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

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

You're both better friends than I deserve.

[paladinlost]

Better? No. More patient, perhaps.

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

Well. All right. I'll give you that.

[paladinlost]

I can only hope you'll be as patient when we'll decide to go on a vacation and leave you to babysit the kingdom. [He's joking. Maybe.]

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

[Gives him a quick LOOK, but it soon enough goes away. He thinks it's a joke after all.]

May such a day never arise...

[paladinlost]

[Hey, it's not like he's asking him to babysit Ceodore. Yet.]

In other words, you want me to deal with laws and politicians every single day I have left to live?

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

[...YET.]

Well, I suppose that wouldn't do. I would hate to hear that you'd grown soft in your fighting abilities.

[paladinlost]

[They could go mountain climbing. Or monster hunting.]

I still find the time to train, but not nearly as much as I'd like. And my favorite swords grew dull after an incident involving our newest cook and those ugly curtains in the castle basement.

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

[They definitely wold have to!]

All the more reason for me to one day return. I'm the only one who can give you the proper challenge that you need.

[paladinlost]

[The boy needs a good influence, or else he might spend time with Edge.]

I'll be looking forward to that. In the meantime, I'll try to remember a few tricks I've learned years ago. They'd make a sparring match quite interesting.

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

[God forbid he have EDGE as a mentor...]

[He smirks a little.]

I'm sure I could still defeat you if it came to it.

[paladinlost]

Is that so? I'll have to train even harder, then. It wouldn't do to lose face in front of Ceodore, after all.

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

No, I suppose that wouldn't be entirely fair. Especially since I'll not go easy on you.

[paladinlost]

I hope not. Losing against an opponent that is holding back would be even worse.

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

I'd never hold back. That's one of the few promises I know I can keep to you.

[paladinlost]

I'll be holding you to that. Should you hold back even the slightest parcel of your strength, I'll push you into the moat.

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

That's only fair.

[paladinlost]

Of course, if you feel that I'm not fighting with all my strength, you'll be welcome to push me into the moat too.

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

I'll remember you've said that.

[...In the right mood he'd go for that anyway.]

[paladinlost]

We should try to aim for a spot where the water is not too shallow, at least.

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

A good idea.

[paladinlost]

After all, broken arms might hinder any future sparring plans.

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

That would be a nuisance to fight with.

[paladinlost]

And a broken leg would probably make it much harder for you to jump.

[dragoon-pride.livejournal.com]

I most certainly couldn't tolerate that, either.