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L'Arachel's Manor, sleeping quarters

I carefully slide off the bed and land on my feet. Hoping to answer both Marsha's and my own question I decide to work around one side of the bed and help her up. Okay, here goes...one foot in front of the other, one foot other foot...

I walk around with a still sizable limp to first open our door and then double back extend my hand out to Marsha to help her up.

Well it's in good enough shape for me.

As I stand over her in wait to help pull her up I catch what I believe are Autumn and Mila already heading out.

Well, it seems people are already up and moving. Let's go, we're finally done with this hell.

In the room Kevin decided to take himself and the Teddiursa to he goes to wake the kid up.

Hey, you awake? Today you're finally going home.

Edited by Team42Larson on Mar 22nd 2019 at 7:06:34 AM

L'Arachel's Manor: Sleeping Quarters ===> Kitchen

I was in a really deep sleep during the night. I would occasione snore like a fricking Snorlax, but I wouldn't care because I was obviously asleep.

I eventually woke up in the morning.

I was...uh...pretty bored, kind of. So I decided to go to the kitchen. I was shuffling around the room, searching for berries.

   Oh my!   , I gasped, in shock, as I found a pretty big container full of berries,    It's the berry-copia!   , I said, my tone full of wonder.

Edited by Theyja on Mar 23rd 2019 at 2:57:27 PM

[Kitchen]

The kitchen is filled with the scent of pancakes being prepared. Those within or entering will see that it is much more neatly organized than it was before, and that Montresor and Notte are hard at work preparing... Quite a huge amount of pancakes.

"Ah, perfect, some of you are waking up", said Montresor, only taking a second to turn his neck before going pack to using his Psychic powers to flip a horde of pancakes, "Good morning. We awoke early to provide some sort of food for everyone, as did a good portion those officers."

Notte simply grunted as he continued preparing the batter quickly.

Those that just awoke in the kitchen may notice that and mess around their immediate vicinity was cleaned around to not disturb them.

[Sleeping Quarters]

Zelgius scrambles and rolls on to the floor as he wakes up.

"Oof! Y-Yeah, I'm awake now..."

Yukari yawned as she lazily pushed the door to the room she was in open.

For once, surprisingly, Noriaki had not had especially turbulent dreams. He had more... Abstract, vague recollections of some pleasant feelings, but that was all. For the most part at least.

When he... Awoke? He was not sure he had awoken. He almost felt like there was something stroking his head?

My sweet, lovely child... Fear not, no harm will come to you... I am always watching over you...

"...!"

He knew he really was awake now as he jolted up.

"Bluh... Noriaki?", Hikari grumbled as she pulled herself up, "What seems to be the matter?"

"... Nothing, nothing at all, Hikari", the Decidueye responded as he climbed out of bed, "Her end was met. There is only a new beginning for us, all of us now."

"... Always so dramatic, Noriaki", Hikari giggled as she hopped over to the taller owl and poked the tip of his beak, "I have not heard you laugh since we met up again!"

"... Laugh?"

"Yes, like you always used to when we would help each other with our daily chores, or when we made jokes about whatever new story you became obsessed with, especially when we would read some passages in silly voices!"

Noriaki smiled gently.

He then laughed hardily. It was not quite the same, but Hikari joined in just like she remembered previously.

Edited by Konkfan7 on Mar 22nd 2019 at 6:11:44 AM

Dieter blushes at Taylor B's comment.

"I mean, well, it's weird but it's... mmm..."

And then the bit about why this is happening.

"...Well. That's..."

Tiago seems... a bit stressed, more unsure how to handle this.

"Belinha... Por isso nós nunca tivemos... Eu confiei... Co-como é nós..."^* Izzy... That's why why we didn't get... I trusted... H-how are we...

The Teddiursa, waking up, lets out a yawn.

"Mornin'."

And, somewhere on the first floor of the manor, a tired Whitney quietly wakes up.

