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Post by Kallisto on Jul 15, 2023 23:45:55 GMT 9
Actually, even if it was a rather contained attack, he did feel that drop in temperature. There was definitely some kind of power sleeping inside the little ice worm's body, and while he had no intention of trading it anyway if it were weak, at least he was a tiny bit more motivated to stick with it. ❝Impressive.❞
<Sarcasm is not the same as flattery.>
❝Harsh, though I guess you're just following your typing, huh?❞
The ice worm let out a small huff.
<I think it was really cool what you did!> Aegis chimed in.
<Putting the unintentional pun aside, I appreciate the compliment.>
❝Hah...okay okay, can we just finish off the fish already? Try Struggle Bug this time.❞
He thought that this move would look something like tackling the fish, but the ice worm instead shook and vibrated his body violently, shaking off some kind of white floaty things before they would suddenly move towards the fish and hit its body. A projectile attack? So this guy was meant to be a ranged attacker...which made sense, since he figured that if this was going to evolve into a butterfly or a moth, they were often seen as very fragile. ❝Interesting...I'll keep this in mind.❞
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Post by Kallisto on Jul 15, 2023 23:38:06 GMT 9
Success, an ordinary fish! Well, not quite, this one was striped and was lighter in color compared to the one in his UI, which was showing the default variant. It was starting to flail around, much like any other fish, but he wondered this time if the little wormy could actually do something about it. Checking his UI, he saw that ice worm only had...two moves? Wow, it's actually pretty weak...
<Your face says it all, trainer. My impressiveness comes from my potential.>
❝Hey, I didn't say anything.❞
<You were glancing between me and the air too often for my liking.>
This time Kallisto did make a face, but he wondered if this Pokemon was actually powerful when it evolved. Only one way to find out, he supposed, but man, that personality definitely did not make it cute anymore. ❝But you can still attack, right? Try Powder Snow.❞
The ice worm obliged, spewing a flurry (that looked not so gentle, but nothing like a snow storm) of ice and snow to the fish, which it definitely did not like.
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Post by Kallisto on Jul 15, 2023 23:14:13 GMT 9
#s://cdn~discordapp~com/attachments/1114138222038106173/1129698069999525939/kallisto16~jpg Thank God the flying contraption that was rewarded from the Mile High event was waterproof.
Aegis was the one who spotted Odile first from the wings of Big Bird, pointing and gesturing frantically so that he could land nearby. Everyone seemed to be fighting their own battles even if they were up against one giant legendary, absorbed in their own calculations and fears and sentiments as they either continued to damage the boss or stop attacking altogether. He heard Tuesday's announcement right after he landed - it appeared that she was one of the people who were summoned to the Dream World as well. He couldn't exactly understand what she was saying though (in meaning, for she was talking about her own Pokemon, right? He had no idea what that Pokemon was). In any case, he made his way to the person that messaged him, and it took a lingering glance to notice that her outfit was not only completely impractical for where they were, but it was also different than what she was wearing a while ago.
So she too was also invited to the Dream World. That made sense, and the outfit also seemed to compliment of her actual profession (or passion? He never exactly clarified).
❝You said that you'll come running, but from your message it sounded like you were the one that needed help.❞ he decided not to comment on the outfit unless she did with his, for this really wasn't the time to compliment it, not in the middle of a thunderstorm. ❝How are you and your team holding up? I don't know how much longer this battle's going to last, but I don't expect Big Bird will be able to stay up here for long.❞
A pause. ❝You're a Pokemon expert, right? Are the birds here really siblings, and is there anything in the original games that would help us with what's going on here? All I know is that the corruption is the crux of the conflict, and I still have a goddamn parasite I want off me.❞
Frankly, if he were guessing, Odile looked shaken by what they have gotten themselves into, and for someone as empathetic as her, he could only imagine the whirlwind of emotions she felt as this raid continued. She wanted to ask for his thoughts, right? In all honesty, he needed to know more before he was confident in making a decision, and knowing meant that he would really prefer if all parties involved were still well and alive by the time all of this was over.
