With Mendel

-Listening to the accuracy rates, Silent and Maekrite share a look of understanding-

-to Mendel-

"I'm going on a limb here, but in the case of the Yanma I'd venture the interference was not really on the voice recognition system, but on the Yanma trying to adapt to the persistent noise and the repeating frequencies. The same thing happened with Yanma and Hoothoot colonies over Johto during the construction of the Magnet Train several years ago and it was bad enough that they ended up migrating."

Maekrite -to Pearl, raising a paw: <You should be able to test it in a cave!>

"With a bo-"

Maekrite- slams paw on Silent's head, turns to Hertz: <A cave full of Zubats!>

-Silent nods in agreement to the suggestion-

"Anyway, back to the suggestions, don't worry about having missed possible tests." - waves a hand - "You might not even have noticed since we don't really keep fossil Pokémon around in the habitats. Had a lot of trouble with my Lileep. Here have this... it might help you in your search."

Maekrite -eyes around: <You shouldn't be giving these out in the open...>

-to Mendel-

"This pass is certified to let you borrow a couple of fossil Pokémon from the various reservoirs around the world that keep track of the revivification programs." - thinks for a moment. -"Lemme see, there are various reservoirs around the world..."

-and seems to drift away in thoughts, leaving himself open to possibly obvious questions-

At the vending machine

-Copahue and Harriet stare at each other for a moment-

Copahue♂: <Is there Fresh Water™?> -- ruffles feathers. -- <If not a lemonade would be fine.>

Harriet♀: <...Something light for me.>

-Shahinne hops around, still keeping an eye on Pearl-

Shahinne♀: <I want a drink!> ^.^

With Mendel

-nods-

"This might be useful yes, there's the Devon facility and there's also a colony preserve facility at [Wales Island]. You might want to check into it for Lileep and Anorith specimens." -shrugs- "And I bet Renard and the rest of the group are around there. I myself am catching up with the location in the following days once we make advancements in our latest series of experiments."

Maekrite -to Hertz: <I knew it wasn't tested for hordes of Zubats. No one tests for that> ^.^

"And I totally agree that you can request a Malamar specimen. Would be pretty good in my opinion."

At the vending machine

-The three Pokémon give their thanks for the drinks-

Harriet♀: <Uhm... c-cutting moves?>

-She and Copahue look at each other for a moment then they turn to Pearl-

Copahue♂: <Not exactly...>

-Harriet shows her talons, which are curved-

-Copahue shows his talons, which are curved-

-Shahinne chimes in and proudly shows her talons-

Copahue: <But don't mind...> - a bit embarrassed - <Just... toss it high in the air and I can handle it...>

-Shahinne hops around her Soda Pop™ can for a moment, trilling content and somewhat thirsty notes. Harriet tells her to open her drink carefully, so the Starly approaches slowly, pecks the can and...-

-poof-

-...dissipates in a puff of smoke-

-...-

-...there's only now a soda pop can there-

-...-

-Harriet and Copahue look down-

-at the lone can-

Harriet♀ -feathers ruffling nervously: <...Copahue?> ¬¬

Copahue♂: <.....> >.<

With Mendel

Maekrite -nods: <Humans are a bit frail, when they're not used to things. That's when we come in~> -- puffs chest.

"M-hmm, I'm taking a zeppelin to Hoenn sometime this coming week. I'll be around there for a while, I just want to check a couple of things and let some of my Pokémon visit their homes, mostly."

Maekrite -pats: <And remember Dintel's desert place.>

"Ah yes we should check that [tower]." -- turns to Mendel -- "...Why?"

With Pearl~

-Harriet keeps leering at Copahue for a moment, while the larger bird scans around for Shahinne-

Harriet♀: <You were supposed to bring her along!> <_<

Copahue♂: <That's what I did! i even poked her to make sure I had the real one!> >_>

-Harriet coughs and, in response to Pearl's comments, Air Slashes one of the cans and starts drinking from it-

Harriet♀: <Er... she kinda tends to do that.> -- gulps in some lemonade -- <She learned Double Team long ago and has become quite... proficent at it.>

Copahue♂ -looks around: <Shahinne? Shahinne...?> ._.

PEFE HQ, in one of the labs, some time ago

-Some time after the meeting with Mendel, and accompanied by some of his Pokémon, Silent has returned to PEFE HQ-

Sol♀: <Ahem, yes, that's what the location tag says!>

-Silent can be seen with some minor technicians working in one of the laboratories. Whereas most of the technicians are working on some usual stuff like habitat maintenance, Silent seems to be working on some modifications to his Pokégear as well as casually checking his lappy every once in a while. For company, Pokéteco the Noctowl, Harriet the Honchkrow and Algira the Masquerain can be seen perched nearby-

-ping from the lappy indicates a message from the PEFE bulletin board-

"...Hmmm? Again this subject? I thought I had made my point clear..."

