bravenewworld | Entries tagged with persona 4: chie satonaka

[Video]

With war almost upon us, we must all do our best to become the absolute strongest that we can. Unfortunately, I have not been able to train as much as I would like, on account of my strength makes it difficult to spar with someone without the risk of serious injury if I don't carefully hold back.

It never seemed terribly pressing when we were more or less at peace, but now I need to ask. Are there any of you who want to train with me who are tougher than an ordinary human?

[Action]

A few days before the operation to save Sanctuary began, Morgiana has done a crash course to help get herself back in shape. She wasn't ever exactly OUT of shape, but her months spent in Union have left her slightly less hard bitten and deadly than she had been as a servitor. All that friendship and understanding and regular meals really takes the edge off of a warrior.

And so, after making her offer/challenge to the warp band network, she spent her afternoon in a small dirt field not far beyond the walls that she frequently used for training in relative privacy, waiting for would be opponents. While she waited, she practiced punches, aided by the massive stone weights strapped around her wrists. Gultas, her Pangoro friend and ally, stood by her and matched her motions. Though the pokemon was easily two or three times the size of the fanalis, he was probably the weaker of the two.

punchesyu

Video:

[The boy on the other end of the feed looks cheerful despite the atmosphere of the city, as they prepare for their assault to reclaim Sanctuary. His voice, however, is a little more somber.]

Yo, I'm Yosuke, Yosuke Hanamura. I just got here a few days ago from Citadel, with my dad. I don't know my way around Union very well yet, and I was looking for a place where I could pick up a pair of kunai or something. I lost mine on the trip here, and I need them for helping Sanctuary get rid of those Gigas creeps.

[Which, sadly, he's really not all that great with. But going in with just his fists doesn't sound like a good idea either. As does him going at all.]

I totally owe you guys one if you can help me out. Peace!

Action:

[Have (1) Yosuke Hanamura exploring Union to get a feel for the new town he's going to be living in for a while. A Bidoof trails behind him, looking hungry. It keeps piping up, asking for a snack. Yosuke can't understand it but he does understand that it's asking for food. He turns as he walks, to talk to it-]

Dude, we just ate like twenty minutes ago, how the hell are you still hungry-

[When he stumbles right into a collection of garbage cans and goes face first in one. He seems a little stuck.]

footprints_on_your_face

So, uh...

[A quick bolt of electricity whizzes by in the background before Chie even gets started.]

...Does anybody have any experience with getting Pokemon to stop being afraid of things?

[And again, in the other direction.]

I mean, afraid of, like, everything.

[There's a low buzzing sound and Chie turns around to briefly reveal a Rotom hiding behind her shoulder. Once it sees the Warp Band is on, it dives back behind her. She sighs, shaking her head.]

Usually I'm the one who's afraid of Ghost types, but this is just ridiculous.

sparkofgenius

Video

[Today the warp band opens up right around lunchtime to show what appears to be one of the Southern Gates, and Banzu's newly constructed Route 1. Lucca's standing there, next to a cloth covered lump about the size of a Rhyhorn, her whole body practically thrumming with excitement. She has this big, goofy grin on her face like a Skitty that's caught the Pidgey, and she's wearing some odd looking duds over her usual. Tugging on a pair of gloves, she finally speaks up.]

Right, so. Thought I'd give you guys a little bit of a show today. Gil, Banzu, and I have been working on something new, and we've finally got it all together, tested, and deemed it reasonably safe for production and use.

[She turns sideways, gesturing dramatically to the cloth.]

I'm not gonna bore you with the details on how it was made, but suffice to say...it's gonna change the world!

[With a flick of her wrist, she yanks off the cloth to reveal...this thing! If the video could show gleam, it totally would, because the metal of this machine is polished so much that you could probably see your reflection in the side. But as it stands...]

Citizens of Union, Caldera, Citadel, and Refuge? I present to you...the Rotomcycle!

( Cut for Length, more presentation below! )

Current Music: Appropriate

betterthanwu

I'm Steel and Ground type, but my connection to the ground has never been what I want it to be. [she's actually pure Steel and has Child of the Shifting Earth, but without knowing enough of her birthplace Kuvira doesn't know her own ability.] I've heard about mines in the mountains to the east. That's where I'm going this week.

