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Oh, right- guess Lachie should do that too. It's a little stiff, eyes darting between Yuki and the floor just to make sure she's doing it right.

Maizie giggles, shaking her head.

🎸 : “Really, it's no trouble at all! If you'd like, I could clear out the guest bedroom until tomorrow?”

I first arrived there.....If that has changed, then we might really need your help."

Yuki bows towards the girl in front of them as a show of respect.

"Thank you for taking care of us!"

"Cynda!"

Even Cyndaquil is doing a little bow, copying its trainer.
November 24, 2025 at 6:54 AM
🎸 : “O- oh, no, it's okay, really! I actually enjoyed having visitors! Especially without having to worry about specialty Pokeballs for once...”

Maizie pours both girls a cup of tea, hands the steadiest they'd been the whole interaction.

🎸 : “But... are you both really going back out there?”

November 24, 2025 at 3:39 AM
“Exactly.”

Lachie mutters, before guiding the two over to the table to join Maizie. It was a lot lower set than she was used to. Maybe this was a Johtonian thing...

“Thank you, Maizie. We won't be here long. I think, anyway...”

Petilil tea? Well, at least it was something familiar...
gives Lachie's hand a squeeze while she too looks away, her cheeks turning a light shade of red.

"Two heads are better than one....Right?.."
November 23, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Forest Guardian..? That just screamed legendary, maybe even mythical Pokémon. You can't be in the scientific community of the Pokémon world without knowing of certain powerful, individual Pokémon.

“A guardian..? Maybe what happened to me was-”

Oh! Teddiursa calls out to Maizie from the

November 23, 2025 at 3:45 AM
“I'm in... a similar boat.”

Lachie scratches her cheek, giving Yuki's hand a reassuring squeeze.

“I was helping with an expedition back in my home region of Unova. We were trying to recover a pure mineral sample of Terastium, if you know what that is.”

Lachie looks over at the hulking TEC Unit

Even as Teddiursa runs off to rejoin it's Wielder, Cyndaquil is sure to stay right by Yuki and Lachie! Just in case the two needed it at all.

"Ah, right....It's nice to meet you, Maizie!.."

There's a brief pause after hearing that last name...Carver...She didn't like the implications by any-
Gosh, this was a lot more... formal? Than Lachie was used to. But she follows suit. It WAS the polite thing to do, no matter where one lived.

Once them and their Pokémon have all gotten inside, Teddiursa slides the door shut behind them, before rushing over to the younger girl's side.

November 23, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Gosh, this was a lot more... formal? Than Lachie was used to. But she follows suit. It WAS the polite thing to do, no matter where one lived.

Once them and their Pokémon have all gotten inside, Teddiursa slides the door shut behind them, before rushing over to the younger girl's side.

Yuki finds herself being able to breathe easier once she feels Lachie's hand holding onto her own again.

"Tea would be nice..It's been a strange day.."

She admits as they begin to follow the girl, removing her own shoes before entering as well! It was only the polite thing to do after all.
“I second that. Neither of us recognize the area. Well- sort of...”

It really wasn't that easy to explain. Not without the risk of sounding mad, or confused.

🎸 : “Uh... no Pokeballs..?”

The girl finally looks over the two, properly. Neither of them were local, clearly, but their clothes...

November 23, 2025 at 3:06 AM
“I second that. Neither of us recognize the area. Well- sort of...”

It really wasn't that easy to explain. Not without the risk of sounding mad, or confused.

🎸 : “Uh... no Pokeballs..?”

The girl finally looks over the two, properly. Neither of them were local, clearly, but their clothes...

November 23, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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November 23, 2025 at 2:40 AM
'Wielder?' The girl was speaking more terms she just didn't understand. Wasn't that something from... history? Wait- she's read about those before...

“Y- yeah. Please, little one. Uh... Teddiursa.”

‘Teddi!’

The bear cub waves them over with an arm, still licking at its paws. Adorable...

November 23, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Lachie doesn't pay it much mind, calling Axolotl so he doesn't wander off. An 'Apricorn' tree? She'd heard of berry trees, but, seems like that was a question that could wait.

“Ax, c'mon bud!”

“Woo? Woopah!”

...if she was lucky, maybe the residents would be willing to answer a few questions.

November 23, 2025 at 2:12 AM
“I wouldn't know. I'm not from around here, so-”

Oh- well, that was a step in the right direction. She would begin leading the way toward the house, acting as casually as she possibly can.

Thankfully, Axolotl doesn't need to try, parading about like it always lived here.

"Usually you have to set up camp for that....Or go home... I've never seen any of this here.."

Yuki was getting more and more worried....But then Lachie pointed out a building that actually was familiar to her!

