Morpheus
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Player Name: Shiro Kuroda
OOC Username: Spinner
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Post by Morpheus on Aug 22, 2024 13:20:51 GMT 9
Morpheus sighed in relief. He never thought the twister-cut apples made by Malum were enough to get enough points. It wasn't as much as he expected, but at least he did his best. However, there was a new dilemma at hand. For this round, he had to choose whether to serve the next dish to the Hunter or the Dragon. However, the conditions themselves were a bit harder on paper. A hunting bird who wants a hunting show, but hates meat and a dragon who likes sweet meals. Doing a show while cooking might be too complicated for him and he couldn't use apples again if he chose the dragon. Not to mention with the former hating meat, he wasn't sure if he could use seafood ingredients for this round.
Out of curiosity, he looked at the man named Zac who was serving a dish for a dragon. Cringy show aside, he noticed he was using a different Pokemon this time, so he might have an idea of what to make.
"Thanks for your help, Malum. But I need a different partner for this round," he said as he took out his Poke Ball.
<<I understand, Master. Good luck.>>
His Flapple nodded before his trainer recalled him to his ball. As for his replacements, he considered several possibilities on his next meal for one of the Constellations. With that, he took out another ball and released his next Pokemon. That Pokemon was his Cryogonal.
<<Is there anything I can do, Master Morpheus?>> His Pokemon bowed at his trainer despite having a snowflake-shaped body.
"Well... I'm in a bit of a pickle..." Morpheus then told him about the cooking contest and the second round's theme. "I don't want to keep using Flapple's abilities and apples, I'm hoping you have an idea, Glacies..."
His Ice-type party hummed in thought. <<This is a bit complicated, Master. Cooking is not my forte. I don't know if I can help you with the contest...>>
Morpheus sighed. "I thought so. I was hoping I could make something that would fit their taste." He stared at his Cryogonal once more and he smiled. "Or maybe we can with your help. Give me a second..."
He then rushed to grab a few ingredients. Some of them seemed to be dairy products. After a while, he returned and rolled his sleeves. "Alright. Let's get to work, Glacies! Let's see if those video tutorials I randomly watched weren't a waste of time."
<<Got it!>>
First, he gathered some fruits he could find and chopped them into small pieces. Then, he placed them in the blender and waited a few seconds to turn the pieces into puree. After that, he set it aside and poured some heavy cream into a separate bowl before he pulled out a spare wooden board from the pantry. "Alright, use some Ice Shard for the ice cubes!"
His Cryogonal complied as he fired several shards at his trainer. Thankfully, Morpheus blocked all of them with the board and put them in another bowl filled with water. Next, he placed the bowl filled with cream and with a vigorous energy, he whisked it as fast as he could. It would be a lot easier if he had a hand mixer in the game. Too bad the MCs didn't provided him with one. So he was forced to use hand-powered whisking with his sleeves rolled up to get the job done.
"Dammit! My arm is killing me!" He grunted as he continued whisking. But he didn't stop until he got a stiff peak from the cream. He then poured the fruit puree into the whip and folded most them to avoid bubbles. Once he got a mixture, he covered the bowl with a saran wrap and placed it on a table free of mess. "Alright, Glacies. Use Icy Wind, but don't use too much of it."
His partner then let out a cold breeze onto the bowl as ice crystals started to form around the wrap. However, he recalled his instructions and stopped the wind before it became frozen solid. Thanks to this, the bowl was left with several ice crystals covering the wrapped bowl and he let it sit for a while to that a bit. This gave him time to cut the remaining ingredients to decorate while preparing a bowl big enough for the dragon to eat. With some gloves, Morpheus carefully peeled off the wrap while removing the ice that was melting. Then with a few scoops, he put them in a bowl and decorated it with several herbs, berries, and the remaining fruit slices.
Lastly, he placed it in front of the dragon and bowed at them. "Here you go! My special Draconic Fruit Parfait! I hope you enjoy!"
This time, he didn't add any apples since it might be a bit reductant. But he hoped it might be sweet enough (and not cold enough for the Dragon Constellation to endure) to get a few points in. Dish: Draconic Fruit Parfait (with less or no apples) (Serves to the Dragon Constellation) {Secret Ingredient}From the post secret. Seriously, it's there.
