113. [Video/Action for Mahogany]

[foolishwren]

<sub>[The Noctowl's exasperation and general disapproval pretty much radiates off the screen.]

[It's a nice day in one of the small parks that are scattered on the outskirts of Mahogany (before it turns into forested, mountainous terrain, anyway), and this video broadcast from the 'Gear of one Heather Mason is showing a pair of Murkrow out to corrupt an innocent young Eevee. ... Or, you know, they just want to play and Claudy is living up to her reputation by being an old bag and not letting them. Could be either. Or both.]

[There's a lot of bright glinting going on, though-- which can be attributed to the shimmery pink Murkrow next to Wren. She's a newer addition to the team, apparently.]

[And the inter-generational bird drama unfolding on the screen seems to be a backdrop to why Heater's really filming, given that her voice cuts in with a question entirely unrelated to what's going on.]</sub>

So hey guys, been awhile since I posted anything, n'I've been feeling kinda sappy and nostalgic and crap.

I know there aren't too many people around anymore who got here when I did, but pretty sure unless you got here last week, we've all had at least one person go poof on us.

So, uh, let's have this be a thing where you tell me something about someone you knew who isn't here anymore. Bonus points for funny. Or you could like... I dunno. Talk about a Pokemon they left you or something.

_{[The camera lingers briefly over the pink Murkrow, who is happily chattering away at the Noctowl, oblivious to the fact that she's being filmed. ... Maybe the request isn't so unrelated, after all.]}

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[neededlassie]

[They talked a little bit about people who had left at prom, but Shaun's kind of nostalgic for his age so whatever! Behind him, there's a Mightyena, a Growlithe, a Houndoom, and a Stoutland rolling around on the floor play-fighting.]

One time, Norman was working on this guide for new people and Cali stole the disk it was on and we had to chase him all around Violet City for hours trying to get it back. We were afraid it'd be all melted when we got it back, but it turned out okay.

Officer Jenny was mad at Norman because Cali almost started a forest fire though.

[foolishwren]

Ahaha, aw yeah, Guidebook Guy! I remember him.

_{[She laughs.]}

Aw, just a forest fire?

Man, those Jennies sure are touchy.

[neededlassie]

Well, a lot of the buildings are made of wood there too. And a Ponyta running all over the place is kind of a fire hazard.

Then there was the time I helped make an obstacle course to try to help him bond with his team, and then Cali set it on fire.

...Cali likes setting things on fire.

[voice]

[pianosongs]

It must be that season of the year. While they say spring is the season of new beginnings, it seems to be more of a time of reflection.

[He sighs softly.]

Around this time last year, my friends and I put on a concert... Of the six, only two of us remain. [And that one is currently... incapacitated.]

[voice]

[foolishwren]

Yeeeah, springtime always tends to make me wax nostalgic.

_{[In more ways than one, really. Something about it.]}

That's a bummer, though. Hope you took a bunch of pictures at the concert.

[video]

[paladinlost]

If I spoke of all the Pokémon left to me, we'd be here all week.

[Hell, they'd be there all month, and he wouldn't be surprised if that was the case with her, too.]

...I caught a Ditto for Bartz before our first Christmas here, since he enjoys mimicry so much. The godsforken thing somehow managed to escape him at least twice to breed with other Pokémon in completely different cities in less than two years.

[And now he's the one stuck with it. Joy.]

[video]

[foolishwren]

Heh, same... I've got more Pokemon that I didn't catch than ones that I did...

_{[Hell, she can barely remember the last time she caught a Pokemon... maybe it was that Magmar, the one she'd given to Douglas... or the Pidgeotto she'd caught for her father. Hell, both of those were more than a year ago.]}

And jeez. That was one horny Ditto.

[video]

[exeggutorhead]

Funny, huh?

[Since Heather's the one asking, he's reminded of one story in particular, that...well, looking back on it is probably funny. At least for people who weren't there being traumatized by a deathweasel.]

[He'll just have to change a few details.]

I could tell you about the time Tulio, Miguel, and I were almost destroyed by a Furret.

[video]

[foolishwren]

_{[ENVY YOU ARE FLIRTING WITH DISASTER.]}

Oh man, seriously?

I gotta hear this one.

[video]

[enjoymyatelier]

[...if it wasn't this time of year he probably wouldn't bother with this kind of stuff, but you know what

yeah

like hell he's going to be forward about Feelings though]

Honestly, it's the irritations that stick out to me most.

Like being woken up at some ungodly hour to go running when we're going to be walking all day anyway.

[video]

[foolishwren]

Yeah, I feel you... as annoying as that stuff is, you kinda end up missing it more than anything else.

If I tried to count the number of times this one friend of mine called me in the middle of the night telling me to go to the store for him and get ultra-jumbo-sized condoms and literally saying 'wink' over the phone, I'd run outta fingers, but man, as much as I wanted to slug him in the head, I'd give anything to get one of those phonecalls just so that I could call him an asshole and hang up.

