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[foolishwren]

I AM SO DONE WITH THIS.

A whole week is WAY too long for those working shifts. Seriously. BUT I made enough cash to stock up on some supplies, so I'm blowin' this joint. Anyone who wants to meet on the way or catch me before I go, I don't know, let me know over the Pokegear or something.

Oh, and so apparently there's a Beedrill swarm or something. I dunno what that is, but if it's a bee, it's a bug, and if it's a bug, I'll probably be fine.

... Well, probably.

On that subject, yo Rise?

You've probably already left, but hey, did the Pokemart stock bleach? And detergent?

... And buckets?

... Cuz I need one of each.

For... uh. For science.

:)

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[seasalttwilight.livejournal.com]

[He's been chased by them. He's glad to be alive in Violet City]

They're big bees.

[foolishwren]

_{[Big bees? They can't be worse than Pendulums... oh god, Pendulums...]}

I'm not worried. I've handled worse than some big stingy bugs.

[seasalttwilight.livejournal.com]

Well, maybe they'll have calmed down. They were really mad.

[hintcoinplz.livejournal.com]

A Beedrill doesn't sound all that friendly, but then again, all wild Pokemon seem to have a nasty temperament.

What do you plan to do with all that bleach?

[foolishwren]

Yeah, gotta love the crazy names these things have, huh?

It's... uh, it's a surprise. But you're a smart kid, you'll probably get it. It involves chemistry. And awesome.

_{[And a slightly cunning capacity for destruction on Heather's part.]}

[hintcoinplz.livejournal.com]

They're very um..."creative", I guess.

I imagine you plan on taking care of the swarm yourself...?

[ voice because gd is she exhausted from BEES ]

[restardom.livejournal.com]

... For science?

[Voice]

[foolishwren]

Yeeeeah... well, science and self-defense. Did they have 'em?

[Voice]

[restardom.livejournal.com]

...

They had buckets, at least. Maaaybe detergent, but no one brought any to the counter and I never stocked it, so I'm not sure.

[philanthrotaku.livejournal.com]

[Enter the SCIENTIST~~~]

...you know you can't mix bleach and detergent, right?

[foolishwren]

Well, not safely, no, but... it makes damn good insecticide.

_{[Heather Mason: the only protagonist whose solutions to monster issues were creative enough to have received a "Stand back-- I'm going to try SCIENCE!" macro.]}

... Of course, I'm pretty sure these things can't die, but...

[philanthrotaku.livejournal.com]

. . .

Do you have any concept of how dangerous that is?

[walking-the-cat.livejournal.com]

A beedrill sounds like a bee to me, Ma'm.

[He doesn't get why they make semi-elaborate names for the wildlife here.]

[foolishwren]

Yeah... figured as much.

I'm not scared of bees, though. Not even big ones.

[walking-the-cat.livejournal.com]

Me neither. I thought most of the people here were braver than that.

But I guess not.

[destinyfruit.livejournal.com]

Science?

[foolishwren]

Chemistry, to be specific.

I'd rather not be stuck in this place for another week waiting for the bees to stop having a huge temper tantrum, so I'm gonna try and find a creative solution.

_{[Heather's not in the spirit of sitting and waiting for threats to leave.]}

[destinyfruit.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, I heard about that. It makes me really glad that I'm already safe in Violet. Be careful.

[foolishwren]

Chemistry.

_{[She's mighty pleased with herself-- she's procured the items necessary and will be putting her scheme into place shortly.]}

[10yen_idol]

Really? I think a week is pretty short! And they're only five hour shifts, aren't they?

[foolishwren]

Eeeeeh, I don't like sitting in one place for too long. I gotta move.

Plus, it's a little aggravating to see everybody else getting way ahead of me...

[boldandresolute.livejournal.com]

Try not to get stung by the bastards. They're poisonous.

[Yup, Liquid's had firsthand experience with that one.]

And if you're trying to get chlorine gas out of that bleach, I would suggest using ammonia instead of detergent. The more basic your solvent is, the faster you'll release the gas.

[When it comes to advice on anything destructive or deadly, Liquid is totally your man.]

[foolishwren]

..... Huh!

Thanks for the science lesson, Shirtless Guy! That's handy!

So, uh... got any advice on how I can avoid getting any of it on myself? I'm still working out the kinks in this plan.