Need to talk privately with Cilan? Send him a message via the crystal or carrier pigeon? Want to meet with him without posting a log for it? Here's the place to do it!
No, I can't say that I have: Lapras is not an easy to find Pokemon where I'm from either, and it's more likely that you won't see one at all unless you're far north or if you start sailing farther out away from Unova.
[Village Bridge supposedly have Lapras living there, but... BW anime didn't give us an episode featuring that place at all and we are still incredibly salty about that to this day.]
But I must say, this is quite nice: your Lapras has a calm and relaxing taste to it in regards to the way it moves across the water here!
She's a natural. [ Not that it does her much good, but he pats one of her spikes. ] There's a lapras at a Safari Park that everyone can see, but this lapras was given to me by a scientist I met, and she's been an important part of my journey ever since. She took me all over to the small islands around Kanto so I could search for pokémon for the pokédex.
It makes me miss the smell of the sea thinking about it. [ And he looks out to the water with that, though not without a quick look over to Cilan- ] Oh, tell her to stop when you like the spot.
Mm, I can tell that the two of you have a close bond, one that's taste is sweet and--oh, wait, let's stop here. Is that okay, Lapras?
[Because if he had kept talking, they might have ended up surfing right over and away this spot that he thinks they should use for fishing. Good thing he was actually paying attention to his surroundings, for once.]
[ Stop, you say? It's nice swimming, but stop she will. There you go, kids. Enjoy your lazy fun. ]
We'll have to be careful about what we attract. I've been trying to figure out everything they have here, but the lake's the biggest mystery when it comes to creatures. There's no telling what we'll find!
[ So, they'll definiiiitely have to not underestimate the pull they'll receive if they get a bite. Red's pulling something out of his pocket, sitting his fishing rod on his lap (bless sturdy foldable makes) as he chatters away. ]
I've always wanted to ask Sosyne what she remembers being in the seas with her in the past, but I don't think she'd like me to. [ Ah, let's just hold out our hand and show off the item in it now. ] Oh yeah, I got this new lure to try out from a fishing shop the other day! It's supposed to let out a steady stream of emotion to attract any fish when it's submerged in water.
Oh, very impressive! [However... Cilan allows a confident smile to rise to his face as he takes out his own fishing rod--the air feels like it's charged with energy again--] I'll be using my special custom lure that I had made to go along with my rod--not only do I think it has a charming flavor to it, but it's proven to be quite reliable in my previous endeavors when it comes to the art of fishing.
[When Cilan opens the container that contains his fishing rod, he does so with a flourish that may or may be accompanied by a sparkling colorful effect to it due to his passion. However, before casting it out, he is going to make sure the line is in proper order as well as allow Red to see the lure: isn't it neat?]
And that is absolutely, most definitely worth the giggles that bubble up from Red's throat and quickly burst into actual laughter beginning at the bottom of his stomach. He can't bother with his own rod right now--that's staying right on his lap with his sandwich, because he's going to need one hand on himself and the other keeping him steady on Lapras, and oh, it'll take time for the words to come out, but- ]
I-it has your head on it!
[ Cilan will totally get to know what's so damn hilarious, and that's just going to renew the laughter all over. He can't breathe here! ]
[ The confusion on Cilan's face should be help in ceasing the laughter when Red looks over again, but the fact that it tells him that the gym leader doesn't find this strange at all, that it's normal to him, just makes the giggles emerge once more, and soon enough he's burying his head in his hands in some weak attempt to hush himself.
Cilan might want to just...start fishing or something... Red is going to need time to recover. Even when he finally reveals his face again, every part of him is still shaking with chuckles now and then, and he's not even going to attempt to explain any of this to the older boy or even look at him. (He does try once. It just makes him laugh.)
[Cilan's... not quite sure if he appreciates the laughter, or at least in regard to Red not really explaining himself here, but otherwise he will get started with fishing--]
Anyway... now, let's go, my rod! It's fishing time~!
[--with dramatic flair, of course, as the way he casts his line out into the water once it's ready is quite flashy, but also shows evidence of knowing how to cast it just right, hand resting on the reel and watching the line carefully even as he speaks.]