Why is she down here? Did she just pass out? Autumn told her something annoying about Nyquil, but she can't remember for the absolute life of her what she said... shoot.

"Hey! You guys around? We can leave this creep's house, right?" She shouts, not sure anyone can actually hear her.

"... Shoot. Where is everyone?"

L'Arachel's Manor, Kitchen

"...muhhhh..." I crane my neck...the smell of pancakes hangs on the air. I unravel myself from this makeshift blanket, stretching myself and yawning as the clank of blades signals my waking to the others.

"...oh." It's those two, the "traitors". I let out a breath of laughter; it's true to an extent, but what do we care. I sit up, still feeling rugged from...whatever happened last night. Well, I do have a rough idea, considering whose cloak I believe this is...how I managed to miss whatever all went down, I have no clue, but that's for Koss to figure out. Right now, I need food.

Without a word, I slink up to the counter and pull a pancake from out of the pan, not particularly caring if I disturb Montresor.

L'Arachel's Manor, Sleeping Quarters

Woodruff stirs awake. Sitting up and looking over to the other bed, his parents are still asleep, huddled up against one another. He smiles, glad to finally see this familiar sight again, even if the setting's all wrong. Sniffing the air, he catches the scent of pancakes wafting in, and throwing back the sheets, he walks off out of his room...

Closing the door quietly, Woodruff looks over and sees a Lurantis staggering out of her room, a Skorupi following behind her, moaning in hangover. "Did yesterday...happen," Yasuhiro asks to no one, "cuz it sure as hell doesn't feel like it...gluhhh..."

Woodruff has to laugh at the Skorupi's folly; of course it happened. Seeing his parents asleep together beside him is enough proof of that. There's still a few things troubling him: where they're going to live, where he's gonna work...Hiordis, but those were miles away now...literally...mom's probably gonna have a few choice words for her whenever they swing by Holstown, though...

Blissparce, The Police Station

"...h-he could s-still be lyi—" "TAYLOR, FOR PETE'S SAKE!" Taylor B shrinks a little when Amaranth shouts at him...he's being reasonably skeptical here, how is it—"W-wait, who's P-Pete?"

"Can't you see it," Taylor A says, looking almost relieved. "We got it! Straight from the bishop's mouth!" She turns to the others. "Now! Who's gonna come with us and KICK. AMY'S. ASS!!"

"...I...I th-think I'm g-gonna st-stay here..."

"...Who's gonna come with me and KICK. AMY'S. ASS!!"

Outside

Dana awoke. Sleeping on the ground made her a little stiff, but... Waking up in the manner might've just made her more uncomfortable. She hadn't had any dreams, so that was a small comfort at least.

She got up and stretched, before looking around. It's with mild relief that she notices Niles was still there- the thought hadn't even occurred to her that he might try to leave, but now that she was thinking about it.. He could've just up and gone, right? It's not like she really could've kept him from going while she was asleep. No, no, don't think about that.. He's still here, so that means something, right?

"Good morning, Niles."

In Some Secluded Corner Of The Manor

Jyut had managed to bring herself to a corner of the manor where she likely wouldn't be disturbed before collapsing. Her injury had taken more out of her than she'd expected, and with the very meager healing supplies she'd had on her she managed to at least stop the bleeding. She knew falling asleep in a state like that wasn't the greatest idea, but she'd felt so sleepy...

I can't die yet.. I need to make it back to.. her...

Upon waking again, Jyut shakily got to her feet and left her spot. She wanted to leave, but travelling now- especially alone- didn't seem wise.

Her nose twitched. Did she smell... pancakes?

Edited by Daydre on Mar 22nd 2019 at 11:49:22 AM

She's awake. I guess that was it, huh? I had my chance to get outta here and I blew it… Well, here's to hoping that it was worth it. I'm really hoping that it was. "Mornin', Dana." What would've happened if I wasn't here? Would she just be mildly disappointed or would she actually have missed me? Because she still left us regardless, without giving me the opportunity to properly say goodbye. Or to ask why she left in the first place. Because, honesly? I still don't know. I wish I did. Now that I think about it, it's starting to eat away at me and
Holy fuck, I wish I just slept.

