Main Action and Team Status Thread [VICTORY!!!]

[Neo Emolga]

Search 11B, Daz's silo #2

You come across the second of Daz's silos. Like the first silo, this one has seen some use and weathering over the years, but it still seems to be in usable shape and may last a few more years before it needs to be repaired and renovated after depreciation.

You search around the silo, and tucked between two of the metal panels, you find an oddly shaped metal object that clearly doesn't belong here and isn't part of the silo itself. You grab it and wrestle it out, and find it is a key with a α Alpha emblem. You quickly take it with you.

Item: [α Alpha Key] has been added to the Team Inventory.

[Neo Emolga]

After gaining insight from Dassy, I decide it's time to have a good chat to the Dragonite himself.

Interview 20. Daz the Dragonite.
After greeting the Dragonite I inquire about Dassy the Goodra, and that she seems to be growing increasingly concerned for his welfare. Then, noticing Daz's history books, I mention that Adis seemed to enjoy history as well and ask about their relationship.

Interview Rapport: EXTREMELY POSITIVE
+2 Shared Pokémon Types (Dragon & Flying)
+1 Shared Pokémon Evolution Stage

You find Daz the Dragonite, tending to some of the berries that he has been growing in his old greenhouse. He turns to you, smiles for but a brief moment, and you introduce yourself to him.

"Hello there, Gemma," he nods. "Something I could help you with?"

You inquire about Dassy the Goodra, as well as Daz's passion for history and the relationship he and Dassy used to have. He closes his eyes for a moment, nods, and understands you've taken it upon yourself to be the mediator between the two of them.

"Dassy... is a kind and compassionate Pokémon," Daz tells you. "Maybe too kind. Maybe to the point of being naive and inane in this twisted world of ours. And sometimes it's a take what you can when you can kind of world. I'm sure you know the age old expression 'nice Pokémon finish last?' Well... she's the living embodiment of that. Her business fails because she wants to be nice friends with Joff the Infernape, who has absolutely no qualms or guilt about outperforming her and stealing her customers. And it only got worse when Joff's family was killed. I was actually surprised Dassy hadn't simply packed up shop, gave it all to Joff as a consolation gift, and decided to work for Joff as an employee for free. However, knowing Joff, I doubt he would have any of that. The last thing he would want is to see Dassy's idea of 'one free hammer and nails toolkit just for stopping by' promotion done with his merchandise."

"One of these days, Dassy is going to get hurt," Daz tells you in a cold voice, crossing his arms. "Someone is going to take advantage of her, break her heart, and leave her in pieces. And I'd rather not be there when it happens. I'd rather not be the one she comes running after in tears as if I'm her father trying to console his baby girl. I'm not that kind of Pokémon, because I know the things I'd tell her are things she'd never do. I told her to be cutthroat and competitive and she didn't listen. I told her to stand her ground and not be such a pushover and she thought she could 'kill them with kindness.' Not in this lifetime. And that's how she got to where she is now. Compassion and kindness is fine, but not at the expense of self-worth."

"Listen, I broke ties with Dassy for a good reason," Daz tells you in conclusion. "I'm old, she's young, and she's got a lot to learn that I don't feel like teaching to her."

"As for Adis, there are plenty of Pokémon that thought he was a kook, self included," Daz mentions to you. "He was a Pokémon of many secrets. Far too many secrets. Made it impossible to trust the shifty bastard. He never came across as a vile Pokémon, but I'd be damned if I didn't watch him closely while he was around. The wicked and vile have their black magic and witchcraft, but the same is true for the other side of the spectrum and I knew he was there with his divine rituals and other hocus pocus. I don't want dealings with any of it."

"It was nice to meet you, Gemma," Daz tells you, looking like he needs to get back to work. "There are some harsh truths out there, but this is just the way things are."

[Shieldbearer]

Okay... This is where things get darker, in more ways than one.

Or they would've in a moment, but I stopped at Millie's door and didn't kill her. Phew. Man, am I glad. This is officially a wasted action, but it's better than the alternative!

