Episode 3A/B-1 Minisession

[02:40] <Maus_Riverbed> January 15th, whenever the hell they escaped the Haunted Mansion.
[02:41] <Maus_Riverbed> Trevor and Maus watch as Kuji takes the wheel and SCREECHES away with Salino, Camellia, and Hayate, leaving the two younger boys by the roadside.
01[02:41] <@Trevor> ( Well, that sounds real responsible. :p )
[02:43] <Maus_Riverbed> (That might've been the intention)
[02:43] <Maus_Riverbed> Maus turns to Trevor, now a little less covered in Pokemon - but the Eevee has apparently stuck with him, riding in his arms.  "...Don't like cars eithers?"
01[02:43] <@Trevor> Trevor begins to load up his little red wagon, helping his Pokemon one-by-one into the wagon. He... Can already see this isn't going to work at all any more. Not that it was working well in the first place, since it was a miracle he was able to cart 'em all around at a speed of more than two miles an hour in the first place, but now his Pokemon just look painfully cramped inside. He lets out a heavy sigh.
01[02:44] <@Trevor> "It's not that I don't enjoy car rides... I was just hoping to explore the surrounding area a bit more."
01[02:45] <@Trevor> He pulls out the folder from before, filled up (albeit somewhat messily due to the hastened actions from earlier, in comparison to the rest of his otherwise neatly organized messenger bag) with all sorts of papers sticking out of it.
[02:46] <Maus_Riverbed> "...? Oh, right, you have those drawings..." Maus walks back over to his side.
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01[02:48] <@Trevor> Trevor opens up the folder and pulls out a few of the sketches. Maus can tell that, at least for sketches, they're remarkably well done... Though their content is rather grim, depicting various buildings bearing semblance to Ivoryscape engulfed in flames.
[02:49] <Maus_Riverbed> "...?  These are...?" Maus looks over Trevor's shoulder.
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01[02:51] <@Trevor> "I've just been looking into something... For an academic project," he says. "I've been trying to find information on a fire that may have occurred recently in Ivoryscape, but admittedly I haven't had much luck acquiring it."
[02:52] <Maus_Riverbed> "...Oh.  Sorry, I can't really help you with that... can I see, though?"
01[02:54] <@Trevor> "Of course not. I don't mind at all." He passes the folder over to Maus.
[02:55] <Maus_Riverbed> Maus sets down the Eevee and sits at the roadside to start looking through the folder.
[02:56] <Maus_Riverbed> Flip, flip, flip, flip........ He's stopped somewhere, as he's flipping through them, looking curiously at one of the drawings.
01[02:56] <@Trevor> Inside the folder, there's several sketches of the burning city, and a few print-outs of some of the buildings in Ivoryscape. A couple of scratchwork notes, some of them looking like someone just went and scribbled through the whole thing...
[02:58] <Maus_Riverbed> "...Hey, Trevor?  ...I thought you said this was stuff of what happened in town here?"
01[02:59] <@Trevor> :Well,
01[02:59] <@Trevor> ( Oh fuck... Hit enter instead of backspace... )
01[03:00] <@Trevor> "Well, I... It was part of the assignment. I wasn't given any specific information... Just to look into it as best as I can..." He might come across as just a little flustered.
01[03:02] <@Trevor> "I haven't studied up much on Altho's history before, so I'm not terribly familiar with any of its history, recent or otherwise."
[03:03] <Maus_Riverbed> "...No, I just mean... this doesn't really look like Ivoryscape?  Well, not any part of it that I've seen..."
01[03:06] <@Trevor> Trevor lets out a visible sigh as he hears this. "I've heard that several times already when I've inquired... It's starting to become rather disheartening." He attempts to take the folder, cleaning up and organizing the contents a bit before putting them back away.
[03:08] <Maus_Riverbed> "...Who gave you this assignment, anyway?"
[03:08] <Maus_Riverbed> Maus stands back up, dusting himself off.
01[03:10] <@Trevor> "Well, it was... Sort of an independent research assignment, and... I thought I recalled hearing something of the sorts not too long ago..."
01[03:10] <@Trevor> "Marked, of course, but still independent research..."
[03:11] <Maus_Riverbed> Maus turns a little solemn.  "Then... who drew those sketches?"
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01[03:13] <@Trevor> Oh, crap... Trevor didn't think that one through very well. "Well, I had drawn them out, but..." As he continues to talk, it's quite apparent that he's spouting off a stream of nearly translucent bull.
[03:14] <Maus_Riverbed> "..." Maus just listens for a little while, then he looks to Trevor with a sad look on his face.  "...Okay.  ...You don't have to tell me."
01[03:16] <@Trevor> "I apologize, Maus," he says, feeling a little guilty about having just spent the past God knows how long lying straight to his friend's face. "It's just rather difficult to explain."
[03:17] <Maus_Riverbed> "...I know what you mean."  He sighs, gathering the little eevee back into his arms - it nuzzles against Maus' face and he seems to cheer up a little.  "I suppose I should get going."
01[03:17] <@Trevor> "Actually, Maus..."
