Hershel Layton
20 September 2010 @ 03:55 pm
Picarats 005 [VIDEO/ACTION IN ROUTE 30/31]  

[It's finally day time and the fog has finally disappeared. And like a lot of the other people here sending in relief messages all over the network, Professor Hershel Layton is doing the same.

The camera shakes for a few seconds and there's a horrible muffling sound as the Professor is positioning his gear once again. He really made it a habit to not holding the device, but to always set it on some higher ground. It was so much easier that way.

The Professor took a seat on an old, rotting log. He had no extra energy to be standing, much less being awake and recording a video to the whole network. Well, if he was going to be awake, this was better than moping around.

He also placed on a tired smile as he looked into the camera. Always gotta keep in a good mood when recording yourself for everyone, though it didn't seem like his low energy matched for what he was trying to show.

The Professor cleaned himself up an hour ago. He got out of those ripped up clothes he wore for the last two nights and got dressed in the outfit he wore while entering this world. He also washed his face, combed his hair, and plastered at least five bandages across his fingers for each hand. All that digging, scrapping, and tearing at the logs, branches, and ground he did for nearly half an hour the first night really took its toll on him. He hasn't slept a wink since Saturday and everything around him ached. This wasn't his first time going on for about a day without rest as he always got so focused into his fossils and ancient vases, but this was the first he ever stayed up in fear and anxiety. Always in fear if something else bad might happen to himself or Luke, and he wasn't able to stop it. His eyes were puffy from the lack of sleep and his throat was horse from all that yelling.

But as the morning's rays shined through the trees and the fog slowly disappeared, so did all of that negative emotions he had pent up. Heck, he even got up and managed to capture a new Pokemon sometime last night or this early morning. He couldn't really tell anymore. Being up for about 48 hours tends to do that to a person. Make the senses dull and weaken. But he didn't feel like going back to sleep until a few hours, just to reassure himself that everything is back to normal and another nightmare wave came back to throw them onto their backs. However. it does look like he'll fall asleep any minute now, with those droopy eyes of his. ]


I hope that everyone out there isn't hurt from the chaos over the weekend. The fog is retreating and so is the Pokemon I assume that were the cause of all this. We can't rest easy just yet though. A few of those creatures are still lingering around. I have actually captured one of them some time ago.

[And right on cue, a single Duskull suddenly pops out from...inside the Professor's top hat? Well, it is a ghost type after all. Hi there! Here's the newest Pokemon to Hershel's team! Uh, you can kinda ignore it as it just flies around the Professor's hat and occasionally stare into your soul with its single red eye though your screen. Why did Professor catch this one out of all the others? Uh, well, long story short, when something suddenly attacks you from the behind while you're having nightmares, you beat the shit out of it and then shove it into your little Pokeball to prevent anything else from happening. Well, that's that in a nutshell.]

Ah, and I...apologize for my behavior for the last few nights if anyone saw over the network. Like many of the others, I was...not in the right mindset. I would like to forget all about it, just like everyone else. I would prefer if you did not ask about it.

[Especially about whose name he was screaming out for all of Route 30 to hear.]

Is everyone else out there doing better? I don't know if the fog is disappearing in other areas, but I hope so. The sooner this madness ends, the better. I have a few puzzles at the moment, if anyone would like them to keep their minds of the nightmares.

I will also greatly appreciate it if anyone would happen to know if the market in Violet City sells more medical supplies for humans, rather than Pokemon. I am afraid they did not have a large selection in Cherrygrove.



(( OOC: Guess who pulled an all-nighter and beat Unwound Future? And guess who had tears in her eyes and was going "oh my God" during the whole ending? And guess who screamed "THIS IS WORTH EVERY PENNY" and felt like sobbing yet laughing at the same time in a closet? ;A; ;LASJDF;ASFTHISGAME Tags will be slow as I attempt to not fall asleep on my laptop zzzzzz )

 
 
Current Mood: tired
Current Location: Route 30/31 I can't quite tell
 
 
Hershel Layton
17 September 2010 @ 09:15 pm
Picarats 004 [ACCIDENTAL VIDEO/ACTION IN ROUTE 30]  
[Somewhere on Route 30, there are sudden and loud sounds of twigs snapping and stones hitting one another. Panting could be heard and also loud, thunderous steps of someone in a panic. For those who decide to inspect the source of all this noise, they will happen to come across...the Professor? 

