Meadow

Clustering Wishes

Road to Tomorrow
Seen June 10th, 2021
Posted May 15th, 2021
10,718 posts
15.8 Years
Hehe, I think a bit of recklessness might shake things up! Let's go with #2! :D

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HyperMorian

Busy with University.

Age 23
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Posted November 12th, 2020
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6.7 Years
Whoaaa, I have a feeling this is going to be a lot darker very fast. Literally.

2. You got me curious there. And can I say how much I love how our Casteliacone actually acts as a key item around here? Good thing we haven't eaten it. ;]
Well, it's dark for a reason. We don't really have Flash to do it the traditional way, so it's all about trying to see what works and what doesn't in practicality. :heh:

I guess it's because forcing the character to eat the ice cream "for the lulz" might be a tad niche choice for a game over. The idea itself wasn't really planned in the first place too, so I'm also glad that somehow somebody noticed it.

Anyway, it's time, once again.

The Casteliacone is bright enough for you to see, however. Where to go?
  1. Turn your back and keep going to find the train you're looking for. Let's not stray too far into the unknown and find the exit quickly. - 1 Vote
  2. ► Fearlessly brace yourself for what is hidden inside the end of the staircase. You have Cuddles to cover for you, after all. - 6 Votes (Courageous people.)
  3. Stick to the path you came from and proceed to follow the light. Screw this darkness.

Pokémon
Cuddles (Wailmer) (♂)
Status: Healthy
Moves: Water Gun, Bounce, Growl, Eye Beam

Houndoom (♂)
Status: Healthy
Moves: Crunch, Fire Fang, Smog, Destiny Bond


Inventory
0
PokéDollars
A common currency accepted worldwide. Earned from winning battles.

×4
Poké Ball
A basic, compact device used to catch Pokémon.

×3
Potion
A spray-type medicine for treating wounds.


Key Items
Casteliacone...?
An ice cream received from a man in orange suit. It glows a radiant purple hue.

Mysterious Orb
A translucent sphere found inside the grotto near Shanama Town. What purpose could it serve?

Old Rod
Claimed to have been used valiantly by a certain Trainer of the past. Ordinary looking but durable.


Deaths: 1
Chapter 24: Inside the Terminal

Location: Caterpie Terminal → Unknown Depths
Nothing seems to be more scarier than becoming paranoid of something you might be missing out. Therefore, you send out your Wailmer, Cuddles, to stay on guard as you try opening the bag to reach for the Casteliacone. It's weird to think that this glowing ice cream could actually function some utility, but pushing the thought aside, you watch yourself from tripping by descending the stairs, one tap of a step at a time.

Not long after, you find yourself standing on a flat surface, wide enough to signal Cuddles to slide through the stairs. It wasn't really a smooth one to bump continuously, but such thing doesn't really affect Cuddles from backing down his curiosity now. Turning your back, in front of you is an open entrance where the air could be felt inside. To find out, you take the lead to enter the new area within.


Upon making your way inside, you hoist the Casteliacone to lit up your surroundings. The walls look rough and dense. Moss-covered support columns broadens the site. Metallic rails similar to a train railway stands still on the tiled flooring. It appears to be another part of the terminal that is evidently old in age, but knowingly prohibited by those who operate the place. It's what you are about to find out, after all, so turning back won't be a choice here.

The path ahead is the same, until its complex nature starts to fork into three different directions; to the left, to the right, and center. Cuddles wriggles onward and faces to the left, thinking that you should be taking that path. Yet, the similar chuckling echoes from the right, reverberating to a gradual stop. It might be more appropriate to track down the source of the voice, but what of the other two?

Ultimately, you are to decide where to go. Which path do you choose?
  1. Follow Cuddles' lead to the left.
  2. I don't think so, Cuddles. The right path had to be the right one.
  3. Let's ignore the two paths and keep walking to the center.
VPP: Darmanitan @ Level 100: 3,132

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Hyzenthlay

running with the wolves tonight

Age 23
Rito Village
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Oh man, I have a feeling that Cuddles can sense something off about this place. These choices are pretty eerie!

I'm so curious about that voice, though... I choose #2! After all, as long as Cuddles is by our side, we have nothing to fear! ...Right?

Janp

Age 26
They/Them
Czech Republic
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3. Let's ignore the other two paths.
God of Conquest

Damien.aspiring.fandev

Chapter 16 A New Dawn { ||:^❩ )

Age 24
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[Mystery Zone] *epic pizzicato arpeggio*
Seen February 11th, 2021
Posted December 31st, 2018
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6.1 Years
2) Well... we have a bio-luminescent Castelia cone, a lazohr wailmer, a fiery houndoom
and three potions... what could go wrong?

I am but a tearful clown. Though I smile, I cry inside.
-Clown Lee. Jubilife TV station(Diamond&Pearl)/various pokémon centers through Sinnoh(Platinum)
Want some gen5 apricorn balls?

Lycanthropy

Owl + Bear =
Owlbear

Age 26
any
Clan of Fools, Waterdeep
Seen December 14th, 2022
Posted December 14th, 2022
11,033 posts
9.3 Years
2. Not sure if it's actually the right one, but I'm curious to find out more about that ominous voice.

