015 | Goldenrod City | Audio → Text;

[usedlaserbeam]

[No video for you today, Johto, but there is some shuffling of feet, rustling of papers, and otherwise standard white-noise sounds of occupancy heralding you as this post first begins. There's also a light pitter-patter of padded paws across the carpet and, if one listens very closely, the faint trill of a particularly smug, self-important Espeon. That doesn't last for long, though, because soon enough there's a soft thump, and shortly thereafter Yagyuu's voice comes in—]

Lady, this is the third time—

[Another pleased trill.]

What's gotten into you lately? You've been underfoot for days, you've chased Masako, you bit Hirochii, I know you've been harassing Sudoku when you think I'm not watching—what? What is it. What are you trying to—

[Footsteps. A pause. A pause that drags on into awkward, disbelieving eternity.]

...You really felt it necessary to make your point six times over?

[There is a pleased trill from the world's smuggest Espeon, and the audio fades out; later, a text appears on the network.]

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At the risk of attributing far too much credit to these Pokemon of ours, has anyone happened to notice them occasionally displaying motives that appear to be almost unsettlingly human in nature?

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[isahero]

I haven't had it with all of mine, but one of them definitely gets jealous a lot. And over protective. Most of my Pokemon act like idiots though and just seem to like having fun though.

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[usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com]

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[isahero]

Houndour. He has both traits too, and pretty much growls at anyone who isn't me.

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[usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com]

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[skillspanner]

more time than i can count...

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[skillspanner]

hahah where do i start

my cleffa thinks she is in a mariachi band and tries to entertain ppl with maracas
my scyther just thinks she is a person nd forgets that shes got blades 4 arms which RLY frickin sucks when she decides to be clingy
my vulpix tries to take ME shopping for accessories or w/e for her. nd my other pkmn. AND ME.

they all do weird stuff but that stuffs definitely more like ppl. those R just some of the things they do, 2

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[ordalias.livejournal.com]

I thought it was common to think they're sort of like humans... Or it isn't odd to see if they act like one.

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[usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com]

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[ordalias.livejournal.com]

It does? What kind?

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[babel_hacker]

They sometimes seem like they do, to be honest.

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[usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com]

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[babel_hacker]

It's something to think about. In my case, Fortran do that a lot around me.

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[suzakufeather]

I haven't been here long, but Agi seems to like being rather mischievous, if that counts?

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[usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com]

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[suzakufeather]

She seems to enjoy hiding things, then feels guilty about it and brings them back around five minutes later. She's been rather helpful other than that though and seems to keep making sure I'm warm enough.

[superrising.livejournal.com]

[... Huh, this is new.]

Pokémon troubles, Yagyuu-san? [He never really expected Yagyuu of all people to have any, with how composed he always seems to be.]

[usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com]

Only a bit, Fuji-kun. Lady seems to have resorted to drastic measures at getting my attention lately.

[superrising.livejournal.com]

That's not normal, I'm guessing. Have you been ignoring her or something?

( action!! )

[attrites.livejournal.com]

[ Yagyuu will hear Akaya calling from the hallway: ] Yagyuu-sempai! Hey, are you -

[ and then he bursts into the room. ]

Oh. Um. I guess you are busy?

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[usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com]

[Yagyuu is indeed a bit preoccupied at the moment, staring with mild apprehension at a pretty set of six eggs all arranged in a neat cluster, and a very smug Lady flicking her tail at his side. Evidently, that'll show him for ignoring her.]

Only a bit, Kirihara-kun. Mind the eggs; I doubt Lady will take kindly to anyone disturbing them. What do you need?

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[attrites.livejournal.com]

Well, I was gonna ask if you wanted to go shopping for Christmas presents, but that can happen whenever, yanno?

[ ... ] There are so many of them... are you gonna keep them or give 'em away or something?

[audio] PLACEHOLDER GODDAMMIT

[restardom.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, sure, all the time.

Just not six times over.

[ yeah, you're not getting text. ]

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[usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com]

[GDI, Rise, he had that as text for a reason. Hint: it's so you can't hear how exasperated he is. Because he is really exasperated.]

How reassuring, Kujikawa-san.

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[restardom.livejournal.com]

[ oh please, one of these days, you will learn that nothing thwarts Rise. ]

You asked! I thought the least I could do was answer honestly.