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Lorenz Fulgor - Nonachalant mercenary trainer
Ignacio Ryuuga - Disgraced biker and Champion
Anastasie Karamazov - Accomplished celebrity athlete
Quentin Fleetfoot - Reluctant loyal liberationist
Ryou - Angel with sharp claws
(Est: 2014; Relaunched 2025; Written by Puri)
"You're talking about the Exceed Company's Strong Spheres."
The conclusion was clear as day. And, that logo...Was this person with that one group he'd heard mutterings about when he was living at Hotel Z for a while? The...Society of Battle Connoisseurs, wasn't it? That is, assuming he wasn't mistaken about assuming her affiliations...
But, that wasn't as important, not right now. At first, he'd been kind of suspicious when this person had reached out to him...But, considering the situation, and the fact he hadn't realized her affiliations, it was probably for the best that he warn as many people about Laquium and its adverse effects as he could.
After all...If the people of Lumiose City could band together with their Pokémon, strengthen their bonds...Then, there might be hope yet. Hamber was convinced the Strong Spheres were a threat to the bonds between Trainer and Pokémon, for some reason...And so far, Amethio had no reason to doubt his father figure and family butler. But...It still frustrated him, how far Spinel had gone. His father never would have approved this, were he still Exceed's Director...!
"...Under the previous Director, such atrocious inventions never would have been approved. I know what they can do full well...And I can tell you right now that Director Spinel's precious invention will only ruin the environment. I can tell you what I know of the material the Strong Spheres use, but...If you're hoping I can purify the Laquium itself, I'm afraid you'd require a Terapagos for that. And the only one I know anything concrete about...Belongs to a member of the Rising Volt Tacklers. As far as cooperation goes, I'm already cooperating with Director Mable and Team MZ in putting a stop to the chaos somehow. But, if cooperating with you for the time being would also allow me to protect Lumiose City, then fine."
The problem was, Amethio needed to figure out how he could really affect the situation. Yris had given him her bracelet, after all, and the Key Stone set within would gleam as he moved his right hand to cover it...He had no intention of joining any groups. No, he'd already been a member of the Explorers, and wasn't particularly keen on making himself beholden to anyone else's desires again.
But...The people and Pokémon of Lumiose City...Their futures were in peril. And as someone who had inherited his grandfather and Zygarde's dream to support the futures of others, he couldn't just do nothing.
"...If that's acceptable to you, then ask any questions you have about Laquium. I was one of the Explorers, once...So, I've seen their effects first hand. Seen the prototypes' data for myself...And I know the curse Laquium brings with it, better than many, as I said before."
For the most part, what Amethio said was in line with what the SBC had already uncovered through its own investigation: That a group called the Explorers was out there peddling these Strong Spheres around. Getting them in the hands of participants who felt they were falling behind in the Infinite Z-A Royale; inducing in their own Pokémon these symptoms that weren't dissimilar to the Rogue Mega-Evolutions that plagued those of the wild zones up until the Prism Tower incident a few months back.
How ironic, that the Z-A Royale, an event that kept going beyond its initial purpose as a tribute to the unity between Lumiose's inhabitants, humans or otherwise, would be the perfect facade for some ill-intentioned group to spread fear and mistrust in the city, all for some nebulous agenda.
Anastasie kept her arms crossed, holding her chin as she took in the new information Amethio was revealing to her. The identity of this supposed enemy's leader. Mable and Team MZ already working against them. What piqued her interest most of all, however, were the mentions of Laquium and Terapagos.
Clicking her tongue, she reached for the holster under her jacket.
"It truly is a small world. Terastal energy happens to be a concept I am very familiar with. So... I may be able to help."
She hesitated for a second, before taking out what appeared to be a Beast Ball. One that she was given for a singular purpose, but that ended up becoming her Gallade's new home after his old Ball was lost on that day he metamorphosed.
... No way of knowing if her hunch was correct, but it seemed worth a shot.
"At the time I graduated from the Academy in Paldea, the properties of Laquium and the way it related to Terastal energy wasn't exactly known, so I can't say for sure if it will work, but..."
She thought about the message she received on her Holo Caster earlier, or rather about the person that sent it. Ignacio had entrusted her with his secret a few years back; how, ever since the adventure in Area Zero that left him disfigured, he was capable of charging Tera Orbs or break a Pokémon's Terastallization with just a touch. Wouldn't it be likely that Edelrose could replicate these effects, after undergoing a similar mutation?
