victory_road | 2nd Zapfish [Video/Action, Goldenrod City]

[The video opens with a shot of...light reflecting off of glass. There's a groan, and the 'gear pulls back to show a display of evolutionary items at the Goldenrod Department Store. It seems like they, as most retailers, are getting ready for Christmas early, having put down cotton ball snow with sparkles on the display case floor and festive tinsel tacked around the borders. The advertisement on the case wall reads, ~Give the Gift of Evolution~, and each stone or unusual item has its name and price posted below it.

The Inkay Bottle in particular is of great interest to the filmer, who zooms in on it and the hefty price tag.]

So 'spensive...

[It's said in a whisper, but that is definitely Thida's voice, for those who have heard it. She finally turns the 'gear around to show her face, and surprisingly, she has a uniform on for the department store - given her stature, it's too big for her, but it's also probably their smallest size. Still she beams, a bit tired. While it's relatively late in the morning, it's early for her.]

Gonna buy it f'r Maika! Shh, don't tell, 'kay?

Thida? You've got a delivery, sweetie, come on!

[She perks up at her name, looking beyond the 'gear and nodding, before her gaze shifts back.] Goin' t'work now. Bye.

[If you happen to respond to Thida, or happen to be walking around the streets of Goldenrod, you'll see her out and about in some of the strangest places. Strolling along walls, climbing over fences, perched in a tree to get her directional bearings...chances are you'll see the weird girl running around with deliveries somewhere.]

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Hey, you're working there now? I used to do that too! I still can't believe those uniforms are so out of style.

[Response: not too far from the store itself, perhaps only a couple blocks down the main road. Thida shrugs.]

Mm. Not fresh, but...don't wear, don't get paid.

[To be fair she is far from a fashionista by any society's standards, much less her own, but even Thida knows an outdated uniform when she sees it.]

Don't worry, once you've got enough cash, you can buy a ton of cute outfits!

[She shakes her head. Outfits are all well and good, but nothing here has any buffs! And besides...]

Bottle for Maika first!

Awww! Isn't Manaka the greatest? I love her sooo much!

[...She comes to a full stop. Stares. Tilts her head.]

...Who?

--Oh!

[Swing and a miss--rather, it's Botan swinging herself out of the way so she doesn't end up running over the kid as she's doing her own deliveries. Arceus bless, Botan manages to pivot in a way that doesn't lead to her falling flat on her butt.]

Sorry, sweetie, I didn't see you there.

Auh-

[WHOA that's a close one. Thida ducks and skids to a stop, just barely keeping her own balance as she stumbles into place. She looks wide-eyed at Botan, clutching this latest delivery to her chest. Thank goodness it's in a bag.]

- Auh! Sorry! Didn't hit you?

No, no--I'm fine. [Thida's so small it's not like she'd do any damage to her anyway...]

[She shifts, adjusting her load so it's not slipping from her arms, reaches in and takes out a wrapped up cinnamon bun.]

Come now, see? No harm done.

[The buns are intact.]

[Still, you've always got to be careful. It's not like she's trying to assault humans like she's in the middle of the Kelp Dome. She tilts her head at the bun, eyes narrowed as she examines it to confirm, yes, there's been no damage to anything.]

...No harm.

[A nod to confirm.]

Takin' sweets t'someone?

Yes, indeed, I'm taking them over to the local cafe. My shop isn't that far from it, so walking is my go to transportation.

[And she holds out the bun to Thida, almost insistently.]

Here, they just came out of the oven, why don't you take one?

[She looks...a bit surprised, honestly. Her eyebrows go up, and she looks from Botan to the bun a couple times.]

Y'sure? But...'s for the cafe, you said...

Piffle, they'll be fine. We always make more than ordered anyway.

[And if it's between making a kid happy and fulfilling an order, Botan's always going to pick the former.]

It's all right, really.

[She almost reaches for it, but still seems rather concerned. It's important to note that for most of the month, she'll be subsisting off of instant ramen.]

...Promise?

[Hey, not like Botan can judge, she can't cook at all and doesn't like eating sweets.]

Promise, absolutely.

[But Botan you work at a bakery]

...Okay. Um. Thank you.

[She nods and gently takes the bun, a bit bashful, before something occurs to her.] Uh, 'm Thida. Who're you?

[She's also the Grim Reaper but is very sensitive and anything but grim. Botan's entire existence is a contradiction.]

It's Botan. Nice to meet you, Thida. Are you on your own here?

[She nods mid-bite, pauses, shakes head and pats her pocket. Chew chew...swallow.]

Got Pokemon friends.

Those are the best kinds of friends to have!

[Yes, she's entirely sincere about that statement.]

But it's all right to have human friends as well, what I meant to say was are you living in the city by yourself?

[She takes another bite and nods, taking care to chew and swallow this one before answering.] Yeah. S'okay, though. It's the same at home.

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