Michael
Many rough-looking Misdreavus appear!
Pamela
Beyond the wrought fences, dried flowers and wreaths stood the musician whose hands were clasped in front of a singular headstone. Having just arrived from the beach after a rather fateful encounter, Irene had decided to pay her respects to the ones who'd departed into the afterlife. Whether it was due to feeling a tad spiritual, or being there on a whimsy, her prayer, thoughts and wishes that they would enjoy eternity, should it exist, were nothing short of sincere. And nothing but the sound of the wind whistling accompanied her, at least initially.

Standing to her right was none other than her partner, Spooks, the playful Gengar who acted as her shadow and jovial bodyguard for the duration of her tenure at the island, imitating the exact same gesture she had. Whether or not it was also sincere in its wishes was an unknown fact to the brunette. Alas, it didn't matter much. Of course, she'd notice the unusual amount of strange looking Misdreavuses floating about just a few yards away from where she stood. Ah, what a day this has been so far, she must've thought to herself. With her curiosity yet again piqued, she would cock her head in their general direction before hearing the creaking of the graveyard gate just behind her, the slow clicking of whoever was there soon followed.
Mary
Leon was supposed to be at the top of the mountain by now, but he somehow hasn't. You'd think for someone who's been on this island long enough, more so the *Mountain*, would already know where things are. But if he also keeps getting lost in Galar, what are the chances he'd stop getting lost in an island that's much smaller than his home region? It's not his fault that he saw a strange Pokémon floating by. At first he thought it was Misdreavus but its hair was much too long to be one. Maybe a cosplayer? Well, it's a pretty rough-looking cosplay then. Curiousity killed the Meowth and he followed it.

Scrambling out of the bushes, the area around the **Graveyard** Is significantly darker, even if the sky everywhere else is a nice midday hue. The leaves and ground are like a color you'd think plants wouldn't have, such as purple and the darkest black. "Now where did you go..." Leon said to himself as he got up, brushing the dirt off his shorts. Collecting his hat, he puts it snugly over his cranium before realizing there was someone else—with a band of cosplayers nearby. She seem to be praying, was she? Leon simply walked over and kneeled down to the girl's height. "Good day! Are you lot having a party here?" Having a party in a graveyard is pretty eery but the champion wasn't going to judge!

These weird cosplayers seem to notice the two *More* However, glancing, but they were more on alert than action... For now.
Pamela
_Ah, what a chipper lad! Though it was hardly appropriate given the setting, Irene couldn't help but snicker, lowering one of her hands on her hip and covering her mouth with the back of her other. A party? The musician supposed one could take it that way, ah, what a cheeky little comment. She just had to look to see who it was that stood behind her at this point. Giving a half-shrug before turning around, the brunette would have her eyes widen for a moment upon bearing witness to the purple haired champion, her hazel orbs lost in his amber eyes akin to the evening sun as they finally made direct contact. It only took her a few seconds to recognize who it was, impressively so. Sure, she doesn't battle quite as often as she used to, but the former Mt. Battlemaster wasn't expecting to meet the cream of the crop in this island, quite so soon too. Even if he didn't know or recognize her back, it didn't matter much yet, her proper introduction was in due time, most certainly. _

"I suppose that's one way to put it." _Though the rough-looking Misdreavuses were no longer in her peripheral, the music icon entrusted the Galarian with her back as she flashed a courteous smile his way, welcoming them to this uncanny situation they found themselves in, life really does work in mysterious ways doesn't it? _

"And you seem like you're late for the party, you better not forgotten your invite sir~" _The musician was wagging a finger his way as though to frivolously scold the champion, playing along with his witty comment from earlier. Although her voice was quieter than usual, out of sheer respect of the tombstones that surround them, there was still a hint of underlying cheerfulness in the mannerism by which she spoke._

"Well, I say we ought to check it out anyways, wouldn't you say so?" _Standing tall to contrast the purple haired wanderer kneeling down to her head, the musician exuded confidence with her posture alone, she was definitely serious in looking into this._
Mary
Leon's eyes widen at the mention that he *May* Be late for a party. His dense mind couldn't get it at all that he was being pranked on. But, it wasn't a long process before he calmed down, sighing, and then scratching the back of his head while throwing a few notes of laughter. "You got me there! I always make sure not to get late to things so I always arrive *Days* Before and have a little sleepover. But-" He lifts his golden eyes to the surrounding area, little orbs, along with the cosplayers, floating around the graveyard. "-I don't think it's respectful to sleep in such a place."

