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| DNA's Peon Kicks Ass and Takes Names in SoulSilver; Up to Chapter 6 now | |
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| NickKnack | Jun 10 2015, 12:02 AM Post #61 |
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Maniacal Laughter
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I am little curious to how 'I' will be portrayed. Likely I'll be making a big dramatic speech, that will be cut short as I am defeated. Should, I feel like making a speech after, I can see Ingrid leaving as I drone on. We'll see in the end. Kanto Gym leaders in Gen II never felt like much of a challenge to me. |
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| DNA | Jun 12 2015, 04:11 PM Post #62 |
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King of Thought
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Good thing I have backlog because I haven't played this game in days. Well, I know what to do over the weekend - open my laptop and TYPE! ~~~ DNA's Peon Kicks Ass and Takes Names in SoulSilver Chapter 5: The Battering Ham "Okay, Ingrid, so we've gone through Violet City and seen its cultural ties and organic food shop..." "It's not an organic food shop." "...passed through Azalea Town with its well and history of ancient drought..." "Drought that they conveniently think is cured by a Slowpoke yawning. They yawn literally ALL THE TIME." "...so where do we head to next? Probably through the forest to the next point in the path." "You know what I find really weird?" "Other than me?" "Well, you're part of it, but...think about it for a second. I am a Pokemon-human hybrid albino, currently in possession of three dragons, who according to Sinnoh mythos shaped the world into what it is now. You are a purple Deoxys who has nothing better to do than to make wisecracks and break the fourth wall at every opportunity. NO ONE HERE seems to find that STRANGE." "...come to think of it, you're right. I hadn't even thought about it. We should be turning some heads, but nope, all we get is some tabletop-obsessed goons telling us to clear off while they cut tails off lazy things. The lack of reaction is indeed strange." Then someone interrupted. "It's not strange to me at all." "Who said that?" "To me that's perfectly normal, because I've come to expect strange from you." I turned around. It was the white-haired guy from before that we kept running into. "Oh, it's you. Fancy meeting you here." "I believe that's my line. So tell me, why do people react stranger to me than they do to you? I have white hair too, you know, and I'm certainly no hybrid." "It might have been the breaking and entering episode," Ingrid noted. "To say nothing of kidnapping three babies, of course. But there were no witnesses to that one, so it must be okay." "Fair point, but where are you going with this?" "I want you to fight me. I clearly haven't been beaten hard enough yet that I'm seriously trying this again." Ingrid turned aside to me, and whispered. "...wow. He really IS a masochist." "Yeah," I respond, "and clearly I don't teach him anything. So, I leave it to you." Then she turned back to him. "All right. I accept your challenge." The white-haired guy smirked. "Not quite what I was expecting, but it'll do. We're both a bit weaker than usual, so this should be interesting. Show me what you've got." Surprisingly, he opens with a LV. 14 Gastly; lucky bastard, he did indeed find one in Sprout Tower. More surprisingly, he orders it to use Curse right off the bat, denting Ratchet, but weakening it enough for Ratchet to take it out and tag. "A LV. 16 Zubat?" I note. "Didn't expect that from you." "You had success with Crumpets; why can't I try and do the same?" "Ingrid has three dragons. I don't even think the same circumstances apply." Sure enough, even though Supersonic landed, the same circumstances did not apply. This allows Ratchet to handily take on the LV. 18 Quilava; Water Pulse one-shots it. "...keh. Heheh. I clearly haven't learned anything, because I'm still hungering for more. So, tell me, is it true there's a Team /tg/ really around and running amok?" "Sadly, yes." "What a joke. Even more of a joke than us." "Beg pardon?" "We're only strong when we're in a group. But what happens when we are separated and alone? What then? We're all weak." "...and?" "Or at least I'm weak. You two, you're in a league all your own. And I'm tired of living in your shadow. Just...just stay away from me. I don't want to be around you, and reminded of my