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Paved Roads Quest Catch-all! | OTA
Who: Emporio, You and maybe even some asshole ostrich (Anasui)
What: Paved Roads quest
When: Throughout May
Where: The city streets further towards the forest.
Warnings: Anasui being Anasui.
For a while, Heliolisk has been in charge of expanding the city streets further towards the forest, making transport of goods and services easier and overall expanding Bottlecap Bay. The project had been slow going but progressing well until about two months ago, when Heliolisk noticed that some of the streets have somehow diminished in length. The reason why remains unknown. Perhaps it was a quirk of the forest that the guilds didn't understand - 'Maybe the forest doesn't want to be expanded into?' - but that didn't explain why some of the roads closer to town were also disassembled, making patches in the road. Many other Pokemon also pointed out there are a number of cobblestone towers alongside the path wherever these patches are, obviously sourced from the road itself!
The mystery of why the roads are shortening is largely left to speculation in favour of actually solving the problem. Hence why the quest has appeared on the quest board again, this time from Polteageist: they need reliable Pokemon to help clear the roads of debris, flatten the dirt where it needs to be flattened and place the cobblestone back.
There are many roads to be fixed and you'll likely find Pokemon already there, regardless if you're doing a patch job or going all the way to the forest's edge to re-expand the paths. One of those Pokemon is a large Espathra, who only casts a half-glance at you before going back to what he was doing. He seems to be placing cobblestone in a very particular way...
...and according to the Cubone rounding up as many as possible for the job, that's entirely typical. He can't be sure if it's something he specifically did in their own world, mind you, but he's pretty sure he would have if possible. Emporio notably seems more concerned with just gathering stones to be available for Anasui to place. Perhaps it's a strength thing. Perhaps not? He's absolutely doing his part, but occasionally he'll watch someone else putting their stones down and then glance in Anasui's direction before wincing. As if he knows something.
And maybe he does, because after a good bit of work with their own team, Emporio will jump.
"...Anasui's gone!"
...It's probably fine, right? Best to just focus on your own work.
Although... if you are placing cobblestone down, you may notice Anasui behind you, pulling up the stones you JUST placed and swapping their places. What is up with that???
[[OOC - To account for how many are involved in Anasui and Emporio's team for Paved Roads, and the fact that the Mods saw fit to refer to him in the quest response over all, this is a thread-jack friendly open log! Specify if you want Anasui or Emporio most of all, but otherwise, there's no holds barred here. That said, if you do not want threadjacks, please note this in your tag in. That way it doesn't get too unwieldy for you.]]
What: Paved Roads quest
When: Throughout May
Where: The city streets further towards the forest.
Warnings: Anasui being Anasui.
For a while, Heliolisk has been in charge of expanding the city streets further towards the forest, making transport of goods and services easier and overall expanding Bottlecap Bay. The project had been slow going but progressing well until about two months ago, when Heliolisk noticed that some of the streets have somehow diminished in length. The reason why remains unknown. Perhaps it was a quirk of the forest that the guilds didn't understand - 'Maybe the forest doesn't want to be expanded into?' - but that didn't explain why some of the roads closer to town were also disassembled, making patches in the road. Many other Pokemon also pointed out there are a number of cobblestone towers alongside the path wherever these patches are, obviously sourced from the road itself!
The mystery of why the roads are shortening is largely left to speculation in favour of actually solving the problem. Hence why the quest has appeared on the quest board again, this time from Polteageist: they need reliable Pokemon to help clear the roads of debris, flatten the dirt where it needs to be flattened and place the cobblestone back.
There are many roads to be fixed and you'll likely find Pokemon already there, regardless if you're doing a patch job or going all the way to the forest's edge to re-expand the paths. One of those Pokemon is a large Espathra, who only casts a half-glance at you before going back to what he was doing. He seems to be placing cobblestone in a very particular way...
...and according to the Cubone rounding up as many as possible for the job, that's entirely typical. He can't be sure if it's something he specifically did in their own world, mind you, but he's pretty sure he would have if possible. Emporio notably seems more concerned with just gathering stones to be available for Anasui to place. Perhaps it's a strength thing. Perhaps not? He's absolutely doing his part, but occasionally he'll watch someone else putting their stones down and then glance in Anasui's direction before wincing. As if he knows something.
And maybe he does, because after a good bit of work with their own team, Emporio will jump.
"...Anasui's gone!"
...It's probably fine, right? Best to just focus on your own work.
Although... if you are placing cobblestone down, you may notice Anasui behind you, pulling up the stones you JUST placed and swapping their places. What is up with that???
[[OOC - To account for how many are involved in Anasui and Emporio's team for Paved Roads, and the fact that the Mods saw fit to refer to him in the quest response over all, this is a thread-jack friendly open log! Specify if you want Anasui or Emporio most of all, but otherwise, there's no holds barred here. That said, if you do not want threadjacks, please note this in your tag in. That way it doesn't get too unwieldy for you.]]
some pokemon will chase you away from hurting yourself, some will look at you like you're stupid,
[ In this house we maintain that the order of primary and secondary typing means something, ]
But also, sure. What is 'Ghost' to you? Sounds like there is a difference despite the similarities?
kgjfdkjhfdkjgh i loved that feature so much...
