain threshold to realistic - first mechanical battle - quest failed: first time whiting out
Tree of Worms
Trying out the Challenge Tower. Got a bug, traded it asap for a horse. {notes} - obtained and traded a blipbug to gothic bethany [NPC] for mudbray
Bait and Switch
Was looking for monster fish, learned how to do fishing mechanics with an older player. Turns out they host fishing events for the marriage of some old guy and five of whatever best fish we find. Actually pretty chill- except for the end.
Fishing and Wishing
Continued looking for some interesting places to fish, met a funky cyborg alien by the church well. Their backtalk and rambling is kinda funny.
Winter Egg Hunt
Went snowboarding at the Rookery. Tried to bury a guy alive, accidentally found an egg and hatched the monkey. {notes} - met amanita - hatched pansear
First Lesson
Went training. Found some... thing. A magnet that ruins my in-game audio. Need to get rid of this thing ASAP. {notes} - obtained magnemite - glitch encounter
First Course: Grilled Karp
Decided to go fishing since the monkey wanted to cook for the team. Turned into chaos, but we did nab a rare fish by the end. {notes} - obtained magikarp (rare) - start of pansear and sprigatito conflict
Here Kitty, Kitty
Trying out the other Challenge Tower. Lots of cats around. Where are the dogs? {notes} - obtained and traded a meowth to verai for torchic - obtained and traded an espeon to lord darien blackthorne for tepig
Fruit or Dare
Found Ver asleep at the grove, decided to mess with him while the cats play. Turns out the guy has a habit of forcing trades, but I'm not complaining. What I will complain about is the shit that happened after. {notes} - traded meowth for torchic - first encounter with a corrupted pokemon - glitch encounter - coc testinghall'd
SIDE QUEST: Escort The Prince
Was tailing Ver when I met the kid, Aero, and all of us found the body. The Prince, I mean. Very high-maintenance son of a bitch; we had to fix him up, which involved a lot of food, armor crafting, salsa, and beating back a hoard of gravity-defying pokemon. Did not expect any of what happened at the end. {notes} - met the prince [NPC] - met aero - unlocked ARMORER class - obtained BOON OF SURGING - may or may not have inadvertently led to the giant shrine's disappearance
Everybody Was Fire Fighting
This was supposed to just be a training session. Got a rabbit out of it, but some shit was going down with the team. {notes} - obtained scorbunny - conflict between sprigatito, mudbray, and buizel escalates
Windsong
The cat bailed. Tailed him all the way to Ver at the canopy. Did get him back somehow, but I'm gonna need to rethink how I play this damn game. {notes} - he got put in his place by verai and sprigatito (deserved) - joint custody over sprigatito established - ENABLED POKEMON SPEECH
Second Lesson
More training. Just got more cogs for the prof. {notes} - obtained a klink
Then Perish
Decided to take on a quick quest at Briarbane, met with this girl called Sarah Lee and ventured into the nastiest place in the game so far. Way too much toilet water, cheese, and rats.
Easter Egg Hunt
Brought the bunny to help look for instruments at the Rookery, which quickly turned out to be a mistake. A couple of other trainers and pokemon got dragged into the train wreck. {notes} - met taylor - met caspian - met morpheus - scorbunny befriends mumble and tries to set fire to hibiscus
Gather Your Steps
Needed a break. Went to the beach. {notes} - contains flashback
Country Roads
I just wanted a crossbow. Where did the cat even come from? {notes} - obtained a purrloin - destroyed an antique store - got arrested
Crime and Punishment
I can get behind the whole 'doing time for physical assault and wanton destruction of private property' but Ver comes to mug me at the stocks and they just let him walk? SCAM. I'm calling my lawyers. {notes} - involuntarily traded purrloin to verai for a carvanha - sprigatito leaves with verai for custody weekend (to help with cat care lessons)
The Meowging
So anyways I broke out. Had to head back to town to trade though, got chased by the cops but I did snag a pig from some frilly sucker at the square. No more freaky cats! {notes} - traded espeon to lord darien blackthorne for a tepig - added breaking out of prison, robbery, and evasion of law enforcement to criminal record
Third Lesson & M'Foxy's Spawn & Fourth Lesson
Did some more training with the new pig. Eventually took on a huge iron dino with this woman that had every customization available. Took fucking ages to win, but worth it. {notes} - met m'foxy - tepig bonds with gex - obtained duraludon
SIDE QUEST: Steel Yourselves
Took all the scraps and handed them over to the Prof. Asked her about what went down with the shrine while I was there. You'll never guess who also dropped by. {notes} - gave magnemite, x2 klinks, and a duraludon to professor ash [NPC] - reported what happened at the giant shrine with verai
Quail Quest
There are no lengths I will not go to for some damn good chicken. {notes} - temporarily obtained fletchling team - reunited with taylor and darien blackthorne - absolutely getting his goose cooked
Follyball
Had a training day to try and fix the issues with the team. I left for 20 fucking minutes and came back to a kaiju fight. In the end though? Fucking. Worth it. {notes} - evolved magikarp to gyarados and mudbray to mudsdale - sprigatito, mudsdale, buizel, pansear, torchic, tepig, and scorbunny bonded together - unlocked BLACK BELT class (Updated to FIGHTER and PLAYER classes)
[003] Fight Me!
