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

[Neo Emolga]

Madder wishes to take proof of the mission complete to 80. Ovben the Goomy and see what he has to say about the stalkers or anything else he can give us.

You manage to track down Ovben and when he notices your arrival, he starts to giggle. You give him the printout, but it seems like it wasn't even necessary to prove it...

"Oh, that was beautiful, my friend," Ovben laughs. "I was watching you sneak in from the roof of the east Metro Station entrance! And here I thought because you guys were buddies were Pormalu, there was no way I'd convince you to do it! I'm not sure what's better, the fact I have a clean record now, or the fact I managed to convince you!"

You give him a dirty look, but it seems that doesn't faze him one bit.

"Oh, right, Stalker evidence," He chortles. "Well, as it turns out... I don't have any! Really, I don't care about the Stalkers and I don't do Pormalu's work for him. He's a cop, he needs to do his job! Same with you. If you're good at something, you never do it for free! But, there is one thing I'd like to give to you instead."

He then pulls out of his stomach two Adrenaline Syringes and one Verge Syringe. They're dripping with his own goop, but he doesn't seem to care. He lays them out before you and you just look down at them with distain and they now sit in a puddle of Goomy goo.

"DRUGS!" Ovben laughs even harder. "Beautiful, lovely drugs! Oh, I totally recommend trying them together! They'll make you fly as high as a kite while everything moves so slooooow. Oh, I haven't tried them myself, that's just what that one kid Machop told me when he used them together. And then his heart stopped, but hey, you learn new things every day!"

You try to reach out and seize him, but all that happens is your dark hands get slathered by his goo as he slips away from your fingers, laughing hysterically.

"Ha ha, we're still friends, you know!" Ovben laughs, dashing and slipping away into a storm drain that you can't access. "Oh, and tell Pormalu I said 'hi.' And that he can go drink piss and wet himself!"

He slips away through the storm drain tunnels and there's no trace of him. You're tempted to call Pormalu, but you figure by the time he gets here, Ovben would be long gone anyway. Not to mention there wouldn't be a way for the Arcanine to slip through the drains either.

You decide to take Ovben's "gift," thinking you might as well put them to good use.

Items [Adrenaline Syringe] x2 and [Verge Syringe] have been added to the Team Inventory.

With there nothing left to find here, you decide to head back.

Madder the Mimikyu (S: Ghost/Fairy)

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

[Neo Emolga]

Hey Hunu (the skrelp) mind if I talked to you? I was wondering if you've seen anything suspicious around lately.

Actually, I have some more specific questions for you too. You know Natisha and Min, your two friends, could you tell me a bit about them? Like what sort of things you three do together, and what they do on their own? You see, I recently found a trap set up specifically to target Natisha in the windstone housing complex. Would you know who might have made that?

Another thing, a friend of mine recently discovered a bunnelby who'd been captured in a cage by you and your friends. Did you or one of your friends make the trap the bunnelby was caught in? If you guys did make it, where did you learn to make traps like that? Where did you get the supplies for it? That reminds me, the bunnelby claimed you had threatened them with bleach, could you tell me where or who you got that bleach from?

Anyway, it would be a huge help if you could tell us where the other bunnelbys are. Why did you three trap decide to target and trap those bunnelby anyway?

Interview Rapport: POSITIVE
+1 Shared Type (Poison)
+Intimidating (Grass vs Water)
+Modesty (Grass vs Poison)

You find Hunu by himself just outside of Brookheights School. He doesn't seem interested in anyone or anything else at first as he fiddles with his smartphone while waiting for the bus. You approach him and introduce yourself and ask if he's seen anything suspicious. He then looks at you from the corner of his crimson eye as if you made a face at him.

"Oh nothing, just stories of a couple of dead Pokémon turning up all over town," he tells you cynically like you flipped your lid. "You kidding? Everything is 'suspicious' around here. I find random body parts just laying around like it's nobody's business. Like a severed hand at the park. Seriously, you must have just gotten here or you've had your head stuck in a storm drain and used some razor wire to yank it back out. Welcome to our special hell. Why not buy a 'wish you were here, Silvercoal City, go to hell' postcard to send to all the people you hate?"

You then bring up some of the other questions, asking about Natisha and Min and what Hunu knows about them. You also ask about the trap.

"Friends," Hunu nodded, chuckling when you say that. "Ever have someone you hated so much you actually liked hanging out with them and wanted to one-up every damn annoying thing they did just to prove you're better than them constantly? That's how I feel about Natisha and Min, or who I refer to as Princess Pissface and Admiral Asshat respectively. We steal each other's stuff, we set traps for each other, we break each other's things, and that kind of crap. I send Admiral Asshat to the school nurse, he breaks my phone, Princess spits in my face, I hit her with my textbook, Asshat sets her bookbag on fire, and the cycle goes on. I don't even know who set that trap. Could have been Asshat. Or it could have been something I set up weeks ago and forgot about. Hell if I know."

