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Post by Yue Leon Alias on Oct 9, 2017 15:58:53 GMT -8
Mission name: For Science (II) Participants: Yue Leon Alias , Kali Vincent Catching?: No Spawning: 2 Trained Guards protecting the no longer running Lab, each has 3 Pokemon with Full Movesets. Mod Controlled. Mission details: After some initial work and planning, it’s noted that a key part of the machine isn’t common in Veria. Kali and Yue decide to travel to Orre in search of it. They infiltrate a now hero-controlled/shut down Lab in search of the missing part. Along the way they clash against several opponents two humans with 4 pokemon each. They obtain the old part and some old research documents about the specifics of shadowing legendary pokemon. Reward: Key Part [Heart of Darkness] The sound of buzzing wings hummed through the relentless sands as Yue pressed Faya onwards. Though the heat of the sun beat down on all life below, the man hardly seemed fazed by it all. While not quite Southern Era, the Orre was home in other ways, and he relished it all the same. (Well, maybe not as much as he might have if allowed to actually go home instead of, you know, getting dragged to the Orre instead. What was that about wanting to assure they went back to Veria, Kali? He swore he would if they just went back to their lab they could get the part required for the Shadow Machine and be done but Of Course you had to ensure he didn’t settle back down in his lab again and forget Veria entirely fffff…)
A small deep noise escaped from Faya and would pull Yue from his thoughts again. Blinking and shaking his head, he refocused and stared forward. Sure enough, the former shadow lab now shut down by native Orreans themselves rested just up ahead. The metal fence that barred the way looked messy and droll in comparison to the literal webbing of electricity that he remembered guarded such premises but…. Well… this is nostalgia… Bitterly so. Lips pressed together, and Yue forced a smile. No time to get sappy now~ “We’re almost there, Kali, are you ready?” Yue called over towards his wife and favorite apprentice.
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Post by Kali Vincent on Oct 12, 2017 22:48:35 GMT -8
Damn straight they weren't going home. It... it wasn't Veria, specifically. Nothing about the people or culture. But it was somewhere-- somewhere different-- and the prevalence of so many things that could be beneficial to their research had made it a solid pick for a sort of compromise. She got to see unfamiliar sights and he got to feel somewhat settled somewhere, and both appreciated the idea of spreading their work, so it only made sense to stay.
That, and... The war never really bothered her when they were there, but she supposed there was a point to which 'don't know what you had til it's gone' worked both ways? The profit was nice and she never felt like she was in too much immediate danger but... so long away had made her soft, she guessed, or maybe she was starting to believe her own act re: not wanting to go back until things settled down, heh...
...Or at least, all that was what she'd been telling herself, but now that she was here, not in Era but in Orre...
She stared off at the horizon. ..If Kjaerlighet flew a little higher, could she see Gateon from here, she wondered? Leon's voice called her back to the present, and she turned her attention to him and then the building. "Oh. Yeah, should be..."
As they landed, she recalled her Flygon and brought Nibbler out in her place for a more discreet extra set of eyes. "Nice that it's so quiet, mm? ...Unless it's Hero Hangout on the inside, of course." She forced a light chuckle, but she was... pretty clearly distracted.
"...H-hey. Do you--..."
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Post by Yue Leon Alias on Oct 13, 2017 7:45:38 GMT -8
As they finally landed, Yue hopped off Faya but didn’t return her just yet. Instead, his own red eye scaled over the area slowly, calculatedly, taking things in as he surveyed them. The prospects of it being protected whether by heroes or looters was pretty high, and it annoyed him in a deep, feral way. The lab and all of its contents were Master’s and by extension his now. Anyone else had no claim to them. Yue shook his head again, clearing it again.
Hm? “Do I?” Yue asked even as he found himself stepping towards the gate. Whatever Kali was saying, however, would have to wait at least a second as Yue found himself already headed towards the door and the rusted over control panel in front of it. Staring down at it, Yue frowned softly. Even now he remembered what his keycard looked like and the numbers and letters of the access code inward. The control panel was clearly in no shape to be responsive but… He kind of wished… it was still usable. For old time’s sake. What a silly thought.
