I wonder if yesterday's mix up will effect today's turn out....

>>32466473
Yay, lets go kill us a crocodile.

WOOT WOOT

Time for Hunting!

Time to NOT attack the 20+ Weepinbell hanging around in the treetops!

Also, Prof, what did we bring with us? Hopefully some rope?

>>32466624
Well, we're going to include them anyway in the plan. It's part of why Prof included them in the first place; he even mentioned as such that he wanted us to drop it on the croc.

>>32466473
Prof, can't Marine's radar fin help track down the monster?

>>32466473
Yo Dran I updated Asher's pastebin for you. Only thing you need to add is the complexity values for the cantrips/combos because you never told us how those get calculated. And maybe whatever Alchemy is classed as. I just guessed and called it "Unified Elementary" because that sounds right.

>http://pastebin.com/6GgvdYsu

The four of you stay on the less watery parts of the coastline, shadows falling everywhere as the sun angles to set, casting a glow through the mangrove trees, framed by the distant city walls.

You, Kurojo, and Marine set to start trying to scrounge up some fish. At first you're hooked on the idea that you need a rod, a line, and bait.
Kurojo reminds you though, that a fishing spear can work just as well as he reaches for a branch on a tree, only to be grabbed by the Araraki.

He growls low in his throat, crest folding back, “Let go Araraki.” He commands in their common tongue, but the Araraki doesn't budge, slowly shaking her head, trembling in her own right despite her little bit of defiance.

“No.” She whispers, her eyes to the ground. “Please.” She lets go. “We fish.” Without ever looking Kurojo directly in the eye, the lizard sits beside the water, staring down and in with her staff tucked under an arm, the blade pointed backward. Her tail flicks back and forth the scales taking on an orange-ish glow from the sun to accent her lustrous green.

You all watch her, to see what she intends to do. Her claws within the water glow green and the algae stirs, as though it's come to life.

Kurojo begins to say something, but Marine shushes him to keep him from interrupting.

Within moments the Algae moves together, intertwining and lacing itself together.
With a swing of her staff's blunt end, she drives the algae down into the water, something thrashing down in the water.
The Araraki begins to pull and tug, bracing herself upon her scaled feet, sliding slowly through the wet earth.

Marine's the first to move to help, wrapping her arms around the lizard and pulling back, you jump into action behind Marine, freezing your tail and stabbing it down into the soil for even a little anchorage as the three of you try to pull the “line” back.

Kurojo finally steps forward after a moment and launches a vacuum wave into the water, nailing whatever's within

For a moment, the struggle stops. Yet then it picks right back up, with whatever's in the water bouncing around and out of the algae net!

A blue streak flies out of the water!
It has the initiative!

The three of you are bombarded by a barrage of exploding bubbles snapping and popping all around you painfully and forcing you back.

Kurojo slides around to the side, launching another Vacuum wave to knock the thing back, sending it reeling, though only so-far as it does to land upon a giant lilypad with its rectangular eyes and round body exuding frustration.

You, Marine, and the Araraki recover from the initial attack, it wasn't the worst thing you've experienced anyway.

Alrighty then, time to beat a frog!

It stands its ground, watching the three of you carefully. You identify this creature as a Poliwhirl, taking note of the direction of its swirl and size. It's about as tall as you at around four feet.

>It's swirl seems to rotate...
>It claps in a rhythm...

Marine's ready to intercept, watching it carefully.
Kurojo readies his sword, preparing to slice the thing in half...
The Araraki holds her staff defensively with one hand as the other bears a subtle green glow...

>Your move?

>>32466679
Thanks, that's a really big help. Looking it over and overwriting my copy.

I like how you added the note about the ward.

>>32466624
No no, we have to use them as an environmental hazard for the gator.
>>32466843
>your move
DO NOT OBSERVE ITS DANCE. First step.

Second step is shotgun the thing with ice bits.

>>32466843
>Your move?
Snarl it and v-wave?

>>32466866
I noticed a typo that I made after I posted it
>For example, possessing florakinesis would greatly reduce the strain of creating a plant-based homonculi.
>creating a plant-based homonculi.
the "a" shouldn't be in there.

And you're welcome.

>>32466843
Psybeam it.

>>32466843
shoot the fucker!!

no mind rape on our watch

>>32466843
So hey
>>32466648
Can't we use Marine's radar fin to track the croc in the water?

I'm assuming the Araraki attacks with grass type attacks, because...green.

Water is strong against Water and Ice, so let's use our fighting moves here.

The swirl is rotating, so it's trying to put us to sleep. We need to stop that. Alert the others not to look at the swirl on its body or they'll fall asleep.

Use Snarl to disrupt its Hypnosis (Status counts as Technical, right?) then Vacuum Wave.

>>32466843
>first move
Pokedex, what's that pokemon?

Then kill it.

>>32466977
we already identified it. learn to read

>>32466977
It said in the post that Ceru recognizes it as a Poliwhirl. It's attempting to use Hypnosis on us. Rain Dance too, maybe? I'm not sure what the clapping is for.

>>32467015
its american

>>32467008
>>32467015
It's more of a traditionalist thing.

I don't feel right unless a pokedex is pulled out whenever a monster makes an appearance.

We can skip it.

>>32467015
Could be using encore on the Araraki to make it so she can only use that grow algae move.

>>32466843
Definitely Snarl into Psybeam.

Snarl to interrupt it, Psybeam to confuse it and make it get rekt by our teammates.

Combat talk aside, looks like the arakai is part grass type.

I hope my grass/ground symbiote hybrid theory is right.

>>32467050
Sounds good to me.

>>32467069
It'd make sense. Rempiles seem to have plants growing on them in the world of pokemanz fairly often. Pretty much all of the grass starters are like that.

“Don't look at it!” You snarl, ferociously, taking the thing aback some, the swirling stops and it makes to leap back into the water.

