[video / action for the parking lot of the violet city dedenny's]

[meteorman]

[At a little past three in the morning a video shows up on the 'gear. Ford has been something of a cryptid as of late -- more than he usually is -- and this picture just hammers that home. He's standing in what looks like... the parking lot of a Dedenny's? The lighting isn't great considering he's outside at night, which really adds to the ambience. The light from the sign glints off his glasses. He looks a little manic, but what's new?]

Come to -- what's the phrase-- come to the Violet City Dedenny's if you want an asskicking.

[Look at him, learning memes that are simultaneously from his future and also extremely out of date.]

I'm turning seventy-four in one week. I want to start celebrating early.

[There's a momentary pause.]

I should clarify I am referring to a Pokémon battle. If you were to physically fight me it wouldn't be very fair to you.

I am also open to verbal debate if you don't feel like coming all the way to Violet at three in the morning. I've noticed there isn't egalitarian appreciation of Pokémon and I won't stand for it. Every Pokémon is cute, not only your standard Eevee or Cleffa.

[He lifts up a fat little Pyukumuku. It extends its 'hand' and bops him gently on the face, skewing his glasses.]

You look at Eviscerator and tell her she isn't adorable.

Comments

action because Chip isn't a COWARD

[demonpuppy]

[Fifteen minutes after the post goes up, a small child is running up to the parking lot outside patio Ford is currently hanging about in. This is probably fine.]

Battle!!

[They have a Salandit on their head and hair so messy they were clearly in bed on their Pokegear when this post went up.]

chip and dimitri are the only valid people on this post

[meteorman]

[See, anyone else might see a young child barreling toward them and re-think the whole 'asskicking' thing. Ford, however, has known kids who could and would kick his ass. He knows better than to underestimate a child. There is only one reservation he has:]

Hold on, now. Around what level Pokémon do you have with you? I want this to be fair.

[Really it's that he prefers a genuine challenge. There's nothing fun about flattening someone with a team of six level 100 Pokémon unless their team is on the same level.]

[demonpuppy]

I fought an elite team! They're super strong!!

[Actual results of said match are still pending--]

[meteorman]

[Oh my god. This tiny loud child is perfect.]

I have two level one-hundred Pokémon with me. What do you say to a two on two? Last one standing wins?

[That's... usually how it works.]

[demonpuppy]

Yeah!!

[They look up to the Salandit on their head, who chitters and hops down to the ground with just as much confidence as his trainer. (And, incidentally, is wearing a King's Rock like it's a necklace. Kind of hard to do anything else with it, but it works!)]

Let's go, Lazzo!