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Hey everyone. Welcome to a weekend thread! Break out the coffee and cheap bagels!

Voting periods will be 10 minutes usually, with votes during high-stakes, "react fast!" events taking 5 minutes. I will wait 10 minutes here, initially, so that people can show up.

Write-ins are always welcome and, actually, I try to reward them when possible. Creativity, flexibility, thoughtfulness... All important things to consider when you're in the middle of guiding Grey through this quest.

If you have any questions or concerns at any point in the quest, please feel free to voice them. That said, let's try not to shitstorm in thread. That hasn't been a problem with this quest and that's because you guys, the playerbase, are the shit. Keep up the good work.

Useful shit:
Twitter: @TheHeraldQM
Archive: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=herald
Document link: http://pastebin.com/wPmrDbds

Here's some strawpolls. Please vote:
http://strawpoll.me/3341184
http://strawpoll.me/3391511/r

>>37436753
Yessss

Let's have a pokeMon battle today? Or maybe MGS on some troops with sprig???

Finally caught up after eagerly reading through archives over the course of the last week and I'm glad this is the point at which I get to join in with this quest. Metal Gear Southern Shores HYPE.

>>37436812
>>37436835

Hey guys! Throwing out the last bit of the OP in a second... Got distracted at work. Bleh.

Glad to see some excitement! I enjoy knowing what you guys like.

>>37436855
>>37436753


Before setting off, Ness explained that she can't know where, when, or how forces from TITAN may show up. She said that the transportation vehicle that brought you here was driven away. This was supposed to be a long, deep cover mission for Seline and Kal. Wait out the initial storm, question and convert you, and then hold you until you were further needed. She claimed that the closest settlement, a Ranger Station, was about a days walk from your initial location.

She also said that, should TITAN make a move and come after you it would draw notice, and "they wouldn't want that. Not when they're so close."

That was the last thing she said to you and you've had plenty of silence within which to think and worry about it. So close to what? Where does Ness plan on taking you?

>Question her. Roll 1d100. (Make your case why you should be in the know for bonus points.)
>Let it be. Try to look things up with your Phone or Dex. Maybe the news picked up on the gym explosion.
>Try to call someone (who?)
>Write-in

Rolled 27 (1d100)

>>37436987
>Question her. Roll 1d100. (Make your case why you should be in the know for bonus points.)
Ok why are you guys so keen on questioning and converting me? Honestly i can't be the only one whose had to deal with the freaky mind things up til now. If I'm going to keep getting attacked i need to know why. Otherwise i might do something really stupid because i lack context. Also for fucks sake why didn't you people try to talk to me instead of the whole blowup a building and try to kill me and everything i hold dear schtick? Seems pretty counter intuitive to me. Hell i wanted to wreck all your collective shit after that.

>>37436987
>Let it be. Try to look things up with your Phone or Dex. Maybe the news picked up on the gym explosion.
>Try to call someone (who?)
Dani. So she atleast knows that we aren't dead. Also to inquire about the safety of the rest of our team.

Rolled 48 (1d100)

>>37436987
>>37437028
generally seconding this

we need to know what is going on. we have no reason to trust Nessie. in fact, we should hold the gun to her and threaten her. why shouldn't we shoot her right now? maybe this is a trap.

Also, we're not going to cooperate if we dont get our friends and team back. have any of them tried to text us or call us?

>>37437043
This.

Rolled 62 (1d100)

Let's get another roll? Please and thanks.

Hopefully it's better than 50...

>Rolling for Ness.

Do i need to samefag for a third roll?

Rolled 24 (1d100)

>>37436987
Another roll

>>37437149
Feel free. It's worth it to get a better success here.

Rolled 42, 12, 44 = 98 (3d100)

>>37436987
rolling for crit

>>37437155
Anddddd that sucks....

Jesus, the only roll above 50 was Heralds.

Anons who said our luck would never run out. I hope you realize your error over these last few threads. Now excuse my while I sacrifice a goat for the next set.

Rolled 29 (1d100)

>>37437192
dw I got this.

>>37437230
Like i said, time to sacrifice a goat. Or ten.

