Dawn

[Today is clearly not a normal day.  Dawn didn't get a letter, so she's not exactly sure what's going on, but she knows by now that whatever it is, it's probably going to be dangerous  Time to hit the phones like a good leader.]

[Phone; filtered to KND members and little kid characters]

Everyone!  Something's going on.  My Pokemon and all my stuff from home is missing.  I think it might get dangerous pretty soon, so everybody who's worried get to the new base as fast as you can.  It's at the edge of town, between the last street with houses and the road that goes up the mountain.  It's only halfway done, but it's better than staying in the town.  If we can all get out there, we can try to hide until this is over and protect each other.  If you see anyone else who's in trouble or lost along the way, bring them with you.  I'm gonna try to head out there as soon as I can, before anything really bad starts to happen.

[After she's done on the phones, Dawn grabs a backpack from her room, throws some apples in there, and then runs around the house getting survival type gear - a flashlight, a spare blanket, etc.  She writes a note to her family explaining that she's going to hide out with her friends until whatever's going on is over, and then dashes out the door without a second thought.

Anyone wandering the streets of Mayfield with murderous intent during the early morning can feel free to run into Dawn while she's trying to get to the base.  She's trying to hurry along as quickly and quietly as she can, using mailboxes and trees for cover as she goes, but it's obvious that she won't be able to move the entire way completely undetected.  Additionally, she'll be trying to pick up any KND members or other little kid characters as she goes.]

[Filtered to anyone who's ever been part of the Kids Next Door]

Uh... hi, everyone.  I don't know if anyone else has noticed yet, but Numbuh One's been droned.  The tree where the base was built isn't there anymore either, so he's probably gone for good.

[Dawn pauses for a moment to sigh.]

Anyway, I won that tag game a while back, which means I'm sort of in charge of the Kids Next Door now.  He left me a copy of some stuff he had written down if anybody wants to look at it.  We can keep having meetings and stuff too if you guys want, but we'll need to find a new base.  I've never really been a leader of anything before, so I hope I can do a good job.

[Even so, her heart doesn't sound completely in this.  But she at least wants to try.]

( Action for 766 Bunker Street )

[Unfiltered phone call]

"Guys!  I got Piplup back!  He's finally here!  This is the best Christmas ever!"

[She doesn't even care how stupid that sounds - she's just happy to have him back.]

"Piplup, say hi to everyone!"

"Pip pip!  Piplup!"

"Anyone who wants to can come over and meet him!"

[Dawn's still feeling pretty awkward from a certain conversation that took place over the weekend, so she's doing the sensible thing - completely avoiding anything that might make her think about it.  Early Monday morning before school, a call goes out to the town, complete with her best fake sick noises.]

"Uh... h-hi, everyone.  It's Dawn.  [SNIFFLE]  I'm not feeling very good today, so I'm staying home from school.  [COUGH COUGH]  Can someone pick up my homework for me?"

[Later; action for 766 Bunker Street]

[After she spends some time holed up in her room sleeping in, Dawn comes downstairs to make herself a bowl of cereal for breakfast.  She takes it into the living room with her to eat it while she watches TV, and pretty much just spends the whole day moping around the house in her pajamas.]

[Another package in the mail, another non-Piplup regain.  Dawn's gotten pretty used to the disappointment by now, so her depression doesn't last as long this time around.  At least she's still got Piplup's Pokedex entry to look at whenever she gets really lonely.  All she can do is keep hoping he'll show up next time, so there's quite literally no need to worry, as it's not going to get her anywhere just moping about it.  But what did Dawn get back this time, you ask?  Why, it's this charming little number - the cheerleading outfit she wears when she's rooting for Ash during his gym battles, complete with pink pom-poms.  And even though it's the beginning of November and it's getting to be too chilly out for short skirts, Dawn is stubbornly out on the front lawn practicing her cheers anyway.  Besides, it's still football season at the high school, so it's not like this sort of thing is totally unheard of for this time of year.]

"Ash Ketchum is here to fight!  He will win your badge tonight!"

[Dawn feels terrible right now.  She all but abandoned the KND treehouse when things started to look really grim, hightailing it back home before the hazmats started in full-force with the flamethrowers.  She's been huddling in her room terrified out of her mind with Buneary and Pachirisu ever since, and has finally started to go a little stir-crazy.  So she heads for the phone, trying and failing at not crying while she puts out a call.  Unfiltered, because she's too strung-out to bother.]

"I-I'm really scared, guys...  Is everyone still okay?  Keiichi, are you still alive?  KND, are you guys there?  Numbuh One?  Pokey?  Ash?  Sakutaro...?  Someone just... talk to me for a while.  Anyone.  Let me know you're okay out there."

[At this point, she starts to break down a little, and it's apparent to anyone listening that she's crying.  She chokes out her words, as if every person she names is more and more difficult for her to think about.]

"I miss Brock and Zoey.  I miss my mom.  I miss Piplup.  I... I want to go home."

[Filtered to Sakutaro]

[Dawn isn't sure if filtering a call to someone who's technically counted as a pet will actually work, so she's going to call his name a few times just in case he's hanging around the drone kid's room or something.]

"Sakutaro...?  Sakutaro, are you there?"

[Hello, Mayfield! Have a somewhat desperate-sounding Pokemon coordinator on the phones.]

"...What the heck is this box top stuff all about? Can we really get things back just by sending things in? And if so, does anybody want to help me buy 200 boxes of cereal? It's really important, I swear!"

[By the end of the call, it more or less sounds like she's begging.]

[OOC regain list!
5 box tops: Poffin ingredients
10 box tops: Hat
15 box tops: Pink dress
40 box tops: Pokedex
200 box tops: Piplup]

[Anyone passing by the back yard of 766 Bunker Street today will see a young Pokemon coordinator having a very involved argument with a small brown rabbit Pokemon. Dawn is crouched down in front of the little rabbit, arms folded and resting on her knees as she talks to her.]

"Buneary, I know you like Pikachu and all, but I don't know if we'll even be going home at this rate!"

"Bun!" [Buneary folds her arms and indignantly looks away from Dawn.]

[Dawn sighs, shaking her head.] "But it'll be a good chance for you to make some more friends! Won't you at least try?"

[This is met with a frown and some expressive arm-waving.] "Bun! Bun bun! Buneary!"

[Pressing a finger to her forehead in frustration, Dawn just sighs again.]

[Today was a pretty bad day for Dawn.  She stopped by Professor Oak's house for a visit only to find that the kindly old Pokemon professor had been droned.  Even his Ledyba was acting strangely, just buzzing around like it was a normal ladybug, not even saying its own name or anything.  Depressed, she ran over to Ribbon's house to try to seek solace with her new friend - but sadly, all she found was another drone.

So, Mayfield, have a confused and sad young Pokemon coordinator wandering the streets looking incredibly depressed and sadly shuffling along while staring at the ground.  She'll walk all the way back from Ribbon's house to her own place on Bunker Street in this sort of mood, heading out into the backyard to sit under a tree and cry into her knees.]

"I can't believe they're both gone..."