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Last time on Cutémon, you met the human boy Joe, a young man with dreams of becoming a famous mon trainer, and the mechanical mon Onlion! As it turned out, they were traveling to the secret lab of the sinister Professor Plumtree, another human who has far-reaching plans that include you! The Professor gave Joe a device called the cutécaptor designed only to capture Cutémons, but you were able to... ahem... retrieve it from Joe on his way to Rust City and retreat back the way you came! It was there you blundered into Diamond, a menacing arena owner with an even more menacing mon of her own, the hypnotic Rattletrap!

Thanks to Joe, you escaped Diamond's clutches, and the two of you discovered an old dojo owned by Booker, a former mon trainer at the Rust City Arena and a good friend to the arena's owner Rudy. Booker's Torrentani was no match for the fearsome Combuster, but with Joe's help you were able to knock some sense into Combuster and the two of you journeyed on to Rust City!

When you and Joe arrived in Rust City, you learned that Rudy had died and the arena was now in the hands of the gang leader Carlos and his musclebound Ripmunk. Rudy's granddaughter Mashi, the rightful owner of the arena, was outmatched with her own mon Volito, but together the three of you concocted a plan to convince Carlos the arena was haunted by Rudy's ghost! As it turned out, you were more right than you could have imagined and Rudy's final appearance removed all trace of Carlos and his gang!

With the arena back in business, Joe took you into the wilderness on a hunt for a mon, and managed to capture an enormous Sailater, while you managed to strike a deal with a passing Ramster who agreed to pose as your own mon, with you as his human trainer!

Returning to Rust City, you found yourself caught in the middle of a mon battle between the ruthless bounty hunter Trent and his psychic Catscan... and Professor Plumtree and his own mon Onlion! Trent was only a pawn of the Traders, a mysterious group of rare mon dealers, and even as more agents of the Traders captured Mashi, Joe, and Booker, you managed to escape Rust City under cover of night along with Ramster!


>>5753542
>>5753542
>>5753542

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"Hairgraaaaaazer."

What? You just woke up?

Something is sniffing you! It's some kind of mon that looks like an orange furball on legs! You think it might be called a Hairgrazer!

You must have fallen asleep in this tall grasslast night!

What? You thought all that was just a dream? It couldn't be a dream because your pocket is full of things!

What do you mean you don't remember what you have in your pocket? You've only been asleep for a few hours!

You check your pocket. You have your Car Key that only starts your car, but your car is parked in the Rust City Arena right now!

What? You want to know what else is in your pocket? Well, there's the Cutécaptor, obviously! It looks like you also have your Travel Map, and your Video Game!

You reach up and touch the Baseball Cap on your head to make sure it's still there! You can't fool any humans into believing you're a human girl unless you're wearing a hat!

It looks like Ramster is still asleep!

Hairgrazer leans in and licks you! You can't help crying out!

"Hello? Is somebody there? Don't be afraid!" What? There's a human girl with the Hairgrazer? You didn't know she was there!

She can't see you because you're lying in the tall grass! You hold completely still!

"Well, fine then, if y'all want to lie in the grass all day, be my guest! Come on, Hairgrazer!"

It seems like the human girl and Hairgrazer are both leaving!

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What? You just remembered you were going to Copper Citadel to ask a human named Professor Ginger about the cutécaptor?

Copper Citadel can't be very far from where you are, can it? Why don't you look at your travel map?

You look at your travel map!

What do you mean, you don't know exactly where you are? Is it because you were running away from Rust City in the dark?

You peek up out of the tall grass. You can just barely see Hairgrazer!

Well? What are you going to do?

>Call out to the human girl
>Secretly follow behind them
>Try to find Copper Citadel

>>5782824
>>Try to find Copper Citadel

>>5782824
>Secretly follow behind them
If we follow them to a town or landmark, we can get our bearings.

>>5782824
>>Secretly follow behind them
Cool WebM bro

>>5782864
Agreed Nice touch.

Great to see a new thread already. Now to figure out who's who again.

>>5782824
>>5782842
Supported.

>>5782864
>>5782865
It really is a nice touch.

>>5782824
>Secretly follow behind them

>>5782824
>Secretly follow behind them

>>5782824
>>Secretly follow behind them

>>5782824
>Secretly follow behind them
Starting off strong, QM!

>>5782824
>>Secretly follow behind them

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"Ram-ram?" Ramster just woke up! It seems like he wants to know what's going on!

"Shhh!"

You peek over the tall grass again. It doesn't look like Hairgrazer or the human girl heard Ramster! They're still walking across the field!

You look around again.

What? You can't see anything but tall grass in every direction? You mean you can't even see your tracks from last night? You really don't know which way you're supposed to go to get to Copper Citadel!

What? It seems like the human girl knows where she's going? I think you're right! Maybe if you follow her, you'll be able to figure out exactly where you're at!

You look down at Ramster again.

"Sneaking."

Ramster looks up at you and nods. "Ram-ram."

Ramster climbs up onto your shoulder!

You and Ramster sneak through the tall grass. You can't sneak very quickly, because the human girl isn't walking very quickly! It seems like she's letting Hairgrazer eat as much grass as it wants!

"Hairgraaaaaazer."

What? Hairgrazer stopped to eat again? You don't know how it can eat so much grass!

After a few moments the human girl pats Hairgrazer and says "Come on, let's get home. You know Pa doesn't like it when we're out here too long!"

"Hairgraaaaaazer."

Hairgrazer and the human girl start walking across the field again.

"Ram-ram!"

Ramster is tugging on your shirt! It seems like he just noticed something!

You look around, but you can't see anything! Maybe Ramster just imagined it! You look at Ramster and shake your head.

"Nothing."

"Ram-ram!" It seems like Ramster is pretty insistent that he saw something! Maybe you had better look again!

You look around again!

What? You see something sticking out of the tall grass? It looks like a clump of feathers!

What? You just noticed that a human man and a mon that looks like scruffy vulture with a duck bill are hiding in the tall grass? It's a Platyvult!

"Platyvult!"

Ramster is nodding his head! "Ram-ram!"

It seems like the human man and the Platyvult are watching the human girl and the Hairgrazer! You don't think they know you're here!

What? The human man and the Platyvult are starting to sneak closer to the human girl and the Hairgrazer? They don't seem very friendly!

>Run up to the Platyvult and bite it (roll 2d100)
>Call out a warning to the human girl (roll 1d100)
>Remain hidden and don't say anything

Rolled 76, 17 = 93 (2d100)

>>5783420
>Run up to the Platyvult and bite it (roll 2d100)

Rolled 54 (1d100)

>>5783420
>Call out a warning to the human girl (roll 1d100)
"Watch out!" should do it.

>>5783433
Biting a Mon in front of other humans would give her identity away.

>>5783420
>>5783506
That's a good point. Changing my vote to
>Call out a warning to the human girl (roll 1d100)
Don't know if I should roll again or not.

Rolled 26 (1d100)

>>5783420
>Call out a warning to the human girl (roll 1d100)

Rolled 31 (1d100)

>>5783420
>Shout a warning

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Platyvult and the human man are getting closer to the human girl and the Hairgrazer! Aren't you going to do anything?

What? You're thinking about challenging Platyvult? You're pretty sure you can win!

What? You just remembered that you don't want any humans to know you're really a Cutémon? Maybe that wouldn't be a good idea after all!

"Ram-ram!" Ramster is tugging on your shirt! Platyvult and the human man are almost close enough to grab the human girl!

What? It looks like the human man is going to grab Hairgrazer and not the human girl? Well, you had better do something anyway!

"Watch out!"

The human man doesn't know what to do! He wasn't expecting anybody behind him to shout!

The human girl doesn't know what to do either! She can't see anyone!

"Hairgraaaaaazer."

"Come on, Hairgrazer!" The human girl jumps on Hairgrazer and slaps its back! Hairgrazer starts running across the field as quickly as it can!

What? Hairgrazer is kicking up a cloud of dust because it's running so quickly? You didn't know Hairgrazer could run that quickly!

The human man stands up in the tall grass and says "They're getting away! Bart ain't gonna be happy! Why'd you tell her to watch out?"

Platyvult says "PLA-TEEEE!"

Suddenly, you hear a voice from almost right next to you!

"I didn't say nothing!"

What? You didn't know there was another human man hiding in the tall grass! You had better get out of her!

What? You're not sure where the other human man is?

Suddenly, a shadow falls over you!

"Ram-ram!"

You and Ramster look behind you and see another human man! Hovering next to him is a mon that looks like a bony piranha with hummingbird wings! The wings are flapping so quickly that you can't even see them! You're pretty sure it's called a Hummidunk!

"Well now, what's this?"

Hummidunk snaps its jaw and chirps "HUMMI!"

The other human man is looking down at you! "That's a real fine Ramster you got there, little lady! I think Bart is gonna want to meet you both and ask why you got in the middle of our Hairgrazer-rustling operation!"

The human man reaches down to grab you!


BODY: 2
MIND: 1
LOVE: 1


>Bite the human man's finger and hide in the grass (roll 1d100)
>Bite the human man's finger and follow the human girl (roll 1d100)
>Go with the human men and their mons to meet Bart

Rolled 86 (1d100)

>>5783706
>Bite the human man's finger and follow the human girl (roll 1d100)

Rolled 10 (1d100)

>>5783706
>Bite the human man's finger and follow the human girl (roll 1d100)
Hopefully we can get our bearings after following her while still keeping our disguise. I mean, human kids can bite too right?

>>5783706
>>Go with the human men and their mons to meet Bart

Rolled 94 (1d100)

>>5783706
>>Bite the human man's finger and follow the human girl (roll 1d100)

>>5783706
>Bite the human man's finger and follow the human girl

Rolled 32 (1d100)

>>5783706
>>Bite the human man's finger and hide in the grass (roll 1d100)

>>5783706
>Bite the human man's finger and hide in the grass (roll 1d100)

>>5783706
>Bite the human man's finger and follow the human girl
How old do we look again? A human girl biting at the age of 10-12 isn't incredibly out of the ordinary.

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"Now, hold still, girlie!"

You had better do something quickly!

What? There's only one thing you can think of?

You bite the human man's finger! He wasn't expecting that! "Yaaah! She bit me!"

"Who bit you?"

"This little... huh? She's gone!"

What? You hid in the tall grass while he wasn't looking? That was pretty sneaky! You and Ramster crawl through the tall grass past the two human men! Their mons can't see you because the grass is too tall!

You keep crawling and find some pressed down grass! Is this the trail left by Hairgrazer and that human girl? You're pretty sure it is!

You run as fast as you can and suddenly the grass is only ankle high! You stop and duck back into the tall grass.

In front of you are Hairgrazer and the human girl! It seems like Hairgrazer is tired from running away like that!

"Hairgraaaaaazer."

"Come on, Hairgrazer, we're almost home!" The human girl is trying to get Hairgrazer to move but it's still tired!

"HUMMI!"

What? Hummidunk just flew over your head? Hummidunk didn't see you!

Hummidunk flies up to the human girl and snaps its jaws at her! She looks pretty scared!

"PLA-TEEEE!"

The human girl turns around to run the other way but Platyvult snaps its beak at her! The human girl can't help taking a step backward! She bumps into Hairgrazer!

Platyvult and Hummidunk are circling them!

What? The ground is starting to shake? You don't know what's happening! Is this an earthquake?

"TURR-BULL!"

What? Something very loud is coming closer? It's a mon that looks like an enormous rocky bull with a glowing crystal horn! It's even bigger than Sailater! There's a human man running next to it!

"Katie!"

"Pa!"

What? Is he the human girl's father?

"Terrabull, get them away from Katie and Hairgrazer!"

"TURR-BULL!"

Terrabull charges toward the other mons but they both fly up into the air before Terrabull can reach them!

Platyvult flies up in front of Terrabull and flaps its wings! "PLA-TEEEE!"

Terrabull stands up on his back legs! "TURR-BULL!"

"HUMMI!"


Hummidunk attacks Terrabull before he was ready!

Hummidunk attacks with Bone Bite!

It hurts Terrabull!

Terrabull tries to attack Hummidunk but misses!

