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Post by Tarlar on Nov 9, 2023 8:32:20 GMT 11
Astrid pulled her knitted hat further down over her head and wrapped the scarf well around her neck, what a weather to venture out into but the town was in hysterics and the local police station sent several officers out into the storm to follow up on the rumors and either solve the problem or prove there wasn't any problem at all. Astrid as a officer not connected to any specific town had been assigned for this task as well since she was in the area. It was said someone had gotten lost out on route 37, but the rumors was everything from a single skilled trainer, to a bus full of kindergarteners who had no coats with them.
Astrid mostly thought it was all rumors but it was her duty to go and check, and if there by the tiny odd chance was someone out there in the snowstorm and in trouble, she would never forgive herself if she didn't at least try to find them. She looked at the volunteers and gestured for a couple who had mounts to come with her, and they set out to check out the route.
(ooc: on route 37, Bike ON)
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Post by Pixel on Nov 11, 2023 9:19:47 GMT 11
Astrid would hear her name called out after a time, though it was faint over the roar of the wind. One of the volunteers had found something. Though whether it was a sign that someone was indeed lost out here or just proof that someone had fled the storm without care for what they left behind, it was impossible to tell. Because trudging along in the cold was a blue form, a pretty specimen of a nidorina. And in her mouth was a backpack, the kind that a trainer or traveler might have. No doubt the nidorina smelled food or something within and was taking it with her to her den so that could weather the storm with a snack. Though that did leave the question of whether to intervene and look for an ID of some kind to return the bag or if they should widen their net to see if they could find the lost traveler out here in the snow. A [LV 25] Nidorina is dragging a backpack What will Astrid do? Rare? yChukh9F1-12 Uncommon? 1-6 Common 1-3 Level? 20-28 Shiny? 1-421-12·1-6·1-3·20-28·1-42
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Post by Tarlar on Nov 15, 2023 0:05:36 GMT 11
The weather was horrible and to be honest Astrid didn't see much herself, other than the endless whirling snow as they trudged on. Her two helpers were more capable to handle the weather, one was a 40 or 50 year old woman (Astrid couldn't quite place her, they all looked so young to her) riding her white nosed arcanine. She had been a trainer in her younger days and she lived in Goldenrod now and was determined to help anyone in need. The other was a traveling trainer who had just been around at the time but he was as eager to help and readily followed the older women's lead if needed, he was riding on a girafarig and had grinned excitedly when the arcanine rider acknowledged that there was something about a rumor of his pokemon being able to evolve. He clearly would have loved talking about it, but understood that this wasn't the time.
It was the young one who called Astrid's name when he had found something, and she felt a pang guilt that she had forgotten his. She directed Yakul over to him and before she got to ask what it was, he simply pointed. She squinted through the snowstorm at the movement which was very hard for her to see. "Nidorina, they can be aggressive, and if she had a burrow close by we'll never get the bagpack," The other woman said thoughtfully as she had arrived on her fiery mount, unknowingly helping Astrid. "I could try battle her, but I'd worry I destroy the pack," the male said and added, "the easiest would be to throw a pokeball but I must admit I won't trust my aim in a weather like this, and from what you say we only have one chance."
Astrid smile, it was a good pair of helpers she had gotten her, filling on all her gaps where she lacked. "I think I got just the one for the job," she said and let out Ella. "Woah, a frogadier!" The male said impressed and Ella looked surprised at him and blushed, before she shivered and wrapped her arms around herself in the cold. "I am sorry Ella, but I need you to separate the nidorina from the bag," Astrid said and Ella shook as she nodded and aimed at the blue pokemon visible in the whirling snow. She'd slam her hands into the snow covered ground with the intention of a pillar of water shooting out from the ground below the nidorina. Ella exclaimed and pulled her hands from the snow shaking them free from the snow and blowing on them to try warm them. She hadn't forgotten about her target and the moment it didn't feel like her fingers was going to fall off, she formed a water bubble in between her hands and sent it flying at then poisonous rabbit.