The man ran around in circles in his area, frantically looking up and down, left and right. Sweat dripped down from his brow, but was it only from all that running?

For someone watching from the network, everything is from a ground view, but it isn't that hard to tell what's going on. Could the Professor's Pokegear been dropped to the floor and accidentally turned on? But what is going on? And what is with all that fog?]

CLAIRE! CLAIRE! ANSWER ME!!

[He suddenly dropped and got on his knees on the cold hard ground. No sooner, he was literally tearing everything away from his sight on the floor. He tossed aside every little piece of stone and twig in his area. This was the place he had his campfire last night, but now it was reduced to nothing but a bare dirt pile with ashes.

Gone was his proper attire and usual calm demeanor. His alternative outfit was wrinkled, dirtied, and was starting to tear from the way he dropped on his knees and ripped through anything that got in the way; glass, pop cans, scrap metal, and just everything. It was a miracle that his hat was still on, though barely. It hung low at an angle. The man looked almost nothing like the proper person he did the previous day.

Gone was his kind smiles and the faces he would make while thinking. What replaced it was fear. Fear as if he never felt before. It shook his whole body and he was on the verge of crying. Tears was pooling up and began to sting his eyes.

Whatever this nightmare he was experiencing, it was one hell of a bad one for him to be shaken up this badly. To make him act so unusual. And...who is this Claire?

The Professor got back up and ran ahead a few steps. He once again frantically looked around.]


CLAIRE! WHERE ARE YOU?

[He pushed aside a large log in his way and began to tear apart another pile of dead twigs that someone or something once used as a campfire. He threw them all away and began to dig into the hard soil of the Earth, his once smooth fingers becoming rough and filled with cuts.

He didn't care. They could take his hands away if they wanted to. He needed to find her. He needed to find Claire. She was calling out his name and she--! She was--!

The Professor stopped digging after a minute. He got up and ran to another area a few steps away only to repeat the process; kept digging until he he couldn't go deeper, then move on.

By his fifth spot, he stayed there on his knees and dug deeper than ever. This was the longest he stayed in one location. This had to be it! This had to be where she was! He'll get her out of all these beams, tiles, lamps, just all this rubble that seemed to come out of nowhere, and they'll go back to their normal days of going out to dinner and exchanging gifts. They'll go back to their normals days of speaking of their future plans and small talk. They'll go back to their normal days of where they'll discuss the new puzzles he heard about and how his mentor, Andrew, was doing. They'll go back to all of that...

So he just keeps on digging...

...and digging...

...and digging... ]


(( OOC: It might be hard to figure out what's going on right now. To put it shortly, everything the Professor is seeing right now is destroyed buildings everywhere.  A person named Claire is in these destroyed buildings...yeah...Not really spoilers other than who this Claire person may be. Not that big anyhow. ))

 
 
Current Mood: scared
Current Location: Somewhere on Route 30
 
 
Hershel Layton
12 September 2010 @ 11:36 am
Picarats 003 [VIDEO/ACTION IN ROUTE 30]  
[VIDEO]

[
The video turns on to what seems to be somewhere on Route 30, though not too far from the exit of Cherrygrove. The screen shakes around for a bit as the Professor is trying to place it on some log and aims it towards himself. It takes a few seconds, but when it is set properly, he nods and takes a seat on a rock. It's quite bothersome to hold it sometimes.

This morning, it seems like the Professor isn't doing very good. He isn't sick or tired. Nothing like that. He just seems very down and like something just died. He still has his proper attire all neat and he's all washed up just like a gentleman should present himself, but he has the look of a kicked puppy...And he won't stop fiddling with his top hat's brim.

However, that expression quickly changes into a smile. No gentleman should be down on the camera or down in front of others! Let's think positive, and what is a better way to make the Professor happy than solved puzzles?]

I would like to take some thoughts off my head, so would anyone like to solve a few puzzles of mine? I feel like giving quite a lot this morning. I will grant 5 extra picarats to every puzzle they solve. I hope that will make it fair for listening to my puzzles today.


[The Professor chuckles before giving his first puzzle of the day:]

"A man is trapped in a room. The room has only two possible exits. Through the first exit, there is a room constructed from magnifying glass. The blazing hot sun will instantly fry anything or anyone that enters. Through the second door there is a fire-breathing dragon that will eat the man moment he enter. How does the man escape?"

[25 Picarats on the first try to anyone, then plus an extra 5 to the ended amount. It's practically a steal! More picarats to shove in everyone's faces on how awesome they are in puzzle solving!]

