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[sleepallthewayhome]

[Apparently one of her pokemon is filming this because the camera is a bit further away then usual. You can see Newt sitting by a bed, and also off to the side there is an Eevee sitting on the floor. He is also holding onto a dolls head. It's for moral support.

Newt meanwhile looks at the camera.]

I have a question. If you're af...if you don't really like a certain type of pokemon that much. But you still want to get all the gym badges. Do you think it would be easier to get the gym themed for them over with first? Or should you wait and maybe you won't be so afraid of them in the future?

Oh and does anyone knows what this is?

[She holds up a Spell Tag]

Vasquez brought it back after Halloween but I'm not sure what to do with it.

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[lyingheart]

[ Annie's not on camera; it's filming her absol, Lute, because she has this in her hands and was fiddling with something else in writing at the time she responds to this video. She's still fiddling with it. Lute glances toward the camera, the bell he'd worn on Halloween once more around his throat. He huffs, shakes his head, and looks away again. ]

You could see about going to that gym with someone else, too. Even if you're not fighting together, having another person you know is around might help make it easier to face the fear you're feeling.

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[sleepallthewayhome]

Oh, I never thought of that. That's a good idea.

[She also waves hello to the Absol.]

And I guess if they did the bug gyms anyway, then maybe they could just come and watch. If it's not too much trouble.

[lyingheart]

[ The progress of Lute as they walk continues to be what broadcasts while Annie's voice comes through the speakers. ]

Ask your friends, then you'll know. There's a few people who probably particularly enjoy seeing the bug gyms defeated. I wouldn't mind seeing what's in Kanto after having been through Azalea's gym here, though I have some traveling to do before I'm out that way.

[ Point being, she's very sure people would be fine doing exactly this with and for Newt. If nothing else, it's a learning opportunity. ]

[sleepallthewayhome]

Okay.

[This is a good plan. She is a bit curious though.]

You think other people wouldn't like the bug pokemon either?

[lyingheart]

Yes, I do. People have all different fears and dislikes. I'm sure some find the ghost gyms frightening, or the fighting gym overwhelming. Bugs back where most of us are from probably are everywhere, even when you don't want them. There's several reasons not to like them.

[ Lovely video of Lute still happening, though he looks back toward the camera now, curious. ]

You could ask people for their reasons. They might share them if you do.

[sleepallthewayhome]

[She thinks about it for a moment.]

Maybe. I'm afraid of the eggs here and someone told me it's okay to be afraid of things that other people might not be, so I wouldn't think they were silly or anything.

[lyingheart]

Yes, it's normal to be afraid of some things, even if no one else is afraid of those same things. We're all different people. It makes sense that we have different things to fear.

[ Annie can't say most of hers are here outside of what... what she wants to protect, against all odds. Marco, Armin, Bertolt. Her pokemon. Her memories. ]

Letting our fears keep us cautious is fine, that's smart. It's letting our fears stop us from acting that makes them dangerous, not silly.

[sleepallthewayhome]

Yeah.

Normally I hide from dangerous things. But here I can fight them....unless they're really scary.

I'm just worried....that I won't be able to fight them as well if I really, really want to hide still.

[lyingheart]

What would the consequence for that be right now?

[ Lute looks not to the camera, but to Annie behind it, making a curious sounding noise. He knows what she's on about, but he isn't sure how she'll go about making her points. ]

If you end up not fighting as well as you like, and you don't beat the gym, does that mean you'll stop trying?

[sleepallthewayhome]

No.

.....I guess that's a good thing. Sometimes I forget you get second chances at things if you lose fights here.

[lyingheart]

That's something I'm still getting used to myself. So go ahead, ask for someone to go with you, and try. If it kicks your ass, dust yourself off, look for what could have been handled otherwise, and try again.

[sleepallthewayhome]

It's really hard to remember.

But thank you for the advise.

[lyingheart]

Yes, it is.

[ Lute makes an encouraging sound, once again looking at the camera. ]

You're welcome, and good luck, whatever you decide to do.