own shortcomings." With that, he stormed off, heading west, which we'd be doing soon. "Wow," Ratchet said. "What's his problem? Did he really just beat up himself for being weak when alone?" "Well, we can't all be like me, you know!" "Shut up, Qwark." "I believe he is trying to overcome his own shortcomings, as he put it," Clank proposed, as we entered the Ilex Forest. "We may run into him again, most likely." "One thing I noticed, DNA, Ingrid." "Yeah, Ratchet?" "The way you two spoke, it's as if you two know each other from somewhere. Are you two...old friends? Enemies? Rivals?" "I don't know exactly," Pimpwalker interjected, "but we ran into him a while back. They are, or apparently were, on a first-name basis with the guy. But they haven't said his name once. Heck, they lied to a police officer and pleaded ignorance. I think they were friends at some point, honestly. Maybe they had a falling out?" "Well," Ingrid was about to say, but we were interrupted by a boy muttering to himself, about how his boss would be really angry, about how the Farfetch'd that cuts trees for charcoal ran off into the forest. He asks us to go find and catch it, though why he doesn't do so himself is beyond me. <Pimpwalker> he wants us to catch a Farfetch'd that ran off into the forest? <Pimpwalker> so you're saying... <Pimpwalker> that we're going on... <Ingrid> NO <Ingrid> DON'T YOU FREAKING DARE <!DNA> ...a wild goose chase? <Pimpwalker> YYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH <Ingrid> DAMMIT I JUST TOLD YOU NOT TO ffs you never listen to me It could be worse. It could have been Saia. In the time it took us to have that conversation, he could have made at least 3 puns. Also, we have to chase down 2 Farfetch'd now, not just 1. This is new. In the meantime, Pimpwalker is just tackling everything we come across, for no other reason than because he can. Most of them are Kakuna, confirming that it does indeed suck to be him. One HM01 taught to Simon the Beedrill that shall Pierce the Heavens later, we're on our way. Apparently there are items hidden all over the ground, so I just have Ingrid walk while I mash A. Hey look, an Antidote. Later there's a fat man hitting trees with Headbutt, which can naturally be taught an unlimited number of times. So it goes right onto Pimpwalker, of course. Goodbye, Tackle. If I refuse, he just goes "I see... Take care of its head." ...lol and now Pimpwalker is just headbutting everything he sees instead <Pimpwalker> I see something that's not a Kakuna! <Pimpwalker> IMMA SMASH IT <!DNA> WAIT NO STOP IT'S A GEISHA <Pimpwalker> ... <Pimpwalker> still gonna smash it Apparently she got lost, and is not the same geisha we met before. She asks if we will take her out of the forest, to which Pimpwalker leads her to the west. He tried to headbutt her right as she left, but missed, confirming that it does indeed suck to be him. He took his anger out on a random Weedle instead. <Pimpwalker> take that you stupid bug <Pimpwalker> WHOA WHAT * Pimpwalker has evolved into Mega Pimpwalker <Pimpwalker> ... <Pimpwalker> I am the envy of all teenagers <!DNA> no, pimpwalker, this is not this serious <Pimpwalker> But I smell AWESOME! <Pimpwalker> I smell like GARLIC BREAD!! <Pimpwalker> I wonder if I can eat myself... <!DNA> and we're done here I don't know if Bayleef actually smells like garlic bread, but I like to imagine it does, since it reminds me of basil. And, well, bay leaves. <Qwark> Hey, I want garlic bread too! Dammit, Pimpwalker, look what you've done. The woman with the Butterfree at the forest exit gives TM12 again, but I forgot again, it's not Sweet Scent. Route 34 is, of course, very boring, since there is absolutely nothing of note here. Moving right along. <Ingrid> What about the daycare? <!DNA> What ABOUT the daycare? <Ingrid> ...fine, be that way I've started to notice an interesting trend. Right before you get to each gym in this game, or at least so far, there's a Pokemon available that makes it easier to fight the following leader. Violet City has the guy who trades Onix for Bellsprout, Azalea Town technically has more Rock-types as well in Union Cave, and in Goldenrod I know there's someone who trades away a Machop. I really don't know which ones apply after that, save for Ice Cave to Blackthorn, but that was obvious. Time to think! ...later, of course. "Ingrid, DNA, wait a sec!" someone called from a small house further up the road. Specifically, the daycare. How bizarre. "Hey, isn't that Nyctores?" Ingrid asked. "Hey, Nyc! What's up?" "Glad