-he starts typing-

-angrily presses the [Send] button, prompting Harriet to rustle her feathers-

Harriet♀: <Uhm, why are you angry at those people?>

"I'm not angry. Just... mightly infuriated at their trendishness and incompetence."

Harriet♀: <Is the thing you mentioned about the PEFEgons that bad?>

"Hmmm... I'm not sure, but I expect it'd be." -- tinkers with a wristband device attached to a random Mega Stone - "I'm not sure if you were around for the PEFeDOS issues. Any of them."

-Harriet and Algira look at each other, then the Honchkrow coos-

Harriet♀: <Not really...>

Pokéteco: <Inka and I met the first iteration of her.> -- stares into nothingness -- <Good memories.>

-Algira buzzes something about "old peoplemons", then flutters away to an unoccupied terminal. Harriet does the equivalent of an eyebrow raise at him, then turns back to Silent-

Harriet♀: <It's just it does seem to me that you could be doing better stuff than... this.> -- waves her wing to indicate everything in the lab.

-Silent frowns at her-

"You mean my work?"

Harriet♀: <Yes. No.> -- sighs -- <I, er...>

-There is a moment of silence, which Pokéteco takes advantage of to move to another perch where he can get a better look at Harriet. Silent, meanwhile, finishes working with some wires attached to the Mega Stone and then takes the Stone out to be saved in a small box-

Harriet♀: <...I thought you and him...>

Pokéteco♂: <What is it that really concerns you?>

-Silent continues working on the wristband device for a couple of minutes, then stores some of the tools and picks the small box with the Mega Stone and heads to the door to meet one of the technicians-

"Here, return this to Energy Sampling and bring around the pallet with the elemental coils to the back door of the laboratory, I will be testing them outside."

PEFE technician: "Sure thing."

-The man walks away and Silent heads back to his post, only to notice Algira working on a laptop-

"...Algira? What are you doing?"

Algira♀: <I'm trying to send an e-mail.> -flutters around over the keyboard.

"Uhm... Algira do you even know what an e-mail is?"

Algira♀: <Oh? Sure!> -- displays joyful colours in her antennæ -- <It's like sending mails attached to Pokémon but instead it's all done with the laptop! So I can write things for Helios easily! ♥~>

-Silent rubs his head-

"Okay, first... does Helios even [have] an e-mail?"

-Algira doesn't answer-

"...or even know how to use a computer?"

Algira♀: <I guess so? That's why I'm writing to him~>

"And how are you sending those?"

Algira♀ -buzzes: <By e-mail!> ^.^

-Silent implied-facepalms then walks a bit closer-

"...that much I got. I mean, you know you have to use an account to send e-mail, right?"

Algira♀: <Oh yes, I already got taught that.>

-blinks-

"Wait so you have an e-mail account?"

-Algira stops for a moment and hovers around, ending up in front of Silent's face, upside-down-

Algira♀: <...No?>

-Silent grumbles and lets out a half-Leer, already knowing where the conversation is headed-

"...And who's account are you using to send those messages then?"

Algira♀ -happily spins back to upright position: <Dintel's!> ^.^

"Algira I told you to not use my a-...what?" -- blinks, looks into the terminal. -- "Dintel has an e-mail account?"

Algira♀: <But of course! He even showed it to me, see?>

-Algira bumps a part of the screen where it proudly reads "wheeee.dintel @ fineandgoodsirs.co.sn"-

"...dot 'sn'? Must be a Sinnoh domain. Wait-..."

-inches closer-

"...Dintel is still taking Darach's course?" o.o

Algira♀ -with inquisitive colours: <...I don't know? I thought that had ended. I guess he's just using the account.>

"...Okay that makes sense. Unlike everything else here..."

-Silent sighs, decides to then leave Algira to her own devices, warning her not to let her powder get in between the terminal's keys, and returns to his post to continue working on the wristband device under the watchful eye of Pokéteco and Harriet-

-Several minutes pass in silence under those watchful eyes, with Harriet every once in a while preening her feathers nervously and attempting to ask something, only to not be able to spit it out. The only sounds besides those of Silent working are those of Algira furiously trying to get to interface with the keyboard and mouse...-

-At a given moment and a bit annoyed at Harriet's hesitation, Pokéteco decides to chase another angle of conversation-

Pokéteco♂: <You have been working on this Gateway device for a while. I take it the other device is now tested?>

-Silent raises his sight and points to a small bag besides the laptop-

"Yeah, the iso-manifold virtual protein [realizator]." -- Pokéteco rolls his eyes at the hard science terminology but Silent doesn't notice -- "Pollard and I tested the procedures on Monday and everything went all right so it should be able to advance to alpha testing shortly."

