Chapter 33; Accidental Video

[tentacletrainer]

[[Today, when the gear turns on, you get a lovely view of the sky and the calming sounds of water nearby. It's a beautiful day, for those of you not outside.

This serene setting is broken by a squeal from a Pokemon and a splash, then all falls quiet and calm again.

It's a few minutes before you hear something again. This something being another splash. And then on screen appears a Dratini with a quite pathetically wiggling Magikarp in it's mouth.



With a happy chirp it disappears off camera again, only to return a few moments later to rub all over the 'gear. And then off it goes. There's a squeal, a splash, and a few minutes later the familiar sight of this Dratini with another Magikarp, struggling in it's grasp. It disappears, it reappears to smother the Pokegear, rinse, wash, repeat.

This show goes on for some time, until finally - during one of its rubbing sessions - it stops and looks up. And then it simply begins to trill in excitement. Almost like if it doesn't make noise, it'll explode. It's also wiggling.

There is so much wiggling from this Dratini.]]

...V-vodka...what are you doing?

[[It seems this Dratini is none other than Vodka Derptini - also lovingly known as John - belonging to resident Rose Lalonde. And said trainer has found the little dragon Pokemon.

She appears momentarily on screen, picking up the 'gear, before turning to look at...oh.

It seems all those Magikarp the little wiggling dragon type had been collecting are in quite the pile of flopping. Meanwhile, the aforementioned culprit of this karp congregation is sitting next to said heap, wiggling as if waiting for praise.

Apparently those fish are a gift for his trainer.]]

...That's...very nice of you, John. Thank you very much. How sweet.

[[A few pats to the Dratini's head, followed by a multitude of elated chirps, lilts, warbles and purls, and the 'gear is shut off.]]

Comments

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[trouser-chimp.livejournal.com]

Excellent work, John-san!

[clapclapclapclap]

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[usedtherapy.livejournal.com]

[[Ritsu, you just made that the happiest and proudest Dratini. He is just going to chirp all sorts of happy sounds to you. Rose, meanwhile, is simply going to chuckle.]]

Good afternoon, Ritsu.

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[trouser-chimp.livejournal.com]

Good afternoon, I'm sorry for bothering you.

[that's going to be a forever thing.]

[walkinthruwalls]

[ She's just... looking for now. A little confused ] Are they Pokemon? [ She's looked through her handbook but it has yet to all sink in ]

Video;

[usedtherapy.livejournal.com]

[[Oh hello there. She nods, petting the Dratini, who curiously peeps at the woman on the screen.]]

They are indeed. This is a Dratini, while the...pile of fish here are all Magikarp. Dragon and Water types respectively.

[[It's okay, these things take time. And there are just some things the handbook won't teach you.]]

[walkinthruwalls]

Dratini and Magikarp. [ And you can see her quickly flicking through the pages of her book. Or maybe not but she's looking down and concentrating very hard ] I've found them. [ She's holding the pages up to keep reading between them, making little 'uh huh' noises every so often ] Huh... they're so different. But wait... Dragon? I guess the myths went a little wrong then. [ Or not always... but they're not here so she's oblivious ]

action; because they are traveling together and i said so. :|

[usedwindything.livejournal.com]

[And why wouldn't John appear behind Rose a few moments later? Gotta stick to your travel buddy, you know! Stopping next to Rose, he boggles at the pile of flopping Magikarp.]

Um...

[Casey, meanwhile, is clapping and bouncing up and down a little. That's so sweet Derptini!]

Action; Hehehe

[usedtherapy.livejournal.com]

[[First Derptini will look up at John expectantly. Aren't you proud of him? And then he will wiggle his way over to Casey!]]

That is about how I feel right now.

Action; :3

[usedwindything.livejournal.com]

[John's not sure what to think, Derptini. On the one hand, it's a very nice gesture. On the other, those poor Magikarp. Casey is very proud of you though, Derptini. So proud because you are so sweet and you are getting a hug now for it.]

Yeah that's...that's a lot of Magikarp.

[Boggling forever. FOR. EVER.]

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[holdsleftovers.livejournal.com]

[ If they're still on the road, this can be action, idefk anymore. :/a

Watanuki peers at the flopping pile in consternation, his Dragonite looming over his shoulder. ]

Ah...its intentions were good. [ Wise nod. ] Will you need help getting the fish back in the water, Rose-san?

Action;

[usedtherapy.livejournal.com]

[[By my calculations, they should still be on the road in this post, so! :3c]]

They were, yes. He is very sweet...even if he may not quite understand that Magikarp do not make as good of gifts to humans as it would to a dragon.

[[Turning to him and his Dragonite, she smiles gratefully.]]

I believe so, yes. That is an awfully large amount of fish to deal with on my own. Would you mind assisting me, Watanuki?

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[holdsleftovers.livejournal.com]

Of course I wouldn't. Suzu, could you help Rose-san and I, please?

[ Suzu's tail thumps the ground in assent. As he toddles past Rose, he bends down, his great big Dragonite snout whuffing playfully at her blonde bob. Perfunctory greeting over, he makes his way to the fish and begins to load the floppy cargo up in his arms, Watanuki not far behind. ]

You know, I know humans aren't supposed to eat pokemon, but I've also never actually seen pokemon eat each other...do you think they actually can eat Magikarp?

[viceo]

[sharkfoodbound.livejournal.com]

...you praised him for that?

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[usedtherapy.livejournal.com]

Not so much praised as...showed appreciation for the gift. He did, after all, spend a good amount of time fishing.

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[sharkfoodbound.livejournal.com]

For... something completely useless.

[Video] That. Animation. Is adorable.

[halfatail.livejournal.com]

<sub>[... oh.]



[oh. It had a fish. 8( Why couldn't HE have a fish.]

[The video feed shows basically nothing but a big pair of green eyes staring forlornly at the screen.]</sub>

[Video] c: I aim to please.

[usedtherapy.livejournal.com]

[[And, for a moment, Rose will stare back.]]

...Can I help you?

text;

[strideways]

[ Safe to assume Dave's not far off, but it's also safe to assume he's lazy. He may even be within shouting distance. ]

do you pat john on the head when he takes you out for sushi
or is that a special treatment reserved for the cute ones

Text;

[usedtherapy.livejournal.com]

[[Dave, why are you so lazy? Of course, Rose isn't much better, seeing as she's going to reply with text.]]

Action; I somehow missed this entry, what?

[8etterl8.livejournal.com]

[Vriska peers skeptically at the pile of fish, and toes one with her boot.]

Great. It's a pile of useless flopping fish.

[Kinda reminds her of a certain dead friend. Useless and flopping.]

Action; Rose is very elusive. Do not worry. It happens to everyone. :3c

[usedtherapy.livejournal.com]

Quite the hoard, isn't it? In their defense, they do evolve into quite the impressive Pokemon. However yes, they are generally useless and do nothing but flop.

[[She will just watch Vriska toe one, then sort of do so as well with a different one.]]

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[eclectical]

[Jade is staring at the screen, her face a mixture of incredulity and amusement.]

Wow... That is a lot of Magikarp.

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[usedtherapy.livejournal.com]

[[She sees that amusement there Jade. She nods, glancing back at the pile.]]

It is. If they were edible, this would be a wonderful thing. Perhaps I could teach John to fish for edible ones...

[youngforhisage.livejournal.com]

[Clapclap!]

Your Dratini is a fantastic fisher it seems!

[usedtherapy.livejournal.com]

He is indeed. [[Applauds? Derptini knows what those are! He is all sorts of wiggles and proud.]] If only he had caught fish we could eat, rather than a large pile of fish that can do little more than flop around.