Day 10: Wherein Joat earns the ire of produce.
The next morning…
???: Umm… Hello?
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We should really install a sign. Or maybe plant some flowers in the shape of the word “Zephyrai.” That would be lovely.
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And yet, you feel we would be a good rescue team to call for backup. Either rescue teams around here are more sparse than I thought and thus we’re the only backup on paw at the time (which would admittedly explain Team Meanies’ fixation on us) or I am quite bewildered as to how Shiftry’s team gets hired for anything ever if we’re considered the next step up and they require an exorbitant fee.
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I know there have been a lot of disasters lately, I did not suspect “unusually calm weather” would be among them.
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Funnily enough, Cherithe is right, given Poochyena’s default expression on its sprite in this game looks rather determined. And/or angry. Adorably angry.
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Help us, Puppy-Wan.
Anyway, onward to town!
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I do believe that was quite evident, yes.
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“We hear all things.”
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I somehow doubt that would be good for team credibility.
Anyway, some errands around town later, let us gather our team!
Like a true superhero would.
Also, it’s a tree with glowy spots. Which is quite beautiful and cool. And also possibly like they host some alien parasitic goo or something.
Or maybe it’s not a tree? Huh. That said, the fact that you can climb a bit of the way up is a nice touch!
I think he’s going through giant magic sword withdrawal.
And that makes a full team of four! Too much for the quest itself, perhaps, but just enough for something I have been neglecting…
Oh, wow, that is a significantly expanded list.
I suppose we may as well go ahead and go with the water maze first, though we must be careful, because
Screenshot from Pulseman
…Really? I mean, the other missions, I understand, but is it even possible to recruit members from the dojo? Unless I am mistaken and it actually is, why do I need to have that slot open?
And so, removing Malchoir from active duty. Sure, Malchoir is cute, and “Water can destroy Pulseman,” but apparently everything can destroy Malchoir, so…
Ow.
I think Makuhita is trying desperately to keep a straight face, at this point.
I think she’ll be fine.
Tactically speaking, confusion on the enemy is advantageous, but it still does not mean that it is a tad annoying when the enemy will simply not hold still.
Oooof course.
Not the best place to move, Cherithe.
Also, again, of course.
Also, there are other water Pokémon you intend to use aside from Polywag, right game?
…Apparently not.
And without a single level up, actually.
Anyway, onward to the mission!
Then why are you standing so close to the edge?
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Didn’t we already accept? I mean, that’s why we’re here, right?
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Ah yes, I can see why this detail would have been so forgettable. And why you also evidently forgot to tell Shiftry’s team. And probably why Shiftry’s team hasn’t returned.
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Perhaps even a… Pocket Monster? *dodges tomato*
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If you don’t believe it, why did you bring it up?
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It seems consumption of one’s own pride gives one indigestion.
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Don’t worry. Cherithe is just being yellow-bellied. *leaps behind cover to avoid tomato hailstorm*
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This is absolutely adorable. I want my own Pika-cherithe.
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If I were Jumpluff, I would be able to call that bluff in a heartbeat. Yes, true, it is reasonable to assume that Joat and Cherithe had, if not the same breakfast, food from the same source, given they do their shopping together. However, given the phrasing and the abrupt nature of that line, she may as well have added a loud “HINT HINT” at the end of it.
For that matter, what do Pokémon eat, in the Mystery Dungeon continuity? I mean, I doubt any Pokémon eat other Pokémon in this version of the Pokémon universe, so… do they all subsist on berries, seeds, apples, and gummies, as the mechanics suggest?
It’s rather unfortunate that my two dialogue choices in this case are “be a complete coward” and “be incredibly dense.”
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I do hope Cherithe is whispering that line.
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The funny thing is, the original incarnation of Cherithe (the Pathfinder character) has, in her brief time in use before the game fell apart, slain a dragon and two demons without really batting an eye.
Mind, the original was armed with various science gadgets, along with a mix between dragon scale armor, chainmail, and a fancy ballroom dress, so…
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…I don’t know how much brains I expected anthropomorphized cottonweed to have, but I expected more than this.
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Well, that’s thankfully a shorter distance, this time. Even if we don’t have Malchoir’s sticky paws to help with making inventory management more of a nightmare restocking items.
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This may not be the water maze, but I think things are getting leeky in here. *dives for cover from the gum-seeking tomatoes*
Quite a nice find!
I’ll go ahead and equip it, since my offense is behind by an embarrassing amount.
And another one! This one shall go to Pulse.
