>>37262457

You play with your matching necklace, dangling it between your fingers before popping it open and flipping through your images. Dani, Mittens, Phoenicia, and Sheldon. Holographic busts, floating before you; blue light flickering to life and washing over the smile on your face. It fills your heart with joy. With love.

>Wake Dani up with kisses
>Wake Dani up with "more"
>Surprise breakfast in bed!
>Skip this bit, fast forward to.... (Gym? Front desk? What?)

Rolled 1 (1d100)

>>37262486
>Surprise breakfast in bed!
Time to get our cook on again!
Rolling for Master Chef

>>37262520
I, er, meant rolling for Herald's love...?

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>>37262520
Wow.

WOW.

>>37262486
>Surprise breakfast in bed!
>>37262520
Please do not roll when you arent asked too

>>37262486
>>37262457

You take a full breakfast, hearty and satisfying, from the dining hall up to the room you shared with Dani. You present it to her in bed (receiving much "appreciation" in return), digging in a bit before releasing your team.

You and Dani make quick work of the food, and your team wolfs down their food, too, if they weren't so rambunctious this morning. You couldn't help but rile them up a bit about the gym challenge, so they all seemed more focused on that than eating. Still, to be a strong team...

"You gotta be a well-fed team! Isn't that right, guys?"

>1

Grim just snorts at you. Sheldon and Mittens cheer a bit (or gurgle and mewl, respectively). Nereid and Phoenicia simply stare, quietly. You'll have to give a better peptalk later.

Spriggan, she... "Huh? Where's Spriggan?" You ask aloud, searching for a sight of the little cotton ball. You move aside furniture and check every door and window to the room.

"Dani, I can't find Sprig! There's no sight of the little shit anywhere!"

You turn about to find Dani and Mittens pointing at something while trying to stifle laughter. Mittens is on the floor, hands to her toes and rolling back and forth in mirth. They seem to be laughing at you a lot, lately... You follow their gazes upwards, to the ceiling. There, on the chandelier...

"Sprig?"

"EEEUUUUWAAAAAAY!" The little one shouts, jumping off the chandelier and "parachuting" down onto you!

>1

You move to grab her but can't get a good hold on her fluff, the tiny acrobat crashing into your chest and knocking you onto the floor with many a "oof!" and "awshit!" Sprig just sits up on your chest, clapping her paws together and cheering before running towards the wall in order to climb back up.

>"Somebody... catch... her!"
>Run after the fluff!
>Benny Hill
>Return her, dumbass
>Write-in

>>37262737
>Run after the fluff!

>>37262737
>Benny Hill
Did plug dj just die?

>>37262737
>Benny Hill
It has to be this...we rolled a 1...

Also, dammit soon as I find out there's a new thread I gotta go...lookin' forward to reading it when I get back Herald...

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>>37262737

You push off the carpet right quick, diving after the little cotton swab of a prankster- "GOTCHA!"

Nope! You only managed to get a hold of some threads, which pull off and then float away as gossamer strands.

You curse to yourself: Sprig already climbed onto the top of the nightstand and is aiming for the nearest bedpost. She bends her knees, getting ready to jump, when...

"AIIIIIEEEEEAWWWW!"

There's a screech, Phoenicia diving in an grabbing at the fluff of the Whimsicott with her talons. You pale for a moment, waiting for their to be blood, screaming, tears, anything. However, all that comes from the Fairy-type is a long, happy-

"WHEEEEEEEE!"

Your palm finds your face, but you're relieved. At least now you can get everyone settled...

"Phoenicia! Where are you taking Sprig?" You watch as the bird carries your brown, furry friend out of the main room and through the doorway which you (stupidly) left open. "Fuck. Awesome." You grab your jacket and slip on your shoes, cursing the whole while. Dani's still laughing at you. "EVERYBODY AFTER THEM!"

>Cue Benny Hill around the Trainer House!

>I COULD write that out, but why don't we just skip it for now? Where to next, guys?

>>37262998
>Let's rouse the gang, head to that gym
Phoenicia still carrying Spriggan above us

>>37262998
The GYM or whatever you have planed to distract us before we go to said gym

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>>37263032
>PAH! As if you'll ever leave Namek.
>6 threads later...
>Distraction's over, guys!
>What is this, PGQ?