I caught you two. There's something I have to discu-okay where did those dragons come from?" "I found them," I answered. "...of course you did." He didn't pursue that line of thought any further. He's onto me. "Anyway, come indoors. The folks that take care of this place are currently out, and I've agreed to watch the place." "How is this relevant?" "Because what I'm about to tell you is not for other ears." Hurriedly, the Lampent ushered us in to a small room, which he'd already set up a table and chairs for. He didn't allow any of Ingrid's team in, not even Simon. He'd thought this out. "First of all, the disguise is a success. No one suspects I'm a Lampent. And while I'm thinking about it, let me give you my Pokegear number so I can keep in touch." "This is some hard-core espionage, Nyc," I stated. "You must have a reason behind all this." "I've been keeping tabs on the locations you've been to, and where you'll be headed. And there's been something that's bothering me. You've run into that white-haired fellow no less than three times now. What's he doing here?" "We don't know. Do you?" "I don't, no - and that's what I want to find out. He's traveling almost the same steps that you are, except he's slightly further up the road. He seems to be avoiding you intentionally, though... but given who he is, that doesn't surprise me." "I can't figure him out. What's his goal? Why did he even come here? He has much more important things to be doing, so why come here? And he had to have trailed me, too. This is no mere coincidence. I can only conclude that him wanting to avoid me is a lie. I took great pains to ensure I would not be followed. Ingrid, you didn't squeal, did you?" "And ruin a date of grand proportions while we gallivant about the countryside? I don't think so." "I'll pretend I didn't hear that first bit. So, Nyc, what do you suggest we do?" "For now I suggest you just enjoy the sights for now. It's possible that he didn't come here because of you - he seems to bear a grudge against this Team /tg/ thing for their association with PTA." "PTA? DNA, does that stand for Parent Teacher Association?" "...no. No, Ingrid, it doesn't." "What it stands for doesn't really matter," Nyc continued. "The fact remains that they are here, and I think he might be trying to take them on. And he wants to do so without your help or intervention." "But we can't just ignore these /tg/ people whenever they pop up either. He and I will be bound to cross paths at that point." "And when that happens I suggest you keep your encounters with him and them brief. I'm going to do a bit more investigating on my end, and later I should have a fuller report. For now, just get back to sightseeing, and stay away from Felix." "Thanks, Nyc. Your help is always appreciated." The sprawling metropolis of Goldenrod City was up ahead, but I couldn't quite sink myself into the atmosphere. Nyctores had asked to specifically meet with us - and he doesn't do that unless he has a matter of great concern. So he must think that Felix's appearance is quite serious, though I don't know by how much. As Nyc said, I probably shouldn't worry just yet. We're trying to avoid each other, anyway; I shouldn't be seeing him very soon. Goldenrod City is a big place, though, so I have a check list. Gym? Apparently it's closed because the leader is trying to get a radio. Yes, gym is always at the top of my checklist, duh. Flower shop? The person in charge won't let us have a watering can unless we beat the gym leader, because it's too dangerous. Wait, what the hell? How is a watering can dangerous!? Bike shop? Check and check. It only has one gear, but who cares? HERE WE GO Friendship checker lady? Still there. Good to know. Global Terminal? Existing in name only now that Wi-Fi is dead, but the music is still awesome. The second floor is apparently full of voyeurs. Magnet Train station? That policeman has Hylian ears. He might be the Postman in disguise! Radio Tower? Yes, Yes, No, Yes, No, and I get the Radio Card. Grand Silver is mad at me for getting i-WAIT WHAT LOL SO THAT WAS THE BET LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL Oh, I get an Ultra Ball for matching 1 digit! You have to talk to Buena to start collecting points, and Professor Oak & Mary are as surreal as ever. Game Corner? <ElementalKnight> Show me how you play and make my heart pound with excitement! <Ingrid> ... ... <Ingrid> ... ... <Ingrid> you're hooked on that stupid game again, aren't you? <!DNA> I blame EK He got Voltorb Flip to work on Microsoft Excel, that magnificent bastard. True story. Yet, Mike's version seems to be much easier than the in-game version. I managed to clear level 7 (I didn't get to enter the secret level 8), then on my retry of level 7, I instantly lost. That was a good enough run for me. Time to go elsewhere. Ingrid is so mad at me. At least I got 3778 coins off it. Bill's house? He's not home. Department store? Welp, time to pick up the packages from 'mom'. 