001 ✽ ( video / action ) new bark town

[topsjade]

[ See one long-haired, blonde individual. See one swinub, snorting contently. One could even call it oinking. See that individual affectionately stroking the swinub’s back, face alight in enjoyment. The PokeGear is placed somewhere nearby, able to capture the owner’s face and the pokemon squealing in delight ]You’re such a little cutie… Do

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[audio]

[madegrowth]

I'm afraid this is no prank. You're in Johto, and that Pokemon next to you is yours.

[audio]

[topsjade]

...So she's really mine? [ He doesn't seem really fazed. Instead, he'll hold Tear the Swinub ecstatically. ] Well, that's certainly good news!

[audio]

[madegrowth]

Yes. She also comes with a little red and white ball for you to keep her in. They're very useful for when they become a hassle.

[audio]

[topsjade]

...How do I fit her in this?

[ Because now that he's found said ball. He's simply just. Staring. This does not compute. ]

Tear, you're going to need a diet.

[audio]

[madegrowth]

[Oh boy, this is gonna be fuuun.]

Just push the button in the middle of it, and she should go inside nicely.

[audio]

[topsjade]

[ Peony does as he is told. The ball snaps open and .... poof! In a rush of light Tear is gone. Peony's face pales (he really thought this stranger was pulling his leg, honest...!). ]

...Please tell me the reverse works and she's not stuck in there forever - Is it dark in there?

[audio]

[madegrowth]

[Why does she feel like she's talking to a child?]

Yes, just push the button again, and she'll come out. No one actually knows what it's like inside of the Pokeballs. But the Pokemon are comfortable in there, so it must be fine.

[audio]

[topsjade]

[ Peony sighs in relief, and as told, he presses the button. Tear returns, this time on his lap. She snorts and Peony grins. ]

Well, whaddya know. [ A glance back. ] Thank you....? [ Prompting for a name here c: ]

[audio]

[madegrowth]

Glad to be of assistance. [Sorry, no name-giving here.]

You can catch more Pokemon along the roads in those balls, as well.

[audio]

[topsjade]

[ curses ]

...More of these? [ Because he does adore these little pig-cuties. ]

[audio]

[madegrowth]

[What would you do wit that name is what worried her.]

Not ones like yours, but different species.

[audio]

[topsjade]

[ ...Who really knows. ]

So it's like a zoo.

[audio]

[madegrowth]

[Exactly the problem.]

Not exactly. Zoos don't let you take animals home. It's more like a catching game.

[audio]

[topsjade]

[ He'll figure it out eventually .... C8 ]

They don't belong to anyone?

[audio]

[madegrowth]

[Don't count on it.]

No, they're wild.

[audio]

[topsjade]

So they're like monsters, then.