timelymaid | fourteenth bubble; video/action for mahogany.

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fourteenth bubble; video/action for mahogany.

[ This entry takes place in the dark. The dark of a hotel room! ...In the day, so the blinds are drawn shut. Why? Because Aradia has received only the world's most fantastic shirt. It glows in the dark! Specifically, it is a Haunter shirt...and lit by the dim glow of the shirt and the light from the gear, Aradia can be seen. Why yes, she is also wearing Dad's fedora, a hat that only a few people would recognize, and her hair is actually not crazy - for which you can thank Kanaya, whose disappointment in this ensemble may be sensed through the screen. Aradia, this is not fashion. ...And no one but Kanaya can even see the fact she's probably wearing her omanyte toe socks, which don't help matters. And those are also from John, come to think of it.

Aradia is also wearing what is probably an unconsciously creepy grin. Whoops. That's what happens when you post from a dark room and have a tendency towards unsettling people sometimes?

After a moment of grinning in silence, she'll actually stop that and talk, though. ]

Hi!!! This is Aradia. [ In case you couldn't tell. ] And this is the best shirt ever! John sent it to me! He has one like it, too, and I said it was amazing and now I have my very own! Isn't that just fantastic? I had to turn out the lights to let you all get the proper effect!

[ ...But now that you've gotten it, she'll actually turn the lights back on. Aradia's sitting crosslegged on a hotel bed, presumably in Mahogany from the music, and in the light her grin is a bit less eerie. Sort of. ]

That's not the only reason I wanted to post, though! Actually, I have something I need help with. See, ghost and fossil pokemon are my absolute favorites! And while getting ghost pokemon just requires catching them, fossil types are...well, a little bit harder. I only have a few species: Kabuto's line, Aerodactyl, and Tirtouga's line. [ Though by reason of people leaving she has two of the first and three of the second. ] And this is not at all a complete collection! Which is sad, because I'd like to study fossil pokemon up close.

So if you have any and could either breed me one or trade me one? I will pay or trade you an egg you'd like! Very specifically I am also looking into getting two Archen! One of those is not for me, but is for Dave, whom also has a sad lack of fossil pokemon that has to be corrected!

I figured it was worth asking, at least! Oh, and before I forget, if you didn't tell me your birthday a few months ago when I asked and we're now friends, you should probably tell me about it now! I don't want to miss someone's birthday on accident. And I think that's pretty much everything? Though on the topic of birthdays, I know of three for this month! And just in case you don't? Equius picked the 9th, Francis Bonnefoy told me his birthday is the 14th, and Misaki's is on the 25th! Be sure to wish them well on those days, okay?

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Well, I have been meaning to do a trial run for quite some time, so I'll do my best to ensure that you both receive one. They may not have all the TM and tutor moves I'd like, but it's as good a start as any... My only request is that you inform me on how they turn out when they hatch, as I'd like to know what works and what doesn't... honestly, I may just see if I can get other combinations together so I'll have more money to buy TMs and evolutionary items when I get to Goldenrod.

I received one in one of those occurrences where everyone got a seemingly random Pokemon egg that hatched into one with different coloring than usual. I'm actually hoping to see if that will carry over, as well, as I don't know quite how rare of a mutation it is.

[ Kanaya has been doing her best, but Aradia gravitates to nerdy, weird fashion choices sometimes. ]

Of course I'll inform you how it goes! We talk often enough that wouldn't even be hard. And I'm sure Dave would agree as well, or at least I can monitor his updates for you!

Oh, one of those! I got one in that, too, but it wasn't a fossil type. Sadly! I actually already had the pokemon I got, which was...weird.

I thank you for that, then. I'll probably attempt to breed my Archeops with more than one Pokemon to ensure that I have enough eggs to give you, so if all works out, I'll probably give you one that should inherit one set of moves and another that should inherit a different set of moves, unless you and your friend have any objections.

That's... fairly bizarre, but at the same time, it doesn't seem all that surprising given that the selection seems to be entirely random.

Of course we don't have any objections! Thanks so much for doing this for us, Kayneth!!

Apparently. Did you know someone else got an Archen, too, though?

It's nothing, really. I'll likely put up a post whenever everything's ready and I've sent them to you, so keep an eye out for it.

