Test 6.

[azumods]

EMOTION After the discussions with Lucas, he seems calm enough; any visible nerves around you, muted though they may have been, seem gone entirely by now, and he seems sure that Mesprit will be able to make the right decision when it comes to what to do. Besides, even if it isn't displayed prominently it's clear that he's concerned about it; whatever is making it affect the Pokémon in the cave like this is more than a bit of a worry, even if the feelings flooding though those of you here haven't stopped, either - the sense that things will be okay somehow, the odd comforting presence, hasn't faded. Perhaps it's a good sign for things to come. Perhaps it's promising, perhaps it's meant to be an invitation. Perhaps it's a request for help. Either way, Lucas recalls Torterra - he isn't immune to the despondency flooding through the cavern either, though it seems it's taken a little bit longer to hit him - and he'll gesture for you to follow him; he weaves easily through the stalagmite structures everywhere, and after a while the lot of you will become aware of an area emanating a warm glow in front of what looks like another corridor. It's soft and pink, and looks more like a dim light than anything solid; however, touching it or pushing against it will prove to be like trying to move a steel wall reinforced with concrete, using nothing but your bare hands. In other words, for a soft pink glow, it's very, very firm. Lucas shifts a bit in front of it. "This is it. I've been working on it for a few days now, but nothing really seems to work - I've tried teleporting around it, but that doesn't work, and Pokémon moves won't break it at all. "I really think Mesprit is back there; we need to help it." Do your best; that's all anyone asks of you right now.

Comments

[azumods]

[That's...it's appreciated, and it gets the barrier to soften a little against Rin's touch.

Guilt is an important emotion, even if it's unpleasant. Even if it never lessens, even if it stays with you, it's likewise something that should be held in high regard.

All emotions are necessary, even the heavy ones.]

[heritrix]

[Oh. She lightly tests the limits of that, then. Not pushing, exactly, but just measuring how much it gives... Trying to hold on to the emotional synergy that perhaps caused it.]

What do you do with them, though? [...] I know how I handle my own emotions, but I'd like to hear what you think.

[azumods]

[It won't break, of allow passage, but it's definitely pliable.

I try to understand them. Why emotions exist is just as important as the fact that they do.]

[heritrix]

[Huh...]

Somehow that wasn't the answer I was expecting.

[azumods]

[What were you expecting?]

[heritrix]

I'm not sure.

[She can admit that. She asked Mesprit what she did because she was curious, so maybe it's more that she wasn't sure what to expect.]

Personally, I rely on my emotions to drive me forward. Whether it's positive or negative, so long as I can grow and learn from it, I'll do so. If an emotion became inconvenient, I'd put it away and hope for it to either dwindle, or that I'd be better able to come to terms with it in the future.

To me, that just feels natural. "Why they exist" isn't something I've considered deeply about my own emotions before now, I suppose. I've always considered myself to be self-aware, but maybe that's a blind spot.