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[sassymaru]

This is too much.

[Shadowmaru, what's wrong now? What are you freaking out about now? Apparently, the source of his ire is... uh...]

[It's a Deerling. Curled up in some beach grass with his Growlithe.]

Why on earth would I want so many of these creatures if I have no desire to fight with them?

[Behind the Deerling, his Venipede looks into the camera like on the Office. Come on, buddy, some of them love fighting. Stop denying them.]

Not only this, but I have discovered another egg in my care as well! Why do they keep coming?

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[cethflayn]

I am afraid I do not see what the problem is, especially considering how utterly adorable that deer is!
Why, it would not be out of place reclining in some misty glen or sipping from a moonlit river!

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[sassymaru]

Its cuteness is not the issue.

I simply have... too many creatures already.

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[cethflayn]

How in the world can someone have too many creatures?

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[sassymaru]

They're going to fill the house at this rate!

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[cethflayn]

A filled house is never a problem! In fact, it makes for lively and joyful days! Why would you not want a full house?

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[tearsofademon]

If there's one thing I've just gotten used to over the years, it's that more Pokemon will show up, whether you want them to or not. Honestly, it's easier to just go with it...

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[sassymaru]

I hardly have space for them all!

and then I disappeared off the face of RP for a week and a half, oops...

[tearsofademon]

Yeah, that gets to be a problem fast. I used to have a daily lotto system, for who'd get to be out, if that sort of thing would help at all.

[sassymaru]

A lottery?

[tearsofademon]

Ahh, well, back before Sion and I got our house, I'd put everybody's names in a bag and pull out who would be in the party each day. And then I wouldn't put the names back until it was empty so everybody'd get a chance. It wasn't perfect, but it at least let everybody get some time.

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[sociallychallenged]

I guess the big god pokemon decided they wanted you to have an egg because they felt like you deserved it.

[But it's cute and small and suits him.]

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[sassymaru]

I have too many already!

What am I to do with a deer?

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[sociallychallenged]

Well, I mean... There are a lot of regular breeders and gyms out there. If you don't want it I'm sure they'd take it.

For the record, though, it looks happy enough.

[Snuggling with a nice cozy good doggo.] Maybe you don't have to do much of anything with it.

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[sassymaru]

So it does.

[He huffs. Hank has a point, but-- Shadowmaru isn't a trainer.]

I still have another egg, as well. I ... don't know what I'm to do if I'm not a trainer.

[sociallychallenged]

Personally I think you should practice being in charge more often. You can take control of a difficult situation. You just gotta learn to tell these little guys what to do.

They like it. Don't think you're inconveniencing them.

[schachmeister]

Maybe the gods of this world feel you need more companions?

[Armin can't help but aww a bit at the Deerling. Hey, he used to own one of these. It's a nice memory, though Xander, by now, must have his own herd down in the forest where Armin released him.]

Does their presence really bother you so much? Even if you don't battle them, couldn't you just keep them as pets? Or general help around the house? My Wingull never battles, but she sure is the most dependable mail carrier I've ever seen.

[sassymaru]

I have more than enough...

[Yes, yes, the Deerling is cute. It's actually adorable, snoozing there in the grass. But what is he supposed to do with more pokemon?]

Of course I can do something like that. But this house will run out of space eventually!

[schachmeister]

Well, I'm sure there are people here who'd be willing to take in an unwanted pokemon, if you really feel like you don't have the room for them. Especially one like that.

[He nods at the Deerling. It is shiny, after all.]

But maybe you just need to find a way to give them a purpose? One that isn't battling, I mean! I find that having a specific goal in mind can make things feel less overwhelming.

[sassymaru]

Because of how cute it is, I take it?

[No, it's the shiny factor, Shadowmaru.]

I feel they did enjoy the contests... we didn't win, but they did seem to enjoy the spectacle.

[schachmeister]

It sounds that they like performing.

[Kind of like Shadowmaru.]

Have you ever thought about getting them involved in the theater? There are shows put on entirely by pokemon.

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[bent_the_world]

It's just part of that trainer life, you're always just going to end up with more and more Pokemon.

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[sassymaru]

I'm not a trainer!

[He's technically classified as a "breeder"... but, semantics.]

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[bent_the_world]

You have Pokemon, dude. You're a Pokemon trainer of some kind.

That's...that's literally the only box that needs to be checked. 'Has At Least One Pokemon'.

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[sassymaru]

I was told I was a breeder.

[Not... that he's been doing any breeding, whoops.]

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[bent_the_world]

That's still a kind of trainer.

What the hell do you have against trainers?