Project PS; The Pokemon shifter case, part 1:

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{ooc| Ho ho! I just realised who Pixie reminds me of! Kreacher, from Harry Potter! I was trying to place that accent... whoo hoo, praise me! Or...maybe not...}

Coran grinned, glancing down at Rave, who was looking exasperated. Apparently, all this acting social and pasive was getting on his nerves, because the Houndoom was growling to himself under his breath.
"I know what you mean." she said to Teioh, smiling vaguely. "How come Pixie can talk?" she said, eventually. "I've never met a pokemon that can pronounce the human language before..."
She paused, to stare into the house. Here was the moment she had, secretly, been waiting for. After spending so long designing Rhaine in her head, Coran was eager to see whether her imagination had been leading her on or telling the truth.

Rave sniffed angrily. He needed some peace and quiet... and more importantly, he had to find a way to wedge Coran and her friends apart. Rave knew she was getting in too deep here; even now, as she stood, she was leaning towards Mara and Teioh... Why, he thought irritably, Are humans so eager to get friendly with each other? Why don't they ever learn their lesson and stop wearing their hearts on their sleeves? He grumbled under his breath. There would be no peace and quiet to be had while Pixie was around.
 
OOC: Well, to tell you the truth I wasn't aiming at giving her a kreacher accent or anything, although in retrospect there might be certain similarities. Part of her speech pattern also come from Happi, meh Hoppip in the Alphimega RP, so I suppose you can call her a mutt as language goes. XD

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"It was an accident as I recall." Teioh replied "One of Rhaine's experiments. It was meant to accelerate evolution you see, and involved some Rare Candies, you know the kind that makes pok?mon grow strong real fast? And Pixie, a very curious Togepi with a sweet tooth, decided to jump in and take a bite when Rhaine wasn't looking. Well, something or the other malfunctioned and the machine exploded, leaving Pixie evolved into the whimsical Togetic she is today. Obviously the machine had done its job, and what's more, it seemed to have actually increased Pixie's intelligence, or rather, her capacity to learn. She started picking up on human speech soon after. Rhaine deemed the project too dangerous, though, and eradricated all of the research files concerning it."

Just as Teioh had finished his sentence, the sound of approaching footsteps became audible from within the house, soon followed by the owner of the feet responsible, who was being circled by Pixie who was still frantically trying to explain the situation.

Rhaine was a fairly well-preserved woman in her late-thirties with light brown hair which was about shoulder-length and a pair of dark brown eyes, the vision they granted amplified by a pair of horn-rimmed glasses. Judging by her apparel she had been in the middle of an experiment as she was wearing a somewhat tattered lab coat and a large, rather sooty apron, presumably of the fire-resistant kind, on top of it. She was also wearing a pair of thick, and also rather messy-looking, gloves on her hands and was still holding on to a pair of far cheaper looking protection glasses, the kind that was used when dealing with experiments that were prone to exploding or bursting into flame at any given moment.

She quickly inspected the peculiar group on her doorstep, eyeing each one of them in a definitely appraising manner before speaking up.

"Good day." she said, maintaining a polite smile "Pixie here has informed me that you wished to speak to me. Although I'm afraid the subject is a bit unclear to me. Who are you and how can I help you?"
 
{ooc| Ah, hoppips... the cute little hamsters of the pokemon world... I actually have a pretty awesome Jumpluff on Silver, she is unbeatable with her Leech-seed/poison powder/synthesis combo! *laughs evilly*}

Coran couldn't help grinning at Teioh's story. Rhaine must have been a nice person, in that case. She could have made a fortune, selling off that machine, saying it excellerated not only growth but intelligence. ...but if she did, they would have taken Pixie off to study and probe. Maybe Rhaine was another that worried about her companion's happiness over money.

Coran blushed as Rhaine addressed her. "I'm....Coran...I'm Teioh's friend...This is Mara....she's the one in shorts.... Seth, he's the guy.... oh, and that's Squirt." she muttered timidly, pointing to each human in turn. Then she turned to the pokemon, and she began to introduce all of them, too. "The houndoom's Rave, he belongs to me...That's growlithe, he's Mara's. Then...the rattata is Limpy, and the Slowbro is Biggs." For a moment, she paused, and finally pointed to the boy-espeon. "Oh.... and that's Teioh... We're in a spot of bother."