01[03:18] <@Trevor> "There was one thing I wanted to inquire about..."
[03:19] <Maus_Riverbed> "...Yeah?"
01[03:19] <@Trevor> "You see, I had originally intended to depart from Ivoryscape last evening, but I had become so drawn up in looking into the other stuff that I had forgotten about the train..."
01[03:20] <@Trevor> "And the hotel had already made further arrangements with my lodgings, and I ... Had forgotten that I had left most of my belongings in the van with Kuji..."
01[03:20] <@Trevor> "My wallet inclusive... I apologize if I'm coming across as a burden, but would it be too much to ask if I could spend the night with you?"
[03:21] <Maus_Riverbed> Maus goes just a little red.  Just a little.  "Are... you sure?  It's... I mean if you're used to a comfy hotel, it's probably not gonna be... you know, that great."
01[03:22] <@Trevor> "Well, even if I so desired, I'm not in any position to be partial, am I?"
01[03:23] <@Trevor> "Besides, I'm certain your home couldn't be that offputting."
[03:24] <Maus_Riverbed> "...Uh, yeah." Maus rubs the back of his head with his free hand and you hear Loot break into caws of laughter.  "...It's a fair walk from here.  You sure?"
01[03:26] <@Trevor> "Again, not in a position to be acting in accord with my preferences. I'll be fine anyways. If anything, Abe could give the both of us a ride." He points to his Donphan, which is...
01[03:27] <@Trevor> Currently trying to bat away playful shots of water that the Spheal is launching at him with its trunk... Maybe finally someone knows how to keep him in check?
[03:27] <Maus_Riverbed> "I dunno.  Hey, Abe!" Maus waves to the Donphan, getting his attention.  "Feel like giving a ride?"
01[03:29] <@Trevor> Abe stomps at the ground and looses a threatening growl, which startles the Spheal back into submission, if only for a short while.
01[03:29] <@Trevor> He then, surprisingly enough, uses his trunk to grab at the cart. "I guess that's affirmation?"
[03:32] <Maus_Riverbed> "Sounds good to me," Maus grins... and attempts to climb up onto Abe's back?
01[03:32] <@Trevor> He attempts to mount Donphan, who, surprisingly enough, doesn't actually do anything malicious in response.
01[03:33] <@Trevor> "Just show Abe the way. I'm certain he'll be able to reach our destination."
[03:35] <Maus_Riverbed> "Okay!" Maus settles himself atop the Donphan, letting the Eevee ride in his lap.  Loot looks like he's greatly amused.  Then Maus starts directing Donphan through the city streets.
01[03:35] <@Trevor> The Donphan maneuvers the wagon around so that he can push it forwards with his trunk before setting off on Maus' orders. Trudy pops up out of the wagon, running up and along Donphan's trunk with quite a display of agility (albeit to Abe's discomfort) before settling herself in Trevor's lap.
[03:38] <Maus_Riverbed> Maus seems to be quite comfortable atop their ride - much moreso than he was in the van.  "Almost feels like home," you hear him mutter at one point, leading them farther out; from the city proper into the rural housing and down the streets, where they get a few funny looks as they pass.
01[03:40] <@Trevor> "I... Suppose an elephant carting a wagon full of Pokemon and two children down the streets isn't exactly something to be considered normal..." He says, the Donphan shivering a bit in the cold as he struggles to push the wagon through the snow-coated roads.
[03:40] <Maus_Riverbed> And... they keep going, housing becoming more and more spaced out.  You're headed towards the northwestern corner of the city, things becoming less and less populated.
[03:41] <Maus_Riverbed> Then the city stops, and the roads stop, and the snow is mildly thick - except for tracks leading further on.
[03:41] <Maus_Riverbed> "...We probably won't be able to push the wagon much further than this."
01[03:42] <@Trevor> "I'm afraid we just might have to forsake it for now. Hopefully it can be reclaimed later on," he says... He then dismounts Abe and attempts, one by one, to help the Pokemon up onto him...
01[03:43] <@Trevor> Roosevelt, the adorable little Zigzagoon he is, proves to be quite difficult at first, but that can easily be remedied with enough misuse of telekinesis. The Spheal, however... No such luck.
[03:43] <Maus_Riverbed> Maus looks at the bouncy Spheal, tilting his head sideways.  "...He's kind of big."
01[03:44] <@Trevor> "I found that out through hands-on experience... When I was investigating at the shore, Katheryn was literally thrust upon me..."
01[03:45] <@Trevor> "A large wave had its way with me, and left me with a parting gift... A large parting gift, if not adorable."
01[03:46] <@Trevor> The Spheal bounces up and down a bit in the snow... Before it just starts rolling along. Apparently it can Spheal w/ the cold.
[03:46] <Maus_Riverbed> "...Huhn." Maus tries to keep his mind on the task at hand, and then plants his hands on the Spheal, rolling it along.
01[03:47] <@Trevor> The wagon forsaken and left on the wayside, Trevor walks along with Maus as Donphan serves as the chauffeur for the other young Pokemon.
