Pokemon Adventure! 37

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	Narrator: 	Friday, May 29th. 44 degrees F. Clear, feels like 38 degrees F. From WNW 10 mph wind. 56% Humidity. 29 degree dew point. 10.0 mile visibility. 29.77 in. pressure. 0 - Low UV Index.
	Narrator: 	Next 6 hours, Clear with temperatures steady in the low 40s. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph.
	Narrator: 	4:40 P.M.
	Narrator: 	Welcome to the World of Pokémon!
	Jupiter Roswell: 	I feel like I should break the silence but I have no idea what to say.
Avara: 	You could always sing
	Venec: 	Venec sat on the bench by the pokemon center alongside Lucy. Both had a cone of icecream.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	JIIIII-GAH-U-LEE-PUFF...
	Jupiter Roswell: 	good thing I didn't say that out loud
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Well, that was a fun jog around the city."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"I haven't gotten any proper exercise in ages!"
* Crystal was finishing filling in Miranda on the things that happened while Miranda was in her ball.
	Cepheus White: 	"We've had a lot go on lately. We always seem to be busy with someone or something. I'm glad for the bit of spare time as well. I cherish those moments."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"It won't be long before those Muk show up...then we can sock it to 'em!"
	Venec: 	"We have a few hours until sunset."
	Crystal: 	"Should we do anything around town, before the whole muk-hunt?"
	Miranda 1: 	"Well, that's just flat out odd...Humans turning into machines?"
	Lucy: 	"Shh. Enjoying ice cream."
	Venec: 	Venec finished his ice cream and started eating the cone. "dunno" he mumbled.
	Crystal: 	"Apparently. It converted the corpse into... something. I'm not really sure what it was. But it had a nuclear reactor for a heart."
	Cepheus White: 	"That black stuff, you mean? I'm curious as to how that woman got ahold of it to begin with...never mind that she coughed it up."
	Grace Appara: 	"Maybe she was infected like Danny was?"
	Cepheus White: 	"That's possible, but how did Danny get infected...and how come he wasn't affected?"
	Lucy: 	"The egg did float down the river. She could've acquired the egg before she was infected."
	Crystal: 	"We didn't really get a chance to find out how long the body was there... but there might be something at the top of the waterfall."
	Grace Appara: 	"From the Tatakai clone, remember?"
	Cepheus White: 	"Ah, right."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Still doesn't answer why Danny was somehow immune."
	Lucy: 	"Or how all of you were immune."
	Lucy: 	"It looked like it was trying to infect all of you."
	Crystal: 	"I just... kind of avoided contact with it. I'm not sure about the others."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Maybe it's because we're special!"
* Jupiter Roswell struck a pose.
	Grace Appara: 	"Maybe it's something our bodies fight off? Like the Pokérus?"
	Venec: 	"We might have been lucky. There was a lot of narrow calls and I'm sure Rhea helped with her Wide Guard."
	Miranda 1: 	"Why...why would you fight that off?"
	Crystal: 	"It's probably automatic."
	Cepheus White: 	"So our bodies react to it like they would a disease...but dead people don't have a functioning immune system. That would explain how the corpse got reanimated. Definitely a possibility."
	Miranda: 	"Or that the disease kills the body and repurposes the corpse."
DNA: 	repossesses?
	Venec: 	"Nanomachines?"
Kaorin Sakura: 	re-purpose.
Kaorin Sakura: 	^ Or however you spell it.
Kaorin Sakura: 	Not possession.
* DNA consults dictionary.
Avara: 	kaorin's doing it right
	Miranda: 	"Nanomachines could be. I'm not sure how they change organic material into a mineral body like that."
	Venec: 	Venec had seen it thrown around in comics for plots like this and blurted it out to see if the more educated members of the party would think anything of it.
* Lucy carefully eats her ice cream, ignoring all the important talk. This ice cream was priority.
	Crystal: 	"It could be related to the type-changing thing Venec can do?"
Kaorin Sakura: 	I believe Venec acquired his discarded Pokeball last session, right?
Venec: 	(Yes)
Kaorin Sakura: 	Removing that image then.
	Venec: 	"It's bigger than a sync. It might be some kind of super advanced splice, Mom said something about Scion working on ways to do it other than injection. It's not far different from one of those... pokepuckamnu things. It might have been sliced with those."
	Cepheus White: 	"Pokepuckamnu?"
	Crystal: 	"Are you talking about those... things we caught on the way back to Viridian?"
	Venec: 	"The name of the thingies we caught before Viridian City, that dropped from the sky. That's as close as I got to pronouncing it."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"PkmnAPkmnFPkmnK?"
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"How the hell do I pronounce that?"
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"I always just said 'pokemon a-f-k.'"
	Venec: 	"The katakana 'u' was the only vowel in the name."
* Lucy finished her ice cream and its cone happily and began licking her fingers clean.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"...I'm not sure if it matters how it's pronounced. Moving on...you think the metalizer is related to those...things. Maybe. That could be."
	Grace Appara: 	"My guess is that it is. It seems to do things on a similar level. Minus the mini black hole."
	Venec: 	"Mini black hole might be why they explode so violently."
	Lucy: 	"I'm done that tasty treat, Ototo. Thank you."
* Cepheus White placed his hand on his chin, as if he was contemplating something.
DNA: 	Random Knowledge, success at 14 or higher
* DNA rolls: 1d20+12 => 20 + 12 = 32
Kaorin Sakura: 	Looks like rolls are gonna be good for you guys today!
DNA: 	Suddenly, victory.
Kaorin Sakura: 	Or DNA just wasted the only good one.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	Knowing him, it could easily be either one!
	Venec: 	"I'm glad, if gear upkeep didn't cost as much as it did I would get it much more often."
	Animus: 	"Does ice cream taste good?"
You whisper to DNA: Husks are synthetic-organic "zombies" created from the bodies of organic beings. When a Human or Pokémon is infected over time the body's organs, skin and water content are converted into cybernetic materials; blood is changed to a sickly black fluid that can infect other organic beings, and the body generates an electrical charge not unlike many Electric Pokémon.
	Venec: 	"It's my favorite."
	Animus: 	"What does it taste like?"
	Cepheus White: 	Husks are synthetic-organic "zombies" created from the bodies of organic beings. When a Human or Pokémon is infected over time the body's organs, skin and water content are converted into cybernetic materials; blood is changed to a sickly black fluid that can infect other organic beings, and the body generates an electrical charge not unlike many Electric Pokémon. (Couldn't think of a way for Cepheus to reword it that sounded much different, so...there you guys go.)