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Morpheus
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Weekend Warrior
Player Character
Posts: 114
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Shiro Kuroda
OOC Username: Spinner
Arena Points: 20
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Post by Morpheus on Aug 7, 2024 19:28:24 GMT 9
Morpheus hummed after hearing more of Shalin's answer. So there were rules imposed in the speedrunning community to ensure the fairness of the runs. He wasn't surprised since most of the communities he knew such as FPS, MMOs, and even niche genres such as point-and-click adventure games and browser games have rules to ensure peace between players and community members. He hoped some of those speedrunners wouldn't do any crazy stunts such as faking their controls while a video of their doctored run played on stream.
Back to the Beta Tester topic, he was surprised when Shalin told him that he needed to go to Beta Island to obtain the subclass. "I bought the ticket weeks ago. But I only did it because I heard there are rare Pokemon only available there." As soon as he said this, he slowly realized what Shalin was trying to say. "Don't tell me that place is ridden with bugs and glitches even today?" Shalin Nariya
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Morpheus
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Weekend Warrior
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Posts: 114
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Shiro Kuroda
OOC Username: Spinner
Arena Points: 20
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Post by Morpheus on Aug 7, 2024 6:41:35 GMT 9
Morpheus raised his eyebrow once he heard her explanation about TAS. He was still confused, yet he understood most of it. "In other words, it acts like a digital assistant for speed runs, correct? I think I understand." He looked at Shalin again and hummed. "Although I'm worried about the legality of using them, especially in those speedruns. Are you worried someone might make a TAS that just simply manipulates the controls and mechanics to get the fastest time?"
He was surprised when Shalin brought up a trainer subclass he never heard of before. A class that let her abuse glitches... Now he was worried about the health of this game if a few players with Beta Tester might abuse them too much to the point of literally breaking it. "Do you know how to get that subclass? From your description alone, there might be several requirements to obtain it just like the advanced ones I heard about." Shalin Nariya
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Morpheus
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Weekend Warrior
Player Character
Posts: 114
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Shiro Kuroda
OOC Username: Spinner
Arena Points: 20
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Post by Morpheus on Aug 7, 2024 6:10:52 GMT 9
Morpheus was not a good chef.
Well, he could cook decently since his parents were too busy with their work to cook anything in the morning. But he wasn't much of a master chef in real life and he doubted it was the opposite in UNOVR. But when he found a strange area deep within the steppes, his curiosity got the better of him, and found himself wearing an apron with his Applin on his side. He could back out now, but he wasn't the type to give up without trying. Besides, he wasn't aiming to get first place anyway.
<<Uh... I don't know if I can do this, Master...>> His Applin mumbled. <<Why can't you bring Ourus in as your cooking partner instead?>>
Morpheus sighed. "Knowing her, I doubt she has the motivation to help me cook. And since I don't have any Fire-types who can help me, you're the next best thing, Malum. No offense..."
<<None taken. But I'm more worried about you than me, Master. I mean, can you really cook?>>
He chuckled sheepishly. Morpheus wanted to lie, but he couldn't right in front of his beady little eyes. "I can, but not perfectly. Thankfully, I have my GARDENER subclass maxed out. So I'll be fine, I hope..."
Despite his reluctant assurance, his Applin still stared at him. <<If you say so... What are we cooking anyway?>>
Good question. Morpheus wanted to look at his competitors for any possible suggestions. Not only did he know it might be cheating, but he needed to make something original out of the ingredients he got at the start of the competition. He would try making some kind of ramen, but there was no way he could make something complex outside of his usual instant ramen cups. He looked at the ingredients on the table one more time and gasped in realization.
"I might have one. Can I have your permission..."
The Applin listened closely to his trainer's suggestion. Upon hearing this, the disguised apple Pokemon nodded. <<Sure! I've been waiting for ages to do that!>>
Morpheus smiled in relief before opening his HUD. "Alright. Let's use some of the Bytes for this cooking showdown." He pressed a few buttons and a prompt popped in front of him.
The Grass/Dragon-type Pokemon's body began to glow as it started to change. The apple-like shell seemed to crack open, changing two of its pieces into bat wings attached to his newly formed arms and his head emerged from it. As the glow disappeared, Malum cried in pure determination.
Morpheus smiled as he read the windows in his HUD. He took a few seconds to check on his movelist and nodded in approval. "These moves will do. Let's start cooking, Malum. Use Twitter on the berries and herbs!"