5F has the Return/Frustration lady (only on Sundays) and a guy who swaps Drowzee for Machop, if I need to. The basement items are no longer a pain to pick up, too. Underground? Oh, there are trainers down here. Sweet. BRB. And now we just have the gym to take care of. That shouldn't be too hard. It's just Grand Silver, after all. Quite fitting, as he was the Clefairy Doll fetishist for a while. The junior trainers were a bit harder than I thought they might be, but not by very much. The gym maze was, however, made up of crates upon crates stacked full to the brim with Clefairy Dolls, which I found somewhat disturbing. <Ingrid> !challenge <@Grand_Silver> do you mind? I'm busy <Ingrid> Busy? <Ingrid> all you're doing is trying to comb a Clefairy Doll <@Grand_Silver> that's right. <Ingrid> ... <Ingrid> It doesn't even have hair! <!DNA> now now Ingrid <!DNA> it's not nice to pick on weebs, you know that <Ingrid> they're just making up the rules as they go along; it's not fair <!DNA> which will make beating him up all the more satisfying. <@Grand_Silver> ... <Ingrid> oh yeah that's right <@Grand_Silver> please don't hurt me <Ingrid> No promises Ratchet smacked the Clefairy in nothing flat. The Miltank he didn't, as it got lucky twice with Stomp - first was a crit, second a flinch. Without a second thought, he tags out to his buddy Clank, who shrugs the damage off like it's nothing. Grand Silver is having to burn his Super Potions just to stay up, and despite Miltank's multiple flinches, it is still not enough to stop Clank. Totally getting Giant Clank flashbacks right now. Grand Silver throws a hissy fit because Miltank is supposed to be OP. It is. It's just that Clank is better. Come to think of it, I think that might have been the main reason Attract wasn't used. The Pokeathlon Dome is name-dropped, and after acquiring the Plain Badge and TM45 Attract, it's off to our next location! End of Chapter 5! DNA's Team So Far: ~~~ I went through several drafts of the evil team before deciding on the name. Originally it was Team PTU and the 4 devs were the 4 admins, but I realize they'd have no motive and I respect them a bit too much for that. Then it became Team PTA, which was more accurate, but I couldn't carry the joke very far. Finally I just made it Team /tg/ so I can really poke fun at them and do some lazy writing. |
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| NickKnack | Jun 13 2015, 01:04 AM Post #63 |
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Maniacal Laughter
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![]() Oh, DNA, as usual you have us eating the palms of our hands.... Wait what? |
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| Neosonic97 | Jun 13 2015, 04:01 PM Post #64 |
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Fastest Thing Alive
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What next, Clank throwing Hadoukens? >_> <_< I SAID NOTHING. |
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| DNA | Jun 13 2015, 06:10 PM Post #65 |
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King of Thought
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They haven't actually learned Aura Sphere. YET. But don't worry; I've had that idea in mind for a while. |
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| KujiUn | Jun 14 2015, 01:19 AM Post #66 |
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Data Manager
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I wonder which admin I would have been. |
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| Neosonic97 | Jun 14 2015, 07:22 AM Post #67 |
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Fastest Thing Alive
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I SAID NOTHING DANG IT DNA |
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| DNA | Jun 14 2015, 02:42 PM Post #68 |
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None of them; it would have been cast/zoof/Doxy/Kamen. ...because I forgot about you. ;-; |
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| DNA | Jul 7 2015, 05:25 PM Post #69 |
