Haley
Haley continues pushing further through the webbing... But finds it pretty clear she can't actively clear this webbing without pissing off the spiders in question- She's already getting a bunch of angry, hissing noises in her direction..!
(I'll take either acrobatics to try and avoid the webs, or an appropriate social skill to calm or scare off the spiders... You can also give me survival for gathering/crafting spider rope if you want to... Either that or retreat, of course.)
Koa, Bruce
"Kinhe tells me that psychic did mess with my memory. You're gonna tell me what she changed, yeah?"
"Again, I... Can't. At least I'm pretty sure I can't... It wasn't, well, the psychic, who did that. It's too closely linked to... The anti-meme. Look, I'm sorry if I'm being vague, but I have to if I don't want to repeat this AGAIN." she replies, but... What does she mean, "again"..?
"No, but why don't you tell us? You said it's keeping you from telling us what we wanna know? That sure is convenient, huh?"
What is an anti-meme?
"Argh, no! I would tell you if it could get me out of this mess..!" the girl almost shouts, visibly frustrated as she puts her head in her hands for a moment... Before with a deep sigh coming back up and continuing.
"Look, okay, you've probably heard of... Memes before, right?" she asks, saying the word with a noticeable bit of disdain.
"Well, part of the origin of the word comes from "memetic"... As in, memetic effects. There's probably a whole lot of things that can fall under that, but for a meme it's supposed to be an "infectious thought". As in, a thought that spreads itself out."
"So, an anti-meme is the exact opposite of that... An idea that actively destroys itself. I can't tell you about the place she got taken, because by the time I've finished explaining, you've forgotten the answer AND that you even asked the question in the first place..! And if it's too big to just be forgotten, or the missing memories would raise questions, it just... Obscures itself instead. Like what happened with that psychic. PLEASE say that's not too much information..."
"Me and the others have been warded against it's effect, using a sigil... Most of the red hand hasn't, besides Angstrom and some admins..."
And What is your deal with the Red Hand?
"...I don't know the specifics. I wasn't actually a part of this whole thing when it all went down- That's been a long time ago now. But the basics are... The red hand was first. We came later. Our oracle proposed a trade with Angstrom- Aid in return for protection. And... That's how it's been for a long time, now... Angstrom has been acting... Differently, in the past week, though..."
Irene
"You know, I can't remember a tale where cheating fate did work, but plenty that faced fate head on and managed to shift it... I may not know what you do, but I believe that we can shift things towards a brighter future, It's hard no denying, but life hasn't really been easy either"
"Heh... Silly girl. What do you think I've been doing..?"
wait, wait what's all? Cause between Arceus, Giritina, Over seer, and Grimm all getting resolved tonight I know I just said things would be hard, but isn't that a little too much?
"Hehe..! Okay, maybe not everything... But, some of that, at least. MY part at least will be over... Although I hope I'll get the chance to play a more direct part in the journey my daughter is yet to make, once it is."
With that, Izzy whispers to her dex, asking a certain always present... Presence, if it could deliver a message for her... Given that her pokedex gives a little beep, it seems it's willing to oblige, at least- Leaving the two pressed against the wall, out of sight of this "Angstrom"... Until, from the corner of her eye, she notices Matthias being put into a predicament... And judging by her mother's sigh, might have taken the "do what you think is right" sentiment a bit too serious. Maybe she should have specified "logic" instead..? In each case, she doesn't seem to stop Irene from releasing Shock... But does hold a hand back when it looks like Irene, too, wants to head out into the room.
"Don't. I'll get you an exit... Just wait a moment."
Shock, meanwhile, waits for a moment to assault... Luckily, it seems that this guy likes long, winding monologues, so their chance comes pretty soon.
"Matthias. Again, allow me to clarify... I do not care about this god of yours. I won't interfere whatever your plans with him might be, and in fact, I'll stick to my..."
His words were stopped with a grunt as Shock saw his chance, and nuzzled into the man..! Although... Not seeming to do nearly as much as one could have hoped. And while Irene wasn't quite able to see the man in question just yet, Shock, at least, could...
The man was tall. Not exceptionally so, but enough that coupled with the fact he held a set of broad shoulders, an an overall "well-set" build that almost had him appear as wide as he was tall, and he would undoubtedly stick out in a crowd assuming no other oddities... Although he wasn't exactly lacking in them. His head appeared shaved, although only for a part visible. On the back, the brim of a black trenchcoat would cover all but the top, the oversized trenchcoat going all the way down to his knees and, judging by the holes, long overdue for replacement. On front meanwhile, a white mask covered the majority of his face... With the exception of his eyes that almost seemed to glow red, joined with a cutout down near his mouth, from which a long, braided beard fell down the rest of his body... One that, with the exception of luckily the trench-coat covering most of it, doesn't seem to be wearing a shirt. A pair of ragged brown pants luckily are included, held up by a rather large belt, on one side holding a large pouch, on the other, a leather-clad tome... The man also seeming to have a knack of accessories, wearing a golden amulet with a red center, a bracelet, and on one hand that was carrying a lantern that glows with a faint blue light, a couple rings as well... With something telling a random onlooker that not all of those were just for show. Perhaps the most curious thing of all, though, was the arm that held the bracelet, and perhaps the origin of the "red hand"... This arm not particularly ending in a hand, and, judging by the fact the trench-coat sleeve is actually stuffed close around the bracelet leads to believe the man lost it... Instead replaced by an array of red, glass-like shards, shaped to be a vaguely claw-like hand- It being this hand he had raised towards Mathias to lift him off the ground.
