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

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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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For my friend. I can't reach him in time without this thing.

That breeder guy—Souji—right?

Yep, that's my senpai!

Huh. Didn't know you two knew each other.

I didn't know you knew him!

... Then again, Senpai does kind of know everybody...

That kind of guy, huh?

[A shrug]

We've spoken once or twice. My sister keeps buying eggs from him.

... Sister?

Yeah, that's what I said. Short of hearing now?

No, just hard to believe you're a brother.

What, do I strike you as an 'only child' kind of guy?

... Not really, now that I think about it. You're nothing like me.

And what's that supposed to mean?

That you're not like an only child idol.

Well shit, I'd hope that I ain't an idol.

You've got to smile more, so I think you're safe.

Smiling's overrated.

[... Especially when you don't have much to smile about, but details, details.]

'Sides, I didn't realize being an only child was exclusive to idols.

That part isn't, but I think there's a big difference between having siblings and not.

Is there?

[... He knows very well how different he'd be if his sister never existed.]

You've got something else to protect.

[He looks startled at that—for as good of a liar he is, he's honestly taken by surprise by that.]

[And then he regains his composure, smirking.]

Sorry, but that 'knight' kind of crap ain't really for me.

[ Rise doesn't respond this time-- because she saw that, and something's telling her that she needs to remember it. So for now, she'll just study him thoughtfully. ]

... What? Do I got something on my face?

[ and promptly-- she's decided not to pursue it ] I was just thinking what you'd look like with a beard.

[In a way, he's both glad and annoyed. Glad, because he'd rather not talk about it, but annoyed because he knows that it couldn't have gone by unnoticed.

Damn it.]

... The fuck?

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