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>>1008839

REMINDER
JOHN IS PURE PURE
TRUELY TO PURE FOR THIS WORLD
alzo
FISHING A IS BEST RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY

>>1008853
>TRUELY TO PURE
butt please

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You wake up the next morning to the gentle sound of Belladonna making a very faint, cute breathing noise next to your face. You move your legs and find that Mace is resting between your feet.

And your pillow is breathing. There’s Gobble!

You stretch and get dressed. Everyone else except Gobble is eager to greet the day. He’d rather sleep.

You look to Jane’s room and see a blue eye in the crack quickly vanish. You sigh.

There’s a knock at your door.

“Hello?”

“Herb! Are you awake?” Keira asks from the other side.

“Umm, yes.” You’re not sure how else to answer.

She whips open the door. “Blessed morning! The temple is offering us breakfast before the shard ceremony, but it will be a little bit. Everyone else is here, but nobody answered when I knocked so I think they’re all asleep. I’m going to go for a walk until then.”


>Sounds good, you’ll join her
>Go fishing in the small river nearby
>Do some training
>Walk around the temple
>Something else

>>1008870
>>Sounds good, you’ll join her

>>1008870
>Sounds good, you’ll join her
Fishing is also good, but we can do that anytime.

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>>1008870
>>Sounds good, you’ll join her

>>1008870
>Do some training

>>1008870
>Sounds good, you’ll join her

>>1008870
>Sounds good, you’ll join her

>>1008870
>>Sounds good, you’ll join her

>>1008870
>Sounds good, you’ll join her

>>1008870
>Do some training

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>>1008899
mirin those digits

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“Can I come?”

“Sure!” She smiles brightly from under her facepaint, the starts walking off.

You go to follow, but Gobble is laying out on the floor.

“Come on, Gobble.”

He very slowly stirs up. You have to run to catch up to Keira.

She lets out her pokemon too. It’s a bright, sunny day with a nice cooling breeze. The heavy tree shading makes it perfect.

“So, Herb.” She keeps her hands behind her back. “That’s really impressive that you made baco bread on your first try. It’s one of my favorites. Is everyone from the mainland good at cooking?”

“Well, not really.” You don’t want to brag or anything. ”Everyone has different interests.”

You chat about nothing for a while as you make your way through the narrow, tree’d path. You come to a rest at a stream. The pokemon water themselves and you both sit on a fallen over tree. Bella especially seems to enjoy her spot by the water.

“Herb.”

“Yeah?”

“Has Polu said anything strange to you?”

>Nope
>Well, he did give me this bone
>Dodge the question
>Ask about her religion
>Something else

>>1008870
>Sounds good, you’ll join her

>>1008955
>Nope
It isn't lying if we are clueless

>>1008955
>>Nope

>>1008955
>Well, he did give me this bone
>Ask about her religion

>>1008955
>Define strange
>Because a lot of this place is strange to me at times.

>>1008955
>Well, he did give me this bone
>Keep it close to you so she can't snatch it way or something.

I don't want to lie to Keira.

>>1008955
>Well, he did give me this bone
>>Ask about her religion
probably not the ideal person to ask about hearsay, but I wanna know what the bone is

>>1008955
>Nope

>>1008955
>Nope
>What do you mean by strange?

>>1008955
>the starts walking off

>>1008955
>Nope

>>1008955
>Nope
>Ask about her religion

>>1008955
>>Nope

>>1008955
>Nope
Reminder to everyone voting for bone
Polu said that people see that as a symbol of heresey and it might fuck up our relationship with him

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>>1008981

>>1008955
>Nope
We aren't betraying our friend.

>>1008955
>Nope
>What do you mean by strange?

>>1008955
>>1009020

>>1008974
I'll back this.

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“Nope. I mean, I still don’t know a lot about the islands so everything is still a little strange to me.” You tell her, convincing yourself that you’re not avoiding mentioning anything in particular. “Why, what do you mean by strange?”

“Well.” she looks at the ground. “I don’t know. I don’t really meet a lot of people from his island since they don’t have a temple. I’ve just heard things, mostly.”

This is getting uncomfortable. “What sort of things?”

She kicks her feet in the air and looks off at nothing. “Like they spread rumors about the priests and do strange sacrifices in secret. Polu seems really nice though, so I don’t know.” She’s really looking uncomfortable now, like she’s embarrassed to even be talking about it. “He’s got some strange pokemon, huh?”

“I guess so. Yeah.” All pokemon are strange in their own ways. But that ghost pokemon of his, Spiritomb, does stick out to you.

“Sorry. Forget I said anything. I heard a lot of things about mainlanders too and you don’t fit any of them.” She realizes what she just said and covers her mouth. “Sorry.” She mutters again.

You wonder how long it’s been? Breakfast is probably ready by now. In fact, you might be late. You're trying to figure out how far the sun as move when a dark bird pokemon flies overhead, causing a quick shadow then fresh flash of sunlight in your eyes.

"I hate when that happens." Keira says, seeing you blink.