>>37436987

"Ness." You call again at her back. Once more, no response. Not a flinch, a shrug, nor any other sign of her having heard you. "Ness...! NESS!"

"Yes, Grey? You seemed distressed. That will only fatigue you faster, and we have much ground to cover."

"Just... Shut up." Your hands find your head, the throbbing pain in your temples making it hard to concentrate on anything beyond anger and irritation. "Shutupshutup... Why did you people do this to me? Capture me? Blow up a gym? For me, a Sortie? What... Because I got some freaky dreams?"

You scoff. "I can't be the only one to have dealt with these things. So stupid to... Augh..." A spasm races through your body; the cool metal of the gun barrel feels good against your bruises, at least... "Fuckin' capture me because of some spooky voices. You COULD have just TALKED to me!"

"You refer to a we. This is TITAN, no?"

"Yes, Ness. TITAN. Whatever."

"I am not a part of TITAN."

"You-you, you worked... You were holding me. What? Who are you with, then?" You're so confused, but that's nothing new.

"I am only present to assist you however I can in your journey towards the end."

"... What end? The end of what?" Anger raises your voice upwards in volume. Your muscles start tensing again. "Enough with the secrets. What do YOU PEOPLE want ME for?"

She stops. You almost run into her it is so abrupt. Then she turns to face you, visage impassive as always. "You will be used to repair and reform the ARC. Further information is unneeded for now. There are others selected and meant for this purpose. All are valuable: valuable to TITAN, included. They were sought or captured as well. You are the Prime candidate. You must be protected until you the time is right."

"My understand of Seline's memories is that TITAN sought to eliminate you should you prove elusive or uncooperative. You are sufficient but not necessary; you are Prime, but not the only candidate."

>cont.

>>37437409

"What the hell are you talking about...?" You slowly bring the gun up towards her, thumb going over what you recently learned is the safety. "What are you? You're part of Veda....? Part of the ARC? You're in Seline...?"

No fear. No confusion. Peace. Perhaps even boredom rests on Ness's face. "I am Seline."

"No, you're not. You're not human. You are different. Changed."

"What is Human, Grey?"

You snap a bit more; the fatigue, the pain... It gets to you. You shove the gun into her chest, knocking her back a few steps.

"STOP TOYING WITH ME! ANSWER ME!"

"Seline was changed, but I AM Seline. I am flesh. I am blood and neurons. Cells. I am human, albeit changed from my original state after interfering with your mind."

>Ask about the ARC
>What does she mean, candidate?
>Write-in a specific question
>Ask what was in your mind.
>Shoot her (Roll 1d100 to force Grey to do it)

>>37437425
>Ask what was in your mind.
>Ask about the ARC
>What does she mean, candidate?

>>37437425
>Ask about the ARC
Something to do with that exhibit and the ARC EU US venture thing?
>Ask what was in your mind.
Please tell me that it isn't at least in part in my head. I enjoy having my brainpan to myself for the most part.

>Also Is the original personality of Seline still in there? Or did you just kill her?

>>37437425
>Ask what was in your mind.
That's what I want to know if we can...
>What does she mean, candidate?
And what makes us "prime"...

>>37437425
We should also point out they've given no incentive to help out...just the opposite really...sure they saved us but only because they need us...why should we want the revival of the arc shards or whatever, how can we trust them...
Plus it don't seem to be understanding what we mean by not Seline...it may be currently occupying Seline's body but it's not Seline herself ...or is it...is it all of us...does it even understand what it is...

>>37437425

Various muscles in your face flex and tense; you squint, your mouth contorts into a twisted smile. It's all so nuts...

"Wha....t.... What is... What's in my head, uh, Ness?" You tap the gun barrel against your temple. "What did you put in there? What's hiding, and... Can it change me? Like it did you? Am... am I even me?"

"I sense great psychological stress from your person. This is both time-consuming and overall detrimental to all things currently involved."

"Yeah no shit. Great deductive work, there." You sigh and set into a bit of a controlled fall, coming to a rest against a nearby tree. "How much of Seline is present?"

"What?" Finally, a bit of confusion. Maybe some humanity.

"You have replaced or altered Seline. How much of her mind was left untouched? Is she, er, her mind gone? Dead?"

