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victory_road2020-01-11 12:21 pm
marmoron) wrote in victory_road2020-01-11 12:21 pm
video;
[The feed begins a little shakily, but eventually it focuses on two guys and a posse of pokemon walking beside them. A Houndoom walks a little ahead of Keith and a shiny Haunter floats overhead with a notepad in hand. The other boy is one James Griffin, with an energetic Lilipup circling him and occasionally the Houndoom in a playful run. James himself is carrying a Dedenne on his shoulder.]
So this is the last and toughest gym in Johto, huh. You know how you’re gonna take her on yet?
I suspect Denny’s going to be my ace here. I heard Clair has a Dragonite as her darling, type-wise Denny’s the perfect match. We’ve been training hard.
Still didn’t take you to be the type to be training fairy hamsters. [a pause as keith looks ahead.] You don’t have to record this, Ally.
[his rotom lets out a cheerful noise, clearly not paying that any mind. The pair approach the gym doors still talking strategy amicably but as james puts his hand on the gym door things take a funny turn.]
Woah. [Keith’s eyes narrow as he grabs the other door.] Who said you get to battle Clair first?
[ James looks surprised by the sudden hostility, but his features harden pretty quickly. ]
Well, one of us is going to have to, so…
[Keith raises an eyebrow, looking distinctly unimpressed before grinning and giving James a firm shove out of the way.]
Get in line, James.
[ Without hesitation, there is a shove back. ]
In your dreams, hotshot.
[This is met by yet another retaliatory shove. Meanwhile the shiny Haunter claps delightedly and after scribbling on her notepad, floats towards Rotom and the camera. A very messy note is written on the pad that reads:]
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F̴̪̝̳̯̜̳͔͙͆̃̿̀̏͐̀͢ͅI̴̞̦͎̞̔͛̒̇͋̀͜͟͜͝Ţ̻̠̱͉̬͚͎̜̓͋̒̂̚͟Ȩ̶̳̯̟̦̋̿̏͂̈́̇̇͞ͅ F̨̺̘̭̲̫̀̇̓̒̅̉̊̕Į̶͍̣̜̼̯̠̥́̽͋͐̾̽̎͜ͅT̴̬͖̘͖̦̣̐́̃͒͘͡Ȩ̲̮͉̼̣̤̏̐̀̋̑͒͘͡ F͙͉̱͉͎̣͋̋̂͗̀̚͜͝I̵̥̭͖̫̝͐̓̄͆̋͗̊̚͟͠͞T͈͎̮͚̯̖̠̭͊́͊̈́͂͂͘͜Ẻ̱͖̞̗̎̍͜͡͝ P̨̰͔͎̺͒̅͊̍͂͝ͅL̸̡͈̼̰͓͙͉̮͑̅͒̃͠͠͞Ā̴̭̺̼̙̭̻̘̣̒́̀̀̚͝I̡̳̹͈̘͂́͑͒̑̔͛͟͝S̫̬̖̫̜̜̓̀̈͋̓͢͝͞E̢̢̞̱͍̩͎̱͈͉̔͐̆̃̃̀ Ý̮͎̩̳̙̗̦̊̒̀̆͜͝͡͡Ư̙̟̪̗̞̳͗̏̂̈͑͋̿̚R̴̡̛̩͈̗͐̊̓͂̊̑̇͑̚ͅ B̶̮͎̪̜͖̟͛͆̏͐̊̃̂̇͠Ę̵͚̖͉̤͙̤̳̥̐͐̽͌́̄̀͢T͚͍̟͍͇̝͓̭̽̎̆͂͑̚Š̨̠̼̭̱̿̽̓̔̌͋̒͘͢͞
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[Pal is helping!!]
So this is the last and toughest gym in Johto, huh. You know how you’re gonna take her on yet?
I suspect Denny’s going to be my ace here. I heard Clair has a Dragonite as her darling, type-wise Denny’s the perfect match. We’ve been training hard.
Still didn’t take you to be the type to be training fairy hamsters. [a pause as keith looks ahead.] You don’t have to record this, Ally.
[his rotom lets out a cheerful noise, clearly not paying that any mind. The pair approach the gym doors still talking strategy amicably but as james puts his hand on the gym door things take a funny turn.]
Woah. [Keith’s eyes narrow as he grabs the other door.] Who said you get to battle Clair first?
