FATHER WINTER THE 2ND
NORTH POLE H0H 0H0
HOENN

Dear Father Winter,
This year has been quite the busy one. I can't say it hadn't been eventful through. This is first time I write to you so I think I should introduce myself as Adelaide Whiteley.  I have been in Hoenn over a few months now. Being here has been an real eye opener to the world around me and what I have missed out on. Also the dangerous that I will have to safe with time.

You ask me what do I want for Wintertide? Of course, there are many things. I want to help mikael rosenberg heal. I want Remiel Calcifet and Elise Calcifet safety and for Galar and Hoenn to be at peace. I want to protect many people but those are things you have read in similar letter before. So, what I really want is answers. Since going to a....false galar my mind feelS incomplete like I have forget something I wish to recall and remember but I can't!  I don't know if things will never be the same but can you tell me if Zacian and Zamazenta are okay? I remember their howls and still have a few of the shards. Knowing that would give me some peace in these trying times.

I don't want to change my past. My mistakes will stay with me until the day I die. I feel thatour choices are ours to make and I never learn anything if I changed my past. I may never be where I am right now. I can't say I am my best life but I am living a life feelings of comfort. Now, I present I do want to change because I feel like I am lost somewhat. So much is happening right in front of my eyes It's hard to understand or make sense off. 

I want my future to be something memorable and if never ends to be a good note. I want to see Hoenn heals for a change instead of the constant clashes with Team Rocket or aliens trying from another world trying to killed us. I want led into feel like am I being simply being lead.

Sincerely,


Adelaide Whiteley

Return Addresses: 
PO BOX 535
Fortree, Hoenn

PLAUSIBILITY OF THE DRK TRIAD

ABSTRACT

the DRK TRIAD is an organization that self-polices dimensions in an attempt to prevent a multiversal disaster known as the origin point. the exact trigger of the origin point is unknown but the DRK TRIAD has referenced the PRIMAL RIFTS, involvement with other universes, and introduction of foreign phenomenon, such as TERASTALLIZATION, as contributing factors.

however, their involvement with our dimension is directly responsible for introducing TERASTALLIZATION to hoenn. likewise, fragments of the METENO meteor are suspected to now exist in SEA!HOENN. two events that could not exist without the DRK TRIAD’s involvement.

therefore, the DRK TRIAD are, in some ways, responsible for ushering in the origin point. hence our open opposition to their efforts in our self defense.

it should be noted that the primal rift known as ULTRA PLANT has evidence that implicates that our hoenn is not the first to be victimized by the DRK TRIAD. further investigation by JAMES BAKER and wolfgang volkov have revealed that the ULTRA PLANT demonstrates a liminal border similar to the one erected around hoenn during the METENO event.

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1. paradox, 2. lycanroc, 3. celebi, 4. dialga

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AN AEOS DIVISION REPORT

What do you want for Wintertide? The eternal question on the mind of children and adults everywhere across the region, because we all want something… don’t we? For so long I wasn’t allowed to want, only to just be as I was asked to be. A puppet who danced when someone pulled his strings. A Lycanroc that sat when told.

I wanted control then, and though I didn’t know it… I found it in Team Rocket, in Hoenn, in ways I never expected. So I guess I have my foolish childhood love for jayden cross to thank for that.

I was REWARDED for my desires, my talents were finally recognized here. I had what I needed to excel, succeed, and be more than what was thought of me.

Power and glory tasted so sweet.

So for Wintertide, what do I want? I am not asking for redemption or success outright. That’s foolish and being handed it would be MEANINGLESS.

I merely want the chance to prove myself worthy again; one more fight in the Colosseum so to speak. For the chance alone to taste power and greatness once again, I would fight tooth and nail for it. It’s not worth it if I don’t work for it, right?

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What would I change in my past? Is this recent or further back? If we talk about the recent past… I would quash my hubris. I flew too close to the sun, forgetting my wings were made of wax. Those wax wings that the gods saw fit to tear from MY BACK, I would still be humbly wearing them if I hadn’t flown into the sun… I would bury my pride if I could change that one night, because that one little night changed everything for me.