"Very little of her neural network was altered. Why is this information necessary?" She seems to think for a bit, finger to her lips. She closes her eyes in concentration. You sit and ignore her crazy shit.

"Ah. Yes. I see, now: My behaviors have been too inhuman for you. This is partly because the assimilation has not completed, yet. I shall strive to be more human-like in my behaviors. I understand that you like 'humor.' I shall strive to be more 'funny,' but do not count on it. Hah. Hah."

You groan.

"Most of Seline's consciousness was left unchanged, merely... slightly 'discolored.' She was shown things and made to understand a greater picture. Like adding coloration to a glass of water and then turning a light upon it. It is still water, merely... changed."

You nod a bit.

"... And my mind? You 'colored' it too?"

She shakes her head in the negative.

"That cannot be said. Your mind was always colored. Perhaps there is a joke to be said here about 'a glass being fifty percent full?' Hah. Hah."

Her attempts at humor are shamelessly inhuman, you decide. Funny, but not in the way she intends. More eerily surreal than anything.

>cont.

>>37437833

"Okay... Sure, Ness. Look on the bright side. Right. And my mind being 'colored,' is that why I'm a Prime candidate? What does that mean? Candidate for what? 'Repairing the ARC?'"

That puzzles you the most. You're not even sure what the ARC IS, what it DOES...

"What's the problem with the ARC? What IS the ARC?"

"No, there is no problem with the ARC. The ARC IS the problem. And you are one of the few humans on this world suited for the purpose of solving this problem."

Riddles. Riddles and half-truths. Or maybe full-truths? Maybe it's just the questions are too big. too big for you right now...

You're not sure if you should explore this more or not. Everything's wrapped up around this ARC, but then... what's "everything?" Maybe when she's opened up a bit more and decided to make some more sense... Maybe. You don't know.

"Alright, well... Thanks. For finally explaining something." You pull up your phone, looking through...

"Hey. What the hell." You open up your contacts again and again. "Where's my service? My numbers? My contacts?"

"Removed by TITAN. Phones contain software and hardware that would enabled tracking."

"Fucking DAMN IT!" You slam it shut onto your wrist. You pinch the bridge of your nose as you stand and set to walking. "Alright. Let's go. Keep walking.... I can't... Can't even find out about my team. Ness!"

"Ah. Well perhaps the glass analogy should be employed here as well."

"Shut up, Ness."

>More dialogue or brief TIMESKIP to action?
>Dialogue
>ACTION

>>37437833
Oh good we have a Telepathic EDI, this is going to be great! /Sarcasm

>>37437872
>Why should I help you, TITAN, ARC whatever the fuck you all are. So far all I've gotten is shit on by the lot of you.

After she answers check the news.

>>37437872
>ACTION

>>37437872
>TIMESKIP to action

>>37437920
Service is gone looks like...
Also I'm not sure hoh much we'd be able to trust any answer she's give us...if even...

>>37437992
So far i can't see Grey willingly joining anyone right now. They've all shit on him and his, and now want to dictate what he'll do. He just got his freedom and some small measure of happiness. Then they came in terrorized him and tranqed him, the beat him and tried to mindrape him on one side, and did fuck with his head and with his friends heads in the other. If they don't give a damn good reason they can all screw themselves.

>>37437872
>TIMESKIP

>>37437872

Your thoughts drift over a few different topics as you walk. Sprig seems to keep an eye out, for the most part, and everything's relatively uneventful. Quiet. Which surprises you, mostly... There's usually a lot of background chatter throughout the forest. Why...? Why is everything so quiet?

"Ness? Why is everything so quiet?"

"Because there is nothing currently producing much noise."

"Damnit- Yeah, I know. Why..." You sigh. "Why is there currently a lower-than-expected level of ambient noise in the area?"

"A side effect of the ARC being tampered with by TITAN, I have concluded. Though I am unsure if it is due to organism death or distraction."

".... What?"

There's a noise. A rustling; it starts far away but seems to quickly be getting closer...

"What did you mean by that, Ness? Organism death?"

It's growing louder. Something feels off.

