2 ♪ (backdated to the night of the earthquake)

[celebrity_commentator]

Log Deputy: Nerdo (nerdorama, Nerdorama)
Participating Characters: Rise Kujikawa, Asemu Asuno, Kaito, Ichiro Ogami, Sakura Shinguji, John Egbert, Lucas, Jinxie Tenma
Plot Description: Earthquake leads minor celebrity to getting in way over her head, so it's time for a dramatic rescue and a sudden development of minor superpowers.
Warnings/Notes: Surprisingly none considering what this is attempting to emulate...

The first thing Rise noticed was that it was dark when she opened her eyes, followed immediately by a splitting headache as she sat up. A confusing whirlwind of thoughts started up, starting with the fact that the last thing she remembered was taking a walk, not going to bed. In that case, she wondered, why had she been asleep, and what was that under her head if it wasn't a pillow--

"Happi!"

Well, that answered that question. Rise shook her head, then regretted it, but her eyes gradually focused on Toyo, looking only slightly scraped amid what looked like the rubble of a section of street.

"Hey Toyo...," she said a little blearily. "Did I land on you? Sorry..."

Rise took a couple of deep breaths and assessed her situation. She had clearly fallen, and most of the wreckage around her did not look like freshly collapsed street. Had she fallen all the way into the Old City? Toyo being so cushiony was probably the only reason she hadn't cracked her head open. She looked up, but couldn't see the night sky or any tower lights. Whatever hole she'd fallen through was covered up now. One wave of nausea later, she checked her Warp Band. She wasn't getting much of a signal, but she didn't have any other way to ask for help, and there were distressing grinding sounds coming from the ruins around her.

"Hello? Anybody?" she asked into her Warp Band. "I think I fell."

She rubbed her head. "What happened? This looks like underground. Can anyone help?"

She shook the Warp Band a couple times to try and get a better signal, but without much effect. Then she heard the other sounds: Pokémon cries. Pained, angry, panicked, she couldn't tell, but they seemed to be coming from everywhere, and if she was in the Old City...

"I think we need to move...," she said to her Happiny and, gingerly picking her up, did her best to run.

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[Audio]

--hello?--I fell...happened--underground--help?

((Rise is trapped in a section of the Old City that's mostly cut off from the surface now, along with a good number of panicking Pokémon. This is the log to come rescue her and hopefully the trapped mons as well. We have a large group so no tagging order is necessary and it's not going to be a long dungeon-crawl so I think we can just single-thread this. Thanks!))

Comments

[somnambulatory]

Wait! It said to calm down! Maybe we're what's scaring the Grimer and making them attack!

[second_destiny]

Then why would they have started attacking before we even got here!

[He's going to remain calm, though. His Pokémon form up between the Grimer and Rise, but don't attack unless the Grimer do.]

For now, let's wait. But that doesn't mean don't be ready to continue the attack.

[celebrity_commentator]

[The Grimer would object to Ogami's breaking CC, but frankly even a herd mentality knows better than to continue provoking Super Effective attacks and many of the less blinded ones start pressing up against the walls.]

Wait.

[Rise closes her eyes and puts a hand to her head, trying to deal with very excitable psychic messages through her Warp Band link.]

Is that really it?

[The Ralts nods, and Rise sighs.]

I really messed up this time. Can you apologize to the Grimers for me?

[Without further ado, Rise breaks the Warp Band connection and hops down from the machinery, now just as unconcerned with the swarming Pokémon as the Ralts was.]

Hey guys, we can just let these nice...um...slimeballs do what they were doing. I-I just kind of...ran the wrong way...

[It's impossible to tell in the almost unlit space, but Rise's turned a sort of deep crimson color from sheer embarrassment at this point.]

[second_destiny]

...What?

[This was unheard of. This couldn't be Stockholm Syndrome, could it?]

Um, get behind us, and we'll withdraw. Then they can, uh. Do whatever?

[somnambulatory]

We're very sorry, Grimers.

[Jinxie, looking appropriately embarrassed herself, steps to the side and bows to the group of Poison types.]

[lifeissuffering]

[Ogami will sheathe his swords and bow apologetically]

[a_gentle_boy]

Do you mean.... they were trying to tell you the right way?

[celebrity_commentator]

[Rise shakes her head as the Grimers move past her, shaking a few knocked-out ones awake and glaring at Ogami. The mass of them start slurping their way into the pipes on the machinery Rise had been standing on.]

Well, the right way for them. I was just stupid and got in the way...

[The mysterious Ralts hits Rise (although not very hard because it's a Ralts) in the leg.]

Ow, jeez. Okay, fine, I won't feel sorry for myself until you can't feel it.

[It tilts its head really far back. Reeeeeally far back to make eye contact with Rise under its head fringe thing.]

...you're kind of a stubborn girl, huh?

[second_destiny]

But she's right.

[Asemu steps forward as the Grimer withdraw.]

This isn't the time or the place for dwelling on feelings. So let's get out of here, okay? I'm betting everyone's pretty tired now, so I think we should get back up to Union and head home.

[a_gentle_boy]

Um. ...Right.

[Lucas manages a wan smile.]

The important thing is that everyone's OK now. We should head back.

[celebrity_commentator]

[The Ralts nods her agreement and Rise sighs. Toyo - looking somewhat beat up but far healthier now, shoots a glare toward the last of the Grimers swarming over the machinery, then toddles up behind Rise.]

You're right. I just...no, let's get out of here.

[The Grimers all slip into pipes and cracks and start banging around doing something inside the machinery pile. Maybe they live in there, or maybe it's a shortcut up to the surface for amorphous blobs. Who knows?]

Er...how'd you guys get down here, anyway?

[somnambulatory]

[Jinxie points down the passage they came down.]

Um... we came in that way.

[second_destiny]

We found the nearest entrance to Old City. And yeah, we just followed the best clear path.

[a_gentle_boy]

We'll lead the way back. Um. It's not too far.

[Lucas will nod and allow his light to illuminate the path once more.]