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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] restardom.livejournal.com 2011-09-12 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ... not quite the smile she ever expects to see from someone reminiscing about Pokémon acquisition, but Rise has learned that the only thing she can really expect from Yagyuu is what she normally wouldn't. ]

Why'd you decide to keep her?

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-12 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
I was persuaded into it. In a remarkably novel way.

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[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2011-09-13 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
... How is that boring, Yagyuu-kun? [ perfectly sincerely. ]

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-13 05:12 am (UTC)(link)
It's only a sentence long, and devoid of a single adjective. That's not traditionally what one might call interesting.

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[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2011-09-13 05:16 am (UTC)(link)
... [ wryly ] I'm not that eloquent or picky on sentences unless I have to be. Besides, the simple stuff can be the most interesting sometimes.

Traditional or not.

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-13 05:35 am (UTC)(link)
In that case, did you find it interesting, Kujikawa-san?

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[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2011-09-13 06:33 am (UTC)(link)
Of course I did! I mean, in one way, it's kinda like leaving your audience hanging. But then you start thinking that it's just that, only it isn't, because it means more... ugh, I'm no good at explaining this.

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-13 04:59 pm (UTC)(link)
The implications are where the significance lies, I believe is what you're going for.

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-14 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
Then I'm curious to know what implications you derived from it.

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[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2011-09-14 05:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ a thoughtful pause. ]

You didn't call her, did you?

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-14 05:27 am (UTC)(link)
No, she found her way without my help.

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[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2011-09-14 06:50 am (UTC)(link)
So she wanted to be with you.

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-14 04:25 pm (UTC)(link)
She wanted something, at least. And I thought such a display of courage deserved some form of consideration in return.

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[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2011-09-14 06:24 pm (UTC)(link)
... It's not the easiest, doing what you want.

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-14 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Some people would say it's the opposite—the hardest things to do are the ones you don't want to.

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[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2011-09-14 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[ it's the slightest tilt to her head; I'm not some people. ]

I'm not saying that's easier. But the things you don't want to do are sometimes the things you have to do, and that's what you end up doing more of.

For some people, anyway.

[ for her? She remembers similarity and agony and acceptance. Maybe so. ]

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-14 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[And in return, the slightest raise of his eyebrows. He knew exactly what she meant the moment she said it—and probably would've agreed, were they speaking in person instead of over video.]

That's something of a pessimistic outlook, isn't it, Kujikawa-san?

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[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2011-09-15 12:10 am (UTC)(link)
You think so? [ she sounds sincerely pensive now. Response received, good sir. ]

Honestly, I think doing whatever you need to do makes you stronger, so I don't really think it's a bad thing, most of the time. It's kind of like pushing yourself.

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-15 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
Then I suppose the question comes down to this: a life of obligation can certainly be a rewarding one, but will it be a happy one?

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