110th moon [video]

[paladinlost]

As everyone should know, it's now November. If you were not aware of that fact, I hope your coma was pleasant and not filled with traumatic discoveries.

[Cecil is making use of his Official Kingly Voice(tm), today. Or his Unofficial TV Presenter Voice(tm). The difference is hard to tell, sometimes.]

What you might not know is that November is a... special month. One that often involves unexplained visitors, unexplained cases of random teleportation, unexplained memory loss, and unexplained Legendary Pokémon who enjoy homemade sandwiches. Such incidents can occur anywhere in both Johto and Kanto, and they can last for days. During that time, this world's definition of 'normal' is unstable at best, and alarming at worst.

[As if it isn't already, but Cecil ignores that thought and continues.]

Your team is suddenly replaced by a school of Magikarps? That is normal, and they'll return to their regular species when it all ends. You live in Cerulean, but find yourself waking up in the Ice Cave? That is normal, and that is why you should wear warm clothing at all times until December. Your long dead grandmother is in your kitchen, commenting on your wallpaper? That is normal, and you should enjoy it while it lasts. You manage to walk from Ecruteak to Olivine within an hour? That is normal, and an excellent opportunity for spontaneous region tours. You wake up with holes in your memory? That is normal, and you should not panic unless your surroundings are damaged or unknown to you.

[Four or five years ago, those words would have been tinted with tired acceptance. But he's long past the tiredness, and it shows.]

This was your friendly November Public Service Announcement. Please enjoy your day.

[If you still can.]

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[better2do]

...

[Wh

huh

What was any of that]

Um, mister? Are you okay...?

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[paladinlost]

As I've been through this eleven and a half times already, I'll be fine. It's everyone else I worry for.

[He has survived the Zubats. He has survived a No Equipment No Pokémon run of Mt. Mortar. He can survive anything.]

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[better2do]

But...that stuff really happens in November? Every year?

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[paladinlost]

One year it took place in early December instead, but yes. It also occurs every May, though this year we were all teleported to the moon, rather than all over creation.

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[placide]

[ She's out of the house for his message, out running a quick errand or two. At least it was meant to be quick, but Pokemon tend to slow that process down at times... Rosa's not one to complain about hearing his voice in general or doubt his words, though what he speaks of sounds stranger than anything she has witnessed so far in this world. ]

Holes in one's memory... I cannot believe that to be normal, no matter the circumstances.

[ Admittedly, she's a bit worried about that. There hasn't been a moment here she has wanted to forget. ]

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[paladinlost]

[Rosa's absence gives Cecil the opportunity to get started on her surprise emergency kit and he's not one to waste it, even if he has to carefully angle the camera to keep it off the video.

It mostly contains an alarming amount of duct tape and a year's worth of repels, at this point.]

They're hardly uncommon, when travel between worlds is involved, but at least these particular holes are slowly disappearing. I cannot remember what happened the first time beyond sandwiches, but I could tell you every detail of May's lunar ball.

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[placide]

[ ... Duct tape? That's a story waiting to be told in their future, isn't it? ] Could it be the result of enduring it many times before?

[ That perhaps he's developed a resistance to it after being here for so long? ]

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[cardboard_boss]

You're saying that all this weird crap is going to happen this month?

[Great. Just what Snake needed. More memory loss. He hoped the guy was wrong and it wouldn't happen. Right?]

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[paladinlost]

It could theoritically occur in early December, but that was only once. I'd place my bet on November.

[Isn't it strange, how he assumes the issue is with the 'month' and not the 'weird crap'?]

[cardboard_boss]

I guess we'd better get ready for whatever this place with throw at us. Those ghosts were pretty freaky last time.

[How could he forget about those?]

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[charcoalfeather]

[............. Well.

Rakka was definitely out for a stroll today, trying to plan out her next move in the world, not expecting anything too out of the ordinary.

Maybe she should have just expected it by now.]

.... Does all of that happen often? I mean, I've only been here for almost a year...

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[paladinlost]

[An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, even if it ruins a day or twenty.]

Twice a year, almost like clockwork, at the end of May and December. If you've been here that long, I presume you remember our... recent lunar vacation?

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[charcoalfeather]

[Smart words to live by. If only Rakka could start...]

I-I do. [She nods. It was hardly difficult to remember the time everyone went to the moon for a couple of days. Was it really so long ago now? Did time fly by that fast?

Oh, wait. He asked her something, whoops.]

Huh? O-of course I do! How could I forget.

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[gainedlove]

[This sounds..familiar. But not from home. They remember how Dave reacted when they first arrived, acting like they were a well-known friend. Is this how he met them before?]

...is there any way t' remember if you forget?

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[paladinlost]

Not that I know of. It's surprising, truly, when one considers that this has been known to trigger buried memories of other worlds or previous visits.

[Maybe the explanation for the initial batch of sandwich is so terrible he refuses to remember it. Or maybe the first time broke the world more than the others.]

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[gainedlove]

Oh...

[They glance down, then away, then back up again.]

You remembered other stuff when it happens? Did that stuff stay?

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[pipers_son]

Ah, November~. S'gonna be a month, and we've already had an excitin' couple ones.

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[paladinlost]

September was peaceful enough, but yes. I'm merely hoping to not find myself stranded when it ends, this time. And that no newcomer will have to deal with the ice.

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[pipers_son]

Well, sounds like the solution ta that is ta keep a flyer or someone with teleport on ya at all times.

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[bloodisthicker]

...

I... well. This was almost starting to feel vaguely normal. Thanks... for the warning, I suppose.

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[paladinlost]

You're welcome. I love this world and its opportunities, truly, but I know its less pleasant quirks. Allowing newer arrivals to suffer through them without a warning would be cruel of me.

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[bloodisthicker]

Well, I think most people are extremely adaptable, so I'm not sure if I'd call it that cruel, but... at the same time, I'm definitely going to commend the people who have been here a long time and have been giving helpful information to newcomers. I'm starting to become fond of this place myself, but it's definitely pretty overwhelming to just... show up here.

[islandshore]

Wouldn't it be nice if, just this once, we had a relatively calm November? I mean, after six years, we wouldn't expect it.

But I know these things work like clockwork. It's gonna happen. For all we know, it's gonna be even more ridiculous.

[He pauses, heaving a loud sigh and running a hand through his hair.]

Maybe we should set up a bunker.

[paladinlost]

Nice? Hardly. The mere shock of it would kill us all halfway, and whatever the world would send out in December to compensate would finish the job.

[His words are tinted with both humor and disappointment, though. Yes, it would be nice indeed.]

I've considered barricading the house, but it'd do little against the teleporting. Unless our Psychic-types can create fields to block it, but my team has never shown such a talent. ...Then again, if the bunker were made of steel...

[Do type relationships even apply in those cases?]

[islandshore]

Could use steel, reinforced with iron. Maybe some titanium.

[It's said with a hint of laughter in his voice. He knows that would likely prove costly.]

Maybe we could flank the place with dark types for good measure.