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[miniworth]

[ The feed turns on and there is one very upset Plusle. He'd been so excited - so excited! - about returning to Goldenrod and he and Rom and everyone can have fun! But this isn't the time for that anymore, because Goldenrod is the city of sleep for Rem's trainer and his best friend.

He whines, chorused by a small group of Pokémon huddled near a

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[biteisbigger]

[ Kisa hasn't really budged from Ritsu's side ever since her cousin collapsed, but Miles' message is enough to prompt her to finally move.

... Not without leaving Togezilla to guard Ritsu, though.

Have a knock on the door, Miles. ]

[miniworth]

[ He opens the door for her and steps aside, looking apologetic. He hadn't meant for their reunion to be like this, and neither had Ken. He gestures to the bed. ]

Nemesis was the one who told me.

[biteisbigger]

[ Kisa steps in quietly, Mogeta clinging to her neck and the baby Eevee in a sleepy ball in her arms. ]

Ken-kun, too...

[miniworth]

[ Miles offers her the chair by the bed, looking uneasy. ] It happened soon after we got here.

[biteisbigger]

[ and Kisa sinks into it, a little tired, eyes flickering over to the bed's occupant. ] I don't understand... what's going on?

[miniworth]

... It's a Pokémon. [ And it's warm, but Miles takes a spare blanket and drapes it over Kisa lightly. ]

[biteisbigger]

[ she hunkers down a little under it, Mogeta wriggling until she's completely covered. ] A Pokémon? Then... it really isn't... like what normally happens?

[miniworth]

[ He nods. ] It's called a Shedninja. If you look into the back of their shell... this happens. [ How to say "they suck your soul out" without being so blunt. ]

[biteisbigger]

"This"...?

[miniworth]

... Shedninja steal people's souls.

[biteisbigger]

-- Steal...?!