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[Ford hasn't been around much recently: he's been busy with quite a few new baby Pokemon, continued gym challenges and, now, this unexpected and almost supernaturally-violent storm. Unlike anyone with half a shred of common sense, Ford is outside. He's holding his 'gear up and it shakes as he moves. Raindrops and shakycam make it difficult to make out too much, but there are trees visible behind him along with the back end of the Drampa he's riding. Occasionally the flashes of lightning will illuminate things a little better, but only a little.

One might expect his expression to be disgruntled, or perhaps even afraid. One would be wrong. He looks like he's having the time of his life. He isn't even wearing a hat or a raincoat. His usually-fluffy hair is soaked and so is his brown trenchcoat. When he speaks into the gear he has to shout to be heard over the thunder and the patter of the rain and the roar of the wind.]

Look! Over there!

[He turns the gear. What is he asking you to look at? Hard to tell with how low visibility is. Particularly-interesting tree? Nice cloud? That third of Falkor the Drampa's head that's swimming in and out of frame?]

RAIKOU IS OUT HERE!

[Oh. Sure, grandpa. It's probably just, like, a real big growlithe-- if there's anything out there at all.]

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[Newt had, luckily, made it back to Violet before Friday rolled around just in time to witness how odd all of the Electric Pokemon were acting. Figures that it would eventually lead to a storm of rather massive proportions.

And it's said storm that has him inside. Where it's safe. Like a sane person, Ford.

Which would explain the slightly worried, and perhaps scared, look on his face.]

Are you..certain it's wise to be outside? Legendary at the root of this storm or not.

[See, 'wise' isn't exactly his first priority in most situations.]

Oh, please. It's just a bit of rain.

[Lightning strikes a tree not twenty feet behind him and it goes over with a groan that's almost entirely drowned out by the storm.]

...I would hardly call that a bit of rain, sir.

[Sure Newt has traveled through worse but that's not the point.]

Are you certain what you're chasing is a legendary?

If I was certain there wouldn't be much point in chasing it, would there?

It seems to me that being certain would be the better reason for chasing it. And make the risk a little more understandable.

[You know, he's starting to think nobody in this dang universe has a truly adventurous bone in their body.]

Son, I've spent most of my life studying things most people don't believe exist. Waiting for something to be certain just means losing valuable time.

As have I, sir, but putting yourself in immediate danger isn't..really going to accomplish much. Especially if you aren't certain of the nature of this particular creature and how erratic it may be.

M-Mr Pines

[Slightly squeaked, very oh shit oh fuck oh no.]

I really don't think that's a good idea.

My boy, where's your sense of adventure!

[It's a great idea, Armin, shush!]

[Buried underneath his desire to live.]

I'm not really sure if you can call this an adventure...

[More like a death wish!]

[Well that's just skewed priorities is what that is.]

Being out in a potentially-supernatural storm in search of a great legendary beast? That screams adventure. I think I played a DDnmD campaign exactly like --

[THUNDERCLAP. Ford's mouth keeps moving but the last half of that sentence is just Gone.]

[Suddenly Armin knows: this must be what Moblit feels like all the time. They've all seen him try and curb squad leader Hange's... Hangeness when it comes to her titan experiments. At the time, Armin had felt a bit sorry for him. Now, admiration. And a persistent wonder of how he hasn't gone completely grey or keeled over from a heart attack yet.

Also, what the heck is DDNmD. Must be the line breaking up slightly. That can't even be a word.]

I don't think you'll ever be able to find a legendary pokemon if you get injured out here.

[Or worse, ~~expelled~~ dead. Actually. How had Ford even managed to survive until this age?]

[Ford is going to teach you how to play DDnmD one day, Armin, the moment he can carve or commission himself a set of dice. More important though right now is how Armin seems genuinely worried about him, which is... well, he's not sure why?]

It's just rain, Armin. I'll be fine, I assure you.

[That is a lot of Ds. Intriguing!]

... I'm not sure you can call this storm just a bit of rain, Mr Pines. It's dangerous to be out in a thunderstorm like this. Lightning could strike any one of those trees.

[Trees don't respond well to being struck by a ton of electricity. Sounds dubious, but true. Armin read it in a book.

Like, okay, they had certainly occasionally trained during weather like this back home, but that was because their commanding officers had had no regard for their lives. Not because it was a bright idea!]

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Well, yes, it could.

[It has a couple times now, in fact. And the part of him that remembers being chained up and repeatedly subjected to five hundred volts of electricity isn't exactly happy about that, but the clouds aren't Bill and they don't have it out for him specifically. He's just amped up because he's excited, that's all.]

