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 Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 9:44 am
A crowd sat within the main hall, it's occupants dispersed along the wall as they read the sheets of paper that lined it. All across the wall sheet after sheet had been tacked onto the wall. Each one bore the signature of the Eclipse line which marked it as an official announcement from the guild.
What was on them? Well, you would have to weave your way through the crowd to find that out, wouldn't you?
Though, it's bound to be something interesting, of course. You'll just have to... squeeze your way...
Ngah... Maybe in a moment. Hopefully it'll clear up later and you can get a proper look at it.
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This notice is to inform all guild members that we shall be holding practical combat training. Attendance is optional.
The training will take place in coordinated one-on-one combat between the guild members that attend. Those who wish to attend, but not fight, may observe the battles or seek individual tutelage. First aid will be readily available, lunch will be provided and medical staff will be on standby in the case of emergency.
Everyone is invited to come and use it as an opportunity to try and relax. There has been a lot of tension among the guild members lately and it is our sincere hope that you will all be able to attend, and through friendly sparring, be able to relax.
We hope to see many of you on the field. We expect it to be a lively but enjoyable event.
If you wish to sign up, please place your name in one of the boxes along with any significant personal concerns.
-- Minerva & Solaris Eclipse
Anyone who is found to have removed this sheet or any of it's copies will be forced to act as Solaris's assistant for a period of no less than two weeks.
Eh, so it's fighting practice? Well, that might not be bad. Everything lately was nuts, so getting some practice was never a bad idea. And it would be a good way to meet new people or to work out some tension..
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Simply state which characters you wish to have involved in one-on-one match-ups with your post. OOC statements are preferred. This round will remain open until sometime Friday at which point I will post the match-ups and the plain combat will begin.
As with all chapters, rewards will be given for attendance, though if your characters simply observe I damn well expect you to try and make interesting posts all the same; no mooching free stuff. Additional rewards will be given for each character you have in combat.
At the end of the chapter, additional reward(s) will be given out to those I feel made particularly interesting posts/efforts/plots.
You may list as many characters as you wish to sign-up, however if you list beyond three please pick a core "three". If there's a significant disparity in sign-ups then I will limit the # per team so that not everyone is fighting the same roleplayer.
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 10:13 am
   Eros + Isis + Iris "Skittles"The full trio of Team Olympus walked into the main hall, the green haired Smoochum glaring at a way too happy Misdreavus while a rainbow colored Ponyta floated behind them.
Isis wanted to slap Eros across the face, "You disturbed my reading for this?" She growled out in a huff, "It's just a stupid poster."
Eros just floated onwards smiling, "This is going to be great though Isis! i can feel it! I can sense the adventure in my heart~"
The Smoochum just glared at the leader of the team, "You're a ghost. I don't think you have a heart. I also don't think feeling adventure in your non-existent spirit heart would be a good thing. You may want to get it checked out."
Eros frowned at that statement, "..."
Iris meanwhile continued floating behind them, lost in his/her own fantasy world.
Ever since the Ponyta found out that he/she could fly he/she's mood was through the roof. Iris idly wondered what else she could do besides fly and make rainbow fire appear.
Eros floated on ahead to the wall where the posters were, after reading it his smile widened even more, "There's going to be combat going on~" He exclaimed, "Yes!"
Isis paused for a moment as she considered the possibility, she really needed a boost to her self-esteem after their first mission which she was basically useless. She wouldn't admit that to Eros but hey, what the Misdreavus never knew wouldn't hurt him.
Iris' ears perked up at the mention of combat, his/her multicolored eyes widened as he/she quickly floated up to Eros and gave the Misdreavus a kicked puppy dog expression, "Eros~ Can I participate in the battles too? I think it would be a great test of my abilities! Please?" He/she asked with the widest eyes he/she could muster.
Eros glanced at the rainbow colored Ponyta and shook his head, "You are way too young Skittles."
