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Post by Selina O'Sullivan on Dec 11, 2023 5:05:35 GMT
“Heh,” Selina struggled to keep down a bit of a giggle at the sight of the two spherical Pokemon that seemed to be floating around. They were certainly an… interesting looking pair. Their duoship actually seemed quite endearing to Selina. “It’s a duo of basketballs… or balloons? Guess that’s where this funky smell is coming from…” Selina whispered as quietly as she could, quite enamored by the sight of the two Pokemon.
But it seemed as though Thorn was taking a different approach. Selina nodded in response and looked over at Domino, who nodded in response. The squirrel looked over at Ifrit and followed Magby's lead, still keeping her distance, but keen on keeping up with the trail Koffing was letting off.
Selina was wondering what the different approach was for… she knew taking as many resources as possible was a good thing, but weren’t they meant to try and take human owned Pokemon? They’ve seen nothing but wild Pokemon yet… oh, she got it! Don’t skip out on a chance to learn something new! Every new Pokemon was a new opportunity. Yes, Selina got it! That must’ve been what Thorn was getting at.
In any case, it didn’t really matter all too much what the reason was. Selina was following her boss’s lead, that’s all that mattered.
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Post by Haunter on Dec 20, 2023 11:34:21 GMT
And in this particular case it would come to turn out that the Admin's different approach to this particular pairing of pokemon were to be the wiser choice and the fact that his subordinate would also wisely follow his lead would be a good option also - for who knew just what would happen to the girl if she had otherwise chosen to go against his silent 'orders' and actions and acted out on her own? Even if for the most part these two pokemon did not appear to be any form of threat thus far, looks were indeed deceiving after all were they not? As such now that the group as a whole - both the pair of humans and their respective pokemon in turn - would have made their approach and while would seemingly keep their distance for a time in order to determine what the opposing wild pair were up to it would not take all too long before it would likely become clear. for it would at least outwardly appear as if the pair were 'testing' each other's capabilites' through inhaling breaths of air and expanding their bodies to resemble balloons as such and floating around each other almost as if eying up any flaws the other may have had before in time allowing air to escape them once more. This 'display' - whether it were a success or failure it were hard to tell - would come to lead up to a horrible scent being released from the Koffing which would be countered by a strange vocalisation from the Jigglypuff in turn which would ultimately come to dispel the rotten smell around the area. Level 20 -- Level 21 || 200 / 200 -- 210 / 210 || Female -- Female || Cute Charm -- Levitate || Status -- StatusGravity, Defense Curl, Pound, Play Nice, Disarming Voice, Double Slap -- Destiny Bond, Poison Gas, Smog, Assurance, Smokescreen, Sludge
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Post by Remy 'Thorn' Dupris on Dec 30, 2023 16:23:40 GMT
It appeared that the two Pokemon were so focused on each other that they hadn't noticed the two Team Rocket members approaching. He paused and nodded towards Selina and Ifrit. Negotiations had won him Pokemon like Diabolos before. Even Ifrit had aligned with him after coming to terms. "Begin negotiations. We'll hang back and let these two handle it."The Magby shuddered, knowing that this was going to be rough. This type of dealing was far more suitable for Fenrir, who used Charm on a regular basis. The Fire Type was accustomed to settling situations with his fists rather than words. Still, if Thorn ordered it, he would have to oblige. He shook his head and sighed, glancing over at Domino. "Alright, let's do it. Follow my lead, alright?"Ifrit puffed up his chest and walked right up to the two Pokemon. "Mornin' ladies. Fine day so far, wouldn't you agree?"It was the most basic of introductions, but it wasn't meant to elicit a response as of yet. It was merely a groundwork they could build the rest of the conversation on. Thorn stood at Selina's side from the distance. "Sometimes we can't get directly involved right away. It is best to make sure each of your team can try to talk their way out of a sticky situation without necessarily giving up their battle prowess. Despite our organization's methodologies, violence isn't always the answer. Do you have any questions so far?"Despite the fact that this was a test for the young girl, Thorn couldn't help but treat this as a teachable moment. After all, Selina had shown much more potential than many of the others he had seen recently, and wanted to help that seedling bloom into something far more deadly.
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Post by Selina O'Sullivan on Jan 12, 2024 19:49:26 GMT
“Emon?” The little squirrel silently squeaked as she got a better look at the two spherical Pokemon. The two of them were having a sort of contest to see which of them could inflate bigger and longer, which brought a smile to Domino’s face. A game? She liked games! Was this a floating contest? She could float! She wanted to play too! Domino was barely able to get a hold of herself enough to look over at her Trainer, who was listening to Thorn’s instructions. Negotiations? What were those? Was that the game the two Pokemon were playing?
