"...what, why's everyone...ahh, whatever." [I continue, despite another quick bout of headache: I swallow some spit, the bleeding's stopped, thankfully.] "No, m'not really...eh, interested in...that, nah much more than I need t'be, I juss wanna know why everything's been so...eyyyyyiiiiiiihhmmmm, con, convenient."
We know that you folks were the victims of a mistake, that's why we're making this easy on you.
(Don says to Eliot. Hudson then takes over, pointing his arms in either direction.)
Fan out. I'll take some of you into the building on this right side, and Don will take you into the left.
(After some indecisiveness, I split off with Don.)
(Meanwhile, a particular Whismur with a piece of paper in his hand recognizes a cerrain....someone. He doesn't move yet.)
edited 22nd Sep '17 4:11:56 PM by Team42Larson
June 27thWe're lookin' for Whimsurs so we can fix everybody! (June says. She has resumed jumping around in my body, flinging slime everywhere.)
(Benji, June, Darnell, Delilah and I follow Marlon and Don. Marsha follows Hudson without realizing that the rest of us aren't also following her.)
edited 22nd Sep '17 4:12:42 PM by kablammin45
"Hey, least I didn't lose all my artistic talent when I crash landed in the arena here."[Hey, whoa, we're splitting up? No way in hell you're gonna stop me from getting answers: I continue to pursue the Exploud I was talking to.] "This wuz the easy thing? Keep hafuvus'...cure, I guess, behind red tape so y'could send us out on some mission? How do I know this wasn't set up so yer lazy asses could save face?"
Like June said, it's so they'll give us Reset Orbs. And if we have those, we can fix everyone hit by Orbs...those who want to return to normal, anyway. (I tell Wrench.) It's kind of annoying, but it's what we have to do.
HELLOOOO?? (Marsha yells as she enters the other building with Hudson.)
edited 22nd Sep '17 4:18:55 PM by kablammin45
"Hey, least I didn't lose all my artistic talent when I crash landed in the arena here."
Purrloin Jani by shrubBird
*Jani's trying to get it together all the while following the others* (Ugh..those two, what the hell did they do? I guess not any Digletts could pull that shit, could they? Just started...evolving I guess, against my will? But what if it's someone else's will...or moreover, some predetermined will? Can I stop them? What if they ambush me again?) *her thoughts race onward, and in desperation to get her mind off it, she declares awkwardly*
Right-O! Let's save those Whismurs! Where do we start? Whismurs, here I come!
edited 22nd Sep '17 4:20:02 PM by sarysa
Current WHABP alts: Jani (Sarah) the Purrloin, Hudson the Togetic. Tilly/Lilly (Digletts) are being Put on a Bus.[I stick by him for now, leaning against the wall.] "Look, if y'don wanna say anythin', thas fine by me. It's not like we have muchuva choice anyway." [Another headache...right, I head inside...]
[...wait, fuck, I can't...really see...] "...maybe I shoulda stayed back...guess ah'll take the doctor trip after all this...HELLOOOO?!"
edited 22nd Sep '17 4:25:59 PM by BlackMageAnolis
Are there any names that we should be calling out for? (Darnell asks.)
Yes, that would make this easier, wouldn't it? (Delilah adds.)
Hey, big-mouth, these little squirts have any names? (Marsha asks Hudson at the same time Darnell asks Don.)
"Hey, least I didn't lose all my artistic talent when I crash landed in the arena here."
Purrloin Jani by shrubBird
*Jani assumes big-mouth means her, and responds to Marsha* Tilly and Lilly, right? They're crazy though...they don't know what they're talking about. We're here to find WHISMURS! Let's do it!
Current WHABP alts: Jani (Sarah) the Purrloin, Hudson the Togetic. Tilly/Lilly (Digletts) are being Put on a Bus."...ah, shit...I dunno if they're gonna..." [I end up heading back towards that Exploud again, but not to give him another piece of my mind. I keep forgetting that being a Smeargle doesn't just make me an artist...which was entirely redundant, but who the hell's keeping track?]
"Heeyyy, yo...I wuz wond'rin, uh, y'got anythin' from those Whizmurrs t...t'smell 'em by?"
Christian. The kid's name is Christian. The other kid's name is Pry.
