001▼video; action for Mahogany Town
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majorbonerkiller[The video screen shook a bit, as Ivan seemed to be adjusting it after finally figuring out how the damn thing worked. His face took up the majority of the screen.
Amazing! This thing didn't even look like a camera, and it seemed to do a lot more than just that too. They had portable cameras where he came from, but video was a whole 'nother story.
There was a whine, obviously feral, and the camera shifted down to a small yellow rat. Or Pikachu, but Ivan preferred to call it a rat.]
Heh! And look at this thing--it fits into a ball!
[He shoves it with his foot. The "rat" protests again, sparking angrily. Ivan either ignores it or simply doesn't notice as he turns the camera back to his beautiful visage. The lens wasn't as close now, and his Soviet Major's uniform could be seen. He had refused to change into his new Rocket uniform.]
If somebody could explain to me how to get home, the only assholes I talked to--
[And that's about the last thing Ivan says (besides a surprised scream) as he gets a good shock and the feed ends.]
Amazing! This thing didn't even look like a camera, and it seemed to do a lot more than just that too. They had portable cameras where he came from, but video was a whole 'nother story.
There was a whine, obviously feral, and the camera shifted down to a small yellow rat. Or Pikachu, but Ivan preferred to call it a rat.]
Heh! And look at this thing--it fits into a ball!
[He shoves it with his foot. The "rat" protests again, sparking angrily. Ivan either ignores it or simply doesn't notice as he turns the camera back to his beautiful visage. The lens wasn't as close now, and his Soviet Major's uniform could be seen. He had refused to change into his new Rocket uniform.]
If somebody could explain to me how to get home, the only assholes I talked to--
[And that's about the last thing Ivan says (besides a surprised scream) as he gets a good shock and the feed ends.]
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Date: 2011-02-23 01:53 am (UTC)You too...? [Ivan looks a little worried--this was getting weird. When he hears his name however, he perks up.]
Not here? Heh, who do you think you're talking to~?
[He's going to go with male for now, and hope he's correct.]
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Date: 2011-02-23 02:00 am (UTC)[He knits his eyebrows together.] I'm afraid I'm not following. [Then he picks up something and the surprised look returns to his brown eyes.] Unless... is your name Ivan as well?
[China knew that Ivan was a common name in Russia, but still...!]
[Sorry, Ivan, but right now, China is not within crotchgrabbing distance for you to find out for sure.]
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Date: 2011-02-23 02:14 am (UTC)That's right, Major Ivan Raikov. And you are?
[Surely a name will confirm a gender once and for all!]
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Date: 2011-02-23 02:16 am (UTC)[He bows his head.]
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Date: 2011-02-23 02:44 am (UTC)...What kind of name is that?
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Date: 2011-02-23 03:00 am (UTC)I'm Chinese, aru. Yao is a common name in my country, just as Ivan is in yours.
[He clears his throat.] Putting that aside, I'm afraid you'll have to get used to having that Pikachu following you around, aru. You're stuck with it whether you like it or not.
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Date: 2011-02-23 06:25 pm (UTC)[Pikachu pips up happily at the mention of it's name.]
What's the point? I don't need pets, they just waste resources.
[Also known as food for Ivan.]
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Date: 2011-02-24 01:09 am (UTC)[China smiles at the Pikachu. Those were so cute!]
I wouldn't call them pets, since they seem to be more intelligent than the natives here, aru. They can actually put up a good fight if they're trained well. Not only that, but when they reach a certain level they completely change their appearance.
[His beautiful Gyarados for example; his precious Lien-Hua.]
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Date: 2011-02-24 02:25 am (UTC)[He says rather bluntly.]
They can fight...? Maybe they're useful after all...
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Date: 2011-02-24 02:34 am (UTC)Yes, they all have different abilities. Your pikachu, for example, is and electric-type, that's why it can use lightning and static with its attacks, aru. Then my Dewgong is an ice-type, so he will be able to use ice with his attacks.
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Date: 2011-02-24 02:43 am (UTC)[Yeah, this talk of Pokemon? He's caring less and less.]
So that was what shocked me earlier...the thing should know better. I'll have to train it.
[He looks off screen at the rat, a little irritated. Pikachu can be heard responding cautiously.]
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Date: 2011-02-24 02:55 am (UTC)Even I have to admit they can get on one's nerves, but not all of them have bad attitudes...
[He takes his own pokegear and has it zoom out a little so his Gyarados, Lien-Hua, can be seen nuzzling against him like a purring cat.]
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Date: 2011-02-24 03:07 am (UTC)A good soldier should never attack his--what is that?!
[His face grew larger as Ivan leaned closer to his screen, trying to get a good look.
Pikachu's face popped into the frame as he tried to get a look, and Ivan pushed him away.]
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Date: 2011-02-24 03:14 am (UTC)Hm? Oh, this is Lien-Hua, my female Gyarados, aru. [He steps away from Lien-Hua and focuses the camera of his gear on his sea dragon.]
She's quite gentle, actually.
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Date: 2011-02-24 03:22 am (UTC)[What the Colonel wouldn't do for a creature like that...]
Where did you get it?
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Date: 2011-02-24 03:31 am (UTC)Although, she should be having eggs soon, aru. I could raise one for you. [Because not everyone had the patience to raise these guys.]
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Date: 2011-02-24 03:37 am (UTC)[He scoffed, but the offer for eggs still piqued his interest.]
I'll let that slide, though. [Ivan was so generous, wasn't he?]
Now, what do you want for it?
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Date: 2011-02-24 03:48 am (UTC)Considering you're new here, I'll only charge 300P, that's the currency they use here by the way.
[He just hoped the offspring would be as good mattered as their mother.]
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Date: 2011-02-24 04:04 am (UTC)[Ivan rummaged around in a bag at his side, remember being handed a bit of currency. It looks like he had roughly 3000P from what those Rockets gave him.]
I'll be getting a Gyra... the blue thing, right? I don't want some stupid fish.
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Date: 2011-02-24 04:13 am (UTC)It will take time to raise the fish, but I will give it to you once it's become a dragon, aru.
[He tries to figure out where Ivan is by looking at the background.]
Where are you anyway?
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Date: 2011-02-24 04:15 am (UTC)I, uh...Mahogany town.
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Date: 2011-02-24 04:20 am (UTC)I'm in Goldenrod. Perhaps, we could either meet in Ecruteak or I could take the shortcut to Mahogany myself, aru.
[That would mean he'd have to go ahead of his brothers, but with Hong Kong doing the badge challenge they'd catch up.]
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Date: 2011-02-24 04:43 am (UTC)Ecruteak...let me see.
[He rummages around again, pulling out a map. Mahogany to Ecruteak...]
There's water in the way. I'm not swimming over that unless I can get a boat.
[He's not a very cooperative buyer. Granted, he assumes he'll have to swim it himself.]
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Date: 2011-02-24 05:05 am (UTC)I can get across with Lien-Hua, aru. Hopefully by the time I reach you, the fish will have evolved.
Then, perhaps... [He trails off.] Then, you could get across easily, aru. [That wasn't what he had originally planned on saying, but it sounded better this way.]
video; nooot sure, but would them meeting be a log x amount of days from now?
Date: 2011-02-24 05:18 am (UTC)About that--how long do you think it will take you?
[He really had no sense of how long traveling would take from one city to the next, and so far he hadn't even seen a vehicle. Better Yao to make the journey than him.]
video; pretty much
From:video; haha, okay!
From:video; I just wonder what will happen when they finally do meet |D
From:video; crotchgrabbing mayhem
From:video; of course
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