1st Duel [Text, Anonymous]

[rosehecate]

[The anonymous post goes up in the evening. Anthy had been debating saying anything at all - still incredibly unsure of the reasons why she was brought here and by who, putting out any sort of message was a risk, and she'd been strongly advised to wait a while before making any posts. But at the same time, her curiosity had been getting the better of her. Just what sort of people found themselves living in this place? Could it be anyone she knows? Could it be...her?

She's decided to risk it. After all, today had already resulted in some eventful happenings that she could use to start a conversation, as well as get a better perspective on life in this world.]

Would someone be able to explain something to me?
Today, I saw someone called a "Pokemon Breeder" selling small brown creatures as pets, and charging quite a lot of money for them.
However, he kept saying how they "weren't right" for him, and that he was trying to "get them off his hands". Do people often speak about Pokemon like this?
I am new here, so I wouldn't know for sure, but it seemed wrong to me.
If these Pokemon are all supposed to be so powerful, would little cosmetic things really make them unwanted by someone?

Comments

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[charcoalfeather]

what? No! That doesn't happen usually
I mean... yeah, people give away eggs because they want them to find good trainers who will raise them
but, not like that!!

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[rosehecate]

That's what a lot of people have been telling me.
I'm so glad that man wasn't a common type of person!

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[charcoalfeather]

No, he's not.
Pokemon are, like, everything here!

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[rosehecate]

Everything?
Every single thing?

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[charcoalfeather]

Kind of?

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[rosehecate]

[A considerable pause.]

I do think I like that much more than what was everything back home.

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[charcoalfeather]

Oh? Well. Uh, that's good!
What was it like back home?

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[rosehecate]

Hmmm. How to describe it?
At first, everything is like a fairytale.
But the further you go in, the more you see how the paint chips, the cracks in the castle, the roses rotting away.
Something like that.

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[charcoalfeather]

Oh.
Like, you're starting to really see what's behind everything, and what it really means.
I know how that feels

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[rosehecate]

Yes.
But even then, there's more and more layers the further down you go.
And the only thing at the bottom was something only someone with a strong and noble heart could set free.
But after everything that happens along the way, keeping that strength and nobility comes at an incredible price.
Still...I've seen it happen once before.
Just once.

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[charcoalfeather]

[....]

It sounds like your world was kind of complicated
but you managed to get through it, right?
And you've seen someone hold onto what was important to them.

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[rosehecate]

Yes.
But without her, I wouldn't have been able to.
I was looking for her before coming here, so it's rather inconvenient to find myself in this place, but there doesn't seem to be anything we can do.

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[charcoalfeather]

I see
I'm sorry for that then. It's hard enough sometimes to be here all on your own, but if you were trying to look for someone too?
It must be dfficult

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[rosehecate]

Don't be sorry. I think I'll be alright.
Despite not having her here with me, this place seems very different from where I'm from, and that already makes it better.

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[charcoalfeather]

Okay.
This place is very different, from a lot of places I hear. But that doesn't mean it's not some fun.

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[rosehecate]

Really?
What do you like to do for fun?

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[charcoalfeather]

ready? finding movies or new books to enjoy.
uh, training pokemon can be pretty fun. Especially if you're going to go out and try to get some badges.

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[rosehecate]

Are the badges worth having?
I don't know if I want to get them, if it involves making my new friends fight.