victory_road | [Video] backdated to May 29th!

_{[The scenery rushes by in a blur-- Heather and co are aboard the MAGNET TRAIN, because guess who woke up in Saffron after that weekend? Normally it wouldn't be a big deal-- but for once, Heather actually has obligations. The circus extravaganza is still on for a few more days.]

[But... the convenience had been too tempting to pass up.]

[Heather flashes a grin at the camera once it's on, and wastes no time in spinning it around to reveal...]}

Soooo... this is Snitter.

_{[The Type: Null, roughly large-dog-sized, is hunkered down on the floor, luminescent eyes blinking deep inside the helmet. It's bobbing gently to the rhythm of the train's chugs. Not just the head-- its whole body.]}

... They, uh... weren't lyin' when they said these guys had quirks.

Hey, Snitter!

_{[The chimerical Pokemon's head snaps up, eyes locking onto the camera, but its bobbing doesn't even miss a beat. It's half-cute, half-spooky.]}

Do the thing, Snitter.

C'mon!

_{[It blinks. And bobs. And doesn't do anything else.]}

--c'moooon, buddy. You were doing it a second ago.

_{[Just at that moment, a loud mechanical squeaking can be heard as the hot beverage cart is wheeled past... and apparently 'Snitter' SUPER DOES NOT LIKE THAT NOISE because it stands up so quickly that its legs almost seem to be spring-loaded, and then... runs backwards, directly into the wall of the train and, in its panic, tips right over and slams to the floor so hard that it makes the seats rattle.]

[Heather's tone goes from cajoling to alarmed.]}

Whoa!

It's okay, bud, it's okay! Bud--

_{[The 'Gear is dropped down onto the seat as Heather hastily leaps up to try and assist the mechanically-thrashing creature back upright before it damages something.]}

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Looks like these things being defective is a running theme.

Well, good thing I didn't sign up for this in hopes that I'd be able to train him to be the next famous ballerina or something.

But yeah, he's a LITTLE more of a mess than I expected him to see, even with that weird ad.

Poor little guy.

May just want to put him out of his misery like I told that other whiner on the network.

Might be the best thing for those disgusting looking things.

_[WOW??]

Damn, we got a badass over here don't we?

If that's what you want to call it.

I just don't see the point in keeping something that's obviously defective.

Well I don't see the point in putting salt on watermelon but if I see someone doing it I don't walk over to them and go "THAT'S DISGUSTING, YOU PATHETIC WASTE OF SPACE! MY MOM NEVER HUGGED ME AND I'M JEALOUS OF WELL-ADJUSTED PEOPLE!" and slap it out of their hands

You shouldn't project your mommy issues on other people.

Also I don't see how salt on watermelon has anything to do with a beast that's clearly messed up in the head but okay.

Buddy you're the one who showed up talking about putting defective things out of their misery, which kind of goes into both "projecting" AND "messed up in the head" territory

BUT hey, maybe that's just me

If something isn't going to have a good quality of life, you might as well just end it's suffering.

Or if it's frankly just useless, getting rid of it is a good idea as well.

Let me put it this way:

Let's say you've got some problems, some stuff you have a hard time with. Right?
But you're plugging along doing your best. Maybe having some trouble, but still trying.

And then some douche shows up, takes one look at you, and decides you're useless, so he's just gonna kill you, and not even feel bad about it because in his mind he's doing you a favor.

Would you just nod and be like "Yeah that sounds fair" or would you be like "WHAT THE FUCK, ASSHOLE?!! MIND YOUR OWN FUCKING BUSINESS!"

Yes.

WOW

Well, I think that conclusively shows which one of us is projecting

If that's your definition of projecting. I thought it was more being realistic.

Well I happen to fall in the latter category of the options I laid out

SO I guess only time will tell whether Snitter will grow up to be a nihilistic edgelord with a deathwish, or like me, who grew out of that phase like eight years ago

Edgelord. That's a new one. You're so creative.

Hopefully he gets taken out before then. At leas then he won't have to deal with you.

Gosh you're mean :(

Brb I have to blow my nose into my defective animal's weird fur, contributing to his immeasurable suffering

Know that you are responsible for this

Perhaps... man was the real monster all along

Careful. Blow too hard and it'll probably fall over.

Don't worry there's only one blowhard here and it's not me or Snitter.

I am so intimidated by your witt!!!
I have been defeated oh no!!!

_{[HEY, she got Mystery Internet Badass to play along. She's gonna count that as a win.]}

GOOD

BEGONE WHENCE YOU CAME

Wish I could.

Sadly I'm stuck here like the rest of you.

aw gee that's too bad

guess you'll just have to stick around learn some life lessons about the magic of friendship and teamwork and NOT suggesting euthanasia as a solution for minor setbacks

like the rest of us

Hm

No, I still think putting that thing down would be the best thing for it.

But nice try. Gold star for effort.

aw see now YOU'RE using condescending sarcasm

SIGH they learn so fast

it's precious moments like these that really make me stop and appreciate the time we all spend together here

I think you've spent to long with defective animals.

It's made you go a little bit crazy.

Might want to get that checked out.

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