FINALLY THE EVENT

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WELCOME TO THE RELIC CASTLE

I shall be your guide and snarky narrator - replying to most comments with a bit of humour - acting as your Game Master for this adventure though this castle. The goal? To explore and find the Dark Stone. There are seven stories, and you will need to get to the bottom. Please note that if we don't wrap this up by Halloween, the Pokemonfication event will still be happening.

How this is gonna work? There's gonna be comments down there. When somebody solves the floor, then the next floor will go up. Simple? I sure hope so!

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FIRST FLOOR

[united-mods.livejournal.com]

For those of you who have arrived by Doduo who can leap so high it's like flying, or for those of you around this place anyhow - welcome to the Relic Castle. The first floor is oddly quiet - the only traps on this floor are those sand pits. If you run across them - whelp, I hope you like falling and hurting yourself maybe.

There's also some stairs, but who'll just walk down carefully? If you do that, then you're sane. And saneness is rare in a world like this.

Anyway, other then all that sand stuff, there's a bit of a base camp set up. So if you want to rest, or just not explore, then be my guest. Is it chatting taimu? Only time will tell. Maybe you'll also make groups here, to explore further? WHO KNOWS???

[withmyfluffbat.livejournal.com]

[Iris, of course, had come rushing to the Relic Castle. Anything to get back into the air again - and she's still pretty excited. Around her, she's got her Archen, Swoobat and Doduo out of their Pokeballs - and, secretly, her Bagon in her hair.]
Hahaha... well, we've got to help find the strange Stone! Then we can go flying more, everybody! We'll bound into the air, and be planes!
[But, if you're looking, Iris actually... looks a bit sad. She's been thinking a lot, you see. She was even crying last night, to her Pokemon. So, yes, she does look a little tired. As does Swoobat.]

[overbite]

Iris! Hey!

[Jade, of course, couldn't pass up an opportunity for exploration. Ruins are just so much fun! And the moment she sees Iris how could you mistake that hair she runs towards her, letting the Doduo who brought her over go where it needs to.]

Hehehe, hi, Iris! Wow, isn't this exciting? All of these explorations and adventures and stuff... [But wait, something seems wrong. The other girl usually seems so much brighter than this. Jade's smile falls and immediately, she's concerned.] Hey, what's wrong?

Re: FIRST FLOOR

[emmet]

[Emmet, meanwhile, is also excited. He's changed out of his uniform, and is instead in a Ruin Maniac outfit (the Gen IV one). He didn't want to stain his uniform with all this sand.

However, unlike Iris, Emmet looks oddly calm... also oddly serious, even if he's still got a derpy smile on his face. (Oh, and his Joltik is now dressed up in a Zekrom outfit.) He's got a mission here, of discovery.]
If it is here... that is that. Yup.
[And now... he's approaching you.]
Do you think it is here? Do you think it is not?

[the-nth-power.livejournal.com]

[N looks up with a bit of a start, surprised to have the question addressed toward him. He's already a bit on edge, with his previous involvement with the subject of mysterious Stones...]

I... don't know. [He shoves his hands into his pockets to keep from fidgeting and averts his eyes from Emmet.] I cannot sense anything. [He glances to his side: Absol is walking dutifully at his heels, and Linoone is... rolling around in the sand with Zorua. Absol gives a little snort; can't they see how serious this is supposed to be?]

It seems the Pokemon have not noticed anything either. No. I don't believe it is here. At least, not on this floor. [A pause.] I think we would feel something, don't you?

introducing Dave!

[hipster-dave.livejournal.com]

[Yeah, all right, Dave has to admit that the choice of Doduo transports was a stroke of brilliance on the gym leaders' part. If he is going to be forced to attend an archaeological dig in a region he'd been teleported to from the other side of the world against his will, at least he got to fly there on top of a two-headed, wingless, physics-defying anomaly. And that was pretty cool.

