I walk up to the group. "Guys, I found Andy." I raise my arm to present the still sleeping spider. "Although, I probably shoulda left him anyway." I see more hugging and crying. "… I feel like I need context."
If I don't clash, I don't change. The world ends at my borders, and the best moments slip away."H-Hey!" Finley says, "He'll be alright, he knows he will or he wouldn't have left!"
But what if he meets some bad dudes? Drug dealers, murderers, arsonists... THE CAT? WHAT IF HE GETS HURT? He could be away from us all and we won't be able to help! Oh no, oh no, oh no...
"It'll be okay, really!"
Long live the New Bev.(I return to the docks. Benji is there asleep in the form of a Charizard. He wakes up upon hearing me walk up.)
Hey, kid. Why the long face? (He asks, turning into a Mudsdale.)
They're...they're heading out. I just told them good-bye. ( I said.)
Oh...I see. (Benji says, knowingly.) Tough to say good-bye, eh?
Yeah...I feel like I'm just abandoning them. I wonder if it would have been better if I had just walked away without a word and without notice...but I wouldn't feel good about that.
Kid, you're in a place unfamiliar to you and you don't know how things really work around here, I don't blame you for wanting to stop for a bit and evaluate your situation. To get your bearings, you know? Heck, if you start missing your friends, I can become a bird Pokémon or a Psychic-type Pokémon and take you there in a flash, whaddya say?
You'd do that, Benji?
Faster than a speeding Sharpedo!
(I smile.) Thanks, Benji.
Any time, Goobert.
(I turn, but begin frowning again.)
Something still botherin' you?
Yeah...a little.
Let me guess. (Benji turns into Cyk.) The Gardevoir in your group who has a crush on you, right?
Yeah...I didn't see her before I left. She'll probably be devastated to see me gone without telling her good-bye.
Like I said, you say the word, and I can take you to her and everyone else.
(I nod.) You're right...
(After a moment of silence, Benji speaks up again.)
So, Goobert, what'll you do now?
Well, I guess I'll find a place to stay here, keep working for you, help out around here where I can...and...is there a place around here somewhere where you can learn to battle better?
Sure is, kid. It's in the arena here in town.I don't blame you for wanting to get better at fighting. It may be quiet in places like this most of the time, but it can be pretty tough out there in the great unknown, as you and your friends may know at this point.
(I nod, looking toward the arena. I figure that I'll need to fight again whenever I rejoin the group, so until then, I'll need to make sure I take some time to get ready for that.)
(In the meantime, I'll do exactly what I told Benji I'd do and integrate into town, and be ready for that time...)
To be continued...
edited 29th Jul '17 10:18:07 AM by kablammin45
"Hey, least I didn't lose all my artistic talent when I crash landed in the arena here."Guy looked at the Chansey and nodded. "Yes, miss, thank you! I hope that desk gets fixed." Then he turned his attention to a Gallade and remembered him from when they found him on the beach. He walked up to him and whispered "Hey, I have something important to tell everyone. Since you have psychic powers, can you help me recover enough of my memory to recognize our friends?"
The legend has returned.
Purrloin Jani by shrubBird
*Voxno-V is still at the busted reception desk with Gloria, patiently waiting for an answer to its question about Lost & Found*
*meanwhile, after some morning events best saved for later, Jani pops up inside Hevea's house — though sticking to the shadows in a corner of Hevea's main laboratory. Jani decides to make her presence known, choosing to remain in the shadows* Hello, Professor.
*Hevea, meanwhile, is shocked by the sudden sound out of nowhere, looks around, and then freezes* Wh-wh-who's th-th-there? *his nervousness being clearly apparent*
It's just me...Jani. *Jani feigns an emotionless state, but inside she kinda wants to just break down in front of Hevea* Don't come near me. I think I'm coming down with something. *she (poorly) fakes a cough*
*while more or less unconvinced by said cough, Hevea figures that Jani just needs her space, and expresses nervous relief* Phew...I'm gl-gl-glad it's just you. Wh-wh-what did you w-w-want to talk about?
*Jani says, still from a distance* I'm going to head out with the group for awhile. *she lies, continuing* I need to come up with some flyers specific to some of the towns we might visit, but I don't know anything about them.
*Hevea looks at a map, and determines* The three n-n-nearest cities are Crystal C-c-city, a Steel/Electric city r-r-reachable by boat, H-h-hoard, the merchant city of D-d-dragons, and Orichalcum wh-wh-which I never kn-kn-knew about until you told me. I assume y-y-you're not going b-b-back there. *though he adds* If it's H-h-hoard, you probably w-w-won't get through the gate. Small b-b-businesses like ours constantly s-s-struggle with the red tape th-th-there.
*Jani pops an evil grin, the glint of which is discernable even in low lighting* Oh, I don't think a mere wall will be much of a problem. *while confident in her Digletty ninja skills, she thinks to herself* (I might need some kind of forged document for once I'm inside the wall...)
*Hevea starts organizing some printing plates to make some graphics suitable for advertising in Crystal City and Hoard, while Jani finally leaves the shadows to write down some potential slogans specific to the two markets. maintaining her distance all the while, they manage to work together and Hevea eventually uses his own mini-printing press to create the flyers*
*securing the leaflets in her underground hammerspace, Jani gives Hevea a somewhat cold farewell and pops underground, off to her next destination within Silversand...*
edited 29th Jul '17 12:42:20 PM by sarysa
Current WHABP alts: Jani (Sarah) the Purrloin, Hudson the Togetic. Tilly/Lilly (Digletts) are being Put on a Bus.(Gloria nodded) Still waiting on that replacement desk to come in. (she chuckled.) When you're ready, your hospital bill is 750 Poké, Guy.
(Suddenly she realizes that the Unown has been sitting there waiting for an answer from her.) Oh! I am so sorry. I didn't see you there. Yes, the lost-and-found is at the desk over there. (She directs Voxno to a desk where a Linoone sits.) Forgive me for not seeing you there all this time.
edited 29th Jul '17 12:42:29 PM by kablammin45
"Hey, least I didn't lose all my artistic talent when I crash landed in the arena here."Guy focused on the images. He remembered everyone except people he barely knew (such as Jack). Then he nodded. "Okay, thanks." Then he turned to Gloria. "Oh right. I forgot I had money on me this whole time." He gave her the money she wanted plus twenty-five more. "This is for the trouble we've caused."
The legend has returned.

(I nod.)
Well...I guess I'd better go to the docks and see what needs to be done there. (I say.) I'll try to keep in touch of Benji can't just get me out to you. Whatever happens to you guys out there, I wish you the best. Tell the others I said hi.
(Saying this, I depart the hospital with a wave, and a tear still sliding down my face.)
See you guys later...
edited 29th Jul '17 9:14:10 AM by kablammin45
"Hey, least I didn't lose all my artistic talent when I crash landed in the arena here."