Iris just glanced at the ground in defeat. Why was he/she never chosen for any cool battles and stuff... (( =w= Isis and Eros will participate in the battles~ Skittles is just gonna be on the sidelines 'cause he/she's way too young to fight. *cough* Even if he/she has the most varied attacks on the team. <<;; ))
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 3:44 pm
 &  &  &  & 
( Blue & Jay & Vertigo & Jo(e)y & Saraph )Blue and Vertigo both read over the notice, the Scraggy clinging to his back as she watched from over his shoulder. She smiled, "I wanna go!" she said, letting go of Blue and falling on the ground, right on her feet. He glanced down at her, "You're too young"
She pouted, and a cream colored paw fell on her head. "Let the lass join in, it ain't gonna hurt her. Its just trainin', friends wrestlin' friends, others will be watchin' in case it gets outta hand." Vertigo nodded along with his words, "Please!" she pleaded. Blue sighed, "Fine...but you gotta join too!" he told Joy. The Audino chuckled, "I'll keep an eye on yer daughter if you want" he joked, holding onto the Scraggys hand and going over to one of the boxes. Blue blushed, "She's not my kid!"
First, he wrote his own name down, Joy. Next to it in parenthesis was his nickname, Joey, slightly larger and bolder than the word Joy. Next he wrote down Vertigos name, and he shoved both of them down into the box.
When the two walked away, Blue snuck over to the box and began to fish into it, grabbing and taking out Vertigos name. On the bottom he began to write, "Go easy on her", putting it back in the box where it belonged as if he had never taken it out.
When he turned around there was a lime-green Zorua grinning up at him. "Mommy's worried?" he teased, and Blue growled at him. Jay laughed, "Its too easy with you. Anyways, I wanted to join in, but my "handicap" won't really help me out" he looked down at his paws, stupid booties. Stupid gravel hurting him and making him wear these stupid booties. Oh well, guess he was stuck watching from the sidelines with Mommy-Blue.
Saraph soon trotted over to join them, "I would like to watch with you all as well, if its okay with you..." he asked. Jay laughed, "You don't have to ask us y'know, you can just join in!" he said, jumping up and onto the hybrids back. Raph shook from side to side, "get off of me!"  :: ::  ✗ Basilisk :: Ren :: Jonah ✗Jonah silently signed himself up for the training, going back over to his teammates who opted not to participate. Ren had a giddy smile on her face, and Basilisk was looking more like Boxilisk now, his whole body covered by a rectangular box.
"You zaid you vould vear it if I von a game ov cards" she giggled. "Well did you have to pick a public event and THIS sort of outfit!" his muffled voice shouted from inside. The ghost snickered, looking over at Jonah,
"I got you your own cheering zquad!" she said, a pinkish glow enveloping the box as it begun to lift itself into the air. A rather embarrassed Snivy stood in its spot, his hands trying to cover up as much as he could though you could still see it...he had a short shirt on as well as a miniskirt, a pair of pom-poms in his hand. He glared up at Ren, "I hate you" he hissed, and she only laughed. Oh, he was going to kill her for this, but it was all worth it.
"Do ze cheer" she snickered, and he shook his head. "Never" she frowned, but said nothing. The outfit was enough, the fact that she had pictures was better. Besides, she'd get him to do it soon enough!
[[ Joy and Jonah are fighting, Vertigo as well though she can easily be pulled out if need be. Everyone else is spectating, except for Ren who is busy laughing at her captain. ]]
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Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 4:06 pm
   Reginald & Desdemona & Anastasia
"Oui!" The Mawile fell backwards into a heap. Reginald came up to the girl, shaking his head.
"Des, if only you would listen, you would already know what's going on-- they're having some friendly sparring." The wolf said flatly. Before he could offer some assistence, Desdemona hurriedly stood back to her feet, made an obscene gesture at the Pokemon who rudely bowled her over, and turned back to her captain.
"Sounds like fun," She said, tilting her head.
"Stacy, you interested?" She called over to their one and only recruit: a completely black Meowth. Anastasia gave up her efforts to break through at least the surface of the crowd and rushed to her vice leader's side obediantly.
"Interested in what?" She asked innocently.
Desdemona shrugged, "Some blokes are going to have a fight or two for fun. Wanna join? I think it would be good for you." She said, mainly because she wasn't in a fighting mood; which was rare for her.