Turning back to the girl in front of him, Leon finally took the moment to take in her features. It's quite familiar! That nose, the shape of her face, and the way she smiles so—the champion tilts his head and then cross his arms, and all the while, gets up as this gal does. She has performed in Wyndon before! It was something he remembered while sitting beside Chairman Rose. The music rocked the stadium and the crowd cheered as loud as they do when a Pokémon battle is on.

Before Leon could speak up about it, she was already wanting to go see out the cosplayers. For now, it seems he has to keep his thoughts at the tip of his tongue. His attention went to the weird looking group of Misdreavus, but his mouth was saying something else. "You from around this island? I'm saying this because I saw you praying a tick ago. Excuse me if I interrupted." The long mane Misdreavuses lurked closer and their pupils seem to grow in growing aggravation. Who are these humans that are nearby! One shrieked and blasted a Shadow Ball their direction!
Pamela
_Not expecting such a sincere answer, Irene would snort! Immediately covering her face, she couldn't engage in laughter, not right now. Not realizing just where on earth his golden eyes had wandered, the musician kept her expression much the same even as the Galarian tilted his head and crossed his arms, it became apparent that something was on his mind. Did he recognize her? Even if he did, it would change nothing, especially with what's been occurring around them as of this moment._

"Not quite, I got here just a little while ago. I was just . . ." _The musician would turn towards the tombstone that she was just praying to before jamming her hands into her pockets. Nothing about her tone or the way she presented her self had changed in the middle of her sentence._ "Paying my respects, is all." That was merely a half-truth. It also served as a reminder to not leave any regrets in her life, better to die empty than old, the brunette could only hope she didn't sound too morbid.

This moment of peace didn't last too long however as the riled up, maned Misdreavuses lurked closer. It was finally Spooks turn as it sat by and watched the pair's short exchange unfold. With the strange Pokemon shrieking , Spooks would immediately grow more aggressive, floating past its trainer and opening its mouth, blasting a Shadow Ball of its own towards the assailant until both projectiles collided, causing them to both dissipate and for the displaced ear resulting from their collision to blow Irene's hat away towards the champion's chest. With fire in her eyes, Irene shifted from one foot to the other, pivoting in the direction of her Gengar, her attention was now fully on the collective of bizarre ghosts._

"Feisty, aren't you?" _But she didn't mind it at all. In fact, she welcomed the daring Pokemon, accepting her challenge. "Spooks, Hypnosis!" The Gengar would follow her command, its eyes spiraling as waves came out. All the while, the musician would ready her first Pokeball, hurling it at the Paradox Pokemon's way and timing it with the ghost type's non-damaging move. Of course, the first catch was a bust. Perhaps, she might've needed the Galarian's assistance._
Mary
"Paying respects, huh?" Talking about that, Leon already has respect for the brunette. Not a lot of people take their time to settle down and consider those that have passed. For a supposed private island, this graveyard had a good many of tombstones. What's up with that? Leon tries to make out the names on them but they're so moldy, it's hard to, right away, before Leon's eyes went back to the familiar girl. Just as he did, something rushed passed him and he could feel the breeze of an attack happening. Turning around sharply, he was hit on the chest by the gal's cap, before holding onto it and being faced with the group of ferocious Misdreavus. A Gengar was there too, Leon guessed, is the girl's Pokémon.