Platyvult attacks Terrabull before he was ready!

Platyvult attacks Terrabull with Featherduster!

Terrabull can't see!

Terrabull tries to attack Platyvult but misses!

Hummidunk attacks Terrabull before he was ready!

Hummidunk attacks with Bone Bite!

It hurts Terrabull!


"TURR-BULL!"

What? Terrabull is too slow to fight Platyvult and Hummidunk at the same time? It seems like Terrabull is going to lose the fight!


BODY: 2
MIND: 1
LOVE: 1


>Ask Ramster to challenge one of the other mons
>Challenge one of the other mons yourself (roll 2d100)
>Stay hidden and don't do anything

>>5784671
>Ask Ramster to challenge one of the other mons
Sounds funny.

>>5784671
>Ask Ramster to challenge one of the other mons

>>5784671
>Ask Ramster to challenge one of the other mons
Pretty please?

>>5784671
>Throw Ramster at one of the other mons

>>5784671
>>Stay hidden and don't do anything

>>5784671
>>Ask Ramster to challenge one of the other mons

>>5784671
>Ask Ramster to challenge one of the other mons
As is expected of a trainer. We have fists and BODY 2 to show any of the opposing Mon that approaches our character.

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What? You can't stand to see Terrabull get beaten up like this? You're going to ask Ramster to challenge one of those other mons? You're not sure if Ramster will do it!

You look down at Ramster!

Well? You had better say something!

"Challenge?"

Ramster looks away from the fight and says "Ram-ram!" then looks back at the fight! It seems like he's not interested in fighting those mons!

What? You really do want him to help Terrabull? In that case, you had better give him a reason to want to help you!

What? You want my help thinking of something? Well, what does Ramster like?

What? You just remembered that Ramster really likes playing your video game?

You take your video game out of your jacket pocket and hold it up in front of Ramster!

"Play?"

"Ram-ram!" Ramster reaches up for the video game! It seems like Ramster wants to play the video game while he watches the fight!

You hold the video game out of his reach!

"Challenge!"

Ramster looks at the fight and then looks back at you and nods his head! "Ram-ram!" Ramster climbs into your hand!

You stand up and toss Ramster toward Terrabull! Ramster lands on the ground while running!

Hummidunk is just about to bite Terrabull again when it stops and looks the other way! Ramster is jumping through the air at Hummidunk!

You didn't realize Ramster was this powerful of a mon! He's really beating up Hummidunk!

"PLA-TEEEE!" Platyvult can't believe it!

What? Platyvult is distracted by the fight? Platyvult doesn't see the big shadow descending on him?

What? Platyvult just saw the big shadow?

"PLA-ACK!"

Terrabull steps on Platyvult!

"TURR-BULL!"

Hummidunk escapes and flies away as quickly as it can! "HUMMI!"

As soon as Terrabull moves his foot, Platyvult flops away as quickly as it can! "PLA-TEEEE!"

You duck down into the tall grass as Hummidunk and Platyvult pass by! They don't see you!

You look back at Ramster.

What? Katie is cradling Ramster and tickling his stomach? "Ain't you the cutest little thing?"

"Ram-ram!" It seems like Ramster is really enjoying himself!

Katie's father looks around and says "No sign of Bart's men. They're too cowardly to show their faces without their mons."

Katie nuzzles Ramster and says "I'm gonna make you a big meal as a reward for saving Hairgrazer and Terrabull from those nasty mons!"

"Ram-ram!" It seems like Ramster is pretty happy about this situation!

Katie's father looks around and says "That girl with the baseball cap must be one of those big-city mon trainers from Rust City... Huh? Where'd she go?"

What? You're hiding in the tall grass again? Is it because you're not sure if you want to talk to these humans?

What? You just remembered that those two men are still out in the tall grass?

>Hide in the tall grass until Ramster comes back
>Stand up and say hello to the humans

>>5785805
>Stand up and say hello to the humans
Humans are more trustworthy when they owe us one.

>>5785805
>Stand up and say hello to the humans

>>5785805
>Stand up and say hello to the humans
Might as well now that Ramster is acquainted with them.

>"PLA-ACK!"
kek.

>"That girl with the baseball cap must be one of those big-city mon trainers from Rust City..."
This implies that she must be somewhere north or west of Rust City, the opposite direction of where she needs to be headed. That must be the other result of the 1 from last thread.

>>5785805
>Stand up and say hello to the humans

>>5785805
>Stand up and say hello to the humans
Or they might steal Ramster from us

>>5785805
>>Hide in the tall grass until Ramster comes back

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What? You're still thinking about hiding in the tall grass until Ramster comes back?

Even if those other two human men come back?

You stand up and step out of the tall grass!

"Oh, there you are!" The human man is looking at you! "I can't thank you enough for saving my little girl from those mons!" He points at Ramster and says "You and your mon are welcome to come back to our place and have lunch!"

Katie tickles Ramster's stomach again and says "I hope y'all are hungry!"

"Ram-ram!"

The human man is looking at you again! "I'm Cliff Redfern. This is my daughter, Katie."

It seems like he's expecting you to say something!

What? You think he's expecting you to tell him your name? But you don't have a name! You had better think of something quickly!

What? You want my help again? Well, what are some girl's names that you know?

"Mashi!" You didn't mean to say that out loud!

"Well, Mashi, nice to meet you." What? Cliff is shaking your hand? It seems like he thinks your name is Mashi!

Katie hands Ramster to you and says "Come on, y'all!" Katie and Hairgrazer start walking toward the house at the edge of the trees. Now that you're up close, you can see that Katie is only a little taller than you are!

"Ram-ram!" Ramster is tugging on your shirt! It seems like he wants to follow Katie and Hairgrazer!

What? Your stomach is rumbling? It's probably because you haven't eaten anything since yesterday morning!

You follow them up to the house. It seems like only Katie and Cliff live here! You sit down and Katie starts cooking lunch. It smells terrific!

"I hope y'all like steamed Hamburbler!" Katie sets the plate down on the table in front of you and spoons out a big bowl of mashed vegetables in front of Ramster. "And here are some yummy veggies for my little hero!"

"Ram-ram!" Ramster starts gobbling it up!

What? The steamed Hamburbler smells even more delicious now that it's ready? It wouldn't hurt to take just one bite, would it?

What? You just cleaned your entire plate? It seems like you were pretty hungry!

Katie puts some more steamed Hamburbler on your plate! You try to eat a little more slowly this time.

Cliff looks at Katie and says "I told you not to take that Hairgrazer too far from the house."

"But Pa, he loves the grass on that hill more than anything else!"

"That's no excuse! If it hadn't been for..."

What? Cliff is looking at you with a strange expression on his face? "I'm sorry. We shouldn't be quarreling in front of company."

Katie looks at you and asks "Is it true you're really a mon trainer from Rust City?"

You look at Ramster. Ramster is looking at you in mid-bite! You look at Katie and nod.

"Trainer."

"Golly, that must be pretty exciting!" Katie seems pretty interested in mon trainers!

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After you eat lunch, Katie starts clearing the table and washing the dishes.

You take out your travel map and look at it again. You're still not sure where you are!

What? You think these humans might know where they are? You're probably right!

You look at Cliff.

"Copper Citadel?"

Cliff leans across the table and looks at your map! "This ranch probably isn't on your map." He points at a spot on your map and says "We're right about here."

You look at where Cliff is pointing. What? You're nowhere near Copper Citadel? It seems like you went the wrong direction after you left Rust City!

"Normally, you'd be welcome to come with us to Copper Citadel, but it looks like we won't be going anywhere." What? Cliff is looking out the window? It seems like he's looking at Hairgrazer!

"We were supposed to be shearing our herd of Hairgrazers today so we could take the hair to Copper Citadel, but Bart and his men rustled almost the entire herd a few days ago and I don't know where he's got them hidden. The only Hairgrazer he didn't get was that one."

What? Cliff and Katie had an entire herd of Hairgrazers, but those other human men stole them?

Katie finishes washing the dishes and asks "Are y'all gonna stay for supper?"

>Leave and keep walking toward Copper Citadel
>Stay at the Redfern Ranch for a little while

>>5786603
>Stay at the Redfern Ranch for a little while

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>>5786603
>Stay at the Redfern Ranch for a little while
Ah shit. Pic related. It'd be a two day walk to Copper City otherwise, and a city nearby to Rusty City is likely where the Traders and Plumtree from interrogating Joe and the others cartel style expect us to be next. Our only option is to lay low for a few weeks until our next move, which would either be busting our buddies free or seeing Professor Ginger in Copper City. Staying to help out with whatever would give us a means to do this and maybe even score a new hat for our character's collection, but we should be careful just in case Bart has a greater reach. Speaking of which, whatever region we're in must be a lawless place if rustling happens so openly and easily.

>>5786603
>Stay at the Redfern Ranch for a little while

>>5786603
>Stay at the Redfern Ranch for a little while

>>5786603
>>Stay at the Redfern Ranch for a little while

>>5786603
>>Stay at the Redfern Ranch for a little while

>>5786603
>Stay at the Redfern Ranch for a little while

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"Ram-ram!" It seems like Ramster is happy to stay for supper!

Cliff and Katie are looking at you!

What? You're nodding your head? You really want to stay with Cliff and Katie for a little while longer? It does seem like this is a nice place to rest for a little while, doesn't it?

"Ram-ram!" What? Ramster is looking at you? It seems like he wants to play your video game like you promised! You take your video game out of your pocket and give it to Ramster.

"I'm afraid we don't have much room, so you'll have to bunk with Katie." Cliff stands up and looks at Katie and says "I have to go tend to Terrabull. Go put that Hairgrazer in the barn where it'll stay safe." Cliff walks out the door and then sticks his head back in and says "And make sure you lock the barn door!"

Katie stands up and says "C'mon, Mashi!" What? You just remembered that they think your name is Mashi? You had better go along with Katie! You look down at Ramster but he's still sitting at the table playing the video game!

What? You're not going to tell Ramster to put the video game away and come with you? You think that might be the best idea! After all, you don't want to be embarrassed in front of Katie if Ramster refuses to do what you ask him to do!

You and Katie go outside and Hairgrazer looks up. "Hairgraaaaaazer."

Katie scratches Hairgrazer and starts leading him toward one of the other buildings. Hairgrazer tries to lick you again! Is it because he knows you're really a mon?

"Hairgraaaaaazer."

"I think he likes you!" Katie opens the barn door.

"BELL-BELL-BELLFLY!"

What? A mon that looks like a bell clapper with bat wings is flying out of the barn doorway at you! Look out!


[SFX: battle music]

Bellfly attacked before you were ready!

Bellfly is fleeing the fight!

Bellfly escapes!


Katie shrieks! You're not sure if she was attacked by that Bellfly!

What? Katie is laughing? You don't know what's going on! "Oh, that Bellfly gave me a fright! It came outta nowhere, ain't that so, Hairgrazer?"

"Hairgraaaaaazer." It seems like Hairgrazer wasn't very concerned about the Bellfly!

Katie is looking at you! What? Why are your cheeks turning red? Is it because she thinks there's something strange about you? "You ain't upset about that lil' old Bellfly, are ya, Mashi? Why, it looked like you were ready to take it on yourself!"

Hairgrazer walks into the barn and Katie shuts the barn door behind him. "Gotta remember to lock it like Pa said to." Katie locks the door and puts the barn door key in her pocket! "Come on, Mashi! Let's get back to the house and I'll show ya my room!" What? Katie is really treating you like a human girl?

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That night, you wake up in the dark and see Ramster sitting at the foot of Katie's bed! What? Has he really been playing your video game all night?

What? You just realized that Katie isn't sleeping in the bed? You look at Ramster!

"Katie?"

"Ram-ram!" What? Ramster is pointing out the window!

You look out the window and see a faint glow through the trees! It looks like the glow from a lantern!

What? Is Ramster saying that Katie is out in the woods in the middle of the night?

You put on your clothes and baseball cap and look down at Ramster.

"Follow!"

Ramster looks up at you for a moment, then nods and gives you the video game. You and Ramster tip-toe out of Katie's room! When you get outside you run across the grass and into the woods toward the light!

