Twenty-Fourth PSI

[a_gentle_boy]

U-Um.  Sorry about all the weird stuff I did this weekend.  I don't think I actually hurt anyone, but . . . I think I said a lot of rude things.  The, um.  Psychic PSIclone is setting down his cape.  Permanently.  And if I did hurt you, let me know and I'll make it up to you.

I'd like to make a request of you all.  It's a little strange, but.  It would help me a lot.  I'm asking for someone -- or several . . . ones -- to attack me.  The more powerful you are, the better.  And . . . you can use PSI or magic or anything else you know how to use, too.  . . . Maybe even a gun.

Thanks.  Just come by my house if you want to try.  I don't have anything else to do today.

Comments

[bestwishes]

Ah, I see... As for Pokémon, I guess the easiest way to describe 'em is "animals with superpowers"?

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Oh! So that's what I meant.

[Lucas pauses. That sentence was a bit bizarre.]

A-Anyway, so that's one of the reasons why.

[bestwishes]

Ah, I see...

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

So . . . you have a lot of these? The animals with magic powers?

[bestwishes]

Of course, I can't become a Pokémon Master without having a lot of tough Pokémon to battle with!

... Oh, right. Also, Pokémon Masters don't normally have anythin' to do with supervillainy.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

. . . Um. I'll stick with calling that the Pokemon Menacer, then. So . . . a Pokemon Master is when you have control of all of them?

that sounds a little villainous.

[bestwishes]

No, being a Pokémon Master isn't so much about having all the Pokémon, it's about mastering the skills of battle. It's not like I've gotta catch 'em all or anything.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

The skills of battle? You fight against them for fun?

[bestwishes]

Well, it's my job to strategise and give the orders rather than actually fighting myself?

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

. . . Um. And they're OK with it?

[bestwishes]

Of course they are. We put a lot of work in training together.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Well. I still don't really understand, but as long as no one gets too badly hurt . . .

[bestwishes]

Well, it's only a sport? It's not like anything really violent. I mean, everyone loves a little friendly competition, right?

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Um.

[No, Lucas doesn't. Although this might be surprising after this announcement.]

I don't know. It's kind of like saying dog-fighting is a sport . . .

[bestwishes]

... Well, I guess dogs can fight too if they like?

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

I-I'd rather they not.

[bestwishes]

Yeah, they'd probably hurt themselves... They don't know how to handle themselves the way Pokémon do.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

. . . I think my dog can handle himself pretty well.

[bestwishes]

Your dog fights in dog-fights?

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

He . . . fights in . . . human fights?

[bestwishes]

Oh. ... Why does he do that?

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Well. It's usually chimera, but sometimes it's soldiers.

[bestwishes]

Chimera? ... What's that?

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

. . . . . Just call them monsters.

[bestwishes]

Monsters, huh? Is it safe for a dog to fight something like that?