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Post by DataNinja on Jul 2, 2020 7:23:58 GMT
The evening passes without incident, the ship sailing on. Evelyn privately offers Theo to see if he wants to try out some makeup, but nobody really pushes anything. Ruby sleeps early and long, basically not waking up until the ferry is almost at its destination. The rooms are cramped, and the waves make for an... initially awkward sleep (except perhaps for Kai), but it's passable.
Morning arrives. The ferry docks, and the group finds themselves in Mossdeep at last. Quiet outskirts, with a decent city core lay in front of them. And a possible date with destiny.
"So... what are we wanting to do now?" Ruby asks, just staring forwards. She seems kind of numb after having everything mulled over.
Evelyn places a hand on the short girl's shoulder, and gives it a squeeze. "Things are probably opening up around now, so do we want to head for where that signal was? See what we can see there?" She looks at Kai and Theo. "Unless you guys have other suggestions. I'm kinda at a loss here."
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Post by Robot on Jul 2, 2020 9:14:57 GMT
"Didn't come to Mossdeep for sightseeing, and we are sort of on a time limit." Theo replied heavily. "Let's find the signal and get Ayah out of there."
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Post by seraphflonne on Jul 3, 2020 12:59:35 GMT
"We can at least stake it out, no harm looking and seeing if we can plan when we should enter..." Kai looks around, frowning that he can't just enjoy this stop on their journey... at least not right now.
"If we see it and decide staking out is pointless, then we should charge in, but we gotta see what we're dealing with first."
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Post by DataNinja on Jul 3, 2020 17:39:01 GMT
The city seems to be waking up as the group moves through the streets, sidewalks beginning to fill up more. The air is still clean and fresh, though, invigorating those who walk through it. Far overhead, the space center is visible past the taller buildings, atop the mountain's peak, glinting in the rising sun.
When the group reaches where Ruby says the signal had been around... it just looks like an ordinary district, in the middle of the city. Some shops, a lot of cafes - the latter of which look to be opening for people to get their morning drinks. But nothing that really stands out as... out of the ordinary.
"Well, uh... this is it," Ruby says, looking around and shrugging.
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Post by Robot on Jul 3, 2020 23:08:16 GMT
"Guess we can ask around under the guise of trying to find Ayah to return her pack. Ain't a total lie." Theodore hefted the second bag and made his way over to one of the cafes to inquire with the staff. "Scuse, I'm looking for a girl about yae tall, with long blue hair? She left her bag behind in Lilycove, we expected her to be round here somewhere."
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Post by DataNinja on Jul 3, 2020 23:26:05 GMT
Going from place to place, the employees either weren't there the prior day, or don't remember anyone facing Kai's description. At least until one of the smaller places. The guy at the front doesn't seem to have seen her, but the girl behind the counter making the coffees and getting pastries seems to take notice.
"Uh, Ayah, right?" the girl asks. "It's been a while since she was a regular, and she wasn't exactly... that coherent when I was getting her name again. I remember she used to come in here all the time for hot chocolate and chocolate cake. All the chocolate, a girl after my own heart. Comfort food, apparently. But she was... not good yesterday. Was crying the whole time at her table, I didn't want to push her to open up. Did she leave something important behind in Lilycove? The girl gives a smile. "You're good friends. If you want to leave her stuff here, I'll toss it in the Manager's office with a note. Or I can let her know where you guys'll be if she comes in again. I remember she tended to come in every few days, so... maybe she'll start again?"
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Post by Robot on Jul 3, 2020 23:55:39 GMT
"Yeah, that's our girl..." Theo grinned hopefully. "We were actually kind of hoping to surprise her, but... I guess leaving her things here with a note wouldn't be the worst idea. Do you have a pen and a piece of paper we could borrow?" He gave Evelyn and Ruby a haphazard shrug, but waved the girls and Kai over.
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Post by DataNinja on Jul 4, 2020 0:08:11 GMT
"Oh, uh, sure, let me go grab it," the girl says. "Alternatively, I could get a number from you guys, let you know when she comes in. I'm here most days, and I can let my manager know for the other times. I wouldn't want to ruin a surprise, after all." She smiles. "I'm sure that'll cheer her right up. But this way if you see her around town, the stuff's not stuck here. Lemme know, I'll just grab a notepad and you can write down what you want."
As she goes to get the paper and pen, the group huddles together. "So... what do we want to do here?" Ruby asks. "Since... we do actually want to meet up with her, right? We could just sorta... stay in the general area, and when we get the call, head over? Sounds like she might not be here today... if she's even coming here again regularly..."
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Post by Robot on Jul 4, 2020 0:15:53 GMT
"We don't have any other leads, and I doubt she'll follow up with us when she feels like she needs to do this on her own. When she's distraught. I didn't check her bag to see if there was anything important in there, but if she goes into a fight half cocked without all her gear... that would be really bad for her." Theo grumbled, brow set low.
