03--video

[shatterings]

[ If you've spoken to Naminé before, you might notice she looks far more at ease now. Being around people who actually like her and mean her no harm has done wonders for her, and there's even a small, content smile there. She's sitting cross-legged on the floor, and in her lap is a Chikorita.

Making sure not to disrupt the sleeping Pokémon, she holds up a (probably familiar) feather. ]

... Is it normal to have things like these floating around? They're beautiful, but... I'm not sure what their use is.

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[pipers_son]

Must be a pretty lovely bird type, if this is what we're gettin'! There were more than a few gorgeous ones that came 'bout last time- were ya there for it?

[shatterings]

Mm. They're such pretty feathers, they must be from a beautiful Pokémon.

No--I've been here for only a couple of months.

[pipers_son]

Well, we found quite a few new Pokemon some time ago! Hold on...

[He just needs to fetch one of them. Soon enough, however, he's dragging a Carbink up onto the screen along with him.]

Like these sorts! Didn't see a sliver of 'em for months, and then they started poppin' up everywhere! This here's Crystal- called a Carbink, apparently.

[shatterings]

[ oh no it's adorable. Naminé gives the little Carbink a wave. ]

I did hear something about... um, hoards? Is that how they arrived?

[pipers_son]

[Being a tiny bunnyrock, the Carbink can't exactly wave back, but her ears do twitch up in an attempt to return the gesture. Joker grins a bit as he pats the poor thing's head.]

That's right. Like a different hurricane every day, all over the place. Me and my Jims, we were runnin' all over ta see if we could find all the different ones. Tirin'! But fun, ha ha.

[shatterings]

[ The Carbink's attempt causes her smile to widen a bit more. ]

So do hoards happen often?

[pipers_son]

Hmmm, every now and then. Lessee... Once, we actually got a storm that was rainin' them!

Was a bit scarier that time, I have ta say. All the other ones after that were a good bunch calmer.