Title: Allocation
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: Championshipping (Lance x Red)
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #8, Allocation
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Pokemon belongs to Nintendo and Shogakukan Comics. This non-profit, non-copyright infringing fanfiction belongs to me under international copyright laws and taking it is plagiarism. Thank you. *Phantomness bows*
Notes: () for telepathy, ** for thoughts, italics if a pokemon talks. Game-verse
Warnings: Shonen-ai
Summary: Red is a bit shocked when he finds out about Kanto's economy.
"Wait, wait." Red said. "You're telling me that we export pokemon?"
Lance shrugged. "It is a natural resource." He said mildly. "Why else would we keep the forests and rivers so clean? We keep an eye on natural population and we take a few here and there to the breeding centers. After that, well, we do a little experimentation and selective maintenance. You needn't act so surprised about it. We have no energy deposits and certainly no farmland… it's quite lucky we're on an island, so shipping is an option."
Red shook his head. "So we get our oil and coal from Orre this way?"
"Quite right."
"And what about food?" Red asked.
Lance frowned. "Kanto has very little arable farmland. There is some near Celadon and Fuchsia, but hardly enough to support our booming population, so we export most of our food from the Orange Islands."
Red sat down heavily. "Do we sell them pokémon too?"
"Trade, you mean? Yes."
"I never knew…"
Lance patted him on the shoulder. "Get used to it, love. The only booming economy is Silph Co., and they have a monopoly on practically all the pokemon items used, from the potions to the ultra balls and evolution stones. It's quite fortunate we spend so much on pokémon – it keeps us growing, you see…"
"I don't really." Red muttered.
"It's all right. Don't worry about it."
Red sighed as Lance pulled him into a hug, but he obligingly closed his eyes and spoke no more on the topic. After all, it wasn't like he was interested at all…
So he should just not worry about it, right?
End Fic
Completed 1/5/07
Allocation is answer to the 'What will be produced?' question in economics, one of the 3 primary questions
Lance: No romance?
Phantomness: Not unless you squint…
