Pokemon: The Grassy Hill

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There's only one way to go from the Laboratory, and that's along the lane leading down the grassy hill. On the right side, there's a small farm where those of you that possess rideable Pokemon can learn to do so, as well as a farmer who could use some help herding their Mareep, Tauros, and Miltank. On the left side, there are large meadows filled with fruit-bearing berry trees, an ideal place for picnics and outdoor parties.

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[we_meet_again]

[Taking pictures of Deerling and Charmander playing in the grass together.]

That's true. I wonder if these are edible-- oh!

[Deerling starts to ...glow?? Then shine, And shift, and expand, until the light dims and instead of a Deerling, something much larger stands in its place.]

[dragonheartedgirl]

Oh! She evolved. How regal....

[ Her antlers are incredibly impressive... ]

1/2

[we_meet_again]

[Apparently the top of the antler/branches is 6'3" so... pretty tall all of a sudden!]

Evolved?

[That's not what that word means, is it??!!

?????????]

[we_meet_again]

My phone says it's called Sawsbuck now.

[dragonheartedgirl]

[ She doesn't know that word has another meaning,,, ]

Really? That's what the "Pokedex" said it was... maybe I misread. "Sawsbuck" huh? That makes sense... although, I'm used to only the male deer--or the bucks--having antlers like this.

[we_meet_again]

Oh... In that case, I guess it makes sense? This one is male.

Uhhh That's what the phone said, anyway. I don't know how to tell, myself.

[dragonheartedgirl]

He is!? I'm so sorry!

[ ALL THIS TIME she's been referring to the deerling as a SHE...!!! ]

[we_meet_again]

[Shrugs, casual]

I don't mind. I don't think Deerl-- er, Sawsbuck minds very much, either.

[Sawsbuck is ignoring them both in favor of munching on berries and playing with Charmander]

[dragonheartedgirl]

[ Charmander is currently attempting to climb up a tree to get at MORE BERRIES to share now that Sawsbuck is so much bigger and clearly able to look after himself. ]

I guess not... he must have a very easy-going nature. Mercury's was quite upset to be called the wrong one....

[we_meet_again]

[Being Aware of Charmander's tail, Sawsbuck uses its muzzle to try and give her a boost up into the tree to get berries. Helping...???]

Mercury?

[dragonheartedgirl]

[ She'll just supervise from a distance, since it seems like between the two of them, Sawbuck and Charmander have got this. He's made it up onto a branch and is now scooting with his arms and legs wrapped around the branch out to some ripe fruit--it's pretty cute. ]

Mars was transferred--it seems in his place they've given us a new adult. He's taken to calling himself "Mercury," it seems.

[we_meet_again]

[oh heck I just misgendered your pokemon, too.]

Oh.



Sorry to hear about Mars.

I hope Mercury is nice.

[dragonheartedgirl]

[ no biggie!! ]

Mn. Everyone is taking it hard. It's... hard.

[ More than hard, it doesn't feel right to have him missing. To have so many people missing. ]

... But--Mercury, he seems quite kind. I think... it might also be good for everyone, having an adult around.

[we_meet_again]

Even if you got a good newbie, it's hard to lose your unitmates. I'm sorry.

[He puts a hand on her shoulder]

I'm glad to hear he's kind, though. I hope everyone is able to get along well.

[dragonheartedgirl]

That would be nice.

...

We've been struggling with that lately, a little, it seems.

[we_meet_again]

Is that right?

What's going on?

[dragonheartedgirl]

Eclipse... I'm sure you already know, but he doesn't think of us as a family. That in and of itself isn't a problem, if that's not what he wanted, but it sounds like that's not the case. He said quite a few things, including that he doesn't feel that we care about him enough and that those of us who feel like we are a family are lying to ourselves and to each other.

[we_meet_again]

[quiet for a minute, letting that sink in. Eclipse did mention this to him a little, but didn't expand on it very much, so Cobalt still doesn't know very much about how everyone feels about it.]


Do you think it feels like a family?

[dragonheartedgirl]

Yes. For all the various disagreements we've had and the differences between us, I've always felt--with both our past and present members--I've always felt that was what we were and are. Even for the amount of distance that exists between us, I've felt the same for Eclipse, even.

[we_meet_again]

Then it's not a lie.

I think whether or not it feels like a family depends on what you expect a family to feel like, versus what the current situation feels like. Eclipse doesn't get to decide either of those things for you, so if it feels like a family to you, then you're not lying to yourself or each other.

It sounds like maybe Eclipse has different expectations for what a family should feel like, though...?