ITT: We are all Pokémon Trainers

"Well philosophically, I'd say Asimov represents a huge step forward for humanity and pokemon. I mean our journey is only possible thanks to Pokemon help, would've taken us forever to properly contain the reaction by ourselves, but with Pokemon help, not only did we construct the Rocket, we also got the answer."

Silas looked at Kane, "He's a bit of a type-A personality isn't he?"

At the mention of philosophy, Super Nerd popped back into attention. That was one of his things. "I mean...we are in Alola. Talking about the ethics and philosophy of colonization seems like an appropriate topic." He glanced around them. "From what I can see, Asimov's plans on development of habitable settlements within our solar system seems beyond humane...but then again, I am new."

He blinked a bit, realizing he sorta just butted into the conversation.

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Lanakila Party - Outside

Unsure if "Kane"'s trainer understood 'mon, Lucario dashed to his side and flared Aura over his ear.

<Type-A?> He asked.

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"Alpha Personality. You know, forward and assertive. Stuff like that, Kane seems like a Type-A," Silas explained.

Halloween Party

Phaz: "Hmm... Well, ethically, we need to find the perfect blend between inserting ourselves in and adopting their cultures... I mean... Yes, I guess?"

Phaz isn't really into ethics, it seems... He sips a bit more of the punch, then makes the glass dissapear, instead bringing out his own P-droid.

What's the use of money if you ain't gonna break the mold? Even at the center of fire, there is cold All that glitters ain't gold

Lanakila Party - Outside

<That 'is' the kind of demeanor they're known for having,> Sylveon admitted.

Pokeworld Studios

Colton grabbed the tome, greedily flipping through the pages to see what would be described.

But he knew he'd have to get started on the basics, so he turned to the first page after flipping through.

edited 31st Oct '17 9:21:47 AM by AbsentCoder

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SN turned to look at Phaz and nodded. "For sure. If Asimov plans on pushing farther into space to expand more and more, they have to be aware of the implications and responsibilities they hold. Historically speaking...there have been some issues of erasing traditional culture as 'obsolete' or 'primitive.' which leads to problems further down the line."

He took a breath.

"And not only that, but the ethics of who is actually going to be living in these settlements? Are the pokemon going there fully aware of the implications of life on a space colony? How are children going to factor into the equation, and will they be able to have a fulfilling life? Ethics and Philosophy of Urban Development and how it pertains to both human and pokemon life is beyond complex..."

And then he realized how much he'd been talking, and promptly shut up with a blush.

Dab for me.

Halloween Party

Phaz: "Raising some fair points here." He says, munching on some aperitives "Kids not knowing the Earth. Kids from another planet. We'll need to cross that bridge, but I'll guess it will be done when we got some good installations on Mars for example."

edited 31st Oct '17 9:51:21 AM by Phazya

What's the use of money if you ain't gonna break the mold? Even at the center of fire, there is cold All that glitters ain't gold

Lanakila Party - Outside

Having overheard the arguments made, Lucario dropped the conversation with Silas and engaged SN.

<Not only that, but space colonization could very well render any microbial life extinct.> He explained. <Meaning that we could never know what brand of life exists on other star systems since our own - foreign - technology and illnesses would wipe them out before we ever get the chance to study them.> He inhaled.

<How do you know all that?> Rei asked, skating over as Sylveon also gave chase.

<Colton watches public access whenever [NOVA] is on,> Lucario said bluntly.

edited 31st Oct '17 9:37:25 AM by AbsentCoder

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Super Nerd felt his face turn red at the mention of...things., but his train of thought was already going. "No no! That's a really valid point. Those types of thing are well...They've become a part of our culture. Not just for the survival purposes, but just for personal fulfillment, and if we don't talk about how to work it into an outer space colony, its just gonna become an issue later on."

He then turned to Lucario and nodded. "Yes yes yes! Thank you for bringing that up! By all means, humans are an invasive species. We tend to show up and take over areas of land and in the past have monumentally eradicated ecosystems with no regard for the effects of that...the only difference is that we're fully aware enough to knock it off and work to maintain harmony between indigenous microbials and other lifeforms and the newcomers, aka us."

edited 31st Oct '17 9:47:32 AM by Radioactiveboy

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NOTHING IS HERE

edited 31st Oct '17 9:50:26 AM by EchoingSilence

Halloween Party

Phaz: "Let's not delve into that topic here... Microbial flora shall be protected. Asimov does make some sanitization to remove all the risks. Ain't thay right Silas?"

edited 31st Oct '17 9:49:44 AM by Phazya

What's the use of money if you ain't gonna break the mold? Even at the center of fire, there is cold All that glitters ain't gold

Lanakila Party - Outside

Lucario, Rei and Sylveon looked at them incredulously. <Do you land with retro-rockets?> Sylveon shot.

