Mokou Crosses Over into Pokemon, The Text Adventure

[capt. h]

>ignore Megan and continue on coolly. We can't waste time fighting random encounters."

> You aren't sure why you can't waste time fighting random encounters, but you decide against fighting Megan. "Not right now," you say cooly.

> "Suit yourself". Megan says. You pass the trainer, and enter New Bark town a few minutes later. It's a quiet place that only has a couple houses and a laboratory. Nice, peaceful, and smells of the sea. Though a bit boring looking. You take out your map.

> To the North is Blackthorn City, and it's a fairly big climb to reach it, the city was built on a mountain. But it does have a gym. To the west is Cherrygrove City, and north of that is Violet city. Cherrygrove is boring, but Violet has a gym and an odd monument worth checking called "Bellsprout Tower".

> You contemplate your options, and toss around the idea of fishing; this town has a lake and is fairly close to the oce-hello...

> It seems you, Cirno, and Kaguya aren't the only people Yukari sent on this little quest. You see Marisa Kirisame and her distinctive hat leaving the nearby laboratory.

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[Raikaria]

> Make sure Marisa hasn't done what she does best... stealing precious things.

[capt. h]

> Make sure Marisa hasn't done what she does best... stealing precious things.

> With Marisa, it's not a matter of whether she stole something, but whether she stole it from you the last time you shook her hand. You are confident she's stolen somthing from someone already, but you know that she hasn't stolen from you. Yet.

> And on that note, she walks up to you, hand extended for the shake. "Hiya! Imagine seeing you here! I thought it was just Patchy 'n Alice!"

> You think you should try to swap phone numbers. You are also fairly sure this encounter will end with some kind of battle. Marisa seems to think trading blows is the best way to say hello.

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[Raikaria]

> With Marisa, it's not a matter of whether she stole something, but whether she stole it from you the last time you shook her hand. You are confident she's stolen somthing from someone already.

> And on that note, she walks up to you, hand extended for the shake. "Hiya! Imagine seeing you here! I thought it was just Patchy 'n Alice!"

> You think you should try to swap phone numbers. You are also fairly sure this encounter will end with some kind of battle. Marisa seems to think trading blows is the best way to say hello.

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> Do we know this 'Patchy'? [I'm assumeing since we know Alice because Magic Team]

> If not, inquire. Always good to have information.

[capt. h]

> Do we know this 'Patchy'? [I'm assumeing since we know Alice because Magic Team]

> If not, inquire. Always good to have information.

> "Ya know, Patchouli Knowledge, librarian of the Scarlet Devil Mansion." Marisa explains "Real bookish type that never leaves her library. Purple hair, and likes poofy clothes and nightcaps. If you have a question about anything, she's the person to call." You've heard the name, but you've never met her personally. You notice Marisa is eyeing Lighter greedily. She begins, "You have a nice Charmander there."

> "Get your own and back off."

> "That's the problem with people that know me too well," she pouts. "Ya get it from Oak?" You give a resigned nod. "I suppose I could steal one of his instead. Tell ya what, how about we have a nice friendly match, and then I give ya Patchy's number, ze?" Marisa lets out a small green creature with a leaf on it's head.



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[Raikaria]

> Do we know of Patchy's health issues? This might be something to be mildly concerned about.

> Remind Marisa that grass is weak to Fire. By having Lighter burn the Chikorita.

> Alternatively, send out Flint or the Ponyta.

[capt. h]

> Do we know of Patchy's health issues? This might be something to be mildly concerned about.

> You know very little about Patchouli, and absolutely nothing about her health.

> Remind Marisa that grass is weak to Fire. By having Lighter burn the Chikorita.

> Alternatively, send out Flint or the Ponyta.

> Lighter is very good at reminding her of this! Marisa commands Chikorita to charge in for a tackle and it takes a blast of flames. Marisa has it try to dodge, but pretty quickly you connect a second time and it faints.

> "Should have known better," Marisa says, adjusting her hat. "Ah well, I guess ya live and learn, right?" She gives you 200 P in prize money and you swap numbers, getting the numbers for Marisa, Alice, Patchouli, and Professor Elm of this town's laboratory.

> "By the way, and I'm not saying this will happen, but if Alice and Patchouli come by looking for me I was never here, ze? And I never stole anything from them. Or from anyone else. It was all Alice. Yep." Marisa begins to walk towards Viridian City.

> A quick check of your bag reveals that she stole two of your pokeballs. You can confront her about it if you want, as she is right here, but considering it's Marisa you're not sure it's worth it.

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[GuyYouMetOnline]

>Of course it's worth it! NOBODY steals from us!
?Torch Marisa. Not enough to kill her, but enough to incapacitate her long enough to get our balls back (o_O) and leave.

[Pesco]

> Exercise restraint and ask yourself 'What would Keine do?'. Marisa is a human and we're supposed to protect and teach humans.
>Grab Marisa by the shoulders and headbutt her face.

