111th moon [video]

[paladinlost]

Be honest, please.

[It's Cecil's voice speaking, but his face isn't anywhere near the camera. Instead, the video shows a pan filled with pudding. Pudding that looks like it contains enough food dye to poison a man, all mixed together into some sort of eye-searing slurry, but pudding still.]

Is this recognizable as rainbow pudding in any way, shape or form? The... separation between the colors is not quite as clear as I'd hoped it would be.

[Apologies to both pudding-haters and fans of tasteful color palettes.]

Comments

[Video]

[agent3]

Aah, Banba likes th'chiptunes!

[The Noibat is her only dragon, after all.]

[Video]

[paladinlost]

[Cecil's not sure what a chiptune is, but good for you, Banba!]

Ah, so he has both a developped opinion and discerning tastes. He must have listened to many songs before choosing his favorites.

[Video]

[agent3]

[A shrug.] Just put th'radio on a lot. He's got big ears, hears good. So...he likes those.

[The background music can get very boring very quickly. Might as well have, like, actual tunes playing instead.]

[Video]

[paladinlost]

Good hearing is both a blessing and a curse, in this world, but I'm glad he's still managed to find music that he loves.

[He's forgotten what a world without background music sounds like. He can sympathize.]

[Video]

[agent3]

Dunno if th'other songs bother him. Or any of 'em. [Her Pokemon, she means.] Don't act bothered.

[Video]

[paladinlost]

...As they've known nothing else since they hatched, I suppose it does not occur to them to be upset about the music's ubiquity.

[Video]

[agent3]

Maybe they don't hear it?

[They could just be immune]

[Video]

[paladinlost]

That's likely to be the case for the Pokémon with the Soundproof ability, but I'm not sure the others are so lucky. I know Rosie reacts to it, sometimes...

[Video]

[agent3]

Aah...what's Soundproof 'bility?

[Video]

[paladinlost]

It's a trait that makes certain Pokémon immune to attacks and move that involve sound, such as Hyper Voice. It's possible that it also affects their hearing outside of battle.

[Video]

[agent3]

So...can't hear everythin', maybe?

[Video]

[paladinlost]

It's a possibility, and one that I'd almost consider a blessing in this case.

[Video]

[agent3]

But how d'they know 'bout battlin' stuff?

[Video]

[paladinlost]

[Good question.]

By... paying a lot of attention to non-verbal cues, and remembering common attack patterns, maybe?

[Video]

[agent3]

Aah...'s real smart! Dunno if I could do that. Hearin's real important.