.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.))
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Date: 2015-09-25 03:33 pm (UTC)[Still, with one breath out, he complies.]
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Date: 2015-09-25 03:38 pm (UTC)Okay, you can open them.
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Date: 2015-09-25 03:48 pm (UTC)Dude. Is--is this a Pokémon?
[He holds it carefully, slides one hand across the surface to see how it feels.]
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Date: 2015-09-25 04:09 pm (UTC)[Right now it's a fetus.]
It's called a Fletchling.
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Date: 2015-09-25 04:20 pm (UTC)[He considers it a moment more, then looks up at North like something about this setup just occurred to him.]
You're giving it to me?
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Date: 2015-09-25 04:45 pm (UTC)[York looking up at him like that takes him a little by surprise.]
...Yeah, I got it for you.
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Date: 2015-09-25 05:00 pm (UTC)His eyes crinkle, and he sets Empress down on the floor (to some fussing; she was half asleep, cockbite!) before standing and tucking the egg under one arm.]
C'mere, you giant son of a bitch.
[HUG PLZ.]
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Date: 2015-09-26 04:32 am (UTC)(He's also noticed that he's had his shirt stolen, but York looks cute in it so carry on).]
I take it that means you like it.
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Date: 2015-09-26 04:52 am (UTC)Well, I dunno, it's not like I can open the box yet, I'll have to see.
[But he totally doesn't mean that. There's a rare sincerity in his voice that steadies out his usual showboat quality. For whatever reason, the present has really moved him.]
Thanks, man.
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Date: 2015-09-26 05:00 am (UTC)It was my pleasure.
[It's been a hard few years. For all of them.]
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Date: 2015-09-26 04:12 pm (UTC)So did you get it for me 'cause it's cute or 'cause it turns into a badass? Because I'll have you know, dude, I was born a badass.
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Date: 2015-09-26 11:59 pm (UTC)[The banter is affectionate.]
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Date: 2015-09-27 12:07 am (UTC)[He missed North so much.]
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Date: 2015-09-28 03:58 am (UTC)[North. Dual-wielding sniper rifles is not humble.]
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Date: 2015-09-28 04:22 am (UTC)[He rubs his chin.]
Nah, never saw much point in that. You can keep it.