( @ask-the-sun-deity ) Solaris @ Hazel: “if you are not looking for your friend, then what, or who, exactly are you looking for in the forest?
Upon turning to face Solaris, Hazel immediately became distracted by their humanoid appearance. So did many others, apparently.
Hazel: “How are you…? Never mind, not my business.”
She was clearly still distracted despite trying to play it off as not a big deal, but continued.
Hazel: “What I’m looking for is the treasure of the Fae Forest. And to do that, I need to find the Dungeon Master.”
[ ID: A grayscale drawing of Fenninkou, a hybrid of Fennekin and Litten, with a mono-color background. She is shown from the neck up, with her face slightly angled away from the viewer towards the left. She looks excited and eager. Her eyes are big, wide and sparkling, her mouth is in an open smile that shows her fangs, and there’s other, smaller sparkles at the left and right of her face. End ID ]
Fenninkou: “YOU’RE A TREASURE HUNTER?!”
Rue and Hazel both flinch at her shout.
The Fennlin started bobbing up and down like an overeager cat on catnip. She circled around Hazel with literal stars in her eyes.
Hazel: “Uh… well, that’s…”
That conflicted look on her face again presented itself as she watched Fenninkou circle about.
Hazel: “Y-yeah. Yeah! Sure!”
Until she doubled down and played it up, anyway.
[ ID: A grayscale drawing of Hazel, a hybrid of Riolu, Galarian Zigzagoon and Sentret, shown from the neck up, oriented similarly to the previous image. She’s making a face just like the “uwu” emoticon, looking very proud of herself. End ID ]
Hazel: “I’ve done a bit of exploring here and there. Totally.”
Fenninkou: “RUE RUE IT’S A REAL TREASURE HUNTER LOOK”
Hazel: “Geez, kid. Laying it on thick. But I respect it.”
Fenninkou: “So you’re gonna go find the Dungeon Master and ask for help about your friend, right?”
Hazel didn’t respond. Not verbally, at least.
If anyone were watching Hazel’s face right then, one would spot her lower eyelid twitching somewhat.
