Warp Band; Voice

[soulofmagus]

Are there any other warp band users who are bonded with a Porygon?

I could use some advice, and the information I've accessed on the species doesn't really answer any of my questions.

I've had one with me for just over a month or so now, and I'd thought we were getting along quite well. But recently [since their trip to Refuge] it's been quite absorbed with the warp band network, and as of this week no longer responds to the name we'd agreed on when we first met..

[her tone is calm, but there's a hint of concern there that might be audible if you've gotten to know Sophia at all]

Is that typical behaviour? Or should I be worried about it? It doesn't seem unhappy..and it's not outright ignoring me otherwise.

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[magicquotes]

Perhaps it's gathering information from the network? I suppose Pokemon have their own names, too. Perhaps it's trying to communicate such a thing to you.

[ He's only guessing, though. ]

[soulofmagus]

It does take great pleasure in gathering data, though what it does with it, I could not say.

[They're rather unique pokémon in more than one respect]

..Hmm. Do you think then, perhaps, whatever data it has gathered may have reminded it of its own name?

[magicquotes]

It's just for having, possibly. Something comfortable. A nesting instinct, perhaps.

That could certainly be true. Perhaps its increased levels of activity are because it wants to remember something important to it. One can only hope it will share that with you.

[soulofmagus]

Nesting instinct..?

I hope so. I do not possess the ability to speak directly with a pokémon, but I do what I can.

[magicquotes]

Well, these Pokemon presumably like data, do they not? It would make sense if they collected it for comfort, or perhaps to prepare for creating more of their own kind - if indeed that's possible by the means we are familiar with.

They like to have familiar things, I'm sure.

I'm sure your Pokemon appreciate your efforts. From what I've seen of you and your friends, they seem quite happy to be at your side. [ They're just glimpses, but still. He reads body language well. ]

[soulofmagus]

[ She's silent a moment, a shift of weight and fabric audible ]

I cannot say that, ah, closer workings of the breeding center or general husbandry for pokémon are exactly my forté, but that certainly isn't outside the room of possibility. But familiar things.. Next time we go to the Old City, I'll have to see if it gravitates towards certain buildings or objects.

Oh. Well. I hope so. I'm happy to have them with me.

[magicquotes]

Well, the inner workings of such things aren't for everyone. [ He seems a bit amused. ] Perhaps you could show it such artifacts to aid in understanding. Is there a place here where excavated things from the Old City are displayed?

[soulofmagus]

Not really, not to the public at least. A great many finds over the years have already been repurposed for use in maintaining the city. But I have been taking him with me whenever I go there.