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[tealeavesandthorns]

Oh wow congratulations on your pregnancy with the Lieutenant! I bet you two are very happy! Is it a boy or a girl!?

"We are incredibly happy, thank you."

"We don't know yet, it's a little early to tell. Which is absolutely not stopping Maddie from asking every couple of days. Or everyone from speculating. I think everyone at the lab has started putting their bets on and I'm pretty sure my family are on it. They're very excited because they didn't really get to do it with Maddie, they did it with Maeve and the twins though, we all put bets on things like dates, times, gender, hair colour...."

[kxraunos]

@plasmonster cont'd.

Silence.

It not recognizing her prompt as a command that needs obeying was already enough for her to form a hypothesis on her mind regarding the activations of its unit. Was it sent out for a test run? Was it sent out to target her? Latter is unlikely. Her own unit would have immediately hit hard before her target would have reacted, then get away from the scene before any further commotion would be drawn.

Then again, that was just comparison out of personal bias.

Or perhaps a third reason, that which it had broke from its creators?

Erisyne is not, by any means, unaware of how tense the air between her and mechanical monstrosity is right now, what with its tilted head. Perhaps it was assessing, on whether she was a threat or not. And if it did?

Then things would indeed end up unnecessarily drastic now, would it?

"Fine. You can you keep your secrets to yourself, machine." She stated. "But all I want to know is the purpose of you being here. Was it for scouting? Assassination? Subterfuge? Or is it something that you don't even know why? Like a haunting ghost beneath the programming?"

Apprehensiveness set aside, Keraunos' CEO would now gravitate to her usual; curiosity. Hence why she enumerated any possible reason as to why it is here; on what purpose it would be having.

After all, she's handled with a similar unit to it, which makes her now intricately fascinated if she can make comparisons and contrasts between what is hers, and this one.

[divinusincognitus]

@mxstball

Since when was the last time she had found herself in this place? Spear Pillar. A monument of reverence, of ancient wonder... Once. At least before its ruination. A mixture of fine emotions, memories... and rot was something she had felt the moment she had stepped foot before the ancient ruins, after long since she had abandoned her throne to walk among the mortal plane.

It was more of the third, of course, on a creeping, intensifying surge, but... The rot is under control. For now.

She would have had enjoyed a moment of nostalgia in this place. After all, this place also was and is still, the gateway to the Hall of Origin. Home. Yet what of nostalgia, if all she could remember was eras of solitude when she was on her throne?

The Pathfinder's moments of nostalgia and of surging rot would be interrupted, when she had felt a presence, just close by, to which she would then turn around to face whoever it was that had unintentionally interrupted her.

"... Curious." She began. "Not many come to this place nowadays. Usually its either something critical or of utmost importance happening here, or for personal reasons. I wonder which one of those would be the reason for you?"

[divinusincognitus]

@spinalunae cont'd,

"Then you should go out more often. It certainly helps in a generally therapeutic way."

Debatable, at least on her end. She went out, herself. Went out of her court and off her throne, long enough that she'd have forgotten already on when she had done that exactly, yet she doesn't really feel generally better. At least better enough.

But alas, that's only something she'd keep to herself.

"Don't worry about me. I'm just a traveling performer, nothing much to note." She stated, trying to be modest.

"As for you? You certainly look like someone of esteemed renown. Or maybe my hunch is wrong." A pause. "A pleasure to meet you too,"

[kxraunos]

"The prodigal son returns." She muttered to herself. Sure, he has grown, but the resemblance on whatever record, fragments of them, about this certain individual does have certain descriptions that do fit. She'd criticize the old relic for everything he's done, and how his breakdown was a complete waste... But at least he had the least bit interesting loose end left behind.

Shame the old relic of days past has squandered such potential.

Then again, from what she had gathered since her return to Unova years ago, she can assume that as manipulative as he was, his temper was wasteful.

... But perhaps she can still salvage. Its a long shot in the dark, but there's always a non-zero chance. She's always found a way to make things work.

"Welcome." She began, approaching N as she smoothly weaved across the crowd flocking the store for her infrastructure's products. "You're just in time for the grand reopening of Kerauno-Mart after some key renovations. Are you interested on trying some Keraunos-based commodities, or are you here to window shop for a future purchase?"

@weisskunig

[wxlpurgxsnxcht]

@mxstball

Angelica would find herself on Sinnoh, having just finished some 'work' that required her presence to be around in this region in particular, and got paid a generous sum for it. A bit disappointing that she ended it too quickly, as she now has too much time on her hands.

That being said, while she was walking with Titania by her side, a thought did come across her. What route was she in again? She would then check on her gps, and it would show that she is currently in Route 216. Now, why does that sound so familiar...?

'if you ever find yourself in northern Sinnoh, there's this lounge in Route 216. It's a bit out of the way, but you're more than happy to go there and ask for me'.

Oh, right. What Heidi recommended back then. Since she's now curious if the lounge does exist around here, she would then go and take a look.

"Hm." One of her burner phones would ring. A message, it seemed. Hence, she would pick it up, her expression being one of curiosity.

Seems that it was a message for 'Morgan'. She hadn't opened it yet, but it likely might be from Heidi herself, as she did shared her both Vivian and Morgan calling cards, or from Dinah.

"... Talk about coincidence." She spoke dryly, before then opening and reading the message.

[wxlpurgxsnxcht]

@weisskunig cont'd (.)

"Already on it."

Upon confirming from Titania that the coast is clear, Angelica would send out Harriet, her Cinderace, to help N get up and hold him steady, acting like his 'crutch', making sure to relocate him somewhere that's less exposed, with Titania on vigil all the way.

By the time they got into a suitable spot, she would make sure that N is on a comfortable position, before simply giving Harriet a nod, and he would start running in a blitz to fetch some medical supplies. Doesn't matter how he'd do it, he will get it in no time.

Thus, while waiting for her Cinderace to return, Angelica would let out a sigh, sitting beside him but kept distance, as he needed space to rest properly on his spot.

"Got any idea who did this to you?" She asked, straight to the point. She wouldn't say obvious shit like 'You got pretty banged up there.', or 'How are you feeling?', the latter she already knows the answer to.

If he were on his spot, she would be feeling like shit right now.

"Because as it stands, this isn't done by anyone who'd just do this 'just because'."

her instincts from being born and raised in Castelia's lower district tell her that there was obvious motive here, on the state they left N in, but she wouldn't press any further questions beyond this, if he doesn't want to talk about it.

At least the Zorua that was with him was lucky and left unscathed, for the most part.