She was quick on the fly, a Pokéball thrown at one of the wild cosplayers before the champion can react. Of course, even with a Hypnosis, that wasn't enough to have it stay in there. Some of rough-looking things that are still awake were so appalled and angered at the capture attempt that they screamed, Shadow Balls forming and hurling toward the trainers and Gengar. And just as it looked as though the attacks were too close for comfort, an energy shield popped up, blocking the barrages on all sides. A shadowy figure stood in the middle of both parties, before the dust cleared and... An Aegislash has appeared. *Leon's* Aegislash, that is, his King Shield having activated. "Leon," He introduced himself simply and takes a step forward, his golden eyes seemingly glowing with excitement despite their dark surroundings.

He can feel it too, no, *See* It too. The fire in this girl's eyes. They matched his, and that made him even more eager to clean this outbreak of weird Misdreavus up with her. She's more than capable, *Way* Capable, he can tell. Hey, it's self-defense at this point. Another two Pokémon are summoned out from Leon, his Mr. Rime and Charizard. "All of you, **Let's hit them all at once!**" Was the Galarian's only instructions, and so his three Pokémon ca

Rries it out. Charizard roared before blowing fire into the air, making the area light up from it. Mr. Rime uses his icicles to create something like a mirror in front of Aegislash. And then, the ghost-type Pokémon went *Into* The ice. Thanks to the fire blowing, it had made his shadows longer and the icicles had made them travel more, too. Not too soon, all those rough-looking Misdreavus were caught in a multi-Shadow Sneak attack, they exclaiming in surprise of the "Ambush."
Pamela
_It all happened too quick, with so many of these unusual ghost-types surrounding them and firing away all at once, a few of the musician's own Pokemon, her Weavile and Blaziken emerged as well in a brilliant flash as though to mirror Leon's own party. Before she knew it, the pair were shielded by the Aegislash's powerful shield, acting like a barrier and their final bastion of defense. It was a relief knowing that the Galarian had her back, having just saved her in the nick of time. Following his instructions and seeing just how well his Pokemon worked in tandem with one another, they were able to unleash a devastating combination attack. The Multi-Shadow Sneak was nothing short of a stroke of genius, and Irene figured she had to capitalize on the opportunity Leon had so kindly provided her. With both the Blaziken and Weavile warming up, it was time to for controlled mayhem, throwing yet another Pokeball at the sleeping Misdreavus, the very one who initiated this encounter, but it got out from the second shake. _

"Spooks!"

_All that was required of her was to call out for her ghost-type, and Spooks would immediately follow in Aegislash's footsteps, entering through the icicles in a similar fashion, emerging with its own variation of the multi-Shadow Sneak attack! Capitalizing on the rough looking Misdreavuses' initial surprise at the ambush, Spooks would immediately unleash a bombardment of Sludge Bombs! Setting dangerous zones and hitting many of the Paradox Pokemon along the way. It was quite a potent attack at that, as she hoped to guide them towards Blaziken and Weavile, who waited for their trainer's own instructions, their morale at an all time high after Leon's whole **LET'S HIT THEM ALL AT ONCE**. They were rearing to go!_

"Frosty, Ken Ken..." A confident smirk appeared on her face, a sign that they could go absolutely ballistic. "Just watch for the tombstones, a bit of discretion is all I ask~" _And with that, they immediately ran at tremendous speed towards the horde of Paradox Pokemon, who were still caught off guard, going on an absolute tear in a mesmerizing display, a metaphorical song of fire and ice, before a single night slash left many of them fainted in its wake, the Weavile and Blaziken standing amidst the unconscious first wave before immediately charging to the next one, with the Weavile using a cheeky flash to mask hers and Blaziken's upcoming attack. With her attention back at the hypnotized 'Misdreavus' the Brunette would throw a Pokeball in front of her, unleashing her mighty Snorlax. Of course, given Snores' inability to actually hold itself back, Irene had to limit her options with what moves she ought to use. Can't have it launch an earthquake now and disturb the lost souls, can she?_

"Snores! Fire Punch!"