Manor (Bedrooms)

Yeahs, I'm ready ta get outta heres and get some real R&R afta all dis. Like, a whole month's worth of R&R... (Marsha says as she gets to her feet and begins to move out of the bedrooms as well. But then of course she stops and goes back to help Marlon out of the room.)

(Cole finally wakes up himself.) Ohhh man, that's probably the best sleep I've had in ages. (He mutters.) So where to next? Where everyone else is going?'

I hope it's where that delicious smell's coming from! (Dodie says, beginning to head out of the room.)

Wait for the rest of us, Dodie! (Gene says as he finally puts his glasses on and prepares to move that way himself, making sure Cole and Zelgius are keeping up.)

Manor (Kitchen)

(I regain my senses enough to realize that Montresor and Notte are preparing pancakes. It's then that I realize I never actually ate anything before going to sleep last night, and I feel my mouth starting to water. Eliot seems to have recovered from last night as well, thank goodness.)

(Looking back at Sally for a moment, I go up to where the two are fixing the food and grab a few pancakes for both myself and Sally. I move back and place a few pancakes directly in front of Sally and sit down to eat my own pancakes. I look to see if Sally wakes up as I do so.)

Blissparce

(I look toward the others for a moment to see who speaks up. I can tell by looking that Mia seems ready to confront her, considering how she's still rubbing both sets of fists together.)

I don't care what her motives for this stunt she's pulling was. She messed with family so she's going down. (She says.)

(Mrs. Dos Santos stands up as well.) She did this to my poor Izabel. I'm going.

Go show her who's boss, dear. (Mr. Dos Santos says, putting one of his massive hands over his chest with a rather bitter-looking expression on his face and sounding mad that he can't join us.) As much as I want to join you all and teach this bruja a lesson for doing this to our poor Izabel and causing so much trouble with her stupid plan, I can't without risking hurting myself, especially if it leads to a fight...

Ye comin' with us, Goobert? (Rich suddenly asks me.)

Well...uh... (I stand there thinking about what I should do in this situation. I'm already feeling overwhelmed by this situation, but part of me does want to see Amy be brought to justice and answer for the horrible things she's been doing. I stand up and wipe my worried expression off my face. Besides, uh, she's just a Bayleef, yeah? She's not very effective against me, right?) ...yeah, I reckon so.

   I-If no one minds, I will just stay here...    (Izabel says, sitting down at first, then looking in Norwood's direction and standing back up, looking uncomfortable.)    Or I will simply go somewhere else besides here at least...Papá? Would you come with me?   

Of course, mi hija... (Mr. Dos Santos says.)

Sleeping Quarters

(One of the first to awaken among the group was the elder Dragalge. A glance at the group as a whole and a thought came. I've made more mistakes than I could care to count: the war, that massacre, joining the crab's personal group over some stupid favor, he thought. Perhaps this isn't one of them. Sure, they stayed her for much longer than they should, but she's still alive. Shaken, but alive.)

(Then, Eliza stirred herself awake. She slept for a little while longer than others, but not too terribly long. She stretched her arms and legs, preparing herself for the trip back. A glance at me, still asleep, and then to the older man.)

If you really think that this works best for you, I'm not stopping you. (He's reckless, he risks too much, he's a tad overbearing, and yet, all he did all this for not only his friends, but also for me, a perfect stranger. Yet, should he really worry that much? Should I take that risk myself if we had taken each others positions? Those thoughts had formed, and she nods her head.)

I've made my decision. (She sees some of the mons leaving for breakfast and followed them, with the Dragalge not too far behind.)

