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was_no_monster[it's working.
he initially hadn't dared to do more than dream of convincing a few people here, a few Pokemon there— improving a few lives at a time and planting the seeds for ideas that might fully bloom once he'd succeeded in his work as Tesshin. but he'd vastly underestimated several things: the power of word of mouth among all species; the efforts Pokemon would make to be heard, once they knew they were being listened to; and most importantly of all, the fact that most people were kind.
there had been an initial wave of suspicion, of course (Team Plasma was not so easily forgotten); but after repeatedly making his views clear (and reacting rather angrily to one questioner who had asked his thoughts on the sadly common breeder practice of releasing unwanted hatchlings) that had cooled down, and suddenly there were crowds growing and listening in when he stopped to discuss dreams and choices with Pokemon or trainers that looked receptive enough. and if that weren't enough he'd gotten a television interview within a month, another within the same week as the first (thank you, newscaster competition)... and finally, an actual public speaking engagement during a local festival celebrating Pokemon.
it had been the most rewarding thing he'd ever done. it had also been the most terrifying thing he'd ever done. which is why he's just... going to sit down now that he's done and try to wait out the adrenaline rush before he tries doing anything else.]
he initially hadn't dared to do more than dream of convincing a few people here, a few Pokemon there— improving a few lives at a time and planting the seeds for ideas that might fully bloom once he'd succeeded in his work as Tesshin. but he'd vastly underestimated several things: the power of word of mouth among all species; the efforts Pokemon would make to be heard, once they knew they were being listened to; and most importantly of all, the fact that most people were kind.
there had been an initial wave of suspicion, of course (Team Plasma was not so easily forgotten); but after repeatedly making his views clear (and reacting rather angrily to one questioner who had asked his thoughts on the sadly common breeder practice of releasing unwanted hatchlings) that had cooled down, and suddenly there were crowds growing and listening in when he stopped to discuss dreams and choices with Pokemon or trainers that looked receptive enough. and if that weren't enough he'd gotten a television interview within a month, another within the same week as the first (thank you, newscaster competition)... and finally, an actual public speaking engagement during a local festival celebrating Pokemon.
it had been the most rewarding thing he'd ever done. it had also been the most terrifying thing he'd ever done. which is why he's just... going to sit down now that he's done and try to wait out the adrenaline rush before he tries doing anything else.]
