paladinlost | 90th moon [video]

Everyone, look at the wonderful meal my team prepared for me! Is it not by far the tastiest-looking meal you've ever seen?

[Wow, Cecil sure sounds enthusiastic about his meal today. Overly enthusiastic, even, to the point that most of it seems faked. Just like a father loudly praising his child's particularly ugly macaroni artwork to the skies when witnesses are present.

Which is a surprisingly appropriate comparison, as the "meal" he now shows to the world only looks the part when compared to tar-coated cement. The chicken seems raw, the barbecue sauce has fuzzy grey and green bits, the pasta could be recognized as overcooked twenty paces away, the potatoes would easily replace the aforementioned cement...]

Why, it looks so wonderful, I cannot bear to ruin it with a bite! Perhaps I should freeze it, and keep it intact on a shelf as a testament to their talent-

[Multiples annoyed grumblings can heard, and a blue tentacle moves into the frame, holding a fork and waving it angrily. No, trainer, we prepared this so you could show the world our boundless talent and enjoy our efforts. You've done the first, now do the second. Or else.]

...If you all insist.

[The Pokégear is set down on the table and promptly picked up by one of the Pokémon present, allowing Cecil to appear on the screen, fork in hand. He hesitates for a few seconds, picks a piece of chicken up, brings it to his mouth, takes a wary bite...

His eyes quickly widen, and the Gear is promptly turned off just as a Lilligant calls out in alarm.]

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Things trainers must endure out of love for their Pokemon. Or their friends' Pokemon.

I never imagined that one could sacrifice too much for love, before.

They do say love can be a very powerful motivation. [That or loyalty.]

But not powerful enough to accept food poisoning, I'd like to hope.

Hopefully, but do you want to disappoint anyone who worked hard to make food for you?

Is it not best for them to learn that all lives have their share of disappointments? Preferably before someone truly falls ill?

It is better for them to learn... But watching their failure would make the lesson stick more. Hearing about it isn't as strong as seeing it in action.

If one follows that line of thought to its logical conclusion, they might as well fall ill from their cooking themselves.

Maybe not that far, since no one wants to get sick. But they should at least taste test their food before giving them to people.

[Pfft, people taste testing things.]

...Which is exactly what I said. A single taste would suffice to make any Pokémon feel nauseated.

Right.

...Unless their tastebuds are slightly different?

...That would explain much about my Arcanine, but the others have a relatively normal sense of taste.

Then I got nothing for the rest of them.

Oh, I have no doubt they'd still taste their results once to try and prove my reaction wrong.

That? I want to see for myself. Or a video recording of it.

I'd offer to provide either of those options, but they'd surely take measures to be rid of any evidence or witnesses.

Aw, too bad. Hearing about it isn't the same as actually seeing it.

True, but it's also less likely to lead to your death. Or painful teleportation to the Pokémon Center, as it may be.

And I'm hoping to keep up my relatively lucky streak on that. I don't want my first painful teleporation to the Pokemon Center caused by your angry Pokemon.

There could be worse reasons for it, surely, but I'd rather not think too much about them.

Yeah. This place have plenty of dangerous stuff around, with or without Pokemon involved.

[Like that time some girl got buried by rocks.]

I'd go so far as to say 'even with only humans involved'. Team Rocket do love their explosives, after all.

They are the local bad guys. But I agree on the first part, us humans in general can be pretty dangerous to ourselves and everyone else when you give them a chance.

And equipments.

I can think of many that would find ways to harm others even without equipment and a chance. Determination often suffices.

That's how humans get this far over the years and become a pretty big society. Even if we do messed up and make mistakes along the way.

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