victory_road | third draw (video)

[The feed opens on a smiling Alolan Raichu wearing a lavender scarf with three badges pinned to it. Looks like she knows she isn't supposed to be messing around on the Gear...but she's so excited! She found out something awesome!

Gaze upon her trainer's ID! She excitedly points to where it says 'birthday: October 25th'. She can read calendars now, and that means there's gonna be a party soon, right? She likes parties. Leizi squeaks happily, giggling to herself, and that's what seems to draw her trainer's attention. A grumpy Kaiba appears on screen and snatches the card back. ]

Give me that! Leizi, you know I can't lose that. It's not a toy.

[ Leizi squeaks innocently, flapping the ends of the scarf like they're wings. Kaiba sighs and stares at the little lens. ]

Leizi's been acting out lately. Is it a Psychic type thing, having too much brain power and too few outlets? I think she might need something to keep her busy.

Do you think entering the contest would be good for her? I've never seen one in action before, but from what I read it involves creatively telling a story while using a Pokémon's powers to illustrate it. My only obstacle, then, is teaching her to be scary.

[ Leizi hops and spins in a circle. She can do it! Kaiba just sighs. Long way to go. ]

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[Ryou's got a few options here. He could just not mention Kaiba's birthday and let Leizi get away with revealing it/set him up to be surprised later, but someone else will probably mention it. So...]

Kaiba, is your birthday soon?

[He's ignoring the questions about psychic types and the contest for now.

Meanwhile, Nekomata the Espurr watches intently from her perch on Ryou's shoulder, wondering how Leizi learned to read.]

I think Pokemon of any type can act out. Maybe she's excited about Halloween? And your birthday? Happy Birthday, by the way.

[He chuckles.]

I was considering entering too, but I've got the same problems. My cuties couldn't be scary if they tried.

[Evie warbles with pride.]

Maybe they could be the innocent heroines of the stories?

[Marik just shakes his head at Leizi.]

If I had known she was going to do that on the network, I would have tried to stop her...

[Siiigh. He has no idea why she is the way she is either.

The blonde turns to look at Kaiba.]

Hunk was telling me about this "Halloween." I've never celebrated it before... Even if you don't enter the contest, it might be fun to go to the event to watch.

{Ah, the excitement of Pokemon with their trainers... and contests. Dimitri is chuckling as he turns on his own video.]

Well... If I may suggest, one need not necessarily make the participant be frightening. The creative use of moves can also lend to great effect, and the couple who have invited us all are often more than happy to lend their extensive wardrobe to the efforts of contestants.

I have been in a few myself, and it has been quite a delight! I am pleased to say that I even placed first, in the last one.

Hey, happy birthday.

[It's only a few days out, so it feels like that's close enough to say that.]

I don't know much about psychic types, but it might help? It's worth trying.

[ Oh dear. Fluttershy knows she really shouldn't condone that behavior, but Leizi's just being so cute. ]

I think she's really excited. Um...happy birthday, by the way.

She might like participating in the contest, though. Do you have a story in mind? Giving her a role and helping her understand the story might help with her focus.

[Atem wandered off on his own for some training and also to take a walk, so for the time being it's video chatting!]

[He has his own mixed views on birthdays, but does fully understand that they're celebrated with friends and family ~~and whole countries~~. He'll hold off on poking Kaiba about it, though, it seems as though the reveal wasn't part of any plans he had. Atem will just pocket that information away for later.]

I think the contest could be a good idea for her. Teaching her to be scary would be something new for her to learn.

[This talk of psychic types makes him wonder about his two--it's difficult to get a read on both of them between Mahado's expressionless appearance and Obelisk's lack of expression altogether; sometimes Obelisk with smile when given a treat, but for the most part it's the same mile-long stare.]

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