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Yagyuu Hiroshi ([personal profile] usedlaserbeam) wrote2011-09-04 09:40 pm

007 | Outskirts of Goldenrod City | Video / Action;

[It's late afternoon on the outskirts of Goldenrod City, where Yagyuu has evidently been out training his team; it's a somewhat unusual sight to see them all out of their Pokeballs at once, but at the moment the full roster has been released to roam around the open expanse of field chosen for today's practice grounds.

Or at least, most of the full roster is: there's an Absol staked out relatively near his trainer, seemingly on high alert as he surveys the other Pokemon in his midst. Farther back from the camera, a Rapidash is roaming with a stately air as a very small Vulpix trots along beside him, bounding four steps for every one of his own. And even Yagyuu's Ditto seems to be present— if the occasional glimpse of purple molecular goo seeping over the edges of the camera lens is any indication.

Yagyuu himself is visible, too; he's crouching down to administer his Eevee's usual meticulous grooming— an activity she clearly seems to enjoy, given the way her tail is flicking with pleasure at the attention— and speaking quietly to her while he's at it.]


Now that Vampa's evolved, that only leaves you to go, doesn't it?

[And she coos, pushing her head against his hand insistently.]

You're certainly growing strong enough for it. And the necessary stones aren't particularly difficult to come by, either; a quick trip to the department store will easily take care of that. So it's just a matter of deciding which type suits you best, isn't it?

[He glances over, surveying his team as they roam and remarking almost absently:]

An electric type, perhaps, might—

[But he never gets the chance to finish the sentence, as the Eevee lets out one last emphatic trill before taking one step back and beginning to glow with bright, almost blinding light—

— and when it clears, there's an Espeon in her place, just as perfectly well-groomed and somehow managing to look twice as haughty for it.

Yagyuu, for his part, just stares for a few seconds before shaking his head in what is probably half amusement and half disbelief.]


...Ah.

[And he keeps staring, up until a Pidgeot comes flapping down from overhead a few minutes later, drawing his attention up and away from the Espeon and toward this latest arrival.]

Irene, another excellent job, but I see we'll have to work at perfecting your aim—

[And on that fairly cryptic note, purple goo oozes completely over the lens, and the Gear switches off.]

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-06 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
That does seem to be a trend, letting the Eevee choose for itself. I wonder if that implies something about the nature of these Pokemon--or at least, the way trainers tend to perceive them.

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-06 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[...You know, that's actually a very good question, Shiraishi. And one for which "purple" is probably not the answer. So the video breaks for a minute as Yagyuu retrieves his Gear and points it at Lady to check her new evolution out; a minute later, he's back again.]

She's an Espeon, the Sun Pokemon. A Psychic type that uses air currents to predict the future--and its opponent's next moves.
combat_butler: (He was unconcious when I got here!)

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[personal profile] combat_butler 2011-09-06 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Hehe... When you've been here as long as I have, it's only natural to have around as many as I do. Though I could understand if some people stuck with six if they weren't interested in having the full variety.

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-06 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
In that case, may I ask how long you've been around? I know some people have been here as long as a year or more, but most seem to measure their stay in months.
combat_butler: (Don't worry! You're ESRB approved!!)

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[personal profile] combat_butler 2011-09-07 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
I'm one of those year long veterans! ... In fact, I think I'm at exactly a year and two months!

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[identity profile] sfaccendato.livejournal.com 2011-09-07 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
Most people seem to consider them highly intelligent pets, really. They're much more aware than the games seemed to imply.

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-07 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
Mm. I'd wish you a happy anniversary, but I'm not entirely certain if spending a year and two months in a place like this is really something to be happy about.

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-07 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
There's no denying they're intelligent, certainly. [Well, okay, except for Akaya's Wooper--] Albeit some considerably more than others.

Still, to give one that level of autonomy--to assume it not only knows its own destiny, but has the capacity to conceive of several and choose from among them...I'm not sure I'd be comfortable taking it that far.
combat_butler: (Some kind of sexual tyrannosaurus...)

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[personal profile] combat_butler 2011-09-07 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
... if anything, it's something to be shocked and awed about...

It would just feel extremely unnatural if I celebrated being here that long in some manner.

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-07 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
I'd certainly imagine so. Traditionally, people generally don't celebrate forced confinement.
combat_butler: (Breakdown imminent.)

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[personal profile] combat_butler 2011-09-07 03:55 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah... It would just feel like some kind of bad, underhanded joke to throw a party about it.

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[identity profile] sfaccendato.livejournal.com 2011-09-07 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
So rather like humans, in that sense.

Why, have you seen any particular reason to think they don't?

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[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2011-09-07 05:27 am (UTC)(link)
Well, there's Plusle and Minun, too. And Jolteon, but that'd mean another Eevee.

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-08 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
I agree wholeheartedly, Ayasaki-san.

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-08 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
I was rather hoping Lady would find herself drawn toward Jolteon, actually. But I don't know that I'd be particularly interested in a second Eevee, either, after having her as my first.

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-08 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
Isn't there a moral argument to be made, that if they're truly sentient, then it's hardly ethical to capture and train them the way we do?
combat_butler: (It's a beautiful day!)

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[personal profile] combat_butler 2011-09-08 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
... on the other hand, I wouldn't mind celebrating with all of the friends I've made here... Just... Not for that reason.

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[identity profile] attrites.livejournal.com 2011-09-08 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
I didn't dream that far... well, except that getting lost in Goldenrod City part. I think I already told you about that, though.

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-08 04:08 am (UTC)(link)
After a year and two months, you must have quite a few of them. I imagine it'd be quite an affair.

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-08 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
You did, yes.

So I hope you're not about to suggest we go out and get lost once we're both back in the city.
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combat_butler: (Wow you are tiny.)

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[personal profile] combat_butler 2011-09-08 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
--ah. Not that many, actually... I just have a handful that I'm really close to. The hard part would be getting the ones that I don't travel with all in one place.

Everyone having their own travel plans and agendas makes planning a thing like that a pretty huge investment.

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-08 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, you're the type to travel, then? Are you pursuing the gym challenge, as well?
combat_butler: (Shall I make you a treat?)

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[personal profile] combat_butler 2011-09-08 05:17 am (UTC)(link)
Mm! I'm just about done it, actually! I should have the last two badges by the end of the month, or early October...

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[identity profile] sfaccendato.livejournal.com 2011-09-08 05:25 am (UTC)(link)
Perhaps, but do you really think that would stop most people? Particularly given how little the Pokemon themselves seem to mind.

action.

[identity profile] remothering.livejournal.com 2011-09-08 05:28 am (UTC)(link)
[exhibit a: Jackal in his natural habitat, towel over his shoulders. by his side lumbers a camel, lazy in its gait. they appear to be passing by on a jog when they stumble upon the scene, a sheen of sweat over Jackal's forehead and arms from the workout. even with pokemon roaming left and right, it's only natural to want to stop by for a chat. the camel follows along, sedate. he wipes himself down with the towel as he slows to a walk, approaching.

have a wave, Yagyuu.]


Yo.

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