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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.]]
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[She's never taken apart her own linkpearl but she thinks that must have tiny doodads in it that react to aether or...something...
Firoza Istus: can turn on the weird technology but could absolutely not tell you how it's supposed to work.]
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I'm not expecting any mechanical components. I expect to see in the pearls... some sort of pattern. If it's just Pokemon psychic powers then they should be able to use any pearl for communication, right? What about a calcium carbonate mixture instead? If it's a Pokemon ability then can any psychic type do that sort of thing? Could I do it? Would I have to use a pearl or do I need to find something else that resonates with my abilities like my feathers?
...
Of course, I've had to stop that line of questioning. Since apparently that sort of thinking is "dangerous". [For him exclusively, really.]
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Th-thanks for realizing that...
[Aaaa!!!]
I don't even think the grumpigs are where the pearls originally come from...I'm pretty sure I heard something about 'clamperls'?
[don't send that bird oyster shucking!!!]
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Hm. I suppose...pearls that come from oysters. Color or shape or the nacre thing don't really matter in that regard
[But where she's from people just use those pearls for jewelry and other crafter things. True, you synthesize it from the oyster, apparently, but that's still getting the pearl out of a living mollusk.
At Emporio, though, she nods.] I heard that too! So there must be a Pokemon with the same role as an oyster in this world. But perhaps they can just make and give their pearls, instead of the way I know how you get pearls. Pokemon seem to have a different sort of order to their nature in that way.
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[Actually, Firoza has a point. How do the Clamperl produce the pearls? And are they given away or traded or something else? Now he's considering going back to the Grumpig brothers and interrogating them about their pearl stash. Where are the goods coming from, pigs?]
Either of you ever seen a Clamperl?
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[As he muses on that, Emporio looks to Anasui. With the shake of his head, the cubone is forced to shrug.] The most I know is that they're water type... ...and apparently found somewhere deep in the bay.
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[Now if she were her normal self and had access to the Kojin's blessing, this wouldn't be an issue...]
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[Ominous...
With that, Anasui will grab his select stones and wander off. What a peculiar exchange...]
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[Emporio watches the other wander away, and slowly looks back to Firoza.]
D...
You don't think I should worry, right?
[Theoretically yes, he should be the one with the answer to that, but emotionally please reassure him oh no-]
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You know him better than I. Should I worry?
the comedy beats...exquisite...
Emporio thinks about it.
And stares off.
And turns back. He-]
I think...
...I think, I have a few days before I have to.
[Oh-] A- And you definitely shouldn't have to, at all!
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honestly the funniest possible way we could end this thread,
[He has no better defense!!]