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Not a Noise generated a random number between
1 and 5 ...
2!
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 Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 6:43 pm
((....Dammit.))
Answer seemingly enough, Rhyme listens to the idle chatter before the...really random bird appears. One with a sack...and a present? Was it for them?
Rhyme picks up the present...and feels something terribly, terribly wrong. She pulls herself back as she senses the box shift again, and the explosion that follows sends the Hybrid right off the Mammoswine and onto the sled it's hitched to!
Manages to land on a space unoccupied, and her back smarts once more. High Arceus...why.
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2016 7:44 am
"Del li li li!" Laughed the Delibird as Rhyme was blasted off the Mamoswine. Gretel tried to grab the bird before it bailed but the tricky bird manage to slip away, flying off to find another unsuspecting victim. "Stop the Mamoswine, Rhyme fell off!" Gretel shouted to Hans, who immediately did just that as he pulled back on the giant's reins.
"You okay?" Gretel asked as she hopped down into the cold snow to check up on Rhyme. Can you get up?"
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2016 7:55 pm
...Okay, so that fall was a little more than she thought. She gets nosed by the Helioptile safely nestled on her chest, and Gretel comes down to help her once the Giant Pokemon is stopped.
"I...wasn't expecting that..but I think I'm going to be fine...." She offers a little smile to Gretel, sitting back up and dusting off her arms slowly. Her back hurts, but the pain is lessening now; her new friend is nuzzling her and the sparks and friction make her feel...so much better. "Lets get back on and get going, okay..?" With that, she helps Gretel back up and then climbs back on herself, deciding to lie down on the fur instead of sit. Ah, that would help.
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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 8:34 am
"Well if you say so." Gretel said with a frown as the two girls climb back onto the Mamoswine's back. "If you gals are ready I'm going to kick this baby up a notch! Ya!" Hans shouted as he snapped the reins, sending the Mamoswine charging through the snow faster than ever. Hang on!
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"There it is, Anistar City." Hans said as the Mamoswine plowed through the last snowbank. In the distance they could see a giant pink gem glittering, the famous sundial of Anistar City. "Looks like the map led us in the right direction. Isn't Terminus Cave near Anistar, Rhyme?" He asked the girl as he jumped down off the Mamoswine and released his Swampert, the two disconnecting the sleigh and proceeding to load the gear back onto the Swampert.
"You still okay, Rhyme? We can rest in Anistar City before heading to the cave if you would like." Gretel said to Rhyme as she dismounted, preparing to help Rhyme down before following after Hans on foot towards Anistar City. "Oh and don't worry about the Mamoswine. The man said they are trained to find their way back." She figured that Rhyme would voice concern about the Pokemon, she already chalked the hybrid up to having a soft spot for Pokemon, and she was right.
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Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2016 9:03 pm
She softly frowns, curling up in a little ball as they charge off. Of course she hangs on, and is feeling much better by the time they make it to Anistar City...and her body twitches. Helioptile feels it too, as he looks up to her curiously. "The map did...definitely. I...I'm starting to feel something too. Its faint, but...there's definitely some electrical field disturbance..."
A pause, and she climbs off the Mamoswine before gently petting its side. "Well..." She pauses, comes over to where the Mamoswine stares at her curiously. She pats its face. "I'll give you the best of luck in a sendoff. Please get home safe." With that, she turns to join the other two, cradling Helioptile in her coat. "We'll be okay. We should head to the cave soon..I want to make sure we get there at least before dark. The Pokemon in caves move around more at night..." She would know from experience.
