The Stalkers RPG - Main Action and Team Status Thread [SEASON 3] *SWEET VICTORY!*

[Neo Emolga]

https://i.imgur.com/fbbP31u.gif

Main Action and Team Status Thread

Baby, this is what you came for!

In case you need a reminder, this is where you declare actions and if you need to quickly check the rules, they're still right here at THIS ADDRESS! (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15468-The-Stalkers-RPG-Rules-and-Gameplay-WARNING-HORROR-THEMES)


Current Cycle

Day 10: Night

Time Remaining:
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Players

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/025.pngLita the Pikachu (S: Electric)

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

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/778.pngMadder the Mimikyu (S: Ghost/Fairy)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Lockpick | Learned Abilities: Exorcism
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/001.pngEric the Bulbasaur (S: Grass/Poison)

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

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/214.pngCarly the Heracross (M: Bug/Fighting)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Diplomacy | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/487.pngLaura the Giratina (L: Ghost/Dragon)

Health: 6/6
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Diplomacy | Learned Abilities: Restrain
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/474.pngPixel the Porygon-Z (M: Normal)

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

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/566.pngSarah the Archen (S: Rock/Flying)

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

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/585.pngSam the Deerling (S: Normal/Grass)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: First Aid | Learned Abilities: Investigate
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/037-a.pngHope the Alolan Vulpix (S: Ice)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 2/4
Perk: First Aid | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape, Escort/Protect
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/461.pngJulia the Weavile (M: Dark/Ice)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 1/4
Perk: Repair | Learned Abilities: Exorcism
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/418.pngMarta the Buizel (M: Water)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Lockpick | Learned Abilities: Investigate
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/448.pngRusty O'Toole the Lucario (M: Fighting/Steel)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Security | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/494.pngQuincy the Victini (S: Psychic/Fire)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Lockpick | Learned Abilities: Exorcism, Restrain
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/135.pngArrow the Jolteon (M: Electric)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Security | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/622.pngXean the Golett (M: Ground/Ghost)

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


Doom Tracker

Abyss has failed all three of their missions in Barendal.

Active Dark Event 1: Remaining Kills:
It is estimated that the Stalkers only need 20 more kills before some infernal ritual is accomplished by the Enthrallers. You must avoid this outcome before it happens in this race against time.
7/20

Active Dark Event 2: Mission Disclosure:
In the wake of what happened in Serenity Town and Silvercoal City, Abyss and the Enthrallers they have deployed into Southwarren are trying to discover more about the Emissaries and what they're up against. Do not let this happen.
60%/100%

Active Dark Event 3: Sin Purge Ritual Compromised:
The Stalkers successfully kill #45 Tashy the Furret and all of her Sin Purge Ritual work is found by the Enthrallers.
XXX/Tashy the Furret killed by the Stalkers


Stalkers Status:

7/7 Stalkers Eliminated.

BLOODWISH: Franny the Mismagius (ELIMINATED)
RTTNCRPS: Kanja the Kecleon (ELIMINATED)
OVERKILL: Yandil the Smeargle (ELIMINATED)
KARRASIN: Ninian the Numel (ELIMINATED)
ENIS: Shin the Chimecho (ELIMINATED)
NHILS: Ferghus the Machoke (ELIMINATED)
553590: Vendy the Weavile (ELIMINATED)


Team Inventory
All players share the same inventory, and any items in inventory can be used by any player at any time.

Main Inventory
[Bresh's Watch]

[Security Code 817]
[Material Logbook: [s]<Science>]
[Four Digit Code 8871]
[Dagger of Blood]
[Claw Stone]
[Cev's Goodbye Note to Fen] (https://i.imgur.com/0rgWKK5.png)

Sin Purge Ritual Regents

Blessed Items
[Blessed Porcelain Bowl: <Holy Water>]
[Blessed Porcelain Bowl: <Holy Water>]
[Blessed Pewter Bowl: <Holy Water>]
[Blessed Ceramic Bowl: <Holy Water>]
[Blessed White Candle]
[Blessed Festival Candle]
[Blessed Dinner Candle]
[Blessed Holiday Candle]
[Blessed Ceremonial Blowtorch]

Confirmed Stalker Samples
[Black Fur]
[Purple Shred]
[Beige Fur]

Items to be Blessed
[Ceramic Bowl]
[Stainless Steel Bowl]
[White Bowl]
[Red Candle]
[Blue Bowl]
[Laboratory Burner]
[Barbecue Lighter]

Untested Pokémon Samples
[White Feather]
[Jade Leaf]
[Yellow Leaf]
[Red Petal]
[Yellow Feather]
[White Shred]
[Orange Fur]
[Black Hair]
[Green Scale]
[Green Thorn]
[Green Feather]
[Red Fur]
[Pink Fur]
[Gray Skin]
[Green Shell Fragment]
[Purple Fur]

Team Records

=The Wall Warning= (http://i.imgur.com/tbWa4TJ.png)
=The Wall at the Temple= (https://i.imgur.com/G41rxaM.png)
=Concrete Wall Message= (https://imgur.com/RTjThBN)
=Hacking the Cognos System Lock= (http://i.imgur.com/J1Erfmn.png)
=Senger Wall Message= (https://i.imgur.com/Afhk6Ms.png)
=The Paper Rambling= (http://i.imgur.com/V5syqP9.png)
=The Deranged Chalk Warning= (http://i.imgur.com/tcn4JNq.png)
=Burnt Page= (https://i.imgur.com/vkpRIC4.png)
=Technical Override Logic Puzzle= (https://i.imgur.com/k2GkMB7.png)
=The Wall Rambling= (http://i.imgur.com/mE1cDM9.png)
=Note to Daki= (http://i.imgur.com/XhfutuF.png)
=Broken Wall Message= (https://imgur.com/Ytm9wE7)

[Neo Emolga]

Southwarren Investigation Status

http://i.imgur.com/beICMKg.png

(1) Southwarren Administration Building - The main government hub of the Southwarren District. Rancha the Breloom serves as the main government overseer here.
<SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=258818&viewfull=1#post258818)
A [Green Leaf] was found here.

(2) Jekker Park - As the only park in Southwarren, Jekker Park is an artificially-created park named after Jekker, the town's founder. It isn't in the best of shape, but it's all that the town has considering the harsh climate and the pollution output.

(2a) Western Square <SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=258487&viewfull=1#post258487)

[Beige Fur] was found here.
{Indecipherable Burnt Message: +Flying Type+}

@Disorienting Smoke@ (1 Damage to Sanity)
(2b) Northern Field <SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=258650&viewfull=1#post258650)

A was found here.
(2c) Southern Field <SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=259035&viewfull=1#post259035)

{Macabre Eevee Statue: Eye Socket, Eye Socket, Mouth Socket}

The [Blade of Blood] was found here.

(3) Simple Pleasures Diner - A local eatery owned by Vessie the Golduck. The building is old but there's a lot of history behind it as being a place for the locals and their families to gather after their shifts. The upper floor is a living area that Vessie uses herself.
<SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=260276&viewfull=1#post260276)

A was found here.
A [White Bowl] was found here.
A [Dinner Candle] was found here.

(4) Machine Depot #1 - Owned and managed by Zell the Greninja, this is where a lot of machines, equipment, and service vehicles will usually end up when they need to be repaired or go for regular maintenance. The building is old, but has been well-maintained over the years.
<SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=259710&viewfull=1#post259710)

A [Jade Leaf] was found here.
[Control Panel Circuitry] was found here.
The =Burnt Page= (https://i.imgur.com/vkpRIC4.png) was found here.

(5) Machine Depot #2 - Dali the Umbreon works here and while Zell handles hardware, she handles the installation and programming of machine firmware, software, and electronics.
<SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=259969&viewfull=1#post259969)

{9DX Engine: <Repair>, 9DX Ignition Key}

[Pichu Figurine]

(6) Silverdike Manufacturing - An old but large manufacturing building still in operation today. While it was originally built to make farming equipment, today it is currently active in the production of automotive machines and vehicles made to be adaptable for all Pokémon size and forms.
<EXTERIOR SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=259616&viewfull=1#post259616)
was found here.
{Locked Metal Cabinet: Five Letter Lock}

[Mysterious Flame Incubator] was found here.

[b](6a) Floors 1-5 <SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=259759&viewfull=1#post259759)

{Elevated Shelf Ledge: ^Large Pokémon^}
(6b) Floors 6-10 <SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=260101&viewfull=1#post260101)

An [Eye Rod] was found here.

(7) Whitehill Manufacturing - An old building that has been repurposed many times for different manufacturing tasks. Today, it currently specializes in the mass-production of paper and cardboard products.
<EXTERIOR SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=261605&viewfull=1#post261605)
[Claw Stone] was found here.
[Gray Stone] was found here.

(7a) Floors 1-5 <SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=259662&viewfull=1#post259662)

A [White Feather] was found here.
(7b) Floors 6-10 <SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=260447&viewfull=1#post260447)

Item [Puppet Parts] was found here.

(8) Overland Metalworks - A large factory specialized in the production of metal alloys and metallic construction materials. The building is more than sixty years old, but has always been involved with the production of metallic components and materials since the say it was built.
<EXTERIOR SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=258230&viewfull=1#post258230)
=Concrete Wall Message= (https://imgur.com/RTjThBN)

(8a) Sublevels B3-B1 <SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=258531&viewfull=1#post258531)

An was found here.
[i](8b) Floors 1-5 <SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=259025&viewfull=1#post259025)

[Blue Fur] was found here.
{Metallic Jewelry Repair Machine: Jewelry Repair Tray}

[Repaired Insignia Dial Locket: Logbook Confirmation]
(8c) Floors 6-10 <SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=259651&viewfull=1#post259651)

[Gray Fur] was found here.

(9) Axlin Chemicals - A specialized factory that focused on the production of chemicals and mixtures, mainly for fuel, batteries, and other liquid-energy purposes. This particular building is slightly newer than some of the others, but it still has some age to it. Most newcomers have trouble getting used to the smell.
<EXTERIOR SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=258164&viewfull=1#post258164)
was found here.

[b](9a) Floors 1-3 <SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=258403&viewfull=1#post258403)

{Electronic Safe Lock: [s]<Science>}

[s]=Hacking the Cognos System Lock= (http://i.imgur.com/J1Erfmn.png)
[Igglybuff Figurine]
(9b) Floors 4-6 <SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=258594&viewfull=1#post258594)

A [Laboratory Burner] was found here.
{Purple Flame Furnace: Flame Incubator}

[Contained Purple Flame]

(10) Senger Manufacturing - Focused on manufacturing medical devices and equipment, Senger has been operating at this particular plant for many year. This particular plant also has several labs for research and development as well as testing and prototype building.
<EXTERIOR SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=258605&viewfull=1#post258605)
A was found here.
A [Mouth Rod] was found here.
=Senger Wall Message= (https://i.imgur.com/Afhk6Ms.png)

[b](10a) Floors 1-3 <SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=258255&viewfull=1#post258255)

[Bresh's Watch] was found here.
(10b) Floors 4-6 <SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=258264&viewfull=1#post258264)

[Red Skin] was found here.

(11) Dwight Manufacturing (Abandoned) - This small factory recently become abandoned after the electronics it once manufactured became obsolete and outdated, and the company had difficulty reinventing itself to keep up with the competition.
<SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=258263&viewfull=1#post258263)

{Blast Furnace: Missing Child Mount, Missing Child Mount, Missing Child Mount}

The [Rusty Key] was found here.

(12) Lockland Distribution - A small distribution center that is responsible for the hauling and shipment for most of what Southwarren produces.
<SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=259354&viewfull=1#post259354)

The [Nidoking Head] #Disturbing Presence# (1 Sanity Damage) was found here.
The [Lavender Fur] was found here.

(13) Goldwell Tools Manufacturing Plant - A very large factory plant that manufactures 80% of the hardware tools that Goldwell Tools Company sells throughout the world. Many of these tools consist of non-electrical tools such as hammers, screwdrivers, ratchets, saws, and so on.
<EXTERIOR SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=258637&viewfull=1#post258637)
A [Light Green Scale] was found here.

(13a) Floors 1-3 <SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=258780&viewfull=1#post258780)

A [Crushed Insignia Dial Locket] was found here.
(13b) Floors 4-6 <SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=259036&viewfull=1#post259036)

A [9DX Ignition Engine Key] was found here.
A [Purple Scale] was found here.
(13c) Floors 7-9 <SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=259344&viewfull=1#post259344)

[Brown Fur] was found here.

(14) Shalcomb Factory - This large factory specializes in the creation of solar panel and other solar-based technology. Many of these solar panels are used around Southwarren, but most of the output goes to other areas of the world.
<EXTERIOR SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=259965&viewfull=1#post259965)
A [Red Petal] was found here.

(14a) Sublevels B3-B1 <SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=259978&viewfull=1#post259978)

=Technical Override Logic Puzzle= (https://i.imgur.com/k2GkMB7.png)
(14b) Floors 1-4 <SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=261752&viewfull=1#post261752)

[Green Shell Fragment] was found here.
(14c) Floors 5-8 <SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=261906&viewfull=1#post261906)

{Locked Down Elevator: Badly Damaged Control Panel, <Repair> / <Science>}

Cev's body and Goodbye Note to Fen.

(15) Rancha's House - This fairly large house is where Rancha the Breloom, overseer of the town, lives with her husband, Kexin the Sceptile. The property area is quite large, but despite Rancha's best efforts to beautify the land, the desert heat makes it near impossible.
<SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=261331&viewfull=1#post261331)

[Red Fur] was found here.
was found here.

(16) Culton Apartment Building - This old apartment building has seen quite a few Pokémon come and go, but throughout the years, it has remained as a place for working-class Pokémon to reside. There are six apartments in this two-story building.
<SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=260326&viewfull=1#post260326)

The [Holiday Candle] was found here.
The [Black Hair] was found here.
The [Material Logbook: <Science>] was found here.

(17) Dayshare Apartments - A small and old apartment building that has seen some wear and tear throughout the years. It remains as one of the cheapest places to live in Southwarren, but the quality isn't as good as most Pokémon would prefer.
<SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=259039&viewfull=1#post259039)

The =The Paper Rambling= (http://i.imgur.com/V5syqP9.png) was found here.

(18) Southwarren Medical Center - While smaller than most city hospitals, Southwarren Medical Center still manages to accommodate for the town's size and how many patients come in on a regular basis.
<SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=258226&viewfull=1#post258226)

[Purple Shred] was found here.
{Medical Office Desk: Brass Desk Lock}

(19) Southwarren Police Station - For many years, Southwarren's police force has worked out of this old building. A lot of renovations had to be made for new technology, but it still manages to operate even after having stood for seventy years. Chief Lexin the Flygon has been trying to keep order here despite the recent rise in crimes involving the Stalkers.
<SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=258173&viewfull=1#post258173)

[Yellow Fur] was found here.
{Password Encoded Cabinet: Four Letter Lock}

The [Burning Icicle] was found here.

(20) Arrowsaw Manufacturing Plant (Abandoned) - This small manufacturing plant was once used to manufacture ceramics and porcelain products, but went bankrupt from poor business and due to contracts with their raw material suppliers.
<SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=260071&viewfull=1#post260071)

A [Yellow Feather] was found here.
[Ceramic Bowl] x2 was found here.
{Old Safe: <Lockpick>}

[Wad of Barendal Poké Bills] was found here.

(21) Guzzle Hustle Gas Station - A fairly large gas station usually for refueling trucks before they head off on a long haul shipment, but is more than happy to service cars as well. Lately, business hasn't been that good, but the station still remains open in the wake of the Stalker attacks.
<SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=260773&viewfull=1#post260773)

=The Wall Rambling= (http://i.imgur.com/mE1cDM9.png)
A [Green Scale] was found here.

(22) Ferris's House - An older home owned by Ferris the Pignite. He doesn't keep it in the best condition and many renovations need to be done. Not to mention there is a lot of clutter around the house and his metalworking hobby leaves scraps and rusted bits all over the property.
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A [Black Feather] was found here.
{Mysterious Living Room: <Science>}

The [LOTUS Password] was found here.

(23) Lexin's House - An refurbished older home that is owned by Lexin the Flygon. While better than Ferris's house next door, the house doesn't look as good as it did when Lexin was still married. Meanwhile, Lexin rents out the basement apartment to Vendy the Weavile.
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An [Eye Rod] was found here.
A [White Candle] was found here.

(24) The Tolbin House (Abandoned) - Once owned by a family of Furfrou, Tolbin took his family and left when his daughter Melly was killed by the Stalkers and the family had no choice but to bury her body in the backyard.
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{Rusty Cellar Door: Rusty Keyhole}

Kanja's Grinding Room

(25) The Copperplate Hotel (Abandoned) - This very old hotel hasn't seen any business for a long while. When Southwarren was barely more than a stop on the highway, it used to see more clients, but now it has only begun the slow process of crumbling apart with fewer Pokémon willing to spend the night in this smoggy, industrial town.
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The was found here.
{The Door to Hell Locked: Hell Emblem}

@The Boiling Horror@ (3 Sanity Damage)
Vendy's Travesties

(26) Vlock's House - Vlock the Pangoro resides in this small, somewhat creepy house that he had to do a lot of work on to make it inhabitable once again. While he brought it in near ruined condition for very cheap, he did have to work a lot on it to fix it up. But there are still creepy vibes about it, as if it should have been left alone.
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The [Lamentation Nail] was found here.

(27) Southwarren Water Pumping Station - As the one and only source of water supply for Southwarren, this pumping station is relatively new and is one of the few reasons Southwarren can exist as it does in the first place. If something were to happen to it and the Pokémon here weren't able to fix it, they would be in big trouble.
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The [Yellow Leaf] was found here.
The [Nidoqueen Head] was found here.

(28) Sandwoods Apartments - This large apartment building is a very popular place to rent an apartment due to its affordability and the difficulty in buying a house outright in Southwarren. Most Pokémon residing here are middle class.
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[Apartment #8 Key] was found here.

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{Locked Apartment #8 Door: 8 Emblem / <Lockpick>}

The [Bloodstained Ring] was found here.
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[Purple Fur] was found here.

(29) Dern's Delicatessen - A small two-story local deli specializing in sandwiches, wraps, and salads. Dern runs the store alone on the first floor, but shares the upstairs apartment with his brother, Sten. It's a little shabby, but they both manage to keep it going.
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The =The Wall Warning= (http://i.imgur.com/tbWa4TJ.png) was found here.

(30) Jayberry School - A decently sized school building that's only a few years old. It was originally built due to the fact families were beginning to settle in Southwarren and a school system was needed, even though the pollution and climate isn't exactly ideal for raising a family. The school doesn't have much attendance yet.
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The [Damnation Nail] #Hellish Presence# (1 Sanity Damage) was found here.

(31) Redbarrel Foods - A large food processing plant that mainly specializes in grain, oat, and corn products, mainly creating cereals, oatmeal, breads, and other similar products. Most of these products are shipped out of the city and out toward the rest of the world.
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The =Broken Wall Message= (https://imgur.com/Ytm9wE7) was found here.
The [Four Digit Code 8871] was found here.

(31a) Floors 1-4 <SEARCHED> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=261378&viewfull=1#post261378)
{Locked Meat Locker: <Lockpick>}
=Meat Locker Lockpick Maze= (https://i.imgur.com/i4jJewK.gif)

{Wounded Vadi the Skitty: <First Aid>}
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[Pink Fur] was found here.

(32) Another Round Tavern - A local pub and brewery known for its rowdiness and crazy nightlife. Many Pokémon end up spending a lot of their disposable income on some of the stronger drinks in this place, and it's not uncommon to see a Pokémon having to be dragged home. Jaxie the Gothorita owns the tavern and lives in the apartment upstairs.
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A [Pewter Bowl] was found here.
{Cement Crawl Space: ^Small Pokémon^}

A [Bloodstained Cross] was found here.

(33) Clean Easy Laundromat - A small but still functioning laundromat that doesn't see a whole lot of business, but still continues to operate. Muruna the Clefable is the owner and general manager, and she also resides in the apartment upstairs.
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{Broken Mimikyu Suicide Puppet: <Repair> / Replacement Parts}

The [Mirror Shard Key] #Sharp Edges: Ground# (1 Health Damage) was found here.

(34) Southwarren Fitness Center (Abandoned) - A gym and exercise center that used to see quite a few customers and regulars before the owner and general manager, Meckter the Grotle, was murdered by the Stalkers. Since then, it hasn't reopened, but its doors are unlocked.
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[Green Thorn] was found here.

(35) ApexMart - A large Wal-Mart like store that carries home goods, electronics, groceries, clothing, and many other supplies and general store goods. If no other store in town has in, ApexMart usually will.
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A was found here.
A [Red Scale] was found here.

(36) The Law Offices of Veckly, Jeb, and Grenner - A law office that continues to operate even though both Veckly the Oranguru and Grenner the Cutifly were murdered by the Stalkers. Jeb the Mawile and Pyra the Leafeon are the only ones working here now.
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A [White Shred] was found here.

(37) Deckler Apartment Building - A small apartment building that used to be a business and apartment before the business on the first floor was turned into a living space that Nillian, Drisha, and Daki now use. Meanwhile, other tenants use the above floors.
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=Note to Daki= (http://i.imgur.com/XhfutuF.png)
{Two Birds Statue: Salvation Starly Hole, Cheerful Pidove Hole}

(38) The Escapist Bookstore (Abandoned) - A once popular bookstore that carries all kinds of books for both fiction and nonfiction. However, ever since the store's owner, Devis the Torterra, was murdered by the Stalkers, it has closed. The doors were never locked, but out of respect for Devis, no one has stolen anything from the store. Meanwhile, Devis lived in the apartment upstairs, but unlike the store itself, that remains locked.
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{Head Display: Missing Head of the King, Missing Head of the Queen} #Disturbing Presence# (1 Sanity Damage)

The [Cleffa Figurine] was found here.

(39) A Goal in One Sporting Goods - Despite the situation with the Stalkers, Ledric the Hitmontop hasn't let it deter him from running this sporting goods store that carries balls, equipment, and other supplies for outdoor recreational activity. Meanwhile, Ledric lives in the apartment on the second floor and rents out the third floor apartment to Rolia the Lurantis
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[Orange Fur] was found here.
The was found here.

[u](40) Mizure Apartments - Even though the landlord, Mizure the Noctowl, was killed by the Stalkers, the tenants continue to live here and some even think it means not having to pay rent anymore. The three-story brick building is newer than most around town.
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A [Green Feather] was found here.
A [Red Candle] was found here.

(41) Anclyne Public Library (Abandoned) - This public library was closed years ago, even before the Stalkers had arrived, and it's a mystery as to why. The building hasn't been well-maintained either and has begun to crack and fall apart in places.
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{Unfinished Sacrifice: Ritual of Blood}

(42) Southwarren Sunrider Auto Store - While this store sells many Sunrider brand cars, they also sell a lot of the company's commercial and industrial vehicles that a lot of the nearby factories use. Lately business has been less than idea, but the store is still surviving better than most around town.
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{Locked Mirror Coffin: [s]Mirror Keyhole}

[Suicide Mirror] #Mind Ravage: Psychic# (2 Sanity Damage, 2 Health Damage)

(43) Sunnytown Strip Mall (Abandoned) - A strip mall that would have been a row of many commercial stores if they had actually set up shop like some of the others did. However, the rich landlord, Mervy the Quagsire, who lives in another town, overcharges with rent expectations. As a result, this building continues to remain vacant with a lot of empty spaces.
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The =The Deranged Chalk Warning= (http://i.imgur.com/tcn4JNq.png) was found here.
{Odd-Looking Statue: Missing Shroud} #Threatening Gaze# (3 Sanity Damage)

{Mimikyu Statue: Lit Candle of the Departed}

(44) Rubinelle Condominiums - A higher-end condominium building that's newer than most of the buildings around the town. Most Pokémon that have upper management positions tend to reside here.
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A [Festival Candle] was found here.
{Secret Room of Nhils: Missing Blacksmith Insignia Locket[s], [s]Missing Flame}

The Chamber of the Blacksmiths, Reveling of Nhils/Ferghus

(45) Temple to the Light (Abandoned) - A well-maintained building that used to be used for the worship of Arceus before the arrival of the Stalkers. However, there was an incident during a mass that resulted in twelve Pokémon dead, along with the minister, Dratcher the Hippowdon. Several Pokémon went in to investigate only to come out clinically insane and frothing at the mouth. Since then, not a single Pokémon has dared to even look through the windows.
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=The Wall at the Temple= (https://i.imgur.com/G41rxaM.png)
{Bloodstained Door: [s]Missing Ring, Missing Triangle, Missing Cross}
[indent]@Rendering of Blood@ (2 Sanity Damage)
The [7734 Key] was found here.

(46) The Morning Chime Motel - This motel is usually the go-to place for those who are either passing through Southwarren or are here on business assignment. The Motel is owned by Vols the Drampa, who has been trying to remain calm despite the commotion.
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{Depression Altar: Missing Mirror[s], [s]Missing Sigil} @-Hopelessness Aura@ (1 Sanity Damage)

Enis/Shin Suicide Chamber

[Neo Emolga]

Southwarren Suspect List

#1 Rancha the Breloom [D] Female ***COMPLIANT*** ***INVESTIGATION DETAILS*** (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=258408&viewfull=1#post258408) <Eric's Interview> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=259541&viewfull=1#post259541)
#2 Kexin the Sceptile [D] Male <Eric's Interview> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=261246&viewfull=1#post261246)
#3 Vessi the Golduck [D] Female ***KILLED BY THE STALKERS*** <Arrow's Interview> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=261338&viewfull=1#post261338)
#4 Niki the Marill [D] Female <UNQUESTIONED>
! A SECOND CHANCE FOR MOTHER (Mission Details) (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=260836&viewfull=1#post260836) #5 Vasha the Swanna [D] Female [RESCUE/ESCAPE SKILL TEACHER] <Marta's Interview> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=262082&viewfull=1#post262082)
#6 Cray the Ludicolo [D] Male <Sarah's Interview> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=259540&viewfull=1#post259540)
#7 Zell the Greninja [D] Male <Sarah's Interview> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=258162&viewfull=1#post258162)
#8 Dali the Umbreon [D] Female <UNQUESTIONED>
#9 Ferris the Pignite [D] Male <Quincy's Interview> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=261090&viewfull=1#post261090)
#10 Gorlin the Swalot [D] Male <UNQUESTIONED>
! THE WORRYING WIFE (Mission Details) (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=258888&viewfull=1#post258888)#11 Fen the Linoone [D] Female <UNQUESTIONED>
#12 Yandil the Smeargle [D/N] Male ***STALKER "OVERKILL" ELIMINATED*** ***INVESTIGATION DETAILS*** (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=258895&viewfull=1#post258895) <Laura's Interview> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=258257&viewfull=1#post258257) <Xean's Interrogation> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=260658&viewfull=1#post260658)
#13 Jeddi the Bewear [D] Female <Julia's Interview> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=259844&viewfull=1#post259844)
#14 Teccin the Poliwhirl [D] Male <UNQUESTIONED>
#15 Drana the Maractus [D] Female <Madder's Interview> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=259240&viewfull=1#post259240)
#16 Vella the Buneary [D] Female <UNQUESTIONED>
#17 Caka the Scyther [D] Female [RESTRAIN SKILL TEACHER] <Carly's Interview> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=258188&viewfull=1#post258188)
#18 Vuncel the Druddigon [D] Male <UNQUESTIONED>
#19 Vendy the Weavile [D] Female ***STALKER "553590" ELIMINATED***
#20 Garen the Malamar [D] Male <Quincy's Interview> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=261602&viewfull=1#post261602)
#21 Mishra the Servine [D] Female <Carly's Interview> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=259241&viewfull=1#post259241)
#22 Livesa the Snivy [D] Female <UNQUESTIONED>
! MY LIFE'S WORK (Mission Details) (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=260938&viewfull=1#post260938)#23 Murod the Electivire [D] Male <UNQUESTIONED>
#24 Shala the Mandibuzz [N] Female ***KILLED BY THE STALKERS***
#25 Senran the Hawlucha [D] Male <UNQUESTIONED>
#26 Vlock the Pangoro [D] Male <UNQUESTIONED>
#27 Kodel the Rhyperior [D] Male <UNQUESTIONED>
#28 Fali the Chatot [D] Female <UNQUESTIONED>
#29 Franny the Mismagius [D/N] Female ***STALKER "BLOODWISH" ELIMINATED*** ***INVESTIGATION DETAILS*** (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=261497&viewfull=1#post261497)<Madder's Interview #1> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=258243&viewfull=1#post258243) <Madder's Interview #2> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=259620&viewfull=1#post259620)
#30 Rolia the Lurantis [D] Female <Julia's Interview> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=259544&viewfull=1#post259544)
#31 Lexin the Flygon [D] Male ***KILLED BY THE STALKERS***
#32 Britera the Braixen [N] Female [ESCORT/PROTECT SKILL TEACHER] <Madder's Interview> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=260453&viewfull=1#post260453)
#33 Kanja the Kecleon [N] Female ***STALKER "RTTNCRPS" ELIMINATED*** <Carly's Interview> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=258692&viewfull=1#post258692) <Hope's Interview> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=259653&viewfull=1#post259653)
#34 Sten the Bellossom [D] Male <UNQUESTIONED>
#35 Dern the Vileplume [D] Male <UNQUESTIONED>
#36 Cashi the Jumpluff [D] Female ***KILLED BY THE STALKERS***
#37 Jessy the Lycanroc [N] Female <Julia's Interview> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=259660&viewfull=1#post259660)
#38 Buldaren the Exploud [D] Male <UNQUESTIONED>
#39 Pashay the Igglybuff [D] Female ***KILLED BY THE STALKERS***
#40 Jaxie the Gothorita [N] Female <Madder's Interview> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=259010&viewfull=1#post259010)
#41 Deen the Timburr [N] Male <Xean's Interview> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=260151&viewfull=1#post260151)
#42 Muruna the Celfable [D] Female <Madder's Interview> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=258592&viewfull=1#post258592)
#43 Vicker the Clefable [N] Male <Diplomacy>***COMPLIANT***<Madder's Interview> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=258648&viewfull=1#post258648)

The was received.
#44 Ferghus the Machoke [D] Male ***STALKER "NHILS" ELIMINATED***
#45 Tashy the Furret [D/N] Female <UNQUESTIONED>
#46 Kanna the Purugly [D] Female <UNQUESTIONED>
#47 Misa the Meinshao [D] Female <Madder's Interview> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=261217&viewfull=1#post261217)
#48 Nillian the Trumbeak [N] Male <Sarah's Interview> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=258731&viewfull=1#post258731)
#49 Drisha the Staravia [D] Female <UNQUESTIONED>
#50 Daki the Starly [D] Female ***INVESTIGATION DETAILS*** (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=261499&viewfull=1#post261499) <UNQUESTIONED>
#51 Ninian the Numel [D] Female ***STALKER "KARRASIN" ELIMINATED***
#52 Jeb the Mawile [D/N] Male <Madder's Interview> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=260272&viewfull=1#post260272)
#53 Pyra the Leafeon [D] Female <Sam's Interview> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=259356&viewfull=1#post259356)
#54 Shin the Chimecho [D] Female ***STALKER "ENIS" ELIMINATED***
#55 Ledric the Hitmontop [D] Male <Carly's Interview> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=262131&viewfull=1#post262131)
#56 Pacha the Cinccino [D] Female <UNQUESTIONED>
#57 Vols the Drampa [D] Male <UNQUESTIONED>
#58 Edder the Sigilyph [D] Male ***KILLED BY THE STALKERS*** <Sarah's Interview> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=258604&viewfull=1#post258604)
#59 Salsha the Sylveon [D] Female ***KILLED BY THE STALKERS***
#60 Nackin the Meowstic [D] Male <Xean's Interview> (http://www.pokemoncrossroads.com/forum/showthread.php?15526-The-Stalkers-RPG-Main-Action-and-Team-Status-Thread-SEASON-3-NOW-LIVE!&p=260842&viewfull=1#post260842)

Side Mission Status

[B]ONGOING:

#23 Murod the Electivire "My Life's Work"
During the initial Stalker attack, someone took advantage of the crisis and stole a computer hard drive containing critical research and development work that Murod was working on. Murod needs it back as soon as possible. He isn't sure who stole it or where they are, but that doesn't concern him as much as he just wants to have his valuable work back safely in his hands.

COMPLETED:

#5 Vasha the Swanna "A Second Chance for Mother"
With the Barendal Poké Bills that were given to her, Vasha now has more than enough money to not only afford her mother's medication, but to give her the life-saving operation she needs to cure her ailment completely and give her the better life she always promised.

#11 Fen the Linoone "The Worrying Wife"
After realizing her husband, Cev the Bibarel passed away, Fen has come to terms that he is gone, but in a better place. Despite hoping to see him home again, it has at least given her closure and that the long, painful search is over.

[Neo Emolga]

Extra placeholder in case I need it. You never know!

[Neo Emolga]

The sun has risen in Southwarren
Submit your Day 1: Day Cycle Actions now!

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Time Remaining:
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Now go forth and good luck!

EmeraldSky Noblejanobii Bulbasaur Scytherwolf LKWayvern Caite-chan Pokemon Trainer Sarah sammy0295 Shruikan Morzone

[Bulbasaur]

I'm hungry.

Search (29) Dern's Delicatessen

[Pokemon Trainer Sarah]

I'll interview #7 Zell the Greninja :) I'd like to ask about the kinds of things he can repair as the emissaries may need help in future If he doesn't mention he is the one with the Repair perk then I'd like to ask if he knows who else is good and might be able to assist us if we need it.

[Caite-chan]

"Time to start looking for clues."

Search: (9) Axlin Chemicals

[Neo Emolga]

I'm hungry.

Search (29) Dern's Delicatessen

Upon arriving at Dern's Delicatessen at high noon, you see that the small sandwich, wrap, and salad shop seems to be pretty old and hasn't gotten the renovations it really should have gotten years ago. Some of the walls are cracked and crumbling, the window glass seems a little dirty, some of the wooden frames have also cracked and splintered, and a few of the metal fixtures have been worn down. Though it's not crumbling to the ground, it could use some tender loving care before it gets to that point.

You step inside and it seems the deli doesn't do badly, but more than half of the rickety chairs and tables are empty at a time when it's lunch and there should be more Pokémon here. It also seems pretty quiet inside and the only conversations of the few customers that are there are murmurs and whispers. You wonder if the situation around town with the Stalkers has caused it to be like this or if this kind of scene is just the way things have always been.

The food isn't bad. Not the best you've ever seen and tasted and the salad you buy might not be the freshest thing you've ever eaten, but it's good enough. Had there been more available options around town, you probably believe this place might not have lasted with more competition, but it is what it is.

You search around the rest of the dining area, the bathrooms, and the kitchen, but nothing really seems to raise any alarms besides a little age to the building itself. Even Dern's apartment upstairs doesn't seem that ordinary. You see that Dern seems to keep a lot of music albums and science fiction novels in his bedroom, but he also has an unusual fascination for magic tricks. He has a few books on them as well and it seems like he has some of the materials laying around for them. It seems odd for a Vileplume to have that kind of fascination, but it's possible.

His brother Sten the Bellossom also has a room up here on the second floor. Unlike his brother, he seems to be more into soccer games and has some fan gear for a team called the Warriors. You also find out from searching through his desk and finding investigation and police records that Sten seems to be a detective working at the Southwarren Police Station, a detail that might be worth pursuing. Beyond that, Sten also has a guitar and judging by the amounts of sheet music, he must be pretty good at playing it.

You then decide to head down and search around the rest of the building. Nothing too significant catches your eyes at first, but then around the back of the building, you spot some strange graffiti that looks like it was spray-painted in black:

http://i.imgur.com/tbWa4TJ.png

Message =The Wall Warning= (http://i.imgur.com/tbWa4TJ.png) has been noted in the Team Records.

You're not sure if the warning is legitimate or is just a ruse, but you take note of it anyway.

Satisfied with your search, you decide to head back to base and report your findings.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/001.pngEric the Bulbasaur (S: Grass/Poison)

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

[sammy0295]

Investigate #1 Rancha the Breloom

[Morzone]

https://pokefarm.com/upload/Morzone/Julia3.png Alright lets get this stuff done! Let's go hang out at (42) Southwarren Sunrider Auto Store. Look around a bit.

[Neo Emolga]

I'll interview #7 Zell the Greninja :) I'd like to ask about the kinds of things he can repair as the emissaries may need help in future If he doesn't mention he is the one with the Repair perk then I'd like to ask if he knows who else is good and might be able to assist us if we need it.

Interview Rapport: NEGATIVE
-1 Evolution Stage Difference

You find Zell at Machine Depot #2, where it looks like he's awfully busy trying to handle orders and get things repaired as soon as possible. From an outside glance, it seems he's been having some trouble with an alternator that just hasn't been cooperating.

You approach him and ask for his attention, but it seems at a first place he's not really thrilled about being interrupted. Still, knowing his business thrives on serving customers and he doesn't want to gather a bad reputation, he hears you out.

"Who, Emissaries?" Zell asks, looking at you strangely. "I have no clue what that's supposed to mean. Emissaries of what?"

He seems to give up trying to understand what you mean by "Emissaries" and it doesn't look like he really wants to stick around for an explanation. Zell quickly comes across as a Pokémon that doesn't like small talk, especially with a busy schedule to fulfill.

"Look, if you want repairs, I can repair things, but right now it doesn't look like you have anything that needs fixing," he tells you hastily. "I also hope you have money, because if not, then I can't help you. That said, I need to get back to work."

He then turns back to trying to repair the alternator. From the looks of things, it may be another few hours before he has it up and running again, but even if that gives him some extra time, you're not sure if he'd still be willing to lend a hand for free...

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/566.pngSarah the Archen (S: Rock/Flying)

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

[EmeraldSky]

Lita decides to check out the police station to get up to speed on the mission

[Neo Emolga]

"Time to start looking for clues."

Search: (9) Axlin Chemicals

Upon approaching the large black chemical factory made of concrete, you definitely catch wind of the pungent odor in the air. It definitely strikes your sense of smell and you're quite certain you've never smelled anything like this before. It also changes, making it tricky to get used to it. At one moment, it smells like hot sweat, then goes to smelling like burning rubber, and then like freshly laid asphalt.

As you search around the exterior of the factory, it seems to be in relatively good shape and seems like it was built only a few years ago. And while the smell causes your eyes to water a bit, at least the grounds seem well-maintained. From what you can see beyond the square industrial factory windows, the Pokémon inside still seem to be hard at work. You can tell that if you work here long enough, you'd probably get used to the smells also. It doesn't even look like it fazes them anymore.

As you search around the perimeter, you catch sight of what looks like a patch of black fur on a metal rod that had become loose from one of the metal chain-link fences. It doesn't look like the Pokémon was hurt too significantly and must have only taken a slight scratch out of it, but you decide to take the black fur sample with you.

Pokémon Sample [Black Fur] has been added to the Team Inventory.

Beyond that, you don't find anything else outside that grabs your attention. You decide to head back to base and relax for the rest of the afternoon.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/474.pngPixel the Porygon-Z (M: Normal)

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

[Neo Emolga]

Investigate #1 Rancha the Breloom

Wondering what Rancha the Breloom is up to, you decide to find out where she lives and get all the details on her by watching her from the shadows. It's anyone's guess as to what you'll find, but knowing how good you are at digging up just about everything that could ever be known about a Pokémon much faster than what most Pokémon could find, you get to work immediately.

Sam's Investigation on #1 Rancha the Breloom has begun and will be completed at the end of Day 1: Night Cycle

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/585.pngSam the Deerling (S: Normal/Grass)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: First Aid | Learned Abilities: Investigate
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[LKWayvern]

*insert dramatic entry here* Yoo-hoo, llama deity! It's the big scary renegade centipede! Strike me down with your divine lightning, because I'm in a very tempting-fate kind of mood!

...I'm searching the Temple to the Light if you couldn't tell.

[Neo Emolga]

https://pokefarm.com/upload/Morzone/Julia3.png Alright lets get this stuff done! Let's go hang out at (42) Southwarren Sunrider Auto Store. Look around a bit.

You arrive at the large gray auto-dealer store that looks to be in pretty good and presentable shape considering the rest of the town is a bit worn and dirty from the industrial activity. Thankfully, this dealer is far enough away from most of that and doesn't seem to be affected by any of the smoke or smells coming from those factories and manufacturing plants.

You look around the outside lot where it's row after row of many vehicles for sale, suited for all types of Pokémon sizes and shapes and come with configurations that would allow most Pokémon to drive them. The engineering behind them seems pretty fascinating and you'd love to see how one of these drives, but knowing the mission you have at hand, now's really not the time.

Most of the vehicles are brand new, but the dealer also carries plenty of used vehicles as well. You check them out, but nothing really unusual grabs you. However, you find one particular vehicle that seems pretty distinct and when you get closer to it, you recognize it as a hearse. While it is jet-black and somewhat bulkier than hearses you've seen before, it doesn't seem all that ordinary at first until you check the back compartment.

It seems there is already a coffin inside...

You get in the back to take a closer look and it seems very unusual. The coffin, instead of being made of wood or metal, is covered with a reflective, mirror exterior and you can easily see your reflection in it. You're not sure why a coffin of all things have a mirror finish, but you decide to try and open it up and take a peek inside. However, it's locked and then you realize there's actually a keyhole to it.

Locked Container {Locked Mirror Coffin: Mirror Keyhole} has been noted in the Team Records.

You definitely feel there's something strange about that, but seeing as you don't have the key, you decide to leave it alone for now.

You check out the rest of the Sunrider Auto Store, but besides finding a lot of interesting cars and vehicles you'd like to try driving sometime, you don't find anything else significantly unusual. You decide to head back and let the others know what you've found.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/461.pngJulia the Weavile (M: Dark/Ice)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Repair | Learned Abilities: Exorcism
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Scytherwolf]

https://i.imgur.com/YJJVLbZ.png Interview #17 Caka the Scyther

[Neo Emolga]

Lita decides to check out the police station to get up to speed on the mission

You decide to head over to the Southwarren Police Station, wondering if you can figure out what they know without directly asking any of the police officers. It seems the brick building is pretty old and was likely one of the original structures that existed here since Southwarren's founding. In recent years, it seems as though most of the renovation work has only been touch-ups and not really full work that the building needs. The wood trimming could definitely use a new coat of paint.

You start your search on the outside, wondering what you might find possibly besides the building itself or in a container on the outside. Besides, it's anyone's guess as to what this old building might be hiding. As you search around the perimeter, you catch sight of a small patch of yellow fur that looks like it got caught on the razor wire that's coiled around the top of the thick metal fence that serves as extra protection against Pokémon in lockup trying to escape. It seems whoever this yellow-furred Pokémon is tried to see if they could scale the fence but didn't get too far and gave up. Oddly enough, it seems as though they tried to get in from the outside, which strikes you as unusual. Regardless of their reason, you decide to take the yellow fur with you, wondering if it may reveal something later on.

Pokémon Sample [Yellow Fur] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You complete your search around the exterior and then head inside to see what the story is on the inside of the old building.

Inside, most of the furnishings and lighting arrangements are mostly old in style, but the equipment, furniture, and technology is much more up to date with computers, phones, and radios in use. You take note that besides police chief Lexin the Flygon, Britera the Braixen and Kanja the Kecleon also work here as police officers and Sten the Bellossom is a detective here.

You look around the rooms and you see in the meeting rooms, the Southwarren Police have been actively meeting on potential leads for the Stalkers. However, everything is a sea of whiteboard markings and scribbles, photographs of victims, photographs of potential evidence, witness reports, and what have you. It takes you a good while to sort it out, but you're able to draw a few conclusions.

