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[shiro2hero]

has anyone ever

had an issue where a pokemon's moves stopped working on them as well?

or I guess

is anyone else having bad dreams again? Like



back in October?

[The Nightmare Forest. And all the bad dreams that started it.]

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[forsaintcecilia]

Not like back in October. What's going on?

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[shiro2hero]

That's good to hear, at least.

It's nothing major. I was just worried for a minute.

[forsaintcecilia]

Having problems with nightmares?

[shiro2hero]

Yeah.

Under control for a long time. Now... not so much.

[forsaintcecilia]

So... Your Pokemon was helping you with it until now?

[shiro2hero]

Yeah, it was.

Still does. Much as it can. But it can only do so much.

[forsaintcecilia]

Then maybe you need a person's help now?

[shiro2hero]

Not sure how a person could help with this kind of thing.

[forsaintcecilia]

When I had nightmares as a kid, I would talk to my mom or dad about it, and it made me feel better. Isn't that the usual sort of thing you'd do?

[shiro2hero]

No parents here - haven't spoken with them in
a long time anyway.

But generally speaking... no. I don't know if that would do anything.

[forsaintcecilia]

Have you ever tried?

[shiro2hero]

[Has he? Has he ever? Really gotten into things? Really tried to come up and be open with people? The nightmare forest doesn't count. That hadn't been voluntary, that hadn't been a conversation.]

[And afterward...]

Once or twice.

[He'd mentioned it. And then buried it.]

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[notvaljean]

Do you need another Gastly?

[If this isn't Shiro, then Jean will rephrase. But he's pretty sure this is Shiro.]

[forsaintcecilia]

Then maybe you should give it another shot. Is there anyone here you really trust?

[shiro2hero]

I trust people.



That's why I don't want to dump these things on them.

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[shiro2hero]

Jean --

[Whoops. He... meant to keep this to text. But the voice startled him a little too much.]

No. No, it's fine.

[forsaintcecilia]

You don't think any of them would want to help you?

[shiro2hero]

It's not that.

I know they would try

they have tried |





but i dont know if they could

[forsaintcecilia]

So you're worried you'll burden them for no reason.

[shiro2hero]

Something like that, I guess.

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[haveyouseenalittlegirl]

I wasn't here in October but I'm guessing they weren't normal bad dreams?

[forsaintcecilia]

Well, if it were me, I'd want my friend to tell me what's wrong when they seem troubled. It hurts more to see them unhappy, you know?

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[lionroll]

You can use Pokemon moves on people?! I thought that was like a big nono?!

[shiro2hero]

And what if telling them would just make them more unhappy?

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[shiro2hero]

No, they weren't.

They were more real. Harder to get rid of.