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Event - Confrontation with the Enhanced

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!]

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Maya could feel it, feel that aura against her own-- and with it, tried to push forth worry, concern, questioning. They were in danger, and perhaps their 'opponent' was, as well, or at least, that was what Nozomi had implied.

With her attention on meditating, Maya could barely tell that an offensive move had been pulled against Eri. Around her, her ghosts made sure to stay steady and survey what was going on; Chikao hurried to Nozomi's side, calling Boss over in case of a need of defence.

Even before Eri decided to freeze the woman's attack, Nozomi lumbered herself in front of the blond, wincing deeply and waiting for impact, should it happen. No one would hurt Eri, not if she could help it.

There is a grunt of irritation at this behavior. In the blink of an eye, the woman teleports in front of Eri and Nozomi and attempts to gently scoop Nozomi up and move her to the side, like a doll in a toyhouse being rearranged into the correct position. She will get a light pat on her head for her troubles if she doesn't protest. Banzu will receive the same feeling through a quick psychic flick of the mind. She knows who stopped the boat.

At the same time, though she hadn't meant to keep it intact, Maya is still lightly connected to her aura. There is a pulsing anger now. Anger, irritation, distemper - all directed, of course, at the blonde-haired blue-eyed object of her wrath. ...That person is just like them. She hates people like them. She never wants to be with people like them again. All they feel when they see her is negative. Disgust, fear, distrust, anger - there is nothing she hates more than to be flooded with the minds of petty little people and their petty little upsets.

There is the sense that she is about a half second away from telekinetically flinging Eri somewhere far away - maybe Citadel.

Edited 2015-02-02 17:37 (UTC)

"Coeus, help me."

Her voice was barely above a whisper. The Reuniclus, still on her back, looked at his human, stunned. You... you knew what you were asking him to do, right Nozomi? That it would probably hurt, right?

Nodding and taking a deep breath, her Warp Band activated with a gentle hum. Nozomi closed her eyes, focusing, taking a deep breath and opening up her mind again. She wasn't sure that she could reach out to this woman's mind again, not after the pain it caused the first time. She wasn't meant to do that sort of thing. But Coeus might be able to help...

Please don't hurt her.

It was obvious that Nozomi was struggling to try to speak to her, with the Reuniclus doing most of the heavy lifting. Still, she felt it important--after all, she was the one that made the first mental contact. She couldn't form her thoughts into proper words, so instead tried emotions.

Please, don't hurt Eri. This woman... she cared about her. Eri doesn't understand, she thinks that Nozomi was in danger. She only wants to protect Nozomi, please don't punish her for that. Please...

It was too much to keep this going, and Nozomi flinched deeply, cutting the connection and taking a few deep breaths before slowly placing herself between the two women. Coeus, however, wouldn't.

Miss Eri means so much to Nozomi, and only wants to protect her. Please, don't make either of them cry. We want to help you, but please don't make them cry...

Banzu takes a deep breath as he re-safeties and holders his handgun. Time to try being extra not-aggressive. He uses Iron Defense to mold black metal into armor around him, stopping the process early so the armor doesn't cover his hands and face and is hidden by his clothes. He leaves the wheelhouse and walks forward so he doesn't need to raise his voice to talk to the others, trying to step as quietly as he can in a pair of heavy work boots.

Emotion-wise, Banzu is currently carrying around mostly apathy; he doesn't particularly care about the personal well-being of anyone else on the ship, his allies only getting some concern due to how it would be inconvenient and annoying to deal with people back in Union if anything happened to them. He's cautious of Naomi and has no ill-will towards her, but is confident that they could overpower her if need be and is only really interested in seeing that she stops messing with the ocean, the exact details of how that's accomplished being irrelevant to him. He isn't without negative emotions though, they're just in the background and directed at whoever forced her into this situation, because even to him that was a dick move and he's not unconvinced that she's at least partially justified in getting some kind of revenge on them. There's also a faint thread of negative feelings towards himself for completely unrelated reasons, but those are well in the background right now.

"Naomi," he says softly, once he's close enough for the others to hear. "Water/Psychic with an extra resistance to Dark. Overwhelmed by external sounds and thoughts. A child who's thought to not be able to relate to other humans. Doesn't talk much."

Eri returns Naomi's gaze defiantly, but says nothing. She's not making any threatening moves but she's not backing down and running scared either.

At the motion, Shiyon breaks Maya's concentration from the meditation by shaking her shoulders; she has to be in the real world now, has to pay attention. And when Maya does realise what's going on, she's quick to start toward Nozomi.

"W-wait--"

Though Maya's voice isn't loud, Maya can't keep herself from speaking. Surprise, surprise. As she takes a few more steps toward Nozomi, she keeps her eyes on Naomi, aware that Shiyon is tailing her.

"Let me help Nozomi, aaaand then let's... talk about this. Or. Something."

Yeah, she totally heard you say she doesn't talk much, Banzu, but. Loudmouths gonna be loudmouths.

