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Post by Caramell 🍬 on Apr 29, 2024 2:29:31 GMT 11
Nellis and Travis both turned to each other and shook their heads. They weren’t aware of a crazy lady dressed up like some ward patient managing to stumble her way inside of the haunted house. They weren’t exactly surprised, either, considering the reputation of the place that its owner had cultivated especially to keep interest in the surrounding community, though. “No…” Nelli stated rather dumbfoundedly. “We only expected you to tag along, miss. You know…help us create the illusion and let the stories unfold to keep our audience in suspense…” He chuckled, placing the recording on pause for a second, then continued with his camera properly balanced on his shoulders. Belesse huffed. She narrowed her eyes with a shake of her head. “Human! You must stand down in the face of the supernatural and allow us who are made to withstand such challenges to lead the charge! I will save you and this place from the spirits that linger! Set them free! We must!” A strange gleam sparkled in Belesse’s eye as she continued, eyes turning towards the spot where Gastly was. “A husband, once I did have! Upon his deathbed, left a scar! A spirit, apparition, appearance, gone! Sent to the afterlife, where he belongs!” She now nearly foamed at the mouth with strange utterings, shaking her stick wildly in the air in a hurry. Ling tried to pull on her trainer’s shoulder to get Belesse’s attention, though it wasn’t working the best. Perhaps Ling needed to be distracted, as well? The chime immediately gave up the endeavors and chased after the wandering spirit, who vanished and reappeared in the shadows behind a large chair. So far, Penelope’s trials were working. She was managing to distract at least Belesse, who continued on her spiel. Could she – or her Pokemon, perhaps – distract Ling long enough to let Gastly poltergeist away into safety? Penelope could still choose to try and fight against Ling in secret so that Nelli and Travis wouldn ‘t catch on, but then she would still risk Ko getting involved in a fight, as well. Currently, her hound stood loyally by Belesse’s side watching Penelope carefully… “This is used for spirits! To chase them into the afterlife! I shall clean every inch of this house from the spirits of those long past!” Belesse hissed. Penelope's attempt almost worked! There's only Ling now left to distract...what to do?
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Post by Tiki on May 1, 2024 3:01:29 GMT 11
Penelope nodded at Nelli's reply. When the camera began rolling again, she turned toward the strange woman and listened to her response. "Human?" She asked, stunned. "Why do you talk like that? Why do you talk like you're not human? That's strange." She then continued, bombarding the strange medium with more questions regarding ghost residential issues. "Don't ghosts need a home too? Did they ask you to free them? What if they're already free but they chose to stay here? How do you know they're not free? It's not like... they're in a Pokeball. Wouldn't you have a better chance freeing ghosts in Pokeball?" When the woman mentioned of her husband though, the young trainer wasn't sure if the medium had banished his ghost form. She wasn't sure if she should ask about that.
She heard a ringing of a bell nearby the woman, and noticed a small Chimecho tugging onto her clothes with its tail. "Heyyyy--" She began again, dragging as if trying to speak awkwardly. However, before she could continue, the Chimecho had left the white garbed woman itself to chase after the ghost! She turned toward her Vivillon, then hollered out a move. "Horizon, Light Screen! Protect the Chimecho!" Obviously, the light screen might not do much other than looking prismatic with the right angle. As for whether or not the psychic type needs protecting, if the woman did ask, Penelope could just tell her that it was a psychic type!
The bug type flew after where the Chimecho was, and using her superior flying speed, she grabbed the Chimecho as she created a light screen behind her wings. "I got you! My human has a Chimecho too! I heard ghosts aren't really that good for you guys?" She buzzed curiously, essentially stalling the Chimecho by now holding onto it somehow.
"Um... miss? How do you know how long a ghost had been here? Are recent ghosts okay then? How long do they have to pass to be considered 'long past'?" She asked some more questions, taking some words literally. Also, she had no idea how the supernatural rules work with this woman.
