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[The video starts with a pair of bare but slightly webbed feet in one of Union's fountains. A Poliwag pokes his head on screen and chirps. ]

What do you mean it's on, Squirt?

[She turns the camera around so it now faces her. ]

Huh... I guess it was. This human stuff is weird. Might as well swim with it.

[She waves awkwardly. There's pale blue webbing between her fingers too.]

Uh, hello, I'm Nami. I'm still not exactly used to these... Feet. How you people can walk around with them is strange.

Also... Do you people really eat Feebas here? I couldn't help but overhear these things since I got here.

outtahere

Now that things've settled down, I've got a few announcements.

First off, the port and the ship are both finished. I'm not ready to take on passengers just yet though, which brings me to my second announcement:

I'm looking to hire a few people to help me get the ship out of the drydock; I'm short a couple pairs of hands for that. After that I'll need help loading stone onto the ship.

Third, I need people to help build the pier on the island. You'll be some of the first to get to ride on the ship when I take the stone over. You might wanna bring supplies with you or set 'em up to be warped over; it'll take more than a day to build the pier. There's five beds free on the ship, but if there's a lot of people coming or you wanna sleep on shore instead you should bring stuff for that, too.

Finally, I'm looking for anyone who can show Multi Telekinesis, Heal Pulse, Heal Bell, Aromatherapy, Flash, or Cut. I'll pay you for your time.

If you're gonna help with the launch, I'll need you at the port before 10 AM tomorrow so we can catch the high tide. I'd like to leave for the island the day after tomorrow if we can. The sooner the pier on the island's finished, the sooner the ship'll be available for rides and exploration.

Banzu out.

threemoms

[ Hotaru's finally trusted enough to head out on her own! ...More or less. She did have a chaperone, but whatever. She and her Litwick, Celosia, are making a day of it.

For the most part, Hotaru's keeping to her Pokémon form, that of an Absol. She still doesn't feel comfortable around large groups of people, or dealing with people, and generally people were less likely to talk to her if she was shifted. Or at least less likely to expect an answer.

So most people would be running into the ragtag trio of a tiny Absol, a quirky Litwick, and a Milotic with a perpetual sparkling problem, who was chaperoning the other two. Like this, Hotaru's dragging the group all around the Business and Entertainment districts. Pokéco, the salvage shops, the race track, the library, and all of the streets in between all get a visit from the enthusiastic group (plus the less-than-enthusiastic chaperone Milotic.) Of course, Hotaru had to keep letting her Litwick know that, no, you can't set that store on fire, or no, that person's head is not a good place to rest, but it was still fun.

An antique store is just about the only place she shows up as human. In there, she and her Litwick critically examined all of the lamps they had on display. Or at least she did - Celosia was fine with trying to fit in with the store's wares instead. She had to shop around for a good replacement for the lamp she left in that god's shrine, and she was determined to collect from Haruka. But which lamp could possibly be good enough to replace that one?

So feel free to run into the group anywhere during their journey. Out shopping? That sure is a giant sparkling Milotic in the way. Out on errands? Your head is now a Litwick's resting place. Trying to find a seat in the stands of the race track? That's an Absol getting underfoot. Basically, go wild! ]

bravenewmods

The time for action is at hand, and the players have been set in place. Those who choose to make an attempt at diplomacy head off at the appointed time to meet with Valeria, the clerk and representative of the general who leads the Gigas army. Those who wish to take more direct action against Gigas leave with General Ironbrand to put their plans into motion. In the meantime, the refugees continue to stream into Union, while supplies are gathered and flow the other way.

The outcome of this war may very well depend on the combined results of these four efforts…

((This log will be a catch-all for all four efforts of the attempt to save Caldera. There will be four different parts of this post: Diplomacy, Aggression, Refugees, and Supplies. The first two should be well established, but the Refugees portion will encompass bringing those in Caldera who require help to Union and giving them medical aid and care, while the Supplies portion will encompass people in Union setting up shelters and gathering resources to send back to Caldera, as well as other miscellaneous tasks that may be of help. Gathering resources may entail leaving Union to explore out in other areas. You all signed up for groups, so please try to maintain these groups when posting, particularly to the Diplomacy and Aggression sections. The other two may be more free-form.