At the very least, it seemed Shock had managed to disrupt that part, the cultist dropped to the ground... And his attention simply turned to Shock instead.
The glass shards shoot out like a storm of bullets... Which luckily for the Emolga, and with an audible grunt from the man, seem to miss... Though as the glass shards retreat to reform the claw, he follows up immediately with
another attack- A psychic blast knocking Shock back, and dealing 57(45) damage!
"General, Captain- On me." the man ushers, stepping forward, not even seeming to notice the paralysis at the moment... A gengar and cofigragus materializing behind him.
"Now I'm curious... Here I thought I was only going to have to reprimand your zealotry for standing in my way, but now this..? You're not stupid enough to try and bring me down with... This. What is going on?"
Angstrom is stepping towards Shock- And with it, the alcove you are all hiding in...
Koa (cont)
Meanwhile, before Koa can stow away his staff... He gets a sudden message.
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Hiya buddy! :)
I got asked by Irene if you could be so kind as to have that staff activated again :)
Might want to hurry up, too. ;)
"What's going on? She's telling me to turn on this staff or something, but the other girl said something bad might happen if I grabbed it? What's the staff even do, do ya know?"
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ha ha ha, she's not lying, you know! :)
But as for what the staff does... I suppose I can tell you that all it does is... Kind of act as a one-way gate. :)
Izzy, Drake
The dancer continues to cheer on her sunflora, exciting it, while Kay meanwhile drops out of the sky as the leech seeds take their final toll... Izzy "jumping" off as it falls, hoping no one notices her slow glide over to the actual stands... Where she immediately breaks out into a sweet lullaby, catching all three..! Although, the mysterious guy apparently sees the attack coming, and quickly protects himself by... Plugging his ears. Maku is released soon afterwards, to stand between her and the still very much awake suspicious guy.
"This really worth it, girl..?"
Drake meanwhile decides to blast the musician for some damage, while Ghos goes on a killin' spree- Managing to OHKO the bronzong!
The suspicious guy meanwhile, releases another pokemon up on the cramped stage... Although not really adding to the crampedness, judging by how this one floats just above the group... A drifblim!
Max meanwhile assaults the dragonair, biting down..! In response, it makes use of the still ongoing rain to strike down the dog with another thunder, KO'ing it..!
The musician starts playing a song to bolster his own, and his allies spirits... Something Jeremy doesn't manage to silence before it's too late as he throws a pester ball straight in his face..! He also releases his Hawlucha. Isabella meanwhile, recalls some of her fallen pokemon in favor of new ones- The magnemite that is released immediately attacked by a bite from the loudred..!
Nox enjoys watching the bloodshed.
The drifblim meanwhile, is ordered to attack Izzy..! Maku is quick to intercept, though, taking the ominous wind attack himself for 42(31) damage...
Betty meanwhile, only has one thing in her sight... Although finds herself blocked by the newly released magnemite, swinging at thta instead- Luckily, her attacks don't seem quite as effective against that... But you've the feeling she's more stubborn than smart. She does at least realize her current pokemon is down, sending something else out instead- A mawile.
The collector meanwhile groans, managing to wake himself up..!
With Atom still sleeping, Jeremy commands his Hawlucha instead... HAving it hit the pupitar with a critical karate chop!
The newly released Mawile meanwhile, puts it's eyes on Ghos- Biting him for 33(56) damage!
The sunflora, finally, uses growth...
Raining(2)
Dancer(36/20) +4 SPD, +1DEF/SDEF
Kay(26/21) KO
Izzy(21/16) 35/56
Hogan(21)
Drake(20/15)
Ghos(19/15) 28/84
Roselia(15) recalled
Mr. Suspicious(15) (on platform) injured +2 DEF
Pawniard(15) (on platform) very lightly injured, asleep
Max(15) recalled
Dragonair(15) heavily injured
Buzzkill(13) injured
Kirlia(11) KO
Musician(10) lightly injured, asleep
Jeremy(10)
Isabella(10)
Loudred(10) injured
Nox(10)
Drifblim(10)
Magnemite(9) KO
Betty(7) +2 ATT
The collector(5) (on platform) very lightly injured
Grin(5) recalled
Pupitar(5) heavily injured
Maku(5) 89/120
Mawile(5)
Clauncher(4)
Atom(4) 4 momentum, injured -1 SPD, asleep, leech seeded
Lairon(4) KO
Bronzong(3) KO
Sunflora(3) Excited +1ATT/SATT
Bjorn
Bjorn retreats, but does remember there was this completely different route he could take as well, for the other lever... Not to mention there might also be a way to go around the creature- Assuming it hadn't moved... But, as far as he can tell, he did manage ot get rid of it! Soon following the other trail, before he finds the lever he needs on a dead end... All he has to do is pull it, then retreat to the door, right..?
Alex
Alex sends out Tyr, while Jack ends up sending out a sandile...
sandile(18/15)
Tyr(13)