#ignxous

It’ll be sad to see you go, Spook, but I understand.  It was so good to have you with us as our resident Maxie—you were wonderful.  I hope that you do rejoin us in the future, whether it’s as Maxie or as anyone else.  For now, just try to do what you need to do.  Please take care of yourself!

I guess I will more or less welcome you back, then!  Just kidding; I always notice when you’re not on the dash.  You could say we missed you or something.  How strange.  With this, Maxie is now off hiatus!  Great to see you again!

Hmmm, you know, I think I can manage that!  Work is possibly the #1 factor in people losing their mojo.  I don’t want to see you stress out because of something like this.  Take your time to relax and get back into the swing of things, all right?  We’ll see you back on February 3rd!

The base of the volcano could be just as deadly as the top, Blaine mused. The volcano was not a threat at first glance, and it could make any young gun cocky about climbing the thing. The base of the volcano dared younger souls to try to climb its slopes, dared them to go to the top. He remembered himself when he was younger, how he had taken that dare and almost ended up with melted feet. Ahh, what good days. He made the hike up the volcano a few times before, and he thought about doing it again, in fact. His knee wasn’t going to stop him this time! 

Blaine tapped the bottom of his cane on the ground, tilting his head in thought. A nice hike up there was long overdue for both him and his Pokemon. Then again, his knee would try to stop him before he even got ten steps in. The elder stared at the volcano, a smile growing on his face. What was he thinking, climbing the thing? It may have been dormant (still debatable, though), and his knee could cooperate, and just maybe he could make it...

His Arcanine took the chance to headbutt it’s owner in the shoulder, nearly making the poor man fall over. “Charcoal! Hey! You aren’t a Growlithe anymore!” He laughed merrily and petted the Pokemon on the head. “You’re too strong to be doing that, okay?” Blaine’s fingers dragged through the soft fur, his focus returning to the volcano. “... Ahh. Still debating going up there.” He shook his head, making a tut tut noise. He was deeply lost in thought and memories... Anyone who came up to him would be ignored for the moment, his attention instead on the majesty of the volcano before him.

Drop me a character name and I’ll reveal my muse’s heart…

Maxie:

VISUAL ATTRACTIVENESS: 💗💗FRIENDSHIP LEVEL: 💔SEXUAL DESIRE: 💔ROMANTIC INTENT: 💔

Archie:

VISUAL ATTRACTIVENESS: 💗💗💗💗FRIENDSHIP LEVEL: 💔SEXUAL DESIRE: 💗💗ROMANTIC INTENT: 💔

Lysandre:

What power there was held in beautiful Lady Nature bubbled forth from deep beneath the Earth; a geyser, a volcano. The release of pressure in a marvelous sight – humanity, dwarfed by the greatness of the natural world.

Before Lysandre washed a glowing ocean of flames; lava which rippled as though something dwelt within it, though such a feat was impossible for all but the very hardiest of Fire-Pokemon; such was the heat, reflecting to his face and drying his lips, cracking them. And though much discomfort reached him as a result of this proximity to Nature's blazing wealth.

It was not a comfortable place to stand by any means, but majesty took his mind and so he remained, enraptured. There would likely not be another opportunity to gaze so closely into a volcano – he had attended a scientific convention in Mauville and departed somewhat early to examine Hoenn's great volcano for himself. It was another wonder he could scratch off his little list of things to see; it brought a wave of satisfaction to him to know that he conquered another challenge, no matter how small, in those he created for himself.

Of course, Lysandre was not alone. Despite the painful heat, the volcano drew attention from scientists and tourists alike, and was a common point to stop and examine. It was merely that the noise about him was muted by the simple sensation of deep enjoyment and mental movement. No wonder a man could find inspiration here, beside such power.