[Maybe being surrounded with her element will help. anyway, there's a stilted pause as her independence conflicts with the idea that she could use help]

Someone who knows the area might be welcome.

actsmagnificent

[ action - grassy knoll ]

[ Between having no useful Pokémon and losing her composure upon seeing a god in its full splendor, Haruka had not been at her best during her journey into the past. From the looks of her now, however, she's put that behind her. There are new areas to explore, a new Rhyhorn to send running over rolling hills, green grass to nap upon....

....and a whole clowder of pink kittens roaming all over her recumbent body and meowing loudly while one, sitting apart from them, looks on with disgust. Does her new Trainer have no dignity? No sense of self? This is not what she'd signed on to witness! ]

Hey, hey....

[ Standing next to this display, her new Rhyhorn shakes its head and sneezes. Even its sneezes sparkle. ]

[ audio - locked to divine defense force ]

[ Unwinding aside, important events have transpired. Haruka's tone is appropriately solemn. ]

The gods have returned. Our initial Mission is now complete. From now on, we'll devote ourselves to ensuring the past doesn't repeat itsel--

[ There are some hissing noises, and a bit of static. ]

Oi - not so rough, Skitty - I'm sensitive -

[ The transmission ends rather clumsily with that. ]

realmenknitplushies

[There's been a sign posted in the window of the Tatsumi Gallery for a little while now, that passers by might have noticed.

Arts and crafts lessons.

Notes underneath talk more specifics:

> Clothing alterations for newly-evolved Enlightened!
> Usage of textiles in Engineering and Enhancements!
> Clothing design for Pokémon!

... and a whole lot of similar things underneath.]

1:

[For further advertisement purposes, Kanji's been found handing out flyers, too, around the city: some of his smaller Pokémon have been joining in, dropping leaflets on whoever looks even vaguely artsy and/or craftsy.]

Free art classes: you interested? Anyone you know into this stuff?

2:

[Later on though, on the day specified on the adverts, he can be found in the gallery itself. There's tables set up in an empty room, full of various bits and pieces to be used in projects and tuition: fabrics and threads and paints and crystals and all sorts.

If anyone shows up, he'll give them a friendly wave, if slightly nervous-]

Hey, welcome! Ya here for the class?

frozenflame

Action on the Tropical Island.

[If you happen to be wandering around the island today, especially walking along the beach, you might be a little bit surprised to find yourself passing through an area that looks a little bit like it'd been hit by several meteors...or a series of miniature volcanic eruptions. There are large patches of sand that have a glassy sheen to them, or deep divots and furrows all around. The surf is just beginning to wash away some of it, but there was definitely something going on.

If you keep going, you'll actually find a teenage girl laying under an umbrella a little further on down the beach, the entire area blanketed in harsh sunlight. She looks a little beat, scuffed and bruised up, and laying down beside her is a Noivern that looks similarly exhausted. It's chest rises and falls and it's eyes are closed in sleep, tail curling around the umbrella protectively, while several other scamper around, playing in the surf. A Cherubi, a collection of golden Exeggcute, and a Cubchoo seem to be playing some sort of game, tossing a rock at a Venusaur. Every time the rock gets close, it's smacked away by a vine, almost effortlessly at that. It seems like they're trying to get those rocks into a small crater behind the big plant-toad, and...failing.

Either way, Yukiko doesn't seem to be completely aware of her surroundings, or of anyone approaching. This is probably good, given that she's trying out a Calderan swimsuit for the first time and she wouldn't be caught dead wearing one of those around other people.

Whoops...]

Video:

[The video feed opens up to show a sunny beach, little paws covering part of the lens for a moment as Teddie accidentally slips up getting it off his trainer's wrist. He and Bereth have a surprise for her, after all.

Setting it down in the sand, he scampers a little ways off and whistles, waving a snotty paw to get Bereth on screen. The Noivern complies, stretching and standing upright, tapping his chest with a claw like a singer might before they start belting out a song.

And then...the horror begins. The audio feed is filled with a horrific shriek, though it seems to have an actual melody to it. The little Cubchoo appears to be attempting to sing along, but the noise is just so great that he's completely drowned out.

In fact, the only other thing audible over the explosive burst of sound is a feminine cry of surprise, dismay, and rage.]

OH MY GODS WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! WHY ARE YOU...STOOOOOP!!!

[Yukiko appears on the video now, leading with a flying tackle to the big dragon. The noise abates so your speakers are no longer about to explode...]

AND YOU TURNED ON THE WARP BAND TOO?! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU TWO?!

[Someone hasn't quite gotten their hearing back completely...but the band is snatched up and she looks apologetic...]

