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[taxevasion]

So is this like Reddit, or more like Facebook? Can I change my username? Kind of weird it didn’t ask me to set up a password. What if someone steals someone else’s earpieces? Would they be able to post with their account? What if I want to make a second account for… you know. Sideblog reasons?

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[taxevasion]

Well, I don't. But some people do.

What's a fiction novel to you? You already have fantasy as your day-to-day. You don't have sci-fi. Woah, wait, do you have books about a world without magic and everyone has a white-collar job, and so your fantasy books are about like, middle management?

[oblige]

How curious.

Middle management? Authors write on a variety of subjects, but I know not what this means.

[taxevasion]

The people that get paid to stand around and look busy.

[oblige]

Ah, bureaucrats.

No, they wouldn't be fantastical in nature.

[taxevasion]

Pokemon. Pokemon's your fantasy. Because you don't have them, and it's not sci-fi. I'm going to scroll through my phone and show you which one you'd have. You like dragons, what else?

[oblige]

Should I be listing animals that I like, or are you asking more broadly?

[ He has no idea what's happening... ]

[taxevasion]

Colors, things, animals. Sure. And I'm only doing this because I like you.

[oblige]

[ Does this fellow like him? ]

Very well.

Setting dragons aside: blue, green, books, flowers, tea, apples, polearms, cats. Is that sufficient?

[taxevasion]

Oh, easy. Appletun. Or Flapple. They're dragon-types shaped like apples.

[oblige]

Apple-shaped dragons?

[ These are a thing...? ]

[taxevasion]

Yeah. One looks like this.

[oblige]

[ Oh, this creature is a little friend. He sees it now. ]

What a cute fellow. I'd not properly envisioned it at all.

[taxevasion]

In Pokemon, you could have a bunch of pokemon, but usually there's one that's your best friend. Mine would be Infernape because he's cool as hell.

[oblige]

This one looks confident. He seems a fine choice as your favorite.

[taxevasion]

Thank you. He's majestic.

[oblige]

[ Dion knows the language of Favorite Characters, and so... ]

What do you like best about him?

[taxevasion]

Fire monkey.

[There is no more advanced reason. Sometimes he is just a simple man.]

It was my first starter Pokemon.

[oblige]

I take it that you receive one to begin with, then?

[ Do they pick or are they assigned, how does game work? ]

[taxevasion]

Yeah, a fire, water, or grass type. Appletun is Dragon type, obviously, and Grass type. That means it's weak to flying, poison, bug, ice, dragon, and fairy types.

[oblige]

Dragons are particularly vulnerable to other dragons?

What of your Infernape?

[taxevasion]

Yep. The only thing that can really beat a dragon is another dragon.

Oh, he's Fighting and Fire type. Those are weak to flying, ground, rock, water, psychic, and fairy type. I know. Not the best statistical combo here. There's dozens of ground/rock types out there.

[oblige]

That is interesting.

How do you contend with weaknesses such as these?

[taxevasion]

Just a matter of picking the right moves. You only get four per pokemon, so you have to make sure it works with the rest of them well. I know that like, really I can't use only Infernape the whole time, because I should switch him out for one that can better handle different types. But he's still my favorite.

[oblige]

There is always something to be said for a favorite. You called him a best friend, did you not? I can understand favoring him thus, despite it not always being advantageous to do so.

[ He remembers they're talking about a game, but also, he's earnest... ]

[taxevasion]

[Unfortunately, Dion hits an unintentional train of thought in Adrian with that line. Peacemaker- Chris- his best friend he'd do anything for- even when it wasn't advantageous to do so. In fact most times it wasn't advantageous to do so, what with how much trouble Peacemaker gets into. But he's the first person Adrian actually really, truly respected.

Chris is Infernape. His best friend, who he can't be with all the time.

And he's here without his team. He knew that much, obviously, but it's only really hitting him now he's going to have to find a new one if he wants to survive here.]

... Yeah.

Um.

I'm suddenly really busy, I gotta go.

[Before he starts to spiral out, live.]