“Faya get the door,” Yue commanded briefly. The Flygon shifted forward claws on either side and began to pull inward.
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Post by Kali Vincent on Oct 13, 2017 21:34:20 GMT -8
Kali fought a bit with herself, wondering if she'd sound stupid for even mentioning it. ...No, that wasn't it, was it? She wasn't really worried about how she looked or sounded in front of Leon; this was... something different. Maybe that saying it out loud would make it 'more real'? Or something to that effect...
She cringed as Faya 'got' the door. "So much for stealth," she muttered. She may as well have had Pup go barreling in to ask anyone inside to play fetch. ..Okay that was an exaggeration and an amusing enough mental image that it was hard to stay quite so annoyed, but still.
Fortunately, though, the door didn't reveal anyone waiting immediately. That didn't mean there wasn't anyone inside, or that they hadn't heard and started making a beeline their way, so she wasn't about to let her guard down, but this could have been a worse start.
Stepping inside was... odd.
She'd likely never been in this corridor, and this building was questionable; she couldn't recall how many facilities Cipher really owned. But it reminded her enough of home-- home with Leon in the lab-- and brought to mind fuzzy memories from childhood, not even full pictures so much as feelings, tagging along through the most innocuous parts of such places once in a blue moon and feeling ecstatic to see where daddy worked.
"Have you ever thought about moving back to Orre?" she finally asked, her voice small for more than stealth reasons.
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Post by Yue Leon Alias on Oct 14, 2017 5:57:31 GMT -8
Even with the hot, dry sand outside, there was a certain smell of lab that Yue just… loved. The air conditioning was running low somewhere, pumping carefully filtered air into the system. For a moment, Yue wanted to close his eyes and take it in…But of course there was something they were after and that could wait. Starting in and looking around carefully, Yue was vaguely aware of how many of the hanging signs had been ripped up and away and most of the doors seemed blocked off in one form or another.
The question, however, caused him to stop. “It would… be nice wouldn’t it…” he mused a bit softly back. “But I think Cipher’s lost too many times for Shadows to be viable here…” he exhaled slowly his eyes sweeping around. “They have a Purification machine after all.” They being the supposed heroes of the story. The sound of footsteps would cause Yue to stop walking again. Someone was coming.
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Post by SGYUMI on Oct 14, 2017 7:42:42 GMT -8
"Ya know when I asked for someone other then that grouchy coot to work with I didn't exactly express fresh blood either." The voices of the guards coming from deeper in the facility, it was clear they were getting close to the corner, passing through soon enough, a tall, faintly rugged looking man with rectangular spectacles, pokeballs strapped to the outsides of each of his thighs, clearly a little more heavily "equipped" than the much younger man walking beside him. Shorter, less rugged muscle, but with a bit more of a youthful charm to his looks. "Oh come on, its not like anyone's broken in here for ages, they're just sticking me here because I need experience, and you're here because of that wonky hip!~" "I am not some old man!" "That limp after you tripped on a bit of rubble says other-" The two stopped as the older gent caught the man and woman down the hall first, narrowing his eyes, the younger man following his gaze and looking over with more confusion, the older gent quietly hoping they'd just gotten lost. "Excuse me sir...can we help you and your daughter find your way?"
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Post by Kali Vincent on Oct 14, 2017 10:18:42 GMT -8
She sighed at his answer. She already knew that, but as expected, hearing it out loud still... He was right, though. There was nothing for them in Orre except some ill-placed nostalgia. "Yeah..." she admitted. "...Maybe we could just... spend the night in Gateon before we head home? Maybe take a trip to the pier and--" she stopped short as she heard the distant sound of voices.
She looked to either side, but there were no immediate doors or places to hide on this stretch of hallway. It sounded like just two guys, though, and fortunately that proved true as they rounded the corner quickly enough.
... You and your daughter--
Some feral nerve in the back of Kali's mind flared up, but another part of her almost laughed. Outwardly, she did neither. She took what turmoil she was dealing with from the sudden homesickness and the brief fear upon hearing someone approaching and used it. "O--oh, we didn't expect--" She choked, eyes watering a little. She reached down and shuffled Nibbler closer to her before picking him up and holding him close, as if for her comfort or his protection. No threat to be had from a child and her pet Rattata.
