Second Flake [video/Action for Violet City]

[defyingfrigidity]

[The Elsa that appears on the video today is a much, much calmer Elsa then was last seen at the beginning of the month. In fact, she looks very relaxed, lounging by the shore of the lake just outside of Sprout Tower. By her side is a new addition to her team; a Lapras, very young if its smaller size is anything to go by. It seems to be dozing off, its head resting in Elsa's lap. She's gently stroking the creature's neck, a soft smile on her face.]

I have another question. This one, thankfully, is on a much less distressing note.

[SHE'S STILL SORRY SHE PUT THAT NEAR PANIC-ATTACK ON YOU ALL LIKE THAT....]

Does keeping Pokemon in those balls of theirs for long periods of time... hurt them or upset them in any way? None of the locals here seem too concerned about such a thing, but even so... I can't help but worry a bit. I try to keep mine out of their balls as much as possible, but I'm afraid that might not be very doable with this one, once Anna and I start traveling again...

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[defyingfrigidity]

They certainly don't seem unhappy about it, which is definitely a comforting thought, but still...

Let's just say that I'm not particularly keen on the idea of confinement of any kind.

[Y'know, because thirteen years of it followed by temporary imprisonment in your own castle's dungeon will definitely do that to you.]

[foolishwren]

Yeah, neither am I, but believe me, when your team starts building up and the ones you started with start getting bigger... you'll see why the people here find it necessary to do the Pokeball thing.

_{[Heather has over twenty Pokemon now and SOME OF THEM ARE SO HUGE OH MY GOD]}

[defyingfrigidity]

Just how big do some pokemon get? The biggest creature I've seen so far is a gyarados, and those are... fairly large.

[WHICH IS STILL INCREDIBLY SHOCKING CONSIDERING THE FISH IT EVOLVES FROM...]

[foolishwren]

Well, Gyarados is probably one of the biggest ones I've seen, those fuckers are huge.

_{[HEATHER DO NOT CURSE IN FRONT OF THE DISNEY PRINCESSES, OK?]}

[defyingfrigidity]

[Excuse YOU, that's Disney QUEEN.

... Point still stands though. Elsa looks a little startled at the language, but she's not gunna call Heather out on it. Different people, different worlds, after all. Can't expect everyone to act like royalty.]

W-Well that's... reassuring, actually. I'm not sure what I'd do if I encountered a pokemon bigger than that.

[foolishwren]

<sub>[WHOOPS MY BAD.]

[If Heather notices that her language has done any scandalizing, she doesn't mention it.]</sub>

... Admittedly, I have seen bigger. None that anybody was able to catch, though.

Or probably ever would be able to.

[defyingfrigidity]

[Oh wait, that actually sounds familiar.]

Someone I talked to when I first arrived here mentioned something about titanic pokemon. Of ice and steel and earth. Are they what you're referring to?

[foolishwren]

Yeah.

Some of them.

There was also a giant... dragon-bird thing. I saw it for just a few seconds, few years back.

Basically there's stuff out there that makes our Pokemon look like teacup chihuahuas.

[defyingfrigidity]

... That's terrifying. It's like something right out of the stories of old myths and legends I used to read.

[foolishwren]

Yeah.

Real ragnarok stuff.

When I first got here, I wasn't sure if this place had gods or not. But it does. Definitely.

[defyingfrigidity]

Funny, that's exactly what I was thinking of.

Were they... malevolent at all? Or did they just wander around?

[foolishwren]

Honestly, it was kinda hard to tell. The dragon one was... only there for a few seconds, and all I saw of the others was garbled TV footage and an occasional glimpse of them on the horizon.

[defyingfrigidity]

On the horizon...

[For some reason, that sends a chill down Elsa's spine.]

Were they really that big?

[foolishwren]

Yeah.

This place really goes whole hog when it wants to.