voice and action;

[stahlflugel]

[VOICE]

So. I actually managed to get some good information out of Napoleon, with some bribery. Damn stuck-up dinosaur. I told him if he told me everything he knew, I'd let him hang out in the breeding center for a while. He uh... yeah. Do I really need to explain it?

A-anyway.

It seems like some of these other humans from other settlements, whoever they are, installed the machines in the caves not too long ago. They used a "really stinky gross spray" to keep pokémon out of the way while they worked. Some sort of repellant spray, I'm sure. Then he said that horrible noise started and didn't stop until we destroyed the machine.

But here's the craziest part; he said he was a Tyrunt right up until the noise started. He said he wasn't really ready to evolve yet, but he's not complaining. I had to bribe him with a whole fancy tauros carcass to get THAT info. But I think it's worth it. Even if I'm pretty much broke now, ugh. I have half a mind to release his prissy ass back into the wild.

[ACTION; Closed to Jean and Marco]
[Another day, another dollar, as they say. Many of the Guard recruits had been moved from patrol duty to clean up and rebuilding, and Eren, Jean, and Marco are among them. It's tough work, but it certainly feels good to help people.

But Eren has other things on his mind. ]

... I'm going out training in the forest again this afternoon. Either of you wanna come?

Comments

voice;

[rydiaofmist]

[Rydia just got a warp band herself. Luck seemed to be on her side as well.]

Machines? What kind of machines?

voice;

[stahlflugel]

They were... man. I don't know. Way more advanced than anything I've ever seen. They were making this terrible noise that only Pokémon could hear. Or uh... Shifters. It really made me feel on edge and pissed off. I can only imagine how bad it was for the Pokémon who lived in the caverns.

Voice

[heartstorage]

Other settlements...

I don't suppose he mentioned anything about what the other settlement was like, huh.

Voice

[stahlflugel]

He might still be keeping things from me, but I doubt it. Of course, he also said, and I quote, "All humans look the same anyway, I can't tell any of you apart."

[faithful_kitsune]

[Ran got one as well. This definitely has her attention.]

Humans from other settlements, creating machines to bother Pokemon? What happened prior to our arrival?

[stahlflugel]

I don't know. What's the point of something like that anyway? I don't understand.

action;

[sturzflug]

Training for... in case more shit like this happens again?

[ Jean was almost tempted to play dumb, but even he has his limits. Cleaning duty is boring as hell, but when he thinks about... the possibility of people out there, fucking with his city-- he gets pretty damn pissed. So for once, he gets it. ]

I got time, I guess.

action;

[onlyleft]

[Marco would really prefer to not go - it's not like he and Charm have gone out much to train, and he'd rather stay to help the people of his city out. They'd need him, in case something happened again...

But he's also pretty sure that Jean and Eren would get into something really, really stupid and dangerous, either on accident or by purposefully hunting something (or someone) down. There's no way he sees this not ending horribly.]

Yeah, I wouldn't mind.

[Someone needs to babysit these morons. Sigh.]

video;

[tinytactician]

[Have a really dirty-faced bff.]

So...these other settlements are trying to...forcibly evolve Pokemon? Why?

voice because he hasn't bothered to get his warp band upgraded yet

[stahlflugel]

Uh you've got... dirt on your face, Armin.

Mmm. That's the part I don't know. I mean, evolved Pokémon are stronger. Maybe they want... weapons?

voice;

[tm50]

Humans that claim to be Pokemon, that isn't unfamiliar.. [BERTHOLDT IS EXTREMELY INTERESTED. Other shifters outside the union? Enlightened at that.. or perhaps a source to The Enlightened..]

You and I are, after all..

voice;

[stahlflugel]

Huh? You mean those other people I'm talking to? The ones who claim to be from outside Union?

voice;

[tagteams]

The Tyrantrum my group found said the same thing about evolving suddenly... Or it wasn't aware that it evolved until we turned the machine off.

[A couple of loud chirps can be heard in the background.]

I can confirm something about other settlements though.

voice;

[stahlflugel]

It... didn't realize it had evolved? Weird.

Huh? What is it?

Voice

[somnambulatory]

The same thing happened to my Tyrantrum.

Voice

[stahlflugel]

Savior, how many of these guys WERE there? Is the one you found blue, too?

Voice

[moonbay]

[Moonbay makes a thoughtful sound into the band.]

My Tyrantrum, Specular, said there were strange people, too. I can't help but wonder if the coloring means anything. He's blue like yours.

Voice

[stahlflugel]

No idea... Jinxie said the one she befriended was brown, which is the normal color. It's really bizarre.

voice;

[springcleaning]

You finally got that asshole to talk, huh?

voice;

[stahlflugel]

Yeah. [Eren groans] It wasn't easy. His attitude is even bigger than he is. Damn stuck up "royal" bastard.

Voice

[celebrity_commentator]

Wait, you bribed him with uh...what Pokémon normally use the Breeding Center for, right? Offering him food was separate?

I mean it's a little creepy anyway but people put their Pokémon there expecting a safe space...

Voice

[stahlflugel]

Yeah well, he's big, so he can't fit through the door unless I warp him in there. And yeah, the food was separate! He knows not to eat the other pokémon in the breeding center!

[a pause]

.....

..... I hope.

[voice]

[reborn_love]

That is... highly unregular, Mister Jaeger. I'm glad you found that information. Still...

[Elly frowns, while she thinks of that.]

The ability to force Pokémon to evolve like that. I don't like what it entails. With the rest of what happened out there, especially.

[voice]

[stahlflugel]

Yeah. It's definitely not a good thing. We have to make sure to disable any more of these machines we find!

voice;

[thatwasnotmyintent]

Interesting.

Do you have any theories about this, Jaeger?

voice;

[stahlflugel]

[that voice--! It could only be...!]

C-commander Erwin! Sir!

[he knows his name. omg this elite survey corps guy knows his name, eren might die a little]

W-well... I think that maybe... some group of people is trying to make things how they used to be in ancient times.

[voice]

[antiseptic]

Was he in any pain when he evolved?

[voice]

[stahlflugel]

He didn't say. The sound caused pain just by itself, though... I mean, I know you couldn't hear it, but it was awful.