"Oh, uh... sure." The Meowth said shyly. She probably would have refused, but if Desdemona said so... was there something wrong with her fighting skills? Unsatisfactory much? Worried, Anastasia was glad she accepted.  Sirius & Damon
"Sirius, what is it?" Damon asked nervously, his eyes shifting from side to side, hoping no one seen him.
"Apparently the guild wishes for some sparring in hopes that it will 'relax' the guilders." Sirius laughed lightly. How would sparring be relaxing? This culture was certaily intriguing; something that must be explored further. However, the equine noticed his companion had suddenly gone stiff. Tilting his head ever so slightly and raising an eyebrow, he asked.
"Is something the matter? You look like you've seen a ghost." Unfortunately, Damon happened to spot Eros, Misdrevus, and grew even more rigid.
"Y-you mean fight against other Pokemon in front of eveyone else?" The cub quavered. Sirius surpressed a sigh, "Mr. Kingcrest, I know you're nervous about showing up in front of other people, but basically the whole reason we formed this team was to come out of hiding to show our much needed support for the guild, yes?"
Damon hung his head and drooped his wings. "Yes,
Sirius, but--" the young lion was abruptly cut off. "And that's why you are going to fight, Mr.Kingcrest." Sirius said sharply. Damon lost his balance for a moment; eyes widened in surprise and mouth agape, he tried to talk some sense into his leader. "Bu-- Sirius!"
"No 'but's, Kingcrest. You are going and that's final. But don't worry, I'll be there to fight alongside you." The Mawile-Ponyta hybrid interjected, his word final. Not waiting for Damon to create some other argument, Sirius swiftly turned his back on the feline and trotted away to look for some place to sign them up.((Anastasia, Meowth, joining. Plus Sirius and Damon both.))
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:49 am
 ~Kyle ~Finian
A duo of quadruped Pokemon made their way into the gathering focused in the Main Hall. The two conversing amongst themselves as one seemed a bit more persistent against not getting too mingled within the crowd that had already congregated before their arrival.
"I'm not very good at fighting... I mean, I'd feel terrible if I proved to be of no use to the guild but I don't think something like this is going to help me very much."
The Absol in the pair fidgeted nervously on his feet as he tried to escape this situation in a sort of pleading fashion to his teammate.
"Don't worry~! I'm sure you'll do fine."
The ever oblivious Kyle responded with a smile and simple words of assurance; he having misinterpreted the Absol's nerves as fear of losing and embarrassment.
"But sir..."
The Absol responded to Kyle with a title of reverence which in and of itself could explain his own pitiable demeanor in full.
"A lot of the others gathered here aren't even evolved. I wouldn't want to accidentally hurt anyone."
He spoke up in detest of this whole ordeal yet again.
"The only ones here are going to be from the guilds. Not like anyone's gonna' be a try-hard and end up hurting their opponent. Stop worrying, you're already signed up."
"Sorry, sir."
((Kyle and Finian are signed up, more can be added if needed.))
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 1:50 pm
 XXX XXX XXX XXXXXXX—¤÷(`Nadia & Luke & Roxana & Zorora ´)÷¤—A Mightyena was limping her way to the Main Hall where the gathering was supposed to be or so the invitation said. She was accompanied with a rainbow colored Vulpix and a hybrid Lucario. "..I'm just going to sit here and watch." She said to the Lucario who was glancing at her. She added a shook of her head to reassure him that she doesn't have second thoughts. She saw him give her a brisk nod before walking away to sign up his name. Even if she was in a better shape she wouldn't bother sparring, it takes too much..effort. She'd fight if it was more important than practicing. She believes in the following quote 'Practice makes perfect' but usually she doesn't have the patience to prove that the quote is true. There's no need in practice if you could just wing it. She scanned at the crowd, there's not a lot of people who have arrived, and there is no single familiar face among them too. She sighed, she'd be more comfortable if she could talk to somebody she already met and the only person there is her team mates. She wanted someone other than her team, she could talk to them everyday and at anytime she wanted.
As if on cue, a brown blur raced across and slammed against Luke as he was signing up. "Hey watch where your--" Her sentence was cut short after realizing who she bumped to. "Oh Luke! Hi! Do you know where Nadia is? I need to say something to her!" She said in a fast pace. She bounced up and down in excitement with her tail wagging behind her. Her neck fur bristled along as she waited for the Lucario to stood up and answer her question. "Well, well, well?" She demanded, giving a small pause at every word. "Say something!"
