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[usedlaserbeam]

[For the first time in quite a while, the video that's posted to the network from Yagyuu's Gear isn't an accidental one; nope, on the contrary, it seems he's chronicling what appears to be an Impromptu Cuddling Day in the Tennis Haus. With the weather drizzling outside, the majority of his roster have taken to either the Haus or the backyard barn for shelter from the weather, and brief glimpses of a lot of them are visible as Yagyuu takes his tour of the house.

In one room, a Cubone and a Slowpoke are leaning on each other, dozing peacefully near a curled-up Absol and Persian; in another, two Zoruas and two Vulpixes have formed a furry foxpile in the middle of the floor, with a snoozing Mienshao occupying a goodly portion of the couch.

Cutting through the kitchen brings the video to a shot of the backyard, where it seems not all of Yagyuu's Pokemon have sought out shelter from the rain — on the contrary, the backyard is a hot mess of tentacles and noodle dragons, with an Octillery snuggling happily against a very contented Dragonair, a hovering Carnivine standing sentry over a carefully-tended garden, and a giant mass of pink, tan, and blue that is probably two Milotics wrapped around each other.]

I'm almost beginning to wonder if Karkat-kun doesn't have the right idea after all, breeding his Pokemon every so often simply for the sake of getting it out of their systems.

[He muses, keeping his voice down so as not to disturb any of the napping critters. The guy owns eleven Eevees, do you have any comprehension of how rare an occasion it is that everyone appears to be napping?]

That said, I'd prefer not to wind up with a crop of eggs without already having an adoptive home set out in advance, so I suppose this also constitutes an offer to anyone interested in a new egg — please feel free to contact me, and perhaps we can work out some sort of mutually beneficial arrangement. ...Ah, Lady, you're up. What —

[And on that fairly cryptic note, he switches the feed off and proceeds to follow his insistent Espeon upstairs, where he'll find a few select members of the Eevee Battalion have already gotten a head start on that plan. Whoops.]


[OOC: Gratuitous Pokemon post to help facilitate some of the shenanigans discussed on the Wishlist Meme! Also, if you want Yagyuu to breed something for you, this post is open and fair game; feel free to hit me up on the meme or any other form of contact if you've got a request! o/]

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[kyoukashotennis]

[All the cuddly Pokémon certainly give you a good feeling. Such a cute scene. Now if only Shiraishi would get over his mixed feeling towards Yagyuu and the fact that he's in a team who stomped them- and because of that he wasn't really planning on replying, but it had been a while since they've kept contact and since they're from the same world it would be better to do that right?

Also because the end of the feed is odd.]

Did something happen?

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[usedlaserbeam]

Ah, hello, Shiraishi-kun. I beg your pardon?

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[kyoukashotennis]

Hi. It's just that your network post ended in a strange way, so I was just wondering if something happened. [Like more eggs being hidden in the closet...]

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[usedlaserbeam]

Ah. That. Yes, I'd thought that Lady was sleeping like the rest of them, but it turns out she was unexpectedly awake and wanted to get my attention. She does tend to be a bit possessive that way — and always has been.

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[kyoukashotennis]

Ah, I see. I've had the same problem with my Umbreon when she was still an Eevee. [She even kept fighting other Pokémon over Shiraishi. Oh joy.

And since they're already talking.]

I'm curious though... what is that other fox-like Pokémon that's not a Vulpix?

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[usedlaserbeam]

I wonder if it's simply a trait common to Eevees, then.

I assume you mean the black and red ones? Those are Zorua. I never planned to have one, much less two; they came to me by chance, but I've seen to looking after them ever since.

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[kyoukashotennis]

Maybe.

[He assumes that the Zorua's have come to Yagyuu from people who've left Johto so he won't bring up the subject. It's always rather gloomy to talk about something like that.]

Sometimes unexpected Pokémon are a nice surprise. What type are they?

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[usedlaserbeam]

These ones were certainly a surprise, though I'm not sure if I'd call them nice ones. That said, they're Dark types, and I do have a certain fondness for their talents.

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[kyoukashotennis]

Their talents? [Now you've made him curious.]

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[paladinlost]

[Well, someone's attention has certainly been caught.]

...That purple one is a Fighting-type, is it not? I did not know they came in less... overly masculine species.

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[usedlaserbeam]

The purple —

[Hang on, he's mentally going back through his roster, because he actually does have quite a few purple things that are the bane of his existence in it. But then it hits.]

You mean the Mienshao, I presume. Yes, it's a Fighting-type, though I admit I've never used it as such. I inherited that one from someone else several months ago.

