explosivecombat: (We'll make it beautiful!)
Solf J Kimblee ([personal profile] explosivecombat) wrote2012-07-10 10:03 pm

014. [Anonymous Text/Video/Action for Goldenrod City] - ROCKET PLOT

[ANONYMOUS TEXT]

[Unlike the other anonymous messages that this particular 'Gear tends to send out, there are no images attached to this one. Nor are there any particularly threatening messages - in fact, the message attached isn't threatening at all! Really, unless you're keeping very close track of who's sending what, you wouldn't think it was coming from the same source.]

i understand that there are a lot of you who were disappointed last week - something about how there were no fireworks on the fourth??? and there was something else called tanabata that not everyone may have heard of. i'm glad that people are spreading the word about things like that - celebrating culture is important!

and because it's important, a few of my friends and i have arranged a surprise for you! most people seem to be in goldenrod city, so we'll do it there - meet us in the square in front of the department store at sundown tonight. we want to make johto a special place for you, and to make you feel welcome here - i hope the later date isn't too disappointing!

if you can't be there, don't worry! i'll broadcast the fun for you over the network; it'll be great!


[Well. Uh. While it's completely anonymous and therefore less embarrassing than it could have been...Kimblee is typing like a hyperactive teenager. This can't possibly bode well. At all.]


[ACTION/VIDEO - GOLDENROD DEPT. STORE, SUNDOWN]

[And just as promised, after the sun goes down and there are a fair few people in the square - some NPCs, some not - there will be fireworks.

They aren't exactly high-grade, so the display isn't too impressive at first - a few pretty colors, maybe, but nothing terribly elaborate. Clearly whatever hyperactive teenager sent the message to the network will get a YOU TRIED........ Award, but it's nothing to write home about.

...and then other displays begin enhancing the explosions.

It's a bit difficult to pinpoint exactly where they're coming from, as there seems to be at least three Pokémon contributing to them - and the bolts of electricity must be coming from a Pokémon, they're unmistakably attacks like Spark - but the electricity seems timed to enhance the blasts put out by the fireworks, causing far larger explosions, shocks of electrical energy dancing between the trails of embers raining down from the sky.

Rather pretty, all things considered - it's gone from the work of an amateur into something far more advanced. Probably someone who knows what they're doing.

And while everyone's attention is trained skyward, that's when things start to go wrong.

It's a very planned-out sort of wrong; a calculated sort of wrong. A "something is firing Zap Cannon directly into the crowd" sort of wrong.

Whatever it is, it doesn't seem to be aimed properly; Lock-On is clearly not being used. However, it's difficult to say what on earth is being aimed at in the first place; those who are quick enough to not get fried (easier than it sounds, given the lack of aim here) and analytical enough to notice patterns will realize shortly that there is none, though the attacks do seem to be coming from one particular direction - the assailant is situated on the rooftop of the Goldenrod Department Store. Certainly, making your way up there will ensure that you find one of your attackers.

However, there are secondary attacks that seem to be following the Zap Cannons - smaller attacks, Spark and occasionally Thunderbolt, though that latter one seems to be a bit more infrequent - and those seem far more directly-aimed, trying to take out individual targets rather than shooting into the crowd at random. These are coming from another rooftop a short distance away - one of the nondescript, privately-run shops that aren't directly affiliated with the Department Store itself. Entering that shop will find the shopkeepers knocked out, so it's clearly neither of them doing anything - so who else is up there?

Should you be in Goldenrod City and wanting to investigate the electrically-based mayhem, pick your path - either the Department Store, where you'll find the individual with the ridiculously powerful attacks and no sense of aim, or the nondescript shop, with the weaker attacks but some sort of strategy.

And for those not in Goldenrod City? The fireworks were definitely filmed for you. And after a sudden burst of jittercam veering off into the crowd? So was the attack on the civilians, until the feed suddenly snaps off mid-attack. Should you try to respond to this particular signal, responses will come a couple of hours later.

Enjoy.]



[OOC]

[HELLO, ROUTE. Kimblee is one of the Rockets that submitted himself as a human guinea pig for the sake of gaining stupid amounts of elemental powers! Of course, there's no way he's doing this entirely on his own - he has some...help, shall we say - but even so, he's having himself a pretty good time tonight.