SORRY EVERYONE! SOMEONE'S GOING TO BE SLEEPING IN THE HABITAT FOR A WHILE...

twin_tails

Video
[The feed opens to show an absolutely furious-looking Junko, eyes blazing, striped tail up and bristling as she strides purposefully down the street. Her luxray looks more concerned, gaze darting around the area then to Junko and back again as he pads along at her side.]

Has anyone seen a fucking stupid spiky-haired eevee.

[It comes out more of a snarl than a question, practically spitting each word--]

His name's Hajime Hinata and he's missing and I'm gonna wreck his entire life for this, I swear on the Savior--

[She breaks into another low grumbling growl, cutting the video abruptly.]

( terra incognita, baby )

footprints_on_your_face

[Chie's definitely worried about something. That much is clear from the moment the feed comes on.]

Okay, so. I never thought I of all people would be saying this, but has anyone ever had a Fighting type Pokemon with, um...

[She glances behind her for a moment, stepping aside to reveal a Blaziken kicking a tree in half and setting it on fire at the same time.]

...too much kick?

[The camera pans around a bit, showing several similar trees nearby before coming back to Chie.]

In case you're wondering, this isn't the Scorched Forest we're training in. So, uh... y'know. Any advice is appreciated! Ahaha... ha...

[The sound of another tree breaking in half causes Chie to wince for a moment before she kills the feed.]

biteoutofcrime

Action: Kurain

[It's perhaps a little chilly yet, so Fuyuhiko can understand why nobody wants to sit outside all day up to their elbows in wet furisode, but that's no excuse to let the laundry pile up like this. He's rolled up his sleeves and set to work, taking care not to let the colors bleed, and the string of garments hung up to dry grows steadily, even when he has to keep leaving the washtub to chase after his Pangoro's trouble-making offspring every twenty minutes or so.

The laundry line's one of Kurain's common, homey sights. But the dragon-patterned men's underwear is a new addition.]

Audio

[He keeps to audio since he's got his hands full, here.]

People ask shit about dealing with babies or certain Pokemon types all the time, but--oi, quit it, you little turd.

[That sounds like a young Pokemon snickering. Fuyuhiko just sounds exasperated.]

Anyone got tips on infant Fighting-types? The cub's not bonded to anyone yet, so he doesn't listen to a word I say.

sparkofgenius

Action, the Verdant Forest:

[Okay, so she'd taken a wrong turn on one of the paths. She had to have, because she should totally be back in Union by now! All she'd intended to do was poke her head out into the forest to get some basic reconnaissance and some preliminary training of Gato done. But without a map it was a bit easy to get lost in that sea of green. Especially for someone who'd never really been outside of Caldera before. Smart and competent she might be, but Lucca most definitely new to the whole exploring on her own.

That said, she's not exactly panicking if anyone happens to come across her. She seems perfectly calm, perfectly rational. And that's probably because she has yet to actually notice that she's gotten lost! She's casually inspecting just about everything. Rocks, trees, streams, berries, basically just anything she comes across. On her back is a small pack that seems to be bulging, and the little Golett running along behind her is similarly weighed down by a backpack of his own. Periodically, she pulls out a notepad and scribbles something, too.

But in the midst of this scientific rampage, something Weedle this way comes. Lucca's search has attracted the attention of a local, an annoyed little creature who's just popped out from a rotted log she'd disturbed with a kick...and the instant she catches sight of it, Lucca lets out a piercing shriek.]

Ahhhhh!

[Apparently the intrepid scientist...has a fear of Bugs!]

((ooc: Tag before the Weedle if you like too!))

Video, Nightfall

[A video comes through the Warp Band, and it's a young woman, clearly. She's dressed...oddly. Almost haphazardly. A scarf around her neck, a tunic visible in the video, and a helmet. With an actual antenna sticking up from the right side. She adjusts her glasses before speaking, and opens with a long sigh.]

Right, so. My name's Lucca Ashtear. Recently of Caldera, and I've set up shop here in Union for the time being. Gotta say, these warp band things are pretty incredible An Aligning tool, communication device, and a homing beacon all at once? Ingenious. I couldn't have designed them better myself. At least...not and kept them this small.

[A pause as she removes her glasses and wipes away some fog.]

Couple of questions for you. First, because I'm new in town, where's a good place to pick up spare parts? Wires, copper, steel, that kinda stuff. Also are there any glassmakers around. Definitely going to need that. I have trouble making that myself.

