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Seems rather strange such a lavish building was in the Brightwing Lane, yet, sure enough, there it was, a Sign out front showing a great big stylish K, Stylized to be surrounded by a pair of Bright pink lips to symbolize the Kiss in this, the Team Kiss HQ. It was a rather humble looking place, certainly not a place one would suspect of foul being...Were it not for the absolutely massive amount of children running about in the yard, all of them laughing as they played upon various playground toys strewn about, like swing sets and Rocking Horses, but with eachother, running and playing tag, as the many kids screamed and yelled happily.

However, Soon a Short, Ten year old Youngster Trainer ran up to the group of Feli, Rex and Alma, The Youngster wearing a pair of Khaki Shorts, a bright red shirt, Sandals and a Red Cap.

"Hey, You guys! Did you come to join Team Kiss?" The Youngster would yell as he ran up to Feli, Alma and Rex. The Kid wore one of those stylish Kissy-K Logo's on his shirt with a pin put on his shirt as he smirked. "Im the gate keeper of Team Kiss-- Me and my Teddiursa are Suuuuper strong. Buuut, you guys seem like good kids, so ill let you go!" The Youngster would say with a great big laugh, Rubbing his nose snobbily. 

'And so i dont have to hear some dumb girl's crying, Heh~' He said under his breath, as it seemed fairly easily, Feli Rex and Alma were given full free access to the HQ...

"Or you know, I can answer questions for ya' if you want! Since im a nice guy like that~ My name's Tommy!" Youngster Tommy would say, holding a Special Pink Pokeball in one hand he tossed around.


However, the weirdest possible thing about this HQ...Was just the sheer amount of a Lack of Adult Supervision. It seemed strange that the 'Gate Keeper' of this HQ was a Ten year old kid in it of itself, but it seemed he was the oldest out of any of the kids in the front yard as it were. And even then, it seemed like alot of the kids were going about cutting the lawn, wiping windows, Washing the house...It was weird how well they were doing these chores.


"Oh, And before ya' go in, Later today were gonna be doing a big girly thing called the 'Big Hug Therapy Session'. I think it sounds dumb, But, Big sis delivered it herself, so i gotta." He said, before handing three Flyers out to each of the three companions, and then an extra three for Rex's Blades...

It was advertising some great big Hug-themed Party, to perform some massive spiritual healing through the most loving of skinship, Hugs and Cuddles! Each flyer was decorated with hearts made of craft paper and glue-sticked together pictures. It was clearly the work of a child, as each one was slightly different, yet each were still in the same different. a Heart piece moved here instead of there, a typo on one where another wasnt, The wrong shade of red for one of the hearts. Were they all really so handcrafted?

"I cant stand stuff like that dumb girly cuddle wovey dovey stuff. But...I think i wanna go anyhow, so i can keep everyone safe! Yeah! So, Any questions?" He would ask once more, smiling...

[Divinist Feli]

" . . . KIIII!!"

The shrill, ear-splitting, hysterical scream of a small pre-teen girl filled the air. Feli was probably younger than even the kids here, standing at a meager 4'0'', but she definitely did not belong. Mere moments of being around Tommy and listening to his thoughts had set Feli off, and she was now glaring daggers at him, catching her breath after that rather impressive scream.

"...Girls are smarter than you think, and not everything we like is sweet and pink! Now say you're sorry, or I'll place a curse on you!"

Feli 170/170 HP 60/60 Shield Grand Trine ( Jupiter / Uranus / Pluto )

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A gasp also rung through the air as Alma flailed her arms, darting up to Feli. "You can't do that! He's so small!" She worried out loud, never mind the boy looked older than she did, she had to be the bigger kid here, no matter if this boy was being really mean! Figuratively...not literally.

Hastily looking around, she struggled to come up with a question to try and pull the conversation into something better. "Uh...why does KISS want so many kids? Are they that nice?" Best to hear how other kids saw this, right?

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Alma: 160/160 Shield: 55/55

Alma is bringing Tophis, Dunkle, and Ceros!

[TheSpatialWeeg]

"Well, looks like this is it." Rex said as he and his Blades had approached the Team Kiss HQ. "It looks pretty harmless, but let's keep our wits about." he instructed, with the three Blades nodding in acknowledgement. As they made their way towards the entrance, the sight of perhaps hundreds of children playing in the yard was made clear for them.

