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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

rambling_runner: (coverup)

[personal profile] rambling_runner 2017-05-11 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Fionn leaned forward to try and get in Maurice's face, clicking his beak and sizing him up. Ash blinked. "Oh. Oh, ah."

Ash was oblivious as a brick wall when it came to romance and it made him feel really awkward about this. He just hadn't thought about it at all. He mussed up his hair, thinking. "Damn. I'm really flattered Maurice. I had no idea you felt that way about me."
toothaches: (did anybody hear that)

[personal profile] toothaches 2017-05-11 10:53 pm (UTC)(link)
"Wuh!" Maurice leaned back, trying to keep both his eyes. His own bird rarely flew so he hadn't had time to get used to face fluttering. He leaned aside, guarding his head with one arm.

"Me neither...not until I saw you in. Well. That." He tipped his head toward's Ash's Very Stylish Party Outfit. "I'm sorry this is so weird. We can pretend this didn't happen and keep bein' buds. I promise I won't be makin' passes at you or anything like that!"
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[personal profile] rambling_runner 2017-05-11 11:14 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oi, Fionn. Get out of his face." He gently urged the Rufflet back, placing him back on his shoulder. He looked over Maurice, still deep in thought.

"I ain't...I ain't like, opposed to it. You're a really cool guy and you're great to hang out with. I just hadn't thought about it." He rubbed his face, closing his eyes and screwing them up a little. "I mean, no matter what we're buds! But like- shit I've been breaking cages for hours man. I can't figure this out right now. I need to dunk myself in a shower, sleep for like, a day and then I'll be alive again."
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[personal profile] toothaches 2017-05-11 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Maurice squirmed under the (as he interpereted it) judgmental gaze. He prepared himself for the decline--he'd practically been doing that for hours anyway. But what Ash said next made Maurice stop looking at his shoes.

It also made his ears turn read.

"O-oh! Sure! Yeah--uh! Take all the time you'd, uh, need!"

WAS THAT A MAYBE!?!?!!? Maurice wished he was undead again so his heart would stop trying to crawl up his throat.

"Let's just--get our stuff and get the hell outta here."
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[personal profile] rambling_runner 2017-05-11 11:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah. I promise I ain't gonna leave ya hanging for long man! Just- shit, all those cages. I never thought I'd see that." He mussed up his hair again as Fionn puffed up at the mention of the room. It wasn't even just the physical labour involved in repeatedly breaking open cages, it was the emotional strain of seeing those poor Pokemon and having his naive ideas about Johto shattered.
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[personal profile] toothaches 2017-05-11 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah..." Maurice rubbed an ear, thinking back to the--well--everything they'd just seen. This place got wilder and wilder. He started walking again, his disposition making it impossible for him not to hunch his shoulders at least a little.

"It'll be a long time before they try something like that again."
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[personal profile] rambling_runner 2017-05-11 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Ash sighed out deeply through his nose. "When they do, I'll be ready this time. We're gonna train up. I'm not losing any of my Pokemon to those fuckers." He had felt so...it was like when he had taken on Falkner. That dreadful feeling of 'I'm in way over my head but I can't get out'.