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[bent_the_world]

Who's the most awesome fire breathing tiger dog ever?

[Korra starts the feed focusing on herself, but quickly tips it over her shoulder to show a burly, thick Arcanine lounging behind her. Her plump pair of pikachus are tumbling over and around Iqniq with a keen interest]

I finally got Iqniq a firestone! My little guy's all grown up...

[In a way, it's another reminder of how long she's been here. Which brings her to something else she's been thinking about.]

So, I've been here a while. And as fun as it is, roaming all over the place, with the Pokemon Games and everything...I've been thinking about maybe renting a place in Mahogany. Just to have a place to come home to, you know?

Or maybe just living in the woods by there....

[She doesn't see any reason why she couldn't. Build a hut and just live off in nature with her Pokemon. Not in the weird hermit way, just in the communing with nature kind of way.]

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[cardboard_boss]

Nice dog. I've got one of those too.

[Snake threw his Pokeball and out popped an Arcanine. He barked in greeting at his trainer and sat obediently awaiting orders.]

He's called Molotov.

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[bent_the_world]

They're great 'mons! Iqniq's my best buddy.

And now I can ride him!

[cardboard_boss]

They're loyal, strong and obedient. A perfect Pokémon. [To a soldier. Not all Pokémon are like that though, Snake. Remember your Gengar?]

You want to ride him? Not sure if dogs make the best animals to ride. [Won't you get a burnt ass?]

[bent_the_world]

I guess that's one way to look at it!

Giant dogs are the best things to ride.

Been doing it all my life! I have a polar bear dog back home.

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[schachmeister]

[That is a really impressive giant fire tiger dog. Armin wouldn't mind owning one of those.]

A firestone?

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[bent_the_world]

Yup! Some Pokemon need special rocks to evolve. You can get them at some of the department stores.

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[schachmeister]

[His eyes widen a little.]

Then you wouldn't need to train them to any particular level? You could simply evolve them whenever it suits you?

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[bent_the_world]

Nah, he still had to be a certain strength, but he needed the stone, too.

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[dreamsofahero]

Mahogany's certainly a nice, quiet town, if you prefer that over the larger cities. Though property in the woods is likely much less expensive, assuming it's not in an area that's used often...

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[bent_the_world]

I was thinking of just finding a spot where no one is and...building something.

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[dreamsofahero]

Ah, you should still take care to make certain no one else owns the land, or that it's not some sort of park or such. Otherwise you may run into problems later.

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[bent_the_world]

That's stuff's labeled though, right? I mean there's signs if you're entering a park or a preserve or whatever.

[sneezelikeakitten]

[!!!! A Pokemon that requires a stone evolution is always interesting to Dipper.]

Where'd you get the Fire Stone? And was it an instant change?

[bent_the_world]

Department store! And yeah, it was like a usual evolution, I guess, he just needed to be exposed to the stone.

[sneezelikeakitten]

[Noted.]

Did the stone disappear or become inert after it happened?

[bent_the_world]

You know, I didn't even look at what happened to the stone.

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[meowbel]

Then I don't see why you can't! I mean, it's all up to you in the end isn't it? Especially when you've been here for a while! It seems like you know what you're doing!

[Said the girl who has no idea what she's doing 99.9% of the time]

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[bent_the_world]

Well, that might be against the laws, but I don't know. I mean...if there's just some land in the woods, and nobody's doing anything with it and it doesn't belong to anyone...

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[meowbel]

You know what I'd say you should do with it if nobody's around and they're not doing anything with it?

[Wait for it...!!]







Have a super awesome omega forest welcoming party!

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[foolishwren]

Oh, man! Congrats on your Arcanine!

<sub>[Heather is VERY familiar with the Pokemon Cujo Could Become (tm) at this point-- she's revisited photos of it in her books dozens of times, trying to get used to the idea.]

[And yet, it's still a dog she's more comfortable seeing on her screen than in person. God, they're big.]</sub>

Also, Mahogany's pretty nice.

Gets very cold in the winter, though.

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[bent_the_world]

Thanks!

Cold's no problem, I grew up in the South Pole!

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[foolishwren]

--you're kidding!

<sub>[SHE HADN'T... KNOWN THE SOUTH POLE WAS EVEN LIVABLE. IN ANY WORLD.]

[Heather Mason was not the most attentive Geography student ever.]</sub>

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[defyingfrigidity]

Congratulations!

[Ah, that reminds her, Fenrir still hasn't evolved... maybe she should help him with that soon!]

I've heard Mahogany's a very nice town. Though if you want to live in the woods, maybe head north a little more? I've never been to the Lake of Rage, but setting up home close to a lake sounds wonderful.

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[bent_the_world]

He's finally grown up!

It is! Quiet, but there's a lot of great spaces for outdoor events around here, so I think it'd be a good place for me to have a place.

The lake sounds tempting, though.

Wherever I end up, you'll have to come visit!

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[defyingfrigidity]

Oh, absolutely! I've been thinking about talking to Anna, to see if we can begin traveling again. I love Ecruteak, don't misunderstand, but I'd still love to see the other cities this world has to offer.

When we get on the move again, I'll make sure that our first stop is to visit you. It's been some time, hasn't it?