The Araraki flings a sphere of green from her hand, hitting home and sending the thing reeling has the ball detonates its energy through it. A second gesture and there's a growth from the lillypad, darting out to restrain the monster.

Marine makes to intercept it, to finish it off, but Kurojo takes the initative, drawing his sword in one motion to cut the thing down. He appears to make contact and drives the thing back into a tree on the other side of the water, but once you get a look, the monster's caught the blade between its hands, struggling to hold Kurojo back until it blasts him back with a sudden goat from its “mouth” and chases after him, slapping the bird hard across the face over and over again as it chases him down into the water.

If it weren't a life or death struggle, it'd actually be kind of silly...

>[] Dive into the water after him with Marine.
>[] Ask the Araraki if she could do something.
>[] Give him a minute.

>>32467260
>>[] Dive into the water after him with Marine.

>>32467260
Silly Kurojo, Water resists Steel! Even if Ygg forgot during our fight with the nar-kage
>[x] Dive into the water after him with Marine.

>>32467260
>goat
You meant to say gout, I presume.

>[] Ask the Araraki if she could do something.
She was able to pull the Poliwhirl out with the algae, right?

>>32467260
Try to get ahead of where they are going, and cut them off.

>>32467260
>>32467304
Also, Marine can keep track of where Kurojo and the Poliwhirl are with her radar fin, right? So we're not in danger of losing track of their positions?

>>32467260
>>[] Ask the Araraki if she could do something.
Where is its mouth?

>>32467260
>>[X] Dive into the water after him with Marine.

>>32467360
Middle of the swirl. I think.

>>32467304
She netted it with the algae. Had to actually pull it though.

>>32467342
Marine can detect things in water when she's in water or things out of water when she's out of water.

She can't detect things through a different medium than the one she's in.

>>32467374
>>32467360
Middle of its intestines.

>>32467420
What was the effective range of Marine's radar fin anyway?

>>32467260
>>[] Dive into the water after him with Marine.
duh

Thought of another compromise. Marine enters, then you and the Araraki can be ready to shoot.

>>32467598
Were we even allowed to do that?

>>32467598
sounds fine

posting this JIC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK6TXMsvgQg

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>>32467260

You called the Araraki's weapon a "glaive" in the previous thread. Does that mean she's armed with one of these, except with her weird powers replacing the tamed Carapaceon?

>>32467686
Yep, she's pretty much what she's using.

>>32466843
So we're around four feet as a 12 year old girl.

How tall is everybody else in relation?

>>32467730
Kurojo is late adolescent if i recall properly. Like 16, so probably almost full grown. Marine is our age and same height. No clue on the arraraki

>>32467765
I asked Prof what his age was before, I think he said it was 14.

>>32467765
What's with all the man-sized 16 yr old dudes getting the hots for the chubby 12 yr old?

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>>32467730
I could totally see Ceru being the smallest one.

but we're that little guy surrounded by taller tougher looking warriors.

if you turn your back on us we'll do something

>>32467730
Kurojo is about 5'2"
The Araraki is 4' 11", though she seems rather young in her own right.

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>>32467803
I don't know, anon. I don't know.

>>32467803
Hey breeding age used to be 13.

He's just getting an early start.

>>32467765

Kurojo is about 14, but for nutritional reasons I expect him to only be an inch or two taller than Cerulean. With maybe one or two growth spurts in him before he hits 18.

>>32467834
And the Smolderan are on average around 7ft tall.
The Vi-Smokhan was 7'4"
Yes, they're huge.

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>>32467841
She ain't that fat

>>32467874
How tall was Yellow?

Did we really straight up murder a 7ft tall dude in a bar? That must have been a surreal fight for the observers.

>>32467890
My problem with that pic was that she seemed a bit too long cat.

>>32467895
He was smaller.
around 5' 8"

And it wasn't Napoleon complex.
He was young.

>>32467925
He was still almost 2 feet taller than us.

>>32467925
He had facial hair, right?

I didn't start growing a mustache at least until I was around 17, but there were guys in my middle school who already had heavy facial hair. It was weird.

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>>32467911
>>32467925

can Ceru play the piano?

>>32467960
They have fur, they're born with it.

>>32467960
Well, they're completely covered in fur. Wouldn't be that hard for some of them to have longer facial hairs earlier.

>>32467828
Of course ceru grows up to be the smallest one.

>>32467960
They're probably born with Whiskers.

>>32467260
Keep an eye out for GIANT CROCODILES

Our ELITE Rocket Seel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRb7B9fPhfA&noredirect=1

That one bear of a man told us that we'd grow up to be tall like our mother.

So hopefully we'll be deliciously tall when we grow up.

>>32468071

They grow up so fast

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>>32468103
but will we be as hot?

>>32468071
omgthat'ssofuckingcuteIcouldjustdie.

>>32468214
It's the sound it makes, right? Oh god.

>>32468071
>20 Charm: the video

>>32468304
There's a reason we get them autosuccesses, anon.

“Arr, Do sometin' t' help m' matey!” You yell to the Araraki as you run ahead alongside the water's edge
“Marine, you're better at murky water, dive in and help, pull them to the surface, we'll shoot the monster!”

“Aye, aye!” Marine dives as she was taught in her near two years at Cerulean gym, a flawless entry, and you recall that her fin will allow her to detect threats in the murk more easily.
The Araraki encircles the pond, running over to the other side sunk down low and dangerous as her palm and claws glow green again, her mask taking on green hues as she gathers energy together

You extend your barrels, readying your guns as the amber nubs slide forward, ready to fire your icicle gun.

The water splashes, obvious fighting within as great lillypads are shoved out of the way by the water's ripples. After a moment, the water breaks and Kurojo's thrown out, only to be followed by Marine uppercutting the monster right out of its home.

You and the Araraki open fire as it's prone in the air. Icicles pelt its body and an explosion of green energy ravages its form. It falls like a rock, plopping back into the water and floating back to the surface.

Kurojo hacks up water, and evacuates it from his nostrils, flustered and a bit weary, but not any worse for wear. He still holds his sword, refusing to drop it even despite the underwater struggle.