	Venec: 	"Yeah, but what causes that to happen?"
	Grace Appara: 	"Pretty sure it's the black fluid that they use to infect others."
	Cepheus White: 	"I'm not sure of the specifics, but...I'd assume it's something like a virus. Viruses alter the contents of cells, so it's not a stretch to assume the black fluid alters cells in the same way."
	Grace Appara: 	"They probably have ways to transmit that virus through physical contact."
* Grace Appara reaches out ot high-five Cepheus!
	Grace Appara: 	to*
	Crystal: 	"If it -is- related to splicing, that would make sense."
	Cepheus White: 	"Wow, we nailed that one."
* Cepheus White returned the high-five!
	Venec: 	"Virus-based splicing could turn ugly really quick."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Yeah, it would. That would be an understatement."
	Lucy: 	"Now, comes the real question."
	Lucy: 	"Who benefits from a zombie apocalypse?"
	Crystal: 	"I don't think this would be a success, though. A weaponized prototype, or something to that effect."
	Venec: 	"People who never touch the ground."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Anyone who isn't organic."
	Venec: 	Venec looks up in thought, "People who are already zombies."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Wait, why are we talking about zombies again? Oh, the husk things."
	Venec: 	"People who already have the cure."
	Venec: 	Venec lists random things as he thinks of them.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"... ...!?"
	Lucy: 	"Those that have the cure and those that don't touch the ground. Those sound the most conclusive."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Are you saying you think the sky ship people are husks, or used to be husks and managed to cure themselves!?"
	Miranda: 	"Now the question is who has the cure and who controls the Sky Ships."
	Venec: 	"It means they can wipe out an enemy and then clean it up when they're done."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"...kinda would explain how they keep spitting all these creatures out."
	Crystal: 	"Or they developed a biological weapon and the cure to the weapon before using the weapon."
	Miranda: 	"Creating the cure before using the weapon is always a wise choice."
	Crystal: 	"Keep the cure for people you want to survive, and let the weapon wreak havoc on everyone else."
	Grace Appara: 	"Now, hear me out here guys."
	Cepheus White: 	"Why does that remind me of a gene gun?"
	Venec: 	"The ships might be some sky city. An isolationist society with no ties to the ground." Venec turned to Grace as she asked for attention.
	Grace Appara: 	"Am I the only one that's beginning to think that the mastermind behind all this may not be organic themselves?"
	Crystal: 	"Jupiter suggested that."
	Grace Appara: 	"Most of the things we've faced that were all really weird none of them were organic."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Exactly!"
* Jupiter Roswell looked very proud of himself.
	Miranda: 	"That's not true. Remember Gaele?"
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"MOST..."
	Grace Appara: 	"...Right."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"not all."
	Crystal: 	"Gaele and her Cepheus specified that they're not machines that can be reprogrammed."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"But what if they were?"
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Why would he even allude to something like that?"
	Crystal: 	"Danny could also read their minds."
	Venec: 	"Was my copy a copy at all then? Because he was a husk. Touching him was bad. I touched Gaele, Jupiter touched Gaele. I don't think either of us felt something."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"I got a nasty burn, thank you."
	Lucy: 	"I'm pretty sure they stated they were organic but it's not as if we have anything saying that it's true."
	Crystal: 	"Aside from Jupiter getting burned."
	Crystal: 	"Did Gaele feel organic?"
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Are you asking me this?"
	Venec: 	"It's not like they have any way of knowing it's true. What are they going to do? Cut themself open and check their heart?"
	Crystal: 	"Asking you and Venec. Both of you made contact with her."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"As far as I could tell, yes she was."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Although, the physical contact was really brief..."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"...ow ow ow..."
	Crystal: 	"They both had auras, too."
	Venec: 	"I didn't notice anything. But I don't really know what a normal Gardevoir feels like either."
	Grace Appara: 	"I could give you a hug."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"And the things that got dropped on us DIDN'T."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"..."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"That would be nice."
* Grace Appara hugs Jupiter as best she could.
* Jupiter Roswell hugs back...as best he could.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"...Thanks."
	Grace Appara: 	"You are welcome."
	Grace Appara: 	"My concern is this:
	Grace Appara: 	Thinking over what we've encountered and Lucy bringing up who benefits from it, if the Mastermind is a machine...obviously it does.
	Grace Appara: 	It could have the intent of converting all organic life or simply wiping it out."
	Lucy: 	"...Does that include Steel types?"
	Miranda: 	"Fairly certain they're organic too. They eat."
Kaorin Sakura: 	Gonna say that it's now 5:20 P.M.
	Venec: 	"That husk burst when hit, even when not destroyed yet. It's meant for battle, not to be a citizen."
	Grace Appara: 	"So...wiping out organic life then."
	Cepheus White: 	"Or it was either immature or incomplete."
	Crystal: 	"Even if the plan is conversion, or something like that, it could be a weaponized prototype."
	Crystal: 	"Weaken the organics' defenses, before setting them up for conversion."
	Cepheus White: 	"Very much like a prototype, yes. Crystal said it well."
	Venec: 	"Incomplete might be right. I was thinking, everything's so 'one at a time' that they might be just testing prototype stuff."
	Narrator: 	And then Cepheus' phone began to jingle.
	Cepheus White: 	"...?"
* Cepheus White got out his phone and checked the caller ID, if any.
	Cepheus White: 	(Then he's going to pick it up and answer.)
	Narrator: 	It was none-other than Prof. Oak.
	Cepheus White: 	"This is Cepheus."
	G.Oak: 	"Cepheus, this may sound a little odd. But did you just call me?"
	Cepheus White: 	"...Not consciously, no. Not unless I pocket-dialed you. Why do you ask, Professor?"
	Cepheus White: 	"...Or did you run into my double?"
	G.Oak: 	"So that wasn't some sort of joke? I thought Grace was acting oddly."
* Cepheus White was making a guess. Not sure if it was correct or not, but a guess nonetheless.
	Cepheus White: 	"If the Gardevoir in question was acting like she had a really REALLY short fuse, then that wasn't Grace."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Oh crap, did Gary run into GAELE!?"
	G.Oak: 	"They gave me a vid-call. And I suppose they explained as much as they could about their situation involving you guys."
	Crystal: 	"They mentioned visiting him before, while pretending to be their originals. Gaele probably isn't as murderous around him as she is around us."
