>>37504219

You and Ness decide on talking with the Rangers about the situation in general and how you might be able to help around the compound. If there's any way of getting it up and running, it could very well benefit you too. Better medical care, the possibility of buying items... And maybe the Rangers will help you some way in return. It's worth a shot.

In the discussion, you make a note of some major issues at hand:

>Ranger Station Electricity: Needs attention. The Main power line has been damaged. It's module, so fixiing it isn't too hard. Maybe just dangerous with the wild mons out there. There IS an outpost, though, that could have some supplies.

>Medical supplies: Speaking of the outpost, there's the fact that medical supplies are low. Grabbing some would be helpful to everyone.

>Transportation: If you got the electricity back on... You might be able to digitize up some transport. The Rangers have a couple wagons and a couple bikes but they need repairs. You're no mechanic. Ness seemed like she might have an idea, though...


You have to decide on whether to stay, help, or just leave. Atlan was the closest major city, and you're not currently aware if the bullet trains are running. You desperately want to get back to Jay city and get in contact with your friends...

>Let's discuss what we're going to do to fuck up TITAN and get our friends back.

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>>37504219

Hey everyone and welcome back to P:SS, Fuck TITAN edition! Because TITAN is a bunch of assholes!

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.

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>>37504293
>Fix the powerline

>>37504312
also why not calling them Team Titan? didn't want to get confused with the teen titans? ALSO why would they fuck with the arc signal when they haven't gotten the dome cities up and running yet?

>>37504293
>Medical supplies: Speaking of the outpost, there's the fact that medical supplies are low. Grabbing some would be helpful to everyone.
Sounds like we need them too...I say we stay and help at least until we get a better idea of what to do...
Plus we're going to have to start dealing with the problem like everyone else eventually...

Huh, thought for sure the thread would be goin' by the time I got here...so much for being fashionably late...

>>37504345
starting late because 4chan shat it self

>>37504293
>Ranger Station Electricity: Needs attention. The Main power line has been damaged. It's module, so fixiing it isn't too hard. Maybe just dangerous with the wild mons out there. There IS an outpost, though, that could have some supplies.

WE can digitize up some help, maybe grab our team from storage when it's up.

>>37504327
Probably thinking they could handle it. Pride is often interchangeable with stupidity. These guys are in blind HFY mode.

>>37504312
>>37504313
>>37504364
I'd say go fix the power lines first but do we (Grey personally) know if he'd be able too?...will someone be coming with us?...or do they know what needs to be done and are confident we could do it...

We should ask for more details about the power lines...

>>37504364
well so long as we get the domes build humanity can survive long enough for the quest to be the prequel to Attack on Pokemon hunter

>>37504382
it's modular so it isn't hard to fix

>>37504405
Oh...I missed that...thanks, carry on...

>>37504421
Happy to be helpful!

>>37504391
>Implying we can survive literal god mons who already can fuck up entire region just by existing, going from passive threats to exterminate all mode.

I mean Moltres, Zapdos and Articuno make people shit their pants when they enter a region and are considered uncatchable. Now imagine them going and purposefully attack people. Cities gone in an eyeblink.

>>37504442
honestly i'm just hoping Team Titan isn't THAT stupid.....

>>37504293

You bring Ness aside and talk about fixing the main power line. Assuming the power plants are working, it'll get you some resources and help everyone here. She sticks on "moving on as soon as possible" but you reinforce the idea to her that helping people is an important goal.

"Perhaps even more important than fixing the ARC or keeping me safe. Stopping TITAN. It's the right thing, Ness... And doing the right thing is very important to me."

"I understand. We shall endeavor to help the Rangers and reinforce this location. It shall serve as a useful hub within which we can determined future action."

"In so many words? Sure. Yeah. Plan our next action..." You sigh and look out that cloudy bits of window not boarded up. "I just hope my friends are alright, too. Dani, Mittens, Erica, Erwin... Even Nick."

Something hits your consciousness like a needle, poking at it. Something on the tip of your tongue, something you feel would be useful...

>Roll 1d100 to remember

Rolled 70 (1d100)

>>37504459
DANI PHONE NUMBER IS.....

Rolled 43 (1d100)

>>37504459
Call me, beep me, if you wanna reach me.

Rolled 79 (1d100)

>>37504459
Oh man this is where I shine...remembering things

Rolled 46 (1d100)

>>37504459
rollin
>>37504456
Given the fact the tampered knowingly with the signal and knew what could happen, but didn't prepare or, you know not do it. I think they are. Or they are massive dicks. Maybe both.

>>37504494
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZgtTaJwCYg

Rolled 7 (1d100)

>>37504459
Come on 100 or nat 1

"The book."

Ness looks at you, puzzled.

"A book? Which one? What are you referencing, Grey?" And then she closes her eyes, touching on your consciousness for a moment... "Ah. Yes. Erwin the Mapmaker's book. How is that useful, currently?"

"Because it has his phone number in the back. He wrote it down for me." You can't help but grin, hand going to your face as mirth fills your soul. "If we can contact him, I... I can talk to him, and he probably has Dani's number!"

Ness looks at you with her usual mask but... You can see apprehension. Perhaps feel the concern in her expression. Dammit, you wish you could read her mind right now.

"I worry about you doing that, Grey." She turns away quickly and sets back to work lining a pack with supplies. "What if you are tracked or monitored? What if Dani is? What if she's not okay?"

"Why wouldn't I contact Dani...? If she's not alright... Even more important to know now."

"I just, I. Ah, how do I say this... Part of it is logical concern. The other part is concern that you will neglect our budding friendship. I 'almost have you where I want you,' so to speak."

You snort.

>"I have to find out. I'll... I'll figure that out if it comes up."
>Erwin could get here quickly and maybe even get us down south real quick. He'd be a big help, besides.
>You're jealous? Really?
>I won't neglect you, okay?
>Write-in

>>37504642
"You can have more then one friend, besides I like you more then Erwin."

>>37504642
>"I have to find out. I'll... I'll figure that out if it comes up."
>Erwin could get here quickly and maybe even get us down south real quick. He'd be a big help, besides.
>You're jealous? Really?
>I won't neglect you, okay?
All of the options!

We plug.dj?

>>37504671
https://plug.dj/pokemon-southern-shores
yes

>>37504670
This is great! Definitely using this.

>+1 QM point.
>6 Total QM points

>>37504642
>You're jealous? Really?
>I won't neglect you, okay?
>"I have to find out. I'll... I'll figure that out if it comes up."
>Erwin could get here quickly and maybe even get us down south real quick. He'd be a big help, besides.

>>37504670
Defiantly sneak this in...

>>37504642
>"I have to find out. I'll... I'll figure that out if it comes up."
>Erwin could get here quickly and maybe even get us down south real quick. He'd be a big help, besides
>I won't neglect you, okay?
then
>>37504670

>>37504687
So Herald have any of the legendaries started going kill all humans yet? If so which and where are they? Not like they'd be subtle in any way shoppe or form.

>>37504642


"I have to find out about my friends." You pull the book out of your back and flip through... Sure enough, there's Erwin's number. "You understand about what may drive someone? Having a goal or dream? Right, Ness?"

"Yes. Emotional anchors. Things that humans tie to their self-worth and pursue or defend."

"Right, well, my friends are my anchors. Without them I'm adrift." You put the book away for now. "And I need a phone or device to call with... Let's get that electricity running and those supplies on the way, alright?"

You move with more gusto now, hope lightening your step. You notice, however, that Ness does not. You make a point of talking to her, but she's avoiding the issue whatever it is. This only frustrates you but you keep in mind all she's done for you and take it easy on her.

"I know you're hiding something that's bothering you, Ness. If it's about contacting my friends... I need to, alright? Erwin can help us at the least. He has a Skarmory and other 'Mons that can move us. Maybe he can help us fix the signal problem." She nods quietly. "What is it?"

"You are adrift. I am not an anchor for you, here? Right now? That is what I gathered, and that revelation was saddening to me. I shall endeavor to serve you better."

You stop. She's hurting, too. You have to keep that in mind. "Ness? Hey, you are an anchor for me. It's just that I'm worried about my other friends. You don't need to be jealous."

"You are correct in your assessment. I do not need to be jealous." She throws a pair of socks the Rangers gifted you into her donated bag. "But I still am."

