shadowdive | 10 // (always accidental) video + audio

[The feed cracks on first to show a big, enormous, close up of a black nose and yellow fur. Leaning back enough to show his face, Minun is the one playing with the camera (like always), but it's not on long before a Sneasel steps into view near the little rodent. Booting the smaller Pokemon out of her way, she picks up the device with her long claws and regards the screen with an almost curious look, before making a sour face and ... biting the corner of the Gear. Gnawing on it, she's lightly batted from leaving more marks on it by a black gloved hand and a scolding "Knock it off, Void, I actually need that", before the trainer picks up the gear.

He looks different than usual, and if you guessed it was his hair? DING DING DING! It's not the crazy all over the place bedhead that keeps getting him called Sora; other than some mildly frizzy, very short patches of wispy 'wings' near his ears, the rest was slicked back (in a style resembling this ~~yes that is Hidetoshi from Persona 3~~). The edges hung near the nape of his neck, he had no bangs... Is this really the same person?

Maybe the big, gold, mildly annoyed eyes can clue the viewers in once he spots the red recording light in the corner.]

Runt, you turned it on? Ugh. [Flicking the video feed off, Vanitas spoke briefly, though there was also the sound of a Sudowoodo making a distressed WOODOOOO and seemingly scampering off, before footsteps are picking up quietly.]

Whoever is in Ecruteak, don't mess up the burned tower more. It's somewhat fixed, and I'm sure the locals will want it to stay that way. [Leaving out that he's fixing it, aw yeah. But he did 'mention' it to Morty, so the gym leader? Is all over that joint, wanting to keep it cleaned up; better for tourism and moreso, for the Pokes that live there. Yadda yadda, Vanitas didn't care for his reasons, he just wanted his 'base' to not be smashed when he came back.

So with that little bit said, CLICK! Shows over, folks.]

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Should be, but won't be. [He'll put his foot down in all sorts of violent ways if someone tries it. Glancing though, he just snorts with a half smirk.] She fights well and listens to me. That's all I care about.

You believe you have a say in such things? [Challenging, but only for the sake of being challenging. She frowns, however, at his next remark.] What a very irresponsible method.

No legendary, mythical Pokemon would want to come back to a dump like that. [That's the only... incentive he has really about keeping the tower intact. He wants to see it. Chuckling anyway, he shrugs his other shoulder, his expression resembling Void's previous little smirk.]

It's how I was raised. She's quite a bit like myself.

A legendary, mythical pokemon? [Now, you have her attention. However, disdain--]

Such methodology is entirely too crass. If you are aware of your faults, then you must simply use discipline to change it.

Mm. Not much is known about it, other than it resurrected three Pokemon that died in a fire. [Oh good, it means he has to work slightly less harder to make his point about the tower being important. Shrugging again simply, Void gives a similar troll-like expression at Franziska, even imitating her trainers shrug with her clawed arms.]

I don't happen to see any faults; it's simply a different style. Taunting and irritating an enemy leaves them open, because their emotions cloud their judgement, and they get careless.

I can see merit in that. Are you certain that the pokemon will only appear in that particular tower?

[Scoffing, a bit.] While I can certainly agree to the point of how emotion is capable of clouding even the soundest of judgments, I will also point out that lack of discipline decreases efficiency. Taunting and irritation is good when employed in a controlled manner -- after all, we cannot have the pokemon simply doing their own thing.

Since there were two of them and they both left when the one tower was destroyed, they may both come back.

[He can't help a snort and almost outright chuckles again.] I can't say I've ever been kept in a sort of mold like that, so I'm not exercising it. Using someones emotions and yanking heartstrings has always worked. [He's seen it with his own eyes.]

To my ears, it sounds as though you are grasping at straws. Where is your evidence, hm?

And perhaps it works -- however, I highly doubt that it as efficient as it could be. Wasted potential, in my opinion, is a veritable crime.

I have as much as the rest of this world; myths alone. [He has to shrug here, looking a touch sour.]

If that is a crime, then add it to my list. [Saying that with a snort.] I'm sure I've done plenty of things that would be considered 'crimes'.

Myths and superstitions -- claptrap, all of it. Forgive me if I do not find this convincing in the least.

[A look of consideration, cool.] Is that so? And you would proudly showcase such transgressions?

Which is why I'm testing it; if anything, it won't work at worst. At best... [Does he even really need to say?]

Why? Curious? [Vanitas doesn't seem the least bit ashamed of any sort at admitting he's done terrible things before.]

Humph. A gambit, or so it seems. I suppose this is your prerogative, and therefore, if it fails, then it is your own failure.

And not in the least -- what you have done is none of my concern. It is simply your attitude towards those transgressions that is 'curious'.

It's not so much failure as trial and error.

You wonder why it doesn't bother me at all.

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