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Wherever he was, it was certainly rather posh. Though... Perhaps a bit empty? He didn't know.

He decided it would be a good idea to call his partner, Trucy. Maybe that'd work.

"This is the Wright Anything Agency, how can I help you?" the teen asked, in her usual joyful tone.

"Hey, Trucy. It's Apollo."

"A-apollo? Where have you been? It's been a week!"


Yeesh, that long? How'd he manage to be unconscious for a week?


"Yeah, sorry. Listen. I'm not in L.A. anymore. I don't know what happened. I don't even know where I am. Can you tell Mr. Wright that I'll be gone for a bit?"

"I'll let him know. Are you sure you don't have any idea?" She raised her voice to a more hopeful tone, hoping he could come back soon. Magicians can't assist themselves!

"Yeah, I'm sure. I'll call you back later."

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He hung up, placing his phone back in his pocket. He'd found himself in a mall of sorts, or perhaps a lobby? Either way, there was someone approaching him. Though he couldn't make out any details, they seemed... Friendly? Not? He supposed he'd wait until they arrived to make and judgements.

[Coolshaymin]

Shaymin was sunbathing on the roofs of the Busybee Lobby... which was really hard on Li but the Life Sphere made it at least feel better. Their land Forme tended to lounge a lot when she was not busy getting into danger despite the pain that comes outside the Life Sphere. Normally Shaymin came attuned to the usual noises in the Life Sphere so they napped easier but a voice they did not hear normally woke them up. The Flora Hedgehog gave a stretch before walking to the edge of the building and looking down.

The guy had a really weird haircut. What was up with those two spikes in the front clashing with the rest anyway? Then again... A lot of the hair cuts in their world really did not look that normal here either... Then again, is normal a real thing? Gratitude is a real thing since she was attracted to it but did that mean normal was real? Shaymin's head was starting to hurt with this overthinking of a haircut. He did mention something about an L.A... Shaymin had no idea what that was though. Maybe it was some city in Unova they never visited. It sounded a lot like a Unova City for some reason. Must not be much gratitude there.

Shaymin decided maybe greeting this person would be better than thinking and spying. At this thought, Shaymin's back gave a Jade Glow with the Gracidea Flower on their back that enveloped their body before transforming into Sky Forme. Shaymin then quickly jumped down from the rooftop before walking next to the strange guy. He then contacted him telepathically to the new guy. "So what is this L.A.? Do people get along there? Who is this Mr. Right guy? Is he always right like his name implies? Does Trucy always tell the truth? Did you forget to comb today?" which came out more like twenty questions.

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Apollo nearly jumped at the noise, whirling around to see the... Uh... What was this? It definitely wasn't human, that was for certain. "Uh..."


He thought for a moment. Afterwards, he cleared his throat.

"Well, uhm. L.A. is short for Los Angeles. I live there. As for getting along... Well, sorta. There's a lot of crime there. Hence why I have my job. Mr. Wright is my boss. Truc- wait. Why am I telling you this?"

Really isn't a good idea to trust random strangers.

[Coolshaymin]

Shaymin listened to the man before he suddenly stopped answering and questioned why he was doing so. While he did not express it exactly, Shaymin could sense a bit of distrust. Shaymin was kind of good at reading feelings towards things as they were capable of finding gratitude easily. They could sense other types of feelings towards others, but it did not really appeal to them. Shaymin tilted their head as if confused before responding to the question. "I thought it was nice that you were willing to answer my questions. It felt really gratifying if you ask me. But perhaps you do not know if you can trust me, huh? Then let's fix that!" Shaymin said excitedly before jumping into the air and flying in front of the man.

"I am Shaymin, the Gratitude Pokemon! I create flowers in wastelands, clean air pollution, part time Sky Warrior, and a lot of people call me a legendary, though I am not entirely sure why. If you need any help, I am glad to be of service! Who are you?" Shaymin introduced themselves in order to try and repair impressions.