ITT: We Have All Become Pokémon

(I chuckle at what Andy just said. It does little to alleviate my uneasy feeling, though.)

Beach? Hm....

(Wait a minute!)

Fin, while you guys were first brought here yesterday, Vox called us to a bar within the slums, and while there, Lars appeared. I don't know what happened after that, because Goobert and I were able to get out and come here.

edited 26th Jul '17 2:27:18 PM by Team42Larson

Mila hurries down the corridor, and looks around for bathrooms, or showers, or really anything. She's still not certain about how to deal with her electricity, though she does notice that it seems to be at rather low levels. Her memory of the fight yesterday is spotty at best, and she doesn't want to think on it too hard. Instead, she passes by a Togetic who seems to be part of the hospital staff, and asks for directions.

"Hi. Do you know where I'd go to wash myself off?"

Oh, just down the hall there are some bathrooms. Though, you don't seem too physically ill, if I might ask why you're here?

"Oh... it was exhaustion, I think. Plus, I'm here for my friend."

Well, then, I hope they get well soon!

Mila hurries off in the direction she was pointed, and finds an open shower. She takes off her bandanna and turns on the water slowly, first making sure that she can hold back the sparks when it hits her face, before starting to wash herself off. It's been nearly a week, and she's starting to feel unclean.

*Jani wakes up fairly early in the morning, mainly thanks to beachgoers starting to pile in. Voxno was unable to hold its vigil, and is sleeping soundly on the fallen Snorlax's belly*

*processing the last night's events, a lot goes through her head, but for now, she just doesn't want to be here. so she heads up the cart's ramp, starts removing all the remedy bags (leaving them by Guy) until only one of the sealed ones remains. closing the cart's tailgate, she maneuvers it off the beach*

Finley looks at herself disappointed. "Well I can't go there like this... can you guys go on like a recon mission for me?"

[Pulling back the shower curtain, I shake the remaining water off of me...before regretfully getting a towel and drying myself off. I may just need to clean that up, I don't think most anyone appreciates sticky, wet bathroom floors, and I did just hear someone else come in...maybe someone from our entourage?]

[Man, that shower felt good. I don't think I had a bath or a shower since I got here, not counting that dip in the river on the third day, so to finally feel the kiss of warm water as it runs down your back was...exhilarating . It felt like...home...]

[I continue toweling off in silence. After that and patting each of my bandages in case the water did away some of the adhesive, I look down at my now clean hand. It feels better to have all that blood off: it was a pain in the ass to get off, and I think I pulled more than a handful of hairs from doing it, but it doesn't look nearly as garish or offputting looking at it...]

[It's...weird. It feels like there's still some part of me, some part of my brain...maybe just my memories, that still sees the bloodstain on it, freshly spilled, bright red. Yesterday's spat with that cat, thinking on it, probably lasted maybe twenty minutes, but I can't shake the feeling that even now it's still going, that fight, that fear...that fear of losing someone...]

[I try and push it aside. I can't let this bog me down: I gotta see what's going on down at that beach. Grabbing my bag off the rack of hooks I'd hung it on, I exit the bathroom and make my way to...]

[I stand in the doorway...I could head to the lobby, but maybe I should go see what Finley and Mila are up to. They could be awake by now after all. Time to retrace my steps...]

~ Cuz you were brehh-ehh-hiiid for humanity ~
~ And sold...to societee-heee ~
~ One day, you'll wake up...duuun-n-nuh-n-nuh, in the present day-haay... ~

edited 26th Jul '17 3:58:12 PM by BlackMageAnolis

FLASHBACK TO LAST NIGHT

Jack makes his way back to the inn and falls asleep. He has the strangest dream, almost as if it's a Big-Lipped Alligator Moment...

In Jack's dream, he saw two cloaked figures having an argument.

Short Cloaked Figure:    What do you mean, I give the ability to someone in the wrong universe?   

Tall Cloaked Figure:    They aren't meant to have that ability, you idiot! Now I have to fix your mess by removing it!   

Short Cloaked Figure:    Um, you won't deduct my pay for this, will you?   

Tall Cloaked Figure:    Oh yes I will!   

Short Cloaked Figure:    *gulp*   

THE PRESENT

Then Jack wakes up as a perfectly normal Lucario.

edited 26th Jul '17 4:05:34 PM by TheGamechanger

I guess we can. Perhaps I can speak with Vox to get a general idea.