>Walk back the way you came, in the open path
>Come on, let’s cut through the woods here to get back
>Ask what sort of rumours
>Well, you can’t believe everything you hear
>Something else

>>1009105
>>Well, you can’t believe everything you hear
>Come on, let’s cut through the woods here to get back

>>1009105
>>Walk back the way you came, in the open path
>>Ask what sort of rumours

>>1009105
>>Ask what sort of rumours
>Come on, let’s cut through the woods here to get back

> You're trying to figure out how far the sun as move
butt please

>>1009105
>Come on, let’s cut through the woods here to get back
>Well, you can’t believe everything you hear

>>1009105
>>Walk back the way you came, in the open path

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>>1009118

>>1009105
>Walk back the way you came, in the open path
>Well, you can’t believe everything you hear

>>1009105
>Well, you can’t believe everything you hear
>Ask what sort of rumours

>>1009105
>Walk back the way you came, in the open path

>>1009105
Dark bird pokemon


Murkrow trader?

>>1009105
>Well, you can’t believe everything you hear
>Come on, let’s cut through the woods here to get back

>>1009105
>Walk back the way you came, in the open path
>Ask what sort of rumors
>Well, you can't believe everything you hear.
I wonder if we just saw crowbro.

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“Well, you can’t believe everything you hear.” You offer.

She seems to really think on that. “But that’s all I know about...everything outside the priesthood.” She gets lost in thought.

Gobble eats some random plants on the way down the open path back the way you came before you can stop him. They seem harmless enough, but it’s clear he’s getting more and more hungry. You wonder if he’ll evolve soon, too.

You and Keira get ripped out of your thoughts when a bird caws at you from a branch above.

“Murkrow!” You wave to it, recognizing it instantly. There’s a distinct look to him.

He caws again, flies down, and shakes a bundle he’s carrying.

“You want to trade?”

He caws again, then digs a little with his claw.

You go to reach for the bundle to see what he has, but he keeps it away and makes an aggressive noise.

Keira, looking very confused, still translates for you. “He says you need to give him something and he’ll decide what you get.” Her eyes are full of questions about this whole affair.

That doesn’t seem like a very fair business model.


>The tiny metal hook from your old rod
>Give him an antidote, they have shiny metal casings
>Give him your camping lighter
>A light pan from your cooking kit. Not your heavy, black, weaponized one, but the shiny camping one
>You'll pass. Thanks.
>Something else

>>1009244
>>Give him an antidote, they have shiny metal casings
It's Shiny, Also cures poisons!

>>1009244
>Give him an antidote, they have shiny metal casings

>>1009244
Pan, or antidote.
Maybe both? How much did he bring for trade?

>>1009244
>Give him an antidote, they have shiny metal casings
>A light pan from your cooking kit. Not your heavy, black, weaponized one, but the shiny camping one
The hook and the lighter could harm him, but otherwise I have no preference as to which we trade.

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>>1009244
>>Give him an antidote, they have shiny metal casings
he's been good to us, Crowbro deserves our trust

>>1009244
Can we show him what we have and let him pick what he wants?

>>1009244
>>A light pan from your cooking kit. Not your heavy, black, weaponized one, but the shiny camping one

>>1009265
Actually, let's see if he's willing to trade for both the pan and the antidote.

>>1009244
>A light pan from your cooking kit. Not your heavy, black, weaponized one, but the shiny camping one
>Give him an antidote, they have shiny metal casings

2 for 1 special

>>1009244
>A light pan from your cooking kit. Not your heavy, black, weaponized one, but the shiny camping one
>Give him an antidote, they have shiny metal casings

Sounds good

>>1009244
>Give him an antidote, they have shiny metal casings
Seems like the most useful one to give.

>>1009244
>Give him an antidote, they have shiny metal casings

Most of the others are probably a bit dangerous or troublesome for him (I know it says light frying pan but I'd still imagine it would be a pain for a small bird to carry off).

>>1009244
>Give him an antidote, they have shiny metal casings

>>1009244
>>The tiny metal hook from your old rod

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You offer him the pan and an antidote.

He caws and points his beak to a spot between the two of you.

Murkrow inspects what you lay down. He hops around it, giving it a few bites, and only exposing his back to you for a fraction of a second.

He drags it back a few feet, then sticks his beak into his bundle. He drags out two items. A small chunk of ice, and a dirty disk.

“Is that a TM?” You ask as you move to pick it up. Murkrow drags it’s loot away from you when you approach.

Murkrow shrugs and makes a noise. “He says it is what it is. Stick it in your shiny noise box or whatever you do.” Keira gives a look to make sure you know she’s just translating.

You pick up the ice. It’s cold, but it’s not melting. Huh. You wonder if you should be holding it with your bare hands.

“Thanks, Murkrow.”

Murkrow is putting all his stuff together to figure out how to lift away his haul. He’s a creative packer, that’s for sure. He caws at you and gets a few feet before adjusting it, then he repacks it and takes off for good.

“Good doing business with you.” Keira says. Still confused.

The two of you head back to the temple. Before you get into it though, you almost run head first into the boy who you lent your pokedex to.