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[paladinlost]

Is that its name? It looks rather pretty. Does it have a good personality? I know certain species have trouble adjusting to new situations such as disappeared trainers...

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[usedlaserbeam]

This one is something of a special case, actually; its trainer left it to me as an egg, so I was the one who hatched it and raised it. But I still have some difficulty thinking of it as truly mine.

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[paladinlost]

I can understand that. Even after raising them far longer than their original trainers did, they still feel as though they can never be completely ours.

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[usedlaserbeam]

That's right. Still, I feel a certain sense of duty in looking after it, and it seems to have taken well to the surroundings.

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[paladinlost]

It certainly must have, to be willing to breed if you request it.

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[usedlaserbeam]

Ah, well.

[WHAT IS "REQUESTING".]

Of course. It helps, certainly, that I'm able to let them roam freely like this; having the space to move about, free of confinement, works wonders at fostering feelings of camaraderie amongst my team.

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[sculpted]

A-ah, how beautiful....!

[['Sup there Yagyuu; you're now stuck with being graced by the presence of Alex Louis Armstrong, who seems incredibly taken by those pair of Milotics, there.]]

Tell me, my boy, what species of Pokemon are those two?

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[usedlaserbeam]

[oh god what is happening is sparkling imminent what is happening]

Ah, I beg your pardon, which two? These?

[Panning the camera over to them Milotics.]

They're Milotics. They grow to about six meters long and weigh more than a hundred and fifty kilograms. A rather formidable sea serpent, really.

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[sculpted]

[[






it could be]]

How incredible! I've never seen a species of Pokemon possessing such beauty! I....I am moved!

[[....how does sparkling manly tears sound

does that suit you there]]

Where can I catch one of these fine creatures, my boy?

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[usedlaserbeam]

[Not


sure


if want


sweet Federer is he crying right now]

There was a rather large influx of them several months ago, sometime around Valentine's Day; that was when I acquired Narcissus — [After it hit on his Dragonair and she beat the ever-living daylights out of it] — and the other recently showed up in my PC, presumably from a recent departure. I'm afraid I'm not sure where to find them in the wild, though I have bred Narcissus for eggs before.

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[sculpted]

Valentine's Day, you sa-

[[...sorry, let him just

shove his sparkly purple Swanna out of the feed; he also arrived on Valentine's Day and is sensing an opportunity for Armstrong to talk about him...!!

...apparently everything about him is sparkling at the moment, Yagyuu, sorry about that]]

Stein, will you-ahem, yes! You were saying you've bred Narcissus for eggs before? I don't suppose you're planning on producing any more in the future?

[[This is always such a bizarre thing to think about and usually he wouldn't ask but oh god he really really wants one]]

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[usedlaserbeam]

[...wait hang on he's pretty sure he just saw a sparkling purple bird of some variety just —

NOPE, YOU KNOW WHAT.

NOPE.]

To be perfectly frank, I hadn't planned on it — only insofar as that I don't tend to plan the batches of eggs I tend to end up with; my roster seems perfectly content to take the initiative on their own.

That said, given Narcissus's...ah, penchant for his new acquaintance, I doubt it'd be particularly difficult to acquire an egg. And if you'd be willing in advance to provide a home for it, it'd certainly be doing me a favor by letting them work out their inclinations without leaving me trapped with the eggs as a result.

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[sculpted]

[[THAT IS HONESTLY THE BEST DEFENCE HERE, LET'S BE REAL]]

Ah, is that so?!

[[....yeah uh so

how do you feel about sparkly, suddenly shirtless musclemen, Yagyuu

AT LEAST

THIS ISN'T IN PERSON]]

You can rest comfortably with the knowledge that I, Alex Louis Armstrong, will nurture and protect their offspring using techniques passed down in the Armstrong family for generations! Look upon these glorious muscles, and you will see the truth of my claims! These pecs, these biceps....!!!!

[[and to top it off the glittering purple Swanna is back, landing neatly on Armstrong's head and spreading his wings in the most pretentious pose imaginable.




u sure u wanna give one of your eggs to these two clowns, man]]

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[usedlaserbeam]

[Sir, his captain has the ability to systematically strip away every one of his opponent's senses through sheer blinding force of tennis.

...

Is it possible you are related somehow.

Also please put a shirt on.]

Ah.

[ALWAYS ELOQUENT, THAT YAGYUU.]

I'll. Make a note, then, to have a Feebas egg delivered to you as soon as possible. Where will my courier be delivering it?

[Hopefully it is someplace VERY FAR AWAY. Like maybe atop a volcano.]