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[bent_the_world]

So hey...

Did anybody lose an over-sized armchair?

In the ocean?

Because one washed up on shore today and I think it's the weirdest thing I've ever found washed up.

[Korra turns the gear and that sure is a very soggy and sandy armchair, half on it's side, right on the wet part of the beach. It's hard to tell what color it is aside from 'dark', and stuffing is oozing out. That is one sorry chair.]

I'm pretty sure this falls under my domain, and I really don't know the proper disposal protocol for chairs the sea doesn't want anymore. I'm thinking burn it when it's dry? I know Iquniq is voting for that idea.

[The stocky Arcanine does look preeeettttty eager to set the wreckage ablaze.]

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[be_notorious]

I think that one's done for the world, sister. If I can't even think of a way to salvage it it, then it's in a real sorry state. I'd just enjoy the bonfire.

[He'd sleep in a Hydra corpse and he wouldn't even sit in that.]

[bent_the_world]

Oh no, it is definitely getting scrapped. That's gotta be a safety hazard or something.

[be_notorious]

Who the hell dumps armchairs in the ocean anyway? Someone was real pissed about their cohabitor's decor or there was a hell of an accident out there.

[bent_the_world]

It could have been a Pokemon that did it. Maybe a Wailmer really wanted an armchair...

[be_notorious]

Do Wailmers do that?

You'll have to excuse my naivety. Still gettin' acclimated to this an' as far as I know giant sea creatures could absolutely need themselves an arm chair.

[bent_the_world]

[Korra makes the universal mumbled, run together sound for 'I dunno' and shrugs.]

Pokemon do weird stuff, dude. You never know. That's pretty much the way to look at it.

[be_notorious]

[Drifter squints, twisting his face up.]

Actually, come to think of it, they ain't no weirder than half the people I know.

I haven't seen a single one of 'em break into a dance and throw themselves off a cliff for the fun of it.

[bent_the_world]

Well, I've seen them do the break into dance part...

[be_notorious]

Medium grade entertainment for all the immortals running around back home. Amazing how people take to dyin' freely when there are nigh on no consequences.

Damn fool behavior if you ask me, but I guess whatever floats your boat.

[bent_the_world]

I dunno, there's no consequences here and people are pretty careful...

[be_notorious]

I can't argue too much with it, I guess. Consequences or no, if it weren't for damn fool behavior I'd be out of business.

[bent_the_world]

Do I even want to know?

[be_notorious]

People like that like to take risks. And you know what? They put on the best shows because they ain't afraid to get out there.

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[cyan_maid]

N...No...I can't say I have lost an armchair. Nor would I throw it into the ocean once I had no use for it.

[Jane's just at the moment.]

You can't find someone to help haul it to a...trash place? Where does all the trash go in this world, anyway...Oh, or, um, maybe if it can be dried out and repaired, you could sell it? I can't imagine you'd make much of a profit, but someone ought to have a use for it if it can still be used, right?

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[bent_the_world]

I don't think there's any salvaging this thing, it's been in the water a long time. The wood's gotta be rotted pretty badly inside, and who knows what else is in there. A mass of dead seaweed? Wet sand? An angry ocean spirit that has claimed this piece of land junk as it's domain?

I also have no idea where a dump is. I haven't found one on the island...

Where does trash go?

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[cyan_maid]

I...I think Grimer and Muk eat it, sometimes...? Which is why you can find them in sewers and things...but other than that, I can't say for sure...

[Surely they don't just dump it somewhere]

I know my Grimer eats the trash I give her, but that's usually made up of burnt sweets...

[bent_the_world]

Oh yeah, I've seen Grimer hanging around dumpsters and stuff. Maybe that's the secret...

[cyan_maid]

I feel like even an armchair is something you'd have to divvy up as a sort of feast, though...going to town on one whole by oneself can't be good for the digestion system of...sludge puddles.

[She loves Gertrude, but her species is a sludge puddle. It's the truth.]

[bent_the_world]

I've learned not to speculate about the biology of sentient muck puddles.

Or most Pokemon, really.

[cyan_maid]

I mean, they have eyes and mouths, and...a means of vocalizing...can't speculate about the rest of it, though...it might just be absorbed slowly or something, I...I can't imagine it's easy to find out if they have internal organs.

[Nor is it ethical, probably.]

[bent_the_world]

Yeah I really don't think about it too much or I start thinking really weird stuff.

They...might?

[cyan_maid]

They have to have some, in order to...function. Maybe not skeletons though.

[I mean, Ghosts probably don't have skeletons unless they ARE skeletons.]

[bent_the_world]

Yeah but they could be organs that work so differently than ours we wouldn't even recognize them.

[cyan_maid]

...Oh, that's a little eerie, I don't think I want to know the specifics, then.

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[starry_forehead]

You could take it to a dump.

...Do the islands have dumps? I know there's some in the major cities.

[bent_the_world]

I haven't ever seen one, but I haven't been everywhere.

I think burn it is winning.

[starry_forehead]

Yeah, with no dump that's probably the best choice. I don't think anyone's going to want that.

It looks like it might take a while to dry though. Does it smell gross?

[bent_the_world]

Oh it smells awful. My Pikachu won't go near it. At least it's not on the part of the beach people hag out, it's on...my part of the beach.

[starry_forehead]

Hopefully not too long then.

Is there a place out of the way you could drag it so it doesn't make your part of the beach smell really disgusting?

[bent_the_world]

You don't spend much time in the populated islands, do you?

Out of the way places can be hard to find. At least ones not full of Pokemon.

[starry_forehead]

No. Not...really?

[He's been there very few times.]

Not really used to islands all that much. Sorry.

[bent_the_world]

Yeah, that's what I figured. There's not much space that's taken up by people, lots of wilderness and protected parks and stuff.

[starry_forehead]

I guess you're stuck with the smell until it dries then.

Do you usually find stuff like that on the shore?

[bent_the_world]

I've found some weird stuff, but this is the weirdest.

But I did find a set of golf clubs once!

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[captainash]

...This may be a silly question, but have you checked if it's some sort of Pokémon? Or if it belongs to some local water critter? Armchairs don't usually end up in the ocean by themselves.

['Ditto playing an hilarious prank on someone' is a theory that can fit many situations, after all.]

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[bent_the_world]

It's definitely not a Pokemon. I poked it with a stick a bunch.

It might have belonged to a Pokemon, though. But none have come up to claim it.

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[captainash]

The ultimate, foolproof test. Too bad wild Pokémon don't have access to this network, it would make finding a hypothetical owner much easier.

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[plasticasshole]

Burning it might be for the best... I do wonder who would throw an entire armchair into the ocean, though.

[Connor can't help the little smile at the thought of someone hauling it all the way to the ocean and throwing it in.]

Of course, I don't condone the act of polluting the ocean with furniture.

[bent_the_world]

I mean, I'm not ruling out Pokemon. They do all kinds of weird shit.

[plasticasshole]

Like throwing armchairs into the ocean?

[Well, it's possible. There are plenty of mischievous Pokemon out there, and plenty with the strength to do it.]

I wonder if anything else will wash up.

[bent_the_world]

It wouldn't surprise me, after everything I've seen.

I'm always keeping my eyes open for things. I hit up Treasure Beach whenever I can.

[plasticasshole]

Treasure Beach? What kind of things wash up there?

[He's never heard of it, honestly.]

[bent_the_world]

All kinds of stuff, but not usually any real treasure.

I keep checking, though!