Stalkers RPG Main Action and Team Status [SEASON 5]

[Neo Emolga]

I'll search the exterior of the Silverlight Shopping Mall (2).

I go with Midnight and check the the exterior of the Silverlight Shopping Mall (2).

Tonight, Soul and Midnight decided to stay close to home and investigate the exterior of the Silverlight shopping mall. From a distance, they could see that most of the Pokémon that had been living here had been in makeshift housing typically in the parking deck just as some shelter, though there were tents and makeshift sheds scattered around the mall as well.

From what Soul and Midnight saw, most of these Pokémon lost almost all of their savings and were just barely getting by. Others simply lost their homes due to the OMEN crisis and had nothing else due to the remaining hotels having virtually no vacancies. At night, most of the Pokémon that were working at the mall had come out to reside here. Around the refuge camp, trashcan fires were common, tailgate cooking was a way of life, and simple cheap entertainment like card games and live music with inexpensive instruments were all around them as they looked around. As they walked through the camp, they saw an old Lopunny and a weary-eyed Sandslash chatting over a cup of tea while a young Charmeleon was stirring a soup kettle over a fire.

Quite a few Pokémon went to sleep as soon as the sun went down while others tried to enjoy some semblance of nightlife. From what could be seen in their eyes and behavior, they’ve got used to this living situation after three years of it. It was nothing fancy and they were certainly not the envy of the Pokémon residing in the hotels, but they were surviving and keeping sane by taking one day at a time. From the looks of things, the situation of many Pokémon living together in close proximity brought them closer together.

Soul and Midnight traveled to the western most area of the mall, typically the least-active and populated area. While the lights around the mall were turning off to close for the night and save the electricity. Soul had spotted a small metallic object near a few piles of discarded carboard boxes. When he went over to take a better look, he saw it was a lightly-scratched key with the letters and numbers “Y117” painted on the base.

“Curious,” Soul remarked, looking over the key before turning to Midnight. “Think we’ll ever find where this is supposed to go to?”

“No harm in taking it,” Midnight shrugged with a smile. “You never know.”

Soul nodded and promptly pocked it.

[Vault Y117 Key] has been added to the Team Inventory.

As they checked by the front of the building, there was a neglected pile of dirty clothing, blankets, and towels. Feeling it was worth searching anyway in just case, there was a coin pouch in one of the pocketed cloaks that still had a few sochas within it. After pouring out the coins, counting them, and dividing it evenly, they pocketed their shares and continued looking.

The $60 Sochas$ have been added to Soul’s and Midnight’s Packs (30 each).

They finished off the night search by investigating the rest of the building’s perimeter, but besides a few piles of discarded trash and a few other Pokémon tents and camps, they didn’t find anything suspicious that seems to be connected to the Stalkers.

After deciding they had enough, they headed back to the steel mill to sleep off the rest of the night.

Soul the Scrafty (M: Dark/Fighting)

Health: 20/20 | Sanity: 20/20 | Purity: 20/20
Battle Stance: Tactical
Perk: Security | Abilities:
EQUIPMENT:
Attack Weapon: <Empty>
Defense Armor: <Empty>
Jewelry: <Empty>
Utopian Aspect: <Empty>
MERCENARIES:
#1: <Empty>
#2: <Empty>
PACK:

• $30 Sochas

Midnight the Zoroark (M: Dark)

Health: 20/20 | Sanity: 20/20 | Purity: 20/20
Battle Stance: Ferocious
Perk: Diplomacy | Abilities:
EQUIPMENT:
Attack Weapon: <Empty>
Defense Armor: <Empty>
Jewelry: <Empty>
Utopian Aspect: <Empty>
MERCENARIES:
#1: <Empty>
#2: <Empty>
PACK:

• $30 Sochas