[IC] Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon: Crossroads of Time [Full]

[Light Lord]

Letho the Sableye

[Folio's Trunk - Town Path F7→ Town Path F6]

@Shiny Keldeo@Lucius Cypher@Ninian@Empour
Looking to Breeze, Letho gave an appreciative nod to her offer of going with him. His diamond eyes trailing back to Fuse shortly after as he voice came out in a hushed tone. "Yeah, I'll figure something out. And thanks for the offer Breeze."

Karaha had walked ahead of the party, soon calling back about someone ahead of them in the next room. The Sableye's sharp grin glinted in the low light as he strolled past both Fuse and Breeze to continue towards the stairs. A short snicker coming from the imp as he twisted his neck to look back at everyone again while shooting a claw at the stairs. "Looks like someone took the fast way down."

Strolling down the stairs, Letho soon reached the bottom where the small Aron was left dizzy on her back. Crouching down next to her, he offered his hand while putting up a friendly, non-toothy smile. "Ay kid, you alright? Quite the tumble you just had there."

[Shiny Keldeo]

Selena the Bayleaf

[Folio Town - Town Center]

@Ninian @Light Lord
She finally peeked as the two were going at it... Lilisette was clearly very not happy about the whole ordeal, and did the most ironic thing: Draining Kiss. Devon was completely flustered, confused, and slowly weakening. Luckily, a voice spoke up from behind the two. The Poliwrath she had seen earlier, sporting the Folio Guild's Badge. "It's Mr. Brick!" She said, almost falling flat on her butt from the surprise. "Um, no, actually, we... we were looking for you... right, guys?" She nervously looked over two the others.

Breeze the Shaymin and Fuse the Luxio

[Folio Trunk - Town Path F7]

@Ninian @Light Lord @Lucius Cypher @Empour
Breeze shot past everyone after Letho as she saw the other Aron falling down the stairs. Letho managed to reach it first, but Breeze was close behind. "That wasn't funny, Letho!" She said to the Sableye, who had snickered moments before. "Are you okay?" She asked the Aron, whom her attention was now on.

Fuse stuck back near the base of the stairs, watching everything from above. "Great... sounds like another hard headed Aron in here..." He thought, looking back to Gren. He sighed. "I think they've got everything under control down there, I'd say we should wait 'em out, see what's going on." He said, looking to Karaha. "It's your call, right now."

[Ninian]

Lilisette the Kirlia

[Folio Town - Town Square]

@Light Lord@Shiny Keldeo
Lilisette froze at the addition of yet another voice. Blinking, she looked up at the blue Pokémon. "No!" Scrambling to put some distance between her and Devon, she did her best to act innocent, "Nothing was going on! We're good. And uh..." Glancing to Selena, she then put a hand behind her head, scratching it awkwardly. "Yeaaah, um, if you're Mr. Brick we were actually looking for you. We probably did a horrible job... doing... that thing...."

All eyes seemed to be on her given that she just executed a Draining Kiss, and the victim was now suddenly lethargic. There had to be something she could do to get the attention off of her. Suddenly coming up with an idea, Lilisette wrapped her arm around Devon, giving a cheesy smile as she casually attempted [HEAL PULSE] on Devon. The moves energy was enough to clue everyone in on what was going on, but the Kirlia hoped no one would notice. That Devon would just be fine.

"Soooo uh yeah, Glyph told us to find you. Devon here is a newbie, and needs all the help you can give him!"

Karaha the Umbreon

[Folio's Trunk - Town Path F7 → F6]

@Light Lord@Shiny Keldeo@Lucius Cypher@Empour
Karaha followed after the group, making his way towards the stairs, and pausing when Fuse spoke to him. Furrowing his brows, he considered everything for a moment before speaking, "It does seem that way. Well, if you or Letho wish to escort that Aron back to Folio, you're more than welcome to. I... cannot afford a detour, however. Time's already running short..." Letting out a sigh, he looked down the stairs, "If you want to press onward, we can at least scout out the next floor."

