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Yagyuu Hiroshi ([personal profile] usedlaserbeam) wrote2011-07-29 01:21 pm

004 | Goldenrod City | Video / Action;

[Well, Johto, in a slight change of pace, this video is not coming to you today courtesy of PhantomCam™; in truth, it's actually sort of more like Lady's-Paw-Landed-On-The-Record-ButtonCam™, and the accidental nature of the recording shows. The vast majority of the shot shows a tilted, haphazard view of a bedroom (a very neat bedroom, an observant viewer might note), and only a small sliver actually manages to catch Yagyuu, who appears to have set his backpack down on the bed and is methodically extracting the contents.

(Every so often, this view ends up marred by what seems to be a tuft of tawny brown fur, or the occasional pink tail feather.)

Yagyuu, however, seems reasonably oblivious to being recorded, his attention fixed on the series of items he's removing from his backpack, one by one: a notebook and pen, a novel with a slightly dog-eared cover, a roll of grip tape, a tennis racket that he places aside with the utmost of care. With an Eevee and what eventually reveals itself as a Pidgeotto bustling around on the bed, he's clearly not taking any chances that it might get damaged.

This patient, deliberate ritual of unpacking goes on in silence for a minute or two, Yagyuu still apparently ignorant to the fact that he's on candid camera, when at last something shifts: he reaches into the bag and his expression abruptly turns to one of surprise and mild disgust. And when he yanks his hand back out of it, a sticky mass of purple goop (which is now partially encasing his hand) comes with it.

Eyes narrowed, he gives his hand a rather adamant shake, but the goo doesn't dislodge; on the contrary, it spreads a little wider and smiles at him.

A harder shake. It remains unfazed.

And then at last, with a long-suffering sigh, Yagyuu turns away from the camera and stalks out of sight, footsteps firm against the carpet as he apparently makes his way toward the room's door.]


Niou-kun...

[The door closes (it's not quite a slam, but it is perhaps a little more firm than was really necessary) and the Pokemon on the bed begin to shuffle around, and somewhere in the commotion another paw hits the Gear and the feed ends.]

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-07-30 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
Is that what it looked like?
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[personal profile] reveiller 2011-07-30 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
[he watches the motion curiously. it's dismissive.]

Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Don't make me break out the cheesy, motivational idioms.

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-07-30 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
[And then, without warning, the Ditto suddenly drips, still smiling cheerfully as it begins to extend down toward the floor, farther and farther--and then lands with a plop.

And Yagyuu is just. Staring.]


...I hope that doesn't imply its obedience is commanded by cheesy motivational idioms.
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[personal profile] reveiller 2011-07-30 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
[a beat. two. then, delighted laughter, and he bends down to give the ditto a friendly look. his Raichu makes a disgruntled sound, and discreetly shuffles a little further away against the wall.]

It takes all kinds! If hair-iron monopolizing ghosts exist, a sap of a ditto can't be too far of a stretch.

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-07-30 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
[Personally, Yagyuu's with the Raichu on this one; the Ditto, on the other hand, appears delighted at the new, close proximity of this person, and begins to slide across the floor like greased lightning, aiming for Fuji's shoes.]

Ah, good, it's taking to you instead. Return it to Niou-kun the next time you see him, won't you?
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[personal profile] reveiller 2011-07-30 05:20 am (UTC)(link)
[he wrinkles his nose a little, but for reasons less mundane than just distaste at a purple blob of goo heading for him. but he remains obediently still.]

I would, if the prospect of giving Niou two dittos was in any way appealing to me.

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-07-30 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
[And that gets Yagyuu to blink a little, even as the Ditto zips across the floor and launches itself at Fuji's ankle, clinging like a monkey to a tree trunk.]

Two-- [A pause.] ...It's not his?
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[personal profile] reveiller 2011-07-30 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
[he chuckles a little, not seemingly put-off by the advance. merely reaches down with a finger affectionately.

then, a quirk of an eyebrow.]


Your first clue should've been that you didn't end up becoming Yagyuu Scissorhands, really.

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[identity profile] regives.livejournal.com 2011-07-30 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
... that one's not shy at all.

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-07-30 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
[It's quite a friendly Ditto, but Fuji may need to be careful; it has a penchant for getting inside things and squirreling around, armholes of clothing included.

For Yagyuu's part, now that he's really looking--and not afflicted with purple goo all over his hand--the slight differences are beginning to show. Niou's Ditto is infuriating, yes, but this one has an odd sort of enthusiasm to it, a variety that's somehow subtly different from that of his partner's.]


And that's how you could tell?

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-07-30 05:52 am (UTC)(link)
[Again, this video comes only after Yagyuu has attempted to dispose of the Ditto outside. Attempted, that is, because little does he know, the culprit is currently sneaking back into the house as he speaks, making its way back towards its favorite person of the day.]

It's certainly not a word I'd use to describe it, no.

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[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2011-07-30 06:09 am (UTC)(link)
Truly, madly, and deeply.

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-07-30 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
Or enough to stow away in my backpack for what must've been the better part of the day, at least.

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[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2011-07-30 06:33 am (UTC)(link)
... Yep, definitely likes you.

[ or, you know, it's a troll. That likes you. ]

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-07-30 07:46 am (UTC)(link)
[The purpleeeeeeee.]

Well, they do say when one loves something, set it free.

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[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2011-07-30 12:23 pm (UTC)(link)
And if it comes back, it's yours... or something like that?

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-07-30 04:48 pm (UTC)(link)
That tends to be the other half of it, yes.

In this instance, though, I have no intention of going back, but I'm sure it'll eventually manage to handle the disappointment.

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[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2011-07-31 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
Well, I can't really say I blame you...

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-07-31 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
You've had your own fair share of experience with Dittos, I see.

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[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2011-07-31 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
Just a few! They really like to cling and get all goopy on you...
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[personal profile] reveiller 2011-07-31 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
[he gives the ditto a thoughtful look, as though considering the pros and cons of fiddling around with it (or perhaps contemplating mass murder-- you never know with a smile like that). it seems like an energetic little thing, which isn't reassuring in dittos, but on the other hand, he is curious as to what little quirks this one brings to the table. is it the worth the curiosity? hm.

seemingly preoccupied with his thoughts, his reply is absent--]


Think of it this way. If this was a ditto raised and taught by a certain Niou Masaharu, would a sticky hand really be your only complaint?

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-07-31 04:08 am (UTC)(link)
And are utterly insufferable when attempting to get rid of--

[And then he stops, that slight look of disgust curling across his face again, and he ducks out of range of the camera a minute before returning with--OH LOOK WHO'S BACK. And attached to his hand once again.]

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-07-31 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
[And up Fuji's leg the Ditto goes, gooping along with that same rapid speed once again.

Yagyuu, meanwhile, is finding himself quietly biting back a "Yes" in answer to Fuji's question--because really, if it were Niou's Ditto, that's all it would take and Niou would know that. If the point were a trick, he'd know exactly how far to push.

And if the point were a trick...well, he'd be here to see it, wouldn't he?]


Ah. So your reasoning is intuitive, not factual.

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[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2011-07-31 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ ... she's not laughing. visibly. ]

At least it's determined?

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-07-31 04:53 am (UTC)(link)
Persistence does seem to be one of its strong points.

[WHY does this keep resulting in DITTO EATING HIS HAND...]

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