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SUPER BACKDATED HOSPITAL ACTION:
Back in ye olden days of late September, Vianca got completely wrecked. The pikmin was carted off to the hospital to have her checklist of injuries taken care of. Concussion, bone fractures, internal bleeding, some unexpected respiratory problems, an alarming amount of black and blue. THE WORKS. WHAT A GOOD TIME.

If you would like to backdate a hospital visit you are more than welcome to do so. She was there for an indeterminate amount of time before hobbling back to the Academy to try and fix the library.

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[MEANWHILE IN THE MORE OR LESS PRESENT she was actually making a video post, which happened practically never. It was, however, still too cumbersome to type very well, and she had a number of things to bring up. None of which were her extended absence, which she didn't expect anyone to actually notice.]

Hello... I'd like to apologize for the disarray in the library. We are working to put it back in order as quickly as we can.

[Because it got wrecked. Wheatley has been doing the best he can, but he was Wheatley. Things were going about as well as anyone could expect.]

In order to speed this process, I would like to ask if there is anyone currently present that is skilled with robotics? My assistant's robotic chassis was... unfortunately incapacitated. It would be greatly appreciated if we could ask for your assistance in repairing it.

[She looks about as uncomfortable as someone who only linefaces could. The little girl looked down at her desk for a few moments and then she picked up a piece of paper with a crude drawing of a flower on it, holding it up to fill the whole frame.]

... I am also... searching for this flower, if anyone has seen one. There used to be a small patch of them in the forest, but that part of the forest no longer exists. I do not know where else to look... They are somewhat large, and come in different colors. I would be very grateful if anyone could point me to where they have seen one. It is... very important.

Thank you.

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Well, I hope we find one you like, then!

[Who knew if this was temporary or not, after all. These kinds of things sounded really important! In fact...]

Ooh, I'm getting a little excited. This is like getting to witness an evolution!

[Vianca considered that for a moment before she nodded slightly.]

I believe it is similar in concept.

[She inclined her head in Alorah's direction, studying the other girl.]

Jumpluffs are their final stage, correct?

Yes, we are! We're not very strong or long-lived, though, so we evolve pretty quickly. Most Pokemon would probably only be halfway evolved if they were at my level, if they'd evolved at all.

[Nothing she especially minded, of course; Pokemon (and maybe Pikmin) all grew at their own paces, and being a tenacious little dandelion was a pretty lovely thing.]

Either way, I'm happy I get to be part of such a big change. I'll definitely do my best to find one of those flowers for you.

[Being a somewhat weedish creature herself, a quick evolution made sense. Evolve quickly to try and live a little longer. That was essentially what she was doing right now, wasn't it?]

Thank you... I am not sure that it will be very exciting. We do not always change very drastically.

[They were upon the trees now. Vianca did not think any candypops would be particularly close to the edge of the woods, otherwise she might have known of some sooner. Even still, she started to keep a closer watch of where they were going and what hadn't gone to sleep for the winter just yet.]

[Alorah, on the other hand, was thoroughly convinced that it would be a wonderful and exciting thing to watch. She certainly wasn't going to try and argue, though, especially not once they were among the trees.

That was the time for listening -- this time of year, the thrum of life was already ebbing down to a muffled, deeply-buried pulse. If this flower they wanted was still anywhere to be found, it probably wouldn't be very loud. Everything was either dead, dying, or winding down for the season-long sleep.]

Hm... a white flower with yellow tips, right?

Yes, but it can come in other colors as well. The yellow tips are constant however.

Ah, got it. I think I'll be more use now if I can fly, but I won't be able to talk if I'm a Jumpluff. Are you okay with that?

[The current of life around her ought to be easier for a grass-type to tap into with her feet on the ground, maybe, but for a Jumpluff, things came far more naturally in the air.]

Yes, I would not mind.

[It wasn't like she was going to be engaging Alorah in very much conversation, honestly, simply because conversation wasn't really one of Vianca's things.]

[Well, if Vianca was fine with it -- pop! -- there was once again a tiny cottonball bouncing into the air. As a Jumpluff, she didn't stay still for long at all, letting the breeze pull her along, trying to tap into the pulse all around her. Every so often she would come bouncing back to Vianca to repeat the process anew. Wouldn't do any good to get off-course, would it?]

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