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[forsaintcecilia]

Y'know, I've been thinking about something.

[At first, the camera is on Kazuki. He's sitting on this back porch, with his Type: Null, Sarge, stretched out on his lap in such a way that it's not poking or stabbing him with any of it's sharp parts while it gets some quality pets. There's a Togekiss at this side too, all fluffed up and enjoying a nap.]

Over the past couple of months, I've taken in a lot of Pokemon. Usually ones that people like us leave behind when they go home, but I've got a few wild rescues too. Lately, it's been getting to the point where I'm starting to run out of room for them to live in on the little property I have, since I don't like putting them in the PC unless I absolutely have to.

[Here, he pans around to his backyard, where there's a panoply of Pokemon hanging out. He's right-- it's starting to get a little cramped. The Pokemon don't seem bothered by it quite yet, but it would probably only take another rescue or two before things start to get hairy.]

I don't want to have to turn anyone away because there's no room left, so I had a kind of idea. Maybe I could move somewhere where I could get a bigger piece of property, with something like an inn or BNB, and make it into some kind of business? Like a place where Pokemon and people can come to to rest and heal from whatever's troubling them.

I'm not an expert on anything like that, so I'd probably need some help, but it really feels like it could be a worthwhile thing to do. Especially after the Aether Paradise incident. I thought that place was really great when I was volunteering there, so it was really too bad that it was just a front for fishy stuff going on behind closed doors. So I want to make a place kind of like that, but for real, you know?

Right now it feel like some kind of pipedream. but I'm the kind of person that likes to make dreams like that come true. If people like us can open Gyms and bakeries and cafes and stuff like that, I could do it too, right? I just have to find where to start.

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[notyourgoddess]

My friend hated to put pokemon in the PC too.

[And she's got two of his pokemon now.]

That sounds like a good idea. And it's not like it could be worse then Aether. Do you have any idea of where you'd locate this?

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[forsaintcecilia]

I don't judge people that do or anything, the Pokemon don't really seem to mind-- it's just a personal thing, y'know?

I was thinking someplace rural. Most of the towns and cities in Kanto are pretty modern, so I was thinking Johto. Maybe Azalea, Cianwood, or Mahogany?

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[notyourgoddess]

Yeah. It's personal. I understood why my friend didn't like it. It's just how he was, but he didn't mind when other people did it either.

Rural is probably a good idea. I don't know as much about those certain areas. Most of the people I know and go to stay with are all on the islands.

[forsaintcecilia]

Yeah, most of my friends all hang out around the islands too. I really like it there, but I want to be somewhere a little more accessible. Azelea is a good choice for that, since it's just a walk through the Ilex Forest to get to the bullet train in Goldenrod. But Cianwood is a good choice too, since the Pokemon Pharmacy is there. It'd be easy to get good medicines for sick Pokemon if any arrived.

[notyourgoddess]

Those both sound ideal.

Would you be trying to get just land to build on, or something with a building already on it?

[forsaintcecilia]

I don't know anything about construction or architecture, so finding something that already has good bones would be best.

[notyourgoddess]

I've never bought any buildings ...anywhere. Is that usually difficult?

I suppose the cost would vary.

[forsaintcecilia]

I bought the house I live in now awhile ago, I don't think... Well, I hope the process isn't any different?

[notyourgoddess]

What do your pokemon think about the idea? Opening up a place like that I mean?

[cometkin]

Yeah. I never like putting Pokemon in the PC either. Or even really in their balls if we don't have to because of space reasons.

What was Aether Paradise? I think that was before my time here.

[forsaintcecilia]

Yeah, it's a person to person thing. The Pokemon really don't seem to mind, so I'm cool with whatever people decide for themselves. I just like it better this way.

Oh, they first popped up, like... about a year ago? It was this really nice, high-tech Pokemon rehabilitation center. At least on the surface it was. They actually had really sketchy stuff going on behind closed doors, like doing experiments on Pokemon, and messing around with the Ultra Beasts, and then there was that color-sucking Pokemon that was making the Legendaries sick...

...Oh, right, Ultra Beasts! They were these weird, Pokemon-like, but not Pokemon, creatures from some other universe or something that got sucked in here against their will because of stuff the Aether Foundation was doing. They were causing a lot of trouble because they wanted to go back home, poor guys. Thankfully we found a way to return them all to where-ever they came from.

But yeah. The actual rehabilitation part of the Foundation was genuinely cool! I had a lot of fun volunteering there. I'd like to make something like that for real-- but a lot less high-tech, I guess.

[cometkin]

Oh wow. That sounds like it was pretty scary stuff.

[Greg's glad he wasn't there for it.]

[forsaintcecilia]

It really was. Way out of my wheelhouse too. Thankfully we've got a lot of really awesome trainers in the Aurora League, and ones that have even beat the Elite Four-- they were able to take care of all the hard battling. All I could do was try and make sure people were safe.

[cometkin]

That's good. I'm not much of a battler myself, honestly. I don't even do it to catch 'em. Most of mine just... kinda decide to start traveling with me and eventually nudge a pokeball.

[forsaintcecilia]

That totally happens! Xylo was like that. I found Shimizu, my Lapras, beached as a baby, I don't think he's ever been in a Pokeball... I've also got a lot of Pokemon that hatched from eggs I've been given, or trades, or ones that've come to me after their trainers went home. They really start to add up after awhile!

[cometkin]

They really do!

What's Xylo?

[forsaintcecilia]

He's a Kricketune! He's really amazing, he can make all kinds of cool sounds that are just like different instruments. Hey, Xylo! Over here!

[Kazuki is soon joined by his Kricketune, who has a gentlemanly nature. He jiggles his head back and forth, which causes his mustache to rattle, making a sound very much like his namesake.]

Neat, right? That's his best one.

[spacebolin]

What kind of help would you be looking for?

[There are more questions, but that one seems the most important for the moment.]

I think I kind of agree with your friend's stance, though. Stuffing them into pokeballs or into the PC just seems... I don't know. Wrong?

[forsaintcecilia]

Gosh, anything? I'm not loaded or anything, so I'll probably need help with money, but there's planning too, fixing up whatever property I can find, or maybe finding volunteers or... employees? To help out when everything's done. There's a lot of stuff!

[spacebolin]

I'm not either. I mean, I'm not exactly hurting for cash after beating that gym the other day, but that's not going to last forever. [Which might be part of why he's considering eventually taking on the next gym.] Do you have any specific properties in mind? I could keep an eye out and get ahold of you if I see something that might work.

[forsaintcecilia]

I was thinking either somewhere in Azalea or Cianwood, but I haven't found a property yet. It'd need to be something big enough to at least be rehabbed into some kind of inn. And a big piece of land for Pokemon to live on.

[spacebolin]

Both excellent choices. I can't say that I have any experience with... well, any of that. But I could probably ask around and see if any of my friends have any suggestions, and I can definitely keep an eye out.

[Hunk's expertise is in other areas, alas. But all of this sounds like an amazing idea, so he wants to help if he can.]

[forsaintcecilia]

[Hey, Kazuki will probably need help with getting food service set up!]

Sure thing, just let me know! I really appreciate any kind of help, there's no way I can do this totally on my own.

[spacebolin]

You'll be the first to know.

[Or, well, the second, but there's no need to get into semantics just now.]

Have you gotten many other offers yet?

[forsaintcecilia]

A couple! Some new faces and some old friends. I'm glad other people think it's a good idea too.