As they approached their teammates, Rex gave them a quick wave, but before he could do introductions, a wild youngster appeared, introducing himself as the gatekeeper of the place. "You're the gatekeeper...?" Pyra asked, a bit concerned about that fact. Adenine hummed, being deep in thought. Wulfric, on the other hand, noticed the other oddity: how a number of kids were doing house chores, with no adult in sight. He nudged Rex and called his attentio to the scene, to which the young salvager nodded in acknowledgement.

The youngster - or rather, Tommy, as he was named - offered them fliers for a 'Big Hug Therapy Session'...or something like that. The Driver and his Blades took a quick look at the fliers before moving on to the matters at hand...or at least, attempt to. Feli's outburst might make it problematic.

"Don't get us wrong, it's incredibly nice they're giving all of you guys shelter, it's just that the adoption of over 700 kids all at once sounds...pretty taxing." Rex said, adding to Alma's question. He'd rather go straight to the point with this, but immediately telling the kid that this whole shtick sounded suspicious might alarm them. "Say...could you tell more about this big sister of yours?" he asked Tommy.

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Rex 150 HP 50 Shield HP	Pyra On Standby
Wulfric On Standby	Adenine On Standby

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"Well yeah! I got pulled into Li without my Mom or Dad or anyone. But Team Kiss said i can stay here with the other kids if i help out, So, Its pretty nice~!" He said in response to Alma, Answering fully. "All the kids here were pretty bad off, stuck in the orphanages and stuff, But now we got a nice warm place to stay, were all family. And we just gotta help our Big Sisters and Big Brothers out!" He said, Before looking at Feli with an smirk.

"Awww, Did i make the girly cryyy? Nyahaha!" The Youngster made a joke at Feli's expense, starting to laugh out loud, as a Noticibly taller, Teenage woman in a sundress came across the field was starting to make her way over, in Answer to Rex's own question, the Youngster seemed to quiet down, gulping, as the Girl crossed her arms. "Tommy, What did we say about bullying girls smaller than you?" She said with a loud huff, as Tommy would suddenly gulp, rubbing his arm. "N...Not to do that cause its meaaan..." He said, as the Teen would smile. "Good! Are these three here to join Team Kiss~?" She asked, kneeling down to meet the three, then Looking at Rex's Blades. "Er...Sadly, you three wont exactly cut it, being so older. Im a Big Sister here, Melissa~"

Melissa smiled, coming to Rex, seemingly hearing him. "Big Sister's are the Older kids of Team Kiss who help the younger ones do there jobs around Li. Were kinda like Managers for the regular workers, cause we get orders directly from Mom!" She would explain, making a bit...less sense. "Oh, would you all like to come inside and take a look! Were always looking for new kids to live with us and help out~!"

[Divinist Feli]

Feli recoiled slightly in alarm as Alma got between her and Johnny. A soft groaning whine of frustration escaped her. The tiny girl stood at a mere 4'0'' tall, so that glare she was giving might not be the scariest. ...Depending on who you asked. Who was this girl?? What was she thinking, getting in her way like that? Feli stared into Alma's soul, and found her answer.

...Nothing.

That girl wasn't even thinking about her. Feli silently withdrew into her thoughts, averting her eyes sorely. That is, up until Johnny started poking fun at her again. Feli promptly stepped forward, arms trembling with rage, and stood up on her tippie toes as if to try and rise to his height. ...It didn't work, but if the scowl on her face and the trembling of her little arms weren't enough, how about a high pitched muffled growling noise to seal the deal? Greater mad babby.

She was about a moment from picking a fight with Johnny again when an older lass arrived to break it up. The small goth remained quiet at first, more interested in reading Melissa's mind than trying to interpret what she was saying. 

"...Okay."

Feli 170/170 HP 60/60 Shield Status: Normal

[TheSpatialWeeg]

"Ack, come on..." Rex muttered to himself as a fight looked to be close to breaking out. He'd ask for both of them to cool it, however a teenage girl appeared and put Tommy in his place. OK, that meant he only needed to take care of the other one now. "Cool it, Feli. We're not here to pick a fight." Rex lightly scolded the goth girl. He had a feeling the girl would start targeting him now, but hey, as long as it didn't cause any unnecessary friction with the team they were investigating...

