[SEASON 2] The Stalkers RPG - Main Action and Team Status [ENDED... FOR NOW]

[Caite-chan]

I stumble back rubbing my face trying to make the pain go away. I felt the touch of another and after a few more minutes I blinked a couple of times.

"I thank you for the aid. It happened so fast it's a bit of a blur right now. If I can return the favor in some way....let me know."

I go to leave only to stop and look back.

"Sitting still isn't best so I'm off to search more if you'd like to come along..."

Search: (72) Electrical Substation (Abandoned)

[Scytherwolf]

Guess I'll do an interview this time around. I'll ask Jerome the Scizor if he knows about anything strange going on.

[Morzone]

Alright, let's do some talking.

I'll interview 121 Nairek the Maractus, I don't think I'll mention philter directly though, just to be safe.

[Chibi Altaria]

Hmm, I'll go ahead and interview 63. Rabukan the Druddigon. Maybe I can pick up some new information.

[SassySnivy]

I'll go interview Mirad the Drapion and ask them about the weird artifact things they supposedly found, according to another Pokemon whose name currently escapes me

[Pokemon Trainer Sarah]

I'll repair the Locked container {Broken Desk Drawer: <Repair> / <Lockpick>} at the
(77) Starwatcher Skyscraper (Abandoned), (77h) Floors 71-80

[Shieldbearer]

Now, I don't need to learn how to protect people... But 38. Orein the Escavalier seems like an interesting fellow. Might as well hit him up, have a slight chat. The intimidation, if there is any, could potentially make me seem more capable, too.
EDIT, while I can: Guess I could ask him to point me in the way of what might need protecting. Especially with those pointy lances, eh?

[Neo Emolga]

Excuse me, Dominique? Can I get a moment of your time, please?


I won't mince words, here - I know what happened with your friend Rosco, and you have my deepest condolences. Rest assured, I won't tell anyone what you witnessed, but I need to hear it from you - what happened that night? Can you please tell me about Rosco's last words, last moments? I'm so sorry to drag up the bad memories again, but you could be helping the whole city with this information.

Interview 58. Dominique the Archeops.

Interview Rapport: VERY POSITIVE, MODEST
+1 Shared type (Flying)
+1 Shared evolution stage
Modesty +1 Weak to Rock

You find Dominique at her home on Floor 8 of Dakin Apartment Towers. You can tell that she is not well off, given her location in this low-income apartment building that has seen better days. When you introduce yourself and she invites you in, you take a look around her apartment, which looks quaint, humble, and kempt.

She takes a seat on her couch, and you awkwardly sit down beside her. Her couch was clearly not designed for a Togekiss.

"Th-thanks for coming," she utters, avoiding eye contact with you. She begins to fidget as she stares at her fingers. As you begin to ask her about the incident around a week ago involving Rusco, her murdered friend, you see her eyes welling up with tears. She binds them shut and shakes her head, trying to remove the gruesome and traumatising images from her head. "H-he...he was going to surprise me... I d-didn't know he was going to come, but..." She bursts into tears, and you're unsure how exactly to console her. You elect to place a careful wing on her shoulder, which sits among her shaggy mustard feathers. She looks you in the eye, subtly grateful for the support.

"He was my best friend... So loyal, so caring, and, just...the opposite of the Primeape stereotype. He never got angry... He knew I was working a long shift and he just wanted to cheer me up." She sniffs, snagging a tissue from the tissue box by her side. Judging by the mass of used tissues around the apartment, you guess that she hasn't stopped shedding tears since the incident. "I haven't been able to go back to work since... I just think of him."

Dominique shoves her scaly face into your wing, and although you can feel it dampening with her continuous stream of tears, you know that this is necessary to get the information you're after. That and clearly this Pokémon needs some compassion right now. It was obviously the right decision to approach her with modesty on your side.

After a few minutes of crying and subsequent silence, Dominique gathers herself and apologises for inconveniencing you. She begins to wipe your wing with a tissue, then gives up after a few strokes. "I'm so sorry..." She trails off, then becomes slightly hardened. "He said...he said a Maractus did it to him." She angles her head so that she's looking you in the eyes again. "The only Maractus I know is Nairek... She can be nasty, but...she's a Stalker?" She rocks her head slowly in tired disbelief. "I would never doubt his words. There's no doubt that he saw a Maractus."

She stands up, putting some distance between the both of you. She trudges over to her sink and gets herself some water, her mind too busy to offer you one. She turns around, scratching at the cup absently. "Emissaries can't get killed like us, right? ...Then please investigate this for me. For Rusco." She writes you a piece of paper and hands it to you. The note reads, Nairek's home: Summer's Moon Condominiums, Floor 30. You guess that she did some digging of her own before you came.

