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EMPATHEIAS NAVIGATION
| FRANK ARCHER FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST CANON POINT: After Kimbley leaves for Liore AGE: 36 BIRTHDAY: 9/15 APPEARANCE: HEIGHT: 5'9" ARRIVAL DATE: 10/10/2015 ALIGNMENT: Piphron AMULET: Star-shaped, kept in his pocket (original shaped like this symbol submitted 7/11) PERMISSIONS ★ CODE |
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♕ TWENTY-SECOND COMMAND | VIDEO
[Good afternoon, Johto! Hopefully your days are going way better than Archer's, because his day has been awful. The video is focusing on a Wobbuffet, a Metagross, and an Alakazam sitting on top of the Metagross like it's the world's most amazing living steel throne. They're all outside some distance away from Goldenrod City, so they won't damage anything while battling.]
...Has anyone here trained a Wobbuffet before?
[Archer sounds even more irritated than usual, but he doesn't appear onscreen.]
I've tried everything I can think of to make his training less painful, but nothing's been helping. From what I've read, he has to rely solely on countering moves to attack, which require him to take damage first. It seems easy in theory, but most Pokémon have both attack and special attack moves, meaning that it's nearly impossible to predict and react accordingly.
[The Wobbuffet salutes and shouts his species name. Archer sighs.]
There's one other problem with this particular Pokémon. He refuses to defend himself if he's not given orders to do so. Watch.
[Both the Metagross and the Alakazam turn their attention toward the 'Gear. It seems like Archer's given them some kind of silent command because the Metagross strikes first with a Hammer Arm attack, slamming it into the Wobbuffet. The Pokémon takes the hit and bounces back, though he doesn't attempt to counter it at all. The Alakazam attacks next with a Psychic attack, which the Wobbuffet also doesn't counter. To his credit, the Wobbuffet is still standing and seems perfectly fine.]
If I order him to use either Counter or Mirror Coat, he'll obey, but otherwise he won't do it. Does anyone else have a Pokémon that refuses to fight?
...Has anyone here trained a Wobbuffet before?
[Archer sounds even more irritated than usual, but he doesn't appear onscreen.]
I've tried everything I can think of to make his training less painful, but nothing's been helping. From what I've read, he has to rely solely on countering moves to attack, which require him to take damage first. It seems easy in theory, but most Pokémon have both attack and special attack moves, meaning that it's nearly impossible to predict and react accordingly.
[The Wobbuffet salutes and shouts his species name. Archer sighs.]
There's one other problem with this particular Pokémon. He refuses to defend himself if he's not given orders to do so. Watch.
[Both the Metagross and the Alakazam turn their attention toward the 'Gear. It seems like Archer's given them some kind of silent command because the Metagross strikes first with a Hammer Arm attack, slamming it into the Wobbuffet. The Pokémon takes the hit and bounces back, though he doesn't attempt to counter it at all. The Alakazam attacks next with a Psychic attack, which the Wobbuffet also doesn't counter. To his credit, the Wobbuffet is still standing and seems perfectly fine.]
If I order him to use either Counter or Mirror Coat, he'll obey, but otherwise he won't do it. Does anyone else have a Pokémon that refuses to fight?
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♕ TWENTY-FIRST COMMAND | ACTION [GOLDENROD CITY] | FOURTH WALL
[Archer has seen a lot of strange things during his time here in Johto, but nothing is comparable to the situation he finds himself currently in. Standing before him in a perfectly straight line are ten Wobbuffets. The even numbered ones have lipstick. Every so often they all raise a loud chorus of their species name and salute him. Needless to say this is really wigging Archer out.
Standing before the ten Wobbuffets and looking kind of terrified are a Gallade and Gardevoir duo.]
Again. Psychic, Heal Pulse.
[The Gallade moves first, launching a Psychic attack at the middle Wobbuffet, who bounces it back with a Mirror Coat. The Gallade goes flying and lands on his face. Gardevoir's Heal Pulse attack hits him after a moment and he gets to his feet, looking tired. Archer is of course too busy taking notes to notice his Pokémon's fatigue.]
Interesting. They can counter both physical and special moves, they can nullify status ailments, and they prevent escape. I suppose there's only one thing left to try.
[Both the Gardevoir and Gallade look horrified by the way Archer's smirking. That's never a good sign.]
Alright, from the side now. Close Combat, Heal Pulse.