With the whole 'angery Feli' problems out of the way, Rex got his answer on the 'Big Sister' thing by the from of Melissa, who was looking over the potential new recruits...though she said the Blades he had with him wouldn't cut it. "You will have to accept our apologies, then, Ms. Melissa, but we are bound to Rex. We cannot be separated." Wulfric apologized. "Yes, yes, that's true. If you want Rex to be in your team, you will have to make accommodations for the three of us." Adenine added. 'I'm going to end her.' Mythra thought, prompting Pyra to sweat a bit. "S-sorry, but we're not...currently interested. We're just here to ask a couple of questions." the redhead clarified.

"So, a 'Big Sister' or 'Big Brother' is somethin' more akin to a rank here? And I'm assuming this 'Mom' is the big cheese?" Rex questioned, though his question was probably going to be brushed aside, as Melissa offered them to look inside the house. "Well, if you or anyone else here feels more comfortable going inside, I don't have an issue with it." Rex replied.

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Rex 150 HP 50 Shield HP	Pyra On Standby
Wulfric On Standby	Adenine On Standby

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Feli's peer into Melissa's mind would warrant a rather clear thought, as she could hear clear as day...

"They're so cute! Im sure Mom will be happy if i got them in!"

...It was Mushy, soft, and Pink, As her intentions seemed genuine to what she presented. She wanted to bring these kids in to make the 'Mom' Figure here happy. But if Feli was looking for deeper intentions, she sure wasn't gonna find any in this lady. She was just entirely determined to make her mom happy. Tommy would grumble, And if Feli peered, she could see him mentally throwing some pretty mean words at the whole group, as Melissa would think, before sighing. "Well...I guess its okay then~ Come along, Ill answer any questions~!" She would say, inviting the group of Rex, his Blades and Feli along.


...Tommy blew a rasberry at them behind there backs.


"Your right on the money! Well, Almost. Big Sisters and Big Brothers are a few ranks above Little Brothers or Sisters, like Tommy over there. There's many ranks to ascend. It goes from Little Sibling, to Cousins, to Nephews and Neices, to Big Sisters and Big Brothers, To Aunt and Uncles, and finally, Mom at the veeeery top! We dont like to use terms like 'Grunt' or 'Admin' or 'General'. Its so Impersonal, and were a big family here~!"

Inside the doors of this huge building, The Total McMansion was open to Rex, Blades and Feli, a Nurse Joy sat at the frpnt desk with a Pokemon Healing Machine behind her, and children a plenty running about frantically, as they seemed to be blowing bubbles, building blocks, Pretending to be Thylican Ranger's and Sailor Scouts, The whole dang mess. "Currently Mom is out at the moment preparing for a big celebration later, And the Aunts and Uncles are with her. But, i promise i can answer most questions that you may have~!" She would eagerly say, Looking at the group expectingly.

[Divinist Feli]

The small goth girl paused for a moment, turning her gaze up at Rex and just kind of staring at him silently from below her bangs. She didn't look happy, but then had she ever looked happy since she'd arrived? There was a sort of intensity to the stare, as if she were looking into his soul. However, she said nothing and after a moment snapped her gaze away in a disdainful manner. One might get the impression she wasn't happy with them. She remained silent yet tense, contemplating what she was hearing.

As the group moved to enter, she stared at the ground in pensive thought. That is, until they nearly left Rex's sight. At the last possible moment, Feli stopped and her gaze snapped back to Rex, flashing him an evil glare from over her shoulder. She then pointed a tiny finger at him, before turning her hand to jab a thumbs down at the ground, narrowing her eyes with intent. She then held that stare for a solid moment before turning about and running to catch up with the others.

Once they were inside, Feli was silently a bit intimidated by the crowd of kids. She couldn't tune out their thoughts, so this room was probably a bit mentally noisy for her liking, in addition to being actually noisy. She quickly moved to put Melissa between her and the group, incidentally getting closer in the process. It would help her focus. She listened quietly until Melissa was done. She then finally raised her gaze to meet the other's, and weirdly enough seemed to warm up a bit, smiling even.

"...It feels oddly peaceful here, compared to the rest of the world. How do you join..?"

