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6th moon [video]

[The feed shows a Cleffa, a Shuppet and a Metapod watching the thuderstorm from the safety of the Pokémon Center. Their trainer is nowhere to be seen. Until he speaks.]

Has anyone... read stories about people they've met here? People that are from different worlds, I mean.

[The Pokégear is picked up, and brought closer to the window.]

Or- Or maybe you started talking with someone, and you realized that your worlds had many details in common, too many for it to be a coincidence.

[The video is finally turned toward Cecil, who looks deeply thoughtful but somewhat hesitant. He opens his mouth but stops, before he finally decides to speak.]

I think... Maybe our worlds are all connected, somehow. Maybe there is a specific reason we were all... Forget this. I'm overthinking things.

[He ends the feed.]

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[The positive speech must have worked, because he's smiling slightly now.]

We'll see our homes again, because our hearts are connected to our loved ones... Because we've all connected here, we'll stay friends even after we leave, no matter what... I guess we get the best of both worlds. People's hearts sure are strong, aren't they?

[She's glad to hear Cecil talking so optimisticly now. That's the Cecil she likes to see!]

They are! Extremely powerful! As long as you keep telling yourself this, then you have no reason to fear about the "what ifs"?

You told me a little about the Conflict that all of you fought so hard for! All of you are more than just friends, but also allies and comrades too. I bet all of you will try to keep each other close. That's why I'm telling you all of the believes in my world because I want you to have faith in the strength of your hearts and the connection between all of you. As long as you believe in yourself and each other, then you have nothing to worry about. The memories might fade, but the connection never will! You will all stay connected to each other, no matter what happens.

[In other words, please stay optimistic, ~~Daddy~~ Cecil.]

You're right. You're perfectly right. Back home, I had forgotten all about the Conflict. But now I'm here, am I not? So are Light, and Firion, and Squall and Zidane. We truly were connected after all.

[His smile gets much bigger.]

Thank you. I think I needed to be reminded of that.

[She returns the smile happily.]

It was my pleasure. I really don't like seeing my friends down. I'm glad you're smiling again.

[She takes another sip from her hot chocolate.]

That's definetly the Cecil I like to see. Happy.

I need to stay as happy as I can while I stay here. There will be very little that can bring me joy waiting for me back home. So, until then... I'll do my best to smile as much as possible.

Let's all make sure we smile and laugh a lot. Every single one of us needs it. ...Making Light or Squall laugh might take some effort, though.

[She smiles happily and nods her head at the idea, but she needs to make sure he will continue to smile.]

Do you promie to keep on smiling?

[An amused laugh will escape her lips at the thought of making Squall and Warrior of Light to laugh. Those two really do need to smile more.]

I think we should take one step at a time for those two. I'm scared their faces might crack if they smile and laugh all at once.

I promise. Besides, at my age, if you frown too much you end up with unsightly wrinkles.

[It might sound like a serious observation, but his smile shows that he's joking.]

We don't want that. Thus, we need a long term progressive plan. Should we start with slapstick comedy or with bad puns?

[She'll giggle a little more.]

And we don't want to have unsightly wrinkles, do we~?

[Give her a few moments to think about it.]

Slapstick comedy sounds like a good idea to try first. Something tells me making bad puns should be a good third or fourth step.

They would make me clash with everyone. It would break the visual harmony of the group.

The good old banana peel, perhaps. We'd need to find a victim, but I'm certain there is no lack of them around here.

No, no, no! That won't do at all!

[She laughs softly, but shakes her head.]

Don't worry, Cecil. I don't think you're old enough to have wrinkles form yet. You're not there yet. Trust me.

That sounds like a good start. We just need to find a volunteer who won't mind slipping on the banana peel. Oh! And someone good at acting too. It won't be funny if someone is too obvious about it.

Well, when you get to a certain age, suddenly time seems to go much faster. You wake and you're nearly forty, your bones start aching... [Says the guy with the forties-looking hundreds-of-years-old father. He won't have aching bones for decades, and he knows it.]

Zidane is a trained actor and he'd approve of any plot to make Light and Squall smile more, but he's in Violet. Unless we can stage something over the Pokégear... [Or unless they reach Violet, but what are the chances?]

Oh? You're close to your fourties, Cecil? You look pretty good for your age. My friend Cid and Merlin would be completely jealous of you.

[Well, Cid would be jealous of Cecil, but she doubts Merlin would care. He was a very old wizard and all.]

