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Log Deputy: It was me, Nerdo (Nerdorama)
Participating Characters:
-Team Organization: Rise, Apollo, Pamela, Usagi
-Team Heavy Lifting: Chie, Kanji, Yuuna, and Asemu
(Teams entirely subject to change and only implemented so we don't have eight people in one thread. Let me know if anyone wants to do something else)
Plot Description: Some kids from Union help to spread the awesomeness of Pokémon habitats to our desert neighbors.
Warnings/Notes: Probably not OSHA compliant.

Rise has just about exactly enough common sense that she did, in fact, expect that convincing Caldera's and Union's leaders that building a secondary Pokémon habitat in the desert city was a great idea would be the easy part of the endeavor. Now she and some volunteers from Union were doing what she - correctly - figured was the hard part, which was the actual construction of the sprawling structure. Fortunately, between Union's architects and Caldera's engineers, the planning wasn't up to a bunch of clueless kids, and even a lot of the construction was paid local labor - they're mostly just here as representatives of Union's willingness to help out their allies.

That's not to say they weren't doing work, of course. Rise, standing under a parasol, was coordinating the Union volunteers - split between material hauling and doing detail work on the new structure - using her powers. All in all, it was going smoothly...so far.

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Team Heavy Lifting

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Rise had, to the best of her knowledge and ability, asked the volunteers with the bigger, heavier-lifting Pokémon, general physical prowess, or ability to see the big picture in general to help haul heavy materials from Caldera's quarries, as well as important interior pieces and electronics that were Warped in from Union on a periodic basis. Generally, it was simple work, but involved a lot of effort.

[second_destiny]

Asemu was hard at work. There was a unique need for Enlightened who could fly, and Asemu fit that bill perfectly -- he'd been flying for a few months now, and he was quite strong after all the training he had done. So a lot of the construction at higher altitudes was left to him and his birds.

But that didn't mean he didn't come down on the ground. After all, he had to get the materials from somewhere. He was spending almost as much time on his feet as he was in the air.

[footprints_on_your_face]

Need anything up there?

[Chie cups her hands around her mouth, calling up to where Asemu is flying. She figures she can save him a bit of work by tossing things up to where he's currently working.]

[second_destiny]

Huh?

[Asemu looks down.]

Not sure yet. I need to check. Why do you ask?

[rainsrespite]

Yuuna had brought her biggest, strongest Pokemon for this sort of work, and had tasked herself with doing her personal best as well. She was strong enough to move some things, and was a good enough director to keep things from needing too much micromanagement. And to keep her Avalugg from accidentally stepping on anyone.

Her squad of fighting types, walking icebergs and flying saucers was rounded out by a pair of tireless ghosts that could just keep on tugging things along while the bigger Pokemon took a break. Yuuna, being only human, took more frequent rests, and may be found just sitting in some shade.

[realmenknitplushies]

Well, Kanji's never been one to shy away from something that takes strength. He could be seen picking gear up from the warp, or just running equipment around; generally, if anyone was yelling for a pair of hands, he'd be there. His crew, too; his Marowak was throwing its weight around, and his Golett quietly followed any instructions given to it. His Pancham, back where it first came from, seemed over the moon to be involved.
Generally, everyone was keeping busy...

Team Organization

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The volunteers with a smaller selection of enormous Pokémon or the greater idea of Pokémon comfort and interior design focused on putting together the smaller, more detailed parts of the habitats - making sure the pools for the Water area were assembled before they were filled, for example, or assuring the right kind of grass went where the herbivores would be able to eat it.

Rise in particular was making use of her Psychic powers to try and coordinate the volunteers from under a parasol, under directions from thorough plans written up by Union architects and specialists. Her Pokémon are also in on the act, her Rhyhorn gladly and gradually shuttling material around while her Gardevoir lifted it into place with her mind.

[toxicrevenger]

Pamela wasn't a good choice for heavy lifting, but her research was beneficial when it came to the organization of the habitats. Especially when it came to choosing appropriately hardy plants for the Pokemon to eat, that would thrive in the harsher Calderan temperatures. There was only so much that could be regulated within the habitat, after all, without the hot sun playing a role.

Thankfully, Rise had enlisted professionals for this project so it wasn't up to her to attempt to design anything that wasn't directly related to her fields of research.

She'd brought a few of her Pokemon to help as well. Her Rapidash, her Venusaur, her Azumarill and her Golett were all contributing to the efforts.

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A Meganium wanders by Pamela, carting some large potted bushes that Rise has very carefully instructed her not to eat on a harness on her back. She walks deliberately over to where the Grass-type level is being staged and then looks around, a bit lost. She's not sure where to put these.

[toxicrevenger]

When Pamela spotted the Meganium looking a little lost and the potted bushes on her back, she approached with a smile.

"Right this way," she said, pointing to the left. "I'll let you know where to set them down."

She was particularly knowledgeable about Grass types, having bonded with more of them than any other type of Pokemon and being a Grass/Poison Enlightened herself. She had still taken the time to make sure every Pokemon would have plants to eat that would suit them and an environment that they would be comfortable in. She just hadn't had to think so hard about what to do for the Grass types. That came quite naturally.

