Item Hunt Attempt Two!

Tsukishiro wandered into the bright and cheerful forest on what one might describe to be a beautiful morning. The Absol had failed in her mission the previous day, but instead of giving them up she had opted to give them a second try. After all, if she failed to find a few items for the clients, then what would she be like on a real exploration through undisturbed terrains?

Sitting down, Shiro dug the slips of paper out of her explorer's bag in order to double check what she had to do;

My friend, Seel, says that the Sticks in Pecha Forest are harder than my horn! So we've made a bet to see if they really are harder. Sadly neither of us can reach Pecha Forest for obvious reasons. As such, I wish for whoever reads this to bring me at least 4 Sticks from Pecha Forest. » Client: Seaking » Objective: Find Sticks (x4) » Place: Pecha Forest » Restrictions: none » Difficulty: F » Reward: 100 poke » Exploration Points: 10

I've heard tales of a strange item within Pecha Forest. It is known as a Watamel Berry and I wish to study it. I will reward your accordingly when you retrieve the berry for me. » Client: Ditto » Objective: Find Watamel Berry » Place: Pecha Forest » Restrictions: none » Difficulty: F » Reward: 150 poke, Sleep seed (x1) » Exploration Points: 10

Four Sticks and a Watamel Berry. How hard could it be right? Well... at least that's what she had thought last time.

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Alright, this is probably a stupid idea, but I need to get out and about. At least it's not Shadowhue again. Nate thought to himself as he walked through the forest, occasionally glancing at his left paw which still showed sign of injury from his previous excursion. The bite mark was still there, and it had been healing a bit for the past two days while he took a break from his travels. As he continued to walk through, he heard a slight rustling of paper and turned his head, going into a bush and poking his head out the other side to see what it was. He noticed an absol, reading some papers she must have taken out of her bag. Well, she seems to be normal, and I bet those are guild missions. Might as well say hi to her. He decided and walked out of the bush, heading towards her.
"Hey, have I seen you before at the guild?" He asked, deciding to start off with that. He didn't remember seeing her around the guild area before, but if his instinct was correct she had the look of a guild member. And if not then results may vary.

The Absol blinked at the rustle of the bush as the Pikachu walked out of it. She smiled cheerfully, looking up as he spoke.
"Probably," she grinned, "I registered there a few days ago after I arrived in Grassveil. I don't think I've seen you around though, are you a Guild member?" she asked, tilting her head to the side ever so slightly as she did so. The papers with the missions on were forgotten for a moment, one of her large paws holding them down so they didn't blow away whilst she spoke with the new face.

"Yeah, I signed up a little while ago. I haven't really spent much time around the guild though, I've usually been out moving around so that may explain why we haven't met before." Nate explained, suggesting a possible explanation. Wow, with how many pokemon are in the guild it's always kind of surprising to see how many of them you don't know well. He thought to himself as he realized that he hadn't introduced himself yet.
"Sorry, my name's Nate. What's yours?" He said to Tsukishiro, smirking and nodding his head at her as a bit of a greeting, not completely sure how to greet her since he couldn't exactly shake her paw easily. Plus, he wasn't exactly over his injury he had received and wasn't too eager to put his good paw out there.

"Tsukishiro," she replied, nodding in response as she recognised the movement as a sort of greeting, "Most people call me Shiro for short though."

Shiro always quite liked it when she had someone to accompany her on missions, after all being the only member of your team it could get quite lonely at times. Maybe this Pikachu, Nate, would be willing to come along with her for the time being. It would make the time pass a little quicker at the very least.
"So, what brings you to the forest?" she asked, curious.

"Nice to meet you then Shiro." The Pikachu greeted her, before looking down at the papers she had under her paw. He had guessed right, and they seemed to be missions from the guild. While he scolded himself for not taking any official missions yet, he decided that anyone who hadn't been at the guild for long shouldn't be going on a mission on their own, if not for safety then to break any boredom that came from it.
"So, what kind of mission are you on right now? Not to be forward or anything, I just figured I would ask." He chuckled slightly, unable to read the papers fully due to her holding them down.

