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◊◊◊ | Celestic Town [Northern house; basement & Outside; northwestern area] | Late Noon | Shaka :: 46 Tsukiko :: 30 | ◊◊◊

~*~ Shaka ~*~

The sequence of events occurring in the floor above was of little concern to Shaka after his fellow captives had left. Isolation was the only thing left in that dreary basement, and Shaka was thinking only of recovery in its company. To try and let his electrical patches recharge somewhat and leave what remains of his injured legs to ease. And to calm down his violent emotions. It was unknown to all others that the raichu had been scared by his own unleashed emotions. To know he had gone emotionally berserk because of two people he barely knew. Maybe it was just a prey-to-prey empathy? Why did he care so much for that scared mouse and her ghostly friend? How can they be so terrified yet so brave and so unrestricted in their lives.... while the only thing preserving his sanity is a queer black cloak? 

And why does he so desperately miss them both now? 
Shaka began to shudder, because he was scared. Why does he feel so alone? Was it companionship? It could not be possible;
he thought he had all but removed that desire over two years ago.

So, for how long has he been waiting? Probably..... only a minute. He was a wild pokémon; how would he know what 'hours' 'minutes' and 'seconds' were? There was only moonlight, sunlight, breaths, and heartbeats. Tsukiko and Morpheus were more or less free now. As he emerged from his despair, the familiar voice of Narron penetrated his thoughts. At this realization he smiled, for Tsukiko and the ghost had actually brought him here. That plant is developing a serious knack for appearing at the most desperate of times. Shaka sniffed at the darkness of the dank basement. The cold pipe above him endlessly patted his head with frigid, slightly rank drops of water that permeated his fur and cloak. Nearby, the blood of Tsukiko ran freshly; a dull miasma that filled his head with thoughts of vengeance towards the wood gecko that taunted his retreating companions. 

His heart began to pace itself in the anticipation of freedom, as he could sense Narron's presence at top of the stairs. Sade was close by. 

As Narron appeared at his side, Shaka remained quite motionless. "Don't worry, Shaka. I'll get you out of here...." Heeding the voice, Shaka opened his weary yet keen eyes and raised his head up slightly. He listened to Narron's words, yet he felt himself become more and more tense. Their only way out was through Sade, and Shaka wanted to make sure that lizard never got back up. Nonetheless, he thanked his friend with a sharp grin. "Thanks for coming back. But we got a lizard to kill. So cut me loose." The presence of the ivysaur gave the raichu confidence. And the sudden presence of Sade caused Shaka's blood to flow with an eagerness to fight. He was not frightened. Only determined. Together, the both of them can kill Sade. They will both get their revenge, Narron for Zoke and himself for Tsukiko.

~*~ Tsukiko ~*~

For someone with a serious wound and a burdened mind, Tsukiko was still making good distance towards the northwestern building. As she hurried herself, Morpheus began to speak his mind. "Y-yes. I want to stay with you Tsuki.... You're not a monster. You're like my mom." His words pushed aside, leaving her only quiet with amazement. She felt him shudder as he continued. "I don't want to lose you, not ever. I don't want you to fade away like mom." 

Her eyes were completely foocused upon the building which was only just a few dozen feet away from her by now, and yet Tsukiko's emotions were completely focuseed upon Morpheus. As she listened to him she had slowed her pace. She allowed herself to smile bitterly. "....And I don't want to lose you either, Morpheus. I don't want to lose you, like I also lost my mom." 

When she had paused Tsukiko had also become slowly aware of another voice echoing in the empty Celestic breeze. She immediately turned to see a distant figure limping towards her. It was the pachirisu.... why was it still calling her 'mama?' Unnerved by the beckoning yet pitying the confused child, Tsukiko desperately considered her actions. What should she do? She could not wait around any longer to find medical supplies for her eye. Gulping her fear she gave a wave to the pachirisu. "Th-this way! Hurry!" It was all the encouragement she could give. Having given her words, Tsukiko quickly bridges the final dozen feet to the building's front door. She took one hesitant stop at the unhinged wooden maw's front stop, but remained determined enough to step inside. Her ears flicked about and her nose sniffled nervously, and were greeted by nothing more than the musty, open atmosphere of a lightly dappled lobby.

((OOC -- Please note that I will definitely be editing in Tsukiko's post. But I will have to get to it later today, and want to make sure I do not get harbinger'd.
Apologies for the late edit.))

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◊◊◊ | Celestic Town [Northern house; basement & Northwestern house; kitchen] | Late Noon | Shaka :: 46 Tsukiko :: 31 | ◊◊◊

~*~ Shaka ~*~
( Skipping Shaka this time around, since Discord is in the Safehouse. )

~*~ Tsukiko ~*~

As she stood there, Morpheus had begun to shake. When she realized that he wanted to be freed, she released him from her embrace. He remained by the door even as she took her first nervous steps inside. "U-uh, Tsuki! I-I'm going to-to stay here." 

She respected his desire with an uneasy smile. It was getting harder to think without her eye throbbing in pain. The numbing adrenaline would not last much longer; she had to calm down if she did not want to bleed to death. "It's alright, Morpheus. You can stay here." She gently said, but the tensity was visible on her face. She did not have much more time to waste. She needed to get inside right now and not spare another second. "Be safe. Hurry in only if you think it is safer." She said as she hurried inside the building. 