"I do know that place! My family is close to them....But why is everything else-
Lachie breathes a sigh of relief, immediately tensing up slightly at Yuki's question. Now, she's back to being slightly incredulous.

“Uh... really? It's a place where you can rest your Pokémon up. They also carry supplies nowadays, unless you're a town like this, apparently...”

November 23, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Lachie breathes a sigh of relief, immediately tensing up slightly at Yuki's question. Now, she's back to being slightly incredulous.

“Uh... really? It's a place where you can rest your Pokémon up. They also carry supplies nowadays, unless you're a town like this, apparently...”

Cyndaquil was initially confused, but would eventually join Axolotl in greeting the Slowpoke!

Yuki is grounded once she hears Lachie's voice again, nodding with her first suggestion.

"R-Right!...I know some of the locals, they'll tell us what happened!.."

She pauses...

"What's a Pokémon Center?"
November 23, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Even Lachie knew something was off. This was a LOT less developed than she was used to, even for a more rural region like Johto.

She swallows this... lump in her throat, a mix of fear and apprehension, before looking to Yuki.

“Let's... ask someone for directions. I'm sure a local can help.”

familiar sights!

So when she doesn't get that, she starts squeezing at Lachie's hand in order to ground herself.

"Where....are we?..."

The houses were all wrong....Could the forest have moved? No...But nothing else made sense.

Yuki's breathing would quicken as she looked to Lachie for support.
November 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
“Exact-... ly...”

She'd only now realized exactly how bold that might come across. Well, it was too late, now. Through the gates in hand it is.

There's a woman wearing casual clothing at the gate. A denim skirt and an off-shoulder sweater from the looks of it. She looks up from her book,

"Tons?...This is the first I've.."

When she sees Lachie's hand being offered to her, the greenette is quick to take it. After another glance at the checkpoint, she looks back at Lachie and nods.

"Okay... We'll have to get past it anyway, right?"

She gently squeezes at the other woman's hand.
“It wasn't? It's just a checkpoint building. They put these in tons of places. I remember reading on how more rural areas setting them up to keep excess wild Pokémon from roaming into town.”

This was just getting more and more strange by the second...

Axolotl seems to sense the tension,

November 23, 2025 at 12:45 AM
“It wasn't? It's just a checkpoint building. They put these in tons of places. I remember reading on how more rural areas setting them up to keep excess wild Pokémon from roaming into town.”

This was just getting more and more strange by the second...

Axolotl seems to sense the tension,

As they approach the checkpoint, the look on Yuki's expression changes to one of confusion... She'd never seen this strange building before.

"The town should be beyond here, but...What is this?..It wasn't here when we came in.."

Cyndaquil moves closer to Yuki, sensing how uneasy the wielder was.
“You're bang on. It's a Fighting AND Dark type, actually. It can be a bit of a rascal, but it's a fun Pokémon to have around.”

Oh- there's a checkpoint. Looks... a bit dated. Rustic, even. But that must mean Azalea town is just ahead.

“Hey- town's ahead. At least, I hope...”
November 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
“You're bang on. It's a Fighting AND Dark type, actually. It can be a bit of a rascal, but it's a fun Pokémon to have around.”

Oh- there's a checkpoint. Looks... a bit dated. Rustic, even. But that must mean Azalea town is just ahead.

“Hey- town's ahead. At least, I hope...”
appears on the device.... She's immediately paying attention to it.

"A Scraggy?... I've never seen one before! Is it a fighting type? It looks so happy!..."
November 22, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Lachie's words catch in her throat, stammering out a response before the flush in her cheeks became noticeable.

“Y- yeah. Yeah, sure.”

This girl had wanderlust in spades. It was almost too much... but, something about it was endearing, even if it was coupled with a feeling unfamiliar to Lachie.

a boat like that before!~"

Yuki looks to Lachie's expression for a moment, staring for a brief moment....

"...You must really miss it, right?"

She gives the other a knowing smile before continuing.

"You'll show me Castelia City, too, right? We'll be there before you know it!~"
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November 22, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Jeez, it's like this girl had never left the countryside before... that would definitely be a better explanation than whatever Lachie was hypothesizing.

“Well- let's start with the pictures. Maybe we can visit the places whenever we get help from town, okay?”

She would pull up an image of home.
She seemed to perk up once that offer was made...Even more than she already was even! The chance to learn more about Pokemon wasn't one that she'd pass up!

"Really? I want to learn it all!~ I'd like to learn about the Pokemon, the people, lands I've never ever seen before!~"

She....She really-
“Incredibly so, yeah...”

Was this girl serious..? Well, maybe once they get back to civilization she'll have her memory jogged, or bluff called. Yeah. Surely that was it.