"Ness, People can have more than one friend, and Erwin's not that cute anyways." You laugh and Ness fumes. The next pair of socks are aimed at you.

"It is not Erwin I am concerned about! It is Dani!" This burst of emotion surprises you. It's so unlike her. "I... apologize. How non-rational of me. I do not understand why I react this way whenever that woman is mentioned. Excuse me."

>cont.

>>37504899

She heads outside. You consider stopping her, but... Maybe she needs time alone.

"Focus on the task at hand..." You tell yourself. You set to moving, finding and then pulling a Ranger named Ridge aside. He agrees to go with you and fix the power line, though he's quite worried that you only have Sprig. You mention that you have a couple 'Mons boxed and ask about getting to them. He sighs and sets to thinking.

"Hey, Charles?" He calls to one of the other Rangers and they set to discussing, Charles rather furious at times.

Ridge, who you will be assisting, clues you in that you could pull 1 or 2 out but it would use most of the reserve electricity, which they were trying to save up. It's going to have to be a decision to make: safety or save the electricity for an emergency?

>Pull out one or two of your 'Mons (or try to)?
Ness is worried this will alert TITAN to your whereabouts. This will also tie up currently available electricity. Roll 1d100 if you choose this.

>Save the electricity

Rolled 35 (1d100)

>>37504934
>Pull out one or two of your 'Mons (or try to)

Rolled 52 (1d100)

>>37504934
>Pull out one or two of your 'Mons (or try to)?
Will pulling on save power and reduce risk if so then.. get Apollo...

Rolled 98 (1d100)

>>37504934
>Pull out one or two of your 'Mons (or try to)?

>>37504934
>Save the electricity

>>37504934
Naa, I'd rather stay off the radar than get out another 'mon.

>>37504934
>>37504983
Well we critted, good things ahead boys!
>Pull out one or two of your 'Mons (or try to)?

Not even going to roll.

>>37504983
noice!

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Choices:

>Apollo
>Voltergeist
>Bonnie

Choose 3.
Oh, wait,... nevermind.
>Fuckin' crits
>Writin'

>>37505081
>getting to use voltergeist
All of my YES

>>37505081
Well on the plus side we now have a good spread on mons and typing to go fix the power, plus Voltergeist outta be really helpful fixing that crap.

>>37505116
If we can control him...we've still done no training so should we really use him if we have everything handled...

>>37505133
Point taken, still having Apollo and Bonny with us is very useful. I'm hoping since we got Voltergeist registered he won't attack even if he won't listen.

>>37504934

"Look, Ridge? I promise I'll do everything I can to help out if you can get me out my 'Mons. There's three, okay? If we can get all of them out I'll put them to work."

"Alright... we could use the extra hands. Follow me."

He leads you to a digitizing machine in the back of the compound, dusty and ancient-looking.

"You sure this thing will work?"

"Yeah. Booted it up... Drains a shit-ton of energy, though." You give it a long, hard look. Your curiosity is piqued, to say the least.

"How old, exactly, is it?"

"Haven't the faintest clue. Pretty shitty when it comes to a lot of features, too..."

"Alright. Let's get to work." You set to the machine, typing in a slew of information, searching on the intranet system of the League... Finally, you find your information and your 'Mons. You select Volts first. You've got a hunch he'll be useful. You hit "digitize" and wait as the machine hums to life.

It hums.

And hums.

It whirs, shakes, stirs and bangs; you worry for a moment that it might explode. You prepare to shield yourself before... A very old ball appears and the electricity in the building dims. The machine goes black. It's dead.

"Fuck!" Ridge starts banging on it. You move to stop him, though. He curses before kicking it again. "Tough luck, kid. Hope that one 'mon will work..."

"Oh, I think it will. Just watch. I have an idea."

>>37505153
I'm not so worried about him attacking us as him messing with a ranger station already on the edge...let's just make sure to try fixing it ourselves first..

>>37505197
considering>>37505193 Grey has a differing idea.

>>37505215
Yeah but it looks like our 98 will come into play here then...which is good...

>>37505247
Yup. Might even get the station some reserves just in case.

>>37505193

You release Voltergeist and immediately the surrounding air becomes charged with electricity. The machinery about you sets to faint pings or lighting up dimly. You smile.

"Voltergesit?" He's searching the room quietly, a wicked smile on his face. You set to snapping in order to get his attention. "Voltergeist!"

He turns to look at you, snapping back with surprise when he sees your face. You give a stiff wave and a nod. He starts smiling and clapping his incorporeal little hands. Then his face disappears, a "screen" flashing into existence in its place. Text begins scrolling along it. You read it aloud:

"Welcome and congratulations for acquiring your very own ROTOM!"

Ridge whistles, interrupting you. "You got a fuckin' Rotom, kid? Ho'shit. Haven't seen one in... I don't know, years?"

You nod and wave for him to be quiet. You continue reading.

"The owner's manual may be conveniently found UP YOUR ASS," you scoff. Cheeky bastard. "Along with YOUR HEAD. JUST KIDDING." There's a wicked smiley face (>:]) following that section of text. "Looking forward to working with you. Stuck in SHIT BOAT OF HELL for years. You seem like STUPID," but then the last word is crossed out. "FUN. LOTS OF FUN. What's first on your wishlist, boss?"

You laugh and the Rotom buzzes back.

"Well, tell you what... Jump in that machine right there. See if you can get it up and running." His eyebrows slant derisively, and he dons a sarcastic grin. With a wink he then disappears and... the machine starts running again. "Ridge...?"

"Yeah? What is it, kid?"

"Get me all the old 'tech you can find."

>cont. 2/3

>>37505309
all of my YES

>>37505309

The nurses are both scared and ecstatic that Voltergeist is able to get some of the ancient, manual equipment up and running. Combined with the digitizer and you have a pretty good start on getting the things you need... Still, getting the main line fixed and supplies from the outpost should still be addressed. You bid Volts goodbye with a salute (he reciprocates) and ask him to please be helpful. You promise lots of fun if he cooperates. The mischievous grin you receive in response has you worried, but it's worth it.

You have Apollo, Bonnie, and Sprig. The little she-sprite is resting on your shoulders, cheering and pointing in the directions you want to go. She must fancy herself the little captain of the SS Grey... It's nice having such a childlike enthusiasm around with the dark atmosphere of late, but you have to buckle down and set that aside for later. No time for games.

You head down the line, working your way East.

>Roll 1d100 for Trouble

Rolled 64 (1d100)

>>37505385

Rolled 30 (1d100)

>>37505385
no fails please.

>>37505385

Rolled 90 (1d100)

>>37505425
Wow wow...

>>37504670
>more then Erwin.
NANNIIIIIII?
I disagree

>>37505385

>90

Ridge guides you to the fault in the line without issue. The only issue is a couple Tynamo feeding off the break in the circuit. They haven't spotted you yet.

>Go, Apollo!
>Go, Sprig!
>Go, Bonnie!
>Go, gun! (limited bullets)

>>37505496
>Go, Bonnie!
Duh...type advantage...

>>37505496
>Go, Bonnie!
Kinda the obvious choice.

>>37505496
>>Go, Apollo!
>>37505519
>>37505525
it has levitate

>>37505530
I was thinking more in a defensive way...but ok...

>>37505548
Oh that makes sense

>>37505530
Herald isn't really using abilities that much, I'm sure it'll be fine.

>>37505496
>Go, Bonnie!
Claw that fucker

>>37505530
Still Bonnie can stall them out and her claws will still rip em up. Noone has claws quite like the sandshrew family.

>>37505590
not cool man, I don't talk about your genetic disorders!

You pull your middle container off your belt and pop Bonnie out. The Sandslash shakes and rolls her body in a long stretch. You come up beside her, petting and scratching her less spiky bits while offering a warm greeting. A tongue, prehensile tongue tickles your chin along with some friendly barks.

You pull her into a short, one-armed hug before pointing out the Tynamos. She nods.

"Ridge? You have any concerns or 'Mons you want to send out?"

He grits his teeth a bit. "Lost quite a few, friend. I've got a Magnezone, a Miltank, and a Feraligator on me. All are pretty messed up, but the Magnezone's sturdy. Real sturdy. You got these Tynamo?"

You nod.

"Bonnie'll take care of them. I trust you to get on the damage and watch our backs?"

"Of course."