He rubbed his elbow where it had hit the floor when he fell. He looked at her with an icy glare before sighing and standing up. He ignored her for a few moments and brushed the dirt that got onto his pelt. "If you must know, she is sitting down over there with Roxana." He said, hiding his rage behind his voice and pointing at the two figures being silent not far away from him. His eyes followed the young Pokemon running towards her and shook his head in disappointment. She should have watched where she was going, not him. And a lady such as herself should act not so childish. She should have known better. He came at a conclusion that she's just being Zorora and there is no way of him being able to change her.
"Hey Nadia!" The Eevee greeted her. The Mightyena looked up to her but said nothing. Instead she flicked her tail as a sign she acknowledged her. "Sooooo are you going to join? I am!" She jumped excitedly. Before giving her a chance to answer as if she never asked at all, she looked at Roxana then smiled. "Haii Roxana! Did you know?" She asked her, "Your not the only one who's colorful! Look over there!" She raised her front leg and gestured it at a young Ponyta. "Come on!" She then nudged the Vulpix forward before trying to push her towards the said Ponyta.
Roxana titled her head to the side. "..Know what?" She followed where she pointed at and the first thing she saw was a colorful looking Ponyta with different colors included in a rainbow, like her. She was surprised bit. She never saw that Ponyta before. Maybe it was new? In the middle of her thoughts, the sudden push of the Eevee made her jump. "W-What? No! I don't want to!" She exclaimed, trying to push back. Her strength was no match for the energetic Eevee and all she could do was to hold herself from being moved forward. She grunted at the fact she's getting closer and closer to the Ponyta and all she wanted to do was to squirm back but she wouldn't let her. At last she was face-to-face with the Ponyta and she swallowed her tongue. "Oh umm...hello...t-t-there.." She said, stuttering her words and overcome by shyness mixed with embarrassment that she was pushed all the way here. All she thought next was what would it say, what would it say, what would it say.
{{ Zorora and Luke are fighting c: }}
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:17 pm
Eros + Isis + Iris "Skittles" Eros huffed as he floated away from Isis who was beginning to annoy him, he usually never did get annoyed and could handle being around the Smoochum rather well most of the time, this was just the one percent of the time he couldn't.
"...Shut up." He stated in a deadpan tone with an air of finality.
Isis stopped in the middle of her berating, Eros never used that tone, ever. It sort of scared her a bit. However she shook the feeling of dread off and decided to just settle glaring at the Misdreavus, "You haven't won yet Eros."
Eros just scoffed as his eyes darkened even more, he then stared at Isis with a look that made the usually collected, if not snarky, Smoochum flinch. Maybe she had gone overboard? Oh well, he could get over it.
Iris meanwhile had been floating along still in a depressed mood at being treated like a child, well...ok he/she was but that wasn't the point! It was only a practice battle, it wasn't like he/she could get too hurt or anything. An idea then came into the Ponyta's head as he/she smirked and quickly filled out a card while Eros and Isis were busy arguing.
He/She was now smiling with glee, wouldn't they be surprised when he/she was entered into the practice matches?
All of a sudden the rainbow Ponyta felt a bump against his/her leg and noticed a fellow rainbow colored brethren, well ok it was a Vulpix but that didn't really matter! What did matter was he/she wasn't the only rainbow colored thing in here, "Hi there!" The Ponyta said with an excited giggle, "My name is Iris~ But...I've been called Skittles more, I like your fur color though!" He/she finished with an excited look. This was his/her first conversation with somebody else other than her team mates! So exciting~ (( Skittles is now also part of that lineup~ Due to him/her sneaking a signature. <<;; Ooooohhhh...~ ))
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 4:49 pm
  Harumi - Aiden
Two quadrupedal Pokemon trotted into the Main Hall, both of them trying to pass each other. Both Aiden and Harumi wanted to look like the important vulpine, and their way of determining this was rather childish. Both Pokemon were trying to reach the sign-up table before the other, so they may be the one to sign them both up.
