-Robin is wandering when he encounters a Drilbur sitting amid a stack of wrappers, staring longingly at a cheeseburger-

Drilbur: <Oh woe! Oh woe is me! I ordered a fast-food feast! But I cannot bring myself to touch this [Big Cheese]! I'm too full!>

-Robin hears this and sidles over-

Robin: Mind if I take it off your hands?

Drillbur: <Please do! A burger that magnificent shouldn't go to waste of my own foolishness!>

Robin obtained [The Big Cheese]! (A burger so mighty, all other sandwiches tremble before it.)

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Channah: Uh, alright. And, Savings is a she, but don't worry about it.

Big Savings: < did you just assume my gender >

Channah: -rolls her eyes- Anyway, yeah. -to Roy- Not sure. Now that I think of it, they're not uh. From the same time period as you, but if you wanna see 'em now... -shrugs carelessly-

There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.

-Robin approaches the Gull Gang with [The Big Cheese]-

Robin: Here's your cheeseburger. Now can I have fries with that?

-Boo. Boo this man.-

Gull #1: <Eyyyy, don't get to ahedda ya'self ya' big palooka.>

Gull #2: <Me and the boys gotta check out if yous actually got [The Big Cheese] or just got us some nasty ringer.>

Gull #3: <Yeah! And if it's a lousy fake, we'll ice ya'!>

Gull #2: <Nobody insults fast food in my face by bringin' me crap!>

Robin: Alright, check.

-Slides the cheeseburger over, the Gulls examine-

Gull #1: <Lettuce?>

Gull #2: <Crisp.>

Gull #3: <Tomato slices?>

Gull #2: <Juicy.>

Gull #1: <Cheese?>

Gull #2: <Melted.>

Gull #1: <Paddy?>

Gull #2: <Grilled and Meaty.>

Gull #2: <Bacon?>

Gull #1: <Crispy.>

Gull #3: <Sauce?>

Gull #2: <Saucy.>

Gull #1: <Bun?>

Gull #2: <Fluffy.>

Gull #3: <Freshness?>

Gull #2: <Certified.>

Gull #3: <Size?>

Gull #1: <Big.>

-The Gulls turn back to Robin-

Gull #1: <Alright wise guy, we admit, you found us [The Big Cheese]. You kept your end of the bargain, now we'll keep ours.>

Robin obtained the [Hot, Greasy Fries]! (The second-greasiest thing in this house.)

Robin: Thank you! I'll be off... And try not to eat these myself…

-And now, with… ugh… kalosian fries in hand, our hero returns to the inexplicable aquatic deity.-

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Lila: Ok, no one cares. See you!

-waves and heads off to 'Ula 'Ula beach-

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Robin: I'm back! And with the prize!

Levi: So you got me my hot, greasy, salty fries?

Robin: Salty as the damn ocean.

Levi: -Rubbing hands- Hooooo! Hoh hoh ho! Robin, I could kiss you right now~

Robin: -blushes- Really?

Levi: Yeah, but the boyfriend wouldn't be too pleased if I did that without askin', and I don't have my designated communication device on me at the moment. So alas, my hands are tied there.

Robin: ...Fair enough. Anyway can I have that key now?

Levi: Sure! Let's swap our goods~

-Goods are swapped. No, not like that.-

Robin obtained the [Fancy Key]! (It's got grease all over it.)

Levi: -Holding his fries- Ohohohoho~ I'm gonna enjoy this, greatly. -Looks back to Robin with a wink- Thanks million for this Rob! *chew*

-Robin hears this as "Thanks Rob, you're one in a million" and blushes-

Robin: Er, thanks, but... I gotta go find the rest of the keys, see you! -flees-

-And so, with that out of the way, more keys remain to be found. Or not. You could have just found the last one you need. Unless it was your first one - I doubt that Klefki would be so cheap.

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“Yeah, I’m not picky,” Roy shrugged.

Colt’s Mindscape

“You idiots heard her voice, what made you think otherwise?!” Otaku shook his head.

“A little hypocritical coming from you!” Strategist spat.

And then the entire mindscape went into chaos.

Outside

Colton facepalmed.

Whatever rubble remained was now blown even further away from him, yet none would somehow ever injure anyone.

Everyone around him lost their footing and fell into some rubble that was still rooted to the ground.

