112th moon [video]

[paladinlost]

Color me curious.

[Cecil, for once, is not wearing any cosmetics today. In fact, beyond a black t-shirt and presumably pants, he's completely unadorned. His hairstyle has not been so simple in years. It feels strange to show himself thus, but today it's important.]

What would you guess my age to be? Just from looking, without taking anything else into account.

[Though he's aware that might be difficult for anyone who knows about his personal life.]

I'll buy whoever guesses correctly a TM from Celadon. Any TM, if that's enough to convince you to participate.

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[dreamsofahero]

Am I allowed to guess?

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[paladinlost]

Of course. The more people guess, the more data I can gather, after all.

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[dreamsofahero]

Though, now I'm curious whether you're basing it off of your original age, or including the time spent here...

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[paladinlost]

...I could have asked for either, but at this point the years I've spent here are significant enough to warrant being included. Especially since we've seen the children age over time.

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[no_ufo_ending]

Hmmmm....I'm going to say, thirty three?

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[paladinlost]

Had this been my first year in this world, you would have been close. What makes you say that number?

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[no_ufo_ending]

Your face...and, well, I haven't heard of too many older people ending up here.

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[paladinlost]

There used to be many who'd reached the hundreds, but they did not look it. Nor were they common mortals, for that matter.

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[bertall]

Does it have to be exact, or just a general range?

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[paladinlost]

If no one guesses the exact number, I might be generous with those who are off by a year or two. It'll depend on everyone's answers.

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[bertall]

_[Hmm...]

...Early forties, maybe? I've known some people who looked a lot older than they really were, but I don't really see you as the sort to be over forty-five at most.

_{[Even Bertolt is a victim of that - people thought he was in his twenties when he was thirteen. That damn height.]}

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[paladinlost]

...Pick a specific year, and there's a possiblity you'll get a prize. You think I look older than I am?

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[torsion]

Thirty-something. Probably no more than 38. Get the feeling you're younger or older than what I think. Say, 35-38?

As much as I like free stuff, I'm a little curious about why you're curious. You get mistaken for an age you aren't a lot? It's typically like that for me so it's in the small details. Think I'd be able to pinpoint it closer if you were in person.

[ Because with her, it's mostly in the fine lines beneath her eyes. Invisible unless you're close to her and unsurprisingly, she doesn't let people that close to her very often. ]

Someone always ends up hurt in a numbers game. And I'm waiting for you to tell me you hit sixty this year just to blow me away, ha ha.

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[paladinlost]

I'm not nearly as old as sixty, I promise. Though your estimate would have been much more accurate if I'd asked that question during my first year here.

[In the thirties, again. That's not as bad as he feared.]

This is... an experiment, really. I'm trying to see just how much my heritage affects my aging, and whether or not the effects are already visible. Though I must admit that being mistaken for twenty-four by that young girl at the grocery store was somewhat alarming.

[torsion]

So, you're probably 38 onward, then? It might not just be your heritage. I look quite a bit younger than I am and I know people who look older than they are. Aging can sometimes affect people in a way you wouldn't expect.

Might as well consider it a compliment, right? You can't get younger, but you can become older. Once you're old you can't go back.

So I'll say 39 to be safe, though physically, from here, via the gear, I'd maybe go with 37 or 38 just based on appearance and what I can see. I'm not gonna cheat just because you dropped a hint. The question was how old you looked, not how old you actually were. ;)

[paladinlost]

Seeing if the disrepancy is... 'normal', so to speak, is one of my goal. If everyone had answered twenty, or taken a quick look at my hair and said sixty, I'd have known to blame my father's blood immediately. As it is, I've little choice but to be flattered.

[And to be glad he's not old enough to have to fight for a senior's discount.]

Thirty-nine was a good year. Many badges to earn, plenty of cities to explore still... I'd not mind keeping that look for some time.

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[pikapikajankenpo]

I'm guessing mid-twenties myself.

Of course, that's discounting the fact that you're really good looking Cecil.

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[paladinlost]

Why, thank you very much! Between the compliment and and the guess, I'm very flattered. Surprised, but very flattered.

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[pikapikajankenpo]

When you've got it you know? I mean, I'm only 24 but I carry myself like a responsible teenager half the time.

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[fuelthefire]

Why's it matter?

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[paladinlost]

There's a non-negligible possibility that my aging is slower than a full human's. I'm hoping to learn if that applies in this world.

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[fuelthefire]

How's a guessing game supposed to help?

action; oh geez I typed this days ago but never hit post comment WHAT IS MY LIFE

[placide]

[ Naturally, she's aware that he's made a public call. It's a force of habit she's developed here: whenever she's away from his side, she keeps an eye on the little device she arrived with just in case he calls for her specifically. It's a nice way to pass the time in-between errands and besides that, sometimes there are sweet messages left just for her.

While today's message isn't directed at her, a part of her knows that this topic of conversation is long overdue for the two of them. She's spent a fair bit of time doing the math in her mind since arriving in this foreign realm, but even with everything he's told her, something felt off. Not that she would ever accuse him of foul play, but perhaps he had a hand in manipulating their conversations from going down uncomfortable paths. He was experienced in ways that were unlike the Cecil she had known and as oddly comforting as they were, there was a curious itch in her mind that begged to be scratched.

She gives him some time to answer his friends and those eager to participate at a chance to win their Pokemon a new move. In that hour or so, she spends her time dressing down to join him. Simple leggings and her hair clipped back into a ponytail behind her neck, it was clear from her appearance that she had no intention of going out anytime soon. Unfortunately, she has a Pokemon hatched to the side of her head, but that's only because her Flabébé is prone to fits of anxiety if she's apart from her trainer. No doubt it's made life for the pair of lovebirds interesting as of late. ]

Cecil? Are you there? [ She'll give a quick burst of soft knocks against his door, as if to further announce her presence just in case he didn't hear her. ]

action; Ah, that makes it a finely matured post!

[paladinlost]

Right here. Come in.

[His tone is... not distracted exactly, but it's likely that his answer would have been much slower to come, had Rosa not been the one asking. Yet his words are quickly followed by the clinking of tiny glass bottles being put away, the scraping of wood on wood, a very canine snort.

A chair freed just for her, and an Arcanine that's mostly out of the door's way. It's not up to his usual welcoming standards, but it took him some time to decide to forgo his usual accessories. The vanity is a bit of a mess, in a way a royal chamber cleaned by maids is never allowed to be.]

action; So it does!

[placide]

[ At least she has the decency to not stare at the mess or at his current state of dress. She'll lean down to greet the pile of fur with a loving touch behind the ears though, as if giving him more time to sort through things. ]

Did you manage to pick a winner? [ No point in having him wonder whether or not she heard his earlier call, as she sits down shortly after. ] I thought perhaps it would be unfair if I participated a little, but the more I thought about it...

[ The more she realized she didn't know the answer as well as she thought she did. ] Time is cruel at... well, times.