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

thedifferencebetween: (holy fuck)

[personal profile] thedifferencebetween 2017-04-14 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
[This is the kind of chaos that Handsome Jack lives for. With the safety of his disguise, he's in the thick of the fight, relishing the violence and the yelling and the smell of every element imaginable.]

[He's expecting plenty of Pokemon opposition, that's why he's brought his secret kick ass team. What he's not expecting is some chick to sock him.]


What the hell?

[Thankfully an evening of drinking and cigars has him sounding a lot rougher and deeper than usual.]
foolishwren: YOU look like someone who'd go on cutthroat kitchen with no sabotages and wind up with a rustic deconstructed soup when you were supposed to make a sandwich (-I- look like a dumb bitch??)

[personal profile] foolishwren 2017-04-14 06:12 am (UTC)(link)
[NOBODY EXPECTS FISTPUNCH MCFUCKOFF!]

[The slug to the gut is immediately followed by another one aimed at his throat-- Heather's no soldier, but she's had enough informal lessons and training from military friends over the years that she knows how to throw one hell of a good one-- learning to fight is something Heather's made a point of to do at every opportunity, and situations like this is where it pays off.]


GET FUCKED, ROCKET!
thedifferencebetween: (you're about to meet my watch chain)

[personal profile] thedifferencebetween 2017-04-14 10:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh you little....

[That hurt! But if this chick wants to abandon the whole fight with our magic monsters angle, Jack's fine with that. What, does she think he won't fight back because she's a small woman? Handsome Jack doesn't play that way.]

[Shit, that blow to the throat really hurt.]

[Fine. Fine. He rubs his throat and with a (wheezy) snarl, shoots a punch at his attacker's gut.]
foolishwren: i studied the blade (while you were busy being heterosexual)

[personal profile] foolishwren 2017-04-16 07:25 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh, she never assumes that someone isn't going to fight back because she's a small woman. Because honestly, so often the opposite has been true.]

[It's too late and she's too close to avoid the punch entirely, but she exhales sharply to get the air out of her lungs and contract her abdominal muscles-- less damage to her and not nearly as nice a surface to punch for her opponent. She'll have a nasty bruise there, but the important part was avoiding getting the wind knocked out of her.]

[Which is important, because what she does next is immediately try to go for the throat again, this time with that classic 'goddamn girl, you're sharp' joint, the elbow.]
thedifferencebetween: (holy fuck)

[personal profile] thedifferencebetween 2017-04-22 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[Holy shitballs!]

[What is this bitch's obsession with the throat? Usually Jack's pretty into a lady literally taking his breath away, but the frigging jabbing is not fun! He gags when her elbow connects, stepping back and sputtering, lifting a hand to his bruised throat.]

[Because oh yeah, that's gonna leave a hell of a mark. Thankfully he has an easy explanation for a bruised throat.]


Frrrr...grrrahhhhh!

[Jack brings his knee up swiftly, trying to get another good shot in and maybe get this little psycho off his back! Friggin hell, this is gonna be that explosion obsessed ice cave kid in like ten years.... the gleeful fury and wild violence are exactly the same.]
foolishwren: I'LL EAT YOUR GIRLFRIEND YOU PIECE OF SHIT IM FUCKING CRAZY!!! (YOU THINK YOU GET TO KILL ME???)

[personal profile] foolishwren 2017-04-24 07:00 am (UTC)(link)
[IT DOES THE JOB, YOU KNOW?]

[His knee catches her low on the ribs, and this time she didn't have time to prepare. Stumbling back herself, she lets out a sharp, pained cough. But she's not backing down.]

[Without hesitation, she brings her fists up, looking Jack dead in the eye. Her expression says it all, but in case it didn't, she also hisses:]


Bring it, bitch!
thedifferencebetween: (the things i'm gonna do to you)

[personal profile] thedifferencebetween 2017-04-27 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh ho, this one's got fight in her. Part of Jack is annoyed, he's got shit to do. But it's been so long since he's had a real fight. Boxing with his bear didn't count. His attempt to prod his doppelganger into a fist fight earlier had failed. The kid he'd punched went down with one hit.]

[This one, though...hell, if she were ten years older, it'd be hot as shit.]

[Oh, consider it brung.]

[He doesn't talk, he doesn't want to say too much just in case. But he grins behind his ski mask. It's too bad he doesn't have any of his toys from back home, he'd love to stun her and strangle her till she passes out. But a good old fashioned drag out knock down is just fine.]

[Jack tucks in his elbows and balls his hands into fists. Huh, it's been...kind of a long time since he did this. At least in any seriousness. Him and Felix's scuffles were never serious. Okay, quick, hard jabs. Aim for the soft spots...wait, where the hell were soft spots on this chick? Other than the obvious...yeah, okay, that worked.]

[Darting in, Jack aims a sharp jab at Heather's chest.]
foolishwren: install a pastryarchy instead (destroy the patriarchy)

[personal profile] foolishwren 2017-05-07 03:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[If Heather knew the levels of sadist she was dealing with.... well, honestly, she'd have punched him harder.]

[BUT SHE DOESN'T.]

[She does, at least, have the good sense to be alarmed when he squares up. Because shit. He knows what he's doing (something that not everybody Heather punches has in common), and she no longer has the element of surprise.]

[The hit catches her before she dodge, and she yelps, stepping back more out of reflex than conscious action. And like, TO BE FAIR, the targets there are... pretty fucking pitiful, but it still hurt.]

[She knows she can't come back with a hit right away now that he's on the offensive, that's a mistake she USED to make but had shouted out of her over a number of years. Mostly by Ironhide (and maybe a little by Snake).]

[So she moves to bob and weave, trying to get around his fists if she can. WHEN IN DOUBT, FANCY FOOTWORK!]