OLD: third [video]; backdated to 9/14

[bywiseguidance]

[The Pokegear flicks on to focus on Ziva's face, with a hint of a smile on it. Wordlessly, she turns the video to face the couch she's been sleeping on, where a brown and tan egg is wrapped in blankets, twitching and beginning to crack. Ari's standing nearby, staring at the egg with his muzzle resting on the arm of the couch.]

Tohru, the egg you gave me is hatching.

[With that, welcome to egg-hatching theater. It doesn't take long for the shell to glow and vanish, leaving a tiny little fluffball of an Eevee--all floppy ears and giant eyes and tiny paws, who promptly shakes herself off and squeaks happily.]

I think I will name her Tali.

Comments

[onemoreattribute]

I guess breeding's a big thing here then.

[bywiseguidance.livejournal.com]

A safe guess to make. There is a group in Goldenrod City that specialize in it, not to mention the others.

[onemoreattribute]

I didn't know there were so many people doing it.

[bywiseguidance.livejournal.com]

Yes, well. Not everyone likes the idea of sending them out to fight.

[onemoreattribute]

I know that I don't.

What do you do?

[bywiseguidance.livejournal.com]

I am a trainer. My team does fight, but I do not force them to if they do not want to.

[All of her team really does kind of enjoy it, that she's seen.]

[onemoreattribute]

At least you're kind to them. It just feels too much like dog fighting to me.

[bywiseguidance.livejournal.com]

[That's kinda literal in Ziva's case, what with her team full of dogs and/or vaguely canine-ish critters.]

If they enjoy it, I do not see the harm. It is a way to exercise their abilities, and they do learn from it.

[onemoreattribute]

Maybe, it just seems cruel.

[bywiseguidance.livejournal.com]

[slight smile]

Perhaps my frame of reference is different than most.

[onemoreattribute]

Yeah, that would make a difference. As long as they're not hurt - or at least if you're kind it's not so bad.