48th moon [Let's do the 4th wall agaaaiiiin!]

[paladinlost]

[There is alcohol. There are sandwiches. There are Clefairies. There is Cresselia. There is, of course, Cecil.

Has Mt. Moon ever been so inviting before?]

I knew buying those bottles was a good idea.

[Hell no it hasn't.]

Comments

[dragoon_pride]

Of course it would be.

[paladinlost]

If only because it spares us the ledges.

[dragoon_pride]

I suppose.

[He'd still be all for jumping on ledges though.]

[paladinlost]

Of course, it's only available if you've defeated the Gym leader that lives furthest away from our starting point.

[Try it! He needs a good laugh.]

[dragoon_pride]

Truly...?

[Give him a ledge and he'll go for it. HE WILL DEFEAT THE LEDGE by jumping on it.]

[paladinlost]

Merely reaching it takes months at best.

[...And hit the cave's ceiling as he tries?]

[dragoon_pride]

That's a long time...

[...YEP]

[paladinlost]

It is, but once you have it you can share.

[Cecil'll be nice and give him a potion.]

[dragoon_pride]

Ah. Well. Then it's useful eventually.

[Kain loves taking off randomly for long stretches of time anyway!]

[And oh good potion. Hew will need it.]

[paladinlost]

Especially if you have a friend that has arrived much earlier than you did.

[...He'll still laugh, though.]

[dragoon_pride]

Yes... I can see what you mean.

[Hmmph, laugh at his expense, sure.]

[paladinlost]

It should be our duty as experienced trainers to help newcomers, after all.

[Only because he warned you.]

[dragoon_pride]

I understand, I suppose...

[Yes, fine, he should heed such warnings. :|]

[paladinlost]

Especially since we had no way of receiving such help when we arrived.

[Yes, he really should.]

[dragoon_pride]

Yes, it was more difficult for us when we arrived, wasn't it...

[Except he always has to go and find out for himself anyway.]

[paladinlost]

In fact, it'S surprising how quickly everyone here has advanced.

[Even the teenaged shonen heroes don't try that one anymore.]

[dragoon_pride]

I'm sure it is.

[...but he's far better than some teenager... :|]

[paladinlost]

On my first day, we were barely aware there were eight badges to earn in Johto. These days, everyone hears about Kanto quickly. The world becomes bigger every day.

[Prove it. :|]

[dragoon_pride]

That's impressive.

[FINE HE WILL!]

[paladinlost]

Or perhaps the newcomers find it scary.

[dragoon_pride]

What is there to possibly be afraid of?

[paladinlost]

This is a large, unfamiliar world. People arrive and find others who live here as if nothing was wrong. Not everyone wishes to be assimilated so easily.

[dragoon_pride]

That's unusual... but I'm not sure that I would fear it for that.

[paladinlost]

Many young children are brought here. Their standards are different.

[dragoon_pride]

They would be.