-Kai shrugs at Vee indignantly-

Kai: Sometimes filtered and refrigerated water is nice! And I've just been sleepy the last few days, is all, it's nothing.

-Mention of hugs.-

Kai: ...Y-yeah. I've missed you too. C'mon, let's— let's get you something cold, and get that armor off of you because hugs are way better without layers of metal in the way.

-They extend their hand .-

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Vee: <I'm the best water, though.>

Megan: ...yeah, okay.

-and they take Kai's hand and follow them wherever-

Megan: I don't think I've met Diane! Maybe. It's been a while.

-she actually grabs his arm to examine it more closely- Ooooh, nice work. You said it transforms? Nice.

...Delta?

Vee: <The asshole.>

Megan: ...oh! Delta.

-placing her hands together- I have...words I'd like to say to him.

At length.

The length of a polearm.

That I'm going to threaten him with.

-and mention of the investigation-

Megan: ...yikes.

Vee: <Hmmm...you do have that whole Aura Sight thing going on...somemon who can vanish from that is pretty yikes-worthy.>

Megan: ...yikes.

Vee: <Actually, do we know if ghosts show up on—wait no they do.>

Megan: ...but do they show up all the time?

Vee: <...hm!>

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-Kai's room!-

-They go to the minifridge that's probably standard for rooms on the airship, and dig out a water bottle to toss to Megan.-

Kai: ...So what happened? Last I saw you was the day that possessed Buzzwole showed up in Lumiose, and then you had some weird time BS to deal with but next thing I know, you're nowhere to be seen???

~Yikes is right,~ Hacks commented.

"That's really just the tip of the yikesberg considering the stuff that happened during our trip through Angela's professional circuit, by the way Hacks aka Harold beat the Angelan champion... Not to mention my experience back in the foxverse."

"You doing okay there?" Roxy asked concerned.

"Nightmares aren't any more frequent, I just need to find a good therapist who won't question the weird shit there..."

Silas sighed, "And yeah, transformation, watch."

He pulled on the scarf and in a instant, there was a Lucario standing before Megan with a silver left arm, a bright cobalt blue star printed on the shoulder, <It can even withstand Aura Storm. Aka that bigass Beam Move we pulled, got that learned, it was great.>

~He still says the kamehameha when using it.~

<Should I not?" Silas asked pulling the scarf off.

~You're a nerd!~

Silas gave a smug grin to Hacks (as best he could really) and shrugged.

He turned back to Megan and gave her comment about the Polearm some thought, "Hey that team thing I've been doing, I'll let you know when the Wing is working again, we could workshop some fun new toys there."

~She would be good to have on hand.~

Stormchaser

Azure: <Ugggggghhhhh.>

Tabitha: <Ugggggghhhhh?>

Azure: <I'm too big to use that free guitar I got from that weird free instruments made for pokemon guyyy. And I'm probably never gonna see him again or whatever so I can't get a bigger one!>

Tabitha: <I have several questions just based on that, but the first of them is what weird instrument guy?>

Weird Instrument Guy: "Me!"

Azure jumps and Tabitha fluffs out as surprised cats are wont to do.

Tabitha: <How... How did you get in here?>

WIG: "Don't ask questions you're not prepared to hear the answer to! Now here!"

He hands a Primarina sized modified guitar to Azure.

Azure: <... Thanks? But how did you->

By the time Tabitha and Azure next blink, the Instrument guy is gone.

Azure: <...>

Tabitha: <...>

<Well, I am going to blank this incident out of my brain to prevent a downward spiral of logic questioning. I suggest you do the same.>

-Megan fumbles the water bottle a bit, but it, in a show of good sportsbottleship, stops and waits for her to get her bearings-

Megan: Oh! Right, the Buzzwole vampire thing—

Vee: <Uh, by the by, I kiiiiinda failed step one there—>

Megan: —and the time stuff! I don't think you were there--

Uh, there was—the Sundial, and something shining really bright in the center...