[Lucius Cypher]

Gren

Location: Folio Trunk - Floor 6
Activity: Talking to the new Aron

Gren could smell something. A rock/steel type... Someone just like him. Perhaps it was a relative? Gren charged forward, though he was quickly overtaken by the other, more speedier pokemon. He slowed down as it seemed like everyone else was already taking care of the other Aron, and Fuse even said that it looked like the others could take care of it. Perhaps it was true... But Gren wasn't one to waste an opportunity like this. "We have to head down anyways. Might as well see who it is!" Gren went down the stairs, carefully, and met up with the other aron. He could tell that the aron was a girl; it was just something about the way she smelled. He wondered why she was here though. He's never heard or seen any other aron in the town before. Perhaps she was new? Or maybe... She was looking for her family too.

"Hello. My name is Gren. What are you doing down here?" The green-eyed aron got straight to the point. With any luck, perhaps Gren would have an extra ally for this mission. A sturdy aron would be as good as any guild member, he figured.

[Light Lord]

Devon the Totodile

[Folio Town - Town Square]

@Ninian@Shiny Keldeo
Devon nearly fell over once Lilisette pulled away from the kiss, wobbling on his feat as the vigor was left completely drained from his body. He yelped as he was pulled into the forced embrace. Expecting some more payback, the Totodile winced and closed his eyes...Only to instead feel a relaxing calm feeling wash over him. A contented sigh escaped his jaws as his strength slowly returned. "Ahhh......You're still a total jerk." A smirk cracked on his lips as the words came out.

The entire situation was extremely awkward to look at from the Poliwrath's point of view. The muscly mon watched as the Kirlia girl attempted some sort of attempt at a recovering the situation to make it less so. When all was said and done, and Lilisette gave her shit eating smile, Brick narrowed his eyes. "Uh...Huh." Peering down at the kids bags, a 'hmpfh' escaped Brick from....Somewhere. It was hard to tell on a Pokémon with no visible mouth. "Seems like all of you are newbies. So pushing your boyfriend into the spotlight isn't really helping you look any better kiddo. It's fine, we were all rookies at one point. Welcome to the Guild."

Raising a defiant claw, Devon grumbled. "Thanks. And I'm not her boyfriend. That kiss was some sort of Move to get payback on me. Which totally wasn't cool, since unlike her I didn't get a warning."

A short snicker came from the sturdy blue Tadpole. "Heheh, sure. Anyways, you must be that Totodile the Guildmaster asked us to find eh Devon?"

A quick nod was given to the older mon as Devon stood up straight and weaselled out of Lilisette's arm. "Yup. And these are my friends, Lilisette and Selena." The reptile then pointed to the two as he called out their names.

Raising a humongous hand to wave down at the trio, Brick 'smiled'. "Hey guys. I'm Brick, but I guess you already knew that." Taking the extended arm the fighter flexed it. Huge masses of muscle bulging in the biceps. His other hand pointing a finger gun at the three. "Glyph sent you guys to the right Pokémon. You need some training, I can supply a whole lot of it. When I'm done with ya, you'll be the toughest mon on this side of the sea."

Pumping a fist, Devon developed a sharp toothed grin. Eyes lighting up as he looked up at the Poliwrath. "Awesome! When do we start?"

Brick's gloved finger pointed up to the branches above as he winked. "Right now! I think everyone else has it handled here in town. If you all wanna follow me to the Guild's training sp-" A deep look of disapproval clouded over Brick's round white iris as his pupils darted to his left. "....One sec you guys. I got another sticky fingered thief I need to take care of. Seems like all of em are coming out of the woodwork today."

