The main hall of the Jinsaka Manor was bustling with activity. A majestic song played by a piano could be heard throughout the room, though the piano itself could not be seen. The hall seems to have been temporarily converted into something of a ball room, where tables have been set up for various individuals to take a seat at.
A series of tables lined up along the western wall has an assortment of food sitting upon it, including but not limited to a collection of chinese take-out from Lu Bu Feng Xian's. Among the many attendees, one could spot Lionel sitting at a table with Lym and Moit. At another table, Egon kept to himself while looking over some design plans. Lastly, Launchpad could be seen filling up his plates with an unruly amount of food. Oboyo himself didn't seem to be in the room.

A loud THWOMP echoes out from the launchpad area as the M85 touches down. "Better than last time, certainly. You are getting better, M85." The large mechon glows with happiness at the praise while Helios heads inside. He offered a nod to the lady at the door before making himself at home.

Julexa scampers up the sidewalk, passing the launchpad area and heading up to the door. The Pichu looks up at the lady at the door and offers her a wave as she fidgets a little uncomfortably at the door. She looks at all of the tall chairs, at least for her, and wonders how she's going to get up there--let alone reach the table itself.

Even though she's making her way out to the main hall from her room, Twilight Sparkle is - surprisingly - wearing the Gala dress she'd received from Rarity long before her arrival in the Cleft, with two silver star-clips secured to her braided mane. She's smiling cheerfully as she catches sight of the plethora of servants, giving each one she passes a friendly nod on her way to one of the tables.

Mekis entered the manor, Estaban behind him. It took Mekis a moment to notice the elderly woman trying to guide him to a table. He said "Thank you, but I can find my way." Walking to a chair, he found they were meant for a regular sized person. This did not discourage him. Using his dexterity, he jumped up with ease. Now, how to reach the food.

"So then I said, 'But you wouldn't stand a ghost of a chance!' Bahahahaha!" said Moit, laughing at his own joke while Lym and Lionel seemed confused. Egon tried to tune out the noise as he focused on the paper before him. Launchpad finished filling his plates up and sat down at one of the tables, going to town on the chicken and rice. Ms. Kuporia continued to bow and greet the various guests entering the building while beckoning for one of the other attendants to make a pass around the table to check on the guests.

Julexa finds a way to a table, and tries to climb up the leg of a chair. Seeing her struggle, an attendant bends down and picks up the little Pichu in their hands and sits her on the table in front of a massive plate, which boggles her mind about how a plate can be so huge. She looks up at the attendant, and gives them a thankful smile, as they offer to get her food for her. She just nods, not knowing what they're saying, but she sees him picking up the plate, so, he assumes that they want to get her food for her.

After serving herself - rather modestly, of course - Twilight Sparkle moves for one of the unoccupied seats, carefully levitating her plate along behind her as she sits down in one and says a quick prayer to both Celestia and the Cleft's pantheon. However, she remains unaware of the flame-patterned semi slowing down as it gets closer, missing the semi-quiet hiss of the diesel engine as it seems to park itself right on the front lawn.

Helios hovered near a table, though he didn't really sit. "What to do..." He seemed to shrug and headed over to the pichu. "Plume vileplume (How are you doing, Julexa?)"

Mekis was having little luck with his goal. Luckily, an attendant was coming. "Excuse me, attendant. Might you bring me something to put under me. It's rather difficult to eat when I can't reach anything. Also, a dish for my mount would be appreciated." The attendant got another attendant to deal with his request. Moments later, a number of large encyclopedias were brought, along with a dish.

Content that all the guests had arrived, Ms. Kuporia closed the main door and headed towards the kitchen to oversee the deserts. Out of sight upstairs, Oboyo was adjusting his tie as he made the finishing touches on his tuxedo. "What do you think, Mr. Reeves? This or a bow tie?" Oboyo asked. "Mind your own business!..Oh. Does it matter? These people don't really need to see you so formal, do they?" asked the eccentric inventor.
"I suppose not. But it is a special occasion. I want to start these people off of right; they have a long road ahead. Alright, I'll just stick with this one." said Oboyo as he left his mirror and approached the door. "Are you sure you don't want to speak, too?" mocked Oboyo. "Mind your own business!...and no."

Even as she starts eating her food, Twilight Sparkle mentally cringes at an image of a certain shy pegasus finding out about what she's eating. Outwardly, however, the Magic-bearing unicorn mare is smiling, and nodding as she catches sight of Julexa and Helios. "Perfect way to unwind, isn't it?"