Just as you think she's about to ask you to leave, she walks over to a glass cabinet, where you can see a few of her possessions. It seems to be a metallic frame, but it's unusual in nature. As Dominique brings it to you, you can see it seems to be made of some very brilliant metal that almost looks like platinum but has a kind of illumination to it.

"I... found this the other day... at work," Dominique tells you. "I thought it was part of a laminating machine but... it's not. It feels so... comforting to hold. I don't know what it is, but I can't do anything with it. Maybe... maybe it's better if I give it to you. It doesn't help anyone in my closet, but maybe... you can find out what it's really for."

She places the framework before you, and you accept it.

Item [Divinity Relic Frame] has been added to the Team Inventory.

"I hope you find out what that's supposed to be," Dominique tells you. "I would be glad if it helped you in some way. It would... make some of this pain go away..."

Velo the Togekiss (M: Fairy/Flying)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Science | Learned Abilities: Escort/Protect
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

I ask 101. Mas the Plusle about the events of the previous night, and any other useful info s/he might know

Interview Rapport: POSITIVE
+1 Shared type (Electric)

Mas is exiting her workplace at the Platinum Tower Skyscraper when you bump into her, causing her to glower at you aggressively. She almost drops what she's holding, which you immediately take note of: some kind of battery.

"Watch your step, Pikachu!" she hisses, trying to push past you. However, she stops when you explain who you are and why you've come to her. She looks at you like you're crazy and sneers. "Seriously? I'm busy right now. I'm in the middle of finding a story for my paper, and frankly I don't want to be anywhere near that Mew-forsaken building right now. I'm so sick of this Stalker freak show. That thing I saw on Floor thirty-one probably belongs to them... Gross." She realises that she's been rambling, so she renews her glare and pushes past you.

As she's walking away, she drops the battery on the ground, but doesn't notice. You pick it up and shout her name, to which she only seems more displeased.

"Leave me alone, creep! How the heck do you know my name?!" she breaks into a sprint on all-fours, and you stop chasing her, figuring it mustn't be that important to her if she's willing to leave it in the paws of a stranger. You shrug, electing to take it with you. Perhaps it'll be useful for something.

Item [Cell Battery] was added to the Team Inventory.

Lita the Pikachu (S: Electric)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Security | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

Time to infooooo

Interview 41 Sharly the Whimsicott

Interview Rapport: VERY POSITIVE
+1 Shared evolution stage
+1 Shared Pokémon type (Fairy)

You find Sharley the Whimsicott at her estate, which is a rare opportunity considering she's often on tour in other cities and countries as the lead singer for Love Crush.

You start by introducing yourself to the famous singer celebrity, and she smirks and smiles.

"Guzma, huh?" she asks with a cynically smug smile. "Please, please, pleaasssee tell me you're not here for an autograph. Or for a picture, because I will turn your selfie stick into a pretzel. Nothing against you, I hate pictures and I hate selfie sticks."

You explain your real intention here is to get her perspective on the Stalkers. When you mention it, her smile takes on a bit of a grimace, but not to the point of actually looking afraid about it.

"Oh yeah, aren't they a batch of joy," Sharley sighs, shrugging with a smile at the absurdity of it. "How many Pokémon have they killed already? I don't even know. Thirty? Fifty? I lost count. Heck, anyone could murder anyone and the fuzz will think it's Stalker related. Ain't that fun?"

"Meanwhile, the whole darn city is on alert," Sharley rolls her eyes. "I'm a huge Phalanx fan and I come back from being on tour to find the whole stadium's been closed until further notice. Well ain't that just great. So here I am driving up to the parking lot entrance to get tickets for the next game and boom, not a soul is there. I tried the first ticket booth and empty. I then look to the second and holy crap, there's a freaking black blob I don't know what the hell that was on the door but it scared the crap out of me and sounded like it screamed something in my brain. I swear, if you're closed, just put up a damn sign. There's no need to scare the skin off of Pokémon like that. I just got back in my hovercar and drove off."

"Well, I wish I could tell you more, Guzma, but I've been out of town and I only just got back," Sharley tells you. "If you could do me a favor, please don't tell anyone I'm back in town. Word gets out and I'm going to end up having to fend off the tabloid photographers with my morning newspaper while I'm in my nightgown."

You nod, and Sharley smiles and shrugs.

"Now then," Sharley tells you, "I've got to put that TV in the living room to good use and catch up on some movies before people think I've been living under a rock for too long."

She then heads back to her house.

Guzma the Wigglytuff (M: Normal/Fairy)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Science | Learned Abilities: Restrain
Failed Assassinations: 0/2