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This couldn't be happening. Of all of the guilds that Cash had decided for them to team up with it would be the one that Sora's sister had ended up in. He locked eyes with Lumi only for a moment; noting the fact that her fur looked long and unkempt, before looking away. He squeezed his eyes shut as the memories that he'd forced down just that morning came pushing back up. The excitement they had felt sneaking out, the rush of the river in the gorge, the sound of Cane screaming in agony, and Storm's snapping spine. 

[b]"Hey,"[/b] Asher bumped his shoulder and whispered quietly, [b]"You alright?"[/b]

His eyes snapped back open as he looked to the blueish fur of his friend and gave a shaky nod, [color=a0410d][b]"Yeah. Just got overwhelmed for a second with all the noise."[/b][/color] It happened pretty often so he knew Asher was used to him zoning out and giving an answer like that. He returned his attention to the front of the room to where he saw the Poochyena pipe up about the members of their guild.

[i]"Is there really just four of them?"

"Why would Cash have us team up with a guild so small?"

"I didn't even know Fishertown had an adventuring guild."[/i]

The questions and comments swirled around the hall as they all tried to guess what it was that Cash could've been thinking when it came to this. Sora knew that their boss was always a bit...unconventional when it came to his plans. All he really wanted to do now though was go home and stuff his head under his nest. 

A wave of Cash's long tail was all it took to quiet everyone down. [b]"I know you all have many questions and concerns, so I will try to address them as much as I can."[/b] He gave a respectful nod to Rieka, [b]"We welcome the Fishertown Adventuring Guild and look forward to a successful partnership."[/b] He looked out to the rest of the crowd, [b]"Now as to why I have picked Fishertown to work with rather than our usual partners in Twilight City and Redtide is because I want to see some smaller guilds given a chance to make a name for themselves."[/b] At the discontented mutters that struck up after that comment Cash swept his tail across the room again. [b]"The world grows more dangerous and we need as much help as we can get these days."[/b] The large lionesque Pokémon settled himself down on his haunches, [b]"Now, as for who I have decided will be working with Fishertown on this assignment."[/b]

A tight hush fell over the room as everyone held their breath. Though Sora held his for an entirely different reason. The last thing he wanted was to get paired with this group. [b]"Sellie and Ozzy,"[/b] Cash's voice rang out and two excited cheers sprang up from closer to the front as a stark white Vulpix and large Yamper leapt to their feet in excitement. 

Ok. That's good. They were a solid team and would do well with what Sora could already tell was a pretty chaotic dynamic between the team members of Fishertown. Not a surprise given his sister was included. He watched Cash's icy blue eyes sweep the crowd again and tried to make himself as small as he could behind the Chansey in front of him. 

[b]"And Asher and Sora."[/b] The dreaded words that he had hoped would not come from Cash's mouth. Asher's flames flared to life with surprise and elation as he sent Sora a bright grin. [b]"All of you go to one of the meeting rooms and get acquainted. I will meet you there to discuss your assignment once everything else is in order."[/b]

Sora pushed himself up onto somewhat unsteady paws as the blood rushed to his ears. Maybe he could talk to Cash and tell him that he wasn't feeling up to it, or that he had a trip that he forgot he needed to take. No, that wouldn't work. He sighed as he followed along behind Asher and met up with Sellie and Ozzy who looked as pleased as a Caterpie with a sitrus berry. Now they just had to wait for the others to join them. Joy.