#💫 The Haunted Twilight stair ( IC )

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@bxtonpxss liked for Shoko! (Accepting 4 more)

It was a wonderful, warm night out. The perfect time to be out camping in the forest for a bit.

Shoko's parents and grandparents had set up their tents in a clearing nearby, which Shoko had helped them find. There was almost everything they needed nearby where they hat set up camp; a stream full of clean water, some berry trees, and a lot of wood to use for fires. It had been a long day of setting things up, and now the family was asleep.

Of course, Shoko was also asleep... yet not. For she was currently in her Gengar form-- as her human body was asleep-- and taking the opportunity to explore the forest a bit! She had plenty of time, she thought, and she would just need to be back before morning. Or, at least... it WAS her overall plan originally, as she had taken a wrong turn and gotten lost. Now, she wanted to get back as soon as possible. Especially since she didn't know when sunrise would be.

Unfortunately, she'd just spent the last few minutes going around in circles, not making any progress. Annoyed and beginning to lose hope, the human-turned-Gengar sat down on a flat rock in where she had currently found herself, beginning to lose hope in finding her family's campsite. Until.... she was alerted by the sound of rustling bushes nearby.

Who or what could that be? A pokemon? Or a person? Despite being bit frightened, the young Gengar decided to take the risk and speak to whoever it could be.

"I-Is... someone there....?"

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....Oh!

And how very tall she is indeed! And Shoko is move her hand up to pet the Pikachu that is now seated on her head.

Sits on your head.

She likes to be tall.

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"I have a wall of text!! Come see, come see!"

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// Shoko is here!!

Here are her tags.

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@scarescraper

This was becoming one very uncomfortable night.

Shoko was playing outside with the three Dreepys-- collectively nicknamed 'The Threepys'-- that lived at her school. They had been doing things all day to the point where they lost track of time, as evidenced by the fact that now, it was beginning to get dark. Of course, the four of them noticed this, and were preparing to go back to their homes... but something had happened, something which had given one of the poor little ghost-dragons quite a fright, causing them to retreat into the nearby woods.

Shoko, of course, hurried after them (while the other two Dreepys stayed behind), worried for what could happen; Dreepy weren't exactly fighters without bigger, stronger pokémon around, they would be in danger if they ran into anything in there.

Of course, so would she, on account of not actually having pokémon of her own, so she made it her goal to find Dreepy and get out safely.

The girl's search eventually brought her to a large mansion in the woods (strange, she didn't know anyone ever lived out here). Hmm... Dreepy would probably want somewhere to hide... and ghost pokémon like hiding inside of places... maybe they had decided to go in there? To someone as young as Shoko, it made sense.

Creeeeeaaaaak.... the door creaked open as Shoko entered the mansion and began to look around, a flashlight in hand to illuminate the way, searching for Dreepy. Hmm... this place was clearly abandoned. If Dreepy was in here, it was no wonder they chose to hide out here.

Poor Dreepy.... she hoped they were okay. Shoko took a few steps backwards (with the intention of turning around and leaving the room she was in), when-- oop!-- she suddenly bumped into something. Something squishy like a marshmallow, but... also incredibly cold.

"--!?"

Frightened, and dreading that it was something scary, Shoko held the flashlight to her chest as she slowly turned around to see what it was...

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SHOKO'S WALL

"Wh.... whuh--?"

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"..." She's about to cry. This topic is freaking her out.

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SHOKO'S WALL

"Uh... N-No? Who is this, a-a-and why are you telling me this stuff?"

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SHOKO'S WALL

"AAAAH!"

"Y-You startled me!"

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SHOKO'S WALL

"They are! I'm friends with a lot of 'em!"

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SHOKO'S WALL

"Oh no! H-How did you get a booboo? Do you need a bandaid or two? Want some ice? I can even kiss it better if you need me to!"

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Oh, good-- Thor seemed to believe her. Shoko quietly sighed in relief, and made a mental note to respond to 'Hilary' whenever he said it.

She followed the Raichu as he led her through the woods towards where the campsite hopefully would be, happy to get back to her family. Besides, it probably would be morning soon... so she could just wake up and be very-well rested by the time this was all over with.

She hoped for that, at least. And she almost didn't notice Thor occasionally looking back at her, questioning why she didn't float like other ghost pokemon.

The question of why they camped out here came, and Shoko answered as best she could while also moving the bushes out of the way as well.

"Oh, well... they like camping in this forest, a-and they always do it for a few days once every year. But uh... this is the first we've been in this area, 'cause they usually stay a tiny bit closer to the city. M-My trainer's grandpa picked the spot where we set everything up, said something about 'being closer to nature' or something..." she shrugged, acting as if she had only heard so much of the conversation.

It was something that could naturally be assumed, as one would think that the pokemon would be more occupied with spending time with their trainer rather than the adults, or had been inside of a ball and only heard so much of what was said.

He would be none the wiser about the fake name, accepting it easily with a slight nod of his head. "Nice to meet you," Thor murmurs while continuing to walk forward as he tracked the scent. It was obvious the young ghost had been wandering for a while because her scent was scattered all over the place, but it was easy for him to discern the general direction from which she came.

