☆22☆ [Video/Action for Route 40]

[tearsofademon]

[Today at the beach, there is a certain lazy mage sitting on a jetty, kind of just staring at the sky aimlessly. In fact, that's what the camera is pointed toward - the afternoon sky.]

Haa... This is the first time I've ever been to the beach just to relax. I mean, sure, I've set foot... er, well, washed up on one after shipwrecking and nearly drowning, anyway... but that was just passing through, really.

This... is kinda nice, you know? Would make a good place for an afternoon nap.

[The camera is turned to get a nice view of an Absol by the water's edge. He creeps close to the edge of the surf and slowly, nervously pokes his paw toward it... and then the wave washes up a little too high before he's ready, and he leaps away, only to start creeping closer again a couple minutes later.]

And everyone seems to be having fun, so that's a good thing...

["Fairy!" Oh, there's a familiar voice just off camera... sounding almost as though she's flying toward it.]

Eh? Rose, what are-- wait a-- ROSE!!

[The Pokégear goes flying toward the sand, and all that can be heard is a loud splash. Conveniently, however, the video ends up pointed toward said splash, which continues into a few seconds of thrashing about in the water. And then when Ryner finally gets himself upright, Rose perched with her usual expression of cheerful innocence on his shoulder... well, he looks like a bit of a drowned rat.]

What was that for, Rose?! If you wanted someone to go in the water with you, you could have just asked one of the others, you know!

Comments

[video]

[nomorestripping.livejournal.com]

[Malik can't help it. He'd meant to just watch, interested in seeing new Pokémon, but - he cracks a smile.

What you may hear, however, is the sound of something going "vul~~!!" as if it were laughing. At you.]

[video]

[alpha_stigma.livejournal.com]

[He walks out of the water, dripping wet, attempting to squeeze some of the water out of his shirt.]

Yeah, sure, it's very funny.

[video]

[nomorestripping.livejournal.com]

I wasn't laughing.

[And he puts his hand on Vulpix's nose to stop the "vul"s.]

Your Pokémon seem - affectionate.

[video]

[alpha_stigma.livejournal.com]

Guess you could put it that way.

[He reaches up to give a scritch behind the ear to the Clefairy on his shoulders, who has now started playing with his hair. She's soaked too, but doesn't seem to mind this at all.]

If nothing else, well, she's having fun anyway.

[video]

[nomorestripping.livejournal.com]

[Malik doesn't know if seeing someone else's Pokémon act up is reassuring or worrisome.]

You're - not concerned about disobedience?

[video]

[alpha_stigma.livejournal.com]

Eh? Ah, well, um... it's not really like she's doing anything really wrong.

[video]

[nomorestripping.livejournal.com]

I suppose not...

Still, I'd think it's important she listen to her trainer.

[Listening to himself, Malik realizes how he sounds and attempts to soften it.]

Excuse my concern, I'm just - new to this, and still figuring it out.

[video]

[alpha_stigma.livejournal.com]

Well, uh... I'm probably not the best person to talk to about that stuff, really. As long as nobody gets hurt, I don't mind all that much.

[He glances up at Rose.] Of course, if she had decided to use Thunderbolt while we were in the water, then there would have been a problem...

[She just looks back innocently. Of course I wouldn't do that, dear partner. Why would I do that?]

[video]

[nomorestripping.livejournal.com]

It - sounds that way, yes.

Are you a Trainer?

[Malik doesn't look convinced by the Clefairy's expression.]

[video]

[souljudgment.livejournal.com]

[... brb laughing his ass off at you, Ryner.] Good show!

[video]

[alpha_stigma.livejournal.com]

[Dripping wet.]

Yeah, yeah.

[video]

[souljudgment.livejournal.com]

Could be worse. I mean, all that happened was you getting very wet after all.

[video]

[alpha_stigma.livejournal.com]

Yeah. And at least she's having fun with it.

video.

[reveiller]

Oh, the joys of relaxation.

video.

[alpha_stigma.livejournal.com]

[Still dripping!]

Something like that, I guess.

video.

[reveiller]

[a chuckle, here] Why don't you go find yourself a towel.

Afterward, you can tell me all about that shipwreck.

video.

[alpha_stigma.livejournal.com]

[Grabbing his bag so as to dig through it.] It's not really an exciting story.

video.

[reveiller]

It's a story about a shipwreck. How un-exciting could it be?

video.

[alpha_stigma.livejournal.com]

[And towel get! Draping it over his head in an attempt to soak some of that up.]

Ferris got seasick and wound up in a fight with Milk and her group, and they destroyed the whole ship while they were at it. That's really it. It was really troublesome.

video.

[reveiller]

[a huff!]

No, no-- that's hardly the way to tell a story, Ryner.

video.

[alpha_stigma.livejournal.com]

It's what happened.

[Video]

[of-france.livejournal.com]

It's wonderful weather of a swim, at least.

[Video]

[alpha_stigma.livejournal.com]

[Slightly less dripping now.]

I guess.

[Video]

[of-france.livejournal.com]

Rose reminds me of my Marianne. She's such a free spirit. It keeps life here entertaining.

[Video]

[alpha_stigma.livejournal.com]

That's one way to put it.

["Fairy!" And Rose, on his shoulder, chirps happily. You know you don't mind it, dear partner.]