(quick)<br/><br/><br/>The woman's demeanor faltered and her voice took a somber tone.<span style="color: darkgreen">It is the Yokai Matsuri.</span>She said quietly with a slight bow of her head, the simple act of mentioning it requiring an act of humility.<span style="color: darkgreen">The festival to appease offended spirits.</span><br/><br/><span style="color: darkgreen">And!</span>She announced with a clap of her hands to pop her back into the peppy mood she entered with.<span style="color: darkgreen">Its not going to get set up on its own! Even a day away, we must be busy busy busy! And I'm quite certain that the men are going to ruin something if we're not there to keep them in line.</span>She gave a wave of her finger.<br/><br/>And with that she bowed and said,<span style="color: darkgreen">Ja mata!</span>then left.<br/><br/>Eleyna glanced around then dragged herself out of the pool, water dripping down her naked body, her pert nipples hardening and baring the small patch of black hair between her legs.  She shivered and huddled, one arm cradling her breasts as she quickly grabbed a towel and went to the noted peep hole from the men's side and hung a towel on a conveniently located hook just above to block the view. She quickly returned to the pool and sank back in with a long<span style="color: blue">Ahhh...</span><br/><br/>To divert the conversation away from matters of sexuality she quickly said,<span style="color: blue">So that forest to the east of the village. Its probably a Spirit Forest then.</span>She used the traditional term for a forest commonly harboring psychic and ghost types who had long been seen as spirits before modern technology had identified them as a class of Pokemon.<span style="color: blue">You don't think they're having trouble here do you? I mean, after Saisho and the mountain... I didn't see any damage here.</span><br/><br/><br/>***<br/><br/><br/>The man listened to Jake, his expression changing to one of utter dismay and he collapsed at the news, bracing himself on an arm.<span style="color: red">No... but...</span>As Jake got moving the man looked at Steven.<span style="color: red">I mean it was Pokemon that attacked them then? It had to be right...?</span>He ran his hand over his bald sweat covered head.<br/><br/><span style="color: red">So Kaiyo was right... Chikusho!</span>He hit his hand on the ground, angry.<span style="color: red">What's the point in a festival if people are already under attack?! We should abandon the village, leave - go back to Kanto!</span>He began declaring loudly to himself.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>