Warped Courtyard, past

-The Hablerie takes a bit more damage from the Howl and Ice Fang combo, but is still kicking-

-Though, as soon as Yoshitsune attacks, the Hablerie is obliterated with all the others-

Goldenrod Colony, Today

-Inka and Ba' are resting outside their burrow, brushing each other and passionately speaking to each other's ears, because they are cute like that.-

«My darling pointy, mint berry, curious émar~ »

-He headbumps her and then brushes his muzzle against her flank, taking in the scent of morning berries and of muddled dirt from the burrow. He stretches a bit and breathes harder-

«My silly, ferocious and tidy teal ball of love~»

-She licks him and then pushes his head away, to rest her head against his neck, while also flattening the spikes on her back that are getting a bit uncomfortable at the moment-

«My-»

-Inka senses something fustling the leaves on the ground and looks ahead to see a couple of small Nidos staring long at them, which prompts Inka to flatten her ears against her head. She wondered idly how long had they been watching-

Nido kitteh: O.O O.O ^.^

«Uhm...»

-She turns to Baluarkos who is staring back at the kitteh with a fang bared-

«I thought we had sent them away... they're supposed to be on training.»

«I know right? Schooling these days...»

-The three small Nidos flicker their ears trying to get a better grasp on what their parents are doing-

-Baluarkos coughs, snaps out of it and leans to his side-

«I got this...»

-He then shuffles around the leaves besides him a little and produces a [Heart Scale]! Of course, the kitteh are instantly mesmerized at the sight-

«....Oooh!»

«I want one!»

-Baluarkos pushes the small token a bit to the side-

«Now kitteh, go spend at Calino's. Make sure to practise your [bartering]!»

«Yay!»

-The three small Nidos scuffle over possession of the Heart Scale for a moment, kicking out some dirt off the ground as the two parents observe. A moment after one of the females emerges victorious and, Heart Scale in her grasp, rushes downhill with the other two siblings following shortly-

-...-

-...-

-Inka yawns and bites Baluarkos's ear-

-The two then go back to relaxing (that's what they call it now, it seems). Likely they are also fondly remembering the old days of when they first met.-

Velvet Room

-The Wheel of Fortune reveals a picture of Foudre-

"...Well that's auspicious." -- listens to Ren' comment, frowns at Elizabeth - "Marvelous so far, even... I presume this is where we suit up?"

????

-Silent looks around at the few trees, frowns. He then takes his glasses off, looks around, frowns more, and puts his glasses back on-

"If anything, there's no place for the opponent to actually hide that is not..." -- cuts himself short -- "yeah I don't think that kind of thinking works here."

-Walks aorund, though taking care to not get any separated from the others, and still keeping an eye on Mendel-

CU

-The enemies appear! Silent steps back a bit and raises his arm, producing Cu Sith's card. He stops for a moment to listen to Mendel's report on the creatures... and to look at the weird face on the chain ball-

"...Wut"

-shakes some sense back onto self-

"Niazam Beasts? At least the names are interesting... let's see what else can they do. Pokésona! Cu Sith, front and center!"

-A waving gesture through the card later, Cu Sith realizes-

Cu Sith: "Aha, a strained march of cat and dog." -- leers back for a moment -- "I take it you don't mind if I limber up a little."

"By all means... and then you go Crunch through them."

-Cu Sith waves his head then proceeds to Work Up for a boost; after he charges up, he leans forward and trots towards one of the Shadows, making sure to not just blindly rush at the creature-

-(response)-

CU "City"

-Verax and Pent respond each on their own way, Silent takes note of Pent's suggestion but as he looks around he can't make up any specific features.-

"Well... I guess this is not mine. As if the weird faces on the chain balls were any not-indication..." -- blushes.

-Walks around with Cu Sith following nonchalantly; after checking some buildings in the distance, scratches his head-

"Not enough offices or anything that resembles... work. And home is... quite different from Goldenrod. no AU hints either, I hope that's a good sign..."

-Cu Sith stands right in front of Silent-

Cu Sith: "So, you, we, know little enough of these people so as to not being able to suggest any references."

-Silent [Leers] at him, then takes note of Joe's comment-

-to Joe-

"Well, I guess I'm as ready as I can get, plusminus minor pains in parts of my body I'd rather not mention from the fall."

-back to Cu Sith-

"Ya know... Why don't you go sniff somewhere? I take it in between you being a dog Pokémon... thing and you being a mental construct, you can interact with this place better than I can."

Cu Sith -wags tail as he notices the Leer: "Ooooh so that's true, you can do that!"

-makes a mock "defense fell!" gesture and walks away-

-Silent covers his face for a moment then continues to look around-

?????

