008 Things Aquired - [text;]

[ossifragant]

So here's a question for all of you. What's the furthest you've been from home? Before coming here, I mean. This place doesn't count. I want to know how far people have traveled before coming here.

The name of the place you're from, the name of the place you like going. What your favorite city is called. Things like that.

I've always liked traveling. But I used to spend years in one place, even so. Always found myself drawn back to where I was born. It's one of those interesting things about people. I don't exactly miss the place, but I do find myself thinking about it sometimes. What it would be like if we could go back with memories of this place instead of forgetting everything.

So there's a second part of my question, I guess.

Say you go home, but you remember everything from here. What would you do with that information?

What if you arrived home at a time before the last thing you remember?

Comments

[sadisticwarfare]

The two of you were friends, correct? I'm not sure we consider each other friends, Greed.

[AHAHAHAHAHAAHA GREAT JOKE]

[ossifragant]

So you like talking to me because you're bored, then?

[Archer, you are an open fucking book, bro.]

[sadisticwarfare]

I don't usually consider my allies my friends. Is that wrong of me?

[Dear god you can practically see the smirk in the text.]

[ossifragant]

[........]

It's not a big deal to me.

[sadisticwarfare]

Come now, don't be insulted. The only person here I consider my friend is Kimblee, and we've known each other for over three years.

[ossifragant]

And you hated him for how much of that time?

[It's not so much that he's insulted as he thinks this is one of the most ridiculous conversations he's ever had, and he was told that London is on the other side of the Gate a few weeks ago.

You're more ridiculous than zeppelins, Archer.]

[sadisticwarfare]

[Well of course he is. Zeppelins can actually work in reality. Archer's automail, however...]

There's no need for wild assumptions.

[ossifragant]

[Dude, are you like.

The loneliest guy here.

Are you possibly more lonely than Greed, is that what's going on here? You've been here for three years and you have one friend and it's someone you've admitted you didn't always get along with.

Do you hear yourself.]

I'm not assuming anything.

[sadisticwarfare]

[LOOK HE MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE SOME ISSUES we don't discuss those ever.]

Of course not.

Have fun with your discussions; I have work to get back to.

[ossifragant]

You should consider taking a vacation.

[sadisticwarfare]

Absolutely not. That involves travelling and I'm perfectly content right here.

[Guess who really hates the routes.]

do they win the award for stupidest buddies yet

[ossifragant]

[The routes aren't bad, you're just impossible to please.]

Somehow that doesn't surprise me.

Still, you should consider it. It might do you some good.

is this even a question

[sadisticwarfare]

[True, but you try staying indoors your whole life and then being forced to spend two weeks on a route it isn't fun.]

I do need to get a few badges, but I've been putting that off until I have a balanced team. There are things I'd rather be doing.

they still need a prize

[ossifragant]

[...Greed was locked in a box for 130 years, does that count or no...]

Right, you have your research you're working on.

I did manage to get an Abra, by the way.

a gold star sticker?

[sadisticwarfare]

[And yet you don't even look like a zombie! Congrats, Greed!]

Did you now? They're quite powerful once you get them to evolve, though they can be difficult to train while they're an Abra. It's worth the frustration.

or a headache maybe

[ossifragant]

I haven't tried training yet. I won't for a while, I don't think. I can't tell if the one I have is listening to me or not and it's a little frustrating.

perfect rewards

[sadisticwarfare]

Is it sleeping frequently? They all do that. If it's teleporting away from you and trying to force you to catch it then you might have a problem.

[ossifragant]

The first one, thankfully. Though I suppose it might try teleporting away from me once I start having it out in my team more.

How do you get them to wake up?

[sadisticwarfare]

You don't. They sleep for eighteen hours a day, if not more than that. Alekhine spent the entire day asleep and was only awake late at night. Don't concern yourself with that though - they're capable of teleporting away from danger and you can still communicate with them. It takes some doing to get them to trust you, but once you've gotten over the initial hurdle things should be much easier.

[ossifragant]

I'll have to work on that, then. Once I'm not constantly traveling. It probably wouldn't do much good to try it now, though I'm not opposed to it if you have advice.

[sadisticwarfare]

I wouldn't suggest it while you're travelling. The Abra is going to be more focused on its surroundings than listening to you. Once you're in a city or a town you should be able to get it to listen better; if it isn't in danger, it will certainly be easier to communicate with.

[ossifragant]

That's what I thought.

How do you communicate, anyway? I can tell when you do it sometimes but I'm not sure how it's done.

[sadisticwarfare]

It's difficult to explain. I found it easiest at first to speak out loud to the Pokémon; basically treat it like any of your others. Attempting to establish psychic communication immediately might make it wary of you.

Alekhine taught me how to properly do it after he evolved into a Kadabra. Even now I don't know how to put it into words. I assume the same thing will happen for you, but if your Pokémon doesn't like you for some reason, I can see if there's a way to describe how it's done.

[ossifragant]

I wouldn't know how to establish psychic communication anyway. Talk normally, though. I can do it.

I'm pretty certain she doesn't hate me. She just doesn't react because she's asleep all the time, and I don't exactly want her out and about in the middle of the woods. Seems a good way for her to get lost.

[sadisticwarfare]

Exactly. You'll be fine once you get into the city. Don't let her stray too far just to be safe.