Poppin' Arms Guild ~ Infirmary

[IFBench]

"Sure!" Saltriv said. They were glad Dill didn't press further about the explosion.

"Are you from...around here?" they asked.

 

[Sudmensch]

Dill hesitated for a moment.

"I... uh, wouldn't say so," he asked, instinctively trying to scratch at his head and cringing in pain as a result.

 

[IFBench]

Saltriv paused. Dill sounded like a food name, but that didn't line up with his words. Was he another member of Team Spectrum?

"Are...you another one summoned by Diyem?" they asked.

 

[Sudmensch]

Dill paused.

"You know others?" he asked.

 

[IFBench]

"Yep! I'm...one," Saltriv said with a small smile. "There's also Shiron...Brisa, Starr, Vix...there's a lot of us! We're called...Team Spectrum!"

 

[Sudmensch]

"...hah! Well, how 'bout that! I did hear something about this Team Spectrum before... y'know. I reckon I'm part of this?" Dill asked.

 

[IFBench]

"I think so!" Saltriv answered. "Everyone else...that was summoned by Dark Matter is part of it. At least...I think so."

 

[Sudmensch]

Dill chuckled a bit.

"Well, er, let me be the first to say nice to meetcha, partner!" he piped. "Alright, my turn. If you're like me, where're you from? Going off of accent there, I'll guess Sun Major," he said.

 

[IFBench]

"Nice to...meet you too," Saltriv replied. "And I'm...from the Thunder Continent. Never heard of...Sun Major before."

 

[Sudmensch]

"Thunder Continent? Never heard of a Thunder Continent," Dill pondered. "Maybe it's a local name or something."

The Feraligatr shifted in his bed, inciting a few creaks from the structure.

 

[IFBench]

Saltriv paused. That was an odd answer. Did he not know they were likely from different worlds? Oh well.

"Since you already...asked me, what kind of place...do you come from?" Saltriv asked.

 

[Sudmensch]

Dill stared off for a moment.

"It's this cozy little town by the mountains, can't be more than 300 living there. Explorers like dropping by, the soil's real fertile, and there's a lot to explore 'round Twist. Only problem is... well, Mount Twist tends to... e-erupt."

He frowns to himself, looking rather troubled.

 

[IFBench]

"Oh, wow!" Saltriv said, before noticing Dill's expression. "Is...something wrong?"

 

[Sudmensch]

"N-no, no. I'm fine," Dill coughed, clenching his rows of teeth. "Uh, your turn, I guess."

 

[IFBench]

Saltriv was a bit worried about the Feraligatr, but decided not to ask further.

"How long...have you been here?" they asked.

 

[Sudmensch]

"I dunno, couple... weeks? Yeah, woke up in the restaurant a couple weeks back, been livin' out in the woods ever since," Dill said. "Only now tried to get a roof over my head, and well."

 

[IFBench]

"I've been here...for a few months, but didn't meet anyone else...until two weeks in," Saltriv said. "I woke up...all alone, in the Mist Continent wilderness. It...was a while before I found civilization again."

 

[Sudmensch]

Dill stayed silent for a bit.

"I'm sorry to hear that," he said.

 

[IFBench]

"It was...tough, but at least...I've made some new friends since!" Saltriv said, giving a weak smile.

 

[Sudmensch]

"Yeah, uh, that's always nice," Dill weakly smiled back, opening his mouth to add to this before stopping himself. Was he about to call this Bayleef a friend? He'd only talked to him for about five minutes, he wasn't sure he was bestie material. Besides, what if Rye showed up too? That would be really awkward to explain...

"Right. My turn. When do you reckon I can move in?" he asked.