17th moon [video action]

[paladinlost]

[The feed first shows a messy room, where a disheveled white-haired man sits at a table and writes furiously. He is surrounded by trinkets of all sorts and books on various subjects, and he does not appear to realize that someone is using his Pokégear.

The camera then turns toward the ground, where a Bayleef is delicately placing a Fire Stone. The Pokégear is placed in front of it, and a Clefairy looks at it for a few seconds before nodding at an unseen Pokémon. Said Pokémon enters the picture, looking at the Fire Stone for a few seconds before touching it. It makes him glow brightly.]

What the- Flare?

[But by the time Cecil turns around and comes closer, Flare the Growlithe is no more. Instead, Flare the Arcanine stands proudly, dwarfing the rest of the Pokémon in the room. He howls once, twice, before walking up to his trainer and licking his face gently.]

...Thank you...

[The feed times out a few minutes later.]

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Aww Cecil...;____;

[usedsubstitute.livejournal.com]

_{[At first Iris was happy to see her friend's face on the network. After all, she hadn't had a chance to speak with him since her arrival in Goldenrod. But her warm smile quickly becomes a worried frown as she notices the look on Cecil's face and how his hands were practically flying across the paper as he wrote. Maybe he was fond of writing but...somehow, this didn't seem like Cecil, and coupled with the look on his face and the state of the room...She almost didn't want to disturb him, but if something really had happened, she didn't want to abandon him in his time of need. And if something hadn't...well, he had never refused to speak with her before. She hoped he wouldn't mind being disturbed.]} Mr. Harvey?

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[paladinlost]

Hmm?

[Cecil turns around until he finds the source of the voice. The smile that appears on his face is somewhat small, but it is a smile.]

Sister Iris. Good afternoon.

[video] Gosh darn it. I knew I forgot something. ;;

[usedsubstitute.livejournal.com]

Good afternoon Mr. Harvey!

Are you...working on something? _{[She gestures to the paper and books scattered around him.]}

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[for-cosmos.livejournal.com]

[Since being forced to stop training, Light has spent his time looking after his pokemon- he needs to do something, and not just sitting around doing nothing. He's passing by Cecil's room when the flash of light surrounds Flare.]

Congratulations, Cecil.

[He notices the disheveled appearance, of course, but he'll wait a moment to comment on it.]

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[paladinlost]

[Cecil is petting his brand new Arcanine, and quite possibly thinking of handmade pillows and shortened travel times.]

Thank you. We'd planned to have Flare evolve soon, but I did not think they'd arrange things like this.

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[for-cosmos.livejournal.com]

[Shortened travel times are always useful.]

I think we have all learned that our pokemon like to arrange things without letting us know.

[He isn't going to say it out loud, but it seems to him that they did it to distract Cecil.]

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[of-france.livejournal.com]

Cecil? You alright there?

[Video]

[paladinlost]

Um? Ah, yes, of course! [No, he isn't.] With Flare's evolution, I'll only need to find good fabrics before I can start making those pillows. [He manages a small smile, but it's rather shaky.]

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[of-france.livejournal.com]

If you say so...



What's Flare's fur like? It is fluffy and soft, or is it more coarse. That would affect what sort of fabric the pillows should use.

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[monkeyflirt.livejournal.com]

...Congrats, Cecil.

[Bittersweet. >:]

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[paladinlost]

...Thank you, Zidane. Did you happen to find any of Firion's Pokémon?

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[monkeyflirt.livejournal.com]

No, I didn't. I wish I had, though. How many of them were found?

[Video] aerith muse might seem odd today. i am working on her characterization, sooo...bear with me.

[radiantxsmile.livejournal.com]

[She watched how Cecil was working diligently which had her full attention. Somehow, Aerith couldn't help notice there was something off about this picture. Before she was able to ask, she watched as Flare, the Growlithe, evolved into his new form. Seeing the smile on Cecil's face got a smile out of her too.]

Congratulations in evolving, Flare. [Turning to Cecil with the same smile.] You must feel very proud, hm?

[Video] No problem!

[paladinlost]

[Flare barks happily, while Cecil smiles slightly.]

I do. To think that they all teamed up to organize this while I was distracted... Leviathan even brought congratulatory treats.

[Video] <333

[radiantxsmile.livejournal.com]

They clearly wanted to get your attention to try and cheer you up. [She smiles happily.] Their plan worked. You look much better with a smile. Even a slight one.

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[pervyprince.livejournal.com]

[Having never seen an evolution before, Sanji was quite surprised at this video]

Woah woah! What just happened there? Your little puppy just.. BOOM. HUGE. How often does that sort of stuff happen around here? Wonder if it'll happen to any of these guys..

[Points the camera down to a stupid looking poliwag, and an equally stupid looking swinub lazing about on the ground.]

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[pervyprince.livejournal.com]

Hey come on, how'd you do that? Help a brother out.

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[paladinlost]

[Someone who is not familiar with evolution? Must be a newcomer.]

That was an evolution. Most Pokémon can evolve into different ones under specific circumstances. Some evolve after reaching a certain level; a few do so by touching special stones; others change if they feel stable happiness for some time. There might be other methods, but those are the ones I've seen. This was a stone-based evolution. I only needed to buy a Fire Stone from the Goldenrod Department Store, and from that moment Flare could have evolved at any time simply by touching it.

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[adamant]

[ There is one (1) Growlithe puppy pressing her VERY EXCITED face to the screen. WOW BIG BRO from another litter YOU'RE SO BOSS JUST LOOK AT YOU! ]

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[paladinlost]

[LITTLE SIS♥! How are you doing did you meet mama yet is your trainer nice is he feeding you well?

Nevermind, the poor, helpless trainer who was suddenly knocked down by his Arcanine. He's not important.]

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[adamant]

[ BIG BRO HIIIII yes I did and yes he is and no that pesky person isn't important. Not to her, at least. Leon, on the other hand-- ]

Cecil? You alright?

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[islandshore.livejournal.com]

["Flare"? Somehow, that pinged Riku's Charizard, who has the exact same nickname!

But soon Riku looks at the camera, more focused on the Arcanine than the similar choice of names.]

So that's what Growlithe evolves into.

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[paladinlost]

It is. I'd had the Fire Stone for some time, and being able to ride him during the snowstorms would have been useful, but Arcanines can only learn one new attack. So we decided to wait until he'd learned all of his attacks as a Growlithe. I didn't think he'd do so immediately.

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[biteisbigger.livejournal.com]

[ both Kisa and Ari are staring in AWE. SON YOU ARE SO MUCH BIGGER THAN YOUR MOTHER. ]

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[paladinlost]

[MAMA! Mama look how much I've grown I bet I can jump really high now I just saw my baby sister she's so tiny!

At least Cecil managed to dodge this time. Of course, he dodged right into Leila and Leviathan, but still.]