I must also still offer a silent, makeshift prayer to Mew. Still don't know their pronouns, though, if they have those...

[Neo Emolga]

Unnerved by the weird coin, Lita decides to search #15--Sagin's house

You arrive at Sagin's House, which appears to be a small, rugged, one-story home. The house has seen quite a bit of age and is probably due for renovations, but it still seems to be a warm, welcoming place despite its age and worn appearance.

You start by investigating the interior. The dusty, aged house with its old and worn tables and chairs has several rooms, but most of them are unused and it looks like Sagin has more storage space than what he actually needs for his belongings. But you can tell the Camerupt likes to read many books, history in particular, but there are plenty of books on other subjects, also.

You then search the outside exterior. It does look like Sagin hires someone in town to do his yardwork, but you can tell they do a very rushed job and unfortunately, Sagin the Camerupt seems to be too old to notice it or do anything about it.

Besides these aspects, nothing else about the house seems to stand out or look suspicious.

[Neo Emolga]

Ok, so let's review. I've talked with Dassy. A Goodra that seems to be troubled with the times. However, she doesn't seem interested in talking about the Stalkers with just anyone. Which is odd. Giving the situation. Anyone trying to help with that should be happy to talk, but everyone has reasons. So I can't just assume things here. Gemma seemed to have an impact on her, but I'd be careful even still. Which lead to Daz and a hidden past which we may need to know

Mille was a bit of an oddball. I know we're all new around town here and I did catch her by surprise. Oddly enough....she completely threw another Pokemon right out there just because of their ability. We'll have to search Marce later on, but still not very positive to do that.

Anyway...for now I'll go and

Interview #45. Dari the Raichu about the Stalkers and ask about anything suspicious that happened recently (other than the deaths) Lastly, I ask about anything Dari can tell me about Adis

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

You find Dari sitting on a wooden rocking hair on the front porch of her house. She seems calm and quiet when you first approach her. She looks at you with a bit of a surprise, having not expected company at the moment. You introduce yourself to her.

"Hello there," Dari replies with a quiet, gentle voice. "I think I might have seen you before when I was out shopping. Are you new to Serenity Town?"

You ask Dari the Raichu about anything suspicious happening around Serenity Town. She nods, slowly, and it looks like she might have seen a few things.

"Well, before I say anything else, I'm a financial advisor," Dari tells you. "I try to help Pokémon invest their money wisely, make good financial decisions, and that kind of thing. Some of the Pokémon in town weren't sure about buying places to live, stores to set up shop, and other big money choices like that, so I help them out based on what their needs are and earn a commission. Well, with most of the good spots in town already occupied, I tried to see if I could maybe start looking into real estate and flipping houses on the side. You know, buy low, refurbish, and sell high. Not to mention there are a few places in Serenity Town that are pretty ugly and I got tired of looking at them from a distance. I thought why not fix them up, sell them for cash to a happy new owner, and at least make this sleepy old town look a little nicer?"

"Well... I'm not sure if you've been to Quiet Creek Apartments, but I sure have..." Dari tells you, fidgeting a bit with her thunderbolt-tipped tail. "At first, I thought wow, this place is a wreck, I could probably buy it from the bank for really cheap! I asked the folks at the bank if they had an inspector available to come with me to check it out. Well, they didn't, but they gave me authorization to check it out myself, and if I liked what I saw, I could make a payment on it for the deed."

"Let me just say... someone's been living in there," Dari tells you, fidgeting some more. "Or doing something in there. Arceus help us. At first, I checked out the upper floors for about two minutes before deciding I didn't want to risk falling through the holey wooden floor anymore. I swear, that place is crumbling like peanut brittle. But it's the... basement that really got to me. I found a metal hatch in the floor and I didn't think anything of it until I saw it lead to a vault. Against my... better judgment, I decided to check it out."