Mods will be responding at least once every 24 hours to keep the logs moving.

EDIT 5/31: Please try to group up if possible! We'll generally try to wait for threads to have 2-3 people before we jump in. Threads with 3+ may attract the attention of something a little more... interesting.))

toxicrevenger

[Both Pamela’s expression and tone of voice are quite serious as she begins to report on the situation in Caldera.]

The food supply is very low here in Caldera. The Gigas forces have taken most of their farmland. We need to have food brought in to keep everyone fed so that the people of Caldera who have stayed to fight won't be forced to surrender due to lack of food.

We're going to attempt to reason with the people of Gigas first in the hopes of achieving a peaceful resolution. In the meantime, though, food is needed.

[Time will tell if that goes anywhere. It’s worth a try, though.]

If everyone interested in helping to deliver supplies could reply here, I can coordinate from this end.

[Action]

[Pamela is within the city of Caldera, out in one of the few areas within the city walls used for agriculture. She’s already spoken to one of the few Grass Earthkin of Caldera about what they’ve done so far, and now it’s her turn to try to build on that. Her powers do allow her to accelerate the growth of plants considerably, and at the moment she’s working on doing just that. It’s a temporary solution.

A longer term solution will require better soil. Pamela’s analyzed what she can with limited resources, and the biggest problem seems to be that the soil itself isn’t well-suited for growing anything but desert plants. The soil in the Verdant Forest is very fertile and some can surely be brought over to aid the city in growing their own food within the safety of their city walls.

All of Pamela’s pokemon that she brought to Caldera with her are standing guard to ensure that no one startles her trainer as she’s working. Hibiscus the Rapidash is pacing because he wants to go for a run. Pine the Glaceon occasionally glares at Hibiscus and otherwise takes refuge from the sun by sitting in the shadow cast by Sage the Venusaur. Clover the Gloom and Basil the Roselia are trying to contribute in their own way to helping with the growth effort. Ultimately, it’s Dahlia the Petilil that nudges Pamela to let her know that someone’s approaching. Pamela glances back to greet the person.]

Hello.

thefloorislava

[Who is this? The ID number of the warp-band is Lea's, but this is not Lea. This is another young man, with dark skin and even darker hair, tipped in a lighter color. He has the most fierce forelock in the universe and a long ponytail in the back. His clothes are plain, but he's wearing a string of large, round beads.

He waves cheerfully at the warp band, grinning a fangy smile. When he speaks, it's oddly stilted, with strange pronunciations and cadence; like he hasn't really spoken before]

Hello, friends of Union! My name is R… My name is Puck! And I am new to this city town!! I am a Shifty. Er… Shifter! I am! And I am looking for new friends! Let's be friends and go and partake in human activities together! Like going to bars and eating the food and drinking the alcohol!

[in the background, Lea makes an appearance, a darumaka on his head]

Hey! What are you doing, Robin?

Ah ah ah ah!! Never mind him! That is my good friend Lea, calling me the wrong names again! So funny! Anyway, please respond!! Thanks you! [CLICK]

moemoetentacles

Who: Squid Girl, Arietta, Absol, Chester, Apollo, Pamela, and Rise
Where: The ocean's shore and a cave full of Trubbish
When: April 29th
What: Cleaning up the ocean
Warnings: Two groups here - one keeping the Trubbish back while the other dams up the hole they're coming through. Going with no particular thread order here, just to keep things running smoothly and so threads don't get bogged down. Post when you can and we'll just work through it as we go.

It's been about a week since Squid Girl discovered the horrifying cave full of Trubbish that feeds into the ocean via underground river, periodically dumping walking bags of toxic waste into her natural habitat. And naturally, as a proud denizen of the deep, she's decided to do something about it. So today Squid Girl has returned with a crack squad of environmental freedom fighters - or just the first six people she could wrangle into helping with this plan. Either one is good enough for her.

