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

lordofthefries: (→ you talking shit about connie?)

[personal profile] lordofthefries 2017-04-27 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[Armin's advice is right. Sasha is in no shape to battle and neither is Deerling. She doesn't even know what battling fully entails yet. But Armin is her friend, part of her military family, and while he's correct in that she should hide, Sasha is not leaving him on his own.

A 104th never leaves another behind.]


No.

[She's frowning too, but at Armin trying to send her away.]

I'm not leaving you here!

[Look, just give her a stick or a fork or something. She'll take on a Rocket with that.]
schachmeister: (pic#10924173)

[personal profile] schachmeister 2017-04-27 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's not leaving behind, its a strategic retreat!]

Sasha...

I know you are a good soldier, but the rules in this world are different. We can't use the things we were taught here. We don't even have our gear.

[And, after all, their opponents are human ones. Who wants to be attacking humans?]

I'll be fine. I've made friends here. I'll try and meet up with them. And the others are out there too. But... I don't want these guys to hurt you. Or take Jean. I think the best way to achieve that is for you to stay hidden. And I want you to have this for now.

[He reaches for his belt, unhooking the first pokeball and holding it out to her.]

It's Amadeus' pokeball. He'll keep you safe.
Edited 2017-04-27 23:13 (UTC)
lordofthefries: (→ she's going to elbow you in the face)

[personal profile] lordofthefries 2017-05-02 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
But Armin!

[She doesn't want to hurt humans. Killing Titans are one thing. Those are monsters, beasts of the underworld. Humans are people just like her and while they can take a punch or two, Sasha doesn't want to be the one throwing it.

So Sasha takes the ball and holds it close to her chest. She can go find the others once the coast is clear. That'll be her plan.]


Okay, but come back and get me. You have to!

[If only so she'll know he's safe too.]
schachmeister: (pic#10593103)

[personal profile] schachmeister 2017-05-02 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course I will. The 104th should stick together.

[Especially considering how few of them are left. They've already lost many of their once companions. Somehow it makes it more important to hold onto the ones they have left, even the ones that aren't with them in this world right now.]

If they give you trouble, Amadeus is capable of using hypnosis to put targets to sleep. He can only do it a certain number of times before he needs to rest though, so keep that in mind.

[And then he reaches out to the large owl. Once Amadeus had been small enough to perch on Armin's arm or head. Now he's practically the same size as him, proudly puffing out his chest feathers when Armin runs his fingers through them.]

Take care of her, Amadeus.
lordofthefries: (→ channeling jean with the spit)

[personal profile] lordofthefries 2017-05-07 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[Sasha nods her head, making sure she plants the hypnosis idea in her head. She's not going to forget. She can't forget. Less for her and more for Deerling and by extension, Amadeus.

She's got to keep them safe. She's nervous, but she's faced Titans down. She can face some idiot Pokenappers.]


And I'll take care of him!
schachmeister: (pic#11068819)

[personal profile] schachmeister 2017-05-07 07:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you. I'll try and be back as soon as possible. And I'll look for the others too.

[And then maybe they can meet up and deal with this thing in true 104th style.]