"There's... blood everywhere down there," Dari tells you, looking like it was something she wish she could forget. "And there was this... door. My goodness. Demanding sacrifices for some... I don't know they were talking about, but it disturbed me to no end and I just ran out of there. I headed back home, just grabbed a newspaper, and tried to forget about what I just saw. I'll be honest, I haven't told anyone about it and I know I probably should have at least told Zick, but the last thing I want is for him to go down there and get himself killed. We can't afford to lose someone like him."

You ask Dari about Adis and what she knows about him.

"Adis... poor guy," Dari weeps a bit. "He so badly wanted to see Serenity Town become a much better place. Unfortunately, I never really met or talked to him much, save for dropping by a good morning or hello after church masses. It's upsetting to think I thought he had so many years of life laid out before him, and then before I knew it, he was gone."

"Sorry to be a downer," Dari tells you, "I just get tired and worn out sometimes, but I hope you understand."

[AgloMe Oen]

I go to the Rolando Apartments and use the Iron Key on the Nondescript Iron Door.

I wonder why this key was in Koax's little space...

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The door opens with hollow, metallic moan, revealing nothing but ţ̯̘͔ͥͯ͜͟ǒ̧̡̲̼̻̠͍ͫ͛ͦ͑̂̈ť̏҉͉̗̬͓̜̺̰̯a͛̌̑͟҉̻̹lͩ͒ͭ̏̔ ͕̪ͮ̎͜ ͧͯ̽ͬ͑҉̻̣̖ḓ͖̤̻͔̣̣ͫ̆͝a̡̯̺̯̓͛̑̊́̕ͅͅr̤ͮͦͮ̾̈́ͮ͌ķ͖̤̪̤̅͘ ͅn̶̳͕̠̻͙̾̓ͬ͆͟é̴̶͔̤̹̻̟͇̝̪̃̎̈́̔ͅs̶̷̨̖͚̩͑͂ͭ̊s͍̼̒̋̈ͧ͑́ ̘̮̬͍̙. As you step into it, immediately the room illuminates mysteriously and you are sent spiraling into the complete, utter madness of y̨̡͍̳̎̇̾̃̽̇̃͊ͅȏ̬̬̈̾̈́ͧ͢u͉͎̳̯̝̅͛̍̌̋̈́͌̾̀ŕ͒̆͟͏͓͈̯ ͕̤ ̠̺̪̬̙̓͆ͭ͋͊̓͞ŏ͙̖̩̌̒̚w̸͍̙͍̹̝̰̪̩̝͒̑̈́̏͊͌̌́n̵͒̎͗̅ͬͬͩ͊͜ ̩͉͚͍̱ ̢̢̜͚̲̙̣̞̥̂̂̾ͯ̑ͨ͂w̍ͨͭ̉̈́̐҉̴͈̳̙̪̯͎̙͟o̶̸̟̻͚̬̮̰̊͊͂̔ͣ̑͢ͅ ͙r̠̻̔̃͊ṡ̴͕̟ͬ́͋̉t̢̰͚̮͈ͮ̊̅ͣ ͖͙͈̠̟͗̋̆͘͟n͚͎̫̱̱̤̈͑̒̓͟i͍̜͎ͥ̀g̣͍̹̫̻̖͑ͪ̎͟h̎͗͆͋̃ͫ̀͂͏̥ t͈̱͈̬͓̙̳͂̑ͮ̋͌̾ͤm̨̱̭͇̼̹̗̙̄ͬ̓̈́̃ͫ͢͟a̦͉͙̐ͪ͋̆ͨ̈́r̢͛ͧ̏ͩͧͪ ̰e̷̡̺̤̤̝̬ͧ.̜̻̰̙̽̆̀͘.̓̂͗̌̍͏̟̖̗̣̹̦̫͢ͅ.̛͚̮̬̤ͭ͆͐͆̏̐̿͘͝ ̮̹͚̖

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ThIS ISn'T HoW tHE stoRY ENDNSSZZ, Jeff. Jeff, Jeff, Jeff. TELL ME HOW IT FEELZ, JEFF.

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And then you never did answer me, before.

