Episode 6: How Long is Forever?

"I'm taking your unfinished project out into the great wide world." Beatrice replies to Julia matter-of-factly as she offers the Genesect a Pokeball. "It took a substantial amount of punishment in that room, partially broke down, I've repaired it and we are discussing our arrangement now. That is about the gist of it. This is a containment unit, it will permit me to carry you safely to other locales. My final goal is restoration."

"Mind if I join you? I don't really have a lot going on right now either, and the company is preferred." No color came to her cheeks, but the shy smile was a good indicator she was feeling bashful about the request. "I think... that I'll leave the necklace in the dark room, unless you have a better place you can think of for it, before we leave tomorrow."

"..." There's a little snort, and then a chuckle, her red eyes breaking contact with Rainbow. "Didn't think of it. Guess we know which one of us is the smart one now." She winked, moving out into the breakroom area to lay out a blanket and get comfortable. "I never used to fantasize about dragons and castles when I was younger, but I'll admit, the idea of a king and queen benevolently overseeing the survival of their people has piqued something." She floated lazily just above the floor, more comfortable expending the slight bit of energy then she was resting on a surface off her feet now.

"Oh... thank you Yellow." Beatrice looks over the cassettes curiously. "I'm not really sure what they're for, but from the slot in the top of Genesect's weapon, I'm guessing it's firing data." She sits up. "How are you holding up? Nervous at all?"

"Right, right, worry is for those of us constrained to a very limited span of time on this mortal coil that we hold onto so covetously." She teased, climbing to her feet. "The samples should be ready by morning, do you want to perform the sealing now, while we're waiting?"

"Even with your assurances, it feels like saying goodbye and it twists something in me." Her red eyes roamed Yellow's face for a moment. "I think I will take some time with them beforehand."

So... she did. Beatrice floated around in her pretty skirts with Bylii, enjoying weightlessness for the first time, the sensation of the fabric against her legs wasn't so bothersome as it conducted and held static well, though it tended to cling a bit more then she might like at times. She held, and fed Baied, and babied him, encouraging him for being such a strong boy for her, reassuring him once more that even if he never evolved, he was everything she wanted in a friend. Cumulus it was hide and seek, and she ended up chasing the little cloud through the halls and laughing. He never quite seemed to get the concept that the game was over when she found him, she had to catch him afterwards. Crassi she challenged boldly to poison her, explaining that with Solenoid's help she had become stronger, likely to Rainbow's horror. The Drapion seemed flummoxed but cautiously proud, folding her arms across her chest in a we'll see gesture. Beatrice showed her around the battlefield where she'd fought Genesect 'single-handedly', because if she ever told the Drapion that she had help, and Crassi hadn't been picked, she was getting more then stung for her trouble. Limul was last. Her starter and dearest friend, who had begun, and would end this journey with her. She had no place for him to swim, but she shared a meal with the Armaldo, gently moving her fingers through his feathers and talking to him about warm seas and abundant plantlife until he dozed off. Her responsibilities to her friends fulfilled... she found herself tired, but unable to quite turn her brain off.

"Restless." Beatrice replies analytically. "Solenoid always jumped from task, to task, to task. Even though I'm tired, it's hard to take a moment to slow down enough to sleep. I know Solenoid slept, I've seen him do it but... food that isn't loaded with ionized compounds, like salt, doesn't really appeal as much. I think? I still need to eat. And I know tomorrow is a really important day. I just need something to focus on that isn't all of that, you know?" Her sigh was accompanied by a soft reverberating electronic hum.

"Know any good lullabies?" She joked softly, turning over to peer at Rainbow over the edge of her bed. "I don't have any mareep to count, and I'm afraid insomnia is a new experience for me." Folding her arms over her middle, she listened to the distant hum of machinery, and wondered just how quiet the future might be.