013 | Goldenrod City | Video / Action;

[usedlaserbeam]

[Oh, hey there, Johto. Hope none of you out there get motion sickness, because today's broadcast starts out a little...haphazard, courtesy of a pair of clawed purple hands unearthing the Pokegear from the depths of a backpack and shaking it around a little in the process of turning it on. But eventually the Gear comes to rest on the floor, propped

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[video] HIII

[blacklodged]

[Cooper didn't have much interest in this feed - at least not until he saw just who it featured. He recognises the other easily; the appearance, sure, but also the mannerisms, the pattern of speech. It's all there.]

[This is good news to him, really, because while it hadn't been a pressing issue, he's definitely been curious as to who, precisely, this guy was.]

[So when he opens his own video transmission, he does it with a hint of a smile. He can't hide his mirth at that masterful jumpscare the Gengar performed, but his eyes do hold a certain level of seriousness.]

I think I've yet to see a ghost type without a liking for trickery.

[video] WHY HELLO THERE

[usedlaserbeam]

[The response comes delayed by a minute or two, after Phantom has had a chance to retrieve the Gear and bring it over for his owner, and after Yagyuu has had a chance to figuratively put his pants back on after the Gengar scared them off of him.

And oh, it's...right, the capable guy from the train. It takes him a second to place the face-it's a little different recognizing someone in leisurely downtime versus in the heat of a crisis-but then it clicks.]

That does seem to be their nature. Which is unfortunate, as it's a habit I'd rather not encourage.

[video]

[blacklodged]

[Spotting the recognition, Coop gives a light nod in a quiet greeting - and something of a confirmation as well. A "yeah, I'm that guy".]

I can see why. We're fortunate they usually stop at your average mischief despite having the potential to cause a lot more damage.

[If there'd been Rocket-trained ghosts on that train, for example, that turnout could have gotten a lot uglier in a shorter period of time.]

[video]

[usedlaserbeam]

[He will not shoot a dirty look in the general direction of the Gengar's last known hiding place. He will not. This is because he is a mature adult teenager and does not hold grudges against small purple creatures over his embarrassing phobias.]

Really, the same could be said of any variety of Pokemon. The Ghosts may seem to demonstrate the highest innate tendency for mischief, but the destructive potential of any one of them is fairly astounding. Quite frankly, it's surprising we manage to control them in the first place.

video;

[flawlesspoison]

[Ghost mischief? That's... something Shiraishi's unfortunately used to. Have a bit dark view on the video as he's in the cave.]

I didn't know you had a ghost, Yagyuu-kun.

video;

[usedlaserbeam]

[He is just. Pinching the bridge of his nose in exasperation.]

You might say he's an inheritance. One I had no say in acquiring.

video;

[flawlesspoison]

Ah. [He knows what that means.] Someone left, then?

video;

[usedlaserbeam]

[He hates saying it. Saying it aloud makes it all the more real.]

He was formerly Niou-kun's.

[usedlaserbeam]

[DAMMIT, PURPLE POKEMON.]

Fine, Fuji-kun. Perfectly fine.

[usedlaserbeam]

[It's strange, really. No matter how many times he says it, it never seems to get easier.]

You might say I inherited him by chance. He was formerly Niou-kun's.

action; /BREAKS HIATUS--

[thickfat]

[there's a telltale pop of gum by the doorway, and a certain rikkai genius with his gear out, trying to keep the giggles in, and recording. for blackmail revenge documentation purposes, of course.

the gum-chewing resumes and marui walks over, pocketing his gear.]

Need help picking all your papers up?

action; GDI GO BACK TO VIOLET

[usedlaserbeam]

[You know that one withering glare Yagyuu does, Marui? The one that makes his glasses shine dangerously even when it's completely implausible, given the lighting situation?

Yeah.

He's doin' it.]

There aren't many to scatter, fortunately. Though if you'd care to check and see if one went behind the chair, I'd be much obliged.

action; BUT I LIKE IT HERE

[thickfat]

[oh yagyuu. y so srs?]

Too scared to check it out yourself? [but seriously, he's going over to the chair and hide just in case yagyuu decides to laserbeam him to look]

action; GET OUT

[usedlaserbeam]

[Those words will spell your death, Marui. But he's classy and fuming so he's not touching that one and addressing the spirit of it instead.]

They're not particularly important, fortunately. Nothing I couldn't recreate, if need be.

[Video]

[ctrldemons]

[W E L P] You alright there, Yagyuu?

[Video]

[usedlaserbeam]

[Tonight, for your viewing pleasure: Yagyuu's remarkable fail.]

Just fine, Kihara-kun. Simply a bit of a mishap, that's all.

[Video]

[ctrldemons]

With your tricky Gengar.

[Judging from that unmistakeable 'GEN' and the purple hands.]

...So what are you working on?

[Video]

[usedlaserbeam]

Someone else's Gengar, I'm afraid. [Yes, this is a distinction he insists on making, even though the point is really moot.] I've only inherited him by chance.

[And he glances at his scattered papers.]

Theories, mostly. It's only natural to attempt to explain the unknown, isn't it?