…I so wish I had this when Cherithe was halfway across the floor from me and counting.
…
This is just too perfect.
Much as I would like to give a quip, considering this is not all that well-known, I suppose I should give an explanation, instead. My beloved, at the time the original version of this LP was made, was known as Red. For any who have read it, he is the one pictured in the image near the beginning of the Bunny Link to the Past LP. Though he is, nowadays, most often a kitty (roleplay-wise, not actually, obviously), he used to spend a fair while in bear form (and still occasionally does) and bears still hold a spot in his heart. It is from this form that an alternate nickname, Reddybear, was born.
Sorry, Pulse, but you’re getting removed from the main roster, it looks like. I need some time with my beloved.
His higher-offense-than-defense stats seem appropriate, for Red.
He also has an ability that is quite helpful and appreciated, but does make things a bit more complex. Which I suppose is also appropriate for Red, come to think on it.
That said, that low HP is concerning, considering that he’s lost forever if he falls before we leave the dungeon.
Tempting, considering it raises Special Attack, but the main one who would benefit from it is Cherithe, and she does not need the help, since whenever she breaks out the lightning, it tends to be a one-hit KO anyway. A Pecha Scarf seems more suited to her.
Huh. For once, an attack dealt more than minor redness and irritation to Cherithe.
And so, Reddybear’s tapestry of battle begins…
And another one…
Even if not very effective, I think this is the first time Cherithe used Thundershock and it was NOT a knockout.
…I think Reddybear got a bit overzealous.
*sigh*
Choice most definitely validated.
Right here, specifically? How do you know? On this floor, perhaps, but I do not think we have a map with a big red X anywhere in our inventory…
Ve’s playing peek-a-boo, apparently.
While shivering, but still.
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Speaking is a free action, but sadly, so is interrupting.
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“Oh yeah, the entire other half of our mission!”
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If someone is unconscious for any reason other than sleep, shouting to them is unlikely to work.
Then again, neither is a bucket of water, I imagine, but that doesn’t stop that from working in most media.
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Cherithe apparently already did, before.
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Is ve going to turn into a zombie?
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Dangit, Dumbledore!
???: Gyaoooooh!
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Oh no, anything but… it!
???: Move aside, you!
Good sir, if you would turn on the lights, that would help. Otherwise, I may have a hard time ensuring that “aside” does not translate to “right into you.”
???: He dared to disturb my sleep!
Oh geez, it’s Skarmory…
???: I have no mercy for meddlers! And that includes you!
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Then the lights turn off again and another Pokémon is gone, and then it repeats until it turns out the butler was the murderer.
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Why are you not just attacking us here? If ve doesn’t want to be disturbed, why is ve setting verself up to be disturbed again later on?
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Good thing we don’t have to worry about type disadvantages with our party, at least.
Mood whiplash!
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???: Did you say Zapdos?
“That’s the secret word!”
I’d give another joke about eavesdropping, but with them, I can see it a bit more, given we live at apparently the edge of town and they have good reason to be coming and going a lot.
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“My arch-nemesis…”
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From where, exactly? Nobody could see it, apparently. Did ve post it on Facepoké?
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If it’s normally riddled with potentially cloud-destroying winds, why did Zapdos feel that would be a good napping spot, again?
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Well, maybe if we get a really big cup and a whole lot of coffee…
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I hate to be a buzzkill, but… yeah, pretty much.
I mean, sure, it’s dangerous for them, too, but the difference is, they’re Gold Rank, and we’re… not.
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“We”?
Okay, I may be selling myself a bit short, at this point. I really have been feeling a fair bit more powerful since I got that second offensive move and thus didn’t have to use PP attacks so rarely. Still, though, that doesn’t change the fact that I’m kiiinda squishy.
I think the game is confusing “fear” with “cowardice.” A common mistake, really. Personally, in this situation, I would like to think I would step up to the task. But I’d be terrified while doing it. And the rest of the missions, for that matter.
Did I mention I don’t like pain? Because… I don’t like pain. Pain hurts.
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Honestly, I don’t think I recall being hit by any electric-type moves. I got decimated with a green onion stalk, though! Is that close enough?
Don’t worry! I have rocks!
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At 1’ length, that’s about all I would qualify as.
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Just… maybe a slightly lower rank.
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“Maybe not brains, but…”
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I’ll go get my finest rocks!
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Now that sounds like the Pathfinder Cherithe I know!
Except… wait. Weren’t you cowering earlier, when there was only maybe a monster? Yet now that you know there is, you’re all gung-ho?
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YEEEEAH!