victory_road | [video/action for Cherrygrove] 002

[...yeah, so it's been a long week for everyone dealing with Team Skull, but Tarrlok has sort of... well. It would be one thing if he had any political power in this world, but he's really just stuck trying to call the police on them when he sees them causing trouble, which is... uh... not really working out as well as he'd hope.

...and of course, his favorite spa's gotten tagged with some sort of skull insignia, so you know. Maybe he should talk about it. Ask for advice. Provide a call to action. Something.]

So we seem to have been hit with a plague of irritating misdemeanors recently, and despite the perpetrators' apparent incompetence, law enforcement hasn't been as helpful as I would've hoped, so... I suppose we should really figure out how to properly deal with all this. I... suppose it's not a very pressing matter, given that this seems to be more of a nuisance than anything else, but I think it'd be better to nip it in the bud than to let it fester and see them end up any worse.

So, I suppose I ought to ask first if anyone has figured out if there are any actual motivations at play here, or if they're just ---

Yooooo! Check this out, holmes! This is super whack!

[Annnnd the music just starts on up. Just... goes ahead. Tarrlok... tries to remain stately, but he sighs. He sighs so hard as a male and female Team Skull grunt wander up behind him in wonder.]

Woah, that's whickity-whack! What kind of dude just goes around with three ponytails?

...I... look, I'll just...

[the female grunt walks on up close and then... sniffs a bit...]

Hold up, is that perfume or Berry Essences!? Forget the Pokemon, Poochyena, I'm mugging him for that!

Well, snap, my homegirl, I've got dibs on the Pokemon, then! Come on, let's do it to it!

...I'll... be back.

[...he snaps the gear off after an even longer, more put-upon sigh, and will be back for replies after a few minutes or so...]

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[...okay his last time working with a teen girl ended poorly but you know what she's actually putting the idea forward]

Well, that sounds like a fine idea, Miss. I happen to be in Cherrygrove right now, but it does seem like they're everywhere and not just here.

Miss, eh? Isn't that awfully fancy of you!

[Because it sure was rare to be called Miss Mabel around here!]

But I'm in Violet City right now! If I can figure out how that weird warp pad thingie to work, I'll be there in no time! ...Think you can help a girl out though?

Well, I am nothing if not fancy, though I don't believe I got your name yet.

...but, erm, warp pad thing? I... think I missed that myself.

Then the name's Mabel Pines! It's really nice to meet you, mister!

And oh yeah, there's a bunch of them at those stops! It's pretty amazing what you find out around here, don't you think?

It's nice to meet you too, Miss Pines.

[...because she seemed to get a kick out of it.]

And... well, I suppose I'll have to go check those out, then.

Yes, you should! And guess what?

[Wait for it...!]

I think we should go to those pad thingies and meet up already!