foolishwren | 044. [Video/Action for Goldenrod]

_{[Like so many transmissions today, this one opens up with the camera aimed straight up at the velvety-gray sky, with dry little flakes of snow drifting down. It also cuts in about halfway through a sentence--]}

--ime to get some winter gear... Hey, network. Please enjoy five minutes of my dog being a spaz.

_{[It swivels down to focus on the plaza-- looks like Heather's walking back to the hotel from work and is finally getting a chance to enjoy the flurries (though she's c-c-c-cold. The whole sleeveless routine won't work for too much longer...). The flagstones are dusted with snow, and-- ... as promised, Cujo is being a spaz.]}

[The orange-colored pup is lying on his side in the snow and just sort of... wriggling in place, snorfling around in the MAGICAL WHITE STUFF THAT IS FALLING FROM THE SKY. After a few seconds or two he suddenly surges upright, butt in the air and ears standing straight up. He stares, glassy-eyed, at the camera for a few seconds, and then lets out an explosive snort and goes tearing off in a random direction.]

['Zilla the toddler Totodile appears on the screen then, slipping and sliding after him through the snow at a laughably slower pace-- changing direction a few times as Cujo goes rocketing past in the opposite direction. Eventually he gives up and comes waddling back to Heather with a frustrated gargle. She laughs.]

Maybe when you get longer legs, buddy-- hey, let's see how Arty likes the snow. Ya like the snow, Arty?

_{[The camera turns and shows... well, this.]}

RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.....

.... I think she likes it.

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Nonsense. She's so happy she could burst.

_{[... well she DOES look like she could burst. ... But not with happiness.]}

.. So-- whoa. Where are YOU?

I'm not so sure about that.

[A pause. Uh, how does he explain this.]

You remember that strange nap a few days ago? Well um, as it turns out, Flora and I wound up in Mahogany Town because of it and now we're making our way back to the Professor and the others.

... WHOA. Jeez.

The Proff's all the way here in Goldenrod...

I-in Goldenrod?! Gosh, that must be a lot further than Violet...

There are shortcuts, but it is pretty far...

I think you'd be best off staying in Violet for awhile once you get there... especially since the weather's probably just gonna get colder from here on out...

[B-b-but the Professor sob.]

Um, all right. I guess it would be for the best for us to stay in Violet.

[He doesn't sound all that pleased about it though.]

Flora caught a couple fire Pokemon, we should be able to get to Violet just fine with them.

_{[She smiles a little sympathetically at that displeased tone.]}

Sorry. I know you wanna be with your gang, but... yeah. Safety first.

_{[... THAT'S RICH COMING FROM YOU, HEATHER.]

[But seriously, both Luke and Flora are pretty young and Heather doesn't like the idea of them traveling halfway across the continent by themselves. Especially given Luke's tendency to get into one scrape or another...]}

[He perks up, realizing that he probably shouldn't sound so mopey.]

Oh, we'll be just fine! This weather's no sweat for Mr. Bear! And I'll make sure nothing happens to Flora either!

[Because he's so good at staying out of trouble am I right.]

_{[OF COURSE HE IS.]}

All right, but you'd better STAY safe.

I don't wanna have to come out and dig you guys out of a snowbank, okay?

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