Sometime during the night, Dana had passed out. She doesn't notice Jani leave.

Jack takes a look at his nightstand and notices that his eyepatch was gone. In its place was a handwritten note. Jack decides to read the note:

Note:    Sorry for all the trouble our gift may have caused you. Hopefully things will be less eventful for you from now on.   

Jack immediately looks in the mirror upon reading the note. His left eye is still rainbow-colored, but now it seems like it functions like a normal eye.

Jack breathes a sigh of relief

Jack (thinking to himself): Whew! Glad that burden is off my chest!

edited 26th Jul '17 4:36:49 PM by TheGamechanger

I just look around. I then leave the hospital because there's nothing for me to do.

edited 26th Jul '17 4:51:24 PM by chianticat10

But before we do that, Fin, can I share some information with you, Mila, Eliot, and Andy? It pertains to what Vox told us at the bar.

edited 26th Jul '17 4:52:04 PM by Team42Larson

A Golduck wearing a monocle and a fancy hat walked into the hospital, holding a medical bag. In a thick German accent, he speaks out.

Golduck: Hello? Is there anybody here I can speak to? I'm here to apply for the job opening for a doctor!

edited 26th Jul '17 5:11:26 PM by TheGamechanger

"Sure." She says. "What's up?"

*Jani heads out the south gate of town, hides the cart well in the town's southern outskirts, and then just disappears into the ground*

(I start up to Fin.)

While at the bar, Vox reported to us that they were certain that PJ, Jani, and Guy were in some way infected with Hate Plague. Vox believes that this so as they were not around when we were first handed our remedies back at the inn before we went to find that cat for the first time. And in conjunction with this, Vox wants us to possibly also find the Vector where PJ may have been infected from.

edited 26th Jul '17 5:25:01 PM by Team42Larson

After showering for a few minutes, Mila grabs a towel from nearby and dries herself off as best she can. The static buildup from rubbing the towel against her fur mercilessly enters her cheek pouches for storage, sparing her from the awkward fate of poofing out like a marshmallow once she's dry. Strangely, she almost feels naked until she ties the bandanna back around her neck and makes her way back to Finley's room with a paper cup of water she spotted on her way to the showers.

Eventually, she makes her way back to the group and quickly goes over to Finley, holding out the cup carefully so that it doesn't spill.

(I've just been sitting silently for the past several minutes as I listen to everyone talk, unsure of whether or not I should just go ahead and tell Finley my plans or if it would be a bad time to do so this minute.)

(Meanwhile, a Psyduck waddles in after the Golduck.)

Deiter! Warte auf mich! Unsere Klientel eignet sich für die Ergebnisse dieser Studie!

Oh, um, good morning... (Gloria says, somewhat confused by the sudden appearance of the Golduck and Psyduck. She hears what they said about applying for a job.) Did you have an appointment here?

"Whoa!" [Just as I'm about to enter, Mila comes in beside me, and I have to stop to keep both of us from...oh, right, we're kinda tiny, aren't we. Walking in, I catch the latest talk of vectors and PJ from Marlon...more about the Aggression. I should try and pick up the rest of what was said after...I guess, after checking up on Mila and...well, just Finley.]

[Speaking of, they are both awake; that must've been Mila in the shower back there. I gotta say, Mila's been pretty dedicated to Finley as of late, though now that I think about it, there's obviously reason behind that. Despite my injuries, minimal as they are, I can definitely say she had it worse than me during...]

"Everyone doin' all...alright?"

"Oh my god, that's horrible... well, when do you plan on leaving? I don't think I can go anywhere right now..."

She takes the cup from Mila and takes a sip, smiling. "Thank you, Mila!" And then looks to Eliot. "I'm doing great, Eliot. Much better than yesterday!"

Finally, Finley looks over at Goobert. He's so quiet...

"Are you okay?"

edited 26th Jul '17 6:22:08 PM by BaconZorp

Yeah, we do. Hey, Goobert? Want to go find the others now?

(I look up.)

Oh, don't worry, Finley, I'm fine. It's just...

(I finally decide to just tell her.)

...I may have been considering staying here in Silversand for a while, that's all.

Finley looks a bit shocked at first, but recovers. "Oh? Well, we'd miss you out there. Are you staying for good?"