indigo_league: (Team Rocket)
The Indigo League ([personal profile] indigo_league) wrote in [community profile] victory_road2017-04-08 10:53 am

ROCKET BATTLE LOG

As the clock nears 10 PM on Saturday, the manor (or the parts of it that people aren’t blocked off from, anyway) is completely abuzz with speculation and gossip. What could Lance possibly be planning to announce? And why haven’t any of the Elite Four even been around? They’re fairly reclusive, but it’s safe to say that everyone is at least a little curious, if not actively suspicious.

But it’s time for the big reveal, so manor staff are bustling around, reminding everybody to be in the ballroom in a few minutes for Lance’s important unveiling of… well, whatever it is he’s unveiling! The staff all seem pretty excited, so it must be big, right?

There’s been plenty of room to dance and move around in the Ballroom until now, but with everybody packed in there at once, the space is a little tighter. Especially with the small stage and podium set up in the middle. As the last (or seemingly last, assuming there aren’t any carefree stragglers who didn’t bother turning up on time) person is ushered in by staff, complete with whispers of "Psst! Hurry up, it’s almost time!", the door to the ballroom is shut and the lights dim slightly, sending a hush over the audience.

After some fumbling from whoever’s in charge of the lights (... wait, is that Captain Garfield and his Rattata up there? He’s a theater tech too?! That guy must REALLY be a jack of all trades!), a spotlight flips on and centers on the podium, where the head staffer (who might be recognized as the one with the terrible hipster mustache who’s been doing a PARTICULARLY egregious amount of schmoozing and sucking-up to trainers over the course of the party) is stepping up to the podium.

He clears his throat.

"Welcome, welcome, ladies and gentlemen! On behalf of the Elite Four, we’re all so happy you could join us! We hope you’ve all been having as good a time as we have, because I’ve got to say, I think this is our best party yet!"

He looks around at the assembled trainers eagerly, as though anticipating unanimous agreement.

When there’s an impatient buzz (and a shout of "Get on with it already!" from someone) instead, he laughs awkwardly.

"Oh, yes, well, we’re all here for one reason, right? To see what Lance has brought you all here for! Well, folks, as you can see, he’s not here with us right now… He’s had a bit of a-- how shall we say… an accident! So sad, I know! But fortunately, he’s graciously allowing us to make his announcement for him. Which is…"

On cue, the spotlight turns stark red. If anyone has the presence of mind to look, Captain Garfield's Rattata is holding a bit of red plastic filter in front of it.

But chances are, everyone’s attention is probably going to stay on the stage, because the guy at the podium literally just RIPPED HIS CLOTHING OFF DRAMATICALLY, revealing… yes… a very, very familiar black-and-red uniform underneath.

It’s followed immediately by more ripping sounds as other staff and even some partygoers scattered throughout the audience follow his lead, and the telltale noises and flashing of Pokemon being released from their balls. And many voices, all yelling at once...

"PREPARE FOR TROUBLE! AND MAKE IT DOUBLE!!"


The music shifts.

OOC Notes: The number of characters who must participate in the battle to call it a success is 37! In order to keep track, once you have made your first comment to this post (either a toplevel or a tag to someone else!), please bring it to the CHECK IN THREAD by 10 PM EST tomorrow! YOUR COMMENT MUST BE POSTED TO THIS THREAD IN ORDER FOR IT TO COUNT TOWARDS THE TOTAL.

GUESS WHAT GUYS?





OOC notes: Here it is, the part where your characters get to explore the Rocket Base and discover its secrets! Maps of each level will be posted in this top post as they are opened up, with blacked out sections being revealed as obstacles are cleared. Obstacle clearing will be based on total comment count to any mod comment with a count listed, whether those comments are contained in a single thread or spread out over multiple different ones. As many people can comment to an obstacle or base level as wish to, for as long as they want, even after it has been cleared. There are a total of two obstacles (including the first one) which are triggered by character actions we will be watching for!

Anyone who wants to thread anything out in the base or mansion during the time characters are trapped (and who doesn't want to use this log for whatever reason) is free to make their own network/action posts with whatever they like! But mods will not be coming around to those with interaction, and they will not count towards clearing obstacles.

Questions? Ask them HERE!

NOTE FOR ITEM RNG: In order for the mods to give out your item, your character must be actively looking through the loot piles in whatever tag you'd like us to respond to with your item! Items can also be given out in the middle of an existing thread between characters, whenever they get around to searching the piles! The header does not have to be in your toplevel.