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Post by Kallisto on Jul 15, 2023 17:52:00 GMT 9
#s://cdn~discordapp~com/attachments/1114138222038106173/1129698069999525939/kallisto16~jpg FreeformZONE C >>> ZONE B <Trainer, I'm not one to complain, but this is a really bad place to be for a fire type like me!>
As Big Bird descended, the lightning had turned into rain--tons of it, a torrential downpour could hold on candle. He had sent Ballista to guide Aegis to where the other Pokemon were disrupting the attack, but even if he had signed himself up in the least painful difficulty, it was clear that his Pokemon was getting weakened by the storm alone. He immediately withdrew the fire rat back into his Poke Ball before checking on his starter, who also looked much worse for wear. ❝Aegis! You alright?❞
<Tingly, but hanging in there.> the penguin replied, shaking his body for another wind, but it wasn't like that was going to shake off the rain. <This fight is crazy, huh, Master?>
❝You can say that again...❞
“Never accuse me of not caring.”
Well it was too late for that, Kallisto thought, as he watched things fall apart right before his eyes. His eyes widened at Professor Ash's next words though -- her defense -- it included cleansing the corruption. So this was definitely related after all, but here was the thing: she didn't say that she was sure about it working, she just said there was no other choice. Was that the limitation of the NPCs? No, apparently it had worked before, though Kallisto couldn't say that Beta Island was in great shape even after the corruption was cleansed (for the corruption to be there at all was new information to him too, but it explained the devastation that was left there. Sort of. He still couldn't understand why it looked like a giant code monster chewed it up and spat it out. What was there didn't look like a feature). How odd though that the players were referred to as phenomena, as if their programming decided to omit a very telling detail of them not being from this world.
And then the clincher: Big Bird confirmed it, at the cost of its life. Find another way.
So was there really none? Couldn't they just sit and talk this out rather than battle each other to the death? Ugh, but that was a silly wish, there was nothing that could stop this; what mattered now was that how it was going to end, and where Kallisto stood.
The sound of metal cracking and groaning suddenly pulled him out of his thoughts - the platform that they had stood on not long ago didn't stand a chance against the onslaught and broke down. To his alarm, there were still players that were not able to escape, but Big Bird actually moved in to save them. There was suddenly a number of falling players from the sky, but Kallisto wasn't able to help them land with how fast things were moving (also, it meant risking his flying contraption, as the impact could kill them both).
ding!
A notification at a time like this?! It looked like the other players were actually also bringing up their UI, some frantically typing messages to each other, perhaps asking what they should do. Ensuring that he was as steady as he could be on a flying, jagged legendary bird, he told Aegis to stick close as he checked who had messaged him.
Hey. I just wanted to ask you something? What do you think of all this? There's so much happening that I can barely think. I hope things just go well at the end of this. Please let me know if you need help Kal. I'll come running.
He had suppress a laugh. Come running? Here? Even up to now, she was still being herself. He hadn't actually been able to properly talk to her throughout this whole thing, but he knew that she was there - he would spot her and look for her to see if she was still alright. For her to message something about this meant that she was definitely not in the Platform and probably on Zapdos. Maybe on the other wing?
❝Aegis, we're moving to the other side to meet up with a friend.❞
The penguin looked surprised. <You mean her?>
Kallisto nodded once. ❝I'll carry you, let's--❞
A thunderous roar echoed. Fiery spirits, somehow still maintaining their form despite the rain, ran into Big Bird. And then after that, in the fogginess of the storm, there were...bubbles? Almost dream-like, illusionary, floating only to certain people before bursting into beautiful, blinding color. When Kallisto managed to regain his sight, he realized that his ears were no longer being assaulted. It was like he had fallen asleep. Alarmed, he tried to look for his partner Pokemon, but he was nowhere to be found. What the hell was happening..?