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Finally beat the Elite Four so I'm working on the Kanto locations next. All of the Johto characters are solidified and basically accounted for, so anyone who wants to call dibs on a Kanto leader is free to do so. Now, let's see, which chapter am I posting n- ... omglol ~~~ DNA's Peon Kicks Ass and Takes Names in SoulSilver Chapter 6: When Trees Attack - The Dangerous Watering Can Come on, don't tell me you didn't see this title coming. However, there is indeed a twist to this story. We go next door from the gym to the flower shop, and sure enough, there is a small watering can actually attacking the flower shop owner, presumably because she does not have a badge. Ingrid and I exchange looks, then subdue the savage creature. Turns out it WAS too dangerous. The lady asks us a favor - use the bottle against a strange tree up ahead on Route 36. That doesn't sound like too unreasonable of a request, right? ...right? ...there's another part to this story, isn't there. On the way out to Route 35, we pass the guy with the Spearow named Kenya that we have to deliver to a friend of his. Somehow there is a runner joke in here, but I'd rather not touch on it. Route 36 is where I'm going to catch my next team member, so what I'm going to do is sneak on ahead, evade as many trainers as I can, and catch it. It's a bit of a tricky encounter, as it takes me a while to find, but eventually... <Ingrid> awwwwwwwwwwwwwww! <!DNA> what? <Ingrid> Look at that Vulpix there! <Vulpix> ? <Ingrid> She's so cute! Can we keep her? <Vulpix> ...what did you say? <Ingrid> Huh? <Vulpix> WHAT DID YOU SAY!? <Ingrid> eep! What did I say!? <Vulpix> I see how it is <Vulpix> being a Vulpix automatically makes a girl <Vulpix> is that it, you albino scum!? <Ingrid> Eep! She's a guy! <!DNA> that is the gruffest sounding Vulpix I've ever heard <Ingrid> Uhh... Uhh... <Vulpix> You'd best apologize, or... <Vulpix> ...wait... <Vulpix> what's that smell? <Ingrid> What smell? <Vulpix> wait, you there, with the leaf <Pimpwalker> ? <Vulpix> are you growing what I think you're growing <Pimpwalker> BRUH <Vulpix> Yo, where do I sign up? <Ingrid> ...what just happened? <!DNA> you don't want to think about it too hard And thus we get a male Vulpix to join our team with promises of an unknown substance, but you can probably fill in the blanks. In deference to the Pixar film that I just referenced, he shall be named Francis. Seriously, I had to go through 6 female Vulpix and just as many Stantler just to find him. Accursed gender ratios getting in the way of comedy. Oh, and of course he was caught at level 15, thus meaning he didn't know Ember. I have to just make do with Will-O-Wisp for a Fire move. (It's not BAD, but STAB is even nicer.) However, instead of backtracking right away, I decide to go a bit further forward, just to get a certain obstacle out of the way. "Hey, what's that noise?" Ingrid asks. "It's coming from further up the road. It sounds kinda like...singing?" "Huh, you're right. Let's move closer and listen to what it is..." We do, and we hear a most interesting noise. (...Maia hii... Maia huu...) ...what. (...Maia haa... Maia HA HA...) There's a tree up ahead that's doing the Numa Numa dance. This is simultaneously the most hilarious and most perturbing thing I've seen all day. Nearby there's a girl who's doing the exact same dance and utterly enthralled with the lyrics. "What in the name of all things bright and beautiful am I looking at?" I asked. (Come on, join in! Alo, alo, sunt eu Picasso...) "Who ARE you?" (I am Philturn, Lord of the Dance and Lover of Catchy Music!) "Couldn't you do this somewhere else?" (Nope!) "Why not?" (Because I am a tree, and you are not.) "...Given how you have essentially kidnapped a young girl by means of music..." "Vrei sa pleci dar numa numa iei, numa numa iei, numa numa numa iei..." I heard her sing. "I have to ask you to either stop or move somewhere else." (NEVER! None shall destroy the dance!) "Fine, would you consider a bet?" (You are interesting. FINE! You must beat me in a dance-off! If you win, I will take my dancing elsewhere.) "And if you win?" (Tiam dat beep, si sunt voinic, dar sa stii nuti cer nimic...) "Okay, I get it. Pimpwalker, you're up. Show him how you dance." "I don't know how to dance." "You do now." "Oh. Huh. You're right." And thus, the epic dance-off between Pimpwalker, the Bayleef of Questionable Odours, and Philturn, the Sudowoodo of Strange Taste in Music, begins! Pimpwalker manages