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Post by Taylor on May 18, 2023 0:34:34 GMT 9
“It’s called a Duraludon!“ Taylor explained in a shout as she used her staff to launch herself into the air, aiming to land on the creature in question’s back. Mushu used her air to propel himself towards the foe, striking it with a powerful Dragon Tail. Meanwhile, Flik and Archimedes did their best to distract it, peppering its face with pecks and scratches.
“Remember when I said the professor was looking for a few different steel types?” She called, before pausing to wallop the dual-type over the head. “This is the big boy of the bunch!” As though to punctuate the words, the Duraludon released an almighty roar!
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Taylor
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Post by Taylor on May 18, 2023 0:19:00 GMT 9
Having been knocked out damn near immediately, Taylor now loaded back into the area. She cringed to see that she hadn’t made it back before the kid after all. “Sorry, sorry!” She rushed to apologise, frantically tapping to send forward a couple of her Pokemon before the Duraludon managed to land yet another blow. “Think you could give me a hand with this grumpy bastard?”
Oh. She probably shouldn’t swear in front of the teenager, huh? “Shit,” she muttered under her breath.
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Taylor
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Lone Wolf
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Posts: 491
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Player Name: Taylor Finch
OOC Username: Lea
Arena Points: 72
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Post by Taylor on May 18, 2023 0:08:56 GMT 9
“Well, fuck.”
She’d died. Well okay, she’d whited out, technically. But still. With realistic pain settings, it felt mostly like the same thing. Pushing up to her feet, she stretched, trying to loosen up the stiff joints. Well, it felt like how she imagined it felt to die. She should probably stop with this circular thinking now, huh?
“Gah,” she scoffed at herself. “Best get back before the kid shows up." It’s only as she says this that she realises just how dangerous that situation might be for said kid.
“Aw, shit.”
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Taylor
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Lone Wolf
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Player Name: Taylor Finch
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Post by Taylor on May 17, 2023 23:23:07 GMT 9
“Shit!” She hissed, backpedalling abruptly and damn near falling flat on her arse. Frantically, she tapped away at the UI, sending out a desperate call for help from one of her listed contacts. She’d meant to ping Tuesday; she was sure her Orm or Cid would be a blessing right now. Instead, in her frantic tapping, she ended up selecting another “T” name; Tamara. Oh well, the kid would be more help than doing this alone, at least. With that done, she straightened up and nodded to Mushu.
“Alright buddy, you up for this?”
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Taylor
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Lone Wolf
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Posts: 491
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Player Name: Taylor Finch
OOC Username: Lea
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Post by Taylor on May 17, 2023 23:17:50 GMT 9
“Yes,” Taylor replied, tipping her head down to face the Swablu. “Yes, I’m fine. I just-”
She was cut off by another screeching caterwaul. Once again, she clapped hands over her ears, screwing her eyes closed in a futile attempt to shut out the pain, but it was no use. After a moment, she slitted them open to peer around, and yelped at the sight of a Duraludon in front of her.
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Taylor
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Post by Taylor on May 17, 2023 23:01:23 GMT 9
Time passed, each moment feeling like the tick of some invisible clock. But counting down to what, exactly? Taylor wasn’t sure, but she did know that it was making her strangely uncomfortable. The minutes seemed to drag, viscous like treacle and twice as cloying. Claggy, sodden moments stretching on indeterminably.
<Is everything okay?> Flick asked, fluttering down to a spot on the ground beside Taylor, hopping to keep up as the trainer moved. <You’ve gone awfully quiet.>
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Taylor
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Player Name: Taylor Finch
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Post by Taylor on May 17, 2023 20:55:49 GMT 9
What just happened? She wondered to herself as they moved on, silent now. All three of small team shot puzzled glances her way as they moved, surprised by her silence. She ignored the mild concern for now. Had that been a glitch? It was the only explanation that Taylor could think of. It was disconcerting in the extreme, to glitch back in time like that, in VR.
Huh.
A Doduo passed them next, and she eyed it warily. It moved past them quietly and docile enough, but now she was uneasy. Would they stutter back to see this Pokemon a second time, too? spawn reset
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Taylor
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Post by Taylor on May 17, 2023 20:49:45 GMT 9
<You don’t want us to fight it?> Archimedes queried as he landed on her shoulder for a moment.
“What?” Taylor blurted, blinking at the Rufflet in confusion.
<Don’t you want us to fight it? The Nosepass?> Came the response, the bird sounding a little puzzled by his trainer’s confusion.
She didn’t reply at first, gaze darting from the Nosepass to each of her pokemon in confusion. What was going on..? Eventually, she gave a tiny shake of her head, as though shrugging the oddness of the situation off. “No,” she breathed, before clearing her throat and continuing in a firmer voice. “No, let it be.”
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Taylor
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Post by Taylor on May 17, 2023 2:52:25 GMT 9
“Hey!” Taylor objected. “Don’t igno-“
She was cut off by a strange, high-pitched buzzing squeal. “ARGH!” She yelped, freezing on the spot and clapping both hands over her ears. The sudden motion forced a sulking Archimedes off her shoulder, sending him flapping into the air. Mushu wound tighter around her shoulders – if he had claws he would have dug them in.