A haze had brought him to a place he had never seen before, and he also realized that what he wore was different. It reminded him of what Alexander wore, but somehow he found more comfort in these princely clothes, as if they were really made for him. He could tell that there were other people around, but the mist made it hard to discern who they were. A dream, they must be in a dream, and Kallisto would only realize in retrospect that he wasn't wrong.
Frankly, he had no idea who Articuno was. He mentioned "sister", though, were they the spirits that he saw earlier, coming from the aid that the Professor sought out? He also mentioned Zapdos, which was the actual name of Big Bird, if he recalled right. So, there were three birds (such as how they were three shrines), and they were all related...
They were to deliver a message, huh? He wasn't sure how that would help, exactly, but perhaps this was the tide turner they were looking for. After all, if Big Bird wouldn't listen to neither the players nor the professor, what of his brother? Nowhere is safe. Not even dreams. The words stuck to his mind like the heavy tar of the corruption that held him down. It seemed like there was only fighting it head on.
And that started with Big Bird.
They were unceremoniously tossed back into the rain, and for some reason they still kept their clothes. He heard Aegis shout, asking what happened (and what was he wearing? Did he want to go back to how he used to look? No, it was a side effect of the dream they just had, honest). ❝Aegis, before we go hurling into potential death, I just want to ask--❞
<Huh? I thought we didn't have time for this! Shouldn't we be going to your friend?>
❝W-well, I mean, I was gonna ask about, you know, where you stood in this whole thing. Are you actually okay with fighting Zapdos? Even if we're really not sure what's going to happen once the shrine comes down?❞
The penguin scrunched up his face, <Master, I'm glad you're trying to be more caring and all, but you have really poor timing! Also, I trust you! Whatever you think is best, I'll follow you!>
Man, even if he had already evolved and his voice had changed slightly, he still sounded like the little penguin he first met. He thought that his eyes might've been watering, but it might've been the rain, surely just the rain. ❝Sorry, yes, I just wanted to make sure.❞ with that, he grabbed his Pokemon and let his contraption bring him to the skies, straight into the downpour. He flew towards Big Bird, who was still fighting off the spirits that clawed him.
❝Zapdos! I have a message from your brother! He said that you are who we were always waiting for. I don't want to put any other words in there because I wouldn't know exactly what he means, but if you ask me, if we cannot end the fight we started, we can at least try to end it more peacefully! At least it could be a first step to work together to fight the corruption without taking your life, without taking anyone's life!❞
He knew that he was being too optimistic, but it was worth a try. He hoped that the backing of the other bird was enough. Once he delivered the message, he moved to the other side of the wing, hoping to find odile in the scattered sea of players.
GOAL (ALTITUDE 2): -156/5141
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Post by Kallisto on Jul 15, 2023 16:14:31 GMT 9
A part of Kallisto wondered if Odile was just pretending to be as nice as she was. It wasn't like anything prompted it: it was more of like...she was just really, really nice. And for a moment it made him doubt, because the world was normally not nice, not as nice as this, anyway. Maybe it was because they were in a game that she was acting nicely, or maybe that was really how she was, and in a world like Pokemon, people can leave behind the ugliness of real life...or so he thought, anyway, before the parasite jumped on him.
Odile was being very optimistic about it being in the past, though. It was wholly possible that he would have to venture in there again in hopes of removing it, or it was also possible that the parasite already inside of him was worming its way through his avatar, eventually taking over and, he didn't know, turn him into a zombie or something? Was there any precedent of that happening? It wasn't like customer service was helpful when he asked about it via email. All they said that it was a feature, not a bug...(was the whole getting into their memories a part of it too?)
But she was right, there was really little else to do but figure out what to do next, as he had agreed to.