[The Gallade moves into position, standing beside the Wobbuffet on the end. The wild Pokémon doesn't react to Gallade's presence, instead starting off a chain of "Wobbuffet!"s and salutes. Both Archer and his Pokémon look bothered for a moment before Gallade finally does as commanded and unleashes a Close Combat attack.
As predicted, the first Wobbuffet falls over, knocking into the second Wobbuffet, who then knocks into the third, and so on down the line until the last Wobbuffet is hit. It bounces, almost touching the ground, before bouncing back up and hitting into the ninth, sending the reaction back down the chain of Wobbuffets. Gallade attempts to get out of the way before it reaches the first one, but he's not fast enough and the first Wobbuffet slams him into the ground, creating a small crater in the pavement. Gardevoir's Heal Pulse is completely useless; Gallade's already fainted.]
Fascinating.
Standing before the ten Wobbuffets and looking kind of terrified are a Gallade and Gardevoir duo.]
Again. Psychic, Heal Pulse.
[The Gallade moves first, launching a Psychic attack at the middle Wobbuffet, who bounces it back with a Mirror Coat. The Gallade goes flying and lands on his face. Gardevoir's Heal Pulse attack hits him after a moment and he gets to his feet, looking tired. Archer is of course too busy taking notes to notice his Pokémon's fatigue.]
Interesting. They can counter both physical and special moves, they can nullify status ailments, and they prevent escape. I suppose there's only one thing left to try.
[Both the Gardevoir and Gallade look horrified by the way Archer's smirking. That's never a good sign.]
Alright, from the side now. Close Combat, Heal Pulse.
[The Gallade moves into position, standing beside the Wobbuffet on the end. The wild Pokémon doesn't react to Gallade's presence, instead starting off a chain of "Wobbuffet!"s and salutes. Both Archer and his Pokémon look bothered for a moment before Gallade finally does as commanded and unleashes a Close Combat attack.
As predicted, the first Wobbuffet falls over, knocking into the second Wobbuffet, who then knocks into the third, and so on down the line until the last Wobbuffet is hit. It bounces, almost touching the ground, before bouncing back up and hitting into the ninth, sending the reaction back down the chain of Wobbuffets. Gallade attempts to get out of the way before it reaches the first one, but he's not fast enough and the first Wobbuffet slams him into the ground, creating a small crater in the pavement. Gardevoir's Heal Pulse is completely useless; Gallade's already fainted.]
Fascinating.
♕ TWENTIETH COMMAND | VIDEO
This is getting ridiculous.
[Well that certainly sounds like Archer, though he's not on screen. The background appears to be a very boring room in what looks like a hotel, with a window showing that it is indeed still raining dogs. Apparently it was fine while it was raining cats, but Archer has finally lost his suspension of disbelief at the dogs.]
Does anyone have any idea why this is happening? I was willing to write the sharks off as a freak storm, but this? It's been two days of this now. How long is it going to rain animals?
[The camera turns then to focus on two Espurrs sitting on the hotel bed. They look as traumatized as any normal Espurr, but they're sitting upright and clutching each other's paws for dear life.]
I have another question. Has anyone ever had a Pokémon that has simply refused to do anything without being accompanied by a partner?
[Archer moves into the shot, proving that he's not actually filming this. He reaches out and scoops up the Espurr on the left, pulling it away from the second one. Immediately both the cats start wailing. It's very loud and the both of them immediately attempt to reunite, the one on the bed clawing at Archer's uniform and the one in his arms squirming frantically. Archer sighs and drops the cat on the bed and the two quickly join hands again and go silent, staring up at Archer like he's committed the worst sin possible.]
I can't get them to do anything. I didn't even want two, but when I caught the first one the second one wouldn't stop following me and crying.
[He sounds annoyed, but it was really just kind of depressing.]
I've never had two Pokémon this dependent on each other. Has anyone else had experience dealing with something like this?
[Well that certainly sounds like Archer, though he's not on screen. The background appears to be a very boring room in what looks like a hotel, with a window showing that it is indeed still raining dogs. Apparently it was fine while it was raining cats, but Archer has finally lost his suspension of disbelief at the dogs.]
Does anyone have any idea why this is happening? I was willing to write the sharks off as a freak storm, but this? It's been two days of this now. How long is it going to rain animals?
[The camera turns then to focus on two Espurrs sitting on the hotel bed. They look as traumatized as any normal Espurr, but they're sitting upright and clutching each other's paws for dear life.]
I have another question. Has anyone ever had a Pokémon that has simply refused to do anything without being accompanied by a partner?