-Sol is in a dimly lit room, sitting on a detective sofa somewhere, enjoying a warm sauce of milk while she curiously reads what seems to be a printed report-

Sol the Espeon♀ -seems to be reading some printed pages: <Silent, who has totally been there running with the others, he swears,> -- twirls her tail in a sarcastic and much cat-like fashion- <as they escape a very big claw, has managed to, ahem...> -- frowns- <somehow slid into an alley that was refered to in the above link.>

-She pauses and skims through the following lines while licking one of her paws, then blinks for a moment and scrolls up to resume-

<The group is inquired by a voice making claims about fate. Some like Jacob and Pent boast back, Silent doesn't because he's catching his breath. He's good at walking, but not so much at running, you see. Oh well...>

-She sips some milk and continues her narration-

<Dune asked if anyone was seeing any possible location for this foe, and though Silent would not initially have noticed anythig he would have presumably have this mental companiion 'Cu Sith' ready to observe.> -- she breaks from the narration for a moment -- <I love the concept of summonable entities. Which makes sense because I'm one~> o3o

-She clears her throat, stretches and resumes reading in a more serious tone-

<So, going back to this 'city' of sorts then...>

CU, City

-Cu Sith was exploring around the alley and saw what appeared to be a sign for a shortcut. He quickly growled back at Silent for him to notice-

-to Jacob's question of if it's not a trap shortcut-

"...We are inside a sort of mental construct. What makes you not-think the other one is also a trap, or even a road to anyway?" -- turns to Cu Sith-- "What about you?"

Cu Sith: "If we have to run I'd much prefer the shortcut."

-Silent thinks nervously for a moment, scratches his head, even more after Pent calls attention to the sign. After a serious save for Jacob though, he decides to follow the others as they take the road to the "Radio Tower"-

Cu Sith: "...I wanted the shortcut!" -groans.

"You can freely prance around in my mind later. Now come!"

Later

-As the group runs, they eventually come to an enemy, a Scizor in a dress, and man that sounds kinda weird. Anyway, the creature instantly begins attacking the group because apparently their times are up...-

"So, cutter of threads?" -- motions for Cu Sith to move in -- "Sorry, but am more of a single-thread kind of person, and I'd very much prefer that my task ended naturally, and successfully. Cu Sith, go for an Ice Fang!"

-The dog Pokémon-creature rushes in to try and take advantage of Atropos' potential retaliation to Seiten's close quarter attacks and deliver a nasty bite-

(response)

CU, City

-Cu Sith observes as Atropos is dispelled into a puff of smoke. He brags a bit while Silent congratulates the others for a work well done.-

??????

-Sol coughs and goes sip some more milk, even if by now it's a bit cold-

Sol♀: <Unfortunately, he is not the kind of person to read enough books about the supernatural.> -- twirls tail and makes a sound more or less like a giggle -- <Or he, unlike some of us, lacks certain kinds of... [awareness], of the fact that, see, merely rendering certain opponents into a fine mist doesn't always work, depending on the continuity. Ironically, these characters and even me are all by the same author. Go figure.>

-She observes her plate of milk, almost empty-

<Now if you excuse me you'll have to continue reading by yourselves. The microwave is waiting.>

CU, City

-to Pent and the others-

"Like I was saying congratulations everyone. I think this is a good way to start the day, at least in what regards to giant mental... metal... hands is concerned."

-Silent is aware enough to observe as Cu Sith sniffs around the remaining smoke, and the human wishes he had some of his Pokémon around. In particular the ones that could learn [Defog], for he doesn't consider it a useless move, even less now. All this for what the Herdier knows, Silent knows...-

"I think we should be moving to the tower faster, not to mention ideally not as a singular group."

Cu Sith: "Is the shortcut sti-"

"No! Let's just..."

PEFE Goldenrod

-Mendel knocks on Silent's office door.-

Mendel: Professor Silent, there is a meeting of the Contractors happening again. Will you join us this time? I'd like your opinion on some things.

-Mendel turns to see the blue door opposite Silent's office's door.-

Mendel: ... The entrance is just outside your office.

The Velvet Room
-Mendel gives a hurried recap of the Questions he asked before entering Joseph's Dungeon.-

Mendel: ... And well the last couple of times there have been some close shaves. I was wondering I you had any advice on supporting a large group.

The Velvet Room

-After the morality wheel spin, Silent thanks Margaret and Theo for their comments and then equips his personal eye-wear-

"All that said, I guess it's time to put on our business suits and do our best effort. Just, please, take into consideration what we might be needing some improvements."

-to the others in general-

"While the communication thing gets worked on, I suggest if any of you is in danger, you SCREAM. Am still unsure how mind things work exactly but if anything our canine Pokésonas should be able to sense that kind of thing, I guess?"

-And steps into the blue light, to enter...-

The CU: ????

-...a grassy cliff above a sea of clouds-

"And I can't bring Copahue for this one. Really?"

-Silent looks around, keeping a watch on the edges, thinking that 'something' enemy might emerge from the clouds-

"Hmmm... what exactly are we expecting of this one?"

The CU Pagoda

-Silent observes as Pythagoras' Reflect covers the group-

"Okay, note taken, we need to learn some of those things."

Cu Sith: "Don't tell me, it's you who-" -- sniffs around.

-Silent observes as the Herdier picks a scent coming from the room behind them, and positions himself to cover that direction.

"What's that? Can you sense something?"

Cu Sith: "I think there's another demon out there, or it might be the same one after moving recently."

-to Mendel, while looking at the summoned Pokesonas-

"Any idea why can't you detect the other one? Are we sure we're missing one?" -- thinks for a moment, walks to Cu Sith -- "I think at this point the safest way to do is to move onwards, I'm just not sure if to do so as a block or not."

(For his trouble Cu Sith gets smacked on his snout)