	Cepheus White: 	"They...as in the doubles of Grace and I, you mean."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Oh. Yeah. Right. She only blows a gasket if we're around."
	Venec: 	"And if we keep teasing her."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Danny has a death-wish."
	Venec: 	"I don' think any of us helped. Each pissed her off in our own way."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"...I guess so..."
	G.Oak: 	"Well, they called from a different number. Looked like a local facility so I think they may still be in town with you. Cepheus-clone seems pretty stand-up but I don't think he'd pass up a good opportunity to lop off your head. I just wanted to make sure this wasn't some sort of prank. Be careful out there. I think I may make a trip to Lavender sometime soon to look up that lady. See if I can dig anything up on the Sky Ships."
	Cepheus White: 	"It's not a prank, no. We...well, sans Grace and I...managed to talk to them. I left for my own safety. Jupiter stayed behind."
	Crystal: 	"We were attacked by something that might be from them again, too. Say, Professor... do you have any tips for shielding against a portable nuclear reactor?"
	Cepheus White: 	"And yes...I'm staying on my toes. I don't doubt they're nearby. ...Crystal's asking if you have any tips to shield against a portable nuclear reactor , if you didn't hear her.
	G.Oak: 	"You...have a portable neclear reactor?"
	G.Oak: 	nuclear*
	Cepheus White: 	"We ran into a husk...or rather a dead body got converted into one by that black stuff. Its heart is a small nuclear reactor powered by iridium."
	Cepheus White: 	"It's still with us, drastically slowed down, but still somewhat active."
	Venec: 	"I could send it over with Rhea again."
	Cepheus White: 	"Venec's offering to have Rhea send it to you."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Wait, isn't that kinda risky? It hurts to touch it."
	Crystal: 	"I wrapped it in a Metal Coat. That seems to dampen the radiation a bit. Makes it safe-ish to hold."
	Crystal: 	"But it's also in a pokeball with Cepheus' Registeel, isn't it?"
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Oh, yeah. Registeel could send it over!"
	G.Oak: 	"I'd recommend creating a new alloy to encase the reactor in."
	Cepheus White: 	"...Creating a new alloy to encase it in?"
	Cepheus White: 	"...That might be tricky, since none of us are particularly good at metallurgy."
	Venec: 	Venec was pretty lost by this point. He sat watching the water quietly.
	G.Oak: 	"Create a laminate of several materals such as tin, steel, copper and aluminum. That'd help. Or packed dirt and lead wrapped around it. The former is a better idea though."
* Animus was lost a long time ago. He had spent the next several minutes thinking about ice cream.
	Animus: 	*past several
	G.Oak: 	"Well, you can send it to me and I'll encase it. But I'm not fond of keeping something like that here near the Pokéhomes. It'd need to go elsewhere when I was done."
	Crystal: 	"We might find a use for it at some point. The main point is making it safe for us to keep it around."
	G.Oak: 	"You can send it over then. I'll cage it up and then send it back."
	Cepheus White: 	"That sounds like a good arrangement. I'll send Registeel over to give it to you, then you can fix it up and send it back when you're done."
	Cepheus White: 	"We may need to hold on to it anyway, just in case it becomes important later."
	Crystal: 	"It'd probably be best to use the P.C. system to bypass the forest and such."
	G.Oak: 	"Alright, I'll get to work on that tonight. I'll send it over as soon as I'm done."
	G.Oak: 	"You guys be safe now."
	Cepheus White: 	"Take care."
	Crystal: 	"We'll -try-."
	Narrator: 	And then he hung up the phone.
* Cepheus White then used the Transfer app to translate Registeel, holding the reactor shrouded in a coat, over to Oak's lab.
	Venec: 	"I'm short on pokeballs," said Venec as he watched the sun grow shallow. I'm going to go buy some more.
	Venec: 	Venec stood and walked into the pokemon center, looking up the pokemart section.
	Cepheus White: 	"...I believe I am too. I'll purchase some for the road also."
	Narrator: 	Let's see...3 badges...
DNA: 	Also, I thought the Poke Mart was across the river.
	Narrator: 	Haha. That's the Trainer/Pokemon care shop.
	Narrator: 	There's a shop in the Center that sells things like Pokeballs and healing items.
DNA: 	noted
	Narrator: 	What's available at your new-found rank:
	Narrator: 	PokéBall. Greatball. Potion. Super Potion. Antidote. Paralyze Heal. Awakening. Burn Heal. Ice Heal. Revive. Repel. Super Repel. Heal Ball. Net Ball. Air Mail Parchment.
DNA: 	What's "Air Mail Parchment"?
	Narrator: 	Something you can write on. It's Parchment. But it's Air Mail colouration.
	Venec: 	"How much are the greatballs?" Venec poked one.
DNA: 	Does it have any superpowers?
	Narrator: 	You can tie it to the leg of a flying Pokemon and send it somewhere if you consider that a super power.
	Narrator: 	Also, pretty sure Greatballs were 500¥.
	Narrator: 	Yup, 500.
DNA: 	And Poke Balls are 200? And Revives are...crap I forgot.
	Venec: 	"I'll take five of those greatballs then." Venec took out his pokedex and started to work his end of the transfer.
* Nurse Joy accepted the transfer to the Center's account and handed Venec five Greatballs.
	Nurse Joy: 	"Revives are 300¥ Mr.White."
	Cepheus White: 	"Thank you." He started to do some math in his head.
	Venec: 	(Mao?)
	Cepheus White: 	"How much would 10 Poke Balls, 2 Great Balls, 2 Awakenings, 2 Burn Heals, and 2 Ice Heals be? I want to see how well I can cover my bases."
	Nurse Joy: 	( Yup. )
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Whoa, what in the..."
	Venec: 	"Thanks Mao." Venec put them in his magic bottomless pouches. "Was there still that premier ball deal going on?"
* Crystal sits by the river and works on accessories while the others are shopping.
	Animus: 	"What is it, Jupiter?"
	Crystal: 	"Is something wrong?"
	Nurse Joy: 	"4300¥."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"The waterfall! Look!"
	Cepheus White: 	"Good; I'll take them. that leaves me with just a little bit left over just in case."
	Nurse Joy: 	"Yes! You're absolutely right Venec! And thank you for remembering my name! Each of you get a promotional Premier Ball."
	Cepheus White: 	"Thank you very much."
* Nurse Joy completes the transaction with Cepheus.
	Venec: 	"That reminds me, is there another Joy working in Cerulean?"
