Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-24304510-20140418180855

''We have enough characters in the Pokemon Center to begin the first "mission" of Evolutions v3.0. But instead of you going to the Pokémon, they're going to come to you...''

''Any players who have posted in the Pokémon Center Lobby by this point are considered to be in the Pokémon Center (Bergen, Silver, Kara, Luna, Nikolai, Amet, Emily, and Sven). Other players will need to contact me (Electric Spark), so I can let them know how they can enter the mission from outside.''

''Here's how most missions work: There is no order, you're free to post as you see fit. I will make a GM post every 24-36 hours to update the situation (perhaps earlier if everyone participating posts quickly). Everyone is expected, but not required, to make at least one post between each of my updates. Failure to do so means that your character, to put it simply, stands around doing nothing for that period. This means your OC will be more likely to come under attack. As such, serious repercussions might occur, so be an active poster! ''

''If you need to take a break or can't get on to post at certain times, contact me. Your character can either retreat from the fight or I'll have your OC take defensive measures to try to ensure their survival. I won't kill off your characters or Pokémon as a penalty for not posting; that's just wrong. However, things like Serious Injury aren't off the table, so be prepared for anything! You can guard against these situations more easily by using XP to purchase Fate Points.

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As afternoon slowly makes its way to night, the Celadon City Pokémon Center seems to fall into a state of contemplation, reflecting on the past week. But, as the sun touches the treetops, the relative peace is shattered by the return of a "hero".

A tall, balding man with a comb-over of black hair steps quickly through the door of the Pokémon Center. His face is fixed into a tight mask of grumpy seriousness, and his hard set green eyes look unblinkingly around the room for a short moment. A few people know this person; those who were evacuated from the Residential District, that is. His name is Kyosuke, the former second-in-command of the Celadon City Pokémon Ranger Base. His uniform displays a "6" Ranking, although it definitely doesn't look as bright and cheerful as it used to.

It takes a moment for everyone to register the baggage he seems to be carrying. He's holding a Mareep over his right shoulder, and a Pikachu dangles by its ears from his left hand. Even a cursory glance can tell anyone that they're dead.

Tracking a bit of dirt across the floor, Kyosuke strides up to the counter and deposits the corpses in front of Nurse Joy, who flinches and places a hand over her mouth. Pulling a pack of cigarettes from his chest pocket, the Ranger ignores the stern look the nurse gives him, lights one, and takes a long draft before speaking.

"I found these just a few blocks east of here. No trainers near-abouts, no distinguishable markings. There were a couple more scattered around, all Electric-types. I brought these back for ya."

Nurse Joy quickly looks them over, confirming their deaths, then takes them both back to the ICU. A few minutes pass in silence, the only sounds being the breathing of everyone in the room, and the quiet sizzle of Kyosuke's cigarette burning. It isn't long before the nurse returns.

"It appears their bodies have been shorted out." She says in little more than a whisper, with a noticable quiver in her voice. "It's as if something has drawn the electrical charge out of their bodies, to the point where they couldn't even signal their own hearts to beat."

Kyosuke curses. "We had thought the Pokémon were only attacking humans, not each other." He extinguishes the butt of his cigarette on the heel of his boot. "Looks like we were wrong."

At that moment, as the sun dips completely below the horizon, the lights in the Pokémon Center begin to unnaturally flicker, then dim. 