Quote Originally Posted by Neo Emolga View Post
I was going to check this out anyway, but what Mittlee said to Madder has me even more curious...

I'm going to search on #54a Clutch of Decaying Houses: Small House.
As you come upon the group of partially collapsing and rotting buildings which you suppose was a small community at some point in the past, you can immediately see what Mittlee was talking abut. The whole area feels suspect and gives you a general sense of unease. There are a few different cottages here, and even from a distance, you can tell that something is not right. It is an abandoned set of buildings, after all, which you know from experience is the ideal target for Stalkers and their antics.

You decide to head for the first house, which appears to be the smallest of the lot. As you come to it, you can tell that it has been lived in, and a small light is on inside. Curiously, it's blue, but you figure that this is something Mittlee has set up for her comfort during the night. Before you head in and potentially give her a fright, you search the outside, ensuring you check under the rocks, decayed bits of building material, and surrounding plants. Most of what grows here is sparse and leafless, but that makes it fairly easy for you to rule out any relevant items or objects outside.

Spying the somewhat unstable roof and figuring it would be a good place to slip in from, you take wing and glide up, managing to weasel your way in through badly laid tiles. When you enter, it only takes you a bit of time to search the rooms and realise that the mimikyu is not home. You find this to be a relief, and finally target the source of the light, where you assumed she would be. However, upon entering the room, you see something that you don't imagine Mittlee set up at all--a shimmering, swirling, transparent forcefield. It emanates a rather bold blue light, illuminating this room and more with its strength. You approach it, in awe of what you see, and reach out to touch the barrier. To your relief, it does not hurt you in any way, but it is cold. In fact, when you pull your paw away, a small ripple of something akin to frost shimmers across the surface, and small droplets of water fall from your fingertips. You try to peer inside the dome, but you cannot see clearly into it at all. You can't be sure, but this seems like a barrier erected by someone who wanted to protect whatever is behind it. Judging by the icy touch it responds with, you wonder if it's triggered by ice-types at all.

{Magical Forcefield: +Ice-type+} was noted in the Team Records.

You remember that Mittlee explained to Madder that the feeling of being in this house was positive and warm, and that she felt safe. It's then that you can feel your mind at ease and your worries quelled, even just for the moment. The house is indeed safe, and although you want Mittlee to remain so, you can't help but feel like something important rests behind that forcefield.

After scouring the rest of the house, you can determine that nothing else lies here, and you make your way back to the clubhouse.


Neo the Emolga (S: Electric/Flying)
Health: 8/8 | Sanity: 8/8 | Purity: 10/12
Battle Stance: Fight
Perk: Repair
Trait: Lucky