Feli 170/170 HP 60/60 Shield Status: Normal

[TheSpatialWeeg]

"I...think you made her mad, Rex." Pyra whispered to his Driver, to which he rolled his eyes and sighed in response. "Figures. I’d rather she not pick a fight against the kid, or else we’d never get anywhere." Rex whispered back. From the looks of it, he and his team of Blades were on their own now, and a goth kid was antagonizing him specifically.

Rex and his crew were quiet during the walk towards the mansion, listening to what Melissa was saying. The usual team-like ranks had been replaced by family ranks, to get the impression that they shared a closer bond. So far, Team KISS looked and sounded mostly harmless, but Rex knew that sometimes, the most innocent-looking creature could hide a dark secret.

As he stepped inside the mansion, he turned to look at Wulfric for a second. "Here’s hoping you get a warm reception, eh, big guy?" he asked. Wulfric chuckled in response. "Ah, I dearly hope so." he replied good-naturedly, as he and the rest looked at the numerous kids playing around the place.

"So! Me and my friend Wulfric here noticed some of the kids out there were doing some chores. How do you manage this stuff on the schedule? ‘Cause like...you guys got a lot of kids. It’s gotta be difficult." Rex questioned, before Adenine spoke up. "Also, it has come to our attention that you adopted over 700 children. What spurred your Mom to perform such a huge undertaking?" she asked, placing her hand on her chin afterwards.

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Rex 150 HP 50 Shield	Pyra On Standby
Wulfric On Standby	Adenine On Standby

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The 'Big Sister' Melissa didn't seem notice the little back and forth Glare's between Feli and Rex, However, Is Feli took the opportunity to peer into her mind again, She would note that Melissa noticed the little gesture Feli gave Rex, and wanted to get between them, as a Big Sister would between two younger siblings fighting over something meaningless. However, an...Unnatural Mental block stopped her. 'They havent officially been adopted! Its not your spot to raise someone elses child.', Was the Thought that stopped her action, as Melissa was seemingly starting a Grand Tour for Feli and Rex, walking through, occasionally stopping for the occasional kid running by with a ball bouncing past.


"Oh, I did say join, didnt i? Truth be told, Mom doesn't really approve of that kind of language. As i said, Were a big family here! She prefers to use the term 'Adopted', Or 'Embraced', Since it helps you feel like your joining our big family! H-hehe, Guess i keep using all of the bad language to describe it, huh? Calling myself a manager and all earlier. As for how to get Embraced, Well, The only necessary requirements is that you are a Child, and that you want to be here!" Melissa dutifully explained, Smiling brightly.


Wulfric, might easily notice that he was starting to garner a bit of an audience, mostly of young boys holding Thylican Ranger Action Figures and wearing Super Sentai T Shirts, as they watched Wulfric intently in awe! Some were even starting to  ask "Can i ride on your shoulder!!" 'Can you lift this taaable??' "Can you be my dad??", "Are you the bad guy from Thylican Ranger???" Were some of the more audible questions, though at this point, kids were starting to swarm him to a point that  he might have some real trouble walking along with Rex and the other blades.


Infact, Pyra might start to feel the same way, as now, she too was getting a swarm of kids starting to compliment and ask her questions at mass! "You're so preetttyy!" "Are you gonna be our new sister, huh, huh??" "Can i pet your hair??", Were some of the questions she was getting tossed at the red lady. However, Adenine seemed to not be getting as much attention at the other two. Most of the Kids who saw Adenine seemed more terrified and freaked out by the hole in there torso that had nothing in it but energy.

And Feli was immediately getting attention as well, as there were girls wearing similar dresses to her gasping in surprise and trying there best to pull her away to join them at there Tea Party with some stuffed animals and Pokemon, But were stopped by some of the 'Big Brothers' Telling them not to bother the new guest until they were officially 'Adopted'


"Over here we have our own Nurse Joy, who's happy to help take care of our kids-- She's a big sister like me! And over there is our dining hall and Kitchen, And on the other side of the grand hall leads to the play area where the kids can get there toys and there tasks and chores for the day! " Melissa asked, only for rex's question to bring up a further explanation on that point. "Every Child has to do at least one chore every day in order to play with the other children or play in the other rooms. We often have them team up with others, or its very easy tasks, And we always make chores fun! Isnt that right?" Melissa would ask, as a chorus of children yelled "Yeah!" In response, before going back to oogling Wulfric and Pyra.

