(Mid-Week Post)<br/><br/><span style="color: red">Well, now it's only a thought. I'm not saying there's some all powerful creature flying about. Not going so far as to even say that those old myths and legends are true - I reckon full well that they're not. But in my time here, I found reason to give some kernel of credibility to them. Buried under the exaggeration and reinterpretation is some small bit of truth. Maybe its some kind of Pokemon that you can't find on the mainland anymore, something that died out or disappeared that's preserved here where our kind haven't been.</span>Brollem countered, attempting to quiet the agitation.<br/><br/><span style="color: blue">And you think that there's something like that in the Spirit Forest? One of these... Mythical Pokemon?</span>Eleyna asked.<br/><br/><span style="color: darkorchid">Hai!</span>Aiko answered cheerfully, smiling brightly, unaffected by the somber tone that had set over them.<span style="color: darkorchid">That's why we're having the festival! Just like when Obaasan Kaiyo was a little girl, we'll make all those restless spirits happy again.</span><br/><br/>Eleyna eye'd the Aiko. She already had a twinge of jealousy, as the girl was exceptionally pretty, but she felt a pang of annoyance at her perceived naivety. It wasn't, though. She was annoyed by this girl's pleasantness, how open and happy she was, when Eleyna wasn't.<br/><br/>Brollem chuckled a bit, rubbing the back of his bald head and smiling.<span style="color: red">Ahh, here I am bringing our spirits down with all this glum! You've all been a great help to us today. I reckon some of us here'd be happy to open our homes and give you a roof and a warm place for it. No point sleeping out in a tent when there's a perfectly good house just nearby.</span><br/><br/>The villagers all sounded off in agreement. More than a few offering a room for the night.<span style="color: darkgreen">Ah, so desu! I've got a spare room, wouldn't be a bother at all to set up a few beds or pillows at least.</span><br/><br/><span style="color: darkorange">Hai, I've a guest room. Its small, but cozy.</span><br/><br/>One man offered up a room to Aisha with a pervy smile, prompting one of the gruff women to smack him on the head.<br/><br/><span style="color: blue">Oh, uh... yes, thank you.</span>Eleyna accepted an offer from one of the women offering up a room.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>