She held the Beast Ball up.
"One of my Pokémon... changed after a long exposure to the crystals in my home region, and I believe it granted him some abilities over Terastal energy. Do you think he could perhaps serve as a replacement for Terapagos in purifying those infected by Laquium? At the very least, I get the feeling we could give it a try."
She brought the Ball to her chest, cradling it with both hands. It stirred warmly in her touch, its occupant following along the conversation. She glanced down at it, then looked back at Amethio.
"I'll make sure to relay what you just said to Jacinthe and the others, it will definitely help us protect our members until it is all over. Aside from that... I intend to test my theory with my Gallade during the battles this evening, that is, assuming another Strong Sphere is used. Would you like to accompany us?"
“Only when you have both chosen each other can you truly call each other partners.” Independent Hala rp blog written by Nikki Rules / About / Ooc
⋆｡‧˚ʚ💋ɞ˚‧｡⋆ 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞
❝ i can’t believe you beat me at rock, paper, scissors three times in a row… rematch. ❞
❝ loser has to buy the next round of milkshakes, deal? ❞
❝ you can’t just call dibs on the front seat, there are rules. ❞
❝ if you eat the last cookie, i’m never forgiving you. ❞
❝ we both know i’d win at mini golf, don’t even try me. ❞
❝ why does it feel like you’re secretly keeping score of every argument we’ve ever had? ❞
❝ i will trade you this french fry for literally anything on your plate. ❞
❝ no, you can’t just make up rules in the middle of the game. ❞
❝ this was supposed to be a study session, not a competition to see who gets distracted first. ❞
❝ who even let you be the dj, your playlist is chaos. ❞
❝ we’re definitely lost, but you look way too confident holding that map. ❞
❝ i call not carrying the heavy bag—i carried it last time. ❞
❝ you’re supposed to cheer me on, not laugh when i miss. ❞
❝ admit it, i make the better road trip partner. ❞
❝ the only reason you won was because i went easy on you. ❞
❝ stop pretending like you didn’t just trip over your own feet. ❞
❝ if you fall asleep, i’m drawing on your face. ❞
❝ who said you get to be in charge of the remote? ❞
❝ i can’t believe you stole my pen and then had the audacity to lose it. ❞
❝ if you hum that song one more time, i swear— ❞
❝ why are you acting like board games aren’t a full contact sport? ❞
❝ tell me again how you plan on winning with that strategy. ❞
❝ no way, you can’t just leave me hanging during karaoke night. ❞
❝ who gave you the right to be this smug about winning trivia? ❞
❝ the prize doesn’t matter, i just need to beat you. ❞
❝ you’re not seriously trying to race me to the car right now, are you? ❞
❝ i’m not sharing popcorn with you if you’re going to eat it all. ❞
❝ don’t even try to tell me you’re not cheating at this. ❞
❝ we’re supposed to be teammates, not mortal enemies. ❞
❝ why are you making everything into a competition? ❞
❝ i saw that, you totally peeked at my cards. ❞
❝ there is no universe where you beat me at mario kart. ❞
❝ if you keep making that face, it’s going to get stuck like that. ❞
❝ you only came along because you didn’t trust me to win without you. ❞
❝ we were supposed to be practicing, not trying to outdo each other. ❞
❝ you cannot just call a nap a ‘strategic break.’ ❞
❝ fine, but if we get in trouble, i’m blaming you. ❞
❝ you can’t back out now, you already said yes. ❞
❝ are we actually competing, or are you just trying to annoy me? ❞
❝ last one to the door has to do the dishes. ❞
❝ don’t think i won’t hold this over your head forever. ❞
❝ i can’t believe you talked me into this. ❞
❝ i call being referee, there’s no way i’m getting dragged into this again. ❞
❝ no, you’re not allowed to quit halfway through. ❞
❝ why do i feel like you’re making this up as you go? ❞
❝ don’t act like you’re not having fun. ❞
❝ you only won because i let you. ❞
❝ we’re supposed to be on the same team, remember? ❞
❝ don’t worry, i’ll remind you who the champion is. ❞
❝ you’re way too competitive for someone who just lost. ❞
❝ admit it, you like this just as much as i do. ❞
walking wake
@silverfates asked: “ being a liar does seem pretty rough. ” (-Anastasie)
"I suppose it would be...I don't enjoy lying unless I have to, myself. I'd prefer a much more straightforward way of dealing with issues...Now, is there anything that I can help you with? I'm in the middle of a journey, but if you require something...I do have some free time at the moment, miss."