(A little while longer, I had woken up, another dreamless night, besides the events yesterday playing back. I looked over to see that she has already left for breakfast, along with that old man- mon. A month later and that still trips me up. Oh well, no use laying around here, might as well get something to eat while we're here. As I climbed out of the bed, my left leg buckled under its own weight and my right shoulder seared with pain. I should've treated these injuries earlier. Hopefully a little sunlight'll fix that. As soon as my leg recovered enough to support me, I made my way to the door.)

(Lastly, the knight and his ward woke up nearly at the same time. While the Aegislash wastes no time in preparing himself for the day ahead, Zelda was considerably more sluggish. After all that effort she almost wants to go to sleep for a little while longer, but she still gets herself ready. They too follow the group down to the kitchen.)

"..."

Well, while everyone was doing their own thing, guess she can just...

Whitney walks over to the entrance door, laying down next to it.

Being a quadruped sucks. She can't grab things, she can't stand up. She wouldn't have been too angry about this, but if she was a human before all this, that's a whole other deal! She huffs defiantly, not really sure what else to do.

(You are now in leaving) Sleeping Quarters

With just a bit of aid from Marsha I spill into the hall and start following along back to the ground floor. I guess...but hey, the others are starting to wake up. I look around towards some of them and try to make conversation.

And goddamn how...how are we all feeling this morning?

My nose twitches a bit as a smell becomes evident to me. Pancakes? Oh, thank fuck...

Kevin goes to help the kid into the hallway where he joins the procession of those heading back down.

What's that smell? Pancakes?

Treasure Room > Ground Floor

Having given up on locating the pendant for now, and not necessarily remembering how it was stolen and by who, Hallie sighs and leaves the room, and floats.

...and floats down back to the ground floor. Once making it back, she observes the general goings-on of people leaving the quarters, headed for breakfast, but also the Growlithe near the main doors. She carefully approaches.

Um...hello..

Blissparce

Woah, woah...we don't really-no, I don't really feel the need to join you guys. My dad is right. I don't wanna hurt my own self and worry both our parents that much more..

"... Heyyyyyy,"

Oh god oh lord who was this? She looks the character up and down, trying her damndest to recognize her.

"Saraaah." Yeah, that's it. Looks like a Sarah.

Edited by Beverly on Mar 23rd 2019 at 3:24:21 PM

Tiago still seems a bit shaken compared to the others.

"Eu-eu também ficarei aqui. Bo-Boa sorte..."^* I-I'll stay here too. Go-good luck...

Dieter looks at the others. "I'll go, especially if you need the help."

"Whatever it is, it smells good..."

Edited by CorvusAtrox on Mar 23rd 2019 at 9:40:46 AM

Ground Floor

Sarah...who's Sarah? My name is Hallie...you are?

(You are now in leaving) Sleeping Quarters

Well whatever it is, it smells good. When's the last time you ate anyway, kid?

Manor

Could be better. At least we'll be getting out of here soon. (Dodie says to Marlon.)

You said it! (Marsha agrees.)

(Gene notices Hallie and Whitney as he and the other bouncers move out.) Oh, there's Whitney. (He waves to get her and Hallie's attention.)

Blissparce

Eh...Amaranth c-can't exactly be the only cop who goes there... (Taylor R says, waddling toward those of us going.)

I guess we're all decided, then. (Mia says.) Are we ready to go bust Amy?

If the rest of you guys are... (I say.)

(You have now left) Sleeping Quarters

My stomach rumbles as I continue to catch whiff after whiff of that smell as we head forward. Mmmmf...Pancakes.

Okay, that's definitely pancakes they're making down there. I'm hungry...

Hallie notices the group begin to file out and waves to them. As she turns to look back over at Whitney she feels some kind of ghostly energy creep up on her. Is that Speck now? She knows how slow he tends to be in moving about...given that he grew two legs once he evolved.

Blissparce

Tiff stays with her dad as the others file out.

Papá, ¿estarán bien? Ellos mismos se están enfrentando a la asistente del alcalde ... ¿y si ella los arrestara?

Outside

".. We should probably rejoin the others, I guess?"

Manor

Jyut comes upon Whitney and Hallie.