“Ah.” He bows to Keira deeply, then a little to you. “Thank you for lending me your Pokedex.” He offers it back. “I uhh, am sorry.”

Before you can understand what he means, he gives it to you and quickly vanishes around a corner.

“Sorry?”

Keira shrugs, she has no idea either.

You look over your Pokedex. It seems lighter. You check out the back and see that the panel has been replaced with a different one with an empty storage spot in the back. You turn it on and it flickers a bit, booting a little slower. It otherwise seems to be working, though. At least, as far as you can tell with a quick inspection.

>Hey wait! Come back!
>Go find Brother Hoon and complain
>Well, these things happen. Just go eat breakfast
>Something else

>>1009449
>Hey wait! Come back!
Not mad, just confused

>>1009449
>Hey wait! Come back!

>>1009436
Thats stupid. We use the old rod. While we could technically use the antidote, its not a necessity. Neither is the tin frying pan, which is practically useless for the level of cooking we prefer.

Plus, this is a vendor we have, and want to continue having, a good relationship with. A shitty metal hook will not even turn the head of a Pidgey, much less a Murkrow.

>>1009449
>Hey wait! Come back!

>>1009455
>>1009449
this
No need in being mad, just need an explanation

>>1009449
>>1009455
This.

Did he break a RAM... thing?

>>1009449
Can the disk fit in the pokedex?

>>1009449
>>1009455
>Hey wait! Come back!

just wanting to know what was changed.

>>1009449
>Hey wait! Come back!
Just ask what happened, don't be mad

>>1009449
>Hey wait! Come back!
Let's find out what he changed.

>>1009449
>Hey wait! Come back!

Joining in on asking about what happened. Even if something is broken I feel we don't even use the Pokedex enough to be that upset over it; especially given we handed it over in the first place.

>>1009449
>Hey wait! Come back!

>>1009449
>empty storage spot in the back
As in he added a spot to store things... or he swiped the internal memory or something?

>>1009449
>Hey wait! Come back!

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Keira looks at the pokedex, then compares it to her own and blinks.

“Hey wait! Come back.” You follow after him, leaving her behind. You’re more confused than mad.

You’re not the most perceptive guy, but even you can see he’s hurrying away and pretending not to hear you. You try to pick up the pace.

“Hey. Hold on! I’m not mad, I just want to talk.”

You hurry around the corner. He’s been stopped by Mace! He must have gone around the other way to cut him off.

He turns and sees you, then sighs, defeated. Bella runs up and points her flowers at him aggressively and he raises his hands. You have to motion her to calm down.

“I’m very sorry.” He bows again.

“What happened?”

He explains that he ended up breaking the hard drive on it and some ram. He replace them, but with older parts. There’s barely any storage on it (not that you knew it even saved stuff.) You can’t save contact info or record data. The radio was also replaced with an older part too, but he insists it’s a good one. He tells you it will still float if you press the air pouch button. Another thing you didn’t know it could do.

He bows. “Please. Let me make it up to you. My karma and honor demands it.”

“I’m really not mad.” You tell him.

“Please. If I don’t do something to make up for it, this will haunt me, just like Brother Hoon says. I can do electrical work, or give you something of equal value.” He looks away. “And if we can keep this between us...”

>Got any shiny scrap metal?
>Do you happen to have any berries?
>Can you restore this TM? It’s all rusty (you can probably fix it up yourself, but it'll take time)
>Okay, tell me about this bone clip.
>Something else

>>1009592
>>Can you restore this TM? It’s all rusty (you can probably fix it up yourself, but it'll take time)

>>1009592
>Can you restore this TM? It’s all rusty (you can probably fix it up yourself, but it'll take time)

>>1009592
>Can you restore this TM? It’s all rusty (you can probably fix it up yourself, but it'll take time)

>>1009592
>Okay, tell me about this bone clip.
And keep this between us, don't let any other monk or priestess know

>>1009592
>>Something else
"Join me. You find cool things. I would like to learn your ways. I will feed you besides"

>>1009592
>Can you restore this TM? It’s all rusty (you can probably fix it up yourself, but it'll take time)

>>1009592
>Okay, tell me about this bone clip

>>1009592
I'd really rather get scrap metal or know about the bone clip.
The other two options are things we can easily do for ourselves.

>>1009592
>>Can you restore this TM? It’s all rusty (you can probably fix it up yourself, but it'll take time)
How expensive are pokedex's anyway? We can always buy some replacement parts if we make some good money off battling or a casino

>>1009608
>>1009614
He's doing this based on his sense of honor; the same sense of honor that might compel him to tell somebody about this, if it really is heretical.

>>1009592
>>Got any shiny scrap metal?

>>1009592
>>Can you restore this TM? It’s all rusty (you can probably fix it up yourself, but it'll take time)

>>1009610
I don't think we can steal a monk anon

>>1009623
Not with that attitude!

>>1009592
>Can you restore this TM? It’s all rusty (you can probably fix it up yourself, but it'll take time)

>>1009619
Its better to know what we have

the other options are things we can handle, this is an unknown unknown

>>1009647
We can likely obtain the info from books or other sources of public knowledge, and if not then from Polu if nothing else.