Turning and marching past the party, the Poliwrath cracked his knuckles and set his menacing gaze on the Furret currently trying to feel around a Volbeat's satchel with the tip of it's tail while distracting the Bug with conversation as they walked along side each other. "It's not really helping my mood."

~~~

Devon watched from a distance, brown eyes wide in both amazement, and fear as he watched the Furret being apprehended by Brick and carried off further into the town by the angry Water Fighter. "...Whoa. He literally tied that Furret into a knot. I didn't even know that was possible."

[Shiny Keldeo]

Selena the Bayleaf and Ember the Quilava

[Folio Town - Town Center]

@Ninian @Light Lord
Selena breathed a sigh of relief as the situation finally died down. Brick seemed like a pretty level headed Pokemon, even if his methods were... questionable. Selena cringed as she watched the Furret get tied up and carried away by Brick. "Owch... I feel so sorry for that poor Furret... sure he was doing something bad... but... no one deserves... that..." She said, watching as Brick continued out of view for the moment.

Finally Ember came around a corner behind them. "There you all are!" She said, running over to the group. "Sorry that took so long, I had to move all that stuff into this." She showed off an aged Treasure Bag that seemed to have been through a lifetime of use, even having a small patch sewn into it where there was once a rip. "This belonged to my dad, it only seemed fitting to..." She looked at Devon and Lilisette. Devon looked... off, more off than before at least. And Lilisette looked completely soaked still. "Um... did I... miss something?" She asked, cocking her head at the two.

Breeze the Shaymin and Fuse the Luxio

[Folio Trunk - Town Path F6]

@Ninian @Light Lord @Lucius Cypher @Empour
"Guess we've got no choice now..." Said Fuse as he followed Gren down into the next floor. When he got down there, he took a better look at the Aron. "I have seen this Aron around Folio, now that I got a better look. They usually hang out with Hawlucha, wasn't too sociable if I remember. Still can't place a name though..." He said, scratching his chin in though.

Breeze looked over the Aron as well. "Whoever they are, they look okay. Maybe a little tired, and probably a little sore around the head after that tumble, nothing major though..." She said, moving back from the second Aron back towards Fuse and Gren. "As long as they aren't, you know, 'Wild' as they call them, we should be fine." She said cautiously.

[Empour]

Petra the Aron

Folio’s Trunk - Floor 6

“I’m right here, you know!” said Petra, indignant at the Luxio and his ferociously fluffy friend. They had caused her to fall, and they were acting not only like they had nothing to do with it, but also like she wasn’t there! How rude.

“My name’s Petra,” she said, addressing the Sableye and the Aron, “Thanks for helping me up, um, who are you?”

The group was larger than she had anticipated, including what looked to be a total of 5 Pokemon. It was strange to see a party this large moving through dungeons. Petra thought for a moment. Most of the team looked to be guild members, but the Aron didn’t appear to have a badge. Perhaps he was a recruit? If they could bring one recruit along with them, perhaps they wouldn’t object to another. Another, identical to the other? Surely they wouldn’t object to another member.

Maybe this was a chance! Peta had wanted to join the guild for a long time, but never could muster up the courage to go register. Nobody knew her, after all, and the Guildmaster was terrifying. She could be a criminal in disguise. Joining this little caravan meant that, perhaps she could get enough of a reputation to actually sign up!

Before either the Aron or the Sableye could respond, Petra put on her best puppy eyes and immediately asked,

“You guys look like you’re on an adventure. I’m kiinda alone down here, do you think maaaybe I could, you know, join in along you guys maybe?” she said, batting her solid metal eyelids, making slight clinking sounds as she did.

[Ninian]

Troupe Relm

Relm the Sylveon, Pyrrha the Gardevoir
[Folio Town - Town Square]

Filing out of the dungeon was a group of dancers being led by one of the Guild's Altaria's—Aero. Though it wasn't necessary this trip, usually Altaria's Cloud Nine ability was mandatory for others to enter the trunk alive. Regardless, Aero was a skilled member of the Guild, and was able to escort the large group of Pokémon without a single loss.

The Troupe was led by none other than Relm the Sylveon; who was at this point more of a teacher and choreographer than a dancer. Behind him stood the star—none other than Pyrrha the Gardevoir. Known for her grace and beauty across the continents. Standing in a group around them were a good number of other Pokémon, a Medicham, Froslass, Braixen, Eevee, Lopunny, Cinccino, Mienshao, Roserade, Bellossom, and a Lilligant.