...and there was that voice, the one that came from the Staryu—

—and what looked like a Mega Gardevoir, but shining really bright, and...felt super powerful?—

Vee: -grumbles affirmatively-

Megan: —and the sky was full of green stars, and sorta warped

And then we went back, and met Tagg for the first time (who I need to ask how he's doing, he asked me and I kinda dumped a bunch on him but didn't really get a chance to check in on him because we went off to fight someone and then almost got exploded a bunch)

Vee: <About thirty minutes ago, we could probably still find him—>

Megan: Hold on I need to keep going before I lose my place And then I met a loud Whismur version of me??

And then...the "Gardevoir", I think, who put me in touch with the J-Team, and started sending me on Quests, who...who sent half my mons away, on a Quest...

...shot me halfway across the multiverse and left me there.

Vee: -quietly- <We need to have words.>

-...-

Megan: ...but there's gotta be a reason she did that, right? Some of what we did—

Vee: <Taurosshit. She said—to Abilene, she said it'd be a month. Not a whole Dialga-damned—>

<...>

<Kai, how long has it been?>

Megan: I know a good therapist who won't question the weird shoot there! :D

Vee: <...I don't know if they're that kind of therapist.>

Megan: ...aren't they?

Vee: <I'm...pretty sure they said their Thing was...conflict resolution, and maintaining the Vow, and...other stuff. I dunno, we should probably talk to them?>

Megan: ...so that's a tentative sorta maybe on therapizing!

Anyways, I'm always down to make neat stuff with you! ^_^

-curiously- What kind of team are you talking about? Research?

-Kai just sorta... processes everything, grabbing a second water bottle for themself as Megan elaborates.-

Kai: ...

...

-They take a sip of water.-

Kai: ...Has it been a year for you? Because it's been a year for us. Somehow I don't think a "three thousand years" joke would go well, sooooo... yeah. A year. Give or take.

"A group of friends and I have been... engaging in certain actions, we've seen some old faces return for a colourful band of common allies," Silas explained.

~There's a lot of hush hush talk about it, but he's ended up making costumes and tools for people who've asked.~

"Some of the people there you might recognize."

"I've joined in as well!" Roxy added, "I'm very attractive in my outfit."

"Implying your not all the time," Silas mumbled.

"Ri- SILAS DID YOU ACTUALLY JUST SAY THAT!?"

"Anyway," Silas continued, "I think you might be right for it, care to join?"

"You're not getting away, we're talking about what you just said!" Roxy shouted indignantly.

Silas would in fact be getting away with it.

Stormchaser, Union Room, July 4th

Me: Well, at least we know that Mobius' operations at the Ultra Plant will be unable to continue...

By the way... what day is it?

The Walking Mountain, Highest Stratum

-Deziree wakes up - god, how long has she been asleep? They never dim the lights and there are no windows, so the passage of time is basically impossible to tell. She looks down at her desk and immediately jumps up.-

Deziree: My stuff!

-She rushes over and takes stock. Her Bracelet - check. Her phone - not check. Damn. Her super army knife? Check. Her laser sword? Not check. Well, that figures. Her Joltik - check. Wait, what?-

Joltik: *Squeak!*

-Deziree blinks as a little Joltik jumps up onto her hand and waves and hugs her. She recognizes this one - it was one of her swarm that followed her from that strange town, where she taught them to read.-

Deziree: Hey, little guy! Did you manage to hide in there this whole time?

-The Joltik nods, before looking bashful for a moment and chirping something about eating her backup lab sandwich that Champloo always made for her.-

Deziree: Oh. Darn. No worries, you needed it more than me. Anywho, if anyone - and I mean anyone - else shows up in this room, hide. I don't want you getting stepped on.

-The Joltik squeaks in distress at that thought.-

Deziree: Actually... tell you what. I have an idea for you.

-The Joltik leans in.-

The Walking Mountain, Lowest Stratum

Dune: <What am I looking at?>

-Beyond the hole that the Golett had lead them through, was a massive room of Aggron and Lairon, all participating in vigorous workouts so involved that the room shook in wild rhythm, lifting massive barbells and steel orbs the size of motorcycles.-

Golett: <The workout room.>

Dune: <... Should we wait until they're done?>

Golett: <They're never done. They just swap out shifts.>

Dune: <... I'm gonna need Ajax for this.>

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Stormchaser, a couple days ago

Ever: ...Who's Miss Jackson??

