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[solas_ion]

[Somewhere between Cherrygrove and Violet, there is a tree.]

[In this tree is a flock of Murkrow--which the Venomoth holding the Pokegear seems to be focusing on before moving back to her trainer. And standing nearby? Lancer, with an unusually serious expression on his face as he stared at the birds in silence.]

['I guard your death.' That was what she had said to him. And it had been true, of course--the Morrígan was more often than not a herald of the end for many warriors of Ireland. Even the greatest one of his era had been no exception.]

[And now, staring at this flock of what must have passed for crows--messengers of the goddess herself--Ulster's hound felt strangely uneasy. When he finally did speak, it was in a serious tone. His words may have sounded like mere superstition, but there was a strange weight to them that made it sound like something much more than that.]

...I've always known ravens as an ill omen. I wonder if the same holds true in Johto.

[Lancer couldn't quite help but wonder: was this a warning that he going to die again? Not that he feared the idea, but he had more important things to do than add a third death to his list.]

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[shiromadoushi]

[[Still looking a bit sunburnt, but smiling none the less]] They aren't always ill omens. They're bearers of knowledge, tricksters no doubt, but bringing good as well as trouble. [[a warm smile]] Maybe it's all the sunlight that's been attracting them? Since they're also associated with the sun!

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[solas-ion.livejournal.com]

Is that how they're regarded in this era?

[Hm. Strange to think about, but he could see where the trickster part likely came from. Shapeshifting probably fell under the category of tricks, didn't it?]

Interesting.

[Video]

[shiromadoushi]

In a lot of different eras and cultures, really! There were Odin's ravens, Thought and Memory, in Greece the raven was a messenger for the sun gods, the Chinese believe in a three legged raven in the sun....there are a lot of different myths!

[Video]

[solas-ion.livejournal.com]

Heh. You seem pretty smart, kid.

[Video]

[shiromadoushi]

[[rubbing the back of his neck slightly, looking utterly sheepish]] Aaa-- Mythology is just something I find really fascinating...

[video]

[ex_cashcow493]

[ The lithe girl has her fair facial features turned up in contemplation as she considers his words. ]

An ill omen? [ Her frown deepens. ] I read a rumor regarding the passing of someone dear, in which they say they turned into a raven instead of leaving a body behind.

[video]

[solas-ion.livejournal.com]

Really? [He kept staring at that tree, as if half-expecting the Murkrow to do something other than sit there and ruffle their feathers.]

They were never a very good sign for me.

[video]

[ex_cashcow493]

Do you believe in luck? I fail to see any other explanation for your behavior..

[video]

[solas-ion.livejournal.com]

I believe enough to know that my own luck is miserable.

But the fact that I'm cautious around ravens has to do with experience rather than a simple matter of good or bad fortune.

[video]

[ex_cashcow493]

I thought being human might help but it appears I could be wrong.

[ Some things never change, do they? ]

Experience. Is this a tale you plan to regale us with or will you keep it to yourself?

[video]

[sharkfoodbound.livejournal.com]

[Plenty of commotion and much cawing in the background.]

What's so bad about them?

[video]

[solas-ion.livejournal.com]

In my experience, they aren't a good sign. At all.

[video]

[sharkfoodbound.livejournal.com]

So what're they a sign of, in your experience?

[video]

[solas-ion.livejournal.com]

More often than not? Death. Particularly my own.

[video]

[sharkfoodbound.livejournal.com]

Fancy. But these are all over the area, not just where you're at.

[video]

[bufudyned.livejournal.com]

... I had been wondering the same thing.

Lancer? Are you all right?

[video]

[solas-ion.livejournal.com]

Hm? Oh, I'm fine. Just thinking about something, that's all.

You think there might be some significance to seeing them gathered like this?

[video]

[bufudyned.livejournal.com]

I think it's a likely possibility, and not merely because they are crows.

[video]

[solas-ion.livejournal.com]

If they were any other Pokemon, I'd just be suspicious. But in this case? I'm honestly a little concerned.

[video]

[bufudyned.livejournal.com]

The past two Pokemon swarms were hardly friendly. I think we have a right to be concerned.

{Video}

[used-glare.livejournal.com]

...I hope not. I'm not sure I could take any more bad events. {This is a srsface Nanao looking back at you.}

{Video}

[solas-ion.livejournal.com]

You and me both, kid.

{Video}

[used-glare.livejournal.com]

Mm.

However, looking back at what has happened over the past few months... I doubt this will be anything but easy.

{Video}

[solas-ion.livejournal.com]

Course it won't be easy. It's never easy, and having harbingers of death follow me around isn't doing anything to make me suspect that'll change.

But hey, we'll live through it. Probably.

{Video}

[used-glare.livejournal.com]

Is it ever? And, I'd really like to live through it. I'm in no mood to reincarnate.