"Grey. Get into that nearby tree and prepare to defend yourself." Ness has gone from impassive to hustling, pushing you towards a tree and practically forcing you up it. "You must survive. Hurry. Climb! CLIMB!"

The rustling's practically on you, now.

>Try to use the gun
>Demand to know what's wrong. Just sounds like a Pokemon, right?
>Send Sprig to attack.
>Climb and ready for... (what?)

>Roll 1d100

>>37438222
>Climb and ready for... (what?)

Get Sprig out Watch you backs. Get ready to pull Seline up i guess. Since she's our only guide.

Rolled 43 (1d100)

>>37438222
>Climb, Hide and Wait

Rolled 53 (1d100)

>>37438222
>>37438251
Forgot dice

Rolled 89 (1d100)

>>37438251
Roll, please.


Preparing a contesting roll...

Rolled 33 (1d100)

>>37438222
>>Climb and ready for... (what?)
see what is bearing down on us.

>>37438277
Jesus Christ, Herald.

>>37438304
Mm. The dice gods love me. What can I say?

>>37438334
So how badly is wild mon going to maul Seline?

>>37438277
Anon! You were supposed to sacrifice the goat for US!

>>37438371
I failed, the goats got possessed. Can't sacrifice possessed goats.

>>37438371
Inscribing those runes can get confusing. Go easy on him.
>writin'


>HINT: You guys can go for a crit.

Rolled 28 (1d100)

>>37438222
rolling for crit

Rolled 91 (1d100)

>>37438390
Rollin'...Mittens give me strength

>>37438413
Very good anon but not enough to crit sadly.

>>37438222

>53 - 10 (Fatigue, Pain, and Stress) = 43
>43 v. 89
> Things are starting out rough...

It could be forces, something dangerous... Whatever it is, Ness's acting urgent enough for the both of you; and, so, you climb. With Sprig clinging onto your back you climb as fast as you can up the side of a hickory tree. One you get a couple limbs up you turn to offer Ness a hand but she's not going for the tree: she's turned to face the oncoming threat.

Branches and twigs snap; leaf litter crumples and rips under the rush of feet as the form moves through underbrush... There! You can see it!"

"Ness! It's a Mightyena! Coming straight at us...? What the hell!"

"The ARC, Grey. It has lost any semblance of reason. It will try to kill me. It may succeed. Do NOT let it kill you; Survive, Grey. Find a way to survive."

The Mightyena is moving at a terrible pace. With a howl it charges straight for Ness. She dodges, leaping out of the way and letting it collide with a tree. But it quickly recovers, turns, and then uses its vastly superior dexterity to take a long swipe at her. She doesn't cry out or flinch but that wound doesn't look good....

>Ness is injured. She can only take 4 more injuries before death is imminent

>Roll 1d100 WITH your action
>Let her take it on. Hope it doesn't come for you next.
>Run away while it's distracted.
>Try to shoot it (hard DC)
>Time to send out Sprig. (will trigger secondary vote)

Rolled 10 (1d100)

>>37438636
>Time to send out Sprig. (will trigger secondary vote)

Rolled 77 (1d100)

>>37438636
>Time to send out Sprig. (will trigger secondary vote)
Come on baby...

Where'd all the others go?

Rolled 63 (1d100)

Any more votes....?


Here's mine.

Also, please decide on an action:

>Cotton Spore
>Fairy Wind
>Leech Seed
>Stun Spore
>Leaf Blade
>Cottonscreen

>>37438812
I think the poor dice rolls have left them afraid. Don't particularly blame them.

>>37438823
>Cotton Spore
Slow it down son...

>>37438812
I keep forgetting to actually vote for things so I'm kinda lurking.

>>37438823
Cotton Spore.

A question, does Sprigg have Prankster? Do Pokemon have abilities at all in this universe?

Rolled 78 (1d100)

>>37438636
Here I go.


Shining Ash!

>>37438823
>Stun Spore

Rolled 59 (1d100)

>>37438884
>A question, does Sprigg have Prankster? Do Pokemon have abilities at all in this universe?

We'll "fluff" (haha, cotton. fluff) it as Sprig having superior speed, here. No, I didn't give Pokemon abilities though. Seemed like an unnecessary complication that I didn't think made much sense in many cases.