She put one hand on Rave's back to steeady herself.
 
OOC: Gah! Meh stupid internet connection is messing with me. Erased all my bookmarks too. <_< I hate it when that happens.

Jumpluffs pwn, no question about it. ^^ I have one in my current LG party. Leech Seed/Sleep Powder combo with Amnesia or Reflect as an added perk and Aerial Ace to take care of Grass and Bug types, now that's the way to go (Pwned Kyogres and Heracrosses in NetBattle like no-one's buisness). Although just Leech Seed/Sleep Powder is more than enough for most. ^^

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Rhaine listened patiently to Coran's explanation, "Well, I'm Rhaine, although you probably knew that already. It's nice to meet you. But..." she raised an eyebrow, examining the boy-Espeon, "You're saying that this is Teioh, my lost little helper?"

"That I am." Teioh replied, locking eyes with Rhaine in the hope that the unusual eye-colour would strengthen his argument "It's a long story...but it's good to see you again, Rhaine."

Rhaine smiled slightly in return, "It is good to see you too." she replied "You had Iumi worried sick. But come, we should discuss this inside. Particularly your...transformation." her academic curiosity was now sparked "Follow me." she gestured for the group to follow as she walked back into the house, the inside of which seemed just about as organized as the pile of junk outside, thumbed books with curious footnotes scribbled in the margins strewn about, accompanied by papers with cryptic calculations and various objects, the uses of which Teioh couldn't even begin to fathom, and the occasional plate or glass, probably just forgotten there. "You'll have to excuse the mess." Rhaine said, removing the thick protective gloves from her hands as she walked on "There never seems to be enough time to get the housework done." she tucked the gloves into one of the pockets in her lab coat as she led the group into a slightly larger and more tidy room, presumably a dining room, the center of which was occupied by an old, oak table around which stood a number of equally old chairs, ten in all. The set looked slightly too large for the room it occupied, leaving the suspicion that it had probably been moved there. On the wall opposite of the room's entrance, a fairly large portrait of a particularly contented looking Shuckle had been hung up.

"Please, have a seat." Rhaine said, taking her own advice and dragging out one of the chairs from below the table and sitting down on it as she turned to observe the group properly, Pixie settling down beside her. "Now then, might I trouble you for the whole story?"
 
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{ooc| I use mine to annoy my friends. We're very sad, on a Wednesday we're not allowed in our tutorbase for lunch break (the place where we normally sit and hang out) so me and a few others take our wireless adapters and gameboys and battle through the bookcases in the library in the union room. Hey, it's warm in there, and a lot of fun. xD
Bad luck about the internet, though. What do you use?}

Coran glanced around, her frown deepening. "Excuse me a minute...." she said, and darted off around the other room, scooping up the plates and glass and piling them up on one hand. She reappeared a moment later, setting them down on the table, before dragging a chair. "I'm sorry..." she laughed, "I can't stand mess..." she sat down, crossing her legs and looking slightly embaressed.

She glanced to Teioh - was she meant to tell the story? The girl rubbed her nose thoughtfully, unsure where to start. "Well.... basically... we figured out this secret...and now a whole load of Corperation grunts and criminals and hired muscle are after us, and..." she paused, and then glanced back at Mara and Seth. "They were there fromt he beginning, they should tell the story." she began to fiddle with her skirt, apparently struggling not to grab the dirty crockery and run to find a sink.

Rave rolled his eyes. Coran was such a cleaniness freak. One speck of dirt on a plate, was mental torture to her.
 
Rhaine watched Coran's efforts with slight amusement but didn't comment, chuckling quietly for herself before returning her expression to the usual polite smile, listening in silence as the girl spoke her part.

"Corporation grunts?" she inquired, raising an eyebrow "That would be LG inc., wouldn't it? And would I be correct in the assumption that Teioh's...condition, is a byproduct of this secret of theirs?"

The boy-Espeon nodded, jumping up on a chair to make it easier to converse. Biggs sat down as well, the chair creacking treatheningly under his bulk but remaining in one piece, and Limpy, of course, was still in Squirt's hands and had no problem in following the conversation.