If we talk further back? Perhaps nothing, I think that’s the right answer. I wouldn’t be the me I am if I hadn’t suffered and accepted and grown through what I did as a younger man. But whether that is the truth or a comfortable lie I tell myself is something not even I know. It’s better that way, though. Knowing can kill you.

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The present is the sum of one’s past. To change my present would mean changing the consequences of things that made me or brought me where I am. So I would change everything and nothing…

But in truth, I am a selfish man. I want things like everyone does. Money, power, glory, knowledge… Love…

So I would be lying if I said I would change absolutely nothing in my present. jayden cross or Alba Evovae, I wouldn’t mind making one of them mine. I wouldn’t mind having a penthouse suite. I wouldn’t mind having the privilege that came with being Head Scientist again. Those things aren’t necessarily minor, though.

Though logically, I should change the course I am heading toward. Depression and self-pity aren’t going to aid me in my goals, only ambition will be my friend and help me out of the grave I find myself in.

I guess I would change the direction of my heart. No more wallowing in self-pity or self-loathing. I give myself a true fighting chance.

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My future? I want my future to be filled with discovery and learning, with successes and recognition. I want a future that I am in control of, one that I made with my own hands. A future where people recognize me for the works I have accomplished.

If I were to put it more simply… My ideal future would be one where I am achieving my goals slowly but surely.

PS. I understand the world is an uncertain place and that time is a fickle thing, only Pokemon like Dialga or Celebi truly can understand it (and I've read enough time travel fiction to know about paradoxes)... but that doesn't mean I don't want the things I want, you know?

FATHER WINTER THE 2ND
NORTH POLE H0H 0H0
HOENN

Dear Father Winter II,

When I last encountered your predecessor, I was a fractured and dying man. I could have asked for a cure to my horrible disease, but for some reason it never occurred to me. I thought a lot about why, and only after I managed to recover did I come up with an answer. I think I asked for purpose, all those years ago, because I wanted a reason to get better. Fuckin' depressing I know, but I was in a tight spot at the time and could not see another way out of it. But that Wintertide gift, fuck that was the kick in the ass I needed.

Now here I am, finally about to capitalize on the purpose that was given to me. Honestly, I should hate your fuckin' guts. You're undoubtedly a member of the Dark Triad or whatever the fuck, so writing to you might just be a trap. However, I can't help but admire you. You got it figured out, you and the rest of your Triad friends. What do I mean by it? You know, everything. You especially though, you heard my dumb ass request and gave me exactly what I needed. You did not have to do that, and I thank you for it. I wish I could offer something in return, but you probably got everything you need.

So what do I want for Wintertide this year? Well, I guess I want to get a glimpse into your bag of secrets. One day I hope I can have it all figured out too, but until then what I would want most is just a taste. Just a sampling of what it's like to be ahead of the curve, you know? Maybe then I'd be able to figure out how to pay you back.

As for these other questions, fuck I don't know. I guess for my past I'd like my adventure under Bill Anderson's church to have meant something. All I got was my claydol being turned into cloud monster that proceeded to latch onto my internal organs and make my life a living nightmare. Bill did not even stick around long enough to be yelled at. If all of that pain I went through actually mattered, I guess I wouldn't be so bitter about it.

As for my present, I dunno everything is just moving so slowly right now. I wish I had a way to jump forward just a bit, to boost my progress so I could really hit the ground running. I don't know what that looks like, but it's what I want.

Finally for my future, I am just hoping that I end up on top when all is said and done. I want to be able to look down upon the world, shattered or not, and be content that I made it to the finale in one piece. Because if I can have the last laugh, maybe then everything that I've done or will do will feel worth it.

Alright enough of this shit, you have better things to do than read my fuckin' journal thoughts. For what it's worth, I hope you have a good Wintertide this year. Don't work yourself too hard. Here's hoping that I don't have to kill you eventually, or vice versa.