<<Aye, aye!>>
Morpheus's newly-evolved Flapple started to flap his wings to the ingredients on the tray. When he flapped much faster, a small tornado formed on the table as the berries and herbs were caught in it and sliced through its razor wind. While Malum continued using his attack, his trainer started mixing the liquid ingredients such as vinegar and oil in a bowl. Once he was done, he turned his attention back to his Pokemon. "Alright, you can stop now, Malum."
His Flapple stopped flapping his wings on command, causing the tornado to disappear as the sliced ingredients fell from it. Thankfully, Morpheus caught most of them in the bowl and he placed it back on the table before spreading a few pieces of Chople Berry. Then, he tossed all of them with the mixture underneath. After a few seconds of mixing, he placed the ingredients in a bowl and placed slices of Sitrus Berries and herbs in the shape of a sun.
"Ta-da! A [Sunlight Spicy Berry Herb Salad]!" He declared as his Flapple cried happily with him. "Hope you enjoy!"
Despite his enthusiasm, he was a bit nervous. He only made the salad on the fly and took one bite in his taste test. He prayed it would go well with the presentation and taste. Dish: Sunlight Spicy Berry Herb Salad{Secret Ingredient}From the post secret
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Morpheus
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Weekend Warrior
Player Character
Posts: 114
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Shiro Kuroda
OOC Username: Spinner
Arena Points: 20
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Post by Morpheus on Aug 4, 2024 18:55:56 GMT 9
Marill?! Morpheus only went for weeks offline due to school and he came back with several Water/Fairy-type Pokemon wreaking havoc. What was worse was that the Legendary Dogs seemed AWOL to deal with this chaos. Just looking around made him regret putting himself on a UNOVR hiatus.
<<Hey! Why are you spacing out?!>> His thoughts broke and he turned to see his Snivy glaring at him as usual. <<I'm still unhappy that you went missing for too long. But if you keep staring like an idiot, then what's the point of coming back here?!>>
Morpheus sighed. His starter Pokemon was very bossy as usual, but he wasn't complaining. He was a bit rusty and he might as well take her scolding to heart. "Right, sorry, Ourus. I need to focus. Since they're only Marill, how about you take a crack at them?"
<<Hmph! You better... I hate it when you keep acting like a new trainer.>> Ourus stepped forward as one of the Marill jumped at them.
"Use Leaf Blade!"
His Snivy huffed before swiping her tail toward the Marill, creating a small green energy blade that slashed through it. NEXT PROMPT: [#68] [Tower]XJB_8KOK1-50 1-50
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Morpheus
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Weekend Warrior
Player Character
Posts: 114
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Shiro Kuroda
OOC Username: Spinner
Arena Points: 20
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Post by Morpheus on Jul 31, 2024 2:37:31 GMT 9
Morpheus wasn't much of a type to get lost through the woods so easily. When he did, it might have something to do with his navigational tools or a few confusing roads. However, this was his third time wandering through the Misty Timberland. Due to the rumors regarding a dream world and the last two visits there, he wondered how could he return to that place one more time. Only this time, he was willing to enter and exit at any time without external sources. He tried several times to go through the usual routes and even diverge from them to find a way there. In the end, he found himself lost in the middle of the forest.
At this point, this was the part he would give up. But to Morpheus, he was already exhausted from school and his part-time job lately. Just being lost through the woods already exasperated him to the point of drowsiness. So he did what any logical player would do.
Lie down to take a few Zs.
Yeah, this was a stupid move. But considering there were no signs of wild and aggressive Pokemon around and he was playing a VR game, who wouldn't want to try sleeping in the game out of curiosity?
So he did just that and went off to his dreamland for a while...
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Morpheus
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Weekend Warrior
Player Character
Posts: 114
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Shiro Kuroda
OOC Username: Spinner
Arena Points: 20
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Post by Morpheus on Jun 28, 2024 22:42:53 GMT 9
Morpheus raised his eyebrow after hearing about the strange game based on an old Pokemon DS game. "Never heard of "TAS" before. Then again, I'm out of the loop when it comes to those topics. Sorry..." Again, he was much of a casual gamer as Shalin suspected. Even if he did, he might be overwhelmed by its possible difficulty and gameplay. Not to mention it might waste his time finishing it in one run.
