Week 4.

[trustharder]

WEEK 4 And as the third week in the Vault comes to a close and the fourth week begins, the Survivors are once again down by two. Mion Sonozaki died on her own terms, and Yato died fulfilling his duty as God of Fortune in the best way that he knew how; the shrine built in the game room on Saturday stands in their memory. Saturday is given to regrouping and sleep; there aren't any bodies to be found on Sunday morning. But that doesn't mean the night was uneventful - it seems something else may have brought you some newfound clarity. Or perhaps not... Once again, that spiral staircase leads farther than you remember, clear up to a previously inaccessible fourth floor. Go ahead and explore as much as you like; even if the Kingmaker sounded a bit unhappy with you last weekend, the fact remains that you're still doing what you seem to have been brought here to do. SURVIVORS REMAINING: 21 SURVIVORS REMAINING: 20

SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY
[OOC: Welcome to week two of Trustfell! Save your threads for coins and the coming week's activity check; don't forget to check in to this week's activity check and submit your memory regains!

The text and calling posts are still active, for the sake of contacting the jerk who's keeping you here, to be used at your leisure!]

Comments

[pokexplorer]

When a Pokemon enters a Pokeball, its body is converted into energy. That energy is stored within the Pokeball! It'll convert back when sent out, as you have just seen.

Pokemon can get rather large, and having a team of six large Pokemon can be difficult for travel, so Pokeballs are a huge benefit in that regard.

[You know you wanna pet it, Tarrlok.]

[bloodisthicker]

...that's... really bizarre, but I can't say it's totally unbelievable. That's very convenient, at the very least.

[...where can he touch it that his fingers aren't at risk of getting crushed. Maybe the middle of the gear that doesn't have a face on it...?]

I'd imagine a lot more people back home would have animals if they could fit them into an apartment that easily.

[pokexplorer]

It's especially hard to say it's unbelievable after you've just seen it with your own eyes.

[Okay Colress no need to be a smart aleck.

Also, anywhere. Klinklang will slow the rotation enough! Maybe don't touch the spiked rim though...that could hurt.]

But yes, Pokeballs make owning Pokemon accessible to all, no matter the location! They are quite the marvel.

[bloodisthicker]

...

[...he does laugh, at the very least.]

Alright, alright, if you'd just described it to me it would've been pretty unbelievable.

[...he will kind of gently touch the middle of the right gear, then... this is still kinda weird.]

Well, I'd imagine that they'd at least be happy to get out and stretch their... appendages, even if they're kind of just energy when they're in the ball.

[pokexplorer]

[Heck yeah! Klinklang happily slows down enough to let this happen, making a humming noise of contentment. So much affection! How does it handle this?!

Colress nods as this goes on.]

Oh, most definitely. Pokeballs are designed to be comfortable, but I believe nothing would beat being out in the world.

[In other words, it's livable, but not ideal. Kind of...like the Vault...]

[bloodisthicker]

...How does comfort enter into it when they've been temporarily converted into a being of pure energy, though?

[...he'll... rub it, then? shit, that's really weirdly cute.]

[pokexplorer]

I believe it is something like this: while their body is converted into energy, their consciousness experiences an environment that is friendly to them. Perhaps it is a very restful sleep, or a pleasant dream?

[And don't even get him started on the whole Pokemon dream studies thing. That's a topic all its own!

Klinklang's gear is gonna be nice and clean from that rubbing! Thanks Tarrlok! It would rub back but it's...kinda too dangerous for that.]

[bloodisthicker]

...Well, you can generally tell when animals are feeling upset about something or they don't like something, so I guess people would be able to tell if it actually harmed Pokemon.

[...it still seems kind of weird to him, but if it works, it works...]

[pokexplorer]

Right. The only obvious telltale sign is during the process of capturing a Pokemon. If it breaks free from the Pokeball, then it is not yet content to stay inside and call the Trainer its...well, Trainer.

[He's just opening can of worms after can of worms isn't he.]

[bloodisthicker]

...so, wait, you just... try to shove them in those things until they agree to go with you, then?

[pokexplorer]

We also battle them beforehand. But that goes without saying.

But for the most part, yes.

[...It's fine.]

[bloodisthicker]

...so they're... a bunch of super-powered animals that need to be defeated in honorable combat before they'll agree to fight for you.

[pokexplorer]

Yes, that is exactly right. You catch on quick!

[That was not intended to come off as sarcastic...

He really is happy when people get it.]

[bloodisthicker]

...You know, I don't really know what I expected from Pokemon, but it wasn't that.

[pokexplorer]

[That actually brings up a really good question!]

Might I ask what you did expect? At least, you had to have had a vague impression from my descriptions, right? I am truly curious.

[bloodisthicker]

Something... a little more like the animals back home, perhaps? They're not unintelligent by default or anything, but I wouldn't exactly call them a noble warrior race or anything.

[pokexplorer]

Ah, I do recall our conversation about that a few weeks back, actually.

If it helps, the entire Pokemon culture isn't centered around just battle. Many who have Pokemon simply keep them as pets, or ask for their talents for other things such as contests, movies, and everyday work. It was the combined efforts of humans and Pokemon working together that helped shape Unova, after all!

[bloodisthicker]

Oh, I see. Well, that does sound... really nice, actually. I can't say it sounds much different than the average animal from my vantage point, but I'm sure it's definitely much different in action.

Hopefully I'll get to experience that at some point, then.