[03:49] <Maus_Riverbed> They still have to walk a little ways out before they get to a spot seemingly out in the middle of nowhere, where there's a large tree with an almost web of branches even near the base, the upper branches having caught all the snow and kept the ground underneath dry.
[03:50] <Maus_Riverbed> It's overlooking a softly running brook.  It's... kind of a nice spot, actually.
[03:50] <Maus_Riverbed> Maus stops here.  "Okay."
01[03:51] <@Trevor> Trevor looks around as he finally comes to a stop. "You weren't jesting when you said it was going to be a long walk... I suppose we're just stopping a moment to catch our breaths before continuing?"
01[03:52] <@Trevor> Trevor seems just a little bit out of breath... Even for him, this was a long walk. He... Probably should have stayed up on the 'phan.
[03:52] <Maus_Riverbed> "...No, this is it.  This is home."
[03:53] <Maus_Riverbed> There is definitely no sign of it being 'home', aside from the ground being a little tidier, at least not at first.
01[03:53] <@Trevor> Trevor looks up, just a little confused. Surely this couldn't be... Oh... OOOHHHHH...
[03:53] <Maus_Riverbed> Then you think you spot a bag tucked between some branches, fairly high up.
01[03:54] <@Trevor> He then proceeds to facepalm... But that motion is interrupted by a shot of ice-cold river water launched at him by the Donphan... Joined in on by an impressionable young Spheal.
[03:55] <Maus_Riverbed> "Hey!  None of that!" Maus clicks his tongue.  "Behave yourselves while you're here, okay?"
01[03:56] <@Trevor> Donphan shrugs before turning back to the river and just drinking up the river water.
01[03:57] <@Trevor> Trevor is left a sopping wet mess, chilled to the bone between the already frigid air and the arctic cold waters which completely soaked his apparel.
01[03:57] <@Trevor> "I... really wish you didn't do that, Abe... You're becoming a bad influence upon Katheryn."
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[04:00] <Garlyle> (I have no idea what happened.  Copy-paste me the last lines)
[04:02] <Garlyle> (Damnit, that means I lost what I'd typed...)
01[04:02] <@Trevor> ( Sent them through PM )
[04:03] <Garlyle> Maus scrambles up the branches, his Companions separating from him as he moves - Clover curls up in a little nook, Garuda takes to a freshly built nest to curl up to sleep, and the Eevee starts bounding around, scrambling on the branches in excitement.
[04:04] <Garlyle> He comes back down the tree carrying a large blanket... and some extra clothes.  "Here, uh... you being all wet like this, in this temperature, could be really bad for your health." He shoots a glare to Abe and Kathryn.
[04:04] <Garlyle> The clothes are... a little shoddy and worn but they look like they'll do.
01[04:06] <@Trevor> Trevor takes the clothes graciously... But as Trudy makes her way up the tree to nuzzle into its own spot comfortably, he looks up at the branchy tree with one of those looks that basically is equivalent to "Oh... My God."
[04:07] <Garlyle> Maus throws the blanket over Trevor's shoulders, and then politely turns away so Trevor can change.
01[04:10] <@Trevor> Trevor does so, though it's a bit bogged down due to him trying to wipe himself dry with his already soaking wet clothes... He didn't quite want to soak the blanket he was most likely going to use for covers.
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01[04:12] <@Trevor> He can't help but feel a little bit unnerved by his arm being so fully exposed... But it's best he not comment on it. "I'm decent now."
[04:13] <Maus_Riverbed> "Okay," Maus shakes his head clear and turns.  "...So yeah.  Like I said this isn't exactly... y'know, the fanciest..."
01[04:14] <@Trevor> "The lack of eloquence is more than made up for by the location alone," he says, thoroughly amazed by the naturral beauty of the locale.
[04:15] <Maus_Riverbed> "...That's good," Maus sounds like he's a little relieved.  "It's... yeah, this is home."
01[04:17] <@Trevor> "It really is quite far out from the city, though..."
[04:17] <Maus_Riverbed> He takes Trevor's old clothes from him, draping them across a high branch so they can dry.
01[04:18] <@Trevor> "However, I don't regret having essentially held you captive at the hotel..."
[04:18] <Maus_Riverbed> "...I didn't enjoy that night, so you know," he shakes his head.  "The city's... way too loud."
01[04:18] <@Trevor> "Even though, for how cold it is, I really should have insisted further on you staying in the hotel..." He shivers a bit; it's still cold out, even with the blanket.
01[04:19] <@Trevor> "Again, I apologize for the inconvenience I may have posed, but not for concerning over your welfare."
[04:20] <Maus_Riverbed> "...Yeah.  Thanks."  Maus shakes his head.  "Are you gonna be okay?  I love sleeping outside so this isn't bad at all, but you..."
01[04:21] <@Trevor> "I'm a bit more concerned about Conor, Abe and the others than I am about myself..." He says. He doesn't particularly enjoy putting his Pokemon back into their PokeBalls so long as they're conscious and well-behaved, but it's the middle of the damned winter. They're probably freezing. He takes them out, looking a bit guilt-ridden over it.
