Subject: Re: [PW!] The SECOND Race Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 11:42:47 -0700 From: "Tech Weaver - Biggest Dreamer with an Army of Radioactive, Mutant, Zombie Komodo Dragons" <nichirasu@hotmail.com> Organization: CompuServe Interactive Services Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.pokemon "Adrian Tymes" <wingcat@pacbell.net> wrote in message news:3D17C7C5.4050902@pacbell.net... > > "..." Aerie blinked. "Umm...I understand the part about needing to > change yourself back for the good of those you care about. I just don't > get *why* that'd be a good thing. Do you dishonor yourselves just > because you would even consider ever using a sword? Does a strong man > dishonor himself just for being strong, especially if he was born that > way? If not, then I don't see why being weres should bring any > dishonor. > > "I mean...well..." She stepped back a bit, nudging aside the bushes > that concealed the corpses of some Rockets. "I heard them planning to > leap out and try to capture you, and those other weres who took off a > few minutes ago. If I was just a human girl, I don't think I could've > done much without some equipment...but as is, they won't bother anyone > ever again. Mommy and Daddy did stuff like this all the time, so I > figured I'd help others the same way. Or was it 'dishonorable' to use > what I happened to have?" > "Well, I suppose it's more for the sake of tradition," Kitsu explained. "Our line has spawned what were probably the greatest Samurai heroes of their times. Legend has it that the tradition stretches back to even before there were Pokemon. We've trained in the ways of our forefathers, without help of magic or even technology much more advanced than the swords we carry now. "Even though following the tradition was completely our choice, we felt tremendous pressure to achieve our goal. I suppose in a moment of weakness, we allowed magic to 'fix' a problem that we probably could've changed on our own if we weren't so afraid of failure. We new we'd be granted the strength and power of a Tauros and the agility and grace of a Ninetales, but we had no idea that the how literal the gypsy meant it. "We thought we'd be able to get away with this little cheat and no one would notice that we had turned to the black arts. Unfortunately, our 'little cheat' became a full-fledged Missingno. Our forms were warped to match the Pokemon whose abilities we tried to emulate. "We had no intention of turning our backs on tradition, and we still don't, but our impatience and greed led us to throw it all away. I don't know what would've happened if we knew of the side effects or if there weren't any to begin with. Maybe if we never met the gypsy we'd've turned to some drug or cybernetic implants, or maybe we would've learned that there's no real shame in failing a few times before you succeed. All we know is that the gypsy may be able to change our bodies back to normal. Once we get that done, maybe our lives will return to normal too." With downcast eyes, Kitsu hung her head. Her bangs cast a shadow over her eyes as she shed a tear. "I don't know if we've really learned our lesson yet, or if there is even a lesson to be learned, but we are ashamed of what we've allowed ourselves to become. Fame and fortune aren't our concerns anymore. We just want to be ourselves again. We just... we just... we just want to go home..." "We kinda ran away," Keaton added. "Didn't even say goodbye. We just left a note saying we weren't coming back until we fixed everything." [OOC: Ugh. I don't know if this is at all sufficient. I really have no clue what kind of answer would satisfy Aerie. Maybe Kitsu and Keaton don't really understand it themselves, but somehow letting them admit that feels like I'm having them give up on their mission. If this weren't PW, I would've just given up even trying to come up with a response and just left the conversation were it is, but having Kitsu and Keaton say, "I give up, this is pointless," and just walk off just seemed a little too rude.] -- Chet "Tech" Weaver's Revised Basic Sig I save my brainpower for my fics and pass the savings on to you! Desperado Coyote! http://desperadocoyote.keenspace.com "No ride is complete without a clown in an electric chair." -- My brother "You're going to be the death of me someday, Anakin." -- Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones