Right. And that was the direction the project took. Understand how wormholes form, and develop countermeasures against Ultra Beasts. But there was a point at which...[my father vanished into thin air, and] my mother's priorities changed. She withdrew, personally, from the UB investigation. And she went ahead with a plan to build a new headquarters for the Foundation in Alola. There's not enough space on the islands for that much construction, so they built it offshore as an island of its own. Aether Paradise.
[...More context. How does he get across what it was. They don't...do this here, with animals.]
...See, one of the Foundation's major initiatives has always been promoting peaceful coexistence between humans and Pokemon. Specifically, as technology advances, it causes conflicts due to habitat loss, or...cultural changes. Displaced or abused Pokemon that retaliate. In Alola, the situation is especially delicate because the islands have limited space and a unique ecosystem. And the traditions that preserve the balance aren't as strong as they used to be. So there was...interest in a large facility dedicated to rehabilitating injured wild Pokemon. A large part of Aether Paradise is set up for that. It also created more space for research laboratories, and the president's residence, too.
[...]
A lead researcher named Faba got a bit of a promotion in the process, to Alola Branch Chief. He also happened to be in charge of the UB investigation.
[From that point forward.
The awkward reading-from-a-textbook part is over, yielding to the awkward trying-to-explain-personal-dynamics part. Gladion's expression has soured considerably over discussion of Faba.]
At this point, my mother...ceded a lot to him, from what I understand. Not on paper, but in practice. He brought her good news, and she let him do what he wanted. Because around that time, she started to become really obsessed with appearances. And the conservation deck was like a dream come true for that. She could dote on injured Pokemon for a while, without needing to do the hardest work herself, and they'd be released before they wore out their welcome with her. And she built a glittering public image on it, too. Nobody would guess from a distance that there were selfish motivations behind all the good things the Aether Foundation did.
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Date: 2023-06-28 03:07 pm (UTC)[...More context. How does he get across what it was. They don't...do this here, with animals.]
...See, one of the Foundation's major initiatives has always been promoting peaceful coexistence between humans and Pokemon. Specifically, as technology advances, it causes conflicts due to habitat loss, or...cultural changes. Displaced or abused Pokemon that retaliate. In Alola, the situation is especially delicate because the islands have limited space and a unique ecosystem. And the traditions that preserve the balance aren't as strong as they used to be. So there was...interest in a large facility dedicated to rehabilitating injured wild Pokemon. A large part of Aether Paradise is set up for that. It also created more space for research laboratories, and the president's residence, too.
[...]
A lead researcher named Faba got a bit of a promotion in the process, to Alola Branch Chief. He also happened to be in charge of the UB investigation.
[From that point forward.
The awkward reading-from-a-textbook part is over, yielding to the awkward trying-to-explain-personal-dynamics part. Gladion's expression has soured considerably over discussion of Faba.]
At this point, my mother...ceded a lot to him, from what I understand. Not on paper, but in practice. He brought her good news, and she let him do what he wanted. Because around that time, she started to become really obsessed with appearances. And the conservation deck was like a dream come true for that. She could dote on injured Pokemon for a while, without needing to do the hardest work herself, and they'd be released before they wore out their welcome with her. And she built a glittering public image on it, too. Nobody would guess from a distance that there were selfish motivations behind all the good things the Aether Foundation did.
[We gear up for the second turning point.]