[04:22] <Maus_Riverbed> Maus looks a little bit :/ at the sight of the Pokeballs as well.  "...Oh, you use those things."
01[04:22] <@Trevor> "I prefer not to..."
01[04:23] <@Trevor> "I only keep them around so I can recall them if they become injured or if they're in danger, but it's not exactly appropriate weather for most of them."
01[04:23] <@Trevor> He's probably right. There's probably a couple of teeth chattering. Hell, don't Teddiursa and Pachirisu normally hibernate this time of year?
[04:24] <Maus_Riverbed> They probably do.  Teddiursa would.
[04:25] <Maus_Riverbed> "...I suppose." He looks up to his own Pokemon - they seem to be doing well enough against the cold, although they've burrowed themselves into warm nooks in the trees and nests with fabrics that actually look fairly warm.
[04:26] <Maus_Riverbed> Loot has burrowed himself into Maus' hair - it almost looks like the boy is wearing a black fedora as a result.
01[04:27] <@Trevor> Trevor looks up at Maus, seeing his discomfort with the PokeBalls... But still, he doesn't want them to get sick. He recalls most of them, save Katheryn who seems to be enjoying herself quite well in the river area, and the Tepig who, admittedly, he hadn't gotten around to actually capturing yet.
[04:28] <Maus_Riverbed> Maus... turns his head away, not looking.  "...So.  What about you?  Are you gonna be warm enough?"
01[04:28] <@Trevor> "I apologize, guys..." He says to the PokeBalls...
01[04:29] <@Trevor> "I think I'll be fine enough, though I'm not quite sure how you're expecting me to sleep in the tree..."
[04:30] <Maus_Riverbed> "It's not too hard, really... you just have to find a good spot?  ...Unless you'd rather sleep on the ground?"
01[04:31] <@Trevor> "Not quite that... I'm just not quite sure how I'd be able to even scale the tree remotely such that I'd be able to reach the branches..."
01[04:32] <@Trevor> He attempts to climb up...
01[04:33] <@Trevor> And makes it maybe two feet up the side of the tree before falling backwards. An all-too-familiar *Pop* noise can be heard.
01[04:36] <@Trevor> That popping noise coming from Trevor's mannequin arm, which is now laying on the floor beside him.
[04:36] <Maus_Riverbed> Maus sighs and goes to fetch the arm, sitting down next to Trevor, and starts reattaching it without even being asked.  "Nevermind... we'll stay down here."
01[04:38] <@Trevor> "Again... I apologize for burdening you so much with my presence..."
01[04:39] <@Trevor> He sits back up as he gets possibly manhandled a bit more by Maus in the process of re-inserting the arm.
01[04:40] <@Trevor> "You've already done so much more for me than I had hoped would be necessary..."
[04:41] <Maus_Riverbed> Maus shakes his head.  "It's... it's nothing, okay?"
01[04:43] <@Trevor> "If you insist upon it..." Trevor says. He pulls out a pack of... are those chocolate chip cookies he just pulled out from his backpack? He offers them to Maus.
01[04:44] <@Trevor> from his messenger bag*
01[04:45] <@Trevor> "It's not much, but I can't help but assume you'd at least be somewhat hungry after that long walk..."
[04:45] <Maus_Riverbed> "...Yeah, I wouldn't mind a snack before bed," he nods, sitting down next to Trevor and taking one.
01[04:46] <@Trevor> When Maus opens the pack, he finds that... It's already half empty. There's also a receipt... Dated yesterday. Saying it was part of a "Buy 2, Get 1 Free" discount... And there's no sign of any other packages.
[04:47] <Maus_Riverbed> Maus shrugs it off, munching on a cookie, offering the pack back to Trevor.
01[04:49] <@Trevor> Trevor reaches into it and pulls out a handful... But seeing Maus only has one, he puts most of them back, feeling horribly ashamed, and slowly starts nibbling on one.
01[04:51] <@Trevor> He blushes a bit as a result.
[04:51] <Maus_Riverbed> Maus finishes up, and probably startles Trevor when he grabs the blanket around the boy, unwrapping it a little... so he can slip in next to him.
01[04:53] <@Trevor> Trevor indeed does jump up a bit as he's hit by an incoming wave of cold... Though somewhat relieved when he realizes it was just Maus slipping in next to him. "Oh, right... I... Probably should have offered in the first place."
01[04:54] <@Trevor> He's feeling a little bit dumb that he didn't think Maus would have been cold as balls while he was huddled up in the blanket, and kinda embarrassed that now Maus is the one babying him.
[04:56] <Maus_Riverbed> Maus laughs a little, although his face is just a little red to match.  "Don't worry about it.  It's the only blanket I've got, so..."
01[04:57] <@Trevor> "Oh, no. I don't mind at all..."
01[04:58] <@Trevor> "I'm just grateful as is that you've managed to put up with both my incompetence and my Pokemons' antics as much as you have already."
01[04:59] <@Trevor> He points over towards Katheryn, who is having the time of her life just bouncing around in the snow like an exceptionally squishy basketball before quickly withdrawing his hand back into the warmth.
