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Joule flinched, then looked uncertainly at Pop, who made a light shrugging motion. "We can continue our discussion a little later," he said to Joule. And soon, the light dragon drifted away and into a portal, which closed once he passed through. Cal relaxed a little, but didn't say anything...

"A-a fight?" Flesh seemed to hesitate. "People are scared of me when I fight. Is that something that's okay to do? Soda said I might have fun with it. But... I don't like hurting people..." Flesh seemed to be aware of the nature of battles in Cibus. But Flesh was not of Cibus; perhaps like some...

Flesh seemed to flinch a little at that, his massive jaws widening a little more. And then, he looked outward, toward the streets. "I never got to see the Colosseum before. I only get to see it on the screens. And I also want to go to a forest and eat some of the trees. But Soda says that a lot...

"Oh?" Pop nodded. "Well, feel free to speak, unless this is a private matter." Joule dimmed and drifted to the left side of the room. "I'm sure it is something of a private matter, but if I may ask, does it involve me?" "I--I mean." Cal's embers fluctuated in size. "What's it to you?"

The vast majority of the space looked like it was meant for Flesh, probably due to his sheer size. The bedroom was dedicated largely to the Guzzlord's resting space, covered in tough-looking cushions that could deal with both his need to bite and gnaw as well as his sheer weight. In the far...

"Well, time's gonna start running short pretty soon," Soda said. "Might not even have a week before you guys start heading to the Tree, but... eh. We'll see, I guess. Just know that once that Tree starts going, I'm gonna see you, Cola, so you can decide. Stay safe 'til then." "Okay." Cola...

They do gardening a lot.

"Ah, Cal and... you!" Joule said, immediately announcing their presence. Too late to hide. Nothing they could do. "Welcome! To what do we owe your visit?" As usual, Joule was bombastic as ever, and his smile was somehow brighter than his body. Pop tilted his head. "I am curious about the sudden...

Flesh fidgeted a little at that. "...Well. Ultra Beasts like me are usually born in the chaos of Ultra Space. I'm no different. But I was... lost for a while. Starving. Our kind are... very hungry. But they helped me handle that in other environments, because I wasn't... normal. I was lonely. My...

Cal made the long walk from the park to destiny Tower to the far east of Destiny Village. It was glowing like usual, but it was quiet. After following the usual procedures, they took the teleporter to the highest floor. "Hey, um, Pop?" Cal asked. "Can we ta--" She froze. He was there. Joule...

Flesh drooped a little. "I hope they can get better. I used to be afraid of Joule. But he's just a big bright plush toy. I think he's kind by nature. Even when he's in his weakened form, he tries not to be violent, even though it really hurts. But I don't know how to convince them. Especially...

"Maybe... Pop could definitely have a word with Joule, right? M-maybe. Yeah. Let's... go and try to see him now!" Cal hopped up onto her feet. "I bet maybe we'd get something out of this..."

"Yeah." Cal sighed. "Too bad we don't really know how to actually do that. Joule's just... stupidly powerful. Remember what he did to... t-to, you know. To the team? And that was when he was corrupted and out of control. What happens when he's in control, and fully powered up...?"

Owen, upon seeing this, took what had been thrown out and stored it in his home's closet for when "Diyem gets better."

"Yeah..." Cal hesitated, halfhearted. "But then we might be kinda lonely if it's just us forever or something... Bunch of Ultra Shades wandering around without a place to go..."

This seemed to surprise the Guzzlord. He growled a little, and Luz might be able to glean the surprised, curious voice in his tone... "You are? I thought most of you were afraid of that because of Joule. It sounds scary... He's taking everything about you. I... don't like that... But maybe he...

"Y-yeah. You can stay with me. Definitely." Cal was replying automatically, but it seemed like she meant this one. She brought her knees to her chest. "...Maybe if we band together, Joule won't be able to get to us. Maybe we'll find a way to hide..." Her claws dug into her arms. "Dad doesn't...

Cal pulled Ivy under her arm. "Owen won't let that happen," she said. "He... he won't. E-even when he has to go away, I bet he'll find a way to... t-to..." She shouldn't have said that part out loud. Now it was compounding onto her. "G-god... that's right... soon it'll just be me..."

"Yeah, well, that makes the two of us," Cal said, kicking at a nearby root. "I can't believe I'm part of him or whatever. It doesn't make sense. Like, right in my bones that I don't have, I feel like that's just not right. And yet... Millijoule's..."

More growling, which was still quite loud. "I don't really know how to talk to people a lot. The delay is awkward. And I'm scared I'll squish them. The fire dragon tries to talk to me sometimes. He's nice." He waited for the device to finish, and then growled into it again. "Talking terrestrial...