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[Right]Azure Orchard[/Right][hr]

Ting flinched as he heard Gale's voice suddenly manifest. Herb? Who was that? The Sceptile? [color=888B8D]"Uh, no, I haven't yet. Have you found anything out?"[/color] Ting would listen intently as Gale recounted his conversation with the Sceptile. Especially the part about his son being somewhat suspicious. [color=888B8D]"Now that you mention it, I could see him glaring at me from here when I was talking to that Lilligant. I think you're right, it'd probably be best if you talked to him solo. I'll keep looking around. Thanks, Gale."[/color] He nodded as the Minun took off towards the Grovyle in the tree.

What else was there? He had talked to most of the farmers around him, and there weren't any clues in the storage sheds either. Though Gale said that Sage thinks the thief is coming under the cover of night. It would make sense. Harder to see, less eyes around. Maybe the thief in question was nocturnal? Or at least had some way of seeing in low light. For now though, he should probably reconvene with the others. With all of their ideas together, they might be able to formulate a plan.

Ting made his way back towards the rendezvous point near where they first arrived, where the other two should be waiting. Ting explained that his search of the storage sheds and surrounding areas came up empty. There wasn't anything out of the ordinary, which at the very least got rid of the possibility of something like embezzlement. Or at least, he had hoped. He did notice that the other two seemed to have had a couple of muddy encounters. Sure the fields were a little muddy, but not by that much. He looked over at the broken fencing at the mention of it. There sure was a lot of mud over there. Was there some sort of accident with watering cans over there?

[color=888B8D]"I do find it kind of odd that not a single farmer has had any idea about any of this. That leads me to a few ideas. Either whoever we're dealing with is reqlly good at what they do, or maybe..."[/color] Ting looked off towards the farmer in the fields, who seemed to be finishing up for the day, putting away tools, and making and carrying whatever was harvested off towards the farmhouse. [color=888B8D]"...Well, as slim as a chance as it is, maybe the whole farm is in on it? If everyone is stealing something, it'd be a lot harder to track down just one Pokémon. Not only that, but they could all cover each other's tracks pretty well. But I'm really hoping that's not the case."[/color]

Ting looked out towards the Grovyle in the tree once more. He had come down and was talking with the Lilligant he had talked to earlier. He certainly seemed much more interested in her than she did in him. [color=888B8D]"Well, a stakeout certainly doesn't seem like a bad idea. Kick never said anything about actually catching the thief, but I would feel bad coming back empty-handed. I'm up for it, but if our culprit does end up making an appearance, we probably shouldn't try and go after them unless we think we can take them down. Though if I had to guess they'd be more likely to run away than try to fight. Any other ideas?"[/color] He looked expectantly at the other two. Though, admittedly, he was slightly worried about Fio. Her leaves already seemed to be drooping somewhat. Hopefully she could hold out for a while longer in the dark. [hr] [right]Interacting with/Mentioning: [@The Irish Tree](Fio), [@Ammokkx](Gale)[/right]