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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

[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.

[hythlodaeus]

[At least Hythlodaeus is otherwise quick on the uptake. ]

My, my. This is quite the cast, Maria.

Well. Your task should be appropriate to your ability. [He can't help himself. ] ...And how old are you, dear girl?

... i can't tell if i should cw this for light spoilers or not tbh

[happyhalloween]

Nine and a half! Uu, no, nine and three quarters almost! I'd be even older, only I was in the Golden Land and nobody gets older there.

I really wanna beat Erika. I want to beat her so bad.

[Mostly because her most hated person back home is also named Erika. No relation, we think.]

[hythlodaeus]

Is that so?

[ Has he even ever spoken to someone younger before? ]

...I see.

[ He has no idea what she's on about but that's fine. He can hang. He decides not to point out that all time is fake to some extent. ]

I suppose it would be pointless to ask you how long you were there for.

Yes, let us move to a topic with some real parameters. You need to beat Erika, yet you do not have the means to do so. Is that it?

this would probably be spoilers if anyone could understand maria-speak

[happyhalloween]

Uu! You need Bugs, Flying, Fire, Ice or Poison! I only got Flying from that and just with Seakitty. You gotta have at least two Pokemon with you when you challenge a gym! It's not the rules, but it's a good idea 'cause sometimes they faint.

If Salandits are Fire and Poison, then I can cream Erika double good and she'll never talk about her stupid chopsticks again! [Maria... the chopstick thing is the Erika back home, not the Erika here.]

And time does't pass like normal in the Golden Land, but Ange wasn't in the catbox and she got twelve years bigger.

[Which is sort of the answer?]

Uu. Maybe Syaoko could visit your house to make babies once a month until she gets a special baby for you to keep? But they gotta be grass boys or a Ditto, because egg groups are really dumb.

Oh! [she adds, as if just remembering,] Syaoko is a specially colored Tsareena! They're lots of fun. They kick stuff and cackle. Kiri already helped her have babies with a Ditto!

[hythlodaeus]

[ Getting straight answers out of a child, much less coherent lines of thought about abstract concepts, was a herculean task. One that he wasn't sure he was up to demystifying right now. ]

Perhaps. Once a month is quite a bit, depending on what your plans are. After all, if you want a Salandit, I will require a Bellsprout.

[happyhalloween]

[Maria thinks about this.] Uu. Does it have to be special colored? 'Cause I dunno if I can find one of those. But I can get you normal colored Bellsprouts! A boy and a girl.

[hythlodaeus]

No, no. You needn't find the shiny kinds. One of each is fine for my purposes. Though if you only get one, a male is better.

[Leveling is a lot of work, he thinks.]

See if you can't evolve it while it travels with you. Its moves are the most important part.

[happyhalloween]

Uu! Maria can do that!

Sometimes there's people who say they'll teach your Pokemons moves and stuff. Should I take the Bellsprouts to them?

[hythlodaeus]

Sharp girl. You should do that. In turn, I will ensure that your Salandit is ready for battle by the time you arrive.

Really show Erika what for, hmm? Her and her chopsticks.

[Whatever that means.]

[happyhalloween]

Uu! Maria will come to Goldenrod when the Bellsprouts are all big and evolved! They will be really tough!

Thank you, Mister! You're very nice!