Voice shaking as though she could start outright crying any minute, she plead, "Would you help us, sirs?? Y-you see..." She shuffled a step closer to Yue, shrinking in on herself a little. "My daddy... h-he sort of.. used to work here, back when.." Her eyes seemed a bit bigger as she looked back to them. "I know he's really really sorry, but he had to provide for me and he's finally out of jail now. He did his time, I promise!" She swallowed. "B-but, s-see, he had this old trinket in his office when Cipher fell, and it..." She got quieter. "It was one of the only things we had from mom, so... I know it's a long shot, but it would mean so much if you could help us look for it..."
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Post by Yue Leon Alias on Oct 14, 2017 11:34:59 GMT -8
As the two men had rounded the hallway, Yue’s lips had pressed together in a tight, uncertain smile. “Ah-“ He paused shifting a little in front of Kali as she reached to pick up Nibbler. “Apologies we—“ He didn’t finish as Kali went on though. Instead, a very forceful MY WIFE rang through his head as she spoke. She was perfect? Down to her words, gestures, and tone. All of it fell into line so perfectly. He could have laughed right then had it been a less tense situation.
Instead, Yue’s features flickered with feigned concern as he turned to Kali. “K-Kali, sweetie… we can’t just ask—“ The phonetics of her name came off as Kay-lee rather than Kah-lee. Yue paused looking back to the men and smiling again weakly. “I’m sorry, I take full responsibility for her being here…I just…. my wife, we unexpectedly lost her and…” He shook his head as if deciding not to tell that story right then. “… I’m sorry…” His voice sounded a little deshelled, uncomfortable at best. “We’ll leave …”
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Post by SGYUMI on Oct 14, 2017 11:49:22 GMT -8
Richard, the older gent, narrowed his eyes a little as the girl spoke, he was naturally cautious but as she went on...well...it was too risky a lie? He couldn't quite put what he meant by that but...well if she was just trying to explore an abandoned building, why risk getting your father done for being an ex cipher agent. Heck, why even announce it if he was cipher? Either it was genuine, or this girl was very dumb for announcing a little too much of the truth to sell a lie.
Little did he know she had announced a bit of the truth, but was a damn genius for it with how she rolled with his poor assumption.
The younger officer, Blake, was cautious too but turned his eyes to Richard for guidance. With a light sigh as he tipped his head back, he rubbed the side of his neck and tipped his eyes down the hall the two had come from.
"Well...I suppose a bit of guided exploration won't be too bad. You know where you're going sir? There were quite a few office sections in this old laboratory and I'd prefer not to guide you through all of them. The sooner you get what you need the better."
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Post by Kali Vincent on Oct 16, 2017 16:23:30 GMT -8
... Kaylee. It took a lot of willpower not to wrinkle her nose at that one. She may have gone back and forth a bit on whether she preferred "kah-lee" or "callie", but Arceus Leon at least use the latter if you wanted her to sound young and cute(r than she naturally was).
As the officer agreed to help them, though, she let out a delighted giggle. "Thank you so much, sir!" Letting Nibbler hop down, she turned and grabbed Leon's arm. "You hear that? I told you it was worth trying!" She rocked impatiently on her heels. "C'mon, you remember where it was, right?"
She let herself grin a bit and asked, "Or is your memory getting too fuzzy in your old age~?"
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Post by Yue Leon Alias on Oct 16, 2017 16:52:26 GMT -8
Guided exploration, oh this was going so nice and smooth. It pleased him to bits. Still, what they were looking for exactly wouldn’t be in an office per say but in one of the lab rooms hm…. Yue smiled a little weakly at Kali’s excitement. “T-thank you so much,” he spoke quickly back giving a rather deep bow.
Kali’s words and well placed jab, however, had him trying not to scowl. “I’m not that old I’m—“ He paused setting a couple fingers on his lips and raising his gaze to the ceiling. “Well… I suppose I am but… you don’t have to rub it in, sweetie…” he mused a little reaching up a hand to ruffle her hair.