[Momijibot]

>Ohhh no you don't Marisa.
>After doing the above, check to see how many pokeballs she had before nicking our two.

[Kyo Tanaka]

>Steal the ball that has "M" on it if it's there.

[Momijibot]

>Steal the ball that has "M" on it if it's there.

>To add to this, if she has no pokeballs, let her keep two of ours. If she robs us again, however...

[The Unlimited RR]

>Consider naming Ponyta Inferno Dash.  It looks like a Dash.

[capt. h]

>Of course it's worth it! NOBODY steals from us!
?Torch Marisa. Not enough to kill her, but enough to incapacitate her long enough to get our balls back (o_O) and leave.

> Well, yeah, of course it's worth it. Although you aren't sure you want to torch Marisa with so many witesses.

> Exercise restraint and ask yourself 'What would Keine do?'. Marisa is a human and we're supposed to protect and teach humans.

> You consider what Keine would do. You are pretty sure it would involve a long boring lecture about how its wrong to steal.

>Grab Marisa by the shoulders and headbutt her face.

> And you are certain it would involve the headbutt you just gave Marisa. Marisa is now stumbling backwards, dazed, and your head is aching hard.

>Ohhh no you don't Marisa.
>After doing the above, check to see how many pokeballs she had before nicking our two.

> Well, might as well try the lecture part too. "Yeah, no. Keep your hands out of my bag, you damn thief." You were never very good with long-winded speeches, but you think you made your point.

> While she's still disoriented, you take a peek into her bag. She has about 17 pokeballs, 15 before stealing ours. She also has 6 different type of spray bottles, and dozens of odd knickknacks. Lightbulbs, pens, price tags, shoelaces, watches, and keys, her bag is just stuffed with a bizarre collection of junk.

> You knick the two pokeballs back, asking "Marisa, what the hell is with your bag?"

> Marisa regains some of her composure. "Oi, my bag is perfectly normal, and there is nothing wrong with it. But ya ain't suppose to steal back the stuff I stole, ze?" Marisa takes out a small wooden magical reactor of some sort, which she begins to charge. "Stealing from a thief will get ya sparked, Love..."

>Steal the ball that has "M" on it if it's there.

>To add to this, if she has no pokeballs, let her keep two of ours. If she robs us again, however...

> There is no ball that has an "M" on it in her bag. Though You wouldn't be surprised if she were to find one later. You would have let her keep ours if she had none, but she has plenty. Besides, the Master Spark she's charging is making you feel less charitable.

>"Colored..."

>Consider naming Ponyta Inferno Dash.  It looks like a Dash.

> Inferno Dash is a tad long for a nickname. You like it enough to go for it, but you'll probably shorten it to just "Dash" for battle purposes and casual conversation.

>"Master..."

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[Kyo Tanaka]

>"You sure you wanna do that here?"

>check around for bystanders, they mustn't be caught in something like this.

>If we have enough time, rush over Marisa, and take the toy away from her.

[Raikaria]

> Hourai "Fujiyama Volcano"!

> Provided we aren't gonna gib anyone innocent

[capt. h]

>If we have enough time, rush over Marisa, and take the toy away from her.

> About mid charge, you realize you definitely don't have enough time.

> "SPAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRKKKKKK"

> You are now in quite a bit of pain. Your head is still thobbing from the headbutt, and you're pretty sure you just died.

>"You sure you wanna do that here?"

>check around for bystanders, they mustn't be caught in something like this.

> "Nope." Marisa grins. Apparently the Master Spark was one part pain, one part diversion, as Marisa now has her bag back. There are no bystandards, and you have enough space for a little match.

> Hourai "Fujiyama Volcano"!

> You decide to burn the witch. You throw massive amounts of exploding fire in Marisa's general direction, and singe her more than once. Marisa isn't really returning fire, choosing instead to run away to the east. Pretty soon she manages to fly out of range. You don't think you can catch up, though you expect she'll go to Oak's lab, so you may want to give Professor Oak a call.

> You are fairly annoyed at the witch, and are aching all over. But aftr a quick check you realize she didn't manage to steal anything other than her bag back, so that's good.

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[Kasu]

> Call Oak and tell him to take anti-theft measures.

[capt. h]

> Call Oak and tell him to take anti-theft measures.

> "Hello, Professor Oak's residence. I can't come to the phone right now, so please leave a message after the beep.

BEEP"

> "It's Mokou, the girl you gave the Charmander to. You'll want to keep an eye out for Marisa Kirisame, a blond lunatic in full witches garb. She's a thief to the point of kleptomania, and she's out hunting for Charmander, so she'll probably be headed your way."

> Message delivered, you hang up. You now ponder what to do next. You can visit the lab, leave the town, go fishing, or continue making calls.

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[Raikaria]

> Visit Lab. From what Marisa said, it sounds like Alice and Patchouli are yet to arrive.

[capt. h]

> You decide to enter the lab.

