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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...

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[quirkynote]

[Well...to be honest, curiosity was the bulk of it. However, if this mongoose- yungoos is expecting more, then A.B.A doesn't want to come across as disappointing. Her gaze drifts off to the side as she tries to think of more reasons as to why Lusamine is helpful.

Uh...

Well...]

You know what I am, that means you know more than anyone else here. You can tell me how this body works, how to improve, how to....recover.

[Because as we all know, if you know an animal, then you obviously know everything about it. Right down to its entire biology.]

[ibalsamina]

[Lusamine tilts her head, her smile taking on a hint of genuine amusement. Was it really nothing more than curiosity about just her name after all? How... simple.]

Hmm... As I did not create Type: Full myself—and considering that you were made in this world, doubtless under different circumstances... I'm afraid my knowledge of your form may not be quite as intimate as you think. But I'll certainly help in any way I can.

[She says it confidently and sweetly enough, but there's a skittering of discomfort under the words.]

Did you have any specific questions? You mentioned that you've been unwell?

[quirkynote]

That's right. I'd like to...stop being unwell, if you have a solution for that. Specifically for this body.

Or perhaps you simply know their preference for snacks.

[Maybe knowing a Type: Full diet will help recover her energy faster.]

You mentioned bloodlust when we first spoke. Is it blood? Because that would be...very easy for me to adapt to.

[ibalsamina]

Well, your diet should be omnivorous, and you likely can digest meat just as well as you can digest plant matter. [Type: Full was designed to be adaptable, after all, as well as a hunter.] But I'm... afraid not, no. I used that word only in the figurative sense.

[But she isn't actually afraid to say that at all, of course!

As for Type: Full's preference for snacks... She has no idea. She hardly conceived of the creature as alive at all, let alone as capable of having true preferences.]

I believe a variety of foods would do you well, once you've recovered fully from your illness. While you're still feeling unwell, however, I'd recommend you avoid anything too heavy, as it may hinder your recovery... The berries commonly found here would be a good choice for now, as they are high in beneficial vitamins.

[A pause, then, before she continues, against her better judgment:]

... Forgive me. Do you mean to say that you frequently drank blood in your previous form?