Sure. If Flareon's dad hasn't woken up yet, then Ellie will go on to buy the parts she needs.

He hasn't, though it looks like he will soon...

Does Flareon want to stay here, or go on?

...Go on.

All right. Next stop: shopping!

Shopping! Intrepid likes this best - and knows enough about Ellie's work to be useful here - so for the other three it mostly ends up a chance to lounge in a nearby patch of green.

Something for everyone.

Ellie has just finished up when she gets a call from the hospital. Flareon's dad is awake.

They should head over, then.

Right away.

Her dad is indeed awake! And well enough to receive an excited lap flareon! He scritches her ears and asks how his little mouse is doing and she wrinkles her nose at him.

...Intrepid's going to sort of hover awkwardly outside the room, how about.

Yeah, let them have their reunion.

Flareon does call over through the collar after a bit - "Dad's not feeling well enough to really talk, but the police took his statement already and there wasn't much... But he says we can use his stuff. He needs to meet with some specialists and stuff still to figure out how long he'll be recovering."

"Should we leave you here for now?"

"...Maybe a little bit? And come get me around - dinner, maybe?"

"You should take the collar, though, since I won't need it."

Ellie enters the room to do so.

Flareon heads over to her, and her dad waves weakly from the bed.

"We'll be back to pick Flareon up later this evening," she says, bending down to unclip the collar.

She headbutts Ellie, while her dad says, "Alright."

Pat pat.

Then back to the room at the hostel to start on construction.

Fun!!!

Jolteon's pretty interested, it turns out, and tries to perch herself with a good view of what Ellie's doing.

Ellie can explain the mechanics as she goes!

Cool! Jolteon listens very intently.

It's nice to have an appreciative audience.