[video]

[dejabrewed]

[ to recap recent events…

sandalphon is a very confused angel, but for the most part, has adapted to the new world. it helped that his milcery had a general dislike of her pokéball. constantly seeing her was a reminder that this was indeed a new experience. homesickness aside, there was a small part of him that was curious as to what this new place would bring. he’d been poking and prodding away at the pokégear, figuring out the map and pokédex features during his travel on route 29, but the pokégear connect feature was something he had not fully understood just yet.

that is, until milcery gleefully hit the ‘start video’ feature with a knowing smile on her face. ]

—briel, what did you do?

[ the milcery cooed once, as if saying ‘introduce yourself!’. sandalphon just stared at her as if she was insane. as he tried to hit end, milcery pushed his hand away, still cooing and expecting her partner to say at least something. the angel just sighed. there was no winning this fight, it seemed. ]

At the insistence of my Milcery, who I simply call Gabriel… [ she waves a blobby hand as if to say hello. ] I am Sandalphon… and I’m new. Quite frankly a lot of this is new, but thankfully I haven’t been too lost.

[ he wants to end it there, but gabriel stares at her partner. go on……. ]

If… any person has any advice as to where to go and what to do after the town I’ll be arriving in soon— it should be Cherrygrove— please, go ahead and tell me. Astrals knows I’d rather have something rather than nothing.

[ sandalphon then turns to gabriel. ] Can I please end it there?

[ gabriel nods, completely satisfied with herself, and the feed goes dark. ]

Comments

[dejabrewed]

It’s not as alarming as it sounds, if I told you that Astrals are world destroying beings, now is it? So regardless of world, they are very capable of destruction if put on the wrong side of the morality spectrum.

I do speak as non-human, that much I am aware. Most humans simply call me an archangel, as my more specific classifications are unknown to most.

[ that response makes sandalphon groan. he’s very much used to heels, but the pain that came with them if worn for long… he’s going to work hard for a mount, that’s for sure. ]

That’s so inconvenient… I’m starting to miss the airships of my home world already…

[vrdantwind]

Ah, yeah. Like I suspected, context is important there. Although implying that they can be on the right side of the morality spectrum still makes me think that maybe it's only specific Astrals who are the problem...? But maybe I'm reading too much into it.

Archangel, huh? People talk about angels in my world, but not as real things that exist or can be communicated with. Or, well, if they do exist, there's definitely no hard evidence. So talking to one is pretty fascinating...even if an archangel from your world could be a whole different creature than what we picture in mine.

But you have to tell me more about airships. Are we talking about ships that sail through the air instead of the water? Because that sounds incredible!

[dejabrewed]

[ sandy shudders. no, none of them are good news, ever. ]

You are reading too much into it. They are too much for the world, simple as that.

I doubt it— most humans think of archangels as humans with the addition of wings and a ‘holy’ aura back home. However I’m not here to presume, so take that as you will.

Those are exactly the airships I speak of. They fly through the sky using the tetra-elements’ buoyancy, something that my fellow archangels controlled until they seceded those roles to nature. Actually, the buoyancy is the main thing keeping my world in order, given everything is in the sky…

[vrdantwind]

What can I say? I'll take your word for it, since I'm not familiar with them. But it does seem to follow that anything that can destroy a world is bad news.

Belief about angels varies by belief system back home. My country doesn't really subscribe to the idea at all, but I'm aware of the concept.

Wait, what do you mean that everything is in the sky in your world? Do you mean everything floats?

[dejabrewed]

Good to know that people here know common sense.

I see… back home most only know of us through what’s known as the creation myth, but that’s another book I don’t plan on cracking open any time soon.

Yes, everything floats. It’s known as the Sky Realm for a reason. I had the benefit of flying wherever I needed, however the lack of my wings has made that impossible. Regardless, I’m… adjusting.