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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.]

Comments

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[crouching_sin]

No, they learn them on their own. If you fuse two demons together, they can inherit the skills of a parent.

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[crouching_sin]

She seems to. Though she seems to also like pillowcases as much, or possibly more.

[Shuppet you are already a spoopy ghost you don't need a pillowcase on top of your pillowcase-looking body.]

[crouching_sin]

Sure.

[He does his best to pick up Alice again and bounce her in his arms lightly, trying to shush her. It's... it's not working very well.]

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[captainash]

...'Fuse'? Is that literal, or a weird euphemism for their reproductive cycle?

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[crouching_sin]

... More literal than you might think. Essentially, they're turned into spiritual energy and the two energies are brought together. Different combinations of demons yield different results.

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[pipers_son]

Well, maybe she can put in a good word for ya.

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[crouching_sin]

Hopefully. I'm a little concerned that Alice might get dehydrated from her crying. She's not exactly big...

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[captainash]

...And here I was, thinking Pokémon breeding was strange. Doesn't that hurt them?

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[crouching_sin]

Not at all. Some of them look forward to it, since it allows them to push their limitations.

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[captainash]

But is it truly their limitations, or those of fusion partner? How can they tell?

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[crouching_sin]

Certain demons are just considered stronger than others. It's something like Pokemon evolutionary stages - a baby Pokemon will never be as strong as an evolved form. You may be able to defeat them, but it's due to cleverness, rather than physical skill.

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[pipers_son]

Get her water?

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[crouching_sin]

I'm planning on it. Hopefully she'll come around soon...

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[pipers_son]

Good luck with it, mate.

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[crouching_sin]

Heh. It's appreciated.

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[captainash]

Guess that would make it easier to tell. I just hope they don't use their new skill as an excuse to ignore cleverness.

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[crouching_sin]

Generally no, but sometimes they do. That tends to happen more in certain demonic lines, though. Cats tend to always be fairly clever and... well. Catty.

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[captainash]

Why am I not surprised? That's already a common trait for them; being demonic should only make that worse.

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[armoredsoul]

It's very nice to meet you, Alice. Could you tell me what is wrong? I heard you over my Trainer's Gear, and you sounded very upset.

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[crouching_sin]

Pretty much. It's generally those that used to be gods that still think they can get by on brute strength. The Norse ones tend to be some of the worst.

[And then there's Loki, but Loki is Loki.]

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[crouching_sin]

... My trainer is a scary man! His emotions are... are weird. And I keep getting flashes of scary things from his mind!

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[captainash]

...I'm not an expert in myths and legends, but somehow that sounds very appropriate.

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[pinnedbangs]

So it's like she's feeding off your vibe! Yeah, maybe getting someplace you like should get her feeling way better.

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[crouching_sin]

I've had to work with a lot of them. Or at least study them enough to be able to work out their summoning rituals.

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[crouching_sin]

Hopefully. I don't want to just keep her in the PC all the time...