24th Recipe [Video, Goldenrod City]

[cyan_maid]

[The shot opens up on an alley of stalls at Goldenrod's Christmas Market. People and Pokemon are walking by, all in good cheer, shopping and snacking on holiday treats. Soft, colored light seem to frame the entire scene. The view pulls back to show that it's being filmed through a fence that's been liberally wound with multicolored string lights. There's a red picnic table before the filmer (one at which presumably they are sitting), and a couple of reusable totes to one side, packed full with spoils from the market. The view dips down a little and lingers on the empty space in front of the filmer, where someone else could be sitting. Where someone else would likely be sitting.]

...Do you ever just feel sort of...disappointed in things, sometimes?

[It's Jane's voice, but she hasn't turned the camera around to face her. She doesn't want to. Instead, it lifts up and focuses back on the people going back and forth in the market proper.]

Like...not to be a humbug, never, but for example, the holidays. You get everything ready to go and look forward to a million little things and when the day finally turns up on the calendar it's. It's not quite right. Or something's missing. Or someone's not around anymore and nothing feels like it should.

[There's a little sigh, and a lingering pause.]

Sorry, I'm just. In a mood, I guess. A lonely mood. Which is so silly, I'm not alone here...none of us are really alone here. But it's possible to be lonely. [Another pause as the feed pulls back towards the picnic table. There's a small cup of hot cocoa, joined after a moment by an empty cup placed down by two small, pink hands - Dinah's here, she's always here.] If you're at the market, do you want to join us for cocoa? I can cover you. [Jane rattles off the booth number and a couple of landmarks.] If not, I'd really love to just chat with someone today. About anything.

Comments

[forsaintcecilia]

A gym that doubles as a bakery? That sounds awesome! I've got a Slurpuff, Sticky, I bet he'd love that idea.

[cyan_maid]

Oh! Slurpuff are the sort of meringue-looking dog, aren't they? I've actually never met one in person before!

[forsaintcecilia]

Oh, really? I'll call him over! Sticky! C'mere, boy!

[Kazuki's Slurpuff hurries on over, and appears on screen, his giant, drool-covered tongue hanging out of his mouth. His body wibbles and wobbles like a topsy-turvy pudding cake.]

This is Sticky! I got him as an egg, but ever since he evolved, he's really loved learning to bake with me. His species' diet is basically just sugar, so...

[cyan_maid]

[Jane gasps audibly and looks absolutely starstruck.]

Oh my goodness...! What a sweetie! Oh, I bet he'd get along with my Gertrude, she's a Grimer but she's absolutely a delight to have in the kitchen - she can't ever get enough of sweets!

[forsaintcecilia]

A Grimer, huh? I didn't know they were into sweets? And she helps in the kitchen? Is there something you can do about the smell?

[cyan_maid]

They like garbage, and considering I made so many cookies over the holidays, she's kind of ended up with a taste for burned ones...or leftover cookies when you just can't eat them all...so she sort of smells like cookies now. It's odd, but nice.

[forsaintcecilia]

Oh! So if you control their diet, the smell goes away... That'd be useful information for anyone that owns Poison types. A lot of them are pretty noxious.

[Sticky makes a burbling sound into the 'Gear. Who's making cookies?]

Oh, right-- This is Jane, and she wants to make a Gym that's also a bakery. Isn't that cool?

[Sticky blows an enthusiastic raspberry in approval.]

[cyan_maid]

[Jane is usually making cookies, Sticky.]

That seems to be the case! I don't know if it's the same for the, erm...garbage bag Pokemon though? But it's worth testing out.

[She giggles and smiles, giving Sticky a little wave.] Hello there! Nice to meet you!

[forsaintcecilia]

[Sticky jiggles enthusiastically. Hello to you too, baker lady!]

Trubbish? I'll have to ask Jean, I'm pretty sure he was one.

[cyan_maid]

That's the one! I've seen them around but I always forget the name.

[They're not hurting anybody, let them live in peace.]

[forsaintcecilia]

Sometimes one or two shows up where I take my garbage, but I think it's always different ones. And they camouflage so well.

[cyan_maid]

They really do. Especially in the dark? You honestly wouldn't know a Trubbish from an actual trash bag...I wonder how they deal with sanitary colletions...

[Please let garbagemen be kind to Pokemon]

[forsaintcecilia]

...Put the bag down when it starts screaming at you?

[cyan_maid]

...I think at that point it might be too late for you, you're sure to get a Venoshock to the face or something.

[forsaintcecilia]

Then maybe garbage collectors should keep poison Pokemon to help them out.

[cyan_maid]

I would hope they do. Or maybe Psychic Pokemon? That's what Poison is weak to, I think...one of the weaknesses, anyway.