75. [Video/Action for Olivine City] Backdated to Saturday morning + afternoon

[foolishwren]

<sub>[So something happened that morning. Something ... owly.]

[What, exactly, do you do when you suddenly find yourself in possession of way more fluffy spherical owls than anyone would know what to do with?]

[... TRY AND MAKE SOME MONEY OFF OF THEM, OF COURSE!]

[Anyone in Olivine City, whether they've settled down with a house or are just staying there temporarily, may witness a rather odd sight on this sunny Saturday afternoon.]

[A teenage girl and a scruffy twenty-something man, toting bold-printed signs and... what seems to be a large red wagon full of Hoothoots]

[Behind them, a rambunctious oversized Growlithe, and-- a little further back-- a middle-aged fellow in a brown coat (despite the summer heat), toting a Togepi and a Pichu and keeping his distance, because it's totally uncool for a parent to walk right next to the kids while they're trick-or-treating (although either he or one of the Pokemon would seem to be filming them surreptitiously with the 'Gear on and off, judging by the snippets of Hoothoot Sale Adventures occasionally popping up on the network).]

[... Or in this case, being the best little owl salesmen ever. Even if Henry doesn't particularly look like he wants to be there. Still, the little parade almost looks like it needs some kind of ridiculous owl-selling theme music.]

[Throughout the day, if anyone has a residence in Olivine, they may have THIS show up on their doorstep:]</sub>

_{[... And the girl will glance over at her companion, see that he's not planning on speaking up, and then clear her throat loudly.]}

HEY there, good sir and-or madam!

Would you like to buy an owl?




[ooc: Anyone over the network is free to purchase their own adorable roly-poly spherical owl for 500P! It's assumed that any left will be sold to people here and there in Olivine. Except for the derpiest two. Heather has special recipients in mind for those.]

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[bakaitoukid]

[amusement]

Oi. Careful, Heather. I hear those owls are part of the owlpocalypse.

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[foolishwren]

_{[The screen bobbles a bit because she's WALKING. They've been covering every house in Olivine because they are GOOD door-to-door salespeople. And have probably been annoying the hell out of everybody.]}

Did Henry tell you that?

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[quebrado-angela.livejournal.com]

You're selling them now?

...did you ever figure out where they came from?

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[foolishwren]

_{[There's the crunch of boot on sandy road as Heather walks. They're still making the rounds, yo.]}

Well, we gotta find homes for 'em somehow... and I guess a bit of a charge will help, like, make sure nobody will just take them to feed to their Charizard or something... _{[She's not even sure if that HAPPENS. But still.]}

And--

... Well, Henry has a boy owl, and I have a girl owl...

I guess they... reeeaaally liked each other.

_{[The 'girl owl' in question can be seen proudly seated in the wagon, surrounded by her spherical babies.]}

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[babel_hacker]

[Atsuro and his Nidorina pause when they approached them.]

Me?

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[foolishwren]

YES! You!

Only 500P!

<sub>[Look. Look at this adorable owlball. You know you want it.]

[It twitters quietly in Heather's hands and stares at Atsuro, slightly cross-eyed.]</sub>

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[exeggutorhead]

So that's what you're doing with all of them.

[Envy is just so amused by this entire situation.]

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[foolishwren]

Well, we have to get rid of 'em somehow!

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[restardom.livejournal.com]

... [ rather faintly, because as cute as those ridiculously roly-poly owl babies are, Rise is currently reminiscing about two red eyes sloooowly rising up from the dark depths of a bottomless bag. ]

Claudy's...?

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[foolishwren]

Yeeeaaaah.

Henry has a boy owl, and...

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[show_my_cannons]

... You are selling them.

[He sounds so... unimpressed at this solution.]

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[foolishwren]

Uh, yeah.

What would you do with like twenty owls?

_{[YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND THEIR ENTREPRENEURIAL .... UM... SPIRIT.]}

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[walkinthruwalls]

Aww, they're kind of cute.

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[foolishwren]

I know, right? Adorable little fuckers. Nature shouldn't even allow anything to have eyes this big in proportion to their bodies.

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[hallowbethylies.livejournal.com]

How... You know, I can't even tell whether this is supposed to be 'cute' or amusing.

It was about time I saw your face, Heather...

