i bet it stung [o]

[cass]

Di Manes had so much potential for Abraham. The place was filled to the brim with Pokemon, dead and alive, hidden away behind walls of rock and stones. And yet, despite the obvious allure for a researcher, Abraham wanted to move on as quickly as possible. There was something about the ghostly presence the discomforted him, which wasn't uncommon to people. He didn't want to see any signs of the dead. Thinking about them was hard enough for him, for anyone.

So he tried moving briskly, directing himself toward the Avernus Lake because he'd heard that it was safe. This place, for once, was entirely new to him. His parents had done their research in live tissue, so visiting a catacomb never really piqued their interests. He'd have questioned his father's judgement had he brought a young boy along anyway. Not that the place was evil, per say, it just wasn't a place for a child.

But he wasn't a kid any more. He was a researcher with a job and a duty to his country. The folder in his backpack full of research reminded him of this.

Abraham smiled as his eyes found the lake just a hundred or so feet away. It had really snuck up on him, but that only added to the beauty of the body of water that managed to survive under the ground. He wondered how much foot traffic this Kohakan treasure had gotten before Di Manes had seen so many visitors. Odin, who'd be trekking along with his trainer silently, walked over to the shore of the water, allowing the small, lapping waves to run over his feet. "We'll take a break here, but not for long. We have to get to Nerio at some point." Sure, Karimi didn't make it seem like he needed to hurry, but this was the Scourge we're talking about. Everything about it should be prioritized.

The researcher lowered himself to the ground, the stone beneath him cold and damp from being so close to the water. Releasing his Lapras and Cleffa, he took a load off, breaking out those files for a quick afternoon read.
@open sorry it's long

[nette]

laaaUsfW 1-20 raph
21-40 verte
41-60 masami
61-80 eleanor
81-100 ...idek


di manes is quiet. it is a nice break from the rest of the world, where the scourge are pressing every day for a counterattack and her guest at forlorn, who sleeps on. eleanor is taking a break and a stroll through the tunnels, even though she knows perfectly well she could simply teleport. but that is not the point today. today's purpose is to take a walk and clear her head, and without theia by her side she does just that.

although her plans hadn't included someone flopping down and reading in the middle of di manes. "hello there!" eleanor calls out, carefully keeping her voice light and in the personality of eleanor ravensdale and not tamara. the virus is buzzing in her veins at the sight of vaccinated pokemon, but she presses that down, doesn't even bat an eye and instead sits down next to their trainer regardless of whatever he might say. "taking a break at the lake?"

cass