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Post by Caramell 🍬 on May 6, 2024 0:53:55 GMT 11
Belesse’s stare pierced Penelope’s gaze. She was young and ignorant of the dead. She simply hunted for their hauntings as some sort of sick amusement. “Because man’s folly is in his inability to relinquish control of the things he cannot contain!” Belesse shook her blessed stick in the air, shuffling her feet about as she slowly ambled forward. “Spirits cling on things they cannot shake! Their hasty need to control what they could not contain bounding them to the physical plane. Be free, spirit, and find your peace!” Belesse shouted throughout the room. Ling paused and turned to the winged insect who chased after her and grabbed her tail. Small golden orbs gazed into Horizon’s compound black eyes. Her large suction cup wiggled about as she contemplated Horizon’s words. “My trainer and I help spirits find their peace. They need that or else they’ll be trapped in this world forever!” Ling tried to explain, turning its gaze to stare around the room. Ling could feel the same presence that permeated the room. It stunk like someone’s old clothes left out in the rain. Wouldn’t it be so much better if they allowed Ling and Belesse to bring this poor soul peace? Belesse sighed softly with a quiet nod. Penelope was young, inquisitive, and could learn the ways of a proper channeler. “Their home is in the spiritual realm. They deserve to release this world of their hold and allow it to release them of theirs!” Belesse screeched loudly, throwing her hands up high into the air as she gestured. Small pens wobbled on a nearby desk. Some bounced too close to the edge and rolled off, falling to the floor. Was there a strong breeze kicking out of the air conditioning vents? Papers ruffled about before they complete blew over and scattered all around the table’s legs on the floor as well. “Spirits will never be free until they make peace with their own demise!” Belesse insisted. Chimecho nodded and gestured towards her trainer. “My trainer is right. Ghosts are apparitions who were once alive and died. Their spirit lingers because something binds them to our world. It isn’t a natural way for them to live. Once you help them free the shackles that mind them, all spirits will dissipate into the spiritual realm.” She turned completely away from Gastly as Horizon successfully managed to garner Ling’s attention, and floated back to her trainer as the lights danced around them in a decorative, bright manner. Gastly pulled away from the desk and vanished through the walls temporarily, causing Belesse’s eyes to raise up curiously. “Old spirits keep their old ways as that was the time and generation they understood best. That is the way to tell their age. However…it has left this room. My work here is done.” She nodded, recalling her Pokemon, and turned to vanish through the door that led out of the room and to the rest of the house. With Belesse and her team gone, Gastly snuck into a nearby chair and moved it with its power, causing the legs to walk across the floor towards the camera crew. Nelli and Travis’ eyes bugged out of their skulls. “Oh, my! Are you getting this?!” Nelli asked Travis with a nod of her head. Travis just laughed. “Of course! I’m getting all of this, it’s so cool!”Gastly caused several of the lights in the room to flicker, until one flickered so much it busted. It giggled and plucked books off a nearby bookshelf. This was fun entertainment! It spun the books in the air, opening them to random pages then closing them just as quickly, before letting go and allowing the books to fall and clatter on the floor. After they finished recording all of it, Nelli and Travis turned to Penelope with a wide grin. “Thank you so much, miss! This is amazing material! We never thought we’d actually see a ghost!” And then they would leave. In their stead, Groundskeeper Walter paused through the door with some funds and items for Penelope. “Thank you so much for all of your help. Here…take these things. For your help. Please…I insist!” He stated with a wide smile. Penelope completed the quest! Groundskeeper Walter gives Penelope £1437 and x2 Rare Candies! Klefki wants to join Penelope's team! Please fill out the form on your new Pokemon, if you so choose to capture: [img src="https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/bw/klefki.png"] [b]Klefki[/b] Name: [choose] Gender: [choose] Level: 20 OT: Penelope Reed Attacks: Torment, Fairy Lock, Metal Sound, Fairy Wind Ability: Prankster Nature/Personality: [choose]
Will cost -1 Poke Ball from inventory.
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Post by Tiki on May 6, 2024 7:40:03 GMT 11
Penelope was too young and inexperienced in life to comment on the woman's wisdom, but the next statement made she inquisitive again. "If spirits could cling onto things and shake, wouldn't that make them poultergeist? Pollster gist?" She asked, but also couldn't remember how to spell or pronounce that word. A young and outgoing teenager wouldn't likely to use that word in a normal conversation anyways.
She then watched as the medium spoke loudly and a little mystically. This stranger was really hellbent on setting these spirits free. Penelope wasn't sure if the Gastly would be affected by her proclamation and ritual. The young trainer was just hoping that this woman was just kind of a fraud or entertainer, so that whatever little ritualistic dance she would do, won't be actually effective. Even Penelope was well aware that spirits might have incomplete agenda that needed their closure, but she wasn't sure if this woman was just speaking generic spooky tropes or she knew what she was doing.
"Are you just repeating what she's saying, but what do you think?" Horizon equally agreed, despite Penelope hadn't said anything. The bug asked the Chimecho. With the way the medium was answering her question, Penelope wondered if guessing a ghost's age would be quite similar to carbon dating a fossil Pokemon.
Then, the woman left, and the Chimecho didn't get to reply to Horizon's question. That wasn't the end though, as the Gastly continued its mischief by flickering the room light and then throwing old dusty books everywhere. The camera crew thanked Penelope for their haunting footage. Wait, that wasn't all! Something glowed bright behind a chair as the Gastly evolved into Haunter!
Walter even came and thanked her as well. She giggled and replied to everyone. "You welcome! I had fun too! Glad I could help!" She pocketed the rare candies and grabbed an empty Pokeball for the Klefki to reside in.
pokeball 11-> 10. klefki in box 3 for now
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