Littleroot Town

Nicolai "Servo" Dakari

With little more than a curt nod, Nicolai accepted the professor's answer as accurate and stepped back outside into the rain. He was almost always courteous and polite to others unless they gave him reason to be, but in the success of acquiring what should have been just another piece of tech - the redhead's heart had beat just a little faster and with it, his mind had all but left the lab long before his body did. This was it. No more hiding, no more running. The plan was in motion now. He simply needed to follow the path. Ironically, his thoughts lined up with reality at the moment as he walked along a literal path through the slowly dissipating downpour. Soon it would cease entirely, he could see that in the way the drops became lighter every few minutes. "This is it Flux. This is the first of many victories for us."  He spoke in a light tone to the ditto who had all but buried himself back into the depth's of it's trainer's clothing. Still, Nick felt the wriggling against his chest that symbolized the pokemon had both acknowledged his statement and agreed. No sooner had Nicolai returned to the heart of littleroot town and settled into a bench indicating that it was a stop for the nearby bus transit - than the rain ceased. On any other day he would have cursed the irony of his own luck, but today he merely peered out from beneath the shade of the overhang and peered at the very slowly clearing sky, smirking a bit. "It's going to take a lot more than that to stop me." He muttered cheerfully, the ditto in his outfit risking a peek back over his collar before practically squealing in joy and carefully sliding out from the protection offered by the man's clothes. Flux had just barely managed to get up the courage to let go of his collar and slide down onto the ground when Nick's quick hands caught the ditto by a chunk that could very well have been the ditto equivalent of 'scruff'. After pointing to the ground and letting flux's eyes follow to the puddle the poor thing would have splashed into, the ditto whined a bit before allowing it's trainer to set it on the bench next to him. "I told you, no getting sick again. I'm not in the business of nurturing sick Pokemon. You received that kindness one time, and it will be the last time." To most pokemon this would have been seen as a scolding, given the tone used when spoken. But Flux saw past that. She'd been working with Nicolai for a long time now and had grown accustomed to seeing beyond his surface expressions and tones. She was aware that he hated Pokemon, and was incredibly grateful to be among the few that he seemed to appreciate as comrades. After risking a look around, the little blob wriggled about a bit impatiently beside its trainer, shaping itself into the unmistakable shape of a question mark. "Oh? Fine then, go for it. But I hope you did a good perimeter check first. If you shift before you know the coast is clear you'll have to pay for that mistake later. And you know what that means." The first statement might not have been scolding, but this last bit certainly had been a warning. Flux shivered at the prospect, shambling up to the back of the bench and doing a much, MUCH more thorough inspection of the area before deciding she was ready. Almost immediately after, Flux's body began to ripple and change, quickly growing and forming limbs that had not been there before. The ditto had issues replicating certain features, but Nicolai's intensive training had helped through most of that so long as the pokemon held it's focus when transforming. That, combined with the fact that Flux had assumed this as one of her default forms as per nick's request meant that within seconds, the Ditto was no longer anywhere to be found, replaced instead by a woman with chestnut hair and rather mundane appearance overall. Sure, she was fit and slightly curvy - but nothing about her appearance stood out. Which was exactly the point Nick had made when choosing several persona's for the ditto to be able to replicate on command should they need to make a hasty exit. Flux patted down her new form carefully. The clothes were inanimate objects normally so replicating their actual feel was impossible for the ditto. But over time Flux had learned to at least give off the appearance of clothing for certain transformations. So long as no one touched her, she would look every bit as human as her trainer did. "Let me see your hands." the man in the black outfit stated calmly, swiveling his blue hues to Flux's new form. "Huh?" The simple question on Flux's mind came out as it always did, regardless of human shape, causing the Pokemon to place a hand over her mouth and flush in embarrassment as her trainer furrowed his brow. She knew better than to try and speak - and knew all to well that Nick would want to see the spot she most often messed up when transforming. Slowly, Flux lifted her hands, palms towards the redhead who inspected them a moment and then nodded. "You know better than to try and talk. But otherwise? Perfect."




Trainer Encounter: 5/25
Wild Encounter: 5/5
Item posting - specific lure 5/20

Inventory:- Infinite Pokeballs, Infinite Potions, Pokedex, x1 ampharosite, x1 metal powder, x1 Metal coat

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{Pokemon Team}


"Quanta"

Porygon - Genderless
Height:2'07"
Weight:80.5 lbs
Lv.5
hp - 40
exp: 5/15
Ability: Download - If opponents defense/sp defense is decreased, this Pokemon's attack or special attack will rise one stage respectively (type effectiveness not included)
Tackle: 20
Sharpen: Raises user's attack by one stage.