"Not just his..." Biggs spoke up, his brow furrowing slightly again as he began utilizing mindspeak "Mine too, and Limpy's." he gestured towards the Rattata.

"Maybe it's best if I start so we can get some sense into all of this." Teioh commented. Rhaine nodded in response, now eyeing Biggs and Limpy with newfound curiosity, and the boy-Espeon took a moment to gather up his psychic powers. This was going to be a long story...
 
Coran remained silent for a moment, wriggling awkwardly in her seat. Beside her, Rave's tail was flicking. The big dog gave Coran his dirtiest stare; apparently, he had already come to the conclusion the Rhaine was a bad person. Firstly, she knew about the LG corp... and secondly, she approved of Teioh. However, she did know about the Corp... maybe she was a member? Well... he could deal with her.

Coran, however, was more curious than suspicious. "You know about them?" she asked, leaning forward. "I thought it was a deadly secret, I thought no one knew but the victims..." She wrapped her arm around Rave, who she knew was getting steadily more annoyed.
 
OOC: Sorry guys!! I had a big Halloween party this weekend and it took up most of Saturday and went all night. >_> Suffice it to say I slept in quite long on Sunday, and then had to begin writing my next English essay, which happens to be about another of Miyazaki's movies (darn you AE for getting to see The Moving Castle when it never even came to my town!!!), Spirited Away. I'm actually enjoying writing this English essay! ^-^ Spirited Away is an awesome movie.

Anyway, I'm back now... and I was surprised that no one's posted a ton in the adoption RP. I must visit it and post. ^-^


Mara & Squirt
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Squirt looked from Rave's face to Rhaine and had to supress a chuckle. She looked over to Growlithe's face and had to supress it even more. His was better than the Houndoom's, but had the same distrusting elements to it.

Squirt knew that Growlithe loathed meeting new people, and what he hated even more were people who knew things about 'bad guys'. Squirt nudged her orange friend.

"Hey come on, you can do better than that, maybe throw a growl or two in there, snarl a bit, and then she'll be so scared that we'll never get any help and we'll be out on the streets, more vulnerable than ever," she whispered to him, smiling a bit.

Growlithe glanced at her, his jaw squared, {Hmph...,} he grunted, ignoring her request, and continuing his glare at Rhaine. Squirt shrugged; well, she warned him, and that was all she could do.

Mara looked at Rhaine thoughtfully. "Well, it did really begin with Teioh. So he should at least explain his own part. We each had our own stories before we met up in the Pokemon Center. Seth saw someone get transformed into a pokemon-- not Teioh, but another person and had to run for his life. I hadn't seen anything. I was just relaxing at the Pokemon Center while I tried to contact someone that I was trying to stay with for the night. These two men just appeared behind me and wanted to take Squirt-- erm, she was a Squirtle back then-- and Seth was there to help me. Before I go on though, Teioh and Limpy and Biggs should tell you their story first I think."

Squirt nodded, "Yeah, I used to be a human, and then I was turned into a pokemon, and then I was turned back into a human. Though, I don't remember anything about when I was a human.... Mara just assumed I was a regular Squirtle. She and I had no idea that I was really, um, this," she said looking over her human body.
 
OOC: Ah, welcome back. I was wondering where you had gone. ^^

Oh, and what kind of people are in charge in your town if they don't bring such a wonderfull movie in at all? Tsk, so many good things get burried under the torrent of mass-produced garbage. Anyhow, this was the first time I even heard about this Miyazaki guy, but Spirited Away is good then? Hmm...have to keep that in mind. I heard that Castle in the Clouds is a good one too (I know the music is, because I'm listening to part of it right now. Does Miyazaki have a thing for castles, by the way? XD), should get a look at more of his production if they ever make it to Finland. ^^

And yes, the Adopter RP has been like a graveyard ever since Minako dissapeared. *Sigh* Hope she's well but just inconvenienced at the moment.