an early lead and gets into the spirit of things very quickly, but alas, it is not enough, for Philturn's dancing skills are too strong! Pimpwalker tries his hardest not to get distracted, but he trips up and has trouble recovering! (Ha! Your dancing skills are weak! You are no match for me! Soon you shall be a slave to the catchy tunes!) "Never!" Pimpwalker fires a Razor Leaf in a last-ditch attempt to recover, and it succeeds in causing Philturn to lose his footing momentarily, letting Pimpwalker get back up! He does it again, and Philturn falls over! (No! NO! It's IMPOSSIBLE!!) "Alo, iubirea mea, sunt eu, fericirea!" Pimpwalker objects, now leading the song. "This is the true power of the dance!" (It can't... Chipul tau si drago- NO! I've forgotten the words! It is enough. I am bested. You have won, noble Bayleef. I shall release this girl from my spell, and practice my craft elsewhere. One day, however, I shall become strong enough to regain my title!) And with a flash of a Poke Ball (into my PC, no less!), Philturn the Sudowoodo disappears. The girl snaps out of it and gives us some berry pots and berries as thanks. Now we can pretend to be gardeners. Pimpwalker asked us if he could use the pots for his own plants. We told him no. Obviously. He said we were no fun. Which is true. * DNA hits the fast-forward button The guy on Route 31 must be drunk or something, I swear. He randomly felt like reading words on a piece of paper, and almost threw up. We handed him the Spearow and he handed over TM44 Rest...which is a nice trade, honestly. Okay, on to training! I'm kidding; I just want to test the radio signal at the Ruins of Alph. ...It works inside always, even when the Unown have not been unleashed. However, it will not play anywhere else, not even in the side chambers. Now for the backtrack. ... ... ... ... Holy crap, the National Park piano piece is BEAUTIFUL. Please excuse me while I just take it all in for a while. Heck, I don't even want to leave because it's so pretty. I have to eventually, though, because half my team got paralyzed by the trainers here. The Pokeathlon Dome is...there, and I just went until I couldn't win an event with the trio of Ratchet, Clank, and Qwark. They couldn't win the Speed or Skill courses...the latter of which I was surprised about because they had 4 stars in each. Maybe I'm just rusty. Route 37 is just there. That's about all I have to say. However, I must comment that having a Vulpix on the team is reminding me how difficult this game SHOULD be. Going through the game with Ratchet and Clank is just way too easy. At least I have a challenge. Of sorts. Kinda. Yeah, not really. Oh, and we caught a Stantler on the way up too. That thing is a bitch to capture. <Ingrid> So this is Ecruteak, huh? It's pretty old. <!DNA> wow. It's weeb as heck. <Ingrid> It's culture! <!DNA> Yeah, I guess that's true. You don't see any animu chicks in school uniforms and miniskirts running around. * DNA and Ingrid have joined #center <Bill> Hi, I'm Bill. <!DNA> Bill? * DNA draws 2 cards. <Ingrid> Nice to meet you, Bill. What brings you here. <Bill> I'm the one who developed the system to transfer Pokemon. But it couldn't have been done by me alone. <!DNA> I distinctly remember Rare Candy Treatment telling me otherwise <Bill> For example, this girl Lanette from Hoenn made the Pokemon Storage System easier to use. <Bill> My friends are-- * DNA mashes A button <Ingrid> DNA! That's rude! <!DNA> But he's not even important to the plot! * Bill has left #center <!DNA> told you <Ingrid> ugh. Ecruteak is, unquestionably, the most lovely city in Johto, and its re-imagining in HGSS proves that. Its theme is still the same, but remixed with a Japanese feel (Cianwood still keeps the original). The house just west of the Center has the Dowsing Machine, as usual. The gym is...closed until we go to the Burned Tower. Dammit, not this again. I am pretty sure the Dance Theatre arc isn't done until later, b- oh, hello, what's this? It appears a member of Team /tg/ is crudely harassing one of the Kimono Girls. He apparently fails to grasp the concept of cultural dances, and wants to see a hula dance. No, sir, Hawaii is not part of Japan. Then he just says he'll dance himself and starts spinning around on the stage. Figures. They're usually pretty crude. "I'll handle this!" Qwark triumphantly exclaims, bounding into the spotlight like a true wannabe hero. "Wannabe!? I'm better than that!" No you're not. I let Qwark have the moment, though, since the grunt is even more