You find yourself standing before Ŭ̶̷̠̬̬̱̥͒͋̎͐̉̽ͧ̎̄́͟͝b̅̒̍͆ͪ̓̎̎ͩͩ̅͌ͦ̔ͧͣ͏̶̱̫̫̥͕͖̪̖͜͞ ̲̯e̵̩̯̳͎̺͇̘͕͓͓͔̪̭̻͔̖͕̙̓̔̄̇ͯͬ̂͒̏̀̈́ͤ͛̿̋̑ͣ̓͘͞rͤ̅ͫ́ͣ͑͂ ͩ͐ͣͫͭ̾ͮ̄̓͊̈͌҉̷̶̶̲̞͍̜̭̣͕̣̹̻̥͟ͅͅnͮ̂͂̏̃̂̂̒͑͜͝҉̧̭͉͔̘͖͜ ̬̲̺͓̪o̶̴̡̩̦͓̣̫͓̩͖͕̫̳̲͈̬͑̎͆̄́͂̉ͦͬ̆̄ͪ̋͌͑͝͡s̡̬̙͗̿̊͐̕͟ ̞̹̳̩̹̟̦̩͈̝̰̟̪̦̞t̏̋ͯ̊̋ͯ̎͊͐͛̉̆̏͞͏̛̪̤̤̜̘̦̟̼̞̻̝̹̩̝̟̱ͅr ͎̯̱̺̖̙̑ͤ̓̈́̾̇͒͊̔ͧ̃ͮ̉̎̓̀͢u͑̇͆̆ͬ̉̀̍́̈ͥ҉̢̲̠͔̠̗̕͡ͅm̅ͦ̓̌ ̴̴̛͈̜̠̟͕̮̥͇̱̟̹̗̮ͮͧ̎͆́̌ͫ̒̈́̾͋̀̔̚͟ and he's wondering just why the hell it took you so bloody long to get here. No, no, he actually doesn't care because what ultimately happens to you doesn't concern him at all. Not at all. Not at all...

alllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll.

But this isn't how the story ends, Jeff.

For the longest time, you feel like you've died exactly one thousand, six hundred and fifty three times. No more, no less. No less, no more. If you ever had a favorite way to die, well, you just found it and that's just great and now you finally got to see for yourself what it really feels like. And now you can ask yourself if it's everything you always imagined it would be. You can ask yourself if it's everything you wanted to happen and if it's exactly the way you wanted to just S̶̸̝̺̦̟͎̟̗̩̞̟̦͕̹̹̤ͦ̄̑̃̈́́̐͠H̋̾̏̔͒͏̡̡̘̲̱̺Ů̏̀ͨͤ̃͒̈ͣ̌ ̶̣̲̺̽ͨ̓̊̓̈̅͐͞T̨͓̠̞̘͔͎͂͛̒ͫͪ̈́ͥ̾ͬͯͪ́͗ͣ̀͘͝ ̵̤̻̞̫̜̖̰̻͍̌̀͂ͨͬ̍̌ͣ͊̍̈̈́̅̀͂ͧ͝I̴̢̦̞̙͓͆̇̒͐̀̃͗͂͊̓͊ͪ̀̈́̈́͞ ͓̱̗̪͔͙͖T̶̶̡͊̋̽̾ͪ̐̃̾ͪ́̚҉̤̹̣̣̞̦͙̣͇̲͚ ̡̨ͩ͊̃̍͛͡͏̪̭̪̙͓̹̺̲̝̱̕A̴̵͉̗̼̦͓̗͍̼̻̳̼̻̟̯̝̐̍͗ͮ̀̽̿̐͋̓̚͘ Ľ̸̡̅̍ͩ̅ͩ̍ͥͫͦ͊̽ͤͬ̏͐͝҉͎͍̯̣L̈́ͭ̊̆ͤ̿͑̀ͧ̅̽ͨͫͨ̿͘͏̶̢͇̣̠̤͢ ͔̺͚͙ ̷̤̹͍̤̩ͣ̐̍̿͂̅̑͂̾́͞U͚̖̞̘͓̼̳̣̼͋ͪͧ͛ͨ͊̊ͥ͛͋͐̿̉́ͣ̕̕P̅̄̔͑̿ ̷̴͆҉̧̣̬̟̳̹̮͇͖̼͉͖̞̲̺͉̭̘ͅ ̼̻̘͙̲̰̖̤͚͓̤̮̺͖̽̅̉̂̊̈͌ͫ̍̌ͩ͘͝͠O̡̫͖̮̤͈͉̰̖̺͚̎ͬ͋̋͒̿ͦͥ̋̀ ̺̰͍͓̯̮̲͇ͅṊ̵̤͉̳̯̠͕̗̞̝̻̖͇̰͇̪̓̌͆̌̀̚͘͟Ȅͦͧͤͤ̆ͫͮͪ̊͒̓̈́ͫ ̡̫̫̙̳̪͈̂͟͝ ̵̟̬͙̹̗̤̪̗̭̦̙̭͕͇̠̬̅̋͒̿̊̑̃͐ͭ̋͊̅̚̕͢͞ͅD̵̢ͪ̔͒̑̌ͫ̍ͣͥ̓̀̕͢ ̻͔̭̩̠̥̟̭̪ͅA̶̶̽ͤ̽ͭ̌̒ͥͮ̑ͦ̔ͥ̑̋ͣͥ̚͡͏̙̗̲̖̹͙̀Ý̈̏͛ͬ̒̒̊̓̊ ̛̣̺͍̙ͭ̔̈ͭ́͗͜ͅͅ AND PUT AND END TO IT ALL.

