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[Whoa, what's this? A video post from our resident red-texter? The young man in the feed doesn't have much of a facial expression behind his shades, but he seems pleasantly keyed-up somehow, anyway--maybe it's something in the way he bounces as he flops into his chair.]
I was going to ask if there's some kind of survivalist secret Santa for birthdays around here, or if a Pokémon takes care of it. Like, maybe there's just a widespread anonymous cultural practice of delivering rope and hardtack to someone's door on the anniversary of their exiting utero.
[The corner of his mouth slides up a bit.]
But then I discovered the most important item I've yet received here in Pokéworld. Ladies and gentlemen...
[He turns the camera to reveal a Ralts in a scarf probably twice as long as it is tall. It's holding what looks like the kind of cheap wind-up Electabuzz toy you'd find at the bottom of a child's fast food box.]
The Happiny MealTM toy.
[Dave is so stoked. The Ralts, more bemused than anything else, winds it up and seems surprised when it rattles across the desk. It crouches to watch the toy more closely as Dave pulls the view back to himself, still practically bursting (you know, for him) with ironic amusement.]
Anyway, since I've got all this kit now, does anyone in the Violet City neck of the woods want to go check out those ruins? I know it's basically freezing and all, but they're not supposed to be too far out, and. [He shrugs.] They sound all right.
[Meaning he really, really wants to go see them, and it is his birthday.]
I was going to ask if there's some kind of survivalist secret Santa for birthdays around here, or if a Pokémon takes care of it. Like, maybe there's just a widespread anonymous cultural practice of delivering rope and hardtack to someone's door on the anniversary of their exiting utero.
[The corner of his mouth slides up a bit.]
But then I discovered the most important item I've yet received here in Pokéworld. Ladies and gentlemen...
[He turns the camera to reveal a Ralts in a scarf probably twice as long as it is tall. It's holding what looks like the kind of cheap wind-up Electabuzz toy you'd find at the bottom of a child's fast food box.]
The Happiny MealTM toy.
[Dave is so stoked. The Ralts, more bemused than anything else, winds it up and seems surprised when it rattles across the desk. It crouches to watch the toy more closely as Dave pulls the view back to himself, still practically bursting (you know, for him) with ironic amusement.]
Anyway, since I've got all this kit now, does anyone in the Violet City neck of the woods want to go check out those ruins? I know it's basically freezing and all, but they're not supposed to be too far out, and. [He shrugs.] They sound all right.
[Meaning he really, really wants to go see them, and it is his birthday.]
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I was thinking maybe this weekend? You know, in case anyone has a real person job. My schedule's pretty flexible, I can pencil basically anything in. Since they won't give teenagers full-time work for reasons that escape me given the local demographics.
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...
She should probably get one of those, come to think of it, Riku isn't here to get ca$h from.]
That sounds good, I'll be training to fight Falkner and working in the mean time. [Do people usually carefully schedule their adventures?] Are you sure it's okay to come along? We don't know each other or anything.
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[He shrugs and bobs his head a bit. There, introduction secured.]
You can bring other friends along if you want, that way it's not mad awkward or whatever.
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[This is how we socialize, isn't it.]
...I got dumped here after all that weird stuff, uh, one of my sisters got dropped off in Ecruteak, and as far as I know my other sister's in Kanto still along with our friends.
Well. Maybe we can be friends, then it won't be awkward?
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[His gaze slides away for a moment, but he re-centers and nods.]
Yeah, sounds good to me. I'm a friendly guy, engaging in a little social networking among my peers shouldn't cause anybody here any problems. Don't want to hold you here if you're trying to link back up with your sisters, though.
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[Was...was that a joke.]
Besides, we're triplets, if they miss me they can just put on a wig and look in the mirror--problem solved.
[Okay yes, that was a joke, she's a little more comfortable in the conversation now.]
Was that the only present you got for your birthday?
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[So, yes. Just this mysterious care package and then Penny's cake.]
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[Is he...going to do that "bracelets aren't manly" thing? She still doesn't get that.]
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[He's taken aback, but not in a negative way.]
I mean, you don't have to. Obviously, but, you know. What kind of bracelet?
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[She turns down her Gear to show a Seadra very casually chilling in a pond.]
Mercury, can I see your bracelet?
[The Seadra obliges by lifting its tail up and showing a simple beaded bracelet with a Horsea charm on it.]
Stuff like that, I made it for my friend that originally had Mercury here.
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[So no objections, apparently.]
Like I said, though, you don't have to. I'm sort of used to it not being a big deal anymore, and it's not like it's my quinceañera or anything.
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Keensaynara?
[What...is that.]
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[Nobody gets him :'(]
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[A pause.]
Fifteen's how old I am. But I missed my birthday.
And she doesn't think she's...Latina? Whatever that is. Being from a JRPG and of ambiguous origins is confusing.]
But a birthday is still special no matter how old you're turning!
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[Apparently nobody installed tact into the puppet girl.]
Considering how things were before, being friends with someone forever doesn't bother me at all.
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[Alas, poor Xion, we knew her well.]