#crystaspen

[the-wandering-rock-collector]

@crystaspen continued from here

"What a sad low to stoop to," Steven tutted in disapproval.

"I haven't heard anything about a snack thief... But we do have quite the characters in the cast. I'm not one to point fingers, but didn't Barry take pride in stealing from Roark's gym? I feel like taking snacks is small game compared to that."

[diabotsis]

"Mr Ghetsis?" He's standing across the room, not stepping any closer ever. "Do you ever stop talking? Asking for a friend!" Which friend? Yes. (@crystaspen)

"Quite often, young Aspen."

Ghetsis first, POINTEDLY turns to the cameras and extends his hand in Aspen's direction. As if to say: "he approached me first."

After the display, he turns to greet and acknowledge his fellow competitor properly, taking a half-step forward before stopping. Hm.

"Well, then? Come on, let's discuss our secrets. We've got a game to play, after all!"

"Your secret is from someone who eats things they should not from breakrooms. That's rather vague, isn't it? Think, boy, who has access to breakrooms often enough for this to be an issue?"

Oh, okay. Actual advice from Ghetsis!?

[wingbeatz]

@crystaspen , aspen , said: "Hey Mr. Jacq do you think Ms. Geeta will mind if I invite my uncle to come with us to Area Zero because I don't think I'm allowed to go without uncle supervision anymore. That's okay right?"

( unprompted ) - always accepting

   Area Zero – a place even Jacq knew little about, other than it is located at the deepest point within Paldea's Great Crater, that it is teeming with incredibly aggressive and dangerous wild pokemon, and whatever else the students had brought back from their previous, unauthorized venture. ( though, that hardly counted, as it immediately got swept up by League authorities. )

   yes, as a teacher, he had been concerned, but there wasn't any real point in giving a stern lecture at the time. Clavell managed that well enough. so why was he hearing about another journey into the crater only now? and why did it seem the League was involving his student without his knowledge? a tightness builds within the biologist's chest. 

   ❝ sorry Aspen, did i hear that right? ❞ he absolutely did, but it catches Jacq off guard nonetheless. yet, he still manages his usual warm smile when rotating in his desk chair to face the teen, willing away any visible signs of his own tension about the situation. 

   ❝ you and La Primera are taking a trip into the crater again? ❞ unlikely, the instructor already presumes, at least in regards to the chairwoman. she is always far too busy. so who is us? 

[mnstcrbnll]

@crystaspen

Aspen slowly hands mr Sirio a really pretty looking leaf he found earlier. That should help him feel better about the repeated ties, right? "I hope Willow wins soon and also that your blood pressure gets better. Here's a cool leaf to help."

A loud, yet delighted sigh.

"I hope so too, Stardust."

…hm. Wait.

"Rather-- I hope they find a way to end this soon. Thank you."

Obtained: pretty leaf.

[teraluceo]

@crystaspen said: Thanks mom.

"You're welcome, kiddo."

Unphased. Unfaltering. She was used to it.

[krystalprofessor]

@crystaspen: "I think we do yeah. You, uh. You aren't going to try and drag pokemon out of the future to run rampant in the ecosystem right?"

"...What?"

[the-wandering-rock-collector]

@crystaspen replied

"I think Lileep rides the line between both, much like Corsola and actual coral found in our oceans. It is a plant-like living organism. After all, it is carnivorous and doesn't really photosynthesise.

As for stealing from a Gym? No. I got up to various mischief in my trainer days, but stealing from a gym was never one of them.

How about you? And also... do you like any music in particular? Are you musically inclined at all?"

[the-wandering-rock-collector]

Oh, that's Steven Stone. Cool. Cool, now he can ask him about Lileep! "Mr Stone! I was wondering–do you think Lileep's always been rock and grass or do you think the fossilization reanimation process introduced the rock typing after the fact?" /crystaspen

@crystaspen

This was exactly Steven's favourite type of question.

"It's a very interesting thing to think about, isn't it? And perhaps the same question could be put forward in regards to other fossil Pokemon too! Especially when it comes to Anorith, which also lived in water but lacks any official Water Type Classification.

When a Pokemon's Type is decided upon by Pokemon Professors and researchers, a number of factors have to be taken into consideration. Its' abilities, its' habitat, its' biology, its' diet, and so-on. Also, to prevent confusion, Pokemon Type Classification has been limited to Two Types. This is in order to not overcomplicate type classifiation and in order to be able to easily summarise a Pokemon's strengths and weaknesses.

Perhaps if Pokemon Type Classification allowed for up to three types to be allocated, then Lileep and Anorith would gain Water Typing.

However, since Anorith are in fact weak to Water Type attacks, it is possible that the revival process has effected their typing and brought out their rock type 'characteristics' so to speak further to the forefront. Anorith can still swim and live in water perfectly happily, but a forceful attack from a water move can inflict great damage.

I think as fossil revival technology continues to develop, we may be able to revive these Pokemon to yet truer versions of themselves. And perhaps then, their typing classifications may have to be altered!"