"Who's there?" Katie holds up the lantern when she hears your footsteps! "Oh, Mashi, you scared the life outta me!" Katie reaches over and scratches Ramster's head!

"Ram-ram!" It seems like Ramster is enjoying it!

"Hairgraaaaaazer."

What? Hairgrazer is here too, even though you saw Katie lock the barn door? You know what that means, don't you?

What? You know what it means, but you want to make sure I know what it means?

It means Katie is bringing Hairgrazer into the woods on purpose!

You look at Katie!

"Hairgrazer?"

Katie holds up the lamp at Hairgrazer and nods. "That's right. See, Hairgrazer can sniff out the rest of his herd. Pa thinks it might be too dangerous, but I figure we can find out where Bart's keeping 'em and then figure out a plan. And if we do it in the middle of the night, they'll never even know we're there!"

What? Katie is looking at you? It seems like she's expecting you to say something!

"Are ya in or out?"


BODY: 2
MIND: 1
LOVE: 1


>Follow Katie and Hairgrazer into the woods
>Go back to the house and wake up Cliff

>>5788546
>>Follow Katie and Hairgrazer into the woods

>>5788546
>Follow Katie and Hairgrazer into the woods
I mean, what else are we really going to do? Might as well try to keep this nice girl safe.

>>5788546
>Follow Katie and Hairgrazer into the woods

>>5788546
>>Go back to the house and wake up Cliff

>>5788546
>>Follow Katie and Hairgrazer into the woods

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What? Are you really going to go along with Katie and Hairgrazer into the woods in the dark to look for Bart and his gang and the rustled herd of Hairgrazers?

What? You really are? You nod at Katie!

"In."

"Well, alright, what're y'all standin' around for?" Katie and Hairgrazer start walking further into the woods.

"Ram-ram!" What? It seems like Ramster is a little scared of the woods? Maybe he's not as tough as he looks!

What? You feel like something is watching you from the trees?

You hurry to catch up with Katie!

"Pa doesn't like it when I play in these woods, but a few weeks ago I found an old campfire that they made. I knew it must have been them because there were Platyvult feathers everywhere!"

Katie holds the lantern up and turns a knob. What? Katie just put out the lantern? You can hardly see anything until your eyes adjust to the dark!

"Hairgrazer will lead us the rest of the way! Go on, now!" Katie nudges Hairgrazer. Hairgrazer starts sniffing around and then starts walking forward again! It looks like he might know where he's going!

What? You feel like something is watching you from the trees again?

You look around! Katie and Hairgrazer stop and Katie looks at you. "What's the matter, Mashi?"

"Ram-ram!" What? Ramster seems to see something! He's pointing at one of the trees! You look up and try to see what he's pointing at.

What? It's a mon that looks like a small white bird with a zigzag stripe? You're pretty sure that's a Buzzird! Why do you suppose it's watching you?

The Buzzird sees you looking at it and flies away! When it does, the zigzag stripe of its wings cuts through the branch it was on! You see why it's called a Buzzird!

You look at Katie!

"Buzzird!"

"Forget about that Buzzird, come on! The campfire is just over this hill!" Katie and Hairgrazer slowly creep up to the top of the hill!

What? There really is a campfire on the other side of the hill? You can see the two men and their mons sitting close to it!

The men don't know you can hear them!

"Bart is gonna be back from Copper Citadel any moment!"

"How are we gonna tell him we lost the entire herd of Hairgrazers?"

"If only we could get them out of that cave!"

You look at Katie! What? Katie has a strange expression on her face? Katie whispers "I know the cave they're talking about! Come on, let's go!"

You and Katie stand up and turn around, but in front of you is a tall human man with that Buzzird on his shoulder!

"Bart!"

"We didn't know you was back in town!"

What? This man is Bart? He looks at you and Katie and says "A little mon told me there were some kids nosing around." Bart reaches out a hand to grab you!

"Watch out, Bart! That's the kid..."

[SFX: biting noise]

"...that bit me."

Katie and Hairgrazer start running past the campfire! "Come on, Mashi! This way!"

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[SFX: thunder]

You and Katie run away as fast as you can with Hairgrazer right behind you!

What? Hairgrazer isn't running as fast as he normally does? Maybe that's just because he's a little tired! It is pretty late at night, after all!

You keep following Katie! It seems like it's starting to rain!

What? It seems like Hairgrazer might be afraid of something? You don't know what he could be afraid of since he wasn't afraid of that Bellfly!

You keep following Katie!

What? Hairgrazer seems to smell something he doesn't like? Maybe you should tell Katie!

"Katie!"

"Huh? What's the matter with you?" Katie puts one hand on Hairgrazer and says "Hairgrazer! You're shakin' like a leaf! What's got into you? Come on, we're almost to the cave!"

"Hairgraaaaaazer." It seems like Hairgrazer doesn't want to go any further!

Ramster is standing up on his tip-toes on your shoulder and sniffing the air! "Ram-ram!" Ramster is tugging on your shirt and pointing ahead! It seems like he doesn't think you should go any further either!

The rain parts in front of you and you see a cave! That must be the cave that Katie was talking about! The herd of Hairgrazers should be inside!

You and Katie look at each other and start running toward the cave! It seems like Katie is pretty happy!

What? You see two lights in the cave? They seem to be coming closer!

Suddenly a huge mon that looks like a spider with crab legs scuttles out of the darkness toward the mouth of the cave! It's an Araknagrab!

Katie can't help crying out in fear!


BODY: 2
MIND: 1
LOVE: 1


>Tell Katie to run away and challenge Araknagrab with Ramster (roll 2d100)
>Ask Ramster to challenge Araknagrab (roll 1d100)
>Run away with Katie and Hairgrazer (roll 1d100)

Rolled 79 (1d100)

>>5789668
>>Ask Ramster to challenge Araknagrab (roll 1d100)

Rolled 20, 44 = 64 (2d100)

>>5789668
>Tell Katie to run away and challenge Araknagrab with Ramster (roll 2d100)
Keep our hat on, though.

Rolled 22, 59 = 81 (2d100)

>>5789668
>>Tell Katie to run away and challenge Araknagrab with Ramster (roll 2d100)

Rolled 63, 68 = 131 (2d100)

>>5789668
>Tell Katie to run away and challenge Araknagrab with Ramster (roll 2d100)
That Mon most likely ate many of the Hairgrazers by now, and perhaps keeps the others wrapped in webs. It will take a long while to unbind the ones still alive. We should have Katie and her Hairgrazer keep watch outside in case Bart's gang comes and to help wrangle the survivors among the herd.

>>5789668
>Tell Katie to run away and challenge Araknagrab with Ramster (roll 2d100)

Rolled 7, 77 = 84 (2d100)

>>5789668
>>Tell Katie to run away and challenge Araknagrab with Ramster (roll 2d100)

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Araknagrab looks at Katie and then scuttles out of the cave mouth toward her with its pincers raised!


Araknagrab is challenging Katie!

Ramster is challenging Araknagrab!

Araknagrab can't believe it!

Ramster attacked before Araknagrab was ready!

Ramster attacks with Horns!


"Oh, watch out, lil' fella!" What? Katie is still here? You turn around and look at Katie!

"Run!"

Katie looks at you and says "But Mashi, your lil' old Ramster ain't no match for that Araknagrab!"

You and Katie look at Ramster! It looks like Araknagrab is having trouble grabbing Ramster with its pincers! Ramster jumps at Araknagrab again! It seems like it hurt! Araknagrab is really mad now!


Araknagrab uses Peril Eyes!

Ramster is too frightened to move!


You look at Katie again!

"Katie, run!"

Katie looks at you and then finally turns around and runs away! "Come on, Hairgrazer!"

"Hairgraaaaaazer." Hairgrazer runs away with Katie!

You turn back around right as Araknagrab hits you in the head with its pincer!

What? You got knocked out already?

...

You must be waking up, because your head hurts! You open your eyes and see that you're lying in a pit with a pile of mon skulls!

"Skull-ker!" What? There's a mon in the pit with you that looks like a skull with four stumpy legs? It's a Skullker! You feel like you should say something!

"Hello!"

Skullker wiggles his legs and says "Skull-ker!"

"Need help?"

"Skull-ker!" Skullker shakes his skull! It seems like he's pretty happy here!

What? You don't know why Araknagrab threw you in the pit? Maybe it was because Araknagrab thought you weren't alive anymore!

You climb out of the pit and look around the tunnel. You can see light coming from further up the tunnel! It looks like you're in the back of the cave!

You sneak up the tunnel and suddenly see Araknagrab! You have to slap your hands over your mouth to keep from crying out!

What? It looks like Araknagrab is sleeping in another tunnel! You can see the herd of Hairgrazers in a cavern on the other side of Araknagrab! They're all too frightened to move!

What? You also see Ramster in the cavern on the other side of Araknagrab? It seems like he's also too frightened to move!


BODY: 2
MIND: 1
LOVE: 1


>Challenge Araknagrab by yourself (roll 2d100)
>Try to sneak past Araknagrab and help Ramster (roll 1d100)
>Sneak out of the cave and look for help (roll 1d100)

Rolled 89 (1d100)

>>5791018
>Try to sneak past Araknagrab and help Ramster (roll 1d100)
Mon weak alone, strong together.

>>5791183
Supported. I'm not risking rolling a 1.

>>5791018
>Try to sneak past Araknagrab and help Ramster (roll 1d100)
And the Hairgrazers, too. Inspire them to great deeds of united rebellion! Fellow mons, it's me and you. Our courage will pull us through!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyQjVtIGQg8

Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>5791018
I'll risk a roll

Rolled 19, 26 = 45 (2d100)

>>5791018
>Challenge Araknagrab by yourself (roll 2d100)
Murder the crab-spider in its sleep

Rolled 10 (1d100)

>>5791018
>Try to sneak past Araknagrab and help Ramster (roll 1d100)

Rolled 13 (1d100)

>>5791018
>>Try to sneak past Araknagrab and help Ramster (roll 1d100)

>>5791018
>>Try to sneak past Araknagrab and help Ramster (roll 1d100)

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You try to get Ramster to look at you, but he's too frightened to even look at you!

It seems like you're going to have to get around Araknagrab somehow! It looks like Araknagrab is taking up almost the entire tunnel!

What? You think you might be able to squeeze underneath one of Araknagrab's legs? when he snores? It seems like you'll have to time it just right!

You wait until Araknagrab snores and squeeze underneath one of his legs! You're pinned between Araknagrab and the wall!

Araknagrab starts to snore again and you squeeze underneath another one of his legs! You made it!

What? Ramster is still too afraid to move? Well, how do you usually get Ramster to move?

What? You use your video game? It seems like it might work!

You take your video game out of your jacket pocket and hold it up in front of Ramster!

"Play?"

What? Ramster looks away from Araknagrab toward the video game! "Ram-ram!" It seems like Ramster isn't affected by Araknagrab's Peril Eyes anymore! Ramster reaches up for the video game and whispers "Ram-ram!"

You point at the herd of Hairgrazers!

"Later!"

Ramster looks at the herd of Hairgrazers and nods. "Ram-ram!" Ramster waves at the Hairgrazers to start sneaking out of the cave.

What? The Hairgrazers aren't doing anything? It seems like the Hairgrazers are still too afraid to move!

"Ram-ram!" Ramster hops in front of the Hairgrazers! "Ram-ram!"

The Hairgrazers are still too afraid to move!

"Ram-ram!" Ramster stands on his tip-toes and holds up one paw as high as he can! "Ram-ram! Ram-ram!"

The Hairgrazers are still too afraid to move!

"Ram-ram!" Ramster holds up a tiny flag and waves it as he speaks! "Ram-ram! Ram-ram!" It seems like he's pretty worked up! Ramster paces back and forth while he holds up the flag! "Ram-ram! Ram-ram!"

What? One of the Hairgrazers is looking at Ramster?

"Ram-ram!" Ramster is really getting going now! More of the Hairgrazers are looking at him now!

What? You don't know where Ramster got the tiny flag?

I'd like to know where he got the tiny podium!

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"Ram-ram!"