A few ear splitting moments passed, and finally the noise stopped.
“What the hell...?” Taylor stood back up, blinking around in confusion until her eyes landed on a Nosepass. No… the same Nosepass as before. It marched past in exactly the same manner as before, little feet stomping steadily as it remained oblivious to Taylor's presence. spawn reset
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Taylor
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Lone Wolf
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Player Name: Taylor Finch
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Post by Taylor on May 17, 2023 2:29:49 GMT 9
The Rufflet huffed, not seeming impressed about the fact that they wouldn’t be allowed to fight just any old creature in the area. Taylor squinted at him. “What’s with you and the Pokemon here, Archie?” She asked, side-eyeing him suspiciously. “You really do seem to have some sort of beef with them, given how we met.” How do you have an issue with an entire ecosystem?
Archimedes huffed, both at the question, and at the appalling nickname she seemed intent on giving him. <Don’t call me that,> he muttered, giving a shake to fluff out his feather and then planting his head under his wing as though that would mean she couldn’t push for an answer to the question.
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Taylor
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Lone Wolf
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Player Name: Taylor Finch
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Post by Taylor on May 16, 2023 20:41:26 GMT 9
To say that she was relieved that Morpheus didn’t confront her on the clear trauma response would be underselling things. “Yep!” She replied sunnily, forcing the brightness into her tone that normally came so naturally in this space. “I’m fine! Just need to work on my acrobatics, I think!” The words came out with an awkward laugh, but were followed by a genuine sigh of relief when they moved on easily enough.
Stupid, stupid, stupid! The thought circled in her head as she moved along the path. That could have been bad. I need to do better! It clearly wasn’t the fall she was referring to; she couldn’t care less about that; why couldn’t she just seem normal?
Eventually, they reached the boulder, and Taylor started to laugh at the words, before blanching upon realising they might not be a joke. “PE?” She asked, eyes a little wide as she approached and positioned herself beside Morpheus, ready to help push the boulder. “God, how old are you? You’re still in school? You’re making me feel ancient over here, kid!” If she’d thought about it, she would have realised that there were plenty of kids running around UNOVR, but Morpheus’ avatar was a grown-ass man! With a heave, she shoved at the boulder.
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Taylor
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Lone Wolf
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Player Name: Taylor Finch
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Post by Taylor on May 16, 2023 18:50:04 GMT 9
Shaking off the cloying discomfort that accompanied that last thought, Taylor nodded in agreement. “Exactly,” she smiled, gently scritching the top of the dragon’s head, grinning wider when he made an odd sort of rumble. Was that a purr?
She was distracted then by movement to her right. She held still as the wild Pokemon moved, tottering along obliviously. The Nosepass looked half asleep, stomping along and eventually moving past the trainer and her team.
<You don’t want us to fight it?> Archimedes queried as he landed on her shoulder for a moment.
She shook her head, smiling. "Nah, let it be," she replied. "Let's not bother it." spawn reset
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Taylor
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Lone Wolf
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Post by Taylor on May 16, 2023 0:18:25 GMT 9
<That’s right!> The Dratini agreed, preening. <If you find a big one, you’ll need my help with it!> The serpentine Pokemon was quite satisfied with his ego having been stroked, and settled down to rest along the trainer’s shoulders once more. Honestly, it was quite comfortable having him there, Taylor mused silently to herself as she moved. She wondered if there were any scarves out in the real world made to look like a Dratini… She’d have to have a look later – she thought that would probably make Lucas laugh, if she showed him when he was in a good mood. Rare as that might be.
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Taylor
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Lone Wolf
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Player Name: Taylor Finch
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Post by Taylor on May 14, 2023 23:16:50 GMT 9
<Oh, like the Klink we found the other day?> Mushu confirms, perking up at the thought of the Dragonair they’d met that day. Taylor chuckles.
“The one that Tuesday’s Orm knocked out, yes,” she confirms with a nod. “Though there’s a couple of others that will work, too.” With this, she tosses him a conspiratorial grin. “I heard that one of them is super dangerous, so that’s why I’ve brought you along, since you’re so tough!” The obvious flattery does its job, Mushu’s little chest puffing out proudly. spawn reset
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Taylor
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Lone Wolf
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Player Name: Taylor Finch
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Arena Points: 72
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Post by Taylor on May 14, 2023 23:12:00 GMT 9
Today, it’s Archie and Flit that accompany her, free to flit and flutter around. Mushu is present too, curved around her shoulders like a strange sort of living scarf. Not that it’s a mild enough day to warrant it – the sun is high in the sky, warming her exposed skin and heating her dark hair enough that she wonders if sunburn is something she should be worried about, in game.
<What are we looking for today?> Mushu breathes into her ear curiously.
“Some more steel types, little dude,” she replies, tossing him a small grin. “The prof is still needs more, so we might as well keep looking, right?"
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