That said, developing and bonding with a Pokemon can give them bonuses / "abilities."

>>37438929
This is me.

>>37438636

>78 for Spring vs 63 for Mightyena
>Success; Type advantage, too

"Sprig! Get down there and get'im!" The little Fairy hops down and glides her way over to the Mightyena.

"Cotton Spore! Slow him down"

Sprig pulses, her fluffy mantle expanding before suddenly deflating again. This repeated shaking releases a cloud of seeds and cotton that floats towards the Wolf-like Monster. It's back turned, it fails to notice the cloud drifting onto its body and taking root in its hair, seedlings quickly sprouting at the contact with body heat and creating thousands of dragging blooms. The Mightyena snaps to attention as the roots continue to spread, turning away from Ness's form and growling angrily. Roots roll over skin, forming interconnecting nets that slow and hamper its movement. It turns, breaking some of the root network, and searches for the offender.

Sprig has dashed over on all fours and is on its back at this point. She sinks her claws and teeth into it. It howls out in pain.

>Further actions?
>Sprig: Healthy
>Mightyena: Slightly wounded. Hampered and Slowed.
>Ness: Wounded.

>Roll 1d100

>Cotton Spore
>Fairy Wind
>Leech Seed
>Stun Spore

>Leaf Blade

>Cottonscreen

Rolled 57 (1d100)

>>37439116
>Stun Spore
Run debuff hell.

Guys come on need at least 3 people here. My luck is shit right now.

Rolled 88 (1d100)

>>37439116
Leech seed while we are on it...

>>37439164
Sorry I read and Type slow soo...

>>37439200
No problem. I missed the last 2 threads almost entirely due to work. Just my dice are colder than Mama Grey's heart.

Rolled 46 (1d100)

>>37439235
Ouuuuch.

That's cold for a burn.

>rolling

>>37439258
Sorry if i'm being frigid, but sometimes you gotta drop the stone cold truth.

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Rolled 12 (1d100)

>>37439273

>>37439116
I might suggest trying to tame it if anyone would support that...I'm a fan of Mightyena...can we ask Seline to connect our minds...or something...maybe we can use the thing in our head to pacify it...?...

>>37439350
We have no balls and this thing is in berserk mode, like what happened when the prof used his machine on that nidoran.

>>37439364
Yeah...but we could still attempt to ask...and try to tame it just like a real dog...

>>37439388
Real dogs can't bite through steel and channel darkness anon. Besides it'd be better to start with a poochyena

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>>37439116

"Keep it up, Sprig! Stun Spore!" You shout from on high, voice tense and body even more so. Ness isn't moving much; she's pulled herself up against a sapling and is working on stopping any bleeding. She doesn't seem to be in any severe pain, either, but you're not sure if that's because she's alright or forcing herself to be.

You turn your attention back to the fight. The Mightyena managed to roll around and then fight Sprig off. He got a couple bites in but you can't see any blood or wounds on your Whimsicott. Damn fluff is in the way... The Mightyena goes for another bite but all he gets is a mouthful of Stun Spore.

Sprig lunges onto its muzzle, then, as it tries to escape the choking, disorienting powder. The two set to biting and clawing, the Mightyena's movements even slower and troubled now. You get the feeling it would have a hard time chasing you, but it seems to have stamina left in spades...

>Further actions?
>Sprig: Healthy to slightly wounded.
>Mightyena: Slightly wounded. Drastically hampered and slowed.
>Ness: Wounded.

>Roll 1d100

>Cotton Spore
>Fairy Wind
>Leech Seed
>Stun Spore

>Leaf Blade

>Cottonscreen

>>>>

You do have a few Pokeballs on your person.

Rolled 15 (1d100)

>>37439465
>Leech Seed
Need to wear it down.

Rolled 27 (1d100)

>>37439465
>Leech Seed
Good god it's gonna be a walking garden...

Also Yay Pokeballs can we catch it NOW...

Rolled 41 (1d100)

>>37439465
Is it possible to switch the target of leach seed's healing?

