33rd moon [video/action]

[paladinlost]

[Today, Cecil is posting from the street right in front of the Olivine Gym. Flare is sitting beside him, looking tired but happy.]

Rosa, Rydia, are you both still well? Flare needs to rest first, but we'll soon be able to come find you. We'll not be long, I promise.

[Now that the most important thing he had to say is out of the way, he has a question for everyone else.]

Could anyone tell me more about the Mahogany and Blackthorn Gyms, along with the roads that lead to them? With the end of the road so close, it'd be a shame to stop now.

[Flare barks quickly in agreement, and Cecil ends the message.]

Comments

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[paladinlost]

Some people simply enjoy sparring and fighting. All the Pokémon in the world cannot replicate that feeling.

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[reveiller]

Mm, I can't say I know. I don't spar.

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[paladinlost]

What a shame. It's quite the relaxing activity.

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[reveiller]

Would you teach me, if I asked?

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[paladinlost]

Of course. Have you a weapon in mind?

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[reveiller]

The sword's always been particularly romantic, I think.

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[paladinlost]

That it is. Out of all the weapons I've been trained to use, it's my favorite.

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[reveiller]

Mm, what other weapons?

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[paladinlost]

Axes, daggers, staves and bows. I had a well-rounded education.

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[reveiller]

I'd imagine. [a chuckle, here] But hypothetically speaking, if I were to ask, I'd probably like to stick with the sword.

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[paladinlost]

It's the most straightforward weapon I know. Bows are tricky, daggers involve staying very close to your opponent, staves mostly complement magic, and axes are rather less precise.

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[reveiller]

And it's probably the easiest one to find, really. I don't think you'd find many wooden axes or staves around these parts, but wooden swords can be found at any souvenir shop.

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[paladinlost]

Those are terribly unbalanced. Frying pans work better, in most cases.

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[reveiller]

Really, now. Is that how you learned the art of the sword?

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[paladinlost]

[He shakes his head.]

My teacher did not believe in training blades. But the frying pan is Queen Sheila of Fabul's favored weapon.

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[reveiller]

Favoured? Or fabled?

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[paladinlost]

Favored. Extremely favored. Her kitchen knives are also lovingly sharpened.

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[reveiller]

My, that's quite a literal approach to the age-old idiom of how the way to a man's heart is through his stomach.

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[paladinlost]

Her cooking is also quite delicious, though more people receive a taste of the frying pan.

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[reveiller]

I suppose you're one of the rare few that make it to the main course?

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[paladinlost]

As a family friend, I have more chance with that than most.

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[reveiller]

Fun. It does sound like I should invest in a new frying pan, then.

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[paladinlost]

You should, if only for its more usual uses. Warm food is always nice to have.

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[reveiller]

Learning to spar, then cooking a hot lunch to go. I could live with that.

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[paladinlost]

As long as you do not forget to remove the food from the pan before you spar.