Mindscape

“Do I have your attention now?!” A figure in the shadows asked the group, a button labeled “facepalm” in his hand.

“Yessir!” Everyone responded as they returned to their posts.

“Good.”

[Insert Unoriginal Stinger Here]

-Robin is looking around some more-

Robin: Keys, keys, keys to the city, keys to one's heart, keys to the kingdom... Is that a Swinub?

-Well, I'll be. There is indeed a Swinub here, having set up a tent inside of this house. The tent appears to be made more out of repair patches than the original cloth, with burlap, wool of all colors, and some patches of what appears to be woven Swinub hair.-

Hairbrush: <Oh, welcome! Welcome! You smell of mixed fortune, my friend - come, come tell Hairbrush what he may barter to improve that!>

-...Quick question, how does a Swinub manage to weave his own hair?-

Robin: Er, do you have any keys, little guy?

Hairbrush: <Oh, keys! Keys in high demand of late, but I have one. What do you have to barter in return?>

Robin: That depends... What do you need?

Hairbrush: <I need not for many things, but something of value to someone somewhere else is what I want - for what is barter than the moving of something not wanted to somewhere that it is?>

Robin: A fellow philosopher, I see. Hang on...

-He digs out a Heart Scale-

It'll help you learn AncientPower and evolve?

-Hairbrush shakes his head.-

Hairbrush: <Not needed for myself - Heart Scales are a common bartering currency when trading between land and sea. Since I've arrived, smell of luckydo I've caught more than once - find luckydo, and a proper barter it shall be.>

Robin: A lucky… what?

Hairbrush: <A luckydo - good luck item, earned or inherited. Some call them "kami", but luckydo very important. Hairbrush is mine, so hairbrush is my name! Losing luckydo is no good, so the barter to spread luckydo to owners is part of way of life.>

Robin So you want me to find a hairbrush.

Hairbrush: <No, no, no, hehe. Still have my luckydo, I do. Find other items - some call them junk, I call them treasures. Well loved, well used, well worn - anything of that sort. Like a teddy bear that once kept a child comforted on dark nights.>

Robin: Should be easy to find in a haunted house... I'm on it!

-heads off-

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???1: Right, okay, so which one is his room?

???2: Round the corner, to the left. Second door. First one's Scarlette's.

???1: Alright. Thanks.

-Footsteps.-

-Followed by a brief knock on Lucius's door.-

-After a few moments, a boy with a mop of messy brown hair sticks his head around the door to Lucius's room.-

Liam: Um, h-hello?

Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.

-Well now this is odd. This appears to be a nest of some sorts, filled with coins, and tin foil, and all sorts of shiny things. A long handle appears to be poking out from the farthest corner.-

Robin: Well this is odd...

-Pulls the handle out-

Robin obtained the [Well-Loved Keytar]! (You could try playing it, but it would sound off-key.)

-Well now, this is quite odd. What is this doing here? While no remark can be made to the smell of it aside from "musty", it certainly appears well-loved. Maybe the Swinub will accept this?-

Robin: This seems familiar... Maybe the Swinub will like it...

-he carries it off-

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-Liam is greeted with a deadpan neutral expression, which slightly brightens up upon realizing he just opened the door instead of the room's other occupant.-

Kai: Oh, hey, Liam. I heard about the attack. And, like, saw the big hole in the wall, too. I'm glad to see you made it back okay.

-Liam blinks at Kai.-

Liam: Oh, h-hi, Kai. Thanks, I... I got a little r-roughed up, but it's nothing s-serious.

-There is a moment of silence while he glances sheepishly at the floor.-

Liam: Do you, uh, wanna c-come in?

Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.

-Robin returns to Hairbrush-

Hairbrush: Hello again! Is that luckydo I smell?

Robin: If this [familiar] keytar is it, then yes!

-Hairbrush sniffs over the instrument.-

Hairbrush: Oh! Oh ho! You are a long way from home, luckydo. Be glad to have you back, your owner will.

-The Swinub produces a key from his fur.-

Hairbrush: For the instrument of shadow and moonlight, I offer this key, as requested. Lots and lots of people ask me for keys these days, but today you not just ask, you earn!

-Robin takes the key-

Robin obtained the [Luck-key-do!] (Get it? Luckydo, luck-key-do? ...it's just a plain old key.)