...Ah, and also...Would anyone happen to know if there is any florists in Violet City? I am interested in buying some flowers, but there were none back in Cherrygrove City. Thank you.


[ACTION]

[The Professor is sitting on a large rock somewhere on Route 30. He's still near Cherrygrove, so if anyone that is just looking around from Cherrygrove, they should be able to find him fiddling around with his top hat's brim. He seems to be in deep thoughts and almost depressed about something. He's just staring at today's date blinking on his Pokegear silently.

Snap the Professor out his mood to get puzzle puzzle puzzles?
]


(( OOC: Today's the American release date for the third Professor Layton game! After a year and a half of waiting, it's finally in good old English! Puzzles puzzles puzzles in celebration to anyone who wants to solve them. I won't go further into detail as to why the Professor is down at the moment since SPOILERS for third game...unless you want spoilers or know them, whatever. I guess if you don't mind, then gimme a heads-up? If you know spoilers and that one thing that the game revolves around and the thing the Professor is sad about and it happened 10 years ago and it starts with "c"? Yeah, today is that anniversary. But it won't really play a big part today. You won't get much out of him anyway. IT'S JUST PUZZLES FOR EVERYONE \o/ ))
 
 
Current Mood: sad
Current Location: Route 30
 
 
Hershel Layton
31 August 2010 @ 12:45 am
shipping ⇄ fanservice meme  


(( OOC: Sorry for the spam today guys. ;A; ))
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Hershel Layton
30 August 2010 @ 11:17 pm
Picarats 002 - [VIDEO/ACTION IN CHERRYGROVE]  
[VIDEO]

[On this beautiful morning if anyone happens to be checking out their Pokegear, they would find a video of Professor Layton seemingly positioning his own Pokegear on some table. From the surroundings, it would seem that he is in a corner of the Pokemon Center, at a table with what seems to be a cup of tea.

Yes, the Professor finally got himself into Cherrygrove city and out of that god forsaken Route 29. He actually got here yesterday and even found himself a job at the Pokemon Center, but he decided just now to do a video. Hey, he just figured out how to work this gadget. Can't blame a man that just jumped from using a gramophone to these "cell phones".

After fiddling around for a bit, the Pokegear is finally positioned towards the Professor and not at his coat. He's wearing his spare change of clothes, though still sticking with his signature top hat, of course.]


Ah, that should do it. I do hope that this is working properly.

Well, would anyone happen to know how far it is to the city and from Violet City to Cherrygrove? I would like to know how much time I have to wait before I head off.

Hopefully this morning and last night's drizzle would mean the last of rain until much later. I do not want to be getting this pair of clothes wet as well.

Say, this has reminded me of a fantastic puzzle! Would anyone like a go at it until I get back to work?

"A man went out for a walk when it started to rain. He didn't have an umbrella nor was he wearing a hat. When he ran all the way back home, his clothes were soaked, yet not a single hair on his head got wet. How is this possible?"

[Who can resist throwing puzzles at the most random times at the most random topics? The Professor can't! 20 picarats* if you can solve it in your first go! Y'know you want these picarats!]


[ACTION]

[Anyone still in Cherrygrove city could find the Professor sitting at a table in the Pokemon Center, enjoying a nice cup of tea; Belle Classic if anyone is wondering. He's wearing his spare change of clothes, though still sticking with his signature top hat, of course. He's on his lunch break right now, but he doesn't seem all that busy.

Approach and solve puzzles for picarats*?]



(( OOC: *Picarats is the difficulty of the puzzle. 10 is the easiest and 99 the hardest. Every time you get the puzzle wrong, it decreases and stops at a certain number, so the lowest for 20 is 12. You get it right, you get the number of picarats you ended with! More puzzles, more picarats to your amount! Picarats here are just for SHOWING OFF. COLLECT THEM. Maybe I'll have something involving these picarats or something~ ))
 
 
Current Music: Can anyone turn that music off?
Current Location: Cherrygrove City - Pokemon Center
Current Mood: cheerful
 
 
Hershel Layton
23 August 2010 @ 03:51 pm
Picarats 001 - [AUDIO]  
[The sound of tinkering can be heard, most likely from a Pokegear being examined at different angles and someone just pushing anything that eye catching. The owner of the device doesn’t quite seem to notice that is voice recorder is on due to the fact that there is nothing but silence and those usual sounds of the Pokegear being fiddled around for a few minutes. That is until the Professor notices it.]