One Stalker named "Bloodwish" appears to have the signature of stabbing their victims many times, resulting in heavy blood loss. Several of their kills have been found and photographed.
Another Stalker seems to be named "Overkill." It seems there is quite a lot of evidence that shows the Stalker's name appearing on notes, on walls, and scattered around. The photographs also appear to be feverish and often incoherent. It's unclear exactly how this Stalker kills Pokémon, but you get the idea that it's likely very grizzly considering Kanja leaving a note of "let's not talk yet again about what Overkill left behind last week" on Sten's desk.
The police have found one Stalker that seems to force-fed victims before boiling them alive, leaving them as horrid, bloated corpses that have been boiled and deep-fried. The police aren't sure about the name of this Stalker but it definitely seems to be a signature.
Another Stalker seems to have a fascination with fire and definitely has been using it to kill other Pokémon. Naturally, the police suspect a fire type to be at fault, but as Britera's notes confirm, it seems that the victims found were not killed by fire-type attacks given chemical residue testing. It seems they're still trying to investigate this, however, and they don't have the name of the Stalker yet.

The rest of the evidence doesn't seem as conclusive. It seems the Southwarren police have already spent hours debating other possible hunches and theories but judging from what you see, it can be right or wrong. You feel you might need to ask them in person to get more of a story regarding what their individual thoughts are so they can shed more light on this.

You decide to check out one of the areas that the police use as a waiting room, either for witnesses or family members. It's empty at the moment, but you spot something that seems unusual. One of the cabinets looks like someone recently engineered a makeshift lock for it with a word combination lock. You take a closer look at it, but the dials can be rotated around and the letters on them can form one of seemingly hundreds of possible words.

Locked Container {Password Encoded Cabinet: Four Letter Lock} has been noted in the Team Records.

Seeing as how it could take days to try and figure out the word by trial and error, you decide to just leave it alone for now.

As you walk out of the police station, you definitely feel you've learned a lot and the trip was definitely worth it. As the sun begins to set, you head back to base to let the other Emissaries know what you've found.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/025.pngLita the Pikachu (S: Electric)

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

[Neo Emolga]

*insert dramatic entry here* Yoo-hoo, llama deity! It's the big scary renegade centipede! Strike me down with your divine lightning, because I'm in a very tempting-fate kind of mood!

...I'm searching the Temple to the Light if you couldn't tell.

Against your better judgment, you decide to do something a Pokémon hasn't done for a while. Search the Temple to the Light.

As you approach it, it doesn't even seem that suspicious at first. The building has an usual curved L-shape with some nice-looking statues and stained-glass windows, but you don't immediately find very much that strikes you as alarming.

Things get a little unnerving as you draw closer and approach the temple, however. You just feel something dark and horrid coming from within the temple itself and something has definitely corrupted it from the inside. But you're not sure what, exactly, and you feel better knowing just what is going on here. When you try to look through the stained-glass windows, you don't see very much. There's absolutely no light coming from the inside, ironically given the name of this temple. But after checking all around the perimeter, you decide it's time to just approach the front door and step on in to get the full story behind this place and just why thirteen Pokémon went completely insane.

Things change when you get the front door. You see something nefa̧̛̗͎̟̬͖͋̉ͬ̔͒ͬrious̳ͭ̈́͌ͭ͛̾ͤ͜ and it suddenly fells like it's d̴̞̥̖̱͉̺̞̪̳͟a̵̢̻̥͉͓͚͘ͅŕ̛̖͔̤k̶͔͎̫͖̳̞̱̦̹͞ image is d̶̶̩̘̘i̴̞͖̗̳͈g҉̗̰͔̤̦g̷̲̮̤͙̯̞̞̲͘͞i̥̲̱̩͈͔̖͟͢n͉̝͓̞̹̥͜ ͈̱ǵ̡͏͕̱͈̯ ̛҉͎̫̣͈̝̮͎͔ͅa̷̱͘͝w̜̻a͉͓̬y̠͞ ̯̠͢a҉͔͇͇t̨̯̝̟̹̪̼͕̀̕ ̙̼͔̭̥̣̗́y̛̖̬̱̼̙̝ͅo̡̪̺̟̪͓͚͉̝̕u̵̝͇̬̣͖̥̘͠r̬̩̲̞̣ ̘͍̠͚͖͚̘̮s͚͠o͙͕͎̤͠u͏͎̥͍̟l͎̼̻̖ ̶̡͓̼̭̪t̥̲̯͍̕͟h̢̹̪͕r̴̳̟o͕͓̯̯͉̦̝͉͟ų̩̖͖g̡͎̭̝͓̗̙h̞̳̀ͅ ̝̗̙ ̛͉͚͍̙͘y̢̮͕̳ò̧͏̳̗̣͎u͔͖̺̲̗͚͟r̞̦͓̳͢ ̗̜̲̞̙̬̱̗̕͟e̸̵̲̦͝y̸̙̯̙͚͍͚̻͈͟e̢͕͕͈b҉̝̗a̙̯̺l̺̠̼̰͈͕ļ̛ ̰̖̹̪s̼͘.̧̱̻͘

https://i.imgur.com/G41rxaM.png

Laura has suffered 1 damage to Sanity.

Depiction =The Wall at the Temple= (https://i.imgur.com/G41rxaM.png) has been noted in the Team Records

Meanwhile, the entire front door has been stained with blood, as though some Pokémon was violently killed right here and no one ever cleaned up the bloody mess, despite the fact there's no body to be found. Still, upon taking a closer look at the door, you see groves and trenches in the center that look like there used to be metal components here, but now they're missing. From what you can discern, it seems like several shapes, a ring, a cross, and a triangle are nowhere to be found but have places for them to be inserted. Meanwhile, even after trying despite what you've seen, the door is locked and this mechanism that wasn't supposed to be here in the first place is now barring your entry.

Locked Door {Bloodstained Door: Missing Ring, Missing Triangle, Missing Cross} has been noted in the Team Records.

It seems you've gotten as far as you can go when it comes to this place, which is a lot more than what a lot of other Pokémon around town can say. You decide to head back to base, not really enjoying that creepy sanity-torching you just felt.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/487.pngLaura the Giratina (L: Ghost/Dragon)

Health: 6/6
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Diplomacy | Learned Abilities: Restrain
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Noblejanobii]

http://i.imgur.com/T8IHL6V.png So, Dr. janobii, what should our destination be today?

http://serebii.net/supermysterydungeon/pokemon/492.png Well, Mr. Hatter, I say we go check out (38) The Escapist Bookstore!

[Neo Emolga]

https://i.imgur.com/YJJVLbZ.png Interview #17 Caka the Scyther

Interview Rapport: POSITIVE, VERY MODEST
+1 Shared Pokémon Type
+Modesty (Fighting to Flying)
+Modesty (Fighting to Bug)

You track down Caka the Scyther and discover she has a day job of working the factory line at the Overland Metalworks, but when her shift is done, you meet with her and though she hasn't met with you, she seems to like you. You explain that you're trying to get to the bottom of the town's Stalker problem and she nods.

"Nothing these Stalkers do makes any sense," Caka tells you, looking into your eyes. "The police can't get it together, either. I've even tried talking to Kanja about it and she just gets all philosophical about it and I'm not a fan of that kind of thinking. It's just not even being realistic anymore."

She tries to recall any particular incidents that might help, trying to remember the exact details. As you come to realize, Caka is a stickler for accuracy and details and she doesn't like to even share information that could possibly be false.

"I wish I had exact information," Caka explains. "Trust me, I don't like rumors and gossip considering how outright wrong it can be. I need proof and evidence. And even then I usually end up wanting more before taking action. You know how it is."

"There is something I might be able to help you with," Caka tells you. "One of you investigators might find it handy. I know quite a few things about how to pressure Pokémon for information. It's not a pretty process and it involves a lot of talking down to them, but so often, they'll never confess otherwise. So if you're looking for some tips about how to squeeze a confession out of some schmuck, talk to me, I'll show you how a real pro gets that done. It might be helpful for what you're dealing with out here."

#17 Caka the Scyther has been recognized as a teacher for the Restrain Skill.

"Well, that's all for now," Caka tells you. "I'm still trying to validate those damn rumors, but until I do, I think it's better wait for that confirmation rather than rely on false information. Acting on a lie never makes anyone thrilled."

She then heads back to her apartment at the Dayshare Apartment complex.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/214.pngCarly the Heracross (M: Bug/Fighting)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Diplomacy | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

http://i.imgur.com/T8IHL6V.png So, Dr. janobii, what should our destination be today?

http://serebii.net/supermysterydungeon/pokemon/492.png Well, Mr. Hatter, I say we go check out (38) The Escapist Bookstore!

You decide to head over to the Escapist Bookstore, which at a first glance, doesn't even look like there's anything wrong and you can tell Devis the Torterra hasn't been dead for long considering if you didn't know, you could have sworn the store would be opening up any minute now. Despite this small area of town appearing to be quiet, you could see why this used to be an interesting place to check out.

You check the front of the store and the back, traveling around the Deckler Apartment Building and the A Goal in One Sporting Goods store, but nothing really seems that unusual. This dark gray building seems to be in okay condition as well, so you're convinced that's not really a factor.

You decide to head inside and check out the store itself. The wooden interior seems somewhat dimly lit from the outside sunlight. And while you are able to flick the lights back on, the amount of light they provide seems a bit limited especially in the darker areas toward the back of the store. Nonetheless, it's more than enough to make your way around the store and not crash into anything in the dark.

Out of respect for Devis, most of the books have been completely untouched, though you're convinced would be thieves would be more out to steal something higher in value like jewelry as opposed to literature. As you search around the shelves, you find a lot of very interesting novels that beckon to be read and delved into. Even just flipping through the first few pages strikes your inspiration. At first, you find a story titled "Unbound by Fate" about an Unfezant with multiple souls and then a novel entitled "Wishchaser" about two Chespin brothers and their sister who gain the ability to grant wishes, but it only works for others and not their own. The premises behind most of the stories seems quite captivating and you're convinced you could easily spend a lifetime in here delving into all of them. Unfortunately, given the current state of affairs, you know now's just not the time.

As you search around the store, you also discover that Devis was a collector of rare antiques and artifacts. Many of them are fascinating as well and add to the mysterious ambience of the store. However, turning around one corner of the back of the store, one of the items that you thought was one of Devis's harmless relics doesn't appear to be something that belonged to him. Not̡̡̤̳̗̬̺̮͕ͫ̇ͬ̄̉̉̚ at al͇̼͖̮̟͙̪͌̿͑́́͑́͊ͅl. Someone hid it here and you know for certain this is not something Devis would have put here himself.

It looks like a metallic display for... h̟̜͖͇̭͜e҉̤̭̝̩͓̪ͅa̡̨͔̗d̵͖͈̘͕͜͞s̵͇̹. Like a twisted, deranged version of a bust display. You're only further convinced there's something seriously wrong with this when you read the plaque on the bottom.

"THERE IS NO PURPOSE IN RELINQUISHING THE TOKEN OF SACRIFICE UNTIL THE HEADS OF THE KING AND QUEEN ARE MOUNTED HERE FOR ALL TO SEE AND DISPAIR."

As soon as you read the word "despair," a sudden macabre presence thrusts into your spi͊̉͗͌̿̔ͨͣ͘͝͏̳͉̘̩͈̱̥̝̮͙ne a͑̄͌͋͆̔͌҉҉̮͔̱̪̪̗̣̠́͟͢nd your mi͊̉͗͌̿̔ͨͣ͘͝͏̳͉̘̩͈̱̥̝̮͙nd, causing yö̶̠̠̼̲̜͚̥͉̤̮̭͙̲͔͈̼͉̬́̀̉̊̈́ͧ̍ͣ͠u to feel a sudden, dea͑̄͌͋͆̔͌҉҉̮͔̱̪̪̗̣̠́͟͢thly chill unlike a͑̄͌͋͆̔͌҉҉̮͔̱̪̪̗̣̠́͟͢ny ö̶̠̠̼̲̜͚̥͉̤̮̭͙̲͔͈̼͉̬́̀̉̊̈́ͧ̍ͣ͠ther you've felt before...

Madder has suffered 1 Damage to Sanity

Object {Head Display: Missing Head of the King, Missing Head of the Queen} #Disturbing Presence# (1 Sanity Damage) has been noted in the Team Records.

You then decide to get away from this thing and head upstairs to see what Devis had in his apartment. As you discover, it's locked, but it doesn't take much to force and disable the lock to head inside.

From what you find, Devis was slightly aloof and strange with his obsession for fantasy and fiction, but he did gather a lot of interesting things over the years. Things that probably belong in a museum, but nonetheless, you find he believed in a lot of supernatural presences and forces. You also discover he had books regarding Abyss and Utopia, and while many would have dismissed those as silly fiction, he believed it.

It almost seems like it was for this reason that the Stalkers killed him early...

You don't find too much else upstairs, so you decide to head out. Your nerves are still feeling a bit singed from that head display, and you don't feel inclined to give it another look on your way out...

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/778.pngMadder the Mimikyu (S: Ghost/Fairy)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Lockpick | Learned Abilities: Exorcism
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Shruikan]

OK, I'll search (18) Southwarren Medical Center

[Neo Emolga]

OK, I'll search (18) Southwarren Medical Center

You approach the medium-sized medical center and begin your search around the outside. The building is mainly comprised of gray stones and concrete, but it seems to be in good shape and definitely seems modernized. It also seems that while it isn't the newest building in town, it's at least average compared to some of the much older buildings and has been updated throughout the years.

Outside, you don't really find too much besides a little debris here and there. Nothing that would signal any alarms.

Inside, it doesn't seem overly busy. As you can quickly tell, the Stalkers only focus on filling up the morgue, not the hospital beds. As a result, things are much quieter here.

The halls are painted white and have been kept clean and well-maintained. The lighting also seems adequate and while the small hospital doesn't have too many specialized areas, it has enough address the needs of each patient. At the moment, things don't seem too busy. Before the Stalkers arrived, things might have been more active around here, but now it's much quieter with an eerie feeling in the air.

On the second floor, you go through each of the rooms and find that most of these rooms are empty and inactive. You do, however, find something odd on one of the stretchers in one of the surgical rooms. It seems to be a dark-purple shred, like a piece of fabric was torn off. It seems like it belonged to a Pokémon, but you're not sure if this belonged to a patient or one of the staff. Nonetheless, you take it with you, figuring a use for something like this may come up later on.

Pokémon Sample [Purple Shred] has been added to the Team Inventory.

As you finish searching the upper floors, you head downstairs and begin going through the administrative areas. Things seem a bit more active here than in the rest of the hospital, but you do find one particular desk that looks like it hasn't been officially taken by an employee. Or at least it shouldn't have been.

What you find leads you to believe someone is using this desk when they shouldn't be. The desk itself is locked, but no name and no belongings can be found. Meanwhile, the keys to it should have been nearby had this empty desk been reserved for a future employee. You make note of it, thinking someone is hiding something in here and chances are good it's definitely something of value.

Locked Container {Medical Office Desk: Brass Desk Lock} has been noted in the Team Records.

You're not sure where the actual brass key is, but it's got to be somewhere in town.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/037-a.pngHope the Alolan Vulpix (S: Ice)

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

[Neo Emolga]

Night has fallen in Southwarren
Submit your Day 1: Night Cycle Actions now!

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EmeraldSky Noblejanobii Bulbasaur Scytherwolf LKWayvern Caite-chan Pokemon Trainer Sarah sammy0295 Shruikan Morzone

[Scytherwolf]

https://i.imgur.com/YJJVLbZ.png I'll search (8) Overland Metalworks Exterior

[Neo Emolga]

https://i.imgur.com/YJJVLbZ.png I'll search (8) Overland Metalworks Exterior

You head over to the northeastern side of town and approach the large, dark gray building that has been operating for the last sixty years. The building itself seems a bit worn and has been in operation seemingly non-stop, but it still gets the job done like an old soldier that wants to keep fighting. The walls sometimes have some wear and tear here and the grid-shaped industrial windows definitely haven't been worked on in at least over a decade, but they still perform their function.

You make your way around the perimeter, trying to see if anything stands out as unusual. Despite signs of age and recent updates, nothing seems to strike you as significantly unusual at first. There are a few signs of neglect, but nothing that indicates something that could potentially be related to the Stalkers or any other nefarious thing going on.

When you get to the back of the building, this area seems particularly quiet and for a minute, you begin to believe your search might just turn up nothing until you see something on the concrete wall. It seems someone else has been here and has taken advantage of this quiet place's lack of scrutiny. It seems they've been keeping notes on the walls, but have also felt compelled to warn anyone that might be looking around here.

https://i.imgur.com/RTjThBN.png

Message =Concrete Wall Message= (https://imgur.com/RTjThBN) has been noted in the Team Records.

It's hard to tell what kind of Pokémon wrote this or if they're even still alive.

You finish off your search around the perimeter of the building, but you don't find anything else that stands out as being alarmingly unusual.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/214.pngCarly the Heracross (M: Bug/Fighting)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Diplomacy | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Noblejanobii]

http://i.imgur.com/bNz2vKm.png Now that the night has arrived, it's time to make some mischief!

http://orig07.deviantart.net/fdf4/f/2017/053/2/d/urkshaymin_by_writerraven-db01m0o.png How about we interview #29 Franny the Mismagius instead?

http://i.imgur.com/Ps0tHUW.png Fiiiiine.

[Morzone]

https://pokefarm.com/upload/Morzone/Julia1.png Hm well, a coffin at the auto-dealers is kind of weird, but I'll come back to it later. For now I think I'll go search through 10a Senger Manufacturing floors 1-3. Maybe I'll find some old supplies that could be useful.

[LKWayvern]

I'd like to interview Yandil the Smeargle, without confronting him about the words we found.

Greetings, puny mortal. Has anything 'significant' occurred in your brief, insignificant life thus far?

[Neo Emolga]

http://i.imgur.com/bNz2vKm.png Now that the night has arrived, it's time to make some mischief!

http://orig07.deviantart.net/fdf4/f/2017/053/2/d/urkshaymin_by_writerraven-db01m0o.png How about we interview #29 Franny the Mismagius instead?

http://i.imgur.com/Ps0tHUW.png Fiiiiine.

Interview Rapport: POSITIVE
+1 Shared Pokémon Type (Ghost)

You find that Franny works both the day and the night shift as the medical center, where she functions mainly as a nurse for both caretaking and for prepping equipment for surgical procedures. Despite the fact she works quite hard on most days, she seems to be lively and in good spirits. When you meet with her during a moment she has a bit of time to take a breather, she looks upon you fondly.

"Hi there!" Franny greets you. "You caught me at a good time! What can I help you with?"

You explain how you're trying to find more information regarding the Stalkers that are around Southwarren. She nods, looking like the police have already been here before to ask her questions. Despite it being a grim topic, she explains what she knows.

"Yeah, tell me about it," Franny sighs. "I've had to take on the role of being the center's pediatrician because Dudgel, the guy we originally had looking after the sick kids, was killed by one of them. Dudgel was such a sweet guy. Most innocent Wartortle I've ever known. I can't understand why anyone would want to hurt him. Well, it was tough to get used to it at first, but then again, we don't have too many kids around here. Turns out most Pokémon would agree an industrial town under the constant threat of murderers isn't the best place to raise a kid. Most of those families with young kids took off and headed elsewhere, but there's plenty of us that don't want to give up living here. For most of us, it's really all we have."

"I've talked to a few Pokémon about what they know of these Stalkers and there's some creepy characters around town. Vicker, for instance. That guy never talks to anyone but his wife, Muruna. She's such an angel. But Vicker... I've told Muruna she should look into divorcing him, but she's just too kind and submissive. She's always bringing up her wedding vows and that kind of thing. But do me a favor and keep an eye on Vicker. I'm usually pretty trusting and forgiving, but something isn't quite right with him. And the things he says to his wife sometimes... he should remember his vows too."

Franny then checks the time and nods. You can see her brief break period seems to be over.

"Well, I've got to head back into action," Franny tells you with a gentle smile. "I've got to help prep equipment for a surgery we're going to have tomorrow. Let me tell you, when it comes to working on fire types, trying to achieve hemostasis is such a tricky thing. All the best, Madder, it was nice meeting you!"

She then heads off, leaving you alone.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/778.pngMadder the Mimikyu (S: Ghost/Fairy)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Lockpick | Learned Abilities: Exorcism
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Bulbasaur]

Electronics are pretty cool.

Search (11) Dwight Manufacturing

[EmeraldSky]

I'll search Senger Manufacturing 4-6 since the lower floors are being done already.

[Neo Emolga]

https://pokefarm.com/upload/Morzone/Julia1.png Hm well, a coffin at the auto-dealers is kind of weird, but I'll come back to it later. For now I think I'll go search through 10a Senger Manufacturing floors 1-3. Maybe I'll find some old supplies that could be useful.

At night, the Senger Manufacturing plant is very quiet and not a whole lot happens during the night around this gray, L-shaped building. You figure this would be the best time to check considering the day activity and noises wouldn't break your concentration.

You decide to check through the first, second, and third floors. Inside, despite it being quiet and dark, the building is well-maintained and you see they take the sterilization process pretty seriously here and don't let it become compromised. The first floor also houses a lot of the administration offices, as well as areas for research and development, laboratory testing, and new product development. It seems as though work has been significantly set back as the situation with the Stalkers has made it difficult to develop new products. Right now, it looks like Senger is mainly trying to focus on the continuation of manufacturing current existing products and has put innovation on hold until the situation with the Stalkers gets resolved.

Most of the director offices don't seem suspicious, but you do find one that seemed to have belonged to a recently-deceased overseer of engineering, Bresh the Bronzong. It seems like someone has rummaged through his belongings, and you suspect something might have been stolen. On the desk itself, you also notice a watch, only it looks like someone deliberately smashed it, as if whoever had a grudge against Bresh knew this was a personal heirloom that would have him turning in his grave if he knew this was what happened to it.

[Broken Watch: <Repair>]

Considering you have the repair skills, you piece it back together. The components aren't in too bad shape, and you're able to improvise enough to get it back up and running. May not be good as new, but good as in it runs again and you figure the spirit of Bresh can now rest easy.

Item [Bresh's Watch] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You're not sure if there's another secret behind the watch that someone wanted to conceal by breaking it, but for now, you decide holding onto it would be best in case whoever did this comes back.

After checking out the second and third floors, you don't really find anything significant that stands out. It seems this particular area has been safe from the Stalkers for now, but as you know from experience, that can change in a heartbeat.

You decide to then head back to base.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/461.pngJulia the Weavile (M: Dark/Ice)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Repair | Learned Abilities: Exorcism
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

I'd like to interview Yandil the Smeargle, without confronting him about the words we found.

Greetings, puny mortal. Has anything 'significant' occurred in your brief, insignificant life thus far?

Interview Rapport: POSITIVE, MODEST
+1 Shared Evolution Stage
+Modesty (Ghost to Normal)
LOL @ "Modesty"

One of the first things that strikes you as obvious when it comes to Yandil is that he constantly seems to be rushing and working and is about as Type A as a living creature could possibly get. Even the fact you decide to take a few minutes of his time for a conversation seems to get his stress racing in that it's taking time away from something else he needs to get done, although you have a feeling a lot of this is self-inflicted busywork that may not even be necessary.

"Significant?" he asks, looking like that sounds ludicrous to him. "I could tell you, but it would take me days to put it all in wording. Days. No time."

You make it clear you're looking more for information regarding the Stalkers.

"Right," he nods sarcastically. "I don't even have the time to worry about them, either. You know what? If you run into one of them, do me a favor and tell them I really don't have the time to be dead, so if they could go off someone else instead, that'd be really great."

"Look, I just can't chat right now," Yandil tells you, breaking the conversation as quickly as possible. "Not ever, really. I've got ten technical reports to write tonight and it looks like it's going to be an all-nighter. And I really need to get started NOW."

He then runs off, even without saying goodbye.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/487.pngLaura the Giratina (L: Ghost/Dragon)

Health: 6/6
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Diplomacy | Learned Abilities: Restrain
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

Electronics are pretty cool.

Search (11) Dwight Manufacturing

As you approached the isolated, T-shaped building that has been slightly overtaken by neglect, you can tell the building is pretty old and before, Dwight Manufacturing had decided to just work with the old floor plan rather than make modifications. At night, this place is vacant of all signs of life and the inside, just from what you can see from the old windows, looks darker than a coal mine.

You decide to check the exterior first, but besides some wall damage and indications of neglect, nothing really strikes you as usual. You decide to head inside to see what the story is from the interior.

The inside of the building isn't too bad. A cleanup crew would be helpful when it comes to cleaning up the dust bunnies, cobwebs, and other bits of loose debris, but there isn't too much significant damage. You try to flick on the lights only to find the power to this building has been shut off completely, forcing you to use your vines to use a flashlight.

It seems as though Dwight didn't see much use in trying to liquate the old manufacturing equipment even those several years back. A lot of what was around when the business was still in operation is still here and wasn't ever taken out. You figure what they left behind in terms of equipment and machinery probably isn't worth much and couldn't really be used to create anything of much value in today's age of more advanced technology. Thirty years ago this would have been a lot more lucrative but today, almost all of it is just too obsolete.

Toward the southern side of the building, you come an area that looks like it's seen a bit more activity lately. There are disturbances in the layer of dust on the concrete floor, leading you to believe someone has been here recently. You follow these signs until they lead you to a large blast furnace. It seems a little old, but you noticed someone has used it recently and it still seems to be operable.

When you take a closer look, it seems there are three mounts here, as though three objects need to be mounted here before being inserted into the incinerator. Naturally, you think it's probably just a mount molding that holds some customized ingot shape before being forged into raw material metal that could be used for some other purpose like circuit boards or machine chassis frames. However, when you shine your flashlight upon the mount a little closer, you see there's an inscription:

SEND THE CHILDREN TO THEIR FIERY DEATHS. THE PERFECT WAY TO STEP CLOSER INTO ABYSS.

It strikes you as very suspicious any mention of Abyss was found here, and you definitely take note of this macabre mechanism. You realized this mounting has nothing to do with what Dwight left behind and this is definitely some customized mechanism someone else put here.

Objective {Blast Furnace: Missing Child Mount, Missing Child Mount, Missing Child Mount} has been noted in the team records.

You're not sure exactly what kinds of "children" this machine has been modified to incinerate, but you decide to keep a lookout for this. You're also not sure what exactly will happen once this grizzly task is performed, but there's only one way to find out.

You decide to head out after making one last round throughout the building before coming to the conclusion you found the one dark secret this place seems to have been hiding.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/001.pngEric the Bulbasaur (S: Grass/Poison)

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

[Neo Emolga]

I'll search Senger Manufacturing 4-6 since the lower floors are being done already.

You decide to head toward the upper floors of the Senger Manufacturing Plant to continue the search that Julia had started. These floors don't seem to be too different, though from what you see on the fourth floor, many of the research laboratories are located here. As revealed from Julia's search, the amount of ongoing research and development that Senger has done recently was cut down and only manufacturing of current products seems to be ongoing.

On the fifth floor, you realize a lot of the engineering testing and prototype building are done here but the story reminds the same. It seems like the only activity going on happens on the lower factory floors and in the administrative and office support areas. And even those places seem quiet considering most Pokémon who worked here are either dead or fled with the recent spike in Stalker-related murders.

You do find something unusual in one of the labs on the sixth floor, which seems to have been completely shut down for years, even before the Stalker incidents. Someone had been using this for storage and it seems like they were injured when some of the glassware had shattered. There is some blood and a piece of red skin, which was never cleaned up when it should have been and the proper paperwork regarding the equipment loss should have been reported. You decide to take the red skin with you, feeling it may lead to some other conclusion in time.

Pokémon Sample [Red Skin] has been added to the Team Inventory.

As you can tell, it seems as though someone had been using this area when it was supposed to be off-limits. You figure that was the reason for leaving the mess rather than report it. It will probably be some time before someone else notices it, but right now, there's bigger things going on than just this.

After checking out the last of the areas on the sixth floor, you feel you've found pretty much all there is to locate here. You decide to head back before the dawn arrives.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/025.pngLita the Pikachu (S: Electric)

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

[Pokemon Trainer Sarah]

I'll search (23) Lexin's House

[Shruikan]

This time I'll search (41) Anclyne Public Library
To rescue the books

[Neo Emolga]

I'll search (23) Lexin's House

You head toward the southern area of Southwarren to find Lexin's House, an almost rectangular home that looks like it could use a little housekeeping. You can easily see from the exterior that Lexin either doesn't have the time or doesn't have the care to tidy it up. It also seems like Vendy the Weavile, who rents the basement apartment, isn't very concerned with the state of the yard and exterior either.

You search around the exterior first. There are dead weeds here and there, some cracks in the walls of the building, and it seems the patio hasn't been swept for years. The outside windows look like they haven't been cleaned in a long time either.

Along the side of the house, you find something a bit peculiar. It looks like some kind of metallic rod, which you think might have just been a spare part or a piece of the house that fell off until you take a closer look and can sense the slightest trace of Stalker presence surrounding it. You pick it up, take a closer look, and see that a crude image of an eye seems to have been scratched into the base of the rod itself. You decide to hold onto it and take it with you.

Item [Eye Rod] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You then decide to check out the interior, keeping in mind to make as little noise as possible to avoid waking Lexin and Vendy up in the middle of the night as you perform your search.

As you can tell, Lexin, even as the police chief, never takes his work home with him. The inside of his house reflects the outside as well. The floors haven't been cleaned in a while, some of the tables and piles of papers and magazines on them are dusty, and a little vacuuming would go a long way to remove the debris and bits of dirt and tiny pebbles on the wooden floors.

While you explore Lexin's area of the house, you realize Lexin has a bit of a geeky side to him. He has a lot of computer equipment upstairs, has collections of tech magazines, and has heaps of books on programming and software development.

You then head into the upstairs bathroom and find Lexin hasn't cleaned this out in a while either. It doesn't seem too odd until you find something else, flung into the corner and seemingly forgotten. You pick it up and realize it's a white candle, which seems strange at first until you realize it must have belonged to Lexin's wife before she divorced him. It looks like the kind of thing that would have made a shared bath a bit more romantic, but as you can easily see, those days are over. You figure Lexin probably doesn't even like looking at it and even then, you can't help but feel there may be some use for this later on. You decide to take it with you.

Item [White Candle] has been added to the Team Inventory.

After, you search the basement level and look through the area that Vendy rents out. Vendy seems to be a little bit more tidy with her living area, especially with her kitchen. Her kitchen seems almost spotless and she seems to have a passion for cooking. Meanwhile, you notice she works at Axlin Chemicals. Her employee badge makes it pretty obvious. Beyond her small living room area and her bedroom, you don't really find anything too out of the ordinary.

Satisfied with what you have found, you decide to head back to base before the dawn arrives.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/566.pngSarah the Archen (S: Rock/Flying)

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

[Neo Emolga]

This time I'll search (41) Anclyne Public Library
To rescue the books

You decide to head to the western side of town and check out the Anclyne Public Library, which seems extra creepy considering it's been abandoned for a while. The outside of the brown-stone building has seen much better days, also. It looks like it's slowly falling apart and you feel in a few more years, the parts of it might even start collapsing.

You search around the outside and you have a bad feeling about this place's mold issues and maybe this is the real reason why no one goes here anymore. Some kind of strange, foreign fungus that's like foam in shape and texture and has a light brown color has been eating away at the outside woodwork. And after looking at how it has grown around the building, you have a feeling it likely only gets much worse inside. Besides age and being victim to the elements, you don't really find anything significant about the outside.

You head inside and you realize your mission to save the books might be too late. The moldy foam fungus has swarmed over entire shelves of books and is all over the walls and ceiling, creating a musky, foul-smelling odor. You estimate only about 10% of the books haven't been at least somewhat eaten away by the fungus. While some shelves just have a little bit, there are a few that don't even look like bookshelves anymore and look like they've been completely coated by large mounds of it.

The only areas of the library that haven't been affected yet seem to only be for references and a small portion of the nonfiction area that seems to only cover law, taxation, and politics. Even after just flipping through a few pages of one of these books, you're pretty much convinced this dry and boring material for reading might as well be fungus food anyway.

You almost give up finding anything of value in this place before coming to one area that looks like someone actually might have been here recently. There are some areas where it looks like something just outright sucked the life out of the fungus and killed it, leaving blackened, dead, powdery remnants of it that almost look like soot. You follow these trails before they take you to what looks like some office room that was being eaten away by the fungus before whatever did this wave of death came along. You find the wooden door nearly crumbled away like peanut brittle and has already fallen off its hinges. You step inside and what you see next shocks you a bit.

It seems to be a stone altar with what looks like a Grumpig lying on his back. But something seems horribly wrong. It almost looks like the Grumpig is supposed to be some kind of sacrificial victim. At first, you almost think of trying to free him from the chains that are holding him down, but then when you look closer...

...you realize he's not normal. Parts of his flesh are missing and even the bones are showing in places. There's also dark ritual markings on his chest, indicating the parts that are supposed to be lacerated with something noted to be the "Dagger of Blood" to cause as much bleeding as possible. But you find no trace of any sacrificial dagger anywhere.

The Grumpig suddenly jolts and becomes awake, kicking and jerking violently and feverishly while squealing with a grizzly and macabre wail. It almost seems like something, maybe even the fungus, has rendered him into some zombie-like state. His eyes are completely cloudy and white while he quickly begins foaming at the mouth like some kind of rabid animal.

Objective {Unfinished Sacrifice: Ritual of Blood} has been noted in the Team Records.

You decide to leave before someone hears the squealing. It seems as though you're not sure where this Dagger of Blood is... or even you're even ready to use it quite yet...

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/037-a.pngHope the Alolan Vulpix (S: Ice)

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

[Caite-chan]

Search: (9a) Floors 1-3

"Just need to keep looking for things. I know I'll find the stuff we need."

[Neo Emolga]

Search: (9a) Floors 1-3

"Just need to keep looking for things. I know I'll find the stuff we need."

You arrive before the large, black Axlin Chemicals building in the middle of the night. Even when the plant isn't in full operation, the odor in the air still lingers and seems to change on whim. Most of the odors aren't pleasant and the scents still seem to change every few minutes, especially as you go from floor to floor.

Inside, the plant is pretty well-maintained. You figure it was probably even a bit cleaner when there was more of a janitorial staff still around, but despite the situation, it still seems they keep things under control. It also seems like most of their equipment makes sure not a whole lot of messes are made from day-to-day mixing and heating.

On the second floor, you find a Cognos System electronic safe lock in one of the security areas. It seems like the other safe lockers haven't been used in a while, but someone has decided to use this one and you have a feeling whoever did has been using it to hide something only they're aware about. You can also tell from the scratching near the keypad that whoever has been using it wasn't acting normally and almost seemed to be in a frenzy of some sort. It strikes you as very suspicious and you have a strong hunch this may be evidence of Stalkers being here.

You take a closer look at the safe and knowing your skills in computer hacking, you're able to bypass the standard password prompt and bring up the system developer access module. Once there, you're able discern what steps are needed to override the system administrator password to disengage the electronic lock. It's going to need a little work, but we've already made great headway toward getting this open.

Objective: {Electronic Safe Lock: <Science>} has been noted in the Team Records.

You write the directions and necessary algorithms needed to hack the lock system on a piece of paper:

http://i.imgur.com/J1Erfmn.png
(It's like a word search puzzle with numbers ;) )

From here, you could either do this system hacking yourself, or you can hand it off to another Emissary to complete, but from here on in, your directions and algorithm logs have made it pretty straightforward.

You continue your search on the third floor, but you don't find anything too significant about this level besides more of the same. Most of the machinery still seems to be offline for now, but come morning, it will probably be another regular day at the plant.

You then decide to head back with your findings.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/474.pngPixel the Porygon-Z (M: Normal)

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

[Neo Emolga]

#59 Salsha the Sylveon has been murdered by the Stalkers.

Location: Western Square of Jekker Park
Cause of Death: Complete bodily destruction

The air was quiet, still, and gloomy in Jekker Park as the dawn was still a few hours from arriving. Jessy the Lycanroc had discovered the body only thirty minutes ago, and despite being bored enough to wander around at night, she really didn't want to linger around what she found. The police, on the other hand, didn't have much of a choice in the matter.

"I hate this one especially." Britera the Braixen spat as she looked at the mess that was left behind by an unknown Stalker on the cobbled stone path.

Britera wasn't thrilled about the aftermath of what this particular Stalker liked to leave behind. This one in particular liked to mash their victims into a gooey paste and as if that wasn't bad enough, they then made perverse sculptures with it like they were some deranged kid having fun with some macabre, fleshy clay. And this time around, Salsha the Sylveon's pasty remains had been used to sculpt an oversized buttocks with an unrealistic amount of manure gushing from the orifice. The fact that Salsha's brains were used for resembling the "manure" seemed to be completely intentional. The only way they were able to tell it was even Salsha the Sylveon was from the ribbons and from finding her wallet a short distance away from the bloody massacre.

"Yep, it's the work of 'Psycho Assfreak' again," Sten the Bellossom sighed as he realized he would have to take at least three dozen pictures of this grotesque display for the crime scene investigation. "I hate every one of these Stalkers with a passion, but I hate this particular jumping jackass so much it's unreal."

As Sten took pictures using his camera, Britera took notes about the surroundings and was reviewing Jessy's witness testimony. She was going to have to bring her in tomorrow for more questioning, but for now, she decided to get the information she needed while it was still fresh. Come tomorrow morning, Jessy could easily forget most of what she saw tonight and she couldn't afford to lose those critical details.

"Still can't believe we haven't figured out even just the name of this sicko, yet," Britera looked away. "But seriously, why kill Salsha? She was probably one of the last few in this town who actually still feels optimistic about things. Nothing they do makes sense. I just wanna punch this prick in the face and advocate for a capital punishment express lane."

"Good luck with that," Sten rolled his eyes as replied with a sigh. "Come on, I'm tired. Let's just get a box and clean up this mess. I didn't want to tell Lexin tonight that it was this asshat again. He'll find out first thing tomorrow morning anyway."

Britera nodded and looked back at the bloody, pasty mess. She wasn't happy to know they would end up burying Salsha in the equivalent of a lunchbox, but at least this perverse monstrosity of a sculpture would be undone.

Doom Tracker:
1/20

[Neo Emolga]

Investigate #1 Rancha the Breloom

Sam's Investigation on #1 Rancha the Breloom has been Completed.

After spending all day and all night tracking and staking out Rancha, you've learned quite a great deal about her. She happens to be the Town Overseer, which seems to be the equivalent of being the town mayor with a different title. Because of her role, she's wealthy enough to own her own house when she's not working at the Southwarren Administration building.

From reading her documents, you realize she's 39 years old. In watching her socialize both at work and at home, you realize she's definitely not the nicest Breloom to have ever lived. She's often very snippy with other Pokémon and wants things to be very precise. Her expectations are also very unrealistic in a very "I expected this to be done yesterday" kind of attitude. You have a feeling her position of power has gotten to her head and it has taken an ugly turn.

Rancha seems to love preferential treatment and seems to get annoyed when she doesn't get it. Her attitude seems to reflect a very "roll out the red carpet for me, because here I come" stance. When she's not busy working, she seems to enjoy hikes, but in a negative way, as if she thinks she can go wherever she wants like she owns it all.

Rancha has an absolute loathing for liars, cheaters, and thieves. Sure, every Pokémon doesn't like these, but she gets LIVID around these types of Pokémon even if she can sometimes be a liar and a cheater herself! It makes you wonder if she thinks she should be the only one allowed to cheat a lie. As a result, you have a feeling she's also a hypocrite in a "do as I say, not as I do" kind of way. As for hobbies, Rancha seems to like gardening, a seemingly innocent activity, though you wonder if her hunger for control over what grows where might have something to do with it.

Lastly, you also confirm that Rancha is the wife of Kexin the Sceptile, who you only know to be a doctor. He doesn't seem too nice either, but from watching Rancha, you feel the love relationship comes from them both gossiping about others and laughing behind the backs of who they interact with on a daily basis.

#1 RANCHA THE BRELOOM

Shift: Day
Gender: Female
Age: 49
Home Location: (15) Ranch's House
Workplace: (1) Southwarren Administration Building
Profession: Town Overseer
Traits: Snippy, particular, demanding
Hits: Preferred Treatment, hikes
Misses: Liars, cheaters, thieves
Hobbies: Gardening
Friendships: None
Relations: Wife of Kexin the Sceptile
Items: Rancha does not have any noteworthy items in her possession.
Taught Skills: Rancha is not a skill teacher.
Proficiency: Rancha does not have a perk.

GENERAL CONCLUSION POST-INVESTIGATION
Despite her negative persona, you still feel that Rancha is most likely NOT a Stalker.

Sam's Investigation on #1 Rancha the Breloom has been noted in the Team Records.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/585.pngSam the Deerling (S: Normal/Grass)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: First Aid | Learned Abilities: Investigate
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

The sun has risen in Southwarren
Submit your Day 2: Day Cycle Actions now!

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EmeraldSky Noblejanobii Bulbasaur Scytherwolf LKWayvern Caite-chan Pokemon Trainer Sarah sammy0295 Shruikan Morzone

[EmeraldSky]

I'm checking the western square of the park, in hopes there are clues at the scene of the crime

[Scytherwolf]

https://i.imgur.com/YJJVLbZ.png I'll search (8) Overland Metalworks - (8a) Sublevels B3-B1

[sammy0295]

Search (33) Clean Easy Laundromat

[LKWayvern]

I'd like to use Diplomacy on Rancha.

Greetings, plebeian. How is the weather on this arbitrary, meaningless day?

[Noblejanobii]

http://i.imgur.com/SJisFCt.png Well, I'd say that interview went splendid! Shall we try another?

http://serebii.net/supermysterydungeon/pokemon/492.png Yes! I'd say we should talk to #42 Muruna the Clefable! Franny did recommend speaking to her about her husband.

http://i.imgur.com/T8IHL6V.png Hello, madam, ignore the fact that I was just talking to myself. How are you doing today? How is your husband doing? Would you happen to know anything about the Stalkers?

[Caite-chan]

"More searching is needed."

Search: (9b) Floors 4-6

[Pokemon Trainer Sarah]

I'll interview #58 Edder the Sigilyph, ask them if they know anything about the Stalkers.

[Neo Emolga]

I'm checking the western square of the park, in hopes there are clues at the scene of the crime

During the day, you wonder if the murder last night would have even happened if things were like as they are now. The Western Square of Jekker Park is quite peaceful, quiet, and even though it's still only a short distance away from the factories, it gives you at least a bit of solace and peace in this troubling time. And while the trees, grass, and shrubs don't look at healthy as they could be, it is still nice to see a bit of nature in this usually very arid area.

You decide to check around the area where the murder happened last night. It seems as though crime scene cleanup did a pretty decent job, but there's still police tape around where it happened. You can't really take a closer look, but you get the idea that the murder didn't actually happen here. It happened somewhere else and the Stalker placed Salsha's body here in a public area where it would definitely be found. Where it actually happened remains a mystery. A grizzly mystery nonetheless.

As you search, you see a patch of odd-colored grass off to the side where a few bushes are. However, when you take a closer look at it, it seems to be beige in color and it turns out it's actually fur. It makes you wonder, though. Does this have something to do with the murder last night and does this belong to the Stalker? You're not entirely sure, but it could lead to something. You decide to take it with you, thinking this might be something the police missed last night when it was dark outside.

Pokémon Sample [Beige Fur] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You continue your search in the Western area of the park and eventually, you come across something else that seems unusual. There's strange, burnt markings in the grass, and they look like they make some kind of shape and form letters. However, from the ground level, it's impossible to read. You're not even sure if what seems like a "b" could be a "p" or a "d".

Objective {Indecipherable Burnt Message: +Flying Type+} has been noted in the Team Records.

You figure if someone were to look down from the sky, they might be able to read the message clearly with a bird's eye view. It might give a clue or be some kind of Stalker signature. You're not sure, but it's worth a shot.

