5th Prayer [Text, Olivine City]

[cethflayn]

[This post starts with a picture of the shore at Olivine, sun beaming down, a Chikorita curled up in the sand to take it in.]

I have been enjoying my life in this realm so far! It has already been over half of a year since I arrived, and yet, it does not feel like so much time has passed at all.
While it is a bit lonely at times, I have found many delights to rejoice in, and today I encountered yet another one that I wish to share.

[Next comes...pictures of sandwiches. Really pretty sandwiches. Very tasty sandwiches. Honestly, they're the kind you get at the PokeMart for a couple hundred Pokedollars, but with that said, they seem quite nice!]

I am not...skilled...when it comes to cooking. Why, before coming here, I must confess that I had burned boiling water a few times while on kitchen duty. My companion taught me how to prepare potatoes, but a young lady cannot subsist on potatoes alone. So, my meals often come from the local stores here.
And these sandwiches...
They are simply divine!
So much beauty and flavor in a tiny package!
I did not know the simple art of preparation could enhance an experience, and yet it has!
But the most incredible sandwich of them all has to be this one!

[Next is a picture of...oh. A lot of fruit and cream sandwiches. Some are being snacked on by Pokemon, but there's still more. Holy crap, Flayn, how many did you buy?]

I have never before encountered a sandwich one can eat for dessert!
The fruit is wonderfully bright against the cream, like...like gems of flavor!
And the fact that there is whipped cream holding it together is so unexpected, but so perfect!
It is much like a fruit and cream cake, but you can hold it in your hand and not make a mess! And the bread tastes good with it, too!
Are there more dessert sandwiches in this world? I have seen images of an "iced cream sandwich", and while I am familiar with iced cream, I am not sure how well it could hold its shape as a sandwich. But oh, if there are more, please tell me!
I want my Pokemon and I to try them all!

[Oh God, this is. So pure. So sweet.]

1st 💀 Video

[amaure]

[The feed clicks on and all viewers are greeted with the smiling face of Emet-Selch, though those who have met him know him better as Solus. He's wearing his usual flamboyant garb, sitting in what appears to be a kitchen. It's his apartment's kitchen, but most details are blocked by him. To those with a bit more perception than others, they might notice the faintest hints of bruising on his neck and face (particularly his left eye) that has almost fully healed up, but even then it's questionable if that's what it is.]

Good evening fellow transplants, imports, travelers, or whatever distinction suits your fancy. I am Solus zos Galvus, and while I have spoken to some few of you already, I felt it only prudent to properly introduce myself ere long. What with it being nearly a moon since my arrival and all.

So, allow me to be the first to say that it is my great pleasure to meet all of you, and that I hope ours can be an acquaintanceship—perchance even friendship—that proves ever most favorable. I should be glad to get to know each of you. Should you find yourselves willing to not only give an introduction, but to likewise share a little bit about yourselves with me, I would be ever so grateful, and will return in kind.

[He pauses a moment, as if he's suddenly had a thought, his eyebrows ticking upward as a gloved hand cups his chin.]

Ah—I know well that it can be difficult to talk at length about oneself, especially in such an impromptu manner such as this, so how about we play a little bit of a game to break the ice, hm? Well, I suppose it's not much of a game, but rather...I have often found the best way to know someone is through a friendly discussion or debate. Particularly of the sort that deals with matters of morals and personal principles. 'Tis somewhat of a customary practice of my people, after all. Lets call it a means for me to share a bit of my culture with the rest of you, hm?

[Of course he's meaning...his actual people, and not the Garleans he's presenting himself as. But no one knows that, and the only one who might is a bloody Luddite anyway.]

So then, you can either tell me a bit about yourself, or discuss with me—and others, if you so choose—the topic I'll present. Even both, if you are feeling particularly loquacious. Anyroad, how's this for our little friendly debate: in your personal opinion do you believe that knowledge should be free to all whom wishes to learn it, or should it be safeguarded, hidden, only to be given to a select few that are deemed worthy?

[Yes, this might be a little pettiness aimed towards a discussion he had with Tyler, but hey! Only he would likely be privy to that, and he's less likely to be privy to this post considering Isis refuses to translate for Solus. OH WELL.]

I eagerly await your answer, friends.

[And with a languid and limp-wrist wave, he cuts the feed.]