Robin: Thanks! Good luck getting that keytar to its owner, whoever they are…

-he leaves-

-So, we're just leaving the fact that he's weaving his own hair without thumbs up in the air…?-

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Kai: As a matter of fact, yes, I would like to come in. This is where you-know-who is, yeah?

-In the next room, Robin finds...-

-Rustle rustle rustle.-

Sneasel: ...What do you want?

-A mysterious, rogueish Sneasel seems intent on struggling with a door that just won't budge. Whatever his motives are, he doesn't look like he's keen on giving up on this futile effort.-

Robin: Er, there's a key stuck in this lock.

The rogueish Sneasel looks up at him irritably.

Sneasel: Of course there is. I put it there! Keys are supposed to open things, aren't they?

-He keeps wiggling the doorknob, to no avail.-

Robin: You don't seem to be having much luck regardless.

Sneasel: What, you got a better idea? The key's already jammed in, and good luck getting it out.

Robin: What'd you need to get it out then?

Sneasel: I dunno, dig around in the cabinets, maybe some oil or something could get it out. I'm ready to just break the thing, myself.

-He starts smacking at the knob. Better look around quickly before that key is too broken to give to the Klefki, don't you think?-

-Robin heads off and starts rummaging in some drawers-

-Aha, what's this here?-

Robin obtained the [WD-40]! (For when you need a lot of grease, and fries just aren't doing the job.)

-Yes, this should do well for unsticking that rather Sneasel-y fellow's key.-

Robin How's this?

Sneasel: ...Huh. You actually did it. I just told you that to make you go away.

-The Sneasel snatches the bottle of WD-40 and uses it to loosen up the key.-

Rogueish Sneasel obtained the [Rusty Key]! (Hey, wait, that was supposed to go to Robin!)

Sneasel: Now go away for real.

Robin: ...Can I have the key now?

Sneasel: What? No. It's my key. Leave me alone, I've got a very stubborn lock to figure out how to open.

Robin Okay, what if I got you something to pick the lock with?

Sneasel: ...Fine, whatever. You find a lock pick, I give you this stupid key, you leave me alone. Deal?

Robin: Deal then.

-he rummages in the drawers again and finds a [hairpin]-

Robin: There you go. Can I have the key now?

Sneasel: Ugh, yeah, sure, just go away.

-He snatches the [hairpin], trading it for the [key].-

Robin obtained the [Rusty Key]! (You'd be amazed if this thing could still open anything at all.)

-Robin leaves-

-After a bit of work, the Sneasel finally manages to pick the lock, opening the door and rushing inside.-

-Only to accidentally lock himself in.-

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Liam: Erm, y-yeah...

-He beckons Kai into the room, where Lucius is sat on the bed, sleeve dangling limply from his side.-

Liam: Hey, bro, Kai's here to s-see you.

Lucius: Oh?

-He looks up at Kai, surprise and guilt written across his face before being hidden behind an expression of careful neutrality.-

Lucius: ...Hey.

Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.

Klefki: Ick! That [Rusty Key]... It's no good!

Robin: No good? What else am I supposed to do?

Klefki: Find a new one? That [Rusty Key] ought to unlock something…

-A Klefki with standards. How inconvenient.-

Robin: ...Fine then.

-heads off-

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-Kai steps in, and takes one good, long look at Lucius.-

-Before sighing and shaking her head.-

Kai: The whole Iron thing didn't pan out, I see.

-After some investigation, Robin does eventually manage to find another lock to open. A particularly [Rusty Lock], about as old and precarious as the [Rusty Key] in his possession.-

Robin: Hmmm... -shrugs- Worth a shot.

-He sticks the key in the lock and tries to open it-

Click!

-Well now, that was an oddly satisfying sound.-

-The lock opens without issue...-

Snap!

-Well, except for the key breaking off inside it afterward.-

-Why does that always seem to happen with old keys…?-

Robin: -grimaces- Should have foresaw that.

