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Post by Taylor on Apr 6, 2023 0:00:30 GMT 9
PKMN REFRESH TRACKER
POKEMON | DATE | BONUS BEFORE | BONUS AFTER | USED DATE β¦ Mumble the Piplup | 05Apr23 | +10 | +15 | 05Apr23 β¦ Zazu the Doduo | 11Apr23 | +5 | +10 | Not yet used β¦ Vixey the Vulpix | 12Apr23 | +10 | +15 | 25Apr23 β¦ Flit the Swablu | 08May23 | +10 | +15 | Not yet used β¦ Archimedes the Rufflet | 09May23 | +10 | +15 | Not yet used β¦ Onix the Onix | 04Jul23 | +5 | +10 | Not yet used
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Taylor
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Post by Taylor on Apr 5, 2023 23:23:34 GMT 9
Well, the first attempt at finding a wild pokemon and catching it had gone well. If you ignored the fainting and mad dash to a nearby shrine, anyway, which Taylor adamantly did. Her team now consisted of Mumble the starter Piplup and Zazu the Doduo encountered on Route 3. Now, with just one tutorial left, she felt like it would be prudent to complete the last. Given that it was a catching tutorial it felt a little like working backwards, but the lure of completed tasks and the golden pokeball promised as a reward proved strong enough to overcome logic.
So it was that Taylor found herself standing at the edge of a patch of tall grass, awaiting another player. Once again Mumble was out of his ball β Taylor just couldnβt get over how much personality the pokemon had! To amuse herself while waiting, she watched as the naΓ―ve little water-type bumbled around collecting βprettyβ rocks, occasionally bringing one back to Taylor as a gift. Naturally, she made sure to coo and make much over each one. ENTERING THE TALL GRASS!
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Taylor
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Post by Taylor on Apr 5, 2023 22:28:47 GMT 9
Taylor had almost certainly played for too long yesterday, but the game had her hooked! With her chores for the day once again complete, she hooked herself back into UNOVR and had a browse of the remaining tutorials. Sheβd made her way through the first and second so far, so the logical next step was the third.
It took a few moments to load into the environment, but once she did, the audio assault was instant. "Whoa, wha-" It only took a moment of wildly spinning in an extremely confused circle to realise that someone seemed to be being pursued by the gameβs rival. The way he powerwalked away from the confrontation made Taylor laugh, and she hastened to catch up with the stranger.
"Hey, I think this guyβs part of the third tutorial," she offered, falling into step with the other player. "Weβre meant to battle him in pairs β wanna team up?" A blunt offer, to be sure, but Taylor never had been particularly shy or reticent with strangers. Unsolicited advice, who? You mean friendly helpfullness, right! As she spoke, the rival remained on their tail, flailing his arms and occasionally strumming his guitar as he vied for their attention. Turns out the tutorial NPCs did not appreciate being ignored! It was kind of cute, honestly.
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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
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Post by Taylor on Apr 5, 2023 22:07:53 GMT 9
| ZAZU |
DODUO | MALE | | | NO CLASS | 100 HP | ATK: 20 | UNCOMMON+10 |
BASIC MOVES 1-10 PECK, GROWL, QUICK ATTACK, LEER
TIER 1 MOVES 10-20 FURY ATTACK, WING ATTACK, PLUCK
TIER 2 MOVES 20-30 DOUBLE HIT, AGILITY, UPROAR
TIER 3 MOVES 30-50 ACUPRESSURE, SWORDS DANCE, LUNGE, DRILL PECK, ENDEAVOR, THRASH
TIER 4 MOVES 50-70 NONE
TIER 5 MOVES 70-100 NONE
OTHER MOVES NONE | OTHER INFORMATION: NONE
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Taylor
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Post by Taylor on Apr 5, 2023 21:56:39 GMT 9
| MUMBLE |
PIPLUP | MALE | | | TANK | 400 HP | ATK: 1d100 | RARE +10 |
BASIC MOVES 1-10 POUND, GROWL, WATER GUN
TIER 1 MOVES 10-20 CHARM, PECK, BUBBLEBEAM
TIER 2 MOVES 20-30 SWAGGER, FURY ATTACK, BRINE
TIER 3 MOVES 30-50 WHIRLPOOL, MIST, DRILL PECK, HYDRO PUMP
TIER 4 MOVES 50-70 NONE
TIER 5 MOVES 70-100 NONE
OTHER MOVES NONE | OTHER INFORMATION: NONE
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Taylor
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Post by Taylor on Apr 5, 2023 21:45:33 GMT 9
The tiny paw was damn near the sweetest thing Taylor had seen in a long time and it absolutely melted her heart. βAww, youβre such a little darling, arenβt you!β She cooed quietly, so as not to speak over or interrupt the other characterβs answers. Gently petting the Sprigatitoβs head, she marvelled over how it could feel so real, like petting an actual cat in the real world!
