APRIL CATCH-ALL

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Who: Laios, his fellow questers, and you!
What: Exploring the market and collecting some shrooms
Where: Bottlecap Bay, the Forest
When: Throughout April
Warnings: Will be added as needed

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[bladeofnymeia]

There is always the chance they could learn, or come around to new ways of thinking. If given a push.

[The conversation drops, though, as Laios sniffs. Firoza does, too - and though her nose is not nearly as keen as his, a Nidoran's is still pretty good. She balks a little, snout wrinkling.]

Ugh...we ought to, yes. I think it's coming from that direction? [She points her head in the general area where the smell seems to waft from.]

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[ Always a chance. He'll store that one away, for another time. Right now, though, he's focused on what the source of that smell might be. Laios nods at Firoza's direction, following her suggestion without much hesitation. Head lowered, he walks ahead cautiously, still unsure of what actually might be in store. ]

It's so quiet around here. [ His ears twitch, trying to catch the sound of any movement. ] If the mushrooms are causing strange behavior, I wonder if they scared most of the wild Pokémon off. [ A beat. ] Or the Pokémon all scared off each other.

[bladeofnymeia]

Maybe a mix of both?

[Creeps cautiously forward, checking where she steps in case there's an errant mushroom that she doesn't want to step on. It'd be like one of those puffball mushrooms, fwoom]

But 'tis eerie, the lack of sound...let's make haste and collect what we can.

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It's a little disappointing. [ That probably doesn't sound right. Let him rephrase. ] I mean, just knowing how badly these shrooms are affecting everything. [ Not much better, but he treads carefully with her, pressing his snout low to the ground.

He stops briefly to lift his head, one paw digging at the ground. ] Look at that! Something sprouted here. [ His head tilts at Firoza, before looking back at the small shroom. ] It's... not an edible one is it?

[bladeofnymeia]

Hm? Let me see...

[Gonna take a look at it and give it a delicate, tentative sniff.]

Hn...it's not like those others, but...I'm not sure if it's edible. I haven't seen a mushroom like this before.

[Watch it just be a Morelull vibing in the dirt.]

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[ He paws at it once Firoza finishes her inspection. ]

... It’s a really strange color, too. [ Almost pinkish, now that he really looks at it. Interesting. ] That wasn’t how Dr. Denne described the ones we need, right?

[ And right on cue, a root suddenly breaks through the surface, wrapping itself around his paw. ] Uh? [ He can’t. Pull free. What was that about a possible Morelull. ]

[bladeofnymeia]

Ah-!

[Firoza jumps, not expecting the attack - and then jumps to action, reaching out to Scratch at the base of the root that has nabbed Laios. It hits more dirt than root, but whatever's down there seems to make a frustrated noise and begin wriggling. Whether it lets go of Laios or not is the question...]

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[ As Firoza goes in for a Scratch, Laios pulls a bit harder, hoping to make the root easier to hit when taut. It lands easily enough, forcing it to lessen its grip as it wriggles in response. He’s not entirely free, but it gives him room to lean in for a Bite.

A strange rumble follows after his teeth sink in, and the root snaps right in his mouth. With that, the little bit of the mushroom sticking out of the ground seems to bury itself deeper, no longer in view. Immediately, Laios spits the root out, much more sensitive to the bitterness than he remembers being. ]

... Hn. I guess that wasn’t it. Let’s hope there’s not more of those around? [ He would like to see them, eventually, but, priorities. ] I’ll try to avoid that scent for now, at least!

[bladeofnymeia]

Well, we know for the future. Are you alright?

[She can't even cast Clemency if he needs it this is bullshit]