2nd Catastrophe, Video [backdated to 08/05]

[silverity]

[The video opens immediately on a Pokémon in a field of grass, her head bobbling lazily back and forth as if she just woke up from a nap. There's silence beside the gentle wind whipping against the camera and a few quiet footsteps in the farm-grazed field. So far, unremarkable.

A few more Pokémon begin to creep curiously into view of the camera: the head of a Charmeleon emerges from the lower border of the recording, a Staraptor and Toucannon lean in for a closer look on the right, and a Furret curls up curiously on the left. The Charmeleon raises a claw seemingly in gesture toward the camera, and with a soft mumble, the camera is exchanged. It's held kind of awkwardly since this 'mon presumably doesn't know quite how to work it, but it's... not quite upside-down or anything either? It's fine? It's fine.

And then Harald moves into view, presumably the original wielder of the device, and though he's seen many an evolution by now, his face is filled with awe. It's, like, an emotional thing, you know?]

...hey there, Hogs...

[The Sliggoo turns its head toward Harald at the sound of his voice, and with a wet trill she slimes her way over to him, and he - foolishly - extends his arms toward her.]

She, ah-- where do I begin? She's my starter, and she was a Goomy for a long time! But she just evolved, so she's starting to catch up with the others...!

[He's holding her now, giving her some level of a hug, and, well...

It lasts about ten seconds, the talking included, before a pause quiets the scene,

and a scream abruptly ends it as the camera is dropped and reception is lost.

...

About a half hour later, a text post goes up in response to this video.]

soo i see now w hy one doesnn't auh . touch this part ccular crea ture. i am alr ight but my hands woon't remain steady.

riku if yuo're reading this iw oudl like to apolgoi se for esc hewingyo ur advice, thpugh i suppose it wasn''t exsactly 'on purppse'.

anyway my dau ght rer evolved adn i am ver yproud of her !

Comments

[neverstudied]

oh my god

you idiot

im pretty sure i told you not to try touching these things either, back when you first posted

ray has one too now though i dont think hes had a reaction like that and he's pretty affectionate to all our pokemon

... now i gotta check if he DID get fucked up by hugging his goop dragon and just didnt tell me about it.

"neverstudied" studied enough for This, apparently!

[silverity]

i will be hones ti had f irst be l leieved o enof your crew hadd delivered the war ning.

alas. i apologise for the conce rn. she sesem to be doing well ffor now. i ahve cealned my armsm as thoroguhly as can in the meantiem.

tell that to ray and egon theyre the ones who put up with his shit in college

[neverstudied]

good. hopefully shes not too torn up over screwing you over

so like

what happened exactly

couldnt exactly tell when your camera went out

toxins through the skin? acid? whats going on here

[silverity]

she di dn't seem to noitce.
it s isom esort fo acid if i recall correct ly.

[This one's actually in two separate messages. There's a short delay between them.]

yes it is deifn itely acid. del ightful. apparent ly it can hmlet through anything. i really ought ot have tra ted this with as much caut ion as i didnthe fir st day.

[neverstudied]

[It's fine, most of Venkman's texts are separate messages. He's a nightmare of unending notifications.]

oh you really are an idiot

you hugged acid

i guess i cant complain too much about that because ray does the same damn thing but thats ray and hes at least got the "i have two phds and i do dumb shit for science" excuse sometimes

[silverity]

i suredid.

i supp ose if nothingl else i know that this mucou sis fast-acting. ridiculusly fast-ac ting,a even. wir teht hat down.

[cyclonely]

i've never seen one of those! why can't you hug it?
congratulations on the evolution of your daughter, though! uh, is this somewhere you say mazel tov? i am still unclear on that. mazel tov just in case!

[silverity]

oh! it bu rns. like a grea tdeal.

i don' tbeleiv e they ar e partticular y c ommon? i woudl say your'e free to come by and see herr but,a hs, moomoo farm is a bit of a walk and i....dont' be leev i've see n you around?

i also don't know what that measn but tha nk you for the sentim ent regard less?

[cyclonely]

oh jeez, and she didn't use to? that sucks. i only just got to violet city so i'm still too far away to visit but thanks for the offer!
to be honest, i don't really know what it means either. i think it's just a really special congratulations.

[silverity]

it is nice to see a new face. welcome to this wrld! sorry this is.... one of the firs tthings you're witnessing, is uppsoe? though violet is no shor ttrek; oy-0uoseem to be making your way a long quite nice ly.

hm. i will eep this in mind then.

[cyclonely]

it's ok! i have seen much worse things that don't have a cute pokemon daughter in them and also i have been here almost two weeks!
are you ok, by the way? are you sure you should be typing with burns?

[silverity]

what comapn oin did you s tar tyour joryney with? i have seen a qide varieity of creuatres in my realtively short time of being here.

an di am fine

[castlethrasher]

what the fuck

[silverity]

if there is something youw ould like to say, then i soggest you spit it out

[castlethrasher]

yeah hey quick question do you still have any skin on your arms

[silverity]

dont worry aboutit

[castlethrasher]

you know i think i will
well
ok
i actually personally dont super care but carly definitely does and im telling on you

unless shes already over there to beat your ass

[silverity]

on as far as i'm aware if she didn't have better things to do then she'd be hauling ass right htis fvery now

but alas
she has better things tod o, i think
i ohpe

os you know her? have be spoen befre? everything s salittle fuzzy at the moment

[fortuneglass]

[G A S P I N G]

YOU'VE BEEN ALONE FOR A MONTH

[silverity]

Y ESALONE ONA FA RM FOR A MONTH IT'S BEEN A DREAM, AN ASTOMOSPHE RE OF BLUSS

ABSOLUTE LY STELLAR YOUS SHOULD TRY IT SOMETIME I AM FIN E

[leave him alone!!]

[fortuneglass]

YOU'RE LYING!!!

YOU'RE BARELY TYPING!!!

[silverity]

I M ANOTW!!

[a pause]

..oof that was nto great.
mm really tho ugh it's been quite fine bup untin this poitn!! adn i refuse to sha me ym daoughter. she did notihng wrong.

[fortuneglass]

I mean speaking honestly it's you that we're shaming here!

[silverity]

well quit that id on't like it

late to the party 'cause RL is booty

[islandshore]

Shoot. If you can, I'd get to a Pokemon Center ASAP. They might be able to help treat you.

No need to apologize, though. Just take care of yourself!