Drufle (GM)
oi kiddo
let me start the session first
Session 3, start!

Cici
"This is absolutely noncanon, Giant Sky Voice."
"GOD, God."

Drufle (GM)
Too bad, this is now officially canon.

Cici
"Shit."

Drufle (GM)
Everything's canon.
Anyway, we're gonna split up the party a bit.

Cici
cannon
bang

Cici finger guns

Cici
pew pew

Jack
LEG CANNON

Drufle (GM)
Romaine and Will are off to look for the gym, while Cici, Jack, and Axel go looking for the prof.

Cici
im talking more to mask the fact taht theres fucking nobody here

Jack
you do most of the talking anyway

Cici
and me, brock

Jack
I have trouble getting in character for this

Drufle (GM)
I'll turn the music back on.

Cici
wow that was within seconds of my playlist ending
i didn't even notice at first

Drufle (GM)
You're welcome.

Cici
11/10
alright SO

Axel
"Where should we even look?"

Jack
is there an equivalent for a knowledge check

Cici
"Jack, did he by chance say anything about what the professor was actually doing up here?"
i dont think so i think we're just meant to rp it

Drufle (GM)
There is no knowledge check, no.
If you think you should know it, then you know it.

Jack
ah well, I should, but I don't know what it really is

Drufle (GM)
Oh right, Jack was the one that answered the phone, wasn't he.

Jack
oh alright then

Cici
"I'm afraid I've never been to Tormalia before myself... I didn't think it would be quite so BIG."

Jack
"I didn't even answer the phone, Cici!"

Axel
"It really is enormous."

Cici
you totally did tho

Jack
oh bugger

Cici
lol

Drufle (GM)
:P

Jack
I read that as DIDN'T answer
too eager to avoid responsibility

Drufle (GM)
That's fine.

Cici
"To be honest... I kind of just hoped that we'd bump into him on the way here."

Drufle (GM)
Aidan only said that the Professor had gone off towards Tormalia.

Cici
retcon retcon retcon

Jack
oh ok

Axel
"Maybe we should check the local labs..."

Jack
"Nobody bothered to tell me where he was precisely"

Cici
"Good idea, Axel."

Axel
"We could drop off that fossil you found too, Jack!"

Jack
"great!"

Cici
"Wow, do they really have a facility that extensive up in the middle of a city like this?"

Axel
"Well, this is the largest city on the continent."

Jack
"Best place for it, I say"

Axel
"If they don't have one here, they probably don't have one anywhere."

Drufle (GM)
The three science kids walk off down the busy streets of Tormalia.

Cici
"Come to think of it, I do remember hearing that ours was the first field research lab to go up..."
"Maybe we can find directions somewhere."

Drufle (GM)
The skyrises in the city seem brand new, probably because they are.

Axel
"Good idea, we should probably ask someone."
"Excuse me! Sir!"

Cici
man axel is so competent rn are u feelin ok dude

Random Guy
"Yes? What is it?"

Axel
"Do you, uh, know where the labs are around here?"

Drufle (GM)
I would make a poise check, but I don't know his stats.

Jack
"I don't like asking strangers..."

Drufle (GM)
Nevermind, his Poise is 4.
So says his sheet.
This is why roll20 is helpful.

Axel
rolling 2d6+4( 2 + 5 )+4 = 11

Cici
poise, small fry

Drufle (GM)
Well, that's not half bad.

Random Guy
"Labs? Which one? There's, like, four or five of them around."

Axel
"Oh, well..."
"The Pokemon lab?"
Random Guy shrugs.

Random Guy
"Not sure if it's what you want, but there's some kinda research place just down 5th avenue that way."

Jack
you know my first instinct was to assume all of them were pokemon labs

Random Guy
"I think they do research on evolution and legendaries and whatnot."

Axel
"Thank you, sir, we'll go that way!"

Cici
yeah same lol
"Thank you!"

Jack
"th-thank you"

Nickle electro-chuckles at Axel's poor speech skills.

Drufle (GM)
The random guy nods and keeps walking away.
And no, not all labs are Pokemon labs.
They might be, you know, normal science labs.

Jack
but its the pokemon world

Drufle (GM)
:P

Jack
what else is worthy of science
physics? pah!

Drufle (GM)
The lab he was referring to is about 5 minutes down the street to your right.

Jack
well let's mosey on down

Drufle (GM)
You approach it and see a large Pokeball logo crossed with a lightning bolt.

Axel
"Well, I guess that does look like a lab."

Jack
"Seems more like a gym to me!"

Axel
"Well, let's head inside and check it out."

Cici
sorry my sister thought she saw an ant
i was called away to fight it

Drufle (GM)
You enter the lab, and it seems... unorthodox.

Cici
"Love the decor."

Jack
wild ANT appeared

Cici
"Why doesn't our lab look this good, Axel?"

Drufle (GM)
There's a man with frizzled hair sitting at a desk nearby, tinkering with a small device.
He looks up when he hears the door open and blinks a bit.

Jack marvels at all the strange and unusual devices

Dr. Cailan
"... yes?"
"Do you need something?"

Jack
is this him I don't even know the man's name

Drufle (GM)
pfff
No, this is not the Professor.

Jack
ok

Cici
"Good morning, sir."

Drufle (GM)
The Professor would recognize you, for one thing.

Jack
sorry I assumed an absent mind

Cici
"We're with the field work team, from Marina."

Drufle (GM)
It's Hawthorne, isn't it?

Jack
oh yeah

Cici
"Have you by chance seen our Professor? We seem to have lost him."

Dr. Cailan
"Oh, Hawthorne's students!"
"Good to meet you, I've been meaning to visit the lab."
Dr. Cailan he puts down the device and walks over to shake your hands.

Jack
"p-pleasure to meet you too, sir"

Dr. Cailan
"It's very nice to meet you, yes, now something about a missing Professor?"
"Hawthorne is a bit of a wanderer, but it's not really like him to disappear."

Cici
"Well, all I know is that he was in this area, and he should have been back at the lab yesterday."
"Have you seen him lately?"

Dr. Cailan
"Hm, hm, very concerning..."
"No miss, I haven't seen him since he visited a few weeks ago to get some machinery."

Axel frowns.

Axel
"Have you heard anything about him?"

Dr. Cailan
"No, no, I haven't heard a thing from the man. Have you tried his phone?"
"He usually responds quite quickly to that."

Axel shakes his head.

Axel
"Aidan, his assistant, said that he wasn't answering his phone."

Jack
"did he tell you anything about where he was going?"

Dr. Cailan
"Well, I do believe he was planning on making a trek to the mountains to visit the high-altitude centers there."

Cici
"I'm a little concerned he might have gotten himself in over his head on something, you know? He's too methodical to just leave everyone out of the loop like this..."

Dr. Cailan
"Yes, yes, I agree."
"This is most unlike him, I'm not quite sure what to think of this."

Cici
"And you said that he left for the mountains... weeks ago? He could be anywhere by now..."
"He should have been heading back this way. If he never made it, who knows what stopped him along the way."

Jack
"Do the mountain centers have a phone connection? maybe we could try contacting someone there, and ask if they've seen him."

Dr. Cailan
"Oh yes, both Spinel and Tanzan Village have already set up phone lines."
"Perhaps he figured that, while he was away on field work, he might catch up with the other scientists around Galens?"
"Or, or, perhaps he's gone off to investigate all the rumors that have been going around."

Cici
"Rumors?"

Dr. Cailan
"Oh my, have you not heard them?"
"Everyone's been talking about them for the past few weeks."
"Sightings of the strangest things, Legendary Pokemon!"

Jack
"I have a feeling we'll be familiar with one of them"
"called it..."

Dr. Cailan
"Someone saw Kyogre in Carnella Lake, there's a Virizion over by the Jade cliffs, there's quite a few stories!"
"I don't know if I quite believe them myself, but quite a few people have been talking about them."

Cici
"That's why we were seeking the professor out. We believe we had a rather strange encounter with a Heatran."

Dr. Cailan
"Oh my, a personal encounter?!"

Jack
"We managed to fall in a tunnel dug by one"
Dr. Cailan pulls out a notepad from somewhere, you're not sure where.

Cici
"Sinkholes right through Route 1. Can you imagine the destruction that thing could cause...?"

Dr. Cailan
"Fascinating, fascinating, that is quite a story!"
Dr. Cailan starts furiously scribbling.

Cici
"And that's just one legendary pokemon. You're saying people have been seeing multiple legendaries."

Dr. Cailan
"This is the first documented sighting, I believe!"
"Oh yes, but nobody has pictures or evidence of the such."
"I trust you kids, however."

Cici
"Even if they're not all true, I'd rather prepare for the worst."

Dr. Cailan
"If you say you were attacked by Heatran, I think these rumors might indeed have something to them..."

Jack
why did none of us take the phorgrapher persona

Axel grumbles at being called a kid.

Cici
we could have been todd from pokemon snap

Dr. Cailan
"Well, well, I'm quite certain now!"
"That must be where old Hawthorne has gone off to, he's probably investigating these rumors!"
"I'm still quite concerned about him not answering his phone, however..."

Cici
"Maybe his battery died."
Dr. Cailan suddenly notices the rock sticking out of Jack's backpack.

Cici sighs

Dr. Cailan
"Are you, perhaps, a geologist?"
"Quite young for quite a profession, I say."

Jack
"um, my parents are archeologists"
"so I just kinda picked up stuff from them! I found this in the heatran tunnel"

Dr. Cailan
"Oh, studying paleontology, are you?"

Jack
"no idea why it wasn't melted"

Dr. Cailan
"May I have a look?"

Jack
"please do"
Dr. Cailan takes the fossil from Jack and brings it to his work table.

Dr. Cailan
"Ah, ah, yes, yes, quite..."

Jack
go out come back in YOU TOOK TOO LONG

Dr. Cailan
"Mr. Jack, I do believe you have a Helix fossil here!"

Jack
"wow!!"

Dr. Cailan
"An Omanyte, more colloquially."

