009 [Audio/Action for Goldenrod]

[soggypastry]

[With the disappearance of Hope, Lightning had been down in the dumps. Still is, really, but now...now she's back in Goldenrod to tend to his effects. She actually got in late this afternoon, but played hermit until now. Things need to get done, and she's the only one who can do 'em. Have the sound of a pen on paper for a little while, before she

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[Action] Aaactually they can just have their talk here, a herp.

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[A couple knocks before Fang opens the door and comes strolling in.]

Hey, soldier.

[Action] indeed they shall~

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['sup, Fang? You're getting a Riolu launching himself at your head from the bed that used to be Hopes. He seems cheerful, though Lightning stands up to pull him back.]

Fang.

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[Fang was... not expecting that. At all. In her surprise, she reaches up to hurriedly grab the Riolu by the scruff and--]

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[--oh.]

Oh. [She holds the offending pokémon by the scruff in front of her.] Didn't know you had an attack dog.

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[Despite being held by the scruff, Sen seems cheerful. He's yipping out a greeting, even as Lightning takes him from Fangs hand.] That's his way of saying hello. Don't think he could hurt you if he wanted to.

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[Fang shakes her head in amusement.]

If I had noticed one second later, he would've been a pancake.

[She sits on the bed.]

So, uh... I heard Ven had a visitor.

[Action] HOW DO I NOT GET THE NOTIF OR SEE THIS?! ARGH

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And I would have punched you hard enough to break your nose. [Matter of fact tone, Fang. She so would have.]

Yeah. That was Vanitas.

[Action] Talent.

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[Gives her a look like, well that isn't fair. ): You can't expect someone who's lived in a monster-filled land their whole lives not to react like that. Sen is lucky, all things considered!]

The guy who... once almost killed a whole town full of people? Just making sure we're talking about the same guy.

[Action] Talent? Pfft. More like utter fail on my part.

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[Sure, Sen is lucky. And so is Fang, because Lightning is actually pretty protective of her creatures.]

We are. The fact he didn't go after anyone but Ven and Terra means he's desperate for something. Don't know what.

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Annnd the reason we're not particularly concerned about him breaking into their room in the middle of the night is becaaauuuse...

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Because Terra was there. If Vanitas had done anything, Terra would have held him off long enough for Ven to get away and get help. [Headshake. Sorting Hopes things again.]

...and being concerned about it while we were still on the road wouldn't have fixed anything. There's nothing I could have done to help them.

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[Because one man was enough to hold off a kid who nearly went on a killing spree? A grunt as she scratches the back of her head. Well, whatever. No sense in lingering on the past.]

And I guess now he's run off back to his hole or something? Vanitas.

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[For a minute or two. Ven is very fast on his feet.]

I'm guessing. Can't be sure, but I haven't seen him around.

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Whaddya exactly plan on doin' once you have him restrained, anyway?

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Whatever it takes to get him off of Ven. Can't give you specifics until it happens.

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If he's going through the bother of chasin' him in a completely different world, then I doubt he's gonna stop so easy.

[Lightning might pick up on the question there; Why did she even bother? After all, she had said he was Hope's friend, and not her own.]