"I'm gonna sign us up! I'm the team captain!" Harumi whined as Aiden began to pass her up. The little Eevee tried to walk faster, but her stubby little legs would not allow it. Aiden just laughed as he arrived at the table.
"Bahaha! You don't even have thumbs, how do you expect to sign us up?" He said, putting his forepaws up on the table.
"Neither do you!" Harumi exclaimed, sitting down behind Aiden and pouting. She wanted to sign them up... Aiden blinked and twitched an ear.
"... Shut up~" The Umbreon replied indignantly. He took a few moments to sign the two of them up before he got down from the edge of the table, kneading his paws into the ground. "This is gonna be so awesome and easy! I'm Aiden Stryker, the most powerful Umbreon in the guild!" An overstatement, but he was cocky. The Umbreon began to strut around, looking a few Pokemon in the face. "And I'm takin' you down, I'm takin' you down, I'm takin' you out, I'm takin' you out, and I'm takin' you out..." He stopped as he reached Nadia, smirking a bit and cocking his eyebrow. "... For dinner~"
((Aiden and Harumi are signed up~))
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Dark_Hunter-Angelic_Tears Crew
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 8:32 pm
  Era & Phione & Faran & Eon
"Everyone huh?" Eon's voice came as he made his way into the hall and glanced around at the ever-growing crowd. "And just when did you talk to anyone outside of the Team, hmm?"
Faran bristled slightly, a rather indignant look on his face, "Well obviously I just...I mean...There was that one..." The Vulpix's face contorted angrily as he searched for an excuse not to admit Eon was right. It wasn't fair that adults had to be right all the time, he deserved to be right sometimes too. "I heard it from Sereni, alright? She said she'd heard some rumors about a fighting competition, and I want in!" An immature pout clouded his features as the Vulpix sulked over being defeated by someone else's reasoning again. He felt like all the adults treated him like a baby, and he definitely wasn't that. Letting out a huff, the Fire Type turned his gaze back toward the crowd. Well let them think that, he'd show them. He would be the best fighter of the whole competition!
A burst of giggling was heard as Era entered the room, Phione tagging along happily behind her. The female Pikachu looked extremely careworn and tired, her broken arm limp by her side in a splint and a weary expression on her face. She was supposed to be resting, healing up for whatever came next, but things had been so stressful lately that she hadn't gotten the chance to relax hardly at all. All the same, the Pikachu had agreed to bring Faran to the tournament, and Phione too; the kids did need to get out more after all. Era was infinitely grateful to have Eon with her, uncertain that she would be able to handle the pair of children without him. "Now Faran," she said gently to the brooding Vulpix, "Don't get so worked up. We brought you here because you wanted to come, remember? So let's get you signed up."
Faran's eyes lit up and he leaped into the air with delight. "Alright!" he cheered, grinning broadly at Era, "Come on come on, let's go!" He bolted off through the crowd and Era smiled slightly at Eon, passing a humming Phione over to the male Pikachu before making her way, more slowly, after the Vulpix. She found him at one of the boxes, reaching for a slip of paper that was just out of reach. Era jumped up with a boost from her wings, snatching one and the ink which she set down in front of Faran. He smiled in thanks and dipped his claw in the ink, penning his name in what he considered a neat scrawl. He took the paper and slipped it inside the top of the box, grinning with satisfaction. "All I have to do now is wait." Despite how serious he was trying to be, the young Fire Type couldn't resist a tremble of excitement. This was going to be the best contest ever!Tris & Maestro A duo lurked on the fringes of the crowd, a Wynaut and Houndour who watched the others quietly. The Wynaut wore a timid look and was glancing back and forth, while the Houndour smirked and glanced at the Wynaut with a look of amusement. "You seem frightened," he mused, causing the Wynaut to jolt, "May I remind you that it was yourself, not I, who dragged us out of the solitude of our room to come to this place? Perhaps you should consider your decisions more wisely next time Tris." The Zorua who currently took the form of a Houndour was most amused by his partner's reaction, moreso than anything else in the room amused him. He was rather uncaring about the whole event, but his Ditto (or currently Wynaut) partner had insisted that he tag along, so Maestro had decided to humor him.
