Originally Posted by
Noblejanobii
"I believe I shall remain behind today. While searching is important, it might always be worth questioning our closest ally at the moment to see what she knows. For that reason, I shall
Speak with Benni regarding what she knows about the situation thus far."
Interview Rapport: POSITIVE, MODEST
+1 Shared Type (Grass)
+Modesty Grass vs Dragon
Rather than heading out this morning, you decide to get Benni’s take on the whole situation over breakfast. She’s prepared some fresh muffins, fruit, and sweetened jam rolls for everyone and offers a few to you. She’s also prepared a batch of fresh tea and fruit drinks as well and while it’s not the home you remember back on Origine, it still feels welcoming and homely in a new but comforting way that makes you feel at ease here.
“Oh hon, thanks for speaking with me. It’s good to have company again and even just you all being here is a relief.”
She looks away for a bit, trying to gather her thoughts about the situation. From what you can tell, she’s lost many hours of sleep over it, but after a few moments and a deep breath, she looks to you. You can tell she trusts you, even though you have only known each other for a short while.
“I’ve seen a number of things…”
“…I guess I should start with Raboa,” Benni sighs. “She works at the Kako farm just south of here and… well, we used to be friends. Up until recently. We… used to sometimes chat, maybe even grab a drink together. She liked to talk about country music and I liked to share baking recipes, like the ones for these muffins and pastries I made this morning. I’d even show her a painting I did every now and then and she always gave me such nice completements.”
“I just don’t know what I did wrong,” Benni swallows hard. “Maybe it was something troubling her at home, with her family, or at her job. I just don’t know, but she just became very bitter. She grew impatient, like I was trying to waste her time by asking if she wanted to meet for breakfast sometime. I even invited her to come here when she had a break but she snapped at me and shouted no right at me. She… really didn’t need to do that!”
“I tried to meet with her as I saw her working in the field,” Benni explains, her expression looking very anxious. “I just wanted to talk, to understand if I could help her in any way, but she told me to… … I don’t want to say it. I went home in tears and cried for nearly an hour. I felt so lonely again…”
…
She takes a minute to gather her emotions again, and after she sighs and tries to focus, she looks to you again.
There was… something else I noticed.
She had something new with her. It almost looked like a black flower or something, which seemed a bit odd. We really don’t get too many black flowers around here, so I don’t know where she found it… or if it’s even real. Something about it didn’t seem right last time I saw her with it…”
“It almost reminds me of what I saw two days ago at the Macro Market when I was shopping for a few odds and ends like groceries and some new baskets,” Benni further explains. “I saw some nice pottery around there and I thought I might buy one or two if they had a design I liked. Now… this might just be me, but there was a very strange vase there that… it just didn’t seem like it belonged with the others. The other vases and pots were nice and colorful, but this one was just… jet black with some odd red… markings or symbols on it. I almost picked it up but as soon as I touched it, I felt this horrible… horrible feeling of darkness and hopelessness. I suddenly jumped, thinking I heard a snarl in my ear, but there was no one around. I just decided to leave it alone and I ended up walking out of the store not buying anything at all, which I almost never do. I don’t know why, but I just… haven’t gotten the courage to go back there, which is the oddest thing.”
“I had… a nightmare that evening,” Benni sighs, shivering a bit. “I was running through some… dark factory or something, I can’t explain… but every time I tried to leave and go through the exit doors, I just ended up in some other dark hall or assembly floor. It was like some shadow was taunting me and I couldn’t understand anything logical anymore. And there were just… thorny vines growing and whipping around everywhere. Out of the floor, in the ceiling… in the walls too. Oh god… one of them wrapped around me and pulled me into this… dark hole and I… I screamed before I suddenly woke up.”
“I’ve lost sleep just wondering,” Benni shivers, looking down a bit as she collects her thoughts. “Just… what happened to Raboa? Why did she suddenly become like this? Is… I don’t know… is that vase and that rose she has related? I don’t even know if I can talk to her about it. She would think I’m out of my mind and I can’t even argue with that…”
“Listen, I’m just… happy to have someone hear me out for once,” she tells you as you look intently upon her. “I just… know there’s something going on around town but it’s hard to talk to anyone about it. At least… not until you all arrived…”
She takes a long sip of tea and it seems to slightly give her some comfort. But still, from the look on her face, you can tell this has been bothering her for quite some time…
Lewisia the Shaymin (S: Grass)
Health: 16/16 |
Sanity: 20/20 |
Purity: 24/24 | Dodge Rate: 40%
Perk: Security
Reincarnation Forms: Gallade, Arctozolt, Galarian Rapidash, Mawile, Hisuian Typhlosion
EQUIPMENT:
- Defense Armor: <Empty>
- Jewelry: <Empty>
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