paladinlost | 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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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?

Yeah, she does. If there's anything I can say about her, she's really good at it.

Excellent. Perhaps she'll decide to celebrate your upcoming anniversary with a homemade meal.

["Clef." Rose huffs; it seems like she doesn't like that idea.]

Ahh, Rose and I usually do something just the two of us...

Ah, I see. It's her anniversary too, after all; of course she'd also want to spend that time with you.

Yeah. It's kind of like her birthday, y'know? And she always does something for me on the day she decided is mine, so really it's only fair that it be her day...

She decided which day was your birthday? Perhaps I should ask my team to do the same, instead of slowly celebrating over two weeks...

Ahh, she found out one day that I don't remember mine, so she decided it for me whether I wanted one or not. She can be really insistent when she wants to be...

[thanks Fuji thanks]

Good. It'll greatly simplify acquiring or filling in any official paperwork you might need, if nothing else.

I guess there's that.

Even if they're fine putting 'unknown' back home.

This is a world that officially claims that all new arrivals aged below ten celebrate that birthday when they first receive a Pokémon. It's not nearly so easy here.

Haa, yeah, there is that. Not sure why they care so much, honestly, but I guess that's just how it is, around here...

Perhaps becoming a Pokémon trainer has legal consequences that we foreigners are unaware of. That could explain it.

Could be. It almost seems like a rite of passage, or something.

It might also be linked with the right to work and own property.

Are they sure ten year olds are old enough to do that...?

[says the guy who had his own mansion at that age...]

I've not yet heard of any abuse or incidents. It must somehow work.

Guess so... Well, if it works for them, I guess I can't really say anything...

We're hardly in a position to judge them, considering how much their lax policies benefit us.

Yeah. It's weird, but it's nice, most the time.

They are admittedly much more accommodating than most worlds would be, even though we cause them trouble.

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