Then, there was the topic of glitches and exploits. Morpheus raised his eyebrow at her explanation. Sure, he understood those said exploits might cut some time for the main story of the game. But this was a live service game, let alone a VRMMO at that. He has a few doubts about her goals. "I don't know... There's a chance those exploits might get fixed during the next patch. I get the ease of the game. But I've witnessed those things and I know the devs will have a hard time balancing out the game without those glitches ruining it. No offense, but that's my realistic take on them." Shalin Nariya
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Morpheus
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Weekend Warrior
Player Character
Posts: 114
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Shiro Kuroda
OOC Username: Spinner
Arena Points: 20
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Post by Morpheus on Jun 23, 2024 2:17:35 GMT 9
Thanks to the woman named Shalin, Morpheus wrote a concise report and sent it to the mods. If what she said about the upside-down Bulbasaur being a visual glitch was true, there was nothing to worry about. Once he did so, he turned back to the woman and scratched the back of his head once she introduced herself. "Glitch hunter, huh? That's the first I heard about that hobby. Most of the time, I always heard about speedrunners or gamers deliberately breaking the game out of curiosity or boredom."
Now that Shalin mentioned it, he noticed there were some new faces since he last logged into UNOVR. UNOVRCon and the Zapdos raid aside, those marketing and aggressive ads on the net were really attracted a lot of new players. "I see. Well, I'm not much of a veteran since I'm mostly focused on real life lately. But I hope I can be some help with your experience here. But I have to ask: Why are you hunting for "glitches" in UNOVR? Is it something to do with it being a virtual reality game?" Shalin Nariya
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Morpheus
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Weekend Warrior
Player Character
Posts: 114
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Shiro Kuroda
OOC Username: Spinner
Arena Points: 20
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Post by Morpheus on Jun 18, 2024 23:27:21 GMT 9
Morpheus gasped just as he took a screenshot of the strange upside-down Bulbasaur. He turned around to see a woman with long green hair and the same upside-down Bulbasaur with her. She didn't seem to be fazed at seeing the glitched Pokemon and the wild ones already fled when he noticed them again. Besides, it seemed like the other Pokemon weren't affected after seeing her Yanma. He might as well chat with her while taking screenshots of her Grass-type.
"Looks like your Yanma is unaffected by the glitch," he said while he approached her. "The glitch seems to be harmless to the game itself. But just in case, I should report it to the mods." After taking a quick screenshot of the woman's Bulbasaur, Morpheus turned his attention to the player herself. "By the way, it's been a while since I logged in to this game and I haven't seen you before. I'm Morpheus, Dream Seeker. What's yours?" Shalin Nariya
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Morpheus
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Weekend Warrior
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Posts: 114
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Shiro Kuroda
OOC Username: Spinner
Arena Points: 20
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Post by Morpheus on Jun 17, 2024 5:09:08 GMT 9
CURRENT BYTES: 6,685 DATE OF CHARACTER APP: April 16, 2024 CLAIMING TYPE MOD: Secondary, EQUIP TO?: -
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Morpheus
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Weekend Warrior
Player Character
Posts: 114
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Shiro Kuroda
OOC Username: Spinner
Arena Points: 20
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Post by Morpheus on Jun 17, 2024 5:01:54 GMT 9
How long has Morpheus been sleeping in UNOVR lately? What started out as a mere curiosity became a habit whenever he only logged into the game after school or part-time work. It wasn't like his comfortable bed, but something about touching virtual grass more than the real one made him at peace. Away from the stress of schoolwork and the bustling city. Instead, he could only see a grassy plain, trees, blue skies, a few Bulbasaur walking upside down...
Wait...
Morpheus quickly got up from where he was napping to take a closer look at this strange phenomenon. He played a few 3D Pokemon games before and he knew even before that, there was no such thing as a Bulbasaur who could walk like a spider, let alone in thin air. An insane player would call it a "curse". However, Morpheus was still thinking logically even after waking up from his nap. There was no way he could ignore a glitch in the system.
But every report had proof to ensure he wasn't making it up. So he took a few steps closer to the glitched Bulbasaur with the screenshot function, unaware that a certain glitch hunter behind him also saw them. Shalin Nariya
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Morpheus
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Weekend Warrior
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Posts: 114
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Player Name: Shiro Kuroda
OOC Username: Spinner
Arena Points: 20
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Post by Morpheus on Nov 30, 2023 21:06:36 GMT 9
It took a while for Morpheus to come up with something as his art to offer for the castle. Despite having no ideas at first, he started to get inspired by observing artworks made by Kazuki and Verai. Both were related to the latest raid he first joined, so maybe he should make something similar. With the painting tools some of the servers provided for him, he grasped a few ideas he had after looking at the others. Since this was a Dream World, he didn't have to be perfect. He has to imagine the picture in his head and draw and paint on the canvas.