The Araraki uses her staff to pull the poliwhirl out of the water and looks to the three of you quizzically.

Well, at least you have your bait now...

Just gotta hope that the wrong thing doesn't bite.

>[] Hang the bait above the water and from a tree.
>[] Drag the bait around through the waterways.
>[] Leave it near the water's edge
>[] Take it to the shoreline.

>>32468346
>[] (Other)

>>32468346
>>32468375
>(x)other

Rig it up from a tree hanging over it, but include lots of slack before tying it down so we can repeatedly dip and splash it in the water, in a pulley-like kind of way.
That should attract the fuck out of crocodiles.

>>32468346
>>[] Leave it near the water's edge

its a croc right?

>>32468346
>>[] Drag the bait around through the waterways.

As some anons mentioned last thread, crocs like it when things move past them.

>>32468346
>[] (Other)
With alligators/crocodiles you're supposed to flop it around like it's injured. We need to rig up some way to move it at range.

>>32468398
This

>>32468346
>>32468398
Alright, this gets my vote.

Note:
splashing also attracts the hell out of sharks.
Watch for that

>>32468462
Water isn't more than 5ft deep

>>32468492
I am unaware of that stopping sharks.
Just, you know, be aware is all.

Does this Araraki chick really know Energy Ball? If so, that's damn impressive. That's a strong move.

>>32468346
seconding >>32468398, but maybe add an extra support near the ground, if there's any that's stable.

why couldn't AoPH run yesterday...

>>32468398

We do this mess--we do have rope, right?

>>32468628
Prof made a mistake, then decided that it was fine since he hadn't finished making a map yet.

>>32468654
You don't really need rope to rig something like that.

>>32468558

If she's a Grass type and she's wielding an [s]Insect[/s] Glaive, I'm hoping she knows Absorb. With possible Mega Drain later.

inb4 the arakai are plant types infesting insect types.
Just like the paras.

>>32468655
I realize that, but the clutches of RL take me today.

>Passing up an opportunity to actually use Aquabatics to lure the Ordile in

>>32469161
We've already got plenty of material for beast fics anon, and our writer is exhausted as-is.

>>32469161
>>32469241
We need to use aquabatics more.

We should make a note of doing aquabatics in our spare time when we are between hunts, just-for-fun.

>>32469241
Oh my god. Why do you do this to me.

Now I totally want to read it too, damnit.

>>32469161
>>32469290
It's a little late to invest in Aquabatics now. No reason to fight in water if it cripples us on land. Prof just doesn't throw in any primarily underwater scenarios.

It would be interesting if we could go toe-to-toe with a Plesioth or Tentacruel underwater, but it's not worth losing all our teammates(except Marine/Aqua). Maybe when we get an Atlantis type event.

>>32469307

Cerulean's fear gives way, as the Ordile struggles to mount her. She realizes that for all its enthusiasm, it's as sexually inexperienced as she is. The paws gripping her sides, claws digging into her flesh, suddenly seem... endearing, and she fights the impulse to cast off her armor and guide the monster...

>>32469381
What part of just for fun do you not get, anon?
We like swimming already. Aquabatics seems like what you would be using to play around in the water.

>>32469381
>>32469290
If Prof actually had any plans with Aquabatics that would make it useful to us, it WOULD be best to show or offer the opportunity to see how useful it is in a downtime event.

>>32469307
I'm the one who suggested birdbath as well and meylynx gangbang
I will forever plague you with fic ideas you will never get to read

>>32469430
sure, i guess. When do you think that will happen?

We're still waiting on those Esper and Aura powercharts

The four of you waste no time in dragging the carcass over to some water that flows a bit more readily. Through a break in the misty trees, and the darkening horizon you can see the begginings of the moon reflecting onto the ocean in the far distance.

Aside from being filled with monsters, this is another place that bears an almost otherworldly beauty as you witness the ocean through mist and these strange trees that stand upon their roots.

With the Araraki's help, you manage to dangle the Poliwhirl's corpse in the water, hoisting it up a bit to let it plop into the water over and over again.

It takes some time, and Marine handles it the most with her improved strength.

“Oi, Araraki.” You address the lizard girl, getting a sidelong look from her bone-mask.
“Yer doin' purdy aright. Who taught ye' t' hunt an' fish?”

Kurojo pays some mind to the conversation, doing more to keep an eye out for your quarry and swatting away some of the insects that get a bit too curious.

She lays her staff upon her lap as she squats upon her treeebranch, tail wrapped around to aid her balance. “We learn. Ah, We learn from Father. We learn Green Arts from family. Ah. mm...” She thinks to herself, trying to figure out the words,” We Green Seer. All Araraki not green. But We are.” She nods, and touches her glaive affectionately, holding it closer for some kind of comfort.

“An wha' be a green seer? Be tha' power y' used thar?”

She nods, seeming to think for a moment before turning back to you, still avoiding eye contact, “You... You from Glass City, yes?” Her voice is curious, though you can't see her eyes to tell, and her aura... It's odd now that you think of it. Like there's two of her in one body, and the auras swell and swirl into each other seamlessly and... blur her emotions.

“Aye, I did say tha'.” You get a weird feeling.

“What think? Want home?”

“Um. Aye...”

“Ask too.” She points at Marine, as she's hoisting up the corpse again for another dunk.

“Uhhh, okay.” You turn to your friend, “Hey Marine, Araraki wants to know if we want to go home.”

Marine gives you a quizzical look as she drops the vine again, dunking the thing back into the water. “Well of course I...” she stops, thinking for a moment. “Yeah. I want to go home.” She doesn't really say it with much resolve.

“Marine, you paused. You want to go back, right?”

“Yeah, Ceru. I do, but...” She sighs, resorting to shaking the vine a bit. “I don't know, I've started thinking that it might not be so bad if we took our time. This is a real adventure and we don't have civic guard or civvies breathing down our necks. Isn't it nice to have a bit of freedom? I mean heck, we chose to come out here, right? To hunt this monster?”

“Marine...”

>What do you think Ceru?

>>32469608
We've got a duty to return home. We're Rangers. And we have people we care for back home who think we're dead. We have a duty to them as well to come back as soon as possible.

>>32469608
Honestly i wouldnt mind if we took our time either.

>>32469608
>It's not that I don't understand you're feelings. It's exciting to be out here. There are so many sights to see and people to meet. Some of them have been pretty good friends to us, like Kurojo here.
>But our friends back home are waiting for us. I won't keep them waiting. We have a responsibility to them and to the Dome, after all. It's not fair to them to let them continue thinking we're dead when it's in our ability to try as hard as we can to return.

>>32469665
At the same time... We're out here, and we've got what seems like a path home. We're also doing things to earn status out here, even if it's in service of our first goal.

We shouldn't laze about, but we can at least continue on doing what we've been doing and -experience- the world outside.

>>32469608
We have duties and responsibilities. To the Dome. To our family. To our friends. To those already dead. We did not earn these powers through only our own merits.

Also, this world isn't safe either. This peace between the three races is a cold war, and we could destroy that balance unintentionally.

We could run away from it all, destroy our Indexes and just live as Hunters, but I don't want to run, not from my duty, not from my Mom's expectations, and most certainly not from my failures.

>>32469608
Take our time but not too much time.

We must learn all we can about this place in order to properly report it to the dome.

Ceru likes being out here but feels a responsibility tot he Dome, this is how she would justify staying out here. Gathering all possible info in order to report everything to Boss.

>>32469608
These pretty much
>>32469665
>>32469765
>>32469768
We can enjoy our time out here, but we need to do our utmost to get back to the Dome.

>>32469796
>>32469768
These

>>32469608
"the lack of red tape is nice but I'm homesick too"

>>32469796
Second

>>32469608
Heres the thing. Ceru has always lived under a strict, oppressive society and was taught to kill before the age of 12. You honestly expect ANYONE to believe she isnt having the time of her life right now? All these new places to see, new perspectives to take in, all of this ADVENTURE!!!! around her, she probably at the LEAST isnt going to want to hurry back by any means.

>>32469796
THIS, So much this.

It makes the most sense because doing this actually helps the Dome. And Ceru gets to enjoy the world.

>>32469608
So the basic idea seems to be that, yeah, we're out here. We can enjoy our time and learn more about the world outside the dome. But we shouldn't delay ourselves for that. We've got strong ties back home that demand we do our best to return to them.

>>32469608
Honestly, I miss our friends.
And I WORRY about our friends.
Miss and worry.
Whenever I start having fun with this, I then get to feeling guilty about not getting home faster, missing them, and worrying about them.

>>32469796
this

with a second of >>32469768
and a touch of>>32469844

so Ceru's life goal should be something like an elite 4 gig.

long outside dome missions with little redtape.

adventure and exploring and doing our duty to the dome all at once.

>>32469608
>>32469796
I'll have to disagree on delaying our own journey for information gathering. We can learn as much as we can, but it shouldn't override our own travel's importance.

It's not as if this isn't already what we're doing, after all. We should just carry on with what we've done.

Our friends can take care of themselves.

>>32469957
She's in her mammy's footsteps, anon.
We are shooting hard for that elite 4 slot.

>>32469973
And you miss the point.

>>32469959
Not delay too long. Just being sure to pick of everything we can. Not making journeys to each homeland and such.

>>32469973
This
>>32469986
What you want is like buying an airplane ticket, missing the ride, and learning later on that the airplane crashed and that your close family and friends think you're dead. Then not bothering to call them to tell them you're alright for a few months because you thought it was more important to go on an impromptu vacation instead.

>>32469608
I think we really enjoy being out here, but we really miss our friends

and are EXTREMELY worried about Lilac

>>32470000
I am fine with delays to improve our preparations for the journey. Anything 'extra' would be in our free time.

>>32470045
I just... REALLY want to call mom and tell her we're not dead.
God I hope the shipments to the arctic are infrequent enough that there won't be another one for like six months so she never finds out about any of this.

>>32470037
It hasn't even bee 2 weeks.

Also They're rangers they can handle themselves.

>>32470045
Bruise's virginity in danger!!!

>>32470045
Yeah she kind of was supposed to be in our legal care and she's dear to us

>>32470075
You keep saying that, but you continue to miss the point.

>>32470065
This

>>32470078
yes... but in danger from WHO!?

>>32470075
Has it only been two weeks? Man I've lost track of time in our crazy adventure

>>32469608
These get my support:
>>32469665
>>32469765
>>32469768
>>32469771

>>32470065
I can second that. Just don't actually delay the trip or something like it to "gather info".

>>32470126
Like eight different girls IIRC.

>>32470126
Well, Janine probably won't make a move since she never bothered to visit him in the couple of years since the one time we grouped up for the test.

Which leaves...Lilac and Kitty.

>>32470190
It probably gonna be kitty. If Lilac goes for him she will leave people dead in her wake.

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>>32470164
I swear, those girls just want to Machoke his chicken

>>32469608
mix of these
>>32469796
>>32470065

>>32470257
Why delete?

Even if that looked like samefagging

“Marine,” you stand up on the branch, and cross your arms, thinking of the right words to say here. How you feel about this whole mess.
With a deep breath, and her attention, “I... Like it out here too, but we have a duty to the dome. It looks like we've got a way back, so we should work on it but...” You hug yourself a bit tighter,” It might take a while but...”

You smile, “We can have fun till then. That fair?” You're trying to convince yourself as much as you are her.

A tug between independence and the responsibility you have as a ranger... Kurojo says nothing, but you know that he listens. The Araraki watches on herself, seeming to try to relate to the expressions between you two rather than understanding the words.

Marine's shaking of the bait ceases and she nods with her own little smile,” Yeah, I guess that's fair.”

You turn back to the Araraki,” Aye, me an' me mate wan' t' go t' our home port.”

The Araraki seems to consider your word with her odd aura and nod, saying nothing more.

The vine goes taught.

“It's here!” Kurojo shouts, jumping down with his blade drawn.

“Take 'er alive mateys!” You shout in the common and then again in yours and Marine's tongue, sliding down the side of the tree with your claws, hopefully out of the Araraki's sight now that you think about it.

And that's when you see it.

The Poliwhirl wasn't bit in half, or even bitten into. It was eaten whole by a large heavily scaled monster with the red crests upon its back.
It opens up its colossal jaw, and hisses as its eyes find you coming down the tree, yet that gets it to ignore Kurojo as it opens its jaws.

You'd estimate this beast to be around eight and a half meters, not even including the tail. What in Arceus's name did you sign up to hunt?

The thing lurches, sinking back into the water way, as you see Kurojo fall...

>The monster doesn't seem interested, it's retreating...

>[] Tell Kurojo to forget about it and run!
>[] Draw its ire, get it to fight!
>[] (other)

>>32470433
>>[] Draw its ire, get it to fight!

Your not getting away now faggot.

>>32470433
>>[] Draw its ire, get it to fight!
FIGHT!

>>32470433
>>[X] Draw its ire, get it to fight!

>>32470406
Fuck, I knew I forgot something with my plan.
We should have put a HOOK IN!

Anyway, QUICK! Before it escapes! Grab the remains of that polywhirl rope, cut 'em free, and try to noose the crocodile before it gets too far.

Gotta stop it! And maybe tie its mouth shut!

>>32470433
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Jmty_NiaXc

Draw it's Ire.

>>32470433
>[] Draw its ire, get it to fight!
Kurojo's already going after it; we can't just not support him.

also, attempt to bait it unto land somehow, maybe getting it to charge and dodging...

>>32470406
>You'd estimate this beast to be around eight and a half meters, not even including the tail.

That's what, the size of a Great Jaggi? He ain't so tough (about to get hipchecked halfway across the map)

>>32470406
FERALIGATOR! which now seems even more obvious when I realize that Feraligator's Japanese name is Ordile

>>32470433
>>[] Draw its ire, get it to fight!

must save bird husbando

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>>32470433
>[] Draw its ire, get it to fight!
Time to duel. We should try to get it out of the water, though. Tell Kurojo not to engage the beast while it's still submerged and to let us try and draw it out first.

Hey Prof. Where's the tree with the Weepingbells?

We're gonna need to go full Icy Wind on this thing.

Maximum Debuffs.

>>32470433
>[] (other) Attack it while it's not paying attention!

>>32470433
>>32470538
Yeah, tell Kurojo to hold back first. Let the ones with ranged attacks (Ceru, Marine, and the Araraki) draw its attention first. Get it out of the water and into a place more advantageous for all of us to fight in.

>>32470561
Specifically Araraki. Dat Type Advantage.

OPEN FIRE!!!!

All Ranged attacks GO!.

>>32470433
>>32470538
This.

As a reminder, this is Marine's current moveset:
>Water gun
>Vacuum wave
>Force Palm
>Mud Slap
>Bide

And just general brawling attacks like punching.

>>32470743
I don't know if marine gets icy wind.

>>32470743
This is Marine's move set, anon. I...uh...I specifically said that it was Marine.

>>32470774
>>32470759
Nvm i am a goddamn retard that cant read.

>>32470592
Yeah, work typing as much as we can.

>>32470972
We should learn Freeze Dry.

>>32471017
If we can, we really really should.

>>32471017
we'd have to get a Cryogenal, Lapras, Delibird, or Vanilluxe graft

>>32470538
It's back a ways, but you could lead the thing back there if you piss it off enough.

>>32471097
Or for Ygg to tell us Bliger can use it, or that the skill system is just more open than that; hell, he said psybeam can open up in to tons of shit remoraid doesn't normally learn.

>>32471131
Well, let's try to direct the fight in that direction so we can drop 'em on it.

Hopefully it's not super lethal, and only moderately lethal.

>>32471131
Thanks.

>>32471211
It would rather depend on whether or not an opportunity would rise up for us to get the croc away afterward. It's tempting to use the Weepingbells, but we need to think of what to do afterward. So unless the Araraki reveals some kind of ability to calm down the plants after they attack the Ordile to let us take it out or unless we've got reason to believe the Ordile can take all the Weepingbells out to let us approach it again...

That or we could try and lead the Ordile into that area and try to goad the Weepingbells into shooting it for a bit before luring the Ordile out again to a safer area for our team.

It just depends on the kind of possibilities that Prof can present to us during this fight.

>>32471211

This is a multiplayer hunt. Let's try not to inconvenience our allies because we're trying to complete the subquest. It's bad enough we've got a longsword user on the team.

>>32471335
There's no subquest. It's an environmental hazard.

“Kurojo, hold back and get away, we need to get it out of the water!” You yell and launch a short barrage of icicles. “Draw it out!” You shout up in common as the Araraki leaps from the branch, whipping her green energy down at the beast.

With a loud snarl, the monster erupts from the water snapping up with its large jaws, at absolutely nothing. Kurojo lands on its head and gives it a quick cut before jumping off, letting the beast roar in anger and lash back only to be hit by another salvo courtesy of you and the Araraki.

Wizening up, the monster blasts out a torrent of water to knock you out of the tree, forcing you to right your position midair as you fly back some. It was just water though.. You're okay.
The monster lurches up onto land and begins to sprint at where it sees that you're going to fall-

Only to have Marine come down with a fist, smashing the monster's head down into the ground, stunning it for a moment enough to give you each time to recover and reposition yourselves.

Small monsters scatter from the colossal thing, fleeing in terror, running for their lives.

The Ordile growls low as it shakes off Marine's blow. It hurt it, but it's still moving strong.

It's still targeting you.

