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-Deziree groggily wakes up at the knocking as Dune goes to the door.-

Dune: Hmyes?

-In the background, Rill can be seen attempting to bench press the couch. With Deziree on it.-

Rill: <Twenty four... Twenty five... Twenty...! Six...!>

Cid: <I just realized that I'm a terrible spotter, considering I don't know Strength nor do I even have hands.>

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Aline is also just grooming Scout's fur while giggling at Rill doing his exercise.

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-The door opens to reveal the unusually large Druddigon from last night-

Druddigon: <Hey! Why were you and a buncha others causing a ruckus in Meteor Falls?>

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-Dune blinks at the Druddigon.-

Dune: ... Uh...

-Deziree looks over, apparently unaware that she's being lifted.-

Deziree: One of our friends and a group of her friends accidentally wandered into Hydreigon territory, and we saved them from them. The friends from the Hydreigon, that is.

Rill: <Hey, Dezi - you mind not moving? This is hard enough as it is!>

Deziree: Wait, what?

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Maggie: <Well, we'll need to backtrack to get the key, so let's do tha->

Slightly: <Hey, what about this?>

-He is holding a slightly-scratched CD Player-

Maggie: <...Wait, what's one of those doing here?>

Mel: <Uh... What's it do?>

Slightly: <I don't know. How do I use this thing?>

Maggie: <Hm...>

<This'll be a bit awkward without hands, but I have the feeling I can...>

-She opens the player, showing it contains a CD titled 'Diesel the Kricketune's Greatest Hits'-

Maggie: <...Oh, duh.>

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Druddigon: <...Oh, so that's what was going on! I knew that Hydreigon couple were up to something nasty. Is the kid OK?>

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Nico: <...How'd that get there?>

Opera: <Some things are best left unknown, I guess...>

edited 11th Jan '15 12:49:06 PM by Umbramatic

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Aline shivers as she recalls the event of that day, but keeps grooming Scout.

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Dune: Yeah, she's okay. A little banged up, but nothing a little trail first-aid can't fix up. So... uh... What brings you, uh, out of the Falls?

-Deziree looks down at Rill.-

Deziree: Excuse me, but were you bench pressing my sleeping body along with this couch?

Rill: <From the looks of it, I still am.>

Deziree: ... Okay...

-Cid nuzzles up to Aline to calm her.-

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Goombella: ... <Wah?>

Candace: <I second that.>

edited 11th Jan '15 12:57:46 PM by DuneTheWanderer

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Aline pets Cid and, looking at his fur, decides to start grooming him too.

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Druddigon: <You guys seemed worth investigating! I always wanted to be a detective!>

-tilts head-

<And how can you understand me? I saw the girl's really a Pokemon, somehow. Are you?>

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Deziree: Don't tell anybody you saw that.

Dune: Er, let's just say that various circumstances have left me with a distinct understanding of your tongue.

Rill: <He got turned into a Flaaffy not too long ago.>

-Cid arches his back as Aline grooms him, a content smile on his face. His fur sparks with small, playful bits of static.-

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Seeing Cid's reaction, Aline is unable to resist and ends up pulling the Jolteon into a hug.

edited 11th Jan '15 1:24:36 PM by FullMoon

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Maggie: -to Nico and Candace- <I don't know either. I'm just glad we got it.>

<Okay, now let's get back to where we fought all those skeletons. There should be->

Slightly: -cutting her off- <I got it already.>

-He holds up a slightly scratched key-

Maggie: <...When'd you get that?>

Slightly: <While you were talking about whatever was in that machine.>

Maggie: <...I don't know how that happened, but that does save us some time.>

-She starts heading for where the locked door was-

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Druddigon: <You seem like an interesting bunch.>

-looks around sheepishly-

<Also I may have plowed a few holes in the wall trying to get to your room.>

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-Nico and Opera follow-

edited 11th Jan '15 1:31:38 PM by Umbramatic

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-Dune slowly leans out into the hallway to get visual confirmation of this rather interesting claim.-

Deziree: If the fact that I'm a Magnezone in human for being bench-pressed by a Swampert is any indication, yes, we are what you would call, "eccentric".

