foolishwren | 118. [Video/Action for Shark House, a few hours after the quake]

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_{[The screen is fuzzy at first. It's a little hard to tell just what it IS, but- oh it's the floor. The camera's lying on its side. A chair is on its side, too, along with some other scattered objects. A broken plate is one of them. It's hard to tell how much damage was done, but everything looks pretty shaken up after that big quake.]}

Gilly? GIIIILLYYYYYY!

_{[Heather's somewhat-distorted voice comes from offscreen, and then a pair of sideways boots appears.]}

SCARLET?

_{[They turn towards the camera-- and then approach. Heather bends down and picks the 'Gear up, dusting it off as the view arrives shakily on her face.]}

Oh hey-- I was wondering where this went.

That was-- holy shit, that was intense.

Everybody okay out there?

_{[She moves as she talks, gesturing over her shoulder at the room-- for the past few weeks, she's been in Goldenrod, staying Envy, Greed and Lust in their house along with Henry. It's the first time she's BEEN in a house in.... a really long time, actually.]

[It's pretty nice.]

[But what isn't nice is...]}

I'm looking for-- like, all my Pokemon are present and accounted for except for three and they're the new babies. The swarm ones who showed up last month. I've been lookin' everywhere for them and-- what?

_{[She looks over her shoulder in response to a muffled shout from somewhere else in the house.]}

Really?

I'll-- hang on, I'll be right there.

_{[She shuts the 'Gear and the feed ends.]}

[ACTION, ABOUT HALF AN HOUR LATER]

_{[There's tons of swarm Pokemon migrating to WHERE?!]

[After finding twin sets of pawprints outside along the earth that WASN'T jittered around too badly by the earthquake, it's fairly obvious where her missing Pokemon went.]

[Among the general chaos that is the inside of Shark House, Heather can be found hurriedly packing her bag, stuffing clothes and food into it.]}

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[It takes Greed perhaps twenty seconds to reach s decision: the earthquakes are getting worse, so that can't be a good sign at all. Heather might get hurt, and that's not something he's going to let happen. There are still a few people in the house to take care of things if anything else happens.]

I'm coming, too.

With three of us we shouldn't have any problem locating your missing Pokemon.

_{[Heather doesn't quite look shocked, or even surprised. They're her pals. And Envy's already stuck his neck out for her on more than one occasion. Greed probably would have too, if he'd been here longer.]}

... Guys, you know you don't... have to, right?

I mean, I definitely won't mind the company.

But don't feel obligated.

[Envy waves that off.]

If I was only doing it because I felt obligated, I'd be complaining.

Got an extra minute for us to grab our bags?

[He's already starting to head back up to his and France's room to grab his (and look for France to say where he's going), even as he says it. No time for lingering around.]

[He shakes his head quickly, agreeing with Envy.]

If something's spooked your Pokemon, we'd better go get them quickly before something happens.

[He pauses for just a moment longer, straightening out his jacket nervously.]

I'll go grab my bag.

_{[... You guys. ;-;]

[A crooked smile tugs up one corner of her mouth as she sets her bag back down.]}

I guess I don't have any choice but to wait, huh?

_{[Envy's already going, so she makes a "shoo" motion at Greed, smirking slightly.]}

G'on, time's a-wastin'.

118. [Video/Action for Shark House, a few hours after the quake]

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