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[WELL IF IT ISN'T A NICE DAY IN ECRUTEAK CITY! The feed opens up to Kayneth bedecked in a fancy short-sleeved shirt and sitting in a lawnchair with a glass of champagne, a (finally) nice and well maintained lawn in view... though, there are some spots where it looks like grass and flowerbeds and whatnot have only been put in recently.

Funny, that!

Well, let's not dwell on Kayneth's gardening history for now, for he is, of course, going to talk at the camera, because of course he is.]

Well, it's certainly been an odd few weeks, hasn't it? Some things far more odd than others, of course, but that's simply par for the course here. Nevertheless, it does seem like the excitement has calmed down a bit, so I believe it's a perfect time for me to do some research.

I would, of course, ask you all for assistance in this, but it's not as though you'll go uncompensated for it.

[He gestures at the camera with his free hand, and it pans over to a fairly large pile of eggs, with a sign listing prices and species on it.]

I have quite a few Pokemon eggs on my hands, you see, and I'm quite interested in the results of my current breeding pairs. If you're willing to give me a brief report on the Pokemon you've bought once they hatch, then I'm willing to let you name your price --- to a certain extent, of course.

Furthermore, I have trained all these Pokemon, so if you'd like advice on what you might be dealing with, I'll be quite happy to provide you with the details.

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I see. I am still getting used to the concept of dual types.

[Though what he says about Xatu definitely gets his attention.]

I know that Psychic Pokemon can communicate with their trainers, both from what I've been told and personal experience with my own. Perhaps it's as simple as just asking the Pokemon themselves if that's something they can do.

[..and boy howdy he's going to make the attempt.]

Yeah? What Pokemon are those?

So the soul sucking thing is legit?

[My, it is a nice day out! Nice enough that Carmen's decided to forego her red coat for the time being (for once), and is spending the day in blouse, skirt, and heels instead. It also seems she's traded her hat for a pair of tinted sunglasses, instead, with her hair caught behind one ear in a low side ponytail.

She is also carrying an egg of her own, and looks a little exasperated about it.

That said, it looks as though she was deliberately coming to see Kayneth, because she waves with her free hand and follows the sidewalk right over once she spots him on the lawn.]

The yard looks lovely; I'll do my best to keep off the grass.

There's only so much you can do while out on the road, as it turns out, even with everything being a new experience.

I'll be waiting. Name's Red, by the way. So what's this about 'name my own price'?

...That's a lot of eggs.

[He feels kind of sorry you have to deal with that many, having had to himself. ...Even if they were intentional.]

They can be a bit difficult to get used to at first, since they make things a bit more complicated.

Regardless, that solution is only really going to work if your Pokemon isn't senselessly cryptic about it, like mine is.

The first is Anorith, which is... some sort of odd prehistoric... shrimp-like thing, while the second is Tirtouga, which is an archaic species of sea turtle.

I do intend on breeding those later, but it simply wouldn't be opportune at this point.

Shortly after the egg hatches, I would say. Though, I wouldn't complain about any further reports on the Pokemon's status --- they're simply not required.

[Knowing his luck, it will be, but that won't stop him at least.]

Well, if I can get any information from mine, I will tell you what they say as well as how they perform.

Huh....that's cool, how you've got all these Pokemon that are supposed to be extinct.

...would it be okay if I get an Archen egg, actually? I'll let you know everything I can about them after they hatch and start battling and stuff.

I wouldn't say it eats your soul, just... small portions of your life force, I suppose. It's really not very noticeable unless you've been training for a long time and you're already compromised by something else.

Giving you updates afterwards wouldn't be much of a problem at all.

Misdreavus sounds like something cool.

...What's a Misdreavus?

[LANCER]

[...it really says something that Kayneth takes a few seconds to recognize her without the hat.

His smirk does intensify when he does, though.]

Well, I'm sure in the unlikely event that you did, it wouldn't be too terribly difficult to fix.

...so, am I to assume that the egg you're holding wasn't as intentional as the rest of these...?

[Thus proving why she likes to wear it in the first place. It's always fun to stand out.]

Believe it or not, I'm not subject to surprise eggs all that often — or intentional ones, for that matter. I have a very abstentious roster.

[...usually.]

Imagine my surprise when we discovered my Empoleon had finally decided to have himself a fling.

It's true, isn't it? Yet another reason to avoid traveling on foot as much as possible.

...of course, my list is probably longer than most people's, but details.

A pleasure, Red; I am Kayneth Archibald El-Melloi. Anyway, I'll lower the price to at most 75 percent of the original cost in exchange for the reports. I presume you'll go for the 75 percent, but some people do have that sense of obligation.

Unfortunately, I like going for a good deal. 75 percent sounds good to me.

Mine usually are as well, though I have been making some attempts to ensure that's the case. I haven't quite been trusting enough to allow the sexes to mix unsupervised, and I've been lucky so far.

[...so far.]

...though, when they go at it, they really do go at it... well, anyway. Emploeon's one I've been interested in obtaining for a while, but I've never quite had the opportunity to pick up a Piplup and I haven't the faintest idea why...

Is it really?

[She just kind of looks down at the egg in her arms.]

Well, that saves me some trouble. I was coming to ask you if you knew of anyone trustworthy who might want to adopt one — but when I saw your little collection over there, I got worried you might already have your hands full with finding homes for wayward eggs.

I'm glad to hear that, then. It shouldn't take too long for that egg to hatch, but it does tend to go better if you keep them with other Pokemon, I've noticed.

...well, if I am going to go ahead and sell these things, I may as well go the whole mile.

Is there any one of them that you're interested in?

Good luck with that, then, and I mean that with all sincerity. It would be one more mystery that we have down, anyway... though, with my luck, that would open even more questions than it would answer.

Well, there are some people who have a great deal more of them than I do. You may want to keep looking around for others if you want them all.

And it would be perfectly fine if you did. I'll have the egg sent to you as soon as I can, then.

Well, I'm going to try. Perhaps I will discover something no one else has.

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