Rolled 36 (1d100)

>>37439465
roll for crit

>>37439560
I'd assume it got something to do with the fact that Spriggs a plant for it to work...

Rolled 53 (1d100)

>>37439465
>>Leech Seed

Rolled 18 (1d100)

>>37439465
>>Leaf Blade
jesus you guys suck

Rolled 81 (1d100)

>>37439585
I was just thinking in the game when you switch out pokemon leach seed continues to work

>>37439465
also FUCK YEAH! PSSQ!

Rolled 47 (1d100)

>>37439611
WOOOO!

Rolled 24 (1d100)

>>37439623
YEAH!!!!!!
rolling for harolds love

Rolled 74 (1d100)

>>37439637

Rolled 24 (1d100)

>>37439637
rollin

>>37439609
Good point but this is a little more realistic setting...but I don't know...

Rolled 65 (1d100)

>>37439658
which is why I was asking. Cause if we can get some way to heal us, that would be pretty cool.

>>37439676
or heal ness....

ANON HINT: Why the fuck aren't you guys using the SE move.... fairy wind....?

>>37439685
that would be good too, I guess....

>>37439676
I gotchya...which is why I said that I don't know...was just adding input....

Rolled 79 (1d100)

>>37439656
....... I .... what the fuck? harold can't love us the same, I demand a reroll!

>>37439698
Because it blows

>>37439698
After we seed it it'll be next. We gotta keep Sprig in top shape since he is our only mon atm. We don't even have a chainsaw.

Rolled 88 (1d100)

>>37439710
fine, have your reroll! I will win harolds love!

>>37439729
HAHA! MY LOVE WINS OUT!

>>37439739
NOOOOOOOOO, HAROLD WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN MEEEEE

>>37439729
You poor thing, Harold will never love you with rolls like that.

>>37439788
but if he keeps it up we will at least.

>>37439465

"Gotta wear it down, then..." You think through the moves you know Sprig has. A lot of hampering, long-con ones... "Got it. Sprig?!"

She bounces off the Mightyena's back and onto a branch. It jumps, snapping at her, before settling into a low stance. A faint, purple light suffuses its jaw before it leans back and looks upward once more: the force spreads outward, rushing forth and washing over Sprig. Her form is blown back a bit but she seems fine. Little to no damage, and she doesn't seem to be mentally recoiling from the Dark energy.

"Sprig! Leech Seed!" She responds with a chirp before focusing on her cotton once more. It pulses, this time sending out larger, thicker seeds that stick to the Mightyena once more. It begins to yelp and cry out in pain as they dig into its skin, minuscule root-hairs working on harnessing its energy....

Sprig dives down once more to engage. In its fury, The Mightyena turned from the hard-to-reach form and back to Ness. Sprig intercepts it, thankfully, and the melee resumes.

Ness is impassive but the bleeding's looking too bad. You have medical equipment. She needs your attention... Have to get past that Mightyena...

>Further actions?
>Sprig: Slightly wounded to moderately wounded.
>Mightyena: Moderately wounded. Drastically hampered and slowed.
>Ness: Wounded.

>Roll 1d100

Cotton Spore
Fairy Wind
Leech Seed
Stun Spore

Leaf Blade

Cottonscreen

>Move towards Ness?
>Shoot the Mightyena?
>Try to catch it?

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Rolled 84 (1d100)

>>37439808
This is me.

>Rollin' for contest

Rolled 41 (1d100)

>>37439808
>Move towards Ness?
Spriggan Fairy wind!

>>37439823
Herald how many goats did you kill?

>>37439808
How exactly would not being able to register the pokemon to our name affect mightyena if we caught it?

>>37439808
>Fairy Wind
I hope this doesn't mean losin' out on the catch but gotta be a fuckkin' hero...
>Move towards Ness?

Rolled 98 (1d100)

>>37439848
Since Cuba's opened up they were rather cheap on the black market here in FL.

>>37439856
Roll anon

Rolled 22 (1d100)

>>37439856
Forgot dice...

>>37439823
Herald stahp rolling so well.

Rolled 5 (1d100)

>>37439808
>Fairy Wind
>Move towards Ness?