Of course, he had some help as he took out his Snivy and Glaceon they used their tails to paint some details on his painting. Although, he had some mixed opinions when seeing their work. "Ourus, that's too big for a sky. Yukina, I don't that's perfect for a mountain." Morpheus groaned. "Seriously, can't you girls take this seriously?"
<Give me a break! My tail is big compared to Yukine!> Ourus huffed.
<Hey! It's not as fluffy compared to when I was an Eevee!> The Glaceon countered. <At least I'm a bit dexterous when it comes to my tail.>
Despite the setbacks from his decision to let his Pokemon help him, he eventually finished his first (and only) painting. It wasn't as egotistical as he expected. It was simply a painting of many trainers defending the Zapdos from the many towers surrounding it. He made sure most of them were random as they were mostly symbolism than the players themselves. Not only that, he wanted to create a scene that gave him the same passionate emotions when he decided to protect it than fight it.
While he was aware of his lack of artistic talents, he did dabble in poetry a bit, if not perfect. So it was no surprise that he put one above the title of his painting.
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Morpheus
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Weekend Warrior
Player Character
Posts: 114
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Shiro Kuroda
OOC Username: Spinner
Arena Points: 20
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Post by Morpheus on Nov 9, 2023 20:28:17 GMT 9
Morpheus has only been one Tower Challenge before, but never the second. This time, he was tasked by strange, but familiar two large dog Pokemon to find some "ball" Pokemon. A weird quest of sorts, but he accepted it regardless. However, when he turned to see the ball in question, his jaws dropped to see that was actually Voltorb.
"You're expecting me to catch all of that?!" He muttered in shock. Then he sighed as he scratched the back of his head. "Fine. Let's get this over with. Yukina, you're up!"
He tossed the Poke Ball and released his Glaceon. She noticed the Voltorb rolling around and frowned. "Are you expecting me to catch all of that?" She muttered.
"Not every Voltorb. Just use Icy Wind for now."
His Glaceon sighed. But she relented to his request as she released a cold air from her mouth, intending to stop some Voltorbs in their tracks before they could explode. NEXT PROMPT (19): [Tower]9eFE_3f91-50 1-50
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Morpheus
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Weekend Warrior
Player Character
Posts: 114
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Shiro Kuroda
OOC Username: Spinner
Arena Points: 20
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Post by Morpheus on Nov 9, 2023 19:18:30 GMT 9
The Imagination Banquet...
Morpheus couldn't believe he managed to get an invitation from the Precipice Shrine after the events with the Zapdos raid. While he wasn't part of the event that made him join UNOVR in the first place, he was excited to be in the Dream World after his brief, but sudden visit to it during the raid. This was the first time he was willing to enter the Dream World and he was nervous at what he expected beyond the throne room he saw before. However, this also made him wonder what happened to the king inside.
As soon as he entered through the portal, he found himself wearing a black formal suit complete with a blue ascot, something that was a surprise for him to wear in this world. Either way, he felt like he was part of this luxurious world. Although, what he didn't expect was that the queen of this world wanted everyone to create their own art. That's something he might not be able to do since he has a D- in Art back in middle school. Sure, this was a Dream World, but that was easier than done.
For now, he was pondering about it near the dinner table like any nervous wallflower would do.
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Morpheus
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Weekend Warrior
Player Character
Posts: 114
Trainer Class:
Player Name: Shiro Kuroda
OOC Username: Spinner
Arena Points: 20
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Post by Morpheus on Nov 2, 2023 1:09:52 GMT 9
#s://i~imgur~com/5eapH6A~jpg Shiro groaned as he went to the booth with the voucher code in his UNOVRCon app. Looking back a few hours early, that was the strangest way to end the convention not with a bang, but with a giant Porygon2 floating above the convention hall. He did hear from his friends that was COD13, who was the mascot of UNOVR. He didn't know why it disappeared from the game for some reason. But at least he knew it might not be wise to encounter that strange mascot again.
Besides, he got the merch, tried out the Clan Wars 2 demo, and got a prize despite not completing the stamp rally. All in all, it was a fun first UNOVRCon for him.
COD13 defeated! Morpheus gets the PRECIPICE LOOT CRATE.
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