Strange Ghosts in Kolisa: All We Are Is Mons in the Wind

[19:04] <~BigTentacruel> PREVIOUSLY ON KOLISA: Our team of adventurers descended into the Furrowvale Mines and encountered SPOOKY THINGS. It turns out that they were just crazy statue frogs, though, which the team dispatched rather quickly. The team also learned before that how Turgha had led a massive trail of Cottonee towards the mines, near which a massive Sunstone lay in a hole. After some minor "Oh shit" responses, the group told the Cottonee to avoid that place because reasons.
[19:05] * Bauss is now known as ein
[19:05] * ein is now known as Ein
[19:05] <~BigTentacruel> Now, Lianhua, Ein, and Victor all find themselves staring into the corridor beyond the area where they found the frog statues.
[19:05] <~BigTentacruel> You both notice that Turgha is nowhere to be found.
[19:09] * Ein looks at his new graniplava friend, letting Nina translate "So... what exactly is going on here? You said you all live here, but how long has that been going on?"
[19:09] <Ein> (it's gonna be one of those days)
[19:10] * Anise is now known as Lianhua
[19:12] <Lianhua> "Rrrgh."
[19:12] <Lianhua> "I have to say, I'm not entirely surrrrrrrre now is the best time to be talking."
[19:12] <Lianhua> (hey BT am I still paralyze)
[19:13] <~BigTentacruel> (Yes.)
[19:13] <Ein> (oh yeah, if so, I am too)
[19:13] <Ein> woot woot
[19:13] <Ein> )
[19:13] <Lianhua> "Getting out might be the best idea for now."
[19:13] * Ein locks up and falls over on the platform. "maybe you're right..."
[19:13] <~BigTentacruel> The frog, being translated by Nina, seems rather unwilling to say much. <Bigrock open new home. You badrocks crumble.>
[19:16] <Ein> After getting up again, Ein unzips his backpack, turning it to the graniplava "Alright Louise... hop in here and we'll head back for a bit...  None of us are in great shape for exploring..."
[19:16] * Lianhua calls out Piao Ju and Yin Hu (as Piao Ju) to drag her and her fishy companions along if her legs should seize up again.
[19:16] <~BigTentacruel> The frog seems reluctant but decides that honor is preferable to possibly getting eaten down here and joins you.
[19:17] <~BigTentacruel> As you both (all three, actually) get back to the surface, you notice immediately that the area around the mine, where all the Cottonee were, is now completely empty.
[19:19] <Lianhua> "...Should we be worried? I mean, on the one hand, nothing's here, but on the other hand, nothing's here..."
[19:19] * Ein seems to be thinking, "did we ask them to go somewhere?" He seems a bit forgetful.
[19:20] <Lianhua> "I think they left when we heard all the roaring!"
[19:20] <Lianhua> "So what is it that your frog friend said about the situation?"
[19:20] <~BigTentacruel> Considering the sheer volume of Cottonee from before, you should probably still be able to hear some of their cries, but actually the area is completely silent.
[19:22] * Ein looks around cautiously, trying to spot any danger. "Not much really..."
[19:22] <Lianhua> "Oh. Well. I was hoping maybe he'd know what was going on? Oh well."
[19:22] <Lianhua> "We'd...probably better get back to...what was his name again? The one with the neat Tropius."
[19:24] * Ein starts walking in that direction, still very cautious. "Mr. Harcroft? Maybe... Something's definitely not right here... Right sis?"
[19:25] <~BigTentacruel> Nina yips in agreement.
[19:25] <~BigTentacruel> (Are you following the stream from earlier?)
[19:26] <Lianhua> "Harcroft, right."
[19:26] <Lianhua> (and it'd make sense, since that's the way we went to)
[19:26] <Ein> (yeah...)
[19:26] <~BigTentacruel> As you walk along it, make a Wisdom check, please.
[19:26] <Lianhua> 1d20 :D?
[19:26] <Ein> (dicemaid's not here...)
[19:26] <Lianhua> ...
[19:27] <~BigTentacruel> Oh, so she's not.
[19:27] * DiceMaid-9001 (DiceMaid-9@sux-EADD5C74) has joined #kolisa
[19:27] <Ein> (not even DiceMaid makes it here on time)
[19:27] <~BigTentacruel> She won't come unless she's called.
[19:27] <Lianhua> 1d20 :D?
[19:27] <DiceMaid-9001> Lianhua, :D?: 10 [1d20=10]
[19:27] <Ein> 1d20 - 1  A wise man knows he is not wise
[19:27] <DiceMaid-9001> Ein, - 1  A wise man knows he is not wise: 11 [1d20=11]
[19:27] <Ein> (so a 10)
[19:27] <Ein> (10's all around!
[19:28] <Lianhua> (you know dicemaid can do math, right? You can just do 1d20-1)
[19:28] <Lianhua> (for future reference)
[19:28] <Ein> (It's been a bit, i accidentally put a space before the minus)
[19:28] <~BigTentacruel> You briefly wonder why the Poliwag are nowhere to be found, but it shakes free after a moment.
[19:28] <Ein> (as a coder, I'm used to these things ignoring whitespace.)
[19:29] * Lianhua shrugs, continues on her way. They're probably...sleeping.
[19:30] * Ein sniffs the air and keeps his ears sharp.
[19:30] <Ein> (he doesn't have any scent abilities)
[19:30] <Ein> (though Nina does)
[19:31] <~BigTentacruel> It's probably about mid-afternoon, by the way. The sun is still pretty high in the sky. At the edge of the ranch, you see another empty field. A few Tauros idle around, chewing on grass.
[19:31] <~BigTentacruel> The hole is off in the distance, looking unattended.
[19:32] * Ein suddenly sprints towards it.
[19:32] <Lianhua> "W-wha?"
[19:32] * Lianhua sprints as fast as she can, which isn't that fast. Because paralysis.
[19:33] <~BigTentacruel> How fast is Ein sprinting? Like... full tilt?
[19:33] <Ein> (she's probably not having too much trouble keeping up...  Ein's paralyzed too)
[19:33] <Ein> (full tilt, but the closer he gets the more he slows down.  He doesn't want to fall in the hole)
[19:33] <~BigTentacruel> Make a reflex save anyway, both of you.
[19:34] <Ein> (dex?)
[19:34] <~BigTentacruel> Yes.
[19:34] <~BigTentacruel> Sorryt.
[19:34] <Lianhua> 1d20+3 I CAN DEX
[19:34] <DiceMaid-9001> Lianhua, I CAN DEX: 20 [1d20=17]
[19:34] <Lianhua> :D
[19:34] <Ein> 1d20 betcha i fall
[19:34] <DiceMaid-9001> Ein, betcha i fall: 6 [1d20=6]
[19:35] <Ein> (pay up)
[19:35] <~BigTentacruel> Ein does fall! He falls flat on his face before he quite reaches the hole.