Should you choose [action], regardless of which path is taken - the larger threat overall or the one that's actually strategizing - I'll be engaging you; feel free to mingle among yourselves as well, if you see fit to do so!]
king_of_flames: (EVERYTHING IS OVER)

[Video]

[personal profile] king_of_flames 2012-07-11 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
DAMMIT! Whoever the hell is broadcasting this, show yourself! NOW!
king_of_flames: (Serious Business)

[text]

[personal profile] king_of_flames 2012-07-11 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
No, but it was worth a shot. Sounds like I'll have to come down there and find you myself.

ACTION

[personal profile] papshooshing 2012-07-11 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
[ at first he's just kind of shaken. mostly because he's at the Center and welp. W E L P.

it sure gets him outside and towards the Department Store. just... kind of staring.

like this. ]
determinator: (♛ Come on)

[ACTION]

[personal profile] determinator 2012-07-11 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Archer and Kimblee haven't been in contact for hours. To be honest, he wasn't particularly worried despite the fact that Kimblee was tested on as well. Perhaps he should have been more cautious - but that's neither here nor there. Archer's powers manifested a few hours after the initial testing with limited side effects. He has occasional headaches, but with the power he's developed, that's a small price to pay. He's not sure what power Kimblee has received and not sure just what to expect from him. But of course he'll show up, he always does.]

[...Needless to say, the fireworks draw Archer's attention immediately. Goldenrod City is full of all sorts of different people, it's entirely possible that someone else is behind them. It's the Zap Cannon attack fired into the crowd that answers his question. It has to be Kimblee. Archer hasn't seen anyone else use that move in battle.]

[The first order of business is to scope out the area. Archer's new Psychic powers make that far easier than it would have been otherwise, but he still has Alekhine with him to help. He doesn't recognize anyone at first, but Alekhine seems to. They communicate silently and it doesn't take long for Archer to realize that Kimblee's Pokémon are indeed firing off attacks into the crowd; they're on the roof of the department store. That's great, but Kimblee's not up there. Archer's limited powers don't allow him to search any further than that, but Alekhine pinpoints Kimblee's location easily enough. The Pokémon moves to teleport them, but Archer stalls him with a hand. No, he's going to try this thing.]

[...Hey, Kimblee, you might want to watch out. Archer manages the teleport perfectly fine, but he ends up a bit too far up. Alekhine grabs his trainer and teleports them both to safety before they can land on Kimblee, but it's a very close call.]


Kimblee! What the hell are you doing?

[Apparently Archer isn't fazed by nearly falling several feet onto you.]
enjoymyatelier: WHAT IN THE GOOD LORD'S NAME WAS THAT (JESUS MARY AND JOSEPH)

[action]

[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2012-07-11 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
[REALLY?

REALLY?

HE JUST ARRIVES IN GOLDENROD TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING RESEMBLING SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT AT THE DEPARTMENT STORE AND THIS HAPPENS?

he has never had such bad luck until he came here, this place is awful, and he is cheesed enough to go show whose responsible this what for.

Without much fanfare he sends out his Quagsire in an attempt to completely block attacks and/or prevent explosions and heads straight for the Department Store.

...this is going to go incredibly well]
shadowdive: (shhhhhhit)

ACTION THREE WAY YEAHH

[personal profile] shadowdive 2012-07-11 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
[Following Karkat out and staring at all the destruction, Vanitas snaps out of his staring quickly. Snapping his fingers in front of his friends face a few times, he drags him off to the side so they aren't just standing in the street like sitting ducks.]
impulsives: (Shinn | Flipping Out)

[action]

[personal profile] impulsives 2012-07-11 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
...Tch...!

[The hell's going on here!? Much as he'd like to rush in to save pretty much everyone he can, he's going to wait a little while longer, getting civilians out of the way, as well as sending out his Pikachu to investigate the electric currents of the area. His Pidgeot, while high-leveled, wouldn't be much use in this situation.]

