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Pastoria Pokemon Center

Lucius's hard tone softens significantly when he realises the impact the memory has on Sarah.

Lucius: Yeah. It was. I forgot that you wouldn't know, since I was the only one that actually met him before he... he...

He shakes his head.

Lucius: ...It doesn't matter. He's gone now. We can forget his name. This is supposed to be your birthday, and... I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought it up.

Near Sarah

-the chill in the room increases further-

???: My my, aren't we ungrateful, especially since this other Kieran's soul was delicious, if a bit... Pickled. Brother would love that one. I guess it's expected coming from a Cain, though good you're learning your lesson with this girl.

- A woman wearing a red-and-black Hawaiian shirt, a Eternal Flower lei, and Sensu Oricorio sunglasses drapes her arms over Sarah's shoulders then turns her head to Lina.-

Yvonne: Hello there too, Immortal Lab Ratatta the Second.

-Lina scowls as Chrome backs away-

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-Walks in holding a box-

Hopefully Sarah will like this sort of gift-

-And walks right into the Keiran discussion-

Oh boy...

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-Sarah initially starts to say something to Lucius, but whatever she wanted to say is lost the moment Yvonne appears and puts her arm on Sarah's shoulders-

Sarah: I'm so sorry please don't kill me I regret everything I ever did with Obscura and I can't do it anymore please have mercy on me I wish I could take back everything

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Lucius gives Sarah an almost pitying look before glancing between Yvonne and Tagg.

Lucius: ...You know what? I'm gonna leave now before things get even more uncomfortable.

He starts to head upstairs.

Maul: ~The life of the party, as always.~

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Near Sarah

-Yvonne affectionately boops Sarah on the nose-

Yvonne: Easy, One-Year-Closer-To-Getting-To-Know-Me-Personally girl, both halves of you are good by me.

-To Tagg-

Ah, Richard! I like you. Go on, give the girl her present.

-after Lucius, annoyed-

Damn, I needed him for something.

edited 21st Aug '16 6:33:21 PM by Umbramatic

Just a heads up, Herb left so he could sleep. Since it's, like, 2 in the morning where he is, I think. :P

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-Sarah merely squeaks in terror as her nose is booped-

Fixed.

Near Sarah

Yvonne: Don't give me that. Here, have another gift diminishing the weight of your own mortality.

-Plops a plate of spagettii in front of Sarah with a pamphlet containing the recipie-

There! Don't worry, this one isn't lethal to humans. Nyeheheh.

-To Yvonne, deciding to force down my fear-

Well, the actual mortality portion doesn't start happening until around 25 for most people, so Sarah's still got relatively plenty of time.

-To Sarah-

Happy birthday.

-Hands her the package-

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-Sarah pauses, then forces herself to calm down, but is still shaking-

Sarah: ...It's okay, Sarah, it's okay. J-just... just an unexpected gift from a Legendary that could, but doesn't want to put my head on a plate not unlike this spaghetti here...

-She takes a bite nervously-

Sarah: (please dont be lying please dont be lying please dont be lying)

-She nods in thanks to Tagg, and slowly opens the box-

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Near Sarah

-Yvonne frowns-

Yvonne: Really, it's not lethal.

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-With that reassurance, Sarah finally starts to calm down. She swallows-

Sarah: ...This is actually really good.

Pastoria Center

-Joseph is curled up in bed, next to his boyfriend, as he so often is. Everything's peac-

Joseph: ACK!

-he bolts upright in bed, grasping at his hair in frustration-

Munn: What? What's wrong?

-Joseph growls-

Joseph: I forgot her birthday!

Munn: Who?

Joseph: SARAH! Why aren't I on top of this? I should have known, she likes me, she wasn't held prisoner or anything, she's here and I didn't do anything!

-he repeatedly starts smacking his forehead; not terribly hard, but enough to worry Munn-

Munn: Whoa! Calm down, baby-

-Joseph's expression shifts from frustration to worry-

Joseph: Oh, Arceus, I've got you worrying now, haven't I? What's happening?

-Munn seems a bit confused-

Munn: Is this about the Heart th-

Joseph: Yes it's about the Heart thing!

-tears are starting, now-

Joseph: I'm getting all moody and nuts and I'm not talking to anyone or doing anything and I'm just hiding in my room all day! When did this start?

Munn: Uh...

