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@ Neko:

"'Yo." was all Kiyo managed to croak out of his throat. He nodded at the Raichu, acknowledging its greeting and waved at Jypsum. His throat was so sore, he wasn't even going to attempt to talk. "Augh..." it felt as though someone was rubbing his throat down with sandpaper while simultaneously pressing thousands of needles into it. This was the worst.

He let himself fall beside Jypsum and stared listlessly up at the sky above.

((Got an essay I need to finish (and start, omg xD) tonight, so I dunno how long I can stay, but I'm willing to RP for a bit if anyone's interested. :3))

Mina stood, her eyes closed and her face lifted towards the wind. Behind her lay a broken shrine and beside it, a battered Pokeball. Around her were what was left of the battle and before her, the lake: the only thing in the area that seemed to be untouched from the previous day's battle, although she was sure evidence of it could be found beneath its surface.

Memories raced across her mind's eye, but they were fractured. She had managed to convince Anala, her rental Pokemon, to help the others in the battle -- but most of her time had been spent calming the Ponyta and convincing her to return to the shrine.

Still, she knew what had happened. The Lucario that had frightened Anala so had chased off the Rockets, and although it was a victory for them, it didn't feel like one. Everyone had been hurt, herself included, although the majority of it wasn't the type of wounds one could see with the naked eye.

With a sigh, she mounted Anala and headed towards the town.

"Thank you for the offer, I think I will take you up on it." Shina smiles at the energetic pokemon. "Food sounds good, too. Not having to forage for it or cook it myself sound heavenly."

Ridley was amused, pleased with Liam's encouraging response, but he sobered when he mentioned the helicopters, biting his lower lip. He almost began to speak but Liam interrupted him, and he looked up at him in surprise, drawing his brows together as Liam said he'd just disappear.

"Liam, I..."

He lowered his eyes.

"Yeah.. I was flying one of them. I got my first missile off ok, but the other one went right into the shrine... then that Lucario popped out," he shuddered, remembering how intense the Pokemon's presence had been. He almost felt that familiar psychic itching at the base of his skull, but he thought nothing of it, unaware of the fox-like Pokemon.

He frowned at Liam, looking up at him. "What do you expect me to do? I can't ask you to come with me. That's not fair to you. And I can't go in right now, I need to lay low until this blows over," he sighed, scratching the back of his head. He did give him a sidelong look.

"Unless you wanted to come with me," he said a little quieter, as though expecting to be laughed at, his eyes guarded, searching Liam's.

Alex looked around. She didn't see any food shops nearby. "Hey Blitz do you smell any food nearby?"

The electrike barked and put his nose to the ground. "Eleee, trike! Trike!" He ran off towards a side street, pausing at the opening.

Trying not to smile, because it hurt, Alex limped after the energetic pokemon. "Let's hope he found something tasty, uh..." She paused, "Do I know your name? I'm so bad with names."

@ Rhia & Speaker:

Fuutarou was somewhat relieved at how quickly both trainer's had insisted to be taken to Oyumi's side. He didn't need to spare any extra effort to convince them, and it was something he doubted he was in any mind to do. The Mewtwo wasn't exactly good with words under normal circumstances - the stress of the past couple days had all but destroyed any conversational skills he had remaining.

It was part of the reason why - the second both had agreed - he closed his eyes and rather abruptly teleported the three of them to the outskirts of the forest. It meant they had to talk less, and they got to Oyumi faster. And in her state, it was for the best if she wasn't left alone too long.

'Hope neither of you get teleportation sickness.'

It was a light joke, but it did nothing to ease his heart at the sight of Oyumi still slumped against the tree. She hadn't moved from the spot, although Kamu had shifted to lay next to her, his head gently resting in her lap. The only indication either of them made of Fuutarou's return was a slight flick of the ears on Kamu's part.

"It's Shina. I honestly can't recall if we've even spoken before, though we probably have at some point during this trip." Shina follows after the electrike, also hoping for something humans would consider tasty. "Let's just hope he hasn't smelled a bunneary," Shina jokes.

((@ Nyoko and Speaker))

Rhia lurched as the unexpected teleport kicked them out in a different location. That was new. She fought back dizziness for a second and let her eyes refocus properly-- no black spots-- before she moved over to Oyumi. She quickly rolled down to her knees before her friend, face full of concern and residual weariness. She was careful to move around the Girafarig and not interrupt its position as she got to the white-haired ninja.

"Oyumi," she said softly, shaking her friend's shoulder slightly. The girl had been tended to medically, at least. Those bandages were fresh. "Oyumi," she said louder, with another light shake. She smiled, although her concern was still present in her expression. "Hey, what happened? I couldn't find you after the battle, not with all those people. Are you all right?"

She lightly rubbed Oyumi's arm, hoping to restore some sign of life to her friend's face.