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## [RST] Pokemon, The Origin of Species, 40 - Interlude VI - And Every Common Sight

* Author: u/DaystarEld  *Pokémon Professor**
* URL: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9794740/40/Pokemon-The-Origin-of-Species
* Score: 72

* Created: 2017-02-01T08:23:31

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### Comments:

> **u/over_who** [+19]  *Aleph you are going to die* (50 seconds later)
> 
> Another Mewtwo chapter? Yes please.

>> **u/DaystarEld** [+6]  *Pokémon Professor* (4 minutes later)
>> 
>> Great flair, btw :) I smile every time I think of that line.

>>> **u/CellWithoutCulture** [+1]  (3 hours later)
>>> 
>>> whats the flair, I can't see it?

>>>> **u/traverseda** [+3]  *With dread but cautious optimism* (6 hours later)
>>>> 
>>>> >Aleph you are going to die

> **u/thrawnca** [+14]  *Carbon-based biped* (an hour later)
> 
> A moving chapter :)
> 
> Part of me wished he would escape immediately. But another part knew that this story isn't about quick fixes or instant success, and the greater part of me knows that it's better this way.

>> **u/DaystarEld** [+3]  *Pokémon Professor* (20 hours later)
>> 
>> Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

> **u/DaystarEld** [+12]  *Pokémon Professor* (34 seconds later)
> 
> Hey everyone, welcome back! This chapter was written with the help of the Penny Dreadful soundtrack, particularly [Street. Horse. Smell. Candle](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxs3wR1J8Xo), starting at the line, "We shall go together." I often wish I could add music cues to certain parts of the story, and think I might try to do it on my website, where I have more control of the formatting. I've been working on adding more content to my site anyway, particularly blog posts. Feel free to check them out, if you haven't already.
> 
> Thanks for reading, and the continued support of my patrons. As usual, all feedback welcome!

>> **u/Nevereatcars** [+3]  *The Greatest Is Behind* (10 hours later)
>> 
>> You cut away halfway through the line, both here and on FFN: "I would particularly cue up I've been working.."

>>> **u/DaystarEld** [+1]  *Pokémon Professor* (14 hours later)
>>> 
>>> Woops, thanks for pointing that out!

> **u/XxChronOblivionxX** [+11]  (21 hours later)
> 
> Cannot wait for the Mewtwo plotline to enter the main picture.
> 
> Though I am still frustrated that Giovanni dropped the Mewtwo ball as hard as he has.  He gave that whole "yo, we gonna end death together as bros, you with me?" speech and I was so hyped, he was like the best parts of Quirrel and Harry combined.  And now Mewtwo despises him.  
> 
> Mewtwo is ridiculously empathetic in this chapter, I'll give you that.  But I fear what he's gonna do when he gets out of the box.

>> **u/DaystarEld** [+10]  *Pokémon Professor* (22 hours later)
>> 
>> >"yo, we gonna end death together as bros, you with me?"
>> 
>> *pictures Mewtwo and Giovanni wearing sunglasses in a convertible driving down the highway, Mewtwo's arm out the window and a cigarette dangling from Giovanni's mouth*

>>> **u/XxChronOblivionxX** [+10]  (a day later)
>>> 
>>> [Hey, someone needs to fill the void that MoR left behind.](https://i.imgur.com/CZkB7fO.png)

>>>> **u/thrawnca** [+1]  *Carbon-based biped* (9 days later)
>>>> 
>>>> It might not be too late... Significant Digits seemed optimistic.

> **u/Saffrin-chan** [+9]  (an hour later)
> 
> Oooh, another Mewtwo chapter. I love what you're doing with his character. I'm curious to find out if there are other beings like Mewtwo that were created by Giovanni, like Mewtwo kept assuming, or it Mewtwo will be the single success of the project like in movie canon.

>> **u/Icare0** [+12]  (7 hours later)
>> 
>> I would love a nod to that fan theory that dittoes are the other failed experiments.

> **u/SometimesATroll** [+9]  (7 hours later)
> 
> Alright I have a theory*.  Remember how Mewtwo was made from DNA taken from a human donor?  What if it turns out that Red's dad was that donor?  Then Red and Mewtwo would be kind of like siblings or something.  Could lead to Mewtwo feeling a bit less lonely.
> 
> There is absolutely zero evidence for this, but there also isn't any real evidence against it.  It balances out, so I estimate a 50% chance that this is true.  Coincidentally, this is also my estimated probability for me winning the lottery.
> 
> ^*Barely ^qualifies ^as ^a ^theory ^in ^the ^colloquial ^sense.  ^Let ^alone ^scientific.

>> **u/thrawnca** [+9]  *Carbon-based biped* (8 hours later)
>> 
>> I think Red might have noticed if his father was working for Giovanni. And I can't see Giovanni just grabbing a random DNA sample from anywhere to build a super-Pokemon. That's the kind of thing a cackling mad scientist sends his Igor to do, not at all in character here.

