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[Well, that was an. Exciting weekend that he has a somewhat vivid, dream-like recollection of. Luca's spent the last two or so days trying to sort through the blanks in his memories and why he saw people he definitely knew -- didn't he--?

Well, whatever. This night finds him a little north of Goldenrod, training Spada -- on the Buneary's insistence, of course. Said Buneary is landing more than a few hits on some poor tree Scout's sitting in, while Luca takes his five minute break not too far away. Better time than never to see if any night owls want to talk, right?]

Do any of you try to find constellations that are the same in your world, here? It feels a little sad knowing that I'm really not under the same sky as my friends back home are. [He's still coming to terms with it despite being here a few months, okay.] I mean, I --

[He pauses, listening -- getting a little paler, because he definitely just heard a twig crack.]

...Are there a lot of nocturnal Pokémon? I know Sentrets are kind of that way - at least, Scout is - and Hoothoots are too, but is there anything by Goldenrod that would be --

[He yelps as a huge Scolipede charges into view -- right for his little Sentret, actually, who shrieks and climbs higher in the tree. She won't last too long up there --

but no worries, citizens of Johto and/or Kanto! Spada - our brave Buneary hero - is here! He's a little outmatched in terms of power, but he's fast... and he's got someone to protect. Luca's shaking - the feed's left on, forgotten in his fright, but giving quite a nice view of the battle taking place between a huge bug and a little bunny.

Or... well, Lopunnies still pale in size to Scolipedes, but he's not as small as he used to be, and evidently the Scolipede thinks battling for food is Too Hard, since it leaves after an intimidating glare thrown at the would-be prey and her protector.

Luca sighs, thankful, then bites back a smile; finally, one of his Pokémon've evolved.

And, upon remembering the feed, frowns.]

Well, um... That Pokémon's not native to Johto, right? I really hope we don't see anymore of those...

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Well, there are always exceptions, I suppose. Myths like that are common in a lot of cultures, although generally the gods weren't particularly faithful and, in fact, had a general tendency to go after other men's wives.

[so fuck 'em, really]

I suppose it was to make up for one's own shortcomings. If the gods did it, then it must've been fine for them to do it.

Ah, well, no. It's reasonably plausible that the gods actually did that.

[Just because his gods are real doesn't mean yours are!!

wait --]

...I can't help but doubt any of that could actually happen.

You seem awfully skeptical for someone who is apparently the reincarnation of a god. Anyway, it's nothing that would be possible these days.

[OH YES he.... said that didn't he... well damn.]

Sorry. I guess I'm just used to hearing about more, um... normal worlds, where gods aren't reborn as humans and dis-- [He clears his throat. Don't bring in any of society's issues -- it's nice here.] Well, um, you might be right, in any case. Although, truth be told, I don't think gods really go away after faith in them stops, so maybe it could still happen.

It's not a lack of faith so much as a general decline in magic. In my world, mana is not a completely unlimited resource. While it may seem that way, the world was much different when humans first mastered magic. Of course, these days there are fewer people in the world who can even be trusted with powerful magic than there used to be.

Humans can use magic in your world!?

...

[god your world is weird]

Yes, of course they can. I wouldn't have said so if they couldn't. Granted, it's something of a private thing.

[wow rude]

Oh, um, yes... Sorry. In my world, only the Devas - and by extent, their reincarnations - could use artes and spells.

So I see. Well, I suppose that does make a certain amount of sense.

[MAGIC SPECIFIC ONLY TO LINEAGE BULLSHIT? SOUNDS ABOUT RIGHT]

[THAT WITCHCRAFT'S A GOD'S THING, BOY, WE HUMANS AIN'T MEANT TO CAST FIREBALLS AN' SUMMON CYCLONES --]

Are you one of the few people trusted with magic? Or, er, were you, I guess.

[ARE THEY AT LEAST GENTLEMANLY GODS???

and wow does that past tense sting ~~good thing he's not further on in canon~~]

Exactly. I'm from one of the more notable magical families of England.

[WELL THEY'RE NOT ENTIRELY BARBARIC???

also color him impressed, he's never met a magical human before ~~it would also explain his weirdo name man who parades around wanting people to call them lord melonhead anyway~~]

Wow. Is England the kingdom you come from?

[cuz like he comes from a kingdom too there's a king and a ~~parliament~~ privy council and knights --]

[this guy that's who

at least el-melloi is less embarrassing than archibald]

Yes, it is. Granted, it's more of a constitutional monarchy now, but that's just schematics.

[~~archibald is noble and cool though~~]

A constitutional monarchy, huh... Does its council hold more power than the king, too?

[Because that was the problem in Regnum.]

Queen, actually-and yes, she's honestly more of a figurehead than anything these days.

Sorry. I guess our king's more or less the same, since the Privy Council's the one who really handles everything... and abuses their power like that.

Isn't that usually how it tends to go?

I was hoping it'd be different somewhere else, but I guess not.

It really isn't, I'm afraid.

[oh Kayneth you silly elitist monarchist you...]

Well, we're free from it here. I've mentioned this to someone before, but it really doesn't feel like there's any system of government in Johto at all.

Yes, I've noticed that too. It's amazing the place holds together, to be honest... though, given the natives, that's not particularly surprising.

They really don't seem to lend themselves to violence, current events aside, do they.

If I were to be brutally honest, I'd say that they didn't lend themselves to much outside of standing in one place and repeating the same three sentences.

[but you did just say that, Kayneth...]

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