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El Sunderland
Frostfire [Mission w/ Toki]
POSTED ON Feb 23, 2024 3:05:07 GMT
El smiles as Toki praises Namielle. "He's a good boy, for sure." They agree.
The praise and attention seems to get a tiny, shy, smile - but an appreciative one nonetheless - from Namielle, who nods softly in response.
Toki's talk about teams, too, would get a sheepish laugh from El. "I just, uhm, been wandering a ton. You sometimes can't really be choosy about the sorta pokemon you find, but... If you ever wanna go look for a specific variety of pokemon, I'm happy to search with you." They offer with a smile.
But, as the duo approached the origin of the blaze - not too far from Petalburg Woods, though technically more in Route 104 - a lot of the chatter would die down. El listened carefully as Toki made his observations, to which they agreed. There weren't any distinct tracks amongst the foot traffic from the fleeing pokemon, and there wasn't any feathers, or tufts of fur stuck in any undergrowth....
... But as they moved, even if there was no pokemon in sight, there was one thing that El found - and the sight jolted their heart. A broken chain, attached to a long post driven into the earth. Around the site, gouges in the earth, displaced fallen leaves and torn grass, traces of food... And patches of dried blood.
"A poacher's trap, I think..." They murmured - there must've been something at the other end of the broken chain, but... Where was it? The answer, perhaps, would be in the blood trail - which led into the undergrowth. The tracks here looked as though a limb was being dragged along, as whatever pokemon moved...
El's expression twisted into that of deep sympathy. They had their suspicions of the state the wild pokemon might've been in... "... I don't think the poor thing is far from here - but it's probably hiding..." And the question now, was where..?
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