[center][color=gray][h3]Leisy Takigawa[/h3][/color]— Stillwater —[/center]
Leisy listened to Olivie’s words with horror. The other trainer, his ace… the thought was too hard for Leisy to finish. “Dumbasses” would be a little harsh in normal context, but Leisy couldn’t blame Olivie. After all, she was the one that ran, not the brunette. Lapsing into silence due to lack something to say, Leisy was prepared for Olivie to stomp right off. Instead, the other girl’s footsteps led towards the trees, prompting Leisy to look up in surprise. She was about to inquire about what Olivie had seen when she saw that the brunette seemed a little cautious — on edge. 

Resisting the shiver threatening to creep down her spine, Leisy made eye contact with Ella briefly before following Olivie into the darkness. Her relief was brief but there when Olivie took up the lantern, guiding the way through the dark, but Leisy’s blood turned to ice when the lantern illuminated a familiar face in the dark — the old man from the Pokemon Center. Almost in shock, Leisy took a step back, muscles tense as she looked the man over again. Although his eyes were closed as if he were sleepwalking, his face was tight with some emotion that Leisy couldn’t figure out. [i]Grief? Fear?[/i] she thought, watching the man progress out of the lamp’s rays and into the night. The cloud of raven black shadows around his head had been ominous, almost like— 

[color=gray]“He’s having a nightmare,”[/color] she whispered, eyes wide as she turned to Ella and Olivie. [color=gray]“But he’s sleepwalking. Nobody said anything about that when we asked around about the mission.”[/color]

Leisy fell silent again, this time because she was thinking. [i]Nightmares — that’s why his face was tense, as if on the verge of crying out. And now he’s sleepwalking to — to where?[/i] Leisy paused, taking a shuddering breath. [i]It couldn’t be—[/i]

A light beside her caused Leisy to turn around, spotting a cactus-like Pokemon — presumably one of Olivie’s — balancing a sphere of green light on its head. [i]Is that the beginnings of a Solar Beam?[/i] she thought, thinking back to the Pokemon tournaments she’d watched on TV. That particular Grass-type move always sparked fear into the opposing Pokemon’s heart, prompting them to either launch an all-out attack immediately or get out of the way. The light resembling the sometimes match-deciding move that Leisy saw, however, was nothing in the face of what it illuminated: people, hordes of people, all sleepwalking and all walking slowly in the same direction the old man had left in. 

[i]Arceus help us,[/i] Leisy thought, the overdue shiver finally breaking loose and clawing its way down her spine, inciting goosebumps in its wake. A remark from Olivie interrupted her thoughts, and Leisy snapped her head to look at the girl. Should they follow them? Three unprepared trainers who’d taken on a mission that they clearly had no business taking in the first place, considering their run-in with the Malamar earlier that day, were considering finding the mastermind behind everything. [i]But we’re already this far in. And we can’t just let all the villagers get kidnapped like this,[/i] Leisy thought, making up her mind and accepting her decision with a tinge of fear. When she opened her mouth to speak, however, Leisy found that Olivie had already made up her mind and was now — with a blue bug Pokemon on her shoulder — keeping a brisk pace beside the sleepwalkers.

Taking a breath, Leisy followed the brunette and thus the sleepwalking crowd, knowing full well that she was probably unprepared for what lay ahead. [i]But,[/i] she thought, [i]I’m as prepared as I’ll get.[/i]

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[b]Rank: [/b]Skilled
[b]Organization: [/b]Helping Hand Guild

[b]TP:[/b] 115 +1 +1(HHG bonus) = 117

[b]Inventory:[/b][list][*]Pokeball x 3
[*]Greatball x 2
[*]Rare Candy x 2
[*]Twisted Spoon
[/list]
[b]Pokemon:[/b][list][*]Bidein “Dei” ♂ — Fletchinder (10)
[*]Naunet ♀ — Piplup (10) 
[*]Devinco “Devi” ♂ — Larvitar (8) 
[*]Cassia “Sia” ♀ — Ekans (1) 
[*]Tyrus ♂ — Gastly (2)
[*]Animo “Nemo” ♂ — Sewaddle (1)
[/list][/hider]
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125CP