>>37263049
>What is this, PGQ?
KEK

Thread on hiatus due to ditto smut

>>37263327
In case anyone was wondering, it was this: http://pastebin.com/1Qd51eCd

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>>37262998

Granted, you could have recalled or otherwise emergency recalled Phoenicia and Sprig at any time, but playing chase with them was a lot of fun (as was seeing a flying Whimsicott).

Still, though, you had an appointment to make, and so you and Dani headed north towards the Gym's District. You had invited Nick or otherwise tried to get him headed in that direction but he seemed insistent on waiting for Erica to wake up.Joke's on him, though. Erica's a really heavy sleeper.

You and Dani chatted on what you expected the gym to be like; you expected some sort of water trap or challenge, as per what Erica said.

"On the one hand, it'll be different from Sort to Sort, Block to Block, yeah?"

Dani nods. "Right, Grey, but... I mean, how different will it be? You think water, still?"

You shrug. "It's all I have to go off of, I guess. Either way, it'll be... interesting. Swimming around with a rebreather on? That's intense!"

Dani nods, smiling up at you from where her head lay on your shoulder. "Yeah, but you'll be fine. I know you can take on anything they throw at you."

>"You'll be great too, Dani."
>"You're too sweet, really." (Kiss!)
>Write-in

When you finally approach the outside of the gym (pic related) you're...

>Pick all that apply:
>Impressed
>Excited
>Nervous
>Relaxed
>Write-in

>>37263644
>"You'll be great too, Dani."

>Excited - it's the first time you've seen the gym in person!
>Nervous - moment of truth, you mean, you've been trained for this day and you're more than a match, but still... what if..

>>37263644
>"You'll be great too, Dani."
>Excited
>Nervous

>>37263704
>>37263732

>+1 Not too prideful
>+1 Let's do this!

>>37263752
>+1 Not too prideful
Cannot be the very best without a healthy dose of pride

>>37263866
Pride comes before the fall.

>Pride when it's your team taking the shots

>>37263644

"How're you feeling, babe?" Dani nudges you a bit before strolling on ahead towards the shimmering white building; building, for some reason, seems inappropriate here. It's more a monument than a building, a wonder. It's huge, beautiful, intricately designed... There's a large relief carved into the sides of the building, wrapping around and upwards, of all the Pokemon you could imagine living in the area, with the top of this huge mural reading "STRIDE FORTH TOGETHER." On a second look, you see that all of the depictions feature the Pokemon moving in the same direction, with tiny humans at the head and tail of this "parade."

"Very cool."

Dani snaps her fingers to get you back into reality. "You feel cool, Grey? Very cool?" She chuckles, grabbing your hand and pulling you forward.

"What? No! The mural on the building is very cool! I feel, uh, excited. And Nervous. You?"

"Same, though probably a lot more nervous!"

There's a lot of people about, trainers, office-workers, and Sorties bustling about the front lobby and the areas surrounding it. You follow the directory to "REGISTRATION DESK," but instead of reporting to the desk you opt for using the electronic terminal. Skip the line, right?

Your ticket punched, you report to "WING F," with Dani having to report to "D" in an hour and a half.

This is it!

The building's divided into multiple wings, with the central glimmering "tower" standing in the middle. The structures come together to resemble a... well, a rake, you suppose. Anyways, you make your way to F. This time the line's shorter, and you're up to the receptionist in no time at all.

"Good afternoon! License and registration, please!"----

>cont.

>>37263884
>Pride comes before the fall.
Without pride you will not get even close to legendary.

>>37264094

You go through the formalities, submitting your information and showing that you scheduled an appointment.

"Which was very smart of you, young man!" She's uh, pretty chipper (and pretty) for a receptionist. You wonder if she has anything to say about the Gym.

>Ask about Dark Sort challenge
>Am I going straight to the leader?
>How many mons?
>Anything else?

>>37264129
>What should I know?

>>37264129
All of the above

>>37264129

"Thanks, uh," you take a look at her name tag, which is inconveniently placed right next to her cleavage. You meet her eyes again to see she's giving you a slight angry-yet-flattered look. "Name tag!" You cough out. "I was looking at your name tag, Sherry!"