[19:35] <Ein> (hooray for paralysis!)
[19:35] * Lianhua manages to sidestep, just barely.
[19:36] <Lianhua> "Mr. Harcroft? You here? Yooooo hooooooo-"
[19:36] <Ein> "ouch..."
[19:36] <~BigTentacruel> Lianhua's calls float out into the air heedlessly.
[19:36] <Ein> "is the stone still in the hole?"
[19:36] * Ein gets up shakily
[19:36] <Lianhua> Can I tell without falling in?
[19:37] <~BigTentacruel> Yeah, you probably can lean over the edge enough to see the glow. It's still there.
[19:37] <~BigTentacruel> It seems like it's glowing brighter, though.
[19:38] <Lianhua> "It's still here! Everything's fine, I guess."
[19:38] <~BigTentacruel> It could just be that you were underground out of the light for a while.
[19:38] <Lianhua> "...Was it that shiny before?"
[19:38] * Lianhua rubs at her eyes. "Oh well."
[19:38] * Ein breathes a sigh of relief. "I was worried about the lack of guards around it..."
[19:39] <~BigTentacruel> Make a perception roll.
[19:39] <Lianhua> "Why don't you go look for Mr. Harcroft? I'll keep watch here."
[19:39] <Lianhua> 1d20 :D?
[19:39] <DiceMaid-9001> Lianhua, :D?: 8 [1d20=8]
[19:39] <Ein> (wisdom right?  I'm off my game)
[19:40] <~BigTentacruel> (It happens. :3c)
[19:40] <~BigTentacruel> (Also, yes.)
[19:40] <Ein> 1d20-1 Ein
[19:40] <DiceMaid-9001> Ein, Ein: 9 [1d20=10]
[19:40] <Ein> 1d20+3 Nina
[19:40] <DiceMaid-9001> Ein, Nina: 16 [1d20=13]
[19:41] <Ein> (also, TC's setting up his computer now)
[19:41] <~BigTentacruel> Okay, then. The hole is there. It's empty. There doesn't seem to be anyone around except for some of Harcroft's ranch pokemon.
[19:42] <Ein> (when you say empty...)
[19:42] <~BigTentacruel> (I mean there's the stone in there, but nothing else.)
[19:42] <Ein> (ok)
[19:42] <~BigTentacruel> (Sorry if that was unclear.)
[19:43] <Lianhua> "So, what do you say, Ein?"
[19:43] <Lianhua> "I can keep watch here while you go find him."
[19:43] <Lianhua> "Or find out what's going on."
[19:44] <Ein> "Are we sure we'd want to split up?  Something's definitely off here"
[19:45] <Lianhua> "We need someone to guard this, and Mr. Harcroft being gone worries me."
[19:46] <Ein> Nina yips at Ein, "are you sure, Sis?"  Nina yips in affirmation.  "alright..."  Ein turns to Lianhua.  "Sis'll stay here with you just in case"
[19:47] <Ein> (TC's having computer issues.  He's trying to get on as fast as possible)
[19:48] * kenshin (Kenshin@sux-F4050DE5.lightspeed.tukrga.sbcglobal.net) has joined #kolisa
[19:48] * Ein runs off towards the town. Kevin and Anthony in tow.
[19:48] <Lianhua> "I'll send Yin Hu after you if need be - you'll know her because she looks like me."
[19:48] * kenshin is now known as Victor
[19:48] <Victor> ((I'm finally here! wow that took forever))
[19:49] <Ein> "Gotcha!"  Ein shouts as he runs off.
[19:49] <~BigTentacruel> (Welcome, welcome!)
[19:50] <~BigTentacruel> Victor has just been lagging behind a little and catches up to the pair just as Ein leaves for town.
[19:50] <~BigTentacruel> Ein, join #furrowvale please
[19:51] <Ein> (done)

[19:52] <@BigTentacruel> Towards town, you notice the sky start to darken significantly. There's also a lot of noises coming from the town.
[19:53] <@BigTentacruel> It sounds like townspeople. They're all on your end of town, and there's a lot of shouting and arguing.
[19:54] * Victor (Kenshin@sux-F4050DE5.lightspeed.tukrga.sbcglobal.net) has joined #furrowvale
[19:54] <Victor> ((bink))
[19:55] * Ein hurries on, trying to make as much haste as he can with the paralysis, "I don't like this..."
[19:56] <Victor> "Yeah..." Victor replied, catching up. He seemed a little out of breath. "Something just smells fishy."
[19:57] <@BigTentacruel> As you get closer, you can hear cries of "Harcroft set this up!" and "We're out of options now!"
[19:58] <Victor> "Hell is that about?" Victor strains his ears to hear better. "Jeeze, it can never be good when someone's playing the blame game"
[19:58] * Ein clenches his teeth, trying once again to go into an all-out sprint to get to the town.
[19:59] * Victor sighs and picks up the pace, grabbing ein in mid run and lifting him onto his shoulders as he sped forward. "You shouldn't push yourself kid."
[20:01] <@BigTentacruel> As you both get close, the people are crowded around The Hanging Bunch. Delilah is standing at the door, her Chimchar in front of her in some kind of defensive pose. "Grainger hasn't done anything! It's got to be what's happening with the mines!"
[20:02] <@BigTentacruel> "That's on his property! He's the gym leader! He's supposed to protect the town!" someone in the crowd shouts.
[20:02] <@BigTentacruel> There's around 40 or 50 people between you and Delilah.
[20:03] <Ein> (question... can Kevin try to captivate them using sing?)
[20:04] <@BigTentacruel> It's not going to be strong enough to put them all to sleep, and you'd have to suceed on a to-hit roll anyway.
[20:04] <Ein> (ok, nevermind)
[20:05] * Ein waves at Delilah, "Delilah! what's going on?!"
[20:06] <Victor> ((is there a way around the crowd, like to angle in closer to the walls to get to where Delilah is?))
[20:07] <@BigTentacruel> It doesn't look like there's an easy way past them right now. There's around 40 of them and they don't seem to be giving much quarter. They want into The Hanging Bunch.
[20:07] <@BigTentacruel> Delilah looks up, and some of the crowd turns to face you as well. "Tourists?" one person shouts.  "You best take yourselves back where you came from. We don't need outsiders when we got enough troubles. Extra mouths to feed and everything!"
[20:07] * Victor sighed heavily. "Ein.. I need to put you down for a sec"
[20:08] * Ein hops off of Victor's shoulders, though a little less gracefully than he had hoped.
[20:09] <@BigTentacruel> "They're not even trying to help!" Delilah says. "Just leave them out of it. They're my customers!"