Alright, no worries! Domino had this!
…Well, if only Selina had the same confidence in her. Domino could barely say two comprehensible words, so how was she meant to do any kind of negotiating? That’s not something she trained the squirrel for. Still, she chose Domino for this, and she was sticking with her guns. Probably for the better, because even if she picked another Pokemon, the Emolga wasn’t at all eager to go back just now, so… it was probably in their best interest not to overwhelm the two Pokemon. “Emolga,” Selina whispered, grabbing Domino’s attention. “Follow Ifrit’s lead, okay?”
“Emon,” Domino nodded as she floated off the tree, looking at the two Pokemon who were competing. The squirrel bit her lips trying hard to utilize some self control… she had to… resist… urge to play! But she looked up at the Jigglypuff in particular, since she was making sounds, and she decided she couldn’t take it anymore. “Play!” Domino announced, gliding up in the air and sucking in some air, trying to inflate her body as much as she could…
…She was an Emolga. It didn’t work that well.
The squirrel attempted to flap her arms to stay afloat while keeping the air sucked in, but there was only so long the squirrel could keep the air in… before sighing out the air and plopping down to the ground. Selina, in the distance, slapped a hand on her forehead as she felt the second hand embarrassment for her partner… she really hoped the squirrel didn’t just sabotage everything.
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Post by Haunter on Jan 23, 2024 18:59:24 GMT
Thankfully however, whatever concerns that the pair of humans had - or at least most noteably the younger female human had, especially regarding her own young pokemon versus the pair of wild pokemon - there were thus far little need of such concerns at least for the foreseeable future. For while it would indeed be more than true that the Jigglypuff and Koffing pair would be somewhat wary and cautious as a whole upon the apparent greeting offered forth by the small fire type along with noting the distant humans the wild pair would allow themselves to relax just enough to not pose as a threat - for they also wished to not be on the receiving end of any trouble. Thus the greeting that would be issued forth would certainly be enough to gain attention and focus of the pair for the most part, however it would be - surprisingly - the Koffing that would come to make a response. < A fine day indeed, good morrow to you also small sir and our little friend? > Well, to illicite a response or not it would have received one none the less for in truth the literal floating bag of gas desired to get a 'read' on the fire type. Meanwhile in the case of the jigglypuff the bright pink pokemon would have been curiously observing the EMolga in what the small electric squirreal were doing or at least attempting to do, though in truth it were something of a failure there were a faint hint of being impressed visible upon its features in. Level 20 -- Level 21 || 200 / 200 -- 210 / 210 || Female -- Female || Cute Charm -- Levitate || Status -- StatusGravity, Defense Curl, Pound, Play Nice, Disarming Voice, Double Slap -- Destiny Bond, Poison Gas, Smog, Assurance, Smokescreen, Sludge
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Post by Remy 'Thorn' Dupris on Jan 26, 2024 1:27:12 GMT
Ifrit hated doing this type of stuff. He was much more of a punch-first, ask-questions-later type. Still, if Thorn wanted him to do this, there had to be a good reason to do it. At least the Koffing seemed to be playing along nicely. "Indeed it is. Up to anything special today? We're out for a stroll with our trainers over there."He jerked his thumb in the direction of Thorn and Selina. "We saw you and figured we'd come over for a chat."Thorn watched and stroked his chin, figuratively speaking since he was hiding it behind a mask. It was important that all of his Pokemon have at least minimal skill in all forms of negotiation and manipulation. The street was two ways. He wanted his more loquacious Pokemon to be able to fight as well. While each and every one of his tools had a specific use in mind, there had to be a fall-back plan. Thorn wasn't just out teaching Selina today: he was living his very lessons. He had lived those lessons his entire life. Thorn's specialties were B&E, arson, and manipulation. However, he had spent enough time working out to throw a punch and studied knife tactics to make his combat passable. He wasn't Edgar by any means, but he could hold his own. Thorn glanced at the girl next to him. Hopefully by the time he was through with her she could hold her own too.