[Archer moves into the shot, proving that he's not actually filming this. He reaches out and scoops up the Espurr on the left, pulling it away from the second one. Immediately both the cats start wailing. It's very loud and the both of them immediately attempt to reunite, the one on the bed clawing at Archer's uniform and the one in his arms squirming frantically. Archer sighs and drops the cat on the bed and the two quickly join hands again and go silent, staring up at Archer like he's committed the worst sin possible.]
I can't get them to do anything. I didn't even want two, but when I caught the first one the second one wouldn't stop following me and crying.
[He sounds annoyed, but it was really just kind of depressing.]
I've never had two Pokémon this dependent on each other. Has anyone else had experience dealing with something like this?
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♕ NINETEENTH COMMAND | AUDIO / PRIVATE TEXT TO KIMBLEE & COBRA | REINTRO
--what do you mean you have no idea how this happened!?
[Oh look, it sounds like Archer's in the middle of shrieking at someone. Isn't this the best way to let everyone know he's alive and well and back in Johto again?]
No, I don't particularly care that you're not the one responsible for it; someone needs to take the fall for this!
[The post is audio only so it's impossible to tell just who Archer is yelling at. The man that answers sounds like a generic NPC and it's difficult to make out what he's saying since Archer just interrupts him again and continues on loudly.]
This is the second time this has happened and I demand an explanation!
[A sudden clattering sound obscures anything else he says and for a moment there's dead silence.]
...Have you been recording this?
[More silence. Then there are footsteps that sound like they're approaching the 'Gear and abruptly the feed shuts off.]
[An hour later Archer sends out two identical private texts to Kimblee and Cobra, since they're the only two people in Johto he really cares about.]
My apologies for suddenly disappearing like that. I understand it must have been inconvenient. I am back in Goldenrod and expect to hear from you soon. I would like to know what has happened in my absence.
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♕ EIGHTEENTH COMMAND | PICTURES / KIMBLEE AND ARCHER BEING DOUCHES
[Good afternoon, Johto and Kanto! Hopefully you weren't having a bad evening, because it's about to get a whole lot worse.
Instead of a text, video, or audio, the network is treated to a series of pictures.
The first picture is a rather simple shot of the outside of the Kimono Girls' Dance Theatre in Ecruteak City. There isn't really much to note about the shot except that it's dark, though the lights are still on in the theatre.
The second picture is of the inside of the Dance Theatre. Nothing really seems to be out of place, but there's no one around.
The third picture is where things start getting weird. The Kimono Girls are all tied up and seated in one corner of the stage. They look to be unconscious, but unharmed. If one looks closely, it's possible to see that they don't have their Pokéballs on them anymore.
The fourth picture is a set of Eevees and their evolutions looking very confused. The Kimono Girls are in the background, still not moving.
The fifth and final picture is of a Team Rocket Grunt. He's completely average in stature and nothing really to write home about since his face is obscured by the mask he's wearing. He's holding a plain white card with writing on it. The writing is blocky and thick, clearly written over numerous times so it wouldn't be recognizable.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS.]
(( OOC: This is a double post with Kimblee (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
explosivecombat)! You'll get either him or Archer responding. Archer and Kimblee have escaped from the Dance Theatre so you won't be running into them there, but feel free to send them a video/audio/text post! ))
Instead of a text, video, or audio, the network is treated to a series of pictures.
The first picture is a rather simple shot of the outside of the Kimono Girls' Dance Theatre in Ecruteak City. There isn't really much to note about the shot except that it's dark, though the lights are still on in the theatre.
The second picture is of the inside of the Dance Theatre. Nothing really seems to be out of place, but there's no one around.
The third picture is where things start getting weird. The Kimono Girls are all tied up and seated in one corner of the stage. They look to be unconscious, but unharmed. If one looks closely, it's possible to see that they don't have their Pokéballs on them anymore.
The fourth picture is a set of Eevees and their evolutions looking very confused. The Kimono Girls are in the background, still not moving.
The fifth and final picture is of a Team Rocket Grunt. He's completely average in stature and nothing really to write home about since his face is obscured by the mask he's wearing. He's holding a plain white card with writing on it. The writing is blocky and thick, clearly written over numerous times so it wouldn't be recognizable.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS.]
(( OOC: This is a double post with Kimblee (
explosivecombat)! You'll get either him or Archer responding. Archer and Kimblee have escaped from the Dance Theatre so you won't be running into them there, but feel free to send them a video/audio/text post! ))