"As for why she adopted the 700 children-- Well, Isnt it obvious? We love children! They're the future of Li, And we are *all* Confident in Our Leader's plan to stay here on Li and make the best of it. So, There parents may not have come just yet, but we still want to provide them a warm bed and place to stay!" She would explain the detail. "And id say everyone here is pretty happy we did, right guys?"

"Yeah!" Came the Chorus of kids right on cue!

"Oh, and Upstairs, The Second Floor has the many bedrooms for our family, and the third floor has our Spa Center and Game Room's! Mom really spared no expense on getting this place perfect~! However, The upstairs rooms are off limits to guests, Until they are officially adopted, of course!"

[Divinist Feli]

Feli blushed lightly as the other girls grabbed her and attempted to pull her away, only to be denied by the older boys. Yet, despite this she felt a... painful longing in her heart. She hadn't realized just how lonely she was until just that moment. How long had it been since she'd had any age-appropriate fun? She felt like she'd been acting as a religious leader for years now. It could have been months, but it didn't mean anything to her. None of the kids that attended her sermons looked at her like another kid. All of the adults treated her like an adult. After all, she was a prophet. The voice of what they weirdly perceived to be a deity. Why would they treat her diminutively?

...It opened wounds she didn't even notice she'd had. And they hurt. Could she deal with being looked down at if it meant she could have friends? Her expression fell, a sadness taking over her. When she spoke, it was with some embarrassment.

"...If it's... okay, I'd like to join your family."

It seemed she'd either forgotten their mission, or determined there was nothing wrong here. THe peer pressure was too strong!

Feli 170/170 HP 60/60 Shield Status: Normal

[TheSpatialWeeg]

Rex scratched the back of his head as dozens of little boys and little girls swarmed over Wulfric and Pyra, both of the Blades trying their best to answer the endless questions and trying to catch up with their Driver and the others. Rex decided to slow down a bit so he could keep an eye on the two, though he kept the others within earshot.

"I see..." Rex murmured as she replied to his and Adenine's questions. His eyes land on Feli for a brief moment, who expressed a desire to join the large family, before looking at his Blades.  He'd ask to chat by themselves, but from the way Pyra and Wulfric were being oogled by the kids, and the fact that talking in hushed tones in a crowded place was not really a good idea, he was stuck with his own thoughts.

...and well, he couldn't see anything that out of the ordinary. Sure, 700 kids sounded like a lot, but Melissa's answers didn't feel scripted or forced in any way. He couldn't shake the feeling there was missing something, but...what else was there to ask?

"...Well, I guess that's about it from me." Rex said. "I'm sure you got your hands full, and I'd hate to take up more from your time asking questions. Me and my team are gonna head off, then. Thanks for taking your time with me." He'd say, extending his hand toward Melissa for a handshake.

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Rex 150 HP 50 Shield	Pyra On Standby
Wulfric On Standby	Adenine On Standby

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Melissa shook Rex's hand with an eager gentleness, giggling softly. "Of course! It's no problem at all Rex..." She would say, before looking to Rex, as well as Pyra and Wulfric, softly smiling. "And you know...If you all ever feel like coming back around sometime, im sure the children would love to spend more time with you and your friends there." Melissa added to rex, giving Pyra a certain look as well. "Infact, I think some of them could be Big Brothers or Sisters with some help~ You could try to sign up sometime! We do have options to skip ahead in that process as well~" Melissa said with a smile...



Meanwhile, Feli would feel a little tug on her arm, as if to answer her question.

"If you're a kid like us, you don't have to sign up. You just have to ask if you can stay." The Girl would say with a smile. She wound up being about Feli's height as well-- Maybe just an inch or two taller, As she smiled warmly to Feli. Feli could read the girls thoughts...

[She keeps wincing...Maybe she doesn't want to be in here because it's too noisy.]

"Me and my friends are having a tea party outside! We saw you looking at our table, and since you're already in such a elegant dress, we wanted to see if you wanted to come join us!" She would say warmly. "My name is Elanor, But you can call me Ellie if you want. I host the Tea and Elegance club here~"