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[...so there was certainly a news broadcast featuring a certain Pokemon Professor just now, and while Kayneth usually doesn't mug for these sorts of things, he... goes with video in case he needs to show off something.

For now, though.

For now.

...on some level, he's thrilled, but on another level... the way he's drumming his fingers on his desk suggests some level of exasperation.]

Well, I believe that broadcast may have cleared up a mystery or two for those of us who have noticed some strange things about some of the new Pokemon --- namely, the Fairy type this professor was talking about. Some others and I have noticed that several Pokemon had an unusual amount of resistance to the Dragon type, and while I suppose it could have been some bizarrely common ability... well, as sudden as this seems, a whole new type suddenly appearing out of the ether makes more sense.

[he... sighs....... and then grabs the gear, turning it to show off three Pokemon. They happen to be a Carbink floating closer to the camera to try and mug a bit, distracting a bit from a spacey looking Swirlix and a shy looking Flabebe.]

...Dionisy, could you not...? Anyway, I've determined that these Pokemon seem as though they completely resist Dragon type moves, making them decent candidates for this new type. If you've noticed this particular quality from any of the Pokemon that you caught over the course of September, please tell me --- being able to catalog them would probably be useful for all of us.

[...something's still bothering him, though, as the Carbink continues to float around in the background and waggle their ears at the table...]

...Of course, that broadcast... brought up another question. Is anyone here familiar with the palace of Versailles? I'm really certain the Professor was just... standing in front of Versailles.

In... France.

[...he

sighs..............]

...likely, it's... some sort of equivalent, but... is there truly a place in this world that's just France...? Is there an equivalent to everything? Of course, I have no idea if there's any sort of point to speculating given that we'll never actually go there.

[A gloomy pause.]

Probably not, really.

[It is hot as hell today, so Kayneth has taken it upon himself to relocate himself to his room in the local inn rather than in front of the gym. There's a pile of eggs and a nice, fancy-looking list of species and prices slightly out of focus-he'll get to that eventually, but first...! He'll hold up the Hive Badge, although he doesn't look particularly excited to be holding it.]

Apparently, it's customary to show off your badge when you've beaten a Gym Leader... but honestly, I don't think that win was even worth bragging about. The way Bugsy commanded his Pinsir was a complete joke and a terrible way to open the battle. I expected my strategy to be effective, but... I'm quite certain he actually forgot his Pokemon knew Faint Attack until several minutes in, so it was completely useless against Ghost Pokemon for several minutes. There was some challenge to it after that, but I'm quite certain that's because I was using reserve members of my team to make it a challenge.

Then again, I suppose that's only to be expected of a world where no one actually knows why Pokeballs, possibly the most important piece of technology in this world, actually works. You would think I'd be able to get a decent explanation on the workings of Pokeballs, but even the experts who make them are simply working on the fact that a particular set of components just happens to work. Ah, and I believe you would also think that people would bother committing the first individual to happen upon this technology to collective memory... but it seems as though that person has been lost to history, so there aren't even any notes to go on from them.

[He sighs in frustration. Could the people in this world be any more incompetent...]

Then again, I suppose that may as well be like asking who the first person was to discover fire, for all we know. Well, I suppose it's better to focus on the things that aren't ludicrously frustrating, so-

[and now he'll shift the focus to the eggs and the price list!]

Miss Megido asked me to breed two Archen for her and a friend, and, given that it's been over a year since I've been assigned as a breeder and I've been too busy attempting to fine-tune my team to experiment with it beforehand, I decided that now would be as good a time to begin experimenting as any. So, I have a decent variety of Pokemon eggs for what I presume to be reasonable prices... though, if you're willing to provide me some feedback on the Pokemon after they hatch, I'll be perfectly willing to lower them further. I've also trained all of the species included fairly extensively, so if you're unfamiliar with any of them I'll be perfectly willing to give you a good idea of what to expect from them.

[OOC: Badge and info on Pokeballs approved by the mods! Also, there are still plenty of eggs up for grabs-no Archen, Snivy, Cyndaquil, or Petilil slots are still open, unfortunately, but everything else is!]

I'm aware that I'm late in addressing the events that occurred from the 24th to the 26th of November as I spent far too long attempting to look into it before discussing it further, but I feel as though several aspects of it haven't been addressed.

