002 → accidental video - action for Goldenrod

[fortunatetoaster]

Aaaaah, man, what the hell's goin' on here?! This ain't where I -- aaargh!

[ going by the angle of the video, the PokeGear appears to have been dropped and is lying on its side but it still manages to catch a miserable and thoroughly sodden Labrys pacing around a street of what appears to be Goldenrod. The shower of rain evidently hadn't done her any good and she's soaked to the bone, and freezing to boot. She's not used to it and she's not enjoying it either.

Neither is Kirarin, who looks just as miserable as her trainer and gives a pitiful bleat. ]

Yeah, I know! First they dump me hear without any warnin' and next they start throwin' me around everywhere! It's-- hrgh, where is it?

[ she turns a dizzy circle, looking around and finally her eyes land on the PokeGear and she heaves a huge sigh before pacing over and scooping it up. ]

Ah, jeez, did it start recordin' when I dropped it? ... anyway.

[ she huffs upwards, trying to blow a sodden lock of hair out of her face, with little success. ]

Okay, so after all that... whatever was goin' on, I fell asleep and now I ain't where I was before. This happen t'anyone else? ... and, uh.

[ she grins sheepishly. ]

Anyone know where I can get some new clothes?

[ and with that, the video clicks off.

if you want to find Labrys, she'll be wandering around Goldenrod looking like a lost lamb, with her actual lamb trotting along at her side. ]

Comments

[fortunatetoaster]

W--which one are Pichus?

[ look she's pretty new here it took her like two days to work out what Kirarin was supposed to be ]

There any around here? 'Cuz trust me, I ain't goin' anywhere anytime soon if I got any say in it.

[freshprints]

They're small electric mice; yellow, with large ears tipped in black.

[...Honestly you should probably just avoid yellow things in general, what with how that particular color tends to be indicative of an Electric-type around here, um.]

...Ah. No, there likely aren't any around here, but you should avoid the appliance stores, as well. Rotom tend to lurk around those — they're Electric-types, as well.

[fortunatetoaster]

[ she's not going to end the day without getting shocked again, is she. ]

... S'there anywhere I can go to get dried off before somethin' zaps me again? There's gonna be one a' those uh... Pokemon Centers in a city this big, right?

[freshprints]

There is. You're not far from it right now, actually.

[She turns slightly, gesturing for additional clarity.]

Continue following this street down, and you'll find it.

[fortunatetoaster]

[ she turns to follow Kyouko's pointing finger and then dips her head in a little nod to show her understanding. ]

Ah, I get it. Thanks.

[ a pause.


.... this is where she's supposed to introduce herself or something, right. ]

Oh-- Uh-- I'm Labrys.

[freshprints]

This is the largest city in the region. There's no shame in having difficulties navigating it at first.

[...Ah, yes. Introductions. Her old nemesis.

Temptation to just ellipsis is so strong right now.

On the other hand, character development...]

...I see. My name...is Kyouko Kirigiri.

[fortunatetoaster]

[ well that's the most awkward part out of the way, right

r--right ]

Y--yeah, it's-- it's nice to meetcha.

[ and then there's a silence while she tries to work out just what to say next. ]

You... b--been here long...?

[freshprints]

Long enough.

[...]

Considerably moreso than you have, I gather.

[fortunatetoaster]

Y--yeah... I just got here, uh... a week ago, maybe a little more. I ain't really been doin' much explorin' or travellin' so I ain't really sure what ta expect or anythin'.

[ she shifts her weight from one foot to the other, a fidgety little movement that betrays her embarrassment ]

You sound like you know what you're doin', though.