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[whywouldyoubuckleup]

Okay, I just noticed that there are pegasii actually controlling the weather. Literally, they are moving clouds around to make it rain and things like that. That is so neat!

So can all horses do that? If I were to fly up there, could I kick the clouds away or make them shoot lightning? Because that would be the coolest thing.

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[ghostgem]

Straps? Are they fake?

[whywouldyoubuckleup]

Well, they aren't like actual pegasus wings. But they do work.

[ghostgem]

Hmmm... Well, you know what I think? I think ya probably need to be an ACTUAL... ah... what'd ya call it... pegasus? Yeah! I think it's probably intrinsic to bein' a pegasus! Though you're sure welcome to try.

[whywouldyoubuckleup]

That would be so lame. I mean, what's the different between a normal horse and a pegasus? It's just the friggin wings.

[ghostgem]

Hmmm... well, back in my world, there's plenty-a Pokémon that LOOK similar, but they can do different things. Maybe it's like that?

[whywouldyoubuckleup]

Pokey... what?

[ghostgem]

Pokémon! Ah... like how it's mostly ponies that live here, my world is populated by Pokémon. They come in all different shapes and sizes and kinds and types... It's a lot more diverse than this place, that's fer sure.

[whywouldyoubuckleup]

So they're like ... animals or something?

[ghostgem]

Well, some of 'em. Some of 'em are more like plants, some are made of stone... but they're all "alive", if that's what ya mean!

[whywouldyoubuckleup]

Plants and rocks that are alive? How does that even work?

[ghostgem]

Well, they're made of plants and rocks, but they talk and think! I think it's ah... somethin' more like... convergence? Or somethin' like that! Haw!

[whywouldyoubuckleup]

Dude, no, rocks and plants can't freaking talk. They don't have brains! Like, literally, they have no brain systems.

[ghostgem]

Well I guess the ones that are alive have brains! So maybe they're not REALLY rocks and plants...? Aaaahhh confusing.

[whywouldyoubuckleup]

Tell me about it. I have no idea what you're talking about. So are they like golems or something?

[ghostgem]

No! There's only one kind of Pokémon called a "Golem", anyway. But they look a bit more like... reptiles with rock shells!

[whywouldyoubuckleup]

Reptiles... Okay, the only thing you might be describing is maybe a snail. But they aren't reptiles...

Do you have a picture of one? Because these are some seriously weird sounding creatures and I want to see one.

[ghostgem]

Mmmm... well... I can draw some on the scroll! Hold on!

[there's a bit of a long pause on her end while she finds what she needs, then this appears on the scroll;]



Ok!! So Golem and Onix are both dual Rock and Ground types. So they have bodies made of rocks! And then I drew a Chikorita. It's a grass type, so it grows leaves on its head and it can make its own food using the sun and stuff. Then there's me! Haw! I'm a ghost and dark type! My drawins' aren't the best, but maybe you got the idea!

[whywouldyoubuckleup]

Those are some ultra-creepy looking things. So... you're a pokemon? What do you mean by 'types?' Like, okay, I get how those rock ones are rock-type, but ghost? And dark?

[ghostgem]

Well, Golem and Onix are kind of spooky, but Chikorita are totally harmless and squishy and adorable!! Haw! I s'pose it's cause ghost types like me can do ghosty things, like sink into shadows and such. But I'm not dead, so I'm not really all that "ghosty". Shishishi! It's hard to explain, and it's not like I came up with the idea!

[whywouldyoubuckleup]

It looks like the seal chia pet. Except it's supposed to be alive? Seriously, I don't get this. How can the rock things be alive? Do they eat? Can you go float through solid objects? Do you eat?

[This whole idea is so very weird to him.]

[ghostgem]

What's a chia pet? Yeah, they're alive! The rock things are alive because they are! They usually eat rocks and minerals and stuff, but some of them also eat plants and meat. No, I can't float through solid stuff, but I can move through shadows. I eat! I eat rocks and gems and roots and berries and bugs!

[whywouldyoubuckleup]

It's like this teracotta pot that is shaped like an animal, and inside there's a stocking filled with grass seeds. You water it and the grass grows and it looks like the animal has grass for hair. It's one of those things that's totally stupid but becomes really popular.

So if you eat rocks and uh, plants... do you eat the other pokemons you drew?

[ghostgem]

Sounds like a fun little toy! But no, Chikorita aren't made of pottery!

Me? Oh goodness no! I only eat stuff that isn't sapient, you know? Now, there are some Pokémon that are carnivores, wild ones that'll snap up other Pokémon for a snack if they get the chance.

[whywouldyoubuckleup]

It isn't really a toy though. It's pretty much just a flower pot. I mean, it's cool when you first see them but the novelty wears off pretty fast.

What do the rocks eat? Do they eat? Are pokemon the dominant species wherever it is you come from, or are you guys like ... nuclear mutants?

[ghostgem]

They eat rocks and stuff. Uh... regular rocks, that is! Ones that aren't alive! Haw! And yeah, the different kinds'a pokémon are most common! There's a few bugs and stuff that aren't really pokémon cause they don't have any abilities or nothin'.