Cici
"Oh, wow!"
"Nice find, Jack!"

Jack is secretly a devout TPPist

Cici
h a i l

Dr. Cailan
"It's quite intact too, I think..."
Dr. Cailan runs off to the back room.

Jack
"could it maybe possibly be... restored?!"
Dr. Cailan comes back with a distressingly large apparatus full of levers, lenses, and other things.

Dr. Cailan
"I am quite confident it can!"
"I think I may require some time, however. There is quite a lot of residual stone around the fossil."

Jack
"That's okay, thank you very much for this!!"

Dr. Cailan
"Perhaps you should go tour the city a bit, come back later?"

Axel
"That sounds like a deal, Dr. Cailan!"

Jack
"out friends are trying to fight the gym, so we may be here for a while"

Dr. Cailan
"Oh, challenging the gym? Good luck to them, I say. They might need it!"
Dr. Cailan waves off-handedly at the group, suddenly entranced by the fossil.
Dr. Cailan sticks it underneath the apparatus and it begins whirring away.

Jack
dr. cailan also praises helix, I guess

Axel
"Well, we should probably leave him to it."

Drufle (GM)
I rolled the helix fossil completely by chance, I assure you.

Jack
I am aware
to think, I could have been a FILTHY DOMEIST

Cici
"Thank you, Doctor!"

Drufle (GM)
Also, you can just leave and come right back if you'd like to have fossil immediately.
In true Pokemon fashion.

Cici
"We'll be back soon!"

Drufle (GM)
I'd suggest doing a few things first, though.

Cici
maybe we should go

Jack
no I already made that joke

Drufle (GM)
:P

Cici
~shopping~

Drufle (GM)
Excellent idea!

Cici
"Why don't we hit the shops, see if we can trade in some of these items we've collected?"
"I could stand to grab some more supplies."

Axel
"Sounds like a good idea!"

Jack
"yeah!!"

Drufle (GM)
The party travels out of the lab, and across part of the city to the nearby shopping center.
It's quite exquisite, multiple floors!
Who could possibly imagine such a luxurious sight!
Not the players, clearly.

Cici
lol
"Where to start..."

Drufle (GM)
Golurk's here, by the way.

Jack
yay

Axel
"Well, some more Pokeballs wouldn't hurt."

Cici
do they have TMs in this universe

Drufle (GM)
... you know, I hadn't thought about it.

Jack
"I don't even know what to get"

Cici
i guess it'd be pretty difficult to make them work

Drufle (GM)
Yeah, I'm not sure if that'd really be feasible.

Cici
i don't even want moves i was just thinking like 'what do you buy at a big department store'

Romain
halo

Cici
hi golurk

Drufle (GM)
Well, I can list everything you can buy.
If you'd like.

Cici
you're at the gym with streak
we're shopping and then are gonna go meet up with you
yeah sure

Drufle (GM)
Well, we can have him do a bit as well.
Just so he isn't here all alone with nothing to do.

Romain
we're totally getting drunk right now

Jack
please list druffle

Romain
illegally

Jack
drinking candlejack's wax

Romain
with blackjack and hookers

Drufle (GM)
Pokeball, Great Ball, Ultra Ball, Potion, Full Heal, Revive, Evolution Item, Key Item, Hyper Potion, Ether

Romain
or as the meme goes

Drufle (GM)
As well as possibly some other random things, if you have something in mind.

Cici
which key items

Jack
keys

Drufle (GM)
All key items are here, for 5000 pokeyen a pop.

Romain
klefkeys

Cici
wow all of em huh'

Drufle (GM)
Well, this is technically a department store.

Cici
"Anything catch your eye, guys?"

Jack
if we get one bicycle can we all get on it at once

Drufle (GM)
Or a "Large Pokemart", as the book calls it.

Cici
It Big

Drufle (GM)
You've played Earthbound, what do you think?

Romain
Embiggened Center Of Wares

Jack
I haven't played a single second of earthbound so I shall guess yes

Drufle (GM)
Oh, nevermind.

Cici
lol
saddest part of the game, that was

Drufle (GM)
In Earthbound you get a bicycle very early on, but you can only use it while you're just Ness.

Jack
:(

Drufle (GM)
So as soon as Paula shows up, it's rendered entirely useless.
Kind of silly, because I really like the bicycle music.

Cici
"I think I might pick up some hyper potions..."
"How much are these going for now?"

Drufle (GM)
Hyper potions are 1200 pokeyen each.

Cici checks the price tag

Cici
"Yikes... maybe I'll wait."

Drufle (GM)
Note that Hyper potions are technically max potions in this game.

Cici
yee

Drufle (GM)
In that they heal you to full, regardless of hp.
Now, while Noven instructed me to buy an apricorn kit.

Jack
what do ethers do

Cici
where is hora we need to buy that apricorn kit

Jack
when we don't have oo

Cici
ethers restore PP

Jack
pp

Drufle (GM)
I don't think he actually has enough money to buy it himself.

Cici
players have PP remember

Jack
right

Drufle (GM)
Ethers restore 1 pp.
Very,very handy.

Cici
i wouldnt want to negotiate a loan wihtout hora here

Drufle (GM)
They cost 1500 pokeyen a piece.

Cici
or else id let him borrow a bit

Drufle (GM)
That's why I don't really plan on him actually buying anything right now.
We might... retro buy it.
Depending.

Cici
what are the other key items
i was gonna get berry kit
jack was getting uh...
what were you getting mopp

Drufle (GM)
There is the bicycle, the itemfinder, the rod, and uh
the camping set.

Cici
maybe jack was gonna get itemfinder
were you the one with the 6 attention stat

Drufle (GM)
The itemfinder is by far the most useful of those four, in my opinion.
The itemfinder uses Aptitude, not Attention.

Cici
oh really

Drufle (GM)
It lets you find extra treasure when you've found a treasure cache with an Attention check.

Cici
so you have to roll both...?
interesting

Jack
I also have 6 aptitude

Drufle (GM)
Correct.

Cici
well that's pretty ideal for jack then
unless tehre's something else you wanted

Jack
reserve all my moneys for the itemfinder

Cici
i could loan you half

Drufle (GM)
Cici, the moneylender.

Cici
worf it

Romain
banker

Drufle (GM)
She'll break your legs if you don't pay back with interest.

Romain
its not just her hair thats green

Cici
i was gonna say 'help me buy the berry kit at the next town' but ok

Jack
I only havw 200 bills on me

Cici
no way
we all have way more than that

Drufle (GM)
What?
How on earth do you only have 200 pokeyen?

Jack
I may have not written down what we earned last time

Cici
oh man he was the one person who got no money from loot 3
you got $500 in the first session tho

Drufle (GM)
But didn't I give you quite a lot the first time?

Cici
so you have $700

Drufle (GM)
Yeah that.

Jack
ok

Drufle (GM)
Well, hows about we go have a look around town?
Perhaps you'll find something interesting...

Cici
alright no itemfinder i suppose

Drufle (GM)
A Pokemon, perhaps?

Jack
hmhmhm

Cici
"I guess we should save our money, for now at least."

Cici sighs

Romain
where can i buy stock of Streak Co.

Drufle (GM)
Let's meet up the party.

Romain
i have 2200 on me

Cici
"If the Professor went all the way to the mountains, who knows how long it'll take to track him down."

Axel
"We should probably see how Will and Romain are doing."

Cici
"Yeah, let's find the gym."
"Maybe we'll be in time to catch the end of their matches?"

Axel
"All this is rather intimidating, anyway."

Cici
20 minutes later

Drufle (GM)
Well, the scientists walk out of the Pokemart.

Cici
Team Science

Drufle (GM)
They find the gym, rather imposingly set by itself instead of stuck up against a row of apartments.
It's quite a nice building, really.

Romain
im on a car

Drufle (GM)
Although it would be rather hard to tell it's a Pokemon gym without the giant badge symbol on the roof.

Cici
"I haven't been to a gym in years..."

Drufle (GM)
The League is quite new, not a lot of people know about the gyms yet.

Cici
"Do you think we should knock?"

Drufle (GM)
Well Romain is right there.
As he mentioned.

Cici
standing outside on a car
canon

Romain
Hey we can do the Volbeatles thing on this crosswalk

Drufle (GM)
Wow, nice pun.

Cici
12/11

Will
"Oh, uh, hey guys!"

Romain
"What's that album called? Fury Road?"

Will shrugs.

Cici
"How's it going?"

Jack
"How'd ya do?"

Romain
"The... receptionist(?) invited us inside."

Drufle (GM)
You know, I'm not really sure how to answer that.

Cici
romain and will have been sitting out on the sidewalk because they knocked and nobody answered
and they didnt know what to do
so they've been waiting for 3 hours for an adult

Romain
"This gym specializes in Normal-types apparently."

Will
"The gym leader isn't here at the moment, I guess."

Cici
we were shopping

Jack
:(

Cici
we are horrible parents

Will
"This guy inside said the leader went off to get... groceries? I think?"

Cici
"Shame. I hope you guys haven't been waiting too long."
brb

Romain
"Litwick tried to eat a hotdog on the ground."

Will
"W-well, it hasn't been too bad. It's neat to see a city!"

Cici
"At least you got to do a little sightseeing. Sorry, gang."

Will
"What have you been up to, anyway?"

Jack
"well if we're waiting on the gym leader now, can we go back to the lab?"
"I've got an Omanyte waiting for me!"

Romain
"Weren't we looking for someone?"

Jack
"also the professor may be dead, we dunno"
"he has gone missing!"

Will
"W-what?"

Romain
i have no idea what happened before this
can i be briefed/boxered

Jack
"He was apparently travelling towards the towns in the mountains"

Axel
"We went to a local lab to find the Professor, and apparently he hasn't been seen around here."

Romain
ok... in-character. this is fine.

Axel
"The doctor said that Hawthorne might have gone up to the mountain villages to check on some weird rumors about Legendaries!"

Cici
"Apparently we aren't the only ones who've been seeing rare pokemon."

Will
"T-there are more Heatran?"

