video;

[shieldless]

[ Haurchefant sits on a bench on Route 11, looking quite exhausted and messy - but a smile grows on his lips. Curled up next to him is a baby shiny Mareep, and his Goomy is sort of. Goo-ing at the camera. ]

Whoever knew that the horses of this land would be beings of flame...? [ And then, he sees the light and nods to himself. ]

Ah, yes - it seems to be recording - hello! Until recently, I was in Digletts' Cave - how many of you have seen that creature? Forever digging in the dirt, and yet... [ he lets out a hm, shifting the device to a newly-evolved Dugtrio, talking to a Servine - any Pokemon would be able to hear they're discussing Viridian Forest. ] I cannot see if this being is a Hydra or simply multiples. No matter what, I like him.

[ It shifts back to him, as Haurchefant shifts to sitting more comfortably. It's odd, that he still wears his broken armour - but he finds it comforting, in this odd world. ]

But I did not simply turn on this device to speak of my friend. No, there's something I wonder of these other lands. It cannot simply be I - were there any else who found the typing of their starter unfitting? Or-- these types in general, have any of you found they do not match what you know of their species?

[ He's still very. Hung up on getting a Dragon, okay. Even if he knows better, it's him. Before he turns off the video, he taps one of his Elezen ears, letting out a soft hm as he nodded. ]

...Also, are there any goldsmith or... others who can tend to jewelry around? I'm afraid bracelets suit me not, and I desire to place my splendid Key Stone in another piece of jewelry - dear Estinien shall be able to use it eventually. Of course, I'd not ask without payment. Please contact me anon and we can discuss the job further.

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[hashtagafreakingghost]

[Ashley's idly petting a Luxray, which is curled up at her side at a Pokémon Center.]

What do you, uh... What do you mean by unfitting? 'Cause there were a few things I was not-really cheering about when I met mine.

[shieldless]

Well, [ he said, giving a slight frown, ] before arrival, I... my land was at war with the Dravanian Horde - dragons. We've been at war for 1000 years - but I was gifted with a dragon of my own once I arrived.

...But what was wrong with yours, if I may ask?

[hashtagafreakingghost]

[A small, humorless laugh.] She's a ghost.

I'm not... I don't like ghosts.

[shieldless]

[ ...Ah. ]

And I hate Dravanian. If it were one who looked more like them...

[ He doesn't know what he'd do. His Kingdra is a little too close to that, sometimes. ]

A cruel goddess, whoever gave you a ghost.

[hashtagafreakingghost]

[She...sighs, and there's a strange way she catches her tongue, thinking about what she's going to say.]

Yeah, well.

...For all her faults, I have become...very fond of her. [The Luxray by her side yawns, big and wide.] It's just funny [said in a tone that means she finds it the opposite of funny just for the record] that this seems to be a trend.

[shieldless]

[ He gets that tone, with a sigh. ]

Huguette has grown on me - but it may simply be the slime. I know not how she evolves.

[ A pause. ]

I wonder why you or I did not simply release them.

[hashtagafreakingghost]

Oh, I couldn't!

[Immediately.]

I mean- partly because I couldn't, Agatha was all I had to protect me, when I first got here. And...

[An uncomfortable shift.]

She depended on me. All of the Pokémon I've caught or hatched have...even the ghosts.