Oh, is this turned on? I must have switched it on while inspecting it.

[However, he isn’t quite sure if this is just a personal recording for himself or that it is being sent out to anyone listening. He thinks it’s the latter…thinks…Hopefully it is or he would be quite embarrassed. He clears his voice.]

To any that are listening out there, my name is Professor Hershel Layton and it seems like I'm quite lost. I  have wandered into some woods from a town called “New Bark Town”. I believe I’m in “route 29”? Unless I have traveled off course…I really hope that isn’t the case.

One of the kind gentlemen in a lab coat back in town has explained some a few things about this area and pointed out the path to the next town, but I'm still puzzled as to where I am exactly, such as this country. And apparently my "mother" has given me some supplies for the trip...I am so terribly confused...

Ah, but enough about that. Would anyone perhaps know where London would be? I'm afraid I can't find it on my map. Has anyone also seen a small boy in blue named Luke, saying to be my apprentice, or a girl with a pink dress and answers to Flora? I haven't seen them since I have arrived here a few days ago. I'm awfully quite worried about them.

I apologize if I have seemed to have rambled on. I’m just…very disoriented…

Thank you.

[Now, does he turn this off or does he wait for a reply? More sounds of tinkering could be heard along with some quiet questions to his Vulpix, asking for her thoughts. Oh God, how do you work this?]



((OOC: Have to go out for a doctor's appointment. Checking if I could get any surgery or something to remove this thing under my eye; it's starting to hurt badly. Will be back soon, I hope. ))
 
 
Current Music: What is that music playing?
Current Mood: confused
Current Location: Route 29
 
 
Hershel Layton
23 August 2010 @ 02:53 pm
Pokegear Voice Mail  


"You have reached Professor Hershel Layton. I apologize, but I am unable to pick up your call. Please leave a message and I will try to get you back as soon as possible. Thank you."

[Beeeep! Leave your text, voice, or video message here if you wanna reach him at any time. He's probably out solving puzzles.]
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Hershel Layton
23 August 2010 @ 02:33 pm
Adventure Log  
Just a list of days and logs/journals that are important. Will list things like the days when the Professor arrives somewhere new, a Pokemon evolves, etc etc.

Dates )

Logs )
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Hershel Layton
23 August 2010 @ 02:19 pm
Pokemon & Backpack  
POKEMON TEAM )


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Hershel Layton
23 August 2010 @ 12:09 pm
IC/OOC Permissions  
CHARACTER NAME: Hershel Layton
CHARACTER SERIES: Professor Layton

Investigate? )
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Hershel Layton
23 August 2010 @ 11:43 am
Route 29 Application  
Mun Info )


Character Info )
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Hershel Layton
09 June 2009 @ 10:09 pm
WELCOME TO THE GOLDENROD SCHOOL  
 
 
Hershel Layton
09 June 2009 @ 08:50 pm
 
Who: Anyone and everyone in Goldenrod City!!
Where: Goldenrod City
When: Backdated to 06/01 - all day
Summary: Finally, after weeks of preparation, the Fighting Studio and Goldenrod School opens today!! Teachers, students, members, people who just want to get in on the barbecue, come jump on in!!
Rating: Nothing higher than PG-13
Log:

For the whole month of May, every bulletin board around the city had flyers stuck up to them, announcing the opening of the Fighting Studio and Goldenrod School, two institutions run by just Killua and Layton. Needless to say, it took a while to accomplish something like this and a lot more money. After all, this was coming from their own pockets, with some support on the way.

For the school, it was no easy task in purchasing such a large building, old and abandoned or not. The amount and time that went into fixing the place up, it was certainly discouraging but the school ended up looking almost brand new. You could hardly tell it was the same building from months ago, just sitting around and collecting dust. So, despite all the back breaking hard work and money, Layton is nothing but satisfied by this.

As for the Fighting Studio, finding the perfect place for the fighting studio was just as hard for Killua. It had to be just big enough to fit everything he wanted. There were quite a few old building and warehouse concentrated in one area of the city. The warehouse had been in just as much shape as the building Layton had chosen. Killua wasn’t put off by the prospect; he saved up quite a bit of cash in the past year he finally had a chance to do what he wanted with it all at once. Now the fighting studio stood tall and even if Killua thought it was little small at only have five or so floors. There was plenty of room to have a good beat down. Killua is certainly looking forward to what will happen.

So finally, after the two have spoken together, they have agreed on the same date for the opening: June 1st, and that day has finally come!!

