This world is inhabited by creatures that we call pokemon. People and pokemon live together by supporting each other, but now the scourge threatens the safety of the entire region. Kohaku has become a dangerous place, where children stay at home and only brave souls go adventuring.
Welcome to KOHAKU. Come for the nightmares. Stay for the tea and crumpets.
The season is SUMMER. It is easy for survivors to forage for food from the land, as there are entire abandoned farms ready for harvest. On the downside, you can smell the corpses.
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she was hardly a guest of the esteemed darkrai, but that didn't seem to matter much to the land of nightmares. sophia had been a bad daughter, always running off to the world of the living without any apparent intention to return.
except she does. they always do, the land's children. instead of entering the rift, she arrives into the realm through a dream. the land starts to lose major points with sophia, fast.
what does it matter? she is here to entertain a humbled guest of darkrai. the suite is luxurious, certainly, but somewhat lacking in contemporary taste. that's not the part that sophia minds.
there's something else that is a little more troubling.
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Nima blinked into awareness, and then instantly wished he hadn’t. This was…decided different than the usual nightmares he’d been having. Oh, it was a nightmare to be sure, but it felt much more…visceral. Rather than that hazy state of real-not-real, this place seemed startlingly tangible, yet just as enigmatic. Where…where in the world had he ended up? He’d gone to sleep…but… He moved his wrist in a way he knew would tweak it, and sharp pain ran up his arm. What?? Was this real then?? What the…had he been kidnapped? Who in the heck would kidnap someone like him??
Flustered, he looked about the incredibly foreboding room. It had an old-world feel to it, and there was a rather nice dinner for two laid out, but…er…he stared dubiously at the red stains permeating the place. That couldn’t be good…
And then he realized the shadow at the corner of his eye was not being cast by something in the room, and his head whipped around so fast he nearly made himself dizzy. “Who…! …??” He balked. What in Arceus was that? A vaguely human shaped shadow, just standing there?? What…what…no way. Was it a ghost type pokemon? Maybe a Zoroark playing tricks? He wrinkled his nose in thought, but the terrible sense of dread pulled at him. Normally he’d not be afraid of pokemon, unless they showed the signs of infection, but in this case he stepped backward closer to the table. “Ah, um, who are you? Or maybe what?” Ever the researcher, despite the unease, he was actually eager to find out.
physis only glares at the land's guest, but that didn't matter since her entire appearance is shadow. it's not the first time that a dreamer had accidentally stumbled upon the castle, so she doesn't pay that part much mind. physis looks down at her arm and frowns. she's a little more annoyed at the land at the moment.
although if she really thinks about it, the land also did her something of a favor. there is no need for a mask, no need to pretend that she is anything but what she is. physis could be a figment of this dreamer's imagination for all she knows.
it's a strange freedom, and like many other freedoms, physis isn't entirely sure as to what she would do with it. it's time to stop thinking so much into it, then.
"why are you here?"
OcLZh5er 1-50 she retains her own voice 51-70 she takes on a male agent's voice 71-90 she takes on another female agent's voice 91-100 she takes on scourge!darkrai's voice Blue
Nima squinted his eyes at the shadow, whom was now talking. This was all very, very strange. Maybe it was a dream after all? How could this place exist anywhere else? And the sense of unease in his stomach…it was so oppressive, like the place itself was making him uncomfortable. That had certainly never occurred to him in real life, not even in the midst of a scourge infested area. He’d been having nightmares just about every night up til now anyway, but they’d never been like this. Maybe somebody else was influencing his nightmare then? Maybe this strange shadowy person? That was the most logical answer, so far as he could tell.
“Well, I woke up here. I think you, or somebody, hijacked my nightmare. Well, if you really are a you and not some weird…uh…figment-y person…thing.” He rubbed the back of his head at that, grinning a bit despite himself. To be honest, this was not nearly as bad as his nightmares. Not even close. “So, um, Miss Shadow…what are YOU doing here?”
"...i live here." she states flatly. that wasn't to say that she considered the land of nightmares her home, necessarily, but at least her presence is tolerated. "rest assured, i am wholly uninterested in your nightmares. find a better scapegoat." she's a little too busy living in her own at the moment. or always, really. 7CMPN_w3 <30 scourge appear 1-30 it's phillip 31-90 it's regular LoN scourge 91-100 it's legendary scourge
well. she's grateful for a bit of lucid company, at least. Blue
“You…what?” He sputtered for a moment, blinking at her. She lived here? What did that mean? Was she then just a figment of this place, like how the land of Dreams populated with people-like entities? Then a large creature appeared, and he registered it as a Mamoswine moments before he felt his stomach drop out of him.
