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

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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[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.

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.]

[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.

[Caterpie sniffles and nods at the camera. Chris takes a moment to process that.]

Something to eat... o-oh, right.

[Chris sets both the Gear and Caterpie down to rustle through her bag to get some food. In the meantime, Caterpie crawls over to the camera. Before Caterpie manages to crawl all over Chris' Gear again, Chris distracts it with a small chunk of bread.]

[What a relief! She smiles, glad that for now everything is resolved.]

See? Caterpie just wanted something to eat. He may not know how to get his own food yet.

I guess...

[Caterpie munches happily on the food, still watching the Gear. Not for long, though - Chris picks it up, now that she thinks Caterpie is reasonably distracted.]

Uh... thanks.

You're welcome. I'm happy to help Pokemon.

[Chris will carefully try and scoop up Caterpie, who clings to their delicious food. She better take it back to the town, to keep it safer, right...?

She'll switch the feed to audio (easier) and head off back in the direction of Cherrygrove.]

Hey, uh... have you raised many baby Pokemon?

Mm-hmm... I took care of all kinds of animals back home. It's my special talent.

Special talent, huh...

[With some embarrassment,] The last baby Pokemon I took care of wasn't very needy. This one's... different.

So... how do I raise this one?

You just have to give it the attention it needs. It doesn't know how to communicate with you other than by crying, and every cry is different. You've got to try all the options you can think of before giving up.

Right...

How long before I should start training it?

That's hard to say... I'd wait, but the Pokemon will let you know when it wants to fight.

I'll take it back to the town for now. That way nothing can ambush us.

...Right?

Yes, Pokemon usually don't come out in the towns. You should be okay.

Yeah...

[There's the faint sound of a bush rustling, and Chris rushing a bit more.]

Ah- I'm going to shut off the feed, so the wild ones don't notice us.

So... thanks, I guess.

Oh, um... you're welcome. I was happy to help.

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