The Snorlax's small limb would become surrounded in flames, as it punched the sleeping Misdreavus as hard it could, knocking it down on the ground, but it wasn't out of the count just yet. With one last attempt, she threw her final Pokeball in an attempt to catch it.

SHAKE, SHAKE, SHAKE, TICK.

Making her way to the Pokeball, just past her Snorlax, she'd immediately slide it in her pocket before running towards Leon, all four of her Pokemon followed closely before returning to their own Pokeballs.

"Time to get out of here~ Oh! I'm Irene by the way!" Grabbing onto Leon's hand, she'd make a run towards the gate upon noticing more of those strange mons coming by! They were just too many, ack!
Mary
Seeing the Pokémon that Irene summoned, they really mirrored Leon's, didn't they? It was even more epic when Gengar utilized the effect Leon had set up with his Pokémon, while Blaziken and Weavile onslaught the remaining weird Misdreavus. He stood back, nodding, the excitement that boiled in his belly rising to his heart. It felt as though it was burning! This is the kind of thing that gets Leon wild and as he watched more, his helping at the side, it was over in almost what seemed like a flash.

One of the Misdreavus was caught but more was somehow coming in, their hair flowing viciously behind them, making it quite scary. Leon was ready for round two, but before he could say any more, he was pulled along by the girl and they were into the trees at a moment's notice. *Irene.* He caught the name. Yeah, that's definitely the gal that performed in Wyndon back then! When they were far enough from the battlefield, the weird Misdreavus let up. Seems they had better things to do! Maybe. Either way, they weren't on the two's tails, and they're able to take a moment to breathe.

With how quick they escaped the scene, Leon's Mr. Rime and Aegislash was withdrawn into their balls but Charizard chose to run along. It's surprising, considering the Pokémon has such big lumpy thighs and sort of stubby legs to boot. But he caught up, almost confused at the sudden escaped. "What a rush!" Leon bellowed, throwing his head back. "Seeing that, you're pretty strong, huh? To think, I thought you were just a part of a band but anyone in the world can secretly be a battle freak, huh?" His words for *Battle freak* Is simply for anyone who loves to Pokémon battle.
Pamela
_With the pair . . . Nay, trio arriving at a safe haven that lied just on the outskirts of the nearby forest, Irene would finally let go of the Galarian's wrist before hopping just a few steps away and turning her body towards the champion, beaming a smug grin his way while doing so. What an absolute thrill this has been! Ah! And it is barely past noon too, the musician felt elated knowing full well that her day was just going to get better by the looks of it! Her face was glowing, and her body was now drenched in her own sweat largely due to how much they ended up running. Plus, racing with a certain, athletic Paldean didn't help either, she was definitely in dire need of a shower at this point in time. Taking a sharp breath to regain her composure, her gaze kept shifting between the orange fire type and bellowing Leon before finally clearing her throat._

"Ahem! That's why you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. I've had **MORE** Than my fair share of battles!" _The musician spoke with confidence while subtle laughter trickled down every couple of syllables, before finally imploding into a boisterous laughter! With Irene now reduced almost to the point of tears, her body convulsing non-stop especially at the battle freak comment, just what was that!? It was so out there! One thing's for certain however, she seemed eager to have another adventure, an escapade of the dangerous variety._

"That really was a rush though! Maaan, we should do this again sometime!" _Irene shared the sentiment before walking towards Leon's signature Pokemon, squinting her eyes to further examine them before making a snarky comment, but the intent of complimenting Leon's ace was genuine._

"I'm surprised YOU managed to keep up though, given those stubby legs of yours! Great job!"
Mary
He didn't think he was judging at all but perhaps he did? Holding his hands up in defense of the saying, he waved them around. "I wasn't assuming you were weak either! Just not known to battle!" After dropping his hands down and clearing his throat, Leon returned to the topic at hand. The rush! Everything happened in what seemed like seconds and that was by all means not bad! Pokémon battling can come with speed and depending on how fast attacks are dished out, things can go in either or a person's favor. "Really? Think you can keep up?" Was the champion's fighting words toward Irene, even though he saw her actions enough back there at the graveyard. "If it's adventure, I'm all game!" Completely forgetting he had a Rotomphone, it flew up by itself and over to the musician, a quite familiar contraption.