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Rhaine shook her head and chuckled slightly at the suspicious looks he was recieving from the two fire pokémon in the room, not to mention Coran's quite open curiosity. "It was a simple thing really." she replied, smiling slightly "There aren't many corporations in this region with the right resources and ways to send professional muscle after a group of teens. And only one of them deals in pokémon...which, combined with the 'condition' of several of you, made it fairly easy for me to deduce that LG Inc. was responsible, even though I don't know how. And there's no need for those suspicious glares..." she added to Growlithe and Rave in a slightly sharper tone, "I'm not into getting rich quick scheemes, if I were I would already have cashed in on my evolution machine." she smiled absent-mindedly at Pixie, stroking the Togetic affectionately "There are things in this world that are far more important than money." Rhaine retained a thoughtfull silence as Mara and Squirt recounted some of their experiences, although it was obvious that she was still paying close attention to the conversation.

"A Squirtle, you say?" she asked at last, her frown fading as she began eyeing Squirt with the same kind of fascination that she had watched Limpy and Biggs earlier, although there was also a hint of pity in her expression "I'm sorry..." she said afte a while "It must have been a very traumatic experience for you to warant the loss of memory, I shouldn't be looking at you like some kind of guinea pig. Now, how was this transformation performed?" she asked, turning back to adress Teioh.

"Mineral water." the boy-Espeon replied. "They're spiking it with a special compound of some sort that makes whoever drinks it turn into their favourite pokémon. But Mara is right...you should hear my part of the story first."

The boy-Espeon took a deep breath, at least in his mind, and began recounting his little adventure once again, starting from when Biggs picked him up from the roadside and gave him a ride to the LG factory. Dutifully recounting how they were half-tricked, half-treathened into drinking the spiked water and impounded, how he met Limpy and how they escaped together. At this point Biggs frowned ever so slightly, even though he knew that being left behind had been for his own good, but didn't comment. When it got to the point of Limpy's selfless sacrifice the old Rattata made a point of exaggerating his accomplishment quite significantly. In the end, the old Rattata had apparently single-handedly subdued a pack of bloodthirsty Houndooms but had been knocked unconscious by...well, they never got to find out what because Biggs finally managed to silence Limpy and allow Teioh to continue his story. And so, the boy-Espeon told how he made his way to the Balautenos City pokémon center in a pile of laundry and of his battle with Ray Blythe and subsequent fainting, although he purposefully left out the peculiar dream he had had during the time spent in his narcotic sleep. The boy-Espeon then duly recounted their slight problems in communication and the arrival of the LG operative, not to mention Teioh's sudden change of shape.

"So you transformed again." Rhaine commented, adjusting her glasses a bit as she often did when her mind was at work "So this compound isn't completely stable then. We might be able to exploit that and allow you to turn back..." she turned her gaze fully to Teioh again "You are obviously an Espeon again, though." she stated "Does that mean that you have learned to switch between these two shapes at will?"

Teioh shook his head. "Not at will." he replied "At least...I don't think so. It just seems to happen..."

"I see." Rhaine replied, nodding "That is unfortunate. If it were a conscious change then perhaps we might have been able to coax that compound inside you to return your original form. But no matter...perhaps if you continue your story we might be able to find some kind of common trigger. What happened next?"

Pixie yawned widely as Teioh recounted their train trip to Biffin Town. Apparently there was only so much attention span for the Togetic to go around and she finally settled to sleep in Rhaine's lap, muttering for herself in half-slumber.

"Well, that's when Squirt got abducted." the boy-Espeon concluded "Maybe it's best if she explains."

OOC: Oh yes, Charon-chan PMed me and informed me that we're free to control her characters while she's gone. I don't feel like I could do it accurately though, so I suppose any controlling is up to you.
 
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{ooc| Sorry about my disapearence...And I hope this room has a window... }

Coran didn't speak. She hadn't realised what had happened to Seth, and considoring how she had been travelling with him constantly, it seemed incredibly rude.
"You had to run for your life?" she said incredulously. Seth seemed such a calm, passive person, she couldn't imagine him running anywhere. Then again, she didn't know him all that well. She then turned her attention back to what Rhaine had said.
"Well... Teioh transformed the second time when he was injured... When he was in danger." she said pointedly, before returning her gaze to her knees with a look of embarresment. "I might be wrong but... maybe it's some sort of defence mechanism?"

Rave grunted, and padded off to have a sniff around the room. Apparently, he found nothing suspicious, because he leapt up onto the windowsil and began staring out into the garden. His tail flciked from side to side - a sure sign that he was thinking. Hard.
 