"Grey...?" It's Ness. She's watching the Tynamo and the treelines carefully. There's an edge to her voice. "In the interest of me being more useful, may I ask for the firearm in the advent of more trouble?

You consider that.

>Give her the gun
>Keep it. Give her Apollo or Sprig.

>Open with Rollout
>Open with Sandspikes
>Poison sting
>Get close and then Entrench
>Pull'em one out of the air

>Roll 1d100

Rolled 28 (1d100)

>>37505642
>Give her the gun
Certainly preferable to giving her a mon, though I worry she'll shoot Dani when we next see her. Did we keep that wolf in the end?
>Pull'em one out of the air
Just rip and tear lads. Don't wanna accidentallly damage the ranger outpost with earth or rock attacks

Rolled 96 (1d100)

>>37505642
>Give her the gun

>Get close and then Entrench

Rolled 86 (1d100)

>>37505642
>>Give her the gun
>Get close and then Entrench

Rolled 80 (1d100)

>>37505642
>Give her the gun
We hate the thing after all

>Poison sting

>>37505642
oh shit he has a Miltank? best pokemon. EVER!

>>37505697
It can start healing other mons once we get it healed up.

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Rolled 79 (1d100)

>>37505680
>96
Fuck you and your high rolls, you bitches!

Have a taste of this awesome roll!

I'm just jealous.

>>37505642
>Give her the gun
>Open with Rollout

>>37505710
just another reason why it's the best pokemon ever

>>37505642
Just make sure she doesn't get trigger happy...we've got this and I would like to avoid needless killing...

>>37505712
i do believe Bonny has 2 degrees of success as well as type advantage and immunity on her side. Get rekt Tynamo

>>37505757
I wouldn't say best, but it is useful.

>>37505778
bitch, I will stomp you!

>>37505815
Don't make me apply a wake punch to your face son!

>>37505850
that's fine just let me Bide first
just kidding bides a shit move.

>>37505894
I will HM01 you boy!
I kid, that a shit combat move.

>>37505972
I know right.

Back. Sorry about that wait.

>>37506050
No problem Herald, I'm just happy to catch a live thread for once.

>>37505642

There's a Look and then a nod between you and Ness. You draw the gun out and hand it over; for a moment, Ness lingers with her fingers brushing the heel of your hand. Then she smiles a bit before taking it and moving towards the fault in the line. Ridge quietly nods at you and follows after her.

"Alright Bonnie; it's up to you. You ready?" The Slash nods. "Hit'em with a rollout. Surprise them and hit them HARD! No mercy, okay?"

Another nod. Bonnie tenses her body before jumping into the air and curling up, her scales glistening in the sun. When she hits the ground dirt sets to spinning and flying around her, caught in the rotating electromagnetic field she's generating. She sets off, gaining speed as she approaches...


>96 v 79
>Type advantage
>Slaugh-ter

The Tynamo don't see her coming or as a threat until it's too late. She slams into one that's low to the ground, carrying it with her for a moment before it slips under her spinning scales, coming up half-buried in her tracks. It flips and twitches lamely: that leaves only 3 to deal with.

Bonnie comes back around, throwing dirt and plantlife up in arcs as she takes a corner; the Tynamo hiss, bark, and snap at her. Sparks and thunder waves fly off, but the electricity merely rolls off your teammate. The magnetic particular surrounding her and lining her scales serves as an effective Faraday cage. Plus, her body's built to take that kind of shit.

She comes in again, catching two of the floating Monsters and sending them spinning out. You... You just watch. You move over towards Ridge and Ness, throwing glances at Bonnie on occasion. It's pretty one-sided. You just hope that the cries of the Tynamo don't draw attention. They shouldn't, right? The area's been quiet...

You turn your attention back to helping your companions.

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Rolled 37 (1d100)

>>37506284

Ridge says it's going alright; the parts he digitized out are fitting okay, but it's going to take time to fix and replace the wiring. There's burn damage, gotta put everything in the right place... He's no expert, unfortunately, so he has to learn as he goes. Ness is providing assistance, though.

You feel pretty satisfied. Everything's moving swimmingly...

"What was that?"

You look over towards Bonnie. There was a distinct sound. Growling? A sizzle? You narrow your eyes. Something's in the tree line...

A blast lances out, catching the dirt near Bonnie and blasting up chunks. She's forced out of her roll. You look to the origin, seeing a tall, slender figure creep out of the trees. Vicious rows of teeth, crackling sparks along its slimy skin...

An Eelektross.

>NEW THREAT
>Choose action and roll!

Rolled 45 (1d100)

>>37506319
>Open with Sandspikes
There must be thunderstone around..... crap

Rolled 2 (1d100)

>>37506319
>More rollout

>>37506348
way to shit sandwich us anon...... roll for crits people!

Rolled 31 (1d100)

>>37506319
>Second verse, same as the first! Get close and then Entrench

Rolled 14 (1d100)

>>37506319
>Poison Sting

Rolled 63 (1d100)

>>37506319
Eyo go lemme roll all over that ass

Thank god all of it's level moves hit for normal or less effectiveness.

Rolled 64 (1d100)

>>37506319
HERE I COME TO SAVE THE DAY!

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Rolled 38 (1d100)

I just realized you guys voted entrench and not rollout. I'm really sorry. I miscounted.

Please have apology pictures.

>>37506456
how about an apology get rid of that critfail?

>>37506482
but we can use a super move on a crit fail

>>37506513
Still get's Bonnie messed up, We need her in good condition to fight still. That won't be the only mon we'll have to face and she is our tank.

Rolled 51 (1d100)

>>37506319

The thing is about half more as tall as you, and bristling with energy. Quite the intimidating sight, especially when it's enraged and willing to kill humans on sight.

"HEADS UP!" Ridge turns to you and then follows your gesture. "EELEKTROSS!"

"Fuck!" He curses, rapping the end of his torch against the coating of the power line. "Hold it off or something: I'll be done soon enough. Think you can do that?"

"I think I can give it my best shot. Ness, watch his back!"

You leap over the line and head towards Bonnie. Ness moves as if to follow but falters, instead steeling herself and focusing on protecting Ridge.

"BONNIE!" You yell through cupped hands. The Slash perks her ears but keeps her eyes pinned on the monstrosity stomping towards her. "ENTRENCH!"

She shakes a bit before diving towards the earth, arms working as furious pistons, moving dirt into a loose semi-circular wall about her. A defensive position made, she shoves her hands into the dirt and then settles herself low.

>2. Crit failure.
>37

"Sand spikes...! Keep it pinned!" Bonnie twists and roils the ground with her hands, trying to get it to grab at and pierce the giant Eel... It roars, flinching as a spike of earth rises into its back heel. Its maw opens and you watch as it collects a static charge. There is a flash and then a sonic boom as it lets the bolt loose, striking through Bonnie's wall and smacking the dirt next to her form. Like lightning it throws ground and shrew flying; Bonnie has the sense to tuck herself into a ball but hits the ground hard. She lays on her back for a moment, head still reeling from the explosive blast.

"Entrench...!" You're yelling at her again, watching as the Eel sprints over to her vulnerable form. "Get off your back! Get off your fucking back! MOVE, BONNIE!"

Rolled 68 (1d100)

>>37506768

The Eel rises up over her form, and Bonnie takes to a panic: lashing out while simultaneously trying to get into a defensive position. The Eel takes advantage of her confusion and sinks its teeth into her shoulder. You hear her cry out and your heart sinks. The two of them wrestle, the Eel biting down and dragging Bonnie about in the dirt with its jaws.

Shit.

>Activate desperation?
>Y
>N

>>37506808
>Y

Rolled 50 (1d100)

>>37506808
>Y

Rolled 97 (1d100)

>>37506808

>>37506808
>Y
No choice, and now our tank and type denial mons is out of it till we get this working again. Hope we don't have to deal with anything good against fire or grass and fairy.

>>37506808
I'm tempted to release Apollo to save her actually...don't want her destroying the lines...
But hey that's no fun...
>Y

>>37506808
>>Y

>>37506808

"Sand cloak...! ENTRENCH!" Your voice is going hoarse. You could send in Apollo or Sprig... Fuck! "SAND SPIKES!"

