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

garbagechild: I GOIG TO FUCKING GET YOU (BREAKING NEWS:)

[personal profile] garbagechild 2017-04-12 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
[Team Rocket sure didn't expect it, anyway! And it's sure come back to bite THIS Rocket grunt.]

[But, well, no one can say Team Rocket doesn't bite back because upon being jostled and elbowed right in the eye (which is super gonna be black in a few hours...), the thing on Eren's back lets out a vicious snarl and... sinks his teeth right into the older boy's shoulder.]

[They probably don't get too far through the clothes, but it'll still pinch like hell!]
greatrage: I found the snipe! (✧ hildegard)

[personal profile] greatrage 2017-05-01 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
[good, you little gremlin shit, ENJOY THAT BLACK EYE.

Of course, when the kid BITES him, Eren lets out a loud yelp. There wasn't much in the world more painful than being bitten wholeheartedly with blunt human teeth.

Now, Eren doesn't just take this lying down, and he moves to grab Wrath and pull him off his back. Eren's scream, meanwhile, has summoned a Very Angry Momma Bird. Tamed, trainer-owned pokémon aren't supposed to attack with killing intent. They're more mellow than that.

So then, the skarmory screeching from the sky and landing on Wrath, kicking and clawing with her razor-sharp talons, surely isn't intending to gut the child, is she? Surely not....!

Either way, now Eren has both the weight of the kid AND the weight of his fluttering overprotective metal partner, and he collapses on top of the unconscious rocket
]

H-hilde!!
garbagechild: WHO'S EATIN' CHIPS (... I HEAR CHIPS)

[personal profile] garbagechild 2017-05-03 06:11 am (UTC)(link)
[SURELY....!]

[But well, if there was any child who probably deserved to be attacked by a Skarmory...]

[Wrath lets out an awful chittering squall, sounding for all the world like an angry Pokemon himself, as he lets go and leaps off, landing on all fours. Being able to bite somebody isn't worth getting slashed at by the equivalent of like five knives at the same time, no sir.]

[But that doesn't mean he's going down without a fight!]


SLEEPY!!

[A hard jet of water comes blasting out of the crowd, aimed directly at Hilde. ... And, well, at Eren too, since... Hilde is on top of him...]

[Either way, there is a Vaporeon coming to Wrath's rescue, fin-ears slicked back aggressively.]
greatrage: (because I can't forget)

[personal profile] greatrage 2017-05-05 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
[When Wrath leaps off, Hildegard pursues, kicking at the boy, pecking, and slashing with her razor-sharp wings. And hissing. Hissing like a terrifying metal hell swan.

THWACK. The sound of a jet of water hitting metal, and splashing Eren, who has managed to get to his feet by this time. Hilde takes the hit like a champ and turns to face the new aggressor. She opens his beak and scrapes her wing blades together, unleashing a horrible Metal Sound, like nails on a chalkboard or chewing on tin foil.

Eren, meanwhile, takes a stance -- his feet slightly apart and his hands, in fists, up by his face
] You want to try and steal my pokémon? Over my dead body, you stupid punk kid.

[INSERT "WHAT DID YOU SAY ABOUT ME YOU LITTLE BITCH" COPYPASTA HERE]
garbagechild: look at us now... slightly older than we were back then, other clothes on and such (back then (1hr ago) things were differen)

[personal profile] garbagechild 2017-05-07 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
[Honestly the "WHAT DID YOU SAY ABOUT ME YOU LITTLE BITCH" copypasta pretty much encompasses 90% of Eren's outward personality, bless his angry little soul.]

[The Vaporeon, which is rather short and stumpy but DOES have a long, muscular tail that arches up behind her majestically, plants her paws firmly. The Metal Sound attack raises a visible prickling of fine hair along her body, but then she starts to shimmer. Acid Armor to counteract the noise.]


VAP.

[Wrath also bristles... at the insult as much as the noise. If he didn't have a snotty-ass retort already leaping out of his mouth, he wouldn't be Wrath.]

Your dead body? Well, if you insist!

[wrath you've lost the element of surprise and you're like a foot tall DON'T DIG THIS PIT ANY DEEPER]