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[fony]

[Here's a face that hasn't been seen over the Gears for quite a while. A little over a month, to be exact. Once again, he's covered in freckles, but this time has a a small bruise under one eye.]

Hello, this going?

[He'll assume it is. The little red light that indicates recording is on.]

I'm still alive, if anyone was worried about me. I kinda got stuck on Mount Mortar and I guess you can't get to Mahogany from there or something. I dunno. Point is, I got stuck on a stupid mountain for three stupid weeks and I am never camping again.

Also I--

[He starts to say something else, but he's suddenly interrupted by the sound of cats fighting behind him. He doesn't bother to close his recording properly, simply sighing before shutting off the Gear to go address the cats.]

Comments

[video]

[paladinlost]

...Oh my goodness. Are you unharmed? Did you manage to keep your Pokémon and your supplies throughout your whole stay?

[Terrible Mt. Mortar flashbacks happening here, please excuse him.]

[video]

[fony]

I'm fine...just grateful for a real bed and actual food again.

[On the plus side, he discovered why you don't eat the berries. Or some of them, anyway. On the minus side, he developed a dislike for wild Zubat.]

I kept all my Pokémon, but I lost my Gear....got a new one, obviously. And a few other things that weren't really that important.

[video]

[paladinlost]

Thank heavens. Mt. Mortar can be... trying, without the proper preparations.

[Understatement of the century.]

It's still a shame you lost anything, though. Have you at least met interesting Pokémon?

[video]

[fony]

I found some, but I failed to catch them. The main reason I went there in the first place was to catch a Charmander, but I never found one. Got a Torchic though.

[Which is what the cat noises were about. He turns the camera to show said cats, a Skitty and a Meowth, each taking turns tentatively poking a Torchic, who seems relatively unfazed. Probably because it's several tens of levels higher than either one.]

[video]

[paladinlost]

...I'd usually say that a Charmander would have been safer to train in a team with so many cats, but your new bird looks like it'll be fine. Why were you seeking a Charmander in particular?

[The answer could easily be 'because they're awesome', but he's still curious.]

[video]

[fony]

Because they're cool. Their final evolution looks cool, anyway. And yeah, I think he'll be fine. She. I don't know how you tell what gender they are.

[Yup, the answer is basically 'because they're awesome'.]

[video]

[paladinlost]

Charizards do look very impressive, especially in flight.

[Awesomeness is a perfectly acceptable criterion, as far as Cecil is concerned.]

The Pokédex can help you with genders, if slight physical differences are not sufficient. Asking directly and using a Psychic-type as an interpreter is also an option.

[video]

[fony]

And they breathe fire!

[He has decided that dragons, when under his control, are the most awesome thing ever.]

That's what I do, yeah. The first one. I don't have any Psychic-Types yet.

[video]

[paladinlost]

A very strong point in their favor.

[And a potentially dangerous hazard, but let's not ruin Luke's fun.]

Is it 'yet' because you are looking for a particular species, or because you do not feel the need to train one at the moment?

[video]

[fony]

[That's a bad idea and Cecil knows it.]

Yeah...I just haven't found one I want yet. I don't know all of them, either...

[He could look them up, but that goes back to the first part.]

[video]

[paladinlost]

[Bad ideas build character! And so do injuries!]

You'll have plenty of time for that. It's best to choose your Pokémon carefully, after all.

[video]

[fony]

[You're the worst enabler, Cecil]

What would you suggest? You seem to know what the good ones are.

[video]

[paladinlost]

Let's see... Ralts are difficult to train at first, as they must gain a handful of levels before learning their first active attack. But they have two potential final evolutions, with different type combinations. I've also heard much good about the Abra line. Delphox has strong moves, but as you've just caught a Fire-type it could be redundant in your team.