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TEAM ONE EVENT LOG

PESGARE

READY: START.

Roster: Theodore Leonhardt + Atsushi Nakajima, Augustine Sauveterre, Shinji Matou + Makoto Yuuki, Nazuna Nito + Apollo Justice, Sakutarou Oda + Howard Phillips, Carter + Mao Yata + Izumi Miyamura, Hitori Togusa + Sora Pu'uwai, Pitou Blythe + Astin Beaufort, Elizabeth Brisby + Ritsu Sakuma, Junpei Tenmyouji, Light Averly, Kiyotaka Ishida, Soujirou Katsuki + Peter Hoboken

On the morning of the fourth at 9am, you'll find yourself gathering at the beach with several other volunteers. Many of you will find yourself partnered up and with a name in mind, and awaiting in front of you is a small fishing boat equipped to carry your group. A text comes through not long after, Zee's name attached.

All aboard! Welcome, good morning, thanks for coming out. We've got a little journey ahead of us. Hope you like the ocean.

Stepping aboard, you'll notice that the boat is equip with everything you could need for a short trip three hours south of the city: fishing poles, breakfast, life jackets, etc. In addition, you'll find a handful of flares with the Retrospec symbol stamped on them that you may want to take with you. At the end of this trip, you'll find yourself pulling into a harbor of a region known as Pesgare.

Constantly overcast with the threat of rain, Pesgare is a bustling little harborside town with a wide ocean and streams leading fishermen and traders in from all parts of the world. There’s greenery and the scent of salt in the area and it’s a balmy sort of feeling the longer you linger outside.

The region known as Pesgare is filled with cramped quarters and cobblestone-esque roads and it’s hard to tell who is and isn’t from the area. There are multiple languages that can be heard (including some that are absolutely not from this earth) and it’s hard to track all of the activity in the main village. Along the roads are brick buildings and wooden shacks and the general area of the town itself is only about 500 square miles. Most of the area to explore ahead is the ocean itself to other ports and islands around.

Everyone in the town is friendly. Literally everyone. It’s hard to find anyone who isn’t in a jovial mood and who isn’t willing to help a neighbor or a stranger and they will be happy to chat about the places they’ve traveled or the people they’ve met along the way. Several of the stories revolve around travels around the globe from once upon a time, and there are others that speak of worlds far off and strange planets that you may never have heard of. It’s hard to tell if they’re serious stories or not though as the townspeople regale the tales and laugh all the while. It’s hard to go anywhere in the town without someone stopping to offer you a free loaf of bread or rush up to talk about how you remind them of someone. It’s busy, busy, busy. A lot of the places in the area appear to be trade posts for certain specialties. This includes weaponry, types of fish, cured meats and veggies, bakeries, books, equipment, curio wares and more. It’s all about supply and demand and barter and trade here.

It’s not recommended to travel at night, so most out-of-towners are directed to the inn at the top of the hill, The Ontispan. Several stories high and easily the most recognizable building in the port, you will find that it’s near the lighthouse and the owners, an elderly couple, are more than happy to take you in. There’s plenty of room! The lodging is nice and comfortable and the rolling sea outside your window is calming. However, payment must be made in the morning. No problem, right? You must have your wallet on you, mustn’t you? But the amount due is in a currency you do not have. You’ve never even heard of it! How are you supposed to pay for something like this?

It’s all about supply and demand and barter and trade. The boat you came on is nowhere in sight and none of the other fishermen will consider taking you back to the mainland while you're trying to leave without payment.

Looks like you'll just have to work off your debt, now won’t you?

This is the Team One Event Log! You are free to toplevel and thread as you choose on this log, but only team members may utilize this log.

Remember, your activity to qualify for your two free memories and one item is supplying at least 30 comments spread over the three objectives per group (minimum of 5 comments per objective!) with at least three members of your groups. You will not be eligible if you do not participate in all three objectives somehow, and you will not be eligible if you only stick with your preferred partner!

