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[hythlodaeus]

Good afternoon everyone, on this unforgivably hot day. I would like to invite those near and far to my ranch. You may have heard that I do ask my visitors for help with the myriad chores, but is that not natural? I help you, you help me...

A bit of hard work is good for you, I say. So lay down you preconceptions and come for a visit. I have a good handful of those shiny Eevees that you all adore so much. Or if that might not strike your fancy, there are a good deal more. Please refer to the Ledger.

As you can see, I also have a bit of a hole in my water type breeding stock. Those with a Marill that they would be willing to trade me should contact me. For my own purposes, I will also be trading for or purchasing Shiftry, Hoppip, Axew, and Victreebel. The sooner you're here, the sooner you might fulfill your dreams. So, what are you waiting for?

Comments

[uncutetomboy]

Mr Hytho, about those Hoppips... I'm not going to sell H-kun and he's not shiny anyway, but if you want to borrow him to breed against some of your grass girls until you get a shiny Hoppip, I'd be okay with that. He's got a lot of TMs because he was on my Elite Four team and I know breeders want that.

I mean, you know, as long as they like each other.

[hythlodaeus]

Ah, that might just be acceptable...

Yes, very acceptable. Where are you located? Failing payment, I could host you for as long as you like on the ranch. It is merely a couple hours flight from Goldenrod.

[uncutetomboy]

Oh! I, uh, don't have a permanent place or anything. Not on my own. But Cassandra and Scorpia do, so I'll usually stay with one of them, depending who's traveling.

And honestly, I don't mind letting you borrow him for free, as long as you give him back in between egg clutches. Or really any of my shinies? I actually just found a new one in the Cerulean Cave--I'm calling her M-zeki and she just evolved into a Hariyama.

[disownedbytime]

Oh hey, it's Masked Egg Guy! I heard about your ranch, what a neat idea. I'd like to visit for a shiny Eevee and a shiny Corphish! I can do chores, stack things, whatever you need. I can also bring you an Azumarill egg or a Hoppip egg if you want. Or both! The sky's the limit with Morgan the Great.

sorry hythlo, Claudia has to jump in here real quick

[ohmylord]

Oh, you need to see the ranch, Morgan. I did some murals there and Hythlodaeus and I made the sign together. It was my first time working in large-scale metal! And I got paid by him breeding me a shiny Amaura--that's why I wanted to get the hidden ability one at the auction, so I could breed them together. But maybe next time Hermione has one...

[disownedbytime]

Oh wow, I can't wait to see the murals and the sign! That sounds like fun. I wonder what he'll ask me to do? If he likes pranks, I could design some great ones for him to play on visitors. Or heck, I could play them on visitors myself! Or on him, I suppose, if he'd rather have the real firsthand Morgan experience.

I bet Hermione would trade us some Amaura eggs next time she has them. Plus, I'm gonna help Jolyne breed hers, so maybe we could get a few from those eggs!

it's fine, he's gonna jump in right back

[hythlodaeus]

Hermione breeds Amaura, you say. Well, why not invite her along as well?

[hythlodaeus]

Morgan the Great, is it? My, I should be humbled by such a presence and what great assistance you're shaping up to be.

The Eevees are truly wonderful this time of year. [what, like fruit? ]

Allow me to make your acquaintance. I am Hythlodaeus, not "Masked Egg Guy".

[happyhalloween]

Salandits are fire pokemons, right? Maria doesn't have one of those yet...

[hythlodaeus]

Might this be a gift? Salandits are curiously popular gifts. I wonder what it is about them.

But yes, they are known to breathe fire now and again.

[happyhalloween]

Uu? No? I want it for me. Cause I don't have one yet and we were in Celadon and I didn't have anything good for fighting Erika yet.

[Sorry. Maria sometimes bounces between speaking of herself in third person and first person. (She's quite obviously a small child from the video.)]

What do I do to get it? Syaoko can't have any special babies until next month so I can't trade yet.

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What effect does being shiny have on the pokemon?

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[hythlodaeus]

Observably little. Except, I suppose, there is no shortage of those that desire them. Some of them can become quite conceited. Same for people, I'm sure.

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They are desired for their rarity?

[zodiheart]

Ah, so I see that working on your ranch has the opportunity to be given repayment of some kind?

[His smile is sly and positively dripping with smugness.]

Or is that offer exclusive towards those not of our people? A helping hand, as it were.

[hythlodaeus]

You should be thanking me for freeing you from the sinful nature of currency, as any good Amaurotine would.

[zodiheart]

For the good of all, then, I suppose that is it?

'All,' of course, being you and your ranch.

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[paladinlost]

As it happens, I may potentially have an Axew egg to offer in a week or so.

[He's seen his team share That Look again, and it's about the right season for it besides.]

It's not guaranteed, of course, their fertility being what it is. But if I do, would you like me to reserve it for you?

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[hythlodaeus]

Ah yes, such fickle things, eggs.

[He smiles and taps his lips. ]

And what would I owe for such a privilege?

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[paladinlost]

My usual price is P1500, with at least ten egg moves guaranteed for an Axew. I can also include a few free handsewn egg pillows with the order, if you're interested.

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[feathersfly]

i'm waiting to hear what preconceptions i should make sure to leave behind.

un: hythlodaeus

[hythlodaeus]

You're waiting for a train that won't come for you, then. If you have none, you needn't shed any.

Unless you have some and are looking to see which to toss and which to keep?

[feathersfly]

more like i'm curious to know what preconceptions you expected people to have. it sounds like you might be a man with a reputation.

and i can't disbelieve what people are saying without knowing what they're saying, right?

action; in the middle of the night

[rancorice]

[Did he see this network post? Absolutely he did! That's why he's where he is now: at the ranch in the middle of the night. What kind of complete IDIOT advertises his valuables like that? The ignorant fool! As if Licorice would do some sort of deal with a masked man—or one of these fleshy people in any case! His last little excursion to garner himself some rare Pokémon wasn't a complete failure, even if he's had to be particularly careful since that little brat tried to out him.

Oh well, that's why he's operating under the cover of night! Why he's sneaking into the back of the ranch, where he's certain the Pokémon are kept, and their caretaker is asleep! And unsuspecting! And a complete idiot!

Except, it isn't Hythlodaeus who is a complete idiot, because Licorice didn't think about there being snare traps on the ranch, let alone that he'd get caught in one!]

Wh—!? B-Bat-cat! Hey! Help me down from here!! I'm stuck!

[To his dismay, his partner in crime seems more annoyed at him for screwing up again than willing to help him. The chittering and angry squeaks are enough to prove as much to anyone who might be in earshot.

Like, oh say...Hythlodaeus?]

action; in the middle of the night

[hythlodaeus]

[ A cascade of events takes place after that. Batcat wakes the cutiefly, who alert the yamask, who then relay the message to the tropius. Banania pulls the blankets off of Hythlodaeus, whose consciousness pierces through his slumber. This is an unusual thing. ]

[ He dresses, not quite hurrying. He dons his robe and mask, taking his lantern from the wall. The Rapidash have woken up by now with all the literal buzz. He lights his lamp blue and follows the sound of the late night squeaking, flanked by the rapidash. "Ponyta 3" and "Ponyta 4", as the books name them, light the way better than Hythlodaeus' lantern, but it has an overall menacing effect.]


Intruder, state your name.