(ooc: if the battle ends, I'd like to use my multiplier on Ella)
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Post by Pixel on Nov 17, 2023 5:04:16 GMT 11
The first slice of water that burst between the nidorina and the bag had the pokemon reeling. The pack slipped from her teeth and she whirled, focusing on the source of the attack. She blindly swiped at Ella, trying to defend herself and her prize. <Mine! I found it fair and square! You can't have it.> She growled with menace, but her blows were glancing and she was buffeted hard by the hail that tugged at them both. Then, Ella followed up with another attack that soaked the poor wild pokemon and made her shudder. This wasn't worth it. Even if she was hungry, being wet in this weather was wholly unpleasant! She growled and ran off. The pack laid there in the snow. ooc// I understood this as water pledge then water pulse? (25*50=1250*1.5=1875) Ella gained +1875 exp for winning 3373/3571 exp to next level
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Post by Tarlar on Nov 18, 2023 10:32:17 GMT 11
It could have been some awesome and Ella would have been praised to the sky by their companions, but the plan didn't really go as expected. She had tried to lift the nidoran into the air with the geyser of Water Pledge, but clearly missed when she blasted the blue rabbit's chin instead and tore the bag out of her grip. Had she been in the air she could her blasted her away with the water pulse bubble, but now she just soaked the other pokemon, who quickly decided getting soaking wet in a snowstorm was a bad idea, and ran off to dry. Ella turned to Astrid who quickly recalled her and saved her from the cold. "Great! I'll get it!" the boy exclaimed and guided his girafarig forward, it took two steps and then used its psychic powers to lift the bag up and float it to his hands. "Or like that, that works too!" he grinned and the two women shook their heads smilingly. "It's empty!" He declared a moment later after having opened it and was about to throw it away again, "no don't!" The female trainer exclaimed and he froze with the arm bend behind him and looked puzzled at her. "Why not? There are nothing in it, no clues, nothing. What use do we have of it?" He asked confused and pulled it closer and looked at it with a frown. "You have a lot to learn, there are other ways of getting clues out of it," the arcanine trainer said dryly as she rode over, he held out the bag to her but she didn't take it. "Smell my dear, let's see how much information you can get out of it," she said gently and the big dog began smelling the bag intently. "Ooooh! That's so cool! But how do we know if it belongs to the missing person?" He asked excitedly. "We do not know. We do not even know who is missing, or if there is anyone missing at all," Astrid said as she too rode closer to take a closer look. "The bag is not old, so if there are anyone out here in trouble, it could very well belong to them," she said and looked at the direction where the nidorina had disappeared. Now it would have been a help if they could have questioned the pokemon, but that was too late now. (ooc: correct, that was my thought, although only reason for that order was for the awesomeness in it if Ella blasted nidorina out of the air with the second attack ![:P](//storage.proboards.com/2475952/images/j4x3M6WbsBpReeVALlIv.png) . Still on route 37, daytime)
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Post by Pixel on Nov 20, 2023 6:47:48 GMT 11
As the nidorina vanished and the bag was inspected for clues for who it belonged to, a large, purple shape charged forth. It was a clearly aggressive pokemon and he was UNHAPPY. Though unless one spoke pokemon, it would be difficult to tell if it was the weather or something else that left him so agitated. He growled low under his breath, ears lowering to be flush against his head. Then, he started to bellow out a battle cry. That purple form barged right at the rescue party. <Where is nidorina? What did you do to my mate? I can smell her but she's not here!> He was oblivious that she had wandered back to her den without the meal she'd procured. A [LV 21] Nidorino wants to avenge his girlfriend Rare? fosvczv21-12 Uncommon? 1-6 Common 1-3 Level? 20-28
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Post by Tarlar on Nov 21, 2023 9:34:14 GMT 11
It wasn't a long break Ella got, and the trainers didn't really need to know poké-speech to guess what the nidorino wanted of them. "Oh, that must be the mate," The woman said as her arcanine was growling warningly at the purple rabbit, "yeah! They always comes in pairs, don't they?" The boy said excitedly and the two began to discuss if nidorina and nidorino's mating habits while Astrid watched them bemused, she was surprised they took it so calmly, had she made it that clear to them already that she didn't think there were anyone out here?
"Frog!" Ella gasped in shock and accusation when she suddenly stood in the belly high snow again, and she glared at Astrid. "I am sorry my dear, but you were so effective last time and this one needs to be sent the same place as the other," Astrid said gently and Ella looked annoyed at her but then quickly slammed her hands into the snow to make a pillar of water below the nidorino. "You mate ran that way!" Ella called out to the purple rabbit and pointed somewhere behind him. "Please go so I don't have to stay out here any longer than necessary." Why couldn't Astrid just call one of the others out to do this? Although she already knew it, they would be just as cold, or worse, or not as strong to handle this quickly.
