85th moon [video]

[paladinlost]

[Cecil sits at a table, smiling pleasantly while holding a cup of coffee. His team is nowhere to be seen.]

Have you ever regretted teaching an attack to a Pokémon?

[For a few seconds, the feed suddenly shakes wildly, before stopping just as quickly. Outwardly, Cecil does not react to this incident.]

...Any attack.

Comments

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[paladinlost]

Teach them.

[Twenty-one of them, to be precise.]

Earthquake. The TM I received on the thirty-first could be used more than once, and my team greatly appreciate it.

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[imthe_shit]

Earthquake...? [ Oh man, he doesn't envy you at all. ] How the hell are you still alive?

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[paladinlost]

Excellent architects using high-quality materials on strong soil. I should track them down and send them a thank you gift, truly.

[It's a miracle the house hasn't collapsed by now.]

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[imthe_shit]

[ Sighs. ]

Hnnn... Just put the Pokemon back in their balls.

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[paladinlost]

This is their house, too. I could hardly punish them for wanting to train with a brand new attack.

[Even if said attack is a danger to the house's foundations.]

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[imthe_shit]

Yeah, but they're obviously out of control. They can practice their new move in battle, but not just for their own curiosity, unless they don't mind getting you or anyone else injured.

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[paladinlost]

They are practicing in battle.

[A beat, and a shake.]

Against my Butterfree.

[Which could explain why the house is shaking instead.]

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[imthe_shit]

... Which one's Butterfree? [ He hasn't seen one of those before... ]

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[paladinlost]

The purple butterfly with white wings that is completely immune to Ground-type attacks.

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[imthe_shit]

......

Uhhh... Why are you letting this continue?

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[paladinlost]

...Because I'm hoping they'll realize it does not work and learn an important lesson about type advantages.

[It's just, err. Kinda not working very well.]

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[imthe_shit]

It's obviously not working. You need to take some responsibility and stop them before it gets out of hand.

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[paladinlost]

The problem with stopping them is that I spend most of my days working away from the house, and I'd rather not keep them in their balls if it can be avoided.

[He frowns thoughtfully.]

...Besides, I asked the neighbors and they feel nothing. What sort of range can this attack have?

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[imthe_shit]

... Well, fine. Just don't go getting yourself killed.

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[paladinlost]

I've survived direct hits from dragons much stronger than any Pokémon before. Even if they all used Earthquake at the same time, I'd be fine.

[...He hopes.]

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[imthe_shit]

Dragons...?

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[paladinlost]

Some species are horrifyingly common in caves, especially on the moons. But even the rarer ones can be extremely dangerous.

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[imthe_shit]

... On the moons? You met a dragon there?

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[paladinlost]

Many dragons. On particularly bad days you could hardly take five steps without stepping on a scaly tail.

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[imthe_shit]

... On the moon? [ Yeah he's still caught on that part. ]

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[paladinlost]

On two of them. My planet has an... interesting relationship with moons, to say the least.

[Which is both the truth, yet so very inadequate as a description.]

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[imthe_shit]

... The dragons don't need to breathe?

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[paladinlost]

They both have a breathable atmosphere.

[A beat.]

...Which admittedly made very little sense to us until we learned they were artificial and meant to support life. The last moon is probably air-less and monster-free.

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[imthe_shit]

... [ Grumbles. ] You should have said that in the first place...

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[paladinlost]

My apologies. After twenty years, I've become a little too used to my moons' pecularities.