[Game] Lord Windos' PokeRole Adventure: Celadon City Vandel

[Dragonstrike]

Spoiler

'....*Sighs* That is to be expected, in retrospect. Giving her a mirror and calmly explaining things should be sufficient without me making a personal appearance, given she is most likely a rational individual, but if required, I'll show myself to lend credence to what happened. For now, I will be in my Greatball recovering, so please don't bother me for a little awhile, unless necessary....'

And just like that, she vanishes, Teleporting back into her capture device for a little R&R, or until if she has to make a reveal. That was blessedly easy!

You didn't even have to go over to shake her awake, for when you cracked your knuckles, the sharp popping noise was enough to cause the now bullish womn to let out a large *Snort!*, before she suddenly stretched her arms and let out a loud yawn, then started to rub the sleep out of her eyes. Though their was no telling what their former color (if any) were, they were now dark brown, as they blearly stared in front of her, her once blissfully happy expression now set in a sullen frown.

"Mmmrrrrr…five more minutes, before I have to.....hrrn. Don't....think about it, Alex. Just....ignore them. *Huffs* ...What was that noise, anyway? Sounded like the specimens were pecking at the door again. *Shakes head, and opens her eyes a bit more* ...No, that's not right. They usually grow or make more of a racket than that. It sound like.....popping? *Sighs* ...Did I leave the hot water bath again? Uh...likely so. That will be sodding hot mess to-"

Her words are abruptly arrested when she pans her head in your direction (where presumably the baths lay somewhere) staring at you with wide, stunned eyes.

You both then jumped when you suddenly heard someone knocking on the door, which was followed by the muted but unmistakable voice of Lindworm.

"Reiner? Are you alright? I've just finished.....my search, but I've been hearing....something going on in that lab until a few minutes ago. I assume you've been busy taking care of another one of those....beasts, yes?"

".....Help? It has....come? "

Thought faint, you could clearly hear Alexandria speak up after your fellow exile finished, causing you to look away from the door and at her once more, finding her cupping her mouth and staring at the door in what could only be described as a mixture of stunned disbelief and raw, naked fearful hope. She then turned to stare at you again, not uttering a single word.

"....Reiner? Reiner? Answer me.....please."

...Well, this has gone....differently than you expected it to. Only thing you can do now is push onwards.

"Well, you're certainly a light sleeper.  Though I suppose sleeping in this place for an extended period of time would do that to a person, with or without the discomfort from the lack of a proper bed and sufficiently spacey living areas.  And to answer your question, Alexandria, yes, help has arrived.  Though we're probably not who you were expecting to turn up."  

Reiner heads to the door and talks through it much like Lindworm just did.

"Everything's clear in here, Lindworm.  Found a survivor.  Give us a sec, though.  Go check on Arial in the meantime. Or keep watch."

He turns back to Alexandria, waiting to see how she initially reacts to the same realizations as stated previously...