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HOENNWEEN: INTRO CHALLENGE LOG
Who: Hoennween Plot Participants!
Where: Tohjo Falls!
When: Wednesday, October 29th
Summary: You've just received a call from a mysterious voice asking you to come help save the world. This is Day One of The Rest Of Your Life™ — the introductory skirmish that will determine your field position for tomorrow and the advantages you'll have going in to the fight against Archie and Maxie.
Rating: PG-13 in general; please mark threads that go higher accordingly!
Log:
YOU ARE HERE. YOU'RE FIGHTING THESE GUYS AND ALSO POSSIBLY THESE GUYS. THEY'RE NOT HAPPY TO SEE YOU.
ETA: AND THIS IS YOUR BACKGROUND MUSIC!
KEY:
• GRAY areas in the north are a range of mountains that form a natural barrier around part of the Tohjo plain where the Elite Four's resort is located. It is both difficult and dangerous to get up into the mountains proper, but this seems to be the direction from which most of the Team Magma Grunts are entering the area.
• GREEN areas in the southeast and southwest are densely-packed forested areas interspersed by lakes and rivers that seem to be feeding into the main waterway into the area. It is both difficult and dangerous to venture into the woodlands proper, but this seems to be the direction from which most of the Team Aqua Grunts are entering the area.
• The BLUE area in the south is the massive lake that feeds the eponymous falls that give Tohjo its name. You will also find Team Aqua Grunts here taking great care to hold control of the lake, if you're interested in engaging in a water battle.
• PINK diamonds in the east and west are the sites of massive formations of Mysterious Plot Crystals™ jutting up from beneath the surface; the Grunts on both teams appear somewhat wary of these growths, so they will be keeping a reasonable distance from them while still doing their best to protect them.
• The BROWN rectangle dead-center in the map is...the Elite Four's resort. Not exactly what you might call a fortunate place to be located, but it's easy to see why this might be considered prime real estate for both teams. You're likely to find members of both Team Aqua and Team Magma hanging around here, so be cautious!
A FEW OTHER SETTING NOTES:
• As per Arceus's summon, there will be Gen VI Pokemon joining the battle on their own! You may NPC these Pokemon, within reasonable limits; you may not capture them in Pokeballs, and they are still wild so they will not take commands from characters the way a captured Pokemon would from its trainer. However, they do recognize that the portaled-in humans are fighting on roughly the same side as they are, so they won't attack player characters and might occasionally come to their aid if need be — you're free to NPC them as you like for purposes such as this.
• The aforementioned Gen VI Pokemon can be any Pokemon that swarmed during September, plus any of their evolved forms. They've had several weeks in the wild to get buff and settle in; now you can see what they've got to show for it!
• You may NPC the Team Aqua and Team Magma Grunts as you see fit; either one can be found anywhere on the map, though Team Magma will be more highly-concentrated in the northern areas of the map, and Team Aqua will be keeping more to the south.
• There is no restriction on how many Aqua and Magma Grunts you may fight.
• You may fight members of both teams on this log if you so choose; you are not required to pick just one or the other to focus on for this particular log.
• You may forego Pokemon battling entirely and simply beat up the Grunts with physical violence yourself. If you KO a Grunt, they will white out and be warped to the nearest Pokemon Center back down in the regions proper, where they will be arrested by an officer of the Kangaskhan Police.
• FOR CHARACTERS INTENDING TO USE HONEDGES LIKE WEAPONS: due to the high volume of questions we have received on this topic (it's a popular inquiry!), we want to clarify for this Pokemon in particular —
If you choose to use a Honedge as though it were a traditional sword, the most that the Honedges will allow might be slapping the grunts with the flat side of the blade. They are still opposed to attacking/killing humans, opponents or not, and if you try to stab an opponent with them, you're going to get a really obstinate ghost sword going incorporeal and ineffectively going through them. There's also the fact that you're grabbing them by the head and swinging them around — they won't like that very much.