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Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 10:31 am
Not a Noise A pause, and she climbs off the Mamoswine before gently petting its side. "Well..." She pauses, comes over to where the Mamoswine stares at her curiously. She pats its face. "I'll give you the best of luck in a sendoff. Please get home safe." With that, she turns to join the other two, cradling Helioptile in her coat. "We'll be okay. We should head to the cave soon..I want to make sure we get there at least before dark. The Pokemon in caves move around more at night..." She would know from experience. "If you say so." Gretel replied to Rhyme and then proceeded to follow after Hans, the group making their way into Anistar City. ----- Anistar City was a decent sized city. While it didn't have a huge population it did see a lot of tourism thanks to its sundial so as the group passed through they would run into plenty of tourist which would take one look at Rhyme and begin to snap pictures. One lady and her child would run up to Rhyme, the little girl looking up at her with wide eyes. "See mommy! It's not a costume!" The girl said as she gently pulled some of Rhyme's arm fur. "Honey don't do that! I am so sorry!" The woman apologized to Rhyme.
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Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 7:40 pm
SubonicXP "If you say so." Gretel replied to Rhyme and then proceeded to follow after Hans, the group making their way into Anistar City. ----- Anistar City was a decent sized city. While it didn't have a huge population it did see a lot of tourism thanks to its sundial so as the group passed through they would run into plenty of tourist which would take one look at Rhyme and begin to snap pictures. One lady and her child would run up to Rhyme, the little girl looking up at her with wide eyes. "See mommy! It's not a costume!" The girl said as she gently pulled some of Rhyme's arm fur. "Honey don't do that! I am so sorry!" The woman apologized to Rhyme. It was more of an 'I know so', but Rhyme kept her mouth shut. It was best to pick ones' battles, after all; no need to counter about every little thing. ---- The Helioptile was on her head by the time they made it into the city, basking in what light it could. Rhyme fixed her coat, removing it and setting it away just before the first of the pictures came. She wasn't usually a child who garnered her attention; just simply one who did her job and her work and was normally praised for it. This...felt different. She strayed, falling behind Hans and Gretel a little, attempting to just stay...more out of sight than out of mind. And that was when the little girl ran up to her and while it didn't...hurt, persay, it caught her by surprise and she made a sound in a mix between a human squeak and a Pachirisu cry. "I-It's alright, really..." Sheepish smile, just rubbing over the fur lightly. "I'm sure its a rare opportunity...f-for her to see someone like me, that's all. I can't...say I'd blame her either..." She then waves goodbye and catches up to the other two, making sure to stand a bit closer to them this time around.
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Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 8:19 pm
Not a Noise And that was when the little girl ran up to her and while it didn't...hurt, persay, it caught her by surprise and she made a sound in a mix between a human squeak and a Pachirisu cry. "I-It's alright, really..." Sheepish smile, just rubbing over the fur lightly. "I'm sure its a rare opportunity...f-for her to see someone like me, that's all. I can't...say I'd blame her either..." She then waves goodbye and catches up to the other two, making sure to stand a bit closer to them this time around. "Hey Rhyme." Hans spoke up as they walked through the city, making it to the far side away from all the tourists, thankfully. "I was just reading up about that thing on your head in my Pokedex. It's called a Helioptile and apparently it converts solar energy into electricity. Doesn't even have to eat if it gets enough energy from the sun. Kind of neat." The man pointed out as he continued to stare at his Pokedex. A couple of minutes later the group would pass through the town's checkpoint and find themselves on Route 18. It was a pleasant trail lined with a few berry producing bushes and trees as well as a river cutting through it. As they passed over the bridge Hans and Gretel both would come to a halt as they noticed to the east of them what looked like old decayed train tracks. They zigzagged and disappeared at points but seemed to lead to a cave in the distance. Terminus Cave. "Over there...is that it?" Gretel asked, the question directed at no one. Both Gretel and Hans didn't know why but just seeing the cave in the distance gave them a foreboding feeling.