Now then, since the creatures living in this lake are not like Pokemon, we'll first start with a slow and careful flavor that will allow for a proper meeting with this thin line... if we're too hasty, then the connection will break too quickly and that would be an undesirable taste...
[It's best to try to ease the creatures in the lake into acknowledging our presence here rather than rushing into it...]
[ Red is less dramatic when he sends out his line, giggles now gone but not the smile on his face. This is a good day. A great day. He wants a lot more of these days. ]
Isn't it a good idea to keep your guard up with pokémon too? Unless you know there's nothing but magikarp in there. Goldeens and seakings never give me an easy time when I've caught them on my line. [ The pain in the fins. ]
...Think anyone's ever accidentally fished up Sosyne? [ How many people other than Red think this is actually a funny thought. ]
You know what, I'm not sure--I would think that it would be impossible to do so, given Sosyne's desire to avoid contact with most people here at the moment.
[However, he does allow a wry smile momentarily.]
Though, that would make for an interesting taste, wouldn't it? Not to mention that would add a special flair of credence when it comes to one's talent in fishing--it would almost make fishing up a Gyarados look like child's play, perhaps.
[... Not that Cilan is actually intending to try to fish up Sosyne, but he does allow some humor at the thought.]
[ Eheh. ] I don't know- maybe she secretly wants someone to fish her up so she can tell them off for being so stupid.
[ Which is funny -- but then it hits Red that even that might be too forward for the arehtei, and that isn't so funny. Dumb stupid Sosyne letting herself be lonely in her dumb stupid waters.
It makes his smile softer, if not fonder, having that grumpy arehtei on his mind. Uggghhh. ]
She doesn't want to be alone... she just doesn't want to be the one to reach out. [ He lets out an exaggerated breath, his shoulders heaving with it. ] I think that's it, anyway. She complained about how she used to have a lot more visitors in the past. Then there was no one, and I know she was angry for longer than we can imagine...
[ The drop in his voice doesn't stay, instead turning into a impassioned sincerity. ] But that's why I wish she would try and talk to people, or get caught up in their fishing lines, or anything -- just so she doesn't have to be so lonely now! I know we're not hundreds of people aligned to her, but we're what's here with her. She has to put up with our feelings, so why not get something out of it?
[ He's been eyeing the waters where their lines disappear into, down into the blue, but then looks up into the far distance before leaning out just a little- ]
You hear me, Sosyne? Go have some fun! Let out some steam! Introduce me to your friends and come and meet mine!
[ And then Red sits back with a thump, a small laugh escaping him and an energy tickling at his skin.
[Red's words echo out over the lake and fade out amid the quiet noise of rippling water and chirping birds. It's a calming, tranquil scene, especially compared to the fishing technique it's currently playing host to.
Up until, you know, something unseen yanks hard enough on the line to whip the whole fishing rod into the water if it doesn't just snap.]
[If you think Cilan's going to let you take his super special custom made fishing rod and lure from home out of his hands, you've got another thing coming. Also, because it's custom made for with-standing some seriously angry Pokemon like Gyarados, it's strong enough to not snap right away, but it is certainly bending at an unfriendly angle that spells disaster if left in that state for too long.
Thus, Cilan fights to keep a hold on it here, one hand reaching up to brace the fishing rod to try to keep it from snapping the line, or worse, the rod itself. However, this probably will cause Sosyne to just yank hard enough to pull him straight into the water along with the fishing rod, unless someone can grab him in time...]
[ Nobody asked her, but if they had, Lapras could've told them that this was going to lead to trouble the moment Red opened his mouth about that oversized piece of withering sea meat.
But maybe she's still bitter about that temper tantrum over the city all those months ago. Who knows.
However, now is not the time for commentary nobody will ever know. What it's the time for is grabbing onto Cilan, Red liking his own fishing rod, sure, but liking the older trainer far more in comparison. That sandwich can get lost into the lake too -- we're going to need both arms here to keep the guy from buckling forward. ]
Cilan, keep pulling!