"Okay, shut your beaks and listen up! We're here to save the ocean from getting even more cluttered up with these Trubbish suckers! Through careful inkfiltration, I've located their secret base in a cave not far from here! We'll split into two teams - one team will go into the cave and make sure no more Trubbish come through, and the other team will dive underwater to dam up the hole they're coming through! I have prepared lumber from the Verdant Forest and tools from the city for us to use. It won't be easy, but we're doing somefin gilly important here - somefin that will be remembered by generations of Water Pokemon to come! So what are you all waiting for? Let's get kraken!"

nighttimegps

[The feed turns on to show Renko rubbing at her temple with her free hand for a moment, like she'd just woken up. Behind her appears to be a wall that's apparently quite old. Anyone who's been to the ruins will probably realize that's where she is.

She lets out a sigh before she speaks.]

Has anyone ever encountered a Pokémon in the wild that was unusually colored? I know that they're supposed to be unbelievably rare, but...I'm fairly certain I just encountered one.

[She mumbles something about the fact that she didn't even get a chance to try and bond with it, but it's not very audible.]

Are there any tricks to locating them? As in, do their behaviors differ from others of their species? I'd be interested in finding out if anyone else has experience with them.

aidolsenshi

[Normally Minako wouldn't go out of her way to make a post over the network outwardly stating that she didn't know something. But sometimes you just have to bite back your pride and put yourself out there.

So here's Minako, a giant fluff of something sitting in the middle of her bow. It flaps its arms(?) a bit before floating up about six inches, then dropping down on her head again. From the state of her hair and how flat her bow is, it looks like it might have been doing this for a while.]

[And that's it. That's the video. Just a very tired, extremely clueless look on her face, and the strange fluffball dive-bombing her head constantly for a minute or so. Because wtf is this even.]

celebrity_commentator

[Video]

Hey, uh--

[Rise pauses briefly as her Chikorita clambers over her head to try and get to the nearest set of overhanging vines. She suffers it with a grimace, as she'd only taken Nadeshiko out of the Habitat to give the poor workers there a small break.]

--ow. Anyway, did anyone else notice all the people and Pokémon acting weird have something in common? I was looking around and YEESH that tickles, girl, leave my foot alone!

Anyway, uh, I was looking around and most of the weirdness seems to be coming from Bug, Grass, and Fairy types, aside from those Castform guys. I--

[Rise suddenly blinks out of the camera and the Warp Band goes on filming the wall behind her. Himiko decided to play with Teleport again, despite a long series of lectures on why she shouldn't. The message is just going to go on until Rise's Chansey waddles by, waves into the camera, and thoughtfully turns it off.]

[Rise will respond to replies in a half hour or so when she makes it back to her room at the Theater.]

moemoetentacles

[Squid Girl's looking pretty proud of herself today. Much squid. Many tentacle. Very self-satisfy. Wow.]

Humans of Union! A new era has dawned! The Age of the Malamar!

[She'll just give that a moment to sink in.]

That's right - look and be amazed at my ink-credible evolution!

[She waves her tentacles around at the camera. She looks... pretty much exactly the same as she did before.]

Hu hu hu... impressed, aren't you? Well, I'm not done jet, because there's a new member of the inkvasion force to introduce, too! This... is the Clam!

[Reaching down with two of her tentacles, she picks up a fishbowl with a Shellder inside. It's wearing a tiny little sea captain's hat and also an eyepatch over one of its eyes, looking a bit like the charming fellow on the left. It lets out a somewhat disturbing sounding little burbling laugh before gurgling its name a few times and laughing again. Squid Girl blinks over at him, tilting her head and looking confused.]

...Huh? You gilly want to flood the city?

[There's a short back and forth before she sets the fishbowl down again.]

W-well, anyway, the Clam is my new lieutenant, so everybody better treat him with the same respect you'd show me! ...That is all!

carrotandrod

[action]

[Dylas can be seen wandering all over the city, ducking into shops and other places of businesses, asking about where he can find work at because he really doesn't want to be a useless bum]

[video]

[The first thing that comes into the screen is a Magikarp in a large fish bowl, then it awkwardly pans to Dylas' face]

So I just caught this - what am I suppose to do with this thing anyways?

ember_celica

[Yang is in a park in the business district, leaning against the wall of one of the towers. While she does, she's idly tossing a ball up into the air, doing some impromptu juggling. While she does, though, a baby Mankey is crawling around.]

