Route 4

Morgan: "I'm Morgan. I'm heading to Santalune City. How about you?"

Lumiose City

"<As much as I want to suggest Sakura, I don't know where she is currently.>" said Seth.

Santalune Gym

-Marigold is hit-

-she says a sentence that she expresses through throat singing-

-she follows up with another Fairy Wind-

Santalune City

Sandy: <Soooooooo... is everyone already gone? Or busy?>

Anja: Pet Petilil.

Sandy: <You're right, I didn't think this through.>

-They look around a bit more.-

Sandy: <You, ah, wouldn't happen to know Teleport, too, wouldn't you?>

-Anja shakes her head.-

Sandy: <Darn.>

-The two of them look around some more, not really trying to hide.-

Ever's Mindscape

Hi! You are not terrifying! Hey, do you know where the exit is?

Crewe's Mindscape

-Glint tilts her head and offers the Mew plushie-

Glint: <Okay, mister… but I play with fears.>

Santalune Gym

Vivillon: -hit by the Fairy Wind-

<...You have offended me for the last time, I'm afraid. Gone is my previous carefree persona.

Because when you mess with the Tauros...

You GET THE HORNS!>

-the Vivillon then proceeds to use Gust. It's no stronger than before-

Mindscapes!

Crewe's Mindscape

-Ever takes the plushie as it's offered, before hearing Glint-

Ever: ....Fears?

Ever's Mindscape

Glasses!Ever: You're right, I am. In fact, I'm every positive quality a human being could ever hope to express.

As you can imagine, I don't get much of a say.

But you're not native, which means you're here for a reason. What do you need?

Route 4

Jacob: "I feel cheap for using that now." >_>

Valea: -Due to being frail, falls to nearly fainted health-

Jacob: "Well it all rides down on this last attack anyways. Psychic!"

Valea: <This had better be worth it!> -Tries Lepi with a psychic blast-

Lumiose City

Regina: <And I'd suggest Jacob but I don't know where he is...>

Sylva: <Maybe he's spending time trying to get better at being romantic! Because romance is magic and he wants to be a wizard!>

Regina: <Sorry deary but it doesn't work that way...>

Santalune Gym

Alex: Actually, they can escape again after around a minute and a half, or around four rounds. But thanks anyway.

(He turns and leaves the Gym.)

Lumiose City

Seth sweadrops at Sylva's little speech "<Oh, that's right, has Sylva told you of her new 'little brother'?>" he asked Regina.

Santalune Gym

-Marigold faints, anyway-

Jim: Uh, anyway, go! Major Major Major Major!

-the Furfrou is sent out-

Um, use...Headbutt? That sounds right...

-Major Major Major Major runs over to the Vivillon to smack him with his head-

Ever's Mindscape

Cool! That makes you currently my favorite person. Is "knowing where the exit is" a positive quality? It seems real positive to me.

Crewe's Mindscape

-as soon as Ever touches the plushie, he is bombarded with visions-

A Noctowl's broken body, a shadowy, indistinct shape standing over it.

Standing alone in some blurry place, feeling overwhelmingly lonely and abandoned.

Flashes of faces of J-Team members, dead. Ever may recognize himself among them.

A roaring Legendary bearing down on him.

Standing at the entrance of a cave, watching people walk away and being unable to follow them.

-the plushie is snatched from his hands and the visions fade. Glint gives Ever a curious look, her head tilted-

Glint: <Did you like playing, mister? Are you sure you still wanna play with me?>

Lumiose City

Regina: <Her what.>

Sylva: <Yeah! I made a brother!>

Regina: -Blinks-

Sylva: <He's a frog! And a ninja!>

Regina: <....>

Santalune Gym

-the Vivillon is headbutted, and falls from the sky, but very angrily-

Viola: Oh, fantastic, you've won! Here, have this Badge and TM!

-hands them over-

The TM, Infestation, will keep your opponent from escaping.

-she leans in close, plucking one of Jim's hairs with a tweezer and storing it in a vial-

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Mindscapes!

Crewe's Mindscape

-Ever jolts back, shaking in fright-

Ever: I...