Wordcount: 238 (ooc: Ella uses Water Pledge, I'd like to use my bar on her)
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Post by Pixel on Nov 22, 2023 2:52:06 GMT 11
One second he was charging. The next he was flying! Water-pledge sent it soaring off into the distance before it plopped into some snow-coated bushes with a THUMP. He was pretty sturdy, so he popped right back up again with a shake of his head. However, he seemed to catch his mate's scent and with those wise words to just...go THAT way, the nidorino did just that. He ran off into the the whipping winds of the storm to find his nidorina. At least Ella would feel a little stronger for her efforts. Even if it wasn't especially difficult to send either of those pokemon sailing off into the unknown with a few well-placed attacks. (21*50*1.5=1575) 4948/3571 exp
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Post by Tarlar on Nov 22, 2023 22:11:20 GMT 11
With the nidorino taken care of, Ella turned to Astrid expecting to be recalled and get out of this cold again, but the old trainer was busy rummaging through one of the saddlebags, which she could only reach with one hand now she was sitting on Yakul. "Frogadier!" Ella called impatiently, "I know Dear, one moment," Astrid said and then pulled a warm looking sweater up from the bag. "There! It might be too big but it should help keep you warm. It looks like I am going to need your help quite often," Astrid said with a smile and handed the sweater to Ella, who took it hesitantly and struggled a bit to get it on. Astrid patted the place behind her on Yaul, "come join me." Ella climbed op on Yakul who just turned her ears back momentarily.
"We got a scent!" The woman declared and the arcanine trotted off following the scent it had picked up, the boy and Astrid followed, hopefully it would give them some clues and nothing really bad had happened.
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Post by Pixel on Nov 23, 2023 7:15:50 GMT 11
Who knew exactly what scent was picked up by the arcanine? Because it wasn't too long before they all smelled it. Smoke. The thick, dark kind that stung the sinuses and made one's eyes water. But what could cause a fire out here? A camper's attempt at keeping warm gone awry, possibly? As they drew close, they would find a growlithe breathing flames onto nearby trees and bushes and then basking in the flames. Of course, the heavy snow and hail would snuff out the fire and cause heaps of smoke, which resulted in the growlithe making even more fire. This casual destruction of the local landscape was...not exactly the norm...but even wild pokemon found ways to keep warm when blizzards suddenly rolled through.
A [LV 26] Growlithe is keeping toasty with a lil arson Rare? boNODsgi1-12 Uncommon? 1-6 Common 1-3 Level? 20-28 Shiny? 1-421-12·1-6·1-3·20-28·1-42
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Post by Tarlar on Nov 26, 2023 9:46:33 GMT 11
Arcanine seemed distrated for a moment and soon Yakul and the girafarig reacted on it as well, they seemed nervous for some reason, confused by something. Yakul snorted and danced around unwilling to move forward, while arcanine walked straight towards whatever it was it had smelled determined, the trainers all knew to just let the pokemon decide. "Smoke?" The boy commented after a bit and the two older ladies glanced at him. "What smoke?" The female asked and he did a vague gesture, "can't you smell it?"
"So it is here it is coming from," Astrid broke the silence which had fallen as they had come to where the growlithe was setting everything on fire. It obviously didn't last long in this snowstorm, but still, it was quite some heavy damage it was dealing to the surroundings. The arcanine did a half growl, half whine as it turned to look worriedly at its trainer. "You are worried? Is it desperate?" Its trainer asked gently and patted its side. "Desperate?" The boy asked and the other trainer nodded, "yeah, it must be really out of it if its setting everything around it on fire."
"Umpf!" Astrid gasped as she suddenly got a sweather thrown in her face, she pulled it down to see Ella race through the snow, leaping high in the air with something in her hands which she was going to smack down into the canine with all her might, for some reason. The flap on the saddlebag containing the pokeballs were open, and Astrid frowned, "seems like Ella has taken things into her own hands, I think she is trying to catch it to help it out of here?" She told the others, a bit unsure. No matter if the great ball worked or not, Ella would turn to the trees and begin to blast the burning trees with water pulses.
(ooc: Ella uses Smack down, then a Great Ball.)