Cici
"If I know the Professor, he probably considers whatever's going on to be of the highest priority, and I agree."

Cici shakes her head

Romain
"Curiouser and curiouser."

Jack
"loads of stuff, not just heatran!"

Will
"Oh, that's, that's scary."

Cici
"The doctor mentioned Kyogre and Virizion, and that was just off the top of his head."

Jack
drufle by way of knowing is this gym on a viridian city deal

Axel
"Regardless, we should probably make our way back to see the doctor."

Cici
"The incident with Heatran was interesting. But if this is happening all over the island, it's a problem, and we need to figure out why."

Drufle (GM)
No, the gym leader actually is in town.

Jack
ok

Cici
the gym leader is out for groceries for the next 2 years

Drufle (GM)
They're just running some errands and Will/Romain got unlucky.
So, what say we go to the lab!
The party begins walking back towards the lab.

Cici
"Maybe that fossil's done by now!"

Drufle (GM)
Suddenly, you hear some noises from an alley to your right.
rolling 1d6 ( 5 ) = 5
rolling d6 ( 3 ) = 3

Romain
"I hear some noises from an alley to your right... my right? left?"

Cici
"I've never really understood that process... I mean, as far as I know, it should be nearly instantaneous..."

Jack
5 oscars the grouch

Drufle (GM)
rolling d6( 1 ) = 1

Romain
"Just kidding I have no idea."

Cici
"Then again, I'm no paleontologist..."

Cici is completely oblivious

Drufle (GM)
Well, that's rather appropriate I suppose.
Romain:
Attention
Check: 15

Drufle (GM)
Lemme go get some pics quick.
Actually, quick question.

Romain
im single

Drufle (GM)
Cici, are you the only one going for Poison types?

Romain
oh

Drufle (GM)
I sort of think Streak mentioned that at some point.

Romain
i can catch gastly+

Drufle (GM)
If he is going for Poison as well, then I might want to catch this for him.
Man, I don't even remember what types people want.

Cici
i dont remember if streak is
i sure am
or maybe not!
we will see~~~~~~~
gastly plus
super gastly

Cici
you space out for a second and everyone dies
story of my life

Drufle (GM)
Actually you know what, I think he did say he wanted this particular type.
Or maybe that was Mopp, I'm having trouble remembering.

Cici
we'll figure it out after we beat them up

Romain
oh nooo
its spiderman

Jack
I want Ice and Rock

Romain
three of them

Drufle (GM)
Alright, then it was Streak that wanted Dark/Fighting types.

Cici
i feel like he would pick up croagunk yeah

Romain
do we not have dark alley pics

Drufle (GM)
I knew someone had told me they were taking those types.

Jack
the daring young frogs on the flying trapeze

Drufle (GM)
I can get one quick, if you'd like.

Romain
battling in public feels weird is all

Cici
yeah lets switch backgrounds

Drufle (GM)
Mmk, just a moment.

Cici
"Oh? Wild pokemon?"
"Looks like they're out for a fight..."
is it actually only the 3
i might sit out on this battle then
i have like no means of hurting a poison type very well
one day we will fight a pokemon that i dont have a type disadvantage to

Romain
http://25.media.tumblr.com/b75675fbdb64ffec40639899b7a71a31/tumblr_mhbq5d2JEM1qznevxo1_1280.jpg
http://orig12.deviantart.net/e5bb/f/2012/107/c/1/dark_alley_by_andrew_23-d3l0ms2.jpg this one is nighttime but looks cooler and the perspective is even pokemon-esque
this is fine

Drufle (GM)
Oh, well.
Sorry.
I was a little busy. :P

Cici
wow thats gorg
but that's a night scene and this is daytime
so this is fine
romain is cornered by frogs
the frogs want his money

Drufle (GM)
So, how to do this.
Well, I think this is fairly obvious.

Romain
"I don't ave your money!"

Drufle (GM)
We might as well have the three people here fight.

Cici
are you gonna- dammit

Drufle (GM)
So I'm not fighting myself.

Cici
alright this won't be pretty but sure

Drufle (GM)
Well, I can use Will instead.
If you'd like.

Cici
yeah if will wants one have him rumble

Drufle (GM)
Alright, let's do it!

Romain
i can switch out ralts
hecka

Cici
i might catch one... hmhmhm
mopp do you have any desire to fight frogs

Drufle (GM)
Well, I'm certainly going to try and have Streak catch one.

Jack
I don't have much of a choice in the matter

Cici
sure you do
i could fight it instead

Jack
you will die to poison, I will die to fightng

Cici
i definitely wont try to catch if i didnt fight them
but if i do fight htem i might

Jack
thus I must be chivalrous and take the hits

Cici
lol
13 year old savior

Drufle (GM)
Well, would you like to at least not fight the big guy?

Jack
yes

Cici
let's put ralts on the toxicroak
mebbe
so am i not fighting then

Drufle (GM)
I have Will, and Romain is definitely a good choice here.

Jack
you are as much a part of this fight as us... just on the sides.

Cici
well okay then
"Let's sit this one out, Axel?"

Jack
have clara make grass pompoms

Romain
"I'll take on this spiky-headed brute!"

Will
"I'll, uh, Zoops will take this one out!"

Cici
she would but the city is too gross and she refuses to leave her pokeball

Drufle (GM)
Alright, speeds time!

Romain
4
as per usual

Jack
4

Drufle (GM)
Man, why is everyone so slow.
Well, looks like all the enemies are outspeeding you.

Jack
you asked this same statement last time

Romain
this is why.. individual stats
:}

Drufle (GM)
Shush.
Maybe later.
Not now.

Romain
Soonâ„¢

Drufle (GM)
Toxicroak has 5 speed, and thus I go first!

Romain
"That tongue just screams untrustworthy."

Cici flips through her email

Drufle (GM)
Toxicroak attempts Poison Sting!

Jack
"I don't like the way they grin"

Drufle (GM)
rolling 3d6k2+6( 3 + 2 + 1 )+6 = 11

Romain
wheres our pokeman

Drufle (GM)
Oof.
Oh, sorry.

Jack
pamf

Drufle (GM)
So yeah, I don't hit.
What about this Croagunk?

Romain
shield us with your bodies, small baby animals

Drufle (GM)
Let's see if a Karate Chop does anything!
rolling 3d6k2+6 ( 2 + 4 + 1 )+6 = 12
No!
It does not!

Romain
hecka

Drufle (GM)
Alright, one more Karate Chop from our third friend.
rolling 3d6k2+6 ( 5 + 2 + 3 )+6 = 14
That hits!
Good thing Streak has his info in his notes.
3 damage to poor Zoops!

Cici
jebus
attack focus eh

Drufle (GM)
He... doesn't have Zoops hp here.
It's 6 though.
I can see that from process of elimination.
Alright, left to right.
Romain!

Romain
"I apologize that your debut battle is in a dingy alley, Mary."
"Can you use a psychic attack? With your mind?"

Bloody Mary nods

Bloody Mary
Bloody Mary used Confusion!
Roll: 16 vs. 13 that ac is wrong probably
i guesssed 4?

Drufle (GM)
Against SPATK?
Yes, that's correct.

Cici
it'll hit anyway
ouchies

Drufle (GM)
A 16 hits anything.
That isn't boosted.

Cici
what does a quad weakness get you
advantage?

Bloody Mary
ralts has high stat special attack

Drufle (GM)
+1 damage and an advantage.

Cici
and the +1 damage
so that's uh

Drufle (GM)
4, at the least.

Cici
4 damage? with a double advantage
because stab

Drufle (GM)
Correct.

Cici
ouchies

Drufle (GM)
Double advantage does nothing though, as we've seen.

Bloody Mary
do i add another d6

Cici
rip toxicroak

Drufle (GM)
No.

Bloody Mary
lol

Drufle (GM)
The poor Toxicroak reels horribly from the shockwave, barely holding on.

Cici
it means that it will be very hard for him to lower your stats

Drufle (GM)
Jack, you're up.
Toxicroak almost got one-shotted!
Let's see if you can do the same.

Jack
pfft
Icy wind then

Drufle (GM)
Go ahead, roll.
Both of my defenses are a measly 13.

Jack
rolling 2d6k2+4( 6 + 2 )+4 = 12

Cici
D:

Drufle (GM)
Well, that's unfortunate.

Jack
oh wait it's 3d6 isn't it

Drufle (GM)
Correct.
Roll another.
Just 1d6.

Jack
rolling 1d6( 2 ) = 2

Cici
...

Drufle (GM)
That's also unfortunate.
Zoops' turn, I suppose.

Will
"Zoop, uh, try a Double slap!"
rolling 2d6+6 ( 3 + 2 )+6 = 11
rolling 2d6+6 ( 6 + 2 )+6 = 14
Alright, one of those hit.
And it does 2 whole damage.

Cici
wowie

Will
The Croagunk is whacked across the face, and stumbles a bit.

Drufle (GM)
Says the GM.

Romain
offended

Drufle (GM)
Toxicroak time!

Romain
"Keep your guard up, Mary!"

Drufle (GM)
Toxicroak builds up its chest, and releases a Sludge Wave!

Romain
how disgusting

Drufle (GM)
rolling 3d6k2+6( 3 + 2 + 2 )+6 = 11

Romain
'How disgusting."

Drufle (GM)
Well, nuts.
That hits absolutely nobody.

Romain
"Good job!"

Drufle (GM)
Croagunk the first decides on a Poison Sting!
rolling 3d6k2+6 ( 3 + 6 + 4 )+6 = 16
Finally, a hit.
Brunt takes 1 damage and is now poisoned!
Er, sorry wait.
Poison on high.

Drufle (GM)
rolling 1d6( 5 ) = 5
Brunt is poisoned!

Romain
also, high!

Drufle (GM)
Yep.
Second Croagunk!
He tries another Karate Chop!
rolling 3d6k2+6 ( 2 + 1 + 5 )+6 = 13
And that misses.
I am not having a good day.

Drufle (GM)
Romain?

Romain
meme
"Mary, do the thing!"

