[color=D1D0CE]Slowly but surely, her brothers left their room and wandered down to the kitchen table. Lumi wagged her tail back at Sora and Cane. Were they as excited as her? Didn't they want to see the adventurers too? She could imagine it now, a parade of them marching down to the town's center, where they would all be celebrated like the heroes they were! They were gone for months... everyone just had to miss them! [color=CD7F32][b]"It's gonna be [i]amazing![/i] What do you think they found? Oh, oh, what kinda Pokemon do you think they're like?"[/b][/color] she chattered on and on, her neck fluff seemingly poofing up the longer she went on. 

Their father said nothing as he approached the table while balancing platters on his vines. Carefully, he served each of them their own plates, revealing their full breakfast course-- omelettes chock full of creamy cheese and the slices of meat and dotted with herbs from their garden. [b]"Hmm... I'd like to think they're normal Pokemon, just like you and I,"[/b] he hummed, quite pensive. [b]"Please be careful. I don't want you getting into trouble out there..."[/b] he turned to Sable, who was already carefully picking apart her omelette. [b]"Sable, won't you go with them?"[/b] 

Sable's long ears flattened. [b]"Why [i]me?[/i]"[/b] she whined.

[b]"You're the oldest,"[/b] their father pointed out, [b]"and, quite frankly, the one I trust the most with taking care of your little brothers and sisters. I'd go along with them, but I need to be at work by sunhigh."[/b]

Lumi caught sight of Sable rolling her eyes, but her eldest sister said nothing. Sable had been as prissy as she was for as long as Lumi could remember, but she supposed it was just because she was the oldest and grumpiest. She turned back to Sora. [color=CD7F32][b]"I heard one of them was a [i]Swellow.[/i] An actual, fully evolved Swellow! I wonder how big their wings are!"[/b][/color][/color]