	Nurse Joy: 	"I have some fixing to do with the Center but I'll wait until my cousins get here this weekend. Some plastic over the windows will do enough for now."
	Nurse Joy: 	"There's three in Cerulean."
	Nurse Joy: 	"One of them dyes her hair red I think."
	Venec: 	Venec laughed, "That'll be hard to keep appart. I'll do my best though."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Animus, can you go get boss and the others?"
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Tell them the Muk showed up at the waterfall!"
	Venec: 	"What's their names?"
	Animus: 	"...I can do that, yes."
* Animus enters the Center. It did not take long for him to locate Cepheus.
	Nurse Joy: 	"Suzume, Ayako, and Kimiko."
	Animus: 	"Cepheus..."
	Cepheus White: 	"...? Animus? What is it?"
* Grace Appara turns to Animus.
	Animus: 	"The Muk have shown up at the waterfall. Jupiter asked me to fetch you all."
* Grace Appara shuddered with excitement.
	Grace Appara: 	"Let's go hurt something!"
	Venec: 	"Well! We've got a poisoned river plot to foil!" Venec waved to Mao. "We'll see you in just a bit all mangled and poisoned!"
	Animus: 	"... ..."
	Animus: 	"I am confused."
	Cepheus White: 	"Don't think about it too hard, Animus. Now, let's move!"
	Nurse Joy: 	"I'll be here, awaiting you all to fulfill my business."
DNA: 	(I thought the transactions were finished?)
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Awesome, you're all here!"
	Nurse Joy: 	( They are. She's now referring to your injuries. )
DNA: 	You are so morbid.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"As you can see...we have an infestation to take care of."
	Venec: 	(She was repyling to Venec)
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"They're by the waterfall, so unless you can float or swim, sit this one out."
	Venec: 	Venec sends out Layla!
* Crystal finishes the accessories as the others come out, having used her fashion kit to design a few accessories. She swapped out her regular sash... for a near-identical one, while tossing the ring to Cepheus and the headband to Venec. "Gifts for you. They should be able to enhance your intellect," she said, pointing at Ceph, "and your fighting spirit," to Venec.
	Grace Appara: 	"Hah hah! She said it'd make you smarter."
* Cepheus White caught the ring with his left hand, and with an interesting bit of prestidigitation managed to affix it to his left index finger singlehandedly.
	Cepheus White: 	"Is there anything wrong with that?"
	Grace Appara: 	"No, I just found the implications tickling."
	Lucy: 	"Grace, quit acting like Miranda."
	Miranda: 	"I am not that insulting."
	Cepheus White: 	"... ...What are you suggesting?"
	Venec: 	"It's been a while since we've had some fun Layla." He turned to Crystal and looked over the headband. He smirked, "Thanks! I'll put it to use." Venec tied it around his head, his messy hair concealing most of it.
	Grace Appara: 	"...Now that just is mean."
	Layla: 	"(We get to play?)"
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Grace, I can take this one. ...Unless you want to...? They are poison-types, after all..."
	Crystal: 	"I think I'd prefer to stay back for this one. Miranda, do you think you can handle them?"
	Crystal: 	"Or should I send in someone else?"
	Narrator: 	The Vileplume behind the waterfall dance a bit, their attractive scent filling out the area. The Muk below sit and ogle the Vileplume in the river.
	Grace Appara: 	"I'll let Ceph-chan decide."
	Cepheus White: 	"Way to put pressure on a guy."
	Miranda: 	"Sure I can. But these are wilds, sure you don't want to use someone else to toughen them up?"
* Cepheus White thought...
	Grace Appara: 	"You're kinda out Trainer!"
	Grace Appara: 	our*
	Crystal: 	"... Yeah, good point. I think I'll use Len."
	Cepheus White: 	"Jupiter, you handle this. Poison will slide right off you like it's nothing. On top of which, you can move in closer than Grace can."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Woo-hoo!"
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Step aside, ladies. Jupiter is on the case."
	Narrator: 	Initiative is up if people want to edit their speeds.
	Animus: 	(At least I'll have some company while they're off fighting.)
	Crystal: 	"If Len can get over to them safely, I think this'll be quick. The problem's just... the river."
	Cepheus White: 	"You mean, the problem of how to get close?"
	Crystal: 	"Len sinks in water."
	Cepheus White: 	"...Ah."
Cepheus White has received initiative.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"I'm FIRST?!"
	Crystal: 	"I picked him because he's really tough against poison, and he has Magnitude."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	Wait, Rob said he had something. I'm going to wait for that.
* Len flexes a bit.
	Layla: 	Interrupt!
	Layla: 	Layla readies Red Hot Charge!
	Layla: 	Layla Finishes Setup! Continue.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Ugh, how am I going to hurt those Muk without hurting the Vileplume too?"
	Cepheus White: 	"Jupiter, don't break out your giant attacks just yet. Move up and get in line for a Thunderbolt."
	Crystal: 	"Grass is tough against electricity. Try warning them before you fire?"
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Got it!" he said, twirling his fancy cane and moving in."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Hey, you Vileplume! You might want to get out of the way; I don't want you guys to get hurt!"
* DNA rolls: 1d20-2 Thunderbolt! => 18 - 2 = 16
	Jupiter Roswell: 	One short of stun, but I'll take it!
* DNA rolls: 4d12+16+10+25 Special, Electric! => 34 + 16 + 10 + 25 = 85
	Jupiter Roswell: 	I have one more action after this, but I want to wait for damage first.
	Muk 2: 	Muk 2 loses 59 hit points.
	Muk 2: 	« 85-18 = 85 - 18 = 67 »
	Muk 3: 	Muk 3 loses 67 hit points.
	Muk 4: 	Muk 4 loses 67 hit points.
* Cepheus White fiddled with the ring now on his finger (activating effect), and tried a Tactical Manoeuvre.
* DNA rolls: 1d20+7 => 1 + 7 = 8
	Cepheus White: 	Ooh, harsh.
	Cepheus White: 	Pass.
Vileplume 3 has received initiative.
Avara: 	and thus the 20 is balanced
DNA: 	Apparently.
	Vileplume 3: 	( Hey! That's our audience! )
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Take cover, guys! We're going to clear the Muk away for you!"
	Crystal: 	("You're causing trouble for everyone else in town by having the Muks clog the river.. Either move your performance, or we're moving it for you.")
* Vileplume 3 flings a Chople Berry at Jupiter!
	Vileplume 3: 	« 1d20-2 = 13 - 2 = 11 »
	Layla: 	"( Audience!? What'cha playin?!)" Layla was suddenly excited.