After a few moments of just stretching himself, Leon's thoughts were filled with all sorts of questions, both relevant to the female in front of him and the strange Pokémon. So, it settled on the one just recently and the Galarian points to Irene's pocket if that was where it was. "I've never seen that Misdreavus before. A region variant, is it? Mind if you pull it out and I'll have Rotomphone take a look? Or do you know what it is?" Charizard, who was puffing his chest up indignantly and proudly from the brunette's compliment of his running, growled at the mention of summoning the rough-looking Misdreavus—contrary of thinking to summon it. There was something weird about it. The orange beast's sixth sense was overloading in that Pokémon just caught as being dangerous. At least, for now.
Roy
*Footsteps pressing against grass could be heard. This, of course was coming from Lillie currently running from her life.*

*She had been attacked by this weird Pokemon she couldn't identify. She tried to fight it but it wiped out her team in an instant.*

*So, her only option now was to run and hope it didn't catch up... Which is easier said than done. Her stamina is running out and her asthma is acting up making running harder by the second.*

*And finally, her legs gave up on her causing her to collapse. She wanted to call for help but the words died in her throat. Was this the end?*
Brenda
The strange Pokemon was Flutter Mane- powerful- near unstoppable with an opportunity to set up, on the special side, at least. Physically? Frail. After making Lillie's team seem a joke, it decided to for a little bit of trolling and adding another body in the graveyard.

As for Reina? Well she had been playing Hide and Seek with her team. Of course it was a bit unfair due to the fact that half of them are likely underground or outright invisible in the spooky fog, but for a ghost expert like her?...Well it was still challenging, but at least she knew where they'd generally hide, first having found her Houndstone buried among the rest of the graves, and then her Mismagius. But her fun little game would be interupted with the sound of someone running for their life, along with a few misaimed Shadow Balls flying by. Confused, she went to investigate and what she saw surprised her! One of them weird Pokemon she's been hearing about!...And also a fair maiden on the ground!...And then the thought struck her: Maybe she's trying to catch the Flutter Mane! So she may as well help out! But first, getting it to a tame state, by knocking it unconcious.

***"Houndstone, Shadow Sneak!"***

And before Flutter Mane could manage to commit a tad bit of child murder, Houndstone suddenly flashed in front of the primordial Misdreavus, smacking it HARD with its claws, causing the ancient ghost to stagger back, drifting on the ground, before recovering.
In short, Reina and her team would fight against Flutter Mane, and the masked gal would end up catching it after it fainted thanks to Houndstone being the last man standing, so to speak.
After that fair share of spookyness, she'd head on over to Lillie, offering her a hand, as well as a berry for a bit of energy.

**"You okay? It's safe now, you can get up!"** She said, ironically with her myriad of ghosts standing/floating behind her, staring at the other girl.
Roy
*Lillie turned out just in time to see Reina just destroy and catch the flutter mane. She would be lying if she said that this wasn't impressive.

A ghost type trainer by the looks of it, of course... Acerola also liked hanging around bt graveyards so this was to be expected.

She took the smaller girls hand and pulled herself up, taking a moment to calm her nerves and take a puff out of her inhaler.*

"Thank you..."

*She said, her voice sounding weak and frail. Arceus that was a scare. Why does she always get attacked when she goes out, it's not fair.*
Brenda
She figured to properly train Flutter Mane later. For now, she would, mainly unintentionally, holding the other girl's hand while watching her, Reina's Houndstone sniffing Lillie for a moment before letting out a friendly, yet slightly eerie, bark, sitting down. The girl herself sounded more or less confident, an optimistic tune to her voice

"You're welcome! I'm Reina... Soooo, were you trying to catch that Pokemon? Maybe I can help you catch one!...Then again, it might've been chasing you..."