People litter the front of the two buildings, checking out the bulletin boards for the locations of certain training halls and classes. Inside the studio and school aren't any better, with everyone trying to get to where they want while others are blocking traffic by standing around and being completely lost.

But hey, you don't have to be a student or member to join in on this celebration and mess! Right between the two buildings is a cook out, charging people a small price for burgers, hot dogs, drinks, and so on. Just a little profit to Killua and Layton to make, all going into their new institutions.

So c'mon, jump on in, everyone!!
 
 
Hershel Layton
12 February 2009 @ 10:39 am
 
[ A recorded message plays after a few rings; ]

Hey, this is Souji.

And Yosuke!

And you've reached the Breeding Centre. Sorry, but we can't pick up right now. Just leave your name, location, and what eggs you will like, and we'll get to you asap.

Also, if you're looking for information or anything relating to the Foster Home, you can call Souji and he'll get to you asap--

Slllllllllllurp, slllllllllllllllllurp. Slowbrooooo.

Wh-- hey, Jiraiya!! Get down and stop licking the microphone!!

Slowbrooooo.

Uhh... well, thanks and talk you later...

Maybe we should re-record this... urgh.

Beep!



[ A list of eggs will be sent after if you press 1 when the machine asks if you want to view it. ]



Abra
P1000
4/5

Aerodactyl
P4000
0/3*

Bellsprout
P400
5/5

Bulbasaur
P600
4/5

Buneary
P350
5/5

Charmander
P600
5/5

Cherubi
P600
4/5

Combee
P3000
0/3*

Cranidos
P2000
3/3

Cleffa
P350
2/3*

Dratini
P2000
1/2

Drifloon
P700
3/3

Drowzee
P800
5/5*

Eevee
P2000
1/3

Ekans
P400
5/5

Feebas
P3000
3/3*

Gastly
P600
5/5

Gible
P2000
2/2

Glameow
P400
4/5

Growlithe
P600
5/5

Houndour
P600
4/5

Kabuto
P3500
2/3*

Lapras
P1500
2/2*

Larvitar
P600
2/2

Lunatone
P700
3/4*

Magikarp
P100
10/10

Murkrow
P850
5/5

Natu
P500
5/5

Pikachu
P800
5/5

Poliwag
P500
4/5

Ponyta
P800
5/5

Poochyena
P800
0/4

Porygon
P1000
2/2*

Psyduck
P800
4/5

Ralts
P800
5/7*

Riolu
P4000
3/5*

Rotom
P4000
5/5

Sentret
P500
6/7*

Scyther
P2000
4/5

Shinx
P800
3/5

Shroomish
P700
5/5

Skarmory
P800
5/5

Skitty
P800
6/6*

Slowpoke
P50
5/5

Smoochum
P350
5/5

Sneasel
P1200
3/4*

Spinarak
P250
4/4*

Starly
P1000
4/4

Squirtle
P600
4/5

Surskit
P1000
6/6

Taillow
P1000
6/6*

Teddiursa
P500
5/6

Totodile
P600
5/5

Trapinch
P700
4/5

Tropius
P1000
3/4*

Turtwig
P1500
5/5

Vulpix
P500
5/5

Wooper
P450
5/5*

Wailmer
P700
2/2

Zangoose
P1500
5/5*




[ If you press 2, a list of Pokemon and their egg moves will be sent. ]

Abra - thunderpunch
Eevee - detect
Charmander - metal claw + bite
Drifloon - hypnosis
Glameow - bite + quick attack
Houndour - sucker punch
Poliwag - water pulse + bounce + mud shot + bubblebeam + mist
Psyduck - psychic + yawn
Ralts - magical leaf
Sentret - water pulse
Scyther - counter + endure + night slash + reversal
Shinx - quick attack
Starly - sand attack + fury attack
Trapinch - quick attack
Vulpix - energy ball + power swap



(( ooc: if you don't want to icly thread out the egg purchasing, please use the following format to buy the eggs and place 'ooc' in your subject! ))

Name
List of Pokemon eggs - Total Price

* - how many eggs are left and once they're gone, they're gone. These have very infrequent batches, so it might take months before you see another batch of these Pokemon eggs again.

NOTE: The number of eggs that newcomers can get is now reduced to one egg, not including the Pokemon with the * next to their eggs. Sorry about that.

Any Questions? Ask here on questions concerning both the Breeding Centre and Foster Home.