* Jupiter Roswell catches it! Or at least tries to; he's already holding the Cane...
	Jupiter Roswell: 	If he can't catch it, he will try throwing it along to Ceph.
	Vileplume 3: 	« 2d12+15+20 = 17 + 15 + 20 = 52 » Fighting Special Damage!
	Jupiter Roswell: 	Oh, it was a move. Never mind.
Avara: 	ouch.
Avara: 	super effective.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	I think I have an intercept for it...not to dodge it, just an intercept
* Jupiter Roswell instinctively attacked the Muks before that berry hit him...like some kind of Reflex!
* DNA rolls: 1d20-2 Arcana Storm! => 2 - 2 = 0
	Jupiter Roswell: 	Damn! It missed completely.
* Muk 2 wiggles around the special electricity..
	Muk 3: 	( Guh hah hah hah... )
	Jupiter Roswell: 	Jupiter Roswell loses 64 hit points.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Hey! That HURT!"
	Jupiter Roswell: 	Also, what move was it using?
	Jupiter Roswell: 	If it's Natural Gift, that's physical
	Narrator: 	Natural Gift.
	Narrator: 	And PTA is once again WRONG.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	Jupiter Roswell is healed and gains 4 hit points.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	Rectified. It still hurts though.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	*whimper*
Venec has received initiative.
	Layla: 	"(Hang in there scary ball thing! You'll have to distract them while I gather energy!)" Layla is building Red Hot Charge.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Don't hit me with that, okay? I don't want to die!"
	Venec: 	With his impressive strength Venec throws a pokeball at Muk 2!
	Venec: 	« 1d20-6 = 12 - 6 = 6 » Greatball GO!
	Narrator: 	That is definitely a hit.
	Layla: 	"(I'd rather miss everything than hit an ally! I'll throw the attack if you're still in the way!)"
	Venec: 	(Greatball, no modifier, you can roll capture)
Avara: 	jupiter's levitating, right?
	Jupiter Roswell: 	I am, yes
	Narrator: 	« 1D100 = 5 »
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"D-D-Don't worry about me! I-I'll be fine!"
Avara: 	how many meters would Len have to jump to get up to the cliff where Jupiter is?
	Muk 2: 	( About 3 )
	Jupiter Roswell: 	Natural Gift consumes the berry used to fuel the attack, so I don't know why it's still there
	Muk 2: 	( Doesn't tell me that. So, there it is. )
	Jupiter Roswell: 	Refer to the Move Keywords Berry list. Natural Gift deals damage according to the Berry list and Natural Gift’s Type is also defined there. The user’s Berry is destroyed and is not consumed.
* Muk 2 is slapped with a Great Ball and is absorbed into the ball with ease in a bright blue flash of light. Shake. Shake.. Shake... Ka-chuckt!
	Venec: 	"Yes!"
	Venec: 	(turn over)
	Muk 2: 	( Yeah, I don't see that line. )
	Jupiter Roswell: 	I'm using 1.34; I don't know what you're looking at...
	Muk 2: 	( Oh, it's in the move itself, not the keyword. Yep, thanks. )
	Venec: 	Venec scans a stray Muk. NOW turn over.
Muk has received initiative.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	Ah, I noticed I have persistent!
	Jupiter Roswell: 	So since Jupiter missed, if he attacks Muk 3 or 4, he needs 2 less AC to hit.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	(In future.)
* Muk grabs a nearby rock from the river and flings it at Jupiter!
	Muk: 	« 1d20-2 = 14 - 2 = 12 »
	Muk: 	« 2D12+15+2d6+16 = 17 + 15 + 4 + 16 = 52 » Dark Physical Damage!
	Jupiter Roswell: 	Jupiter Roswell loses 15 hit points.
Vileplume 4 has received initiative.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"...ow..."
	Vileplume 4: 	( Hey! Hey! Chill out, alright? Take a nice nap, man! )
* Vileplume 4 throws some sleep powder Jupiter's way! « 1d20-6 = 4 - 6 = -2 »
	Narrator: 	But unfortunately Jupiter was far too hyper for that crap.
Muk 3 has received initiative.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Nap? I don't have TIME for that!"
* Muk 3 took notice of the Arcanine chatting away with the Magnezone, prepping for some sort of all out attack. He didn't much like that turn of events, and flung some dirt at Layla. « 1d20-4 = 2 - 4 = -2 »
	Narrator: 	But alas, the dirt couldn't quit make it all the way there!
Muk 4 has received initiative.
	Muk 4: 	( Don't worry, I got this. )
* Muk 4 tries his own dirt flinging! « 1d20-4 = 18 - 4 = 14 »
	Jupiter Roswell: 	Against who?
Avara: 	probably layla
	Muk 4: 	( Layla Sorry for lack of context )
	Jupiter Roswell: 	If the Muk gets pushed, would the attack go off target?
Avara: 	you already inter'd this round
	Venec: 	(If line of sight is broken, probably)
	Jupiter Roswell: 	I dunno if I'm allowed more than 1 INtercept per round. I need to go check.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	Ah. Okay, guess not, technically.
	Venec: 	Intercept means no more actions that round, ever.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	Yeah, just read that. Ah, well.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	Carry on.
	Muk 4: 	« 3d8+10+16 = 17 + 10 + 16 = 43 » Ground Special Damage!
Muk 5 has received initiative.
	Layla: 	Layla loses 20 hit points.
* Muk 5 enhanced his own ooze, hardening it like armor! +2 Def!
Muk 6 has received initiative.
Avara: 	ground is s.e. against fire.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	I think he knows.
	Layla: 	(That's why she took double damage)
	Jupiter Roswell: 	6 SPDEF evasion means herSPDEF is at minimum 30.
	Muk 6: 	( She probably has 33 special def. )
	Jupiter Roswell: 	^
Avara: 	... blame text size.
Avara: 	it looked like 5 sp. eva
* Muk 6 took a chunk of its own body and flung it at Layla! « 1d20-7 = 20 - 7 = 13 »
	Jupiter Roswell: 	eep!
	Muk 6: 	( Oh gawd, that's not a good thing. )
	Muk 6: 	« 10d12+36+9+20 = 78 + 36 + 9 + 20 = 143 » Physical Poison Damage + Poison status!
Avara: 	what the... what
Avara: 	-what-
	Jupiter Roswell: 	Probably Gunk Shot...
	Layla: 	Layla loses 117 hit points.
