005. Video/Action for Azalea Town

[leaveyourstarburning]

[Good evening, Johto! It...seems that your resident mouthpiece for Peace and Love has finally found something that's quite frankly annoying the living crap out of him. It's not terribly difficult to see why; he's got a little fluff of a Swablu in one arm, an Unfezant just barely in the shot from where it's standing on the ground nestling its face into his side, and both of them are doing whatever the avian equivalent of "wailing inconsolably" is.

And contrary to whatever Squirt believes, having a Chinchou clinging to his shoulders curiously doesn't seem to be helping matters any.

He kind of huffs a bit before addressing the 'Gear.]

Now, first of all, to the gentleman who poisoned the well in Azalea Town - and I use the term 'gentleman' very, very lightly in your circumstance: I don't care what your stance is on individual challenges. You will be battled eventually. Given your stance on pacifists, I would think you would take the chance for such an easy victory. Try to teach me a lesson, if you like, but I will fight you one day.

[...he's been down there trying to hold every Slowpoke but he cannot hold every Slowpoke, etc.]

Secondly. Should you have two creatures that can't stand each other, and releasing or permanently boxing one isn't an option, what would you recommend doing about it?

[Basically, his life, his choices, his...birds. ffs, his birds get along better with his bugs than they do each other.

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Thank you for your time.

Comments

[Video]

[shiromadoushi]

If there's no way for them to get along... maybe it might be best to see if maybe you can have one of them stay with someone else for a short while? The time apart might help, especially if they realize they miss each other not being around.

[Video]

[leaveyourstarburning]

[...huh.]

That's a good idea, actually; I hadn't really considered that much - though that does bring up the question of what to do if it doesn't go as planned.

[Video]

[shiromadoushi]

I guess that would be something to figure out once it's failed! [[aka, he has no idea past that]] Though hopefully it won't.... are they fighting?

[Audio]

[cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

[For what it’s worth, Cobra Commander at least tried to articulate a proper response. Keyword being tried. Instead of anything like that, Zulf’s just getting a mix of actual words and hysterical laughter. Most of it being hysterical laughter.]

You use the word gentleman very lightly in my case?

[Cackling.]

And you want to fight…you want to fight me? Over Sssslowpokes?

[More cackling.]

Thisssss is hilarious!

[And even more cackling. ]

[Video]

[leaveyourstarburning]

It seems you heard me.

[He is so mad.]

Are you going to take me up on it or not?

[Video]

[cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

[He's calmed down enough to switch to video. Well, mostly. There's still the occasional snickering and snorting.]

I'm afraid I mussst decline. I have little reason to waste my time by dealing with the likes of you.

[Video]

[tearsofademon]

Ahh... well, I have to change who's in the box on a regular basis anyway, because it's a pain but I can't keep them all out at once, so I just make sure that one is never out of the box when the other is. It's not permanent, so... But that's just what's worked for me.

[Video]

[leaveyourstarburning]

I suppose my biggest problem with that is not really liking the box...

[...uh...]

...the box thing to begin with - it feels cruel, I guess, to take animals from the wild and put them in there, especially since they're so trusting. I use it as sparingly as I can; unfortunately, when I'm out of town I don't have much of a choice, but otherwise it doesn't sit right with me.

[Video]

[tearsofademon]

Ah. Yeah, I know the feeling. If I could get away with it, I wouldn't use it either. Seems like it'd get lonely, trapped in there, you know? But, well, none of the ones that come with me have ever really seemed to mind it all that much, for some reason...

[Video]

[pianokeys]

Rotation! Let 'em take turns on bein' out of the box. It'd be a shame to have to release one.

[He doesn't want to imagine losing one of his Pokémon. 8( it would be horrible.]

[Video]

[leaveyourstarburning]

[Yes, it would. :< ]

That makes sense, yes - at the same time, I can't say I care very much for the box...thing as a whole. It feels kind of cruel, using it so much; I try to avoid it when I can.

But releasing one of them isn't an option; it's not fair to either of them.

[Video]

[pianokeys]

Too many Pokémon, they've go~t to stay somewhere; they don't seem to mind too much, so long as I still love n' care for 'em.