incompentent than him. Trounced easily, the grunt complains that Qwark made him look like a villain (which I didn't even think was possible), then skedaddles. The theatre owner then makes her a gift of HM03 Surf. There's a long silence on everyone's part. Then suddenly, "DIBS!!" yelled Ratchet. It's almost unfair. Bell Tower is closed to the public, especially those without the local badge. Burned Tower, however, is not. Almost immediately upon entering, we're greeted by a new face. "Oh, hi there," he begins. "My name is Breakthelevee, but I'll go by Break for short." "Break?" I ask. "Weren't you supposed to be the gym leader here?" "I was originally, but...he over there, he usurped the role." He pointed, and I see someone off in the corner. The guy's wearing a hood and cloak so I can't see any of his features, but he seems to be snickering to himself. "Now I just spend my time chasing after Suicune." "Have you tried trapping it? You know, like with an ambush?" "That's brilliant! I should try that next time, instead of running up and hoping it stays put!" "...Moving right along..." "That won't be necessary," someone spoke from behind. I whipped my head around. It was... "You? Why are you here?" "Isn't it obvious? Those dogs, they won't join to just any Trainer. They will only join to a Trainer who understands their wild racing hearts and minds. Someone without a home, without a place to go, always on the run to the next place... Just like me." "And how exactly do you plan to catch them?" "Catch? Oh, how shallow you are. I plan to connect with them on a much deeper level - one you will never be able to understand! Here, let me show you!" I tell Pimpwalker to sit this one out, again, because he's resisted by all 4 members of the whitehair's team. He sulks, but reluctantly agrees. Clank agrees to take the forefront, and the opener is a level 20 Gastly - tied with level for my highest too. Clearly someone's been practicing. Surprisingly, Clank gets the jump on the Gastly, outspeeds it, and one-shots it. Knowing the level 22 Quilava will be next, he tags out to his buddy Ratchet, who gladly offers. A single Surf and it's done for. The Zubat is next, but Pimpwalker asks if he can please have it, since he might not have screentime for a while. I relent. It's only a Zubat, after all. And it's not even a gentleman. Knowing he is fighting uphill, he plays defensive and opens with Reflect. It's a great idea, as Wing Attack is only doing 12 damage to him each time. A few well-placed Headbutts takes down the Zubat. The last one's a Magnemite, and if Francis actually had a Fire attack, this would be a no-brainer. Thankfully, Magnemite is frail enough that Clank can take it without much problem. "...A waste of time," he scoffed when the battle is over. "Don't you get it? You just use your Pokemon as weapons and don't think of their feelings." "I'm pretty sure you were the one barking orders, not me. Other than Pimpwalker there asking to fight, I didn't say anything. The rest was just Ratchet and Clank tag-teaming, and Ingrid dozed off and took a nap." "What?" "Yeah, she asked me to wake her when we're done here." "I'm in no state right now to challenge one of those dogs, not like this. Out of my way." I wordlessly step aside and give him room. It's strange, because Team /tg/ hadn't shown up here yet. Why did he come here, of all places? I wake Ingrid up and we continue our investigation. Wait, there are other trainers in here!? Huh. Oh, and for those curious, Koffing can be caught here too, which is a neat addition to a team, but not ours, so moving on. There are some Strength boulders here too, so we'll have to come back here later. As soon as we get to the lower level, the gerbils cry out and flee, but not before Suicune gives me a dirty look. ...what did I do? Right then, Break comes downstairs and asked us if we saw Suicune race by - we did. I asked what the other guy with him was doing, and he said he was still upstairs, just maniacally laughing while screaming the words "IT BEGINS!!" He'd never been this close to Suicune before, Break said, so he's wondering if he should redouble his efforts, and with a yell of "Hugh Jackman Away!!" he's off. This playthrough seems to make less and less sense the more I progress. And that's saying something. Oh, whoa, a Magmar! ...it's in the red, but it won't sit still. And I have no flat status inducers either. ...I'm getting too many zero-shakes; it's time to leave. Ecruteak Gym is...basically a gym full of Gastly. The team takes turns beating them