That was his thought process from about Nuvema to Route 2, after which he returned to feeling very annoyed with his whole situation in general. He had been very busy collecting badges in Johto, thank you very much. I mean, Unova is great and all, but wait your turn, gosh. And he would never get over the fact that they FUCKING STOLE HIS TEAM. His kick-ass, bros-for-life Pokemon team, raised and trained since he started his own ~Pokemon Journey~ back in Sinnoh. STOLEN. And replaced with, the fucking irony of it -- #001 Bulbasaur. A fucking starter. Some kind of sick joke on the part of whatever evil crime syndicate was behind this mess -- oh, he's on to you Team Rocket or whoever the hell's stupid idea it was to kidnap DAVE: CHAMPION OF SINNOH AND INDIGO LEAGUES. And half of the Silver Conference League. Hey, he was working on it.

Anyway. Dave strolls casually around the base camp, taking occasional drags from his cigarette. He checks the time on his Xtransceiver every now and then and manages to look very bored amid all the hubbub. So these are the other chumps, huh? All the other sad folks who got sucked up by the Entralink. He gives a little unimpressed grunt and finds a wall to lean up against nonchalantly -- are you even supposed to touch the walls? He looks up at the ceiling, exhaling a puff of smoke. Whatever.

His cigarette spent, he flicks it to the ground and smothers it with the toe of his shoe. A quick glance around doesn't reveal anyone who seems to be in charge, so he just inclines his head towards the nearest person and addresses them.]

Hey, yo! Are we just supposed to poke around or what?

[united-mods.livejournal.com]

Well, hello, Dave, and welcome to Unova. Luckily, you caught the attention of one of the NPCs also assisting.
Good for you.
I guess.
Anyway, they come over - with a serious look, of course. This is serious times.
"The plans, as I've heard them, are to just try going down to the bottom. Last time somebody tried it, they were stopped on the fourth floor - but something about you guys fills Lenora with hope."
Oh, and the whole robot-things stirring and some of them were from here it seemed and something might have triggered.
That's also a reason.

[withmyfluffbat.livejournal.com]

[But you also get an Iris, looking over you. She hasn't seen you over the network before - and she watches that thing a lot (more then Emmet, even). She's still surrounded by her PokePals - she's not making a move to start working. She's got a bit of a bad feeling in her gut right now.]
...Did you just arrive in Unova?

[temporalbabble.livejournal.com]

[The nearest person happens to be the Doctor, who looks up from his close inspection of the opposite wall to offer a slight shrug.]
Well, I s'pose so! That is what exploring usually involves, yeah?

[He reaches into the pocket of his coat and retrieves... a pair of what appear to be 3D glasses. After he has them on, he returns to his examination of the wall.] Granted, this is more of an excavation than an exploration, given the letter that Lenora woman sent out... And she said what we were looking for would be at the lowest level of this place. So we are meant to get to the bottom of things-- Quite literally! [He looks up briefly to give another grin, then returns to the wall. The Kirlia at his heels rolls her eyes.]

But, really, I don't see the harm in poking around just a bit. Seem to be interesting enough things right where we are now!

Eridan's Intro~

[caligulatrainer.livejournal.com]

[At first Eridan was unsure as to whether or not it was a smart idea to come to Relic Castle, something about the entire arrangement sounded sketchy, or maybe he had just been looking too much into it. However, he quickly came to a agreeable revelation. With ruins came treasure, and those might consist of anything from precious metals to legendary weapons of the deadly kind, the latter of which he desperately sought. While he had not been successful in destroying all land dwellers on Alternia here he was in a new world and this had another chance to accomplish his goal.

The entire concept had also reminded him of his days of FLARP, also known as extreme roleplaying, which had awarded him with a vast amount of treasures and endless entertainment.

It was getting more enticing by the second and ultimately Eridan had ended up riding the bird provided to the ruins. At the moment the young troll stood triumphantly in front in the middle of the room, his posture that as if he had already accomplished something. He gazed at the wall, expecting to see clues that would indicate something like the entrance to a secret corridor or room. As he moved closer to examine the wall further he paid no mind to the other occupants of the room. They were his rivals and also served a small purpose in helping him achieve his goal.

His Pokemon Skyhorse, on the other hand, was in it's Pokeball which was clipped onto Eridan's scarf, the safest place it could be. Eridan had quickly realized that the Horsea didn't do too well on land and had deduced that it would be better for them if it was kept there unless needed, for simplicity's sake.

Crouching down to get a better look at something he muttered to himself.]

Nothing yet.

