Can you really call yourself a successful criminal organization if every single one of you gets defeated by the first 10-year-old to wander into your hideout? Elementary school kids are putting the police out of a job, apparently.

 Made another fake paleo film poster. Clearly I have way too much time on my hands to sit around thinking about paleontology.

 Let's get our priorities straight here, people.

 Sometimes, NPCs in video games are so clueless that it's almost painful.

The Shadow of Takeryuu, Chapter 2

Chapter 1 - Chapter 2

The first couple of days of Eunji’s journey passed peacefully. These mountains were covered in thick, ancient woodland, very sparsely populated save for the occasional temple, but she was not headed close to any of them. She was aiming for the farmlands to the west—and to the Imperial City, if need be. If that was where darkness festered, that was where she would probably find her answers.

But that seemed very far away as she hiked through the forest, breathing in the abundant life there. Plants and Petpets all lived harmoniously in this place, and there was a voiceless hush that came with being the only Neopet around for possibly leagues. Eunji supposed she could feel very small and alone, but it was difficult to feel that way when she instead got the sense that Neopia itself was looking out for her.

By the morning of the third day, she had begun to notice signs of civilisation. Sometimes she would see smoke from fires far off in the hills, or would come across a patch of trees that had been felled by a woodspet. It reminded her that all her journey would not be a leisurely communion with nature.

As she passed among the shadows of enormous old pines, her faerie antennae quivered and Eunji stopped short. Something was disharmonious about this place.

 

 It's........ actually kinda weird if you stop to think about it.

(To be perfectly fair, the Japanese term for when a Pokémon has fainted implies more that its health is in a critical condition, not necessarily that it is unconscious. So I suppose a Pokémon in a critical state could still have the awareness to use a field move for you.

....... It's still a little mean though.)

 I dunno what to tell you, man. It's not like you can control wild Pokemon. Pretty sure if you put up a sign saying "USERS OF SUPERSONIC WILL BE FINED", the Zubat are just gonna ignore it because, y'know, they don't have eyes.

Also, maybe don't stand too close to Firebreathers.