A moral conflict for the end of the year!
[No resolutions for the new year for this young man, nope! But still, something in him has changed. neverfollows has been a constant reminder of the terrible things he's done throughout the years and seeing his younger self torture the Chimchar he would eventually abandon was just too much to bear. Especially when this Paul suffered much more dire consequences for treating other Pokemon the way he did Chimchar.
Finally, Paul could no longer stand the sight of what his younger self was doing, and finally intervened by confiscating Chimchar from his younger self.
Now he's sitting on a log deep within the Aurora Forest area, surrounded by many of his Pokemon that he took with him. He's been here for a few days by now without leaving any sort of notice to any of his friends or loved ones in the CMA because Paul couldn't bring himself to explain the situation. It's sort of a sensitive topic; he prefers to avoid it whenever possible.
His eyes are glued to the Pokeball he pretty much stole from his younger self. He hasn't let Chimchar out yet, mostly because he's a bit afraid to do so. He knows what this Pokemon is capable of, and he knows he'll never be the one to control the power he once desired because Chimchar was never meant to be his in the first place. But he felt he owed it to Chimchar to at least try to do something to maybe, slightly, make up for what he had done to it and other Pokemon in the past.]
... Must be getting hungry by now, after all this time. But if I let Chimchar out, he... he's not going to trust me. It's been so long since...
[He looks down to the Mienfoo on his lap, still unevolved after all this time.]
... No. Even if I changed, this is something I can't ever atone for completely. It can't be me.
[If you're in his circle and looking for him or just happen to be in the area and hearing his voice, feel free to discover him to do as you please!]
Finally, Paul could no longer stand the sight of what his younger self was doing, and finally intervened by confiscating Chimchar from his younger self.
Now he's sitting on a log deep within the Aurora Forest area, surrounded by many of his Pokemon that he took with him. He's been here for a few days by now without leaving any sort of notice to any of his friends or loved ones in the CMA because Paul couldn't bring himself to explain the situation. It's sort of a sensitive topic; he prefers to avoid it whenever possible.
His eyes are glued to the Pokeball he pretty much stole from his younger self. He hasn't let Chimchar out yet, mostly because he's a bit afraid to do so. He knows what this Pokemon is capable of, and he knows he'll never be the one to control the power he once desired because Chimchar was never meant to be his in the first place. But he felt he owed it to Chimchar to at least try to do something to maybe, slightly, make up for what he had done to it and other Pokemon in the past.]
... Must be getting hungry by now, after all this time. But if I let Chimchar out, he... he's not going to trust me. It's been so long since...
[He looks down to the Mienfoo on his lap, still unevolved after all this time.]
... No. Even if I changed, this is something I can't ever atone for completely. It can't be me.
[If you're in his circle and looking for him or just happen to be in the area and hearing his voice, feel free to discover him to do as you please!]