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_{[Backdated to earlier on Friday morning, close to noon.]}

[Text to Otacon and Liquid.]

I'm running ahead a bit

Gotta meet somebody.

I don't think there's far left to go though so if I don't see you before we get there I'll catch up with you in the city ok?

peace out

[Text to Kaito]

Hey, how far've you gotten??

I can see POLLUTION over the treetops which means I've gotta be getting close-- hope I didn't pass you yet.

_{[That overcast gray sky overhead is somehow oppressive, even on the video feed. Yet, Heather looks cheerful. Maybe she doesn't notice it-- it IS rather... tame on the surface in comparison to the ghastly fog that had come rolling in on silent feet before the hallucinations had set in about a month ago... Not to mention this weird overcast state is more or less the norm a lot of the time where Heather comes from. Or maybe it's just that she's happy to be on the road again-- it's the first time she's made a transmission of her own since leaving Azalea. Not to mention now that Minnie's safe, the trip has a bit less urgency to it.]}

Man, I don't know about anybody else, but I'm sure glad that frosty air is gone...

Anyway, uh-- guys, I had a question.

What kinds of Pokemon are around here? Hal caught one of those... teleporting bald fox things, but I haven't seen much of anything else. _{Except for the bugs in my sleeping bag at night...} _{[THANKS SNAKE YOU REALLY HELPED HER SLEEP SOUNDLY.]}

It's kinda been awhile since I've caught anything, and while I am gonna be getting the rest of my guys back soon, Cooj is getting uh... sorta tired.

_{[... Not that it, you know, showed. He was still romping merrily in and out of the frame as Heather walked. But it was true enough, now that she was going ahead by herself and the Growlithe had to do all the battling on his own, the traveling without aid of Pokemon Center was making him a little less enthusiastic about chasing things off.]}

I don't even think I have any Pokeballs, but ... any recommendations?

I'm open to anything.

.... Except those things.

_{[The turns the camera around to point at a small gaggle of mostly-concealed Jigglypuff in the grass that have seemingly been following her.]}

There is a reason I have not tried to catch you, Weird Round Pink Things.

Go away.

_{[End feed.]}

[Text to Minnie-- PRIVATE.]

Hey Minnie

How you doing?

Are you somewhere safe now?

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I'm doing much better... I'm in the Azeala Town Pokemon Center, and I have such good friends with me.

There are some grass types in the Forest, but they're hard to find. You would have much better luck catching one of the bug type pokemon in there.

That's great to hear.

I'm glad someone helped you... sorry I wasn't there to, myself...

I probably shoulda stayed around Azalea a little longer instead of charging off.


But hey, you're safe and that's what matters.

Were the nurses able to patch you up ok?

Well, I'm not really in the forest anymore-- we got outta there the other day. I'm on the road now.

I wouldn't mind catching a bug Pokemon so much, though... _{[She looks thoughtful.]}

You still helped me, and I'm very grateful. Your story and your encouragement gave me strength.

The nurses are doing great jobs with me. I'm healing more day by day.

Why not catch one then? Bug types will be useful if you train them enough. They can causes status effects, or at least some of them can.

Well, that was the goal!

I'm real glad it helped. 

You just... really looked like you needed it.

Let me know if there's anything else at all I can do, ok?

_{[Like, uh, you know, try to beat the crap out of her torturer. Heather would be happy to do that!]}

Thank you very much, Heather.

All I ask if that you continue taking care of yourself.

Ahhh...! H-how can you not want to catch one of them? They're adorable!

... Maybe you should tell it the reason?

Haha, it seems like that small pink Pokemon has taken a liking to you, Miss Mason. May I ask why you prefer not to capture it?

... Good idea.

_{[She turns.]}

YOU'RE CREEPY.

I don't like you.

Please leave.

_{[The Jigglypuff just... stare.]}

.... See?

Because they're weirding me out.

Those eyes like... take up twenty percent of the body and that is not okay.

Adorable?

Their eyes look like those shiny fake blue rocks you can buy in petstores to put in fish tanks if you're gaudy and have no taste!

They're creepy.

Hey, like I said, don't mention it! I'm glad you're ok.

And don't worry, I'm doing fine.

It's you I was worried about!

But you're tough. I probably shouldn't be worried at all right?

I just might!

I always kinda liked bugs.

_{[Just not when they were in her sleeping bag.]}

...

Try catching it! That seemed to work for Jet!!

[if by "work" you mean "have the creepy creature in question captured and be a partner that will stare at you and give little children nightmares for the rest of your days" anyway.]

Right?! It makes them absolutely adorable! Aaa... I really want one! Where are they again? Near Goldenrod?

Haha, well, I do have to admit, that is quite strange. But it cannot be much more stranger than those pink plant-like Pokemon.

[Now those are fucking creepy. It didn't help that Luke had one. Those things defied all laws of...normal animal sense or whatever.]

.... Yeah.

Yeah, they're on the way to Goldenrod City.

Catch one if you want, but I sure don't want anything to do with them.

_{They remind me of the friggin' Langoliers...}

Gah! What? No!

I don't wanna catch one of those things, they're-- .... CREEPY! _{[There was no more eloquent word she could think of right now.]}

I already regretted catching that... ghost balloon thing awhile back...

You mean those ones with the sorta helicoptery leaves?

I dunno... I think these has that one beat.

Nothing like this should exist in the natural world.

-- Oh, you caught one of those too?

That's how I ended up with Jet!

Hehe... It's something to look forward to when we finally head there.

Haha, well then, perhaps you should tell it the reason of your dislike. It might stop following you then, Miss Mason.

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