Because now you can close the book and light it on fire.

Because it's your story now, Jeff. It's your own, little, TwIStEd b̙̝͝͠r̺̤̬̰̰͞a̫i̴̠̮̙̟̭̯̻͜͡ͅn̶̹͖̳̥̲̫̕c̷̛͖̺̖̙h̶̴͍̦̝̖̀ ̮̞i̘̥̙̘͚͢ĺ̹͍̬̣͔͎̹̝d̡̯̤̬̤͝ that you can decide to love forever and ever or just abort like the next unlucky fetus.

The trial of Jeff Vs Jeff begins. The defendant, Jeff, hates himself for who is is. The prosecutor, Jeff, demands that Jeff pay for his incompetence. Jeff, the defense attorney, stresses to the court that Jeff is ḧ͓͓̹̣̼̦́͊̍ͮͤ̎ͅŏ̧͙̭̪̆̅̿̾̃͛͊͞p̧̥̙̜̥̏̋̌̀̄̊̌̽ė͙͇̉̀̏̔ ̫l̩̰̪͎̲̬̄̐ͅe̡̤̝̲̲̙̦̟͚̺ͣ̄ͭ͗ͩ̅s̷̲̖̙̙͎ͫ̔ͦ͞s̢͂ͤ̃͛̉̒ͩ̂̽ ̵̤̳̝̤͇̬̮͜l̶̨̼̆̋ͦ̈́́͝ỵ̱̰͈̻̬͓̊̓̈́̾ͨ̔̈́ͯͩ͟ ̸̛̪̯͙̻͒̔̇͌̂ͩ̓p̸̨̦͕͇̯ͭ͐̊̾ͦ́̀s̵͖̣͕̘͉͇͔ͤͫͩͮy̸̰͈͛ͩͪͥ̊ͫ ̮c͓͖̥͈̟̠̮̼̊̌ͮͅh̠̖̪̱̍̓ỏ̪̥̪̺̂͊ͯ̒͠t̢̫̭͔͙̔͂ͧ͢͟i͐̎̂ͣͬ̒ ̘̘̰͒ͪc̢̖̟͖̤͖̲͎͓ͩ̍ ̯͖̝̞̼̮̠̣ͫ̽̕͝ͅb̦̖̥͖ͯͭ͑̅̽̕e̹̫̞̬̖̰̣̱̎͋̀ͦ̀͢y̩̤̗͒̏̂̽͌̚͡ o̴͇̬̼̮̩̗̰̳̊̿͑̂ͣ̚n͖̠̥̩̝͉̹̳ͦ̉̏͊d̯̖̱̫ͪ̓ ̰̺̣̑ͣ͂ͪ̀͋͒ͧ́̕a̦͚ͥ̑ͧ̋ͬ̌̅̾͢͞l͔̺ͩ͐̓̎ͬͣ̈́͊͘͞l̛͉̼͕̎̊̒̇̕ͅ ͙̖ ̼̈́ͧ͝h̷͌̆̆̈҉̣͍̰o̴͎̳̟̲̓ͧ́pͩ̓̿̓ͫ͡҉̦̹͓̦̳ͅe̿̈́̽̄ͫ̈̚͏̵̼̦ͅ ̱̻̖͉͔ and should be excused and acquitted of all charges. He is mental.

