Grass Continent ~ Treasure Town Beach

[Namohysip]

"Now, that's no way to talk about yourself," Truffle said, shaking his head. "I consider you to be well worth the effort. Tell me--do you have a name?"

 

[Ambyssin]

"I'm afraid not. In this lightless form, I've taken to calling myself Necrozma." He stared at the sand. "I didn't want anyone getting too close to me, so I thought something intimidating might keep people away." Necrozma paused. "It worked."

 

[Namohysip]

"Hrmm..." Truffle didn't seem satisfied with the answer. "I'd recommend against pushing yourself down so much, my friend. After all... this is a chance for you to save another world, regardless of your past! I know not of what happened... but failure on a task does not mean failure as a person, not at all! There are still so many other tasks to do that perhaps may one day fall into your path."

 

[Ambyssin]

"I could bounce back from failing a task. But I failed a world." Quieter, he added, "My world."

 

[Namohysip]

Truffle was silent for a short while. "Well," he said gently, "I am sorry you went through so much. But... I imagine you may not necessarily be the only one to feel that way. My leader... had similar failures, and had only been saved by the help of another. Had it not been for them... I imagine they would feel similarly to you. The whole world on their shoulders... It is not easy, bearing such a burden."

 

[Ambyssin]

Necrozma abruptly stiffened. "Excuse me? I thought this Arceus character was your leader?" He looked around. "And this world is still in one piece at the moment, so how could they have failed?"

 

[Namohysip]

"Indeed, the world is still standing," Truffle said. "All thanks to the help of a human and his partner saving the world from something Arceus could not: Dark Matter. It was not many years ago that the world had nearly been thrown into the sun thanks to Dark Matter's influence... But Arceus had been defeated by Dark Matter, and had been rendered powerless up to that point. He was too busy holding back the Dungeon spread to do much else... I can only imagine how helpless it must feel for a god to be rendered so weak."

 

[Ambyssin]

"Dark Matter?" Necrozma's crystals clinked and grinded against one another. "Nrgh, perhaps it's the light element, but that name garners an... unpleasant feeling." He gripped his right shoulder and pressed against it. A loud pop echoed across the beach. "But I see..." Necrozma looked at the water. "So, you were able to summon a human and dispel your daemon. But I was too late with the same tactic." His shoulders sagged. "I'd ask to see your boss, but the Creator of this world isn't worth my time."

A sigh. "You don't have to keep staying here. I suppose I'll just... go wander around the empty town or something."

 

[Namohysip]

"Do be careful," Truffle said. "That body of yours... Does it require sleep? It very well may. If you feel yourself growing in need of rest, I would recommend going to the private quarters." Truffle looked like he wanted to say more, but he ultimately decided against it. "In any case, take care."

 

[Ambyssin]

"You as well."

He couldn't sleep in this form. He knew that much. The best he could manage was a sort of stasis. Still, he figured he'd have togo to the Dojo eventually. Necrozma floated off toward the path back to Treasure Town.

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[Torchic]

Well, this is a nice little town... but shouldn't it be called a village? It's much smaller than the towns we have...

With those two giant Pokemon gone, and after a good night's rest, Cino was exploring Treasure Town. He noticed all the shops greeting him with glee and thanks for having saved them from those Magikarp. All he did was shielding someone, but that ultimately helped them win the fight, didn't it? He wasn't complaining. Though, something was definitely wrong around here. A Smeargle creating portals out of nothing? What a sight to behold.

Wow, they have a beach? ...Duh. We're near the ocean, idiot. He ran down the hill to the beach, but before he arrived at the sand part of it, he saw a familiar Roselia with his odd colored flowers, eyes closed and flowers directed at the sun. At first when he saw him back at the Dojo, he thought it was some mutant who had followed him here, but that luckily wasn't the case. Might just be a quirk from the Roselia's world?

"Hi, uh... I didn't quite catch your name, sorry. How are you? Are you also exploring a little? Sorry if I'm disturbing your meditation, or... something."

 

[Adamhuarts]

Cynthian was startled by the voice. He thought he'd been alone at the beach. Though it was a public place, so he shouldn't have been surprised someone would show up eventually.

"Oh, hey!" Cynthian began after turning to face him. "You must be one of the new guys. Don't worry, I was just getting some sunlight for a bit. I'm Cynthian."

 

[Torchic]

"Hey, Cynthian. I'm Cino. Nice to meet you properly, hah. I arrived a little later than everyone else, that's why we haven't met properly." Getting some sunlight. Yeah, that made sense. He couldn't help but constantly look at his flowers.

"Say, excuse me for being curious, but how come your flowers are... discolored? I'm just wondering. Is it some kind of... hatch defect?" No, defect was the wrong word. There was nothing wrong with him on first glance. "Uh, not defect, I meant... uh... disorder?"

 

[Adamhuarts]

Cynthian frowned and took a step back from Cino while holding his flowers to his chest. No one had brought up Cynthian's peculiar floral coloration since he arrived in Cibus, and he'd almost forgotten that he was an oddity.

Cynthian could feel poison sting building up in his spikes. An instinctive behavior for sure. However, it didn't change the fact that he still wasn't energetic enough to use a move without turning into a vegetable right after...

"If you're trying to steal my flowers, don't think I'm not going to fight back!" Cynthian bluffed anyway.

 

[Torchic]

"Whoa, hey!" He held his arms in front, "Calm down, I'm not going to steal anything! We're in the same team." I think my approach was a little too sudden... whoops. "Sorry that I brought up your flowers all of a sudden, I wasn't meaning to... sound like I wanted to have them. I'm sorry. They just look unusual, that's all." He took a step forward. "I really didn't mean it. You don't have to be scared."

 

[Adamhuarts]

Cino seemed genuine, but Cynthian was still skeptical and so he took another step back.

"What do you want then, if not my flowers?" He couldn't hide the uneasiness in his voice.

 

[Torchic]

"Just... wanna talk?" He decided not to step closer again, maybe Cynthian was just shy? "To get to know eachother. There are alot of mon I still wanna meet, and I randomly found you relaxing in the sun."

He scratched himself behind his ear, "But, if you don't want to... that's fine too. We'll just do it later."

 

[Adamhuarts]

"Just... wanna talk?" He decided not to step closer again, maybe Cynthian was just shy? "To get to know eachother. There are alot of mon I still wanna meet, and I randomly found you relaxing in the sun."

Was that really all? And here Cynthian thought he'd the unfortunate luck of running into one of those mons rumored to hunt down Roselia with unique flowers. A pang of guilt stabbed at Cynthian for jumping to such conclusion.

He scratched himself behind his ear, "But, if you don't want to... that's fine too. We'll just do it later."

"No, sorry. Don't leave just yet! I shouldn't have assumed," Cynthian said, waving his flowers frantically. He laughed nervously and asked, "How about we start over?"

 

[Torchic]

He nodded. "Sure thing." Nice first impression, Cino. He breathed in deeply, and looked Cynthian in the eyes. "Hey, Cynthian. I'm Cino. Nice to meet you. You said you were enjoying the sun?" He looked downwards, and onto the beach, where waves were crashing onto the sand. Cino didn't know why, but the sound alone was soothing to him. "Do you wanna walk around the beach while we talk?"

 

[Adamhuarts]

"Sure, I don't mind," Cynthian walked up to him with a smile. "What would you like to talk about?"