Foxside: The Temple of Inari 53 - The New Fluffy Overlords

[Zefir]

[Tall Grass]

And with a whoop, one of the two digitizes and vanishes. Vis' Pokedex updates with his stats: a Level 52 Lopunny! His name is Alex, and he's a fairly vanilla example with no unusual moves for his type.

[Tall Grass]

"Thank you." Vis says to the pokeball. He bows to the rest of the family. "Have a nice party" he sais befor heading away to the Gardevoir-Gallade family

[Recaiden]

[Full Moon Party]

"Oh. Well, it wasn't as simple as that. That was just the first rule."
Arlem chuckles, but then his ears perk up and he just listens.

"Perhaps. We don't hide, we don't wait. We learn, we see for ourselves. We make things better, ourselves."
A shake of the head.
"I didn't give much thought to how life worked. Life was life, until such disorder happened that is wasn't. We're special, made special, maybe. You have a pretty good idea of Vulpans' history, right? But that was just the way it was...I'd bet-"
"Then let's explore, Felina, my love."

Everything is an exploration once you've gotten totally lost, right?

[Fenric]

[Full Moon Party]

Felina snuggles up closely: Arlem has a very happy vixen right now.

Yes.

---

[Pokémon MiniQuest]

And so now Vis follows the path into the wilder section of the temple grounds: long left fallow and untouched. The path is little more than a animal track: overgrown and obscure at best - you'd hardly believe you were still in Inside. But now, off to the left, Vis will her someone crying!

---

[Hospital]

Each kit wiggles and yips in turn as Jinkei talks to them: they seem quite happy to be fussed over.

Thank you, dear sister.

[Zefir]

[Pokémon MiniQuest]

And so now Vis follows the path into the wilder section of the temple grounds: long left fallow and untouched. The path is little more than a animal track: overgrown and obscure at best - you'd hardly believe you were still in Inside. But now, off to the left, Vis will her someone crying!

[Pokémon MiniQuest]
(on a side note, Vis should earn a nexus Directory page for him and his Pokemon^^)

Inside also got parks, even thought they are cared and less wild.
Vis stops and listens up at the unnatural sound in the forest. Plants don't cry, right? At least not even at nexus standards. He slwoly heads for the direction of the crying, maybe someone is in danger. He holds the pokeball with Alex in his hand whispering to it. "Be ready, I may need your help."

[Earl of Purple]

Full Moon Party- Emily

Emily smiles at Kitnick. "You certainly know your stuff. Oh, I'm Emily, by the way." As I just had to go back and check to see if Emily knew Kitnick's name.

Full Moon Party- Entrance

The Dao will wait until Caroline's fiance's current conversation is finished before approaching, since it is rude to interrupt.

When he does so, however, he shall bow rather deeply, as his companion lowers into a deep and graceful curtsy. "It is customary in the Great Dismal Delve to give gifts to the host of a party such as this. I did not know if the custom is followed here, but I brought a token of my esteem regardless. Manners are important, and I will keep mine intact." He motions the mephits forward with their load.

(Internet went as I was typing this yesterday)

[Fenric]

[Full Moon Party]

-- Emily --

Kitnick grins

Hi, Emily, I'm Kitnick! And yeah... I guess you could say that. Of course, lentils are what we do! And hot chilies, but people here in the city don't seem to like those as much. My family has been farming lentils and chilies for as long as anyone can remember, and I'm almost old enough to get my own farm!

He seems very proud of that.

-- Arlem --

All good things come to an end, and eventually the plates are empty. Felina stretches

I suppose I really ought to at least make a show of wandering around. Doesn't sound like anything dramatic is going on, but it wouldn't do to be the last one to know.

---

[Pokémon MiniQuest]

The night is dark and full of chickens.

And so the strange curse continues: this time, in the form of a very forlorn looking Torchic crying its eyes out alone in the woods.

[Deathkeeper]

Full moon Party- Entrance

Steven returns the bow.
"On the behalf of Tamamo, and Caroline, the high priest of this temple, I will accept your gift, and thank you for it. " he says, waiting for the mephitis, which he hopes will clue him in on whether or not he's supposed to open and look at it right now.