Stormchaser - July 4th, I think

-Lucius blinks at Ever.-

Lucius: ...Ah, I forgot that you move in different spheres of existence to the rest of us.

-He falls back on the bed in his cabin.-

Lucius: Aaaaaaaaah, I'm not goooood at small talk. Can't we just make out? I'm better at that. Marginally.

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Stormchaser, July 4th bc birth

Ever: I dunno, I'm entertained. But admittedly that sounds viable as well~

Stormchaser - July 4th

-Lucius smirks.-

Lucius: Then we'll split the difference. A minute of making out for every minute of small talk or awkward silence. And since so far we've had more of the latter than the former...

-He wraps his arms around Ever and starts making up for lost time.-

-Megan counts under her breath a bit-

Megan: ...I...I dunno. Time's gotten. Weird, several times in the past wait a second—

-and she pulls out her phone, which is not only slightly intact but still seems to have charge?? To check the unsynced date-

-which is, evidently, Updates Installing: 36/2374-

-Megan makes a sound like a dying, socially anxious Aerodactyl-

Vee: -muttering- <Could've been a year, give or take. Feels longer.>

Megan: :D

Megan: :DD

Megan: :DDD

-but she takes a deep breath, schools her expression into a serious, fierce grin, and says-

Megan: I would love to join.

Vee: -giggles at Silasflirt-

Megan: I might—actually have some costume ideas in mind, already, it's not—my first time with this kind of group.

But Silas, this is gonna be so good, I just know it!

-beaming- For great justice?

-and she holds out her hand-

-Kai gives Megan a sympathetic look and an equally sympathetic pat. At which point they remember Megan is wearing metal armor, and retract their hand from the stinging iron.-

Kai: Ow. Uh, right, armor. Need help getting out of that?

Barren Stead, Orre

Des emerged from the Sheriff's office with a bandage on his forehead, having changed out of his raid gear for cowboy clothes more suited for long distance travel. He turned towards the the outskirts of town. There Jeremy was waiting along with a Zebstrika and a Rhyhorn. As Des approached Jeremy dumped a set of saddlebags in front of him, Jovi's saddlebags.

Jeremy: "I took the liberty of filling your bags with three days worth of supplies."

Des glowered and picked the bags up.

Des: "What happens if we're out for longer than that?"

Jeremy: "You'll have to fend for yourself."

Des muttered a 'figures' under his breath and knelt down in front of the Rhyhorn and gently stroked it's nose.

Des: "And what's your name?"

Jeremy: "Oh, her name is-"

Des: "Wasn't talking to you."

Rhyhorn: <Oh, my name is Carrie!>

Des: "Nice to meet you Carrie. Mind if I put these bags on you?"

Carrie: <Oh, huh, sure thing mister! Y'know, Daddy Derry calls you a bad man but you seem nice enough!>

Des: "Not the first time I've heard that." He set about strapping the saddlebags onto Carrie. Jeremy just stared at him as he did, mystified.

Des: "...Problem, Jerry?"

Jeremy: "One; don't call me that. Two; you can speak to Pokemon?"

Des: "Yes, most of my peers can. Moving on, couldn't you have offered me a more...comfortable mount? Oh, no offence, Carrie. I'm very grateful for your help."

Carrie: <None taken, mister. This sure beats plowing fields.>

Jeremy shook his head. Sighing, Des took his coat, folded it up and put it on the Rhyhorn's back to afford some amount of comfort.

Des: "Oh, one more thing." He fished through his saddlebag and was relieved to find some of his original belongings still there. He pulled out an X Speed and knelt by Carrie. "This will make you run faster. You mind?"

Jeremy: "Whatever gets my sister back ho-oh wait you're not talking to me."

Carrie's eyes shifted between the pill and Des.

Carrie: <Is...it safe?>

Des: "Of course it's safe it's made to be consumed by Pokemon."