Awright, Punchy!

[She cheers at him. He barely walks, before he stumbles over onto his face.]

You can do it! Learn to walk! Go go go! C'mon!

[And the Mankey... stumbles over. Again. Yang's grin turns sheepish.]

...'kay, so I guess cheering you isn't magically teaching you to walk well all the time. Good to know!

nighttimegps

[After visiting the council and seeking permission to stay in Union City, Renko was more than pleased with their answer. They'd even given her one of those Warp Band devices she'd seen most people around the city wear. Needless to say, she looks thrilled once she gets it all figured out and starts recording.]

Hey, this thing isn't as hard to figure out as I thought it would be! That's great!

So it's pretty obvious that I'm not from around here. That aside, my name's Renko Usami, and I've decided to stay here! It's quite a bit different than what I'm used to in most ways.

[She pauses for a moment, debating what to say next, all the while counting the seconds away in her head. She needed to make a good impression on these people. She hoped she was doing a good job.]

I'd really like to learn more about all of you. Your stories, culture, technology, any of it, really. Is there a library I can check out? Other than that, any advice at all would be appreciated, especially with exploring some of the areas outside the city. It didn't seem so bad on the way here, but I was in a group then. I'm guessing going solo would be a very different experience.

Anyway, that's it for now. Thank you for allowing me to stay in your city.

tagteams

Hey everyone.

[Quinn being neutral as ever, but the video feed is completely thrown off track by some very obnoxious laughing. Not from Quinn, but from someone in the background. What does it sound like? Something like this. From her spot on her paper covered desk, she turns behind her.]

Mai, come here for a second! You said you wanted to join in on my next broadcast.

[With a sudden shadow overcasting behind Quinn and white tentacles wrapping around her neck loosely, it's a little creepy yet Quinn seems not affected by it. The face of the the Overturning Pokémon comes into view. She seems interested yet suspicious. She starts to speak, but if you can't speak Pokémon language, it's just a bunch of "mal's/mala's" type of sounds coming from her.]

((Oho? So this is how you speak to other pathetic creatures from large distances?))

Correct. You are a pretty unique Pokémon from the islands that evolves under a certain condition so why not share about you to others?

((Very well.))

Mai here is a Malamar, which is the evolution of the Pokémon known as Inkay. She was already strong when I bonded with her, but her requirement for evolution requires for her to turn herself upside down to activate it. Normally, Pokémon evolve normally when they reach a certain level of their power or use a stone, but doing something mundane like a handstand to activate their evolution is kind of interesting, don't you think?

((However, she's extremely weak to Bugs so throw your worms at her!))

[Those squawks coming from the background, which was from Valor. That got both ranger and Malamar to turn their heads behind them.]

Valor! ((Shut it before I break your tiny neck, fool!))

[Quinn turns back to the feed.]

Also, good luck to those that recently applied to the Rangers. I will most likely see you guys at training camp if I do attend to help with the training. I can answer any questions if needed to new recruits and trainers alike.

celebrity_commentator

[Voice]

Hey guys. No video today because I got really sunburned while fishing over the weekend. Uh, speaking of which, does anyone particularly want a Magikarp? I know that she has a lot of hidden potential and whatnot, buuuut I don't know what to do with a Magikarp or what one evolves into.

Um, kind of a different topic, but I had a look at my finances...

Happi!

*sigh* We had a look at our finances, and it turns out trainers don't make nearly as much money as performers. I'm not...ready to go back to the radio, so I was wondering if anyone knew of any jobs I might be able to do? My backup plan isn't...super-pleasant.

[Action]

[Shortly afterward, during lunchtime in one of Union's many specialty soy-product restaurants...]

Hello and welcome to Marukyu Tofu and Fine Soy Products. Would you like to sample our fried tofu today?

