Video; Suicune no swiping

[schachmeister]

[The video switches onto very shaky, jerky footage of the inside of a tent, and then a tentflap being pushed aside with very indistinct muttering in the background.

Outside, the early light of dawn is grey in a persistent drizzle. The gear (still not completely steady) looks out over a reasonably neat camp. Smokey the Ursaring would be pleased. Their old XO would only assign twenty laps. All in all, a very normal scene.

Apart from the legendary pokemon standing in the middle of camp like it does this sort of thing every day. That is a little not normal.

Have you ever seen Suicune? Have you ever seen Suicune steal a tea kettle? You have now.

The large blue legendary pokemon lowers its muzzle to nose at the kettle, before clamping its sharp teeth around it and lifting it up.]

Ah! No! No, no.

[It drops the kettle again, staring straight into the gear. For a moment everything seems to go still, even the sound of the rain drizzling down coming to a stop. It's a moment that seems to stretch, perilously thin and then suddenly it snaps, like a bubble bursting, and Suicune bends down to clamp its teeth around the tea kettle again and then it is off with a great leap, the rain suddenly coming down again with a roar.]

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[Video]

[cyan_maid]

[Jane blinks into the 'feed, honestly looking pretty impressed.]

...You know, it takes a lot of guts to tell a Legendary Pokemon no like a naughty dog.

[Video]

[schachmeister]

[Armin is still a little dazed, as if he is trying to process just what he just saw.]

I wasn't really thinking, to be honest. My friend has an Aron [Actually, he has an Aggron by now, but you know, dazed.] and we all got used to chasing him away from anything metal.

[They still lost a lot of spoons though.]

That-- That really was what I think it was, wasn't it?

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[dreamsofahero]

They're being quite... rambunctious, aren't they?

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[schachmeister]

That was--

Sion, that was absolutely what I think it was, wasn't it?

[Sion has been here for years. If there is anything that could pretend to be a legendary but not actually be one, he'd have heard of it, right?]

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[shiro2hero]

Armin -- ! Are you guys okay!

[Screw legendary pokemon, he knows this 'gear ID.]

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[schachmeister]

Shiro.

[By now, Armin is soaked, cause like heck he's going to keep sitting in his tent when something like that just happened. He's near their fireplace, where their kettle had been. Where suicune had been.

Reaching up, he runs a hand though his hair, slicking it back. He's still a little dazed looking --hey, he just woke up and a legendary pokemon was the first thing he saw!-- but there is something building behind the daze too. Something very, very excited.]

Well. [his voice is a little shaky with a laugh.] Uhm. I don't think I'll have tea this morning.

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[charcoalfeather]

...T-that was...

[Something serious, right there. Oh my goodness.]

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[schachmeister]

[Oh my goodness is right. Though honestly a 'holy fucking shit' would suit this situation too.]

I can barely believe it.

[If he hadn't caught it on video, probably nobody else would believe it either.]

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[notvaljean]

[Shadis would only assign twenty laps if they were lucky. He's be more inclined to assign thirty just for making him raise his voice.]

[Jean rolls over in his sleep, frowning at the commotion outside. It doesn't sound like anything serious is going on, but he'd better check, just to make sure. Rolling Fat Ice Dog out of the way, he unzips the tent flap and peers out into the rain, his hair sticking up in a dozen different directions and his eyes even more squinty than usual.]

You okay out there?

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[schachmeister]

[By the time Jean pokes his sleepy head out of the tent, Armin has moved to where suicune had been, staring at the spot like it holds all the secrets of the universe, not caring one jot that he is getting good and well soaked.

He jumps a little when Jean speaks, turning to look at him, 50% dazed, 50% building excitement.]

I saw one.

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[findingbeasts]

If I had known all it took to get one to come close was putting a kettle on...

[Why yes, he is making a joke. He's got an excited smile on his face as well, looking like he may laugh simply because of how incredible that had been to watch.]

Are you alright, Armi?

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[schachmeister]

[Armin shakes his head a little. Why do people ask him if he is fine? He's better than fine! He got to see something amazing.]