You spend the rest of the morning checking out the rest of the park, but you don't find anything else that seems to stand out. At least what you have seems to be making the path toward getting answers.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/025.pngLita the Pikachu (S: Electric)

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

[Morzone]

https://pokefarm.com/upload/Morzone/Julia1.png Might as well finish this place out. I'll check out(10) Senger Manufacturing Exterior!

[Shruikan]

I'll search (30) Jayberry School this time. Hopefully there won't be any half finished dark rituals there.

[Neo Emolga]

https://i.imgur.com/YJJVLbZ.png I'll search (8) Overland Metalworks - (8a) Sublevels B3-B1

As you head down into the lower levels of Overland Metalworks, you realize this is where the factory does a lot of its smelting and steel mill work. As you take a look around, you can tell the facility is not even running at half capacity. Most of the mill's staff has either fled the town or has been killed. You imagine there may also be others that are simply trying to hide or haven't been able to get to work.

As expected, these areas are very hot, and they would have been even hotter if everything in the whole facility was up and running fully in use. You figure the cooler temperatures underground at least help a little, though there is a large and heavy-duty ventilation system constantly running to assist with keeping temperatures under control. While it doesn't make the area cozy, it at least makes it bearable. You also imagine only fire-type Pokémon would be perfectly happy and jolly working in this kind of heat. Everyone else would be working up a sweat, but at least they wouldn't be melting.

While searching through the B2 sublevel, you find this is where Overland keeps most of its equipment and supplies it uses for smelting and welding, as well as the safety equipment and other supplies the facility needs to get work done. It seems a lot of it is being unused, though in looking through the inventory, you find one industrial-strength blowtorch in particular that seems to stronger than the others. You have a feeling this might be really handy later on as it could melt chains and make welding easy. In here, it won't be helping anyone, but you're sure you'll be able to find some use for this in the near future.

You decide to take it with you. Overland would never notice its disappearance and you feel right now, the Emissaries need it much more for dealing with this Stalker problem that you're sure Overland would be happy to be rid of.

Item [Industrial Blowtorch] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You then search the B1 sublevel, where it seems Overland stores its metallic ingots and raw material components before the upper levels use it to fashion it into end-user goods. Nothing around here seems too out of the ordinary, and it seems production has been a little on the slow side, but you figure that's likely another result of the Stalkers being responsible for hard times.

You decide to head back after feeling satisfied with your search.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/214.pngCarly the Heracross (M: Bug/Fighting)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Diplomacy | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

Search (33) Clean Easy Laundromat

As you come to the western side of town, you find the Clean Easy Laundromat run by Murana the Clefable. The small, gray commercial store is in good condition and it seems like Murana really cares for the store, but it doesn't do very well. You're pretty convinced whole days of no one stopping in are common and you imagine it must not be easy to cover rent with that lack of clientele. You also imagine it must be pretty boring for Murana to just sit there all day doing nothing and wondering if she'll be able to cover rent costs at the end of the month.

You start by searching around the building, which doesn't take too long as there's really not much around the perimeter and the lot around it isn't large either. To no surprise, you don't find much and nothing really stands out as being strange or alarming.

Inside, the light-gray tiled floor is quite clean, the washer and dryer machines seem to be in good condition, though it seems like they're a bit more on the outdated side. Still, they do what they need to do regardless of how old they are. The wallpapered-walls seem a little dated, but they're still functional and at least aren't disgusting and old.

The lighting on the inside isn't bright and it seems like a few bulbs should have been replaced a while ago. The store also seems a bit dusty. Areas behind and in between the machines are caked with dust bunnies and bits of debris. Still, nothing that would trigger any alarms.

Though you do find a forgotten sock and sometimes a small towel left behind, one unusual thing you find besides one of the machines seems to be a Mimikyu toy puppet, only it looks like it's been here for a while. Normally, you'd think some child left this behind, but it's a bit creepy. It also seems broken and several parts have been bashed in as if it jumped off a very tall building and morbidly killed itself. It seems a little unnerving when you pick it up, and it seems like when you shake it, there's something rattling inside. The only way to get to it is to fix the damage that was done to it.

You figure you just don't have the repair skills to fix it, though you probably could if you did. The other way to fix it would be to find replacement parts. You're not even sure where you'd find something like that, but maybe there's something out there that could be improvised.

Objective {Broken Mimikyu Suicide Puppet: <Repair> / Replacement Parts} has been noted in the Team Records.

You figure it might be worth coming back to when you have what you need to fix it up. But for now, you search through the rest of the laundromat. Besides a few more articles of forgotten clothing, you don't really find anything else that stands out.

You then decide to head back to base.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/585.pngSam the Deerling (S: Normal/Grass)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: First Aid | Learned Abilities: Investigate
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

I'd like to use Diplomacy on Rancha.

Greetings, plebeian. How is the weather on this arbitrary, meaningless day?

You encounter Rancha the Breloom, who looks like she's really not in the mood for a chat, but you're feeling like MAKING her in the mood for one.

"Look, I don't have a clue who you are and I really don't give a damn the weather, but-"

"Really?" you fearlessly talk down to Rancha. "Well, try making some time, because things around Southwarren can go one of two ways. You either help us get to the bottom of these Stalker attacks, or everyone dies, likely screaming and being put into a position where you all wished it would come sooner. This is really not difficult to figure out."

"Excuse me, but I'm the Overseer of this town," Rancha attempts to counter. "I'm perfectly capable of getting this situation under control. And I will."

"You haven't been under control since this crapshow started weeks ago," you remind her. "You need us and we need you and there's no time to take the gamble on thinking you can get on top of it on your own. I'm sure you know what just happened to Salsha last night, didn't you? I didn't think it was actually possible to turn a Sylveon into gravy like that."

Rancha looks away for a moment, not exactly thrilled to be having this conversation, but you can see it's starting to sink in.

"Hasn't been the first time that bastard did something like that," Rancha replies with the look of disgust on her face.

"So for crap's sake, let's figure out what who the hell did that so we can see how they like having that done to them," you tell her. "I'm not asking you to play nice or be courteous. But we both wanted these deranged freaks lynched days ago. You help us and we'll help you."

"Lynching?" Rancha asks, almost beginning to smile. "That's old school and I can probably come up with something better than that, but fine, deal's a deal. Let's clean these *******s out of my town."

#1 Rancha the Breloom has become COMPLIANT

Having gotten Rancha on your side, you're looking forward to her cooperation from here on in. She may not be the nicest Pokémon ever, but she's now willing to help you however she can.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/487.pngLaura the Giratina (L: Ghost/Dragon)

Health: 6/6
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Diplomacy | Learned Abilities: Restrain
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

http://i.imgur.com/SJisFCt.png Well, I'd say that interview went splendid! Shall we try another?

http://serebii.net/supermysterydungeon/pokemon/492.png Yes! I'd say we should talk to #42 Muruna the Clefable! Franny did recommend speaking to her about her husband.

http://i.imgur.com/T8IHL6V.png Hello, madam, ignore the fact that I was just talking to myself. How are you doing today? How is your husband doing? Would you happen to know anything about the Stalkers?

Interview Rapport: POSITIVE
+1 Shared Pokémon Type (Fairy)

You visit Muruna the Clefable at the Clean Easy Laundromat while you also notice Sam the Deerling searching. While Sam searches, you talk to Muruna and try to get an idea of what she knows.

"Oh, I'm okay," Muruna tries to muster a warm but tired smile. "Thanks for coming by to see me. I don't get a whole lot of visitors here, so when a kind soul like you comes along, it always makes my day better."

"Oh Vicker..." Muruna sighs when you asked about him. "He just... wasn't like this when I first met him. He used to be a charming young man many ages ago, but now he just always seems suspicious. He used to like parties as well, but now he just broods in the dark. I wish... I wish I knew why he changed to be this way. I wonder if it has something to do when he heard his father died. He was never quite the same after that..."

"He found something odd the other day," Muruna explains, recalling a recent memory. "It looked like this strange metal triangle-shaped thing that I never had seen him with before. Vicker told me he found it, but he never puts it down now. He fidgets with it a lot, and I was curious to see it but he snuck it away when all I wanted to do was take a look. I did catch a glimpse and it looked like it was stained with blood! What a terrible thing. I don't know why we holds onto it, but I get anxious when I see him always... fidgeting with it. Surely that thing can't be good. Please, I wasn't able to talk him out of getting rid of it. Maybe you can?"

It makes you wonder what exactly this thing is, but you can't help but feel the best way to find out is to talk to Vicker himself. It could very well be what he found is Stalker related.

"This Stalkers..." Muruna sighs, looking worried. "Nothing but dreadful. Now, I'm not one to judge, but there's just something... something about Yandil that concerns me. Twice I've seen him acting strangely, but it's hard to explain. He acted so peculiar, looking left and right as if someone was watching him, but then when a kind and perfectly innocent Cinccino asked if he was okay, he just up and snapped at her! I keep my distance from him whenever I see him now. He was at the ApexMart the other day when I saw him outside, I just decided not to shop that day and just headed home. Please, be careful around him. I would try to avoid him too if I were you."

"Well, thank you for taking the time to speak with me, dearie," Muruna smiles. "Even if you didn't come to wash your clothes, I enjoyed this kind of patronage."


http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/778.pngMadder the Mimikyu (S: Ghost/Fairy)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Lockpick | Learned Abilities: Exorcism
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

"More searching is needed."

Search: (9b) Floors 4-6

You decide to head back toward Axlin Chemicals to complete the search on the rest of the building. You still don't get used to that smell, but it's becoming less and less irritating each time you come here.

The upper floors mainly seem to be chemical research labs, supply rooms, and testing areas. On the fourth floor, you find there are several cooking and heating areas. It seems this area isn't used as often as it used to be, back when Southwarren was a much safer town.

It seems like most of the furnaces are turned off, though there is one that seems like it might have been left on by accident. You seem inclined to turn it off for safety precaution, but when you approach it and look inside to see what's going on, you swear it's like looking into the ghostly, purple-fla̵̟̣̩͈͉̺ͯͬmin̴͊̎͋ͬ͟͞͏̢͇͈̭͎̳g maws of yǫ̵̟̭͎̦̯͓͎̗̩̱̳̟̣̣̼̬̽͐͛̒ͅͅur wǫ̵̟̭͎̦̯͓͎̗̩̱̳̟̣̣̼̬̽͐͛̒ͅͅrst n̴͊̎͋ͬ͟͞͏̢͇͈̭͎̳ightma̵̟̣̩͈͉̺ͯͬre.

Pixel has suffered 1 Damage to Sanity.

Without a doubt, you look away and definitely conclude the flames in that furnace are highly supernatural in nature. You feel this isn't at all Axlin's doing and someone has been using this furnace for lord-knows what purpose. However, you know for a fact there's no equipment here that can make use of that flame. It seems the ghostly fire is used for some other purpose, but until you have something that could actually store something like this, you can't make use of it either.

Objective: {Purple Flame Furnace: Flame Incubator} #Ghostly Presence# (1 Sanity Damage) has been noted in the Team Records.

You decide to get out of there and you feel there's nothing you can do about it until you find some kind of incubator meant to contain a flame like that.

On the 6th floor, you come across one of the long-neglected research labs that it seems Axlin hasn't used for a long time. It seems as though this lab was meant to be fully cleaned out as all the equipment has been disconnected, the shelves are empty, and all the supply closets have all been cleared. The only thing that still remains is a research-grade laboratory burner, which might have some use for the Emissaries. Axlin was probably going to throw it out anyway, so you decide to take it and find some other purpose for this device.

Item [Laboratory Burner] has been added to the Team Inventory.

After finishing off the rest of your search, you feel you've done pretty well, though the sight of those flames still haunts you mind a bit. That feeling still lingers with you as you make your way out the door...

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/474.pngPixel the Porygon-Z (M: Normal)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Science | Learned Abilities: Investigate
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

I'll interview #58 Edder the Sigilyph, ask them if they know anything about the Stalkers.

Interview Rapport: POSITIVE, INTIMIDATING
+1 Shared Pokémon Type (Flying)
+Intimidation (Rock vs Flying)

You find Edder the Sigilyph living at the Deckler Apartment Building, where it seems he's definitely grown old and the years haven't been a friend to his memories and his mental capacity. You knock on his door, and at first he tells you to go away, but you simply tell him you're here to help and only then does he decide to open the door for you. But only just a crack as you continue to stand in the hallway. It seems he doesn't even want you in his apartment, but from what you can tell from the dust and the slight smell that manages to pass through, you figure maybe that's for the best.

"Stalkers!?" Edder asks you, sounding eccentric and odd. "There better not be any Stalkers here! You, wait a minute...! Are you one of them!?"

You tell him you're not, and quite the opposite in that you explain you're trying to find them and stop them. He nods, but then looks back at you with a look of doubt in his old eyes.

"Can I trust you?" he asks.

You nod, although you wonder if he really knows what's going on.

"I know who all the Stalkers are," Edder tells you. "Stalkers, yes, they're everywhere. They feed off of the dreams of the living, they do. Especially the young ones. They seem to favor the young ones. Vabin... now that's a Stalker. That schmuck would always hide behind my hedgerow, probably waiting to mug me or steal my medication. And Veba. Damn that Veba. Always going on and on and on about her snooty stupid boyfriend and the damn noise they made listening to that trashy drivel they think still counts as music. I HATE that noise. And then there's that little snit. Yandil. Always running around like a busy little Beedril... like I don't know WHAT THE HELL HE'S UP TO! Good riddance to all of them. And I mean all of them. Yes, you get rid of all of them. Give me some peace and quiet."

He then shuts the door, and leaves you alone in the hallway, though you can almost hear slight muttering behind the door, which eventually quiets down to pure silence...

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/566.pngSarah the Archen (S: Rock/Flying)

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

[Neo Emolga]

https://pokefarm.com/upload/Morzone/Julia1.png Might as well finish this place out. I'll check out(10) Senger Manufacturing Exterior!

You decide while the daylight is still out and the sun will help illuminate anything that might be noteworthy, you head to the northern side of Southwarren and check out the exterior of the Senger Manufacturing Plant. From the outside, the large gray manufacturing facility was recently renovated and the walls and few windows seem to be in pretty good condition. It also has a nice view of the park, which you figure makes this pretty nice real estate for an industrial zone.

You start by searching the northern side first. Thankfully, the area around this part of town is clean, but still, you wonder if the situation with the Stalkers may have affected anything and maybe things were even better before all this started to happen. Along the side of the road besides the building, you find what appears to be a small, blue scale. You pick it up and it seems like it belongs to a Pokémon in town. Possibly a sample of a Stalker? You decide taking it with you is probably better than just leaving it there.

Pokémon Sample [Blue Scale] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You continue your search around the building and get to where the loading dock is. Right now, it seems activity here isn't as active as it usually is and it seems like Senger has reduced their shipments to a weekly basis. You take a look at the new shipping schedule posted on the wall and it seems they only ship product once a week. It seems like the company manages to stay active, but only just enough to get by. Once again, another result of the Stalkers.

Behind one of the dumpsters that look like it was recently emptied, you find what looks like another rod, similar to the one you saw Sarah bring back. You take a look at it and it seems this one has the depiction of a toothy mouth instead, again, crudely scratched into the base. As you hold it, it seems like there is the faintest trace of Stalker presence, giving you all the more reason to take it along.

Item: [Mouth Rod] has been added to the Team Inventory.

Just as you add it to your belongings, you then look up. Up along the metallic wall until you see what looks like jąͦ͂͒̇ͣ̍͝҉̨̼̩̰̯̹͎͡ͅgged, viľ̴̡̛̯̺̖̬̰͚̰̝̼̘͚̰͉̣̱͚͎̟̌̃̇̍ͣͯ̄ͧ̾͐̽̐̋͑ͭ͑ͪ͝ͅe letters st̷̛̫͕͖̭̠̟͕͍͍͖͉̹̻̩̖̅́̃͂̃̓̏ͫ̕reaked aľ̴̡̛̯̺̖̬̰͚̰̝̼̘͚̰͉̣̱͚͎̟̌̃̇̍ͣͯ̄ͧ̾͐̽̐̋͑ͭ͑ͪ͝ͅl over t̷̛̫͕͖̭̠̟͕͍͍͖͉̹̻̩̖̅́̃͂̃̓̏ͫ̕he surfąͦ͂͒̇ͣ̍͝҉̨̼̩̰̯̹͎͡ͅce.

https://i.imgur.com/Afhk6Ms.png

Just t̷̛̫͕͖̭̠̟͕͍͍͖͉̹̻̩̖̅́̃͂̃̓̏ͫ̕he sudden̴̛͙̪͈̪̗͆͑̇ͨ͐ͩ̇̔̀̀̚͟ sight of it sen̴̛͙̪͈̪̗͆͑̇ͨ͐ͩ̇̔̀̀̚͟ds ąͦ͂͒̇ͣ̍͝҉̨̼̩̰̯̹͎͡ͅ ghostľ̴̡̛̯̺̖̬̰͚̰̝̼̘͚̰͉̣̱͚͎̟̌̃̇̍ͣͯ̄ͧ̾͐̽̐̋͑ͭ͑ͪ͝ͅy, mąͦ͂͒̇ͣ̍͝҉̨̼̩̰̯̹͎͡ͅcabre chill all t̷̛̫͕͖̭̠̟͕͍͍͖͉̹̻̩̖̅́̃͂̃̓̏ͫ̕he way through your spin̴̛͙̪͈̪̗͆͑̇ͨ͐ͩ̇̔̀̀̚͟e and right̷̛̫͕͖̭̠̟͕͍͍͖͉̹̻̩̖̅́̃͂̃̓̏ͫ̕ into your min̴̛͙̪͈̪̗͆͑̇ͨ͐ͩ̇̔̀̀̚͟d.

Julia has suffered 1 Damage to Sanity.

You decide that's enough for now and turn away to get out of there with the things you've found. As you head back to base, you're still trying to get your heart rate to calm down and your breathing to get back on track...

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/461.pngJulia the Weavile (M: Dark/Ice)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Repair | Learned Abilities: Exorcism
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

I'll search (30) Jayberry School this time. Hopefully there won't be any half finished dark rituals there.

Seemingly isolated away from most of the other town activity, Jayberry School doesn't seem at all like the welcoming place children should be going to learn. Attendance is low and you can tell the situation with the Stalkers hasn't helped with that either. In the meantime, you can see that the school is closed and even though they have plenty of room to grow, it's something that's likely not going to happen. It seems as though it was an attempt to make Southwarren more family-friendly and not just an industrial hub, but it doesn't seem like that attempt worked out.

As you approach the building, you can tell it's barely a few years old and was likely built when Stalkers weren't such a problem here. Now, not only is registered attendance low, but the school has been closed for a while.

You decide to search around the exterior first. In truth, if things had been under better circumstances, you figure a school like this might have been a bit more successful, but now it just sits idly and unused. You begin to think it might even be stuck that way for a few years even if the Stalkers were to be removed, but for now, it's quiet and as still as a graveyard.

You search around the exterior doesn't reveal much, but it's better than what you saw at the library last night. You then head into the inside, where it seems like things are nicely in order and classes could have started this morning, but there's nothing. The halls are quiet, the lights are off, the desks are empty, and no one is around.

The classrooms also look like they overcompensated as well. There's at least six classrooms with desks and stations for two-dozen Pokémon students, and they're all empty. When you get to the sixth classroom, it seems it's the same story until there's something about one of the desks in the back. Out of all the desks you've seen, they were perfectly fine except for this one.

There's a puddle of blood on the surface. It seems a bit old and dried, but when you approach it and take a closer look, you see there's some kind of nail jutting right in the center of it. When you zero in on it, you see there's a word etched into the metal nail and suddenly it sounds like it's screa̸̷̠̝̯̱͈̍͌͗̿̃͊̃͗͊̾͛̍̈́̀͞͠ͅming in yǫ̶̴̬̳̹͚̳͙͓̹̖̜̻̋͋̊̄ͪ͆ͯͩ̀͜ur mind.


D̠͎̘̖͕̹A̴̝ͩͣ̚M̨͇̦̫̹͔ͅN͕̮̩̬̹ͣ͆̾̿ͩ̿A̺͍̘̟͍͚̯͞T̀̌ͭ̓Iͮ̈́ ̟̯̦̞̠͛ͨ͆̈̀O̬̟̳̒ͣ́̂͊̓̈ͅN̋̌̍

There's Stalker presence all around it. You decide to take the nail and it almost ma̸̷̠̝̯̱͈̍͌͗̿̃͊̃͗͊̾͛̍̈́̀͞͠ͅkes yǫ̶̴̬̳̹͚̳͙͓̹̖̜̻̋͋̊̄ͪ͆ͯͩ̀͜u ga̸̷̠̝̯̱͈̍͌͗̿̃͊̃͗͊̾͛̍̈́̀͞͠ͅg.

Hope has suffered 1 Damage to Sanity.

Item [Damnation Nail] #Hellish Presence# (1 Sanity Damage) has been added to the Team Inventory.

You figure you probably spoke too soon. This is not much better than what you dealt with last night after all...

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/037-a.pngHope the Alolan Vulpix (S: Ice)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: First Aid | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

Night has fallen in Southwarren
Submit your Day 2: Night Cycle Actions now!

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Time Remaining:
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EmeraldSky Noblejanobii Bulbasaur Scytherwolf LKWayvern Caite-chan Pokemon Trainer Sarah sammy0295 Shruikan Morzone

[Caite-chan]

"I better keep looking around this place and see what else I might find."

Search: (13) Goldwell Tools Manufacturing Plant

[Noblejanobii]

http://orig12.deviantart.net/204d/f/2017/054/6/c/puzzledshaymin_by_writerraven-db061hv.png Hm... interesting. Well, seeing as we just interviewed Muruna, maybe we should interview #43 Vicker next?

http://i.imgur.com/hgJ7ivA.png Excellent idea! HELLO THERE! You! Yes, you the clefable there! Care to chat? How are you this fine evening? Doing well? I wanted to ask if you knew anything about the resident stalkers that are out and about.

[EmeraldSky]

Lita decides to continue searching the park now that everyone has left for the night, and opts to search the western square.

[sammy0295]

Investigate #12 Yandil the Smeargle

[Morzone]

https://pokefarm.com/upload/Morzone/Julia1.png Ugh... that was not the best experience. Better go do something simple. Let's head back to that laundromat (33) and repair that doll thing.

[Neo Emolga]

"I better keep looking around this place and see what else I might find."

Search: (13) Goldwell Tools Manufacturing Plant

As one of the biggest manufacturing plants in Southwarren, the Goldwell Tools factory is definitely a lot of ground to cover and you figure you might as well get started. You find the large factory is half old, half new. You can tell the older portion of the factory is more toward the west while the newer additions make up the eastern side. Nonetheless, the whole building has been made so both sides work in tandem. At night, it's very quiet and there's definitely not a soul working the graveyard shift. You wonder if it's always been that way or if the workers here are scared to death about the Stalkers.

The factory itself is a bit dirty. It's been running for a while now and it does contribute to the air pollution. The grounds around the building could be a little cleaner, also, but you figure even if they had grounds-keeping going at it every day, it would still get pretty dirty pretty quickly.

The windows don't revel much about what's going on inside either. All the lights are off and every now and then, you can still the LED of a machine here and there still on as they're in standby mode.

On the eastern side of the building, you find what appears to be a broken bottle, some glass fragments, and a bit of blood with a light green scale. It seems like someone cut themselves on this, leaving the scale behind. Seeing as how it could potentially be tied to a Stalker, you take the sample with you.

Pokémon Sample [Light Green Scale] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You circle around the perimeter of the rest of the building, but it seems there's really only trash, empty trucks, a few dumpsters by the loading area, and not really too much of else that would raise any alarms. You decide to head back.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/474.pngPixel the Porygon-Z (M: Normal)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Science | Learned Abilities: Investigate
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Scytherwolf]

https://i.imgur.com/YJJVLbZ.png I'll interview #33 Kanja the Kecleon

[Neo Emolga]

http://orig12.deviantart.net/204d/f/2017/054/6/c/puzzledshaymin_by_writerraven-db061hv.png Hm... interesting. Well, seeing as we just interviewed Muruna, maybe we should interview #43 Vicker next?

http://i.imgur.com/hgJ7ivA.png Excellent idea! HELLO THERE! You! Yes, you the clefable there! Care to chat? How are you this fine evening? Doing well? I wanted to ask if you knew anything about the resident stalkers that are out and about.

Interview Rapport: POSITIVE
+1 Shared Pokémon Type (Fairy)

You find Vicker the Clefable in the upstairs apartment of the Clean Easy Laundromat. While he had the door unlocked anyway, you find him watching some documentary on television about life on other planets and even a theorized report that there may be such things as humans. While deeply engrossed into the documentary, he's smoking some kind of pipe and it's creating a strange, old incense kind of smell in the room.

He turns to you as you enter the living room, which isn't that large to begin with. At first, you notice he keeps fidgeting with some kind of metallic triangle in his fingers. He then looks at you with a suspicious eye, as if he thinks there's a chance you may be a Stalker coming to take his life tonight.

"You..." he tells you in a low voice that seems a little on the creepy side. "I haven't seen you before."

You ask him if he cares to chat and how he is this fine evening before asking him about the Stalkers. He smirks as he comes to realize for obvious reasons there's no way you could possibly be the Stalker he might have thought you were.

"Perfect," he tells you in a snide tone as he fiddles with his bloody metal triangle. "As for those Stalkers, oh, I know they're around. And I have something one of them needs. This, right here."

He proudly flaunts the bloody triangle, and it just seems he can't get his hands off of it.

"Perhaps you didn't notice the door you're standing under is booby-trapped," Vicker tells you. "Oh, it's quite all right, I haven't armed it. I'm expecting my silly wife to come up any minute now and it would be in bad taste for it to spring on her, of course. You see, I'm still alive because I'm prepared. They come through that door, and, well, I'm not going to disclose the details, but they will likely die a horrible, screaming death. Now if only the rest of the fools in this town were so prepared as I have always been."

He then dangles the triangle before you again. He seems to almost be obsessed with this thing.

"They'll need to come for it eventually," he tells you. "At least one of them will. We'll see who it was this whole time. Or at least I will. Sadly, you, young Mimikyu, will just have to bear the burden of missing out on that. But oh, I'm sure you'll hear about it when I proudly display the wretch's body before the town to see."

Objective #43 Vicker the Clefable: <Diplomacy> has been identified in the Team Records.

You realize despite your rapport with him, you're going to need someone to specifically talk him into being compliant to give up this insidious blood-stained relic he doesn't want to let go of as it definitely seems related to the Stalkers. And despite his confidence, you have a feeling that traps or no traps, he may not be as prepared for a Stalker attack as he think he is.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/778.pngMadder the Mimikyu (S: Ghost/Fairy)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Lockpick | Learned Abilities: Exorcism
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

Lita decides to continue searching the park now that everyone has left for the night, and opts to search the western square.

NOTES: Was changed to 2b, Northern Field

At night, Jekker Park seems a bit creepy, and it doesn't help that just last night, Salsha's body was found not too far away from here. The trees create shadows that seem to move and skitter on the ground while there are constant noises that could easily set someone on edge. Anything from a twig snapping, a tree rustling, or the wind gusting by makes noises that make you feel like you're being watched...

As expected, there's next to no Pokémon around and there's a somewhat chilling breeze that carries around you as you search around the northern area. Here, the field is somewhat more open, and the tree cover starts to wane a bit. Suddenly, you feel perhaps a bit uneasy as now you're in the open with fewer places to hide. You begin to wonder what might have been running through Salsha's mind before she was murdered and you feel it definitely must have been extremely frightening to realize what she was dealing with.

As you try to find whatever you can and possibly something that might explain Salsha's death, you mainly only find trash and neglected debris like glass bottles, wrappers, and the like. It seems like this area was originally intended to be a family picnic area with public grills, park benches, and even a wooden playground for young children Pokémon to enjoy, but it feels darker than death right now.

Besides one of the barbeque grills, you find someone has left behind a plastic blue barbeque lighter. You look around and it seems extremely unlikely whoever left it behind will ever come back for it, so you decide to take it with you. You check it and it still seems to work, creating an adjustable flame that can made to be larger or smaller. It seems like a pretty solid option for those who aren't fire Pokémon.

Item [Barbecue Lighter] has been added to the Team Inventory.

After just doing a quick search on the remaining areas you haven't checked yet, you don't really find too much else of possible value. You then head back to base, a bit happy to get out of that creepy area.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/025.pngLita the Pikachu (S: Electric)

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

[Neo Emolga]

Investigate #12 Yandil the Smeargle

Unsure of what to make of what you've heard about Yandil, you decide to do a stake out and use the shadows to watch the Smeargle and everything he does. You're not sure what you're bound to find and learn as you gather everything you need to dig deep into his life and agenda, but you're ready for anything.

Sam's Investigation on #12 Yandil the Smeargle has begun and will be completed at the end of the Day 3: Day Cycle.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/585.pngSam the Deerling (S: Normal/Grass)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: First Aid | Learned Abilities: Investigate
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

https://pokefarm.com/upload/Morzone/Julia1.png Ugh... that was not the best experience. Better go do something simple. Let's head back to that laundromat (33) and repair that doll thing.

You decide to head back to the Clean Easy Laundromat to see what you can do for the Mimikyu puppet and get at whatever is inside it.

At night, the Laundromat is completely dark, though you can see the flickering of lights upstairs likely from Vicker still watching television. You decide to head inside the main store, where everything is quiet and turned off for the night.

You find the Suicide Mimikyu Puppet, which definitely seems like it has seen better days, but it's definitely not beyond your ability to repair. You're able to make use of the unused string around some of the ripped-off appendages to mend up the limbs that have been ripped off and you're able to undo the damage to the parts that have been bashed in by undoing the dents in its face. It looks slightly less creepier than before, thankfully. It doesn't seem like you'll need those replacement parts after all.

{Broken Mimikyu Suicide Puppet: <Repair> / Replacement Parts}

The object inside is still rattling, but it seems like if you just reach in deep enough with your claw, you might be able to pull it out as it just seems to be slightly stuck. You decide to try and go for it.

#Sharp Edges: Ground# Trap 20% Evasion Test: 2 out of 100: Failed

Julia has suffered 1 Damage to Health.

However, as soon as you reach in, you realized whatever was embedded into this puppet is extremely sharp and you suddenly jump as you pull your claw out of the Mimikyu puppet and see it's sticking into your hand causing a trickle of blood to leak all over your hand and drip upon the floor. You wince as you dig the object out, and make a grimace as you realize it looks to be some kind of reflective, mirror-like key.

Item [Mirror Shard Key] #Sharp Edges: Ground# (1 Health Damage) has been added to the Team Inventory.

You're not sure who would be sadistic enough to make a key that feels like handling a bare razor, but you find it's definitely tricky to handle without cutting yourself on it. You have a feeling whoever actually ends up using it better find a way to work around the sharp edges or else it's unlikely they will be able to turn it into whatever lock it's supposed to go into without cutting themselves on this thing.

You decide to head back, putting pressure on your hand to prevent it from bleeding so much.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/461.pngJulia the Weavile (M: Dark/Ice)

Health: 4/5
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Repair | Learned Abilities: Exorcism
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

https://i.imgur.com/YJJVLbZ.png I'll interview #33 Kanja the Kecleon

Interview Rapport: POSITIVE, INTIMIDATING
+1 Shared Pokémon Evolution Stage
+Intimidating (Fighting vs Normal)

As you realize it from entering the police station, Kanja has been assigned to the night shift to ensure there's always an officer on duty. However, it seems like even that just isn't enough.

You find Kanja at the police station where she's busy trying to review paperwork at her desk while her computer is displaying some rather grizzly crime scene photographs that Sten had taken. It seems like she wasn't able to get done what she needed to finish and it's like the reason why she's not out patrolling just quite yet.

You introduce yourself to her and her eyes open wide a bit, but she tries to relax.

"Oh, hello there," Kanja tells you, pushing aside the paperwork for now. "I hope you're not here to report something, are you?"

You explain that you're not, but you do want to know more about what's been going on with the Stalkers. Kanja sighs, looking like that's a subject that hasn't ever left the Kecleon's mind since all this started.

"It's not good, but it's more than what we think it is," Kanja tells you. "These aren't normal killers. They can do things beyond what a regular Pokémon can do. From the forensic reports, it doesn't matter if a victim Pokémon is strong or weak. These Stalkers kill, they're brutal about it, and it almost doesn't matter how prepared one is. I've seen and heard plenty."

"I'm not sure if staying in Southwarren is the smartest thing to do," Kanja tells you. "But then again, if everyone left, the Stalkers would just terrorize some other town. And I haven't even gone into motive, yet," Kanja explains. "Some killers do it for the infamy. That wicked attention. Some do it out of revenge, jealousy, bad relationships, or what have you. Not the Stalkers. There is dark, evil occult stuff going on here. There's some darker, seemingly supernatural purpose for it. Problem is, so many Pokémon don't believe in that. I think I'm the only officer that actually does despite what I've told them. And if I'm right, I think these victims that keep turning up are only finding out when it's too late."

"Well, I really need to head out on patrol," Kanja sighs, looking like she's hoping tonight goes better. "I should have been out there almost an hour ago. But that's another thing about Stalkers. Always striking at night. But the thing is even if we had an army of nocturnal Pokémon, they'd still find a way to kill."

"I'll try to gather up as much evidence as I can and get my reports together," Kanja tells you. "Come back sometime and I'll let you know if I've found anything. In the meantime, it's probably a good idea if you let us officers what you plan on doing, also. Maybe we can cover more ground that way if we work in tandem. Something like that could save lives if we communicate."

She then puts away her paperwork, shuts off her computer, and then gathers her things before heading out into the night.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/214.pngCarly the Heracross (M: Bug/Fighting)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Diplomacy | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Pokemon Trainer Sarah]

I'll interview #48 Nillian the Trumbeak and ask if they've seen anything suspicious that might be related to the Stalkers.

[Shruikan]

https://media.tenor.com/images/80a481e9e6016a34f4bb0edf5eeab37a/tenor.gif

I'll search (35) ApexMart, cause wynaut.

[Neo Emolga]

I'll interview #48 Nillian the Trumbeak and ask if they've seen anything suspicious that might be related to the Stalkers.

Interview Rapport: POSITIVE, INTIMIDATING
+1 Shared Pokémon Type (Flying)
+Intimidation (Rock vs Flying)

You find Nillian working the night shift at ApexMart, which also seems to be open late. Despite everything that's going on, Nillian seems optimistic, doesn't even mind working late, and tries to keep in high spirits. It seems there are some who believe he's arrogant in the middle of disaster or just remains strong and spirited despite the dangers and evil around him. And then there are those that believe he's in complete denial anything is wrong in the first place.

He greets you when you come up to him, and it seems like business is slow at this hour anyway. You ask him if he's seen anything suspicious about what's going on with the Stalkers, and yet it seems like the subject of Stalkers doesn't even really trigger anxiety with him. You're curious as to how he's able to remain calm and spirited even with what's going on.

"You just have to keep strong," Nillian tells you. "I do it for my family, our future, and everything in Southwarren. It's not the cleanest or prettiest town, but it's home. My daughter Daki means so much to me, and my wife Drisha... every day she keeps reminding me about what's going on, but that's just what these Stalkers want. Everyone running scared. Just can't be that way."

"But when it comes to noticing things, in a store like this, you see a lot of things," Nillian nods to you. "Sometimes weird things. I'd say the most suspicious one I've seen is Yandil. It's like that guy is possessed or something. I mean, it's one thing to be a hard worker, but he really overdoes it."

Nillain thinks for a minute, seeing as how that Yandil really seemed to be the first one that came to mind.

"Now, my wife keeps telling me we should run and leave, but trying to rebuild our lives after investing so much into Southwarren is just hard," Nillian tells you. "Picking up and leaving is easier said than done. Just about all of our friends fled town carrying only what their paws or backs could carry." Nillian then looks away for a moment as he's deep in thought before looking at you. "Now, there's one Pokémon that actually moved in to Southwarren just about a week ago right when all this stuff with the Stalkers is going on. Yeah, it's weird. Her name is Tashy, and she's a Furret. She moved into the apartment just across the hall from ours. And it seemed like she didn't even have that much stuff to move in with. Heck, I don't know where she works, if she even has a job yet, haven't really even met the girl, and it seems no one else at the Deckler Apartment Building has spoken with her either. I mean, she's only been here for a short while, but I figured she would have had to speak with someone on our floor at least once. She's kind of mysterious, but maybe it's none of my business."

"Anyway, if you're interested, all produce and everything in the bread aisle is 30% off today," Nillian smiles to you. "Yeah, I think Kanna, our store manager, really wants to sell it before it goes bad. But between me and you, I wouldn't touch the Sitrus Berries. Let's just say our supplier doesn't have a clue as to what they're doing, but... ha, ha, as I said before, it's probably none of my business."

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/566.pngSarah the Archen (S: Rock/Flying)

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

[Neo Emolga]

https://media.tenor.com/images/80a481e9e6016a34f4bb0edf5eeab37a/tenor.gif

I'll search (35) ApexMart, cause wynaut.

https://i.imgur.com/Y2gU0Jg.png

As you easily realize, you see ApexMart is huge and remains open even at night. Despite the situation with the Stalkers, it seems like not much has changed about this large box mart store that still insists on doing business.

As you look up and down the aisles, you see plenty of different kinds of products for a large variety of Pokémon. While some are a bit more specialized toward Pokémon of certain types, sizes, shapes, and the like, there's definitely something for everyone here and it without a doubt, ApexMart is the central hub of retail when it comes to Southwarren. Because of this store, any other store trying to go into retail will struggle without a doubt. It just seems like this place has everything.

ApexMart has it all from produce, electronics, clothing, home goods, a pharmacy, and even an outdoor furniture area. Even at this time of night, there's still a few other shoppers in here with you. It also feels a little safer to be in here during the night than outside in the dark where the Stalkers might lurk.

While going through the dairy aisle of ApexMart's grocery area, you notice something shiny on the linoleum-tiled floor. It catches your eye and when you take a closer look, it seems to be a silver ring. While even though you're not a jewelry expert, it's definitely an item of value. You're not sure if someone lost it or what the story behind this is, but you decide to take it with you. You're pretty sure if you don't, someone else will if they see it.

Item [Silver Ring] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You continue your search inside the store, and while there are many tons of products to look at, you know you could spend all day and all night browsing each and every shelf. Still, you don't really find anything else on the inside that sticks out as being strangely unusual.

You then head outside back into the dark of the night, taking your search around the exterior of the store. As you search around the perimeter of the building, you have that longing of wanting to be back inside where the lights are on and it's definitely much more interesting, but still, you keep looking for anything that stands out.

When you get to the parking lot, you notice a small pile of trash and what appears to be a small puddle of blood here. As you take a closer look, it almost seems like someone went running through here and stepped on the sharp edge of a loose pop top to a can, which looks like it painfully dug a red scale out of their foot or leg. Still, despite taking that injury, it looks like they didn't stop and kept running. You can only imagine what for...

You decide to take the red scale, wondering if maybe the Pokémon was in fact a Stalker. Right now, it's a bit too dark to really get the whole story, but you're thinking maybe more answers will come out of this in time.

Pokémon Sample [Red Scale] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You make one last sweep around the ApexMart building, but you don't find anything else that stands out. Despite a long search, you feel you've done pretty well and you then head back to base.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/037-a.pngHope the Alolan Vulpix (S: Ice)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: First Aid | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

#24 Shala the Mandibuzz has been murdered by the Stalkers.

Location: Short distance south of Another Round Tavern
Cause of Death: Vicious repeated stabbing and loss of blood

Lexin the Flygon looked down at Shala's body. She had been viciously stabbed repeatedly and just about every one of her vulture feathers was soaked with blood. Meanwhile, the look on her face looked like she was choking on her own blood for a least a minute while whoever had gutted her kept going. Around the dead buzzard's body, it seemed as though every drop of her blood had leaked out, creating a large puddle of crimson life fluids around her.

"I estimate she was stabbed at least about fifty to sixty times," Kanja muttered, observing Shala's corpse.

"Oh, ya think?" Sten the Bellossom questioned her with an eye roll as he took another photograph with his camera. "Or maybe it was about seventy? What the hell does it matter, Kanja, she looks like someone decided to gut a Goldeen with a jackhammer!"

"Enough," Lexin stated in a cold voice, still looking at Shala's body. "Kanja, you were out on patrol tonight. Did you hear anything before this was called in?"

"Figures I did my rounds on the east side rather than the west side when this happened," Kanja sighed. "No, I only found out when you did. Say, did the governor get back to you regarding the installation of those security cameras you asked for?"

"...No," Lexin stated, looking a bit angered. "We'll need to work without them."

Meanwhile, Sten took another photograph, jotted down a few notes, and then switched angles.

"I checked with Deen, the barkeeper at the tavern," Kanja told Lexin. "He told me Shala had been there tonight with Garen, having a few drinks as usual. Told me Garen decided to leave early while Shala decided to stay a little longer and socialize with some of the regulars until closing time. I don't get it how no one saw this happen."

"Well, sure as hell did!" Sten shrugged, taking another photograph. "Bet Garen's going to be thrilled about this when he finds out tomorrow."

"Let's not make a joke about this," Lexin told Sten, looking a little worn with his attitude. "I know this is going to hell but I'd rather not go there laughing if there's nothing we can change about it."

Doom Tracker:
2/20

The Enthrallers have learned a fraction about your mission...
Mission Disclosure: 10%/100%

[Neo Emolga]

The sun has risen in Southwarren
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EmeraldSky Noblejanobii Bulbasaur Scytherwolf LKWayvern Caite-chan Pokemon Trainer Sarah sammy0295 Shruikan Morzone

[Caite-chan]

Search: (13a) Floors 1-3

[Pokemon Trainer Sarah]

I'll go to (2a) Western Square and figure out the {Indecipherable Burnt Message: +Flying Type+}

[EmeraldSky]

Change of plans--check the tavern for clues at the scene of the crime.

[Bulbasaur]

Search:
(1) Southwarren Administration Building

[Neo Emolga]

Search: (13a) Floors 1-3

With the new dawn, you decide to head over to Goldwell Tools to start checking out the inside. The large factory seems overwhelming at first and unlike several of the other areas around Southwarren, this facility still seems to be working hard even though things are rough with the Stalkers still active.

You search the first floor, which contains massive mass-production lines and many machines working incessantly to produce large piles of tools and equipment to be distributed throughout the world. The output generated by these large factory floors is impressive and you can tell Goldwell would be in deep trouble if something happened to this plant. There's a lot of noise going on with machines making clanging, whirring, and beeping sounds from all directions. Meanwhile, there seem to be fewer Pokémon on staff than usual, but since a good portion of the manufacturing process is automated by machines, the production lines can still carry on. At least these machines don't need to worry about being killed by Stalkers...

As you search around the machines, conveyor belts, and factory lines, you don't find anything that seems out of the ordinary. You get move onto the second floor, where most of this level is now suspended on catwalks above many of the machines.

It isn't until you get to the third floor where you reach the machine servicing area that you find something odd. On this level, technical and repair staff is on call at all times during the day to ensure that any machines that malfunction can be repaired and brought back online as soon as possible. Meanwhile, here they also perform the regular maintenance checks and are always monitoring the state and output of the machines to ensure the equipment is working well and isn't producing defects in the product output.

On one of the mass-production machines that was recently pulled off the assembly line to be decommissioned, you find pieces of what looks like it used to be a locket. You almost pass it by as busted junk until you sense Stalker traces coming from it. It seems as though this locket was intentionally destroyed. You look it over and decide to collect the pieces instead. Maybe there's something that could be done with this even though it's beyond normal repair.