Links List

Level One



OBSTACLE - KEY CARD (CLEARED)

OBSTACLE - CONVEYOR BELT HELL (CLEARED)

Level Two



Level Three



ELITE 4 JAIL

OBSTACLE - FREE THE LEGENDARY

exeggutorhead: (um excuse me what)

[personal profile] exeggutorhead 2017-04-11 07:23 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh yes, he's recognizable. Envy's known that Wrath is a Rocket, almost since he'd first arrived. But somehow, in all the chaos, he doesn't actually remember it until he sees Wrath actually grabbing Pokeballs and running off with them.]

[Of course. He had known.]

[Envy's hardly horrified to see it; he's seen Wrath gleefully up to his elbows in blood and guts before. Wrath stealing Pokemon or even tackling people like a goblin barely registers as "horrifying", as much as the thought of having his own friends stolen fills him with dread. It's not like Wrath is going to attack him or anyone they live with, or even a lot of people Envy knows, because they're mostly Wrath's friends too.]

[But damn it if he isn't kind of pissed that Wrath didn't warn him earlier about this happening.]

[You know what? You know what.]

[He's going to try and circle close enough that he can reach out to grab at the back of Wrath's shirt next time he's sprinting past. Much like he'd done earlier in the night, but...well, minus the encouragement.]


Hey!
garbagechild: WHO'S EATIN' CHIPS (... I HEAR CHIPS)

[personal profile] garbagechild 2017-04-11 09:48 am (UTC)(link)
[Well, Envy.]

[Have you ever heard of the Butterfly Effect?]

[They might be brothers... but they're not team-mates anymore.]

[Kind of interesting how certain flippant actions taken years prior can affect things in the present, isn't it?]


Rrk!

[That's the noise Wrath makes when Envy seizes his shirt-- he's grown a little since arriving in Johto, but he's still pretty small, and he was caught off-guard.]

[He twists in Envy's arm, whipping around with a hand raised, clearly ready to punch or scratch... and then he realizes who's got hold of him.]


--Let go of me!

[CAN'T ENVY SEE HE HAS A JOB TO DO??]
exeggutorhead: (tch)

[personal profile] exeggutorhead 2017-04-14 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
[YEAH HE CAN SEE THAT. THAT'S WHY HE'S DOING IT.]

[How does it feel to get grabbed onto while you're doing important work Wrath?? Huh??]

[He has no intention of fighting Wrath, honestly, but he is feeling extremely petty right now.]


Not yet I won't. You knew about this!

[In spite of the confrontational tone, he does keep his voice down low enough that only Wrath will probably hear him. Petty or not, he doesn't want Wrath getting in trouble with either other partygoers or the Rockets.]
garbagechild: just sneeze like a normal dog so i know we're only playfighting (bro i cant remember /lh or /pos or whate)

[personal profile] garbagechild 2017-04-14 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
[Ironically, in the middle of a seething, violent crowd is a GREAT place to have a private conversation. No one notices or cares, even if you're literally screaming to be heard!]

[Wrath yanks against Envy's grip.]


Yeah, so?!

Let me go, I have work to do!

[WHAT'S UR DAMAGE ENVY C'MON!]
exeggutorhead: (um excuse me what)

[personal profile] exeggutorhead 2017-04-14 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
So you could've said something!

I wouldn't have brought Guglhopf, someone almost took him!

[THAT'S HIS DAMAGE.]
garbagechild: girl, what were YOU doing at the devil's sacrament??? (????)

[personal profile] garbagechild 2017-04-14 05:37 am (UTC)(link)
I told my team-mates you and the rest were MINE, so you're safe. If they took your fat yellow beast, it must have been a mistake!

[WHICH, REALLY, IT IS SUPER CHAOTIC IN HERE! MISTAKES HAPPEN!]

I would have gotten him back for you.
exeggutorhead: (are...are you sure about that)

[personal profile] exeggutorhead 2017-05-01 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, but just telling them doesn't mean they're going to listen to you!

[WRATH YOU'RE NOT ACTUALLY IN CHARGE OF ANYONE.]
garbagechild: GOD GLUTTONY YOU'RE SO STUPID (I CAN'T EAT AT TACO BELL THOSE ARE CARBS)

[personal profile] garbagechild 2017-05-03 06:19 am (UTC)(link)
[Wrath stamps his little foot.]

They WILL TOO listen to me!

[THEY'RE HIS TEAM (TM)]