Well, it's dark for a reason. We don't really have Flash to do it the traditional way, so it's all about trying to see what works and what doesn't in practicality. :heh:

I guess it's because forcing the character to eat the ice cream "for the lulz" might be a tad niche choice for a game over. The idea itself wasn't really planned in the first place too, so I'm also glad that somehow somebody noticed it.
Improvisation at its finest! Reminds me of the days when we were capturing Pokémon with a butterfly net. xD
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Meadow

Clustering Wishes

Road to Tomorrow
Seen June 10th, 2021
Posted May 15th, 2021
10,718 posts
15.8 Years
I'm gonna follow Cuddles' instinct. There's gotta be a reason why he was always so suspicious, right? :D

#1!

"Anyone can connect with anyone, just as anything can connect with anything. That's all there is to life—an endless series of connections. Even when there's no solution, people grow stronger to keep searching for connections."

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HyperMorian

Busy with University.

Age 23
Male
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Seen May 10th, 2021
Posted November 12th, 2020
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can this have another option?

If not, then no. 1
If yes, then Send out "Houndoom" and see where he goes..
Usually, it's encouraged to choose one of the available options. But yes, suggestions are always welcome for inclusions to what are there, as long as it's related to what is picked.
Improvisation at its finest! Reminds me of the days when we were capturing Pokémon with a butterfly net. xD
The idea of being a weird Bug Catcher that feeds his Pokémon some 'special herb'. Kind of wondering how Scrambles is doing right now, since he's quite the staple of a novelty starter from the first iteration, and at least not drugged as I can see, I think.

I feel flattered, but thank you. :]
I'm gonna follow Cuddles' instinct. There's gotta be a reason why he was always so suspicious, right? :D
Well, a Pokémon are to protect their Trainer at all cost, no matter how poor they serve theirs in many ways possible. It's a mutual thing, really.

...Or maybe there is a reason that even I don't know what it is. Hmm, whatever floats in our mind, eh?

For some reason, we actually have a tie between the two most selected options. As it appears, the wait has gone long enough, where I'm going to push it with what I had in mind.

Ultimately, you are to decide where to go. Which path do you choose?
  1. ► Follow Cuddles' lead to the left. - 3 Votes
  2. ► I don't think so, Cuddles. The right path had to be the right one. - 3 Votes
  3. ► Let's ignore the two paths and keep walking to the center. - 2 Votes

Pokémon
Cuddles (Wailmer) (♂)
Status: Healthy
Moves: Water Gun, Bounce, Growl, Eye Beam

Houndoom (♂)
Status: Healthy
Moves: Crunch, Fire Fang, Smog, Destiny Bond


Inventory
0
PokéDollars
A common currency accepted worldwide. Earned from winning battles.

×4
Poké Ball
A basic, compact device used to catch Pokémon.

×3
Potion
A spray-type medicine for treating wounds.


Key Items
Casteliacone...?
An ice cream received from a man in orange suit. It glows a radiant purple hue.

Mysterious Orb
A translucent sphere found inside the grotto near Shanama Town. What purpose could it serve?

Old Rod
Claimed to have been used valiantly by a certain Trainer of the past. Ordinary looking but durable.


Deaths: 1
Chapter 25: "Which is it?!"

Location:Unknown Depths
The three sections stood still gaping, waiting for one's passage through each one. The Wailmer, Cuddles, leans to the left path. The mysterious noise comes from the right. The center, is just as dark and much more wider than the former two. Whichever path leads you to where your curiosity goes depends on what you choose, but somehow, you can't decide which.

It has been minutes ever since you lock your eyes at it, only to be interrupted with a sudden flinch of your own by the sound of something tumbling. Responsively, Cuddles quickly takes a stance toward where the voice, this time coming to the center path you don't really consider that much. This can't be good, right? You think carefully whether you should find out what was just ahead of you.

"...Hello again. What are you doing in this place?" Conceivably, the soft voice also originate from the center. It gives a sense of relief that its speech doesn't ring off anything threatening, more of a question that is natural to be asked by those who dwell inside their 'home'. But the feeling dissipates as soon as it comes closer, its pinkish body lightened by your Casteliacone's purple light, the same chipper expression from where you saw it just minutes ago. Something is off.

"This place is dangerous. You should turn back, now." It was Chansey from the grounds just above. Her voice isn't changing, but the warning clearly comes from her mouth. "Staying here won't do good to any of us. You will lose your way, and it will be very bad. Don't even think about getting past where I stand too. I'm trying to protect you. So, be obedient, and find the train. Please, I beg of you."

...
  1. Turn back.
  2. Stay.
VPP: Darmanitan @ Level 100: 3,132

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Hyzenthlay

running with the wolves tonight

Age 23
Rito Village
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#2 No way I'm turning back, things are about to get climactic! Besides, I want to see what Chansey will do... I have a feeling she has a dark side, and it looks like this:

Lycanthropy

Owl + Bear =
Owlbear

Age 26
any
Clan of Fools, Waterdeep
Seen December 14th, 2022
Posted December 14th, 2022
11,033 posts
9.3 Years
2. This is getting good. It's too late to start chickening out now, let's just see what happens.

