ANOMALY DETECTED

[indigo_league]

Who: ANYONE AND EVERYONE
Where: ANYWHERE AND EVERYWHERE
When: NOV 25TH to 27TH
Summary: GET IN HERE AND MINGLE
Rating: BUT PLEASE MARK YOUR THREAD CONTENT ACCORDINGLY
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[desirestruth]

A lot more. I wasn't human to begin with.

[She lifts him to her shoulder with a practiced heft, but she's immediately heading out of the tall grass and towards the scent of people.]

Talking to pokemon is just the only thing that stayed.

[soupguy]

Oh, I see... My friend, he told me this happens sometimes, and it doesn't stay. But there are a few days where we get to be normal again, now and then.

[desirestruth]

Hum...that's quite odd, but I can't say I'm not grateful for a few days able to smell things properly.

[She pauses for a second and then scoops Remy up onto her other shoulder at his insistence, without any difficulty. Well, neither Remy or Boober is very heavy, so that makes sense.]

Ending up all these strange places is a bit disconcerting.

[soupguy]

Yeah, it would be good to be normal and be home. Or at least in one, safe spot...

Pokemon are a lot scarier when you're smaller than most of them.

[desirestruth]

Mm...I can understand that, but you must remember you have friends you can rely on too.

[She smiles a bit, but she's making...great speed into town, actually.] Though, that's harder when a pokeball is probably hard to hold at this size...

[soupguy]

I... I know I do.

[He sounds sheepish. He's been getting closer to his team, building more trust, but being this size did kind of slide him back. Not that it matters the moment, anyway...]

No one's with me right now, though. None of my Pokemon, I mean-- I don't keep them in their Pokeballs at home, usually, so I guess they're still there.

...I hope they're still there.

[desirestruth]

...They're actually probably trying to find you, if you vanished suddenly. Siren is very protective of you.

[She does grimace a bit. Siren rampaging about trying to find Boober could be...a problem...]

We can try and find a way back, but I'm not sure where you live...[A long pause.] Or where we are, actually.

[soupguy]

Oh dear. The poor lil guys...

[Yes, part of Boober's concern is that Siren should not be loose while upset, but he also doesn't what his team to be that worried. After all, he knows the stress of anxiety and how it's anything but fun.]

I'm living in Goldenrod City, but... I don't know where we are either.

[desirestruth]

Um...maybe when we get to the pokemon center you can call home?

[Can pokemon use the weird scrying function on the pokegear? Naeva it's called a phone oh my god Guess there's only one way to find out.]

I smell people in this direction, so there should be a town not far.

[soupguy]

Y-yeah, we can try that. But if they already went looking for me... [He whines softly. The worrying has officially started up.] Traveler tries to make friends with everyone, and Archie tries to fight everyone. They could get into a lot of trouble. And Hat Guy will be so scared, he's barely been outside the apartment since I brought him home...

[desirestruth]

Hey, hey...

[Naeva actually stops, so she can lift Boober off her shoulder to look at him.] It will be alright. They will be alright, and so will you. I'll help you...I'm sure your other friends here will too. Take a deep breath...no trouble lasts forever.

[soupguy]

[Boober lowers his head sulkily, arms crossed.]

People always tell me that, but they never talk about how most good things don't last, either. [A sigh, because part of him hears his own negativity but he's mostly too deep in already.] I'm not very good at being hopeful, and Mokey's not here to remind me-- She's supposed to remind me.

[desirestruth]

Well, listen to this, then.

[She shifts Boober to hold him a little more comfortably, while she talks.] I've lived 112 years, did you know? And I can tell you something very certain--the good times come around again, always, no matter how bad they get. And some of those good things last a very long time, indeed. It's true...moment to moment, there's nothing at all that lasts forever. But flowers bloom again in spring, and new things are born and grow, and the sun rises in the morning...I bet if you think about it, you'll find there are always good things happening, even during the bad times.

[Her tone grows a little gentler, still.] It's okay if you're scared, Boober. There's never been anything wrong with being scared. But it's most important to look for happy things when you're scared...that's when we need them the most. So if the people who usually remind you aren't here...I'll help. I bet your pokemon will too.

[soupguy]

[Boober listens to her, fighting the urge to speak up with protests... Which comes up less and less the more Naeva speaks. This is the kind of thing that he always struggles to truly internalize, even though in a moment it can be comforting. But when Naeva offers to help him, it's clear that really hits. He leans forward to hug her, arms loosely around her neck.]

[desirestruth]

[She takes the hug gracefully, gently patting Boober on the back. In truth, she knows the things he's feeling quite well--hers has been a long life, full of suffering. But it's that experience that gives her the confidence to try and help the fraggle, after all.

But to say all that might come off as too preachy, so she's going to let this moment happen, right now.]

[soupguy]

[After a few moments, Boober stands back with a shaky smile on his face.]

Thank you, Miss Naeva. I-- I think you're really nice; you've helped me a lot. I'm glad we met.

[desirestruth]

I'm glad we met too. It is my pleasure to do what I can to bring a little joy to your life, Boober. There's no need to thank me for it.

[She does return that smile, soft and gentle--she's not usually prone to such expressions, but Boober really has activated the Mom Instinct in her.]

[soupguy]

[He keeps his gaze down, embarrassed albeit not in an unhappy way. It's very touching, to hear that.]

...Well, I-I'll try not to get too focused on what bad things might have happened, with my team.

[desirestruth]

There we go. And if we find a pokemon center, you can use one of those...pad things to get back, can't you?

[Naeva is not entirely clear on how the warp pads actually work!]

So you'll be able to find them quickly.

[soupguy]

No, I'm pretty sure those only travel to other Pokemon Centers nearby... [Besides, Boober has never used one so far, the warping strikes him as risky and just unnervingly impossible to explain.] But everything is weird right now. I keep ending up in the wrong place anyway.

[He breathes out a sigh.]

I don't think blindly traveling and hoping we end up in the city, or wherever else they may be, is the best idea, but... I'm not sure what else would be.