Bloody Mary does the thing

Bloody Mary
Bloody Mary used Confusion!
Roll: 14 vs. 13 close one

Drufle (GM)
Nuts.
Well, Toxicroak is definitely gone.
Brunt, you should have a go.

Bloody Mary
"I'm so proud of this baby."
oops

Drufle (GM)
Nice.

Bloody Mary
said Ralts telepathically

Drufle (GM)
Jack, you're up.

Romain
this is canon now

Jack
ok

Drufle (GM)
Whallop away!

Jack
Ice fang
rolling 3d6+6 ( 4 + 1 + 5 )+6 = 16

Drufle (GM)
Nice!
That hits!

Jack
no it doesn't

Drufle (GM)
... how?

Jack
6+4+1 = 11

Drufle (GM)
You keep the highest two, friend.

Jack
I don't have advantage
fighting resists ice
doesn't it?

Drufle (GM)
Nope.
Trust me, I checked.
I was wondering the same thing.
Fighting resists Dark, Bug, and Fighting.

Romain
????

Drufle (GM)
Sorry, Rock.

Jack
well I certainly don't have ADvantage at least

Drufle (GM)
Not Fighting.

Romain
ok

Cici
advantage is from stab
yes you do

Drufle (GM)
You have an advantage from stab!

Jack
ok

Cici
that's a big hit

Drufle (GM)
You hit hard.

Romain
hecka

Jack
I will concede

Drufle (GM)
And don't you have atk focus?

Jack
no
def

Drufle (GM)
Right, sorry.
Well that's still 2 damage.

Jack
yay

Cici
strong

Drufle (GM)
Croagunk ain't looking good.

Romain
toxicroak is blasting off again

Drufle (GM)
Zoops turn!
Let's try us a water gun.

Jack
I wouldn't have started with icy wind if I knew

Drufle (GM)
rolling 3d6k2+5( 3 + 2 + 2 )+5 = 10

Jack
thought I should freeze them first

Drufle (GM)
Dangit.
Croagunk's turn to go.
Acid!
rolling 3d6k2+6 ( 1 + 4 + 1 )+6 = 11
Or, you know, not.
Come on Croagunk2, Low Kick!

Drufle (GM)
rolling 3d6k2+6( 1 + 1 + 3 )+6 = 10
All of my pokemon suck.

Jack
ahahaha

Drufle (GM)
Brunt, get rid of that Croagunk please.

Jack
what's the poison dmg

Drufle (GM)
1
Poison does 1 damage every turn, but can't KO you.
Because otherwise it would be way op.

Jack
rolling 3d6k2+6( 2 + 6 + 3 )+6 = 15
smak

Drufle (GM)
Geez.
Off goes the Croagunk!
Let's see if Zoops can finish this.

Jack
"yay!!"

Romain
blasted the heck of

Drufle (GM)
Double slap!
rolling 2d6+6 ( 1 + 3 )+6 = 10
rolling 2d6+6 ( 2 + 4 )+6 = 12
He cannot.
Come on Zoops, you're better than this.
Croagunk uses Karate chop!

Drufle (GM)
rolling 3d6k2+6( 2 + 3 + 1 )+6 = 11
grgrgrgghkaga
Zoops uses Double slap!
rolling 2d6+6 ( 6 + 3 )+6 = 15
rolling 2d6+6 ( 1 + 4 )+6 = 11
Finally, a hit.

Drufle (GM)
Croagunk is down!

Jack
that was a trash fight

Drufle (GM)
Har har, alley jokes.
Alright, looks like Will's gonna go for a catch.

Jack
do we even want such inaccurate bozos

Drufle (GM)
Anyone else?

Romain
no trubbish tho

Jack
I am fine thanku

Drufle (GM)
Alright, what's Will's Aptitude...
5, it seems.
Now what's the DC on a Croagunk.
30, that's not too bad.
Let's see how he does!

Romain
"Hey Ralts. Do you want to make friends with them?"

Drufle (GM)
rolling 2d6+25( 2 + 5 )+25 = 32
Tada!

Will
"I got this one, guys!"

Bloody Mary telepathically transmits a Hell No

Will tosses a Pokeball at a Croagunk, and the ball settles quickly.

Romain
"That's mean."

Drufle (GM)
And so, we have another friend.

Jack
hooary

Drufle (GM)
However, I believe we have one more friend to get!

Jack
Blindy the Frog
"Let's get out of this stiny alley"

Will
"Yeah... good idea."

Drufle (GM)
What a collection of mooks.

Romain
froge

Drufle (GM)
The party travels back to the lab they were at earlier.

Romain
how many exp do we get

Drufle (GM)
Oh, 2.

Romain
2 for battles right

Drufle (GM)
And we need to do a treasure/pokecache check.
Who has the good Attention?

Romain
one mor ebattle for me
and i think a couple of us level up!
Attention
Check: 12

Drufle (GM)
I think some of you do, yes.

Cici
no exp for me or axel
dang

Drufle (GM)
Hm...
Well, here's the thing.

Cici
ill make it all up with pokedex entries
cackles

Drufle (GM)
I'm planning on making battles smaller like that from now on.
For time's sake.

Cici
works for me

Romain
For fuck's sake.

Drufle (GM)
Should we only give exp to those who participate?

Cici
yeah
thatd make the most sense

Romain
we can only give so many fucks

Drufle (GM)
Fair enough.

Romain
limited supply

Drufle (GM)
Well, Will levels up!

Cici
i feel bad about catching pokemon in the big family groups tbh

Romain
powerful homestuck

Drufle (GM)
Shame he isn't here to do anything about it.

Cici
are we going with 10 per level then

Drufle (GM)
Yes.
Feels like a better progression this way.

Cici
jack and will have the attention scores
they should make checks

Drufle (GM)
I'll have Will do a check then.
rolling 2d6+6 ( 3 + 1 )+6 = 10
...

Cici
we found: garbage

Jack
rolling 2d6+6( 4 + 5 )+6 = 15

Romain
a hobo

Drufle (GM)
Alright, here's the thing.

Jack
one man's trash is another man's treasure...?

Cici
thing.jpg

Drufle (GM)
Jack has finally found a Pokemon sanctuary!
Horanoven A.HELLLOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Cici
really

Jack
where

Drufle (GM)
Thank the lord, I thought that would never happen.

Cici
are you kidding me
hi hora

Romain
horahorahora

Drufle (GM)
Oh look, our fourth friend is here.

Cici
nice timing holy shit
Horanoven A.Newmons

Romain
a sewer sanctuary

Drufle (GM)
Not only did Jack find a sanctuary.
Horanoven A.I am a master of timing

Drufle (GM)
It has 4 separate species in it!
Horanoven A.ooooh?

Jack
"Hey guys look, I found some kind of magical portal to a paradise land!"

Romain
shit holy!

Cici
tldr: Team Science went to a lab and learned that the professor was here weeks ago, and he went off to the mountains to check out rumors about legendaries
will and romain sat outside a locked gym for hours waaiting for us

Drufle (GM)
Also, Will levelled up.

Romain
we fought froges

Cici
then we fought frogs
Horanoven A.so the proff just left?

Drufle (GM)
Nobody's quite sure!

Romain
he ded

Cici
no he was last seen here like 2 weeks ago
it's been ages
Horanoven A.of course

Cici
he's probably dead.
Horanoven A.well

Jack
most liktely eaten by groudon
Horanoven A.this is pokemon

Romain
feasted upon by vultures

Cici
i am the new professor
Horanoven A.nobody dies in pokemon

Drufle (GM)
So... what to do about this Sanctuary.

Cici
by rite of conquest

Jack
*mandibuzz

Cici
how do sanctuaries work

Jack
plant our flag

Drufle (GM)
I'm meant to populate it with appropriately rare Pokemon.

Cici
i think i get bonuses to catch here???
gimme somethin good
Horanoven A.did you guys get anything from it?

Romain
"What did you find, Jack?"
Horanoven A.the frogs?

Drufle (GM)
Streak caught a Croagunk!

Cici
we just rolled treasure and it's a sanctuary

Romain
scenery change?
Horanoven A.whats in it?

Romain
what the hell is a pokemon sanctuary btw

Jack
urban friend area

Drufle (GM)
Alright, explanation time.

Axel
yes please

Cici
romain, will, and jack all got 2 xp from that fight btw
but you and i didn't participate

Axel
I didn't?

Cici
so no xp for us
only 3 of em

Axel
aww...
I is sad

Drufle (GM)
A Pokemon Sanctuary is a small, set-off area from the biome.

Cici
now that you're here tho we can pool our money for an apricorn kit
which is cool

Drufle (GM)
It is usually full of fancy Pokemon types!

Axel
oh yes
Apricorn kit

Drufle (GM)
Ones not normally seen in the wild.

Axel
Scarmory?

Romain
so what kind of sanctuary we talking about in a city

Cici
so we found like a hole into an abandoned building or something

Romain
i imagine its like that spot in castelia city

Cici
maybe the croagunk were door guards

Axel
abandoned city makes sense

Romain
small garden

Jack
Diagon Alley

Cici
Wild Asbestos Appeared

Axel
ech

Drufle (GM)
Yeah, this is probably like
An abandoned building or something.

Axel
ye olde mansion

Cici
"Where are we..."

Jack
a vacant lot

Axel
are we going to look for mons here?

Drufle (GM)
Odd to find an abandoned building in a city that's, like, only a decade or so old.
Well, let me think.

Axel
or can we not because of previous encounter
maybe its ancient ruins from before

Romain
http://www.wallcoo.net/human/Urban_Ruins_02_1920x1200/wallpapers/1680x1050/Wallcoo_com_Urban_Ruins_and_Abandoned_buildings_65500db28.jpg

Drufle (GM)
I gotta go see if you have any wishlist Pokemon that would fit here.

Romain
does this fit

Axel
I like it

Jack
I would not mind trubbish really
they're in the mineral egg group

Axel
I just want another mon

Cici
oooh

Romain
crave that trash mineral

Cici
i get an advantage on
ALL capture checks in this area

Axel
cool

Cici
foongus, maybe

Axel
tada

Cici
gorgeous

Drufle (GM)
Just a moment, I'm gonna set things up.