PLEASE NOTE: if you intend to use a Honedge in this manner anyway, we may ask that you experience light IC consequences for it later in the plot! We're not barring you from getting your sword skills on with your Honedges; we're simply pointing out that there may be natural outcomes that follow from those choices.
• UPDATE: if you would like to interrogate the grunts, check here for information you can learn from them!
~
☆ THE NUMBER TO MEET OR BEAT IS 50 PARTICIPANTS ☆.
REMEMBER: IF YOUR CHARACTER DOES NOT POST TO THE INTRO CHALLENGE LOG AT LEAST ONCE
(AS A TOP-LEVEL COMMENT OR IN RESPONSE TO SOMEONE ELSE'S TOP-LEVEL COMMENT)
BEFORE 9:00 PM EST on OCTOBER 28, THEY WILL NOT COUNT TOWARD THE 50-PARTICIPANT GOAL!
~
QUICK LINKS
EVENT LINKS MASTERPOST | THE INTRO CHALLENGE INFOPOST | QUESTIONS FOR MODS | INTRO CHALLENGE PARTICIPATION CHECK-IN THREAD
Where: Tohjo Falls!
When: Wednesday, October 29th
Summary: You've just received a call from a mysterious voice asking you to come help save the world. This is Day One of The Rest Of Your Life™ — the introductory skirmish that will determine your field position for tomorrow and the advantages you'll have going in to the fight against Archie and Maxie.
Rating: PG-13 in general; please mark threads that go higher accordingly!
Log:
YOU ARE HERE. YOU'RE FIGHTING THESE GUYS AND ALSO POSSIBLY THESE GUYS. THEY'RE NOT HAPPY TO SEE YOU.
ETA: AND THIS IS YOUR BACKGROUND MUSIC!
KEY:
• GREEN areas in the southeast and southwest are densely-packed forested areas interspersed by lakes and rivers that seem to be feeding into the main waterway into the area. It is both difficult and dangerous to venture into the woodlands proper, but this seems to be the direction from which most of the Team Aqua Grunts are entering the area.
• The BLUE area in the south is the massive lake that feeds the eponymous falls that give Tohjo its name. You will also find Team Aqua Grunts here taking great care to hold control of the lake, if you're interested in engaging in a water battle.
• PINK diamonds in the east and west are the sites of massive formations of Mysterious Plot Crystals™ jutting up from beneath the surface; the Grunts on both teams appear somewhat wary of these growths, so they will be keeping a reasonable distance from them while still doing their best to protect them.
• The BROWN rectangle dead-center in the map is...the Elite Four's resort. Not exactly what you might call a fortunate place to be located, but it's easy to see why this might be considered prime real estate for both teams. You're likely to find members of both Team Aqua and Team Magma hanging around here, so be cautious!
A FEW OTHER SETTING NOTES:
• The aforementioned Gen VI Pokemon can be any Pokemon that swarmed during September, plus any of their evolved forms. They've had several weeks in the wild to get buff and settle in; now you can see what they've got to show for it!
• You may NPC the Team Aqua and Team Magma Grunts as you see fit; either one can be found anywhere on the map, though Team Magma will be more highly-concentrated in the northern areas of the map, and Team Aqua will be keeping more to the south.
• There is no restriction on how many Aqua and Magma Grunts you may fight.
• You may fight members of both teams on this log if you so choose; you are not required to pick just one or the other to focus on for this particular log.
• You may forego Pokemon battling entirely and simply beat up the Grunts with physical violence yourself. If you KO a Grunt, they will white out and be warped to the nearest Pokemon Center back down in the regions proper, where they will be arrested by an officer of the Kangaskhan Police.
• FOR CHARACTERS INTENDING TO USE HONEDGES LIKE WEAPONS: due to the high volume of questions we have received on this topic (it's a popular inquiry!), we want to clarify for this Pokemon in particular —
If you choose to use a Honedge as though it were a traditional sword, the most that the Honedges will allow might be slapping the grunts with the flat side of the blade. They are still opposed to attacking/killing humans, opponents or not, and if you try to stab an opponent with them, you're going to get a really obstinate ghost sword going incorporeal and ineffectively going through them. There's also the fact that you're grabbing them by the head and swinging them around — they won't like that very much.
