third shot // accidental video for route 30; action for cherrygrove

[hurtitselfinconfusion]

VIDEO; mid-morning, route 30

[When the video feed comes on, the first thing anyone will see (though slightly obscured by bug-sized footprints on the camera lense) is:



Watchers will also be greeted by the sound of a Pokemon crying. No, really, crying - the Caterpie is wailing miserably. Chris, unaware that her Gear has been activated, seems to be both trying to catch the Caterpie and comfort it.]

Stop crying! It won't help anything!

[Try is the key word, though. She reaches for it, and it darts away. Given something to compare Caterpie's size to (that is, Chris), it seems especially small, as if just a baby.]

Come on, now! Are you lost? Hey-! Somebody probably caught your parents! Or something...

[Caterpie pauses in the crying as Chris finally manages to catch it hand pick it up... then starts up again, loud as ever.]

Alright, alright! I'll take care of you! Just stop that crying!

ACTION; evening, cherrygrove.

[It's late evening, and the sun's starting to set. Chris is sulking on the beach of Cherrygrove, with Caterpie now dozing in her lap. Once she managed to get it a little calmer, she decided to head back to Cherrygrove to take it to the center and heal it up, just in case. Luckily, she was less than a day away from Cherrygrove, so she managed to get there before dark. Chris won't notice anybody's presence unless they bring attention to themselves (though MDM, her Absol, laying a few feet away from her, might - but he'll just lift his head and look at you), as she's deep in thought.]

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[action]

[usedperishsong]

[Kanade watches Chris from behind in silence, a concerned look on her face - bordering on a smile, but holding it back. She's had a lot to chew on lately, herself....

Certain others with her, however, have no such qualms.

SUDDENLY, A COLD, WET, RED NOSE IN THE SMALL OF YOUR BACK, CHRIS.

Arrow the Poochyena says hello!]

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[hurtitselfinconfusion]

[Chris nearly yells, jumped to her feet and only just catching her Caterpie in time.]

Wh-?!

[Oh, Kanade. That person she just tried to ditch.]

Control your Pokemon!

[MDM seems amused. Caterpie, scared and startled, curls close against Chris.]

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[usedperishsong]

[She just wanders over and plops on down where you'd been sitting; her dog squirms into her lap and she does put an arm down to keep her there.]

Nice spot you've got here, huh? Good for thinking.

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[hurtitselfinconfusion]

Good for thinking alone!

[Why, you-! But Caterpie cries a little, and Chris glances down, honestly concerned. It's... not a look she wears often.]

[action]

[usedperishsong]

[Kanade catches the look and her shoulders relax.

Digging into her pocket, she pulls out a piece of candy and offers it without glancing over again, swatting Arrow's nose away from it.]

Here. Split it.

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[3_butterflies]

That poor Pokemon! Is it all right?

1/2 [video]

[hurtitselfinconfusion]

[Snapped,] Does it sound alright?!

2/2 [video]

[hurtitselfinconfusion]

[After Caterpie cries and whines from her tone of voice, despite the fact she's not even talking to Caterpie, she looks away, embarrassed.]

Ah...

It doesn't seem to be hurt.

[video]

[3_butterflies]

[Now normally Fluttershy would yelp and run way, because ahhhh scary! But a Pokemon is in need, so she swallows, and tries again.]

It's so small... Maybe it's just a child...

[Then she tries addressing the Caterpie, gently.]

Shhh, it's all right, easy... I'm sure she'll help you, it'll be all right. You're going to be okay.

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[hurtitselfinconfusion]

I figured! It probably got separated from its parents. After all, why else would it cry like this, if it's not hurt?

[Caterpie doesn't really understand the concept of a PokeGear, but understands enough to look into the camera when it hears a voice. Its wailing dies down a little, and it watches Fluttershy's image. It still sniffles and whines "Pie... piieeeeee", though.

Chris, on the other hand, looks both baffled and rather impressed.]

[video]

[3_butterflies]

[Enjoy being ignored, Yukine, because Flutters is putting all her attention to the precious buggy baby.]

There now... it's okay. We're all friends here. You must be exhausted from all that crying... Would you like something to eat? Maybe the nice human with you has something.

[usedshooshpap]

AREN'T YOU JUST THE POKEBEAST WHISPERER.

[video]

[hurtitselfinconfusion]

[It'll take her a little longer to notice a text message than it will any others. When she finally does check her Gear, she's managed to get the Caterpie down to a low whimper.]

Eh~? You almost sound jealous! Trouble with your own? If it's worse than this, you must be a complete failure.

[usedshooshpap]

I WAS BEING SARCASTIC.

[hurtitselfinconfusion]

[She scoffs.]

Why listen to that wailing if all you're gonna do is make a stupid, sarcastic comment about it?!

[Her smirk breaks when Caterpie's whining picks up again, and it seems on the verge of crying. She has to hush it and comfort it to keep it from wailing again.]

[usedshooshpap]

BOREDOM, MOSTLY.

[video]

[combat_butler]

... um, it might make it easier if you try lowering your voice a little...

[video]

[hurtitselfinconfusion]

Nobody asked you!

[Caterpie cries louder.]

I.. Ah... right. Lower my voice...

[To Caterpie, almost gently] Okay, uh... stop crying.

[video]

[combat_butler]

You might not have asked, but it's on the network... Besides, it never hurts to get a little advice with wailing Pokemon.

[video]

[hurtitselfinconfusion]

Well, then do you have any other advice?!

[video]

[combat_butler]

--er.

That... would depend on if you have anything you can try feeding to it.

video;

[femininity]

[ oh god is that a bug

why would anyone want to catch a bug

but at least... seeing it through her device... makes it slightly less intolerable for makoto... ]

Uh... i, is it... that thing... okay now...?

[video] (after Caterpie has calmed down)

[hurtitselfinconfusion]

[Caterpie is quieter now that Chris is securely holding onto it. She'll be checking her Pokedex while responding to Makoto.]

Yeah. It's stopped crying.

And it's called a- [She checks the Dex again quickly] -Caterpie, not "that thing".

[be nice to her baby]

[video]

[femininity]

Ca... Cate... Cater...

[ no she can't say it! saying its name makes her imagine it, and imagining it makes her freak out a bit!

...even if she had no idea what it's name was a few minutes ago. she just shakes her head. ]

Um... congratulations, then!

[video]

[hurtitselfinconfusion]

Hey, what's with you?

You're not scared of a little bug, are you?