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Post by Pixel on Nov 28, 2023 8:04:35 GMT 11
Warm. It wanted to be warm. If it kept using its fire it would make more fire and stay warm. But the snow kept snuffing out the flames and turning them to smoke. "Grooooow!" the growlithe howled before releasing another bout of flames only to watch them shrink and smolder. Whine. Suddenly, it was smacked in the back by something! YIP! It made another noise, a whimper for help. But a ball flew at it and collided into its back. There was a flash of light and DING! Captured. Though looking around, there were signs someone probably had been camping here. But who was to say if that was even recent?
Ella gained +1300 exp 2677/3781 exp to next LV Please fill out the form below for your new pokemon:[img src="https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/bw/growlithe.png"] [b]Growlithe[/b] Name: [choose] Gender: [choose] Level: 26 OT:Astrid Lindegaard Moves: Flame Wheel, Helping Hand, Agility, Fire Fang Ability: Intimidate or Flash Fire Nature/Personality: [choose] Smack down crit? b6Dc9H3l1-16Catch? 98% 1-100Move? 1-41-100·1-100·1-4
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Post by Tarlar on Dec 2, 2023 9:01:46 GMT 11
Ella was quick and effective and soon she was rushing back to Astrid with the pokeball containing the growlithe. "I hope it will like what you have decided for it," Astrid said dryly as Ella handed her the pokeball, but the old woman's eyes twinkled with pride. Ella shrugged and jumped up behind her on Yakul's back and began to struggle with the sweater to get it back on again. Astrid looked at the pokeball, if the growlithe turned out to not want to be with a trainer, she would just release it back out later, when the weather had turned more decent for wild pokemon.
The arcanine sniffed around where the growlithe had tried to burn everything down to ashes, and the boy jumped off his girafarig to sniff around a bit himself too. "Well, someone has been around," He said and lifted a burned and empty package of instant noodles, he brushed the snow off it, "no telling now how old it is though, the date is gone," he added as she studied the pack and then pocketed it. The arcanine sniffed around the smoldering campfire, which had been set ablaze by the growlithe. It picked up a scent and trotted along it in between some trees. "Don't fall behind!" Astrid called to the boy as she got Yakul to follow, and he sprinted to his girafarig who galloped after them to catch up. He fell in beside Astrid. "I like that you did not throw the trash away again," Astrid said with a smile, and he sent her a puzzled look, "of course. Can't really throw it back out."
Wordcount: 272 (ooc: Moving growlithe to Leis' boxes)
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Post by necroix on Dec 3, 2023 10:08:50 GMT 11
A LV 24 galarian slowpoke is trying to take a nice deserved nap. What will Astrid do?
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Post by Tarlar on Dec 5, 2023 10:34:55 GMT 11
They continued in silence as the arcanine's nose lead the way, slowly the snow slowed down and became a light sprinkle. Hadn't they been on such important mission Astrid would have enjoyed the view of the undisturbed snow. Right until something bright yellow disturbed the snow, "of course, this is reality and not a winter wonderland," she said dryly to herself. "Did you say something?" The boy asked and Astrid gestured towards the yellow spot in the snow, "just getting reminded this is the wild and not a Christmas romance movie," she said with a little smile. He stopped his girafarig and stretched as he narrowed his eyes at the spot, "that.. that is not pee. That is way too solid," he said and Astrid turned to look but could still just see a yellow spot. "I might need glasses then," she sighed.
Suddenly the yellow moved up sharply and revealed a pink blob underneath it. "what is that?!" The young male trainer asked incredulously as the pink and yellow pokemon shook of the snow and a moment later shot a blast of water after them. Girafarig leaped to the side to dodge. The arcanine yipped and began to dig in the snow frantically, "we have found something!" The female trainer called and slid off her dog mount to help free whatever it was buried. The slowpoke pushed its way through the snow towards them, looking very annoyed. Ella slid off Yakul and struggled a bit with the sweather, but Astrid stopped her. "Here, use this please, we do not have time for a battle," Astrid said as she handed her pokemon a Quick Ball, Ella looked surprised at her but shrugged and half hopped, half ran through the deep snow.
"It's a man!" The woman shouted, "Quick! Warm him up, yes, just like that, wrap around him and lay still!" she ordered her dog after making sure he was alive. Astrid took her phone and clicked for a quick dial, it went through immediately. "We have found a man in the snow, unconscious. We are warming him up." She gave the the quick info and got promised help right away. "Check if there are others buried in the snow!" Astrid barked at the boy who had just been staring at the man. He and his mount woke up and they rummaged through the snow, making sure any unevenness was just tuff of grass or similar things.
Wordcounts: 407 (ooc: throwing a quick ball.)
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