superordinary | 8th rebuttal; text/action for Goldenrod (backdated to the 15th)

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8th rebuttal; text/action for Goldenrod (backdated to the 15th)

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"Our words shall remain here for the ages.
Thus we shall erect a Pokémon statue outside.
They possess great insight and refuse the outside world.
We humans must learn to walk in harmony with them. We depart for their sakes."

I hope I remembered that correctly, and I'm sure some of you will recognize it. It's something Kirigiri-san and I found when we explored the Ruins of Alph last year. What do you think of that place? I never cared that much for history back in school but seeing the remains of an ancient civilization was a fascinating experience (though it would have been better without the trapdoors under my feet.)

P.S. Who here plays chess? I'm looking for more people to play with.

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[ It's been over three months since Naegi left Goldenrod to travel around Kanto with Ishimaru, and it's so good to finally be back. This is where his home is, and where his classmates live. It's also where the fuzzball horde is (28 goddamn Eevees), and when he opens the door they all swarm en masse just as expected.

Naturally, the first thing he's going to do is to start petting them all because they are adorable and he's missed them too. c: ]

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I don't know anything about all that other stuff, but I do play chess. So does Bertolt if you want another opponent.

I don't know who Bertholdt is but I'd like to play with him, too. I want to improve and learn new strategies by playing with different people.

That's a good attitude to have. Bertolt is my friend. Turns out he has been in this place for a while, but don't ask me how that even makes sense.

There are a lot of things about this world that don't really make any sense... Did you see him recently before you were brought here or something like that?

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warrioreidlos - 2014-09-19 13:55 (UTC) - Expand

Ah, those are two subjects I'm rather fond of, myself. I spent a fair amount of time in the ruins when I first arrived, though that inscription has always remained a bit enigmatic to me. ...mostly because if the Unown possess some sort of great insight, I haven't noticed anything of the sort yet.

I'm rather fond of chess, too --- are you interested in correspondence chess, then?

Those Unowns are kind of of strange. The Pokédex says an odd power emerges if two or more are together, but the only power I've seen them use is Hidden Power...

Correspondence chess would be more convenient than playing face-to-face, I think, since a lot of people like to travel around.

That's basically what I've observed, as well. They're really only in the Ruins of Alph, but the only "odd power" I've observed there is that the radio goes a bit strange there. Perhaps if I caught more than one I'd see more interesting results, but I'd rather not do that and face the inevitable letdown.

True enough, and I've honestly always preferred the pace of correspondence chess anyway. Otherwise, it feels like you're sacrificing the better part of a day if you don't play with altered rules.

[As it turns out, the Eevees aren't the only ones that have come running when the front door opens; it's not as though they hadn't been in touch over the summer, and naturally they'd seen each other over the Gears and at Hagakure-kun's birthday party, but even so there was still something undeniably special about having returned home at last.

Kirigiri hasn't changed all that much, naturally; it's chilly enough out to justify wearing her coat again, where during the summer months it'd occasionally run too hot for long sleeves.

What has changed somewhat, and probably for the better, is the fact that she's smiling, and it's actually open and genuine — something that still doesn't happen very often, but that apparently is reserved for special occasions.

This, evidently, is a special occasion.]

Naegi-ku—

[She's paused a few steps up from the bottom of the stairs, one gloved hand resting lightly on the bannister, and apparently recognition sinking in has paused the words momentarily on her lips.]

...You're back.

Kirigiri-san!

[ Oh no, she's smiling and she's pretty and suddenly it feels as though all of the accumulated weariness from traveling for so long just evaporates and disappears in an instant. ]

It's so good to see you again.

How was it? The chance to see the world, did you...

[But then she pauses.]

[And then, after a moment of obvious and apparent hesitation, she opts instead to leave the thought unfinished in favor of coming the rest of the way down the stairs (nudging carefully through the swarm of Eevees as she goes) to stand in front of Naegi instead.

Another fleeting moment of indecision, this one probably prompted by shyness more than anything else, passes quickly, and resolves itself in favor of a tentative hug, if he doesn't stop her first.

Evidently, she's in agreement on the matter of it being good to see each other again.]

[ The hug is a welcome one and he wraps his arms tightly around her before spontaneously deciding to lift her off her feet and spin her around in a full three hundred and sixty degree turn. ]

Kanto was amazing, Kirigiri-san.

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