[ Pulling is actually probably not the best idea here than 'letting go' considering the bite they've gotten, but this is the fate they've chosen. ]
[The water bubbles furiously, almost like the lake itself is growling as it brings its weight to bear on the straining line. Any second now, the rod is going to snap like a twig. It's going to snap -
- backward, completely clear of both Lapras and the water, with a light drizzle of warm water and nothing on the end?]
Pbbbbthhh!
[Have either of you two ever heard a whale trying to spit something unpleasant out of its mouth? You have now. Then again, with certain physical laws such as the conservation of momentum in mind, right now may not be a great time to sit and listen...]
[Aaaand there they go, falling over backwards and potentially off Lapras and into the water unless Red has a good hold with his legs on Lapras.
Either way, regardless of whether we end up in the water or bending over backwards on Lapras, Cilan's immediate priority is the fishing rodthankfully looking around and checking first to see if Red is okay.]
[ Red's so cool that they stayed on and stay dried. Kanto's finest, ladies and gentlemen.
...no, they're not that fortunate. With Cilan shoving into him and nothing but air behind Red, that was all it took for the pair of them to fall pitifully into the waters like trash bags. Lapras turns as she hears them leave her, her own whale-like voice calling out a short cry before her head lowers into the water to look -- but never fear, the boys are here (and still alive)!!
Though it takes Red a second later to emerge right against Lapras, a hand slapping onto her body as he gets his breath again. He turns his head when he hears Cilan come up, giving him a nod- ]
I'm fine! [ -and a breathy response. But then his eyes are darting across the waters, trying to find the best place to aim the scowl now on his face and the clearer words out his mouth: ]
Was that you, Sosyne!? You're not funny!
[ Whoever it was, Lapras is shoving her head back underwater just in case it might be looking for a fight. IS IT LOOKING FOR A FIGHT BECAUSE SHE'S READY FOR A FIGHT. ]
[Well, look on the bright side: now you get to see what Cilan's hair looks like when it's wet. You know those bangs of his that are all leafy-looking? Yeah, well, they're not upright anymore and are currently clinging to his forehead.
However, Cilan isn't going to worry about that aside from moving some hair out of his eyes as he puts his other hand on Lapras when he catches his breath again.]
If that was Sosyne, then that was just childish, and...
[There's a pause as Cilan narrows his eyes at the water for something, before he then, without explanation first, takes a breath and suddenly dives back under the water again. Give or take a moment, and maybe one or two resurfaces for air before going back under, before Cilan comes back for good, holding up some fishing line and his custom lure.]
And rude, for that matter. [Huff, moving hair out of eyes again as he mumbles something that suspiciously sounded like "Clearly doesn't anything about taste when it comes to a perfectly good fishing lure..."]
[He won't have caught sight of Sosyne down there on his vitally important mission, because as it happens, she rockets to the surface at almost the exact same time. She breaches the water entirely, her tail fin lashing out as if to shake off the bad taste, before plunging violently back down on Lapras' other side and finally splashing around to face them. Mind your noses.]
What do you call waving some stupid toy around like that, when all of us were just minding our own damn business?! That was my face, dumbass! ...And you [she snaps, with a glare at Red], you should know better!
[ Oh, don't you look dashing when you're wet, Mr. Connoisseur.
But this isn't that type of thread and certainly doesn't have the time to be with Sosyne's proper entrance, Lapras's head rising with as much of a snap as the arehtei comes up. Huff huff, water snail is not impressed! (but also knows she shouldn't just spit an icicle Sosyne's way from word of the other sea creatures) .
Red's fishing rod is being forgotten. Rest in piece, rod. Maybe we'll find you again because you're seriously perfect in every way. ]
What are you talking about!? We just wanted to see the fish out here! [ You wanna argue, Red can argue!! ] We were gonna put them right back in!
[ How dare you suggest Red is in the wrong here!! ]
Well, it appear that my previous thought regarding your sharp taste for vulgarity certainly stands accurate...
[CILAN... no but seriously what are you doing swearing in front of characters from a children's show sosyne]
And Red's right, we were planning to put them back in rather than keeping them. [I mean unless they wanted to be kept, but that would require Stunfisk or one of the other water-types being fluid in other-world fish speak to figure that sort of thing out.] I'm also not particularly fond of hurting them using the hooks that some fishermen here use, hence why I use something like this instead.
