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[color=FFC6C6][u]Level[/u]: [b]7[/b] - [u]Total EXP[/u]: 131/70[/color] [color=2e2c2c]------[/color] [color=BC8DBF][u]Level[/u]: [b]4[/b] - [u]Total EXP[/u]: 45/40[/color]
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[color=lightgray]Word Count: 890 (+2 exp)
[b]Location[/b]: Nyakuza Metro [/color][/center]
It was hard to tell how much time had really passed, given the Purple Line's complete lack of sun and the Metro being indoors. Maybe time hadn't dragged on quite as slow as Therion felt it had, because when Jesse summoned a Moogle for what the thief thought was a futile effort to mark their location, the creature informed them that their task was actually finished. Another team had better luck finding a place close to the base. So... that was it...?

[color=BC8DBF]"So that's it?"[/color] he said, echoing his own thoughts. Apparently they were really done and the next step was to get back on the train. The trio's trip into the underground cities really had been a waste of time in the grand scheme of things. 'Operation Fuck-All' was accurate, and Therion smirked and let out a puff of amusement at Jesse's words.

Well, at those particular words anyway. Her next ones brought him back to his neutral look, a slight scowl painted on his face. He'd suggested checking the place out as a way to kill time more than anything, but that was meaningless now. And Jesse wasn't really wrong in anything she said, but it still rubbed him the wrong way. Then again, he [i]was[/i] feeling extra prickly after talking with Raz earlier. That hadn't been the kid's fault either. 

[color=BC8DBF]"..."[/color] Therion rolled his shoulder, considering if he should open his mouth or not. But Jesse was already on her way back toward the train, and the smaller psychic soon to follow. 

He sighed, drew an apple left over from breakfast from his cloak and bit into it. Back into the metro it was. Besides, what kind of treasures could a resort have anyway? It wasn't a bank or a mansion. Therion shoved his bangled hand into his pocket and followed along behind the other two, not quite feeling up to getting separated from the rest of the group just yet. Maybe once he knew where the main base was he'd strike out on his own a little, but for now he re-boarded the train as well. 
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Back at the Metro's main area Primrose was pleased that she was recognized, even if it took a moment or two. She nodded her head, confirming that Poppi had the right person. Her and Tora's antics were amusing to watch, but she didn't leave them or Vandham in the dark for much longer.

[color=D34C25]"[i]'Fight'[/i] is a bit of an understatement..."[/color] she began, [color=D34C25]"We did run into trouble. More than we had bargained for. Everyone made it out though. Midna is finishing up on the mountain, and Braum stayed in the oasis to let her know about the next steps when she returns."[/color] Her explanation was vague, but she left it at that - sparing them mental visions of monsters in holy robes, shrieking phantoms, and boiling flesh. 

[color=D34C25]"Shovel Knight came here with me, and I expect he'll arrive before long. He went off to collect those pons."[/color] 

And that was that, all caught up. For the most part anyway. Primrose was surprised to be one of the earliest to arrive, though she wasn't about to complain about it - after all she could listen to what type of places the others had found. Giving a little wave to Panther and the rest of the Phantom Thieves, she listened to their accounts. [i]Interesting.[/i] She wondered if it was possible to have a map of the world drawn up. Maybe that was something already being worked on.

Other members of the Yellow Team trickled in, whether in small groups or one by one. Primrose supposed that being split up here was one of the better places for it, since any of them could always catch a train to wherever they wanted to go and then right back here to await other Seekers as they traveled from place to place. 

Those that had taken the Purple Line arrived in short order. 

Therion had dumped the apple core and swiped another pass, this time to the Mint Line. Most likely he'd never bother with gathering pons as long as he could keep getting away with stealing, but he held onto the few he had just in case. When he spotted the growing group of Seekers he began to make his way over. As usual he was content to hang on the edge of the cluster of people. He did a head count of the group while scoping out the station more out of habit than anything else - and then promptly did a double take at the sight of his friend transformed. It was much more of a difference now than when he'd first seen her again back in Tostarena.

[color=BC8DBF]"What the hell happened to you?"[/color] he blurted out. Primrose, now almost a head taller than the relatively short Therion where before they'd been the same height, blinked at him.

[color=D34C25]"Did we not discuss spirits and fusing with them...?"[/color]

[color=BC8DBF]"Not what I meant,"[/color] Therion groused. 

Primrose gave the same short explanation that she'd given to the others earlier as the Mint Line train arrived, letting more Seekers in on the knowledge that their friends were alright and would be on the way. Everyone should be up to date on the plan to move on to Twilight Town, so there was no reason to wait up. The Travelers boarded.