.005 | video/action for Ilex Forest | 4th Wall

[in_praetego]

Those crystals look like they're coming up in most of the major cities as far as what I'm seeing on the network so far.

[ He isn't in town yet. Chilling in Ilex Forest with his Houndoom by his side. ]

Does anyone know which cities in particular are being hit or does every city seem to be coming up with them? I'd like to know if anyone's managed to take a closer look at--

[ But he's interrupted by the rustling in the bushes. His houndoom reacts first, getting up and trotting over to wherever the rustling was coming from. ]

Shiva?

[ The Gear is set down on its side and over in the corner of the feed, you can barely see his Houndoom coming out of the bushses with an Espurr in its mouth. Immediately, his trainer knows what those things are. He's seen them all over the network. ]

...Shiva, put that pokemon down.

[ And the espurr looks up at Shiva. When it does, you can swear that its ears may be flicking ever so slightly. ]

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[in_praetego]

They've found a way to damage it?

[ A beat. ]

Do you know what kind of stone it's made from?

[bertall]

Only a few splinters...

_{[He pauses to reach into his pocket, pulling out a small fragment he decided to keep. It was pretty enough, and this was the first time he's actually seen crystals like this.]}

I don't know though. I've never seen anything like it, but... Any sort of rock can break with enough force, right?

[in_praetego]

I suppose so. Even diamonds have some kind of breaking point.

[ He squints though. It's a little hard trying to make out what kind of crystal it is. ]

Guess it's best for me to just head to Goldenrod and see for myself.

[ There's a pause though, a thoughtful one. ]

Hey. You haven't heard of any more of those Titans showing up, have you?