Axel
"Huh, this place seems quite overgrown"

Cici
"I think this might be a pokemon nest..."

Axel
"How long has this been here?"

Cici
"Looks like several different species, actually."

Axel
Blackout!?

Cici
"Let me see if I can figure out these footprints..."

Romain
buried underground

Jack
"I'd think that pokemon would make any building their own in a short time"

Cici
is immediately jumped while staring at the ground

Jack
"if they wanted"

Drufle (GM)
There, more appropriate music.

Axel
ooh, you had music

Candle Jack is loving this dilapidated structure

Drufle (GM)
Wow, this is really good music.

Axel
you chose wisely

Drufle (GM)
I had only listened to the first few seconds.

Cici
yeah whats this a remix of
the uh
dragonspire tower theme?

Axel
give it to streak for FFIIIDPE

Drufle (GM)
This is uh

Axel
its fitting

Drufle (GM)
The abandoned ship theme.
But a remix.

Cici
oh right
anyways

Axel peaks around a doorway

Jack
Romain stop being possessed right this instant

Drufle (GM)
Alright, looks like Axel has quite a number of possible wishlist pokemon here.

Axel
oh sweet
:D

Cici holds still for a second, then motions for everyone else to stop moving

Cici
shhh

Axel
should I roll or something?

Drufle (GM)
Actually, all of you do except Streak.
But that's only because Streak has all of one Pokemon on his list.

Axel
He already got one

Cici
let's not have them all attack at once maybe

Jack
a man of simple wants

Drufle (GM)
Well, uh.

Cici
maybe we can sneak up on them???

Candle Jack
"Does anyone sense anything?"
fuck

Axel
also, croagunk isn't under Streaks pokemon

Cici
fuck says the candle

Romain
"Does anyone sense anything?"

Axel
"Sense what?"

Cici
"Shhh!!"

Drufle (GM)
Streak was planning on taking Fighting/Dark.

Nickle
Summon me back in

Romain
ok lets roll stealth

Nickle
I want to FIIIGHT
Romain:
Poise
Check: 14

Drufle (GM)
The book doesn't describe sanctuaries all that well.
I had actually assumed that no fighting would be done.

Axel
oh?

Romain
really

Axel
we just get one?
that'd be cool

Jack
do we have to be diplomatic

Axel
should I make a flashlight?

Cici
do a judgement call i guess

Jack
persuade

Cici
make the pokemon appear and have us rp it out

Drufle (GM)
You still have to catch them of course.

Romain
bribe them with gifts and promises of fame and prestige

Drufle (GM)
I'm not going to make all non-battle Pokemon as easy as Ralts.

Victor sniffs the ground excitedly

Drufle (GM)
But no fight required.

Victor
"Scree!"

Drufle (GM)
Mostly for time's sake.

Axel
Droof, should I make a flashlight to look around?

Drufle (GM)
Alrighty, this is how we'll do it.
Sure!

Axel
okay

Drufle (GM)
All four of you, roll a uh.

Axel
lets see if I remember how to do this
rolling 2d6 + 6 ( 4 + 1 )+6 = 11
welp

Romain
vhat

Axel
I failed to make a flashlight

Drufle (GM)
Roll a 2d6, for reasons.

Cici
do i have any luck figuring out what pokemon live here

Axel
rolling 2d6( 1 + 6 ) = 7

Romain
rolling 2d6( 4 + 6 ) = 10

Jack
rolling 2d6( 6 + 4 ) = 10

Romain
nice

Drufle (GM)
You'll find out quite soon enough!

Cici
rolling 2d6( 1 + 5 ) = 6
6
amaze

Drufle (GM)
Hm...

Romain
high five, mopperino

Axel
a curious roll

Drufle (GM)
You have found out what Pokemon live here!

Axel
mysteries?

Jack
bwap

Cici
"Alright, hold on..."

Axel
Reveal thy secrets

Cici whispers excitedly

Nickle hovers over Cici

Romain
"I hope we don't find ghosts.. Like real ghosts and not Ghost Pokemon ghosts."

Cici
"I had Victor here give me a hand, and it looks like we've got 4 different species of pokemon living in this building."
"4 entirely different species! Isn't that amazing?"

Axel
"Four?"

Drufle (GM)
Rotom, Roggenrola, Klefki, and Trubbish!

Axel
I c

Romain
shit! holy!

Axel
Rotom and Klefki, here I come

Jack
"oh wow"

Axel
Roggenrola too, why not

Cici
"The most obvious one is the odor. That's definitely Trubbish."

Drufle (GM)
Well, they are quite pointedly chosen for each of the four of you.

Axel
"What odor?"

Jack
whose is whose

Romain
"Uh. Nice smell."

Cici
"I think these little smears on the walls are from Rotom..."

Drufle (GM)
Romain/Jack/Axel/Cici

Axel
I saw three that fall under my domain

Cici
jack wanted trubbish, not me

Jack
kk

Drufle (GM)
True, but I needed something for you.
Not a lot of bug/grass types around here.

Cici
"These footprints here? Roggenrola, believe it or not."

Romain
gunna catch that rotom

Drufle (GM)
I decided to pick a poison type.

Jack
we could just trade afterwards, couldn't we?

Cici
"I'm almost positive, although I'm not sure how they got out here."

Drufle (GM)
Of course you can trade.

Jack
:)

Romain
then they level up faster

Axel wanders through the doorway, looking around

Romain
clearly

Cici
"And I think these little scratches are from a Klefki's keys, although they're very faint."

Romain
"Do we split up, gang?"

Cici
"I wonder how they all cohabitate..."

Drufle (GM)
It'll just take me a few years to get these pics, do some rp'ing!

Jack
"D-do they jjust scratch at the walls at night for kicks?"

Jack has nightmares

Nickle revs up

Romain
"Sounds like a pokemon gang."

Cici
"No, they're extremely faint. Looks as though their keys leave scratches on these counterparts when they lay down. Most likely while they're sleeping."

Jack
"oh, okay then"

Cici
"Do Klefki float while sleeping? I've never thought about it before..."

Romain
"Klefki unlocks doors, Roggenrola listens in. Rotom hacks electronics. Trubbish stores the goods."

Axel
are klefki hard to catch?

Jack
"wouldn't anything get tired after a while?"

Cici
"Whatever the case, I'd guess the Roggenrola stick to the lower floors."

Axel trips through the doorway

Cici
"Trubbish are scavengers, they're probably all over the place."

Axel
"ooomfff...too dark"

Jack
"poor things can't manage people stairs, ehe"

Cici
"Klefki are much the same way."

Romain
"How many of them are in here. I hope we don't get jumped."

Cici
"The Rotom could be hard to spot in here, especially if it doesn't want to be found. Be careful around electronics."

Romain
anyway what do

Drufle (GM)
I'm still getting the pics!
Just a moment.

Axel
while on the ground "Some of these rooms are dark. We may need a light"

Cici
"I'd say the largest concentration here is of Trubbish, but it's difficult to say precisely how many given how... pungent... just a single one can be."
"Maybe Candle Jack can help us out in that department, Axel."

Romain
"Maybe I can use my PokeNav as a makeshift ghost detector..."

Axel
"Ah, right, Candle Jack"

Romain
"Hmm?"

Axel
oh snap

Jack
"they're here!!"

Nickle looks around, noticing the newcommers

Romain
"Careful. Jack might set this whole building ablaze."

Cici
shh hes organizing

Axel
"What? Where!? There?"

Cici
i dont think they're actually all here

Drufle (GM)
Cici's got the idea.

Axel
"Aaaahg...Now I can smell them. Ech, Ech ech ech"

Drufle (GM)
A few Trubbish are playing in a corner, tossing pieces of paper between them.

Jack
"they're SOO CUTE"

Cici
whispering excitedly "Look over there, guys!"

Drufle (GM)
A duo of Roggenrola are tumbling about the floor, doing sweet jumps yo off of mounds of moss.

Romain
"I feel a disturbance."

Axel
"Oh, there they are"
"I see Roggenrolla and Trubbish"

Cici
im gonna assume we were wandering around during this time

Drufle (GM)
A particularly mischievous Rotom is messing with a washing machine in a corner.

Cici
and not just standing in one room and didn't see them
until just now

Drufle (GM)
You hear the distinctive jingling of a Klefki nearby, picking things off the ground.
Yes, you were wandering around.

Romain
i literally cant catch a rotom or a klefki

Drufle (GM)
They didn't literally just suddenly appear.

Nickle pulls Axel up

Cici
"Now everyone, let's remember that this is their home, and we should be respectful above everything else."
"So don't go breaking anything."

Axel
"Right, right. No breaking"

Romain
tfw waste an ultra ball on the big sord

Drufle (GM)
Ooh, Rotom is 44.
That's a tough one.

Cici
they phased in from the Dark World

Axel
who's got an ultra?

Cici
i do
i also have
really good bonuses here

Axel
give it to Romain

Drufle (GM)
Remember, you did go shopping earlier!

Axel
or just catch it yourself

Romain
"They look... strong."

Drufle (GM)
You can... retroactively have bought a few things.

Romain
"Can Poke Balls handles these?"

Drufle (GM)
If you'd like.

Axel
YOU guys went shopping

Romain
i didnt!!

Drufle (GM)
People share!

Cici
"I've saved up some pokeballs, so if anyone has requests, I'm perfectly willing to help."

Cici starts guiding everyone around like a teacher on a field trip

Romain
"to the others You wenr shopping right? can I buy like an Ultra ball from any of you."
awks

Drufle (GM)
Holy shit.
Klefki is a 47.
I was not even aware of that, that's scary.

Axel
UGH!!!

Drufle (GM)
Still, pretty easy with an ultra ball.