[ James looks surprised by the sudden hostility, but his features harden pretty quickly. ]
Well, one of us is going to have to, so…
[Keith raises an eyebrow, looking distinctly unimpressed before grinning and giving James a firm shove out of the way.]
Get in line, James.
[ Without hesitation, there is a shove back. ]
In your dreams, hotshot.
[This is met by yet another retaliatory shove. Meanwhile the shiny Haunter claps delightedly and after scribbling on her notepad, floats towards Rotom and the camera. A very messy note is written on the pad that reads:]
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F̴̪̝̳̯̜̳͔͙͆̃̿̀̏͐̀͢ͅI̴̞̦͎̞̔͛̒̇͋̀͜͟͜͝Ţ̻̠̱͉̬͚͎̜̓͋̒̂̚͟Ȩ̶̳̯̟̦̋̿̏͂̈́̇̇͞ͅ F̨̺̘̭̲̫̀̇̓̒̅̉̊̕Į̶͍̣̜̼̯̠̥́̽͋͐̾̽̎͜ͅT̴̬͖̘͖̦̣̐́̃͒͘͡Ȩ̲̮͉̼̣̤̏̐̀̋̑͒͘͡ F͙͉̱͉͎̣͋̋̂͗̀̚͜͝I̵̥̭͖̫̝͐̓̄͆̋͗̊̚͟͠͞T͈͎̮͚̯̖̠̭͊́͊̈́͂͂͘͜Ẻ̱͖̞̗̎̍͜͡͝ P̨̰͔͎̺͒̅͊̍͂͝ͅL̸̡͈̼̰͓͙͉̮͑̅͒̃͠͠͞Ā̴̭̺̼̙̭̻̘̣̒́̀̀̚͝I̡̳̹͈̘͂́͑͒̑̔͛͟͝S̫̬̖̫̜̜̓̀̈͋̓͢͝͞E̢̢̞̱͍̩͎̱͈͉̔͐̆̃̃̀ Ý̮͎̩̳̙̗̦̊̒̀̆͜͝͡͡Ư̙̟̪̗̞̳͗̏̂̈͑͋̿̚R̴̡̛̩͈̗͐̊̓͂̊̑̇͑̚ͅ B̶̮͎̪̜͖̟͛͆̏͐̊̃̂̇͠Ę̵͚̖͉̤͙̤̳̥̐͐̽͌́̄̀͢T͚͍̟͍͇̝͓̭̽̎̆͂͑̚Š̨̠̼̭̱̿̽̓̔̌͋̒͘͢͞
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[Pal is helping!!]
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[.....hhhh it is so hard when you have a perfectly cogent response to that question but also enough awareness to note that everyone but james is judging him right now. he straightens up, then decides the best course of action is to just not answer the question. perfect. ]
C'mon, Ally. Gimme the gear.
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[It's hard to ignore that kind of dodging when you know someone this well.]
Do you really think, down the road, you guys are going to even remember who went first?
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I'm not sure you want an answer to that question.
[keith just gives james A Look.]
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I'm.. fairly sure I'd rememember. [ Completely sure. ] Of course, I'd be mature and stop caring eventually.
[ This is a lie. ]
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... How about this.
Whoever goes first here... goes second on the next gym? Take turns. It'll all even out the further you go.
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[ Oh, look, Allura's here too. ]
In which case, one of us should go first, don't you think?
[ Yeah, she's decided to give them a hard time. ]
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Okay, look. I don't mind you going first. Or Romelle.
[that isn't the issue here!! to shiro's question:]
Not gonna work out that way cuz the recluse is going to Kanto after this anyway. I'll be in Johto until Allura and Romelle catch up on badges.
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Maybe these guys can flip a coin. Or have one of you flip the coin.
[Keith PLEASE...]
It's really not that big of a deal.
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[ Chimes in James, from the back, since he's made space for Allura to get on the screen. ]
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[ ALSO SAID FROM THE BACK, hi shiro. ]
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Romelle, thanks, but that's not helping.
Does anyone have a coin these two can flip?
[GIRLS, YOU'RE ALL PRETTY, CAN WE SETTLE THIS.]
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[IGNORING YOUR RECLUSE ANGST, JAMES.]
We're not flipping coins because you're right. It's not a big deal so James is going to wait.
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I'm pointing out that you're making it a big deal.