Armin Arlert (
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victory_road2017-02-23 12:43 am
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[The pokegear shows a table, a torracat who doesn’t seem to understand yet that it has gotten a bit too big for this sleeping on the end of the table, paws and tail spilling over the edge. It’s not an accidental video though; it is focused on a chess board, a pale hand setting the pieces with the quick sort of ease that comes from having done this countless of times before.
Armin’s voice is quiet and a little thoughtful as he talks.]
It’s interesting to see how some things seem to be unique to certain worlds [like the titans of their own world] while other things seem to be known in almost all worlds. It makes me wonder what makes some things so common while others are so rare. I was surprised to find this in town, but it even has exactly the same rules as back home.
[It’s not visible on the camera, but Armin smiles as he adds:]
… The pieces look a little different, though.
[Rather than the standard pawns, rooks and knights, all of the chess pieces look like grass pokemon: little oddishes and bellsprouts for pawns, a pair of venusaurs for rooks on the black side stand across two meganiums on white’s side.
Armin sits, finally in view of the camera, his finger coming to rest on the white king (serperior), glancing at the camera as he addresses it.]
Would anyone be interested in a game? I know it’s not a pokemon battle, but it has been a while since I had a chance to play.
Armin’s voice is quiet and a little thoughtful as he talks.]
It’s interesting to see how some things seem to be unique to certain worlds [like the titans of their own world] while other things seem to be known in almost all worlds. It makes me wonder what makes some things so common while others are so rare. I was surprised to find this in town, but it even has exactly the same rules as back home.
[It’s not visible on the camera, but Armin smiles as he adds:]
… The pieces look a little different, though.
[Rather than the standard pawns, rooks and knights, all of the chess pieces look like grass pokemon: little oddishes and bellsprouts for pawns, a pair of venusaurs for rooks on the black side stand across two meganiums on white’s side.
Armin sits, finally in view of the camera, his finger coming to rest on the white king (serperior), glancing at the camera as he addresses it.]
Would anyone be interested in a game? I know it’s not a pokemon battle, but it has been a while since I had a chance to play.

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He's not, though.]
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[Someone probably should've taken his pokegear away, too.]
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Bertolt?
Is something wrong?
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im bored
[And frankly, he is tired of sitting in bed all day. Back home, on the rare chance he'd get sick, his body usually took care of most of it fairly quick. Here? Well, that's a different story.]
pleas??
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[Armin knows Bertolt is sick, but perhaps he is feeling a bit better. He can understand how bored he must be by now.]
White or black?
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and from now on the vaguing of chess moves
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Would you look at that! [A black Meowth perched in his lap does indeed look, but with narrowed eyes at the Torracat rather than the board.] I can't say I'm any good, but I'll have a match if you need an opponent.
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It's been so long, I might be a little rusty too.
[But then, what Armin might consider rusty and what other people consider rusty might not be... quite the same thing.]
Would you like to play as black or white?
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Hopefully I'll have a fighting chance, then. White, I think, if that's alright.
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[Armin doesn't mind playing black. Sometimes the best strategies are reactive ones. And it will be easier to get a feel for Anders' style of chess like this too.]
If you want, I can use the board here to move the pieces. I think playing blind would be a little too ambitious.
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...I think this version looks pretty cute, though.
[Pokemon themed chess is adorable. Elize has spoken.]
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[And maybe some combinations as well. And who knows, maybe in some dark and dusty corner they have a standard chessboard as well.]
I used to have an oddish myself, so getting this set felt sort of nostalgic.
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[Well, most probably aren't, but... Maybe her Happiny.]
I bet it makes playing feel more fun when you have that sort of connection to the pieces. Or, well... I'd think so, anyway.
I kind of like easier games better myself.
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*he's seen it around, but never played it or anything...*
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Though it doesn't sound like you are very familiar with it. Is this not something you have in your world?
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[Sion's world goes into the mental list of 'worlds without chess'. It's a small list compared to the 'worlds with chess' list.]
It's a game of strategy. I think you'd like it.
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Now I need to find where I put my chess board to follow along... XD
The things i make you do for tags.
I know!!! >/
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Man it's hard not letting my biases/knowledge leak over!!
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I'm not surprised the pieces are different. Pokemon are really important to the people here.
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This wasn't even the only set they had. They had one for every different pokemon type.
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Is that... a chessboard?
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I'm not very good at it, I'm afraid.
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[Jean sucks at chess, but he's just so. Damn. Bored with being in bed all the time.]
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[Sorry, he's just. Surprised. Didn't Jean once call this the most boring game on earth?]
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[Jean has also learned some fascinating intel that he wants to share with Armin, and figures over the chess board would be a good way to do it.]
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