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I will explore Centrebrooke Apartments
As the hour grows late, you head out from Benni’s farmstead and make your way toward the Centerbrooke Apartments, having heard odd rumors about the place. It’s a short walk south from the farm, but you can’t help but feel it’s rather still and lonely out tonight. On previous nights, the wind would course its way through your yellow fur and whip your long ears around, but tonight it’s as still as death, and now you’re not sure which of the two is the more eerie feeling to have right now…

When you finally arrive at the building, you have uncertain vibes about the place. The exterior seems a bit frayed, with weeds and shrubs growing where they shouldn’t be, moss growing on the sidewalks, paint peeling off of the walls, and the wood splintering in places. A few of the windows are cracked as well, and overall, it doesn’t feel like a welcoming place to live.

You search the inside and the situation in the main lobby seems to be about the same. The wooden floor looks like it hasn’t been cleaned in years and the walls show sign of discoloration. Where they were once white, they’re now a light beige color from the dust and the overall aging. In some places, the paint is peeling off as well.

You notice by the directory that Namrea the Krokorok and Chenny the Zebstrika live here. Jackia the Combusken lived here with her son Sal as well, although they still haven’t removed her name, yet. But many of the slots are empty, indicating many vacant apartments.

Pursuing the rumors, you find the lights do flicker, but that’s mainly from the age of the bulbs or perhaps a faulty wiring job or even a disrupted electrical output. Meanwhile, in some of the empty rooms you’re able to investigate, there are markings and words on the walls, but most of them have faded out. You also see outlines of furniture and other indications that someone was here at one point, but then left.

It wouldn’t seem unusual at first and to most Pokémon, it would seem like someone simply moved out and that was it. But you’re able to detect other presences and you can almost sense the presence of another Savant here. One of them had to have taken residence here before, but only signs and indications were left behind. Their messages on the walls were scrubbed away but not painted over, and you can only make out single words and parts of phrases…

…They were taking notes. They were mapping out who the potential demons were, only the townspeople thought wrong of them. They thought this was mania and not the work of a skilled Savant demon assassin. Sadly, most of it was wiped away by the landlord’s cleanup crew and there’s very little of anything left of the work they started.

There are barely any remnants left, but in a corner of one of the vacant rooms, you find a piece of something, still radiating with Savant presence…



[=Sigil Fragment 1=] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You believe you’ve seen something like this before, part of a larger puzzle. You’ve gathered all the answers you can here, but you have a strong feeling there’s still more to be found.

As it’s starting to get late, you start heading out of the building. While you head for the exit, you can almost hear what must have been the rumor regarding music playing in the night, sounding like occasional piano keys being struck, causing an odd, eerie echo in the hallways that sometimes gives you the chills. You’re not sure where it’s coming from, but it could just be one of the tenants. As for the rumor of the child Sandshrew haunting the building, you don’t see anything that seems to imply that, but you’re wondering if maybe that and the music are somehow connected…

After heading back outside, suddenly the sounds go deathly quiet again, and a sudden silence washes over you as you walk back toward Benni’s farmstead tonight.

…they were here before… what did they find…?

…if only someone believed them… if only they actually listened…

…maybe none of this would be happening right now… maybe it would have made sense if they had the chance to explain…

You look at the Sigil Fragment once more, recalling that there were other Savants here… Savants that had their memories washed away thinking it was for their own benefit… only to have them lose sight of who they truly were… and now they are gone. They learned from their mistakes. You and the others are a testament to that. But what became of all those former humans? Did they never find their way back home?

You know you may never find the answer to that, but you feel you can at least try to make sure the work they did and the sacrifice that was made was not done in vain…

Maya the Pikachu (S: Electric)
Health: 16/16 | Sanity: 20/20 | Purity: 19.5/24 | 5/10 Kurosuōbā | Dodge Rate: 40%
Perk: Security
Reincarnation Forms: Gardevoir, Alolan Ninetales, Meloetta, Baile forme Oricorio, Cinderace
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