[He was at the Celadon Department Store, which he heartily does not recommend, far too many people, it made him want to claw out of his skin. The absolute worst.
Iceheart tilts her head at him, eyes narrowed and questioning. She doesn't know what you're talking about either, bud. She hasn't seen you since this morning either.]
[He crosses his arms with a light grumble. Annoying as all of this was turning out to be, he still prefers this Estinien to the oddly over cheerful ditto.]
Something strange is going on. Either you've both suddenly got a twin or you're outright lying to me now.
[Estinien glances down at Iceheart, who looks back up at him and huffs slightly.]
Unlikely.
[He can't speak for Iceheart, who likely does have a doppleganger or two, considering how similar Pokemon of the same species look, but he certainly has no twin.]
And I am not lying.
[He turns the bag with the Celadon department store logo on it so Ardbert can see it.]
I know what I saw. You and Iceheart were helping an elderly woman cross the street. Though you were acting peculiar when I approached you about it. Afterwards you came this way by the shops.
[If Estinien hadn't been so consistently himself, Ardbert may not have felt open to sharing this, but as it is the heavy suspicion and concern has gone down.]
[He glances around--it's a bit of a larger city, to be sure, but it's not like a pedestrian is about to be run over by a courier chocobo. An old woman could likely take a whole hour to cross the street and absolutely nothing would happen.
He shakes his head.]
I've no idea who or what you lost sight of, but it was not me. Yet another of this place's maddening oddities, like as not.
[That gets Ardbert to crack a smile, he had thought it was strange to see Estinien helping out like that. Good to know it was the correct hunch.]
It was madness to see it. Sorry to say though... this means you still have an imposter running about trying to ruining your unfriendly reputation.
[He glances around and back the direction he came from. There really wasn't much time in between meeting up with the 'real' Estinien to have lost his imposter.]
Mm, I passed an alley on the way. Maybe I missed 'you' there.
[Dolores smiles and waves at them as she comes out of the hat shop across the street and Estinien doesn't stare, but he does feel very odd about the situation.]
Tis not as if whoever--or whatever--it is can fly. Where else would they be?
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[He was at the Celadon Department Store, which he heartily does not recommend, far too many people, it made him want to claw out of his skin. The absolute worst.
Iceheart tilts her head at him, eyes narrowed and questioning. She doesn't know what you're talking about either, bud. She hasn't seen you since this morning either.]
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[He tilts his own head, thinking and clearly confused before quickly continuing.]
You just spent the last few moments browsing a shop, [Motioning with a deliberate nod of his head.] back there, outside their window.
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[You sure you don't want the other one back, Ardbert?]
I was not.
[Behind them both, a Rattata sneaks out of the alleyway and starts running to the opposite end of the street.]
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[He crosses his arms with a light grumble. Annoying as all of this was turning out to be, he still prefers this Estinien to the oddly over cheerful ditto.]
Something strange is going on. Either you've both suddenly got a twin or you're outright lying to me now.
[Both sound completely absurd.]
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Unlikely.
[He can't speak for Iceheart, who likely does have a doppleganger or two, considering how similar Pokemon of the same species look, but he certainly has no twin.]
And I am not lying.
[He turns the bag with the Celadon department store logo on it so Ardbert can see it.]
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[If Estinien hadn't been so consistently himself, Ardbert may not have felt open to sharing this, but as it is the heavy suspicion and concern has gone down.]
I only lost sight of you for a moment.
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[He glances around--it's a bit of a larger city, to be sure, but it's not like a pedestrian is about to be run over by a courier chocobo. An old woman could likely take a whole hour to cross the street and absolutely nothing would happen.
He shakes his head.]
I've no idea who or what you lost sight of, but it was not me. Yet another of this place's maddening oddities, like as not.
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It was madness to see it. Sorry to say though... this means you still have an imposter running about trying to ruining your unfriendly reputation.
[He glances around and back the direction he came from. There really wasn't much time in between meeting up with the 'real' Estinien to have lost his imposter.]
Mm, I passed an alley on the way. Maybe I missed 'you' there.
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[Dolores smiles and waves at them as she comes out of the hat shop across the street and Estinien doesn't stare, but he does feel very odd about the situation.]
Tis not as if whoever--or whatever--it is can fly. Where else would they be?