Sincerely yours, Oscar Clayton
New Mauville Power Plant
Mauville, Hoenn

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FATHER WINTER THE 2ND
NORTH POLE H0H 0H0
HOENN

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Hello Mister Winter,[break][break]

Is it okay to call you that? I can't remember how I addressed you in my last letter, but somehow I feel like I was a lot more formal. Either way...how was your winter? Are you doing well? Are you looking forward to the holidays?[break][break]

I feel like these pleasantries ring a little hollow, and I'm sorry for that. It's just kind of hard to be pleasant after you threw me into a weird portal last time, you know?[break][break]

Although...maybe I should be thanking you for that? In fact...well, actually, I think that's what I want for Wintertide this year. To go back to the place you sent me last, I mean. It was horrible and dangerous, but for the first time...I think it's the only time I've ever actually been powerful. Binding my heart with a Pokemon like that was incredible, and I'd like to experience it again. I want one of those...it was like a Pokeball, but not? I felt like a heart, almost? A burst heart. Maybe it's selfish to ask for something like that, and I don't know if it's even something that can exist in the dimension I live in. But that's what I want, more than anything.[break][break]

Um...anyways! You're asking a lot more personal questions this time, huh? But if I'm asking this much from you, I guess it's only fair to answer. And to be honest...if Celebi or Dialga could take me back, I sometimes wish I had never left Kalos at all.[break][break]

That's probably a selfish answer, isn't it? But it's true. I think I might have been happier there, despite everything that happened. Although...if I went back and never came here, I could never send this letter. Would that cause a kind of paradox? Gosh, all these science fiction things go right over my head...[break][break]

Saying that I'd like to change almost everything in my present feels rather cheap, but it's honest. I'm not happy with myself and what I'm contributing to the League's efforts in Hoenn. But then again, self pity isn't helping anything either, is it? So I suppose I can only look forwards into the future, and try to be better.[break][break]

In the future, I want to make a difference in Hoenn. I want to be strong, and protect the people I love. Don't get me wrong, I still want to love, and be loved, and make people happy all over the region! But I want to be...a Lycanroc in Mareep's clothing, I guess? Mmm...maybe that's not the right word for it. I want to be myself, just...better. Stronger. More capable, even if I don't look it.[break][break]

But that isn't something I can ask from you, is it? It's something I have to do on my own, I think.[break][break]

Oh gosh...this letter is far more rambling than I had thought. I'd like to thank you at least for the present last time...I still treasure the lunar wing you gave me. I hope my letter finds you well, and that you have a pleasant wintertide. Please take care...and please be a little kinder with your gifts this time around.

luka chêne
406 PECHA PLACE
SLATEPORT CITY

Elaine Highland

Highland Detective Office

1401 Salac Lane, Suite 213

Lilycove City, Hoenn

FATHER WINTER THE 2ND
NORTH POLE H0H 0H0
HOENN

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Dear Father Winter the 2nd,
To be honest, I've not sent any letters like this before so it's a bit of a new experience for me. Suffice to say, I haven't done this in a while, so I'm not sure how to go about this but I'll try at least. I wonder. Are you sworn to some level of confidentiality. I do hope so as I feel like these questions feel like a bit of a window into my soul.

What do I want for Wintertide? At the end of the day, what I really want is for the fruits of my efforts to stop being in vain. In other words, I want to be stronger. Though, if that's a bit much or too conceptual that it can't be done (and it probably is), there's this nice software called SplitTracers which I'd love an activation key for. It would be a bit Paradoxical for a detective to be committing piracy, after all.

What do I want to change in the past? If I had a chance to hop with a Celebi and do it all over again, I would want to go and correct the actions I took 5 years ago. Maybe then, I wouldn't have been so short sighted to miss something that killed so many people. It's frustrating to think about.

What do I want to change about the present? Weakness. Particularly mine. I've been plenty weak and it's led to me being ineffectual at best in many critical junctures. Like that weird shrine with the shield dog or on top of the meteorite. The thought of that tears me up like a feral Lycanroc. But it's not like it's on anyone but me to fix that, wouldn't you say?

What do I want to change about the future? The instability. I want everything to finally stabilize and harmonize. I often wonder if my past self was right about the idea that it takes absolute power to. Beyond even something like Dialga, for example. It's a thought. But I think at the end of the day, I just want all that insanity to be over. Though, it looks like things will take a lot of time.

Hope these wishes reach you this Wintertide and hope it's at least a calm one.

Yours truly,
Detective Highland

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