.001 Δ [Video/Action for Cherrygrove]
Sep. 25th, 2015 07:57 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ratherbelocky[The feed flips on to show a man holding a brush in one hand and a young Shinx in his lap. Both of them appear to have been freshly bathed, with the damp Shinx swaddled in one of Cherrygrove Inn's warm, fluffy towels. When all of her wriggling and protesting comes to naught, she just lies there in her towel burrito and seethes. York, on the other hand, has found that shops in this world do, apparently, sell hair product for humans, and he couldn't be happier. He's fixed his hair for the first time in days. Life is wonderful.
Not that vanity's necessarily the reason he hasn't introduced himself to the PokéConnect community at large yet. It's just. You know. Coincidence.]
Good morning, people. And Pokémon, too, of course, can't forget you guys. For those of you I haven't spoken to yet, I'm York, I'm one of your more recent unwitting transplants to sunny Johto. Or, well, partially cloudy Johto, anyway. How about that weather, huh?
[The temperature has dropped literally twenty degrees in the five days since he got here, oh my god, why. Being caught out on the road in yesterday's rainstorm sucked. Now he's warm and dry and comfortable in a clean shirt a couple sizes too big for him (and he's not exactly a small man). Really, what could be better than being alive here and now?
He rubs the Shinx's fur drier, unwraps her, and then holds her still before she can escape so he can brush the tangles out. She mewls fussily, but his hands are steady, and eventually she relaxes--if mutinously--into the attention. He chuckles a little.]
But okay, I'm not actually here to make small talk. I got a question for you folks.
[He turns the PokéGear with the back of his brush to show another Pokémon, an Elgyem, bundled up in a blanket on the bed, fast asleep.]
Can someone tell me more about Psychic Pokémon? [He goes back to brushing.] I get that they read minds--Delta Two there communicates with me all the time--but she doesn't use words so it's hard to get more...complicated ideas across, sometimes. I was wondering, can you train them to talk? Or do other things? These guys are obviously a lot more intelligent than the animals back on my Earth, so I guess you could say I'm curious about what they can do.
[The Shinx's eyes are half-closed now as York brushes away. Someone's a sleepy baby.]
'Preciate your time. Over and out.
((Action also available for Cherrygrove, where he can be found at the inn or browsing the PokéMart stock.))
Not that vanity's necessarily the reason he hasn't introduced himself to the PokéConnect community at large yet. It's just. You know. Coincidence.]
Good morning, people. And Pokémon, too, of course, can't forget you guys. For those of you I haven't spoken to yet, I'm York, I'm one of your more recent unwitting transplants to sunny Johto. Or, well, partially cloudy Johto, anyway. How about that weather, huh?
[The temperature has dropped literally twenty degrees in the five days since he got here, oh my god, why. Being caught out on the road in yesterday's rainstorm sucked. Now he's warm and dry and comfortable in a clean shirt a couple sizes too big for him (and he's not exactly a small man). Really, what could be better than being alive here and now?
He rubs the Shinx's fur drier, unwraps her, and then holds her still before she can escape so he can brush the tangles out. She mewls fussily, but his hands are steady, and eventually she relaxes--if mutinously--into the attention. He chuckles a little.]
But okay, I'm not actually here to make small talk. I got a question for you folks.
[He turns the PokéGear with the back of his brush to show another Pokémon, an Elgyem, bundled up in a blanket on the bed, fast asleep.]
Can someone tell me more about Psychic Pokémon? [He goes back to brushing.] I get that they read minds--Delta Two there communicates with me all the time--but she doesn't use words so it's hard to get more...complicated ideas across, sometimes. I was wondering, can you train them to talk? Or do other things? These guys are obviously a lot more intelligent than the animals back on my Earth, so I guess you could say I'm curious about what they can do.
[The Shinx's eyes are half-closed now as York brushes away. Someone's a sleepy baby.]
'Preciate your time. Over and out.
((Action also available for Cherrygrove, where he can be found at the inn or browsing the PokéMart stock.))
[VIDEO]
Date: 2015-09-27 12:41 am (UTC)[Rossiu motions and a Delphox joins him onscreen, dipping his head slightly in greeting.]