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[imthe_shit]

[ Snake is sitting in a Pokémon Center, most likely in Cherrygrove City, where he's got an unlit cigarette in his mouth. He raises a brow a bit, giving a knowing smile. ]

I feel like you already know more about Otacon and Liquid than I do, kid. [ Did he even know anything funny about Liquid? She probably knew about all the personal stuff with Otacon, and even if she didn't, Snake sure as hell wasn't about to say stuff... Especially not since Otacon was traveling with him at the moment. ]

[ video ]

[foolishwren]

Oh man, the stories I could TELL about those two!

_{[Don't worry, Snake, she has more than enough memories of Dumb Liquid Incidents to make up for your lack of them. ... The key is thinking of ones that wouldn't be super awkward for him to hear. Like Liquid's total lack of brain-to-mouth filter when it came to TMI.]}

Did I ever tell you about the time Liquid made moonshine and wouldn't stop quoting Lord of the Rings?

He was secretly a giant nerd.

We got Hal to drink some and he spent most of the rest of the night sitting there and laughing at sushi. Just like... laughing alone with sushi.

God, I wish I'd recorded it.

[video]

[styxiedust]

Um, let me see...

[About somebody that isn't here anymore...hmmm...]

Someone that I befriended, his Duskull came to me when he left. The poor thing is so shy, I don't think he'll ever fight or try to scare people. That person was the Boogeyman though so that might have come as an unpleasant surprise to him.

[What else, what else.]

Actually I don't know if I have anything but current memories of people, I haven't been here so long myself. I can tell you plenty about my friend Yusuke and how mad he was that his Altaria made eggs with my at-the-time Feebas or his opera-singing Gengar.

[video]

[foolishwren]

... Opera-singing Gengar?

And I thought those things couldn't get more annoying.

_{[... Wait, Yusuke? As in the kid she totally got into a fight with at the party? :I Oops.]}

[video]

[rarestcandy]

[SOME LITTLE GIRL'S EXCITED FACE SURE IS FILLING THE SCREEN.]

Wren the Buttcrack Crow is yours? Oh man, she's awesome!

[video]

[foolishwren]

_{[--WELL HEY THERE BUCKO wait what]}

... the buttcrack cr-- ... _{[Okay given how long she's owned Wren, it doesn't take that long to figure out what must have happened.]}

OH. Oh, yeah, she's mine.

You ran into her at the party, huh?

[islandshore]

Man, I've lost count of all the people who've disappeared on me.

[Riku lets out a soft laugh, stopping just long enough to watch the silly bird drama in the background. Right then...]

First one that comes to mind is Ven. Crazy blond hair, almost always wearing a smile... One time we were stuck traveling in Mt. Moon, and he kept on begging me to sing with him. I guess walking through cramped, dark spaces was getting him down.

...Not that it lasted long. The two of us got mobbed by some Clefairies partway through. Even now, I'm not sure what their deal was.

[foolishwren]

Same.

You've been here a long time too, haven't you?

<sub>[She doesn't remember when he got here, but she can't really remember any time where he definitely WASN'T here.]

[A slow grin forms on her face at his story, though.]</sub>

Maybe you guys were just really bad singers.

[video]

[crystalballer]

[Oh hey, this is a pretty neat topic, Hagakure thinks. He's spent a lot of time worrying about his friend who got sent home, but maybe it'll help his mood to talk about a fun story...]

One time me and my friend Kuwata-chi went on a trip the Ruins of Alph and I caught a Baltoy. He's kinda like a clay doll so his face doesn't move. That part's key, trust me. So anyway, I guess he was watching Kuwata-chi while he slept 'cause when he woke up he got freaked the heck out by Dogu standing right by his face, staring at him with unblinking eyes. It was kinda hilarious to see 'cause Dogu's pretty much harmless.

[video]

[foolishwren]

Yeesh, in all fairness, that'd freak me out too, harmless or not.

I used to have a Magikarp whose eyes always pointed in different directions. Not too freaky, until I realized that no matter what one of the eyes was always pointed at me.

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[haveyouseenalittlegirl]

[Leaning over her shoulder.]

Any good stories yet?

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[foolishwren]

Yeah, apparently Envy was almost killed by a Furret once. Would've paid money to see that.

_{[Next to her, Arty lets out a low growl. But she does that a lot, so it's not wholly unremarkable.]}

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[majorcrotchgrab]

I'm too new to contribute to that topic but you already knew that.

... But if I may ask, why is that bird pink?

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[foolishwren]

Short answer, there's a lot of weird-colored animals in this place.

Long answer, she's a... man, whaddya call it... a unique color morph. Or something. They call them 'shinies'.

The black one is what that species normally looks like.