[ They're all ghosts, he's going to guess it's a ghost. ]
Uh, well... the last time something like this happened was... when Sosyne arrived, around a year or two ago? Sorta. Aiada tried to keep some spirits settled and that went bad, and then we all decided to go and see Piphron -- but we did that off the island. He didn't actually do anything to us.
[ So, self-inflicted emotional excitement. The line is thoughtful. ]
I guess it doesn't happen often... but we have to be careful and do our best to stop it from happening too, if we can. [ ... ] Are you worried about when it's going to happen again?
[ That's all he gives for a moment, though it comes with a sense of acknowledgement, understanding behind it. Nothing dismissive. Just something until he considers how to go forward. ]
You don't really get used to it. You find ways to deal with it, but it doesn't make the fact it happens any better. And I think it's going to keep happening one way or another, whether it's an Arehtei or something else. That's the state the world's in.
...--oh, but you shouldn't worry! [ The honest tone is replaced by something more flustered, voice quickening over the line. ] I know it sounds bad when I put it that way, but the stuff with Aiada happened ages ago, and nothing big's happened in the city for ages! Just, I think it's a good idea to prepare yourself the best you can, you know? So you're prepared for anything! Even the small things!
[Acerola sits up from where she has been burying pebbles and pats the ground flat.]
I just don't know what to do about it! You can train Pokemon for important battles, you can study for important tests -- but it doesn't seem like there's much to prepare for here. You can know that it's going to happen - that's about it.
I guess I should practice trying to get a better understanding of the things I feel? Maybe I'll keep a diary.
Sorting your feelings out... actually, that's not that bad of an idea.
[ Hmm, how to put this... ]
You can learn a way to protect yourself with dunamis--that's what I learned to do, but it took a long time. Or you try learning how to deal with it over time... sorta like a pokémon getting used to dealing with attacks in a battle. You can't stop every attack from happening, but you learn how to have an answer for it or endure it, right? It's like that. You just need experience.
You're always going to have emotions you're weaker to, but that doesn't mean they have to knock you out in one hit.
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Uh, well... the last time something like this happened was... when Sosyne arrived, around a year or two ago? Sorta. Aiada tried to keep some spirits settled and that went bad, and then we all decided to go and see Piphron -- but we did that off the island. He didn't actually do anything to us.
[ So, self-inflicted emotional excitement. The line is thoughtful. ]
I guess it doesn't happen often... but we have to be careful and do our best to stop it from happening too, if we can. [ ... ] Are you worried about when it's going to happen again?
whoops!
[Acerola pauses.]
...A lot!
[Another awkward laugh.]
Hm... I know how to deal with the normal kind of problem. You know - angry Pokemon or trainers that try to rob the Poke Mart or those kinds of things.
It's hard to deal with problems on the... inside, though. I don't like it when my thoughts are all messed around.
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[ That's all he gives for a moment, though it comes with a sense of acknowledgement, understanding behind it. Nothing dismissive. Just something until he considers how to go forward. ]
You don't really get used to it. You find ways to deal with it, but it doesn't make the fact it happens any better. And I think it's going to keep happening one way or another, whether it's an Arehtei or something else. That's the state the world's in.
...--oh, but you shouldn't worry! [ The honest tone is replaced by something more flustered, voice quickening over the line. ] I know it sounds bad when I put it that way, but the stuff with Aiada happened ages ago, and nothing big's happened in the city for ages! Just, I think it's a good idea to prepare yourself the best you can, you know? So you're prepared for anything! Even the small things!
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[Acerola sits up from where she has been burying pebbles and pats the ground flat.]
I just don't know what to do about it! You can train Pokemon for important battles, you can study for important tests -- but it doesn't seem like there's much to prepare for here. You can know that it's going to happen - that's about it.
I guess I should practice trying to get a better understanding of the things I feel? Maybe I'll keep a diary.
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[ Hmm, how to put this... ]
You can learn a way to protect yourself with dunamis--that's what I learned to do, but it took a long time. Or you try learning how to deal with it over time... sorta like a pokémon getting used to dealing with attacks in a battle. You can't stop every attack from happening, but you learn how to have an answer for it or endure it, right? It's like that. You just need experience.
You're always going to have emotions you're weaker to, but that doesn't mean they have to knock you out in one hit.