βItβs great to meet you too, Lacrimosa!β She returned, desperately hoping sheβd gotten the pronunciation right. The slip-up of almost giving his true name rather than in-game alias was one of the major reasons sheβd decided to keep her real name, here. Taylor really couldnβt be bothered with keeping two identities straight!
βWysteriaβs a wonderful name for a Sprigatito!β she praised, noting just how unsure Lacrimosa seemed about, well, everything, and hoping to put him at ease. Of course, she failed to see anything sinister that might lurk past that, always eager to believe the best of people, even if she probably should have learned her lesson over such things by now.
Mumble, for his part, noted the names given and got rather stuck on the humanβs. <Al-eye-meen-lak-ri-moh-sah?> He chirped, completely misunderstanding the aborted first attempt and mushing the whole thing together. Canting his head to the side; perhaps things might make more sense at a forty five degree angle. <Thatβs an awfully long name>.
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Taylor
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Player Name: Taylor Finch
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Post by Taylor on Apr 5, 2023 21:16:10 GMT 9
So apparently, sheβd misread something along the way. As the two-headed bird slammed into Mumble once again, Taylor cringed, waiting for the promised white-out to occur. After a moment or two though, it became clear that sheβd misunderstood, and these sorts of encounters lacked such dire consequences.
βOhhhhh,β she breathed, feeling silly and definitely not glancing around to check nobody had witnessed the misunderstanding. Recalling Mumble to his pokeball she eyed the wild pokemon, a little disconcerted by the way it simply stood waiting. βUhhβ¦ Be right back, I guess?β She told it, blinking when it shifted and began pecking at the ground as though settling in for a wait. βRight. Okay!β Backing away, she resolved to head to the nearest shrine to get Mumble all patched up!
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Shrine visited and health restored, Taylor found herself back in the Steppes. Mumble was at her side, ready and eager to continue, and she barely knew what was happening before he charge the Doduo once again. It would seem heβd decided on his own move this time, and launched into a refreshed Pound!
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Taylor
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Post by Taylor on Apr 5, 2023 21:11:08 GMT 9
So as it turned out, the nearest shrine to the Surge Steppes no longer existed. Which was odd, but she didnβt have time to get into questioning that. For now, Taylor had a little buddy to get patched up! Heading instead to the Shrine in Birchwild Grove, she slowly approached, eyeing the huge tree warily. It wasnβt the tree itself that had her on edge, but rather the huge fucking Moltres in the upper branches.
βOkaaaay...β she murmured to herself, watching how none of the other players around seemed in any way disconcerted by this. βOkay. I guess this is good and normal then...β Shrugging, she did her best to look casual and unconcerned as she approached the ancient shrine. One eye lingering on the other players nearby and how they approached and interacted with the area. Eventually, it would seem her hesitation became too much, and Mumble released himself from his pokeball in a flash of white light, before calmly and contentedly waddling his way over to the trunk.
After a moment, he seemed rejuvenated, and turned expectantly back to Taylor. βOh! Oh, youβre good?β she asked with wide eyes, receiving all the sass of a duh eye-roll from the little water-type in response. βWell okay then!β The woman laughed. βLetβs get back to kicking some feathered butt, shall we?β
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Taylor
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Lone Wolf
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Post by Taylor on Apr 5, 2023 20:36:22 GMT 9
Oh well that was just rude. Apparently using the same move again was too predictable, and the wild Doduo easily dodged, just barely taking a glancing blow as the spray mostly missed. Mumble, on the other hand, suffered yet another Quick Attack in what was less of a direct blow than before, but still a considerable hit.
βOkay, maybe notβ¦β the young woman cringed, before shaking her head. Well, this would be it, either theyβd lose with this next hit, or the Piplup would pull it out of the bag. βWhat dβyou say to one last Pound, buddy?β Taylor called out, secretly crossing her fingers behind her back.
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Taylor
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Post by Taylor on Apr 5, 2023 20:30:59 GMT 9
Mumble gave the move a damn good go, and the powerful jet of water definitely seemed to do some decent damage to the bird. It seemed Taylor considered celebrating the good luck too soon though, in the space between two blinks, the opposing pokemon seemed to vanish.
βWhat the-β She broke off as the Doduo slammed into Mumbleβs unprotected side, and flinched along with the poor little guy as he staggered. Well, Quick Attack certainly was quick here! Things were beginning to look dicey now; Mumble was very much injured and a quick glance at the interface showed that both he and the Doduo were within KO range. If his next attack didnβt do quite enough damage, their first fight would end in a white out!
βOnce more, buddy!β She called, trying to inject as much enthusiasm into her voice as she could. Could the AI recognise and consider such a thing in its calculations? Probably not. Was she going to try anyway? Hell yes. βGive one more Water Gun a go!β
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Taylor
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Post by Taylor on Apr 5, 2023 20:22:25 GMT 9
The attack landed solidly, but did leave Mumble within range of the flightless birdβs peak. With a sharp rap to the top of the Piplupβs head, the opposing pokemon delivered a peck of its own, leaving the water-type to stumble backwards, blinking to clear the re4sulting dizziness.
βYou good, buddy?β Taylor called, reassured by the affirmative chirp and raised flipper he offered as he backed up. βAlright, letβs see if we canβt stay out of range of that beak, eh? Letβs go for a Water Gun!β
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Taylor
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Lone Wolf
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Post by Taylor on Apr 5, 2023 20:15:55 GMT 9
If Taylor had been aware of the various pokemon that had the potential to spawn in the Surge Steppes, she would have been grateful to encounter one that didnβt have a type advantage over her poor Piplup. Quite why she had chosen the area rife with electric types for this first outing was a mystery β it wasnβt as though the name shouldnβt have clued her in.
Still, it was a doduo that appeared, rather than anything more unfortunate, and she found herself beaming as the two-headed bird raced towards them.
βHell yeah!β She whooped, and was about to order Mumble forwards when he made such a thing unnecessary and bounced towards the flying-type with an undignigied but very enthusiastic squawk. βWell alright then,β Taylor laughed. βLetβs start with a Pound!β
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Taylor
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Post by Taylor on Apr 5, 2023 19:51:38 GMT 9
The views out over the plains really were stunning. Sheβd had a glimpse of them when meeting the Professor to receive her starter, but now that she set out into the area itself, it struck her all over again just how impressive they were. Taylor couldnβt help the deep breath of awe that filled her lungs as she gazed out over the area, and to fight the excited grin that tugged at her lips would have been beyond futile. It was time to explore!
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Taylor
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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 Apr 5, 2023 5:56:40 GMT 9
TRAINER STARS PROGRESS
β Obtain Running Shoes β Complete the Catching Tutorial linkβ Battle your rival (NPC) linkβ Deliver the Package from Professor Ash β Equip 1 Pokemon in Each Skill Tree β Catch 3 Wild Pokemon - one, two, threeβ Start 2 Open Threads - one, twoβ Post in a Challenge Tower 3 times - one, two, threeβ Visit a Shrine - hereβ Upgrade your Tall Grass HP β Link your Application in your Mini-Profile β Make an Inventory and Link it in your Mini-Profile β Post in Face Claims and the Member Directory β Participate in a Story Quest - here
β Purchase at least 1 Tier 3 Upgrade - tank tier 3 moves β Hit over 100 in a Single Attack - linkβ Unlock a Special Ability β Trade 1 Pokemon (to a store or other player) - linkβ Defeat a Colossal Pokemon β Participate in an Egg Hunt - hereβ Encounter a Rare Pokemon in the wild - linkβ Form Change a Pokemon using an item or Shrine - linkβ Start 3 threads based on Route Exploration Objectives - one, two, threeβ Unlock 3 Trainer Titles β Obtain a Fishing Rod and 3 Magikarp - one, two, threeβ Change Trainer Subclass β Start a Pokemon Refresh and link it in your Mini-Profile β Use the rolling thread for a mechanical battle - link
β Meet 8 Major NPCs - Professor Ash, Seta, Mom, Rival, Dr Bunya, Cygnus, Gothic Bethany, Beta Bethanyβ Participate in a Raid - Thunderfall Raidβ Encounter a Corrupted Pokemon - linkβ Give a Pokemon to a Professor (Ash or Bunya) - linkβ Exalt/Sacrifice a Pokemon at a Shrine - linkβ Meet 10 Player Characters - Lacrimosa, Verai, muin, Zac, kazuki, morpheus, caspian, silvermoon, kath ulu, sarah leeβ White Out in Battle - linkβ Visit the Everworld - hereβ Run a Scenario β Help Develop a Settlement β Obtain a strand of Legendary DNA - Zygarde DNA β Join a Guild β Complete a Story Quest Line - linkβ Meet Up Offline with Another Player - link
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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 Apr 5, 2023 5:51:30 GMT 9
TAYLOR'S THREAD TRACKER
β¦ Active | β Complete | β Dead | βΈ My Turn βΈ β¦ colossal glaceon easy - rhaenya - colossal glaceon easy - colossal battles β surge steppes spawn: taylor - solo - wild pokemon spawn - tall grass: the surge steppes β surge steppes spawn: taylor - tamara - wild pokemon spawn - tall grass: the surge steppes β¦ i promise you i'll be better - peach - offline (real world) β not part of your machine - tamara - wild pokemon spawn - tall grass: the surge steppes β¦ it's a new state of mind - peach - intro to asper quest - misty timberlands β i've been dreaming... - tamara - wild pokemon spawn - tall grass: the surge steppes β dragon's-eye - tuesday - wild pokemon spawn - tall grass: the surge steppes β fishing spawn <taylor> - solo - fishing spawn - briarbane settlement (churchside) β you are not here... - Tuesday - wild pokemon spawn - tall grass: the surge steppes β¦ heads or tails - momo - arena battle - arena mode β fishing spawn <taylor> - solo - fishing spawn - briarbane settlement (churchside) β well, i never! - solo - fishing spawn - briarbane settlement (churchside) β quail quest! - darian, kazuki, kath ulu, sarah lee - dungeon - dungeons β¦ we'll stand, we'll fight, set... - silvermoon - arena battle - arena mode β well, would you look at... - solo - fishing spawn - briarbane settlement (churchside) β well well well, well... - solo - fishing spawn - briarbane settlement (churchside) β picking the pieces up... - solo - wild pokemon spawn - tall grass: the surge steppes β seeing all the vultures... - solo - wild pokemon spawn - tall grass: the surge steppes β bedtime stories - solo - story quest 2 - mistra corruption zone β easter egg hunt #1 - verai, caspian, morpheus - egg hunt - the rookery βΈ β¦ i solemnly swear that i... - Buzzster - briarbane settlement (western district) β trial of light - taylor - seta (npc) - everworld trial - the everworld β catch me if you can - muin - tutorial 004 - tutorial mode β¦ choose your fighter - verai - tutorial 003 - tutorial mode β the first step - solo - wild pokemon spawn - tall grass: the surge steppes βΈ β¦ signed, sealed, delivered - morpheus - tutorial 002 - tutorial mode βΈ β¦ all the other kids - lacrimosa - tutorial 001 - tutorial mode β starter lab: taylor - professor ash (npc) - starter lab thread - starter lab
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