The Troupe followed behind Aero who guided them to the Guild. There was always pre-arrangements to allow them to stay in one of the Guild's larger rooms.

Furrowing her brows, Pyrrha took a look around Folio. "There's a lot more Guild members around town than I remember. Is something amiss?"

A sigh escaped the Altaria's beak, "So it would seem, yes. Something must have happened between me departing and now."

Putting a delicate hand to her lips, the Gardevoir pondered. "Hmmm... I see."

The Sylveon in front of her turned his head to take a look. "Don't worry, Pyrrha! Everything will be fine. I promith."

Lilisette the Kirlia

[Folio Town - Town Square]

@Light Lord@Shiny Keldeo
Lilisette was not quite pleased at the situation. She only managed a small smile when Devon called her a jerk however. The fact that Brick called her a newbie, and assumed Devon was her boyfriend was enough to make her punch him. However she was smart, and she did her best to keep her cool. At least he promised to toughen them up, which was something Lilisette desperately needed.

A horrified expression washed over her as she watched Brick contort a Furret in such an unnatural way. "U-Um." Turning towards Devon she continued, "...Neither did I."

Selena spoke up, and her brows furrowed, "Yeah... but um..." She was about to say something but paused, her gaze focusing on the Quilava who had returned. "That was quick. And um... you didn't really miss much. Just... stuff... yeah..." Trying to change the subject, she focused on Ember's bag, "That was your dad's? That must be nice. I didn't get anything passed down like that."

Karaha the Umbreon

[Folio's Trunk - Town Path F6]

@Light Lord@Shiny Keldeo@Lucius Cypher@Empour
Padding down the stairs, Karaha came upon the Aron. As she said her name, he gave her a nod, "It's a pleasure, Petra. I'm Karaha."

At her question, he looked at the two Guild members. "I will not be staying with the group for too long, but... they plan to head into the depths of the trunk. It's quite dangerous, I'm not entirely sure you'd want to risk it."

[Light Lord]

Devon the Totodile

[Folio Town - Town Square]

@Ninian@Shiny Keldeo
Devon snickered at Lilisette's refusal to bring up the incident moments previous. It really didn't look good for her, but the damage was done and it was known to him. Other than the fact that Lilisette just embarrassed both of us. Peering at the wore bag around the Quilava's shoulder, the Totodile smiled. "That was your Dad's bag huh? It's cool that you're using it Ember. Carrying on the family torch kinda thing." It took a moment to realize what he just said, and he raised up his hands sheepishly. "Pun not intended, sorry."

Looking away over his shoulder in attempts to escape the awful joke he accidentally made, Devon's vision swept across the crowds going about the sunny hub of the tree. Brick was nowhere to be seen, again, but it seemed like there was no more thievery happening at the moment. However, something seemed to be getting all the Pokémon in the settlement antsy. What's everybody looking at? I don't see anything....Wait, hold on. Turning back to his friends he pointed a claw in the direction of the line of various mon following behind a badge barring Altaria. Eyes darting to Lilisette with a questioning stare. "Hey, isn't that the Dance Troupe you were talking about Lilisette?"

?

[Folio Town - Town Sqaure]

@Ninian
The hooded figure had rotated in their seat to watch the happenings in the town. Occasionally taking sips from the wood cup in his grasp and chuckling quietly when one of the many thieves in the square were noticed and quickly disposed of by the Guild members. Idiots... Lifting the cup to his mouth, the figure let the cool liquid flow down his throat as his sharp eyes peered past the lip of his hood. They're here...Just like they said they would be.....It's worth a shot.

Tossing a small pouch on the counter behind him, the tall cloaked figure stood up from his stool and began slowly strolling towards the Gardevoir of the troupe.

~

Arriving near the Troupe's leader and the Gardevoir around the time that Devon noticed the dancers presence, the figure held up a clawed hand and waved. "Hey there, you must be the famous Pyrrha. Can I talk to you for a minute?" The gravely voice said from under the shadow of his attire. The strong scent of Razz Berry wafting around his form.

Letho the Sableye

[Folio's Trunk - Town Path F6]

@Shiny Keldeo@Lucius Cypher@Ninian@Empour
A silly smirk was directed towards Breeze as she scolded him. "Simmer down there Breezy. Just a joke, cause I knew she wasn't hurt."

Putting a hand on his chest in a bit of surprise at the Aron known as Petra's fast question, Letho spoke up. Diamond eyes unmoving."I'm Letho, Folio Guild member extraordinaire! And uh...Hate to burst your bubble kiddo but the adventure we're on right now ain't exactly civilian friendly. If you need a lift back to town I can toss ya an Escape Orb if ya need it, but I reeeally wouldn't recommend tagging along with us. Groups pretty full as it is so..."

