Pokemon Umbral Theatre 25: On the Road Again...

[Astral Harmony]

I thought Pierce was currently with the group now?

Great, now I confused. Tell me, Drac! TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT!!

...

No, you can't have Lola. Pre-emptive strike, bitch.

[Dracorion]

Well...

I still haven't given up on PiercexShizukaxChizuru.

OT3.

[Geminex]

I would just like to inform you that I massively approve of this latest development and am happy to have contributed to it.

[Bard The 5th LW]

wait pierce isn't really dead right?

[Menarker]

Probably so. This is the conversation I had with Drac on the edu-pad.

Question is whether he is actually dead NOW or is currently dying but still has life enough for a few parting words or whatnot... We'll see when Drac finishes his half done post.

Renny: good to see you
15:58 Dracorion: Balls.
15:58 Renny: just composing a battle plan, don't mind me
15:58 Renny: not going to bug you
15:59 Dracorion: We get a Sniper?
15:59 Renny: yeah, Whitney
16:00 Dracorion: By which I mean:
16:00 Dracorion: I thought AB said we didn't/
16:00 Renny: AB said we wouldn't be able to use it in cramped locations, but he did say way earlier on that the last battle would be more spacious
16:00 Dracorion: 'Kay.
16:00 Renny: but I'll ask and confirm if this particular room is spacious enough
16:01 Dracorion: Mhm.
16:01 Renny: just to confirm. thanks for bringing it up
16:11 Renny: btw, your post was... interesting in an unnerving way
16:12 Renny: like all the conversations and such with you wanting Enmakki and getting Chizuru and all that just to die there?
16:12 Renny: Makes me suspect you're going to come back to life as a result of a last ditch effort from force feeding you a magatama
16:12 Renny: giving you your next level's upgrade of demon
16:12 Dracorion: Naw.
16:13 Dracorion: I'm not Gem.
16:13 Dracorion: And are you familiar with the term "red herring"?
16:13 Renny: yes, I am
16:13 Renny: and yes, I did consider that you might have been bullshitting about wanting those upgrades all those times
16:14 Renny: when you really wanted to kill him off in the first place
16:14 Renny: but actually admitting that possibility is a bit of a mouthful to swallow
16:14 Renny: especially since you wanted Pierce to lead in the sequel
16:15 Renny: and you can't exactly do that if your character isn't animated in some form or other!
16:15 Dracorion: That was just more misdirection on my part.
16:15 Dracorion: I was really comitted to making it a shock, you know?
16:15 Renny: "Well, you succeded you magnificent bastard." :3
16:16 Renny: I guess Renny is going to have to read your elogy or something?
16:17 Renny: you want something awesome written on your tombstone?
16:17 Renny: :3
16:17 Renny: is Elizabeth your new main character now?
16:17 Dracorion: "Fuck yo shit".
16:17 Dracorion: And yes.
16:17 Renny: so, all of your pokemons are dead too
16:18 Renny: hold on, what about Dialga?
16:18 Renny: or were they stolen or something?
16:18 Renny: I mean, valuable pokemons are valuable
16:18 Dracorion: Not necessarily.
16:18 Dracorion: They're beaten. Horace might not bother to kill them.
16:18 Dracorion: Steal them, maybe.
16:19 Renny: well, I would figured that they would go rogue at least
16:19 Renny: but you did say that only Blaziken was able to fight at that time
16:19 Renny: and it was in bad shape too
16:19 Renny: >_> and why do I get the feeling that Charlotte is going to be smiling from ear to ear?
16:20 Dracorion: It was. Then it got knocked out.
16:20 Dracorion: And she will be.
16:21 Renny: btw, I'm just going to write up the battle post to prepare, but I'm going to wait a bit for you to get your post done
16:21 Renny: cause I'm still confused about whether Pierce has been found by our group yet or not
16:22 Renny: which should change people's reactions quite a bit
16:25 Renny: oh, AB has his ESTOC thread up
16:25 Renny: I didn't notice. ^^
16:27 Renny: btw, I just have one question to ask
16:28 Renny: since your entire leadership thing was one big lie, is Renny leader or are we passing it on to Elizabeth or something?
16:28 Renny: (Well, the part of Pierce being leader was a lie)
16:30 Dracorion: Eh.
16:30 Dracorion: Haven't decided yet.
16:30 Dracorion: I'm sure Elizabeth could persuade Renny to give it up, though.
16:31 Renny: Well, I wasn't planning to have Renny be "all powerful leader" or whatnot
16:31 Renny: if anything, his role might be closer to the "Ace" or something.
16:31 Renny: someone the group can rely on in a difficult situation
16:32 Renny: but that's way in the future anyhow
16:32 Renny: I was just asking hypothetically
16:35 Renny: btw, was there a particular reason why you killed Pierce off?
16:35 Renny: like were you tired of his character? You wanted to try something different? Or was it purely for the sake of the story?
16:36 Renny: it's all fine either way. I'm just curious
17:15 Renny: So... if/when we find Pierce, can we loot your body for your items?
17:15 Renny: or should I assume you used them all up trying to survive?
17:35 Dracorion: Used them up.
17:36 Dracorion: Also, Renny is the last person who would consider graverobbing.
18:00 Renny: well, the situation IS desperate
18:00 Renny: and it's not like they are your treasured goods
18:01 Renny: like a family keepsake
18:01 Renny: and if your pokemons were there, he'd probably take them just to ensure they were cared for
18:02 Renny: but, like you said, it would definately not be anywhere near the first thought he would have

[Bard The 5th LW]

Oh wow. This is... surprising. Kill him on his own sidequest.

[Dracorion]

So dead.

And like I just said, I'm still shipping PiercexShizukaxChizuru. So now there's a layer of horrible on top of it.

Originally Posted by Geminex

I would just like to inform you that I massively approve of this latest development and am happy to have contributed to it.

Well, you didn't, and I'm happy to burst your bubble.

Or are we finally to the point where you're going to jump in randomly and claim to be responsible for the latest shocker in the RP?

[Astral Harmony]

Not much horrible, though. Chizuru is technically dead herself.

[Geminex]

Originally Posted by Dracorion

Or are we finally to the point where you're going to jump in randomly and claim to be responsible for the latest shocker in the RP?

Naw. But I'm pretty sure the idea to have Pierce confront his former employer originated with one (1) Geminex. As such, I do feel justified in claiming some credit.

I didn't kill him off, 'fcourse, that was all you. But I contributed to the scene, I think, and that is what matters. And not a terrible scene at that, I might add! Though if you had wanted to make it sob-licious, you should have played up the Pierce/Sam conflict a bit more. As it is, the whole thing fell kinda flat. You generally write best when you're portraying inner conflicts, badass one-liners really don't work, particularly with that buildup (or lack thereof).

But wait, I'm supposed to be gone, aren't I?

[Dracorion]

Well, with all the delays, a lot of things had to get cut just so I could get the thing out there.