86th moon [They are walls, and there were four of them once.]

[paladinlost]

[Question: What is worse than awakening deep within an unknown cave with no idea how you got there, again?

Answer: Awakening deep within an unknown cave with no Pokémon, no supplies, no Pokégear and no way to obtain any of those, of course.

In other words, Cecil would greatly appreciate some company and help right now. Preferably before those Zubats manage to eat him.]

Comments

[dragoon_pride]

That isn't very comforting to hear... what is he?

[paladinlost]

A Dragonite! A glorious, powerful beast that can resist many elements!

[...And faints at the slightest hint of a winter breeze.]

[dragoon_pride]

That sounds appropriate enough. I'm honored to have a powerful dragon as my namesake.

[paladinlost]

I can only hope everyone else will agree with my choices. Not all are so fitting.

[dragoon_pride]

Dare I ask what these choices entail?

[paladinlost]

...Now that they've fully evolved, perhaps the overly muscular poisonous rabbits named in honor of Palom and Porom were not such a fitting choice.

[dragoon_pride]

...I don't know, that sounds entirely like Palom to me.

[It's his spirit animal anyway.]

[paladinlost]

His is the polite, well-mannered rabbit. Porom the Nidoqueen is the troublemaker of the pair.

[dragoon_pride]

What an unexpected twist.

[paladinlost]

I'd almost swear they act like that on purpose, sometimes.

[dragoon_pride]

Truly, they sound like a handful to deal with.

[paladinlost]

I can hardly argue that, but it's not nearly as unpleasant as you make it sound.

[dragoon_pride]

I suppose you would know that best, given your experience with them.

[paladinlost]

And what an experience it was! Seeking them out with Bartz and Zidane's help, in the middle of a terrible rainstorm...

[He sounds horrifyingly nostalgic.]

[dragoon_pride]

That must have been quite the experience... but it sounds like you've succeeded.

[Does he have all of Cosmos' warriors? He has to wonder.]

[paladinlost]

It was a pleasant moment. ...Especially since Zidane was returned to his own world soon after; there were no opportunities to spend more time together.

[Only missing one little lion...]

[dragoon_pride]

That's too bad... but at least you spent some time here, outside of the war. Have many others arrived here as well?

[paladinlost]

...There were up to eight of us here at the same time, once. But all are gone now.

[dragoon_pride]

I wonder what it is that keeps you here when so many others have long since vanished...

[paladinlost]

I must have angered some god, or been cursed with terrible luck, somehow.

[dragoon_pride]

I can't imagine how you would have done such a thing...

[paladinlost]

I can think of a thousand ways one can accidentally offend a god, but determining which it might have been in this case...

[dragoon_pride]

That would be difficult to determine, I can imagine.

[paladinlost]

The time spent narrowing it down would double my years here.

[dragoon_pride]

Which I'm sure you don't want. You need to return eventually...