But I've survived worse! Nothing ventured nothing gained, as they say-- woah!

[A branch nearly smacks him in the mouth. He ducks.]

Falkor, avoid the trees, please!

[The Drampa bugels apologetically.]

I don't think every venture is necessarily worthwhile.

[Sometimes risks were just too great, the pay off too little. You couldn't always just throw yourself 100% into a situation and hope for the best.]

Besides, even if you don't get injured, staying out in this weather could leave you sick.

[And, you know, Ford is old. Probably already on death's door, lets be real here. He's like what, at least sixty? Where Armin comes from, that's practically with one foot in the grave.]

If you manage to see him from up close, please ask him how Entei is doing. Oh, and try offering him a nice steak; they like those.

[Cecil should probably not be encouraging this. Cecil doesn't care.]

[FINALLY SOMEONE GETS IT]

I'll bear it in mind!

[...WAIT]

Have you met Entei?

Once. He knocked down a tree to protect a pack of Meowths and me from the rain, during a similar storm.

[A worse storm, but time has softened its memory.]

He enjoyed the meat greatly; I doubt Raikou's tastes are different.

How do you think he'd feel about jerky? I don't exactly have a steak just sitting around in my pack.

[Which is his own fault, honestly, why doesn't he. Gosh.]

Jerky should also be an acceptable offering, though you might also want to offer a water bottle if it's a paricularly spicy or salty flavor. ...Not that anyone needs more water at the moment.

[Raikou could just open its jaw for a few seconds and drink a week's worth of water, probably.]

Of course, of course.

[He is taking this entirely seriously. If you're going to talk to a literal god you probably want to at least try to go about it the right way.]

This is all supposing I do actually catch up --

[A particularly intense whoosh of wind nearly knocks his glasses off his face. He reaches up to pull them securely back on, smudging the lenses as he does. As if they weren't hard enough to see out of with the rain.]

But I'm certain I will. Falkor is very speedy. You can still see him, right, Falkor?

[There is an affirmative dragony roar from offscreen.]

I wonder how speedy a Legendary can be, when running at full speed...

[Cecil do not encourage this.]

Do be careful. We might not be at risk of dying, but being hit by electricity is never pleasant.

Just be careful out there, okay?

[Ryner's not about to tell you to abandon what you're doing and get to shelter. Raikou himself knows, first-hand even, that Ryner has been out in similar storms before (though not intentionally). But a certain level of awareness and attempted safety can at least be a thing, right?]

[Oh, he's totally aware. He's aware he's having some of the most fun he's had since he first showed up in this place almost a year ago.]

Of course I will be! I've survived much worse than this.

['Surviving' is probably the goal but like. Sure. Okay.]

Well, that's good. Experience is good.

[experience tells him that being out in storms like that is not fun and one would be better avoiding it, but then again, experience tells him he'd much rather sleep than do anything, and he's aware that's not the best metric, so]

As long as you don't piss Raikou off if you do run into him, then.

I've talked to powerful extra-dimensional beings before, I know how to do it right.

[I mean granted it went really bad for him that one time but that was one time.]

[Oh..... oh dear.

While someone like Rakka ~~who is sane~~ chose to spend the day camped out in her hotel room with her friends, she still wanted to see what the outside world was doing.

and what the heckie world.]

Um... maybe you should be careful out there, sir?

[Are you implying Stanford Pines is not sane because

Well actually you could make a pretty strong argument for that]

I'm being just as careful as the situation requires.

[Look. This is careful for him. He could be on foot instead of riding a big soft friend who'll probably be able to get him out from under a tree if it decides to fall on him.]

[What good reason is there to stand in the middle of a thunderstorm????

Well, actually she could think of like, one reason. But that's it!]

But... that still doesn't mean you should be out there! Think about how dangerous it could be!

[There is literal lightning literally everywhere!]

[Excuse you he's not standing in the middle of a thunderstorm, he's running around like an idiot in the middle of a thunderstorm, that's way better]

I have thought about it and I think the potential to meet a legendary beast is far more important! Imagine how much we could learn from just a short interaction!

[Here she is, having a panic attack over an old man she barely knows, running around in a thunderstorm. It's fun.]

But... what if it... eats you?!

Whoah, you look like you're about to blow away! You sure it's worth it?

Why, of course it is! What's adventure without risk?

[Blown away, psh. He's a solid boy.]

Not as dangerous? I mean, I like adventure, don't get me wrong! But....

Dangerous is all relative. A little storm is nothing!

[After you experience the actual apocalypse, everything seems sort of tame in comparison.]

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