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Agent York ([personal profile] ratherbelocky) wrote2015-09-25 07:57 am

.001 Δ [Video/Action for Cherrygrove]

[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.))
adai: (SURPRISE ✧ i think i'm in the wrong seri)

[personal profile] adai 2015-09-27 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, oh no! No, it'll be my first time doing this, so I don't need any payment! When I first arrived here it was the middle of winter and I had never seen snow and everyone was very kind to me. No one expected anything in return. Please allow me to pay that forward!

[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!!!
armalite: (►ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴡᴇ ᴊᴜsᴛ ɢᴏᴛ ʀᴇ-ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ.)

action ;;

[personal profile] armalite 2015-09-27 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
It sounds like you have friends here already, huh?

[ He cocks an eyebrow and jerks his head door-ward. ]

Stormer's right, yeah. She's hopefully still outside. Wanna meet her?
crouching_sin: (sexy haori is sexy)

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[personal profile] crouching_sin 2015-09-27 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
Well, it depends on the species too. Ralts - her first for - are especially sensitive to emotions. If you picked up another species, I'm sure it would be fine. And I have some... unexpected 'therapy' animals.

My Arbok, which is a massive snake larger than myself, seems to think he's a dog or something with the way he puts his head in my lap, for example. But Nekomata, my Espurr and my only other Psychic type is still a baby, so I haven't had much of a chance to train her yet. I'm sure she'll grow to be something along those lines, though. I train my team every day, but I'm not into the hardcore battling that other people are. I'm a Breeder, not a Trainer.
dangerousidol: (♣ But you're pretty messed up too)

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[personal profile] dangerousidol 2015-09-27 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
Lucky! It took months before anyone from my world came here! And then I flew to Cherrygrove to meet him, plus, he wanted cake. I don't know what to do with him sometimes...
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[personal profile] secondplacing 2015-09-27 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
...You're right.

[Carolina pauses for a moment.]

Should we be keeping a closer eye on him?

[The look on her face says more than she does herself; will he be safe?]
seasaltkey: (Delta)

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[personal profile] seasaltkey 2015-09-27 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
... do I want to ask?
secondplacing: (Default)

[personal profile] secondplacing 2015-09-27 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Another short pause, and Carolina leans back. ]

Then we keep an eye on him. Keep the pace slow until we figure him out.

[Haha why would they actually TALK to him]
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[personal profile] secondplacing 2015-09-27 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
...Righr.

[She stares pensively at the carpet for a moment. Should she be asking if York is alright too? Or...

Her thumbs rub the shell of the egg as she decides.]


What about you?
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[personal profile] secondplacing 2015-09-27 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
...

[The corner of her mouth twitches and it's unclear whether it was going to be a smile or a frown. She puts the egg down on the sheets, next to the one she got for North, and walks over with her arms crossed over her chest.]

Well, if you need it. [she reaches out suddenly to push her hand through his hair, mussing it up slightly.] I've had to do a lot of listening lately. You could say I'm starting to get better at it.

[At least she's got enough humour to tease herself.]
seasaltkey: (Jane)

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[personal profile] seasaltkey 2015-09-27 05:06 am (UTC)(link)
[That's... now he's reminded that he just came from a time in his world where he's pretty sure he just killed his best friend. Thinking about death has him bummed out now.]

I know.
islandshore: (... let's not go there)

[personal profile] islandshore 2015-09-27 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
[The feed begins not with a trainer, but a Weavile who seems more than ready to answer York's question. He's a bit of a pompous windbag, and one of the more ambitious 'mons in that he... taught himself to speak.

He grins at the camera, clearing his throat, expecting to take center stage. His accent is unbearably fake, but may sound slightly British.]


I think you'll find that we Pokémon possess many special talents beyond our physical limita--

[Before he gets a chance to finish, the 'gear's swept away by a tall, fairly muscular young man of about twenty with silver hair and... a dry expression.]

Sorry about that. You, uh... wanted to know about Psychics, right?

[There's a muttered, 'Not dark types. aimed at the Weavile, who slumps and slinks away.]

So, yeah... In my experience, they can start using words once they've evolved, but it might vary. It's not the same as actual talking-- more like projecting words in your head. Just hope they don't start yelling, or you might wind up with a migraine.

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