[20:09] <Victor> Victor reached into his coat, drawing out a leather badge holder, and flipped it open into full view. "Attention everyone. I am a representative of the Rangers. EVeryone disperse, a lynch mob is not going to be tolerated tonight."
[20:10] <@BigTentacruel> Make a charisma check?
[20:10] <@BigTentacruel> In the main channel, I guess.
[20:10] <Victor> ((whats the check for that again?))
[20:11] <@BigTentacruel> 1d20+charisma mod
[20:11] <Victor> ((ok just did it in the main))
[20:11] <Victor> ((18))
[20:12] <@BigTentacruel> Many of them seem intimidated by how official and authoritative your badge is. "We're not lynching anyone!" someone cries. "R-rangers can't boss around people like that!"
[20:13] <Ein> "then maybe you should explain the situation."
[20:14] <@BigTentacruel> "Why do you want to know! Just get your badge or whatever and get out of our town!"
[20:15] <@BigTentacruel> Delilah is nervously watching the crowd's actions. She certainly doesn't seem like she can take care of all these people, even with your help.
[20:15] * Ein moves behind victor, not being used to angry human interaction.
[20:15] <Victor> "One phone call and I'll have a squad of people with the same badges who will say, yes, I can boss you around like that!" Victor barked at hem. "This is an ongoing investigation, and all factors are being taken into account, including Harcroft's supposed involvement. You will be made aware of any furhter developments as they become more confirmed, but for now, please disperse to your homes
[20:15] <Victor> immediately!"
[20:16] <Victor> *them
[20:18] <@BigTentacruel> They still seem pretty troubled by your badge. "K-kolisa doesn't even have a Ranger branch! There's no organized force to call! Y-you just don't come any closer and we won't have to do anything rash!"
[20:18] * Ein starts to move away from Victor, since the crowd seems to have turned towards him. He motions to Kevin, having him sneak around the side.
[20:18] <@BigTentacruel> The one talking a lot steps forward. He's a tall, thin man with a white coat on. You notice there's three pokeballs at his side too, all looking pretty worn.
[20:19] <@BigTentacruel> He's also got a thick, white moustache that obscures most of his face. There's almost no hair on his head though.
[20:19] <Victor> ((how tall is this guy, roughly?))
[20:21] <@BigTentacruel> (a little over six foot, probably six two or so. also brb)
[20:21] * Ein moves towards the side of the building, trying not to attract attention
[20:22] <Victor> Victor gritted his teeth, giving probably the biggest "fuck off" look he had given in a long time. He normally slouched but this time straightened himself out to his full lean 6'5" to look down at the man. "I'm a ranger right here, and I see a bunch of people causing a disturbance based on nothing but conjecture. YOU don't come any closer and I won't have to do anything rash, understand?"
[20:23] <@BigTentacruel> (back)
[20:23] <@BigTentacruel> Ein: Make a dex check
[20:25] <Ein> (14)
[20:25] <@BigTentacruel> Surprisingly, they're all distracted by the man in the coat and Victor and don't notice you and Kevin moving towards the door. Delilah is looking nervously over her shoulder.
[20:26] * Ein sneaks over to the building, tapping Delilah on the arm. Kevin shows up on the other side.
[20:27] <@BigTentacruel> Meanwhile, the man in the coat is responding to Victor. "L-look, this is our town! It is! And our livelihood's at stake! Y-you don't have to deal with all those Cottonee evolving now! Where are we gonna grow food when we can't even get sunlight? Harcroft's got to take the Whimsicott swarm out before we starve!"
[20:28] <@BigTentacruel> Delilah jumps when you tap on her arm. "Ein?" she whispers. "You've got to get out of here! They want Harcroft to kill all those Whimsicott, but he still thinks the answer is in the mine. I don't know what to do..."
[20:30] <Victor> "And if it comes down to it, I'll be the first one breaking down his door. BUT you don't even know how immediate the threat is do you?!" Victor got really close to the man's face, not breaking eye contact as he stared down at him. "IF this were some orphanage sitting on the mine's land, you'd probably have burned it down all the same, just for your supposed peace of mind. This is all rabble
[20:30] * Ein looks at her, whispering back, "let me talk to harcroft. I want to help, and I definitely don't want a massacre."
[20:30] <Victor> rousing based on conjecture, and it WILL NOT get anything done correctly, it will only make the problem worse."
[20:34] <@BigTentacruel> "D-don't talk to us like we're savages! We're just looking out for our familes!" the man in white responds to Victor, stoically holding his own. He's seen upstarts like you before, and his stammer doesn't actually seem to be related to fear. "If Harcroft's not gonna take care of the town like he was hired to, then we gotta do it ourselves! I'll be the first to tell you to back off. This ain't your town. This ain't your argument."
[20:35] <@BigTentacruel> Delilah, meanwhile, says in a hushed voice, "Mr. Harcroft's not even here! I let him out through the back, and he went back towards the mines. He said you all were there, anyway!"
[20:36] * Ein looked worried, "Lianhua and I got paralyzed by some tynamo, so we were hoping to get any medicine before we ventured further... Lianhua's at the ranch right now."
[20:39] <Victor> "Old man, you made it my argument just now. I've seen towns nearly destroyed because of mob will, I've seen criminal organizations sow the seeds of doubt to make things just like this happen." Victor gritted his teeth. "The order of the law is what allows us to stem the tide of chaos. Its whats best for your families, not to make everyone grab their pitchforks and torches to attach the
[20:39] <Victor> scapegoat. But I'll be nice, cause I want to show you that I do am willing to work with you." Victor seemed to relax just a bit infront of the man. "Give me time to do my investigation. I will keep you informed myself, getting to the bottom of this. We were getting close before to something, and once we do, you're families will be safer. And if he is proven wrong, I'll be right up there on
[20:39] <Victor> the rail with Harcroft when you run him out of town after this is all said and done."
[20:39] <@BigTentacruel> (Jesus christ, Victor. D:)
[20:40] * Victor spread his hands. "What do you have to lose? you have a professional ranger offering to put his neck on the line for your families safety, and if he fails, you just get rid of him to. Its a win win for you people, no way this can't work out for you."
[20:41] <Ein> (there are no words...)
[20:43] <@BigTentacruel> Delilah knits her brow. "Well, I might have some medicine for you, but Harcroft needs to deal with things fast... I'm just trying to stall the crowd until he gets back..."
[20:44] <@BigTentacruel> The man in the coat stamps his foot into the ground. "If we wanted Ranger help, we'd have let you know. You're obviously not listening when I s-say that this is our town. Furrowvale belongs to these people, and we don't like feeling indebted, so just take. yourself. elsewhere."
