Episode 1: A Stranger In Familiar!

[fallers_npcs]

Today on Melemele, there has been a strange and rash sequence of events!

Officer Jenny has been busy, as a series of thefts has been noted across the city. The wealthy industrialist Viren has been targeted several times with valuables relating to the Pokemon Groudon.

As researchers are coming into the town today to help work on the Ultra Hole situation, on invite of the Aether Foundation, it seems that someone might have slipped through into the town. A certain woman in green might have been spotted in several of Viren's locations before a theft has been seen.

Some people might be starting to get uneasy about the influx of people. Perhaps it's time to investigate some of these rumors that a thief might have made their way onto the island...

Comments

[fallers_npcs]

They disbanded years ago. Dunno what happened to them. Some say that Kyogre and Groudon rose from their slumber and wrecked havoc in their region and some trainer stopped them. But I don't give a damn about that. All I care about is my stuff not being messed with. But, with all these ex-members coming in from their ranks from their scientists being all "reformed" [and at this he wiggled his fingers in quotation marks] Bah! Bah I say!

Here, c'mon I'll show you.

[Getting up, he went over to the vault, keyed, opened it, and showed off the collection in the room where there was a huge pile of loot, all displayed in a room. There was a lot of high quality polished things; statues, golden figures, pieces of old treasure. And there was a cracked blue orb that was literally taped together.]

This is everything that the lady was scoping out. Normally it's downstairs in the display cases, but when she started poking around, we brought it up to the vault. I was going to toss the orb though, even though its made of Sapphire, it's worthless now if it's just a chunk. Here.

[And he plucked it from it's casing and handed it to Yotsuyu. You sense that it is Very Important.] Take it. As a gift. It's still worth a penny. At least five mill Poke.

[darkenedmoon]

I do understand being skeptical about one's reformation. [Oh, how dry she was being now. As her own 'reformation', as it were, was still in question! So far Gosetsu has been staying close to her, but he strays a bit around the room now, and she glances at him, briefly.]

Do not get into trouble here in Lord Viren's place, Gosetsu. We are working. We shall play later, if you like. [She would have carried him, but she still has not found a proper way to write and do so at the same time. Her next comment is more for form's sake--she can tell this sphere is important, but Being a Delicate Lady demands a certain form!]

Oh, my lord--are you certain? It may not be whole any more, but sapphires that large cannot be that commonplace...if you are sure, believe me, I am grateful for your kindness! [She will wait for it to be offered again, but Yotsuyu will accept it, with dainty grace, and bestow upon him a smile.]

[fallers_npcs]

Troublemakers. Aether recruits from all of those old "Teams" all the time, and I wonder if we're just scooping up all of those big brains of theirs.

[He smirked.] Keep it. As payment for a good time tonight with a lovely lady. [He said, waving his fan in his hand.]

[darkenedmoon]

You have my thanks, my lord. Both for your cooperation, and your generosity. [He gets a very proper Eastern bow from Yotsuyu, then.]

Should you have need to contact me again, you may ask for Yotsuyu Naeuri at the Aether Corporation; I do not precisely work there, of course, but as a Faller, I am under the...observation? Care? of President Lusamine and her family. [Nor does she have anything with her like a cell phone or a tomesphone to be in contact with her, yet. Or even a Pokedex, for that matter. Though whether that is a contact device or not, she is uncertain. She knows linkpearls. These are not that.]

In case we have missed anything, of course. [She tucks her notebook and the sphere itself in a pouch at her belt, closes it, and leans down slightly.] Come, Gosetsu. We have taken up enough of this good man's time. Lord Viren, I do thank you again for your help!

[fallers_npcs]

Be sure to drop by again, I could use the visit. [said Viren as they left.] At least I got rid of the junk.