Victory Road!

Who: Everyone!
When: January 2-26
Where: Practically everywhere. Maybe not the volcano on Cinnabar Island.
What: Save those Snorunts!
OOC Info: here!

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( achoo! )

Across the Pokémon world, characters may have spotted a falling star last night. Or at least, one would think that's what it was: a naturally occurring phenomenon, rather than a legendary artifact. Specifically, the Reveal Glass fell to earth during a fight among a group of legendaries started by the return of a long-lost family member. But it's probably best to leave them to handle all that themselves, while your characters deal with other consequences.

The Reveal Glass shattered upon impact, and the shards scattered throughout Kanto, Johto, and the Sevii Islands… And made their way into the hearts of your characters. But bleeding isn't the concern here. Instead, the impact will hit when a character first looks into any reflective service. An eerie feeling hits them as they're transported to the Mirror Dimension.

While this realm can be many different things for different characters, one thing is always true: It is a place of honesty, where true selves are revealed. Those struck by a shard will find themselves facing truths they are no longer able to hide, and now must accept. Fortunately enough, even those who haven't been struck will be able to enter the Mirror Dimension during this event via a reflective surface to offer help. By the end of the 29th, things will return to normal. Characters will be back in the usual Pokémon world and their hearts will be rid of the shards, but time is strange in the Mirror Dimension, and the experience may feel like it goes on far longer than a day. Or, maybe that's just the emotional exhaustion.

The Reveal Glass plot is here. You can swing by the event info post for additional details and FAQ, and play out your characters’ enforced therapy on this post. As with most VR events, this plot is entirely optional and your characters don't need to take part at all.

The last few hours before dusk sees you all arriving at a large, stately home just outside of Lavender Town.

Unlike previous years, where Halloween had you visiting dilapidated castles, this manor home is in perfect condition. Age hasn't crumbled the walls or worn away the dark roof, but rather it sits on the manor like a heavy, proud crown, a testament to the many long years it has stood here while everything around it changed but it stayed forever the same. Candlelight flickers in its many windows, while it casts a dark shadow against the slowly setting sun. The gravel crunches under your feet as you make it up the long drive and a cold wind chills you to your very bones, even through the layers of whatever costume you've chosen to wear.

Then the manor's large double doors fling up. Two long shadows stretch down across the driveway towards you, light spilling around two silhouettes standing in the opened door, beckoning, inviting. Soy doffs his hat, while Riegfried bows deep, his hare ears nearly brushing the ground.

"Welcome to our Halloween Feast."


( Halloween post )

Saturday has us all arriving at Sevault Canyon, to one of the lesser visited gorges. A make-shift (very make-shift) camp has been set up to welcome everyone, and a canvas tent as been constructed over a very dark hole that burrows deep into the canyon wall. For those who have visited this area before -- the hole is definitely new, undoubtedly another one of those Orthworm tunnels. All sorts of equipment has been stacked in the tent: ropes and lamps and helmets; in short, anything one might need to explore a dark tunnel.

And of course, the three legendary seekers are there too. They are busily conversing with one another, though when they notice everybody has arrived, they break off their private conversation to address the crowd.


"Welcome everybody!" Grant's voice brims with excitement. "Welcome to the discovery of a lifetime! Several lifetimes. Perhaps even... a prehistoric amount of lifetimes. For you see, in the cave behind me, we've discovered the presence of unknown pokemon. Not... perhaps not legendary pokemon per se, but pokemon we believe haven't seen the light of the sun in millennia. And we, all of us here together, will be the first to see them.

Now, we've got all kinds of gear over here. So please grab what you need -- make sure to bring plenty of cameras-- and we can--"


"Hold it right there." A voice cuts through, pulling all attention to an older man at the back of the crowd, dressed all in white. In his hand, he holds a gaudy cane, topped with an Old Amber (yes, the whole thing) and several dark figures loom behind him. He glowers at the group. "I'm--"


"Hack Jammond?! Founder of MyFossil and our new sponsor, Hack Jammond?!!" The three seekers speak in unison, their shock very evident on their faces.


"Uh. Yes." Jammond seems displeased to have been interrupted but quickly pulls himself together. From the pocket of his suit, he withdraws a stack of paper, which he holds up for all to see. "The name is Hack Jammond, and all of you are on my property. This land, including the tunnel and its contents, belongs to me. While you were busy ooh-ing and aah-ing over those blurry pictures, I took the information you collected and purchased everything you see here. Oh, don't worry. You'll be able to see those mysterious pokemon down in the tunnel -- right when you cough up the 50,000P entree ticket to my soon to arise theme park 'Cretaceous World'."

Hack Jammond does not burst out into villainous laughter, but he definitely has the air of villainous laughter.

"Now. All of you -- get the hell off my property. I'll be the one who will first see what lays at the depth of these tunnels."

He saunters forward towards the entrance, paying the crowd little attention at all. Behind Hack, his goon squad is already cracking knuckles and necks, menacing and shoving people and seekers alike away from the cave entrance. The last anyone sees of Hack Jammond as he steps into the tunnel, followed by most of his goons, is a mocking little wave with his ridiculous cane and a cheery "Ta-ta~"


For a moment, there is silence after Hack and his goons have descended into the tunnel. Then, all at once, the three seeker brothers break out in devastated wails, each overlapping with one another. "--the pokemon--" "--all of our research--" "--I can't believe it?! The MyFossil guy was evil--"

Finally, it is Jackson who manages to pull himself mostly together, addressing the crowd. "This wasn't meant to happen. After our discovery, Jammond approached us and offered to sponsor our search, but we didn't know these were his plans. And-- And we can't let him get away with this! Those pokemon down there, everybody should be able to see them! They shouldn't just become part of a theme park and be exploited for money. Please! We beg of you! Please go down there and stop Hack!"