PLEASE NOTE: if you intend to use a Honedge in this manner anyway, we may ask that you experience light IC consequences for it later in the plot! We're not barring you from getting your sword skills on with your Honedges; we're simply pointing out that there may be natural outcomes that follow from those choices.
• UPDATE: if you would like to interrogate the grunts, check here for information you can learn from them!
☆ THE NUMBER TO MEET OR BEAT IS 50 PARTICIPANTS ☆.
REMEMBER: IF YOUR CHARACTER DOES NOT POST TO THE INTRO CHALLENGE LOG AT LEAST ONCE
(AS A TOP-LEVEL COMMENT OR IN RESPONSE TO SOMEONE ELSE'S TOP-LEVEL COMMENT)
BEFORE 9:00 PM EST on OCTOBER 28, THEY WILL NOT COUNT TOWARD THE 50-PARTICIPANT GOAL!
~
EVENT LINKS MASTERPOST | THE INTRO CHALLENGE INFOPOST | QUESTIONS FOR MODS | INTRO CHALLENGE PARTICIPATION CHECK-IN THREAD
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That boy wasn't here when she'd emerged on the other side, blinking in the harsh sunlight and baffled by the badly-dressed people all around, but the sounds of fighting had quickly drawn her attention and she'd...
Well, the truth was, she'd just sort of stood there awhile, disoriented and afraid, not really sure why she was here or what good she could do about any of it.
Even when she'd spotted Lancer (one of the few familiar faces here — and one of the few distinctive enough that he could hardly be missed), she hadn't leapt into action; she didn't know what action she was really supposed to leap toward, anyway, and it was all just unfolding so fast —
But at some point, as a new Grunt began to drift over to join his beleaguered compatriots and provide some fresh reinforcements, that uncertainty snapped, and she did the only thing she could think to do.
And that was why, at some point in the midst of Lancer's fight, one of his aforementioned Grunts (probably one hanging near the back waiting for an opening to engage) would pause mid-battle with a shout of pain and instinctively raise a hand to the back of his head, because she sure did just throw one of her Pokeballs at it and whoops, suddenly she's been spotted by the enemy now, hasn't she.]
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[Usually people made those noises after he hit them, so Lancer was just a bit surprised by that; luckily, it didn't take long for him to assess the situation. Had she really just hit someone with a Pokeball...?]
[Hell, I'm not one to question someone's methods, he thought almost idly, bringing a fishing pole sharply down on the grunt's head as he opened his mouth to order a counterattack. Meridiana didn't look like much in a fight, and he didn't know how tough any of her Pokemon were. Lancer figured he'd probably have to cover her for a while, which was fine with him.]
You alright?
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Oh— Lancer! Be careful!
[That was more reflex than anything else, just give her a minute to actually get back to the question.]
I'm all right, but what is all this?
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[...Sort of.]
[He paused long enough to admire the particular arc a Team Magma grunt took over their heads after taking a particularly hard hit from his Poliwhirl.]
No idea as to what it is. I heard an old friend's voice, next thing I know I'm here and these guys don't seem happy about it.
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[But then that means, if Lancer thought it sounded like a friend of his, and she thought it sounded like...]
I heard someone I...that I used to know, as well.
["Used to", huh. Well, maybe that wasn't so strange. People used past tense all the time around here when talking about their old lives.]
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Shoulda mentioned, this place can get pretty damn crazy at times. You'll get used to it after a while.
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[She kind of looked around the battlefield, still at a loss, and then something seemed to click; her next words, when they came, were adamant and firm, even if she herself still looked a little pale.]
And I shouldn't have liked him to be, either, if I'd known this was what was on the other side!
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[Because Aigéan the Poliwhirl is leaping to tackle that Numel on your left, Meridiana.]
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[She's a little slow on the reflex on that one, but she does manage to get out of the way, with her Fletchling chattering and scolding the aforementioned Numel the whole way.]
