Forward Dated: [Action/Route 36/Spinda Tuesday/7/12]

[usedgravity]

[Ochako's only seen a panda once before, and it was in a zoo by itself. The idea she might see one in the wild was pretty unbelievable. The idea that she might see more than one? Pretty amazing. The idea that there might be dozens of miniature spinning pandas overrunning the route to the point that she is literally tripping over them is kind of mind-melting.]

Awawawa, th, they're so cute! I mean, there's so many of them!

[It's hard to tell if Ochako is panicking because of their numbers or... just overwhelmed by their cuteness. Or... getting... nauseous... because of all... the spinning...

In any case, the poor girl is stuck in the middle of a whole mosh pit of them, waving her hands as her swablue, hoppip and noibat all fly around in her in a panicked fluster, not sure what to do. The spindas aren't really attacking Ochako and they're too short to reach them, but it's pretty worrying how many have surrounded them...

You can come help, or leave her to her furry doom... or maybe you're the one who needs help from spinning mass?]

Comments

[Video]

[callbacks]

Ohhh my god. What are those.

[THESE FUCKING THINGS CAN'T EVEN WALK RIGHT. AMAZING.]

They look goofy as hell and I need three.

[Video]

[usedgravity]

Eh?! Oh, um- [She hadn't realized her pokegear had turned on during all the confusion] Dave! Uh...

Well, if you come here, you can have as many as you like?

[Nevermind they're swarming everywhere]

[Video]

[callbacks]

Where even are you. I mean, I'm probably a stupid number of miles away regardless, but maybe I can come back later or something.

[Dave, that's not...how swarms work...]

[usedgravity]

Umm, up where Route 36 and 37 meet? Past Violet City, I was -oof- on my way to Goldenrod when these all showed up!

[And... climbing on her? Only to fall off again... it's hard to feel too threatened but it's not exactly convenient.]

[callbacks]

What are they even supposed to be. Like, cats? They kinda look like cats.

[Dave have you ever seen a cat in your actual life]

Video

[veggie_vamp]

Oh, you got a Noibat too! Aren't they the cutest?

[as always, draculaura has top priorities in order]

Video

[usedgravity]

Huh? Oh! [Right, the pokegear... Hi, welcome to Panda Panic Uraraka]

Yeah, she really is but-! There's so many of these spindas too!

Video

[veggie_vamp]

But bats will always be cutest!

... Y'know watching this is making me feel weird. Like seasickness without the sea.

[usedgravity]

Hmm, birds are pretty cute too... [Her hoppip makes its weird purring noise in question] And you too, Jumpy!

Urgh, if you feel sick, just imagine how it is being in the middle of it.... [She's already swaying, and not just from tiny pandas bumping into her]

[veggie_vamp]

Oh, maybe you'll feel better if you close your eyes!

video;

[cardboard_boss]

You're not the only one, kid.

[Snake's feed is showing Spinda spinning around his feet, whilst his Poochyena is barking at them and Ash his Pidgey is hovering above trying to make sense of it all.

A hoard.

Snake is totally confused as to how so many Pokémon could appear in one place.]

---hey! Get off! [Snake pushed away one Spinda with his foot whilst another clung to his leg. Friendly? Annoying?]

video;

[usedgravity]

[She's not sure where he is, but it doesn't look like the route she's on... so is this not a localized problem?]

Are they everywhere?! At least they don't seem too dangerous... [Well, unless you considered possible smothering if you ever fell over]

[cardboard_boss]

[Nope. It's everywhere.]

Yeah, seems so. Seen a couple of broadcasts over the PokeGear about these things. They've got weird spinning eyes and seem to wobble everywhere.

[usedgravity]

Y, yeah, it almost makes me dizzy just watching them... [She's already swaying a bit, and the trio of pokemon flying circles around her head probably don't help either]

I wonder where they all came from?

[cardboard_boss]

No idea. They seemed to jump out of the grass at the same time. It's like some damn hoard.

[Yep, a hoard. Snake can't understand why there were so many of the strange teddy-bear like creatures.]

They breed like rabbits or something?

video;

[usedglaciate]

Are you okay? It looks like you're in a bit of a situation...

video;

[usedgravity]

I think so? They seem pretty harmless-whoa!

[Cue her almost getting her legs knocked out from under her - it's only by her pokemon grabbing her clothes and pulling up that she keeps from falling over]

...mostly harmless.

video;

[usedglaciate]

Are you sure? They're cute, but that many...

[usedgravity]

Um... well, let's just hope they keep dancing instead of fighting! [Yeah, it would be pretty scary if they all attacked... though even without attacking, they're causing a lot of trouble]

How am I going to wade through all these though...

[usedglaciate]

Where are you? I can see about flying over and at least getting you out of the swarm and somewhere safe? I've got a couple Flying types.

video;

[outloving]

[ They are cute, Minako will admit, but...well, she can't ignore Ochako's obvious state. ]

Ochako-chan! Are you going to be alright?! Hang in there!

[usedgravity]

Ah, Minako-chan! I, uh, I think I'll be okay! There's just... a lot of them... [And she's starting to sway a bit...]

Are you okay where you are? I hear it's not just here!

[outloving]

You should sit down for a while, Ochako-chan! And don't look at them!

[ Because you look like you're about to fall over... ]

Don't worry about me, I'm doing just fine! But now that you mention it, I should really go nab one...they're pretty cute!

[ Even if they're a little dizzying. ]

[usedgravity]

Yeah, maybe I will...

[Once she... stumbles over to a bench, so she doesn't just sit down in the middle of them all]

They are pretty cute if you look at 'em one at a time...!

[outloving]

I wonder why there're so many...

[ And on today of all days, too. She hadn't even seen these kind of Pokémon around before now. ]