>>37439867
Dear lord, you jsut critted on a sacrifice. Way to summon Cthulu

>>37439870
Look what you made me doooo...>>37439878

Rolled 54 (1d100)

>>37439808
>Fairy Wind
>Move towards Ness?

>Catch?
Let's knock it out then see if we can catch it. I simply think that it'd make a good distraction if shit hits the fan, we can release a wild big ass wolf

>>37439932
No pokecenters or potions on us unless herald is Very lenient. This is a survival segment.

>>37439932
...that's cruel man I want this friend...

>>37439947
Poke balls heal pokemon a bit when they're recalled I think

>>37439962
Keep them alive, but i doubt we'd get him anywhere near fighting shape.

oh I just had an idea, what if it's the ARC EUS that keeps the pokemon from being murder mechines?

Rolled 84 (1d100)

>>37439953
Yeah, but, it's wild til we can get somewhere safe. Befreiding dangerous wolves isn't a great survival tactic

Rolled 18 (1d100)

>rolling for Herald's love

Rolled 42 (1d100)

>>37440159
Oh yeah? Rolling.

Rolled 91 (1d100)

>>37439808

>41 - 10 Fatigue, Pain, Stress = 31 Vs. 84
>Failure.

"Sprig... Ness... Shit!" You shift your weight along the crook of the tree and slide down. You lose a bit of your grip, though, and your descent turns into a fall. You hit the ground fine but your body reels from the impact. Your head and bruises throb; you can't help but cry out in pain.

"Ahfuck...! Damn it!" You go to your knees and focus on your breathing. You look up at a loud, high-pitched squeal: the wolf has Sprig's arm between its jaws. Shit, no... No, no, no. Nobody else can suffer or get hurt. "SPRIG!" You get onto shaky knees, tired feet. "Fairy wind! NOW!"

She manages to get your command through her head, somehow. Her body tenses and her horns glow. Energy radiates out from her body, sparkling through the air. Some kind of particulate... You're not sure on the exact science, but it hurts like hell for a lot of the more energy-sensitive Types. She puffs and gusts from her body, sending the particles spinning over and onto the Mightyena. It howls and screams out, letting go of her arm.

You stare at the blood running down your Whimsicott for a time, then turning to Ness. She's staring back at you, silent but visibly in pain. Fuckin' hell... Why you?

"Breathe. Breathe. Sprig! Fairy wind again!"

The ball of fury holds he injured arm as she creeps over to the raging wolf, still scratching at its eyes and sensitive bits, razor-sharp and Fairy-infused particles lancing pain through its body. She keeps sending wave after wave over it as the leech-seed does its work, tendrils creeping over and into Sprig to heal her. The Wolf begins to still, emptying of protest as the life leaves its body.

You make your way to Ness and begin administering some simple first aid. After stim'ing her she pushes you away, insisting you "try to catch it. Distraction. Tool, if nothing else. Put it out of its misery, at least."

>Catch?
>Let Sprig consume (Sprig to full health, Wolf dies)?
>Shoot it?
>Write-in

>>37440129
I was just thinking the same thing...while I was taking a piss...

>>37440190
>Let Sprig consume (Sprig to full health, Wolf dies)?
Shoot it if that won't mess with the absorb first though.

Rolled 4 (1d100)

>>37440190
>Let Sprig consume (Sprig to near full health, Wolf nearly dies)
>Catch it

Rolled 67 (1d100)

>>37440190
>>Let Sprig consume (Sprig to full health, Wolf dies)?
>>37440216
It's already incapacitated

Rolled 41 (1d100)

>>37440190
>Catch?

>>37440231
Absorb is going to be painful, was to put it out of its misery.

>>37440190
>Catch
We are the best...

>>37440265
forgot roll...

>>37440225
>>37440242
>>37440265
Yo do realize that its going to be insane til we get too safety so Sprigg is still our only defense if we run into something that can tank bullets.
Also we don't have to roll Herald forgot to turn dice off.

>>37440225
Wow, good thing Herald didn't ask for a roll yet.

Rolled 64 (1d100)

>>37440280
...
>>37440292
I kinda don't wanna kill it and part of me wants to listen to Seline...it's not just about wanting a mightyena...