Item: [Crushed Insignia Dial Locket] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You check out the rest of the third floor of the factory and while you find a lot of interesting things going on, there doesn't seem to be too much else related to Stakers or anything that seems significantly out of place.

You decide to head back with what you have found.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/474.pngPixel the Porygon-Z (M: Normal)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Science | Learned Abilities: Investigate
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Morzone]

https://pokefarm.com/upload/Morzone/Julia1.png Alright! Lets take that mirror key back to the hearse in the Sunrider auto store to unlock that coffin. Hopefully handling it before I'll be betterr and not prick myself but... eh its nothing compared to those burn I got that one time working in the forge.

[Noblejanobii]

http://i.imgur.com/5LkORMC.png So... explain to me again who we're going to interview?

http://orig10.deviantart.net/3bb6/f/2017/053/d/6/angryshayminpmd_by_writerraven-db01m4b.png #45 Tashy the Furret. You weren't around for that round of Stalkers but she was one of the originals, known as Undone. She's supposed to be dead, if this even is her. But that seems a little bit too coincidental for my tastes.

http://i.imgur.com/5LkORMC.png Alright... just try to keep calm about this. I don't need your angry thoughts swarming around in my head while I'm trying to talk to her. If it is this same person that might tip her off that you're here, she might recognize you after all.

http://orig12.deviantart.net/204d/f/2017/054/6/c/puzzledshaymin_by_writerraven-db061hv.png Alright fine. Let's go.

http://i.imgur.com/T8IHL6V.png Okay um... excuse me! Miss... Tashy? Uh hi yes, my name is https://i.imgur.com/UPX8abi.gif and I was wondering if I could talk to you about the recent events involving the Stalkers.

[Neo Emolga]

I'll go to (2a) Western Square and figure out the {Indecipherable Burnt Message: +Flying Type+}

You decide to fly over the Western Square of Jekker Park. As you have been told, trying to see this strange message from the ground is nearly impossible and doesn't seem to be anything concrete.

As you head up and start flying toward the site in question, you notice the skies and the air around you seem to smell of smoke and as if something is burning. It seems unusual as the message wasn't still burning, but you decide to keep going. But the closer you get, the stronger the smell becomes and the cloudier everything seems to become...

It gets very disorienting and you almost feel like you've lost track of where you've been flying, until you look down and see what exactly the message is...


AB̛̜̤̺͖̹͈͉͍̖̤͇͍͙̰͔̹̎́̒͂̂̆͋̃ndOn aLĻ̗̙͈̙̫̼̭̗̫̬̰̄͒̅͐̈́ͮ̉ͬ͜ hOṖ̩͚̪̙̫͕͈̹̯̫̭̌̓ͪ͛̑͌̋̽͋̊̀̚͡ͅe! fÈ̶̛̙͎̘̱͎̝̲̩̝̱͓̼̝̬͚̩̣̠̾͌̓̀̚ed US̵̻̹̞͇̰͗͂͆ͨͣͫ̐̀!

Not only does it make you dizzy and fill your sight with spiraling vertigo, but it s͊̏c̸̔̀ͧ͛ͣ͛ṙͣ͊̓ͨ͐ͪ̔́͏̵̴ë́ͪa̷ͭ̔͂͋ͯ̂̍̓̀m̸̛̃͆͆͂͂ͥ̚͢s ̍̏ͮ͒͟ in your head as well and suddenly sends you tumbling out of control...

https://i.imgur.com/PHBVBpk.gif

Sarah has suffered 1 Damage to Sanity

You realize the message was nothing but a trap. You try to fly downward but it becomes ever so harder. You just try to level off as much as possible without slamming into the ground.

Eventually, you manage to find your way to the ground and land on the grass, but you just barely manage to avoid crashing and you still end up stumbling a bit. You eventually catch your breath and everything seems to finally settle into place and feel normal again, but you have a bad feeling it might take a while before you can get that creepy sound and feeling of vertigo out of your head...

{Indecipherable Burnt Message: +Flying Type+}
@Disorienting Smoke@ (1 Damage to Sanity) has been noted in the Team Records.

You're not sure what Stalker prepared that nasty trap, but you definitely don't intend on letting them get away with it...

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/566.pngSarah the Archen (S: Rock/Flying)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Security | Learned Abilities: Escort/Protect
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Scytherwolf]

https://i.imgur.com/YJJVLbZ.png I'll speak to #43 Vicker the Clefable, since I have diplomacy.

[Shruikan]

So, with another murder and Stalkers starting to suspect our mission, now seems like the perfect time for a sidequest! :P

Interview (Mission) #11 Fen the Linoone.

[Neo Emolga]

Change of plans--check the tavern for clues at the scene of the crime.

During the day, it definitely seems the Another Round Tavern isn't nearly as active as it is during the nighttime hours. Right now, you wouldn't even suspect the place ever becomes rowdy and unruly. You can only imagine how Muruna and Vicker feel about having this tavern as a neighbor when they're trying to get some sleep...

As you check out the exterior, it doesn't seem too bad. Sure, there's plenty of broken glass around and you can see Jaxie had to toss out a broken barstool in the dumpster, probably from someone getting the bright idea of using it as a melee weapon during a drunken brawl. Well, at least they didn't get the bright idea of using Pokémon attacks in the middle of a crowded place. But still, the rest of the building seems to be in respectable condition. The wood and stone work is actually quite nice and even though the place seems like it might be a drunken warzone at night, it at least doesn't look like a slum.

When you search behind the dumpster itself, it seems as though there is a small crawl space here. It seems like you're just able to fit, so you decide to check in further.

{Cement Crawl Space: ^Small Pokémon^}

It gets a little tight around the edges but you're able to keep going. It gets pretty dark quickly, but there's still enough like to make your way through. When you get to the end, you find someone seems to have stashed something here. You grab it, take it with you back out into the sunlight, and you're able to get a much better look at it.

It looks like a bloodstained cross, which instantly reminds you of the triangular-shaped object Vicker was reported to have seen carrying around. You're quite convinced the two have something to do with each other...

Item [Bloodstained Cross] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You then decide to search inside to see if anything about Shala's murder might be in here. It's a bit of a longshot considering Shala was only murdered after she left the tavern, but it's worth it to see if anything remains.

Inside, the tavern looks like something dragged out of a movie related to pirates. The interior is made of wood while most of the tables and chairs are wood as well. Inside, it still reeks of alcohol and many fermented drinks. Right now there's really no one around, which gives you some time and liberty to look around to see if anything was left behind.

As you can tell, Jaxie hasn't gotten around to cleaning up from last night. There's plenty of puddles everywhere and all of them smell like something very alcoholic. Considering what you find slathered on the drink menu, there's all kinds of very hard ciders and mixed drinks available that would get just about any Pokémon dizzy and silly in minutes. Still, despite after looking all over the tavern, you don't find anything about Shala or related to the Stalkers. You imagine because of the ruckus and the fact Stalkers usually like to work at night, this isn't a likely place for them to be doing their evil work.

You decide to go slightly beyond the tavern to search the area outside where Shala might have been walking through when she stepped out of the tavern. On the ground, almost unnoticeable, it seems a pewter bowl has fallen here and it doesn't seem like it's been here for very long. You take a closer look, pick it up, and see that it's likely one of the bowls that are given to bird Pokémon patrons so they can drink from them as opposed to using cups or glasses like other Pokémon are given. You wonder if it's the very bowl Shala used last night. As you look around and feel it's very unlikely any other bird Pokémon were out here last night, it could very well be the case.

You decide to take the bowl with you. It doesn't seem to have any trace of Stalker essence on it, but it may be worth holding onto for now.

Item [Pewter Bowl] has been added to the Team Inventory.

It seems as though you've found all there really is to find here. Looking around, you're a bit happy you decided to come now during the peace and quiet, as it seems like the calm before the storm when all of the nightlife ruckus gets unleashed. You definitely feel you've avoided many distractions and disruptions by coming when you did.

You decide to head back with your newly-collected items to report your findings to the rest of the Emissaries.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/025.pngLita the Pikachu (S: Electric)

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

[Neo Emolga]

Search:
(1) Southwarren Administration Building

You decide to search right in the heart of town where Rancha serves as the mayor-like head of Southwarren and where all municipal and legal activities are handled. Around the exterior, the building is in exceptional condition and doesn't seem to have the slightest traces of flaws or wear. It also has a very exceptional view of the park and definitely seems like some of the choicest real estate when it comes to the kind of arid area that this area of the world is in.

When you search around the exterior, you find that it almost seems like there was recently a scuffle here and someone might have been mugged and beaten. It seems unusual considering you figure this should have been a nicer side of town, but as you look on the ground, there's signs of disruption in the ground with skid marks and areas were the dirt was dug up, as if claws and feet were dashing around. Also, a heavy metal trash bin was knocked over as a result. When you look around the trash bin, you can see that it looks like a part of a torn leaf was ripped off as it seems like grass-type Pokémon must have been in the conflict. The weight of the bin must have snagged this leaf and as a result, it ripped it right off the Pokémon.

You decide to take the green leaf with you. There could be some possibility maybe this was from the intended target of a failed Stalker attack or this leaf belongs to a Stalker themselves. Given the unusual circumstances, you decide to play it safe and take the green leaf with you.

Pokémon Sample [Green Leaf] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You then decide to search the inside of the building. It seems as though everything inside seems to be okay. The wooden desks, tables, offices, and cabinets are in pristine condition and it doesn't seem like Stalkers or anything unusual ever came through here. It also seems like nothing unusual has happened here recently, either.

You decide to head back and prepare for tonight's venture.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/001.pngEric the Bulbasaur (S: Grass/Poison)

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

[AgloMe Oen]

https://pokefarm.com/upload/Morzone/Julia1.png Alright! Lets take that mirror key back to the hearse in the Sunrider auto store to unlock that coffin. Hopefully handling it before I'll be betterr and not prick myself but... eh its nothing compared to those burn I got that one time working in the forge.

Yeah, great idea!

You decide to take yourself and your little stabby kę͙͇̹̪̺͈͉͉̥͈̗̼̳̺̼͉̾ͤ̌ͩ̓͗̐̉̃̏͑ͥ͜y all the way back to the Sunrider Auto Store to see just what pray tell is rotting away in that hearse. Well, you sneak around the lot because you really don't feel like being bothered by a used car salesman. And when you get to the hearse, you look in the back and it seems like the mirror coffin is still there. Well, turns out, no one really felt like stealing it.

You take a deep breath, try to carefully plug in t̴̥͎̼̼͈̣͖̅̂̈́̓̚͜͝he shard key, and turn it without cutting yourself again.

#Sharp Edges: Ground# Trap 20% Evasion Test: 36 out of 100: Failed

Julia has suffered 1 Damage to Health.

Wa̸̢̧̗͚̮͇̰̺̾̌ͬ̃̀ͥ̈͒̚͡͡y to go, butterfingers, you cut yourself with that stupid key again! Someone's going to be thinking you've been playing that stupid knife game too much! Guess you figured all good things deserve a sequel. Well, something like that sure does.

[Mirror Shard Key] has been removed from the Team Inventory, because you don't need it after this and you'd be daft to want to hold onto it for shiz and giggles.

So you flip open the coffin and awww, t̴̥͎̼̼͈̣͖̅̂̈́̓̚͜͝here's no dead body inside! How disappointing! Okay, no dead body, but there is at least something in there. You decide to take a peek and it looks like it's a mirror laying face-down in all that cushiony goodness dead bodies get to lie on even though they can't feel a̸̢̧̗͚̮͇̰̺̾̌ͬ̃̀ͥ̈͒̚͡͡ thing! You pick up the mirror and you decide to take a look at the other side!

#Mind Ravage: Psychic# Trap 20% Evasion Test: XXX out of 100: Nullified: Psychic to Dark

Aww, you cheated! And I was really looking forward to that! Boy, did you just dodge a big bullet with that one! Okay, so you gaze into the mirror to seę͙͇̹̪̺͈͉͉̥͈̗̼̳̺̼͉̾ͤ̌ͩ̓͗̐̉̃̏͑ͥ͜ your reflection going completely off the balls insane just wanting to kill itself with every blunt and sharp object around it, but its attempts to sink that vision into your head to rape the hell out of your mind and drive you to rip yourself up like a meat̴̥͎̼̼͈̣͖̅̂̈́̓̚͜͝ puppet just doesn't sink into your bra̸̢̧̗͚̮͇̰̺̾̌ͬ̃̀ͥ̈͒̚͡͡in thanks to you being all dark and stuff. Still, you can tell this lovely piece of self-loathing hardware is rigged and could blow up in someone's face like a fat guy sitting on a landmine. Why not take it with you? Share the fun! Someone else might want to enjoy that!

Item [Suicide Mirror] #Mind Ravage: Psychic# (2 Sanity Damage, 2 Health Damage) has been added to the Team Inventory! You go on and enjoy that now!

Oh, and unlike your silly choice not to add some likę͙͇̹̪̺͈͉͉̥͈̗̼̳̺̼͉̾ͤ̌ͩ̓͗̐̉̃̏͑ͥ͜, you know, duct tape to make that key a little safer, it̴̥͎̼̼͈̣͖̅̂̈́̓̚͜͝ might be a really good idea to disarm that before using it again. Of course if you don't want to, I'll just be sitting in the corner here laughing my tail off. But feel free to challenge yourself!

You decide to waltz on out of thę͙͇̹̪̺͈͉͉̥͈̗̼̳̺̼͉̾ͤ̌ͩ̓͗̐̉̃̏͑ͥ͜re because hey, you're certainly not here to buy a car. 'Till next time! >;3

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/461.pngJulia the Weavile (M: Dark/Ice)

Health: 3/5
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Repair | Learned Abilities: Exorcism
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Tashy the Furret]

http://i.imgur.com/5LkORMC.png So... explain to me again who we're going to interview?

http://orig10.deviantart.net/3bb6/f/2017/053/d/6/angryshayminpmd_by_writerraven-db01m4b.png #45 Tashy the Furret. You weren't around for that round of Stalkers but she was one of the originals, known as Undone. She's supposed to be dead, if this even is her. But that seems a little bit too coincidental for my tastes.

http://i.imgur.com/5LkORMC.png Alright... just try to keep calm about this. I don't need your angry thoughts swarming around in my head while I'm trying to talk to her. If it is this same person that might tip her off that you're here, she might recognize you after all.

http://orig12.deviantart.net/204d/f/2017/054/6/c/puzzledshaymin_by_writerraven-db061hv.png Alright fine. Let's go.

http://i.imgur.com/T8IHL6V.png Okay um... excuse me! Miss... Tashy? Uh hi yes, my name is https://i.imgur.com/UPX8abi.gif and I was wondering if I could talk to you about the recent events involving the Stalkers.

Oh hey, if it isn't Madder, one of those Mimikyu ghosts that keeps trying to dress up like a Pikachu! That's always so cute! You even did a nice job on your little costume! Here's lookin' at you, Pikachu! And, WHOA! HOLY POPPING SNAPSTICKS, SLOANE, I TOTALLY DIDN'T SEE YOU THERE! Really, I kind of thought Madder here was bringing me a flowery shrub and then I found out it's yoooou! You kinda scared me.

So hey, come on in! I know, I've got some explaining to do. Once you've shut the door, I'll try to explain everything. Got it? Yeah, I gotta keep this really quiet.

Well, okay, here goes.

You're totally right that I used to be a Stalker. Trust me, when a Pokémon gets tricked by an Enthraller, it's awful. You can only just watch yourself as the Enthraller takes over your head and it's like you can only watch from the inside as your body gets treated like a puppet! If you try to get help, the Enthraller doesn't let you. They only let you have control just so you continue to blend in and no one else suspects a thing. But I'm sure you guys know that by now.

So, you're probably thinking I should be dead, right? Well... yeah, that's kind of true. A Sin Purge ritual does have to kill the Pokémon host to pulverize the Enthraller, but it turns out Utopia really is a nice place to get sent to after that! But even after all that, I have a new life, new job, and that... *shhh* I'm working as an undercover agent for Utopia now. Ever since that incident in Serenity Town, I realized what exactly we're up against and I decided to join the fight.

Well, considering what happened in Valdyne and how that whole thing erupted into total war that ended up destroying the whole world, the fun folks in Utopia can't deploy Utopia Angels into living realms anymore. And they lost four of them in that incident. Not pretty. As you can probably tell, the war between Utopia and Abyss isn't over and we're all right in the middle of it. Turns out, a former Stalker is actually their best shot at understanding how Stalkers behave. Right now, the Abyss thinks I'm just another run of the mill Furret. Thankfully, Undone never made it back to tell them all about me. Wow, believe me when I say "goooood riddance!"

As you guys already know, Southwarren is their target this time. I've managed to keep things under wraps here, but we need to work quickly to make this turn out right. Last time, in Serenity Town, Adis didn't keep it hushed up enough that he was performing a Sin Purge Ritual. Yeah, that got him killed, unfortunately. Well, I'm here to do a Sin Purge Ritual, but we need to be a little more covert here because we don't want Abyss to find out just how these things work. Last time, they knew nothing about it so they never knew what hit them. But now, they know such a thing that seeks out and blows up Enthrallers with white fire exists. They can't find out the truth about me either, so I could really use a bodyguard during the nightshifts while I do my work here. Don't worry, I already know how to draw the Sin Purge Circle and I know the Divine Judgment Statement, but it's the other stuff I need.

I need you guys to help me collect some stuff for it. I can't go out there to get it because I might end up the same way as Adis. Now, I can totally do the Sin Purge Ritual, but unlike before, I need to bless the items for the ritual rather than us using relics and artifacts directly from Utopia, which were already blessed. Now, to Sin Purge, I'm going to need this little shopping list for each Stalker:

FOR EACH STALKER
1 Candle
1 Bowl
1 Cup of Water
1 Stalker Sample
The Stalker's Name

IN GENERAL
A Fire Source to light the candles.

It seems like you have found some stuff already! That's great! I have two spare bowls that we could use for this, but I haven't blessed them just yet. I didn't want to get started on this until I knew I had some helpers.

I can bless one item per cycle. Yep, this is going to take me a bit of time and turning an everyday item into something blessed and charged with Utopian power is a bit of work, yeah. I've gone through your inventory and I've rearranged what items can be used for the Sin Purge. I've also added those two spare Porcelain bowls that I have, but we're going to need more. How many... I'm not sure. I still don't know how many Stalkers there are out there.

For Candles

Seems like you found one candle already, which is great, but we're going to need some more. There may be more out there in places you haven't searched yet, but the other thing you can do is ask for them before an interview. If you strike a good rapport with that Pokémon, they might have a few they can spare!

For Bowls

Sweet, we've got three bowls already with yours and mine combined! I'm thinking we're probably going to need more than that, though. As with the candles, there's probably some more bowls out there. We can also try asking for bowls before interviews, but we can't ask too much of these Pokémon. Ask for either candles or bowls, but I wouldn't ask for both. It might also look suspicious to the Stalkers if we ask everyone in town for those two specific items everywhere.

For Water

Oh, this is easy! I can bless the water straight from my kitchen sink! I just need a bowl to put that water in first! That and it still takes me half a day to make 1 cup of holy water, but at least you don't need to worry about fetching something for it! And yeah, I only brought two bowls with me. I didn't exactly come to Southwarren with a Utopian moving truck, ha, ha!

For the Stalker's Name

When the Sin Purge Ritual is activated, the judgment light of Utopia needs to know who the targets are. Maybe you've heard of Stalker names here and there. I haven't heard them yet because I've been trying to keep quiet in here, but I'm going to need those. They get arrogant and like to intimidate Pokémon with their creepy names, so hopefully they make that mistake quite often. Once you've uncovered a few, talk to me and I'll jot them down for later when I flag them as targets during the ritual. And if you hear more later on, give me the update!

For the Fire Source

Oh wow, you've got this taken care of already! So we can use the , the [Laboratory Burner], or the as our platform to turn into a Ceremonial Fire Lighter. We just need one, don't need all three! I think that big blowtorch would work just fine!

[b]For the Stalker Samples

This is where things are going to get a little tricky. Pokémon can drop a feather, a bit of fur, or what have you every now and then. Even our Stalkers. We're going to need a tiny bit of them to help the judgment fire identify our targets. Besides blessing one item per cycle, I can also spend that cycle trying to verify one of these potential samples by screening them. Seems like you found quite a few! Thing is, I'm sure plenty of them belong to normal, everyday Pokémon and aren't going to be of much help to us. But... I've got to test [i]all of them out. The other things is in order to successfully smite a Stalker, we need both the name and the corresponding sample. Just one or the other isn't going to do it, unfortunately.

If we rack all that up, we could do a Sin Purge Ritual so we don't have to deal with the Stalkers directly. It's a lot safer than trying to find their underground lairs. Yeah, that mirror you guys found... BE CAREFUL WITH THAT! I have a feeling that's just the start of what these Stalkers have lurking around this place!

There's just one little thing. You guys really need to watch my back. PLEASE watch my back during the nightshifts. If a Stalker barges in here when I'm not ready and finds out who I really am and what's going on in here, we're goners!

Dark Event 3 has been revealed:
The Stalkers successfully kill #45 Tashy the Furret and the Sin Purge Ritual is compromised.
XXX/Tashy the Furret killed by the Stalkers

So please have someone watch my back at night. I'll let you choose the music we listen to! And you help yourself to the brownies and cookies I made.

So, if you've got any questions, please ask! I'm also available for a chat any time. Let's do this! :3



Things you can do with Tashy the Furret

Tashy will bless one "Items to be Blessed" and will screen through one "Untested Pokémon Samples" each cycle. If you want her to bless a different item first and/or screen through a different sample first as opposed to going in strictly in their currently listed order (in case you want to change item prioritization or want her to test a sample you think might have more potential to be a Stalker's), you can make a special request by using the Mention function with her and then say "hey, Tashy, please try Blessing "ABC" and Screening Sample "XYZ" first. She'll make those her next priority.

Tashy can only perform the Sin Purge Ritual ONCE, because once she does, she will need to take off and run back to Utopia. If there are Stalkers that remain after it because not everything was acquired to target them, Tashy will head back to Utopia and Dark Event 3 becomes Inactive, but all remaining Stalkers need to be either Exorcized or Assassinated to complete the game.

Good luck!

[Tashy the Furret]

Well, the day is still young, so might as well get started!

I'm going to perform my Blessing on this here [Porcelain Bowl] and I'll try to see if this [Black Fur] belongs to one of our Stalkers. Hopefully I'll have some time to bake some muffins after that! :3

[Neo Emolga]

https://i.imgur.com/YJJVLbZ.png I'll speak to #43 Vicker the Clefable, since I have diplomacy.

You head to the apartment above the Clean Easy Laundromat, where you once again find Vicker watching another documentary. The dusty living room is completely dark save for the light coming from the television, and Vicker is simply sitting on the couch again looking stoic while he continues to fiddle and fidget with the metal triangle.

This time, the documentary about theories of life after death. You watch it for two minutes and it's clear they've got it completely wrong with some faraway culture called the Ezen believing in unified spirit pools while the Alsha in another corner of the world totally doesn't believe in life after death at all. But, you decide you keep your true knowledge of Utopia and Abyss sealed behind closed lips, and for good reason.

"Oh," Vicker says, suddenly realizing he's not alone. "You again. I swear, Muruna really needs to lock the bloody door. You Pokémon keep coming around here uninvited."

"Afraid of the Stalkers?" you ask him.

"Well, it's more the enjoyment of some quiet alone time," Vicker replies, turning back to the TV. "What exactly did you want anyway?"

"We need you, alive," you tell him. "We need everyone in this town alive."

"Well, I'm doing just fine, but-"

"You don't understand," you suddenly interject. "You know that blood-stained metal triangle is something that belongs to the Stalkers. It doesn't serve you any purpose besides putting a target on your head for those Stalkers to try and get it back. You want peace and quiet? Sure, but holding onto that will give you anything but."

He looks at it, still fiddling with it, but he doesn't seem too anxious about it. At least not yet.

"Well, that's why I booby-trapped the... say, how did you get through that anyway!?" Vicker asks you, looking irked now.

"What if I was one of them?" you ask him. "I was standing there for a solid two minutes as you were watching that TV. You don't want to know how much can go wrong in two minutes time."

"But you're not a Stalker, right?" he asks, suddenly looking a bit more anxious.

"It only takes seconds for them to render you helpless," you warn him. "Just mere... seconds. But they won't kill you quickly. They sure took their time enjoying what Shala and Salsha could provide for their sadistic entertainment. How about you? They would enjoy someone like you. Someone who thought they could lure them in by holding onto one of their possessions and had the ilk to attempt to booby trap the door. But them taking their time killing you wouldn't be the worst part. It would be the part where you die knowing that stupid thing that was utterly worthless to you got you killed and the whole town would know and think of you as an idiot for chancing something like that. But you would be dead and totally unable to rebuttal. All while you thought you could be a hero using an easily-avoidable trap. That's the problem, Vicker. You know you're not able to deal with that or the Stalker that will find you."

His confidence seems to fade and he really looks unhappy. He doesn't fiddle with the bloodstained triangle anymore, and after giving it a few last glances, he sighs.

"Look..." he mutters, feeling a little embarrassed, "I guess... okay, the booby trap on the door thing is dumb. I'll admit, I don't know what I'm doing with this after all or how it even works. Just... I don't know, get rid of it and don't tell anyone about this, okay? I'll take down that stupid trap."

"I won't tell anyone," you assure him. "Doesn't do any of us any good to tell anyone else anyway."

He then hands over the metallic bloodstained triangle, not even wanting to give it one last parting glance. You take it and he just avoids making eye contact.

Item [Bloodstained Triangle] has been added to the Team Inventory.

"This isn't like me, but... something you said reminded me of the way my dad got himself killed," Vicker tells you, looking like he just recalled some rather bad memories from years back. "He also did something... dumb, but I'd rather not talk about that. Look, let's forget this ever happened. And as long as you don't tell anyone... if you need anything... I'll see if I can figure something out. Deal...?"

#43 Vicker the Clefable has become COMPLIANT

You're not exactly sure what happened between Vicker and his father, but for a moment, you could see exactly where it all went wrong for him...

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/214.pngCarly the Heracross (M: Bug/Fighting)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Diplomacy | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

So, with another murder and Stalkers starting to suspect our mission, now seems like the perfect time for a sidequest! :P

Interview (Mission) #11 Fen the Linoone.

You decide to visit Fen the Linoone to see what she needs help with. When you find Fen living at the Culton Apartment Building, you ask her what she needs helps with and he's more than eager to talk to you about it, almost going frantic.

"It's my husband, Cev!" Fen exclaims, almost sobbing. "I... don't know where he is. He's been missing for the past week and I've been looking everywhere. The police think a Stalker got to him but they never found a body to confirm that! I don't know if he really is dead or if he's just trying to find his way home but he can't."

She then shows you a picture of her and Cev together in what looks like a picture they had taken while they were at a beach on vacation. As you take note, Cev is a Bibarel who looks a bit like the comical happy-go-lucky type with his silly t-shirt, straw hat, and his big goofy smile right before the picture was taken. As you can tell, it also seems like Cev was really the one who brought out the happier side of Fen when he was still around.

"I keep asking the police but they're always telling me they're too busy dealing with those damn Stalkers to try and find someone to look for him," she tells you, looking very frustrated. "The last I saw of him was when he left to go to work at the Shalcomb Factory. It seemed like there was nothing wrong and then... he never... he never came home. I asked around at the factory but no one has found anything! Please, try to find him if you can. It would mean everything to me."

#11 Fen the Linoone's mission, "The Worrying Wife" has been opened.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/037-a.pngHope the Alolan Vulpix (S: Ice)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: First Aid | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

Well, the day is still young, so might as well get started!

I'm going to perform my Blessing on this here [Porcelain Bowl] and I'll try to see if this [Black Fur] belongs to one of our Stalkers. Hopefully I'll have some time to bake some muffins after that! :3

Working throughout the day, all while making sure all the windows are closed and blinds are shut, Tashy uses her training and powers given to her by Utopia to instill a holy, purifying energy into the [Porcelain Bowl]. It takes a few hours of focused concentration, and at the end, the bowl bears the marks of Utopia's blessing and radiates with a holy, white glow.

The [Porcelain Bowl] has been converted into [Blessed Porcelain Bowl] <Empty>

With the extra time she has, she decides to screen though the that was recovered just outside of Axlin Chemicals. She tries to focus and concentrate deeply on it, searching for any signs or traces to determine if it really belongs to one of the Stalkers.

After spending an hour on it, she opens her eyes, and can't help but smile.

Pokémon Sample [Black Fur] is [B]CONFIRMED as a legitimate Stalker Sample. It has been added to the Confirmed Stalker Samples.

[Neo Emolga]

Investigate #12 Yandil the Smeargle

Finding it odd that several Pokémon have drawn suspicions about Yandil, you decide to pursue him and watch him at all times from the shadows. After the limited amount of information that Laura got from talking to him, you decided to take it a few steps further.

You quickly learn Yandil, in his late 30s, lives at (28) Sandwoods Apartments, which isn't suspicious considering there are many Pokémon that favor that particular complex for its much more reasonable rent charges. Meanwhile, he works at (7) Whitemill Manufacturing as an Engineer. This also isn't that out of the ordinary considering he spends a large amount of time designing the machines that process the cardboard and paper products that Whitemill is known for.

And while the type of work doesn't strike you as unusual, it's the way he works that's alarming. Yandil NEVER STOPS WORKING. He's up early and it seems he's at the plant until it completely shuts down for the night doing a double shift every single day. He takes his work home with him and doesn't stop until late at night. Meanwhile, his apartment, his desk, and his living area are a mess with papers everywhere and books stacked all over the place. If he can't work on machine design because he's at home, he'll do technical writing instead and spend hours on it. Just from watching him, you almost get the sense that he invents busywork for himself just to keep at it. Also, there is nothing interesting or colorful about his apartment. The walls are bare, the furniture is boring and is only functional, and it's as plain and as boring as it can possibly get. Not to mention it really could use a cleaning, which is something Yandil shows no care to do.

Yandil, as you discover, absolutely loathes Jeddi the Bewear, who you learn is lazy, careless, and often fools around when she's supposed to be working. These two absolutely can't stand each other and while Yandil calls Jedii a "fat, stupid slob," Jeddi calls him a "workaholic freak."

Jeddi is right in a way, however. Yandil is very complacent to Whitehill company protocol and is like a walking standard operating procedure encyclopedia. He insists on being a "protocol lawyer" at work and bothers everyone about their work habits. He's as Type A as one could possibly get and is likely one that would think "all work and no play would make Jack a very productive boy" instead. He also is extreme when it comes to things being done on time, if not drastically sooner "just because it's possible". Yandil is committed to routines as well, and is seemingly programmed by the clock to do exact things at exact hours like a machine.

As Yandil's rival, Jeddi knows exactly how to trigger Yandil's hate. Surprises and pranks. Just today, while you were watching from the shadows, she disconnected the computer at Yandil's workstation and Yandil threatened to kill her for it when it took him an extra twenty minutes to undo the disruption she caused. Jeddi also stole and ate Yandil's lunch from the refrigerator, but he decided to go without it today and make up the lost time that was caused by her antics with the computer.

Overall, something strikes you as oddly unusual about Yandil. A Pokémon shouldn't feel this drawn to being overworked, but Yandil somehow manages it and not fall horribly sick from the burnout. It's not normal and though it could be an outlier case, something else might be at work here.

#12 YANDIL THE SMEARGLE

Shift: Night and Day
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Home Location: (28) Sandwoods Apartments
Workplace: (7) Whitemill Manufacturing
Profession: Engineer
Traits: Complacent, obedient, Type-A
Hits: Everything on time, routines
Misses: Surprises, pranks
Hobbies: Technical Writing
Friendships: None
Relations: None
Items: Yandil does not have any noteworthy items in his possession.
Taught Skills: Yandil is not a skill teacher.
Proficiency: Yandil does not have a perk.

GENERAL CONCLUSION POST-INVESTIGATION
Something really bothers you about Yandil, and you feel it's PLAUSIBLE he may even be a Stalker.

Sam's Investigation on #12 Yandil the Smeargle has been noted in the Team Records.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/585.pngSam the Deerling (S: Normal/Grass)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: First Aid | Learned Abilities: Investigate
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

Night has fallen in Southwarren
Submit your Day 3: Night Cycle Actions now!

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Time Remaining:
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EmeraldSky Noblejanobii Bulbasaur Scytherwolf LKWayvern Caite-chan Pokemon Trainer Sarah sammy0295 Shruikan Morzone

[Bulbasaur]

Search (6) Silverdike Manufacturing Exterior.

[Tashy the Furret]

Hey, so we've got a pretty good clue as to who one of these Stalkers are! Still, I wonder how many are out there.

Anyway, tonight, I'm going to take this freshly blessed porcelain bowl, fill it with water, and bless that water. Guys, totally not for drinking! I have plenty of soda in the fridge if you're thirsty, but don't drink this please!

I'll also screen this [Yellow Fur] once I'm done with that! And once that's done, definitely trying to see if I can recreate those delicious sugar cookies I had in Utopia. They really make awesome ones up there!

[Bulbasaur]

WAIT I'M ACTUALLY GONNA PROTECT TASHY SORRY.

[Morzone]

https://pokefarm.com/upload/Morzone/Julia2.png Yeah... I've had my run with trouble. I'm a tough 'mon but if I wanna avoid getting myself killed or driven insane by these stalkers Ill need some sleep. Taking a rest for the night.

[Noblejanobii]

http://i.imgur.com/T8IHL6V.png Well that meeting with Tashy went quite well. I say we interview #40 Jaxie the Gothorita next.

http://i.imgur.com/bNz2vKm.png Hello there! Lovely tavern you've got, any drink recommendations? I have a friend who is in die need of a drink to help her relax a little.

http://orig10.deviantart.net/3bb6/f/2017/053/d/6/angryshayminpmd_by_writerraven-db01m4b.png Madder!

http://i.imgur.com/Ps0tHUW.png Any who, I was just wondering if you know anything about the Stalkers? You see quite a bit of the night life, yes? Perhaps you've seen a suspicious person or two around?

[Scytherwolf]

https://i.imgur.com/YJJVLbZ.png Guess I'll search (8) Overland Metalworks - (8b) Floors 1-5

[Pokemon Trainer Sarah]

I'll Protect Tashy.

Edit: Whoops, didn't see Eric's second post. xD I will search Sandwoods Apartments (28a) Floors 1-3 looking for Yandil's house :O

[EmeraldSky]

Clear out the park's south field tonight...

[Neo Emolga]

Hey, so we've got a pretty good clue as to who one of these Stalkers are! Still, I wonder how many are out there.

Anyway, tonight, I'm going to take this freshly blessed porcelain bowl, fill it with water, and bless that water. Guys, totally not for drinking! I have plenty of soda in the fridge if you're thirsty, but don't drink this please!

I'll also screen this [Yellow Fur] once I'm done with that! And once that's done, definitely trying to see if I can recreate those delicious sugar cookies I had in Utopia. They really make awesome ones up there!

Working through the night, Tashy starts by filling the [Blessed Porcelain Bowl: <Empty>] with water from the faucet and she performs the Seinaru needed to bless the water and make it holy. After a while, the water becomes entirely pure and imbued with holy essence.

[Blessed Porcelain Bowl: <Empty> has become [Blessed Porcelain Bowl: <Holy Water>]

Once that's done, Tashy then focuses on screening the [Yellow Fur] sample. It takes Tashy about an hour, but after she works though it, she makes the confirmation.

Pokémon Sample [Yellow Fur] does NOT belong to a Stalker. It has been removed from the Team Inventory.

She makes some really darn good sugar cookies, though. ;3

[Neo Emolga]

WAIT I'M ACTUALLY GONNA PROTECT TASHY SORRY.

You decide to be Tashy's bodyguard tonight. She's ecstatic to see you and is more than happy to welcome you into her temporary home from home. She makes it feel quite cozy in there as she offers you cookies and a cola while she does her work.

While she does her blessings and sample screenings, you keep a watchful eye, making sure any Stalkers that come in here are gonna have a real bad time.

#45 Tashy the Furret will be defended against all Stalker attacks for this Night Cylce.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/001.pngEric the Bulbasaur (S: Grass/Poison)

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

[Neo Emolga]

https://pokefarm.com/upload/Morzone/Julia2.png Yeah... I've had my run with trouble. I'm a tough 'mon but if I wanna avoid getting myself killed or driven insane by these stalkers Ill need some sleep. Taking a rest for the night.

Having had to see with some rather grizzly Stalker components during the past few days, you decide to make good use of the sleeping quarters the Emissaries have available. At least your hands have stopped bleeding, but they're still going to need a bit of time to fully heal. In the meantime, you figure it's best to be mentally ready as well. You got very lucky by being immune to the mind ravaging effects of the Suicide Mirror, but there's no telling what else might be lurking around the corner with things like that being around.

You've had some really productive days and you feel it's time for some well-deserved rest. You hop into bed, pull the bedsheets over you, close your eyes, and relax. Already you're feeling a sense of comfort you haven't had for a while, and it helps you easily let yourself go and drift peacefully into being fast asleep. You'll be ready to go when tomorrow morning comes.

Julia has recovered 1 Point of Health and 1 Point of Sanity.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/461.pngJulia the Weavile (M: Dark/Ice)

Health: 4/5
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Repair | Learned Abilities: Exorcism
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Caite-chan]

Search: (13b) Floors 4-6

[Neo Emolga]

http://i.imgur.com/T8IHL6V.png Well that meeting with Tashy went quite well. I say we interview #40 Jaxie the Gothorita next.

http://i.imgur.com/bNz2vKm.png Hello there! Lovely tavern you've got, any drink recommendations? I have a friend who is in die need of a drink to help her relax a little.

http://orig10.deviantart.net/3bb6/f/2017/053/d/6/angryshayminpmd_by_writerraven-db01m4b.png Madder!

http://i.imgur.com/Ps0tHUW.png Any who, I was just wondering if you know anything about the Stalkers? You see quite a bit of the night life, yes? Perhaps you've seen a suspicious person or two around?

Interview Rapport: NEUTRAL, INTIMIDATING
+Intimidation (Ghost vs Psychic)

You arrive at the Another Round Tavern where the nightlife here is rabid and rowdy. There's a lot of noise and shady-looking Pokémon, and it seems like even the situation with the Stalkers hasn't intimidated this unruly crew from getting slammed.

"Well, you two seem new," Jaxie the Gothorita tells you as you address her. "Who's the funny hedgehog? Is she supposed to be your pet?"

She smirks when you tell her she needs a drink and Sloane gets angry about it.

"I have a special called Belue Bazooka," Jaxie smirks. "Or there's the Plastered Patrat. Either one of those will have your little hedgehog friend just begging to get off the merry-go-round before the purple Zekrom catches up to her."

You ask her about the Stalkers and if she's seen any suspicious Pokémon around. She seems to just roll her eyes.

"Hun, look around," she sighs. "Everyone here and their mother could be considered a 'suspicious' sap. I run a bar, not a babysitting service. You want to get hammered and slammed, hey, I can be your tour guide. But I don't keep tabs on who comes and who goes when and where. Sure, you have your regulars and stuff, but I barely know them."

"Well, if you want something, I did ban Jeddi's sorry fat-chewing carcass from the bar just yesterday," Jaxie tells you, looking a bit pissed. "A week ago, she comes in here, gets wasted off of seven drinks that racked her tab up to 3500 Poké, and left without paying. That idiotic crotch goblin waited until I was busy taking someone else's drink order and she snuck out like the pompous tramp sucker she is. Last night, she comes back and totally acts like nothing happens and played it thinking I didn't even remember what she did. I demanded the money and that stupid slut wagon just laughed. I smashed a god-damn empty beer bottle right in her cheeky, butt-giggling face and she ran out screaming. Never came back, but I would give her a total hellstorm if she does. I swear, I'd pay the Stalkers and treat them to free drinks if they could grind her sorry taint jockey face into goo. Everyone says it's Yandil that's the problem but I think it's really her that gets under his skin. If I had to work every day with that flapping anal biscuit, I'd go homicidal."

"Anyway, sorry for the rant, but that's the scoop," Jaxie tells you as she mixes another drink in a shaker. "If you run into that tramp basket, tell her she still owes me money."

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/778.pngMadder the Mimikyu (S: Ghost/Fairy)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Lockpick | Learned Abilities: Exorcism
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Shruikan]

PXR wouldn't load yesterday, so I know I'm late with this, but if it's still allowed I'll Search: (17) Dayshare Apartments

[Neo Emolga]

https://i.imgur.com/YJJVLbZ.png Guess I'll search (8) Overland Metalworks - (8b) Floors 1-5

You get to Overland Metalworks, where the building is pretty old but has been nicely adapted to suit just about all the needs Overland has for dealing with metal work. Here you find a large part of the factory floor is dedicated toward mass production of sheet metal and metallic alloys for whoever their customers are.

At this hour, there isn't much activity at all. You find a large number of the machines have been turned off, but you figure most of them will be fully operational in the morning. A great many of them seem pretty complicated and complex and you're not even sure what most of them do. From what you can tell, the first three floors are dedicated to mass production processes and raw material manufacturing. It also seems to be organized according to department and types of goods produced.

On the fourth floor, you find this is where Overland is doing machine testing and prototype building. Most of the devices here are a lot more experimental and conceptual in nature, but they haven't undergone enough testing and verification to put into action. From what you can tell, it seems like the company is trying to delve into other industries, but still focus on metal-related market niches.

It's here where you find a large, metallic machine created specifically to reconstruct jewelry regardless of how much damage it has undergone. Judging from the test results, it has been quite successful and has been validated to repair just about anything from bracelets, necklaces, lockets, rings, and other similar items. It seems it just hasn't been prepared for mass production, but you figure it isn't far off from getting to that point.

You decide to take note of it, as it seems this may be something you might need to come back to in the near future.

Objective {Metallic Jewelry Repair Machine: Jewelry Repair Tray} has been noted in the Team Records.

You then head to the fifth floor, where it seems like machines and prototypes that haven't passed their preliminary tests are taken here for reevaluation. Right now, it doesn't seem like a whole lot of work is being here and with the staff being limited, it may be a while before reassessment work here continues. You do, however, find a clump of blue fur that looks like it was yanked out when someone got it caught in a closing door. You decide to taking the sample, wondering if Tashy might be able to figure out if it belongs to a Stalker.

Pokémon Sample [Blue Fur] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You search out the rest of the floor, but it doesn't seem like there's too much else to find up here. You then decide to head back and report what you found to the others.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/214.pngCarly the Heracross (M: Bug/Fighting)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Diplomacy | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

I'll Protect Tashy.

Edit: Whoops, didn't see Eric's second post. xD I will search Sandwoods Apartments (28a) Floors 1-3 looking for Yandil's house :O

You decide to check out the Sandwoods Apartments building in the far northwestern side of town. This apartment complex actually seems pretty welcoming where the rent is reasonable and because of that, it's definitely one of the more popular places to rent in Southwarren. It's definitely nothing fancy or frilly, but it's cozy enough for most of the middle-class and working-class Pokémon can live here comfortably. The wooden floor is generally clean, the lighting is modern, and while there are a few scuff marks on the white-painted sheetrock walls, it's nothing major that a new coat of paint wouldn't fix once they get around to doing it.

You decide to check out the first three floors. At this time of night, most of the Pokémon are asleep, though there are still a few, especially the dark and ghost types, that are still up and about. As you expected, most of the apartments are occupied. You're able to check out most of them, hiding in the shadows, but you don't really find too many things out of the ordinary. Most Pokémon are pretty diligent in keeping their living areas clean and in good condition, save for a few exceptions.

When you get to Apartment 8, things seem a little strange. Someone violently scratched out the "8" and gave it a new number of "553590." You have a feeling the landlord isn't aware of this and this particular room was supposed to be vacant. It could be for any number of reasons. Renovations, reserved for future tenants, or other similar reasons, but as it stands, it seems like someone is using it when they're not supposed to.

