Casefile 004A - Video/Action for Goldenrod City

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[The feed clicks on with Harry in the Goldenrod Pokemon Center. He's obviously got the Gear propped up on something, as he sits back in a waiting-room chair to reveal a tiny Cyndaquil sleeping in his arms. He's silent for a moment, looking a bit uncomfortable.]

So... I woke up this morning and this little girl was hatching.

[A glance down at the

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[A few minutes later another Smoochum comes barreling into the room and tumbles into the one with the camera. This little lady has a pink butterfly barrette in her hair.

Not far behind her comes Mihoshi who looks winded and worried.]

Lady! Why did you run off? You could have gotten hurt!

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Smoo!

Lara!

[Lara tumbles a bit, the Pokegear falling with a clatter. She scrambles to her feet, glaring at Lady and taking what looks like a defensive stance of some kind. It is, as they say, on. A metaphorical tumbleweed blows past.]

[Harry's on his feet, looking like someone trying to defuse a bomb with nothing but one of those titanium sporks. He's slowly reaching for Lara's Pokeball.]

Lara, step back and calm down. This is not Tombstone and you are not Wyatt Earp and this is not the OK Corral.

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[For a few moments, Lady's dazed as she gains her bearings. Once she realizes who she ran into and their pose, she tenses and scrambles to her feel. The little Smoochum glares at the other and gets into her own stance.

Mihoshi looks worried.]

Oh my, Lady please stop! I really don't have to pay off damages to another pokemon center!

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[Harry's joked about Lara causing massive collateral damage before. This is the first time he's seriously been worried about it. Lara continues to stare down Lady like she's about to go for a gun.]

Lara-

SMOOCHU!
[Translation: THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!]

[Lara launches herself at Lady, though the effect is somewhat ruined by her inability to get any significant air-time while moving forward.]

[Harry manages to dart forward and awkwardly scoop her up in one arm.]

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[First time Pokedad. Lara acts like an unruly child sometimes, but the only special care Harry's needed to provide so far has been stopping her from getting bored and breaking things.]

That's good. I don't think I've seen any stores around here carrying Poke-Gerbers, for one.

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That part doesn't surprise me.

[Glancing down at the sleeping Cyndaquil. The Pokedex said she's supposed to be about a foot tall... long... whatever, but she looks smaller than that.]

Ready to battle and everything, huh?

[He doesn't look particularly happy about that part. Sending Pokemon into battle is something he's gotten used to, at least in theory, but this feels different.]

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Lots of Candy!

And lots of playing!

And hugs and kisses!

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Uh, I think I can manage that.

[Well, except for the candy. Money issues aside, Harry's pretty sure giving that much sugar to kids is a bad idea even when they can't summon blizzards on a whim.]

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Good! What kind of toys do you have?

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[Lara and Campbell have managed to amuse themselves, so far. He's not sure whether to humor the kid or not.]

I must've left all my toys back home, sorry.