-Kai is lying on the couch, legs flopped over the armrest.-

Kai: What do I do

Skye: You're doing about what I did, which was freaking out.

Kai: Great! I'm on the right track. Aaaaaaaaaaaaa.

-They sprawl unceremoniously. Skye leans over the back of the couch to look at them while they freak out.-

Skye: Thank the gods I'm not this sort of mess anymore.

Kai: It's different here! Brie and Alice aren't dating each other, I can't just go on a date with both of them at the same time!

Skye: Yeah, uh, that'd be awkward.

Kai: And I mean, Valentine's Day is the day Brie and I had our first date, and I want to do something special for it this year, but I don't want Alice to feel left out or less important or anything!

Skye: So you communicate with them about it.

Kai: ...I.

Skye: Yes, you. Say words. Figure things out ahead of time, work out a plan. Communication's the most important part of a poly relationship, especially when it's not a full triangle. Or pentagram.

Kai: Right. Uh. Yeah.

Skye: See, I'm right sometimes.

Kai: That's why I came to you to ask! I'm bad at this organizing thing!

Skye: Always have been.

Kai: Aaa.

-They flail a bit, and after a moment, dig out their phone, mulling over a text.-

Kai: ...Two texts, or one to both?

Skye: Group chat that shit.

Kai: Right. Um.

Skye: Beautiful. You're breaking out of your disaster shell and budding into an accomplished romantic. I'm proud of you.

Kai: Aaaaaaaaaaa.

Celadon Pokemon Center - Past

Wobble...

Wobble...

Wobble...

Click!

Halis was caught!

Do you want to give a ni-

-Almost immediately after catching them, Lucius immediately lets out Halis.-

Lucius: Well, there we go. I don't wanna keep you in there any longer than I have to. Like I said, I like having you around, so hopefully this shouldn't be too seismic a shift.

-He smiles.-

Textspace - Present

-Kai likely receives a response fairly rapidly.-

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.

Halis: <Well, it'll certainly be different than before, but then again, I think that's the main reason I like doing stuff even if it's dumb, because it's a new experience. Also... wow, those things are a lot different on the inside than I thought. Technology is neat.>

They look at their scarf a bit.

Halis: <Hm... well, now this is just a regular scarf for me at the moment, since the human-to-mon effect only works on humans, and I'm a mon now. Funny thought I just had.>

Celadon Pokemon Center

-Lucius nods.-

Lucius: Yeah, most transformation artefacts are only one-way. Arceus knows why. Anyway, I think I'll wait until tomorrow before throwing you at the Kanto League. Gotta make sure you're well-rested, after all. Hope you sleep well!

-He gives a smile that balances perfectly on the line between joking and not joking before heading upstairs to turn 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.

Halis is... a bit confused by that particular smile.

Halis: <Kanto League? Guess I'm gonna get to continue with that, just not in the way I expected. Huh...>

They follow Lucius to go sleep, tripping on the stairs a couple times on the way.

Vermilion Gym, roof

Brie: Aaaaagh. What am I supposed to say?

Ever: (tonelessly) What you feel.

Brie: And what would that be?

Ever: That sounds like your office.

Brie: Well, what are you doing?

Ever: Sending very nice gifts to my partners, and spending what time they seek with them, ideally.

Brie: ...Are you doing alright? Is everything okay?

Ever: Work's a bit soul-sucking.

Brie: Since when do you have a job?

Ever: Since recently.

Brie: ...I don't understand you.

Ever: I can't say the same. You're pretty predictable.

Brie: ...Jeez.

Mobius Airship

-Stivanna is sitting on their mattress, staring uncomfortably at PEFE!Every, who has taken control of the bed proper-

Just talk to her. Maybe this can be less uncomfortable.

Stivanna: ...So how are you?

PEFE!Every: Busy, primarily. I'm working on using Nihilego venom to replicate a Phantom Force effect— short-term hops between dimensions for efficient quick travel.

Stivanna: Oh. Can't you already ask your Claydol to teleport you?

PEFE!Every: Yes. But this would be more interesting.

-...-

Stivanna: Got any Valentine's Day plans?

PEFE!Every: Yes.

Stivanna: Uh, I don't mean that I was trying to ask you out. I don't like you that way. Or at all.

PEFE!Every: Understandable.

