Week 9.

[azumods]

WEEK 9 The one thing Team Galactic seems to have done right in this world is perfecting teleportation technology. The device Maylene gave Rey will get all of you back to Eterna City easily; from there, it's a matter of very briefly stocking up on supplies on Sunday before you move westward, away from the massive, imposing form of Mount Coronet and into the deep shadows of Eterna Forest. During your brief stay in Eterna City, it's likely that you'll notice a few things have changed, as far as both the people and the Pokémon go; this holds true as you make your preparations and disappear into the forest on Monday. It's heartening, maybe, to know that once again your actions seem to have made a difference; meanwhile, the trip to Lake Verity looks to be a long one, but it isn't entirely insurmountable. The forest itself is large and dark, covered high overhead with a thick canopy of trees; the Pokémon here are plentiful, which likely cuts down on any inherent creepiness to the place - whether that's a good or a bad thing depends entirely on your point of view. Either way, it's going to be quite the adventure trying to make your way through; here's hoping that your luck continues to hold over the coming week... CURRENT LOCATION: ETERNA FOREST POKEMON AVAILABLE: PLAINS/FOREST SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY [OOC: Welcome to week nine of Azume; feel free to make as many top levels as you'd like and tag out to other characters! This post is for all of your interactions this week... at least until the weekend. Don't forget that a write-up is due this weekend!]

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[ventulus]

[ Yes, that. ]

[azumods]

[The room looks fairly normal overall - or, well, as normal as somewhere this abandoned can look. There doesn't seem to be anything conspicuously off with it; the room seems to have been arranged to accommodate a large number of people, like there was some sort of party planned, perhaps.

...There may have been a brief flicker of movement in one of the corners of the room, but on second glance there doesn't seem to have been any source for it - there's nothing there. Maybe just your imagination, it's surely nothing.

That said, now that you're up on the second floor you'll likely be able to hear something - it sounds almost like a female voice, though there aren't any audible words. It's kind of quiet and almost melodic in nature, if a bit tuneless, the sort of vague humming that one does when going about their day.

It seems to be coming from that corridor to the left.]

[swiftasacoursingkawa]

[Ulp.]

Oh...er-someone's here? Uh...hello?

[Sena glances at Ventus apologetically, like he's somehow intruding on his fellow traveller's exploration, before timidly going down the corridor.]

We, uh, didn't interrupt anything, did we?

[Meanwhile, Vee seems to be bobbing her head to the humming and padding down the corridor ahead of Sena and Monta. It sounds like when Camilla is cooking or doing things in the kitchen to her, so she thinks it's something familiar and Not At All Something To Be Wary Of.]

[azumods]

[The corridor is lined with doors - the nearest one to you appears to be closed, but as you pass by it...well.

You can hear it audibly unlatch from the inside, shifting slightly ajar as it does so.]

[enjoymyatelier]

[oh. Teen Boys. Hello, teen boys, but...]

So. You've got some way to deal with ghosts, don't you?

[he's got Huginn on his shoulder and Velasquez at his side, because there sure were a lot of ghosts in Eterna and he's been wondering. In any case, he's going to head to peek in...]

[azumods]

[It looks to be a bedroom of some sort.

Or at least, it was, back when this place was properly occupied; it looks like it likely belonged a child, given the bed being on the smaller side. The bed has a canopy over it, though the fabric is torn and sagging down toward the bed itself; there's a dresser with small items on it - little jewelry boxes and small figures in the shape of Pokémon - that a young girl would probably like.]

[ventulus]

[ That's absolutely fine with Ventus and you know, he did wonder if he saw something as well. He knew he heard -- still hears -- something, and Sena took the words out of his mouth.

Ventus follows close by the other two. ]

Sort of?

[ When the peeking in happens, Ventus stands on his tipoytoes. ]

Let's check the room out a little more.

[ He'll wait for the man to move a little first, though. ]

[azumods]

[You're definitely still hearing something - and if anything, while you're waiting to go into the room proper, you'll likely hear something else. Something sharp and fast against the floorboards, like something skittering past you at a fast speed. More like a Pokémon than a person.]

[swiftasacoursingkawa]

[Considering he still has the same team that he had when he battled Kayneth?

Um, kinda. Monta can use more fire now and Vee can still bite them, so.]

U..h....I guess...

[Please tell him you mean ghost Pokemon. Not Actual Ghosts.

Speaking of, Sena squeals in surprise when something runs past him, and Monta takes the chance to screech and pounce after it.]

Hiegh?! W-what?!

[azumods]

[Monta is going to get a lot of nothing for his effort; there doesn't seem to be anything...]

[ventulus]

Huh?! What was that?

[ Like, whoa, he'll turn towards the direction of...whatever it was went -- then watch as Monta go after it...or nothing. He finally allows Klefki out of the Pokeball at least. ]

That's weird. Where did it go?

[ Did any of the other doors open up? He'll step away a little from the door they're near. Is the singing still a thing? ]

[azumods]

[The soft singing seems to have shifted more into talking - it still sounds singsong and preoccupied, but the words are a bit too muffled to make out. The skittering noise seems to have been moving further down the hallway, toward a door at the end of the corridor.

...It looks like there may be light coming from that room, streaming out into the hallway from the cracks between the door and the frame.]

[eudaimonikos]

If any human ghosts have lingered as actual human ghosts here, there’s probably a good reason.

[should he be comforting, or]

Murder seems likely!

[swiftasacoursingkawa]

Why is it automatically something like murder?!

[Why can't it be something like dying in their sleep?!]

[eudaimonikos]

Don't ask me, I'm not a dead human.

[thunderwolf]

[There's some footsteps out in the hall shortly after, but it turns out to be Eustace with Rose at his side. He was poking around upstairs, but the noise coming from Sena and Monta was a bit hard to miss so here he is.]

What are you screaming about?

[Is he like...not at all unsettled by the creepiness...]

[swiftasacoursingkawa]

[pointing to where Kayneth and his Pokemon are now looking under the bed.]

W-why would I not be-?!

[thunderwolf]

[Oh.

Yikes.

Still, Eustace doesn't seem impressed.]

You're making your presence all the more obvious.

[If there are actually ghosts they're probably going to know where everyone is anyway, but hey. Maybe he can get Sena to keep the irritating noise down.

He can try, anyway.]

[enjoymyatelier]

Well, I suppose we could ask permission if anyone shows up.

[Kayneth heads on in to look and see if there's anything under the bed, because why would he look at the jewelry box. it's not like he's a poor or anything]

[azumods]

[Pulling the covers up to look under the bed will reveal...well.

The dark space under the bed seems occupied - there are a pair of wide, bright eyes just visible beneath a long curtain of dark hair, and the form of what looks like a girl in a white dress underneath the bed, lying on her stomach with her hands braced on the floor - like she's playing a game of hide and seek with friends, and she's found a hiding spot she likes.

She'll smile at you, if you look long enough. It...isn't a very nice expression, completely unsuiting for the girl's young age.

Hi, Kayneth. You probably wanted to check the jewelry box or something.]

[enjoymyatelier]

[...

He lets the covers back down with his expression barely changing.]

Ah, good news everyone, I found the ghost.

[eudaimonikos]

Oooh, really?

[Someone should probably make Michael leave]

[enjoymyatelier]

Do you want to deal with this? You've sort of made yourself the official ghost liaison, after all.

[discutio]

Oh, spectacular.

[why this]

How much trouble are we in?

[enjoymyatelier]

She doesn't look terribly pleasant, so. It doesn't look great.