You try to get into it but the door is locked. It doesn't seem like a complex lock, so maybe someone might be able to pick it. Since it doesn't seem like the apartment is being used as someone's residence, you have a feeling the key might be hidden somewhere.

Locked door {Locked Apartment #8 Door: 8 Emblem / <Lockpick>} has been noted in the Team Records.

On the second floor, you find Yandil's apartment, but what you mind mostly confirms what Laura already found. His apartment is one of the few that is very much in disarray simply because he doesn't give himself time to clean it. But you can tell from his work piles is that a lot of his work is unnecessary and really hits on an obsessive compulsive disorder in terms of perfectionism.

On the third floor, you don't find anything significantly out of the ordinary either. It's nice and quiet up here and most of the Pokémon seem to be sleeping peacefully.

You decide to head back to base and tell the others what you've found.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/566.pngSarah the Archen (S: Rock/Flying)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Security | Learned Abilities: Escort/Protect
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

Clear out the park's south field tonight...

You decide to head into the southern field of Jekker Park tonight, which still feels very creepy and unsettling at night. The moonlight creates the creepiest shadows on the ground and you still here all kinds of noises that seem like they shouldn't belong in a park. But you can't identify where they're coming from or what the source of those could be.

It seems like this area of the park doesn't get too many visitors. It seems like there used to be a field here for kids to play Strikeball, but it appears it hasn't been used in ages. Grass is starting to make it hard a playing field even exists in the first place and the goal cages have already started leaning over from age and neglect.

You get to another area where there seem to be plenty of trees, but the paths no longer venture into this area. And yet, after looking on the ground, you see it seems like there are disturbances. Some of the grass becomes unusually dead and dry. You decide to follow these disturbances and they take you to what looks like a small statue of an Eevee, seemingly in the middle of nowhere. At first, it doesn't seem like there's anything wrong with it, but then you look at its face and...

...it's missing its eyes and its mouth is gaping with a massive hole. It's very disturbing and it definitely doesn't seem like anything the parks and recreation department is aware about. Meanwhile, there is a disturbing message here that looks like someone scratched it in.


STAKE HER! STAKE HER IN THE EYES AND MOUTH SO SHE CAN'T SEE YOU AND YOU CAN SHUT HER UP FOREVER!

Object {Macabre Eevee Statue: Eye Socket, Eye Socket, Mouth Socket} has been noted in the Team Records.

You take a closer look and it seems some kind of rod or pole-shaped object is intended to be rammed into each of these three sockets. Still, the depiction of an Eevee without eyes and with a gaping mouth gives it the impression like its soul was sucked out.

You check out the rest of the park, but you don't find anything else. Odd thing is, you pass by the Eevee statue two more times while searching, and you can swear its changing the way its facing...

You decide to head back, getting your fill of creepiness for the evening...

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/025.pngLita the Pikachu (S: Electric)

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

[Neo Emolga]

Search: (13b) Floors 4-6

You decide to head to the Goldwell Tools Manufacturing Plant at night, where everything has been shut off for the evening hours. The lights have all been turned off, but you're able to at least look with the headlamp you have.

You find Goldwell uses this area for the engineering of new mass-production machines and factory solutions. As you can see, a lot of the machine prototypes here are built for all kinds of purposes. Some are used for cutting, sorting, coloring, coating, and many other tasks that are intended to be done countless times within seconds to hundreds of produced goods.

When you get to the fifth floor, it seems the machines here are undergoing testing and in cases where there were failures or flaws in the processes, diagnostic and troubleshooting is being done to identify the problem or make the device more effective and efficient. As you can tell, Goldwell does a lot of this diagnostic work on CAD drawings and with computers, and since they're all offline, there's really not much to see how exactly the work is going.

On this floor, you find a loose key on the floor. At first, it doesn't seem like anything too much out of the ordinary, but it seems like it's an engine ignition key. Normally, something like this could be normal around here, but it doesn't match the types of keys that Goldwell has as standard issue. But your hunch is further confirmed when you observe it closely and sense a Stalker trace on it. You decide this is definitely something you might want to hold onto.

Item [9DX Ignition Engine Key] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You then decide to head up to the sixth floor. Here, it seems like component design and evaluation is performed. As you can tell, Goldwell has also been manufacturing metallic raw material components that are intended to be involved with the production of other devices. Again, while there are many prototypes, their device designs and specifications are likely locked away on the computer workstations. Definitely doesn't seem like the kind of thing Goldwell would just want laying around casually.

While here, you find a purple scale on the floor. You look around and wonder if this might have come out naturally, was part of a minor work-related injury, or is from something else, but it seems like it would be worth it for Tashy to test this. There's no telling if this belongs to a Stalker or not, but it's worth a try.

Pokémon Sample [Purple Scale] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You finish your search through the sixth floor, but you don't find anything else. You decide to head back with the things you've found.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/474.pngPixel the Porygon-Z (M: Normal)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Science | Learned Abilities: Investigate
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

PXR wouldn't load yesterday, so I know I'm late with this, but if it's still allowed I'll Search: (17) Dayshare Apartments

You decide to head over to the small Dayshare Apartments building, which at night, looks pretty creepy. The building is old and is usually home to Pokémon that can barely afford to live here or can't find somewhere else to stay. You decide to check out the inside first, and it seems like the place is in really bad shape. The wooden floor is rotting and splintering, the walls are peeling apart in many places, and quite a few of the apartments don't actually have a working lock. You'd also say only about a third of the lights actually work, and with even those numbers, some of them are flickering in a somewhat spooky way.

The creepy thing that strikes you the hardest is that it seems like many of the tenants are dead. Their rooms are still filled with all their personal belongings, but no one lives there anymore except for their ghosts. Still, most of these apartments are in bad shape, also. Personally, you have the feeling you'd almost rather live in the park or under a bridge than live in a place like this that feels more like a haunted house.

It seems only three living Pokémon still reside here: Vasha, Zell, and Caka. You get the feeling none of them like it here at all, but the Sandwoods Apartment building has already reached maxed occupancy and anything else is probably beyond their budget. You check their rooms but you don't find anything unusual. The sad thing is, it seems like all three of these Pokémon could afford to move out if there was a better place within their budget to move to.

You decide to search the exterior to see if there's something of interest out there. While it is dark, you come across what looks like a ripped paper note on the wall. It seems like someone wrote it quickly and feverishly, though the words seem deranged and are incoherent...

http://i.imgur.com/V5syqP9.png

Message =The Paper Rambling= (http://i.imgur.com/V5syqP9.png) has been noted in the Team Records.

It definitely seems to be Overkill's work and it gives you the creeps. But, at least it's not nearly as bad as coming across unholy blood rituals and cursed, bloody nails. Compared to those, this is pleasant in comparison.

You decide to head back to base for the rest of the night.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/037-a.pngHope the Alolan Vulpix (S: Ice)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: First Aid | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

Holy frickin' cow... o.o

#45 Tashy the Furret was successfully defended from a Stalker attack last night!
Bulbasaur

While you were staying guard by Tashy's hidden apartment, things seems like they were going to be quiet for the night. Tashy had told you that she was going to work on purifying the holy water and screen the yellow fur for confirmation. It seemed like nothing out of the ordinary and you were curious to see how this whole process works. Meanwhile, Tashy was more than happy to share some of her cookies with you and you swore they were so delicious they made the best ice cream you've ever had taste like crap in comparison.

It had been several hours into the night, and despite keeping a long vigilant watch, you didn't feel lethargic or sleepy. Where some Pokémon might doze off or get distracted out of boredom, you're definitely not the type that succumbs to that.

At an odd hour, you detected a forced entry through Tashy's apartment door. The creepy thing was it was quiet. FAR more quiet than it should have been, but you knew something was wrong. Then you saw firsthand what Stalkers are capable of doing before they strike. They can make strikes without a sound, they can dim the light, and they can use their dark, unholy powers to attack.

And tonight they intended to kill Tashy, but they didn't count on you being there...

You saw the Stalker attempt to assassinate Tashy, but before they could even lay eyes on the Furret, you ambushed them and countered with everything you had. They tried to dash past you, but your Razor Leaf attack and your Vine Whip strikes ensured they didn't even get close. Seeing as how they would have to get through you, they hit you with some unholy attack in the form of some shadowy pulse, but when you attempted to immobilize them with Sleep Powder, they fled.

Eric has suffered 1 Damage to Health.

It seemed they knew if they succumbed to that attack, their true nature would be exposed, but already they had been compromised as a result of this.

THINGS YOU OBSERVED DURING THE STRIKE
The attacker was a Medium (M) sized Pokémon.
The lighting had been dimmed by the Enthraller's unholy power, but you saw the Stalker's body was mostly green in color. You could not see clearly enough to determine what species they were.
The Stalker was severely lacerated by your Razor Leaf attack. You are confident these lacerations will persist and will be observed if an Emissary interviews this Pokémon, but these injuries won't last for long. You suspect they'll only be around for about three days before they can't be seen anymore by the healing.

You only wish they had succumbed to the Sleep Powder, but you saved Tashy's life and learned quite a bit about your attacker. Now the tables have been turned.

Tashy gives you the biggest hug and promises you she'll make a feast in your honor for saving her life. Consider yourself a hero.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/001.pngEric the Bulbasaur (S: Grass/Poison)

Health: 3/4
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Repair | Learned Abilities: Escort/Protect
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

The sun has risen in Southwarren
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EmeraldSky Noblejanobii Bulbasaur Scytherwolf LKWayvern Caite-chan Pokemon Trainer Sarah sammy0295 Shruikan Morzone

[Noblejanobii]

http://serebii.net/supermysterydungeon/pokemon/492.png Alright, with the information Ericsaur brought in last night, I say we talk to #15 Drana the Maractus.

http://i.imgur.com/T8IHL6V.png Ah! There I see her! Hello Ms. Drana! How are you today? Doing well I hope. My little companion here has come down with whatever cold is going around, and it's left her absolutely misreable. Though I guess that's nothing to compare with the true pandemic in the area, the Stalkers. Speaking of them, have you happened to notice anything suspicious lately? Maybe a shady character or two, someone with a weird injury, etc. Just anything really out of the ordinary.

[Scytherwolf]

https://i.imgur.com/YJJVLbZ.png I'll interview Mishra the Servine this time.

[Morzone]

https://pokefarm.com/upload/Morzone/Julia1.png Hey! Hey! (kanja the) Kecleon over there! Could I talk to you for a moment? Yeah, see I was wondering if you've seen anything particularly out of place recently. Weird or special looking objects in odd places or people acting differently than usual.

[Caite-chan]

Search: (13c) Floors 7-9

[Tashy the Furret]

Thank you, Eric, for keeping me alive and kickin' today! That should teach 'em never to come back!

I think I'll get working on this second [Porcelain Bowl] and see what this [Purple Shred] is about.

[EmeraldSky]

I decide to look in the Lockland Distribution Center

[sammy0295]

Interview #53 Pyra the Leafeon

[Pokemon Trainer Sarah]

Interview #6 Cray the Ludicolo, ask if they have any suspicions about the stalkers and keep an eye out for any suspicious injuries!

[Bulbasaur]

Interview Rancha the Breloom.

[Shruikan]

I will channel my inner RPG Protagonist and barge into search (22) Ferris's House

[Neo Emolga]

http://serebii.net/supermysterydungeon/pokemon/492.png Alright, with the information Ericsaur brought in last night, I say we talk to #15 Drana the Maractus.

http://i.imgur.com/T8IHL6V.png Ah! There I see her! Hello Ms. Drana! How are you today? Doing well I hope. My little companion here has come down with whatever cold is going around, and it's left her absolutely misreable. Though I guess that's nothing to compare with the true pandemic in the area, the Stalkers. Speaking of them, have you happened to notice anything suspicious lately? Maybe a shady character or two, someone with a weird injury, etc. Just anything really out of the ordinary.

Interview Rapport: POSITIVE
+1 Shared Evolution Stage

You catch Drana the Maractus before she heads off to work, and she smiles when you greet her.

"Ah, I'm sure your friend will be well soon," Drana tells you with a hopeful smile. "As for the Stalkers, well, I'm usually trying to be as careful as I can be. Rancha hasn't put out a curfew yet and I can't understand why, but I always make sure I'm back at home before sundown."

"Shady characters you say?" Drana asks. "Well, I live at the Sandwoods Apartments. Oh, great place really. Quite a few Pokémon live there, but the one everyone has suspicions about is Yandil. What a creep. There's been times he's been running around late and no one knows why. Makes me wonder just how the Stalkers haven't killed him because of the strange hours he's still up."

"Haven't seen anyone injured recently, though," Drana tells you, trying to recall. "Did you try the Medical Center? If someone's been hurt, they might have headed there."

"I guess there is one other... not so nice face around town," Drana tells you, looking a bit iffy for just a moment. "Not a fan of Teccin. He's a factory overseer at Overland, where I work. I mean he's always been terrible, but it seems like the Stalkers have made his attitude even worse. One coworker of mine, Vella, was scared to death about coming into work because of the Stalkers and Teccin told her she would be fired if she didn't come into work. Such a jerk. If the Stalkers took him out, I doubt anyone would miss him."

"Well, I'd better get going before Teccin threatens to fire me, too," Drana tells you. "It was nice meeting you two, though! Stay safe and good luck!"

She then waves goodbye as she heads toward the Overland Metalworks factory.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/778.pngMadder the Mimikyu (S: Ghost/Fairy)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Lockpick | Learned Abilities: Exorcism
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

https://i.imgur.com/YJJVLbZ.png I'll interview Mishra the Servine this time.

Interview Rapport: NEUTRAL, INTIMIDATING
+Intimidation (Bug vs Grass)

You find Mishra the Servine heading out to go to work at Sengar Manufacturing. She seems pretty easy going and seems to feel safe during the daylight hours. You approach her and she almost jumps back, but then she realizes you're not here to cause her any trouble. You don't notice anything unusual about the Servine as you inquire her knowledge about the Stalkers.

"Oh, Stalkers..." Mishra replies, looking a bit sheepish. "Well, I try not to fret about them really, but there's times here and there where you feel like you're not alone. I guess thankfully, there's lots of Pokémon at the Sandwoods Apartments. You feel safe knowing you're surrounded by Pokémon in apartments nearby. Everyone would hear a cry for help."

"Well, I did see something weird around the Sunnytown Strip Mall just a few days ago," Mishra tells you. "I only saw it from a long distance but something about it just make me feel really ill inside. I can swear I've passed around there before and there was nothing at that spot. I can't really explain it but it's some sort of black... shadowy thing. I just didn't want to get any closer to it. I wish I could tell you more and maybe I'm just being silly and paranoid, but it just bothers me. I haven't gone around there since because of that weird anomaly... or whatever it is."

Mishra looks at the time and she sighs.

"Sorry, but I really need to go," Mishra tells you, almost looking embarrassed. "I just don't know too much about what's really going on, even though it does feel like everyone is really getting nervous."

She then heads off to work, leaving you behind.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/214.pngCarly the Heracross (M: Bug/Fighting)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Diplomacy | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Morzone]

https://pokefarm.com/upload/Morzone/Julia2.png Seriously? Ugh. I bust my behind day and night to save these people from thee stalkers.... whatever. I'll go talk with Rolia the Lurantis then.

[Neo Emolga]

Search: (13c) Floors 7-9

You head up to the upper levels of the Goldwell Tools Manufacturing plant. Most of the office and administrative areas are here, though there are a few places for new product testing and development.

It isn't in the best shape and some of the hallways, cubicle areas, and offices are dusty, stuffy, and a bit hot with not the best temperature control going. From the looks of things, you could fill up a vacuum cleaner quite quickly even just going over the carpet in a few areas.

A lot of the offices seem empty as well. You figure it's likely from Pokémon fleeing from the town being under fire from the Stalkers, but you begin to think this problem might have been going on even before that had become a factor.

When you get to the eighth floor, you find one desk drawer that looks like it was closed suddenly and very violently. It also looks like it snagged a chunk of brown fur in the process. It seems unusual that this happened, but it makes you think this could belong to a Stalker. You take it with you, figuring the best way to verify that would be through Tashy.

Pokémon Sample [Brown Fur] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You then search out the ninth floor of the facility, but this last upper level seems completely vacant save for a few wooden crates and storage boxes. You look inside a few of them but you mainly only find discontinued product and obsolete equipment that probably should have just been thrown out rather than keep up here to just collect dust.

With nothing left to check out, you decide to head back with what you found.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/474.pngPixel the Porygon-Z (M: Normal)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Science | Learned Abilities: Investigate
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

Thank you, Eric, for keeping me alive and kickin' today! That should teach 'em never to come back!

I think I'll get working on this second [Porcelain Bowl] and see what this [Purple Shred] is about.

Working throughout the day, Tashy uses her Seinaru power to lay the blessing upon the [Porcelain Bowl] to make it holy. It takes some time to fully infuse the bowl, but eventually the process holds after about an hour of work.

The [Porcelain Bowl] has been converted into <Empty>

As she has extra time, she then uses her Seinaru power to screen through the [Purple Shred] sample that was found earlier at the Southwarren Medical Center. It takes Tashy some time and concentration, but eventually she validates its authenticity.

Pokémon Sample [Purple Shred] is [B]CONFIRMED as a legitimate Stalker Sample. It has been added to the Confirmed Stalker Samples.

[Neo Emolga]

I decide to look in the Lockland Distribution Center

You decide to head to the large, black building that is owned by Lockland Distribution. Here, most of the finished goods and raw materials that the entire industrial town produces gets packed into the trucks that are here and get hauled off to other towns.

It seems activity here isn't as bustling as it used to be, however. A lot of the trucks look like they've been idle for weeks and it doesn't seem like all that much is being exported at a time like this. Still the facility has been functioning and while you check out the outside, it seems like the condition of the building is in relatively good shape. You figure if it weren't for the Stalkers, this place really wouldn't be having problems doing business.

While checking around the exterior, you find what looks like a very oddly shaped rock. When you take a closer look, it seems like it was carved and stashed away here. You turn it over and you're suddenly greeted with the horrifying, undead face of decapitated Nidoking, who gives you the sudden halluċ̛̝̼̟̮̓͗̂̈̐ͧ̒̆͟ination that he's screa̪̦̱̮ͯͧ̍ͭ̏̿̇ͩ̕͟ming and his mo̧͂̑̈̽̀̾͆͗ͯ͟͏͏̵͕̗͍̪͉̩uth is rea̪̦̱̮ͯͧ̍ͭ̏̿̇ͩ̕͟ching for yo̧͂̑̈̽̀̾͆͗ͯ͟͏͏̵͕̗͍̪͉̩ur faċ̛̝̼̟̮̓͗̂̈̐ͧ̒̆͟e.

#Disturbing Presence# Trap 40% Evasion Test: 41 out of 100: Failed

Lita has suffered 1 Damage to Sanity.

You're suddenly so filled with fright that you almost v̶̩̝͙̳͉͈͔͉̯̳͎̹͇̠̞̬͉͟͟ͅo̴̰͖͎̘͈̙̦̤̼̹̜̲͇̹̫͚͞͝ͅm̯͘͟͟͟͝ ̣̲̣̯̦̲i̷̫͓̟͕̬̰̘̫̤̲̞̼͉͟ͅt̴̸̛̗̼̳̰̬͔̮̦͚̺̭̻̜̺͘.͟҉̨̳͎͢͢ ̰̥̤̪͙̙̰̲͕̥̞͈̘̼̞̻̦.

Trying to look away and steel yourself, you really don't feel like handling this macabre thing, but you know it doesn't belong here and it likely something one of the Stalkers tried to hide and stash away for later. You figure there's a reason why this thing exists in the first place, so you psyche yourself up and take it with you.

Item [Nidoking Head] #Disturbing Presence# (1 Sanity Damage) has been added to the Team Inventory.

As you try to catch your breath and get your heart rate to calm down, you decide to head into the main building itself, where here, most of the work done is sorting, bookkeeping, checking shipment manifests, and making sure the right shipments go to the right customers and that all orders are verified and validated before going out. It seems like a lot of the work is done by computer, which is good because you imagine trying to do this with only paper would be painfully complicated and loopy.

While searching around, you notice a small tuft of lavender-colored fur snagged underneath a wooden create. You imagine the crate might have landed on some Pokémon's foot and as a result, yanked this clump of fur out when the Pokémon pulled it away. It makes you wince just thinking about how that must have been a really nasty pinch, but still, you wonder if there's a chance there could be some connection to this and a plausible Stalker.

You decide to take the sample with you for Tashy's testing.

Pokémon Sample [Lavender Fur] was added to the Team Inventory.

You check out the rest of the offices and filing areas, but you don't really find anything that seems weird or unordinary around here. As before, it seems like a good number of staff personnel are missing, but you already know why that is.

You decide to head back to base and prepare for tonight.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/025.pngLita the Pikachu (S: Electric)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Science | Learned Abilities: Investigate
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

Interview #53 Pyra the Leafeon

Interview Rapport: NEUTRAL
+1 Shared Pokémon Type (Grass)
-1 Pokémon Evolution Stage Difference

You find Pyra working at the Law Offices of Veckly, Jeb, and Grenner where she's serving as a paralegal for Jeb. You can get a sense for her personality considering how orderly her desk is and how organized she seems to be with keeping everything tidy, neat, and in order.

"Hello there," she greets you in a very business and professionally-sounding tone. "Can I help you with something?"

You ask her about what she knows regarding the Stalkers, and she realizes you're not here for legal counsel or advice. It doesn't bother for the most part, though judging from the look on her face, she's definitely not really into small talk. But on the other side, she certainly hasn't been living under a rock when it comes to the situation regarding the Stalkers.

"Wish I could tell you more, but my knowledge in criminal homicide is very limited," Pyra tells you, looking skeptical about what she can tell you. "I deal with real estate matters, so landlords, tenant eviction, property lines, and that kind of thing."

She looks around, trying to see if she can bring up something that might be related and could be useful to you. She take a moment to flip through her records, and she decides to bring something up that looks like it has come up before with her. It seems as though she's had to dig pretty deep into her archived records, but she feels it wouldn't be right to leave you empty-handed.

"Now, this may be nothing and might just be a stretch, there's something strange about Morning Chime," Pyra tells you. "It's a small motel as far south as you can go in this town. I have no idea why this is, but the owner and manager, a Drampa named Vols, has done something to make that place not even exist on property lines. It's not even considered an official part of Southwarren even though the gas station right across the street from it still is. So technically, this thing sits in the middle of no man's land and Vols might not even be paying taxes. I don't get that and it has always struck me as suspicious. It may just be a small detail, but it just seems really fishy. And Vols is impossible to talk to. His head is so up in the clouds it's not even funny. If that's connected to these Stalkers, I wouldn't be surprised."

"I'm afraid that's all I can really help you with, Sam," Pyra shrugs, feeling as though she just isn't too familiar or in the loop as far as Stalker concerns go. "I'm just a paralegal. You might need some real detectives to take a closer look into things like that, but it was nice talking to you."

She then turns around and returns to her work.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/585.pngSam the Deerling (S: Normal/Grass)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: First Aid | Learned Abilities: Investigate
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

Interview #6 Cray the Ludicolo, ask if they have any suspicions about the stalkers and keep an eye out for any suspicious injuries!

Interview Rapport: NEGATIVE, INTIMIDATING
-1 Evolution Stage Difference
+Intimidation (Flying vs Grass)

You find Cray working at the Simple Pleasures Diner where he's the main executive chef. Watching from a distance, you see he seems to enjoy his work and really gets into making the kitchen seem like a lively and fun place to work. He has a great sense of humor, makes it easy to laugh, and seems to get along nicely with the rest of the kitchen staff. From and outside glance, you don't see any injuries on him.

He gets told by another waiter that you're there to see him, and when he's able to catch a break, he stops for a moment to talk to you. You ask about the Stalkers, but it seems like some of his spirit drains from that and suddenly his whimsical nature fades.

"Yeah, hey there, but... I don't think I can be of much help with that," Cray tells you honesty, trying to keep a slight smile as he shrugs. "Not a great subject, you know how it is, right?"

It seems he's very quick to change the subject.

"Say, you should try our Razz Berry Cobbler!" Cray tells you, seemingly looking a bit better once he's stopped talking about Stalkers, "They taste great and they're fun to make. Or if that's not your thing, Cherry Bang Pie with some ice cream will bring tears to your eyes. Well, I gotta back to work, but you should order those sometime!"

He then heads back to his kitchen station and it seems like he's back to his usual self. As you can see, he works quickly and is always on the move, but it still seems like he enjoys it even though it looks exhausting to just watch it all.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/566.pngSarah the Archen (S: Rock/Flying)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Security | Learned Abilities: Escort/Protect
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

Interview Rancha the Breloom.

Interview Rapport: COMPLIANT

You find Rancha sitting at her lavish desk at the Southwarren Administration Building. She seems to be deep in thought, but with a look on her face that makes it appear like she's scheming or plotting revenge on someone or something. When she sees you arrive, she nods.

"Finally, someone that looks like they know what they're doing," Rancha smirks with a dark look in her eyes. "I swear, our town's police force is a joke and they haven't done a damnable thing since this whole catastrophe started."

You ask her about what she knows and she nods. It seems like she's had this information kept under wraps for a while now.

"Someone reported seeing... something at the Sunnytown Strip Mall," Rancha tells you. "I've gotten at least three complaint reports about that place and I sent one of my clerks down there to check it out. Next thing I know, I get a phone call about him ending up at the medical clinic after pissing himself. You ask me, that's Stalker-related without a doubt and one of those creepy taint wagons is using that pathetic place as a staging area to harass this whole town. The police don't want to check it out and I really question what the hell I'm paying them for."

"There's something else I've noticed around town, also," Rancha informs you. "Maybe you've seen it once or twice yourself. 553590. I thought it was a code at first but I'm seeing that same number in places where it doesn't even make sense. And then I realized what the hell that number infers. OBSESS. That's what you get when you turn that damnable thing upside down. And that tripe sounds like just the kind of thing a Stalker would do, so if you see that stupid number again, I guarantee you a Stalker is behind it. I told the proconsul about this and he mentioned he saw that same stupid number scratched into the wall Copperplate Hotel and of course everyone's favorite place, the Temple. You ask the cops about checking those places out and all they're concerned about is huddling around like dummies and just yakking on about whatever hideous murder happened last night. I need people out there, damn it."

"Anyway, look into these, please," Rancha requests. "I'd do it myself but I have a town of idiots to run and I can barely keep on top of that as is. At least this town has you people around so we're not entirely hopeless."

She sighs and then gets back to her paperwork. It seems like she still has a lot to do before she can head home tonight, so you let her continue with her work.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/001.pngEric the Bulbasaur (S: Grass/Poison)

Health: 3/4
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Repair | Learned Abilities: Escort/Protect
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

I will channel my inner RPG Protagonist and barge into search (22) Ferris's House

You head over to Ferris's house and it's clear the Pignite doesn't take very good care of this property at all. As one of the few Pokémon that owns their own home and doesn't rent an apartment, you definitely feel he could do a whole lot better. Renovations are badly needed, especially with the mason work and a lot of the wooden fixtures, beams, fences, frames, molding, and doors either need sealant or need to be replaced entirely.

Not to mention Ferris leaves a lot of junk around. His rusty tractor, which hasn't been used in likely over a decade, looks well beyond repair and belongs in a scrap heap. There's also the rusty husk of a car that you can't imagine why anyone would want to keep around. Beyond that, Ferris leaves a lot of hardware and outdoor tools outside to just lay around everywhere and be subject to the elements. And to top that all off, there's garbage, scrap, debris, and other piles of junk all over the place. As you search the exterior, there's just an overabundance of junk. While searching around the back, you find a black feather that probably dropped off of a bird Pokémon. You look it over and wonder if maybe this is a Stalker's feather. It's worth a try, so you take it with you.

Pokémon Sample [Black Feather] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You then brace yourself and head inside. As you expected, the things you saw on the outside reflect what you see in the interior.

The foyer is outright disgusting. There's dirt everywhere and most of it was tracked in from those walking in from the front door that Ferris never bothered to clean up after. Only two out of the five lights in the chandelier actually work and the tacky pea-soup colored wallpaper is peeling off of the walls. It also really smells and stinks of alcohol and manure. You get to the living room, where Ferris has magazines, catalogs, newspapers, and books in piles and stacks like paper skyscrapers. Junky knick-knacks are also all over the place as well.

As you look around the piles of junk, floor, and furniture, you feel something doesn't seem right, but you can't quite put your paw on it. Normally one would think Ferris is a slob and is the only one who lives here, but you see some other kind of pattern going on with the disturbances in the dusty, crumb-caked carpet, as if someone else has been here besides Ferris and he's not aware of it. You have trouble tracking it, but maybe someone who can observe it from another standpoint might be able to figure out what exactly is the reason for this.

Objective {Mysterious Living Room: <Science>} has been noted in the Team Records.

You decide to check the kitchen, and... you kind of wish you hadn't. You figure Ferris still hasn't realized his refrigerator is no longer working but that hasn't stopped him from stuffing it with obviously perishable items. Well, at least you know where the smell is coming from. Only two out of the four burners of his stove still work, and the light flickers in kind of a creepy way.

His bathroom is oddly wet for reasons you aren't quite sure, and there's water damage in many locations. The toilet seat is broken, the tiles are popping out of the floor, and the sink still drips no matter how tight you try to turn the knob. Meanwhile, Ferris's bedroom is a complete junkyard. You can tell this is where Ferris eats his meals right on his soiled, unmade bed in front of the television when really he shouldn't. It also looks like food he ate two weeks ago is still sitting around in here.

You feel you'd seen more than enough and you kind of wonder if you'd like to go back to seeing bloody nails and unfinished blood rituals again as opposed to seeing something like this again...

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/037-a.pngHope the Alolan Vulpix (S: Ice)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: First Aid | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

https://pokefarm.com/upload/Morzone/Julia2.png Seriously? Ugh. I bust my behind day and night to save these people from thee stalkers.... whatever. I'll go talk with Rolia the Lurantis then.

Interview Rapport: POSITIVE, INTIMIDATING
+1 Shared Pokémon Evolution Stage
+ Intimidation (Ice vs Grass)

You find Rolia working at the Southwarren Medical Center where she's a nurse who just doesn't look like she's enjoying the job very much. Judging by the way she handles it, it seems she's quick to do the bare minimum. You also get the feeling someone, most likely her parents, forced her to take this career path against her wishes. Meanwhile, she doesn't talk too much at all and basically keeps to herself.

You ask Rolia about what she knows when it comes to all things Stalker-related. She nods, looking like she wouldn't mind helping, but she looks pressured to do so.

"Oh... hey there," Rolia replies to you, looking like she hasn't smiled in days. "I'm not sure if I'm allowed to talk during work hours, but... well, I hope it's okay."

"I... made the mistake of talking to Yandil the other day," Rolia shrugs. "Everyone says to stay away from him, but I thought they were just being judgmental. I thought I'd maybe try to open up to someone who probably feels like I do but... he was just mean in a really freaky kind of way. He's just... I dunno, unnatural. I've seen mean Pokémon. Heck, my landlord... ugh, Ledric, is such a jerk, but Yandil is just... He just seems menacing and seems to hate you just for existing in front of him. I haven't talked to him since. He's better off... no... he deserves to be alone."

"I really should try to find a new friend," Rolia sighs. "The ways things are don't make it easy. Pokémon don't trust each other now, everyone's afraid, so many have left, and even I wonder just what am I doing here. It's taking too much time to figure out where I'm supposed to be."

"Well, sorry I couldn't be of much help," Rolia shrugs, still looking iffy. "Maybe talk to Jessy. I think she's seen a few things. I tried to befriend her and she's really nice, but I'm just not as... well... lively and proactive as she is. Trying to be friends with her is like trying to always race with someone's who is years ahead of you."

"Well, gotta go," Rolia shrugs again. "Nice meeting you, Julia."

She then returns to her work and sighs as she picks back up from where she left off.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/461.pngJulia the Weavile (M: Dark/Ice)

Health: 4/5
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Repair | Learned Abilities: Exorcism
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

Night has fallen in Southwarren
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EmeraldSky Noblejanobii Bulbasaur Scytherwolf LKWayvern Caite-chan Pokemon Trainer Sarah sammy0295 Shruikan Morzone

[Caite-chan]

Search: (43) Sunnytown Strip Mall (Abandoned)

[EmeraldSky]

I search outside Silverdike Manufacturing

[Noblejanobii]

http://i.imgur.com/bNz2vKm.pnghttp://orig06.deviantart.net/b570/f/2017/053/e/0/happyshaymin_by_writerraven-db01m0j.png Hi Franny!

http://i.imgur.com/T8IHL6V.png We're back! How are you? Pretty busy lately? Just wanted to know if anyone came in with some suspicious cuts. We're on the lookout for a medium sized 'mon with mostly green coloring, and they should have cuts, like from a razor leaf attack. Have you seen anyone come by with that description?

[Scytherwolf]

https://i.imgur.com/YJJVLbZ.png I'll search (8) Overland Metalworks - (8c) Floors 6-10

[Bulbasaur]

Protect Tashy again.

[Shruikan]

I'll interview #33 Kanja the Kecleon, while keeping an eye out for any cuts she may have.

[Morzone]

https://pokefarm.com/upload/Morzone/Julia1.png I really feel bad for Rolia, maybe I should have brought Theo along after all just to kind of be nice to people and boost morale. Theo would probably make a great friend to her.

Anyway, since the time is opportune I'll take her advice and go and talk to Jenny the Lycanroc. Just sort of inquire into if she's anything that particularly stands out as odd, maybe some location or item someone has, or like if someone's suddenly appeared with a bunch of cuts on them or something.

[Pokemon Trainer Sarah]

I'll search Whitehill manufacturing (7a) Rooms 1-5 looking for anything to do with Yandil

[Tashy the Furret]

Gonna get crackin!

I'll get started on this [White Candle] tonight and see if this [Red Skin] reveals anything. Good luck to the rest of you guys! <3

[Neo Emolga]

Search: (43) Sunnytown Strip Mall (Abandoned)

At night, the Sunnytown Strip Mall is a pretty creepy place. It seems like from the looks of things, there used to be stores here, but they've been gone for ages and now the place has fallen into disrepair. A lot of the windows are broken, the doors aren't even locked and are falling off their hinges, and in plenty of places, things are just outright falling apart and one store even has the ceiling coming down. You keep on the lookout for anything that seems unusual, especially since several Pokémon have warned you about some of the things that have happened around here.

Around one of the buildings, you find what looks like a child's chalk messages. Or are they from a child? You're not even sure for certain, but they are unsettling...

http://i.imgur.com/tcn4JNq.png

=The Deranged Chalk Warning= (http://i.imgur.com/tcn4JNq.png) was added to the Team Records.

You set it aside for now decide to keep looking. So far, you haven't run into this dark and hideous thing they've been talking about, and you begin to think maybe it's gone or perhaps was just an illusion to them and never existed in the first place.

But then you turn around the corner...

#Threatening Gaze# Trap 20% Evasion Test: 82 out of 100: Evasion Successful!

And you immediately turn away when you see it out of the corner of your eyes, dodging a real bullet right there and then.

Objective {Odd-Looking Statue: Missing Shroud} #Threatening Gaze# (3 Sanity Damage) has been noted in the Team Records.

It's... a Mimikyu statue without its shroud. In other words, Mimikyu in its true form, likely instilled with some even greater evil. It suddenly makes sense what was going on but as far as you know, you don't have what it takes to disarm this grizzly thing and you're quite sure that unless someone finds the cover that supposed to go on this macabre thing, you're only going to fry your mind even just looking in its general direction. It really doesn't surprise you several Pokémon have already been mentally traumatized by this grizzly thing.

It seems like they were right. There's a high potential a Stalker really is making use of this place, but you don't quite have what you need to go forward. Maybe at a later time, but for now, you've seen all there is to see without getting too much closer to this macabre thing.

You decide to head back and report this to the other Emissaries before they accidently stumble into this. You figure you might be able to come back once you have the shroud that will prevent anyone else from losing their minds to this thing.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/474.pngPixel the Porygon-Z (M: Normal)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Science | Learned Abilities: Investigate
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[sammy0295]

Search (25) The Copperplate Hotel (Abandoned)

[ARandomTool]

Search: Machine Depot #1. Sounds like my kinda place, fixing stuff and not getting killed by rusty things.

[Neo Emolga]

I search outside Silverdike Manufacturing

At night, you head toward the northern side of town and arrive before the Silverdike Manufacturing building, which appears to be old but still fully functional. The large, light-gray factory may not have all the updated looks of today's buildings, but it's still around and the Pokémon of Southwarren still make good use of it.

You check around the exterior tonight. The grounds seem about average, as in it's not filthy, but you have a feeling Silverdike never really cared for planting trees and flowers and things like that around the property. The building, though old, still seems to be in good shape. It has some wear and tear, but there are some areas where even though it seems like things fell apart, new materials were used to patch up the damage.

On the far west side of the building, you see several metal cabinets used for holding maintenance equipment. Most of them are locked by a standard key and lock mechanism, but there is one that seems unusual. There are blast marks on it and it seems like the standard lock has been replaced by a different one that seems disturbing in nature. It's made up of five rotating dials with grizzly-looking scrawl letters on them. With all five dials, you can form a variety of words, but only one of them will actually disengage the lock. Problem is... you're not sure what word will do that...

You have a distinct feeling Silverdike knows nothing about this and someone has been using this particular cabinet to store something else...

Locked Container {Locked Metal Cabinet: Five Letter Lock} has been noted in the Team Records.

You continue your search around the building, now moving along the backside. Along the way, you find a few loose papers and boxes of nothing in particular. Most of it seems like tools and materials the maintenance staff doesn't feel are valuable enough to consider locking up.

Along one of the walls, you find a strange, square-shaped hole where it looks like something was buried, but now it's gone. You take a closer look, dust away the bottom layer of dirt, and you find a piece of cardboard. At first, it doesn't seem like anything, but you flip it over and there's something written on the back of it.

The rest is in the lockbox: Security Code 817. Don't wait too long, our window is closing.

You're not sure who put this here or what the code refers to, but you take note of it. It might be something you'll need to know later, and while it doesn't help with the metal cabinet you saw just minutes before, this might be useful for something else.

Item [Security Code 817] has been added to the Team Records.

You decide to put the cardboard back where you found it and you cover it up with the dirt again, making it look like you where never here and no one ever found this. You then decide to check out the rest of the area around the building, but you don't find anything else that seems to be usual.

You then head back to base with your findings.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/025.pngLita the Pikachu (S: Electric)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Science | Learned Abilities: Investigate
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

http://i.imgur.com/bNz2vKm.pnghttp://orig06.deviantart.net/b570/f/2017/053/e/0/happyshaymin_by_writerraven-db01m0j.png Hi Franny!

http://i.imgur.com/T8IHL6V.png We're back! How are you? Pretty busy lately? Just wanted to know if anyone came in with some suspicious cuts. We're on the lookout for a medium sized 'mon with mostly green coloring, and they should have cuts, like from a razor leaf attack. Have you seen anyone come by with that description?

Interview Rapport: POSITIVE
+1 Shared Pokémon Type (Ghost)

You find Franny the Mismagius taking a break after what seems like a long shift. She's enjoying a cup of coffee in the medical break room, which you imagine must be pretty helpful when it comes to trying to stay awake and focused after many long hours of work. But it seems like she's finished what she needs to get done and there isn't too much else lined up on her work plate for now. You greet her and she seems happy to see you.

"Oh hi there, good to see you again, Madder!" Franny greets you with a grin. "I've been working pretty hard as usual, but I'm hanging in there. But thanks for asking, you're the only one who really comes in to check up to see how I'm doing!"

You inquire about seeing any medium, green Pokémon coming in with cuts, especially from a Razor Leaf attack. She looks curiously at you, but she shakes her head.

"I can't say I have," Franny tells you, looking a bit glum she's not able to help you with that. "Someone with suspicion... you know, there's a chance that they didn't check into this hospital because of that. Wouldn't be the first time I've heard of someone trying to do the job themselves instead of having a professional look into it. If that's the case, they probably tried to bandage their own injuries, but as I know from personal experience, Pokémon that do that may not do the best job. And sometimes they don't always stop the bleeding correctly. From a medical standpoint, a Razor Leaf may not have caused severe bleeding or severed any major arteries. However, even in those cases, hemostasis isn't easy to achieve if they didn't have a sutures or hemostatic matrix kits. Their bandaging might be a really messy job, may have bled through in a few places, or weren't applied correctly. You'd probably be looking at a rushed job, especially if they didn't stick around after taking on an injury like that."

"It also depends on what kind of Pokémon they are," Franny explains. "Some Pokémon would barely get cut from that while others would take on some serious pain. If you're not sure about their species, then the only way to determine that is by going on how they reacted. That might help you gauge just how hurt they were."

"I wish I could help you more, but I can't really say much unless I know the species of the afflicted," Franny tells you, looking a bit sympathetic. "You might want to try asking Kexin. He's a doctor here, and he's a Sceptile, so he's more familiar with what grass-type attacks could do and what kinds of injuries might result from a Razor Leaf attack. He's also the really precise and analytical type. That guy definitely knows his stuff, but I think he would also need to know the species. Heck, he might ask you for their height, weight, date of birth, what they last ate, what their blood type is, and all the other stuff you probably don't quite know. He's kind of funny for that."

"Well, I should wrap things up," Franny tells you. "My shift's almost over and I could really use some time at home for a while. I hope you find this guy. Sounds like he's nothing but trouble, really. But I'll see you around, Madder! Always nice to chat with someone friendly!"

She then heads off to finish up her last remaining tasks before clocking out.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/778.pngMadder the Mimikyu (S: Ghost/Fairy)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Lockpick | Learned Abilities: Exorcism
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

https://i.imgur.com/YJJVLbZ.png I'll search (8) Overland Metalworks - (8c) Floors 6-10

You decide to search the upper floors of the Overland facility tonight. When you get to the 6th floor, you discover this is where Overland runs diagnostics on engineering equipment and does a lot of mechanical testing. It also seems to be a place where Overland tests new metallic alloys and runs density, endurance, and malleable testing on them to see which ones might be more useful for certain purposes, if they determine the alloy can find a niche to work with.

From the looks of things, it seems activity around here has decreased and not too many Pokémon are still active in this department on these floors. A lot of new materials still haven't been tested and it seems like most of the experimentation and prototype builds have been sitting unused for a while now. You're not sure if it's related to the Stalker attacks or if Overland hasn't really seen too much return on investment for these activities.

You get to the 7th floor and you find it seems like there was a minor engineering accident and one of the machines had broken down. It almost seems like something exploded and it seems like some gray-furred Pokémon was hurt in the incident. You find a few clumps of gray fur, and while it seems it's probably not Stalker related, you decide not to leave it up to chance. You take one of the clumps with you.

Pokémon Sample [Gray Fur] was added to the Team Inventory.

You move on to search the 8th, 9th, and 10th floors, which mainly seem like additional testing areas. It seems these areas are used even less than the 6th and 7th floors and while Overland keeps trying to find some kind of purpose for them, most of it is wasted space or just used for supply storage. You don't find too much else that's noteworthy about this area, so you decide to head back and return to base.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/214.pngCarly the Heracross (M: Bug/Fighting)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Diplomacy | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

Protect Tashy again.

You head over to Tashy's apartment, knowing last night was a very close call and Tashy definitely needs protection. And that she promised to make you epic-level brownies and that's not an offer you're going to turn down. You're not sure if she's just a really awesome chef or if she's actually using Seinaru to make stuff taste better. Either way, her stuff's good and you don't really care.

#45 Tashy the Furret will be defended against all Stalker attacks for this Night Cylce.

