Event - Confrontation with the Enhanced

[bravenewmods]

With the revelation of the presence of the Enhanced, Union was able to quickly mobilize. As the strange conditions continued to worsen, the Trainers of Union once again set out to bring order to the chaos.

This time however, they do not walk entirely alone. A small, dedicated team remains behind in Union, sorting through the dossiers and information that Crystal and Rory have collected. Connected to those in the field via Warp Band network, hopefully they can identify the Enhanced and find a way to calm them before a tragedy occurs.

[OOC: There will be a thread for each active team based on the sign-ups. Any areas that did not have any sign-ups will not be present and will be addressed later. As per our usual standards, moderators and NPC helpers will progress the log at least once every 24 hours. The Union log will work somewhat differently from the battle logs in that the participants will be collecting information concerning the Enhanced; when enough information has been accumulated, they will be asked to tag into the battle threads to provide guidance and support to those out in the field.

Characters participating in the Union log will function as support staff for this event. They will have their own log interacting with Rory and Crystal and as characters in other logs encounter the Enhanced, they can use the observations made to try to find out more about the Enhanced in the field and help the people in the field determine an appropriate situation. Because of this, players in the Union thread may threadjack any ongoing log to relay information as needed.

The outcome of this event will depend very much on player decisions and the ability of the characters to respond to the threats at hand, so we would highly encourage you all to tag as regularly as possible. Thanks!]

Comments

[ladyofluminosity]

You were really going all out on this, weren't you Lucas? Makoto and Minako seemed to be getting fired up as well, which seemed to at least somewhat defuse the situation. Curse her competitive nature.

Managing two pull-ups--likely with terrible form--Lux slowly moved her hands a bit closer together, enough that she could activate her Warp Band. "Poro!" With a flash of light, the Mamoswine appeared beneath her, shaking a bit as it woke up from its nap. "Hey Aggron, I have a sparing partner for you!"

W-what?! Lux! The Mamoswine protested, looking up at his human, then warily at the Mega Aggron. What... what did he just get summoned into?

As for pull-ups, she wasn't about to lose to a kid (who was probably relatively close to her age, all told), and shakily pulled herself up for a third. This was a lot harder than it looked...

Wait, Encore?! Really?!

"Hey, that's cheating!"

[child_of_luv]

Encore??? So not fair! Minako knew she wasn't going to be able to keep this up forever... but... She dropped back down to the ground.

"How do you want to do it, then?" She tilted her head, curious. "We can do it your way, if you want."

Eros cooed. He was willing to give it a try, too! How? How?

Artemis, the Persian, held back. He was curious about all this, but was happy to sit back and watch.

Rico was still above, circling, daring the flyers to go higher and higher.

[bnw_void_npcs]

Sakina's demeanor and aura have changed. No longer is she murderous, but somehow she is even more terrifying. She steps into a fairy ring and appears right beside the party.

"Sloppy technique. Poor shape. These are things we will... correct.

[OOC: The ensuing scene takes about 3 hours and is the most hellish training experience your characters and their Pokemon have ever had in their life. Feel free to react as you think is appropriate and use your imagination to fill in the blanks!]

[a_gentle_boy]

[As wonderful as it is that no one is fatally injured, Lucas is just going to be unconscious in a corner somewhere about two and a half hours in. A Teddiursa holds a large leaf fan and waves it over his face while Piyo cheerfully performs repeated applications of Wish.

On the plus side, he did end up making it to twenty five pullups.]

[child_of_luv]

Minako made it to the end, but it had been hard. She was breathing hard, and had slowed down in her pacing considerably by the time they finished. But, her competitive spirit had kept her moving until Sakina finally called it off. She bent over, propping her hands on her knees to catch her breath.

Rico had long since landed. This was crazy! Not one girl had been impressed by him? It didn't help that he was insanely tired, too, but that was besides the point. None of his flirting and flexing had worked!

Eros was actually tired, too, which was rare, and Artemis was just... smug. The Persian hadn't participated because he knew most of it was going to end in absolute exhaustion or utter failure on the part of anyone but Sakina and her team, Lucas being a prime example. The only one who had an inkling of a chance of fully matching the pace was Makoto.

"Do... do you feel any better?" Minako asked between heavy breaths. "You... you're really tough... to keep up with..."

[ladyofluminosity]

[ Lux manages to hold out just a little bit longer than Lucas, if only just--more because she paced herself and decided to not cheat use the help of Encore. She leans against Poro, who is likewise exhausted, willing the world to stop hurting.

Good Savior she had no idea she could hurt this much. ]

I can't... No more... please...

[thunderboltprincess]

Makoto, for her part, was sore and tired, but she could stand and wasn't breathing anywhere near as heavily as Minako. Poor Lucas and Lux looked like they were ready to kick it.

Hime, poor thing, looked bedraggled and pathetic, lying on the ground in a limp, dull pile, mewling softly. Usato was running around fanning everyone with his leaf, and maybe falling a bit. (He's sorry for squashing you, Artemis.) Cotton looked as worn out as Makoto, but somehow the Mareep seemed pleased with herself for keeping up withthe bigger, scarier Pokemon.

"Haha.... That reminds me of the one workout session I had with Haruka-san. Except I'll probably have less bruises."