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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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?

[caligulatrainer.livejournal.com]

[Eridan hadn't been making much progress at all as he had been looking along the wall, the only thing he really managed to accomplish was nearly tripping. Fuckin rocks all over the place. Because of this he was in a slightly bad mood when he was called out to.]

What? Can't a guy look at a wall without getting his fuckin nook busted every-

[It was only then he took into consideration what she had actually said. Kittycat shipper cave girl was here?]

The weird cat girl? I know her. [He huffed slightly as he admitted it.]

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[Despite not knowing much of anything about them on top of a total inability to pronounce their names, Paprika has to admit she finds these little alien kids pretty cool... That is, when they're not killing things. She trots over and deposits Nugget on the ground, who busies herself with rolling into a ball and looking very much like the food she's named after. Sizing the kid up, Paprika decides that she'll just refrain from mentioning that hipsters probably aren't any cooler on whatever planet he comes from than they are on Earth.]

She's probably around here somewhere, since they said everyone had to come... Is she, like, your sister or something?

[caligulatrainer.livejournal.com]

If you knew anything about us at all you'd realize that it's an insult to compare something like me with aristocratic blood to some cave dweller.

[Since she doesn't know any better, he'll let it pass. For now. As one of those silly human things he was certain she didn't know much about troll customs. But it was Karkat's stuff to inform the humans of that stuff, so Eridan won't bother, he had better things to do. And even if he dresses like a cross between a hipster and a super villain his wardrobe style is still awesome.]

[noplaidshirt.livejournal.com]

[She is just going to give him a nice, blank smile and pretend that she understands.]

Well, the cave-dwelling bit explains a lot. Does she always, y'know, attack stuff outta the blue?

[The Ducklett incident is still quite fresh in her mind, and it's a bit weird to see kids running around mauling things, really.]

[caligulatrainer.livejournal.com]

[Good, it's exactly that type of mindless agreeing that he thinks he should always get. Play your cards right and he might even think about sparing you when the time for exterminating all land dwellers comes.]

Seeing how she hunted down animals to kill and eat, yes.

[Oh, killing isn't really much of a big thing in their society, it's survival of the fittest and that stuff usually goes unpunished.]

[noplaidshirt.livejournal.com]

[Unfortunately for him, it's moreso the fact that she's not the brightest crayon in the box rather than subservience. She's having a bit of a culture shock right now.]

Dude, don't they have, like, grocery stores and stuff over on planet troll?

[Sport hunting she gets, sure. But preteens hunting with their bare hands?]

[caligulatrainer.livejournal.com]

[Culture shock, shyness, subservience, it's all the same. To him anyways. Now look what you did, he's feeling even more high and mighty due to the fact that he's having to explain these sorts of things to you. No wonder some other trolls liked talking with humans.]

Whatever that is, we don't have it. I've killed quite a lot of things myself. [Not with his hands, but rather with deadly weapons. Which probably isn't at all better all things considered.]

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~

[caligulatrainer.livejournal.com]

Something. [It was a short simple response. he was trying to concentrate here, what was with all the distractions? However, he wasn't any closer to solving this at all and still had a lot of wall to cover.]

Why? You think you know where it is? [The young troll crossed his arms over his chest, looking at the man expectantly.]

[emmet]

Something... that could be anything. But I know a lot about here!
Yup! So I am sure I know where it is! [He's got a derpy grin on his face, as he tries to read this man - this odd grey man. How curious!]

[caligulatrainer.livejournal.com]

[Eridan frowned and shook his head slightly. This was either extremely simple, or enjoyed talking in riddles. Humans sure are weird.] So do you have any idea of what might be at the bottom of this place?

[emmet]

...Yup. I do. [SUDDEN seriousness.] It could be a legendary - it could be Zekrom. Do you know of the legends of this world? Are you from here?

[caligulatrainer.livejournal.com]

A legendary? [His attention is perked, looks like this might be worth it.] I know of none of the legends from here, inform me.

[emmet]

There are many legends - but there is only one important to this castle which involves the legendaries.
[Emmet closes his eyes, relaxing. Ah, it was like a memory. Because it was.]
A long time ago, there were two brothers. Twins. Together with a powerful dragon, they founded this lands.

However, the two of them battled over what they wished to achieve with Unova. The younger one wanted the land to prosper under ideals, and the older wanted the land to live under the harsh truth of reality. With their followers, they began to fight. It was scary!

And their dragon? It split in two - the younger one got the black dragon of ideals, Zekrom! The older brother got the white dragon of truth, Reshiram! But as they'd come from the same dragon, they were evenly matched, and no winner was found!

Eventually, the two brothers called a truce, seeing that a good world needed both truth and ideals.
But their children started the war again! So, the two twins were forced to level the land, and vanish along with their Pokemon - forever! Yup! [Emmet, if you'd vanished forever, you wouldn't be here. But, he then re-opens his eyes, with his serious smile.]
This was one of their castles, during the beginnings of Unova. And one of the dragons might be sleeping here - I think it's Zekrom.
[...]
...Hearing this, do you want to try and catch it too?

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'!"

Re: Eridan's Intro~

[caligulatrainer.livejournal.com]

[Well now, this was certainly an unexpected twist. The shark before him was a seadweller like him, not of high rank or anything, just a shark. Eridan blinked a few times, unsure as to how he was even able to be out of water. Sure, the troll had gills too, but he could still be on land. he finally decided that the details didn't matter.