People who are paired with partners will experience some of the following:

-Telepathic connections, but only the thoughts you don’t want your partner to actually hear. You can also use this to influence your partner’s thoughts.
-Color fades when you’re not cooperating, it brightens when you are.
-Cause and effect. If something happens to your partner, you feel it (i.e. if your partner trips somewhere, you’ll feel the effects.)
-Timers. You and your partner will have a countdown embedded somewhere (hand, foot, chest, whatever) and if you don’t complete your missions and see each other before the timer runs out, consequences occur.

These are not required and you may play with these as little or as much as you want!

Important links to mod toplevels are: Mod Questions, Participation Reporting, NPC questions. Please be aware you are responsible for reporting your own participation & objective completion efforts with links. You must ICly tap into the log within the first 48 hours, or you will be removed from your team.
If your activity is low per objective, the moderators may reach out to you about reassignment as well.

The schedule for Team One is as follows:

3RD: Objective 1 posted (9PM EST) | Threading for Location Travel | Threading for Object One
Objective 2: Info for Objective Two | Threading for Objective Two
Objective 3: Info for Objective 3 | Threading for Objective Three
Mar 3rd: Outro

Objectives will be given in mod toplevels to this post with instructions; please check the log currently for Objective 1 to see how this will work.

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I hope she will if she can stand the rain.

[With that, he managed to put most of the supplies in the boat as he and Modeste got onto the boat. As he did, he uses the telescope that he was holding to see the ships ahead as he waits for Togusa to start the boat.]

Only once he's absolutely sure does Togusa dare to start up the boat's engine. The low rumble is almost swallowed up by the sound of the storm. Togusa steps back to unhook them from the dock, itself, and then goes back to the controls. "Hang on, here we go."

A gentle push on the throttle, maybe too gentle, at first. When he gets more of a feel for it, he will dare to get them up to speed, which they're going to need to keep from getting tossed too far off course in the storm.

"You're going to have to help me, let me know if we're going the wrong way, you can spot the boats better." All of his focus is going to have to be spent on keeping the boat going.

[As Togusa started the boat, Augustine held on to the rails to prevent himself from falling over the water. Upon he hears his instructions, he nods to him as he grips his telescope very tightly.]

Got it! Modeste, you have to hold onto me so I won't fall over.

[His dragon also nods as she does what he said without letting her claws scratching him. As for Augustine, he looks through his telescope, which from his vision, he didn't see anything but fog.]

I can't see anything from this direction. Can you try move to the left?

[They would try to move closer, but he can't risk themselves going deeper into the storm until he is able to get a visual.]

Togusa tries to do as instructed. He makes the amateur mistake of trying to turn directly that way at first, which means the next wave jostles the boat harder than the last few had. Togusa has to grip the controls hard to keep himself from wobbling. "Sorry, sorry!" He struggles to make sure the boat gets back under control.

When he is turning more shallowly, going more with the waves as they hit, the boat successfully goes in the direction. It's difficult to see, but at the right angle, Augustine might be able to spot something on their target boat.

[Thanks to Togusa's small mistake, Augustine almost overboard, but Modeste managed to catch him with her claw caught on his jacket. Not only that, he managed to keep his grip over the telescope as he takes a look through it again. This time, he sees not only the mentioned boat, but it seems their net was caught by a large tentacle, much to Augustine's shock.]

That's... something you don't see every day...

[He would have time to collect himself on what he just saw, but considering their situation, he knew he has no time to do so.]

Togusa, try to get close as you can! Modeste, I need you to position yourself over here!

[Modeste became confused at her owner's orders. Yet she complied as he stood in his place, preparing herself for his next orders.]

Togusa nods firmly, and at least he can see the boat, some movement on board. The people on board are looking at their back end, one or two daring to lean over the railings, but none of them can get a really clear look at what has them snagged. Voices rise over the wind shouting orders at each other. Somebody sees the light of their approaching boat, and waves for their attention.

Togusa has to be cautious, the other boat can't move, so he steers them as close as he can, but is ready to change their course if the waves seem like they will send them crashing into the immobilized craft. They can't afford to have them both stranded out here.

It's only once they're that close that Togusa can see what has the boat. "What the hell-!?"

