Jake was enjoying the festival.  Listening to the lively music being played in different parts of the festival grounds and wandering around watching all the different events going on.  At least for a little while to start before he made his way over to the bonfire and found a place to sit at the edge of the firelight.  It was a blast watching the dance going on around the bonfire.  Everyone was dancing as if no one was watching, including the old man Brollem.<br/><br/>Though Jake couldn’t take his eyes off Lydia from where he sat with his pokemon.  The way she danced, and seemed to let her yukata hang loose.  He couldn’t help but enjoy the hints of skin she was showing off.  Like he said, dancing like no one was watching.  The Sake that was being handed out probably helped with that.  He was pretty sure he saw her have a few drink.  He had had a few himself as well as some food from the stands.<br/><br/>The food was the only reason that Eve was still in his lap and not running around and causing trouble.  She was eating half of his Yakitori while Ivysaur was eating some fruit just outside the firelight.  Glancing back he noticed the look on his pokemon.  The way his eyes never left the forest for very long.  Jake understood it completely.<br/><br/>It felt as if some sort of presence had followed them out of that forest.  The festival may have distracted him, but even he could feel it.  He could from entering that strange forest until now.  He was sure Lydia had felt it too and had been distracting herself with the festival as well.  To him it felt as if something had followed them and was watching them.  And not in a guardian like way either.  He had been happy to leave the forest, but the feeling had continued.  It made him worried about himself, Lydia and Aiko.<br/><br/>And he hadn’t seen Aiko since they had returned either.  That was a shame in itself.  He had actually enjoyed the stories she told while they were out, not that he remembered every detail of them.  He would have definitely enjoyed talking with her a little more.  She was cute after all.  But not seeing her worried him a little, even though he was sure it was some preparations for her part of the festival.<br/><br/>After he had gotten back he had headed to the home of the people that housed him while here.  After a bit of discussion centering on the state of his clothing.  It ended with him losing an argument and wearing a loaner from the husband from his younger days.<a class="externalLink" href="http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s168/NightArcher1/dragon%20yukata_zpsqlvmldb3.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A black men’s yukata that faded to a white-grey design with dragons printed on it.</a>When in Rome, and all that.<br/><br/>Shaking his head out of those depressing thoughts Jake lifted his yakitori to his mouth only to find it was all gone.  So was Eve.<b><span style="color: green">“Damnit Eve!  Where did you go you little pest!”</span></b>He half yelled before turning his attention to the dancers.  Even worse Lydia was missing from the dancing around the bonfire. A very disappointing thing for him, and onlooker to the show.<br/><br/>With a sigh, Jake stood from where he sat and went off to wander.  See if he could find any of the others, or maybe Aiko, or most importantly Eve before she got him in trouble.  He made his way to the festival stalls, to get himself another helping that his pokemon had stolen.  On his way, completely missing Lydia and Eleyna, most likely because of the Sake, He first stopped at a stall that hadn’t been open earlier.  One he hadn’t seen open earlier, so what had happened since then?<br/><br/>Either way he stopped there and looked over the charms offered.  There were a lot of the generic charms, but he immediately looked at some of the special ones.  Trying to remember what they all meant.  Only about 3 he actually remembered.  Yaku-yoke, or avoidance of evil, Kaiun, open luck, better fortune, were the first two.  The last one made him blush a bit, and put down immediately.  En-musubi.  He did not want to remember that one.   If Eve saw that one she would find a way to get it in his pocket.  In the end, he picked up the Kaiun one and purchased it before walking towards the food stands to get some food.  He may not believe in the charms… but what he had seen on this island made him think better safe than sorry.<br/><br/>Jake was still debating what he wanted to do after getting the food.  Probably go to see the show on the stage.  He did not see Eve following him to the charm stall.  While the vendor wasn’t watching she hopped up onto the table with an evil glint in her eye as she grabbed a mouthful of the En-musubi charms, the ones for acquisition of a mate and marriage, before running off.  Now all she needed to do was find some of the other trainer’s pokemon for some evilness.  Jake may not believe in them, but she figured they all could use the help.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>