She can't hear you, or she can't pay attention. She's scratching and biting at the fucker, trying desperately to fight if off. You reach for Sprig's ball, when... The sand around Bonnie starts roiling, shifting and moving as if it hand a life of its own. Like ripples in reverse, circular waves move towards the pair, covering Bonnie and moving onto the Eel as well. It moves away, bellowing. It flails its limbs in an attempt to flick off the sediment clinging to its body. then it tries shocking it off, but that only makes more stick to it. Red, dirt, flowing like water, climbs up the form of the wild Monster. It's up to its neck in a clay-covering, now: like a second skin bristling and molding itself to the Eel. It falls back in a panic, screaming as the dirt now closes around its mouth, its eyes...

Bonnie is just lying there, focusing her desperation into controlling the earth. With the Eel finally covered and silenced she rolls over, exhaustion preventing her from moving further.

You look on: a freshly-made, living statue and your Sandslash lay in the middle of a barren, shallow pit of clay. It's as if someone poured a huge pot full of the dirt over them.

>Desperation learned: Petrify

>Recall the shrew
>Go attend to her
>Write-in

>>37506994
>Go attend to her

>>37506994
>Go attend to her
Check she's alright
>Recall her
Good thing we JUST got the power back on. Time to go heal up our shrew

>>37506994
>Go attend to her

>>37506994
>Go attend to her
Also praise is needed...
>Recall the shrew
And a good rest after using a desperation move...

>>37506994
>Go attend to her
Praise the shrew for what she did, i mean holy crap. Ask her if she thinks she can make it or does she need a switch out?

>>37506994

You draw Bonnie's ball and recall her swiftly, then pointing the release beam towards the ground before letting her back out. You talk to her gently as you look over her, drawing one of the potions you received from the Rangers and relieving some of her pain. You give her some food and move to return her once more.

A loud crack rings out.

You look up. There's a piece of clay missing from the Eelektross's "shell." The whole figure seems to be vibrating.

"You've gotta be kidding me...!" You stand up and look to Bonnie. She seems determined, albeit tired.

>Bonnie: Slightly to moderately Wounded.

"Alright... Gotta take this thing down."

>Try to catch it (Roll high)
>Send Bonnie over there. Entrench and sand spike the shit out of it
>Send out Sprig or Apolo
>WRITE-IN

>>37507265
>Send Bonnie over there. Entrench and sand spike the shit out of it
Get an entrench out before he breaks free

Rolled 32 (1d100)

>>37507265
>Try to catch it (Roll high)
Worth a try if for no other reason than the fact that Ness could use some pokes

>>37507265
>Send Bonnie over there. Entrench and sand spike the shit out of it
Weaken it up.

Rolled 19 (1d100)

>>37507265
>Try to catch it (Roll high)
Falling that...
>Send out Apollo
Flame charge...

Rolled 100 (1d100)

>>37507265
>CATCH IT

>>37507265
>Send Bonnie over there. Entrench and sand spike the shit out of it

>>37507306
I have no words anon.

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>>37507306

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>>37507306
>100
>mah face wunnnn

>>37507265
changing vote to catch. I am >>37507311

>>37507265
>>37507282
Changing to
>CATCH IT

>>37507265
>>37507299
changing to>>37507306

>>37507306
Guess that bitch be fuckin caught, yo.

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>>37507306

HOWWWWWWW
HHHHOOOOOOOOWWWWWW

Rolled 26 (1d100)

>>37507364
I bribed a mod. Now to roll for your love!

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>>37507306
Good job anon!

Rolled 12 (1d100)

>>37507364
>>37507390
Rolling for love

>>37507364
rolling for Herald's love

Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>37507390
>>37507398
>>37507413
You want love? You gotta earn it.

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Rolled 21 (1d100)

>>37507364
>Rolling for love

>>37507413
I rolled so low that it didn't even show, hah! certainly didn't forget dice, nope, didn't happen

>>37507453
That means you rolled negative love anon. You rolled for hate.

>>37507265

>100

"Bonnie?" You can hear her panting. Poor thing. You lay a hand on her neck and flinch internally. If she could only harness her heartbeat right now she'd master earthquake... She's exhausted. "Alright. Try and back me up. I'm going to catch it. Okay?"

Whether or not she understands you, she nods nonetheless. You take off into a sprint. Your eyes scan the stony form: cracks running over the surface, noises coming from inside the shell... What a powerhouse, to still keep going after being locked in fucking clay! "Come on, Bonnie!"

You hear her paws scamper after you.

The ball's in your hands and ready. You haven't handled a Great Ball very much before now, but... Hey! No better time to learn! With the massive size of this thing you're going to need something more powerful than a standard Pokeball. Aiming's still going to be a bitch...

You stop about thirty paces out and throw the reticle up: it catches the skin of the Eel where it broke off a piece of the shell. You start counting down, eyes scanning the small displays on the ball...

"6... 5..."

More crumbling. The ground is shaking. Your hair is standing on end.

"4..."

A spark hits a tuft of grass from the Eel, setting it alight. It's got part of its jaw free now.

"3... Fuckfuck...2...!"

The Eel breaks through the upper part of the clay, shaking its head about with death in its eyes. It locks onto you and you sweat. You pray. You curse. You eye the display on the ball again...

"Negative!? FUCK!"

The Eelektross is charging up a blast! You're gonna get smoked!

>>37507959

Your thumbs move in a fury. You hit up and expand the algorhithms controlling data completion, you reduce the scan radius, you do everything you can think of...!

You scan for a second, reel back your arm, and throw. The Eel moves to spark off the blast. The ball smacks it in the head. There is a flash of light.

You collapse to the ground.

Shaking... Shaking....

Locked. Captured.

"Fuck yes."

>EEL ACQUIRED

You shakily get up and retrieve the ball before recalling Bonnie and heading over to Ness. Ridge gives the wire a good slap as you approach, then starts cheering. Seems he's done with his job.

Ness closes the gap between the two of you quickly, jumping up and tackling you in a hug. You just laugh nervously and pat her on the back.

"My reason was nearly overpowered by my more basic, emotional responses: I was very concerned for your well-being and considered abandoning my post."

"It's, uh, okay Ness...?"

"I considered running over and shooting the Eel. Do not scare me like that again."

>"Right. I won't."
>"Let's grab the supplies at the outpost and head back."
>"The lights back on, Ridge?"
>Offer the Eel to Ness.
>Write-in

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Sorry about the waiting times, guys. Damn Bosses.

>Apology Joy

>>37508081
>Offer the Eel to Ness.
>Don't waste your bullets stupid, I had Bonnie to back me up

>>37508081
>"Let's grab the supplies at the outpost and head back."
>"The lights back on, Ridge?"
>Offer the Eel to Ness.

>>37508081
>"Right. I won't."
>"Let's grab the supplies at the outpost and head back."
>"The lights back on, Ridge?"
>Offer the Eel to Ness.
All the options, again!

>>37508081
>"Right. I won't."
>"Let's grab the supplies at the outpost and head back."
>"The lights back on, Ridge?"
>Offer the Eel to Ness.

>>37508081

"Right. I'll try not to. But how about making sure reason wins, okay?" You bonk her on the head with a knuckle. She doesn't look amused at first but your smile turns her around. "No wasting bullets, dummy. I had Bonnie to back me up."

"And Bonnie was wounded. You were not being rational yourself."

"Yeah, well, have faith in me. Trust me, remember...?"

She goes quiet at that. "Yes. I... I remember. Trust in you; that is how relationships work."

"Speaking of which..." You pull the great ball off and hand it to her. She gives a mild look of confusion before taking it. "I want to trust you with this. Consider it a gift and, well, something to defend yourself with."

"But I have the firearm."

"It's better than a firearm. We just have to register and train it a bit, right?"

"Perhaps." She looks at the ball intensely. Her thumbs rub smooth circles over its surface. "Thank you. Perhaps caring for a living being other than you will be good for me. I shall name it Ross."

You give her a friendly slap on the shoulder and turn to the Ranger, covered in grease and looking mighty pleased with himself.

"Alright, Ridge! How're we doing? Can we get the supplies now?" He gives a thumbs up.

"Damn straight. Lemme get washed up a bit and then we're off. Hey," he offers a hand and you clasp it for a good, manly shake. "Good job with the Eel. Consider being a Ranger?"

>"Eh. Survival is my bigger priority right now."
>"Maybe someday."
>"I don't know. Red really isn't my color."

