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Week 13.
WEEK 13 The trip to Celestic Town is an unconventional one, though it's infinitely faster than walking and doesn't leave everyone feeling woozy in the same way that teleportation does. The town itself is a small one, though it's scenic, and there's a sort of beauty to it that's very rustic in nature; it's surrounded on both sides by mountainous routes that you're welcome to go on to both the west and the east, though it wouldn't be recommended that you venture too far out, seeing as they can be on the dangerous side for those who are unfamiliar with them. It seems Cynthia was right about one thing - there was certainly an incident at Lake Verity that went off almost as soon as you left, another of those deep pulses echoing through the surrounding area; it seems that whatever Mesprit did can be felt by the region as a whole, given that Celestic Town and the surrounding areas seem to have been affected as well despite being so far east of the lake. Cynthia herself can be found throughout the town for the duration, should anyone want to speak to her. Sometimes when left to her own devices, she can be seen in the company of a little girl who looks very similar to herself; sometimes she's with a pair of people much older. Either way, the family resemblance is strong. Lucas is here as well; he's still willing to speak to anyone that wants to, though he seems a bit subdued. Either way, it's been a long, harrowing trip so far; hopefully spending some time here will help to rejuvenate you. POKEMON AVAILABLE: WITHIN CITIES SURROUNDING ROUTES: MOUNTAINS/ELEVATED AREAS SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY [OOC: Welcome to week thirteen of Azume; feel free to make as many top levels as you'd like and tag out to other characters! This post is for all of your interactions this week... at least until the weekend.] |
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I'm not trying to say that I don't appreciate the offer, and I'm not trying to diminish the importance of it at all. It's a very noble thing, what all of you are trying to do.
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On the other hand, there's something...painful about the thought of abandoning Sinnoh and its many colourful inhabitants, especially since they've made so much progress. It would feel...unfinished. As much as she wants to return home, it wouldn't feel right to do so knowing the region was still under Team Galactic's thumb - potentially being dragged deeper under it once they've gone. It's another feeling that's hard to vocalize, and not for the first time, Rey wishes she'd had more time to practice putting her emotions into words for Mesprit.
As it stands, she just sighs.]
I could say the same to you, you know. Fighting alone is miserable.
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[Her words are gentle, but they're tinged with...something else, something a bit more unreadable.]
I'm never truly alone; I have my Pokémon, after all. But I do understand what you mean.
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[Seriously, she tries not to think about how it is going to feel to leave her Pokemon behind, because if she does that she's just going to start crying and honestly crying really sucks-
...well. Regardless, it's an attempt to be light-hearted. Whether it worked or not is a different story.
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...did you know Cyrus? Before all this, I mean.
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We weren't close by any means, and I can't really say that I ever understood him properly, either. Something I regret nowadays.
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...oh. That's...familiar, isn't it?
Perhaps some problems really are universal.]
...do you think you understand him now?
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[And yet, wasn't there something in one of her conversations with Jake...?
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I just...wonder what sort of person you have to be to do this. I was talking about it with a friend of mine - Jake, he's really quite nice - and I can't decide whether he's an evil person, or just...
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...damaged.
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What Cyrus has done is unforgivable. That much is fact. Seeing this world so devoid of life and spirit... It's more than enough to speak for itself.
But even if his actions aren't justifiable, I have a hard time calling him an evil man.
[She pauses for a moment, going a bit still as she considers.]
I don't believe that anyone is a purely evil person. As long as we can still understand and connect with each other - as long as there's still any good in the world at all, I want to believe that some chance for it to live in us still exists. Does that make sense?
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...it does. For what it's worth, I don't think he's evil either. Maybe he thinks he's doing something good, in his own twisted way.
[She's seen worse, if she has to be honest. At least this world isn't violent.]
Have you thought about how we're going to defeat him?
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We have time until that day comes, and things around here tend to change very fast. I'll be keeping in more frequent contact with you from now on, if I can.
We'll come up with something together, if you're all willing.
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...that would be nice. I think we can help.
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...even if we could use a little more training. Your Garchomp is amazing.