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Post by Selina O'Sullivan on Feb 12, 2024 4:53:11 GMT
To Selina’s surprise, the Jigglypuff didn’t seem to scoff at Domino’s attempt at interacting, and Thorn didn’t seem interested in chastising her. Since the Emolga wasn’t really ruining anything, she supposed letting her continue to try and assist Ifrit was fine. That being said, the Emolga was clearly at a disadvantage here with her lack of communicative ability. However, as the Magby spoke, the Emolga tilted her head as he questioned the Koffing, smiling at the pink Pokemon quite curiously.
“Emolga fly too! Emon!” Domino placed a paw on her own chest with pride before glancing between the two. “Best floater?” To Selina’s surprise, Domino was actually asking a question herself. It wasn’t communicating her full thought- Are you guys trying to see who the best floater is? -but it was an attempt to communicate nonetheless. For the most part, only Selina was capable of understanding her partner in any capacity, but every once and a while, the squirrel had a way of surprising her.
The teen glanced over at her boss for a moment, and then looked back at the Pokemon. Maybe Domino wasn’t completely hopeless after all…
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Post by Haunter on Feb 26, 2024 13:39:44 GMT
Now in the case of the Koffig though it would not be obvious she would be of the same or similliar mindset of the magby, for there were indeed the temptation in which to simply charge ahead and cause some harm against these two equally small pokemon before they would in turn get the opportunity to do anything that could be harmful for the gaseous being and her pink counterpart. BUt also at the same time there would be a certain amount of caution on display also on account that acting upon such thoughts could be risky in it's own way thus having a 'little chat' could prove useful. < A 'little stroll' you say? An interesting place to do such a thing and so early in the day, not a typical place to come. Makes one wonder just what brings those such as yourselves out here? Whether you in turn have 'special plans' for the day. > It were risky it was true for the Koffing to be fishing for information in this way, but who was to say that the magby wasn't doing the same? The Jigglypuff however though had remained quiet so far would still contiunue to study the EMolga, after all this little electric squirrel were interesting in it's own manner and it would be when the small pokemon would begin speaking in it's baby like manner that the pink pokemon herself would come to faintly understnad. This one was young, if going by it's disjointed words were enough it would explain just enough at the very least. < you can fly and float also? A clever one you are, to float is a good skill if the circumstances are favorale. > Would the Jigglypuff respond, maybe using words that the youngster may have trouble understanding but the good intentions were there at least. Level 20 -- Level 21 || 200 / 200 -- 210 / 210 || Female -- Female || Cute Charm -- Levitate || Status -- StatusGravity, Defense Curl, Pound, Play Nice, Disarming Voice, Double Slap -- Destiny Bond, Poison Gas, Smog, Assurance, Smokescreen, Sludge
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Post by Remy 'Thorn' Dupris on Mar 3, 2024 16:20:54 GMT
Ifrit shrugged. The questions were valid, and offering up just a little of why they were here wouldn't do any harm, at least in his mind. "Eh, my boss much prefers the less travelled path. Not as fun to walk around where there's a slew of others crowding around, like in the big cities."Thorn always had said that the best lies were coated in little truths. It was, in fact, much easier to rob and steal unsuspecting trainers when they were out in the wilderness, away from pesky things such as witnesses and cameras. Nature may not have all of life's perks, but anonymity was certainly one of them when it came to running criminal activities. As the Koffing continued to question, the Magby knew it was time to be a little facetious again. "As for special plans, he's the head honcho. I'm just happy to be out and about, you know what I mean?"He gave a winning smile, as large as he could muster. "Say, why don't you two join us on our stroll? I'd be happy to make some introductions to my amigo if you like."He was happy to see that the Jigglypuff was focused on talking with Domino for the time being, even if that was a well that would soon dry up knowing how young the Emolga was. This way he could focus solely on the Koffing.
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Post by Selina O'Sullivan on Mar 9, 2024 7:13:23 GMT
Domino’s eyes brightened at what she understood as praise, and the young squirrel started jumping up and down a little bit in joy. “Emolga float! Float! Emo emon!” The squirrel’s jumping stopped rather quickly as she looked over at Ifrit, who was requesting that they stroll over to the humans to expand their chat a bit, and Domino thought it would probably be a good idea to get Jigglypuff involved too.
“Emo emon!” Domino waved her paws around and then pointed in the direction of Selina and Thorn, figuring that getting the two Pokemon to interact with the humans willingly was probably what the two Trainer’s wanted. “Human friend! Play and fly lots! Play with human?” It wasn’t… as eloquently put as Ifrit, but it was explained in a way she hoped Jigglypuff would understand. Unlike Ifrit, Domino’s lying needed a bit of work.