-he sighs-

I dunno! A few months ago? But I don't know why.

-Joseph hisses, glaring at Munn-

Joseph: No shit you don't know why. Neither do I, and it's my fucking emotions that are going nuts!

-he sees the expression on Munn's face-bewildered, somewhat hurt-and his face melts in seconds-

Joseph: Arceus fucking damnit...

-he flomps back onto his back, curling up and crying. Munn looks somewhat lost-

Munn: What was...?

Karin: <It seemed like five different emotions in one minute...>

-the Zorua yawns in her dark corner of the room and goes back to sleep-

Near Sarah

Yvonne: -smirks- Told you. Special recipie~

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-Inside Sarah will find a bunch of paper slips, an inkwell with pen, a booklet, and a letter-

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Sarah: Well, um, t-thank you for it.

-She reads the letter from Tagg, then briefly flips through the booklet.-

Sarah: Is there, uh, a way to practice these without any sort of risk? Or is it best to just hope I can figure it out when I absolutely need to?

-To Sarah-

It's mostly getting the symbols right in my experience, which can require a bit of trial and error.

Sarah's Birthday

Yvonne: Well, I suppose I'll be back to the Alolan vacation untill that meeting Palkia mentioned. Toodeloo, you all.

-she casually walks out of the Pokemon Center...-

-Then soars up in her true form with a resounding screech, to the panic of onlookers-

Lina: ...Ol' Yveltal hasn't changed a bit.

Chrome: <Decidedly.>

Alli: ...That was Yveltal?!

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-Sarah nods to Tagg-

Sarah: Okay, good to know.

-She breathes a sigh of relief as Yvonne/Yveltal leaves-

Sarah: I think I just saw my life flash before my eyes seven different times.

The GM House

Ajax: <Deziree, my arms are getting tired.>

Deziree: Just hold up that support for twenty more seconds, Ajax! I just gotta get this thing reinforced!

-Dune rolls his eyes as he takes a drink of water. What had once been an open culvert under their gas-station-turned-house now looked more like it was part of the Pyrite Underground. Luckily, living in a town with a history of mining has meant that finding stuff to keep a house from collapsing into a sinkhole was plentiful and usually really cheap.-

Deziree: So Dune...

-Ajax relaxes as Deziree finishes clamping down on the last reinforcement for the support.-

Dune: Mhm?

Deziree: What's a good name for our first child?

-Dune nearly spittakes, but manages to swallow first.-

Dune: Already?

Deziree: I was thinking something... planetary!

-Dune puts on a wry look.-

Dune: Really.

Deziree: Yeah! I mean, why not? What do you think?

Dune: Jupiter Jones.

Deziree: Hey, now, that's-

Dune: Pluto Nash.

-Deziree sighs in defeat.-

Deziree: Okay, okay, no planet names.

Sarah's birthday

Lina: -to Sarah- Be glad you aren't turning 634, then.

Today, Orre

-There is a knock or footsteps near Duniree-

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Lucius has shut himself away in a room at the Pokemon Center, and is currently clicking away frantically at his laptop.

Lucius: C'mon, c'mon, just gotta stay on the payload for a few more seconds...

Maul: ~Watch out for that Genji.~

Lucius: Gah!

The sudden materialisation of Maul causes Lucius to nearly fall out of his chair.

Lucius: ...And now I'm dead. Great.

He spins his chair around to face Maul, looking annoyed.

Lucius: Do you need something, or are you just throwing me off for no reason?

Maul: ~No.~

Lucius takes a moment to process this answer, then sighs.

Lucius: ...What is it, then?

Maul: ~You seemed upset after yesterday, so I made you this.~

He extends what is clearly a store-bought sponge cake to Lucius. The words "Congratulations on Ruining Your Friend's Birthday" are written on it in frosting.

Lucius: ...You're really not very good at this sort of thing.

Maul: ~I know.~

Pastoria City

Zoe is lying on the grass, apparently deep in thought and unconcerned by the rain falling around her.

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Pastoria City

(Wandering around here with a grimly contemplative look on his face is a red-haired, purple-eyed, elegantly groomed man in an expensive pure white suit. He may well be seen by people of any alignment.)

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-wandering off someplace, unseen by most, is a woman, similarly clad in a white suit-her hair is messy, and she wears an eyepatch-

Somewhere, presumably near Noelle

Psyche exists, lost in gay thoughts