Their path was lit by the bright light of the moon bathing the forest in its soft white glow. The trees were tall but spaced out in a way that allowed the full moon to easily shine through the large gaps, resulting in a clear and well lit path. As they walked, Thor would occasionally glance back in Hilary’s direction to make sure she was keeping up and he wasn’t moving too fast, but part of him was beginning to grow curious.

He found strange that Hilary hasn't once floated while they walked. It was honestly a bit unsettling to see a Gengar walking like… normal. See, even if it wasn't that far off the ground, the few ghost types he's ever interacted with all tended to hover even a little off the ground, but she didn’t. It was very odd, but he wouldn’t mention it for now, maybe there was something wrong with the kid?

Instead, he decides to make small talk as they came up to a cluster of bushes, which he pushed at with his paws and parted in order to help her pass through. "So what brings you and your humans all the way out here?"

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A faint smile came across her face when Thor said he didn't mind helping, although it faded slightly when he mentioned he couldn't sleep anyway-- it was something Shoko found a bit sad.

When the Raichu began to sniff around for a way that could possibly lead them towards where the campsite was (perhaps their campfire, or some of the food they had packed?), Shoko stood back and allowed Thor to do his thing. As she did, she began to think to herself.

...She definitively decided that she would keep what she is to herself. After all, a non-ghost pokemon would not believe her if she told them. And plus, once she got back, she could just usher him back to where they came from so that she could wake up and have it all done. Or phase into the tent and do that to make it seem like she was waking up her 'trainer'. Or-- oh! That train of thought was interrupted when she heard Thor ask if she had a name.

She realized how suspicious it would be if she used her human name (especially if her parents ever woke up and addressed her as such), so decided to make something up....

"...Hilary." she fibbed answered, hoping Thor would take it.

Thor fights back a grimace as he stares at the Gengar, ears falling back a bit on his head, he didn't like the idea of humans being so close to his nest. They were pretty deep in the forest, so why the heck would humans wanna set up camp out here? They usually liked being closer to the main walking path, which he assumed was because it would lead them towards the city.

"Well…" Thor hums a bit, raising his paw to tap it lightly against his chin after a moment of thinking. "I don't mind helping you out, kid." He then lifts a shoulder in a slight shrug, "Not like I can sleep anyway." Besides, while he was helping her get back to her trainers, perhaps he could talk her into convincing her humans to not travel towards this direction specifically.

"Just gimme a sec," he murmurs while making his approach. Once Thor is closer, he sticks out his muzzle and circles her a few times, taking several sniffs here and there until he locks onto her unique scent. Something about her smelled a little different from other trainer-owned Pokémon he's smelled, but he doesn't think too much about it.

"Okay, I got the scent," He pulls his head back and rears back on his hind legs, gesturing at her with a 'follow me' motion as he starts walking in the direction behind her. "So, you got a name kid? I'm Thor."

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Oh, it's a Raichu. The once-nervous human-turned-pokemon calmed down and was visibly a lot less anxious, now that she could see it wasn't something big and scary. It was a good thing, too; it wasn't like she could attack or float away from danger like other ghosts; all that she could do was phasing through walls, floors and objects.

They asked if she was lost. Sure enough, Thor was on point. Shoko was, in fact lost.

"Uh-huh." she nodded. "I-I came here with my--" a pause. She stopped before continuing her words, wondering... how to properly explain it without making it look weird, or seeming as if she was delirious in some way? After all, it wasn't like she could tell the other what she was without not being believed, now, could she? They weren't the ghost pokemon at her school, after all.

"...I came here with my humans, w-we're camping out here for a bit." she said, telling a half-truth on the matter. "I decided to get up and explore because I like to go out at night, and I thought I had plenty of time before morning… but I got lost. I need to get back before sunrise, because that’s when they’ll be waking up and notice that I’m gone.”

She wasn’t able to just wake up and return to her body at all due to being too far away from it, which is why she needed to find the way back to the campsite on foot. She didn’t want her family to worry about their daughter being asleep for a concerningly long period of time, after all…

He couldn't sleep. He's been shifting restlessly in place for several minutes, but thankfully despite all his movement Glitch had not once moved. He casts a brief glance at the slumbering Pichu, who only twitched her ear and continued to lay in her sprawled position on her back. The sight makes him smile fondly as he rises to his feet, he was glad at least one of them was getting a good nights rest.

He steps quietly out of their leaf bed and makes his way out of their den. The air was warm tonight, he notes to himself as he begins to walk away from home. Where he was going, Thor wasn't quite sure yet but the Raichu finds himself aimlessly walking through the forest at a leisure pace with light footsteps.

He comes up to a cluster of bushes and pushes his way through, only to pause once his head pokes out on the other side, ears raised high and twitching at the sound of an unfamiliar voice. His gaze then lands on the Gengar sitting on a rock. Curious he pulls the rest of his body through the bush, rustling the leaves loudly to let the other know he was there.

His nostrils flare as he carefully pads up to the ghost type, they looked a bit young. While not uncommon to see ghost types at night, it wasn't often he encountered one so deep in the forest like this. Were they lost perhaps? Once he's within a suitable distance, he settles back on his haunches in front of the ghost.

"Hey there… you alright kid? You need some help?"