It didn't threaten us. I don't think it expected to find any of us awake.

[It was so early in the day, after all.]

Even when it saw me, it didn't do anything but look at me.

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[bertall]

<sub>[You know what's nice about having big Pokemon? Nobody really messes with you.

And you know what's nice about really big Pokemon? They can provide some decent cover from the rain - especially when said Pokemon is a Tyrantrum and it easily towers over Bertolt and his Arcanine.

It's taken time for Bertolt to get used to having Galli's massive head hovering above him in this weather. Granted it had only been drizzling when he left for his morning walk, it's hard to say no when something gets protective. Even when the rain had stopped and Bertolt had made his way back, he still kept his head over his trainer. Look, you never know when it'll start raining again!

It's... strangely wet at the camp when he returns, and for a moment, Bertolt wonders if one of Armin's pokemon didn't flood the place. He's the one who has all of the water types after all!]</sub>

Uh... Armin? Did something happen?

_{[See what happens when he leaves his 'gear in the tent?]}

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[schachmeister]

[How rude! Armin's water pokemon are sweet and well behaved and would never flood their camp.

Well.

Boris might. But the rest of them are Good.]

Bertolt!

[Armin jumps a little at the sound of his voice. He's been so transfixed staring at the fire pit, he hadn't heard him approach. When he whirls around though, it's with a very bright smile and something clutched in his fist.]

Bertolt! You didn't-- It was incredible! There was one here just now!

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[badluckbabe]

Wow...even MY luck isn't that bad. And I'm the one who's video of being run over by a miltank like three times is still earning hits online after like...a month or two.

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[schachmeister]

I don't think my luck was particularly bad. I got to see something incredible.

[And that for the cost of a tea kettle.]

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[pipers_son]

...So, I think yer gonna need ta buy a new tea kettle, mate.

[Sucks to be you.]

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[schachmeister]

I suppose so...

[He's just a little dazed still.]

That... that really was Suicune, right? Stealing our kettle.

[islandshore]

[Riku bites his lip, trying so hard not to laugh. On one hand, that's hardly pleasant. On the other hand... that legendary just pranced off with a stinking tea kettle.

What is the world coming to?]

Good grief. You got any plans to chase after it? It can't keep running forever...

[schachmeister]

I doubt I'd be able to keep up with it.

[It's a legendary pokemon, after all. Armin can't even keep up with his voltorb if it decides to roll quickly. He's not even going to try with a magic god dog.]

Besides, it was just a kettle.

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[lordofthefries]

YOU BRING THAT BACK HERE RIGHT NOW!

[Is she yelling at a legendary Pokemon like it's a bad dog? Yep. Look, that tea kettle is one of the kids' most prized possessions. It even whistles to let them know it's nice and piping hot! How dare Suicune steal their kettle!?]

I SAID BRING IT BACK!

[Of course, it's all in vain as Suicune is blasting off again, sad kettle dangling from it's mouth, leaving Sasha waving her fist at the sky as she continues getting drenched in the remaining rain.]

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[schachmeister]

[Armin jumps a bit at Sasha's sudden and loud yelling. Sasha. Sasha, no. Please don't yell at the mythical god pokemon. Armin is fairly certain it doesn't mean ill (it had left them alone, after all) but who knows how it might feel after getting yelled at like a dog that piddled on the carpet.]

S-sasha. I'm not sure you should yell at it.

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[meteorman]

Sweet Moses, for a second I thought it was going to listen to you!

God job getting it to hold still for that long. I bet I can manage a decent sketch off that footage.

[Because that's the important thing here. Who cares about the kettle?]

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[schachmeister]

[All things considered, they can just buy a new kettle in town. Can't re-experience this.]

Jean sketched it out for me. I got a few pictures of its foot print too. The rain was starting to wash it away already, but I think I managed to get a few clear shots. Would you like those as well?

[Does a bewear poop in the woods?]

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[in4apounding]

...do legendary Pokémon really like tea or something?

[#priorities]

[Video]

[schachmeister]

Maybe. Or perhaps it was attracted to the reflective exterior. Like a magpie.