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

[Neo Emolga]

I'd like to search (31) The Silver Vault and use my science skill to open the container

You head to the Silver Vault, which hasn't changed much since when Amia last checked it and discovered the electronic lock encasement. You do one quick search around just to make sure everything is still in place, but you don't see anything that has occurred since Amia was last here.

You locate the Electronic Lock Encasement and turn on the control console lock. It's not a complicated system and you're able to locate the base electronic components to perform a full and complete functional factory reset on the firmware without triggering any security mechanisms in the first place. The system starts up as if it were installed and initiated for the first time, prompting for security administrator configuration. You simply create your own security systems administrator account and give yourself full access to completely disengage the lock through the functional system. The lock slides back and you open the safety deposit box.

Immediately, a soft, peaceful, and reassuring glow fills the room. You reach inside and there seem to be pages, supernatural with an almost ethereal glow to them. You're definitely reminded of some of the other things the rest of the team found and you know these were likely stuffed in here to avoid ever being found. In fact, you're quite sure this safety deposit box was never in use in the first place.

[Summoner Calling Instructions Pages 3of4] was added to the Team Inventory.

As you can tell, whoever decided to hide these in here couldn't include the entire manual. It had to have been split and you're certain they divided it up into pieces like this so it would be hard to reassemble it. But you decide this is definitely something that shouldn't have been pulled apart like this.

You decide to head back to base with what you have found.

Felix the Archeops (M: Rock/Flying)

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

[Neo Emolga]

Uhh, I'm not really sure what's going on. I need to compare notes, but everyone's out searching... I guess I'll look somewhere and check in on what the others find in the morning.

(AKA: I'm not caught up yet, and I don't have time to read through before the night cycle ends)

Search: (57) Kingsmark Supermarket

You see the Kingsmark Supermarket has closed for the night, as you can tell vandalism and theft is one of the main issues here as the supermarket has had to put security grating all over the windows and the front door. Meanwhile, the gray brick building has signs of graffiti and scuffing, but overall, it still does well for itself considering what it has to deal with in the neighborhood.

You manage to find a way to sneak in through climbing on the dumpster in the back and slipping your way through an unlocked window. It's a little dark inside, but your headlamp helps in searching around the area.

There's quite a lot to buy here from produce, breads, meat, diary, frozen foods, and many other products. Despite the nature of the supermarket, it seems most of the goods for sale are in good condition. The linoleum-tiled floor is relatively clean and well-taken care of while the aisles are well-stocked for the most part. While the interior lighting is dim, a lot of the refrigeration, freezer, and cooling units are still running throughout the night.

While searching the checkout stands, you notice an unusual glowing pipe tucked under one of the checkout worker areas. It would be very easy to miss during the day when all the lights are on, but in the dim light, it has its own illumination and it quickly catches your interest. You take a closer look at it feels very reassuring to the touch. It looks like it was the shaft of some kind of staff or something like that, but it seems very out of this world and appears to be made out of some incredible, golden metal alloy. You decide to take it with you.

Item [Starcaller Shaft] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You make one last check around the building, but you don't find anything else that seems strange or unusual. You decide to head out the same way you came, and you make sure to close and lock the window behind you so no one else can try to rob and steal from the place.

Fir the Luxray (M: Electric)

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

[Neo Emolga]

42. Sampson the Snubbull has been murdered by the Stalkers.

Location: Outside of the Superplex Shopping Center West
Cause of Death: Strung up with rope and eviscerated vertically

Sampson, a nutritionist, was found strung up like shirt on a clothesline. His face had been permanently frozen with the look of absolute sheer horror in his eyes and with a gawking mouth while his entrails, blood, and organs had slithered out of his broken rib cage and had piled up into a macabre mound below his suspended, now puppet-like corpse.

Bonnie the Nidoqueen had been the first to discover the body as she was heading back to her hovercar in the parking lot. She had been hardened and her stomach was like steel, but she couldn't help but be taken back a bit when she saw Sampson's fate. The pink, bulldog-like Pokémon truly had died very painfully.


Pormalu never found this easy. The rugged Arcanine had seen quite a lot during his career, but the sight of a dead body, especially in this condition, was something he couldn't ever get used to and completely desensitized to. But at least he didn't vomit like the first time he saw a truly eviscerated body like this one.