The Araraki is jumping between the trees, clearly out of harm's way. The area's clear enough for you to use your 3PMG to stay mobile as you shoot this thing.

Kurojo and Marine are a ways behind it, waiting for their openings.
Marine eyes its tail, while Kurojo's eye is locked on its legs.

>>32471365

I assumed the commenter was concerned about how lethal the Weepingbells were, because he wants to be able to capture the Ordile alive.

>The thing seems to be limbering itself up...

>[] Tell them to lure it to a belltree.
>[] Circle around it from the trees while pelting it with Icicles or another gun attack.
>[] Draw back to let the others get their hits in.
>[] (Other)

>The monster seems to be a total of fifteen meters long including the tail. It seems rather sluggish, and its jaw is big enough to eat you in a single bite.
>It has rather armored scales over the top of its body that allowed it to shrug off your icicles, though they still seem to ittitate it. The Araraki's Energy Ball seemed to bother it the most...

>>32468558
Can she teach it to us?

Our Omniguns are Energy Ball capable.

>>32471585
>>[] Tell them to lure it to a belltree.

location location location

>>32471581
The mission IS to capture it alive.

>>32471585
>it's targeting us
That means WE are the bait now. Keep running and firing.
As for the options presented, either of these works.
>[] Draw back to let the others get their hits in.
>[] Tell them to lure it to a belltree.

>>32471585
>[] Circle around it from the trees while pelting it with Icicles or another gun attack
try the psybeams! ice isn't doing much at all

>>32471585
Wait, why should they be the ones to try and lure it? It's US it's after, right? So wouldn't it be more efficient for us to try and lure it for the first option? Especially since we're probably the fastest?

>[] Tell them to lure it to a belltree.

>we pick ice
>every Arceus damn monster we fight resists ice

>>32471585

Draw its attention with potshots, try to open up the best possible window for the Araraki to Energy Ball it.

>>32471674
The mission is to just hunt it and bring it back. The side-mission is to bring it back alive.

>>32471730
I am like 90% certain that this is specifically a capture mission.

It was the baby one that we didn't have to take alive.

>>32471749
You know how easy it is to look at the last thread, right?

>[] Water Hunt: Ordile- Bonus, take it alive.
>[] Land Hunt: Garura- Bonus, Get one with a child.

>>32471770
Huh, would you look at that.
Let's try to capture it anyway since, if I'm reading right, the bonus reward is more armor/weapon parts. Marine could use a loot.

>>32471808
Definitely.

>>32471097
Bliger seems like it could use it.

“I'm going to lure it to a bell tree!” You shout twice as you leap away from the thing, activating the computer for your 3pmg as you fire off one of the harpoons into a tree to best away, in midair you unleash another flurry of shots, beginning earning you the monster's attention as it lunges at you from the water upon all fours at a much faster speed than you expected.

The Araraki takes your lead and throws another small energy sphere at the thing's face, forcing it to reel and buckle. Despite the fact that the Araraki are from a desert, you find that her agility among the trees actually rivals a Kahkori's as she leaps from tree to tree, balancing with her tail and swinging upon a vine that's moved to help her where appropriate.

Marine and Kurojo tail the creature as it crashes through brush and digs its feet through the wet and muddy land. It fires numerous and colossal blasts of water at you, only for you to dodge with a quick burst of the 3pmg's turbines.

It's kind of scary actually now that the thing's distorted its face into a terrifying visage. A look back makes you buckle for a second until the Araraki delivers another energy ball into its head, hindering its action and liberating your heart.

You look ahead and see the bell tree coming up, suddenly breaking off to the side and sweeping a blast of water to disturb them.

Immediately, they lash out with dozens of razor sharp leaves, aiming initially for you.

Your armor blocks some cuts to your body, yet you suffer a deep laceration through your upper right shoulder, the leave buried inside. Your arm trembles and you feel yourself slip a little, your vision distorting and turning red for a moment...

>[] Resist it.(Tenacity)
>[] Let it happen.

This'll sound stupid, but what does 3PMG stand for again?

>>32472174
>Resist it.(Tenacity)
We need to take it alive.

>>32472174
>[] Let it happen.
Ah, I see. Go for it.

>>32472174
Alright. Before things get dumb.

Does letting it happen mean we HAVE to kill the Ordile? Just clear this up now.

>>32472174
I'm leaning towards
>[] Let it happen.
, but I want to know about >>32472227 first.
>>32472189
3 point maneuver gear

>>32472174
>[] Resist it.(Tenacity)
Can't go all kill soldier lone wolf on this one.
Gotta TEAMWORK.
Gotta cut down bellsprout!
Gotta makes ure to cut off the tail, too, for extra carves!

>>32472252
I don't think Rocket mode implies being a lone wolf. We actually stilled worked alongside Kurojo during the Nar-kage fight when Ceru slipped into Rocket mode.

>>32472174
>>>[] Resist it.(Tenacity)
IC choice

For now

>>32472227
>>32472250
This.

Is this purely a character defining "do you hate Rocket mode" thing or is it something more?

>>32472174
>[] Let it happen.

>>32472250
Answer this, though, Prof.

>>32472252
No need to cut down the Weepingbell; the giant monster coming barreling in right now will get their attention quickly enough.

>>32472174
>[] Resist it.(Tenacity)
For now.

>>32472174
>[] Let it happen.

>>32472227
Tentatively, anyway. If the answer to this question is yes, then I'm flipping my vote.

>>32472174
>>[] Let it happen.
Yay bloodshed. We will be fine so long as we dont id our allies as targets.

>>32472291
>23:18:39
>>32472320
>23:19:39

>For now.
Either you're not even trying to hide it or the second guy is trying really hard to make it look like samefagging.

>>32472174
>>[] Resist it.(Tenacity)
Rocket Mode Ceru doesn't do very well with Capture missions or with teammates.

>>32472174
>Resist it.(Tenacity)
We have no reason to want to let it happen in or out of character.

