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[knowsfly.livejournal.com]

I was wondering, how exactly are people making these buildings I've been seeing in the garden? I haven't seen any sign of advanced fabrication or construction equipment, and most people here don't even seem to know about Pokemon, which are the main ways I've heard of to construct a building.

Is it related to this 'magic dirt' I've heard a few people mention?

I suppose I could ask one of the cats, but they seem sort of shifty

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[knowsfly.livejournal.com]

True, but I like to think we would do so anyways.

[notvitiligo.livejournal.com]

Maybe. I mean, I'm a meddler anyway. But I don't know if we'd need to if there were some decent management here.

[knowsfly.livejournal.com]

People would still need one another, just for different reasons.

[notvitiligo.livejournal.com]

Hmm, maybe. I guess you'd go kind of nuts if you were all alone.

[knowsfly.livejournal.com]

I know I wouldn't wish to be in a place where I couldn't form bonds of friendship and trust with others.

[notvitiligo.livejournal.com]

mm, yeah... Or at least just working with people.

[knowsfly.livejournal.com]

I suppose. I guess I just come from a place where those sorts of bonds are the most important thing in the world.

[notvitiligo.livejournal.com]

Most important? Huh. I mean, some people where I come from think it's that important, but...

[knowsfly.livejournal.com]

Well of course-

Oh, wait. I'm sorry, I'm still getting used to the idea that not everyone comes from a place that has Pokemon. What I meant is that where I come from, people and Pokemon live side by side, often from birth. We support each other, care for each other, and help one another to reach our full potential. That bond is very important to us, and helps to strengthen the bonds between people as well. Not that we all get along, or have the same ideas about what is best for our world, but it still helps give many a common understanding.

[notvitiligo.livejournal.com]

Huh. Sounds like something some of the people from the dog shows would say. Gotta say, I don't think life with dogs is quite the same for me. Though... I get the impression pokemon do more things for you guys.

[knowsfly.livejournal.com]

[Confused] Dog shows?

It's not just what they do for us. Pokemon are our friends and companions. They work, play, and battle along side us, and we share in each others hardships and burdens. Much of what we've accomplished wouldn't be possible without them.

[notvitiligo.livejournal.com]

Y'know, where you go and show off your animals. Confirmation and obedience, mostly.

Yeah, where I come from, I don't think there's a lot of stuff that pets are for, other than... uh, being pets. I don't think shih tzus ever did anything other than keep people company and look cute. Maybe be footwarmers.

[knowsfly.livejournal.com]

So, like contests? Or maybe that's more like a breeder show...[Confused Skyla is confused]

Oh, I understand now! No, Pokemon aren't really pets. I mean, some people may treat them as pets, but they're more like partners. A Pokemon won't stay with a trainer who hasn't earned its trust, and they're more intelligent that animals like fish or cattle.

[notvitiligo.livejournal.com]

A... little of both? Confirmation's where you show off a dog that's closest to breed standard, and obedience is just showing how smart and, um, obedient they are.

Someone else here was calling them partners...

[knowsfly.livejournal.com]

Okay, I think I understand...

That's not very surprising. All the trainers I met here have either been Gym Leaders, or trainers with exceptional skill, and you can't become either without understanding the importance of a true bond with Pokemon.

[notvitiligo.livejournal.com]

Man, that sounds a lot more hardcore than what Mom did.

[knowsfly.livejournal.com]

What did your mother do?

[notvitiligo.livejournal.com]

Just raised them and showed them, mostly. She did some breeding, but it was mostly before I was born.

[knowsfly.livejournal.com]

Oh, she raised dogs? I've never actually seen a dog before, what are they like?

[notvitiligo.livejournal.com]

Oh man, you are missing out.

Let's see... I'm mostly just familiar with shih tzus, since that's what Mom used, but in general...

[How does one describe dogs to someone who's never experienced them?]

They're animals that're... like, descended from wolves, so they're used to being in packs. But they like being around people. Like, they think of people as being part of their pack. Um... they're sort of multi-purpose, I guess, because they can do a lot of things, depending on the breed...

This is the kind of situation where I really wish we had the internet here.