>>1009592
>Got any shiny scrap metal?

Got to keep Pickle-Pee happy.

>>1009592
>Okay, tell me about this bone clip

>>1009592
>Got any shiny scrap metal?

>>1009592
>Got any shiny scrap metal?

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You think for a minute. You don’t really want anything, but by the look on him, he needs to do something. You can understand that feeling. You hate feeling guilty whenever you screw up and need to make it up.

“Well, actually, can you clean up this?” You take out the old TM. “I don’t even think it’d fit in the pokedex with all the dirt and stuff on it.” You think “The TM reader still works, right?”

He nods. “Yes, yes of course. We’re very good at working with old and rusty things here. It’s a speciality. We believe in maximizing the potential of older technologies.” He takes it from you. “This won’t take long. I promise. And thank you.”

Bella threatens him again. He doesn’t take it overly seriously, but he gives her space. Keira reaches you just as he leaves. Bella looks up to Keira and thrusts a flower at her too.

Keira just sniffs the flower instead. “Smells pretty!”

Bella is deflated at her failed threat and pouts.

“Come on, the shard ceremony is starting.” Keira grabs your hand and leads you away. She avoids holding it when you run by some monks, though.

You arrive at the ceremony room. Everyone looks over at you from their kneeling position. They’re all wearing robes, too.

“Disrespectfully late.” Jane mutters under her breath.

Keira offers a formal bow. You’re not sure what to do and do the same. Brother Hoon’s expression shows you did it wrong, but his raised hand to Jane and two other monks tells them not to worry about it. Gobble imitates what you did and manages not to fall forward.

Keira points to a place to kneel. You go and do so like everyone else.

“Now.” Brother Hoon says. “Where were we? Ah yes. I want everyone here to think deeply about their place in their community. In their family.”

Hana looks uncomfortable.

“In the eyes of your peers. Think about those around you, and reflect. Reflect on their actions to you, and yours to them. There’s a great circuit of karma, of trust, that goes through the connections in your life. Are you letting it flow through you, or insulating against it? What about others? Where are your connections weakest? What can you do to strengthen them?”

Who do you want to improve your connection to?

>You could do something nice for Val
>Laki seems like she makes herself distance
>Keira and you have a large gap you want to work on
>You’ve made progress with Jane, but could do more
>Polu has been a bro. You want to be one back
>Hana seems like she has layers and needs help getting out of her shell
>You don’t feel as close to Mace as you do your other pokemon
>Who am I?
>Something else

>>1009778
>Who am I?

>>1009778
>Laki seems like she makes herself distance

>>1009778
>Who am I?

Obviously we want to spend time with everyone. But we're on our journey for a reason.

>>1009778
Who are we?
Keira and you have a large gap you want to work on

>>1009778
>>Who am I?

>>1009778
>>Who am I?
ALWAYS MYSTERY BOX

>>1009778
>>Who am I?

>>1009778
>Who am I?

>>1009778
>Who am I?

>>1009778
>>Who am I?

>>1009778
>Who am I?

>>1009778
>>Who am I?

>>1009778
>Who am I?

I want to vote for Laki but that seems rude.

>>1009778
>>Laki seems like she makes herself distance

>makes herself distance
Butt, please.

>>1009843
No, that is right

>>1009849
If English is your third language.

The correct way to say it would be: Makes herself distant.

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>>1009856
Or are just blind, I got hung up on the first part.

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>>1009843

>>1009778
>Who am I?

>>1009778
>Who am I?
>Keira and you have a large gap you want to work on

>>1009778
Can you tell us who the others chose, assuming they had a similar choice?

>>1009778
>>Who am I?
>Laki seems like she makes herself distance
Way too late I know

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You think about the connections in your life. What gaps do you want to work on? The first two gaps that come to mind are Laki’s cleavage and Keira’s thighs, but you quickly squash those thoughts. You guess you’re a little like your dad in some ways after all, even if you avoid it. Or are you?

Who are you?

No really. Who are you? You’ve only started on your quest, but you’re already learning a lot. Your name is John. You’re a new trainer. You like to cook. You like fashion. You’re not really in anyone’s face, but you’re proud of how much more outgoing you’ve gotten already. There’s been some progress there. You never considered yourself very brave, but if you had to put your ego aside, you’ve done a lot of brave stuff in the last while. Or maybe just reckless stuff. People say that teenagers don’t have a good sense of danger. But you’re not a typical teenager, are you?

Well, maybe you are. You bet everyone thinks they’re not typical. Your talk with Hana before made you feel a lot better and more normal about...you know. Doing teenager stuff to yourself. You wonder when you'll grow out of that.

You’re nowhere near as assertive as everyone else you know. If you’re being honest, you’re probably the biggest obstacle to connecting to others. Yes, you’re nice, you’re polite, but are you open? When something annoys you or someone causes problems for you, can you be honest about it, or do you smile, figure out a way to live with it, and shoulder it without saying anything? Are you scared of conflict? Scared of hurting someone even if you should say something? Are you arrogant, thinking that you can handle being told something bad, but others can’t?