[05:00] <Maus_Riverbed> Maus laughs a little.  "I don't mean this in a bad way, but... you seem kinda fragile for being a Wanderer like me."
01[05:06] <@Trevor> "Perhaps I am... Though frankly, as the recent shenanigans with Abe and Kuji, amongst other things, have been unfolding, I actually like to think that I'm a bit more durable than I had originally believed."
01[05:07] <@Trevor> "I'm fairly certain I'll be able to manage."
[05:09] <Maus_Riverbed> Maus pauses for a moment... then smiles at Trevor warmly.  "...Yeah.  You'll do fine."
01[05:11] <@Trevor> "And I'm sure you'll do spectacularly with them as well."
[05:12] <Maus_Riverbed> Maus chuckles a little, and shifts around a little to get comfortable.  He's... leaning against Trevor, ever so slightly.  "...Yeah."
01[05:15] <@Trevor> Trevor calls over the Tepig that had been staring at the snow, which runs over to him. He then goes to move his arm to pick it up, but Maus is kinda there and... "I apologize... One moment, please." He attempts to pull out his arm.
[05:15] <Maus_Riverbed> "Oh, uh..." Maus leans away a little, letting Trevor get himself free.
01[05:16] <@Trevor> If Maus permits, he picks up the Tepig, probably using a little bit of telekinesis to aid him, and plops it down on Maus' lap... He'd be able to feel the warmth of the pig coming from within as it makes itself comfortable there.
01[05:16] <@Trevor> "I'm sure you wouldn't mind being a bit more well-heated," he says as he puts himself back into the previous position.
01[05:18] <@Trevor> "And I'm sure she won't mind sharing..."
[05:18] <Maus_Riverbed> "Ahah... yeah, it's kinda nice," Maus nods, patting the Tepig in thanks.  Similarly, Trevor gets his personal space invaded by the Eevee, who has decided to cuddle up between them because it's chilly out D:
01[05:20] <@Trevor> Trevor can't help but smile at the adorable little Eevee... He reaches out his right arm to pet him, as his left one's currently being blocked off by Maus, but then realizes that he'd probably startle the Eevee by poking it with a plastic arm...
[05:23] <Maus_Riverbed> Maus chuckles a little, and smiles, relaxing with a yawn.  "...You gonna be able to sleep like this?  I know it's not the comfort you're used to..."
01[05:24] <@Trevor> "This is quite fine, actually... Especially in comparison to being used as a mattress for Abe."
[05:26] <Maus_Riverbed> Maus chuckles again, and shifts a little - he's leaning his head against Trevor's shoulder, softly, shutting his eyes.  "Good.  I was worried for a bit..."
01[05:29] <@Trevor> Trevor chuckles a little bit, reminiscing a bit on the incident. "I'd like to think that between Abe's constant shenanigans and travelling with my father, I'm plenty adaptable to new situations, anyways..."
[05:30] <Maus_Riverbed> "...You travel with your father?  ..." Maus mutters something, but he's getting a little quiet fast - it seems that now that he's closed his eyes, he's headed to sleep fairly rapidly.
01[05:31] <@Trevor> "My father's an archeologist... Travel comes as part of the trade..."
[05:33] <Maus_Riverbed> "Isee..." Maus mutters.  "...You'renotleavingso..." the rest is pretty unintelligible.  He doesn't even seem to realise how much he's mumbling.
01[05:35] <@Trevor> "Well, I intend to stay in Altho for quite a while... Though I may be travelling in and out of Ivoryscape a fair bit..." He then looks over towards Maus, who at this point he's guessing is dead exhausted.
[05:36] <Maus_Riverbed> Maus is... well actually given that he doesn't respond, he looks to have passed right out.  He must have been more tired than he let on... but who can blame him.
[05:36] <Maus_Riverbed> At least he's lucky enough to be able to fall asleep quickly.
01[05:38] <@Trevor> Trevor looks down (or up... Probably down since he's leaning on his shoulder) and sighs... If he had known Maus would have fallen asleep on his shoulder, he... Probably wouldn't have asked to spend the night with him. He simply lay there for a while, dreading the eventual onset of sleep as it began slowly to overtake him.
[05:38] <Maus_Riverbed> (And now for Trevor's nightmare? :3c )
01[05:38] <@Trevor> And what nightmares may come with it...
01[05:39] <@Trevor> ( Yup... The nightmares )
[05:39] <Maus_Riverbed> Trevor comes to under the warmth of the sun and with the grass at his back.  He's just staring lazily up at the clouds.  ...It's surprisingly relaxing.
06[05:40] * Maus_Riverbed switches to GM mode briefly
[05:41] <Maus_Riverbed> (This time... it's not automatic, by the way)
01[05:41] <@Trevor> ( Oh... He's actually interacting with the dream this time? )
[05:41] <Maus_Riverbed> (Yes)
06[05:42] * @Trevor can't help but look around, wondering what his Pokemon are up to. He probably let them run around to play in the sunkissed fields a while.
