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victory_road2019-03-12 09:44 pm
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EV News Broadcast
Hello again, Johto, Kanto, and Sevii, this is Mark from EV News bringing you all an update on the accident that occurred a few days ago!
Through the efforts of our Coast Guard Officer Jennies, with much appreciated help from the Aether Foundation, the site of the crash has been cleaned up enough that is no longer unsafe to venture near! And while the investigation is still ongoing, it doesn’t seem like there are any further answers to be had from the crash site itself, so no worries about disturbing the scene. In fact, a call has gone out for volunteers to come and help restore the area to its natural state.
And who knows, maybe some fresh eyes will spot an overlooked clue worth reporting!
Now to Joanne, back on the scene with more to tell us.
[This time, it’s clear that Joanne is actually at the crash site--or at least on the deck of a small boat just outside of it. It’s definitely in a tricky spot to reach, with the many barrier rocks sticking up unevenly around it and what rough sand there is forming a ‘ground’ that’s anywhere from ankle to neck deep underwater. The crash seems to have done an unexpectedly large amount of damage to the barrier itself: most of the rocks around it are smashed at the edges or have chunks taken out of them, and there’s a lot of scorching. Did...did the plane explode??]
[No, because as the camera pans to the side to show, the main body of the very wrecked plane has been removed to a large floating platform along with a pile of smaller metal scraps and smashed crates...and a lot of broken Pokeballs?]
[Strangely enough, even though the plane is made of metal, it doesn’t seem to be reflecting any light at all. Several Jennies are on the platform with it, sorting through the wreckage and taking notes. After giving viewers a good look at this, the camera gets back to Joanne and the three people standing beside her: a Coast Guard Officer Jenny, an Aether Foundation member, and a grizzled old Fisherman.]
As you can all see, cleanup efforts are well underway, but there is still a great deal left to do! Here we have a few people who’ll be able to tell us more. Officer Jenny, has the investigation turned anything up? What about the missing pilot?
We’ve been working around the clock to search for the pilot, and to retrieve as much of the wreck as possible from the sea floor! As you know, Diving conditions in Kanto aren’t ideal, but our expert teams have managed to bring up as much as we safely can. For better or worse, there is still no sign that the pilot was in the plane when it crashed, and there’s been no signs of them out at sea either. We won’t stop searching until we know for sure!
And...I’m seeing a lot of broken Pokeballs with the other salvage, what about those?
Those seem to have been the plane’s cargo, all in crates...and all open, broken, and unoccupied. If there were Pokemon in them, they’re just as much of a mystery as the pilot! But we do know that if there were that many Pokemon lost out in the water, we would have found them by now, so don’t worry! We can say that the crash seems to have been caused by an outside force instead of mechanical failure, but just what that is, we don’t know. Team Rocket is, as always, a prime suspect. We’ll let the public know more when we do!
[She nods firmly, and Joanne gives her a salute.]
Thank you for all your effort, and for keeping us up to date! Now, we also have Aether Agent Collette here to represent the Foundation. She was not one of the ones on the ships who witnessed the incident, but arrived later from the Foundation's main building to help with the efforts. Agent Collette, does Aether have any comment? I know we’re all grateful that they happened to be here to help when they were!
[She holds the microphone out to the agent, who nods and speaks, brow creased with concern.]
Yes, of course we were happy to help. Fortunately, we at Aether have both the specialized equipment and experience to deal with these kinds of accidents, as our work back on Alola brings us into contact with them more often. Our first concern, as always, is making sure the impact on the wild Pokemon population is neutralized as much as possible.
There weren’t any injured that we’ve found...for the most part, they all seem to have fled when the crash happened and have only just now begun to venture back into the area. They’ve all been extremely nervous, so we would not recommend that trainers try to engage the poor things in battle or capture them from this Route for now.
[Joann nods and takes the microphone back.]
Of course, it must have been traumatic for them. Thank you, Agent Collette!
And, finally, here we have Fisherman Dave, who claims to have been out doing some nighttime angling a few miles away from the crash and says he saw something odd. What was it you saw, Dave?
[Fisherman Dave nods emphatically, although both Officer Jenny and Agent Collette look...skeptical, as though they’ve already heard what he’s about to say. Probably more than once.]
That’s right! I was out at the best night fishing spot on the Route, landing big one after big one, and right when I was about to head home, that’s when I saw it! A bright light in the sky, like nothin’ I’ve ever seen! And then there was all kinds’a noise and fire and flashin’ lights, I bet from the crash, but it was too far off to make out clear. And by the time I got there, these Aether fellas had set up and told me they had it handled and it wasn’t safe to get too close, so I went on home. But it’s no big mystery to me--it was aliens that did this, I’m sure of it!
[He looks very proud of having gotten to say his piece, and even though Joanne’s smile is a little strained, she’s just as chipper as ever as she nods and takes the microphone back.]
Whatever happened, I’m sure it will be uncovered in due time. Thank you Fisherman Dave, and to all of you for your time! Back to you, Mark.
[Back in the studio, Mark nods, looking only slightly less spooked than last time.]
