...THE FOURTH VICTIM?

[monoguests]

[Friday, Friday, gotta get down on...well, there's nothing to get down to, considering the music has stopped. There seems to be a distinct lack of Shadow Bugs too - has the threat of a murder been carried out?

Well, it can't hurt to check. Those who go by the showers will hear the sound of faint running water, and there seems to be...something in front of the Pokemon Center.]

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[superstylishschism]

[After thoroughly wrapping Nephenee in towels, with a little fussing to make sure it covers her hair without smothering her, and a mad dash through World 3 to get through it before the towels get cold, Alastor's got Nephenee into the Pokecenter. After setting her down on the nearest soft surface, it's time to start looking through the center itself. Anything of interest while he's looking for thermometers and proper blankets?]

[monoguests]

[There doesn't seem to be anything of interest within the center itself.]

[superstylishschism]

[Good, that means he can direct his full attention to warming Nephenee up. Does there seem to be anything wrong aside from the cold?]

[monoguests]

[There's a minor wound on the side of her head, as well as some small crumbs around her lips.]

[superstylishschism]

[First off, is that wound bleeding?]

[monoguests]

[Not currently.]

[superstylishschism]

[Does it look like it was bleeding once?]

[monoguests]

[Yes.]

[superstylishschism]

[He'll have to check the showers later. For now? He's going to wipe those crumbs off Nephenee's face to get a better look at them.]

[monoguests]

[They seem vaguely like cookie crumbs.]

[superstylishschism]

[Well, that's something to question once she's awake. For now, he's checking her temperature. Just how cold does she feel?]

[monoguests]

[Considering you just dragged her out of a cold shower and then through the snow? Fairly cold.]

[superstylishschism]

[WHY IS EVERYTHING AROUND HERE FULL OF COLD? Okay, okay...first off, are there any heated blankets around?]

[monoguests]

[Why would Monobear ever provide you the warmth and protection of a heated blanket?]

[superstylishschism]

[What kind of medical facility is this? Fine, he's going to open the door and carefully lay her next to it. At least the sweltering weather here can be good for something.

At a very quick search, is there anything resembling a bathtub?]

[monoguests]

[It's a Pokemon Center, it doesn't seem like there's anything resembling that nearby. Maybe you should focus on getting her up?]

[superstylishschism]

[Look, he can hope for something that'll help warm her up, okay? But maybe all the jostling of being carried and then being put somewhere sunny helped bring her closer to consciousness? So crouching down next to her, he taps the side of her face a couple times.]

Nephenee, can you hear me?

[sunflowerfields]

[Hinawa KICKS DOWN THE DOOR rushes in suddenly, out of breath from running all the way from World 1.]

Alastor! I heard the announcement, and I couldn't find anyone so I- Nephenee!

[NO NOT ANOTHER BABY]

[superstylishschism]

She's alive, but...she was unconscious with cold water running over her. But there's nothing here to use to warm her up, and-

[Wait. Belatedly, a thought strikes him. He fishes a Pokeball out of who knows where and releases Altaria in a flash of red.]

Altaria, try to keep Nephenee warm, okay?

[Hopefully fluffburd will be able to make up for the lack of decent warm blankets.]

[sunflowerfields]

[Hinawa could cry from relief. Actually, she already is, but she wipes away the tears because there are important things to do.]

We need to get her out of those wet clothes, then. They'll only make her worse.

[fluffbirb is doing a great job, but Hinawa is looking around for anything they can uses as a blanket, heated or not. Perhaps a certain redhead with a DS left one behind?]

[monoguests]

[As luck would have it, there are a ton of blankets behind the right-hand counter where the PokeMart would usually be.]

[sunflowerfields]

[Yoink!]

[tsungeonsanddragons]

[EVERYBODY CHILL THE FUCK OUT; FLUFF BIRB'S GOT THIS SHIT.

Altaria are pretty warm generally speaking, so this job shouldn't be too difficult. Though wow Alastor, don't treat it as a suggestion. You're the trainer here, brah.

Anyway, with a cheery hum, the sentient cloud hops over to Nephenee's body and envelopes her in its warm and incredibly fluffy embrace.]

[superstylishschism]

[He's stressed and doesn't want to end up snapping by accident, okay? But with the fluffy birdie doing what it can, he takes a breath and nods.]

I guess I'll leave her to you for now, then. Just let me know as soon as you've got her covered again, alright?

[sunflowerfields]

Of course. She looks like she was bleeding a little, why don't you go look for something to clean her up?

[SUCH A GENTLEMAN. Mom is proud. Have an errand. And now she's going to get to work peeling off Neph's clothes.]