14th Grail: [Video]

[dressofheaven]

I don't tend to make a big deal out of this sort of thing, ordinarily. But under the circumstances it seems appropriate.

[Ilya holds up Claire's Rising Badge to the camera, then shows off the other seven badges pinned to her collar. She adds the last one and makes no effort to restrain her victorious smirk.]

That's the eight badges of Johto collected. I hope the elite battles over in Kanto give a bit more of a challenge. I don't suppose anyone can give me an idea of what to expect from them. I'd like to hear any stories you might have.

Oh, but I'm feeling nostalgic. Even if you haven't fought the elite matches yet, even if you only have one or two badges, why don't you tell me about them? It seems like as good a way as any to celebrate, at least until I get my little gathering underway.

Also, Claire, if you're listening. Gyarados still isn't a dragon type.

Comments

[dressofheaven]

[Ilya just shrugs at that.]

Given their power and the things they tend to be tied into, they probably have more important things to worry about than us. And remember, there's only one of them each, and most of them don't even live in Kanto or Johto. Seeing them at all is astounding, or did you think "Legendary" was just a name?

[in_praetego]

O... of course not!

[ Doi, Captain Obvious. Pardon the fluster. ]

It just made me wonder if they had any part to play in why we're here to begin with.

[dressofheaven]

Some of them might. Dialga and Palkia are said to rule Time and Space, and of course there's Arceus. The first two working together could easily explain why we're here, or the latter could just be doing it on its own. Or their might be more involved that we haven't met yet.

Or maybe it's not them at all. It's all kind of a guessing game right now.

[in_praetego]

It's as good as anyone's guess, really. If it was Dialga and Palkia, why would they do such a thing? Was someone controlling them?

[ And a shake of his head. No one has the answers he wants at all. ]

Even Arceus didn't look like it wanted to talk about it.

[dressofheaven]

If someone was controlling the Pokemon who rule over Time and Space, I imagine that whole thing with Groudon and Kyogre last October would have been completely irrelevant.

Also, I'd want to meet that person and find out how in the world they accomplished a feat like that.

[in_praetego]

All this waiting... it's not like they think everyone's just going to sit around and wait for an answer.

I just wish they'd tell us what we want to know rather than keeping us in the dark like this..

[dressofheaven]

Well we kind of have to sit and wait. We don't even know who's responsible for this, and even if we did, someone that powerful isn't going to tell us anything until they're good and ready to.

Besides, we don't actually know for sure that there's a person behind this at all, human or Pokemon. It just seems likely.

[in_praetego]

I guess we have no choice.

[ There's a small sigh and a shake of his head. ]

I'm glad to see you're holding up though.

[dressofheaven]

Oh you don't have to worry about me. I can handle most anything. Besides it's not like life has been particularly difficult recently.