[He can't really explain what he just saw, but with the situation turning dire, he knew this isn't the time to question everything.]

I think we may question that later! Modeste, use your abilities to immobilize that tentacle!

[Now realizing what he wanted her to do, Modeste quickly complies as she charges a green energy ball from her mouth and fires it to her target.]

Togusa's eyes go even wider when he sees what Modeste is setting up to do. Oh, he saw that attack back in August.

He waves a hand towards the people on the boat, like he's gesturing them back, and shouts as loud as he can over the storm. "Back! Get away from the edge! Back!" Luckily, someone on board spots him (or, hey, maybe he spots the dragon charging up her laser), and starts getting everyone away from that back railing.

"You're clear!" Togusa re-grips the wheel of the boat, ready for whatever kind of reaction this might provoke.

[With Togusa managed to warn the people from the boat, his dragon shoots out a green energy ball/laser to the tentacle. In fact, Modeste fired another energy ball/laser to make sure it will provoke to release the net. If it hits, he turns his attention back to him.]

Togusa, it might attack us next! Can you get us closer to the ship if possible?

The impact lets out a huge spray of water into the air, and for a second, Togusa can't even see if that worked. But when he gets another view of it, that seems to have given whatever is on the other end of that tentacle something to think about it.

Closer. "You got it," trying to keep the tone of worry out of his voice. Togusa guns the powerboat's engines again, and tries to specifically get the side of the ship Modeste is on closer to the tangled ship. Closer and closer, while Togusa is nearly holding his breath, as if that might help. Their whole side would be exposed if it lashes back at them.

"Good enough?"

Yes!

[They wanted to save the people who were on board inside the ship, but he knew Togusa would not get close to avoid the tentacle as soon as possible. So just in case...]

Modeste, if the tentacle gets too close, you have to fend it off with your claws and your energy beam of yours.

[His dragon nodded in agreement as she prepared herself to make a counterattack against it if it chooses to swing itself to their boat.]

The tentacle rears back with another spray of water, as if it's winding up to come down on the boat again. For a second, Togusa leans in to get a closer look, but he can't make out whatever the shape of the rest of the creature is. It's far too dark under the water.

The tentacle waves, and it starts to turn, aiming to drop in a slap towards whatever it was that attacked it. It's reluctant, but perhaps this is just a desperate lashing out in an attempt to drive Togusa and Augustine's boat away. Modeste should be too prepared to let it actually impact them.

[The sight of the tentacle coming to their direction is enough to horrify the professor. However, thanks to his orders from earlier, Modeste reacts by firing another green energy beam before she jumps from the boat and uses her now glowing claws in an attempt to counter and reflect it away from her owner and his friend.

Meanwhile, Augustine hung onto the rails of the boat to prevent himself from falling into the waters before he turns to Togusa.]

Togusa, can you get the boat closer to the ship even more?

Togusa cries out when Modeste leaps, and he looks after her in great concern. Is she going to be able to make it back all right!? He's going to have to trust her.

He lets out a shaky breath at Augustine's command. "All right. But we hit that thing, somebody's going to need to come out after us both!"

Togusa guns the engines again, just a short burst, so cautious and careful that his whole body is held tense as he does it. He can't even watch the battle below, his eyes are fixated on the front of their boat, and the edge of the trapped one.

"...There?"

[Gripping at the rails, Augustine held on as he feels the boat moving closer and closer to the ship. In fact, whatever the tentacle attempts to strike the boat once more, Modeste fired a series of blue and green laser blasts to it before she barely lands right next to her owner.

If they managed to reach the wayward ship, he starts to work on evacuating the ship into their boat before it strikes back.]

A wave of relief when Modeste lands on the deck again. Togusa raises his hand to signal to the people on board the other ship, starting to see Augustine's plan. "Can we get anyone across?" The people on board look at each other, and a few gesture towards the smaller boat. They can do this, leave minimal crew on board the boat the octopus (?) seems to be after.

The tentacle slithers back into the water with a smaller splash, and the surface doesn't break again for a few critical seconds. Togusa doesn't dare look down again, focused on the people. He has to trust Modeste to cover them.

