6th Zapfish [Video, Goldenrod City]

[agent3]

[Hm. Looks like it's raining today. Not very hard, mind, but just enough that breaking out an umbrella is a good idea - though perhaps not one as large as what Thida is sporting. The big blue umbrella is large enough to cover three normal sized people easily, so it's a safe bet to say that the small teenage girl on the 'gear feed is completely dry.]

...Still don't like rain.

[She says it with a sidelong glance and a tinge of embarrassed pink to her cheeks.]

Back home...water's not safe. Inklings're ink, so...dissociate in it. Hurts. Rain's scary. Storms're scary. Know I'm okay here, but...[She shakes her head.] Still scared.

[Thida pauses, unsure of her next words, before squeaking and stepping back. A shiny Bounsweet bounces into view briefly, trying to catch a glimpse of what her trainer is holding. At least, judgding by the mud on its tiny feet, you have an idea of why Thida came out in inclement weather that she doesn't like again.]

Uh - 's there stuff - other people're still scared of? Even though they don't gotta be? M-Majo, stop-

[The feed cuts out when the Bounsweet bounces high enough to land right on the Pokegear. Eugh, that's not going to be fun to clean.]

Comments

[shieldless]

...Dragons.

[ He says, as he's sitting inside, his Goomy seeming to frown a little as he says it. ]

[agent3]

[By now she's wiped off the worst of the muck that Majo left behind (seriously, what is WITH this little berry thing) and can respond to all the messages she's been sent in response. The feed is still a little smudged, though, but the tilt of Thida's head is unmistakable.]

Oh. Got real ones at home?

[shieldless]

[ He was fine with waiting, but seems to have moved a little - noticing his Goomy wants to watch the rain. ]

That we do - rather dangerous creatures, who've been at war with us for quite some time. And if they bled the right way on you, you could become one.

[agent3]

...Bleed on you?

[What the heck]

Kinda weird...but...don't think that happens here.

[shieldless]

[ ffxiv dragons are neat ]
Some form of magic in their blood - from the times before war. But...
I know that. Logically, there's no fear to have of these ones. But is it not the same with water?

[thedifferencebetween]

...I'm sorry, did you just say you used to dissolve in water?

[agent3]

Yeah. Doesn't happen any more, though.

[So if you were wondering if she'd melt in the rain, mister "I'm having a heart attack", she won't. In fact, with a bit of hesitance, she sticks her hand out into the showers and lets it get wet for two seconds before showing him.]

See?

[thedifferencebetween]

What the hell was your biology? Seriously. What...how does that even work?

[agent3]

[Shrug.]

Inklings're ink. And squids. Just how it works.

[thedifferencebetween]

...wait, wait, wait. Squids live in water! They are aquatic!

[Video]

[thenightsky]

Yeah this weather kind of sucks, huh?

[They finally make it to Goldenrod and it's pouring rain.]

Looks like that umbrellas the perfect size though.

[Noctis. That umbrella is huge.]

...I don't really like bugs.

[Video]

[agent3]

Yeah! 'M super dry!

[She spins it a little. You can't see how the rain twirls off from the edges, but it totally does.]

Bugs? How come?

[Video]

[thenightsky]

A pretty good purchase then, if you ask me.

[Seriously, that is a really cool umbrella. It's totally Bean size.]

I've just never been a big fan. They're gross and some of the ones back home are huge.

Re: [Video]

[agent3]

[My Neighbor Bean, but instead of a leaf in the promotional material it's a giant umbrella.]

Mm...like...head-size? Or bigger?

[Video]

[thenightsky]

[Yes. It's going to be the next big hit.]

Bigger. Like, me size big. Some of the monsters that would pop up all over the place looked like giant wasps.

[dreamsofahero]

Well, it's certainly kind of you to take your pokemon out in the rain anyway.

[agent3]

They wanna play.

[It's as simple as that. They're an adventurous bunch, sometimes.]

Not nice t'keep 'em cooped up.

[dreamsofahero]

And you're doing that despite not liking the rain, yourself, which is why it's kind of you. And responsible, for that matter.

[agent3]

Mm...jus' doin' what I'd want someone t'do for me.

[Her parents had always been encouraging of her own outdoor excursions, and had never been far away.]

[dreamsofahero]

Well, that's still a good thing. And I'm sure your pokemon appreciate it.

[video]

[toothaches]

The sun! Ahah, sometimes when I wake up in the morning and see it shining through the window I have a good freak out for a few seconds before rememberin' I don't catch on fire anymore.

[Video]

[agent3]

Whoa...catch on fire? That's th'opposite of me! [Thida grins, happy to make the comparison.] Y'get sunburn though?

[Video]

[toothaches]

Haha, oh man, yeah. When I first got here, I had to put on sunscreen all the time or I'd look like a lobster. I think it's gotten better though.

[Video]

[agent3]

Prob'ly got used to it, 'n stuff. Built up resistance.

[She brings a hand to her chin to ponder this, then nods. Yep, that's the right word for it. Resistance.]

Maybe you can tan now?

[Video]

[toothaches]

Oh, man, I hope so! I heard there's a great beach a couple towns away! I gotta buy some new trunks.