141st moon [video

[paladinlost]

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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[dreamsofahero]

*is Sion looking incredibly smug and amused right now? yes, yes he is*

Ah, so your team decided to surprise you?

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[paladinlost]

I have been informed that the day was "auspicious" and that strong children were predicted.

[Predicted by whom? He has a strong theory, but no proof.]

A weak excuse, if you ask me. Their children are always strong.

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[dreamsofahero]

Oh? Then stronger than usual, perhaps?

Or your team simply wished to surprise you.

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That's a small pile?

[Min-Gi sounds alarmed. His team haven't produced any eggs so far, but if that's a small pile he really hopes they don't decide to any time soon.]

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[paladinlost]

They know plenty of ways they can surprise me without risking their yearly breeding privileges. How much stronger than usual would those children have to be, to be worth the potential consequences?

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[paladinlost]

I train nearly a hundred and twenty Pokémon, all of whom do their breeding simultaneously. That-

[He gestures at the eggs.]

-is very much a small pile, by my admittedly non-breeder standards.

[Fewer eggs than there are Pokémon! It's been literal years since that last happened!

No wonder Cecil sounds so tired, really.]

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[outofsynth]

[Wow. That's... a lot of Pokémon.]

You can handle training that many? I don't even have twenty and it already feels like a lot.

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[dreamsofahero]

Ah, but is it a surprise if it's something you'd expect them to do?

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[paladinlost]

Oh, I'd never expect them to spontaneously clean the whole house! That would make it an even more impressive surprise, if you ask me.

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[paladinlost]

I've many years of experience, which makes things easier. Of course, what also helps is that I've been adopting them slowly but surely, usually when my older Pokémon's active training is nearly over. Trying to raise this many young Pokémon at once would have been... messy.

[Euphemism of the year, certainly.]

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[dreamsofahero]

Now that's just wishful thinking, isn't it?

[desirestruth]

...Well, I'm certainly happy to help.

[Naeva's looking at this. And then slowly turning to look at her pokemon.]

And perhaps see about using this as a teaching moment for these ones.

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[outofsynth]

I guess that makes sense. If you've been here a long time you're bound to end up with a lot of then.

Especially if they... [Hnngh. How to phrase this?] If they make so many eggs...

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[tearsofademon]

{Ryner feels your pain.]

Huh. Have they at least given you a good reason?

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[paladinlost]

There are worlds out there that can be shaped by willpower, you know. If I wish for it strongly enough, there's always a chance it'll happen.

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[dreamsofahero]

Perhaps you could convince them to do it as a Christmas gift.

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[paladinlost]

...Not to alarm you, but a trainer's clutches are merely half the size of a breeder's by default. A breeder with a team as large as mine would have many, many more eggs to deal with.

[paladinlost]

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated, truly.

[Trying to not sound desperate takes a certain effort on Cecil's part.]

Do you wish to teach them how to have strong children, or the benefits of moderation? There are many lessons to be learned from my team's... enthusiasm.

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[paladinlost]

Something about an auspicious day for strong, precious children. Yet have they not all been strong and precious, over the years?

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[paladinlost]

Or as a birthday gift, if I want to spare myself the joys of spring cleaning. Unless I ask for the house for Christmas, and the Gym for my birthday...?

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[dreamsofahero]

That would certainly be one way to potentially cover both.

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[1stclasspuppy]

[ Well Zack is super impressed and there are practically stars in his eyes as he watches all the eggs come on screen. ]

Whoa! I didn't know you can have that many eggs! Do you have any tips or something? I'm new to breeding and I'm not really sure what I'm doing so far.

[desirestruth]

Maybe just a simple as "don't fill an entire room with eggs while we're living in hotels", to start?

[She winces a bit...sympathetically.]

Though I don't believe I have enough of them to produce such....impressive results.

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[nimbuster]

[Cloud isn't sure why, exactly, the Minior eggs catch his attention. But they do, and thankfully Dimitri paid him recently, so he has enough to buy one.

Which is why Cecil gets a video call response from a familiar face, although much younger than anytime Cecil would have seen him - around 16 or so. He doesn't recognize Cecil at all.]

Hey, um...I'd like to buy a Minior egg. And, I gotta ask...if that's a small pile, what does a big one look like? Is it normal for Pokemon to have so many eggs?

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[outofsynth]

Wow. Then I'm glad I'm not a breeder.