Goodness, that's some real nightmare fuel right there. :freaked-out:
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Janp

Age 26
They/Them
Czech Republic
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10.1 Years
2. Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!
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Meadow

Clustering Wishes

Road to Tomorrow
Seen June 10th, 2021
Posted May 15th, 2021
10,718 posts
15.8 Years
I'm actually torn on this choice, haha. But maybe there's something valuable beyond this point that Chansey doesn't want us to obtain...

Let's try #2, then! High stakes are always interesting. :D

Uh-oh, why does that bear a striking resemblance to...?

Spoiler:

"Anyone can connect with anyone, just as anything can connect with anything. That's all there is to life—an endless series of connections. Even when there's no solution, people grow stronger to keep searching for connections."

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HyperMorian

Busy with University.

Age 23
Male
Entralink
Seen May 10th, 2021
Posted November 12th, 2020
3,084 posts
6.7 Years
You've been warned to leave the place at once, and your answer is...
  1. Turn back. - 2 Votes
  2. ► Stay. - 5 Votes

Pokémon
Cuddles (Wailmer) (♂)
Status: Healthy
Moves: Water Gun, Bounce, Growl, Eye Beam

Hairy Arachnid Nanoscopic (Houndoom) (♂)
Status: Healthy
Moves: Crunch, Fire Fang, Smog, Destiny Bond


Inventory
0
PokéDollars
A common currency accepted worldwide. Earned from winning battles.

×4
Poké Ball
A basic, compact device used to catch Pokémon.

×3
Potion
A spray-type medicine for treating wounds.


Key Items
Casteliacone...?
An ice cream received from a man in orange suit. It glows a radiant purple hue.

Mysterious Orb
A translucent sphere found inside the grotto near Shanama Town. What purpose could it serve?

Old Rod
Claimed to have been used valiantly by a certain Trainer of the past. Ordinary looking but durable.


Deaths: 1
Chapter 26: Vs. Chansey

Location: Unknown Depths
For a while, you were thinking why Chansey is being so defensive. It seems unnatural to see her contrasting side to take place in where she tries to stop you from going further to the unknown. Granted, none of your Pokémon and you have the slightest idea of what she could mean by danger lurking in its end. She could very well mean that it might be true, and it might be better to head back to safety now than be sorry later.

...However, you didn't lean backward. Neither did Cuddles, nor the glowing Casteliacone you are holding into. While her debatable warning may sound sincere, her presence in this place is just as weird. "Why is she here?" The question is thrown out almost immediately at Chansey, who doesn't seem to flinch at your refusal of paying heed to her words. Instead, she simply raises a stance that knowingly warrants one thing to settle it all — a contest of might. Typical.

"If there isn't a way to convince you...then let's see how determined you are by getting past me." She continued, "Prove it to me, here and now, that your decision isn't a display of baseless ignorance."

That wasn't really intended, but it appears that failure isn't an option either. What should you do?
  1. Accept her challenge by sending Cuddles to deal with her.
  2. Accept her challenge by sending Hairy Arachnid Nanoscopic to deal with her.
  3. Gang on her by sending both Pokémon. Quantity is everything!
  4. Attempt to throw a Poké Ball in hopes to catch her. She's a wild Pokémon, right?
  5. Be a wimp pacifist by refusing to fight.
VPP: Darmanitan @ Level 100: 3,132

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Meadow

Clustering Wishes

Road to Tomorrow
Seen June 10th, 2021
Posted May 15th, 2021
10,718 posts
15.8 Years
Whoa, #3 is actually a legit option? o_o That sounds almost too convenient to be true, but... I guess we might as well try it! :D

(Also, I like how you made special CSS for the occasion!)


Goodness, that's some real nightmare fuel right there. :freaked-out:

"Anyone can connect with anyone, just as anything can connect with anything. That's all there is to life—an endless series of connections. Even when there's no solution, people grow stronger to keep searching for connections."

PMD ClubWright Anything Agency#TeamTrivia

Lycanthropy

Owl + Bear =
Owlbear

Age 26
any
Clan of Fools, Waterdeep
Seen December 14th, 2022
Posted December 14th, 2022
11,033 posts
9.3 Years
The Chansey in the title background is way too cute for this situation omg.

Let's go with #3. Nobody said we have to win this the fair way. :D
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Damien.aspiring.fandev

Chapter 16 A New Dawn { ||:^❩ )

Age 24
Male
[Mystery Zone] *epic pizzicato arpeggio*
Seen February 11th, 2021
Posted December 31st, 2018
960 posts
6.1 Years
5) Why do we have to fight through everything? Back in the day,
we could capture pokémon with our feelings by just drawing circles!
Wait... coulnd't we try bounce?

I am but a tearful clown. Though I smile, I cry inside.
-Clown Lee. Jubilife TV station(Diamond&Pearl)/various pokémon centers through Sinnoh(Platinum)
Want some gen5 apricorn balls?