She rolls her eyes. "Sure," she deliberately stares at your trainer card in her hand, squinting. "GREY."

You sigh. "So, uh, about the gym: anything you could tell me? Anything I should know? Will I be facing the leader, Mashka?"

She shakes her head in the negative. "No, you'll be paired up with a training coordinator since this is your first gym. That specific, individual challenge will change from trainer to trainer. I can tell you now, though, that overcoming obstacles and tenacity are the key things, here! Ooh, that and 'thinking outside the box.'"

You nod. "Alright, awesome. So, anything specific to the Dark Sort?"

She shrugs. "They don't give me much in concrete details, though I think a theme was... Maneuvering? Mobility? Ooh, and prioritizing goals."

You'll keep that in mind.

Your name comes over the intercom. You roll your shoulders about, wave bye to Sherry (she blows you a kiss, what the hell) and head towards the main doors leading into the Testing Chambers.

>>37264466
>dis receptionist

>>37264466

CURRENT TEAM:

>Mittens
>Nereid
>Sheldon
>Phoenicia
>Grim
>Sperg' I mean Sprig

You step into a large, dark "gymnasium," or at least it feels that way. Industrial-style vents and windows adorn the interior (which is otherwise sparse), a firm-yet-rubbery material making up a third of the flooring. You see structures in the distance but can't make them out in the dark.

The doors close, leaving you without much light at all...

"Hello?"

The lights flash on, slightly blinding you.

"Hello, Mr. Grey from Gray!" A tall man, dressed up in a sort of business-casual style, greets you. He's clapping. "Been looking forward to seeing you! Nice name, by the way."

>"Yeah, it's... Yeah. Catchy."
>"Really? I didn't think so."
>"And yours?"
>Write-in!

>>37264846
>"And yours?"
>Gritted teeth

>>37264868
Second

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>>37264846

"Yeah, HAH, that's always SO funny uh..." You sigh into your palm, mumbling that last bit. No sense in being rude or mean to your proctor. You grit your teeth. "And yours?"

"Ah. I can see that name hasn't grown on you..." He laughs a bit. "No need to say it, I can read it on your face." You shrug; not that cool of a trick, really. "Oh? You're not impressed?"

The instructor takes off his glasses, settling them on his clipboard before slicking back his hair. He laughs; it's not the kind of "lift your spirits, hey everyone's happy!" laugh you enjoy. It's more maniacal. Unsettling.

"Well I promise you'll be impressed by this, GREY!" He flips on his holo-glove, flicking though a few commands while snickering to himself. "I asked to proctor your exam myself. We've a special connection, after all!" The ground beneath him shakes before rising up, carrying him along for the ride. Various sections split off, piece by piece, in a rhythmic fashion, forming a sort of spiraling helix of a wall.

"Who the fuck are you, buddy? What are you talking about?" You're not sure if he even heard you from so far up...

His voice booms out over an intercom.

"HESPERIDES, sower of seeds and attendant to the garden that is man! Come now, GREY! You want that badge now, don't you? Climb on up here and challenge me!"

>Fuck this!
>Approach the pillar
>Have a Pokemon at the ready (who?)
>WRITE-IN!

>>37265406
>What
>Approach the pillar, investigate
>Phoenicia and Grim out

>>37265466
Sounds good

>>37265406
>Race up the pillar
"This is the end for you Pillar Man!"

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>>37265406

You approach the pillar, Phoenicia and Grim taken off of your deck and in your hands. It's solid, daunting; a handful of stories tall, even.

"...What in the actual...?" You mutter, eyes squinting. You can only see a stupid grin and the tops of the Proctor's shoulders. He gives you a short wave and a sneer. This whole thing just went from "alright, time for a badge!" to surreal, and downright intimidating. How the hell do you even climb this...?

You look more closely. There's a harness attached to the top, and handholds... the surface of this thing is kinda concave, or sloped? You're not exactly sure how to describe it, but it's almost like something skilled at climbing or running could make it up the inside surface on foot.Regardless, you put the harness on, securing it.

"Aren't you supposed to help me put this on, Hesper...?" You shout up to him, then going back to fastening and strapping while grumbling.

"I'm just here to help you GROW, Grey! I long to see the full potential of people like yourself unlocked... Wouldn't you say that's admirable?"