Tris shriveled up under his partner's scrutinizing gaze, unhappily shifting back and forth. He'd managed to get Maestro out of the Team Room, that was impressive enough as it was, but now it seemed as though the Zorua had only come to mock him. The Ditto chided himself internally, no, he'd decided that he wasn't going to take this and he would stick by it. "Frightened? Not of any of these Pokemon," he replied, forcing himself to relax, "This is a friendly competition after all, they're not going to do anything to me." You however... The Ditto again refused to finish the thought and simply smiled instead, looking over the group. There was a pause as Maestro eyed his partner with amusement and Tris who determinely avoided the Zorua's gaze and then he broke it once again. "Right, well I'm going to sign up. Feel free to join me if you want, but I'll be going!" With that, the Ditto hurried away through the crowd to fill out a card, relieved to be away from the Zorua for even a little while.
Maestro scoffed, remaining where he was. As if he would trouble himself with a trivial fight such as this, Tris was sorely mistaken if he'd honestly thought that he was going to engage in combat. The Zorua considered himself far above such things, he considered himself above any of the other Pokemon here for that matter. Surveying them all with mild, disinterested curiosity, another Zorua caught Maestro's eyes and his gaze narrowed to almost a glare. It was impossible to tell what the Dark Type was thinking, but he stopped staring after only a moment and looked at the rest of them. With an irritable sigh, he waited for something to happen, albeit quite impatiently. ((To confirm, Faran and Tris are both signed up and the others are watching. I can always add another onto the fighting numbers if necessary though. ^ ^))
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Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 8:16 am
((Signing up Ver and Freya. I'll edit this if I come back in time for the start. Also, if I'm not on tonight/tomorrow, it means a hurricane murdered my power so feel free to kick me.))
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Waifu Trashu Vice Captain
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Cherry_chain Vice Captain
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Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 6:22 pm
 KataraTeam Azalea had been extremely quiet for the past while. With both its leaders gone for the summer Katara had been left mostly to herself. Though Melissa had returned and apparently so had Atra, it still did not feel like the team was back together. The Bulbasaur was still recovering from her weeks out in the wilds, so Katara herself left to find out what all the fuss was about. The ditto-skarmory could not actually read, but she gathered enough from what she heard around her to know that it was a contest of combat. This being of course right up the Skarmory's alley, she went straight to the signup area and got her name down. She'll worry about how not to cut her opponent into pieces later.  VeritasChronicler, being Chronicler, knew everything that seemed to happen in this castle and informed Team Polaris of the training. Incultyr was still a Pupitar, Morana was recovering, and no one else in the team could really fight except Veritas. The Jolteon was perfectly happy to take on the challenge. Though she had been out exploring for two months, she was still in excellent shape. Veritas's father had trained her well in survival after all. The Jolteon pushed her way through the crowds, finding the signup sheet. Dipping a claw in ink, she carefully traced her own name before submitting it. This will be fun.  ???A Pikachu made its way through the crowds, somehow managing to weave between the other Pokemons easily as if they were water. Finally the Pikachu stood before the registration desk, and its head wobbled uncertainly for a moment. "I'm signing up! The name's Ajo!""No it's not, my name's Rozul!"He slipped an exploration badge onto the desk. The Pokemon doing the registration didn't even look at it, but simply wrote the name onto the card with a bored expression before waving them off. He seemed close to nodding off to sleep. The Pikachu stepped aside and pumped a small hand into the air. "Yay! We got in!" "I wanted to be called Ajo."((Signing up Katara, Veritas and Rozul ))
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Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 7:08 pm
((Placeholder. Signing my team up. Will edit if it ever comes up.)
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Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 7:47 pm
Solaris
The sun was shining, the metaphorical birds were singing and one might swear a rainbow would pop out at any instant.
It was that kind of day. It was fairly warm, but at the same time it was mild enough so as not to be oppressive. It was just about the perfect day to get out and do a little bit of practice, which was nothing short of a complete and total stroke of luck for the guild. As long as everyone drank a bit of water, it was a fine day.
Solaris, on the other hand, didn't really reflect the good mood. He looked more like someone had taken his favourite toy away from him...
Ah well, no one REALLY cared about Solly anyways.
"Everyone find out where you're headed from the sheets on the front. First aid, snacks, etcetera is available. Have fun, don't hurt each other."
