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[ The camera doesn't focus on Katsuki at all. Rather, there's a Meowth just sitting in view. It's licking at it's paw and then shining the little metal bit on its forehead. ]

I have a damn stalker. How do I get rid of it.

[ It pauses, clearly looks up at the camera and tilts its head, as if has no idea what Bakugou could be talking about. A closer look would tell people that the Meowth is sitting on a jacket, presumably Katsuki's. ]

Yeah, I'm talking about you. Go the hell back to where you came from. Stop getting your fur all over my shit.

[ That's not working either. Meowth just curls up and goes to take a nap. ]

Been dealing with this asshole since Halloween.

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[tsunotarou]

[the feed shows a shiny Shinx smelling a Goomy, and touching it with a paw, not Malleus himself.]

Why don’t you try to befriend it?

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[apshot]

[ It's still there. Just napping and pissing off Katsuki even more. ]

Why? I've got enough right now to handle.

[tsunotarou]

Because it likes you?

[A pause. The Shinx is trying to lick the Goomy.]

What can you possibly have going on in this world?

[apshot]

[ He's turning the camera off. No reason to have it on now. ]

I meant that I have enough little shits to take care of right now.

[tsunotarou]

How many do you have?

[Malleus here keeps the feed on, maybe the angry boy wants to see cute stuff.]

I only have these two.

[apshot]

Five. I have five and that's more than enough for right now.

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[epitaffio]

... I think it likes you.

[Such is the impartial view of a young man holding a Morpeko in his arms and letting a Parasect sleep leaning against him.]

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[apshot]

Haaa? How do you get that? It's being a pain.

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[lordofthefries]

What's a stalker?

[Asking the important questions here.]

[apshot]

Someone that's obsessively following you around.

[lordofthefries]

You mean the Meowth's a stalker?

[Sasha hums, frowning in thought.]

Don't you mean "starter"? They sound alike, but...

[apshot]

Yes, the Meowth's the stalker.

[ Aren't you paying attention? ]

My starter was Cyndaquil.

[lordofthefries]

[Oh, she's paying attention. She's just still learning how an extended vocabulary works. WORDS ARE HARD, SIR.]

Oh, then... maybe he wants to go live with you. Or maybe it's hungry! I bet it's hungry. You should give it something to eat.

[Yep, and then he will never be rid of it even more.]

[apshot]

[ Words can be hard sometimes. Though his vocabulary sure does shrink when angered. ]

If I feed it, then it really won't leave.

[ Bakugou knows how these things work with cats. ]

[lordofthefries]

[Well, to his credit, at least he obviously extends it with a lot of cussing?]

You never know until you try! Sometimes animals--er, Pokemon just need some berries and then they go on their way. And if it doesn't, then just keep it! I have a Meowth and he's pretty cool, so it probably wouldn't be a problem to keep one yourself.

[She's so positive. Like in the most blissfully ignorant way. We love Sasha anyway.]

[epitaffio]

I mean, it's following you, right? So either it likes you or it wants something from you.

[Could be both, though. That's just how cats are.]

[apshot]

[ It's absolutely both for the record. Katsuki doesn't quite realize that. ]

I'm not feeding it if that's what it wants.

[apshot]

[ He doesn't like the way the thing just rubs itself all over his stuff. Cat fur everywhere. Gross! ]

Why would I want to pick up every stray that seems to want to come my way? I'd run out of room real fast.

[lordofthefries]

Well, what if you were hungry and needed somewhere to sleep that wasn't cold or rainy? Wouldn't you want someone to help you?

[Sir, there are worse things than cat fur. Just invest in a lint roller!]

[apshot]

[ Bakugou is something of a neat freak. Cat hair is bad! ]

We have been sleeping when it's cold and rainy.

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[machismost]

Bakugou's probably just worried because we don't really make a lot of money right now.

[ At least he's off on his own right now so Bakugou can't try to come kick him for calling him out... at least not as easily as he usually could. ]

And when we get to Goldenrod we're hoping for a big break when we challenge the gym. But I agree with you. Just because it might not be the type of Pokemon who's gonna win challenges doesn't mean we shouldn't take it along with us. The thing really seems to love him. We can make it work.

Oh! I'm Kirishima, by the way.

[tsunotarou]

Five?

[That's such a cute number!]

Are they all cute like that kitty?

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[machismost]

[ Mostly this message is raucous laughter, but he does manage a: ]

Yes, man. All of them.

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[tsunotarou]

[This sounds like a different person, and Malleus chuckles.]

So you and your friend have shared pokémon or are they all his?

[apshot]

The hell did you just say?