FLIGHT AND FREEZE

[heartonachain]

Who: Kris, Umemiya, Archnemon, Shoka, Bigby, Siffrin (SA), Kinger, Sanji, Need, Ren, Akechi, Anasui, Emporio, Ingo, Emmet... and Noelle!!
What: Move over Team Intimidate, there's a cooler Pokemon that needs saving.
When: Early October
Where: All over
Warnings: Will update as needed!!

Noelle has vanished while recovering at the clinic and nobody can find her! She may have run away while having a mental health crisis. Please, bring her back safely!

Mightyena doesn't know where Noelle went, just that she was still in recovery when she vanished. She thought Noelle couldn't have gone far in her condition... but if that's the case, why hasn't she been found yet?

[ QUEST START ]

After a tense day of discussion, organizing and planning, Kris and Ingo gather the volunteers at the outskirts of Bottlecap Bay. Supplies are handed out, groups are chosen, and everyone is given a quick debriefing on the plan: start close to home, then work their way further out as they narrow down her location. Some groups should hang back, ready to set out once a fresh lead is established—the pearls are perfect for this, so everyone should keep their own handy. Spreading out too wide will only make things difficult once they find her trail, so it's important that everyone stays on task.

Once everyone's roles have been assigned, it's time to set out. It's going to be a long, long day.

BEFORE THE SEARCH
TEAM A | TEAM B
TEAM C | TEAM D
TEAM E

Comments

[fromsprouts]

At this point, the choice whether or not this becomes another fight is in your hands. If it'll make you feel better, I'll take you on. I'm not scared of that. But that doesn't have to be how this goes.

There's a clinic in Bottlecap Bay, that'd tend to the worst of your wounded, if you asked. And we're not here because we want to trespass on your territory. We're just here for our mission.

[He speaks calmly, but that's fighting an uphill battle against the swirling emotions around him. It hurts.]

[heartonachain]

[Feels like talking in circles... they glance over at Umemiya. Even if they can't see him, they can hear the strain creeping into his voice. The vibes must be pretty bad. No telling how bad Hatenna is doing right now, either. They shouldn't let this drag on for too long.

The question is, how can they convince these crabby monsters to listen?]

... if we don't know where she went, guess we'll have to search the whole area. Might take awhile. Might even have to call in more backup. You guys will have to clear out for awhile.

[Which instantly gets an angry clatter of snapping claws and frothing bubbles. A full-scale search, through their home! Their nests! The audacity!! Even the weaklings in the back look like they're ready to riot.

Kris just looks to the side wistfully.] If only we had some sort of lead... we could just leave, and not come back...

[wovensecrets]

[ There's another pause, a low rumbling through the crowd of murmurs, some ready to take up a fight right then - when finally, a different Crawdaunt approaches from the back of the assorted Corphish, stands menacingly in front next to the leader, but then the pair turn and skitter a distance away, while others keep up the clicking to try and drown out just what's being discussed.

Fight them or not? The fact that they hadn't started anything themselves and had assisted definitely weighed in the balance, but that was still healthy paranoia in the area. Their typing might stand more of an advantage overall, but maybe they would be better suited by having them just leave so they could regroup? They'd have to deal with the other outsiders in the Outpost some day anyway.

Finally the Crawdaunt turn back to the group. A few of the smaller, feisty pokemon quickly rearrange themselves into the defensive line, but don't move further. Instead, they all seem to be looking northward...

"Fine. It was this way... but no funny business."


... Hatenna will just be over here just trying to get through the mire that is this headache, don't mind her. ]

[fromsprouts]

No funny business. I promise.

[A pause as he gives Hatenna a bit of a wry look. Yeah, he feels it, too. Honestly, they're probably dealing with some emotional harmonics between the two of them that isn't helping.]

You want to ride instead of walking? I can carry you, if you need to rest.