Solaris sat on the edge of the training field as he repeated this line to every large group to come through.
Whatever had him there had him there on the good authority that he would sit down and do his job.
The training field had been transformed for the event, with temporary stands and a few tables with food/drink having been set up to accommodate the no doubt inevitably hungry and thirsty rescue teams that came to participate.
The actual sheets Solaris were referring to were placed at regular intervals around the field and were simply a list of names in alphabetical order complimented only by a set of numbers and letters such as A-1. A small map sat at the bottom of every sheet detailing the various sections.
For the purpose of the sparring, it seemed as if the guild had designed to employ the normal "barrier", but in a much smaller form that created small "pockets" for each pair of combatants.
It would give each set sufficient room to run, jump and move around, though not so much as to let them run endlessly.
And, of course, though they could not be seen whatever psychic types were keeping the barriers in place were no doubt watching just in case.
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Get to your spots and get ready for the fighting!
If you take the first post of a pair, please describe only your own character reaching the spot; your "opponent" will post their character arriving after yours accordingly.
As I said at the start, there are bonus rewards for making interesting posts, story etc.
There will be no rewards for "winning" the fight, and there will be no mechanics; simply write as you please. But don't be worried about acting a little aggressive! It is a fight, of course.
The only rule that really stands is no auto-hits. Of course, this should be known to all of you.
List
Oliver - Katara
Veritas - Ver
Imiti - Finian
Freya - Aiden
Luke - Chuck
Rozul - Faran
Kyle - Skittles
Harumi - Tris
Zorora - Damon
Anastasia - Jo(e)y
Sirius - Eros
Isis - Jonah
((If there's any issues/complaints/problems with the list, please state so immediately.))
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Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 8:59 pm
Reginald & Desdemona Reginald and Desdemona made their way to the bleachers and settled down near the top row as to get a good view of both Anastasia and most of the other battles near her.
Cupping her hands around her mouth, Desdemon shouted aloud, "Gooooo Anastasia! Whoop 'em good!" She hollered while Reginald just looked slightly embarassed at her outburst. Of course, it was expected as much from Desdmona, the loud girl she was. Reginald sighed and curled up on the bench as best as he could, straining his neck in case if anyone tall happened to sit in front of him. He wasn't as close to the arena as he wish he was, an upclose on the fighting would surely be better, but Desdemona insisted they watch and support all the other teams. Ah well, such was life: controlled completely by women, no matter the age nor stature. Anastasia & Sirius & Damon Anastasia's head jerked up as Solaris made his announcement and made a beeline toward the sheets to see where she would be placed. Breaking off from the group that crowded the lines of papers, Anastasia thought, J-10, J-10, she wandered out onto the field, looking for her designated "pocket". Nervously walking into a fair sized spot thickly oulined in chalk, Anastasia glanced at the crowd of Pokemon, any of which could be her opponents. She paid most attention to Luke and Veritas who were disturbingly intimidating; were any of them her opponents? She certainly hoped not.
'Don't hurt each other'? Doesn't fighting--? Oh, nevermind Sirius thought as he trotted onto the field, seeming more confident then he felt. Though he was a slightly experienced fighter and knew well how to defend himself, the presence of the crowd in the spectator's seats unnerved him; whether they were cheering for him or against him, they would be making some sort of noise. The thought rattled him; people watching people fight for sport was just... well, it was just nerveracking. He didn't know for sure why... perhaps he was just shy? Ah yes, what if he got beaten by a total pushover and looked completely rediculous sprawled in defeat before some Pokemon half his size? That must be it... Just calm down, Sirius, the equine told himself silently, closing his eyes as if willing the crowds to melt away.
