12 | Video | Something wicked this way comes

[colorsofthewind]

[ When the video kicks on, it's clear Talim has not been sleeping well. She looks tired, her eyes red with tears. Instead of her usual smile, her mouth is set into a hard, determined line. ]

I dislike this.

[ An understatement if there ever was one. Three times now she has had nightmares. Three times she has watched her oldest and dearest pokémon- her friends- fall prey to the evils of her world. She has watched them become maimed, crippled, or die altogether.

Talim knows better than to dismiss her dreams. ]

These nightmares- if I am to understand correctly, I'm not the only one having them. They can't simply be just some random occurrence. They are a warning.

Please, everyone, be on your guard. Something is coming, and it's coming for our pokémon.

Comments

[doitrockapella]

"It's coming for our Pokemon"? That's a little dramatic, isn't it?

[colorsofthewind]

Is it? I don't think so.

[doitrockapella]

Then what makes you think that's the case?

[colorsofthewind]

These... nightmares have all involved my pokémon, and they were all in some sort of trouble. I don't need any more proof than that, but if you're not content, ask around. I would bet others have dreamt about their pokémon as well.

[doitrockapella]

And what if someone dreamed about their Pokemon, but at no point during the dream were the Pokemon apparently in trouble? That's not really targeting them, then, is it?

[colorsofthewind]

Are you trying to convince me that I'm wrong? I know what I saw, and I know what I feel. It would be remiss in my duties as a priestess, let alone as a pokémon trainer, to ignore it.

[doitrockapella]

Far be it from me to doubt the word of a priestess. I'm only asking after the bases upon which you founded your conclusions.

[colorsofthewind]

Experience, then, if you want a word for it.

[doitrockapella]

How so?

[colorsofthewind]

I have had... I suppose you could call them prophetic visions, in the past. Even if this place has taken away any such abilities, the signs are there, and I simply can't ignore them.

[doitrockapella]

Ah. You're that sort of dreamer.

[colorsofthewind]

Apparently.

[ a beat ] I apologize if I was snappish. I'm a little on edge right now.

[doitrockapella]

Isn't everyone, really?

[colorsofthewind]

I suppose, but that's hardly an excuse for my behavior. I wanted to issue a warning, not start arguments.