paladinlost | 33rd moon [video/action]

And it's those people who brought the concept of war. And because of that, they've brought the concept of peace, too.

Funny, isn't it, the way things work.

...Perhaps sad would be a more appropriate word for it, all things considered.

Mm, I wonder if there even is an appropriate word, really.

If someone were to say, 'my country was torn apart by war'...

...I truly doubt the locals could understand that person's feelings, or even the concept behind it. Evil seems to be restrained to Pokémon abuse, here.

Ah, what an interesting thought. If all the negativity of the world were encompassed in selective pokemon abuse, rather than allowed to run amok.

Maybe it's their way of maintaining this world's child-friendly atomosphere -- directing the antagonistic things towards something that seems relatively harmless.

But is it truly so harmless? Think of the Magikarps, for example. Many are abused because of their lack of attacks, leaving them furious when they evolve and endangering any who approach them. Yet no local thinks of warning new trainers, even if they find Pokémon abuse reprehensible. Is that not a form of neglect?

...Then again, I've never heard of anyone dying because of a Pokémon. Perhaps that is something else they cannot understand.

Perhaps. Or maybe it's just the way things are -- I can't disagree with you, really. Concepts that don't exist in this world that we've brought with us, what seems normal for us may seem perplexing for them.

Have you ever heard of anyone striking up a friendship with the locals?

...I've never heard of any such friendship. Not that I know anyone who has tried, but the locals always seem a little... distant, with us. The closest I've seen would be those who are asked out by Whitney after their battle.

And beyond the police, very few of them seem to take acute interest in us.

Even the police seems to care little for us, as long as we do not break the law.

Oh, dear. The more we think about it, the more morbid it becomes.

I find it more xenophobic than anything else, really.

I suppose. It does make me feel a little sorry for them, having their home invaded by these strange, alien people.

They've not tried to throw us out with weapons and Pokémon, at least. We should be thankful for that.

Mm, however should we show our endless gratitude?

...By participating in the local economy and not breaking their laws?

Haha, that could work. Though, really, sometimes, I question a little about their humanity.

What do you mean by that?

They're awfully fond of repetition, wouldn't you say?

...A little, at times. Some have it worse than others.

They do say we're trapped in a video-game-like construct. [a bit of a shrug, here.] I guess the question is if we'd consider someone as truly 'alive' if they're actually pre-programmed to only act in certain ways.

I truly doubt they always act like this. They might even be paid to welcome travellers with the same phrases, to give the cities a certain image.

Mm, if that's the case, it does sound like even most citizens are paid for the same reason. It seems like an awful lot of trouble, for a tourism campaign.

And the costs of maintaining a whole touristic region would be too high for any sane government to consider.

Ah, the age-old conspiracy theory. It's good to know that some things just don't change, even between dimensions.

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