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Post by Taylor on May 9, 2023 0:51:41 GMT 9
Well, this had been a horrible idea, Taylor thought as she rubbed her arms, shivering.
SheThe woman had heard that the professor was collecting a few different steel pokemon at the moment, all of which were found in the Surge Steppes. When she’d first seen the side quest she’d thought it had already concluded, but recently she’d spotted some new contributions there and clocked that it was actually still active. Never one to ignore a side quest, she’d set off immediately.
Unfortunately, immediately meant two thing.
One, it was the middle of the night. Mumble had been grouchy about exploring so late, but she’d managed to sell it to him as a spooky ghost hunt.
And two, the Steppes were currently in the grip of a torrential storm.
So it was that the pair now found themselves taking shelter in what had first looked like a small cave. Upon entering though, it became clear that the space was much larger than it had appeared, stretching out in various dark, ominous-looking paths.
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Post by Taylor on May 9, 2023 0:05:58 GMT 9
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Taylor
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Post by Taylor on May 8, 2023 23:43:13 GMT 9
The tree of worms had been a little slow lately, but this round Taylor had been hearing a lot of buzz and chatter about it. She wasn’t sure why until she turned up and saw just which Pokémon was promised for this round of ten Patrat, at which point she hastened over. She was juuuuuust in time, and as she entered and noticed the prompt, she grinned.
A new Pidgeotto appeared before her and she gently tossed out a pokeball. Swablu was released with a flash of light, immediately launching into a Disarming Voice once she sighted her quarry. The irony of using a bird to save worm pokemon from other birds was not lost on Taylor, and she was still chuckling over it when a flash of lime green flickered ahead.
“What was that?” She murmured, Flik managing something of a shrug in response as she followed it further into the depths of the tree.
NEXT PROMPT (#70): [Tower]724zelUe1-50 1-50
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Post by Taylor on May 8, 2023 23:01:38 GMT 9
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SWABLU | MALE | | HATCHED | NO CLASS | 100 HP | ATK: 20 | |
BASIC MOVES 1-10 PECK, GROWL, DISARMING VOICE, MIST
TIER 1 MOVES 10-20 FURY ATTACK, ROUND, DRAGON BREATH
TIER 2 MOVES 20-30 SAFEGUARD, SING
TIER 3 MOVES 30-50 COTTON GUARD, TAKE DOWN, MOONBLAST, PERISH SONG
TIER 4 MOVES 50-70 NONE
TIER 5 MOVES 70-100 NONE
OTHER MOVES NONE | OTHER INFORMATION: NONE
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Post by Taylor on May 8, 2023 22:45:32 GMT 9
The egg that she’d found in the debacle at the Rookery had been sitting in her inventory for a while, untouched. If Taylor was honest, she wasn’t entirely sure how hatching eggs worked, here. In the old-style games it had been a case of walking around with them for long enough, but that didn’t seem to have been working here.
So it was that she found herself sitting in the Refresh space with the thing, tapping through menus and codex pages in search of an answer. Vixey lay to the side of her crossed legs, leaning a little against her trainer and watching the egg with sleepy eyes. The gentle tap-tap-tap of fingers against UI screens was coming close to lulling the little fox to sleep.
At first, Vixey thought her eyes were playing tricks on her as she dozed, but when it happened again she blinked away the sleep, lifting her head and watching intently.
There.
<Taylor, it’s moving,> she urged gently, rising to her feet and padding over to the egg on soft paws.
“Hmm?” Came the human’s distracted hum. It took a soft yip from Vixey to pull her out of the pages she was reading and drag her attention back to the present. “Oh! It’s hatching!” Her own voice was less hushed, but that was pretty standard. Scooting a little closer, she dipped her head down to watch the cracks forming along the pale blue shell.
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Post by Taylor on May 8, 2023 22:13:47 GMT 9
All hell broke loose.
By the time Taylor removed her hand from her face, Hibiscus had grown to an obscene size and Scorbunny had been launched off of her. The fire started small, but the dry grass and flowers here made for perfect fuel, and it promptly spread. “Aw, shit,” she breathed, dashing over to Mumble. Bypassing the rigmarole that would be explaining the situation and waiting for him to make his own way over, she scooped the water type up in her arms and hastened back to where Kazuki was now being lightly cooked.