"Looking for items, I guess," she replied, adjusting her paws's position so that he could show Nate the job requests without letting them be blown away by the forest's cool breeze, "Though I don't seem to have much luck with them. I've found a Watamel Berry for Ditto already, but sticks, for some weird reason, seem to be scarce here."
The Absol frowned, sighing in slight frustration at her own failures. These jobs had seemed so easy when she had taken them.

Nate moved over next to Shiro so he could read the papers right-side-up, looking at the jobs written on them. Reading what they wanted and why, Nate found himself slightly confused. Wow, looks like they're using the guild as a delivery service these days. I guess there just aren't many other things to use it for. He mused to himself as he finished reading.
"Well, that's good, you've got half of them done already. Looks like all you need are some sticks." He told her, and glanced up at her to notice that she seemed to sigh slightly. "I mean, if you want some help doing the jobs then I'd be perfectly alright with helping you. I don't have much else to do right now." He suggested.

Tsukishiro's mood seemed to brighten a little at the Pikachu's offer to help. Even though she knew she'd love the company of another Pokemon she would hate to be taking up someone's time if they could be doing something more useful for themselves or others.
"Really?" she asked, grinning, "I mean, if you're sure you don't have anything more important to do."

Nate shook his head, looking back down at the papers as he did so. He smiled at her sudden enthusiasm, as she seemed to be coming out of her momentary funk she had been in before.
"I don't have a lot of things that I'm doing, and I am a guild member, I should be helping other members complete missions. It's kind of our job isn't it?" He responded, glancing back at her before starting to walk ahead a bit, going slowly as to not end up going too far ahead of his current companion.

"I guess so!" she replied, standing up. Shiro shook a leaf out of her fur before gently picking up the pieces of paper in her jaws and dropping them neatly back into the treasure bag she carried. Now more enthusiastic about searching for the four sticks, she then bounded after the Pikachu, catching up and then slowing her pace again so that she walked alongside him.

Nate continued to move through the forest alongside Shiro, keeping an eye open for any sticks nearby. While they were walking, he decided to try and make some conversation.
"So, have you lived in Grassveil for a while, or did you travel here at some point?" He asked, doing his best to keep up as Shiro seemed to have a bit more speed and ease with moving through the area. Of course, if he decided to move on all-fours he could probably go pretty fast, but he just seemed to prefer standing up and walking that way.

"My sister and I traveled down from Black Mist Mountain a short while back," she replied, "So I haven't really lived hereabouts for very long," she replied, "What about you?"
As Tsukishiro spoke, she noticed Nate's preference for walking on two paws rather than four. She slowed her pace accordingly so that the Pikachu could easily keep up without having to resort to walking on all fours. At the same time as this, the Absol became curious of the injuries that Nate seemed to have; a bite mark, and visible injuries on his paw. However, she didn't want to pry and seem rude by asking and so kept quiet.

Nate noticed Tsukishiro slow down slightly, accommodating his own pace and smiled, thankful to it. He thought about her response, remembering hearing about a group of Absol that lived in those mountains.
"Well I just got here recently, before that I just spent my time traveling around some different areas. This is the first time I decided to stay somewhere for a little while." He responded, looking up at Shiro as he did so. As he wasn't looking, he suddenly felt himself trip over something, hitting the ground with a thud and not noticing the rustling bushes ahead of them.

This dice is not existing.

This dice is not existing.

Tsukishiro nodded as Nate replied, not noticing the item until Nate was too close to warn. It was a Pecha Berry, but before fetching it Shiro leaned down, checking if Nate was alright after hitting the ground and helping him back up onto his feet.

As she did this, a Patrat crept through the bushes, the rustles unintentionally ignored by Shiro as she helped her new friend. Whilst the Absol was occupied, the scout pokemon scurried over to the Pecha berry, snatching it up before dashing off in another direction.

Tsukishiro, looked up as the Patrat ran off. She readied her Quick Attack, but didn't attack the Patrat until she knew Nate was okay. With the injuries she had already seen that Pikachu had sustained at an earlier point, she hoped that the fall wouldn't aggravate the healing wounds.