95th moon [we're all walled in]

[paladinlost]

[One tiny and sad advantage to having gone through this whole circus eight times is that at some point, nothing can surprise you anymore. Not even waking up on a park bench in Goldenrod with a Goldeen in your arms, a Magikarp tangled in your hair and a Finneon almost kissing you.

...Okay, so maybe that particular situation does surprise Cecil a little. Juste a little.

But certainly not enough to stop him from taking care of his weekly grocery shopping at the Department Store. Even if he's still wearing his pyjamas, his hair is messy, his make-up is nowhere to be seen and he has three fish in his shopping basket. He doesn't care about such silly details.

He does, however, care enough to greet the poor confused or not-so-confused people that surround him. The local biannual madness is no reason to be rude, after all.]

Comments

[dragoon_pride]

A terrifying occurrence, I've no doubt. Sea serpents are at least something that properly inspires terror.

[paladinlost]

It was impressive. So was Excalibur rolling over like a puppy and begging for steaks after her own evolution, in a way.

[dragoon_pride]

So it's possible for any of them to evolve in time?

[paladinlost]

Certain species have only one stage, but most evolve under the right conditions. Sometimes merely training them suffices, but special objects and trades can also be necessary.

[dragoon_pride]

That sounds like an interesting challenge... do they reach some ultimate stage or keep evolving indefinitely?

[paladinlost]

They reach an ultimate stage, and later an ultimate level... but that does not mean the end of their training. Even the strongest Pokémon still has much to learn.

[dragoon_pride]

Ah, fascinating... so they're also constantly trying to better themselves.

[Who knew he'd have so much in common with these creatures.]

[paladinlost]

Of course they are. How could they not wish to improve their talents?

[dragoon_pride]

They sound like true warriors.

[paladinlost]

They are, mostly. Some do dislike battling and training. However, they are but a small minority.

[dragoon_pride]

At least it sounds like yours are battle-ready. I would expect no less.

[paladinlost]

Neither would I. Rosie did not particularly enjoy battling at first, but her rivalry with Avenger changed that.

[dragoon_pride]

Ah, is that so? What... types are the two of them?

[paladinlost]

Rosie was a Normal-type before she became a fairy. Avenger is a ghost.

[dragoon_pride]

I see... and what caused them to fight so much? Are fairies and ghosts truly so adversarial?

[paladinlost]

Not particularly, but before last November they were immune to each other. I believe they saw it as a challenge.

[dragoon_pride]

That mindset I can understand completely. It's satisfying when you can finally defeat a seemingly unbeatable opponent.

[paladinlost]

Or when, after months of training, you become the first to evolve to a new form. ...Though that became less satisfying when they evolved at the same time.

[dragoon_pride]

Hmmph. Though I suppose that is the cost of a rivalry, sometimes. You make yourself stronger at the expense of adding to your enemy's strength as well.

[paladinlost]

And sometimes, you find yourselves evenly matched no matter what you do. It's such a shame.

[dragoon_pride]

Truly a shame indeed. [He smirks a little, unable to resist his own form of amusement.] Of course, I've always been slightly ahead of you.

[paladinlost]

How strange. I was just about to say the complete opposite. One of us has a faulty memory, then.

[dragoon_pride]

It would appear so... All of this time away from home must have been tough on your memory, that's unfortunate.

[paladinlost]

As a matter of fact, I find that my memories are much clearer here than they've been in years. I can remember everything from our childhood to the moon with perfect clarity.

[dragoon_pride]

Then you must surely recall all of those spars in which I was the victor.

[Ok, even Kain knows it's probably been more evenly matched, over all that time, but he can't help it.]