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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.]
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] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-08 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
I agree wholeheartedly, Ayasaki-san.
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] 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.
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] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-08 04:47 pm (UTC)(link)
After so long, I suppose it's only to be expected, but congratulations nonetheless.
combat_butler: (He was unconcious when I got here!)

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[personal profile] combat_butler 2011-09-08 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Ahaha... It feels like I've been slacking though, you know? Not having them all after being here this long is just a pretty solid indicator that I'm not the best group leader...

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-08 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Or that you simply have different priorities, perhaps.
combat_butler: (But I don't want to go "Haaaaaaa~hn"...)

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[personal profile] combat_butler 2011-09-08 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Uuuu... I... I didn't really have any, though... I just kind of... Um... Let us linger in each town way too long before gearing up to move on...

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-09 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
...Ah.

[Welp, he's...not particularly impressed.]

Well, I suppose one could argue that a lack of priorities in and of itself is a priority of some variety.
combat_butler: (OTL)

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[personal profile] combat_butler 2011-09-09 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
And every time I tried to gear us up to move on some huge event happened, or the weather goes against us, or even Team Rocket finally acted up...

Haaaa... I'll be glad when I'm done organizing my group to travel, just do I don't jinx us further.

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-09 08:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Team Rocket acted up? How, precisely, did they do that?
combat_butler: ((unsure))

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[personal profile] combat_butler 2011-09-09 10:48 pm (UTC)(link)
--ah, well... They kidnapped a friend of mine who was a member but wanted nothing to do with them, so me and two of my friends had to sneak into their base and rescue her...

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-10 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
And you were successful, I gather? I'm glad to hear it.
combat_butler: (He was unconcious when I got here!)

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[personal profile] combat_butler 2011-09-10 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
Yup! It was pretty sketchy, but we managed to save them. And everyone we got out was excommunicated from them as far as I know, so they shouldn't have any problems like that again.

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-10 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
...You think there's less likelihood of trouble following their expulsion from the organization? I would assume there'd be more danger, not less.
combat_butler: (You want to be part of Hayate's Angels?)

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[personal profile] combat_butler 2011-09-10 08:08 pm (UTC)(link)
--eh? Why do you say that? It's not as if they ever had an interest in their activities in the first place. If anything, I'm more surprised no one has come after me or my friends, since we know how to get into their base and all...

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-11 05:55 am (UTC)(link)
That's precisely what I meant. I doubt being expelled from the organization solved much of any problem, since the organization's ability to seek retribution doesn't hinge on whether or not your friends are a part of it.
combat_butler: (Breakdown imminent.)

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[personal profile] combat_butler 2011-09-11 06:24 am (UTC)(link)
... er.

Well, if nothing else, they won't be keeping track of them 24/7 anymore... That's the important part, I think.
Edited 2011-09-11 06:25 (UTC)