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[tapestodiane]

I've been thinking about the significance of our first pokémon. I find it hard to believe the species given to us are random.

[A brief pause. He's been bothered by this ever since his arrival, actually.]

The initial reaction on meeting your first is important, whether it was fear, familiarity, anger, amusement, or the more unlikely indifference. Then there is of course the more pressing question: why were we given these particular ones?

I'd appreciate your thoughts.

[He's investigating again. Action for anyone in Azalea - he'll most likely be hanging around the pokémon center, working there and all.]

Comments

[video]

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

People who obsess over Japan's games and stuff. Something like that.

[video]

[tapestodiane]

_{[He'll just make a humming sound because huh, people do that? That's curious.]}

So this game people have been saying we're in is Japanese.

[video]

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

Japan made 'em, then they were released in the rest of the world and it got all popular.

You from before the mid 90s?

[video]

[tapestodiane]

1989.

[video]

[bakaitoukid]

[... well then, he at least expected some kind of reaction to that. blinking, then shrugging]

Probably.

[Video]

[of-france.livejournal.com]

I'm inclined to err on the side of caution for most people's intentions.



I do trust you, though. You're special.

Re: [video]

[usedpursuit.livejournal.com]

I intend to avenge her death.

[Video]

[tapestodiane]

You've had bad experiences with people in the past.

<sub>[It's an assumption moreso than a question, but he still searches France for an answer to it.]

[...and being called 'special' rarely happens to him unless it's part of his title, so he's caught off guard by it - but then smiles back, warmly.]</sub>

Thank you.

[video]

[tapestodiane]

_[Sharply:]

How?

[Video]

[of-france.livejournal.com]

I've lived a long time. When you outlive almost everyone you know, there's bound to be bad experiences.



You're welcome.

[Video]

[tapestodiane]

_{[He nods.]}

You're right. I forget to take into consideration that you're France ... a long-lived country with a dramatic history.

_{[He almost looks apologetic, saying that.]}

[Video]

[of-france.livejournal.com]

Don't worry about it. I like that you treat me like a real person. It isn't always like that, and it's so nice when I can experience it.

[Video]

[tapestodiane]

You are a real person. It would be unfair to treat you any differently.

_{[Formal words forever, but he means it.]}

[Video]

[foolishwren]

... Birds, huh?

_{[Interesting thing to dislike.]}

... Why not?

_{[HEATHER STOP BEING NOSY IT'S NOT NICE.]}

[Video]

[tapestodiane]

A number of reasons.

_{[Yeah, he's not going to get into that right now.]}

It's not important. What could be is our apparent special treatment, in lack of a better description.

[Video]

[foolishwren]

_{[Fair 'nuff... she'd rather not go into her fear of dogs and fire, too.]}

Well gee, when you put it that way, it makes me feel like a guest of honor.

[Video] I swear you are on at the strangest times

[tapestodiane]

I guess we'll see what the party is about.

_{[Obligatory cop one-liner.]}

[Video] XD;; I'm in class, actually! EARLY MEDIEVAL ART HISTORY

[foolishwren]

I hope there's cake.

_{[Obligatory goofy teenage-girl one-liner.]}

[Video] ...I CAN SEE WHY YOU'D RATHER ROUTE /goes online in class all the time too haha

[tapestodiane]

Personally, I'd prefer pie.

_{[Discussing dessert, why not. It's not like he expects any kind of answer to the real issue here.]}

[Video] XD; I'M BALANCING ROUTE WITH OBSESSIVE NOTE-TAKING

[foolishwren]

Pie?

_{[... Stop sounding like that answer is somehow FUNNY, Heather. It's not even. Pie is a totally normal thing for people to like.]}

Well, that's okay, I guess. ... But not as good as cake.

[Video] AND I ... just had dinner! YAY TIME ZONES?

[tapestodiane]

_{[Oh Heather. Obviously you have never been to the Twin Peaks universe, where pie is worshipped like a god. ...well, by Coop, anyway.]}

Clearly you've never been to the Double R Diner. Their cherry pie is a killer.

[video]

[drugsbeleid.livejournal.com]

The 80s, huh. I'm from 2010.

[video]

[tapestodiane]

Most people here appear to be from the future, seen from my perspective. I'd ask what it's like, but I think I'd like to see for myself.

Re: [video]

[usedpursuit.livejournal.com]

I'm going to kill him.

[justicereigns]

Thanks.

Right. Nice to meet you Dale.