What is your role in this new community you find yourself in. Your role with your friends, family, pokemon? With yourself? What do you honestly think of yourself?

>You’re the support, the team mom, nurturing whoever needs it
>You’re the rock. The sense of stability for everyone
>You’re the outsider. You don’t belong, but you can ask and do things others can’t
>You’re a skinny wuss who's afraid of conflict
>You’re a leader. Just, an unusual kind.
>Something else

>>1009937
>You’re the support, the team mom, nurturing whoever needs it
>You’re the rock. The sense of stability for everyone

>>1009937
>You’re the rock. The sense of stability for everyone

>>1009937
>You’re the support, the team mom, nurturing whoever needs it

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>>1009937
>>You’re the support, the team mom, nurturing whoever needs it
>You’re a leader. Just, an unusual kind.

you guys know what every team mom needs?

>>1009937
>You're are the support, the team mom, nurturing whoever needs it
>You're the outsider. You don't belong, but you can ask and do things others can't

>>1009937
>You’re the support, the team mom, nurturing whoever needs it
>You’re the rock. The sense of stability for everyone

>>1009937
>>You’re the support, the team mom, nurturing whoever needs it

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>>1009893
[Sure. I'll do that after]

>>1009937
>You’re the support, the team mom, nurturing whoever needs it
>You’re the outsider. You don’t belong, but you can ask and do things others can’t
We help out when we can and give an outside perspective to problems.

>>1009937
>>You’re the rock. The sense of stability for everyone

>>1009937
>You’re the support, the team mom, nurturing whoever needs it
>You’re the rock. The sense of stability for everyone

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>>1009937
>You’re the support, the team mom, nurturing whoever needs it

>>1009937
>>You’re the rock. The sense of stability for everyone

>>1009937
Will only the most popular choice be chosen? Since the whole deal so far is that Herb can't decide what he wants to be.

>>1009937

>You’re the support, the team mom, nurturing whoever needs it
>You’re the rock. The sense of stability for everyone

>You’re the support, the team mom, nurturing whoever needs it
>You’re the rock. The sense of stability for everyone

team mom best mom

>>1009937
>You’re the support, the team mom, nurturing whoever needs it
>You’re the rock. The sense of stability for everyone

>>1009937
>You’re the support, the team mom, nurturing whoever needs it

>you're the rock.

>>1009937
>You're the rock. The sense of stability for everyone.

>>1009983
Goddamit

>>1010006
butt

>>1009937
>You’re the support, the team mom, nurturing whoever needs it

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This is herb now

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>>1010063
But we will never be best rock

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>>1010063
some day anon

first we need to find the mythical Fountain of Whey somewhere in the jungles of Loanah

>>1009937
Mostly
>You’re the support, the team mom, nurturing whoever needs it
A little
>You’re the rock. The sense of stability for everyone

>>1010063
>>1010085
I don't get it. That is Laki on the left and Hana on the right isn't it?

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Primarily, you’re the supporter. The nurturer. The mom. You have a few issues when it comes to your masculinity, so that’s not easy to admit. But why does being caring and supporting have to be feminine? Your grandpa was a caring guy. And he was manly He built stuff with his calloused hands and had a big beard and everything.

Is that what makes a man manly?

You bring your thoughts back to focus. You know what else you are the people need? Stable. You’re consistent. Maybe that’s boring, and maybe you don’t know all that much about people or the world, but you do know how good it is to have something stable. Someone familiar and constant to ground yourself with. That goes along well with being supporting. Usually you think of being a rock as more like a dad figure that’s always in the garage or always saying “yup” and you can always predict what they say. Someone that doesn’t ever have any doubt about themselves or the world, but aren’t arrogant about it. They just know the world and their place in it. But maybe it’s just being someone people can depend on, even if they depend on your to be undependable. Not that you’re undependable, but you just mean the general concept of consistency. Maybe-

“John.”

You open your eyes. The room is empty except for Keira and Brother Hoon.

“It’s been three hours.” He answers the question you didn’t think to ask yet. “Meditation can do that.”

“Did- did I miss it?”

“No.” He puts takes your hand, then places the shard in it. “Well, yes, but the dogma isn’t as important as the meaning and purpose behind it. I can sense you’ve done a lot of reflecting.”

Keira peaks at him and you from her meditating pose.

“The others are waiting for you before they leave. Oh, and I apologize for starting this a little late. There was a mess in the tool shed this morning. John, you seem like a fine young man with a lot on your mind, before you go, is there anything you’d like to discuss?”

>No, but thanks!
>Can he help Mace with meditation? He needs help with control.
>Confess to running around last night. It was an accident!
>Privately ask him about the bone clip
>Mention what happened to your pokedex
>Something else

>>1010129
>>Can he help Mace with meditation? He needs help with control.

>>1010129
>No, but thanks!
>Stretch our dead limbs

>>1010129
>No, but thanks!