She also likes your taste in music so that works wonderfully for tonight.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/001.pngEric the Bulbasaur (S: Grass/Poison)

Health: 3/4
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Repair | Learned Abilities: Escort/Protect
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

I'll interview #33 Kanja the Kecleon, while keeping an eye out for any cuts she may have.

Interview Rapport: NEUTRAL

You find Kanja at the police station, working alone at her desk. Things are dark and quiet and it seems like she's the only one here.

You also observe she's wearing several bandages under her uniform. It doesn't look like they were wrapped around very well, and in some of the more hard to reach areas like her back and tail, she has forgone trying to wrap them. You do notice several cuts in the areas that weren't bandaged, however.

"Hey, find anything new?" Kanja asks you. "I can't say there's much to add on my side. Surprisingly, there were no murders last night. I couldn't tell you why that is. Can't let our guard down because, well, you never know, they might try to pull off a double homicide."

Kanja notices you've been observing her injuries.

"Oh these?" Kanja casually replies and shrugs. "I got a little over myself and got into a bar fight at Another Round. See, I was out on patrol there and some drunk douchebag Combusken shouted 'damn the police' at me and threw a beer bottle at my head. That really hurt. I should have just arrested him for assaulting an on duty officer, but... I took it personally and fought with him. Lots of broken glass, hence how all this happened. I didn't want anyone asking questions and I wanted to keep it off the record so I just tried to dress the wounds myself. Yeah, I probably didn't do the best job, but hey, I'm a cop, not a doc."

"Anyway, I've been looking into Edder," Kanja tells you. "We think he may be a Stalker and that he might be Bloodwish. I tried to interrogate him but nothing he says really makes sense. Maybe search around the Deckler Apartment Building. He may not be of much help, but maybe something around his place might say something."

"On that note, I probably won't go on patrol tonight," Kanja tells you with a bit of a grimace. "My left knee still hurts and it will probably be a little while before I'm back on my feet again. I've got plenty of paperwork to catch up on anyway."

"If you find anything new, let me know," Kanja tells you before turning around to finish her paperwork tasks. "I'll look over whatever evidence you have. Together, the more we know, the more we'll be able to get to the bottom of this."

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/037-a.pngHope the Alolan Vulpix (S: Ice)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: First Aid | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

https://pokefarm.com/upload/Morzone/Julia1.png I really feel bad for Rolia, maybe I should have brought Theo along after all just to kind of be nice to people and boost morale. Theo would probably make a great friend to her.

Anyway, since the time is opportune I'll take her advice and go and talk to Jenny the Lycanroc. Just sort of inquire into if she's anything that particularly stands out as odd, maybe some location or item someone has, or like if someone's suddenly appeared with a bunch of cuts on them or something.

Interview Rapport: POSITIVE
+1 Shared Evolution Stage

You find Jessy the midnight form Lycanroc working at the Guzzle Hustle gas station, which as you can see doesn't get too many customers at this hour. You find Jessy reading a magazine about craft beers and she looks up and sees you. She smiles with an almost impish grin, stashes away the magazine, and smirks.

"Sup?" she asks. "Funny seeing you here without a car, but hey, I'm not one to judge. But if you're here for the convenience mart, they're late on restocking the shelves. You'll only find water, that nasty ginseng tea, and that lame Sidewinder energy drink that tastes like wee-wee."

You ask her about the Stalkers and if she's seen anything weird. She nods, looking like she's seen a few things that stand out as unusual.

"For one thing, we don't get too many customers at night," Jessy tells you with a smile. "Which is great because it means I can do nothing and get paid. I actually work on my brewing recipes while I chew the fat here. But every now and then, someone comes along with their car."

"I think Yandil is the only guy that shops at the mart at this hour," Jessy explains. "The guy's a freak. He's always mumbling to himself, talks to himself, probably has some freaky split personality disorder, and buys the weirdest combinations of stuff. Five nights ago, he bought an air freshener, permanent markers, four cases of that nasty Sidewinder energy drink, and some black touch-up paint meant for cars. What the hell, he doesn't even own a car. And why shop here, he could get all that and more at the ApexMart. Makes me wonder if he was kicked out of that place by the manager."

"I talk to Britera sometimes," Jessy tells you. "She's pretty cool. Not sure why she of all Pokémon decided to become a cop, but eh, she seems to be good at it. We often talk about work and stuff and she keeps telling me the whole thing with the Stalkers seems to just keep taking her in circles. She doesn't seem too thrilled about her fellow cops. She feels Lexin is too focused on being focused that he doesn't do anything and Kanja just keeps shooting down her theories and hunches and makes everything go in circles. She also complains about Sten a lot. Mentions he just takes pictures, notes, makes a lot of snide comments, and then doesn't actually contribute toward the investigation. Sounds like a real fine mess if you ask me. Thankfully, I'm the only one here at this hour, so I don't need to interact with dumb coworkers like that."

"Anyway, I need to find where the hell that sledgehammer went to," Jessy sighs. "I've already looked around and couldn't find it. With my luck, some jerkoff probably stole it. If you happen to see it, let me know."

She then returns to reading her magazine, licking her chops a bit.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/461.pngJulia the Weavile (M: Dark/Ice)

Health: 4/5
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Repair | Learned Abilities: Exorcism
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

I'll search Whitehill manufacturing (7a) Rooms 1-5 looking for anything to do with Yandil

You search Whitehill Manufacturing at night, where it seems like the old building is very quiet in the nighttime hours. You head to the first five floors, trying to see if you can find something that connects Yandil to the investigation. Inside, the building has old-style furnishings and trimming, but the equipment, desks, and technology is modern day.

As you can see, a lot of what makes up the first, second, and third floors is a lot of spacious area for large paper milling products and very large machines that make massive rolls of paper in the form of very large cylinders. Others create cardboard stock and cardboard boxes of varying sizes to be bundled with a zip-tie and then shipped off in large crates. Everything at this hour seems to be completely quiet, but you imagine during the day, these machines are probably very hard at work.

When you get to the fourth floor, this is where you see more of the administrative employees work. It seems there are quite a few employees working here, but you're not sure if they've left town and simply abandoned their belongings at work. Regardless, some Pokémon here are in charge of finance, accounting, legal, marketing, and another section on the fifth floor is reserved for technicians, engineers, and mechanics.

You find Yandil's desk here, and you discover there's papers, notebooks, diagrams, technical sheets, component drawings, test results, and engineering testing equipment just in piles everywhere. A lot of it seems pretty confusing and you can imagine having to work with all this stuff really might drive anyone insane. As you flip through some of the things Yandil has left everywhere, you can almost see from Yandi's handwriting that at times, he seems to write with rushed anger. Lines are darker and thicker, sometimes tear right through the paper, and the amount of redline markup he leaves on memos and engineering drawings gets pretty thick and ugly. His comments toward other engineers aren't very nice either. One says "This is stupid, what are you thinking?" and another says "Must I do everything for you?"

You find another complaint report that it seems like Yandil only got halfway finished before he stopped for whatever reason. As you look it over, it seems like he was going to send a report to the Pokémon Resources Department about Jeddi the Bewear. As you look through his list of complaints, it seems like either she's done a lot to Yandil or Yandil is exaggerating his claims. A lot of these claims involve stolen documents, sabotaged computer equipment, nasty office pranks, lack of hygiene, and it seems Yandil complains about every noise Jeddi makes from her random laughing, loud sneezes, the noisy way she eats lunch with a metal fork and glass bowl, and he's convinced she clears her throat loudly just to piss him off.

As you look at Yandil's computer equipment, you can see Jeddi still hasn't stopped. Right on his computer screen, she wrote "you belong at a circus, you freak" in red lipstick and you notice she left a glue trap right on his chair, which you imagine wouldn't do the Smeargle any favors if he doesn't notice it the next time he sits down.

You decide to investigate Jeddi's desk, and while her desk isn't at all tidy either, it's for different reasons. You gather that she works on the factory lines and it seems she's in charge of reordering supplies, handling machine diagnostics, and carrying out vendor orders. A lot of her desk is covered with food stains and crumbs and you notice she's not very proactive when it comes to taking care of wrappers, empty cups, and food containers. You also see she's one of those employees that steals the food of her coworkers, as you can see there's an empty bag with a nametag of "Razi" on it while another brown paper bag has "Bervo" written with black marker. They look like they've been there for weeks and she hasn't bothered throwing them out.

You search the other areas, and in one empty cubicle, you find a white feather. You're not sure if it belongs to an employee that left or one that was using the cube for some unknown, temporary reason. You check around but none of the drawers or cabinets are locked, so you figure they didn't hide anything here. You decide to take it just in case there's a chance it belongs to a Stalker.

Pokémon Sample [White Feather] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You search through the rest of the fifth floor, but you don't find too much else that raises any alarms or red flags. You just decide to head back and take note of what you found.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/566.pngSarah the Archen (S: Rock/Flying)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Security | Learned Abilities: Escort/Protect
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

Gonna get crackin!

I'll get started on this [White Candle] tonight and see if this [Red Skin] reveals anything. Good luck to the rest of you guys! <3

Working through the night, Tashy makes herself a nice cup of heavenly coffee for both Eric and herself and uses her Seinaru to bless the [White Candle] that was found at Lexin's house. It makes the once ordinary candle become illuminated with a holy, reassuring glow of tranquility.

[White Candle] has become [Blessed White Candle]

She then screens through the [Red Skin] sample to see if it links with a Stalker's essence signature. While she processes it, both of her paws glow with a white light while the sample itself glows as well. She closes her eyes and still smiles during the whole procedure, but when she's done, she just looks at the [Red Skin] sample and shrugs.

Pokémon Sample [Red Skin] does NOT belong to a Stalker. It has been removed from the Team Inventory.

She makes brownies for Eric, and you imagine Seinaru HAS to be involved because they're beyond delicious with zero calories and no carbs.

[Neo Emolga]

Search (25) The Copperplate Hotel (Abandoned)

You head to the southeastern corner of Southwarren, where things get a little dingy and dirty here. The Copperplate Hotel adds to this dingy feeling, as the hotel's condition only continues to worsen. As you search around the outside, you see the whole building has begun to fall into disrepair and very few Pokémon hang out around it. You're also convinced that if anyone were to ever want to work with this property, they'd probably have to tear the whole building down and build something new.

You head inside and the interior is very creepy, especially at this nighttime hour. There is very little lighting, forcing you to have to use a headlamp to see your way around. The wood has rotted down quite a bit, the paint on the walls and ceiling is peeling down in strips, and there is dust, debris, cobwebs, and dirt everywhere. Most of the windows are also cracked or broken, and the only ones that aren't have been so caked over with dust and dirt that you can barely see out of them.

On the first floor, you find the lobby, which is large, vacant, and has plenty of dusty, dingy furniture that hasn't been used in decades. The ceramic tiled floor is coming apart and it looks like the indoor swimming pool hasn't been filled with water in a very long time.

You search the rooms, but all you really find are dusty beds, peeling wallpaper, and dirty carpets. None of them really seem to have anything useful that was left behind. You then make your way to the staff and service areas. The elevator seems to be fully dead and there's no way to restore power to it. Meanwhile, you notice something very strange about the door that leads to the basement levels.

It's slathered with occult-like markings, satanic-looking insignias, and shadowy, nefarious symbols. It's hard to make out the demonic scrawl raked deep into the metallic door, but you make out some words:

ThIS iS thE DooR tO HeLL. WhERE OnlY thE WoRsT oF thE woRsT EntEr HErE.

You try to open the door, but it won't budge. Seems like it's locked, and when you take a closer look at the macabre doorknob, you see what looks like a hellish emblem by the keyhole. The word "HeLl" is etched here with very demonic scrawl-like lettering.

Locked Door {The Door to Hell Locked: Hell Emblem} has been noted in the Team Records.

You decide to leave it alone and head to the upper floors. Most of the rooms up here are in the same, dusty, messy condition, only now there are holes in the floors and there are plenty of places where any heavy Pokémon could cause the floor to give out from underneath them.

When you get to the third floor, one room, Room 307, seems to have something unusual. The room is much darker than the others, where the furniture is black, the walls are a gothic motif, and the furnishings make it look like the room belongs to a witch or warlock. You find a centerpiece table that seems to have some kind of bizarre candle resting on it. It's a candle unlike anything you've seen before, and judging from the look of it, you're pretty sure it may not even work with a normal flame.

You decide to take the candle with you, feeling a strange, almost ghostly feeling coming from it.

Item [Unlit Candle of the Departed: Burning Icicle Flame] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You search throughout the rest of the abandoned hotel, but you don't find too much else besides more of the same dusty, dingy, forgotten hotel rooms that the other floors had.

You decide to head out and return to base with your findings.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/585.pngSam the Deerling (S: Normal/Grass)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: First Aid | Learned Abilities: Investigate
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

Search: Machine Depot #1. Sounds like my kinda place, fixing stuff and not getting killed by rusty things.

At night Zell is nowhere to be found, but this large machine depot still has plenty of gizmos and gadgets laying about. While the building is a bit smoky and shabby, it's hard to tell what's a valuable machine, what's junk, and what actually works from what's broken. But you still look around to see what you can find that might be helpful or might give some clue as to who the Stalkers really are.

On the outside of the dark gray building, you find a jade leaf that looks like it got caught on a loose cluster of rusty wires, which strikes you as usual. It couldn't have come from one of the trees at the park, as they're just a bit too far away, and there are no other trees in the area. You begin to believe it might be from a Pokémon. It's a mystery as to who might be the owner, but you decide to take it. Tashy could screen it to see if it does it fact belong to Stalker, so you decide to take it with you to see what she might be able to find with it..

Pokémon Sample [Jade Leaf] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You then head inside and look through the piles of electronics, machines, and devices that Zell has accumulated over time. Most of them seem to be things he's been working on, but some of them seem to be kits that he has built himself.

One of the metal tables seems to have something that doesn't quite fit in with all the others. As you look it over, it seems to be come kind of circuitry that belongs to a control panel device, only this hardware has nothing to do with the engine parts and components are around it. Somehow, you have the feeling this might be needed later on and it seems like one of the circuit boards that Zell has long forgotten about. Maybe you could put it to better use.

Item [Control Panel Circuitry] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You continue your search around the rest of the machine shop, where Zell has his desk, his papers, his schematics, and his piles and cabinets stuffed with spare components, resisters, capacitors, chips, and many other bits and pieces of circuit boards.

It seems as though most of the papers aren't really anything much besides his normal day-to-day components, papers, manuals, and soldering tools, but then tucked away in a corner, you find one piece of paper that seems burnt and it seems like Zell probably doesn't know it's here. You pull it out and see it seems to be some kind of riddle...

https://i.imgur.com/vkpRIC4.png

Judging by the four spaces, you have an idea that it likely links to a four letter word.

Note =Burnt Page= (https://i.imgur.com/vkpRIC4.png) has been added to the Team Records.

After finishing your search on the remaining areas of the machine shop, you don't find anything else that seems to be of significant use. You then decide to head back with the things you have found here.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/448.pngRusty O'Toole the Lucario (M: Fighting/Steel)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Security | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

#58 Edder the Sigilyph has been murdered by the Stalkers.

Location: Outside Dern's Delicatessen
Cause of Death: Incinerated

Outside of Dern's Delicatessen, Britera the Braixen and Lexin the Flygon had been trying to get Deen the Timburr to relax and give a coherent witness testimony. They could easily tell it had been his first time seeing a murder, and this was a grizzly one at that. He had already vomited twice over it, and both Lexin and Britera knew it had to be the smell that was getting to him. Deen was trying to remain calm, but it was still well out of his comfort zone.

"I swear I'm never going to forget that smell," Deen grimaced, looking at Edder's husk of a corpse.

"Relax and take it easy," Britera told him. "When did you find him like this?"

"Only about an hour ago," Deen replied. "Guy's body was still smoking. I don't even know... who is this?"

"Edder," Lexin stated in a cold voice. "The body is badly destroyed and almost recognizable, but I can distinguish the Sigilyph features. Thankfully, they're unique and there's enough remnants of them to make the determination."

Britera tilted her head and looked over at the corpse, nodding. She too, could see traces of the colorful, fork-like Sigilyph appendages among the burnt and incinerated remains. All the while, Sten was taking pictures, making faces, and shaking his head at the sight and the smell of the Sigilyph's husk of a corpse. Every now and then, he'd put the camera aside and take notes.

"Edder?" Deen asked, looking perplexed as to why it had been him. "That crazy old bastard? Who'd want to kill him?"

"You'd be surprised," Britera replied. "The elderly make easy targets, unfortunately. And it seems like no one cared or knew enough about Edder to watch over him while he was out tonight. He probably even forgot what time it was and thought the deli might still be open at this hour."

"And what's Ka-rra-sin?" Deen asked, looking at something he found on the road. "Looks like weird letters right here."

Britera stepped around to take a look at what Deen was referring to, and it surprised her also. It seemed like something she hadn't seen before. She looked at them from the same angle as Deen, as the letters were rapidly disappearing with the gusts of wind and already there was some smudging.

"Karrasin," Britera stated, making out the letters written in the ashes. "I wonder... we've found other murders like this before, but we never found these ashes."

"Possibly blew away before we saw them," Sten stated, taking a picture of the word. "What do you think means? Possible Stalker ID?"

"Maybe," Britera shrugged. "Could be a code phrase. Or some kind of occult lingo. That's the stupid thing, you never really know with these maniacs. They put random crap like this all over the place. We end up wasting so much time trying to figure it out while they keep doing this."

"It seems like they were wrong about Edder," Lexin stated in a cold tone. "There were many who believed he was psychotic, but it turns out he's the victim this time. We might need to look back at whoever made these claims."

"You do that and I'll see if I can look into what this whole 'Karrasin' thing is about," Britera replied. "Maybe there's another mention of it somewhere in some of the past records."

Lexin nodded, but to the best of his memory, he hadn't seen it before. Despite his best intentions, once again, it always seemed like the Stalkers were so many steps ahead of them and they kept struggling just to remain on the trail, never mind catch up to them...

Doom Tracker:
3/20

The Enthrallers have learned a fraction about your mission...
Mission Disclosure: 20%/100%

[Neo Emolga]

The sun has risen in Southwarren
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EmeraldSky Noblejanobii Bulbasaur Scytherwolf LKWayvern Caite-chan Pokemon Trainer Sarah sammy0295 Shruikan Morzone ARandomTool The Nonexistent Tazz

[EmeraldSky]

Continue searching Silverdike--Floors 1-5

[Noblejanobii]

Madder used rest!

[Scytherwolf]

https://i.imgur.com/YJJVLbZ.png I'll search (27) Southwarren Water Pumping Station

[The Nonexistent Tazz]

I think it's agreed upon. Let's call this a dynamic entry, and hope I'm not restricted to doing this in the night round.

Exorcise #33 Kanja the Keckleon.

[Morzone]

https://pokefarm.com/upload/Morzone/Julia1.png Alright! I'm going to talk to Jeddi the Bewear. Mainly I'm going to ask about yandil. Why Jeddi is always provoking him, What her opinion on the rumors that Yandil is a stalker (If she believes Yandil is a stalker, why is she provoking him so much?) Then I'll wrap up by asking if she's seen anything/anyone suspicious excluding Yandil.

[Tashy the Furret]

Sweet, thanks for watching my back last night, Eric! <3

I'm going to take this second [Blessed Porcelain Bowl: <Empty>] and get some holy water going I this puppy. :3

I'll then check out this [Beige Fur] and see what the deal with it is.

[Neo Emolga]

Continue searching Silverdike--Floors 1-5

You head to the old Silverdike factory, but during the day this time. As you can see, the Silverdike Manufacturing factory looks a lot more welcoming during the daylight hours. It being an old factory may look a bit creepy during the night, but now, it seems perfectly normal. You decide to head inside today and take a look around the first five floors.

This morning, there's a lot of activity at the factory and you can see there's a lot of assembly work being done to create the automotive machines and vehicles the company is best known for. As you can see, a lot of what the company does is assembly work. The engines, axels, transmissions, and other components are from another manufacturer entirely.

On these first five floors, most of the space is occupied by large assembly lines as well as testing and welding stations. There's hundreds of steps involved just to make one vehicle and most of them take a long time to complete. Along the assembly lines, there are also checkpoints where the vehicle components need to be tested. Engines are calibrated, electronics are tested for functionality, and machine parts are give a test run to see if there are any defects or anomalies. Only once those checks are completed do the unfinished vehicles move on to get the next stages of assembly done.

You check some of the main factory floor offices along the side, and as you search around in one office in particular, you notice things seem a little fishy. Papers, clipboards, and drawers are thrown about wildly, as if someone was searching for something but couldn't find it. You look around, wondering what they might have been looking for, but then you look up and just barely hanging over the edge seems to be a glint of metal. You wonder if this is what the intruder was looking for.

You'd like to check it out yourself, but the ledge is too high and it definitely looks like they didn't keep a Pikachu like yourself in mind when they designed it. But then again, considering the height of the officer chair, desk, and drawers, this was an office for a larger Pokémon.

Objective {Elevated Shelf Ledge: ^Large Pokémon^} has been noted in the Team Records.

You decide to try and search the rest of the fourth and fifth floor, but nothing really seems too unusual. Activity at this particular factory seems to be pretty normal and you don't see too many Salker-related burdens affecting this particular facility.

You decide to head back, wondering if one of the other Emissaries could look into taking a peek at that shelf ledge.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/025.pngLita the Pikachu (S: Electric)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Science | Learned Abilities: Investigate
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

Madder used rest!

You decide to take a break today. Given some of the things other Emissaries have had to deal with lately, you decide to play it safe and make sure those creepy, cloudy thoughts are pushed out of your mind entirely. You find a nice, unoccupied bed at the Emissary base and you decide to climb in and pull the bedsheets up to your chin.

It's nice and quiet here and seems to be the perfect spot for a long and cozy rest under these soft and warm bedsheets. You close your eyes and let the serenity of sleep take you away for a while.

Madder has recovered 1 Point of Sanity.

When the night comes again, you'll be ready for it.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/778.pngMadder the Mimikyu (S: Ghost/Fairy)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Lockpick | Learned Abilities: Exorcism
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

https://i.imgur.com/YJJVLbZ.png I'll search (27) Southwarren Water Pumping Station

You head to the Southwarren Water Pumping Station in the far southeastern side of town, where this is the town's main source of clear drinking water. The building is pretty new and hasn't seen a whole lot of wear and tear. You can also tell that there used to be an old water pumping station here but it seems like it was torn down not that long ago and replaced by this new one. Judging from the looks of everything else in the area, you're hoping the town doesn't stop there and gets rid of some of these older, condemned buildings to replace them with new ones.

You search around the outside of the dark gray building and you notice there's gray pipes just about everywhere. Most of them are fairly large, but there's a whole network of them weaving in and out like a bowl of metal spaghetti. There also seem to be a lot of valves as well.

By one cluster of pipes, you find a piece of a ripped yellow leaf, snagged on one of the protruding spigots. Upon taking a closer look, you're pretty sure it belongs to a Pokémon. Who in particular, you're not sure, but you're quite sure it doesn't belong to a tree. You decide to wrestle the leaf out and you take it with you for Tashy's testing.

Pokémon Sample [Yellow Leaf] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You then search in the interior. From the looks of things, not too many Pokémon work here. Every now and then there's a maintenance personnel, but most of the station seems to be automated and was already calibrated to function during the station's initial installment.

You also see even more gray pipes on the inside. They come out of the floor, the walls, the ceiling, and just about anywhere. You find plenty of other machines that you're not quite sure what they do, but you figure they keep the water running and purified to be sent throughout all of Southwarren.

Toward one gray cluster of pipes, you find something really odd. It looks like a strange, shaped rock. You take a closer look and it almost seems like it's the head of something. Wondering what this might be, you turn it over to fully inspect this strange object.

#Disturbing Presence # Trap 20% Evasion Test: 32 out of 100: Failed

And then it's as if the haͩ̀҉̼̳͈unting faͩ̀҉̼̳͈ce of this ḋ̶̶̛̦̦͓͉̮̙̺͎̙̻̲̥ͮ͐̒͟ecapitated Niḋ̶̶̛̦̦͓͉̮̙̺͎̙̻̲̥ͮ͐̒͟oqueen reaͩ̀҉̼̳͈ched into yơ̶͖͇͈̥͖͖̮̥̲͓̳̥̦̘̼̩̊͐̂̅̏ͧ͗̐̃̔̈̽̑̓ur lungs and deciḋ̶̶̛̦̦͓͉̮̙̺͎̙̻̲̥ͮ͐̒͟ed to suffơ̶͖͇͈̥͖͖̮̥̲͓̳̥̦̘̼̩̊͐̂̅̏ͧ͗̐̃̔̈̽̑̓caͩ̀҉̼̳͈te yơ̶͖͇͈̥͖͖̮̥̲͓̳̥̦̘̼̩̊͐̂̅̏ͧ͗̐̃̔̈̽̑̓u for a while.

Carly has suffered 1 Damage to Sanity.

You turn it over, really not wanting to look at it again, but you're convinced some Stalker thought no one would ever notice this infernal, unholy thing hidden here. You decide to take it with you, though you take special care not to look at that face again.

Item [Nidoqueen Head] #Disturbing Presence# (1 Sanity Damage) has been added to the Team Inventory.

You search through the rest of the water pumping station, but you don't really see too much else that raises any alarms. You decide to head back for now and prepare for tonight with the new things you have found today.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/214.pngCarly the Heracross (M: Bug/Fighting)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Diplomacy | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Pokemon Trainer Sarah]

Try the FIRE password at (19) Southwarren Police Station

[Neo Emolga]

I think it's agreed upon. Let's call this a dynamic entry, and hope I'm not restricted to doing this in the night round.

Exorcise #33 Kanja the Keckleon.

Recommended Listening: Sybrid - Supercharger (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5X9ngxdV9I)

You track down Kanja's living space to her apartment in the Sandwoods Apartment complex. During the day, Pokémon are coming and going from here and you move among them through the hallways like one of their own. Among them, you are a shadow with a mission. And they don't suspect a thing.

You find and then break your way into Kanja's apartment, ripping the lock right off the door. Everything is still and silent for now, like the whispering winds before the hurricane. You find her sleeping in her bed, but then she awakens, looking drowsy.

"Oh, it's you," Kanja replies as she sits up, looking groggy. "I'll ignore that intrusion if you Emissaries tell me what-"

But then your hands flare with a white, powerful, evil-destroying energy. Kanja... no, the Enthraller RttnCrps realizes you're not here for questioning or to be tricked by her lies. You're here to ANNIHILATE her.

Kanja's Kecleon body suddenly jolts awake and becomes completely deranged, twisted, and foul like a macabre nightmare zombie. Her screams are unholy and it's clear the puppet disguise is now off. This is the Enthraller you've come to purge.

"ThIs'Ll bE thE LaSt MiSTaKe YoU EvEr MaKe, YOu W̨̩̥͕̱̘̭̺͆ͪ͊̌ͤͭͣ͞r̶̯͕̦̜͖̝̞͍̜̿̑̒ͩͥ̈ͯͦ̚͜e͆̈ͫ͊ͬ̽͋̒͏́͡ ̝͇̥͚̯̤̺͓̙ț̸̨̪́ͬ͐́͌̇̊ͣ̋C̱̝̽͗̆͊̀ͣ̓̚͞H̢͍̖̘̹ͤ̆̇ͫ͐̌̑͂̆ ͈!!" She barks at you with fiendish adrenaline.

Fighting her intimidation, you concentrate on eradicating every last trace of this grotesque Enthraller. Her lies, her misleading and undermining the Southwarren Police Force's efforts, her working against the Emissaries... that all DIES today. Your holy, dispelling light latches onto RttnCrps and starts to burn her, but you know that's only just the beginning. You need to obliterate every last trace of this bastardly horror until there's not a single damn thing left of it.

The apartment bedroom goes dark, cold, bloody, and unholy as RttnCrps uses Kanja's tortured and mislead body in ways that shouldn't be possible for a normal Kecleon to do. She races along the walls, ceiling, and tries to vomit black, shadowy acid at you, but you barrel roll out of the way, grit your teeth, focus your attention, and just continue to BURN her as hard as you can. She howls as her dark soul continues to sizzle, unleashing the most unholy smell you can imagine. But you don't stop. You refuse to stop.

" Y̴͔̳̤͔͔͙ͬ̽ͦ́ͤ̏̚ô͇̒U̺͍̗͈͇ͩ͘ͅ ̪̆͗ͭ͒W̙ͨ͆̌̄ͨ̏ͅo͖̥̱̣̤̠ͪͩͮ̔̿͜n͏̯͎͔̭̮͕'̞͚ͮ̊̑͗̃̉ͫT̀̐ͯ͆ ̸͔̥͇͛ͮ ̼͉̘̫ͯ̓͟S̖̲̗̼ͭͯ͐̅̉t̯̘͔͉̥̘̜͂ͩ͌̃ͣ͢o̜͖͖͌̈̚P͉ͦ̓ ̐͗ͫͨ͌͛̚u͕̭̦͠S̲͔ͧ͞!̡̣̺̊̋ ̳̱̤̐Ŷ̢ͣ̍̚o̢̗̎U̍̋ ͓̮̳̤͍̖̫̋̾̏ͣͨ̔W͒ͦ͋҉͇o͈͇n̛̙'͈͎̝̩̦͕̬͊̀ͥ̃͒̃͐̀T̴̼̜͐̑̐̈́̿ ̣̝ ̲̇̌̿̈S̰ͅT͙̟͈̥̚͢o̙͇͇͇͢ͅp̣̥̻̰͒ ͎̥̲̝̰͂͐́M̜͉̘̣͎͚̎͂̾̆ͤÊ͔̞̤̝̯̒̌ͧ̚e͍̲͈̻̲e̸͎̅͆e͈͆̌ͯͩ̆́ ̠͙͚̲E̸̪͚̳̝̹̺͐͋!̢͇̣̝̯̋̌͂́!͙͕̻!̖̺̹͉̂!͏̟̜͕̫̪̥"

She shrieks and tries to bury her foul, hateful nightmare into your head. It is clear the Enthraller ***** RttnCrps isn't satisfied enough with making Kanja her puppet and using one of Southwarren's own police officers to kill innocent Pokémon. She tries to í̻̳͉̼̦̘͂ͮͧ͜n͕̊̏ͤ͗̓͑́ͅf͚̔ͣ̾͒͐̉͢ȅ̳̭̹̃̔̀ͨͥ͢s̒̋̍̅͌͏t ̘ ͓͉͖̤̽̚͡y̷͍̼͋̓̋̅̉͗o̼̼̎̒͂ͧ͛́ư̝̹͔̈́ṟ̀̾̚ ̟͖͓͡m̡͉̳̗͙ͦ̑ͭͩ͗ͪin̮̜̥͕̽ͬ̑̋d̫̻͍̳̠̎, and for a moment, it latches on and suddenly screams into your soul.

Quincy has suffered 1 Damage to Sanity.

It screams, it burns, and it blurs reality into obscurity for only just a moment, but you continue to fight. You expel it out like the infernal poison it is, and instead of growing weaker, you fight through it. You make RttnCrps burn some more for that, and you make sure it hurts. The screams howl louder, but she doesn't give up even though white, fiend-consuming flames are now eating and purging her dark essence.

"TheRE wiLL bE N̛̞̠͌̀Ō̆̌́t͈̠ͤ̐̾͐͆̔H͇̖͇͚̻̰̗͟i̟̞̪̙̘̮̰͂N̝̮̭̻̿͜G̼ ̘͙̳ lEFt Of YOU wHeN I'M DonE!!!" She roars.

Her darkness tries to infest the ground you're standing on. Her deathly attack tries to strike the floor around you, but you race out of way. Within an instant, the world goes black and suddenly all the windows shatter like a chorus of crashing. Despite the pitch black room, you continue to fight in the void, just following the white fire that's now surrounding RttnCrps.

Her hollow scream rages and roars from all directions at once. The noise suddenly strikes your nerves with a s̭̙̱̞̳̻̼ha̯͈̫͍̺d̙͙̥̜̮̻͔o̖̫͓̲̱̪͈w̗y ̮si̖̜̘c͖̘͉̲͙̹̜k͈͔̯ͅne̹sṣ̳ͅ.͈͓̫̬.̩ͅ.̻

Quincy has suffered 1 Damage to Sanity.

But you fight on...

RttnCrps is now completely on fire. She still rages at you with an unnaturally-long scream and a voracious, soul-craving hunger. You... she wants YOU to be her last supper. For the long dark moment, she saw you as an enemy, but now she sees you as a b̷̦̟͖̯̹͓͡ͅà̘̞̲̻̰̙̻̳̜͢n̹̝͕̱̼͕̻̰̻q̵҉̢̞̼̳͇̝̝̝͙ų͓͎̥̰ ̥̘̙̣e̡̹̺͖͕ͅt͏̡͈̹̠.

You take one more deep breath and your hands are completely lit with the exorcising light that continues to immolate RttnCrps even further. You sweat, wince, and struggle, but you continue to let her BURN. With her shadowy aura locked dead in the light, she tries to thrash, throw the furniture at you, and howl, but you dodge, focus, and maintain the killing fire even as the apartment falls apart in pieces around you. She even grabs a hold of Kanja's police pistol and fires each round after round at you, but you dodge each bullet, barely evading the killing trajectory as the slugs bury themselves into the walls. After the last bullet in the magazine ejects, the hammer hits nothing, and like that, she realizes it's hopeless. With a simple click.

And then there's nothing left.

She explodes with the m͈͔̖̹͉̱o̞͔st̖̟̹͇̼͔̟ ̱͉͓͈ͅͅh͚̹͉̬o̲r̬̘̜̺ri̠̼f̖̜̝̜ỵ͕̪̥i̹̳̱ṋ̝̘̝g̳̙̩͙ ͇̗ d͖̻̣e̟ͅa̤̗t̮͖͓̟͉̹h̥̝ ͈͓̙̯̼̗s̟c̼r̻̲̭͍͓̥͓e̬͚a̺̲̩̼͚͙m̖͎ ͈͎͍ͅy͔̺̤o͓̭u̥̹̦̫ ̤̝̮t͙͕͔hi̮̫͙n̘k ̹͎͓̤y̥͇̤͇̠̪o͈͈̺̠̭͎u̼'͖̝̯̖̦ḽ͖̻l̜̮̥ͅ e̠̬̱̺͓̼v͇̥ͅer̠ ̱̥̻h̜̰͍̩̪a͚̯v͕̼e̠͖͉ ͙͇̘̳̯͙t̜̬o̟͔̺̠ ̤͍̗̥̻h̼͉e̼̰a̬͚̩͉r̞̞̮̮.͓..

Quincy has suffered 1 Damage to Sanity.

You shake, you fall on your knees, you quiver a bit, and you try to keep your heart from racing until it explodes. Your lungs burn for air, but even after all is done, you hear a voice...

"Unreal..." Kanja's voice softly echoes.

You look up to see Kanja's spirit, freed, shackles broken and now released from the grasp of her Enthraller and no longer a puppet of murder for Abyss.

"I don't know how you... but..." Kanja the Kecleon whispers softly to you, unsure of what to say, "...thank you... and... I'm sorry... but that... that wasn't... me..."

Her soul is saved, and is taken up in a glorious, hope-instilling light while you feel a warmth of serenity that is unlike anything you've felt before. Your head is still swimming with shadows and trauma, but for now, at least the fight is done. It will definitely be some time before you're ready to take on a fight like that again, but for now, you can rest.

Among these Pokémon, you are a shadow with a mission, and today that mission is done.


CONGRATULATIONS!
The Stalker "RttnCrps" has been eliminated. Southwarren has become slightly safer.

1/??? Stalkers Eliminated.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/494.pngQuincy the Victini (S: Psychic/Fire)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 1/4
Perk: Lockpick | Learned Abilities: Exorcism
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Shruikan]

I'll continue my breaking-and-entering spree by searching (26) Vlock's House

[sammy0295]

Search (14) Shalcomb Factory

[ARandomTool]

Holding the random Circuitry bit in his hands, Tool looks over at the other Depot. Seems like the place it would belong...

Search Machine Depot #2 (Held Item: Control Panel Circuitry - if it happens to belong there, I slot it in automatically if you would allow such a logical action? Pleasssse?)

[Neo Emolga]

https://pokefarm.com/upload/Morzone/Julia1.png Alright! I'm going to talk to Jeddi the Bewear. Mainly I'm going to ask about yandil. Why Jeddi is always provoking him, What her opinion on the rumors that Yandil is a stalker (If she believes Yandil is a stalker, why is she provoking him so much?) Then I'll wrap up by asking if she's seen anything/anyone suspicious excluding Yandil.

Interview Rapport: POSITIVE, MODEST
+1 Shared Evolution Stage
+Modesty (Dark vs Fighting)

You find Jeddi the Bewear not really hard at work in her cubicle. Yandil doesn't seem to be around at the moment, which is good, as it allows Jeddi to talk as much smack about him behind his back without him ever knowing.

"Well, hello hello," Jeddi greets you with a lazy, carefree smile. "Funny, usually peeps like you never wanna chat, but hey, different strokes for different folks."

You ask Jeddi her opinion about Yandil and while she's always provoking him.

"Pst, it's because he's a freeeeeaaaak," Jeddi whispers and then snorts with a giggle. "Really, Yandil's a creepy, work-a-holic freak who never has fun like... ever. Seriously, the dude probably doesn't even know when the Happy New Year moment hits because while everyone else is partying and having fun, he's probably inventing new work for himself. I tease him because if I didn't, gosh, he'd just be a zombie robot. I swear, the cardboard processing machines they use on the production floor have more personality than him. So, I pull a prank, tease him a little, try get him to think outside the box, you know. I'd actually be thrilled if he tried to get back at me with a childish prank of his own. Never does. Just keeps being his creepy bastard self, but instead reports me to HR. Psh."

You then ask about the rumors regarding Yandil being a Stalker. Jeddi shrugs, tilts her head, and just smiles casually.

"Maybe yes, maybe not," Jeddi replies casually. "He kinda seems way too busy to be a Stalker, really. Like killing another Pokémon would just take way too much time. I swear, Yandil is like the only Pokémon I know that could have died hours ago and would still be working... somehow. When does he sleep!?"

You then ask Jeddi about any other suspicious things she's seen around town or other Pokémon she thinks might be possible Stalkers.

"Huh, never really thought too much into that," Jeddi replies. "I did see my friend Buldaren the other day. He lives over in the Rubinelle Condominiums. Nice place. Well, probably too rich for me. So after we have lunch, I leave but I decide to check around the building and... heh, okay, I took a dip in their indoor pool even though I don't live there and wasn't supposed to do that. Well, as I was around there, I saw something really weird. There's a black-blasted door around the corner on the first floor where some dude or thing 'Nhils' lives. Weird name. They dug that name right into the door and it looks creepier than Giratina on a bad day. Never heard of Nhils. I even asked some of the other peeps if they knew who this weirdo Nhils is. They had no idea, either. Kinda weird."

"Well, that's pretty much it," Jeddi shrugs. "Yeah, Yandil's a creepy one. Makes me wonder if he's scared of me or something. Well, I gotta get back to... you know, doing stuff."

She then goes back to "working," although from a distance, someone might mistake her text-based online role-playing as having a work-related business discussion.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/461.pngJulia the Weavile (M: Dark/Ice)

Health: 4/5
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Repair | Learned Abilities: Exorcism
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

Sweet, thanks for watching my back last night, Eric! <3

I'm going to take this second [Blessed Porcelain Bowl: <Empty>] and get some holy water going I this puppy. :3

I'll then check out this [Beige Fur] and see what the deal with it is.

Working throughout the day, Tashy focuses on getting the second bowl filled with holy water. She starts by filling the with ordinary tap water, and spends a good few hours using her Seinaru to make the water pure and holy.

[Blessed Porcelain Bowl: <Empty> has become [Blessed Porcelain Bowl: <Holy Water>]

With her work there completed, she then takes the [Beige Fur] and focuses her Seinaru on it. She spends a good while on it, smiling, nodding, and once she's convinced, she stops screening and dusts off her paws with confidence.

Pokémon Sample [Beige Fur] is [B]CONFIRMED as a legitimate Stalker Sample. It has been added to the Confirmed Stalker Samples.

[Arrow-Jolteon]

I'll disarm the Item [Nidoqueen's head]

[Ladybugclue]

Let's lockpick that door at 28a!

[Neo Emolga]

Try the FIRE password at (19) Southwarren Police Station

You head back to the Southwarren Police Station and find the cabinet that had been fitted with a new word combination lock. You then decide to turn the four dials so that the word "FIRE" appears on them. As turn the fourth dial to "E", the lock becomes disengaged with a click.

Item [FIRE Password] has been removed from the Team Inventory.

You open the cabinet door and inside seems to be an unusual relic you don't think you've ever seen anything like before. At first you think it's some type of glowing purple shiv or dagger, but when you take a closer look, it looks like an icicle. And yet it's burning. As you look around, you don't see anything else here, but this is still quite a find.

It immediately makes you think of the Unlit Candle of the Departed that was found not too long ago. This strange relic may be the only thing that can light that. You take it with you just for that reason. Oddly enough, it doesn't burn you and it's safe to hold, but with the Stalkers, you can never be too sure...

Item [Burning Icicle] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You decide to head back to base with what you have found here.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/566.pngSarah the Archen (S: Rock/Flying)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Security | Learned Abilities: Escort/Protect
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

I'll continue my breaking-and-entering spree by searching (26) Vlock's House

You head to Vlock the Pangoro's house in the rather creepy southeastern side of town. Like the other buildings in this area, Vlock's house has creepy vibes and you have a feeling he must have bought it for dirt cheap. You can see he's done some renovation work to it, but there's still a lot that needs to be done.

You check the inside first and while there are signs that Vlock has gotten started on fixing the place up, there's still so much work that needs to be done and it seems like he just hasn't had nearly enough time to do it judging by how long the tools and supplies have been sitting in the dust idly. You guess he's only taken care of perhaps one-fifth of the work that needs to be done.

The wood-panel floor is still broken and splintered, the sheetrock walls look like Swiss cheese, and the stairwell doesn't actually have stairs anymore. There's a frayed, old rope that has to be climbed to get up to the second floor. There's also water damage in the ceiling all over the place and in some places, it's as dark as gravy. Sadly, even after struggling to get up to the second floor via the dirty old rope, you find most of the rooms up there don't even have much of a floor anymore but instead just a tarp covering that couldn't hold up anyone's weight. You find Vlock's bedroom, which looks like it was meant to be a home office, but right now it's the only room Vlock can use to sleep in. Even so, the walls are in bits and pieces, the ceiling is peeling down and away, and there's dirty water drops dripping everywhere.

Even after searching the rest of the interior, you can really feel like Vlock wasted his money no matter how cheap it was. You feel as though it would have just been easier for Vlock to tear it all down and just start new.

You decide to search the outside, and as you suspected, the grounds definitely aren't lovely either. You do find something unusual about the grass. There's a patch of what looks like black, blighted ground here, and it strikes you as very strange. When you take a closer look, you see a nail in the center of the patch of deadened soil. It almost reminds you of the Damnation Nail, but you're not quite sure.

You try to take it as you sense there's a pattern connected to the Stalkers here...

#Woeful Presence# Trap 40% Evasion Test: 72 out of 100: Evasion Successful!

Before you touch it, however, you confirm that yes, it seems to be connected to the [Damnation Nail] you found earlier for sure. And you suddenly realize touching it would attack your mind again. An almost unnatural, feeling of melancholy sorrow seems to be coming from it, but you know it needs to be taken.

You decide to grab one of the neglected old rags in Vlock's house and you use that to grab the nail instead. You can still feel a slight feeling of dread coming from it even through the fabric, but it's not nearly as severe as what you would have felt if you had touched it with your bare, white paw.

Item [Lamentation Nail] #Woeful Presence# (1 Sanity Damage) has been added to the Team Inventory.