"Oh, hold on a moment." The cloud of flakes whirls around Helios for a moment before settling down into the form of the well dressed gentleman from the October ball several months previous. "There we go, much better."

"Pi?" Julexa looks up at Helios and tilts her head. "Pi-pi-pichu...chu-chu, chu-pi, pichu..("Oh, I'm doing alright...all things considered. I'm here...at a party, still wearing my things from the festival--") Yes, she's still dressed in that kimono with ivy undertones and those two snowflake barrettes. ("--How about you? Anything new in the world of--well, whatever it is you do?")" She asks in return, as the attendant from earlier comes over with a plate full of chinese food, her nose scrunching slightly, giving Twilight a nod afterward.

Being at a proper level, Mekis began gathering a few food items. A leg of chicken, a leg of lamb, some other various meats, and so on. Mekis also dropped some of this into Estaban's dish. He only gave the finest of foods to his mount. At this, Mekis began consuming the various meats on his plate. And what a meal they made.

"Vileplume. Plume.(Oh, not very much. We are still working on repairs, but it is slow work with much of the equipment slowly wearing out and needing new parts.)" Helios sighs. "Vileplume... Vile. (It wouldn't normally be a problem, but the parts they need are the parts that they make and... Yeah, its a bit of a viscous cycle."

"PI!("What is this?! I can't stand the smell of it!")" Julexa announces in repulsion to those who could understand her. Luckily, the music was loud enough that her voice didn't really carry that far--not that she meant it to. The little Pichu leans forward a little and gives it a sniff, and coughs some as she tries to ignore the smell and at least eat something on the plate. She goes for the chicken glazed in a red sauce. She takes a bite, and clambers for some water, drinking it hastily.
She has a "Never again" look on her face--a serious one too. Julexa sets the plate aside--but tries to save face by eating some of the flavored rice--that she didn't seem to mind.

Nodding, Twilight Sparkle gets out of her seat, seizing the plate with her magic as she decides to move closer to Helios and Julexa, smiling warmly.

Mekis was pleased with the dishes. However, he paused, realizing that he hadn't introduced himself yet. Mekis climbed up on the table, increasing his presence. "Pardon me. It appears that I have not given you all the pleasure of knowing me. My name is Mekis, the Small and Fuzzy, But you may call me Mekis, the Small and Fuzzy. I prefer the full title." Mekis picked up a leg of mutton with both hands, taking a bite of deliciousness.

Helios stares at Mekis. "Rrrrriight. Anyway, What have you been up to, Twilight? Aside from narrowly avoiding being turned into a fuzzy purple pancake." He looks down at Julexa. "Here, try these." He reaches over and grabs a few choclates out of the little bowl in the middle of the table, depositing them in front of her.

Even as she settles in near Helios and Julexa, Twilight Sparkle flicks one ear in Mekis' direction, tilting her head slightly at the title before shrugging her forelegs and setting the plate down. "Interesting title - but then again, I don't really hear much in the way of titles like that. Anyways, I've been visiting with a good friend of mine."

Julexa glances over at the Moogle that stood up and introcuded himself. She felt that she should say something, but she probably realized that not everyone can understand her...so, she just waves and stays quiet as she continues to eat the rice, wisely staying away from them. Then, she sees chocolate in front of her. She takes one and starts to nibble and gnaw at the chocolates--after a few bites her eye starts to twitch and she starts to bounce in place. That--can't be a good sign.

Mekis was displeased. It appeared that no one was paying him any mind. He frowned, then continued eating the mutton, unsure what to do. He didn't want to be rude, but he wasn't going to be so easily sweeped under the carpet. Choosing a middle path, he sat near the others on the table.


As Oboyo approached the stairs, he took a deep breath and muttered softly to himself, "Well, here goes." As he descended, he tapped a spoon on his glass to emit a loud sound, propelled through the mic attached to his shirt. "Good evening, everyone, if I may have your attention please!" Oboyo then cleared his throat as he approached the railing, putting his glass and spoon down and resting his hands on it.
"I'd like to thank you all for being here tonight. I prepared this feast to celebrate our first victory together as a team. We have grown quicker than I expected, which is a great first step into a storm that few would be willing to pass through."
Oboyo then removed his hands from the railing and paced over to the left a little. "I've done my best to explain where I could, but some of you may not be aware of the true reason we've formed this group. The cleft stands on the brink of invasion. I don't know when, but sooner or later we will find ourselves in a war for survival against the spirits of the dead. Naturally, this comes across as a fairy tale and few would believe such a thing, let alone stand up to fight against it."
Oboyo then took a second to eye everyone in the room, as if looking into the eyes of every individual he saw. "But not any of you. Some of you were in Guardia and saw it happen firsthand. You are all here to do what the masses can't. When the cleft faces the end of its rope, it will be all of us who pulls it back. We might be something of a business now, but together, we will grow into an army."
"Destiny has guided us all here tonight, and it will it continue to guide us until every last malevolent spirit that enters our world passes on." Oboyo then smiles and holds up his left hand and shouts, "To all of you..the Paranormal Deliverance Force!"

