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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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[ossifragant]

Isn't that strange.

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

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[tearsofademon]

A pretend game, huh... Ahh, I guess it could be that. Usually she's content to electrocute me, though.

[he says in the same way one would comment on average weather]

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[paladinlost]

You could also use the opportunity to warn the shopkeepers about their damaged goods, ensuring that no one else will be negatively affected by their properties.

[Helping others is the best motivation, right?]

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[tearsofademon]

[okay that she'll complain about.

"Clef clefairy clef!" But she doesn't know what it does! How can she warn them if she doesn't know what 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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[paladinlost]

[That sure was some complicated Pokémonese.]

...Rosie...?

[Clefable clef clef fable, says a voice somewhere to the side. Just tell them you heard the stones explode, they'll panic and take care of all the tests!]

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[tearsofademon]

["...Faaaaaair." Ohhhhhh. That makes so much sense.]

...I really hope that didn't just give her more ideas...

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[ossifragant]

[That.... actually manages to surprise him.]

She likes playing violent games, huh?

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[tearsofademon]

That's one way to put it. If nothing else, she likes beating me up. Which is honestly pretty average for my life when it comes to girls, so it's not like I'm not used to it...

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[ossifragant]

Ha!

Some women are just like that.

[g r e e d]

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[paladinlost]

Rosie is mostly a sensible girl. Whatever she's suggesting will be neither illegal nor likely to kill anyone.

[Probably.]

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[ladywithnovoice]

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

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[tearsofademon]

...Haa, well, if you say so.

["Clef!" Well, at least Rose looks like she's willing to stop now.]

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[tearsofademon]

She's been known to sometimes, when she's bored.

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[tearsofademon]

Just some? Try nearly every woman I've ever met. Ferris, Kiefer, Milk, Pia... Rose is just the next in a long line.

[And yet there's fondness to how he names those names.]

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[ladywithnovoice]

Then maybe you can asked who she talked to that's got her worried about you and stones. They could help you figure out the answer.

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[paladinlost]

Now, if it were Avenger offering heartfelt advice and detailed suggestions, I'd be much more worried...

[Rosie snorts at that. Please, even at her worst she's not nearly that bad.]

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[tearsofademon]

...That bad, huh?

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[tearsofademon]

Maybe. I might try that.

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[paladinlost]

He's... slightly improved over the years. I can now trust him to not 'borrow' knives if he's left alone in the kitchen, at the very least.

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[ossifragant]

[That just makes him chuckle.]

I dunno, sometimes that means they just like you.

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[ladywithnovoice]

Let me know how it works out.

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[tearsofademon]

Like me? No way. There's really not much to li--OW!

[Rose just pulled his hair sharply.]

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[tearsofademon]

Sure. If anything comes of it, you'll know.