Yeah. I can keep playing. Will you give me answers, then?

Ever's Mindscape

Glasses!Ever: Well, yes. I do!

But unfortunately, a positive quality of a human being is a healthy self-interest. And since you're here, I'd like it if you did me a quick favor or two.

Santalune Gym

-Jim nods, only a little fazed by the plucking-

Ok.

-he walks out purposefully-

Crewe's Mindscape

-Glint giggles and claps-

Glint: <Yay! Only Miss Berry Lady ever plays with me, and she doesn't play with the fears!>

-Glint stops and tilts her head to the other side, confused-

Glint: <But I don't have any answers, mister. I just play. No one ever wants to talk to me.>

Ever's Mindscape

… Oh, Arceusdammit. Yeah, fine, I'll do you some favors. Please tell me they don't involve Dunsparce.

Lumiose City

"<Yep. It's the new member of Sakura's team, apparently him and Sylva got along very well.>"

Mindscapes! Now two-for-one!

Crewe's Mindscape

-Ever blinks-

Of course...

Ever: Well, I'll still play one more game with you. Maybe the Froslass? That can't be too bad...

Ever's Mindscape

Glasses!Ever: No Dunsparce. Well...one. Sort of. But not the crazy one.

-Glasses!Ever points at a vent- Climb up through that, and you'll reach a room. There should be sound coming from it, and there isn't. Come back and tell me why.

-he returns to scribbling down notes on a piece of paper, and a ladder appears-

Route 4

Morgan: "Sorry, but I have to get going. Later!"

-Heads toward Santalune-

Lumiose City

Regina: <Oh okay I thought you meant...>

Beat

<Well then! You adopted a little brother?>

Sylva: <Uh huh!>

Regina: <Well that's so sweet of you.>

Sylva: <Daddy was upset though.>

Regina: <Well you can't just invite people into our family... you really should ask one of us first.>

Sylva: <Oh... okay...>

Santalune City

Sandy: <Hmm... I wonder if this'll work.>

-Anja gives the Drilbur a quizzical look.-

Sandy: <"Oh, I wonder where Pent could be? I am in such need of him right now!" Eeeugh, that sounded dirtier than I thought it would.>

Anja: Pet?

Sandy: <No, Pent. He's a friend. I've heard that he shows up "when needed".>

Anja: Petilil Peti?

Sandy: <No, I don't know if I'm doing it right!>

Lumiose City, Fool's apartment

-the older Morendos set Crewe and Ever on a pair of beds next to each other-

Mezzo: Hope he gets out of that all right...

Shadow: <He probably will. Or at least he won't be too terribly brain damaged.>

Crewe's Mindscape

-Glint blinks-

Glint: <You wanna play with Isolde? Okay, mister! I think it would make her happy! She doesn't get to play with anyone.>

-she gets up and starts leading Ever over to the statue by his pant leg-

Ever's Mindscape

-Crewe eyes the vent-

… Joy. I have to climb through an air vent in the one place where I don't know if I can go Sneasel or not. Well, no time like the present to find out.

-she takes out her pendant and turns it over in her hand, then takes a deep breath…-

-… and manages to transform-

<Hey, neat.>

-she climbs the ladder and scrambles into the vent, heading in the instructed direction-

Lumiose, Fool's apartment

-Ephemera climbs up onto Mezzo's head- <...>

Mindscapes!

Crewe's Mindscape

Ever: Right...

-he braces himself, and reaches a hand out to the statue-

Ever's Mindscape

-Crewe goes through the vent, and finds herself in a huge stadium with thousands of podii floating through the air. Perhaps she might recognize it from the Coruscant Republic-

-at each podium, one, two, or three versions of Every stand-

-or would be, if they weren't all fast asleep-

-there is a slight movement from one of the podii, much higher up-

Fool's apartment

-Straw had gone with the Morendos to the apartment-

Well, if Herbert, Crewe, and myself made it out okay, they should be fine.

Well if Attract was in play, then I don't feel bad about doing this... Lepi, use Protect!

Lepi: -Erects a barrier to block the Psychic-

Now, one last Tackle!

Lepi: -Moves to ram Valea-