victory_road | ☆74☆ [Video]

[On this mild first afternoon of November, the feed opens to a porch, where a Clefairy, who can usually be seen wearing a rose ear clip but today is wearing a whole bouquet of roses arranged in a flower crown, is seated on a table, eating dango to her heart's content.

There are multiple empty boxes next to her, and more on the other side that haven't been touched. Where does she put it all, the world may never know. She'll probably be here a while, though.

From behind the camera, though, Ryner starts talking.]

...You know, since it's been seven years today and all, I should probably have some kind of inspirational speech prepared about how far we've come or something. But I dunno, I'm not really any good at that stuff. So I don't really have one, sorry.

I guess what I will say, though, is, ahh... I don't regret it, being here. And if a even a useless guy like me can do enough to make Rose happy, and the others...

[The Clefairy, finishing her latest stick of dango, blinks at the camera before sweetly giving it the most adorable smile she can muster.]

Even if it all changes tomorrow, if I can do this much right now... Maybe that's enough. You know?

...Ahh, sorry, I'm probably not making much sense, huh. I'm way behind on sleep... But I guess what I'm saying is, I don't know what tomorrow will bring, and if you told me I could choose where I'd be tomorrow, I don't know what I'd decide...

...But I'm glad I'm here today.

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[isn't that half of the plan]

It's a complicated mess...

Divine business always is, especially when the gods in question do not see eye to eye.

Tell me about it. And it all just makes the lives of the people who have to deal with it that much more of a pain.

My friends and I were particularly unlucky. Cosmos and Chaos had summoned opposing champions from the same world; even without their active intervention, most of us were at risk of being hunted.

Ahh, really? That must've seriously sucked.

It was not too bad for me; my brother may be cold at times, but at least he cares. Others, however... I'd certainly not want to be the target of a mad omnicidal clown's interest.

[...He actually has to take a second to put his thoughts together for a second, because using 'mad' and 'omnicidal' and 'clown' together in a context implying it's one of the cosmic beings you've faced...

Granted, the mad clown he knows is at least not the omnicidal part of that whole mess. And boy is he ever grateful for that small favor sometimes.]

...Yeah, that's... that's not something anyone should have to deal with, no.

[Kefka makes reevaluating other mad clowns so easy.]

Luckily, he fell in battle. ...If it stuck. I do believe she had to kill him at least twice.

Seriously? What a pain. Here's hoping he doesn't pop up a third time.

If he does in this world, he'll at least be less of a threat without his magic. Not that he'd deserve a knife to the throat any less.

Yeah, at least you'd have time to react and figure out what to do...

Along with dozens of fully-trained Pokémon who could easily overwhelm him if needed.

That too.

...Even if it's probably a good thing that the rules of this world won't let you have more than six in your party at a time.

Battles would be far too messy otherwise, certainly. And the amount of food we'd need to transport at all times would be back-breaking.

Yeah, keeping it all stocked in the house is a lot as it is.

I have nothing but respect for trainers who raise Snorlaxes. Their grocery budget must dwarf ours tenfold.

That would be terrifying... For the store, too, though I guess they'd have to expect it...

On the one hand, Snorlax trainers are a regular source of great profits. On the other hand, no store inventory could possibly feed two at once...

Gotta wonder how they survive in the wild. I guess they're probably pretty solitary, but...

...They're also likely to be very rare, as no land could support a large population. Unless the wild ones are somehow less hungry?

...You know, while I wouldn't put it past this world to make things that way, I've got to ask how or why that would happen.

Perhaps they can survive on less food when they do not have access to an easy source of it, but gorge themselves when the opportunity arises? A trainer would be such an opportunity...

...I mean, I guess? That feels like a really bothersome way to do it, though...

It's still less bothersome than gorging yourself without restraint and dying of hunger later.

Well, yeah...

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