[05:43] <Maus_Riverbed> They're not there.  The fields seem to stretch on endlessly, but you can't spot any of your Pokemon.  ...You do realise, quickly, that you're not alone - looking around, you assess that there's a total of four of you laying there on the grass.
[05:44] <Maus_Riverbed> To your right is a young girl with pink and red hair, fast asleep; she's dressed in a softly coloured dress with a black belt tied around her waist, and a Skitty is curled up with her.
[05:45] <Maus_Riverbed> To your right are two teen males, a few years older than yourself - one's got blonde and brown stiped hair, with no visible Pokemon; and the other's hair is a meld of greens, a Turtwig rooted into the grass above his head and enjoying the sunlight.
[05:46] <Maus_Riverbed> "And.. what do you think?" the blonde speaks up, asking something to you.
01[05:48] <@Trevor> Trevor turns over towards the other boy... "Well, I... I suppose it is lovely out..." He says, assuming the boy was referring to the weather.
[05:49] <Maus_Riverbed> "C'mon, get it together," there's an odd space where it sounds like his voice has failed to exist, then it continues.  "I asked about the clouds.  What do you see in 'em."
01[05:50] <@Trevor> "Oh, right... I guess I was simply distracted by the weather..." Trevor tips his visor up so he can see what's swirling about in the clouds.
[05:52] <Maus_Riverbed> It's nice and sunny.  And blue skies.  There are just the occasional little puff of clouds.  They're happy.
01[05:55] <@Trevor> "Well, there aren't a great deal of them... So I can't quite say anything accurate... But I suppose the clouds..."
01[05:55] <@Trevor> "They just seem a bit light."
[05:56] <Maus_Riverbed> "...That's it?  C'mon," there's that odd silence again.  "You don't see... like, look at that one!" the closer one to you, the green-haired man, who is a little rough and tumble, grabs onto your arm.
[05:57] <Maus_Riverbed> The first thing you notice is that you have your arms.  Both of them.
[05:57] <Maus_Riverbed> The second is that the arm of the man who is grabbing you seems to be coated in stone.
[05:57] <Maus_Riverbed> He directs your hand, until he's doing what he thinks is pointing you towards a particular cloud.  "You don't see a Chikorita there?"
01[05:57] <@Trevor> "Hey, let go of my... arm?" Trevor can't help but be shocked by 'feeling' his arm being tugged...
01[05:58] <@Trevor> He then looks up towards the cloud to see what it is he's pointing to.
[05:58] <Maus_Riverbed> "See, or that one," he ignores your protest and directs you to another.  "Hey, that one almost looks like Loot... if you look at it funny."
[05:58] <Maus_Riverbed> You hear a caw from just above your head before you can look.  It's familiar to you.  ...What's Loot doing here?j
01[05:59] <@Trevor> "I... Can't quite say I see it..." Trevor can't really see it because he's too busy 'Oh God whatting' at the fact that he has an actual arm to really pay much attention to the clouds.
[06:00] <Maus_Riverbed> "You just have to kind of tilt your head a bit, and maybe squint, and--hey!" he lets go of your arm because Loot is there, pecking at him playfully.
[06:00] <Maus_Riverbed> He sits up to shake the bird off, laughing.  "No, no, what are you so on about?"
[06:01] <Maus_Riverbed> And then THUD there's a rock that gets thrown through your field of vision and nails him in the head.
[06:01] <Maus_Riverbed> (Just a little one)
01[06:01] <@Trevor> "Loot, what are you going on ab-" He then jumps up as he sees the rock flung at the boy.
[06:02] <Maus_Riverbed> "Stop being so noisy, Rema... was having a nice nap..." the girl whines a little, as she flops back down and rolls over to try to get back to her nap.
01[06:03] <@Trevor> Trevor looks over to see just where the rock came in from.
[06:03] <Maus_Riverbed> No clue.  It looks like the girl threw it.
[06:04] <Maus_Riverbed> Rema's rubbing his forehead.  "Alright, alright, jeez..."
[06:04] <Maus_Riverbed> Past him, the blonde starts laughing, quietly amused.
01[06:04] <@Trevor> Guessing that there's nothing to worry about, seeing as it was probably the girl who threw it, he releases a nervous sigh before sitting back down... Though now that he's done gawking over his own arm, he can't help but start to take note of the stone arm.
[06:07] <Maus_Riverbed> It's curious.  It looks like it's a normal human arm covered in a coating of stone, if anything - but you have no idea what the heck kind of stone it is.  It's glistening red and a little yellow in the sunlight.
01[06:08] <@Trevor> Trevor, all too familiar with the awkwardness of having people stare at his arm, tries to do his best to ignore the arm... He gets back up and stretches a bit before deciding to walk off.
[06:09] <Maus_Riverbed> "Huh?  Hey, something wrong?" Once again, his voice cuts out at the end unnaturally.  As you get up and start moving, you hear Loot fluttering - and then he lands on your head.
01[06:11] <@Trevor> "Nothing much... I'm just a little tired... Was thinking perhaps I should be heading home soon..." Trevor is confused as to why these people are acting so familiar with him despite him having never met them before.