[A nod.] Releasin' 'em wouldn't be fair to anyone.

video;

[eagletalons]

[... Huh. Another justice type, and a really bold one too. they have a lot of that in the Corps already and Hope's leery of mavericks, so he wont be addressing that first part of this post till later.

Probably get a feel for this person first!]

Have you tried making them work or train together?

[Big fluffy Altaria behind Hope is not pleased at teeny Swablu's theatrics and gives a big bird equivalent of an "I am Disappoint" face.] Adversity tends to make anyone set aside their differences in order to at least accomplish something.

video;

[leaveyourstarburning]

[It's less that he's a maverick and more that he's...unfortunately a little prone to going off the rails when major injustices have been carried out. And he's been dealing with Cobra for quite some time now.]

What would you recommend? I'm...not terribly good with animals; that much is probably obvious.

video;

[eagletalons]

If that's the case, you'll need to assert your authority over them first, otherwise they wont do as you say.

[Voice]

[moveslikestrider]

Try team exercises or something. Having to work together might at least give them a working relationship where they go ok we gotta work together so let's have a truce and not kill each other.

[Voice]

[leaveyourstarburning]

That's true, yes, though some differences can't be overcome. I doubt that this is one of them, but I've had experiences back in my homeland that make me a bit wary of making things come together through circumstance.

[He pauses for a moment, though.]

But then, I've never really been too good with animals; hopefully they're a bit more cooperative than people. Is there anything you'd recommend?

[VIDEO]

[determinator]

[...Are you still in the well, Zulf...?]

Have you tried forcing them into contact with one another? Sometimes brute force actually works. Alternatively, attempt to get them to work as a team in a battle. I've found that has worked for me in the past.

[And now the only thing that makes his roach cry is Kimblee! \o/ ]

[VIDEO]

[leaveyourstarburning]

[WELL RIGHT NOW HE'S TECHNICALLY OUT OF THE WELL...]

...what circumstances have you been in where brute force actually works and doesn't just breed hostility?

[I am a peace ambassador from a crapsack world and what is this]

[video]

[princelyspirit]

[She doesn't have any advice for his pokemon team - while she's had her own troubles as a trainer, at least her team (usually) got along pretty okay. Besides, she's more interested in something else]

How serious are you about fighting these guys? [Tilts her head and gives the camera a curious look] I mean, you just said that you were a pacifist, so...

[Her tone isn't snide, sarcastic, or judgmental - she's genuinely curious about his interest in this]

[video]

[leaveyourstarburning]

For the most part, yes. I try to stick to a principle of nonaggression, and not nonviolence; however, there are some people who can't be reasoned with. I believe in mercy, and I won't harm my opposition if it can be avoided, but I acknowledge that sometimes a fight is necessary to ensure peace. Defeating a threat to save many lives is often worth the price.

Given that battles here are generally fought with the creatures and not direct warfare on one another, should it be necessary and the creatures be willing, I'll use them to fight, adhering to the rules established by the authorities in this world.

[video]

[grapecape]

[ugggggh well-poisoning. that is a super dick move, thank you for reminding the desert guy why he dislikes team rocket even more.]

I would try to speak with them and find out what the root of the conflict is. One of my companions is able to communicate telepathically with me, and through her I'm able to understand the rest...do you know any Psychic-type Pokemon?

[video]

[leaveyourstarburning]

[super dick move.]

I have one, yes, although I've never tried communicating with him in quite that way; the idea has been voiced to me before, by someone else, though it seems strange to try it out. Do you find it difficult?

[Video.]

[shakespearealien]

Zulf. What a pleasure it is, to hear from you. I very much agree with you, about the man who poisoned the well. Has the situation been solved yet? What is there that can be done?

And about your Pokémon. Perhaps it is not in your nature to do so, but I believe you should encourage their competition. If they cannot grow to respect each other as friends, perhaps they will as rivals.

[Video.]

[leaveyourstarburning]

I've been handling it about as well as I can personally, mostly through trying to take care of the creatures that are there. Some of them are Poison-typed and immune to it, but...

[...but slowpokes everywhere, basically.]

As for this idea regarding competition and rivalry, it seems that it would be counterproductive...? It's possible that it's just because I'm not used to such things; I'm used to encouraging cooperation rather than rivalry, so I'm not entirely sure what that would be accomplishing.