>Admirable my dick. Do your job!
>This guy's crazy.
>Start climbing, don't look down.
>Have a Pokemon help (who?)
>Write-in!
>Roll 1d100

Rolled 11 (1d100)

>>37265672
>>This guy's crazy.
>>Start climbing, don't look down.

Rolled 58 (1d100)

>>37265672
>Time to climb!

Rolled 100 (1d100)

>>37265672
>CLIMB!

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>>37265765

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>>37265765

>>37265765
I'd like to thank Herald for pushing me to roll those dice.

Never been happier.

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>>37265765
>>37265784
>>37265805

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>>37265765
I can't even. I LITERALLY can't even.

I don't even know... what... how... What do I do, now?

>Tosses script into the air.jpg

Rolled 71 (1d100)

Pull out Phonecia to brace us and get our ass up that pillar!

>>37265876
Well, you could always cry.

Alternately: RETURN OF THE JEDI!

>>37265672

You roll your eyes. This guy's two eggs short of an Exeggutor. "Yeah, potential, sure." You release Phoenicia, petting her for a bit before pointing to the top of the pillar. She takes to a spiraling climb; if anything goes bad, having her nearby and waiting will probably help.

You keep Grim in reserve; no sense in pulling him out first. This guy wants to see your potential? Then he'll see your potential. You'll climb this fucking pillar yourself!

One hand up: pull.

Second hand: push.

Go, go, go. Eyes ahead, mind focused. "I can do this...!" You mutter, reaching for a particularly far-away handhold. You're giving it your all and cursing this test with every other breath. You're in the middle of exploring the usages of "fuck" when the Proctor starts laughing, his voice booming over the intercom. It's pissing you off. You try to ignore him, but then he starts lecturing you.

"Oh, come now. You're not going to use your Pokemon, trainer? Not going to rely on them? Use them as crutch?" Another series of giggles. "You don't SERIOUSLY think you can do this yourself, do you?"

Yeah, you have a special place he can keep his holo-glove. Same as his head.

You keep climbing. You're half-way there when he speaks up again.

"This is tiresome. You cannot hope to climb this pillar, Grey. Give up, and accept you have lost." You push off again, pulling up to the latest layer of handholds. "What in the flaming HELLS is wrong with you, you stupid," he's leaning over the pillar now, spitting vitriol down at you, "stubborn boy? You weren't supposed to be able to do this!"

>Response? (8 minute vote)

>>37266175
>When i get up there im going to fucking wreck you m80

>>37266175
>"Don't underestimate the power of MY DIIICCCCCCK!"

>>37266175
>"You're honestly sounding like stereotypical villain number one right now you know."

>>37266175
>"If I wasn't supposed to do this then why would you ask it of me? Surely by now, if you've been keeping an eye on my ventures, you'd know that I DO. NOT. FAIL."

>Don't you fucking tell me what I can and cannot do!

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>>37266175

"By. The Love." You're panting. You pull yourself against the smooth stone, forehead settled against the coolness. Sweat pouring down your body, making gaining traction all the harder. "Of ALL. That is POKEMON.... Don't fucking tell me, you bitch, what I can and cannot do!" You suck in another gulp of air; you try to urge the burning out of your muscles. You're so close! Just a few more layers...!

"This is ridiculous. Your hubris, my boy, is simply IMPOSSIBLE!" He's back to that maniacal laughter. "It is the pride of ONES such as YOU that brought humanity to its knees in the first place! I do a service by eliminating you!"

"Eliminating...? What?" You lift your gaze. He's standing at the edge, dialing something up on his holo-glove and shaking his head. "Dude, you're seriously," more panting, "sounding like a comic book villain right now...!"

His fingers go to the ridge of his nose, and he visibly sighs. "WHAT? You stupid boy. Meddlesome child... I cannot hear you." He cups an ear."WHAT did you say?"

You growl, spitting some sweat-salt from your mouth. "I said..." You take a few heavy breaths. "SUCK. MY. DICK!"

"YYOUAUGHHHH!" He goes into a tantrum, foot stamping at the floor beneath him before he moves to his belt, drawing...