“It should be at my old lab desk— or somewhere around there,” he spoke looking back towards the men. “I wasn’t… actually high up enough to get a full office.” He gave a brief, weak, hollowed out laugh. “It should be down this way…” he made a small hand gesture further in the lab.
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Post by SGYUMI on Oct 17, 2017 1:24:27 GMT -8
The older man's eyes narrowed faintly, suspicious of the two but just cautiously so. Given his superior's go ahead the younger cop however, just a little over 20 at that, seemed eager enough to help. "offices...offices..." He tapped his chin lightly as his gaze lifted in thought, turning halfway on his heels and pointing down one of the halls. "I think we just passed those. Come on, shouldn't be a long walk, then we can help you and your daughter get out of here safely.
The older man remaining quiet, the two officers would turn to guide Yue and Kali down the hall, likely being followed (but feel free to interupt me with a surprise attack if ya like) by the supposed father and daughter. Richard had no idea why but something didn't sit right with him, it wasn't necessarily too unusual a situation but that didn't mean he had to like it at face value. He shot Blake a sharp glance as he seemed to dip back a little, seeming to try and walk beside Kali.
"Hey." He lightly piped up, keeping his voice quiet, almost hiding it from Richard more than anyone else. "I hope you find your dad's little keepsake. The building's been down for a while but...heh. Well I'm sure you two'll find what you're looking for.~" He offered his hand out, giving a soft smile. "Blake, by the way."
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Post by Kali Vincent on Oct 17, 2017 2:43:00 GMT -8
Kali watched the guard cautiously as he approached, but when he spoke she relaxed. Smiling back, she answered, "Thanks for the support; I hope we do."
She looked down at his hand for a moment and hesitated, but then lightly blushed as she took and shook it. "A pleasure to meet you." She shifted toward Blake as the walked edging a bit farther from Yue in the process. Voice a bit lower, as if to hide it from her 'dad', "I admit, I didn't expect the guards to be so... young or cute...~?" She giggled quietly.
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Post by Yue Leon Alias on Oct 17, 2017 13:48:10 GMT -8
Phew, they were getting somewhere now weren’t they? Yue managed to keep his smile going as they moved further into the building. As Blake introduced himself and Kali replied, Yue watched them briefly trying and failing to control his face as it fell some. Er…. Meh. It was fine, wasn’t it? Looking back towards the other, older guard, he smiled a little weaker and made a small head gesture before shaking said head. Protective father? Could he play that right? Well, the feelings were the same sort of.
As they came to the first sets of office lab doors, Yue found himself briefly peering in through the veins of the glass before rather hesitantly he reached forward to pull it open. Mmmm… All the major equipment had been covered with sheets, and the lab benches and shorter desks further inward had been cleared of papers. The part they needed… was probably under those sheets if anywhere…. And yet Yue found himself walking over to the desk for now bending down to inspect it carefully.
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Post by SGYUMI on Oct 17, 2017 15:13:39 GMT -8
As they approached the offices Richard's eye remained keen, letting the presumed father lead the way but making sure he stayed close behind. He had no idea exactly where his desk or work station would have been afterall so it was a neccessity that Yue guide them to whatever it was he was here for. Back with Kali, Blake definitely blushed as she slid up to him, chuckling a little and nervously rubbing his arm as he took the shaking hand back into his pocket. "Oh er...I'm just a little fresh to the field as all.Give it a good few years I'll be as old and grizzly as my boss over there!~"
"Oi, watch it. This old man still has ears."
Blake stuck his tongue out in response taking it as a joke, but Richard still had a stern look in his eye, practically hovering over Yue as he searched any of the workstations, leaving Blake to watch over Kali, glancing to him here or there, but keeping his keen eye on the older of the two.
"Perhaps you could offer some description of what you're looking for...we'll have to check it before you leave afterall."
"Ah come on chief, these two are harmless, surely we-"
"Look kid, if you were old enough to see shadow pokemon as more than some big trainer adventure I'd listen to you here, but I'd rather not take my chances.." His eyes shifted back to Yue, arms folding over his chest. "Well? Finding anything?"
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