4th Recipe [Violet City, Video]

[cyan_maid]

[The feed opens up on Jane's back as she bustles around the kitchen in the Violet City Inn - judging by how the camera isn't perfectly steady and the happy chatter of Pokemon nearby, someone else is filming. The video takes a turn - Dinah the Audino and Bettina the Golbat are fussing over a container of cinnamon, Dinah being the only one with hands to pour it over bowls of what looks to be rice pudding. Seems like Jane made them a treat, but she's still working?]

- August?

[The video shifts again to show Jane, the oven open behind her and holding a tray of...are those raisins? Come to think of it, there's a whole LOT of grapes left on the counter. Looks like someone got paid for her help in way too much food to eat before it goes bad.]

I didn't know you could work the 'gear! Have you been learning by watching me?

Delphoox!

[Jane chuckles, coming closer to put the tray on the table. Geez, that's a lot of raisins.] Goodness, I tell you I want to show you off and you get right ahead of me! Hold on, give me that so we can let everyone see you.

[August hands the 'gear over, and there's a blur before there's a clear view of Jane's team enjoying their special treat - and it's clear that August has become a very handsome shiny Delphox. He grins and ducks his head, shy, while the other Pokemon spot the 'gear and wave.]

I hope this isn't too much like tooting my own horn, but I do believe I have quite a good-looking team! And August has gained a secondary typing - he's Fire and Psychic now! [Jane sounds so excited by this.] I can't wait until we can actually converse, you know? But, erm, he does...need a little practice with his new powers. August, do you want to try something?

[The Delphox nods, removing a stick from his sleeve-fur. There's a subtle glow as he closes his eyes, and at first that glow surrounds the raisins, and they do begin to float...but when the glow disperses, they shoot out everywhere, and Jane and her Pokemon duck and cry out. The feed switches over to Jane's somewhat exasperated face.]

Ah! O-Okay, um, well, as you can see, he's...really not good at maintaining control yet. At least this time it wasn't anything that could hurt someone...but, I'm assuming practice is going to make perfect?

Comments

[Video]

[charcoalfeather]

[Aww...]

O-oh. Really? My fire type has have a lot of problems with that.

[She smiles hesitantly.] The fire thing. He sets a lot of fires.

[Video]

[cyan_maid]

[That actually sounds like a common problem fire types would have]

Oh geez, that's got to be troublesome. How do you deal with it?

[Video]

[charcoalfeather]

[You'd be surprised - yes, there is a lot of fire involved, not so much in the sense of campfires and toasting marshmallows though.]

Uh... well for starters, I usually keep him in his Pokeball. [Like ya do. she laughs it off sheepishly.] He's actually a Pokemon I received from someone else. So he's... much stronger, and doesn't like to listen.

[Video]

[cyan_maid]

Huh. So that really does tend to happen...

[She heard about it happening with Dave and Streex, and knew it was a thing in the original games, but now it's getting more obvious that it's definitely part of life here.]

Maybe you need to have more badges before he starts listening?

[Video]

[charcoalfeather]

Yeah, it sure does. [She could make mention of how she once nearly set fire to Ilex forest on accident... but let's not.]

You... think so? How does that help me control a pokemon?

[Because she's never touched a video game in her life.]

[Video]

[cyan_maid]

I'm not sure. Perhaps they see it as a sign to respect you? In the game, though, I think it was just part of the code.

[Video]

[charcoalfeather]

Ah, the game... [There's that word she only sort of understands again. "Code" though, brings her to a pause she quickly steps over.]

R-right, the code. [nodnod]

[Video]

[cyan_maid]

[Jane really wouldn't understand how it works, just that it's there. You're okay, Rakka.]

But that's kind of irrelevant when we're actually living it, right? All we can do is try out the methods and see if they yield results.

[Video]

[charcoalfeather]

[shrugs!] Pretty much!

So, uh, how is the world treating you? You've been here a while, right?

[Video]

[cyan_maid]

Yes, a couple of months now! I'm really enjoying things so far - but then again, I'm not exactly eager to go home.

[Video]

[charcoalfeather]

Great!

[...]

I mean, about enjoying being here. I heard that your world is kind of, uh, dangerous?

[Video]

[cyan_maid]

Ah, yeah, it is, relatively. And where I was, things were particularly dead and unhappy.

[Shrug.]