84th moon [video]

[paladinlost]

"We are pleased to announce that after a long and pleasant courtship, we are expecting our first hatchlings. We are also pleased to share that many of our siblings also expect new family members."

[It comes out a little stilted, quite possibly because Cecil is reading this from cue cards written in bright yellow crayon while tying ribbons around his Banette's ears. Let it not be said that the man cannot multitask.]

"However, to our great sorrow we have no room in the house to keep them all. Thus, we wish to give them to humans who will love and cherish them, and help them reach their full potential."

[He moves on to the next cue card, while the Banette ineffectively tries to wriggle away.]

"We seek only the best, most loving trainers for our young. Therefore, we request that every selected individual offer one of their own children in exchange, to serve as coll-" Wait, what? Mortblossom! Mindflayer!

[That gets Cecil standing and striding away towards the culprit, revealing the eggs hidden behind his back. This also leads to Avenger's freedom, and he promptly uses it to turn the Gear off.]



[[A few eggs are still available here!]]

Comments

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[surpassedjupiter]

Giving up our children for theirs? Interesting definition of a "loving" trainer.

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[paladinlost]

Please ignore that part. Their vision of humans and training is somewhat... outdated.

[By a few million years.]

A modest fee will suffice, without any sort of collateral. Especially not one that lives.

[surpassedjupiter]

Good to know. Do you have any ice types?

[Because even if Kirigiri gave her a headache, she's banking on the advice actually being helpful.]

[paladinlost]

I have Cubchoos and Snorunts, both of them pure Ice-types. One of Snorunt's evolutions gains the Ghost-types, but you can have other options.

[surpassedjupiter]

[The reply takes a bit this time since Phi has to figure out how to look those up on the pokedex.]

How modest a fee are we talking?

[Video]

[premiumheaven]

[Have a laughing Tifa]

Sounds like fun.

[Video]

[paladinlost]

It appears we have two very different definitions of fun.

[The Cradily slung over his shoulders and trying to get down seems to agree.]

[Video]

[premiumheaven]

But it's good that they're so lively, don't you think?

[Grin grin grin]

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[paladinlost]

...It is, considering the number of years they spent as inanimate fossils.

[heartdive]

Ah ha... Ha ha...

It's a joke, right?

[paladinlost]

If it was not meant to be, it is now and it will stay one.

[So disappointed in his kids at the moment.]

[heartdive]

I think I'll just keep on thinking it is one.

[ because trading your kids... just WHAT ]

[paladinlost]

I promise I'll not ask for any sort of children in return for these eggs, no matter what those two say. Besides, most people here are too young to have any.

[Restricting his client pool that much would be bad for business.]

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[throw_stone]

[And look at the background! It's Saffron City!]
You almost seem less of the master, Lord Cecil.
[he's going to keep calling you that

sorry]

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[paladinlost]

That's perfectly fine. I'll simply have to be a disappointed father instead.

[Dammit kids, he thought he'd raised you better!

Also, sob.]

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[throw_stone]

[You've managed to get Ramza to... normal line-face, not the sort he was giving before. His mind is racing because of nightmares, OTL.]
Would any of those eggs happen to be fighting-types? I've a gap in my growing team.
[Which is gonna have a Mienfoo soon, but details.]

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[paladinlost]

I have two species of them, as a matter of fact. Mienfoo and Riolu. The parents have no intention of requesting an exchange of children, if that helps.

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[solas_ion]

If mine was still around, I'd be tempted to say 'you can have him'.

Havin' a rough time of things there, Cecil?

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[paladinlost]

And then I'd have to ask how much he eats daily.

[Spoilers: he'd feed him no matter what the answer is.]

I'm... realizing that some of my Pokémon still have much to learn about the current era.

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[solas_ion]

Too goddamn much, I assure you.

[kids, amirite]

You know, I get the same feeling about myself now and then.

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[paladinlost]

Somehow, I'm not surprised.

[Amen to that.]

Have you once tried to drown the toaster?

[godaime]

An egg exchange?! That sounds like a pretty good idea! [ She's getting some god awful ideas from this tbh. ] So, how do I get these little egglings?

[paladinlost]

They were not asking for eggs.

[The little outdated brats.]

But I usually sell eggs for P1500, to cover the delivery costs and egg moves.

[godaime]

Then what were they asking for...?

[ She really wanted to trade an egg for an egg. ]

I'll think about it. I thought this was going to be a trade, of some sort.

[paladinlost]

Human children. They are... more than slightly out of date with current societal mores.

[And/or they have a taste for human flesh. He's not sure which.]

I have nothing against trades in theory, but there are no species I seek at the moment. My house is quite full with my current team.