Carrie hesitated a bit then opened her mouth, allowing Des to pop the pill in there. Des climbed atop her as she crunched on it.

Des: "Alright, ready to go."

Jeremy: "Oh, one more thing." He casually tossed Des a revolver in a holster. "You get six bullets, that's it."

Des: "Oh good. I hate shooting people."

Having achieved some level of satisfaction given his circumstances, Des gave Jeremy a nod and the pair take off across the Orren Desert.

Silas has a soft smile appear on his face, "Glad to have you aboard."

~We'll let you know when the ship is ready again.~

"Captain your ship is back," Bishop stated.

"Excellent," Silas responded.

Stormchaser, July 4th

Me: At least I have my trusty Xtransceiver...

-I check the date on my Xtransceiver-

Me: Huh... It's July 4th...

Piku-chan: <And I'd assume we know what this means...>

Me: Yeah! It means there's gonna be fireworks tonight!

Piku-chan: <Not unlike the fireworks that happened back at the Ultra Plant?>

Me: Well, you wouldn't be too far off, Piku-chan! But the fireworks we get to see tonight go straight up into the air and not crashing down on our heads...

Piku-chan: <Fair point...>

Vermillion Port

-Buying some food from a Tanabata food cart-

Delicious.

Crochet: -Looking at the sky while crocheting something- <Orihime, the weaver girl. Tagg says in [China] her name is Zhinü and in [Korea] her name is Jiknyeo, but either way, the details of the story remain the same. She and Hikoboshi, or Niulang, or Gyeonwu can only stay together once a year. What does that mean for us though...>

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Stormchaser, Deck, July 4th

-Piku-chan and I sit down to watch the fireworks-

Me: The fireworks are always a lovely sight to see, aren't they, Piku-chan?

Piku-chan: <They sure are, pal.>

Me: I think the others should see them with us. What do you think?

Piku-chan: <I say go for it. Bring everyone out.>

Me: Okay, then. Come on out, everyone!

-I throw all my Poké Balls into the air and out come all my Pokémon-

-Totoro sleeps outside next to the Stormchaser-

Oshawittle: <It's a lovely night, isn't it?>

Raru: <I'm here.>

Mothra: <So, why exactly did you call us all out here?>

Yuki: <Mitte!>^Translation Look!

-Yuki points up to the sky where the fireworks explode into a beautiful display of colors and light-

Totoro: <Zzz...>

Piper: <They sure are pretty.>

Miyako: <Awright! Now it's a party!>

Floof: -scampers up my leg and wraps himself around my neck like a scarf-

Me: Y'know... I still have a Gym Challenge going on. I think, after the fireworks, I should head back to Celadon City so I can challenge the Gym Leader.

Piku-chan: <You'll do just fine! I know it!>

Piper: <We all believe in you, Ian!>

Oshawittle: <Yeah. Can't wait.>

Totoro: -talking in his sleep- <Zzz... I know you'll do great... Zzz...>

Me: Thank you all.

Mobius Airship

Stivanna: She just vanished! And she left a note!

Stivanna: She was working for the J-team the whole time!

Sam: Uh, yeah. Was that not obvious?

Stivanna: ...What?

Sam: She was like...the worst spy.

Sam: She was chill, though. And she wasn't actually hurting us too much.

Stivanna: But— but—

Sam: Don't worry about it.

Megan: Oh, yes please!

Vee: -sniffing at Kai- <...need some gloves? Might help with...allergies.>

-and Megan stands up and sort of...holds out her arms at the same time that she starts sorta trying to unbuckle random stuff-

Megan: -beams- Can't wait!

Megan: That didn't feel like very long at all! ^_^

Thanks for flying it here, my own ship's been having—

-distant whoomp, another plume of multicolored smoke-

Pollen: -distant cursing-

Megan: —difficulties! ^_^

Pippy: <Technically it's Logan's ship.>

Megan: ...but we live there.

-she's hefting bundles of Stuff, having spent the past few days taking inventory between Logan's ship and her room on the Stormchaser-

-or rather carrying stuff back and forth while daydreaming excessively, while Pippy takes inventory-

-they have it down to a science-

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