You decide to head back to base with the nail. As you look behind you, you just can't understand why Vlock would want to live in such a creepy, derelict old house like that, no matter how cheap it was.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/037-a.pngHope the Alolan Vulpix (S: Ice)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: First Aid | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

Search (14) Shalcomb Factory

You decide to search out the exterior of the Shalcomb Factory, which actually seems to be one of the nicer-looking factories. It also seems like one of the cleanest. The building itself is more modern than some of the older buildings and factories around Southwarren, and you have the feeling it may be because there used to be an older building or factory here that was taken down for this newer one.

You find most of the factory grounds seem to be in pretty good shape. There isn't too much wear and tear on the building, the grounds are pretty much free of litter, and it doesn't seem like the situation with the Stalkers has had too much negative effect on the building itself.

From what you can see, it doesn't seem like business has taken too much of a hit either. Shalcomb seems to still be producing solar panels at a relatively normal rate.

You continue your way around the perimeter and around the south side, you find what looks like a red petal. It almost seems like it's from a flower, but you're a bit surprised considering flowers definitely don't grow naturally in Southwarren. You suspect it might be from a Pokémon, and on that note, maybe from a Stalker? Only one way to be certain. You decide to take it with you and test it just in case.

Pokémon Sample [Red Petal] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You finish off your search around the company parking lot, but you don't really find too much else around here that seems suspicious. You decide to head back and get ready for the next task.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/585.pngSam the Deerling (S: Normal/Grass)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: First Aid | Learned Abilities: Investigate
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

Holding the random Circuitry bit in his hands, Tool looks over at the other Depot. Seems like the place it would belong...

Search Machine Depot #2 (Held Item: Control Panel Circuitry - if it happens to belong there, I slot it in automatically if you would allow such a logical action? Pleasssse?)

(Not quite how it works, but I'll take it as a regular Search as you don't find a use for that here)

You search around Machine Depot #2, where Dali the Umbreon works on software, programming, and calibrating firmware. While Zell has mostly gizmos and gadgets all over the place, Dali has mostly laptop computers, hard drives, zip drives, and all kinds of books and guides on coding and software. You imagine she must know at least a dozen programming languages and be pretty good at all of them.

The wedge-shaped building itself isn't anything too out of the ordinary. It's in relatively good shape and while it's new or fancy by any standards, Dali at least doesn't let it fall into disrepair, though the interior could be a little cleaner. Dali doesn't live here, but she owns the store itself and it seems like a lot of these factories have her working at their information technology helpdesk. You imagine with so many factories and mass-production facilities around, business must be pretty darn good for her.

Considering Dali's trade, it seems unusual when you find what looks like an engine to a vehicle or machine in the back of her store. She has either neglected it or she doesn't even know about it. When you take a closer look, you identify it as a 9DX Engine by the label on the side. However, you can see it's hooked up to an ignition starter. All it needs there is the key.

Meanwhile, from what you can also see, there is some damage to the engine itself. It seems like several components have become misaligned. Someone who knows a thing or two about repair might be able to put them back in the right places, but at least you think it's not necessary to get replacement parts with this. You also wonder if this was intentional, which leads you to believe maybe there's something more to this than what meets the eye.

Objective {9DX Engine: <Repair>, 9DX Ignition Key} has been noted in the Team Records.

After searching through the rest of the depot, you don't really find anything else that stands out. You decide to head back and let the others know what you found today.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/448.pngRusty O'Toole the Lucario (M: Fighting/Steel)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Security | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

I'll disarm the Item [Nidoqueen's head]

You head to where the team keeps everything they've found during their time at Southwarren.

First and foremost, you find the [Nidoqueen Head]. You take special care to make sure you don't look directly into its eyes, as it has been noted that's how these heads do their dirty work.

You realize it's a matter of disabling the effect of the eyes without breaking the mechanism that these heads were made for, and you realize it's really only the area where the neck is that you find groves and protrusions that likely work as a kind of key. As long as that functionality remains, you'll make sure the next Emissary to use it won't have problems trying to lock it into place without looking right into its creepy and deranged visage.

You realize that even covering the eyes with duct tape won't be enough. The eyes, as you can sense for a moment, were made to stare into souls, and just covering them up won't be enough. You take a chisel pick and you dig out the head's eyes and then working carefully, you use a towel to cover the removed eyes and then dispose of them without letting them try to gaze into your own soul.

With that done, you've disarmed the grizzly effect of the Nidoqueen head. While it looks a bit unsettling with no eyes now, it's a head of a lot better than it having eyes that pierce into your soul and mess with your mind.

The #Disturbing Presence# (1 Sanity Damage) trap on the [Nidoqueen Head] has been removed.

You put it back into the pile and you can tell there's still quite a few more trapped items to go through. Especially that really unsettling mirror that someone slapped a "HANDLE WITH CARE" Post-It note on.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/135.pngArrow the Jolteon (M: Electric)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Security | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Bulbasaur]

Search (14a) Sublevels B3-B1.

[Neo Emolga]

Let's lockpick that door at 28a!

You head back to the Sandwoods Apartments. It's pretty busy here during the day, but you're not worried someone might notice what you're doing.

You head to Apartment #8. From what you can see, the Emissaries never managed to find the key that goes to this, but you decide to expedite the search and use your lockpicking ability instead. You whip out your tension wrench and get to work disengaging the tumbler mechanism.

The lock itself really doesn't give you too much trouble. You only need to switch picks twice and you're able to get all of the rods held upward before the lock is disengaged.

{Locked Apartment #8 Door: 8 Emblem / <Lockpick>}

Inside, the apartment is rather unsettling. There isn't any furniture, but there's scribble and scrawl all over the walls, ceiling, and floor. You can sometimes make out numbers, however. You then notice that a lot of these numbers actually form words when they're flipped upside down.

You recognize 553590, and you see it quite often. But there are a few others that appear. 7108 appears, and as you look at it from the opposite angle, it spells "boil." And then there's 378806 as "gobble." And then a few times, you see 8075 as "slob."

You search throughout the rooms and it only gets worse. What starts as deranged and macabre black scribble with a marker turns into bloodsplatter with more upside down words as numbers as you walk throughout the other rooms. What really stands out is how on the back wall of the kitchen, you see the entire wall is splattered with black paint, as if someone violently threw a huge black paint can at the wall. You're able to make out three numbers in blood:

805

Sob. Only when you take a closer look, the "0" actually seems to an actual physical object and not just blood like the 8 and the 5. It's a bloodstained ring you can remove from the wall. You take it off, and you realize it bears a striking resemblance to two other bloodstained items that were found earlier...

Item [Bloodstained Ring] was added to the Team Inventory.

You decide to head out and get out of there. This place has creeped you out enough for today.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/418.pngMarta the Buizel (M: Water)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Lockpick | Learned Abilities: Investigate
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

Search (14a) Sublevels B3-B1.

You search in the lower basement levels of the Shalcomb Factory. You see that most of this area is used for supply and raw material storage, but they also use these floors for utilities and other similar functions. On the first sublevel, they store partially-processed orders until the manifest is complete and only then is the whole order shipped out. And the levels below, you find the backup generators, heating controls, regulators, and many other utility mechanisms. All the while, pipes, tube, and wires weave and turn throughout the network of hallways down here in this cold underground.

The hallways down here are pretty dark and there isn't much lighting save for the occasional overhead fluorescent light. Everything down here also seems to be concrete stone walls, and you feel the temperature drop significantly.

In one area, you notice there's a neglected security door made of metal that has been scratched and rusted a bit. You notice it looks like someone tampered with it recently as well.

Someone repurposed the security door button controls and it looks like they overlaid them with a creepy-looking logic puzzle. It seems like the only way to hit the right button grid configuration without knowing it yourself is to figure out how this puzzle plays out:

https://i.imgur.com/k2GkMB7.png

It definitely seems very much like the work of the Stalkers...

=Technical Override Logic Puzzle= (https://i.imgur.com/k2GkMB7.png) has been noted in the Team Records.

Unfortunately, until you figure it out, it doesn't seem like you're going to get any further beyond this door.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/001.pngEric the Bulbasaur (S: Grass/Poison)

Health: 3/4
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Repair | Learned Abilities: Escort/Protect
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

Night has fallen in Southwarren
Submit your Day 5: Night Cycle Actions now!

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Time Remaining:
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EmeraldSky Noblejanobii Bulbasaur Scytherwolf LKWayvern Caite-chan Pokemon Trainer Sarah sammy0295 Shruikan Morzone ARandomTool The Nonexistent Tazz Ladybugclue Arrow-Jolteon KingWinna

[Bulbasaur]

Gonna chill with my dudette Tashy.

[Tashy the Furret]

Gonna chill with my dudette Tashy.

Oh, you rock, dude! Thanks again, we're gonna have a great time! You like pizza? Because I know the goods at cooking an awesome pizza!

On that note, I'm going to check out this [Industrial Blowtorch] and give it some Utopian tender loving care. And when I'm done with that, I'll see if this [Blue Scale] turns up anything. You never know!

[Neo Emolga]

Gonna chill with my dudette Tashy.

You decide to hang out with Tashy again and she's already got that delicious promised pizza in the oven. While you both jam to your favorite music, you try a bite of Tashy's pizza and you swear she could conquer the world just by how she cooks stuff. It's a party in your mouth and it goes on all night.

#45 Tashy the Furret will be defended against all Stalker attacks for this Night Cycle.

Tonight's definitely going to be a good night.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/001.pngEric the Bulbasaur (S: Grass/Poison)

Health: 3/4
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Repair | Learned Abilities: Escort/Protect
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Ladybugclue]

Fiiiinnneee silence is too annoying. I'll take the three bloodstained items (triangle, cross, and ring) to the Temple of the Light. it's not my fault if I take more than three sanity damage...

[Neo Emolga]

Oh, you rock, dude! Thanks again, we're gonna have a great time! You like pizza? Because I know the goods at cooking an awesome pizza!

On that note, I'm going to check out this [Industrial Blowtorch] and give it some Utopian tender loving care. And when I'm done with that, I'll see if this [Blue Scale] turns up anything. You never know!

Working through the night while cooking delicious pizza for herself and Eric, Tashy takes the [Industrial Blowtorch] and inlays and instills a concentrated amount of Seinaru into the device. It take a while, but in time, the blowtorch is now remade with a shimmering white metal, and when the fire is initiated, it comes out with pure, brilliant white flame. At long last, the sacred fire source needed for the Sin Purge Ritual is now ready.

[Industrial Blowtorch] has become [Blessed Ceremonial Blowtorch]

Tashy then uses her Seinaru to screen through the [Blue Scale] to see if there's any connection with it to the Stalkers. She spends about a good hour with it, trying to light it from various angles to get a confirmation, but after trying her best, she shrugs and confirms it's just not connected to them after all.

Pokémon Sample [Blue Scale] does NOT belong to a Stalker. It has been removed from the Team Inventory.

[Caite-chan]

Search: (46) The Morning Chime Motel

[The Nonexistent Tazz]

One sanity adventuring? Not today, dumb thoughts in my brain! I'll just rest for the night.

[Morzone]

https://pokefarm.com/upload/Morzone/Julia3.pngWoooooo cars and engines and yay fun! So much fun~ I'm going to take the 9DX ignition key to the machine depot #2 and use it after repairing the machine myself!

[Arrow-Jolteon]

I will sort through the traps on the items. That mirror with the note on it is the one I go for first.

[Scytherwolf]

https://i.imgur.com/YJJVLbZ.png I'll search (20) Arrowsaw Manufacturing Plant

[Pokemon Trainer Sarah]

I'll disarm [Nidoking Head] #Disturbing Presence# (1 Sanity Damage) with my security perk.

[AgloMe Oen]

Fiiiinnneee silence is too annoying. I'll take the three bloodstained items (triangle, cross, and ring) to the Temple of the Light. it's not my fault if I take more than three sanity damage...

You're right, silence is annǫ̡̧̲̱̖͓̊̾̍ͩ͗͐̂ͨ͑ͨ̃̏ͨͨ̄͂ͯying. I've always preferred S̷͏̻̠͓̲̗͔Ç̠̲͚̪̯̳̖͖̕̕R̨̡͖̪͈̪͔ͅÉ̤̩͖̰͚͍͙̩͞A͖̤͔̥̩̩̹M ̦̲͈̱̠͜I͏͕͔͙̝̜Ņ̬̭̮̜̬͖̘̘G̯̰̯̬!͎̩̼̞̟̯̥́

Oh, so you're ţ̶̥̼̖̟̙̣͉̼͉͍̝̼̻͚̥̞͈̲͖ͮ͆̓̃ͥ̎̈́͂͊̑̒̅ͧ̎̍́ he one doing THAT. So you're going to love th̞̰͈̣̮̙̼i͢s͎͟! So as you're feeling all spunky-like with the ego I̦̩̘͜ͅ ̯͜c̝̭̤̺͜a͓̠̜̠̟̟n̛͕͕͓'̳̭t̛̞̪̦͖͖̣ ̼̱͎̣̺̯͍͠W̦Ą̺͍̠̙̹̳I͇̩̖̟̮̜Ț͉͉͙̫ to poke some̸̬͚̦̥̘͎̗͉̯͍͓̝͈̬̍̎͂͛ͨͫ͆͗ͤͫ̔̓̑̇͒͘ͅ fun at, you take the Blo ǫ̡̧̲̱̖͓̊̾̍ͩ͗͐̂ͨ͑ͨ̃̏ͨͨ̄͂ͯ dstained Triangle, Cross, and Ring to the oh-so-lovely Temple of the Light, which you can easily ţ̶̥̼̖̟̙̣͉̼͉͍̝̼̻͚̥̞͈̲͖ͮ͆̓̃ͥ̎̈́͂͊̑̒̅ͧ̎̍́ell some Stalker had a̗̤͇̲n̼̩̜͜ ̤͓̠a͈̺̖̺̞͉͇͠b̭̱̖̖̟̰s̹̟͙̹̥̭̻̕o̶̖l̯͙̫͙u̫ṭ͉̭̹̝̘̞ e̩̬ͅ b͙̹a͙̰̣̭̼̩͕͟l͓͖̩͎͘l̰̯̼̬̮ of a time with.

You decide to assemble the three Bloodstained componen ţ̶̥̼̖̟̙̣͉̼͉͍̝̼̻͚̥̞͈̲͖ͮ͆̓̃ͥ̎̈́͂͊̑̒̅ͧ̎̍́ s onto the door, which kinda feels like some annoying kids puzzle until you figure out hǫ̡̧̲̱̖͓̊̾̍ͩ͗͐̂ͨ͑ͨ̃̏ͨͨ̄͂ͯw they go together and they form the wonderfully U̟͈̘̗̥̻̲̕ͅN̸̸͞ͅH̭͔͕́ͅǪ̯̻̰͔̘̦̞L̛͙̻̀Y̷̳̮̝̤̰̞̺͚̭ ̴̧͙͈̮͙̤̼͇̘͠Ṣ̛̭̕Y̙͕M̡̛̼͈͚̺̘̠̖̳B̨̻͔͖̩͜͟Ọ̮̕͜͠L̀ ̱̪̘̗ ͏̦̳̳͔̀O̜͍̰̟F̻͓̗̀ ̢̻͟X̤̼͖̰̺̥̩͜ͅI͍̣͉̙͎͝L̝̤̮̞L͙̫̱̹̞̩̥̖̕͟.

{Bloodsţ̶̥̼̖̟̙̣͉̼͉͍̝̼̻͚̥̞͈̲͖ͮ͆̓̃ͥ̎̈́͂͊̑̒̅ͧ̎̍́ained Dǫ̡̧̲̱̖͓̊̾̍ͩ͗͐̂ͨ͑ͨ̃̏ͨͨ̄͂ͯor: Missing Ring, Missing Triangle, Missing Cross}

Items , [Bloodstained Triangle], and [Blo ǫ̡̧̲̱̖͓̊̾̍ͩ͗͐̂ͨ͑ͨ̃̏ͨͨ̄͂ͯ dstained Ring] have been remǫ̡̧̲̱̖͓̊̾̍ͩ͗͐̂ͨ͑ͨ̃̏ͨͨ̄͂ͯved from the inventǫ̡̧̲̱̖͓̊̾̍ͩ͗͐̂ͨ͑ͨ̃̏ͨͨ̄͂ͯry, because duh, you used them and don'ţ̶̥̼̖̟̙̣͉̼͉͍̝̼̻͚̥̞͈̲͖ͮ͆̓̃ͥ̎̈́͂͊̑̒̅ͧ̎̍́ need them anymore.

The door unlocks, but not without a little...

#Trigger Bloodstaine̸̬͚̦̥̘͎̗͉̯͍͓̝͈̬̍̎͂͛ͨͫ͆͗ͤͫ̔̓̑̇͒͘ͅd Blade: Steel# Trap 20% Evasion Test: 59 ǫ̡̧̲̱̖͓̊̾̍ͩ͗͐̂ͨ͑ͨ̃̏ͨͨ̄͂ͯut of 100: FAILED!

Marta has suffered 1 Damag e̸̬͚̦̥̘͎̗͉̯͍͓̝͈̬̍̎͂͛ͨͫ͆͗ͤͫ̔̓̑̇͒͘ͅ to Health (Reduced: Steel vs Wat e̸̬͚̦̥̘͎̗͉̯͍͓̝͈̬̍̎͂͛ͨͫ͆͗ͤͫ̔̓̑̇͒͘ͅ r).

Ooh, right in the face! Okay, wasn't as painful as it c̢̥ͅo͏̛̗̮͔̺̹̪̫͚u̠͘͘l̝̯̬̘͜͡d͏̡͖̺̰̣̲̜̲ͅ have been, but thaţ̶̥̼̖̟̙̣͉̼͉͍̝̼̻͚̥̞͈̲͖ͮ͆̓̃ͥ̎̈́͂͊̑̒̅ͧ̎̍́ nice, b͎͚l͇͈̘͚̦̗̣͘e̕ͅe̤̳̮̟̳͢d͞i̷ṇ̩̦̰̥̗g̙͓̟̙͝ ̠̲̺̦̜̰ͅg̳̬͟a̟̮͚̘̦̥s̺͝ḩ̖͎̩̻ͅ right there is going to be there for some time. Despite that lovely and adorable greeting, you step inside the absoluţ̶̥̼̖̟̙̣͉̼͉͍̝̼̻͚̥̞͈̲͖ͮ͆̓̃ͥ̎̈́͂͊̑̒̅ͧ̎̍́ely deplǫ̡̧̲̱̖͓̊̾̍ͩ͗͐̂ͨ͑ͨ̃̏ͨͨ̄͂ͯrable and creepy temple and already you're feeling sick and queasy like this level of evil can be compared to six burritos and then washing down that ṷ͍͍̲̻̬̤͠n̤̩̠ͅh̴͓o̩̬̰͖̟ĺy ͕͕̭b̘̼̘̯͔̹̳̕u͕̬̦̻͕̩͈r̀r͈̘̪̺͍ͅi̴t̗͍̼ơ͖ ͔̫͍̮b̶̠̮a͎̬ḅ͟y̷̮ with curdled chocolate milk. Oooh, yummy, your favorite!

You reluctantly walk up tǫ̡̧̲̱̖͓̊̾̍ͩ͗͐̂ͨ͑ͨ̃̏ͨͨ̄͂ͯ the front of the temple, where all the statues of Arceus have been vandalized in really creepy and disgusting, but F҉͔̙͔U̼̗͖͕͉͠N̤͢ ways. Some are missing heads, other have pretty hilarious graffiti on them, if you're a psycho, and everything around the floor and the walls looks like a d͏̬͕̣ẹ͍͔̬͇͠r̼͈̩̼͕͖͇ạ́n̵̞͕̙͕g̟̬̜͉e̯͉̙d͈̟̗̻̮͝ ͉̣͔́k̪̩̀i̻̠͓̘d͉̣̝͞ ̺̘͎̮f̬̘ṛ̺͢o̪m͉̠̥ͅ ͍Ḁ̫ͅby̫̟͎̱̭̮̠s͎̻͍̠̫̱̝s͇͔͍̬̕l̝̪̯̼̜̪a̮̞͇n̢̺͓͈̻͖ ̙ḏ ̰̣̟g̡͈r̶͖̟̗̪a̱͟ͅbb̧͚e̗̯̻͙d̥͚̠̦ ̗͚̥̮a̭͕͡ ̜̝̯̼̟̯̰b̘͕u̖͎̜̟͎̭n̴̻̤͎̝͔c̫̙̳͖h̘͔͖̭̭̩͖͝ ̸̯̱͓͕͕of̺̰̲̜ ̤͜g̛̺o͉͝r̳̘̜̹̱̥̟e̩͔̮-̲̤̤̖t͓̪̲͖̥̯h͉̱̦̮̻e̬̪̲̤̦m̟̙̭̮̠e̗d̼͉͓ ̛m͕a͔̫̤̤̻̼g̳̻̩̻į̯̝͕c̛͖̥̠̹̩ ̗̣͙̠̮͜m̗̤̩͎̤̪a͈̳̼͈̤̖̝͘r͕͖k͖̙̪̳͚̫͓e̩͍̘r͖̣̮͉̘̥̝͜s͖̻͈ ̰̥̮͇ ̞̦̪̟a̮̘̝̝̠̮ͅnd͇̺͕̰͔͓ ̝l̝̩̬̖͓̟͡ḙ̭̭ͅṱ̷̥̱͕̤͉̱ ̟̮̤t̺͕̠̮͎̭̭h̛͖̦̳̮̣̦͉e̞̟̖͕̪ir̗̙̫̳͔͕̲ ̱̣̰͔̹̹i̝ma̩̳͙g̴̣̦͔i͠n͈̻̯̝̤̲a͎͓͈͞t̝̞i̦̤͇̝̲̗͝o̻̻̜̪͡ͅ ̪̭n̬̥ ̸̭̺̟̻͉̜c͈̱̝͚͟o͔m͇͚͓̹e͈̩͉̣ ̩̪̭̭t̢̠̪o͈̬͇͘ ͉͖̥̱̙l̷̻̭̞͈͖i҉f̤̖̦̻̭̥͘e̲!̱

@Re̸̬͚̦̥̘͎̗͉̯͍͓̝͈̬̍̎͂͛ͨͫ͆͗ͤͫ̔̓̑̇͒͘ͅndering of Blood@ (2 Saniţ̶̥̼̖̟̙̣͉̼͉͍̝̼̻͚̥̞͈̲͖ͮ͆̓̃ͥ̎̈́͂͊̑̒̅ͧ̎̍́y Damage just for you!)

Marta has suffered 2 Damage to Sanity!

Iţ̶̥̼̖̟̙̣͉̼͉͍̝̼̻͚̥̞͈̲͖ͮ͆̓̃ͥ̎̈́͂͊̑̒̅ͧ̎̍́ makes you fee̸̬͚̦̥̘͎̗͉̯͍͓̝͈̬̍̎͂͛ͨͫ͆͗ͤͫ̔̓̑̇͒͘ͅl like you're hallucinating and the meaţ̶̥̼̖̟̙̣͉̼͉͍̝̼̻͚̥̞͈̲͖ͮ͆̓̃ͥ̎̈́͂͊̑̒̅ͧ̎̍́bag merry go round from the apocalypse just doesn't want to stop! No, it goes F̴͍̺̭͚̻̜A̱Ș̡Ṭ́E̙̫̱̟ͅR̷͚̦̹̲ just to spite you! How's that chocolate milk feeling by the way?

https://i.imgur.com/heLJTMr.gif

You stagger and wobble around like you've been whacked in the head with a crobar ţ̶̥̼̖̟̙̣͉̼͉͍̝̼̻͚̥̞͈̲͖ͮ͆̓̃ͥ̎̈́͂͊̑̒̅ͧ̎̍́ he devil himself neglected in his garage for the last three-hundred ye̸̬͚̦̥̘͎̗͉̯͍͓̝͈̬̍̎͂͛ͨͫ͆͗ͤͫ̔̓̑̇͒͘ͅars, but you finally make it to the temple altar where everything is cǫ̡̧̲̱̖͓̊̾̍ͩ͗͐̂ͨ͑ͨ̃̏ͨͨ̄͂ͯvered in blood, hate, feces, sin, piss, a little gore here and there, vomit, and some other unholy-smelling stains you can't identify. But in the middle of the altar awaits your prized reward! Why, the whole reason why you came here, of course!

You find some grizzly-looking b̸̬͔̹̤̘̟l̵̰̙ͅa̜̱̼çk̹͚̬͙͡ k̘̱e̝̝̥͙͙̰͠y̱͓̟̲͙ͅ ̪̭̜̥̱o̤̣f͕̝̥̰́ ̱̞̟ͅh̻̼a̳t̻̲̪̻̙͉͞r̩̞e̫̜̯ḏ̴̯̗̞ ̷͙a̕ṋ͖̯͉̳̗d̦̹͕̤͈̰ͅ ̠͔̣͟d̡̯͈̙͎̠̜e̙̫̫͝a̛̲̪̖̼̙̠̫th̨͖̘̹̘͎ from the gothic black ages and it has a lovely little number on it in shiny gold trim. 7734. You take it because ha ha, leaving it just sitting there would be pretty s ţ̶̥̼̖̟̙̣͉̼͉͍̝̼̻͚̥̞͈̲͖ͮ͆̓̃ͥ̎̈́͂͊̑̒̅ͧ̎̍́ upid.

Item [7734 Key] has been added to the Team Inventory. I did it for you, so you can't say I never do anything nice!

It's time to go! Of course, all the disţ̶̥̼̖̟̙̣͉̼͉͍̝̼̻͚̥̞͈̲͖ͮ͆̓̃ͥ̎̈́͂͊̑̒̅ͧ̎̍́ance you traveled to get here now needs to be taken all the way to the exit. You make your way back thrǫ̡̧̲̱̖͓̊̾̍ͩ͗͐̂ͨ͑ͨ̃̏ͨͨ̄͂ͯugh Creepsville and y̥̒͛͌́̾o͇͍̭̝̦͇͙ͪ̆͘u̩̘̝͖̼͇̎͛̒̀͋̀͘ ̻̫̜̲̟͙̠̃̃̍̄ͧ͠p̸͖̜̻͇̖̭̬o̽͢p̮̣͑ͣ. You just have to vomit ALL OVER one of the pews like there was a Caterpie sitting on it and you wanted that Caterpie to be absolutely D͖̲R͓̙̮͚O̠̺̖̙̝̦W͉͎N̨̼̪̤̝͙E̻̻D ̠̩̪̞̣̥͜i̴̠̞̠͓̟̬̥n b͕̳̣̠͢a̰̣͈r̞͍̹̤̪f̢̩̯ ̪a̷͖n̡̰̱̣̫̳d̹̮̮̲̬̬ ̢͍͈͇̫͙̬̣d̮͔͝í͎͕e ͎̜͚͚̝͖̜i̧̙͈͔̬̖͙ń̙ ̬̜̤̦ą̥̳ s̳̜̻̮͉ͅp̩̬̺͎̰e̖̮̥͔̖̳c̰̬̘̮͝t̟a̧c̬͖͉͇̦̤̞͡u͔̣̦̰̝l̹̠̪͝ ̮̬a͉̠̺̫̝̰r͔͖̦̺̪̥͢l͇̺̠̬̰̱̙y̗̱͓̦͕̙̮͡ ҉̻̤d̡̫i̢̪̫͍̳͎͓s̫̦g͈͉͓̰̺̭̯u̶̹̺̘̟̹̙ͅs̳̀t̷̞ì̘̱̮n̨̮̺̳ ̠g͏͚̪ ̖f̦̰̠̠̜̙͟a̤͙̬s̯̰h͏̮i͍ǫ̥n̯̕. Now that's a REAL Bye Bye Butterfree episode! Unfortunately, that doesn't actually happen, but you do vomit quite a bit on your way out.

And then you finally make it to the exit. Wow, sw e̸̬͚̦̥̘͎̗͉̯͍͓̝͈̬̍̎͂͛ͨͫ͆͗ͤͫ̔̓̑̇͒͘ͅ et Southwarren industrial air never SMELLED SO GOOD! As yǫ̡̧̲̱̖͓̊̾̍ͩ͗͐̂ͨ͑ͨ̃̏ͨͨ̄͂ͯu make your way back to base, you really wonder if Utopia should be paying you to do this for them.

Cheerio!

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/418.pngMarta the Buizel (M: Water)

Health: 4/5
Sanity: [b]2/4
Perk: Lockpick | Learned Abilities: Investigate
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

Search: (46) The Morning Chime Motel

You head to the southern area of Southwarren, where you find the Morning Chime Motel. According to some of the locals, this motel isn't even within city lines, but at the moment, you don't think that's a factor.

At a first glance, it seems the place is very empty. Even though the building is large and has plenty of rooms, you don't seen anyone coming or going at all, and it easily seems like none of the rooms have been rented out to anyone for the past few weeks at least. You're really not sure how Vols keeps this place going, but somehow he does.

You search around the exterior, but you don't find anything that stands out besides some trash, junk piles, debris, and other signs of litter and neglect. You get the idea that Vols doesn't hire anyone to take care of the grounds and isn't too concerned with the state of the motel. It seems like a "take it or leave it" situation and most Pokémon have decided to just leave it. Between this and the Copperplate Hotel, Southwarren doesn't seem to have their hospitality industry covered very well.

You start searching the motel room by room. Most of the rooms aren't in bad shape, but they're just not inviting. The beds, as you discover, aren't much of an improvement over a prison cot. There's only one lamp for each of the rooms, the bathrooms are disgusting, and not all of them have running water. But, as you already know, it's take it or leave it to Vols.

You do find one room that looks unusual. It's in a far corner of the motel on the first floor and it seems like it hasn't been used for a while. Or at least you think that's the case until you take a closer look. Oddly enough, someone has been using this and you feel a bit of Stalker presence by the doorknob. You open it up and decide to see what's inside.

You quickly and easily discover someone is using this whole room as their own personal chamber. They've even built a makeshift altar made of gray stone slabs and strange, creepy symbols beyond Vols's scrutiny. When you approach it, you sense something in you suddenly s҉̼i̖̪͎̜̜̯͔͟n̙̳̮̮̟̺̲͢ķ̯̩͈̩ ̝̞̻̜́y̤̹̩͕̼̹͠o͈̤͉͉͘u̵͙̯̞r̹̯̞̼ ̶̬̪̮̺̠̰̺s̳͉̬ṕ̟̦̹̭͈̜i̶̥̝͕͔̮̣r͕̝͉̭̟i̯̖͖̖͔̘̫͘t͏͇̥̪̰̘ s̘͍̮̜ ͓͙̩̤͚͝d̢o̶̯w̡n̰̹̣.̷̞.́.͙

@-Hopelessness Aura@ (1 Sanity Damage)

Pixel has suffered 1 Damage to Sanity.

For a brief moment, you feel like everything you're trying to do is for nothing and never before have you felt so... insignificant. Meanwhile, as you take a closer look, the altar seems to have some groves in it where things seem to be missing. There's also an inscription here...

I can't bear to look at myself like this. But yet I want to, just to see all the ways I can die and finally make that last payment. So many ways to die. All I need is one.

Objective {Depression Altar: Missing Mirror, Missing Sigil} @-Hopelessness Aura@ (1 Sanity Damage) has been noted in the Team Records.

You decide to leave, as the altar just doesn't seem to stop making you feel more and more depressed the longer you stay around it.

You search throughout the rest of the rooms at the motel, but you don't see anything else that's unusual. You can't help but get the feel this place is a lot more depressing than when you first started searching it...

You decide to head back, hoping to maybe get your mind off of this for a while...

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/474.pngPixel the Porygon-Z (M: Normal)

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

[Neo Emolga]

One sanity adventuring? Not today, dumb thoughts in my brain! I'll just rest for the night.

After feeling a bit overwhelmed from your brutal fight with RttnCrps, you decide you definitely need a break to rest your mind and recover your spirits. With your Sanity on the brink of near-collapse, you decide resting tonight would be wise so you can refresh and be ready.

At the same time, the beds in the Emissary base are nice, cozy, and for a moment, they help you forget about some of the brutal and macabre things you've faced recently. You get comfortable under the sheets, close your eyes, and let the peace and quiet try to relax you.

Quincy has recovered 1 Point of Sanity.

The dark and shadowy visions are still skittering about your head like frenzied spiders, but at least the mental trauma is slowly going away. You still feel like you're going to need some more time before you can handle something like that again...

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/494.pngQuincy the Victini (S: Psychic/Fire)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 2/4
Perk: Lockpick | Learned Abilities: Exorcism
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[EmeraldSky]

I will clear out Silverdike

[sammy0295]

I'll take the newly disarmed heads to (38) The Escapist Bookstore (Abandoned)

I'll head to (25) The Copperplate Hotel (Abandoned) with the [Burning Icicle]
And the [7734 Key]? Is that where that goes?

[ARandomTool]

Man, taking heads was gonna be my job... Oh well. Investigate Zell the Greninja because I don't think a simple conversation would go over well. Plus, he's probably a Repair teacher! Fixing things is always nice NEVERMIND APPARENTLY INSTEAD... (On phone can't cross out worth jack)
Dagnabbit people. Taking the Royal Heads (Nidoking, Nidoqueen) to the Escapist Bookstore!

[Shruikan]

I'm rather behind the times, so I'll just stick to random searching again. I'll try "(36) The Law Offices of Veckly, Jeb, and Grenner" this time.

[Neo Emolga]

https://pokefarm.com/upload/Morzone/Julia3.pngWoooooo cars and engines and yay fun! So much fun~ I'm going to take the 9DX ignition key to the machine depot #2 and use it after repairing the machine myself!

You head to Machine Deport #2 tonight to see what the deal is with the 9DX Engine.

At night, Dali is long gone and you figure it's probably better to look into this while she's not around. When you locate the 9DX Engine, you look it over and it's not a big repair job. Some components have become misaligned and one of the rotator belts came loose and fell off. Thankfully, it's not a job where you would need replacement parts. You're able to work with what's already there and you manage to get everything back into working condition once everything has been realigned and recalibrated using your repair skills.

{9DX Engine: <Repair>, 9DX Ignition Key}

With that all set, it's time to see what the story behind this is. You take the 9DX Ignition Key, put it into the ignition, and you attempt to start it up.

{9DX Engine: <Repair>, 9DX Ignition Key}

Item [9DX Ignition Key] has been removed from the Team Inventory.

With a few clicks, it starts up again and begins to roar loudly. For a moment, the engine keeps vibrating, but out of the corner of your eye, you notice something popped out of it. At first, you begin to think this was one of the components that was loose before and maybe it just needed to be placed in a bit more securely, but when you take a closer look, you see it's not related to the engine at all. You pick it up, examine it, and you find it's a small figurine of a Pichu. You can't help but notice it seems quite happy, cheerful, and innocent. Meanwhile, the mount seems to be made of wood. You can't imagine how someone managed to hide this in the engine itself, but now that you have it, it seems like it's leading up to something.

You take it with you.

Item [Pichu Figurine] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You then head back to base for the rest of the night.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/461.pngJulia the Weavile (M: Dark/Ice)

Health: 4/5
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Repair | Learned Abilities: Exorcism
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

I will sort through the traps on the items. That mirror with the note on it is the one I go for first.

You decide to take care of the rather nasty effects of the [Suicide Mirror], which seems innocent from a distance, but you know better. You find it laying face down and with a warning note for good reason.

As you can tell, the mirror, which feels slathered with Stalker essence, is capable of unleashing a very nasty, psychic-based mind-ravaging effect that drives those that look into it into suicidal tendencies. Not only does it drive them insane by making these viewers behold their own deaths, but the effect gets even worse when it actually makes the whole prospect of suicide seem inviting. As a result, anyone falling under the effect would end up mutilating themselves pretty badly, unless they were a dark type.

You handle the mirror very carefully, making sure not to look at the reflective side for good reasons. You find that trying to disable this effect without compromising the mirror's ability to perform its function is tricky. Simply duct-taping the reflective surface isn't enough due to the psychic effect. You find black, electric tape is really the only thing that can maximize a simulated darkness and still block out the affliction caused by the mirror's reflection. Of course, very few Pokémon would be aware of this.

You tape up the surface of the mirror with your paws, making sure to only cover the reflective area. Then, as the final step, it has to be coated with a black sealant to block out and lock-in the psychic effect but still keep the integrity of the mirror so it could be used for whatever locking mechanism it's intended for. You manage to do this with a spare sealant jug from the supply cabinet and a paintbrush. Once you're done and the sealant dries, it's now safe to look at from any angle.

The #Mind Ravage: Psychic# (2 Sanity Damage, 2 Health Damage) trap on the [Suicide Mirror] has been removed.

You shudder a bit to think about what you might have seen if you looked into it, but thankfully that's something no one needs to worry about anymore.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/135.pngArrow the Jolteon (M: Electric)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Security | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

https://i.imgur.com/YJJVLbZ.png I'll search (20) Arrowsaw Manufacturing Plant

In the southeastern side of Southwarren, you find the Arrowsaw Manufacturing Plant, which doesn't look to be in very good shape and it seems like even when the company was still around, it looks like renovations weren't in the budget either.

You start by searching around the outside. It seems to be a pretty big exterior, but you manage to cover a lot of ground quickly. Outside, the exterior of the building looks pretty beat-up and a few of the windows have been broken. There's also graffiti scrawl on the concrete walls, but you don't find anything that looks related to the Stalkers. Some of them look like old gang tags and other incoherent gibberish. Meanwhile, the walls are slightly cracked in a few places and some of the other walls have fallen apart a bit. The back loading dock garages also look like they've been rusted shut for a while now.

You search around this loading dock and you find a yellow feather clinging onto an old wood pallet that has started to rot and splinter apart. It definitely seems like the feather is from a living Pokémon and wasn't artificially-created. Whether it belongs to an actual Stalker or not is a bit of a mystery, but you take it with you. You never know what Tashy might find.

Pokémon Sample [Yellow Feather] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You then head inside to check out the interior and what might be around here. Inside, most of the factory was stripped apart. Most of the machines are gone and only the junk remains. Meanwhile, the painted walls have been peeling apart, the large stone floor tiles have crack all over the place, and nothing seems to be powered anymore, forcing you to use a flashlight and headlamp to find your way around.

It seems as though Arrowsaw was mostly creating ceramic and porcelain sinks, toilet bowls, vases, and the like. It seems a lot of the leftover product was destroyed, as there are broken pieces of these everywhere. It looks like they were trying to liquidate the rest of their remaining inventory and then just gave up.

You do find one wooden parcel box that was leftover from the neglect and fiasco that resulted from all the machinery and processes getting stripped out. However, the box isn't in good shape and it looks like it wasn't handled very well. You carefully open it and when you look and rummage inside, you find most of the ceramic bowls are cracked, broken, and in pieces, but you find two ceramic bowls that are still in really good condition and can hold a cup of water and can also hold a candle. They definitely seem like something Tashy could use for the Sin Purge Ritual.

Item [Ceramic Bowl] x2 has been added to the Team Inventory.

Unfortunately, everything else is either too damaged or too small to use for the ritual. Meanwhile, the box also holds plates, toothbrush holders, and vases, but unfortunately these are also damaged and can't really be used for the Ritual as none of them would work for holding both holy water and having a candle inserted into them.

You search through the rest of the factory's administrative and office areas. It seems odd, but you can tell whoever used to be here left everything in disarray as they were probably disgruntled and disgusted about the lack of business and being unable to afford to stay open. Papers are everywhere, broken furniture is all over the place, and it seems like everyone left in a bitter, foul mood.

While you search, you find an old metal safe that looks like it has remained shut for quite some time. You notice someone tried to force the lock and break it open, but they weren't successful at all and the only thing they did was scratch up the lock all over the place. You figure the key is probably long gone, but someone with the right skills might be able to pick this and see what was locked away, forgotten about, and kept here for a very long time, long before the Stalkers even showed up to Southwarren.

Locked Container {Old Safe: <Lockpick>} has been noted in the Team Records.

You search a little more, but after digging through more collapsed furniture and piles of papers, you don't find anything else. You decide to head back and take all the useful things you've found with you.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/214.pngCarly the Heracross (M: Bug/Fighting)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Diplomacy | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

I'll disarm [Nidoking Head] #Disturbing Presence# (1 Sanity Damage) with my security perk.

Seeing as how these heads will be used very soon, you decide to remove the grizzly effect this head has on whoever looks into its eyes.

You look at what was done for the Nidoqueen head and it confirms your hunch about what needs to be done for the Nidoking head. It seems the only real working component of the head is on the neck where the protrusions will go into the mechanism. You just need to dig out the eyes, cover them when they've been removed, and dispose of them without looking at them.

You keep an old rag ready as you chisel out both of the Nidoking's eyes. You imagine looking at the face of this thing isn't exactly going to be uplifting when it has no eyes, but at least it won't be haunting. As before, you perform the careful chiseling work and make sure to cover both of the removed eyes with the old rag as soon as they come loose and fall out. Once both of them are out and you've covered them with the rag, you then dispose of it all like you were tossing out a dead cockroach, making sure you the bundle stays together as it lands in the trash.

The #Disturbing Presence# (1 Sanity Damage) trap on the [Nidoking Head] has been removed.

As with the Nidoqueen head, the eyeless and headless expression still doesn't look jubilant by any standard, but at least it won't haunt anyone anymore.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/566.pngSarah the Archen (S: Rock/Flying)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Security | Learned Abilities: Escort/Protect
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

I will clear out Silverdike

You decide to search out the last remaining floors of the Silverdike Manufacturing Plant. Up here, it seems like most of the floors are designated for offices and administration. As you can tell with the older style of the building, it wasn't originally built with computers and office machines in mind, so it seems a little messy in terms of how things are organized and it does feel like certain areas of the floor layouts don't optimize the space simply because there really weren't any truly good spots to put printers and mainframes.

The electronics aren't wired all that well either. The brick walls weren't ideal at all for running wires through, so in many spots, you see wires running along the walls and holes drilled into the floor so those same wires and cords could reach the floors belong. And that's the problem with trying to teach an old building new tricks.

In one of the supply closets, you find the lock has been broken. Normally, it might look like a careless accident to anyone working here, but upon your own closer inspection, you can determine this was intentional. You take a closer look and at first, it doesn't seem like anything is out of the ordinary, but then you feel the slightest trace of Stalker presence. You try to follow it and it takes you to what looks like a metal rod, very similar to the Eye and Mouth rods that were found earlier. You pick it up with your yellow paws, examine it closely, and you find the same eye-mark on the base. It definitely seems very similar to the other one that was found. You definitely decide to take it with you.

Item [Eye Rod] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You search through the rest of the floors, but what you find seems to be the same. Mainly offices and cubicles that are trying to work with an older building, and as a result, have had to tape a lot of the wires down to the floor so everyone doesn't trip on them and in some areas it does get tight, even for a Pikachu like you. You can only wonder what a Pokémon like Snorlax would have to do to walk around in this kind of claustrophobic working environment.

You don't find anything else out of the ordinary, so you decide to head back and make your way to the Emissary base.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/025.pngLita the Pikachu (S: Electric)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Science | Learned Abilities: Investigate
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

I'll take the newly disarmed heads to (38) The Escapist Bookstore (Abandoned)

I'll head to (25) The Copperplate Hotel (Abandoned) with the [Burning Icicle]
And the [7734 Key]? Is that where that goes?

https://s5.postimg.org/kcsqcx8av/Emolga_Normal.png
I take it you'd like to light the Candle of the Departed? That was actually an item that was added to the inventory and that's what you light with the icicle. You don't actually travel anywhere to do this.

Yeah, it's the first time I've implemented using items on items, so I can understand it might be a little confusing. But whenever that colon (:) appears on something, it means something else can be used on it. So I'll just take it as that's what you'd like to do, and I apologize in advance if it's not, but you're still making progress by doing this part of the job!