❝Oh...that makes sense. I can see it.❞ he didn't have any deeper meaning behind it; the thought of her doing ballet on stage just seemed to suit her. He then rubbed the back of his head, looking bashful. ❝Sorry, I remembered I had something to do.❞ it felt like that was such a long time ago that he couldn't even remember what it was. It was rather insignificant, he thought, just some errand in the real world. Or maybe what was bugging him at the time was something else? That seemed about right.
❝I'm glad that you decided to meet up with me anyway, even if I was kind of cold. I thought that's how I wanted that character to be like, but it was bothering me, so I ditched it.❞ he was a little surprised that she hadn't commented on his current look. It was certainly more plain than how Alexander looked like, and he wondered if that affected how she saw him (okay, it very likely did, but in what way? Well, he was already acting rather pathetic a while ago...ugh, maybe he should stop thinking about it before he put himself down more).
He was thinking of what else to say before he thought he heard something rustle nearby. Hmmm, he did ask them to meet in Route 1, perhaps this place wasn't as deserted as he thought? How nice for the game to let them talk before sending a spawn out to meet them, though. Maybe they were listening in.
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Post by Kallisto on Jul 10, 2023 23:51:13 GMT 9
FreeformZONE A >>> ZONE C What in fresh hell was going on?
Kallisto knew from the start that he had little clue what was going on. He was just following the crowd to participate in the event, which was a game-related goal. It was only on the shaking platform did he overhear that this whole thing could actually be tied to the corruption as he knew it, and if them succeeding in defeating Big Bird meant that they could push back the corruption and take away his parasite, then obviously he wanted to win.
But it wasn't. There were too many missing pieces of the puzzle that he made through assumptions, and Big Bird was rightfully pissed, slamming mainly the old players for their insolence. A case of withheld information, was it? ❝How delightfully cruel.❞ he muttered. This was the unreliable narrator taken to the extreme - after all, it wasn't the NPCs that were feeding them lies, it was the players jumping into conclusions, creating their own narrative to motivate them to win the raid. But if the thing they were supposed to take down was throwing ammo that went against everything they stood for, and the game supported this by showing a cutscene, then where did that leave the players? Though he had to admit, the cutscene, amidst the chaos and raining of lightning and fire, did little to explain the truth behind this whole matter.
He had been continuing to play UNOVR because he felt obligated to see the story he had gotten himself through. He wasn't just going to give up on his Pokemon because he suffered a painful setback, even if it affected his mental faculties for a while there (call it seriously unhealthy, but it did make Kallisto reconsider how he dealt with that experience in his life. It was a wake-up call he didn't want but need, and to face it head on felt like a possible means to give it closure). Closure. His lessons back in college came to the forefront as he lost his footing and could feel the very real sensation of falling.
Kallisto cursed as he let his steampunk wings unfurl, but not because he was falling, but because he was in too deep to back down now. He had to gather more information. Demand it so that he could actually continue this and hope that he wasn't just dooming the server as they knew it to an endless black and violent void. Stay calm, Rems. he thought, This is not just about you.
A part of the platform's segments broke and tumbled past the clouds. Kallisto's feet were no longer on solid ground but air, though that was to change quickly as his first destination was Professor Ash. ❝Professor!❞ his thoughts were racing on what he should even ask. ❝You mentioned research, you--about the shrine, you said it was tied to your research. About what? The corruption? About Big Bird?❞ he realized it then that he had asked a certain question to the wrong NPC. It made his eyes widen as a thunderclap boomed in the sky, momentarily turning the sky dark and then light. Does she even care?
❝The players are losing faith in you, Professor. I don't know if you simply don't have access or are deliberately turning away from it, but we can hear the bird. If you don't do something, you will lose.❞
A bolt of lightning struck the nearby ground, signaling that he should no longer linger here. Flying off to one of the zones closer to Big Bird, he pulled out both Ballista's and Aegis's Poke Balls. Ballista would lead the way, escaping and covering Aegis, for he was the only one who could defend the other Pokemon and join in the disruption. It was difficult to fly too close though - for sure Kallisto didn't want to be standing directly on top of their opponent. From this angle, he could see all hell break loose - apparently, those were the souls of the Everworld from another bird fighting Big Bird. Why was the yellow legendary so hell-bent in keeping its shrine when his sibling was flippant otherwise? Truly, he would have to hold out to get to the bottom of this.
