[Action] I'm a girl of wealth and taste.

[miss_dreavus]

Deja-vu.She'd heard the phrase used before, and from the context she'd heard it in she had a pretty good feeling it could apply to the situation she found herself in now: wandering the long corridors of a building as the sun set, stopping every now and then to gaze out the window at the night sky

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[betterthanawiki]

How curious. Right smack-dab in the middle of the hallway, some tiny little blue-and-yellow thing was simply... sitting there. Apparently oblivious to the risk some nighttime prowler or another could come along and trample something so small and inobtrusive. It showed no signs of wanting to move. Judging by the way its eyes were closed, it was entirely possible that the thing had somehow managed to fall asleep sitting up.

Or maybe... maybe it was just waiting for someone.

[miss_dreavus]

It would be ten minutes before she noticed the flattened pixie stuck to the bottom of her foot.

Actually, she did come very close to stepping on poor little Uxie, as she was paying more attention to what was outside the windows than inside the halls at the time. She stopped short when she felt her bare foot bump against something small that made a sound like a squeaky toy.

"...Ah..."

She had seen this thing somewhere before. Something, whether a dim memory or just pure Pokemon instinct, told her that she should in fact know exactly what it was. Or maybe it was just a prop from the old theatre. She nudged it gently with her toe.

[betterthanawiki]

"Please don't do that," the squeaky toy said.

[miss_dreavus]

OH GOD IT WAS ALIVE. She crouched down to better inspect it, all the while taking care not to look at its face for more than half a second.

"M...my apologies. What purpose do you have laying about these corridors like this?"

[betterthanawiki]

"I was too tired to float," it replied.

It then stretched both arms up towards her.

[miss_dreavus]

"You--"

--xie. Ah! That's what it was, it had to be! How on earth had she failed to recognize a Legendary being? Why, oh why did she touch him with her foot?!

She started to stand so she could bow, stopped halfway, started to make herself prostrate instead, stopped again, and... she probably looked pretty stupid, making such awkward and jerky movements. She'd never actually met such an important Pokemon before.

Or had she?

...She should probably say something. Why was there nobody hiding behind a curtain to remind her what to say?

"You are Uxie, are you not? I wasn't expecting to find you here." ...Why was he holding his arms up like that. What did that mean. What did he want from her oh no.

[betterthanawiki]

Uxie watched her odd little display of indecisiveness without a word, though he couldn't resist allowing his tails an amused little wave. So she knew his name, did she...?

"You weren't expecting to find me here? Are you sure about that, Blacky?"

A knowing little smile. A pause. And then, an impatient jerk of his arms. "...Aren't you going to pick me up?"

[miss_dreavus]

"I knew not what to expect from such a place."

He wanted her to pick him up. Oh wow. What an honour! She did so, but not with the same motherly instinct she had in life. She held him out at arm's length, not entirely sure just what to do with him. It was only then that she realized that he had said something strange.

"...Blacky. Is that my name?"

[betterthanawiki]

"Of course it is." Funny that she would remember his name, but not her own. Then again... he'd been carrying his name around for far longer than she'd carried hers. "Unless you'd much rather have a new one, I suppose."

[miss_dreavus]

"YES, I WANT TO BE NAMED MAXINE JUSTINE POWERS."

The thought was tempting. But she already felt some sort of connection with the name Blacky. Perhaps it was simply knowing that it was hers.

"I think I would much like to keep this one. Besides a name, I am looking to discover more of myself. Who I am, or who I may of been, or why this place is so familiar to me... Can you aid me, Uxie?"

You know. Since he was supposed to know everything.

[betterthanawiki]

"I can," Uxie replied, dangling limp as a ragdoll in her arms. "However, can and will are two very different things, aren't they?"

[miss_dreavus]

"Will you?"

[betterthanawiki]

"Not yet. Lazy girl!" Uxie chided her. "The being of knowledge loves an inquisitive mind, but he most loves those that are willing to search for answers themselves. Where's the victory in having all your answers handed to you here and now?"

[miss_dreavus]

She opened her mouth to argue, but decided that getting on a Legendary's bad side was not a good idea at all. He did have a point, anyway. Not that it made not knowing who she was any less frustrating.

"Please, I... I am not even sure where to begin. At least grant me that much."

[betterthanawiki]

"Why, you're standing right in the midst of your starting point." Uxie chuckled, tails starting up a slow, regular motion, like twin pendulums. "Fate has brought you here, so why not speak to the Headmasters about staying a while?"

[miss_dreavus]

Those tails were very distracting. Probably due to those pretty, shiny gems on them. And also the fact that they were conveniently far away from Uxie's face, and watching them meant less risk of eye contact.

"Very well. One mustn't argue with fate. Where can one find these... Headmasters?"

She was picturing two or more giant floating heads. SO CLOSE, BUT SO FAR.