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- final fantasy: joscelaint grimpevers,
- final fantasy: rhel fashonti,
- kingdom hearts: naminé,
- lieat: efina,
- omniscient reader: dokja kim,
- omniscient reader: joonghyuk yoo,
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- persona: akira kurusu,
- persona: niko,
- tsubasa reservoir chronicle: fai d. flou
OCTOBER EVENT PT2
OCTOBER EVENT PT2
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→ THE BEGINNING
(click to expand - happy early Halloween)
It's on the evening of October 28th when everything quickly descends into madness.It begins with faint static in the air, gradually becoming louder and louder until it's impossible to ignore, the pattern of cries that was once hidden now audible to everybody as it grows and grows until it culminates in an explosion. The walls of the local bookstore burst outwards, a rampaging Hydreigon within unleashing Hyper Beam after Hyper Beam without any rest in between. Its trainer, an old man, hobbles up to it in a panic in order to ask what's wrong, but the Pokemon knocks him to the ground, ignoring him and continuing to destroy everything in its path while its trainer lies motionless on the ground, blood pouring from his head.
Further down the street, another eruption shakes the city, a group of Galarian Rapidashes slamming themselves against walls and windows until they break through, careening and crashing through buildings with wild abandon. Occupants inside a cafe scream as they attempt to flee, crushed under rubble and trampled by merciless hooves. From the sky, Murkrows and Natus swoop down on residents on the streets, long talons outstretched to claw at any exposed skin and pluck out any staring eyes. All around the city, Pokeballs burst open on their own and the Pokemon rush madly at human and Pokemon alike, disregarding orders or pleads from their trainers and attacking anything within sight in a wild frenzy.
Fires blaze across the city as children wail and adults scream. All the while, the pattern of cries continues...
→ THE RAMPAGE
(click to expand - you're in for a bad time)
Throughout the night, dark, ghost, and psychic-type Pokemon rampage throughout Mango City. Wild Pokemon appear from the outskirts of town and attack anyone and anything on sight, while companion Pokemon force themselves out of their balls and turn upon their trainers. No other types seem to be affected, the other Pokemon just as confused and distraught as the humans as they're forced to run from, defend against, and fight the Pokemon they were once allied with.While many of the mad Pokemon physically assault those around them, other use innate abilities to wreak havoc. Musharnas emit a dark mist that engulfs entire beings and brings their fears to reality, forcing all those within the fog to face the same delusions. At the same time, Shedinjas steal souls away in their shells and keep them captive in a shared endless nightmare of their worst experiences relived. Similarly, Beheeyems cause those nearby to reexperience their most feared and hated moments, erasing all memory after that moment in order to trap their victims in that vulnerable mindset of the past. Meanwhile, Zoroarks trap their targets within grand illusions that force them to undergo a series of deaths over and over again, causing them excruciating pain and suffering while their physical bodies continue to live. Haunters phase in and out of walls to surprise and lick their victims, sapping years off their life and causing a frigid shivering that won't stop until they wither away, and Gengars loom in the shadows, sapping heat away from its surroundings and causing the small and the weak to slowly freeze to death. Umbreons spray poisonous sweat all over the street, causing people to choke and convulse if they stay too long near the toxic areas, and Cofagriguses drag humans into their coffins and wrap them up as mummies, bound so tightly nobody can hear them scream. No amount of pleading nor bargaining will cause any of them to stop; the only option left is to defeat them in battle, either by killing them or knocking them out.
It'd be kinder to do the latter, but in the heat of the moment, it's difficult to hold back. It's desperate times, after all, as the city streets soon begin to fill with the cold and still bodies of both Pokemon and humans.
→ HELP...?
(click to expand - is anyone even sane enough left to help)
At the outskirts of town bordering the forest, herds of Stantler lead the unaffected and helpless deeper into the forest into an area where the trees are so densely packed that even the shine of the moon can't break through. The only source of light are the small Litwicks that scurry towards the humans, smiling and holding out their little hands. Follow them. They'll keep you safe(?).Perhaps it's time to abandon the city, where the fires continue to grow and rage throughout the streets, threatening to engulf entire neighborhood blocks. The hospital and Pokemon Center get repurposed to disaster zones as the doctors and nurses struggle to treat their patients while fending off rampaging Pokemon at the same time. Mari's large Steelixes wrap themselves around the buildings to become iron walls keeping the wild Pokemon out, but even their great defense struggles against the never ending attacks.
In the midst of the ongoing disaster, the radio tower remains undamaged and completely abandoned, untouched by the rampaging Pokemon outside. The receptionist has fled long ago, leaving the front doors open but the door to the stairs and the elevator up remaining locked. The tower stands empty and silent, completely free of the static and pattern of cries playing outside, the one place of reprieve from the hell that has descended upon Mango City.
→ MOD NOTES
⬥ Welcome to the Halloween event! Due to the nature of the prompts, please properly warn for any potentially disturbing content in your threads/tags for all players.
⬥ This event is forward dated to the evening and night of the 28th and may last past the 28th if no proper IC measures are taken to stop the rampaging Pokemon. The OOC deadline to solve and fix the disaster will be October 29.
