There was actually a single mattress beneath the computer desk, and Wen Xu lay curled up asleep on it in purple Gengar pajamas. Her phone was still charging beside her, and the Switch by her pillow still had its screen on, with the game character Link standing atop a mountain.
Snacks covered the mattress, with bags of potato chips of all sizes and Happy Water set to one side. The little space beneath the desk had practically become Wen Xu's bedroom.
Seemingly sensing light spilling into the previously pitch-black space, Wen Xu instinctively tried to sit up, only to smack her forehead against the underside of the desk with a crack. She promptly fell back onto her pillow, the whole sequence flowing in one smooth motion, leaving both visitors staring dumbfounded.
"Geng-ga." Gengar slapped his forehead as though he could hardly bear to watch. He used Psychic, enveloping Wen Xu and floating her out from under the computer desk before setting her upright.
Well, she certainly lived up to being an iceberg. Even after getting up, she remained expressionless, though the trace of drool at the corner of her mouth rather spoiled the image.
"Uh, Ms. Wen," Cheng Tian said somewhat awkwardly, "do you know where Mr. Ji, the Psychic-type Elite Four member, is?"
They waited for ages, but Wen Xu remained as motionless as a block of wood. Seeing this, Gengar floated over helplessly and pressed his icy, chubby hand against her face. Only then did she belatedly react.
Uh... so she hadn't actually woken up just now and had been in a daze...?
Wen Xu looked at Cheng Tian and shook her head, indicating that she did not know where Ji Huabian was either. Gengar opened his mouth and took a phone out of his stomach. Several missed