It seems like everyone in the cave is listening to Ramster's speech!

What? You just remembered that Araknagrab is in the cave? You look up from Ramster and see Araknagrab looking at you and Ramster!



Araknagrab is challenging you!

Araknagrab attacks you with Pincer!

It really hurts!

Ramster attacks Araknagrab with Horns!

It hurts Araknagrab!

What? The floor of the cave is starting to shake? It's because the herd of Hairgrazers is stampeding toward you!

Hairgrazer1 is challenging Araknagrab!

Hairgrazer1 attacks with Stampede!

Hairgrazer2 is challenging Araknagrab!

Hairgrazer2 attacks with Stampede!

Hairgrazer3 is challenging Araknagrab!

Hairgrazer3 attacks with Stampede!

Hairgrazer4 is challenging Araknagrab!

Hairgrazer4 attacks with Stampede!

Hairgrazer5 is challenging Araknagrab!

Hairgrazer5 attacks with Stampede!


The herd of Hairgrazers runs out of the cave! It looks like Araknagrab is pretty beaten up!

What? The shaking is getting worse? All that stampeding made the cave start to collapse!

"Ram-ram!" Ramster is standing at the mouth of the cave!

You run across the cave toward Ramster!

"Hairgraaaaaazer."

What? There's still one Hairgrazer in the cave that was too afraid to run away?


BODY: 2
MIND: 1
LOVE: 1


>Leave the Hairgrazer and escape while you can
>Go back and try to save the Hairgrazer (roll 1d100)

Rolled 84 (1d100)

>>5792311
>Go back and try to save the Hairgrazer (roll 1d100)
No mon left behind!

Rolled 92 (1d100)

>>5792311
>>Go back and try to save the Hairgrazer (roll 1d100)

Rolled 76 (1d100)

>>5792311
>Go back and try to save the Hairgrazer (roll 1d100)

>>5792311
>Go back and try to save the Hairgrazer (roll 1d100)

>>5792371
Good roll.

>>5792311
>>Go back and try to save the Hairgrazer (roll 1d100)

Rolled 57 (1d100)

>>5792311
>>Go back and try to save the Hairgrazer (roll 1d100)

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The cave ceiling is staring to collapse!

"Ram-ram!" Ramster is hopping up and down! He has to hop out of the way of a falling boulder!

What? You're really going back for that Hairgrazer?

You turn around and run down the tunnel! Araknagrab starts to sit up but you jump on his head and leap over him into the cavern with the Hairgrazer!

"Hairgraaaaaazer." It seems like the Hairgrazer is even more afraid now!

You pick up the Hairgrazer and carry him out of the cavern into the tunnel! Araknagrab starts to sit up again but you jump on his head again!

The cave mouth is starting to collapse!

"Hairgraaaaaazer." You hop on Hairgrazer and he runs out of the cave as quickly as he can! You both make it out of the cave just as the cave mouth collapses!

It seems like Araknagrab got buried in the cave-in! It will probably take him a long time to dig his way back out!

"Buzzird!"

What? It's Bart's mon Buzzird! You turn around and see Bart and his men and their mons circling the herd of Hairgrazers!

Bart looks at you and says "Thanks for getting our herd of Hairgrazers out of that cave."

What? It looks like Bart and his men will get to rustle the herd of Hairgrazers after all?

All of a sudden the ground starts shaking again! It's Terrabull and Cliff! It looks like Katie and her Hairgrazer are with them too!

What? There's an old human man with them, and he's riding a big mon that looks like a giant tapir with spiky eye sockets? It must be a Taybray!

"I'm afraid your rustling days are over, Bart!" The old human man holds up a piece of paper and says "You and your men are all under arrest!"

What? The old human man is looking at you?

"I'm Nate, the sheriff of these parts. Taybray and I have been trying to catch Bart and his gang for a while. I'd like to thank you and your Ramster for helping us out." Sheriff Nate reaches into his pouch and pulls out a small sack that jingles! "You're entitled to a reward of 20 coins."

What? Is Sheriff Nate really giving you 20 coins? You had better say something!

"Thank you, Sheriff."

You take the sack! Suddenly, Katie gives you a hug! "Thanks for gettin' our Hairgrazers back, Mashi! Y'all ready for the shearin'?"

What? You forgot that Cliff and Katie were going to shear the entire herd of Hairgrazers?

It takes the entire rest of the day to shear all the Hairgrazers! You can't believe how much hair there is!

What? You're almost too tired to eat supper because you worked so hard?

You still have enough energy to eat two more servings of steamed Hamburbler!

Cliff looks across the table at you and says "Tomorrow we're headed to Copper Citadel with all the hair from the Hairgrazers."

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The next morning, you all climb onto Terrabull and ride toward Copper Citadel with the sacks of Hairgrazer hair!

What? Cliff brought a guitar? It seems like he's pretty good at playing it!

What? Katie is singing along? You didn't know she could sing! It sounds pretty good!

You ride Terrabull all day and camp out on the prairie that night. Terrabull makes it to the outskirts of Copper Citadel at noon the next day.

After you climb off of Terrabull, Katie gives you another hug! "See ya later, Mashi! I hope y'all find that Professor Ginger!" Katie scratches Ramster's chin and says "And you take care of Mashi, y'hear?"

"Ram-ram!"

Cliff shakes your hand and says "I really appreciate everything you've done. We're headed to Ferropolis to sell the rest of the Hairgrazer hair, if you change your mind."

What? You're shaking your head? You really do want to try and find Professor Ginger?

"Goodbye!"

You turn around and start walking through the Copper Citadel Market! There are a lot more humans here than in Rust City! Everyone is...

I said, everyone is shouting and you can't concentrate!

Suddenly, the humans around you start shouting more than usual! It seems like something is going on!

"Wild mon! There's a wild mon on the loose!"

What? A wild mon? Are they talking about you?

You look around and see a pair of human men wearing uniforms run past you! "Watch it, kid!"

It seems like the humans are pretty upset! One of them walks up to another human and says "You know unattended mons can be confiscated! Keep a better watch on it next time!"

You don't like the sound of that!

What? You just realized that you aren't even in Copper Citadel yet and all you know is Professor Ginger's name?

>Stay in Copper Citadel and try to find Professor Ginger on your own
>Try to find Cliff and Katie and travel with them to Ferropolis

>>5793586
>Stay in Copper Citadel and try to find Professor Ginger on your own

>>5793586
>Stay in Copper Citadel and try to find Professor Ginger on your own

>>5793586
>>Stay in Copper Citadel and try to find Professor Ginger on your own

>>5793586
>Stay in Copper Citadel and try to find Professor Ginger on your own

>>5793586
>>Stay in Copper Citadel and try to find Professor Ginger on your own

>>5793586
>Stay in Copper Citadel and try to find Professor Ginger on your own

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What? You're not running back to find Katie and Cliff and Terrabull?

You really are determined to stay in Copper Citadel, even though you're frightened! You look around at all the humans and buildings! You've never seen this many humans before in your life!

What? You don't know very much about human cities? You turn your head and look at Ramster on your shoulder!

Ramster shrugs and says "Ram-ram!" It seems like Ramster doesn't know very much about human cities either!

You start walking around the Copper Citadel Market and watch the humans. The humans on one side of the table take coins, and the humans on the other side of the table take what's on the table! It seems pretty simple! You can't wait to try it!

What? You're going to try it right now? Maybe you should watch the humans a little more!

You see a human woman hold up a blue fruit and ask the other human "How much?"

"Two coins." It seems like the fruit belongs to the human man behind the table!

The human woman can't believe it! "I can get it for half that price on the other side of town!"

"Then you better get walking!"

The human woman can't believe it! She stomps past you! "Out of my way, brat!"

Well? Are you going to try it now?

You walk up to the human man and hold up a blue fruit.

"How much?"

The human man looks at you and Ramster and says "For you? One coin."

What? The human man is going to sell it to you for only one coin? What a deal!

You give him one of your coins. You still have a lot of coins left from the reward!

"Thank you."

You take a bite of the blue fruit! It's delicious! You break off a piece and give it to Ramster.

"Ram-ram!" Ramster eats it all in one bite!

You and Ramster walk around and watch the humans. It doesn't seem like anyone is paying attention to you! A human man standing next to you says "Hello, how have you been?" Is he talking to you? You look up at him and see him standing in front of a videophone! It seems like he's talking to the human on the other end of the videophone! After he finishes talking he walks away and another human walks up to the videophone!

What? You're thinking about how to find Professor Ginger? You might be able to use a videophone to do it! It seems pretty simple to use. You just put a coin in the slot, push a button, and say the name of the human you want to see!

You see another videophone and walk toward it when suddenly a big fluffy mon that looks like a giant anteater runs up the sidewalk toward you! It's a Tamounda! Tamounda is trying to hide behind you! Is it because he knows you're a Cutémon?

"Stop that mon!" Two human men are running up the sidewalk! It looks like they're chasing the Tamounda!

"Mon Control! Get outta the way, kid! We're here to capture that unattended Tamounda!"

>Move out of the way so the humans can capture Tamounda
>Tell the humans Tamounda is your mon (roll 1d100)

Rolled 34 (1d100)

>>5794500
>Tell the humans Tamounda is your mon (roll 1d100)
Got your back, brother.

Rolled 79 (1d100)

>>5794500
>Tell the humans Tamounda is your mon (roll 1d100)
Friend

Rolled 95 (1d100)

>>5794500
>Tell the humans Tamounda is your mon (roll 1d100)

Rolled 20 (1d100)

>>5794500
>>Tell the humans Tamounda is your mon (roll 1d100)

>>5794500
>Tell the humans Tamounda is your mon (roll 1d100)

>>5794500
>>Tell the humans Tamounda is your mon (roll 1d100)

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Tamounda seems pretty scared of the human men! "Tamounda!" It's trying to hide behind you even though it's wider than you!

What? You're not getting out of the way, even though the human men told you to?

You put up your hands to stop them from grabbing Tamounda!

"No!"

The human men are looking at you! What? You just noticed that they're only a little taller than Joe? They might not be very old but they're both taller than you!

"Don't you know who we are?" One of the human men points at a patch on his hat! "We're Mon Control, now move out of the way!"

What? You're really not going to get out of their way? You crouch down and hold onto Tamounda! When you do, Tamounda's tail almost knocks your baseball cap off of your head! You have to let go and stand up to grab it!

The other human man looks at you and asks "Is this your mon?"

You look up at the human man and nod your head! It seems like he's waiting for you to say something else!

"Mon trainer."

What? The two human men are looking at each other with strange expressions on their faces? It seems like they might not believe you're really a mon trainer! You had better do something quickly!

"Rust City Arena!"

The two men look at you and then look at each other again! "What do you think?"

"I don't know, seems kind of suspicious."

"Ram-ram!" Ramster is standing on the human man's shoulder! How did he even get up there? Ramster tugs on the human man's collar! "Ram-ram!"

The other human man looks between you and Ramster and says "You've got two mons?"

"She must be in town for the tournament tomorrow." The human man looks at you and says "You had better get to your hotel room before it gets dark. This city can be a little rough at night, and there are wild mons everywhere."

Ramster hops off of the human man onto your shoulder! The two human men seem like they believe you! They both turn around and start walking the other way!

The other human man looks back at you and says "And keep those mons under control!"

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That was pretty scary! You don't know what would have happened if those human men would have found out that you're really a Cutémon!

What? You just remembered what you were going to do before Tamounda showed up?

"Call Professor Ginger!"

You didn't mean to say that out loud, but you were going to try and use the videophone to call Professor Ginger!

You look at the videophone again. It seems pretty easy for humans to use it! You take another coin out of the sack Sheriff Nate gave you, but when you reach up to put it in the coin slot Tamounda grabs your ankle!

"Tamounda!" It seems like he's trying to get your attention! "Tamounda!" He turns around and takes a few steps up the sidewalk and then looks back at you. "Tamounda!"

"Ram-ram!" Ramster is pointing in the direction Tamounda walked! It seems like Tamounda wants you to follow him instead of calling Professor Ginger!

You look back at the videophone. It seems like you came all this way so you should try to use it!

