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

[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.

[ossifragant]

Thanks for all your help.

This will be fun once I'm back in Goldenrod.

[sadisticwarfare]

I can't wait to see what you accomplish.

[ossifragant]

[I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY

THERE'S NO POSSIBLE WAY THIS GOES WELL]

[sadisticwarfare]

[OOPS

SORRY EVERYONE

(NOT SORRY AT ALL)]