Stivanna: I just meant, you know, what are you up to then? Because I'm trying to have a conversation, if we're going to be roommates.

PEFE!Every: Oh. I intend to isolate the neurotransmitter cocktail required for the expression of the feeling referred to as "love." I hear it is an exceptionally effective power source.

-she giggles-

Stivanna: ...Uh. That's, uh, nice.

-they're spared trying to come up with a further response by the presence of Sam and Sam at the door-

Sam: Hey, are you two up to anything?

PEFE!Every: Yes.

Stivanna: No.

Sam: We were wondering—

Sam: Sam was wondering—

Sam: Well, we're going to go see Hydroguy, and would you two like to come along?

Sam: Every, if you say yes, you're not allowed to critique the science.

PEFE!Every: I wasn't going to say yes.

-there's a slight sigh of relief from all three others-

Sam: Stivanna?

Stivanna: ...Uh, yeah, I'll go.

Sam: Great!

Sam: We're leaving in five, be there.

-the two head off, trailed by SQL, who appears to be running Minesweeper. Or possibly Minecraft-

Stivanna: ...You know, you don't have to be antisocial all the time.

PEFE!Every: I am very busy.

Stivanna: ...Okay.

-they grab their bag and go to follow the Sams-

Dunsparce didn't stop being a thing or anything.

Banshee Raid - Server Room

-Shaun casts a glance at Midna.-

Shaun: "You're the strongest Mon I have on me. Well, that I can use. Celena and Beo would probably be too, ah, identifying."

-Midna shrugs.-

Midna: <Whatever, birdbrain.>

---

Banshee Raid - Lab

Vulpecula: "Well, if you tell us how to turn them off, I'll give you a head start. Or maybe we won't take you to jail. Life ain't looking too good for you anyways, and I doubt you have cyanide on you."

---

PEFE HQ, Isbrand's Module

Kaiiseii: "So, Issy, Valentine's is soon."

-Isbrand glances at him before looking back at her chemical concotion.-

Isbrand: "Yeah. So's Discount Chocolate Day."

Kaiiseii: "Aw come on? You really don't have any plans?"

Isbrand: "I'm still single. What am I supposed to do? 'Hey, we're both missing limbs, wanna go to dinner?' And asking out one person is hard enough, let alone three."

-Isbrand suddenly does a double-take.-

Isbrand: "Wait since when the fuck do you have plans?"

Kaiiseii: "Since I got a boyfriend."

Isbrand: "Do I...oh no. No. No, bad Kaiiseii. Bad. Do not. NO."

-Kaiiseii smirks.-

Kaiiseii: "Oh yes, sister. I'm a sucker for guys with fangs."

-Isbrand gives Kaiiseii a stare that is somehow both devoid of and overflowing with emotion.-

Isbrand: "I...just...fine. I'll go talk to them. Make sure Shade doesn't try to drink this."

---

PEFE HQ, Amarin-Jaide Module - Roughly 10 Minutes Later

-There's a knock on the door.-

"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"

Lush Jungle

Artoria, Mordred, and Uther are talking.

Uther: <I suppose alternate dimensions aren't that out-there, and indeed seem to be confirmed to exist, given the cracks in the sky and everything that keeps coming out of them... One without a dichotomy between pokemon and human is strange, though.>

Artoria: <Not the strangest thing we've seen...>

Morded: <It's definitely up there, though.>

Uther: <I pray for your epistemology.>

Artoria: <It's proved remarkably resilient. Strangeness stops registering after a while.>

Uther: <Concerningly, I imagine so.>

Artoria: <... In unrelated news, there's something we should tell you. Or, well, show you.>

Uther: <You're a lesbian. I know.>

Artoria: <... Um, no, not that.>

Mordred: <She has a girlfriend!>

Artoria: <... I do, and was going to get to that, but no, not that.>

Uther: <Oh? Congratulations. You'll have to introduce us at some point. And please, be out of here and on a date with her by thursday.>

Artoria: <Mordred, amulet.>

Mordred: <Huh? Ohhhhhh that's what you meant. Damn, I was hoping to completely take the wind out of your sails.> -She slides her transformation amulet over to Uther.- <Right. Uh, put that on.>

He does, and is, as expected, human.

Uther: "... Well this is unexpected."

Artoria puts her own scarf on. "We've been told it's the fault of a mew."

