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[The video starts on an unsure-looking Kirlia. He starts to edge away, but Dave--apparently behind the camera--speaks.]

Naw, go ahead, dude. C'mon. Don't be shy.

[The Kirlia sighs, extremely put upon, and then ballet-toes back into place. There's a Dawn Stone on the floor nearby; the Kirlia bends primly at the waist to pick it up, and:

Presto.

Wart the Gallade examines his arm-blades for a moment, then shoots Dave a look as if to say, "If we're quite done now." Dave chuckles quietly.]

Yeah, yeah, thanks for humoring me, bro. The moment has been secured for posterity. Duty discharged. [The relief on the Gallade's face is palpable before Dave turns the camera towards his own movie star mug. Hello, Johto.]

So, hey. I get that baby's first evolution is probably ancient headwear for most of you, but he's the first guy I got all the way to his final form. That's worth some kind of jokey home video.

[Yeah, because he's obviously being ironic about this. He's not Proud Dadding all over his starter, no sirree.]

Anyway, I've been hearing about a bunch of different evolutionary paths our Poképals can take, and, I dunno. I'm curious, I guess. If you ever made a choice like that, what made you pick one way or the other?

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Just about since we first got them both as Ralts, really! So I wanna say its been well over a year. That was one of the first Pokemon that Elsa caught, so...it's been a long time coming. You should see them fight together, though, he's so noble and he always does his best to protect her and make her happy... It really motivates him!! I think they make for a great couple! Odin and Frigga...heck, we even named them after Norse gods who became a husband and wife, so I guess them pairing off was kind of destiny.

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Pikachu? And...Charizard, I'm assuming?

They do, yes. But I do my best to stop things before it gets to be too much for them. If I have to switch out or just run from a battle, I make sure none of them faint when they battle.

Still... I'd feel bad if I just stopped it entirely. If it's something they really want, I could put how they feel before how I feel.

I've never chosen something in particular for one of my Pokemon, but when I caught Kagayaki, she had already evolved into a Slyveon.

I think Eevees evolve into one when they're really happy.

Thank you. I appreciate it.

Nooope, not at all! I don't mind towns and stuff, but big cities aren't really my thing!

I'm pretty sure there's people who'd say that about me....

She's really my only one who gives me any kind of trouble. Not that it's really trouble, I just have to coax her a lot.

That's sweet as hell. Cutest fucking thing I've ever heard. Sylveon's...some kind of forest-related evolution? No, wait, Leafeon's got the plant angle covered, so...

Yeah, probably. I mean, they all came out when I was, like, two, and my steel trap of a memory bank hadn't exactly completely developed by then.

Mm. Anna traded me a Gible all the way back like my first week here, and he doesn't listen to me much. He's not belligerent or anything, he just doesn't really give a fuck and I guess I don't care enough to force the issue.

[Also, no badges.]

And then the rest of my party excluding Wart here are babies and act like babies, so that's pretty expected.

I guess they're annoying if you're not used to them. I grew up in a pretty populous seat, though, so all the quiet and nature and stuff around here's basically bizarre to me.

...I dunno. I guess...I guess, maybe it's different for me since the majority of my team's only a couple weeks old, but I feel like, probably it's my responsibility to curb some of those notions? Or am I overreacting 'cause I'm human and humans are all about maintaining the peace.

Dammmnnnn. Over a year? Come on, bro, you only live once.

[Unless, you know, you don't. Also, Dave is hardly one to talk.]

Does the lady not return the favor, or...?

She does, but they're both too shy to really take it anywhere, I thi--oh, come on, Odin, it's cute!

[ She swivels the camera around just a bit, and poor knightly Odin is covering his face with his stubby hands... ]

He's just nervous to confess to her, I think. Which is something I can totally relate to, so I'm not judging that hard.

Well, the games hadn't been out for very long back home. There was Blue, Red, and Yellow, and that was it. Two-thirds of the Pokemon here didn't even exist yet.

I mean, yeah, like, I'm sure most of us've paddled around awkwardly in that boat. Steered into the pier a couple times, maybe tumbled out and got algae all over our wetsuits, smelled like rank goldfish piss for days.

[Dave what is this even a metaphor for anymore.]

And I guess there's something about letting an unrequited crush hang out in your chest cavity for a long time. But, I mean. If you already know she likes you and you don't say anything, and you blow your chance... Not that I'd know or anything, it just sounds lame as hell.

So you're from...the late nineties?

[ WAIT WHAT...... ]

That's...not exactly how I would've described that situation, but, yeah, I think I get the idea! It's, um, definitely a bit of a wreck sometimes. I mean, asking out Nonon was, like, a bit of a ridiculous disaster at first... I do think they're pretty loyal to each other, though. Maybe all he needs is a little bit of a push in the right direction...maybe a Poké-date or two?

Or maybe he wants to court her the old-fashioned way? Y'know, all knightly and chaste-like?

All I got when I tried that even a little bit was laughter and endless trolling for half a month.

Um, trolling?

[ That's a new term, though she's been trying her best to pick up the modern slang..! ]

Maybe you were trying too hard with it..? At least you gave it a shot, though, right?

I was mostly kidding, but she just went on and on like I was her favorite episode of Troll Judge Judy, which is apparently the height of comedy if you're an alien obsessed with alien laws.

...But I guess she did think it was cute. Eventually. When she stopped cackling long enough to draw breath in my vicinity. So it might work for your boy.

Well, trolls can be pretty funny sometimes, if a little, um, overbearing? Definitely eccentric! So I guess I don't blame her for that.

Being able to make a girl laugh is a good quality to have, though! I mean, you gotta have a sense of humor, after all! If you're gonna be with someone, you should at least be able to make them smile, right? That's definitely a good thing, then! I don't know, maybe Odin can learn some funny jokes..?

I mean, if he's not naturally a jokey guy, he shouldn't try to clown up on something that's only gonna fall flat when he actually makes a play. You gotta own your shit when you put yourself out there like that, I know that much.

Also, wait. You know trolls?

Yeah, that's true. But I do think that a joke or two here and there couldn't hurt! I mean, everyone loves puns, right? You don't have to be a super-funny-guy to ask why the Torchic crossed the road, after all.

We have them back in Arendelle, though. There's a whole, huge family of them that lives in the mountains...they've apparently had a good relationship with the royal family for a long time. They've helped me out of a tight spot before.

...Not that I remember it, because they took my goshdarn memory of it, but...

Wait, I thought trolls didn't do family the way we do, on account of them all popping out of the Mother Grub before they pupate. Karkat and Kanaya made it sound like a pretty big deal...

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