[He holds it up for reference here: sure enough, if you get a good look, the hook dangling below the lure is made with a material that's strong but not sharp enough to cause physical injury to them if a fish puts their mouth around it.]
[Sosyne bristles. Literally, the water is frothing around her into little needle shapes, appearing and disappearing.] And what if you hurt them anyway? What the hell did you think you were going to do then?
[ Red continues glaring a while longer despite the show around Sosyne, but it does make him question whether he should keep his own heat or pull back in this scenario, and which one was going to be for the best.
Probably the latter, even if the scowl on him isn't completely wiped away. ]
I would've healed them. I've been learning it, and I've been learning how to calm creatures down too. [ Look at how great he is at it right now. ] Anyway, we've done it hundreds of times before! Cilan's an expert [ sorry Cilan, Sosyne might not know what your fancy title means ] and I've done this to bring up water types back home too! We wouldn't hurt them and leave them!
[ Behind them, Lapras dips her body into the water without the density opposing her, enough to offer them an easier time climbing back onto her shell with a hum of a voice. It makes Red look back, and he takes the opporunity to wrap a hand onto one of her spikes. ]
[Thank you Lapras, we appreciate being let back on and out of the water.]
Indeed. We're not so careless that we wouldn't take responsibility if that were to happen. For someone like myself, that would bring the taste of shame upon our standing as a Fishing Connoisseur--no, even just as a person if we did that.
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[Village Bridge supposedly have Lapras living there, but... BW anime didn't give us an episode featuring that place at all and we are still incredibly salty about that to this day.]
But I must say, this is quite nice: your Lapras has a calm and relaxing taste to it in regards to the way it moves across the water here!
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It makes me miss the smell of the sea thinking about it. [ And he looks out to the water with that, though not without a quick look over to Cilan- ] Oh, tell her to stop when you like the spot.
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[Because if he had kept talking, they might have ended up surfing right over and away this spot that he thinks they should use for fishing. Good thing he was actually paying attention to his surroundings, for once.]
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We'll have to be careful about what we attract. I've been trying to figure out everything they have here, but the lake's the biggest mystery when it comes to creatures. There's no telling what we'll find!
[ So, they'll definiiiitely have to not underestimate the pull they'll receive if they get a bite. Red's pulling something out of his pocket, sitting his fishing rod on his lap (bless sturdy foldable makes) as he chatters away. ]
I've always wanted to ask Sosyne what she remembers being in the seas with her in the past, but I don't think she'd like me to. [ Ah, let's just hold out our hand and show off the item in it now. ] Oh yeah, I got this new lure to try out from a fishing shop the other day! It's supposed to let out a steady stream of emotion to attract any fish when it's submerged in water.
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[When Cilan opens the container that contains his fishing rod, he does so with a flourish that may or may be accompanied by a sparkling colorful effect to it due to his passion. However, before casting it out, he is going to make sure the line is in proper order as well as allow Red to see the lure: isn't it neat?]
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That lure had Cilan's head on it.
That lure had Cilan's head on it.
And that is absolutely, most definitely worth the giggles that bubble up from Red's throat and quickly burst into actual laughter beginning at the bottom of his stomach. He can't bother with his own rod right now--that's staying right on his lap with his sandwich, because he's going to need one hand on himself and the other keeping him steady on Lapras, and oh, it'll take time for the words to come out, but- ]
I-it has your head on it!
[ Cilan will totally get to know what's so damn hilarious, and that's just going to renew the laughter all over. He can't breathe here! ]
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[He trails off a bit from whatever tangent he was about to be on when he takes proper notice of Red's current state.]
Um... are you alright? [What's so funny?]
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Cilan might want to just...start fishing or something... Red is going to need time to recover. Even when he finally reveals his face again, every part of him is still shaking with chuckles now and then, and he's not even going to attempt to explain any of this to the older boy or even look at him. (He does try once. It just makes him laugh.)
No. Some of us just aren't that strong. ]
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Anyway... now, let's go, my rod! It's fishing time~!