You reach up and put the coin into the coin slot! What? You aren't sure what to do next? It looked like the humans pushed one of the buttons!

What do you mean, which button? How many buttons could there be?

You look at the videophone again. You didn't realize it had so many buttons!

You push one of the buttons and a voice says "Name, please!"

What? It seems like it worked! You had better hurry up and say who you want to talk to!

"Professor Ginger!"

"Connecting... Please hold."

What? You're starting to get scared of talking to Professor Ginger? You crouch down and look at Ramster.

Ramster looks up at you and says "Ram-ram!" Ramster is pointing at the videophone!

"Yes, hello? Is anyone there? I can only see your baseball cap."

You stand up so Professor Ginger can see you!

"Isn't it a bit late for someone your age to be out like this?" Professor Ginger looks at Ramster and says "Your Ramster looks out of shape."

"Ram-ram!" Ramster hops up and down on your shoulder! It seems like he's pretty upset!

What? Tamounda is pulling on your ankle again?

You look down at Tamounda and he says "Tamounda!"

"Hello, are you still there? I can't see you."

>Ask Professor Ginger to meet with you
>Hang up and go with Tamounda instead

>>5795627
>Ask Professor Ginger to meet with you

>>5795627
>>Hang up and go with Tamounda instead
Critter friends?

>>5795627
>>Ask Professor Ginger to meet with you

>>5795627
>>Ask Professor Ginger to meet with you

>>5795627
"Sorry, something happened"
"Call back soon!"
>go with Tamounda

>>5795627
>Ask Professor Ginger to meet with you

>>5795627
>Ask Professor Ginger to meet with you
Our companions back in Rust City are in trouble, and Professor Ginger is our only shot at rescuing them and figuring out what to do with the Cutecaptor. Let's make it a note to remind Ramster about them, and that we are very vulnerable without a connection in Copper Citadel. Our character is the only one between Mon Control and Tamounda, whether the latter likes it or not. Whatever Tamounda and Ramster want will have to wait for these reasons. Besides, we spent two coins trying to set up this call, leaving us with 17 left after buying the fruit.

>>5795627
>>Hang up and go with Tamounda instead

>>5795627
>>Ask Professor Ginger to meet with you

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You look up at Professor Ginger on the videophone again! You had better say something quickly before she decides to hang up!

"Hello."

"Yes, I can see you now. Is there something you need?" Professor Ginger looks at Tamounda and says "Your Tamounda's fur looks dull."

"Tamounda!" Tamounda isn't very happy to hear that! You look at Tamounda again. He looks up at you and says "Tamounda!" It seems like he really wants you to follow him!

What? You're going to try to meet Professor Ginger anyway? You look back at the videophone.

"Want to meet?"

"It's a bit late for a meeting." Professor Ginger looks at Ramster and Tamounda and then looks at you. "I don't have anything to do with mon trainers. If you're in Copper Citadel to compete in the tournament tomorrow evening, you should talk to someone at the Copper Citadel Arena."

It looks like Professor Ginger is about to hang up her videophone! You had better say something quickly!

"Wait!"

"Yes?" Professor Ginger is looking at you! "Is there something specific you wanted to discuss?"

What? You're still nervous about telling Professor Ginger about the cutécaptor? Maybe you should wait and show it to her in person! Is there something else you can say to get her attention?

"Professor Plumtree!"

"What?!" Professor Ginger can't believe it! "That slimy... of course I'll meet with you." It seems like that got Professor Ginger's attention! "According to the videophone, you're in the same district as I am. Do you know where my laboratory tower is?"

You don't know where you are! You look at Ramster! "Ram-ram!" Ramster doesn't know either! You both look down at Tamounda!

What? Tamounda is nodding his head? "Tamounda!" He takes a few steps down the sidewalk past you in the opposite direction and looks back at you! "Tamounda!" It seems like Tamounda knows where Professor Ginger lives!

You look at the videophone and nod!

"Yes."

"Alright. It shouldn't take you very long to get here. Ginger, out." Professor Ginger hangs up the videophone.

You look at Tamounda again. He looks up at you and Ramster and says "Tamounda!" and then spins around and starts trotting down the sidewalk!

You and Ramster follow Tamounda down the sidewalk. After a little while you see a tall tower in the middle of the other buildings with a small courtyard in the front of it. When you get a little closer you see a mon that looks like an antelope with two small crystal horns in front of the door! It's a Springblok!

The Springblok is standing in your way! Ramster hops off your shoulder and walks toward the Springblok and says "Ram-ram!" It seems like Ramster wants the Springblok to move out of the way!

What? The Springblok isn't moving out of the way for Ramster?

"Ram-ram!" Ramster can't believe it! Ramster jumps at the Springblok!

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Ramster is challenging Springblok!

Ramster attacks Springblok with Horns!

Springblok blocks the attack!

It didn't hurt Springblok at all!


Springblok looks at Ramster and says "Professor Ginger was right about you being out of shape."

"Ram-ram!" Ramster is pretty upset! It seems like Ramsters and Springbloks might be natural enemies!

Springblok looks at you and says "You're not at all who Professor Ginger is expecting. She thinks she's meeting with a mon trainer, not a mon."

What? Springblok just said all that out loud? You didn't know a mon could say so many words at the same time!

"Don't look so surprised."

What? Springblok can tell that you're surprised? It's probably because you have a strange expression on your face!

Springblok looks down at Tamounda. Tamounda hides behind you and looks back up at Springblok. "Tamounda!"

"And these other mons... you've convinced them to pose as your own mons? This is a very novel situation." Springblok is looking at you very closely! You don't like the way he's looking at you! "You're a Cutémon, aren't you?"

What? Springblok can tell you're a Cutémon? You can't help your cheeks from turning red!

"That baseball cap might cause some humans to overlook you, but anyone with a sense of smell knows you're not a human girl."

You look at Ramster! He sniffs you and looks up and nods. "Ram-ram!"

You look at Springblok! Springblok is already looking at you! What? You have an uncomfortable feeling in your stomach? It seems like it's getting worse!

"We'll make a wager, Cutémon. If you can answer a riddle, I won't tell Professor Ginger that you're a mon. This should be easy for a mon with a high MIND stat."

What? Springblok wants to ask you a riddle? You're not sure what to think about this! You don't know anything about riddles!

Springblok looks at you and asks "What goes on four legs in the morning, on two legs at midday, and on three legs at night?"

What? Springblok really asked you a riddle? Well, what do you think the answer is?

You think the answer might be some type of mon? Do you know any types of mons that have different amounts of legs during the day?

What? You don't really think the answer is a type of mon?

Springblok is still looking at you! "I'm waiting, Cutémon."

The an uncomfortable feeling in your stomach is getting worse!

You look at Ramster! "Ram-ram?" It seems like he doesn't have any ideas!

You look at Tamounda! "Ta... mounda?" Tamounda doesn't have any ideas either!

What? You want to know if I know what the answer is? Well, I think I do!

What? You want me to help you solve the riddle?


BODY: 2
MIND: 1
LOVE: 1


>Ask the narrator for help
>Try to figure out the riddle on your own (roll 1d100)
>Challenge Springblok (roll 2d100)

Rolled 53, 94 = 147 (2d100)

>>5797209
>Challenge Springblok (roll 2d100)
The answer is SPRINGBLOK after we're done with i! Four legs this morning, Two legs when we tackle it into a grapple right now, and three legs when it's limping all the way home this evening!

Rolled 7 (1d100)

>>5797209
>Try to figure out the riddle on your own (roll 1d100)

>>5797213
lmao that's a good one.

Rolled 56, 9 = 65 (2d100)

>>5797209
>Challenge Springblok (roll 2d100)

Rolled 3 (1d100)

>>5797209
>Try to figure out the riddle on your own (roll 1d100)
Our character would look like a schizo asking the narrator for help, and if our Ramster can't dent the Springblok, she'd get creamed in a direct confrontation. Let's humor the Mon for now, then pounce on him if things go south.

The answer to the riddle is a human, most likely Springblok teasing our character for her predicament. A baby crawls on four limbs, they learn to walk on two legs and do so for most of their life, and rely on a walking stick when they are elderly, hence three legs. Morning is the beginning of their life, day is the majority of it afterward, and night makes the remaining years of their life.

>>5797213
Lmao, support

Rolled 14 (1d100)

>>5797209
>Try to figure out the riddle on your own (roll 1d100)
The answer is obviously a Cutemon.

>>5797209
>>Ask the narrator for help

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Are you sure you want me to help you solve the riddle?

What? You think you might be able to solve it by yourself?

...

You still don't know anything about riddles!

You look at Springblok. Springblok is still looking at you! You don't think you'll be able to solve this riddle! You had better do something quickly!

What? You're thinking about challenging Springblok, even though you saw what happened when Ramster challenged him? It seems like you won't be able to beat Springblok with your Bite attack!

What? You just remembered that you also have a Trip attack? But your Trip attack only works against standing targets!

What? Springblok is standing on four legs? That means you can Trip him!

"It seems like you've solved the riddle." Springblok is looking at you again! "Maybe your MIND stat isn't as low as I thought it was."

Before Springblok can do anything, you run toward him! Springblok can't help taking a step backward! You stick your foot out when he steps backward and Springblok's feet get tangled!

Springblok falls over on his side! He can only put two legs on the ground!

You look at Tamounda!

"Tamounda!"

Tamounda runs toward Springblok! "Tamounda!"


Tamounda is challenging Springblok!

Tamounda attacks with Snoot!

Springblok blocks the attack!

Can't block lick attacks!

Springblok is disgusted!

You look at Ramster!

"Ramster!"

Ramster jumps at Springblok! "Ram-ram!"

Ramster is challenging Springblok!

Ramster attacks before Springblok was ready!

Ramster attacks with Horns!

It hurts Springblok!

"Springblok!" Suddenly everyone stops fighting and looks at Professor Ginger's face on the video screen next to the door! "Stop that nonsense and escort that mon trainer up here right away." Professor Ginger hangs up and the door opens!

You pick up Ramster and put him on your shoulder and start walking toward the door!

Tamounda trots behind you and says "Tamounda!"

"Wait!" Springblok is limping! It seems like Ramster really hurt Springblok's leg! "You didn't solve the riddle!"

You give Springblok a determined look!

"Four legs!"

You point at the ground where you tripped Springblok.

"Two legs!"

You point at Springblok's injured leg.

"Three legs!"

Springblok looks at you and hangs his head! "Alright, let's go upstairs."

When you walk past Springblok, Ramster looks at him and says "Ram-ram!"

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You all walk through the doorway into a small room. When the door closes behind you, you feel the floor starting to move under your feet! It feels like the floor is moving up away from the ground! You didn't realize you were in an elevator! You don't know how far up you're going, but it feels like a long way up!

After a few moments the elevator stops rising and the door opens again. It's another laboratory!

Springblok limps out of the elevator into the laboratory. Tamounda starts to trot out of the elevator and turns around to look at you! "Tamounda?"

What? You're a little afraid to go into another laboratory? It seems like you don't have much choice! You step out of the elevator into Professor Ginger's laboratory!

Professor Ginger looks up at Springblok limping and then looks at you and says "I might have underestimated your mons. You might be a competent mon trainer after all."

It seems like Professor Ginger doesn't know you helped fight Springblok! She must not have seen the fight! Professor Ginger looks at Springblok again and says "Go lie down."

Springblok walks back into the elevator. After the doors close, Professor Ginger looks at you and says "Now, what did you want to tell me about Professor Plumtree?"

What? You're not sure what to say to Professor Ginger?

Since you came here to ask her about the Cutécaptor, maybe you should show it to her!

You take the cutécaptor out of your jacket pocket and show it to Professor Ginger.

"W-what?!" Professor Ginger can't believe it! "This must be the Cutécaptor that Plumtree was boasting about." Professor Ginger holds out her hand to take the cutécaptor from you and says "Here, give it to me so I can use my computer to examine it."

You're not sure if you want to give Professor Ginger the cutécaptor! You can't help holding it tightly for a moment but then you reach out your hands and give it to her!