[Zefir]

[Pokémon MiniQuest]

The night is dark and full of chickens.

And so the strange curse continues: this time, in the form of a very forlorn looking Torchic crying its eyes out alone in the woods.

[Pokémon MiniQuest]

The night is dark and full of chickens.

Vis slowly comes closer to the crying Pokemon. He tries to make ouif there are any injuries or such.

"Hey guy what's wrong?" he asks. he doesn't know why this guy is here, since it wasn't mentioned by the gym leafer.

[Fenric]

[Pokémon MiniQuest]

The little thing looks up at Vis: one wing is clearly at a rather unnatural angle, and is likely broken reasonably badly.

Tor! Torchic chic or TORchic.

Well... that's no help. Wouldn't it be nice if things were consistent?

[Earl of Purple]

Full Moon Party- Emily

"Really? No offence, but... You don't seem old enough to nearly own a farm." Though it's because he's a cute fox thing, and she has no idea how to estimate the age of cute fox things besides how they act, and he acts a bit younger than she appears.

Full Moon Party- Dao's Gift

The dao growls something in Terran, commanding the mephits to show Steven. They hastily put the chest down, bow deeply, and open it. Within, resting upon a velvet cushion is a massive opal, larger than the average person's head. It has been polished to a high sheen, and flashes green, blue and red as it is moved. "]Such things are more common in the plane I called home before I was exiled than elsewhere, but even so this is a particularly large specimen. Many Xorn find opals a delicacy, but their true value lies with their beauty, not their flavour." Being predominantly earth, dao can eat gemstones as well, and some regularly do.

[Fenric]

[Full Moon Party - Emily]

Kitnick laughs lightly

No offense taken! I'm five and a half years old, but I've waited to get married because I wanted a farm of my own.

He grins with the delight of giving an answer that only brings more questions.

[Deathkeeper]

Full Moon Party- Dao's Gift

Steven's eyes go wide. That's...a lot prettier than whatever odd offering he had been expecting.
"A magnificent gift to be sure." he says when he finds his words.
"Might I know who it is offering such a thing to us tonight?" he asks.

[Cyber Punk]

[Hospital]

"Anything for you, dearest sister." Jinkei smiles back, then fusses over the kits some more until she yawns.

Turning to Su and Kenji, she speaks. "How are you both feeling?"

[Zefir]

[Pokémon MiniQuest]

The little thing looks up at Vis: one wing is clearly at a rather unnatural angle, and is likely broken reasonably badly.

Tor! Torchic chic or TORchic.

Well... that's no help. Wouldn't it be nice if things were consistent?

[Pokémon MiniQuest]

Where would we if things are consistent? Vis looks a bit worried. a hurt Fire pokemon in mid of a forest and he got no water Pokemon to extinguish. Well thats the risk isn't it?

"Hey guy." he starts "I can help you with that and after that I can bring you somewhere to treat you. Would you allow me to have a look?" He pulls out a healing spray to use.

In case he let's him treat the wound he will use the spray first and then look for a stick to use as a splint. With spidys web to fix the splint it should be a good first aid.

[Fenric]

[Pokémon MiniQuest]

The Torchic nods - they always seem to understand Common well enough, even if they can't speak it.

Tor torch to torchic

It certainly seems tame. Maybe one of the Pokémon that can talk would help.

---

[Hospital]

Su stretches sleepily

I'm doing better: the mind-healers gave me a clean bill of health today. If I pass the tests again in the morning then I can go home.

Kenji shrugs

I'm ok... Took a bit of flak for starting a family quite so soon... still not sure how it happened... but that died down soon enough as its gossip value is pretty low.

[Cyber Punk]

[Hospital]

Jinkei nods and stretches sleepily as well, careful to keep the little kits atop her. "That's good to hear, sis. I hope we both get discharged at the same time, though with the headaches I might have to remain here for more tests..."

She raises an eyebrow. "Wait, what do you mean 'quite so soon'? Wait... I remember this... you're younger than me or something... but that can't be... heh, memory acting up again, don't mind me." She grins sadly. "Yeah, so... what were we just talking about?"

Memory skip.

[Zefir]

[Pokémon MiniQuest]

The Torchic nods - they always seem to understand Common well enough, even if they can't speak it.

