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_{[GOOD MORNING, JOHTO!]

[THERE'S A PICTURE IN YOUR INBOX.]}

>>open file: gone.jpg

if u hav seen them mesg rath pls

thank

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_{[Are you in Goldenrod City or its surrounding territories?]

[Then YOU JUST MIGHT HAVE THE LUCK to be approached by a small child in increasingly-grubby conditions as the day goes on. You'd think he'd have learned his lesson about approaching strangers by this point, but if he has, it's not stopping him.]

[He will approach anyone and everyone who stops long enough to make eye contact, but instead of challenging you to a Pokemon battle, he will instead thrust the image above, finger-painted on a scrap of filthy paper rather than a crappy .jpg at you. He's still got paint on his fingers. Maybe his beseeching puppydog-blue eyes (the most pitiful ones he can MANAGE) will outweigh the unintentionally-horrifying nature of the three portraits.]

[8( WELL?]

[HAVE YOU SEEN THEM?]}

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[As soon as Envy sees this pop up on the network, the first words to leave his mouth are a slightly panicked "oh, fuck". Because while they've all been upset about the disappearances (even as complicated as Al's is), Envy hadn't realized that Wrath didn't get it. That he thought they could still be found.]

[He's gonna have to explain, and he isn't looking forward to it.]

[So he goes out in search of their youngest monster, and fortunately he has Lucky to and sniff out where Wrath had gotten to. So what could have taken all day only takes an hour or so. When he finally spots the unmistakable disheveled black mop of hair, he's both relieved and doubly dreading the coming conversation.]

[But this is something that he needs to do, if he's going to really be Wrath's brother. He hops down off of the Houndoom's back as they approach.]

Wrath! Hey.

_{[When Envy finds Wrath, the littlest Homunculus is outside a diner, moving systematically from one table-window to the next and pressing his work of art to the glass for the diners' consideration. A few look annoyed at what's otherwise a pleasant meal being interrupted by... that, and some of them seem kind of enchanted and are chuckling about it and waving to him before turning back to their food, but it's safe to say that none of them can actually tell that the picture is supposed to be a Missing Persons poster.]

[At the sound of his name, Wrath turns, frustrated expression brightening.]}

Oh!

Envy!!

_{[c8 THIS IS GREAT.]}

You can help me look!

I'll make another picture.

_{[He starts digging in the pockets of his oversized hoodie. Which, judging by the colorful stains coating MOST OF THE FRONT OF THE THING, have been used to transport unsealed tubes of fingerpaint. RIP Wrath's clothes.]}

[...What is this. Are they Pokemon?? She can barely make out proper faces.]

Hi, I saw your poster! I don't think I've seen anybody who looks lost, but it'd be a good idea to include more information to help people look!

What are their names? Where and when did you last see them? Are they wearing or carrying anything distinguishable?

_{[HE'S NOT A VERY GOOD ARTIST]

[He is, however, very excited that someone has replied!]}

helo!!

ther nayms r allfonz gred and scar

allfonz wers a red cote

gred somtyms haz a cote with fur all a round the neck

scar loks angry always

i am loking 4 them vere hard they hav ben gone 4 at leest 5 days

[With spelling to match his artistic ability! Yachi holds her gear out at arms length and reads the message aloud, using needing to sound these words out so she can understand what they mean.

It's hard, with vague descriptors like red fur, a mane, and anger, but it's a start.]

Okay. I'll keep an ear out for those names. Allfonz, Gred, and Scar.

5 days is a long time. Were they all together? In one of the cities or on the road? If they're ill or injured, people would have to focus on hiding places, but if they got lost wandering around, we'll have a much larger area to cover.

_{[Ever since the bike promise, Ralph has been unconsciously hovering around Wrath. Not going so far as to follow him on missions, but if he is around the base, the wrecker does his best to keep an eye open for him.]

[But today, Wrath finds HIM. Ralph looks down from where he's been busy giving a guy across the street the STINK EYE for looking at him funny only to be met with that poster.]

[Oh...awh no.]}

Any luck, kiddo?

_{[Still holding the poster up, Wrath just shakes his head wordlessly.]

[He could maybe use a hug. :c]}

_{[His written language education thus far has been very hooked on phonics. But he's trying!]}

they mite b speld rong i am not vere good at speling

they all livd in a hows but they were gon 4 awile b4 now

i thot they were with LUST who also livs there but she sayd no she haz not seen them

they r strong probaly not injord but i wud lyk them back i mis them

It's okay; spelling's hard, especially foreign names. But this way, it's easier to pronounce!