Anastasie visibly hadn't been expected Amethio's arrival just yet. The message displayed on her Holo Caster flickered off, masking whatever she'd been mumbling about - albeit the name of the sender, [Iggi 🐲], was still in plain sight until she shut the device entirely.
"Oh, pray forgive me, I was merely speaking to myself. Thank you for coming, by the way."
Promptly regaining a proper composure and putting away her Holo Caster, she straightened the lapel of her vest so it was no longer covering the SBC logo over her heart.
"You probably know why I sought you out. Our sources have it you have some information regarding the berserk Pokémon incidents that involved some participants to the Z-A Royale. Would you perhaps be ready to cooperate with us in solving this matter?"
My initial idea for Lorenz's Keystone being his glass eye (even back when he could still see) was, well, very much that it looked cool, but also that it symbolically linked him to his Gengar gaining a third eye when he Mega Evolves. Then I look at some of the new Ghost-type Megas from Z-A and:
Now, they're both missing an eye too, aren't they. Most likely as a nod to a good billion yokais and the idea of transience of life and death, but yknow, I feel super vindicated they decided to make this a reoccuring cue, because that's one more thing symbolically linking one of my kids to their favorite type. Lorenz's retinal degeneration/blindness is something I thought about very thoroughly before it went from an inconvenience to a complete disability, even in terms of his character arc, I'm glad it's paying dividends by also strengthening this connection. Unlike most canon Ghost-type specialists, and much like Agatha who he admires so much, that boy has no spiritual power whatsoever, but he certainly knows a thing or two about uncomfortable in-between states.
ㅤ any groan was welcome⸻ a sign that they were finally able to chip another dent in their team. a party of four was unwelcome against more seasoned trainers; constant movement couldn’t land sights on the others’ pokéballs. lights flash too fast to catch her breath. marsha flips dripping hair out of her face as her opponent’s words start to make sense in her ears.
ㅤ even the slightest encouragement bristles; her pokémon barely made a dent as is, a difference in force. with a threatening set of teeth out of the way, shoulders relax with a hope there’s no more to cause serious injury. nearby, winds whip a hurricane around a slowbro, flames roar in the distance as another pokémon bears the brunt of a nasty burn. googoo was fine all things considered. her back heaves with breath, ready on her feet & poised to take on her opponent. this battle pushes marsha’s buttons, pushes googoo to the edge.
ㅤ & yet, googoo’s ready to spring. marsha’s eyes settle on her opponent’s new pokémon⸻ brows furrow immediately. what is that? the moon reflects on its glossy shell, legs changing position… each movement so manual, marsha’d wager she’s a steel— type. anatomy so segmented, marsha knows she’s a bug— type. googoo can do little but weaken with the strength she has left. what she needs is a break more than a healing agent even if posture disagrees.
ㅤ it’s not as far as they’ll go. one can pave the way for another⸻ marsha shouts, “energy ball!” before her energy could focus itself between her palms, googoo squawks. lurches backward. valens was nowhere in sight; eyes snap to her partner’s stomach, command reveals the insect retreating from her middle as she collapses. marsha shivers, grip tightens around her pokèball as glowing light surrounds the bird, splayed on the ground, groaning in recoil.
ㅤ marsha whispers affirmations, my sweet, & locks eyes on the bug, shifting weight on its legs in anticipation. she’s strong, too. the impact alone was able to make a pokémon twice her size, even more her weight, bounce backward. valens’ punch could spell trouble for minnie; her steel— typing could mean business for croak. the question remains: who can beat this trainer to the finish line? who does she want to lose least?
ㅤ her fingers settle along a ball⸻ a boomerang throw shakes sylveon free from his ball, anticipation built from the sounds around him, a snarl wrinkling his snout. he's charged⸻ yes! what marsha needs is speed⸻ “dig! now!” paws pry furiously at the pavement, ruptures its surface, flinging dirt behind it. marsha skirts to the side to avoid the blow, to hope that somehow, someway, sylveon might dodge that same punch. emphasis on now⸻!
