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[wing_attack]

[Today is a good day. Not because of the weather, but because when Tobias wakes up, he's back in his old body. Not the human one, but the one that's become incredibly comfortable for him over the past few years.]

[You might catch him flying high above people, but he's more content to perch in a tree and watch as people go past. The local birds seem uncomfortable with him, but that's okay. He can't exactly use a Pokeball while like this anyway.]

[Eventually though he calms down and morphs to human (and puts on clothes) long enough to make a post.]

[Video]

[Tobias' cheeks are flushed with excitement, and he's grinning from ear to ear.]

They're back! I mean I'm back. I mean I can do it again. Is anyone else getting... uh... 'abilities' back? I'm kind of curious...

[Regal butts his head into the shot and Tobias jerks his head away to avoid getting a feathery mouthful.]

Sorry, Regal. I can't exactly ride you like that...

Comments

[alonearisth]

< I believe I read about Japan in my World Almanac. It is very far away from where you live.

This world does not seem to be selective in whom it brings from where, then. >

[wing_attack]

<Not at all. There's a bunch of people here who are apparently from well into the new millennium. Of our years, I mean.>

[Teasing? ... Maybe just a little.]

[alonearisth]

[Ha ha. So funny he forgot to laugh.]

< I see. I am still hard pressed to believe this isn't the Ellimist, you know. This strikes me as something he would orchestrate. >

[wing_attack]

<I know, but the 'jokes' we've seen have never gone on this long.>

[alonearisth]

< You do have a point. Still, I just...can't fathom this being a random occurrence. There must be some sort of reason for it. >

[wing_attack]

<Yeah. It's just... hard to figure out with the limited amount of information we have.>

[alonearisth]

< Perhaps something will be discovered if you continue to do research with what you have. This place cannot keep its secrets hidden forever, after all. >

[wing_attack]

<Yeah, I know. It's just a matter of time.>

[alonearisth]

< Anyway...I am glad to see that you are alright, Tobias. I'm sorry you were alone for such a long time. >

[wing_attack]

<It's okay. It's not too bad here.>

[alonearisth]

< Disregarding the danger, it does seem nice. Particularly so, with no Yeerks. >

[wing_attack]

<I don't think you can even get hurt that much here anyway. At least, I've never heard of anyone being that hurt. There were some people trying to use some really powerful Pokemon to mess things up and we fought a bunch of their underlings, but even they didn't get that hurt.>

[Though some clothes may have been rendered unusable due to water damage. Sorry not sorry.]

[alonearisth]

< Well, I was referring more to the constant threat of capture, but I believe you. >

[....sorry Tobias, he's just so offended.]

[wing_attack]

<Oh. That. Yeah. That's... just something I've had to deal with today.>

[alonearisth]

< ...While I am here, I still would like to examine those capsules, by the way. I want to see how they work. >

[wing_attack]

<Sure. Like I said, I have some spares. I usually carry some in case I find a Pokemon that might be useful. There's these challenges called 'gyms' that you can take on, and each specializes in a Pokemon 'type'. I already beat the flying-type one, but there's a lot more to go, and it's useful to have Pokemon of multiple types so you have an advantage in battle.>

[... Feel free to just cut him off if you need to, Ax. Tobias has been jumping into the deep end of Poke-nerdery.]

[alonearisth]

[Actually, Ax finds it to be a good thing that Tobias knows as much as he does. It shows that he's been spending his time wisely, living here as he has been. That, and Tobias wouldn't be talking so much if he wasn't comfortable where he was.]

< You will have to explain it to me in more detail sometime, Tobias. It sounds very interesting.

...But for now, I would like to see if there is somewhere safer that you and I can go. I feel as if someone will run into us here eventually. >

[wing_attack]

<Yeah. Let's get going. We're not too far from Azalea Town. We can morph when we get there and get a room at an inn. I've got some spare clothes that will probably fit you.>

[He spreads his wings and takes off, wheeling around to get some height.]

<This way!>

[alonearisth]

< Right behind you. >

[Ax speeds into an easy gallop, trying not to pay attention to the incessant rustling of the trees overhead as he goes. He's too focused on keeping Tobias in his line of sight. Now that he thinks about it, perhaps he should have morphed into human a...long time ago. He'll just blame his lapse in judgement on the situation he had been trying to get out of.]

[wing_attack]

[This world is kind of startling - and besides, being a human without clothes probably would be bad, too. But it doesn't take long to get near the edge of the forest, and Tobias stops.]

<Okay. We should morph here and then Regal can fly us the rest of the way. Any further and we're going to start running into people.>

[He lands on the ground and drops his bag, starting to morph behind a tree. Modesty and all. But it doesn't take long and he scrambles to put on clothes, before handing the bag over to Ax.]

... Here. They might be a little cold, but you'll be warm enough holding on to Regal.

[alonearisth]

[Ax takes the bag carefully, and though he doesn't really attempt to morph anywhere but where he's actually standing, he asks while his thought-speech is still intact.]

< Regal...and he can carry both of us? >

[wing_attack]

Yeah. He's pretty strong. I wouldn't do it for a long time, but it's only about a mile or so.

[Something like that. Distance gets weird from the air.]

sob I don't have any human icons I'll have to pretend

[alonearisth]

[It takes Ax a minute or two to morph and then another to get himself dressed properly, mostly because his shirt ends up on backwards. Still, he's gotten better at it over time, and faster too.]

Okay. I think I am ready. Eady. Eeeeady.

It's okay. <3

[wing_attack]

[Tobias whistles for Regal, and he lands in front of them. The bird lowers himself, and Tobias offers a hand to Ax.]

You get on first, and I'll get on behind you to make sure you don't fall.

[alonearisth]

[The Andalite in human morph takes Tobias' hand carefully, still as amazed as always at how strong human hands and arms can be. He's able to pull himself up onto Regal's back easily, letting his hands settle on the feathers at the back of his neck.]