This is Blaze. He started as a Fire-type Pokémon and once he evolved he gained a secondary Psychic-type. At first he didn't really know how to communicate so he was only able to send pictures and vague ideas. It was difficult at first, but my Meowstic was able to help teach him a few things.
[The Meowstic in question is lounging on the bed in the background, not paying any attention to her trainer.]
Perhaps you could look for a Psychic-type Pokémon in the area? I captured Ellie as an Espurr fairly early on in my journey.
[VIDEO]
Date: 2015-09-27 01:45 am (UTC)[Fascinating and adorable, so far.]
Thing is, a lot of what I'm looking for, they're kind of overtly human problems, you know? I don't know if the little wild guys you can find around here can do too much to help me read or run the depth calculations I need to adjust for my bad eye.
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Date: 2015-09-27 01:50 am (UTC)[He seems pleased though, even if it is a bit understated.]
Oh, but I have a solution for that! Um, Dimension, if you could--
[The 'Gear glitches a bit on Rossiu's end for a moment before a Porygon appears in front of the screen, shoving its face entirely too close and beeping.]
Ah, this is Dimension, he's a Porygon. When I first arrived here I had never seen technology like this and I had no idea how to work it. I also couldn't read very well, but Dimension found ways to help me with that. He's made the text larger on the screen and he can mess with the audio as well. From what I understand, Porygons aren't common Pokémon, but I received Dimension as my starter.
I'm supposedly a Pokémon Breeder, but I haven't tried any of that yet. I can attempt to breed you a Porygon if you'd like! I think it might be able to help with some of your problems there, at least when it comes to the PokéGear!
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Date: 2015-09-27 02:15 am (UTC)[Seems like York's already got a warm opinion of the Porygon line in general.]
Haha, hell yeah! If you're sure you don't mind, that sounds like it'd be a big help. I've only been here a few days so I don't have a lot of cash on me yet, but I'm gonna look for part-time gigs later today so I'll at least be able to pay you for the trouble.
[He watches Dimension, fascinated, then decides to wave to the guy. What a neat thing. Pokémon are so neat.]
About how much should I be preparing?
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Date: 2015-09-27 02:22 am (UTC)[Rossiu looks pretty startled by all of that, but he's... trying. There is an attempt being made.
Dimension beeps happily and zips back into the 'Gear. Moments later a text follows, presumably from the Pokémon since Rossiu isn't close enough to text.]
HELLO NEW FRIEND IT IS NICE TO MEET YOU
PLEASE EXCUSE MY TRAINER HE'S VERY BAD AT THIS
BUT HE MEANS WELL AND HE LIKES TO HELP PEOPLE
YOUR PORYGON WILL BE JUST AS GOOD AS ME!!!
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Date: 2015-09-27 12:07 pm (UTC)[It takes a moment for York to read through the text, with his bad eye closed and two fingers at the inner corners of his eyes, but he smiles as he types a response.]
Hey, dude.
Don't worry about your friend, he's doing just fine. Bet you're proud to have a trainer like that.
You sound pretty excited about the plan so far. You ready to have kids?
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Date: 2015-09-27 05:29 pm (UTC)OH PLEASE FORGIVE ME I FORGOT YOU HAD A BAD EYE
IS THIS BETTER CAN YOU READ THIS
I AM VERY EAGER TO SEE A POTENTIAL OFFSPRING!!
I AM VERY PLEASED THAT MY TRAINER HAS FINALLY TAKEN AN INTEREST IN BREEDING!!
HE HAS BEEN HERE FOR MONTHS WITHOUT TRYING
SO IT'S TIME THAT CHANGED!!!!
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Date: 2015-09-27 06:29 pm (UTC)So, you got a particular friend in mind you wanna try it out with, or are you just interested in the turnout?
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Date: 2015-10-01 08:12 pm (UTC)I AM A PORYGON AND AM ONLY CAPABLE OF BREEDING WITH A DITTO
MY TRAINER'S DITTO IS VERY NICE SO IT WILL BE AN EXCELLENT PARTNERSHIP
OUR OFFSPRING WILL BE VERY EFFICIENT, DON'T WORRY!!!
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Date: 2015-10-03 12:53 am (UTC)Well, coming from an upstanding dude like you, I don't see how they could be anything else.
Your species can only hook up with Dittos, though, huh?
Guess I've got a lot to learn about you all if I'm gonna make it around here.