usedlaserbeam | 015 | Goldenrod City

[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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You're not gonna give gifts, or you already have them?

[ ... he will make a mental note to appease her later with something nice from the refrigerator. ]

I was thinking I wasn't going to give any, frankly.

[She will just be over here, trilling softly and inspecting her brood with motherly pride.]

But Yagyuu-sempai! It's the holiday season! The giving season!

It's, like... required! And besides, won't you feel bad if somebody gets you a gift and you didn't have anything to give in return?

And to think, here I thought my greatest concern would be finding someone to take on a date on Christmas Eve.

Don't worry, Kirihara-kun. I've already picked out something for you, if that's what you're asking.

Heh, you think Lady will let you see any other woman? [ j... just kidding, Lady. Promise. ]

No, no, no! I'm talking about holiday spirit, Yagyuu-sempai! Spirit... which you are lacking in!

[Oh, no, you've got exactly the right idea, Akaya. Have a purring Espeon trotting over to rub against your legs with pointed approval, and shooting Yagyuu an equally pointed glare while she's at it.]

Oh, no? And how would I go about acquiring holiday spirit, in your esteemed opinion?

[ he will point his finger dramatically as he lays out his prognosis: ]

Caroling! Baking gingerbread men! Wrapping presents! And also... decorating the tree, of course!

[So cute, Kirihara-kun. Cute enough that Yagyuu's willing to allow a certain amount of leeway for the whole "being told what to do" thing.]

And you want me to engage in all of that?

Well, two out of four isn't bad, I think. But I mean, all of it is even better!

[...Well.]

It'll be difficult to decorate a tree if we don't have one to decorate, I suppose. Will your errands for the day include picking one up for the house?

They do now! I'm gonna find the biggest, most awesome tree for our house!

I'm sure I can enlist Vampa's assistance in dragging it home, assuming it's too big to carry on its own. And if you have Noble with you, as well, that should be more than enough to manage it.

Leave it to me, then! Noble and Vampa and I are gonna do our best together.

Good. Between the three of you, you ought to be just fine.

Hopefully. The hard part'll be finding and picking a tree, I think.

[ knowing Akaya, he will probably accidentally do something silly like cut down a tree on somebody's property or something like that. ]

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