[As many people climbed down from the endangered ship into their boat, Augustine commanded his dragon Pokemon to stay guard if the octopus (?) returns. He then looks around to see if there are many more monsters appears. But when he finds no signs of them, he turns back to his ally.]

Togusa! Are all of them already on board?

Togusa has to keep their own boat steady as he counts people, finally asks the last man, "Is that everyone?"

"Cap's staying, he's going to try to drive her back!"

Sonova. Togusa grimaces back up at the other boat, but there is no time to argue as its engines start back up. Stubborn damn fisherman won't leave the boat. "Oh, that's all we're getting!" Togusa calls out to Augustine. "Keep us covered, I'll get us back!"

As Togusa follows suit, and starts to wheel the boat around, something stirs under the water.

[He doesn't know if the captain is stubborn or dedicated, but he needs Modeste to protect them and the wayward boat if they want this rescue to be a success.]

You heard him, Modeste! Defend both of the boats until we get back to the port!

[His dragon nods as she scans around the area to see any signs of danger. Surely enough, she senses something is coming as she prepares to charge a green energy ball.]

It happens as the two boats are neck and neck, the tentacle rises out from the water again, lunging at the netting off the back of the fishing boat. Startled cries rise up from their new passengers as they all get a much better look at what had them. (But the rest of the creature still doesn't appear.) One last shot before the boats get back into water too shallow for the creature to follow.

Togusa isn't daring to look behind them, merely holding the boat's throttle open and keeping all of his focus on the rocks towards the shore. He can hear Modeste charging up one last attack behind him. "Everybody hold on!"

[Upon seeing the tentacle again, Modeste was even prepared this time as she fires the green laser beam from her mouth to it as Augustine tries to hold onto the boat as it starts to shake from the blast's recoil.]

The green energy impacts into the tentacle, and when the splash settles, the creature has retreated back under the water for good this time. For a few seconds, the only sounds are the engines of the two boats, and the storm buffeting against them. At last, when nothing else rises, a cheer rises from the people on the speedboat.

There are a lot of grateful pats on each other's backs, a few people are trying to approach Augustine and Modeste. Augustine gets a few offers of a hand shake, but they look at Modeste carefully. Still openly, but they are trying to figure out how to thank her for saving them.

Although Togusa has to focus on driving for the last leg, rocks and rain are a lot less dangerous obstacles than the tentacles. He lets the more experienced boat take the lead, and follows the path that the man sets for them.

[As he sees the tentacle dives into the ocean for the last time, Augustine sighs in relief before he accepted some handshakes from the relieved people while he told them that Modeste did all the work. He even makes sure that no one will be fearful of her as Modeste only gives a few happy growls to the surviving crew.]

It's alright, we are just happy that you're not hurt from that attack.

[All that's left now is to wait until Togusa drives back to the port and get these people to safety.]

It doesn't take too much longer to dock the boat, next to the fishing boat. One of the crewmembers is immediately off their boat to go over and give a slightly angry but relieved hug to his stupid captain who insisted on saving his boat.

Togusa awkwardly accepts some of his own thanks as people disembark. He lingers behind where he can see the back of the fishing boat. Their net is destroyed, as well as the rigging that connects the net to the back of the boat, likely what the creature kept on grabbing on to. But the boat itself suffered little damage.

"Never seen anything like that." "Do they get that big around here?" "It just wanted an easy meal out of the nets."

Togusa smiles at Augustine once everyone is off the boats. "No idea what that thing was, but everybody's keeping in good spirits about it. Give it a few days, and it'll just become another fisherman's tall tale to spread around."

[As he and Modeste got off the boat after it docked, he witnessed a heartwarming reunion with the captain and his loyal crew. Despite the chaos that happened in front of them, he was happy that everyone escaped unscathed.

However, as he joined Togusa, he began to wonder about their latest encounter.]

Still, do you think it might be the unreality shift's responsible for that monster beneath us?

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There seems to be an oversight... Garchomp's claws doesn't glow from the last tag, sorry!

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