[Well... Greed might not appreciate Yachi rhyming his name with "red," but he's not here and the rest come close enough.]

Is LUST the one who looked after them? Where does LUST live? [And why is the name in caps? Is it a title? Whatever, Yachi just copies it]

If they're strong, then they're probably fine and just lost. Maybe they don't have a way of communicating, like in a cave where it's hard to get messages in and out. But we'll find them, so try not to worry.

_{[OW his heart. Ralph sighs and reaches down with an arm, almost instinctively at this point. He grabs the kid by the back of his shirt and lifts him onto his shoulder.]}

Maybe you can spot 'em easier from up here.

_{[He knows it's a little cruel to give him false hope but...Ralph isn't good at this FEELINGS thing.]}

[Oh no, it's worse in person. Envy's mouth screws up.]

[It's really tempting to just lie and pretend to help look and let the kid keep the false hope up, let someone else deal with it later.]

[But he promised.]

I...yeah, sure. But while we do that, we've gotta talk about something.

no LUST is an ali of them tho espeshuly SCAR

_{[Oh, now we're capitalizing all the names apparently. Wrath does what he wants.]}

she livs in the hows 2, with NV and HETHR and the tired man HENRE

but GRED and ALLFONZ and SCAR r sposed 2 b ther to and there not! !!

no 1 knos wher they r

pls help

pls

_{[Wrath goes up like a sack of feathers. He barely weighs anything, especially to someone as big as the wrecker. Hopefully Ralph won't mind tiny paint fingerprints on the back of his head.]

[Once he's situated, Wrath sighs.]}

I've looked everywhere.

Lust says Alphonse and Greed weren't with her so they had to be here, in the city, somewhere.

_{[Wrath is pulling a piece of paper out of his pocket, too. He sounds distracted when he replies.]}

Okay. What about?

[Envy does not want to have this discussion standing on the sidewalk in front of a restaurant. He looks around and spots a little park area nearby. It's got benches and things, and nobody's really hanging around it. He points.]

Why don't we go sit over there, we can talk and paint at the same time.

[If this is stalling, he doesn't care.]

I cannot decipher their appearance, forgive me. When was the last time you saw them?

_{[Moving is a good idea.]

[Especially because sooner or later, the manager in there is gonna notice that there's vaguely humanoid-looking paint splatters on every single window.]}

Okay!

Good idea.

_{[He trots over to the grass and wastes no time in plopping down on the grass in front of the benches-- he needs a good flat surface to do his important paint work on.]}

Do you think I made Scar's scar big enough on the first one?

I think maybe I should make it even bigger.

It needs to really be noticeable if anybody's gonna be able to tell it's him.

sory i am not a gud drawr

i hav not seen them 4 a long tym

longer than 5 days

sory i am not gud at cownting ether

_{[Ralph winces again, glad that Wrath is behind his head so that he can't see. He starts walking, his feet taking them in the direction of the circus grounds by habit.]}

Maybe they're not in town. This g--place has a lot of 'em. Somethin' like...fifteen? Sixteen towns?

[ QnQ

She wants to help, she really does. But she isn't sure how, other than what Wrath's been doing all this time and asking people to keep a lookout. Do you go to the police in a time like this? There's no minimum time to wait before filing a missing persons report if you believe they may be in immediate danger, but with just that picture to go on... All they can do is look.]

I'm going to try my best to help you, okay? I have a Pidgey, which are said to have a very good sense of direction and can find their way around no matter where they are. I'll have her fly out and look-- if they're anywhere visible from the sky, she'll be able to find them!

I'll print out your picture and write a letter to GRED, ALLFONZ, and SCAR saying that you're looking for them, so they'll know she's come for them. If she finds them and they're in trouble, she can get help, or go to you, or return to me.

She's a very smart Pokemon. I think she'll be be able to do it.

_{[At least the kid's not crying.]

[Maybe he did some earlier but for now, he's dry-eyed.]}

You think so?

That is a lot of towns...

And Alphonse one time went away without telling anybody for awhile. That's why I know he'll be back even though everybody says he's gone.

a pidge yes i hav seen those they are gud

i do not hav ane flying pokymon aside from pipsqek but he is vere smal and not gud at flyign i am worred he wud get lost

thank u

u r vere nice

my naym is rath wat is urs

I'm happy to help! My job at home was to look after people, and being able to be of use like this makes me happy too.

My name's Yachi! I hope we can meet in person someday, Rath-- you can introduce me to Allfonz, Gred, and Scar after you find them all again!

You needn't apologize.

So you haven't seen them for almost a week? Where were they staying?

We will uncover this mystery together.

wtf is this

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