Hoenn Desert

-Following Louie's response, Silent nods for his team to split up as arranged-

Dintel♂: <I'll go that way then...> -- points deeper into the desert.

Copahue♂: <Someone needs to take care of him, you know...> -- goes after Dintel.

Harriet♀:: <Copahue wait! It's too dangerous to go alone! Take this!>

-She picks up Shahinne, who trills a happy note from the extra attention, and gives her to Copahue, who keeps her close to his chest-

Harriet♀: <Be back soon.>

Copahue♂: <Okay~> -- pats Shahinne -- <Let's go.>

-The two birds disappear further into the desert after waving a goodbye to Louie ad Silent's team-

"So I guess that leaves you to come with me... come on Ichtacya, show me the road back to Fallarbor. Like, again."

-And motions for Occult to guide Louie in while Ichtacya marches forward...-

Harriet -to Occult: <You know, nothing bad is going to happen. That part when the volcanoes around here *did* erupt is a couple of years well past...>

En Route North

-Occult and Louie follow Silent and co.-

Occult: ~B-but... but that's recent! It could happen again and we'd all be DEAD!~

Louie: Sorry to put you through this trouble. Occult... just isn't very cooperative.

En Route North

Louie: Yeah... At least I've gotten very good at guessing what people mean because of it.

Occult: ~Nonono, that-- that's good! We can see them coming when they try to eat our faces off when we're out of the sand!~

JDSKFSDKFJSDFJSD

Salamence: <Ha! Eat...uh...I mean, reverse-nothingness, I guess.>

-she shoves Jab and the Shiftry back through spacetime, and then collapses-

Pleth: -twitch-

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-There is a probably not random post office employee there, near the attention desk, asking people if they are [Doctor Tangent] or not.-

sdfs

-Salamence hears the Call, and chirps, flying up towards the UFO and loosing a random Dragon Pulse at it-

-Pleth, meanwhile, is still on the ground, twitching-

Route 113

"Oh look that, a Skarmory!"

-The Skarmory in question lands by the others-

Harriet♀: <T-that was you with the whirlwind?>

Shahinne♀ -with big eyes, hops around: <Do that again! Do that again!>

"Uh, Shahinne, no..."

-Dintel frowns at the now clear(er) skies, and Copahue is still passed out-

Harriet♀: <...Uh...>

-Ichtacya and Shahinne go talk with the newcomer-

Shahinne♀: <Hello! What kind of Fearow are you? Your feathers are very dirty, the soot is all hardened on them...>

Ichtacya♀ -sighs: <Silly Shahinne. Anyway, thanks...> -- to the Skarmory -- <We are fine... well, most of us. It's just the soot here is... annoying...>

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-The post office employee produces some forms and documents-

PO Officer (note: not to be read "POO"...) - "Ms. Tangent, I have a package here from... "redacted", addressed to you, says to deliver in person."

-And produces a small box, about 25x25x5 in size, very light; there's a small [envelopenote] attached to the box...-

"Would you please sign here, here, here and here?"

Route 113

-Speaking of annoying soot, Louie has been spending the last several minutes digging through his bag. He finally manages to pull out a bandana to tie over his mouth and nose.-

Occult: ~What are you doing?! You're going to suffocate and die a horrible--~

Louie: It's to prevent me from suffocating on soot.

Occult: ~But it'll make you OH DEAR RAYQUAZA IT'S GETTING ALL OVER ME I'M GONNA DIIIIIIE~

-Louie sighs and slings his backpack back over his shoulder. Not understanding Monese, he unfortunately does not register the nearby Skarmory as one interacting with the rest of the party-

Pattern Bush, 0:11

Chinchou!Evangeline: <Getting your grandparents together? Yeah, that sort of cliché would be frustrating.>

UFO

-the Embers catch some electrical insulation on fire in the machine-

-the UFO is rocked by Salamence's attack, causing a brief short circuit in the timing clock-

Hiker!Sol: Timer's desynced!

It's gonna blow!

-Sol and Ton charge for the UFO's door, as the Randomizer begins a misshapen firing cycle...-

Route 113

Valiant Knight Skarmory!: <I'm not a Fearow, nor do I play one on TV!>

<I am...>

-uses Autonomize!, getting all shiny and flashy-

<A Skarmory! And I play one on TV!>

<I saw you had some soot problems.>

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Tangerine: Oh, sure... *illegible scribble* *illegible scribble* *illegible scribble* *illegible scribble*

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-The officer looks at the forms-

"...Well, a Doctor. Anyway, thanks much, I'll be on my way."

-The officer then leaves the way he came-

-Were Tangent to read the note, s/he would find the following message crudely written-

-And, inside the packaging, a large [circle] made of a thick strip of yarn-

Hoenn, Route 113

<Ooooh!>

<Wooooow!>

<Aaaaaah!>

-Harriet, Shahinne and Ichtacya clap at the Skarmory's demonstration, while Algira slowly flies circles around him. Copahue is still passed out, and Dintel is still frowning-

Harriet: <See, Shahinne? That's a Skarmory...>

-Shahinne nods and hops around the Skarmory-

Shahinne: <I am Shahinne and I'm a Starly and she's my mom... Where are you from?>

Ichtacya -to the Skarmory: <Yes, you could say that. We kinda have a bad history with this place...>

Harriet: <I swear,> -- shakes off some soot -- <it feels sometimes like this soot had a [life of its own]...>

Shahinne -still hopping: <...and I was playing with the soot and I told my dad I was a Pidove and he fainted~>

-Silent meanwhile tends to Copahue to examine him-

Ichtacya♀: <Wait, what do you mean you play one on TV?> -- tilts head.

UFO

Growlithe!Mawile: <Oh dar this can't be good...>

-Now free from Ton's struggle, the Growlithe now stands up and approaches the console, looks at it without understanding anything-

Firuz's voice from outside: ¿Qué está pasando? ¡Todo esto es una locura! ("What is going on? This is just crazy!")

Growlithe!Mawile: <Uhm...> -- turns to the outside -- <Hello? Someone? W-what do I do with this thing? It's... doing something!>

-Maekrite meanwhile goes pick Lairon up, only to find a Hoothoot in its place-

Hoothoot!Lairon: <...Ouch, my chest...> -- looks at Maekrite -- <...What?>

A college somewhere in a random region

"...Phew! I made it! Just in time for the test!"

-A student manages to enter the classroom just before the door closes. He picks one of the few available seats and pays attention as the class teacher passes the exams.

"I hope everyone is ready because this SSS-Star-Star-Square-Ultra-Tingle Class rank exam is worth eightyfive percent of your total score for the entire Math theorist career. And this is just the first week of class, people."

-The students are confident since they have studied every book on the subject, from "Admonishments on Notations of 18-face Polyhedra" to "Zuckerberg Algorithm for Path Blocking on Pentadimensional Nondirected Graphs".

"Okay..." -- the teacher looks at the clock -- "Now! Begin!"

-And the students open their te-"

BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZT

-And the students open their tests to find the first question on...-

-...-

-Vehicular Penal Law-

Assorted Voices: "Nooooooooooooooo!"

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-The circle lays on the ground and for a moment nothing happens but then-

-The northern skies burneth brightly upon the forbidden summon. The violet watcher beckonth and flame consumeth all.-

-A certain [Espeon] materializes within the circle, together with a big plastic bucket with a [birthday cake] inside!-

Sol♀: <...Oh! Took it long enough~> -- looks around, notices Tangerine -- <...Oh hey there Tangent, Silent says happy (belated) birthday~> :3

-And she pushes over the cake outside of the yarn circle, though she stays still within there...-