paladinlost | 81st moon [video]

[Like much of Johto and Kanto, Cecil's backyard has been invaded by a group of angry fossils. Two of them, in fact; a swarm of Cradilies and a band of Omastars have apparently started a war over that tiny piece of land, neither side willing to back down and move elsewhere. Add to that Cecil's team, protecting their home, along with the local Grimers trying to reclaim one of their favorite pond, and you get a very interesting image.

...Or at least you would, if Cecil wasn't busy filming the Lileep and Omanyte pair blissfully snuggling on his roof instead.]

I know we are to defeat or capture as many fossils as we can, but is stopping them all truly necessary? While they are obviously rebelling against their families, those two look harmless at least, and I've no doubt others-

[He has no doubt others are more than willing to use hastily snatched Grimers as ammo against innocent people's faces. Because that's what one of the Cradilies just did. And the damn Grimer doesn't even have the decency to not drip all over the Gear, either.]

...On second thought, we should burn them all.

[Which is exactly what he's about to do.]

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If they have the room for them, sure. But they might have as many as they can fit already.

[Or the cabinets could all be stocked with Pokémon picture books and giving them more won't help. Who knows.]

I shall personally ask if they do the moment I can safely leave my home.

[Which doesn't look like it's going to be anytime soon.]

[Doesn't look like that at all. Hence Lightning's frown.]

Seems to me that you should get back inside and shut the door behind you. Unless you want to take another Grimer to the head.

I will, soon. But I'd like to try throwing out as many of these fossils as I can, first. The yard is damaged enough as it is. And there's that currently harmless pair on the roof that might not stay so.

[He's been considering catching them, but they look so happy and in love...]

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Prioritize, then. Which of the problems is going to be the worst if you leave it unchecked for a while?

[In her mind, the ones in the yard are an issue. The ones on the roof...less so. Unless they open cans of whoopass on their feuding families, anyway.]

[If they tried to do that, Cecil would give them his blessing and watch.]

Technically, that would be the Grimers. They're more likely to stay here for a long time.

They've been there for a couple months, haven't they? [if she remembers right, they are.] I'd think the fighting fossils using them as ammo would be the worst problem if you leave them alone for too long.

They have. But at least they seem unhappy with their new role in the fight, which means they might be open to a temporary alliance.

Maybe. I'd take a fighting team anyway. [a glance aside at something, then:] If they're too angry to listen to reason, they may attack you instead of making an alliance. Shouldn't risk taking that on alone.

[Because if one Grimer to the head is bad enough, being buried in them would be even worse.]

We can Psychic them to unconsciousness if needed. Even Fu knows to use his type advantage against them, by now.

[Sometimes. When the rest of the team reminds him.]