Mutato Krystallos: March Catch-All

[cedricthegreat]

Who: Cedric, Shoka, Kinger, and possibly others
What: Light Quests, plus potential one-on-one interactions as previously discussed
When: Throughout March
Where: Heavy Downmoor and around the city
Warnings: Cedric being mocked for his shiny fixation /shot  (Serious ones will be added later if necessary)

((See threads below!  Also, if we've discussed a thread between Cedric and your character, feel free to start it here!  Or you have an idea for a thread, PM his account or poke me on Plurk!))

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[telewarped]

[It doesn't take Shoka long to realize what Cedric's doing. At some point, noticing his insistence on staying high in the air, she thinks to call out:]

Hey, birdbrain.

[How do you expect to find rocks when you're that far from the ground? she's about to ask. Maybe he hopes to spot their sparkle from above (crows do have excellent eyesight, she knows), but she ultimately doesn't find out if that's the case or not, because he clearly either can't hear her or is choosing to ignore her.

With a sigh, she continues her search below. As a Mimikyu, her eyes are always close to the ground, and it's that trait that allows her to spot a promising glow half-hidden in the undergrowth.

She disappears under the bushes—and from Cedric's sight.]

[cedricthegreat]

[Her presumption is correct; even under low lighting, he's impressively good at picking up shiny glints in the grass. It's not good enough, however, to spot Mimikyu heads in the shrub, causing him to hover in flight as he stares at the bush where he last saw Shoka.

For a moment, he seriously considers moving on and pretending he didn't notice. Then he ponders trying to spot her rustling through the foliage from where he is but quickly deems that too unreliable.

He gives the most aggressive eyeroll that she cannot see, before dropping down to flap a little closer to the ground. Maybe, if he's lucky, she won't notice, and she can go on thinking he's still high above following her.

Except he's never that lucky and he knows it.]

[telewarped]

[As he descends, Cedric will hear Shoka before he sees her. There's a sudden, catlike hiss, followed by another—sharper, more monstrous. Moments later, two feline shapes come tumbling out of the brush: Shoka, with a bristling Meowth right on her tail.]

Wh—hey! Easy!

[Mee-ine! yowls the Meowth, hooking its claws into the edge of Shoka's disguise rag and making her wince. Thief! Thief!]

[cedricthegreat]

[The noise stops him dead in his tracks - or flight, that is - and he lets out an involuntary Astonish.

Sadly, the Meowth is a Normal type, and Ghost-type moves are super-effective against Shoka. Cedric realises immediately his mistake and is now silently praying the wave missed her and she doesn't flinch.]

Oops... I mean, stop! Claws off that hood, you pilfering purr machine!

[And he's already attempting to grab the hood-less feline with his talons.]

[telewarped]

[Of course, Cedric isn't quite so lucky. The Meowth has already torn at Shoka's disguise, leaving her with no defenses against the Astonish; judging by the sharp gasp she gives and the pulse of static that shudders across the visible parts of her shadowy form, it's a direct hit.

Fortunately, however, he does manage to catch the Meowth in his talons and pry it off of the reeling Mimikyu. With a yowl of alarm, it tries to twist around in his grip, swiping wildly with its claws.]