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]

..........Chansey chanchan!

[The Chansey does not appreciate being considered unworthy, thank you very much. And she shows it by stepping in front of them and glaring, her lunch forgotten.]

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

[Kain, who'd started to turn away, returns his attention to the Chansey.]

...Hm? Are you willing now to put up a fight?

[paladinlost]

Seychan chansey.

[The Chansey does not attack. But she also does not move aside. If anything, she glares at them harder than before. Perhaps she wants an apology?]

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

[Kain raises an eyebrow, and the Dragonite, amusingly enough, makes a similar expression to Kain.]

So you've no intention to fight... but not to back down either?

[paladinlost]

Chan!

[The Chansey nods and crosses her arms. Then, she points at the berry bush she was picking her lunch from, before pointing at Kain. Come on, mister, impress her by trying out one of those berries.]

The berries? I can't tell if they're amongst those that are dangerous to humans. She can't possibly want you to...

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

She seems all too insistent. Do I dare risk it?

[He's all too aware that they could very well be poisoned or some other status effect...]

[paladinlost]

She might be trying to test your strength, but she might also be trying to test your trust. At worst, the local berries can make you sick for a few hours, but still... Perhaps you could take a very small bite first?

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

[The things he does to 'prove himself.']

Very well...

[Kain takes one of the berries that's being offered... and after a moment's pause, gives it a try...]

[paladinlost]

[Congratulations, Kain! You have eaten a perfectly normal, tasty berry. Chansey nods with a smile, and shows her approval by sitting next to him and going back to her lunch, offering him another one every so often.]

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

[Kain waits a moment in paranoia, but nothing happens so he relaxes. And takes the occasional berry.] You have my thanks. Although I'd hope you would put up a fight if it were necessary...

[paladinlost]

[Chansey stares for a few seconds, before grabbing a log and setting it on the ground. Then, she uses a Double Slap on it, breaking it in two.]

...I think she'll fight well enough, if it comes down to it.

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

Hm. Well, then, I don't see why not.

[Kain thinks he can do everything himself after all, so he'd take a chance on this one.]

[paladinlost]

At least you know she'll be an excellent forager.

[Cecil gets a berry to the face for that.]

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

[Even Kain has to smirk a little at that.]

She makes her feelings known, at least.

[paladinlost]

She can aim quite well, too. You might want to invest in shurikens.

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

Where's Edge when his advice might actually be useful... [But Kain nods.] As long as she throws them at the right targets, of course.

[paladinlost]

Not around to answer, of course. Luckily, zombies make rather obvious targets.

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

How very true. I'm sure I'll be fine out there.

[paladinlost]

You'd better be. Everyone is looking forward to the day we'll see you safe and sound once more.

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

I have much to accomplish before that day can ever arrive.

[paladinlost]

Accomplish it, then. And come back after that. Our current spear instructor is incompetent. His students will need a better example.

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

[Well, they can't have that...]

I'll return as soon as I'm able. I promise.

[paladinlost]

Besides, you wouldn't want Edge to win the 'When will Kain return?' betting poll, would you?

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

That's the last thing I want.

[paladinlost]

Then again, he also bet that you would come back surrounded by fawning young ladies, with your hair dyed blue and a beard longer than Fusoya's. That would have been tricky to pull off.