[--with dramatic flair, of course, as the way he casts his line out into the water once it's ready is quite flashy, but also shows evidence of knowing how to cast it just right, hand resting on the reel and watching the line carefully even as he speaks.]
Now then, since the creatures living in this lake are not like Pokemon, we'll first start with a slow and careful flavor that will allow for a proper meeting with this thin line... if we're too hasty, then the connection will break too quickly and that would be an undesirable taste...
[It's best to try to ease the creatures in the lake into acknowledging our presence here rather than rushing into it...]
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Isn't it a good idea to keep your guard up with pokémon too? Unless you know there's nothing but magikarp in there. Goldeens and seakings never give me an easy time when I've caught them on my line. [ The pain in the fins. ]
...Think anyone's ever accidentally fished up Sosyne? [ How many people other than Red think this is actually a funny thought. ]
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[However, he does allow a wry smile momentarily.]
Though, that would make for an interesting taste, wouldn't it? Not to mention that would add a special flair of credence when it comes to one's talent in fishing--it would almost make fishing up a Gyarados look like child's play, perhaps.
[... Not that Cilan is actually intending to try to fish up Sosyne, but he does allow some humor at the thought.]
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[ Which is funny -- but then it hits Red that even that might be too forward for the arehtei, and that isn't so funny. Dumb stupid Sosyne letting herself be lonely in her dumb stupid waters.
It makes his smile softer, if not fonder, having that grumpy arehtei on his mind. Uggghhh. ]
She doesn't want to be alone... she just doesn't want to be the one to reach out. [ He lets out an exaggerated breath, his shoulders heaving with it. ] I think that's it, anyway. She complained about how she used to have a lot more visitors in the past. Then there was no one, and I know she was angry for longer than we can imagine...
[ The drop in his voice doesn't stay, instead turning into a impassioned sincerity. ] But that's why I wish she would try and talk to people, or get caught up in their fishing lines, or anything -- just so she doesn't have to be so lonely now! I know we're not hundreds of people aligned to her, but we're what's here with her. She has to put up with our feelings, so why not get something out of it?
[ He's been eyeing the waters where their lines disappear into, down into the blue, but then looks up into the far distance before leaning out just a little- ]
You hear me, Sosyne? Go have some fun! Let out some steam! Introduce me to your friends and come and meet mine!
[ And then Red sits back with a thump, a small laugh escaping him and an energy tickling at his skin.
Maybe one day it'll come true. ]
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Up until, you know, something unseen yanks hard enough on the line to whip the whole fishing rod into the water if it doesn't just snap.]
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[If you think Cilan's going to let you take his super special custom made fishing rod and lure from home out of his hands, you've got another thing coming. Also, because it's custom made for with-standing some seriously angry Pokemon like Gyarados, it's strong enough to not snap right away, but it is certainly bending at an unfriendly angle that spells disaster if left in that state for too long.
Thus, Cilan fights to keep a hold on it here, one hand reaching up to brace the fishing rod to try to keep it from snapping the line, or worse, the rod itself. However, this probably will cause Sosyne to just yank hard enough to pull him straight into the water along with the fishing rod, unless someone can grab him in time...]
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But maybe she's still bitter about that temper tantrum over the city all those months ago. Who knows.
However, now is not the time for commentary nobody will ever know. What it's the time for is grabbing onto Cilan, Red liking his own fishing rod, sure, but liking the older trainer far more in comparison. That sandwich can get lost into the lake too -- we're going to need both arms here to keep the guy from buckling forward. ]
Cilan, keep pulling!
[ Pulling is actually probably not the best idea here than 'letting go' considering the bite they've gotten, but this is the fate they've chosen. ]
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- backward, completely clear of both Lapras and the water, with a light drizzle of warm water and nothing on the end?]
Pbbbbthhh!
[Have either of you two ever heard a whale trying to spit something unpleasant out of its mouth? You have now. Then again, with certain physical laws such as the conservation of momentum in mind, right now may not be a great time to sit and listen...]
