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[dejabrewed]

[ this time, sandalphon willingly activates the video features. he needs answers, and he needs them now.

it’s clear from the start of the video that aside from the new starly perched on his head and the new backdrop of cherrygrove, he was clearly very, very distraught. it honestly looked like he hadn’t slept for the night, with disheveled hair and slight bags under his eyes. aside from the fact that he’s never really seen an aurora borealis, the stars in the sky were bringing back really, really bad memories. he’s at least thankful that the little bird pokémon was on his head in the first place— his presence made it a lot more easier to articulate his emotions without screaming his lungs out.

yeah, he’s not taking the entire thing very well. ]

Can someone please explain the phenomena in the sky?! Those seekers only made me even more confused and I can’t wrap my head around anything they said, aside from their Lost Temple or whatever nonsense they were spouting...

[ the starly chirps a couple times on his head, as if to say calm down, it’s nothing too serious. sandalphon only gives him an annoyed look before continuing. ]

Regardless, anything would be greatly appreciated, thank you. [ and the feed cuts off there. ]

Comments

[dejabrewed]

A Legendary… [ he remembers reading about them, and their dominions over the land. it would make sense, honestly. ]

Almost always? Does this sort of thing always happen?

[forsaintcecilia]

Not exactly like this. But it's pretty normal to see one of them around, maybe once a year? Twice?

They're normally peaceful. Sometimes bad things can influence them, but I've never seen one that's outright malicious.

[dejabrewed]

So it could be considered biyearly, in this situation… I see.

… I don’t think I want to know how malicious they can get, however.

[forsaintcecilia]

Last time was no joke. Ho-oh had some really bad stuff stuck to it that was making it act weird, and it took all of Ecruteak to work together in the city's defense. But it was really sorry when everything was over. I have some of the Sacred Ash it gave to us as thanks still!

[dejabrewed]

[ it takes a bit to process kazuki’s words. ]

So it would be safe to assume these Legendaries are sort of like gods?

[forsaintcecilia]

Yeah, just like that!

{Well, in Kazuki's idea of kami, they certainly were. Monotheistic gods were probably a bit different.]

[dejabrewed]

I see… I suppose only time will tell if these legendaries are to be trusted or not.

[ gods leave a very bad taste in sandy’s mouth, that’s for sure. ]

[forsaintcecilia]

I've been here for about four years, and my opinion is pretty good.

[dejabrewed]

[ sandalphon choked on his breath. ]

F-four years?

[forsaintcecilia]

Yeah! It's not that uncommon. Oh, do you know all the stuff about being here? Like how time in your world stops?

[dejabrewed]

[ sandy stares as if he’s stumbled onto something he shouldn’t have known. ]

… No. I can’t believe I haven’t been told that until now.

[forsaintcecilia]

Oh, I'm sorry! This is why we need to make a pamphlet... Um, while you're here, time in your world just kinda stops? Like when you get home, it'll be like you never left, the exact moment you were taken from. I've been back home and then returned myself, so I can confirm it!

Does that make any sense?

[dejabrewed]

It… does, however that only makes me curious as to how it’s done. But that’s a problem I’ll look into another time.

Is there anything else about my world that I should worry about?

[forsaintcecilia]

I've never met anybody that knows how this stuff happens, just that it does.

No, I don't think so. You don't remember this place when you go back, so you don't even have to worry about acting weird in front of people that don't know what happened.

[dejabrewed]

You don’t remember anything from this place, hm…?

[ somehow, that sat wrong with him. he doesn’t bring it up, but its clear as day that he’s not a big fan of it. ]

That… makes some degree of sense.

[forsaintcecilia]

Sorry. I know it can make you feel a little uneasy.

[dejabrewed]

It’s alright. I have to accept the truth as it is, after all.

[forsaintcecilia]

Are you doing alright here? Do you have enough to eat, or a place to stay?

[dejabrewed]

I’m… alright. As much as I could be. I have enough on both fronts. I’m not careless…

[ he hasn’t eaten but shhhhhhh. ]

[forsaintcecilia]

I've got an inn here in Azalea, and I take newbies in all the time. You're welcome to stay for a bit, or stop by for a meal!

[dejabrewed]

I'll definitely stop by, if it means a free meal. I'm not used to eating, so figuring out when I'd need to eat would be useful.

[forsaintcecilia]

Not used to eating...?

[dejabrewed]

Not at all. Back home I never needed to sustain myself.

[ aside from coffee, that is. ]

[forsaintcecilia]

O-oh! I didn't even think... So you weren't-- Alive?

tfw you hit post by accident

[dejabrewed]

No, I was. My kind simply did not need sustenance.