Multiple holes gaped through the ceiling, letting the light of day leak through and giving an eerie patchy lighting to the inner building. The first place she approached was the kitchen, which was accessed through an empty doorframe at the opposite side of the house's main lobby. The first thing she did upon entering the room was walk over to the ground-level cabinets. She had to restrain herself from running even though she was nervous.

The compartments were musty and worn; the house was in mediocre condition and it was obvious that some heavy water damage had been inflicted upon it. Nothing could be found in the cabinets, obviously -- previous wanderers have already ravaged the entire kitchen for any source of easy food and medical items. She cursed the natural process of fungal decomposition as she left one cabinet with a gaping hole to the outside world in it. But then she opened up the one that was resting below the kitchen sink, she saw something inside. It was of a tarnished white color which contrasted against the dreary black. She quickly shoved open the cabinet and reached for the shaded case. When she pulled it out and drew it into the light.... surely enough, she could identify the red cross marking upon its top. 

How exactly this medical kit was here was of no concern to her right now. The only thing she could think about was to mend her wound. The amount of things it contained was incredible. Inside, there was hand sanitizer; a folded sheet of clean white cloth; some bandages; a medical eye patch; and....

She focuses upon one particular item and halts her hand. Could she really be this fortunate? She takes it up in both of her hands, and then beholds the entire container. Typed across its titling label she could see the words Full Restore. Doubting the existence of the very thing she held, Tsukiko turned it gently onto its bottom to see the expiration date. One year from now. Turning it back upright she looked at the light green medicinal mixture swishing inside the transparent plastic. She took a moment just to stand there and stare down in awe at the miracle she held. Just how could this valuable kit simply be sitting here in this house, without anyone having taken it before? 

She was so engrossed within her awe that she did not notice the bellowing roar and squeaks of pain coming from outside. It would have agonized her to discover the pachirisu had died, but her own moment of silence muted anything else around her. Knowing she may possibly survive now, if only possibly.

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◊◊◊ | Celestic Town [Northern house; basement & Outside; northwestern area] | Late Noon | Shaka :: 45 Tsukiko :: 32 | ◊◊◊

Tsukiko was startled out of her awe when she heard Morpheus cry loudly. She turned and looked quickly to see her friend hovering hastily through the front doors. He rushes to her. Morpheus's eyes were drowned with tears, and the tragic appearance rattled her. Was there something outside? Did someone die? 

"H-hey, it's okay Morpheus." She put the full restore down in the box as he approached, taking great care as she did so. "That thing outside scared you, didn't it? I... I heard it too." Even though she was completely distracted by what she had found.

She did not want to think something was chasing them. Not now. Not when she was already so close to avoiding one horrible death. Her ears perked up, trying to listen out for any signs of the beast. She even dared to step towards the front lobby, looking about carefully. There was nothing, and even the heavy footsteps it made were now gone. After a moment of silence, she calmed down and returned back to Morpheus and the medicine box. "It's okay, Morpheus. I think it's gone."

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◊◊◊ | Celestic Town [Northern house; basement & Outside; northwestern area] | Late Noon | Shaka :: 46 Tsukiko :: 33 | ◊◊◊

~*~ Shaka ~*~

With just as much ambition as Narron had when he came downstairs, Sade rushed into the basement and made his wicked entrance. The conversation before the battle was brief, but Sade told them the reason for his experiments. The lizard identified himself as a dishonorable predator in Shaka's eyes. One who killed and maimed only for sport. Sade picked up the very weapon he used to scar Tsukiko, and directed it towards him and Narron. now he was trying to murder Narron. 

Narron had directed the attention of this first attack, saving Shaka from the whirring object's lunge. He was putting up a good starting fight, but he seemed too preoccupied to free him just yet. So Shaka remained quiet, oberving Sade's fighting style while waiting for his freedom. Right now, his survival depended on Narron and the rare chance that the ivysaur could free him. The excitement of fighting such a powerful opponent ushered the raichu's lust for battle. 

~*~ Tsukiko ~*~

She needed to take care of this wound. Morpheus was inconsolable right now, and if she died then he would suffer an even greater plight. So with bitter ambition she returns her attention to the medicine box beside her. And then, to the Full Restore. She directed the nozzle towards her eye, finding her lack of vision on that side of her head to be very discomforting. This was going to hurt like hell. 

And she was not disappointed when she pulled the trigger for the first time. The medicine left an intense burning sensation that consumed her whole inner eye. As the pain spread outwards, she hardly managed to stop a long squeak of pain. The pain was slow to subside, but quick in its intensity due to the fact that she was so distracted by the will to get this over with. Five seconds was just long enough for her to regain the best of her senses and direct the spray nozzle back at her empty eye socket. The next spray was not any worse than the last, since she knew how much it would hurt now. 

She continued this pattern of spraying until she had used up half of the potion's surprisingly small amount. Four sprays in total were enough for now; the rest of the Full Restore should probably be saved for later. But for now she just lay there on the floor with her back to the wall, trying to recover. The bleeding seems to have stopped up some with the medicine's help, but her head was throbbing with numbness to the point that she felt quite dizzy.

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