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Mel kept the flame alive inside the core of the Brambleghast, even if any flames that strew too far from his branches were quickly snuffed by the wind. A rollout swiftly delivered the flame to Enamorus. For a moment it seemed like it was their attacks on Ena that were making a difference, but...

To Melody’s surprise, being in a Brambleghast’s body wasn’t enough to stop the Springtide Storm hurting entirely. Something was weakening not just his ability to transform, but his auric expression too. Wouldn’t have much luck punching through Ena’s defences like this, at least not without...

(Melody let slip the faintest of smiles. The chronology there was interesting, and they saw no reason to disbelieve it. That was information gained, finally.) Despite it being pointless to try to deescalate, she felt compelled to correct Ena anyway: "Not poking around. Just can't not notice...

Melody narrowed her eyes. No, this wasn't right, nothing was adding up. "Cool, and everything about with them being corrupted, the ominous crystals emanating from approximately this location, all of that's just unrelated? Good to know, I'll write that down." They were running in circles. Felt...

"Fair enough, fair enough. Here I was hoping to ask about your neat little melodica there, lovely song it's playing by the way. Always got the impressing you were more sociable than your brothers but I can see why you're a little spooked right now." They shot Enamorus— or whatever hollow thing...

"Enamorus! I should have figured, what with the command over wind and the fairy energy. Listen, we were warned that the poison here can corrupt the minds of otherwise sensible people. Please, do not mistake out caution for aggression— We're not seeking a fight if you aren't." But Melody's heart...

Melody felt like “come a little closer so I can see you properly” sounded like it means “come a little closer so I can fucking ambush you” but maybe she was just feeling too flighty with how unfamiliar everything was. She wasn’t used to unfamiliarity anymore, and it’s abundance here left her off...

Melody wasn't sure if she'd ever fought as a Houndoom before. If she'd ever picked it up just for the hell of it, she didn't have what was needed to call up that memory right now. "You got actually using the moves down well enough, it seems. Rest's just how to apply 'em in a fight. Say, I know...

Melody tuned out of the body's sense of touch and smell so that she didn't have to feel the wind rushing against her, or smell the saccharine wind. Poor Ichiro, with strong olfaction he wasn't used to. At least he wouldn't have trouble keeping the scent. It was tempting to pull up her headphones...

Melody laughed. She was used to the idea that species with multiple forms were common knowledge, but she was also old enough to watch them all develop in real time, so she didn't have a good handle on what an average kid would know. "There are many species with multiple forms. Oricorio, Shaymin...

"Nah, Mel's psychic but not fairy." (She did a quick double-take, as if having forgotten her own name for a moment.) "Meloetta, that is. Although I guess it's not false for me either. Guess that's good news for you, except that they're also fighting some of the time." Melody had used canine...

“Yeah, that’s me. Short for Melody.” Melody’s scrutinized the Celestica kid for a moment. There weren’t many humans that lodged themselves firmly in her head. Volo, however, was one of the exceptions. For centuries, he was second only to the mad king AZ before Giovanni had arrived to shake up...

A perfect distraction from having to slip past the suited man: It had been one of her goals to talk to Ichiro, and it felt wise not to saddle any one adult with taking care of one of the kids. Unless they were cool with it, but Ichiro wasn't exactly screaming strong paternal instincts to her...

The hedge maze got Melody's attention. That would be easy for her to search, although she'd have to be discreet about it. Now that Rachel was intimidated by her, whoever she ended up helping probably wouldn't know. That meant her secret was safe, in a way. At least for the moment. Problem was...

"Yes, that makes the most sense to me! He caught a bad connection on the way here. Makes a lot more sense than this dimension singling out a single person." That got a smirk out of Melody. She really appreciated the ability to both understand and abide by the rules of the game. In a sense she...