Axel
I dun have one

Cici
can i retroactively have bought a second ultra ball

Axel
need mor balls

Cici
if axel would have wanted one
i would have lent him the money

Axel
I swear if I fail to catch this

Cici
actually i probably would have just given him mine and then bought one for myself

Axel
we still need to buy Apricorn kit

Cici
lol

Romain
"I have... 2,200 in my account."

Drufle (GM)
Ultra balls are 1200 each.
And I just said earlier that you can retroactively buy things!

Cici
okay missed that

Drufle (GM)
Trubbish is a 33 by the way.

Axel
I want the Apricorn kit
but I may not be able to get it after the shopping

Cici
"We sold off all the treasures we found earlier, and divided up all the shares."

Jack
we'll have to wait for a bigger pay day then hora

Cici
"I picked up a spare ultra ball, by the way, if anyone's interested."

Jack
key items are 5000 a pop

Drufle (GM)
Do you have the cash?
I don't think you do.
Ooh, Roggenrola is a measly 28.

Romain
to Cici "Can I?..."

Axel
"I may require an ultraball myselt"

Romain
"That poltergeist beckons to me."

Cici
"Certainly. Want help?"
i have a capture bonus here if anyone thinks they need it

Drufle (GM)
Oh, wait.

Axel looks at the now staring Klefki

Drufle (GM)
Cici: remember to half the price of all balls.
Because Researcher.

Cici
yep

Axel
"How long has that been looking at me?"

Cici
i get discounts ;)

Romain
do i pay her 600

Drufle (GM)
And yes, you get an advantage on captures here!

Axel
yes, capture everything for us

Drufle (GM)
Very, very lucky.

Romain
i dont know whats going on

Cici brushes him off

Axel
Cici is awesome, thats all you need to know

Cici
"Don't worry about it. All I ask for in return is a chance to study it after you've caught it!"

Axel
"Done deal"

Cici
im op
af

Romain
are you gonna roll or

Drufle (GM)
Well, this is really what you're made for!

Romain
also do i buy it or do you give it

Drufle (GM)
Capturing rare Pokemon!

Axel
let Cici roll

Jack shuffles over to the roggenrolla

Cici
i'm giving it

Axel
who's first?

Romain
"Thank you."

Jack
"hey guys, you got room for one more to play?"

Axel
the hard ones, or the easy ones?

Cici
"Shall I give it a shot, then?"

Cici approaches the Rotom

Axel
Rotom, the big one

Brunt tried to join in with the rolling

Cici
"Why, hello there."

Drufle (GM)
Well, that Rotom seems awfully feisty.
Let's deal with that one first!

Romain
heck of

Axel watches from behind Cici

Drufle (GM)
The Roggenrola suddenly notice the person watching them.

Cici
"That's a lovely device you've got there... but why don't you take a look at this?"

Cici casually pulls out the ultra ball

Axel
*The Klefki continues to stare at me

Drufle (GM)
The Rotom buzzes away from the washing machine, zipping around the ball.

Axel
Pokeball Rotom, new forme

Drufle (GM)
It seems curious, certainly.

Cici
"Go on, give it a try."

Axel
Rotom Ball

Cici gently tosses the ball to the Rotom

Romain
R O T O R B

Cici
rolling 3d6k2 + 6 + 40( 2 + 1 + 5 )+6+40 = 53

Axel
wow

Cici
did i do that right

Drufle (GM)
hooooo sheet
That Rotom is caught so hard.

Axel
all hail our new overlords

Drufle (GM)
Poor thing didn't stand a chance.

Cici
"There."

Cici smiles

Romain
"!! :O"

Cici
"Here you go, Romain."

Drufle (GM)
The Rotom zips quickly into the ball, and the ball clicks.

Romain does that face with the :O mouth with sparkly eyes.

Axel applauds softly

Cici
"Why don't you let it out? It's probably a bit confused."

Drufle (GM)
You know, it hadn't really occurred to me how ridiculous an advantage on capture rolls is.
I love it.

Cici
i had a 46 to begin with i mean there was no way to fail

Axel
its the hero we all needed

Drufle (GM)
Yeah, really.
Ultra ball op.

Cici
ultra balls are so much stronger than pokeballs

Romain
"You make it look so effortless!"

Axel
think of when we can turn Ultras into other kinds

Victor
meanwhile victor's been playing catch with the trubbish for 10 minutes
he is the ball.
he loves it

Drufle (GM)
I've added Rotom to Romain's list.

Nickle observes Victor

Cici
"Well, an important part of my research is learning how to bond properly with pokemon."
"If you approach a pokemon as a friend and ally, rather than as a potential victim, it tends to work out a bit better, in my experience."

Axel
I really need a more active mon

Romain
i dont see it

Axel
Axel and Nickle are too tame

Drufle (GM)
Oh, sorry.

Romain
"So cool."

Cici
"Well, then!"

Drufle (GM)
Forgot to add permissions.

Cici
"Anyone else?"

Romain
never forget the persimmons

Cici
mmm

Axel
"Uhh"

Drufle (GM)
Fixed.

Axel looks at the staring Klefki

Axel
"Help?"

Cici
"Axel, how long have you been..."
"Never mind."

Drufle (GM)
The Klefki jingles its way closer to you, and picks up a small bronze key on the ground.

Axel
"I don't know what they want"

Cici
"This isn't quite what I meant by bonding, but it certainly seems to... uh... like you? I think."

Drufle (GM)
It tosses the key playfully in your direction.

Axel catches and fumbles, but manages to hold onto it

Cici
"Aw, look, it wants to play catch."

Axel
"Uhh, okay"

Axel tosses it gently back

Drufle (GM)
Klefki catches the key on its ring, and clacks the keys together happily.

Cici ;-;

Axel
I'm going to need some fairy knowledge sometime

Cici
"My goodness it is PRECIOUS."

Axel grins slightly

Axel
"Er, yeah"

Drufle (GM)
I'm getting a bit emotional from this scene.

Cici
"Why don't you ask it to come with us, Axel?"

Drufle (GM)
My, the feelings.
Mostly the music though.

Axel
Klefki is too adorable

Drufle (GM)
Best choice I ever made.

Cici
your whole life

Axel
the music is pretty awesome, yes

Cici
building up to this

Axel
I want this music in my life

Cici
small key child playing catch with the beardy man

Axel
the beardiest of scientists

Drufle (GM)
I feel like I'm watching Pokemon Con-Air

Brunt
are the trubbish the toy rabbbits

Cici
AND TELLL ME NOW

Drufle (GM)
They sure are.
So, how about that capture?

Cici
[S] Axel: Reunite with your loving Klefki, and also Nickle

Axel
how should we go about this?
XD

Cici
softly "Do you have an ultra ball?"

Drufle (GM)
What a flash that would be.

Axel
softly back "Er...no"

Romain
I'm going to name thsi rotom after the two bravest men I know: John Cena

Drufle (GM)
Yeah, there's no chance of catching Klefki with a Pokeball.
Heck, there's no chance with a Great Ball I think.

Cici
"Well, this is my last one..."

Axel
very high catch rate

Drufle (GM)
Actually, there is with a Great ball.
Very, very low chance though.

Cici
47? yeah i could make that catch
you'd have to get an 11
on 3d6 with advantage that's not bad

Drufle (GM)
Yep.

Cici
probably like 50% id guess

Drufle (GM)
Still though.

Axel
"I should be able to pay you back"

Cici tut-tuts

Cici
"Study time is all I want!"

Cici hands Axel the ultra ball

Cici
"Go for it!"

Axel
"Me? Um, okay?"
roll 2d6 + 6 + 40?

Cici
you guys dont need help on the ultra ball ones actually they're 100%

Drufle (GM)
Yep!

Axel
oh, cool

Drufle (GM)
Cici is right.
It's literally impossible to fail.

Axel
rolling 2d6 + 6 + 40( 5 + 2 )+6+40 = 53

Cici
ultra balls are amazingly strong

Drufle (GM)
Tada!

Cici
noice

Drufle (GM)
You only failed with the Aegislash because that was, what, a 52?

Axel
Same roll as Cici's I think
also yes
that happened

Cici slides casually over to Jack

Axel tosses the ball gently to Klefki

Cici
"See anything you like?"
i love how zoop is just like
happily staring at the corner
away from everyone else
2 cool

Axel
Zoop's seen some stuff

Jack
"well Brunt seems to be having fun with them. I guess what he needed was friends who were inorganic too."

Drufle (GM)
One moment, please.

Axel
I gotta Klefki

Cici
"You thinking of bringing a new friend along with you, eh?"

Drufle (GM)
Right!

Cici
"Or maybe two?"
"They all seem to get along well..."

Drufle (GM)
The Klefki jingles happily, and pops into the ball.

Jack
am I allowed two?

Axel
I can train Roggenrolla as well

Drufle (GM)
... yes, technically.

Jack
oah

Drufle (GM)
Not sure why you'd want two, but you can catch as many as you'd like.

Axel
I can have the other one
I have my own balls

Cici
"I'd hate to split them up, you know?"

Jack
I have six pokerballs on me

Drufle (GM)
The Roggenrola are happily playing with Brunt, clinking off of him.

Axel
You just need to ask Axel

Cici
this was an elaborate buildup to me catching all 3 trubbish
spoiler alert

Jack
"yeah, that'd be best I think"

Drufle (GM)
Did the music stop for anyone else?

Cici
nope

Axel
Noo

Romain
nop

Drufle (GM)
Hm.
Weird.

Axel
I need to name the Klefki

Romain
its rotom

Laughingstock
hi

Jack
"hey guys, how'd you both like to come with us? I won't split you up I promise"

Drufle (GM)
...

Axel
"Huh? Oh, Rock types, I know those well"

Cici
no reason a trainer couldnt have multiple of a species

Axel
True

Cici
i mean like: look at that one guy in every game with 6 magikarp
he's having a great time

Drufle (GM)
:P

Axel
but I also want one
like, really badly

Jack
Phoone do you actually want a trubbish

Victor
"

Axel
I have a soft spot for Roggenrolla

Victor
bugger

Victor is getting bounced all over the place

Drufle (GM)
I really wish the music hadn't just cut out on me like that.