Professor Ginger examines the cutécaptor for a moment and then places it on a metal countertop and says "We'll see what kind of data it has." The countertop starts to glow and the cutécaptor floats up into the air!

"Ram-ram!"

"Tamounda!"

Everyone watches as Professor Ginger's machine scans the cutécaptor, and then a glowing pink light appears next to it!

"Good. I've managed to extract some useful data."

You're not sure what all this means!

"Here." Professor Ginger hands you back the cutécaptor. "Let's see what we can learn about this."

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You put the cutécaptor back in your jacket pocket and watch as Professor Ginger starts using another computer. A moment later, a picture that looks like the cutécaptor appears on the computer screen!

"This is definitely a Plumtree model." Professor Ginger looks at the screen closely and says "Very interesting. The cutécaptor only functions to capture and release a single Cutémon. It won't function with any other type of mon besides a Cutémon."

You look at the computer screen and then look at Professor Ginger.

"Single Cutémon?"

Professor Ginger nods. It seems like she's still looking at what the computer screen tells her! "The cutécaptor is designed to instantly form a permanent mental bond between a single human and a Cutémon. It's the same type of bond that a mon trainer would form with a mon after a long period of training. Once it's used to capture a Cutémon for the first time, it will only function for that specific human, and will only function on that specific Cutémon."

You look at Professor Ginger again.

"Capture?"

Professor Ginger is still looking at the screen. "The cutécaptor transports the Cutémon to and from a dimension that only exists inside the cutécaptor. It seems like the Cutémon can survive inside the cutécaptor dimension for an indeterminate amount of time."

What? Professor Ginger just said all that? It seems like you really can fit inside the cutécaptor!

"Hmm." It seems like Professor Ginger just noticed something! "This cutécaptor seems to be a prototype. It's missing a component. Without more information, I can't tell what the missing component does. Whatever it does, it doesn't seem to affect the device's base functionality."

You don't really know what any of that means!

Professor Ginger looks at you for a moment and asks "How did you get this?"

You don't know what to say!

Professor Ginger looks at the computer screen again and says "Either way, you should stay in my tower tonight. The streets of Copper Citadel aren't very safe after dark."

>Sleep in Professor Ginger's tower tonight
>Ask Tamounda where to sleep

>>5798483
>Sleep in Professor Ginger's tower tonight
Whatever you say lady.
>instantly form a permanent mental bond between a single human and a Cutémon
To say that is concerning would be a gross understatement. Brainwashing tech here.

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>>5798483
>Ask Tamounda where to sleep
Lots of mons seem to do fine out in Copper Citadel, from what I hear. ANd we're a mon (trainer, mon TRAINER, shhh).

>>5798498
>To say that is concerning would be a gross understatement. Brainwashing tech here.
It's a Friend Ball. But for... Special friends. Who do special hugs. And it's styled to resemble a boob, or maybe a clit.

...Fucking Plumtree, man. Gotta' get this guy on a list.

>>5798479
>You give Springblok a determined look!
>"Four legs!"
>You point at the ground where you tripped Springblok.
>"Two legs!"
>You point at Springblok's injured leg.
>"Three legs!"
Based.

>>5798483
>Write in
>Sleep in Professor Ginger's tower tonight, but take turns keeping watch with Ramster and Tamounda
There isn't much of a choice at the moment. Professor Ginger is a professor, so we don't know if she has some kind of tech that identified our character as a Mon on the way in and she's just waiting for a moment of vulnerability. Assuming we have 8 or 9 hours of rest, these can be split equally across our character and the two other Mons to keep a subtle eye open. This will provide about 5 and a half or 6 hours respectively for each. That way, they'd get a decent amount of rest while making sure Ginger doesn't try anything. As helpful as Ginger has been, we don't know how much we can trust her yet, nor how the hell Joe knew she specifically would be interested in the cutecaptor.

>>5798498
>To say that is concerning would be a gross understatement. Brainwashing tech here.
As if that wasn't terrible enough, the captor only opens to the owner's genetic signature. It's clearly a security measure, but that means it's possible for a Mon to be trapped in the captor indefinitely if, say, the trainer dies or loses the captor. Mass distribution of this kind of locking mechanism and the forced mental bond would set a horrible ethical precedent and lead to an irreversible animal treatment crisis. For reference, pokeballs in the Pokemon setting don't have this kind of locking mechanism, which is how Pokemon could be stolen but also be traded, inherited, and rescued without any problems.

>>5798483
>Sleep in Professor Ginger's tower tonight

>Ask whether the cutecaptor can form a bond between a Cutemon and a Cutemon. And furthermore, whether these could be the same Cutemon.

>>5798623
>>Ask whether the cutecaptor can form a bond between a Cutemon and a Cutemon. And furthermore, whether these could be the same Cutemon.
Our character would compromise her true identity by asking that, and I don't think it'd be possible to open the captor from within.

>>5798483
>>Ask Tamounda where to sleep

>>5798483
>>5798568
Supporting this.

>>5798623
I don't think we have the vocabulary to pull that off even if it wouldn't give us away.

>>5798723
Definitely need to raise MIND.

>>5798727
I’d prefer to raise BODY.

>>5798727
>>5798729
We have a decent enough BODY stat for the time being. The lack of literacy is beginning to impede our character in more ways than one, and it's a miracle we've been able to get her as far as we did with only three words spoken at a time. Maybe doing as suggested last thread by hanging around a library and pretending to not know the language, or have a speech disorder possibly, would be the way to go. Either way, MIND should be our next priority.

>>5798483
>>Ask Tamounda where to sleep

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You're nodding your head!

What? It looks like Professor Ginger expects you to say something!

"Thank you."

Professor Ginger looks away from the computer screen and stands up. "I'm attending a mon research conference taking place in the Copper Citadel Arena tomorrow afternoon. I've been invited to speak about my work with that Springblok."

What? You just remembered that the Mon Control humans said something about the Copper Citadel Arena?

Professor Ginger looks at you and says "You're welcome to attend as my guest. Consider it thanks for allowing me to examine that cutécaptor."

What? It seems like Professor Ginger is inviting you to attend a mon research conference? You just remembered that the Mon Control humans said there was going to be a tournament at the Copper Citadel Arena tomorrow evening!

"Either way, you should find my guest quarters comfortable." Professor Ginger leads you back into the elevator and Tamounda trots in behind you.

"Tamounda!"

It feels like the floor is moving downward toward the ground, but only for a moment. When the door opens all you see is a hall with a few doors.

Professor Ginger shows you one of the doors and inside is a big room with a window! It even has another room with a television and a bed!

"Tamounda!" Tamounda pushes past you hops onto the bed!

"Ram-ram!" Ramster hops off your shoulder and turns on the television! It looks like they're talking about the tournament at the Copper Citadel Arena tomorrow evening!

Professor Ginger looks at Ramster and Tamounda and then looks at you and says "I'll see you in the morning."

After the door shuts you walk into the bedroom and look at Ramster and Tamounda!

"Guard!"

Ramster and Tamounda both look at you! "Ram-ram?" You pat the bed and Ramster hops up on it next to Tamounda.

"Take turns."

"Ram-ram!" Ramster lies down on the pillow! It seems like they're ready to go to sleep!

You sit on the floor and watch the television for a little while.

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What? It's already time to wake up Tamounda? You didn't realize you had been watching the television for so long! It's pretty late!

You stand up and wake up Tamounda and he looks up at you and says "Tamounda."

You crawl onto the bed and lie down next to Ramster!

...

What? Ramster is waking you up? Ramster whispers "Ram-ram!" It seems like he doesn't want you to make any noise!

You sit up and look at Ramster.

What? You just noticed that Tamounda isn't sitting next to the bed? You look at Ramster!

"Ram-ram!" Ramster is pointing at the other room!

You and Ramster sneak out on your tip-toes and peek around the doorway into the other room. You see Tamounda and another mon outside the window that looks like a bird made of sharp folded paper! It's an Origamey!

"Ori-gamey! Ori-gamey!" The Origamey seems to be pretty upset with Tamounda!

Tamounda looks up at the Origamey and shakes his head! "Tamounda!" It seems like Tamounda doesn't want to do what the Origamey is telling him to do!

"Ori-gamey!" The Origamey gestures with one wing.

What? The Origamey is pointing at the bedroom where you and Ramster were? You don't know what this means!

>Challenge Tamounda and the Origamey (roll 2d100)
>Pretend you didn't see them

Rolled 76, 100 = 176 (2d100)

>>5799792
>Challenge Tamounda and the Origamey (roll 2d100)

>>5799803
violence is quite the answer it seems

Rolled 41, 20 = 61 (2d100)

>>5799792
>Challenge Tamounda and the Origamey (roll 2d100)

>>5799792
>Pretend you didn't see them
Prepare for fight or flight.

>>5799792
>Challenge Tamounda and the Origamey (roll 2d100)

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>>5799792
>>5799803
>Challenge Tamounda and the Origamey (roll 2d100)
That Origamey is going to get shredded.

Rolled 69, 16 = 85 (2d100)

>>5799792
>>Challenge Tamounda and the Origamey (roll 2d100)

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"Ori-gamey!"

"Tamounda!" Tamounda shakes his head again.

Origamey flutters off of the duct and through the open window and lands next to Tamounda!

"Ori-gamey!" What? Origamey just pecked Tamounda on the head! It seems like Tamounda isn't going to do anything about it! "Ori-gamey!"

Origamey flutters out the window and lands on the duct again. He turns around and looks at Tamounda. "Ori-gamey!" Origamey turns around to fly away.

What? You and Ramster sneaked up on Origamey when he wasn't looking? Origamey looks up at you! He can't believe it!

"Ori-GAWK!" You grab Origamey before he can fly away!

You climb back in the window holding Origamey! He's flapping his wings as hard as he can but he can't do anything! "Ori-gamey!"

You look at Tamounda and Tamounda runs and hides behind the bed! "Tamounda!"

"Ram-ram!" Ramster is tugging on your shirt!

"I recognize that Origamey." What? Springblok is here? You turn around and look at Springblok!

"Springblok!"

Springblok looks at you and says "You made so much noise, I'm surprised that Professor Ginger didn't wake up." Springblok looks at the Origamey in your hands. "You must be new to Copper Citadel if you don't recognize him."

What? You look at the Origamey in your hands. You've never seen one this close before! Origamey looks at Springblok and says "Ori-gamey!"

You look back up at Springblok.

"He's part of a pack of feral mons that live underneath Copper Citadel."

You look at Origamey again.

"Feral mons?"

You don't know what this means!

"Isn't it obvious, Cutémon?" You look up at Springblok. What? Springblok is looking at Tamounda? "I thought I recognized this Tamounda when you first brought him here."

Tamounda ducks behind the bed again!

"This Tamounda didn't run into you by accident. He's supposed to be leading you back to their lair. Isn't that right?"

You can't believe it! You look at Tamounda!

"Tamounda?"

What? Tamounda can't look at you? It seems like he really did try to trick you!

"Ram-ram!" Ramster is pretty upset at Tamounda! "Ram-ram! Ram-ram! Ram-ram!" He's really letting Tamounda have it!

Springblok looks at Ramster and says "You're wasting your time. That Tamounda obviously isn't capable of standing up for himself."

Ramster looks up at Springblok and says "Ram-ram!" It looks like Ramster might be getting ready to challenge Springblok again! You let go of Origamey and grab Ramster!

"Ram-ram!" Ramster kicks his feet but he can't get away!

"Ori-gamey!"

Origamey escaped out the window while everyone was arguing!

>Try to follow Origamey to the feral mon lair (roll 1d100)
>Ask Tamounda to lead you to the feral mon lair
>Wait for Professor Ginger to wake up

Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>5800570
>Try to follow Origamey to the feral mon lair (roll 1d100)

>>5800570
>Ask Tamounda to lead you to the feral mon lair

>>5800570
>Ask Tamounda to lead you to the feral mon lair... Later
Hey, WE'RE feral mons, right? Maybe these are our people.

>Wait for Professor Ginger to wake up
We still need answers, though.

