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[unmeisenshi]

Bellum had heard of Ihsahns past, or some of it. Knew what he was too.

Bellum wasn't the best at pep talks. So, he had gone to someone he knew that maybe could talk to the Salazzle.

He had asked Poseidon to come in and maybe talk to him. Poseidon was a Vaporeon, a tall boy, about the same size as his father, so tall. Broad shouldered, wearing simple shorts with palm leaf patterns and decor, and a flowery summer shirt it looked like, it was open with buttons. Other than that he was without a t shirt underneath. So Ihsahn and others could see he was muscular, like he worked out a lot. He smelled of fish, the sea.

"Yo!" He offered in greeting.

Ihsahn was outside of the house, training with his fan weapons. He was swinging his left fan when Poseidon called out to him, and was startled by the sudden appearance of someone new. Ihsahn shrieked, stumbling and falling over.

"H-Hello..." Ihsahn replied meekly, looking up at the Vaporeon before him. "H-How can I help..."

[unmeisenshi]

"Are you okay Solaris?" While he wasn't privy to everything, there were things that Dave could find out.

There were things that simply echoed through to things. Things, that entities like himself could feel.

Gods were powerful beings, but they were infallible, and they weren't perfect.

Dave had deduced what had happened with strands of memories and listening in.

Sometimes, the hardest decisions left ugly consequences.

And it was why Dave was checking up on Solaris.

Solaris looked at Dave briefly, then back down. Solaris was visibly distraught, and shaken up. "I... No..."

The Charizard then stole another glance at Dave, and sighed. They knew what the dragon was capable of already... Meaning that he had to have been filled in on what happened, if not from word of mouth.

"How much do you know already?"

[unmeisenshi]

It was Desire's birthday. He wasn't one to really celebrate it, but this once, he'd do something to celebrate it.

He celebrated it in the new Flora as it was aptly named.

Desire grinned as he helped the people around hin set up Valentine's decor among houses and the walls of the palisades Bellum had built.

He had also brought chocolates for the adults to give out, which had a bit of extra zing to make a romantic night a bit more special. Nothing more than mild aphrodisiacs.

Then there were the chocolates for the teenagers. Just normal chocolates with varying added tastes. Like mint, strawberry and such!

He grinned at Zane, he had a stall up that offered alcohol and chocolates for the adults, while a local girl had a stall for normal sweet drinks and candy for the rest.

"Hey there stranger~!" Desire called out teasingly.

Zane rubbed the back of their head, seeing all of the assorted sweets and drinks going around. It left the Marowak more than a little confused. They heard Desire call out to them, and Zane turned to them, and cautiously walked up.

"H-Hey, Desire..." Zane said, his nose slightly crinkling at the smell of the aphrodisiacs in the chocolates. They rubbed their head again, and looked around. "What... Is happening...?"

[unmeisenshi]

Bellum finally got the chance to visit Zane's world. Bellum had had to do some things on his end, but he was glad to finally come and visit.

He had even bought a lot of food. It was in something to store it all, and keep it warm. Hammer space was good for that, but the item was borrowed from his father. Bellum didn't know what else to do. Well other than maybe bring seeds for farming, but he wasnt sure if they could do that. Hed do it next time.

As for now? He wasn't sure what to expect to see in all honesty. He expected ruined and dark lands, an empty wasteland maybe. Zane had after all painted a very bad picture.

Zane's world wasn't perfect quite yet. Alstroemeria remained in rubble, though rebuilding efforts did slowly begin. With some help from a close-by dimension, several devices were being rolled into a building. The devices were egg shaped, but hollow.

Zane would be seen directing the traffic flow of the Pokemon hauling these devices. Something new that Bellum would notice was that Zane's left eye, which was normally closed shut due to a scar, was open. Zane normally kept it shut not only to protect their already damaged eye, but to not scare anyone. They wanted to try out having it open, to see how the people reacted.

The Marowak would spot Bellum, and gave a smile and a light wave to him.

[unmeisenshi]

@cerulean-volcano: A certain Typhlosion would find himself sitting at Solaris’ bars counter. Between the summer rush at his shop and taking care of Eva, he was feeling some of the stress of life piling on, enough so that he felt a need for a drink. Though this was half the reason he was here, the other half was to check in on Solaris. Work and life had kept the two separated for a bit and he wanted to make sure the Charizard was doing alright. Which is why Karie tried to shoot for a time window where the bar would be rather light on patrons when he came in.

Solaris would look at the door when Karie entered. The Charizard would look away, his face turning a shade of red. He had some thoughts the past few days, feelings that came to the surface that he didn't know were real or not. Seeing the Typhlosion made Solaris' heart race, and when he approached the bar Solaris tried to play it cool.

"Uh... H-Hey Karie. What's up?" Solaris asked, his voice cracking and his cheeks remaining a rosy red.

[unmeisenshi]

Dave looked at Zane, his gaze firm as he stared at the Marowak.

This, wasn't this entity's home. Dave felt a strange power come from him, but he was unsure what it was, so his eyes narrowed a little.

"You are not from here," was Daves only statement. Neither threat nor welcome, it was just a statement of fact. And an invitation for possible explanation.

Zane turned to see the large dragon, locking his lone silver eye with Dave's. Their left arm whirred, ready to unsheathe the sword hidden inside if they needed to.

"I am and I am not. This isn't my timeline, but it is still Flora. It's still home." Zane's gaze didn't falter for a second. They didn't get hostile vibes from this dragon, but they weren't going to let their guard down - not even for a second. "Who's asking?"

[unmeisenshi]

Lydia wasn't sure how she got here. The one moment she had been heading home to Unova. The next... she was here. To matters even more strange, she had been turned into an axew. She bumped into someone. "Ow! Watch where you going!" She grumbled. Rubbing her face with her short arms.

The Pokemon Lydia bumped into was Phoebe, having finished giving a small speech to the newest rescue team members. She wore a baseball tee and jeans, with a jacket tied around her waist. The Lycanroc turned around, bo staff resting on her shoulders, and squatted to be at the Axew's level, revealing her Marowak skull mask covering her face.

"No need to get so upset. Besides, you were the one who bumped into me." Phoebe paused, and looked the Axew over. "You alright? You look a little lost."

[unmeisenshi]

Harbinger didn't go to bars often. But he had heard that Solaris had one, and that well. He wasn't feeling okay. Even if Harbinger wasn't very emotive, it didn't mean he wasn't concerned. So he stopped by, waving at Solaris and giving his fellow fire type a small smile. "Heya." He said softly. His white glowing eyes, a creep factor to some, were gentle as the Flareon took a seat. "How are you feeling?" He asked, figuring he could go right to the point.

Solaris was wiping the bar down, finishing up when he saw Harbinger walk inside. The Charizard gave a wave back to the Flareon, admittedly getting a little lost in his glowing eyes before snapping back to reality at Harbinger's question.

"M-Me? I'm..." Solaris paused for a moment. "I'm just... I'm not feeling great. Zane's death anniversary... If you even want to call it that... Happened a few weeks ago and I've been trying to work through it. It happened a year ago, but it feels fresh in my mind still..."

The Charizard shrugged. "I don't know if that made any sense at all, but... Yeah..."