-Cid is hugged. His fur goes *zip!* and *zap!* as he nuzzles Aline's cheek.-

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Goombella: <I get the feeling I'm less savvy as to what's going on than most others...>

Candace: <I always feel that way.>

edited 11th Jan '15 1:37:27 PM by DuneTheWanderer

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Aline just keeps hugging and petting Cid and she doesn't look like she's going to stop anytime soon, Scout just snickers at the scene.

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-There is a ghostly Greninja somewhere behind Aline-

<That is just adorable!>

-Shinobi grins to himself and just watches the Jolteon snuggles for a few moments as his normal typing reasserts itself.-

<Looks like she'll be just fine, not much need for me to stick around...>

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-A sleepy Clefairy grumbles slightly as he lays in a bed-

<"Mondo, I need some moonlight!" Bah. Why couldn't he just check on that girl like a normal human?>

-He tries to make himself a little more comfy and soon returns to his nap-

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Druddigon: <Anyway... Mind if I stick with your group for a bit?>

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Dune: Uh, sure. I don't see why not. Most of our group is south, in Dewford, but we'll be meeting up with them eventually.

-Rill's tendrils twitch.-

Rill: <Hey, what was that sound?>

-Rill is distracted at the wrong moment and his hand slips, causing Deziree and the couch to land on top of him.-

Rill: <GAH!>

Deziree: OOF! You okay, Rill?!

Rill: <Yeh, 'm okeh!>

-Rill gives a thumbs up with the one hand visible.-

Rill: <J'st ne'd to muv dis couch!>

-Deziree climbs off of the couch and helps Rill out from under the furniture. Cid can't help but snicker at his compatriot's misfortune.-

Dune: ...

-Dune facepalms.-

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-Ren, Kitsune, and Rio are walking around. before heading to Route 119. Ren is wearing his new outfit - a navy colored, shin-length claw-hammer frock coat; khaki slacks; black, knee-high boots, a white dress shirt◊, an untucked, over-the-collar crimson ascot; and an unadorned, short crown, black stingy-brim top hat◊.-

Rio: <You know, I was really surprised to see actually not pick black as the primary color for any of the outfits you selected to wear in Hoenn.>

Ren: Well I decided that I needed to break of from my usual way of dressing. Black is nice, but overly formal to some peoplemon.

Kitsune: <If only he still had his tail it would be perfect...>

-Ren an Rio sweatdrop.-

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-After a bit more walking, the group probably finds themselves at a set of twin doors-

Maggie: <Okay, let's check this one...>

-She opens one of the doors and notices a masked Pikachu inside it-

Pikachu: <Huh. Oh my!>

<I can't believe there are other thieves here besides me!>

-One of Maggie's eyes twitch and her gears seem to struggle slightly more to spin, though she doesn't say anything yet-

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Goombella: <GAH! Who're you?!>

Candace: <Considering her attire, my first guess is a looter.>

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Aline just snickers at the whole situation before letting go of Cid and picking up her sign and walking over to Dune

"Mr.Dune, what are you guys doing here in Hoenn?"

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Ms. Mowz: <Who am I? Why I'm Ms. Mowz, the globe-trotting thief!>

<Heard of me, sweetie?>

<I heard there were rare and valuable T Ms in this castle. That's why I'm here.>

<But the question is- Why are people like *you* roaming around in such a rundown place?>

Mel: <Um, see... We're here to beat Hooktail and->

Maggie: <YOU LIED TO MY FACE! YOU SAID YOU HAD NO IDEA WHERE THIS PLACE WAS!>

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-Goombella and Candace are both struck silent at Maggie's outburst.-

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Dune: Oh, well, we were mostly here for regular travel. Deziree and I are mostly along for the ride, and some of the others are doing the gym challenge.

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