[20:45] <@BigTentacruel> At this point, his hand goes to a pokeball on his belt, and the crowd shuffles rather excitedly about.
[20:46] * Ein nods, "alright... sorry if we've messed things up a little." He makes some quick motions to Kevin, who runs through the crowd towards Victor. The clefairy, sprints past the man in the coat, grabing Victors arm and pulling towards the ranch.
[20:47] <Ein> (apologies for misplaced comma)
[20:48] <@BigTentacruel> (GRAMMAR NAZI IS DISPLEASED.)
[20:49] <Victor> Victor grunted. "I'm a ranger, I go where there are problems. And honestly, the only problems that I can see starting is a man ready to lash out at the first thing that says 'no' to him..." he pointed down at the man's hand on his pokeball. Victor noticed the tug on his arm, the pokemon indicating something. He gave a nod of approval and turned back to the man. "If you wanna go right here,
[20:49] <Victor> right now, I'll oblige. Just keep in mind old man, you drew first, and at a man who was just trying to do his job for the good of all of you. If in all your years of wisdom you can think to give me a shot, let me walk away right here and do my damn job. But if you wanna let the tension go to your head and lash out at me, I can take it." He turned around to start following the cleafairy.
[20:49] <Victor> "Your move old timer. Whats the right choice?"
[20:50] <@BigTentacruel> (WORDSWORDSWORDS)
[20:51] <Victor> (hehe)
[20:53] * Ein looks at Delilah, "so about that medicine..."
[20:55] <@BigTentacruel> She nods and lets you into the inn quickly. "It's in the far left drawer on the wall behind the counter. It's labeled."
[20:56] <@BigTentacruel> Behind you, Ein, you can hear people shouting more as they notice she's opened the inn door. "Hey! Get him out here! Quit hidin'!"
[20:57] * Ein pulls the door shut, moving below the window level. He moves to the cabinet, rifling through it.
[20:57] <@BigTentacruel> Meanwhile, the man in the coat stares at Victor stoically. "When we want you, we'll call you, Ranger. It ain't your job to sniff into other folks' business without permission. I know better than to listen to do-gooders like you." He turns around and walks through the crowd towards the inn to deal with Delilah.
[20:59] * Victor sighed under his breath. "That could have gone a bit better, but atleast they know who I am, for better or for worse."
[20:59] <Victor> he whispered to himself. or the cleafairy. whoever of the two was listening to him.
[21:02] <@BigTentacruel> Ein, you find a few pouches with various labels. They read things like, "For Paralysis" and "For Burns".
[21:02] <@BigTentacruel> Victor, you can rejoin the #kolisa channel, if you like.
[21:05] * Ein rifles through the paralysis pouch, taking out 2 of the items within, and using one on himself.
[21:09] <@BigTentacruel> Cured~.
[21:12] <Ein> (is there a pouch marked poison?)
[21:14] <@BigTentacruel> (There is.)
[21:14] * Ein takes one of those, leaving 600 in the cabinet. He makes his way to the back door, peering out of it.
[21:15] <@BigTentacruel> There doesn't seem to be anyone at the back door. You're not sure, but the townsfolk might not know this is even here.
[21:16] * Ein sneaks out the back door, head taking a less noticed route towards the farm.
[21:17] <@BigTentacruel> Main channellll~

[19:53] <Victor> Victor picks up the pace a little to follow after Ein
[19:53] * Lianhua stats, keeps watch. :I
[19:53] <~BigTentacruel> Victor, also join #furrowvale, please.
[19:59] <~BigTentacruel> Lianhua, as you wait, you notice four pairs of eyes watching you from the bushes near the hole.
[20:01] <Lianhua> Do they look like people eyes
[20:03] <~BigTentacruel> They appear to be Pokemon. Actually, now that you look a little closer, it's Harcroft's three dog pokemon and his kangaroo.
[20:05] <Lianhua> "Um, have you seen Mr. Harcroft?"
[20:09] <~BigTentacruel> The dogs don't seem to move. They're perfectly content to watch you stoically since you're not a threat. The kangaroo, however, has a grin on and leaves the shade of the bushes. "Kangra~" it says, hopping over to you.
[20:10] <Lianhua> "I guess you haven't seen him either, right? I mean, maybe he's gone for dinner, that'd be really nice (I can't remember the last time I had a good dinner, you know), but as it is, he's not here and someone needs to keep an eye on this rock."
[20:11] <Victor> 1d20 + 3 Charisma check
[20:11] <DiceMaid-9001> Victor, + 3 Charisma check: 18 [1d20=18]
[20:13] <~BigTentacruel> "Kangracite!" it says, nodding vigorously, and then the pokemon strikes a salute and puts its heels together. It's keeping watch with its three companions, who don't seem amused by the 'roo's antics.
[20:14] <Lianhua> Well, okay. Lianhua waves and flops ont her back, watching the skies and totally not taking time out to nap.
[20:16] <~BigTentacruel> The Kangracite cocks its head to the side. "Kangra! Kang Kangracite!" it says, waving its gloved hand at you in a challenging manner. It's bored out of its mind here.
[20:17] <Lianhua> "Sure, if you want. Just for fun, right?"
[20:18] * Lianhua calls out her last pokeyman, a Shellder. Pbbbbbbbbbbbht, it goes.
[20:20] <~BigTentacruel> The Kangracite glances at the Shellder. "Kang?" It looks back at you and make another punching motion. "Kangracite! Kang Kangra!"
[20:20] <~BigTentacruel> (brb)
[20:22] <Ein> (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qqa-AEXDpD0)
[20:23] <~BigTentacruel> Back
[20:23] <Lianhua> "Oh, you didn't want to battle? Okay."
[20:23] * Lianhua recalls the shellderp.
[20:24] <Ein> 1d20 dextrose
[20:24] <DiceMaid-9001> Ein, dextrose: 14 [1d20=14]
[20:24] <~BigTentacruel> The Kangracite looks irritated. "Gracite!" it says nodding vigorously. It grabs your hand and makes as if to help you up.
[20:36] <Lianhua> "Well, uh, okay?"
[20:37] * Lianhua stumbles to her feet after a few false starts.
[20:37] <Lianhua> (sorry, had to run unexpectedly)
[20:38] <~BigTentacruel> (It's fine.)
[20:39] <~BigTentacruel> The Kangracite nods excitedly and makes the same punching motions at you again. "Kangraaaaa... cite!"
[20:39] <Lianhua> "Ohhh. I think I get it. You want to have a go at me?" She points at herself.
[20:40] <~BigTentacruel> It nods.
[20:41] <Lianhua> "Okay! Why not?"
[20:42] * Lianhua lowers herself into a FISTICUFFS STANCE.
