Fourth Wall Open Mingle Log Of Doom

[these_balls]

Who: ANYONE
Where: ANYWHERE
When: November 24th - November 26th
Summary: A MASS MINGLING POST
Rating: What are ratings
Log:


[Anywhere in Johto and Kanto, there are people interacting. Some of these strangers interacting with other strangers. Some of these folks are your old friends. The insanity has happened yet again, and boy will it be insane.

In short, this is The Ultimate Mingling post version 2, where everyone can run into each other again and again. Damage will only sometimes be repaired, but it doesn't matter--have fun with it! It's primarily for those in the fourth wall who run into another oddball from some other mythical land who's going "What's this place?" just like them, but for everyone who wants to just continue going nuts. Seriously guys, why did you guys let Sunny even bother writing a description. JUST DO FUN THINGS.

But try not to blow up the world, okay?

And as usual, any format is welcome.]

Comments

[seasaltkeys]

Which is why it's so important to form a bond with your pokemon.

If you're partners, then really, nothing can stop you.

[beforethedarkness]

... It doesn't change that I failed them.

[Hiruzen croons a little bit and shakes his head. He gets annoyed when it looks like Sasuke isn't paying attention to him at all though, giving as much of a pout as his birdy beak can give.]

[seasaltkeys]

What do you mean? What happened, Sasuke?

[beforethedarkness]

...

[Give him a moment.]

They lost, badly, at the tournament. I wasn't ready for what was coming, and they got badly hurt because of it.

[seasaltkeys]

[Roxas nods. He's competitive, and doesn't take losing well.]

How badly were they hurt?

[beforethedarkness]

... They had to spend three days resting after the pokémon center cleaned up the worst of it.

[seasaltkeys]

Ouch.

Sorry to hear that, but they're alright now, right?

[beforethedarkness]

Yes. And they're going to stay that way.

[seasaltkeys]

Still. You shouldn't be afraid to battle.

[beforethedarkness]

I'm not afraid to battle.

That doesn't mean I want them to.

[seasaltkeys]

Isn't that the same as being afraid?

Either way, they aren't battling, right?

[beforethedarkness]

I'm not afraid of battling myself.

But I don't want them to fight. So yes, they aren't.

[seasaltkeys]

[Roxas looks at Hiruzen. He's not sure, because everyone has their own way of approaching pokemon, but this doesn't seem like the right approach.]

Are you training them, at least?

[beforethedarkness]

[Silence is about the only answer Roxas is getting at that point, which is probably answer enough.]

[seasaltkeys]

They aren't going to get stronger if you don't let them.

Sob Roxas why aren't you here to tell him this now

[beforethedarkness]

I want to keep them safe.

Because that would be too easy

[seasaltkeys]

Yeah, but you're also sheltering them.

You need to get stronger together. That's how you come back from this.

[beforethedarkness]

...

I won't risk losing them. I can't.

[seasaltkeys]

Then what's the point of even having pokemon? They're supposed to be partners, Sasuke! You have to trust them!

[beforethedarkness]

[More uncomfortable silence, because he really doesn't have an answer to that.]

...

[seasaltkeys]

[Roxas just sighs. He wishes he had his full team with him. If he did, he would challenge Sasuke to a battle and show him how effective trusting your pokemon is. But he just as Bouffalant, and while they're getting along, they haven't been together for very long. Roxas hasn't quite figured out the buffalo pokemon yet.]

Believe, if you keep this up, you probably won't win any battles.

[beforethedarkness]

I wasn't looking to battle again.

[Another sigh from him before he shakes his head.]

... They're supposed to be fun, aren't they.

[seasaltkeys]

Well, yeah, they are.

But it's one thing to choose not to battle because you'd rather focus on breeding or something like that. It's another thing to not battle because you're afraid of getting hurt.

[beforethedarkness]

I'm not afraid of getting hurt.

[He just doesn't want them to get hurt. Not that he'll say that.]

[seasaltkeys]

Yeah you are. You're afraid of hurting your pokemon. Or screwing up again.