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Either way, regardless of whether we end up in the water or bending over backwards on Lapras, Cilan's immediate priority is
the fishing rodthankfully looking around and checking first to see if Red is okay.]Red? Are you... are you alright?
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...no, they're not that fortunate. With Cilan shoving into him and nothing but air behind Red, that was all it took for the pair of them to fall pitifully into the waters like trash bags. Lapras turns as she hears them leave her, her own whale-like voice calling out a short cry before her head lowers into the water to look -- but never fear, the boys are here (and still alive)!!
Though it takes Red a second later to emerge right against Lapras, a hand slapping onto her body as he gets his breath again. He turns his head when he hears Cilan come up, giving him a nod- ]
I'm fine! [ -and a breathy response. But then his eyes are darting across the waters, trying to find the best place to aim the scowl now on his face and the clearer words out his mouth: ]
Was that you, Sosyne!? You're not funny!
[ Whoever it was, Lapras is shoving her head back underwater just in case it might be looking for a fight. IS IT LOOKING FOR A FIGHT BECAUSE SHE'S READY FOR A FIGHT. ]
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However, Cilan isn't going to worry about that aside from moving some hair out of his eyes as he puts his other hand on Lapras when he catches his breath again.]
If that was Sosyne, then that was just childish, and...
[There's a pause as Cilan narrows his eyes at the water for something, before he then, without explanation first, takes a breath and suddenly dives back under the water again. Give or take a moment, and maybe one or two resurfaces for air before going back under, before Cilan comes back for good, holding up some fishing line and his custom lure.]
And rude, for that matter. [Huff, moving hair out of eyes again as he mumbles something that suspiciously sounded like "Clearly doesn't anything about taste when it comes to a perfectly good fishing lure..."]
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[He won't have caught sight of Sosyne down there on his vitally important mission, because as it happens, she rockets to the surface at almost the exact same time. She breaches the water entirely, her tail fin lashing out as if to shake off the bad taste, before plunging violently back down on Lapras' other side and finally splashing around to face them. Mind your noses.]
What do you call waving some stupid toy around like that, when all of us were just minding our own damn business?! That was my face, dumbass! ...And you [she snaps, with a glare at Red], you should know better!
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But this isn't that type of thread and certainly doesn't have the time to be with Sosyne's proper entrance, Lapras's head rising with as much of a snap as the arehtei comes up. Huff huff, water snail is not impressed! (but also knows she shouldn't just spit an icicle Sosyne's way from word of the other sea creatures) .
Red's fishing rod is being forgotten. Rest in piece, rod. Maybe we'll find you again because you're seriously perfect in every way. ]
What are you talking about!? We just wanted to see the fish out here! [ You wanna argue, Red can argue!! ] We were gonna put them right back in!
[ How dare you suggest Red is in the wrong here!! ]
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[CILAN...
no but seriously what are you doing swearing in front of characters from a children's show sosyne]And Red's right, we were planning to put them back in rather than keeping them. [I mean unless they wanted to be kept, but that would require Stunfisk or one of the other water-types being fluid in other-world fish speak to figure that sort of thing out.] I'm also not particularly fond of hurting them using the hooks that some fishermen here use, hence why I use something like this instead.
[He holds it up for reference here: sure enough, if you get a good look, the hook dangling below the lure is made with a material that's strong but not sharp enough to cause physical injury to them if a fish puts their mouth around it.]
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Probably the latter, even if the scowl on him isn't completely wiped away. ]
I would've healed them. I've been learning it, and I've been learning how to calm creatures down too. [ Look at how great he is at it right now. ] Anyway, we've done it hundreds of times before! Cilan's an expert [ sorry Cilan, Sosyne might not know what your fancy title means ] and I've done this to bring up water types back home too! We wouldn't hurt them and leave them!
[ Behind them, Lapras dips her body into the water without the density opposing her, enough to offer them an easier time climbing back onto her shell with a hum of a voice. It makes Red look back, and he takes the opporunity to wrap a hand onto one of her spikes. ]
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Indeed. We're not so careless that we wouldn't take responsibility if that were to happen. For someone like myself, that would bring the taste of shame upon our standing as a Fishing Connoisseur--no, even just as a person if we did that.