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Rose Lalonde ([personal profile] tentacletrainer) wrote2011-08-14 02:08 pm

Chapter 33; Accidental Video

[[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.]]

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[identity profile] usedtherapy.livejournal.com 2011-08-19 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
Not necessarily villains, no. In a battle between royalty, every side can be viewed as evil, depending upon who you serve under. However, generally, the Lannisters were seen as the evil of the battle-field, yes, and it was likely the aim of the author to goad the reader into disliking them as well.

Which is of course the house that Joffrey served - and therefor ruled - under. Generally cruel and ruthless, to the point Joffrey refused to show mercy to his lady's father, had him beheaded, had his head mounted upon a stake and forced her to then look upon his head to warn her about traitorous ways.

Despite this, though, I'm rather fond of the character Tyrion Lannister however. Intelligent, witty, and quite amusing.

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[identity profile] usedwindything.livejournal.com 2011-08-19 03:53 am (UTC)(link)
[Vacant boggling is a-go.]

Oh. I see. Well that sounds.........pleasant. [He...guesses?]

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[identity profile] usedtherapy.livejournal.com 2011-08-19 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
[[Chuckling, she smiles. She had a feeling this would be his reaction.]]

It's quite the violent set of novels. The point is, royalty does not always need to be charming.

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[identity profile] usedwindything.livejournal.com 2011-08-19 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
It sure sounds like it. [Oh hey...weren't we having a fish toss? Let's start doing that again, wheeee!] And I suppose that's true. It's just...not the norm, I guess? Anyway...so King Arthur was here and Merlin is here, what about the others? YOu know...like Lancelot or something?

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[identity profile] usedtherapy.livejournal.com 2011-08-19 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
As far as I'm aware, no. Just Merlin now. [[oh yeah...kind of need to do that, don't we?]]

It would be interesting if they were here, however.

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[identity profile] usedwindything.livejournal.com 2011-08-19 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm...yeah. Wait, okay...I can never remember. Was King Arthur just a story character or was he real?

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[identity profile] usedwindything.livejournal.com 2011-08-19 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Mmm...but the story wasn't? Like he was a real person but the story of the sword in the stone and Excalibur and all that was fictionalized? Is that how it works?

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[identity profile] usedtherapy.livejournal.com 2011-08-20 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
Well, to be fair, his existence is debatable. Many historians do not believe this man of romance and fable every lived, yet others are certain he did indeed, and that he accomplished all that was written down.

Arthur Pendragon, from my knowledge, did indeed fight with a sword named Excalibur, did indeed serve under Merlin, however the movie I know you are referring to over-fantasized many, many parts of the story. Likely to appeal to children.

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[identity profile] usedwindything.livejournal.com 2011-08-20 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
Oh. Okay. Because I was just thinking...about how weird it would be if fictional characters showed up here, you know? It would be cool but...really, really weird at the same time.

[He's spoken to Harry Potter before but...still doesn't know the kid's name or anything.]

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[identity profile] usedtherapy.livejournal.com 2011-08-22 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Well John, Harry Potter is here, is he not?

[[A chuckle and another fish is tossed in the lake.]]

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[identity profile] usedtherapy.livejournal.com 2011-08-22 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
He is indeed.

[[See this gleam in her eyes?]]

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[identity profile] usedwindything.livejournal.com 2011-08-22 08:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Seriously? In the flesh? You're not pulling my leg here?

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[identity profile] usedtherapy.livejournal.com 2011-08-22 09:01 pm (UTC)(link)
No legs are being pulled here, John.

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[identity profile] usedwindything.livejournal.com 2011-08-22 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[Silence.]

...wow.

[Apparently that's all there is to say on the matter.]

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[identity profile] usedtherapy.livejournal.com 2011-08-22 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[[And a snort from her.]] Indeed. You also remember Droog, Slick and Clubs, don't you? From the Midnight Crew? Fictional characters are apparently very likely to be taken.

And that's really of no surprise, considering Johto itself is a fictional place.

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[identity profile] usedwindything.livejournal.com 2011-08-22 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh that's right! I completely forgot about them...but didn't they end up actually being real? Even before they came here? I'm pretty sure Karkat said they were exiles in his session.

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[identity profile] usedtherapy.livejournal.com 2011-08-22 09:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Real for them, perhaps, but fictional for us.

That, alone, is a curiosity, isn't it?

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[identity profile] usedwindything.livejournal.com 2011-08-22 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes...it is. And frankly I don't know if I like thinking about just how curious it is...

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[identity profile] usedwindything.livejournal.com 2011-08-23 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
Because what if we're fictional? What if, in some other random universe out there, our lives are written in a book like Harry Potter? Or something?

[What if he's not real, Rose? What if you're not real? WHAT IF EVERYONE EXISTS IN SOME GUY'S HEAD?]

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[identity profile] usedtherapy.livejournal.com 2011-08-23 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
Well John, there are theories that each and every one of us merely exists in a single thought of the man named 'God'. That, to him, our lives are mere milliseconds - the time it takes for a thought to process, which is nearly instant - even though to us it takes years.

Of course, whether or not that's true, no one can say. I personally do not believe in it myself.

But honestly, even if we are merely fictional?

[[...hesitation while she gets the guts to say this. Come on Rose, you're suppose to say silly, cheesey things like this in a relationship, right?]]

...a-at least I have the joy of being a part of your story.

[[blushbacktomagikarpnow]]

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[identity profile] usedwindything.livejournal.com 2011-08-23 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
[At the word "theories" his brain can't help but shut off a little bit. He's expecting a lot of psychobabble that he'll only halfway understand anyway and his brain is taking defensive measures. Though at that last bit, it turns off completely just in time for him to drop a poor Magikarp onto the ground. And stare at Rose vacantly. He's doing a bit of that too.]

[Because he doesn't think that's cheesy at all. He thinks it's very sweet. And as such, has no idea what to say to it.]

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[identity profile] usedtherapy.livejournal.com 2011-08-23 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
[[After a few moments of that, she finally stops tossing karp into the water and turns to face him.]]

Yes John?

[[Why are you staring? ; ;]]

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