	Muk 6: 	( Totally Gunk Shot. )
Avara: 	is she still conscious?
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Layla! NO!!"
	Layla: 	Layla yelps loudly and rolls backward from the strength of the shot.
	Cepheus White: 	"...!!"
Vileplume 2 has received initiative.
	Vileplume 2: 	( I remember these guys! 0
	Vileplume 2: 	« 1d20 = 5 » Flee!
Crystal has received initiative.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"...They're getting closer..."
* Len runs up to the edge of the river, right next to a boulder... and punches it full force, trying to shake the ground around him. « 1d20-2 = 15 - 2 = 13 » || « 1d6 = 1 »
Avara: 	*bites RNG*
	Crystal: 	"Len, don't hold back!" (IBIY)
Avara: 	« 1d4+15+11d6 = 1 + 15 + 44 = 60 »
Avara: 	ground physical
	Muk 6: 	« (60-140*2 = Invalid expression: (60-140*2. »
	Muk 6: 	« (60-140)*2 = (60 - 140) * 2 = -160 »
	Muk 6: 	« (60-14)*2 = (60 - 14) * 2 = 92 »
	Muk 6: 	Muk 6 loses 92 hit points.
	Muk 4: 	« (60-11)*2 = (60 - 11) * 2 = 98 »
	Muk 4: 	Muk 4 loses 98 hit points.
	Muk 5: 	Muk 5 loses 96 hit points.
	Narrator: 	The attack was more than enough to knock out one of the Muk and severely injure two others!
Crystal has received initiative.
	Narrator: 	Crystal acting?
* Crystal tries to use a blast of Stun Spore on the muks and the Vileplumes above them. (burst 1)
	Crystal: 	(*blast)
	Crystal: 	« 1d20-11 = 19 - 11 = 8 »
Avara: 	have fun not being able to stay on the surface of the water.
Cepheus White has received initiative.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	Jupiter moved back a bit, and then floated high into the air. Angered at his last attacks missing, he wanted to make sure they'd feel the pain now.
* Jupiter Roswell started Overcharging.
* Jupiter Roswell fired a crazy lightningbolt towards Muk 3!
* DNA rolls: 1d20-6 Thunder! => 4 - 6 = -2
	Jupiter Roswell: 	DAMMIT!
Avara: 	you accounted for the resolution, right/
	Jupiter Roswell: 	The Persistent would put that at 0, anyway. Their special evasion is 3.
Avara: 	'kay.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	However, now that he missed, he gets -2 to hit on everyone.
	Cepheus White: 	Efficiency Boost. Takes effect the next rond.
	Cepheus White: 	*round.
Vileplume 3 has received initiative.
	Layla: 	(layla goes first)
Venec has received initiative.
	Vileplume 3: 	( Lemme adjust speeds )
Venec has received initiative.
	Vileplume 3: 	( There! )
* Jupiter Roswell sniffled quietly to himself. He can't believe his lucky streak was over. It sucked.
	May: 	May popped out of her pokeball, adjusted her classes and unleashed a wave of flame upon the fools who faced her side!
	May: 	*glasses
	May: 	Fire Blast! « 1d20-6 = 19 - 6 = 13 »
	May: 	Burn!
	Vileplume 3: 	O.O;;
DNA: 	Oh sure, when SHE does it, it works fine...
DNA: 	...thought Jupiter.
	Vileplume 3: 	( I dun wanna dieeeee! )
	May: 	« 5d10+18+15+8+24+14 = 15 + 18 + 15 + 8 + 24 + 14 = 94 » Special Fire!
Avara: 	Toasty~!!
Avara is disconnected.
Avara has connected.
	Vileplume 4: 	« (94-16)*2 = (94 - 16) * 2 = 156 »
	Vileplume 4: 	Vileplume 4 loses 156 hit points.
DNA: 	(You missed nothing)
DNA: 	lol -90%
	Vileplume 3: 	Vileplume 3 loses 156 hit points.
	Muk 4: 	Muk 4 loses 76 hit points.
	Muk 6: 	Muk 6 loses 76 hit points.
	Muk 3: 	Muk 3 loses 76 hit points.
	Muk: 	Muk loses 76 hit points.
	Muk 5: 	Muk 5 loses 76 hit points.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Either I need to work on my aim, or I'm just REALLY unlucky today! Jeez, May, you're on fire. Pun slightly intended."
	Muk 5: 	( Continue. )
	Venec: 	Venec uses BRUTAL WORKOUT!
	Venec: 	(how many did I cause to faint?)
DNA: 	Five.
	Muk 5: 	( Yup, 5. )
Avara: 	everything but the dead one and the burned one.
	Muk 5: 	( 1 Brutal Workout works against all of them. )
DNA: 	Muk 3 6 and 5, plus the 2 Vileplumes.
	Venec: 	Then the temporary HP from Affirmation literally soaks ALL the brutal workout.
	Muk 5: 	( Since it was the same attack. )
	Venec: 	(with about 100 bonus HP left over.
	Muk 5: 	( Venec doing anything? )
	Venec: 	(that was it)
Muk has received initiative.
* Muk saw no other options on this one and gave one last attack! Hurling a wave of sludge! « 1d20-2 = 11 - 2 = 9 »
Avara: 	at?
Avara: 	ah.
Avara: 	well. that's good and bad. but also okay.
	Muk: 	« 4d12+16+9+16 = 32 + 16 + 9 + 16 = 73 » Special Poison Damage!
	Muk: 	Muk loses 11 hit points.
	Crystal: 	Crystal loses 126 hit points.
	Len: 	« 62/4 = 62 / 4 = 15.5 »
	Len: 	Len loses 15 hit points.
Muk 5 has received initiative.
	Muk 5: 	Muk 5 loses 12 hit points.
	Venec: 	"Are you okay?!"
Vileplume 2 has received initiative.
	Vileplume 2: 	« 1d20 = 4 » Flee!
Vileplume 3 has received initiative.
	Vileplume 3: 	Vileplume 3 loses 8 hit points.
Muk 3 has received initiative.
	Muk 3: 	Muk 3 loses 11 hit points.
Muk 6 has received initiative.
	Muk 6: 	Muk 6 loses 11 hit points.
Vileplume 4 has received initiative.
	Vileplume 4: 	Vileplume 4 loses 8 hit points.
DNA: 	okay I think they're dead now
Crystal has received initiative.
* Len uses Shadow Punch to retaliate against the last standing Muk. (cannot miss) An ethereal purple fist rushes at Muk's snout, seeking to establish dominance.