Second, a more...heh...normal question. Is it just me or is it chilly around here? I don't know how you guys stand it in the lowlands. When does the weather usually shift? Or is this what passes for spring?

And one last thing. The Old City. I'm planning on going down there to nose around soon, but a guide or escort would be nice. More a safety precaution than anything. I'd pay, of course.

And...yeah, I guess that's about it.

[And off goes the feed.]

brandnewshoes

[It's time to go shopping in Caldera! Estelle left with Chie on Sunday morning. They're at the city, now, approaching towards one of the gates. As they get close, Estelle's eyes light up; the walls are familiar, as is a large clock tower. She claps her hands together, cheerfully.]

[Quite cheerfully. The infamous Calderan heat isn't having any effect on her, but such is the benefit of being a Fire-type Enlightened.]

[She looks sideways at Chie, then, and nods her head.] Here we are! Home sweet home! I missed you, Caldera! [She sighs fondly, when she looks back at the city.]

brandnewshoes

[For the last three weeks, Estelle Bright hasn't been seen much. Sure, she's answered by the communicators in her Warp Band, sometimes. But she was out on a mission.]

[It maybe hasn't gone so well, because she appears abruptly; she's covered in mud. A few tufts of grass stick out from her hair, and she's more mud and dirt than Calderan Enlightened at the moment. She tries to wipe some of it off her face.]

[It doesn't work.]

Public service announcement, people! The wetlands are more like the MUDLANDS. Thanks and goodnight!

[An exasperated sigh later:] I need like fifty million showers.

footprints_on_your_face

[Winter's last chill has almost passed. Light and warmth are returning to the land. And, of course, love is in the air. All over Union, happy couples walk hand in hand, eating Luvdisc-shaped chocolates and enjoying other candied novelties and various expressions of sappy sentimentality.

But of course, every February also comes with the lonely, the heartbroken, and the very recently dumped. Chie happens to fall into that third category, and while she's mostly made peace with it and doesn't really blame Maki at all, she's still feeling mighty glum on a day mostly filled with couples enjoying each others' company. She's kept largely to herself about things with the exception of a recent girls' day out with Yukiko, not wanting to ~~rain~~ snow on anyone else's parade, but today she feels just a little bit like self-indulgent moping.

And so, she can be found lying down in a snowbank in one of Union's parks, just reclining on her back and staring up at the sky thoughtfully. She's not dressed for the weather at all in a tank top and shorts, but being half Ice type, this isn't the sort of weather that bothers her at all. She lets out small sighs every so often as she lets her mind wander in thought, utterly blind to the fact that the light snowfall that eventually starts is localized entirely to the area right above where Chie is lying. She also doesn't seem to have noticed that her skin has turned blue.

It's not frostbite or hypothermia or anything of the sort, but a very quiet evolution brought on by zen-like contemplation while surrounded by one of the elements composing her natural typing. She evolved for the first time while engaging in strenuous physical training - a nod to her Fighting type - so perhaps it's only appropriate that this time it's immersion in the Ice element and quiet thoughtful solitude that triggers Chie's second evolution. Either way, she'll be lying there in the snow with her thoughts for a while, so anyone who happens by can see the effects.]

commissionergrump

[There's too many pokemon for Gordon's office, or home, to even hope to host now, so he's been seen at the habitat more and more often. He's there today, jacket off, holster no in attendance, as he sits on a rock, smoking.]

[Gathered around him are most of his bonded pokémon. Lauren the Shroomish and Mike the Squirtle separated by Rex the Herdier, while Don the Mankey, the newest edition, is off chasing after some Aipom. A Porygon zips around the group in tight circles, vocalizing constantly.]

Mint Tea, Mint Tea, Mint Tea, Mint Tea...

[Mac is working a punching bag, light, but plenty big for the Tyrogue.]

Hands up!

[Mac nods, and keeps one hand up while punching at the bag, no real power to the hits, but plenty of intent.]

cutiepanther

Who: Maki Nishikino and Chie Satonaka.
Where: At the Pokemon habitat.
What: A breakup!
When: Sometime after things die down.
Warnings: DEPRESSING FLUFF?

( Read more... )

conquerorofwaves

[Action]
[The Seas were Sinbad’s natural environment – when they were behaving normally. However, due to recent events, they were rolling and bucking like mad, making the two passengers on the ship heading towards Union’s port deeply regret their decision to go seawards – He’s not sure about Morgiana, but he’s almost certain he’s going to be feeling it the next day.