GOAL (ALTITUDE 2): 9241/9473 ZONES B & C DISRUPT: 110
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Post by Kallisto on Jul 9, 2023 19:15:49 GMT 9
Kallisto was tempted to rename his recent experience with UNOVR so far as a fishing simulator, but he was really just doing this for the trade. Yep. Also because he was shirking on responsibilities. It was a good time to also get to know this new Pokemon that he received from the tower (one that he forgot about, but hey, a worm Pokemon! At least he could finally get those prompts now). It definitely looked like a worm, or rather, a caterpillar. He figured it would evolve into a butterfly or a moth, but he wasn't sure how that would look like. Well, what mattered was that it was cute (❝Aww, you look so cute and squishy...❞ followed by a small <I wish for you to unhand me, trainer>) and that it was a type he had yet to own.
He made sure to have Aegis out to protect the little guy (gal?) that did't have a name yet, just in case another bird would swoop in and take him unexpectedly. The penguin didn't look like he was interested in eating them, so that was his main criteria for choosing him. Anyway, just waiting for the fish to bite, hoping it was just an ordinary fish...
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Post by Kallisto on Jul 8, 2023 19:20:28 GMT 9
FreeformZONE A The legendary Pokemon thundered, everything was in chaos. He learned recently that Electric was strong against Water, so he could only click his tongue when the collective Disrupt worked, but Aegis had been nicked with the environmental pressure, clearly affected by the static. Kallisto was keeping an eye on the numbers; numbers that he could only add so little to. He needed more...more power to even be useful. Something chilling washed over him, deep inside that was separate from the cold that came with the bird rising higher. According to the game, it shouldn't take much to push it back to the altitude it was when they started, but were they going to do enough damage to even get it to the cannons?
❝Aegis, return!❞ he pulled his Pokemon back to save some of his HP. In the midst of players running around, switching out their fainted Pokemon, returning to the Zone A platform, and powering up for the next round of attacks, he spotted odile, looking conflicted. Because of what the bird said? About humans taking over and awakening things they shouldn't? Kallisto had no idea what that was supposed to mean or if the bird was even right. The other players were shouting back though, and he picked up mentions of the corruption and the parasites. Coincidentally, they were also people from the same guild as the one he joined, he could tell from the color of their tag names.
At the admittance that one of the other players here also had the parasite in him, the one that ravaged his body seemed to stir, but with so much noise and stimuli, he couldn't tell what it was feeling. So these were members of The Creed, huh? What giants he had to walk under. He could only hope to compare, to stand as powerfully as they do at this moment.
❝Hey Big Bird!❞ he shouted, ❝I don't know what the fuck is going on, but I thought that legendary Pokemon were supposed to be custodians of the land. If you stole the shrine and caused all of this shit to happen, then you better own up to it! What are you doing wasting time fighting us while holding up a giant cinderblock?! Shouldn't you be beating back the corruption that's swallowing everything? If not for us, what of the Pokemon that were supposed to live there? In the end, do you actually even care?❞
He tossed out a Poke Ball with his only support, equipped hastily without really matching the Pokemon's skill set. But Pierce the Alolan Meowth came out gracefully, before letting out a meow in pain as he felt the chill. <Meowch! It's biting cold, Meowster!>
❝I know I know, now go and heal Tuesday's double sword thing while it's attacking!❞
<Nya?! Me, a healer?! Well, you nyasked for it!> the Meowth would then run up to the Pokemon, beaten and battered, and toss some coins from thin air, feeling that what was a better type of healing than a shower of money?
