hugtopia | video--morning, probably sometime mid-Achtom?

[Sometime relatively early in the squeaking problem, once it starts getting hard to sleep, Will finally makes his presence known on the network. He's still laying in bed as he flips the video on, hair a fluffy mess but mask firmly in place; the bedhead isn't helped in the slightest by the Flareon cuddled up against his chest, who seems quite intent on sleepily grooming him.]

Hi, everyone! I'm sure my household isn't the only one with a Rattata problem lately. Don't you all think they're getting louder at night?

Anyway, I noticed something! It actually seems quieter when I'm not trying to sleep alone--it's almost like they're avoiding my room when I've got a napping buddy?

[The camera pans as he turns it away from himself and the Flareon. Now, it's showing a Chansey curled up in a blanket nest; a Xatu is brooding over her like a mother bird, head tucked under her wing.]

I don't know, it could be just my imagination. But why not test it out and share our results here, if it's going to be hard to sleep anyway? If anyone wants to try sleeping together, with me or your roommate or whoever else you want, let's hear if you start feeling better!

[It's not even an innuendo. ~~Unless you want it to be, of course.~~ Shocking, right? He's just going to offer his services as a bedwarmer if people want them. For Science!11 Also for Cuddles.]

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I take good care of all of my equipment.

[As far as words went, he wouldn't express any feelings of attachment.

His weight shifted slightly towards Will as he face him.]

Pokemon have lifespans similar to a human's?

It depends on the species, of course. Bug types are typically the ones with the shortest lifespans.

[Will grins almost conspiratorially, like he's about to let Verstael in on a secret.]

But one of my team is a Bronzong--it's thousands of years old. It got excavated during an archaelogical dig. People actually used to worship them back then; villages would pray for rain to ensure good harvests, since they can influence the weather.

[He willingly leaned in to hear such a secret, ignoring their already close proximity.]

That's quite impressive. The majority of animals fall into a 2 to 30 years range as far as lifespans go. Some are longer, around one hundred or so. We have a few creatures that are special exceptions that may be quite old.

Your Bronzong sounds fascinating. So it survived all that time? It must not be a typical biological lifeform.

They're kind of like the big bells you might see in a temple? Only they're alive. Just..... not in exactly the same way people are? So being buried alive for a few centuries didn't hurt it, beyond the damage the initial disaster caused.

[What exactly is up with inanimate object Pokémon, really? WE JUST DON'T KNOW. Welcome to your first look at the Pokémon world's fuckery, Verstael; some stuff is just Like This.]

That sounds like a pretty narrow range for animals, though..... What about the ones that live longer?

It sounds like artificial intelligence or a form of magiteknology.

[If only he could see these things for himself.]

Humans are usually the animal that lives the longest, possibility due to our intelligence and ability to use tools. Animals usually die to predation or other hazards rather than age, so most haven't developed lengthy lifespans. However, there are a few exceptions.

There are a few species that live longer. In particle some sea life. The oldest living creature would be the adamantoise, which has records dating back to the establishment of Lucis. It's said to be as large as a mountain, though its current location is unknown. It could just be a legend.

The adamantoise? There's only one? You never know with legends like those--they could be nothing, or you really could find something incredible. Hard to imagine it's so well hidden if it's really that big, though.....

[They've got their own mythical Pokémon, after all--not necessarily gods, but so rare and fabled that they may as well be nothing but stories. Who knows if they actually exist or not?]

I'm not sure what you'd call them on Eos, but Bronzong are just Steel type--well, Steel and Psychic type. Some people think ancient civilizations might have created their pre-evolution somehow, and some people think they're just a natural species. Nobody really knows for sure, though.

It may be part of a species that continues growing so long as it survives. And if it survived for thousands of years... It might be part of a species but quite unlike any of the others. We have a few such creatures on our planet, that have grown especially large. No others would compare to that legend, though.

At its size, many people might walk by it never knowing that it isn't part of the landscape, particularly if it was retracted into its shell. It might look like one of a patch of mountains.

[He'd heard rumors back in Niflheim, but little else.

Perhaps you could tell me more in the morning. If there are any remnants of such a society, I would like to hear about it.

Like a huge Torterra..... That would make sense.

[It's easy enough to picture, put like that. A towering, craggy slope, possibly even crested with trees that have taken root in the dirt accumulated on its shell, home to innumerable smaller creatures..... At that point, it would be like a living piece of the landscape, more than anything else. What would something so enormous even eat?]

I'm not really much of a historian, but I can tell you about a few places later if you want..... As far as I know, there's really not much left anyway, aside from some ruins and Pokémon.

I will want that, naturally.

[And so long as he knows he'll get the information soon he could be patient.]

It's strange, isn't it? So often we seem to get a glimpse into our futures by looking into the past. It makes one wonder if the civilizations we study the ruins of once drew inspiration from the ruins of civilizations that came before them.

Hehe~ I thought you might.

[It's too bad he doesn't know much to tell, really. He's explored some of the ruins during his travels, even solved a few of the puzzles that were left behind in them..... he's no archaeologist, though. None of that had really told him much about the people that had come before them.

He can talk a little about the architecture and art he saw, though without much idea of what it meant. He could describe the puzzles he stumbled over. But mostly, he can talk about the Pokémon. Vigilant Sigilyph that flew their ceaseless patrols, lumbering Golett and Golurk, Baltoy and Claydol that twirl and dance through the rubble, swarms of Unown that whirled and streamed through the air--forever shifting and breaking apart into formations that looked like words he could almost understand, if only he could look just a little closer.....

He could never look close enough, no matter how hard he tried. Not before the words scattered and it was all lost.]

It is pretty strange..... But if they did that too, then what do you think the first ones did?

That would have been interesting to see. Progress likely took a large amount of time before discovering essentials such as fire.

[So much for his mind to linger on as sleep began creeping up. Really, there were always so many things to ponder about the world.

A flip of his hand inadvertently brushed Will's face slightly as he eagerly emphasized his words.]

We will have much to discuss in the morning.

video--morning, probably sometime mid-Achtom?

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