[06:12] <Maus_Riverbed> Rema stares at you, then shrugs.  "Man, you're not gonna run ahead without us, are you?  I thought you -didn't- want to go back... but hey, if that's what you want, we'll get moving?"
[06:12] <Maus_Riverbed> "You go on ahead then, we'll just wake Mimi up, okay?"
01[06:14] <@Trevor> "Yeah... That sounds fine..." He says, looking around for what looks like the nearest civilization type area (A town, a small village, something of the like...) and heads that way... Admittedly a bit quick.
01[06:14] <@Trevor> He's not quite sure who these people are, or why they're acting as if they know him, but he admittedly didn't want to press into it.
[06:16] <Maus_Riverbed> There isn't really anything discering, but you start walking.
[06:16] <Maus_Riverbed> ...And then there's a gust of wind behind you that makes something in your gut sink.
01[06:17] <@Trevor> Trevor looks up at Loot, who's assumedly still perched on his head... "Did you... Feel that too?"
[06:17] <Maus_Riverbed> Loot is... staring back where you were before.
01[06:17] <@Trevor> Trevor averts his gaze back in that direction.
[06:18] <Maus_Riverbed> It takes you a moment to grasp what's wrong with the flat plains stretched out in front of you.
[06:19] <Maus_Riverbed> ...There's nobody on them.  Nobody except Trevor and Loot.
[06:19] <Maus_Riverbed> Two things happen when Trevor's nightmare ends this time.
01[06:19] <@Trevor> "Odd... I doubt we would have made it away that quickly..."
[06:20] <Maus_Riverbed> The first, is that the emotion brought on by his nightmare... is not sheer terror or pain.
[06:20] <Maus_Riverbed> Instead, although he does not understand why... his body feels like crying.
[06:23] <Maus_Riverbed> It's weird.  It doesn't make sense, but suddenly those people not being there feels like a blow to his heart that he can't do anything about, even if he doesn't grasp why.
[06:23] <Maus_Riverbed> It's just... a feeling of emptiness and loneliness and regret and so many other things that Trevor probably realises he should not be feeling.
01[06:24] <@Trevor> Trevor reaches up for Loot, almost desperately. If he can, he pulls him close to his chest, wanting desperately for something to hold onto...
01[06:24] <@Trevor> Hoping that somehow Loot's presence would be able to fill this sudden emptiness that swelled up within him...
[06:25] <Maus_Riverbed> Loot's there.  He doesn't fight it.  He lets himself be pulled up against Trevor's chest, and look up at him as if to console him; it helps; but at the same time, parts of it just hurt more.
[06:25] <Maus_Riverbed> Loot opens his beak, ready to console Trevor.
[06:25] <Maus_Riverbed> He speaks.  Or, well, uh
[06:25] <Maus_Riverbed> "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH."
[06:25] <Maus_Riverbed> He screams.
[06:25] <Maus_Riverbed> Or rather, Maus does.
[06:25] <Maus_Riverbed> The second thing that has happened at the end of this nightmare is that Trevor is not woken to himself screaming.
01[06:26] <@Trevor> Trevor just sits down... Holding onto Loot... Desperately trying, albeit not succeeding, in holding back the emotions welling up in him... Before jumping back in shock at the scream which bellows out from Loot.
[06:26] <Maus_Riverbed> But rather, Maus is balled up next to him under the tree, blanket half thrown off of him, clutching onto his head in terror.
[06:27] <Maus_Riverbed> The other Pokemon present seem to have been woken too, and are quickly hurrying to his side in concern.
01[06:27] <@Trevor> Trevor hears an audible *thunk* as he comes to... Provoked by his slamming his own head back into the tree.
[06:27] <Maus_Riverbed> It's... decently into the morning.  There's light out.  It's actually decently warm this morning.
01[06:28] <@Trevor> He takes a moment to process what's going on around him, before noticing Maus in his current condition.
01[06:29] <@Trevor> "Maus, are... Are you alright?" He's probably still welling up with the emotions leftover from the dream, a bit weak in voice... But it doesn't stop him from checking on Maus.
[06:30] <Maus_Riverbed> Maus is in a sweat, trembling a little; then he starts breathing deep, trying to calm himself down.  "I... I just need.... haaah... a moment..."
01[06:31] <@Trevor> "Should I fetch you some water or something?" Trevor's a bit visibly shaken as well from his nightmare...
01[06:32] <@Trevor> But it doesn't stop him from, if only to figure out what's wrong with Maus, making what's probably a mistake in checking what's going through his head right now. (Telepathy)
01[06:35] <@Trevor> This... Doesn't help Trevor any. He quickly takes an empty Potion bottle and heads towards the river with it.
01[06:36] <@Trevor> Rinsing it out before filling it up with water, he heads over to Maus and offers it to him, if only to help him calm down a bit.
[06:37] <Maus_Riverbed> Maus shivers a little, but nods in thanks, taking the bottle and gulping down some of it, until COLD WINTER WATER is too much and he sets it back down.
[06:37] <Maus_Riverbed> He seems to be recovering fairly well.
