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[whateveryoueatliveitspart]

[The feed comes on to show Apollo in scrubs behind the front desk of the Azalea PokéCenter. It's been a slow day and he hasn't had very much to do besides stand there and think about the problem that the rain is hammering home. He hates to admit it, but it looks like he's stuck having to ask other humans for help on this one.]

Does anyone know how to build a shelter that's good for all the seasons? Ilex Forest isn't mountainous enough to have caves. I was thinking that digging some kind of burrow in a hill would work, but I don't know how to make a roof that would stay up and water wouldn't come through. I know there are mountains here, but do any of them have forests near them? If there's one like that it would be easier to just find a cave there than build a shelter.

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[femininity]

[ makoto is still new here, so she doesn't know much about johto... so she figures she might as well ask the first question to come to mind. ]

Why do you need a shelter?

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[whateveryoueatliveitspart]

So I can live there even when it's raining or snowing.

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[femininity]

...can't you just stay in a building?

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[whateveryoueatliveitspart]

Buildings stink. I want to live in the forest like back home.

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[femininity]

But... at least when the weather's bad, you should go indoors. You might get sick.

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[ex_cashcow493]

I am afraid I cannot answer that question, but is there a reason you are inquiring about it? Do you intend to travel through the area with the weather like so?

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[whateveryoueatliveitspart]

No, I want to live there. Sleeping under a tree doesn't keep all the rain off, so I need a good shelter.

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[ex_cashcow493]

I see, would it not be easier to sleep in an inn during the rainy days? Ah, but weather can be so unpredictable...

I am afraid I could not offer much help other than to make good use of your Pokemon. They can allow you to do things that normal men cannot do.

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[whateveryoueatliveitspart]

I don't like staying in towns. They stink.

I don't think any of the ones traveling with me would be able to help very much, except maybe Sentret, but she's pretty small. [A pause before he thinks of something.] Is there one of those TM things that would let her dig through rock and dirt? Or maybe one that makes plants grow into a shelter?

[Oh how nice it would be to be able to buy a Secret Power TM in Route. Looks like he'll have to do this the hard(er) way.]

[lightningbearer]

You can make a tent with a length of canvas.

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[whateveryoueatliveitspart]

A tent wouldn't stay warm in the winter. I don't need to be able to move it, either.

Maybe I could use canvas to make a roof though. Does it keep out water if it rains a lot? I don't know what the tents I saw back home were made out of, but it seemed like the poachers weren't staying dry in them.

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[lightningbearer]

If you're making something more permanent, use thatch for the roof.

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[whateveryoueatliveitspart]

What's "thatch"?

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[combat_butler]

... um... I don't think it's all that possible to build one that's good for all seasons without some kind of professional help... And I should know, considering how rattly and badly constructed some of the places I've lived in were.

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[whateveryoueatliveitspart]

I guess I'll have to find a cave then. Have you seen any forested mountains here?

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[combat_butler]

Not really...? I mean, there are flat out caves in a variety of places around Johto, but I wouldn't exactly say they were ideal for living in...

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[whateveryoueatliveitspart]

The only cave I've seen so far is the one on the route between Cherrygrove City and Violet City, and it wouldn't be a good place to live. If the other caves you've seen are anything like that one they wouldn't be any good either.

I've heard that there's a place call Mount Mortar though. Do you know what it's like?

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[usedcharm]

[The only thing she got out of this entire post.]

People can live in caves?

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[whateveryoueatliveitspart]

[\o/ Oh, Rinoa~]

Of course. I've lived in a cave for as long as I can remember before I came here.

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[usedcharm]

[The Owls didn't call her princess for nothing.]

But what about running water? Bathrooms? No electricity?

[Horrified Rinoa is horrified.]

And you grew up like that?

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[whateveryoueatliveitspart]

[What is this reaction? He's had some strange reactions from other people when he told them how he grew up, but none of them have been quite like this. As for that barrage of questions, he'll go through them and try not to miss any.]

The lake was fed by a stream and I got my water from it or leaving a bowl in the rain. If I had to urinate or defecate I went in the forest. Not like here where people do it in the next room. [He's still not convinced that toilets don't just dump everything into a giant pit right below the building.] Electricity's the thing that lights up a room when you move that little stick on the wall, right? I've never had any of that. If I want light at night I start a fire.

What's wrong with growing up like that?

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[tobeyourhero]

Hmm... I don't think living in cardboard boxes would tickle your fancy since I've always lost those.

It would be more easier to live in a cave and stay in there for a while.

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[whateveryoueatliveitspart]

You mean those containers that some things in the stores come in? Even if I found a really big one I don't think it would keep me dry for very long if it rained a lot.

That's what I've done for as long as I can remember. I haven't found any yet though. Have you seen any mountains with forests here? That would be the best place to look.

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[tobeyourhero]

I learned that the hard way when I was little. One of my castles got washed away in a storm.

Hm...? I've heard of a place called Mt. Moon over here in Kanto, but I wouldn't know in Johto.

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[whateveryoueatliveitspart]

I don't know anything about Kanto. I'm going to look at Mt. Mortar after I've gotten some more money here. I don't know if it has forests, but there's supposed to be a big lake next to it, so maybe there will be a good spot there. If there isn't I'll try looking at Mt. Moon.