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141st moon [video

You know, I was under the impression that I'd taught my Pokémon to keep their word whenever possible. Yet it seems I was wrong, and now I've to deal with this thankfully small pile of eggs.

[The pile in question is, by any regular standards, enormous, but the years have long twisted Cecil's sense of scale when it comes to such matters. Still, Rosie the Clefable does look almost worried as she pats each egg in turn, and Cecil himself looks like he's battling a headache.]

If any of the available species catch your eye, feel free to buy an egg or two. Considering the circumstances and our... need to revise our agreement, I cannot promise they'll be available during our usual summer clutch, or even in the foreseeable future.

[Rosie turns away from the pile just long enough to shrug at the camera. Their trainer is a softy, there's no way he won't let them have their regular summer fun!]

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That sounds rather exhausting. Ours generally just pair off however they feel at the moment.

*with a few exceptions, like the absol duo, but*

Ah, mine have breeding politics and objectives. The aim is to create the strongest child possible, after all, and what form that goal takes varies from year to year.

[Is Cecil surrounded by some sort of breeding cult? Possibly.]

Of course, certain pairs tend to gravitate towards each other. And there's Mortblossom and Mindflayer, who are exclusively monogamous.

It sounds almost like yours treat it as some kind of competition, really.

It is... yet not. They may argue about partners and such, but it's also something of a collaborative effort. They cheer each other on when they learn new moves that are easily transmitted.

Well, they sound quite enthusiastic about it, whatever else. Are you quite certain you wouldn't be better suited as a breeder?

Merciful Cosmos hells no.

[Nope nope nope nope nope.]

My status as a trainer is the only barrier between them and clutches of eggs large enough to crush all of Celadon. Besides, that lovely shopping discount helps finance their new TM moves, and there's no chance they'd be willing to give those up.

*okay, Sion can't help but laugh at that response*

Oh, I don't know, perhaps they would be willing to forgo a few TMs in favor of being able to pass down the rarer abilities?

I doubt it. There are too few of those in my team, though the rare abilities they do have are rather powerful.

Well, I suppose you do have the option of simply asking Ryner to come help if any of yours have some need to do so anyway, in any case.

Let's... not mention that around them. Otherwise, they'll never leave him in peace.

Oh, I don't know. He could stand to get out more, you know.

Have you considered hiking? Traveling in general? It'd be better for his health than being at my Pokémon's beck and call.

Ah, but that why I don't have to be the one hearing him complain about it.

Listening to the same complaints over and over is a healthy part of any friendship, you know.

You think so?

Well, of course. Everyone has reasons to complain; someone who never does may well not trust you enough to share their problems, or even believe you are part of those problems in the first place.

[And then people get mind-controlled, and then hidden problems become big problems.]

I don't know if that really means it's necessary to repeat the same litany of complaints again and again...

*does Sion want to admit this is sounding very similar to something Ryner told him? nope, not at all*

Is that not a sign that the initial problem was not fixed, or that it is recurring somehow?

I'm fairly certain in Ryner's case it's simply that he likes to complain.

...Everyone has their hobbies, and the remote chance of fixing any recurring problems makes it almost helpful.

I think there are far more productive hobbies he could take up, instead.

Ah, but would he enjoy them? That is the most important quality of a hobby, after all.

Perhaps he would, if he would stop complaining long enough to give them a try.

Has he truly refused to try so many, or does he reject the same repeated suggestions?

Oh, he's quite consistently refused to try getting involved with anything other than napping and tinkering with spells as long as I've known him, really. I was forced to resort to blackmail just to get him to join my team for a required exercise back at the academy.

*... don't sound so blase about that, Sion*

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