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Post by seraphflonne on Jul 4, 2020 0:42:03 GMT
"I mean if we get the call we should definitely come here and meet her. Regardless of the whole situation, she is probably our only definite chance of finding something out about where they are." Kai looks around as he says that, eyeing the area with a thin veil of annoyance.
"Everything around here is just... so plain. It feels like trying to find... a needle in a haystack? Am I using that right?"
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Post by DataNinja on Jul 4, 2020 1:35:10 GMT
"Yeah, that's the phrase," Evelyn says to Kai, nodding.
"I'm sure… I'm sure she'll be fine," Ruby says, though there's a little wavering. "But, okay. We'll leave the number. And then we... wait, I guess."
"Uuuuuuuugh, I did enough waiting in the Center. I want to go and battle something. Been wanting to do that ever since waking up there." Evelyn's squirming, looking antsy. "I don't want to just wait."
"Well, there's not really much else we can do."
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Post by Robot on Jul 4, 2020 2:28:14 GMT
"Gotta stay at fighting strength for when things go south. Could always find a secluded spot on some beach and try to blow off some steam learning whatever the plate woke in you?" Theo offered. "I'll come along if you want some company."
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Post by seraphflonne on Jul 5, 2020 3:42:21 GMT
"And I can swim!" Kai has an oddly cheerful tone considering the situation, but coughs and flattens his happy face. "Uh, other than that most ideas I have leave us weakened, so probably for the best."
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Post by DataNinja on Jul 5, 2020 6:33:05 GMT
"I guess we can try that..." Evelyn says, uncharacteristically sheepish. "To be honest... I guess I was hoping to take my mind off what had happened, if only for a little bit. It made it hard to sleep last night thinking about it. So... I was maybe thinking we could do something more... normal while we wait."
"Here you go," the barista gently interrupts, putting a pen and pad in front of the group. "Just leave it and anything else at the front with Jack, and I'll grab it when I've got a moment. I hope that it doesn't take too long to meet up with her. She seemed like she really needed a pick me up." She gives a smile before heading back behind the counter.
Shuffling a bit after the girl leaves, Evelyn ventures, "Do any of you want to try... the Gym in this city? It's not that far from the city center, and it would probably be a good test of our strength. Someone could... stay and wait for a call, maybe? But it sounded like it wouldn't be today that she would come back. If you think that's a stupid idea, though, I get it..."
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Post by Robot on Jul 5, 2020 9:48:17 GMT
"I'll tag along and bring my B Team, since 3's the limit anyway. Somebody's got to carry you." Theodore teased Evelyn gently. "Any idea what the theme of this one is?"
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Post by DataNinja on Jul 5, 2020 18:14:14 GMT
"Hey, if anyone's going to be doing the carrying here," Evelyn says, laughing, "it'd be Ruby or Kai. The two of us are pretty big emotional messes right now."
"I'm going to sit this one out," Ruby says, grinning. "So don't expect me to prop you up. Keeping an ear on the phone, and all that."
"I dunno exactly what the Gym here is. It's pretty new, all things considered, so after I really cared about always keeping up. It was Psychic for the longest time, over a couple generations... but I think it's Electric, or Steel, or something like that now?"
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Post by seraphflonne on Jul 6, 2020 0:29:57 GMT
He seemed a little dissapointed at losing the opportunity to swim, but Kai perked up at the Gym Challenge. It was why he was on the journey in the first place, even if it was just a replacement for the trials back in Alola for him. "Gotta bring a B-team... Hm, I'm not sure who to bring then. Maybe Wela, Mahalo...and Puraha or Coronet?" Kai mutters to himself in thought, trying to think over what his B-team even was.
"Any thoughts? Oh, that's my Vileplume, Excadrill and Marowak, since I haven't used them much like I have Coronet"
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Post by Robot on Jul 6, 2020 13:41:35 GMT
"Fred, Butch Cassidy, and Wild Bill for me, I think. Being Arcanine, Scrafty, and Whimsicott respectively. I'll support you as I can Kai. Seems like a decent spread across types and roles, and I'll look out for you as I can."
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Post by DataNinja on Jul 6, 2020 17:35:27 GMT
"I've only got Madeline, Ajax and Egon," Evelyn admits. "Never really felt the need to catch a lot. Always had Ruby and Ayah to fall back on. But... if it's Steel, at least, can probably make it work. Might struggle a bit more with Electric, but I don't need to use my Skarmory."
"You guys want to do anything before we go there, or... anything? Besides heading to the Center to switch up teams."
Ruby takes the pad and writes down her number on it. "Anyone else want to put theirs on there, in case I happen to be unreachable?"
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Post by Robot on Jul 6, 2020 18:06:39 GMT
"I'm tapped fer spending money after Lilycove honestly, shy of stumbling on some notes lying on the street, I'm free as a bird." Theo managed to force out in his old drawl with some great effort, coughing after the fact. Leaning over the paper, he puts his number down.
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