After checking for the Umpteenth time that Morgiana hadn’t been thrown overboard by the last swell he sprang up as the docks go within jumping distance. He waves to anyone that might be out watching the seas as he turns back to the young woman]

Ah! Morgiana, We’re almost there! So that Warp Band you got is gonna work now?

[Video]

[Sinbad clears his throat lightly before he starts speaking - he’ll really have to make this first impression count]

People of Union! We’ve come hearing that you are in trouble, and we’ve arrived to render assistance! I am Sinbad - Merchant and Adventurer and I believe some of you already know my companion Morgiana from her previous time here.

[He lets Morgiana take control of her warp band]

...Anyways! We travelled a long ways since we heard that someone was causing unnatural distortions in the region’s weather, and obviously we couldn’t let that happen. Now then - where can we go to see the King of this City -

[At the point Morgiana’s voice can be heard from off screen.]

Union doesn’t have a king. It’s a republic.

[Then Sinbad glances off screen, speaking quietly, but his voice can still be heard by those with good hearing]

It is? Really? Not many city-states are...

[She shifts the view around so it shows her face instead of Sinbad’s.]

It is as he says. I heard rumors that things were going wrong here, so I talked him into heading back north with me to see if we could help.

Sinbad is…mostly trustworthy, I’d say.

Mostly?

[He can be heard off-Camera]

My sincere apologies for my false assumption on how this city functions, but as I had said before, I am more than happy to help wherever I can, and I do have other business I would like to conduct once all is well.

((OOC: Joint post with

flying_chains, specific if you want to chat with Sinbad, Morgiana or both))

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!]

callmewhateveryuwant

[The band turns on and the first thing the city sees…are two Pokemon staring back. Actually it’s an Espeon and Eevee with sunglasses. Guess who’s friends with that special furball? There is some discussion going between the two but unless someone watching could understand Pokemon, it was going to be useless. It’s Izanagi the Eevee that turns it to face Yu sitting on the couch with Amaterasu the Purrloin in his lap as he was reading some information on a group he was looking to join. The pokemon looked up and yowled at him, who just smiled and gave her a scratch behind her ear.]

I’m looking to see which group I should join. I’ve heard good things about the Seekers here…

[Amaterasu didn’t care as long as she was given attention but she perked her ears up when more pokemon showed up around Yu’s feet. Those weren’t his obviously since he was staying with Rise so that meant her pokemon needed to speak to him. The joys of being a Kindred Soul. The purrloin snorted as one spoke up, asking a question.]

Of course he can understand us. Not like some of those odd balls that seemed to have their ears blocked.

Be nice Amaterasu. [Then facing Rise’s pack of mons.] What’s wrong?

[First came the concern of Toyo the Blissey.]

Do you think you could write Rise a schedule for feeding, or something?

[Wait what? Yu is rather stunned by this. RISE HAVE YOU BEEN NEGLECTING YOUR POKEMON?]

Wait, have you guys not been eating?

[Next came Himiko the Gardevoir with her concerns.]

Remind her to take out the trash. It's a lot of work trying to levitate it.

[…oh boy, this was going to go well. Next came Inari the Vulpix. Hey, wasn’t this the one who would burn him if he decided to go into Rise’s room? Why would he even try if the most he would do was knock on her door to make sure she was up?]

I don't mean to be rude, but her feet are really cold at night.

So you would prefer if she wore socks then. It’s understandable.

[And during all of this? Yu took all the concerns in stride because pokemon have feelings too. He just needed to tell Rise about it when she got back…speaking of that...]

Has any of you seen my Band? I seemed to have misplaced it.

[That causes the two left in the area to give expressions of ‘OH SHIT’ before the Band shuts off.]

Brave New World

Warmups

1st Trashcan | Video/Action

Video

2nd Wrench: Project Complete [Video/Action]

(no subject)

014 // action for grassy knoll + audio for divine defense force

14: action: backdated to week before quakes

3rd Dia: Dulcinea [Video/Action]

i’m looking to isolate me [open video, closed action]

Video

[Action/Audio] | Third Bite

1st Wrench: A Fateful Trip [Action/Video]

Chie + Estelle: Shopping in Caldera!

Mission 006 | Video

Action

Iron Fist [Action]

Breaking up is hard to do

(no subject)

Event - Confrontation with the Enhanced

1st Arcana [Accidental Video]

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