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Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 8:31 pm
SubonicXP "Hey Rhyme." Hans spoke up as they walked through the city, making it to the far side away from all the tourists, thankfully. "I was just reading up about that thing on your head in my Pokedex. It's called a Helioptile and apparently it converts solar energy into electricity. Doesn't even have to eat if it gets enough energy from the sun. Kind of neat." The man pointed out as he continued to stare at his Pokedex. A couple of minutes later the group would pass through the town's checkpoint and find themselves on Route 18. It was a pleasant trail lined with a few berry producing bushes and trees as well as a river cutting through it. As they passed over the bridge Hans and Gretel both would come to a halt as they noticed to the east of them what looked like old decayed train tracks. They zigzagged and disappeared at points but seemed to lead to a cave in the distance. Terminus Cave. "Over there...is that it?" Gretel asked, the question directed at no one. Both Gretel and Hans didn't know why but just seeing the cave in the distance gave them a foreboding feeling. "Hm?" Turning towards Hans as they walk on, she listens and gives him a small smile. "A Helioptile....oh thats cool! It must be adaptive to the environment they live in." She answers, affirming to herself that this one might actually come and stay with them. She can get him a sun lamp and everything...and relax next to him when he overcharges. That is, if he'll stay with her through the whole thing. The Helioptile scuttles down her head, into her arms. "Do you want to stay with me, Synthesis?" She asks, finally naming it, and it nods. She grabs a spare Pokeball and with a bit of arrangement, captures the happy Pokemon inside before letting it out again. Affirmed ownership indeed. On Route 18 she felt it again, having to shop with a shudder. That pulse...the energy....she isn't following them moreso as following her feet, going past them and inbetween the train tracks. Synthesis climbs on her head again as she stares out, and theres a small nod. "That's it. I...I feel it." And she felt like moving too-- Tail flicks back and forth, she looking over her shoulder. "We'll be okay. We're just..going inside a bit and setting up the equipment to search. I'm...getting a pull, like electricity...We're definitely getting closer to that second Heart, I'd think!"
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Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 8:51 pm
Not a Noise Tail flicks back and forth, she looking over her shoulder. "We'll be okay. We're just..going inside a bit and setting up the equipment to search. I'm...getting a pull, like electricity...We're definitely getting closer to that second Heart, I'd think!" Hans and Gretel both jumped, almost literally, when Rhyme mentioned getting a feel for the Zapdos Heart. They hadn't even made it inside the cave yet! "Let's get in there and set things up. This could be the discovery we're waiting for." Hans said, now excited thanks to Rhyme. The group would enter Terminus Cave, the Swampert pushing aside the wooden barricades advising people not to enter the abandoned mine. Whatever, they were more than prepared for anything that might happen. The inside of Terminus Cave was pretty much what you would imagine it to look like. The rails were a little more intact inside the cave as they were protected from the weather in here but were still pretty rusted and decayed. A few old mining carts could be seen here and there, junk ore and rocks sitting in them. The cave stretched forward and downward deeper into the earth, but for now they were close to the entrance. "Lead the way, Rhyme. This is all you." Gretel said to the girl with a smile.
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Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 9:01 pm
SubonicXP "Lead the way, Rhyme. This is all you." Gretel said to the girl with a smile. "We can set up by the entry...well as far as we can go on the upper level...it would be a good point...so we don't get lost." Rhyme answers, helping the trio inside before she pauses once more. Its almost like a dull hum, and while it vaguely sounds like someone or something is humming, she pushes that aside for the moment. She takes a deep breath and steps in a little, taking off the winter suit completely to move around more in her other clothing. On instinct, she crouches down quad, blinking a few times to get a better vantage point before rising up. "It seems the grounds a little less stable further in....But we should be able to keep going..." Tail continues to flick, and she takes measured steps leading them inside. At the slightest indication of danger...she'd have to do this alone, somehow. A hand brushes against the SNAG under her clothing. She could do this...she could show SNAGEM she could.