He’d seen enough scourge in the last six months to know one when it materialized before him. He’d also had to survive enough attacks to want to flee as soon as his eyes had widened in realization. Ooooh this was bad. This was really, really bad! He reached for his bag, flinching when he realized he didn’t have it. Erk, so what then? Was he able to think it into existence, along with his pokemon? Aaaah he really didn’t have a good understanding of how this place might work! He’d never had a lucid nightmare before!
He bumped into the table, which jarred him from his ‘frightened rabbit’ thoughts. Wait. He’d heard of this. People who paired up with scourge pokemon, like a twisted version of a Ranger. Agents, was it? But he’d never seen one before, so…this couldn’t be a figment of his own mind, could it? She was cloaked in shadow, but…what if he willed her to show herself? Then he’d know her by sight in the waking world - valuable information to have, in his opinion. Steeling himself and standing up straight, he willed with all his being. “You’re an Agent.” Now, show who you really are, please!
lRP4HGi0 1-30 she appears as a magical girl, complete with transformation sequence 31-50 she appears in her usual seasonal outfit 51-70 she appears in a lolita maid's outfit 71-90 she appears in a nurse joy outfit 91-100 she appears in an outfit so skimpy that it's practically nothing
her seasonal outfit always comprises of a mask. sorry, nima. at least they won't be strangers if he fights her on the battlefield.
at this point, sophia is more used to seeing scourge than regular pokemon. she does not appear to be perturbed by the mamoswine's presence, but neither does she make conversation with him. she's not quite used to doing that in front of non-agents. sophia seems to be content simply to wait this nightmare out.
phillip just...sorts of stands there. and begins to eat their dinner. there were meats on the table, after all. raw or cooked, scourge don't mind.
the land simply can't have that.
bpIZZLFu 1-30 nothing happens, 31-60 cheesy 80s love songs come on, 61-90 more scourge, 91-100 scourge legendary
1-10 kill physis 11-40 kill nima (except dreamers can't die idt lol) 41-80 make TRUE LOVE between nima and physis 81-100 wants to do nima's bidding Blue
Nima let out a puffed sigh, rather crestfallen. A mask?? Really? This was becoming…obtuse! Then again, maybe he shouldn’t expect so much from a dream? Er, nightmare? It seemed like logic didn’t travel in quite the straight path he had hoped. Oh well, at least he had a better idea of her now, so he tucked any and all details about her away for later - yes, including the sort of mask she was wearing this time around.
With a squeak, Nima hops away from the table, as the scourge mamoswine was now taken to eating their meal. Well…at least now it wouldn’t go to waste? Eheh… He was already weighing this situation in his mind, wondering if it might do to try scanning this surprisingly placid infected pokemon. Couldn’t hurt to try?
Well at least until something entirely untoward happened. The room seemed sealed up, but that didn’t bother the creature who unceremoniously busted down through the ceiling. Nima gaped at it. Was that a Tornadus??? And was it…infected!? To top it all of, this one was most definitely NOT of the placid variety.
He was about ready to panic. He did not feel at all prepared to fight a legendary scourge! Even if this was some sort of strange dream, nothing about this seemed like it would be pleasant. Instantly he thought of his pokemon, and then abruptly three of them were there. Formed around him like something of a living shield, they appeared - Raijin, Zooka, and Shiloh. They seemed a little surprised by the situation, but the very imminent threat sent them all into a ready fighting stance. Nima glanced at the woman. There wasn’t really enough space in here for a battle to happen with a spectator - she’d end up in the crossfire one way or another. Or, she’d be helping the scourge legendary out, which was…hopefully not going to be the case. He could probably bring in a pokemon useful in such a fight but, really?? Two opponents of such caliber were a bit much to handle! Distractedly he wondered if he could just wake up. “Um, Miss??” He called over the sound of wind, giving her a questioning stare.
she supposes that the natural reaction is panic. at the same time, she cannot help but wonder about their current predicament. if their guest had 'died' within the land of nightmares, would they both be freed from this game?
it's entirely possible. at the same time, her body resides in the physical realm. sophia knows that she is a lot likelier to die than the eos researcher. not that the scourge would attack her, but the crossfire would be unpleasant.
"peace, tornadus. this one is a dreamer. however, i am not. i have no contention with you."
tornadus turns his gaze upon the agent. mamoswine watches cautiously.
rq470lb0 1-20 tornadus believes her and leaves 21-40 tornadus believes her but attacks anyway 41-60 tornadus believes her and demands her cooperation 61-80 tornadus doesn't believe her and attacks her first 81-100 tornadus doesn't believe her and summons friends
GODDAMN PHYSIS HOW DO YOU GET ALL THE BORING ROLLS
Well, THAT worked surprisingly well. One minute there was an infected legendary about to kill him, and in the next there’s…well…not. He hardly even processes what she says, because he has a sudden epiphany. THAT’S A SCOURGE LEGENDARY. WHERE THE BOBBLEYBOOP IS HIS POKEDEX.
