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[quirkynote]

[The grumpearl projects an image and this time it's of A.B.A, her chimeric form sprawled across one of Oran's many beds. She looks tired, more than usual, and especially for someone who's been out of commission for a couple of months.]

...It would appear that I've fallen ill. I'm...disappointed in myself, I don't fall ill, I'm supposed to be better than that. I survive, I rise, I'm supposed to be filled with potential. ...It's this body, it's weak, even now it's weak. Mightyena was kind enough to allow me back into the guild, and that's where I'll continue to recover. It feels bad... I feel bad...

[A pause.]

...I was aware throughout most of it, at least...I think I was. A lot of it amalgamated with my thoughts, swirling, like a dream. ....I know some of you were there, although it's possible that was also part of the dream. You should tell me if you were actually there or not, s-so I know what the reality really was. Please say you were there...

What else... Oh!

Before I succumbed, a very rude mongoose was able to tell me what my Pokémon species is called. She called it Type: Full. I like that...

...

[At this point, A.B.A isn't sure how to end her message, her stray thoughts just sort of...slipping out.]

I'm not sure what else to say...

I'm hungry. I can't buy snacks stuck in bed...

Comments

[quirkynote]

[Oh man, she is going to have so many snacks at this rate. ...And she is going to force herself to eat Every. Crumb. because she simply won't allow waste.

She's going to be so sick at this rate, A.B.A is her own worst enemy-]

Mightyena actually encourages my socialization, if anything, she'd insist upon it. I insist on it, too.

[bladeofnymeia]

Then I will come visit! What sort of snacks would you like? I will bring some.

[A.B.A. could stockpile snacks too if she wants...]

[quirkynote]

[Hmm... Let's see... She's already gotten plenty of meat so far... The doctors will probably want her to have a more balanced diet... And she'll do what she can to stay away from them.]

I think berries will suffice.

[Ribombee is gonna take a Pollen Puff to her head and make her refill the food supply at this rate.]

[bladeofnymeia]

You know what I have heard is good for revitalizing oneself from a long sleep? Chesto Berries. But I will also bring some Lum Berries, which are good for all ailments, and Oran Berries as well.

The actual berries, not the guilds. I can get confused sometimes, so...I'm trying to make sure to clarify it when I discuss it.

[quirkynote]

[...Firoza's clarification catches A.B.A off guard. She tilts her head, much like the silly bird creature that she is.]

You...get confused?

[Not that A.B.A doesn't get it, she gets confused all the time, too. She calls Firoza "Thirty Winters" for crying out loud. But that's exactly it, she gets confused all the time, but could never bring herself to just...say that.]

You admit it so easily... You could've pretended otherwise... I would've believed you. You don't worry what people will think...if they find out you're confused?

[bladeofnymeia]

I just find it easier to be honest. Pretending is tiring.

[People always think she's untouchable as the Warrior of Light, but that's not true. And she'd rather that people know she's just as mortal as anyone else. Just as fallible, just as flawed.]

Besides - my friends from home are some of the most clever people in the realm. Not that they can't be wrong or confused sometimes as well...but I'd rather be honest than boastful and wrong. I'd never hear the end of it.

[quirkynote]

Curious...

[This...is going to give her a lot to think about later. Until then, there are more important matters at hand.

Snacks.]

Well... I'll await your berries. I'm sure I'll appreciate whatever their effects might have on this weary body, so...thank you for considering that.

[bladeofnymeia]

Is it?

[It just makes sense to her.]

Mm, just give me a little time and I will be over as soon as I can. Alright?