>>32472347
See
>>32472273

>>32472346
Coincidence I swear.

>>32472174
>>[] Resist it.(Tenacity)

>>32472174
how much tenacity is this going to cost

>>32472367
It's still a capture mission asshole.

You guys are retarded.

>>32472174
>[] Let it happen.

You might want to do a numbered vote for now just in case.

>>32472381
It's a roll, I think.

>>32472363
I could argue for an IC reason. Like it being a part of her conditioning. You know.

>>32472381
No costs unless we fail the roll.

>>32472367
>>32472273
Yea but Ceru is still wary of Rocket mode after what happened. It's natural for her to be cautious of it for now. Plus we haven't even been hurt much at all.

>>32472347
What? We've never had a capture mission with rocket mode. And she did well enough with Kurojo as a teammate during the nar-kage fight, so she isn't going to wheel around and attack her allies or something.

Also consider that it's something that the Rockets created for being a ranger. Part of being a ranger is capture missions. I'm going to be really fucking surprised if Rocket mode makes Ceru completely tard out on this.

>>32472382
It's a hunting mission. Live capture is a bonus. Rocket mode does not necessarily preclude killing, nor does it necessitate Ceru acting like a 'lone wolf', which we actually have evidence against.

>>32472174
>[] Resist it.(Tenacity)

Because we need this thing alive to get better swag.

>>32472393
Yeah but after what happened Ceru is going to try to resist it.

>>32472174
>>[] Let it happen.
Lets kill the FUCK out of this Gator.

>>32472174
>[] Resist it.(Tenacity)
>>32472174

Need it alive~

>>32472419
We failed our last take-them-alive-mission immediately with rocket mode.

>>32472174
>[X] Let it happen.

>>32472174
>>[] Let it happen.
Character break soon anons.

>>32472463
Which was? The fight with Yellow?

>>32472463
Yellow wasn't a take-them-alive-mission.

>>32472174
Resist, not because i think e'll kill it but because it's the IC thing to do

>>32472174
>[] Let it happen.
I feel like fried alligator. How bout you guys?

>>32472174
>Resist it.(Tenacity)
You jackasses are intentionally choosing to warp her character into something awful.

Just like how you ruined Bloodline Protector Quest.

>>32472497
You know what would also be an IC thing to do?

Letting it happen naturally, because it's been conditioned into her. Than taking proper control of it. Tame the beast, so to speak.

>>32472487
>>32472495
Our stated objective there was to beat his pride and beat him without killing him.
(faaaailed)

>>32472174
[] Let it happen.

>>32472515
>Implying you can tame THAT.
>>32472530
Says WHO anon? The Green cat said a fight to the DEATH you know.

>>32472227
>Does letting it happen mean we HAVE to kill the Ordile?

Yes, unless she recovers from it sometime before that point.

>>32472515
She was freaking out about how she killed someone. She's going to resist it.

>>32472174
>>32472227
Oh look, Prof. Things got dumb. And you STILL haven't answered the relevant question here.

It's not like you have to be here for the entire voting process, but when a pertinent question comes in within the first few minutes...

>>32472174
>[] Resist it.(Tenacity)

>>32472566
Might wanna call a quote only vote.

>>32472564
That was the stated intention vote at the outset of combat, anon.
The goal ceru set.

Unless you are legitimately implying rocket mode doesn't work on the operator or official rocket authority and instead defaults to listen-to-nearest-thing-that-resembles-a-father-figure.

>>32472566
See, if you'd just answered that from the start things would have been much nicer...

>>32472174
>[] Let it happen.

>>32472566
Thank you so much for clearing that up.

>>32472593
TIME FOR SAMFAGGING!!!!! EVERYONE GET YOUR PHONES READY!!!!!!!!

>>32472566
There we FUCKING go. Finally. I mean, with a choice like this, I can't see why the hell you'd think it'd be a good idea to not answer the obvious question.

>>32472566
Fuck it, no rocket mode then, changing my vote.

>>32472629
I was gone and didn't see it until I got back.

>>32472610
>implying everybody wasn't already samefagging
And anyway, even if it doesn't block samefagging 100%, it still resets the vote to clear away all the votes people made on faulty info.

>>32472645
Like I said, I don't understand how you couldn't see the kind of discussion this choice would lead into. One anon did before anyone else.

>>32472635
By my count, this tips it in favor of resisting.

> Roll 1d20+4
Rocket bonus cannot apply for this roll.
DC16(It's not a major wound, so it's a fair bit lower than it would be)
5 rolls.

Rolled 15 + 4

>>32472704

Rolled 18 + 4

>>32472704
Rollan

Rolled 17 + 4

>>32472704
elite?

Rolled 14 + 4

>>32472704
Weird, I thought we always got a +2 rocket bonus, and it just doubled in rocket mode.
Whatever, probably some character thing.

I hope I don't roll the worst rolls.

Rolled 12 + 4

>>32472704
Are we ever going to get a chance to actually control Rocket Mode or is it going to be a constant battle for all or nothing?

Rolled 5 + 4

>>32472704
Rolling.

Question, would learning to control "Rocket mode" be viable later on?

Rolled 7 + 4

>>32472704
come on Ceru

Rolled 11 + 4

>>32472704

>>32472726
>>32472728
>>32472729
>>32472732
>>32472736
K so ELITE AS ALL FUCK!!

>>32472736
Hopefully not. We've already got an "Evil mode" from using too many Evil moves at once.

>>32472704
Do you even have any plans for that, Prof? Like, at all?

>>32472726
>>32472728
>>32472729
>>32472732
>>32472736
holy shit, we passed on all 5 rolls. THE DICE GODS ARE PLEASED! WE NEED A SACRIFICE TO THANK THEM!

>>32472736
And SAFE!!!!

>>32472736
>>32472740
>implying Rocket Mode will still be good if we learn to control it
It's only good because we're not in control and Ygg writes it out as exactly what needs to happen to win with a brutal efficiency that the majority of players lack.

