Haley
Haley attempts to grab some of the webbing, but... Despite the fact she'd consider herself quite crafty when it comes down to survival, if even advanced machines and science is yet to figure out how to properly harvest spider silk into usable material, she's
definitely not going to be able to do it using nothing but her bare hands and no tools. There might be other things she could try and collect the webs for, but things would come back to the whole "no tools" part... And the fact the spiders in the webs beyond already seem a bit jumpy just for her getting too close to the webs in order to inspect them.
Izzy
The dancer starts off the round, now... Oh god, no- She's...
Cheering..!
You're all doomed.
The dancer releases a kirlia, who immediately becomes excited..!
Kay meanwhile dives down in the direction of the Collector and the shifty guy, aiming to hit both... However, the latter pushes the former out of the way, taking only damage himself..! He seems to be quite defensive as well, not TOO hurt by the attack... While Izzy meanwhile, blasts the magnemite with her fire weapon, doing good damage..!
Next, a hypnosis attack puts the Musician to sleep, and- Wait. Who just put him to sleep, when next up was going to be the guy on the platform..? Oh!
"I really can't leave you guys alone for 5 minutes without getting into trouble, can I..?"
Drake joins the party, and Ghos is already on the battlefield!
The Suspicious guy next up readies something from his pocket, what looks to be... A miniature shield? Standing defensively...
Max, next up, continues the job Izzy started- Knocking out the magnemite!
Then, things turn back around to the Dragonair, and...
"Electrify that bitch..!"
On the Collector's command, the Dragonair calls down lightning on Isabella..! Interrupted only by Jeremy quickly ordering Atom to intercept the attack, taking the hefty hit himself..!
"WHAT DID I JUST SAY?! SHE'S MINE!"
"Go cry me a river!"
The Kirlia meanwhile, hits the newly released Ghos with a confusion... But misses!
The musician though, immediately wakes up from sleep... If unable to act yet.
Isabella meanwhile, seems to realize staying out of range of the two people that have very real intent to hurt her is probably the better part of valor, and just commands her pokemon- Similar to Jeremy.
The loudred starts an uproar next to Grin, who remains a relative glass cannon and takes a lot of damage... As next up, Betty acts again- Who appeared to be serious about her threat... Moving over to clobber the dragonair with her bat instead..!
"Do you REALLY want to end up on my shit list as well?!"
The clauncher meanwhile shifts close enough to manage to launch a bubblebeam on Atom, dealing some damage... While Betty doesn't seem to take any sass, and orders her Lairon to assist - Although it misses...
Raining(4)
Dancer(28/20) +2 SPD, +1DEF/SDEF
Kay(26/21) leech seeded, suppressed
Izzy(21/16)
Ghos(19/15)
Drake(15)
Roselia(15) KO
Mr. Suspicious(15) (on platform) injured
Pawniard(15) (on platform)
Max(15)
Dragonair(15) lightly injured
Kirlia(11) Excited
Musician(10)
Jeremy(10)
Isabella(10)
Loudred(10)
Magnemite(9) KO
Betty(7) +1 ATT
The collector(5) (on platform)
Grin(5) confused, heavily injured
Pupitar(5)
Clauncher(4)
Atom(4) 3 momentum, injured -1 SPD
Lairon(4) injured
Bronzong(3)
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Guess who's back..!
Irene
As Matthias stands on the sidelines eagerly, with a big grin saying he might actually be the happiest about this reunion between the three of them... He soon gets delivered an uppercut he may or may not deserve- The grin at the very least wiped off his face, as, before he can even properly realize what just happened, he gets put to sleep as well... And Irene turns her "wrath" back at her mother, who seems... Not terribly surprised by what just happened.
"You were SAFE by mew's mercy you were fucking SAFE!!! YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW SCARED WE WERE FOR YOU!!! I'VE DEALT WITH SOMEONE WHO MAKES DARKRAI LOOK" TAME! FOILED TERROIST PLOTS, FOUGHT LEGENDS FROM MULTIPLE DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS TO FIND YOU SAFE AND SOUND!!!"
"Oh, honey... I know. I've been watching... Who do you think sent this... Fool-" she says, offhandedly waving to the sleeping Matthias,
"To come to you after what happened with... It? I... I wanted to help. In what little ways I could."
That statement didn't help stop Irene from bursting out in a mix of rage and tears... Slowly stepping towards the figure as they stood in a mix of... A multitude of emotions, that seemed to boil down to that she accepted whatever judgement was to be bestowed upon her.
You have any idea what we've been through you left over a decade ago with no warning... Dad, he still keeps a picture of you next to the door which he talks to everyday... He always said he could feel you were out there and you could come back in time... He is so protective of me worried that whatever caused you to disappear back then would happen to me. He pretty much went grey overnight with worry!
