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[shadowdive]

[The feed starts out with a bit of static, but it wears off soon enough with Vanitas talking.]

Out of Mt. Mortar, starting now.

[Off to the side, his tone goes sour.] Now, you're learning how to freaking swim, and we're taking the other route next time. You got that?

I don't see what the bulge fondling deal was. We made it out just fine!

You're learning how to swim. Deal with it.

So, essentially, what we have here is you not wanting to confront your fears so you're more or less attempting to force me to do what doesn't come fucking naturally to anyone indigo on down?

Don't know what you're talking about, and I'm not looking for a lesson this time. While you're here, you're human, and humans can freaking swim.

You don't know what I'm talking about... How about I shove you the merry fuck back in there and sit my Lapras in front of the goddamn exit? What then?

[There's dead silence for a moment, before the sound of a fist hitting a face. Yeahh. The network gets a few audio cues that tell of a fistfight going down, before the gear is dropped and it cuts out.]

Comments

[video]

[shadowdive]

You agree that swimming isn't hard, right Beato?

[audio]

[shadowdive]

I know. [He'll probably overstep a line somewhere anyway.]

[video]

[will_to_burn]

[ Of course she was asking if he's okay. He's her friend! Not that she doesn't care that somebody else got hurt, she just... thinks it was Vanitas who got punched is all. So yeah, she's a little relieved to hear that he's okay. ]

Good. I'm glad, but ah... what about your friend?

[ video ]

[colorsofthewind]

Does anyone really know for sure? Some people have left and come back with no memories, others have returned with their memories intact.

[ video ]

[colorsofthewind]

I guess we should consider ourselves fortunate that they don't act up more often.

Ah, yes. Ira and Yun-Seong should do very well, then.

[ video ]

[shadowdive]

Apparently the lake of rage with all it's Magikarp sometimes gets a group evolving into Gyarados all at once, and they start rain dancing and causing floods. I was reading some of the history books in Mahogany.

What kinds are they? Species, I mean.

Re: [ video ]

[colorsofthewind]

... Goodness. I guess it's easy to forget how truly dangerous pokémon can be sometimes.

Oh! Um, Ira is a Typhlosion and Yun-Seong is a Flygon!

[ video ]

[shadowdive]

Yeah. It is pretty easy, considering how friendly the world is for the most part.

I can't say I've seen a Flygon before. [Rubbing his chin a little idly, he tips his head.] Can I see it?

[ video ]

[colorsofthewind]

Of course. Give me a moment.

[ There's a flash of light as Talim releases her Flygon from its ball. She steps back, camera focusing on the pokémon. He's taller than Talim, but most of her pokémon are. ] Yun-Seong, this is Vanitas. Say hello.

[video]

[shadowdive]

I didn't break anything, if that's what you're asking. [So many lols.] He can take a punch.

[ video ]

[shadowdive]

[He's managing to not look as excited as he feels inside. OHH IT LOOKS PRETTY COOL. KIND OF DRAGON LOOKING BUT FASTER? Interested, very much so.] He's neat looking. Did he evolve from something else or is that what Yun-Seong has always looked like? [The name took a minute to repeat, just to be sure he's doing the pronounciation right.]

[ video ]

[colorsofthewind]

He started out as a Trapinch. There were a few eggs left over from the Easter egg hunt the Easter before last, and that's where I got him.

[ video ]

[shadowdive]

A Trapinch.. I might have to look into one of those. So he's a ground type? [A... flying ground type?]

[ video ]

[colorsofthewind]

He's a dual ground/dragon type, actually. He was a lot of help when all those poison type pokémon were running around, too.

Re: [video]

[will_to_burn]

You really shouldn't fight with your friends, Vanitas-kun...

[video]

[fathersbeloved]

Not at all, not at all! Oh... Unless you're wearing a big and heavy dress.

[video]

[fathersbeloved]

And you followed suit... isn't that the point? I thought you fought to show who's physically stronger.

I'm just glad to hear he's fine, and now to learn you're fine too. I'm sure you both are good friends if you can fight and still walk together.

[Voice]

[babel_hacker]

Probably bad experience there, or mountains in general. [What can it do? Erupt and cause an earthquake?]

[Voice]

[babel_hacker]

We've been here for a long time, and we don't have any solid leads about that. Just more and more questions.

Do you want things to be "right" in this world?

[audio]

[ex_aeroga402]

Maybe, but I figure people out over time. Just takes a while to really know somebody.

[audio]

[ex_aeroga402]

Alright. Just figured I'd say it all the same.

[audio]

[usedshooshpap]

You can never completely know some one.

[Voice]

[usedshooshpap]

Rocks fell, I think.

[Voice]

[babel_hacker]

Rocks... That can freak out anyone if they didn't expect it.

[Voice]

[usedshooshpap]

It's a cave. Who wouldn't expect it?