You then ask about the captured Bunnelby as well as about the cage, the traps, and the supplies. He gives you that look. Even though Hunu started off liking you a bit, he doesn't seem too thrilled you asked about that.

"Why the hell do you care?" Hunu shrugged, spitting on the sidewalk. "You're helping him but you've been totally ignoring me for the past week. And for crap's sake, it was a prank, but oh, screw me though. Whatever. But if you really want to know about the god-forsaken bleach, then wake the hell up and do me a favor for once. Otherwise I'm not telling you a damn thing about it. It means nothing to you anyway."

You then ask about the other Bunnelbys. He looks even more annoyed by that and sucks his teeth in discontentment.

"I swear to pissing Arceus, we had nothing to do with the others," Hunu pouts, really looking aggravated with you. "I didn't even know there were more besides that one. Unless Pissface and Asshat did something I'm not aware about. Why not go ask them these annoying questions? You'll sure as hell be doing me a favor."

Soon enough, the school hoverbus arrives and Hunu puts his phone away and grabs his bag. He seems quite relieved it has finally arrived.

"Great chat," he tells you sarcastically. "I would have enjoyed punching staples in my face a whole lot more than that."

He then boards the bus with several other students and soon enough, the bus takes off and leaves you by yourself.

Amia the Roserade (M: Grass/Poison)

Health: 4/5
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Lockpick | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

Escort 71. Caagu the Numel to the Object {Type Conductors: +Fire Type+, +Ground Type+} at (89) Macanan Textile Manufacturing

You decide to pay Caagu the Numel a visit and get his help with something. He gets home from work just in time to see you by his door. He definitely wasn't expecting you, but you then talk to him about the conductors at the textile manufacturing plant.

"I guess," Caagu shrugs. "I kind of had a long day today, but you did me a favor so I'll help out."

You both then head to the Macanan Textile Manufacturing plant, specifically where the upper floors are. The area around it is full of broken machines, damaged supplies, and obsolete raw materials. The area around is a mess, but you head to the back where the console is and relocate the nodes.

"Wow, what a dump," Caagu remarks as he looks around. "Really makes you wonder just how some Pokémon get this negligent to let something like this happen. Sure glad it's not my job to clean this up."

He then approaches the nodes and nods as he recognizes what these are for.

"Ah, now I see why you needed my help," He nods with a smirk. "I'll handle these."

Caagu then focuses on the red node first, taking a deep breath, closing his eyes, and then lets loose a Flame Burst attack on the node, heating it up quickly and causing the trigger mechanism to activate. He then turns to the brown node and then strikes it with an Earth Power attack, causing the ground beneath the node to shake and tremble. And that in turn causes the second node to activate which then opens the metal door in the back.

"Mmm, that was almost fun," Caagu tells you as you both head into the next room.

You both see that this room is nearly empty save for a large but dated computer console stationed beside it with wires and tubes running everywhere along with many machine parts well beyond your knowledge. Both you and Caagu try approach it, but when you get close, the main, large screen suddenly flickers on with a hologram of a Chatot dressed in a black hoodie. You're not even sure if this Chatot is real and being broadcasted from somewhere else or if it's just an AI. He gives you the evil eye as he has a mike wrapped with his wing. Suddenly, a rap beat begins to play in the background.

"Looks like fresh meat," the Chatot replies cynically, looking down upon both of you. "I'll tell ya what, homie, 'cause I'm about to talk street an' I'm about to spit my thug over this here beat while ya take a seat."

"Wait, wait!" Caagu speaks up to the hologram. "Who or what are you?"

"Name's Chatz," he nods as he dances a bit, mocking and taunting Caagu. "Talkin' down the brats before they fall flat. I want to hear ya words rattle as I challenge ya to a rap battle so if ya want me to fork over the goods I'm gonna need ya to talk to me like ya got ya blood from the hoods."

Object: {Argumentative AI: <Diplomacy>} has been noted in the Team Records.

"Uhh... but I don't-" Caagu mutters.

"Well ain't that a shame," Chatz taunts Caagu and you. "One fat camel and one chilly weasel can't bring the rush like a truck still runnin' on diesel. When you're ready to ignite the flame, come at me hard or ya will always just be the same, losin' the game an' never taste the kiss of the fame."

You try to tell it to listen, but even after only muttering a few words, the machine shuts off and the holographic image of the rapper Chatot simply disappears, leaving you two alone in the dimly lit room again. It seems like Chatz is sentient enough to not even want to be bothered to come back on despite your pleas to just have a reasonable conversation.

"AI that wants to rap battle..." Caagu mutters, looking defeat. "That's not something I can do."

Unfortunately, you don't think it's something you can do either. It seems like you'll need someone who has a good way with words to deal with whatever this Chatot seems to be expecting.

You both decide to head back as the sun is coming down.

Katzu the Sneasel (M: Dark/Ice)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: First Aid | Learned Abilities: Escort/Protect
Failed Assassinations: 0/2