HALLOWEEN 2016: Team Skull Log

[indigo_league]

Who: Everyone who wants to join a team!
Where: Goldenrod City!
When: October 31st!
Summary: Team Skull's planned a full-fledged assault on Goldenrod; join up with a team and take them down!
Rating: Will vary from thread to thread. Warn for common triggers if something comes up.
Log:

It's been three days since Guzma's made his first announcement over the radio, but try as the police might, no one's been able to get to him since; after making his call to arms, asking all available Skulls to come to Goldenrod to have some fun, he seems to have completely dropped off without a trace. But Candela isn't concerned much about that. She's been at this for long enough to know the song and dance; this is a pivotal spot, after all, and Guzma will be back here before long, probably with more than enough cronies to go around. When that happens, they'll head him off at the pass. Easy as that. He's gotta get orders out to the people outside, after all, and the only place he can do that is here.

He won't take it over a second time. Team Valor will make sure of that.

Meanwhile, outside the tower, Blanche would like to think she has a bit more control of the situation. Candela had been so gung-ho on kicking Guzma's ass in the tower that Blanche almost didn't have the heart to tell her that there was probably an ambush waiting in there for her. ...Rather, she tried, but Candela has a way of being far too stubborn for her own good...in any case, if she needs backup, she's out here to provide it, but if there are going to be riots and messes in the streets, its better to be out here where the damage is going to be at its highest, just to stop it before it starts. Already, Team Skull is starting to come out in small hordes, and it won't be long before things start to get hectic out here. Team Mystic, though, is dedicated towards stopping this before it gets a chance to start. ...But perhaps they'd be taken a bit more seriously if Candela and Spark hadn't forced her to dress up for Halloween--

Speaking of Spark, of course, Team Instinct's leader seems to have his priorities in order; if there are going to be riots and debris in the streets, some of the wild Pokemon in the area might just get hurt, and that will never do! So Spark has taken it on himself to lead a search-and-rescue charge with Team Instinct--any stray Pokemon in the Goldenrod area should be either captured or brought straight to a Pokemon Center ASAP! The goal is not to leave even one behind! ...Of course, Team Skull is a problem, too, but won't somebody think of the Pokemon--

You're free to NPC any Team Skull grunts and Pokemon interactions yourselves, but Team Valor will have the chance to battle Guzma, and Team Mystic will have the chance to battle Plumeria! Please be patient with responses in these threads; if the boss's Pokemon start to become too weak, they'll end up making a tactical retreat!

One last thing: you're all encouraged to have your character in costume for an event like this, and your team leaders will be dressed in costume, too! If three or more characters in costume participate in a thread together, a miracle might occur, and the Legendary Bird corresponding with your team has a chance to appear at your discretion! This applies in battles with Guzma and Plumeria, as well!

Have fun and Happy Halloween!

Comments

[cyan_maid]

That's something we can't control, unfortunately. [But there's a definite gleam in Jane's eyes at that second thing.] As for that, sir, I certainly wouldn't frown on it myself - I might be inclined to help, if things got to that point.

[bloodisthicker]

Well, if my Pokemon end up in dire straits, I may just end up not having any choice, will I?

Granted, I'm not as used to simply punching people as I'm sure a fair amount of people are, but I'm sure you can get used to it quite easily.

[cyan_maid]

Oh, it's not hard at all! Just be sure to keep your arms level with your shoulders, and keep your thumb outside of your fist, tucked under your fingers. My Dad's told me that that's essential.

[Mr. Crocker just wants his little girl to be able to defend herself.]

[bloodisthicker]

Right, of course. That all certainly sounds sensible enough. And... even though aiming for the face seems satisfying, you should probably try and hit softer areas instead, shouldn't you?

[cyan_maid]

Well, if you want to knock them right out, you can aim for the throat? But I think a couple of black eyes wouldn't be too big a price to pay.

[Why yes her Dad did tell her about aiming for the throat. Considering he can punch a huge hole out of a stone wall, such a move would be lethal from him.]

[bloodisthicker]

...I feel like you could actually kill someone if you did that the wrong way, though, and I don't quite want to go that far... so I think I'll stick to black eyes.

[cyan_maid]

Ah, yeah, my Dad did say that should be a last resort only...

[bloodisthicker]

I doubt it'll be necessary with this crew, anyway, given that I'm not entirely sure how used they are to actually being punched.

[cyan_maid]

[...Takes a moment to think about that, actually.]

They are probably not used to being punched at all. Which is...a surprising thought.

[bloodisthicker]

It's definitely surprising, but... if that is the case, I can't say it's an unwelcome one at all.

[cyan_maid]

It really is a shame they're not already used to it, though. You'd think obnoxious tryhard rapper-like folks would be universally annoying.

[And let's say nothing about how utterly Caucasian peachy they are.]

[bloodisthicker]

Well, it seems like... you battle them instead of punching them to get them to leave? And then they do? It's awfully sporting of them, actually.

[cyan_maid]

That doesn't make their initial presence any less irritating.

[bloodisthicker]

It... really doesn't, no.

[cyan_maid]

We do have a term for people like this back home, but it's based off of a word I'd rather not say.

[bloodisthicker]

Oh, I'm sure we all have a word from our various worlds that's not used in polite company that exactly sums up these miscreants.

[cyan_maid]

[With a sigh,] Yeah, language truly is amazing.

[bloodisthicker]

Isn't it just.

Anyway, I do think we ought to get back to attempting to avert ludicrous amounts of property damage, don't you?

[cyan_maid]

Oh, agreed! But this was a lovely chat, we should do it again sometime!

[bloodisthicker]

Well, that shouldn't be difficult to accomplish. It's not exactly hard to keep in touch around here, after all.