OOC: XD Hey! I'm posting!


Mara & Squirt
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Squirt found herself sweating suddenly. Her face was probably reddening. She didn't feel like having to explain all of what happened in her transformation. Though... she couldn't hold back any information that would help them all; she could never do that.

A sudden feeling of annoyance sprang up in her. 'Why does it matter what happens to them anyway?' a voice said to her. Squirt blinked. What on Earth?! Why was she thinking something like that?! She cared about her friends... she had to tell them. What were all these mixed emotions for? She took a deep breath, cleared her mind, and forced a smile.

"Oh yeah, I really never did explain everything did I?" she said in a slightly shaky voice. Growlithe gave her an odd look; Squirt never acted like that unless something scared her.

"Well, I really don't understand it all myself. I was just taken by some woman when I went to get a drink. She took me in a sac, so I didn't know what was going on until they turned me upside down onto a cold, doctor room-like table. There were all these people there, and this scientist guy...," Squirt paused, feeling a bit embarrassed about the next part, "And then the scientist guy said something about him having to change me back because my mother wanted to see me and he couldn't get her to shut up about it. He injected me with something. I suppose it would have been silly to spike water for me to drink when I was already restrained. Then I blacked out and when I woke up, I was a human. There must be a cure of some sort if they could change me back. That scientist would know about it," she paused again, thinking, "Um... I think he was my- my father. You know, the scientist man." She avoided eye contact with Mara and Growlithe especially.

"Your f-father?!" Mara said loudly, her eyes widening, "You mean to say that your father works for the LG corp, and that he changed his own daughter into a pokemon to sell?!"

"I guess," replied Squirt, shrugging. Then another feeling swept over her; this time anger. "I've always hated him," she said bitterly, frowning.

"Uh...," Mara said, raising an eyebrow, "You okay Squirt?"

Squirt blinked. The feeling went away again. She suddenly felt very foolish and a bit scared of herself. "I... I'm sorry. I think I need to rest or something...," she said hurriedly, trying to think of a way to run away from them. Growlithe nudged her leg a bit with his muzzle.

"Well, you're done with your story... perhaps Coran can take over from here?" Mara suggested, a bit curious as to what was going on with Squirt.

Squirt looked at Growlithe next to her legs with a nervous glance that suggested 'I'm scared... I don't think I want to remember who I was....'

OOC: Ooh... angst...!
 
Coran fell into a deathly silence at Squirt's words. "I'm so sorry," she whispered, wringing her hands together, "that must have been.... horrible to learn."
Rave glanced upwards, catching his trainer's eye. Coran's Dad had nearly beaten Rave to death - but he'd never touch his daughter. Pretty as she was, Coran had been the apple of her father's eye until she ran away.

The girl took Mara's hint, and carried on the story. "I met these guys when I was...searching the warehouse. Teioh attacked me." she smiled sheepishly, her mind wandering back to that day. It was weird how then she had been so frightened, angry that the strange group dare attack her. But now... she shook herself from her thoughts, and turned back to Rhaine. "Rave guessed what Teioh was... and the whole story came out. I guess I've just been travelling with them... while I try and get my life back on track."

{ooc| brain's gone dead T_T}
 
OOC: How long has it been since I last posted here? *Looks at own last post* Erm...pretty long I guess. XD Ah well, better late than never, eh?

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Teioh looked up at his friend with alarm as she began her explanation. He had never seen Squirt acting so...angsty, it was almost terrifying. And to think what her father had done to her...the boy-Espeon's temper boiled once more as he added another person in need of punishment to his mental checklist, noting that it had grown quite disturbingly long.

Rhaine also looked up, watching the human gone Squirtle gone human intently as she brought forth her explanation. Once Squirt had finished, Rhaine remained silent for a while, allowing Coran to speak her part before replying.

"I see." she said with a nod, continuing to watch Squirt with a worried expression "You have given me a lot to think about, but perhaps it's best if you take a rest. It must have been a quite exhausting trip here, and I think I should take myself a moment to process all of this." she turned to adress the group "Have you already found yourself a place to stay?"