[20:42] <Lianhua> THIS CANNOT POSSIBLY BE A BAD IDEA
[20:42] <Ein> (paralyzed girl versus possibly evolved pokemon)
[20:42] <Ein> (that is a fire fighting type)
[20:43] <Lianhua> (I'n the best girl anyway so it's all good)
[20:43] <~BigTentacruel> It watches you carefully and then frowns. "Kaaangra..." it says, stepping over towards you. It tries to grab your arm, but it's not in a very aggressive stance itself...
[20:44] <Lianhua> (is that an actual attack or is it letting me go first :V)
[20:45] <~BigTentacruel> (It doesn't seem like an attack. :O)
[20:45] <~BigTentacruel> It seems almost as if it's correcting you. It moves your arm into another place and does something similar to your right leg.
[20:46] <Lianhua> "Ohhhh."
[20:46] * Lianhua is very glad that she didn't haul off and try to judo flip the poor thing then.
[20:46] * Lianhua follows the Kangra's instructions to get into a PROPER FISTICUFFS STANCE. Sure hope the others are having fun too!
[20:48] <~BigTentacruel> After a couple more adjustments, it seems satisfied. It takes a stance in front of you and watches carefully.
[20:48] <~BigTentacruel> "Kangracite!"
[20:48] <Lianhua> "Go on, I'll let you take the first swing~"
[20:49] <~BigTentacruel> It laughs and takes a step forward. It's almost as big as you are and certainly better balanced as it sends a punch hesitantly forward.
[20:50] <Lianhua> 1d20
[20:50] <DiceMaid-9001> Lianhua, 1d20: 3 [1d20=3]
[20:50] * Lianhua does pretty much bum fuck all as her muscles lock up again.
[20:51] <~BigTentacruel> It doesn't hit you so much as push you back onto the ground. The Kangracite frowns and tries to help you back up. "Gra. Gracite!"
[20:52] <Lianhua> "No, I think you won. Good job. Just...going to lie here a bit."
[20:54] <~BigTentacruel> It seems disappointed but suddenly it's ears perk up as it looks towards the north part of the ranch. That looks like Harcroft headed your way in a hurry!
[20:55] <Lianhua> "Oh. Hey. Mr. Harcroft. Good to see you. I think I've fallen and I can't get up."
[20:59] <~BigTentacruel> Harcroft has an angry look on his face. "Did you go down into the mine? I told you not to go down there! It's dangerous!"
[20:59] <Lianhua> "Well, um, we thought we could help..."
[21:00] <Lianhua> "What's going on, anyway?"
[21:01] <~BigTentacruel> "And what? Let the damn Cottonee find some new hole that opened up? Damn it, girl! The town's all kinds of angry now, and ain't nothing I'm gonna be able to do to stop them from just taking it out on the new Whimsicott horde."
[21:01] <Lianhua> "Wait, what?"
[21:02] <Lianhua> "But - the last we saw, the Cottonee weren't anywhere near the mine. It was all creepy frogs."
[21:03] * Victor Stumbled on a rock, kicking it out of the way, as he follows the Cleafairy. Something seems to be going on ahead, though he's only just not getting into earshot.
[21:03] <~BigTentacruel> Through gritted teeth, Harcroft looks like he's thinking hard about what to do next. "Whatever happened down there caused another quake, and another sinkhole opened somewhere. That stone must be acres wide, because the whole cloud evolved and it didn't diminish here at all."
[21:04] <~BigTentacruel> Victor, you see Lianhua laying on the ground, still obviously stunned, and Harcroft and his kangaroo pokemon near her. Harcroft is talking irritably, and the Kangracite just looks confused.
[21:05] <Lianhua> "...That's not good - Hmmm."
[21:05] <Lianhua> "Maybe we could try to catch all of them?"
[21:05] <Lianhua> "Just how many of the little guys are we talking about?"
[21:06] <Victor> "Little what?" Victor asked, walking up. "Whats going on here? there's like a lynch mob in town right now..." He looked at HArcroft. "Calling for your head by the way. Best to lay low for a little bit."
[21:07] <Lianhua> "The Cottonee found another way to get to the sun stone, apparently."
[21:07] <Lianhua> "And they're all over town."
[21:07] <Lianhua> "Something underground opened up another sinkhole."
[21:08] <~BigTentacruel> Harcroft crosses his thick arms. He's a very broad man. "That's not a lynch mob, boy. They're just scared. Hell, even Binker was out there trying to get me into their mindsets." He turns to Lianhua. "And we can't just catch them. There're hundreds! All new and evolved! They won't go quiet. This is their home too."
[21:09] <Lianhua> "There's got to be something, then..."
[21:09] * Victor facepalmed. "So thats why old-man 'stache was so ready to throw down. I didn't realize it had gotten that bad, though I had to pull out one of my trump cards just to make sure they didn't try to crucify Delilah right there. Speaking of which, who was that old man? Binker?"
[21:09] <Lianhua> "Some way to convince everyone to work together."
[21:10] <Lianhua> "Too bad you can't eat cotton."
[21:10] <Victor> "yeah. I managed to gouge some wind out of his sails, but fear is a pretty deep motivator. Any thing I did will not last long, if not make it worse unless we can get answers and a solution, pronto"
[21:11] <Lianhua> "...I have an idea that might work.."
[21:11] <Lianhua> "Why don't we convince them to guard the sun stone?"
[21:11] <Lianhua> "That'll get them away from the fields and everything, right? And make sure this problem doesn't grow."
[21:12] <~BigTentacruel> "Doctor Emil Binker's his name, and they wouldn't touch a hair on Delilah's head while I'm around. She's done more for this town's growth than anyone, even me. As for your plan, little lady, there's too many of them, and you're forgetting the real issue, here..."
[21:13] <Victor> "What to do with all that troublesome cotton....
[21:13] <~BigTentacruel> Harcroft jerks a thumb towards the north. "Whatever's in the mine caused the new sinkhole to open. It's going to rip up the foundation under the town at this rate."
[21:13] <Lianhua> "That's a problem too, but which are people worried about more?"
[21:13] <Victor> "This whole town could be subterranian if it gets too bad. And they have no idea."
[21:13] <~BigTentacruel> "The Whimsicott aren't aggressive. They're just doing what they know to do, which is grow like weeds, but that's what bothers the folks in town."
[21:13] <Lianhua> "If we can solve the Cottonee problem, then that'll calm down people enough so they'll work together, right?"
[21:14] <Lianhua> "Just like in the stories!"
[21:14] <~BigTentacruel> "Stories?"
[21:14] <~BigTentacruel> Harcroft doesn't seem amused at Lianhua's influences here.
[21:14] <Victor> "I'd rather save the people from being dropped to the pits of hell and become the villian, than to calm them only to have the ground fall away beneath their feet." Victor said. "IF need be, we should divide ourselves into two teams to take care of the problems as they come, but sink hole poses more uncertian danger."