>>37440292
I only say catch it to use as distraction. Ness noted the same in the update so it's probably a valid tactic

>>37440190

>Stop Sprig before wolf is completely dead?
>Y/N?

>Catch?
>Y/N?

>You do not have the ability to register it, so you won't be able to heal the Wolf at a Pokemon Center conventionally. This could be circumnavigated somehow. You'll have to figure something out.
>You will have to use your limited medical supplies to heal it some, and even then it will still be dangerous.

>>37440321
>>37440314
At his status only thing viable about it is a sacrificial wolf. I'd rather have Spriggan in top shape.

>>37440338
>N
>N

Rolled 100 (1d100)

>>37440338
>Stop Sprig before wolf is completely dead?
>N

>Catch?
>N

>>37440361
Anon, really? You just spent ALL our luck.

>>37440352
>. I'd rather have Spriggan in top shape.
Hence the
>(Sprig to near full health, Wolf nearly dies)

>>37440338
>Y
>Y
We can do this...
>>37440352
Look I was against the Sycthers and the Rotom...all the crazy dangerous stuff everyone wanted to do...
But I'm just not for killing this thing...that's my vote if it doesn't win then fine...but it's what I'm voting for...

>>37440402
I too was against Scyther and Rotoms. I respect you sticking to your guns. Let this disagreement not stain this quest's awesomeness. I love Mightyena just don't think its practical atm.

>>37440440
Agreed still a great quest...
No hard feelings...

>>37440361
No to both

>>37440402
Why... do... you... type... like... this...?

>>37440492
It's just something I've always done since I was a kid...never felt like one period was enough...three seemed right to me...

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>>37440538
>never felt like one period was enough

>>37440190

Your understanding is that Leech Seed can finish... Even with a corpse.

You shakily stand up and aim. You take a deep breath as you stare down the gun-metal black barrel; the sights gleam in the dim light. Your eye runs over the scene: sprig standing over the wolf. Its half-lidded eyes and shallow breaths. The tendrils running from wolf to 'Scott... Part of it makes you sick, part of it reassures you that you'll be able to survive thanks to Sprig. You just have to keep her healthy.

You grind teeth against teeth. Can't catch it, it's too dangerous and just a liability as this point. Couldn't even register it with all your electronics fucked... Damn it.

You don't want to do it. Guns are absent in this society for a fuckin' REASON. You'd never even seen one until a week ago. You don'twanttoshoot-don'twantto-kill... It...

You pull the trigger. Gas compresses, an explosion is triggered. Metal flies. A shell is released. The mechanisms of the gun coil, wind, unwind, release... The bullet enters the wolf's skull and it shifts but an inch. It is dead.

You have killed a living thing with but a pull of your finger.

>+5 Emotional stress.

>END OF THREAD
>I'll be back on Monday, same time same place.

>>37440585
Thanks for running Herald. At the rate we're going Grey's going to have a mental break down.

Rolled 91 (1d100)

>>37440585
Thanks for running! Grey is gonna be scarred for life from all of this.

>>37440661
No more than the rest of us are.

>>37440585
Thanks again Herald...even if I did just relive a terrible memory...

>>37440661
Kinda part of the reason why i can see him telling them to screw off unless the give a damn good reason to help.

>>37440687
You gonna be OK fellow anon?

>>37440631
>>37440661
We just need to get him back to Dani and Mittens. They'll fix everything.

Archived on suptg, don't forget to vote y'all

>>37440687
>relive a terrible memory...
YOU SHOOT POKEMON TOO?

>>37440701
Yeah yeah...
Damn Herald your writing style and this quest really hits home sometimes...a fuckin' Pokemon quest...guess that's good though don't get me wrong...

>>37440713
Damn 'Mons...

>>37440710
Or make him even more paranoid, remeber he was suppossed to be safe in the city and had men tranq him after a cyborg tried to kill him and some wierd entity stopped him. Then he got beaten, found out something not of him is i his head, almost got mind raped, sees another victim of mindrape and had to kill something. We aren't even close too safety yet. Grey could very well have a mental break or ten well before this is over. Just because it is low lethality doesn't mean a god end is guaranteed. It can still get dark fast.