Re: Reaching Salvation: Post-Acer Part 9

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Kira stayed close to Luke as they walked, feeling a bit out-of-place. She wanted to travel, but she felt like she only belonged in the forest.

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Heidi frowned. "Didn't you guys think this through? We never really save the bathing suits we find, can't really be salvaged for much."

[MrMissMrs Random]

Josh shook his head. "He isn't really allowed to tell us stuff like that. But from what we learned before the assault on the Acer village it was something big."

[Book the Hero]

"...I'm guessing he's not the one in charge." Joey said, after a second of thought. "Al, Josh, who exactly was the leader of the group you were in?"

[Creation of Pokerus]

Paul chuckled. "Well, I suppose I know one person who can help us," he winked, "She has quite an unique Flow indeed. She's a weaver, and she makes the uniforms and all sorts of clothes for my associates."

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"Clothes, huh," Heidi repeated uninterestedly. For a second, she'd thought that she'd gotten out of leaving.

[Creation of Pokerus]

"Yup," Paul nodded, "not gonna get out of this that easily."

[MrMissMrs Random]

"We don't know. We only met him one time when we first came to the factory with Cestie and Eric." Josh explained. "He looked like a guy in his twenties or so. But that was the only time we saw him."

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"Dammit. Let's just get this over with," Heidi muttered.

[Creation of Pokerus]

Paul chuckled, offering his hand.

[Big Uri]

"Don't worry," Luke told her reassuringly. "I'm on good enough terms with Erika now, anyway, she'll be welcoming of us."

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Heidi continued muttering to herself, taking Paul's hand and pulling herself up.

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"It's not th-that, I just get kind of...nervous outside the forest..." Kira responded. She liked Erika well enough, and while the people did scare her, it was more of a lack of familiarity.

[Creation of Pokerus]

Paul nodded, leading her outside.

[Big Uri]

"Oh right," Luke nodded, taking this in, before replying with almost childlike simplicity. He did say the last part jokingly. "Well don't be. I'm here with you, and I'll have no unnecessary nervousness."

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Heidi blinked rapidly, her eyes adjusting quickly to the light. "Woohoo. Now what?" she asked, her voice dry.

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Kira laughed, wrapping her arm around Luke as they walked. "Okay, I'll trust you," she smiled softly.

[Creation of Pokerus]

"Now we head out to the pool," Paul shrugged.

[Book the Hero]

Joey's mind instantly went back to the days of the Acer, when Erika had first told him her story.

"...The slaver..." He whispered under his breath, in a way no one could hear it, as his fists clenched.

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"Lead the way," Heidi responded.

[Creation of Pokerus]

Paul nodded, pulling her along, having not let go of her hand.

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Heidi followed behind Paul, looking rather miserable.

[Creation of Pokerus]

"Hey, cheer up," Paul said, noticing this, "Why're you so down?"

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"You woke me up and dragged me out of my house, Paul. I have every right to be down," Heidi stated with a sigh.

[Creation of Pokerus]

"No one is this down from sleep lose," Paul deadpanned, "Besides, all you ever do is sleep."

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"That's not all I do," Heidi muttered in protest.

[Ra The BlazeWingPhoenix]

Seeing Paul doing his thing, Neo gave him a nod, and went to go check up on the gate. Since he was hearing footsteps from there.

OOC: Mind Neo dropping by to say hey to em?

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OOC: Go for it.

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