Near Viridian City…
Pikachu was worried. He had managed to avoid falling into the deep pit trap that had engulfed Ash, but his worried calls of “Pika? Pika-chuu?” had not received any sort of response. He could just barely make out the shape of Ash at the bottom of the hole, and his usual technique for waking him up – a light electric shock – had been completely ineffective. He wasn’t sure what to do, and was thinking about just running to the township for back up when a sudden rustle nearby startled him.
Pikachu dashed swiftly to the brush by the edge of the path, and watched from the cover as two tall shapes walked up to the trap. They looked down, laughed, then made some snide comments to one another while they carefully gathered up the items that had fallen off the sledge. Some seemed to be too common for them, and they tossed them aside in the dirt. The pair then disappeared back down the path, leaving Pikachu to resume his watch at the pit's side.
He was pretty sure he could see Ash breathing...
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In Pallet Township…
The infirmary was very busy overnight. The sad little charmander had been rushed in and all the medical folk immediately went to work. It wasn't particularly likely to succeed, but come on, they couldn't let
charmander die without at least attempting CPR. After several backbreaking rounds, lots of drugs, and a last ditch shock from one of the electric types, they were rewarded by the tiniest of embers starting to smoke on Romoret's tail. They placed him in a warm incubator (careful not to set the oxygen too high!) and kept a very close eye on him overnight.
Welcome back @Romoret.
The following morning, everybody in the mess hall was still buzzing with yesterday's news about the evolved Pokemon. Despite him being a pillar of the Pallet Township, it took almost the entirety of breakfast before anyone noticed that a rather important somebody hadn't shown up. They all laughed, called him a slowpoke, and figured he would show up eventually. He was part of the group who had stayed up most of the night, and people had heard him rustling and researching in his room even later...
It wasn't until noon that someone
finally decided to check in on Professor Oak, and they were shocked to find him dead in his bed. Even worse - there wasn't any hint of how he died, or any evidence of a struggle...
Dead is @Devastating - Professor Oak, a VILLAGER who could research the answer to a game mechanics question every other night.
It is now Day 2. Lynch deadline is 8PM EST, or if there is a huge, unmoving majority before then. Note changes to the roster.
Roster:
1. WildZoo
26. Stb1473
2. Mad Jack
3. heyyimhayley
4. lhmhtd
5. Kam325
6. Jilary
8. thedrjojo
9. Zensing
10. orca2011
11. finnickthedog
12. ketoone
13. LadyOtheFarm
14. PrincessButterCup
15. hazelmoo
16. kcoughli
17. BrownSwissCows
18. Ashgirl
19. dyachei
20. LetItSnow
21. Lupin21
22. DVMDream
23. alohacat319
24. Teepster87
25. rockatiel
27. allieh8607
28. SummerTheLynx
29. brightimpressio
31. StartingoverVet
32. Flim Flam Man
33. ResoluteMike
30. Romoret
Dead:
7. Devastating - Professor Oak