>> **u/empocariam** [+8]  (14 hours later)
>> 
>> I suspect that Dr. Fuji may be Mewtwo's "father." His kindly demeanor from the games lends itself towards a sort of "I always wanted a child of my own" sentimentality, and would explain his termination from the project, as Giovanni found him to be getting too attached.  
>> Not that Fuji could only have had ethical qualms about the Mewtwo project if he was related to Mewtwo, just that it might be a path towards regret.

>>> **u/The_Magus_199** [+4]  *Ankh-Morpork City Watch* (8 days later)
>>> 
>>> Could also be Blaine, if Daystar's read Pokemon Special/Adventures.

> **u/KnickersInAKnit** [+7]  (a day later)
> 
> Wait a second. Waaaaaaait a second. *Dr. Fuji*. Are we going to see him in Lavender town!?

>> **u/DaystarEld** [+7]  *Pokémon Professor* (a day later)
>> 
>> Maaaaaaybe...

> **u/Mizu25** [+13]  (4 hours later)
> 
> Poor Mewtwo. Pretty sad existence he's got going there, and the sheer experience of freedom is both amazing and terrifying for the guy. I look forward to him escaping and being free once more, unbound by Giovanni's wishes.
> 
> ...Totally bet the medicine is a poison or weakening agent, too. Something his body's grown used to, to the point not having it is akin to dying - like stopping smoking, but worse.

>> **u/KnickersInAKnit** [+8]  (7 hours later)
>> 
>> Pokemon opiates?

>>> **u/CWRules** [+2]  (9 hours later)
>>> 
>>> Poke-ates?

>>>> **u/KnickersInAKnit** [+2]  (9 hours later)
>>>> 
>>>> That just sounds like some kind of medicine you'd give a Pokemon that was having diarrhea. Then again, considering what opiates do to your bowels...

> **u/None** [+7]  (3 days later)
> 
> It's chapters like this that have me chomping at the bit for Red to progress in his psychic training. Psychic powers seem to offer such a unique perspective, as befitting of a whole new sense, and I can't wait to see how Red's own views shift once he begins to be able to sense the minds of other humans and Pokemon. 
> 
> Will he begin to detest battling, being capable of feeling the pain of battle alongside his Pokemon? Or will his ability to sense the apparently vast gap between the minds of men and the minds of beast only strengthen his belief in the humanity's right to dominion? 
> 
> What does the mind of a legendary (e.g a Storm Bird) feel like? Are they 'too big' to affect by ordinary psychic means, massive mental behemoths capable of being felt from miles away? Or are all non-psychic legendaries dark, meaning they can't be tamed by purely mental means? Will psychic pokemon be nicer to him, given that to their senses he is more similar to them than other humans, or will they consider him an even greater threat?
> 
> For that matter, what are the ramifications of his abilities on his standing in normal human society? We've seen from Misty's interlude that psychics are treated, to some degree, as specalists (a psychic being required to finalize the trial of a Renegade) but are there any downsides? Any discrimination? Is Red even allowed within a square mile of a casino?
> 
> I've seen so many Pokemon fics that deal with telepathy just decide to make Pokemon just voiceless sentients, capable of purely coherent, language based thought. I've seen even more basically ignore telepathy to focus on telekinesis, or teleporting or stuff like that. But the way you write Mewtwo gives me hope that you are going to handle the topic so much better than that, and I can't wait to see what you do next :)
> 
> Keep up the good work!

>> **u/DaystarEld** [+1]  *Pokémon Professor* (3 days later)
>> 
>> Thank you, glad you're enjoying it so much :)

> **u/SleeplessinRedditle** [+4]  (12 days later)
> 
> Started reading recently. Just caught up. Didn't realize it was actually ongoing. Cool!
> 
> Your writing has dramatically improved throughout the story. Keep up the good work.

>> **u/DaystarEld** [+2]  *Pokémon Professor* (13 days later)
>> 
>> Thank you, glad to hear I'm still improving :)

> **u/Taborask** [+3]  (2 hours later)
> 
> That was an excellent chapter, great job!

>> **u/DaystarEld** [+1]  *Pokémon Professor* (14 hours later)
>> 
>> Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!

> **u/Dwood15** [+3]  (11 hours later)
> 
> Setting the stage for Mewtwo's escape! I like it. I don't think Giovanni is the kind of person to try and cripple a being created to destroy the stormbirds by forcing it to be dependent on the medication. There's far too many risks involved when creating Mewtwo had used up so many of his resources already.
> 
> Secondly, I forsee Giovanni being more comfortable with Mewtwo in the future and moving the tank to a higher location, nearer to the surface for him. If Mewtwo is ever to fight the songbirds then it needs to have its full power about itself.

>> **u/DaystarEld** [+1]  *Pokémon Professor* (15 hours later)
>> 
>> Glad you enjoyed it!

>>> **u/Dwood15** [+1]  (a day later)
>>> 
>>> I know that Mewtwo is only a secondary character, but I truly do want to see more of him (it?) in the first person as the story goes on. I have revised my theories somewhat, but time will tell if I predicted correctly.

> **u/None** [+3]  (12 hours later)
> 
> Currently shipping Mewtwo/Sabrina.

