Mildly Uncomfortable

Though, I guess it's less of a tale and more of a history lesson.

Long, long ago, things were a lot different. Foxes like you and me, Red Vulpix, were everywhere. In fact, they were some of the very first to come into the world. They originated from Kanto and eventually spread to all regions imaginable.

As abundant as they were, they were very crafty and very skilled at hiding themselves. They never did enjoy the company of tight-knit families though and groups would mostly consist of brothers or a mother and her kits. Other than that, they lived solitary lives and co-existed among other pokemon. However, evolution was saved for only the well-prepared among the Red Vulpix, with good reason...

It wasn't long before humans tried their hand at domestication of our ancestors. Red Vulpix were at least tamable, decent companions and valiant battlers- 

- But humans learned the hard way what happens when you evolve an ill-prepared Red. Ninetales are capable of tremendous power that can easily go awry for a fox who doesn't know how to handle the sudden boost. This fox becomes unstable, wanting nothing more than to unleash its power to stop the feeling of energy overflow.

Once-tame, even affectionate vulpix would then become remarkably aggressive and in some cases savage, consumed by power they have no idea how to control and their curses have ruined entire generations of families, both human and pokemon.

After time and time again of these incidents occurring, the Humans decided a different approach to demestocation and began to introduce more docile Vulpix into native groups. Over time, our ancestors' bright coats dulled and their tails curled to what we see in Vulpix today.

Humans decided these new Vulpix were better for them and the new 'Standard' foxes caused our own lines to shrink. Recently, humans have tried again to selectively breed Reds to help the dwindling population but history repeats itself and from what I hear, they killed off the captive population.

The rest is history.

I’m only 30. It’s about middle aged for a Vulpix but doesn’t even scratch the surface of how old Reds can get. We’re almost to Madam’s territory. If you have the time I think you should visit her more often if you want to learn more. She might even make you her student like she did with me.

Mint > You begged for it

Swiper > shush. Anyway, I gotta go ask her something. Hang back here for a sec.