Victor
"Scree!!"
he's either making shrieks of happiness or fear. it's hard to tell.

Drufle (GM)
Good thing I still have the soundcloud open.
Well!
Let's catch us some Roggenrola!

Cici
yeah i was completely serious about that
im catching all three

Axel
I'm on it

Cici
This is a good opportunity to study intra-species variations, you know.

Laughingstock
then release them into a perfume store

Drufle (GM)
So, Jack?

Jack
ok
how to poke ball

Axel
"Hey, Jack? You think we could catch both?"
roll 2d6 + aptitude + 20

Drufle (GM)
It's an aptitude check plus your capture strength.

Cici
you cannot fail
literally

Jack
so 20 for basic right

Cici
roggenrola are that easy

Axel
yup

Drufle (GM)
Correct.

Axel
shall we?

Jack
rolling 2d6+6+20( 2 + 5 )+6+20 = 33

Drufle (GM)
Roggenrola are a measly 28 to catch.
Congratulations!

Axel
rolling 2d6 + 6 + 20( 2 + 2 )+6+20 = 30

Jack
yay

Axel
oh wow

Romain
soon: "I have determined that the parent of this particular trubbish fucked a vanilluxe

Axel
really cutting it close

Cici
name them fred and george

Axel
I have a name for mine
it's not george

Cici
romain: do you mean they played together in a field happily until an egg appeared by magic

Axel tosses a Pokeball in sync with Jack

Romain
thats the official story

Drufle (GM)
Axel: you could have gotten minimum on that roll.

Cici
pokemon is the most g-rated game with a breeding program ever honestly

Drufle (GM)
And still succeeded.

Axel
We're going to need a way to tell them appart

Jack
what about viva pinata

Bluejohn
...?

Cici
didnt they literally explode in that game
horror
Romain: that one npc in xy(?) though : 'actually pokemon eggs are more like a cradle' ????

Drufle (GM)
Right, um.

Cici casually slides over to the Stinko Corner

Drufle (GM)
Oh, I remember that NPC.

Romain
klefki and trubbish can breed

Cici
"How are you guys doing?"
sexe

Drufle (GM)
The Trubbish look up from their new ball.

Victor stumbles dizzily around

Victor
"Screeee~"

Drufle (GM)
One of them chortles a bit at the large creature standing before it.

Jack
this poor bug

Rochelle tumbles out of the ball

Drufle (GM)
The other two are kinda staring confused.

Copper performs a metallic giggle

Jack
oh is yours a girl hora

Cici
brother n sister rocks

Copper
Yus

Jack
yay

Cici
aww

Axel
Bro and Sis

Drufle (GM)
This scene has ended up, like, 150% more sappy than I originally planned.

Axel
Suddenly we all have multimons

Jack
god I just remembered we're gonna have to swapsies

Axel
Blame us

Romain
"Suddenly our party becomes a literal party."

Jack
to get gigalith

Axel
we did this
We can doubleswap

Cici
"If any of you are interested in travel... excitement... varied cuisine..."

Axel
Gigalith though, that is so cool

Jack
yah

Drufle (GM)
The chuckley Trubbish runs up to Cici and pokes her leg a bit.

Cici
"There are some openings on my research team..."
"Help me out?"

Axel
They like you

Jack
"these three seem like rabble-rousers to me!"

Cici
"An applicant, eh?"

Drufle (GM)
It hops up and down, grinning kind of goofily.
The other two are significantly more reserved.

Cici pulls out a pokeball

Drufle (GM)
Still staring cautiously.

Axel
I'm going to need to see the stats on all of these

Cici
"Well, if your friends there are concerned, why don't you go first?"

Cici tosses the ball to the eager little fellow

Cici
rolling 3d6k2 + 26( 6 + 2 + 4 )+26 = 36

Axel
beautiful

Drufle (GM)
One down!
The chortling Trubbish gets sucked into the Pokeball.

Axel
what in the world are you going to do with three trubbishes?

Cici quickly retrieves the ball, and opens it back up

Drufle (GM)
His friends look notably concerned.

Romain
buy a sleigh

Cici
science, axel!

Axel
Trubbish swarm

Cici
science!

Jack
hmm

Axel
I'm the engineer here

Drufle (GM)
They look relieved when their friend reappears.

Cici
"How was that? Not too uncomfortable, I hope?"

Jack
"guys, I don't think these other two are as happy about this..."
"or maybe they all want to stick together?"

Rochelle runs into Axel's leg and falls over

Cici
to the other two "We need to get going soon. Are you interested in coming along as well, or shall we say our goodbyes?"

Drufle (GM)
The Trubbish waddle over to their friend and mutter at him a bit.
He starts guffawing and seems to be consoling them.

Terry gestures and grunts hurriedly

Terry
you have no idea what this guy is saying. what a weirdo.

Axel
keeping track of all these mons will be...interesting

Drufle (GM)
The other two nod cautiously.
They look up at Cici expectantly.

Terry strikes a pose, assuring them that he is in the peak of health.

Axel
"Oh?"

Axel picks up Rochelle

Cici
"Oh, you'll join us as well? Lovely!"

Romain
"Should I bring this washing machine... It looks like it still works."

Cici
rolling 3d6k2 + 26( 2 + 5 + 4 )+26 = 35

Rochelle watches the Trubbish in absolute silence

Cici
rolling 3d6k2 + 26( 2 + 5 + 2 )+26 = 33
im so good at this game

Drufle (GM)
Congratulations everyone!

Axel
"Wait, washing machine?"
We cleared the room

Drufle (GM)
Romain: That washing machine is indeed there for a reason.

Jack
do we have any item balls

Cici
"Great idea, Romain. I didn't pack enough clothes for this trip."

Jack
"no don't you see?! rotom can use them in battle!"

Cici quickly pops the other two back out of their balls

Nickle gives Romain a...questioning look

Axel
"Rotom can do that?"
Rotom Wash unlocked

Romain
"Where did you get this, Stock?"

Terry gleefully jumps up and down, glad to be reunited with his friends

Axel
Cic now has the most pokemon

Romain
"I hope you didn't Illegally Obtain it from that conveniently placed department store next door."
"The dumpster??"

Terry
[stock] i killed a man

Axel
Can I examine the washing machine

Drufle (GM)
Go ahead!

Axel
roll app?

Drufle (GM)
Correct.

Axel
rolling 2d6 + 6( 5 + 4 )+6 = 15

Chloe emerges from the pokeball more than a little dazed

Axel
information

Chloe
you've never seen a trubbish look sick before. it's not pleasant.

Axel examines the washing machine with Rochelle in his arms

Drufle (GM)
The washing machine is clearly dilapidated, but Stock seems to have quite an interest in it.
It has some scorch marks across it from where he's been messing with it.

Axel
I'm going to have to make Rochelle and Copper sprites now

Chloe
"Trubb... trubb trubb."

Axel
"I might be able to fix this up"

Chloe seems pleasantly surprised that all her limbs are still attached

Axel
"Make it opperational again"

Romain
"You're both metaphorically and literally attached to this huh."

Laughingstock hugs the washing machine

Armstrong appears back out of the second pokeball's flash

Armstrong
"Trubbish. Bish trubbish."

Drufle (GM)
Man, loving the names here.

Axel
every name was chosen with love

Armstrong seems to be the most serious of three, and appears to be indicating that we should get a move on.

Drufle (GM)
Indeed!

Nickle patiently waits

Drufle (GM)
You see, we still have one more Pokemon waiting for us!

Nickle
-I've been with this group long enough, I know how this works-

Bluejohn wanders around aimlessly since he can hear but not see

Nickle
another mon?

Laughingstock
its heatran
still following us

Terry
The three trubbish squabble amongst themselves over something or other

Laughingstock
very slowly

Drufle (GM)
Oh come now, has everyone already forgotten?
phooneour recurring rival character is heatran

Jack
"Yeah, we gotta get back to the lab!"

Will
"For what?"

Nickle
The screen is filled with mons!

Romain
"Come again."

Axel
"Ah! Right! The lab, we gotta go"

Jack
"I gots a fossil to meel"

Cici leaves her new pokemon out of the balls, allowing them some time to wander around their home a bit longer.

Jack
meal

Drufle (GM)
Guys, my impersonate list.
It's really, really long.

Cici
xD

Copper snags Axel's Notebook

Drufle (GM)
I'm gonna have to start removing my own permissions.

Cici
i'm up to 7

Brunt seems a little bit... happier

Romain
"I'm not gonna lift this for you, you know."

Drufle (GM)
Just so I don't have to wade through like 50 guys.

Copper
too much stuff

Drufle (GM)
Alright, movement time!

Laughingstock perks up and jumps into the washing machine once more.

Drufle (GM)
Let's see what that doctor has in wait for us.

Copper is dissapointed that Axel doesn't see her with his notebook

Cici
so i'm up to 5

Axel
To the LAAAAAAB

Cici
axel's got 3 now

Axel
Mon'splotion

Cici
romain has 3, jack and will have 2 each
im figuring once ive finished studying these three i'll give some of them to you guys if you want

Axel
you're going to need bigger pictures, Drufle

Drufle (GM)
You know, I almost feel bad that Will didn't get to participate in that.

Axel
He'd have loved it
but he got a frog

Drufle (GM)
We'll have to make sure we hit another sanctuary soon.

Axel
he's good
EXP for first Sanctuary?
and awsome captures?

Cici
thirst

Drufle (GM)
Everyone gets 1 exp.
Cici gets 2.

Axel
Yeeeeee

Jack
im at 9 now

Cici
ive dinged
im the fucking strong

Drufle (GM)
For exceptional roleplaying and some particularly wonderful catching.

Axel
8 EXP

Jack
yer a star

Axel
I'm behiiiiind. Need to make more stuff

Drufle (GM)
The party wanders across the city with their new gang.

Axel
quick, what needs to be solved right now?

Cici
im gonna get 1 more for a trubbish pokedex

Drufle (GM)
People are staring quite confusedly.