⬥ Please comment to the mod question & investigation thread to report any actions that characters may take to stop the events of the log.
⬥ Have fun! :)
⬥ This event is forward dated to the evening and night of the 28th and may last past the 28th if no proper IC measures are taken to stop the rampaging Pokemon. The OOC deadline to solve and fix the disaster will be October 29.
⬥ Please comment to the mod question & investigation thread to report any actions that characters may take to stop the events of the log.
⬥ Have fun! :)
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Fury take him, Efi really is a dragon in human guise. His face goes blank as he considers the implications. This is fine. Different worlds. She probably didn't have to go through dark, horrendously painful rituals. He hopes.
Well. Now isn't the time to think about that, anyway.]
Hmm.
[Eloquent reply. Joss leaps into the air, landing near the Zoroak's unfortunate victim and immediately checking for a pulse and outward signs of injury. Erratic pulse, but no wounds. Better grab them while the burning Zoroark is too busy violently thrashing to notice him and jump back where he started.
He turns to Efi as he lands, the unconscious victim in his arms.]
That fox seems dangerous. We should get to the Center.
[It's also on fire but look, he's thinking of how pissed it's going to be if it ever stops being on fire, or even if it just decides to attack the source of the fire. He's not sure his makeshift weapon would do much against such a creature...]
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[ Efi is immediately willing to follow Joss to the Center while Vivillon goes to use Powder on the burning Zoroark. When the powder makes in contact with the flames, it explodes. Vivi looks rather satisfied and flutters back to Efi and Joss as if to say, "that'll take care of the troublemaker". ]
Let's go, Mister Joss!
1/2
2/2
That's... at least one less rampaging Pokémon on the streets. Yes, let's go with that.]
Um. I'll jump. Can you fly?
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I can, but not now!
[ Sounds like a power nerf. ]
How come? Are you gonna jump super high again?
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Either way, Joss replies to her question with a nod.]
I could carry you.
[He's already carrying the unconscious person but he's buff and surely Efi can't weight more than a bunch of grapes.]
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[ Efi looks super excited about the prospect of going really high by jumping instead of flying. Here is your sack of grapes, Joss. Vivi's going back into the pokeball. She is ready to be carried by tree man. ]
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On my back. Hold tight.
[A pause as something occurs to him.]
No firebreathing.
[He isn't particularly vain but he rather likes having hair...]
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No fire while going sproing!
[ She understands perfectly as she latches onto him from the back with her arms around his neck. ]
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Though the load drastically reduces how far he can go in one jump, it doesn't take him long at all to reach the Pokémon Center and its wall of Steelix. He does make sure not to land right in front of them, though, in case they or the people inside mistake him for a rogue monster.
Not that this could ever happen, of course. Who randomly attacks innocent dragoons who were just going about their business?
When he reaches the doors, he crouches again so that Efi can climb down safely.]
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That was fun, Mister Joss! Let's hurry and get the person looked at!
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Joss nods at Efi and enters the Pokémon Center. It's absolutely chaotic inside, the poor overworked nurses barely sparing him a glance before rushing to the patients that need their help the most. Joss doesn't really dare stop any of them. The person he's holding is only unconscious... It's not like they have deep gouges all over their body or particularly nasty burns like some of the people the doctors are treating... Maybe he can just stand there until someone takes pity on him...]
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There's even a woman who bumps into Joss's shoulder while rushing, carrying a bunch of bandages and other first aid kits while on her way outside, yelling at him not to just stand there. She's gone as quick as she made herself known. Much like the woman, Efi yells too, but not in a mean spirited way. ]
Excuse me! We need a place to lie down for this man!
[ An assistant nurse rushes over to them, thinking it was for Joss and panicking over the idea of having to get a stretcher big enough to fit him, but he looks sort of relieved that it's the man Joss is carrying instead. He calls over a volunteer to get a stretcher for the unconscious man and other medical terms that Efi doesn't understand. Something something, some patients could go into comas after extreme mental shock and all that. ]
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Well. That's one person rescued, at least.]
Going out again [A pause.] ... It's safer inside.
[Despite everything he saw he kind of hopes Efi will decide to stay in the center because a baby shouldn't be on the battlefield but... Fury, she's probably going to go out and explode more Pokémon instead, isn't she.]
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Okay.
[ Surprisingly easy, right? Hm. You know what. Efi hands Joss a pokeball. ]
It's Whel! He'll help you. Give him back when you're done helping everyone, Mister Joss.
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Joss hesitantly grabs the Pokéball and turns it in his hands a little. He expected Efi to either insist on coming, or just agree to stay behind... but he didn't expect her to lend him her beloved pet.
He nods, overly serious.]
I shall take good care of him. You have my word.
[Read: Whel will probably take good care of Joss, because Whel is big and Joss is useless at Pokémon battles.]
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Good luck, Mister Joss! Stay safe!
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He nods, again, this time with a hint of a smile.]
You as well.
[Then, he leaves. Once outside, he nearly immediately jumps on the tallest building around in order to find anything that might indicate someone is in danger, his tall figure silhouetted against the fiery sky like he's the world's saddest Batman.]