[jaunt]

[leftbehindagain]

I've been trying to do a little digging on this Nevermore character, now that I'm not stuck at the tournament tables. After far too much wrangling with the stupid newspaper archive thing at the library, I have the official story, which would have people believe he died last year in a big fight at his castle. Someone named Amanda and someone named Katie were involved, so those might be good people to try to find for more information. Piyo - that's Kanji's Pogemon buddy - says Nevermore used to be a big name in Pogemon leadership before his first disappearance, but lost that position after some kind of falling-out with the others.

As for his most likely human connection, Malik-san's overlay appears to have gotten involved in the Slammer organisation after that big fight, on the grounds that all these teenagers could use an adult liaison. It also looks like he has a wife or possibly sister named Melissa, who was badly injured in a Pogemon incident just before the big fight went down. I'd bet good money that's our Melissa, but I don't know her well enough to try following up on that front.

In any case... someone might want to make sure Jules-san actually vets the 'responsible adult' before deciding he's the only competent person here. We also really need to figure out how much of this alliance is good intentions and how much is 'I know he means harm and I don't care.'

And if the two of you who faced him have any thoughts on how we're supposed to fight this guy, we're definitely going to need them.

Comments

[cloudpotter]

[The network is still difficult for him to deal with, and Yakumo's input may seem a bit more like a laundry list of notes rather than actual discussion.]

The biggest problem will be finding an attack that will penetrate. In the time we had, we couldn't find something that could pierce him. His projectile ammunition is sharp, and whoever takes his focus has to have an adequate shield. Grounding him will take care of his speed, and whoever encounters him first should make it priority to disable his wings. ...Try to avoid the lightning. He'll use it for dramatics as much as he'll use it to attack.

[A few more moments, and then:]

He may appear next in blue armor. Kinji can provide a reference. If he wears it, dislodge the blue shuriken from the sword he'll have to be carrying. I doubt he has the ability to hold the transformation without it.

...

...If that happens, try to... not leave the shuriken behind. It could be dangerous.

[ninjayeehaw]

[And here is the boyfriend teammate with free-to-grab memories of a blue-spandexed young man and matching shuriken]

Nevermore seems t'be made a' stone, must be a Mineral Pogemon. Hittin' him with lightnin' didn't do jack, an' he ain't scared a' straight-up physical contact either, so we'll probably wanna get someone with a damn strong Vegetable Pogemon or similar powers t'lead the offensive.

...somethin' else I noticed, actually. Right when we started fightin' Nevermore offed the burgermon that brought us there, and started sprayin' ketchup everywhere. An' when he got Yakki's gear, he shouldn't've been able t'use it at all. I know that fer a fact. But after he knocked out Yakumo... he could. There might be somethin' to that.

[It makes him dread what Nevermore might have picked up from him.]

[leftbehindagain]

...Oh, great. [The sarcasm's not directed at either of them so much as the situation. Just what they need, a bad guy who absorbs people's powers. It'll be Rise's Shadow all over again - or the one Naoto had to take on here.]

This should all be very useful for a bigger plan, though. Thank you both.