Well, we can all hope that aliens had nothing to do with it! Never thought I’d hope for Team Rocket to be the answer to something. But we’ll have to find out as the investigation continues. As I said before, supervised volunteer efforts are being welcomed now that the wreck has been cleared--the site is about half a day’s Surfing from Pallet Town, and the inn there has stated they are happy to lodge volunteers for half the price!
Good luck to everyone working so hard to help, and to those who intend to join them! For now, this Mark with EV News, signing off.
Details for IC volunteers: If any player characters wish to join the efforts, feel free! There won’t be an official mod-run log, so posts or logs about your character joining are encouraged. Volunteering/investigating the scene is not required and will not affect your character’s ability to participate in the upcoming swarm event on the 15th, but the option’s there if it’s something your character would naturally want to get involved in. Unusual details for investigative characters to notice/uncover are in bold. If your character has special skills/knowledge that would allow them to investigate these in more detail (example: someone’s character has previously studied scorch marks extensively and wants to lick the rock to find out what chemicals it tastes like), comment below and we’ll tell you what they’d be able to find, but these are the only main details to notice. Here’s what they’ll experience!
All helping and/or investigation will be under general but not strict supervision by Jennies and Aether Foundation members, who will be delegating necessary tasks such as getting the rock barrier less fractured and unstable, fixing the sand, cleaning up oil, calming distressed wild Pokemon, bringing in any bits of the crash they find, etc. Searching for the missing pilot is also allowed, but characters will not find any signs of one.
Characters will be able to notice that the damage to the rock barrier is extensive and many of the rocks are cracked, unstable, or straight up smashed. There is a lot of what seems to be scorch damage to the rock as well. However, despite the scorching, the route is noticeably chillier than is usual for the sourthernmost parts of Kanto, and downright frosty at night. The sand of the semi-submerged “beach” between rocks is very uneven in comparison to other parts of the barrier, seemingly gouged in deep furrows. The wreckage of the plane is, as in the video, strange in that the metal does not catch or reflect light at all. It also seems damaged and torn up beyond what would be caused by a crash.
There are lots of pieces of wooden crates and empty Pokeballs floating around, but there are no labels to be found.
There will be very few wild Pokemon in the area for the next week or so, and what ones there are will be, very skittish, not really looking to battle, and completely avoiding the crash site itself. You can catch them...but some Aether agents might frown disappointedly at you if they see it. Trained Pokemon will get a sense of unease from being in the area, but not more than a vague feeling. Unfortunately, time, the ocean, and the smells from the various other volunteers prevent Pokemon with powerful noses from really figuring anything out.
Cleanup efforts will be ongoing for the next several IC weeks, and will not end on Friday! A compiled list of these unusual details/any more in depth details uncovered by characters will be provided in the infopost for the swarm event when it goes up on the 15th.
INVESTIGATION QUESTIONS
Re: INVESTIGATION QUESTIONS
Jack, having experience with.. scorch damage, I'll ask this - would he recognize it as something created as man made (we'll go specific - lasers) or organic (fire or slag).
Is the extra damage to the plane, if he looked at it enough, something he'd be able to point or theorize as originating from the inside of the plane?
FOR THOSE WITH PSYCHIC POKEMON (which isn't me): if they asked the skittish pokemon what happened, what would they be able to relay back to their trainers from the wild pokemon?
Are the wild pokemon up to being fed, or comforted by other Pokemon?
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Jack would NOT recognize the scorch damage as either of those things-- but the fact that he's a Scorch Expert (tm) would allow him to notice how freaking weird it is that they don't appear to be from man-made OR natural sources.
The plane is pretty thoroughly wrecked, so drawing an evidence-based conclusion for what happened is very tough-- but if anything, the damage to the plane parts seems to point at originating from the outside.
As for psychic Pokemon and trainer aid, the wild Pokemon are tight-lipped for now-- if given the option, they will prefer to avoid contact with humans and trained Pokemon altogether, and won't communicate much of anything outside of "Gotta go, bye." if asked outright by a psychic-type. But if captured and patiently worked with over time, that might change! If that's something your character decides to do (despite the frowns they might get from Jennies and Aether agents), feel free to let us know down the line what your character is doing and we can offer further details on what they might find out.
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So Noct is going to end up capturing a Tentacool that he encounters while he's down there helping with clean up efforts.
Is it safe to assume that with the skittishness, some of the Pokémon encountered may also be a bit disoriented from this crash? (Basically is it okay to imply that this Tentacool is just all sorts of backwards and turned around which is why Noct catches it because the poor thing just can't make sense of where it is or where it's going at the moment.)
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A fellow with a decent knowledge of engineering would be able to determine that the plane was at more or less the same level of technology that could be expected in this world, even if the design and make don't seem to be on record anywhere.
PHYSICALLY, the metal's composition itself appears to be normal (aside from being smashed to pieces, of course) and not made of alien material or anything, but where it would normally have some degree of luster, it's dull and dark/faded-looking in a way that doesn't seem to have anything to do with wear or tear (ie, the plane wasn't already a total piece of crap prior to the crash). No shine under the sunlight, and the sight of it next to bright sand and sparkling seawater is off-kilter in a vaguely 'this almost looks like it was photoshopped in' way.