11th moon [Whatever, it's 4th wall time]

[paladinlost]

[So. Cecil woke up thanks to a strange flash of light, only to find an unknown Pokémon in his room.  How did he react? Why, by inviting it to a picnic and making as many sandwiches as he could, of course!

Well, actually he blinked, froze, stared, almost shouted, decided against it, reached for his sword, remembered he didn't have his sword, cursed his lack of a sword, realized the monster was still there, stared some more, asked if said monster was hoping to eat him, felt quite relieved when it shook its head, stood up, looked outside, saw all the strange people and Pokémon in the street, decided he was hallucinating, woke his Pokémon up, got dressed, smiled, and finally decided to invite the amused Pokémon to a picnic. But who cares about the details?]

And here we were, wondering what would happen this month. At least the colors are not eye-searing, this time. Would you like another ham and lettuce sandwich, Miss Cresselia?

Comments

[paladinlost]

They get more impressive as they age, I promise. Esuna started as a tiny little caterpillar, and Rosie was only a foot tall.

[Do you know what happens when you poke a Growlithe? A few of the sandwiches are suddenly charred, that's what.]

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

. . . You named your Eidolons after White Magic spells? I'm calling that one Firaga, then.

[paladinlost]

My name choices have a bit more variety. Avenger was named after one of my blades, and 'Firaga' is actually Flare. Sadly, I have not yet found one to name 'Meteor' or 'Holy'.

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

That works, too. You should call this one Holy for the irony.

[poke poke Banette]

. . . So. Where did you say this was again?

[paladinlost]

Ah, but he's a Ghost-type. I was keeping that name for a Dark-type.

[Avenger grins and uses Shadow Ball on a rock. He doesn't get to show off that often.]

We are in Violet City, in the region of Johto. Home to the nearby Dark Cave, some mysterious ruins a few days away, a Flying-type gym and a tower full of monks that do not like children. This is not the most interesting city around, sadly.

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

. . . I understood maybe five words of that but hey, at least that was pretty cool, Creepy Ghost Doll Thing.

[paladinlost]

[Creepy Ghost Doll Thing is now beaming. He likes this kid.]

We're in another world, and in one of its most boring cities. Is that a better explanation?

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that makes a lot more sense!

. . . Actually no it doesn't, but I'm just gonna pretend I'm still dreaming or something while I finish these sandwiches.

[paladinlost]

That's a rather good idea. Would you like something to drink with that?

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

Sure! You've got everything, dontcha?

[paladinlost]

I have- [Where did all these pitchers and bottles come from?] -everything indeed, it looks like.

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

So if this was a really cool dream, you'd have cookies and cake, too.

[paladinlost]

[And candies, and donuts.]

You might be on to something with your 'dream' theory. I prefer the 'mass hallucination' one, however.

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

No, you were s'pposed to say, 'that's 'zactly right, palom' and then bring out the cookies and cake.

[paladinlost]

I didn't need to. They showed up right behind you. [And they look delicious.]

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

Whoaaa! This is the best!

IT'S OK IF THEY RAIN FROM THE SKY, TOO. IF ANYONE'S LISTENING.

[paladinlost]

[A chocolate bar falls from the sky. Then another. And then no more.]

Nice try. It's a shame it didn't work.

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

Free chocolate. I won't complain.

[Cecil's sandwiches are sadly ditched in favor of the sweets shortly after.]

[paladinlost]

We might as well go all the way. A million gil would go nicely with the sandwiches.

[...Nothing.]

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

You don't know how these things work, Cecil. When you get greedy, all you get is coal or birdpoop.

[paladinlost]

I wasn't being greedy. The shopkeepers do not accept gil, only the local currency. I merely wished to know the limits of this power. [Though actually getting the gil would have been nice too.]

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

That's dumb. Everyone should just use the same money. Things are a lot less compliciated that way.

[paladinlost]

I know of eleven other worlds that use gil. But beyond that, there are so many types of money that I have no idea how anyone could keep track of them.

[prodigious-mage.livejournal.com]

I've got a good idea. You should all switch to chocolate cookies. Everyone knows about those and they're delicious.

[paladinlost]

...Who would be willing to give away chocolate cookies, even for clothes?