whateveryoueatliveitspart

[The feed comes on to show a nice blizzard and thick snow, as seen from the shelter of the entrance to a cave, with the flickering light of a fire coming from somewhere behind the camera. It's a bit loud, but the camera's deep enough into the cave that the sound isn't overwhelming. After a bit Apollo speaks up.]

It's really getting thick out there.

[A pause for a moment.]

There's something about when the snow really piles up. It tells you that you've run out of time to prepare for winter and now it's time to hope that what you've done is enough. All you can do is wait and see. It's a good feeling when you feel like you're ready, but when you know you aren't you almost feel sick. I know I'm not as ready as I need to be. I got started later than usual here. I'll have to go out and get more food before spring, but at least I'll just need to spend some time in Mahogany Town rather than try and hunt in the middle of winter.

From what I-[The feed cuts to static for a few seconds. When it comes back, it's showing Apollo looking at the gear in confusion. He's wearing a length of white cloth wrapped around his head with part of it bunched under his chin, looking like he had it over his face like a balaclava and just pulled it down so that he could talk clearly. The leather biker jacket from the Yamask possession can be glimpsed under his cloak a few times as he moves, and the rock wall of the cave is visible behind him.]

That was strange. But back to what I was about to say, from what I've heard it doesn't sound like most humans here prepare for winter much. It sounds like they just rely on going to the stores like normal, even when the weather's bad. Why wouldn't you want to get everything you need before winter comes? Then you wouldn't have to go out in weather like this.

[Another pause, during which the image turns a bit grainy for a moment.]

One other thing that I'm wondering is, what do most people do when they can't go outside? Winter's always the most boring season since you have to stay inside a lot and there aren't many interesting things to do.

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That's kind of interesting. I guess you can find food all the time instead of having a season where not much grows.

Maybe. I'll have people to talk to at least. [Yeah, he considers animals to be people.]

Well, yeah. Ignoring the people who farm, there's plenty of fish to go around.

[At the mention of people, though, Riku raises an eyebrow.]

You mean over the 'Gears?

If I feel like it, but I was talking about the Pokémon who are with me.

Huh. Not many people refer to them as... well, people. Friends, sure, even companions, but that's a new one.

They're alive and have feelings and can decide things for themselves. They're just like humans but with different bodies.

It's easy to forget that sometimes, especially when most of them don't speak the same language. Psychic types and ambitious Weaviles aside, anyway. Can't say I've encountered many Pokémon as invested in acting human as Slash.

Heck, I'm guilty of treating them as tools to battle in the past, but that was ages ago.

I've always been able to talk to plants and animals, so I know what they're feeling. I guess that most humans don't realize things like that if they can't understand them.

It's good that you don't treat them like tools anymore. I wish that the other people here who do would stop too.

Plants too, huh? Never thought they possessed actual thought processes...

[But then, it's easy to come to those conclusions.]

And believe me, more people should treat them differently. But the ones who act all abusive usually aren't that smart. Or if they are, they're just plain apathetic to pain.

Most plants don't live long enough to have much to say, but trees usually have stories to tell once they get older. They can be hard to hear though. They aren't as smart as animals.

[The mun has no idea how Apollo talking to trees actually works and is glad Route doesn't require an explanation.]

Like Cobra Commander. He says that he knows that Pokémon have feelings and doesn't care.

Makes sense, since they don't have brains or anything.

[Their whole biology is totally different, really.]

And the thing is, some people don't care about the feelings of anyone human or Pokémon. I'm lucky that most people I know do, but I can't say the same about my Garchomp.

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