[06:37] <Maus_Riverbed> "...S-sorry."
01[06:39] <@Trevor> "It's... It's alright, Maus. Just... Just calm down..." Half between wanting to console Maus and half needing a hug himself after his own nightmares, he quickly wraps his arms around Maus.
01[06:42] <@Trevor> "I'm sure it'll be fine." His words, while attempting to comfort him are, admittedly, more for comforting himself than for Maus.
[06:42] <Maus_Riverbed> Maus does much the same - holding onto Trevor, finding a little comfort in the other's presence.
[06:42] <Maus_Riverbed> And then in a heartwarming moment
[06:42] <Maus_Riverbed> It becomes a group hug with the Pokemon present
[06:42] <Maus_Riverbed> :3c
[06:43] <Maus_Riverbed> (>You feel you understand Maus a little better now...)
[06:43] <Maus_Riverbed> (RANK UP)
[06:43] <Maus_Riverbed> (>The [Wild Child] Social Link has reached rank 2!)
[06:44] <Maus_Riverbed> (Your power to summon Persona of the Strength Arcana has grown)
01[06:45] <@Trevor> Maus could probably hear Trevor trying to fight back his own tears as he (maus) begins to calm down from his own episode.
01[06:46] <@Trevor> A restrained sob or two... A sniffle here and there... It's not much, but it's plausible that it can be noticed.
[06:46] <Maus_Riverbed> "...Trevor?" Maus whispers softly.  "...Are -you- alright?"
01[06:47] <@Trevor> "I... I think I'll be fine myself..." He says, eventually releasing Maus from his grip. He reaches up towards Loot, wherever he may be.
[06:48] <Maus_Riverbed> Loot has settled back atop Trevor's head, and cocks his head curiously at Trevor as Maus lets him go.
[06:49] <Maus_Riverbed> "Caw?"
01[06:50] <@Trevor> Trevor tries to bring down Loot, attempting to bring the bird closer to him... Hoping that somehow he knew just what it was he felt before...
01[06:51] <@Trevor> If not how to fix it... But that can't be right, can it? And even if it was, it's not like he'd be able to understand the Murkrow.
[06:51] <Maus_Riverbed> Loot pecks him.
[06:51] <Maus_Riverbed> "Krow!"
[06:51] <Maus_Riverbed> Welp so much for that
01[06:52] <@Trevor> "Aagh... That was... I guess I'll have to remember he's not fond of close contact..."
[06:53] <Maus_Riverbed> Loot flutters back up onto Maus' head, who starts laughing a little.  Not at Trevor, just... a happy laugh, as he shakes off the rest of his shaken self.
01[06:54] <@Trevor> Trevor looks up at the bird, then back down at Maus... He glows red, a bit embarrassed that the kid saw him in such a state... Freakin' nightmares.
[06:56] <Maus_Riverbed> Maus smiles a little, standing up - and scurrying off into the tree with the blanket, returning it and digging around high up in the tree for... something.
[06:56] <Maus_Riverbed> It's kind of hard to make out what he's up to up there.
[06:57] <Maus_Riverbed> And then he comes back down, wearing fresh clothes himself, and getting Trevor's out of the tree as he comes down.
01[06:57] <@Trevor> Trevor... takes this moment to head over to the river... Wading through the snow in his bare feet... It's freakin' cold... He takes a drink from the near frozen river himself, then washes down his face.
01[06:59] <@Trevor> He then turns back to Maus as he arrives with his clothes. "Oh... Right..." He takes his clothes back from Maus, but knocks on them first. They might've turned frozen solid in the cold.
[06:59] <Maus_Riverbed> Maus comes up beside Trevor, returning his shoes and such to him - at least those have dried, although the socks and everything else are a little icy.
[06:59] <Maus_Riverbed> It's been a warm morning so they're not -bad-, but they're definitely going to need somewhere warm to defrost.
[07:00] <Maus_Riverbed> "So.  Back into town for breakfast?" Maus grins.
01[07:00] <@Trevor> "Perhaps lunch... It'll be fairly late by the time we return..."
01[07:00] <@Trevor> "Late into the morning, anyways..."
01[07:01] <@Trevor> He looks onto the nearest time-telling possession he has... A watch, perhaps, for the time.
[07:01] <Maus_Riverbed> "Well, whatever," Maus smirks.  Clover has settled into a pocket in his shirt; and Garuda and the Eevee are sitting on either shoulder, with Loot at the head of the mausdiamond.
[07:02] <Maus_Riverbed> It's about 8AM
[07:02] <Maus_Riverbed> "It'll take about an hour, so I guess you'd be right."
01[07:02] <@Trevor> "At least on my treat, then?"
01[07:03] <@Trevor> "It's the least I can do as gratitude for letting me spend the night with you..."
[07:04] <Maus_Riverbed> "...Alright.  I'll accept that," Maus nods.  "To breakfast!"
01[07:04] <@Trevor> He begins letting out what would have otherwise been his frostbitten Pokemon into the patch of grass that wasn't coated in snow. "For the Pokemon as well."
[07:04] <Maus_Riverbed> </session>