up, though since Francis lacks a way to actually damage them outside of Will-O-Wisp or Confuse Ray, he sits it out, but insists that he goes up against at least the first of the leader's Pokemon. <Ingrid> !challenge <@Leader> I didn't expect to see you here of all places... <@Leader> That Break was far too weak to be the gym leader. <@Leader> And far too unfunny too, eheeheehee!! <!DNA> ...!! You...!? <@Leader> Heheheheh!! You guessed right! * Leader is now known as Paulie <@Paulie> It's me, Paulie! In the flesh! <@Paulie> ... <@Paulie> Okay, maybe not flesh, eheheh. <Ingrid> I thought you'd be back home; why are you here? <@Paulie> Let's just say I wanted to be a part of the fun too! <@Paulie> oh and Ray and Nyc wanted me to keep an eye on you blah blah blah <@Paulie> but I like my explanation way better! <!DNA> I'm sure you do. <@Paulie> Welp, I'm borrowing some Pokemon, so let's make this interesting. <@Paulie> I want to see how you two fight, just like old times, ehehehehehe!! A shock of shocks, the master prankster Gengar himself, Paulie, leads the Ecruteak Gym now, with his army of Gastly and whatnot. It's oddly fitting, I suppose, but quite unsuspecting...especially given that he's a total maniac. What I didn't expect him to say is that he was here for bird watching. When questioned on the details, he said 'rainbow bird watching'. I guess some things never change. "I got it, boss!" Francis cried enthusiastically, having beaten the lead, a level 21 Gastly, to within an inch of its li-...well, something. "Juuuuuuuuuuuust kidding!" Paulie yelled as he smacked it with a Hyper Potion. "Have fun!" "Oh, you prick! Well, at least the burn is doing its job and it's constantly hitting itself..." "Yeah, but it's fun to spite your Tail Whip. YEAH! Lose all that PP! Heeheehee!!" It goes down. "...Aw. Welp, time to switch to the BIG GUNS!!" "Oh, crap crap crap," Francis panicked. "Quick! Tag me!" The reply: "I would be delighted to." "Thanks Clank, you're a lifesaver." "Why not me?" Qwark begged? "Because, Qwark, the Ghost weakness goes both ways, and I do not trust you to be able to survive it. His level 25 Gengar is easily a match for any of us, so we must play it safe." It was probably a smart idea. It led with Hypnosis, which thankfully missed, and Clank's Dragonbreath did only about 40% damage. And there's the Shadow Ball! Only 28%, while Clank's second Dragonbreath inflicted Paralysis. Way to go, Clank! The 3rd one finished it. "Woohoo! Go Clank!" Francis cheered. "Do not celebrate yet. The fight has not yet concluded. Qwark, you may have this next one." And that's when Paulie switched to weirdo tactics. The Haunter used Curse. Not even the Gastly did that, jeez. That gave Qwark the perfect opening. In fact, it was so perfect, Qwark offered to take the last one too. (One was level 21, the last level 23). "You IDIOT!" Paulie yelled. "You're not supposed to swear at him! That makes you weaker!!" "Wait, you mean you didn't order that Curse?" Ingrid asked. "Of course not! What kind of idiot orders a Ghost-type Curse in a VIDEO GAME!? But fine, give that Giratina a Mean Look so he can't run away!" And then Ominous Wind did 80% and raised all of Qwark's stats one step. "Er. Well, we've got one turn, so..." Shadow Sneak. "...crap. HYPER POTION!" Crap. Hey wait, that did 90%. Do it again! "Double crap." "And not a moment too soon either..." I heaved. "Heheheheheh...YAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! Oh, that was well done! WELL done!! I got to see the two of you in battling action again, just like old times, eheeheeheehee!!" "Could you stop laughing like a maniac, at least once?" Ingrid asked. "Nope!" "You know there's a difference between 'can't' and 'won't', right?" "Obviously, yeah. I CAN'T stop laughing like a maniac. That enough for you, miss grammarian? Heheheheheh..." "Same as always, hm." "Oh yeah, I'm supposed to give you guys goodies!" He pulled out a basket from hammerspace. "Let's see, this one's a Fog Badge, this one's a TM30 Shadow Ball, and this one's a month's supply of ice cream." "Ice cream? What flavor is it?" "Boot to the head!!" And just like that, we were outside lying on the ground. That was one hell of a boot to the head. But hey, now we're half done! End of Chapter 6! DNA's Team So Far: No, we didn't eat Scrambles. He's just in the box. (And you thought we ate him. No, Ingrid is just waiting until we catch a Swinub, so we have some bacon.) Wait, what?! Ingrid! Get back here!! |
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