-He opens the door. Inside is a bunch of old Halloween decorations that don't seem to have been touched in ages. Cheesy spooky slogans, black and orange streamers, costumes, ghost imagery, and... ooh, what's that on the table?-

Robin obtained the [Skeleton Key]! (For    opening a skeleton.   ) ]]

-...wait what was that-

-I am suddenly very concerned.-

-Uh.-

-Let's… not delve further...-

-Nevermind that! Point is, we have the key, yes? Let's get back to the plot!-

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Channah: -blinks at the forcefacepalm and starts heading deeper into the airship, muttering to herself- Surprised they didn't come out for the raid, must be busy with Jaffar... Nino, you around, kid?

-instead of Nino, a tall figure appears around a corner-

Legault: She's not - -pauses and looks at Roy, narrowing his eyes- ...I didn't know Eliwood had a brother.

Channah: No, it's his son from the future.

Legault: -scoffs mildly- Oh, but of course it is.

Nino: -shows up- Did someone call me? Hm? Who's this?

-Roy might notice that Nino looks much like a set of twins he knows-

Channah: So. Roy, this is Nino and Legault, from your dad's uh, ragtag army like 20 years ago. Guys, this is Lord Eliwood's son who'll save the world or something one day, I don't really remember the plot too well. Oops. Spoilers.

Nino: ...Okay then! Hello, Lord Roy! It's nice to meet you! -curtsies-

Legault: -nods and folds his arms-

There is no disdain in nature, there is no humiliation.

Lucius: Not really, no.

-There's a long silence, during which Liam rubs his arm nervously and tries to look at anything other than the room's other two occupants.-

Lucius: ...I'm sorry. I don't expect you to forgive me, but I fucked up. I made a stupid decision and I regret it. That's it.

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Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.

-Ever doesn't make a very strong effort to make his gaze met, instead giving Gus a friendly nod-

Ever: Do you mind if I come in?

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

-Robin heads back to the Klefki-

Robin: There. Three, high-quality, deluxe, fashionable keys.

-Let's not oversell ourselves here...-

Klefki: <I wouldn't use those terms to describe them but they'll do! You have a deal!>

-The Klefki tosses Robin the [basement key]. Robin catches it.-

Robin: -smiles- ...Thanks.

Klefki: <Welcome! You earned it.>

-After the Honchkrow nest, I should certainly say so.-

-they gesture to the basement door-

<Now go! A new adventure awaits.>

-Robin nods. He heads to the door, unlocks it, and heads down-

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-A smile, one without the friendliness one would usually assocuate with smiles, creeps onto Kai's face-

Kai: Glad to hear. I don't expect myself to forgive you either.

Scarlette: ...Sure. Yeah. You can come in.

-She opens the door the rest of the way.-

Addie: <Oh...anything, really. I like getting to know people, and you seem like an interesting and good person to get to know!> ^_^

Logan: -grinning- Same on my end.

-they hear the splashes of peoplemon hitting the water, and Tripod and Thespi wander down-

Thespi: <Oh, awesome! Water world! We can...>

<...none of them are with us.>

<That's...kinda sad.>

Tripod: -despondent beep-

Thespi: -to anyone- <Uh, hey, would anyone mind using a Water move or two real quick? Like Surf, or Dive, or Whirlpool, or something?> ^_^;;

-neither notices the shapes-

-16's Techno Blasts and Holly's Psychic strike the Nihil Helm, through sheer power and focus piercing the extreme resistance of its maxed-out Beast Boost and Light Screen, but still not quite knocking it out-

Nihil Helm: 14%

-worn-out as the Beast is, the Spite locks Drain Punch away-

-Megan moves to rescue Gogie and Tale, but Omen beats her to it, -blip-ping them to a safe-ish distance, along with the Poipole still determinedly, protectively clinging to Tale-

-and, heralded by a pair of Screeches, radiant, majestic, Nix's Sky Attack very nearly smashes through the Buzzwole Beast, sending it spinning, the prismatic sunlight in her wake dazing it as she zooms far out of its reach-

Buzzwole Beast: 170% Buzzwole Beast: 35%

Nihil Helm: -squeals, dumping a lot of poison into its host's system in last-ditch desperation-

Megan: -glancing between Nix and Kai, hushed, awed- ...wow.

???: Well, this is a fine mess you all've gotten into.