Luna! Get a trace on these attacks, now!
Edited 2012-07-11 02:43 (UTC)
king_of_flames: (Serious Business)

[Text]

[personal profile] king_of_flames 2012-07-11 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
I don't doubt it. But you'll find I'm a cut above the common man.
determinator: (♕ Another protester has crossed the line)

[ACTION]

[personal profile] determinator 2012-07-11 03:00 am (UTC)(link)
[This isn't the first time Archer has seen Kimblee like this. He's worked himself up into quite the state, but it's not permanent. He'll be fine with a little rest. The power must have gotten to him. It's understandable, of course - Archer certainly would have been blasting everything in sight had he been capable of it. Unfortunately, his powers were better suited for teleporting and sensing people. At least this way one of them was sane.]

Yes, yes, but you need to get inside, Kimblee.

[He reaches out to touch the alchemist, pressing a hand to his shoulder, only to draw back sharply with a hiss. Static electricity. It doesn't really hurt, it's just surprising.]

Come on. I know you're having fun, but if you say out here you're going to be caught.

[It doesn't matter that Kimblee has a mask on. Destruction like this will make him an easy target. They need to lie low in the base for a little while.]

Action

[personal profile] papshooshing 2012-07-11 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ Karkat snaps out of it the moment Vanitas grabs for him. really it's best to get out of the way, isn't it? shame that it doesn't really seem like they're going to be allowed to leave. now that Karkat is out of his staring funk he's ready to go. Karkat doesn't have any real ground types at the moment, but the next best thing will have to do.

he reaches for a pokeball and tosses. his Haxorus can withstand electric attacks. it'll have to do for the time being. totally ready now. ]
shadowdive: (ready to rumble)

Action

[personal profile] shadowdive 2012-07-11 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
[Curling his lip at the snap of electricity hitting the pavement behind them, Vanitas doesn't hesitate in grabbing two of his Pokeballs, releasing the monsters inside.

The Blitzle appears first, snorting and stomping her hooves, before tipping her head up; with the ability Lightningrod, she'll be the preventive measure for getting zapped. The second was a Mightyena, who gets pointed straight for the department store.
]

Get up there and distract. Dodge everything, don't attack, just be obnoxious. Scary face and sand attack. [The Pokemon nods and is off, where the zebra sticks close to her trainer. Vanitas is reaching for a third pokeball now, but not releasing it just yet.]

Looks like we've gone and attracted the wrong attention, huh?
ortion: (❀ ...unsure)

[video/private]

[personal profile] ortion 2012-07-11 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
[... Well.

Dist watches the event very intently. Considering what's been going on in the Rocket labs as of late, he's pretty sure this isn't just some freak Pokemon attack. He doesn't know who this is, but since he helped administer the power-inducing radiation, he knows only a select few Rockets were given the power of electricity.

And wow, they sure didn't waste time either. But he can't say he's not impressed, because he is. The ability for humans to manipulate elements was common in his world, but definitely not here. Seeing the higher-up's project actually work is impressive. He'll definitely be jotting this development down.

That said, a slow clap for you, mystery person.]


You certainly took the suggestion to go out and play to heart.
enjoymyatelier: have fun storming the castle, kayneth (a totally honorable mage duel)

[action]

[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2012-07-11 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
[his team is pretty great, okay

and speaking of which, yeah, it is. unfortunately, its secondary typing is ground... so the quagsire is just going to pause for a moment after taking the full force of the attack and then give a slight shrug.

....really, even though Quagsire is kind of loopy Kayneth has never regretted this catch]


Hah. I was almost expecting this to be difficult.

[AND SO HE CONTINUES, MAKING HIS WAY TO THE DEPARTMENT STORE'S DOORS]
determinator: (♕ The ones who died without a name)

[ACTION]

[personal profile] determinator 2012-07-11 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
No.

[Archer's voice is controlled and quiet, but it's clear he's not pleased with this situation at all.]

We've come too far, Kimblee. I won't let a simple error take us down now. You'll have plenty of time to test and practice your power. You'll be able to use it. Don't worry.

[He reaches out to touch Kimblee again, not flinching away from the shock this time.]

Come on.

Action

[personal profile] papshooshing 2012-07-11 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
The fuckface doesn't know what he's in for.

[ meanwhile Karkat is really wishing he had his own Mightyena for this round. alas...

he gives a low whistle and points to Vanitas' pooch. obediently, Will takes off to help the other Pokémon with Dragon Pulse. Karkat's next course of action is to throw out Alex, his Growlithe. pointing to that Gardevoir. ]


Use Crunch!

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