[Well, at least she can always count on her family for a job. Even if it's food service.]

incousinswithyou

[ audio ]

[ sup, everybody? Have an abortive (?) attempt at gathering news and information because somebody can’t speak candidly if her life depended on it. ]

We have been gone for a while, hm? Seeing how the place is still standing, I suppose nothing of consequence has happened.

Who are you talking to…?

[ this voice doesn’t appear to have heard that former one. ] Anyway, we’re a little behind. If someone could fill us in, we’d appreciate it.

[ another voice chimes in, though it’s not directed at the band, instead she appears to be addressing the question. ] The rest of Union, as a matter of fact. [ she pauses and then adds. ] You should say hello, Hotaru.

[ there’s a short pause. The entire city? How? ] Ah, hello? [ these people are crazy. ]

Good grief.

[ action, around Union ]

[ so, here’s a mildly bedraggled group winding their way through the streets of Union. It’s obvious from their clothing that they’ve been away for a while. Michiru and Haruka had actually managed to be away for at least a month, and while natural fabulousness can cover up almost anything, Michiru, at the very least, is counting down the minutes till she gets to soak away the (figurative) dirt of the road and take over the bathroom for at least three hours. The other two, Hotaru and Setsuna, had joined along the way... so to speak. But they still looked weary from the trip.

Alas, duty calls. Before they can get back home, they’ll need to outfit Hotaru with various necessities. Oh, and make sure she doesn’t go crazy and eat people.

...Make that a four hour soak, when Michiru finally gets back. Either way, the group’s going to be out and about the entire city for quite a bit. ]

moemoetentacles

[Action]

[Squid Girl had said she'd be away from the city until Team Evolution left, but it's not as if she spent all her time just screwing around on the beach and having fun. She only spent about half her time doing that! The rest of the time, she was busy finding that fancy new island paradise everyone's heard about and training her Pokemon. And now she's ready to make her grand re-entry into the city of Union and kick out the invaders! Invading is her thing, okay! So here she is today in the town square, making a grand pronouncement.]

Attention, Team Evolution! I am Squid Girl, messenger of the seas! You have committed un-inkable crimes against Pokemon, and for this you will be punished! Behold!

[Fiddling with her Warp Band, she summons a rather nasty-looking Gyarados into the middle of the clearing where she's standing, using her tentacles to vault up and stand atop its head. She's also got Drowny the Bidoof up there with her, except it looks like all his training has paid off, as he is now a Bibarel. He worked so hard to evolve - she couldn't rob him of the chance to be involved in this. The two of them strike cool fighting poses.]

If you don't pack up and leave now, you'll have to answer to me, Gary, and Drowny! So what's it gonna be!

[Someone should probably tell her that she's a few days late.]

rydiaofmist

Who: Everyone!
Where: The newly discovered island
What: After recent events, the people of Union could use a bit of R&R. What better place than a tropical island?
Warnings: Drinks with little umbrellas in them, swimsuits, idek

( It was hard to say who sent the original message... )

moemoetentacles

Who: Squid Girl
Where: Uncharted waters
What: Swimming around like an idiot looking for an island on which to build a secret base
Warning: Beats me! Sharpedos?

Let's get kraken, everyone! We'll definitely find a safe place to hide from those Team Evolution suckers out here!

[Squid Girl, currently in Inkay form, calls back to Swimmy the Tympole, Kissyface the Luvdisc, and Snack Pack the Basculin as the group of them swim along, swimming offshore from the ocean south of Union in search of... adventure, or something. She wasn't completely clear on that point. But her Pokemon are all too happy to follow her, and so that's what they're doing.]

Brave New World

Wave 1: Feet are Strange [video]

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The Battle for Caldera

003 [Video/Action for people in Caldera] Backdated to May 26th

video; a stolen warp band??

Taking Out The Trash

2nd Star [Video]

001 - First Love | Video

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[004 - Action]

1st Star [Video]

003 | video

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The three (point five) soldiers of the outer solar system have arrived!

4th Tentacle - Backdated to March 4th [Action]

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Squid Girl: Unlimited Adventure

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