And what about Granny you think it was easy for her having to step up and be a mother again! She never did it when she thought when I was around, but she also tears up at your photo...
and me, you left when I was a child... and all this time you could have written, you could have called, just one town over... you were JUST ONE TOWN OVER! ARCEUS DAM it you could have sent a cultist to bring us an update!
But with all that, Irene falls silent... And then, hugs her mother- Still sobbing, whimpering a bit... As was she.
"Oh... I had been hoping this was going to be the outcome." she mutters silently, before distancing herself again- Kneeling down just a little bit, grabbing Irene by the arms to properly look each other face to face. The Regi continued standing off to the side, simply watching.
"Honey, I... I am so, so sorry. Really, there's no excuse, I deserve everything you've just said, but..."
"Did you think I wanted this?"
Tears seemed to be welling up in her own eyes, but she spares only a moment to wipe them off before, sternly, trying to continue.
"Your father... I'm not sure what he convinced himself over the years. Maybe it was just... Easier on him, to ignore what I was trying to tell him. That I had a choice. Ultimately, I'm... I'm not sure if it's safe to ever say that I did, but... And you. You were still so young... Maybe I should have told you, but it happened so much faster than I thought it would. And mom..." she pauses, seeming to let out a small laugh, a chuckle, really.
"She'd probably have forced me to stay... I couldn't allow it."
"But even when it did, much as I wanted to talk to you over the years... I couldn't risk it. Matthias here might be... Harmless." she adds after some minor hesitation. "He's not the only one... I've been forced to deal with maniacs, thieves, crooks, killers, thugs... I couldn't allow the risk of them finding out about you, honey... If they did, every day I'd have to live in fear that they'd force me in a position where they'd hurt you if I didn't comply. How could I risk that just for my own sake?!" she states, taking another deep breath... Composing herself a bit more before grabbing Irene in that hug again, continuing once more.
"But... It won't last much longer still. Just... A little bit longer. I know you've got a million questions, but... We don't have much time."
"One or two questions. And then... There's something important I have to tell you. I promise... We'll have all the time in the world soon, okay..?"
Koa, Bruce, (Irene)
"...You better, yeah? Now call your temple bird off!"
"Yeah, sure! Down, Runic!"
With the summoner having given up, only the commander seems to remain... Which probably won't last too long, as the Glalie is instantly ko'd..! Makeno meanwhile focuses on the fearow, slashing through both him and the commander- Dealing good damage to both... The fearow still gets to act, though, and uses mirror move- Slashing through Rawku and Bruce..! Or it tries, at least, as it's attack ends up missing...
Following that, Rawku DOES manage to knock out the fearow... While the commander meanwhile, seems to have weighed his options... And decides to try and make a run for it! Sprinting out the door...
"He left to meet someone yesterday, yeah? Why don't ya guess who that was?."
"...Wait- You're..?"
"...Okay, look, there has to be some kind of misunderstanding... If he's with YOU, I know we wouldn't be messing with you..! Can... Can I just go..?"
"Wha... where's my friend? And your... friend?"
"I don't know..! I stopped having ANY idea of what is even going on like ten seconds after entering this place!"
Irene(23/19) Tele'd
Ochrana(22)
Buizel(22) idling
"Echo"(21) Tele'd
Makeno(24/20) +1SPD +4ATT +3 SATT
Fearow(20) KO
Sigilyph(20) KO
Machamp(16) KO
Rattata(15) KO
Glalie(15) KO
Ms. Cuddles(15) recalled
Lonaki(14/19) -14/81
Umbreon(12) KO
Koa(11) 52/78 -1 DEF
Maguma(11) recalled
Poochyena(10) KO
2 grunts(10/15) #1 KO #2 KO
Bruce(6) trapped, slowed
Rawku(6)
Commander(5/10) paralyzed, injured, running
Summoner(5) grappled
Phantump(4) ingrained, idling
slugma(2) KO
► Show Spoiler
May or may not have only just realized that glalie evolves at lvl 40
Also what is it with me rolling 1's today
Alex
Alex decides to leave, before he inadvertently ends up losing another idol, and potentially a kidney... Entering through the "exit" door, one last hallway awaiting him that slowly begins to light up to "acclimate" him back to the light... Or it should, if the place inside wasn't so filled with aura as to not bother him. Exiting, he instantly meets with Jack...
"Congratulations... I'll take your idols and other items- Your own items will be back there in the room. Had fun..?"
Bjorn
Bjorn considers the situation, but... Decides to not back down. Edging up to the corner, the presence of... Something, seems to only become more serious, although it wasn't going to let it deter him... Much. He doesn't have any items to roll, though- But on some further consideration, decides to just use his shoe to try and lure out what's around the corner... There doesn't seem to be a response, though...