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[tearsofademon]

[Well, here's a rare sight these days: a certain lazy mage is actually showing his face on the network. He's sitting in a chair, a tired expression on his features, his arms crossed over his chest...

...and a Clefairy popping up every few seconds, poking him with what appear to be an assortment of evolution stones. Moon is not among them.

He lets this run for about thirty seconds before speaking up.]

All right. Who gave her this idea, and why? Hell, I'd take an answer for what she thinks she's doing.

I'm not even going to ask where she got them - I'm sure that's where Gail and Julia were the other day, taking a trip to Goldenrod on their own. Just... what?

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[paladinlost]

[Oh my. Is she doing what Cecil thinks she's doing?]

...Having you ever explained to her that humans grow and age naturally over years, with no stones or levels involved? She might need the biology lesson.

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[tearsofademon]

[Probably, but probably not for the exact reasons you're expecting.]

You mean she... I thought she understood that already!

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[paladinlost]

It's so different from their own growth, it must be a difficult concept for them to accept, even after a proper explanation.

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[tearsofademon]

Maybe, but it's been almost five and a half years now, she's never had a problem with the concept before...

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[paladinlost]

Can you think of anything that could have triggered this attempt, then? Has she met new people recently?

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[hashtagafreakingghost]

[Let's see what's going on today on the PokéConne-ohmygodwhat-]

What in the, did your Pokémon tie you up?! Oh m- do you need help getting out?!

[She says, not even knowing this guy or where he is but well as you do]

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[tearsofademon]

No, I'm not tied up or anything.

[the Clefairy pops up above his left shoulder to poke him in the neck with a Sun Stone]

She just won't stop doing this. Even if I get up and move somewhere else.

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[hashtagafreakingghost]

O-oh, I was just, worried that...

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So...what is she even doing?

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[tearsofademon]

...Apparently something between trying to figure out how to get humans to evolve, and making sure the stones are safe for human contact.

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[hashtagafreakingghost]

Are...the stones something that make Pokémon evolve...? Sorry, I'm- uh, really new here.

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[dreamsofahero]

Does she think they're supposed to do something...?

[tearsofademon]

If she does, I dunno whether she's expecting something good or something bad.

[dreamsofahero]

I'd certainly hope she's not expecting something bad to happen.

[tearsofademon]

Knowing her? I don't know what she thinks is a bad thing, sometimes.

[dreamsofahero]

She still hasn't learned after so many years with you?

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[ladywithnovoice]

Has she talked to you about it?

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[tearsofademon]

The explanation I've gotten out of her at this point is something between wanting to see what happens and wanting to make sure nothing happens.

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[ladywithnovoice]

I wonder if something got her worried?

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[tearsofademon]

Maybe. Has anything happened on the network that I should know about? I'm not always the best about checking it.

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[ladywithnovoice]

Not generally, I think. Is she the type to talk to people on the Gear?

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[ossifragant]

Looks pretty cute.

I wonder what kind of game she's playing.

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[tearsofademon]

I wish I knew. Best explanation I've got so far is somewhere between her wanting to see what happens and wanting to make sure nothing happens, but still not sure what sparked it in the first place.

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[ossifragant]

Has she seen other stone evolutions before? Maybe she's trying to do that.

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[tearsofademon]

She has, is the thing. And it's not like she doesn't know humans don't evolve, we've been together more than five years now...

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[ossifragant]

Isn't that strange.

Maybe it's just some kind of playing pretend game. Might not actually mean anything.