Maybe she was in a fugue state, even. Lachie did find her passed out in the forest... though, then again, she found herself

November 22, 2025 at 9:46 AM
“Incredibly so, yeah...”

Was this girl serious..? Well, maybe once they get back to civilization she'll have her memory jogged, or bluff called. Yeah. Surely that was it.

Maybe she was in a fugue state, even. Lachie did find her passed out in the forest... though, then again, she found herself

heard... Now there was this strange obelisk too!

"This is common where you come from? Unova must be an amazing place..."
November 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
“Uh-”

Lachie can hardly articulate her response, suddenly having to shift the weight of the TEC Unit on her back just so she doesn't lose balance...

“No, nothing like that... it's just a phone. A Rotom Phone. I thought just about everyone had one nowadays..?”
What a strange artifact Lachie had with her...Yuki eyes it curiously, noting the similarity to a Pokémon she'd only heard about before....Was it a Rotom?

"Pictures?.... How did you manifest those images? Is it a Pokémon ability? Is it a move?"

She's leaning even closer to Lachie now, eyeing the-
“Yeah. Maybe not for long, but while they were passing through the Region elsewhere.”

She would smile, pulling out some strange, rectangular obelisk, that seems to have a Pokémon inside of it..? The obsidian screen lights up, displaying pictures all of a sudden.

“Here. I have some pictures.”
November 21, 2025 at 11:37 PM
“Yeah. Maybe not for long, but while they were passing through the Region elsewhere.”

She would smile, pulling out some strange, rectangular obelisk, that seems to have a Pokémon inside of it..? The obsidian screen lights up, displaying pictures all of a sudden.

“Here. I have some pictures.”
"Kalos and Galar? That's amazing!... Here in Johto, we rarely get to see people from any region that isn't Kanto or Hisui."

Yuki begins to explain before letting out a sigh. She shares a glance with her Cyndaquil before speaking again.

"Have you ever met anyone from either of those regions?"
“Uh, yeah. It's probably one of the biggest Regions on the planet, if I had to guess. Though, I might be a little biased...”

She would respond, scratching her left cheek with her free hand.

“There's tons of people. Back home, I even met people from Kalos and Galar.”

November 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
“Uh, yeah. It's probably one of the biggest Regions on the planet, if I had to guess. Though, I might be a little biased...”

She would respond, scratching her left cheek with her free hand.

“There's tons of people. Back home, I even met people from Kalos and Galar.”

Unova sounds like such a big place.... What's the fashion like there? It's.... interesting from what I've seen so far!"

She'd ask, her gaze trailing along Lachie's outfit. Cyndaquil curiously looks up at the pair of them.
November 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
“Oh. Ssssuuure...”

She felt... a little claustrophobic, all of a sudden. Or maybe crowded. It doesn't help that Lachesis wasn't a people person to begin with. But this stranger, Yuki, seemed oddly comfortable despite having just met her.

“It's... kind of like a big city.”

As the Wooper waddles back over, Yuki's gaze finally locks onto the large cylindrical object that her new acquaintance had been hauling around....

"On the way....Would you mind telling me about Unova?"

That must be a normal Unova thing, right? Yuki had never met anyone from that region...-
“Yeah, I should be.”

She mutters, adjusting the strap on the TEC Unit, a massive cylindrical thing she seems to haul with ease.

“Axolotl! Come on. We can see your new friend if we come back, alright?”

“Woo-paaaah~...”

Axolotl sighs, before waddling back on over to the group.
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
“Yeah, I should be.”

She mutters, adjusting the strap on the TEC Unit, a massive cylindrical thing she seems to haul with ease.

“Axolotl! Come on. We can see your new friend if we come back, alright?”

“Woo-paaaah~...”

Axolotl sighs, before waddling back on over to the group.
Maybe Lachie was right...She didn't quite understand it, but she felt that more was going on than they realized.

"You're right....I believe I should be fine, how about you?"

The greenette asks, though is sure that the walk won't be too much trouble from here.
“Well... whichever way you think is best. I'd suggest the nearest settlement, though. It's not safe being somewhere unfamiliar.”

...she isn't sure why she said that. Even if Yuki claims she knew the area, she seemed just about as lost as Lachie was.

“...Azalea Town, then. Can you walk fine?”
November 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
“Well... whichever way you think is best. I'd suggest the nearest settlement, though. It's not safe being somewhere unfamiliar.”

...she isn't sure why she said that. Even if Yuki claims she knew the area, she seemed just about as lost as Lachie was.

“...Azalea Town, then. Can you walk fine?”
"Cynda! Cyndaquil!"

The little Pokémon would happily cry out once Lachie began thanking it! Yuki was incredibly focused on trying to figure out what was going on....She does kneel down to pet her partner Pokemon, though!

"We should be close to Azalea Town...-
November 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM