explosivecombat | 026. [Audio/Action for Route 35, just outside Goldenrod City]

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Goodness, it's only getting worse out there...

[Audio posts from Kimblee are reasonably rare, unless he's on...ah, "official business"; however, tonight he clearly feels like addressing the network as a whole for once. His voice is tight, though it's remaining controlled; there's a sort of quietness to the feed, as though he's indoors for the time being - god only knows exactly where, though, because judging by the BGM, he could be anywhere in Goldenrod.]

I've seen a few swarms in my time here, but I don't recall them being this bad in quite a while, much less this angry...perhaps this place is finally starting to strike back. I can't imagine the world being terribly pleased with how frequently the "foreigners" find their way here, after all; upset the balance too far in one way or another and the world will take notice, I've found, and if you think that will result in anything but a battlefield in one way or another, you're either idealistic or very, very sheltered.

[There's a clatter of movement in the background, a vague quickening of his breath as he speaks - heading down stairs, maybe?]

I've always enjoyed the notion that this world is built around conflict and the culture bred by the battleground; perhaps it's finally living up to its potential. Time will tell, I'm sure; while I suppose now is when it would be relevant to ask what sort of thing you're fighting for back home, I'll spare you the tedium - after all, the answer to that, when such times are upon us, is always obvious.

[A heavier thud then, and quickly-paced steps on even ground; whatever stairwell he's on, he seems to have seen fit to jump the last few steps, and his words are picking up speed a bit as he continues.

Those that are familiar with the way he is when he speaks will likely recognize overstimulation when they hear it; those who aren't...well, he sounds excited, at any rate. Excitement is good, isn't it?]

But for now, the hour grows late, and there's a battle to be had; perhaps I'd like to hear about some of your battles, myself. Not the reasons behind them - again, those are usually obvious and boring, really. But what victories you've won, if any. What victories you're seeking.

I'd prefer they be true, but you're more than welcome to make something up if you'd like. After all, it's not like I'll know the difference, right?

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[So. It's hideous o'clock at night, it's raining, and things are getting loud just past the northern borders of Goldenrod tonight. And not, like rampaging-Pokémon loud, though that's likely also pretty loud.

More like "shit blowing up" loud.

It seems Kimblee's finally taking the time to properly, uh. Bond. With his murderball of an Electrode. After all, if there's one thing they both can agree upon, it's that destroying things is ridiculously fun if you do it properly. Right now he's enjoying terrorizing the living hell out of the newly-local population of Anorith; this likely isn't going to make them any less mad about the state of the world, just saying.]

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And is that an actual line of reasoning, or just wishful thinking? You seem a bit interested in the idea of these Legendary Pokémon; you mention them often.

I wouldn't fault you either way, admittedly, as that would be decidedly more interesting than the...ah, whatever these things are; at the same time, I never said this world deemed us a legitimate threat, nor that it necessarily wants us gone.

Edited 2013-07-29 05:36 (UTC)

Some of both, I'd say. I believe I told you of my circumstances before arriving here some time ago; of course, if you need a refresher, I'd be happy to oblige... but suffice to say, it should explain my interest in the legends of this world fairly well.

Well, if I wasn't exactly pleased with something I would probably want it gone, though I suppose I could also frame this as the sort of challenge that seems to be customary in this world-which doesn't necessarily indicate some kind of displeasure, mind. It's just something that's done.

In my experience, the world doesn't particularly care whether we exist one way or another - there's no preference, per se, only a reaction to the changes we bring about. Within that line of thought, it's not us that the world is inherently displeased with, but rather the fact that the natural order of things is being upset.

And really, I find that I really can't argue that time and space displacement isn't upsetting the natural order of things.

No, that certainly makes sense. I imagine if it were only one or two of us for a short period of time there wouldn't be much of an issue, but given how many people have come and gone and for how long... well, I suppose it would be strange if there wasn't something along these lines, either from the world itself or from whatever's dragging us here.

[...did you just]

Well, Lord El-Melloi - I believe that this is the fastest we've managed to come to an agreement so far.

...So it is. Well, I'm sure something like this would have happened eventually, though I have to admit that I prefer your theory to the idea that our abilities are arbitrarily blocked while one of the natives can reanimate things that are supposed to have been dead for millions of years by accident.

That really would be unfair, wouldn't it - don't your abilities have something to do with these things, back where you came from? I admit that I don't have a terribly good grasp on magecraft, as it were.

Something like that, yes. I'm not one to reanimate actual corpses regardless of how ancient they are... the sorts of things I generally work with are a bit more like Ghost Pokemon, as a reference.

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Oh, that's lovely. Hopefully they're a bit better-tempered than that.

[GUESS WHO'S BEEN HAVING SOME HIDEOUS EXPERIENCES WITH A FORMER COWORKER'S GENGAR]

Ah... no, I'd say that they're about the same. Granted, in my experience, Ghost Pokemon are not much different from regular Pokemon, honestly, aside from being slightly less corporeal than most... though I'm quite certain that could be a rather unsettling factor for some people.

[i ain't afraid of no ghosts]

...unsettling indeed.

[...Kayneth, as a matter of curiosity, do you ever just sit and ask yourself, "Is that really necessary?" Bonus points if you've ever managed to do it before you opened your mouth.]

Although really, I'd go so far as to say it's not the incorporeal aspects that most find unsettling, as much as it is that most of us prefer to spend our time with the living.

[GET SOME FUCKING FRIENDS.]

[no, it was definitely 100% necessary.]

Well, they're... complicated, I'll give you that. I thought it was clear-cut when I learned they hatched from eggs, but that whole Yamask debacle went down and now I'm not really sure what to think about them.

Still, even regarding things that actually were dead... I always viewed spiritual familiars more as a means to an end rather than anything worth spending quality time with.

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