Is that so? Well, given how rare they are, that's awfully fortunate for them. They're... certainly interesting Pokemon, I'll give them that.

Of course. I always keep an eye out for your posts, anyway!

By the way, where are you located these days? And what do you mean by "interesting"?

Well, I'm glad to hear that.

I've been in Azalea for quite some time; I've been studying the Ilex Shrine and some of the local industry while I prepare to challenge the gym. Admittedly, I've gotten a bit wrapped up in research, but that's never really unpleasant. And... well, as far as Archen and Archeops go, mine has always been fairly interested in technology for whatever reason. I have absolutely no idea why-you'd think it would be the complete opposite, given that he's a fossil Pokemon, but... that's just how he is.

Perhaps I'll drop in on you before we vacate Johto entirely! The last time I saw you in person was at the Breeder's Convention, wasn't it? It's fairly hard to keep up with people in person, I guess!! Oh, and I'd like to take a look at your research, if you'd be willing to share. Or I'll wait for the conclusions!

[ ...Huh, and Archeops interested in technology? ]

A lot of pokemon seem to be! Or at least the gear, I've noticed. Perhaps because their trainers pay so much attention to them?

I certainly wouldn't be opposed to that at all-after all, I've told you multiple times I prefer face to face conversations. I'd be happy to discuss the results of my research, as well.

[This place is nonsense enough that actually bouncing ideas off people helps him more than it ever had back home.

He still isn't sure how he feels about it.]

That may be it, though... he seems interested in more than just that.

In that case, I'm definitely going to do so! It'll be fun!

[ Well that's her idea of fun, anyway. ]

Hm. Well, I think it's good for everyone to have a hobby! Even and perhaps especially fossil bird pokemon. Did you know that Apollo also got a shiny Archeon around that time?

It will be good to see you, then.

I suppose, even if it's a bit... strange. And... no, actually, as I'm not familiar with that individual to begin with. That's interesting, though... well, I hope that person knows how to use them. I didn't mention it before, but while they're generally fairly strong, once they've taken a few hits it's just best to remove them from the fight. Their attacks get weaker and they seem to take hits harder, for whatever reason.

And vice versa!!

He's someone probably around my age - he replied to this post somewhere, too. He sold me one of my pokemon a good while back, now. And I've no idea how he uses his Archeops in battle, since all I know is it is a shiny female? But perhaps that has to do with being a flying/rock combination?

Ah, I see... well, he's fairly easy to identify if he's the only other one offering Archen.

I don't really think I'd say that it seems like that's the case, particularly given that I haven't seen other conflicting types like that cause adverse effects like that. It's more... like he has some bizarre instinctual desire to just give up when he hits that point, even if he doesn't really seem like that sort of Pokemon outside of that. I believe the Pokedex called the Ability "Defeatist," which seems rather apt.

That would be very true!

...That absolutely sounds like the type of ability that would cause that sort of reaction. Good gosh. Perhaps it's an instinct of self-preservation? Or...the exact opposite.

I have heard of some animals that have the instinct to freeze up when they're in danger instead of running, but this goes beyond that... well, I suppose they're extinct for a reason.

Haha, sadly...perhaps we can try to train them into not, um, going extinct a second time...

Yes, at least there's that. Like I said, they're rather good under normal circumstances... I just wish there was a way to ensure that they wouldn't completely lose all strategic value if they get hit once or twice.

...I'll try to think of something, but nothing comes to mind immediately...save using them in doubles battles in conjunction with healing-type pokemon?

Hmm, that might work.... though, isn't there some sort of move that allows Pokemon to swap their ability with another Pokemon? I'm not sure if Archen can learn it, but even if an ally could... that could potentially be devastating.

If someone didn't know about the ability-swap, could it be possible for an enemy to be fooled into taking it?

Possibly... as could an enemy unfamiliar with the Pokemon in the first place. Though, I doubt someone would use the move unless their Pokemon had an equally awful ability or they knew that the opponent's ability was extremely good.

Yeah, it's...not really a viable long-term strategy. Hm. I'll have to think about it more!

Well, if there is some strategic workaround for this ability, I'm sure someone will find it eventually... until then, though, it's just something we'll have to deal with.

True enough!! I'll let you know if I think of anything, though.

I'll let you know if I find anything, of course. We're both going to have them, so we'll both have the resources to see if there's some sort of workaround...

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