>>1010129
>>Can he help Mace with meditation? He needs help with control.

>>1010129
>No, but thanks!

Herb ain't no snitch

>>1010129
>Can he help Mace with meditation? He needs help with control.

>>1010129
>Can he help Mace with meditation? He needs help with control.
>Confess to running around last night. It was an accident!
>Privately ask him about the bone clip

What did the others reflect on, Gobble???

>>1010129
>Can he help Mace with meditation? He needs help with control!

>>1010129
>Can he help Mace with meditation? He needs help with control.

>>1010129
>Can he help Mace with meditation? He needs help with control.
>Privately ask him about the bone clip

>>1010129
>>Can he help Mace with meditation? He needs help with control.

>>1010129
>Can he help Mace with meditation? He needs help with control.
>Confess to running around last night. It was an accident!

Don't mention Jane. It's better to do this it might be some sorta test.

>>1010129
>depend on your to be undependable.
>He puts takes
Two butts, please.

>Can he help Mace with meditation? He needs help with control.

>>1010129
>>Can he help Mace with meditation? He needs help with control.

>>1010129
>Can he help Mace with meditation? He needs help with control.

>>1010129
>Something else
Ask where we can learn more about meditation, we like it and it might be good for mace.

Also I really want to see Jane try to out-meditate us.

>>1010129
>Can he help Mace with meditation? He needs help with control.

Being at an Electric temple to learn energy control is a good idea.

>>1010129
>Can he help Mace with meditation? He needs help with control
>Privately ask him about the bone clip

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>>1010162
[1/2]

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>>1010162
[2/2]

>>1010166
>I really want to see Jane try to out-meditate us
She can only out-zen us by not trying to out-zen us.

She'll either attain a measure of peace in letting go of her need to surpass us, or she'll blow a gasket trying.

>>1010177
I don't think that tattoo is canon

>>1010129
>And he was manly He built stuff with his

>And he was manly- he built stuff with his
>And he was manly. He built stuff with his

I demand a butt.

>>1010129
>Privately ask him about the bone clip
>Mention what happened to your pokedex
Not in an angry way, but more of a "where could I get new parts for this thing" kinda way. I wanna be able to save contact info, because just imagine the bullshit that could happen between no phone and bad luck.

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>>1010200
Seconding.

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“Actually, there is one thing. Can you help Mace?”

He raises an eyebrow.

You explain the situation with Mace and his energy. He strokes his chin and waits until you’re done talking. “Yes. He seems like he’d take well to it.” He glances at the rock.

Mace is looking over the room, staying vigilant.

“Mace, have you been doing that this whole time?”

He offers what you think is his version of a solute. He’s become more dutiful since you first got him.

“Let me have some time alone with him.” He says “Go, see the others.”

You get up and fall over. Your limbs are asleep. You poke the sleeping Gobble and he wakes up with a start. Keira goes with you, too.

As you go to the temple courtyard, you see everyone else, even Jane. She and Laki are exchanging evil glares, but nobody is saying anything. It’s like the temple is some sort of neutral ground. It reminds you of that old tv show about immortal people that fought with swords and holy ground was neutral. Bella is there too, sitting on a stone wall near Laki’s shoulder.

“Hey, bro!” Polu puts an arm around you. “Been surfing?” He pokes you in the gut. You feel a tinge of self consciousness in having your lack of strong muscles felt. “I’m just bugging you. It’s only been a day. Look, bro, I’ve been training really hard, and I want to get a rematch soon. That okay? You’re heading to Eelilee with Laki and Keira, right? Any idea where you’re going after that?” He leans in closer “Jane looks really scary right now. I dare you to challenge her.”

>You’ll go in a circle around the islands
>You’ll figure it out as you go
>How about a rematch now, before we leave?
>Double dare him to challenge Jane
>Something else

>>1010289
>You’ll figure it out as you go

>>1010289
>>You’ll figure it out as you go
>>How about a rematch now, before we leave?

>>1010289
>>You’ll figure it out as you go
>How about a rematch now, before we leave?

>>1010289
>You’ll figure it out as you go
>How about a rematch now, before we leave?

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>>1010289
>You'll figure it out as you go.
>Wait for the verdict with Mace, then decide whether or not to spar with Jane.
>Promise to give Polu a rematch before heading out with Laki and Keira

>>1010289
>>You’ll figure it out as you go
>How about a rematch now, before we leave?

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>>1010289
>>Double dare him to challenge Jane
double battle time, Polu and Herb vs Laki and Jane

>>1010327
>laki&jane
>fighting together

you wut

>>1010289
>You'll figure it out as you go.
>Wait for the verdict with Mace, then decide whether or not to spar with Jane.

>>1010289
>Double dare him to challenge Jane
>Double battle with him, Laki, and Jane

>>1010289
>You’ll figure it out as you go
>How about a rematch now, before we leave?

Making the rematch against Jane would also be fine in my book.

Also, do we need to exchange phone numbers or anything like that to keep in touch with the others, or are we good on that front?

>>1010327
A battle royale sort of thing would be better at that point; those teams don't really work.