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Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 9:21 pm
Not a Noise "We can set up by the entry...well as far as we can go on the upper level...it would be a good point...so we don't get lost." Rhyme answers, helping the trio inside before she pauses once more. Its almost like a dull hum, and while it vaguely sounds like someone or something is humming, she pushes that aside for the moment. She takes a deep breath and steps in a little, taking off the winter suit completely to move around more in her other clothing. On instinct, she crouches down quad, blinking a few times to get a better vantage point before rising up. "It seems the grounds a little less stable further in....But we should be able to keep going..." Tail continues to flick, and she takes measured steps leading them inside. At the slightest indication of danger...she'd have to do this alone, somehow. A hand brushes against the SNAG under her clothing. She could do this...she could show SNAGEM she could. "Well then I'll start getting things set up, Swampert." Hans said, him and his Pokemon proceeding to set up the heavy equipment. Their cargo consisted of large machines and thick cables which were being lad across the cave floor and hung on the ceiling. What they were for was a mystery to Rhyme but it obviously had to do with finding the Zapdos Heart. Rhyme on the other hand would continue to feel that pull, from somewhere deeper in the cave. Something else was out there, she could feel it. It wanted her to know it was there. Must just be the Zapdos Heart...right?
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Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2016 9:30 pm
SubonicXP Rhyme on the other hand would continue to feel that pull, from somewhere deeper in the cave. Something else was out there, she could feel it. It wanted her to know it was there. Must just be the Zapdos Heart...right? "I'll...scout on ahead." Just so she didn't blow something up...or mess it up. "If I need you, I'll SNAG call. There's an option on our devices that should work in this area..." Or so she thought. To give them peace of mind...as well as that she kept feeling that pull. She took in a breath and began to move, being careful but quick as she followed up, descending down into the depths. Feeling the hum of the...whatever it was, down there...it felt comforting. Or she felt comforted to know it wanted her to know. I hear you. I want to find you. Guide me.
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 5:03 pm
Not a Noise "I'll...scout on ahead." Just so she didn't blow something up...or mess it up. "If I need you, I'll SNAG call. There's an option on our devices that should work in this area..." Or so she thought. To give them peace of mind...as well as that she kept feeling that pull. She took in a breath and began to move, being careful but quick as she followed up, descending down into the depths. Feeling the hum of the...whatever it was, down there...it felt comforting. Or she felt comforted to know it wanted her to know. I hear you. I want to find you. Guide me.At first Rhyme would feel no change in this presence calling out to her. It remained quiet and its pull the same. As she got deeper however, where the light did not reach, a strange sensation would overcome her. What she thought was the Zapdos Heart was the source of this. The deeper she went the more she knew for certain that they didn't find a Zapdos Heart, no, it was something much more powerful and it had its hooks in her. Up ahead was a strange and faint green glow piercing the pitch black darkness. It did not speak but it didn't have to, Rhyme just knew what it wanted. It wanted her to approach.
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Posted: Sun Jul 31, 2016 6:40 pm
SubonicXP At first Rhyme would feel no change in this presence calling out to her. It remained quiet and its pull the same. As she got deeper however, where the light did not reach, a strange sensation would overcome her. What she thought was the Zapdos Heart was the source of this. The deeper she went the more she knew for certain that they didn't find a Zapdos Heart, no, it was something much more powerful and it had its hooks in her. Up ahead was a strange and faint green glow piercing the pitch black darkness. It did not speak but it didn't have to, Rhyme just knew what it wanted. It wanted her to approach. ...the further she moved, the further she felt it. Bipedal turned to Quad, and she scaled rocks and moved past obstacles like she had wen working with Thundurus' challenges. This was no Zapdos Core at all. Not even close. And she couldn't stop and turn back now; She'd let them know when they were finished. She blinks owlishly, slowing down and righting herself when she caught sight of the glow. ..Huh. It was there, wasn't it? Settling into a crouch, the Hybrid advances with instinctive caution that unsettles itself at the entryway, where she peers out into the room. I'm here. A curious one....what are you? What..do you want of me?
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