Tor torch to torchic

It certainly seems tame. Maybe one of the Pokémon that can talk would help.

---

[Hospital]

Su stretches sleepily

I'm doing better: the mind-healers gave me a clean bill of health today. If I pass the tests again in the morning then I can go home.

Kenji shrugs

I'm ok... Took a bit of flak for starting a family quite so soon... still not sure how it happened... but that died down soon enough as its gossip value is pretty low.

[Pokémon MiniQuest]

Ah don't joke around. There aren't pokemon that can talk. Vis never saw anything else like those Lopunny.............Never mind.

"If only I could understand." he says while giving first aid. Then the idea jumps into his mind and he calls Lopunny Alex out of his ball.
"Hey Alex. Could you tell me what this Torchic wants to tell me?"

[Fenric]

[Pokémon MiniQuest]

Out pops Alex. He listens to Vis, then looks at the Torchic. After a lengthy series of variations on the little fire chicken's name, he turns back

She says that she lost a battle against a sandshrew, which caused her trainer to get knocked out of a gym battle. Her wing was broken, and he was so mad that he threw her over the Temple wall and abandoned her... what a jerk.

---

[HOspital]

Kenji nods

That's right... uh... are you ok?

Su also looks concerned

You really mashed your head badly, didn't you?

[Zefir]

[Pokémon MiniQuest]

Out pops Alex. He listens to Vis, then looks at the Torchic. After a lengthy series of variations on the little fire chicken's name, he turns back

She says that she lost a battle against a sandshrew, which caused her trainer to get knocked out of a gym battle. Her wing was broken, and he was so mad that he threw her over the Temple wall and abandoned her... what a jerk.

---

[HOspital]

Kenji nods

That's right... uh... are you ok?

Su also looks concerned

You really mashed your head badly, didn't you?

[Pokémon MiniQuest]

Vis nods.
"Yeah. I can't understand trainer that can't loose a fight. Right Spidy?" The little joltik just nods. They both had lost fights even IC.
"It's best we get you to a pokemon center for proper care. Do you know if there even is one on the temple ground?" he asks Alex. The pokemon obviously is at home here and might know it.

[Cyber Punk]

[Hospital]

Jinkei nods. "That's what they said! One moment I was preparing to go partying with Katrina, the next I was waking up here! With a dragonlady and father!"

She looks down at the kits and gasps as if noticing them for the first time. "Aww, aren't you the cutest? And they've grown! I know this one is called Hideki, and this is Katsuo... I remembered!"

A milestone! Punctuated with a bad headache, which causes Jinkei to wince. "Ugh... my head..."

[Fenric]

[Pokémon MiniQuest]

Alex grins

Better! We have our own priestess: come on!

And Alex hops along, leading Vis to the schoolyard and past a bit to a small cottage.

Delphie! Delphie! We've got a hurt, abandoned Pokémon!

Out from the cottage comes a Delphox, dressed in the robes of a third rank priestess.

---

[Hospital]

Su smiles sadly

Hideki, Hatsuo, Takara, and Sayuri

Kenji comes over and pats Jinkei on the shoulder

I think maybe you should get some rest: your head doesn't seem quite healed yet.

[Earl of Purple]

Full Moon Party- Emily

"I'm nineteen, but I spent two as a vampire so really I'm seventeen." Which is probably really old by Kitnick's standards, since if he's so young and already passed up marriage he doesn't live very long. Or he matures quickly but then lives for a very long time, but that's not so common.

Full Moon Party- Dao's Gift

"I am Baig Marik of the Emerald Trench, exiled for plotting against the Khan of the Dao. This is my favourite consort, Lady Ishkrezzid, daughter of Tramenes the Eyeless, a Greater Demon serving Dagon. Soon, I shall construct a palace near they flying city." Just as soon as I get around to having him raise the structure from the ground, at least.

[Fenric]

[Full Moon Party - Emily]

Kitnick smiles

We were under sort of a curse that made everyone and all the stuff age many times faster than you'd expect... not that we knew that was a problem until people from here came and told us, and fixed it.

He tilts his head

What's a vampire?

