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[When the lights dim, the ghost very slowly, cautiously creep a little closer, though most of the ones from before have vanished entirely, startled by the flames of the fire pokemon. There aren't quite as many spookies as there were before, and only one or two of the Litwick have remained, though they remain a good distance away still, wary of the two humans and the pokemon.

The Gastly, however, seems overjoyed with the attention and affection this human is showing him. Perona's even 'holding' the light as air pokemon in one hand, smile never leaving her face. In her other hand is the pokeball, which she inches closer to the pokemon.]

Please? Won't you come with me? I promise I'll take very good care of you! You can travel with me and my other little cuties and become very good friends! And then I'll get more cute little ghosts one day and you can play together! I have a little egg that will hatch soon, into a ghost like the ones here! You can be friends with it...doesn't that sound fu--hiiieee!

[Her head is yanked to one side suddenly, and Perona reflexively swings her arm out at the perpetrator - a Drifloon - who wrapped its stringy arms around some of her hair and pulled.]

Perona-san--!

[Startled, though Chihiro doesn't dive into action right away, either. Because it's a small little drifloon and it probably (hopefully?) doesn't mean any harm even if it has attached to her hair.]

Are you okay?

Oi...! Stop that! Don't pull it--!

[Small, yes, and certainly very curious about this humans and her wall of colorful, fluffy curls. It really doesn't mean any harm, but it also doesn't seem keen on letting go, even with Perona's whining and struggling. The Gastly laughs at what it thinks is a game, and just dances around overhead, not lifting gaseous finger to stop the little spectacle.

At the least, Perona knows what to do - or really just acts on impulse. She grits her teeth and swirls around, smacking the poor ghost pokemon in the face with the pokeball she had in her tightened fist.]

I SAID DON'T PULL! ...Oh, where did it go?

[Probably inside that pokeball...]

[Chihiro sympathy winces for that pokemon! What a violent capture! By his ankles, his quilava snuffles in amusement and scratches himself with one of his hind legs, fear apparently forgotten.]

I think that you might have captured it, actually...

[And possibly KO'd it with how she smacked it...]

...Oh, did I?

[Indeed she did! A truly critical capture, given that the poor Drifloon didn't put up much of a fight inside that pokeball after it was captured within. The ball lays motionless in Perona's hand as she looks at it curiously, the Gastly from before hanging over her head with equal curiosity. He doesn't seem as bothered as some of the other ghosts, who have again scattered and vanished. Humans are scary...]

Eeeh, not the one I was hoping to catch, but it was very cute. A little ghostly balloon, horohoro! I'll have to think of a good name for it. [She reaches up with her free hand, feeling the chill right above her head from the Gastly there, and lightly pushes it down.] Will you come along still? You'll have yet another friend of yours to accompany you! And I already have a name picked out for you.

[Laughing a little, more than a touch worried for the poor drifloon, Chihiro comes closer, quilava close to his heels. Then, this has been a successful adventure already, hasn't it? She already has one little ghost to add to her team...]

You should go with Perona-san, [he says to the gastly.] I'm sure you'll have lots of fun with her...

[By how much she seems to like ghosts, Chihiro has no doubt!]

[D'aw, Chihiro, this is why she keeps you around. ♥ With a proud puff, Perona lifts her head up as the Gastly looks down at her, curious. After a moment's thought, the ghost pokemon laughs heartily and floats around the two humans, stopping before Perona and licking her face with its tongue long tongue.]

Eugh...! [N-Not what Perona was expecting, b-but at least it's coming along! And it's a cute little ghost, too; a second one! As she wipes her face, she pats the thig's cold, bulbous head with a smile.] Yo remind me a little bit of my hollows, and your floppy tongue just makes me think of them more! So that's what I'll call you - Hollow.

[He does his best, Perona-san!! ♥]

Hehe. It looks like he likes you too, Perona-san. [Aw, he gets to witness someone nicknaming their new pokemon. u///u But then he himself looks to the others, curiously, wondering if any more will come forth.]

[Nope - most of the ghosts are keeping their distance now that they've seen the prior display of brutality. They still linger and watch, closely, but they dare not approach the so-called Ghost Princess. Even their fellow ghost type, with all his laughter and beckoning to the shadows, can't get them to come any closer than where they watch and wait. The other Gastly in the tower are a bit more brazen, but not by much.]

Oh, I must have scared the others on this floor...maybe we can go higher? [8D]

H-higher?

[Chihiro trades a look with his quilava, who nervously shakes itself, fires flaring a little before calming back down.] If you'd like to... Mm! I'll come with you.

Yes, higher! If there are any different species of ghost pokemon higher up, then I want to catch those, too. Hollow-chan, would you prefer to fly with us, or rest inside a cute pokeball?

[After the Gastly mulls over its decision, it swoops down towards Perona's bag with a huge yawn. Getting the message, she tugs out yet another pokeball and - much more gently this time - taps the device to her newest Pokemon.]

Ehe~! Cutie. ♥ Alright, let's move on. Your badger-dog can brighten the way more - I don't think the other ghosts will come out even if I were to call for them now.

[Chihiro nods down to the badger-dog in question and Giga's fire flares up, spilling warm light more around them. He gives a little "quil", rubs his head on Chihiro's ankle and steps ahead, toward the staircase.]

You really would like to catch all of them, wouldn't you, Perona-san?

[As he follows after his quilava.]

Of course I would! How can I be the Ghost Princess without my cute ghosts? Mine were taken away from me, so I have to make do with the ones here - the more the better. Maybe some other kinds, but they have to be ones that I like. A bat next, I think. Or something fluffy with sharp teeth and horns. I can't wait to find a nice place to stay with all my little darlings...

[And stop all this tiresome traveling. She is so goddamn done with it. All she needs is a huge manor by the sea, a ship, and a massive garden where all her dears can play and frolic. Oh, and about a dozen or so servants to wait on her hand and foot, obviously.

She follows Gig and Chihiro toward the stairs, keeping her eyes peeled for any signs of paranormal activity. She has a better sense for picking them up than the other two - they barely noticed the eyes in the darkness watching them ascend the stairs, or the shadows just licking at the edge of the circle of light from Giga's flames.]

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