Comelossiem: Blink and Missing [Closed]

[cedricthegreat]

Who: Cedric + Archnemon Hatenna
What: Searching for Rotom
Where: North Woods, mostly
When: Mid-February, mid-Quest
Warnings: Social awkwardness /shot

As they gathered information to find this Rotom friend, Cedric settles into his usual rhythm when it comes to rescue quests: fly up, seek anything shiny (in this case, blinking lights) or resembling "footprints", point them out to his companion.  He concentrates so much on the routine that he hardly notices the chattiness (or lack thereof) of the hopping purple party hat; said routine is very familiar to him at this point.

Almost too familiar.  For after he ponders the details, he starts to notice a pattern, and he's reminded of his conversation with Akechi about events "repeating themselves" around here.  So instead of venturing further, he drops down next to Hatenna and finally speaks.

"Were you one of the parties that searched for Furfrou, by any chance?"

Comments

[cedricthegreat]

He stiffens when he catches the light out of the corner of his eye, until he recognises the shield. Right, of course. How does this Hatenna manage to make him feel secure and on edge at the same time?

"N-no issues here." Cedric takes him and Rotom's form off the ground and is already backtracking to town. As small and light as it is, carrying does slow him enough that Hatenna should be able to keep up all right.

[wovensecrets]

It seems an accurate response to being around someone so guarded and yet adaptable. Hatenna prioritizes the mission, which means seeing that they are able to safely return back to the clinic with their charge.

"We're not out of the woods yet, but we should make for the Clinic. I'll reach out once we arrive to get Lickitung to meet us there, while you keep an eye on our 'charge'."

... She's offering because she thinks that makes the most sense, though mostly she's trying to avoid getting too close to the clinic itself. Not the best location for her to be within enough radius of with her particular issues.

That and with the rate some pokemon seem to vanish from the clinic after checking in, she wants to make sure their quest-giver is on the scene to verify everything with someone keeping an eye on Rotom.

[cedricthegreat]

He nods, taking a moment to reply properly as carrying Rotom is now taking most of his efforts.

When he speaks, his voice sounds strained. "Trust me, they're not going anywhere." Seems silly when they're unconscious anyway, and not likely to wake up, but he's not going to question her concerns at this point.

Once he has sight of the town, he's going to make a clear beeline for the clinic. Thankfully, this is easier to do in the air, and he's going to keep above the buildings so he's still within Hatenna's line of sight.

[wovensecrets]

If nothing else, she's certainly familiar with the ground routes to get there, even if she's less eager to be approaching the clinic.

Still, she does as promised, mentally reaching out to find the original quest giver to alert them of their return and where they were headed-- and Lickitung will be already waiting there once they get close enough to the place to greet them.

"Looks like he didn't waste any time..."

Though hard not to wonder how many times it's been for the pair, or if they're the first.