Treasure Town ~ Main Square

[Adamhuarts]

Cynthian's flowers bristled, but he stood still in wait for what was about to come next.

"I really hope it's not a hostile foe..." he muttered.

 

[Equitial]

"Oh god what," Ashwood said, looking around.

 

[Virgil134]

Cabot tilted his head in confusion.

"Who's coming...?"

 

[Fusion]

Marowak? Like Marowak back home? Obviously, it isn't the same one; her Marowak is more of an aggressive baker than someone who would man a dojo. He's also mute and doesn't like socializing with others anyway. But wouldn't it be grand if it was? It's not... but...

"Wait, someone powerful?" Litwick wondered if someone actually did come along with her, but again, that was entirely unlikely. "Who do you guys think it is?"

 

[Tanuki]

"We don't know each other, do we?"

Zane couldn't help but notice the ignored attempt at conversation. It's not like being nice would literally kill him, at least. She was quadrupedal, though, and short. How did greeting those types work again?

He decided to try his best, which was horrendous, and knelt down next to her, extending a claw to shake. "I don't think we do. My name's Zane." Awkwardness coated his attempt of a smile.

 

[Ambyssin]

It seemed Necrozma had picked the correct time to go into the trees. He lay in wait, arms pointed forward. He'd have to try and summon some sort of shield or portal, if worst came to worst.

 

[NebulaDreams]

Curio had just spent minutes of her life arguing with some cat she barely even knew. All that time passed and finally some action was happening. And Diyem mentioned that Marowak Dojo... Of course, that was in the past, and she didn't want to think back to that close shave she had with him, but she wondered how that Marowak was doing back home. She hoped he was doing alright. 7 years was a long time for someone to change and adapt, after all.

 

[unrepentantAuthor]

There sure was a lotta conversation.

"I don't think we do. My name's Zane."

Brisa put out a paw and shook the proffered claw firmly.

"Brisa. I'm a... a shinx, and unlike a lot of folks here I'm new to this... sort of thing."

She gave him a hard look for a second.

"Don't go pickin' me up like you did that poochyena fella. I hope we can work well together, Zane."

Hello. Hello. Are you there? Mrm… Yes. I believe I’ve found you. Hello. This is Diyem. [...]

Someone is coming and they are incredibly powerful. [...] Act natural.

Brisa noticed the consternation in various faces as Diyem spoke. Her ears flattened as she tried not to wince at hearing a voice inside her head. It was fine. It wasn't... what she was used to.

Hopefully this newcomer wasn't hostile.

 

[Tanuki]

Oh good, voices in his head. This could probably get worse, but it was approaching the point where it definitely couldn't. At least other people were reacting to the voice, too, but that could just be another level of the hallucination. If he acted like they were acting like they could hear the voice, he'd look even crazier. He decided, for his own benefit, to completely ignore it.

 

[Namohysip]

And just then, someone rounded the corner, as if emerging from the aforementioned Marowak Dojo. Green and brown plumage covered a tall, avian form—a Decidueye that seemed just a little brighter than average.

Upon seeing the group, his expression brightened significantly and he raised his right wing. “Hello!” he said, practically a declaration, his voice loud, deep, and cheerful.

Be careful, Diyem emphasized again.

 

[Adamhuarts]

"Hi!" Cynthian uttered, but nothing more.

 

[Tanuki]

"Don't go picking me up like you did that poochyena fellow. I hope we can work well together, Zane."

Zane flinched, the already scathing memory at least bringing him back to Earth. "I—yeah. Don't worry about that. Spur of the moment kind of-I wouldn't." There was a second sentence to reply to. He forgot the second sentence. "Right, you, too." He prayed that response would work.

 

[Equitial]

Act natural. "Um, hello." Ashwood raised an arm. "What brings you here to this deserted town?"

 

[unrepentantAuthor]

"Well met, stranger," said Brisa, being caught between the newcomer and the rest of the group.

"I'm lux- I'm shinx Brisa, and these are my associates. We're new to this... world. Who might you be and what're your intentions?"

 

[Virgil134]

"Hey there!" Cabot greeted as he walked up to the Decidueye. "We're looking for a friend of ours. Have you seen a Charmander around named Owen?"

 

[Shiny Phantump]

Celeste approached the Decidueye and gave a polite nod. His disaster sense wasn’t going off, which means the Decidueye was friendly... at least for now.

“Greetings!”

 

[Fusion]

Litwick reeled a bit at the volume of Decidueye's voice, but put on a smile and waved. "Hi there!"

 

[NebulaDreams]

"Hi!" Curio said to the Decidueye, putting on her friendliest face.

 

[Tanuki]

Acting like the voice didn't exist suddenly felt like a bad idea. It had just warned him to be careful of this random stranger, which a malicious hallucination wouldn't do. If this voice was a hallucination, it at least had its best interests at heart. He sauntered aggressively up to the newcomer and crossed his arms. "Who are you? Why are you here?" he interrogated.

 

[Adamhuarts]

He sauntered aggressively up to the newcomer and crossed his arms. "Who are you? Why are you here?" he interrogated.

"What are you doing?!" Cynthian whispered anxiously. "We were told to be careful!"