soulping | DRAGONS

DRAGONS

[You find yourselves in a very shiny, very sophisticated-looking room, all glass, porcelain, and silver panelling inlaid with a winding pattern of roses. In the middle is a pedestal, with two items resting atop of it: a red and white ball, and a glass console.

To your left is a wooden closet. Opposite the entrance, and up a short flight of stairs, is a door fashioned delicately carved wood.

You hear Nyssa’s voice:]

Would you like to be the very best, my doves? The best there ever was? I’d like to say that catching them is your real test, but, alas, I’ve taken care of that little detail for you. As for who—or should I say, what?—they are … why, you need only throw the ball to find out!

Your first task will be to meet them, name them, and spend money to equip and augment them for the battles to come. … You may also, if you wish, outfit yourselves for the occasion! Bonus points will be awarded to the two best-dressed teams.

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[Looking at the options...]

PP is going to be a majorly limiting factor here. [NODNOD.]

We need Shield and Confuse Ray... and I'd say probably Poison Needle. It's the best bang for our buck as far as power goes. That's 400 points, so we can spend 300 on more PP, giving us 60. With 100 more for Cry Louder, that's enough to attack for... [Counting on his fingers...] Shield, confuse ray, poison needle... 40... then four cry louders makes 60. Seven turns, and over that we'll have a good chance of dealing with them.

A-and we can spend the last 200 on a pair of Red Berries to restore 5 each, making us have nine total turns of attacks.

[GRUMPY THAT THEIR PUPPY TURNED ITS BACK ON HIM]

So your strategy is hitting'em with status effect after status effect? Sounds pretty dirty.

I like it.

It's not just that--we're protecting ours from status effects too. We can't be the only ones to think of this.

[he nods]

Probably not.

. . . what d'you wanna call it, anyway? I'm not sure it likes me very much.

Well, it sounded like it said 'growlithe,' so maybe Growly?

I dunno, that seems pretty generic.

...Well then...

Why not Cerberus?

[. . . hm!]

I like it. We can run it past everyone and see what they think, too.

Right.

[In the meanwhile the puppy is saying no to my plan. Vetoed is living up to his name.]

. . . [why is the puppy saying no. what's wrong with our plan]

Eh. . .?

...I don't think Cerberus likes the plan much. A-and since it's her doing the fighting... well... y'know.

[. . . frowns]

Lemme talk to it.

[there's something really weird about this dog]

Re: DISCUSS

fuhrinkaed - 2015-01-03 05:32 (UTC) - Expand

[ ... eavesdropping ... ]

[ the most unimpressed, "are you for real" eavesdropping ]

[WHAT]

[it's not bad to play dirty in a harmless competition!1]

...Do you like the plan? Keeping you safe, and going all out to win.

Um. Blink once for yes, twice for no?

[ very aggressively blinks twice ]

[Sigh.]

Then, what do you want to do. [IF THERE IS A WAY TO DO IT HE IS GOING TO LIKE. PUT THE OPTIONS IN A PLACE WHERE SHE CAN GET TO THEM.]

I mean, you're the one who's really going to be doing the hard part. All I can do is strategize... y-y'know?

[yep. bossed around by a puppy.]

[ YOU COULD ALWAYS TRY PICKING HER UP ]

[ or you could, but it's backing up right now ... ]

[ AND THEN TRYING TO MAKE A FLYING LEAP ONTO THE PEDESTAL ]

[WELL OKAY THEN.] Go ahead and point out the stuff you're okay with.

[ lifts her paw ...

... her paw is too big to point at anything in particular :(

LOOKS AT HER PAW LIKE IT GREATLY OFFENDED HER ]

[...]

Okay. One for yes two for no again. Through the list.

[POINTING AT EACH ONE IN TURN TO SEE WHICH ONES SHES OKAY WITH. ALL OF THEM.]

[ Confuse Ray, Sleep, Charm, Rally, and Poison Needle all get VERY INTENSE NO blinks, and huffy barks for good measure ]

[ if he pays attention to its "discussion" with Ed, it's pretty much vetoing everything involving status effects. ]

Growlithe! Grrrrowl ...

[ Jumps off the pedestal, nose in the air. ]