101st moon [video]

[paladinlost]

Ladies, gentlemen and Pokémon, this is a Public Service Announcement.

[The video shows a group of extremely nervous Pokémon. That is probably for the best, as Cecil sounds coldly furious and the sight of his face would surely not be pretty.]

As many of you know, weather moves are both learned naturally by multiple species and available as TMs at either Department Store. They have the power to set up dozens of interesting battle strategies, or to facilitate or impair travel in a pinch.

They also have the power to kill innocent plants.

[The Pokégear abruptly turns towards a vegetable garden. ...Or at least, it must have been a vegetable garden once. Right now, it's a crispy, soggy, sandy, frozen mess of murdered tomatoes and destroyed cucumbers.]

Please teach your Pokémon and teammates that certain moves should not be practiced in urban environments. Please repeat that rule to them every day, even when they should already know it. Otherwise, you might have to deal with ruined landscaping, wasted gardening hours, and over twenty Pokémon who will be grounded for the rest of their natural lives.

[Anyone still listening can practically hear said Pokémon whimper; Cecil certainly sounds angry enough to warrant it.

...But suddenly, all that fury disappears, leaving behind a paladin who sounds almost normal. Almost.]

That was our Public Service Announcement for the day. Do be careful while training, everyone, and remember that even the weakest attack can cause extensive damage to your surroundings.

[His team won't forget that in a hurry.]

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[scratchitti]

[Neku winces, then thinks]

I could've sworn there are some pokemon that can revive plants, if that might help?

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[paladinlost]

Is that so? I've no doubt all of my Grass-types will happily attempt to show that ability, then. For the sake of those poor, inedible tomatoes.

[A chorus of voices nervously agrees. And not just because they'd been looking forward to the tomatoes, too.]

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[scratchitti]

[he nods.]

Meganium, specifically? But I bet most grass types could at least help.

I bet working to fix it would be a good way to make up for the mess, right? [And ease the anger of a Very Disappointed In You trainer]

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[awesmazings]

Awww man...I'm sure they didn't mean it! I mean, back home my dog used to mess up my stuff all the time, and he didn't even have powers to do it with...

[He can understand being angry, at least, but putting the poor things on the Network seems a little harsh in his opinion.]

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[paladinlost]

Is your dog fully aware that both fire and ice can greatly damage plants? That is a very important detail, when it comes to responsibility.

[Dammit kids, you know your own type weaknesses. How can you not realize they also apply to cucumbers.]

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[awesmazings]

Well, no, but...are your Pokemon babies? Cause that might explain it, too...maybe it was just an accident?

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[solas_ion]

...Rough day, huh?

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[paladinlost]

You have no idea. Perhaps I'll manage to keep an intact garden next year, but I doubt it.

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[solas_ion]

Got anything with, uh...what's that one move, Synthesis? Maybe that'd fix it.

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[no_ufo_ending]

_{[Oh....oh wow.]}

Don't you think grounding them forever is a little harsh?

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[paladinlost]

For the third year in a row, I'll not have the chance to taste my own tomatoes. No punishment is too harsh.

[Yes, it is.]

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[no_ufo_ending]

_{[THIRD year? Henry's brows meet in concern.]}

Maybe you're just not...meant to have tomatoes.

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[tearsofademon]

[have a sympathetic wince]

All the weather moves in one place, huh?

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[paladinlost]

[Cecil nods with a sigh.]

The garden's life expectancy dropped dramatically, when their little training session started.

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[tearsofademon]

Sorry to hear it.

Can you salvage any of it, at least?

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[garbagechild]

<sub>[Oh wow. What is THIS mess on his screen?]

[Wrath doesn't know much about weather moves, nor does he know much about gardening, but he can use his CONTEXT CLUES to figure out that somehow the Pokemon destroyed this dude's plants. That's rough, buddy.]

[But... wait a minute. What was that about 'grounded'?]</sub>

.... You're gonna bury your Pokemon?!!

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[paladinlost]

Of course not; I've no room for them all in the yard, and it'd make my Ground-types much too happy. But you can be certain that they'll not eat ice cream for a very, very long time.

[Cue a chorus of wails.]

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[garbagechild]

... Oh.

<sub>[FALSE ALARM, FOLKS.]

[But of course, now Wrath tilts his head.]</sub>

What's ice cream?

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[crouching_sin]

Ah. I see. I'll keep that in mind, though gardening is... not my strong suit.

[Not anymore, at least.]

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[paladinlost]

It's not mine either, but this particular lesson was all too easy to learn.

[Now, if only he could learn how to fix it...]

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[crouching_sin]

I've heard that some grass moves are good for plants, but that's a type I have no experience with. Some fertilizer might help with strengthening them once they're revived, though.

[fairy_tale_trainer]

Well, someone seems to have had some fun. [She gives a sheepish smile at that.]

You have more than twenty pokèmon?

[paladinlost]

Far too much fun, though I've no doubt they'll regret it when they'll not get to taste fresh homegrown tomatoes.

[Those poor tomatoes.]

I have seventy. Seventy-one, even, within a day or two.

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[ladywithnovoice]

Yikes.

So, what's the terms of being grounded?

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[paladinlost]

No new TMs for the forseeable future. No outings that are not necessary for basic training. No desserts, treats, or toys. At all.

[Off to the side, the wailing starts.]