action ; Ib All Alone (except for Pokemon)

[wordsidk]

[ A Tropius makes a loud, ungraceful landing in town. There's little regard for where or what he might be landing on, he's tired of flying. His passengers are tired too. The little girl on his back slides off and onto the ground, she's followed closely by a Roselia who settles on her lap. They all look dirty too. Ib's face and legs are smudged with dirt and her long brown hair is a tangled mess, her clothes fair no better. After all, she hasn't been in town for days. ]

[ She leans against the Tropius and holds tightly onto Boo, the Roselia. ]

Trro, tropius ( Here, eat. ) [ The huge pokemon bends his long neck down towards her to offer the fruit. ]

[ She weakly pushes it away and hides her face behind Boo's head. ] Rose? [ Just a comforting sound Ib makes no response to. ]

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[ A little later she can be found trudging back to Garry's now empty home. A place where she used to live with her sister and guardian but now she's alone except for the Pokemon. ]

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[demon_of_sforzando]

[Lute is just heading home from the library when he notices the little girl headed his way. From her expression alone he can tell something is wrong and he can hardly just walk by.

So he stops as she approaches and offers a gentle smile.]

Hello...

[A ralts is peeking out from behind one of his legs and a pidove is sitting on his shoulder.]

Are you alright?

[wordsidk]

[ She stops and stares up at this person. The Roselia and Tropius watch her, waiting to see how she'll respond.

Is she alright? No.

She looks down and shakes her head. ]

[demon_of_sforzando]

[He kneels down to put himself closer to her height.]

Will you tell me what's wrong? Maybe I can help...

[He's seen enough to be pretty worried.]

[wordsidk]

You can't...

[ But give her a minute, she'll tell him anyway in a quiet voice. Trying not to cry. ]

I can't find my sister... or Garry.

[demon_of_sforzando]

I can at least help you look. Do you have any idea what might have happened to them?

[wordsidk]

[ she shakes her head. ]

Garry didn't come home. Mary said she'd bring him back...

[ That was the last she saw them. She rubs her eyes and her Pokemon friends try to comfort her by leaning against her. Or just putting his head against her back in Tropius' case. ]

[demon_of_sforzando]

That's awful....

[He pulls out a handkerchief and offers it to her.]

You must've had a hard time searching for them. Have you eaten or slept?

[She looks like she's been wandering around in the wilderness for who knows how long...]

[wordsidk]

[ she drys her eyes leaving streaks on her face and dirt stains on the cloth. When she sees how dirty she made his handkerchief, she balls it up in her hand. ]

[ To the question she give a little nod. ] A little.

[ It's not a lie. Tropius grow fruit... ]

[demon_of_sforzando]

[He doesn't mind about the handkerchief. He smiles gently.]

That's good. But you should make sure to take care of yourself. Your family wouldn't want anything bad to happen to you.

[He stands up and offers her a hand.]

C'mon, I'll walk you home for now. And then you can get some rest and tomorrow we can both go out and ask around about your family. Maybe someone has some useful information. The most important thing is to never lose hope.

[wordsidk]

[ She nods before taking his hand. It would be best to take care and stay hopeful. Now that she has someone to help, it will be easier to keep her spirits up. ]

Thanks. I'm Ib.

[demon_of_sforzando]

I'm Lute. This is Cadenza.

[The ralts next to him bows. Then he points at the pidove on his shoulder.]

And this is Piccolo.

[The little bird fluffs up it's feathers importantly.]

It's nice to meet you, Ib.

[wordsidk]

[ Oh right. Where is her mind? She didn't introduced her friends. ]

This is Boo [ The Roselia raises a rose. ] and Babana. [ The Tropius nods. ]

[demon_of_sforzando]

[He nods in greeting at each of her pokemon.]

It's a pleasure to meet both of you.

[And Ib gets another smile.]

You're very lucky to have such good friends helping you out. Shall we go?

[He starts to lead her down the streets, but then stops. Oh yeah, he probably should have asked already.]

Um... which way is it?