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"I did! For the most part, it's... nonfunctional, but we were able to deduce a lot of the way it should have worked." Chip buzzed again, possibly more defragmenting or whatever else he was doing. "Some of the technology is element-proof tech that we've never seen before at this level. It's...

"Hey, don't be too hard on the guy," Star said, bringing up a paw. "It's not like every world has a Mimikyu species that's literally lethal to look at. Back in my world they just look funny and have sun sensitivity."

Karat blinked again, trying to figure out if this was some kind of ruse. Seyka... was he the spy, somehow? Was he taunting him, right now, right then? No... That probably isn't it. "...My only tip is to be careful of who you trust," Karat said. "Almost every hero of recent memory has been met...

"Hnnnzzzzt... I will be fine. Defragmenting..." It looked like Chip had somehow overloaded himself with stress. Relatable. But for the time being, he may not be able to provide much more information--then again, it didn't look like he knew much more than he'd already reported. "Was... there...

"...What's happening?" Barky muttered, glancing back at Star. "I dunno." Star shrugged. "I kinda created the species, so I'm used to how they look, but maybe it's such a shock to some people that they just go kaput... Anybody have a Reviver?!"

"There doesn't seem to be any energy left in it," Owen said. "This water was conjured at least a few days ago, which means it must have been when Darkwhite raided this place to steal Ho-Oh... It must have been planned by Giovanni from the start to let it happen this way, right? Ugh, I can't...

"Possibly. But Reshiram already changed her badge out just in case, and that comes with changing any encryption keys that might have been stolen for her. So if it happens again, someone gained access to her badge for a second time, or replicated whatever they did before... assuming we didn't...

"Encrypted?" Chip asked. "The messages? Well, they are when being sent from one to the other, but... if you had the key, you could decrypt it. Or another badge that can send it the same way..." He hummed. "That might be a lead..."

"Well, yes," Chip said, "but we aren't allowed to view that kind of data under most circumstances, and we can only do that on our military network with further logging. It's not as easy to do on the civilian networks... We haven't really found anything that I'm allowed to bring up." Chip winced...

Silence answered Seyka at first, Karat giving the Skarmory something between a surprised and disgusted look. Mostly the former. "...I will... keep that in mind." Karat didn't know how to react. Seyka... did not exist in the same material plane that everyone else was familiar with. It was the...

"Cal, go with Maple," Owen said. "I need to analyze this room with the others, since that's where Ho-Oh used to be. But Maple... needs support." "Okay." And for once, Cal didn't put up a fuss, and followed Maple to the main room. The internals of Ho-Oh's former containment room was a mess...

"As far as we can tell," Chip said, "that was the only one where it didn't have that kind of issue. There were a few others kind of like that, but that was due to... some code issues on our end, and it didn't look to be any, um, didn't seem to be related to Giovanni stuff. Please don't tell...

"It really does look like a lot of people are arriving," Barky said absently, looking left and right. "Hopefully we don't get too much attention, eh, Barks? Maybe we should have come up with disguises. I'd be a Salazzle." "Why?" Barky growled, but then looked at the odd, human-like Pokemon...

"Yeah, that's a bust. We just didn't get much data for where it was supposed to be. The only thing we can really confirm is that the first relay was a node in the Mist Continent." Chip sighed. "We sent that data over to Maple in a report, and she says that it's possibly evidence that GIovanni is...

"Oh, hello, Nate," Chip replied routinely. "Nothing much.. Taking a break from patching out some insecure code. We finished taking care of a hotfix that at least could detect faulty signals. Now we're trying to find ways to prevent them, or block them, you know, things like that... And take care...

"We can sense physical traps," Owen said. "But if something else is hidden by energy or something like that, I don't think we can sense it as easily..." Maple advanced to the back of the room, making sure that it really was safe. After a bit more time, she took a slow breath, looked back at...

Karat flinched. It was barely noticeable, but on a Mewtwo of all things, it was a rare sight to behold. But as quickly as it had come, it passed, and a hardened stare returned. His silence meant he didn't know how to respond; that analytical eye meant perhaps he was trying to tell if Brisa had...

Karat's gaze continued to narrow, both inquisitive and skeptical, and there was a hint of annoyance at this idiot mortal claiming to know more. What exactly was she? She knew nothing. WAs there really any point in allowing her to talk to him? He supposed it was better than the boredom. But then...

"...Perhaps next time I should properly screen volunteers," Maple said. "Reminder, just be careful. The moment we enter, it's going to be the same situation as before..." They entered carefully, and Maple readied a preemptive Blinding Crescent... but there was nobody inside. Wishkeeper and...

Karat stared, glaring at them, before he shook his head and looked back. "Then perhaps I should rephrase myself," he said. "I do not think you are pawns being used by Diyem directly. I do not think he is controlling you. I think he is feeding off of you. The fact that you were so troubled as to...