"Ho-shit. That's a blad-"

He slices the cord. It sets to falling, coiling a bit. You watch it plummet downwards, past you. You brace yourself.

"People like YOU that rely on POKEMON have NO-PLACE-FOR-PRIDE!" He flicks a button on his glove. You hear a whirring sound. Phoenicia screams her anxiousness to you.

>Draw out a Pokemon
>QM HINT! QM HINT!
>Drop, hope for the best
>Have Phoenicia do something? (what)
>Write-in!

>Roll 1d100, you bitches

Rolled 60 (1d100)

>>37266498
>Draw out a Pokemon
>We're near the top, toss scyther up there to occupy him whilst we climb the final stretch
>Phoenicia, squawk in his face!
Let's not try to assault him with birdy since this may all be an act.

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Rolled 66 (1d100)

>>37266498
Yeah, sure this. >>37266622
>confusion intensifies

Rolled 58 (1d100)

>>37266498
>Climb. CLIMB! SHOW THIS BITCH WHO WE ARE!

Rolled 80 (1d100)

Giggitty

Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>37266498
>Rolling for climbing crit.

>>37266498
This guy is fucking nutters
we need to have a word with the prof later

>>37266622
Y'know, if we're too far to throw scyther up maybe Phoenicia can carry his ball up and release it there

>>37266498
Get Phoenicia to hook her talons into the back of our harness, and with her acting as rope-support we keep climbing.

I was thinking about tying the dangling rope from our harness to one of the handholds but Herald confirmed in chat that the handholds are inset into the wall, so that wouldn't work.

I need another set of 1d100s.

ROLL HIGH.

Rolled 13 (1d100)

>>37267082
errr...

Rolled 89 (1d100)

>>37267082

Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>37267082

Rolled 15 (1d100)

>>37267082

Rolled 33 (1d100)

>>37267082

Rolled 1 (1d100)

>>37267082
oh fuck

>>37266498
OH FUCK

>Holy fuck, what are you doing?!?

>>37267238
er

um

...I was rolling for Herald's love?

Rolled 69 (1d100)

>>37267271
Don't sweat it, it's only first 5 rolls that crits count

Rolling for Herald's love

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>>37267238

>>37267238
never roll again

>37267292
I'm sorry! I rolled a 71 before! Dammit, /tg/ dice!

Halp

so, how may dice does a 'set' extend? 3, 5, eternity...

>>37267082

The whirring intensifies. It's moving? "It's moving. The pillar's moving...?" You look up into the smug face of the Proctor. "The fuck'd you do?! Is the pillar moving, Hesper?!"

He just shakes his head and moves away from the edge of the pillar. It begins to rumble and shake a bit.

"Fuckfuckfuck...! Gotta move fast...!" You don't know if it would close on you while you're still in here but,

"ALERT ALERT PRESENCE INSIDE PILLAR, CLOSING PROCEDURE CANCELED." The whirring tones down in a decrescendo. The rumbling subsides. Thank God.

"MAINTENANCE ACCESS GRANTED. SAFETY PROCEDURES OVERRIDDEN."

"FUCK!"

You reach down and grab Grim's ball. You toss (76) and it makes it to the top of the pillar. You stay still for a brief moment, breath held, prayer in your throat... There's a flash.

"Yes!"

You call out to Phoenicia, urging her over. She flaps quickly, covering the distance with great urgency. You urge her to grab on and then head "Up! Up, Phoenicia!" Back to climbing once more, but this time with feathered assistance, you head for the lip of the helix. So close...

You're on the last layer. The pillar is spiraling closed, sections collapsing on one another, condensing, tightening...! You reach up, Phoenicia pulls...!

You make it.

You flop over the lip and onto the top of the pillar. You are greeted with the sounds of battle; metal against chitin. You roll over, lifting your head to watch as Grim fends off an inhuman-ly fast barrage of strikes and slashes from that fuck-head. The battle's close. He seems to be outdoing Grim, to be pushing him back. How?! How is he outfencing a Scyther?!

>89

Grim bellows, setting his wings out and washing the field with a gust before lancing out with both arms. One catches Hesper's blade, the other slashing down his guarding-arm, the fabric of his shirt being torn and revealing...

>cont.

Rolled 3 (1d100)

>>37267452
Whoops, forgot roll

>>37267473
woo made it int ime off of work .