Lorenz definitely still had the upper hand. The enemy Aromatisse was finally down, and whatever the other trainer's last Pokémon was would surely not stand a chance against the consecutive assault of the last three members of his team.
He had good reasons to be optimistic, but he couldn't get too complacent. While Marsha's apparent unfamiliarity with Lokix gave him some leverage, it wouldn't take long until she realized Googoo did have the type advantage; all Valens did was finish her off by delivering one last swift blow.
When the Sylveon was sent out, Lorenz could hear in its step that it remained as cautious as its trainer advised. The two of them were still on the defensive, maybe hesitant to use a Fairy-type attack, if the last move Marsha demanded from Googoo was anything to go by. While Lorenz initially did plan to switch once her job was done, he felt emboldened to push the bluff just a little further...
The second he heard his opponent's voice, Lorenz called:
"Again! Sucker Punch!"
At once, Valens launched herself toward the Sylveon, but her diminutive limb, which by all means should have connected with its thorax, instead swooshed through empty air, her target having rapidly dug itself out of view.
Well played, Lorenz thought to himself, keeping his focus on the rumbles he felt underneath their feet. That one was fast, really fast. Even if he ordered Valens to jump up now, the Sylveon would definitely still emerge through the pavement and hit her before she could get out of reach.
Guess the best thing he could do now was play around a possible Critical Hit, prepare for a counterattack, and then switch Valens out for someone who could put a quick end to the battle. The second he heard the rumbling stop right underneath his Lokix, Lorenz called out:
"Endure!"
Valens folded her lanky limbs against her body and curled over herself. As expected, the Sylveon emerged, hitting her with the very debris its paws shoveled aside as it sprang up with as much ease as if it was diving in water. The Ground-type move seemed to shake her to a degree, but clearly not enough to do too much damage. For all he knew, Endure wasn't necessary at all, but one could never be too cautious, especially in this competition.
What really mattered was that the Sylveon wouldn't be able to fire up another move right away, meaning it was wide open for an...
"Axe Kick!"
After her foe's attack pushed her off by a few meters, Valens landed back onto her feet and extended her long segmented legs to launch herself high up in the air, twirling on herself as she did when making her entrance. She dived down straight toward the Sylveon, until finally, the serrated segment of her heel connected with the Fairy's skull, with an impact brutal enough to make the wind in the street blow.
The type matchup wasn't in Valens's favor, so there was no way this single hit would have been enough to be a decisive blow. Still, on the off chance it did manage to keep the Sylveon too confused to act against his next Pokémon, surely the extra turn was worth the risk. And speaking of his next Pokémon... Lorenz immediately called his Lokix back into her Ball.
"Sorry, seems you're goin' back home earlier than planned after all. Spec, you're up!"
Lorenz threw what he believed to be his last Poké Ball of the match, his Gengar slithering out of it, bracing himself for the Sylveon's unavoidable next move as he took Valens's place on the battlefield.
Alright, we shouldn't need Mega Evolution to round things up, Lorenz thought. Despite his inability to actually see, he extended an index toward the adversary and its trainer.
"Sludge Bomb!"
"Oh my, team rocket is either getting younger and younger, or its your very good skin care routine on full display."
Rubs his eyes to prove his point.
@silverfates
Ending up face to face with the island's Gym Leader as he was coming out of the rubble of what used to be the Pokémon Mansion before the eruption was less than desirable for sure, but Ryou didn't make it to the rank of agent by being easily intimidated, now, did he?
"Why, thanks, but I should be the one saying this, old timer. I've seen some photos of the place from before it was destroyed... You hardly aged a day since then, right? What's your secret?"
He slowly reached behind his back for one of the Balls at his belt.
"Something tells me you're not here to discuss beauty treatments, though, but I don't want to cause trouble for one of our old contributors. So will you kindly get out of my way?"
And a smile for good measure.
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Day 22- Favorite Ghost Type
Technically Chandelures my favorite ghost type but Frosslass is a close second. She was a star in my platinum run and the beauty contest >:0
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Kendria's head was swimming. There were two realities, now: the false one that she had spent the last several years living in, in which Lorenz had abandoned them for some unknown reason prior to the awakening of Kyogre, and the true one that she had stepped into, in which their friendship had been established in deceipt to take him closer to his traitorous goal.
