26th treasure [text]

[captainash]

I feel both unbearably unclean and boundlessly loved.
Considering the holiday, that's surprisingly appropriate. I just wish it didn't involve almost ruining my favorite coat and pants.

That said, do you think Whitney would mind if I flooded part of her Gym? Those critters are very grateful for the pond my Blastoise created on the sidewalk, but the neighbors' Growlithes have started glaring at me so I can't make it any bigger.

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[heartdive]

She might cry...

[captainash]

I'd ask for her permission first, of course. Besides, she barely cried when I defeated her in our match.

[heartdive]

But she still cried. I heard she had gotten better about it, but I dunno.

[captainash]

...I have to admit that I was hoping those Bloobers' cuteness would get her to agree to that plan happily. That, or a little sob story about how they were almost eaten by Growlithes.

[heartdive]

You really planned that all out? It could totally work.

[captainash]

I absolutely had to. Did you try touching all that slime? If they stay on the sidewalk, people will start slipping and breaking their legs. The Gym is safer for everyone.

[heartdive]

Hugging just one isn't so bad...

[captainash]

I got tacklehugged by twelve at once. I'm not sure I'll ever be able to wear my coat again.

[heartdive]

Yeah, okay... That sort of thing is just... No.

[captainash]

Seriously. One moment I'm telling my Blastoise to dump some water on the sidewalk, and the next I'm covered in so much slime I could open a jello factory.

[heartdive]

Man... Where did these guys even come from?

[captainash]

A dry cleaner's worst nightmare? Or maybe a Ditto bred with the wrong species, and we're now dealing with its mutant offspring.

[heartdive]

M-mutant offspring... Really?

[captainash]

Those Dittos will make eggs with anything else they can find if given half a chance. It had to go wrong at some point.

[heartdive]

Maybe it's a new species that sailed in?

[captainash]

Maybe. Have they shown up in cities that are far away from the sea? Like Blackthorn, or Saffron?

[heartdive]

I guess I could head over to Saffron to take a look. We're in Celadon.

[captainash]

Wouldn't that take a while even with Fly? Then again, that would allow you to check if the route there is covered in slime.

[heartdive]

Not that long. I mean we have them here, so the chances of them being in Saffron are pretty good.

[captainash]

True. If they don't mind hanging out in a large city like Goldenrod, they probably don't mind Saffron either. Though Goldenrod does have water nearby.

[heartdive]

Celadon has this pond thingie... But mostly Muk or Grimer are in there so I don't know.

[captainash]

...Maybe they don't mind them because they're also Poison-types, and all this slime everywhere will slowly poison us?

[heartdive]

Does anyone know what type they really are?

[captainash]

If they do, they haven't mentioned it on the network yet. Maybe we could just test it out with different attacks, but dual-types would make that tricky.

[heartdive]

Isn't that just a little mean?

[captainash]

I said that we could, not that we should. But plenty of people are keeping them, so they'll probably figure it out as they train them.

[heartdive]

Right, sorry.

I know I'm keeping at least one... So I guess I'll figure it out eventually.

[captainash]

Hopefully before we all drown in poisonous slime.

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[tentacletrainer]

Almost ruining?
This implies you know how to get that gunk out of clothing.

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[captainash]

Actually, it implies that I sincerely hope my 'soak 'n soap 'n pray' plan will work.
Because otherwise I might have to burn all of my clothes.
But it kinda looks like some of the slime is coming apart in clumps once in a while. Maybe I should keep track of its progress.

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[tentacletrainer]

Damn.
You should definitely keep track, because I'm sure I am not the only one out here interested in a way to get clothes clean.
I have a friend who thought it was a genius idea to let them cover him.
I mean head to toe.
I came out there and he was really just a glob of Bloobers with a human head.
A few of them slipped into the house.
I don't know what to do.
There's slime everywhere.

[She's not quite as distressed as she may be playing, but it's a genuine concern...]

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[captainash]

He let them do it?
And here I was, feeling like a fool because a dozen of them managed to tacklehug me from behind.
Did they get into your food, or is that much safe at least?

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[tentacletrainer]

...oh god.
I didn't even think about the food fuck.

[After a couple of moments - presumably from her checking the cupboards - another response is sent.]

He had a couple of Pokemon Rain Dance the back yard and then laid down in it.
Just invited them to crawl all over him.

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[captainash]

Is the back yard also yours? Because that would be enough of a reason to throw a roommate out to me.
Unless he'll be cleaning it all up and finding homes for every little slime still hanging out there.

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[tentacletrainer]

Oh no, it's ours.
The entire property is ours.
This friend of mine is my fiance.
So he has a right to make a mess of the yard if he wants, but you'd better believe I'm making him clean it up.
As well as finding homes for them.
Homes that are *not* ours.

And thank god it seems the food is okay.

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[captainash]

I'm sure he'll accept that sentence with grace, thankfulness, and the knowledge that weddings have been cancelled for lesser crimes.
And that he'll find plenty of willing trainers for a strange unidentified species.

I'm both very glad for you and extremely surprised by that, though.

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[tentacletrainer]

He'd better hope for the later and pray the former doesn't need to apply.

There's goo everywhere in the kitchen, but I guess they couldn't figure out how to open the cupboards.
Ever since we got more curious, younger Pokemon, I sort of "baby" proofed them.

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[captainash]

At least you now know for certain that your baby-proofing talents are peerless. If you can keep hungry slimes out of there, even baby ghosts won't be able to bypass your security measures.