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Lutgarde smiles, "Nice to meet you, too, Mimi!" However, the actual purpose of their wanderings here is ... darker than that. Admittedly, Lutgarde has gone here without much preparation work, simply fuelled by a desire to just look even if ... all hopes might be lost. But they're not the type to give up that quickly, so hey! There should be a hint around somewhere, right?

"Oh, a map's really- I didn't think of bringing one. Should probably be better prepared, as a ranger," they laugh, looking embarrassed while Sylv's hopping onto their shoulder - climbing nimbly up - to have a look at said map. "I think we can walk the marked path for now, and then maybe ... see if we spot anything out of order?" they suggest, then look around. Frankly, it's hard to say what's in order. It's really doing a number on their morale, but their hope and optimism would persist against all odds - for now. Until they'd have to face it, eventually. "Do you have a flying type that you can ride by any chance? It's probably safer to fly over the debris rather than walk on it, path or not."

Mimi Hirose

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"Ah, my achilles' heel," Lutgarde returns the chuckle with a grin, glad to see that there could still be something bright in these dire times. Arceus knows that they would need it in the times to come ... but they'd have time to consider that later. "Seems like I need to stop by HQ more often; usually just hop from place to place depending what comes up on my comms."

And hopping right now would be really ill-advised, given the remnants of the battle, the debris made of rock and fallen trees that definitely doesn't look like it'll hold any weight, leave alone Lutgarde's. (Sylv is light as a feather, which makes sense with how he's also smaller than other Sylveons). "Oh, perfect! Hello there," Lutgarde greets the Noivern with a smile, doing a little, casual variant of a bow while Sylv approaches the dragon-flying type with a friendly coo. He seems to ask permission for a nuzzle, but would keep respectful distance if physical contact isn't wanted. "In fact, I do ..."

But instead of taking out a pokéball, they whistle - and a Togekiss comes flying after a short moment. "This here is Sylph - she isn't that keen on company, but she also hates her ball, so ... she always keeps away a bit." The Togekiss doesn't share its kin's happy smile, and has a more neutral expression, but she also doesn't look unhappy, either - in fact, she bumps Lutgarde's hand, who then absent-mindedly produces a berry for her to eat. "Alright, let's see then, hm?" they ask, getting seated on Sylph while Sylv also hops on-board.

Mimi Hirose

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Lutgarde laughs at Mimi's comment, nodding, "Thanks for indulging me," they grin. It's true that they don't need to stop by HQ frequently, but as a thoroughly social creature, they do enjoy the company that comes with it, the hustle and bustle of exchanging smalltalk and actually useful information. "Are you stationed here in the area as well?"

Sylph's expression remains fairly neutral at Mimi's smile, but she does nod, and seems to puff her chest out a bit more as Lutgarde gets seated on her back. "She might like you," Lutgarde laughs, continuing to chitchat while Mimi's securing her saddle. "She's a full-fledged introvert." Unlike Sylv on her back, who made himself comfortable in front of Lutgarde. One of his ribbons is wrapped around his trainer's wrist, the other secures itself loosely around the Togekiss' wing.

"I can, yes," they nod, their mood turning slightly somber, before they shake it off with a faint smile. "It'll be hard to spot anything out of the ordinary when there's debris everywhere, but ... anything that might be intentional could be a lead, anything that seems targeted ... or bloodied. I'm not sure actually right now if his pokémon are missing, too," they ponder while they take off at a leisurely pace. They fly over the debris, but keep close enough so that they could look and hopefully not miss anythign that's particularly out of order.

Mimi Hirose

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"Ohh, Oldale! A really quaint town." It reminds them of home, so far away - even if their home still has been a bit more on the rowdy site, courtesy of ... well, themself and their siblings. They smile at Sylph's unusual, subtle display of puffing out her chest even a little bit, before they take flight. The Togekiss' wing beat propels the trio upward, until she finds a breeze to glide on. (One could say, she T-poses to assert dominance.)

Gladly, Lutgarde has plenty of experience trying to communicate over winds, and they catch Mimi's words before they'd pass the suspicious location, nodding. "LET'S DO IT!" they shout similiarly, even if their voice comes out incredibly booming - a short moment after, they look apologetic, hoping Mimi's not intimidated by their voice's volume. "SORRY! LET'S DESCEND!"

Sylph circles back a little bit as they descend again, hovering over the area Mimi has pointed out. A rockslide's moved the greenery a good bit down the mountain, trapping who knows what in its wake. "Let's be careful when moving the debris," Lutgarde says as they land on the ground, "I have a Galarian Rapidash that can help us move, but we gotta make some space first ..." A horse is quite fast and really fragile in the strangest ways. "Alright ..." Carefully, they start clearing an area, moving even quite sizeable rocks seemingly without effort.

After this task is done, they call for their Rapidash Oreo, "Hi, Oreo! We need your help right now." However, the Rapidash, regarding the unfamiliar face with a friendly neigh, doesn't move. Lutgarde frowns, confused, before ... "So nothing here, huh?" It seems like the Psychic type hasn't sensed any sign of life here.

Mimi Hirose