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

[usedgalacticpunt]

[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.]

Comments

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[restardom.livejournal.com]

Maybe she's not the greatest at on-the-spot compliments.

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[herolegs]

Yeah, I guess that's the generous way of looking at it. But you'd think she'd have time. How long does she just spend standing in that gym?

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[restardom.livejournal.com]

Hours?

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[herolegs]

Exactly! So she should have time to come up with more stuff than that!

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[restardom.livejournal.com]

But at least we're done now, right?

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[herolegs]

Right! Now that we've got the HM, seeing Souji-kun again's within our grasp!

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[restardom.livejournal.com]

Victory is ours, Chie-senpai!!

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[herolegs]

As if there could be any doubt!

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[reveiller]

Oh, I don't know. Just sounds to me like she's taking her role very seriously.

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[restardom.livejournal.com]

There's taking your role seriously and reciting your lines, and those are way different.

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[reveiller]

Oh, is that some idol commentary I hear?

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[restardom.livejournal.com]

That's just common sense!

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[reveiller]

So you think she's just doing the latter?

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[restardom.livejournal.com]

Yeah... which is weird, since Hayate got more out of her when he fought her.

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[reveiller]

Maybe she only says more on request -- like a vending machine.

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[restardom.livejournal.com]

100 yen for a different phrase?

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[reveiller]

Some of them sound permanently jammed, though. Like the nurses, or the professors.

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[restardom.livejournal.com]

I've never talked to any of the professors.

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[reveiller]

It's invigorating, if you like round-about conversations.

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[restardom.livejournal.com]

I don't know if like's the word.

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[reveiller]

Even in dislike, there is still an element of like~

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[restardom.livejournal.com]

But it's not liking--

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[reveiller]

I wonder what makes liking and disliking something so different.

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[restardom.livejournal.com]

... Besides the obvious?

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[reveiller]

Either way, you hold a strong opinion on the object.