.004 Δ [Video]

[ratherbelocky]

Goooood evening, residents of Johto. It's a lovely, drizzly January day, and I've got a question you folks might be able to answer for me. Consider it an informal poll.

[York looks comfortable and cozy as he lounges around his house, still wearing his ugly Christmas sweater.]

Now, I understand that this place just isn't equipped to support a Grifball League, but there's got to be more to life than just hockey and baseball. Are there Pokémon Olympics or something I should tune into? And, hey, what kind of sports did you guys have back in your worlds? Were they fun? Would you recreate 'em here if you could?

[He rubs his chin for a moment, then adds:]

If anyone around Goldenrod's interested in forming some kind of low-key community sports team--y'know, something for people, not Pokémon--let me know. I might be able to help us get something set up before baseball season starts.

Comments

[video]

[ratherbelocky]

Well, usually we're fighting a war with 'em, not inviting them into our sports leagues, but yeah, you could say that.

[video]

[solas_ion]

Sounds interestin', at least.

[LANCER]

[video]

[ratherbelocky]

It kept things lively, I'll give it that. I guess sometimes I miss the excitement.

[York.]

[video]

[solas_ion]

You're tellin' me. Been at least a year since my last life or death fight, it's boring as hell. A guy's gotta have some fun and bloodshed once in a while, right?

[video]

[ratherbelocky]

It hasn't been quite as long for me, so I don't mind the extended shore leave.

[Or the being dead.]

But, man, the Gym challenge is all right for what it is, but there's just nothing like leaping off a collapsing skyscraper in the middle of a firefight.

[video]

[solas_ion]

No kidding. And standin' on the roof of the department store ain't nearly the same thrill, is it?

[video]

[ratherbelocky]

[Dramatic sigh.]

It is not even remotely tall enough.

[video]

[solas_ion]

I know. Ain't any good as a vantage point or anythin'.

[video]

[ratherbelocky]

I wasn't a sniper, so that's not as vital to me, but believe me, dude, I get you. You military?

[video]

[solas_ion]

Uh...you could say that, sure.

[video]

[ratherbelocky]

So...no?

[Look, dude, he was just asking a question.]

[video]

[solas_ion]

[VAGUE HANDWAVE]

I was a soldier once. We called it somethin' different, and it sounds like it predates the hell out of your gravity axes and energy shit.

[video]

[ratherbelocky]

Oh, yeah. You know, it seems like everything does? It's been kinda interesting, adjusting.

[video]

[solas_ion]

You're tellin' me. Most of the shit I know from home is what everybody else calls 'ancient'. S'pretty goddamn weird, or it was until I got used to it.

So what about you? Everything here just seem way out of date to you?

[video]

[ratherbelocky]

Yeah, except then there's just some really weird shit that people just accept as commonplace. You know how the ball technology seems to store Pokémon as energy? That's really advanced, I think we only got that kind of thing in the experimental stages, if at all.

[video]

[solas_ion]

Yeah? I ain't sure anyone's ever figured out how that works exactly--tell you the truth, I think there's gotta be magic involved or somethin'.

[video]

[ratherbelocky]

[York scratches his temple.]

Well, yeah, but. I dunno, it seems the people around here accept what's obviously impossible to us as science rather than magic.

[video]

[solas_ion]

Call it whichever you want, I guess. [Lancer shrugged crossing his arms.] At this point, it probably doesn't matter too much.

[video]

[ratherbelocky]

Yeah, that's true. Hey, as long as it works, right? It's not like I gotta know the physics behind it before I use it.