#asktheprotocol

[monterraverde]

☠ (@asktheprotocol ; likely with 'P')

@asktheprotocol ☠ - slam my muse into a wall

The force that threw her was insane levels of strong, and she crashed against the metal wall with enough force to leave a slight dent, collapsing to the ground in a heap as her Pokemon stepped between her and the entity.

"Piece of shit-" She hisses, coughing as she slowly tried to push herself up. "What in the hell are you?! I thought we shut this down!!"

[emmetrain]

artoni said: somewhere P is facepalming

"I am Emmet. Facepalm harder and then come chat with me, P!!! I miss you!!!!" He knows they are not that good friends yet. This does not stop him from treating P like his bestest friend, however.

[monterraverde]

@asktheprotocol | X

“Course the teleporters not working, course you’re gonna make me walk through hell…” She hissed, managing to open the bulkhead door that overlooked the crater… The wind that kicked up made her hair whip like a razor, as if echoing the ferocity of what lingered below.

Adniel was quickly summoned, and shes quick to mount up, the Garchomp taking them both down into the cloudy depths, clinging to the pokemons shoulders as they fell with grace… And came to rest at the bottom- The familiar serenity settling on her ears like five tons of silence…

…No time to waste, there were already eyes on her. She ducks her head, and both her and Adniel are off to the first research station.

[monterraverde]

There's no rhyme, reason, or warning. No slow breakdown, no subtle machinations. Area Zero, at once, goes completely dark to the Elite Four; all attempts to ping its systems show them as online, but otherwise non-responsive to their credentials. They've been locked out, swiftly and efficiently - with nary a method they have from their desks able to bypass the sudden change in control. About the only thing that -does- work is their access to the Zero Gate. (@asktheprotocol)

…Oh no. No no no. Why’re all the security systems dark? Why’re they suddenly blind?? Nothing makes sense, she jams buttons on her keyboard over and over again and only gets normal pings back- But this is anything but normal.

Zero gate access still seems intact, though…

She slams her fist down on her desk- Dammit, of course it could never just be easy… Someone got down there and overrode their access, but how in gods name did they manage to sneak past all the sensors? Let alone know how to access those files?

…Nothing for it but to go in there herself… It’s just a trip to Zero lab to do a manual reset, she’ll be fine if she brings the deterrents…

Still-

[Texting: Hassel, Larry] something happened with the AZ security cameras, I’m going down there to manually reset and then I’m coming right back up. This is me telling you where I’m going in case things go awry. If I’m not back by nightfall, come looking for me.

And with that, she checks her belt, grabs her backpack full of medicines and deterrents, and heads out…

Entering Zero gate had an eerie feel to it… the systems were not in power saving mode, but there was an almost eldritch presence here… But she had to move forward. Hopefully the teleporter to RS1 was still active, she’d have to unlock the locks the hard way…

@asktheprotocol

[ask-the-very-real-human-turo]

((A quick gift for @asktheprotocol because of the absolutely amazing video made today! Ah I loved it so much and I can't wait to see what this spooky spooky being does in the future!))

[redlegend-a]

asktheprotocol

If nothing else, the stranger -did- offer to show a path. And, presumably, a place to rest indicated there was some measure of safety in the midst of the various threats that were inherent in the Crater itself. As far as they seemed concerned, it wasn't far more than simply leaping out of the frying pan only to fall into the fire.

Then here's a base map.

Considering how they had already managed to contact Giovanni, perhaps it wasn't surprising that they knew his general area in Paldea; the attached file was one of a digital map, indicating a route from his rough location to the Zero Gate itself.

The start of a path, at least. Presumably safe, by how it avoided most trafficked routes.

I've gone ahead and sent a wild Swanna to your friends for them to chase and buy you time. But I don't know how long they'll be distracted. When you arrive, hold this device up to the Gate and I will take care of the rest.

While speed was of the utmost importance, there was no questioning that he was detoured. Giovanni was running. Running from what? He didn’t know. He didn’t know how Neo Rocket had become so sharp at picking up on his movements. It’s a bold move on the part of a war band.

Giovanni directed him, as expected, past the shadow of Paldea’s mountain ranges to where the cloudcover hung around their ankles. He had left his monsters behind, all of them, with Green. In return? His husband handed him two sets of heavy reinforced gauntlets, with needle like points.

He told him not to be stupid, and to come back safe. It’s the same thing he tells him before every absurd objective he chases. The same thing Red signs back too.

So, he ends up here, in clothes much older than he was, carrying a backpack heavier than he was, and a trainer id keyed to a dead man.

The fact that it still worked was damning to history.

He hadn’t figured out how to hook the auxiliary pack onto the rest of the suit.

Red’s boots are heavy when he walks onto the metal platform of the Zero Gate, mask on his face. A glimpse in the phone screen of his rotom is particularly horrifying.

So this is what you looked like, huh?

The drop below would kill anyone. He’s caught looking over the edge, down into the clouds below. 

There’s no sound here.

This is where we were supposed to meet...

@tohjofallsexile​

[askprofturo]

ᴵⁿ ᶜᵃˢᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ʷᵉʳᵉ ᵃᶜᵗᵘᵃˡˡʸ ᶜᵒⁿᶜᵉʳⁿᵉᵈ; ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵗʰᵘᵐᵇˢ ᵃʳᵉ ˢᵃᶠᵉ. (@asktheprotocol)

I never doubted my thumbs were in danger, but I am left confused more than anything.

[askprofsada]

are you by yourself down there , or are there any pokemon with you?

[ Previously ]

The doors to leave the lab are locked. I have no way out from the inside. [ @asktheprotocol ]

(Credits to the anon invaders video go to the mun of asktheprotocol, Toni. They did such an amazing job! Thank you for collabing with me!)