They're just all over, aren't they?
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Eh, I've seen way worse odds than this. Just stay close and you'll be fine, okay?
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And wouldn't you know it, all of a sudden she was hugging herself like she was trying to make a shield out of her arms, lips pressed tight against the urge to...something, anyway.]
You mustn't get hurt on my account, Lancer! Please!
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[Confused, Lancer sent Tyrfing out to back up his Poliwhirl and give himself a chance to focus on Meridiana.]
Hey, relax--I ain't gonna get hurt by guys like these. It's everybody like you I'm worried about.
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[She pulled away one of her hands and scrubbed a little irritably at her eyes, trying to pull herself together after that moment of apparent emotion.
Clearly trying to be comforting, her Fletchling cooed a bit; that, in turn, seemed to make something click for her, and she reached up to draw it off of her shoulder, regarding the little bird sadly.]
How can I be of any use in a place like this if the only way to fight back means putting someone else in danger for my sake?
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[He gave a couple quick orders to the pair over his shoulder, prompting both the Poliwhirl and Lucario to pick a side and work on keeping the worst of the whole mess away from them. Lancer himself spun the makeshift weapon in his hand, wearing a defiant smirk full of confidence and sharp canines.]
People like me, we're here to take care of the hard part. It's the duty of a knight to protect those weaker than him. I'm sure your little friend there feels the same way--that he wants to protect you, know what I mean?
You don't have to throw a punch to fight with your friends. Just support 'em and be there when it matters.
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Even if she'd only ever gotten free from the doctor's clutches because he'd let her...did that really mean that none of it counted for anything at all?]
I...
[She looked hard at the little Fletchling, and then over at the Poliwhirl and Lucario in their midst. Even her Tropius, her dear Tropius...hadn't she always tried her best to lend support where it was needed?
Was she really asking them to put themselves in danger for her any more than Cain had asked her to do it for him?
No, it was...it was something else.
Squaring her shoulders, she dug out the rest of her Pokeballs and tossed them to the ground, more because she still wasn't much at telling them apart yet than anything else. And sure enough, out they all came — Miltank, Chinchou, Mareep, Eevee, and the one she was truly after: her dear Tropius.]
Then I suppose I'd...best start acting like I belong here, hadn't I?
[Briskly, she went to her Tropius, which hunkered down obligingly to let her up onto its back, amidst the security of its big fan leaves and generally imposing size.]
I may not know how much good I can be, but if I can help — that's what I want!
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[Smirk turning into a grin, he knocked a few unfortunate grunts back with a swing of his unconventional weapon. This...was really something he needed, wasn't it? A nice and simple fight to clear his head and get him properly re-accustomed to this human body.]
Stick with me for a while, huh? I'll watch your back and you can help watch mine, we can start with that. It's been a while since I've been able to fight like this, so I might need the help.
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[...Tropius is apparently gonna help by offering this nice man a banana.
Eat a banana, good-hearted soul. You are kind to her daughter.
Eat the banana.]
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[SHRUG.]
Hey, thanks. [He was kind of hungry, this having kind of thrown a wrench in the day's plans. So Lancer took one and quickly ate it, tossing the banana peel over his shoulder-]
[-into the path of a running Numel who immediately skidden and barreled into a group of Magma grunts and their poor Poochyenas.]
...That one looked like it hurt.
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[SHE REALLY SHOULDN'T LAUGH, BUT...]
Well, if — if that's all it takes, perhaps I might find a way to be useful after all!
[BANANA CANNON]
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[u go banana girl]
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["Those gentlemen" presumably being the Poliwhirl and the Lucario, whose species names she quite possibly doesn't know or remember.]
Eevee, dear, come up with me, you're only a baby and mustn't get in over your head! The rest of you, you'll manage at keeping up, won't you?
[Apparently they will, the little trio.]
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['Punch fucking everything.']
[Let it never be said that Lancer didn't know how to pick a strategy that suited the available strength at hand.]