[whateveryoueatliveitspart]

Apollo had a few good-sized Pokémon; the problem was that they had trouble carrying things unaided with their body types, leaving some as pack Pokémon, some ferrying single items in their mouths, and some not being able to do anything but wander around and watch the proceedings. Apollo's knowledge of Pokémon, combined with his ability to ask them questions if he didn't know something, led him to be very helpful in making sure the environments inside the habitat were exactly as they should be, often to the level of what seemed like nitpicky detail. He certainly wasn't just standing around giving orders though. He was hauling whatever needed hauling, leaping up to high places to ferry items to other people or to work on things he knew how to do, and generally doing whatever work didn't require any knowledge of actual construction.

Starting on the 23rd though a new member of the team enters the picture. Apollo's Golett egg hatches then, and after a bit of toddling around and watching all the humans and Pokémon hard at work, the newborn Golett decides that it wants to help too. It doesn't know anything about building, but it does know how to carry things.

So did you leave your hammer nearby? Now in its place is a potted plant. Did you have a bag of cement? Now you have a tall glass of milk that's started to curdle in the heat. Did you have a block of stone all ready to move into position? Now you have a box of lightbulbs.

Golett is helping.

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At least once during these proceedings, Himiko gets Rise's attention psychically with a feeling of annoyance.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

The Gardevoir gestures to where all those hanging light fixtures she was going to Psychic into place had been, now the home of a lovely decorative cactus. She makes further sharp gestures in the direction of the Golett retreating with the box of fixtures, not trusting herself to deal with it right now.

"Hey!"

[whateveryoueatliveitspart]

Golett is happily toddling away when it hears Rise call. It turns, still carefully holding the box, and tilts its head to the side.

"Gol?"

[inthenameofthemoon]

Usagi hadn't been in Caldera proper the last time she was in this region. No, she hadn't even made it before her friends had found her and taken her on that wonderful journey to an indoor lava pit...

It was hotter than she remembered, but it didn't really matter because she was doing this for a good cause! She's currently helping out wherever she's needed. Helping move plants in a more aesthetically pleasing position so that the actual workers could get to planting them into the ground, a bit of painting. Usagi has her Ivysaur helping with the painting as well, and her Doduo was volunteered to cart items back and forth from locations with her Clefairy riding along and making sure that the two headed bird didn't get into too much trouble... as well as annoy all the workers with all its comedic bickering.

She's got a Gloom that's trying to help as well, but, every time a new plant is brought to the constructed habitat, it's attentions completely divert to trying to blend in with the new surroundings...

[whateveryoueatliveitspart]

You know that can of paint you set down a moment ago? Well now there's a bag of grass seed in its place. There's also a baby Golett toddling off with the can of paint. Everyone's carrying things around and it wants to carry things too!

Golett is helping.

[inthenameofthemoon]

Without looking, Usagi lowers her brush to coat it in more paint. She's glancing over her work as she 'dips' the paint brush in the bag of grass seed, not noticing that it's covered until she almost slathers it onto the wall.

"Huh?" She glances down to see the seed bag and kneels down with a confused look on her face. "What the heck happened to my paint?" Before she starts looking around, one of her Ivysaur's vines reach over and point in the direction the Golett is waddling with the paint.

"Saur."

"Ah! Wait! I need that!" Time to give the Golett chase!

Break pavilion/mingle

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Of course, in the heat of the Calderan day, it paid to take frequent breaks for safety reasons. There's plenty of shade and cold water on hand, and maybe some Lemonade if anyone still remembers how to make that.

[second_destiny]

Most of the time, the foreman had to tell Asemu to take a break. The heat bothered him less, being a Fire-type, and he had the tendency to work too hard. Pace was something he still had yet to master.

But when he was told to take a break, he listened. Which was why he could periodically be seen under the pavilion, drinking plenty of water and sometimes talking to people.

[whateveryoueatliveitspart]

Breaks mean food and drink, and Asemu seems to have an abundance of one but not the other right now. Apollo's new Golett wants to fix that, and looks to what others are eating for ideas.

So have a baby Golett shoving an armful of hay at you, Asemu.

Golett is helping.

[second_destiny]

"Um..."

Asemu stares. He can't help it. First at the Golett, then back at the hay.

"What am I supposed to do with this?"

The tone in his voice only further indicates his confusion.

[footprints_on_your_face]

Bluuuuuuhhhhhh...

[After a few hours of work, the heat is really starting to get to Chie. She's sitting underneath one of the tents set up for the workers, feet soaking in an ice bath as she just about melts into the chair she's collapsed in. Hot weather is rough on Ice types.]

[inthenameofthemoon]

[ And behind her comes Usagi, holding an ice cold bottle of water close to Chie's head as well as holding her own bottle. ]

Here you go! You look like you need it.

[ She only looks slightly better, if only because she's not an ice type. ]

[footprints_on_your_face]

You're a lifesaver.

[Chie sighs, closing her eyes and leaning back as she enjoys the feel of the cold bottle against her head.]

[realmenknitplushies]

Kanji thought he was used to the Calderan heat by now. Perhaps ... he was less so than he'd imagined. So, here he was, in the shade, gulping down a big glass of drink.
...Maybe a little more of him was to be seen here than most people here were accustomed to seeing. (Well. It looked like those lightning markings didn't stop at his arms.) Still, why worry? A man's got to do what a man's got to do in this heat...

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"Hey, Kanji. I brought you something."

Thank you based Savior That is, Rise is sure to stop by and show her appreciation to her friend in the form of ogling a frosty cup of shaved ice, wherever she got that.