Julexa's reaction to chocolate has Twilight Sparkle groaning lowly and casting a disapproving stare at Helios, before she shakes her head and turns to listen to Oboyo's speech, waiting until he's finished to cheer loudly in response and pump her forehooves into the air. "Hear, hear!"

Julexa pauses for a brief moment to hear what Oboyo had to say. So..that's what he's calling it huh? She shrugged and continued to the eat trhe cholocates in front of her, coming to the end of her first chocolate, she sprung up, and started to bounce on her head across the table, jumping up on Helios and blabbing random words, getting some spit on his scanner as she spins in place, making soft airplane sound as she cartwheels around the table, bouncing upo and down as she lets out a whee and squeals happily, hopping off the table and cartwheeling towards the dance floor.

"Wha--hey! We just cleaned that!" said Helios as he bobbled around until he maintained his altitude. "Oh, dear. Our equipment can't function at its optimal capacity with this..mess on it. Twilight, could we bother you to clean this off? We would do it our selves, but our lack of hands makes our situation..uncomfortable."

"Wh- I- Urgh, fine." Twilight Sparkle seizes her napkin with her magic, doing her best to clean the spittle from Helios' lens even as she watches Julexa bounce around haphazardly in her sugar-induced high. "Guess I'd better do something, while I'm at it, to keep her from getting hurt..."

Oboyo gave the room a polite bow as he picked up his spoon and glass, descending down the rest of the stairs to join in the party. He began by making a pass through all the tables, shaking hands and thanking the various guests. He continued this pattern until he reached the last table: the one that Twilight's group sat at. He grit his teeth and tried to hide his surprised expression as he watched the Pichu bolt about, hoping that she wouldn't cause much damage.
Deciding to give Julexa some time before intervening, Oboyo simply smiled and sat down. "Thanks for coming, everyone. Twilight, your dress looks pretty." Oboyo then turned towards the moogle, clearly spotting the enclyclopedias. "I apologize for the inconsiderate setup sir, I'll be sure my attendants are more thoughtful in the future. I saw you that night in Truce, but I don't remember your name."

Julexa runs about, cartwheeling across the dance floor and bouncing about as people try to dance, a few almost tripping, pushing into another person, who pushes into another, and they all stumble and wobble about trying not to fall as the small Pichu makes airplane noises as she runs, arms outstretched and giggling like a crazy person. Next, she climbs up the tablecloth where the food was, and starts looking for more chocolate to stuff her face with.

"Ah, you have our gratitude. It is troublesome sometimes without the M85 here to be our hands. We shall record this experience into our database and ensure that Julexa is never given sugar again." said Helios as he thanked Twilight. As Oboyo sat down, he turned his sensors towards him. "We apologize for being late to that, we had some equipment malfunctions that we couldn't ignore. We promise to be available as soon as possible the next time you require our presence."

"This is one of Rarity's designs for an event in my world, called the Grand Galloping Gala, and something I plan on keeping to remember her by. I'm glad you like it, and thank you." Twilight Sparkle smiles at the compliment, before getting up to discard her now-empty plate and try to stop Julexa. Unfortunately, as she catches sight of the wake of the Pichu's sugar-high, the unicorn's expression turns to one of dismay. "Oh, for Celestia's sake... This is going to be a LONG night."

Mekis smiled when asked his name. "My name is Mekis, the Small and Fuzzy. And what your servants have done is fine. Praytell, what is your name good sir?" As he spoke, he noticed a large amount of dismay, along with the mouse creature. His brow furrowed with slight perplexity. He shrugged, returning his attention to the man before him.

One would probably laugh at the moogle for asking such a thing, but Oboyo had no such ego. "I'm Oboyo Jinsaka, and I thank you for joining us Melkis. As you saw that night, ghosts left alone to their own devices will reap havoc on the living. I've put this group together to put an end to that. I watched your archery, I was quite impressed. I never took the art up myself."
Oboyo then turned towards Helios. "That's understandable. In the end, there were plenty of heroic volunteers there to help out."