[Ninian]

Troupe Relm

Relm the Sylveon, Pyrrha the Gardevoir
[Folio Town - Town Square]

At the hooded Pokémon's approach, Relm stopped on a dime, and turned to face him. "My apologieth thir, but can't you thee that we're buthy? Autographth can wait until after our performance!"

A frown played across the elegant Gardevoir's features as she stared down at her Sylveon companion. "Relm... don't be rude to our fans please. I know we're on a tight schedule, but he's only asking for a minute of my time. I'll be in at the Guild by the time our room's prepared anyway." Finally turning to address the tall figure, she flashed a charming smile, "And yes, you'd be correct. I'm Pyrrha. As you heard, I can't speak for very long, but I can answer a few questions, or sign something if that's what you're here for..." Tilting her head she frowned somewhat. Given the Pokémon's appearance, she wasn't entirely sure that's what he wanted her for. Waving off Relm she smiled, "So... what can I do for you?"

Shooting a glare from over his shoulder, the Sylveon continued towards the Guild with the rest of the troupe in tow.

[Folio Town - Glyph's Guild]

Aero lead the group into the guild, and his wings unfurled as he gave a bow. "Well, here's the Guild! We have one of the secondary dining rooms closed down for you. It's not exactly private, but it should do."

Leading the group into the dining room, the dancers would notice that the room had been completely transformed into something resembling barracks, or even a large communal dorm. An area had been left empty especially for the group to practice before each of their performances. A smile crossed the Sylveon's maw, "Excellent! Thethe are wonderful accomidationth. I realithe it wath on thomewhat of a thort notice thith time, and for that I apologize."

The Altaria smiled, "It's fine, really. Glyph's really good about organizing things last minute. Well then, I'll leave you guys be?"

The Sylveon nodded, and the various troupe Pokémon began unloading, and settling in. "That would be appreciated. If you want to let the retht of the guild know, we'll be tharting our performance thortly."

[Shiny Keldeo]

Breeze the Shaymin and Fuse the Luxio

[Folio Trunk - Town Path F6]

@Ninian @Light Lord @Lucius Cypher @Empour
The Aron was greatly displeased as they spoke about her, it sounded. "Sorry... we were just kind of talking amongst ourselves, we didn't mean to offend you at all..." Said Breeze. Fuse just let his eyes do the talking, he wasn't too happy about the current situation. Last thing he needed was another stubborn hard headed Aron with them. "I'm Breeze, and that's Fuse." Introduced Breeze.

And then she asked just what Fuse didn't want her to ask. "No, I don't want any other civilians in unnecessary danger. Letho, I think that's a good idea." He said sternly. Breeze looked at the puppy dog eyes Petra was giving. "I've gotta agree with Fuse and Letho, where we're going, we wouldn't be able to protect both of you..." She said.

Selena the Bayleaf and Ember the Quilava

[Folio Town - Town Center]

@Ninian @Light Lord
Ember blushed a little as they talked about her bag. "Thanks... maybe one day I can give this back to him, wherever he is..." She said, somewhat downcast. Her eyes returned to Lilisette, who was completely drenched. "I'm guessing Devon had his target practice? Want a quick dry off?" She asked, her back flames crackling but not igniting yet.

Ember drew her attention away from the group for a moment to look at what Devon pointed to. "Oh, yeah, that's them." She said, looking back to the group. Selena saw someone talking to the Gardevoir of the group, but didn't think much of it. Probably just a fan or something. "Should we... go find Mr. Brick? Or... wait here for him?" She asked, looking around the group.

[Ninian]

Lilisette the Kirlia

[Folio Town - Town Square]

@Light Lord@Shiny Keldeo
Devon pointed out the dance troupe, and once Lilisette confirmed his words, she twirled excitedly—water flying off her in every direction. Holding up her arms she exclaimed loudly, "M—Pyrrha!" It wasn't loud enough to draw the attention of the dance troupe, but it was loud enough to likely hurt everyone in the vicinity's eardrums.

The excitement—however—was only fleeting, as someone approached the Gardevoir. It was a mysterious hooded figure, and the sight caused her stomach to sink. Oh no... who's that?

Standing there with a dejected expression, the Kirlia glanced over at Ember who offered to dry her off. Lowering her voice, she replied, "Oh... yeah, sure, thanks."

Shaking her head, she furrowed her brows at Selena's question, while her gaze fixed upon Pyrrha and the cloaked Pokémon. "...either's fine."

[Light Lord]

?

[Folio Town - Town Sqaure]

@Ninian