GOAL (ALTITUDE 3): 4719/7815
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Post by Kallisto on Jul 5, 2023 11:20:02 GMT 9
But this particular fish seemed to be more durable than he expected. It took the Leafage like a champ, and to add insult to injury, it decided to fall right on his face, smacking him before flailing helplessly on the ground, as if the fish didn't think of its plan all the way through. Guess the dopey look wasn't just for show...
That smack did hurt, and his face was red. Ugh. ❝Yucca, be a dear and whack this fish for me.❞
The little pink bug let out a small screech (he hoped that she would talk, but for some reason the translator wasn't working on her, or maybe she just didn't like using words) and started to slash on the poor carp. The fish was definitely protesting, flailing around like no one's business.
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Post by Kallisto on Jul 5, 2023 7:40:49 GMT 9
Oh! A bite!
And it wasn't as strong as Mr. Piranha, so it was promising! Hopefully an easier time for him! (Which he really needed, because he was here to relax, as you recall). He stood up and pulled on the line, making sure not to tug all the way, since that could end up losing the fish or something. After some careful pulls and whatnot, he was able to yank it out of the water. It was...
A speckled fish? Looked a lot dopey-er than his first catch, that was for sure! The UI displayed that yes, indeed this was the Magikarp that he was looking for the trainer star, so great, he was on the right track. Now it was just a matter of catching it. Yucca was once again on stand by, being a grass type, but even she didn't look threatened by the new arrival. That was...kind of sad, wasn't it? Oh well, worked for him!
So he ordered the pink bug to use a Leafage to knock it out of its misery.
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Post by Kallisto on Jul 4, 2023 22:22:14 GMT 9
FreeformZONE A Ah, they were really, really high up.
Kallisto had done some research, but research did not compare to what was waiting for him when he signed up for the raid. The tower was huge and so was the fucking yellow bird in the sky, which apparently was the cause for all of this lightning and thunder. Admittedly, he certainly did not feel prepared enough to be of any help, but the others were encouraging and many were still joining in, despite their Pokemon teams far from polished and able to dish out a lot of damage. It was numbers that mattered - a combined effort to take down a singular objective that he wasn't even quite sure as to why. But hell, the game was siding with this, so that meant that there would be prizes at the end of it, right?!
He never saw himself as someone with a fear of heights, but he was holding to the handles of the elevator the whole time it rose higher and higher to the skies. The thunder only rumbled louder, making the structure vibrate. Ahhh this was just a game, he had to think to himself, having never gone this high on any tower ever in real life (they usually required some kind of fee, which he didn't want to fork over!) But he eventually got to the top, and actually he wasn't alone in that elevator, but he was certainly in no mood to talk to anyone. There were even more people on the platform, and momentarily, his fear for how high up they were was replaced by something else.
Maybe in another light, or as a picture, he would've found the bird goofy as hell. Its eyes were tiny like slits, sometimes looking like it was just pure white, and its body was just purely yellow spike clumps jutting out in odd angles. If it weren't for its size and the danger that it clearly posed, he might've laughed. But he wasn't, because he knew that the pressure exerted from that thing put it in another league from any other Pokemon he faced so far.
So this is a legendary.
Worse yet, in his haphazard studying of type match ups, he could at least remember that water was weak to electric, and his strongest party member was a water type. Nonetheless, he hoped that he could contribute in some way still. ❝Aegis! Protect the other Pokemon!❞ the pop up had said that their opponent (Zapdos, it displayed) was preparing for an attack, so he might as well try to mitigate some of the damage rather than deliver a weak attack. He saw that other players were already making their way to jump on the Pokemon directly (are they insane?!) But depending on what it did, perhaps that might be for the best? He did also have the steampunk wings that he got from the other event, after all, and to his pleasant surprise, they were also modified to fit his current avatar's frame.
