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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A lot of the basics are common sense, and learning how to ration the supplies. Plus, the promise of being a big city is a pretty good motivator.

That, and often the money that comes with the further Gyms and better employment opportunities.

As well as finding Pokemon that can only be found in certain areas. Maybe the Breeding Centre doesn't have it or any particular breeder doesn't own one yet.

That's also a good reason, especially since mysterious egg deliveries are infrequent and offer random results.

Edited 2014-09-27 19:12 (UTC)

Speaking of mysterious egg deliveries, it's been a while since we have one, right?

[He's pretty fond it it, when his first few Pokemon was a result of one.]

But it would be great to see more of the less common Pokemon around.

...You're right, it has been. Perhaps the next will be this Christmas, and bring us some of the rarer species? That would fit the usual pattern.

Christmas is a pretty good day for mysterious eggs. Otherwise, we might have to wait until possibly Easter because of the egg connections.

There's a connection between Easter and eggs? That would explain those old egg hunts some trainers used to organize...

Yep! Dunno the exact history, but Easter's a pretty popular holiday back home. A lot of people would give and hunt down eggs, usually chocolate ones.

That must have pleased the children, but it's not nearly as useful as hunting down Pokémon eggs.

Especially when they're sweeter than, I don't know, using decorated boiled eggs. It wouldn't match up to actual Pokemon eggs, but it's pretty close.

And are they as large as true Pokémon eggs? I can only imagine the number of cavities that would follow.

There are some pretty big chocolate eggs, but they're harder to hide than smaller ones. And of course, they cost more.

Of course they do. Your merchants would become destitute quickly, otherwise.

Yeah. I usually see the bigger ones given away as presents and smaller ones for egg hunts. Of course, people can always buy the small eggs to give away if they want to save money.

Or if they have many to buy and store, and no empty room to fill for a few days.

They probably count on the Easter rush to get rid of all the eggs. After the holidays, the discounted prices should do the trick.

Those who prefer the sweets to the day itself must love that.

They definitely do. Unless they hate sweets or are the poor workers during the rush hour.

I worked during the few days before Christmas last year. I feel their pain.

I didn't work in the department stores during the Christmas holidays, but I sure do see the rush while shopping!

I've found that the effects of the rush can be lessened by shopping with a Gym leader, but I'd not recommend doing so too often.

Depends on who you're shopping with.

...Whitney?

...How can you possibly have guessed it?

Edited 2014-10-19 18:51 (UTC)

I say it's a lucky guess.

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