Jeff gives his opening statement to all the members of the jury, all of which are the same person. The same Jeff. The same faceless bastard they stare upon. Judge Jeff looks upon the defendant. Jeff calls Jeff to the stand, the witness to all things that Jeff has done wrong. The v̌̃ͮ̂ͥͩͥ̌̀͟͏͙̘̠̲̣̲͚i͕̗̭̳͗̿͋͊̈̄ͭ̑͜c̰͓̼̮͙̘̰̮̓́̀͢e̓ͥͣ ͎̼̫̇͜͡͞s̼̠̩̩̬͒ͦ̈̇̑͡,̗͊́̀̎̿̍̅ͮ͟ ̵̸̟͓̦͎̻̘͚̥́͡t̵͕͎̱̜̦̣̗̍̑̓́̌h̛̝̰͚̜͒́ͮḙ̷̛̹̩̣͖͙̃ͤͧ̌̿̒ ̲ ͓̾̽͒̈ͣ͊ͤ͝ͅs̶̻̬̣͈̤̯͑̑̒͋̽̉̈̿͘ą̶̹̻͈̣̘͂͒̔̍ͥ̀̽͞g̗͋̑ͨͨ͜ ̦͖̱̮̘̪a̰̜͔͉̍ͨ͝š̯̫͉̉̿͡ͅd̯̱̈̾̉̐͌͟s̢̿ͭ̂̄ͮ̂̎͝͏͕̬̲͎̣͚a ͚̖̤̠̜̞̃͐ͯ̐ͥ͟s̹̩̫̦̯͖̭ͧ̈͒̇ͨ͛͘̕. Jeff answers the questions. The jury listens. It all continues this SaME, INANE wAy AGAIN AND AGAIN for YeARS until Jeff sits down and the jury is left to decide. It all plays in his head AGAIN AND AGAIN, every time Judge Jeff looks down upon him. LooKS at HIM liKE hE's ALReaDY GUilty.

The jury comes back three minutes later, having already made their decision. Judge Jeff asks Jeff if the jury has come to a unanimous decision. Jeff responds affirmatively to the judge. They find Jeff guilty on all charges, and the death penalty is decided on.

Jeff takes Jeff away. He is the victim, he is the defense attorney, he is the prosecutor, he is the judge, he is the jury, and he is the executioner.

H̶̢͈͍̝̺̭ͤͤ̄́̂̋̒ͧ̏e͉̜̘̺̜̿̿̌̉̃̃̓́̋̕ ̷̙͖͕̫̜̩͔̣͔̓̽̈̅̔̅ͤ́̕͝p̱̯̪̟̼͇̦͓͋͛ͭu̟̝̼͎͌ͨ̏̍ͩ́l̓ͪ̒̍ͭ͘ ͖̰̣̀l̳̞̗̱͕̗̳͔̆͐̂̃ͫͪ̊̏s̨̞̩͔̯͚͖̱͗̇͑̈́ͩ̏̃ ̷̳̞̠̱̦̖̟̅̈ţ̷̯̇͗̄̽̀h̡̢͚͇͚͒̆̎̑̀ẹ̫̯͇̻̻̞͐͝ ̭͖͋̈́̏ͣ͐̈͞͡t͎̼͎́͋͌̂̋̐̀r̵̀͊ͣ̔̌ͩ͏̦̪̮į͔̪͈̠̠ͯ̈́̇͐̑ͦ͂͠ǧ ̧̤̫̬͖̘͎͂ͩ͑͌ͩ̚̚g̵͓̥̪͕̀ͣ̃è̵̾̄̾ͨ͢҉̱̥̳̳r̛̦͂ͤ.̮̖͉͒̈́ͣ̒͐ ̣