[21:15] <Lianhua> "Well, I mean, there are plenty of stories of people working together to stave off a disaster, right?"
[21:17] <Lianhua> "But, really, what do you think will happen if we spring the mine thing on them before the cottonee are taken care of?"
[21:17] <Lianhua> "Won't there be even more panic?"
[21:17] <~BigTentacruel> "Novels," Harcroft says. "It ain't some text on a page here, lady. This is a real emergency, and we don't know what's down there. I don't want to have you all hurt because I was too busy dealing with smaller problems."
[21:17] <Lianhua> "....Actually."
[21:17] <~BigTentacruel> (brb. Fetching a food.)
[21:18] <Victor> k
[21:18] <Lianhua> "You know this town better than we do. We can go down into the mine and see what's going on, and you can handle the Whimsicott, right?" She finally manages to get up again. "There's got to be something we can do. Right, Victor?"
[21:18] * Ein sprints up, handing Lianhua a bottle.
[21:19] <Ein> "here you go... one paralysis cure..."
[21:19] <Lianhua> "Oh. Thanks."
[21:19] <Victor> "kid, how's the situation back there?" Victor asked nervously.
[21:20] * Lianhua cures herself of paralysis! As well as fishies, if she can get away with it.
[21:21] <Ein> "Delilah's handling things fine. She's really good. We've got to solve this problem quickly though..."
[21:21] <~BigTentacruel> (Omnomnom, my mom made a spaghetti.)
[21:22] <Victor> ((ooh nice))
[21:22] <Lianhua> "Right. Apparently something in the mine is causing sinkholes."
[21:22] <Lianhua> "And we've got to stop it or shore things up before the whole town collapses."
[21:23] * Victor nodds vehemently.
[21:23] <~BigTentacruel> Harcroft shakes his head and Lianhua. "The Whimsicott problem is bad, but it's going to take some time to do any real damage. The big problem is just keeping the townspeople from doing what they want me to do, and I wouldn't want you all hurt down there again when I could have done it myself."
[21:23] <Ein> "I think the sinkhole issua is probably the bigger one of these."  Ein pulls Louise out of his backpack.  "I think there's a territory dispute going on down there."
[21:24] <Lianhua> "We'll be fine!"
[21:24] <Lianhua> "The problem is keeping everyone else from getting hurt."
[21:24] * Victor was thinking a moment. "Scarecrows...." he looked at harcroft. "Hey I know its only a temporary fix, but what if we had something the Whimsicott, or rather the cotonee, had been afraid of keeping them off the important places?"
[21:25] <~BigTentacruel> (Oh man. This is my mom's spaghetti. This has alcohol in it heavy.)
[21:26] <~BigTentacruel> "Scarecrows... That might not be a bad idea. If we could startle them enough, we could buy some time to settle down the townsfolk so we could deal with the mine..."
[21:26] <Lianhua> "That sounds like a good plan."
[21:27] <Lianhua> "...I know! We can give them flashing eyes and I could set up a machine that makes them let off smoke and roar!"
[21:27] * Lianhua rubs her hands together gleefully.
[21:27] * Victor shuddered a little and pulled out a pokeball, dropping it on the ground. The ghost digglet popped out. "I'd hate to do this, but this guy might help. The cotonee seemed to have a huge dislike for ghosts..." he looked down at the digglet. "Well, up to him in the end anyway if he wants to help.
[21:29] <Lianhua> "...Or we could just use ghosts, I guess."
[21:30] <~BigTentacruel> Harcroft nods. "Scarecrows will help, but we'll need to actually get the Whimsicott away from town. They're all hiding the clouds and blocking out the sunlight."
[21:30] <~BigTentacruel> Out here, by the way, the sunlight is brighter than in town.
[21:30] <Lianhua> "Yin Hu can mimic your Diglett friend so long as they don't attack her."
[21:30] <Ein> "ah!"  Ein suddenly had a thought.  "you wouldn't happen to know what this is, would you?"  He shows the symbol on Louise's back.  "It might be a hint to the sinkholes."
[21:30] <Lianhua> "And we've got Piao Ju - do you think that'd be enouth to start herding them?"
[21:31] <~BigTentacruel> Harcroft shakes his head. "I've never seen that symbol before. I don't know a lot about history here, though. The Doc's the one for that, but he's less cooperative than we could use right now." To Lianhua, he says, "With my pokemon, we don't really need to herd them, just scare them."
[21:32] * Ein converses with Nina, getting a better idea of what's going on.
[21:32] <Victor> "If need be, I can deal with the doc, so long as I have someone backing me up. He hates my guts, but he just seems to plain hate you, Harcroft." Victor replied.
[21:33] <Lianhua> "Same difference."
[21:33] <Lianhua> "Make sure they're away from the town."
[21:33] <~BigTentacruel> "I think you're exaggerating the situation. I'm the town's guardian. This is my job."
[21:34] <~BigTentacruel> "Binker's afraid I won't pull through, but that's just because he's been around longer than most folks here, and he's the only one in town who could take my place if something were to happen."
[21:35] <Victor> "And to my experience, those are the kinds of people who can be most dangerous when push comes to shove." Victor replied. "I don't doubt his good intentions, but the road to hell is paved with them."
[21:37] <~BigTentacruel> Harcroft nods towards his Pokemon, all of which come to cluster around him. "He could say the same to you, boy," he retorts to Victor's comment. "Come on. I've got the wood in a shed nearby. We can erect some scarecrows and get started."
[21:37] <Lianhua> "Right, let's get to work!"
[21:38] <Victor> "Roger..." victor looked down at G.diggles. "Hey, um... if you can, see if you can scout around, just try to let me know if anyone is coming this way." He turned away from the ghost and followed Harcroft.
[21:38] * Ein nods, "right." The pokemon around him cheer.
[21:39] <Lianhua> "Yin Hu, go with him?" The Zorua nods, and with a POP is suddenly a G.diggles.
[21:40] <~BigTentacruel> The Digletts nod and ghost off. Harcroft, meanwhile, leads you all past a herd of Grapius towards a big wooden shed. Inside, there are all manner of wooden boards, probably for repairing damaged buildings. "I've been ready for the quakes and Cottonee to start damaging town, but so far it's been alright. Hopefully they won't be needed for actual repairs."
[21:40] <~BigTentacruel> (Everyone make two rolls using some combination of either Dexterity, Intelligence, or Wisdom.)
