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So. I actually managed to get some good information out of Napoleon, with some bribery. Damn stuck-up dinosaur. I told him if he told me everything he knew, I'd let him hang out in the breeding center for a while. He uh... yeah. Do I really need to explain it?

A-anyway.

It seems like some of these other humans from other settlements, whoever they are, installed the machines in the caves not too long ago. They used a "really stinky gross spray" to keep pokémon out of the way while they worked. Some sort of repellant spray, I'm sure. Then he said that horrible noise started and didn't stop until we destroyed the machine.

But here's the craziest part; he said he was a Tyrunt right up until the noise started. He said he wasn't really ready to evolve yet, but he's not complaining. I had to bribe him with a whole fancy tauros carcass to get THAT info. But I think it's worth it. Even if I'm pretty much broke now, ugh. I have half a mind to release his prissy ass back into the wild.

[ACTION; Closed to Jean and Marco]
[Another day, another dollar, as they say. Many of the Guard recruits had been moved from patrol duty to clean up and rebuilding, and Eren, Jean, and Marco are among them. It's tough work, but it certainly feels good to help people.

But Eren has other things on his mind. ]

... I'm going out training in the forest again this afternoon. Either of you wanna come?

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[Not answering that one. YOU CAN USE YOUR IMAGINATION EREN.]

That would be hard, I'm not in Union yet.

[Immediately suspicious!!]

You... you're from outside the walls...

[Oh, this was going to be fun.]

The possibility exists.

[Eren growls!! YOU--!]

You are!! How do I know YOU aren't one of the people who put those machines in there?! Real convenient of you to show up right after we destroyed the machines!

[Said calmly, coldly.]

Because I believe we're looking for the same people for the very same reasons.

[he's quiet for a moment, then;] ... What's that supposed to mean?

...

I'm sorry, I can't say anything more than that. [Or, rather, won't.]

Just believe me when I say that I have no idea about what happened in Union. I've been traveling for a very, very long time, and it is a coincidence. You can believe me if you want, but that won't change anything.

Well that's not shady at all. Look, if you're not gonna be straight with me, I have no reason to trust you!

[She sighs. Honestly, she doesn't much care, they'll be in Union within the week anyway, whether Krabby-pants likes it or not.]

I can understand not trusting people from the outside. My companions and I were the same way, and it's hard to say whether or not that ended good or bad for us. But we did close ourselves out to the outside, and ended up suffering for it due to lack of knowledge.

[Eren growls again, frustrated]

I just can't believe it's just a coincidence!

[Wow, you're a stubborn one. Okay, let's take a step back here.]

All right, then, let me ask you this. If I was responsible, why would I be asking you everything you know about these machines you found?

To trick me, of course! And to furret out what we know so you could report it back to your people.

[Another sigh. He can't see, but she's pinching the bridge of her nose.

As she speaks, her voice is very controlled, forcefully so, her words charged.]

All right. You want proof?

I'm from a small village. Most of those living there were Shifters and Pokemon. Humans came in the night, used strange ball-like machines, and other things I've never seen before. They abducted Shifters, set our homes on fire.

...

[he's quiet for a while. He's still not sure if he trusts her, but--]

So you think the same group of humans might be responsible?

I don't know, but it's the first lead I've had so far.

The weird ball machines, were they really advanced too?

I don't know, I've never seen anything like them before. The Humans threw them and Pokemon disappeared.

Di... Disappeared?!

[She nods, but it's completely lost in this mode.]

That's right.

That's crazy. Were they machine that cause teleportation or something?

I'm not sure. Most of us fled before we could figure out what had happened.

Sure sounds similar... a weird, really advanced machine that messes with Pokémon... Maybe they are the same people.

That was my thought. Any information you might have would help us.

Sorry. All I've got is what I've already said.

[She sighs.]

It's better than nothing at least, thank you.

My name is Rydia. I don't know how large your settlement is, but I imagine we'll probably run into each other. [From what she's seen through her scouting, she sticks out like a sore thumb.]

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