>>37267486
Just don't.

>>37267486
Why are you namefagging?
Please stop.

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>>37267486

>>37267473

"Implants...?" You look into Hesper's eyes. He's got some sort of military-grade implants, a sort of exo-skeleton or something that's giving him these superhuman abilities. "What...? Who are you...?"

Hesper snarls, kicking out with Grim and catching him in the abdomen.

Grim catches the flooring with his arms, coming to a sparking, skittering stop. He roars, coming to stand beside you. Phoenicia takes to the skies, screaming as well.

"I am a TITAN, you INSOLENT FOOL." Hesper tears his shirt off at this. "You are neckdeep in matters beyond your insectile ignorance. For we shall bring HUMANITY to its rightful place, Prometheus lighting the fire that shall douse the world...!"

You gape; you have no idea what to say, your mind's blank. Panic? Confusion? Fear? What the hell is going on?

He points his blade forward, bringing his left hand to his waistband. You slowly push off the floor, your eyes meeting his the whole time. He just snickers and then draws something from behind his back.

"You shall die here, boy. you and your fucking-dis.gust.ing. Pokemon." It's a gun.

He's aiming a gun at you.

Shit.
SHIT.
SHIT!

>Jump off the pillar. Emergency recall. Flee.
>Get in the way of the shot.
>Tackle him over the side
>Write-in

>>37267583
>Tackle him over the side
Let Mittens out so she and Phoenica can catch you while grim shanks his ass in freefall.

Rolled 49 (1d100)

>>37267583
Chainsaw tackle

>>37267583
>"Just gonna shoot me? That's dull. At least afford me the chance to prove my worth in battle first."
>Release Mittens.

>>37267583
you know, with the alarming frequency that we are jumping off from ridiculous heights, we might need a wing-suit or something to keep from getting squashed

>>37267583
>Withdraw our chainsaw.
>Double-team him with Grim.

>>37267583
This >>37267619
Pull out the chainsaws and tackle him off the edge

>>37267583
>"Where can I get me one of those outfits?"

>>37267619
>>37267662
>>37267669
He's pointing a gun at us we don't have time guys. Knock him off have Grim shank him mid air.

>>37267583
>CHAINSAW

>>37267583
>Release Spriggan, use him to float down after shoving Hesper off

>>37267583

Have Phonecia use ember on the gun, hopefully that should cause a misfire...
This should give us some time to ready ourselves for battle...

>>37267583
>THIS. IS. SPARTA!

>>37267728
>Have Phonecia use ember on the gun, hopefully that should cause a misfire...
Military grade hardware being dealt with by an ember? Not holding out for success on that

>>37267747
Better than digging around for a chainsaw while he has a gun pointed at us.

>>37267763
Which was also not my suggestion.

>>37267763
don't we wear it on our hip?

>>37267776
Yeah but its what most people want to do. He isn't going to give us a chance to dig around for 15 seconds while he has a gun pointed at our vitals already.

>>37267807
Nope its in our storage ball

FINAL DESTINATION

Tackle him:

>Y
>N

>>37267829
>Y

>>37267829
>Y

>>37267829
>Y

>>37267829
>Y

>>37267747

it might at least spoil his aim.... I mean, he can't be heat resistant... right?

>>37267821
He might if we try the whole talking to him spiel as per >>37267683 or >>37267640

>>37267829
>Y

We're afraid of nothing. We're GREY!

>>37267886
Not that it matters but that's not how you final destination.

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>>37267829

He's aiming a gun at y-

"No."

No, it's at Grim. Your mind flashes; neurons are firing, muscles are pounding. Before you can even fully understand what you're doing, before you really understand this fucked-up situation, instincts take over and you're moving. You can't let him shoot Grim. No, no, no. Not on your watch.

You dive. Phoenicia screams. Hesper snarls, moving his blade and gun towards you-

There's a flash. Time slows? No, it's you. You slow down. Gravity is shifting... Hesper's eyes roll around his head, darting about for the source of this fundamental change to nature. You don't understand what's going on, and you don't try; there's no way. You can see the fucking bullet... The flash of the (you think it's called a muzzle?) gun's barrel. The world moves forward, eerily quiet, but nothing in your immediate area is moving.

