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[crouching_sin]

[Normally Naoya wouldn't bother with a post like this, but he's at his wit's end. He's done his best to try to solve it himself, but it's not working... so it's a rather frazzled-looking Naoya who appears on the screen, barely holding on to a very frightened-looking Ralts.]

[The Ralts in question is making tiny squeaking noises and looks like she wants to cry and hide rather than be anywhere in the area. Any Pokémon watching can probably hear her squeaking 'he is a bad and scary man'.]

Most of my Pokémon are rather well behaved. This one, however... doesn't seem to want to be anywhere near me. I haven't done anything to scare her. She just hatched a few days ago.

Has anyone else had problems with a Ralts that... doesn't seem to like them?

[He just... turns the video off. He'll put her back in her Pokeball now because... he doesn't know what else to do.]

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[crouching_sin]

I suppose that's true. Maybe once she realizes I don't mean to harm her she'll calm down.

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[crouching_sin]

You have no idea. Most people get a blank slate when they reincarnate... and I remember every life.

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[solas_ion]

...

I'm startin' to think I might know why that Ralts is terrified of you.

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[crouching_sin]

It does make sense, yes. ... But I don't intend to hurt her. I really only want to break this curse, and she has nothing to do with it.

[A shiny Honedge peeks his hilt into the frame, 'smiling' at Lancer. Hello!]

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[armoredsoul]

[Yes, yes it is, and he is supremely unimpressed with you, sir.]

Mmm. You might need to give her some time to--huh? Romeo, what...

[There's a moment of silence while Romeo speaks into Al's mind, and his frown deepens for a moment before he looks back to the screen.]

Would you be okay letting Romeo talk with her over the Gear? He says he might be able to help calm her.

[Well, and that he's worried that Naoya's idea of 'not scaring her' might be off from his trainer's, but Al's not going to voice that.]

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[pipers_son]

Got any other psychic types? Or the maternal type?

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[crouching_sin]

... All right.

[He sets the gear down in front of Alice, who looks down at the camera, shaking a bit.]

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[crouching_sin]

Not... at all, really. Most of my roster is Dark, Poison, or Ghost types.

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[pipers_son]

...Explains a lot about ya.

[And he's known you for all of two minutes]

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[crouching_sin]

Does it?

[He's new, okay.]

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[pinnedbangs]

It is a city! Not like there's much to dislike about it to begin with. ...And maybe she'll like the city better.

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[captainash]

My sweet, innocent, adorable Purugly. Sometimes I wish she was scared of me, instead of homicidal.

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[crouching_sin]

I do prefer city life. So maybe once I'm more comfortable, she will be, too.

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[crouching_sin]

Ah, cats. That seems about right.

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[scratchitti]

Well, they're a psychic type, right? Maybe she 'saw' something she doesn't like...

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[pipers_son]

Yep~. Ya would be amazed at how people end up attracted ta certain types, sometimes...

Although ya should know, dark and ghost types are typically a bit off against psychics, and poison and fairy ain't close friends either, if ya get my drift.

[He means that in more of a metaphorical sense, honestly. God knows his own troupe makes friends however it likes.]

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[armoredsoul]

[Al hands his Gear over to Romeo, who gives Alice a kind, sympathetic smile.]

Hello, little one. My name is Romeo. May I ask yours?

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[crouching_sin]

Fairy and psychic, yes. They're apparently empathic.

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[crouching_sin]

True, though my Shuppet at least seems to be friendly towards her. I suppose maybe because they're both empathic, just focused on different emotions.

[Or maybe it's because Poppet is just that adorable. Who knows?]

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[crouching_sin]

Um... um. My name is Alice...

[She sniffles and shakes her head to brush the tears away.]

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[captainash]

Doesn't it? She makes your Ralts look friendly and happy, I swear.

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[crouching_sin]

I've known cat-demons. They can make your regular, garden-variety cat look like precious and adorable balls of pleasant fluff.

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[pipers_son]

Well, that's a good thing ta hear, then! Yer Shuppet like ya?

[babel_hacker]

I'll be right back.

[And off he goes to the PC. Have fun dealing with your Ralts a little longer, Naoya. Atsuro will be back in after a moment.]

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[captainash]

...Can they be taught how to use elemental attacks through disks or tutors, too?