Zidane? [That name caught her attention.] Are you talking about the same Zidane with blond hair, blue eyes, and has a very charming personality?

Cid? [That sure pinged him.] What is his last name? And how old is he? ...Should he show up, I could always give him tips. [Such as 'Live in my world, you'll only look old at seventy.']

I am, unless there are two such Zidanes present in this world, in which case I worry greatly about the pockets of the locals. Have you met him?

[She looks a bit worried and scratches the side of her cheek.]

L-Last name? [But the question about is age makes me want to guess because she wasn't sure.] Cid looks like he's around in his late 50s, but he's in his late 40's. [Hopefully she's getting his age right.]

Why are you worried? Is Zidane a thief? [She nods her head.] I've spoken to him a few times before. I didn't know he was a friend of yours, Cecil.

His clan or family name. [Do they not exist in some worlds?] In his forties... Not the same person, then. He's too young.

He is by trade, though he is rather nice about it. Then again, he is more likely to steal young ladies' hearts than their purses. [He smiles.] He also took part in the Conflict. And for all his talk, he still hasn't introduced me to his girlfriend.

[She still looks a bit confused by this.] Are we suppose to have a family name? His name is just Cid. We don't have any other name.

How old is the Cid from your world?

[She starts to laugh again.]

I wouldn't be surprise. He is a smooth talker, after all. [She continues to listen to him about Zidane being part of the Conflict.] Maybe his girlfriend isn't here?

Not everyone has them, at least in my world. But those who do not sometimes use their hometown as a replacement. No one has a last name at all in your world, then?

He has reached the youthful and sprightly age of seventy-one. Yet he still manages to be more active than most teenagers, somehow.

He mentioned she was present here when I first arrived. Perhaps she left at some point?

No. I can't think of anyone with a second name except Leon, but that's a completely different story.

Seventy-one!? [You caught her by surprise. Yup. Her Cid would be jealous of that Cid.] He does a lot of exercise, right?

I can't really say. I just recently met him and he didn't say anything about having a girlfriend. From the way he was flirting with me, it didn't seem like he had one.

Exercise, monster hunts, airship construction, he does as much as he can. It took ages before we could convince him to start training future mechanics.

From what I could tell back then, he is the type to look and flirt, but I doubt he would truly cheat on her. He appears quite devoted to her, and quick to sing her virtues. Thus he breaks women's hearts without even trying. It's quite sad, really.

Future mechanics? Aren't airships very advanced?

[She smiles nervously and nods her head.]

I wouldn't doubt it! Zidane is a really sweet guy. If he's a talented actor, then he could use his charm much easier. I hope he doesn't break too many hearts here. [Giggles softly.]

They are, and he thinks of them as his babies. So he doesn't quite want to give his place to the next generation. He only accepted to train his grandson and a girl he has known since she was four.

He always was one of the most cheerful member of the group. He even managed to flirt with the doctor, of all people. Between him and Bartz, I'm surprised Squall wasn't driven to madness.

That's good, but I'm sure he's doing it mostly to keep his legacy alive. The Cid from my world is like that too. All of his inventions are like his children too! No one is allowed to touch the computer at Merlin's house.

The doctor? [She giggles a bit.] Maybe Squall is used to all types of people. Something tells me Squall must work in something to do with the government like being in the police. He has that air....

I hope yours doesn't hit overly curious fingers with a mallet, at least.

Doctor Shantotto, maybe she have returned peacefully to her world and never appear here. She was a bit of a character, to say the least. [She was such a character, most people didn't bother.] The serious air of someone who knows how to give or obey orders. He's quite good at that. The army, perhaps?

If he did that, then the computer would get hurt too. But yelling and lecturing us about never touching his computer is just as effective. [Especially when her Cid does it.]

Hmmm, I've never heard of her, so maybe she has gone home. What is she like?

I wouldn't be surprised if Squall was trained under an army. Leon had the same air around him too. He even knows a lot about making battle plans. I remember all of his plans on making, at least, the first distict in Traverse Town a safe zone for civilians. No Heartless dared to go to the first district after Leon made his plans.

Ah, so he was a particularly persuasive person?

She was nominally on Cosmos' side, but she spent most of her time ordering us around and mocking whoever dared approach her. She solely spoke in rhymes, and her laughter... [He shudders slightly.]

Efficiently protecting civilians, even against terrible odds... He must have a kind heart, along with his planning talent.

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