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Post by JUNK on Aug 31, 2012 11:38:11 GMT -5
[style=height:233px] Jack already knew coming to Shasta would be a waste of time even before he arrived. It was just a stupid, useless cave with stupud useless rocks inside that glowed a little. The people who would take those worthless pieces of mineral waste could be only colossal idiots. Actually there was an idiot like that here who exchanged useful TMs and fossils for a few dozen shards. Jack was already used to getting his hands dirty, but the idea of digging were rocks was completely ridiculous to him. Regardless, he'd still get them for the burly man no matter how stupid it was. Some of those stuff he had would come handy later on and he would get them even if he had to mine for a whole week to gather enough of the shards.
"I can't do shit without a partner though." Upon realizing this, Jack let out a long, exasperated sigh and slumped against a large boulder, jutting out of the ground. This was the most troublesome part of the whole Ruins. He had to team up with another trainer or they won't let him inside. Jack was always alone, doing everything by himself and never asking for help while he was in Saffron so the whole thought to work together with someone was alien to him. "That other guy will only drag me down." he said, looking into the distance, a gloomy look on his face.
ooc: digging 1 [/style]
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Post by ichi on Aug 31, 2012 12:28:40 GMT -5
Aaron had been in the ruins once before. It was a great place to get some physical training in as well as gain some finances. So as a result he had been coming from Electric City over to the ruins with his newly obtained Makuhita. He had a small shovel and pickaxe on his back as he mainly used his fists and dug with his hands which he found to be easier than the other option. As a result he ended up above the entrance of the ruins which had about a 20 foot drop to the bottom where he could see and hear a man speaking. All he heard was something about a partner slowly him down so Aaron just smirked and stepped off the edge before falling and landing on his feet about 5 feet before the man known as Jack. "I heard you need a partner for the ruins. I wont slow you down since i'm guessing you're new around her." at this point he took out a Pokeball and tossed it which revealed his Shiny Makuhita who stood at the ready for whatever was in store. Post (1/10)
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Post by JUNK on Aug 31, 2012 13:20:53 GMT -5
[style=height:233px] Somebody fell in front of Jack, causing him to raise an eyebrow. The jumping weirdo was some boy and apparently he wanted to be his partner. He said he wouldn't slow him down, but he didn't believe that bullshit. This boy was strange, probably having a few srews loose and he didn't seem dependable at all. He had a shovel and a pickaxe so he was well prepared, but just beacause he had the correct tools didn't mean he knew how to use them properly too. Jack thought over his options; he either stays here and waits for someone else, wasting more of his time uselessly or partners up with this guy and get this over with quickly. Resigning to his fate, Jack nodded and headed towards the cave's entrance.
"By the way, why did you send out that Makuhita? Please don't tell me we have to use our Pokémon here. My Murkrow's an insufferable retard and I don't want to use him ever again." Jack had a hunch that, eventually, he would need to release his flying-type since it was the only Pokémon he currently had on him. He decided to ignore this forewarning of his and rather not think about his Murkrow. To distract himself he grabbed a pickaxe lying on the floor and began to smash it into the walls to loosen the rocks.
ooc: digging 2
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Post by ichi on Aug 31, 2012 13:35:35 GMT -5
"Generally it's required to have a Pokemon with you to make it easier. Since not many people alone will be able to dig themselves. Unless you happen to be a martial artist like I am." he then began to walk into the ruins and motioned for Jack to follow him. "You must be new around here if you don't know the rules of the Shasta Ruins and if you were planning to enter the ruins with only a Murkrow." he gave a somewhat arrogant laugh as he continued to walk and came across two boulders on both sides of the path. "Makuhita. Take the one of the left. I'll do the one on the right." Makuhita gave a nod before he walked over to it and gave a firm Bullet Punch which shattered the rock. Aaron cocked back his fist and punched the boulder 3 times before he punched it a final time and it shattered into pieces. Post (2/10)
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Post by JUNK on Aug 31, 2012 14:36:01 GMT -5
[style=height:233px] His partner was an arrogant prick and a showoff to boot, but it was too late for Jack to turn back now. When the weirdo broke a boulder using his 'martial art' he shook his head disbelievingly and turned back to the large wall he started working on. It was cracked in a few places from his repetitive strikes and all it took was one more hit from the pickaxe to bring the outer layers down. Jack took a deep breath, raising the mining tool above his head before swinging it down on the rocky surface which collapsed from the force of the impact.
