paladinlost | 93rd moon [video]

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93rd moon [video]

[The view: the ceiling of the most enpensive restaurant in Celadon. The background noise: dozens of customers enjoying their meals, and Cecil tapping his fingers on a wooden table.]

When I first awoke in New Bark Town, four years ago, I was... unwell. This whole world's very existence confused me, and so did my presence in it. The relatively weak and harmless-looking monsters were also a shock. Had it not been for Rosie's sweetness, I surely would have attempted to fight her. You could say that day was very unpleasant, though still far from the worse I've had.

[The background noise: a liquid hitting glass. The view: a quick flash of a wine bottle in a corner.]

And yet... when I finally managed to use the Pokégear, I was contacted by friends I'd not seen in seventeen years. Friends I'd not remembered in seventeen years, and that I would not have expected to ever see again even if I'd kept those memories. I also met kind people, good people, who made my first few weeks here much easier than they would otherwise have been. All have been gone for years, now, but I still find myself thinking of them fondly. Therefore... you could say that day was a good day, too.

[The action, unseen and barely heard: Cecil making a silent toast to all those people, and downing that glass before setting it back on the table.]

...Well! Now that I've shared my first day experience, it's only fitting that you do the same. Surely you all have interesting stories to share.

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Congratulations for lasting this long. She pounded you to the ground? To think that I once complained that Rosie would pull my hair while teaching me the subtleties the Pokégear.

[But since they're talking about Cleffas, he doesn't sound particularly worried about the pounding.]

Same to you. And she used to do it all the time. Nowadays she sticks to pulling my hair or using Thunderbolt though...

...Is it just a thing, with the Clefairy line? To torment their trainers until they do what they want? Or is it just our two?

Rosie does not truly torment me, not since she realized why I was not quite quick enough to understand her early lessons. But they do seem to have a bossy streak, along with a strongly maternal side. Which is a great step up from Mt. Moon's Clefairies' taste for stolen cooking sherry, mind you.

Cooking sherry, really.

["Clef?" Rose kind of tilts her head. What's that?]

Can't say I've ever let Rose try that stuff. Ahh, what kind of food and stuff does Rosie like?

Really. It was one of those busy three-day periods.

[This obviously explains everything.]

Sweets, mostly, but my early cooking breakthroughs have left her with a taste for omelets and other egg products. It's a change from all the berries she gobbled during our first few weeks.

...Ahh, yeah, that'd explain it.

The sweets aren't so different from Rose, then. Ever since I let her try some dango, she just can't get enough.

Have you considering introducing her to a new type of food, in hopes that she'll fixate on it instead? Especially if you can find one that is more easily accessible.

Ahh, it's not that hard to find if you know where to look. And it's not like she's so obsessed she won't eat anything else, unlike a certain person I could mention...

[...okay Ferris will eat other things sometimes but the point stands]

I hope not; it'd be extremely unhealthy. You can easily buy them in cities, I've no doubt, but can you acquire or prepare them on the road?

We haven't really gone traveling in a while, honestly...

Because you prefer to settle down, or because you've run out of sights to see?

Mostly the former. Honestly, it takes a lot less energy to just settle into a routine.

...Considering that your daily life still involves a whole team of Pokémon and their peculiarities, I've no doubt there is still plenty of energy involved.

You've got that right. And switching them out several times a day so everybody gets a shot outside... Doing all that and trying to move somewhere would just be a headache.

Buying a house with a yard large enough to hold everyone greatly simplifies the process, though it can be quite expensive. It also puts an end to some team rivalries.

...A house, huh. Maybe I'll bring that up with Sion some time.

Of course, it does come with all the disadvantages that come with its upkeep, but your Pokémon can help with that. ...With a little too much enthusiasm, sometimes.

Yeah, that's the thing... Last time I had a house of my own, it was way too much for just me. But with all the Pokemon, we could use the space...

Along with the distance away from potential neighbors, and the right to Pokémon-proof every piece of furniture. Inn rooms do limit both of those.

Ahaha, yeah, that'd definitely be helpful...

Though I must warn you that completely Pokémon-proofing a house is impossible. Especially if you train ghosts.

Eh, I'd just let Marian have the kitchen to herself. I'm sure she'd love it.

[...which isn't to mention the Lampent, but she's usually okay...]

If it both makes her happy and ensures you eat good meals, that's certainly the best way to ensure her collaboration.

Yeah, she's a really good cook. And it's basically her dream, so...

[Is that a little bit of embarrassment creeping into Ryner's expression?

Rose, meanwhile, seems a little offended for some reason, but Ryner's quick to reach up and pet her ears and calm her.]

Pokémon with goals and ambition are a wonder to watch. Does she have the talent to go with the dream?

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