[Deathkeeper]

Full Moon Party- Dao's Gift

Steven bows to the dao.
"Very well, mister Marik. We will honor this offering of yours." he says, waving over a pair of acolytes to carry the box away. They'll try (and fail) not to stare but shouldn't have too much trouble with his weight.
"I am Steven Linde, priest of Tamamo and part-Time Messenger. Please ask if there is anything I can do for you tonight." he says formally.

[Earl of Purple]

Full Moon Party- Emily

"An immortal undead monster that feeds on the blood of others to survive. At least, that's the one thing all vampires have in common; every world seems to have its own variation with different strengths and weaknesses. My particular type was very vulnerable to divine energy and sunlight. If I were still a vampire, I wouldn't have come here. I couldn't even say the name of a god without burning my tongue to ash. They got around that weakness, though. They skinned their victims and walked around pretending to be somebody else. I had a rubber skin made, so I didn't need to do that." She also lived as a 'guest' of a noctocracy run by a different type of vampire, providing her with blood and shelter. They got nutrition from blood no matter whose or how old it was, but she needed fresh blood and could taste a difference, though as it was always frozen from donors it all tasted pretty rank to her. Like her least favourite food, but given a choice between that and starvation...

Full Moon Party- Dao's Gift

"Your hospitality is much appreciated, Messenger Linde. Your existing victuals and entertainment shall suffice admirably. Won't it, Ishy?" Marik (Baig is a title, though I'm not sure what it's equivalent to) smiles down at the albino half-demon elf, who smiles back up at him.
"Oh, yes, my lord. Most admirably indeed." Her mouth is full of needle-like teeth, and her voice is full of admiration and affection towards the much larger genie.

[Deathkeeper]

full moon party

Steven bows again.
"Then please, have a pleasant night." He says, and takes his leave.

[Zefir]

[Pokémon MiniQuest]

Alex grins

Better! We have our own priestess: come on!

And Alex hops along, leading Vis to the schoolyard and past a bit to a small cottage.

Delphie! Delphie! We've got a hurt, abandoned Pokémon!

Out from the cottage comes a Delphox, dressed in the robes of a third rank priestess.

[Pokémon MiniQuest]

Vis looks confused at the lopunny. "Priestess?" he asks not sure what to think of this. He will try to pick the Torchic up befor they got.
"I prefere a Nurse Joy, thought I don't got any idea what a priestess might do here."

Vis looks even more confused as it is another Pokemon and not a human. At this point he picks his Pokedex to gather the informations about it. He also got no idea How a first or second rank priestress look like. He will show the Torchic when they arrive, too.

[Cyber Punk]

Su smiles sadly

Hideki, Hatsuo, Takara, and Sayuri

Kenji comes over and pats Jinkei on the shoulder

I think maybe you should get some rest: your head doesn't seem quite healed yet.

[Hospital]

"That's... probably a good idea..." Jinkei smiles at the young dragon boy, then at Su, looking apologetic. "Don't be sad. I'll be okay, I promise!"

She yawns, rather loudly, then returns to patting the kits for a bit. "I miss Keiko... she's fun. I've not seen her since the day we met, though..."

The two might talk to Jinkei only to realize that she's dozed off. Probably, on waking, she'll be visited by a doctor or something... probably.

[Fenric]

[Full Moon Party- Emily]

Kitnick blinks

That sounds terrible! But you're better now?

---

[Hospital]

Everyone sleeps... in the morning, two doctors come in! Jinkei is fussed over by a medical healer while a mind healer checks Su over.

---

[Pokémon MiniQuest]

The third-rank robes are stylized kimonos of sky blue with navy trim. Vis' Pokedex helpfully says

"Delphox, the Fox Pokémon, and the final evolved form of Fennekin. When Delphox stares into the flame on the tip of its branch to achieve a focus state, it creates a bright hot spiral of fire with its psychic power."

Delphie smiles

I am a priestess of Inari, Vis: and I can heal Pokémon far more quickly and easily than a nurse in a center.

She turns her attention to the Torchic

Be calm, little one.

And she casts a healing spell, restoring the little fire-chicken's wing instantly.

[Cyber Punk]

[Hospital]

"So... what do you think, doc? Pretty healthy, eh?" Jinkei smiles apprehensively.