He wills it into being and points it at the retreating pokemon, actually trotting after it as it ascends, much to the panic of his pokemon. It is only Raijin’s teeth on the back of his clothes that eventually stops his forward movement, but it’s alright. He got the entry!! Practically glittering with happiness, he can’t even begin to fathom the sort of scientific uses this information will have! Still clutching the pokedex, he whirls on the woman and her Mamoswine.
Well he’s already scanning, right? Might as well! He leans toward the scourge pokemon, even as Raijin acts like a leash, and points his pokedex at the infected creature. “Well, no point in wasting a good opportunity! Oh, and thank you! Well, not that you did it for my sake but, I’m still grateful I didn’t have to fight a legendary pokemon.” Nothing like a bit of science to return Nima to his usual smiley self. He then seemed to remember something from before. “Oh! Did you say you are not a dreamer here? Is that your actual physical body?? Would you tell me how that’s possible??”
Apparently fear came a far second to scientific inquiry.
she's seen so many researchers lose their shit over pokedex entries that physis isn't even phased anymore. she just. folds her arms across and leans against a wall as the tornadus leaves.
mamoswine continues to finish their dinner as nima scans him.
on the other hand, physis also has little intention of revealing too much information to someone who was obviously an enemy in the waking world.
the land decides that it's had enough.
w7bmKZT3 1-30 strawberry bubbles come out of nowhere 31-60 cheesy 80s love songs play 61-90 condoms fall out of the ceiling 91-100 a swarm of scourge luvdisc come out to spray attract at them Blue
Since the mamoswine still seemed unlikely to do much more than eat, Nima got the dex entry easily enough. But it seemed…this place was determined to rain scourge pokemon out of the ceiling. Was it raining luvdisc?? Blinking rapidly, pokedex still in hand, Nima was wholly unprepared for the onslaught of attract. His pokemon were just as baffled.
In the end, the entire room was drenched in pheromones.
Suddenly, the masked woman seemed very attractive. How strange! He was becoming quite warm…and blushing. Curious. This must be…a physiological reaction! How exciting! “Ooo, I think I’m infatuated! This is neat! What happens next??”
That just left the poor pokemon.
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< 50 = WHO CARES IF THEY’RE ALL MALE, GO FOR IT > 50 = ok ok fine we’ll follow normal attract logic
physis feels uneasy on her feet. she's studied infatuation during her time at pax institute before. never had anyone really attempted to apply the attack to humans before because...well, codes on experimentation ethics did exist, okay. she's not exactly sure if her legs feel weak because attract does work on humans, or if the land of nightmares decided to crank things up a notch.
she stammers out. "we...we keep as much distance between us as possible...until this wears off." except nima is pretty as shit and oh god please don't let it be the agent who makes the first move please.
she finds a chair and sits down in it. why does the land of nightmares hate her? probably because she doesn't visit as often, possibly.
as she has to do is not look, and maybe she'll be okay. except she really wants to and - shit, she looked. stared.
wow physis really is the only female in the room THIS IS LIKE THE BEGINNING OF A SEX POLLEN PORNO Blue
“Eeeeeh? Really? But that seems counter intuitive…” He pouted slightly, wondering if she’d actually get angry if he inched closer. Would she smell nice? Would she be warm? Oooh, and what did she look like under the mask? He pounced on that train of thought. “Well, can I at least see your face? Please?” Grinning, he lifted his hands and made wiggly fingers at her. “Or I’ll come over there and take your mask off myself!”
He didn’t really understand the potential gravity of the situation, because right now it was mostly just fun. He’d never actually experienced something like this before! It was rather enlightening! His heart was beating rather fast, he felt a little tingly, and he found the young woman to be the most intriguing thing in the whole room, his eyes never leaving her. Which was saying something considering he was stuck in the world of Nightmares and there were plenty of other things that could have distracted his scientific mind.
she was hardly a guest of the esteemed darkrai, but that didn't seem to matter much to the land of nightmares. sophia had been a bad daughter, always running off to the world of the living without any apparent intention to return.
Esteemed guest my ass.
“You…what?”
Nima let out a puffed sigh, rather crestfallen. A mask?? Really? This was becoming…obtuse! Then again, maybe he shouldn’t expect so much from a dream? Er, nightmare? It seemed like logic didn’t travel in quite the straight path he had hoped.
Well, THAT worked surprisingly well. One minute there was an infected legendary about to kill him, and in the next there’s…well…not.
Since the mamoswine still seemed unlikely to do much more than eat, Nima got the dex entry easily enough.
