022 // video/action for Blackthorn

[usedcalmmind]

[ Sebastian himself has the 'Gear for once, and he's reclining, calmly, in a massive armchair in the Blackthorn Inn. ]Good afternoon, Johto. I apologize; it's been quite some time, hasn't it

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[useddestinybond]

[Ciel is on the bed, staring at the Murkrow resting on the headboard. His face has little expression if you didn't know him, but he's actually troubled. Chrome's disappearance was a bit of a shock, and made even more real when he discovered her Murkrow in his party.]

[usedcalmmind]

[ Sebastian glances Ciel's way after shutting off the feed. It's readily apparent, at least to Sebastian, that there's something on the boy's mind, and it isn't hard to guess at what. Quietly, he removes his boots from the dog's back, catching its attention, and gestures it over to Ciel.

Eager to please as ever, the mutt ambles over and leaps onto the bed, settling down beside Ciel and resting his head on the boy's leg. ]

[useddestinybond]

[Absently he reaches down to pet the dog. He doesn't even realize at first that this isn't his Growlithe come to comfort him. Though after a few moments the difference in fur becomes apparent and he gives the mutt a somewhat abrupt look.]

I have no mutt icons! I need new Pokéicons.

[usedcalmmind]

[ The dog flinches slightly under Ciel's gaze, but wags his tail hopefully. Ciel's never been as harsh toward him as his own trainer. ]

saaaaaaaame

[useddestinybond]

[He pats the dog again and now turns his gaze toward Sebastian. He is not, however, going to discuss Chrome. Instead there are other matters of importance. Such as what happened this last weekend.]

I am not fond of the idea that there are three entire days that I can't remember. ... Again. [At least he didn't wake up in a cave alone this time.]

I'll hunt pixiv for art later. which pkmn do you need?

[usedcalmmind]

[ Three entire days, he reflects, is such a troublingly long amount of time for a mortal. Sebastian's smile is pleasant, but wry. ]

I suppose it's no comfort to you that I cannot remember them, either.

pfff i'll skype you the list?

[useddestinybond]

None at all. It's troubling that it has happened again however. If it were just the one time it would not bother me so much, but twice. And that each time we ended up in an unfamiliar place with no conceivable way of having gotten there.

It should not be possible for us to be here.

\o/

[usedcalmmind]

To be fair, young master, it isn't inconceivable that someone with the means to do so may have accompanied us here. We cannot rule anything out.

[ He glances down as Gressil climbs up his legs and onto his chest. ]

With my powers returned, I could have brought us here with no trouble in less than three days' time.

[useddestinybond]

For that you would have to have your powers. As I've understood it everyone brought here has had their abilities taken.

Even so, if it is true that someone with abilities like that may be here then that still becomes a problem. The skill to transfer someone halfway across the land and wipe all memory from it, that's quite the dangerous skill to possess.

[usedcalmmind]

Precisely my point.

[ Sebastian trails a plain human fingernail over one of Gressil's legs, frowning slightly. Being powerless is a constant looming threat. Certainly, there are still things he can do - his Pokémon team is hardly weak (though, unsettlingly, not as strong as Ciel's), and his combat skills are not to be trifled with.

But with a potential threat such as the one they're discussing, such things would be next to useless. Sebastian would be next to useless. It's not a feeling he's accustomed to. ]