=== TURN XVIII ===
= TIME TO HIT THE ROAD =
(Reminder: >> are collateral, or "severity" LUC rolls, and => are salvage, or "save" skill/att rolls.)
> Jake: Comb the tall grass (PER):[1]=>(INT):[3]
> Derek: Deploy living recon drone (INT):[4]
>> Aether: Scout (PER x5):[2][3][3][8][11]
> Alix: Use Pokeball (You'd have to be armless to fail this):Autosucceed
> Zarkov: Trek back to Alix (Again):Autosucceed
> Jac: Look for shrubberies (PER):[5]
> Wild Turtwig: Seeth (With righteous anger):Autosucceed
Resist Pokeball (TOU):[3]
Once Jake returns and describes his findings, the Seekers start preparing to move out. Jac and Zarkov have few things to do and start towards the road immediately. Derek sits down next to Aether and mouths some instructions to her before walking off as well. The Pidgeotto squawks in confirmation and takes flight, flying in the direction of the forest.
Jake stands amidst the clearing and scratches his head. The temptation to dive back into the tall grass to look for more things to
loot sell help the team survive in this world is overwhelming, but a nagging thought in the back of his head holds him back.
There may well be nothing there but more danger. Jake sways back and forward, teetering on the edge of a decision, hesitant to plunge back into the grass and unwilling to leave empty-handed. A metallic glint in the peripheral vision catches his attention, tearing him out of the stupor, and Jake wanders over to the object. Looking it over, he can only give an exasperated sigh.
"
Well, damn. How did I forget about this?"
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Back at the road, Alix is still waiting for the rest of the team to come down from the hill so everyone can get going. The wait is boring, and the cocooned Turtwig, now employed as an improvised stool, is emitting increasingly annoyed (and annoying) noises. Alix looks over at Caty, who is still sitting nearby, motionless as only a transitionary evolution form of an insect can be.
I won't be able to just rely on you forever, she thinks, twirling a shrunken Pokeball in her hands. Finally, she decides that whatever use someone else might have for a Turtwig, they could always find more Pokemon. Besides, she defeated this one fair and square.
"
Hey, Turtwig," she begins. "
I'd say you've lost, don't you agree? I defeated you fair and square, right?" The Turtwig seems to murmur something in response, but its mouth appears to be full. Alix continues, expanding the Pokeball in her hand. "
So, you're going to be a good Pokemon and let me catch you, alright?" With that, she stands up and taps the cocooned Turtwig with the ball. The device immediately opens up and swallows the pokemon in a flash of red light, leaving behind an empty cocoon. Alix suddenly realizes that this might not have been the best idea, as the ball blinks a red light and wobbles slightly in her hand. This continues for a few tense seconds, the Turtwig seeming to struggle against the pokeball's restraint.
The grass suddenly parts behind Alix with a loud rustle, almost causing her to drop the ball. Zarkov Dragonheart stumbles out onto the road, with Zak, Jac, and Derek following behind him. All four of them seem to be eating something. Approaching Alix, Jac digs inside his backpack and hands her a handful of small round fruit that look strikingly similar to shrunk Pokeballs painted blue. "
Here, try some," he says. "
Found a shrub of these and some others on the way here. Might be useful later, but I got enough to last us a while."
Suddenly, a portion of the tall grass bursts outward, releasing a blur of man, steel, and gleaming wire-spoked wheels onto the road. The blur stops and rings its bell enthusiastically, grinning like mad. The Seekers return blank stares. "
Oh stop with those looks, people," Jake exclaims, getting off his frankenbicycle. "
Can't a man have some fun around here?"
As Alix tries to process this, Zarkov walks up to her and hands her a wrench. "
Here, I found it by the side of the road. Or rather, my foot did. Be careful where you lose your tools, miss." He makes a motion as if tipping his hat, but his hand grasps at the empty space above his head. He looks at it absentmindedly and turns his attention elsewhere while Alix examines the wrench. It couldn't possibly be
her wrench, she thought, because hers was bent, and this one... isn't. Although she did hit that Turtwig kind of hard...
Oh, Turtwig! Alix suddenly remembers that she is still holding a Pokeball with a potentially dangerous turtle that is about to break out. She quickly checks on the ball, but it is perfectly still. In the commotion caused by the arrival of her teammates, the successful capture signal of the ball was completely ignored.
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A few minutes later, Aether returns, landing next to the team. The combined force of Derek, Zarkov, and Zak acting as a translator, manages to decipher what she has seen. Apparently for much of the way in, the forest isn't at all interesting. There are, however, a large number of Pokemon, a lot of them not even native to these parts, and all or most unnaturally aggressive to strangers. There are some kind of ruins deep in the forest, but apart from a particularly large Pokemon keeping guard over them, they don't seem to be entirely important.
Non-narrative events summary: > Just about everything was covered. Look at the end of post for special action for next turn.
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=== STATUS =============
Locations:
>
Green Hill (current position)
> Tall Mountains (far "up" the road)
> Wooden house ("up" the road)
> Dense Forest ("down" the road)
> Ruins (deep in the Dense Forest)
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Characters:
>
Jake Marshall (Road)
>
Derek Coonan (Road)
>
Alix Meier (Road)
>
Zarkov Dragonheart (Road)
>
Jac Loscure (Road)
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Vehicles:
> Frankencycle (with Jake): Cobbled from the remains of two smashed bicycles, this is a perfectly normal pedal-powered two-wheel transport for up to two people.
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Allies:
> Caty the Metapod (with Alix)
> Zak the Zangoose (with Zarkov)
> Aether the Pidgeotto (with Derek)
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Enemies:
=<
Enemy Status>=
> No enemies present.
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==SPECIAL ACTION FOR NEXT TURN==Decide where you are going as a team and what you do along the way.
Normal action will be applied before setting out.
Comments in the
discussion thread, please.
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