Julexa continues to run about, coming to the end of the table where the desserts were, seeing a few chocolate bonbons. Since they were unattended, the Pichu lept straight for them. "Pi~! pipipipipipi!("CHOCOLATE!Chocolatechocolatechocolatechocolate!"")" She grabs a few and starts to eat them as fast as she can.

Helios seemed to nod. "Well, we regret leaving so soon but we must tend to some calibrations that we left unfinished. We will be available via the communicator the next time you have need of us. Until then!" said Helios as he rescended the digital image of a man and hovered towards the main door, heading out as soon as an attendant opened it for him. "Come, M85!" The M85 made a few whirring sounds as it grabbed Helios and took off into the sky.

"Oh, good grief..." Twilight Sparkle's right eye twitches a few times, before she sighs and directs her magic towards Julexa to try seizing the Pichu, horn sparking as it lights up. "It's just like I've got Pinkie Pie here..."

Mekis found the name odd. Oboyo. "It is nice to make your acquaintance Oboyo. I thank thee for the compliment. Now I must ask, what was that offense you took against the ghost? The glowing hand?"

Julexa looks over at Twilight's horn. "Pi!~(Oooh..shiny!"}" She says, as she zooms at an impressive pace down the side of the tablecloth and over to the purple pony, crawling up one of her legs and circling around her horn: "Piiiiiii("Prettypretty, shinyshiny..")" She says, as she pokes at it, and bounces around on Twilight's head. Not hard enough to hurt, as she's barely over a single pound, but enough to be annoying.

Twilight Sparkle looks up, raising an eyebrow at having Julexa dancing around on top of her head and admiring her horn. "Uh... Can this night get any crazier...?"

Oboyo looked at his left hand before holding its front out to show it to the moogle. "You mean this? It's called the 'Spirit Rune'. It came from the world where Lucass is from, who's.." Oboyo stopped for a second to look around for someone. "Erm..I guess elsewhere tonight. Apparently, it's one of the 27 'true runes', which are the basis that form his world. This rune's power is to 'govern life after death', so it can only affect ghosts."
Oboyo paused, staring at his hand for almost an entire minute. "A single ghost can reap so much tragedy."

Julexa jumps around a bit more, admiring Twilight's horn. What she doesn't know is that she's now floating a few inches off of the ground. When she starts to scamper away, her legs start running in place, but she isn't going anywhere. "Pi?" The Pichu tilts her head and tries to run faster. She goes faster and faster and faster until she finally tires herself out and falls over, face-first, into a dignified heap, softly snoring.

"Finally..." With a relieved sigh, and a quiet giggle, Twilight Sparkle levitates the sleeping Julexa onto her back, removing the ribbon from around her neck and using it as a impromptu blanket to cover the Pokemon while she starts moving slowly to her room. "She's adorable, when she's not hyper... Hush now, quiet now..."

Mekis studied the symbol for a moment, watching as Oboyo seemed to go in a trance when looking on it. "Right. Welll, I'm curious. Can the effects of this rune be applied to a weapon? Like my bow for example."

"Hmm..I can't say. According to Lucass, it's only in its basic stage right now. It has more potential, but the means of reaching it aren't very clear. That could become a possibility at some point, but right now it can only cause a spirit to become temporarily tangible and unable to go invisible." Oboyo then pulled his hand back.

Julexa snuggles into Twilight's neck as a makeshift blanket as she curls up on her side to get more comfortable. Even Twilight's steps don't rouse her from her sleep as she snoozes on Twilight's back...one ear dropped over her left eye as she counts Mareeps.

After entering her room, and closing the door behind her with her magic, Twilight Sparkle levitates Julexa from her back over to her bed, before removing her dress and yawning as she soon climbs under the covers to join the sleeping Pokemon. "This was an enjoyable night... It's gotten me tired, though..."

Mekis was disappointed to hear such news. "Ah, I see. Well, I must be off. I thank thee for your hospitality. Estaban, let us go." Mekis jumped down onto his trusty steed's back. "Good day friends." And with that, Estaban waddled to and through the door. He would return the next day he was requested.

Oboyo kept a laugh to himself as he watched the moogle and his duck leave, along with several of the other guests. The night began to come to a close as the various attendants began to clean up. Satisfied that the evening went well, Oboyo began to head upstairs to retire in his room. Along the way, he was intercepted by Ms. Kuporia. "I hate to bother you as you are turning in for the evening, but Commander Deim wishes to speak to you about something in the morning, kupo. Rest well, young master." said the elderly moogle. "Alright then. Thank you." said Oboyo as he entered his room.