[21:41] <Victor> 1d20 +4 dextros
[21:41] <DiceMaid-9001> Victor, +4 dextros: 16 [1d20=16]
[21:42] <Victor> 1d20 int
[21:42] <DiceMaid-9001> Victor, int: 8 [1d20=8]
[21:42] <Lianhua> 2#1d20+3
[21:42] <DiceMaid-9001> Lianhua, 2#1d20+3: 10 [1d20=7], 5 [1d20=2]
[21:42] <Lianhua> welp
[21:42] <Ein> (can we do 2 dex?)
[21:42] <~BigTentacruel> Sure.
[21:42] <Victor> ((oh we can?))
[21:42] <~BigTentacruel> Yes.
[21:42] <Ein> 2#1d20
[21:42] <DiceMaid-9001> Ein, 2#1d20: 2 [1d20=2], 5 [1d20=5]
[21:43] <Ein> (I'm useless!  whoo!)
[21:43] <Victor> 1d20 +4 scond dosage of Dextrose
[21:43] <DiceMaid-9001> Victor, +4 scond dosage of Dextrose: 9 [1d20=9]
[21:43] <Ein> (leave me to the strength)
[21:43] <Victor> ((16 + 9 = 25 dex!))
[21:43] <Victor> ((oh wait it didn't ad the plus 4 on either, so its actually 20 and 13))
[21:44] <Victor> ((20 dex and 13 dex, combined to 33 dex roll))
[21:44] <Lianhua> (guyssss you don't need to put a space between the d20 and the addition, dicemaid can do math for you just fine)
[21:44] <Victor> ((yeah I had forgotten, but didn't want to reroll))
[21:45] <~BigTentacruel> Ein's not really sure how to work with the wood, and his two scarecrow look like crap. Victor gets one really solid one out and the other must be made of bad wood. Lianhua's are alright, and Harcroft's are as good as Victor's better one.
[21:45] <~BigTentacruel> "I guess I've seen better," Harcroft says after a few hours of work. "But it'll have to do. We don't have time to try again."
[21:46] * Lianhua paints extra scary faces on hers. >| wooooo
[21:46] <~BigTentacruel> All in all, you wind up with 8 scarecrows to place around town.
[21:46] <Victor> "yeah. sorry not exactly my skill set, but it'll have to work for now"
[21:47] <Lianhua> "They'll be fine."
[21:47] <Lianhua> "It's not like Cottonee are art critics."
[21:47] <~BigTentacruel> "It'll check out so long as we give them a good initial scare," Harcroft says. "They have to think the scarecrows are the ones about to attack them." You notice that his look a little like Magmar.
[21:47] * Ein growls at one of the better looking scarecrow
[21:48] <~BigTentacruel> Ein, it's actually really convincing. If you didn't know better, it might get up and growl back at you.
[21:48] <Ein> (that's why he growled)
[21:49] <~BigTentacruel> Harcroft stands up and shoulders five of the scarecrow. "Urgh. Alright. If you can take the other three, we can get these into town and hopefully, it'll give us the leverage to buy time with the crowds."
[21:50] <Lianhua> "Okay. Should we bring our Pokemon with us, too?"
[21:50] * Ein picks up two of the scarecrows, showing surprising strength.
[21:51] <~BigTentacruel> Ein: Together they weigh around 30 pounds.
[21:52] <~BigTentacruel> "Yes," Harcroft replies. His four Pokemon all seem ready to help. "We're going to need them to scare the Whimsicott initially."
[21:52] <Ein> (ok, I thought i had more strength, can i get it with 14?)
[21:52] <Lianhua> "Right."
[21:52] <~BigTentacruel> (Make a roll~)
[21:52] <Ein> 1d20+2 do you even lift?
[21:52] <DiceMaid-9001> Ein, do you even lift?: 7 [1d20=5]
[21:52] <Ein> (no he does not)
[21:53] <Ein> (oh well)
[21:53] <~BigTentacruel> You think you can heft it if you have all your Pokemon help too. It's really big and clumsy in addition to being heavy.
[21:53] <Lianhua> 1d20-2 I'm helping :D :D :D
[21:53] <DiceMaid-9001> Lianhua, I'm helping :D :D :D: 16 [1d20=18]
[21:53] * Lianhua even lifts.
[21:53] <Ein> (all of my rage)
[21:54] <Victor> 1d20-2 i'm helping too
[21:54] <DiceMaid-9001> Victor, i'm helping too: 12 [1d20=14]
[21:55] <~BigTentacruel> Lianhua is BEEFCAKE.
[21:56] <~BigTentacruel> The Kangracite gives her a grin. It's not your strength. It's all in your form.
[21:56] <Lianhua> Which is probably for the best, considering her two available pokemon are a balloon and a tongue with a shell attached.
[21:56] <Lianhua> Neither even lift, probably.
[21:56] <Ein> kevin might lift
[21:57] <~BigTentacruel> Together you all manage to get the three and head on towards town. The skies get darker and darker, and you're not sure whether night has come or not by the time you get into town. "Gonna be easier to get them to leave if the sun's gone down too," Harcroft says.
[21:58] <Lianhua> "I hope that's just what it is."
[21:58] * Lianhua looks around nervously.
[22:00] <Lianhua> "In any case, let's go!"
[22:01] <~BigTentacruel> As you approach town, you see that the crowd is camped out waiting for you. It's a smaller group than before, but you can see Doc Binker keeping an eye out at the north end of the group. Delilah is nowhere to be found, though the lights are on inside.
[22:01] <Victor> "hmm, this looks like it could be tough... not the first time I've had to sneak into a town under cover of darkness though..."
[22:02] <Lianhua> "I thought we were going to convince them this was going to help."
[22:02] <Lianhua> "Not, uh, sneak around with giant scarecrows."
[22:03] <Victor> "They might not cotton to me showing back up out of the blue just yet."
[22:03] <~BigTentacruel> "Lady's right," Harcroft says. "Binker! Tell everyone to relax. I've got things under control!"
[22:05] <~BigTentacruel> Doc Binker gets to his feet. "Harcroft? You totin' those kids with you too? I told that one to mind his own business, but if they're helping you, I guess I can't say much else."
[22:05] <~BigTentacruel> "We were waiting, but hell if we ain't got m-mouths to feed," the doctor adds. "Life's got to go on when the world is crumbling beneath your feet, I guess."
[22:06] * Lianhua laughs a bit nervously at that one.
[22:06] <Victor> "oh the irony..." Victor muttered to harcroft under his breath.
[22:06] * Ein looks confusedly at Lianhua, not getting it.
[22:07] <Lianhua> "So anyway! We'll chase these Cottonee out of town, make sure they leave well enough alone, and save the day, right?"
[22:08] <Victor> "Quick fix, quick fix..." Victor muttered to Lianhua. "What part of that aren't you getting. Don't get their hopes up too high."
[22:09] <Lianhua> "What part of 'we have to have them actually think we're doing something' don't you get?" Lianhua muttered back.