	Len: 	« 2d10+8+15 = 12 + 8 + 15 = 35 » ghost physical
	Narrator: 	Roll for critical.
Avara: 	« 1d20 = 17 »
Avara: 	oh right, and stab
Avara: 	knew i wwas forgetting something...
Avara: 	6 extra damage.
	Muk: 	Muk loses 27 hit points.
* Muk passes out in the water from the punch. ( Exactly 0 HP. )
	Venec: 	Venec tenatively uses Brutal Workout! with Len?
	Narrator: 	Go for it.
* Len works out with Venec very brutally!
	Narrator: 	And that ends initiative with three deaths and five knockouts that battle.
	Narrator: 	And one escape.
	Narrator: 	And one capture.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	Jupiter lowered himself back down to near ground level, having been way up in the air. "...I'm a failure as a hero."
	Narrator: 	Luckily he didn't see all that death, fire and brimstone.
	May: 	"What is a hero?" May asked as she walked up close.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	He saw it.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	He was way up in the air, remember?
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"A hero?"
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"A hero is a warrior who fights for the cause of justice."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Willing to risk life and limb for the ones they want to protect."
	May: 	May nosed the dent from the fighting type strike. "(Then didn't you do well? A strong sword in one arm means little without the shield in the other. I keep my distance in battle for a reason. I am no shield.)"
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"...I don't even have any arms."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Nor can I hold a sword or a shield."
* Animus magically felt experience transfer into his mind.
	Grace Appara: 	"She means you tanked for the team. You were their shield. Except Layla. I hope she's okay."
	May: 	May giggled, "(You are the shield. You're definately thick as one.)"
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"That seems to be all I'm good for, though."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"At least today. Normally I'm on top of my game and dishing blows like no one's business."
	Grace Appara: 	"Take Layla to the Center Tatakai."
	Cepheus White: 	"And today you aren't. It's not a big deal. You are not any less of a hero."
	Venec: 	Venec hurried off shortly after checking if May was alright. Finding she was somehow *better* after the combat he hurried along.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"... ..."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"...I need to tend to these wounds now. If you'll excuse me."
	Venec: 	Venec hurried in to the center and waved to Mao, "I'm taking you up on that promise. Layla took a heavy hit."
	Animus: 	"Are you okay, Jupiter?"
	Nurse Joy: 	"Welcome Vene---oh. Alright, well give her to me and I'll tend to her right away."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"...not really."
	Venec: 	"Venec handed over the pokeball quickly."
	Venec: 	*without quotes
* Jupiter Roswell made his way into the Pokemon Center, not far behind Venec.
	Animus: 	"... ..."
	Animus: 	"He seems distraught."
	Cepheus White: 	"Now we need to get these Muk out of the river."
	May: 	May looked over the field of battle, pleased with her own destruction.
* Nurse Joy took the ball and applied it to the healing machine. She noticed there was also poison included in the wounds so she cured that as well. Within moments she turned around and returned the ball to Venec.
	Nurse Joy: 	"There you go."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Excuse me, nurse? I have some wounds to tend to as well, if you don't mind."
	Layla: 	Layla loses 0 hit points.
	Miranda: 	"Grace, could you warm my egg again?"
	Grace Appara: 	"What am I your personal fire place?"
	Miranda: 	"...Yes?"
	Grace Appara: 	"...I don't like your answer."
	Miranda: 	"But I like your body heat. It helps my baby."
	Cepheus White: 	"Animus, do you think you could help lift these Muk up out of the river?"
	Grace Appara: 	"...I'm doing it for the egg, not you."
	Animus: 	"Probably. They don't look that heavy."
* DNA rolls: 1d10 Egg warmer! => 6
DNA: 	-6 hours until hatch time.
	Nurse Joy: 	"Well, come over here to the machine and take a seat. I'll fix you right up."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Take a...seat? Okay..."
	Animus: 	"Where do you want them?"
* Black egg with a glowing red center hatches a little faster now.
	Cepheus White: 	"Just up on the cliff edge right here, out of the water should be fine."
	Venec: 	"Normally you're in a pokeball, it's probably easier." said Venec to Jupiter.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"..."
	May: 	May skipped down to the others as she heard her standing location was about to become toxic.
* Nurse Joy placed a few pods and cables onto Jupiter and touched a few dials on the machine. Soon healing radiance was swathed over Jupiter, similar to Grace's Heal Pulse but far more pleasing and healthy. Within moments, Jupiter was fully healed.
	Animus: 	"All right." He can lift up to 200 lbs worth, so he can lift the Muk easily.
	Nurse Joy: 	"Feeling better?"
	Jupiter Roswell: 	Jupiter Roswell is healed and gains 75 hit points.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Yes, much better, thank you."
	Len: 	Len loses 35 hit points.
	Animus: 	"...There."
Avara: 	« 16600+31250 = 16600 + 31250 = 47850 »
	Cepheus White: 	"Thank you."
* Crystal looks at Grace. "Thank you very much for helping our child hatch faster."
* Animus then went back to minding his own business...quietly.
* Grace Appara smiled to Crystal, "Not a problem!"
* Crystal /me leads Len and Miranda into the Center.
* Jupiter Roswell took a seat by the river, gazing off into the distance.
* Grace Appara floats over behind Jupiter and gives him a hug, using her egg warmer ability to warm him a bit.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"...that only kinda helps..."
	Crystal: 	"Excuse me, Nurse, could my Golett and I get some help?"
	Nurse Joy: 	"Geez, sounds like you guys went through a lot just now. Sure."
	May: 	May walked over again "(Would you prefer to be angry?)"
	May: 	*walked over to Jupiter
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"If I could find a good outlet for the anger, sure, why not?"
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"...But I can't, because Danny's not here."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"er, sorry, DANDY's not here."
	May: 	"I could do impressions."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"...you're trying to goad me, aren't you?"
	Grace Appara: 	"We could fly up and provoke some Rayquaza if you really want to hit something."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Sure, why not, and then kill all of us in the process."
	May: 	"(I like you. So I try to cheer you up.)"
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"That'll help a LOT."
	Cepheus White: 	"Jupiter, stop it. You're acting like a child."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"I can't help it! At heart, I AM a child! But I want to grow up!"
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"And get really good at combat, too."
	May: 	"(You should speak with my master. When he thinks he's alone that's all he talks about.)"
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"There is too much at stake for me to fail."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"If I mess up like this now, how am I going to protect Grace? Or you, boss? Or your sister?"