Uther: "... Right. I'll not unpack that statement yet, I've had my own epistemology broken too many times today."

There's a pause.

"How, exactly, did you come across these?"

Mordred: <We bought it from a store run by suspiciously faerie-like beings.>

Uther: "You bought -" -He rubs his forehead.- "That's your prerogative, making bad decisions."

Mordred: <We also got a car from a fox who's probably a yakuza boss.>

Uther just stares at her.

Artoria, meanwhile, is sending a text.

All are significantly abnormal in a normal world... All are significantly normal in an abnormal world.

Kai: Aaaaaaa. Should I respond to to Alice right now? Should I wait for Brie to say something? Help

Skye: I'd love to answer, but that's up to you. I've got a door to answer.

Kai: Don't leave me to suffer like thiiiiiiiiiiiis

-Skye rolls her eyes, and goes to answer the door.-

-Oh, did I mention that the room has a door again? And a wall!-

Amarin-Jaide Module

-Oh, right! Because the place was destroyed!-

-Anyway Isbrand stands there for a few seconds awkwardly.-

Isbrand: "H-hey Skye. Is now a, uh, bad time?"

-Good job, Issy! Those are both functional sentences!-

"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"

Skye: Oh, uh, Isbrand! Hi! Uh, now's not especially a bad time, I don't think? Unless you're here for reasons that would require my melodramatic twink cousin not be in the room.

-Kai responds with what can only be described as an indignant voice-crack.-

Kai: Did— did you just call me a twink???

Skye: It's terminal.

Banshee Base

Well the easiest place to burn a house down is inside, but you don't want to be inside while it burns so... Maybe get the robots to do it?

Someplace Urban, now

Oakley: <So like, Valentine's Day is swiftly approaching.>

I know...

Oakley: <How's that gonna uh... Work? Or does it just not work?>

The latter probably... Got any advice?

Oakley: <#Talk less, smile more.# But no seriously maybe you need to figure out what it means to be kinda-sorta-dating two distinct cute girls.>

Oh god you couldn't of chosen a lyric that doesn't invoke memories like that?

Oakley: <Huh, what do... Oh. Oh. Sorry.>

Yeah thanks for that burning sensation of worst case scenario going through my head.

Oakley: <Frick I don't know any good musicals about polycules... Maybe just like, talk to someone in one about how to go about talking to the people involved?>

Yeah I guess I'll get on that when I calm down...

It's clearly a case of backroom political albumizing.

Lush Jungle

Mordred: <Yeah. She doesn't seem to have a day job yet has all sorts of money!>

Artoria: "She's not a yakuza boss, Mordred."

Mordred: <All the signs are there!>

Artoria: "That's one thing."

All are significantly abnormal in a normal world... All are significantly normal in an abnormal world.

Foxverse

Shinobi: "If there's Latii working for the front willingly, we might not get a choice but to kill or let them keep killing... But if we can avoid it that'd be best."

...It might even be my duty considering the whole 'goddess of evolution' thing Prime keeps mentioning...

Stark: "I suppose..."

-Beat-

"...You mean like when you cut up a hotdog into Octillary shapes, except rayquaza?"

-Both Greninja and Aagron get a chuckle out of that imagery-

Kanto Route 6

Milagros picked up his motorbike again, which he dropped when running over to Cecelia and Cady, before turning to Ian.

Milagros: Sorry for changing the subject, but shouldn’t we be going to Vermillion City?

i think i’m in love (probably just hungry)

route 6

Cecelia: ~Sorry about that! I guess we should be going.~

Cady: Yup. We need to get back to sootopolis. It was nice talking though!

-Cady puts her armband back on and floats back into the tree. Cecelia teleports back up, and they are both gone.-

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Kanto Route 6

Milagros: Wait! Where do you buy the armbands!?

He captured his mons again and started to climb up the tree.

Milagros: WAAAIIITTT!

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ersatz alliance

-if milgaros reached the top of the tree, he would find himself coming out of a clothing rack into what looks like a clothing store.-

-Cady and Cecelia are walking down an aisle-

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Ersatz Alliance

Milagros: Okay, where do I find those armbands?

He started walking down the aisle parallel from Cecelia and Cady.

i think i’m in love (probably just hungry)

ersatz alliance

Cady: Erm, they're not all armbands! Some are scarves and stuff! Erm, where are you?