From under the hood, the unknown figures gaze locked onto the glaring Syvleon, bringing out a throaty chuckle from the tall mon."Well he seems pleasant. Don't worry, I promise this won't take long." Shifting his head around under the hood, the tip of a snout poked out for merely a moment before it was overtaken by the shadow again. "I'm not really one for chasing rumours, but I need any lead I can get at this point. I heard that you were talking to Dunban the Defender recently? Do you....Know where he's been working lately? Or maybe where hes going to work? I may have a job for him if he's interested."

Devon the Totodile

[Folio Town - Town Square]

@Ninian@Shiny Keldeo
Devon continued to watch with a cautious frown as the large cloaked Pokémon that had talked to them before at the Observation Platform was now chit chatting with one of the dancers. It also seemed that Lilisette had both recognized, and taken alot of interest in the Gardevoir member she identified as Pyyrha. Wincing as the Kirlia yelled out the name, the Totodile shook his head out of the daze. "Oh jeez, it's that same creepy guy that talked to us back at the observation deck. What's he talking to her about I wonder?"

Turning around to look back at Selena, Devon crossed his arms. "Well, the Dance Troupes here, and he's probably gonna be awhile with tossing that Furret in the slammer. Why don't we just stay here and wait for him? We'll even be able to catch the show too!"

[Ninian]

Pyrrha the Gardevoir

[Folio Town - Town Square]

@Light Lord
Rolling her eyes at the hooded figure, Pyrrha responded, "Ugh... Relm is. He's nice at heart, he's just really protective, and hates starting shows late." As the male continued, the Gardevoir tilted her head when he mentioned a familiar name, "...Oh, Dunban? That's that charming Gallade I met at our previous stop. I believe he lives in Noe Town, but I'll be honest I can't say for certain. We agreed to meet in Sahra Town after this gig is over, though. So hopefully he actually shows up..." Averting her gaze, the dancer let out a dejected sigh.

After a few moments, she looked back up at the hooded figure. "What do you intend for him to do? I hope it's nothing too dangerous..."

[Shiny Keldeo]

Selena the Bayleaf and Ember the Quilava

[Folio Town - Town Square]

@Ninian @Light Lord
As the Dance Troupe came into view, Lilisette seemed to get very excited about the Gardevoir of the group. Ember passed it off as being star struck in her evolution line. Selena caught something about her reaction, though. "Right before, she was saying something else before she said her name, it sounded like..." Her thoughts were cut off when Devon pointed out who the hooded figure was. "That guy... from before... fan, or no fan, he just gives me the creeps..."

"Yeah, fans can do that, some are really weird..." Said Ember, looking over to Lilisette. "Alright, this won't take but five seconds. I'd close your eyes if I were you, just in case." Ember said, standing up in front of the Kirlia. She then ignited her flame on her back, quickly drying away any water that was on the young psychic type. "There you go, all nice and dry!" She said, extinguishing her flame and stepping away.

When Devon mentioned the show, Selena remembered what they had said before. "Oh, yeah, wasn't that... what we were going to do... before?" She asked. "Oh yeah, we kinda got really distracted from that, didn't we? Well, I guess we can stop and see it, at least until Mr. Brick gets back from... what was he doing?" Selena shuddered. "Something you don't want to hear about, trust me..."

[Ninian]

Lilisette the Kirlia

[Folio Town - Town Square]

@Light Lord@Shiny Keldeo
Gaze still fixed on the hooded man, Kirlia spoke softly, "...He was nice enough, but... something about him seems off, and I can't really put my finger on it..." Nodding at Selena's input she continued, "...Yeah, giving you the creeps is a good way to put it..."

Looking to Ember, she gave the Quilava a quick nod before closing her eyes and tensing her muscles. "Oooo I bet this is going to hurrrrrt..." Surprisingly, it didn't. Opening her eyes one by one, she turned around, spinning around looking at her now dry dress. "Oh wow, you did a great job! Thanks, Ember!"

Finally looking to Selena, she flashed a smile, putting her hand in front of her, "Yup! We were gonna watch the show! And it's going to be AMAZING! Given they just got into town, it'll probably be a little bit before they start. Usually they start just before sunset, to get the main acts out of the way before the fire show!" Looking around, she put her hand over her brow, "We should probably find a good seat before they're all taken."

[Empour]

Petra the Aron

Folio’s Trunk - Floor 6

For some reason, the group was rather insistent on that this mission was “too dangerous,” and “not civilian friendly.” This, obviously, was a load of manure. The other Aron wasn’t a member of the guild so far as she could see, and she was certainly strong enough to hold off any monsters they met. She practically lived in here!