>>5800570
>>Ask Tamounda to lead you to the feral mon lair

>>5800570
>Wait for Professor Ginger to wake up

>>5800570
>Write in
>Grab Origami again before he flies too far from the window (roll 1d100)
He's probably hurt to a point where he should be slow enough for our character to catch again. We need more answers from Origamey about what his gang was planning to do with her hopefully nothing Plumtree tier, which likely isn't beyond Mon either unfortunately and if they were in contact with other parties. Taking him into the guest room for interrogation could potentially lead to a funny good cop bad cop scene anyway. Ramster apparently has the sunglasses to pull it off. Besides, >>5800774 is right about needing to talk with Professor Ginger more. Joe didn't suggest her specifically for no reason. If the second vote wins out, I'd input that we ask Tamounda to do it later as >>5800774 says.

>"Ori-GAWK!"
>"Orig-ACK!"
Kek. Imagine if someone drew this.

>>5800774
>Hey, WE'RE feral mons, right? Maybe these are our people.
If someone sees a homeless girl who hasn't showered in weeks and hangs around feral Mon, they'd put the pieces together. Our best option is to keep blending into human society and find a way to bypass closer inspections. Having access to a Mon network in the side for extra eyes and ears around us would be a valuable resource all the same.

Rolled 41 (1d100)

>>5800923
Forgot to roll.

Rolled 43 (1d100)

>>5800757
>>5800923
I'll switch my vote to this. More physical confrontation!

>>5800570
>>Wait for Professor Ginger to wake up

>>5800923
>If someone sees a homeless girl who hasn't showered in weeks and hangs around feral Mon, they'd put the pieces together
We just have to make sure we aren't seen or, if we are, tell them we're catching/training mons!

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What? You really want to follow Origamey?

You run to the window and stick your head out! It should be easy because he's leaving scraps of paper as he flies away!

What? You just remembered that Tamounda probably knows where Origamey is going? You look at Tamounda!

Tamounda hides behind the bed again and then peeks out at you and says "Tamounda?"

"Origamey?"

"Tamounda!" Tamounda is nodding his head! It seems like he really does know where Origamey is going!

"You aren't really thinking about going after that Origamey right now, are you?" Springblok walks toward the door and looks back at you. "Professor Ginger will be up in a couple of hours."

You look out the window again and then sit back down on the bed next to Ramster. Ramster looks up at you and says "Ram-ram!" and then lies down on the pillow! He's already snoring!

When Professor Ginger wakes up, you put your baseball cap back on and Ramster hops up on your shoulder. The two of you walk out of the room and into the elevator. Tamounda starts to trot after you but stops and peeks at you from the bedroom. "Tamounda?"

You look at Tamounda!

"Come on, Tamounda!"

"Tamounda!" Tamounda trots into the elevator as quickly as he can!

What? You don't know which button to push?

You give the buttons a determined look!

...

You still don't know which button to push!

"Ram-ram!" Ramster is pointing at one of the buttons! It seems like he thinks he remembers which button to push!

You push the button and the floor starts to move upward! It seems like Ramster was right! The elevator door opens and you see Professor Ginger in her laboratory.

Professor Ginger looks at you and says "I wanted to ask you why you decided to come to me with the cutécaptor."

Are you going to tell her the truth?

"Joe."

Professor Ginger is still looking at you! It seems like she's expecting you to say something else! Well, what else do you know about Joe?

"Apple!"

You didn't mean to say that out loud!

"What? Joe Apple?" It seems like Professor Ginger recognizes Joe's name! "He's that kid who keeps writing us all the letters with questions about mons." Professor Ginger looks at you and says "I'm part of a prestigious group of mon researchers. As I said last night, you're welcome to attend the mon research conference this afternoon." Professor Ginger reaches into her labcoat and digs around. "Here, you'll need this Invitation Card if you decide to attend."

What? Professor Ginger is holding a card out to you? You had better take it!

You take the Invitation Card! You don't know what it says, but it's your ticket to the mon research conference!

You look at Tamounda.

"Come on, Tamounda!"

You and Ramster walk back toward the elevator with Tamounda behind you.

What? You don't know which button to push to get to the ground?

Tamounda licks all the buttons!

After a while you get to the ground.

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You walk out into the courtyard of Professor Ginger's laboratory tower and look at Tamounda.

"Feral mon lair?"

"Tamounda!" It seems like Tamounda is eager to show you the feral mon lair! He starts trotting up the sidewalk as quickly as he can! You have to hurry to catch up to him!

You follow Tamounda through Professor Ginger's district and into a part of Copper Citadel you haven't been in before. Suddenly you turn the corner and see a huge building in front of you! Outside of the building are a lot of humans with mons! It seems like they might all be mon trainers! This must be the Copper Citadel Arena!

"Tamounda!" You look at Tamounda and he trots away from the arena and down into a ditch! "Tamounda!" It seems like Tamounda wants you to climb into the big pipe in the ditch!

You look inside the pipe. It looks really dark and gross! You look at Tamounda again.

Tamounda looks at you and says "Tamounda!"

You look inside the pipe again.

What? You're going to climb into it anyway?

You climb into the pipe and crawl for a while until you can see a light ahead of you. When you get a little closer you have to squint because the lights are so bright!

You crawl out of the pipe into a huge room full of hanging lights! In the middle of the room is a flying-type mon that looks like a floating skunk! You don't know what to call it!

"Smellapath."

What? You just heard the name Smellapath in your mind? It seems like this mon isn't a flying-type mon, it's a psychic-type mon!

"Yes, I am a psychic-type mon. And you are a Wild Cutémon who travels with a Wild Ramster. I am glad Tamounda was able to bring you here so I could meet you. I hope we will be friends."

What? Smellapath is the reason Tamounda wanted you to come here?

"Tamounda and I are friends. We have grown very strong here beneath the Copper Citadel Arena, but we cannot pretend to be human like you can. It would make us very happy if you were our friend and lived here with us."

What? Smellapath can read your mind? I had better stop talking!

You look at Smellapath!

"Joe! Torrentani! Volito!"

What? Your eyes are starting to water? You keep looking at Smellapath!

"Mashi! Booker!"

"The humans are not our friends. But we will help Torrentani and Volito if they are brought to Copper Citadel."

You look at Ramster. Ramster looks at you and says "Ram-ram!" You look at Smellapath again.

"Please, stay with us for a while. We have all the comforts of the humans."

"Ram-ram!"

It seems like Ramster likes this idea!

Suddenly, you hear human voices above you! You can't help looking up!

What? You just remembered the mon research conference in the Copper Citadel Arena is about to start?

>Stay with Smellapath and relax for a while
>Go to the mon research conference

>>5801849
>Go to the mon research conference

>>5801849
>Go to the mon research conference
The less scrutiny our human identity has, the better.

>>5801849
>Go to the mon research conference
>>Think really hard that we'll be back afterwards, so Smellapath knows we're still interested

>>5801849
>>5801900
+1

>>5801849
>Go to the mon research conference
I don't trust this Smellapath because his voice sounds villainous in my imagination.

>>5801849
>>Stay with Smellapath and relax for a while

>>5801849
>Go to the mon research conference

>>5801849
>>Go to the mon research conference

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You reach into your jacket pocket and feel the Invitation Card Professor Ginger gave you.

"You are free to leave or return whenever you choose."

What? Smellapath said you can come back later if you want to go to the mon research conference now? Well, it is right above you, after all!

You look up at Smellapath.

"Thank you, Smellapath."

You look at Ramster! "Ram-ram!" Ramster looks a little disappointed! It seems like he was looking forward to taking a nap!

You and Ramster climb back through the big pipe and out into the ditch. It seems like none of the humans around saw you!

"Ram-ram!" What? Ramster is pointing at the doors to the Copper Citadel Arena?

It looks like there are two human men and two mons in front of the doors! The guards look down at you when you get close to them! It's a little intimidating!

You reach into your jacket pocket and take out the Invitation Card. When the guards see the Invitation Card one of the human men smiles at you and say "Go on in, miss!"

When you get inside, another human man looks at your Invitation Card and says "Follow me, please!"

It seems like you had better follow him!

The human man leads you to a big room with a lot of humans wearing labcoats! This must be the mon research conference!

You look around and see Professor Ginger and Springblok! "I just realized I don't know your name."

What? Professor Ginger wants to know what your name is? It's a good thing you already have a fake name picked out!

"Mashi."

"Come over here, I want to introduce you to some of my colleagues."

What? Professor Ginger wants you to meet some other humans? You follow her over to one of the tables. Professor Ginger points at a young human man and a young human woman.

"These are the youngest professors attending this conference. This is Professor Moss, and Professor Cherry."

The young human woman looks at you and says "So you're Professor Ginger's new protégé."

You don't know what a Protojay is, but it sounds like a flying-type mon! You glance at your back but you don't have any wings. You don't know what Professor Cherry is talking about!

What? Why are your cheeks turning red? Is it because all the human scientists are looking at you?

"Hardly. She's a mon trainer. Where did you say you were from again?"

"Rust City Arena!"

The young human man looks at you and asks "Is this your first time in the Copper Citadel Arena?"

You nod your head at him!

"Some of us are staying for the tournament this evening. Maybe I'll see you there." What? Does Professor Moss think you and Ramster are going to fight in the tournament?

Professor Cherry looks at Professor Ginger and asks "Have you seen Professor Plumtree lately?"

"Er, what? Professor Plumtree?" Professor Ginger glances at you and says "I haven't even thought about him in months!"

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[SFX: applause]

What? The other humans are clapping their hands? Another human man in a white labcoat walks up onto the stage and adjusts the microphone. "Since the beginning of recorded history, humans have been aware of the inherent power of mons. Of course it's said that the first mon trainer traveled the world teaching the secrets of mons to others and brought about a golden age of sorts, but naturally we are here to deal in facts, not legends."

What? You just noticed the huge picture of some humans and a mon on the wall behind Professor Ginger? It looks pretty old!

"With that, I'd like to introduce our featured speaker for the day, Professor Ginger." The other humans are still clapping their hands! It seems like Professor Ginger is supposed to give her speech now!

Professor Ginger walks up to the stage with Springblok and adjusts the microphone. "Thank you. During my recent expedition to the ruins east of Ferropolis, my equipment detected several potential sites that may have been overlooked by previous explorers. I plan to return to the area soon and conduct further excavations, but I believe that I will ultimately be able to prove that the ancient humans were able to develop such powerful mons by diligently applying a rigorous system of instruction and repetition."

"Your hypothesis seems to be built on shaky foundations."

What? You recognize that voice? It sounds pretty familiar! You look over at the table next to you!

It's Professor Plumtree!

Professor Ginger can't believe it! She looks at Professor Plumtree and says "My methods..."

"Are tedious and unnecessary." What? Professor Plumtree stands up from the table. All of the other humans are looking at him now! "My latest research magazine documents how it's possible to rapidly develop more powerful mons through artificial means."

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Professor Plumtree starts walking toward the stage!

What? Professor Ginger is walking off the stage toward him? It looks like they might be getting ready to fight!

They meet on either side of a table near the stage!

Professor Ginger picks up a stack of magazines in front of her and tosses them on the table in front of Professor Plumtree. "We're all aware of your research magazines, as well as your proclivity for 'artistic license' when it comes to documenting species of mons."

Professor Plumtree is scooping up the magazines into a pile while he looks up at Professor Ginger! "My research might be too difficult for you to understand."

"I recently had an opportunity to examine your 'research' more closely." Professor Ginger crosses her arms. "The initial scan of your prototype cutécaptor has revealed some interesting decisions on your part."

"What?! The cutécaptor?" Professor Plumtree can't believe it! He runs his hand through his hair and asks "What is your source of this... data?"

Professor Ginger is smirking! It seems like she's enjoying herself! "I am not without my resources."

"Is that so..."

Professor Plumtree is looking around the room! You duck behind one of the other humans just as he looks in your direction!


BODY: 2
MIND: 1
LOVE: 1


>Try to sneak out of the room (roll 1d100)
>Stay where you are

>>5803184
>Stay where you are

>>5803184
>>Stay where you are

>>5803184
>Stay where you are
It's a lecture of sorts and it would likely be a very high dice threshold to head away unnoticed. Plumtree is likely to recognize the front of Mashi's cap, so let's turn it backwards for now, then rotate it back forwards once the presentation is over and our character can turn away from his direction. I'd say tell Ramster to stay quiet, but he's clever enough to read the room.

