明日の光は待っているから

[ Not that Joshua had really expected a cave named "Ice Path" to be any different, but after having been out in the nice June sun for a while and with summer approaching, he hadn't exactly been ready for it to be ] Freezing.

[ He mutters it under his breath as he turns the video on. As enjoyable a training exercise as this was, Joshua is very much wishing he had a third fire type. He wasn't about to bring his second and have it suck his life energy dry to keep him warm for a day. ]

If any of you are finding it a bit too warm outside, I have a wonderful suggestion for you.

[ The video shows Joshua bundled up in a winter coat, surrounded by a sea of purple fur, though it's hard to make out exactly what's the source of that fur from the angle of the video. His face is flushed with cold and he looks distinctly unamused. ]

In the interest of distracting me from my own fun, what would you do to keep cool in the heat? Here is fine, but I'm curious about back in your own worlds in particular.

[ Action - For Neku ]

[ Joshua and Neku reached Azalea last night, and after several days of traveling, Joshua is always happy to sleep in a comfortable bed. The next morning, he rises early like usual and looks around the room the two are splitting. It almost looks like a war zone with all the Pokemon strewn about, almost all of them asleep or at least resting.

But then something catches his eye. The familiar dark blue, light blue, and purple pile of fur which is his Espeon and Luxray curled up together is broken this morning by patches of brown. And it's not until Joshua climbs out of bed and moves closer that he realizes that that brown isn't fur: the patches are smooth and oblong. ]

... I don't believe you two.

[ Ten seconds later, Joshua has extracted the three eggs from between the two happily-sleeping parents. He puts one brown one by his bag and dumps the other two, one brown and one dark blue, on Neku's bed. ]

You can't say I didn't warn you. These are your responsibility now.

[ Video ]

[ A little later on in the morning, Joshua addresses the public. ]

What makes the children take after one parent or the other? At least, I'd say it's safe to assume this is an Eevee egg.

[ He pans the camera down to show, sure enough, an Eevee egg sitting in his lap. After a moment he brings it back up to himself. ]

This is the third time these two have produced eggs, but the first time any of the children are Eevees, much less most of them.

... And out of curiosity, to those of you who decided on an evolution path for an Eevee. What sort of things went into your decision?

[ The first thing visible as the recording begins is Joshua. He opens his mouth to say something, but is immediately cut off by a very odd sound echoing around him. He turns around, and the Gear angles to show behind him a rather large Sigilyph... getting quite thoroughly beaten up by a Bellsprout half its size.

Joshua sighs. ]

Confusion. Take out that one, too.

[ From off screen there's a high-pitched noise, and a purple aura briefly surrounds the Bellsprout, which collapses soon after. Joshua seems to take only a second to check that it's not getting up again before turning back to the video. ]

Now where was I? Oh yes. Any of you veterans out there have advice for someone new to this business? I'm training them for the first gym leader, and after all, knowing is half the battle.

[ He giggles, then ends the feed.

Others are free to run across him on Route 31 near Violet, riding his Absol around through the grass stirring up Pokemon, which his Ralts then takes out. The previously mentioned Sigilyph hovers through the air making odd, repetitive patterns with its path, usually not gathering too much notice from the wildlife but probably looking a fair bit out of place. ]