Noelle's September Quest Ho-ho-home [Catch-All]

[holidaygirl1225]

Who: Noelle & Shoka, Archnemon, Bigby
What: Quests! (Scholastic Decisions, No Pain No Grain, A Dour Struggle)
Where: Icefall Lake, around Death Blood Murder Skull Town, the woods
When: Mid/Late September
Warnings: Pokemon battling (violence/injury), potential references to death/disassociation

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[holidaygirl1225]

The prospect of Shoka helping her look cheers her up considerably, even if the chances are still slim. After all, it means she's not alone.

"Um... well, she'd probably also be a deer Pokemon in this world. I could describe physical traits, but I'm not sure how many carry over... she's really self-assured and a bit of a troublemaker."

A little like Shoka, really. Though, Noelle feels like Shoka only acts self-assured.

"You're really nice to me."

[telewarped]

"Y'know, there's a difference between 'really nice' and 'not completely heartless'... Did you already forget that we're on the same team? You don't have to deal with this on your own—and I kinda owe you anyways. I'm with you, whatever happens."

Really nice or not, she seems to realize belatedly how soft and earnest her voice sounds, saying that last part. To hide any show of embarrassment, she draws her own cloak out of her satchel and ducks under it (never mind that she suddenly feels more warm than cold in this moment).

(It's made from the same white material as the one she gave Noelle. They do match after all.)

"A-anyways... You said before that you found something, on the day it happened. What was it?"

[holidaygirl1225]

"I'm with you, whatever happens..."

She turns this over in her mind so long that she doesn't realize for a moment that Shoka asked her another question. There's not much to really think about, though. "I... I'm sorry. I can't remember. I think it was something in the forest. Something... dark. Like, literally. I can't remember the stars, or my hands in front of my face..."

No matter how hard she tries, she just can't remember. "Maybe now, I'll never know."