No, for whatever reason, this group didn’t want her to join them, and she wasn’t going to give them the satisfaction of getting her to leave. This was the closest she had come to a proper introduction to the guild she had ever had, and there was no way that she would give it up out of fear.

Besides, she knew her way around dungeons. She’d prove her worth.

“I,” she said, “am not a mere civilian!”

Petra kicked her feet in the sand that still covered the room. There had to be something to prove her worth...

Aha! The Gliscor! She quickly drew a crude shape in the sand that vaguely resembled the pokemon she encountered earlier.

“Just a few minutes ago, I encountered a dangerous outlaw! I was at a disadvantage, but I still beat him!” she squeaked, pointing to her drawing, which she modified to show the Gliscor in a fetal position. She was fibbing a bit on how much time had passed, but they didn’t need to know that.

“I beat him so much that he was knocked out, and was forced out of the dungeon!” Petra continued, raising her head to receive imaginary applause. Her stomach quietly grumbled.

“I can take perfectly good care of myself, and I can help you, too,” she said, “So, uh, please, let me come with you!”

[Lucius Cypher]

Gren

Location: Folio Trunk - Floor 6
Activity: Talking to the new Aron

"She should come with us. I think... I think she'll help." Gren said with only some hesitation. Everyone except Petra and himself wanted her along. He understood why, they were already taking a risk just bringing him down here. But Gren could use every apir of eyes he could get. Plus, on the off chance that the person they were looking for was here, they might mistake Petra as Gren and tell her what he needed to know, but tells Petra instead. That and Gren felt like he needed to protect this other aron. He's never felt a feeling like this before, but he wanted to make sure she was safe. And he figured the safest place for her was next to him.

"Besides, if we do find some trouble and we have to leave, we'd be safer together. We're small, we can hide easier down here in the Trunk. But the rest of you are too big or won't be able to fit into the holes we could. Let her come along, and if there isn't any danger than there isn't any problem. If there is, then we both can watch eachothers back."

[Light Lord]

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[Folio Town - Town Sqaure]

@Ninian
Holding up a hand the figure waved off the Gardevoir's worry. "No, it won't be too difficult. Especially for someone like him. I just need someone with alot of reach." Looking slightly to his right, a warm puff of air came from under the hood. "I considered throwing a request up in this Guild, but I don't think they really handle things off continent like Dunban does. This is more a job for independent Exploration and Rescue Teams ya know? Less restrictions on where they can go for jobs."

Shifting around under the cloak a bit, the jingle of metal quietly sounded off. The tone of the raspy voice shifting back to a more casual, friendly sounding one once again. "Anyways, that's all I really needed from ya Pyyrha. If it's ok with you, I might be able to tag along when you head to Sahra Town to meet the guy. I can provide some protection for you too. I don't really need money at the moment, so it'd be on the house."

Devon the Totodile

[Folio Town - Town Square]

@Ninian@Shiny Keldeo
Devon managed to tear his gaze off of the creepy dude and turn back to his friends with a happy smile and a nod. "Great idea Lilisette! Let's go find a spot uh...." Pointing a claw across the plaza, the three other children would be able to follow the reptiles point to an empty bench set up outside of a small building with blinded windows. "Let's try that bench over there!"

Walking swiftly off near the edge of the crowd forming near the Guild, Devon plopped down onto the bench and leaned back to stare up at the giant leaves above him. A loud demanding rumble came from the Totodile's stomach as he held it with some discomfort. "Ugh...I haven't eaten all day. Kinda got distracted by something when I went to have lunch. Glyph said there was fruit in these bags right?"

Leaning to his left to rummage through the bag, his face pulled up into a grin. "Jackpot!" He stated happily as a bright red apple was pulled from the satchel. Wasting no time what so ever as the species was known for, the Big Jaw Pokémon began to annihilate the poor fruit with his dagger-like teeth. The juice and skin pieces flying onto his body were of very little concern to him at the moment.

In a little over five full seconds, there was nothing left of the juicy fruit besides it's tooth mark ravaged core. Staring at it a bit with a frown, Devon shrugged and tilted his head back to toss the core into the grasp of his maw. Chewing up and swallowing it whole. Seeds and all. Finally taking notice of the mess he made on himself, he parted his lips and began to bathe with small little spurts of water. "You know, this is actually pretty awesome. I know for a fact humans can't spray water from their mouths whenever they want." He commented.

