[video]

[pidge_out]

[Unfortunately for the current residents of Johto, they might be unfortunate enough to find what might be one of the worst video feeds ever on the network. It seems to cut in and out at first, and even after it manages to stay on for longer than ten seconds, the video is really just... the world spinning endlessly. Ground, leaves, sky, ground, leaves, sky -- Occasionally a tree is visible for half a second and the direction of movement seems to change, but other than that, it's an endless loop of ground-leaves-sky.

It might eventually be obvious that the camera appears to be attached to something that is rolling quickly down a hill. It probably helps that the entire feed is accompanied by the sound of what's clearly a Pokémon "hooting" over and over - rather excitedly, at that - and a voice somewhere in the distance. Pay close enough attention and the words being yelled out are things along the lines of--]

Wait!! Come back!! Just-- Spread your wings and stop rolling already!!

[Does that sound like a new trainer in need of help? That's probably because that's more less exactly what it is.]

Comments

[pidge_out]

[There's a sigh, Pidge running a hand back through a tangled mess of hair.] No, actually.

I was just looking at it, checking out all the different functions. Then this guy- [Pidge gestures at the Rowlet, who simply makes a funny cooing noise in response.] -flies in, snatches it right out of my hands, and then suddenly he's rolling down the side of the road with it.

[islandshore]

Ha. A little trickster, huh?

[Heh. That's relatable. He's had plenty of occurrences like that with his more mischievous 'mons.]

Maybe he thought it was a cool toy. My experience with bird Pokemon is that they... do kinda like shiny things. Can't tell you how many times I've had to tell my Skarmory to stop grabbing random pipes and trash can lids to add to his "nest". Sometimes he's even nabbed stuff like barbed wire.

[pidge_out]

That's one word for it. [Pidge shoots a little glare in Rowlet's direction before turning back to the device.]

Oh. I guess that makes sense. Lots of bird species back on Earth exhibit similar behavior. [Sounds like these creatures can be a lot like the ones Pidge is more familiar with.]

[islandshore]

Yeah. Pokemon are weird. A lot of them still have animal-like traits, but they're definitely more intelligent.

[He pauses.]

And obviously with stuff like ghosts and dragons, there's less of a real-world comparison to make.