Setting the equipment aside, he crouched down and began to search through the debris. He only found very little, glittering chunks that wasn't worth anything due to their small size. Grunting as he stood up, Jack faced the wall again. He needed to crack the deeper parts too. ooc: digging 3
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Post by ichi on Aug 31, 2012 14:43:18 GMT -5
Aaron payed no attention the guy behind him. He seemed to be a deadbeat who knew nothing about anything in the ruins. "We'll be advancing deeper. Where there are actually good places to dig." without even waiting for Jack he began to move deeper before taking off his shovel and digging into the ground as his Makuhita began to Bullet Punch the smaller rocks and occasionally bigger boulders. By the rate they were working it would be easy to get a large amount of Shards. Post (3/10) (OOC: You're on Post 4 in the next one. The Starting post counts)
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Post by JUNK on Aug 31, 2012 15:04:22 GMT -5
[style=height:233px] Jack relaxed when his partner disappeared in the darkness as he ventured further into the cave with the Makuhita following him closely. He let the air he was holding back escape from his mouth and he digged deeper into the rocky wall. He liked working alone with no distractions and that guy was a major distraction with his flashy karate chops and boulder crashings. It was getting annoying. He could get shards without his help too, he only needed him to enter; now that he was inside that man became useless.
Still mashing at the rocks with his pickaxe vehemently, Jack didn't notice when his sole pokeball started to shake. Soon there was a bright flash that illuminated the cave for a whole second and a Murkrow materialized. When it began to sing one of its favourite opera songs, Jack headbutted the wall in his surprise. He whipped around and grabbed the crow's beak, effectively shutting it up and brought it closer to his face. "Listen, Pavarotti. If you don't stop that horrible sqawking right this instant, I'm going to drive this pickaxe into your forehead and lobotomize you." When the Murkrow gulped, the murderous glow disappeared from Jack's eye and began to remove the shards that were revealed in the wall. "Help me out" The bird nodded and, grabbing the shiny stones with his wings, it started pulling on them while using its trainer's shoulder as a foothold.
::murkrow:: PAVAROTTI (5|M) [INSOMNIA & SUPER LUCK] Peck - Astonish - Pursuit Horrible opera singer - Proud of his voice - Ego complex - Stubborn
ooc: digging 4
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Post by ichi on Aug 31, 2012 15:44:34 GMT -5
Aaron simply shrugged as he continued to work his way down the caves. It was pretty pathetic that Jack didn't want to team up it would've made their rewards even bigger but it didn't matter as Aaron was going to find the center of the ruins which had the most amount. Last time he was in he didn't get a chance to find it last time. He continued to work at a faster rate as he switched up with his Makuhita by breaking rocks and his Makuhita began to dig into the ground himself. Post (4/10 )
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Post by JUNK on Aug 31, 2012 15:55:57 GMT -5
[style=height:233px] Thanks to Pavarotti's Super Luck wherever they started digging, Jack and the Murkrow would end up finding a decent amount of shards embedded into the rocks; all they had to do was to pry them out of the walls. After the area around him was completely spotted with cracks and holes, Jack went deeper into the cave, checking a few places along the way for more loot. He caught up with his partner very quickly, much sooner than he expected.
"Where are you going?" By the looks of things, they were heading towards the ruins center, but Jack didn't understand the reason behind it. This Aaron probably knew something he didn't. For now he'll trust in his experience and let him lead the way.
::murkrow:: PAVAROTTI (5|M) [INSOMNIA & SUPER LUCK] Peck - Astonish - Pursuit Horrible opera singer - Proud of his voice - Ego complex - Stubborn
ooc: digging 5 [/style]
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Post by ichi on Aug 31, 2012 21:53:36 GMT -5
Aaron was digging a path to the center of the Ruins as he was minding his own business he heard footsteps as the guy from earlier came following him. "Well..unlike you who apparently doesn't get how this place works." he said as he walked while Makuhita carried some rocks along with them. "Our shards get pooled together in the end. And besides I've been in here before so I know where the most shards are." he said as he occasionally picked up a rock to bring along with them. Post (5/10)
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Post by JUNK on Sept 1, 2012 5:17:01 GMT -5
[style=height:233px] The kung-fu guy was talking to him so Jack feigned attention while in truth he was looking at his Murkrow perched atop his head. With its ability, Pavarotti could pick the places on the surrounding walls where the most shards were hidden. Smshing his pickaxe into those spots and collecting the shards on his way, he followed Aaron to the center. Jack wanted to abandon him, but when he heard their shards were put together and then evenly distributed between them he had to stick around.
