nostabbing: (SAFE ⚡ don't make me come down there)
Parker ([personal profile] nostabbing) wrote2013-04-13 06:29 pm

003 | Goldenrod City | Video;

[Behold, Johto! A new video on your Gear network, consisting of...well, a small vertical sliver of visible light, and then two big hazy lumps on either side, bookending it with the blurry obstruction they create. Apparently someone hasn't quite grasped the concept of not putting your finger over the camera lens yet. And the way the feed is kind of wavering around probably only serves to reinforce the fact that it's a novice operating the thing at the moment.

Still, there is that visible sliver still, and after a few moments of drifting, it settles on the backs of two figures — one with blonde hair caught up in an inelegant ponytail, and the other in a fedora with two shaggy ears poking up from the ready-made slits in the brim. Any watchers in the know might recognize this pair as Parker and her Poochyena, side by side and apparently staked out behind what might just be the stone railing surrounding a low rooftop, watching something that as yet can't be seen by the camera.]


Okay. Here comes one.

[Her voice is an audible whisper, conspiratorial. And apparently directed toward the Poochyena at her side.]

Now we just have to get him to show us where the money comes from. [A few seconds pass; she peers intently over the edge.] ...Go.

[For about fifteen seconds, nothing happens. Then, suddenly, there is an audible THWACK, followed by some enraged cat screeching, followed in turn by some crashing and clattering, a bit of breaking glass, and finally, a set of rapidly scampering footsteps beating against the ground.

In reaction to the abrupt cacophony, the video jumps around a bit, as though even the cameraman's been startled; when the angle finally comes back around to Parker, the Poochyena now appears to be deadeyeing her expectantly.]


...What? [She protests with whispered indignation.] What am I supposed to do? I don't know how to grift a cat!

[The Poochyena continues to eye her, unfazed. She makes a face right back, but it ends up being a war of attrition that she ultimately loses, and the face shifts into a vaguely sullen pout.]

I still think my way's faster.

[The Poochyena never flinches, cocking his head in an eerily humanlike gesture.]

...Okay! Fine. [She sighs.] You know, you should just be in charge all the time anyway, you're the — hey! Gummy, don't play with that!

[UH-OH. SPOTTED. And abruptly, the video goes black.]

cakelover: (❀ eating. strawberry. yes?)

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[personal profile] cakelover 2013-04-14 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
Well, cats like fish, right?

[ ...Apparently not concerned with this talk of where the money comes from or anything, Honey has opted to give advice (?) on grifting (??) a cat.

He spends his time in terrific ways, right? ]
captainash: (surprised)

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[personal profile] captainash 2013-04-14 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
...Please tell me you weren't going after a Meowth for its Pay Day.

[She couldn't be, right?]
cakelover: (❋ twins. bonding.)

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[personal profile] cakelover 2013-04-14 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ Parker's goal is 100% normal by Host Club standards, really. ]

Maaaaaa...I guess that wouldn't work, then! Well, does the cat belong to someone?

[ Guys who know him. He talks to a lot of people, but he's going to make a guess. ]

Hmmm? The twins? Hika-chan and Kao-chan? I'm not with them right now. Ah, I actually don't know what I'm going to do next. I should probably go find them again, or meet up with someone else~!

[ ...HE NEEDS A KEEPER. ]
captainash: (uh)

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[personal profile] captainash 2013-04-14 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
Half their attacks come out of nowhere, you should be used to it by now. I can already tell you they don't drag wallets or purses around.

[He can also disprove that one, if needed.]
cakelover: (❀ completely interested. ooh shiny.)

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[personal profile] cakelover 2013-04-14 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
[ Or maybe he needs to keep them. ]

Ah, I just hitched a ride back with the first Kanto leader! I'll find them immediately after. I guess thinking on it, Takashi and I probably would be the most used to being outdoors? Ah, but I won't let them die! That would be too sad, don't you think??

[ He did offer to go collect them at that time, actually. But perhaps he should stop bopping around at a whim. ]

At any rate, those two are my precious juniors from home, so I'll look out for them no matter what.
captainash: (neutral)

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[personal profile] captainash 2013-04-14 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
Have you thought that this might be how they mint it in the first place?

[He gets it, though. He was pretty surprised when he first saw the attack, too.]
cakelover: (PINK ✿ strawberries.)

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[personal profile] cakelover 2013-04-14 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, they're two years younger than me, ne. Or three, for a little while...? In June it will be back to normal!

I'm nineteen, although I'm told I don't look it~!

[ There's a reason he was type-cast as the cute loli-shouta type.

Clearly hiding the fountain of youth in his back pocket, right? ]
timelymaid: art by <user name=strovi site=tumblr.com> (= i see.)

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[personal profile] timelymaid 2013-04-14 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
The money...? For payday?

Actually, Captain Ash and I were wondering how that works with the local economy, a while back.

[ As in, HOW DOES IT NOT RUIN IT... ]

...I don't think we really came to any sort of conclusion, there.
captainash: (thinking)

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[personal profile] captainash 2013-04-14 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
With the way cats can breed, they'd just have to allow one or two to escape and they'd never manage to catch them all again.
cakelover: (❋ haru. hitching a ride.)

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[personal profile] cakelover 2013-04-14 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
Ah...I'm not sure I have one coming, really!

[ But that's okay! He's not trying to be manly any longer, so he's not worried about it. ]

But it's not important for what I want to do at university, so it's not that bad~! Besides, this way Takashi can still give me rides.

[ OR ANYONE AVAILABLE. ]
timelymaid: art by <user name="solarpoweredkolala" site="deviantart.com"> (= conversations. red.)

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[personal profile] timelymaid 2013-04-14 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
Do they, though? This place seems to function on video game logic! And video game logic allows for things like money coming out of thin air.

...Or walking into houses without announcing yourself.

[ That's literally her only explanation for the money-making-cats. HOW ELSE DOES IT WORK? ]
cakelover: (❀ i have a mannequin.)

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[personal profile] cakelover 2013-04-14 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, no, I'm in the science and technology program at the university~! I want to make toys someday! And also I'd like our group to own some race cars!
cakelover: (EXCITED ✿ chatter on pink.)

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[personal profile] cakelover 2013-04-14 02:46 am (UTC)(link)
Those and stuffed ones! I want to make all sorts of toys! That sounds like a fun way to live, don't you think?

[ As long as the toys are cute they work! ]

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