He raises a brow and shrugs, perhaps he would be the one who came to accept Eridan as being superior to everyone else in this room.] Yes, hello to you too. I'm Eridan.

[Though unsure of the last part, for now he was willing to go along with it.] And just what do you have that would be of use to me other than lack of fear?

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!]

eeeeee, hi! you're actually part of the reason i even decided to join as a Homestuck character

[caligulatrainer.livejournal.com]

[Luckily for Nepeta, Eridan was far too interested in... this wall of rock to even bother paying attention to his surroundings. Obviously, lack of surveillance of his surroundings is definitely not one of his shortcomings. By the time recognized the other person's voice it was too late to attempt to shield himself from a pounce.

Well, that wasn't really a pounce. And he might just be slightly disappointed that it was far from one of those tacklepounces he had seen her regularly give Equius.

He had gotten over his very embarrassing rejection from kittycat shipper cave girl a long time ago too. No really. But that's far from the main point. He's not a gosh darn hipster either, why do people keep saying that?]

Nepeta? [Eridan quickly tries to mask his surprise at seeing her here, instead focusing on removing his sole pokeball from his scarf to prevent Nepeta from accidentally knocking it off and having it fall into an unreachable hole in the ground. The scarf batting he doesn't mind much, he could definitely get used to it.]

Are you done yet?

aaaahh, really? oh gosh, i'm so glad ;v;

[arsenictrainer.livejournal.com]

Duh! Who else? [She takes a moment to look deeply thoughtful about his next question, and then she grins.] Nope! [The scarf-playing continues for just a little while longer before she finally stops rolling around on the ground and sits up, leaving the poor hipster accessory alone. It's okay, Eridan, you don't need to deny it.]

When did you get here, Eridan? Ooh, what kind of Pokémon did you get? [And now Nepeta has noticed the Pokéball that had been rescued from being senselessly beaten along with the scarf. Speaking of which, her Skitty has figured that this stripey dangly thing must be a cool toy since her trainer had been playing with it and has begun jumping up in an attempt to get to it. The woes of being tiny. Her trainer hasn't seemed to notice quite yet.]

yepp, i always feel awkward joining games with no other castmates ;w;

[caligulatrainer.livejournal.com]

Well since you are ki- [He pauses, remembering what Karkat had told him. Right, no calling kittycat shipper cave girl that, even if it exactly what she is. Got to play his cards right with this. Chances are he won't succeed.

As soon as his scarf is freed Eridan immediately brushed it, as though attempting to get dust off. Hey, it may be hipster but it's super trendy and goes well with his cape.]

I got here just yesterday. As for my Pokémon, I received one worthy of me. A Horsea. [Or at least he assumed that's what it was, that was all it seemed to be able to say. After a quick glance down Eridan had spotted the Pokémon Nepeta owned and almost immediately rolled his eyes. He's not surprised that she already had some sort of cat posse. Eridan also noticed the Skitty, which caused him to take his scarf and loop it around his neck again to keep it away from the prying paws of the felines present.]

well i am like half of our current cast because i'm jade too but yayyy i'm glad you joined ;u;

[arsenictrainer.livejournal.com]

[Nepeta offers that incomplete statement the most massively over-exaggerated eye rolling she can muster and then, noticing the shenanigans that a certain member of her 'cat posse' is causing, gently pulls Felicia away from the scarf and into her lap.]

Oh! I've been here for, like, ever. [By which she means 'a month and a half.' Close enough.] I've been the only troll, too! Ohh, a Horsea? Heehee, it sounds so cute! Horsea, Horsea, Horsea... [Ahh, horses. She misses horses. But back to that conversation—Nepeta reaches for her Luxio, who has just been walking around in circles near her, and drags him into her lap next to Felicia.] This is Leon! And then I got Felicia from an egg and I caught some funny flying thing a while ago.

well, that's perfectly fine. the more homestuck the funner it is! c:

[caligulatrainer.livejournal.com]

[Eridan is thankful for the gesture, but either way he's keeping his scarf up. He didn't need anyone getting it dirty and leaving fur all over it.]

Ever? Exactly how long is ever for you? [Unless you know, land dwellers unsurprisingly have worse time management skills.] That I'm not surprised at. And no, it's not cute, it's majestic. [Cute implies weakness, and even if his Pokemon is at a low level it won't be for long.]

Well, your choice in Pokemon is definitely surprising. [Sarcasm, sarcasm everywhere. And he had no doubt that she'd soon acquire all Pokemon that resembled cats to build up her cat posse.]

hooraaaay, homestuck everywhere 8D also the term 'cat posse' is all sorts of hilarious

[arsenictrainer.livejournal.com]

Ummm... [Nepeta pauses and tries to count the weeks on her fingers.] A little more than a month! Maybe a month and a half? I'm not pawsitive. But it's been so weird being the only troll here! All of the humans keep asking me questions, heehee. [And she can't say she hasn't been enjoying being the neighborhood alien and all of the attention that status brings.]

Right, right, majestic. [Another exaggerated eye-rolling. 'Horsea' is entirely too adorable of a name for her to just completely discard the idea of it being tiny and huggable.] Oh, yeah, about as surpurrising as your seahorse. Can I see just how majestic it is?