Teioh shook his head "That's partially why we came here actually." he confessed "Our little group isn't exactly inconspicious and with LG Inc. on our tails I don't think it would be a very good idea to stay in a normal hotel. Do you think we could stay here for a while?" the question was more of a formality than anything else really, Teioh knew that this situation appealed both to Rhaine's academic interest and her compassionate side. She would undoubtedly want to keep the group close to her.

"Of course." Rhaine replied, smiling once more "As long as you pull your own weight I'd be more than happy to shelter you. Basically, I'd just want someone to do the housework for me." she cast a sideward glance at Coran, remembering the girl's earlier cleaning frenzy "I trust you are all okay with that?"
 
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OOC: Fwee! XD I almost forgot about this RP! Where the heck is Deadly Aim?!!! By the time he comes back, the RP'll be over. -_- That is... if he comes back. o.o


Mara & Squirt
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Squirt nodded. Yeah, rest was all she needed. All of the stress from becoming a new species and having to deal with LG had just freaked her out a bit. And so what if she did hate her father? He wasn't exactly the best of Dads anyways from the looks of things. That part about not wanting to care about her friends though... what was that about? She shook her head a bit. It was just the stress. She was just worried and irritable.

Mara nodded, "I wouldn't mind doing a few chores. It looks like you could certainly use the help." She grinned widely and shot a glance at Teioh. This had to be the messiest place she had ever seen; but geniuses were supposed to be messy.

Sitting still gazing up at Squirt was Growlithe. He was not quite sure what to think about all this; but he knew that rest would help things a lot. He also knew Squirt better than she knew herself; and he knew that even if she remembered all of her past and emotional baggage, she would still be Squirt in the end. It would just take time.
 
Coran slapped her leg. "By God, I was waiting for you to say that. I'll be more than happy to clean, and do the chores... when I used to live in my big ol' house, I did all the housework. Shopping, dusting, the washing... you name it." she laughed. It was peculiar, but she really did love tidying up.

She turned her gaze to her knees. Why was the world so harsh? Squirt... poor Squirt... how could you be abused by your own flesh and blood? Getting older was so horrible. When she was younger, she hadn't a care in the world. Even when she had fled form her home, and as living in a desolate house with kids four years older than her... it all seemed to work out just fine then. Maybe it had taken a few years for a magnitude of life to sink in...

Rave didn't avert his gaze. {We should try and find out more about this area. Maybe tomorrow, I'll go and have a sniff around. See what I can find...} his tail slowed down.
 
Teioh smiled at Coran's enthusiaism. He himself had never been particularly fond of housework. Sure, he was good enough at keeping things in a somewhat orderly condition, but to actually clean everything out perfectly, let alone enjoy it...that had always been out of the question. After all, things always got dirty again, what was the point of keeping them spotless? But still, it would be rude not to offer help. And besides, it wouldn't be appropriate to let Coran - that is, Coran and Mara of course, the boy-Espeon corrected himself - do all the work on their own.

"I'll help out too." the boy-Espeon added, "As much as I can, anyhow. I might not be much good for holding a broom or such at the moment but if there are things to move about or something to that effect I'll gladly help. "

"I'll help too..." Biggs volunteered, raising up one of his chubby Slowbro arms into the air.

{Glad to hear it...} Limpy said sarcastically {If we need a doorstopper I'll be sure to call on you.}

Rhaine nodded, obviously pleased with the answers, particularly Coran's burst of energy at the cleaning bit. "It's decided then." she said, smiling at the group "Now to squeeze you all in. Let's see..." she took a moment to ponder the possibilities "Well..." she said at last "There's enough space for three people in the guest room upstairs. You girls can stay there." she nodded towards Mara, Squirt, and Coran. "Teioh, you can have your old little hideout down by the lab. I trust you still remember the way?"

The boy-Espeon nodded in response.

"Good." Rhaine replied, "Since you're smaller than before, I think we could fit in Limpy and Biggs there as well. That only leaves...Seth." she turned to look at the boy for a moment "Would you mind terribly if I asked you to sleep on the couch in the living room? I think it's one of those adjustable models that can be turned into a bed. It might be a bit noisy but shouldn't be too bad overall."

{Unlike mine.} Limpy noted grumpily, {Sharing some glorified cupboard with this snoring lump and his shellfish counterpart.} he gestured towards Biggs and the Shellder latched onto his tail which was even now eyeing its surroundings with its usual apathic expression.