Domino could be coached to call Selina by another name, or to answer to Emolga or Eureka, but for the squirrel to actually form her own lie? It wasn’t happening, not yet anyway. Domino wasn’t a particularly thorough liar, just really good at listening to instructions, even if they were complicated to someone so young.
Still, maybe this lack of experience would work in Domino’s favor. After all, it was an innocent request, and the fact that she honestly wanted to play just made her all the more earnest. Maybe Jigglypuff would find Domino trustworthy?
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Post by Haunter on Mar 11, 2024 12:46:04 GMT
Hmmm, now this certainly made a great deal of sense for to avoid travelling or otherwise being in such areas where there were an increase or general mass of other beings - whether it be pokemon or people - could be so very tiresome even at the best of times it could prove more favourable being in quiet and out of the way places for a vast variety of reasons. So though the koffing would not say such a thing it would be clear in the obvious thoughtfullness that would pass over the literal floating gas bag's features that she would be in some manner of agreement regarding the Magby's trainer's mindset. < Something of a wise one is your human, there are certainly many benefits for such a thing. > And that would indeed be that, for there were not much else that the Koffing could really say in response to such a thing. From here and what else the Magby would come to share no matter how vague such an answer was would again be something that the Koffing would expect, after all what reason would the small fire type have in regards to sharing too much information about it's activities or that of it's humans? This would be all that would be needed to cause the Koffing to hum softly and quietly in understanding, only here would her gaze shift away and wander for a short time before refocusing upon the fire type when he would issue forth the suggestion. < That could prove to be interesting, even if just for a short time. > The Koffing agreed cautiously. Meanwhile when it came to the JIgglypuff to be observing this clearly very young pokemon making apparent attempts to interact and otherwise communicate were in some manner a little amusing but also quite a change from the usual drone of things. The literal pink balloon pokemon would only vaguely be paying attention to what were being said between the other two pokemon. Thankfully it would at the very least be enough to get an idea of what the young Emolga were after after having listened to the Magby's words, rather the Jogglypuff would feign ignorance and the like just enough to be - in theory - convincing enough that this would be the first time hearing such a suggestion. < Yes come we go see your human so we can play and float a while. > WOuld come the willingly agreement Level 20 -- Level 21 || 200 / 200 -- 210 / 210 || Female -- Female || Cute Charm -- Levitate || Status -- StatusGravity, Defense Curl, Pound, Play Nice, Disarming Voice, Double Slap -- Destiny Bond, Poison Gas, Smog, Assurance, Smokescreen, Sludge
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Post by Remy 'Thorn' Dupris on Mar 23, 2024 22:30:24 GMT
Ifrit nodded and motioned for the group to head back to the trainers. He was perfectly willing to play the country gentleman and offer her an arm, but held back because the Koffing, of course, didn't have arms. As the group began to approach, Thorn took notice that they were coming in peace. He turned towards his young ward and spoke to her. "Looks like they made contact. Now it's our turn to play the charmers and convince them to form a partnership. Remember, just because our organization is ruthless doesn't mean every instance has to end in violence. Let's give this our best go, shall we?"He nodded to Selina and smiled from under his mask. Thorn's charm when under the guise of Remy Dupris was legendary, even flustering rangers and veteran contest-goers when he put his mind to it. Once the group was close enough, he took off his mask and waved. "Good morning!"Ifrit held up his hand. "This is my human friend, Thorn."Thorn bowed in an elegant fashion. "Pleasure to make your acquaintance." The Fire type would have rather just handled this by burning down the whole glade, but Thorn often required more subtle forms of punishment for society at large. He decided he would trust this dark-hearted human.
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Post by Selina O'Sullivan on Apr 4, 2024 5:03:11 GMT
“Emon?!” Domino, having fallen for Jigglypuff’s good natured attempt to make her think she was the one who convinced the round Pokemon to go, squeaked and found herself circling rather excitedly. “Yay! Play, play!” Domino practically cheered, but then remembered that she wasn’t supposed to make too much of a fuss, and found herself rolling backward a little before ending up in a seated position. She blinked a couple of times, and though she couldn’t completely contain her excitement, she was able to contain it enough for her to gain some composure.
The little Emolga followed Ifrit’s lead, taking a couple of steps before gliding in the air rather low to the ground. Selina couldn’t believe that there’d ever been a time where the Emolga couldn’t glide, she appeared so efficient now. The only thing she hadn’t mastered yet was actually using a Flying-Type attack, but she was certain that it was only a matter of time before she did. The Emolga had been so glued to the ground for a time that seeing her grace and control over her flight was something her human couldn’t imagine not being a part of the Pokemon now.