Cici
and perhaps more for other people dexes, but we haven't decided on those yet
really? i would figure people in the city would be used to pokemon being everywhere

Drufle (GM)
You'd think so, but this is.
Quite a crowd.

Cici
i guess three trubbish fighting on the sidewalk is a bit much

Axel
Ohey, I know this song

Jack
but not a landfill's worth of trubbish behind a hot lady

Dr. Cailan
"Oh, oh, welcome back!"

Axel
People are not accustomed this this much awsome
Cailan?
Dang I missed a lot

Drufle (GM)
The doctor is waiting outside the lab.

Axel
"Oh hello Doctor...uh..."

Jack
"hallo, sir!"

Dr. Cailan
"Wow, uh, what happened?"

Cici
cici isnt super hot
shes got the doctor vibe going on i guess
Dr. Cailan leans past the trainers to see the horde of Pokemon behind them.

Laughingstock
"Friends."
oops

Cici
but shes mostly like Nice Mom Look

Laughingstock
third strike!!
im out

Dr. Cailan
"My, it's only been an hour or so!"
"Quite a busy crowd, you are."

Copper decides to sneak up on the Doctor after finding Axel unfazed by her efforts

Cici
"We kept ourselves busy."
Dr. Cailan points to Jack.

Dr. Cailan
"You, you, I've got something for you!"

Cici laughs

Dr. Cailan
"Please, please, come inside everyone!"

Jack eeeees

Copper nicks something from Doctor Cailan

Axel
leaning over to Cici "What was his name again?"

Cici
"Oh, uh, Doctor, this is Will, and Romain. They've been helping us look for the Professor."

Dr. Cailan
"Yes, yes, wonderful to meet you all."
Dr. Cailan seems rather preoccupied.

Copper
-Why you no notice me!

Cici
to Axel "Check his nametag."

Dr. Cailan
You walk into the lab, still full of random gizmos.

Copper jingles to get Cailan's attention

Dr. Cailan
Sitting on the desk, however, is something new!

Cici
new running gag: copper is completely ignored, by everyone
guys i think im gonna put my level up point into aptitude

Axel
"Uhh, thanks Cici, I forgot about that"
oh, you leveled?
sweet

Jack
copper puts back the things he steals when no-one pays attention to him

Cici
ive done the ding

Axel
did we decide how much EXP we needed to level

Cici
10

Axel
cool

Copper puts the thingy down in frustration. She needs to up her gam

Dr. Cailan
A happy little Omanyte sits on the counter, wiggling its tentacles around and picking up bits of metal.

Axel
"Woah..."

Jack
"EEEEE"

Dr. Cailan
"See, see, I've done it!"

Cici
"Oh, it's beautiful!"

Dr. Cailan
"The fossil was almost entirely intact, it was incredible!"

Jack
"bless this precious child"

Axel is startled by Jack's squee, jumping a bit

Axel drops Rochelle by accident

Romain
"Witchcraft. Really impressive witchcraft."

Jack
rochelle shatters on the tailed floor
or shatters the tiled floor, whatever works

Rochelle lands on the ground, leaving a dent on the floor and looking somewhat dazed

Drufle (GM)
Omanyte looks up at the new people, and waggles rapidly.

Jack
"hewwo dere!"

Romain
"How many hexes did it require to capture its wandering soul?"

Dr. Cailan
"Oh, oh, right."
Dr. Cailan fishes in his coat and pulls out a Pokeball.

Jack holds out a pinky

Axel
baby Omanyte

Dr. Cailan
"This is for you, sir Jack."

Copper giggles and swoops in

Jack
"oh, well I-I don't really deserve a sir, sir, b-but"

Dr. Cailan
"I linked the Omanyte's information to this Pokeball when I revived it."

Jack
"thank you so much!!"

Cici sniffles a little

Dr. Cailan
"Anything for one of Hawthorne's apprentices."

Cici
"It's only a baby...."

Copper misses the Pokeball and instead runs into Cici

Cici
"Oof!"

Axel
"Eh? Copper!"

Cici
"Hey there!"

Axel
"Please behave, your made of metal, remember?"

Cici giggles at the unfortunate fairy

Romain
i ship it

Jack
Nickle and Copper glom together by accident

Copper looks rather saddened by her miss

Cici
why has being the only girl automatically made me hot
is this just a law of nature

Dr. Cailan
"Is... is that a Klefki?"

Cici
i feel liek it is

Nickle
Rochelle is a girl!
Everyone always forgets Rochelle

Romain
rochelle is a grill

Axel
"Uh, yes. Yes she is"

Clara attempts to raise a middle finger, but it doesn't convey well

Dr. Cailan
"Quite a spectacular specimen, the keys look fantastically old..."

Cici
i meant the only girl capable of speech
and with sexe boob

Copper is insulted by the old keys comment

Cici
w/e
lmao

Dr. Cailan
"Well, well, I believe that's all I had for you."

Copper
Ckcclclckckkckc!!!

Romain
"Now to look for the missing professor's body! For the autopsy."

Cici
reassuringly "Older keys are rarer, you know. More valuable."

Cambria blesses all present in the name of the L O R D

Copper
XD

Cici
tiny baby priest

Drufle (GM)
pfffff

Cici
h a i l

Drufle (GM)
Cambria, that's a great name.

Copper lets out an audible sigh, but calms down

Cici
ive never heard keys sigh

Cambria
antedeluvian shrine maiden

Cici
it probably sounds like wind chimes...

Nickle
"Zzzt"

Cici
precious baby klefki
y r pokemon so fucking cute

Drufle (GM)
Alright, I do believe that will be all for tonight.

Cambria
yes thank you

Nickle
Because they haven't evolved yet

Drufle (GM)
Let's have a quick roll call, just to see.

Cici
"Well, we'd better get going, Doctor."
MoppyFLY

Nickle
Really, Copper has ended up being the only talkative one on my team

Cici
"Thanks for your help!"
Moppy"Well find the professor for sure!"

Nickle
Nickle is serious. Rochelle is mute
so...

Cici
the trubbish's special attack is that they stand on top of each other like a snowman
this is canon

Romain
we bare trash bears

Nickle
Bro's attack

Drufle (GM)
And that's everyone!

Cici
yes

Axel
holly

Romain
can we arrange ourselves into a benis

Cici
no

Axel
yeah, you're going to need BIIIG backgrounds, Druf

Drufle (GM)
I think not.
MoppyI can't move the omanyte

Cici
i don't think we'll have them all out at once

Drufle (GM)
Let's just have one out a time, please.
Oh, sorry Mopp.

Cici
except for the group shots

Drufle (GM)
One sec.

Cici
touching campfire scenes

Romain
omanyte looks so intrigued

Axel
I will have them all talking when I feel like it
also, SHOPPING

Drufle (GM)
Wait, you have permissions Mopp.

Axel
how much money do we have total?

Cici
jack is pretty much broke
the rest of us have a few thousand each

Axel
welp

Cici
2-3

Romain
three of these are not like the others

Axel
I have 3700
since I've bought nothing

Cici
id guesstimate about $12k?
Moppystill nothin. druf

Drufle (GM)
That's so bizarre.

Romain
the smallest child worm

Drufle (GM)
Try being Jack again.
And giving it a go.

Jack
test

Axel
do we want an Item Finder and/or an Apricorn case?

Drufle (GM)
Actually, nevermind.

Jack
ah, there

Drufle (GM)
I didn't make the pog actually represent Cambria.

Jack
' 3'

Cici
pernus achieved

Drufle (GM)
Yeah, do we want to pool some money for a key item?

Axel
YES
I will spend all my money if I have too

Cici
yeah im running low on cash tho

Drufle (GM)
It's quite an expense but key items are very handy.

Cici
so borrow form someone else

Jack
apparently...

Cici
maybe next time you can hit up streak
hes got a bunch of money

Drufle (GM)
Yeah, let's try that next time.

Axel
do we want Item Finder or Apricorn kit?

Cici
id say itemfinder first, but jack has no money and it'd be his

Axel
I mean, I'm sure we can afford one of them before Streak gets back

Cici
so that might not make sense
depends on how we split the cost too
if we go $1000 each on every item that might be the fairest way to pay for them
because they'd benefit the whole team, really

Axel
If it is an Apricorn kit, I will gladly pay 3000

Cici
jack doesnt have 1k tho

Axel
Axel is a man of SCIENCE

Cici
maybe we can just cut him some slack

Axel
I'll pay Jack's part
and get taxes later

Cici
hm

Drufle (GM)
Well, how about we do the math in chat.
Close this out for now.

Cici
should we do that now or maybe wait for streak to return before stealing $1000 from him

Axel
Wait

Cici
i won't be here next session

Axel
new mons means updates

Cici
streak might not either

Axel
I can pay Streak's part too
he can pay me back if he wants too
I want a key item before we go

Cici
alright then romain are you down with throwing $1k into apricorns

Axel
That or Item Finder

Drufle (GM)
I'm not even sure if romain is paying attention anymore.

Axel
if Apricorns isn't what you want
dang it

Romain
hi

Cici
alright scratch the cash off our sheets

Romain
i thought were done sorry about that

Cici
axels got apricots now
yummy

Axel
Cool

Romain
"The greater good..ies!"

Drufle (GM)
Alrighty then, that should do it.

Axel
did I pay 2000 or 3000?

Cici
3k

Drufle (GM)
3000.

Axel
alrighty
let me mark that

Drufle (GM)
Mark down the Apricorn kit.
And then I think we're finally done here.

Cici
woo

Romain
i have money for one more ultra ball

Cici
alright later nerds

Jack
hooray

Drufle (GM)
Everyone out!

Axel
I'll likely stick around

Romain
bey

Drufle (GM)
Shoo!

Cici
let me buy all pokeballs btw
i get them for half off

Axel
update my sheet with the newcommers

Romain
im gonna finalize the macros

Cici
im gone next week... treat me well
adieu

Axel
bye phoone

Drufle (GM)
Alright, I think I'm gonna be out too.

Axel
alrighty
bye Droof