{Yeah.} Biggs concured {There might even be rats...}

{For once the lump is speaking some sense!} Limpy concured {Yes, what about the ra-hey, you think you're witty do you?} the Rattata asked, turning back to the now grinning Biggs and glaring at him accusingly, recieving nothing but a bemused chuckle in return. {Wisearses everywhere, I swear!} Limpy threw up his arms in an over-dramatic manner.
 
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Laughing at Biggs and Limpy's arguing, Coran found herself relaxing. She smiled at Teioh. "You can help by staying out of the way! You can show us around, though... teach us where everything goes. Oh, and-"
The girl paused, her train of thought suddenly screeching to a halt. Something had just forced itself, unbidded, into her mind. "Rhaine... is there something you can do to change them back? You're a scientist... couldn't you make an antidote or something?" Coran's grasp on science was terrible. Ask her to decribe the literacy devices shakespeare used, she could write you an essay as long as her leg, but she had no idea about acids, bases, mitochendria and all that other jazz.

Coran stood up and began pacing. Like her pokemon, she couldn't stand sitting doing nothing. Mooching around just wasn't acceptable! She longed to go off and kick some LG butt, but how...? Her mind darted back to the mineral water in her bag. At least they had a disguise ready-and-waiting.

{oooc| Hmmmm... I'm not really sure where this should go now...Alter, any ideas?}
 
OOC: Hmm...might have an idea or two. Although they need some time to settle in first. ^^ Oh, and there is a certain...idea that I have in mind. It would involve Roberts, though, so whether I try to execute that one is up to Melissa. Well, I can always think up stuff, no worries.

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Teioh returned Coran's smile, the embarassing situation of the train beginning to fade into a distant memory. "Well, if my help isn't good enough for you..." he added in a mock-offended voice "I'll be the official tour guide then."

Rhaine smiled and shook her head at Coran's question, "I wish I could." she replied, affectionately stroking Pixie who was snoozing in her lap, completely oblivious to the conversation, "But my domain is computers and machinery, I'm afraid that the mysteries of chemistry are quite beyond me. Especially chemistry as advanced as this..." she gestured towards the transformed humans in the room "I wouldn't want to risk the lives of any of you with my concoctions. Yes, I do dabble in chemistry, but I'm afraid that most of my creations in that area are rather...volatile." she took a thoughtfull pause "I might know someone who can help, though." she added after a while, "An old...aquintance of mine. I'd have to check up where exactly he is though. That man never could sit still." she grinned as Coran began pacing but didn't comment.
 
"Oh, Teioh, I only meant that you're too small to be of any help. I might stand on you!" she teased. Rave gave a snorting laugh under his breath. He had always been extremely conplacent of smaller pokemon.
Coran turned to Rhaine. "Sorry... It's a bad habit of mine, I've always got to do something..." she sighed. "Well, I guess we don't want them getting hurt... and I guess if a novice did it, they might get turned back... inside out or something." she shuddered, imagining all the horrible outcomes the wrong concoction might create.

Rave padded over and curled up at Coran's feet. For a moment, he looked like he might doze off - he even shut his eyes. Then he growled, for muttering in a stony voice. {We just need to find the factory. The source. Then we can grab the antidote, and destroy that god-awful place...}
 
"Oh come now..." Teioh replied, "It's not the size that matters." Rhaine followed the conversation with discreet interest, although she concealed any emotions it awoke in her with outmost care and looked simply normal as she continued to listen to Coran.

"Or only turn back partially." she added at the girl's last comment, soon realizing that this was perhaps not the most pleasant of topics and changing the subject. "Oh, and I don't mind you moving about." she added "It's always good to have a little movement in the house. It keeps the flies from settling." she chuckled a bit at some inside joke of hers before continuing "Anyhow, maybe it would be best if we got you settled in so that you wouldn't have to haul any baggage with you. Teioh, could you show your friends to the guest room, please? I'd ask Pixie but..." she smiled apologetically, gesturing at the sleeping Togetic.

"I understand." the boy-Espeon replied, jumping down from his chair and walking back towards the hall they had come in from, stopping by the doorway and turning around to adress the others. "Right this way." he said, waiting for the others to follow.
 
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