The official word is that everyone simply fell asleep for three days, which is the most pathetic excuse for a cover-up I've ever seen--at least, I presumed that was the case when I first heard that explanation. I've tried to speak to several natives about it and they've been horribly evasive, but it seems as though the explanation is that they're more confused by it than anything else. It's difficult to say if this is a cover-up or if this is simply what they want to believe, given that it's the same explanation that had been given to the three-day blackout that occurred in May and, apparently, at other six-month intervals. Granted, given that the natives don't seem to be a hive mind, it could easily be both.

The difference with the most recent one is, of course, that people seem to remember bits and pieces of things that actually happened during the supposed blackout in a fairly concrete way.

There are three questions that I believe are necessary to consider when approaching this, and I will pose them in the order of how difficult I believe they will be to solve.

1. Were the previous blackouts in the same vein, but obscured to us in some way? I really doubt this isn't the case, but I think it's important to consider anyway.

2. If so, why can we remember scattered concrete things about what happened over the course of this blackout when we couldn't remember anything about the previous ones?

3. What caused these blackouts in the first place? At the very least, we can dispel the idea that it was some wild party with complete certainty. There is talk that it was some sort of Legendary Pokemon, which is as good a theory as any.

It is entirely possible that these incidents are a lead into unlocking the mysteries of this place-a bit of a tenuous assumption to make, but I don't see anyone coming forth with other leads. For all we know, this could lead us to a way to return to our original worlds.

[Well, it's a nice day for October, which isn't saying much; it's far less hot than it was last month, which is a mercy. It has been cloudy for most of the day, but there have been moments of sun throughout, which... the female Nidoran slightly behind Kayneth seems to be taking advantage of take a nap in a fleeting sliver of sun.

Of course, there's no dozing off happening with her trainer, who is probably going to talk about science or something.]

I suppose that if you asked me six months ago whether or not I'd be able to stand this place by this point, I would have denied the faintest possibility of it. Nevertheless, while I can't say I'm happy with my situation, at the very least I'm not bored. I suppose it's not much of a surprise to anyone who's actually been paying attention to them, but Pokemon are far more fascinating than they have any right to be.

[...he gives a somewhat meaningful glance to the Nidoran, as if expecting her to demonstrate in the near future...

...

...nope, still asleep. He will have to have Words with his Pokemon later, but for now-]

Has anyone really considered the mechanics of how Pokemon that are bred in captivity hatch with moves their parents know that they wouldn't have learned otherwise? I had known of this phenomenon before, of course, but I've only seen the results of this particular quirk in detail very recently. I suppose it's not something I would be overly concerned with if it were something that they didn't hatch with, given that it would be very easy to justify the immediate transfer of knowledge that way-but, as it stands, it seems as there's some other dimension to it.

Regardless, I suppose this is something I should look further into. How many moves is it possible to breed onto a given Pokemon, anyway? Is it theoretically infinite, or is there some limit to it?

[Well, it's a Very Important Day, or at least it would be if Sola were still here. Since Kayneth's still all hung up on a girl, he'll need something to distract him...! AND REALLY, WHAT BETTER DISTRACTION THAN SOMETHING HE'S BEEN THINKING ABOUT FOR A WHILE.]

Something has caught my attention lately-or, rather, the absence of something has. With how utterly baffling the world we've found ourselves in tends to be, I would have expected some sort of formal research team to have been set up. I have met other individuals interested in picking apart the mysteries of this world, of course-but that's far different than an organized effort.

Which, of course, is what I'm proposing here. I understand the desire to work alone-believe me, I generally prefer that. However, I'm sure an organized effort will cover much more ground.

So, who all is interested? I'm certain we can discuss further details once I have a good idea of that.

[of course, he'll be in charge.]

[you know what the network needs more of?

if you said anything other than 'smug douchebags' then you're wrong. as a bonus, this particular smug douchebag seems to have gotten himself a badge, which he seems to be examining skeptically.]

I must say, that was far less difficult than I expected it to be. Are all of the Gym Leaders so easily defeated? I will be sorely disappointed if I'm not forced to actually employ strategic thinking at least once.

[it was a bit rougher than it could have been, but that was only because Hypnosis kept failing to effect Falkner's Pokemon. his luck...]

Of course, I wouldn't bother posting to the network just to discuss my victory. [yes you would.] I would rather discuss the badges themselves-has anyone analyzed them to any extent? I've heard that they have several odd properties, which lead me to wonder if there was anything about their design that would warrant that.