"Oh, uh. Hello."

I get up with a grunt. "Rr- Alright. If you wanna. I personally don't, but majority rules, I guess." (The hell are they all doing in there, anyway?) I start walking to the building itself. Dana can probably tell that I can walk a lot better on my own than before she fell asleep. After all, I had more time to settle into my body again when I tried leaving. But still… I feel like my lack of sleep is gonna bite me in the ass soon enough.

Manor (Main hallway)

(The grinning and disembodied face of a Gengar suddenly appears by Hallie, Whitney, and Jyut.) Keeheeheehee...

What’s goin’ on ovah dair? (Marsha asks, looking on at the little powwow around Whitney.)

Blissparce

Oh, Pumkaboo, there’s enough evidence already that Amy hasn’t got a prayer, they’ll be fine...I hope.... (Mr. Dos Santos says to Tiff.)

"Hey, everyone. Uh, Whitney. That's me. Well, that's what I was told my name was. Who knows, right?"

She doesn't seem to notice the laughing, instead focused on how suddenly everyone is surrounding her.

Oh dear.

[Moving out of Sleeping Quarters]

"Of course it did...", Yukari groaned, rubbing her eyes.

Zelgius was quick to follow his old friends to the scent of pancakes, taking only a brief moment to acknowledge the Lurantis.

"Morning, Yukari."

Noriaki and Hikari had moved out of the room they had stayed in and were moving down to follow the familiar smell of pancakes.

[[Kitchen]]

"... That is how you get hand burns", said Montresor, not even looking up from his work, "There are pancakes already laid out for anyone to take."

Indeed, some tables are already covered with plates of pancakes ready to picked.

Some far parts of the kitchen have assorted Pokemon sitting down to eat, with others gathered in a different place. Some of the uniformed mons are coming in and out to deliver breakfast to those outside the kitchen.

Ground Floor

Beats me, but it looks like someone new in that crowd...

I say, wanting to really head over and get something to eat at this point. I grip Marsha's hand just a bit harder, but not too hard, hoping she'd get what I'm hinting at.

Meanwhile, Kevin heads right for the kitchen.

Hallie takes to defending herself once she realizes that more mons are surrounding them, then realizing that one of them is her boyfriend.

Don't look at me, Whitney...I just wanted to talk to someone after failing to finding my pendant. And then you showed up, Zoroark chick...what's your name?

Speck's appearance makes her sigh a bit. Whether out of relief of seeing him, or disdain for not finding the pendant, or a bit of both, isn't exactly known.

Blissparce

I know dad, but...but...I just don't know what to believe anymore..me siento como si fuese a llorar...too much craziness for me...

Edited by Team42Larson on Mar 23rd 2019 at 8:15:03 AM

Manor

Oh yeah since I apparently forgot to mention it earlier, Jyut's side is caked in dried blood. She should probably get that looked at

"I'm Jyut.

Outside

"I understand why you might not, but... I don't think travelling alone in the state we're in would be a good idea."

L'arachel's Manor, Kitchen

"... Mornin'"

Koss sits down at the table, the book he'd been writing in stacked under him neatly. As he levitates over some food, he scans the room and spots Eliot, giving the Salazzle a quick mental ping.

Once we're off, ah'll have time ta think more 'bout yer issues from yesterday. Ya willin' ta work wit' me on figurin' it out?

Sally remains asleep initially, her top shell rising and falling slightly with her breath, but the smell of fresh food finally awakes her and gets her to open up and inspect the food before her. She then starts tearing off sections of the top pancake, working around the edges first before going towards the inside.

Finally, Mila and Autumn file in, holding on to each other and not saying a word when they arrive. Instead, they go to pull out a single chair and Mila sits herself down in Autumn's lap, using her shorter frame to fit under the Braixen's chin. It's strange, but at the same time somewhat comforting for Mila, especially considering how long it'd felt that the two had been apart. It'd barely even been two or three days, but in the grand scheme of things it felt like ages.