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

[Bulbasaur]

WAIT I'M ACTUALLY GONNA PROTECT TASHY SORRY.

[Morzone]

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]

Well that meeting with Tashy went quite well. I say we interview #40 Jaxie the Gothorita next.

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.

Madder!

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]

Guess I'll search (8) Overland Metalworks - (8b) Floors 1-5

[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]

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.

Julia the Weavile (M: Dark/Ice)

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

[Neo Emolga]

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.

Carly 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.

Sarah 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...

Lita 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.

Pixel the Porygon-Z (M: Normal)

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