ECHO: A desperate plea

[brokencode]

[Like many of her posts in recent months, Angel's is quick and to the point. This time, however, she seems to at least have dropped the emotionless facade. More than anything, she looks tired, though it's now mixed with at least one part concern and two parts hurt.]

What can cause a pokemon to abruptly stop listening to you? I have always been close with my creatures, but now... it feels like something has changed.

Do they understand apologies? Or... do I have to prove myself anew?

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[notmyrealname]

What do you mean 'abruptly stop listening'? Are they just ignoring you or not listening to commands in battle?

[Please excuse her worried look but Angel, darling, you look terrible.]

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[toxicodendron_isley]

I've heard some may stop listening if they've gaining a significant amount of strength.

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[notvaljean]

[Jean hems and haws over answering this, especially since he left that mortifying message in her inbox on Valentines. But this is about Pokemon, and maybe he can just play it cool and make it all about that? Yeah, that's what he'll do.]

Which ones aren't listening?

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[haveyouseenalittlegirl]

[That sounds like dealing with kids. Harry's had Cheryl/Heather give him the silent treatment at various points of her lives.]

I'm pretty sure they can understand apologies. It would probably be best to figure out if there is a reason they're ignoring you first. If something specific happened or if they're upset with you for some reason.

[Harry's seen a few of Heather's pokemon refuse to listen to her, but that had generally been because one liked to sulk when it wasn't the center of attention and another was not taking her to do something bad.]

Did anything change since they were last listening to you? Either to them, or just in your life in general?

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[thedifferencebetween]

Oh yeah, that kinda thing happens. Even ones you hatched yourself, they get tough enough or evolve or whatever and they can stop listening or start getting rebellious. I've had it happen with a few of mine, it's a pain in the ass.

Plus...yeah, they're not like animals that understand things totally differently. Most of'em can think just like us, so all kinds of shit upsets them. Like I got a new puppy for Christmas, now D.B's being a complete asshole who won't listen to a thing I say. He'll get over it eventually, so will yours.

It'll be fine. You worry too much about way too many things, princess. Obviously it's keeping you from getting enough sleep. Where are you, anyway?

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[foolishwren]

A... few different things.

The most obvious one is if you got them from someone else and they leveled out of your badge range, but... sounds like this was something else, huh?

_{[If so... yep. Heather's been there. :T Not fun.]}

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[2hellwiththe1stlaw]

Have you tried asking them why they're acting like jerks all the sudden?

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[styxiedust]

[Hum. This is unusual. Krieg said Angel was "fine" but things seem very much not fine here.]

Dear, would it help if I tried speaking to them for you?