4 ∅ [Video]

[callbacks]

[The video starts on an unsure-looking Kirlia. He starts to edge away, but Dave--apparently behind the camera--speaks.]

Naw, go ahead, dude. C'mon. Don't be shy.

[The Kirlia sighs, extremely put upon, and then ballet-toes back into place. There's a Dawn Stone on the floor nearby; the Kirlia bends primly at the waist to pick it up, and:

Presto.

Wart the Gallade examines his arm-blades for a moment, then shoots Dave a look as if to say, "If we're quite done now." Dave chuckles quietly.]

Yeah, yeah, thanks for humoring me, bro. The moment has been secured for posterity. Duty discharged. [The relief on the Gallade's face is palpable before Dave turns the camera towards his own movie star mug. Hello, Johto.]

So, hey. I get that baby's first evolution is probably ancient headwear for most of you, but he's the first guy I got all the way to his final form. That's worth some kind of jokey home video.

[Yeah, because he's obviously being ironic about this. He's not Proud Dadding all over his starter, no sirree.]

Anyway, I've been hearing about a bunch of different evolutionary paths our Poképals can take, and, I dunno. I'm curious, I guess. If you ever made a choice like that, what made you pick one way or the other?

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[armoredsoul]

No problem! Hold on, I think I had a list over here...

[The feed jitters a bit as Al starts moving around, but he keeps talking.]

Oh, you know Jade? I spoke to her a little bit before.

[callbacks]

She's one of my best friends. We've known each other since...I don't really know. A long enough-ass time for my brain to chuck that data, I guess. Isn't she great.

[armoredsoul]

Oh, really? I'm glad you both have each other here! It's rough being on your own, even if Johto is a pretty decent place to be stuck in.

Yeah, she's really nice! She filled me in a lot on robots and stuff.

[callbacks]

Oh, yeah, robots are kind of her thing. Or, well, a thing that was part of her crazy life at one point, anyway. Did she tell you about the time I got her dreambot to smack her sleepwalking nerdbutt in the face.

[armoredsoul]

...I. What? No she didn't--why did you do that?

[callbacks]

She dropped a toilet in my room.

She dropped my toilet in my room.

[armoredsoul]

...she ripped out your toilet...while she was sleeping?

[callbacks]

Jade's the nicest kid I know, she'd never do that shit while she was awake.

[armoredsoul]

I'm more wondering how strong she is that she ripped it out while sleepwalking!

1/4

[callbacks]

Oh, dude, she didn't actually--

[callbacks]

[...

Wait.]

[callbacks]

[Could Jade do that? Rip a toilet out of the floor with her bare hands?







It's possible.]

4/4

[callbacks]

Yeah, she's pretty strong, I guess.

[No sense lulling Al into a false sense of security. Jade Harley is a beast.]

[armoredsoul]

[...okay, something definitely got left out there, but knowing how Dave's world seems to work, he's really not sure he wants to ask about it. Besides, he personally knows people that are literally capable of ripping him to shreds, so who is he to judge?]

Better be careful about the deposit at any hotels you stay at, then!