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All that Isadora had heard was that the most recent mission had returned from their task, nothing more, nothing less. There was no notification of any misfortunes or anything of that sort that had reached Isadora's ears, and so she was blissfully unaware of any loss Team Rocket had recently suffered. As such, she was not expecting any visitors to her office this day, hence her initial surprise when she heard a light knocking on her door.

"Yes, yes, wait a moment, please," she called out to her visitor as she placed the papers she was reading down on her desk and made her way over to the door. Opening it, she saw a young man who she had never seen before standing patiently and nervously there. Behind him, Isadora could see a rather uncomfortable looking Meganium with a lovely coloring standing nearby. Well... At least Basil would be occupied now.

Isadora gave the young man a kind smile and pushed the door ajar. "Why, hello. Do you need something?" She had no scheduled appointments today, so the only thing that she could assume was that this person was either an impromptu patient or he was forced by someone else to ask her a question. Of course, several other scenarios could also be possible, but right now, Isadora didn't bother herself with them.

"Oh, about the raid? Of course, please come in." Isadora gestured her hand to invite the young man inside before she turned around, leaving the door open, and walked back to her desk, quickly getting one last sip of tea from the cup near her papers. Iditarod, who was lying on the carpet nearby, lifted her head up as her human passed by, and Isadora responded with a few loving strokes of the Fire-type's fur. Basil, on the other hand, caught sight of the second Meganium in the doorway and was awake instantly, a happy grin stretching across his face. New people! There were new people here! And there was another Meganium, just like him! Oh, what excitement!

"I've heard very little about the raid, actually. Were you one of the people that attended it?" Isadora adjusted her glasses and looked over to the young man with genuine curiosity. She sighed quietly to herself and sat herself down on one of the two couches. "Please, do sit down. What is your name?"

Isadora maintained her kindly smile as the young man say down on the couch opposite her. "It's a pleasure a meet you, Inigo. My name is Isadora." Inigo, hmm? Sounded fairly Spanish to her ears, but she could not tell for sure. Inigo definitely seemed troubled over something, but that was why Isadora was here.

Her gaze softened as the young man rubbed his eyes and her expression became one of faint worry at the mention of 'what happened.' "...'What happened?' Did something go wrong on the raid? Is everyone all right?" She certainly hoped that all who attended were well. How terrible it would be if someone got especially injured.

Basil was over the moon with ecstatic joy as the other Meganium sat down near him. She was friendly! And she was asking about him! Oh, what excitement! His eyes were open and his grin widened. ["Hello, Leilani! I'm Basil! It's nice to meet you!"]

Isadora listened as Inigo recounted the events of the most recent mission with intrigue. She did not recognize most of the names that he listed off in succession, but one name she did know quite well, and her eyes widened as the young Grunt mentioned it. "Wait: Aila was on the mission? And a Shaymin exploded near her?" Her brow creased with worry. "She's not terribly hurt, is she? Is she okay?" Concern over the well-being of the young woman flooded over Isadora. "...Almost everybody?"

Basil was delighted by this new Meganium's company. She seemed so kind and happy and friendly! Basil was glad for that! ["Thank you very much! Leilani is a very nice name, too! I've been with my Isadora for a long, long time. My two former trainers let me stay with her when she went to school and we're still together now!"] Basil glowed with happiness, unaware of Leilani's upset nudge of her own trainer's knee. ["How long have you been with yours? You two seem to like each other a lot!"]

At first, Isadora did not respond. She said nothing as she sank down into the couch, her back leaning against the cushions as her eyes stared ahead, not seeing. Then, suddenly, the words finally pieced together in her mind and she could make sense of them.

"...No. No, that's impossible." Her voice was low and choked as she spoke. "There's no way that she could... There's no way." The look on Inigo's voice told no lies, though, and realization hit Isadora like a brick upside her head.

"...Oh no. Oh, Arceus, no." Isadora slowly hung her head, hiding her face from her patient as the wave of emotion overtook her. Her hands were shaky as she removed her glasses and pressed the palms of her hands against her eyes. She murmured something quietly, almost to herself.

"...You bloody idiot, getting yourself killed."

["Hee-hee! That's a long, long time, for sure! I've been with my Isa since she was five, when my Jonathan and Markus brought her home to live with us!"] Basil smiled at the memory of when he had first met the little girl named Isadora. She was lot different back then: much sadder. She looked very sad now, though, and it brought a frown to Basil's face. What had happened? Why was she looking so upset?

Inigo's words did bring Isadora a small amount of comfort, but it did nothing to lessen the blow. At least she wasn't in pain. But... How could she have been so careless like that? She wasn't one to just throw her life away for any one small cause. Then again, the way that Inigo had put it made it seem like she had died for the good of Team Rocket, and that in itself was nothing to sneer at. The mental image of the young girl smiling before she slept her never-ending sleep just made dragged Isadora further down into her grief.

"...Yeah. I think I do need a hug." The doctor sniffed and unceremoniously wiped her tears away with her white jacket sleeve, her eyes red and puffy. She felt awful for crying like this in front of a patient, not to mention a patient who seemed just as upset and traumatized by Aila's passing - perhaps even more so - as she. It was poor show to be so biased in issues concerning a patient, but she could not help it. Even if she was a nuisance to Aila, she cared for the girl and even considered her a good friend. Now... Now she was just gone.

Basil blinked as he watched his Isadora as she cried. Why... Why was she crying? What had happened? Isadora shouldn't be crying! Basil knew that she had cried enough in her life: she shouldn't be doing that anymore. His usually bright eyes now filled with worry, the Meganium crawled over to his human friend and nudged her leg. Even Iditarod could tell that something was amiss, and she silently walked over to Isadora's side and gently placed her large fluffy head on the woman's shoulder.

Isadora said nothing as Inigo sat down next to her and wrapped his arms around her in a hug. It certainly helped, being held, but it also made the sorrow burst froth from her with more fervor than before. She choked back a sob and wiped her eyes again. How could Aila have been so stupid? Isadora thought that Aila would have at least tried to protect herself. Why did she just throw a life of potential away like that? The more that the doctor maintained the thought, the angrier she became, and she knew that she could never make an outburst in front of a patient. That would be unforgivable.

"Thank you, Inigo," she finally said after a few moments. "I'm feeling a bit better now." She tried to smile a little, but it was overshadowed by the trails from tears running down her cheeks. "Of course, we're not here to concern ourselves with my emotions. We're here for yours." Isadora made a feeble attempt at a chuckle and pulled herself away from Inigo's hug.

Basil blinked sadly and nuzzled against Isadora's leg, cooing as the woman gently petted his head. Iditarod just closed her bright blue as Isadora also reached a hand up to scratch behind the Arcanine's ear. Both Pokemon were concerned for the well-being of their human, and both hated greatly to see their Isadora so depressed.