>> **u/thrawnca** [+3]  *Carbon-based biped* (19 hours later)
>> 
>> Don't know about shipping, but she seems like the most likely gatekeeper to let the AI out of the box...

>>> **u/thrawnca** [+6]  *Carbon-based biped* (a day later)
>>> 
>>> Of course, the game suggests that Mewtwo isn't going to be set free, or at least not quietly; it's going to unleash psychic fury upon its prison and its jailers.

>>>> **u/The_Magus_199** [+2]  *Ankh-Morpork City Watch* (8 days later)
>>>> 
>>>> I just hope he retains enough presence of mind to *not* murder his poor comforters... :(

>>>>> **u/thrawnca** [+1]  *Carbon-based biped* (8 days later)
>>>>> 
>>>>> ... Did you drop a "not"?

>>>>>> **u/The_Magus_199** [+1]  *Ankh-Morpork City Watch* (8 days later)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> ...erm. Yes. Thank you for that warning. ._.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Fixed

> **u/lazaret99** [+3]  (16 hours later)
> 
> Incredible chapter from my favorite series, keep it up!

>> **u/None** [+2]  (a day later)
>> 
>> [removed]

>>> **u/rhaps0dy4** [+3]  (5 days later)
>>> 
>>> I'm not the same person, but wayyy more. Worm got a little boring towards the middle, I didn't finish it.

>> **u/DaystarEld** [+1]  *Pokémon Professor* (16 hours later)
>> 
>> Thank you, glad you're enjoying it!

> **u/DaystarEld** [+2]  *Pokémon Professor* (39 seconds later)
> 
> Typo thread!

>> **u/thrawnca** [+3]  *Carbon-based biped* (2 hours later)
>> 
>> Very proactive of you :). I like the typo submission script on your site, too.
>> 
>> the stop each week from blending/to stop the weeks from blending
>> 
>> we discuss books/we discussed books
>> 
>> prepared from pokemon attacks/prepared for pokemon attacks
>> 
>> their mind's/their minds'
>> 
>> constantly vigil/constantly vigilant
>> 
>> the layout...look familiar/the layout...looks familiar
>> 
>> their face/their faces
>> 
>> his gratitude... It particularly enjoyed (Should this use consistent gender, or is the mismatch deliberate?)
>> 
>> many...staff lives/many...staff live

>>> **u/DaystarEld** [+1]  *Pokémon Professor* (14 hours later)
>>> 
>>> All fixed, thank you!
>>> 
>>> (Except for the "discuss books," that's deliberate)

>> **u/Mizu25** [+2]  (4 hours later)
>> 
>> > Something to break the daily monotony, the stop each week from blending into each other
>> 
>> to stop each week from blending into the next.
>> 
>> > Sarah, who has matured with the years, become more confident in herself.
>> 
>> became more
>> 
>> > some tragedy or the other
>> 
>> tragedy or other.
>> 
>> > where they feel the most supported
>> 
>> most supported.
>> 
>> > uncomfortable though they are, and prepare for the true discomfort
>> 
>> the true discomfort.

>>> **u/thrawnca** [+4]  *Carbon-based biped* (7 hours later)
>>> 
>>> "become more" is valid usage in this context. It's an adjective (adjectival clause?), but you can think of it as being short for "who has become more". Or, since the previous phrase used "who has", you could just imagine an "and".
>>> 
>>> "the most supported" isn't wrong either.

>>>> **u/DaystarEld** [+1]  *Pokémon Professor* (14 hours later)
>>>> 
>>>> Right on the first one, but "most supported" was missing a period :)

>>> **u/DaystarEld** [+1]  *Pokémon Professor* (14 hours later)
>>> 
>>> Fixed, thanks!

>> **u/Gyrodiot** [+1]  (4 days later)
>> 
>> Board game nitpicking:
>> 
>> > I stay silent and study the Go board [...] I eventually ask, after moving a piece.
>> 
>> *Moving a piece* is valid for, say, chess. For Go, Mazda would be *placing a stone*.
>> 
>> > Giovanni takes a piece [...] he places his piece
>> 
>> ... a/his (Go) stone

>>> **u/DaystarEld** [+2]  *Pokémon Professor* (4 days later)
>>> 
>>> Fixed, thank you!

>>>> **u/thrawnca** [+1]  *Carbon-based biped* (4 days later)
>>>> 
>>>> There's also "takes a piece from his bag".

> **u/jldew** [+2]  (5 hours later)
> 
> Poor Mazda. I'm wondering if the potion is some sort of addictive drug. 
> Are the events of the interlude set before the adventures of Red and Co?
> Finally is this poke universe set in the far future like L. Lamora's Game of Champions?

>> **u/DaystarEld** [+8]  *Pokémon Professor* (15 hours later)
>> 
>> >Finally is this poke universe set in the far future like L. Lamora's Game of Champions?
>> 
>> Not quite: it's basically just an alternate universe from our own, where pokemon started showing up at some point in ancient history. It's more or less our "modern day," but history and technology are so different that the comparison loses any meaning, practically.

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