confuse & confound

    "A good guess. Indeed, I have died, but have yet to pass on." This was accompanied by a nonchalant shrug, he himself letting her know that his death was something he was comfortable talking about. Though, the circumstances regarding how he died was a different matter altogether. One he would rather not discuss at this moment in time.

    He offers a relaxed smile at her curious action. "As you can see, I have a body. It breathes and bleeds like any living human being’s, but I’m also more." He explained, briefly turning ethereal, his bodily form dissolving into nothingness until naught but his disembodied voice could be heard. "See? But this consumes much needed energy, so I prefer to just have a physical body." He returns then to his physical being.

     "Wow! It's almost as if you can choose between being a person or a ghost! So cool!" 

     She wasn't quite sure about the terms or names he was using, but his tone of voice displayed that it was all quite important. The male also mentioned that he was a "Heroic Spirit" which must definitely differ from a regular spirit. The trainer still maintained a cheerful disposition; perhaps she would understand these terms if she read more.

     "Gee, you sound terribly important, Achilles! My name is Phoebe- not as majestic, but I like it still! " She pauses for a moment considering the possibility of him or his fancy sounding parents were in any of the text in the library; it apparently withheld an abundance of information from different universes.

It felt strange to Sonia to hear the humming sound coming from Beldum without Steven’s voice coming along with it as well. In a way, she found herself a bit disappointed. She had wanted to go on a walk with him, only to find that he was busy with other business when she had asked. Luckily, though, her day wasn’t completely in vain. Despite Steven not being able to go, it seemed that Beldum had wanted to tag along with her. It wasn’t exactly the way she had anticipated on spending her day, but it was a nice surprise all the same.

Sonia took her time as she walked through the familiar park she often travelled to in the middle of the sixth sector, the comfortable humming continuing by her side as Beldum floated around her. At some point after entering the park, she found herself humming along with the Pokemon as well. She couldn’t understand what the hums meant, of course, but it felt right to hum right along with them.

Her attention turned to a woman that was coming towards them on the path. She might have offered a kind smile or even a hello, but it was the way Beldum acted that caused her to become more curious. It wasn’t the way they acted with most - if anything, it seemed like the woman was familiar.

     Her focus remained on her partner; she hardly took notice to what was in front of her. Like ant normal set of friends, they contemplated what else they should take on for the day and which part of the city they should visit next. Mid sentence, Dusknoir turned away from Phoebe, tuning out her words. Initially surprised by this action, the girl looked forward, only to see a familiar creature. It appeared irrationally excited; unfortunately, she wasn't capable of understanding pokemon who weren't ghost-type. 

     "Hey! Are you a pokemon trainer as well?! I'm all for training with you, but it appears as though it wouldn't be much of an even battle!" 

     The humming noises remained constant; while Phoebe hadn't been listening intently, her own companion had been. It drifted forward to speak with the steel-type only to turn back to relay the actual identity of this specific pokemon. Consequently, the woman responded in shock for multiple reasons. One, it seemed as though the pokemon when through some devolution. Two, it was with an different owner. 

   ”Uhm, I might need a little help here!”, he almost yelled, looking around if anybody was in sight. Kagari’s stroll took him god knows where exactly, all he knew was that this was an alley, hardly visited and home of a small kitten who’s last meal was too long ago. Carefully carrying the small animal and trying to find a way out to get some food, the man’s gaze kept wandering around.

    Surprising her slightly, the male asked a rather odd question, but the cat in his arms appeared to be struggling with maintaining its life; well, that's what her ghostly partner told her via low grumbles. Reaching out, she handed him her ice cream without a second thought; however, it was no secret that it would probably be beneficial to get the creature something else.

floraphantom

     [♚] —— The sixth sector of the city offered the most unique change of scenery, C.C. had come to learn via a pamphlet she’d found within the walls of a quaint shop. While she intended to explore the city in it’s entirety, sooner or later, it was the better strategy to travel where you wanted to go first, was it not? Besides, the pamphlet spoke of a garden that remained untouched by snow regardless of the weather, which sounded intriguing.

And so, a trip by bus brought her to her destination. It was certainly a world apart from the rest of city, where trees stood in abundance, though many withered from the winter cold. Still, the witch wandered in pursuit of the rumored garden through the plant-life and snow. 

And eventually, she found it. A small area of flowers and trees growing midst the ice and snow, an unusual place of warmth midst the cold.. A spec of green among the white. For but a moment, the sight may have moved something in the witch’s heart, relating to the lonely garden herself. 

     Trying her hardest, she evaded areas with too much snow or ice as much as possible. She noted an area in the distance with what seemed to be an anomaly among dead shrubbery and ice, so she naturally gravitated towards the area despite seeing another citizen in the exact location.

      Approaching the female, the trainer attempted not to bother her; however, that lasted only a few seconds considering that she wasn't too keen on drawn out silences.

    The flash of light that poured from the ball was surprising, though Rider barely flinched. What did get much of his attention however, was the being that came after the light had dimmed. Though, monster would be the correct term. It was a large, floating phantom, intimidating to behold and yet, the Servant looked upon it with genuine curiosity and awe.

    "Dusknoir, you say?" he manages to squeeze in, before the girl drowned his words with a myriad of her own. Rider could only sigh in return, though amused once more by her excitement. It seemed it was capable of more than just looking scary, if she was to be believed. A couple of phrases stood out however: ‘being able to visit the spirit world’ and ‘her ability to talk to ghosts’.

     "Haha! You must have died before, right? That's probably how she knew."  

     She made her nonchalant nature concerning death quite clear- oftentimes forgetting that some people actually feared it. Her bond with ghosts and where she grew up eliminated this aspect of human nature. Standing on her tip toes, she placed her palm on the male's forehead as if she was checking for a fever, but really she was checking for quite the opposite.

     "Hm! You feel only slightly cold- not too much like a ghost though!" 

     Not to keen on what 'personal space' is, she retracted her hand, thinking about what the male had told her. There were so many people from different universes with their own definitions of logic; it was only natural that she couldn't fully guess what he was.

     Lightly, she tosses the ball as a quick ray of light flashed before revealing her partner in crime who was relatively large hovering at 7 feet tall. Nevertheless, its temperament remained more on the timid side. Phoebe jumped on its back before giving a more formal introduction. 

     "Soo, this is Dusknoir; I don't think she's scary, but some of the people get give her weird looks! She's able to do really cool things like different attacks and, um, taking people to the spirit world; she's pretty much the greatest! I get a little envious since she can visit the spirit world when all I can do is talk to ghosts...!"