explosivecombat: (I like the way you think)
Solf J Kimblee ([personal profile] explosivecombat) wrote2011-11-03 11:56 pm

002. [Text/Action for Route 44]

[TEXT]

And a good evening to you, Johto.

Conversations with a few of you have shed some interesting light on opinions of exactly what it is we do here. The mandates we've received from the faceless entities that have brought us here make it very plain that we're supposed to humor them, to collect these 'badges' and essentially wander around for no real reason other than training these creatures and strengthening them - not so much a militaristic society as it is battle culture, if you will. However, others refer to these creatures as 'pets' or 'companions'; while I suppose the act of training these things may lead to bonds being formed, such people seem to have a different view of this world entirely.

I ask, then: from whatever standpoint you hold, be it one geared more toward companionship or more toward advancement - at what point does it become acceptable to you to release these creatures back into the wilderness? Surely there are some that aren't exactly battle-capable, or at least not as capable as others may be, and effort goes into their training; when do you decide that continuing to train them is no longer granting you benefit equal to the effort you're putting in?

I'll grant that "never" may be a perfectly valid answer, should your tendencies lean that way.


[ACTION]

[Well, whatever Kimblee was going on about before, it's clearly not affecting his relations with his own Pokémon any; he's currently standing beneath one of those trees on Route 43, though the white coat he's usually wearing makes him a bit obvious. He's always been a bit curious regarding what these things will do when not given orders, and he's keeping an eye on what appears to be a new member of his team from a distance; judging from the Swinub he's watching from a short distance away, apparently the answer is "generally snuffle about, and occasionally roll around for no real reason."

Of course, he seems to have another new one with him today - he did purchase two eggs from Xanxus, after all, and as a result Kimblee is now the proud owner of what seems to be the smuggest Vulpix on the planet.

...it doesn't help that Kimblee doesn't seem to have put the fox down since he hatched it, instead choosing to carry it around like a somewhat oversized cat. Seriously, Ernst Stavro Blofeld would look at him and tell him he's spoiling the damn thing.

His life, his choices, etc.]

[identity profile] sadisticwarfare.livejournal.com 2011-11-05 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh of course it is.]

Naturally. I never said you should aid it. I see no reason to bother helping either.

[identity profile] sadisticwarfare.livejournal.com 2011-11-05 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh of course it does. I wouldn't want you to think you could be rid of me that easily.

[That will actually earn a smirk from him; this is totally how we play, right Kimblee?]

[identity profile] sadisticwarfare.livejournal.com 2011-11-05 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm sorry, Kimbley, was that a threat or a promise?

[Of course it's how we play! ...Right?]

[identity profile] sadisticwarfare.livejournal.com 2011-11-05 11:36 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm insulted. You believe I need time to determine whether or not I'd like to die? Please, Kimbley.

[That said, he's still smirking.]

As I've mentioned, I have something I must do once I return home. I can't very well die now, can I?

[identity profile] sadisticwarfare.livejournal.com 2011-11-05 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course. Why do you think I'm training these? [He gestures to the bat and bird.]

[identity profile] sadisticwarfare.livejournal.com 2011-11-05 11:52 pm (UTC)(link)
I suppose so. I'll certainly keep that in mind. Though to be fair, you'll have to be more spread out in your training now; you may have the advantage in numbers, but that doesn't necessarily mean you can defeat me.

[identity profile] sadisticwarfare.livejournal.com 2011-11-06 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
[...That's a good question, what are you going to do with that one? It doesn't look like much of a fighter, though perhaps that's because of how spoiled it is... Still, it might have some use! Not that Archer's going to help you build a strategy that you can use against him!]

That's good to hear. I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors; hopefully at least one of those will suit your battle style.

[...It's not going to be that fox.]