“Water Gun please, baby,” she whispered to Mumble, not putting him down just yet. When the little penguin obliged, she aimed him at the Kindler, waiting for the flames licking his pants to die before turning on the spot and directing the water down to the now burning grass. The quiet command was given a few more times, until eventually all of the fire was out.
By the time the crisis was over, a large patch of the field had been reduced to now-soggy ash. While grasses and flowers still covered most of the area, a near-perfect circle around 20 paces across had been incinerated. Relieved, Taylor flopped down onto the sodden ground, still holding Mumble. “Good boy,” she murmured absently, placing a kiss atop his foolish little head. Probably best not to dwell on the fact that he’d been partially to blame for the problem to begin with.
She’d barely had time to take a breath when Mumble started to squirm against her hold. “Hmm?” She let him go with a curious hum, watching to make sure he wasn’t getting into any further trouble. She sat up a little straighter though when she spotted just what he was heading towards. The Piplup was scrambling over to the edge of the charred circle, where a small, neat pile of eggs sat, as though carefully placed.
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Taylor
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Post by Taylor on May 8, 2023 5:04:24 GMT 9
<NO. BAD HORSE!> Came Mumble’s shouted admonishment when the Blitzle stubbornly refused to fall down and instead shocked Kitten again. He quite agreed with the fire-type’s outrage over the whole thing, conveniently forgetting, just for the moment, that the whole point of a battle was to fight.
“Almost there guys, you’re doing great!” Taylor called out, both trying to encourage the pair and guide Mumble away from the looming all-out tantrum. It seemed to work for the water-type at least, morphing his fury into determination as he barralled towards the now soggy Blitzle. He should probably be trying for an attack with a little more finesse than a straight-up Pound of flailing flippers, but if it got the job done, Taylor wouldn't complain!
PIPLUP ATTACKS BLITZLE: POUND (NORMAL) ygdJfIBH1d50+15 +10 (rarity) +5 (pkmn refresh)
mumble used pound (tank charge) foe's blitzle took 58 damage mumble took 10 damage
Health Kitten 143/300 Mumble 175/300 Chimchar 0/150 Blitzle 0/250 1d50+15
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Taylor
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Post by Taylor on May 7, 2023 23:23:20 GMT 9
Seemingly the wild Pokemon didn't appreciate being spoken about as they they weren't there, because as Taylor drew close it launched itself off the ground to deliver a smack across her cheek with its tail.
"Oof!" She staggered back a step - more from surprise than pain, before laughing once she processed what had happened. "Well, you're quite the spicy little bugger, aren't ya!" She advanced again, this time speaking to the fish rather than about it. "You'll be much more comfortable in this ball, friend!"
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Taylor
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Post by Taylor on May 7, 2023 23:20:08 GMT 9
The bite came swiftly, first nibbling at the line and then giving a more forceful tug. "Oh, that feels promising," she remarked, reeling in this catch much more easily than the last two. When the fish finally broke through the surface of the water, it quickly became clear that it was indeed a Magikarp - its useless flopping on the pavement making its case for it! "Ohhh, look at that colour!" Taylor cooed, pulling out her golden pokeball to make the catch.
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Taylor
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Post by Taylor on May 7, 2023 22:40:44 GMT 9
<'Kay!> Came the bright reply, the little penguin bouncing away to amuse himself with some trinket or other he'd found nearby.
<That was easier than expected, no?> Dinah remarked through a long, luxuriant stretch, and Taylor tossed a sheepish grin her way.
"Aye," She nodded. "He won't be put off for long though, so if the next couple of catches aren't Magikarp then we really will have to try again another day." The Espeon hummed, nodding as she sat down, tail curling neatly around her paws. Meanwhile Taylor finished faffing with the rod and cast out the line once more.