Was looking for Ver to take on Mistra, got caught up in one of the tutorials, had to beat up an obnoxious kid real quick. Found some amusing eye candy. {notes} - met muin - met rival [NPC]
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Post by Kazuki on Nov 2, 2023 20:07:44 GMT 9
#s://a~l3n~co/i/qo9OUC~png The stranger pulled free of his hold. It’s a feeling that stings through his hand, but Atsushi wills down the impulse to pursue—he wasn’t here to provoke, or to threaten, or god forbid, try and lay hand on the guy’s daughter. He was not here for a fight.
But from how the man was regarding him, it seemed damn well inevitable.
(Never has he cursed jet lag any harder—and, well, his lack of a chill pill in general. Fuck.)
The man asks what he wants and there is an urge on Atsushi’s tongue, a snippy comment because he just said what he wants is to talk, but be bites it down, knowing it’s a miracle he’s even getting the time of day. What he needs to do now is to ask the most pressing question.
Are you Verai? Did you lie? Why didn’t you tell me you were coming here? Who are you?
A thousand words trying to battering ram their way past his teeth, and what comes out of his mouth first is:
“Are you married?!”
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You Can't Take Me
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Post by Kazuki on Nov 2, 2023 19:19:32 GMT 9
Kazuki perked up, like a dog who just heard the treat bag. “A present?”
<A PR–!> The excited shriek was cut as Waffle remembered Kitten napping nearby. <A present…!> he says, excitedly whispering instead. He bent down to nudge the armor onto him and managed to get it to about half-way, backwards, before he turned to his trainer. <Pawzuki, I don’t have thumbs!>
“Relax, you’re gonna kick it off.” Bending down, Kazuki began fitting it on the tiny cat. The padding helped fill out Waffle’s shape, reinforced his tiny frame and looked badass to boot. Waffle puffed out his chest, gleaming under the sunlight in swooping filigree and emeralds rich in luster.
“That’s not too bad. You actually look like a warrior now.” Kazuki chuckled, sitting cross-legged as his sprigatito began modelling on the flat stone. It’s a definite improvement from the haphazard armor they wore during the raid. He turned his head to the remaining package, grinning at Verai before grabbing it and peeling past the vibrant red tiger stripes.
He already had an inkling, but seeing it under the light was something else entirely.
Kazuki stood back up. “Shit, seriously?” He was still ecstatic, though disbelief lined the furrow of his brows as he regarded the armor—he has never seen anything like it in the game, everything carved with a precise hand. He doesn’t have to put it on to know it will be a perfect fit.
He turned to Verai. “Mind showing me how to put it on?” he asked, eyes shining with intent. “Last time I wore one of these, it got fucking obliterated, so clearly I didn’t know how.”