"Flux"

Ditto - Genderless (female for the lolz!)
Lv.10
hp - 70
exp: 5/15
Ability: Imposter - When sent into battle, this Pokemon will transform into it's opponent, copying it's appearance, type, moves, ability, stat changes, weight, and mega evolution or form
Transform: Change into opponent

"Yashi"

Andronite - Genderless
Lv. 10
Hp - 70
exp: 5/15
Ability: Galvanize - Normal type attacks will become electric type attacks and gain x1.2 damage (type effectiveness included)
Parabolic charge: 55 - recovers half of the damage dealt
metal claw: 40 - raises user's attack by one stage
Magnet rise: user is immune to ground type attacks for 5 turns
Barrier: Raises user's defense by two stages

"Torchic"
(Image coming soon)
Mudkip - Male
Lv. 5
HP- 40
Ability:
Tackle- 20
Growl- Lowers target's attack by one stage
2/15

Nicolai "Servo" Dakari

Flux frowned, even as her trainer seemed incredibly pleased by the recovery of the small list of things he had asked her to... Procure. The ditto masquerading as a human had no actual qualms when it came to stealing material objects - any objections the ditto may have had about the sin had been long since washed away in it's service to nick. No, this discouragement was due to the fact that she had actually believed her trainer when he said that they needed to commit to the role of honest, moral citizens. Sure, flux knew that eventually once his task was completed, they would most certainly return to the shadows from whence they came. But she had hoped that, for a time at least, they could enjoy some regular adventures like she had experienced during her time under the ownership of her previous trainer. The thought of the last human who had taken care of flux caused an unnatural shudder to come over the humanoid figure. Their adventures had been 'regular' indeed - but even someone as bad as Nicolai was better than the other woman. "What's wrong?" Nick asked, shaking the ditto from its revere. Being caught day dreaming had meant the ditto wasn't practicing any of the typical things Nicolai had taught her over the years. Eyes up, face neutral, surveying everything and everyone around them to ensure they were never caught off guard. Flux flushed a bit, shaking her head so quickly that the curly hair she currently had whipped in front of her face viciously. Even if she had been able to talk, the ditto wouldn't have said anything to Nick. The redhead was good at so many things... Pure, honest understanding was not among them. As they continued to walk, a new bag of seemingly random gadgets in her trainer's hand, Flux set herself back to the task of maintaining a perimeter watch. It was a paranoid habit, but the Pokemon found a sort of relaxation in it. A truly keen understanding of all surroundings took quite a bit of mental focus, focus that was gratefully stolen from thoughts of her last life. Had the ditto not been watching everything else in the world around them, she might have seen her trainer occasionally casting an eye her way. It was only for a fleeting instance at a time, but the more they walked - the more certain Nicolai had grown certain of what it was that ailed his comrade. loving and affectionate were not apart of Nicolai's repertoire, especially when it came to pokemon. He typically didn't care one way or another what his subordinates actually thought of him. He couldn't be afforded the luxury of caring with a task like his. However, no one the redhead with the goggles around his neck had ever known could say he wasn't perceptive and cunning. He knew what bothered Flux, and more importantly? He knew it needed to be rectified since he would need the creature performing top-notch for a particularly extended period of time. Flux was currently his most adaptable Pokemon - and in pure combat ability even managed to just barely exceed Quanta. If he wanted to get through the first few gyms, he would most certainly be counting on his tiny counterpart. With this in mind, and his ditto distracted by a crowd of what he knew Flux was paying keen attention to due to his training, the redhead managed to virtually vanish from sight, something the Pokemon pretending to be human didn't catch for several moments. When she did notice that her trainer had gone missing, the woman frantically began looking around in an almost panicked fashion. He had just been here! There was no way Nicolai could simply have walked away without her noticing? Right? As the expression on Flux's face became more and more frantic, the ditto was almost certain she would begin to cry. At the last moment, however, she felt a tap on her shoulder, one that nearly made her jump from her second skin as she jerked around in surprise to find... Her trainer, a frown on his face and what appeared to be a frosted treat in his free hand, one that he offered to her casually after a shrug. "You need to work on your awareness. Everything I've told you to keep an eye out for, you do - but you can't let other things slip by you just because you happen to see one of the key phrases I taught you in your training. It should have been a mere glance to that group to know they were merely workers, not spies." Despite his tone and expression, Nicolai reoffered the treat to flux who eyed it curiously before taking it with both hands as if she were certain it would break if she wasn't careful. "It's strawberry. I know you prefer chocolate but you need to try new things." Even though she knew she had just been scolded, Flux's now hazel eyes lit up at this revelation, her tongue poking out in a near goofy fashion. There were so many wonderful things about assuming a human form, listening to her feet slap on pavement, being more than a foot tall, having fingers to reach out and touch things. But above all else, her trainer was keenly aware of one thing that could bring his Pokemon back from any dark place - and that thing was a frozen wonder called icecream.



Trainer Encounter: 7/25
Wild Encounter: 7/5
Item posting - specific lure 7/20

Inventory:- Infinite Pokeballs, Infinite Potions, Pokedex, x1 ampharosite, x1 metal powder, x1 Metal coat