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[foolishwren]

_{[Ohai Vincent! Heather's feeling better now that she's in a good mood and has a small army of owls, Dad, dog, and stoner to back her up.]}

Hey, it can be both if that's what gets these things sold.

I'd offer you one, but-- oh yeah, I forgot. You're a creep. <sub>[NO OWL FOR YOU. Don't you feel bad that she's not gonna give you an owl, Vincent? ... No? ... Okay.]

[In any case, her face in question is looking a little sunburnt and tired from walking around in the heat, but it's probably miles better than the last time he saw it... back when she was dealing with the whole Eldritch Horror of Silent Hill stuff.]</sub>

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[her-mouse-jesty.livejournal.com]

Oh, how adorable~!

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[foolishwren]

Mornin', Minnie!

They sure are!

_{[The Hoothoot in her hands twitters quietly, its stubby little wigs fluttering.]}

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[shiromadoushi]

So that was your bag of owls, huh? [[so amused]]

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[foolishwren]

Yeeeeeep.

That was mine.

_{[She'd have to clean the hell out of everything in that bag later today...]}

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[digital_bingo]

...are you... are you selling HootHoots?!

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[foolishwren]

Yep!

Want one?

_{[Heather's face then disappears from the camera and the screen is filled with Hoothoot. LOOK. LOOKATIT.]}

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[ahokonakamori.livejournal.com]

Aw, they're so cute! [You would say that, Aoko.]

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[foolishwren]

Aren't they?

They're like... owl carebears or something.

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[nasa-dreams.livejournal.com]

Do they ever blink? I mean, seriously, I can sorta see why that guy's freaked out by them.

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[foolishwren]

Huh? 'Course they blink.

Just not... _{[She glances at the wagon.]} ... often.

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[harryusedworry.livejournal.com]

[Totally taking video of this. Harry slips the communicator back into his pocket while the little owl sellers return. Lisa jumps up and down waving while Hazel is looking around more.]

How are things going so far?

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[foolishwren]

_{[Oh Harry, you sneaky guy, you.]}

Pretty good, actually! We've made... _{[She pauses for a second.]} ... four sales so far!

_{[She bends down to give Lisa a pat on the head, as Cujo comes snorfling past the wagon. He must be BAKING in that shaggy coat of his, but aside from panting about ten times harder than normal, he looks pretty happy.]}

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[useddeathbound.livejournal.com]

...I'll take one, if you're still looking to give some away. And if you've got a way to get it to Goldenrod.

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[foolishwren]

We-ell, not giving away, exactly.

They're 500P.

Gotta charge a little to make sure no weirdos just try to take the free stuff, y'know.

Getting one to Goldenrod'd be no problem, though.

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[usedninjathief.livejournal.com]

Sellin' owls huh? How's that working out for you? Aren't they, like, fairly common?

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[foolishwren]

Surprisingly well, actually!

I think they can't resist the cuteness.

_{[Heather had raised the same concern when her father had suggested they go out and try to find homes, but... it doesn't look like they needed to worry, apparently.]}

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[princenopants.livejournal.com]

[[And lo, where there are birds, especially those in need of something, there is this birdbrain. With the dead eyed, emotionless look of a doll. With a Swablu napping on his shoulder.]]

You need homes for them...?

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[foolishwren]

_{[... Ooh. That ... doll-eyed look actually spooks Heather for reasons far more deep-seated than just the general creepiness of it.]}

Uh-- ... yeah, actually... um.

They're 500P an owl.

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[dead-black-eyes.livejournal.com]

It seems like quite a hootenanny over there.

[Expectant pause.]

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[foolishwren]

<sub>[... At first she just stares. Did L just make... a joke?]

[... Aaaand now she's laughing. THAT PUN WAS TERRIBLE. But coming from him? Hilarious.]</sub>

Pffhaha-- oh man, did you come up with that yourself?

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[travelsbywater.livejournal.com]

Ah, those are Hoothoots, right? They're pretty cute. [and he's currently trying to resist the urge to buy one.]

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[foolishwren]

Yep!

You interested?

_{[FEEL THE TEMPTATION.]}

[1-2-jango-zzzz.livejournal.com]

Are they coool?

[foolishwren]

Oh, absolutely.

_{[... and now that she thinks of it, they'd probably be right up Jango's alley.]}