By the way, has anyone archived the first thread yet?

>>5803425
It was archived. Also...

>>5803184
Supporting that anon's idea about the cap and when to make a break for it.
>Stay where you are for now

I'm >>5800774 on mobile.

>>5803184
>Stay where you are
Stranger danger, you keep your hands off of Mashi, Pedotree.

Rolled 12 (1d100)

>>5803184
>Try to sneak out of the room (roll 1d100)

>>5803425
When did Plumtree ever see our cap?

>>5803184
>Stay where you are

>>5803963
Our character ran into him in Rust City the night before she escaped the Traders with Ramster.

Now that I'm thinking about it, but where are our parents? Do we have any family?

Rolled 51 (1d100)

>>5803184
>>Try to sneak out of the room (roll 1d100)

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You feel like you should try to escape before Professor Plumtree notices you!

You start to peek out again when suddenly Professor Plumtree sees something out of the corner of his eye and looks toward you again! You duck back down just in time!

It seems like Professor Plumtree almost saw you that time! You look at Ramster!

What? Ramster is pointing at your baseball cap? It seems like Professor Plumtree might recognize it! You look around but you can't take it off in front of all these humans!

What? You just had an idea?

You reach up and turn your baseball cap around!

Professor Ginger looks at him and asks "Is something the matter, Professor Plumtree?"

Professor Plumtree looks around the room again and then shakes his head and looks at Professor Ginger. "Regardless of how you acquired the data, my work speaks for itself. If you actually have scanned the cutécaptor, you know that it proves I'm correct."

"Everyone, please!"

What? The human man who introduced Professor Ginger steps in between her and Professor Plumtree with his hands up in the air! "There will be time for both of you to present your work during this conference." He looks at the other two humans and says "I suggest we all take a short recess."

Professor Ginger adjusts her glasses and says "Professor Basil is right."

"I look forward to it." Professor Plumtree is organizing the stack of his magazines! This might be your chance to get out of here!

Professor Ginger turns around and asks "Now where did that mon trainer go?"

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What? You couldn't sneak out the door you came in because there were too many humans around, so you sneaked out the back door?

You look around and realize which way to go back toward the front doors of the arena.

Suddenly, you hear a noise behind you! When you turn around you see a mechanical mon that you recognize right away!

It's Onlion!

Onlion slinks out of the shadows and pads closer toward you! You can't help taking a step backward! Onlion is getting closer! It looks like it's getting ready to pounce!

You can't help taking another step backward!

What? You just bumped into something tall and furry? It's Springblok!

Springblok looks at you and then looks at Onlion. "Run."

You look at Springblok and he glances at you, and then you start running up the hallway away from them!


Onlion is challenging Springblok!

Onlion attacks with Megabite!

Springblok blocks the attack!

It didn't hurt Springblok at all!

Onlion is building up a charge...

Onlion attacks with Megabite!

Springblok blocks the attack!

Onlion is building up a charge...


You keep running! You're in hallway that looks familiar! It seems like the Copper Citadel Arena has a special mon-only entrance just like the Rust City Arena!

"Ram-ram!" Ramster is tugging on your shirt!

You glance back over your shoulder just as Onlion opens its mouth and attacks Springblok with a blast of white energy!


Onlion attacks with Bitestream!

Springblok blocks the attack!

Can't block energy attacks!


Springblok tries to block Onlion's attack with his horns but the Bitestream is too powerful! Springblok is pushed back up the hallway toward you!

You can't help crying out!

"Springblok!"

Springblok's horns are smoking! He glances back at you and says "Get out of here! I don't know how much longer I can keep blocking it!"


BODY: 2
MIND: 1
LOVE: 1


>Run toward the mon entrance and try to hide among the other mons (roll 1d100)
>Run toward the front doors and try to hide in the feral mon lair (roll 1d100)
>Stand your ground and fight Onlion with Springblok (roll 2d100)

Rolled 71 (1d100)

>>5804656
>Run toward the front doors and try to hide in the feral mon lair (roll 1d100)
Good thing we made connections before coming here... And hopefully it can't track us to the lair.

Rolled 62 (1d100)

>>5804656
>Run toward the front doors and try to hide in the feral mon lair (roll 1d100)
Run Run RUN

Rolled 8, 35 = 43 (2d100)

>>5804656
>>Stand your ground and fight Onlion with Springblok (roll 2d100)

>>5804656
>Stand your ground and fight Onlion with Springblok (roll 2d100)
He's putting his ass on the line for us. We can't abandon him
>Use Ramster Throw
Ramster can get access to maintenance hatches while we fight

Rolled 87, 38 = 125 (2d100)

>>5804656
>Stand your ground and fight Onlion with Springblok (roll 2d100)

Rolled 95, 45 = 140 (2d100)

>>5804656
>Stand your ground and fight Onlion with Springblok (roll 2d100)

>>5804656
>Stand your ground and fight Onlion with Springblok (roll 2d100)
In case that Onlion has its camera on for Plumtree to show to anyone else behind clsoed doors, let's not use any attacks that would compromise our cover. That means no biting or hair attacks. Arm grapples, tackles, piking up the Onlion and spiking it to the ground, positioning Onlion to get bodied by Ramster, etc.

>>5805358
>clsoed
closed

>Arm grapples, tackles, piking up the Onlion and spiking it to the ground, positioning Onlion to get bodied by Ramster, etc.
I mean these should be passable as attacks an athletic human is capable of.

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You start to run down the hallway toward the front doors! You're almost there!

What? Why are you stopping?

You turn around and look at Springblok again just as Onlion jumps at him! This time, Springblok almost doesn't block the attack!

What? You're really going to stay and try to fight Onlion alongside Springblok, even though you've seen how Onlion fights?

Springblok looks at you as you run back toward him! "I told you to run!"

You look at Springblok!

"Low MIND stat!"

Onlion crouches to pounce at you but when you throw Ramster over Onlion's head it gets distracted!

"Ram-ram!" Ramster jumps at Onlion!


Ramster is challenging Onlion!

Ramster attacks with Horns!

It hurts Onlion!

Onlion attacks with Megabite!

Ramster dodges out of the way!


"Ram-ram!" Ramster jumps back up onto your shoulder just as Onlion snaps its jaws shut on the ground!

Onlion spins around and jumps at you!

Springblok leaps in front of you and blocks Onlion's jaws with his horns! Onlion bites down on Springblok's head and the inside of its throat starts to glow white!

Look out! Onlion is using its Bitestream attack again!

Springblok can't block it! Springblok is thrown against the wall! He can barely move!

"Springblok!

You didn't mean to say that out loud!

Onlion turns and looks at you!

"Ram-ram!" Ramster is tugging on your shirt!

You turn and run down a hall and suddenly you come to a dead end!

"Ram-ram!" What? Ramster just hopped off your shoulder? He's climbing up into the ceiling vent above you! Ramster disappears out of sight!

It seems like Ramster just ran away and left you to fight Onlion by yourself! You don't know what to think!

Onlion takes a step toward you!

You can't help taking a step backward! You take another step backward and bump into the wall!

Onlion steps closer to you!

You can't help crying out! It seems like Onlion is going to win this fight!

Onlion takes another step closer and opens its jaws! It's right in front of you!

Suddenly, Onlion looks over its shoulder!

"Ram-ram!

"Leeee-forn!"

"Jacka-Jacka-Jacka!"

"Flay-mole!"

"Shrubba!

What? Ramster is back with a Leafhorn, a Jackdash, a Flamole, and a Shrubbaclub? It seems like he convinced some of the mons in the arena to help you out!

Onlion looks at you and then looks at the other mons! It seems like Onlion can't decide who to attack!


BODY: 2
MIND: 1
LOVE: 1


>Keep fighting Onlion with the other mons (roll 2d100)
>Run away while the other mons fight Onlion (roll 1d100)

Rolled 57, 28 = 85 (2d100)

>>5805686
>Keep fighting Onlion with the other mons (roll 2d100)
I guess we'll just kick the shit out of this guy with some friends. Quite the bonding experience.

Rolled 24, 52 = 76 (2d100)

>>5805686
>Keep fighting Onlion with the other mons (roll 2d100)

Rolled 96, 82 = 178 (2d100)

>>5805686
>Keep fighting Onlion with the other mons (roll 2d100)
The longer we linger, the more likely Pedotree finds us or exposes our identity to the other humans... But we can't just abandon these guys.

>>5805686
>Keep fighting Onlion with the other mons (roll 2d100)

Rolled 93, 14 = 107 (2d100)

>>5805686
>Keep fighting Onlion with the other mons (roll 2d100)

>>5805686
>>Keep fighting Onlion with the other mons (roll 2d100)

>>5805686
>Keep fighting Onlion with the other mons (roll 2d100)
If it comes to fending off Onlion, we'll have to rely on arms and legs. No bites and hair attacks, those will give our character away.

>>5805726
You came in clutch. Chances are we'll have the benefit of the doubt if people notice the fight.

>WHAT WHAT WHAT LOOK GUYS ONLY A CUTEMON COULD HAVE SO MANY RANDOM MON COME TO HER SIDE
If Pedotree or one of his cronies says something like this, "Mashi" can just cross her arms and ask "Jealous?" to play his suspicion off as envy. Besides, one of your inventions attacking a kid isn't a good look. It seems like a strange coincidence that events are playing out like this with the context of Ginger's argument with him and I'm not sure if that's a good thing.

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"Leeee-forn!" Leafhorn trots toward Onlion! His horns are uncurling into leaves! It seems like he's going to give it his best, even though he's not very threatening!


Leafhorn is challenging Onlion!

Leafhorn attacks with Leaf!

It doesn't seem to have any effect!

Onlion attacks Leafhorn with Megabite!


"Leeee-forn!" Leafhorn can't stand the pain! Onlion still has him in its jaws!

Jackdash suddenly runs toward Leafhorn and Onlion! Jackdash is moving so quickly you can hardly see him! "Jacka-Jacka-Jacka!" Jackdash is running around Onlion in a circle! "Jacka-Jacka-Jacka!"

Onlion is trying to watch Jackdash! Suddenly Onlion drops Leafhorn!


Onlion is challenging Jackdash!

Onlion attacks before Jackdash was ready!

Onlion attacks Jackdash with Megabite!


"Flay-mole!" Flamole isn't waiting to get in the fight! It seems like he's not afraid of Onlion!

Onlion drops Jackdash and pounces at Flamole!

"Flay-mole!" Flamole can't believe it! He's too surprised to move!


Onlion is challenging Flamole!

Onlion attacks before Flamole was ready!

Onlion attacks Flamole with Megabite!


...

Flamole opens his eyes and looks up at Onlion!

What? Onlion's jaws are being held open?

It's Shrubbaclub!

"Shrubba!"

Shrubbaclub holds Onlion's jaws open while Flamole's claw starts to catch fire! "Flay-mole!"

What? Onlion is about to use his Bitestream attack again? You don't think these mons know about it!

Onlion uses his Bitestream attack again! The blast is so large everything goes white!

When you can see again, all the arena mons are lying on the floor at Onlion's feet! Onlion looks at you and starts to run toward you!

You step out of the way and Onlion sees Ramster behind you! Onlion can't believe it!

"Ram-ram!"


Ramster is challenging Onlion!

Ramster attacks before Onlion was ready!

Ramster attacks with Horns!

It hurts Onlion a lot!


Onlion goes flying through the air back down the hallway and slides to a stop at Professor Plumtree's feet! It's not moving at all!

What? Professor Plumtree is here? Professor Plumtree is looking at you!

What? Professor Plumtree just noticed all the arena mons looking at him?

All the arena mons jump at Professor Plumtree at the same time!

"Leeee-forn!"

"Jacka-Jacka-Jacka!"

"Flay-mole!"

"Shrubba!"


BODY: 2
MIND: 1
LOVE: 1


>Stay in the arena and enter the tournament
>Return to the feral mon lair
>Leave Copper Citadel