[noplaidshirt.livejournal.com]

[Wandering off from one's far more competent group is probably not the smartest thing to do when you're a very normal human being, but this is pretty much the coolest thing Paprika has ever done, so she's strolling about with a wriggling Darumaka in her arms when she catches sight of yet another horned, grey-skinned kid. Figuring that little aliens should probably want to stick together when they weren't busy pouncing on people or hunting birds, she calls out in the kid's general direction, waving a hand.]

Hey, hey! You one of Nepetron's friends?

Re: Eridan's Intro~

[emmet]

What are you looking for?
[Here, have an Emmet. Emmet himself knows this land better then the back of his hand, but he's gonna be playing dumb to this whole exploration. Seeing how others explore it.]

Re: Eridan's Intro~

[goateeshark.livejournal.com]

"Nyuck nyuck nyuck! How's it goin', bub?"

[Jabberjaw was a shark of few subtleties. Upon entering the Relic Castle (and placing the poor, exhausted Doduo back into it's Pokeball), he had ran into the castle as fast as his fins would take him.]

"Hey, pal, you smell like the ocean. Woo-woo! I never thought I'd see another guy from under the sea in a place like this!" [Jabberjaw gave a toothy smile] "I'm Jabberjaw, by the way. You should stick with me, Pal, I ain't a-scared a nothin'!"

omigosh eridaaaan let me love you

[arsenictrainer.livejournal.com]

[From day one, this whole ruins thing had sounded exciting. Ruins may not have exactly been Nepeta's thing—better to leave that kind of archaeological stuff to Aradia—but this just sounded too cool! In a way, all of these battles and treasure-hunting shenanigans reminded her of the FLARPing games her friends had played!

She had watched the Doduo who had brought her run off and immediately set to work at wandering with her two 'kittens' meandering behind her, completely entranced by the bustle and the atmosphere of the event. Nepeta, of course, has no idea what she's doing, but everything seems neat!

Something catches her attention as she's walking, though—a very familiar-looking scarf and cape juuust over there, belonging to someone crouching down to look at the walls. Waaait a minute...Hey, she knows that hipster!

So yeah, Eridan has always kind of given her the creeps, but Nepeta hasn't seen from back home since she got here! This is exciting! As quietly as she can, she starts to sneak up behind him, and then decides to throw away that whole 'element of surprise' thing when she starts narrating.] AC caaarefully sneaks up upon the unsuspecting Mister Ampurra, aaaand sheeee...pounces! [Although by 'pounces' she means 'springs forward and bats playfully at the other troll's scarf'. She's always wanted to do that!]

Re: FIRST FLOOR

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Estelle waved goodbye to the Doduo that carried her here and let out a small sigh. Narrowing her eyes, Estelle braved the bit of the sandstorm before finally entering the Relic Castle.

"Wooooow~" Estelle gasped, awestruck at the architecture. She remembered that some people were organizing this event too.

"Um, hello? Is anyone there?" Estelle called out, walking further into the structure, admiring the walls while she could.

[thomas-sinclair.livejournal.com]

Oh, there was that voice again. Thomas had been thoroughly engrossed in investigating the walls -- archaeology was very popular in his time, especially Egyptology, and this place was very Egyptian -- but at the sound of the voice, he turned to try and find where it had come from. Over by the entrance! He adjusted his cap and made his way through the small group of people milling about, spotting Estelle and putting on a genial grin.

"Good day, Miss Heurassein!" Ha, good show, old boy, you remembered her name. What was the first name? Stella... Edna... something like that. "Welcome to the expedition!"

[emmet]

...! It was her - Estelle! She seemed interesting, when Emmet had spoken with her - with a stride, he walked over and waved.
"Hiiii! Hi! Now I can see you in person! Yup!"

Re: FIRST FLOOR ALSO TOPH GET OVER HERE.

[sweetstrainer.livejournal.com]

Stocking coughed out sand frantically as Toph and her had braved the sandstorm to come out and entertain themselves.

"Uggggh, it's all over my clothes..." Stocking grimaced, patting the sand off her garments. "You look fine and dandy though, Earth Girl. Think you had some trouble walking over though," Stocking frowned at her partner, wondering if she was alright.

[tm26-earthquake.livejournal.com]

Toph snickered at Stocking's obvious discomfort with the sand. "Hold on a sec, Socks, I'll get that for ya!" She stomped the heel of her foot once, causing all the sand on her and Stocking to burst off and fall to the ground. She scratched her nose and grinned.