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You Can't Take Me
The Creed
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Player Name: Himura Atsushi
OOC Username: Sleepy
Arena Points: 113
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Post by Kazuki on Nov 2, 2023 19:17:54 GMT 9
Helpless to the will of his friend, Sprigatito finds himself wheeled off a cliff, yelping as he makes a hasty landing. He’s lucky to have managed not to crush anything important—actually no, he did. It was Kitten. He rolled off, wobbling up to the wall separating them from the battlefield. <Kiiitteen…> he whines. <We can’t just stay here!> He couldn’t see over the edge, but he could hear voices. <Jump off my back! And, um, maybe… maybe throw fire at them? I dunno what’s going on, but—> his ears pressed against his head <—I think Purrai’s in trouble.>
The field had become entrenched in flame. Combusken’s attempts to brake herself have proven fruitless; FLAME CHARGES and BOUNCES combine during desperate attempts to remain inside the arena; feeding undulating ribbons of fire, penning the fighters in its center—in the eye of the firestorm. It is excruciating, yet Kazuki's body remains on its feet, uncaring of how his skin cooks under the blinding light.
Verai breaks away from Kazuki’s hand, but the other still keeps him locked in place, his voice steeped in raw panic—in grief. Through Kazuki’s eyes, there is only the sight of this present. Verai speaks, but his words make no sense.
Kazuki’s mouth opens to laugh, as if understanding completely.
“You are kicking up such a fuss in there, and he isn’t even thinking of you.”
The sobering realization that his own mouth is talking to him.
“Pheasant, is it? How nice.” The word is thrown and spat. “Must have been quite the catch. He already makes for a pretty corpse.”
What the hell are you talking about? His thoughts scream, thrashing against the walls. Get the fuck away from him!
“So noisy,” his voice scoffs. “I am just looking for answers.” His hand grabs Verai by the jaw, his eyes squinting as if looking through the man’s very being. It’s with such a casual cruelty—as if inspecting a piece of pottery for cracks, prepared to break it on the ground if it fails to meet a criteria.
“Calm yourself.” It is still talking to him. Isn’t it? “You will enjoy this.”
The scream of his thoughts reach a deafening crescendo as his body leans down, shattering the narrative with his lips.
{Prompts}
Kazuki (Player) - get a running start - take a hit on a non-essential part of your body - get blood in your eyes - use a move with over 100 base power - use a move with recoil - fight through the pain
Sprigatito - carefully line up a precision shot - anticipate a move before it hits - bide your time - observe your environment carefully - take cover - take damage from falling
Combusken - use a fire or electric-type move - create a loud sound - describe a visually dazzling move - say a one-liner as you attack - pull off an unbelievable stunt - combine one or two moves for additional effect
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You Can't Take Me
The Creed
Posts: 883
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Player Name: Himura Atsushi
OOC Username: Sleepy
Arena Points: 113
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Post by Kazuki on Nov 2, 2023 13:25:23 GMT 9
The question and its follow-up silences him.
“I haven’t checked.” He wants to say he was just waiting for a safe opportunity—can’t check for shit if you’re in the midst of horrors, after all—but knows in his gut that he’d be lying there, motionless, gagging into the glorified toilet bowl well past a reasonable hour had Verai not intercepted.
Which is some cowardass shit, quite frankly.
He pulls out the ball from his pockets, thumb hesitating only a second before pressing the button.
A ball of green fluffs lands on his chest. It’s practically the size of a glove, but he finds he can’t breathe anyways.
And then it stirs.
Twitching and convulsing, until Sprigatito lifts his head, opening his mouth so wide it looks like he wants to eat his trainer’s face.
<aaaaaaaAAAhaaa…> His eyelids open as if he hasn’t opened them in 10 years. He moves to paw at them, wash up his face—only to find himself lifted.
“Ha—HA!” Kazuki cackles maniacally—pausing to wince and curse as he exerts his wounds—but he doesn’t care. Sprigatito is lifted above him, pink eyes staring bewildered and then delighted as he’s tossed up and caught like a baseball.
“IT WORKED! FUCK YES!”
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You Can't Take Me
The Creed
Posts: 883
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Player Name: Himura Atsushi
OOC Username: Sleepy
Arena Points: 113
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Post by Kazuki on Nov 2, 2023 13:11:31 GMT 9
#s://cdn~discordapp~com/attachments/847006452118978590/1147842896519757855/200x200_moltres~png Someone has finally approached, but she doesn’t sound alarm at all. She talks to the little monsters, who deliver another kick into his side, and while he swats to make them cut that shit out, they’re too fast for him. He is cold, kickable turkey on the floor.
