foolishwren | 65. [Video/Action for Goldenrod] backdated to late afternoon May 21

_{[Johto had gotten a brief taste of summer, but it looked like they were subject to belated April showers for awhile longer...]}

[Normally Heather wouldn't mind so much-- being cooped up did make her a little stir-crazy, but it just meant the sun's next appearance would be all the more satisfying-- but she'd kind of wanted to, y'know, keep showing her dad the NEW WORLD they were currently inhabiting. Oh well. Stuck in the hotel for the time being, it looks like.]

[Besides, she's... got another matter to think about right now.]

Bet you'd get along with Butch...

_{[She pats the enormous pink hide of the drowsy Slowbro lying on the carpeted floor next to her absent-mindedly, watching the rain trickle down the window. On one of the plush seats scattered in various locations around the lobby, Godzilla sprawls, looking a little sulky-- sulkier than usual, even. But then, it's nothing new for him to be a little petulant.]}

[As for Heather, she looks sort of thoughtful, and a little melancholy, when she addresses the network. The rain today is ... somehow appropriate.]

Hey, so...

I don't know if anyone else here really... uh, knew him, but... James S-- .... Sunderland disappeared sometime pretty recently. He left a bunch of his Pokemon behind... um... I guess if anyone knew him and uh... wants to take care of one of 'em...

_{[She gives Pinky-- ugh, Pinky, what a lame name... she won't change it, out of respect for James, but maybe she'll call him something a little less... doofy. Pink, maybe. Like Pink Floyd!-- another pat on the head. The big Pokemon rumbles sleepily.]}

[Meanwhile, Godzilla glares over from behind Heather in a generally surly manner. He's been getting shunted aside in favor of all these new Pokemon lately and he doesn't like it. AND he's hungry AND his head is kinda hurting AND he's bored and wants attention. >8( He lets out a huff, which goes unnoticed by Heather, who continues talking.]

Anyway, he and his wife are both gone now. He didn't... talk a whole lot, so I guess it's probably safe to say not many people knew hi-- cut it out, Zilla, I'm doin' something.

_{[The Totodile, which had been pawing slightly at the hem of her vest, withdraws with a surly expression. HMPH.]}

But yeah.

James's gone.

Otherwise... uh, how about this weather, huh?

_{[Godzilla lets out a squeaky snarl, covering his ear-holes with a wince. UGH. Everything is making him so MAD right now. Especially the fact that he's being blown off! His trainer is so MEAN!]}

[So mean.]

[It happens very quickly. There's a flash of ivory teeth as the strong-jawed crocodile Pokemon suddenly surges out of his seat and clamps his jaws down with an awful snap around Heather's bare elbow.]

[The girl's face goes from casual to shocked in the space of a split second before the 'Gear goes flying.]

YEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGHHH---!

_{[ooc: Action replies can either be in the Goldenrod hotel lobby or in the Pokemon Center ten or fifteen minutes after the broadcast!]}

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Wicked bad. _{[Her tone is the cheery one of someone who knows damn well that it's probably obvious there's more to it than that, but doesn't plan on being any more specific than that.]}

It was just him for me. Apparently it's the water-based ones that are acting weird... _{[She has two others, but they're a little... er... special. And evidently not very affected.]}

Heh. I can tell. You seem happy enough about it.

[Teasing. Really.]

... Guess that explains why mine are acting normal.

Well, I'm a happy sorta person. _{[Most of the time.]}

N'yeah, I've got a couple others, but they're, uh...

_{[Well, she's not sure that Slowbro would notice a tasty fish being dangled right in front of his own nose for a good fifteen minutes, so...]}

Anyway, he's... just gonna have to wear a muzzle or something until this blows over... whatever the hell it is.

[He snorts.]

I can tell.

... They are... what? In their containers?

[A nod -- that's as good an idea as any.]

Well... dumb, to put it lightly. One was even there when Zilla went all Hannibal Lecter on me-- but he just kinda laid there. Can't really say if it was because he... wasn't being affected by whatever this was, or if he was just... slow.

But yeah, they are in their Pokeballs. I'm not particularly interested in taking chances.

_{[Heather could be and was reckless on many occasions, but she wasn't a moron. Avoiding opportunities to require MORE stitches was A-OK in her book.]}

... That... does sound stupid. Even the Egg would have reacted, if Jaws had actually attacked me.

Smart girl.

[A pause.]

... Used to giving orders. First reaction when chaos happens.

[Which is Ironhide-speak for "I'm sorry I yelled at you, too.]

Yeah, I-- let me put it this way, if this Pokemon was a superhero, his name would be Delayed Reaction Man. I'm pretty sure it's a trait of the species. I'm not actually sure why they're even alive. _{[But then, watching James Sunderland helplessly disappear under a pile of happy Slowpokes had been pretty funny regardless of the species' survivability, so they were cool in Heather's book.]

[She raises a brow at first, but the brief uncertain expression is replaced with an easy smile once she realizes what he's saying.]}

Hey, it's no problem. My first reaction when chaos happens is usually to start hitting something, so. Y'know. Do what you know.

[Give him a second to process that -- superhero?]

Pretty sure? Ever get its processing capacity checked out?

[He grunts, and nods, a little stiffly.]

Makes two of us, usually. Hitting things... solved a lot of problems back home.

Processing... capwhatity?

_{[She knows what the words mean, but-- it's sort of easy to forget she's talking to a robot sometimes.]}

And that's reassuring. Most people tell me that's not the way to handle problems.

So then I hit 'em.

_{[A pause.]}

... The last part was a joke.

_{[... Probably.]}

Its... intelligence. That kind of thing.

[He snorts.]

Yeah, they tell me that, too. Then a fight breaks out, and hitting is the only option.

[And, joke or not, he makes an amused sort of sound at that.]

Oh. Huh. _{[Well, she hadn't thought of that... but then, the entire species seemed pretty... dense.]} I'm pretty sure that's the way they're... uh, supposed to be. But hey, I'm no expert.

_{[She's grinning, though-- not many people share that philosophy. Not that she really needs... validation for her violence, but y'know, it's pretty cool.]}

I figure there's only so far talkin' will get you if whatever you're up against really has its heart set on taking a pound of flesh.

Could not hurt anything to check. Make sure yours is not defective.

[And this is probably the best 'Bot to enable teenage violence. Since every teenager he knows is a soldier anyway.]

If it is trying to remove your face, or eat your spark, not much room for talking.

Maybe I will. I mean... it's not, uh... it wasn't actually mine, it was a friend's.

_{[Pinky was kinda special, just like his previous owner.]}

But yeah, word to that. Hesitation's a pretty good way to get killed. _{[Not that she doesn't run her mouth off more than is good for her, but...]}

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