"Pfft, you kidding? That was an easy walk. There was no way I was getting on that weird bird thing. Plus, I've been getting really good at sand-bending." She paused, and took on a somewhat troubled look. Actually, the more time she spent here the more she noticed that her earthbending powers had been subdued. She shook her head and put on a grin again. "But, yeah, deserts! I'm used to them."

"So," she stepped further into the Relic Castle, her arms folded appraisingly. "This should be fun."

[pokeball-afro.livejournal.com]

[It is with great reluctance that Miror B. keeps his background music turned off as he haunts a distant corner of the main room. Not that he is the kind of person that can haunt effectively, he is much too colorful. Anyway, he is being as unobtrusive as he can possibly be -- even if that isn't saying much -- and quietly observing all the amateur archaeologists in the room.

Since Emmet had made it oh-so-clear that he didn't want his spotless reputation tarnished, Miror had generously decided to keep his distance from the Subway Boss during this thing. Well, to appear to keep his distance, anyway. Besides, he had a regular Team going, plenty of lackeys to hang out with, potentially sabotage expeditions with. You know.

He tilts his head, pulling down his shades a tad to better identify the faces of the people around him. Some of them he recognizes from the Xtransceiver network, some he doesn't. There are a few he is looking for in particular, and not just his underlings. People he knew to avoid, or people he intended to focus some particularly malicious sabotage on...

But, yes, lovely lackeys. He is supposed to meet up with Proto Man Resix here, and surely Demyx was around here somewhere... Oh, there are so many things to do! Miror grins and quietly hums a tune, tapping his foot on the sandy ground. He has a feeling this is going to go well.]

[adarkfuture.livejournal.com]

[Going well? Well, you probably didn't expect Dragonite. Dragonite has been around, yes - she's been bumping into the walls, exploring exactly what they're like.

That sort of stuff hurts. And that's made Dragonite even unhappier. She didn't even mean to approach this odd creature (because all humans are different species, apparently), but here she is, all up in your corner, looking you over. What is personal space.]

[bluesrhapsody.livejournal.com]

[Proto Man enters, whistles a few notes, and begins coughing uncontrollably. Lungs are new for him, and doesn't know a sandstorm is not necessarily something you want to breathe.]

Hey, boss. What's the battle plan?

In which Terezi begins to do things.

[skittlesenses.livejournal.com]

[Terezi hadn't exactly been up to much since her arrival in Unova; having been sidetracked in Nimbasa City for quite a long time (there was so much to smell! You know how it goes when one is new to the city experience), the prospect of exploring ruins had managed to catch her attention. It would be like her old FLARPing days, she had decided, and there was simply no way she would pass up the opportunity.

Unfortunately, she had failed to anticipate how difficult navigating the Relic Castle would prove to be. There was sand everywhere, and sand, for the most part, smelled and tasted the same throughout. She didn't have eyes to navigate with like most of the other people here, and the uniformity was greatly hindering her senses. Detective Creamsicles, her Charmander, seemed rather unimpressed by the whole ordeal and was making it very clear to his Trainer via constant whining that he was ready to get a move on.]

This is a delicate matter, Detective! [She reprimanded the small reptile;] We have to proceed carefully! Everything smells the same. My cane will only be so useful if I can't get around normally.

[arsenictrainer.livejournal.com]

[There is never enough wandering to be done, as far as Nepeta is concerned, and so she had continued prowling about long after seeing all there was to see on the first floor. The troll was just about to finally move along—her kittens were getting impatient and she, admittedly was getting bored—but then she caught sight of someone oddly familiar poking at the ground with a cane. Heeeyyy, wait a minute...]

AC sees the other troll down the corridor and silently tip-toes towards her, fully purrpared for a... [She crouches down and wiggles her butt in the air before springing forward and crying out.] ...furiendly pouncegreet! [And PSHOO, the kittytroll is flying at Terezi with proooobably just enough force to knock her over if she makes it, but friendliness is key in these pouncegreets!]

[emmet]

[...Hm. Another one of those grayskins? Emmet approached, looking over her with curiousity. And with a lack of personal space giving.]
Hello! Hi! I have not seen you before!