>>32472726
>>32472728
>>32472729
>>32472732
>>32472736


all of the 5 pass.

so that's where HMQ's luck went 7 checks over 2 threads, 6 nat ones

>>32472770
Our evil mode is our own thought though. Rocket Mode is brainwashing.

>>32472789
I rolled one of those 1s. It was fucking bizarre.

>>32472782
Nar-kage fight.

All it does is apply a +2 to our Rocket Training rank.

The scene with Yellow was a cinematic that Prof did because he saw how poorly the rolls were going with the new dice system he set up and, probably seeing how the fight wouldn't go the way he wanted it to be, used QM fiat to end it quickly.

>>32472792
Er, no. Evil mode is also due to mental conditioning/brainwashing. Devon's is natural, but we were trained to think Evil by Kitty (who, likewise, received the same treatment).

>>32472792
But not psychic brainwashing, like some conspiracy theorists have said.

They think that Giovanni and Sylph trust Sabrina and her Espers.

>>32472792
>>32472838
That's why we're pseudo-Evil types. We have the potential to think that way, but we accessed it through training.

The Smolders may be the same way.

>>32472838
No we got Evil mode from Crytten. How did you miss that?

>>32472873
From Crytten and then conditioned through rockets.

>>32472873
See
>>32472868
Crytten is not Evil. It's only pseudo-Evil like Persian. We still had to be trained to access the mindset.

>>32472841
Uhuh right, the scene when she tried to mindwipe us the second time says otherwise.

>>32472890
So from Crytten.

We just developed it in the Rockets.

>>32472911
But we got the Pseudo Evil from Crytten. Humans cannot go Pseudo Evil.

>>32472918
Uh, do you understand what's being talked about, right?

They're talking about Rocket Mode not being "psychic" brainwashing; just normal brainwashing.

If you're talking about Sabrina being trusted; Giovanni didn't know about it and reprimanded her for tampering with his cadets' minds without his permission. So there's some political tension going on there.

Prof, ignore the sperging faggots and keep writing.

>>32472935
Are you intentionally doing this?

That's exactly what I told you right here
>>32472838

The idea is that it has to be trained/learned.

>>32472989
This

>>32472935
>Humans cannot go Pseudo Evil.
I dunno. Maybe some of them can, just like some can aura and some can medium and some can esper.

I'd be none too surprised if some batshit crazy sociopathic serial killer motherfucker classed as pseudo evil. Hell, even full-blown evil typing wouldn't be that much of a stretch.

>>32472989
>>32473003
Yes. Of course. Clearly I needed you guys to tell me this. No, of course you guys don't look like douchebags. Yes, of course I love you two the most. You're my favorite players, you know.

>>32472999
No it isn't.

We would still have it even if we didn't train it. We just developed it more through training.

Persian and Crytten are both Pseudo Evil.

>>32473016
Dude fuck off and stop being stupid. And at LEAST try harder you imbecile.

>>32473013
Well ALL humans can't. Ceru sure couldn't.

>>32473048
Oh, certainly.

>>32473016
trolling truly is a lost art

You grit your teeth and hold back the feeling, no... No... You want to stay in control. The wound is not bad. You're fine. A deep breath, and you push back that dizziness, that strange emptiness that's even unlike your evil techniques.
If you were to compare your evil techniques... it'd be like a shadow versus an abyss.

You land against a tree and adjust your position so that your standing along the side of the trunk.

The razor leaves are soon redirected toward the Ordile, cutting into its armored hide, shredding its hide and face some. One nicks it in the eye and it thrashes against the tree, its fangs icing over as it stands up on its haunches and leap up from the ground to snap at the bells. Several vanish into its gnashing maw. As it swallows them, the others retract themselves further up into their tree to hide away, exiting the fight.

Kurojo comes up from behind, slashing the thing's ankle as he slides by, forcing the thing to fall onto its side, water crashing out of the way as it writhes in pain, its underbelly exposed!

>[] Shoot at the soft underside of its jaw.
>[] Close in and use frost breath.
>[] Pelt its underbelly with icicles!
>[] (other)

>>32473059
>>[] Pelt its underbelly with icicles!

attack weakspot for massive damage etc

>>32473059
>[] Shoot at the soft underside of its jaw.
Probably good! As long as we shoot the jaw or underbelly!

I wonder how much punishment this thing can take.

Also it's flagrantly ice type, so once we start firing on armor again, swap to psibeam

>>32473038
>>32473058
>Replying
God fucking damnit, anon, you freaking chump. You're pretty much the most spastic guy in this thread right now. God. The fact that you two feel the need to try and fight a bit to preserve your dignity is pathetic.

>>32473059
>>[] Shoot at the soft underside of its jaw.
>>32473059
DON'T KILL IT

>>32473059
Get the Araraki to bind up it's mouth with vines or something. Crocodiles don't have strong muscles for opening their mouths, just closing them.

>>32473059
>[] Shoot at the soft underside of its jaw.
Let's try to hinder its ability to use its maw first.

>>32473109
It's Feraligatr, so it's only Water. It's still got a resistance to Ice, though.

>>32473059
>>[X Pelt its underbelly with icicles!

>>32473109
It's Water.

It just use an Ice move.

>>32473109
>Also it's flagrantly ice type
No it isn't. Feraligater learns ice fang. Every single poke learns moves that aren't the same type that they are.

How are we going to transport this nearly 40ft monster, alive, back to the place for payment?

Did we just get bamboozled?

>>32473185
This was asked last thread when Prof made us leave the town without bringing anything.

He told us to assume
>Ferrines

>>32473185
There's a reason marine automatically gets the loot if we get it back alive.
And it's not that she doesn't have any loot yet.
She -is- the strongest.

>>32473185
tie it to the boat and drag it back

>>32473059
>>[] (other)
Is Psybeam effective?

>>32473230
It's rank 1, but Icicle Gun is only rank 3.5 and that's getting reduced against this thing because NVE, so Psybeam might be better.