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.]

Comments

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[paladinlost]

It did. But when the opposite side openly declares its intention to destroy worlds, you fight without caring about the details much.

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[of-france.livejournal.com]

True. Hindsight is 20/20 concerning dire situations.



A real war of the worlds...

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[paladinlost]

The whole event was rather nerve-wracking. But I met many friends there, and most of them found themselves here at some point.

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[of-france.livejournal.com]

Do your friends all remember the conflict or are some of them from before it?

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[paladinlost]

There was a Cloud who did not remember, once. But otherwise, everyone remembers; even Cloud did, when he returned.

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[of-france.livejournal.com]

A... cloud?



His name is Cloud?

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[paladinlost]

We had a Cloud, a Squall and a Tidus. They matched, at least. We had a Terra, too.

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[of-france.livejournal.com]

You're very lucky in the naming department, I'm guessing.

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[paladinlost]

I was named after my mother. It would be difficult to be more lucky. But at least they knew their names. Two of our friends did not remember theirs.

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[of-france.livejournal.com]

I didn't have a human name for a long time; no one thought I needed one, and it didn't occur to me to name myself. My first king gave me his, when he passed.

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[paladinlost]

You were named after someone important to you, then. But those two do not remember their loved ones. They have no names to take, and we have no names to give them; only nicknames, at best.

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[of-france.livejournal.com]

No memories of loved ones at all...



That's really sad.

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[paladinlost]

It is. That's why we did our best to give them good memories with friends, at least.

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[of-france.livejournal.com]

That's the best that you can do.



You're a really good friend to have, you know that?

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[paladinlost]

Thank you. I try my best, and it's nice to know my best is working.