Damon was on edge and he could swear he felt his knees trembling underneath him, as if threatening to collapse. Yes, please don't hurt me, he thought, swallowing nervously. He at least tried to loosten up and unlock his joints as to get the blood flowing properly again. Goodness gracious, what if they killed him? Or worse, injured him badly. To Damon it would be worse because if he was beaten to a pulp and knocked out cold, he would eventually wake up and know he had been defeated. The shame would be nearly unbearable. I just need more confidence, he thought fretfully, ballooning up his chest with a sharp intake of air as if hoping it would also boost his confidence. He abruptly deflated and sighed, his tail and wings drooping; he was no where near calm! How was he going to do this? He would most likely wear himself out from worrying before his opponent got two steps near him. He hung his head dejectedly, god I wish I were more like Sirius, the cub thought disdainfully. He shook himself from his private pitty-party and looked fiercely ahead at where his opponent would soon stand before him; he shouldn't be sulking! It would shame his captain if he saw him. Still, the feline couldn't help but worry...((La...lalala... Good luck everyone!))
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Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 10:58 pm
& & & &
( Blue & Jay & Vertigo & Jo(e)y & Saraph ) Joy read over one of the sheets, looking down at Vertigo, the Scraggy still holding onto his paw and using her free hand to hold her pants. "Sorry lass, looks like you ain't on the list" he said, a sorry tone to his voice. She looked up at him with possibly the cutest eyes she could give, "B-but..." clawed paws lifted her up and off of the ground, her "mommy" picking her up and holding her in his arms. "C'mon Tiggs, we can watch Joey from the stands! Maybe later he'll tell you what it was like, or even practice with you!"
She looked at her feet, "Alright..." she mumbled. Blue began to walk, but before she could step forward yet another pair of hands grabbed her and picked her up. This time she was lifted much higher into the air, and she found herself face-to-hair with her newest friend. He looked at her for a moment before turning around and plopping her down on his back, his mane going around her as if trying to avoid contact with the Scraggy. "...hold on tight"
He started to trot over to the stands, going as slow as he could so he didn't risk dropping the kid on his back. It wasn't something he would have done for anyone else really, but ever since he had joined a team it seemed like he was starting to open up more...or maybe Vertigo was just that cute.
Blue followed behind him, leaving Joy and Jay by themselves. The Audino stretched his arm while the Zorua looked over the sheet, J-10? He looked over, from where they were standing he could already see someone there...a black Meowth. "Hey Joey, I think that's your partner...she's kinda cute too..." he added that last part as a sort of sidenote, and he said it lower than the words that had come before it. The Audino glanced over, "Well shoot, I can't hit a lady!" no sir, he was going to be a gentleman! Jay stared at him with the biggest "are you serious" look he could give. "...you kicked a female Gardevoir in the face..."
Joy huffed. "Whatever. She looks tough enough anyways" he pointed over to the stands, "You though, you go meet up with everyone else." he said sternly. The Zorua smirked, turning around. "Don't tell me what to do~" he chimed, walking...well, he did that weird leg thing until he got to the team. Ever seen a dog wearing shoes walk? Just like that. Jay looked at the shoes on his feet briefly in disgust, at least they'd be off in about a week.
The Audino walked over to his designated spot, looking down at Anastasia since, well, her species was naturally shorter than his. "Howdy." his best attempt at getting to know her. He'd rather have his opponents name before he tried to wipe the floor with her.
"KICK HER a**!"
Joey glared up at the stands, a Zorua beaming a huge grin back down at him. He gave Jay an annoyed look before turning away, if that kid embarrassed him out here... :: :: ✗ Basilisk :: Ren :: Jonah ✗ "Vell Jonah, ve part here. Vasil and I vill be in ze stands vatching" she said. The Archen nodded, and then tilted his head. "But...how will I know where to find you?" Ren grinned, "I zink you'll notize a znivy in a zkirt very easily" she looked down to her side, but Basilisk had already ran off, though she located him quickly. He was sitting close enough to see and yet far enough to not be seen easily, in one of the more crowded areas.
Ren floated over, her partner glowing as he was lifted and then dropped onto one of the front seats. Jonah looked away at this point, preferring not to see those two claw at eachother in favor of finding his opponent.
"D - 9" he read aloud, turning and walking away to said spot. He looked around, everyone looked so much stronger than him. He'd never seen any of them before, only pictures in books, and although he could point out the species with ease they were still foreign to him. The Skarmory, Umbreon, Jolteon, Houndour, Mightyena, Lucario, Absol, and...was that a flying Shinx and a Ponyta mix? Didn't he see one of those earlier, only black? Holy Miltank, he was so screwed.
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