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

[rainsrespite]

Oh...boy. This is great. Just great. She was being totally serious, and she would absolutely have tuned into the Gino Show. But if it was a fight...well, shit. Best to just do what had to be done then, as non-lethally as possible.

Nodding, she snapped her fingers and pointed. "Gouken, go! Drop the Zoroark. Kyo, you're on the leader. But don't kill him!"

The Hitmonchan surged forward, fist leading with a Thunder Punch (Electric typed. The Tyranitar's mouth opens and a burst of bleak, dark energy ripples from it in a beam. A Dark Pulse (Dark Typed)!

[bnw_sheepy_npcs]

[[OOC Note: I will be tagging this thread a bit quicker this evening in order to get this encounter resolved. Feel free to end it after this comment.]]

Rei may notice something interesting as he observes the group. While the room itself seems to keep one property, still shifting and changing, Gino's typing fluctuates with every attack, matching it in kind.

The Enhanced looks alarmed as he seems to realize this himself, the sensation almost painful. Sneering at them, he focuses, managing to dance out of the confines of Merrill's blood magic, although not without some difficulty.

"You think you can confuse my powers?!" Gino snarls, reading an attack only to stop as two Night Slashes rip through the air, flying past and hitting both Hypno and Banette.

Anger boiling over, blinded by hatred for these people--how dare they?!--he loses focus on Haruka as she attacks; for a split second, his typing changes to reflect the Aerial Ace.

He sees Hitmonchan too late, eyes widening at the crackling electricity. It seems to move in slow motion for him, fist colliding with face. The Enhanced is launched from the super-effective attack, skidding across the immaculately polished, illusionary marble floor.

Zoroark drops his illusion, the austere glass dome ceiling, decorative but uncomfortable chair, and any other luxuries that had been created falling away, revealing one of the rooms in the Ruins' upper floors.

[bleeding_heart]

That's it? He had so much potential.

[Eluvian seems unimpressed, giving the floating swirly ghost vortex equivalent of a huff before disappearing back into Merrill's keystone. As for Merrill herself, the mystically animated blood she had summoned before drops to the ground in time with the illusion, and she leans on her staff for support as the green orbs orbiting her body flicker out of existence. That spiral pattern in her eye appears to be there to stay, though.]

That... that's it, then? Should we take him back with us?

[victimlessdetails]

"Zoroark, come on, you can't recognize one of your own?" Isabela asks, mock-chiding her 'Ludicolo'.

Meanwhile, she moves carefully forward with her Aegislash in tow, using the Pokémon as cover before doing a quick step behind Gino, coming up with daggers out and aiming to surround Gino with four blades - two of hers and two of Aegislash's - before he can recover.

"Well-played. Now yield and we'll talk terms, savvy?"

[bnw_sheepy_npcs]

Why...

Crumpled into a little ball, the right side of his face was shiny and red; he would definitely be feeling that one later, once it began to swell.

They weren't going to get much from him, other than pathetic whining and maybe a few sobs.

[[OOC: Congratulations, this encounter is now complete! You are free to continue this thread as you so desire.]]

[victimlessdetails]

She sighs. Theatrically. "Here I am trying to keep character and there he goes after one flubbed stunt..."

[rainsrespite]

Yuuna gives Hitmonchan a thumbs up, and her oldest friend nods. If he couldn't do it, nobody could. With that done, and Gino pacified? She goes to Merrill and gives her a once over, like any good medic/concerned partner should after she CUT HERSELF TO ATTACK.

This will never not freak her out.

[actsmagnificent]

Haruka takes a moment to gather both her breath and her thoughts. Merrill's comment sums up her feelings on the battle, as well - she's well-acquainted with Gouken's strength from previous matches, and has nothing but respect for it, but even so....

...on the bright side, at this rate Sky's going to want a rematch.

"What a waste," she agrees, and looks around to see if anybody remembered to bring rope. They'll have to lug their "prize" back to Union somehow. (She has a Rhyperior and a Beartic who can help.)

[incousinswithyou]

"So much for that," Michiru murmurs. She...is not exactly impressed. Merrill's ability, however, was something to think about.

And here's a convenient length of rope from their supplies. Let's get this over with.

[bleeding_heart]

I'm all right.

[Merrill nods over at Yuuna, wrapping her hand with a strip of cloth. She knows it'll get the appropriate attention once they get home anyway, but this is fine for now. She is, of course, utterly oblivious to Michiru's quiet suspicion.]

[rainsrespite]

Like it or not, sweetie, you're going to get all sorts of nosy, hovering medic attention for the entire trip home. For now, though, Yuuna's content to leave it wrapped and give Merrill a one armed hug though. But be prepared, dear. Between that and the eye...you've given her a lot to wonder about, condition wise.

"Let's get him home, I suppose. We've got a long flight ahead of us and daylight's wasting."

[victimlessdetails]

"Ooh, tying people up. Finally, something I feel the most qualified for..."

She does shoot Yuuna a look while bundling Gino up for transport. Merrill needs someone keeping an eye on her...and she's thankful she only thought that, because that pun was just unbearable.

[rainsrespite]

The look is returned with another look. She'll be doing just as asked...without being asked. She'll probably even ask Merrill to move in with her soon. Because at least that way she'll have some way to keep a constant watch. Also Merrill lives in a crappy place. So...why not move her on up...to the East Side.

"Good. I'm not so good with knots. More used to getting out of them," is all she really says.