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>>1010330
if anime has taught me anything, it's that fighting is the best way to make friends

>>1010327
>>1010332
I actually like this idea.

>>1010327
>>1010332
>>1010354
Please no, we just got good will with Jane and she will say it is trying to rig a win.

>>1010358
Then let's team up with Jane!

>>1010348
I think we need their numbers
>>1010350
Liking this idea as well

>>1010361
Want a win from her carrying us? Laki still doesn't have a badge while everyone else does.

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>>1010363
we'll need to write them down, the pokedex can't store numbers anymore

No combo suggested for double battles is gonna be perfect, I think forcing Laki and Jane to work together would help them, even if it's just a little

>>1010289
>You’ll figure it out as you go
>How about a rematch now, before we leave?

>>1010387
Yea i figure we'd have to do that.

Add a means to upgrade or pokedex on the to-do list

>>1010366
Then team up with Laki against Polu and Jane.

>>1010289
>solute and not salute

That's a butt.

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“I have no idea where I’m going next.” you confess. “I’m just sort of planning on going with the flow.”

He raises a fist. You flinch, thinking he’s going to give you a playful punch, before you realize he’s looking for a fistbump. You bump it.

“But yeah. I’m down for a battle right now.”

He slaps you on the back. “Got the itch, huh? I think I’m understanding it too. Pokemon training brings it out of you.”

Everyone is making sure they have everyone else’s numbers, and they all get yours too. Jane doesn’t ask, but you notice her plugging them into her pokedex.

You ask for a pencil and paper, and the group manages to find the two between them all, letting you scribble down everyone’s numbers. The group hangs out for awhile, nobody wanting to be the person that breaks it all up and leaves first.

“What’s your number, Jane?” You offer as friendly as you think you can without sounding insincere. You’re starting to think that you’re getting through to her, sometimes.

She mutters it to you and you scribble it down. She gets yours, too. You get a quick call from her, but she hangs up as soon as you answer.

“Just testing.” She says.

“You sounded like you were looking for a battle.” Val cautiously teases you. “Are we going to get a show?” Her pokemon bounce around.

Yeah. You’re feeling it. And almost right on time, Brother Hook comes out with Mace, giving him a refresher on meditation exercises.

>Suggest a team battle with Polu, Jane, and Laki (will vote for who is on whose team)
>Challenge Polu now
>Challenge Jane now
>How about it Laki? Friendly battle?
>What about Hana?
>Val, you want to try battling?
>Actually, you’re good for now.

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>>1010442

>>1010465
>>Suggest a team battle with Polu, Jane, and Laki (will vote for who is on whose team)

>>1010465
>Challenge Polu now
Double Battles are asking for chaos

>>1010465
>>Challenge Polu now

>>1010465
>Challenge Polu now

>>1010465
>>Challenge Polu now

>>1010465
>Challenge Polu now

>>1010465
>Suggest a team battle with Polu, Jane, and Laki (will vote for who is on whose team)

>>1010465
>Challenge Polu now

>>1010465
>>Suggest a team battle with Polu, Jane, and Laki (will vote for who is on whose team)

>>1010465
>Challenge Polu now

>>1010465
>Brother Hook

That's a Butt.

>Challenge Polu now

Let's go.

>>1010465
>Suggest a team battle with Polu, Jane, and Laki (will vote for who is on whose team)

>>1010465
>>Suggest a team battle with Polu, Jane, and Laki (will vote for who is on whose team)

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>>1010507

>>1010552
I didn't realize voting for Team Mom also choose our butt selection for the night

>>1010556
It's a perk.

>>1010565
All the more reason I'm glad I voted for it.

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Have a bella

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>>1010556
shit man, if i'd known that i'd have voted rock

>>1010576
We get her anyways because Laki though.

>>1010565
So does this mean when herb start making moves with the girls, he becomes team MILF?

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I kind of wanted to get Bella some training with her new body in before we used her in battle. (Learn poison sting, leach seed, and attempt magical leaf.) It's possible that this will be a fine sort of training too, though.

Also, is like to see about asking Gobble how he feels about evolving, and weather or not he's like to hold off until he's learned snatch/fling/swallow/stockpile.

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>>1010581
but Laki is trash

the hardmode route is the only choice

>>1010600
>implying they all don't have difficulty curves

>>1010600
You misspelled "My opinion".

>>1010595
It's nearly tradition at this point to just learn things on the fly mid-battle. Like, wasn't Worry Seed the only thing we actually picked up through training so far?

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“Why don’t we battle now?” You say to Polu.

He pauses. “Yeah?”

“Yeah. If you’re up for it.”

He mulls it over and looks around. His hand slowly goes to the bandanna he’s wearing. “Yeah. That sounds like a challenge to me. Okay. Double battle? Two each?”

You’re starting to get a bit worried at his sudden resurgence of confidence. But you remember last time. You won, and you had a lot of fun, too. Polu and his pokemon are nice, but challenging opponents.

“What about the bet?” Laki asks, playfully egging you both on a little. “You boys,” she emphasizes the word, “are going to put something on the line, right?”

