usedgalacticpunt | Bout 010 (Video/Action): Badges upon badges. (backdated to Tue. 6/14)

[The video opens in medias res, with a casual conversation going on in the Olivine Pokémon Center. It's not quite loud enough to hear any of the words, though. After a second or two, Chie orients the video on herself.]

Oh, hey, has anybody else noticed how the gym leaders are a little... weird? Me and my friends all challenged Jasmine today, so we could get the Surf TM and cross Route... 42, I think it was? And Jasmine gave us all the same lines from beginning to end. She was all like, "Properly tempered steel won't be made rusty by things like this!" And "You are a better trainer than me, in both skill and kindness." Like she was reading off a script or something!

But anyway, we all made it! I got Ecruteak's badge too, when we stopped there on Friday, so I'm up to four! [Chie shows off two badges to the camera.]

For anybody who's following our quest to rescue Souji-kun, we're leaving first thing tomorrow morning on the way back to Ecruteak. And from there, it's through Mahogany and on to the Ice Path! Just hold on, Souji-kun, we won't make you wait too much longer!

[OOC: You may have already won the chance to be tagged by others in Chie's traveling group! This is a limited-time offer, so comment today! ~~Or any time, really.~~]

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The fuck? Really?

[Okay, that's definitely a point of interest for him.]

Really! I went there myself!

Man, that's fucking twisted...

Bad guys.

Yeah, yeah, I got it. [Shit.] They okay, at least?

They are now. It was pretty bad, though.

That's quite the generalization. Is that the way you are?

Oh, wouldn't this be a good place to interject with some diabolical laughter? It'd add to the piece!

[he's just about to make a crack about the one that flew over the cuckoo's nest, when all of a sudden, the ball is flying back the way it came from-- a quick glance shows that at that particular trajectory, it's going to sail right over the roof.

there's something inherent for tennis players about chasing after green and fuzzy objects that are moving at very high speeds, and Fuji really is no different. it takes him three seconds to all but skid across the roof, doing an impressive impression of snowboarding while reaching out to balance himself with his other leg. reaching out with a racket, he smoothly maneuvers the ball so that it falls with the movement of his arm, before coming to rest on the face of his racket quietly.

a pause, and then, a grin-- tossing the ball in Rise's direction, he makes his way to the edge of the roof to peer down owlishly.]

Just a little drive-by tennis, is it now?

It doesn't have to apply to everyone.

I guess so.

Is that so? Ah, what are your thoughts on watermelons?

-- that's a random change in the subject.

Is it? I hadn't noticed~

But really, I think it's fairly relevant. If you had half a watermelon, what would you do with it?

[ it's the hours of tennis practice that has her catching the ball on her racket's face instead of catching it like one would a baseball. It bounces once, twice, and then she snags it and takes a minute to review WHAT THE HELL FUJI JUST DID.

... she eventually concludes that it's not something she'll be able to pull anytime within the next year or so, and curiously ventures closer to the edge once she hears Fuji address someone. The source of the ball playing boomerang, probably-- and sure enough, when she glances down, she brightens. ]

Niou-kun! Um, sorry about that.

It's not us I'm worried about at this point.

Senpai's trying his hardest, too. We've just got to show him that he doesn't need to do this alone.

Quite possibly. But then it would need other sound effects as well, wouldn't it?

Yeah, I know. [Frowning, though.] I hope he's still okay in there, though.

And I think someone's having a bit too much fun scribbling.

He's gotta be...

Oh? Such as?

Wouldn't the shape be easier to see if it were coloured in?

Well, the resounding cheer at the end, for example.

Ah, attempting to secure your audience already? Someone has a performer's instincts.

I am told I have a penchant for the dramatic.

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