[There's a long silence on Guzma's end. He listens, but there's a strange sort of feeling that feeds through the line. Not quite envy, but there's a certain... pang of something. Distance, yet niggling.
Had Alola... had the Trial Captain positions been something like that, then maybe he wouldn't have felt like he did when he didn't get picked. He wouldn't have felt like it was a time crunch to prove himself, like time and hope was slipping through his fingers like sand. Maybe he wouldn't have done half the stupid shit he did.
But there's no point to dwell. No point to be envious of a system that might not have failed him, when it wouldn't change anything. The time had passed, the damage was done, and he's where he is now. The feeling doesn't leave, and maybe it intensifies a little as he answers Blue's question.]
Yeah, you gotta be at least eleven to take on the Island Challenge, which is the Alola's way of recognizing new trainers as the real deal. Once you pass that, you can qualify as a Captain. Don't mean you'll be picked though, no matter how qualified you might be.
[There's a slight edge to how he says it. He's less beat up about it, but it still stings sometimes.]
Anyway, once you're twenty you can't be one no more. The Kahuna for that island then picks a new one, but there's been times when the Captains picked the next one. That's a bit rarer.
So, if you got eyes on the position, but one don't open up before you turn twenty, tough luck, kid! If it does, then you might not get picked anyway. You could spend almost a decade tryin' to get yourself into the position, and all that work is for fuckin' nothing!
[He's... rambling. Maybe he's just tired, and his head is swimming, and maybe he's feeling a little more vulnerable right now. They've been chatting for a while, and he might not be passing out every 20 minutes because of his weariness, but when he's awake long enough, he gets... rambly. His walls lower a little. And with this being all telepathy? Yeah. Yeah.]
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Date: 2019-05-26 03:58 am (UTC)Had Alola... had the Trial Captain positions been something like that, then maybe he wouldn't have felt like he did when he didn't get picked. He wouldn't have felt like it was a time crunch to prove himself, like time and hope was slipping through his fingers like sand. Maybe he wouldn't have done half the stupid shit he did.
But there's no point to dwell. No point to be envious of a system that might not have failed him, when it wouldn't change anything. The time had passed, the damage was done, and he's where he is now. The feeling doesn't leave, and maybe it intensifies a little as he answers Blue's question.]
Yeah, you gotta be at least eleven to take on the Island Challenge, which is the Alola's way of recognizing new trainers as the real deal. Once you pass that, you can qualify as a Captain. Don't mean you'll be picked though, no matter how qualified you might be.
[There's a slight edge to how he says it. He's less beat up about it, but it still stings sometimes.]
Anyway, once you're twenty you can't be one no more. The Kahuna for that island then picks a new one, but there's been times when the Captains picked the next one. That's a bit rarer.
So, if you got eyes on the position, but one don't open up before you turn twenty, tough luck, kid! If it does, then you might not get picked anyway. You could spend almost a decade tryin' to get yourself into the position, and all that work is for fuckin' nothing!
[He's... rambling. Maybe he's just tired, and his head is swimming, and maybe he's feeling a little more vulnerable right now. They've been chatting for a while, and he might not be passing out every 20 minutes because of his weariness, but when he's awake long enough, he gets... rambly. His walls lower a little. And with this being all telepathy? Yeah. Yeah.]