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Post by Taylor on May 7, 2023 22:31:28 GMT 9
<Can we go home, now?>
Taylor wasn't totally sure where Mumble considered home to be, but it was clear the little Penguin was getting tired of staying in one place. "Soon, little love," she promised, readying the rod once again. "I just want to see if we can catch a couple more Magikarp before leaving, okay? If we don't get one soon we'll try another day. How's that sound?" She was finding that dealing with Mumble was an awful lot like babysitting a young child. He didn't often get whiny, but when he did, if you didn't get him out of it fast, he could make a real nuisance of himself.
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Taylor
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Post by Taylor on May 7, 2023 20:33:59 GMT 9
She unfortunately didn’t get much of a chance to celebrate having picked the correct option, as being left alive meant seeing the quite literal incineration of the sacrificed quail. Yelping, she scooped up her little flock and turned, trying to shield them from seeing their brethren’s’ fate. From their cheerful cheeping, she assumed she’d spun in time, leaving them oblivious, and breathed a sigh of relief.
“Hey, any hints as to what’s up next?” She called out to the guards above after dashing off a quick message to the respawning players. “Any- ARGH!” Her question was soundly ignored as the army crested the horizon and she was forced to skedaddle through the gates.
Almost as soon as they entered, accusations were hurled their way and an angry mob started to form. “Wha…” Taylor breathed, inching backwards as the guards and citizens advanced. She was saved from dressing them down by Kath’s impressive rant, and snickered at the expression on the old woman’s face. Unfortunately it wasn’t enough to avert the pursuit, and she gave in, turning and running.
A few options presented themselves, and seeing that the other two had been chosen, Taylor headed for the third. She grinned upon seeing what it was, turning her attention down to the chicks in her arms. “If we get out of this, I’m gonna call one of you Aladdin!” With the cheeping replies still sounding, she stepped up present her ID and sort out the rental. Before long she found herself steering the carpet, getting a good bird’s eye view of the city. “Onwards, to the top of the tower!” She quipped grandly, pointing to the target destination to the sound of much cheeping and fluttering of wings.
Taylor rents one of the Magic Carpets!
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Taylor
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Post by Taylor on May 7, 2023 20:03:40 GMT 9
Omg I'm alive! It's the quail impression, guys! Cheep cheep, peep peep for your life!
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Taylor
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Post by Taylor on May 6, 2023 23:20:14 GMT 9
With the delightfully named Tree of Worms being the featured challenge tower at the moment, this second, older iteration had been something Taylor had initially missed. Fortunately, a kind player had noticed her participation in the first and sent over a nudge in the direction of the Tower of Cats!
Of course, she’d rushed straight there – the swimmer never had been one to turn down or overthink an invitation! This time it seemed an excessive number of Patrat were assaulting a tower of cats.
She’d been rather delighted to find herself just behind a familiar player who she’d recently taken on one of the tutorials with. She entered the room just as he was leaving, the fainted Patrat was out cold from the mere threat of the impending attack.
The next prompt popped up, and Taylor snickered, facing the next Patrat as it stepped up as an opponent, hopping gingerly over its predecessor. “Y’all are really into the electric moves lately, huh?” With that said, she sent out the Dratini that’d recently been added to her team. “Think you could send a Thunder Wave this little friend’s way please, Mushu?”
The serpentine Pokemon listened with a curiously tilted head, before nodding once and obliging easily enough.
NEXT PROMPT (34): [Tower]63hnPFOh1-50 1-50
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Taylor
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Post by Taylor on May 6, 2023 22:54:34 GMT 9
| MUSHU
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DRATINI | MALE | | | SUPPORT | 150 HP (+50 ARMORER) | HEAL: 3d12 | V. RARE +15
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BASIC MOVES 1-10 WRAP, LEER, TWISTER, THUNDER WAVE
TIER 1 MOVES 10-20 DRAGON TAIL
TIER 2 MOVES 20-30 AGILITY, SLAM
TIER 3 MOVES 30-50 AQUA TAIL, DRAGON RUSH, SAFEGUARD, RAIN DANCE, DRAGON DANCE
TIER 4 MOVES 50-70 OUTRAGE, HYPER BEAM
TIER 5 MOVES 70-100 NONE
OTHER MOVES IRON HEAD | OTHER INFORMATION: NONE
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