-a green-haired girl a bit younger than Kai appears near her, wearing a pair of extremely dark Blackglasses, a long thin green spike of a cane in her hand, a Natu on each shoulder, a hulking Chesnaught behind, impeccably stylish in a dark green suit-dress, exuding with tremendous poise the specific immovable bored chill only the very rich often possess-

Megan, Darrin, Henri: -shiver, the latter two despite themselves, the last begrudgingly-

-because an empathic sense or any familiarity would show the different, much more irritated boredom, deeper down, as of someone interrupted from a personal project they were really getting into-

(-a further empathic sense, such as that a Heart of Gold might possess, might reveal some amount of fear and nerves, otherwise expertly concealed-)

Abilene: What a mess...

Henri: -grinning, awkwardly- H-hey there, Abby...!

Abilene: -flatly- So good to see you're doing something more productive with yourselves than taking my things.

Henri: -sweatdrops, directing his Shiny Kricketune to Bug Buzz the Nihilego from what he hopes is a very safe distance-

-with the maxed defenses and the Light Screen and the resistance, it essentially does nothing-

Abilene: So glad.

-Natu informing her of Megan and Silas's presences- ...Hm. You might be recompensed for this.

-to Kai- And so you are spearheading this...endeavor, then?

Buzzwole Beast: -recovering from the firebird strike, ROARS and charges everyone- { G R U A A A G H ! ! ! ! }

Buzzwole Beast: ?̧̕͝?̢͘?́̕͜%̴̶̕͢

Megan: -throwing out a hand- N-no!

-through Pippy's last hanging thread, a vast Torrent aura flares up, and even before Ceal can take action, water bursts from the entire field, hammering against the Nihilego's cover and shoving the Beast back-

Pippy used Water Pledge!

Natu: -cheep-

Abilene: ...Interesting. Sorbus.

-she taps her cane on the ground and, with a swirl of leaves and an eruption of clod-filled dust, a Torterra bursts from the gray, ashen earth in front of the Beast, revealing a hardy, much-variegated tree on its back-

Sorbus: <Oh, yeah! That's what I'm talking about!>

Sorbus used Grass Pledge!

-the Torterra hammers the Beast, and in a green-glowing wave, all the Water energy called by Pippy's Pledge rapidly blooms with plant life, slamming into the Beast, shoving them back, half-interrupting Vee's absorption, forming a wide, thick, deep bog in the center of the drained earth around the Beast-

Megan: ...oh, this is excellent. Marshbind!

-from the new wetland Vee drags massive watery chains, organic-looking, rooted deep in the mire, to tie the Beast down-

Vee used Whirlpool!

-the plants flutter at the vague suggestion of a Grass Knot that Pippy struggles to conjure in tandem, at the end of his rope...prompting the Tropius to rather smugly fill the gap with a masterful Grass Knot of her own, the deep-rooted foliage rapidly growing up through the chains to wrap and snare and weigh, completing the technique-

-the Beast writhes against its bonds, shrieking, beginning to tear its way out, Leech Lifeing the plants-

Megan: -panics for a moment as Vee strains against the pull and drain, before remembering- Sun... Thespi!

-she flings out a Pokéball, and the Castform appears-

Thespi: -adrenaline-y with fear and excitement, soaring up- <We're fighting an alien vampire fusion, and two out of three of those need an introduction—>

Megan: Skylight!

-and, resonating with the light coming off of Nix, a radiant spotlight-pillar of a Sunny Day shines through a sudden gap in the clouds to illuminate the Buzzwole Beast, sapping its strength-

Sun!Thespi: <TO OUR SOLAR SYSTEM!>

Buzzwole Beast: -shrieks, weakly, hissing-

Abilene: Mm. Now.

Megan: Now!

Darrin: -flops onto the ground and pouts, petting his Skuntank-

Large Chesnaught: -slams armored fists together, all the foliage in the marsh starting to glow-

Megan: -pulls back her sleeve and crosses her arms, Z-Ring flashing-

Megan: Ceal!

Ceal: <I'M WALKING ON SUNSHINE, WAAOH~>

-Megan goes through the motions, Ceal sings, and water coalesces from everywhere and nowhere in a gargantuan ring around the beam of sunlight-

-Vee catches a stream and dissolves up into it-

-Kat hones a wicked Psycho Cut edge, starting forward-

-Thespi shines with sunlight-

Sun!Thespi: <NOW TASTE THE SUN!>

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No mind to think. No will to break.