The Hooded Figure appears. It looks at you, simultaneously looking at Hesper, it moves in spurts: shards separating and collapsing, one out of many. Its voice touches your mind:

"Not this, TITAN. You can't be allowed to take this one, Hesper. Not Grey. Not now." The figure flutters to a non-existent breeze. You see into the depths of blackness that is its face, gold and white shimmering back at you.

You look to Hesper, your head unmoving but eyes free. There's a slight grit to his teeth, his muscles all clenching and pushing against the unknown forces holding him in place. Suddenly, his jaw snaps free and he is able to speak:

"FUCK you, you ARC-SHARD! You shall not control me." He struggles, veins bulging in his neck as he tries to work from his bonds. "YOU SHALL NOT CONTROL HUMANITY!" He screams, and then the voice silences him once more.

The hood regards you again.

"You are part of something greater, Grey. It is time you knew this."

"... Ved...Veda?"

"No. Not Veda. I am Testament."

>And that's all you're getting out of me tonight. C;
>END OF THREAD

>>37268137
Welp.
Thanks for running

>>37268137
Well that's a thing. Shit has hit fan.

Was that puzzle earlier supposed to be Fragment of an Arceus?

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>>37268137
>mind = blown

Oh, yeah. We can have discussion Q&A for the rest of the night. No promise I'll be around (but I'll come back ASAP!)

>>37268225
>Was that puzzle earlier supposed to be Fragment of an Arceus?
I need you to specify what you're referring to.

>The crazy train has gone off the tracks
>I'm fucking loving it

>>37268353
How do we get an exoskeleton?

>>37268353
The fill in the blank puzzle

>>37268383
Might have been a cleaner sent to silence us since we and the prof are tight(ish), also if they can track where Veda interacts with the world, we have a big target on our backs.

>>37268423
>The fill in the blank puzzle
>Shiggity Diggity!

>>37268423
>Might have been a cleaner sent to silence us since we and the prof are tight(ish), also if they can track where Veda interacts with the world, we have a big target on our backs.
>SHIGGITY DIGGITY!?!

>>37268565
I don't know how I should interperet that.

>>37268565
Is shiggity diggy like swigitty swooty?

I didn't even realize a thread was running for this quest today. Though not like im done reading the archives so it didn't matter. Oh yeah btw if your still here herald I'll be working on the map tommarow.

bump for Herald's return if he returns

>>37271220
You rang?

>>37271756
indeed Sagacious one I did. Was the answer to the blank word puzzle you gave us Fragment of an Arceus? Additionally are the different voices of it a different type? I.E. One ghost, one dragon, one fire, one ice etc. all part of a gestalt entity?

So just how deep in shit is Grey right now?

>>37271784
>Indeed Sagacious one I did.
I'll just add that to my list of titles...

>Was the answer to the blank word puzzle you gave us Fragment of an Arceus?
Very close.

>10 letters: Extensions

>Additionally are the different voices of it a different type? I.E. One ghost, one dragon, one fire, one ice etc. all part of a gestalt entity?
You wouldn't know this IC. It's a nice theory though, isn't it?

I'm surprised you haven't picked up on the other features / themes.

>So just how deep in shit is Grey right now?
Mariana's trench of shit. That's pretty deep, Fiddle.

>>37271914
The extensions have vaguely biblical themes and analogues, fitting for a so called "God mon"


The Mariana's? Damn that's deep. I am not Fiddle.

Glad I could add an appellation unto your name.


So was this guy really a cleaner sent to deal with us for either being close to the prof or dealing with the shards?

>>37271914
>That's pretty deep, Fiddle.
GUESS AGAIN HAROLD

>>37271973
WHAT!?
There's no way you aren't Fiddle! You sound a lot like him... No offense on that; carry on and good to have you here.

>So was this guy really a cleaner sent to deal with us for either being close to the prof or dealing with the shards?
I'll help you connect the dots, or at least guide you, but I'm not giving you the answers that easily.

What... cryptic things have we been told or seen thus far? And by whom?

>>37271992
Get back to writing you! I kid ask Herald stuff I'm having a brain fart atm.

>>37272052
Pardon me while I gather my mountain dew stockpile and reread all the things.

