second draw (video)

[blue_ice]

[ Kaiba's sitting out by the lake in Violet City, his small Horsea swimming and playing with a Magikarp, an Alolan Raichu, and a Hisuian Goodra. It's a happy scene, but their Trainer's still frowning a little. ]

I'm getting ready to challenge my first gym once Mizuchi evolves, and I've been working and studying here in Violet for the last week or so. I believe I understand the basic strategy, and I'll give it a few days to scrape together enough to buy a TM or two, but I have a few questions:

[ He takes a deep breath. If you thought these questions would be about Pokémon training, you'd be mistaken. ]

Why am I still considered a minor by this world's labor laws? I run my own corporate empire at home, and I regularly work at least 60 hours a week. To suggest I can't handle more than 20 hours of fetching, filing, or cashiering is insulting.

[ A small Meowth bounds up and mugs for the camera. He sighs and gently skritches behind its ears. ]

So in search of alternatives, I've read about Pay Day. Sliver here hasn't mastered it yet, but it makes no sense. How does this cat magically summon legal currency, and how has it not cratered this world's economy by doing so? You can't just print money, it devalues it. Unless it somehow creates productivity by doing so...or the move somehow steals someone else's money. Does it?

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[video]

[blue_ice]

Thanks. It's not that I'm feeling bored, exactly. I've been training with my team and they're doing well, but not even trainer battles earn much money. I'd like to buy TMs to give them a competitive edge, but it's taking a long while to scrape the funds together.

I help my travel partner too, of course. I just wish I could buy a better quality of life for us.

[ He's used to living the life of luxury and being able to solve any problem with a big stack of cash....rip]

[soupguy]

Ohh, I see. Money is something I'm still figuring out, myself. We don't have that back home. And to be honest, I don't really see how you can buy a better life...

[blue_ice]

It's...more that money can be exchanged for comfort. A warm, secure house to sleep in. A filling amount of food. Tools for Pokémon care. I'm used to buying those things and taking care of business on my own, so...asking for help is still strange.

But I have Marik with me, and he's been a large help with food and shelter. I'm. Grateful to him, I suppose.

[soupguy]

You know, when you put it that way, it makes sense. Those things do make life better, I guess I'm just used to them being more of a given, most of the time.

But it's good that you have someone who can help! No one can do everything on their own.

i'm so sorry feel free to ignore

[blue_ice]

That's been the hardest thing for me to accept. I'm so used to doing everything alone.

But. I'm glad we're together this time. That's new.

no prob!

[soupguy]

[Boober frowns, remembering what Kaiba said about his home when they'd first met, how everyone only helped themselves.]

I still can't imagine living that way.