Seventh Spell: In Azalea Town. Text [open to voice/video].

[behindblueskin]

Getting to Azalea Town took a little longer than Keldor expected it to. Between fog so thick that traveling on foot was inadvisable due to the high likelihood of possible injury from unseen hazards, drizzle and just general cold that comes with the change in season, what would normally take a week to travel the route to Azalea ended up nearly taking two.

[Which gave the Stantler he'd rescued not that long ago time to catch up to him and practically beg to join up with him in gratitude.]

But he got here anyways, and wasted no time in visiting the Pokemon Centre to heal up his 'mons and in getting himself a room to rent, just so he could get warm again [cold weather is not something Keldor is used to]. Which took another few days just to get the chill out of his bones.

Currently Keldor's sitting in one of the local Tim Hoothooton's, enjoying what passes for coffee in these parts. It's not great [really it's better as a handwarmer and a source of caffeine than it is a drink], but he does rather enjoy the small, sweet round bits of baked goods he got to go along with the coffee [he'll get more of them before he goes].

As he does this, he types out his message.

I shall make this as brief as possible. The season of cold is about to start, and with all the equipment I need to carry it would be difficult to have to carry it all myself. Would it be better to have one's pokemon carry some of it, or would obtaining a vehicle be more ideal?

Pause. He had been drafting up a design for a small vehicle like a cart that could have both wheels and skids so it could be used year round, but maybe someone has a better idea.

What have you used in the past, those of you who have resided here longer?

Comments

[crystalmaster]

Oh, that's nice. Reuniting with beloved Pokemon is a special experience.

[Radley smiles, remembering the reunion after finally getting back from Hisui.]

[behindblueskin]

And Momiji was one of my first pokemon.

[Extra-special.]

I would have selected Ganpi or Gingko, but I do not know if they would appreciate the cold any more than I do.

[Why not buy them sweaters or other warm clothes? They might like it. It would also be adorable.]

[crystalmaster]

[Radley is thinking the same thing.]

You might wanna get some winter clothes for your Pokemon. Some of mine are really into that.

[behindblueskin]

If it is recommended for people to dress warmly, then I shall obtain such things for my pokemon.

[Gotta be a good trainer, taking care of your 'mons.]

Especially for those that dislike the cold.

[How adorable. A little butterfly like Ganpi dressed up in winter woolies.]

[crystalmaster]

Great. There should be stuff in the PokeMarts, with bigger selections in certain towns. There's some boutiques especially for Pokemon here in Goldenrod.

[His Pokemon warble happily. They love visiting them.]

[behindblueskin]

Do you think such things could be found here? Azalea is not as large as Violet is, and I have not been here long enough to ascertain what is available.

[And if not, well, you can always get it delivered from another city.]

[crystalmaster]

I haven't been to Azalea, but you can sure check. Goldenrod stores probably deliver, if all else fails.

[behindblueskin]

Tomorrow. I shall do it tomorrow. It will be part of my itinerary. Visiting the "outdoor" merchants as well as the clothing merchants.

[Busy day tomorrow? Yup.]

[crystalmaster]

Good luck! There should be something.

[Maybe not a lot of variety, but something, at least.]

[behindblueskin]

[Keldor's no fashionista, so it won't matter too much if there's not a lot of variety to choose from. All that will matter is if the clothing is warm enough for something like a Vivillon or a Decidueye. "Stylish" will be taking a back seat to "functional".]

I should hope so. There is a forest nearby. I should like to think that the merchants here would offer something to keep people warm whilst traversing a forest.

[crystalmaster]

That's what I'm thinking too. They may have some pretty lucrative clothing stores there.

[behindblueskin]

At any rate, I know more about what it is I need to deal with the upcoming cold than I did back when I was in Violet City.

[It'll be useful information should he ever find his way back home and he's in a region with more seasonal variation in weather.]

[crystalmaster]

That's good. It's definitely important information around here.

[behindblueskin]

All information can be valuable, if one knows how to apply it.

[And he is someone who doesn't just take in information; he also learns how to apply it.]

[crystalmaster]

That's a good philosophy. I try to follow that too.

[behindblueskin]

As it is, this is the most learning I have done in a short amount of time since my days back in Eternia. And there was much to learn.

[Especially for a prince.]

[crystalmaster]

There's sure a lot to learn here. I still don't know a lot of stuff about how some things work in this world.

[behindblueskin]

Such is the case for myself, but I do not mind.

[One of his iterations even boasts about finishing 300-page books in a matter of hours, so it's no stretch to say this Keldor is adverse to doing some serious reading, researching and learning.]

[crystalmaster]

Yeah, it can be fun, as long as learning doesn't come from the school of hard knocks.

[behindblueskin]

Hard knocks?

[Pause. That doesn't sound real. More like...]

Oh. That is an expression. No. I would like to avoid that method of learning.

[Living on his own was very "hard knocks". And the education that came with it was decidedly unenjoyable.]

[crystalmaster]

Yeah, I sure do too. I went through a lot of that back home.

[behindblueskin]

As have I.

[Quiet for a moment.]

That part I do not miss about home.

[crystalmaster]

Same here.

[Radley gives a wry smirk.]

But there's probably times like that in every world.

[behindblueskin]

There are. Changing that kind of thing is one of my goals back home.

[crystalmaster]

It's a great goal. I wonder if there's any way to stop it altogether, though. Maybe sometimes it's the only way people learn.