> "Ah, hello! Welcome to Elm's laboratory! I'm professor Elm!" A middle aged man walks up to you, and insists on healing your pokemon and giving you a tour of the facility. You notice a lanky guy in a lab coat placing lights on all the light fixtures. You think this explains a lot about Marisa's haul.

> After being giving the grand tour and a long explanation about pokemon eggs which you half-understood, two people burst through the front door demanding to know which way Marisa went.



> The blond one with the doll you know to be Alice Margatroid. You aren't familiar with the purple haired one that's bent over weezing.

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[IdiotsOpposite]

I don't think we have any particular obligation to Marisa, especially after she tried to take our balls. Let's let them know where we saw her and where she was going. But also ask them why they're after her.

[Raikaria]

> Marisa said to tell them she was never there.

> That dosen't mean you can't tell them which way she went from a very slightly different location [Like outside the lab]

> Besides, it's not like we owe Marisa loyalty.

> Loopholes FTW.

[capt. h]

I don't think we have any particular obligation to Marisa, especially after she tried to take our balls. Let's let them know where we saw her and where she was going. But also ask them why they're after her.

> Marisa said to tell them she was never there.

> That dosen't mean you can't tell them which way she went from a very slightly different location [Like outside the lab]

> Besides, it's not like we owe Marisa loyalty.

> Loopholes FTW.

> Considering she tried to rob you, you don't think you have any obligation to Marisa. That said, you do word it carefully. "Marisa wanted me to tell you that she was never here. I'm sure she would want me to tell you that she also didn't steal anything from anyone, and that she most certainly isn't going to Pallet town. Why do you ask?"

> The purple haired girl explains between breaths, "The black-white stole half our money and all our pokeballs."

> Alice begins a terse greeting. "Mokou, meet Patchouli Knowledge. Patchy, meet Fujiwara no Mokou. Now hurry along or we'll never catch up."

> "You go on ahead," Patchouli wheezes, "I'll meet you in Violet City."

> "Agreed," Alice says, giving a quick goodbye and hurrying back out the door. Professor Elm is currently offering the new visitor a seat and a glass of water. You think this is for the best, as the visitor looks ready to keel over.

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[Hanzo K.]

>Sigh. "Jeez, I should've guessed they were yours, eh? She almost tried the same thing with me too, but I took my stuff back. If I see her again though, I'll just be sure to give her a taste of her own medicine."

[Kyo Tanaka]

>Is that Patchouli girl sick? She sounds like she's slowly dying...

[capt. h]

>Sigh. "Jeez, I should've guessed they were yours, eh? She almost tried the same thing with me too, but I took my stuff back. If I see her again though, I'll just be sure to give her a taste of her own medicine."

> "Thank you for the offer. Feel free to keep whatever you manage to take from her. I doubt I could have gotten it back anyway."

>Is that Patchouli girl sick? She sounds like she's slowly dying...

> "Are you sick?" you ask bluntly.

> "Healthy as I've ever been," Patchouli says. "A bit winded though. I could use an escort to Violet City, if you're headed that way."

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[IdiotsOpposite]

We're not really headed anywhere at the moment. Might as well take the ill girl to Violet, right?

Perhaps we could ask her or Prof. Elm what's in the city. Could be something interesting. Like a gym!

[Kasu]

We're not really headed anywhere at the moment. Might as well take the ill girl to Violet, right?

Perhaps we could ask her or Prof. Elm what's in the city. Could be something interesting. Like a gym!

Seconding this.

[capt. h]

We're not really headed anywhere at the moment. Might as well take the ill girl to Violet, right?

Perhaps we could ask her or Prof. Elm what's in the city. Could be something interesting. Like a gym!

Seconding this.

> "Violet city is home to Earl's pokemon academy, where young trainers learn the basics of surviving in the wild," Professor Elm explains. "It's also home to Sprout tower, an ancient building dedicated to Bellsprout."

> "Ironically, you can't actually catch a bellsprout in the tower, but there are some interesting ghosts in there I was hoping to capture," Patchouli continues. "There's also a gym in the city that specializes in flying type pokemon you can challenge. I myself have an interest in the Ruins of Alph to the southeast; it's an active excavation sight and a bit of a tourist attraction."



> You decide to escort Patchouli to Violet City. You take out your map, and you see two ways to get to Violet, you can either go north and climb route 46 then travel through darkfall cave too...

> Glancing at Patchy, you are fairly sure the girl would die if you took this route. You decide to travel west along route 30 through Cherrygrove City instead. You let the girl rest, and she buries herself in Elm's research notes. Soon Patchouli and Elm are discussing technical aspects of pokemon evolution. You make a point of nodding your head every once in a while, but don't really follow much of what they're talking about nor do you care. After about an hour of this Patchy is ready to leave and Professor Elm sends you both off.

> You travel west, appreciating the sunset if it is a bit bright for your eyes. After passing the last of the houses you come across a rat in the middle of the road, stealing from a discarded bag of potato chips.



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