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No nonverbal response. It continued to lay on the ground. A dribble of bubbling energy left its mouth. It looked like it was eating away at the pavement beneath it. "It won't matter," it said. "Soon nothing will matter." "Goodness..." Eien shuddered, but kept her focus.

"You'd be surprised," Puff said, and then he seemingly disappeared, reappearing right behind Astrid. He could have struck Astrid then, but instead he leaned forward and asked, "Well, Astrid!" And his words were like a vice on her movements. Something magical was behind his speech. "Tell us a...

It didn't respond at first to Nate, and it made no movements that would require Dave to do anything. Its head twitched in Nate's direction when he spoke, so he had its attention, if it used ears to hear. But it only let out a low, gurgling hiss in response. Wordless, icy, empty. But despite...

"You know," Puff said, "This is a bit of an unorthodox way to conduct a proper interview... But I guess, with the way Team Spectrum is..." Incineroar was already announcing it for all of Cibus to hear, as Astrid and Puff seemed ready to duke it out. Though, at this point, after what they had...

"I don't know what will happen," Eien said simply. "I--I don't have much time, though. I heard one undecided and one go for it, I'm--ah, it's waking up. I need to do this now." And so, she channeled the energy through. Her eyes dimmed, and the threads looked to be very, very delicate... And...

"...Well... I can suppress a few things, but... I'm not sensing the same... reaction if it feels positive emotions the way Diyem does. There's nothing for me to block there. But I feel as if... it simply does not know how to feel positive emotions. It isn't a matter of being harmed by it... but...

The Parasite hissed in response and Chip distracted it with a zap once the initial barrier broke up. "Get ready to seal it again if this doesn't work!" They still had to break open the barrier so it could even take the Yawn. The sleepy bubble popped over the Parasite and it hissed and squirmed...

"I'll stay back," Eien said. "You'll need a way to hold it down while I work, if it wakes up in the middle, but... I think you have that covered." Chip buzzed. "I might have something in the lab, but, er..." He eyed the Parasite. "Well. Let's see what you guys plan. I'll... get ready with some...

"Hmm... Let me help," Eien offered. Little filaments of darkness emerged from the center of Eien's core, trailing toward Nate. They were no thicker than yarn. "This may feel a little odd, but it will help you get through, I... think." The yarn wrapped around Nate's upper shoulders and clung...

"You know, typically humans are considered to be saviors under most circumstances. Well, there was that Gengar, but eventually he had a change of--ahh, not important." Buffet shook his head. "Though, you do seem to be more... anxious than most humans that I'd summon."

Buffet tilted his head. "Um... Is it not obvious?" he mumbled aloud, drifting left and right as he inspected the cherry blossom tree. It had been clear to him the moment he'd arrived. Then again, Buffet was... familiar with spirits that had this particular scent. "I suppose it's pretty obvious...

After some careful planning and quick work, they got the Parasite into a barrier and out of the lab, where Eien had arrived. It was, admittedly, downright terrifying to see at first glance the huge leviathan flying toward the lab's entrance, and perhaps Dave's old Run Away instincts would have...

"You can, Brisa, you can! Get your rest! You heart it here, folks! By perhaps the slimmest of margins yet, the winner of this match is Team Spectrum!" Though whatever else Incineroar had left to say, it was all lost to Brisa in a delirious haze.

Electricity and steam filled the arena as the top screen showed both fighters at their bottom. The judges in the top of the stands were murmuring to one another fervently, trying to determine an outcome quickly. They checked replays, who feel first, the movement of the bars as Brisa's vitality...

"Nnnghhhh!" Pepper crouched down, tail lashing the air. She spared a glance at the scoreboard. Yeah, that felt about right. Brisa was in great shape despite expending so much energy. At the rate this was going, she wasn't going to last more than two more exchanges like that. And she also...

Buffet nodded. "Now, don't forget," he said gently, "no time passed in the world you came from, according to Diyem. As far as Gen is concerned, it hasn't even been a moment where you were away. It's probably just another nighttime."

"Yes, the cells are separately sealed. I could grab one, er, if you'll help. Do you want the fat, dark one or the skinny, red one?" Chip drifted toward the cell doors, waiting for Dave to get ready.

"You're all staying with me," Buffet said simply, and then nodded. "Okay. It seems we've arrived. Lead the way, Saltriv."

Chip just shrugged, apparently now sending messages to Diyem. "...Oh! It looks like she'll be on her way soon. Considering they can fly, it probably won't be much time at all. Er... I'm not sure how easily she'll fit, though. We never really expected someone bigger than a Wailord to ever set...

"Hmm... There seems to be something strange about this route," Buffet hummed idly. "It's nothing to worry about. Just don't wander too far, mhm? Ah, we're getting close..." Buffet drifted along the stars, the cosmic Hydreigon speeding up as the flow became clearer.