-Cecelia teleports around some of the aisles before finding the right one-

Cecelia: ~He's over here!~

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PEFE HQ, Amarin-Jaide Module

Isbrand: "Yeah Kai you're a J-Twink."

-She coughs quietly before returning her attention to Skye.-

Isbrand: "So,uh...actually out of curiousity how do dates work in a polycule?"

"Dang that sure is totally poggers my good bitch"

Kanto Route 6, Just Outside Vermilion City

Me: Alright, Milagros, let's go to Vermili- Milagros?

-Ian looks around, and sees Oshawittle, looking around for Dot-

Oshawittle: <My Queen? My Queen, where are you?>

Me: Oh boy... He must've went after Cady and her Gardevoir... but how?

-Piku-chan then points at the tree that Cady and Cecelia fell out of-

Piku-chan: <That tree!>

-I look at where Piku-chan is pointing-

Me: You think there's something odd about that tree?

-Piku-chan nods-

Me: Well... It's worth a shot...

Mothra, return...

-The Poke Ball with the radiant cross pattern on it's center button glows as it calls back Mothra-

Me: Hey, Oshawittle! I know where your Queen went...

Oshawittle: <Oh, you do? Please, take me to her!>

-Oshawittle jumps into my backpack-

Me: Raru... Piku-chan... Hold on tight, 'cause were off to adventure~!

- I climb the tree that Cady and Cecelia fell out of-

Ersatz Alliance

-I end up in a clothing rack at what appears to be a clothing store-

Me: Huh... I've never been here before... Where AM I?

♪Show me the wisdom of the world... Tell me the secrets of the heart... and the sweet~ mysteries~ of love~...

Fox stepped over to the door and opened it, leading the party into a large circular arena like area.

"Well this is-"

"There you are."

There was a slam as the door slams behind everybody, locking them into the room. Amber and Oliver looked at each other and then up as something fell from the ceiling. Crashing into the floor was a large mech unit, with Banshee in their power suit in its cockpit, "You made a big mistake coming here!"

Fox took one look at the thing before shouting, "SCATTER!"

VS. BANSHEE UNIT!

The blocky mech unit started with a opening salvo of missiles before the left arm swung about and fired a Petrifier Beam.

"Calm down Vulpecula. Gen is it? We are not going to beat you up, you haven't resisted or tried to kill us, help us out and I will try to make sure your sentence isn't as harsh," Jackal stated.

Gen looked at the team, the rather heavily armed and equipped team with their mons and capitulated, "Okay fine. What do you need to know?"

"Captain I've found a subroutine, it's locked behind a password," Bishop stated from the console.

Jackal looked at Gen, "Don't make me regret this."

"Beta-Agni-Two, Direct Protocol Wecken," Gen stated, the console beeped, then he grinned and ran.

The center cage hissed and opened, out pouring of it a horde of robot-carios, who howled and leaped straight at the party.

"Arceus Damnit," Jackal commented raising his laser rifle, "OPEN FIRE!"

Horde Mode: Futurecarios!

Good news, they didn't seem very tough as one broke in two from a aura blast from Hacks, bad news there was a lot of them.

~They seem relatively simple, we should be more than enou-~

Then two fired aura storm and Jackal and Hacks just barely got out of the way, "You were saying?"

~Hey that's your move not mine! This is on you!~

Silas sighed, "Long story but it involved a ancient cybernetic superweapon, I'm thinking precursors."

Bishop nodded, "Captain will you be joining us for the fight?"

Silas rolled his left arm a bit, "'Fraid not, I just realized that this is a situation similar to when we first met Stellar Doom and I nearly suffocated. I'll be providing fire support from here with the PDCs and main guns."

A technician nodded and lead Silas to the command set for the main cannons, "Can I shoot my aura blasts out of these?"

The technician looked at Silas like he was crazy.

Ersatz Alliance

Milagros: AAH! You gave me a heart attack!

He took a moment to calm down.

Milagros: Anyway, do you know where I can find them? I wanted to buy some for me and Ian.

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ersatz alliance

Cecelia: ~Cady's was in one of those baskets over there.~

-she points to a basket of random items of clothing-

-Meanwhile, Cady happened to be near where Ian arrived-

Cady: Oh, this is the Ersatz alliance.

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