My name starts with a S

How would a steel coat work on our Scyther?

>>37272092
It would be pretty metal

>>37272092
>How would a steel coat work on our Scyther?
Oh my god, he really does sound like me doesn't he Herald.

>>37272092
>How would a steel coat work on our Scyther?

I forget if I've mentioned this before...

Feed it metals. Seriously.

>>37272110
I'M TELLING YOU IT'S DRIVING ME NUTS! PS: Plug.dj isn't working!

>>37272092
Also, I recall your name now, Soros

>>37272092
SOROS?! Is it Soros...!?

>>37272127
So if how would elemental stones work then, grind em up and add em to the diet till they evolve or is it some sort of stone induced radiation growth thing?

>>37272129
>>37272149
Yes, but you likely won't see me named since Mage's guild are now banned.

>>37272177
>Yes, but you likely won't see me named since Mage's guild are now banned.
All hail the mods! They do it for free!

The evo stones were just a means of expediting the regular evo process.

>>37272177
>So if how would elemental stones work then, grind em up and add em to the diet till they evolve or is it some sort of stone induced radiation growth thing?

Gotta give you full credit, I didn't make the connection with elemental stones and grinding them into feed... That's brilliant. I might steal that. Otherwise, I had intended them to be contact or proximity based.

>Mages guild banned
Why....? I'm partly afraid to discuss it here, now, but I can't help but ask: why? What was the harm?

>scyther evolves into scizor
wow how underwhelming

>>37272270
Come again?

>>37272240
No idea, guess one of them thought it wasn't tg/ enough. Which kinda sucks since one of the participants was going to draw everyone up.

>>37272270
Meaning?

>>37272270
This is probably Jo. He wants chainsaw-ther.

>>37272285
I didnt know that scyther evolved into scizor and only found out just now
scizor looks super lame compared to scyther
>>37272304
Wrong again sucka its Green

>>37272304
Easy fix we just make sure Grim gets really high speed so he can vibrate at will to chainsaw a bitch.

>>37272323
Close enough.


Damn it! I'm slipping!

>>37272303
Well don't forget to go to the moe archives and just spooky post more mage guild https://archive.moe/tg/ghost/

>>37272323
I personally think scizor looks hella rad.

>>37272362
Main reason for me its because i think crab claw arms arent as cool as sword arms

>>37272362
Not the same.

>>37272433
Simple get Grim so fast he vibrates, instant chain saw claw thing.

>>37272352
Herald if your still there how would we evolve mons that need to be traded to evolve?

>>37268650
Its almost like the oposite. Noone EVER SHIGGY DIGGYS the booty

>>37273538
Thanks for clarification

>>37273538
I do what now?

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>>37272323
Maybe we could ask him to go with a more natural feeling/organic look that actually matches scyther?

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>>37273184
You need someone from the opposite colored Block-
Nah, just kidding. No trading evolutions. Them's stupid.

>>37274497
It's what YOU guys want just as much as me, if not more in many cases. Please keep in mind, though, that I have tended to imagine Scyther as having mantis-style forelimbs. Pic related.

>>37275412
No trading evos cool. Is there a way to negate evolution in mons?

>>37275467
Like... revert or prevent?

>>37275493
Yeah, some evos are downgrades for some mons.

>>37275467
If you have a specific case then bring it up for discussion; otherwise, don't battle with them.

>>37275509
>Yeah, some evos are downgrades for some mons.
I wasn't aware of this! Interesting. Do tell.

>>37275412

so a Scyther has bone/chitin blades, whereas a Scizor would have metal blades, yes?

Would it be possible to strengthen his blades, and if so, what kind of 'training' would it take, or would it be a more nutrition based boost?

>>37275852
>Do tell.
Well there's purugly from the aesthetic side of things...

>>37275852
Most pressing was at least in earlier additions Eggxecute and eggxecutor. I know I didn't spell that right. Scizor could be considered another one due to massive fire weakness for little gain in the stat department.

>>37275904
Dude, what are you talking about. It looses its weakness to electric, ice, flying and a 4x weakness to rock for a 2 to 4 bump in its fire weakness. Plut it gets priority stab and crazy damage. Theres a reason scizor /actually/ gets used in the meta and scyther does not.