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Anyone got a recommendation for good batteries in this damn place?

[ the video feed opens not on jack's face, but on a hotel room desk. he's got several batteries that look like they could fit into a flashlight or other types of utilities sitting on the desk, spread out. the only other things visible are his scarred hands and most of his upper body, wearing a black shirt. the feed cuts off at the shoulder.

his skitty, crybaby, is also in the shot, gently batting at some of the smaller batteries. ]

Every single one of these has died after an hour of use, maybe. Some were dead when I put them in.

Back in my world, batteries actually lasted for a decent amount of time.

[ jack makes a scoffing noise and leans down out of sight of the camera to get something. meanwhile, the skitty on camera stiffens, and then wiggles, running across the screen to chase something, clattering some of the batteries.

... that something being a joltik, bouncing across the screen as crybaby chases it to the other side.

jack can be seen looking up, a flash of a scarred face and white hair. ]

What are you --

[ he reaches up to turn off the gear as he gets up after his skitty. ]

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He's apparently part bug - not just in appearance.

[ it's kind of weird having a small spider on his palm??? but it's fine. the joltik turns to look at the camera, waving his front legs at the screen. hello hello what's this blonde coconut? ]

And he gets pretty big later on.

I think most spider-like Pokemon are. I've got one as well, but he's part bug, part water type.

Electric and Bug is a good combination though. His Electric typing will help cover for the weakness against Flying types he'd otherwise would have had if he was a pure Bug type.

That's a good -

[ whatever jack was about to say is lost when the joltik looks at the pokegear again and then leaps onto the camera. there's just yellow bug face up in armin's grill for a moment, then it cuts out at the same time as a crackle happens.

it's a few minutes before jack responds again. ]

-sus.

[ he's fiddling with the gear, frowning. there's a pokeball on the table now. ]

Sorry about that.

Edited 2019-03-04 17:55 (UTC)

[Nice as he thinks spiders are when the Joltic suddenly launches himself at the camera, Armin can't help but yelp and jolt a bit. It's just! Very sudden. A lot of surprises. And up close, those mouthparts look pretty intimidating.

Thankfully, by the time Jack gets back to him, he's mostly managed to wipe the embarrassment off his face.]

It's all right. Did he damage your gear?

Everything looks fine so far. Just sucked some of the juice up.

[ although he heard that yelp, armin. don't think he didn't. but he won't comment on it for now. ]

Guess he's mine, now, I got him in one of the PokeBalls.

You seem to end up with a lot of unexpected pokemon.

[Slightly amused.]

Have you thought of a name yet?

Hey, it's just Crybaby and this guy.

[ never mind that dixie also technically counts. when armin asks of a name, jack shakes his head. ]

Not yet. He does kind of remind me of an old movie I saw, so I was thinking Gizmo. He's a little too small to be a Thor... but he could be a Zeus, too.

Zeus was a god, wasn't he?

[Armin's got the feeling he's heard the name before somewhere. Not that he can place it exactly.]

Gizmo sounds pretty cute though. It seems very fitting.

Yeah - from Greek mythology. Kinda like the boss of all the other gods, and he threw down lightning bolts.

I think Gizmo fits, though. Don't want this guy to have a name that goes to his head.

[ can it do that?? ]

Then Gizmo definitely seems like a safer choice than Zeus.

Have you been taking on any of the gyms yet? An electric type is going to be a good asset to your team for that. I can't even remember the countless of times Circinus has helped me out.

Yeah. I just went back to Violet recently to get the gym there. Training up my guys a little to hit up Azalea's next.

He's a little underleveled compared to the others, but I have some new Pokemon hatching soon - I could spend some time training them up.

I've found it can be an advantage to have a few stronger pokemon on hand while training up new ones. Some people really do well in a mentoring role. Plus for the very young ones, training with another Pokemon you own, who you know will pull their punches can be a huge advantage.

Bandit's been helping with Mercy. Enjoying it, Bandit?

[ jack turns his head, leaning back. a head pops up behind him, a familiar midnight lycanroc with a leather vest on giving a gentle wuff as he licks jack's cheek, before loping off screen to check on angie and crybaby. ]

I'm taking that as a yes.

My Incineroar Magellan has always had a knack for mentoring younger Pokemon too. Though he does get very theatrical about it.

Theatrical?

[ now color jack curious. ]

He's got this habit of, well, getting very dramatic about their attacks. Even when you know they couldn't have hurt him at all, he'll roll over and play up his 'horrendous' defeat.

It's his way of encouraging them. I think.

Oh, he likes to playfight. It's supposed to develop hunting instincts in small animals - makes sense Pokemon would do something similar.

Even if he is a large ham about it.

[ armin probably recognizes the next pokemon to come out, if he has ever met laika before. she shares marcel's markings, at least. she puts her paws up on the desk to sniff at the pokeball holding gizmo. ]

Laika, down.

[ aaaand she's ignoring him. ]

Edited 2019-03-08 23:30 (UTC)

[He hasn't really met her before. Unless he met her when she was a pup. Honestly, it's quite difficult to keep track of all those walking balls of fluff Bertolt keeps breeding.]

It looks like you've been pretty busy collecting pokemon.

Maybe too busy. Some of these guys won't even listen to me.

Laika, down.

[ this is accompanied by physically pushing on her head. laika gives a little protesting growl, but she goes back down after a moment, walking away with her head held high. ]

Sometimes pokemon get like that. Did you catch her in the wild or was she hatched from an egg? People you hatch from an egg tend to be a little easier to handle, but there are some exceptions.

Neither. She was given to me from a friend - Dr. Pines. I already had one Growlithe and expressed interest in a second.

[ which means he's not got enough badges for her to deign to listen. ]

Well, in that case, she might just be testing you to see if you are up to her personal standard, so to speak.

Though if you ever want any more Growlithes in the future, you should contact a person called Bertolt Hoover. He breeds lots of them. Some of his even have gone on to be police dogs with the local Jennies.

Really? What a little brat. Is that what you're doing?

[ he turns his head to look at laika, and there's a borf! off screen. ]

I think Ford mentioned that she was originally from one of Bertolt's litters.

I only offer it as a suggestion. I could be totally wrong. It is not like I can read her mind.

Though that might be an option. If you do have a psychic type pokemon. You could ask them to translate her thoughts for you. Maybe she'll listen to you better if you can communicate better.

[Or, you know, she is just a brat and Jack is a complete noob. Who'd listen to a noob? Not Laika, that's for sure.]

Nah, no psychic types. I guess I could talk to someone who does and see what she's thinking.

Never thought I'd be able to ask someone else's dog what my dog is thinking.

[ spoiler alert: laika definitely thinks jack is a noob. ]

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