[22:09] <~BigTentacruel> Binker frowns. "Just moving them isn't going to do any real fixing. We know that. We ain't stupid, just stubborn. If Harcroft is takin' action, at least it's something, though..."
[22:10] <Victor> "I'm just saying, when people get promised and don't get fufillment right away, things can turn nasty."
[22:10] <Victor> Victor sighed in releif. "looks like he does have common sense though. thats a bright side to it.
[22:10] <Victor> "
[22:10] * Ein looks at harcroft, "so where are we placing these?"
[22:11] <~BigTentacruel> "Can't say I think the same about you, boy," Binker retorts.
[22:11] <~BigTentacruel> Harcroft nods. "We got eight, so let's put them on each direction of town. We'll have to set them up and then figure out how to jump the Whimsicott out."
[22:12] * Ein nods, setting his down at the spot where they came in.
[22:13] <Victor> Victor spread his hands looking at Binker. "Can't argue there, but I'd be remiss if I didn't try to do something.
[22:13] * Lianhua gives Victor a bit of a dirty look. "I'll go opposite to the way he goes."
[22:14] * Ein looks at Lianhua and Victor confusedly, "huh? Umm... I guess so... but wouldn't it be faster if you both went to closer ones, and we got bigger groups to take them further away?"
[22:14] <Lianhua> "Well, we're setting them out in the eight cardinal directions, right?"
[22:15] <Lianhua> "So for every north, there's a south. And for every north east there's a south west, and so forth and so on."
[22:15] <~BigTentacruel> "Won't matter. They're just the bandage over the wound. We'll have to be the thread to sew it shut."
[22:15] <~BigTentacruel> "Put 'em like the lady said, though, or as close as you can."
[22:16] * Lianhua takes her scarecrow and all but stomps off.
[22:16] * Ein nods, still looking confused, "umm... ok, where should I go then?"
[22:16] <Victor> “Well I better get to work too. I’ve stomped on enough toes tonight.”
[22:16] <Victor> ((ok something weird is going on))
[22:16] <Victor> ((those were supposed to be quotations))
[22:17] <~BigTentacruel> (Weird.)
[22:17] <~BigTentacruel> "Put it near Delilah's. I'm going to take mine towards the tracks."
[22:18] <Ein> (ein already put his down?)
[22:18] <~BigTentacruel> (Oh, right.)
[22:18] <~BigTentacruel> (Reword that so it makes sense.)
[22:19] * Ein takes another one from harcroft, his pokemon friends helping him, and makes his way towards Delilah's.
[22:19] <~BigTentacruel> After a bit, you all manage to get your scarecrows erected. Harcroft meets back up with the lot of you at the center of town. "Alright, so what we have to do is give them an impressive show. I've got my pokemon ready to give them a fireworks show. Just give it the biggest blast you can."
[22:20] <Lianhua> "Got it!"
[22:20] * Ein nods towards Nina, "if you want fireworks, Nina here can do fireworks."
[22:21] <~BigTentacruel> Harcroft gives a hearty laugh. He looks like he hasn't for a while, too. "Right then! Whenever you're all ready?"
[22:22] <~BigTentacruel> All: Please tell me what you're having your Pokemon do. I'll let you have up to two Pokemon act at once. If you want to do something, count yourself as one of the two.
[22:22] <Victor> ((Is it all just fire stuff?))
[22:23] <Lianhua> Dian Yu will fire off a Charge Beam, and Piao Ju will fire off a Gust to break it up into impressive-looking sparks.
[22:23] <~BigTentacruel> (It's whatever you think will work best.)
[22:26] <Victor> Gdiggles will start using astonish, to create rather terrifying images of itself against the town backdrop in the light of the other fireworks.
[22:27] <Ein> Nina will creat a firespin in the air, and Louise will launch rockblasts into the fire, hopefully causing exploding fiery rocks in the sky.
[22:29] <~BigTentacruel> Alright, so, now everyone roll and add your Pokemons' combined levels.
[22:30] <Ein> 1d20+27 fireworks
[22:30] <DiceMaid-9001> Ein, fireworks: 35 [1d20=8]
[22:30] <Lianhua> 1d20+22 woo
[22:30] <DiceMaid-9001> Lianhua, woo: 27 [1d20=5]
[22:31] <Victor> 1d20+14
[22:31] <DiceMaid-9001> Victor, 1d20+14: 21 [1d20=7]
[22:32] <Victor> (only used one pokemon))
[22:32] <~BigTentacruel> Harcroft actually orders all four of his pokemon at once. The three dogs let loose a tremendous howl as flame spurts from their mouths. It bursts into a thick cloud above you that roils and roars like them. The Kangracite, meanwhile, ripples with fire and with its fists on fire, looses an attack that bursts the cloud into a wide-sweeping wave towards the sky.
[22:33] <~BigTentacruel> Between you all and your pokemon, the awe-inspiring sight causes the sky to clear, and suddenly you can see an uncountable number of stars above as all the Whimsicott clouds are swept into the distance.
[22:33] <Lianhua> "Phew...."
[22:33] <Lianhua> "You did well, Dian Yu!" Fishhug.
[22:34] <~BigTentacruel> "That wasn't all of them," Harcroft says, pointing forwards. A few of the Whimsicott were leftover, and they're looking angry.
[22:35] * Ein takes an agressive stance, "well then, looks like we'll have to drive em off the old fashioned way..."
[22:35] <~BigTentacruel> Harcroft looks over his shoulder. "You take care of these three. I'm going to make sure that they cleared the edge of town..."
[22:37] <~BigTentacruel> (If everyone's good to go till midnight?)
[22:38] <Ein> (have not eaten...)
[22:38] <Victor> (same))
[22:39] <~BigTentacruel> (Oh, alright. Well, save combat to begin the next session?)
[22:39] <~BigTentacruel> (I hadn't actually meant for you to reach this combat so quickly, but...)
[22:39] <Victor> ((sounds good to me.))
[22:39] <~BigTentacruel> (We did start late too.)
[22:39] <Lianhua> ((okay))
[22:39] <Victor> ((yeah sorry about that. transportation issues))
[22:40] <Ein> (ok)
[22:40] <~BigTentacruel> Alright! The three adventurers who are left have startled the hell out of the Whimsicott, but now they have to actually solve the problems facing the town! What is causing those rumblings? Will they find a permanent solution to the Whimsicott swarms? Will Lianhua ever be best Capture Specialist? Find out next time on Strange Days in Kolisa!
[22:40] <~BigTentacruel> </session>
[22:41] <~BigTentacruel> For excellent RP and because you've earned it, everyone recieves 700 EXP.
[22:41] * Victor is now known as Kenshin
[22:41] <~BigTentacruel> And a level.