Wait and see first. ❝Stand your ground!❞
GOAL (ALTITUDE 3): 3775/7000 ZONE A DISRUPT: 657
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Post by Kallisto on Jul 4, 2023 22:07:34 GMT 9
Kallisto was totally not procrastinating on work. He usually tried to restrict his log ins to UNOVR during the weekends or when he had a sizable chunk of downtime in the evenings, but it was actually late afternoon still, and he really wanted to do something else that didn't involve stewing over the fact that he needed to do some overtime. Ugh. It sucked! This sucked.
So he was fishing to calm his nerves and maybe make some more progress to that fire armor thing, especially since it seemed like he would keep Mr. Piranha for the mean time.
Watching the water calmed him ever so slightly, but he couldn't help but fidget and be restless. No, no shake those thoughts out first, Kallisto, you're here to relax! Take a bit of a breather! But you know what they say about procrastinating first rather than relaxing later...(actually, there was no saying, as far as he knew, all he knew was that it was a bad idea).
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Post by Kallisto on Jul 2, 2023 10:58:29 GMT 9
Ughhhh. How embarrassing.
After some minutes of running and running out of stamina (he felt tired in game, and that was a weird feeling, because surely his body was just still lying down in real life), he was finally able to make it back to the pond, where the game was happily pointing the knocked out fish with a marker and his fellow guild member nowhere in sight. The whole thing was child's play to her, and it frustrated him to no end -- not because she took the final blow, but because he was so weak.
Well, it wasn't like he should be spending so much time in this game, but he was certainly getting more motivated to do so (should he be motivated for something like this?)
Anyway, thankfully the game decided not to make the fish smell despite it lying on the ground like a pitiful thing. Hmmm, was that player really here coincidentally, or was this Pokemon more valuable than he thought? It certainly hit like a truck, that was for sure. Maybe he shouldn't chuck the thing to the trade shop just yet. After all, there were plenty more fish in the sea...er, pond.
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Post by Kallisto on Jul 1, 2023 21:32:51 GMT 9
What the fuck just happened?
He ordered Pierce to scratch the fish, and then what did the fish do? He remembered getting whacked again by something. Was it Pierce? Oh, smug ass cat was on his lap. Okay, maybe it was a bad idea to send his supporting Pokemon against a crazy fish. When he checked his UI, at least his other Pokemon were automatically withdrawn and sent with him, and this shrine wasn't too far from where he was fishing from...If he ran, would he be able to make it back in time to get his fish? He worked hard for that!
Standing up, he felt his body tremble from soreness, but his desire to get his prize was stronger than the pain bouncing around. He groaned and grumbled before making his way back to the pond, with Pierce just being carried like a hand bag.
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Post by Kallisto on Jul 1, 2023 21:21:39 GMT 9
Kallisto had not been expecting company, certainly not Tuesday, who had sauntered in without much of a care. He pushed himself up from the ground, clutching his stomach where the fish decided to jump from. His knee-jerk reaction would've been that he didn't want her to steal his catch, but then he remembered what had happened with the catching tutorial - two people can catch the same Pokemon if they worked together to defeat it. There would always be an afterimage of the Pokemon once it was caught by one person. Ugh, he appreciated the help, but he couldn't help but feel annoyed that he couldn't handle this himself.
Blade had been mourning over the broken leek, which Kallisto assumed could be fixed with a reset of some sort (did the game offer that? Did he need to duct tape that together?). The bird was thus watching intently as this stranger came in with a sword of her own - a pair of floating swords, to be exact. The fish, despite gnashing its teeth and jumping in for another kill, stood no chance against a graceful slice that clearly weakened the Pokemon to near submission. It was still not done fighting yet though, flailing around in hopes of gaining some momentum to tackle something again.
❝Pierce, scratch it or something before it moves!❞
Letting out an annoyed meow, the smug ass cat would finish healing Aegis before running into the action, preparing claws and swiping at the fish.
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