::murkrow:: PAVAROTTI (5|M) [INSOMNIA & SUPER LUCK] Peck - Astonish - Pursuit Horrible opera singer - Proud of his voice - Ego complex - Stubborn
ooc: digging 6 [/style]
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Post by ichi on Sept 1, 2012 6:27:38 GMT -5
At the center of the ruins was a big open cavern in which their were some places that had been dug into but many people had simply stuck to the outside and as a result had missed out on a ton of potential Shards. That's what Aaron had done his first time in so this time he was sure he would get lucky and find a large amount. When they entered the larger cave he realized Jack wasn't listening so he simply began to dig. First he made a large hole and then began to use his shovel to rapidly dig down while Makuhita helped and would move the larger rocks out of the way and break them open. A very effective way to dig indeed. Post (6/10)
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Post by JUNK on Sept 1, 2012 7:35:39 GMT -5
[style=height:233px] The area they reached was a pretty spacious one with large boulders here and there and unusually smooth walls. His partner started to dig with the help of his Makuhita so Jack decided to do the same too. Making use of Pavarotti's Super Luck, he digged through the soft ground, moving the harder rocks he couldn't break with his pickaxe out of the way. He was proceeding steadily with his mining and he could already see something shine under the dirt. "Jackpot." he said. PAVAROTTI (5|M) [INSOMNIA & SUPER LUCK] Peck - Astonish - Pursuit Horrible opera singer - Proud of his voice - Ego complex - Stubborn ooc: digging 7 [/style]
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Post by ichi on Sept 1, 2012 17:29:01 GMT -5
As Aaron was digging he got his shovel stuck in the dirt and tried to wiggle it around. It seemed to be either a tough part of the dirt or their was something larger in there. So he excavated a bit around it which revealed an abnormally sized boulder which he managed to use leverage to pull it out of the ground and sit it on top. "Alright Makuhita Arm Thrust to weaken it and then Bullet Punch." Makuhita gave a deep bow before he began to use his open palms on the rock which made it crack in many places before he then smashed it to bits which an iron fist and many colored things fell out Post (7/10)
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Post by JUNK on Sept 2, 2012 4:28:04 GMT -5
[style=height:233px] Jack was having a hard time breaking the rocks using only his armpower and a pickaxe. His Murkrow could only help him with finding the shards, but when it came to smashing the boulders and other tough minerals he had to do that alone. Pavarotti's attacks weren't suited for mining and digging. Peck could be used, but it might break its beak if they try that. If that happnes he'll never hear the end of the crow's complaining and whining about its 'beautiful' beak getting disfigured.
With a grunt, he kept hitting the walls with his pickaxe, proceeding slowly, but steadily. Large and small chunks kept coming off as he smashed the tool into the rocks, dangerously flying close to his eyes. Maybe it wasn't a good idea to do this so violently, but Jack wanted to finish as quickly as he could and get his shards. He didn't have time to waste here.
::murkrow:: PAVAROTTI (5|M) [INSOMNIA & SUPER LUCK]
ooc: digging 8 [/style]
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Post by ichi on Sept 2, 2012 8:24:17 GMT -5
Aaron was digging at a much faster rate than his partner due to physical work being more of his specialty. As he saw the trouble Jack was having he tapped his chin before making a suggestion. "Hey man why don't we make a switch? My Makuhita can break the rocks while your Murkrow can help me find shards." he said with an actual smile at this point which was rare for Aaron. However he did want those TM's that were supposed to be easier to get with shards. Post (8/10)
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Post by JUNK on Sept 2, 2012 8:55:04 GMT -5
[style=height:233px] Jack was still digging and searching for shards, concentrating on his work when the guy behind him spoke. The fighter dude wanted to use his Murkrow's Super Luck and he'd lend his Makuhita's muscles in exchange for it. He shrugged nonchalantly; the fat pokemon could speed up the searching, but he didn't really care who used which pokemon. If he wanted Pavarotti, he can get it. "Go ahead." He motioned for the Murkrow to fly over to Aaron and then he got back to mining, leaving the bigger boulders for the Makuhita.
::murkrow:: PAVAROTTI (5|M) [INSOMNIA & SUPER LUCK]
ooc: digging 9
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Post by ichi on Sept 2, 2012 9:26:19 GMT -5
Makuhita quickly shuffled over to Jack to help him out while Aaron's presence was greeted by the Murkrow who simply stayed there looking for shards. To help with the process Aaron began breaking bigger boulders with his pickaxe and fist to make it easier to find shards. He also began working at a faster rate since he was the only muscle to break them up. However for both parties this seemed to be a much faster and easier process. Post (9/10)
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Post by JUNK on Sept 2, 2012 10:04:30 GMT -5
[style=height:233px] The way Jack had been mining proved to be too slow and unproductive so he had to kick it up a notch. Gripping his pickaxe tightly, he raised the tool above his head and quickly swung it down, smashing it into the cave's thick wall with all his might. He repeated the process three times, four times, five times and soon large fissures appeared in the rocks. He took a quick breath, wiping the sweat off his forehead and pulling out a water bottle from his bag. This activity felt refreshing to Jack; he always liked doing manual labour, because he could blow off some steam this way and distract himself, forgetting about his problems.
After chugging down the water and discarding the empty bottle, Jack noticed a bright light coming from the fresh cracks he made a moment ago. When he peeked inside his eyes widened in surprise by the sight in front of him. There were a bunch of unusually large shards in the wall, hidden behind the rocks. "Hey! Lend me a hand here for a bit. I think I found something very interesting."
::murkrow:: PAVAROTTI (5|M) [INSOMNIA & SUPER LUCK]
ooc: digging 10
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Post by ichi on Sept 2, 2012 22:02:59 GMT -5
Aaron was digging and broke through the dirt a bit. As he questioned it he was about to dig farther when Jack told him he'd found something interesting. Aaron wasn't going to give up on the hole so he stuck his shovel as a place marker so he could come back. After this he walked over to Jack's hole and looked into it. He then smiled and said "See? Now this is why we came here!" he then stepped through to see where he could find the biggest shards. Post (10/10)
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