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Or all the mini-bosses that might one day be running around?"
	Grace Appara: 	"Now you know how I feel."
	Cepheus White: 	"...'Mini-bosses', really?"
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Yeah, I do, and it's sucking."
	Grace Appara: 	"It's why I get so upset when I'm left out of a fight. But I don't mind swapping places with you to let you get practice too. How about we spar every chance we get to improve ourselves? Sound good?"
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"You mean like when people AREN'T trying to kill us?"
	Grace Appara: 	"Yeah. Like right now."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"..."
* Jupiter Roswell now had an internal dilemma.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Fight you?"
	Grace Appara: 	"In fact, why don't we have a spar with the other guys?"
	Grace Appara: 	"No, we could be on teams."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Someone I'm supposed to protect?"
	May: 	"(Jupiter Sir.)" May tilted her head, "(How much fight did you have left? This was hardly a struggle perhaps the only reason you feel down is because you didn't have the chance to realy get going.)"
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"I got humiliated by a bunch of HIPPIES! And then I missed every attack after my first one. How much fight did it LOOK like I had left?"
	Grace Appara: 	"We haven't used the Arena in the Pokemon Center since Viridian. I mean....oh gosh, I was still a Ralts and you were still a Magnemite!"
* Cepheus White gulped silently, having remembered that old memory.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"...that was humiliating..."
* Crystal takes Len up to the Nurse so they can both get healed up.
	Grace Appara: 	"It was but we've grown. We're very different. And it's good practice. The Nurses are there to make sure nothing's fatal, right? Why not?"
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"...I...I guess so..."
	May: 	"(I used only one spell. And an innacurate one at that I would have never risked it if you weren't there. Perhaps it's only luck. And you look like you have pleanty fight in you now.)"
* Nurse Joy applies Len to the Healing Machine.
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Okay, fine...when and where do we start?"
	Len: 	Len is healed and gains 50 hit points.
	Grace Appara: 	"By convincing Venec, Danny and Crystal to battle us."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Three on one?"
	Grace Appara: 	"Maybe we could do a team thing again or a free for all. Either or, we need the combat practice."
	May: 	May giggled, "(One of those will be much easier than the others, that's for sure!)"
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Are you calling me easy!?"
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"I'll fry you in nothing flat, you pipsqueak."
	Grace Appara: 	"Fairly certain she has advantage over you, as do I. But that doesn't mean victory anymore."
	May: 	May giggled again, "(As thick as a shield. I said Master will agree to this.)"
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Boss, she's calling me stupid!"
	Grace Appara: 	"Oh? Well you know Tatakai better than I do so, I guess it's just convincing Crystal and Danny now, but I think Danny would be all over this. He seems like he's been wanting a fight for a while now."
	Cepheus White: 	"...You expect me to tell May to knock it off? You can fight your own verbal battles, can't you?"
	Cepheus White: 	"And Danny is always looking for a fight, as I'm sure you're aware."
	Grace Appara: 	"I'll go see how Crystal feels."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"But what about the Conte-...and she's gone..."
* Grace Appara enters the Pokémon Center and then points to Venec, Crystal and Nurse Joy Mao, in that order.
	Grace Appara: 	"We want to battle all of you!"
	Animus: 	"......hm."
	Nurse Joy: 	"Ah-m-me?!"
	May: 	May playfully shoots a small stream of fire at the water, watching the steam rise into the evening sky.
Avara: 	any info on how joy is healing crystal?
* Jupiter Roswell got back up out of his seat, once again floating in the air.
	Nurse Joy: 	( Oh, I must've missed where you requested that. She's apply massages and ointments. )
	Nurse Joy: 	she'd*
	Crystal: 	(crystal asked for healing the same time she asked mao to heal len)
	Grace Appara: 	"Uh, no. I want you to referee, Nurse Joy. But Crystal, Tatakai! We want some combat practice down in the arena! Are you up for it?!"
	Venec: 	"I've been wanting to give that a shot, we've just never had the time. Full teams? 6v6?"
	Crystal: 	"Ahh.... Wait, wha?" She looks up, having tranced out a little during the massage. "When?"
	Grace Appara: 	"Why, now before it gets too late! We have a Contest tomorrow!"
	Miranda: 	"Hmm..."
	Crystal: 	"What kind of battle do you have in mind?"
	Grace Appara: 	"Free for all or team like we did back in Viridian."
	Crystal: 	"I wasn't there for that one."
	Venec: 	"If we could find Danny we could do a double battle, that's the fairest. Draw straws to see who's on whose team."
	Grace Appara: 	"Oh...sorry, Crystal. You're so much part of the team now that....it feels like you were always here."
	Grace Appara: 	"Right! So, when we find Danny, probably somewhere in the Center, we'll do teams! Sound like fun?"
	Venec: 	"It was a long time ago," Venec chuckled to Crystal. "Lets put it this way, I had three pokemon back then. Layla, Rhea and an Eevee."
	Grace Appara: 	"I think Ceph-chan only had me, Jupiter and...the Swablu."
	Crystal: 	"I guess that'll work. Either tonight, or tomorrow after the contest?"
	Venec: 	"Stratus? Some kind of cloud name I think."
	Venec: 	"What do you think Lucy?" Venec asked.
	Lucy: 	"It sounds interesting."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"...I really hope I don't flub up in this spar too...If I do, I'll be unfit to protect anyone. Even the mini-bosses."
	May: 	"Who are you talking to?"
	Cepheus White: 	"Could you please not say mini-bosses? It makes me uneasy."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Sorry."
	Jupiter Roswell: 	"Who was I talking to? No one in particular."
	May: 	* "(Who are you talking to?)"
	Crystal: 	"Miranda, do you want to participate in the fight?"
	Miranda: 	"I'd love to."
	Lucy: 	"I'm in."
* Lucy was oddly quick to vote herself.
* Miranda grinned to Lucy.
	Miranda: 	"Like old times if we're on opposing teams?"
	Lucy: 	"You wish."
	Crystal: 	"Old times?"
	Miranda: 	"I used to train Lucy."
	Lucy: 	"I wouldn't call that training..."
	Venec: 	Venec smirked, "She's changed a lot since I got to her. You should know how much stronger she is these days."
	Grace Appara: 	"Who...DIDN'T you train?!"
	Miranda: 	"Yeah, she's a lot more confident in herself. That's a good sign."
	Narrator: 	I think this is a good place to stop.
Avara: 	yeah
	Narrator: 	./end!