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with knowledge comes great responsibility

[What an absolute ordeal all of that was.

Today was certainly one hell of a day, that's for sure; they've managed to take care of another Guardian and gain it's trust (or at the very least, something resembling it), they managed to find Candice and manage to...well, maybe not get her back in a state that's altogether wanted, but ensure they managed to get her at least into a place where she could possibly regain herself. It will likely be a process, as such things are, but they've done their best, and they should have no regrets.

The center is definitely going to be a welcome reprieve for all of their suffering, at the very least. The Kompot is certainly more than enough to likely get everyone warmed back up and in a stable condition, along with the copious amount of blankets the locals have provided. They've got the time to rest and get ready for their next adventure.

Rest well, ye merry band of travelers. You've earned it.]

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[ She played her part to get Candice to town, to get her situated somewhere that they can possibly hand her off to the locals, to help her be rehabilitated. If she wanted to linger with them she would try to linger closer. That said- As the day concludes, as things settle down for the end after those trials and after the loss of the world has been laid bare, while the group (or at least most of them) are in one place, Zelda clears her throat and well, concretely says, ]

I would like to apologize to you all. … I am sorry. I lost my temper, what I was not helpful to our cause today. It would not be right of me to allow that to linger.

[ It's possible that pressing the point helped but... honestly, it's hard for her to declare that one way or another. It’s said with the same of dignity and poise Zelda does try to present for herself, but it is betrayed somewhat by how dry her mouth and eyes feel. Her eyes are distinctly bloodshot. She’s just… tired. She doesn’t refuse responses directly to that, but she also doesn’t linger for them either.

How she handled things wasn’t becoming of a princess or of a scholar. To have Kayneth praised for rationality while she handled things the worst really cemented that home for her. As such when she finishes the apology, she doesn’t quite distance herself from the group, but she does sort of settle into a position huddled up with Saber a ways off from everything. Miphanus is beeping near them, but she just wants to be with the one of the four who actually has body warmth.

That's her evening. ]

[...Yeah, Camilla's not really going to be on anything tonight--even after talking with Uxie and getting things...well, not necessarily fixed as much as sorted, it leaves her with a lot to ruminate on. And she's...honestly, still very visibly wound up from seeing all of those bodies encased in ice. She's not unused to death, really, but something about seeing all of those expressions and just how much of a horrid method such a thing was...

It doesn't sit well with Camilla. She's likely going to be quite quiet while sitting on the floor; Arion's with her, ever dutiful on her lap as she runs her fingers through his fur and tries to decompress. She's rather quiet, honestly, though her partner gives some concerned noises before being lightly shushed by Camilla.

She's...a little out of it, between being sick and everything happening so much, but she's here if needed.]

[After a little while, Aya will come on over with a cup of tea for Zelda.]

How are you holding up? I made tea, if you'd like some.

[As promised, Aya made tea. She'll bring a cup over.]

I promised I'd make tea. How are you feeling?

[On the one hand, thank goodness that the situation was sorted out. On the other... gosh that sure was a whole lot of nope in the thoughts and feelings department today.

As a result, Ari seems to spend a lot of time staring at his food or at a random spot on the wall off in the corner where he's sitting. His Glaceon is using a very light Icy Wind to entertain (or attempt to, anyway) the baby Espurr with some snowflakes, while Klink and Gastly just hover around.]

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[ Ventus kind of had a feeling that she might've apologized after all of that, though he's not sure if he thinks she really did too much of a bad thing in the first place. Sure, he knows that there were extenuating circumstances with the Pokemon, but at the same time...there was actually a lot he wasn't okay with either.

He's not sure if he can make anyone feel better after that, but maybe he can try to make it clear they're not alone in this, and that might help. ]

I'm not going to really blame you for any of that...that wouldn't really be fair.

[ ... ]

Do you want to kind of talk about it a little more? Or something else?

[ How is she holding up... indeed. Zelda's eyes are still bloodshot, though she got most of her crying out back in the cave. Though her hair is now much more messed up because Saber has licked her head. ... Now it reaches its tongue out to lick at Aya. Or the tea. Let's lick as first instinct.

That said, Zelda, ]

Oh... yes, that is nice of you, thank you.

[Ignis went to find a kitchen again as usual--he seemed distracted now more than ever, going through the motions on habit in silence.]

[Once that was done and a warmly comforting stew was set out, Ignis sat off to the side with his four Pokemon, quietly pensive.]

Oh, Aya...thank you very much. You're so sweet.

[That gets Camilla back into focus, and she takes the tea readily--she looks a little flushed underneath the scarf she still has on (as to not get anyone else sick), but it's clear that this is helping.]

...I'm alright, sweetheart. These...ordeals simply do not get easier with time. What of yourself?

[ About it, about...? Not really, not... at all honestly. Still, to have the young man speak up a little, she looks a bit sheepish, Miphanus floating behind her with more naked concern towards her. In this precise moment here, having put her on the spot? ]

Maybe? Nothing comes to mind.

[Other than to have one cup of kompot, Rin won't be around. Once they've found someone to rehabilitate Candice (her family, perhaps, if they live in this town?), whether they stay in the Center or leave for a residence, Rin chooses to spends time with them and the former gym leader wherever they go. Both to explain what happened, and to answer questions and offer as much advice as she can on how to care for Candice's needs.

Way up in the boonies like this, there has to be a doctor or something too, but Rin is still strangely insistent on helping with this.

Because of that, other than to seek out Zelda at some point and properly thank Bosphoramus for his help in the cave, Rin is only available to chat as they first arrive at the center, when she accepts a cup of kompot that's been offered to them. After she's finished speaking with Candice and her caretakers, she seems to slip off unannounced.

...if for some reason you venture outside the Pokemon Center later in the day, though, you might hear a strange sound. It's faint and hard to hear, but the wind helps carry it. It sounds like it's coming from behind the building.]

[Aya can't help a small smile.]

Hello to you too, Saber.

[She'll take a seat, passing over the cup, then giving Saber a pat on the head.]

Do you want some company?

[ Yeah, seeing all of that easily made for a bad time, even before any other revelations -- hell, that could've easily been one of the worst things they had dealt with in the night. He's still not sure how to process it himself, but... ]

Hey Camilla, how's everything? Did your cold get a little better?

[ Hopefully Aya doesn't mind the lick, a lot of people seem to. ... Her saliva is sticky. But that lick is the greeting, it seems.

Anyway, Zelda does take the cup, humming a little. ]

I ... I do not refuse it, at least.

[ Yeah, that was really all a lot of... nope indeed.

Ventus comes along with his own food, and looks over at the small show for a bit before turning his attention over to Ari. ]

Can I join you?

[Well, that was a mess, but it turned out better than he thought it would, given all the corpses and whatnot. And anyway... after everything that happened, especially earlier with Candice's two Pokemon, he's going to treat Velasquez to literally anything he wants.

...

This results in him standing outside the Pokemon Center bundled up and holding some kompot to try and stay warm as he watches his Pokemon make yet another snow sculpture in the area outside the Pokemon Center, with Velasquez helming the project. It's an attempt at an Abomasnow, which is... nice, but god damn, it's cold. He's so glad they're leaving basically tomorrow. He's so done with snow. Whenever Velasquez finally finishes up and is sufficiently praised, he goes back inside the Pokemon Center to get his sleeping bag ready, and when he's settled, he begins writing notes rather than actually sleeping, since he's still a bit wired on some level.]

It's the least I can do.

[She'll take a seat not too far away.]

They really don't. I - well, I'll see how I'm feeling after I've had a little more time to sort things out? If that makes sense.

[Camilla jumps a little bit, having clearly been distracted--but once she hears Ventus, a smile comes to her face easily, light and soft.]

It's better than it was before, I can assure you. Aya's given me something to help with that. [She has a nice cup of tea beside her, picking it up and taking another sip.] I think I should be fine if I rest until tomorrow, at the very least.

[...]

I'm...alright, however. I'm not unused to difficult situations, but I do admit that it was emotionally trying. And yourself...?

...No, I understand that. I'm still sorting through all I saw and heard, as well, and...

[She's an adult that's used to most of this shit, and even some of that disturbed her and hit her a little too close to home.

It was...kind of hard not to notice just how badly effected Aya was by it too, honestly. Camilla's motion is tentative and easily stopped if Aya doesn't want it, but she is going to pat the girl on the head with a gloved hand if she'll let her.]

...If you want to talk, I am here. For both sorting, and for distraction.

[ He thinks of something for a bit, and then nods. ]

That's okay that it doesn't, I think I might have an idea. [ ... ] How about...we each share maybe a favorite or good memory we've had? It can be from anytime and about anything.

Hey, still working? Is that some kind of project?

[God.

So all of that has left Jake entirely too keyed-up for him to know what to do with it, he's frustrated and generally just...kind of upset, and as such he won't be seen for long inside the Center - he'll stay just long enough to warm up again (and Zelda apologizes while he's in there, which is just managing to piss him off more) before he's gone back outside into the cold.

He'll eventually stop at the docks and shipyard just outside of town, to the south; it's dark here, and it's quiet at night, and he can just...well, for now he's punching the shit out of the side of one of those large shipping containers, just to feel the sting in his knuckles and maybe bleed some of the frustration out if he manages to break skin. (His skin breaks so much more easily here, it's not something he'd noticed but he has to wonder- ...no, no, he's not going to think about that.)

The sound is hollow and heavy and empty, and it hurts but he doesn't care, and when he's done taking his feelings out on something that won't care if he hits it he'll come back inside the Center.

He doesn't comment on anything anyone's doing, he just goes to the counter and asks for some damn medical supplies and he'll wrap his damn hand until it's no longer a fucking biohazard, and then he'll just...settle somewhere. He'll let his sea slug out of the ball for a little while, and she rewards him by not oozing on his clothes while she sits patiently in his lap and just stares at him like a fucking weirdo; he'll...well, she likes weird blue kompot, so he'll get her some weird blue kompot eventually so she can put it in her face, that sounds like a plan.]

...you okay, Ignis? It was another rough one back there.

[Camilla's general foggy mind results in her wandering outside eventually. It's likely a bad idea, in her condition; she should be resting, and she doesn't have any of her Pokemon with her, but she's never been good at sitting still.

...What is that sound, though? Camilla registers it after a moment or so, and starts to walk toward the back of the building; is it a little bit clearer, the closer she gets to it...?]

Hey, you okay? I mean, I guess no one is after that.

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