She just took a few moments to simply just, stare at Lillie, listening to her voice. She then figured that MAYBE going actively looking for another Flutter Mane might not be the best idea.

"S-Sorry, sorry- totally forgot, what's your name? Annnd were you trying to catch it?"
Roy
"No... It just attacked me...'

*Lillie said, sighing and crossing her arms. This is why she hates going outside... Always something or the other goes wrong! Well, its no time to think about that now.

She looked down at the girl, staring- no observing her. A habit of hers, she was a bit creeped by the Houndstone. She isn't scared of ghost types per say but... That Pokemon, doesn't it absorb people's life? Eh, might be misinformation.*

"My names Lillian Aether, but you can call me Lillie. Pleasure to meet you"
Brenda
Houndstone very much absorbs people's lifeforce: Sucks them dry, even. But they CAN be trained to not do that! Thankfully Reina's ghost dog is one of those that was trained to not suck people dry.

"Lillie? An absolute pleasure to meet you!"

She smiled, with letting go of the hand, she'd give a little curtsy with her tattered dress. "But luckily I came around, yeah? So were you going anywhere in particular? Maybe I can escort you there!"

As she spoke, her Gengar would decide to phase in behind her. It was a bit different to what you'd think: A pale white color and light blue eyes and tail, along with a more... Smug expression to the fluffy floating ghost. It mainly floated around Lillie, inspecting her out of curiosity.
Roy
"Oh, I was going back to my room actually but...'

*Lillie made note of Reinas tattered clothes, she wondered why they were like this.*

"Your clothes... Are they an odd fashion choice or all you have?"

*She asked tilting her head a bit. She had never seen anyone willingly wear such tattered clothes, she pitied the girl.*

"Would you like to go shopping?"

*Well, she had nothing better to do after all. Well, there was work but Rosa had banned her from it and after all, she needed to socialize more.*
Brenda
Clothes shopping? With someone else? What did this mean? She wasn't exactly the most social gal on the island, but this? Was... Was this a date? No no, they just met, it can't be... Unless this was how dating worked?

"? Oh! I just wear what I happen to find... But y-Yeah I'd love to go shopping with you, Lillie!"

She said, a sparkle in her eye as she swayed happily, soon to let out her Tropius to get on for a faster way to town. This Tropius was also rather odd: Having no wings- wilted leaves and an overall sturdier build, bowing its head to allow Reina to climb on up and mount the Pokemon. She soon held her hand out towards Lillie to help her on.

"C'mon! Tropius can take us to where all the shopping is... Where ever that is." Turns out- she's never been shopping before, outside of buying food.
Roy
*Lillie paused and stare at the girl for a moment before giving soft geniune chuckle. Was this girl... For real? Had she never been shopping? Oh... That was a bit sad actually.*

"No no, we can walk there."

*She said, holding the others hand and gently pulling them off the tropius- Which ended in them hugging for brief moment as Lillie set Reina on the floor. Despite being a neet Lillie was surprisingly strong.*

"Unless you have trouble walking, I can carry you in that case"
Brenda
Eh?...EH!!??!! Reina panicked a bit internally, being hugged for the briefest of moments. She froze for a moment before she decided to hold her hand. Being carried!? No that'd do her in for sure- baby steps first, like... Holding hands! Yeah, that should be safe enough, right?

"N-n-No, I'm fine walking... B-But we can hold hands, and you can lead the way! That way I won't get lost. A-And that way you don't need to carry me all the way there!"

With her mask, it was hard to read her expression, but she was overall a bit flustered. She wanted to take it off, but at the same time... She'd probably scare off the one person showing her this much affection. Unconditionally, at that!

Meanwhile, Tropius stared, soon to make a small noise before standing back up and returning to its Pokeball for now.