Entry #B-9: "Brutalize" [Video, Violet City]

[dead_black_eyes]

[The camera flicks on midway through a battle. It appears to be held at about Gengar-height. A frozen-solid Honchkrow crashes to the ground, and Gengar cackles and raises the feed to L and his Froslass. They both look stricken, and maybe a little guilty

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[Video]

[dead_black_eyes]

You called him an "NPC" yourself, didn't you? They could at least try to make him sentient and logical, with an iota of self-preservation.

When I fill out the satisfaction survey, I'll be sure to mention it.

[Dryly. It might be just enough of a deviation from L's typical deadpan monotone to reveal that it's supposed to be a joke.]

[Video]

[dead_black_eyes]

What you're saying is that you thought that, of anyone, I'd be able to get a different reaction, right?

[Video]

[usedrefresh]

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Gym leaders aren't very smart, are they...?

[Video]

[dead_black_eyes]

You know? I'd go so far as to say that Falkner is downright bird-brained.

[Snort.]

At least I can use "Fly", now. That was the whole point and purpose of this.

[Video]

[usedrefresh]

[Matt chuckles a bit at the pun.]

So you need certain badges to use certain moves?

[Video]

[dead_black_eyes]

That's the way it is, to my knowledge. You weren't aware?

[Video]

[makesagoodwife]

[She'd been watching the "fight" in silence the last couple of minutes, and had to forcibly keep herself from exploding into laughter when Falkner dared call it a close match.]

Nicely done.

[Video]

[dead_black_eyes]

[He'd be very proud, if he wasn't actually a little ashamed of how harshly Falkner just got trounced.]

Thank you, Belphegor. I really did try to go easy on him.

[Although... it does admittedly feel a bit nice to preen.]

[Video]

[makesagoodwife]

It's as you said, it was his own fault for not forfeiting.

[She clearly has no remorse for Falkner's humiliation. Only a fool is told from the start how hopelessly outmatched they are and still attacks things head-on with no strategy]

[Video]

[dead_black_eyes]

I suppose it was his fault, but... still. I dislike hurting things. I feel that his pokemon took the brunt of his idiocy.

video.

[miniworth]

[ ... Ouch. ]

"Close fight"?

video.

[dead_black_eyes]

I have a friend who believes that the gym leaders are "npcs", and that their reactions and conversations are prescribed. I'm inclined to think that there may be something to that.

video.

[miniworth]

I'm afraid I'm not sure what you're talking about. "NPC"s...?

video.

[dead_black_eyes]

I apologize. I wasn't aware of its meaning until recently. My friend... this person, he greatly enjoys a certain type of game that is similar to the one Johto seems to be modeled after. An "NPC" is a "non-player character", someone who exists solely to further a "main character's" progress in the story.

[dnoteworthy]

[A 'close fight'. Really.]

They do seem eager to prove just how stiff they are, don't they? [as far as their responses go, anyway.]

[dead_black_eyes]

It just goes to show that stiff things break when they bend.

[dnoteworthy]

[Just a nod.

If this was anyone else, they would have pointed out that... painful... statement.]

This would be your first badge, then?

[dead_black_eyes]

Hm. No, I earned Olivine's badge some time ago. Everyone goes for Violet's badge, first, and it just seemed more personally agreeable to me to do it differently.