All right, I'm gonna bite. For 6 Texp, I choose....
A quicker set, today...
Well, we dealt with Denzel. Sent him off to Alaska, or it's equivalent in the research community...should keep him out of Mewuse's proverbial hair for awhile. One threat down.
Thankfully, we didn't alert that psycho bitch Dr. Escalade to our real intentions. I could rant, but what's to be said? She's not a good person. No regard for life whatsoever. I was polite, sure-part of the masquerade-but I'd like to ask her one day, how she does all that and still sleeps peacefully at night. It seems an abominable waste to me, for so many pokemon to die for her daddy issues-we all know, yeah....90% casualty rate? That's not an experiment, that's a slaughter house. Of course, what can anyone do? She's got corporate backing-they've probably set her up real nice on the island. Explains the fancy lab, I suppose. Oh yeah, my Dome Fossil exploded in her machines. I half suspect sabotage.
Anyway, continuing.
After that, our team finally started on the battle path. It was good to get out of town-sure, I like the trappings of civilization...but, it wears on me. I want to be running, jumping, swimming, you know? Out there, researching, doing good for people. You can't do any of that from the comfort of a hotel room. I think everyone else was glad to get moving, as well.
We ran into some weird guy selling knock off, overpriced Tonics first of all. Pff. He probably watered it down half, then charged double. Which is a shame-Mom always said she wanted them to be sold for a price everyone could afford. What's the qoute... "No one should be too low, to want to get High"...the lawyers didn't like when we printed that.
He didn't keep us for long. Next up, Le'Range found a good spot to lay out some bait for a catching-to my surprise, it was a Hitmonlee! He was a tough fellow-we had to all pitch in with attacks and status moves to knock him out, and it took plenty of pokeballs. Lucky me, I caught him first, and gave him to Le'Range myself. Aww, she smiled at me, you know? I was sure she smiled at me.. I felt like a Superhero! And a bit turned on, yeah.
Afterwards, we met a Steelix in what I assume was some sort of Dojo. He was calm and stoic, almost a Monk-like Uncle Haika. I saw some fancy engravings-and a pokemon I'd never seen before. I took an etching...I'll be running it through the net once I get back to some place with a good computer connection. I'm sure someone has an idea what it is.
The next hours, a bit fuzzy. I got 'lost'-Flock of Pidgeys, Crate of Onions, Ghost train. I was bored, and sampled a bit of Mom's Tonic, all right? I don't think anyone realized, since I passed it off as 'research'. Not even Til, and he's supposed to be a super detective. Pff.
Caught up with the team at a Phanphy herd, anyway. I can't say what happened-I think they were helping them out. Le'Range fed them, and I had Flora stimulate the plants in their territory. It's nice to leave something good behind, for once...and, Le'Range caught one for me, too. I hope that's a good sign! I named him Scout-nice nose, on that one. But very combative. Made a deal, I'll help him evolve, he helps me find stuff...sure, it's more of a business deal than anything, but I was willing to make it.
Ah, I gotta skip ahead a bit, A Pirate Ghost Princess and an Environmental Terrorist are both demanding my attention. But, they're both sort of hot, so whose looking for labels? Not me!
We bedded down that night in the Ursarings cave-the one I cleared out, by myself. Ursula, she's so exasperating...while I doubt I'll be able to train either of them, I did give a little teddy to Le'Range. I've mentioned her alot in this log. Hmm. I confess, I watched her sleep a bit.
...we were close, anyway. The last stretch of the path was the hardest, when we were worn down. Geodudes were clearing mines! That's fairly benevolent behavior-we met a Guru Medicham that seems to go out of his way to help Humans. Pretty rare, yeah.
Ursula faceplanted onto a landmine. Ha. Got a blush from Le'Range, complimented her. Nice...
Random thought. Sort of surprised Til hasn't tried to hit on her. Is he really that into his work, he can't see beauty right in front of him? Yea verily, Aphrodite would weep.
Then, 'Superheroes'. Yes, we ran into a trio. I didn't actually know there was any sort of 'police' on these islands-this is the replacement? A bunch of crazies in capes? Hell, they captured Kat for no reason-no evidence. I know she's an Aqua member, but she's better than the rest of them. We fought them. We won. Sad to say I accidentally killed one of the pokemon...the cost of victory, yeah. It's never the winner that pays, though...
I missed most of the battle being knocked out, of course. Woke up to Le'Range healing me, her hand on my shoulder. For a moment...well, dream and reality blurred. I should have dropped the "Am I in Heaven, because you're an Angel" line! Too cheesy? Perhaps, perhaps. It felt pretty good, all the same.
Finally reaching the pirate Village, we all settled down for a good rest-and we needed it. Not that we have much time for idleness.
Will update after my meeting in the loft. It's a nice loft, I can see that from here. Good for...
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...my debt was discussed-seems I'll be helping a technically legal raid of an old factory/tomb, or something like that. Team Aqua and the Pirates seem to have struck up a bargain, to work together. Cause, that always works out. I just hope I'm not caught in between them.
West gave me a call. Said He wants to recruit me as an artifact finder. Me! Yeah, I'm honored...but I wonder what exactly I've gotten myself into. Some people say the Aquas are terrorists-others, environmental activists. I really can see both sides. I've got to talk to Kat about it...she seems sort of moderate, for them. Maybe she can give me the straight story on it. I'm a bit concerned West might be ordering her to 'recruit' me, of course. I hope, I can trust her.
Trust...is something alot of people are asking of me lately. What if I get burned?
End Log
Also, there's a small IC explanation in there for Geromes absence on Friday's session, if you guys didn't figure it out yet.