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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 9:55 am
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:17 am
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After bidding her father's Noivern good-bye for the time being, Alice turned and headed into the ruins with a spring in her step, camera in hand - fully charged and ready to take as many pictures as she possibly could - and Cassandra dutifully trotting alongside her. "It's too bad dad couldn't come with us," the girl said, frowning a little as she powered on her camera and held it up to take a few cursory pictures to test the lighting. Cassie, for her part, offered her trainer a polite and insincere noise of disappointment.
Alice shot her Sylveon a brief, rueful smile. "Maybe next time, hm? I'd really like to get some good pictures today, the lighting wasn't very good last time we came with dad..." She trailed off as they entered the ruins proper and paused mid-step. Someone else stood amongst the ruins, and her features brightened a bit. It looked like they wouldn't be alone today, after all. "Hello," she said politely as she approached, though she stopped and stood nearby as her gaze swept over the remains of what had once surely been a breathtaking building. "I, um, I didn't expect anyone else to be here this time of year. It's beautiful, isn't it?"
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BlackFireKitsune Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:51 am
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 11:03 am
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Far from scolding him for touching what he shouldn't, Alice reached her own hand out towards the weathered rock, her fingers carefully ghosting along its surface. "I know, there usually aren't many people here. Or at least, I don't think so. I don't know why, though," she said with a frown and a shake of her head. "These ruins are amazing!"
The thought of what the valley looked like in its prime had occurred to her multiple times before, and just like every previous time, Alice bent her knees and bounced a little in place. "I know!" She exclaimed with no less enthusiasm than she'd had the first time she came here. "I can only imagine how amazing it was, the shrine and all the buildings, their berry fields, everyone just living in harmony with their Pokemon..." Alice trailed off, picturing everything in her head. If only she could see what it was like back then...
Cassie rolled her eyes and sat down nearby, readying herself for a long afternoon that wouldn't be as quiet as she'd hoped.
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BlackFireKitsune Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 11:35 am
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 11:56 am
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BlackFireKitsune Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 12:10 pm
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 2:56 pm
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"Symbiotic, yes, absolutely," Alice agreed, frowning still. She opened her mouth to continue but paused as the Vaporeon appeared, and she found herself momentarily distracted. "Ohh, you can talk to water-types? That's really cool," she said, then gestured to herself and then to her Sylveon, "my name's Alice, and this grump over here is Cassandra." The fairy-type trotted over to swat at her trainer's leg with one ribbon before using another to offer the pair a polite wave.
"Oh, but, um, I think I'd have to agree with that part," Alice admitted, switching tracks back to their discussion. "I think I remember my dad going on about how the Egg was lost eventually and after that, people wouldn't develop the ability anymore, and the number of people who had it already eventually dwindled. That, and historically people have lashed out at things they don't understand," she added with another puzzled frown.
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BlackFireKitsune Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 3:41 pm
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 4:12 pm
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BlackFireKitsune Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 6:28 pm
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"Ohh, I didn't think of it that way," Alice said, eyebrows raising a bit as she considered it. "That's very true, they could have easily moved elsewhere without relying on any other humans because they had such a close relationship with pokemon at the time. I wonder where they went, though... If that's what really happened, then I suppose it makes sense that they didn't leave any record of how they disappeared or where they went, especially if they were also being persecuted. That would only tell their persecutors where they went, after all." The young woman paused, a thoughtful and slightly absent expression on her face as she pictured their exodus in her head. Pidgeot and Lapras and so many other pokemon helping, aiding their friends in their relocation... "Do you know of any other theories?"
Huh... Why couldn't Alice understand her then? Well they hadn't been together since they were that young, so maybe that was why. is cool. You two must have interesting conversations a lot, then,> she said as her gaze shifted up to the pair of humans again while they debated the fate of a past civilization. Such a topic was, unfortunately, not her cup of tea.
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BlackFireKitsune Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 6:56 pm
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Sorey's excitement cooled a bit, fading into recollection as he tried to remember the various things he had read when researching the region's history. "There was another possible ending to the persecution theory," he said, "but personally I'm not fond of it, regardless of how accurate it may or may not be. Some historians speculate that the native Kodoans might have been wiped out through violence, like a witch hunt. Even if there's a grain of truth to it, though, I can't accept that all of the Kodoans were killed. That just doesn't seem possible."
Mikleo said, Debating the fate of a past civilization was, in fact, Mikleo's cup of tea, but he wasn't so rude as to shush someone speaking to him just so he could join in - especially since one of the participants was a human who wouldn't understand him. He'd just have to discuss it with Sorey himself later.
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 7:47 pm
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"Mmn. I don't like that one either," she said with a frown, "even if it does fit in with persecution by people who didn't understand the ability. People have done some extreme things out of fear of things they don't understand though, unfortunately - like witch hunts," Alice finished with an expression of distaste, though it slowly morphed into quiet thoughtfulness. "It could be a combination of all of them, really; maybe it started with violent persecution, so those remaining either lived quietly with everyone else or left with their pokemon friends? Oh, or," she suggested suddenly, expression brightening at the thought of another theory, "what if it was more a matter of different cultures clashing? Sooner or later the larger overtakes and absorbs the smaller, and the larger culture remains much more prominent than the smaller, especially over time. Maybe something like that happened?"
Cassie's ears perked up and her eyes widened a bit. Well, that certainly explained why Sorey could understand Mikleo with such ease; the Sylveon tilted her head, curiosity piqued.
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BlackFireKitsune Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2016 9:17 pm
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