She was certainly beginning to wrap her mind around it, pieces from the past falling into place, and she had successfully held at bay the deluge of tears that had threatened to fall; now, she was just irritated.
What else was he supposed to do?
If she truly meant it, she would have told him that he should have left her alone if he was so sorry; that they could have stayed on the separate paths that life had led them on, and that would have saved her this heartbreak. She had been desparate to meet him again, rekindle their friendship, but not like this.
"I'm not dumb. I know that you're a shady little asshole, but I used to not care about that because we were friends. I had no idea that you did all of this." As if she could forgive anything, outside of a personal betrayal. She laughed once more, but whether it was at herself (her loyalty, her disbelief, her denial) or at the situation, she could no longer tell.
Perhaps she never would understand, if his next revelations are anything to go by; maybe she and Lorenz were too far apart, too different, for her to ever understand his actions or thought processes. Great. So he was delusional and a coward, if his failure to pull himself back was anything to go by.
Eyebrows furrow at his reason for visiting, and she crossed her arms across her chest, jaw tightening in response. That's great. He only came here to check up on Ballie and Solis, the Pokémon he had ditched, and not the friend that he had ditched. That made her feel great. Her head tilted, thin smile stretching across her lips.
"Oh, are you talking about how you abandoned them and I had to find them wandering around in the Hideout after it flooded, or was there something that you put them through before that?" Her voice had hardened, if only by a few degrees; this was a topic that would not be taken lightly. How many other Pokémon had there been, that hadn't returned to the place that had been home for so long? Who else had he replaced? "You're welcome, Lorenz. I'm glad I could give them a good life."
This reunion between the two of them was always going to hurt; Lorenz realized as much even before he got into the ferry to Slateport. The way he saw it, the initial tension would have been a necessary evil, he knew he just wouldn't be able to skip on telling Kendria at least some details of his own unsavory deeds; only he never really planned on telling her all about the whole charade...
He kinda let it go too far to just "I'm not that guy anymore"-it up, now, didn't he?
Now that he stood in front of Kendria, in her home, having already told her about as much of his betrayal as he could without completely losing face, Lorenz was starting to wonder how he could have deluded himself into thinking this was ever going to be any different from his disastrous reunion with Trey.
Because little Kennie was always a bit more easygoing than his ol' bro? A bit more oblivious, agreeable, asked fewer questions? Yeah, right, as if that wasn't also on him. How could he have expected her to believe he changed, when he himself was still treating her like the impressionable child he once perceived her as? Couldn't blame that Dwebble for calling the Polteageist back.
He wasn't sure for how long he let that silence hang between the two of them after Kendria gave him a definitive answer on Solis and Ballie, not without referencing that she wasn't aware of the full extent of what he put his Pokémon through, making the pit in his gut ache just a little bit more for the road. But at the very least, it seemed to close any avenue he had to keep justifying himself.
He made his case. She didn't hide what she thought of his actions. Now there was nothing left for him to do but leave Kendria be. Surely he'd imposed enough of his presence upon her as it were.
Lorenz walked back, his shoulder accidentally brushing against the wall framing the entrance. He swung his bag back onto his shoulder, then turned back to face what he assumed still was Kendria's general direction.
"I'll go now." He said. "But just so we're clear, I'm not running away. I'll be back to personally apologize to Ballie and Solis. On the condition you'll allow me."
He slid his hand to his pocket and took out his PokéGear, which instantly opened and lit up. He tapped onto the touch screen with his thumb, until a digitized voice said: "[Understood. Displaying own contact.]" He then extended the device toward Kendria. The screen was now showing Lorenz's own phone number in a huge font.
"Add my number to your Nav. Or don't. Either way, I won't show myself in front of you ever again, unless you contact me first."
okay ive got two the first being LUNAR CLOCK from Touhou 6
and the second is EMOTIONAL SKYSCRAPER but specifically from Urban Legends in Limbo. because bike.
Add those to the mixtape: (x) (x)
Okay, DAMN, I could totally see these work for Ignacio, Emotional Skyscraper as a more upbeat piece, like a regular Rival encounter theme. Lunar Clock for something a bit more somber... I swear you could make that baseline into the Area Zero leitmotiv with very little alterations. Thanks for those picks~
there’s at least one mean bone in my body