[Neo Emolga]

I go to the Rolando Apartments and use the Iron Key on the Nondescript Iron Door.

I wonder why this key was in Koax's little space...

You wake up from what was clearly the most horrific, deranged, and chaotic nightmare you've ever had to face. When you come to your senses, you realize the room must have been booby trapped with some ungodly form of hallucinogen and you're not sure what, but it seems like it has passed by now.

When you open your eyes, you see the hallway you're in is the most chaotic, deranged, and hellish thing you may have ever seen. For a moment, you almost think the nightmare hasn't ended yet, but everything clicks back together in your mind and you realize the abysmal dream is over, although the horror is not. The walls, ceiling, and floor are flushed with hellish scribbles, satanic graffiti, and twisted image depictions that are clearly an extreme form of psychosis that makes absolutely no sense to you, but nonetheless, you are absolutely sure you have come across something extremely dark and vicious on a whole other level.

There seems to be another door before you, but it clearly seems to be the most deranged thing you have seen in Serenity Town, if not throughout the entire universe and the darkest pits of the most abysmal imagination. The door before you is in complete disorder, awash with images, words, chaos, and other psychotic elements. You examine it closely, though it stabs at your mind to do so.

You see a plaque on the bottom, and while all the other scribbled words make no sense to you, these, however, just stab in your mind just reading them:

NO, YOU'RE USELESS!!!!!

Locked Door {Disorder Door, Ω Omega Emblem, Empty Flower Slot, Missing Victini Statue Wing, Missing Wing Piece, Empty Coin Slot] has been noted in the Team Records.

You decide to quickly leave and return back to daylight and sanity...

[LKWayvern]

...I had an idea. Search number 44, Serenity Town Bank.

[Neo Emolga]

Noting that Shieldbearer canceled the assassination.

...I had an idea. Search number 44, Serenity Town Bank.

You arrive at Serenity Town Bank, which is definitely one of the more fancier and well-kept buildings in Serenity Town, even though it is somewhat isolated away from the center of town. The white stone walls, columns, and ornate designs definitely indicate that Leblanc is very rich and is avid to flash that fact around.

You search the interior of the bank, which is also ornate with its marble floors, fine oak furniture, and cleanliness. The bank doesn't have too much activity here, but as you can tell, it doesn't really need to. Without a doubt, financially it would be the last establishment to go under if Serenity Town suffered complete economic collapse.

Despite your searches, you don't find anything suspicious in the interior of the building. Some of Leblanc's financial practices may be legal, but aren't ethical, nor are they compassionate. From what you can find in the ledgers, quite a few Pokémon owe money to her and you definitely get a clear idea those debts won't be forgiven the charitable way.

You search the outside of the building, scoping the perimeter until you find a disturbance in the ground that looks like it the ground was dug up only recently. You remove the dirt from the area to find what appears to be a black stone in the shape of a starflower.

You turn it over and there seems to be an inscription on the back:

"...And then Death comes, the flower wilts, and fades to black."

You take the flower stone with you.

Item: [Black Flower Stone] has been added to the Team Inventory.

[The Nonexistent Tazz]

THAT...Was a trip.



I have a bad feeling I shouldn't have done that, but hopefully the hallucinations are the worst of it. If not...Ehehe, well...Eh.



...I search #18, Casha's Pottery. I just kind of want to do something less...Exciting for a while after that.