tapestodiane | 011 [audio]

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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.]

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There are exceptions to every rule.

It could very well be a mix of the two. It must be something extraordinary, seeing as it can not only take us from different worlds, but different times as well.

If it's not a person or some kind of group, how do you think this could have happened?

There's no way our arrival here was by coincidence, aru. I can't really think of anything else that could have brought us here. Unless, this was the will of the gods, but I highly doubt that.

Are you religious, Yao?

_{[Straightforward forever.]}

Not really, aru. I have respect for the gods, but I'm not religious. I am, however, superstitious, aru. Why?

[Extremely superstitious, but not at all religious.]

Simple curiosity. At least one person believes our arrivals here are to do with religion.

[Yao laughs a little and smiles.] Oh, I'm not the only one, believe me, aru.

France believes that this is Hell and that this is his God's way of punishing him. I keep telling him that this isn't Hell, but of course he doesn't believe me, aru.

_{[He sounds like he's smiling as well, answering this.]}

France was actually the one I referenced to. He certainly doesn't budge in his beliefs, but that is in many ways an admirable trait.

[More laughter.]

Haha, I should have known, aru. But yes, I also admire that characteristic of him. Then again, he's been the most religious Nation since his late childhood, aru.

As for me, I had too many concerns about governing and fighting and the like even as a child, but I can remember fearing the gods whenever I walked into a temple or a shrine.

Religion can be very powerful. I remember trying to find one to fit me when I was younger - I suppose religion or lack thereof is part of finding and shaping your identity as much as politics and fights are.

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