<Have you ever done terraforming?> Lucario supplied.

<And what do you mean by "SOME" sanitation?> Rei demanded.

edited 31st Oct '17 9:47:20 AM by AbsentCoder

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"Nah he's a goodboy. He just got some anger issues."

Kane glares at his trainer.

   <I am the flame.>   

"Sure you are buddy -casually throws a ball of yarn behind him-"

Kane pounces at starts playing with it.

edited 31st Oct '17 9:58:43 AM by PhilosopherStones

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SN nodded in agreement with Phaz, rubbing the back of his head. "Yeah, Asimov seems like a responsible Team that knows what it's doing...I'm fully confident that they've thought of most things I could question."

edited 31st Oct '17 10:02:54 AM by Radioactiveboy

Dab for me.

Lanakila - Outside

Curious as to what that was, Lucario looked behind him to see a 6-foot Fire-Dark Heel Pokemon playing with a ball of yarn.

<That's too precious,> Lucario decided, trying to take a good picture with the prop camera. <Fa~ntastic!>

<Well, that's kinda cheating, isn't it?> Rei asked. <With the exception of me, 9-Volt and Helmsman, everyone on Colton's team is canine.> She observed.

edited 31st Oct '17 10:15:29 AM by AbsentCoder

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Silas smirked at the image, before turning to the questions.

"A. We land with our standard drive, fusion power is very clean and the worst is heat with the Plasma."

"B. We're currently working on Arceus damned Mars. Terraforming is a effort that would take over a hundred years."

"C. The likelihood of cross species infection for alien microbes is little and most planets we colonize in the far future will likely have potential for life, no confirmation if life truly exists there or not."

Halloween Party

Phaz: "Ah, Mars. I really wonder if there's a new expedition for it some other time... I should probably ask Carol or Zeke."

What's the use of money if you ain't gonna break the mold? Even at the center of fire, there is cold All that glitters ain't gold

Lanakila Party - Outside

Sylveon tipped her witch's hat to Silas. <Credit where it's due,> she conceded. <but I think that Lucario is actually insinuating any small-scale amount of terraforming, as that could influence the environment in massive ways in the future, and - if that includes something akin to the flag on the moon - their very beliefs and systems,> She proposed.

<I think you're overthinking this,> Rei figured, now sitting down so she wouldn't focus on balancing.

<I probably am,> The Eeveelution conceded.

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Party

Robin: -chuckles- Yes I can.

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-Monstercat is bowled over by the Hyper Beam for severe damage, but gets right back up, still humming to their headphones-

Jackie: Thunderbolt!

-Monstercat dances and casts a Thunderbolt at the other cat-

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-Sora manages to take the armband off-

Sora: Bah, ripoff.

Gina: Let me try!

-Puts it on and becomes a Natu-

<Oooh, I'm small and cute again!>

Sora: WAIT HOW COME YOU STILL GET TO BE A BIRD

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Neon: Yeah!

-thinks-

Problem is I gotta pick a region, mabye?

edited 31st Oct '17 7:00:03 PM by Umbramatic

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Lanakila Center

Maggie: "Well, you could stick with us."

"...That said, where are we going?"

"life is just a series of increasingly canon-eluding ao3 tags" ~ everydunsparce "Keep your hellfruit away from me, tempter" ~ also Every

Lanakila Party - Inside

"ARE YOU GONNA TELL ME WHERE YOU GOT THAT THING OR WHAT." Colton seethed to the group throwing the band around.

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-Jackie is hit by the bolt, hissing. However, she can't really do anything about it with the whole "No energy" thing. She's a sitting duck, so to speak.-

Sol: -makes a "calm down" gesture at Ephemera and Duolis-

I am not affirming the existence of aliens-

Ton: -considers snorting, but is ultimately not feeling very sarcastic right now-

Sol: But threats like asteroid impacts are well-known. And in any event, it is not a problem for us if our employer overengineers a plan-B.

-he turns to Celeste-

Correct, it's a similar type of trapping. The geometry is less intuitive, and further alchemy is needed to redirect the portal, but you three only have to worry about stabilizing the energy flow.

After your role is done, you three can return to your business or your magic studies, while we guard the portal.

-Culverton's phone chirps, and Sol takes a look at it-

According to our employer's big data calculations, the Ultra Wormhole should be opening at this location within a few minutes. We should prepare.

Do you highlight everything looking for secret messages?

-Celeste nods, then focuses on a star-shaped field in her mind-

Do not fear power... fear those who wield it.