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victory_road2020-06-06 10:07 pm
cyan_maid) wrote in victory_road2020-06-06 10:07 pm
35th Recipe [Video, Goldenrod City]
You know...I've been wondering something lately. About the Gym Challenge stuff.
[Jane looks like she's about ready to go to bed, honestly - glasses off, pajamas on (though you have to wonder what bacon is actually made of in the Pokemon world), and 'gear angled so you can sort of tell she's kind of lounging in bed, light still on.]
It's more of just an idle sort of thing...thinking about what I'd like to do, here. While I'm here. It could very well turn out I'm here for a long while yet, or I could be gone tomorrow. No matter the case, I want to work towards something, and for the longest time it was just...you assume to yourself, ah, I'll get the badges and challenge the Elite Four. After that, they'll let you open up your own gym, but...what if we did all that, proved ourselves, and did something different?
[She pauses to yawn, covering her mouth.] I mean...originally I definitely wanted to do something like that, but...it feels like defeating the Elite Four is more a test of your own strength, and the strength of your Pokemon - and the strength you have together. In theory, couldn't you do whatever you wished, within reason, once you proved that strength? I guess...I'm just wondering about other options. If we have them.
[Another pause. Jane turns a bit on her side.] Oh, I'm rambling, aren't I? Sorry. I guess I just thought...if I proved myself to be strong, couldn't I go on and do work I've always thought was admirable and exciting? There couldn't be much to hold me back from that, would there? Don't get me wrong, I'd keep working at Pokemon Centers because...that's good work, it's helpful and I've learned so much. But...[She turns back, a bit of steel and fire in her eyes. The good kind, the kind that rings true of determination.] What's to stop me from, say, becoming a detective?
[Huh. That's...that's a thing.]
...I guess I wanted to put that into the world and see how it sounded. I'm still thinking on it. And even if I do go that way, I've still got a lot of badges left to earn, so...maybe I'm getting ahead of myself.
[Jane looks like she's about ready to go to bed, honestly - glasses off, pajamas on (though you have to wonder what bacon is actually made of in the Pokemon world), and 'gear angled so you can sort of tell she's kind of lounging in bed, light still on.]
It's more of just an idle sort of thing...thinking about what I'd like to do, here. While I'm here. It could very well turn out I'm here for a long while yet, or I could be gone tomorrow. No matter the case, I want to work towards something, and for the longest time it was just...you assume to yourself, ah, I'll get the badges and challenge the Elite Four. After that, they'll let you open up your own gym, but...what if we did all that, proved ourselves, and did something different?
[She pauses to yawn, covering her mouth.] I mean...originally I definitely wanted to do something like that, but...it feels like defeating the Elite Four is more a test of your own strength, and the strength of your Pokemon - and the strength you have together. In theory, couldn't you do whatever you wished, within reason, once you proved that strength? I guess...I'm just wondering about other options. If we have them.
[Another pause. Jane turns a bit on her side.] Oh, I'm rambling, aren't I? Sorry. I guess I just thought...if I proved myself to be strong, couldn't I go on and do work I've always thought was admirable and exciting? There couldn't be much to hold me back from that, would there? Don't get me wrong, I'd keep working at Pokemon Centers because...that's good work, it's helpful and I've learned so much. But...[She turns back, a bit of steel and fire in her eyes. The good kind, the kind that rings true of determination.] What's to stop me from, say, becoming a detective?
[Huh. That's...that's a thing.]
...I guess I wanted to put that into the world and see how it sounded. I'm still thinking on it. And even if I do go that way, I've still got a lot of badges left to earn, so...maybe I'm getting ahead of myself.
video;
Right you are, Miss. There is little stopping you from pursuing any interest here, besides your own ability to do so, at least from what I have gathered thus far. You may nary need to complete the Elite Four to achieve it—unless that is but a personal endeavor. Though, being a renowned and respected powerful trainer may certainly prove useful in such personal pursuits.
[He sounds genuine, and even looks it as he speaks.]
And you fancy yourself a future detective, was it? Quite the admirable career path, if I do say so myself. Ah, what adventure it would entail, what mysterious you would yet solve, villains you would unearth!
A noble pursuer of truth and justice...truly marvelous.
[Video]
Mm, it's less about being admirable and more...the challenge of it? The puzzle of a good mystery, really. I've always loved it. And if I'm strong enough to prove myself here, then that makes my prospects all the better, right?
[Gee, this guy sure likes to be loquacious.]
[Video]
Humble too! My, are you ever a respectable young lady. [Solus, pls.] 'Tis true, however, there is little more satisfying than solving a great mystery!
But yes, proving oneself is certainly a fair way to garner confidence and pave the way for such future endeavors.
[Video]
[It's a lot easier to be humble when you're not convinced you should become President of an Entire World through corporate domination.]
Honestly, the only thing stopping me from taking the steps is myself. I've gotten a little stuck on taking care of this house...in case my friends return, so they have somewhere to call home. I keep my travels limited and short as a result, but this might make a long journey worth it. And who says I can't come back, right?
[Video]
He's listening, and even nods along with what she says, but then stops when he hears a certain bit: in case my friends return. He tilts his head at that, because while he heard rumor of people leaving under certain circumstances...he had not quite heard that people can return.]
...Right.
[A thoughtful beat, before:]
Forgive me, but you said something about returning? Is that a common thing? I had heard some rumor about how to leave having to do with the gym challenge, but not so much about those who return.
Re: [Video]
I don't think the gym challenge has anything to do with leaving, but sometimes, randomly, folks who were here before can come back. There isn't much of a rhyme or reason to it, and most often the person doesn't remember being here at all, but it's not completely impossible.