Finally with the dramatic food murder over, he let his tiny legs dangle over the edge as he looked to his friends. "So, we're all Guild members now. What should we do? Can we all do missions together?"

Letho the Sableye

[Folio's Trunk - Town Path F6]

@Shiny Keldeo@Lucius Cypher@Ninian@Empour
Petra's story did nothing to convince the Guild Veteran. In fact, the story only caused Letho to smirk and cross his arms. He was just given fuel to his fire after all. Looking down at the crude drawing, he nodded slowly. "Uh huh. Bet you had that mean ol' Gliscor crying home to his mommy. I'll think about it kiddo."

Gren's continued pestering was starting to have an effect on the normally laid back imp, the Sableyes odd gemstone eyes focusing on the male Aron as he let out an irritated sigh. "No, if we find trouble we can't handle, we're all leaving together. You might not even be able to hide, cause it's a Mystery Dungeon. What if a room pops up that doesn't have any places for you to hide? What happens then? I'll tell you what happens; You get trapped in a room with a bunch of strong fully evolved Pokémon that get their kicks from beating the life out of anyone that crosses their path."

Mouth contorting in a displeased frown, his sharp gaze pierced Grens. "If you're seriously thinking of ditching us for another Aron kid you literally just met and running off into a dungeon with them, sorry, it's not gonna happen Gren. There's alot of things I like about this job. Telling someones family that I let the Pokémon die, is not one of those things. We already got a full group of five Pokémon to look after, and the last thing we need is another one. Even if Petra can handle herself in a fight, we just can't risk having another Pokémon we need to keep tabs on down here."

[Ninian]

Pyrrha the Gardevoir

[Folio Town - Town Square]

@Light Lord
Crossing her arms, Pyrrha's brows furrowed with worry as she looked over the hooded figure. He seemed nice enough, but the thought of Dunban getting himself in trouble worried her. "...Well... I suppose. I'm not even sure he has a proper rescue team. I think he just solos everything, it's... going to get him in trouble." Hanging her head, she thought for a moment before continuing, "...Well, if you promise you'll accompany him wherever you need him, I'll take you to him..."

A small smile crossed her lips, "I may take you up on the bodyguard offer. That's quite nice of you. I'll probably have to run it by Relm, he's... difficult sometimes. Maybe we could just go together, and I'll meet up with the rest of the troupe after my meeting with Dunban..."

Scratching the back of her head, she flashed the male a smile, "Well, um. I should probably head to the Guild and get ready for the performance. It should be shortly, you may want to pick your seat now."

Karaha the Umbreon

[Folio's Trunk - Town Path F6]

@Light Lord@Shiny Keldeo@Lucius Cypher@Empour
It was clear that Letho didn't believe the female Aron when she mentioned defeating a Gliscor. Karaha, however, was not as doubtful. Instead, he was more worried about the fact that a Gliscor had already breeched the path.

"Petra... if you do not mind my questions, what exactly was the Gliscor doing when you discovered it? Did it seem organized? Were there others with it...?"

The Umbreon's gaze then fell upon Letho, who seemed against the Aron accompanying them. Letting out a sigh Karaha spoke up, "You will have one less once we reach the Waypoint. However..." Thinking everything over, the Umbreon realized that the group would likely have to rest before trekking further into the Trunk. It might be unwise for him to travel into the desert as well, he wasn't entirely certain. It would depend on a few conditions. Looking over the Aron, he studied her for a few moments before speaking, "Petra, if I have read you correctly, you wish to accompany the group into the roots because you wish to become an adventurer?"

Lilisette the Kirlia

[Folio Town - Town Square]

@Light Lord@Shiny Keldeo
Making her way over towards Devon's selected bench, Lilisette took a seat beside him. "Good choice! We should be able to see a lot from here. I'm especially excited for the fire show."

Watching in somewhere between horror and amazement, Lilisette's jaw dropped while Devon devoured his apple. A small rumble in her stomach alerted her to the fact that she too was hungry. "Man, the way you ate that apple wasn't exactly appetizing, but I'm pretty hungry..." Pulling her new satchel forward, she dug into it to find an apple of her own. "Wow, these are good ones too!" Closing her eyes, she took a small bite of the apple with a smile, "Mmmm. Yeah this hits the spot."

Once the Totodile finished bathing, his question caused the Kirlia to think it over. "Um... good question. I assume so? What kinda mission would you even want to go on?"