Also, as a result, you don't use the [7734 Key] because you don't actually go to The Copperplate Hotel tonight.

----

You take the [Unlit Candle of the Departed: Burning Icicle Flame] and examine it. As you'd already tested, no normal flame lights it. Not the [Laboratory Burner], not the , and not even the [Blessed Ceremonial Blowtorch] can keep a flame on the wick. But when you use the strange purple flame of the , only now does the ghostly, purple flame of the candle take hold. In the process, the [Burning Icicle] seems to melt and disintegrate into the flame itself, and suddenly it is no more.

Item [Unlit Candle of the Departed: Burning Icicle Flame] has become [Lit Candle of the Departed]

Item [Burning Icicle] has been removed from the Team Inventory.

As you notice, the [Lit Candle of the Departed] seems like it can burn for eternity and yet the wick is never consumed in the process. It also creates a strange, ghostly light that seems to make the shadows dance upon the walls as though they were alive. You also feel like you can sometimes hear the whispers of the dead, but you can't quite make out what they're saying.

Still, as you gaze upon the strange, purple flame, you can only wonder what the true nature of this thing is...

[B]https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/585.pngSam the Deerling (S: Normal/Grass)

[b]Health: 4/4
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: First Aid | Learned Abilities: Investigate
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[AgloMe Oen]

Man, taking heads was gonna be my job... Oh well. Investigate Zell the Greninja because I don't think a simple conversation would go over well. Plus, he's probably a Repair teacher! Fixing things is always nice NEVERMIND APPARENTLY INSTEAD... (On phone can't cross out worth jack)
Dagnabbit people. Taking the Royal Heads (Nidoking, Nidoqueen) to the Escapist Bookstore!

Guess what? You're doing the hea̷͖ͦͦ͑ͨ͒́ͩds because NEWSFLASH, BUCKAROO, ZELL SLEEPS DURING THE NIGHT CYCLE AND ZOWIE, IT'S NIGHTTIME AND I KNOW YOU FORGET TO CHECK THAT! No really, I could wake you up at 3am if you'd like so you get the full effect of what that feels like! And I usually like to wake silly Lucarios like yourself up with dead things planted on their faces. It's fun, try it sometime. Well, since I don't feel like hea̷͖ͦͦ͑ͨ͒́ͩding all the way to your silly neighborhood at that hour, I'll just do something to your neighbor's annoying little dog so they wake up half the neighborhood on my behalf at that lovely hour. And no, I won't tell you what night I plan on doing it on! Oh, you're welcome, but it's my pleasure.

So you graciously take the heads that your friends disarmed and you skip your way to the Escapist Bookstore. The good thing is Devis is still dead so he doesn't have to deal with the likes of you or the fun stuff that's about to happen. So you take your lovely heads that your friends gouged their eyeballs out and you head to the metallic display. You also give the plaque a read...

#Disturbing Presence# Trap 70% Evasion (20% size + 50% Security) Test: 99 out of 100: Evasion Successful!

And you suddenly stop rea̷͖ͦͦ͑ͨ͒́ͩding it because you realize the thing is rigged and will mind-rot you if you read the whole damnable thing. Looking away, you grab the plaque and decide to rip it right off the mount. Hey, a little vandalism never hurt anyone, right? Well, you just chuck that into a corner and it bounces away with a satisfying little clinging sound. Yippie-yippie-yay!

The #Disturbing Presence# (1 Sanity Damage) trap on the {Head Display: Missing Head of the King, Missing Head of the Queen} has been removed. Well poo.

Well, that certainly ruined someone's fun. So now you get to the g̬͕̥̝̯͈̱̟̥̐̃͒ͥ͆ͦ͋ó̝͉̗̜͕͕̓͛̏ͭ̎̒̉ͅo̖̔̅̇͋̉ͪd̘ͥ ̗̪͇̲̪̫̮̈̿̂ͦ́̚p̺͙̣̥̤͚̫̗̂̿ͨͨ͐ͯ̂̚ȃ͓͓̖̘ͤͥ͌ͅr̘̎ͫ̋͆ͮ̀ͮ̏ ̤̤̹̟̰̩͓̙ṭ͎̝̗͓̝̭̱̪ͮ̔̅̈́̆ͮͦ. You mount the Nidoqueen's head first, and it fits so nicely into place. Boy, does she look marvelous today. No body, no eyes, tongue hanging out, it's just lovely. Then you set up the Nidoking's head and that lovely masterpiece fights right in as well. They're just perfect for each other. See, if they said "yo̶̠̺̹̫̝̮ͭͣ̂̈́̀u look beautiful today" to each other, they've be lying in so many ways at once it would just be hilarious.

Item [Nidoqueen Head] and [Nidoking Head] have been removed from the Inventory. I know, I know, you wanted to keep them for your collection, but nah, I'm not letting you. >;P

Well, here's one mind-screw you weren't expecting. As soo̗̦̘̍̽̉̓͑̔n as they set in, you hear a howling in your head and n̳̓ͮ̓o, buddy, no amount of Security is going to prepare you for this one. It's like a screaming shadow leaps from the mount and jumps into your gawking face!

@-Dark Event Trigger: Hellish Evil Sensations@ (2 Sanity Damage)

https://i.imgur.com/xvebn3l.gif

It gets worse, Mister O'Toole, because the who̗̦̘̍̽̉̓͑̔le time, it's like a cubic butt-ton of testosterone-infused Zubats are screaming your most-hated country music song in your head and it hurts like the dentist shot you up with Tabasco sauce instead of the Novocain you were expecting right before drilling half your jaw apart.

For a while, you have a s̱̫̤͉̔̔ͭ̓̋l͔͕̩͉̳̗̱̎̅e͉͖̘̦̟͒̏e̤̻̼̮̖̮̽̆̀̓p̠-̗͇̖͎ͅẅ̟́͋̃àͦ̇͐l̻͎͕͖̭͋̐̌ͭ̊̉̓k̓̿̈́̓̚̚ḯ̹̗̹͙͈̼́͆͂̆n̆ͧ ̜̞̘͕͗ͭg̭̲̩̮̮̉ͅ ̲̝̔̈̉ͯ̽n̫̙̻͍̫͙͒̎i̺g͔͔̮̳̳͖̀̃̽ͥ̊h̻̪͍̖̯̦ͤͭͧ̒͊̐͆t͉̺̩̍͋ ̙͎̯m͉͕̻͌̚a̺͆ͣ̐ͤͅr̟ͭ̄ͤ̉ͬ̌ͩe̮̒ͪ͆ ͕̦̲͖͎̙̗̇f̱̭̱͚̏ͭ̿̾̆ͪͫͅr̹̭̱e̎̋aͮ̓͛k̬̳͙͍̼̜̰o͉̤̠̎̔ͯ͆͋͂ ú̻̬̉t̘͎̭͕̜͉̰̑̿ where you imagine you're puking blood. And it gets worse. You suddenly vomit a lung out. Whoa. And then... a kidney, a rib, and then... well damn, that was probably your heart. It's still beating! Or that was your stomach and something inside it is jumping around. Well, b͇̱̱̭͉͎͚͛͒͌ẽ͕̗͕̘͈̳ͥf̩͊o̬̱̦̺̝̦ͤ̆ȑ͋e̜͈̠̅ͯ ̺̔ͥ̋ͨ̍y͔̜̞̮̬̻ͨͬô̪̲͇͔͚͆͐u͚̤̲̎̓ ̟͔̲͎̼̉ͧ̿g̙̩͔̯̺̘̟͂̽̚̚eͭ͊͊̓̚̚ͅt ̮̺̈͌ͯ̄ͤ͌ͅto͑ͩ̏͌ͯ́̌ ͖̰̣̽͊͑d̼̹̂̋ͤ͂̅̆͗ie͇̫̟͕͛̐̽̔ͅ, you watch all those lovely internal organs just go black. It looks horrible. I mean really, it makes gangrene look good. But then, suddenly they all jump back up and force their way back into your throat again!

https://i.imgur.com/XPkoKM2.gif

For a moment, the screaming gets even worse and it hurts so bad that you wonder if just r̆̔ͧi͉̘͖͈̻̦͐ͭp͇̟͛p̗̤̭̎́̓ǐ̯̯͎͉ͯn̗͇͍̣̺̣͓̏̂ͥͧ̋̚g̻̹̜͐ ̰̼ ̖̖̦͖͙y̹̹̬̲̩ͤͥͫͨͪö̠̬̰̱̪̩̿ͨͣ̃ͨ̂u̲ͤ̈́̂̚r͙̞̳̺̓͑̓͆̀ ̦̳̭͈̃ḛa̮̭̘̱̺̤ȑ͓͍̟̽ͬ͋s͙̳̏̇̾̒ ̇ͬ̎̌̊̎o̬͍̖ͧḟ̙̞̰̻̟̲̞̄ͫ̉̓̇̽f͈̖͈̜̹̞̍ might be a good idea right about now. Maybe just ending it all with a big jackhammer to the face would be really cool. For a good solid few minutes, you really begin to wonder just exactly how is Satan supposed to top all this off.

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Rusty O'Toole has suffered 2 Damage to Sanity! Lovely!

Eventually it settles down, unfortunately. All good things have to come to an e̟͍̗͙̟͈ͧ̍ͫͧ͐͂̈́̈nd, but when it's all done, you look back to the head mount and you discover everything just totally blew up while you were having your wonderland fiesta. There's pie̟͍̗͙̟͈ͧ̍ͧ͐͂̈́̈ces of this metallic mess everywhere. Even the heads blew up. So for a min̳̓ͮ̓ute, you really think you and your buddies were totally shamed but you do find something in the pieces and debris.

Why, it's an adorable Cleffa figure! Aww! She smiling and looks s̘̜̜̱̹̘̰͛ͮͯ̽̋͂͋o̎ͯ́̊̍͌ ̼̳̮͓̦ͨ̈̈͒c̼̋̍̑̌ḥ̪͉ͯ̊͊e̬̻͑͂ͬḙ͎̠̙̎̀ͩ̋͊̈r̍f̙̦͌ͦͪ̈̅ͅ u͚̳̝̩̹̮͆̅̀̓ͅl̗͌̒ while you're just standing there like someone bashed your head in with a gravedigger's shovel that they tied with razor wire and then set on fire. Surely it's not so bad, right? Nahhh!

Item [Cleffa Figurine] has been added to the Team Inventory. She thinks you're funny! Funny looking that is!

Mister O'Toole, your te̟͍̗͙̟͈ͧ̍ͫͧ͐͂̈́̈am thanks you for your service and volunteering to be the Mareep to the slaughterhouse. They all got to watch and enjoy your misery from a safe distance, but I'm sorry to say, the reviews on your performance were mixed. Personally, I give it... eh, one and a half stars. See, I t͑ͬ̏ȯ̓̊̑̈t̹a͍͓̫̝͓͖̬̔̑ͧ̾͗lͧ̊l̙̺̬̙͉̓͑ÿ̻̜͚ understand this is a barrel of fun for you and trust me, there's plenty more to come! You'll get plenty of more chances to impress me!

Now off you go, Mister O'Toole! Go tell all your friends about the wonderful time you just had! >:D

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/448.pngRusty O'Toole the Lucario (M: Fighting/Steel)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 2/4
Perk: Security | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[KingWinna]

Oops sorry about that. Deen the timburr

[Neo Emolga]

I'm rather behind the times, so I'll just stick to random searching again. I'll try "(36) The Law Offices of Veckly, Jeb, and Grenner" this time.

You head over to the northwestern side of town and find the small office building that's used as a law firm. However, you can tell the Stalkers have had a pretty negative effect on the law firm. Both Veckly the Oranguru and Grenner the Cutifly were murdered by the Stalkers and now Jeb the Mawile is the only one keeping the law firm from the brink of collapse. You really wonder why he hasn't run for the hills, but you figure he has his reasons.

You search around the outside of the building and thankfully, it's a small property so it doesn't take too long. It seems like the general area around here is quiet and lonely, save for the rowdy noises coming from the Another Round tavern across the street.

On the south side of the building, you find what looks like a white shred of something. It almost feels organic, leading you to believe it might be from a Pokémon. You decide it might be worth taking with you anyway. You figure it's at least worth it for Tashy to give it a try to see what happens and if it could be connected to a Stalker. You never know.

Pokémon Sample [White Shred] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You then head inside and it's downright eerie how quiet and empty things are here. It seems like this law firm was hit the hardest considering there are now several empty desks here and both Veckly and Grenner have had their offices emptied out. It almost seems like a dead ghost town, and it's even worse at night. Meanwhile, you find that Jeb and Pyra are the only one still working here. Everyone else is either dead or left town and didn't care about their personal belongings here. It seems sad, as the law office looks to be quite nice inside and the desks they provided for their employees were better and nicer-looking than what most Pokémon have to work with.

You search around the office, but you don't find anything out of the ordinary besides a lot of aftermath from these Stalker attacks. You decide to head back and let the others know what you've found tonight after searching here.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/037-a.pngHope the Alolan Vulpix (S: Ice)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: First Aid | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

Oops sorry about that. Deen the timburr

Interview Rapport: POSITIVE
+1 Shared Evolution Stage

You find Deen working as a server at the Another Round Tavern, where things are loud, rowdy, and boisterous as usual. Even though he's constantly going from one end of the tavern to the other with drink orders, he still seems to keep a cool head and not stress out about it.

You ask him for a moment of his time and to get his feedback on the situation with the Stalkers. It seems you've found him at a good moment to speak.

"Yeah, I overhear quite a lot working here," Deen nods and tells you as he puts his serving tray aside for a moment. "Stalkers, stuff about Shala getting killed, and what the police are doing. That stuff has started quite a few bar fights around here. Not pretty stuff."

"I've been told by Jaxie not to let Jeddi in here," Deen tells you. "Yeah, and here I was thinking I was going to get a great tip from all the drinks she was ordering and then she left without paying. She's known to piss off a lot of Pokémon and I really think she's digging for trouble. How she gets away with a lot of it amazes me."

"Then there's Yandil," Deen recalls. "I can't say I've really met with him personally, but he's not blacklisted like Jeddi is. Still, Yandil never comes to this bar anyway, even though for him, it would be the perfect place to get away from Jeddi for a while. A lot of Pokémon around here are suspicious about him. Thanks to all those warnings, I keep my distance whenever I see him, and he's usually doing the oddest things at the oddest hours. Like seriously, when does he ever get his sleep? I think most Pokémon would burnout and get sick if they did what he does."

"And yeah, I heard about what happened with Kanja," Deen tells you. "Britera the Braixen was here this morning and she couldn't stop talking about it even when we weren't open. She seriously felt betrayed and it sounds like to her, a lot of her hard work went down the gutter thanks to Kanja working against the Southwarren police. You know, I'd really recommend talking to Britera. She was really working hard on this whole thing and it just seems like she's the only cop that really gets it and Kanja was undermining everything she was doing. Plus I think she could really use someone to talk to. Maybe she knows something that the other cops keep shooting down even though she's totally right."

You then hear Jaxie call out to Deen, and he turns and nods as he picks up his serving tray.

"Sounds like I got to get back in there," Deen tells you. "Good luck with this stuff."

He then heads back through the crowd to continue his work, and you head back to base after getting your information.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/622.pngXean the Golett (M: Ground/Ghost)

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

[Neo Emolga]

#39 Pashay the Igglybuff has been murdered by the Stalkers.

Location: Behind Overland Metalworks
Cause of Death: Viciously stabbed to death

Standing over Pashay's body, Britera sighed. It was one thing to see an old Pokémon get murdered, because at least they got to live out a long life. But Pashay was young. Too young. The young Igglybuff had been brutally stabbed far more times than she needed to be in order to die, but that didn't stop the Stalker from doing what they wanted to do. The small pink puffball-like Pokémon was now nothing more than just a bloody mess that was just barely recognizable.

"Damn it, Bloodwish, you haven't done enough damage?" Britera growled.

"Are you certain it's Bloodwish?" Lexin asked the Braixen. "We haven't ruled out that there is another Stalker that could be mimicking the others."

"But there's no motive for that!" Britera replied. "Lexin, this second-guessing everything is getting us nowhere! We can't keep stalling like this! And that's something stupid Kanja believed! What proof is there that some stupid Stalker called 'Switchback' even exists?"

Meanwhile, Sten was taking pictures and taking notes on his notepad, but he wasn't pleased in the slightest.

"Lexin, hate to say it, but she's right," Sten nodded, wearing a frustrated frown. "Bet you were surprised to discover our own little miss Kanja was a god-forsaken Stalker herself. Do you realize how badly that screwed us up? I'm beginning to think she's the reason why my last two batches of photographs were ruined and why we lost that whole damn hard drive worth of investigation stuff. And all those times she had us digging around the wrong conclusions for hours. Seriously, why the hell did we believe her that Edder might be a Stalker!? And that stupid theory about Switchback wasted day after day of investigations. She was working against us the whole rotten time."

"I know, god dammit, I know," Lexin growled in frustration. "I didn't think she was one that fell under the influence. Everything she worked on now has to be reexamined and by god, I don't have the time to do that. I can barely keep the rest of this town under control."

"Look, we still have the three of us," Sten told him. "Trust Britera's judgment. This crap right here is something Bloodwish would do, right? We know Bloodwish is one of them and we know the method of operation. There's no such Stalker thing as 'Switchback.' That's a dumb theory Kanja insisted on and she never provided anything to support it even though she had us believing it up until she got bloody exorcised."

Lexin nodded, but it was hard for him as well. The whole time he thought they were making good progress. They were coming up with strong leads, Kanja made it seem like they were going in the right direction, and they felt like they had a handle on what could be a strong conclusion. Now, he had to admit it could be all wrong. Every last bit of it. It was like being caught in a maze and just when he thought he could see the exit from his position, things took a totally wrong direction and now he had to decide if starting completely over was really the best thing to do. But he made up his mind.

"We have to start with a clean slate," Lexin sighed. "It's the only way. Everything Kanja touched, provided, collected, and put work into has to be completely looked over again to see if there's any real truth to it, because she could have compromised anything and everything we know. And if we think it's wrong, we have to admit it's wrong and toss it. It's the only way. If there's any doubt about it, it has to go, or it's going to continue to burn us and waste time that we just don't have."

For a moment, Lexin thought both Britera and Sten might think he was crazy for suggesting to toss away so much investigation information, but instead, it seemed like there was a complete agreement on that.

"It's not your fault she led us on so many wild chases and dead ends," Britera told the Flygon police chief. "But everything she did has to be destroyed. We work only with what the three of us have gathered and this time, none of her damn theories or misguiding beliefs are going to screw us up again. She made us question ourselves when we were right the whole time, and who knows how many wrong turns we made because of it."

"We'll start picking up the pieces tomorrow morning," Lexin told the Braixen and the Bellossom. "For now, let's get Pashay's body out of here."

Sten took one last photograph of the heavily-stabbed Igglybuff and then nodded.

"We'll find them, kid," Sten spoke softly to Pashay's body. "They won't get away with this."

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[Neo Emolga]

The sun has risen in Southwarren
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EmeraldSky Noblejanobii Bulbasaur Scytherwolf LKWayvern Caite-chan Pokemon Trainer Sarah sammy0295 Shruikan Morzone ARandomTool The Nonexistent Tazz Ladybugclue Arrow-Jolteon KingWinna

[Tashy the Furret]

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New day, fresh start, let's get to it!

I'm going to put some blessing action into this [Pewter Bowl] and I'll check to see how this [Light Green Scale] turns out.

And then I think I'll try that potato pot pie recipe I've been meaning to test out. Mmm, just thinking about it makes my mouth water! c;

[The Nonexistent Tazz]

I think I still need to rest, sorry.

Resting for the day.

[Morzone]

https://pokefarm.com/upload/Morzone/Julia1.png I got told about this place by Jeddi, might as well go sheck it out. Searching (44) Rubinelle Condominiums

[EmeraldSky]

I search outside Overland Metalworks, in hopes the site of the latest loss yields any clues

[sammy0295]

May as well take the [7734 Key] to (25) The Copperplate Hotel (Abandoned)

[Arrow-Jolteon]

I disarm the item [Damnation Nail] #Hellish Presence# (1 Sanity Damage)

[Scytherwolf]

https://i.imgur.com/YJJVLbZ.png I'll search (39) A Goal in One Sporting Goods

[Noblejanobii]

Let's talk to #52 Jeb the Mawile!

[KingWinna]

Searching 3 Simple Pleasures Diner.

[Pokemon Trainer Sarah]

I'll take the figurines to (11) Dwight Manufacturing (Abandoned)

[Bulbasaur]

I'll go take a rest.

[ARandomTool]

Same I suppose... Though it'll likely prove detrimental to my sanity to sit around doing nothing rather than therapeutic...

[Neo Emolga]

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New day, fresh start, let's get to it!

I'm going to put some blessing action into this [Pewter Bowl] and I'll check to see how this [Light Green Scale] turns out.

And then I think I'll try that potato pot pie recipe I've been meaning to test out. Mmm, just thinking about it makes my mouth water! c;

Tashy gets started early in the day and spends a good amount of time purifying and blessing the [Pewter Bowl] with her Utopian-given Seinaru power. Once she completes it, the bowl glows with a peaceful and tranquil illumination.

[Pewter Bowl] has become [Blessed Pewter Bowl: <Empty>]

She then takes her time to screen through the [Light Green Scale] to see if there's anything that ties it with the essence of the Stalkers. After spending about an hour and a half delving into it, shrugs and tosses it into the trash.

Pokémon Sample [Light Green Scale] does NOT belong to a Stalker. It has been removed from the Team Inventory.

[Ladybugclue]

I guess I should rest....

[Neo Emolga]

I think I still need to rest, sorry.

Resting for the day.

Even though you had a really peaceful sleep last night, the wear and mental exhaustion of your last exorcism still remains and you feel you still need to recharge before you're ready to take on something like another Enthraller fight like that again.

You decide to remain in bed for today and allow a good, continued rest wash away the mental trauma that RttnCrps put you through. Thankfully, the dark and painful memories and sensations of that battle are slowly washing away, but it needs time.

Quincy has recovered 1 Point of Sanity.

You close your eyes and let your better dreams remind you that the good things still carry on and the darkness fades away.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/494.pngQuincy the Victini (S: Psychic/Fire)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Lockpick | Learned Abilities: Exorcism
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

https://pokefarm.com/upload/Morzone/Julia1.png I got told about this place by Jeddi, might as well go sheck it out. Searching (44) Rubinelle Condominiums

You decide to head to the edge of town where the fanciful Rubinelle Condominiums are. In truth, this building almost seems out of place in a smoky, industrial town like this, but it seems like whoever put this building up probably thought others would follow suit. But that just never happened.

You search around the exterior and the grounds are very nicely kept. You get a nice look at the exterior and everything is in very good condition. There's next to no trash or rubbish to have to even search through, so your check around the exterior is quick and easy. Not surprisingly, you don't find anything much out there.

You head inside where the clean and fancy lobby with its marble flooring and gold chandelier feels almost like a rich hotel and the rooms are in very good condition. It also doesn't surprise you when you see most of these rooms have been abandoned. Anyone who had one of these likely had money and you figure they didn't stick around when the Stalkers started doing their dirty work.

In one of the rooms, it seems like whoever owned it simply left and was probably so rich that they really didn't care for most of what they left behind. You're not sure who owned the room, but you find what looks to be a Harvest Festival candle in the corner of the room. It seems like it's supposed to be scented with an apple pie smell, but either way, it's something Tashy could use for the Sin Purge Ritual. You take it with you.

Item [Festival Candle] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You search some more, but most of what you find seems to be simply expensive items you really don't need or just meaningless baubles.

As it turns out, most of the rooms are empty, likely because you figure the costs are steep and not too many Pokémon can afford condos like these. As a result, it does make searching through them quick and easy as there's not much to find.

You then seek out the place that Jeddi mentioned and it seems like she was right. In such a fancy building, there's no reason for this one door to have been blasted like this. Meanwhile, as Jeddi mentioned, the name "NHILS" has been dug into the wooden door and it looks quite grizzly and ugly.

Meanwhile, there is a kind of locking mechanism that seems highly unusual. There is a canister that looks like it requires some kind of fire or flame source to be activated. Meanwhile, there is another locking mechanism that requires a very distinctive shape to be able to insert the necessary key. It's definitely not something you could fabricate.

You notice there's a small message by this key indentation mechanism:

Only those that bear the insignia of the True Blacksmiths and the eternal forge fire may enter here.

Locked Door {Secret Room of Nhils: Missing Blacksmith Insignia Locket, Missing Flame} has been noted in the Team Records.

For a minute, you almost think it's related to the Candle of the Departed, but upon a closer inspection, it seems like this is something else entirely. This chamber and that candle look like they have nothing in common.

You decide to search through the rest of the building, but you don't find anything else that really stands out. You then decide to head out and make your way back to base.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/461.pngJulia the Weavile (M: Dark/Ice)

Health: 4/5
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Repair | Learned Abilities: Exorcism
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

I search outside Overland Metalworks, in hopes the site of the latest loss yields any clues

You decide to head back to Overland Metalworks to see if anything new has been left there. Upon a first inspection, you see that not much has changed, even in the area that was taped off where the police found Pashay's body.

You once again find the message warning about Edder. It seems odd that someone went through the trouble to post false information, but you also wonder if perhaps they were just mistaken. It does remind you of the fact there is a Stalker named Overkill out there, but this still doesn't give you what you need to take action.

You decide to ignore it, thinking whoever wrote it was mislead, jumped to conclusions, or was just falsifying information on purpose.

Still, despite your search around Overland Metalwork's exterior, you don't find anything new that relates to Pashay or the Stalker that killed her. It seems as though either the police found it and recovered it or there was nothing to be found in the first place.

You decide to head back and plan out your next move.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/025.pngLita the Pikachu (S: Electric)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Science | Learned Abilities: Investigate
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[AgloMe Oen]

May as well take the [7734 Key] to (25) The Copperplate Hotel (Abandoned)

Oh wow, you sure you really want to do that? I mean... of course you do.

So you head back to that c̯͎͈͓̦͚̆̄͌ͫr͇ͤ͊ͤe͈̱͈̬̭͗͌͌͆ͦ̚ě̹̹͕̘̝ͬ̈́̍̑ͥ̄p̫͉̎͂̏ͪ̃͒ ̼̹̻̣ͅy̑̐ little place and wow, so it really hasn't reopened since you were last here. So you decide to head back to that freaky disturbing door that goes to the downstairs. Oh, and you spot that fun inscription again as a fun remin̼̖̿̑͆ͤder as to what gets to happen next.

ThIS iS thE DooR tO HeLL. WhERE OnlY thE WoRsT oF thE woRsT EntEr HErE.

Well, of course that means you! So you pop that sucker [7734 Key] in your mouth and jam it into the demonic keyhole. An̼̖̿̑͆ͤd of course, it all makes sense when you turn it with your hoof and ta-da, that "7734" reads "HELL" upside down. And of course the door opens with the farm-fresh scream from rusted metal. Down you go to discover some fun!

You head down the filthy metal stairs and the stạ͎̼̲̿͛̍̑ͭ͋͊irwell is dark. Hell, you can barely make your way around in this little death hole. Eventually you get to the bottom, and it seems like a scratched-up metal door is all that's standing in your way. Well, go on then! Push it open!

#Trigger Bloodstained Blade# Trap 40% Evasion Test: 20 out of 100: Failed!

Sam has suffered 2 Damage to Health! Aww, that looks like it hurt!

Oops. Looks you like didn't expect to get slashed AND impaled by those ḵ̹ǹ̜̩͍̩̥͙͛̆ị̱͊̑ͭ͐v̗̦̠ͭ̅ͨ̚e͉̬̔ͦ̀͒ͅs̯̞̓̀ͣ̐̌ and that sharpened metal pole coming out of the freak̖͇̳͛͐̏ing wall! It digs right in and feels all warm and fuzzy half-buried in your side! Oh, and by the way, you're leaking Grade-A Deerling juice all over the floor now, Sam. I'm sure mommy would be disappointed.

Despite you hurtin' and cussin' a bit, you keep going forward and you find out the room ahead is actually a lovely kitchen! Why, that seems unusual to have as the "hell" this place was speaking of!

Of course it all makes sense when you push open the door!

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Holy p̹̱̲o̫̟p̳̞̘̪̫̞̫p̘̙̻̮͖in̻g snotballs, grandma.

@-The Boiling Horror@ (3 Sanity Damage)

Sam has suffered 3 Damage to Sanity! Look at you go Cuckoo-ka-chew!

You just outright V̝͚̭̣̜̘̦̫ͅO̖̜̭̗̯̝M͍͇͈I̗͔̳͖̯͔T͙̤ at what you see!

Why it's CHEF 553590's WORKSHOP! Where she COOKS POKÉMON ALIVE AFTER NEARLY STUFFING THEM TO BURSTING!!!

It gets even worse. Oh, how so do you ask!? In one corner, you find a fattened Prime̙̦͉͈̎͋̄ape carefully prepared and se̙̦͉͈̎͋̄asoned. In another, a FREAKING COMBUSKEN stuffed and deep-fried like a unholy chicken! Oh, and you wanna know the worst part? DO YOU!?

They smell delicious. And this is coming from everywhere.

It almost drives you over the edge. "No, no, no, it shouldn't be possible!" your mind tells you, but screw that! It's exactly like a nightmare version of Hansel and Gretel. All of 553590's... no, CHEF OBSESS's victims grilled, fried, boiled, what have you, aͦ̃͐l̞̞̫̓̄̆̾l̼̥̗ͣͮ̒̆ͅ ̱̟͚͈̼͂̈́̄̂̓͒ͅa̬̭͇ͦ̋̿̅r͉͚̲̯̣͔͒ͨ̋̈̃̉ͮo̮̬̱ͯ̄ͫ̚ű̾̑̀ͨ̌́ ̗͇nͭͩ̇̉̚d̮̱̒̑ ̬̮̜̹̤̥͂ͬ̐͒͊͂ͧy̜ͬo̤̿͂̃̅̓́̿u̬͍̞.

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And yet you can't understand WHY THE WHOLE KITCHEN SMELLS LIKE A DELICIOUS FEAST!? You don't get it and it drives you beyond reason like never before. It can't... no, it shouldn't be possible, but oh Sam, it soooo is.

And just when you think you're about to LOSE YOURSELF, sṳ̹͔͌̒̋̉̍ddenly it all makes sense. Even after just lost yȏ͙͚̞ͦͤ̃̓͛ur lunch and a pint of blood on the floor.

You find a recipe book, slathered with blood. And you see in such sweet calligraphy on the cover...


VENDY'S RECIPES

It hits you like a lead train rushing at a thousand miles an hour and you have NO CLUE HOW YOU'RE STILL STANDING AT THIS POINT! You flip through it and g̩̋ͬ̇ͤͪo̙̗͔̺͇͙͋ͅo̰̠̙̯͓͂̏͆̚d͙̟ͧ̇̌ͮ ̰͖̗̦̣ͥ̎̾ͧͅl̝̮̳̪̘o̫͖̩͔͙̳ͣͧͮr͕̩̣̹͉͐̅̽̐̉͑ḏ̯͎͚͙ͭͅyͫ̐̚ ̟͉̻, it has everything you need to know on how to outright slaṳ̹͔͌̒̋̉̍ghter and cook just about any Pokémon you can imagine. Oh look, even a Deerling such as yourself! Turns you, you go really well with chopped onions and garlic! YUM! Just as a warning, Deerling venison tends to get a little gamey. Hey, you know, just in case you wanted to eat one of your own kind or wow, maybe even yourself!

You don't manage to get through the whole thing. With your appetite D͐̍ͧͬ͐Ê̅̍Å̰̗̺̞̬͉̄̐D͓̱͍ͫ̊ͥ, you suddenly found the absolute killer of weight-loss plans! Oh come on, tell me you laughed at that joke! T̟̳̱̟̭̳̥̳͎̭E̟͎͎̹̖͉͙̼̙̯E̤̮̲̱͔̹̘͙͈̘̫͎̜͎͉͎ͅE̲̲̘̘̯͚̭͕̗ ̠̥̦̜Ḷ̫͉͉̭̩̫̲͙̳͚̰̟̠͎̰ͅL̙͉͈̹͔̻̻L͎̭͙͕̘̥̝̮̦͙̱̤̝̣͙͈̭̣L ̟̣̩̤͙͖̖͉̠̝̻̜ ̣̩̰͇͔M̭͉̠͖̩̱E͉̖͇̩͚̥̳̯̮͎͈̼͎E̗͉̮͖̯͔̗̞̫̗̲E̳̟̻̩̻̫̯ ͅ, I'd love to know!

Well, you dec̜̠̟͚̺̩̐̌͂̇̔ide to leave with the little sanity you have left, all while trotting through puddles of blood from Arceus-knows-who and what looks like a raw sternum just sitting there like it's nobody's business. And there's a kidney there, and someone's liver there.

Vendy. Vendy the Weavile. Who'd a thunk it!? Turns out, she's a really good chef. I guess it gets easier when you have an ENTHRALLER SHOW YOU HOW IT'S DONE LIKE THIS! Yeah, you're not going to get this out of your mind for a nice loooooong while, Sam. You jitter and quiver as you go back up the stairs like your soul got hit with a taser. You make it bac̜̠̟͚̺̩̐̌͂̇̔k to the main floor and boy do your run your little Deerling butt out of there! Kinda like when Bambi was running from that hunter and his mommy got shot and- oh... did I hit you with the feels right there?

Oh, do go tell the others about Vendy. I'm sure they're just d͇͚͓͔̝͇͈y̮̒ͩ̒͂i͖̮͖̖͕͌ͦ̆̊n̲͔͉̾̔̑ͮ̔ͧͯg͚̘̞͉̔͐ͯ̈́ to know. But the fact that you know it's possible to deep fry a Pikachu and make a sweet rotisserie with a Buizel... yeah, maybe it's better if Lita and Marta don't know that.

Whoever said ignorance is bliss... they were right.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/585.pngSam the Deerling (S: Normal/Grass)

Health: 2/4
Sanity: 1/4
Perk: First Aid | Learned Abilities: Investigate
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Shruikan]

Ahh, umm, I still haven't caught up with this... Ehh, I don't think (16) Culton Apartment Building has been searched yet? So I'll do that.

[Neo Emolga]

I disarm the item [Damnation Nail] #Hellish Presence# (1 Sanity Damage)

As you continue your work on disarming all the traps on these Stalker items, you come across the [Damnation Nail]. As you can easily sense, even just touching this grizzly metal nail is enough to succumb to its horrifying, mind-consuming effects. You're not even able to start work on it without having to use tongs and graspers.

You first use the tongs and graspers to pick it up and lock it into a workbench vice, treating it as if the metal is red-hot. Once it's in place, you examine the metal to determine what can make it safe to hold, but still function as a nail.

Upon close testing and inspection, you learn the sanity-consuming charges are very similar to an electric charge, and immediately your mind thinks a rubber coating would be the best way to handle this thing. You're able to find a can of this necessary rubber sealant and you use that to coat the nail. You coat everything except the very point. You figure no one is going to be grabbing it by the sharp end anyway, but you need that to stay sharp so it can be used on whatever it's supposed to go into.

You give it a double coat just to make sure nothing creeps through. Once that takes hold and dries, you then take the leap of faith and hold it in your yellow paw. No problem at all. You're not sure how this will be used or who will be using it, but it can be easily hammered without making a mess of someone's mind.

The #Hellish Presence# (1 Sanity Damage) trap on the [Damnation Nail] has been removed.

You definitely feel good about a job well done.

https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/135.pngArrow the Jolteon (M: Electric)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Security | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

https://i.imgur.com/YJJVLbZ.png I'll search (39) A Goal in One Sporting Goods

You head toward the center of town and you find the Goal in One Sporting Goods store, which honestly doesn't feel like the most welcoming place. Outside, the storefront looks pretty shabby. You can tell Ledric really doesn't care about making the place look presentable and inviting. The walls could really use a fresh coat of paint, as the old paint is chipping away and looks really dirty. Meanwhile, there are cracks in quite a few places and the whole place just feels old. You have a feeling ApexMart sells the same kind of thing that this place does, so why would anyone shop here?

You search around the outside perimeter and you come across a small bit of orange fur that looks like it was snagged in a crack in the wall and was yanked out as the Pokémon kept walking. You imagine it had to have pinched quite a bit, but there isn't any blood or anything like that.

You take the fur sample out of the wall and decide it might be a good idea for Tashy to test it out.

Pokémon Sample [Orange Fur] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You then decide to head inside the store itself to check it out.

Inside, things seem the same way as the outside. The carpeting in the store is really old and worn, the walls just seem dingy and dusty, and it seems like the ceiling has some water damage. Meanwhile, the lighting is pretty minimal.

The merchandise itself doesn't seem like anything special and you can instantly tell Ledric is out of his mind with the markup in these prices. Sports gear and padding costs a fortune and even just a child's version of a Strikeball set would set the poor parent back quite a few hundred Poké. It's really no surprise no one shops here and Ledric's attitude about it seems to be along the lines of "accept it as is or don't come." Seems like everyone's going with the later option. You begin to think Ledric probably went from selling modern day equipment years ago, but when they got dated because they weren't selling, he probably thought he could try selling them as sporting antiques and charge triple the normal price.

You do find something that really doesn't seem to belong with a lot of all the other overpriced and dated merchandise. It seems to be a cloak or shroud, which you can't imagine how it would be used for any kind of recreational or physical activity. You check it over and it doesn't seem like there's a price tag, but when you feel a dark presence coming from it, you realize it's not supposed to be here. As you hold it in your hands, you can feel the slightest trace of misery and woe coming from it. You decide to take it with you and you figure it's not Ledric's anyway, as it definitely doesn't belong with everything else.

Item [Shroud of Misery] has been added to the Team Inventory.

With that done, you decide to head out and you honestly don't feel bad about not buying anything. To you, it seems like Ledric has a lot to learn about how to run a business correctly.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/214.pngCarly the Heracross (M: Bug/Fighting)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Diplomacy | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

Let's talk to #52 Jeb the Mawile!

Interview Rapport: VERY POSITIVE
+1 Shared Evolution Stage
+1 Shared Type (Fairy)

You find Jeb working at the law office with his paralegal, Pyra the Leafeon. He seems like a busy guy and handles a lot of cases, but as you come through the door, his attitude goes from seemingly like a snobbish grump toward being a lot more cordial. It seems like it he doesn't even mind dropping what he's in the middle of doing to come to speak with you.

"Hello there," he gets up from his desk chair to greet you. "Pardon the appearance, a lot of my colleagues and partners are on indefinite leave because of the Stalkers. At least those who are still alive. Please understand."

You ask what Jeb knows about the Stalkers, and he nods. Considering his composure, you almost think he would have boarded up the place and would have taken shelter, but it seems like he knows that wouldn't help.

"I've lost both clients and partners to these Stalkers," Jeb tells you with a nod. "I'll admit, I'm stubborn. I stay here because I have a lot vested into my practice. Captain goes down with the ship, they always say, and I'm the last partner alive. But that doesn't keep me from feeling very concerned about what's been going on."

"I'm naturally conscientious for details," Jeb tells you, feeling a bit proud of it. "And yes, I'm paranoid sometimes. Perhaps it's because I sometimes expect the worst or that I'm being watched, but in these times, such a thing can be excused."

"I've been keeping observations on the news and the word on the street," Jeb tells you. "Each Stalker with a unique signature to the way they kill. And yet, it seems like normal Pokémon are incapable of stopping them. At first, I didn't want to believe it, but the only explanation is there are supernatural forces at work here. Stalkers blend in with other Pokémon and they only reveal themselves and their true nature when their victim's death is guaranteed. I know for certain what they do is not a typical murder."

"And yet, I've been watching you and your friends, also," Jeb nods. "Oh, it's nothing to fear, but I know a group of newcomers have come to town recently. And yes, I learned about what happened to Kanja. Or should I say... RttnCrps. No one, and I mean no one has done such a thing like that to a Stalker before."

"I don't know who you and your band of friends really are, but I know you fight for good," Jeb tells you. "I figure that's all I really need to know and I trust you are doing all you can to keep this town alive from this vice that none of us have ever dealt with before. So I'll tell you what I know. My deepest secrets, because this town is home and this practice is my dream. I don't want to see either of them destroyed and I certainly don't want to die like my partners have."

He then digs out a special, secret black binder he keeps in his desk. After unlocking it, he flips through it page by page, and each page is highly-structured with notes, diagrams, and observations. It seems Jeb has been keeping very close tabs on the Stalkers this whole time...

"There are seven Stalkers in Southwarren and I am confident of this beyond all reasonable doubt," he tells you firmly, having mapped out the patterns and behaviors of each one. "Bloodwish kills by stabbing and making sure the victims dies from blood loss. Each one of those kinds of murders are definitely related to Bloodwish. RttnCrps, who used to be Kanja, crushed victims into a paste and then made sculptures with the remains. Thank you immensely for getting rid of that one. Meanwhile, Overkill is mentioned just about everywhere and seems to be the one most commonly mentioned. I've observed their pattern for a while now and as the name implies, Overkill doesn't just murder Pokémon, but outright scatters their remains far and wide so these victims can never be put back together. Their pattern seems to be that of an endlessly working maniac and I've seen the scribbles and nonsense they've left behind. I'm sure you've heard it plenty of times before, but I agree with the others when they highly suspect Yandil the Smeargle is the one known as Overkill."

"Want more?" Jeb asks as he continues to flip through the pages. "Karrasin is your incinerator. Any Pokémon victim that was burned in fire is because of Karrasin's work. And this fire works quickly, because it's over before anyone sees it burning. Now, one of the lesser-known Stalkers that only Britera and I know about is Enis. This 'Enis' does not reveal their name very often. Whoever it is... they're very secretive and mysterious. But we have also followed their pattern and they prey off of emotion. Triggers like depression, thoughts of suicide, and self-mutilation. I definitely implore you to be very careful when dealing with that one. Then there's Nhils. Nhils is definitely a Pokémon with a lot of handicraft experience, because they're one to make tools, devices, and finished goods out of a Pokémon's body parts. Lastly, the final Stalker is not even a name, but a number. 553590. I realized it's supposed to be 'Obsess' when turned upside down, and I've seen this pattern when delving into their signatures and patterns. They work in a similar way to Nhils, in that instead of making tools and devices out of Pokémon, they make meals out of them. This one seems like a separate entity. The first letter of the first six Stalkers spells the word 'BROKEN' and yet this 553590 still works with the rest of the group. Perhaps a decoy, perhaps something else entirely."

"There you have it," Jeb explains as he closes the binder. "Seven Stalkers. I know that Kanja tried to start a rumor of 'Switchback' as a Stalker that mimics the patterns of other Stalkers, but this isn't true and it's further debunked with the originator being a Stalker themselves."

"Yes, Britera and I are close friends and we have been trying to work together on this," Jeb informs you. "A lot of her work at the police station was compromised because of Kanja. I volunteered to help her because both of us have lost a lot because of these Stalkers. I'm not confident we're strong enough to fight them, but you... whoever you newcomers are have shown you can stop them."

"I hope you're able to use this information to put an end to them," Jeb tells you. "Britera and I may not be superheroes, but we know what is important..."

Stalkers Status:

1/7 Stalkers Eliminated

BLOODWISH: <Unknown>
RTTNCRPS: Kanja the Kecleon (ELIMINATED)
OVERKILL: <Unknown>
KARRASIN: <Unknown>
ENIS: <Unknown>
NHILS: <Unknown>
553590: <Unknown>

The Main Team Status has been updated.

http://www.serebii.net/pokedex-sm/icon/778.pngMadder the Mimikyu (S: Ghost/Fairy)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Lockpick | Learned Abilities: Exorcism
Failed Assassinations: 0/2