The kids do calm down, though one hovers a foot dangerously close to the opening that leads to Atsushi’s face. He is a grown adult and resists the urge to bite it. The gentle voice starts preaching about—Moltres lore, and movies, and also popcorn, and like some magical incantation, the harpies pecking him to death go scampering away.
“I’m never having kids,” is what he answers to the ‘are you okay’ question as he accepts the offered hand. He’s a big guy, in an even bigger costume, so the threat of him pulling them both down is real and very nearly came true as she goes on to ask if they’ve met.
“Uh, no. I have never met you before in my life, lady.” He is very blatantly ignoring the nagging deja vu in the back of his head. He could have heard her voice anywhere. The heat is making him delirious.
“Now, if you don't mind getting outta the way—” he turns around, beginning to waddle “—Moltres has places to be…”
There is a vibrating phone on the floor in a bulky red phone case.
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You Can't Take Me
The Creed
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Player Name: Himura Atsushi
OOC Username: Sleepy
Arena Points: 113
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Post by Kazuki on Nov 2, 2023 12:32:48 GMT 9
KAZUKI[tangent=Current Heart Level | c̷̨̦̘̯̻̬͕͙͍̦͓͌́̽́á̸͖̤̻̲̪̗͎͙̭̲̝̖̞͚̰̈̀͐̾̚͜͝n̵̡̹̖̪̙̞̬͇̻͖̺͇̹͎̼̗͆̒̑̂͌̒̿̍̚ ̴͍͙̟̬̤̯̬̭͓̫͙̄̄͊̐̓̄̅̓̐̂͂̈́͒̽͜y̷̬̪̲̟̺͉̬͂̋͐̓͗̓͐̕ͅo̶̥̦̿̅̾͊̒̔̐̌̿͠ǔ̸̟̳́̿͂͒̈́̔̏͘͘͝ ̷̡̝͈̤͕͕͉͕͎̠͉̖̻͌́̊͆̀̈̏̄̅̔̍̌h̴̠̱̥̖̤̏̅̈́̒̃̇̚ͅe̷̡̻̟̝͌͋̅͋͂͛̎̐̀͛͂͌̑̚̚͝ą̸̛̖͕̻̱͍̱̺̀̅̈̂̉̒̊͒͗͘͜ȑ̴̛̛̯͓̗̠͔̾̓̍͊̌̄̀̆́̈́̄̕̚ͅͅ ̶̡̛̤̞̱͈̫̲̝̟̠̦͇̹̄͌̈́̆̍̑̃̽̉̍̓̑̚ͅm̷̩̙̀ę̸̧͈͓͎̲̠̼̝͈̃̓̓͗͒͆̂̒][/tangent] |
[tangent=Fuck this.]The promise[/tangent] [tangent=Let]is one[/tangent] [tangent=Me]he hears[/tangent] [tangent=OUT!]loud and clear.[/tangent] He doesn’t understand. Never has, perhaps never will. He is promised so many things and will promise so much more and it will feel like filling a lake drop by drop. agrees, hands curling over hers, survivors of a shipwreck adrift together.
He smiles as she asks more of him. Destroying a million duraludon for a face like that? The easiest decision in the world. So why does it feel as if his hands are clawing into sodden oak, the waves lapping at his heels, rearing to bite.
“I’ll destroy ever last one of them for you. For us.” The words come from his lips so easily. And they are not his. They are still the most painstakingly sincere things he has ever said.
The world falls away. Teeth sink into his ankles, pulling him from his lifeline.
She looks at him as if he’s the whole world—He has met you only twice; known you for a blink, barely enough time to get air.
The kiss is so fleeting and tender—It feels like nothing, it feels like the chilling rush of dunking your head in the ocean.
The Steppes come back into focus. It stands in the distance, covered in darkness and spines, on the mangled corpse of the god that abandoned it.
Kazuki is asked what is his favorite color. When he looks down, he finds he cannot remember what that is.
He opens his mouth, and hears something like the snaps of strings, the sensation of something raking across his skin, as if pulled too quickly.
“Red.”
The world turns WHITE.
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