004 [video/action for Ecruteak]
[Taking advantage of the beautiful day, Yukimura is sitting outside on the grass, his Eevee curled up next to him with her head resting on his leg. He's petting her gently, and he seems distant, quiet - less commanding than he has been before.]
When you lose - a Pokemon battle, or anything else that's important to you - do you think that it's fair? Do you consider it the inevitable outcome of not training enough or not preparing enough? Or do you think that it has to do with luck - that you might have won on another day, if the wind was blowing differently, if you'd been just a tiny bit more confident?
The line between victory and defeat can be so thin, and sometimes the reasons for either one are difficult to determine. How far can hard work really get you?
[After a moment, he smiles, shaking his head as if to dislodge unwelcome thoughts.]
I'm just curious, really, since everyone here seems to battle so often. Personally, I dislike losing! Others seem to have a much easier time with it, though. In a way, I admire that.
I wonder if I could learn how to be that way, or if I even want to.
When you lose - a Pokemon battle, or anything else that's important to you - do you think that it's fair? Do you consider it the inevitable outcome of not training enough or not preparing enough? Or do you think that it has to do with luck - that you might have won on another day, if the wind was blowing differently, if you'd been just a tiny bit more confident?
The line between victory and defeat can be so thin, and sometimes the reasons for either one are difficult to determine. How far can hard work really get you?
[After a moment, he smiles, shaking his head as if to dislodge unwelcome thoughts.]
I'm just curious, really, since everyone here seems to battle so often. Personally, I dislike losing! Others seem to have a much easier time with it, though. In a way, I admire that.
I wonder if I could learn how to be that way, or if I even want to.