Harriet♀ -tilts head: <I thought PEFEgon used normal Pokéballs, like any other Pokémon.>

Pokéteco♂: <They do, actually. But I have the understanding Porygon are special in some ways and Silent wanted PEFE to take advantage of that.>

Harriet♀: <I see...> -- nods, though not in complete understanding.

"A Porygon has an inherently virtual body structure, we can take advantage of it to decouple them from the physical world and couple them to a data transmission mesh without requiring them to switch through energy phases like what happens with a Pokéball."

Pokéteco♂: <So is it something like fancy teleportation?>

Harriet♀: <...Oh? So then, where do they go? Some sort of [digital world]?>

"Well, teleportation is not the right word. It's closer to them turning into ghosts and continuing to interact with out world but at a different layer of it."

-Harriet and Pokéteco share a spooky look-

Harriet♀: <Ooooh... possession...>

-Silent laughs, which Pokéteco contently takes note of, and then the two of them return each to their task-

-Harriet is about to comment further when a puzzled buzz comes from the terminal the other end of the room-

Algira♀: <Uhm... guys?> -- they turn to her -- <What is this thing that says 'CAPTCHA' on the screen?>

-Harriet snickers-

"Dear Deer Dintel what did you do?"

Harriet♀: <...I think I can handle that one.>

"Yeah, I need to get this ready for the next evolution transduction test with Maekrite, so..."

-And the Honchkrow flies away while Pokéteco dives in and perches on the table, above the device intended for a PEFEgon.-

-Unknown to the four, at the roof of the laboratory a small orb of energy is capturing a view of what's happening and sending it to an interested party waiting outside, in the skies far above PEFE island...-

???? -perceiving in his mind the images of Silent working on the wristband device: «Hmmm... they might get to the right type of energy for the transformation soon, but he won't be able to find an adequate transducer anywhere in the universe except...»

Slateport City, Pokémon Center

-A young man in winter clothing is at the reception desk, speaking to the nurse-

-a Lapras is near him-

Nurse: Sir, are you sure you don't want me to restore your Lapras? All you would need to do is return it to its ball for just a second.

Pianis: She's fine, I assure you.

Nurse: Well, I suppose I can't force you.

-the nurse hands Pianis' other Poké Balls to him-

Nurse: We hope to see you again!

Lapras♀: <Yeah, we really don't need any of that.>

Pianis: Yeah, sorry. I'm sure this is awkward for you.

Lapras♀: <You have no idea.>

-Ichtacya, meanwhile, may notice a Cryogonal hovering over her-

Crystallux: <Subject identified. Target lock: Leafeon.>

Slateport City, Pokémon Center

-Crystallux hovers a little closer-

Crystallux: <The chance of my evaporating under current circumstances is 5%. In the event of evaporation, my physical form can be restored by sufficiently low temperature.>

-it is then greeted by Ichtacya-

Crystallux: <There is no presence of an "Ichtacya" in my memory banks. My trainer is the young man with the hair covering his eye within close proximity.>

-this comment catches Pianis' attention-

Pianis: Hm?

Lapras♀: <Is this someone you know?>

Pokémon Center

Crystallux: <My manner of speech is the most efficient method of transmitting accurate information. There is a 5% chance of misinformation while other methods have a failure rate of up to 65%.>

Pianis: Yes, I can. I take it you know my sister?

Lapras♀: <Who's Laplace? Uh, whoever he is, I'm probably not like him.>

Pokémon Center

-Crystallux cracks slightly at being pecked-

Crystallux: <Warning. I have sustained minor damage from this action. Structural integrity is at 95%. Further action along this course will lead to your immobilization.>

Pianis: Looking for my sisters, actually, and it seems that you know both of them. Also, I'm helping out with a certain thing the group is doing.

Lapras♀: <But we should really talk about that somewhere private.>

Pokémon Center

Crystallux: <Your concern is noted and apology accepted.>

Pianis: Hey. Yeah, I'm a Morendo. Pianissimo, Pianis for short. I think we've met before?

Lapras♀: <So is this one of the other people?>

Pokémon Center

Pianis: My sisters are here, from what I understand. Forte is still in Kalos. I felt kind of bad about leaving him... uh, her behind, but then again I felt like this thing was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Crystallux: <Berries are considered valid for consumption by my species. There is an 83% chance that consuming one may assist the self-repair process.>

Lapras♀: <Nice to meet you too, then. Not often do I get to see so many different types of mons around.>

Pokémon Center

-Crystallux takes the berry in its chains, placing it into its mouth-

-the fracture then repairs itself-

Crystallux: <This has provided the expected result.>

Pianis: I don't know what they're doing, actually. I was hoping I could ask them.

Lapras♀: <What's a contest?>