August Catch-All

[loopsiedaisy]

Who: Siffrin + ...also Siffrin Stardust, Shoka, Archnemon, Reuben, maybe more!
What: Quest quests quests, and even some not-quests! There will be top-levels here... in a little bit...
Where: FRESH NEW WILDERNESS, the new Outpost, and also all the way back in the Canopy at the front desk.
When: Throughout August
Warnings: Siffrin's usual warnings, general ~peril~

Comments

[loopsiedaisy]

It... looked like me...?

[ In the corner of your eye,             you can sometimes see someone that looks just like you. ]

[Siffrin's long since gotten used to the Ghosts around, but something about this in particular still sends a shiver down their spine. That uneasy feeling in the pit of their stomach is back.]

[They lean a little to the side, checking behind Stardust, half expecting to see a spooky doppelganger slowly creeping up... but there's nothing.]

[...]

[They can't just leave, right? They haven't done enough exploring yet. But...]

...let's go back together? [They suggest, weakly.]

[followthescript]

[He doesn't move, trying to smile in a reassuring way and failing. If he had the choice, he wouldn't go back there at all. He's faced enough malicious doppelgängers for a lifetime, thanks. He doesn't know what he'll do if that thing starts talking at him like that one did.

They're all bad news, except for Loop. Loop can stay. The rest... no.

On the other hand, it's still storming outside. And if they go back empty handed because he was scared, that's just going to make Siffrin think less of him. So, despite his obvious discomfort, he forces himself to turn back towards the tunnel.]

Yeah! If we're both there... we'll outnumber them! [If he says it with enough confidence maybe he'll actually believe it. He's not moving an inch until he sees Siffrin next to him, though.]

[loopsiedaisy]

...yeah. Yeah! [Exactly that! They'll be fine!]

[Right?]

[Even though Siffrin's uneasy, Stardust seems to be even more unsettled by this than they are... was their doppelganger really that terrifying...?]

[Siffrin resolves to take the lead, though the fur along their back continues to spike. They stick close to Stardust, their footsteps slowing a little as they get close to the crystal room - then speeding up as they force themself to keep moving.]

[They nearly jump at the first Shinx they see as soon as they step through the doorway(!!) but that's just a reflection in a crystal. There's a lot of crystals and a lot of reflections, actually - they scan the room, ear folding back.]

[It doesn't even cross their mind that Stardust could have seen a reflection. He's a Meowth, after all!]