>Fast forward back to main compound?
>Search for something specific at Outpost.

>>37508347
>"Eh. Survival is my bigger priority right now."
Going to be champion first, if i make it through all this.

>Fast forward back to main compound?

>>37508347
>"Maybe someday."
>"I don't know. Red really isn't my color. No, goddamit, do NOT make a grey joke right now!"

>Search for something specific at Outpost.
Let's look through the outdated tech they had, see if there's anythign we can give to rotom to boost him

If we have our items now does that mean we've got access to the chainsaw again?

>>37508347
>>"Maybe someday."
we we're going to be champion, then ranger, then breeder, then professer

>>37508347
>"Eh. Survival is my bigger priority right now."
>"Maybe someday."

>Fast forward back to main compound?

>>37508347
>"Maybe someday."
Just like Erwin...after we become champion...then after ranger we go for professor...

>Fast forward back to main compound?

>>37508347
>"Eh. Survival is my bigger priority right now."

I assume that Rangers frown on epic chainsaw duels with Scythers...

>>37508347

"Eh. Maybe someday." The three of you move out, Ridge taking a slow pace so that he can get a water bottle out and over his head. "Survival is my bigger priority right now. Besides," You laugh a bit. "Red isn't really my color."

Ness actually chuckles a bit. "Gray is your color, yes? It is funny because your name is Grey."

You sigh. You sigh the sigh of a poor, tired man that has to put up with shitty jokes about his name. "Yes, Ness. My name is Grey. Good one."

"Thank you. Yes, I am getting much better with humorous jokes."

"Yeah. Anyways... As soon as I'm done with this tour, I'm going for champion. Maybe Ranger, breeder, Professor... Maybe those things scattered around, too."

Ridge gives you some mild encouragement, joking about "going for it all" while Ness is oddly quiet. She only offers an "Ah," otherwise looking into the distance with a cold yet wistful expression.

>>>>

You swing back into the compound without incident. The other survivors are in a much better mood, and you and your team are able to get medical care much more in line with what you have come to expect. The only hangup was the Eelektross. You and Ness had a discussion about registering it. She's already concerned about telegraphing your whereabouts...

"Grey, please: I insist. If I register and heal Ross, we must immediately move to a different area. It is only sensible."

"Yeah, I know... I know... Just lemme think about it."

>Roll 1d100 to try and come up with a solution. Write-ins will give you a bonus if they are clever.

>Anything else you want to check on, investigate, or use in the compound?

>>37508720
>Have ridge register it and the give us the ball to keep?

>>37508720
Do mons HAVE to be registered?

>>37508720
Can we do a delayed registration? Like, set a timer so that it doesn't register on the main network until we've already left?

Rolled 52 (1d100)

>>37508811

Rolled 71 (1d100)

>>37508720
She's never been sorted right? Change her name to Ness suchanduch.

>>37508824
If we want it to not go insane and try to kill us yes.

>>37508824
>>37508840
don't think it will be peaceful unless it's registered

>>37508824
No, but if you're going to try and tame this thing at all you're going to need the help of the automatic training programs on the ball. That requires registration to work. It's a feature lock.

Also, healing it in a standard MedCenter requires registration.

>>37508720
Man, Ness is really growing on me. Can we keep her forever?

Rolled 8 (1d100)

>>37508720
We should contact Erwin to ask if he can pick us up...but maybe we should have Ness do it and mention us cryptically...while pretending to be some old friend or relavtive...

>Do you guys want to buy the QM HINT / Easy way out?
>Y
>N

>Will cost 3 QM Points

>>37508886
nope, grey will ditch her as soon as he can leaving her with noting but a hate filled note and an anus leaking cum

>>37508950
>N
Nah, I wanna stockpile these points forever and then buy the good end

Rolled 67 (1d100)

>>37508720

>>37508950
Y

>>37508950
>N

>>37508950
Y

Worth it. We're never going to buy that much smut anyway.

>>37508950
>Y
WE have 6

>>37508950
Y

>>37508720

>3 QM Points left

"Let's talk about it over dinner or something, alright?" Ness agrees to this and you sit down to the nicest meal you've had in weeks. With the digitizers running again the Rangers pull out all the stops: alcohol, steak, salmon, pasta, salads, potatoes...

Ridge, sitting at a collection of tables mashed together, invites you, Ness, and the nurses to sit with him. You oblige, chatting for a bit before you realize that the other two rangers are actually cooking the food. You excuse yourself and head to the back where you help. You're good at listening and there's nothing too complex to fix so your assistance is helpful. The Rangers are somber, very somber, but the happiest they've been in a while. Once the alcohol really starts flowing they begin sharing old stories, laughing, and even crying a bit in memory of their lost comrades.

A handful of them died around the compound or while out in the field. The initial attack was brutal. Fire, stone, lightning... Everything thrown at them all at once. Many died on both sides.

>Indulge in some alcohol (roll to hold your liquor)
>Indulge a LOT (Roll to hold your liquor

Rolled 81 (1d100)

>>37509179
>Indulge a LOT (Roll to hold your liquor

Rolled 76 (1d100)

>>37509179
>Indulge in some alcohol (roll to hold your liquor)

Rolled 28 (1d100)

>>37509179
>Indulge in some alcohol (roll to hold your liquor)

Rolled 33 (1d100)

>Rolling for Ness to hold her liquor.

>>37509245
Oh Geez

>>37509179
>Indulge in some alcohol (roll to hold your liquor)

>>37509245
oh boy. not enough for her to pass out is it?

>>37509245
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Rolled 50 (1d100)

>>37509245
That was inevitable though really.
We're SO getting raped tonight

Hey guys, I still have 2 hours of running time left and I still want to keep going, but what about your guys?

Do you want to keep going or cut things here for tonight? I could continue with lighter fluff, a Q&A, or something similar. Maybe an "omake."

Rolled 49 (1d100)

>>37509245
Rolling to help Ness, I don't care it I have to use a QM point to do it.

Rolled 81 (1d100)

>>37509305
I hunger for more

>>37509305
Keep going Mama! FASTER FASTER!

>>37509305
I'd like to keep going let's do this!

>>37509179

So we have her assume the Identity of one of the fallen rangers? That is what I get from that hint...

>>37509179

The food is soon plated and you sit down next to Ness. There's a nice air of camaraderie and celebration, the undertone of despair having been pushed out and away from everyone's minds for now. Bread is passed, bread is broken. Drunken laughs are shared. You even encourage and get Ness to indulge in some hard cider, which she takes to quickly because, as she says,

"I greatly like the taste," she pauses to take another swig. "It reminds me of apple juice but... More extreme. I feel as if I should be drinking this from one of thoseboxes... with the strawie-straws. Yes yes?"

"A juice box, Ness...?"

"Yes. Jew's box."

"Erm, yeah. Close enough." It's odd: she's a paragon of restraint and order, and then she's not. It's like one extreme or the other. She's completely in control of her emotions... Until she isn't. There are multiple times you have to drag her into another conversation topic because she starts talking about "coitus" or "remember when I was IN your MIND and then I came out different?"

Yeah, she's quite the lightweight. Granted, she's been throwing back cider like a Magikarp in water. You doubt your own ability to remain coherent after drinking quite that much.

"Andyesh, Grey, perhaps... Yes, ah, what ifsh I call Erwin in your stead-now? No tracky-tracky me...?" You nod and laugh as she mumbles in between bites of filet.

"I doubt that's a good idea. Your words are, uh, scrambled... Too scrambled. He wouldn't understand. He'd never find us!"

That's it.

Scramble.

"Fuck... Ness. That's it. That's what we have to do!"

"Fuh-h-ck? We haveses to Fuck?!" She yells, getting up and excited in voice and posture. The Rangers set to laughing. They slap knees and start cheering over their own drinks. The nurses roll their eyes. You get embarrassed for Ness.

"No. Scramble the message! Just... Come with me. You've had enough, anyways."

"Okay! Time to do itsh, now! Lemme get readysh!" And she starts taking off her shoes. You groan and drag her away.

>>37509677

You settle down in the back and call out to Voltergeist. An old-style printer whirs to life and begins producing sheets of paper. You look at them, each showing an image that when flipped through creates a flipbook. A flipbook... Of a Rotom hip-thrusting.

"Very funny. And artistic, actually...." You give it an approving nod. "Impressive. ANYWAYS! Wanna fuck with some bad guys?"

A large "YES" is printed out.

"Gonna need you to try something new and crazy, then...."

You set to work with Volts, explaining the situation and going over how he might scramble messages and tracking signals. He deliberates over it, poking through some electronics before coming back with a "YES. CAN DO. PLEASE PROVIDE ALCOHOL"

You laugh and ask what he's talking about.

"CAN SMELL ON DRUNKY'S BREATH. GIMME THE GOOD STUFF. SHARING IS CARING."

"Can you even fucking drink...?"

"GOOD POINT."

Now... What do you need to do?

>Build a to-do list.

>>37509792
>Fuck you mama, Give me options I'm no good at write ins

>>37509833

>Shakes fist


>Call Erwin
>Try and find information on your friends
>Call your mom
>Register Ross
>Search for previously-sent information when you healed your team
>Try and fuck with TITAN somehow?
>Try and look up shit on the Professor

>>37509901
>Try and find information on your friends
>call Erwin
>register Ross
IN THAT ORDER.

>>37509901
>Search for previously-sent information when you healed your team
>Try and look up shit on the Professor
>Try and find information on your friends

Info first then we decide what we need after.

>>37509792
1.Fuck bitches, get money
2.smoke weed erryday
3.Fuck mama herald
4.Suck a dick
5.Save the world
6.build huge city domes
7.suck my own dick
8.fuck over the world
9.fuck more bitches, get more money
10.Die, turn into a jet, bomb russians
11.Turn mittens into a human so we can fuck her too
12.Pants who ever we beat in the champions
13.Do it all again

>>37509901
Adding to this, in no particular order:
>Find out what's happening internationally
>Contact our good prof and see if he's even still alive and free (TITAN may well have nabbed him in the week we've been gone. We never DID actually meet him after his encoded text saying 'help, people want my research')
>get info on ARC EU US. There's gotta be some available, it was mentioned in the museum after all
>See if we can get an idea of which areas have pokemon acting up in on a map, perhaps there is a pattern?

>>37509901
>Register Ross
do that here...then
>Call Erwin
>Search for previously-sent information when you healed your team
>Try and look up shit on the Professor

Then once we get back we can worry about getting to our friends...

>>37510015
We do it last. They will track us otherwise.

>>37510038
But do it here and not when we're back in Southern Shores...

>>37510112
Well yeah but last thing we do before leaving.

>>37509792

You pull the book out and flip to the number. You smile and run your thumb over the cover fondly. This thing has come in handy so much...! You thank the stars for meeting Erwin, and then thank the stars for him. Hopefully he's okay...

Ness sits next to you, quiet now. She moves out of that phase quickly, though. Drunk Ness sure is talkative...

"Grey. Grey-fer."

You laugh. "Grey-fer? That's new."

"Yes. It is your real name now. You named me Ness I... I name you Gray-fer." You give her a rub on the shoulder and smile. She gives a large, goofy smile back before trying to kiss you. You laugh and turn away, giving her your shoulder.

"Kissmeee."

"No, Ness. There's work to do." You look at her and she's... she's frowning. It nearly breaks your cold heart. Ah well. You get back to work.

"I sense you will soon be reunited with your girlfriend. And then you shall no longer need me..." She sighs and backs away. You continue typing information in for Voltergeist. "What does she have that I do not?" You hear the rustling of fabric. You turn and she's taken her shirt off. Again.

"DAMMIT Ness! Come on! I'm doing something important! What about, ugh," you turn away and ignore her as she wraps her arms around you. "What about assisting me?! With important stuff? My mission? You know!?"

"Do-don-don't... Dontleaveshme, Grey...!"

And then you sigh. You sigh and you sit there, grumbling, as she cries into your shirt.

"Volts...?"

"THIS IS FANTASTIC. I NEEDED MATERIAL FOR MY NOVEL. DON'T STOP."

"Can you digitize a bra and some women's clothes...? Please?"

"YOU ARE THE DEVIL. WHAT YOU ASK OF ME MUST BE ILLEGAL."

"What the hell...? You've got the personality of a horny 50 year-old man, Volts!"

"I ALWAYS USED DOG-YEARS. MORE BIRTHDAYS THAT WAY."

>Continue through scenes with Ness
>Just gloss over, focus on important information
>Write-in

>Resist / IGNORE the NESS.
>Give'ah what she wants.

>>37510404
>Continue through scenes with Ness
>Resist / IGNORE the NESS.
>Tell her she's welcome to come with us, we're not gonna just abandon her after all, but she HAS TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE TAKEN

>>37510404
>ness you're drunk and of no use to me right now, go to bed
>Resist / IGNORE the NESS.

>>37510404
>Continue through scenes with Ness

>Resist!

Ness is based but Grey is no cheater.

>>37510475
This...this is good...

>>37510404
>Continue through scenes with Ness
>Resist / IGNORE the NESS.
>Tell her she's welcome to come with us, we're not gonna just abandon her after all, but she HAS TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE TAKEN

>>37510404
>Continue through scenes with Ness
>Give'ah what she wants.
Because nobody else will take pity on the poor girl, I may as well.

>>37510404

throwing my vote in with >>37510475

>>37510404


"HERE YOU GO. YOU MONSTER." Volts throws up a screen with a selection of women's clothes and underwear. This is, uh, awkward. Awkward, weird, intimidating... But necessary. Ness only has one pair, it's currently wet, and she can't walk around in your handmedowns forever.

"Ness?"

"Wh-what...?" She sucks in and wipes away some tears. With your shirt.

"Pick out some clothes."

"I do not want to. I sh-sh-shall wear these. Yours. Forever." She goes to crying again. It's pitiful, like a young girl's first time crying. Pitiful, ugly, and sad. You... Do feel some sympathy for her, but it's tempered with impatience. "I shall al-always have this even if I can'tsh have yoush...!"

"Ness...? Ness! Dammit, go upstairs and go to sleep if you're gonna be like this, you dumbass. You're not used to me drunk."

She just sobs harder.

You sigh as she goes on crying. Volts offers his support.

"ICE COLD, MAN. HEARTBREAKER." And then he throws a little "</3" onto the screen. You wave him off and then take a closer look at the digital "catalog."

Gonna have to pick out SOMETHING for the dumbass...

>Black.
>White.
>Red.
>Yellow.
>Grey

>Sports underwear
>Low lace
>Moderate lace
>Heavy lace

>>37510956
>Black
>Sports underwear
Better for the activity that we will be involved in trying to survive

>>37510956
>Grey

>sports underwear

>comfort the poor girl a bit

>>37510956
>Black.
>Sports underwear

Comfort her.

>>37511000
Agreed

>>37510956
>Grey
but because it would be the least to stand out...
>Sports underwear

We could be a bit nicer about this...but we gotta make her understand...

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>>37511000
>>37511001
>>37511032


I disown all of you.
Sportswear? Really?

>Disgust.jpg

>>37510956
>Ugly Christmas sweater
>booty shorts
>Sports underwear

>>37511057

depends, are we paying for it? and what is cheapest?

say anything but heavy lace in grey is free and you know the result...

>>37511057
Grey is trying to not pop a boner, any of the others are boner popping material.

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>>37511076
Fuckin' 5-star post here.

>>37511094
Uh, uh.
Grey in heavy lace is HEAVILY discounted. Seems they ordered too many.

>>37510956
What happened to us telling her we weren't going to abandon her? And can we stop making Grey be a huge dick towards her?

>>37511138
Well then if we're paying go with cheapest. Just close your eye turn your back and think of Mittens crying to deny your boner.

>>37510956
>dog collar with and leash

>>37511158
>being a dick
>Not being a dick
Hmmmmmm tough choice

>>37510956
You flip through a few options idly before settling on what you think is most practical and ergonomic. The fact that the cheapest set of the sportswear stuff is gray is... well... an unhappy coincidence. You and Volts pull it up and digitize it.

While you wait for the machine to finish you turn to Ness with a sigh. You put her shirt back on her. She hiccups and groans occasionally. You offer her some water, pat her on the back, and treat her decently. She's frustrating, but she means well.

"I know you do. Really." You pull her into you, arm wrapped around her shoulders. "And so I'm not going to abandon you. I don't even know why you'd think that... I've never said anything like that, right?"

She shakes her head sadly.

"But you have to respect me and my feelings, okay? And the fact that I'm taken." You give her a squeeze and then offer up the clothing, both under and outer wear. The outer wear was simple enough... You got her the Sortie standard in Grey. Might as well match, right?

"Now put this on and head to bed. I'm going to take care of some stuff. I'll head to bed shortly myself, alright?"

"Alright." She gives a weak smile. "I shall miss you."

The cry seems to have sobered her up a bit. You nod and she heads off, fully-clothed.

>Last Scene/post is next. Your choice of how to end the night.

>Discussion with Ness in shared room as you fall asleep
>In your own room, going over your thoughts.

>If you have a good write-in, provide it.

>>37511354
>Discussion with Ness in shared room as you fall asleep

>>37511354

>Discussion with Ness in shared room as you fall asleep


Why the hell would TITAN do this? isn't it exactly what they fought against? Was it pride, greed, stupidity, blind anger, or insanity? Don't they know who many people will die because of this, or do they just not care?

>>37511421
I'm looking forward to you telling them this to their faces.


Just hold that in your heart and be patient. It's only going to get worse before it gets better.

>>37511354
>Talking to erwin

>>37511456
I imagine so. I really want to see Grey bitch slap the taste out of one of the Zealot's mouths before laying into them verbally.

>>37511421
>why would TITAN do this?
Because they're pretending to be the saviours of the crisis by stepping in and fixing the shit they deliberately made.

Then they take control of the majority's favours if not just control depending on how much of the government 'sadly gets killed by wild pokemon'.

Then they unite a nation and war on the rest or something. Or maybe their end goal really is just to exterminate pokemon or perhaps remove the ARC shards to prevent weird entities dicking around with peoples' minds.

>>37511421
because they hate pokemon. they hate pokemon and what everyone to see them for what they really are, killing machines. they want to be the anchor point that humanity rallies behind when the arc goes offline. that way they can seize power and control and untie humanity under one banner

>>37511354
>Discussion with Ness in shared room as you fall asleep
I chose this because the thought of ninja assassins crossed my mind...

I'd like too know more about her feelings for us...at first she made it sound like it was her human nature acting through and trying to provide stress relief...then it started to seem more personal...why is she so attached to us...is it the thing in our head...is it because she has to care for us anyway...don't press her too much though just curious...
And more about her if she can tell us...I just still don't get it entirely...

>>37511510
>>37511514
I know that, Grey doesn't............ yet.

>>37511528
Why doesn't he? He can make as many inferences as we can, we don't exactly have any real OOC knowledge about this

>>37511354
>Discussion with Ness in shared room as you fall asleep

Because honestly, she's going to end up in the same bed as us, no matter what we do...
May as well embrace the result and humour her...

>>37511541
But we've seen the pokemon world and we aren't as in stress or as in pain. Mustache twirling villainy may be the name of the game for the different teams, but Titan is the only one he has encountered so far. It's alien to him, which I why I was wanting him tot hink on it.

>>37511552
>sleeping with another women
Cheating skum

>>37511603
>Mustache twirling villainy
Did you forget the proctor? he was that sans the stache!

>>37511624
Yeah, still it's been what 2 weeks? An insane minion does not bode well, but there is a difference between one insane raving maniac and a group of people trying to create a war to exterminate all of humanity(as far as Grey sees it) Take some thought to wrap your head around

Looks like I acually made it here in the middle of the thread. I didn't even know you were running today though.

>>37511603
Well sure he can ponder it some more but:
- They KIDNAPPED HIM. He already considers them the epitome of villains
- He's aware of prof's research on poke-control
- He's aware of psychic superbeings that influence people (eg Veda)
- He's aware that TITAN are capable of resisting the superbeings somewhat (Hesper fighting it off)
- He's aware that an area around the place he was held had pokemon go wild

He can deduce:
- That TITAN are responsible for using manmade means to make pokemon go wild.
- That the fact that TITAN were saving Atlan on the public news channel suggests that they are trying to appear the good guys

Their goals are just speculation on his part. Standard world domination guess and then a guess regarding their distaste for psychic superbeings controlling them

>>37511689
True still Thinking on it may give him some resolve to do what is needed and maybe a little sanity.

>>37511721
I didn't even vote for either option, I'm just pointing out that:
>isn't it exactly what they fought against? Was it pride, greed, stupidity, blind anger, or insanity? Don't they know who many people will die because of this, or do they just not care?

Isn't what he should be thinking on. He can already deduce the reasons behind most of that

>>37511354

Silence and privacy restored, you finish up with Volts. You scrub what information you can find that "went through the pipes" when you healed your team. You register Ross with Ness's information, too. You check out the news... Sure enough, attacks are international. You and Volts spend a good amount of time poring over some statistical data (that you scrounge up almost manually) in order to better understand this whole situation. Definitely seems to be a pattern, with attacks spreading out over areas in a local and then regional sense...

"Seems like there are points where the interference is being emitted. Like... towers or something, yeah?"

"YES, MASTER. ASTUTE OBSERVATION."

You chuckle. "Smart ass. Always wanted a robot butler... Now I'm one step closer to that super-hero. What's he called...?"


"NO IDEA."

"Anyways, we... We should target the towers, maybe? Tower by tower? Or maybe at least spread the word.. You think you could handle that tonight? Spread some mischief? Give it to those TITAN fucks real good. Let everyone know what's going on. Maybe don't blame TITAN, but say that the signal is definitely man-made."

You get an evil smiley face in response, along with a picture of hands in a steeple.

"EXCELLENTTTT."

"Awesome. I'll, uh, do what I can on the ground. In the meantime..." You look over Erwin's number again. You need to reach out, but... What if people are dead? Do you really want to find out immediately? Tonight?

"I'll be back first thing in the morning. Seeya thing, Volts."

"ADIOS, CHIEF."

>cont.

>>37511762
How much time has he had to think on it though? Not a lot since Atlan fell he's been busy. Now he should put it all together.

>>37511792


You go up to the room the Rangers lent to you. It's intimidating, saddening, even, how many empty rooms there are. With a heavy mind, heart, and shoulders you head into yours. You expect Ness is already asleep at this point, dreaming through her drunkeness...

"Ness?"

And there she is, on the small cot and wrapped up in blankets. He knees hugged to her chest and her back against the wall, you find her sitting in silence with only the moonlight for a companion.

>"You should get some rest, bud."
>"Do you want to talk?"
>"I have something I should say to you..." (what?)
>WRITE-IN!

>>37511869
Well, there was all that time they were travelling in silence, that time he was sitting in a cell for a week...

>>37511881
>"Do you want to talk?"
>"You should get some rest, bud."

>>37511881
>"Do you want to talk?"

We barely know each other, you're a good friend Ness. Would I be a good friend if I cheated and lied to you or Dani or anyone else?

>>37511901
he was still lacking pieces, Atlan didn't fall nor did we see the smug Russian's broadcast until recently. And up til now we were rushing around trying to fix the outpost and other things.

>>37511881
>"Do you want to talk?"

>>37511881
>"Do you want to talk?"

>>37511964
>he was still lacking pieces
Indeed, but it really doesn't take long to put two and two together. Simply hearing that TITAN are helping people is suspicious enough from his point of view.

>>37511881
>"Do you want to talk?"
>"I have something I should say to you..." (what?)
>>37511526

>>37511881
Platonic cuddling time. Try to cheer her up a bit

>>37512003
Still thinking about a conspiracy when a murderous monster is right around the corner, or you have people to save is very unusual. now'd be the first chance he'd be able to think out it in safety.

>>37511881
>>"Go to sleep you useless doll."

>>37512071
Ouch

>>37512114
abusing ness makes my penis hard

>>37511881

You quietly shut the door. Your footsteps are light, your body quiet as it moves through the silvery wisps of light. You sit at the edge of the bed and methodically undress before changing into your nightwear. Ness is silent and unmoving the whole time. It eats at you, and you touch on guilt, anger, sadness, hope... You can't read her like she can you. It's not fair.


"Do you want to talk?"

"I, ah... I have considered putting my wants aside, Grey." She nods and goes back to regarding the moon. You wait. Tense moments of quiet. "Perhaps I grew into this new mindset too quickly. Perhaps I have succumbed to lesser desires and emotions too much. Perhaps I should change, or better said 'revert to my old ways.'"

"What...? No, why do you need to change?" You move, shifting in the bed until you're nearly beside her. "You don't need to change."

"Yes. Yes I do." She grips the sheets in tight fists and pulls them tighter around her small form. "I do not believe I can sufficiently live and perform my duties if... if I do not bury my feelings for you. It is too hard," her breath catches. A moment later and she's shoved it down back into the void of impassiveness. "It is too hard being so close to you and yet so far."

You touch her shoulder softly, a heartfelt sadness on your face. She shifts away a bit, ever so slightly.

Part of you is confused, part of you thinks she's overreacting... Is she forced to feel this way? Does she do it herself? Who is she trying to be? What does she want?

>"But you're not far away from me. We're friends."
>"I don't know what you want from me."
>"I can't give you what you need."
>"Would you like it if I cheated or lied to you?"
>"Sometimes the only way to fix pain is with time."
>"Tell me everything. Just let it all out. I'll listen. That's what friends do."
>WRITE-IN

>>37512266
>"But you're not far away from me. We're friends."
>"Tell me everything. Just let it all out. I'll listen. That's what friends do."
>"Would you like it if I cheated or lied to you?"

>>37512266
>"Would you like it if I cheated or lied to you?"
>"Tell me everything. Just let it all out. I'll listen. That's what friends do."
>"But you're not far away from me. We're friends."

>>37512266
>"But you're not far away from me. We're friends."
>"Would you like it if I cheated or lied to you?"
>"Look, you should bottle up what makes you human just because of this. It are these emotions, this pain, that proves that we're alive. That we have things worth fighting for. Perhaps at times it is confusing and difficult to deal with but never think that it is worth stripping that away just to 'better assist' me or whatever"

>>37512296
>>37512266
seconding

>>37512266
>tfw I like Ness more than Dani but I don't want to cheat

>"Tell me everything. Just let it all out. I'll listen. That's what friends do."

>>37512296
here add in the last part of>>37512357
as well.

>>37512384
I completely understand how you feel.

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>total gentlemen in this thread
>mfw

>>37512434
Grey tries. He usually succeeds. Being a dead beat isn't in him.

>>37512266
>"But you're not far away from me. We're friends."
>"Tell me everything. Just let it all out. I'll listen. That's what friends do."

Also Herald just said in the plug.dj that he's got some work to do now and is leaving (we all cried for 10 minutes straight and I think someone died)...he may or may not be back later...

>>37512266

throwing my support with >>37512357


Whatever she learnt from the ??? in our head effectively rewrote her world view. Regardless of the reason behind it, we are now effectively the centre of her 'reality', we wanted her to be more human so parts of her 'old reality' were copied and modified to fit into her 'new reality'. She mentioned that she was a Clone who had only one important person, and that person died. It is possible that her attachment to us is partially based on not wanting to experience that loss again... therefore it could be that in her mind, she has placed us where her important person was which is why she has the feelings towards us she does.
Though this is merely my opinion based on my limited knowledge and observations... It could be something much simpler, or something completely different. Just something to think on...

>>37512521
I think it's a combination of factors:
- As you said, it was interacting with Grey that reformed her whole perspective of everything. When someone does that for you... you tend to be pretty obsessive about them
- No one else in the world for her. She had that dead person and TITAN til now
- Grey has been the near-perfect gentleman towards her (I say near simply because we did start by tackling her to the floor and disarming her, followed by a few hours of deep mistrust)
- Grey has a really tight ass.

I think it's the mix of physical attraction, hormones, the fact Grey's been nice to her and the fact that Grey has redefined how she thinks about everything.

I'd hesitantly say that were she not to find us attractive she would instead fill the archetypal role of that obsessive fanboy or the person who's life gets saved so they insist it is now yours or whatever

>>37512434
>>37512434
>>37512434

URGENT: Just incase anyone missed it...Herald has notified us in the Plug.dj that he has some important last minute work that just came to attend to and will be leaving...He may or may not be back later...

That is all...

>>37512384
Yeah, I'm the same way.
I really like Ness alot, and it's really hard not giving her what she needs.

>>37512384
I have the exact same problem. ;_;

>Ness best girl

Since we're separated from the others, what's the chance of there being a section where we play as Ness?

>>37513251
>>37512405
>>37513223
I wonder if these posts influence how grey feels even if they're not votes

AM I the only person who likes Dani more than Ness?

>>37513888
I like them both about equally

>>37513888
I do too.
That said, I do like Ness a lot

>>37513888
I want both. They both seem really great

I like Ness a lot, but I think Dani is better for Gray. Just like Gray is Ness's emotional support, Dani is Gray's, if a little less clingy.

>>37514032
now both, isn't a bad option either.

Pretty sure we'll have to pick one for a waifu and one for a friend at some point. Can't see either of them keen on sharing.

>>37514129
>Can't see either of them keen on sharing.
Ironically I think Ness would be the most opposed to sharing anyway. I can just imagine her constantly pouting whenever Dani is getting attention...

>>37514129
Ness seemed pretty cool with it

>>37514129
Like the first time Ness brought it up, Its all up to Dani

>>37514129
Eh, Ness seems perfectly fine with it. She just wants us, she doesn't really seem to care if there is someone else as well as long as she gets attentions.

>>37514267

true, Ness' issue at the moment is that she is with Grey, but not WITH Grey... that is what is causing her problems...

I HAVE RETURNED!

>>37515928
PRAISE THE SUN!

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>>37515928

>>37515928
FUCK! I was so close to taking over the quest!

"Ness, you're not far away from me. Physically, emotionally, or otherwise. I'm right here and I think we've closed a lot of distance over the short time we've been together. Fuck, it's only been a couple days, right? I don't mean to diminish it: that's impressive!"

She nods a bit. "I now understand our perspectives are similar and yet different, then: I know so much, if not everything about you. I have touched and explored your mind. You... have not done the same for me. And perhaps there is not an opportunity for you to do so. What experiences are of this one, and which are of Seline? I do not fully understand it myself."

She sighs. Her head makes a slow, gentle descent onto your shoulder. The two of you sit like that for a time, breathing. Living. Holding in a tiny world of peace and comfort when there's a world of death and danger just outside the window. A world of possibilities: and few of them bright.

"Imagine... Imagine I was captured by TITAN. Or, hell, imagine we just lost track of one another. How would you feel?"

"Every resource of my being would be devoted to reuniting with you."

"And... why do you feel that way?"

She goes quiet. You look at her from the corner of your eye. Body drawn up, eyes tight... Arms wrapped around her knees.

"You seldom hesitate. Why do you hesitate know, Ness?"

"My body and mind are responding as if I am afraid. I do not quite understand it. There is no immediate danger, and yet when I consider saying 'I love you' to you I freeze."

You both nod. You feel your stomach clench, but you try not to let it show.

"I see... So, uh... You just said it, yeah?"

She nods. Nodding, nodding... Then it hits her. Her hands go to her mouth and her eyes go wide.

>>37516285
"Grey! I am pregnant with your child!"

>>37516285

"I, I... I did not mean to say that, Grey. Please understand....!"

"You didn't mean it...?"

"No, I, ah, I am understanding that... I sense... This subject is difficult for me. I do not understand why. My emotions, once again, slip through my grasp." She clenches her fists, lightly punching her knees. "WHY! Why do you do this to me? Why do I fail before you, so?"

You grab her wrists. "Stop that, Ness. Stop."

>"You're not failing. You can't... bottle it up. You're human."
>"It's okay."
>"Let's just talk it out. Why are you frustrated? What do you feel?"
>Write-in

>I love you too, Ness.

>>37516376
>"You're not failing. You can't... bottle it up. You're human."
>"Let's just talk it out. Why are you frustrated? What do you feel?"
Stick to our guns, our boner will not assume direct control!

>>37516376
>"You're not failing. You can't... bottle it up. You're human."
>"It's okay."

>>37516376
>"You're not failing. You can't... bottle it up. You're human."
>"Let's just talk it out. Why are you frustrated? What do you feel?"

>>37516376
>"You're not failing. You can't... bottle it up. You're human."
>"It's okay."
>"Let's just talk it out. Why are you frustrated? What do you feel?"
and "I'm not going to be upset with you. You don't have to worry."
Or something like that...