[Ahem, anyway.]
Oh. Well...maybe ghosts are real back home? I've never seen one. But in the absence of a real ghost, 'Ghost' is what I used to refer to the room and objects I was able to access with my Stand. They were 'memories'. Things locked in time. You could do...basically anything to it, but it would always return to that state of being.
And in the same way, they couldn't affect 'present time' either. So...a ghost knife wouldn't cut, for example. That's what I was talking about when I mentioned ghost fire- I had a ghost lighter that could create a spark, but since it was still just a memory, it didn't really burn. It just did a great job of playing the part.
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[ But anyway, that's Emporio's concept of ghost, is it. Fauxdino Emmet tilts his head in thought briefly, but folds his paws behind his back again as he nods in understanding. ]
Hmm. I see. It is static so cannot really effect change. A decommissioned line; cannot leave the station. Similar then but not quite the same. Chandelure's flames can and will burn the spirit if he wants. He has probably snacked on quite a significant amount of ours over the years actually.
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[And now she is a cyndaquil....]
But yeah, exactly that. It's completely separate from the actual idea of a spirit, [he observes, while nodding at the matter of Chandelure.] So it makes sense that everything else about it is different.
Uh...
[...It's honestly easy for him to forget that they were busy preparing a road for Anasui to pave.] Is...that okay, if your spirits were being eaten..?
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[ As Emmet himself will discover at a later point, he as a Zoroark can feed off of fear! So, you know. ]
But Chandelure is Ingo's beloved partner. He wouldn't do that to us. Little bits here and there, when allowed— it is replenished. Sustainable.
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[Spooky, he doesn't say.]
...So...the spirit is a renewable resource, is what you're saying.
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[ It's a very simplified way of putting it, but his point remains. ]
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I guess...
[He thinks of...the discs. Their importance back home.]
I guess I'm too used to the soul being something you can tear out completely.
[And well! What a way to put that!!]
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You can. Oversimplification, but there is a good reason many children are warned against ghosts. Like I said. Many are predators. Sailors will avoid Jellicent territory because of the stories for example. How every ship that travels through them is inevitably lost.
But in most cases it is more like, hm, blood? Incredibly vital. Do not want to be losing it, as a general rule. Lose too much, threshold of no return, sure. But it doesn't always have to be all or nothing.
[ Like blood, it can and does replenish if allowed. ]
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...I guess that makes it...a little better?
[He should maybe explain. ...Yeah, he'll explain.]
It technically wasn't the soul, but. There was someone in my old world who could basically just...tear that out. Thinking of souls more like blood feels a bit better than...that.
[He likes the idea of being able to get something like that back. Especially for people like Flowey, honestly.]
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A ghost-type could theoretically do that, yes. Maybe not literally torn out but a drain or feeding fast enough that it is effectively about the same. But the way you say it. It sounds all or nothing? Like flipping a switch. On or off, soul or no soul. No in between. Too easy.
That is verrrry concerning. I am Emmet. I can see why you would be worried.
[ Well, many people in general are worried by ghosts. Usually it is informed by just not understanding or being afraid of them, though. Which makes sense; Ghost can be a very strange type, and like many more dangerous Pokemon they verrrrry much have to be respected for what they are capable of. Still, this case is a little different. ]
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[He says that...
And pauses. And chills.
Because after all-] ...I hope, anyway.
[He looks over at where Anasui is still pecking away at the stones.
Anasui was dead once too, after all.]
....It's weirdly nice that it's something a lot of ghosts can theoretically do, though. ...Feels like that means most would learn to be more responsible about it.
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Well. Anyway. ]
If they have enough reason to. Pokemon are our partners where I come from but they still have to be respected. Especially the wild ones. Safety checks have to be conducted.
But yes, most do not typically go so far. Not under normal circumstances. Many of them prefer specific feelings and emotions, even.
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...Well, whatever the case, they are near a woods full of Ghost Pokemon.]
Huh...I guess I'll keep that in mind then.
...You really know a lot about Pokemon, [He can't help add as a compliment. He's absolutely said it before, but it bears repeating.]
...Thanks.
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We live alongside them. [ At least fifteen of them in the house, even. ] Riding the same lines, going down the same tracks together. Not knowing about them— would be very, verrrrry irresponsible.
So... if you ever have any questions. Just ask, okay? Will always be happy to help.
wrestles this thread into a completion box like `you boys have been talking abt this for months!!`
Not everyone with dangerous animals in their area- or house- would do that where I came from though. ...You're really responsible.
[High praise from Emporio really.
So, the boy nods.] Yeah. I'll make sure to ask. Thanks, Emmet.