"So cause of death would be..." Fern began as she took pictures and notes on her tablet, "...actually, maybe I should just put 'everything.'"

"This is exactly the way I found him," Bonnie told Fern and Pormalu. "Some damn Stalker gutted this poor Snubbull like a fish and hung him up like some carcass on a meat hook. Who the hell would want to do that to this poor thing?"

"Did you hear anything or see anything out of the ordinary when you found him?" Fern asked Bonnie. "Even just the smallest detail might help. Whoever did this needed time to organize all this."

"I checked all around to make sure whoever did this wasn't still around to do it to me!" Bonnie explained. "I was going to mess them up if I saw them! But no, I didn't find anyone or hear anything. How did nobody hear him scream?"

In the meantime, Pormalu tried to get a better idea of how this happened. In the dark of the night, it still would have been hard to eviscerate the Snubbull's body and then hang it like this. The rope was strung around a lamp post and a hook that had been driven into the concrete wall. He knew that would have taken time to set up, and it would have had to be done after Sampson was killed. But still, Pormalu couldn't understand why a Stalker would go through all the trouble.

It wasn't long until Pormalu had ordered a forensics and crime scene cleanup team to cut Sampson down and gather the remains into a black body bag. This was definitely the thing that had to be cleared before dawn, or else shoppers were going to see it and be horrified. The area had already been roped off with police tape, but the last thing anyone needed to see was a pile of body parts and a fully gutted Snubbull.

"This sucks..." Fern muttered as the body was taken away in a van. "We're just not getting any closer to figuring out who in this city is doing this!"

"We've never had to deal with something like this before," Pormalu stated as he stared into the blood puddle that was where the pile of body parts had once been. "I just hope that this is the worst incident that we'll ever have to deal with. Because I'm not sure how much more this city can take..."

Doom Tracker:
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[Neo Emolga]

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[The Nonexistent Tazz]

I use my First Aid skill on Madder, restoring 2 HP and removing the Poison.

I'm going to be mildly useless for a time, except to shout stuff. But at least I can help now.

A reminder for those who post afterwards: Security peeps go and take the diary pages to the Philter hideout! Security peeps go and take the brands to the Nightlust hideout! Exorcist peeps... Hang back.

[Suicune's Fire]

I use my First Aid skill on Madder, restoring 2 HP and removing the Poison.

I'm going to be mildly useless for a time, except to shout stuff. But at least I can help now.

A reminder for those who post afterwards: Security peeps go and take the diary pages to the Philter hideout! Security peeps go and take the brands to the Nightlust hideout! Exorcist peeps... Hang back.

You approach Madder with a generous proposal: to heal him of his ailment and to fully restore his health. Of course, he is more than happy to hear this news and waits for you to prepare. Although you take a while to set up, eventually you manage to get everything ready for Madder's restoration.

You tell him to sit tight as you get to work, spending a while applying ointments, feeding him tonics and ensuring that he is in top condition once again. You explain to him that his Sanity will remain as it is, but he already knows this and understands.

Madder the Mimikyu (S: Ghost/Fairy)

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

When you have finished up, you advise him to take a breather for a bit before he gets back out there. Satisfied with your work, you pack up your things.


Tazz the Suicune (L: Water)

Health: 6/6
Sanity: 1/4
Perk: First Aid | Learned Abilities: Restrain
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Scytherwolf]

I'll have to rest for now.

[Neo Emolga]

I'll have to rest for now.

You decide to hunker down and give yourself some time to refresh your mind and flush out some of the nightmarish things you've seen. They still haunt you a bit and give you the chills, but resting your mind helps give you a chance to focus.

Carly has recovered 1 Point of Sanity.

Carly the Heracross (M: Bug/Fighting)

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

[Chakramaster]

Since I feel kinda clueless at the moment. I'm just gonna roll with the current advice. Taking the Philter Diary pages to the Philter Hideout. Gathering all the needed items I need and preparing myself mentally.

[pokemon trainer Felix]

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77. Kirsh the Larvitar

hi excuse me have you seen anything unusual that might have to do with the stalkers?