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  1. Blackjack Gabbiani

    Pokémon Obsession
    Threadmarks: Obsession 13

    After that, things moved slowly at first. Asaph began teaching me some art history along with my usual language study, which I soaked up like the proverbial sponge. I found myself far more interested in the creations of the ancient world and those of the Renaissance than those of the modern...
  2. Blackjack Gabbiani

    Pokémon Obsession
    Threadmarks: Obsession 12

    In those times, I fully believed the childhood adage that I could be anything I wanted. The problem was that there was nothing I wanted to do in life. Until the day Asaph took me to Mandarin. It was a few weeks after our excursion to Lilycove. We hadn't seen each other since, and he greeted me...
  3. Blackjack Gabbiani

    Pokémon Obsession
    Threadmarks: Obsession 11

    While my home life may have been less than ideal, my life with Asaph continued to blossom. He told me frequently how impressed he was with me, how much I was growing with him. I noticed differences too, that I was more outgoing, more eager for even the everyday things. My drawings were getting...
  4. Blackjack Gabbiani

    Pokémon Obsession
    Threadmarks: Obsession 10

    Although that day had been divine, time has no respect for such things, and life found itself as it always was. And once again, I found myself caught in boredom's snare. The world seemed so much dimmer and duller after beholding such wonders that it was rare for something to hold my attention...
  5. Blackjack Gabbiani

    Pokémon Obsession
    Threadmarks: Obsession 9

    Fun fact, I wrote part of this chapter during a visit to the Art Institute of Chicago in 2005 On the appointed day, I awoke before dawn, although Asaph was not to fetch me until nine. My sleep the night before had been restless, and I'd dreamed of a city of brilliant green. As the light of...
  6. Blackjack Gabbiani

    Pokémon Obsession
    Threadmarks: Obsession 8

    I could not wait to speak to him again. That night and the following morning, I was quite frustrated. Speaking with Asaph had been as though I was shown another world, brighter than this, but his departure me shoved back into the grey tones of reality. It felt different with him. He spoke of...
  7. Blackjack Gabbiani

    Pokémon Obsession
    Threadmarks: Obsession 7

    A Collector... I had heard of such people before, those who lived their lives for artifacts of the ancient world. The idea had intrigued me in mention, but I had not paid it much mind past that. But now I had to know more. "A Collector..." I repeated softly, evidently enough to cause him to...
  8. Blackjack Gabbiani

    Pokémon Obsession
    Threadmarks: Obsession 6

    The next few weeks passed, strangely uneventful, given my acclimation. It was most peculiar, for I do not recall anything of those weeks clearly. I know I spent a great deal of time in my room, looking out the window. Seafoam is a pleasant enough town for others, but for me it was like being in...
  9. Blackjack Gabbiani

    Pokémon Obsession
    Threadmarks: Obsession 5

    Despite my thoughts, the sound of the water was soothing, almost like the backdrop to a dream. But I had had enough of dreams for the time being, at least the sort one has while asleep. My dreams have always been concurrent to my goals. But I am getting ahead of myself. I lay in bed for a few...
  10. Blackjack Gabbiani

    Pokémon Obsession
    Threadmarks: Obsession 4

    ...i have never liked the water... from my earliest memories, the water has been my downfall... right now i can feel the water around me, pulling me farther and farther away from the world, and I can feel the white wings around me, just like before... ...like before... mother never really...
  11. Blackjack Gabbiani

    Pokémon Obsession
    Threadmarks: Obsession 3

    I tried to attend her funeral, which was held in the backyard of our simple home, but I could not bear the sight. My mother, who had been as exuberant and lively as ever just a short time before, being lowered into the ground...it was far too much for me to take. Again, I took refuge in my room...
  12. Blackjack Gabbiani

    Pokémon Obsession
    Threadmarks: Obsession 2

    I stayed with her for hours, my young mind unable to comprehend life without her. Finally, I came to the conclusion that it was simply a bad dream, and if I went to sleep, I would awaken in the true world, and she would be there, and everything would be all right. So I curled up and slept for...
  13. Blackjack Gabbiani

    Pokémon Obsession
    Threadmarks: Obsession

    The story of Jirarudan, the foolish art collector who tried to capture the great god Lugia, and the influences that brought him to that point. Started in 2001 and posted here for its 20th anniversary. Contains material that may be upsetting to some readers, such as the death of a parent...
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