Speaking of Selina, she was still under the process of learning under Thorn, so naturally, he had her full attention. The teen nodded in agreement with the man as he explained that not every encounter needed to end violently. She could work with that: after all, she was able to catch her first Pokemon by helping out a sad little Cubone she happened to have on her. Surely gaining the trust of these two wouldn’t be hard… after all, Domino’s already seemed to make an impression on Jigglypuff.
Still, how did Thorn want her to deal with this situation specifically? It was probably better to follow his lead than to assume, so she simply smiled down at the Jigglypuff when she and Domino approached them. Selina found herself lowering the face mask as Thorn had and gave the little puff ball a wave. Domino pointed at Selina with a grin. “Emolga friend,” Domino almost struggled to get out. “Selina!”
The young teen nodded at the pink Pokemon. “Nice to meet you,” Selina spoke with a smile. “I noticed you and Emolga floating. That’s a pretty impressive skill for sure.” The young teen wasn’t sure if she was overstepping her boundaries, but she felt like complimenting the skill Jigglypuff took pride in would be a good first step in this.
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Post by Haunter on Apr 15, 2024 20:28:21 GMT
And as it would come to turn out it would most likely be a good thing that the Koffing herself were lacking in arms, for while there would have been a part of the gaseous female that may have appreciated the 'gentlemanly' gesture there were would also have been the part of her that would have felt too proud - or the like - that would have compelled her to refuse in order to be more independant that relying upon another for such aide. Besides; as were the case the mere sight of the humans that would be guided towards would prove to be an interesting scenario as far as the Koffing were concerned, all the more so when the human man would offer his own greeting moments before the Magby would have offered introductions and the human bowing and speaking in turn would be more than enough to get the Koffing tilting her body / head slightly in her own way of greeting. < A pleasure I'm sure Sir Thorn. > Would come the simple response from the floating being even if such would be laced with a certain amount of caution and the like. Now in the case of the Jigglypuff it would be needless to say that the round pink pokemon were somewhat intrigued and otherwise interested in what would come as a result of this particular interaction between itself, the Emolgas that had begun the interaction and the female human that the were being introduced. The Jigglypuff may have looked innocent and friendly enough but this one had indeed been toughened by it's life out here in this land and as a result knew to have a pinch of caution and suspicion mixed in with everything else at all times. This would mean the large eyes of the pink pokemon would linger upon the small flying squirrel for a short time while offering the faintest of encouraging smiles in turn while the human's name were spoken so willingly, well it never did any harm to learn as much as one could if the youngster were willing to share such, before looking to the human female and offering what could only be described as a nod of greeting in turn. < Yes, a pleasure to meet yourself also friend of Emolga that is called Selina. And I thank you for your words, not quite so impressive as this one one doing so well in his floating skills. > Granted it would be true that the Jigglypuff wouldn't expect the human to understand her words if the impression of the youngness of the Emolga were anything to go by and potentially lacking in being able to communicate fluently enough the pink beings words but it were more to be directed towards the young pokemon either way. Level 20 -- Level 21 || 200 / 200 -- 210 / 210 || Female -- Female || Cute Charm -- Levitate || Status -- StatusGravity, Defense Curl, Pound, Play Nice, Disarming Voice, Double Slap -- Destiny Bond, Poison Gas, Smog, Assurance, Smokescreen, Sludge
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Post by Remy 'Thorn' Dupris on Apr 27, 2024 12:57:50 GMT
The Koffing was being careful. How curious. It would seem despite the toxic nature of the Pokemon it seemed wary of him. It tickled him to think that he was more dangerous than a Poison Pokemon, but he had to focus on recruiting this Pokemon to the team. It seemed that Selina's prospect was alrighty delighted with the prospect of being around Domino, so she had a leg up in that direction. Deciding that fortune favored the bold, he decided to just lay it out on the line. "I'm very glad we've had this time to meet. It would be an honor to travel and work alongside a Pokemon of your talents and calibur. I don't suppose you would be interested in joining me, would you?"Thorn put on a smile as genuine as he could fake. He didn't want to spend a whole lot of time with these wild Pokemon, as the whole purpose of this exercise was to find, hunt down, and rob some trainers. Thorn wasn't about to lose sight of the whole point of this mission just on a whim. If negotiations broke down and turned unfavorable right away, there was always the OTHER method of recruiting this Koffing...
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