Booting Eri off to Citadel will have to wait as she whirls around quickly at the reestablished mental connection. That fractured, incomplete mind will seep into Nozomi's, the same as before - she's more stable now, but that amplified pain and noise is something she will carry with her regardless of how stable she ever gets. Nozomi's own message, if understood, goes unacknowledged. Not through that means, at least. She's clearly not suited to playing this game, and Naomi would like to keep this one a little while longer at least; if Nozomi hadn't cut it off, she would have the moment she'd understood.

...There is a scowl.

But Eri is not flung off into the Citadel.

The situation is changing now. Without warning, she blinks and teleports again back onto the railing with her feet hanging over the edge. Everyone's resumed moving and worrying and talking and thinking, and it's growing too complicated.... It was all so much nicer a few moments ago. She liked that. She wants to feel that again.

Naomi closes her eyes and kicks her feet and the boat rocks back and forth as the ocean beneath it tips it gently to and fro.

In response to her increasing discomfort, the two Pokemon capable of it float up into the air while the Lanturn begins to make slow circles around the grounded ship. Not that anyone's liable to notice, really.

Edited 2015-02-03 05:09 (UTC)

Eri not flung off to Citadel was a net win as far as Nozomi was concerned.

Looking over her shoulder at her cousin, the girl nodded, then directed her attention back to Naomi. What was she doing? Was she going to try to capsize them, or was this just a warning? Her Warp Band still active, she could summon Ryujin in a pinch, if it came to it. She hoped it didn't.

They needed to stay quiet, but they also needed to communicate. They needed to try to reason with her, calm her down, but Nozomi was beginning to wonder how they would manage that. She didn't want to hurt her--she was already in so much pain, if her own head was any indicator. She wouldn't be able to reach out again, not trusting herself to stay conscious after another onslaught of visions.

There was one possibility.

Activating her Warp Band, she summoned Hathor, the Altaria. The flier hovering in the air, she looked to Naomi, then Nozomi.

"Sing us a lullaby, Hathor."

Eri leans up against a convenient box and just hopes this is done with.

((24 hour progress!))

It's not a warning of any sort more than it is Naomi attempting to rock herself into some semblance of comfort, but her motivations probably aren't terribly clear, to be fair. When the Altaria appears, Naomi snaps her head around in alarm for a moment at the sight of Yet Another Pokemon in this menagerie appearing around her... but at the beginning of the song, she relaxes somewhat.

Putting her to sleep in an attempt to capture her probably would have been a terrible idea, but now that violence has been largely averted, she can accept this. It is more noise, and she is never very fond of noise - but at the very least, it is drowning out all the rest of it. Nozomi's mental exhaustion, Eri's continued distrust, Maya's anxiety, Banzu's apathy...

Well, actually, that last one wasn't so bad, noise-wise.

Regardless, she's sick of all of it, so she allows herself to focus on that song and its mentally calming properties.

...No one has ever sung to her.

After a few moments, Naomi isn't asleep, exactly, but she does lean back with her eyes closed and her hair cascading down her shoulders. This is probably as docile as she's going to get.

((Naomi is ready for return to Union at this point! You may continue tagging though; I'll respond if anyone addresses her or if the situation changes!))

Edited 2015-02-04 05:49 (UTC)

Banzu looks at Naomi, then at the others. This feels anticlimactic, but it's probably for the best all things considered.

"Gonna take a bit to get Pathfinder running at full power again," he says softly. "How long do you think she'll stay like this once the engine's running?"

That went a lot better than she thought it would. Not realizing that she was holding her breath, Nozomi exhaled deeply, taking a page from Eri and finding somewhere to lean and rest.

Hathor continued to sing to the child, settling down close enough that, should she lose her balance as the boat kicked to life, she would have something soft to lean against. She knew an abandoned chick when she saw one.

Looking toward Banzu, she put a few strands of hair behind her ear. "I dunno, but we can't just stay here like this." Her voice was a hushed whisper. She wasn't relishing the thought of trying to calm her down again, but if it came to it, she would do what she could.

With Naomi pacified at least for the time being, Maya was able to relax a little as well-- and to put into action something that would further relieve her worries.

Crossing to Nozomi and grabbing her hand without warning (in case Nozomi might protest), Maya shut her eyes and used pain split. A move normally reserved for evening the odds when you were much weaker than your opponent, it could also be used to make things easier on allies; by combining Maya's full health with Nozomi's and dividing it between them, Nozomi might be able to have an easier time for a little while longer.

...They wouldn't recommend that.

Or at least, that's what they would say if anyone was paying them any attention. But no one is liable to be, so perhaps it will come as a surprise when the boat slowly - very slowly - begins to drift of its own accord. Down in the water, three Pokemon are doing what they can to get the boat back to the mainland, whether that's through psychic power or through altering the ocean's currents.

But turning on the engines might not be wise.

"...Are we moving?"

Banzu goes to look over the side, then heads for the wheelhouse and returns momentarily.

"Huh. We're moving towards Union. Slowly, but we are. Convenient, but weird. If this keeps up maybe we won't have to risk waking her up when I restart the engines. Gonna take a while to get anywhere at this rate though."

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