Mear watched as Shupple went off to show Hiro where the kitchen was. Once again he was looking down at his sketchbook and continuing to draw everything that had been asked. Finding himself a fraction overwhelmed, the Smeargle sighed outwards and tried to relax for a brief moment before opening his eyes and attempting to draw once more. However, there was something in the back of his mind now... something Mear himself couldn't quite begin to explain, yet it was there none the less. The feeling of apathy at the pictures that he had just drawn... the strange want to simply do something else besides draw. Upon realizing what he was thinking, the Smeargle shook his head mildly agitated if not completely unnerved by this.
It would just be stupid if I got artist's block.... Mear sighed to himself rather irritated at the notion. All I do is draw..... Biting into the side of his mouth, the artist sighed and continued to try and draw only to find his sketches becoming more and more odd in format. Finally giving up for the moment at least, Mear began to watch once more as Lupe was giving out instructions and talking about the events that were going to transpire soon enough. Looking down at the sketchbook again, the Smeargle stared blankly at it for a good five minutes. This is not good....
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"H-huh?! Ah! Sorry! Now I'm spacing out...But I was thinking, we still have yet to go find your family. And I'm worried about the festival... You never know what events Bounty Hunters use to sniff out Gijinkas, and they might be moving captives from one place to the next." Kat finished, and Lee was suddenly feeling a pang run through him that he couldn't explain. He wanted to twitch yet found it impossible. He had simply gone completely and utterly numb. The Bounty Hunters.... his thoughts moved sharply to the idea of Rogue or Chan or Top or even Ken who might be with Rogue.... all of them could be in danger.... Yet... yet.. He had said he would remain there... in the mansion to act as the older brother... Hadn't he said this? Hadn't he said that....
"Yeah. We should really attempt to find them ASAP." Sable continued "Better to play it safe than sorry. Today would be the best time..."
But then the thought came back... Today... he could still leave for a bit and search... and then come back... yes... it was not a completely set in stone sort of deal... He could keep his promise in this way and come back within a few hours of searching if that was the case. Lee nodded his head finally. "If we take short trips out of the mansion and run through areas covering enough ground, we can even come back before night fall..." the Hitmonlee finally said aloud. This was a plan... an easy to follow easy to rework plan... yes it would work well.
"How about we slip out now and start looking then?" Kat said aloud as she eyed Lupe for half a second. Lee nodded back a fraction. Sable said nothing but had already started to rise. With that, all three carefully made their way out of the mansion without acquiring the attention of Lupe.
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State of person laptop = dead
State of muse = nearly as dead as the laptop
KC
