usedlaserbeam | 023 | Mt. Moon

[Greetings from the interior of Mt. Moon, Johto! It's dark. There's no one around ~~and your phone is dead~~, or at least not on camera, save for the occasional flicker of blue noodly movement at the edges of the screen and two fluffy-looking lumps on the ground — a small but reasonable distance apart — that are probably bedrolls.

Oh, wait, there's something else of interest in this scene.

Considering there's about TWENTY EGGS piled up on top of those bedrolls.

(And a rather satisfied-looking Charizard hovering around in the background.)

There's movement from the one on the left, the shuffling squirming motion of someone groggily coming back to consciousness, and then abruptly Yagyuu sits up, coming perilously close to sending some of those eggs rolling away in the process. He looks down — ]

Lady!

[No, wait. These aren't Eevee eggs. Oh, thank Federer these aren't Eevee eggs.

He looks over at the other bedroll — ]

Nero-kun...

[And with a squeak of Air! from the Dragonair currently commanding the Gear, the feed ends.]

~
[ Some time thereafter, a text appears, accompanied by a snapshot of the eggs: ]

It appears we have some eggs to get rid of.

Please.

[OOC: Aaaaand here's the IC egg post! (The OOC roundup is over here, still with a few Charmander eggs left for anyone interested in them!) Expect responses from both Yagyuu and Nero as they work to foist these eggs off on people!]

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That's manageable. I'll be sending my Pidgeot, Irene, as a courier. She'll be traveling from Kanto and it may take a fair amount of time for her to reach you, so I hope you'll be patient with her, please.

Okay. I'll be waiting for her, then. She's welcome to rest here, too, if she likes. I'm sure my Noctowl wouldn't mind having another bird around.

Could she? I admit, I'd be obliged if you could. She'll be flying in from Kanto and I expect the trip will take a certain amount out of her.

Sure. I'll have food and plenty of space. Irene, right?

That's right. And if you happen to have something colored yellow and black with which to signal her, that'd be so much the better.

Uhmn...

[Hmn. There's the sound of jostling as Hiccup digs in his bag.]

I don't have anything yellow and black... I have a purple cape with some yellow on it. And Hookfang, who's orange and black. Would either of those work? Otherwise you could just tell her to look for a kid in a viking helmet.

Edited (I know my colors.) 2012-06-02 18:46 (UTC)

Orange and black would likely be close enough, but it isn't strictly necessary; it'd just make things slightly easier on her, since she's been trained to home in on those colors in particular when making deliveries.

Though I imagine she wouldn't have much difficulty spotting a Viking helmet, either. Will you be wearing one?

Alright. I'll walk around with my Growlithe out, then.

[He'll just have to...train Hookfang to stop chewing on his prosthetic faster, sob.]

Sure, probably. I usually wear it when I go out and about so that people don't think it's too weird when I don't understand how lightbulbs work, and stuff like that.

Between the two of you, I'm certain she won't have any difficulty making the stop.

...I can see how that might help to alleviate some of the, ah, misunderstandings, yes. You're an actual Viking, then?

Yeah, but I don't have arms as thick as trees, a terrifying beard, or the uncanny ability to throw an axe.

I wasn't aware those were mandatory qualities for a Viking.

I guess they aren't, but not having those qualities made me the odd one out in my tribe for a long time. And here, I just got disbelieving looks a few times.

Having people underestimate you isn't necessarily a bad thing, though. Particularly considering the most terrifying person I know likewise looks nothing like the description you mentioned.

[Hiccup's beef with being different isn't quite so bad as it used to be. He's since learned that it can be good, and it even gained him respect from the other Hairy Hooligans. Still, he knows his appearance just doesn't scream 'VIKING'.]

Yeah? Someone from home?

My captain. The equivalent of the leader of your tribe, as an analogy.

[Ooooh. That sounds impressive.

Only now the mun is imagining Stoick playing tennis, help.]

I'm starting to think that some terrifying people naturally know how to lead.

[~~...This is the best mental image and you should be proud of yourself. Yagyuu certainly would be.~~

Actually, come to think of it, doesn't that kid from Higa use a move called the Viking Horn? Yes. Yes he does. What a shame that it's Higa, though. Because Viking tennis, oh yes.]

More often than not, that sort of person isn't the one who earns leadership through strength or fear alone. It's the one who commands respect and inspires his followers to pursue his level of ability — the example of potential, and the motivating force to achieve it.

[Obviously everyone just needs to play tennis.

Also wow, Yagyuu sure is eloquent. It's like a motivational speaker for potential leaders.]

Er... Yeah, that sounds right.

[He thinks. That was a lot of words that he wasn't expecting.]

[OBVIOUSLY.

Also he just really loves his captain, okay. HE HAS A LOT OF FEELINGS.]

Is that something you're concerned with? Rising up to become the leader of your tribe?

Not...really.

[He's not entirely sure how he feels about that.]

My dad's got it covered, for now.

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