(Hudson says to Marsha.)
We jokingly call him Pry, we also call the other kid Christian.
(Don says to our group. Elsewhere in the building, a very faint Help may be heard.)
Good point, kid. We think they may have taken some malasadas with them.
(Don says to Eliot.)
edited 22nd Sep '17 4:39:44 PM by Team42Larson
June 27thOkay, that really helps. (I say.)
Gotcha-, Whoa, Giggles-, er, Jani, calm down, I wasn't talkin' to yas. I was askin' him about what the Whismurs names were. (Marsha says, annoyed at first, but then getting concerned.) Still reelin' from whatever that was, huh?
"Hey, least I didn't lose all my artistic talent when I crash landed in the arena here."
Purrloin Jani by shrubBird
*shaking her head rapidly, not to signal a "no", but more to shake the marbles in her head, Jani responds to Marsha* Uh...yeah...oh god, what did I do...sorry... *she then looks to see most of the party is missing* ...I don't think I was paying much attention there, Marsha...guess I followed you all this time. Um... *she thinks for a moment*
So we're looking for this Christian, huh? I'll try to be of use...
Current WHABP alts: Jani (Sarah) the Purrloin, Hudson the Togetic. Tilly/Lilly (Digletts) are being Put on a Bus."...I 've no idea what that is..." [I put my nose to the air to see if I smell anything distinctive...for some reason, I'm getting some kind of pastry...is that what that is? However, as I smell, I could've sworn I heard something... Curious, I start to follow the scent of pastries, keeping low so I can feel around and not trip over—OW, FUCK, A WALL]
Good work, kid.
(Don says, following Eliot closely, but then pulling him off of the wall. I motion for Goobert and crew to follow.)
Christian?! Pry?
(Hudson begins to move throughout the structure.)
(The Whismur with a peculiar piece of paper in his hands watches on a little more carefully.)
edited 22nd Sep '17 4:49:16 PM by Team42Larson
June 27thThe figure inside the closet, who was at present using the sticky scales on his small extremities to stay secured to the ceiling, obscured by an overhang above the door, was forced to hold his breath even further once the big box of stuff was slid inside. The door closed soon afterwards, and making sure to tread lightly, he skittered along the top of the closet and down the back wall, aided by his natural night-vision, until he was positioned behind the crate.
"Oh? What's this?" he wondered, itching to take a peek. Surely whoever was important enough to be invited to the mayor's house would have something interesting on them. Something for the history books, maybe? Something for the local gossip magazines? Journalists? Watchdog groups? All sorts of possibilities...
Those sell-by-dates won't stop me because I can't read!
Purrloin Jani by shrubBird
There ya go, should all be safe 'n sound in there. Wanna see a neat trick? *Doug states, before shifting some dirt from the inside (using elemental prowess, naturally) to force the door closed. Furthermore, the little hump of dirt makes it somewhat difficult to open from the outside — effectively a doorstop. This won't do much for the figure inside, but they will have to contend with the more or less pitch blackness*
The perks of livin' in a dirt-floored home as a ground mon are somethin', eh? *Doug tells Koss* Only another ground mon'd be able to get in there now!
*Jani gets in on the action* Christian!!! Pry!!!
Current WHABP alts: Jani (Sarah) the Purrloin, Hudson the Togetic. Tilly/Lilly (Digletts) are being Put on a Bus.Let me listen in again. Eliot, right? Keep using your nose.
(Another faint Please help. can be heard.)
What do you hear?
We're getting closer.
(Hudson leads Jani and Marsha through a room on the main floor of building #2:)
Hello?? Anyone here?
edited 22nd Sep '17 4:54:59 PM by Team42Larson
June 27th

Yeah...crazy times...and this day was going so well... (I say to Wrench.)
I'm just glad I wasn't hit by one myself... (Marsha says.)
Whoa, Marsha, heh heh, don't tempt fate. (chuckles Benji.)
I hope I don't get hit by one either... (Darnell admits.) We don't need any more trouble than we already have...
(We all start heading through the gates.)
edited 22nd Sep '17 4:06:59 PM by kablammin45
"Hey, least I didn't lose all my artistic talent when I crash landed in the arena here."