>Just a man's pride
>A bet equal to half your money
>Bet a held item
>Bet a small favor
>Change the battle type or pokemon amount
>Something else

>>1010620
>Bet a small favor

>>1010620
>>Just a man's pride

>>1010620
>Just a man's pride

>>1010620
>>Just a man's pride

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>>1010620
>>Bet a held item
not sure what Polu has, but we have the ice that we can't really use right now. If we lose, it's not that big of a loss

>>1010620
>Just a man's pride

>>1010620
>Something else
loser has to wear an outfit that clashes all day tomorrow

>>1010620
>Nope
Why can't a battle just be for fun?

>>1010620
>Just a man's pride

Or

>Polu's choice

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>>1010620
>Just a man's pride


>>1010600
>but Laki is trash
Anon stop being so wrong.

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Is this where we offer ourself?

To the victor goes the spoils?

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>>1010620
>Bet a small favor

The best reward is the training we're getting out of this.

>>1010615
Well, Gobble also should pick up recycle, odor sleuth, screech, and natural gift. That's a lot of moves to get without any plan.

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>>1010620
>Just a man's pride
This is what I wanted

>>1010620
>>Bet a small favor

>>1010620
>Bet a small favor

>>1010620
>Just a man's pride

>>1010644
Save it for your arm 'maintenance', Hana

>>1010666
All those doujinshis can't be wrong.

>>1010648
Herb won't be able to enter the True Man's World until he finds his resolve in battle.

>>1010674
It is only through battle that we can truly understand our opponents.

>>1010620
>>Just a man's pride
>>Something else
"Unless you have something you want to sweeten the pot?"
We are thinking something innocent like exercise tips, she is thinking something romantic.

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>>1010674
>not wanting Herb to stay as an effeminate team mom character

>>1010620
>Just a man's pride
>Bet a small favor

>>1010696
I mean I do, I'm just stating facts. Also anyone can enter the True Man's World.

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>>1010696
>not wanting Herb to become /fit/ so all his fits fit
I have never been on /fa/

>>1010696
>>1010702
combining the team mom thing with True Mans World seems like something Herb could do, plus it would be entertaining.

>>1010702
The way you said that sounds turbogay.

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>>1010713
You do you

True men believe in themselves and are secure with their manhood. A true man is not ashamed of their interests and they stand for what they believe in. Fashion, cooking, these were pursuits created by men and a man should be able to dress themselves and cook for themselves. It is manly to be self-sufficient, but a man also knows when to accept the help of others. Manly men.

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“Just a man’s pride.” You take a subtle battle pose and try to sound cool.

Hana exhales, but restraints herself from making a noise. Laki and Keira burst out into laughter. Val looks around confused but gives a few chuckle because of the laughter.

Jane glares. “That’s a disrespectful joke for the temple.”

Keira slaps her on the back, really messing up her menacing aura. “The clergy has a sense of humor, Jane. It’s encouraged.”

“A man’s pride is a...what do you call it, slang for his dick.” Laki spells it out to Jane by leaning over Hana. Hana looks like she’s hyperventilating.

“It’s also encouraged to be respectful inside a temple.” Jane replies to Keira. “And hold a certain level of-”

Keira glares this time. “Are you lecturing me, a ghost -priestess-, on temple decorum?”

Jane looks uncharacteristically flustered. You’d be panicking right now. She just has a slight aura and uncertainty. She glances around. “No.” She clears her throat. “I meant no disrespect. I-”

Keira bursts into gut busting laughter and doubles over. “Oh you should see your face.”

Jane sincerely offers what comes off as a very poor impression of someone with a good sense of humor laughing at themselves. You’re a little ashamed that you’re enjoying how uncomfortable she looks. You’re also glad that the focus is on her instead of your accidental double entendre.

You turn back to Polu, “unless you want to bet something else?”

He shakes his head. “Pride,” he leaves out the other word, “works fine by me.”

Laki rolls her eyes. “Boring. I’ll give a reward to the winner, then. It’ll be a surprise.”

You and the group find spot away from the temple to battle. You’re told it’s not nice to battle directly in the courtyard. There’s a spot within viewing distance by the river that’s perfect though. Apparently even the monks have battles here sometimes.

Polu reaches for his pokeballs. “Ready?”

You look to your pokemon. They all seem fine. Mace even looks especially more rested than usual. Bella has a strange edge of what you hope isn’t bloodlust. Bullylust, maybe? Some sort of Laki-like aura, anyway. Gobble looks like he’s getting to that point where he just starts getting barely hungry again, which you’re learning is when he’s most active.

>Go Gobble and Belladonna
>Go Gobble and Mace
>Go Mace and Belladonna
>Something else
>Wait! Not ready! You need to do something first.

[Last vote for today]

>>1010758
>>Go Gobble and Mace

>>1010758
>Go Gobble and Mace
Bella still needs some time to get use to having limbs

>>1010758
>>Go Gobble and Mace

>>1010758
>Go Gobble and Mace

>>1010758
Yeah, this.
>>1010764