⚔ // stress in solitude

[discutio]

[Once Saturn had left, Ignis took a slow breath to steady himself before standing and speaking again.]

I think we have a fair amount of things to discuss, after that. But we'll also need to rest and recover here; We may be able to take it at Saturn's word that he won't alert Cyrus to us, but overstaying our welcome by more than a couple of days is unwise--that means we need to take advantage of this as much as we can.

[Strategy was easier. The words came naturally, and he was able to hold focus.]

If anyone needs me or wishes to assist, I'll be in the kitchen. I'm aware we just ate, but I presume we'll all be more comfortable if one of our own makes breakfast in the morning.

Comments

[hyruglyphics]

I had suspected that might be the case! ... Though I have yet to locate an obvious one.

[ Idk man this isn't blue fire??? ]

[eudaimonikos]

If it's got a battery, they must be very long-lasting. No way to charge it, and I'm not sure if you can transfer a Pokemon from one to the other...

Can you do that, actually? Has anyone tried?

[hyruglyphics]

I haven't, no.

[ . . . I mean. Might be worth trying? ]

[eudaimonikos]

Might tell us something. Here...

[He takes out a Pokeball - a spare one, evidently - and reaches forward to tap it against Mianphus.

Don't be a thief!]

[hyruglyphics]

[ ...Yeah that does not re-capture Miphanus because it seems Pokemon are locked to only one ball.

Still, she does watch with interest. ]

[eudaimonikos]

...huh. Cat Janet, come over here.

[Michael proceeds to try to re-capture his own Pokemon a few times, to no effect.]

So they're keyed into one ball, and no others will work on them after that?

[hyruglyphics]

That does appear to be the case.

[ And it's super neat!!! ]

[eudaimonikos]

[It kinda is, isn't it?]

Point for the individual pocket dimensions, maybe. And we know they can only take thing in that they're wearing or holding...I couldn't convince Cat Janet to leave anything in there, either. Not sure if she can't, or if she didn't really get what I wanted.

[hyruglyphics]

Would it be possible that it coverts the Pokemon into a spiritual form? Then they would be unable to take things off their person, because that material would have joined with their form...

[eudaimonikos]

A spiritual form?

[His conception of what that means is prrrrobably different from hers.]

Not sure what you mean.

[hyruglyphics]

Their bodies converted into light, or energy...? And kept in that state while they're within the ball.

[eudaimonikos]

Ah, I see. Yes, that seems possible. I wonder if they're conscious in there?

[hyruglyphics]

It's very possible. To be without a body does not mean one is necessarily without awareness.

[eudaimonikos]

Oh, of course. Not really any physical mass to me, if I didn't have this.

[Gestures up and down at himself.]

You could just disintegrate them, store the electrical impulses that make up their consciousness, and then print them a new body every time you let them out! Sort of a waste of energy, though.

[hyruglyphics]

I... I very much doubt that! That seems a little... cruel? Intense?

[eudaimonikos]

But functional!

[hyruglyphics]

Even so I-- to assume that seems a little much, doesn't it, Michael?

[eudaimonikos]

Hey - just making a hypothesis.

[hyruglyphics]

[ A beat and... she sighs. Sighs and shakes her head a little bit. ]

... No, you're right, sorry. I suppose I'm still on edge.

[eudaimonikos]

[awww hell, you're gonna make him feel bad or something]

You're probably right, though. They're all so soft on Pokemon, I doubt they'd have the stomach for it.

[hyruglyphics]

[ The stomach for it...

She lowers her gaze more, and then exhales before looking up to the Heavens a moment. Finally, she looks back to Michael and... ]

... Michael, you said that body was not your own?

[eudaimonikos]

[Bit of a change in subject, there. He looks at her over his glasses for a moment.]

I guess that depends what you mean by my own. [He'll let her clarify.]

[hyruglyphics]

Alright, then let me back up more. What does "a body" mean for you, if you aren't sure if to count it as your own or not?

[eudaimonikos]

Oh, don't get me wrong, it's mine now. But it's not like you all are with yours - it isn't really me. I didn't even make it myself.

[hyruglyphics]

Yes, which is why I ask what it means for you. ... Because for mortals, the body is intrinsic to the spirit. It is ours, from birth until death, and because of that, it is "us" as much as anything is.